Michigan Tradesman. Publi shed Weekly. +O 9, €. A. LAMB. F. J. LAMB. C. A. LAMB & CO, WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION Foreign and Domestic Fruits and Produce, 84 and 86 South Division St. G. S. BROWN & CoO., ——— JOBBERS OF —— Domestic Fruits and Vegetables We carry the largest stock in the city and guarantee satisfaction. lowest market prices. SEND FOR QUOTATIONS, 24 and 26 North Division St. GRAND RAPIDS. MUSKEGON BRANCH UNITED STATES BAKING CO., Successors to MUSKEGON CRACKER Co., HARRY FOX, Manager. Crackers, Biscuits «Sweet Goods. MUSKEGON, MICH. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MAIL ORDERS, We always bill goods at ~ Improved Plus a, fi ag sii | an os ce ON THE MARKET. HESTER & FOX, Sole Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. THE BEST yMAS GOODS! HANDKERCHIEFS, COTTON, SILK, LINEN. MUFFLERS, ALL PRICES. GENTS’ AND LADIES’ GLOVES AND MITTS. NECKTIES, FROM $2.25 TO $9.00. a DOLLS, FROM 8e DOZ. TO $9.00. m JEWELRY AND FANCY PERFUMES. FANCY BOX PAPER. TABLE COVERS, CHENILLE, PLUSH AND DAM- ASK IN 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 8-4. FURS, MUFFS AND BOAS. NAPKINS AND DOYLIES. P.STEKETEE & SONS. CALL AND SEE US, THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. GRAND RAPIDS, DECEMBER 16, 1891. $1 Per Year. NO. 480 THE NRW YORK BISCUIY CO, Ss. A. SEARS, Manager. Cracker Manufacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. SET TEE Best! Jennings’ Flavoring Ex tracts | SEE OU OTATIONS. : Spring & Company, vo & IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Dress Goods, Shawls, Notions, Ribbons, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons Cloaks, Hosiery, We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. W. H. DOWNS, —— JOBBERS OF —— Notions & Fancy Goods. 8 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Michigan. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SPECIAL LINES TO CLOSE. Sheepskin Slippers. Felt Slippers. Plain, for rubber boots 50 Leather sole, quarters and $00 COR. ious... eee oe Parker’s Arctic Sock .. cu a ee FIRTH eS KRAUSE, Grand Rapids, Mich. Headquarters for a egg ag Dressings, Shoe Brushes, Etc HOLIDAY GOODS! Complete Line of Novelties Now Ready. A. EF. BROOKS & Co., WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS. Grand Rapids, Mich. 46 Ottawa St., TELFER SPICE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries, l and 3 Pear! Street, ‘GRAND RAPIDS SEND FOR SAMPLE OF OUR Imitation Linen Envelopes One Size only, 3} x 6. Price printed, 500, $1 50 1,000, 2 50 2,000, 2 25 per M. 5,000, 2 00 - The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. For Bakings of All Kinds Use Fleischmann & Co.8 SYANDARD OIL GO, Unrivaled Compressed Yeast. Special attention is invited to our SUPPLIED eees ay| | ea To Grocers Everywhere. | Our Goods from wo seth iailafions: Oranges & Bananas! WE ARE HEADQUARTERS. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. (. Mm: Arr ce UA, 9 North Ionia St., Grand Rapids. Florida Oranges a Specialty. MOSELEY BROS. VHOLESALE - Fruits Seeds, Beans and Pode, 26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA ST, Grand Rapids, Mich. F. 7 ‘DETTENTHALER JOBBER OF OYSTERS SALT FISH POULTRY & GAME : Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column. CONSIGNMENTS OF ALL KINDS OF POULTRY AND GAME SOLICITED. LAMON & WHEELER COMPANY, IMPORTERS AND Wholesale Grocers GRAND RAPIDS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Dealers in [ll¥minating and Lubricating ;-CiLs- NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave. BULK STATIONS AT Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Grand Haven, Ludington, Howard City, Mus- kegon, Reed City, Manistee, Petoskey, Allegan. Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels. BALL BARNHART PUTMAN CO. Wholesale Grocers, >-—— a 9 ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. PROPLE’S SAVINGS BANK. Cor. Monroe and Ionia Sts., Capital, $100,000. Liability, $400,000 Depositors’ Seeurity, $200,000. OFFICERS, Thomas Hefferan, President. Henry F. Hastings, Vice-President. Charles M. Heald, 2d Vice-President. Charles B. Kelsey, Cashier. DIRECTORS. D. D. Cody EC. S. A. Morman Jas. G. McBride Wm. MeMullen D. E. Waters Jno. Patton, Jr Cc. M. Heald Wm. Alden Smith Don J. Leathers Thomas Hefferan. Four per cent. interest paid on time certificates and savings deposijs. Collections promptly made at lowest rates). Exchange sold on New York, Chicago, Detroit and all foreign countries. Money transferred by mail or telegraph. Muni- cipal and county bonds bought and sold. Ac- counts of mercantile firms as well as banks and bankers solicited. We invite correspondence or personal inter view with a view to business relations. Russell John Murray J. H. Gibbs ’. B. Judd H. F. Hastings ESTABLISHED 1841. PMSA EATON ITUNES KIN S THE MERCANTILE AGENCY 1. Gy, Dun & Ca. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada “GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, D Let us send You A Few Rugs Hassocks Carpel Sweepers Blacking Cases & Foot Rests From which to make selections for the Holiday Trade. SMITH & SANFORD. CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS on PAMPHLETS For the best work, at reasonable prices, address THE TRADESMAN COMPANY. BE. J. Mason & Co., PROPRIETORS OF Old Homestead Fastory Cha RAT CES Froit Jellies and Apple Butter Our goods are guaranteed to be made from wholesome fruit and are free from any adulteration or sophistication what- ever. See quotations in grocery price current. Our goods are now all put up in patent kits, weighing 5, 10, 20. and 30 pounds net. J. L, SUSHUSKY, bigars. Jobber of Including the following celebrated brands man- ufactured by the well-known house of Glaser, Frame & Co.: Vindex, long Havana filler.......:......-. $35 Three Medals, long Havana filler........ 35 Elk’s Choice, Havanafiller and binder... 55 oe Oe ares... ................... 55 Ee Donoelia de Morera, ................. 65 me Eee, Tt a ee... . 5... 55 Also fine line Key West goods at rock bottom prices. stock, 10 So, Ionia St, Grand Rapids, IT WILL FAY YOU To Buy ALLEN B.WRISLEY’s GOO!) CHEER SOAP yeadin$ Wholesale Grocers keep it. All favorite brands of Cheroots kept in The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet ksknateind Props. Executive (ffices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, NY. CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United States, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London, England. Grand Rapids 5 Ofc, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg. HENRY IDEMA, Supt. OYSTERS Bulk. We quote: Standards, per gal " , oF Solid Sead men com. selects. ....... oo me P. tes eee ae Standards ......... 18 Daisy Brand in Cans. SCC... Se SekmGards........... 16 Vavorites.......... 14 Mrs. a 8 “os made Mince-Meat. Large bbls.. Halt bbis..... -64 7h pele .......-: 84 20 Ib. pails ee ee 63% 101b. pails.. 2 1b. cans, (usual weight) ea a $1.50 per doz. Bieecce ae $3.50 per doz. Choice Rreeey eer. 19 ee eee Sete cease 21 8858 Pure Sweet Cider, in bbls., Pure Cider Vinegar... .. Will pay 40 cents each for Molasses half bbis. Above prices are made low to bid for trade. Let your orders come. EDWIN PALLAS & SON, Valley City Cold Storage. Sane dys IN - PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. S. F’. ASPINWALL, Pres’t W. Frep McBain, Sec’y. THOS. E. WYKES, WHOLESALE Lime, Cement, Stucce, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Lath, Wood, Hay, Grain, Oil Meal, Clover and Timothy Seed. Corner Wealthy Ave. and Ionia St. on M. C. R. R. Write for prices. AGAINST WIND AND TIDE. People in Maysville always shrugged their shoulders when Mark Lamson was mentioned, and usually the gesture was followed by some deprecat- ing remark. “Comes of bad stock,’ nox would say, ial manner. worthless, expressive ; > old Judge Len- in his pompous dictator- ‘All the Lamsons were and Mrs. Lamson was a Hodge, and everybody knows what they are.’’ The house in which Mark was born, and where he scrambled up to manhood, was a large farm-house, tumbling to pieces inside, with a roof always being patched against leaking, doors without locks and with shaking hinges, windows that rattled in every wind, ceilings that dropped plaster whenever a heavy foot shook the upper rooms and furniture in the last stage of shabbiness. His father and mother were slatternly in dress, shift- less in household management, and the handsome, bright boy was over-indulged and neglected as_ their suggested. But Mark Lamson inherited none of the leading traits of his parents. Prob- ably in some remote ancestor there was a mixture of energy, resolution and abil- ity of which the Maysville gossips had never heard, and for which they certainly gave Mark no credit. It was in vain that the principal of the Maysville High- School declared that Mark had graduated with the best record he had ever given in the school. It was useless for the lad himself to keep his life free from blame, and earnestly endeavor to do his duty. Maysville could not forget that he was a Lamson, and his mother was a Hodge— ‘‘bad stock!” As he passed from boyhood to man- hood, Mark began the unequal struggle against fate and circumstances, dictated only by his own energy. His father had been able to get bread from the farm by a lazy tillage that gave the bare necessi- ties for the table; his mother had a very small income that gave the three cloth- ing of the poorest description, and both were in open-mouthed wonder that Mark was not content, as they had been, to dawdle through life and ‘‘make out” with what they had. And Mark, struggling to attain better things, with only a vague, undisciplined longing for improvement, met no en- couragement at home or abroad. He tried te abtain a situation, but employers were shy about giving work to a Lam- son; he met but a cool reception at the Maysville social gatherings, having no knowledge of how torepair his own linen or keep his poor clothmg even tidy. Boy-like, he imagined a new suit and gay necktie were all sufficient for a party, and did not heed the frayed cuffs and broken collars at which the Maysville belles turned up their noses. But, in spite of his father’s lazy com- ments, his mother’s fretful remon- strances, Mark Lamson, finding no em- ployment outside, determined to see if the farm would not find him in work. ‘Oh, yes; do as you please,’’ his father own indolence DEC E MBE mR 16, 1891. NO. 430 said. ‘‘But there is no money for new fangled fixings, and the worn out. land is about Plenty of it, to be sure, but *taint worth shucks.”’ So, single-handed, Mark undertook the work of bringing up the old farm. Early and late he toiled, repairing fences, weeding, picking stones, rooting out dead stumps, preparing his land, without one hand stretched out to help voice to wish him success. him, one Thomas, the the only man his father employed, gave a surly refusal to aid, upon the ground that his regular routine of shiftless farm- ing took all his time, and Mark patiently submitted. He was twenty-one years old, into his dull, monotonous life came a new stimulus—a hope, bright as a vision and almost as baseless. when He fell in love! He did not walk in cautiously, counting his steps and weighing his chances, but he fell in plump, suddenly, hopelessly. There had been a warm discussion at the Judge’s about inviting Mark to the party that was to celebrate Essie’s eigh- teenth birthday and her final return from boarding-school. But the pet of the house hada will of her own and a lively recollection of Mark’s handsome face and boyish gallantries, and insisted upon his being invited. Mark, carrying in his memory only a pretty little girl, found himself confronted by an undenia- ble beauty; a face to win homage in far more pretentious circles than Mays- ville boasted, and a gentle grace of man- ner none of the girls of his acquaintance had ever extended to him. The touch of the soft, little hand of- fered to greet him riveted the chains Essie’s face had cast about Mark’s heart, and made him her slave then and there. He had starved all his life for sympathy, and his first half-hour with Essie filled his longing heart with con- tent. She remembered all his aspirations; she hopes boyish entered into all his The party was the beginning of an intercourse that stimulated good resolution, gave a new vigor to every hope of Mark’s life. There are and ambitions. anew every women who carry in their own hearts an overflowing fund of sym- pathy, who can sink self utterly in the presence of another person’s interest, and throw their own power into their neighbor’s work without officiousness or offense. Essie Lennox such a woman, young as she was. She could give her whole mind to every detail which she had carried to her, from the cutting of aprons for a neighbor’s child to the gen- tle soothing of an invalid’s terror of death; from her mother’s preserving kettle to the comforting of a newly be- reaved widow or orphan. Nothing was too deep or solemn; nothing too transient or trivial, for that tender, ever-active in- terest and sympathy that made her the idol of Maysville as well as the eomfort of her home. And in her home she found no one whose claim seemed to her stronger than Mark’s. The village was essentially dem- ocratic, and the fact that Essie was the was ener aS 2 only child and heiress of the richest, most influential man in the place did not prevent her from visiting Mrs. Lamson terms of perfect equality. She of the weak, amiable woman, strongly as she censured, in her youthful upon was fond strength, the easy-going indolence that made her home such a scene of confusion and pleasant way, she endeavored to brighten that home for Mark by offers of help that fell to the It was like fighting a feather bed to try discomfort; and, in her gentle, suggestions and ground. to rouse Mrs. Lamson to any active im- provement, and rebuffed there, Essie could only help Mark by words of sym- pathy that were like wine of life to his love. him back to} his uphill work full of new hope, every | stimulated, ened. He had not An hour with Essie sent every hope bright- | dared to set him in plain words the hope of one day energy before | winning her heart to answer his own, for there was all the humility of true pas- sion in that young, ardeut heart, but he | realized a new force, a new spur to am- bition. Essie never sneered at him as the neighbors had become accustomed to do- ing: Essie never threw cold water over | his plans for improving the land; Essie never was sarcastic over the clashing of his poverty and his ambitions. As he saw her more frequently, he ventured to tell her of wider, wilder hopes, of some day escaping from the drudgery before him, and making his way to acity, where his edueation might give him a start in more congenial oecupation. “Father and mother seem to need me, Essie, one day, ‘‘they are old, and they have ehild. 1 think it is my plain duty to stay.” “I think it is,’ | ‘‘vour mother could scarcely bear a sepa- | ration.”’ “And work that lies under my hand,” he now,” he told no other was the quick reply; white Lam here, I must do the said, “hard as itis! But Essie,’’ and his face brightened, ‘do you know that already I have made the farm pay dvuble what it has ever done? Next spring I can bire help out of last year’s crops!” of money I saved from the sale Essie. all eager interest, entered into the discussion of the capabilities of such a lot for turnips, such a patch for wheat, the possibilities of a dairy, the best cul- ture for fowls,as if she had never studied music or filled her head with French and German verbs. But the Lennox, when, after Mark took his fate in his marry horror and wrath of Judge two years of mild courtship, hands and asked permission to Essie, cannot be described. “A Lamson!” he cried. when having dismissed Mark he returned to the bosom of his family. ‘‘A Lamson for Essie’s ithe old THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. nox. ‘What shabby, half-washed shirts he wears, and his fingers all out of his gloves, and half the buttons of his coat gone. ‘‘Pvor Mark!” said Essie, gently. ‘‘He needs a wife.”’ ‘Well. he need not look for one here,” growled the judge. “i heard Mr. week,”’ last said Essie, quietly, ‘‘that there Thompson say, is not a better farm in Greene county than Lamsoun’s.” “Such a palace of a house!” the Judge ; sneered. . ‘“‘Mark is hoping to put a new house on the place, next year. He has had builders over from B——, but they say house is beyond — repair, and it would cost less to have a new one.”’ ‘“‘And where is the money to come from?”’ ‘Where the improved farm came from,”said Essie; **from Mark’s industry, perseverance and energy, in the face of the hardest discouragements ever a young j} man had to fight.” ‘-What? What?” said Essie, *“Eh!” said the judge. ‘See what he has done, still in an even, quiet tone that carried conviction far more than an excited one. “‘Kight years ago, when he was but a boy, he put his shoulder to the wheel and took his playtime between school hours Nobody helped him. He was ridiculed,sneered at, sides. He had the poorest farm in the place, and has made best. He has put spare dollar into books on agriculture, He has him, to weed and clear away stones. discouraged on all it one of the every improved machines, good stock. now four men at work for good horses, good cattle, good poultry, and he have a good house. wiil Papa, do you not think it will be a pity to have the Mrs. Lamson, Out- door the management is all left to Mark, and see what new house inthe eare of to ruin as she has the old one? he has done. But a man cannot make a home comfortable alone; he needs a wife.’’ ‘“Well,” said the Judge, ‘‘let him have one, but not my child.” “Still he loves me.’’ said Essie, ‘‘and I love him.”’ “Pshaw!” said the Judge, and marched out of the house. But prompt as he was, he was just, He had let preju- against Mark all his life: now he took pains to find out how well and he loved Essie. dice influence him jmuch of his dislike was founded. Grudgingly enough was the verdict given | Maysville did not will- that it estimate, and in Mark’s favor. ing wrong in its y acknowledge had been upon Mark all the faulfs of his But the facts ances- tors. were strong. and by them. Slowly, for he was not easily husband! The fellow wants my money to send after all his father grandfather have squandered.” “Do you really and truly think Mark is a spendthrift, papa?” Essie asked quietly. ‘Does he ever lounge about the stores or taverns, as Harry Carter and James Rayburn do?”’ “‘J__well, no, I never saw him,’’ the reluctant admission. “Did you ever hear that he gambled, or even smoked?”’ ‘sN-o—I never did.”’ ‘Is he not regular at church?” “Ye-es.” ‘‘But. oh. Essie!” struck in Mrs. Len-| public opinion veered around, as soon as | and his} was | drank or) | convineed, he took respect into the place | of centempt. and, after a month of pa- | tient investigation, sent for Mark. | Theinterview was a frank, manly one, the old being given to half-hearted measures of any kind. He gentleman not admitted his former prejudices, and heartily commended the young man who had struggled so nobly. house is finished,’’ Essie be your make his way | against wind and tide as you have done, Vhen your new he said, ‘*l will let my wife. A man who can i deserves a happy home.” | ' shouldered | Judge Lennox found himself confronted | The Judge being a power in Maysville. ‘the engagement announeed. The new house being completed, Essie be- | came housekeeper, Mrs. Lamson gladly resigning her feeble reign. And under the new regime it was wonderful to see | how even the old people smartened up. was | They had no chronic objection to cleanli- ness, if some one else did the necessary work: and with Mark and Essie to govern and direct, the Lamson farm and Lam- son household so lost its old name, that you could scarcely find to-day inMaysville |one voice to repeat the old saying that ‘“‘Mark Lamson came of bad stock.” ANNA SHEILDS. _>.— — An Intelligent Farmer. As is well known to THE TRADESMAN’S patrons, it has always been the policy of the paper to refuse the subscriptions of any men. Probably 150 subscriptions have been refused during the past nine years because the persons subseribing were unable to furnish a business ecard. In about half a Tur TRADESMAN has ceived as to the character of men send- ing in their subscriptions, but has in- variable remedied the mistakes as soon as its attention was called to the matter. but business dozen been de- cases The latest case in point is that of Paul Rasmussen, a farmer living near Pent- water, who managed to secure the paper several months before his real avocation was discovered and the paper discon- tinued. In reply to a letter setting forth the reasons why the paper could not be sent longer to his address, be replied as follows: PENTWATER, Dee. 7—I am sorry that it is neeessary to suspend my subscrip- tion to THE TRADESMAN on account of my not being engaged in any trade. I do not think there is anything in the paper that a farmer could use to harm those engaged in trade. I am sure | have not iused it for that purpose. I have ad- | mired the truthful stand you have taken on all leading points pertaining to trade and crop reports and prospect of prices for same. However, if your informant thinks he can keep me or any other far- mer in ignorance of the wholesale prices of merchandise, he is mistaken, for | re- | ceive, almost daily, price circulars from ithe prineipal cities; and IL can further say, that instead of THe TRADESMAN, in a farmer’s hands, being detrimental to ithe merchant’s interests. it has greatly stimulated the desire among farmers in this vicinity for a cash trade system. Yours truly, PAUL RASMUSSEN. —_—— - oe = — There is only one trouble about the use of the electric light for illuminating purposes; that is, the cost. When the cost ean be reduced, nothing can stand ‘in the way of electricity. i a i Use Tradesman ar Superior Couporrs. The Sun ‘Has secured during 1892: W. D. Howells, George Meredith, Andrew Lang, St. George Mivart, Kud yard Kipling, R. ft ouis Stevenson, William Black, W, Clark Russell, Mary E. Wilkins, Frances Hodgson Burnett. H. 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Write for Prices. Our Complete Fall’Line of Holiday and ——————— e Will be ready September 10th we} pay every merchant handling this line of goods to examine our samples. i ' { EATON, LYON & CO., | 20 & 22 Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH. Ought to Send i For Sample Sheet and Prices, | Of Ledgers and Journals bound witht | Philad. Iphia Pat. Flat openin back. The Strongest Blank Book Ever Made. f ; i PT POPES ‘Dnpeks UN NJ | | Ze BN ae | MaRS Aen ol GRAND RAPIDS, MICH THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 3 The Corner Grocery Crowd in Poke- town Village. PoKETOWN, Nov. 26.—During the past week there has been a movement on the | part of the grocersof Poketown pointing | to the early closing of their stores dur-| ing the winter months. We have eight) exclusive grocery stores and three other stores where groceries are sold in con-| nection with other lines. A meeting of | the grocers was called in the early part | of the week, but, as is usually the case, when ameeting of village grocers is ad- vertised to come off at acertain time, the | grocers staid at home, and the Justice of | the Peace, in whose office the meeting | was held, had to officiate as chairman, | and the barber in the room below, was | brought up to act as secretary. The vot- ing constituent, or body of the meeting, | was composed of a corn doctor, a one-| eyed drayman and Old Swipes. Resolu- tions were passed expressing regret at) the small attendance and the feelings of gratitude for the awakened interest man- ifested at the present time in this all- important question. The chair,after nam- ing a committee of; three to draft an agreement and circulate it among the trade for signatures and report in one week, entertained the motion of the corn doctor to adjourn. = The committee has been working four days and nights to draft an agreement which all will sign, but up to date it has been a signal fail- ure. The three general dealers, of course, will not sign any agreement un- less the dry goods and boot and shoe dealers sign also. * Granulated Smith will not sign unless the time is fixed at 7:50, while Scoop, Salaratus & Co. will have nothing to do with it if it is fixed at 7:50. Old Cinnamon Barker reported to the committee that he ‘‘mout agree to shet up at a fixed time,’’ if he could ‘‘see any sense in the doin’ of it,” but, ‘‘under no sarcumstance’”’ would he agree to ‘‘shet up’? sooner than 8:05 and then not unless all the other stores ‘‘shetup atsharp 8.”’ Hogg, Swineson & Piggott reported that they had done business in Poketown be- fore the movers in this new-fangled movement could tell a clothes pin from a quart jug. They said they had always opened and shut their store when they wished to and they still feel able to man- age their business without any outside assistance. Of course the question was aired by the crowd last night at Whiffleson & Spiggott’s corner grocery. Ola Swipes has felt agrieved ever since the meeting because he was not named by the chair- man as one of the committee, not because he ever had, has now, or ever expects to have, any interest in the grocery busi- ness in Poketown, or anywhere else; but simply the craving of an inborn desire to stick his nose into other people’s busi- ness. He said, ‘‘It is an outrage on nineteenth century enlightenment to ask the free merchant citizens of a free coun- try to put their necks into a yoke (Mr, Grizzle, have you got a match?) in a yoke by signing such a tyranical document as that. Any merchant in this town who signs that agreement ought to be ban- ished to Africa, for he is not fit (confound that pipe!) to live in a free country. Why it smacks (Judas priest! but that bowl is hot!) of the dark ages. I would like to know what the people would do these long winter evenings, if the stores were all shut up?”’ At this point someone in the frontend of the store remarked that he thought it would be a good thing, as the merchants and clerks would then have the evenings for recreation and mental improvement and the chronic loafers would be com- pelled to change their roosting places, to the great satisfaction and comfort of the merchants themselves. As Swipes turned to see who it was talking, the speaker, Sam Dodge, slipped out of the door. It was an old trick of Sam’s to fire a shot and run. No one takes offense at any thing Sam Dodge says, for no one can tell when he is jok- ing or when he is in earnest. His tobac- co store is a favorite resort for the boys, who at all times and in all places ac- knowledge their inferiority to Sam inthe art of taking a common every day lis and destroying its identity with afew em- bellishments and then pass it off ona confiding and unsuspecting public as the actual truth. Sam is an artist in this de- | partment of human activity, and a jolly | good fellow withal. Every village is not | so fortunate as to have a Sam Dodge} within her borders. When Swipes dis- | eovered who it was that fired into the} crowd, he joined in the laugh and re-| marked that ‘‘Dodge is a great Sam.”’ | But Eddie Spiggott, the nice. dapper, | modest little junior partner of the corner | grocery, was so pleased with Sam’s re-| mark that he could not get over it, andj Old Swipes was inclined to be offended. | Spiggott is too esthetic and is of too re- | fined and too delicate a nature to admire | Old Swipes, and so Sam’s_ remarks | pleased him and every time he came down to the lower end of the store to weigh out sugar or crackers, he would look behind the stove and wink at me and laugh. Speaking of crackers reminds me of | the fact that the regular seating capacity | of the corner grocery is inadequate to} meet the demands of the crowd, and so | the cracker barrel is used as a roost by one of the regular, acting members of the crowd. This man is middle-aged, undersized | and poor, both in pocket and flesh. His name is Bottomly Querk, but everybody calls him Bottom and it is very doubtful | if he would understand what it meant, if | some one someday should accidently call | him Mr. Querk. Bottom owns an old dilapidated pair of what may have been | horses, sometime, before they were struck | with the dry rot, and he manages to re-| main in the land of the living and sup- port his wife and two little Querks, by plowing gardens in the spring and doing odd jobs of teaming around the village. Whatever Bottom’s faults may be, he certainly is not extravagant, unless it be in the great number and variety of patches worn on his outside bluejean pantaloons. If there be anything in which Bottom excells, it is in the longev- ity of his hat, and the marvelous length of time he is able to stay inside of a com- mon pair of overalls. Bottom’s face re- sembles the grubby, barren lands of the pine portion of Michigan, vegetation secant, stunted and very much seattered, owing to the extreme poverty of the soil. Bottom comes early and stays late. He may be seen every evening sitting cross- legged on the cracker barrel in the cor- ner grocery listening to the conversation. He seldom speaks, and when he does it is a whining voice, pitched on a very high key. He never leaves his perch, or changes his position, except when a quarter’s worth of crackers are called for by acustomer. Then Bottom slides off the barrel, tearing his bluejean pant- aloons on a nail every time he does so, and stands with his back to the stove un- til the crackers are weighed out and the cover adjusted, them he resumes his old position. This is repeated from five to ten times every night, and every time some patch is torn loose by that nail in the barrel. IcHABOD GRIZZLE. | | | | i 2 Ap Couldn’t Find the Rebate. A traveling salesman for a wholesale grocery house of this city recently sold a German grocer two cases of package coffee with the understanding that the purchaser would receive a rebate. The| next time he called on the merchant, the ‘Teuton exclaimed: ‘“Vat kind of a house vork for?” ‘“*A good house,’’ replied the traveler. “T tinks it vas a h—1 of a house,’’ ob- served the retailer. ‘“‘What’s the matter?’’ asked the trav- eler. ‘‘Anything wrong?” “Anyting wrong! It vas all wrong! You know dose zwei cases of coffee you sold me wit a rebate, eh? Vell, Johan und I looked all ofer de backages in both cases unt dere vas no rebate dere unt mine bruder, he could not vind no re- bate, eider. Dat vas a h—lof a house. Get out of here.” _———_——_>-o-—<———— Bay City—The Robinson Salt & Lum- vas dot you ning accounts with our customers for six | months ora year has been anything but | satisfactory. | in dispute or often lose a good customer; | integrity is diminished. | the pass book system and in the majority |ers would often neglect to bring their ber Co. is succeeded by C. C. Barker. GEFORE AND AFTER. Experience of a Live Firm with the Coupon System. F Goodman & Co., dealers in general merchandise at Burnip’s Corners, re- cently issued the following circulars to their customers: BEFORE USING. BuRNip’s CornERS, August 25, °91—We ask your kind indulgence while we again call your attention to some of the un- desirable features of the credit system, as applied to general country stores. Our average experience in keeping run- Accounts will often run into dollars and cents much faster than the customer has anticipated and it is a very common occurrence that disputes will arise whena settlement is had. Much ill feeling is the result and we either make an allowance and lose the amount in either case the customer’s faith in our We have tried of cases it has proved a failure. Custom- books when making purchases, and it | would frequently happen, when we were} otherwise busy, that we would enter the| amount of a customer’s purchase on his} book, then either neglect or forget to charge the same on our books. the source of considerable loss to us in the course of a year’s business and, when the account was finally settled, it would again cause confusion and dissatisfaction. Many of you have, perhaps, at some time paid an account to some merehant, in which you thought that you were being grievously wronged, and whether you did or not make objection as to its correct- ness, you still felt convineed in your own mind that you had paid out money for whieh you had received no value. Whei- ever differences of this kind occor, it is certain to be a trade loser to the mer- chantand a permanent injury to his busi- ness. If, therefore, any system can be introduced without any of these object- ionable features, by which a merchant may do a credit business, it is the duty of the wide-awake dealer to adopt it. It is truly said that this is an age of progression. Vast improvements are constantly being made in all directions, as conditions change and necessity re- quires them. Methods of doing business on credit are no exception to the rule, and the acme of perfection in that direct- ion is attained in the credit coupon sys- tem, which has been adopted and approv- ed by thousands of merchants in the West, and is now in practical use by over eight thousand enterprising merchants in Mich- igan alone. The system is simplicity itself. The customer simply signs the receipt, pay- able at a certain date, which is then de- tached by the dealer as the customer’s ob- ligation for the amount of the coupon book and the customers has the dealer’s obligation for the same amount, which is the coupon book. We have concluded to adopt this sys- tem; and for the purpose of giving our patrons time to investigate and make themselves familiar with it, we have de- ferred the date until October 1, On that date we shall close our books and give eredit only through this system. Among the many advantages we will mention simply the following: 1. The labor of keeping a set of books is entirely obliviated. 2. There will be no pass-books to doctor to make them correspond with the ledger accounts. 3. There will be no time lost, in the hurry of trade, to charge items, as the coupons are easily handled and detached as quickly as change can be made with money. 4. There will be no complaints by eustomers that they are charged for goods they have never had. THE TRADESMAN This was} 5. There will be no disputed accounts, and all friction and ill feeling incident thereto is avoided. 6. Customers are enabled at any time to know the exact amount of goods they have had, by reference to their coupon | books. 7. They will know by the date of issue, endorsed on the cover of the book, when coupons are to be paid for. 8. A childecan goto the store and trade with coupons as easily as any one, and with equal safety. There are many other desirable fea- tures connected with this system, which we have not space to enumerate here, but shall endeavor to explain at any time on application. We shall retain the five per cent. off for cash feature, and parties wishing to buy coupons for cash will be given a discount of five per cent., and coupons will be received for everything we sell, including such goods as we do not otherwise give a cash discounton. In this way you can save five per cent. on all of your purchases, no matter how small | they may be. | We have long since discovered that it |is money that makes the mare go, and | will now announce that, after the first i day of October next, we shall buy goods | for spot cash only and buy of the jobber who will give us the most goods and the best value for our money. Our motto will be, ‘‘Buy cheaper and sell cheaper.’’ and in order to accomplish this we must systematize our credit business. The ad- vantages to both merchant and patron, of the system we adopt, is so manifest that eertainly no fair-minded person ean find any valid objection to it after a thorough examination and trial. Very respeutfully, F. GOODMAN & Co, ence (Yar AFTER USING. BuRNIP’s CORNERS, Nov. 25—We have been gradually endeavoring to correct some of the unnecessary evils appertain ing toacredit business of a country retail store, and since our last circular was issued, during which time a former part- ner has retired from the firm, we have determined to virtually place our business on a eash basis, and we know of no better way to accomplish this than through the credit coupon system. Having tried this system, we have everything to say in its favor, and nothing against it. The one advantage of not having disputes with customers in settling accounts seems to us to be alone sufficient to recommend it to every retail merchant in the country. We find that there is a great saving of time that under the old system was re- quired in keeping a set of books, and we are of the opinion that we shall save many a dollar which formerly was lost through carelessness in neglecting to charge items. Our customers are well pleased with the system, and we have yet to find the first one to condemn it, after once having given it a trial. We now do principally a cash business and sell coupons, discounting them at 5 per cent. for eash or paper that can be con- verted into available funds, which enables us to discount all bills and obtain our goods at the lowest prices. We think the signs of the times indicate that the day is not far distant when a majority of the progressive retail merchants’ will adopt the cash system, but, until that time does come, we will say to all dealers who think they cannot do a strictly cash business in their localities, by all means adopt the credit coupon system, for it is the system of all systems where business is done on credit. Very respectfully, F. GoopMAN & Co. COMPANY, Sole Manufacturers, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. *lymouth—E. J. Bradner has sold his | grocery stock to C. E. Passage. Detroit—Scott & Co. succeed Asmus & | Co. in the tea and coffee business. 3utler—P. W. Garey’s general stock has been seized on chattel mortgage. Lisbon—H. G. Johnson succeeds John- son & Thurston in the drug business. Hudson—Holden & Kellogg Kellogg & Austin in the grocery business. Mears—Jas. Thwaites succeeds Thwait- es & Henderson in the grocery and succeed | meat business. has stock of H. J. Ridgeway—J. O. Shepard pur- chased hardware Williams. Detroit—The Heck & Hemel Co. has changed its style to the Standard the Lumber | Lumber Co. Sunfield — Deatsman & Hutchinson, dissolved, E. H.| general dealers, have Deatsman continuing. Traverse City—W. S. Gillette has pur- chased the stock of F. Gardner } and will continue the business. Zoyne Falls—William Mears has sold grocery a half interest in his general stock to his clerk and the will known as Mears & Tyler. Dimondale—Dr. E. 8. Walford expect to be able to occupy a new brick firm hereafter be & Co. store buildings, now in progress of erec- tion, in about thirty days. Kalamazoo—A. C. Davis & Sons have sold the Kandy Kitchen to Koehler Bros. Charles Koehler has been connected with the establishment for some time. Stanton—The contemplated dissolution of the grocery firm of Ball & McLean has been both agreed not to disagree, and business will be pushed harder than ever. abandoned, partners having Nashville—A. S. Mitchell, manager of the John Tripp, Son & Co. clothing and boot and shoe store, at Leslie, has bought the H. M. Lee clothing stock and will take possession Jan. 1, ly to the stock. Traverse City--J. W. Travis & Co. have purchased atract of land, 100x400 in dimensions, on the line of the C. & W. M. Railway, and will embark in the pur- sale of adding large- chase and lumber, lath, shingles and builders’ supplies generally. Saranac—Henry Henkel has disposed of his stock of goods to a party in Grand Rapids and an inventory, preparatory to removing them, taken this week. The remainder of the stock will be taken to Howard City. Capt. E. P. Gifford will at the with a general line of goods. has been once stock up store Saginaw—W. H. Downs, a former shoe dealer of this city, and four practical men of Detroit for a long time connected with the deavoring to organize a stock company to The eapital stock of the proposed company shoe manufactories there, are en- manufacture shoes in Saginaw. will be $50,000, and this will enabie the | starting of a_ factory hands. employing 100} MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Jackson—The Steele & Hovey Manufac- turing Co. has removed it patent leather goods factory to South Bend, Ind. Cadiilac—Chittenden, Herrick & Co. have closed their sawmill for a few days to get ready for a large cut during the coming season. | feet for G. | has jing about one-half of it on |mill in connection. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. shipping logs by rail to this river, have | cut 5,000,000 feet in the last 60 days. Onekama—The Onekama Lumber Co. }is making improvements which will put its mill in first-class shape for sawing. it will begin operations about the first of the new year. Cadillac—Diggins Bros., who have been & Mitchell, They million for Cobbs their contract. cutting lumber have completed have now engaged to cut several A. Bergland. Tanner—A. K. Williamson is building an addition to his mill at Bear Lake. He already a stock of logs on skids, and | will have a full supply, provided we get any snow atall. He saws pine, hemlock and hardwoods. Houghton— Thomas Parks has 2,000,000 feet of Lake Linden, and has his camps in, hav- skids. The} logs will be banked on Lake Superior, near L’Anse Bay. Traverse City—W. F. Calkins, ly chief engineer of J. J. Fay, Jr., & Co.’s, pur- chased stumpage near former- sawmills here, has bought an interest in the foundry business of Thirlby & Jack- | be known as son, and the new firm will Thirlby, Jackson & Calkins. Tanderagee—The Northern Michigan Lumber Co. is enlarging the capac- ity of its sawmill and putting in a handle factory in counection. The latter will have twelve broom handle lathes and eight lathes for the manufacture of chair | stock. \ Kalamazoo—D. the interest of J. the Peninsular Carriage under the denBleyker has pur-| hk. MeNabb in will chased Co., and conduct the business There are now fifty hands em- | the Mr. MecNabb’s | retirement is caused by ill health. same | name. ployed in shops. Saginaw—W. R. Sutherland, an ex- tensive dealer in hardwood lumber, says that he is carrying over 6,000,000 feet. He says there has been a fairly good trade in hardwood lumber during the season, | and that a large quantity of logs will be} put in this winter. Lake Ann—S. Arnold has bought the sawmill here formerly run and owned by O. C. Fish, of Frankfort, and will put in a full stock of logs this winter. An Ohio concern is also putting up a large plant here, consisting of sawmill and hoop fac- | tory, and will have machinery for work- ing up other small stuff. is now understood that if Owen-Hutchinson Lumber Co. sue- ceeds in effecting a compromise with its creditors, which is considered likely, the company will sell its planing mill plant, at least of the concern that this is the intention at present. Houghton—C. A. Nie, of Norrie, Wis., contemplates the erection of a sawmill at this place. The mill will be a of large capacity, with Saginaw—lIt the members state modern one, a shingle Should the plant go in, a planing mill will also be put up. The intention is to have the mill in oper- | ation next season. Cadillae—Cobbs & Mitchell’s new saw- mill, which is built on the site of the one which was burned in July last, began operations December 5. The new mill, | though not so large as the one burned, the modern provements. has all appliances and im- It is a single band mill, with a capacity of 48,000 to 51,0U0 a day. | Saginaw—The drive on the Little Mo- | Saginaw—Murphy & Dorr, who are | lasses, containing about 4,000,000 feet of | operating two camps in Clare county and | logs owned Bliss & Van Auken, came out | road. faa tf 000 feet of logs over their log railroad in Gladwin county, and 4,000,000 at their camp on the Molasses. All of the pro- duct of this mill is handled by rail, and last month they shipped 2,500,000 feet. Their in the rail trade for the year will exceed 25,000,(00 feet. Muskegon—Navigation will close here with the docks fairly well depleted. An old lumberman in making a review of the various mills and the amounts which each would in all probability have on hand at the close, states that the amount will be less than at any time within the than handled by the various yards during the Consequently when navigation opens next spring vessels will come to bare docks or to piles of green lumber. Thompson—T here large amount of logs put up in this section this Hall & Buell have finished skid- ding and have begun drawing logs north of Seney, with about a foot of snow. The total output last decade, and no more can be winter. wilt be a winter. Chicago Lumbering Co. is not rushing the log business quite so heavy this win- ter, as it had logs left over. The Delta Lumber camps running and is building three miles more of rail- Co. has five The company expects to haul logs over its road all winter, banking at the mill. Manistee—The lumber cutting at this point is about at an end. season All the mills but two are shut down, and one of intends to all winter. The other will keep at it as long as logs can be got to the mill from the water. The cold and stormy weather which prevailed week before last, and which sent the mills into winter quarters in a hurry, has changed for the better, and now it feels more like spring than winter. The ice which had formed in the booms so that it was almost impos- sible to move the logs, has about all melt- ed out again. — > - > — those run excessively The Retailer’s Policy. | From the American Grocer. There is a never-ending discussion as | to the relative merits of the credit and cash systems, as the governing policy of a retail business. The advocates of either plan are as earnest and positive in their convictions as those who argue for prohibition or free trade, none seem- ing to realize that the truth lies midway of two extremes. Although the |ideal credit business, or the ideal cash trade, is seldom, if ever attained, the ideal should ever be kept in mind as the desired goal. Men succeed and men fail under both | systems, which gives rise to the opinion ofttimes expressed, that success in life, |in any vocation, depends more upon the man than the system. We are led to this subject through con- | versations held with prominent advo- cates of both methods. Said one, a lead- ing and successful dealer in one of the three largest cities: ‘“‘It is a ticklish over one purchase, we 1 last week. ‘This firm will put in 25,000,- | those who are sent a duplicate statement, |if no payment has been made within fif- | teen days; C, those who need to be noti- | fied the second time in ten days; D, those | who are to be pursued by the collector; | E, the man whose credit must not extend being always |ready to risk one bill, where we know | nothing detrimental to a customer’s istanding; F, the party undeserving of ecredit—the dead beat. We admit that there can be no credit without risk, but we can afford to take more varied risks than the wholesale trader, because our margin of profit is thrice that of the jobber. The question is, shall we, or shall we not do without the trade of a class of responsible, thrifty customers, who are constant and free buyers, but who will not pay cash or be bothered with the annoyance of sending the mon- ey with every purchase, at the risk of children, servants and others? We pre- fer to do the credit business, rapidly ex- tend the volume of trade, sean credits, watch everything closely and take the risks. Weean make more money in that way.” The next day, one who for seven years has earried on successfully a cast iron cash business, in a city of 12,000 inhabi- tants, argued for his plan. He says: “The rule must be absolute; there must be no. discrimination, common sense governing the very few exceptions that may arise, as when a well known and responsible person orders goods, having left the pocket book at home, or for other good cause unable to pay, until, ‘I come in again.’ There are, however, few instances of that sort, because the people understand and respect the rule. We have the largest and best trade in the city, and deal in fine and fancy gro- eeries. Some half-dozen of our com- petitors have made attempts to adopt the cash plan and failed. My partner, un- able to resist the temptation to credit the better class of patrons, withdrew and started another store, opposite, but my business keeps on increasing, and to my suiprise the old customers stay by me. 1am perfectly satisfied, after seven years’ experience, to adhere strictly to the cash plan.’’ The leading grocers of Brooklyn are firm believers in a rigid cash systém, and doatrade of $750,000 annually on that plan. The foremost retail grocers of New York City. and the leading retail establishments generally do a credit bus- iness of millions. Mr. John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, does a retail trade of $14,000,000 per year, and is reported as having 120,000 credit customers on his books, and of making $1,000,000 net per annum. Is it not evident from these examples that failure is due to defects in the busi- ness ability, the qualifications of the man and not from the system pursued? Correct business habits, experience, the ability to read character, the nerve to regulate credits, strong will-power, are elements that must be possessed by any who aspire to success in selling goods at retail, and are more essential than the system involved. -_— o> ——— Activity in Farm Implement Lines. From the Farm Ia plement News. The demand the past few months for seasonable goods has been especially jactive, a condition of affairs which can matter to do a credit business, and yet it | is for us the best plan. 1 found that last | |be directly traced to the _ excellent crops and good prices received for them. The farmer has had money and year our losses from bad debts were only | one-seventh of 1 per cent. of the amount of our sales, but this percentage of loss | purchase needed implements. is apt to increase as the business grows, | does year after year. therefore is to the more closely guard and watch credits, to exercise a thorough supervision, not only over all applicants, but over old customers as well. We have adopted a system of rating all credit cus- tomers, as Aa, A, B, C, D, E, F, and note Ver pian)... . I | which are now in season, such as horse each customer’s standing on their ac- | count as an index tothe book-keeper. | Aa represents parties of unquestioned standing, who pay when they please, and to whom statements are not periodically sent; A, those of high standing, who re- ceive a monthly statement, and are not again reminded of their account; B, has been able to liquidate all debts and Business is also active in the few lines of goods powers, feed cutters, grinding mills, corn shellers and similar lines. The de- mand is in some cases reported to be all that the manufacturers can take care of promptly, and in other quarters where the trade is not yet so strong in tone it is expected that cold weather will bring heavy reinforcements to the orders now in. i Use Tradesman Cowpon Books. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 | GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Lambert Lamberts succeeds Lamberts | & Sonke in the retail furniture business. | Mrs. F, L. Kilderhouse has opened a/ grocery store at Empire. The L. M. Clark | Grocery Co. furnished the stock. Simeon Leroy has opened a grocery store on East Bridge street. The stock was furnished by the I. M. Clark Grocery Co. The Cedar Springs Stave Co. has put in a supply store in connection with its factory. The I. M, Clark Grocery Co. furnished the stock, W. W. Forrest has completed his brick store building at Rockford, and placed his order for a drug stock with the Hazel- tine & Perkins Drug Co. Jacob Formsma has purchased a half interest in the grocery stock of Cornelius Quint, at 305 Central avenue, and the firm name will hereafter known as Quint & Formsma. be J. W. Sprau, formerly of the firm of F. Goodman & Co., general dealers at Bur- nip’s Corners, has engaged in the gro- cery business at that place. The Lemon & Wheeler Company furnished the stock. W. J. Smith, who embarked in the gro- cery business about a year ago at the cor- ner of Monroe and Park streets, turned the stock over to the Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. last Friday. The latter immediately discontinued the business and removed the stock to its own establishment. a. We. leased one of the stores in the new Stow & Moore block, on Pearl street, and will shortly occupy the same with a wholesale notion stock. Mr. -ark has been engaged in this business at South Bend for several years and pro- posed to enlarge his line of customers by coming to a larger town. Parke has Gustavus Stern has erected a two-story frame store building at Amble, 24x30 feet in dimensions, and put ina general stock. The Lemon & Wheeler Company furnished the groceries, P. Steketee & Sons the dry goods and the Gunn Hard- ware Co. the hardware. Mr. Stern hails from Toledo, where he was engaged in the grocery business several years. ~ > o <> —— Purely Personal. Frank Hamilton, of the firm of Hamil- ton & Milliken, at Traverse City, was in town last Friday. C. F. Moore, president of the Diamond Crystal Salt Co,, of St. Clair, in town a couple of days last week. C. N. Rapp has returned from York State, where he spent seven weeks in the apple producing regions in pursuit of de- sirable stock. was The wife of Valda Johnston, who was severely injured during a runaway about ten days ago, is rapidly improving and will soon be able to be about again. Heman G. Barlow writes from Mt. Clemens that his symptoms are improy- ing and that he soon hopes to be able to} announce his enthralldom from rheuma- | tism. S. M. Lemon and John Caulfield spent | last Friday in the woods of Plainfield | township. They bagged large quantities | of game, but gave it all away to poor | children they met on the way home. Mr. Clark, late manager of the local | branch of Swift & Company, has been re- | will be announced as his successor—a change which would give the meat trade of the city genuine satisfaction. The frequent visits of C. F. Walker, ithe Glen Arbor general dealer, to the Grand Rapids market have been the oc- | easion of considerable wonderment on the part of that gentleman’s many friends. It now appears that his visits are of a purely official character,due to his | employment as a detective by a large} corporation. His services in this capacity are so highly valued by his employers that itis not unlikely that he will aban- | don the mereantile business altogether in the near future. a — From a Ypsilanti Standpoint. The Ypsilanti of Ypsilantian last week containing the following communi- cation from a traveling man of that place in reply to the insulting remarks of the Sentinel: In a recent issue of the Sentinel of this | city, the editor of that paper in com- menting upon the alleged escapade of one Andrews, of Grand Rapids, takes occasion to remark that this ‘tis another proof of what we have said before, that one would never make a mistake by shoot- ing a commercial traveler on sight.” Mr. Geo. F. Owen, a commercial trav- eler of Grand Rapids, whose reputation and character are irreproachable, in very mild terms and very properiy, calls Mr. Woodruff to account, in Tie MIcHIGAN TRADESMAN of November 25, for this villainous statement; and the writer of this also takes exception to the vile im- plication, and would have replied to it in your last issue had he not been in- formed that the editor of the Sentinel had appologized to Mr. Owen for the article referred to, and had disclaimed any knowledge of its insertion or of enter- taining such sentiments towards com- mercial travelers. it now appears that | was misinformed and that Mr. Owen must also have been deceived, the writer of the ‘‘apology” being M. T. Woodruff, reputed pub- lisher, while the author of the offensive article is no other than Chas. Woodruff, editor; and this is followed by another insult in the editorial columns of the Sentinel of December 2. Now, as there are twenty-five or thirty commercial travelers who have resided, owned property and paid taxes in this city for a considerable number of years, they have been identified with the city’s growth and prosperity, and some of them occupy public positions of honor. A large proportion of them are also mem- bers of the various religious denomina- tions, and it is believed all or nearly all are regular church attendants and are looked upon as good citizens. I want to ask Chas. Woodruff to inform us and the people of Ypsilanti what these men have done that they deserve to be ‘‘shot on sight.’’ Is he such a model of propriety and decorum that he ean sit in judgment and condemn to be ‘‘shot on sight,’’ such citizens as 8S. L. Champlin, S. A. Durand, Wm. Rickie, C. L. Stevens, Jas. A. Bassett, Wm. B. Seymour, M. G. Wood, T. J. Haywood, P. M. Ross, C. L. Hall, M. M. Reed, C. W. Mansfield, N. B. Perkins, and others whose names ldo not at this moment recall, because forsooth, some individual in the city of Grand Rapids, who may or may not have been a commercial traveler (Mr. Owen says he was not), has gone wrong? Do the people of this city look upon this long-haired, long-eared nondescript as in any sense superior as a citizen to the men | have mentioned? ‘There have been some commercial travelers whose families yet live here, but whose bones | | lie in yonder cemetery. had these and those now living ‘‘shot on sight,’’? and their places taken by such as the one who now vilifies them? In the State of Michigan there are 3,000 and in the United States 260,000 | commercial travelers, and 1 will venture the assertion that for morality, sobriety and good citizenship, the least among them will compare favorably with the called. It is surmised that Bert Stevens , editor of the Sentinel, and that none of Would you haye | | | them will equal him in depravity, if such expressions as are attributed to him are any criterion for judgment. It has been no uncommon thing to hear him spoken of as ‘‘a crank,” and deservedly so, for has he not from time immemorial op- posed and ridiculed every advanced thought, every modern social, political ;or religious development? Nothing in | the way of progress escapes his invective, which does not conform to his narrow ideas. 1 have already taken up too much of your space, but here is an apropos selec- tion—the author of which I do not now recall—I must ask you to print in this connection : | Doubt greatly that one who always doubts, Who, lacking good himself, sees only evil in all he meets; | Who, ever ready with stylet sharp of criticism | Seeks with ruthless hand to pick at little flaws, | Till grevious faults appear. | O, fear that one, with conscientious fear, Who sees not good but bad; For veriiy, in others, tis himself he sees reflected. He that is good, e’er finds some good in all; He that is loving, e’er finds much to love. Doubt much the doubter! For ’tis he who sows the seeds of discord | Broadcast o’er the land, And bounteous harvests follow of vile growth— Thisiles of hate, nettles of vanity, That kill the blossoms sweet Of peace and love. _ — <—- Mr. Bugbee Recivyes the Most Votes. In response to the circular sent out by the Secretary of the State Board of Phar- | the the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Associa- | macy, soliciting members of tion to express their preference for the to the of | coming appointment Board Pharmacy, 168 replies were received, | divided among fifteen candidates, as | follows: | Cosa © Baetee i oo 52 | Stanley E. Parkill 59 _ O_O eae i. 2 fea... es. ee ee sous 11 b. A Goodrich........... eee oe eee 9 J. B. Peek i. 8 F. J. Wurzburg - 6 M. Thum.... 5 Oe ee i CW. Parone... _é Jacob Jesson . el 1 Geo. McDonald ...._. a Merrill... .. ee eee es cca. a A a ay woo... lhl. 1 Mo Coelce co. ts es 2 plies were received, which wilh neces- sarily, be ignored in making the report to the As Mr. Bugbee is a Democrat, while the candidate who re- Governor. ceives second choice is a Republican, it would appear as if the former stood a good chance for the appointment. The matter is now in the of Frank Wells, however, and when he announces | his decision in the matter, the Governor | will make the appointment. hands The Greatest Potato Crop on Record. The greatest potato crop on.record has been made in the United States and Can- ada this year. The United States De- partment of Agriculture returns the average yield as 94 bushels per acre, which with the increased breadth, makes a crop of 225 to 230 million bushels. This yield shows there is no danger of wide- spread exhaustion of soils by the potato. The total crop of the entire Dominion of Canada by the American Agriculturist at over 60,000,000 bushels, is returned or 129 bushels per acre. The same author- ity has made special investigation of the crop throughout the potato growing sec- tions of the world, and finds it almost un- iversally large except in Eastern Germany Austria and Russia, the details of this in- quiry appearing in the December issue of that It places the average yield per acre in Prince Edward Island at 155 bushels this year, Nova Scotia 120, New Brunswick 131, Man- itoba 150. Such yields are larger than any magazine. Ontario 127, foreign country except the British Isles, 175 bushels, and compare most favorably with the average yield per acre (bushels) in this country for 1891 and for the five | previous crops. SS Gripsack Brigade Roenigk, of Greenville, has en- gaged to travel for Henry A. Newland & Co., of Detroit, during 1892. David Louis who has _ traveled through Southern Michigan regularly for Brown, | the past thirty years, died a few days ago at his home at Piqua, Ohio. Detroit Journal: Jaekson commercial travelers want a prominent retraction of what they consider a slanderous article in the Ypsilanti Sentinel. The Sentinel hinted that place for the drummer on earth, when it should have said there is no place on earth too good for the commercial traveler. there is no W. A. Stebbins, for the past six years and eashier of the local branch of the Standard Oil Co., has en- gaged travel & Co., of Fairport, N. Y., Kansas The when book-keeping DeLand taking to for as his territory. engagement dates from 1, Mr. Stebbins will head westward, leaving his family in Grand Rapids for the present. _— > Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons. Jan. Diamond Crystal Table and Dairy Salt. 99.7 PURE. slight advance over the price of or < Put up in pockets and wooden boxes and sold at only a inferior brands. vinced of the superiority of Order a sample barrel or case of your jobber and be con- Diamond Crystal PEREINS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. The Undertow & & é de = r ’ ‘ x San ’ x ’ ¢ 3 he Gre is Charity G De i Y ps ant ' -“ 1 saw fit to i 7 ESM or X 2 i é Sentinu ask g | r ») Make a aty D Z as pre {4 position a a 3 at tack occupied. Her sa g r alg ‘ 5 « 8 in t The S fins ‘ ske de — g 4 ‘ places o oe Z rie r a @ x A, a f . | a 4 5 4 k rt well-head, Geo, F.O 8 A es art of the fraternity 4. 4 pri iat we. gS to it : Since writing the article of Nov. 25, I jave ascertained that the owner of the amines and the writer of the above at tack isan old man nearly 1D ears old. and, in common with all commercial travelers, | have too much respect for old people in their dotage to give more than a passing thought to the insulting ‘‘apology,”’ bespeaking for its author the sympathy of commercial travelers and business men everywhere. Ail who have met an experience of the ki nd will appreciate the situation and, possibly, drop a ent tear over the irresponsible ravings of a poor old man who deelir ng years are saddened by the memory of an il pent life Yours, in sympathy Gro. F. Owns —_— > Shopping in Europe. Au American woman went into aCarls- bad shop a few days agoto buy a hand- mirror with er bac and amethyst settings, wi she had seer splayed nt With chee flame and eye 10 xz n the coveted mir- ro price nd wastoldthat th art e NA. neid at 250 fran¢ S was rather abashed and be- gan to bargain for it in (ee with a . oned Connecticut accent. The kind-hearted woman who stood behind the counter had marked the e for her own, and stood firmly at 225 Of course the sale was off for that day, and the disappointed American placed 200 franes in the hands of a German friend and secret pointed out the mir- ror from a neighboring doorway The Berliner walked casually into the shop, and, after garding several articles, asked the sion oft the mirror. ‘Two hundred franes,’? promptly re- sponded the woman. Amer THE MICHIGAN TRADFSMAN. Wearing Out Shoe i a it ne wmiaz a & -- f » y, » t a < Man Wi Cow + _— ‘. t t - t I w ' sae ; A, a a a H — > My gE 4 if re x aman a Christiar AT} , + Dae =— @ £ LPG 3 stake ba a e the narne Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS » ox ' © wv of the Heap Cohilling’s FRENCH SHAPE Se; in thi SCHILLING CORSET CO,, Detro't, Mich. and Chicago, Ill. r a i 0p ‘ yp 6% 6 OP. 5% Lonsdale Cambric 7% Lonsdale. @ lees not 7 Middlesex @ re than 5% No Name . 1s makes 5% Oak View 6 Onur Own : a itis the 7 Prideof the West...1 te quali 7%'Rosalind............ il 814 Sunlight....... yen ies 7 jUtica Mills : ty i oo ”~ mo aparell i Vinyard ' i 44 White Horse... i i 4 4 6 Rock. ACHED COTTONS. 7%| Dwight Anchor list <* colors. Bengal blue, green, 5% Turkey robes India robes STANTON, D MANTL PENINSULAR Pants, Shirts, abd Overalls. LTROIT, M OR E Y & CO.,, FACTURERS OF MICH. tly merchant Every garment made by us stric and if it RiPS return it to the was purchased of and get a new one. Our line of shirts for 1892 is second ica. tt ai eto nate hei ce + ent coms te same i as alae Aa on red and orange... 5% plain T'ky : x. Ss Berlin na 5% oi] biue.. 6% Ottoman fur. . ‘* green 6% key red 6 “ Foulards.... 5% Martha Washington - 7 — Turkey red 7 “ ... 9% Martha ashington ’ 44 i. ° Turke ones ' -. sxx xX 1 ween robes.... 5 Cocheco fanc . 6 |Windsorfancy.....- 6% . madders... 6 . gold ticket | XX twills.. 6%! indigo blue ..10% | ' solids 5 TIC KINGS, | Amoskeag AC A....i2%/AC A hie | Hamilton N 7% Pemberton AAA. OD 32-2 GD 2-200 43 Cae » ~ ae we ie RAs Ys KS ~ aK we Pt tt 7% | a ‘ DEMINA. Amoskeag . | 12%/Columbian brown..12 - 9 oz.....13%| Everett, blue........12 brown .13 ' brown 2 Andover...........-.114% Haymaker blue..... 7% Beaver Creek AA...19 brown... 7% e BB o wanrvey....... rs 11% ' CC Lancaster ..... 12% B oston: Mtg Co. br.. 7 |Lawrence, 90z. 13% blue 8% . No. 2)....13 d & twist 10% . No. 20 11% Col umbian x br.10 ' No. 280 10% = bl.19 GINGHAMS. Amoskeag...... . 7% Lancaster, staple 6% ‘* Persian dress 8% ' fancies . 7 " Canton BY Normandie 8 AFC......12% Lancashire if Manchester .10% Monogram 8% Normandie... 6%4 Pe rsian “#* 4% Renfrew Dress. Teazle Angola Persian Arlington staple.. Arasapha fancy “IMAG WARK sates Ww arwick dres 8%/Rosemont........... staples. 6%/Slatersville Centennial. 104% |Somerset...... 10%|;Tacoma .. 5% Toil du Nord. ¥: BOD $2 APD AIAIM =} a Cumberland staple Cumberland 5S |Wabash..... % Essex 4% ‘ geersucker. % ron.....- 7% Warwick.... . 8% Everett classics . 8%| Whittenden......... 6% Exposition . %% ” heather dr. 8 Glenarie 6%) indigo blue 9 Glenarven 6%|Wamsutta staples... 6% Glenwood : 7%|Westbrook.. 2 ss coos 6% yeas ae «se Johnson Jhalon cl 44|Windermeer.... .... 5 ’ indigo bine S4giYork..... ..0--.+.+- 6% 16 GRAIN BAGS. . zephyrs Amoskeag... 164% Valley City 15% Stark peceeses-- > Ee 15% Sees... ss. 16%|Pacific ..... .14% THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's... . 88 Coa, 7.4P. > iermieirs.... ...... 88 Holyoke Pe 2% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored.! White. Colored. 6 .33 38 iN 42 | Parwell il 8 No. Pe 4... ' CANTON PLANNEL. ; ts :. - ss it 66 --O0 4 5%! Midd! esex No. i. ». oo. & .-89 44 6% z----1 ee 36 a1” = 40 45 é 7 = CAMBRICE. 9 g 19 oe... on 4 {Edwards . 4 , 9 White Star...... 4 |Lockwood... 4 BLEACHED CANTON PLANNE Kid Glove . « woes... .-. t Hamilton , 7%, Midd lesex A A 11 Newmarket..... 4 \Srnnswick .... .... 4 Middlesex P T 8 Q 2.....-12 RED FLANNEL. “ a ; -< oo Fireman..... oaere WF os45..-. RK =. Mol : — Creedmore... ee ..B2% i ‘au eT WARP. : Talbot XXX. . 30 iJ RF, XXX. 35 18 Integrity, colored...21 | Nameless 27'4|Buckeye.... ..-..-.. 24 } im White Star 18% MIXED FLANNEL. | Integrity ...... ert 6 “ colored. .7i Red & Blue, — 4) iGrey SR W..-.-.. ...17% : DRESS GOODS. Cito GE ... ... 2244|Western W ..... 18% Hamilton .----. 8 {Nameless 20 | Windes |... eID RP. ae ci i: a -25 | 6 oz Western........ 20 |Flushing XXX...... 23% ae : 10% --27% | Union B.......- .224% Manitoba. sa GG Cashn 21 - 30 DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless -16 . 82% Nameless ne ee 9 @i0% + 18 Se 8%4@10 ees 1244 a CORSETS. CANVASS AND PADDING. Coraline . 89 50/Wonderful -4 50 gjate. Brown. Black.|Slate. Brown. Black. Schilling’s. 9 00 Brighton. oc 9 934/13 13 Davis Waists .... 9 00|Bortree’s -- 900} 190% 10% 1044/15 15 15 Grand Rapids 4 50\Abdominal - 15 00 11% 11% 11%]17 17 17 CORSET JEANS. 12% 12% — 20 20 Armory " 6% ee satteen. —_ i Androscoggin. - 74) Rockport. . 6% | Severen, 8 0z..... S| West, Point, 2. 10% ay potora....... 6 |\Cor 1estoga.. - 6% Mayland, — 10%| eo 12% Brunswick . 6%) Walworth 6% | Greenwood, 7% oz. eos, nr ne 13% PRINTS. _ i Greenwood, 8 oz. "18 Stark “ -+++13% Allen turkey reds.. 5%/Berwick fancies % | Boston, 8 02......... 10% |Boston, 10 oz........ 12% r robes. 5% iClyde Robes........ E nk & purple 6% Charter Oak fancies 4u% WADDINGS. buffs ._ Del Marine « cashm’s. 6 | White, doz.......-.. 25 |Per bale, 40 doz....87 50 pink checks. 5% mourn’g 6 | Colored, doz. a 1 mace te 54% Eddystone fancy... 6 SILESIAS. sbirtings 3% “chocolat 6 Slater, Iron Cross... 8 Pawtucket. ee 10% American fancy 534 rober ae Red Cross.... 9 |Dundie.. ace 9 Americanindigo.... 5% i ens. 6 ee i 10% American shirtings. 334 Hamilton cy. 6 Best AA.. 12%) ed ay... oes 10% Argentine Grays 6 staple . ey. 12. ee 10% Anchor Shirtings 4% Manchester fancy. 6 G : Hs Arnold on Oe ' new era. 6 SEWING SILK. Arnol d Merino 6 Merrimack D fancy. 6 Corticelli, doz.......75 {Corticelli knitting, — ng cl loth B.16% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4 twist, doz..37%! per %oz ball...... 30 C. 8% Reppfurn . 8% 50 yd, doz..37%) an cae 110% —— ig : HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS old sea ) robes.... 5 . Sa fa ; a green seal TR 10% Portsmouth robes. 6” No 1BI'k & White..10 |No 4 BI’k & White..15 yellow seal. 10% Simpson mourning.. 6 ie ii me ty 6 — serge 2 -11% és —...... © ce i 10 25 ‘“ Turkey re 10% solid black. 6 . F oe 3allou solid black.. 5 Washington indigo. 6 eS hy ree — No4—15 F 3% --40 ‘ : i5, 5 COTTON TAPE. No 2 White & BI’k..12 |No 8 White & BI’k..20 “e 4 “ 15 “ 10 “ 23 | ‘ 6 “ ie “ 12 “a ..% SAPETY PINS. a 28 _ i. . -36 | NEEDLES—PER M. | A. James -1 @)Steamboas.... ...... 40 Crowely’s....... 1 3 Gold Eyed.. SS See 150 Marshall’s........ 100 TABLE = CLOTH. 5H4....20 6—4...3 0)54....19 64...2 6 ' is 10 ae 33 COTTON TWINES. Cotton Sail Twine..28 |Nashua......... a eee 12 Rising Star 4 ply... ae Domede 18% 3- i. at Apecnor.............— torte & -20 pea ..... 1% . 13 |Wool Proms ry 4 ply ..15 |Powhattan ....... -.- PLAID OSNABURGS ive Vv ‘alley. 18 1a 2d. ' Sieben 4... 6%) Mount Pleasant.... 6% | Alamance,....... — 6% RPGS. cedar esas 5 a THIETIMONS «2.6. se0+ ss 5% Ar =e en eeee . 6 |Randelman. 6 | Geor a. 6%| MI VORMNO®. . oo. sce. 5% Granite . A 6% Haw River.. aoe Haw J.. mir Senet THE MICHIGAN TRADE The Manufacture and Use of Razors. English and foreign makers of razors employ different methods. The foreigner makes his blade very hard, and does not draw the temper so much as is done in America. A Swedish razor is very hard indeed, and very liable to break, but has a wonderful edge, and if it does not meet with accident will do good service for years. Rodgers also makes a very hard edge as does also Crooke; other makers not going to extreme. Some makers | abroad and very generally in America| make a blade so thin with so fine an| edge that the latter will rise very perceptibly as it is drawn along the | thumb nail. The tempering of a razor is a matter | of great care. Should a drop of grease get into the cooling water the batch would be made brittle and spoiled. In- stances have been known of an employe | unwittingly rinsing off his hands in the water and producing the same result. To draw the temper some makers tie a dozen blades together, dip the bundle in oil, and put it before a blaze long enough to burn the oil off. There is a growing tendency in this country to do away with the barber and shave one’s self. There skill re- quired in this. The correct way is to draw the blade across the face as the| mower does his scythe. This gives a elean shave. A great majority of shav- ers, however, simply scrape. Some razors are honed by laying the blade flat, while others have edges which do not allow this. The edges of razors are half, three- quarters and full concave, the latter re- quiring smaller stones in grinding. Razors should be carefully wiped after using, and the English recommend a lint made in their country as the best ma- terial for that purpose. This lint is so soft that it will not harm the thinnest blade; its drying qualities are such that it will instantly absorb every parti- ele of moisture, and, moreover, it is con- venient in use. The making of fine cut- léry and its care are matters of impor- tance requiring a knowledge and experi- ence very little known to the public at large. | and fall | Is —“ + + —— A Suggestion to Hardware Merchants. From the Industrial World. Several months ago we rather more than hinted at the advisability of hard- ware merchants making more frequent trips to the larger distributing points for the purpose of satisfying themselves as to what new goods were in the market which they have not noticed, talking over business with their jobbers, ete. In these busy, stirring times, it will not do for a merchant to sitin his store from January to December without a visit to the larger cities, to see, be seen, and pick up new ideas. A humdrum man, who lacks energy and is content to remain at home and buy the same class of goods year in and year out, will undoubtedly have a humdrum trade. A merchant must be up and stirring around, ever on the alert to ‘‘ catch on;’’ to be abreast of the times he must be energetic, self- sacrificing and last but not least, devote a certain portion of his leisure time in a careful perusal of his trade paper. Trade journals nowadays are thoroughly recognized by manufacturers, who are liberal patrons of their pages, and from week to week there is nearly always something new which will be found worthy of attention. A thorough man of business will not fail to acknowledge the truth of the foregoing and probably | practices it to a certain extent, but we | know there are others who do not, and to | those these few words may offer food for | reflection. > Good Words Unsolicited. A. B. Steele, general dealer, Advance: eannot do without THE TRADESMAN.” L. Gifford & Co., general dealers, Station: ‘THe TRADE*MAN is growing each year.” G. A. Bolster, traveling representative Brant Co., Albion: ‘Your notes Trade’ are worth money to me or any salesman, and I hope they will be continued in as good | shape as they always have been in _ past.”’ as Use Tredesman, or ‘sieereoy Coupons. “We | Davison | better | J. W. | ‘Among the ; Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AU@URS AND BITS. dis. a 60 Cook’s . . 40 Jennings’, ,genuine.. ES ES a 25 OEE ___—eeeee 50&10 Axes. First or : . B. Bronze. a 8. Bronze . 2e : ry B.S, Steel.... . oo . DB. B. Steel... 13 50 BARROWS. dis. Meee 8 14 00 Gaerden...... oe net 30 00 BOLTS dis. ee .50&10 Cuprbe mow Meg... - 75 ee os ae beeen eee Sleigh TN 70 BUCKETS. weal, pew... .83 50 Well Niger ......... 1... : . £0 BUTTS, CAST. lis Cast Loose Pin, figured........ Wrought Narrow, res 5ast t joint Wrought Loose Pin..... : WwW rought Table... TTT gpd Wrought Inside Blind. -GO&10 moet eee 5 Pac, Care s...... -70&10 eee Peers... ; 7O&10 Blind, Shepard’s “7 70 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85..... 69 CRADLES, ee . dis. 50&02 CROW BARS. Cast Steel.... eed eu es perm 5 CAPS. Biy's 1-30 ...... eee pees e eee perm 65 —— a. a 60 - . . . 35 aa eee st 60 CARTRIDGES, mie Pee... 8. 50 oe Wee. ..... ........,... = CHISELS. Socket Firmer..... Socket Framing... Bocre:Cormer........... Socket Slicks .. Butchers’ Tanged Firmer. COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s ..... Hotchkiss es CHALK. White Crayons, per gross........ 12@12% dis. 10 COPPER. een 2 my cut to size... .. per pound 28 2, 14x56, 14x60 a 26 Cold Rolled, aT axB6 One ree... ......2.... 23 Cold Rolled, aes, 23 a ee a a r9] DRILLS. dis. Monson Be Giores.............. 50 Taper and straight Shank. 50 Morse’s Taper Shank...... : 50 DRIPPING PANS. Small sizes, ser pound ......... ov heege cece, Per pound... ......... ..... 6% ELBOWS. Com. 4 piene,Gm...... .. dos. net 75 Corrugated ie .. dis 4n Adjustable. bee cec ak dis. 49&10 #XPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark’s, small, S18; jaree, O26... .. 30 Ives’, 1, 818; 2, a: oe ........ 25 wee ow List, dis. Disston’s ....... - 60810 ee ..60&10 Nicholson’s -60&10 aoe... 50 Heller's Horse Rasps Ly edy ceees 50 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to 2; 2 and 2%; % and %; 27 28 List 12 3 14 15 18 Discon nt, 0 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Snle and Level Co.’s 50 SMAWN. Broken packs %ec per pound extra HAMMERS. ROPES. _ Z i io Maydole & Co.'s. dis & a inch and ee is fee... dis. 25 - ws 1X ys Yerkes & Plumb’s...... dig. 40610 oy and Quis ARES dis. Mason’s Solid Cast Steel .. 30¢ list 60 nap 7 Iron. wee 75 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel. Hand. ..30¢ 40&10 ; Try and Beveis.. 6 ay ee... x : ; oe a SHEBT IRON. Pesan Clark's, 1,23, 3 . fee aes ea Com. Smooth. Com. es -- -pOr at, ~ SU | Nos. 10 to 14. 4405 3823-95 Screw Hook and ‘Strap, ‘to 12 in. i 14 and _| | Noa. 16t017 .... 4 315 longer .. se 34% | Nos. 18 to 21. 4 (5 3(5 Se Trew Hook and Eye, % iat net 10 | Nos. 22 to 24 4 05 215 ‘ L am ae net 8% | Nos. 25 to 26 (435 335 eT aay oe ee es. 45) | Se . + bl ce 6S All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches Strap and ‘T as or Ais. ‘ 50 | wide not less than 2-10 extra : ANGE Gis. SAND PAPER. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 | List acct. 19, 7 il : dia = Champion, anti-friction. 60&10 i SASH CORD. 7 : Kidder, wood track ...... 40 | Silver Lake, White A lv list 5 HOLLOW W VARE. Drab A. CL a 6 5 DOU... =. ---- en erence ere nen en res 60 eee ee a Kettles. . 60 “ Drab B... “ 55 CO as 60 ir White C.... 35, Gr ay enameled 40810 Discount, 10. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. SASH WEIGHTS, Siemnee Tie Ware... ............... new list 70 Solid Eyes.... i .. per tou 826 Japanned Tin Ware........ . 8 25 SAWS. dix. Granite Iron Ware ......... new list 3344. &10 Hand eee tense cceseccccesescece 20 WIRE GOODS, dis, Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot, Ti Bright ee = 10410 | Special Steel Dex X Cuts foot | | Screw Eyes... ' . ‘ — Special Steel Dia. X Cuts foot. 30 Hook’s oo 701010 Champion and Electric Gate Hooks and Eyes. 10K 16 Cuts, per foot : 3u LEVELR. dis. TRAP dis. Stanley Hule and Level Co.’s 70 | Steel, Game 60810 KNoBS—New List. dis. Oneida Community Newhouse’s . 35 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .... 55 | Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 7 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 55 | Mouse, choker.. 18¢ per doz Door, porcelain, ‘plated trimmings 55 | Mouse, delusion . $1.50 per doz. Door, porcelsin, trimmings a . 55 WIRE. dis. Drawer and Shutter, porcelain.. 70 SS 65 LOCKS—DOOR. dis. Annealed Market. 70—10 Russell & Irwin Mfg. C 0.’s new list 55 | Coppered Market os / oe Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s iol os 55 | Tinned Market.....-.. a 25 Branford’s _. 55 | Coppered Spring Steel... i ' 50 Norwalk’s Le teeta use 55 Barbed Fence, galv anized. Lee 3 35 MATTOCKS. painted... os 2 85 Adze ye . $16.00, dis. 60 | : HORSE NAILS mint eee $15.00, dis. 60 | Au Sable. ee eee dis. 25410@Q 25410805 Hunt's 818.590, dis. 20&10. hay pena . a == MAULS. dis. Novinwcten ....-........_...- dis. 10&10 Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled 50 | : WRENCHES. dis MILLS. dis. | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled 30 Coffee Lb a Co.’s... 40 | Coe’s Genuine 50 ih S. & W. Mfg. C 0. 5 — 40 | Coe’s Patent Agric ultural, wrought, 75 ia ae Ferry & Cl): Lc. 40 | Coe’s Patent, malleable 75810 Enterprise ‘ 30 : MISC ELLANEOUS. dis. MOLASSES “GATES ma | ia Ceres |... 5u Stebbin’s Pattern.... Leese 60&10 | Pumps, Cistern “sr, Stebbin’s Genuine. as 60&10 | Screws, New I ist...... 70&16 Enterprise, self measuring. 25 | Casters, Bed a d Plat 50& 10810 NAILS Dampers, Ame rican... 40 eee eee eee 1 8¢ | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods 65 Wire nails, base...... 2 Onl METALS, Advance over base: Steel. Wire. | Pia TIN. oe .. . Base Base | Pig Large 26¢ 50.. Base 10 | Pig Bars | ce 2¢ a... O5 20 ZINC. -— 10 20} Duty: Sheet, 2c per — eo 15 30 | 680 pound casks... o%& eB. 15 25 | Per pound a al 7 2. 15 SOLDER. ee 20 Yo@s< a ae 16 eee 25 | Extra Wiping . 15 ree 40 5 The prices of the many other qualities of ee 60 9) | solder in the market indicated by tae brands se ee 1 00 1 50 | vary according to composition. a... ee ee 13 2 ANTIMONY oC 1 50 2 00 | Cookson per pound 16 Case 10 ee 60 90 | Hallett’s...........- : ' ss 13 Te cial a a ee ele ao 75 1 00 TIN—MELYN GRADE. ss Se LL 90 1 25 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal. ..87 50 Finish .............. 85 ee 7 50 8 Se eee eee ed eee 1 00 1 10x14 IX, 9 2 . oe . 1% 1 50 | 14x20 TX : 9 2 Clinch 19 ee 85 75 | Each caautened X on this grade, 81.75. Ue ee 1 00 90 | TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. | OC oo ee 1 00 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal _. $67 Barrell % a 1% 2 50 | 14x20 ~ igi ce oe : 6 75 PLANES. dis. | 10x14 me ee, ne 8 25 Ohio Tool Co.'s, fancy A SO rennet Ht wenn ns wenn 9 25 OO EE ee @60 | Each ad iitional X on this grade $1.50. Sandusky Tool Co.'s, ar eee @4 | ROOFING PLATES Bench, first quality........ : @60 | 14x20 IC, ‘ Worcester 6 50 Stanley Rule and Level Co. *, wood &10 | 14x20 oa 7 . a ce PANS. | 20x28 IC, ' " : 2% Fry, Acme.. | / ' dis.60—10 | 14x20 IC, « Allewey Grede........... 6 00 Common, polished. Oe ea aa dis. 70 | 14x20 x, . bas in ae 7 50 RIVETS. dis. Ox . ? . . Bo Pees ane Teme ....................... \ 40 | 20x28 15 50 Copper Rivets and Burs.... - 5O—10 | BOILER SIZE TIN PLATS. PATENT FLANISHED IRON. | 14x28 IX........-. 814 00 ‘A’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to? 2T 10 20 | 14K31 TK... ee teen eee ee ec ee sree ee 15 ““B’ Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 | 14x58 T IX, for No. s 8 Boilers, t t per anal 16 | prices: We carry a good stock of these axes a d quote them at the following Kelly Perfect, per doz. Falis City, per doz. ———— ALSO Both Manufactured by 5. Bit. BP. ry $6 Bs he Kelly Perfect Axe The Falls City Axe The Kelly Axe Mio Go, Louisville, Ky 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Michigan Tradesman ‘ficial Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retai! Trade of the Wolverine State, The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. ce, One Dollar per year, payable rance made known on apy lication, n Office, 100 Louis St Entered at the Grand Raptda Post Oy.ce. E, A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1891. for been doctrine that A class of people has years teac the gloom) popu- tion is increasing in a more i I ul ul s bite & rapid ratio i than food supplies, and that it question of time when one will overtake the other. Prof. Atwater, in a recent mag- azine article. denies the correctness of this theory by showing the immense ag- ricultural possibillities of improved culture and chemical! fertilization. He maintains that methods, more intensive keep pace with any conceivable increase of population. this more pleasing philosophy. is only ai ;at the | GROWN BY ELECTRICITY. | The Successful Experiments of a Boston Market Gardener. From the Boston Journal. . Experiments upon electricity as effect- ing plant growth have been going on for some time at the Massachusetts Agricul- tual College at Amherst, and Prof. War- ner, who is giving great attention to the matter, is preparing a paper for an ag- ricultural bulletin, which will not only embody the results of his own experience, but will give the investigations lately made in foreign countries. Intense interest has been aroused among Massa.husetts farmers and agri- culturists by the recent publication of a bulletin from the agricultural station of Cornell University in which the declara- tion is made that experiments show that the electric light can be profitably used in the growing of plants. In the light of this announcement the publication of Prof. Warner’sexperimeuts will be look- ed forward to with considerable interest. Prof. Warner has conducted his investi- gations with great care and thoroughness, and few persons outside of the college staff have been aware that experiments were going on. It is understood that im- | portant experiments have also been made college with electric currents, with the end in view of verifying the ex | periments of foreign scientists which go . : : i | to show that the action of capacity for food production will always | electric rents upon plants and vegetables | to consist in the active dissolution of the | It is gratifying to notice | organic principles existing in the soil, which are thereby brought within the reach of the roots, thus causing a more | rapid growth in a shorter period. The brutal attack on a representative | member of the traveling fraternity, fol- | lowing an uncalled for attack on the pro- fession as a whole, editor of the Ypsilanti Sentinel to a de- served not that the for gray hairs enter- punishment, were it proverbial respect tained by men of samples protects him from the resentment which all fair mind- ed meu feel over such baseless and imbe- cile charges. Another Convert to Cash. Fuint, Dec. 12—A few wordsin regard | to the credit business. After thinking the matter over for some time, I have come to the conclusion that I will cease all credit business after the Ist of Janu- ary, and I have a placard hanging in the store to the effect that no will be charged after that date, but give 5 per cent. discount op all cash purchases of one dollar or more and issue coupon books to responsible parties, on not to exceed 30 days’ time. i find that in giving credit you offend a great many people, both ways—some because you refuse them credit, others because you give them credit—and when you are in need of money to pay your bills and have no other way to get it only of those who owe you, asking them for it, no matter how carefully, goods tirely. my mind that what goods I sell after the ist of the new year will be on a cash basis, so that when I close at night I can count the money or coupons for what | increase his profits goods I have sold during the day, not more than $1. F. B. LARABEE. ~o + Making Salt by Electricity. Sr. Crairm, Dee. 12 — The Crystal Salt Co. has secured control of the patent, recently secured by a Cleve- | land man, by means of which salt can be instantly separated from the brine by electrical action. The patent is consid- ered the greatest advance ever made in salt makIng, as it does away with the present expensive method of evaporating the water in the brine. oe ** Cash---All Cash.” BRINTON, Dec. 10—I have adopted the cash system and find of others who do a credit bnsiness. days and it is cash—all cash. 5S. M. MEADER. would subject the} | takers. Independant of the experiments at the | agricultural college only one private in- dividual in the State is known to have experimented with the electric light, and that is W. W. Rawson, an extensive mar- ket gardener in Arlington. Mr. Rawson had his attention drawn to the effect of electric light on plant growth in asingular manner and by accident. As far as heis concerned, therefore, his were original with himself, and made long before he heard any attention was being paid to the subject by foreign or American scientists. In the the rays of the electric light began to fall on them. an unusual change. Finally they ex- hibited such a lively and increased growth that they could not fail to attract atten- tion, and no reason could be assigned for the phenomenon but the effect of the electric light. experiment further, Mr. Rawson cucumbers and lettuce. The manifest, and the experiment was seem- if it is | they had been before. Diamond | that it pays, as} 1 am selling goods way below the prices | My | trade has increased 25 per cent. in thirty | 1889 and 1890 that he fully demonstrated to his own satisfaction that he could raise experiments | were | | remembered the day when she was fall of | 4 by inhaling Jerry’s breath. | 1889 it so happened that an electric light | was erected by the town of Arlington for | | street lighting purposes at a point in close proximity to one side of his residence. | On that side of his house were a number | of flower beds which never thrived until | | black plug. The plants soon began to show | he refused to | a larger crop of lettuce or cucumbers of | | better quality in a shorter time than he ; could before, in fact he convinced him- | | self that the electric ligkt enabled him to | 25 per cent. over what Last power and he could not make further in- | vestigation. Meanwhile he correspond- ;ed with scientists at home and abroad and imparted to them the results he had j; obtained. He hopes this winter to re- sume his experiments on a large scale and is making preparations to that end. He has experimented both with are lights and incandescents and has found that the former are more efficient. 2 i Country Callers. | Calls have been received at Tue | TRADESMAN office during the past week ifrom the following gentleman in trade: | A.J. Friant, Austerlitz. Hyde & Squires, Rockford. Chas. McCarty, Lowell. | Gustavus Stern, Amble. i wJ. K. Flood, Hart. | Hamilton & Milliken, Traverse City. } winter he | | was disappointed in obtaining electric | : | Sire to become rich; and so the Determined to push the} intro- | duced lights into his extensive hothouses, | devoted to the winter raising mainly of | for the benefit of the many who are strug- marked } effect on his crop became at once very | ; i ; ~_| freely given, extensively published, and | ingly so successful during the winter of | offends | them and sometimes they quit you en-| For that reason, I have made up | Written for THE TRADESMAN. When a man escapes the numerous evils incident to childhood and youth, arriving | at manhood with health and vigor, and passes on into a ripe old age, he is sup- posed to be in possession of some great secret, unknown to the masses, by which he has been enabled to preserve his strength and prolong his life beyond the point reached by the many. being something greatly desired by all men, the old man is to di- vulge this great secret before he goes to his reward: and so the world is full of hygienic rules and directions how to be- come healthy and live long. One author- ity says, “If you wish to live long, ab- importuned stain from alcoholic liquors.” We look | | about us to find proof for this statement, that among our who have attained a the total abstainers but we find personal] great age, outnumber Another apostle of science admonishes us that if we value our health | and wish to live our allotted time on earth, we must not indulge in the soothing weed in any shape or form; and at once we re- call old Jerry Brown, who wore out the patience of four generations of under- He was doctor proof, weather proof, and was supposed to be death proof. | He lived on black, gummy plug tobacco and we all remember the dark yellow icicles which used to hang in Jerry’s long white beard in the winter time. What he could not conveniently eat, he smoked in a dirty black pipe which had been out- a wife, but you will remember that your lawed for sixty-five years. Jerry once had grandfather used to say that his father, when a boy, was acquainted with her and kill- After breath close another woman to pop the question, and so he never was married again. He might have lived forever if they had not ceased to make his favorite This discouraged him and wag his jaws on any new-fangled brand—and so he died. Allmen not only desire to live long and enjoy good health, but they also de- friends do not the others. cur- } seems | this he could never get his enough to few who reach the coveted goal are besought to point out the hidden and mysterious way gling to enter therein. This advice is widely circulated, yet the great mass of mankind is unable to find it, and the few who do succeed make a pathway of their own, rather then follow the beaten track laid down by others. Ambitious new beginners in the race for bread used to | read books purporting to inform them ‘**‘How to Get on in the World” and ‘‘How | to Get Rich” and other kindred subjects, but they did not get on or get rich. Em- bryo millionaires have studied the ‘‘rules” laid down by Rothschild and others, but they have not become millionaires. This | kind of advisory literature has become so plentiful that its own superabundance has impared its value (ifit ever had any), |and business men everywhere to-day | class it with dream books and last year’s almanaces and fling it aside as a thing of no practical value. These voluminous authors have lost the ear of the great, busy, active world and their efforts to re- gain it are futile and ineffectual. If Jay Gould should write a book on ‘‘How to Become a Willionaire,’’ and some poor un- | fortunate fellow should write a book on Long life | How to Get Rich and Live Forever. | “‘How to Get On in the World,” no one | would step outside of the ranks to read either. Does any one believe that it is possible for Jay Gould to tell any certain man how he may become a millionaire? Is any one fool enough to believe, for an | instant, that he would tell, if he could? No more than you would tell, if you could, how any man might _ steal away the affections of your wife. The other book would fare no better, because aman who cannot get on in the world | himself is not supposed to be coupetent to impart the secret of suecess to others. The writer once knew a man in Canada whose library consisted of the following great works: ‘‘The Art of Fortune Tell- ing,” ‘‘How to Become Rich,’’ ‘‘How to Win the Heart of Any Lady,” ‘‘How to Get On in the World,” ‘‘The Love Letter Writer.”’ “Every Man His Own Lawyer,’ ‘Once in Grace, Always in Grace,’’ ‘‘The Universal Dream Book,”’ a pack of cards and a Canadian Almanac. This man believed that the earth was flat, like a buck-wheat flap jack and that the little birds went up to heaven in the fall and came back in the spring. He is in the asylum now and I have never been able to learn what they did with his valu- able library. Advice, when needed and solicited, is like the dews of heaven—refreshing and revivfying, lent when it is showered upon us and crammed into us without our con- sent, it produces nausea and we are un- able to retain it on our stomach. The greater portion of this adviory and pre- ceptory literature relating to the business, social and religeous world is insincere, superficial and inpracticable. Its authors do not practice what they preach, and the great busy world, having no con- fidence in them, will not take the time to look into their productions. We lose the occasional kernel bevause life is too short to search through the world of chaff to find it. E. A. OWEN. et The Jolly Gripsack Man. J.C. Sherman in Vermontville Echo. They may talk about titles of princes or lords, And all the great names which hist ry records; But no knight in armor that ever was made, Can vie with the knight of the gripsack brigade. You'll find him dressed up in most elegant taste, Not a hair of his head is ever misplaced; From his black shining beaver to his polished shoe tip, Everything is “‘in line’ with the knight of the grip. He is always read up on the country’s condition, He’s a personal friend of each great politician; He knows just the speed all fast horses have made, Always upto the times is the gripsack brigade. He can teil a good story, is a very fair joker, He can play seven-up or a good hand of poker; He likes good cigars and nice beer pretty well, And he always puts up at a first-class hotel He’s a warm-hearted friend, if a fellow’s in need His honor he holds very sacred indeed; He’s polite to the ladies, whether madam or maid, They are gentlemen all, this gripsack brigade. ’ Three cheers for the men who carry the grip, They are jolly good fellows I'll give you a tip; If you want a good friend you need not be afraid To call on the boys of the gripsack brigade. 2 Ai Florida Oranges Improving--The Cali- fornia Crop Injured. The Florida orange market, which has so far been very unsatisfactory to all in- terests concerned—from grower to dealer —shows signs of improvement all around. News from the orange sections of Cali- fornia is to the effect that the severe wind storms on the Pacific Coast have injured the crop very seriously, many orchards having been destroyed alto- gether. This will tend to shorten the crop and give added value to the Florida product. ~—_ © <-> Use Tradesman Coupon Books. es THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 9 To Traveling Men: ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 19, 1891 THE Benton Harbor Improvement Association Of Benton Harbor, Michigan will sell at public auction their entire Third Addition, embracing 29000 feet frontage on Main Street! For attractiveness, elevation, location, wide streets, all being improved, it has no comparison in the city. It is absolutely the choicest tract for beautifn! > i ‘ : rn a fT rh ray ‘rT ~ ‘ ’ . * . i a - a qi Berrien County. THE TRAVELING MEN OF MICHIGAN are urged to become investors in this property. We are certain that every dollar invested upon our easy terms will bring them a profit of at least 100 per cent. per month, because such extensive improvements, including gas, water, and sewerage service, which are to be put in witn the opening of spring upon the plat, will make this section the most busy of all districts, and with the many beautiful homes which we are cer- tain of having built upon this tract will greatly enhance surrounding property. SEE W HAT EASY TERMS 4 10 per cent. eash down, balance to suit, not less than $10 monthly. These are the terms, and this - is the kind of property which enables the real ti lators to ‘‘mak ick r rns.?? real estate speculators to ‘‘make quick returns. We haye made these attractive terms with the view of offering traveling men who visit our section an opportunity to become one of our advocates and friends. homes in Every purchaser of property will be furnished a title, insurance policy guaranteeing him perfect title for the full amount of this investment. This policy will be issued by one of the strongest companies in America. Remember the Date and the Hour! For further imformation address or apply to THE BENTON HARBOR IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, DR. JOHN BELL, President. BENTON HARBOR, MICH. P. H. EARLY, Pres. and Treas. DUNCAN & GILBERT, Gen’! Att’ys, Chicago. DORSEY, BREWSTER & HOWELL, W. H. DODGE, Seec’y and Gen’! Manager. HENLEY & SWIFT, Pacific Slope Att’ys, San Francisco. Southern Att’ys, Atlanta, Ga. GANNON, DONOVAN & SHEA, Western Att’ys, Omaha, Neb. BARTLETT & ANDERSON, New England Att’ys, Boston, Mass. McCARTHY, OSLER, HOSKIN & CREELMAN, Canadian Att’ys, Toronto, Ont. le Merchants Retail Commercial Agency INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS, CATITAZ. FADD 2M. 2o0,000.0o. General Office, 53 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ills. Eastern Office, 911 Drexel Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Infallibly en and It oe em Pay. New England Office, Boylston Build’g, 657 Washington St., Boston, Mass. | eae Canadian Oftice, 27 Canadian Bank of ¢ emmerce Building, Toronto, Ont. i | Aastaact or Uuserrgo Accounts | The present enrolled st ubser Ha eb Limes wumbes everend une Western Office, 413-515 Bee Building, Omaha, Neb. = eae and forty thousand, comprising merchants it three states. from the Atl Southern Oftice, McDonald Building, A'lanta, Ga. | - to the Pacifie and from the Decrica to the G THE MERCHANTS a : | | Its System of Operation is Original, Positive, Legal and National | ! tall Commerclal gene . al Cammeral-g J Stronger than Judge, Jury or Sheriff. Pacific Slope Office, 31-32 Chronicle Building, San Francisco. Cal. Extract from Br anch Constitution and By- Laws, or CmIcaGco. i ! | We ask ithe retail merchants to make a special examination of this Agency Sec. 4. Whenever an account against any person shall have been listed in the } | For Te UNITED STATES COMPLETE. | and its a ibination and intere s 1 ir abstract of unsettled accounts issued by our General Agency, or certified to the i — j money for a valueless lot of stationery s offered by Secretary of this Branch by such Agency as unsettled, no member shall in any an j irresponsible prom ote rs of cheap e blacklisting” schemes. To a case open an account, without security, with such delinquent, and the opening Et 53 DEARBORN ST j business man seeking reliable 4, experience, character and of such account by any member with such person shall be considered an offense cmioago. | financial vaicicanenessiticy are worth everything. against this sec tion and subject such member to an investigation by the Executive f ia : 3 Board, and if found s ruilty he shall pay to suc h Board a fine of TWUNTY DOL ic cen Chicago Refe rences: The Chi icago Trus t and Say ngs Bank or any respect: LARS for the sole use and benefit of this branch, and his neglect or refusal to eae able and responsible wholesale or re ntin the city, Elsewhere: Any comply with this demand shall make him liable to expulsion from said agency. BO) Gece a merchant who has been or is now a subscribe legion. Secretary. President. 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor Five Years—George Gundrum, Ionia. President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Next meeting—At Bay City, Jan 15 and 14, 1892. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. Vice-Presidents—S. E. Parkill, Owosso; L. Pauley, St. Ignace; A. S. Parker, Detroit. 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. Next place of meeting—Grand Rapids. Local Secretary—John D. Muir. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott, Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of Marck June, September and December, Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. resident, F. D. Kipp: Secretary, W. C. Smith. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. Prosident, F. Rohnert; Secretary, J. P. Rheinfrank. Muskegoun Drug Clerks’ Association. President, N. Miller; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler. THE SMUGGLING OF OPIUM. Queer Ways of Sending the Drug Over the Border. As long as the profits of smugglers are big their business wil! flourish, notwith- | standing such an occasional capture as that of the exporter of illicit opium in New York the other day. The customs detective service, controlled from Wash- ington, cannot possibly keep under guard the entire frontiers and coasts of so vast a country as the United States. Itis only now and then that they can strike a blow at the traffic by exercising | not merely vigilance, but devices of the utmost ingenuity. About three months ago three revenue inspectors in Puget Sound dressed them- selves as fishermen and started out after herring with an equipment of nets. Their purpose was assisted unexpectedly by a tremendous storm that capsized their boat and cast them on the shore of San Juan Island. They were taken care of by the resident fisher folk and they lived with them for some time, partaking of their occupations and amusements. Incidentally they discovered that the hospitable inhabitants were engaged in smuggling opium and liquor from Can- ada, the whisky being sold to the work- men in the great lime factories there. As | a result eleven persons have been ar- rested. Not long ago a novel and very inter- esting method of smuggling opium was discovered by officers of the revenue marine at Puget Sound. Large sticks of timber were sawn in two lengthwise and hollowed out, the halves being after- wards fastened together with wooden pins, so that no one would have sup- posed that the big logs were filled with contraband material. The scheme was found out by the chance of coming acruss some of the empty logs floating about on the water. Two or three good-sized logs will hold many thousands of dollars’ worth of opium. The firemen and stokers on board of the trans-Pacific steamships do a great deal of smuggling. because they have so many convenient hiding places. They hide opium in the coal, and hollow iron masts frequently afford places of con- cealment for cans of opium, as do also the pumps of vessels. In port there are various ways of getting the opium ashore. A favorite method is to drop the cans overboard, with sinkers attached to them so as to keep them from drifting far, and floats of cork or wood to mark them. Then small boats pick them up. Some of the most remarkable incidents which have come under the observation of the revenne marine have to do with the smuggling of Chinese into the United States. Certain instances came to the knowledge of the Government not long ago where crews of vessels actually killed and threw overboard many unfor- tuhate Chinese passengers when in dan- ger of capture, in order to destroy all evidence against themselves. Some most extraordinary expedients are resorted to. On one occasion several Chinamen were hidden under the boilers of a steamship bound for Vancouver. | filtered through bamboo fiber paper. The They literally | molasses in consistency. | roasted, and their cries of agony attract- |ed the attention of the inspectors at Port |Townsend. They were dragged out, and some of them died from their burns. An- other time a Chinaman climbed into the space in a paddle box, where he had just room to hold on, secreting himself before the vessel started from Vancou- rer. Every revolution of the wheel deluged him with icy water, and he was taken out more dead than alive. Profitable smuggling from the British | possessions is of wool. Small vessels and boats fetch it over from New Bruns- wick, and the same method of bringing it here is practiced on the northwest jeoast. Sinee a tariff of $30 a head was |placed on horses and $10 on cattle, a considerable business has been done in | driving them across the Rio Grande from | Mexico by fording the shallow stream at inight. A new way for smuggling to- |baeco has grown up since the McKinley | tariff law imposed a duty of $2 a pound lon wrapper tobacco and 35 cents a pound |on filler tobacco. The surreptitious im- |porters conceal wrapper material in = | bales of filler, and get it through cheap. | A great quantity prepared in that way |; was captured recently at Tampa. The | duty on cigars is $3.50 a pound, with 25 | cents additional, so that it pays well to | get them in free. Most of the opium smuggled into this | country comes from Canada. The busi- |ness of getting it across the border em- | ploys enormous capital and the industry |of hundreds of men who have acquired }expertness by experience. It is vastly | profitable. The importation of 100,000 | pounds duty free represents a clear gain | of $1,200,000, tariff being $12 a pound. |The stuff can be conveniently shipped | to any place along the line and conveyed |over the border whenever it is desired. |Where there is a river men in boats |ferry it over by night. It is shipped |across in every imaginable disguise. | There is almost no limit to the ingenious | resources of those engaged in the traf- | fie. On one occasion two men were ar- |rested and twenty cans found in their | possession were confiscated. The cans | were stored for safe keeping at Ogden- | burg, N. Y., and, in order to get rid of | evidence against the parties concerned, | their confederates used bribery and ob- | tained access to the captured goods, re- | placing the opium in the cans with wood- }en blocks made to fit them. Fortunately the scheme was discovered immediately afterward. Some months ago an opium smuggler was arrested who confessed that he had been engaged for years in carrying it across the frontier by the satchelful at a time. He traveled to and fro by train, concealing his handbag from the custom officers when possible. Otherwise, he let it lie openly on a seat other than that which he himself occupied. Ifa suspi- cion as to its contents had ever occurred to the inspectors, he would simply have denied that he owned it or knew any- thing about it. in this simple manner | he had imported more than $100,000 worth |on his own account. | Mostof the opium brought from Canada jis manufactured at Victoria, where 125,- | 000 pounds of the crude article is annu- | ally transformed into about 70,000 pounds |}of the prepared product. It comes | chiefly from Turkey, being inferior in | quality to that imported from China, and | arrives in the shape of balls. After the | petals of the opium poppies have fallen | the seed pods rapidly develop, incident- }ally producing a gummy juice. This ;juice is gathered by cutting open the | pods at the proper time and scraping it | off with knives when it has exuded. It is collected on leaves and dried in lumps. Finally it is made into balls of a certain weight, and the balls are covered with poppy petals agglutinated witha paste of opium waste and other substances. Af- ter being dried in the sun the balls are | packed in chests for export. At Victo- S ria the balls are removed from their coy- erings and the material is boiled to a thin paste with water. The paste, with some cold water added, is permitted to stand for fifteen hours, after which it is resulting brown liquid is+ concentrat- | ed by boiling down until it resembles | After being | kept for a few months it is ready for smoking, and is put up in cans for mar- ket. : ' The extent to which the smoking of .pium prevails in the United States is not generally realized. Statistical infor- mation is to the effect that nearly one million persons in this country smoke the drug, while at least 85,000 are opium eaters, consuming it in other forms. Of the 70,000 pounds of the prepared article produced at Victoria alone nearly all is sold and used in the United States, and to the Canadian product must be added great quantities which are import- ed, free of duty or otherwise, from China. Opium has been raised in Vir- ginia, Tennessee and California, but it did not pay, chiefly because labor costs too much, and the domestie article could not compete with the foreign at market prices. nll Completely Crushed. Two traveling salesmen for new patent medicines dropped inona druggist at the same time one day,and wanted him to take alot of their stuff on sale. Of course each medicine was warranted to cure any- thing, from headache to consumption, and they had written testimonials to back them up. One of them read off the fol- lowing: ‘‘Dear Sir—Six months ago I had the misfortune to fall from the top of a five- story house, breaking most of the bones in my body and injuring myself inter- ternally in many distressing ways. I was under the care of distinguished phy- sicians for some time, but got no relief until a friend sent me a bottle of your invaluable medicine. I felt better from the first day after taking it and within a fortnight was as good as new.” The traveler thought that letter print- ed in circulars would be a catching ad- vertisement, and the apothecary agreed with him, saying that the bigger the yarn the more likely people would be to swallow it. “Just what I think,” said the other salesman, getting out his documents, **so just listen to this one; it’s a daisy that leaves all the rest of the garden a howling winderness. Get onto it now:” ‘‘Dear Sir—I had the misfortune to be born without either lights or liver, and often experienced great discomfort from the lack of one or other of these useful organs. A sample bottle of your medi- cine was left at my house one day, and the first two or three doses made me feel like anew man. I went on taking it, and now I have a ten-pound liver— and electric lights.” The first salesman was so used up by this certificate that he went out of the business and joined the church. > > - The Druggists Will Mect in Angust. The Executive Committee of the Mich- igan State Pharmaceutical Association has decided upon Aug. 2, 3 and 4 as the dates for the tenth convention of the or- ganization, which will be held in this city. As soon as the holiday rush is over, President Jewett will call aspecial meet- ing of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Association to consider the matter of ar- ranging the preliminaries for the con- vention. —— _> ¢ > Genseng has been exported from this country to the extent of 146,223 pounds during the nine months to October 1, in comparison with 131,428 pounds for the same period last year. It would seem that the faith of the Chinese in the me- dical root is stronger than ever. Get What You Aek For! e@-=HINKLEYS BONE LINIMENT-=-- A Day Dream. In a long forgotten packet, Tied up with a silken band, I found it; only a letter, Traced in agirlish hand, I read it over and over, Ah, me! as I did before, In the days that were full of sunlight— The days that are no more. I dreamed of a golden summer, Far back in a joyous time, When every day was a poem, And every hour a rhyme. There came a fragrance of roses, And lilaes and mignonette, And asound of sylvan music, And the eyes that are with me yet. A fiood of purple sunset, In scintillant glory came, Till the deep old forest kindled, And burned like a field of flame. There came a girlish figure, With billows of floating hair, And she bent her face above me— An angel over my chair! I saw it all in a moment, While I held the crumpled sheet; And then, as the vision faded, The long, gray city street, With its hateful rush and clamor, Came back to my weary eyes; Ah, still the fruitless struggle! Ah, still the worthless prize! THEODORE M. CARPENTER. > ® The Wrong Foot. There is a time to keep silence, but it evidently was not the right time in the case of a boy mentioned, who lives in a neighboring town. He got a sliver in his foot, and, in spite of his protesta- tions, his mother decided to place a poul- tice over his wound. The boy vigorous- ly resisted. “I won’t have no poultice,’ he de- clared stoutly. **Yes, you will, Eddie;” declared the mother, and grandmother firmly, and the majority being two to one, at bedtime the poultice was ready. If the poultice was ready, the boy was not and he proved so refractory that a switch was brought into requisition. It was arranged that the grandmother should apply the poultice, while the mother was to stand with uplifted switch at the bedside. The boy was told that if he ‘‘opened his mouth” he would receive that which would keep him quiet. As the hot poultice touched the boy’s foot he opened his mouth. ““You ” he began. ‘Keep still!’ said his mother, shak- ing her stick, while the grandmother busily applied the poultice. Once more the little fellow opened his mouth. i nd But the uplifted switch awed him into silence. In a minute more the poultice was firmly in place and the little boy was tucked in bed. “There now,” said his mother, ‘‘the old sliver will be drawn out and Eddie’s foot will be all well.’’ As the mother and grandmother moved triumphantly away a shrill, small voice came from under the bedclothes: ‘*You’ve got it on the wrong foot!” > >—— sae The Drug Market. Gum opium is very firm and advanc- ing. Morphia is as yet unchanged. Quinine is weak. Gum assafcetida has advanced and is tending higher. Mace has declined. Powdered jalap has de- clined. Turpentine is lower. —_— ee Verifying a Definition. Tommy—Mother, what is an angel? Mother—An angel is a being that flies. Tommy—But papa calls my governess an angel. Motber—Then she is going to fly im- mediately. CINSZEZING ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address Whol le Druggist PECK BROS., “Sap parife. FOR THIRTY-FOUR YEARS THE FAVeRIT®. Enclosed in White Wrappers and made by D. F. FOSTER, Saginaw, Mich. ” (1 e honle os hega ln nate ori nerenenn ie ala dc milla sited foie an oe en ia ne RA NON IS a ea ih eh eet 8 sii MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. i idlonnte P¥oe ‘Caos, Advanced—Assofoetida. Declined—Po. jalap, mace, turpentine. AcIDUM, Aceticum . 8@ 10 Benzoicum | German. 50@ 60 Boracic .... 3 20 Carbolicum ...... a. a Ce 48@ 53 eee Se 5 Sa oe Oxalicum ............- 10@ 12 Phosphorium dil...... 20 Salicylicum . a oo 2 Sulphuricum.. Loa os 1%@ 5 Tenmicum.......-....-1 Go @ Tartaricum.... 38@ 40 AMMONIA. Aqua, 16 deg.. 34Y@ 5 my foe.......... 54@ 7 james eS eS 12@ 14 Chteri@am .......----- 12@ 14 ANILINE. Widok _.........-.--.-2 Qa oe rewe.....-....--++-- ‘ | - Red.. Las Cole ued 2 50@3 00 BACCAE. Cubeae (po. - ... as — 8@ Xanthoxylum .. 25@ 30 BALSAMUM. Canine .......1...... So se a ee . @i 30 Terabin, Canada ..... 35@ 40 tte ........------ 35@ 50 CORTEX. Abies, Canadian.... ....... 18 Cassie .........------------ 11 Cinchona Flava ......------ 18 Euonymus atropurp......-.- 30 Myrica Cerifera, po......-.-- > Prunus Virgini.......-.----- Quillaia, grd.. 14 Sassafras ...... 14 Ulmus Po (Ground 12)...... 10 EXTRACTUM. nly Glabra... 4A@ 5 Glycyrrhiza + 2s Hae atox, 15 Ib. box. 11@ 12 si: me. . ee _ 4s. 14@ 15 wi lgs.. 16@ 17 FERRUM. Carbonate Precip..... @. 15 Citrate and -_ _. @3 50 Citrate Soluble .....-- @ 80) Gesrocvanidum Soi. i @ Solut Chloride ee @ 15 Sulphate, com’l 1%4@ pure....... ‘ oe 7 FLORA. ae a Ape ......---.-- 30@ 50 Matricaria ——i‘(‘ié----; 25 30 FOLIA Caae "* tif il, Tin. " Cassia Acutifo nivell : i 23@ 28 . Alx 35@ 50 Salvia -pianaaagaan Me and 48 : | ee Ura Ursi.. Lae 8@ 10 @UMMI. st picked... @ 80 Acacia, = pick uf 8 & “ 3d “ an @ 40 fn sifted sorts.. @ 33 “ po. 60@ 80 Aloe, Barb, (po. ‘@... ag 2 ac ‘ape, rl - Senet a. 60). @ Catechu, 18, (48, 14 48, wu. ...------s: _@ i Ammoniae 55@_ 60 ae: (po. 35). @ 2% Benzoinum.....-. wW@ 55 Camphore® « 0@ 53 Euphorbium po -] 10 Galbanum. a. i @3 50 Gamboge, po .. GQ 80 Guaiacum, (po 3) . @ 25 Kiro, (po. 25) .. i. @ Ww Mastic . | @ Myrrh (po 45). i @ 40 Opi. (po. oa 2 10@2 15 a 25@ 35 " © bleached. 30@ 35 Tragacanth .....- . oo 2 HERBA—In ounce ——— Absinthium ........--.-. 25 Eupatorium ...........------ 20 a ee eee tence teres 25 Majorum .........--.-.------ 28 Mentha Biperita. as 23 Vir tase cee ee as... oe Tinie, VY .......-...----. 22 Tigmus, V......-.------ = MAGNESIA. Caloined, Pat.......-.- 55@ «60 Carbonate, an as 2@ 22 Carbonate, K. & M. 20@ 2 Carbonate, Jenningd.. 35@ 36 OLEUM. Absinthium. .........3 50@4 00 Amygdalae,Dule .. .. 45@ 7% Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25 Anisi . ue 1 75@1 85 Auranti Cortex...... 2 80@3 00 Sera ...... ... 3 75@4 00 Cajiputi .. oo oe oo Caryophylii .. Cee. 9@ % i. 35@ 65 Coenoeodn ........... @1 75 Cinnamonii ......... -1 15@1 20 a ue Comtum Mac.......... Mec. 1 1ogt 20 Cupenes........ .. Be Exechthitos.......... 2 50@2 7 oe 2 25@2 50 emerie .....-... 2 00@2 10 Geranium, ounce..... @ 7 Gossipil, Sem. - NH@ 7 Hedeoma .... ..1 40@1 50 wumreee............... S0@2 00 Eavencusm® ....-....... 90@2 00 Limonis . «tse sesee See OO Mentha Piper.. ede ae ones 3 00@3 50 mentna Veria......... 2 20@2 30 Morrhuae, gal... oS 1 00@1 10 a as. @ eee eras coe ees cues 85@2 75 Piel —_— = see 10@ 12 Ricin 08Q@1 24 aa beeen > 00 Rosae, ounce.......... @6 50 Tk ee cae 40@ 45 ———-. ............ ao Ss ee 3 50@7 00 Sassafras. ..... . S62 & Sinapis, ess, ounce... @ 65 Tigi. . _ @1 00 Thyme .. <-ce.. On WO ' opt . elec ee. @ 60 SEOOwromas........... 15@ 2 POTASSIUM. a Bichromate ........... 13@ 14 Bromide... a 27 ——................... 12@ 15 Chlorate, (po. 16)...... 14@ 16 vereee,-.... 50@ 55 a... 2 80@2 90 Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 2 30 Potassa, Bitart, com.. @ 15 Petass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10 Fotass Nitras.........- 7 9 Prosuece.............. 2 2 Sulphate po bees a = RADIX. Aconitum ... .. a = —— 23@ 30 oes .......-..... Ta Arum pe..........---- @ 2 a s............... W@ 40 Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18 Hydrastis Canaden, Loa a)... : @ Hellebore, Ala, po 15@ 2 Inula, - oe .- eo = Ipecac, p rs 2 40@2 50 Iris a oH 35@38).. 35@ 40 eben, TE... 5 Maranta, s.. Podophyllum, Po. — Ie @ 5@ 5@1 00 we lak @1 75 / py... pee ee 75@1 35 bt, 48@ 53 Sanguinaria, - Liseeit @ Ww — 33@ 35 Pee... ... 40@ 45 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 4 XN @ Ww Boillae, (po. 2)........ 10@ 12 — Foti ma... @ 3 Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ German. 15@ 2 eo s........ _ wea & einer j....... 18@ 22 SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 20) @ 15 - — (graveleons) - . MB Bw i 4@ 66 eek ae - ... — Cardamon.. --«------) COOGEE BS Corlandrum.. eo Cannabis Sativa....... 44@5 Cydonium.... ........ Mi @ Cheno Sia 10@ 12 Dipterix Odorate...... 2 10@2 20 Peenicunn..... ....- @ 15 Foenugreek, po..... 6@ «C8 fo... 4@4% Lint, grd, (bbl. 3%) 4@4% Lobelia 35@ 40 Pharlaris Canarian. . 834@ 4% Rapa os 6@ 7 Sinapts, ibe 8s@ 9 Nigra.. 11@ 12 SPIRITUS. Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 “ D. F. R.....1 75@2 00 ee aa yee 1 10@1 50 Juniperis Co O.T....1 Mal @ a 1 75@3 50 Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Spt. Vini tielit peek ees 1 75@6 50 Vini Oporto .. ...-l BOZ OO Vint Alpa............- 1 25@2 00 SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool earriage....-...---.- 2 25@2 50 Nassau sheeps’ wool are .... ... 2 00 Velvet extra sheeps” wool carriage.. 110 Extra yellow sheeps’ Garriage .........-..- 85 Grass sheeps’ wool car- eee... .........--. 65 Hard for slate use. 7 Yellow Reef, for slate onc een crew te 1 40 SYRUPS. Sous... Zingiber oe -—. a . Ferri Iod.. Laceeeee ace Oe — Cortes. en Hie: Arom.........-. oo. feetiax, ‘Odicinalia..... ——- = " ue Cé....... NN gp oes 24 hes ee coe 50 we we oe “ Co 50 TOpatan. ....:.. 50 Prunus virg.. 50 ee enetnl 22 Morphia, S. P. & W...1 96@2 20] Seidlits Mixture..... @ 2} Lindseed, boiled .... 39 42 a8. ¥. Q. « * Sinapis el. ; @ 18|Neat’s Foot, winter Cc. Co. .....1 85@2 10 opt. @ 30|_ strained...... 5060 Moschus Canton...... @ 4 — Maccaboy, ‘De | Spirits Turpentine. i = 45 Myristies, No.1....... 7@ 7 Vi @ 35! Nuzx Vomica, (po 2).. @ 10] Snuff, “Scotch, De. Voes @ 35) + atte. bbl. Ib. Ge Seale 22@ 25| Soda Boras, (po. 12}. . 11@ 12] Red Venetian..........1% 2@3 hae Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33} Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4 Co @2 00 | Soda Carb........ ca 2 | eae 1 2@3 Picis Liq, N te gal Soda, Bi-Carb. : @ 5/| Putty, commercial....214 24%@3 doz @2 00| Soda, Ash.............3%@ 4|_.‘“ strictly pure.....2% 2%@3 Picis Liq., ‘quarts _. @i 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2| Vermilion Prime Amer- ae... @ 85/ Spts. Ether Co SO 55; i¢an..... : 13@16 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80).. @ 50| “ Myrcia Dom. @2 25 | Vermilion, English.... 70@75 | Piper Nigra, (po. 22).. @ 1 . Myrcia Imp.. @3 00| Green, Peninsular..... 70@75 Piper Alba, (po g5)... @ 3 * “Vini Rect. bbl. | Lead, red........ <1. 9 Ge Pre Boreus........... @ 7 so ..-2 31@2 41 | ' Wee iw: 7 @i% | Plumbi Acet . 14@ 15| Less5c gal.,cash ten days. | Whiting, white Span... @i0 | Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal @1 30| Whiting, Gilders’..... @% Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, Subl.........3 @4 | White, Paris American 1 eorvpceda.. as < fo.. .. 2%@ 3% | V hiting Paris Eng. : | Pyrethrum, pv........ 30@ 35| Tamarinds........ 8@ 10 iff 1 4¢ Quassiae .............. 8@ 10|Terebenth Venice..... 2@ 30 Pioneer Prepared Paint! 20@1 4 Quinia, 8S. P. & W .... 31@ 36] Theobromae . .... 4@ 5¢| Swiss Villa Prepared « & German. ..20 @ 20/ Vanilla... . .9 00@16 00| Paints...... ---..1 00@1 20 | Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14} Zinci i Sulph.. 7] 8] VARNISHES Saccharum Lactis pv. @ % 4 cage : / ct No.1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 Salacin. .----1 60@1 65 OILS. | Extra Turp............160@1 70 Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ 50 Bbl. Gal | Coach Body 2 T5Q@3z00 Santonine eee ae 450 | Whale, winter........ 7 70| No.1 Turp Furn......1 00@1 10 Sano. W..........0.... PA 14) Lard, extra. ..... 55 60/| Eutra Turk Damar. ...1 55@1 60 a tom ier, Net... | 6S 50 — Dryer, No. 1 “ @. @ 15| Linseed, pureraw ... 36 331 Tum... 70@ 78 | TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis R...... 60 ’ = :...... & ........................ 60 = sa myo... 60 | ie. 50 | Asafcetida. . oe. 8 Atrope Belladonns.......... 60 Benzoin. a... = . Co.. a 50 ee... ce. oe, OT ——.—llrCrC«CsCsC 50 Cemeeeeees......-.......... Wal Capsicum ........- tet SAT TTT = to ——......................1. Coeeenn. .. 1... i. oe Craeees 50 " | as... Ct oa... oe Pees .............. ..... ee omer... es... —... bay Ms 60 Giese ........,... ......... . — 60 50 ecm... Oe lodine...... Los cls @ “ Colorless. . oe ee Ferri Chloridum . Coe 35 mae oe ogg ee Be es oe e eee c cones - 50 ion Nauman eee 50 Opii . _ ..... ** CGamphorated....... ... 50 “™ Deedor. ' 200 Auranti Cortex... a 50 uassia . Reaeccatsces1-5- Ge hatany . eee ec, oot 50 a... -. CU Cassia ioace....... ... . - Co......... 3 Berpemtare ........ ... oo —e................. & .... .....- . = Valerian ....... a oo Weretram Verice............ MISCELLANEOUS. Ather, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ Ww ' - “ 4). x@ & Alumen............... Ga _ ground, (po. oo i 3@ 4 Annatto. a . SSB 60 Antimoni, ‘po. << 5 . et Potass T 55@ 60 ——. Les a cla @1 40 Antifebrin...... @ ® Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 65 Arecmicom............ 5m 7 Balm Gilead Bud..... 38@ 40 Pon GO ......... 2 10@2 20 Calcium Chlor, 1s, (48 ti: sa, 1. @ 9 Cantharides Russian, po. @1 2% Capstet “Fructus, af. @ W® @ 2% _ : @ W a a (po. 15) I : Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 Cera Alba, - oF... 50@ 55 Cera Flava... ._.. —— = —— ............ @ 4 Cassia Fructus........ @ 2 CC @ 10 Cetaceum . eae: @ 40 Chloroform . .. © & _ Gas Chloral Hyd sid os ‘= 50 Chondrus . 25 Cinchonidine, é. ‘aw be 20 erman 3 @ 12 Corks, list, ais a” cent | a 60 Creasotum ....... @ 3 Creta, (bbl. ).. @ 2 = peep. . 5@ (5 | precip. 9@ 11 ubra @ 8 one ................ Sa we Cuaeee.... ... 2... @ xz Caprt Salph........... 5@ . 6 Dextrine . Lstocee oa Ether Sulph.. 68@ 70 Emery, al numbers. @ “ ie «6 Ergota, ( (po.) 7 ea 65@ 70 Piake Wiite.......... 122@ 15 Comme .....-..--.-:--.. @ B Gone... ......... 7@8 Gelatin, a — I 20 lb. pails . 5% Mason’s, 10, 20 or 30 Ibs 6 oip....... | Z AXLE GREASE. Graphite. Common | Max 16 gr Caseés, per gr $8 Sv 12% Ib. pails, } per < oo ..... 1 mI 25 Ib . : ..12 00 100 Ib. k 2350 Ib. & 400 Ib. SO .10 5O BAKING POWDER. Acme, tg Ib. cans, 3 doz sé - o o 46 Ib. e in. i 1 9 bulk a 2 Telfer’s, 4 lb. cans doz 45 wi ¥ lb. o 85 a 1 Ib. ' : 1 & Arctic, 4% } cans 60 ._ he * 1 20 C 1b 5 Bb , Red Star, 1, i cans RD “* . 1 b BATH BRICK ~ dozen in case. English Bristol. Domestic BLUING Arctic,40z ovals si 8 0z Oe ll pints, round No. 2, sifting box No. 3, ' ad No. 5, wi C 1 oz ball BROOMS. No. a No No, a arpet. No. 1 Parlor Gem. Common Wi Fancy ' Mill Warehouse BUCKWHEAT Rising Sun York State FLOUR. Self Rising, case CANDLES Hotel, 40 ib. boxes. W% Star, 40 nue 10% eee .. ..... .. 12 Wicking... 25 CANNED GOODS FISH. Clams. Little Neck, 1lb 1 10 2 Ib 1 90 Clam Chowder. Standard, 3 lb. 2 30 Cove Oysters. Standard, 11b 110 o 2 1b 2 10 Lobsters. Star, 1 lb 2 45 - = Jb 3 45 Picnic, 1 lb 2 Oo 2 iD.. 3 Ok Mackerel. Standard, 1 Ib. i 1 20 2 i 2 Oo Mustard, es 5 oo ce, 31b 3 00 Soused, 3 2 OK aiiene. Columbia River, flat 1 90 = .0.... 1 % Alaska, ib tio 2] Ib. 2 10 Sardines. American \4s...... --4%y@ 5 ie 48 6%@ 7 Imported 748 11@12 . u 13@14 Mustard Xs @s Trout. Brook, 3 ib. 5O PRUITS. Apples. York State, gallons. 2 50 Hamburgh ’ 2 50 Apricots. idve oak....... 22 Santa Cruz. 2 00 L's... -. 2 50 Overland 1 90 Blackberries. ae 90 Cherries. 8 Red Pitted Hamburgh EE 5s cues BE isi e ence ca oy x ek ek et ee we: Se | Domesti | Riverside 30 | 4 (O] as are and buy in full Gages Erie th oiee @ Gooseberries. Peaches. Pie well Shepard’s | California @: Pears. Cor Joh 1nSOr vs sliced grated Common Rasphbe Red Black Hamburg Erie *k Straw berries Lawrence Hamb Erie leberries. Whort soaked Lewis Bost« mn Bay State Bake World’s Fair Corn, Hamburgh Livin Harris st Van Cam Archer's | French French : Pumpkin. OD oe ecisi cucu eunedouss Squash. 4 90@1 00 1 50 | Good. ims and Green 12 1 10 Hubbard . \ 1 30 Succotash. Hamb ) ae, Ld 8 Honey Be 1 60 Tomatoes Lo 1 00 Eclipse ia tee on 160 eee se x Cee... a. CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. German Swee Premium rure..... Breakfast Cocoa CHEESE Sap Sago.. Schweitzer, imported ' domestic CATSUP. Half common Pint nt, fancy CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes 40 COCOA SHELLS, I lb. be @3 . ss gu @3} Pound ‘pac ages 64@i COFFEE, GREEN . Rio. | Fair. 16 Good i i Prime . ee Oe ee 20 Oe eg 20 ordinarily offered packages. Santos. | Fair. Good | Prime . denomination ; Seymour XXX Peaberry buyers who pay promptly Mexican and | Guatamala, Fair. Muracaibo. | Prime | Mil lied . ROAS’ io ascertain cost of re coffee, add 4c. per Ib. for ing and 15 per cent age. PACKAGE, Arbuckle’s Ariosa McLaugh lin’ s XXX Lion " Hummel’s, foil e tin CHICORY Bulk Red CLOTHES LINES, 40 ft 50 ft eo tt... vo ft... 80 ft. Cotton, 4 doz. in case. Ger American Swiss roast for shrink Grocers’ Sundri | Evaporated ( 7 A 6 25 8 « 7 O COUPON BOOKS oy ! | < {BRAD Ri Z “*Superior.”’ #1 per hundred go % “ 8 3. Ce 185, . | 810, : | 820, “Universal.” % 1, per hundred 18 2, r | $10, | bove + sut pric e sone or up on are ct the quantity discounts: 0) OF over. 500 to Toli -10 1000 * - 20 COUPON PASS BOOKS. Can be made 20 books. .... 500 1000 CRACKERS, Butter. Seymour XXX, cartoon Family pie Fami Salted XXX, cartc toon. | Kenosha | Boston... | Butter b Seda, XXX Soda, City...... Soda, Duchess Crystal Wafer..... Reception Flakes. . | ily Aa, cartoon... | Salted XXX. I hooks owing 5 per cent, 312 i 2 00 TA” -10 oe to represent any from #10 down. 109 Ib. Dried. ch EAM TART AR strictly pure Telfer’s Absolute DRIED FRUITS. Domestic. LES lin bk 5 ‘tere ds : 5 b. boxes 7@7! APRICOTS, Califc rhia in ivaporated BLAC n barrels AP ailoes ed quar »OXeS ERRILES. NECTARINES, boxes us 8 1 18 TO1lb bags 5144@ Foreign FARINACEOUS GOODS, Farina. Lima Beans, Oys |S. Oyster XX ioe ss cn 5% | | 4 ‘ity Oyster, XXX. 5% Shell Oyster. 6 bags ; 8% 11% iy 424 ». DARA... ms v TM DS% ORE occ et enks 4 Hominy. De 3% CO a elle cele, 4 50 eee 5 Macc caroni oni Vv ermicelli. Domestic, 12 lb. box. 56 PRU ic occ w eens 1 Pearl Barley. Kegs @3% Peas. iit ae 5 00 Sago Ret UED ok a East India Wheat. Cracked ....... 5 FISH--Salt. Bloaters. Yarmonth...... Le Cod. Pollock Ba ea weet | Whole, Grand Bank | Bonel wricks 8% | Boneless, strips.. Smokec i 12 Herring. ION cack eos dees ce yi) Botlend, Giis....... 19 00 . NE iia 85 Round shore, % bbl. 2 50 4 bbi.. 1 5) Mackerel, No. 1, % bbls, 90 lbs... 11 00 Ho. 1, kits, 10 Ibs. “ 1 2 Family, % bbls., 100 Ibs.... 5 50 cr its, DO Pi ice unas | Sardines. Rossian, bees.....-..... 45 Trout. | No. 1, % bbls., 1001bs......-. 5 75 Mo. 1, kite, 10 106. .s20-0n++ i 15 : RASPBERSIES, In rrels. 17 ; S 17% A 18 Foreign. CURRANTS, Patras, in barrels. ; @ 4} ° in }-bbis @ 43 in less quanti ty @ 5} Citron, Lt 21 Lemon 10 Orange 25 1] RAISINS, Domestic. London layers 2 crown 1 60 | s * i. ee . fancy 1 90 Loose Museatels, boxes ... 1 5U 20 Ib. boxes.. 7 @ 7 20 +6 ae 2 20 ‘ 64@ 7 PRUNES, Bosnia @ California, 90x10 25 Ib. os.. 9 rr 8x) Oly | é x0 ' ro 60x70 93; Turkey a ENVELOPES, XX rag hite No. $1 75 | No. 2 1 60 No. } 1 6 No. ? 1 50} XX wood, white. No. 1,6% 13 No. 2, 6% ‘i 1d Manilla, white. ty 1 00 os i 95 Coin Mill No. 4 1 OO SM AWN. Whitefish. Pure Ground in Bulk. | No. 1, %& bbis., 100ibe........7 50 | Alispice . Cave. es No. = i —_ 10 OR. ans ~k iC ‘ass, Batagia 20 | F ami » % bbls., 100 Ibs 3 00 | ' and Saigon. 25 [ ane 20 ie. ..... 50 Saigon . “aa . .3o wae aa eee —_——. | Cloves, Amboyna. ..30 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. “6 Tansioar...,.. a Jennings’ DC, | Ginger, ee ee 15 Lemon. Vanilla | CR eee. 18 }20z folding box. 75 1 3} ae a ea eee 20 13 oz .1 00 1 oO | ce Bee. i... .. ...2.-. 80 4 0z 13 200) | Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .25 6 0z 2 00 3 00 | Trieste.. oc ae 8 oz 3 00 4.0 oe aa. 2.. ae oo 5 a ee epper, Singapore, plac 20 . GUN POWDER. He PP v4 whi... 30 KESS .... > OU . Cayenne. ...0. 3B Half kegs ee 20 HERSS " Absolute” in Pac kages. Sage.. As - 6 ks 4s HOpS.........-+-. mo | Alleniee .......,......) 86 1 58 ee. -- | Cinnamon 84 155 Madras, 5 lb. boxes . 55 | Cloves....... crs ess S. F., 2,3 and 5 Ib. boxes. 50 | | Ginger, Jam a 84 155 <= «=—<‘“‘C;iSS CrLC«s;”C~;”:CN or oe Chicago gooas.... @3 | Mustard bee esate 84 155 Mason's, 10,20 and 30lbs.. 6 | Pepper ....-- 84 155 ei 84 1 — | LICORICE, | Pure dy} | Calabria 'Cus Loaft...... @ 5% i Sicily... .* : | Canee .... 6... @ 4% i LYE. | Powdered ...... @ 4% Condensed, 2 doz 1 25 | Granulated.. ---+- 496@4.44 ae | Confectioners’ A. .... 444@4.31 a “rage Paar Ae, na @ 41% ane > seleher. --«++-k & | White Rxtes C...... @4 I or pi ee ica ae . 27 17 $ home i ‘y 10 | Extra ( g = | Bape parlor -4 00 | Coins 2 oe ay @ 354 | MINCE MEA Less than bbls. \e advance SEEDS. Anise ee @12% Canary, Smiyrma. ..... 3% Caraway ............ : 8 Cardamon, Malabar 90 a ae Hemp, Russian 4% 5 20 aromas Mixed Bird Il 4%@ 5% ute GPO Mustard, white i 5 i cea ce ai. 9 | | Rape ' 6 | 8or6doz. in case per doz..1 00/ Cuttle bone ; 30 | MEASU aoe STARCH, Tin, per dozen. B 11 gallon cas $1 75 — | Half galion 1 40 | 20-Ib boxes....... 6% | Quart 70 | 40-Ib ea. 6% Pint... ween mo Gloss, | Half int i . 4) i we . | | Wooden, for vinegar, per doz. een kages ee. 1 gallon . 7 00 a 2 ar Bie | Half allon ; op, | 40 and 50 Ib. bores. |... 134 Pint 9 os | Barrels..............-...+++- 4% : : SNUFF. MOL ADEN. Scotch, in bladders. 37 | Blackstrap. Maccaboy, in jars...... 35 ; Sugar house ........ sees 14} french Rappee, in Jars.....43 | Cuba Bakir sobs, | Ordinary 16 ' | “Porto Rico. ieee / 5hy Prose 23... Le 16 | Roos, Meee... 4% ee i 20 SAL SODA. | wai New Orleans. 17 | Kegs. .-.-.-...-..-- 1 1% SS ners aaa aan oy | Granulated, boxes.... 1% i Good oo ee ei ae oe A Extra good. ceed ee 26 SALT Choice . epee 30 | 100 3-Ib. sacks. os . 02 15 a a é 605-lb. * "2 00 One-half barre 1s, 3c extra 28 10-lb. sacks. 18 | OATMEAL. 20 14 _ 1% aa nn 4 en | 243-1b_ Cases.... eg —— we aa @4 8 56 Ib. dairy in linen’ bags 50 alf barrels :00...... 28 1b 25 ROLLED OATS. Warsaw. ewe. @4 85 | 561b. dairy in linen bags.. 35 Half bbls 90 @2 65|281lb. “ ee PICKLES. Ashton. Medium. ne oe i Barrels, 1,200 count........84 50 | 56 1. dairy Biceina. 5 Half barrels, 600 count.... 2 75 56 Ib. dairy ean. re Small. Solar Rock. Barrels, 2.400 count ....... 5 50 | 58 ———. ee 25 Half barrels, 1,200 count... 3 25 Common Fine per bol..... 90 ial SALERATU§ Clay, No. 216 1 = : Pale : «" 'T J). full count 5 s a” 60 lbs, in —, ~ ‘ rT or 1 , ° we | Cob, No. 8........ 125 | DeLand’s 3 30 POTASH, | Dwight’s. Lou. ee 48 cans in case. Le ge a | | Babbitt’s .. ce 4 00 | : | Penna Salt Co.'s ......... 23) SOAP, | RICE |} Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. : | Old Country, 80 1-Ib. bars. .#3 50 | Domestic. | Good Cheer, 6011b. bars.. 3 90 i Carolina head........ eesncseet > monner, 100 4-Ib. bars.... 60 . No.1 ici e = “No.2 ies ee | Broken..... ee Corn ee iia. | ———. | ns oe. 26 “—: _ ' — . | is “a ie Pure Cane. [2ane. oe | Fair ...........--- 19 2 Ee 5 | Good ....................... 25 | Choice ie 30 ed miaumeee nai SWEET GOODS. Silver Thread, bbl........ 83 50} . “ih... SA Ginge r Snaps ae 8 Suger Creams.... .. 8 SAFO. Frosted Creams 9% Kitchen, 3 doz. in box 250 | Graham Crackers 8 Hand . . 2 50 | Oatmeal ( rackers.... 8% ‘SPICES. TEAS. | Whole Sifted. | Allspice - oe ae JaPAN—Regular. | Cassia, China in mats...... 8 Y Batavia in bund : Beerge tenses iceman’ eo | os Saigon in rolis...... aie 4% @2%6 | Cloves, peers ecaes Le ta na oe "39 ‘ | a : Choicest...... ~ CRONCORE: ois 5 cess ccna 32 @34 - shot.. whe aig ee AP coe is a ee sce @iz THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 13 Pork loins 6KD 623 > aD 624 RODUCE MARKET (DIES, FRUITS : cUTS Path oi... s es: shoulders ...... 4%4@ 4% PRODUCE MARKET. CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS Cheiee...... ! Sausage, blood or head @5 Choicest...... @ iver @ 5 — a Extra choice, wire leaf @4) cl Frank fort @i rhe Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: Mutton ( mine.._T =e — a Apt fs g : GUNPOWDER. | Veal ™ 20 Or + ' " , TICK CANDY. Common to fair....... 25 : Beans—Eas i 7 ee 1 g Bbls. Pails. Extra fine to finest ie U FISH ahd OYSTEKS 2 40 fc i > | Sta t 6% Th ‘ : veal wr, , : SS 6% oh Choicest fancy.... iS ¥ J. Dettenthaler quotes as i $1. i iM 7M OOLONG. follows Beaver stors, | ~ 0U@ , pulter—t s e! Dd UROWe Boston Cre mm ae Common to fair 23 : FRESH FISH DEERSKINS—Per pound i oy tal in ' —— 5 ‘Y | Gut Loaf... i% gig IMPERIAL, Whitefish Thi : . tea HH : oi Common to fair...... 23 @26 | Trout Lo ’ an Superior tofine........30 @35_ | Halibut \ : ‘ Su : MIXED CAND ‘ Ciscoes } oe “_ : \ yr YOUNG HYSON, lw hi t s-—'] we ( ( > . + I oT Bbis a Common to fair oo. $7.54 Star cer 44 Superior to fine. Mackerel Oi. | GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS er | Le , th ENGLISH BRE Cod 410 ch I . ee ~ @ * Fair ...... California salmon 42 owe ae 7 ad hap a ; Hoya i 3 Choice. i OYSTERS—Bulk . No} See 8 1b, tes 2 s Fe StOCE is i Nobby 7% 8% Best ....... Standards, per gal fo ee ’ a a srORC! he 34 Selects, . : 1 60 MEA We : E Rock 7% Sh TOBACCOS. oYsTERS—Cans 17% i ; 8 ne Fairhaven Counts 3 : Pairy Sig Fine Cut ic er ead ‘ S i S i 0 : F. J. D. Seleets 7 t ures 9 Pails unless otherwise noted. | Selects : . ‘ : e |} 10 Hiawatha ...... i i ta noes th | Brencl 10% ’ Sweet Cuba Anchor ra 1 valley ‘ S i3% McGinty .....-... Standards Ss oe . MI PANCY—In bulk. 6 bbls . Favorites < Full Weight Bois Little. Darling..2.- SHELL Goops - on i 101K > bt i 2 6 — "91 ¢ bbl. Uysters, pe c 10 : et, 4% tiee......0.--- ‘lams : 891, % Mn. sees os } als : Valley City...... POU 10 | Gum Dro; 5 t a ee oO TRY 12 0 ru 644 Dandy Jim.......- ULTRY. Mc oss Dri DS 3 9 = : Local dais rs pay as ee ae rE ‘ ) 8 QLg : uh for dressed fowls: aU OO PROVISIONS Wie lite iug. Spring chickens. « a wth UK UY Liis * t 2 ¥ In &S r ho » } - I Goasiend . ........- ' 10 Fowl We eo und Provisi Co r¥—In Kes Per Box oe 17 Turkeys if ny 0 Pen e b dee ge | Ducks 55 L. & W 2 Geese . 1 ' i 65 Here It Is 2 ak “a Sent dste tei tinonan anaes san cma V0 Old Style. . .. OILs. Car lot 36 ai ¢ oe wolate Drops : +++ 2-90 Old Honesty....... fhe Standard Vil Co. quotes Less than car lots 1) 1 si 1S ves . cons os oe Jolly Tar as follows, inbarre e . Drops. a a uly Tar... ._. uae: ‘ s, inbarrels, f. 0. b. HAY ee Droy ‘ Hiawatha. . Grand Rapids: Red eb ee eae dake a orice Drops 20 6 Valley C ity . Some Good..............0 oT <3 : ea ; : Se — 400 oS | Water White, ... 8 , PAPER & WOODENWARE 1d Smo ae Lied edeae Michigan Test ?- Fy 1d Smoked Cnt of Sigms.,......... 2G uae " R. Smoking. Guenii : ) qasciine . uc. 8 13 ; eams Boass.... eon deuce -- 12% } Cylinder l .2¢ @3s a ; . Colonel's C hoice. 13 | gngine 13 @21 2 Be iM ns ‘yf i ~ r si00c Sa 5 sn Warpath ..... 14 lack, 25 to 30 de 73 2% | Bolo 70 Banner ..... 14 oa ye > 100 King Bee..... 20 HIDES, PELTS and kr ries 65 Kiln Dried... ..... cue ee 8M RAY Wines Mesa ae | Perkins & Hess pay No. 1 | 8M e Rendered ee Roses Oiw............ ; OWS: vs No.2 4 1, W f boxes { Gold Block... i | HIDES. " ». I ; 51 Peerless....... ee | reen 3 el TWINES : oy 2 28 eS ee eM fh | be he . > @ *| 48 Cotton > LARD oO. 3, 3 42 v WY e+ 2+ een neeee wees | Par "YW “di am Al rh ad . ~~ & Oe . Up Se lull cn a 5* | Cotton, No. i mily i and up ». boxes 1 10 Tom and Jerry. .....-cccee esd | Dry : oe @ : 2... 16 5% 4 ORANGES i Pi 2 | ' i " oo a | Ses and ssorted 2 f i Brier Pipe. . weceeececsoe. -.O) | Kips, green ...........3 @4 Sea Is] i, assorted ‘ 3 Floridas fan 2» IBA OO Yum 2um.......,.. ce es ms |No.! ‘eee ; : i ‘ ‘ a Aare Gua => Pao 6 : i 15 6 6% LEMONS ase 35~«| Calfskins, green 465 | ; : Ns. i ae +o. | ured + @s j WOODENWARE, ; BO) sana. ; | Deacon ten 10 @30 | Tu ubs, No. 1 - mM . Frog | * hi 2 “ | 0. 1 : 7 00 : leases “sees s = 1) 6G. 2 leon 6 On. | No. 2 ' & OX Sa PELTS | No @,......... 5 00 1200 ibs___ a x D5 GO VINEGAR. } | a we 4 4 OF a : ere | Shearlings 10 @s | Pails, No. i 1 35 i packins : 6 30 EIGN FRUITS. ' oe Se I bs eye AQ aon ' No. 1, three-hoop 1 60} Boneless. cia welts VAD i wa # oe \ 50 er 9 | Lambs asco Ga PA ieee ta remec te cH oo Pett eh sere as Figs, fancy layers, GD..-....... 14 she oo oe lo ‘ | ul LOtLHeSPINS, o gr. DOXES M SMOKED ME ATS “CANVAaSSEG OF rl ‘ on $1 for barrel. | woon. Bow wis, 11 Haims, ave ers age ; extra r WET MUSTARD. iW — =a 20 ¢ ve ov Jnwas eee + < oo we be ' - )3 : ' Bulk, ea 39 | Unwashec oe La $3, | Dates, Fard, 10-Ib. box 3eer J seil, 2 doz. in ease 17 | MISCELLANEOUS, | “ picn = os , nee 50-1 | ié yAast boneless ersis a x vEast—-Compressed. | Tallow ..... 34@ 4 | iii oe & rstan. 50-1. Dox | > a ad in. . u e.8 . . ) a Fe rmentum per doz. cakes.. 15 | a : i. . Bask k fast Bacon, boneless 9 NUTS er Ib.........- OO eenamae || "2 do? 50 | an es : s | Almonds, Tarragona : @18 ca = nsenug ~% OWOG2 OU | 64 ba Ivace / @ FRESH MEATS. | FURS, i a California Qi7 ro ide prices for No. 1 only 7 74@ 8 Swift and Company quote as Outside prices for No. 1 only. arts... @13 follows: | Badger . eee. 50@1 00 ute, Grenoble. .... @15 : corcems..........4 @6 | Bear kaos buys cass tO Ge OU aaclind bs a ee re ae | arbot | @ . hind quarter 8 5 @6 | Beaver 3 00@sS 00 . ry 6 Chili : : @10 ' fore " .. 3 @ 3% | Cat, wrd...... 4 10, 60 Glassware |Table Nuts, f @i4 * loins, No. s | .. : ois! house i . a 2 nn a _ _ _ ts ce 114@13 = co @i7 Fisher... i. 4 006 00 i ca TT ‘ Pecans, Texas, H. 15 @i6 i POS, acu cs 144@5 | ee ae 1 00@1 60 i Cocoanuts, full ss @4 00 wennece.......... @ : | c 3 0O@5 00 LAMP BURN s PRANUTS. oe ms | « 0G | i a Fancy, H. P., Suns @ 5% WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF ae Obs We 7 O% : Hy i / Choice, H. P., Ex 8 : —@ 4% LAMP CHIMNEYS Per box. “s ‘4 ‘ Roasted 8 ae 6 doz. in box No 0Sun ‘ 1% i i I r ‘ i ot ae Be ve » 2 70 ‘ Re a: 2 A.S. LIVERMORE, No. jun, crimy top -2 25 Manufacture f * And would be pleased to send you sample and prices. No.2“ ay ” il . Me nd ’ || PRESENT PRICE, $4 IN SACKS. _ — :2 ee a 166 d d b lf re i711 GENESEE AVE A. SCHENCK & SON, giitryns ees cctg aac : . _—- “ri |SAGINAW,E.S, - - MICH. ELSIE, MICH. No, 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz 1 25 There is now a great demand for Liv- ' é ‘a ‘ 1 50 . } % No. i crimp. per doz 1 35 ermore’s celebrated Home Made Mince W. H, Mi ORE “HO USE & CO. eu. : y 1 60) Meat. It has been sold and is being sold to i LAMP WICKS ,| most all the best merchants of this State, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN NO. (, per gross ~d ° ‘ adi eat ea aii “ety ‘ os | besides tons he has sent to different large Grain, Clover and Timothy, Hungarian, White | No 2, ' OB | +a: + ee i _ Clover, Red Top, Millet, Alfalfaor Lucerne, |No.3) 0“ “5 | cities outside of this State. He has sent eae il TI es Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Lawn Grass, Mammoth, p Popcorn, Ete. i i / Minneapolis already this season. He 4 ar Crocks,1 and 2 gal....... : 06 i . “a Choice Clover k Timothy See (sa Specialty Ss eases 0644 | manufactured about 100 tons last season Orders for purchase or sale of Seeds for future delivery | an a. 7 al a 90 and expects to sell 200 tons this season. promptly attended to. Correspondence solicited. 2 sa0 | >, ng ¢ He prides himself on the purity of his Warehouses—325-327 Erie St. d ‘i | Milk Pa ans, % etl. per doz. (glazed 750) . 60 MENTION THIS PAPER. Office_4G Produce Exchange, § TOLEDO, 0. | ee 90c).... 72 %!almost two ear loads to St. Paul and = “ 2 | goods. 14 INCONV#@NiIENCHE O* BING RICH. Providence seems, at times, to take | special care of the newspapers. On a re- | cent morning they were enabled, in ad- | dition to their usual assortment of mur- ders, suicides, defalcations, elopements, and divorees, to chronicle the sinking of a fleet of canal boatsin the Hudson River and the drowning of their crews, a terri- ble collision on the New York and New England Rrilroad, a horrible accident in St. Paul, by which fifteen men were crushed under a falling wall, and, as a grand climax, the dynamite explosion in Russell Sage’s office. I have the most interest in the dynamite affair, both be- cause it happened so near Wall street and | because it came opportunely to furnish me with the topic of my present dicourse. The week, fina.cially, had been so dull and uneventful that 1 was quite at a loss for a subject to write about. There had been no new fraud discovered, no im- portant failure, no panic, and not even | did the Richmond Terminal troubles pre- sent any specially notable features. The attempt to assassinate Russell Sage started in my mind a train of thought, which I will lay before my readers. The insanity of the wretch who at- tempted to assassinate Mr. Sage, and who succeeded both in killing his see- retary and in seriously injuring several other men, is conclusively proved by the recklessness with which he sacrificed his own life. He probably had provided himself with the bomb with which he effected the mischief, more as a means of intimidation than with the matured in- tention of using it as he did, and he ex- ploded it upon a sudden mad impulse, without calculating the results of the act. Im some respects it is a matter of congratulation that he was killed. The county is spared the expense of his trial and the publie an inevitable dissatisfac- tion at being obliged, as it would have been, to let him go unpunished because That he met the fate he designed for his victim is felt to be a just retribution. he was morally irresponsible. But, though the would-be assassin in this case has been righteously punished and his intended victim has escaped, the uncomfortable fact remains that the attempt was made and may be repeated, both against Mr. Sage and against all other men who, like him, enjoy the repu- tation of being rich. It is well under- stood that the possession of wealth is | perilous to the soul, but if, in addition, it is to involve danger to life and limb, the inconvenience of it is greatly in-| creased. We read in history how, dur- | ing the dark ages, rich Jews were ter- | tured by feudal barons, as Isaac of York was tortured by Front-de-Buc-uf, to make them pay ransom, and Greek and Sicilian banditti sometimes practice similar out- | rages upon modern millionaires, but in this country, as yet, the crime has not gone beyond the stage of threats. The} attack upon Mr. Sage marks a forward | step in its development, and the insanity of his assailant does not take from the assault its weighty significance. The operations of an insane mind, no matter how apparently capricious and purposeless they may be, are none the less a connected chain of causes and effects, and, like the symptoms of other | diseases are only distortions of healthy | processes. To comprehend this, we need While we | are dreaming everything that happens to but to consider our dreams. | defenceless. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. us seems hatural and proper, and it is only when we awake and think over so much of our imaginary adventures as we can remember that we perceive their ab- surdity. The differenee between mental life in dreaming and in waking is that in dreaming our thoughts run on uncon- trolled by reason, whereas when we are awake we think logically, and correct our errors of impression by what we have learned from experience. Another illustration may be drawn from the pro- gress of the child’s mind. The child learns to think, no less than to walk and to talk. To him, at first, the moon and the scars are within easy reach, fire is only a pretty plaything, and all solids j}and liquids, until he has learned to the contrary, are equally good for food and drink. In the same way, he has to be taught morals, and to control his im- pulses to self-gratification by respect for the rights of others. In insanity, as in | dreams, these artificial checks upon the mind’s activity are absent, and it roams from one idea to another uncontrolled. Still, in themselves, the madman’s ideas are the same as those of a person of sound mind, and he is insane only be- cause he does not combine them proper- ly. They are, as I have said, distorted and capricious, but they are not utterly unreal. The dynamiter who attacked Mr. Sage had for his underlying impulse a pur- pose of robbery similar to that of a high- wayman or of a railroad train wrecker. His insanity consisted in his not being able to overcome his wicked impulse by the consideration of his own safety and of the utter uselessness of exploding his bomb before he had secured the plunder he sought. In a certain sense, indeed, all criminals areinsane. Reason, no less than religion and morality, teaches us that the gratification of our desires at the expense of our fellow men is as fool- ish as it is wicked. The proverb, that ill-gotten gains never prosper, is con- firmed by abundant experience. Still, so long as a rascal goes about his business with due regard to prudence, it is not the custom to say he is mad.. It is only when, like Mr. Edward Field, he is ex- traordinarily reckless, or, like Mr. Sage’s assassin, he kills himself, that he is treated as irresponsible. That robbery and fraud are thus com- monly regarded as no evidence of insan- ity, so long as they are perpetrated with a rational provision for the criminal’s personal safety and for his immunity from punishment, is rather a peril to the | possessor of wealth than a safeguard. | The rich man is protected in the enjoy- |}ment of his riches against violence and | subtlety only to a limited extent. If he can be despoiled by methods which the law does not reach, or if the despoiler is willing to endure the legal penalty, he is More than this, the con- | vietion is prevalent that any man who | has accumulated very considerably more | wealth than the average must himself | have robbed others, and that when he is deprived of his accumulations, whether by fair means or foul, he suffers no wrong. He is regarded as a fair object of plunder by numbers of people who would resent indignantly the imputation | either of dishonesty or of insane acquis- itiveness. Nor is exposure to fraud and violence the only form of inconvenience from which the possessors of great riches suffer. A milder but almost as disagree- ‘ W. H. WHITE & CO., Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, BOYNE CITY, MICH. Z , ht ne ah Boynseiy™ Wir \e Re ay Nes , sea g Wig A E&CO'S MILLS . aais AIG RWAy WHITE & COS ¢ Al E 8 Goer” TWMBER 4 . DeerLake /s 4 E.Jordan S * O JUBINVILLE MILL S? gi i ~ 2 cr Product taken by . a MATITE & CO. s dy Kors ch A East O*F “South Arm Scale 4 | * TRraLes wan CO. We operate three mills with a capacity of 9,000,000 feet hardwood and 3,000,(00 feet hemlock, as follows: Boyne City mill, 7,000,400; Boyne Falis mill, 3,000,009; Deer Lake mill, 2,000,000, Our facilities for shipment are unsurpassed, either by rail or water. CHERRYSTONE OYSTERS. HE trade throughout the various towns adjacent to Grand Rapids are respectfully requested to bear in mind that if they order the ‘‘P. & B.’’ brand of Oysters they wil! get full measure and well filled cans of the FINEST CHERRY- STONE stock. We aim to cater to fine trade and realize that it ealls for FINE GOODS to meet the requirements. Goods put up bearing our ‘*P. & B.”? trade mark are guaranteed A No. 1 and are sold at fair prices. Wedo not claim to meet scurrilous competition who advertise one thing and sell ancther, but will say that we will sell ‘‘Bay stock” as low as any competitor in the business, but we prefer to sell OYSTERS instead of JUICE. The express charges are as much on one as on the other, so if stock must be watered, we advise you to buy solid meats and dilute at your own place. Buy the P. & B. brand and you will have the best in market. Handled by all the jebbers. THE PUTNAM CANDY Co. Heyman & Company, 63 and 65CanalSt., - Manufacturers of MOW Ca Of Every Description. WRITE FOR PRICES. First-Class Work Only. GRAND RAPIDS. a dace ae saga BE te able species of attack is solicitation for for special personal relief. The stories told of the persecution to which men notoriously rich are thus subjected are most remarkable. I know, of my own knowledge, that the late George Peabody, soon after he made his great gift for the erection of model dwellings for the poor of London, and had thus got a world- wide reputation for pecuniary liberality, received something like a peck of letters daily begging for contributions to the writers on all sorts of grounds. late Alexander T. Stewart, Robert Lenox and Miss Catherine Wolfe were similarly ary donations, and | hear that the Astors, the Vanderbilts, the Goelets, Jupiter Morgan, and all the conspicuous million- aires of New York City are constantly the recipients of similar missives. violence if their demands are not com- plied with, and still more rarely do they attempt it, but the incipient purpose lurks in the assumption that the man or the woman who desires money and is without it may properly ask foritas a gift from these who are more fortunate. It is a curious anomaly that religion, which theoretically defends the rights of property, and, indeed, does it practically with great efficiency, also indirectly favors the idea that rich men are unde- serving of their riches, and that when they are deprived of them they are not greatly wronged. I had oceasion to point out last spring how Cardinal Gibbons, in the North American Review, formally declared that the possessions of the rich are not their own, but are held by them in trust for the poor, and a little later I commented upon the way in which the Pope himself, in an encyclical, spoke of rich men as oppressors of the poor and as laying upon the poor a yoke little bet- ter than slavery. Neither the Cardinal nor the Pope, 1 firmly believe, would countenance the taking of riches from rich men against their will, but the effect of their utterances is to weaken popular respect for the rights of praperty. Prot- estant preachers are similarly imprudent. In their zeal to turn the attention of their hearers from this world to the next, they habitually speak of this world’s goods as a snare to the soul, and of de- votion to their enjoyment as a sin. From this to the doctrine that the possession of great riches is in itself a wrong is an easy transition, and it logically follows that those who relieve rich men of their burden are not guilty of any crime. Against all this misconception I take my stand upon the fact that by the very constitution of human nature itself riches are a legitimate instrument of happiness, and that the pursuit and the enjoyment of them are not to be deplored nor dis- countenaneced. Itis frequently said, and by people who ought to know better, that the rich are nowadays growing richer and the poor poorer. So far from this being true, the less rich are con- stantly gainers by the use which the more rich make of their possessions, whether it is in expenditures for per- sonal enjoyment or in productive invest- ments of capital. Society is so bound together that one part cannot prosper when all the rest suffer, nor suffer when the rest prosper. And as to the incon- venience of being rich which I have been discussing, I doubt very much whether ‘The | THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ,many of my readers would not willingly | donations both to general charities and encounter it, even to the extent of being | assailed with dynamite like Russell Sage, provided only that they could be as sure | of escaping as well as he did. MATTHEW MARSHALL, 2 Be t Toy Nursing Tin ABC Ratt No. 646 141 Rattles. No. 6011 Tops Assorted Colors. Cuckoo Whistles or Warblers. No. 5 Police Whistles. No. 6479—136 Trumpets. No. 1 Echo Wood Pop Guns. Tin Drum shaped Banks. ttles with tubes. es and Whistles. ) ] i Pistols. No. 302 Metal Match Safes. No. 2 Brass Toy Cuspidose for matches or toothpicks, No. 9377 Tree Ornaments. No balls tree orna- ments No. 9427-13 Santa Claus No. 9034-1 Meé ‘ No. 9477-4 glass ball tree ornaments. 0. 4624-20 Magnetic Toys. Silver or Gold Lametta, for fancy trim- ing No. 0!¢ Toy Sad lrons. Assorted tin animals on wheels. No. 186 Individual butters. 301-31-110 oatmeals. Glass Henrietta Bone Dishes. No. 2 Buffets. Toy clothes pins in boxes. Pastery sets, four pieces to set. No. 2-0 Building Blocks. Assorted sizes cat baskets. Willow Nested chip baskets. A BC Plates, tin or earthen. bird’s nests. No. 301 Snap game. No. 300 Authors. Toy Washboards. No. yo. 155 China babies dressed. > 2-1 China babies. limb dolls dressed. not dressed. Toy dust pans, assorted colors or em- bossed. No. 17 coppered iron teapot stands. No. 3 bright wire - Re No. 30 iron match safes. No. 14 flat iron stands. No. 302 coppered eover lifters. Wood handle cover lifters. No. 373-2-1 pocket Knives. No. 0 Embossed Mugs. 1 pint pieced or pressed cups. No. 02 tin dinner horns. No. 39 soup ladles. German tea or coffee strainers. No. 34 No. 25 hammers. No. 1-18 in. ebony handle pokers. No. 13 embossed comb cases. No. A wire broilers. Sewing Machine Oil. No. 9 tin kitchens. No. 04 tin kitchen sets. Flat tin pocket match safes. 2ubber circle combs. Fancy braid pins for ladies’ hair. No. 34 shaving soap. No. 10 steel tweezers. Toilet Soap, a great variety. Scoops. an average price of 38c per | No. 5070 32 bone teething rings. No. 2015 Toy Chambers. | No. 5250 pot figures. | Glass soap slabs assorted. No. 29 china animals. No. 387 toothpick holders (shoes). Assorted glass toothpick holders. No. 98 assorted china toys. No. 2245-5546 china figures. 4 in. silver glass vases. No. 1289 china egg cups. Glass egg cups. Glass wreath creams. No. 1 glass shoes, Elephant toothpick hotders. Turned wood boxes filled with tooth- picks. No. 332 china mustards. No. 2 glass buckets. No. 0 Atlas scissors. No. 2013 mouth organs. No. 265 linen A BC books. Picture books, 6 styles. No. 303 ecards of fortune. No. 305 Fox and Geese. No. o i Enameled hand > game of butter ladles. le potato masher. $f hole mouse traps. 2 Ore 12 wood basting spoons. Dish mops. Four hook hat or coat rack. Three arm towel rack. No. 3 b brushes. Holland heather scrub brushes. Zine oil cans. Door stops with rubber tips. Bird cage hooks. s sine scru Tack pullers. Tack hammers. No. 3 ean openers. Cork Screws. No. 2270 blue cream jugs. No. 382 china cream jugs. No. 1302 glass mugs. No. 373-3 glass mugs. No. 183 china mugs. No. 1 T purses. No. 3879 perfumes. No. 2783 hair oil. Colored eggs for Easter. Solid rubber balls. No. 128 wooden darning eggs. Boxwood tops. XX tobacco boxes. Standard checkers and boards. No. 177 Bellow toys, assorted. Wooden dice cups. No. 9254-3 birds on wires. No. 0 glass cutters and | tools. No. 680 watch keys adjustable to any! watch. Key righs, spiral or diamond shapes. No. 1086 key chains and rings com- bined. No. 55 coil tape measures. No. 0127 tailors’ tape measures. x9 Lehi:th slates. No. 1 propelling pencils. Lead pencils with rubber tips. 61¢ in. Union slate pencils, 12 in box. No. 191 surprise boxes. No. 343 Cadet playing cards. | No. 999 Steamboat playing cards. Assorted pen holders. Black Ink, 3 doz. in box. | No. 3528D Magnets. No. 5143-3 tooth brushes. No. 128 shaving. No. 166 china toy tea sets. Assorted flannel animals. No. 9373-1-1 sheep. 64 Cotton with wood handle. | combination | | | No. 10 Assorted Package. |; The following articles, to be sold on ithe 10¢ counter, at an average price of |80c dozen. 1 doz. of each in package. No. 604 glass vases. Assorted printed cups and saucers, 1 qt. corn poppers. | No. 798 splash mats. Nickeled fire pokers, straight or kent. No. 450 hatchets. | No. 12 hammers, full size adz eye. | No. 01 ladies’ hammers full polished. | Crown teapot tiles, bright wire. No. C broilers, bright wire. | No. 2 Echo pistols. 225 iron banks. : Wo. | Glass banks. Little Gem banks (Dime Savings). | XYZ washboards. Wire handle whisk brooms. Luminous match safes. Barlow pocket knives. No. 375-23-2 pocket knives. No. 110 glass cups and saucers. No. 1110 jugs (creams). No. 198 . No. 2268 — ** - No. 224-80 mugs. No. 265 | No. 197 - | No. 265 toy teas. i No. 2 rattling balls. | No, 35 toiles mirrors. | No. 159 wool balls. No. 219 red inflated balls. No. 3 oval pocket mirrors. No. 10 nickel match safes pocket. | Rubber match safes pocket. No. 580 purses. |. Ne tis Austins Medium Cologne. No. 3875 perfume. +s sé ‘© 650 a oe S877 ee sé 3047 sé 12 in. oval japanned trays. 18 in. round embossed tray. No. 1660 bisque busts. ** 305 china pot figures. ‘+ 115 eandle sticks. ** 1209 mustards. ** 1199 egg cups. ‘¢ 545 plain rose salts. X1 chamois skins. 6 in. body dusters. No. 30 A tables. Rush hand bags. | Toy carts, No. 187 sheep. ‘« 52 fruit saucers. ‘* 112 tea pot stands. “ 2344 fruit saucers. Majolica creams, No. 14 covered ink bottles. ** 603-6 candle sticks. 1144 chickens dispute. Scholars’ companion. School bags. No. 1398 surprise boxes. $5491 = 7x9 covered slates. No. 5328 F magnets. No. 117-5 tooth brushes. Japanned dinner horns. No. 344 china dressed dolls. sé ** 1970-5 china babies. ** 105-0 china limb dolls. se 450-F-2 “e ac ee ‘* 34-5 rubber dolls. 144G rubber figures. The following assorted packages of| Should you wish a portion of these TERMS: If you do not have an ac- count with us, please enclose sufficient money to about cover order, and we will give you credit for the amount sent, and two per cent. additional. This will save time and insure the ‘rushing’? of your order. Should you wish until January 1, 1892, to pay the bill, send us the names of Grand Rapids firms from whom | you have bought goods on time. No. 6201-63 whips. ** 239-4 doll heads, indestructible. “. 3963 + ** bisque. ‘* 6710 swords. ‘* B aretie reins for boys. ** 5029-1 rubber rattles. ‘* 6572-143 tin rattles. ‘* 5864-1 rubber rattles. 6129-155 tops. ** 6502-139 trumpets. "°° FGS-OO17 tops. ** 181 trumpets. ** 65 Kaleidoseopes. ” O10 A Vases, ‘* 5094 assortment vases. ** 2026-29 china figures. " io. baat ** 155 shaving brushes. 180-10 harmonicas. 1 odor cases. ** 1689-329 autographs. ‘* 54 picture books. “© 119% “4 . “6 gO “ “go a oer ‘ linen. ‘* 417 Lotto games. 309 Tiddledewinks. Picture puzzles. Assorted games. No. 381}¢ Authors. ‘s 531 watches. Toy brooms. *s 142 match safes. oe SI oe ae ‘s 40-114 glass balls. ** 106-66 magnetic toys. ae 691-1452 wool animals. American dominoes. 3ellow Toys. ‘* 9710-17 moving head figures. ‘* 599-892 toy tea sets dec. china. 7. oo "= “ Britannia. ee 2% flannel dogs, ete. -** 197 Donkeys. ss 227 A BC blocks. ‘** O Embossed blocks. ‘© 1 Wideawake blocks. ‘* 8 tin kitchens. ‘« 69-11¢ tin stoves. s¢ 26-0 hie tee ‘¢ 0% kitchen sets. s¢ 62-0 revolving chimes. ‘ ‘¢ 628 tool chests. ‘¢ 104 eall bells. s* 63816 tin animals on wheels. ‘** 40 tin groups on wheels. ‘* 400-10 tin trains. ss 6242 city horse ears. oe 389 Jersey pins. 2ainted toy pails. Toy bureaus. Double acrobats. No. 62 Fly away. 5 in. ten pins. No. 1 painted doll chairs. ‘* 0 building blocks. 1725 holy water founts. se In addition to the above list, we have a great variety of staple goods that we cannot enumerate which are good sellers. Please examine our No. 105 catalogue and you cannot help finding just what you want.