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YUUune, ng PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. S. F. ASPINWALL, Pres’t W Prep McBarn, Sec’y Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich, $500,000 TO INVEST IN BONDS Issued by cities, counties, towns and school districts of Michigan. Officers of these municipalities about to issue bonds will find it to their advantage to apply to this bank. Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings supplied without charge. All communications and enquiries will have prompt attention. This bank pays 4 per cent. on deposits, compounded semi-annually. lay, 1891. 8. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, BELL BELT. | | 1 | BELL BELT. | | | That was the name pinned to the little | skirt of the baby found in the basket at the baker’s Fiftieth street— pinned by an old-fashioned eameo brooch, with ‘‘ B. B.” cut on its back. ‘“‘T want the baby ealled Bell Belt,”? | was written in pencil on the paper. am too poor to keep it. God bless those that will. I shall know who they are.’’ The baker’s old wife had no children, and the baker let her doas she chose. She kept the child, and it grew to be a girl of fifteen befcre the old people died. door, in They had petted her, had taught her something, dressed her well—but there was no will. Relations from Germany trooped down on the property, nothing was thought of Bell, and she found her- self with a trunk and a little purse of money—very, very litthe—thrown upon her own exertions for a livelihood. She was not clever, nor educated, pretty and mild and timid. The work she found paid ill, and stopped at last altogether. A hard old landlady threatened to turn her out of her half of the bed, in a lit- tle hall bed-room, and her clothes went bit by bit to pay her way. At last wearing shoes that clung to her feet only by a miracle; her marvelous, dark-eyed beauty clothed in faded gar- ments, patched and frayed and time- worn, she went about asking for work and receiving only denials. She was so handsome, so shabby that they had doubts of her—these smug people sitting in their trim warehouses. They chose to employ plainer girls in better clothes. One hungry Saturday came the threat of dismissal from her poor home hanging like the storied sword we all know of over her head by a single thread,and she found herself at the entrance of a great factory. She crept in shyly, seeking in vain the persons who could give or refuse her work; and‘ turning first to one door and then to another, finding only an old man who swept up some seattered rubbish with a great besom, until, suddenly from a dark passage-way, rushed a crowd of girls, of women, small, old and young, who, in their hurry, took no no- tice of her. She was pushed against the wall, and watched them as they ranged themselves in groups and turned their eyes on a tall, thin, who carried a leather and a red account-book in the other, til she mounted a high-stool desk; and opening the book, commenced a sort of roll-eall. Bell was too well used to factories not to know that it was pay-day; and the hungry eyes watehed what went on with the envy sight of money, in a world where money isso much. The sum paid to each was small, and as the signatures were made certain deductions were spoken of. One or two girls cried over theirs, and were only large, well-dressed woman bag in one hand un- before a the penniless must feel at the comforted by their friends; but the roll- | name,” | | | | | | | | et | life we are in death; | went on | senee, NO. 423° sall, the signatures and the payments very regularly on the whole, until the lady at eet desk ‘Lizzie Williams.’ ealled out: Then a girl’s shrill voice answered: ““She’s dead, Miss Albert aay.’” *‘Dear s; died yester- me!” with the air of s ofher. ‘How Miss Alberts, saying what was expected In the midst of let us all remember responded sudden! that. Will some one notify her relatives that the money will be paid to them?” One after another the slim lady called the girls’ the amount she gave each aloud, as a signa- ture was made in the A few de- ductions were made for having been late One of the and was led names, and mentioned book. or having spoiled something. girls burst into tears sobbing by a frined, ‘it was a away who whispered that shame,’”? as they passed the wall against which Bell had been crowd- ed. But usually the coming’ and going went on without delay, until the end was nearly reached, then— *‘Lizzie Petrel,’”? called the paymis- tress. ‘‘Lizzie is dead,’”’ cried a shrill voice. “Good gracious, how sudden!’ sereamed another. ‘She was drowned at a picnic last night,” said the informant. ‘‘In the midst of life we arein death,’ ” said the paymistress, in a for man- who feels something is mal ner, as one ex- pected of her. ‘‘I trust you will all re- member this. Ifthe poor girl has par- ents, the money will be Some one let them paid to them. know, please. Bigo- nia James!” “Pm to fetch it to her. I’m her sister. She’s got married,”’ said a small, bright- looking girl. ‘““Very well, sign for her,’’ ‘*‘Rengenuna Jones, said she. step up.’’ ‘“’m to take her’s home. ter. She’s got small girl, near the desk.” *““Very well, sign for said the lady at the desk. ‘ Bell gave a great start. I’m her sis- married,’’ replied a very take it,’’ ella Belt!’ her and ‘Bella Belt,” repeated the paymis- tress. ‘‘I sha’n’t wait here all night for the last girl on thelist. Is Bella Belt dead or married. Some one answer. She must bea new hand. I’ve never paid her before. Bella Belt, come and get your money.” The girls looked about them. Some of them stared at Bell. “What is your name?” asked one. ‘Bell Belt — Isabella Belt,” replied Bell. “Well, go and get your money; you must be stupid,” said a girl. ‘I don’t think she meant me,” said Bell. ‘“*Here she is, Miss Alberts,’’ ihe the iri. ‘She pe t quite understand.’ ‘You are to come here, Bell Belt, and fourteen cents. deducted for ab- 1 want you to sign your four dollars and of the Hurry! eried Miss Alberts. get your The rest five is Sins 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Poor Bell! girl in the factory who bore her name, but it occurred to her that she might be dead, or married, as the two others had been, and she was hungry, tired almost with- out power to fight against fate. One pushed her, another pushed her. She stumbled against the desk. “Your Belt??? asked Miss Al- berts, in a flurry of impatience. “Yes, ma’am, but— “J can’t help the Miss Alberts. 1 don’t do what lought. It’s business. take the name began Bell. Don’t talk to me about it: here, . pen. Sign your name there.’ Bell took the long, red handle in her fingers and wrote ‘Isabella Belt” on the line indicated, and instantly four dol- lars and fourteen cents were put into her hand. The book was closed with a slam, and Miss Alberts stool and stalked out of sight. dropped from her high- ‘Little Greeny, youll never get on if you don’t look out sharper for yourse}f,” said a good-natured young giantess at her elbow. ‘‘We have to jump pay-day, 1 tell you.”’ Others giggled at her: but with a horri- ble eonsciousness that she was a thief, making her heart throb like some strange engine within her, shaking her whole frame, making her limb, crept out and away, and sat down on the closed factory to come to herself. tremble in every steps of the Trying to comfort her conscience, she | repeated these arguments over and over again to herself. *“‘] never said a word, I’m starving. I should sleep in the streets if 1 didn’t ¢ pay Mrs. Trewjer to-night. The other girl did net come. Perhaps she’s dead. Perhaps married. It is not likely she needs it as [ do.” But sti!l she sat where she had thrown down, going to herself aang of spend the money that it seemed to her fate had made ‘ual steal. The shadows grew longer. The side of the factory. with its many closed win- dows, looked down ona street that was no thoroughfare. No one came that way out of hours. Opposite was only the storing-ground of a lumber-house. boards, piled one above another, con- down into Solitude as deep as can be found in a city reigned stantly threatened to topple the road below, but never did. there after work-time. So Bell, without inte staring up the street, watched rruption a wotman’s figure that came hurrying down at its best speed, now and then putting a hand to her heart and pausing, but running on again the faster afterward. pause opposite the great door, and glared at it: then sunk down, with its face in its hands. “Closed! Closed! Closed!’ it moaned. ‘“‘And I tried so hard to get here! so ard—so hard!” “It was a middle-aged woman, pretty. still not plain, with gray in her Great | She knew that there was a | | Starve! ,me your name, deductions,” said | “Pm deducted myself if | lerept past him, | In a room over It came toa} fainted. I shall starve unless I beg— Do you work here?’’ “No,’”’ replied Bell. please? ‘“‘Isabelia Belt,” said the woman. ‘What was Bell. ‘Not five dollars; but it was life to me,’’ said the woman. sell put her hand in her pocket. “That's your money,” she said. ‘‘ ‘Bella elt,’ they called. YH tell you the trath.” She told her all, and the woman lis- A strange look was on her face; a strange light in her eyes. 9” tened. ‘‘T used to read novels when I was a} girl,’’ she said. ‘This is stranger thana You’re a good girl—good! We'll , Bella—Bella Belt. You novel. share the money | look like me, sie, don’t you, only you are young and—pretty.” She took Bella’s hand. They sat so awhile, the money on the stone between them. ‘‘Let us go and get something to eat,’’ said the woman at last, and they were rising to go when something arose from behind a great rusty boiler that lay near the steps, that petrified both women with horror, a tramp, red-faced, with long, touseled hair and beard, with fithy rags upon a figure that resembled that of a gorilla, and the soft, heavy footfall of his kind. Silently the two Bellas, young and old, clung together as he leaned over them, his hot breath on their faces. “Give us the money,” he said. ‘‘Give us the money. You have the money? You had money; give it.” Then he saw it, seized it, counted it, dropped the change, picked it up, struck a blow toward them, hitting nothing, and stumbled away. “Thank God!’ cried the women to- Then they looked at each other hungrily, and began to cry. here,” said the elder gether. piteously, “Its not safe woman. “If we could only get into the factory. We might doit; old Peter, the watch- doesn’t always lock the gate at amongst the machinery we man, onee. Up might have all Sunday, and even find a serap or two to eat of lunches left over. We'll go to the gate.” fiand in hand they made their way to the little wooden passage that was left open for Peter. The old man sat with his back to them eating his supper. They and up and out of sight. read they sat down near a window, and the elder Bella, leaving her companion there, searched everywhere land found a few crackers, a fragment of cheese, a half-eaten apple. “Better than begging,’’ They munched the seraps, and night she said. fell and the moon arose, and they kept | peside I tried once | hair, that had been of a splendid glossy | black—a woman shabby as Bell herself, and with the same sort of delicate, sway- ing figure. looked up and spoke: **Have they all gone home?’’ “Yes,” said Bell. “Then there is no chance of getting my wages,’’ sighed the woman. ‘‘I tried to get here, but I’ve been sick, and I As the girl looked at her, she | the window and close to each other. “Will you tell) coming to you?” asked | After awhile the elder woman asked a question of the younger: ‘‘Have you a mother?’’ she said. “There is a wicked woman somewhere, if she is not dead, who left me on a door step in a basket once,” Bella answered. *““A good old woman took mein. She is dead.” “Had you anything your real mother could know you by?’ asked the older Bella. ‘‘My name and a cameo brooch marked ‘B. B.,’?” the girl answered; ‘‘but she never wanted to know me; not she.” Then silence fell, and after awhile the two women gathered together some cot- ton waste and canvas and lay down to sleep together. “Do you pray?” asked the elder Bella of the younger, as she drew the canvas over her. “Yes,” sighed Bella. “Then pray for me,’’ said the other; ‘pray for me, a sinner.” Later, two tramps, sodden and hideous, staggered back to the factory-side and lay there, smoking. Later yet a policeman heard a shrill old voice crying ‘‘Fire! Fire!’ and rushed in to meet a feeble old man, with a lan- tern in his hand—Peter the watehman. “It’s Breeze’s factory!’ he cried. ‘‘It’s blazing. I just got out with my life—no more!” “Any one there?” asked the policeman. “Thank God, not a soul!” said Peter. But up in the room into which the moon no longer where the air was dense and thick with black, smoth- ering smoke, two women felt their way toward a window. “Do you hear me?” asked the elder Sella. “Yes,” said the younger. shone, *“‘] don’t think we can be saved. I} must tell you, Bella, I am your mother, | the wicked woman who left you at the baker’s door. But, Bella, I loved you. J was starving; that woman hada good home and loved babies. I meant to come back for you, but it’s been poverty, suf- fering, misery ever since—ever since— ever since, Bella, that’s why I did not I thought you richand happy. I never knew—Bella—” ‘Mother!’ sobbed a faint voice in re- come. ply; ‘‘oh, mother, I believe you and | love you.” And they lay each other’s arms. They found them so next day, ¢ clasped in lasped in each other’s arms. The fire had not touched them, and their faces were al- most happy when they laid them side by Mary KYLE DALLAS. H. M. 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Don’t place an oily vessel into the sink where it will soil others: more easily cleaned. Don’t permit dirt, dust, flies or unclean boys to collect around your soda fountain. Don’t forget that saltpetre and sulphur may explode, if pounded in an iron mortar. Don’t forget that glob- ular show bottles have focused the sun’s rays and @aused fires. Don’t forget that granulaied | tions out of the back door; they may | cause harm. }acid coagulates | forms a clear solution. gum arabie dissolves more readily than the powdered. Don’t for- | get that the exercise of eternal vigilance | }is the best safeguard against accidents. | Don’t throw spoiled drugs or prepara- | Don’t forget that carbolic | collodion, and creosote Don’t keep such explosive chemicals as pierates, gun cot- ton, ete., where they can do damage. Don’t forget that lampblack, in large | quantities, has been known to take fire | spontaneously. Don’t make a pill mass| too soft at first; it is far easier to soften | than to harden a pill mass. Don’t tell a customer that he is a fool, for nine times | Don’t forget that chlorate of potassium | iodine is liberated. Don’t absent your- | self from the store more than is necessary; | items they never had, and is not your memory a little clouded as people like to meet the proprietor. Don’t forget that the best friends of the metric system are those who make the most use| of it. Don’t forget that anilin colors | fade with age; records should not be) written with anilin ink. Don’t forget | that the evaporation of a solution of hy- drochlorate of cocaine decomposes the salt. Don’t forget that bisulphide of | carbon, ether, benzin, rhigolin, benzol, | gasolin, ete., are explosive. Don’t forget | that dilute sulphurous acid will remove | bichromate of potassium stains from the | skin. Don’t forget that chlorine water | and many other preparations spoil if | kept in stock any length of time. Don’t forget to cover the funnel when fil- tering, or the pereolator when percolat- ing aleoholic liquors. Don’t permit graduates, mortars, ete., to stand around dirty: it is much easier to clean them immediately. Don’t forget that some | of the powders left after exhaus-| tion by percolation make fine microscop- ic objects. Don’t divulge information | about customers; you are in common with the doctor and lawyer in this re- spect. Don’t forget that physicians sometimes intentionally preseribe phar- maceutically incompatible mixtures. Don’t forget that the apothecaries’ ounce | contains 480 grains, while the avoirdu- | pois’ weighs only 43714 grains. Don’t | forget that a physician’s patronage may cost you more than it is worth if you| are over-anxious to hold it. Don’t for- | get that cherry-laurel water and mor- phine salts are liable to form the poison- ous cyanidide of morphine. Don’t forget that cocaine and borax form an in- soluble borate of cocaine, while boric acid and cocaine do not. Don’t imagine | that it requires less work to clean the show eases once a month than to rub/| them off every morning. Don’t dispense | poisons in old patent or proprietary medicine bottles; serious accidents fre- quently occur in such eases. Don’t for- get to eat at regular hours and take the usual amount of time for meals that oth- er business men enjoy. Don’t use saw- dust to catch the drippings of oil tanks or barrels; it may cause spontaneous combustion; sand is safer. Don’t forget that in dispensing a solution all the in- | | | | | | | | gredients should be dissolved before the | preparation leaves the store. Don’t for- get that there are a thousand and one deodorizers for iodoform, and that ecou- marin is probably as good as any. Don’t forget that when alcohol and water are mixed the combined volume is less than the sum of the two separate liquors. Don’t forget that the druggist who makes a failure of his own business knows how to run every other store in the neighbor- hood. Don’t forget that sulphuretted hydrogen water is best preserved in| glass stoppered bottles, with the stopper | protected by vaselin. Don’t forget that chloral and cyanide of potassium mutu- | ally decompose each other, and that hy- drocyanic acid is one of the produets. Don’t forget that many celluloid articles can be mended by covering the edge with glacial acetic acid and pressing them firmly together. Don’t make fun of customers who call for ‘‘campfire,’’ “rosum,”’ ‘‘glycerin oil,” ete.; they know what they want and are ready to pay for it. H. M. WHELPLEY. <> ©. ... California has 2,675 of the giant trees still left, and one of these the largest is thirty-three feet in diameter. SECEIGAN TRADES |i cent, 12 cents, 75 | shows at once the day’s business. ee eaten FULLY POR BUSINESS Do you want to do your customers justice? Do you want to increase your trade in a safe way? Do you want the confidence of all who trade with you? Would you like torid yourself of ‘“‘natching up” pass-book accounts? the bother of ‘‘posting’’ your books and Do you not want pay for all the small items that go out of your store, which | out of ten he will think the same of you. | yourself and clerks are so prone to forget to charge? Did you ever have a pass-book account foot up and balance with the corres- and iodide of iron are incompatible, as | ponding ledger account without having to ‘‘doector’’ it? Do not many of your customers complain that they have been charged for have or not? to whether they Then why not adopt asystem of crediting that will abolish all these anda a CASH BASIS of crediting? | hundred other objectionable features of the old method, and one that establishes A new era dawns, and with it new commodities for its new demands: and all enterprising merehants should keep abreast with the times and adopt either the Tradesman or Superior Covpons, COUPON BOOK We beg leave to call your attention to our coupon book and ask you to carefully consider its merits. It takes the place of the pass book which you now hand your customer and ask him to bring each time he buys anything, that you may enter the article and price in it. You know from experience that many times the customer does not bring the book, and, as a result, you have to cha ge many items on your book that do not} appear on the customer’s pass book. This | is sometimes the cause of much ill feel- ing when bills are presented. Many times the pass book is lost, thus causing considerable trouble when settlement day comes. rious objection to the pass book system is | that many times while busy waiting on| some | charges, thus losing many a dollar; or, | customers you neglect to make if you stop to make those entries, it is done when you ean illy afford the time, as you keep customers waiting when it might be avoided. The aggregate amount | of time consumed in a month in making | | these small entries is no inconsiderable thing, but, by the use of the coupon system, it is avoided. Now as to the use of the coupon book: Instead of giving your customer the pass | book, you hand him a coupon book, say of the denomination of $10, taking his note for the amount. When he buys anything, he hands you or your clerk the book, from which you tear out coupons for the amount purchased, be it %75 cents or any other sum. As the book never passes out of your customer’s hands, except when you tear off the coupons,it is just like somuch money to him, and when the coupons are all gone, and he has had their worth in goods, there is no grumbling or suspi- cion of wrong dealing. In facet, by the use of the eoupon book, you have all the advantages of both the cash and credit systems and none of the disadvantages of either. The coupons taken in, being put into the cash drawer, the aggregate amount of them, together with the cash, The notes, which are perforated at one end so that they can be readily detached from the book, can be kept in the safe or money drawer until the time has arrived But probably the most se-} vs. PASS BOOK. 1 | for the makers to pay them. This ren- | ders unnecessary the keeping of accounts | with each customer and enables a mer- | chant to avoid the friction and ill feel- | ing ineident to the use of the pass book. | As the notes bear interest after a certain | date, they are much easier to collect | than book accounts, being prima facie | evidence of indebtedness in any court of | law or equity. One of the strong points of the coupon | system is the ease with which a mer- |chant is enabled to hold his customers down to a certain limit of credit. Give some men a pass book and a line of $10, |and they will overrun the limit before | you discover it. Give them aten dollar | coupon book, however, and they must | necessarily stop when they have obtained | goods to that amount. It then rests with | the merchant to determine whether he will | issue another book before the one al- | | } | ready used is paid for. In many localities merchants are sell- ing coupon books for cash in advanee, giving a discount of from 2 to 5 per cent. | for advance payment. This is especially | pleasing to the cash customer, because | it gives him an advantage over the patron who runs a book account or buys on |eredit. The cash man onght to have an j}advantage over the credit custemer, and | this is easily accomplished in this way | without making any actual difference in ; the prices of goods—a thing which will | always create dissatisfaction and loss. Brietly stated, the coupon system is pref- erable to the pass book method because it (1) saves the time consumed in reeording the sales on the pass book and copying same in blotter, day book and ledger; (2) prevents the disputing of accounts; (3) puts the obligation in the form of a note, which is prima facie evidence of indebt- edness; (4) enables the merchant to eol- lect interest on overdue notes, which he is unable to do with ledger accounts: (5) holds the customer down to the limit of eredit established by the merehant, as it is almost impossible to do with the pass book. Are not the advantages above enu- merated sufficient to warrant a trial of the coupon system? If so, order from the largest manufacturers of coupons in the country and address your letters to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. Ska see sktom ns Ear i ay EON THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. Palmyra—E. Nichols general stock to ¢ Elkt has removed his slayton. 1 & Weber succeeds m— V ove Vo- } : i o gel Bros. in general trade. =e ee. Parker sueceeds Parkir amt uc Filmer j ri} ha mimer—Joseph y has Soia gpenerai Stock to Cr. Lakeview—J. has sold his hardware sto« Gladstone—} their jewelry stock to M. H. Howell! Stowe & John Wheeler—H. C. his hardware stock J. Breckenrid . ccna * i ee } Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman has SOit s general stock to ¢ ane & Clark a ‘ y Yes Ly ‘ Ma e—Wm. J. Van Kleek has & Co. Niles—Edgar Ws and crockery firm of J. & E. Woodruff, is odrufi, of the grocery dead. Tecumseh—J. M. J« & Hazlett in the merchant tailoring bus- iness. East dealer, Tawas—J. L. Robinson, general been closed on chattel mort- has gaged. Milford—Johns & Lawrence the suc- are ceeded by Orvis & Goin in grocery business. sold Palm Station—Wagner Bros. have their general stock to Leande1 ' > ‘ thompson. Marquette—A. H. Holland has bought the tobacco and cigar s k of Greenwald. Belding—W. F. Br er has opened a clothing stock in one of the stores in his new block. Mullin has removed White Charlevoix—J. H his stock of ‘loud to this ae | Onekama—Geo. A. Barstow has pur- chased the general siock of the Onekama Lumber Co. Watson—A. Fassett improved his store ! irged and in a put line of ——- Battle —A. N. ehased William Fa Cree uckner ms meat 491¢ West Canal street. Grand Ledge—S. 8S. Fowler & Co. are succeeded by Geo. L. Coryell in the erockery, bazaar and confectionery busi- ness. Byron Center — Dann & Uyder have sold their meat market to Levett Bros., who will continue the business at the old stand. Cedar Springs— the furnished by kegon. Harbor Springs—L. A. (Mrs. W. S.) Henry A Robin- >. A. Fish has resumed The stock Andrew Wierengo grocery business. was Canfield is succeeded b son in the confectionery and tobacco business. Reed City—Patrick & Niergarth have removed their general stock from Leroy to this iaving been open for busi- ness several! days. place, Burmeister and R. F. ildings Onekama—B. Wendell are erecting new store bu on of their were recently destroyed by fire. the sites old ones, which sreedsville—It is reported that S. C. Sibole has sold her genera! stock to A. B. | the Chaffee sawmill, in Greenwood town- | the stock to that place and consolidate it with their own stock. Leroy—M. V. Gundrum & opened a bran store at T Co. raverse have City younger under the the Mr. Ma management of The new store will carry lines of clothing, hats and caps, furnish- ing goods and boots and shoes. Co S. Burnett retired firm of S. S. Burnett & Co., general October , on remove 24, ar to Lake Ann and engage in genera! trade. The business will be continue ce by the remaining partner, J. H. . Whee will take Concord, N. H., in 1elby—C. ,_ of the Wh. eler residence Bros.. shortly near hi iis benefit wife's firm Up- in the Mains iS imMterest and his land in the Ainger—( F. Meads and Wood- bury have sold their grocery stocks to Henry E. Green, general dealer at Olivet, who ks in the Meads Woodbury. Meads contemplates locating at Scott- has lidated the conse stoc building formerly occupied by Mr. inder the management of Mr. i ville and engaging in the drug business. Saginaw—A chattel mortgage has been t. B. Martini, general dealer , to J. M. Mor- The amount hr executed by at Akron, Tus ley, of this me as trustee. ‘ola county named in the mortgage js $4,767.06. in faver of eight creditors, among whom are two firms in this ci $1,200. The liabilities are about $8,000. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Roscommon — P. H. Matheson & have beg Co, 1g cedar shingles. illips & J J. C. Jensen as proprietors of the Pent- Iron Works. & Co. have pur- Champagne & Co. run manufacturit Pentwater—Ph ensen succeed water Novelty ron—Hudson the Beaudry, Muskeg chased mill site and will occupy the same witha shingle mill which they purchased from C. A. Crosby, of Greenville. Har ing his shingle mill from Cranberry Lake to this point, where he rison—Lyman has a large con- the shingle timber on a ned by tract for cutting 35,000,000 foot tract ow Wilson, Stene & Wilson. Port Huron—Robert M. Campbell is erecting a planing mil! here. It will be three stories high, constructed of brick ty to the extent of | Williams is removy- | It is also reported been removed to the haif a mile The miil has being railroad. ship. timber, located only rom the John liam C. and James L. ; Thite & Co. have i the Wm. Mears hardwood saw- d water pow a Boy 2 F alls, erate the same ul - agement of Chas. Thompson. Messrs White & Co. will continue to operate the hardwood n here a con- tracted to handle the product Or tne hardwood mill at Deer Lake. The com- bined capacity of the three mills is i2,- G00,000 Teet per annum. Trout Creek—The Tre ing in yut Creek Lumber a fine plant h One of Co., which is putti ere, is about ready to begin cutting. the band saws has been started to cut ut mat ta] for tr le and th ther out material for trestles, and the other band and gang will be started as soon as possible. The mill will have a capacity of 160,000 feet will compete for the eastern making all rail shipments from east via Sault Ste. Marie apd the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. Black River—The rumor that Alger Smith & Co. contemplate winding up their business here is denied, as they have still a large quantity of timber in Alcona, Oscoda, Montmorency and pewene Isle counties. lextend the where lumbering contrac They wil Is] ts have been let. they 4ir railroad into Presque e county, that will build a branch road from town 33-4 Isle to ner of Montmorency Marquette— We amount of in Presque Twin Lakes in the southwest cor- county. been having a which bids have rain lately A Prominent Personage. Jawkins—‘‘Who is that man yonder who goes along with his nose in the air?” "Sh! Hogg—* He’s a mighty impor- tant perso . His picture sud bt- raphy are in all the papers.”’ Jawkins—‘*What has he done?” Hogg—‘‘He’s the man who was cured of catarrh.’’ FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. RR ne ne eee Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent 4s word for each subsequ insertion. No advertise- ment taken for less than 25 Advance payment, ‘ESS CHANCES. centa. BUSIN | yt G STORE FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN IN THE growing village of Caledonia, surrounded by t country. Will sell on easy terms. Must ness on account of poor health. Address g, Caledonia, Mich. onl SALE—FRESH STOCK GROCERIES. WILL il por SA ci : * sry about $700. Centrally located in thi 9d busines: i good reasons for sell ie, 217, care Michigan Tradesman. 317 : —HARDWOOD LUMBER MILL, six ailroad, with plenty of timber for ngie machine in running order Saw mill re ady toset up. Teams, trucks, and building all in order to begin work ess J. J. Robbins, Stanton, Mich, or Reid, 121 Ottawa street,Grand Rapids. 312 —AT A BARGAIN, FURNITURE FACTORY for fifty men. Seven acres of land yower. Can load goods : of two railroads. 1 r JOR SALE —DRUG STOC = k In good town of 1,500 inhabits nts in best fruit growing county in Michigan Easy terms to agi oe Re azons for selling, sickne in the family. Address “Zinziber,” care lichigan 7 J,OR SALE “STOCK OF Gt which will invoice $4,000. perma resid and one acre of land, located in the best whe as grow- ing section of Central Michigan. Will take half in Address Lock Box 14, Wacousta, t good farming jand h. tI “STOCK OF GROC : inquire invoice $800. OR SALE OR EXCHANGE- well located in city; will at No. 78 Stocking street. age SALE—A CLEAN sries and crockery. STOCK OF DRUGS Doing good busine particulars, address J. M. Shaffer, Gladwin, Miel JOR SALE—CLEAN AND CAREFULLY SELECTEi loc ated at a good couutry tre saga 11 establis oe Address A. C. y 313 grocery stock point. Busin Adams, Adr [7 ANTE 1 ‘SPOT. Gaal TO PAY FoR A W general or groce ry stock; must becheap. Ad dress No. 26, care 3 Tradesman. : a 26 SITU ATIONS WANTED. W gg Sn ATION AS TRAVELING gia: are or specialty house preferre phn nev who has bert of references atreet, Grand Rapi is, Mich. SALESMAN, ed, by man Address 115 arles & YANTED—SITUATION AS CLERK OR Be )0K- -KEEP- \ er in general retail or wholes ery by young man of ars’ exper sith capacity. Write me at once. Address Lock Box 357 Harrison, Mich. 29) \ YANTED—SITU: married man Vv ~BOOK-KEEPER BY A » can give the best of refer- 5, care Michigan Tradesman, ‘ ences, Address No. 30 fair to help out some of the sawmills ; Grand Rapids. 305 with logs, which otherwise would have MISCELLANEOUS. to shut down. J.C. Brown has a large H° RSES FOR SALE AR OLD € : ly, one three-year-c lly id one six-ye foree of men on the Dead River, trying | geidinz—all sired by Louis Napoleon, dam by W * sin Banner (Morgan]. l handsome, and sp¢ to get down the McGraw logs, which | never been tracked a 3. 3. Bobbins, Stanton, | ; Mich. sil j "A * nine . h<« ha ali | 2 jhave been hung up on that stream all PoE SALEXCHEAP ENOUGH FOR AN INVEST. 8 r r 1e 2g } sueree e | ment. Corner lot and 5-room house on North summer. if he does not succeed the Lafayette St., cellar, brick foundation, soft water | Cleveland Saw Mill Co.’s mill in this city | will have to suspend operations for the} and stone, covering a ground area of | 50x100 feet, with a boiler and engine 30x40 feet. Sault Ste. Marie—Frank Ferry has pur- chased 50,000,000 feet of pine on the Two Hearted River of the Calumet & Hecla Co. The consideration is ported at $176,000, and house Mining 20,000,000 feet of timber will be lumbered this winter led season. —_— << Another Conyert to the Cash System Chas. B. Johnson, the Palo grocer and druggist, is the latest convert to the closer-to-cash-system, foll having promulzgat- the »wing circular among his | trade: re- | A NEW DEPARTURE. with November 10, and sell for Commencing close my books I shal] eash and icash only. Manistee—Filer & Sons’ sawmill was | shut down last week to make some re-| pairs to the salt well. It shows how the salt, when mill men think it will not pay torun the mill without the block too. Flint—Geo. T. eluded to much lumber is subordinate to their ing leased a_ th brick building. remove hay and basement Saginaw, 50x90 feet going | : BONE | any of these products. | to do the Warren & Co. have con- | ree-story | Any responsible person desiring credit ! by | |} purchasing a Tradesman coupon book, can obtain the same on 30 days’ time | the workings of which I will explain to j}any one who may desire to use same. the | cigar factory to} : reduce the price on all goods which wil! | I know I ean sell | | cheaper for cash than on the old system. | in dimensions. The present force of | sixty hands will be considerably in- creased. Clare—David Lockwood has purchased ship, Clare county, and a large tract of Lee & Co., of Bangor, who will remove! hard and soft timber in the same town- ae See ter eaaeaenaeaere | share of your | main, For several y butter, eggs, etc., and my customers all know they can obtain cash any time for I shall continue same in the future. lf my customers stand by mein this new departure, I shall from time to time admit of a reduction. Thanking you for your kindness in the past, and wishing | may merit a liberal patronage in future, I re- Yours respectfully, Cus. B. JOHNSON. <9 <> We never injure our own character so much as when we attack those of others. |p 2ars I have paid cash for | in kitchen. $1, 200. Terms to suit. Address No. 187, eare Michigan Tradesman. 187 Fes ALE OR RENT—COR LOT AND 5-ROOM house on North Lafayett eellar, brick found- ion and soft water in kite nc gt Terms to Cheap enough for an in tment. care Michigan Trades lan. i IR RENT—A GOOD STORE ON SOUTH PIVISION street—one of the best locations on the street. Desirabie forthe dry goods business, as it has been used for the dry go xds business for three years. Size, 22x80 feet, with basement. Geo. K. Nelson, 68 Monroe stree t 326 a W ‘ANTED—YOUNG SINGLE MAN WITH ONE OR two years’ experience in the dry goods business. Wages moderate. Address 304, care Michigan Trades man. 304 Address No 18 | G.R. MAYHEW, Grand Rapids. Mich., Hales Goodyear Rubbers Woonsocket Rubbers, Felt Boots & Avaska sacks Whitcomb & Paine’s Calf Boots. Write for Prices, GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Olson Bros., grocers, have moved from 327 44 3% Kast Bridge street to Stocking street. L. O. Dahlem has opened a grocery and notion store at the corner of Broad- | way and Butterworth avenue. J. Sanford, late of the Central market, the of Hall street and Madison avenue. has opened a market at eorner Jas. L. Felton at Burnip’s Corners. Barnhart-Putman Co. stock. store The furnished the The local peach crop began coming in July 23 and stray lots of Smocks are still coming to market, meeting with lively demand at the hands of dealers who have late The crop has never before lasted so long in standing orders for arrivals. this vicinity, two months being the usual outside limit. Purely Personal. L. R. Lansing, the Wayland grocer, was in town Monday. H. M. Patrick, the Reed City general dealer, was in town Monday. H. F. Hastings leaves Nov. 3 for Col- will orado Springs, where he spend a few weeks—possibly the entire winter. Carl L. Maurer, of the firm of M. V. Gundrum & Co., general dealers at Leroy and Traverse City, was in town Monday. Arthur K. Wheeler, Treasurer of the Lemon & Wheeler Company, is spending a week or ten days with friends at To- ledo. C. H. Felt, the Constantine druggist, is seriously ill with a complication of liver and He is treatment at Jackson. Dr. W. S. Terrill, formerly manager of the Mill’s drug store at Sand Lake, has lung troubles. undergoing returned to Muir and taken the manage- ment of his father’s drug store. Wm. H. White, of the lumbering firm of Wm. H. White & Co. and the mercan- tile firm of White & City, was in town Monday on his way to Buffalo. C. F. Meads, formerly engaged in the Fairchild, Boyne grocery business at Ainger, was in town one day last week on his way to Scott ville, where he contemplates embarking in the drug business. The drug trade of the State will sym- pathize with H. J. Brown, the Ann Ar- bor pharmacist, in the loss of his daughter, a beautiful girl of 14 years, whose death occurred about two weeks ago. Chas. E. Olney and family have re- turned from Thompson, Conn., where they spent the summer. Mr. Olney and son, Geo. E., leave about November 20 for Santa Barbara via New York and the Isthmus of Panama, the voyage by ocean and rail occupying about thirty days. Ball- | | associates John Smyth, formerly engaged in the grocery business on West Leonard street, but for the past six years connected with the compressed yeast department of L. Wiuternitz, has gone to Toledo to take charge of the ‘‘Fermentum”’ agency in that city. His employer and presented him with a hand- some masonic emblem previous departure. Many of the druggists who attended | | | } | | the pharmacy meeting at Ann Arbor last | has opened a grocery | | | active interest Martin & Co., druggists at Elk Rapids, | was in town all last orders for holiday and was accompanied by winter goods. He his wife, both week, placing his} | the of | whom hugely enjoyed their brief respite from business eares. Fred J. MceMurtrie, of MceMurtrie & Son, brought an with him from Huntsville, Ala. At several hotels en route he was compelled to take the little animal to his room to prevent his | confiscation at the hands of the colored | servants. of the drug firm at Three Rivers, opossum home 'to see something good. man thinks of leaving Satan’s service, | 'the Price Current. | White. whie ill hereafte > Ches, R. Mehen. of the firm of C. L.| White, which will hereafter be known to week feel as though the Association did | an uncharitable act in failing to re-elect C. A. Bugbee as Secretary, in view of his in the work and tom which has heretofore THE members TRADESMAN of the Association that the action should not be considered in the light of a slight by Mr. sSugbee, as it was due solely to the super- re-election. is assured by several taries a ior wire pulling tactics of his competitor. eee Keep Your Eye on the Jew. He always was prominent, but he is When business drops off two-thirds with every financial exchange in the world. In his activity and dis- tinectness all through the indeed a miracle. looming up more than ever now. he takes a holiday, centuries he is The toughness of the fellow is marvelous—he never gives out. In all our cities he crowds out all others. It is not only in old clothes but in new In other de- partments of trade, too.he is found at the front. ones that he is supreme. Read the signs as you pass along § ) I the business streets—old familiar names have passed away for new ones diffi- cult to pronounce. Judge Hilton, of New York, excluded the Hebrew from his hotel at Saratoga; and that decree turned the Jews from the Judge’s store on Broadway. Losing the Jewish trade, had to sell out. That’s the story. The theologians tell us that wonderful things will be seen in the world the close of the century. he before Maybe they know; maybe they don’t. Anyway, it is all their eyes on wise for business people He has dollars to keep the and dia- the When he comes along as a rival the Jew. monds, the ducats, the push. in trade, the average man must be wide awake or he will be distanced. — oa 2 Curb Your Temper. Don’t get angry at trifles. Look at vex- ations now as you will view them thirty days from date. The angry man who gets the wrong key and pushes and rat- tles the door until he breaks the lock, loses more time than if he had quietly gone forthe right key, and pays for a new lock besides. —_—

j jf a as 6% . AFC...... 1254 [Lancashire.......... 6% purchased for a comparative trifle, but, — Start out in the morning to win hi: Capital raat 4 DD. wiz ‘ Teazle.. '104| Manchester a 5%; in addition, another transaction, involy- dinner with his bow and arrow, or, fail-| Cavanat V......___ . co 7 - a gola..10% oe -- wees 6% ; iy one : Chapman cheese Noibe R... 3 o ’ersian.. 8%/Normandie......... 7% ing the deliberate appropriation by the ing these, by traps and stratagems, so, | Gpghman cheese cl. ; clue teed ian. 6% | Arlington staple... 64| Persian. spccee oot OM -ulprit is mn use 1 > slong- | thousands civilize 2 - VA i 7 Oxo £.... 6 Arasapha fancy... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... re culprit to his own use of money belong- thou ane of civilized men look upon the lan ry Peauot...20c.000 "* 2 | Bates Warwick dres 8%4|Rosemont........... big ing to the company, has also been dis- good things of this world as their lawful | Clifton COC........ Gasper... a 8% c tal, 2 aon gall -++- 6 . " " _. " Top of the I + .. 2% | Centennial......... WeéiSomerect.... 7 covered, and there are well authenticated prey, irrespective of their ownership, BLEACHED an oii Teap.. ” | Criterion erie — eee se ae stories a series ther frauds. whic z tc > 7 ee wenn 2 te 814/Geo. Washington... 8 Cumberlan staple 544 th mM Ore... .... 103 _— of a series of other frauds, which, and to be TT by any means at their Amazon. Le ele eee 7 | Cumberland........ 5 |Wabash...... . 1% in the aggregate, amount to a very large command. Unfortunately for them, so- Amsburg.... Vseeeus 2 Oe oe..... 7% — oe cw a : seersucker. bis, i. ev . Art Cambric........10 |Green Ticket....... a 74|Warwick.... ...... 72 sum. Arguing from the known to the | ciety long ago came to the conclusion not Blac oe AA. "3 Great Palis.......... 6ig Everett classics. .... 8’) Ww ee er ox : \ re is r ) suspecting 2 it this ing tvato | Beats All.... Lio08.....,.... ou. CO | eee... ....... Fier . eather « :. unknown, there i room for uspecting ” permit this marauding ~~ private Sie 122 J Tue Gut... EMG 5 | Glenarie.......-.-.. 6% ‘“* indigo blue 9 that a thorough investigation may bring rights, and it requites it with imprison-} Cabot.. . « [King I Phillip. sos, Fo | OOOO... 8. 6% /Wamsutta staples... 634 lig] further fact f a simils i ent and her nist heated Cabot, % . . 6%) or... 7c | Glenwood...../..... 7%4|Westbrook.......... 8 to light further facts of a similar char- ment and other punishments, besides | Charter Oak. . 5% Lait Cambric..10% eee ne 4 ter ste e ee ceee ” acter, and greatly swell the s tote fixing the st sre Conway W . 734|Lonsdale...... . @ 8% | Johnson Vhalon c ndermeer........ “le acter, and Bre atly swell the sum total of the stigma of its reprobation UPON | Cleveland ie Middlesex ae @5 “indigo blue 914|Yor “cee ON 6% the peculations. those who indulge in it. But the pro- Dwight Anch = | oe eee. 256 | . zephyrs....16 | ‘ i a a . e 5 orts. Caren Viow........... | GRAIN BAGS, The painful impression produced by pensity to it is latent in every one, as the ever... - Our Own ae eee 53% | Amoskeag...........1654| Valley City.......... 15% these disclosures was deepened by their germs of small-pox and searlet fever lurk | Empire.............. 7 |Pride of the West...12 | Stark............... si Georgia...... .. cn ae ag : ., | Farwell... - 7% Rosalind............ 7% | Amexiean.........., Sel Pactee 00000 eae eoming soon after the detection of the! in infected clothing, and, like them, it} Fruit of the Loom. S4iSunlight............. 4% | | White. Colored. a ——. ———. In both these instances men in whom, | they have, as we see, succeeded only in | Farwell....... i 2 — = ao 43 : ' i ' i : UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, ae > aa F like the President of the Adams Express | So far repressing it as to make property | Haoniiton N cet ee eens eee tO ee Fe fe ? u i ee / i" | Hamilte N..... 644 2... i Weseeces ' Company, the most implicit confidence | and life nearly, but not altogether Rare oe alte 2 CAMBRICS, . . . ' z + j PP | sé sé ° was placed, and who were invested with | against depredation and attack. | Middlesex A AT...... : | a on = eee 3%|Washington. . ..... 3% i a | a S..-. Thi : 34 | ee wlan 3% the greatest official authority, were found| What we most need to do to prevent | " No. 25 9 oe . = a = : : | BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, - seal ae “ ee 237 wanting in integrity and faithless to|the recurrence of breaches of trust like} Hamilton N. . : 7% Midi dlesex yl 11 ado cs ps ca ae I ; Te 3s . : " i i . > | _ meee %| I Me teen wa ce 3% their trust. Unlike him, however, they | those which I have mentioned is not to | ne T.... Hane - 8 is A oon sau adeno had the grace to conceal their misdeeds: waste our energies in denouncing and} C xF Stal : Pe he | Pireman...... ..... ~~ tee ee ee eees _ oT . _ i. A " oo i | re 2 Yel a ae... mene as Jong and as skillfully as possible, | lamenting them, but seriously to consider | i CARPET WARP. Talbot XX. ae ‘i R iJ RF, Wee tt whereas he seems not tohave had any | how, by strengthening the forces that | Peetie=s: on na a at oe ae Nameless. . 274 |Buckeye.... 2.22... 324% i : i j “2 ~ | rf > ii + > Pu i t q 2 ma sense of his guilt. Indeed, it might | repress them, we may make their com-| Integrity.......... 18%] colored. .2i Se | / . ore _ ll | DRESS GOODS. Red & Biue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% never have been exposed, but for his| mission more difficult. Obviously, the} Hamilton .......... § Nameless...... .....20 | a... am —— ol 18% A 1. . 7 . 3 | “ . u | ' -— | Wie... 2. ear... eyni al avowal of it —_ the witness | punishment dealt out by the criminal law, a a a ue 2 « en aes mi ta ean. 20 Flushing XXX oe oe stand, in asuit brought against him by | insufficient as it is, cannot be rendered | GG Cashmere... i tenets | — -.22%| Manitoba... .....1 23% | : a : | Nameless .......... a eas 32% DOMET FLANNEL. one of his confederates toward whom he | more effectual by additional legislation. | i ---. 35 | Nameless.....8 @ 94] ee 9 = 7 a —— oe — ale ahi ca. hs | ae ae 84%G10 | ke. 2 had proved himself as devoid of honesty |Nothing but a habit of thinking which | Coraline... ..89 50]Wonderful. ...... #4 50 | CANVASS AND PADDING. ‘ as he had been toward the corporation of | shall make the crimes to be instinctively, | a: - 9 00/Brighton.. .... . 4% | Slate. = ee _ =. — as ba i... . | Davis Waists 9 00/Bortree’s “oc. OORT a 7, | 1s € which he was the head. } as it were, abhorred will prove really} : Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ 15 00 | 10% aa = - 7 ee ot eet | ie H / a CORSET JEANS 11% 7 7 7 Be “se this affair the month has wit | efficacious in restraining men from them, | Armory cieee 6 Naumkeag satteen.. 7% | 12% 12%4|20 20 20 nessed the discovery of the peculations | and to the strengthenin and confirming | Androscoggin....... 724|Rockport........... 6% | DUCK : ol oe 4 | 6 Be e} Diddetora.......... 6 iCopesioga. |. ; r4 | Severen, 6 of........ 944 West Point, 8 oz....10% committed by the confidential clerk of |of this habit we may usefully address | Brunswick. ........ Si Walworth ...... .... 6% | pagum, Se Leeee 1054 - ' a 10 oz - - cenne tins & C hic tore | onr efforts ann ee a PRINTS, | Greenwood, 7% os. ¥|Raven, 100z. a Ke nnett, Hopkins & Co., which were on eifurts. And as morality, like char- Allen turkey reds.. oY Berwick fancies.... 144 | Greenwood, 8 ike 13% effected by merely common-place for-|ity, begins at home, so each one of us} ege wnee ss ic 514 oe —. veeeeee BO | WADDINGS. : ; : : | _ : He INK & purple 654/Charter Oak far icies 4% | ~~ - geries of endorsements of checks, and by | can do his little toward the desired result c buffs “9 sroaeeet 6 DelMarine cashm’s. 6 ' | ao ue = = bale, 40 dos. ...87_50 2fts of certificates stock » whole | by settins > eX: »j , Pink checks. 544 mourn’g 6 i theft of certificates of stock, the whole | by setting the example in our own con- | as ee nea bi Eddystone fancy. 8 : SILESIAS, amounting to a comparatively small sum. | duct, and in our treatment of the conduct! ," , Shirtings ... 3% chocolat 6 | Slater, Iron Cross... 8 \Pawtucket... yee 10% . . a P | American fancy 5% ss rober ... 6 “ Red Cross.... 9 |Dundie...... ee 9 From the other side of the Atlantic, too, | of those nearest to us. | American ndigo.... 5ly sateens.. 6 - 2... ++ 10%| eee. ; ae vs ag ‘ .eEMme ‘ falnati i ; .. a | American shirtings. 334 Hamilton —— i " Best AA..... 12 2H a ae Cc ity. Meee cose 10% came an announceme nt of a defaleation | I do not in the least extenuate the | Argentine Grays... 6 oe Pe a, a i 10% in the River of Plate Bank of London | enormity of the offence of which the} —— Shirtings... 4% Manchester ee ee Sees eee 84 : Die a: - | . a : : |; Arnol« . + on new era. 6 7ING SILK, and Buenos Ayres, which is now asserted | President and Y ice-President of the| Arnold Merino |"! 6 Merrimack D fancy. 6 aewihe SEK a ly S32: | & : ' cM long cloth B.10% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4 Corticelli, doz....... 75 {Corticelli knitting, to involve only $35,000, instead of the | Adams Express Company, and the Officers | “ 8% “ Reppfurn . ™ 8% | twist, doz.:37%| per oz ball......30 $1,000,000 reported some days ago. The | of the other dependent corporations haye| “ Centurycloth 7 |Pacific fancy........ 6” | 50 yd, doz. .37%4) i 1 een eeek.. 10%; ‘* robes ue Oe HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROss. most important circumstance connected been guilty, but 1 cannot help thinking | . green seal = 210% | Portsmouth robes... 6 | No 1BI k & White.. 10 {No 4 BI’k & White..15 : on oa ie s u a os : ce yellow seal. .10%/Si 1 . ee 12 | - ae with - robbery of Kennett, Hopkins & | that if it had not been for the precedents} « Serge...... 11% mayne menening...¢ tia a 0“ "9 | « 40 & = Co. is the apparent reluctance of the firm | established by other men in simile si-| p.5) purkey red..10% solid black. 6 PINS. a 4 ue ine 7 i ee geet | mation Satie Fans . 5 |Washington indigo. 6 | No2—20,MC.......50 |No4—15 F 3%......40 to face the music, and their delay in | tions of trust, and who have not yet lost} > . - colors. 54% Turkey robes.. 7%‘ 3-18,SC ---45 | — ee i . acs pth tae “a : ‘ i i : . engal blue, green, ‘* India robes... ¢ OTTON TAPE : knowl dging hes : responsibility to their reputations for honesty, they might Berit ane sounge i plain T° ky X % = No 2W hite & Br x. .12 Pa 8 White & BI’k..20 their customer for the acts of their sub-| have less easily fallen. The Pre erlin solids ao = x “ 4 — i" 2 . 23 aces a . i y -- 6} forg od ndorsement efit the difference. For doing this he; =“ madders...6 | “ gold ticket +i “TABLE OIL CLOTH. It is very easy but entirely useless to| has been deposed and expelled, and is| ¢: oe -- 6%) Indigo blue.......10% | 5—4....2 = — 2a +” ts. 2m i i" re Hl i i oa a a golids...... Sig | #8 . indulge in denunciation of crimes like not only sued for the restitution of his} , k ACA TICKING. COTTON TWINES. oe : ie : " . i -,, | Amoskeag ACA....i2%/AC A. -12% | | Cotton Sail Twine. -28 |Nashua. 18 1ese, ( ve > a ne » ‘ g ae tan ac, | + th and Foxags age : er the de- | ill-gotten gains, but is threatened with —— ’ 7% ote mberton Ah | Crows... 6... 12 Rising Star 4-ply.. 17 generacy o 1e€ age which has made criminal prosecution Tet, al re tes os ae Liesl wallow L 10% | | Domestic settee teens —— 3-ply.. S ta a wl i i r I tion. Ye t, all over the | ” Awning.. ‘11. |Swift River...._” 7% | Anchor...... 16 |North Star. them possible. For, while they may be country hundreds of railroad presidents, -s» ons noe i River. .......112" | Bristol ..... ..13 |Wool Standard 4 ‘pip _ a. — aed - : : : i Freee... awenren.... 4... Cherry Valley...... 15 |Powhattan .... new in form, and may be the immediate vice-presidents, directors, and even su- | Lenox Mills ........18 ™ oe”, oe iy. oe 13 product of compara ively modern cir- perintendents ret ‘ ices COTTON DRILL, / PLAID OSNABURGS a — < alee He ee I ' ts and freight agents have | Atlanta, Be ain £2... 8 |Alabama............ 6%|Mount Pleasant... 6% cumstances, they are as old in principle notoriously grown rich by _ building ok sottee tee Hed we a tee eees 7% | Alamance........... 6%/Oneida.............. as allt 3 newteti . ‘ . il i ee nl oe ies |Top o WO se cunt 10 | Augusta ee da eee we TL vEMOnE 2... 4... .. Si all the thefts and peculations which branches and extensions and selling | SATINES. ie 6 |Randelman........ is have been committed since the beginning | them at an advance to their own com- errs te “a Big oly a i 84 ‘Geonel Rei aie oe en : oi sie ed ae etait oo *e see ¢v04 e500 of the world. In the midst of the luxury | panies, or leasing them to their com- sr a one t een = settee ew River.........5 |Toledo....... ....,. 6 Coech: eewces soecbe aw i 2 <= Had Learned Too Much. thousands of as in or else to borrow money my stand. A true story is told of a farmer’s dog who had been found guilty of obtaining goods under false pretences. He is ex- tremely fond of sausages, and has been taught by his owner tv go after them for him, carrying a written order in his mouth. Day after day he appeared at the butcher’s shop, bringing his master’s order, and by-and-by the butcher became careless about reading the document. Finally, when settlement day came, the farmer complained that he was charged with more sausages than he had ordered. The butcher was suprised, and the next time Lion came in witha slip of paper between his teeth he took the trouble look atit. The paper was blank, and further investigations showed that when- ever the dog feit a craving for sausages he looked around for a piece of paper | and trotted off to the butcher's. farmer is scmething out of pocket, but | squares the account by boasting of his | dog’s amtehtigence. >.< Use Tradesman or Siete Coupons. to | The | THE MICHIGA N TRADESMAN. prices: Kelly Perfect, per doz. Falls City, per dez. he Kelly Perfect Axes : ee The Falls City Axe Both Manufactured by Kelly Axe oe (0. Louisville, Ky We carry a good stock of these axes and quote them at the following S. Bit. D. Bit. $7 $12 $6 $9 . a ROPES. Hardware Price rrent — Dil ee aa a ‘ ard e Price Current. Maydole & Co.’s............ dis, (25 ee ie : a, ., .. . (eiee..................... oo dis. 95 | Manilla.......... 0.0... ’ oe hese prices are for cash buyers, who} Yerkes & Plumb’s.......... |... a dis. 40810 a SQUARES. dis. : * : son’s S a list 60 or 2ei bh... sen eees ‘ pay promptly and buy in full packages. Blacrmmithrs Solid C ‘ast Steel, Hand. “he 40 404610 Mit and Bevels.. = Mitre. oe 2 AUGURS AND BITS. dis. HINGES, j SHEET IKON. te 60 | Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2,3 a . dis. ree Com. Smooth. Com rom, mies 8... “per doz. _ Nos. 10 to 14... 405 $29 SOmmingn ,wentiing............-.......1...... 25 | Screw = and Strap, to 12 In. wakes 14a Nos. 15 to 17. 465 2 (5 COmmings, TItMSIOn os... Cees ieee oi Woe 18to% . ... 4 (5 365 AXES. Screw ‘Hook and Byes } : _ 10 Nos Sto. __.... 48 315 ia ne SY y » OR > os 3 25 First Quality, S. B. Bronze.................. S750 « ts ‘ 5 net ™% os oT : 7 re a De Beane 200] ‘“ iN net Wael Fel rly tie ha hb “ Seabee 8 50| stray and T % dts. 8 All sh ‘ea 18, = 1 light r, over 30 Inches " oo... 2s Lich i ee SANE posi ll SAND PAPER ee dis Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track. 710 | List acct. 19,’ dis. 50 SOORIOM © 14 O00! Champion, anti-friction.................... 1¢ SASH CORD Oe net 3) G6! Bidder, wood track ................ 40 | Sily er L ake, White A _ list yj BOLTS, dis. HOLLOW WARE. \ Drab A... . ch dE A va) Si SE 50&10 EE spas hae) Spe CLARE = Long - - | Carriage new list.......... - || Spiders pepreeeneeereenneess CEN 60 ie White 35 UU 40610 | Gray enameled... 40810 | ~ Discount, 10 . Sleigh shoe...... be ees e ‘ 70 ay HOUSE FURNISHING WOODS, SASH WEIGHTS, cinta Stanpod Tin Ware new list 70 | Solid Eyes........... per ton 825 men, Mette $3 50| Japanned Tin Ware........ .. 25 i Saws 8. oc... ttt (‘tC Ee. new ee se a ee ue au 20 , ue . WIRE GOODS. dis. Sliver stee la. A Cuts, per foot, i ce Ss... Llc a Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 50 Cast Loose Pin, fipured........ ............. W& Serew Eyes.. a . 70&10&10 | Special Steel Dia. x Cuts, per foot.. 30 Wrought Narrow, bright Saat joint.......... 66410 | Hook's . ae 70&10410 | ‘© Champion and Electric Tooth X Wrovueut Goere rae. 60&10 | Gate Hooks and Eyes. ap %0&10&10| Cuts, per foot......... . +34) Weroueue weore.................,............ 60&10 LEVELS. dig. TRAPS. Wrought Inside Bind. .......... 60610] stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 70 | Steel, Game...... Wrenn Gree 8 o Came gg paige F Oneida Communi ity, Newhouse’s : KNOBS—New List. lis. Blind, OUREE B.8. .e. 70&10 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .... .. 55 | Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s . 70 eG, POUeOr A... 7010 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings.... 55 | Mouse, choker.... ... 1Se per doz Bited Sheree... |... 70 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings... 55 | Mouse, delusion ee 81.50 per doz BLOCKS. Door, porcelvin, trimmings........... 55 | essa wies WIRE, = Ordinary Tackle, list Apr 17°85. ..0- 0+ ee a ee ae RENT ETA Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ..... . 55 | Coppered Market.... co —-. . ............ dis. 50&02 | Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s. ' 55 | aoe ee eae 6246 manmeeen................. 55 | Coppered Spring Steel............ 5 er eS 55 | Barbed. Fence, gal vanized i 3 35 Cant Seeer.-.. ace... ee perm 5 MATTOCKS | painted : 2 85 CAPS oo. 6...................... ... 816.00, dis. 60 | HORSE NAILS. ae Pe ee... perm 65] Hunt Bye. Se $15. 00, dis. 60 | Au Sable weeee eee GIS, 251025410605 Been Ce. ce 60 | Hunt’s Ce $18.50, dis. 20&10. Peeve wees ane : . == Re 3 35 dis, | Nort re eet u dis. 10¢ eee . 60 | Sperry & Co.’s, Post, ‘tenn ok. Ne 50 | : WRENCHES. dis, e MILLS. is | Baxter’ s Adjustable, nickeled 30 veuaceuanaden : Coffee, see of... a 40 | Coe’s Genuine .... dv Rim Fare... . we ee eee ee eee eee eee 38 S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wz rought,. 7 ee dis. 25 ‘“ eae Borry & Cle Wa 40 | Coe’s 'p atent, malleable T5&10 CHISELS dis. _ eee ‘ 30 | ies chi MISCELLANEOUS. dis. Socket F by Py MOLASSES GATES. dis. | bird Cage ee wv Soc ket iirmer De ee ee 70&10 ies Dalen g0é10 | Pumps, Cistern. 5 ee 7O0&16 aa k1n |S eee it Odi 2 7 Beco se Gonagme................ este ae 60410 | Screws, ew eee 70410 MOORCUC Mee 70&10 on | Casters. B d Plate WEWLIC Socket Slicks . 70&10 | Enterprise, self-measuring.................. 25 | Casters, Bed a e . 0&10k81 ; ste ternestnceree - NAILS | Dampers, eee cg 40 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer...-00000000° 1.020, Sieel walle Pere... 1 sc | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods 65 cOmss. PO UN MAN os occ ee cece cu 2 15| METALS, Curry, 1@WYOHGe SS -.0 0... 40 Advance over base: Steel Wire, | PIG TIN, : Ronee re Base Base | Pig Large................. 26¢ CHALK RE ee Base 10 | Pig Bars..... 28C Ww Neal pa mnoie 2h 11 40... |... .....- 05 20 | ZINC. White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 = Ce 10 29 | Duty: Sheet, 2%¢ per pound. COPPER, —....lhmrmr,r..,LhLrm,CssSCaCzsC«Cai. 15 So | Ged poune Ganka. 2.1... 2.2.6... 6% Planished, 14 oz cut to size... .. per pound = 28 | 16...........-. 0... +6. 15 35 | Per pound.............. sn i 14x52, 14x56, 14x60 .......... 0.200. 26 | 12.. 15 35 SOLDER, ' Cold Rolled, 14x56 gat aeo ete. ee i 20 40 | 4@% wns hn aes 16 eee eee 25 50 | Extra ip ng a ers eae 2 Bottoms .......... eee ae “+ a0 65| The prices o the ms y other qualities o DRILLS. dis, a. . & 90 | solder in a market ene l by private brands \ 50 | vary ace Pom position. Moreen Tit Meeoke.. wl... : nO 3.. lg ea as hy ie hee : - z Pe bedi eT aaa : ‘Taper and siraignt shank................... 50 os. "1 50 9 00 | Cookgon...... per pound 16 More's Taper Sename. wl... 50 ee a ae - Ce as A : , Case Briere oes cee = a-s-s OO 9) | Hallett’s... 13 DRIPPING PANS. aon Dette eee eee cee, 1 00} “TIN—MELYN GRADE, ne ov - €...... ..... et ctecee su. 1 25 | 10x14 IC, € ‘harcoal \ : 50 Large sizes, per pound...... . 6% Finish 10.. cee = ; 00 | | | ints . . 3 ( we as ELBOWS. S 4... 2 : c= OO 115 1 50 | 14x20 IX, ttt tee tena 25 Com. 4 piece, 6 In. ..... 02.0... dos. net =—75 ciinenst9 CE 85 75 | Bech cAditional X on this grado, 81%, i . 1 00 90 | TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. il Same. dis. 40&10 “ : lL. 4 15 1 00 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal 86 75 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Barrell %.....- 1 eS 2 50 | 14x20 IC, i 6 i5 Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826 30 PLANES, dis, | loxid IX, 2 cm ‘, . ; oe. 4) | 14x: ae 92 Te See eee es een nesncnttnnt 7 oe wae — ee en : Each additional X on this grade $1.50. FILEsS—New List. dis. | Sandusky Tool Co.'s, fancy................. / , BOOFING PLATES i Disston’s . es Goce | Donen, first quality.......................... Ses | | 14x20 IC, i Worcester... : 50 i 60&10 | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. &10 pina oo mf i Bi. i. 60&10 PANS. 2x2 ' ' ’ td § ooo ee oO mee, Kem dis.60—10 | 14x20 IC, mn Allaway Grade. co 6 co eer 6 Moree Hase................... 1... 50 | Common, polished........... 2 70 | poe - ot i“ z = GALVANIZED IRON iene cat ented oT a poxesixs 6“ 15 50 Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27 28 | Copper Rivets and Burs................ 50 | BOILER S1ZE TIN PLATE. List 12 3 14 i 18 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. | 14x28 IX.......... $14 08 Discount, 60 “A Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 _ 27 10 20 | 14x31 IX i 15 GAUGES. dis. “B” Wood's at. planished, Nos, 25 to 27 9 20 | 14x56 IX, for No. 8 Bolle ner sound 10 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 50| Broken packs ec per — extra. | 14x60 TX. M ichigan Tradesman | — all this is that increased postal |facilities are always followed by in- | creased postal business and increased revenues. When letter postage was re- duced from three to two cents, postal business soon increased enough to bring the revenues of the department up to its expenditures. With the principle prop- Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable erly applied, the day is not far distant strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on apr lication. Publication Office, 100 Louis St ‘ficial Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade of the Wolverine State. The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Oy.ce. ny postage, also. The value of the exports from the United States for the twelve months end- E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1891, ing August 31, 1891, was $909,264,438, —=!an increase of $52,784,377 over the ex- THE ANN ARBOK MEETING. ports of the preceding twelve months. The annual convention of the Michi-| The value of the imports for the same gan State Pharmaceutical Association, period was $839,093,241, an increase of which was held at Ann Arbor last week, | $37,877,744. Directly contrary to these facts are the statements of the calamity cranks, who are going about the country howling over the decadence of our for- eign commerce. And some of these same hosts and cranks want to be elected to Congress excellent | for the purpose of getting their theories The anxiety of the delegates | empodied in laws for the promotion of trade matters precluded the | oyr national prosperity. of the usual number of | —— but the practical re-| So faras THe TRApESMAN’s informa- accomplished will probably out- tion goes, no writer has ever undertaken deficiency in this | to depict the lights and shadows of that The plan propesed by Frank J. Wurz- interesting individual known as the gro- burg at the Petoskey convention, provid- | cer’s delivery boy until Mr. Owen volun- ing for recommendation of several | tarily assumed the task, his initial effort pharmacists for the appointment to the | in that direction appearing in this week’s was again If future contributions to the -xecution by Secreta-| series are as varied and interesting as the present article, the character under discussion will certainly have no reason to complain that he is not given a com- plete delineation. was one of the most pleasant and profit- held organi- attendance was not so Ann royal able meetings ever by the albeit the as was expected. The zation, large Arbor druggists proved to be entertained judgment. their guests with to discuss introduction technical sults papers, weigh any respect. the | Beard of Pharmacy, endorsed | issue. and will be put into¢ ry Vernor,. although Governor Winans has | that he whit for the wishes of the trade at large—a gentle- red in the drug shown does not care a busi- honor of making the man not now engag ness having had the = No small ‘portion of the corn crop will be hurried to market in November and December as soon as harvested. The foreigu demand for corn will not come until later in the season, probably not March. The foreign demand promises to be much larger than ever before. The rowers who rush their corn to market cannot receive much ben- efit from the higher prices that will al- most certainly prevail. last appointment. WAR ON THE CUTTERS. National W} sociation, week, which ‘The As- iast 1lesale Druggists’ at Louisville the recommended by which met unanimously has adopted plan the Association of Manufacturers and Dealers before been in Proprietary Articles, by the American Pharmaceutical Association, State Pha by eighteen Associations and League. A intrusted the rmaceutical the Interstate committee, to details of was also appointed. which was exe- The plan has been under discussion for many In view of the short supply of bread- stuffs in Eurepe, it is urged that we can now work up ademand there for American corn as a substitute for rye and wheat. But the best way to send corn to Europe is in the form of meat products. cuting the plan, undoubt- effeet proprietary years and, if carried out, will edly have a most important upon the prosperity of the medi- How- ever, there never was a better opportunity than the present to get the people of Europe to use corn in place of rye and low-grade wheat. cine business. The Postmaster General has been mak- free de- Early idea that could be nts with the in small ing some experime livery system villages. in his She Squared Accounts. A pretty dining-room girl in a certain Northern Michigan town was much an- noyed by the young men talking to her, and a guest, noticing her discomfiture on one occasion, asked: *‘Aren’t you annoyed by some of these rather too smart young men?’ “Oh, yes! Some of the new traveling men make me tearing mad, sometimes, term he conceived the the free delivery system ex- tended to the smail towns and farming districts without the materially increasing Con- of $10,000 3200 was | expense to the department. gress made an appropriation for the About expended at each place. It thatin forty or experiments. is reported | towns where the more experiment has been in operation, it is | found that the revenues of the offices | but I get even with ’em, and don’t you have been greatly increased: and that | forget 1”” while in some cases they have not entire-| ‘Do you mind telling me in what ly met the expenditure, yet in every way?” case the receipts have been greatly creased, and it is believed that, on the! from the kitchen.” the total sum of extra income Th oe ee 4 in Chi ee ere is an immense garden in ina from the whole number of ns i : of towns will that embraces an area of 50,000 square almost, if not quite, equal the total ex- miles. It is all meadow land and is fill- penditure of $10,000. The principle un-| ed with lakes, ponds and canals, sw “Oh, I spit in the teaon the way in whole, | when we shall not only have the free de- | livery system greatly extended, but pen-| |to employ legal services, which is for- | i | | | Eighth Annuai Meeting ofthe M.S. P. A. The eighth annual meeting of Michi- gan State Pharmaceutical Association convened at Ann Arbor last Tuesday af- ternoon, opening with prayer and an ad-| dress of welcome by Wm. G. Doty, Mayor ! of Ann Arbor. President Prall respond- | ed in behalf of the Association, followed | by his annual address. Among his rec- | ommendations were an amendment to the pharmacy law, enabling the Board | } i i. ° | bidden by the State Board of Auditors. | Five reports followed, those of Secretary |of State Board of Pharmacy | mittees on Membership, | The Committee on and Com- Adulterations, Legislation and Pharmacy and Queries. Legislation renewed the recommendation of the President in regard to an amendment to the pharma- cy law. In the evening the delegates Room 24, University building, listened | to a piano selection by Miss Davis, an| address by Prof. Victor “The Relation of Pharmacy and Medi- cine” and a recitation by Pref. True- blood, which was encored. The evening’s entertainment was a most delightful one and reflects credit on the Committee on Arrangements. At the opening of the morning session, Wednesday, H. G. Coleman, chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Trade Interests, consisting mainly of a discussion of the price cutting evil. The outcome of the report, and the faithful consideration given it, was the adoption of a resolution instructing every member of the Association to report all cases of price cutting to the Committee on Trade Interests, which will proceed in the proper manner to have the “ent off.” The report of the Secretary gain of twenty-five new 140 dues | | | | | | met in} C. Vaughan on olfenders showed a while non-payment of and several others were released by resignation. In point of receipts for dues, especially past dues, the Secretary exceeded the record of any of his prede- cessors. members, were dropped for The report of Treasurer Dupont dis- closed a comfortable balance to the credit of the Association. The reading of papers, mainly by title, occupied the remainder of the session. The afternoon was devoted to a visit to the University, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the delegates. A special session was held in the even- ing for the purpose of electing officers, resulting as follows: President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. Vice-Presidents—S. E. Parkill, Owosso: L. Pauley, St. Ignace; A. S. Parker, De-| troit. Secretary—Mr. Parsons, Detroit. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—F. J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids; Frank Inglis and G. W. Stringer, Detroit; C. E. Webb, Jackson. Grand Rapids was selected as the next | place of meeting and John D. Muir was | elected Local Secretary, the time of | meeting to be decided upon by the Ex-|! ecutive Committee and Local Secretary, | Several candidates for the appoint- | ment of member of the Board of Pharma- | cy, to succeed Mr. Parkill, were pre- sented, the Secretary of the Board to| acquaint all the registered pharmacists | of the State with the candidates and So- | licit an expression of opinion. A pleasant reception followed at one! of the rooms of the pharmacy | school, | ! light refreshments | dainty manner. | for Swift & Company, | important roll in another way; they | with—millions of capital. being served in a At the Thursday morning session, only | @ few members were found to be present. Vice-President Parkill, who presided in the absence of the President, announced the committees and the convention ad- journed. eee Gripsack Brigade Max Mills has begun the ride to Solo- mon’s temple on the back of the anti- quated goat. Cliff. Herrick has engaged to travel for L. Schepp, of New York. His territory includes all the available towns in this State. G. B. Willock, Eastern Michigan rep- resentative for the P. J. Sorg Co., was in town over Sunday, the guest of M. M. | Mallory. John B. Orr, Michigan representativ has taken up his residence in Grand Rapids, locating on Jeiferson avenue. John J. Dooley, traveling representa- tive for H. E. Bucklin & Co., has come to Grand Rapids for the purpose of making this city his headquarters for the next six months. Chas. Bennett, traveling representa- tive for B. Desenberg & Co., of Kalama- z00, took the first prize in a contest at Jones last Wednesday night, as the pos- sessor of the largest nose of any man in the State. Jobn M. Fell has resigned his position with Geo. H. Reeder & Co. and engaged to travel in the same territory for C. M. Henderson & Co., of Chicago. He will start out on his initial trip with the Chicago house about November 1. Cal. L. Martin, who has been on the road for the past year for Dean, Foster & Co., of Chicago, will transfer his al- legiance to Robert Stevenson & Co., of Chicago, December 1. His territory com- prises all the available towns in South- eastern Iowa. “I don’t know how the business world could get along without traveling sales- men,” said the of an extensive St. Louis manufacturing establishment. ‘Years ago, in the days of stage coaches, one seldom met a ‘knight of the grip.’ Business then was carried on by differ- ent methods; each house had its patrons manager and kept them year in and year out; margins were large and competition weak. Communication and transporta- tion were slow. Now, however, a change has come over the scene; competition is sharp; the motto of the times is ‘quick sales and small profits; facilities for communication and rapid transit are so | perfect that the business man of to-day is in touch with every part of the world. The situation becomes more like a battle field. Every customer that is won must be fought for, and without a well-mar- shaled foree of good salesmen there would be little chance for success. And aside from this direct necessity of sales- ; men, these ‘angels of commerce’ play an dif- fuse wealth, and in a way which makes them indispensable to a country. It is not s¢ much the hundreds of thousands | of dollars they spend as the regularity with which they distribute it throughout the country. Railroads and hotels re- gard them among their best patrons. If | all the salesmen in this country were drawn up in line they would make an august showing, and if all the money | they annually distribute were collected |in one golden heap, there would be enough to go into the banking business Traveling salesmen area big factorin this coun- try"? { ‘EL i TWO HOURS ON A_ DELIVERY WAGON. Written for THE TRADESMAN. While walking up Cherry street the other day, i met a grocer’s delivery clerk, with whom I was acquainted, who invited me to take a ride with him. Having a little leisure time at my dispos- al, and being assured by the raseally clerk that we would be backin a few minutes, I accepted the invitation and climbed up on the seat. ‘‘There’s a mare that knows her busi- ness,’”? said the clerk, as he hit her a crack with the whip that sent my feet skyward and my head into a basket of potatoes. After I had regained my equilibrium and pushed the dents out of my hat, I told the scoundrel that I had every reason to believe that the mare did know her business a confounded sight better than her fool of adriver knew his, and that if he would have the kindness to cause the mare and the vehicle to come to a standstill, I would disembark and wend my way back on foot. ‘You bet that old mare biz,’’ observed the lad. knows her “She'd start right from the store without any lines and make the round trip without missing a house or making a wrong turn; and (throwing the lines over the dash-board) she’l] make a turn the shortest possible way, if she has to skin a telegraph pole or jump a gutter to do it.”’ “‘Gewillikens, boy! What——’’ I was interrupted in my remark by the pit of my stomach coming in violent con- tact with the bullet head of the grocer’s dunee. The front wheel on the driver’s side struck the curb and slewed around and the hind wheel ran over the corner and nipped the bark offa maple tree. The driver was used to it and braced himself accordingly, which saved me from being the unwilling cause of hold- ing a coroner’s inquest on that corner lot. WhenIgot my breath again, I re- minded the grocery slinger that a ecab- bage head which had tumbled out had been run over and cut in two and that it would show if he would stop and gather up the remains. But who ever heard of a grocer’s clerk show- ing respect for anything! He said the old mare knew her business and that he had to make the trip before 12 o’clock and couldn’t stop for siekness or death. At a house on a little back street down in Oakdale Park we made our first stop. A peck of peaches and a half dozen eggs were fished out and, after the dust was blown off the top, it was discovered that five of the had collapsed, and, mingling their contents with the dust of the earth, had imparted to the peaches a sorted of daubiness that was not pleas- ant to look upon. We turned around, ran over the wheelbarrow and started on the home stretch. We had drivena mile and a half with that peck of peaches and six eggs and delivered them within afew rods of two grocery stores. I supposed that our customer was either on bad terms with her two neighbor grocers, or else she was a mother-in-law to the dis- tant grocer, and I asked my light-headed companion to explain matters. He said that lady had formerly lived near their store; that ‘‘once a customer always a customer’’ was a law among grocers, and, consequently, a groceryman followed his customers all over the city, and while so- liciting orders from them, they often suc- ceeded in picking up new customers in strange territory. I asked the commer- more respect eggs MICH GAN TRADE MAN. cial teamster if he could work in sub- traction and simple division. Giving the mare a cut with the whip, which up- set a basket of potatoes and gave me a kink in the back, he said he had no time to fool away with any such things, and wanted to know why I asked the ques- tion. I said I was going to ask him to figure out how long it would take a gro- cer with fifty customers like the Oakdale Park patron to get rid of a capital of $1,500; but as he didn’t know how to figure and was young in the business, and as I did not wish to discourage him, I told him not to feel badly, quite evident that he could well as his employer. as it was figure as Our next stop was ata house some- where on Thomas street. This time it vas a peck of potatoes, a bar of soap and a gallon jug of kerosene oil. I waited fully ten minutes for my captor to pop his head out of that back door, and when he did pop I saw at once that something was the matter with him. ered with black spots of rage and soot, and bore marks of having had tussle with some object complexion easily. He seat and gave vent to his wrath by deal- ing that innocent brutal blow with the whip, which put two more kinks in my back. But he wasn’t mad after all—he only looked mad. He said the ‘‘old gal” asked him to help her move the cook stove and he had been on the street long enough to know than He said that in the spring and fall, during house-cleaning time, he was frequently asked cupboards, ete.; help take up and shake carpets, split kindling wood and help lift the boiler on and off the stove. He had never to entertain the baby while its parent called on a neigh- bor, but he He was cov- a terrific which shed its sprang on his mare a better refuse. to help move stoves, been asked said he was subject to just such things all the time. At a fashionable place on Henry street the road clerk really got mad. It was a market basket full of small packages, among which had a sack When the lifted from the wagon, a golden stream of yellow ored albumen was exuding from the bottom. Before the clerk discovered it, he had ornamenting him- self with yellow daubs and stripes of liquid egg. ly on the cobble stones, he pulled out his handkerchief and commenced to rub and swear—that is, if he had not been a gro- eery delivery clerk he certainly would been of eggs. basket was eol- sueceeded in Dropping the basket sudden- have used profanity. The more he rubbed, the more highly ornamental! his pantaloons became and the more he swore, and the more [ laughed. It had come my turn to enjoy the fun, and I made the best of my opportunity. He tried to clean off the pareels, but the more he tried the worse they looked. He said he wouldn’t care so much if it had happened anywhere else, but right there —but I will spare this young man’s feel- ings from any further description of his | | | yeculiar predicament,a!lthough he show ed | | I k no disposition to spare my feelings whe n| he had a chance to do so. The next stop was away up on North | College avenue, where we left what re- mained of a bushel of potatoes. At a house within gunshot of three or four East Bridge street grocery stores the mare halted and the egg-bedaubed, soot- | besmeared and dust-covered ae jumped out, but the ten pounds of beans had broken out of their paper house and danced all over the bottom of the wagon until they had become so weighted with an accumulation of egg and dust, that they had completely lost their identity and could not be delivered. Our next call was at a house on Union street where a half bushel and a peck of apples had been iously looked for since 11:30 a. m. (it was then 12:15 p. m.), but not having arrived in time for dinner, the lady of the house was in a proper frame of mind to bite off the heads of all the of potatoes anx- grocery delivery 9 Voigt Herpols imer & G0, {Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CARPETS, (7 CURTAINS Manufacturers of Shirts, Pants, Overalls, Ete. clerks in the city. May my head be bit- Elegant Spring Line of Prints, Ging- ' : 4 . Ti} Tore ‘Hal eS Thite ten off seventeen times rather than re-| ve Toile Du Nord, Chailies, White i Fi jand Black Goods, Pereales., Satteens ceive one such curtain lecture as that un-| a i : oS ' ’ iSerges, Pants Clo Cottonades and fortunate clerk received on sion! that ocea-| * When we turned the next corner, the lady was still shaking her fists and | reminding the clerk of his utter worth- | I was truly repentant by this| time and fully forgave my unlucky young | friend for the injuries I had sutfered at his hands. | When I reached home my wife took me | out into the back yard and dust. She asked me if I behind some wagon and dragged all the| way home. I told her never to unkindly to agrocer’s delivery boy or ask him to rock the night wood; and cumstances, to lamp wick and order it delivered and go right home and scold the hired girl and | abuse the children because her not arrived in advance of her. I assured her that her if she ahalf pound of tea home, and that it was half them sent by with the misfortunes that I occasionally kiss him for his mother. ZENO. lessness. swept off the4 had been tied | speak | cradle or earry in the never, under any cir- buy a yeast cake goods had reputation would not suffer | even earried always safer to than to carry a dozen eggs wagon. I was so impressed delivery clerk’s troubles and] advised my wife to} => > ~—— Use Tradesman Coupon Books. | | ! 4& J. SOWNE, President | ». A. DGETT, Vice-President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier | CAPITAL, - - - $300,G00.| Hn | Transacts a genera. banking business | im Makea Specialty of Collection A ccountes | of Country Merchants Soltcited Drag Store for Sale at a Bargain On long time if desired, or will exchange for part productive real estate. Stock clean and well assorted, Location the best in the city. I wish to retire permanently from the drug bus- | iness, r Cc. L. BRUNDAGE, 117 W. “ich, Opp. New Post Office. Muskegon, and a, order| & Western Ave. | \Grand Rapids, - - Hosiery now ready for inspection. Chicage and Detroit]PricesiGuaranteed. 48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Geo. H. Ree der & Co BOOTS & SHOES Felt nen men ane Socks. State Ae Grand Kapids. AT A BARGAIN. A stock of Dry Goods be- 158 © 160 Fulton st., | longin g to the estate of Jas. H. Trew. deceased. Must be sold at once. HIRAM COLLINS, Special Administ'r, 101 Ottawa St PAUL HIFERT, Manufact Tronks, Traveling Bags and Cases urer of SAMPLE TRUNKS AND CASES MADE TO ORDER. Write for Prices. 41 SO. DIVISION ST., Mishigan, Rn Goebel HIRTH & Headquarters for ee Dressings, Shoe Brushes, Etc. Sheepskin Slippers fn, x quality, per doz. prs...... $1 35 fo hi " _ I 65 . Felt “slippers. | Plain, for rabber boots...... 1 50 Leather sole, quarters and toe CAP. ..- +. eee eees 2.1. 2 oo Parkers Arctic S0¢x ........ 2 25 HRAUSE, Grand Beside Mich. Buy of the Largest Manufacturers in the bouD Of B O0ks The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids Cou: try and Save Boney THE OFFICE OF MILLER, CORWIN F. PHARMACIST, AWD MANUFACTURES. Wolcotiville,ind., .\uc. 25, 1891 H ne & f l D £ ar 1 & lemen-- All 1 1y thanks you your t i} aiiay a r Lng LLi , SA T ced ith you I was surpris- > a6 that tim y Gs so s00n af the S laced L a sho ia aT oe 1 2 a ASAL ¢t your city and an¢ h 1 ns i i g0ods, vith all the necessary faciliti insure pronptness y Curiosity aS Sauisiic d an: if D 129 Orders 1 i] Ka ola n he AVE ct two de- 2 2 19Se e cal ye R. R Ti little I i } ily i any house have eedingly few, and the quality of eoods has been ais Lass> 1 y e 1 rr 5 La S S y DHTeci ZOF : your S l the ge inly manner i still remair r ori ver} Cl On grungy Liy oe) ly, é OF FICE OF =>? RO. Ke MIN Bo. MANUFACTURING CHEMIST, ND#D GIST DRUGGI oe tT Se moe STrResr. Sept 9% “gl Pe 4, a oe Ka fer el Plate ~ gen ae i ¢ 4. yD ce t Le ie ee A or a OF Ho aset aC Az, th c eek Lex ic. ——- - he oye bes tha " 4A ie | eine i ace frre Pit al, avg - ee (404 72 town ftl, - L. 444 oO i . a wile ake Cs teal We Bias da oO ie aos d2, — we Sj a Oat t ae gi aekiag Lag One of. i a ae a Quick De 7 Gla QD CG ow tran. Cag, nn So Cafurtfitty, Reina; af. ZO M. [CHI GAN TRADESMAN . ostimonials That Tell! dD. Cc. integers brn it, »E RK WILSON) cITy DRUG STORE, COR. MONROE AND OTTAWA STS. nn Cth oA AN Grand Rapids, oe “ : City sien i il Found ak adwoax ne | oat Napeetece ‘A «:. cng he Colne es on Cevcecntre af gids Lacy ely 7 J Ate ner ete Y Leas & dk gL. grey ie aua ea aout cothamh: “7 crite hae Meter. L- wae tno Liecl OA of teh ae sea eA ca: Cilia, ceed it pers Cettes JOHN G. STEKETEE, oO tug¢ist, 501 SOUTH DIVISION ST. Jicscty DIO} im Hbecpirds, Meychk ie of, G_- Grh. d Sian sae anactthe bor aA a hay gorda. axe allonge licrg hip fort meas and “ fi Aa fom alivage) nelle: oF Cortes UM a aL con geneinl they a. and_ Br Tg A, Ay all vag gordo Fro 9 hkl Meee Ley Maat | Prescription Druggist, | G74 WEALTAY AVENUE.»-——* | Gd Hepa (Het, 18 ‘af TF Kf, Pie Sf rar ia » Pal ‘- Z re ed et ee 2 ot Dudes pail. QLlo: Ze 2g a ‘THE MICHIG AN TRADESMAN. 11 ; cana Wholesale Price Current. [opus SP. W.. .1 95@2 20] Seidlitz Mixture..... @ 2%|Lindseed, boiled ... 39 42 a I ._¢ *, iL ia Sinapis.. Cou l. @ 18{Neat’s Foot, winter : Se ae ee ae ene ee tee EO canes oe @ Mi sttained........... 50 60 Advanced—Quieksilver, castor oil. | Declined—Oxalic acid, German quinine. ae. See a as a — fa De = SpiritsTurpentine.... 41% 46 Fig | eee Vomica, (po 20) .. ® 10| Snuff, Scotch. De. Voe : 2| : Pd po2).. @ 10 Snut Sosish, De. Voes @ PAINTS. bbl. Ib, 4 ACIDUM, CEOMee i... | @em TINCTURES. | Os. eR ea 23@ 28} Soda Boras, (oa 74)... N@ 12 | Red Venetian..........9% Jean Es ee 8@ 10} Exechthitos.......... 2 50@2 7: — Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 3 Oc hre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4 ' Benzoicum German.. 50@ ee 2 25@2 50| Aconitum NapellisR....... 60) 00 ---) --..----..-. @2 00 | Soda Carb............ 1%@ 2 " Ber 1% f Boracic @ = Gaultheria 2 a 10 iA F m0 | Ps Picls Liq, N. C., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb "@ 5 | Putty, commercial. Mg can ewe ‘tegccees | Se La iia Go wig cb < B2 he ’ o onl ee DEED. .-«--.-- f 3 | D £ ..2q 2% be Cactalioum .........._ 23@ 35; Geranium, ounce. @ 75 | Aloes Oe ee etc @2 00 | Soda, Ash. -«-... S4@ 4|_ strictly pure. 2% 2¥@3 vito ‘ 3 | Gossipii, Sem. gal..... ~ “and myrrh. 60 | Picis Liq., — ae G1 00 | Soda. Sulphas. a @® 2} Vermili > i ae” lcd. ae ae 50) p ea - @ 38 | Spin ether Co.) sop sp| View me Amer inpie Witrocum |.....-...... 10@ 12|Juniperi............... 50@2 00 | Asafcetida .. teas le Hydrarg, (po. — 2 | oo Dom... @2 25! Vermilion, English... 70@75 fealean 10@ 12} Lavendula ............ 90@2 00 | Atrope Belladonna... -..* | | Piper Nigra, (po.22).. @ 1 ‘“* Myrcia Imp... .. @3 00 | Green, Peninsular... 10@Q75 Phosphorium dil... iia S his jo) DeOsOm. 60 | Piper Alba, (po g5) .. @ 3 * Vini Rect. bbl. | Lead, ne ei 7 iM% Salieylicum ...........1 36@1 70 | Mentha Piper.......... Se 59 | Pix Burgun.......... @ 7| 22%). mt at) white 7 @i% ‘ Sulphuricum.. |. 1%@ 5| Mentha Verid......... 2 20@2 30 | Sanguinaria................. 50 | Plumbi Acet .......... 14@ 15} Less 5c gal., cash ten days. | Whiting. ¥ rhe Span. @i sane ee 40@1 ¢0 | Morrhuae, gal......... 1 Ogi to | Befosma 50 | Bulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal... . @1 30| Whiting, Gilders’ @X Tartaricum............ 40@ 42 a Ome... @ | Cantharide, 75| Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, a. 3 @4 | White, Paris American 1 0 eae ee Olt v i 85@2 75 oes. Len 50 | Pyretiram, BY at = ‘ : = .-.. SMG Sie Whiting, Paris Eng. AMMONIA, cis quida, (gal. 38) 108 12 | Ca dumon. : _ Seeds c @ : amarinds........ .. B@ 10| cur 1 40 Ricin 1 2 Ney | Qiteeeiae 10 | Terebenth Venice... 28¢ Pi spared P é Aqua, = i. er Bi : ccna ee EN 7 > a eee. . 1 00 | Quinia, S.P. & W..... 310 36 Foam vii co = Sete vis” "Prepared oe c sini cal NO 14 | Rosae, ounce.......... @6 50 CnC 50 S. German....20 @ 30] Vanilla. i 9 00@16 00 | Paints. ..-.4..1 OGLE 20 isdia Be 14 Succini i 40 — oe g Sarit pe = = Pinel Sai 7@ 8| Nee eee See oo Ce ee ps wn “ ANILINE. a 3 a 00 ——_ eee 50 | Salacin bee ee 1 80@1 $5 OILs. | — — oach. + —— - eee 2 00@2 25 ee vee 50@ 55 jaan ey 5¢ | Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ 50 Bbl. Gal | Coach Body te ae = ; 80@1 00 napis, ess, ounce. @ Gicores.------..... 2... Of | SaOrene 50 | Whale, winter........ 70 70 | N 3 oe oe yo ge) Lo eli ae ee ee oo) Sapo, We 12@ 14/ Lard, extra 5 (0 No. 1 Turp Furn......1 00@! 10 a eee tenes 2 bogs 00 | Thyme ......000220202. PE ge EON 50 os NE mo. = 60 | Eutra Turk Damar 1 55@1 60 a a protester oe agg Ee eS UDINE 50 CT @ 15| Linseed, pureraw | 36 39| ge ol Dryer, No. 1 ne 18 BACCAE. POURGIOgH........... Ie BO) | VO-+------.-. 5... a i ect at ‘ . Cubeae (po. 90)...... 0@1 - * PpoTASSIUM — Guaica eis eterno = ed ei | cunt soso ie aaa an imo... 15@ 18|Zingiber ........... OT Se y te Bromide. sresess 13Q i Hycecyamus . SS 50 Pied What Yo ul A sk im or? BALSAMUM. seeeeee. RB@®@ odine...... ees wee, i " i Sarb.............. 129@ 15 _ Colorless 000011.) 7 ee chlor, (po. 16). 14@ 16 | Ferri Chloridum.... 1222... 3s =H INKLEYS BONE ] INIMENT-- Terabin, Canada ..... 35@ 40 —— Uae . a2 a gol ee = Tolutan ...........---- 35@ 50] Potassa, Bitart, pure. . 2 30 Myrrh ooo, Ce eh 50 FOR THIRTY-FOUR YEARS THE FAVORI?E. Potassa, Bitart, com. 15) Woe Vomiea eA i White ate ie __ CORTEX. eran tcl > 10 | Opi — ee = Enclosed in White Wrappers and made by D. F. FOSTER, Saginaw, Mich. 4 Abies, Cinsdien.... .....-. = rote Nines... 7 9 ‘ Camphorated........... 50 1 re ees we menawen cate 18 PrOneteee 28@ 30] “ Deodor. ee oe ¥ Mai... -- 1@ 18] auranticortex............ »| Drugs # Medicines. The Drug Market. Myrica Virgin e... = mee RADIX. —, , = German quinine in large bulk is lower. Pras Vieint...........--. 2 Onitum ............. BO Wi saeeany .-..-...-........... State Board of Pharmacy G Ls ao uillaia, grd.. ol | Se een oe 7 sum Opium and morphia are steady. tea i 14) Avehnag Re 15 Cassia Acutifol.. | on SOL Gee ee oon Oxalie acid has declined r r : ; ea aay | sed meee ia eine 50) o Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Xé ac as declined. Mercury has Ulmus Po (Ground 12) cae @ B s Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit. " . ual Galanin | ‘T]] 20@ 50} Serpentaria ........0.000.... 50 | Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor advanced. Mercurials, as yet, are un- EXTRACTUM Gentiana, (po. 15). . 10@ 12 Stromonium................. 60] Five Years—George Gundrum, Tonia. ~hange . Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 4G 2 Glychrrhiza, (py. 15).. 16@ 18| Tolutan..........0..0 00002, 60 | President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. changed, but an advance is probable this 33@ 35|Hydrastis Canaden Nelerig ..... 5Q| Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. reek > - a Haematox, = Ib. box.. 11@ 12] (po. 30)... i @ 35| Veratrum Veride............ 50 ‘aa a Gundrum, Tonia. week. English vermillion also tends eens ie 7 = lebore, A Ala, PO... - 1 = MISCELLANEOUS aa a or Wei —bensing. Nov. 4. higher. Linseed oil is firm at the ad- “ oo 5 | Inula, po . oo or iy chigan State Pharmaceutical Assa’n. oo ee : ' 6 16@ 17 Ipecae, po.. -2 40@2 50| Aither, Spts Nit,3 F.. %2@ 2 Freeident_D. E. Prall. Saginaw. ae vance. Castor oil has advanced. 5 “e < > ent— oleman, : am FERRUM. 1 on | 68 TW | Alumen............... SQ 8 | Saond Vice Prosident Prof AB. Prescot, Ann Arbor. HB itishagct ee a e. = Maranta, s.. ae @ 3 il . ground, (po. cee CA. font Jes Varnor, Bette Trade With Brazil. Citrate and Quinia.... ami ene, po... 15 18} 7) ee 4 | Treasurer—W ee wl ce ‘ . : : 80 m Dupont, Detroit. It is reported as to winrnacite w ana arias Sol |) @ 80 % .... %%5@1 00} Annaito.. 12... 85@ 60 | Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, Oct. 20, 21 and 22, 1891. as to reciprocity with rrocy S . Ds 7 Peat? bob tne — + oo on a eae oo 15 abn a = Antimon!, POs an - Grand Rapids Hicmmanetiaal tackue. Brazil that during the five months end- --. 1 2 2 “ President, W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott, y August 3 ing 2 Pj “NQVeErTE Sulphate, — ~“— q Spige ~ i a > 53 Antipyrin............. @1 40 Regular Mudiige wisuh Wedlmendes vente of March ing August 31, be ing the period covered pure.......-.. anguinaria, — ies @ 20] Antifebrin ............ @ 25! June, September and December, by the new treaty, our exports of d 3S- a Serpentaria. . 30@ 35] Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 67 : 7? 7 5 OF domes sis ap 25 | SEE Sancta ch MS SAREE gg AE | SEAN ARAES Date Slory’ Azrgaiation. | tie products to that country were valued TNICA ....-..------- +» SQM om milax, Officinalis, G alm Gilea ee 3Q_ 40 sepa . , at $6,303,182. ; us ne ie Anthemis ............- 30@ 50 M @ 2| Bismuth §. N.. "9 1 a yoUo, 152, an increase of $1,169,493 Ee oo 25@ 30 Scillae, (po. 35). ce 10@ 12 Caletum CE Chior, is, (Ka G2 2 7 aaa aoe over nsoig en months of last year. Dur- ees. Symplocarpus, Feet i. 9 iti ’ ot il : ing the month of August alone, as com- « ain oaaagr abies eh =» Valeri ana, Eng. ‘(po. 30) 3 oo Cantharides 8 — @i 20 Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association, pared with August, 1890, there has been Cage, Aoi, xe 2@ 2 German... 15@ 20 Capsic Fructus, “a. @ 2| President N. Miller; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler. an increase in the value of our merchan- oe ae an meer a 10@ 15 ; oo — dise exported to Brazil of $702,902. This Alx. 33@ 50 — ipl ole a... a & ¢ I azil of $702,903. This Salvia — 48 on ws Zingiber ereeor no 2 ii 7 ie “he a 7 Singular Instance of Longevity. Increase has been mainly in locomotives, woe” oe 2G. 10 a a on a Caryophylins, ( , ub ) “63 = A certain housebreaker was condemned | Machinery and cars, flour, bacon and lum- @UMML. Apium (graveleons).. 20@ 2z| Cera Alba, S. ae 50@ 55|in the latter part of the last century in| Per Attached to the report are a num- Acacia, ist picked... @ 8| Bird, ts............. 7 a. Oe ae “— 40 France, and under peculiar cireum-| bet of tables giving comparative prices sc © eee oa og | Gama Brictus.<"-"-"@ go) stances, to a hundred years in. the gal- ee en ee _ * ua g 50] Corlandrum......1..). 10@ 12] Centrarla.............. @ i0|leys; and, strange to relate, this man | food and clothing. u«SiMted sorts.-- on yo |CannabisSativa....... 44@5|Cetaceum ............. @ 42/ recently made his appearance in his own i eT ine Ss, (po. 60)... 50 60 | Cydontum.... ........ 75@1 uo | Chleroform - @ 3! native province at the advanced age of| Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons oe, Barb, (po. 60)... 50@ 0 0 ann odium Cn 10¢ 2 aquibbs . @) 25 é Te y BS a a ce age oO ' . . U os. oo. é = Dipterix Odorate..... 2 a 20 —— Hyd Crst......1 50@1 70 | one hundred and twenty, he being about Catechu, 18, (se, a tae, Foeniculum. ... ng (@ Cinchontdine, cia oe | twenty years of age when the sentence REMOVALS \LE ie. 1 peg ' 4 4 German 3 @ 12| Which condemned him to so dreadful a A JR EA (FOAL TIE,. Ammonia «5 “¢ 501 Trini, grd, (bbl. 3%) __. 4 — Mst, dis. per ee punishment was passed. It is difficult Bensoinum... Grae cen @ = Lobelia oe: oe “" renee eT @ 50 =i a — —] a Having leased other quarters, better Camphors + SS >i ie 6@ 7 | Creta i. 75) .. @ 2) Heen with whic 9 returned, as soon 4S) adapted for the Drug business, 1 offer Eu horbium Po ------ S@ 10 Sac ray eae eae 5@ 5lemancipated from the shackles which Dee iG i Gafbanum. .....0..... _ @3 50 | Sngpls: a. id 2 i precip Sey aaa %@ 11! haa ive him for a jake ot “eee Gamboge, po.. --- B@ % Bie... ea ti.” f i E 7. I li d d Guaiacum, (po 30)... @ 2% SPIRITUS, bile 30@ 35| breathe once more the cherished air of Qiaay all Fancy Goods, Novelties, King, (po. 25).......-. @ *0| Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50| Gudbear............... @ 24} the scenes of his infancy. Bourg, in the a sc aaa $ 40 ‘i DFR... Z| toa = Cupri Sulph........... 5@ 6/ department of Ain, was his native home; Toys, Balls, Game 8, Albums, Bas- ea ( 9 . . Opli, (po. 3 20)........2 00G@2 10} Juniperis Co. O. T....1 75@1 7% ee iar ay me j but time had so changed the aspect of kets, Backs ‘and Stationery, Sport- eae... aa “ eo 1 75@3 50] Emery all numbers. @ the whole place that he recognized it - ah 30@ 35 ; *har i TQ ‘6 : 2 P a 1s - sa let ae 3K % el oa ons oe ics oT gg@@ Z|only by the old church of Brou, which ing Goods, Notions, ‘ HEREA—In ounce packages. Vinl Oporto ...........1 25@2 00 Flake «P0.) Woes. = = was the only thing that had undergone} AND MANY DRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES AT Abeisthies gt NE Abe... oe OO ea @ 2/no alteration. He had triumphed over i. Dae SE Gambier ig -*. laws, bondage, man, time, everything. GREATLY REDUCED PRICES —. tet ee eee e eee = Florida sheeps’ wool asi latin, Cooper....... 0d go | Not a relation had he left, not a single ' Mentha Pires ae carriage....... 2 2@2 50) Glassware flint, 70 and 10. being could he hail as an acquaintance; ' Vir ae a sheeps” ‘woo! 2 99| _ bY box Wand 1 10 yet he was not without experiencing the | A rare chance to buy Fall and Holiday Bue. -ere-+eee+- 90) Velvet Gxtra sheepe” “~~ | Glue, — eee tesnied 22 15| homage and respect the French invaria- Goods at Bargain Prices. Sam- as V-- pe 25 | Wool Ne -——— 1 10 Glycerina ever tae il - bly pay to old age. For himself, he had ples now ready. nana a seis g5 | Grana Paradisi........ @ 2| forgotten everything connected with his| Special prices on all surplus stock be- Calcined, Pat.......... 35@ 60 Grass sheeps’ wool car. Hydraag Chioi Mii 25 = early youth; even all recollection of the fore moving. Lease expires Carbonate, Pat.. W| Ww “one es 6 ~~ lor Mit e. g go | crime for which he had suffered was lost, November ist. #0 95,| Hard for s v5 , ie cn cod ch cone ae Carbonate, KM. 20@ = | Yellow Reef, for siaie . Ao Rubrum @1(0| or, if at all remembered, it was but as a / ' ; , 35@ ee 1 40 \mmoniati . @1 10/ dreary vision, confounded with a thou-| Drug Store Shelving and Counters for eines bain aie siciiiies x ne ———— pe sand other dreary visions of days long sale. laa oo 7 Aeeiete 50 Tshthyobolia, Am. a wt 50 gone by. EI —~ ae on a Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25} Zingiber ..................5. Os i eo 75@1 00 ni Sample-Trunks for sale. Anial a tinase ten a & Ipecas.. a eo Jodine, Resubl a 3 = 85 Crowded Out. Small stock Drugs and Fixtures for sale. , 36 ee Fete ne one) NE ee uss. | ‘ sir > 29 wet . i ie Bocguentt i Sana Auranti Gories ae so Lawdlin g@ 40| ‘like this dress very much,” said | Large corner store for rent until January Ceepaee i... .....-.- Te Oo) et Atom... 8. 50 | Lycopodium .......... 40@ 45| Ethel. ‘‘It is just too delightfully tight. 1st. Correspondence Invited. ane eae 95@1 00 Similax ‘Onticinalis es 60 NE ee ia ce 80@ 85| But where are the pockets?’’ ames a 4 65 ditions Oi ons au = ean ian Arsen et Hy- “ ‘Here they are,” said the dressmaker, Fred Brundage, Cinnamonit «.......... ane 50 Liguee utes Assisi 10@ 12; handing her two small, silken bags. at 6 b+ Sane Citronella ....... Maes Magnesia, Sulph (bbl “‘You’ll have to carry them in your hands. " he Conium Mac...-.-./-° 30 65 | Tolutam «secs ses ecese BOY) oases snes cee There’s not room in the dress for them.” ei cae ee CO os oii ices Mannia, 8. F.......... 46@ 50 : : ae "GROCERIES Put Itin Writing. One of the features successful business men do not which which distinguish from those who sneceed is the difference with orders are given. This is true whether the order be for materials and matters outside the establish ment or with respect to directions inside of the estab- lishment. We know some men to give a verbal order for make a rule to reduce everything to writing. In their establishments, while there is considerable red tape, there is never any confusion, and there is no dis- pute about misunderstandings. Verbal orders, to use a slang expre “don't go”? nowadays. Something more definite who are very loth anythi and ssion, nd more positive is necessary. With cheap and efficient delivery, with pencil and paper to be found everywhere, there uncertainties of the teT can we this than by the following } has written bearing upon is no need to allow verbal kind to exist. How bet illustrate which someone this point? told Hezekis! Vis 1ihes wi 5B ( ct ° 4 f How to Get Rid o Rat Most grocers rats on their against the storekeeper generall sense of smell] is known to be very in the rat, making his entrapme: ficult matter. particularly seent informs hi him has been the er rodent. have been annoyed with Sasa the did sport, a fine raj dis Several boys were amusing themselves, | by tossing grains of into several large empty m vil eans. The next morn- ing, on entering the storeroom, sounds of squealing and scratching greet- ed the ears of the grocer. nv revealed scores of rats in the milk vainly tt placed on the cans, wh a nearby from \v was gradually let into the the slightly opened lid, the the rats being thus made a but a few minutes. — i 2- , on | Breakfast Bacon, boneless. . eee eee | First quality. “ ™ | Dried beef, —-- ideec eee costs ta Bee i | oo or | Dee Coomera Deeary.....:.....- eek ee 7% | No, te crimp top 8 . Briskets, medium. NEG 8 NO. i 4 a ee ee 3 40 . 4 XXX Flint. | No. 0 Sun, erimp top 2 60 FRESH MEATS. | No. 1 2 86 Swift and Company ere as aniaatenas | No. - 3 80 | Beef, carcass. ee _Pearl top. : : | _ hind quarters. a 5 @6 No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled... —-—o. © fore . i ' . @ 3% No. 2 we e : ’ . ‘ ou. OO is ee a os L@ 2 9 No, 2 Hinge i. 4% ec a a *@ 7% La Basti ‘ e nooeas.......... Cet tekinsapetces & Me One No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz . | tongues...... ee tes eee a No. 2 . : ot re 5 No. 1 crimp, per doz .-1 35 | Pork loins. g 8 Me? * ' ol [Spouse |... es @5d% LAMP WICKS. | Sausage, blood or head... @5 ‘me, 0, per grees... .. 2... 23 | a liver... ..... .c-.2+---00. @5 Ty 23j. ‘ Frankfort............ - @% |No 2. ee a | MON... ..... ee ea ae .& @T ee Bb 1 PN sehen rec cece reteeree @7 Mg aaeaitte, 06 OT 96 | — STONEWARE—AKRON. FISH and OYSTERS. Butter C TOC me, d Gad 2ie.............. : 06 | F.J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows inten... ..,.. see Oe FRESH FISH. Jugs, % gal., per doz...... eee oo Le, oo. @8 7 Ee 90 Trout ‘i 5 ‘sc ‘6 a | ae @8 2 a pate cscs reese ees 180 | Halibut. @id Mik Pans, % gal., per doz. (glazed 75c).... 60 | Ciscoes vl @5 ’ = : - _ a. - oo 72 Flounders...... een a eee ces @9 fee re eee des ek cou @10 POULTRY. meee... . - 4... se lade hed @25 42 Local dealers pay as follows for dressed fowls: Cod aie ue @13 ee ey 1 @il | OYsTERS—Bulk, Wail Culceems.................. ieee 8 @9 Standards, per Oe eee ee, $11 ‘iio 19 @il ao ‘. 1% peers Gecks. ........... 10 @l1z ovsTERs—Cans. Fall ducks. ice eee eels cons 9 @10 | Fairhaven Counts.. a @35 ee oe Cee os cs is cs @20 [omer ........ SS ee ee @2 eB Wa sone eee bee G23 GINSEING ROOT, Anchor 2200S EEELSEIE LINE ies de lee loses tee ee, @ié We pay the highest price for it. Address See cay wks oe ipsa dae oh cu @15 | SHELL @ooDs. | PECK BRO eens qAND Rohe et. 100.. piece seks voces 1 25 "g6 6S RAPIDS, |Ciems, “:. ......44- pk ce ene % Butter—Choice dairy finds ready sale at 21@} | country picked and holding at $1.60 for city | unable to} 20e for stric tly fresh, hold- | CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. j Full Weight. _ Pails. ‘Staniterd, per tb. o. 6 TM% | “ Pr... . ae 7% iy OE eee ee 6% i% ein edie... . ce... 9% ree See ee. Loe 8% Pe ek cece ee le eee ee 7% 8% MIXED CANDY. Full Weight. Bbls, Pails. Ee 6% T% Oe ce lees cae 6% 7% Co ee lee 8 Mo ove ee ee teh cee ke eek en el 7 8 Nobby ee ee etc eee, vers 8% Bee ves 8% Bogen Hock........ eu cwes ue S46 i chee cence ee nes oa 8 CO Ee 7% 8% Peanut Squares.. eee ee 9 ce ene 10 eS ee ne 10% Valley Creams.. 13% PANcY—In| bulk. Full eee Bblis Pails. Lozenges, ae ee ee 10% 11% ce Sem 11 12% Chocolate looms “ a 12% Choeolate Monumentals............. 14 om lc eh ae cee eee ane 5 6% ee 9 ee 9% a 10% 11% somenitiban 5 Ib. boxes. Per Box. es 55 Sour Drope ..... es Peppermint Drops.. cease Chocolate Drops.......... H. M. Chocolate Drops.. lee beu ee ue Ee “a - .40@50 ee Ee 1 "00 A. Be tie Pee... 80 Lozenges, ae... oe 65 _— ae oe Imperials.. oo eee. «6.64... eee shee ieee sce tee ae 0 Crown Oar....... es meee ee 55 eed Bele Cronies. .... ................4- 85@)95 Pisin Croame.......... 80@,90 Pecarated Creaims.................. 1 00 ee Departs epee 70 eres ATO. ..............- een 1 We oreereroes Werrtieg.........................; 65 CARAMELS. No. 1, wrapped, ; 2 — POxes................: 34 mo. 1, ' a 51 No. 2, ba 3 re ee 28 No. 3, ' 3 . eee es Gee 2 Stand up, 516. boxed.............. 1% ORANGES. a a a 3 50@3 7% LEMONS. Messina, Cmeen, See... .. @ Caney, 200. ...........-... @7 00 ' coe See : C CO i @7 00 OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. Figs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers c choice ao ot ‘“ ‘i ‘6 - Par, 00 Der... ....... “ 50-1 “ si . Persian, 50-lb. box. Almonds, T Tarragona. eee as . a rents, BOW,............ a Eee Y Ps oe ke ese eee ee 2 . Oc Table Nuts, fancy he choice Pecams. Temes, H. F., ....... Ley MONE, TUTE MOONS... 5. wees. cea ee PEANUTS. Fancy, H. P., os. _ _ Fancy, H. P., Meee... sss . ye Jhoice, H, Pe Extras... “ Roasted.. HIDES, P Perkins & Hess pay as fo'lows: HIDES. @i6% =. O15 i Gai, @li @ @10 @l4 BOS "11 @12% 1I54%@17 7% @4 00 2 3 €HHSaee PmatNIWSd RRR ELTS and FURS Green ei a 34@ 45 6 Part C ured. aS Se eS @5 Full eines : @ 5% Dry... dee eee eke _S @t Kips, green ees ede ie eee uel ae, 4@5 * cured ea eea 5 @5% Calfskins, green. cules ceudieesascesece,: & ao ee 5 @6% Deacon skins...... a, ...10 @30 No. 2 hides \ off. PELTs, eee ee 10 @25 RS ge i 20 @Qi5 WooL Pee. 4 . -20@30 Deweeeed.................. 10@20 MISCELLANEOUS I ees ee eee ue aca aa -- 34@ 44% ee en eS +. oe cee eee es -- 1%@ 2 ee 2 00@2 50 OILS, The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows, in barrels, f. 0. b. Grand Rapids: W. W. Headlight, 150 fire. test (old test) Water White, 120 Lek ck Special White, 120 : ie ieee cans ichigan Test, 120 . rn beens Naptha wg Gasoline........ aoe: Black, 25 to 80 deg...........cs0.vsecee- @ 8% 8 7% \ OOO0E RE 8 ~~ x ee te cette ss ss FTHE MICHIGAN T 40 Ib. pails a TER } s i + : ens N R at 7) 20 Ib. pails oy a. S&S it traw berries, bbls ~“ | i. Pata Ot aoe eee } ae aan f Pett a si Darli : 7 af bulk. i .... 160 | World's — . 13 ce ' i ener re, black on ' 2 Lede mh : i ) : } o relfer’s, $ Ib. ‘cans, doz 4 z Hamt Corn ie -. 135 R10 1 a 3 st ‘, ia” a tam yurgl : aa? bs Seon ¥< ) I ni} ne os 64 — ao !!|[ [U6 fl m0 19 Arctic, 4 oe. -. 150 Purity ... 5 aa . “Superior.” i 33 “ ong ee 1 po Honey Dew +-++ere1 10 $ : per hundred. 7 27 ae ooo : 2 00 | Hamt Peas plese i > . see @ OU] am yurgh 3 Dd, . Red Star, % th cans...) se i t on 135 B10, i . 40 ‘ irly June RU ts % ib oy on C hampi¢ 7 ee ‘mn « \ oO} He am burg! 1 petit oo 1 50 coeee 50 7 : 018 re ,, BATH BRICK. ee _ faney sifted oy ; 2 dozen in ¢ netene 1 1 90 ' : A Eneli Zen 1D Case. ‘ ai i} i inglish ....... Harris standard. 65 vy IDG : Bristol..... - a .. 90| Van Camp's ¥ joi V5 . oT EX1 ee 70 iy 1 a 1 10 itty: yen! 4 via — + . ly June . a Univ 2} 7? PORMING »4 Cti BLUING. 60 | Arc her’ s Early B 1 30} 31, per hur . ; , Arctic, 4 0z ovals Gross ee ee ee > deine age a3 qq | 20% folding box. emon. Vanil ip a T test ee eee 7 00 F Mushrooms a ‘ ji oe round ........40 5 French ....... : am U st No. 2, sif ting box... tee Pur a 1718 2 Of @ : mas 2. aa Erie..... : 2c ball pan | Hubbard Til GUN POWDER : 6) | . ae vg i BE : Snecotas 1 wv Aca j No. 2 Hurl.. ROOMS. | Hamburg . uccotash, Keg Noi “ 1 75 | Soaked a a 140] 500 “ HERBS. No. 2 C arpet. 2 00 | Sune Wel... oc .. 8b] 1000 * er ‘ No.1 a hl oa , | re atoes SON ht JELLY Parlor Gem.... 250 | Van Camp’s...- TC a ee BOOKS Chicago good oS Common Whisk. . 2 75 | No. Collins oa 409 | Can be made to repre a stg Fancy SK. on | H sees 16 denomina represent any LA® ancy 66 _ 20] amburg .---- . ila iination from 310 Aaa) Poe iP WICKS Moi... 1 20 | Galion : 1 oy HOUR. -- ee a te No. 1. y oe > oF | . i. a tt si eines Warehouse. . ot 25 G CHOCOLA" re 100.“ -* ne pa _ No. 2 t 275 erman Swee r ( : i. al _2 __ BUCKWHEAT . 15 an Sweet 25)“ stat ee ness 2 00 tising Sun... ea aac i — 500 6 = LICORICE York State.... we evee ase OO] —Sarnl beeing tener e 1000 oF ae 00 Self Rising, oS 3reakfast Cocoa 0 se |. if 6e i chee corr eue OU CHEESE _ CRACKERS. a He CANDLES | Amboy.... - Butter, i, rtel, 40 Ib. boxes ae Ne y ' tes @i1% | Seymour XXX an | Condensed, 2 | Star, 40 e-s--+s-++ 10% | Rive 114 | Seymour XXX, cart eG ne 2 114 iverside : . r XXX, cart oon : AT Paraffine Te - 10% | Allegan - @ily Family XXX Hine 6% | No. 9 oe Ticke......-. < Ho 1 ++ 4 e @ 12 | Skim ' se @103; oe ss x “Cart . i a = sulp yhur ad ae oe Ce Lae i | an a Salted XX shy Srtoon .....- ; CANNE pv ' ve , Salted X oo ea 1 _ Lp GOODS | real : @l i avoat Tig iy cartoon i : aimbur 1 OU nosha ; ; FISH. | Roque @i10 Boston. SEEDS Little Neck, Tb Sap Sage ost 6 C os _. | Schweit @22 1 a 2 Ib ..1 19 | Sebweitser, ims ported @-= | Soda re t ( ‘Iam C to domestic ao Soda, XXX - 15 4 Standard, 3 It howder CATSUP. GIS |ooa.’ nen 2.) PAPE 3 ut > to Ib. . H 2 30 falf pint ca iy st 1, Duchess 13 PAPER & WOODENWAR Standard, i | Pint Co «. Are Crystal Wafer t : BK. Pay Ce ce ARE — 18a. [i a Reception Flakes em ee eee ae ° alf 7 i . ) 2 10 alf pint, fancy ) Oyster PAE wes Lobsters. | Pint ancy...-------- 125 : : Stra con 2 45| Quart aaa ica 2 00 | { i we 4 CK 13g ~ a sm;} * a SI D Picnic, 1 ea a : ss, > el y i » | Rag s ) cc tb. ae "T7777 TTS gg | 5 gross t LOTHES I PINS. | Sa a ai ' . 2 00 wre aaa : 40) Strictly pur sapien g : 2 0 | cocoa 8 ' TMalfar? IT@.....-. | ‘) S Standard, 1 fac Kerel. | Bulk...... < HELLS. : Telfer's Absolute 30 f 2 | Pound package cea @4 Grocers’ omc 35 | Sugar hou ite Ms i r ' ges.... ar | i a tee 1015 | { Express } Mustard, oh... a a wo DRiE , >” | Ordinar ; LV i ' "N Pomato Sauce, 3 2 1b.. +e 00 cor ¥ 4 E. | REED FRUITS Muery .... a is W432. Sua Sn 3 00 s Apples : | Pri Porto Ri ee : INES i a ee [sundried tris an, alee muuey ieee é olumbia River, flat ee ae EHORALEG ...1.....2 | 0 iry bags : “ stall Lele oe Se x00d oo. eI Calif @ 7% | woir eans lig io 2 Alaska, 1 lb alis...... 1 75 | Prime ...-- Leis teeee ene |) Ate! ornia E Evaporated. Fair....... in es ‘iry bag ' i, as ed sara aT 1 40 | Golden. i de [ee vee “4 la ne Noe Solar Ri ne wettepesee ees 9 ig | Peaber es = | slackberries ..-. Extra good a 2 5 Ib i cela ' | A Sardines. a snail 4 43) ol ce on | Nectarines .. a 64g | ¢ hoice conn a theese > « 25 woop merican 48... 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Imitation au me Bec a = tity @ 5% 1 & ; > 1 A . ee or LAISIN . : wy Y/2 a Aa } itted Hamb ay 1 29 | Arabiar sone en ee I sins —Californis t reams . yu | AN....+-- or uondon Laye : ~ a. _& : Ww nite irgh 1% | AUS OngEE | eters 2" 16 1% | Geneent C 3 Ses a AND ane. 1 60 T ' STE . a ° a ne | t ’ ru 2 eS | o ascertain a of tr fancy a3 ae : Don ch °72 | GI msons, Eg¢ g Plums and PBs co offee, add %¢. per Ib. t Bomwaenne Muscatels, 2 crown a 2 0 Carolina head . —vEP A Erie Gages. 1| ing and 15 per ak for Soon r s io : on ~ oad é TEAS i wesecerteee sees oa P hat ‘ €0 ' No. 2 --6 APAN—I ny i sa i? * ACKAGE i rf jo INO. & iD Cor Gooseberries, @1 60 | Me -Laughtin’s XxXxXx Valencias... ce ‘et Broken.... po hen mie eG 11 Arbuckle -_— : Ondaras.... A ester 8% ‘ ™ mn Peaches. O | Syravhans.....--+- ee. Sultanas.... 0 seeces @ 9% Japan, N ) oo iL M: ee ee cae 1 60 | Lion, 60 lb. case : : FARIN ACEC wi @ cc N pl Sa MM ect sas au @1 ‘ | Lion, 100 Ih sca EE tee ° “Pari a. 54 | us ; $ 2 00 Shepard’s ....... 2 ole 109 Ib. kegs at 5 3 nly Straigat California...... |S eee - 2 t Gab inets con. bien 4 a i : 5 00 Pears. a Ge 15 | aining 120 | Barrels Good < Ds 5 10 a. a . i BO: pou nd Grits et a 26 > 50 ; 6 oe J iverside.......-. ; 1 25 en (sim = ltl reba 1 50 . OO 6 10 Cor neapples, on Seige OE ried. |... eans. 2 i 2 3 [ek pte ceeses 1 3 ustr ati peel Macaroni and Verm 5} . ik 2 " nson’s sliced. = lal at ion) | Domestie, 12 1b. box rmicelli. 3 Mt grated sold, at case | Imported 8 - fe f ’ an sceceee 1 : Er j 0 0€ Couhennes Quinces. paadditional | Kegs Pearl Bar! 10 SPICES. m ** 89 00 sents Wcharze of a . Whole Sifted , r "* 93 00 Red Raspberries. | oF oe rge of 90 | Bon acevo 033% hole Sifted 6 i 7 . 23 00 ee | ents for cab- | Gre eas. Common t . 23 00 Black Har oo 1 30] = inet | Green, ba.... -. nto fair.......25 | Li cor Erie, b' amburg.-..... 1 5 TRACT | Split, So sepsnn ene te 154 to fh : alia aie ‘sta e ( jy; ASK... | Valley City. t Tiana manag Son ee eee eet » 00 v4 15 ‘ = s than car | -++ +60 nt Pacer 1 40! Felix. Se gia asia 75 \ Germa Sago. C Saigon int ~ ¢ > . 202-63 See oo say a ss onl eee een Celeecabbe cas 41 loves, Amboyuia. ty . 35 Pa JOLONG. Car lots Hh. . ++ -+---. 2000 Bic | Zanzibar. +3 ommon tO fair. . 2 2 Fen ehae Oar kobe ll 32 .... 5%! Mace Batavia ‘Lig | Superior to fine. ° a than car lots........... 35 go | Fine to choicest No. 1 Ti HAY. . rn a * Pimothby “op ‘aaa eee .12 00 ton lots "13 00 LIFE BEHIND THE COUNTER. Written for THE TRADESMAN “It takes all kinds of peope to make a world” is a true saying, not only as ap- plied to the world in general, but also as applied to each department of life. It takes all kinds of people to preach the gospel and it takes all kinds of people to meet the requirements of a life behind the counter. In a former letter under this head, considerable space was devot- | ed to counter was show thata behind the the very best one in which to study human nature, because all kinds of people had with. position dealt merchandise handled and retailer of to be Every knows that it takes all kinds of people to | I make a world, and he knows, further- | more, that there are more kinds of peo- | ple than he was aware of before he con- | secrated himself to a counter—but did he ever stop to consider that it takes all kinds of merchants to wait upon all kinds of customers? The merchant meets, face to face, an infinite people, and he won- what nine-tenths of ereated for. Every tenth the merchant favorably decent sort of a fellow, variety of them man ders were as being a pretty that is, easily and copiously, and acknowledges, by every act and deed, the merchant, whom he looks up to as a man of wonderful parts. It is strange, but a fae that if you wish to palm yourself off on any certain man as a pretty sort of a fellow, must succeed, somehow. t, nevertheless, nice you in making him his inferiority to | life behind the | | that ten cents might be saved by trading | devil for the sake of saving that ten | cents. | dersell all of his competitors and, | if he could, it would be impossible, in strikes | | vince the general publie of the fact—the he bleeds | | believe that in your estimation he is the | pink of perfection and the very embodi- | ment of wisdom, while you are only a small sized fool and nothing more. You will never be reckoned among his choicest friends, so long as he believes that you ean read him like an open book, and are acquainted with his faults and weak- nesses. Neither will he exhibit any ten- der regard for you so long as you lead him to that you, yourself, claim to be somebody and that you have rights of your own, which believe even he is bound to respect. We are strongly inclined to boast of our American nineteenth century civili- zation, but what is it, after all? The Berkshire is an improvement on his slab- sided and that he is more better fed, nd more high- ly cultured, but he is a bigger hog than any of his predecessors. Jong haired predecessor, in refined, shorter-haired. better housed, a Gentle reader, don’t you know that it is idle to dream of the or the near ap- proach of the millennium so long as man remains nine that of the merchant’s customers passes muster, but the remaining nine-tenths represent, in year of jubilee parts hog? We say about one-tenth the merchant’s estimation, an endless ar- ray of freaks of nature from a ‘‘b fiat” all the way up toa dogmatic crank. But the man behind the counter forgets that his rival across the street also belongs to the great biped swine family and that he. also,has his favorite customers who have ridden into his good "same graces through the avenues of vanity and selfishness that the favorites of merchant No.1 passed threugh—the only being that a favorite of No. 1 is considered a freak by No. 2, aud vice versa. We repeat that it takes all kinds of mer- chants to meet the requirements of a life behind the counter, for the simple reason that there are all kinds of people to be supplied with merchandise. We often difference | McFinnegan, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. | hear a merchant say that he has all kinds | lof people to deal with, but this is not literally true, for there are some people | who would not patronize him if they had | to tramp to the next town to get their | supplies. It is a figurative expression and simply means that the merchant has a great many kinds of people to deal with and that the number of kinds. de-| pends upon the merchant’s popularity. The merchant who is vain enough to im- agine that he can please everybody and | bring all kinds of people into his store, has lived in vain—that is, he has been drifting down the stream of time with- out having observed the nature of the country he has passed through. They say ‘‘prices count.” That is true. ‘‘Money makes the mare go,” and, beyond a doubt, if the devil could sue- ceed in convincing the average customer with him, the customer would go to the But as no one merchant can un- even these days of cireus advertising, to con- ‘prices count’’ style of advertising is taken by a gullible public with several good-sized grains of allowance and the whole business settles down into a little matter of blind faith; and you, and I, and everybody else, do our trading with the merchant we like best, and it would be a difficult thing to make us believe that some other merchant. whom we do not like, would sell goods to us any cheaper. I have often asked myself the ques- tion, ‘“‘Why do I buy my groceries of when there are cleaner, more complete and better kept stocks nearer home?” i certainly cannot give an intelligent reason for doing so. I recognize the existence of a kind of ani- mal affinity which attracts me to McFin- negan’s little grecery and I buy my gro- ceries there because I prefer to: but I ean give no intelligent reason for my preference. Behind the counter may be found all kinds of people, from the aristocratic and professional druggist down to the vendor of peanuts; from the pale, deli- cate dry goods galesman to the hale fel- low well met who sports a white apron and cuts off our steaks and our roasts when we are flush and deals out liver to us when we are dead broke. Not only do we find all kinds of people behind the counter generally, but in each depart- ment or branch of counter life can be found the endless variety. See what a variety of varying styles and con- | flicting make-ups can be found among the druggists, shoemen, grocers and meatmen of our own city; and the same may be said of all other leading lines. ‘Birds of a feather flock together,’? and if you want to know what kind of a man any certain grocer is, in any country village, just take an inventory of the crowd which hangs out around that gro- cer’s ranch. Every man in the village has his favorite grocer, in whose store he spends a large portion of his winter evenings in company with several others | who are similarly attached. affinity in common same There is an | among the members | joungers and between and the grocer; conse- a sort of fraternal or brotherly feeling among them, and they while away the long winter evenings very pleasantly, and not altogether with- of the grocery each one of them quently, there is out profit, as all the leading topics of the day are discussed and opinions inter- changed. If any member of the regular lounger’s club of any one grocery should wander within the fold of the lounger’s elub of any other grocery, he would not remain long, for he would not feel at home. He would go away wondering how any sane man could trade with such an old crank, especially when he kept | such a gang of idiots hanging around the store. Of course, the crankier the merchant, the more cranky and exclusive will the and the popular the merchant, the more liberal and popular will the crowd be who pat- him. Let man walk the jength of any one of our principal busi- ness streets, and enquire of every man he meets as to what grocer keeps the best and freshest stock of groceries and sells them the cheapest, and the result will be that every grocer on all the busi- ness streets of the city, and many subur- ban grocers, will be named and given the preference. Some one grocer would, no doubt, receive a larger number of recom- mendations than many others, which would only show that the enquirer had found more people who preferred the general make-up of this grocer to that of any other; and, if carefully analyzed, it would be found to shed no light what- ever on the desired information. If the enquirer had asked this question, ‘‘Who is the best fellow engaged in the grocery business in this city?” the result would have been the same, showing that it takes all kinds of people to sell merchandise to all kinds of people. E. A. OWEN. _ >

What Next? A gentleman overtook a well-dressed yong man and invited him to a seat in his carriage. “What,” said young stranger, future?” “T am a clerk,’’ replied the young man, ‘and my hope is to succeed and get into business for myself.” ‘“‘And what next?”’ said the gentleman. “Why, lL intend to marry and set up an establishment of my own,’’ said the youth. “And what next?’ ‘““Why, to continue in business and ac- eumulate wealth.” ‘“‘And what next?’’ ‘it is the lot of all to die, and I, of course, cannot escape,” replied the young man. **And what next?’’ once more asked the gentleman. But the young man had no answer to make; he had no purpose that reached beyond the present life. How many young men are in asian the same con- | dition? | the the the gentleman to ‘‘are your plans for ——___<>--9@-<>— ‘“‘Dot boy of mine isn’t going to make a goot business man,’’ said Mr. Beckstein. ‘Yesterday I told him I was going to} leave all my broberty tohim ven 1 died, und vat you s’pose he say to dot?’ ‘‘I don’t know, Mr. Beckstein.” ‘Vell, he say he vill throw off five per cent. for sbot | cash.”’ _MICHTG a TRADESMAN diegel’s Cloak Department a i a th SM ee a mT ‘The Lerewct Shock of Ladies’, Misses’, Children’s and {n -~CLOAKS- ‘ever seen under one roof is at MORSE’S Cor. Monroe & Spring Sts. Send for our Price List. If you would be A LEADER, handle only goods of VALUE. If you are satisfied to remain at TAIL END buy cheap, unreliable goods. GOOD YEAST 18 INDISPENSABLE. FLEISCHMANN & CO. wz"Yellow Label ‘= BES! CITY OFFICE; 26 Fountain St, FACTORY 118 Bates St., DEPOT; Detroit, Msch. SEND FOR SAMPLE —— OF OUR ion Linen Knvelopes One Size only, 3} x6. = 50 2 50 Price printed, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 2 25 per M. 0,000, 2 OO - The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. rae rane eeenees eavigubcbebin ern on ote The Book-Ke«per’s Dream. The day had wearily worn to its close, And night had come down with its needed repose Asa book-kee Glad that his er wended his way from the store, } esome hours were o'er, The night was cheerless, dismal and dar And the flickering me of the dim stre Went outin the wild, rough g it beat With furious speed t! ymy street. ists ui irough the ¢ ig head, s loneiy bed; the book-keeper sley tor crept. Tired and cold, with pain-throbbir He sank to repose i l Still through his brs Visions of Debtor and ¢ The great Balance And Prot Showed made Or lost in the preceding twelve-months’ trade. And he drean With the Le ne Were charge to spare And nott whatever s Credited there There were life and its blessings, as telleet health There w wealth ; Of talents for good, of Of nourish charges of Ireds of others, ar 1 interest accrued He'd cheerfully ren And his note on dei quire paper and wrote le note: ‘Whose blessings cutnumber the drops of the ocean ile liv in witness wl I affix the greut he sum of my he eof, to be seen al of the soul’ The book-keeper added his name ta While the a wrote In letters as « “Settled in full, 1 ne } 2 across the as S€en no more, —The Book keeper. — —_— 2 Ginseng in Commerce. J. Jones Bell, M. A., in Popular Science M¢ nthiy. It is curious that, after the lapse of Over acentury and a half, the old Can- adian industry of gathering, drying and exporting ginseng should be revived. This root was one of the first articles exported from Canada after the Treaty of Utrecht, and for a time was considered hardly less important than fur. The re- vival of the industry is due to the de- mand for ginseng among C have become no inconsiderable element in the population of the United States. whither the most, if not all, of what is how exported finds its way. _— . i | The ginseng of commeree is the fleshy | orinerly callec root of a perennial herb, f I ut now placed Panaz quinquefolium, b among the dicotyledonous Araliacee. The Chinese ginseng is probably derived from another species of the same genus. It is a native of the middle and northern states and of Canada, but it is found far south on the mountains. It grows in rich soil, in shaded situations, and has a fleshy root from four to nine inches long, which throws up a single stem about a foot high, bearing at the top three long, petioled leaves, each of which has five divisions. The stem terminates in a smal! umbel of inconspicuous green- ish-white flowers, which are succeeded by a small berry-like red fruit. It has a peculiar and rather pleasant smell, and a sweet, somewhat pungent, aromatic taste. According to the Chinese, the root strengthens the body, checks vomit- ing, removes hypochondriasis and other nervous affections, gives a vigorous tone to the system, even in old age, and is. in short, a panacea for all the ills to which flesh is heir. European and American doctors consider it almost worthless as a remedy, though it is sometimes used as a domestic medicine in the states west of the Alleghanies. Panax fructicosus and Panax cochleatus, plants somewhat akin to ginseng, are fragrant aromatics which grow in the Moluceas, and are used by the native practitioners of India. With it it from the close of | hin i. hinese, who| : THE MICHIGAN TR ADESMAN. nded i in its benefeial | effect both on body and mind, what won- | der that the discovery that stores of gin- ; Seng are yet to be found in Canada should have created a demand among the celes- tial population on this continent, and that the industry of digging and prepar- ing it for market should have assumed very considerable proportions. tat es fit} Such HRVO balls | | | i | | Day Mapees..........- - £20pm 10:00am *Atlantic & Pacific Express ll: pm 6:00am | ow Tork Baereis............ 12:52. 5:40pm 12:40pm As already stated, the trade in ginseng | is a revival of one that formerly existed. | In the autumn of 1716, Pere Joseph Francois Lafitan, a Jesuit father who had | arrived in the country in 1712, and was | Stationed at the Sault, above Montreal, + discovered the plant. He had been in| Quebec in 1715, and there saw a letter of Pere Jartoux, who had seen ginseng in | Tartary in 1709, and who gave a deserip- tion of it. |from the Indians, and Lafitan enquired about it! examined the| country to find it. At this time it was | worth its weight in gold at |ecompany was formed to export China, Japan and Tartary. The price at Quebee was from thirty to forty sous or cents per pound. At first anyone was Pekin. A| it to allowed to sell it, but as its value in-| creased the company exercised its mon- opoly rights, and in 1751 exclude | the demand increased, the care with undertook to} all others from the trade. As | which it was obtained and prepared re- | laxed. It was gathered out of season, and imperfecily dried in stove ovens. Even in this State it brought twenty-five | jlivres per pound. In 1752 ginseng of this character to the value of five hun- |dred thousand livres was exported. In | 1754 the value of the export had fallen | to thirty-three thousand livres. A quan- | but finally found its way to China, where | Milw’kee Str ‘“ tity sent to La Rochelle remained unsold, | its inferior quality gave the Canadian | (article a bad reputation: the demand fell | |off, and the export ceased. | trade was at its height it was considered | more. profitable to gather ginseng than } to cultivate the farm, and agriculture | was almost entirely neglected. | disappeared. among it came to be a proverb the people, When the} The | result was that the plant almost entirely | when speaking of | | some matter that had failed, ‘C'est tombe | |comme le ginseng.”’ | The revival of the trade has caused | great activity in the search for the plant | throughout the country back ef Kingston, | where it is said to abound. The profits jon it are stated to be 400 per cent., and | one druggist cleared three thousand dol- | lars in one deal. Creare + 9:00) +1:05)*11:35) . | Indianapolis .... .... i+ 9:00! 1:05; §11:35) ... Benton Harbor......_. ¥ 9200) $1:05)*11-35) . . . hs. SOGCDR....... ---.-|t 9200) +1:05}*11 35} . mreverce City......... a |. The average wholesale | | price is one dollar per pound, the retail } | price five dolla If the trade is to be| | preserved, care will have to be taken to | | prepare the root properly and not dig it | indiscriminately, as the root does not reach any great size in one season. but | takes years to develop. In the desire to | participate in the profits of the trade, }some curious mistakes have been made. | One man, who thought he had a rich find in Manitoba, discovered, after buying | several tons, that he had not the right jarticle. Many have confused gentian | with ginseng. and, on testing the root of ;the former, have wondered why the Chinese were so fond of the latter. The Chinese word gen-seng, and the froguois word garentoquen, the Indian j name of the plant, both mean ‘‘a man’s thigh,’’ and have doubtless been applied because of a supposed | the root to that part of the human body. | This coincidence Pere Lafitan could not consider fortuitous, and upon it he based /an argument that America had once been joined to Asia, and that the Indian pop- | ulation of the former had originally come from the latter before the continents were severed at Behring Strait. > eo — —— The Tyranny of Trades Unions. Miss Nordhoff, daughter of Nordhoff, the well - known resemblance of | DETROIT, ON | 6:50) +1: FeO -tnceees | VOoOG: fe > a nerecwcue | T0000) T1200) 96:95 Seiad tt Tee $6:50) +1:.0) *6:25 noe... naan 1776) -4- ~~ oe... Ton) tAee).... Sacioaw City. ........ i ...) 1c 730 | MiGHIGAN CENTRAL | ** The Niagara Falls Route.’’ DEPART. ARRIVE ee NO oie cece cee ene snes 6:30am 10:00pm ede cie wt semrgemeeeisonss 6:40am 4:30 pm *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand Rapid Express te and from Detroit. FRED M. Brieas, Gen’l Agent, 85 Monroe St. G. 8. Hawkins, Ti t Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Otfice, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Rueetes,G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago. TIMK TABI NOW IN EFFECT. eae pours, Davee Mets Salat EASTWARD. Trains Leave |+No. 14itNo. 16/tNo. 18/*No. 28 , Lv, 659am/1 29am) 3 45pm/10 55pm G’d Rapic one... Ar) 7 ao 1 um} 4 52pm /12 37am St. Johns ...Ar/ § 2am/i2 17am) 5 40pm 5 | Owvsso . Ar| 915am] 1 20pm) 6 40pm E, Saginaw Arj1105am! 3(0pm) 8 45pm Bay City ....Arj/11 55am] 345pm/ 935pm/|. .. ... Flint .. -.Ar/11 10am) 340pm) 8 06pm! 5 40am Pt. Huren...Ar} 305pm} 6 00pm 10 20pm) 7 35am Pontiac ......Ar/10 57am} 305pm) 8 55pm} 5 Detroit.......Arj)i15 am| 405pm! 950pm| 7 0am WESTWARD, “Trains Leave |*No. 81 |tNo. 11 |tNo, 13|tNo. 15 G’d Rap Ly| 7 0ham/ 1 00pm] 5 10pm} 10 30pm Gd Haven, Ar! 8 50am) 2 15pm| 6 15pm/11 30pm a -| 6 45am) 6 45am --| 6 00am} i oo ll *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 p. m., 9:00 p.m. and 10:25 p, m. Trains arrive from the west, 6:45 a. m., 10:10 a, m., 3:35 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. Eastward—No. i4 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet car. No. 18 Chair Car. No. 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward—No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No, 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar. Joun W. Loup, Tratlic Manager. BEN FLETCHER, Tray. Pass. Agent. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. 23 Monroe Street. CHIGAGO Se eae & WEST MICHIGAN RY. SEPT. 6, 1891. DEPART FOR A.M.| P.M. { P.M. | P.M. Muskecon......... Manistee Lud Big Rapids. tWeek Days. *Daily. §Except Saturday. A. M, has through chair ear to Chica- 9:00 &. ~ #1205/+ 5:30 48:30 . So extra charge for seats. |! P.M. runs through to Chie go solid 3) with Wagner buffet car; sea s 50 cts. r | py P.M. has through free chair car to sid Manistee, via M. & N. E.R. R. 1 1 235 P. M. is solid train with Wagner pal ote» ace sleeping car through to Chicago. and sleeper to Indianapolis via Ben- ton Harbor. JUNE 21, 1891. Lansing & Northern R R DEPART FORK [4.M.| P.M. | P.M. ont) A. MM, runs through to Detroit with ar 6:50 Grand Rapids & Ind@iana Schedule in effect September 10, 1891. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. For Saginaw & Traverse City.. 5:15am 7:05 am For Traverse City & Mackinaw 9:20am 11:30 am For Saginaw and Cadillac...... 2:15pm 4:30 pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw..... 8:50 pm 10:30 pm Train arriving at 9:20 daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going v South. North. ee CO occu, 6:20am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago... 10:30 am For Fort Wayne and the East.. 11:50am 2:00 pm cllylf te ogemstciecn nn 5:30pm 6:00 pm For Chicago.... ++. 10:40pm 11:05 p m Pr POCOONE cee cus 10:40 pm Trains leaving at 6:00 p. m. and 11:05 p. m. run daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegoa— Arrive. 7:00 am 10:10am 11:25 am 4:55 pm 5:40 pm 9:00 pm SLEEPING & PARLOR CAR SERVICE. NORTH--7:05 am train.—Parlor chair car @’d Rapids fo Traverse Oity. 11:30 am train.—Parlor chair car Gd Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 0:30 p m train.—Sleeping car Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. SOUTH--7:00 am train.—Parlor chair car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. . 10:30 am train.—Wagner Parlor Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. 700 pm train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. 11;05 p m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Kapids to Chicago. Chicago via G. BR. & I. R. R. Lv Grand Rapids 10:30 a m 2:09pm Arr Chicago 3:55 p m 9:00 pm 10:30 a m train through Wagner Parlor Gar. 11:05 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. 11:05 p m 6:50 am Ly Chicazo 7:05 a m 3:10pm 10:10 p m Arr Grand Rapids 2:15pm 8 50pm 5:15 am 3:10 p m through Wagner Parlor Car. 10:10 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. 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. C.L. LOCKWOOD, Genera] Passenger and Ticket Agent. Grand Rapids Electrotype Co., BLECTROTYPERS ——- AN D————_ — STEREOTYPERS 6 and 8 Erie St., GRAND RAPIDS. AUMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker Jeweler. 4h GANA! SY, ay ae ann lor Car; seats 25 cents. | 1 “Of P.M. Has through Parlor car to De- ° troit. Seats, 25 cents. Charles | writer of | Washington, has succeeded in learning | __ r : | Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk the book-binder’s trade in spite of many obstacles. She first attempted to learn in England, but, as she did not belong to | a trades union, could not be admitted to | the fellowship; and in America the same | difficulty was in the way of her success. | - > 2. > — Old farmer tending threshing machine, to aplicant for a job—‘‘Ever done any thrashing?” Applicant, modestly—“I am | the father of seventeen children, sir.” | Ly. Grand Rapids at.... . 6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m (Ar. Toledo a. ...... |... 1 6 e6)F P. M. runs through to Detroit with par Diucied lor car, seats 25 cents. 7:05 A. M. has parlor car to Saginaw, seats (Ud 25 cents, For tickets and information apply at Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, or Union station. Gro. DeHaven, Gen, Pass’r Agt. Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway. In connection with the Detroit, Lansing & offers a route making the best time betwe : Grand Rapids and Toledo, VIA D., &. 6B. Ly. Grand Rapids at.....7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p.m, Ar. Toledo at . --1:10 p. m, and 11:00 p.m, VIA D., @. H. & M. 10 p.m. and 11:00 p. m, Return connections equally as good, W. H. Bennett, General Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio. 4 m4 Py emanate 7 me neah ere? = Grand Rapids WANTED. POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED FRUIT, BEANS and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to ship, ov anything in the Produce line, let as hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. EARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Keference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN Th 4DESMAN, Grand Rapids, @, i ihe. ms tie PRR aah PEA AAS ie Seas OS REE OE EL RIMES Pe NS ARP Z Y, j ; See Menday’s and Saturday’s Detroit Evening News Uf fer further Particulars. $100 GIVEN AWAY |7 To the Smokers of the PRINCE RUDOLPH CIGARS. Te the persom guessing the nearest to the number of Imps that will appear in a series of cuts in the Evening News, cuts not to exceed 100, ist Cash Prize, $50; 2d, $25; 3d, 15; 4th. $10. Guess slips to be had with every 2c. worth of PRINCE RUDOLPH CIGARS. Sold Everywhere. Up to date there has been published 23 cuts, with a total of 303 Imps. MANUFACTURED BY ALEX. GORDON, Detroit, Mich. yy | DANIEL LYNCH, Grand Rapids, Mich., Wholesale Agr. WS GAA ANYTHING That will help a man in his business ought to be of vital importance to him. Many a successful mer- chant has found when TOO LATE That he has allowed his money to leak away. -M One|y-=Hor' take care of ltsel And the quicker you tumble to the fact that the old way of keeping it is not good enough, the more of it you will have to count up. If you wish to stop all the leaks incident to the mercan- tile business, adopt one of the Coupon Gysteins Manufactured in our establishment—“ Tradesman ,”’ ‘¢Super- ior’ or “ Universal ’’—and put your business on a cash basis. For Samples and Price List, address THE TRADESMAN COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Bolts Wanted !? I want 500 to 1,000 cords of Poplar Excel- sior Bolts, 18, 36 and 54 inches long. I also want Basswood Bolts, same lengths as above. For particulars address J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich. THE BEST ON THE MARKET. HESTER & FOX, Sole Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. Mire Y BHOS. - WHOLESALE - Fruits Seeds, Beans and Prodyes. 26, 28, 30 & 32: TTAWA ST, Grand Rapids, Mich We LIV V NS. — JOBBER OF — Notions & Fancy Goods. 8 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich:gan. of Ribbons, on which I am prepared to make unusually close prices I have just received a fresh invoice To Dealers in Wa J I Papers: Our representative will call on you ‘soon with a complete line of Wall Pa- _pers at Manufacturers’ Prices. Wait ‘until you see our line as we can save you money. HARVEY & HEYSTEK Monroe, Ottawa and Fountain Sts., - Grand Rapids, Mich. Delectable: We have made arrangements whereby we have secured the exclu- sive sale in Michigan of the famous Cherrystone Oysters which have never before been sold in the State. On account of their superior quality and delicious flayor they were, heretofore, invariably eaten by epicures in the East, but we, ever on the alert to place the best before our patrons, beg to assure them that when they buy the P. & B. brand they will get genuine Cherrystone Oysters, everywhere in the East considered to be “par excellence.” Positively the fattest, plumpest, sweetest, most tempting article of its kind to be obtained anywhere. Order P. & B.s through any Grand Rapids jobber or of us direct. THE PUTNAM CANDY CoO. Wall Paper and Window Shades. House and Store Shades Made to Order. NELSON BROS. &. CO., 68 MONROE STREET. | H. LEONAR B31-GnISTMAS ANNOUNGEMENTY- D & SONS, 0 You can save freight, time and money by buying at home. All commands esteemed. Order Early. We call your especial attention to the benefits to be secured by ordering your} Holiday Goods early in the season. Our stock was never so full of fancy and staple Christmas goods as it now is, and by ordering now you will the finest selection in every line. secure Our terms | to dealers of approved credit are 2 per! cent. discount if paid December goods sold previous to October 31) or net (on | Toys. Are shown in unending varieties of rat- tles, whips, guns, soldier sets, swords, trumpets, chairs, pistols, watches, sur- prise boxes, Santa Claus figures, musical toys, cows, rabbits, dogs, horses, jump- ing jacks, children’s furniture and china Sets, paints, skin toys, villages, Noah’s arks, bellows toys, Christmas tree ean- dles and novelties, rubber balls, squakers, watches, churches, magic lanterns and January 1, 1892. | mechanical toys of every description. Our Catalogue No. 105, of general staple, and No. 107 of strietly Christmas | goods will be sent to dealers on request. | haven’t both of these, drop usa ecard. The best from all manu- facturers in England, France, Germany and the United States are there placed before you and an order from either will have as prompt and careful! attention as if placed in person. If you goods Do underestimate the advantages to be obtained by coming to this market and selecting from our magnificent line of We have one-third more articles on exhibition this year than ever not y } sampies before. Our line is increased in every department and we ean truthfully say that we have never seen brighter and ri her Holiday Goods than those now shown. You can make money on our line, and the goods will sel! themselves. ® 1 Nellie Bly. One of the best gaives shown this year is ‘‘Round the Weric with Nellie Bly,’ founded on the trip of the pop who made the famous trip for the New York time of World in the unprecedented 73 days. Itis perhaps the most interesting game ever shown at the price. Retails 75 cents each. Playing Cards. In playing cards we handle only the *‘Russell & Morgan”’ line and our prices are actually below those of many jobbers. We carry the following well-known cards constantly in stock: Cadet, Steamboat, Tourists, Bieyele. Capital, American, Skat, Sportsmen, Army & Navy and Con- | gress. Don’t buy a card till you examine our line. In this magnificent selling line our display is by far the grandest ever shown. You will find all babies, China limbs, washable dolls, dressed babies, dressed boy and girl dolls and novelties in bisque and kid combina- tions never before shown in this country. This enormous variety is our own per- sonal selection in the markets of France and Germany. {much faster than with pen and ink. wild to run it, and at the retail price of ular young | | packed one in a box. | without a full line of this favorite game. the favorites in China | |meht for an entire evening. enormous sale, and the new prices now Christmas Books. We earnestly advise every dealer in this line to examine our extraordinary | bargains in this class of Holiday Goods | before they make their purchases, the | assortment is so varied that we can but | eall your attention to it: sufficient to say that it is a larger variety and a hand- somer, brighter line than we have ever | Our special line (that is selling fast to suit us) at 18 cents alone worth atrip to the city to select. We} are also agents for ‘*MeLoughlin Bros’.”’ shown. too is incomparable line. Dollar Typewriter. This is a practical typewriter that is used even more by adults than as a toy. You letters with it and It a wizard that makes the boys and girls can write real is 51 each will be wanted in every family this fall. Simplest! Nothing to get out of order. Cheapest! Best! Packed one in a box. Flying Artillery. Is the latest iron toy for children and is a perfect imitation of U. S. Artillery and entirely indestructible. This feature makes the entire line of malleable iron toys from a 25 cent railroad train to a five dollar ‘*Vally Ho’’ coach the favorite with every buyer. Be sure your assort- ment includes some of the popular 50 cent 1 pieces in this All and $1 line. Tiddledy Winks, Ne stock will be complete this year It is popular with adults as well as with children and gives a complete entertain- No game ever put on the market has had such an bring it within the reach of all. Retail from 10 cents to $1.25 each with a good | profit for the dealer, “Lotto” Games. This well known evening amusement holds its place with chess, backgammon and parcheesi in the public favor. We j have sold it for the past years in ever increasing quantities. The box and im- plements now shown are large and dur- able. Retail prices 25 and 50 cents. Fish Ponds In this game we did not begin to sup- ply the demand last year, being entirely sold out by December 1. Nothing can replace this sporting game and nothing is so finely gotten up for so little money. Retails 25 cents to $1 each. Ten Cent Games. Here we will only mention the names of the best children games ever shown. Many are former 25 cent games, made over into this popular priced line. We Authors, Old Meid, Fox and Geese, Cards of Fate, Dr. Busby, Jump- ing Frog, Simple Simon, Letters, Rail- now show /road, Peter Coddle, Hippety Hop, Tid- dledy Winks, Matrimony and many more. Steam Toys. Weedens’ celebrated steam mechanical toys have now forced the foreign goods entirely off the market. On pages 20 and 21 of our Holiday Catalogue we show his complete line. Every one is warranted to run by steam or no sale. The pieces shown are wonders and at once an amuse- megt to the boys- Every part of a real engine is ex- and aconstant instruction actly duplicated, and any part can be replaced at pleasure. Oulia. (Pronounced Wee-ja.) The Ouija is without doubt the most interesting, remarkable mysterious production of the 19th century. Its operations are always interesting and frequently invaluable, answering as it and does questions concerning the past, present and future with marvelous ac- curacy. It furnishes never failing amusement and recreation for all classes, while for the scientific or thoughtful its mysterious movements invite the most careful research and investigation—ap- parently forming the link between the known and the unknown, the material with the immaterial. It forces upon us | the conviction that great truth was con- jtained in the statement of the Danish Prince: . ‘‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than were |ever dreamed of in thy philosophy.’? Harmonicas. | One of those little things that are a ne- | cessity in every stock. We have them | from the five cent toy up to the celebrat- | ed fifty cent ‘‘Hohner” and at all prices. ’ Silverware. Our new supplement to Catalogue of Silver Plated Ware shows the great in- crease in this household line. The de- signs have never been so rich and chaste as those now shown and the line is now so large, including knives, forks, spoons, children’s fruit knives, casters, cake baskets, berry dishes, pickles; tea sets, tooth picks, napkin rings, syrups, butters, berry spoons, pie knives, sugar shells, nut picks and cracks, peppers and Salts, call bells, ice pitchers and sets and sets, numerous novelties, that it is a favorite one with all careful buyers. ; . Window Pieces. Don’t forget the importance of proper- ly advertising your holiday stock, and look at our numerous articles that will make a big display in your show windows and at the same time are none too fine for the petted son or daughter. Rocking and swing horses, extra large dolls, fur- niture pieces, nests of drums, Santa Claus figures, plush skin horses and the ever pleasing, crowd drawing mechanical engines, horses, bi- fighters, fine cases, ships, eycles, fire engines, jugglers, steam pump, ete. Puzzles. shown of This feature is in and pleasing iocomotives, many new smashed up engines, steamships, steamboats, Old Woman and Pig, United States, The World, the White House, the varieties fire “Brownies,” the pretty village. All be- ing bright colors on wood so that it is one of the most durable as well as the most interesting amusements. zles’’ on your list. Put ‘‘puz- Fancy Glass and China. We have rich handled flower and bon- bon baskets, showing brilliant combina- tions in ruby, erystal, yellow, blue, rose, etc. New colors in vases and water sets. New decorations in china cups and sau- cers, bone plates, fruit plates, salads, comports, cracker jars, rose jars, child’s plates and all items necessary to a com- plete assortment. Our china and glass goods represent our own direct purchases abroad from the best of German, French and Bohemian makers and is one of the ; most profitable stocks that can be pu ‘into any stock.