eS Vv Michigan Tradesman. VOL. 8. NO. 380. Wm. H. White & Co.,, MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWOOD LUMBER, Maple, Soft and Rock Elm, Basswood, Birch and Hemlock. Mills at Boyne aes on Pine Lake, _ at Boyne on the G. R. & I. R’y Correspondence Solicited. BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN. BEACH’S New York Gaffes Rooms. 61 Pearl Street. Five Cents Each for all dishes served from bill of fare. Steaks, Chops, Oysters and All Kinds of Order Cooking a Specialty. FRANK M. BEACH, Prop. FJ. DATTENTHALER JOBBER OF Bulk and Canned []YSTERS And Fresh and Salt hake Fish & Ocean Fish Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See quotations in another column. GRAND RAPIDS. ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH. Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. ESTABLISHED 1841. a cn ae THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to an — United States ‘anada, AVOID THE LUrse oi Cred BY USING “TRADESMAN” super —OOUPON Books IT WILL PAY YOU To Buy ALLEN B.WRISLEY’s 6000 CHEER SOAP Leadin$ Wholesale Grocers keep it, W. C. WILLIAMS. A. 8. BROOKS. WILLIAMS, SHELBY & BROOKS Successors to FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO., Wholesale Druggists, AT THE OLD STAND. Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit. Beans and Clover Seed Parties having beans or clover seed for sale will find a purchaser, if samples and prices are right. We aiso want Potatoes and Onions In ear lots. A, SHELEY, We pay highest market price and are always in the market. W. T. LAMOREAUX & CO. 128, 130 and 132 West Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. We quote: SOLID —— eee 24 “ Wc ac acca DAISY BRAND-—Selects Sie idle eda cece de eens 22 18 ee ee es = Standards, in bulk, 81.25 | per ‘gal. Mince Meat. BEST IN USE. =e Pails a ee ae: 7%{e per Ib, 74e 2-lb. Cans (usual weight), 81.50 per doz. Oranges and Lemons, good stock and cheap. Choice Dairy Butter, 20c. Fresh Eggs, 22c. E, PFALLAS & SON Prop’s Valley City Cold Storage, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Katon, kyon & Go, School Supplies, Miscellaneous Books School Books, Stationery, Our Fall Line Now Ready EATON,LYON &CO.,, 20 and 22 Monree St., Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1890. STOLEN DIAMONDS. A True Incident of War Times in Mem- phis. Written for THR TRADESMAN. ‘Tam a jeweler,” said my friend Bur- ton. ‘‘Ionce occupied a show window in the drug store of Carl Perot & Son, in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, during the Rebellion. From the age of sixteen years | had worked at the business of repairing and cleaning clocks and watches, but it was not until I was about twenty-eight years old that I had accu- mulated sufficient capital to carry a fair stock of goods of my own. At the time of which I speak I had from five to six thousand dollars invested in gold and silver watches, table ware, heavy gold chains and miscellaneous jewelry. The city was at this time under mar- tial law. Fort Pickering, just in the suburbs on the east bank of the Missis- sippi river, was garrisoned by a colored regiment of the 3d U. S. heavy artillery, and most of the time from five to ten thousand northern infantry and cavalry were also encamped just outside the Fort. An immense amount of money was paid out here every month by the government alone, and numbers of army paymasters and contractors were to be seen. It will readily be supposed that greenbacks were plenty and that all classes spent money freely. No pinchbeck or shoddy jewelry was wanted in those days, and few stocks were any too rich for the times or the purses of the customers. Was it not a rich day for thieves? Well, not exactly, while the provost guard were patrolling the streets and watching both policemen and thieves night and day. You see, the police were a mixed lot of men, probably one-half of them natives, and the balance were de- tailed for such service from the ranks of Uncle Sam’s army. At such atime no one supposed professional thieves would dare visit this part of the country, as, if eaught, they went into the military prison, to remain, generally until the close of the war. The newspapers had given accounts of only two startling cases of larceny during the past year, and those occurred in the Eastern States, entirely away from the theater of war; but the reports in the newspapers were sufficiently notable to attract wide at- tention, from the fact that, in both instances, it was principally unset dia- monds that were taken and their value was estimated at many thousands of dollars. It was supposed that several persons, one a woman, had been con- nected with both robberies, and, although large rewards had been offered, not the slightest clew to the thieves had ever been obtained. So many years of my life had been spent in drug stores that I was able to answer a call for ordinary medicines al- most as readily as for jewelry. The store of Carl Perot & Son was not kept open at night. I slept in the only bed- room in the rear, and, being a bachelor, took my meals at the Gayoso House. The residence of Perot and his family was some distance away, in the suburbs of the a, 4 and his son, a young unmarried man, lived at home, both he and his father coming into town early in the morning and returning late at night. One dull, rainy day, in the month of December, 1864,-while-I was left quite alone in the store and was in the window at my work, a short, stout man, wearing a kind of blanket overcoat, entered the open door and asked if we kept putty. Being answered in the affirmative, he replied that he would like a small quantity. As I came out of the window to wait upon him, he passed mea ten cent piece of fractional currency. I weighed out half a pound—putty was high in price then—and, hastily wrap- ping it in a bit of paper, placed it on the counter near by. As my time was need- ed for my work, I gradually moved along toward my window, which noticing, the man, taking his putty in one hand and his chair in the other, passed near the door, which was swung open, seated him- self against its outer edge and continued talking. I had no objection to listening if I might work at the same time, as I had become quite fascinated with my silver-tongued visitor. Occasionally i would reply to a question. Once only do I remember taking my eyes from my work, and then my customer was leaning back comfortably, his overcoat thrown wide open and his right arm and hand carelessly lying over the back of the chair, his left hand, which was holding the putty, being toward the street. He soon after arose and, bidding me ‘‘Good day,” with a polite bow passed out into the street. %t & & It was New Years eve, 1864, and a dark, foggy night, but warm as April. I had received an invitation to a private party in the city, to be held that evening, and, being fond of society, I attended. It was at the residence of an apparently loyal southerner of ample wealth. A dozen or more Union officers, some with their wives and daughters, had been in- vited and were present. The roomy and richly furnished old mansion was ablaze with beauty and fashion. I had decided to keep good hours and leave the com- pany at half past one in the morning of the new year. Living only a few blocks away, aS was my usual custom, I pre- ferred to walk instead of calling a hack. In those days I obtained a permit to carry a revolver, although I could hardly remember when I had fired it, except at a target; yet, still I felt quite able to Perfection Scale. The Latest Improved and Best. Does Nt Require Dw Weis Po gr "headin aeamenke parson 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. defend myself, if called upon, until help should arrive from either soldiers or police, both being close at hand. Reach- ing the alley in the rear of Carl Perot & Son’s store, I felt my way through the darkness in the door-way and carefully | removed my muddy boots before opening the door, that the carpet on the floor of | my room might not be soiled. Taking a small, flat key from my vest pocket and inserting it in the lock, I instantly be- came aware that the door was unlocked. At this discovery, for an instant only, my heart seemed to cease its pulsations and my brain reeled. Recovering my equanimity, I noiselessly opened the door, stepped inside and stood listening intently within the narrow hall, not more than two feet from my bedroom and twelve from the opposite end of the hall, which opened into the store. Quietly relocking the door against which I was standing, and remembering that I had two peep-holes from my room into the store, I gently pushed open the door and stepped within. Contrary to what I expected, no light came through the small holes into my apartment. As still as possible in the darkness, I crossed the room to the partition. As I came in a direct line with one of the openings, I saw on the floor behind the counter a small light. It seemed to come from a dark lantern and threw its rays upon the floor only. Nearit I could distinguish the feet of a man moving about. As my eyes became accustomed to the darkness, I noticed that one of the sliding doors of my show-case at the end of the counter was open, and the man, as near as | could judge from his movements, was transferring its contents to his coat pockets. Hesitating no longer and re- tracing my steps in my stocking feet, l drew my revolver as I passed along the hall. Feeling carefully for the knob, I found the half-open door, and quickly pushed it open, fortunately without noise, and stood within the store room. Meantime, since I had left my point of observation from my bedroom, the bur- glar had passed around the end of the counter nearer the street door and now stood with his back toward me, unaware of my presence, his Jantern raised and shaded with one hand while peering oyer the railing upon my work table to see what valuables might be there. Stepping forward within six feet of him, my pistol pointing directly at his back, I spoke in a sharp, commanding tone: you dead instantly!” I meant just what I said, and my voice must have implied it, for both his hands went up, with the lantern in one, as he wheeled about and confronted me. “Caught, by the Eternal!’’ he ex- claimed, as he looked into the barrel of my pistol. *‘No, by. a loaded revolver!’’ I an- swered, correcting him. ‘‘And, now, if you desire to live, do exactly as I com- mand—otherwise you die in this room. One movement to reach any arms you may have, or to reach me, will be your | death warrant. First, turn that light a| little higher. Now, place the lantern gently on the floor to your right, with | the light toward yourself; then resume your present position. Do not put a hand inte your pocket nor behind you, at your peril.’’ He obeyed me. ‘Xow, remove your coat, vest and pants and | drop them on the floor.’’ He threw off his coat and vest and then commenced to! “Throw up both hands, or I shoot speak. ‘Not a word,” said lI, “only, | obey me quickly.” As his pants dropped beside him, he said in a low, pleading voice, ‘‘1 am faint—for God’s sake please reach in my pants pocket and find a small package of tobacco and place it in my mouth just as it is, if you dare not trust my hands to! take it.’’ 1 noticed that he was deathly pale, | but I only replied, ‘‘You shall have your | tobacco presently. Now, go into that hall.”’ I pointed to the door and stepped to one side to allow him to pass. He was stoutly built, and I did not intend to allow him to grapple with me. He} obeyed promptly and, catching up the | lantern from the floor, I followed him | closely. ‘Turn to your left,’ said I, ‘‘and enter that room where you see the door open. Now, open the door of that closet in front of you.’? I held up the light. As he | touched the handle of the door, I turned on the gas in my room. ‘Dress your- | self in the coat, vest and pants hanging | before you,’’ was my next order. As he stepped into the room again with my clothes in his hand, the bright light fall- ing full in his face, judge of my aston- ishment in recognizing the customer who had purchased the putty of me a few weeks previous. I could scarcely dis- guise my surprise at the discovery but told him to make all the haste possible. While dressing himself, he once more pleaded for his tobacco, to which I replied, ‘‘Il will bring you some on my return, forl am going to leave you for ten minutes. Now, sir,’’ said 1, as he stood dressed in my east-off suit, which was much too tight for him, ‘I am going to lock you in this room, and shall also lock both doors in the hall. I shall then call two policemen—lI do not dare trust you with one. If you injure anything in this room, or undertake to break out of it within the next ten minutes, it will be the worse for you!”’ : ‘“‘One moment,’”’ said the man, as I commenced backing from the room, my revolver still in one hand, for I feared he might attempt to spring upon me. “Will you not please do me the slight favor of getting my tobacco for me be- fore you go? It is carefully rolled up in a bit of colored paper, in the right hand pocket of my pants.” 1 shall never forget that anxious, pleading voice and look. I could not resist replying, ‘‘ Yes,’’ as 1 backed out with his lantern and locked himin. I had no difficulty in finding the paper, as the pocket contained nothing else, except asmall knife; but, as my hand drew it forth and my fingers closed over it, I felt sure that the man had lied—that it was not tobacco. I suspected poison and, concluding not to give it to him, dropped it back in the pocket. 1 carefully opened the door again. He was standing in the same position. I remarked, ‘‘I cannot give you that tobacco now.” An ex- pression of intense agony, which almost bordered on insanity, and was absolutely terrifying to behold, passed over his face. One scrutinizing look at me to seeif I was in earnest, and he staggered to a chair. With tears streaming from his eyes, he sank helplessly into the seat. Now I felt certain that it was poison and, saying to him, ‘‘Calm yourself — that tobacco will keep,” I again left the room, securely fastening the door after me. In less than five minutes, I had ushered Draw Dollars Into Your Pocket by Handling Goods of Standard Purity and Strength, such as Absolute Tea, Absolute Spices, Absolute Baking Powder, One Trial will convince you of their Superiority. Manufactured only by TELFER SPICE COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. STANDARD Ulk GU, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Bealers in [lvminating and Lubricating -OLlLS- NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave. BULK STATIONS AT Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Grand Haven, Ludington, Howard City, Mus- kegon, Reed City, Manistee, Petoskey, Allegan. Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels BALL-BARNHART-PUTMAN CoO., Tea, Coffee & Spice Department THOMAS FERGUSON, Manager LEMON & WHEELER COMPANY, JOBBERS OF Groceries and Provisions TEAS A SPECIALTY. Good Bargains in New Orleans Molasses. GRAND RAPIDS. et. —— Eb PS Bm —~ ee. et. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 3 in two policemen at the front door, and had them examining the contents of the coat pockets of my burglar and viewing the open show-case and his big, muddy tracks on the floor. He had worn the identical overcoat in which I first saw him, and its capacious pockets were now well filled with my best goods. Their entire contents, with the exception of his pocket knife and a little blue paper package of his chewing tobacco, which I dropped into a drawer of my work table, were placed in a small traveling bag which I produced, the lock of which we placed a seal upon, to be taken by the officers to the police headquarters to appear as evidence of his guilt. I now conducted the policemen to my prisoner, who sat where I had left him, looking pale but defiant. As he arose to go with them, I handed him a piece of tobacco I had begged for him from one of the officers. ‘“*T can’t chew that kind!’’ was his spiteful remark, as he viciously flung it from him. “JT will be at the police court at the usual hour and prefer charges against him,’”? said I, as I bade the officers “Good night.’’ There was no sleep for me the rest of that eventful New Years night. Owned by the Township. The township of Norwich, Missaukee county, Owns a store, and will sell it at auction Jan. 6. It appears that the treasurer used the town money in his erty to make good the shortage. bondsmen have been released and the store is left to realize upon. President E. H. McCurdy occupied | | points. business and turned over all his prop-| ' His | * NEW DEPARTURE. The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. Special- ize Another Department. Stimulated by the success of their cigar department, the Ball-Barnhart- Putman Co. has concluded to put their tea, coffee and spice lines under a separ- ate head, having engaged Thomas Fergu- son to represent that department to the trade. The house in question has al- ways maintained an excellent reputa- tion on these goods, especially teas, which have been one of their strong Under the new arrangement, the already large stock of teas, coffees and spices will be augmented, arrange- ments having been consummated to buy in larger quantities than ever before. Should closer figures be obtained, as a result of the increased purchases, the characteristic fairness of the house is a guarantee that the trade will be given the full benefit. Mr. Ferguson, who will represent this department on the road. has long been connected with the spice house of J. H. Tompson & Co., and brings to his new connection a long and valuable experience. Wools Active--Hides Firm--Tallow Dull. The dullness of the wool trade is broken and sales have been made again nearly to former prices. There are no soft spots that manufacturers are look- ing for, and it is now only a question of how stringent the purchasers’ wants are to moye it. The supply on the market is not large, nor are the immediate wants of manufacturers, but higher prices later are almost sure to prevail. Hides are firm, with a slight advance, but tanners will not buy at an excess of price. Leather is very dull of sale, with no bright spots in future. Tallow is dull and weak, with fair sales only. The export demand is light and the supply is large. Furs are in light demand only for best quality, and those none too good of sale. Another warm winter does not move the |large stocks accumulated for the past three years. The Modern Method. “‘Papa, give me a dollar.” ‘“‘What for?” **O, just to own.” *‘All right, Johnny. You can own this dollar I have in my pocket, but Pll play I'm a trust company and keep it for you.” RocHEsTER, N. Y., Dec. 18—Enclosed find $1 for renewal of our subscription for your valuable paper for one year. We have added much new trade in Michigan as a result of our advertise- ment in your paper and have instructed our Mr. Conner to renew the same at once. MiIcHAEL Kos & Son. tn Man wants but little here below, but when he gets on top he wants the earth. 7a gwrenks SZgrsi tate a1) N14 een SAMPLE SHEET S° PRICE 6-7-1: ean yas | r } * . “ ; Michigan Dairymen’s Association. It has been decided to hold the next | annual convention of the Michigan Dairy- /men’s Association at Lansing on Tues- ‘day, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 17, /18 and 19. Gov. Hoard, of Wisconsin, and other noted authorities on dairying, are expected to be present. _—_ +. > Ought Not to Go Down. KALKASKA, Dec. 29.—Pipp Bros. & Martindale have paid out over $35,000 for lumber, shingles, bark, potatoes and produce since their advent here. From an annual business of $7,000, five years ago, the firm has worked up a trade of $80,000 in 1890. 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. OR SALE—STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE, about $4,009,in a lumbering town in Michigan. Only storeintown. Stock could be reduced if neces- sary. Good chance. Address P. 0. box 165, Bay City, Michigan. 168 OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK AND BEST COUNTRY trade in Michigan. Beautiful new store and cottage for sale at half price. Post office and railway ticket office goes with store, Terms easy. n for sell- ing, must retire from business. No. 159, care Michi- gan Tradesman. OR SALE—SPOT CASH CLOTHING AND MEN’S FUR- nishing goods stock in live factory town of 2,000 people. No competition Expenses light. For par- ticulars write to M. J., 437 West Kalamazoo avenue, Kalamazoo, Mich. 170 OR SALE—JEWELRY STOCK WITH SPLENDID tradein Grand Rapids on one of best streets, will invoice about $2,500. This is the best opening in Michigan for limited capital, best reasons given for sale. Address 155 care Michigan Tradesman. 155 UST BE SOLD ON ACCOUNT OF FAILING an health, a No. 1 stock of boots, shoes and rubbers, groceries and provisions; best location and good trade; easy terms and a big bargain. For particulars see Rindge, Rertsch & Co., Olney & Judson Grocer Co., Grand Rapids, or address Lock Box 25, Harbor —_— Mich. OR SALE—WELL-SELECTED DRUG STOCK AND new fixtures in desirable location in this city; wiil sell at invoice on reasonable terms; reason for selling, owner has other business. L. Mills, 54 South Ionia street, Grand Rapids. 135 REAT BARGAIN—WILLSELL FOR CASH ATGREAT sacrifice, general novelty works, consisting of heavy saw mill, with lumber and log cars, trucks, etc.; set handle machinery, saw tables, planer. etc., thirty five horse power engine and boiler, building 40 x 70, two story, situated in one of the most pleasant towns in Southern Michigan. Splendid shipping facilities. Wm. H. Scott, Kalamazoo, Mich. 169 OR SALE—A COMPLETE DRUG STOCK AND FIX- tures; stock well assorted can be bought at a bargain. Address for particulars S. P. Hicks, Lowell, Mich. 124 R SALE—$300 STOCK OF DRUGS. ADDRESS J. B.. care Michigan Tradesman. 115 ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A general or cery stock; must be cheap. Ad- dress No. 26, care Michigan Trad 26 ANTED—A CANNING FACTORY AT WATERVLIET, Mich. Liberalinducements. Address or call on F. H. Merrifield, Sec’y Business Nen’s Association. 161 Epes SALE—FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, INCLUD- ing 150 bushels first class potatoes in a good loca- tion. ill sell cheap for cash. Enquire of Wm. Drueke. 16 Cresent avenue. 166 i. SALE—FIRST-CLASS GROCERY AND CROCK- ery stand,doing a strictly cash business of $40 per day. Stock will invoice $3,500. Terms cash. Reason for selling, owner has other business. Frank O. Lord, Grand Ledge Mich. 165 SITUATIONS WANTED. ANTED—SITUATION BY AN EXPERIENCED, thoroughly competent book-keeper. Address Dan’! G. Garnsey, Accountant, 79 Wonderly block city. 158 V ANTED—SITUATION IN DRUG STORE BY YOUNG man 18 years old with 2 years experience. Of tem- perate habits Wages not the object. George Whyte, Richland, Mich 163 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; ot so much an object as a pleas- ant place to work. Address Z, care Michigan “oe man Vy Sets Str ation BY A REGISTERED PHAR teen macist, in drug or drug and general store. Six- ears’ experience. Best of references. Address A. D. C., box 533, Cadillac, Mich. 156 MISCELLANEOUS. A BOLISH THE PASS BOOK AND SUBSTITUTE THE Tradesman Coupon, which is now in use by over 5,000 Michigan merchants—all of whom are warm in praise of its effectiveness. Send for sample order, which will be sent prepaid on receipt of $1. The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. en OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE- tailers will be sent free to any dealer who will write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book Co., Albany. N. Y. 564 a SALE—A GOoD MERCANTILE BUSINESS IN the village of Morrice one of the smartest towns in central Michigan. The stock consists of Groceries, Boots, Shoes and Gents furnishings. Will inventory about $4,000. Address Wells & Howard, Morrice, _. Fe SALE—CLEAN DRUG STOCK. SITUATED ON best retail street in Grand Rapids. Expenses small ‘ood paying patronage. Address No. 162, care Mich. odes 162 EMINGTON TYrE WRITER FOR SALE. GOOD condition. Price $30. For sample of work, call at “The Tradesman” office or address No. 160, care Mich- igan Tradesman 10 { i i i i 4 t i ; i afer nr creams: atrs Sea lnartes ete omer ' i i THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. The New York Biscuit Co. has in- structed S. A. Sears, Manager of the Wm. Sears & Co. factory, to add more ovens and otherwise increase the capacity of the plant. Geo. R. Perry has sold his interest in the wholesale grocery house of Hawkins, Perry & Co. to the remaining partners, L. E. Hawkins and W. L. Freeman, who will continue the business under the style of Hawkins & Company. A Gripsack Brigade. It is reported that J. P. Visner has severed his connection with E. J. Gillies & Co., of New York. Dell Wright succeeds Bert Remington as traveling representative for Mussel- man & Widdicomb. J. Vardenberg, buyer for the Chip- pewa Lumber Co., at Chippewa Lake, spent Christmas with his family here. It may safely be set down as a fact that the Petoskey hotel project is as dead as 1890 will be after midnight to- night. W. A. Van Leuven, who has been laid up a couple of weeks by reason of a kick from a horse at Sparta, is able to be about again. S. W. Smith has ceased to represent the Marple-French-McGrath Co., of Lan- sing, and has not yet engaged for the coming year. Chas. E. Hall has severed his connec- tion with the Lemon & Wheeler Com- pany, and has not yet decided upon a future alliance. L. Winternitz and W. H. Goodspeed were in Toledo Friday and Saturday, at- tending the annual re-union of the rep- resentatives of the Woolson Spice Co. Wm. M. Averill, traveling salesman for Andrew Wierengo, of Muskegon, was in town the day before Christmas on his way to Ann Arbor, where he is spending the holidays with friends. Louis Immegart has transferred his allegiance from the Olney & Judson Gro- cer Co. to the Lemon & Wheeler Com- pany. His successor at the former house is John Cummins, late of Bradford, Pa. Chas. M. Falls, who has covered this territory for several years for Franklin MacVeagh & Co., has been called to Chi- eago to take the position of city sales- man. His successor has not yet been announced. A shrewd member of the light-fingered gentry attempted to ‘“‘lift’? C. Crawford’s watch at Marshall a few days ago. It is needless to say that he was unsuccessful. The rogue who thinks he can get ahead of Yankee Cornelius mistakes his calling. Chas. W. Leggett, who formerly cov- ered this territory for the soap depart- ment of N. K. Fairbanks &Co., but who has lately traveled through Eastern Michigan, has resumed the old stamping ground, consequent upon the resignation of Chas. L. Withey. The only change the Ball-Barnhart- Putman Co. will make in its traveling force with the new year is the addition of Thos. Ferguson, who has traveled for J. H. Thompson & Co. for several years. He will represent the tea, coffee and spice department of the house, which has been specialized for that purpose. ——_-—~_> +o <> Dr. Will S. Terrill, son of B. E. Ter- rill, the Muir druggist, has taken the posi- tion of prescription clerk for L. M. Mills at the union depot drug store. Purely Personal. Geo. E. Mills, the Petoskey harness dealer, is in town for a few days. Wm. L. Freeman has gone to Freeman, Ont., to spend a fortnight with his parents. He is accompanied by his fam- ily. L. Winternitz was called to Chicago Monday by a telegram anuouncing the death of his brother-in-law, Leopold P. Kadish. Geo. C. Scripps, who was formerly con- nected with the now defunct house of J. H. Thompson & Co., at Detroit, was in town Monday. Henry W. Hall, formerly engaged in grocery business on Fourth street, has taken the position of collector for White, Friant & Letellier. A. G. Wagner, formerly engaged in the grocery business on East Bridge street, is now sojourning at Denver, but will probably embark in the fancy gro- cery business at Colorado Springs. Wm. H. White, senior member of the lumber firm of Wm. H. White & Co. and the banking and general merchandizing firm of White & Fairchild, was in town a couple of days last week. Messrs. White & Co. now operate hardwood mills at Boyne City and Boyne Falls, and are working up a considerable carload trade with the furniture factories of Grand Rapids from the latter point. tO Want New Money for Old. “Can you give me $200 in new money?” inquired a young man at the teller’s win- dow in one of the local banks a few days ago. ‘‘Mr. —— wants it for his wife.” “Certainly,’’ replied the teller, recog- nizing in the applicant the confidential clerk of one of the bank’s heaviest de- positors. The money was handed out in clean, crisp tens and fives that had never been in circulation. After the young man had gone, the teller remarked to the writer: ‘That new money fad is on the increase. Just as soon as a man begins to feel alittle tony he gets the notion that no member of his family ought to handle the soiled and crumpled currency in general circulation. When the ma- dame goes out shopping she must have her purse filled with brand new bills. Many persons explain their mania for new money on the theory that there is contagion in the much handled bills. They seek to keep disease away from their family circle by excluding, to as full an extent as possible, all money that has been in circulation. They keep a supply of new bills of various denomina- tions constantly on hand, and the ladies of the household feel that they are thus well protected against contagion.” 2 A Beautiful and Valuable Book. That ambitious paper, the Detroit Journal, is unwilling to play second fid- dle to any, and its New Year Book for 1891 completely bears out its claim of being finer than any previous work of the kind ever issued. This book con- tains in its 148 pages a remarkable amount of valuable information, alphabetically arranged, and among other things, the complete 1890 census figures, election statistics in full, ete. It is also profusely and beautifully illustrated with over one hundred ‘thalf-tone’’ engravings (from photographs), all made expressly for the beok, and is printed on fine paper and bound in a beautiful cover. It is an immense improvement on its two prede- eessors and should be found in every home. It is given free to all subscribers of the Detroit Jowrnal, but others can have a copy mailed them by remitting 30 cents in stamps to the Detroit Journal. CHANGE IN FIRM. Grand Rapids, Dec. 24, 1890. The firm of Hawkins, Perry & Co. has been this day dissolved, Geo. R. Perry retiring. The business will be continued by the remaining members of the firm, Lewis E. Hawkins and Wm. L. Freeman, under the style of Hawkins & Company. Bespeaking for the new firm a continuance of the kindly patronage accorded the house in the past and wishing our patrons a happy and prosperous New Year, we are Yours Truly, HAWKINS & COMPANY. REDUCED PRICES ARCTIC BAKING POWDER. 1-4 lb. Cans per Dozen, 60 1-2 “6 T3 1 20 1 ‘cc 66 “c 9 OO 8 66 6é 6“ 9 60 Arctic Manufacturing Company, Grand Rapids RINDGE, BERTSCH & CoO., 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. We can show you a fine line of Beaver Shoes and Slippers, foxed and plain, turns and M.S. Agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Company. Florida Oranges We are agents for Hillyer’s celebrated Stag brand, which is the finest fruit sold in Michigan, The Putnam Candy Co. WM.SEARS & CO., Gracker Manufacturers, 37, 39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. Wall Paper and Window Shades, House and Store Shades Made to Order. NELSON BROS. & CO., 68 MONROE STREET. 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Dry Goods. Prices CUFFEMt.__|smosesg. Be Faltey oe. 1M « Toit Heryolsheiner & C0. brown .13 Lawrence, 9oz...... 13% Free Delivering--No Charge for Pack- .-11% . No. 200....18 ee 12 “ No. 250....11%!| Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy _ a " No. 20....10% 5 GINGHAMS. mae ao caster, staple... 6% Dy VY Gr »¢ ds ey one en es tameion a ; 54 : Ta e Normandie } . ee IIT, mghw. Westbrook........-- 8 NOTIONS AND HOLIDAY GOODS. Sy es oe 10 eae t4 J ee 6% _— a4 #4 Hampton........... 6% Manufacturers of 73 BY Windermeer ao cone Oe 5% -- 6% exe ie. “an i 7 Ts S| Eesex......... it p Oy ll Et Sor roe Shirts, ants, eralls, Kes. ee 7 Peerless, waite......18 pecriess colored 2%, | 1% GRAIN BAGS. ee 6% Amoskeag...........17 Valley City. ...-15%| Complete Fall Stock now ready for - Stark ay x some wie 5 oe coe ae Georgia... ... ---77 39% | inspection, including a fine line of Prints, oo THREADS. a | Underwear, Pants, Gloves, Mittens and TL ark’ i? nN Ben Dh oseowe eee | * ‘ = 10% ee ee: “7” .2""gg | Lumbermen’s Goods. Chicago and Detroit @ 8% Holyoke.............2% | prices guaranteed. S5 ENITTING COTTON. = White. Colored; White. Colored. | 48, 50 amd 52 Ottawa St., syiNo 8 OS AD 3s «6 |G@RAND RAPIDS, - - MICH et! i ee ae 12 36 Li” | See — 7 Ss | &: CAMBRICS. | oe Pn ees ice EN {| 4% v LOEB. «sees cece } ~ ~asmreatend Saltackweed.... WHOLESALE. = ici int 4% Wood’s.. o +0 ee 4% | . 44 Brunswick . oo. Wek RED FLANNEL. i. io Beit W..-. — Carpets, Linoleums, wd RF EES | Mattings, Oil Cloths, "27% |Buekeye.... ........ 22% MIxED FLANNEL oi Rugs and Mats, Dra- Red & Bine, plaid..40 iGreySRW......... 7 : — Western W000... 18% peries, Brassand Wood og o, pshing XXX... 334 Poles, Brass_ Rings, 22 oeeee 2 ee DOMET aa Brackets, Etc. Nameless .....8 @%%) | ---+- 9 Ga Send for cireular and price list. i i \ §44@1 es dein 12% es i | ea 2 = CANVASS AND PADDING. FRc RTE aE ERE RT mRNA - : Slate. Brown. Black./Slate. Brown. Black. be delivered when they could hare ©© Came = : g: 9% 91413 13 13 | . ee or | slik i — = + me ee -% a 10 10% 10% 15 15 15 earried them in person without the least is 5 ins tig tie it 0 17 comenveniones. while the ree and was- ee COMSET ASS i 12 1244 poco 20 20 ; m with its driver must go five or six : - eee : : .... 99 West Point, 8 0z....10% rr ge tala ne S02 "10% 10 oz ...12% GRAND RAPIDS. ase ee sug cscmal “Greenwood, TH oz. 9% maven, it... .... 13% | RS sance. S44 Greenwood,Soz....11%)Stark “ .........13% . on Ir : WADDINGS. eee 3 . 3 /Per bale, 40 doz....87 50 niversalls r 20 pica ser SILESIAS. 25 cae - _& |Pawtucket. ae sta — _ ae ee es ae i : ..10% Bedford oe" : five cents demanded from the frst, 1 im- “3 2iValley City......... 10% Grand Rapids, Mich. agine it would have tked different oy ORSETS. ii wees essere en ea 16 30 Wonderful .... ....84 7% ee oo oe sEWING i . es Corticelli See, 4. J. Bowne, oe Ts twist, .-37%4| per oz ball...... 30 D. A.“ oper, Vice-President. : 31% H. W. Nasu, Cashier 4 HOOKS AND yo 4 BE a Wal ma 5 No 1Bi k&é White.. 10 o 4 te.. Bi * 2 2j;* 8g “ 2 |CGAPITAL - - - $300,000. - 3 2D “ 10 rr ..25 Cc IT > > 1% | | l PINS. oe | ee ee Pots F %-.----O | qrensacts a general banking business. " | COTTON TA No 2 Whit 12 g j i= « a a, err is Ho o8 White & ark “ Makea Specialty of Collections. Accounts _ é "18 12 ’ 98 of Country Merchanta Solicited. " SAPETY PINS No2 i ee sEnncae En a —- 0| 2G T BE A 6 | Cre wely asst oneal . Reet ae os my age Ee cae cc . : H IN HANDKERCHIEFS, MUFFLERS, GLOVES, NECKWEAR, Mi TABLE COVERS. NAPKINS, SPLASHERS, APRONS, DOLLS, : PERFUMES, JEWELRY. CLOCKS, POCKETBOOKS, KNIVES, : a BUT USE FANCY SOAPS, FANCY CASES, PAPETERIES, AND A COMPLETE LINE OF FANCY NOTIONS. TRADESMAN COUPONS P. STEKETEE & SO NS, si sn ot Si ah cnieaeaiin ee to = pass-book system. Samples and price list free. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, 81 and 83 MONROE S&T. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 FOUNTAIN ST., | THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Grand Rapids. Spenco ts Senne orm Reggae ~ag ee Le ae HARDWARE. Clothespins Very Low. A. W. Dodge, President of the A. W. Dodge Clothespin Manufacturing Co., at Morley, was in town last Friday. He says the clothespin business is at alow ebb at present, owing to over-production, but that the prospects for a revival are excellent. Five years ago only four clothespin machines were in operation in the State—two at Grand Rapids and two at Custer. Since that time the ca- pacity of the State has more than quad- rupled, as follows: No. Machines We eee cts. 4 Grand Rapids..... Ee 2 Dapeeees ge ee... 5 eee ss 2 eee 3 hae ee eee teen eter eee ns os | eS Ee ee ‘ Of the twenty-two machines above represented, only fourteen are now in operation, as follows: ee 5 meee... 2 ee. Le 3 ee aa, ae 2 Perron ..... a ee 4 2 Shepard . . 2 Five years ago ie satin was able to get 35 cents for five-gross boxes. Owing to the burning of the Custer factory, causing a short supply, the price advanced to 40 cents, which stimulated several new factories to enter the field. At the present time, Mr. Dodge says he is unable to make a contract at any figure. There is no money in turn- ing out pins at present, Mr. Dodge says, but he confidently looks for an advance in price in the near future. THE JERFECTION MEAT CUTTER Tue LATEST, BEsT ano Most IMPROVED ror Famity Use. CUTS Instean oF Masues. REQuIRES No Repairs. EQuaLteD By NONE FoR Famicy Use. Simpte To Use. Easy To CLEAN. Cannot GET Dutt or Out oF Oroer. No. 1—$2.00. No. 2—$2.75. No. 3—$4.00. Liberal discount to the trade, and descriptive circulars on application to AMERICAN MACHINE CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWARE SPECIALTIES, Lehigh Ave. and American St., Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., MneRs AGENTS 113 Chambers St., New York. : See 133 BA) 11e 35) YATE) Beis meee ne Shor THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Prices Current. These prices are for cash bwyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. Snell’s bc mig EE ON a ea coo 40 Jennings’, genuine. . Jennings’, imitation - - -50&10 AXES. First Quality, Be. Pere $8 50 3 i oe eos ..........-. 12 50 . S. B. S. Steel li . eee... 14 00 BARROWS, dis eee. $ 14 00 eee net 30 00 BOLTS. dis. ee ee oes... — Caches wae tak: be ee oa oe a ee 4080 ae oe eee oe es BUCKETS. ree, se wee ee 8 ee BUTTS, CAST. dis. Cams Leone Pin, Grared........ ..00.-.0.0+.- Ok Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 60&10 Wee Sees Pe Ween TPeee.......-....-..... Wrouent Insite Bind... eres ek : Pee Oe os Paine, POPs er, HeCpene Ss BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, "SS. .......... 40 CRADLES, Coe .... .. a ae CROW BARS. cin ee | ol CAPS, Biyalio...... deeds oe cee ee eee ee 60 ee Tis 35, —-s.... 60 CARTRIDGES, fm Pee... 8 50 Conuscas Pire....... ......-..__.._.._.. ae 25 CHISELS. dis. oemes Wem ee. 70&10 Becher rreuame. ot 70&10 o_o 70&10 Bocme. ere wc... ce 70&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.. De ae 40 COMBS. dis. os toeceee......................... 40 ieee. 25 CHALK. White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 COPPER, Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... per pound 31 14x52, EE 29 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 24x00... ........... 28 ond ae 16 28 a Se . 30 DRILLS, dis. Momsen Tit Mocks... : 50 Taper and straight Shank................... 50 Moree es Teper saeme......-... 2... . 50 DRIPPING PANS, Small Wises oor bonne ...................... ns ee een yor pomae.....-..... ft 6% ELBOWS. ce 4 hoes Gin... 8 doz. net vis) Cemeeiee |... ... dis, 20&19&10 Saweteie........:............,........ ae awe EXPANSIVE BITS, dis, Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826.. ele enue 30 Tves’, 1, 818; 2, 824; so ........ ete QB PiLEs—New List. dis. Disston’s ' .-60&16 New American. ...60&10 naga 8 60810 Bare... ...... .....-......._... 50 Heller’ Horse Rasps...... ‘ 50 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to WM: 2 and MM: G and %; 27 28 List 12 13 14 15 18 iscount, 60 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co,’s............... 50 HAMMERS. means BOe 6... cs ot... ch Bae ..:......... eae ee sae a “ = Yerkes & Plumb’s................ : dis, 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............ . Be list 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .39¢ 40&10 HINGES. Gate, aoe 1.98... ......... dis.60410 per doz. net, 2 50 Screw = and Strap, to 12 in. a 14 and a ................. 3% | screw Hook and _Eye, i. “net 10 a net 8% ' ° . -—......... net 7% - . . ........... net 7% Strap and T. ee ee dis. 70 HANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 Champion, anti-friction............ .. 60&10 Bigcee, woca weer... CL. 40 HOLLOW WARE. ne... ek ee 80 oe... 60 Sraeers ... .. ee 60 Gray A .- 40&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, | Stamped Tin Ware.. cscs e ce Se 70 | PES. Sisal, 2 vanes _ larger ee ie 9 Manil Sous cee ace |) See “SQUARES. dis. ee ee ce. % Try — Bevels.. 60 Mitre . : ae. Pt) SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. Moe Mite 14... 8.8... aoc ee $3 10 Nos. 15 to 17 ae 40 3 20 Man teeeee 42 3 20 —........,................ 4 20 3 320 oe 2 eee ............-.... .. 4@ [= ee 66 3 5 4 All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 ia wide not less than 2-10 extra SAND PAPER. ioe sect 39 ME... . dis. 40&10 SASH CORD. Silver Lake, White A. oe 50 Drab A. Sender 55 . Whee 50 ' aa... Se 55 . waeec ao 35 Discount, 10. S4SH WEIGHTS. Bolte vce... . per ton 825 Japanned Tin ee SAWS. dis. Granite Tron Ware ............... “new list sBy6i0 ° Pe 20 WIRE 600D8. Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot, ww Bright eae. - \ 10810810 ‘© Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50 Soree Bven. i... - + -70&10&10 ‘« Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 30 Hook’s ae aes -WM&10E10 “ Champion and Electric Tooth X Gate Hooks and Eyes. ee W&1NKI10 ae ee Foee...............,,.....:. oo oe LEVELS. dis, TRAPS. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s Steel, Game.. . E10 KNoBs—New List. dis. Oneida C ommunity, Newhouse’s.......... 35 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings . i 55 | Oneida C ne ew & Norton’s .. 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. ‘ 55 | Mouse, choker.. .18¢ per doz, Door, porcelain, plated trimmings. : 55 | Mouse, delusion. . / 81.50 per doz. Door, porcolein, traumings ..... _.......- 55 "WIRE. dis. Drawer and Shutter, porcelain. . 70 | Bright Market Wee eee epee pees. oe LOCKS—DOOR. dis. Asomlcd Marmest........................., ae ee Russell & Irwin Mfg. a s new — oe. 55 | Copperea Marect.............. ... i ee Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’ La Gab Pee eee 62% Brantode . | 55 Barbed. F Spring Steel. oa 0 Moreen e ...0. (20.0.0... 5... . 55 | Barbed Fence, galvanized. . a . 3 50 MATTOCKS paintesl . . 2 90 Adze Hye... . 316.00, dis. 60 HORSE NAILS Hunt Eye Lees 915.00, dis. 60} Au Sable.......... .. dis. 258 10Q25410&05 Hunt's en "$18.50, dis. 20&10. | Se dis. 05 “MAULS. am ; MOmnweneern is. 10&10 Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled.... : 50 | WRENCHES. dis. MILLS. dis. | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.. oo 30 Coffee, os Cols... ee > Coe’s Genuine . 50 S$. & W. Mfg. C 0.8 Malleables.. | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,. i 75 - ae, Ferry & Cl: k’s ee ‘0 | Coe’s Patent, malleable..... 1 &10 Enterecree SO... ' MISCELLANEOUS. dis. MOLASSES GATES. dis. | Hird Cages ........ oe 0 ee 60&10 | Pumps, Cistern. eee eee ce a. "5 OO EE EE EE OOO 60410 | | Screws, New eT ' 50 Enterprise, suelo rc . 25 Casters, Bed and Plate. . es NAILS | Dampers, American.... . 40 Steel nails, base.. : ee a. 1 95; Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel. goods. . 65 Wire nails, base. . ee eee eee cerca cess 2 3h METALS, Advance over base: Steel. Wire. | PIé TIN. -. ...... Base Base | Pig Large.. a 28¢ ea. eee 10 | Pig Bars Oo ice ee ee 30¢ Se 20 | ZINC. gee. 10 20} Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. ae 30 | 600 pound casks.................. 1% Se _ 35) Fee pound... |. ee 7% Oe. ee. ee 15 35! SOLDER. Me ee eee... ee 20 40| 4@% .. eee ee 18 Cis... 50 Extra Wiping . 15 Cee 40 65 The prices of the many ‘other | qualities of a ee Lee ee 2 a 90} solder in the market indicated by nrivate brands ee 1 00 1 50} vary according to composition. eee 1 50 2 00 ANTIMONY i ecco e cecal. 1 50 2 00 | Cookson. : -per pound 16 ee ee 60 90; Hallett’s. i _ 2... i 8 1 00; “TIN—MELYN @RADE, . ee ee 90 1 25| 10x14 IC, Charcoal.... ee Finish _: 85 1 00} 14x20 IC, m ee 70 it 1 00 1 25! 10x14 1X, 8 75 ~~ 8 115 1 50| 14x20 I bap 8 75 5 75 Each i caditional X on this grade, 81.75. 90 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. cede oo 1 00| 10x14 IC, Charcoal . . 86 2 Barrell : eC nS 2 2 50 | 14x20 IC 6 PLANES. dis. 10x14 ix, " 7 75 Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy .. <4c.1..-...:-.. Sa 14x20 IX, . "73 Sciota Bench a @u); Each additional X on this grade $1.50. Sandusky Tool Co. °s, ‘fancy. a ROOFING PLATES Bench, first quality .. sess @60| 14x20 IC, ‘© Worcester 6 @ Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. &10 | 14x20 IX, . io 7% PANS. | 20x28 IC, bi : : 13 CO bey, See... dis.60—10 | 14x20 IC, ‘“* Allaway Grade 5 50 Common, ea. oe 70 | 14x20 IX, . c ' | 7 00 RIVETS. dis. | 20x28 IC, e C 7 11 50 fron and Tinned.. a 40 | 20 x28 IX, - - e 14 59 Copper Rivets a 50 | BOILER SiZE TIN PLATE. PATENT FLANISHED IRON. oe 814 00 “A Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20| 14x31 IX........... 15 50 “*B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27. 9 20} 14x56 IX, for No. : Bollers, See neil 1 Broken sacle lee per pound extra. ‘14x60 TX, ‘“ ¢ Per Pp 0 HEADQUARTERS FOR FOSTER, STEVENS§ & (CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Send for Price List. 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. [he Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on application. Publication Office, 100 Louis St. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Ofice. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1890. SHOULD MAKE HASTE. The holidays arrived without any definite action having been taken in the Senate, in regard to either the Elections bill, the closure rule or financial legisla- tion. On the surface, at least, the whole subject appears no nearer a solution than it was a fortnight ago. The debate on the Elections bill has continued, and Sen- ator Stewart, of Nebraska, usually clas- sified as a Republican, spoke earnestly against it. Messrs. Cameron and Quay make no secret of their indifference to the subject, and the former, in an inter- view which a Boston paper has published, announced that he would vote against the bill. The time which is being wasted in the debate is serving a useful purpose, we are told, in some quarters, by giving opportunity for the opposing elements to come together on a finance scheme, and the delay is not regarded as objec- tionable, it is said, by Senators who deprecate crude and radical legislation eoncerning the currency. This may be true, but all the same the party in power ean illy afford to throw away days and even weeks of a session which must reach its conclusion in a little over two months. It is vital to the plans which the Republicans have formed that they should perfect their work as far as possible, at this session of Congress. the next they will be an obstructive force, not an initiatory. The tremendous strike of the railroad employes in Scotland is by far the most important, indeed, the most serious, recent event in British industry. The operation of the Scotch railroads is sub- stantially suspended, the ship-yards on the Clyde are nearly closed for the want of fuel and other industrial operations are at the same pass. In Belgium, too, a bitter contest is apprehended on ac- count of the reduction of the wages of coal miners. These disturbances of the labor world abroad are but indicative of what will surely be seen in larger measure, lateron. The relations of capital and labor in Europe are bound to undergo a serious strain, and prob- ably important changes, in the next few years, and as the conditions there are improved, and the cost of production is increased, the competitive pressure upon | the laboring masses of the United States will be healthfully diminished. It is understood that Governor Luce and Banking Commissioner Sherwood will both recommend to the incoming Legislature that the present banking law be so amended as to include the in- spection of private banks. Sentiment in favor of such an innovation appears to be growing in certain quarters—in some cases among the private bankers themselves. In | BEGIN THE NEW YEAR EVEN. Considering that the subject of arrear- age is not broached in these columns oftener than once a year, THE TRADES- MAN assumes that its readers will bear with it in this appeal for the amounts due on subscription. About two thousand subscribers are in arrears, their indebt- ednes aggregating between two and three thousand dollars. Toeach of these the amount is small, but its payment will enable the publishers to make the paper better and brighter, and thus result to the benefit of allconcerned. Let there be a prompt and general response to this appeal ! No new combinations of importance have been launched during the past week, but two prospective trusts are be- ginning to take tangible form—the oat meal mills and the fire works factories. The former syndicate is headed by James Logan, of Glasgow, who is backed by a powerful Scotch following. The pro- posed fire works pool is composed of the leading manufacturers of those goods. THE TRADESMAN has been favored with the working plans of the projected Patrons’ Commercial Union, which has been organized with a proposed capital stock of $100,000, and will publish and comment on same next week. RANDOM REFLECTIONS. One of the things which a business man should continually bear in mind is that checks and drafts are not always as secure as specie or currency, and should be turned into the proper channels at the earliest possible moment. No mat- ter how remote from his banker, the dealer should mail a check or draft to the bank the same day it is received, in order that collection may be made and the proceeds placed to his credit. Not to do so is to render himself open to a charge of neglect, in the event of his failure to realize on the paper, and the neglect is often so serious that the mer- chant is shut out from any remedy to re- cover at law. A case in point recently happened to a dealer in the southern part of the State. He shipped a carload of apples to a distant state and in due time received a draft for the amount agreed upon. Instead of forwarding it to his banker immediately—he happened to live in a town twenty miles away from a bank—he held it a couple of weeks, when it was deposited and for- warded for collection, to be returned a few days afterward with the word ‘‘As- signed’’ written on the back. Had it been deposited within a couple of days after its receipt, it would have been hon- ored, but the purchaser of the draft nat- urally refuses to pay the claim a second time, on the grounds that the Michigan dealer is guilty of contributory negli- gence. The case is an unfortunate one and should serve as a warning to mer- chants who are in the habit of holding bankable paper contrary to custom. #22 ‘“‘Why does —— look so unhappy these days?” I enquired of a friend regarding a promising young man in his employ. “Because he is not saving his money,” was the reply. ‘‘He lives up to his in- come and is making no headway. I talk with him about it frequently, but it, ap- parently, does no good. Either he must mend his ways in this respect or I must find a new man for the place, for 1 have never known a man to turn out well who laid nothing by for a rainy day. In the nature of things, such a man soon gets discouraged and eventually loses confidence in himself—finally losing his self-respect even. These are but steps on the downward road to failure.” oo 2 Bank Notes. Churchill & Webber will be the style of the former banking firm of Churchill, Oakes & Co., at Shelby. M. M. Cole has resigned the position of Cashier in the Fairman Bank, at Big Rapids, and will take up his residence in the South. Marcus Pollasky has returned to Alma and proposes to organize a State bank there, with himself at the head of the enterprise as president. It is announced that Governor Luce will take up his residence in Coldwater and assume the management of the Cold- water National Bank, of which he is Vice-President. — FINANCIAL. Local Stock Quotations. BANK. Cee Pees... 100 i, ee Grand Rapids National... -140 Grand Rapids Savings -125 Rok Coes ere... os 130 eee ee 135 ee 135 Poems OA 100 JOBBING. Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. _...103 Haseltine & Porking DragCo ....... -........ 100 See ON 110 MANUFACTURING. iin ns Sok eee cee 150 PiGhee Menutecbarine CoO... . 00... coos oe 60 Belkna hes ag & Sleigh Co...... Le or eee Pee ee... 85 Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co... 75 Grand Barks Fos Boug O6...........--. .000- 110 Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.... ...... 110 ae eee 100 Dew Base Poerntiere Co...... .. ......... 100 Peer Pere Ce... cs. oe. eee 80 ees Pere FC, 85 MISCELLANEOUS. Aipees raves Meee ee... vi) Canal Sirect Gravel Mond Co.................. 80 Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co.. ........... 115 Grandville Avenue Plank Road Co........... 150 Plainfield Avenue Gravel Road Co............ 25 Wetter Gravel Bond Co ... .... one ce 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. WANTED. An Experienced Salesman to sell Teas, Coffees and, Spices on Commission over an established route in Grand Rapids and vicinity. Edwin J. Gillies & Co., 245 Washington street, New York. Bicycles, Tricycles, | Velocipedes AND CUrnitur lla nccien Nelson, Matter & Co.’s Styles New, Cheap, Medium and Expen-e sive. Large Variety. Prices Low. Goods Agents for A, G. Spalding & Bro.’s Sporting and Athletic Goods and American Powder Co.’s Powder. We have on hand a complete line of Columbia, Victor and other cheaper bicycles, also a splen- did assortment of Misses’ Tricycles, Children’s Velocipedes and small Safety Bicycles. E. G. Studley, 4 Monroe 8St., Call and see them or send for large, illustrated cata- GRAND RAPIDS | logue. For Portable or Stationary Engines, 1 to 500 Horse Power, Portable or Station- ary Boilers, Saw Mills, Shafting, Pullies, Boxes, Wood-working Machinery, Plan- ers, Matchers, Moulders, etc., call on Ww. C. DENISON, Manufacturers’ Agent, 88, 90, 92 So. Division St,, Grand Rapids, Estimates given on Complete Outfits. ONE HAPPY NEW YEAR. Written for THE TRADESMAN. It was only two days more until the New Year would greet us. The officer had possession of the store, the ground upon which it stood and the small stock of groceries. All had been mortgaged five years before by the husband and father who had since died. The time had expired; money could not be raised and a foreclosure must take place at once. The entire property, with the ex- ception of a very few ordinary house- hold goods, was to be disposed of at auction that day. Farmers and me- chanics were seen in groops about the little village of twenty buildings, await- ing the hour of sale and discussing the question of a future home for the widow and child. Charles Hansen had arrived from Sweden, accompanied by his wife and son, twenty years previously and had made a home in the wilderness where the village now stood. He had erected the small store and dwelling which was now to be sold; had stocked it with goods and had resided here until his death. Every farmer for many miles around had known and respected Charles Han- sen and family and had received many favors at their hands, and they had now done all they could in their poverty tosave the property for the widow and daugh- ter; but, failing in this, they decided to furnish them a house free from rent or taxes, in the village which had grown up around them. Ten years had passed away since their first born and only son, Ludwig, a sailor, had gone down with his ship at sea, not a soul being alive to tell of the catastrophe. This was a se- vere blow to the parents, and the mother had hardly ceased to mourn for the son when the husband and father was taken, also. Mrs. Hansen had managed the business since. She had made a com- fortable living from the store and had paid interest and taxes, but foundit im- possible to cancel the mortgage. ‘‘To- day,” said she to the neighbors who had come to condole with her, ‘‘we must give up all and move from the home which has been ours on long. O! that my poor boy might have been spared me for aid at such a moment! but the dear Lord knows best;” and her tears flowed afresh. % & & “Eleven hundred and fifty! Eleven hundred and fifty! do I hear any more? Going at eleven hundred and fifty dol- lars, if you are all done;” and the auc- tioneer looked toward three men in an open sleigh who had just driven up and halted in front of the open door, around which was a large assemblage of people. “Twelve hundred dollars!” came from a voice in the sleigh. The men had been riding against a cold northwest wind. Heavy overcvats and furs were wrapped closely about them, and their fur caps were drawn well down over their fore- heads, so it was difficult to tell which of them had spoken. “Twelve hundred dollars!’ repeated the auctioneer. ‘‘Going at twelve hun- dred, if [hear no more. Going, going, gone!’ and he brought his hammer down upon the table. The crowd looked from one to another, wondering who had taken the property, and were only answered, as two of the men who occupied a rear seat in the sleigh stepped from the vehicle and ap- proached the auctioneer, one of them saying to him, ‘‘Give me a receipt for THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. the purchase money and I will see you | about the deed this evening,” and, taking | a roll of bank notes from his pocket, he produced the amount required. **Your name, please?” said the auction- eer, as he proceeded to fill out the blank. ‘‘Write the name Mrs. Charles Hansen,” was the reply. man gave some directions to the driver ‘The “HOME RULE” ae 9 OIL AND GASOLINE GAN. Taking the receipt, the | of the sleigh, which at once. left for the | hotel near by; then, accompanied by his companion, the two entered the room again and enquired for Mrs. Hansen. They were ushered into an adjoining apartment, where the lady arose to receive them. As she did so, the gen- tleman who had purchased the property, placing his cap upon a table near and bowing to the lady, unloosed the furs from about his throat and threw open his overcoat. A death-like paleness came over the face of Mrs. Hansen, who was watching him, as she gazed upon the man for an instant; her lips moved as if to speak, the eyes closed, and she fell for- ward, but was caught in the arms of.the stranger, whose tears were now falling fast upon the pale face. ‘‘My poor, dear mother!’ said the man. Turning to his companion, he said, ‘‘Bring me a glass of water, Edwin.” As the water was placed to her lips, she quickly revived and mechanically repeated the words, ‘““My son, Ludwig! My brother, Edwin ! Father in heaven, am I dreaming?’’ and again she fainted. There was a thrice happy New Year begun in that house; for the supposed dead had arisen and a loved brother from whom Mrs. Hansen had been separated over twenty years was also with her once more. The old home and store wherein they had passed many happy years, and which Mrs. Hansen had ex- pected to lose forever, were now hers during the remainder of her life. The joy of this Happy New Year was shared by the entire community, many of whom had known Ludwig as a boy when assisting his father in the grocery. He and one companion had saved them- selves in the storm when the ship went down by grasping a piece of the floating wreck; were both picked up by a vessel bound to Africa, and for several years Ludwig tried in vain to communicate with his parents. At length, obtaining a passage to Sweden, the land of his birth, where he learned of his father’s death, he persuaded his wealthy bachelor uncle to accompany him to America. <> Detroit—Mrs. W. G. Obenauer, dealer in men’s furnishing goods, is dead. Can. No Dirt in the Top to be washed into the Can with the Oil, and no Screw Top to get Lost or Damaged. Has a Strong Hinged Cover over entire Top, and may be carried in the Rain without getting Water in the ‘arsy 4 Ajloyntosqy ‘satvdoai LO} 10 TOTJONAYSGO JO esBd ) ALOAT nr Oy a Ul UBO 94} MOJJ ETQBAOMOY st YoryM ‘dung wvolg 44317, uUoyssodvagq pus wid ‘yoojlog pooyuvivens Apvoyg sey] ——MANUFACTURED BY —— THE WINFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., - AT WHOLE FOSTER, STEVENS & Co., Curtiss & Co., OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER Co., * GUNN HARDWARE Co., “ Gro. C. WETHERBEE & Co., Detroit. FLETCHER, JENKS & Co., [ EK. F. PERcIvAL, Port Huron. D. RoBEsSON, “ Rosson Bros., Lansing. ss Grand Rapids. WARREN, OHIO. SALE BY DANDT, WATSON & Co., Saginaw. WELLS-STONE MERCT. Co., Wauz & KELLER, bie G. W. BRUSKE, ay JENNISON & Co., Bay City. {qoxIV ou} uO uBH ATIWIe, TeoNOVIg OW! ocyL WaALsH & EDINBOROUGH, W. Bay City. H. D. Woop & Co., Toledo. DUNSCOMB & Co., . STALLBERG & CLAPP, RUBBERS WALES GOODYEARS, 38 and 6 WOONSOCK ETS, 40 and 5 CONNECTICUTS, 38, Gand 10, RHODE ISLANDS, 40, 5and 10. HOME RUBBER CoO., 60. "See ‘ssoi8 ied ‘jolie | 10 ‘oz¢ ‘sso1d dod ‘joT10], Youo1g JO SSO1S POs YIM UALS Any [NJNVIg Stqy, uv Ayojeg asdyo 10 rae. eae MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. e Drugs # Medicines. 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. Meetings for 1891—Saginaw, Jan. 13; Grand Rapids, March 8; Ann Arbor, May 5; Star Island (Detroit) July 7. Houghton, Sept. 1; Lansing, Nov. 4. Wichigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—D. E. Prall, Saginaw. first Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. 3econd Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Treasurer— Wm Dupont, Detroit. Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in October, 1891. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. *resident, W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott Regular Meectings—First Wednesday evening of March, June, September and December. Grand tee Drug Clerks’ Senesiotion. President, Kipp; Secretary, W.C.S Detroit Pharmaceuticai Soeiety. Yresident, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C. 8. Koon; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler. Michigan Board of Pharmacy. Detroit, Dec. 25, 1890. A meeting of the Michigan Board of Pharmacy, for the purpose of examining candidates for registration, will be held at Saginaw, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 13 and 14, 1891. The examination of both Registered Pharmacists and Assistants will com- mence on Tuesday at 9 o’clock a. m., at which hour all candidates will please reportat the Y. M. C. A. Assembly Rooms, corner of Tuscola and Franklin streets. The examination for registration for all candidates will occupy two days. Owing to the action of the last Legis- lature. which caused the Railway Asso- ciation of Michigan to change its rules relative to reduced rates for assemblies, special railroad rates for this meeting could not be secured, except in case ten or more persons travel together, when tickets will be issued at two cents a mile for the round trip, good for five days. Other examinations will be held dur- ing the year as follows: Grand Rapids, March 3. Aun Arbor, May 5. Star Island, July 7. Houghton, September 1. Lansing, November 4. Yours respectfully. JAMES VERNOR, Sec’y. Black Eye. From the New York Medical Times. For black eyes, there is nothing to compare with the tincture or a strong infusion of capsicum annuum, mixed with an equal bulk of mucilage of gum arabic, and with the addition of a few drops of glycerin. This should be painted all over the bruised surface with a camel’s-hair pencil, and allowed to dry on, a second or third coating being ap- plied as soon as the first is dry. If done as soon as the injury is inflicted, the treatment will invariably prevent the blackening of the bruised tissue. The same remedy has no equal in rheu- matie sore or stiff neck. > > Watch Your $2 Bills. Counterfeit $2 silver cetificates are in circulation, which are said to be danger- ous imitations of the genuine. Local eashiers have been warned to look out for this spurious note. The paper has no distributed fiber and no parallel silk threads, while the genuine bill has both. In the counterfeit a few hairs of Gen. Hanecock’s mustache curl upward, while in the genuine the mustache is slightly drooping. Cn The Drug Market. Gum opium is dull and lower. Mor- phia is unchanged. Quinine is firmer and is tending higher for foreign brands. Pyrogallic acid has advanced. Oil lemon and bergamot have advanced. >> <> L. M. Mills and A. W. Peck have been called in by the Drug Co. to assist in taking inventory. Crawford, however, is permitted to roam at large. A Possible Remedy for Discourtesy. Written for THE TRADESMAN. Iam again reminded that the sales- woman is not treating her customers as she ought. This time it is the ladies who are complaining of the lack of courtesy and affability of their sex. Do saleswomen, as a rule, treat their gentle- man customers differently and with more suavity then those of their own sex? Naturally, there would be a slight differ- ence, but no true lady will, in a matter of business, make the slightest distinc- tion. Some one says that the favors and the politeness between store-keepers and their customers should be recipro- eal, and, by right, they are so. In one sense they are and should be, while in another they are not. The merchant asks for and invites customers in many ways and as he cannot take his store to his customers they must come to him. The customer can go where and when he pleases for his goods, even leagues away from his home merchants, should they by any impolitic act offend or drive him away. In another sense, the rela- tion of gentleman and lady, or business courtesy, should and generally does com- pel reciprocal actions. The true gentle- man or lady will never forget what is due from them in correct deportment in any place and under all circumstances. The true lady can be such while waiting upon a customer or while being waited upon by another. There are ladies who pretend to go shopping who only go for pastime and amusement and who weary the clerks of either sex by the hour. I over-heard the remark of a saleswoman afew days ago: ‘Well, I tried so hard to please that lady, and I did not get a penny from her. Can it be that she only came for fun?’ and, with a long drawn sigh, she sat down to rest a moment. If merchants who are employing numbers of clerks would display a few cards in conspicuous places in their stores, upon which in large letters the public were asked to promptly report to the proprie- tor any impertinence or discourteeus act of their employes at once, there would, without doubt, be less occasion for fault finding on either side. Such notices would serve a double purpose and would at once place both clerk and customer upon their good be- haviour, and would be a constant check upon the acts of both parties. Such notices would prove the good intentions of the merchant toward his customers and could not fail to meet their appro- val. Who will be the first to inform THE TRADESMAN he has adopted the remedy? H. i ent Unmailable Goods. Wholesale druggists frequently re- ceive orders for female pills, to be sent by mail. This they are prohibited from doing, the law on that point reading as follows: Where the article sent is pills adver- tised to prevent conception, itis no de- fense to show that they are worthless for the purpose, nor that the defendant deposited them in the postoffice by the hand of another. Whether photographs or other pictures are obscene is, upon the trial in court, a question of fact for the jury to determine, upon exhibition of the pictures. But for the purpose of determining as to their mailability, the postmaster must decide, or, if it appear doubtful, must submit the case to the Postoffice Department for decision. In order to test the matter, a dealer at Pittsburg sent to the postmaster a box of Chichester’s Pennyroyal Pills, and his decision was that they were not admis- sible. 8S. K. BOLLES. EK. B. DIKEMAN. S. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. W holesale Cigar Dealers. "i UCUSe Ur market. 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 STAR Grand Rapids, Mich The Finest Line of Gandy in the State. RED The most effective Cough Drop in the market quickest and pays the A.B. BROOKS & CO. CO UG Sells the best. them, DROPS Try Having bought this opportunity. Spalding & Co., 100 Monroe St, assignee, it must be sold out at once at way below wholesale prices. BANKRUPT SALE Of Sporting Goods. the entire stock of of the Avail yourselves of C. B. JUDD. 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. Playing Gards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, 19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. THE MOST RELIABLE = FOOD For Infants and invalids. : Used everywhere, with unqualified success. Not a medicine, but asteam: cooked food, suited to "the weak h. Take no other. Solid In S5e. For Fall painting you have to use a DRYER in mixing WHITE LEAD USE OUR CROWN JAPAN [DRYER 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. It 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 — a and will not thicken 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. CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS Se) eae PAMPHLETS For the best work, at reasonable prices, address THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. 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Send in a trial order. flarelting & Perkins Drvg 60, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, See T2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERIES. The Fate of a Grocer’s Sign. Written for THE TRADI SMAN, Harry Hudson was, perhaps. as_ wild and rude a young man as could be found | in a day’s ride, although, as all the pupils | at the Academy said of him, he had a heart the size of a pumpkin, and no one ever opened his purse to the needy oftener than he. Hewastheson of a prominent mer- chant of Rochester, New York, and was} being educated with the expectation of having, at no distant day, an interest in his father’s business. It happened that a small grocery was erected within a few rods of the school | building, where, at times, many of the} students repaired to purchase nuts, can- | dies and such sweetmeats as were usual-| ly kept for sale. Harry had looked inside | but once, but from what he then saw, and | also from what he had previously heard, he made up his mind that the only sign} over the door—it read simply ‘‘Gro-| ery’’—was a typographical—or brushi- graphical, if I may be allowed the term— error, and that ‘‘Groggery’’ was intended, or, at least, would have been more appro- priate. He expressed his belief to his companions the following evening. ‘Well, what shall be done?” one of the company. should be rectified.” “Say, Joe’? said Harry, addressing one of the number, ‘“‘let’s go this very night and bring the sign to our room, and to-morrow night we will alter the read- ing and then replace it. I like to have everything read just as it means, and that they do retail considerable ‘red-eye’ over there is a self-evident truth which needs no demonstrating from Davies’ or any other geometry.” It was agreed upon that the sign sheuld be brought to their room about 2 o’clock | that night. It was a task easily accom- plished, and before daylight it was snug- ly tucked away under one of the beds in their room. Harry agreed to furnish a paint pot and brush during the day, and the work was to progress rapidly on the coming evening. Breakfast being over | and a crackling fire roaring in the little | fire place, the jolly fraternity were seat- ed around it rejoicing heartily at their last night’s adventure, when suddenly their faces assumed a lengthened appearance by observing a trio of persons entering the grounds in front of the building, among whom were the new grocer and the village constable. ‘Saints protect us!’ exclaimed Harry. “‘As sure as flour and sugar means gro- ceries they are coming to look for that sign. Whatin the name of Providence shall we do?” ‘‘Burn it!” suggested one. “But they will be in upon us, it will econsume,’’ said another. “Well, there is no time to be lost,” said Harry. ‘Our principal will expel us all, if we are discovered. Pitch it in- to the fire as soon as possible and Ill manage some way with them.” The words were hardly out of Harry’s mouth before the sign was enveloped in smoke and flame, and the company was eagerly waiting the next word from their leader. ‘Stir the fire briskly, boys,” said Harry. ‘‘Let it consume as fast as it will, but be very quiet. Hark! They’re coming along the hall now. I have it! Pll pray, boys! They won’t come in during prayers, and when the blamed thing has burned up, one of you just asked before “The mistake | quietly give me a poke in the ribs, and I'll taper off and let them in.”’ Down went Harry on his knees as close to the door as possible and began prayingin a loud voice. The next in- | stant the officer and his companions were at the door. “Walt a moment,’’ said one of the company; ‘‘they are at prayers and we should not disturb them.” “I wish they wouldn’t jam that fire so,” said the grocer, ‘‘or we might hear what the speaker is saying.”’ At this juncture the noise ceased. Harry was given the desired ‘‘poke’’ | and concluded his prayer in the follow- | ing words: ‘‘And, O Lord, Thou know- | est that a wicked generation are without | who seek after a sign; but no sign shall | | be given them, except the sign of Jonah | the Prophet.” The men then entered the room, but, to! the sign they sought after was not there and, in fact, little search was | made, as the grocer declared that such good and pious young men could not be guilty of the offence. >a A Partner Wanted. At Wichita, Kan., I had to occupy a room at the hotel with a stranger, who told me that he lived about fifty miles away on a ranch. We got along all right for three or four days, and then, one night as we went to bed, he asked: ‘“‘You kin read and write, can’t you?” **Yes.”? “IT sorter mistrusted you could. What do they call this thing they get out about anew town?” “Do you mean a prospectus?”’ “That’s it. Kin you write one?” “I think so.” ‘*Kin you draw a sort o’ map?” ‘*Yes,?? ‘Just as lief lie as not?” ‘No sir!”’ “Well, don’t get hot. Here’s what I want. I’ve got 200 acres of land thirty- ‘five miles from anywhar, and it’s too ;eussed poor for a jack-rabbit to even |/run over. I want to lay out a town thar | and sell off $50,000 worth of lots before the end of the month. It kin be done if I kin git the right sort of a partner.”’ “You want a liar, eh?” “Got to be. He’s got to lie a river j alongside that property, two railroads | across it, 15,000 population into the country, and then wring in a lot of churches, schools and factories to gild it off. Dll give you half.” ‘““No, I couldn’t.”’ ‘‘All right—no harm done. If you are not a liar, that settles it, and we won’t have no hard feelings.”’ Six weeks later I met him in a bank in Omaha just as he was depositing $27,- 000, and he held out his hand and said: ‘Shoo! Is it you? Wish you'd have come in ten minutes ago and seen my liar holding up his half of the deal. | Conscientious scruples, eh? Well, some | folks has ’em, and when they does, it’s all right, and no hard feelings on my part.” —_——— a The ‘‘Anchor” Brand. F. J. Dettenthaler has always had a re- markably good trade on the celebrated ‘“‘Anchor” brand of oysters, but the de- mand for these goods this season has ex- ceeded expectation; in fact, the owner of this popular brand has found it almost impossible to keep pace with his orders. The large demand is due wholly to the superiority of the brand and to the fact that tite fill exactly meets the wants of the trade. Those who have not yet han- dled this celebrated brand should make arrangements to secure an agency with- out delay. —— oO For the finest coffees in the world, high grade teas, spices, etc., see J. P. Visner, 17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich. Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York City. 352tf PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Green, $3.50@4.50 for choice eating and $3 "4 cooking stock. Evaporated are firm at13@ 18%c, with a small advance in prospect. Beans—The market is hardly as strong as it has been. Handlers ne y $1.65@1.80 for country picked and find no di a ‘~y making sales at $2.05 @2.10 for city picked. Beets—50c per bu. Butter—Dairy is ‘firm and in good demand at 17@20c per lb. Creamery finds moderate sale at 25@26c. Cabbages—'0c per doz. or $4 per 100. Carrots—2@25c per bu. Celery—20@25c per doz — a Pparrels,81. 25; produce barrels Cranberries—Michigan berries are in fair de- mand at r bu. Cape Cod commands $11@13 per bbl. and Bell and Cherry are held at $10. Eggs—Fresh are coming in a little more freely, dealers pay 20c and holing at 22c. Cold storage and pickled stock are in good demand at 20c. Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $4.60 per bu.; medium, $4.30@4.4°. Timothy, $1.5) per bu. Game—Venison, 13c per 1b.: Rabbits, 75c per doz.; Partridges, z5¢ per pair. Grapes—A bout out of market. Maple Sugar —8@10c per lb., according to “Tans e Syrup—75@85c per gal. Ontons—The market > ol ; dealers pay- ing 80c and holding at $1. ‘otatoes—The market is steady and shipments are still made in lined refrigerator cars and in cars kept warm with stoves. Dealers pay 80@85c at this market and 7 ¢ at the principal buying points in the potato district. Squash—1%c per lb. Sweet Potatoes—Kiin dried Jerseys have ad- vanced to #4 per bbl. All other varieties are now out of market. Turnips—30@35c per bu. PROVISIONS, The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co, quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Te ne 11 2 meee 11 00 xtee clear pig, short cut................... 12 50 meee Gee, Beery... oo, cee wee... 12 00 Boston CO i oe Clear back, short cut...........-......- . oo Standard clear, short cut. best.............. 12 50 saAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. ee 6 —————— ee 9 ee eee. ...... hese ae 9 Frankfort Sauenge ie 7% i ol eee ee, 5 Bologna, — Seas cae ee ey 5 Bologna, thick.. SS ee) lol ae EE ee 5 LaRD—Kettle Rendered. a eee eee ee 6% — En T 90 Pee a 7 LaRD—Family eee 5% See ree. Ce 6 oe eee ee Oe... 6% 5 1b. Pails, CC 65% 10 lb. Pails, ree eee... 6% 20 Ib. Pails, mt OPN i 6% ie a 6 BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 7 06 Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 700 eee, Ce Pee... 8 %5 SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Hams, average 20 he ee dc ope eee chen oe 8% eee si cegu tee. 9 . - 2 Ore 9% si i oe eee eee ee 6 ' Soe 9 ie il. 5% inept Pon ees 8 ~ ied beef, ham prices Seeds eee ede cube cs 8% Brit i 5% ets, = ee i el le 6 Ce ee 6 FISH and OYSTERS, F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH. es... @10 " See @8 Mo ee ee ee. @ 9 Halibut @i8 Ee SS ee sew @4 ee @9 ee @10 — a Sa a ee eee ec ee @10 California —..... QB22 oYsTERS—Cans. Paes Coes.............-.-..;... @35 2 eee i, a , @28 NE ee a a ees id @22 Ree a ke i ol @18 te ee @16 SHELL GOODS. Oysters, per 100....... -.-. eevee eevee es 1 2@1 . i a, 75@1 00 BULK GOODS Standards, r sees @ Selects, ” @ Scrimps, Ke Clams, _ Scallops, ' FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beef, cee... ...... 4@5% hind quarters eka sinner ens ae 5 @6 ee ee 5 @ 3% Oe Be aaa we 8 @ a @7z . eee. 8. 5 @6 ee. ee. @ ee 44D 4% he TSS AS ae a nets TS! @5 ee ee @7 Oe ec @5 Sausage, blood or head. . @5 ee ce, a @ 5 = oc rece ees cca @ 7. Meee -.. © @ Gis OE cea. Lal bcc seeee ys cee CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. ow, — ..... Mee slnees ececemes es @ 8% eae een eas sale cucu om @ 8% . Twist ee aie eet pia oe wea ee @ 8% Boston Cream Cw toat........ ee il MIXED CANDY. Bbls. Boxes. Senders, oe. ............. no 8% ET Te 7% 8% Special Sate feces cucu oe 9 No oe... Broken.. Midget . English Roel ‘ Conserves. . Cut Loaf.... Ribbon.. Broken Taffy .. Peanut Squares a ——————_——ooeee | 10% ee 11 NINE isis ecko ee cas ce site ces 11 French Creams.........-..... oi ieee aude ca 2 ee Ce 13 Fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. Per Box. eee. 65 Te i eee hace ess ee ca 65 Peppermint coe cede beg eee eae vi] "a cee cs nw H. M. ee coaiens ..-90 Gum Drops...........- Licorice Drops. . 1 00 A. B. Licorice Drops £0 Lozenges, — es i) nted.. tS imperials.” beeeeyce ee 10 i a DB ed 65 ae ee... 65 Cc a 16@18 ioe eee Coes... .... ...... x@l1 00 Pee ee 80 Peres Cc 1 00 Oe Landon es lee ee a ase... ... 1 (@1 10 Wisse Bere... ................,..... 70 lai vim pals. — 12 Lozen es n, in ee ee eae OE aaee, a ae es 13 Chocolate Drops, in palls...................0.. 13 ris eee ee eee 6 es es ee 10 i ee ll EN EEE 12 ORANGES, Floridas, fancy . — ee ae ! @33 %5 oe 4 0°@ 425 “ a: --4 00@ 4 2 LEMONS Messina, om. = eee @ 400 —"-= rd eco cent cerns ‘ @ 450 a ae @ OTHER ogee FRUITS. Figs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers ae 18@20 . : choice Eee @16 ws “ seca — 7 Fard, 10.1b. box eee eg eee @10 ° ae < Petes. OF. box............... @é6 1 ds, T ioe @18 A mon 8, cee ao icon es et ieenios cone ues @17 - Oe ee Biz ee @i1? Walnuts, —- @16 ee @12 “ Naples eek ee @ . i oda ee oe ieee ee @10% Table Nuts, _ Me ce ee ee 16 a @14% Pecans, Texes,] “7 nea ia @i5 Cocoanuts, ee ee... Sate @5 00 PEANUTS. Fancy, H. P., eee es @6 “ Roasted ..8 @ 8% Fancy, H. P., Stars ek sees @5 “ Roasted........ 7. @&7e Choice, H. P- Ex — ae: @ 5% oasted .. g g ™% Fancy, H. P., esubon SESS ee ae - . . Roasted....... @ CURTISS & CoO., WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse. FLOUR SACKS, GROCERY BAGS, TWINE AND WOODEN WARE. Grand Rapids, Mich. Houseman Block, - THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. i: 0s Wholesale Price Current. Ten, 9s, on woe set SUN CURED. meas, - fn scoop. ..... ee @2 Bolted... . ‘ 1 30 The tations given ies ~ 725 . ae ; i rps quo given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers xho| « 5-Ib, tin scoop....... 87 — UCC @.0 en FLOUR. on pay promptly and buy in full packages. co S Gi Cheieene. 32 @6 | Straight, in sacks 5 00 Grocers’, 11- ‘ib, tin scoop. as OF Daet........ . @i4 “ barrels. 5 20 E BUTTER. Bulk CHICORY. brass ‘* .. 12 25 BASKET FIRED. Patent * sacks... 6 OO Chicago ‘ans ae ee oe es 4 | Tapioca, fi’k or pl... 5 @6 i. =D i 6. 13 oo Pate —. oe : barrels 6 20 AXLEGREASE. | O@G.... ... wa v Wheat, = a @5 " brass “ .. 14 %5 Choice... @25 | Graham sacks... aan erm ce mport 11 STARCH. OOO 3k a “ 2 a Full Cream: --11 @1i% domestic. O55 ! Corn, Extra choice, wire leaf ae " MILLSTUFFS, ave Part Ski a —_ aibig FISH—SALT. > boxes tote a em wncweweace 6% GUNPOWDER. Ce es 18 50 a oe @9 Cod, whee 54@ 5% | 40-lb “tw... -.----- GAG | Common to fair... .. 3 Qs Screenings .... 1610 BAKING POWDER. Ras Mee. sl. @22 . —— to. 7G Gloss. Extra fine to finest....50 @é* Middlings os 20.09 Thepure, 10¢e packages. ..81 20 ae oo: @1 00} “ strip; - x@ 8 = = packages Sc Oe eee % @S8s Mixed Feed... | ae oe a ee 1 56 | SWiss, imported ...... 24@ 25 Herring, gihbed, bbl. wo ee 6 OOLONG. Coarsé meal... ||) || stb oh + Cox. ran 2 28] 1 imb domestic .... 15@ = %bbl.. 300 elb ee 6% | Common to fair... ... 2 @30 RYE oy “ % Ib ee 2 76 m — ee 15 “er bbls.. 1200 40 and 50 lb. boxes.. -. 4% | Superior to fine....... 30 @x Net... @5 “ 1202 a 420 - bbe EWING GUM. “ “ egs, ee 4% | Fine to choicest.......55 @65 ” BARLE mi + | ooh ee 5 49| Rubber, 100 Tumps........... 30 _ caled . 20 SNUFF. IMPERIAL. Noe 1 20 “om. Oe ae co s ally EE Ee 40 Mackerel, No, 1,%bbl.. 12 00| Scotch, in bladders......... 37 | Common to fair....... 20 @3t No. 2 a 1 15 Less 20 per cent. to retailers. pruce, 200 — ..40 i0 lb kit..1 10| Maccaboy, in jars......_.... 35 | Superiortofine........ 40 Gt comms 1) i Absolute, 4 Ib. cans, doz...1 00] « ia TSUP. Trout, % bbls......... @4 75 | Freach =. = Jars.....43 YOUNG HYSON. Small lots.. } 58 - Ib. “ | & (14 go] Snider's, a pint 135 10 Ib. kits.. i. ee Common to fair....... Sax (cae eT 544% “ im *« "2 CL 2 30 White, No. 1. i4 bbis.. @6 50 Detroit ae Co.) 8 Brands. Superior to fine. . 30 @KX OATS. 7 Acme, 4 lb. cans,3doz ... 45 quar ..2 80 0 Ib. kits..... re ce ee 3 30 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. Small lots ne 50 “ ne ee | 85 . LOTHES PINS, “ an, ‘bbe... So) Geeem Bune... Soe eee 23 @30 | Car 48 UCU bores eae ret mF eo edts..0 000" 60 | German Family oo a. 30 @35 HAY j wee 10 Ls, , 7 . ottled German. -- 8 00) Bene on eae No. i ._. Telfer’s, % ib. cans, doa. & Bulk. i See aa 4 @iy | *U*VORING ee ee Oe NI cece S20) Vea Daw 3 oo No. 2 LN a = foe i. Via cep ER) "aise aos ‘ c : Co ee - Seotten & Co.’ k HIDES, PEL Arctic, F B — 60 Valley ae % : aa folding box.. 1 75 : = Cocoa Castile ss 00 Hiawatha o. bo i es P : eee oe. TS ie - ec 50 2 00 Cocoa Castile, Fancy... .3 36) Sweet Cuba.. 36 |) erkins & Hess pay as fol “ * = oo 2 00 lume _... .. Boe ‘i vl oo 3 00 Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. TOBACCOS— Plug. owe, nominal: bt pala ak CT 9 60 cCOFFEE—Green, 8 LU -+-2 0 : old Country, 80 Lr nah 3 20/ Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. caren Red Star, 36 Beans...) mee, ... mae x rowDan, 506) ee Me... ...... ... .... on eg Geed........... 20 pace mess” + 6 Oe an el | a --+--21 @2 | Kegs a“ Dance, oe... . Salt ee. ae Part Cured .. , @d a * 2 ee 150 L ae. @23 Half ua = - Sees ine 3 ‘ oe “Tobacco”... 35 et 2 q 5\% nner. washed @24 g Se 00 : aang “¢ ski ry. eee BATH BRICK. ‘ee. @24 " HERBS Boxes . ..-5% | Heet s—Smo ‘ing. Kips,green 11. 1... 4 @5 English, _— in case..... wih @23 Rm a ee ea 4% Plow B eo lL. “ "eured.. LS ie Bie —- fs ...lhmrrCO v3) Mexican & Guatemala @24 ee SAL ‘SODA. oy, 2 oz. Calfskins, green _& @e Auacioen. 2 doz. in case. 70 Java, Interior......... @2% i ao) =—=—llti( oo | Otter. --- ._.300 86 ta $2 % ec ne 00 —— ee @6 5 — teeeeee oe So é eel — So : 10 1 00 Clams, 1 Ib. Little eek. .... 1 10 oe “ i Oe Gbie.. ........... 50 ee ee Bawa tinehon fel O% 00 Clam Chowder, 3 Ib... ..... 10 he ‘ a = PICKLES. @ DeLand’s Cap Sheaf.... .... 544 | Pails, — r Peg : = Beay er castors, per Cove es = — a = g20, « “ 00 te aes oc oe 50 eee IE ani Se a al os Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes a “0 ” DEERSKINS _P ro a. 5 00 ma 9 ’ ee ° i ee oe. a 25 ll Cl ee ee eT DE — er TT Lobsters, 1 1b. picnic........ 1 901 8 1, per wee. .... 2.00] Small, bbl. ......... co 9 00 Corn berrels....... 25 — Boe FS rea — ~ . See a G2 tee 2 50 males” eas “ae. @ . Bs ; 00| Gray ee a 1h Stak. Salas = LL Stee eee eee - Clay, No. Sie 1% Pure Sugar, bb 1.......---.30@40 u es Nb ap rE 75 | Red and blue. 35 Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce 350] poy) 177777777! 3 on T. D, full count..-° 7 Ree eee. ee) ee tn and tee 3 0 | ton MISCELLANEOUS, : 1 1b. stand ....... } 2 |. Subject to the following dis- Cob, Fe. Pe ert rs 1? | omen —. ¢ eS - 35 | | Grense batter... 2. i as ee counts: S se ee ee eees ‘ “ bus e .. 15 ne om Fe “ 3 Ib. in Mustard...3 50| © Carolina head... Sugar Creams......... 8% eo aw | Switches .............. 1%@ 2 - 8lb. soused....... 3 50 a: ap a a No.8... Frosted Creams....... 8 4s — - ths, No. 1 : > | Ginseng) 2... 1) | 2 Sings ay Salmon, 1 1b. Columbia 1 75@1 96 | 4099 « oe ee “ MNa2.... @ Graham Crackers..... 8 ‘ ‘ “« No37 3] : 1lb. Alaska.. @1 60 GuactEne Japan, No. J ee 7 | Oatmeal Crackers.... 8 “splint “ Nod 3 50| OILs. Sardines, domestic Ms naa oe 6 | Kenosha Butter i ™% noe. ll 6 SHOE POLISH. és « “ Now 4 25} The Standard Oil Co. quotes as tis a @8 Seymour “ ag Sean Jettine, 1 doz.in box...... .% “ te “ No35 00| follows: “Mustard “er Md ae a te, 5 25 TEAS. ' | Water White.......... A 9% vs ae 48.. @12 ee 5% | Half ee . oe JaPaNn—Regular. GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFs | Michigan test - @8&% - oe ae ...... 10 ‘mae 6% OLIO. Pe @20 [Nope @ 7% Trout, 3 1b. a oe Ce 7% | Kitchen, 3 doz. in box..... 200 Coe. @z WHEAT. | Gasgmne co, @ 9% acim cit ‘Sod eS te and 26 ee 250; Choice. . a -— oo ee. | Cylinder oa q: 36 ee Ss! lll. SOUPS. Choicest.......... .-..32 @38 oe oo Engine .. 15 @2i eS a ee 2 50 . —.. a 5% Gaiders Tomato... ........240)Dum........_ ......... 10 @14 Ail wheat bought on 60 Ib. test. | Black, 15 Cold Test.. ai0% Blackberries... ............ 1 10) City Oyster, XXX............ 5% sPices—Whole. es ia CREAM TARTAR. MN oss 10 . : ae oe teen SP 38 | Cassia, China in mats...... 8 ae a agg uggen nit nerinctggneoeTTem ay 5) * ” Batavia in bund....i5 ° * Gonataving ..............- 110 DRIED FRUITS. “ Saigon in rolls...... 35 Green Gages........... -... i 0 DOMESTIC. Cloves, = seteee sees = H | Macnee, 7ee................ 85 | Apples, sun-dried..... : 27 |...hlhlULUk.S” St “ ‘seconds oe 23)| Pk evaporated... .13 O14 Mace Batavia....... ....... 80 | “ oe 2 65 | Apricots, “ 20 @21 — — ieee eee. 80 “ California. ae 2 85 | Blackberries “‘ Ho 10 ta Oe Benne ee eee e ee ee = eee bee deeet et aes os 1 50} Peaches c «.-..00 OS eS as Pineappies, common..... .. 125 PRUNES. " Pepper, Singapore, — - 16 ON EARTH slic Sas ee @ 8% a whit "26 ; “ grated.. : * Baek... @ 9 8 tant OO oo i3 PEEL. sPices—Ground-—-In Bulk. ee e pherries, black 1 80 | Lemon..........-.0++.. ime. 15 _er eee ne rr e......... I eae ee 18 Cassi a, Batavia 20 Strawberries, ek uce el ce cu a ee | W Whortleberries.............. 140} In ——< @18 e Sai ae: — = DIi, ORTH BROTHERS, “aaeuaini EE Se @20 | Cloves, Amboyna........... = PITTSBURGH. Comee Beer 2... WL ...... 2 00 Cie Ty CURRANTS. Ginger, African ii VEGETABLES. Zante, in barrels...... @ 5% 8 = Eg amt 5 Beans, soaked Lima........ 35 ie o a ntity @ = “ yee a Ao: ee 4s Hl cach een Soe... a nies quantity = @ 8 | waco Batavia. oc... = TRADE SUPPLIED BY . Ws succes. ‘ Raisins —California. wT Stringless. “<< -----90| Bags... — Sg a I. M. CLARK & SON, 8’ Boston Ba 1 40 pe on Layers, : er’n 2 % Cie \ pes : Corn, stand. brands..1 00@1 25 2 50 Semen ae e a = Grand Rapids. Pes sees. RA @1 30 Sennen veroft® sl 2 oo _—— a a $= = \ \ “ ganddune......... 4 Yt - 8 « aoe BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO., - Oo bere ee eae @1 75 Foreign. SUGARS. Bay City. ~ wee Bromen......... = 10) Valoueing........ ..... Ga teat @ 7% Seneeeme oe eed a a ne é = a ee Ae. a ee @ 6% " Kin .. ..... ..-. +... eae @20 | Powdered ............. @ 6% Ss a 5 ie reas os eee Eh 1 10 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Standard Granulated. 646@ 64 Ss Be zu KK Zz INT &S EL BG SoS Ss uccotash, soa gaa Farina, 100 lb. ; ROBB... | Bir sreses 64@ 6% DEALERS IN T standard......... 1 30} Hominy, per bbl............ 00 | Confectioners’ A...... @ 6 - omatoes,stand br’ds = @1 00 | Macaroni, dom Miib box... o5| White Extra C...... | 5% CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. “imported... et (ee eis @ 5% 1 es i rs OO a OW German Sweet............. 22] Pearl Barley.......... Ome oe oe. @ 5% 9 9 5 ROO os occ. l ll. oe) Pees aren... Gi mi vale ....... @ 5% ] ne eaepes cpsese voceoses 38 . ae... @ 3% | Dark Molasses........ @5 NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, Breakfast Cocoa........ . 40 o, German......... @5 | Less than 100 lbs. 4c advance. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN » STOLEN DIAMONDS. [CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. The store had been closed for two or three hours and I was alone. The thick eurtains were tightly drawn so that no one outside could see more than ashadow. I had one small light beside me. Being in want of a peculiar drill which I did not often use, I was searching in various places for it. Among others, | opened the small drawer wherein I had dropped Lewis’ tobacco or poison, whichever it was, for | had never examined it. Now I thought of his strange actions about that package, and I was confident, as | pressed it in one hand, that it did not eontain tobacco. Laying it table before cut the upon the me, I twine around it and removed the blue paper, | not | then a soft white one, which was again tied around with grocers’ twine. Beneath this was a soft piece of perfectly new black silk, gathered up all around and neatly tied with a small silk cord, com- posed silk twist. Need I say that my curiosity was now excited to the highest pitch. I involun- tarily turned over the bag. side were the two letters ‘-A. F.,” neatly worked with pink silk. ing the silk cord wiih fastened, I spread the round piece of silk open before me. Shades of Aladdin’s lamp! Such a blaze of light greeted me as few in this I quickly turned my lamp lower, gathered up the silk and its contents, threw it into a glass tumbler standing near and starte¢ for my room, where I would be still les exposed to prying or inquisitive eyes. Turning the contents of the glass upon my table, I counted out fifty-eight dia- monds of the first water, all faced and finished ready for setting. various sizes. I could only approximate- ly estimate their value, although I knew of blue and yellow On the out- Carefully unty- which it world ever looked upon. that several of them would have readily | sold in that market for over $1,006 each. | It is quite within the bounds of truth to| say that there was $20,000 in value be- fore me. the big diamond thieves about whom I had read months before. All the strange actions of Lewis concerning his ‘‘tobac- co’’ were now apparent. He had desired me to put the entire package in his mouth! When my back was turned he would have tossed them aside, for they were an evidence of guilt which he would not desire to face in court. What a crowd of thoughts rushed through my brain as all this blaze of wealth lay spread out before me! It was property and I felt certain not Lewis.’ What wasIto do with it? I would place an advertisement in the daily papers. The bag could be identi- fied and some description of the given; perhaps by this means 1 should find the owner. not my jewels = 2 & There are persons now living who will probably recollect seeing the following few lines in the New York and Chicago papers, with attention called to the item in the editorials, in the month of March, 1865. The advertisement was in five daily papers for several weeks: OwNER WANTED—The undersigned is in possession of information which will lead to the recovery of a large and valu- able collection of jewels. Apply per- sonally or by correspondence, which is tied | it up. was | They were of | I had evidently caught one of | that it was| eight letters, evidently from crooks or cranks, as they gave no description worthy the name. On May 10, I went to take dinner at the Gayoso House where I was still boarding. Giancing over the | hotel register, 1 noticed the names, “T. | A. Franklin, wife and sister, New Haven, | Conn.’’ ‘*More shoulder straps,” I said | to myself, as | knew that several eastern | regiments had lately arrived. As Il looked up from the book, a gentleman in the dress of a civilian and apparently about my own age laid a letter on the office counter in front of the clerk and | asked him to please place it in the mail The clerk was busy at the moment and it was half a minute before he picked it was so close to me that I could fail to read it if I looked in that | direction. I saw upon the envelope the initials ‘J. B. W.’’ and ‘‘Lock Box 1326.” | As the Stranger walked away, I followed | him, and, touching his arm, said, ‘‘Par- | don me, sir—I think you are looking for jme. Lam ‘J. B. W.’ of this city.” And |f handed him my card. His eyes brightened at once and he reached forth |his hand, which I grasped. After I had | dined, 1 was introduced to Mr, Franklin’s | wife and his sister, Miss Anna Franklin, who was traveling with them. Mr. Frank- | lin informed me that he was formerly a | wholesale dry goods merchant of New | York but was now living in retirement jin the city of New Haven. He now | described what he supposed was his property, giving me the exact number of had and their total | weight, also a minute description of the | sack containing them and of the peculiar i}ecord with which it was tied. His de- | scription was confirmed by his sister be- fore he left the hotel to go to my store. ‘You will readily infer that the piece | of silk has been in the hands of my sis- ter,’’ said Mr. Franklin, ‘‘for those initials upon it are hers, and nearly one-half of We had invested in them as a matter of specula- tion only, a short time before they were stolen. Greenbacks liable to de- preciate in value, while diamonds were advancing, and many were investing in such property on that account.” When | delivered the jewels.to their owners that evening while we were all closeted together, the grateful and gen- erous character of the trio was only too apparent. “Allow me,’’ said Mr. Franklin, ‘‘ to speak for my sister as well as myself. We | have decided to present you with a check | which will not only cover all your ex- box. liamonds he lost those diamonds are hers, also. were | penses and trouble in this matter of find- jing the owners of the jewels but also | prove to you our lasting gratitude. We | beg that will accept this,” (producing a | draft for $2,000), ‘tand we trust that the acquaintance formed through our mutual | mercantile transaction may be continued for many years to come.’’ Visibly embarrassed as I was at the time, | managed to reply that | could not think of a remuneration of this kind at present, and must be pardoned for re- fusing to accept it, but that, in the future, I might entertain a proposition more in accordance with the services rendered. Il was afterward informed that a rela-| tive of theirs in Chicago, who knew of | their great loss, had forwarded a paper | solicited. Letters must give some de-| scription of their appearance. or they | will not be answered. Address J. B. W., | Lock Box 1326, Memphis, Tenn. | to them containing my advertisement, | and they had left home for that city at | once and thence via Cairo come by | During the first week I received six or | steamer direct to Memphis. I had the| RIGHT ? Write for Samples and Prices, Stating abovt what You Want. Our Stock of Stationery and Paper is so large and varied that we do not send a complete line of samples in respense to requests, but send a few of the papers best adapted to the needs of the customer. COUPON BOOKS. HAVING PUT we are in special machinery for the manufacture quote We of Coupons, prepared to low prices and guarantee accuracy. make all kinds and varieties of Coupons, and “Superior” Cou- the “Trade:man” pons being most in demand. We are the largest manufacturers of Coupons in the country. | It pays to Ulustrate your Business ILLUSTRATIONS OF ALL “KINDS STATIQNERY & CATALOGUE PRINTING GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Use a cut of your building on your stationery. ENVELOPES.. aN’y Tse unprinted envelopes. D nercard ensures retura to you of a missent letter instead of to the dead- letter office, We can print you 1.000 white envelopes for $2.00 upward. We buy ef the maker and sell at job- ber’s price, or less. Statements and Bill-heads. DONT cost you no more,and it will look more Use a note head fora bill head. A properly ruled heading will busiuess-like. We furnish 1,000 state- ments for $2.25 upward, and 1,000 bill heads $2.50 upward. We can save you money. LETTER PAPER. DON'T judged by your etationery. Use unprinted Letter Paper. In writing to a new house, you are We furnish 1,000 note heads for $2.25 upward. We buy paper of the makers and save all unnecessary handling and transporta- tion. ORDER BILLS. DONT Let your Customer say he “didn’t have any bill.” We print 1,000 order bills put up in tabs of 100 each, 44x 8. for $1.50. 5,000 at 90 cents a thousand. Try Them! TAGS. Use a bit of wrapping paper in ONT may get tern off and you know hew easy it addressing a case of eggs. It is to get your claim alls wed by the railroad company. We print 1,000 of the usual size tags for $1,50---5,000 at $0 cents per 1,000. We buy of the maker in jobbing quantities BLANK RECEIPTS. DON paper. Keep customers waiting while you wri‘e out a receipt on letter We carry blank receipts (and notes) in stock, 100, 20c; 500,90c; 1,000, $1.50. We are first hands. pan? Think that abeve is all we can do. We have four floors occupied by our En- graving, Printing and Binding Departments, and carry a full stock of paper and materials bought of first hands. os RN gm 44 THH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. pleasure of the society of my new-found friends for several weeks before they returned home. When, more than a year afterward, I visited .New Haven on my way to New York, Mr. Franklin privately begged that, as a valued friend, I would name something for my trouble and kindness, I merely answered: ‘““Miss Anna is your ward, I under- stand. Give her to me, even as she her- self already has done, and I shall feel richly repaid.”’ It is needless to say that my wish was granted. A A I The ‘North Shore Limited. Which runs between Chicago and New York and Boston, over the Michigan Central, New York Central and Boston & Albany railroads, has probably ex- cited more comment of most favorable character from the traveling public in general and metropolitan press in particu- lar, than any other train on wheels. The New York World says: ‘*The train is made of Wagner buffet, smoking and li- brary, sleeping, dining and drawing-room ears built expressly for this service. They represent the best possible out- come of the car-builder’s art, and every appliance for ease and safety has been drawn upon in the construction of these rolling luxuries. Once on the flying trip the passenger does not suffer the least annoyance, passing over such an easy graded and curveless route as these two roads combine to make. The ves- tibule arrangement of the train makes it thoroughly comfortable and luxurious from end to end and the day spent on the trip between the sea-side metropolis and the great city by the lakes eould not pass more pleasantly at the best ap- pointed hotel. The meals served are from choice menus, with all that is sub- stantial and delicious in the great mar- kets at either end of the line. The sleeping arrangements include well heated, ventilated and lighted cabinets, where the utmost privacy and ease may be enjoyed.” By the recent change in the time card of the Michigan Central’s Grand Rapids division, the train which formerly left Grand Rapids at 11:55 a. m., now leaves at 1:20 p. m., except! Sundays, arriving at Jackson 4:20 p. m. and Detroit at 6:45 p. m., connecting with the North Shore Limited, bringing the passengers into the Grand Central depot at New York at 4:00 p. m. and Boston at 6:00 p. m. on the following day. No extra charge is made for this magnificent and sumptu- ous service nor for the wonderful speed with which the passenger is safely and luxuriously carried. For accommodation and any information desired, apply to G. W. Munson, City Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St., or to F. M. Briggs, General Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. 9 ~ 11:05 p m One DOG a Trains marked (jj) run daily; i) a cael Sunday. Sleeping and parlor car service: North—11:30 a m train. parlor chair car for Mackinaw City; 10:36pm 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 pm train, Wagner sleeping car for Chicago. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For ——— Leave. From Muskegon— Arrive. 7:00 am 10:10am 11:15 am par te 5:40 pm 8:45pm Through tickets and full information can be had by | calling upon A. Almquist ticket agent at Union Sta- tion, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEsT. Arrives. Leavee SeeOrmine: IEEOPeee, .. oct nes 12:50 p m 1:00 p m Pei MEE, (4... 5:00 pm 5:10pm +Grand Rapids Express........... 10:25 pm eee Os ce. 6:40am 7:05am ee 7:33am GOING BAST. tpeurces Maepreem................0. 6:50 a m POO ease wsence - iam 10:20 am ere Berens... 2... .... $:35 p m 3:45pm “lg Bee 9.50 pm 10:55 p m tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Dail Detroit Express leaving 6:50 am 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 ali points East. Express leaving at 10:55 p m has Wagner sleeping ear to_Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a m. Tickets and sleeping car berths secured at D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot AS. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Jno. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit. 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. PatsLey, Gen’! Pass. Agent CHICAGO & W — MICHIGAN RY RY. DEPART FOR OCTOBER 5, 1890. a 12. ee. we. Chicago +9:00) +1 200/11: 35 Indianapolis ... | 71:09)§11 :35 Benton Harbor..| +9:00; +1:00) 11:35 St. Joseph... .. +9:00) +1:00) 11: Traverse City... 225] +5:05/111 230 Muskegon....... i +1:00;'+. 5:05; 48: 40 Lo. Manistee ....... me toue CG LuGiagtion ...... t me Foe a Baigwin ........ Ce Big Rapids...... +5205 | ey Grand Haven... | TL:00% 5:0) 16:40)... .. Hotiand ... .....| :00)-T1-007 5S: 05) +8: 10/*11 335 aily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express | trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run on Dey Express and Grand Rapid | Express to and from Detroit. FRED M. Briea@s, Gen’l Agent, 85 Monroe St. G. 8. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. MUNSON, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Ru@GLEs, G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago. RDMUNDB. DIKEMAN train, Wagner sleeping car for Cincinnati; 11:05 p m/| THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler, Ki CANAL. ST., Grand Rapids - Mish. FIT FOR A (rentleman’ 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, Reacte & Hudson Streets New Yerk City 9 00 x 1:0 5:05 11:30 11:35 *Daily. . M. has through chair car to C hie a- }o extra charge for seats, = M. runs through to Chicago solid with Wagner buffet car; seats 75 cts. P. M. has ae chair car to Manis- tee, via M. E. R. R.; solid train to Traverse City. P M. solid train has sleeper for Tra- verse City. P. M. is solid train with Wagner pal- ace sleeping car through toc hicago, and also a combination sleeping and parlor car through to Indianapolis, via Benton Harbor. § Except Saturday. oC LANSING & NORTHERN R. R. Lansing Route. DEPART. Express for Saginaw and Bay City.... +7:30 a m Mail for Lansing, Detroit and East... +7:25 a m Express for Lansing, Detroit and East ti:20 p m Mail for Alma, St. Louis and Saginaw +4:30 p m Fast Ex. for Detroit, New York, Boston*6: 23pm ARRIVE. Mail from Saginaw and Bay City. ...+11:45 a m Mail from Lansing, Detroit and East.ti2:10 a m Fast Express from — and East. *5 oe 15 pm Express from Lansing and Detroit... +):50 p m Ex. from Saginaw, St. Louis and Alwatio: 30 pm *Daily. tDaily except Sunday. The shortest line to Detroit and the East. Elegant 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 7:25 = m and 6:25 p m, leaving Detroit 1:15 p m and 5:00 p For tickets and iccdedian, apply at Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, and Union Depot. Gro. DEHavEN Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt ,Grand Rapids. Saginaw—E. R. Ayres & Co. have merged their business into a stock com- pany under the style of the Ayres Lum- ber & Salt Co. 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 Scuth Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. LECTROTYPERS, Beeld caste eee Ane ate ites wank Sey awh ey ako) k ol Grea kel: ape eee TY a Pye ae 3EFORE BUYING GRATES u. jet Circular and Testimonials. Free ; E 1, Sanitary, Cleanly and Artistic. \LOINE FIRE. PLACE. GRAND RAPID. MICH. Cut Rate Troubles. For the past month there has seemed to be in different. localities renewed ac- tivity on the part of cutters. Whether this activity is due to their fear that possibly an organized movement of the entire drug trade of the United States may be soon instituted, which will ren- der impossible their cutting practices, or whether druggists are fast coming to the conclusion that the only way to deal with cutters is to act in retaliation. it is hard to decide. In Cincinnati, a meet- ing was held a few days ago to consider the advisability of forming an alliance for crushing out the cut rate stores which are springing up all over tha city. In Los Angeles, Cal., the newspapers are about the only ones benefiting from the cut rate work there in force. Drug- gists are quite liberal in the matter of advertisements, several of which show one-third, one-half, and even a whole column of space to advertise cut prices. Vaseline is quoted at 5 cents, Castoria at 26 cents, porous plasters, two for 25 cents and other goods in like propor- tion. One large general store quotes three prices, ‘‘the regular price, the ren- egades (backsliding druggists’) and owr price.” Springfield, Mass., and it is there possible to preparation for 6 cents. The druggists of Vincennes, Ind., however, have cut the deepest, quinine being quoted there at 45 cents, capsules at 10 cents, Scott's Emulsion at 63 cents, Piso’s Cure for Consumption at 17 cents and Syrup of Figs at 34 cents. itis not necessary to moralize upon these facts, for the whole matter has been discussed in all its phases for a number of years past. All the plans proposed and tried have been found to be failures, so far as cutting off cutters’ supplies is concerned, and druggists are fast coming to the conclusion that no method will be practicable and sueccess- ful which does not unite the manufact- urer, the jobber and the retailer in one good purpose, to one good end. 2