es Published Ww eekly. THE TRADE SMAN COMPANY, PU BLISHERS. $1 Per Year. YOU. 9. GRAND a JANUARY 6, 1892. at MOSELEY BROS. - WHOLESALE - Pruits Seeds, Beans and Produce. $e; 26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA ST,, Grand Rapids, Mich. TELFER SPICE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of = Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries. land 3 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS THE GREAT SEAL CIGAR! 10 CENTS STRAIGHT !? Like Its Little Old Daddy THE GREEN SEAL Is oe Best - Its Kind Made. r Wholesaler an Order Something New! — = ao. ~ - —_ ‘thing nev y of A. E. BROOKS & CO. Wholesale Confee tiene rs, 46 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich and especially 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. Bolts Wanted! I want 500 to 1,000 cords of Poplar sior Bolts, 18, 36 and 54 imches long I also want Basswood Bolts, same le as above. For particule~s address J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich. Excel- ngths Get TEE Best! Jennings’ Flavoring FE-xtracts SEE QUOTATIONS. W. H. DOWNS, —— JOBBERS OF —— Notions & Fancy Goods. 8 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Michigan. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SPECIAL LINES TO CLOSE. 2 OE TRNTHALER JOBBER OF ——— OYSTERS Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column. CONSIGNMENTS OF ALL KINDS OF POULTRY AND GAME SOI Improved Flue Scraper. 6 itt Hin Wi THE BEST ON THE ‘MARKET. HESTER & FOX, Sole Agents, Grand Rapids Mich. TO OK BUT Cracker Manufacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. Cc. 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 & CO., iptcrctna Fruits and Vegetables ty and guar owe orn aie pri SEND von ‘QUOTATIONS 24 and 26 North Division St.. GRAND: RAPIDS. Diamond Crystal Table and Dairy Salt. iN lie) 99.7 PURE. 7 bISb All|] ] __ Put up in pockets and wooden boxes and sold at only a i slight advance over the price of inferior brands. Order a sample barrel or ease of your jobber and be con- Unrivaled Gompressed Yeast. “srr Diamond Crys tal For Bakings of All Kinds Use SUPPLIED "Special attention i is invited be our 521 [EMON & WHEELER COMPANY ee : IMPORTERS AND Oranges & Bananas! i Cees ee ee Wh () | BSA Ip Are bEl'S 2. N. RAPP x Co.. 9 North Ionia St.,\Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS. Florida‘ Oranges a Specialty. mac 8 it BALL It is not economy for a business man to use onprinte| stationery. In ordering from houses where you are not known it may | count against you. To them, proper stationery is considered | as essential as the ledger—and they certainly would have little —e , faith 1 in the success of one who economizes | 2 |} rv “ doing bus- anh i ee | Wholesale We Offer — Grosers, TMAN C0. 500 Xx Envelopes, 31x66. white or colored, 500 Note Heads, 6x94, either flat writing or Imitation Linen, Hey man oe ( ‘Orn pany ~ \ ‘ ‘ 2 oe 9 2U0O Statements, 05x55 a J 500 Business Cards, 22x42, ; . ' Manufacturers of 1000 Shipping Tags, SOW Cases Of Every Description. “ay 1000 Each of Above, $1 ‘ aR CASH WITH ORDER. SAMPLES IF DESIRED. | We cannot “ break packages, ” that is print less than 500, to advantage. Cost of type-setting and getting ready to run on press makes the cost of 200 or 300 nearly as much as for 500. WRITE FOR PRICES. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY First-Class Work Only. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 63 and 65 Canal St., - GRAND RAPIDS. nr rene NCE VOL. 9. PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK. Cor. Monroe and Ionia Sts., Capital, $100,000. Liability, $100,000 Depositors’ Security, $200,000. OFFICERS, Thomas Hefferan, President. Henry F. Hastings, Vice-President. Charles M. Heald, 2d Vice-President. Charles B. Kelsey, Cashier. DIRECTORS, D. D. Cody H. C. Russell S$. A. Morman John Murray Jas. G. McBride J. H. Gibbs Wm. McMullen D. E. Waters Jno. Patton, Jr C. M. Heald Wm. Alden Smith Don J. Leathers Thomas Hefferan. Four per cent. interest paid on time certificates and savings deposits. 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. C. B. Judd H. F. Hastings ESTABLISHED 1841. AN RELIANT AN TICE THE MERCANTILE AGENCY hm. G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Cansda EB. J. Mason & Co., PROPRIETORS OF Old Homestead Fastory GRAM? MATCE Fruit Jeli and Angle Bate 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. Strelitsky, owe H1ars Including the following celebrated brands man- ufactured by the well known house of Glaser, Frame & Co.: Vamdex, long Havana fllor................ $35 Three Medals, long Havana filler........ 35 Elk’s Choice, Havanafiller and binder... 55 Rae Peer Ge Bifeeee,.. ... ............... 55 La Doncella de Morera, ................. 65 oo eee, ee... .... . 5... 55 ea, Peewee... cw... 65 Also fine line Key West goods at rock bottom prices. All favorite brands of Cheroots kept in stock, 10 So. lonia St, Grand Rapids, TT VILL PAY YOU To Bu’ ALLEN BWrIisLey’s GOOG CHEER SOAP yeadin< /holesale Grocers keep it, GRAND RAPIDS, W ED NES The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Executive Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y. (HARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United States, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London, England. i, Wild omb Bldg, HENRY IDEMA, Supt. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, Tar and Gravel Roofers, Felt, Asphaltum., rand Rapids i iee, Room 4 Tarred Ter, And dealers in Pitch, Coal Wool, Etc. Corner Louis and Campau Sts., GRAND RAPIDS. OYSTERS |! Bulk. Building Paper, tosin, Mineral We quote: Standards, per gal $1 (5 Solid Brand io Cin, Sees... Le oO . 20 Standards ......... 18 Daisy Brand in Cans, here, |... |: ae SUAMGAPGs........... 16 Favorites. Mrs. Withey’ 5 aes. made Mince-Meat. Large bbls..... 6 Matt bile... |... 64 40 TD, pails ..... va . 6% ain, patie... 6% Om. pails..... 7 2 Ib. cans, (usual weight) $1.50 per doz. 5 lb. 3.50 per doz. a Choice Dairy ee Lic. ls ee es... ee _ Pure Sweet Cider, in bbls., 15 1 bbl... 16 Pure Cider Vinegar... . co 10 Sweet Florida Oranges. $2 50@2 75 ee. 3 7T5Q4 v0 Will pay 40 cents eac ch for Molasses half bbls. Above prices are made low to bid for trade. Let your orders come. EDWIN FALLAS & SON, Valley City Cold Storage. sine Pa, Bare b co 72° CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. S. FP. 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. RB. Write for prices. FIRE — Let us send You A Few Rugs Hassocks Carpet Sweepers Blacking Gases & Foot Rests From which to make selections for the Holiday Trade. SMITH & SANFORD. HIGAN TRADESMAN. sD, AY, JANU ARY 6, ONE OF LIFE’S LESSONS. Mr. the post-office, plunging through snow-drifts like a polar bear and setting frost and cold at deliberate defiance. For, out in those bleak Massachusetts hills no uniformed postman came, nobody knew how many times a day, with letter- bag and whistle. If people wanted their mails, at Copperedge Farm, they had to go after them. Mrs. Copperedge was hustling around the bright kitchen, busied in getting tea ready—a savory meal that meant hot waffles, honey, cold roast pork and quince jam. Mrs. Copperedge prided herself on her abilities as a housekeeper. All day long she had been dying carpet-rags for a masterpiece of a carpet, which she was meditating—a wedding present to her daughter, Melinda Ann, who was soon to be married to a well-to-do young farmer of the neighborhood—and now she came into the room just in time to hear the contents of her husband’s let- ters. ‘“‘What!” said Mrs. Copperedge, ‘‘your mother coming to live with us? Copper- edge, 1 shall never consent to that, in the world!’ Mr. Copperedge sat serenely gazing into the fire, apparently quite undis- turbed by this expression of his wife’s sentiments. ‘“‘Why not?” said he. “**Why not?’” shrilly echoed his wife. ‘*That’s a man’s question all over. Do I look like a person to be domineered over and dictated to, by a mother-in-law?” “No,” said her husband, composedly, ‘I can’t say you do, Phebe Jane. But my mother don’t want to domineer and dictate—-so there’s a pair of you!” ‘‘No, there ain’t!” said the lady. ‘‘And there never will be, what’s more!’’ “I think,” said Mr. Copperedge, re- flectively, ‘‘she would like the south room in the wing. You don’t use it for anything now.’’ “‘And where am I to keep my feather- beds and spare pillows?” indignantly de- manded his wife. ‘‘The south the one of all others that 1 can’t spare.” room is “The west chamber, then?’’ suggested the farmer. “Pm calculating to keep summer board- ers in that, next season,” said Mr. Cop- peredge, with compressed lips. “The little settin’-room, out of the big — “That's the room I always use when I quilt or weave,” declared Mrs. Copper- edge. The old man glanced shrewdly at his wife. “I guess, Pheebe Jane,’’ said he, ‘‘the trouble is there ain’t no room for my mother in your heart. If there was free quarters there, there wouldn’t be no troubie in finding room in the old farm- house.’’ ‘‘You may as well write to her that she can’t come,” said Phcebe Jane. ‘‘She’s got other children. Let her go to them.” And she bustled out of the room, while her better-half still sat before the fire, 1892. Copperedge had just come from | the | NO. 433 | without a muscle of his face stirring or becoming relaxed. ‘‘He has got such an obstinate streak through him,’’ said she to herself. ‘But I guess what I’ve said will make some impression on him. One thing I know: Pll have no peeping, prying, meddling old mother-in-law about this house!” Sut as Mrs. sat down to her patchwork that evening, a curious recollection, half painful, half pleasura- ble, of her own good old mother, who had died twenty-odd years ago,shot across her memory. She had never seen this mother of her husband’s. Copperedge was not aman to be communicative on the sub- ject of his own family relations, but she knew that he both loved and honored this venerable old matron. ‘But, for all that, I think I am right,”’ said Mrs. Copperedge to herself. ‘I al- ways said I wouldn’t tolerate a mother- in-law; and I won’t!”’ While her husband sat opposite her, calmly reading the papers, and from the | adjoining ‘‘best parlor,” where a fire had been kindled, the voices of Melinda Ann and her swain, Mr. Rufus Hodgman, could ever and anon be heard. “Want to hear the President’s sage?” said Mr. Copperedge at last. Copperedge Mes- “Vil read it aloud if you’re anyways curious.” ‘Just let me run a bag of pieces,” upstairs first said Mrs. and get Copperedge. “Ym clean out of these turkey-red blocks.’’ So while her husband trimmed the lamp and adjusted his spectacles, she hurried, in the dark, up into the bedroom above the best parlor, where she kept her treasures of calico and cambrie in a bureau drawer. In the floor there was a stuffed full of waste paper, communicating with the room be- low, which had been some time, and without the slightest idea of eavesdropping or any other surreptitious practice, she plainly heard the tones of Melinda Ann in the room below—Melin- da Ann, who evidently had not studied that especial feature of ‘‘ Shakespeare,” which commends a ‘‘low voice’’ stove-pipe hole, unused for as being amost excellent possession of woman- kind, and who generally pitched her ac- cents on high G. ‘‘And then,”’ said Melinda, “if any- thing should happen to pa—and we’re all mortal, you know, Rufus—’’ “Yes,” blandly assented her suitor, ‘*we’re all mortal.’ “Then ma could come home and live with said Melinda Ann; ‘‘and the little red room would be the very one for her, and—” us,” ” ‘‘No you don’t!” said Mr. Hodgman. “Eh!” said Melinda Ann. ‘‘No mother-in-law for me!’’ said the young man, with emphasis. ‘‘Not if Il That’s the kind of an article I don’t care to have about my house!’’ ‘*B-but,”? said Melinda Ann, scarcely willing to believe her own ears, ‘‘she’s my mother!”’ **Exactly,” said Hodgman, ‘‘and she’s all very well in her place. But her place ain’t my place, he! he! he!’ Mrs. Copperedge stood bolt upright be- know it! 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. side the treacherous stovepipe-hole, while the expression of her countenance would have been a study for Hogarth himself. How ineffably coarse and heartless had this common formula on the subject of | mother-in-law seemed to her! How devoid | if | of all logic and common sense! As she, the guardian of Melinda Ann’s in- | fancy, the loving custodian of her riper years, were not the truesta ble friend she could ever have! And was nd most valua- } she to be shut out from all companion- | ship with her own child, because, for- sooth, people choose to laugh and sneer | about mothers-in law! a brute, a fool; Melinda Ann was strange- ly lacking in duty allow him to speak in such a fashion as this! And then, with lightning-like rapidity, it flashed across her self had said to her evening upon that identical subject. “It’s a judgmen. upon me, it said Mrs. Copperedge, bursting into the first real genuine tears that she had shed for a year. She went straight down-stairs. and principle ever to is!” sO ‘“‘Copperedge,” said she, Mr. Copperedge kindly surprise. “About your mother,” Copperedge. welcome, any time she pleases. try and be a daughter to her.” Phebe " gaa Mir. **‘T always had And I you ll what you’re saying now.” Grandma Copperedge came spring—a sweet, who was like looked up in grave, explained Mrs. And Ill Jane, Copperedge, knew you a good heart don’t believe ever regret the saintly-faced old next lady, the son’s And Hodgman and a household angel at hearthstone, and who regarded her wife as little than Melinda Ann married Mr. went away, and neither bride nor ever mistrusted that had heard the latter’s opinion of mothers- less perfect. groom Mrs. Copperedge in-law. “The Lord knew son,’ Mrs. think that’s the way to me!’’ that | Copperedge. needed a said to give AMY RANDOLPH. >> — Is He a Typical Detroit Traveler? From the Detroit News There a commercial traveler here who has been very successful in Michi- gan towns, and who owes his excellent position the fact that he has a good memory for faces and family gossip. When he goes into a country place, he asks the proprietor all about himself and then all about the family, not forgetting the cousins and aunts. ‘How is Maria?’ he asks. Has she recovered from the quinsy yet? And littie Bennie, has he got over the whooping cough? And grandma f So he if lie chose is to Zoes OF as * | ‘She shall come here, and | Aunt! . : a . ee | cigar makers almost invariably buy non- Hodgman seemed | mind what she her- | husband that very | **Fm wrong.’’ Grip’s Greeting. I am La Grippe! Grip, for short, But I get there just the same! And the way I get there Knocks the stufling Out of the annals of pathology! I am no respecter of persons, And silk, or satin or broadcloth Has no more influence with me Than a width of Brown muslin has! I lay for the woman Who runs around bare-headed Or thin shod; And the way I swipe a man Without an overcoat Is perfectly astonishing! The air is full of me; And as a microbe incubator i may say, without fear of successful contradiction That Iam beyond competition! I’ve got a corner on the Human system at present, And I’m working it For ail it’s worth! 1 and the doctors, Are having a picnic, With the doctors Getting all the gate money! Hiowever, lor not in it For boodle, And | don’t cave a cuss What I’m here for, People find out when they take me; And there's no telling How many have found out In the past few weeks. Ivsa cold day When I get left, And we are not having Many cold days this winter, Hence— But why multiply words? You Enow me, And if you don’t you can learn All you want to Know By reference to the families Which, and in which, I have worked! Mighty few of them Don’t recognize me socially And curse me For ali the crimes in the calendar! But | ain't saying a word. I simply Ler her go Gellagher, And she goes Like Sheol! —_— >. —-_ Trades Unionism as Applied tothe Ci- gar Business. ‘There will never be a cigar factory of observed a local any consequence in Grand Rapids,’ cigar jobber, the other | day. les- | “And 1| it | } union 'are better. his whole mission is to inquire about the | family, and then, after rambling in a sympathetic way for some moments, he suddenly switches the conversation, as if by an afterthought, into the nel of trade, intermingling, other anxious inquiries. however, “This ribbon is the finest in the mar- ket—So Bennie has got well—Just feel the textu.e—fine boy, that of yours—only 6 cents a yard—may not set the river on fire, but—only 10 cents and dear, —you think that too expensive?—well, give my kindest regards to the old lady and say—that the cheapest on the market—lI hope she will soon be as chip per as ever’’ He is a veritable friend of the family. He insinuates himself by the fireside, where he is sure of awarm welcome, and nine times out of ten, after he has made a good sale, he is invited to supper. - _— 2 a Use Tradesman or Swpertor Coupons. is Pea along | chan- | a yard for this— | old grandma has been confined | | and junion cigar makers is a matter of com-| } among ‘Why not?’’ Pur enquired a reporter for ‘TRADESMAN. ‘Perhaps I put ita little strong,” re- plied the gentleman, ‘Il meant that j}there would never be a factory here until the present trades union sentiment . Which is likely to be the a few died out 2ase in the years. the heelers who preach for the of course of doctrine maintaining union purpose them- selves in idleness are able to keep the} ignorant portion of the working classes in subjection, so long will Grand Rapids continue to be without a cigar factory of any consequence.”’ ‘What the cigar makers’ union cut in the cigar trade?” “Very little, itself, figure does in for the union ‘igars, because I the cigar they know they customers makers of the city and induced to buy a union Nevertheless, they talk about goods to the other that latter, their and have dozens of not one can be made cigar. so strongly **seab” unions the very foolishly, the their record espouse cause some of unions have resolutions books non-union on fining a member $5 for smoking a cigar.” “Why do the union cigar makers refuse to smoke their own goods?”’ ‘“‘Because they know how they are made—that they are manufactured by men who are mostly drunkards and in other words, all the strong taik they indulge in against largely diseased. ‘scab” greater for the filthiness majority of the workmen with to bestiality can be applied themselves, the justice of mon knowledge.” So long as} ‘“‘How do the conditions of cigar mak- ers in union and non-union communities compare?” “There is no comparison at all. have been through factories in Pennsy1- vania where every workman was well- | dressed and looked happy and contented, because he was making good wages and was not under the domination of a ty- rannical union. In such places cigar makers are considered as good as anyone and nearly all have comfortable homes and something ahead for arainy day. I tell you labor is respected in non-union towns, while unionism deprives its vic- tims of the support of all but the dead- beat demagogues and the scheming poli- ticians,’’ ‘* Which is gaiiing ground—union or non-union goods?” “Tam in a position to speak authori- | tively on this subject, for 1 have been |in a position to accurately estimate the output of the local factories and the goods handled by local jobbers and I am prepared to say that the sale of union | goods has dropped off at least 50 per icent. in the past five years. Thousands of smokers who formerly asked for union goods now refuse to take them, because they have found by experience that eigars made by free workmen are better and cleaner and cheaper. The decisions of several courts of last resort, pronoune- ing the union have had the effeet of breaking the force of the spell the trades unionists panne held label worthless, over the eredulous and ignorant.’ “What will be the outcome of the present agitation regarding union-made goods?” ‘That is plainly foreshadowed. As I said before, the spell is broken. Nearly }all the strikes now undertaken by the | trades unionists result in failure. of good noted the which the union leaders always go to in times of excitement, the inaug- uration and execution of dynamite plots People sense have excesses even to and murderous attacks on men who do }not sympathize with strikes, boycotts and insurrection. All these things are bringing about a reaction which is des- | tined to grow until the of trades unionism will exist in remembrance only of the drawbacks the | laboring masses had to contend with era ;}as one greatest in | its onward march to excellence and com- | petence.” | Se Sharks of Trade. From the St. Louis Dry Goods Reporter. Dry goods jobbers are beginning to . qgon Jack Free! We are sending to every dealer whe |handles “GRAPHITE AXLE Gt EASE,” one Patsy Wagon Jack. worth $1, to be given to the holder of the prinied order contained in one of the 1-lb. boxes in each case of one-third gross, on presentation of said order to your dealer, FREE of charge, . ° a . See What is Said of It. APRIL 25th, Wadhams Oil & Grease Co., Milwaukee: Dear Sirs—For the past year | have been using your Graphite Axle Grease and have found it will do better work than any other grease in the market. Yours truly, PHILLIP ScCHARETT, Jos. Sehlitz Brewing Co., CRAPHIE PIXUE (GREASE For sale by all Grocers, Hardware Dealers, 1881. Barn Foreman, Milwaukee, Wis. Manufacturers, Wadhams ii & Grease Company. Milwaukee, Wis, and seattle, Wash. Barnett Bros. eae ‘Merchants AND DEALERS IN Apples, e oo oe Dried Fruits, - Onions. — | Twenty-five years’ experience and ample facilities for the transaction of business. Refer by permission to the editor of this paper. Write for information which will be cheerfully furnished. BARNETT 159 So. Water St., Harness Pealers and by the BROS. Chicago. recognize the existence of a new class in| this ecuntry, who systematically work to earn a credit by a prompt payments, then take of it and swindle the creditor, £0 record either unknown, stock | quitting for parts empty store or valueless behind. It seems as if these sharks are annually | to the} distress of honest storekeepers, who ecan- | becoming more numerous, much not compete with that sort of business. It is a we!l established fact that profes- sional swindlers, who feed upon the credit established by honest people, and who enter business with intent to de- fraud at first convenient opportunity, are becoming painfully numerous. Their practice being toswindle one community, then change their names and locate for the same purpose elsewhere. Even our two large mercantile agencies are total failures in ferreting out and exposing this class of criminals, a class that does more toward demoralizing the honesty of | a community than aught else. | a oe | Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons. to | of | advantage | by | settling for five cents on the dollar, burn- | |ing up the property for the insurance, or | leaving an | Ought to Send At Once For Sample She et and Prices, Of Ledgers avd Journals bouns with | Philad Iphia Pat. Flat opepia back. The &Strovgest Blank Book Eve: Made. 1 | GRAND RAPIDS, MICH nr na eT LI TTT A | : / pia TALKS WITH A LAWYER. THE COMMON LAW. Written for THz TRADESMAN. How many of the readers of this ques- tion understand the meaning of the oft- | used phrase, “the common law?” We} say, ‘Such and such is the rule at com- mon law;’’ ‘“‘The common law is so and so, but statute law is otherwise.” I fear the vast majority of people, including a very respectable number of practicing lawyers, do not know the full import of the phrase, if, indeed, they even havea tolerable idea of its meaning. The rea- son for the failure to comprehend it is easily found. It is not something that may be defined. Justice Swayne denom- inated it ‘‘Reason dealing by the light of experience with human affairs.’ Black- stone called it ‘‘Nothing else but cus- tom, arising from the universal agree- ment of the whole community,”’ or, in another place, he says, it is ‘‘Custom handed down by tradition, use and ex- perience.”’ It is something that grows and expands with new ideas of right and justice. The common law of one country may not be the common law of another country. Weare accustomed to use the phrase ‘‘the common law’’ as referring to the common law of England, because, when our ancestors came to this conti- nent they brought with them this com- mon law, and claimed it as their right. What was this common law of England, and what can now be said to be the com- mon law of the United States? In the earlier days of the history of law in En- gland, we find certain laws recognized and in force throughout more or less ex- tended districts, the origin of which is obscure. They are generally customs of immemorial usage grown to be recognized and enforced as law. They have origi- nated thus as edicts of kings or enact- ments of councils or legislative bodies, records of which are lost in the obscurity of the past. These well established usages became doubly authenticated by the decisions of judges from the earliest days, modified and enlarged to suit the growth of ideas and the emergencies of advancing civilization. They form the great body of the English law, finding their authority not in parliamentary en- actment, but in their immemorial and continued usage and the sanction of courts from the earliest days. When our ancestors landed on these shores they brought with them the com- mon law of England, and adopted it so far as it suited the conditions of their new life. The war of the revolution grew out of the infractions on the part of the Government of England of the com- mon law rights of the colonists, who, although colonists, were none the less Englishmen, and under the protection of English law and possessors of the rights of Englishmen. Up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence the com- mon law of England was as much a part of our system of jurisprudence as it was that of Great Britain. Strictly speaking, the United States has no common law. The Constitution declares that the judi- cial power of the United States extends to all cases arising under the Constitu- tion, the laws of the United States and treaties. There was no principle which pervades the Union and has the authority of law that is not embodied in the Con- stitution and Acts of Congress. How- ever, as the common law was the sub- stratum on which the Constitution was founded, we must go to the common law for a definition and an interpretation of its terms. | All of the States, with the exception | of Louisiana, have adopted the English | common law as its local law, subject to | statutory alterations, and only to such | extent as suits its conditions. This will effectually answer the complaint of many | who cannot see the necessity in the study | of the law of spending so muck time on study of the common law of England from the Commentaries of Blackstone. When it is remembered that this magnifi- cent body of unwritten law (so called because in its origin not so far as known the subject of legislative enactment) was the law of the Colonies prior to the Rev- olution, was the birthright for which the great war for independence was fought, is the source of the interpretation of our constitution, our laws and our treaties, in so far as they use words and expres- sions to which the common law alone gives a meaning, became the law (sub- ject to statutory changes) of all but one of the States of the Union. We are pre- pared to assign it the place it deserves in the estimation of the student—the foremost and best. Ww. C. SPRAGUE. a His Patronage No Longer Desired. A certain wholesale grocery house here had a retail customer who buys in such small quantities and acts as penuriously that the house salesmen would as soon see the store invaded by an army of beg- gars as to be compelled to wait on him. The other day the old fellow dropped in and spent a couple hours in making his usual selections, including half a dozen cans of a certain kind of canned goods. The latter were placed in his wagon in a case, and a short time afterward the old gentleman appeared at the office with the empty box, when he registed the en- quiry: “You pay 5 cents apiece for empty boxes, don’t you?’’ On being answered in the affirmative, he replied: ‘“‘Well, give me the money. your customers to a_ cigar, your” The cashier smilingly produced a cheap eigar, when the old man paralyzed the office force with the remark: “I don’t smoke, so give me 5 cents in- stead.’’ The cashier laughed until he turned red in the face, when he took the old fellow by the arm, quietly informed him that his patronaged was not desired here- after and led him to the door. i Lip -—-> Purely Personal. O. A. Ball is the grippe. L. Winternitz was laid up with a seige of plumbago. Chas. C. Kritzer, President of Kritzer Milling Co., at Newaygo, was in| town over Sunday. Wm. W. Tanner, superintendent of the Fremont Furniture Co., at Fremont, was in town several days last week. latest victim of last week Heman G. Barlow is gradually recov-|- and will his desk ering from the rheumatism probably be able to early next week. Jas. E. Granger, formerly old house of Cody, Ball & Co., resume with but now Secretary of the Stone & Ordean Co., wholesale grocers at Duluth, has been spending the holidays with relatives here. C. G. A. Voigt has received a peculiar present from Wm. Blank, the Reed City grocer, in the shape of a live coon. He is undecided, as yet, whet her to present the animal to his colored coachman or to the trustees of John Ball park. W. N. Fuller, Vice-President of the Tradesman Company, has the sympathy | of all who know him inthe death of his | school, Nich- | | eldest son, The logs have been sold to the | of 16 years. The deceased was a youth tion bore marked evidence of | The deceased was an obedient son and a The | i ' boy of most excellent private character | and his sudden and unexpected death chased new machinery for the mill they | the officers of the company being as fol-| comes like a blow to all who knew him. The main building is 48x126 and | the | the | Geo. F. Fuller, a young man | f unusual promise, having made an en- | | Viable record as a student in the high | and his efforts in an artistic direc- genius. ITED. REGISTERED years’ experience. Can best of reference. Address Phar Wa&nxtE D—SITUATION bY Pharmacist, six SITUATIONS WAN | furnish very | macist F, Hart, Mich., Box 5). 36u \ JANTED—sITUATION AS MANAGER IN general merchandise establishment. Fif- | teen years’ experience. Best of references. Sey- eral different languages spoken. Address Jno. tauscher, 434 Minnesota street, St. Paul, Minn. 1\ YANTED—SITUATION AS BOOK-KEEPER BY A married man whe can give the best of refer- ences. Address No. 305, care Michigan Tradesman, Grand Rapids. 305 W ANTED— SITUATION BY A REGIS- tered pharmacist of thirteen years exper ience. Address “vrugs,” care Michigan Trades- man, 368 MISCELLANEOUS, -_ SALE—ABOUUT 100 POUNDS OF NON- pareil type, well assorted as to figures, fractions and leaders Just the thing for a country paper for use in tux sales and general work, Laidin two cases. Will sell for 25 cents per pound and $1 per pair for cases. Tradesman Company, Grand apids, Mich, 359 F YOU HAVE ANY PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE FOR a residence brick biock in Grand Rapids, address B. W. Barnard, 35 Allen street, Gri and Rapids, Mich. 331 as SALE WO HUNDRED ACR-S LAND (160 IM- proved), located in the fruit belt of Oceana coun- ty, Mich. Land fitted for machinery, good fences, large curb roof baru with underground for stock, horse barn and other necessary tarm buildings New windmill furnishes water for house xnd barns. Eight- een acres apple bearing orchard, also 1,000 peach trees, two years old, looking thrifty. Price, $35 per acre, or | will exchange for stock of dry govas. ‘if any difference | will pay cash. A. Retan, Little Rock, Ark S41 30—AN EXPEKIENCE» LAD} DRY woe a | goods clerk—one with some knowledge of Addre 88, | Stamping and fancy goods preferred. tiving — “Dey | stating experier ice and xz | ¢ Goods,’ care Mic higan ‘T'rade sman. a2 {JOR SALE—CHEAP ENOUGH FOR an IN- vestment Corner lot and 5-room house on | North Lafayette St., cellar, brick foundation, soft water in kite hen 00. Terms to suit. Ade iress No. 187. care Michigan Tradesman. 187 NOR SALE — BEST RESIDENCE LOT IN - Grand Rapids, Ox175 feet, beautifully shad- |ed with native oaks. situated in gool residence locality, only 200 feet from e ectric street car line. Will sell for $2500 cash, or part cash, pay ments to suit E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 354 NUR SALE— GOOD DIVIDEND - PAYING stocks in banking, manufacturing and mer- A. Stowe, 100 Louis St., 370 | Castile Companies. E. Grand Rapids \ YANTED—AN EXPERIENCED SALE3- man to travel with parlor goods and mat-— Address 8S. W. Kramer, Cadillac, Mich. 374 | tresses. | Vy ANTED—GROCERY STOCK BY PARTIES who can pay cash down. Must be dirt cheap. Address No, 343, care Michigan Trades- | man. 343 \ JANTED—BoOt AND SHOESTOCK, SUIT- able for the trade of a Country town. Must be cheap for spot cash. J. M. Fowler & Co., Kalamo, Mich. 367 es RENT —BEST LOCATED STORE IN the city for dry goods or furnishing stock, on South Division St. O. F. Conklin, 26 Madi. son avenue, Grand Rapids. 369 W- ANTED—REGISTERED PHARMACIST— | one familiar with general store preferred. State experience and salary expected. Address W C Weed, New Buffalo, Mich. = ee sALE—TWENTY-FIVE SMALL SHOW- cases, @ each. Call at 47 Eleventh St. 372 | PVOR SALE—GRUCER’S FIXTURES, SCALES, coffee mill, showcases, complete outfit: also small line staple groceries. Nearly new. Will | sell cheap. Address Lock Box 963, Rockford, Mich. 375 STUDY LAW AT HOME. Take a course in the Sprague Correspov- sence school of Law {incorporated}. Send ten cents [stamps} for particu- lars to J. COTNER, dJr., Sec’y, No. $75 Whitney Block, DETROIT, - MICH, Use Tradesman or Superior Cowpons. ir SS ae en aed ae GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. EK. B. Stevens has received the ap- | pointment of manager of the local branch | of Swift & Company. Bennett, grocer at 802 has taken the local agency sriggs & Co., millers at Paw Paw. 5. O. has “sold his stock at 78 Stocking street to J. H. ris, who will continue the business. J. E. avenue, Madison for C ourtne iv grovery Har- i. A. Seoville has arranged to open a drug store at Clarksville. The Hazel- tine & Perkins Drug Co. will furnish the stock. F, E. Hill has arrainged to open a drug at Interlochen. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. has the order forthe store stock. S. A. Goss & Co. have sold their gro- ecery stock at 253 South Division street to John M. Flanagan, will continue the business at 700 Madison avenue. who A. S. Davis has leased the store at 99 and 101 South Division street removefhis cigar factory from street to that location March 1. and will 7 Louis Daniel McCoy is fathering the project bank, to the corner store of the new ‘Michigan ‘Trust Co. building. It is proposed to organize a State bank with a capital of $100,000 or $150,000, and be open for business about July 1. of another be located in Ben. W. Putnam, President of the Put- nam Candy Co., attributes the crease in the holiday sales of confeetion- ary to the large amount of savings turned into the and sight de- building loan associations weekly—people of small and = moder- ate means now laying by many small sums which formerly went into the tills of the « sandy store. The Hazel tine & Perkins. Drug Co. sent out to their customers this year the hand- New Year’s souvenir ever gotten out by a Grand bodies about fifty fae-simile letters re- ceived from the patrons of the house, embellished with handsomely engraved covers and title pages. The volume was the work of the engraving and printing ie of the Tradesman Company. — _ - 2 —<—— Gripsack Brigade J. P. Visner has arranged to represent E. J. Gillies & Co. in this territory for another year. E. E. Wooley McBride Bros., year, heretofore. A. D. Chase. formerly with Symons Bros. & Co., has engaged to travel S. K. Bolles & Co., taking the and Flint Valleys as his territory. P. H. Carroll somest Rapids house. It em- has signed with Root & of Cleveland, for another the territory covering same as was elected | Limited, of New Orleans, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. expatiate on the merits of Anti-Kal- | somine and be absent about six months. Frank Collins, formerly with W. F. Me Laughlin & Co., has engaged to travel |in Texas for the New Orleans Coffee Co., | upon the duties of } | cigars to the for | Saginaw | comment for the many. Vice-Presi- | dent for Michigan of the Northwestern | Traveling Men’s Association at the re- cent annual convention at Chicago. | Friends of John P. Osting, who has been city salesman for the Lemon & Wheeler Company for the past two years, will be pleased to learn that he has become a} stockholder in the institution. Valda Johnston did no go out on road Monday, an interesting event at the family resi- a bran new boy to the dence—the advent of keep company with an elder brother. . T. P. S. Hampson left Monday for the) Upper Peninsula, whence he goes Duluth, St. Paul and Denver. on to’ owing to the celebration of ‘decapitation if he fails here. es, | orders, La. He enters his new position next week. S. G. Pierce, of Flint, who has covered Eastern Michigan for the New York Bis- cuit Co. for some time past, has engaged to travel for Gray, Toynton & Fox, of Detroit, the engagement dating from Jan. 1. D. C. Slaght, Secratary of Flint Coun- cel, U. C. 'T., reports a membership of thirty-nine. He says that eighty-nine traveling men reside at Flint and prom- ises to furnish Tort TRADESMAN with another roster of the boys again next month. Cc. F. Marple, traveling salesman for the Marple-French-MecGrath Co. sing, has again taken up his residence at Charlotte. He lived at Charlotte before his house changed its base to Lansing, three or four years ago, and now returns to the city of his first choice. , of Lan- Following its usual custom during the month of January, THE TRADESMAN has now in preparation its annual lists of traveling men—one comprising the sales- men who represent Grand Rapids houses and the other embodying the names of those who live bere but represent out- side houses. Contributions to both lists are respectfuily solicited. fd. L. Forsyth, formerly engaged in the drug business at Buffalo, N. Y., but for the past two years on the road for Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co.. has en- gaged to travel for the Hazeltine & Per- kins Drug Co. He will cover the main and air lines of the Michigan Central Railway and those towns in Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana not now by Mr. Crawford. Mr. Forsyth comes to his new position with excellent recommendations and will undoubtedly be warmly welcomed by the trade of his territory. He will continue to reside at Kalamazoo. To the uninitiated, the commercial traveler is a ‘‘happy go lucky’’ fellow, without a care, with a good salary, fine clothes, a liberal supply of mon- ey, a large acquaintance, numberless friends and an ever ready, cheery smile or joke for everybody. He comes into town with a rush, hurries to his custom- ers, posts them on the markets, takes his gives current news, up the crowd, tells a joke perhaps, and then away. To outsiders he presents a jolly picture of a life of unal- loyed pleasure, and he goes smoothly and easily through the world, an object of envy to the unsuccessful, a subject of But let us go behind the curtain, and we find that the traveling man is employed expressly to sell goods, and is expected toearna good visited sets such profit for his house, above salary and all expenses, and nothing is surer than his Then, to do this, he must watch closely and keep posted on the markets, prices and chang- know the stock in the house, bea good judge of human nature, study and learn the character of his customers, and be constantly aware of the condition of their stocks and finanees. He must sacri- fice dinner, supper and even bed for the sake of trade—knock around at mid- night—get up in the cheerless early He will‘ hours, walk through slush and mud, away up to the yards, around and through innumerable freights and | ‘empties’ and hunt around in the darkness for his ‘‘caboose”—endanger his life, lose sleep, drive through cold, sleet and rain, cram down his ‘ood, rush for trains, mediate between customers and the house, hustle and push to sell, and then worry and fret to get the pay. And | so it goes on, day by day and night by night. He lays the foundation for dys- pepsia, cultivates rheumatism, robs him- | self of a home, denies himself domestic | and family felicity, and eighteen hours | out of twenty-four is engaged in a tire- less, ceaseless struggle for trade. Per- will bear close inspection, for of necessity he is a gentleman, polite and aecommo- dating; he is also a keen observer, and has a deep sympathy for the unfortunate, is generous to a fault, and while his dol- | lars seem to.go recklessly yet he is economical. Where this is not so, contingencies require drafts and calls complish his ruin. sonally, too, the traveling man of to-day the | upon his house and this would soon ac- 5 Voigt, Herpolsheimer i 00, WHOLESALE Dry Goods. Carpets & Cloaks, | | We Siena thes a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts & Live Geese Feathers. | | | | | | | | | Overalls of avr own Manufacture. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. Volgt, Herpolsheimer & Go, 48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St. GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH. William Connor, Michael as can him. Kolb & Son will Hotel, Grand Rapids, on Friday and Sat- urday next, January 8 and 9, and will be pleased to see as many of his customers make it convenient to clothing traveler for be at Sweet’s all upon Road Logging Delivery Pleasure The Belknay Wagon and Sleigh Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. and Jobbers in Si KIGHS Send for Catalogue. 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drummer and His Grip. G. Ashleigh Whitney, Jr., in the Sample Case. Though the rain and sleet are falling And the roads are awful muddy Though all men hard times are bawling, Though a fellow’s nose gets ruddy, Though the river may be frozen And the frost may bite and nip, They can never stop the advent Of the drummer and his grip. Though the trains may all be smashing, Though the horses all go lame, Yet the drummer like the bed-bug, Surely gets there just the same. And when his time is over, Will come sailing from his trip, For he always makes connections Does the drummer with his grip. Oh! he teaches us a lesson With his energy and grit. Things that paralyze most people Don’t astonish him a bit, And he’s ever bright and cheerful And a smile is on his lip He's a daisy from away back Is the drummer with his grip. Give him then a kind word always And he'll give you back the same, For the doings of some black sheep Don’t give the whole tribe blame, For down, way down to Hades, Some so called good men slip, While along the road to heaven Goes the drummer with his grip. - > —>- Altogether Too Accommodating. A traveler fora New York dress trim- mings house was in the smoking ear of a train on a Southern Michigan railroad, when a horny-handed young farmer came in for a smoke and sat down beside him. The young man felt and looked happy, and pretty soon he remarked: *‘] heard some one saying you was from New York.” walt Nh Drummer ain’t you?’’ wes?" ‘‘Bin round a good deal, I ’spose.’’ ‘Well, ’'ve been traveling for fifteen years.”’ ‘Shoo! You must have seen a heap. Say! ve got a sort of favor to ask of you.’ well.”” ‘lm engaged to a gal inthe next car. I'm going with her down to Coldwater. She’s the alfiredest purtiest gal in four counties and 1 know she loves me, but ' “But what?’’ *““You know a feller is allus sort o’ un- easy about his gal ‘till he marries her. She purtends that she wouldn’t look a the president of the United States if he was a single man but I dunno. You can’t be sure of these women.”’ ““No you can’t.’’ **May be purtending tolove you like a house a fire, and yet be plannin to drop as you for the first better-lookin’ feller who | comes along. She’s in the next car and Vd kinder like to try her. I’m purty sure she’s all right, but I'd like to know just how she’d act if you went in and sat down beside her. I know it’s asking a big favor of you, but———_”’ “Oh, - perfectly willing to accommo- date you,” interrupted the traveler, ‘‘but you must promise to abide the qences.”” ‘**‘How?’’ ‘‘Why, if she seems to take to me you musn’t get mad and raise a row. I am only trying to accommodate you, you know.” *-D’ye think she will take you?”’ “Why, Ican’t say. She’s sitting in a seat alone. I'll take my grip and walk into the car and sit right down beside | her.” “Tea.” ‘‘Then V’ll speak about the weather— | the scenery—asking her where she is; going, and so on and the chances are that in about ten minutes we'll be talking away like two old friends.”’ ‘*Hump! it took me three months afore I dared ask her if her ma was well!’ “Then 11 gradually lead up to the subject of my tinued the traveler. ‘l’1] remark how lonely lam, and how I’m thinking of marrying again, and how my second wife will have a sealskin sacque, diamond ear- rings and a horse and earriage. If you come and find me holding her hand you musn’t fly mad and piteh into me.” “Goin to talk sealskin sacque to her, “And diamond earrings?” ! expected. “Tee.” ‘“‘And teil her she can have regular | Brussel carpet stuffed chairs and hired | gal!” “Certainly.” You wait a minit!’’ ‘‘He got up and left the car. Just then | the whistle blew for a station and the train soon stopped. The traveler looked |}out of the window and saw the young ; man and bis girl getting off with as much | alacrity as if there had been a collision He put out his head and call- 1 } | | | ed: “This isn’t Coldwater, what are you getting off here for?” “I know it isn’t Coldwater,’”’ replied the young man as he came forward a few steps, ‘‘but we will stop off here and take the next train.”’ “But I thought you wanted me to do you a favor.”’ “Ido. you jest keep right on that train, and git out of the State of Mich- igan as soon as ever you can, and if I ever ketch you within fifty miles of my home after ’m married, I'll thump you all over the county.”’ cle inn Something For Boys to Do. A prominent wood engraver said the other day: “It is a popular notion that photo-en- graving, zine processes, and such meth- ods, are making the old trade of wood engraving an undesirable one. On the contrary, there is to-day an increasing demand for good wood engravers. A good wood engraver, for instance, gets from $20 to $25 per week, while a skilled one gets from $40 to $60. A real artist can command any salary he pleases. “If [had ason I know of no trade I would sooner have him learn. This is an age of pictures, and wood engraving will always be an art affording a good living, and even fortune, to its skilled expon- ents. You will notice that you do not conse- | being a widower,’’ con- | see in the papers advertisements from } engravers — wr ment.’ Jack kson—Anson Wilcox, of the firm of A. & H. Wilcox, millers and dealers in coal and lime, is dead. a The Model Form. Dr. ACHING FRENCH SHAPE “-” Send for Illustrated Catalogue. in this journal. SCHILLING CORSET CO., See price list | Detroit, Mich. and Chicago, Ill, Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. eee... , ** Arrow Brand o% Beets & ou... 6%| “ World Wide.. 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Persian.. 8%|Normandie......... ™% Arlington staple.... €i¢iPersian............. 8 Bates Wa fancy.... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... 7% Bates Warwick dres 8%4|Rosemont........... 6% staples. 6%/|Slatersville ......... 6 Centennial......... 10%|Somerset....... -.-. 7 Coenen ....... .- arr eceee .........2.. 7% Cumberland staple. 0M Toll au Nord....... 10% Cumberiand.... .... —.. ......... 7% Deen... ..e.. 0... au “« seersucker.. 7% ee cee a 8% Everett classics..... 8%4/ Whittenden......... 6 Bxpossion.......... 14 «« heather dr. 8 Greueree........... 6% ' indigo blue 9 Glenarven.......... 6%|Wamsutta staples. . oo Giarweod........... 7541 OeterooR.......... TN |. ccs 6% = 16 Johnson Jhalon cl %/Windermeer.... .... 5 . indino Hine SIT erk..... .......... 6% “ sepayn....6 GRAIN BAGS. Amoskeak........- .164%| Valley 0k oe ee — eee... 19% Georgia .... ...... .- 15% Ameriees..... ..... eee eeeee ..... ........ 14% THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's........... 88 Con, ¢. &F....... a ieereeires.... ...... 88 Peayens............- 22% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. —_ Colored. Re, 6... 38 |No. 14 ae 42 - &... ae we 38 43 - te 35 ei Sl 39 44 a. 2... oe 41 oo 45 CAMBRICS. Oe 4 (Rawards........... 4 White Star...... ... © Tiemwoed..., ...... 4 Bia Giove......-.... 4 |Wood’s. aise o Nowmarket......... 4 Brunswick . aes eee 4 RED FLANNEL. Picwem...... ....- ar... .,. 2% Creedmore.......-... See eos... 32% alee BEe......... = Wee, See......... 35 Warciows........... STU ibuckeye.... ......-. B2% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid. 2 Grey Si W......... 17% Deen &...... .-...- 224] Western W ......... 18% Wuser.......-.... oes e.........-...,- 18% 6 oz Western........ 20 iPinshing X2%...... 25% Uses @............ Sey | MGMIODS........... DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless.....8 @ a oo. 9 om el 8%@10 Se. CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black./Slate. Brown. Black. 9 9% 934/13 13 13 10% 10% 1044} 15 15 15 11% 11% 114/17 17 17 12% 12% 124%}20 20 20 DUCKS. Severen, 8 oz........ 9%4| West Point, Soz....10% Mayland, 8oz....... 10% 100z ...12% Greenwood, 7% 0z.. 9% — 100z eco eee 13% Greenwood, 8 oz .. 11% er te 13% Boston, 8 02.......-- 10% von a0 06. ....... 12% WADDINGS. White, dos.......-.. 25 |Per bale, 40 doz....87 50 iColewed, Gos.......- 20 SILESIAS. Slater, Tron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 10% ed Cross > toeoe.............. . oo. ........- 0 eeatera.... .... .... 10% ' — AA... — — eee as — es i be ee . 10% Qo... gig SEWING SILK. Corticelli, doz....... % {Corticelli knitting, twist, doz. .37% 50 _ doz. .37% OK8 AND EYES—PER GRO No 1 BIV’k “& White.. _ No : BI’k & ‘White. = per os ball...... 30 ‘ce : “ BR “ 10 “ _ No 2-20, M C....... 50. re Pee. 40 eee --48 TON No 2 White & BIK.12. (No 8 White & BI’k..20 “ 4 “ om oe 10 oe ie 23 “ 6 “ eae oe“ 12 “ oe SAFETY PINS. ee eG 36 NEEDLES—PER M. A, a. cell eues as 1 40|/Steamboat.... ...... Crowely’s....... .... 1 oe eee 1 50 Marsh 100 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....225 6—4...3 25/5—4....195 6—4...2 95 hl COTTON TWINES, Cotton Sail Twine..28 [Nashua......... ... 18 eee .........--... 12 Rising Star 4-ply....17 Dromaeeiee ........... 18% 3-ply....17 See |... 16 |North Star.. .20 Bristol . ....13 |Wool Standard 4 plyi? % Cherry Valley. eee 15 |Powhattan ......... 7... 18% PLAID OSNABURGS Alabama....... . 6%|Mount Pleasant.... 6% Alamance ' d 7 6 Augusta .. “. Ar sapha.. re Georela. be ek oie 634|Riverside........... 5% Gran pelea 5% oer Rice ent i vnk 6% 2 Bie TMOO is ccsubes jo. oe dh sbip eeu 4 a “ ee ee Sa ee wists es pee eee LET : E Ps : eee eae nas es pee eee LET aaNet cee cn THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Choosing a Business. The all-important question to every young man when he arriyes at that age where he begins to look about him for the purpose of settling npon something | is one that is not al-| judiciously | as his life’s ways easily considered. Advice upon this subject is frequently but slightly appreciated, as most young men consider themselves capable of choosing for themselves. However, it is fair to suppose that the experiences of others are worth something, and when these experiences have proven successful work, determined or they are all the more worthy of consid- | eration. We judge of ness he has chosen to follow, and upon this theory the following advice, from one of the most successful men of the present time, Mr. Russell Sage, is worth a careful study. Hesays: ‘‘The ques- tion of choosing a business is a serious one. As a rule, a young man should adopt the calling for which he has a preference. If he has no particular choice, it would be well for him to try different occupations, until he finds one that suits him. Ido not counsel chang- ing about to gratify aspirit of uneasiness, for once a young man is installed in the business that he is suited to, he ought to stick to it. I have known young men who entered employments reluctantly, and after atrial became fond of them. A young man must be determined to suc- ceed. After all, there is one great lever, and that is will power. Without it very few men sueceed. It depends on the circumstances whether failures betray incapacity in a man. If a failure is due to a cause not general, then it may be attributed to a lack of foresight and understanding. A shrewd merchant will not stock up with unsalabie things; a shrewd farmer will not plant his ground to raise unsalable erops. Both the merchant and the farm- er must find out what is salable, and act accordingly. There are exigencies, to be sure, like econtagions, disasters, com- binations, strikes and boycotts, that ecan- not be foreseen. The prudent man of business has prepared himself to stand losses from such causes, and when the troubles have passed the fact of his hay- ing weathered them makes his financial position in the community stronger than ever. The present condition of the coal trade well illustrates the uncertainty of things. The mild, open winter could not be foreseen, and has caused great dullness and loss in the trade. Then there is the march of improvement. This is an age of competition, and it requires energy and perception to meet it. It used to take ninety days to find out the condition of the tea crop in Japan or the coffee crop in Brazil, Now the inquiry can be sent and an answer secured ina single day. The young man should start out in the world by the .time he is 21. If he is qualified to begin life at an earlier age he should do it. 1 began as a clerk when I was 12. Ati18 I was in business for myself, and lL have kept my sign up ever since. Ishould say that the average boy could take a clerkship at the age of 16 or 18. A wrong start may not mean a permanent failure. Many of the most successful men have started wrong and afterward righted themselves. There are many instances where men educated for the pulpit have gone to the bar and been conspicuous successes. Then, again, men educated for the bar have gone to the pulpit and achieved success.” a i 9 et A Cowhide Horseshoe. In England and in many parts of the} Continent they have been for a long time | using a horseshoe made by compressing | is composed of | common cowhide. It three thicknesses of cowskin pressed in | a still mold and then subjected to a chemical preparation. It is elaimed for} it that it is much lighter, longer, and that split known in horses using it. It is perfectly | smooth at the bottom, no calks being | required, the shoe adhering firmly to the | most polished surface. Its elasticity prevents many sprains, the horse’s steps being lighter and surer. that it lasts hoofs are never a man’s success by the | fortune he has accumulated in the busi- | Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. HAMMERS, Maydole aCe .. acu c ue 2 Ripe... . dis. 25 Yerkes & Plumb’s. a Mason’s Solid Cast Steel. Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand dis. 40410 . 80¢ list 60 . .80e 40&10 HINGES, Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2,3. Lone a eee | Meee... 4... 8... . per r doz. net, 2 5 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 In. 4! % 14 and longer .... 3% Screw Hook and Eye, ee i net 10 5.. : net 8% - “s oa net 7% ° . ‘ net 7% Strap and T dis. 50 ANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.. -50&10 Champion, anti-friction......... : 60&10 Middér, wood track |....... 2)... ae 40 HOLLOW WARE a... eee o. 60 —... CC ., 60 aeons ..; ..... eee . 60 roy ChamorG........ ... - 0&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware. -. -new Ust : Japanned Tin W = Granite Iron Ware nh oe new list 33% &10 WIRE gooDs. dis. oe 70410410 Screw Eyes. .- T0&10&10 Hooks... .. 70&10&10 Gate Hooks and Eyes TORINO LEVELS. dig. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 70 KNOBS—New List. dis. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .... 55 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 55 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 55 Door, porcelsin, trimmings .... 55 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain... 70 LOCKS—DOOR. dis. Russell & Irwin Mfg. C 0. ‘s new list ' 55 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s....... 55 Branford’s .... eee, a 55 NonweInes.....,-....-........... . 55 MATTOCKS, | eee Eye... 1... ae Ol din Hunt Eye $15.00. dis. 60 Hunt’s ._ 818.59, dis, 20810. MAULS. dis. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled 50 MILLS. dis. Coffee, Parkers Co.’s .. \ 40 e Few. oie Co.'s Malleables 40 | Landers, ¥F erry & Cir k’s . 40 | Knterprise Le 30 | MOLASSES GATES. dis. opens Paster... |... 6010 Stebbin's Genuine............ oe -.. COUle Enterprise, self ee oe , 25 NAILS Steel nails, base...... ee 1 8¢ Wire Hee, Oeee...... .... ...... Ne Lode ioe OO Advance over base: Steel, Wire. we... Base Base Sn nee ... Base 10 6 05 20 | -.... ee eee i 10 20 | eee : 15 30 | 2G. -....-...... oe .. ; 15 35 Me eee eee ce tee ee 15 35 ee i oe 20 40 Me 25 50 a6.................,.. ae 65 | De 60 90 moe. 2k © 1 50} Be 150 2 00 waeee.:.. tC... 2 00 Case 10. ee 90 S. cu... ee eye 1 00 C ee oo. 90 1 25 ae... 1 00} ' eo ee ee el. 1 00 13 . © ....... 1 15 1 50 Cer ............... 85 z ve Be es eee eee ce eee eee 1 00 9) - ee 1 15 1 00 Ce 211 ee 2 50 PLANES. dis. Ohio Tool Co.'s, fancy ............. _—. on Pe Ps ote s es ee Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy...... eucteenes Gael Boneh first quaity............... Loc. Cet Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. . . ai PANS. Fry, Acme. oe dis.60—10 Common, polished... eee te, 70 RIVETS. dis. ron and Tinned...... eae 40 | Copper Rivets and Burs.. < .... H—10 PATENT FLANISHED IRON, “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 | “B” Wood’s Ker planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 | Broken packs \c per pound extra ROPES. | Sisal, % inch and larger 7% Mani a Se bon esau | SQUARES. dis. Steel and Iron..... . os 7 aay OMG DOvels....,..... c.g 60 Mitre ou 20 “SHEET IRON. | : Com. Smooth. Com. Mos. to 14. ....... \ ie ole oo 2 Nos. 15 to 17 Me ee eae, ... oo 3 (5 Nos. 18 to 21. Sthdeeeeeeceeccccc. 3 (5 Nos. 22 to 24 ceeeeccee. a a 3 15 Nos. 25 to 26 ah oo 3 25 No. 27... co 445 3 3! All sh eets ‘No. 18. and ‘lighter, ‘over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra SAND PAPER, List acet. 19, 86... .- 1a 50 SASH CORD. Silv er Lake, White A.... ae list 50 | Pveo A. ................ 7 55 . White B. ete aus _. 50 ' ape 2 55 ° Warec...................., ™ 35 | Discount, 10. SASH WEIGHTS, Solid Byea........... -- per ton 825 ‘SAWS. dis. ' Eee. 2 Silver Steel Dia, X Cuts, per foot,... 7 ‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 50 rs Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot. . 30 Champion and Electric Tooth X Cute, per Toot......... a . 30 TRAPS, “dis. Steel, Game ! . 60&10 Oneida C ommunity, New house’s....... 35 Oneida Community, er & Norton’s .. 70 Mouse, choker... 18¢ per doz Mouse, delusion Lee 81.50 per doz, WIRE, dis. Brignt Market,.... ......... ‘cite Annealed Market. -.70—10 Corpetee marece........................... 60 eed MOPMES. ok. Coppered Spring ‘Steel. eee a. 50 Barbed Fence, galv anized. ..... ole. , sa painted ...... Ld eete cu ae HORSE NAILS, Au Sable. ‘ .. dis. ee Posen. ....................., -... dis. | Northwestern. . . Lo dis. 10810 WRENCHES. dis, Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... . 30 C oe’s Genuine .... lel. 50 Coe’s Patent Agric ultural, wrought,. a 75 Coe’s Patent, malleable. tot ese MISCELLANEOUS, dis, | Bird Cages ' i 5u Pumps, Cister oo Screws, New I ist... l tae 70&10 Cantera Beda di Plata SOG10G10 Dempers, Amerigen.......... 3. 40 Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .... 65 ETALS PIG TIN. Pig Leree........... eee ee. . oe rie Gaes..... a oo 28c ZINC. Duty: Sheet, 2%c _ — 60) pound casks . oe uel 6% | Fer pound...._.... Leu ues q | SOLDER. | %@s eee eae, 16 eon Wiping .... 15 The prices of the many other | qualit les of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. | ANTIMONY | Cookson... ....... ..per pound 16 | PAOts............ " 13 | TIN—-MELYN GRADE. | 10x14 IC, ¢ ‘harcoal seceeys Oe oe 14x20 IC, : 7 50 | 10 xi4 : i" 9 25 | 14x2¢ 92 | Eae * adit dona X on this grade, $1.75 TIN—ALLAWAY @RADE. 10z141C, Charcoal ... 36 75 14x20 IC, e : a 6 75 (oe ee 8 25 14x20 IX, 9 26 Each gadditional X on this grade 81.50. ROOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, ‘* Worcester te 6 5O 14x20 IX, Y C 8 50 | ona IC, ae . ; 13 50 | 14x20 IC, Allaway Grade... 6 00 | 14x20 IX, . . . 7 50 120x283 1C, * « " 12 50 | 20x28 IX, ' e . 15 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATS. | ee ee ee TT TE $14 09 i TD ...... ie | 14x56 TX, for No. | 8 Botlers, ‘i per pound 10 | 14x60 TX AUGURS AND BITS. dis. PA 60 ore = Pomemee Gone. 8. Jennings’, imitation . “s0uto AXES. First Quality, SD owe. ............... $750 DD, B. Sronse.................. Be [ ee 8 50 | : me See. 13 50 | BARROWS. dis. | ween. 8 14 00 | Garden...... a net 30 00 BOLTS. dis. om —_— C arriage ow ee i eee eee reece seve csce cee soso [acme MEGS cs, BUCKETS. | wee, pain... ...... bee eae de eo Oe a ..,........ too. 288 BUTTS, CAST. dis. | Cass Loose Pin, Gearod........ ............- & | Wrought Narrow, bright Sast joint.......... 69&10 | Wrought Loose Se ey 60&10 Wrought Table eee Wrought aide Bang 60&10 Weeeteet Gree 75 EE FO&10 mere, PAO el... 70&10 Pera, cree. 70 BLOCES. Ordinary Tackle, lat April 17,85. .......... 60 CRADLES. eee cece 5a... .. dis. 50&02 CROW BARS. eee Seem... . per b 5 CAPS, etn. Pia =o 6 Mere Cr... ee ee 60 ba Rica cee bee ebetee cee 35 | Musket 0.0... eee dee eee 60 CARTRIDGES. ies Pitre... . .. 50 | Central Fire....... oo dis. 25 | CHISELS. dis. ee ee 70&10 Cn Ce WORM ee 70&10 mOCwOrC amir. eee ee. 70&10 pecme: RilGme we + «a» o OO Butchers Tanecd Firmer............ ...... 40 COMBS. dis. psvae fl Peweenees ... ............ a. 40 Hotchkiss . ee ce 25 CHALKE, White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 COPPER, Planished, 14 0z cut to size... .. per pound 28 i akon, 14500. a0... ...... 26 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.... ........... = Cold Rolled, 23 Dettome .......,.. fe eee eee ee es alo 25 DRILLS. dis. mores Eee StOPee 8... P 50 Taper and Mererers OREO... 50 Moraes Tapersnank...................... i 50 DRIPPING PANS. Drei shige. Ser pone ..................-... EAtee Secs per pourd. =... |. lk a ELBOWS. (Cou, 4 wlece. Gin..............,... aan net 5 Corrugated ......... : ..- on 40 Adjnetable Loe . dis. 40&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark’ 8, smell, $18; large. an eects eae 30 Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 824: 3, . a 25 FILES- a List. dis. Disston’s . ee ee ..-60&10 Erased American eee. - 60810 Nicholson’s —. 60&10 Ma ea 50 Heller's Horse Maspe............ . 50 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to 3; 22 and 4%; 2% and %: 2% 3 List 12 13 14 15 18 Discount, 60 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ......... 50 | | prices Kelly Perfect, per doz. 12 Falls,City, per doz. $6 $9 The Kelly 1 Perfect Axeg The Falls City Axe Both Manufactured by The Kelly Axe MFg Co, Louisville, ky "Sigua! wes ate testo fo cffR® ‘ pNS 5. Bi, D. Bit. @ 8 M — Tradesman iicial Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable | strictly in advance. Adv ertising Rates made known on apr! eet. lication Office, 100 Louis S Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Oy.ce. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, . JANUARY 6, 1892 Annual Convention of the Michigan Dairymen’s Association. The eighth annual convention of the | Michigan Dairymen’s Association will be held at the Court House, St. uary 26, 27 and 28, ing of the day first rates can be Johns, Jan- beginning the even- | named. secure from the railway | lines, but Local Secretary Waldron has | arranged for a $1.50 rate at the Steel | House, one of the finest hotels in the | State. The programme, so far as ar- ranged, will be as follows: TUESDAY EVENING. 1. Annual address of President Bates. 2. Report of Secretary and Treasurer. 3 feports of committees. 4. Paper by Jas. Slocum, Holly. 5. Paper by A. D. Power, Northville. WEDNESDAY MORNING. 1. Paper on ‘‘Silos and Ensilage’’ by Prof. Burnett, Lansing. 2. Paper on ‘‘Roots’”? by Prof. Mum- ford, Lansing. 3. Paper on ‘*Michigan’s Greatest Need’’ by Hon. Geo. B. Horton, Fruit Ridge. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 1. Address on the ‘‘Sugar Beet Indus- try”? by Prof. Kedzie, Lansing. 2. Paper by H. F. Loyster, Hudson. 3. Paper on “Stock Feeding” by Prof. Miles, Lansing. WEDNESDAY EVENING. 1. Paper by Hon. R. B. Caruss, St. Johns. 2. Stereopticon views of subjects by Prof. Kedzie. 3. Reports of committees. THURSDAY 1. Paper on ‘Practical Dairying” by Prof. Harwood, Lansing. q 2. Paper on ‘‘Adulterated Cheese” by Geo. Sinclair, Hudsonville. 3. Paper on ‘Co-operative Creamer- ies” by L. J. Wilson, Flint. 4. Election of officers. 5. Adjournment. ee Bank Notes. The Montcalm County Savings Bank of Stanton has abandoned its organization under the State law and merged its busi- ness into a private bank under the style f “‘H. BR. Wagar, Banker.” The Antrim County Bank, at Mance- lona, has merged its business into a State bank under the style of the Antrim County Savings Bank of Mancelona. The capital stock is $25,000, the di- rectors being W. H. Thompson, W. E. Watson, O. S. Rodenbaugh, L. E. Barn- ard, H. T. Allerton, H. Knickerbocker, = &. J. Mills, E. C. Barnett, BR. A. Dix, P. Medalie and F. C. Hertzler. The | officers are as follows: H. Knickerbock- | er, President, W. E. Watson, Vice-Presi- dent, E. L. J. Mills, Cashier. a Use Tradesman Coupon Books. pertinent MORNING. No reduced | | 1 | j I cannot express too emphatically my of home-manufactured products dissent from the opinion, which seems to | for this November is less than those of have considerable vogue, that the pres- | | ent growing accumulation of currency in | the banks of New York City isa favora- | | ble business symptom. As facilitating | | speculation, by making it easy to borrow | at low rates of interest, and as stimulat- | ling it, by creating a willingness on the | | part of capitalists to purchase doubtful | Securities for the sake of the larger in-/| | | | come which they promise, a pethora of | | loanable funds has its. merits, but it in- | | dicates a stagnation, or at Jeasta dull- | hess of general trade, which is not grati- | fying to those who look beyond the hori- | son 6f the Stock Exchange and of Wall Street in making their estimate of the business condition of the eountry. The last bank statement showed a to- | tal of deposits in the New York banks of | $45 55,306,300, against one of § | the corresponding Saturday a year ago; |being an increase of $73,743,000. The aggregate of legal tenders and specie in 'the banks also showed an increase in a year from $103,237,500 to $130,796,000, or | more than $30,000,000, the other,45,000,000 | of increase in deposits being mere book | eredits, arising from an equal amount of increase in loans. It thus appears that the banks are unable to employ fully all the money at their disposal, and, as a matter of fact, they had on Saturday, above their required 25 per cent. lawful money reserve, a surplus of $19,161,500; whereas their similar surplus a year ago was $7,725,175. I was at first inclined to explain this result by reference to the year’s issue of $54,000,000 silver bullion notes under the act of July 14, 1890, but against this element I was obliged to off- set the shipments of gold to Europe, the decrease of national bank currency, the growing business of the country, and es- pecially the increase ef this year’s ex- portable crop surplus. My inquiries among my __ business friends have also brought out the fact that trade throughout the country, not- withstanding the abundance of the erops, has not been so good this year as it was last year. It would seem that the seare of the Baring collapse had partially par- alyzed enterprise all over the world. and that our people had suffered from it like the rest. The tendency of the human mind is to go from one extreme to an- other, and it takes along time to build up confidence after it has once been de- stroyed. In 1889 and 1890, people were too eager to embark in new undertak- ings and to spend both their own money and all the money of other people that they could borrow. This year they have been reversing their policy, and have not only stopped increasing their debts, but have tried to reduce them. proper and praiseworthy, but it does not make trade lively. As might be expected from the bad harvests in Great Britain, the condition | of trade there is much worse than it is | with us, since it suffers not only from | | the discouragement produced by the Bar- | ing collapse, but also from the actual | want of means to purchase on the part | |of alarge number of people. The offi- | cial returns show that owing to the crop | failures the imports of food into Great | Britian for the month of November last exceed in value those for Nov ember,1890, | by £4,077,858, and for the first eleven | | months of the year they are £9,464,486 in | excess of those of last year during the | quire more money for the purpose than $282,049, 300 | This is} | | ‘could be laden. } food and clothing and sell it to him any November, 1890, the first eleven months of the year £14,- 725,772 less, showing a decrease either | of productive capacity or of foreign de- ;mand, due to causes like our new tariff | /and the domestic troubles of the South | American States. It should never be forgotten that the | usual talk about money tends to comtnns | in the mind the distinction between} actual wealth, which is capable of being | made to yield pleasure or profit directly, and the machinery of currency, by which only industry and the exchange of the products of industry are facilitated. Adam Smith was the first thinker to ex- pose scientifically the fallacy that the wealth of a nation was to be estimated by the quantity of gold and silver which it possessed, but in spite of his efforts and those of the thousands of eminent finan- ciers and economists who have sought to enforce his conclusions by argument and by illustration, it has proved impossible to establish them completely in the place of the opposite errors. I hear and read every day utterances by men high in bus- iness and the political world, based upon the medieval assumption that the more coin and paper money a country has the richer it is, and a clamor for more cur- rency is set up regularly at every ses- sion of Congress. Evidently gold and silver, apart from the use they serve when made into arti- cles of luxury and ornament, the total value of which is only a small percent- age of the entire product of the mines, are wealth only so far as they will pro- cure by exchange other articles of utility or luxury. Paper money, intrinsically valuable only by virtue of its purchasing power, since even to at- tempt to change its form destroys it. An increase in the volume of currency, therefore, unless it is accompanied by an increase of the supply of the eommodi- ties which currency can buy, is no aug- mentation of real wealth, and, euriously enough, gold and silver producing re- gions, being usually agriculturally bar- ren and -deficient in manufacturing in- dustry, are the poorest in the world. The most satisfactory source of wealth is labor skillfully directed and industri- ously applied directly to the creation of those commodities which men regard as desirable because of their ability to sat- isfy their wants. When active it produces wealth certainly, is such labor is rapidly; when it slackens its efforts its product is di- minished accordingly. Without its co- operation the owners of the precious metals and of the paper money represent- ing them would be paupers. A man with tons of gold and silver could not satisfy his hunger nor clothe his body, unless some of his fellow men labored to create | more than if he owned all the railroad ; cars in the country he could supply his wants unless somebody worked to fur- {nish the articles with which the cars This, by the way, suggests a tolerably good illustration, though not a perfect one, of the function of money and the reason why a congestion of it such as prevails at present at this financial cen- ter is a result and an indication of dull | trade. When men are busy in produc- | ing and exchanging commodities they re- THE CONGESTION OF CURRENCY. ls same months. At the same time the ex-| when they are idle, just as more ears are | | ports wanted when many articles are to be transported than when there are few. by £2,234,604, and for| Thus, when the crops are harvested, as | they are every summer and autumn,a de- mand springs up for money with which to buy them from the agriculturists and bring them to market. The banks are called upon to furnish it, and their stock of it is depleted accordingly. When manufacturers have plenty of orders, they use money in buying raw materials and in paying their hands, and they, too, absorb it from the banks. Hence, the rate of interest or the price of the rent of money, and of credits which supplement money, goes up when the manufacturing business is lively, and goes down when itis dull. It is just as it is with railroad cars. No one supposes for a moment that a scarcity of such ears indicates any- thing but an active carrying business,nor that the accumulation of them at rail- road centers is due to any cause but a want of freight to carry. Yet for a rail- road company to boast of the immense number of cars it has lying idle in its yards is no more irrational than it is for a business community to plume itself upon the quantity of currency it has in the same condition. The defect in the illustration consists in the fact that the lack of actual coin and paper money can be supplied, as it is to an immense ex- tent, by credit, whereas no such substi- tute exists for the actual railroad ears. For all that, the present congestion of currency in the New York banks will, as I said at the outset, act as an incentive to speculation, and, to that extent, be a benefit. Its effect is already visible in the higher prices paid for good invest- ment securities, and in the growing in- quiry for those of less pronounced value. Owners of money naturally desire to get as large an income from it as they can, and although they aim at doing it with the least possible risk, they will, under the pressure of necessity, take a larger risk rather than get no income at all. Speculators, pure and simple, discerning this tendency on the part of investing capitalists, seek to step in before them and to buy securities now depreciated, but which they either have reason to be- lieve will become more desirable, or which, at least, they hope will do so. Thus the game is set going, and, as it goes on, it becomes more and more ex- citing and draws in those who at first stood aloof from it. Finally, unless something happens to arrest its career, it pushes prices up so high that the most enthusiastic players are forced to admit that they can go no higher, and then comes the inevitable reaction. Of course, each player means to get out before the crash comes, and I hope that those of my readers who take a hand in the game will see to it that they are successful in this respect if in no other. MATTHEW MARSHALL. a Mark Tveia, American’s greatest hum- orist, has just written a new story en- titled: ‘The American Claimant,”’which began in the Detroit Journal of Satur- day, Jan. 2. To the great delight of all lovers of pure wit, that celebrated char- acter, Col. Mulberry Sellers, will reap- pear as the hero of this story, but with entirely new and dramatic surroundings. 2 For the finest coffees in the world, high grade teas, spices, ete., see J. P. Visner, 304 North Ionia street, Grand Rapids, Mich., general representative for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York City. 3 3 “‘Importance of Little Things.” “Store Crank” in American Grocer. The wise old statesmen uttered words of wisdom when he gave to the world the adage, ‘‘Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of them- selves.” I presume he little thought that sosimple a statement would traverse eontinents and be the standard advice of the parent to the children as soon as they arrived at the age to know something of | the value of money. This principle grounded into the child, and so impressed that he carries it into active operation, will certainly insure him a competency of this world’s goods. If that is all that he considers life desirable for, viz. the accumulation of wealth, he will doubt- less reach it, and while all that he may desire to have, yet the denials and sacrifices will have so warped his nature and moulded his manner of life, that the true secret of living will be | to him a sealed book. Solomon says, ‘Like a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so isa fair woman without discretion.” So I say that a man with wealth aeeun u- lated for itself alone, by the sacrifice and keeping under of all the generous traits and endowments which by nature he possessed, has come far short of the destiny he was designed for by the Crea- tor, and will die unwept, unhonored and unsung. Noman must live beyond his income; the result must be financial ruin. I care not how little may be saved from the yearly income, the fact that a surplus remains at the end of the year that you have an appreciation of the fact | that there are years when the active work of accumulation will be stayed, and that a fund for this emergency is augmenting. | To accumulate wealth, and yet be gen- | erous and philanthropie, is an art. Those who have been able to accomplish it, in a marked manner, have been so rare that the fact is given public notice. The Girard, Peabody and Slater trusts: the Crouse, Cooper, Drew, Fayerweather, Pratt and other benefactions for educa- tional purposes are green in the memory of all the people. The great majority of shows | able to possess | | i sible } | | these cases mentioned were men who accumulated wealth by the use of their intellect, ability and drive while in the mereantile profession, and were’ im- pelled to these acts of generosity by con- } tact with their fellowmen in early busi- | ness life. A practical mercantile ex- | perience with people. as we them enkindles in the mind of one who is philanthropically inelined, a desire to _ benefit his followmen. This laudable ambition is the result of earnest and presistent effort for many long and weary years. it is) very rare that you find a man withacom- | petency, which has come to him by heritance, who is fired with the purpose to benefit society, or to be of his fellow men. What should gest to the retail merchant, this but sug- in- | 7 Be. Ee MI CHIGAN TRADESMAN. tannery connected with their establish- ment was putin charge of a competent man, and he was rigidly held to an ac-| count for the use of every pound of bark | and material used in his establishment. If the result of any was not whatit ought to be, he would soon dive down into the details of the work and satisfy himself why it was so. If he sent a lot of hides to the tannery and told the percent. gain on them, it had to be done, and generally Little things look small because of their littleness, and un- | less we firmly insist on the correction of little and abuses in our business the clerks will acquire a spirit of indif- ference, born of our apathy in the mat- ter. To enumerate what are leaks in a retail store, would be entirely superflu- ous to an intelligent merchant. Seores | of little things occur each day which are entering wedges to losses in your busi- Never fail to call the attention of your clerks to these things as they occur, and pleasantly but firmly insist on im- provement. The result will be well dis- ciplined assistants about you: a remuner- | tive business; habits of thrift and integ- rity life; enlarged ideas of the aims of living and a spirit of true philanthropy imbibed which makes itself shown and felt in your community. = ~ The Grocery Market. | Sugar is steady, with such elements of strength as to presage a good demand | and slightly higher prices. little The Diamond has reduced the price of to $1.25. Package lower. Match from $1.65 down ‘ge. Oatmeal is a} Co. | No. 9 sulphurs | coffee is An annoying error crept into the gro- eery price current last week—the quota- granulated sugar at when it should have been 414 --o-

> —_ The Bahama Sponge Trade. The number of persons engaged in the sponge trade of the Bahama Islands is from 5,000 to 6,000, part of whom, cept the ship-owners, brokers and skip- The sponges are gathered by means of iron hooks at- tached to long poles. By using a water- glass, the fishermen can readily discover the sponges at the bottom, with his pole and hook he will bring up those he may select as fit for his purpose leaving -the smaller ones untouched. | Some sponges adhere firmly to the bed of the sea, while others—known lers’’—are not attached at all. ten years ago, an attempt was introduce that they would ruin the beds, and a law was passed forbidding their use. The vessels are provided and fitted out, as a rule, for a voyage of about six weeks, and generally from six to eight voyages are made in the year. It is difficult to estimate the average catch per trip, as the cargoes vary greatly in size and val- ue. Of the larger sponges, a 5,000, or of the smaller ones 7,500, would be considered a fair lot. Occasionally a eargo of from 12,000 to 15,000 sponges has been brought in, success exceptional. Contradictory statements are made as to the time *‘rol- as is and then |} catch of | Petrolatum as an Excipient for Pills. Petrolatum is frequently recommended use in ganate. An associate recently expressed the be- lief that was quite unfit for the purpose, and to test the matter fairly a mixture of the two substances was set aside. After a few weeks the mixture assum- ed a purple tint, but the permanganate was 3 to all appearances well preserved, y little reduction having taken place. owing to insoluble inthe digestive juices of the alimentary canal. a A Kepair Clerk. We have heard of a merchant who paid j}one of his brightest employes a little | extra to act as repair clerk, He watched | thhings about the store with that idea in |his head, and kept everything mended ; up as soon ex- | | | About | made to | dredges, but it seemed likely | large | but this | taken by sponges*to grow to the size at which | they are wanted. It seems however, that, under ordinary condi- tions, a healthy sponge will reach a mar- ketable size in from twelve to eighteen months. i > a - Distinguishing Antipyrin and Antifebrin. The addition of potassium nitrite and sulphuric acid develops agreen coior with antipyrin in solution, but not with anti- | febrin solutions. This reaction has been recommended as a ready test for distin- guishing between the two substances when in doubt. Potassium nitrate is rarely to be found in drug stores, and its extemporaneous preparation is attended with some little inconvenience. It will, therefore, be gratifying to employ, as a regent, solu- tion or tincture of ferric chloride, which quickly distinguishes between the two substances under consideration by form- inga deep red color with antipyrin in solution, but not with antifebrin. >.> —- Decrease in the Sale of Antiingrin. From the National Druggist. The sale of antipyrin, so we are in- formed by wholesale druggists whom we have recently interviewed, has in a remarkable manner. The demand for the article to-day not one-third what it was a year ago, and some jobbers place the ratio even higher than that. While not the cure-all at first represented, however, antipyrin has proven itself a reliable antipyretic, and will always be resorted to for the purpose of lowering the temperature, until something better is found. is Oe Manufacture of the Bromides., The manufacture of the bromides, and especially of potassium bromide, has pro- gressed in this country in a wonderful manner, and large quantities of the lat- ter are now being shipped abroad. Ger- |many, whence we formerly derived a | goodly share of our bromides, is now our best customer. fallen off probable | as broken. It saved a good! many dollars to that long-headed retailer | in the course of a year. ene i 2 Alm m Saginaw—Wnm. Howes, grocer and mea dealer, is dead. | | t| | Harrison’s Hair Hastener Makes harsh and coarse hair soft, pliable and glossy. Prevents hair from splitting, eradicates dandruff, arrests falling hair and will thicken with new growth thin heads of hair. PRICE, $1 PER BOTTLE. Sold by all druggists. B, HARRISON & CO,, SHERWOOD, MICH. Manufactured by CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS —OR— PAMPHLETS For the best work, at reasonable THE TRADESMAN COMPANY. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address PECK BRO % Wholesale Dru GRAND RAP prices, address se Up te date Prize, $50; 2d + $25; 3d, 1 every 25c. worth of PRINCE RUDOLPH CIGARS. 8o there has been published 28 cuts, with a total of 803 Impe See Menday’s and Saturday's Detroit t Evening News j fer further Particulars. Vy} i $100 G iyi $100 GIVEN AWAY J Te the Smokers of the & 4 yy Ufa PRINCE RUDOLPH CIGARS. Y ‘Te the person guessing the nearest to the number of Imps that will |7/ Via appear in a series of - in the ge! News, cuts not to exceed 100, ist Cash Prize 4th, $10. Guess sli ” to be had with d Every where MANUFACTURED @y ALEX. , GORDON, Detroit, Mion. SAS niententall ES DANIEL LYNCH, Grand Rapids, Mich., Wholesale Agt Ue iu Uleneyiin re sow nt 4 FOR Get What You Ask For! -—HINKLEYS BONE LINIMENT-- THIRTY-FOUR YEARS THE Eyclosed in White Wrappers and made by D. F. FOSTER, Saginaw, Mich. FAVORTITF., THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Serpentaria. ACIDUM. Aceticum ...... ...... 8@ 10 Benzoicum German.. 50@ 60 Boracic Peas ; 20 rane... ....... 2. Bw Creat ..-..-.---.-- 48@ 53 Hydrovhior .......... a «G Nitrocum 10@ 12 (eum... ........- 10@ 12 Phosphorium dil...... f 20 Salicylicum -.--1 cog. 2 Sulphuricum.. .- ie 5 Tennicom.....---..-- 1 40@1 60 Tartaricum.. . 83@ 0 AMMONIA. , 16 de ..- oe Ss Age =. : Hy a 7 Cuenta ee a Chloridum ....-------- 12@ 14 ANILINE. Black Brown Red.. Yellow . BACCAE. Cubeae (po. 90). --.. %@l1 10 Juniperus. .....------ 8@ 10 Xanthoxylum .......-. 2@ 30 BALSAMUM. ee 55 + ype ET ie Terabin, Canada ..... 35G 40 Wernten......--+-.--.. 35@ 50 CORTEX. Abies, Canadian. .. ....-- 18 Cassiae .... De teeeee es, Ae Cinchona nh 18 Kuonymus atropurp........ 30 Myrica Cerifera, po....---- 20 Prunus Virgini......---- _ a ae 14 Sassafras ...... .. = Ulmus Po (Ground 12). 10 EXTRACTUM. Glabrae... M@ Glycyrrhiza 3 = = tox, 15 Ib. box... 11@ 12 ee "ts ee uae 183@ 14 1 ‘Ss. 14@ 15 ' Ys. 16@ 17 FERRUM. Carbonate Precip.....-. @ 15 Citrate and Quinia.. @3 530 Citrate Soluble......-- @ 80 Ferrocyanidum Sol. @ 50 Solut Chloride......... @ 15 Sulphate, com’! 1%@ 2 ™ pure. @ 7 FLOR . ie... 22 x Avaueas ......----- 0G 50 Matricaria x 30 Fouta. Barosma 50 Cassia Acutifol, Tin. ws mively .....- 3 % =u “Alx. 35@ 50 Salvia officinalis, ‘48 ee i: 15 Ure Uret......-_- +. 10 @UMMI. ia, 1st picked. @ 80 Acac a pict # 2s . . 4. @ 4 . _— sorts. @ 3) “s 60@ 30 Aloe Barb, (po. 60). 50O@ 6 “’ Cape, (po. 20)... @ 12 * Ssocotri, (po. 60) . @ 50 — 1s, (ss, 14 igs, “as waa... ea 55@ 60 Assafostida, (po. 35) .. @ w Bensoinum.......----- W@ 55 Camphore .. @ 53 Euphorbium Po ie 35@_ 10 Ga a Does tse @3 50 Gamboge .- CO & Gast, os 30) @ 2 Kino, (po. 25)....---- @ W® Mastic . @ Myrrh, (po 45). oe @ 40 Opii, (po. 3 2))..... -..2 10@2 15 Shellac ... -- 25@ 35 _ pleached...... 30@ 35 Tragacanth ...... —- ee HERBA—In ounce packages. Abani... --:....-..- a Bupatorium .......-....--.-- a cae Dees ee auto ae Majoru eee ee ae Mentha Biperita Rue.. tees eeu eas Tanacetum, V. io Tove, ¥.......--.-.-.- MAGNESIA. Cileined, Fat........-.- 55@ 60 Carbonate, Pat.......- 20@ 2 Carbonate, K.& M.... 2@ 2% Carbonate, Jennings.. 35@ 36 OLEUM. Ae. ....-.-- 3 50@4 = Amygdalae,Dule .... 45@ imetaen, Amarae.. a = = Ani ey 1 85 Auranti Cortex...... 50g 2 75 WME «os cane - 3 7008 00 Cos... 7 80 = eee ee 90 . ae @1 %5 Cinnamonii ......... t 1501 20 Se Sn tine eae = Conium Mac.......... 35@ I ian conc capes 1 10@1 20 Cubebae. . ne Exechthitos.......... 2 50@2 75 mieeron ..............2 See? BO CO 2 00@2 10 Geranium, ounce..... @ @& Gossipii, Sem. gal a 50@ 75 Hedeoma ....... «eee. Gl aomaper............,.. 5SO0@2 00 Lavendula .. 90@2 00 res... 2 23@2 80 Mentha Piper..........3 00@3 50 Mentha Verid....... 2 20@2 30 Morrhuae, gal.........1 00@1 10 Miyreia, ounce......... @ SO Olive . 85@? 75 “Sone ‘Liquida, (gal. 35) 10@ 12 Rie 08@1 24 aaeean: el, 1 ol 00 Rosae, ounce......... @6 50 ———.............. 0@ 45 eee... -- 90@1 00 ROOtes 55... . 11... 3 50@7 00 Sassafras. .... 50@ 55 Sinapis, ess, ounce. @ 65 Tigi |. @i 00 Thyme ta, a ae om... @ 6&0 Theobromas......... 15@ 2 POTASSIUM. Bi Carp...... 15@ 18 Bichromate ........ 13@ 14 Bromide. . i 254 27 Carb. .. ma Chlorate, (po. 16). fees 14@ 16 Cyanide... _... i oo TO@ree. 8... 2 802 90 Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 28@ 30 Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15 Potass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10 Potass-Nitras.......... 7 9 Pawtes.............. 2a Sulphate po..... 15@ 18 RADIX. Aconitum . ow. 2. /! Althae.... . 25Q 30 Awenues ............ 12@ 15 Bree e0.............. 25 Calamus. . 20@ 40 Gentiana, (po. 15). 10@ 12 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15) 16@ 18 Hydrastis ceueaen. _ 10) es a Hellebore, Ala, po... 15@ 2 Inula, . ee 15@ 20 Ipecac, p oe 2 25@2 30 Iris aoe a 35@38) 25@ 40 earena, ir....... 15@ 50 Maranta, \¢s.. @ 3 Podophyllum, po 15@ 18 heer. ....... 75@1 00 ~ cut @1 75 - a. TXQ1 35 splg ene ... 48@ 53 Sanguinaria, (po 25) @ Ww Serpentarta. Be 35@ 40 Senega @ 45 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40 M @ W® Sefilac, (po. 3%)........ 0@ oo Feeti- ee @ 3 Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ & German. 15@ 20 ingiber a. i. ae Zingiber re oa 18@ 22 SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 20). @ 15 Apium rene 20@Q 2 Bird, 18.. 4@ 6 Carul, (po. 18) . 8@ 12 Cardamon..... . 00@1 25 Corlandrum........ 10@ 12 Cannabis Sativa..... 44@5 Crane... ...... i Po Chenopodium ....... 10@ Dipterix Odorate..... 2 10@2 20 Poeniculom..... ..... @ 15 Foenugreek, po..... 6@ 8 oe... 4@4% Lint, grd, (bbi. me 4@4% Lobelia 35@ 40 Pharlaris Canarian. 3%@ 4% a. e. et 6@ 7 Stuapts, eee. .....-. 8s@ 9 Nigra. . . ie & SPIRITUS. Frumentt, Le D. Co..2 00@2 50 he n...... cae Seep aaeeeues 1 10@1 50 Juntperis Co. o.T...34 Bel @ pupeees 1 75@3 50 Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Set, Vind Galll........ 1 75@6 50 aad Oparto ........... 1 25@2 00 Vini Alba.........-...1 SG@e @ SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool ecarriage......... -2 26@2 50, Nassau sheeps’ wool | eermege ....\....... 2 00} Velvet extra sheeps’ | wool carriage.. 11; Extra yellow sheeps’ carriage - 85 | Grass sheeps’ ‘woo! car. riage . 65 | Hard for slate use. Ki Yellow _— for slate use . : 40 SYRUPS. soar... 50 Zingiber 50 | Togas. ...:.......4--- 60 | erri Iod eee 50 Auranti Cortes Leteeties 50 Rhei Aro — oo oe Similax ‘Ofticinalis: a 60 Ce... 50 Senegs ....... 50 Geriae.....--. 50 “oe ee 50 Tolutan . 50 Prunus ¢irg.. 50 x . . Co. Aconitum Napellis ae . S Piels ia, NG. ii ai ie Alpes |... ae -- 2 “ end myrrh. ol 60 | Picis Liq., > qants . Arnica . eda sete le 50 | eo ee Asafetida...._....... o| Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80).. @ Atrope Belladonna... 60 Piper Nigra, (po. 22).. @ Be 60 ag. Cami (po §5) .. a a 50 Be ice woe se C Pilani Acet.......... Sanguitr hea cee ss g seoguinatta’ = Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10g COutneriaes,................ z ao dor. @1 Capsicum |......... tL Sol - D. Co., doz..... @! « ch aan | 75 | Pyrethrum, pv.. 30@ “ oo | Oates 8@ Ce i 00 | | Quinia, — rs &W.. Je Cee - German. ...20 Cinehona an = Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 7 I oF 4 Saccharum Lactis pv. @ Conumeee ................ | (Sac... 1 60@1 Cc eee cicccee-ceesseee. S0) BADR Deaconis..... 40@ eee ws a 4 So) Sane, W.-..-...-..... 12@ Brees... ............... 50 - -............... 10@ Come... =... "2... @ c OO eee 60 Cumee .......... ......... 50 - aao8.............. ee c Came 50 PVGRCVSINME |... 8... 2... 50 loge... ......-..... .. 75 . Colorless......... 75 Ferri Chloridum....... 35 Emo ..... 50 Lobeda...... 50 ayn... 50 mom Vorica.... 50 LLL 85 i eo oo 50 * Deodor.. : 2 00 Auranti Cortex ll. 50 ee 50 hatany 50 ae 8, 50 Cassia Acutifol........ 50 ’ , Co.. 50 Serpentaria .... 50 Stromonium 60 Tolutan 60 Valeriar ... 50 Veratrum Veride 50 MISCELLANEOUS, Ether, Spts Nit,3 F.. %4@ 2 ‘ ry “i 4F 30@ 38 Alumen sees Ce o ground, (po. “) .,. oe 4 Annstto. sao . Anti moni, pe... 4@ et Potass T Sia a Antipyrin ee @1 40 Antifebrin ...... @ % Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 65 Arsenicum . Sa 7 Balm Gilead | Bud. 38@ 40 Bismuth 8. N.. .2 10@2 20 oe Chior, 1s, ‘(4S i 2) . eS 2 Cuiinchles Russian, po Lc @1 2 Capsici Fructus, a @ Ww . \ @ & Yi po. @ w Cinvesiiainn, (po. 15) 12@ 13 Carmine, No. 40.... @3 75 Cera Alba, S. & F 50@ 55 Cera Flava 38@ 40 Coceus ......- @ 4 Cassia Fructus.. @ 22 Centraria.. : @ 10 Cetaceum ....... . @ 4 Cilorarorm ........... Ge ' squibbs .. @1 25 Chloral Hyd Crst...... 1 25@1 50 Chondrus . 20@ 25 Cinchonidine, P& Ww 15@ 2 German 3 @ 2 Corks, list, dis. per Oe ee 60 Creasotum .. el @ 50 Creta, (bbl. 75) a e@ 2 " ..... 5 5 “ recip. . 9@ 11 . ubra.... oe ¢s Croces ................ Oe we eee @ xz Cupri Sulph . 5@ 6 Dextrine . 10@ 12 Ether Sulph.. 68@ 70 eee numbers.. @ i @ 6 Ergota, ( ) "20... eS = vi) Flake Ww re... 12@ 15 Galla. @ 2 Gambier... ‘ .* @e Gelatin, Cooper.. : @ 7 French........ 40@ | Glassware flint, 70 and 10. by box 60and 10 | Glue, Brown..... 9@ 15 White.. 183@ 25 | Glycerine . sues Oe 2 | Grana Paradist. Dee ees @ ZR [ree ea. 25@ 55 | Hydraag Chlor Mite.. @ 90 : Y oF... @ 80 ” Ox Rubrum @1 (0 c Ammontati. @1 10 : Unguentum. @ 55 s ydrargyrum.... @ 7 thyobolla, Am. I woh 50 | tna ei a. 75@1 00 Iodine, Resubl........3 75@3 8 trial order. loartorm........... : @4 70 Lepaa............... eae aay Lecopociam .......... 40@ 45 eee ease 75@ 80 Liquor Arsen et Hy- a a ee @ % Liquor S pocem a 10@ 12 es Sulph (bb Oe. ce oe ce 2@ 3 Mannia, 8. F.. @ 4 Declined—Jalap, oil orange. TINCTURES. Morphia, S 3. Cc. Co. Moschus Canton.... .. Myristica, No. 1......- Nux — (po 20) .. Os. Sepi P.&W.. N.Y. @ & si 95@2 --1 85@2 ~ 70@ a Pepsin | ane H. & FP. D. 20 | Seidlitz ee: @ 25/| Lindseed, boiled .... 39 Sinapis.. @ 18| Neat’s Foot, winter 10 opt. De ee ee @ S| Mratued......... |: 50 60 40 —. Maccaboy, De SpiritsTurpentine.... 39 45 Mt Vou @ 35 10 sna “Scotch, De. Voes @ 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib. 25 | Soda Boras, (po. 12}. . 11@ 128} Red Venetian........_- 1 2@3 Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33 | Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4 OG} Seda Carh............ a 2 Ber... 1% 2@3 Seda. Bicarh..._.. | Putty, commercial....24% 24%4@3 O01 Seda, Ash......... “ae |” serietly pure. ... 244 24%@3 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... 2} Vermilion Prime Amer $5 | Spts. Ether Co ........ 506 im Men 13@16 50 “<“ Myrela Dom..... @2 2 | Vermilion, English.... T0@75 1 ' Myrcia lap... .. @3 00; Green, Peninsular..... 70@75 3 ‘ Vv ini Rect. bbl | Lead, red a) ee 7 2 27)... 2 31@2 41 white .... -t OM 15| Less 5c gal., , cash ten days. Whiting, white Span.. @i 20 | Stryehnia ¢ ‘rystal a @1 30} Whiting, Gilders’. @w Sulphur, Subl.. ...3 @4. | White, Paris American 10 25 a 24%@ 3% | V hiting Paris Eng 35 | Tamarinds . ... | S@ 10) one. 4c 10 | Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30) eee Prepared Paintl 2g 4 36 | Theobromiae .......... 4@ 50} Swiss Villa en oo) Vania 9 “- 00| Paints. 1 00@1 20 14 | Zinci Sulph ae 7] $8} VARNISHES. = pee | No.1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 65 i | Extra Tur .-160@1 7 50 Bbl. Gal! Coach ole. -2 T5@3g00 bo] Whale, winter........ 70 70 | No. 1 Turp Furn.. 1 00@1 10 iter, ofian........... @ 60 | Eutra Turk Damar. ..1 55@1 60 2} Lard, No. 1. oo 50 | ; Japan Dryer, No. 1 15 Linseed, pure raw... 36 39 | ........ . —— HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. Importers and Jobbers of DRUGS CHEMICALS AND DEALERS I¥ PATENT MEDICINES. Paints, Oils 2 Varnishes. Scie Agonta Sor the Osiehented SWI88 WILLA PREPARED PRINTS. Fall Line of Staple Drnoscsis Sundries. We are Sole Propricters of Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy. We Gave tn ®ock and Offer a Welk Line of WHISKIEBS, BRANDIES, GINS, WINES, RUMS. We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction. Ali orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive chem. Send in a Harelting & Perkins Drug bo, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Grocery Price C | Oyster J ce urrent. 1s. Oyster wT me | Whitefish. | Pure G , The quotations gi l Ciy Gece. XxX. oe lee ee. a oGroand ta: Bulk. juotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered t | Shell Oyster oe a No. 1, kits, 10 Ibs pune 00 a ee ve 15 i ee “i ) eoerteee oo ret and buy in full see uyers who pay promptly CREAM TARTAR. | Family, | s bbls., 1001bs ... 3 60 | vassia Batavia. 20 ges. mo na pure 39 | kits 10 Ibs.... 50 ie iain and ‘Saigon. 25 _— HE AOR on el e ge 1 > i liad ne » : TT oT ¥ si a i - sinh liilsetadegctmriniinitniiy iene | Sou Absolu ite. rig . FLAVORING EXTRACTS. — poner bers wee tee “30 APPLE BUTTER ae wa ang @15 | Jennings’ D C. ; banzibar...... -. 20 i amsons, Egg Plums and G | | Ginger, African 5 Bt Green | : | DRIE "RUITS | ‘Lem Tani te ee ee 15 5 a Gages a Santos. tIED FRUITS. | 20z folding box.. a , —_ | ; se 18 ueane ie - .. 31 Erie ..- : a sl 8 Domestic. 1302 id 25 ' Jamaica ....... on n’s, ~s 20 or Sina «6 @1 25 | Good ave “— ree . | a 60 150} Mace Batavia se [-.. ae a Gonuehe- rrie | Pri . ca 17 i" APPLES. cc i 2 = 2 Be else ae ane 80 AXLE GREASE ent sare 1 10 fates ce oe Sundried. sliced in bbis oT oo . ...2 OO 3 a | Mustard, ag Trieste. .25 — z . 20 C quartered ‘“ i ig - 3 00 4 rieste oF , a CET leg a vost (0 | Nutmegs, 65 Graphite " ear hes. | Mexican HE G Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 7% - _ | gs, No. ' 5 ; rie sa uats oxesS TAT. @UN he ee a 65 : . Pie we yuatamala, APRICOTS. 1@7 eee UN POWDER. | Pepper, Singapore, t blac Can i Shepard's ... vi Cee x0 eos bags ..... 8% | Half? are se oner yo ...5 60 it hite. ....30 a / : : 12 06 Californis i 1 30| Fancy... : 21 | evaporated in boxes 1% | gs acy ..--+-3 00] gage : fayenne.. oe ++ +85 100 Ib. kegs, per Ib at rhia ote @2 25} " ores oS BLACKBERRIES, . HERBS ene 20 250 lb. % bbls., per Ib - eared oes } ai } In t > - BS. | NEMEC AM INN i 400 Ib bbls is L ee Domestic —— | Prime Maracaibo. | ors rels. iy oe: oe 15 Absolute” ” | Packages. : ' oo 3he iz — io ee ee 3 a a " Badger. Riverside........ ° 35 | Mitied ..... : a loo th. NEC TARINES. 4% " aah 25 | Alispice 48 — gr. cases, "y rr _ cs ~ atid ~ | 7 », bag . 3 10, Lite oe i" ‘ 55 nperein. te Pineapples Java [DID Dagieesnsensss 27h | Madras, 51D boxes —-- 88 | Gloves. st is } aaa ¢ (0 | Common ao. | Ens ' al ....8 @8% | 5: F., 2,3 and 5 Ib. boxes. pp | Cloves....------+-- ¥ 55 5 lb. “ oo a 13 aa... a _ | PEACHES 7” | Oxes. . 6 cite 4 oo 2 oo OO 1b. kegs, per Ib... 10 50 | Johnson's sliced 9 sa | Private Growth |’ ’’gy__ | Reeled, in boxes sa 12 JELLY. Baar paenten =o oo Ib. % bbis., per Ib... ou grated 2 75 Mandehling ...... “og | Cal. evap. on 18 ic hicago goods. @3 i ius aa i 3 00 bbis.. per ] : = | i i ve c vi j i i ‘ i: F 17 : sa ol ic itl tea toh 55 . bbis., per Ib : De Quine. Mocha. in bags + @ 8% | Mason’ s », 10, 20 and 30lbs.. 6. | Pepper con aaMEE 55 BAKING POWDER. . 1 10| Imitation .... : 93 | California Fg Pa... @ | Sage...... a 4 Acme, \ Ib. cans, 3 doz 45 | tas poe rries pea as) | ee re @8¥ | LicoRIc# | ————________—— iy % lb. 85 Red 1 30| a PITTED CHERRIES, Peeee i... : “ SUGAR. ss ilb. “ 7+ ee Black Hambur 1B To rr ac | Barrels | Calabria oo ' 30 , “ “Sooo 1 6 Wile black 50 | cof ascertain cost of roasted | 50 1b. boxes wes . 11 -| Sicily. . eet l 25 Cut Oe ec @ 5% Telfer’s, % ib. cans or 10 e i 1 40} ee, add 4c. per Ib. for roast i ss 8 eta nee 11% | teteeee | 18 | Cubes .. ' @ 4% mi _—_ = = S Straw berries a and 15 per cent. for shrin be ee ale 12 | LYE. Powderec a @ 4% ie as r g5 | Lawrence , | age rshrink- | PRUNELLES | Condensed, 2 doz 1 25 | Granulated.. : 43 D 4%4 Arctic, \ ® cans - 150 | Hamburg! ma ox | PACKAGE, | 301b. boxes..... a MATCHES. Confectioners’ A aGs - “ i$ > is i... : 25 | Arbuckle’s Ario | it 124% | No. 9 sulphur 12 Soft A A..-... & e@4 19 “ ' tees 1 20 cca cp t5 | Me sa 1914 | SPBERSIES, | Ane ee oe ees ttt @ 4 a 1 tb 2 00 Whortleberries ees 3 s cans. ------ 960 Le «We a 1 | ae i | = boxes. .... ll Meport peror.......- 4 = Peeks tee we $ - : = 13ly EXTRACT. ee - oe ccs cans ) 3% : : a . eo Bhi 1 Va Hey City at E : 18 MINCE MEAT pened th bt : @ 3% on 50 a Felix 7 oreign. ss than bbls. \c advance BATH BRICK. Comed bese, Linke | Hummel’s, foil oa ; CURRANTs. | i 2 dozen in case “eee hm 185 ‘tin 1 50 | Patras, in barreis. a : SEEDS. € : Pena : ee! Armour’s 1% 250] C in \%-bbls @ re ae = @12% Bristol. my “6 1 50 CHICORY In less quantit = oT cece r iz ‘U0 i | ue Vare en S 2 Domestic a } . — . : a4 | Cit PEE Cardamon. Malabar 90 i a 2 1 aor ” » r ds % SLUNG. Cian at Red dig porn Le shorn, . boxes 21 ae Russian ... 4% i S ~ on m : . e ' ata rm os . . 3 Arctic, 4.0z ovals... .. 4 00 chicken, 4 Ib.... 95 | CLOTHES LINES ss ~) oo . ixed Bird ween s 44@ 5% CS 5 0z . ao 7 00 VEGETABLES | Cotton. 40 ft a ne ng ' 25 ** . 1} Mustard, white 5 egy round 10 50 pe ae ' <7 ) ft. per doz. 1 | eee r Poppy ee oe 9 o. 2, sifting box... 2 75 SM Mev aon ee ee ng van 7, Domestic. 3 or 6 doz. in case Rape L 7 No. 3. ; pos ee 125] ‘s *~ = -- - 1 uondon layers 2 crown 1 60 ou i doz..1 00} Cuttle bone = No. 5 us a Trench style cot ol eae : 1 %/ : 5 oe ‘ SURES : i ‘ oe oe ..8e “ ee eee SO ft.... + ---1% Tin, per , STARC + toe Hall | Limas ""] 40 | Jute 60 f EOE i faney.......1 90| 1 gallon per dozen. Z STARCH. .... 450 | Lima, green ine na hg 90 | Loose Muscatels, boxes 150| Half galion....... ---- 81% Corn eS BROOMS. aa | ne ct ft 1 oo | 015 bags 54@6 Quart -—. i. of 40 mee Dawes... 4... ........., Oe as 2 Hurl . 1% Seen Baked 4 35, | CONDENSED MILE. Pe cd li ee. r saga aad - = —hlUcFrt«~s—CSCCCCiC re 6\% eeeeece 2 & ile { on d i a, we “ > - wre us a * 0 ‘ No. > 2 Carpet. 2 me World's F: og 135) Eagle 4 doz. in case. | Sultana, 20 wha 3 @ 7% | Half pint eee ae 40 Gloss. “i = ace a 2 351 cen . eae 7 40 | Silcncia ao a @i2 Dicey for vinegar, a doz. . pete ne ae 6 Parlor Gem ose. 2% | Bamburgh wi _| Genuine Sw ies PRUNES ae Half wall aa --- 700 ee Common Whisk. “***'* © a9 | Livingston ... ... ' 1 25| American Swi 8 ‘0 | Bosnia o Qnart . On... ..-....--.. 4% eb pee eee 6% Faney + on | Purit — seid oon 1 00 i Wi) ¢ li f eee @ — ee ee anc 50 Ib. aoa lll ee Mill - A | cms . : | California, 9x10 251b bxs.. 9 re toate "** 9 om | Barrels.......... 43; , OF Hone er + ae. . 7 | ” « i ' Se Warehouse Boe mey Dew... +4 COUPON BOOK~ 8x90 a Oy MOLASSES SNUFF. " BUCKWHEAT FLOUR EE Mle BRaoESMaal = - . oe LC . 9 Black Scotch, in bladders en a 3. burgh marrofat : ADES 5 | GOX7E 4“ ackstrap . ee epee eal cue aes 7s TR = VAN NS eS | Turkey D 934 | Sugar bones _..... Ha _ 14 — we ee 35 York State ° June 1 0 ox SN | ea ig aricnle Cuba B:z r neh Rappee, in Jars... See : aa ion Eng...1 5) Zo Ordinary uking. See Self Rising, case 510 g..-1 50 i ENVELOPES oe 16 soDA. f° i " =. € ie = CANDLES i 1% 1 Ae XX rag, white. Prime to Bio. 16 aoe i Cen ane °F . oe ee a y sl Hotel. 40 Ib. boxes. baie | eel ae (CO ea 2’ 614 . $1 75 | Fancy ae 4 g8, inglish.. ee — -. * 10i4 an Camp's Marrofat . on : No. 1, ¢ 1 60) New Orleans. SAL SODA. Paraffine . - a 10 tae i a@ | No.2.6 1 65 oe vette eee tee e tent eee i 17 | Kegs. ------------ +++ a 1% Wicking. 3 | Archer's 2 . XX wood, white tS | ext oo | Granulated, boxes.......... 1% | French 1 35 ‘“Tradesman.”’ | No. 1, 63 i Extra good. : 26 % M 1 80/81, per hundred . | No. 2, 6% cian ES cee wees 30 iis — Mus! . 1” undred .. ‘ CC or, Co eee 28 | 100 3- ack CANNED GOODS. a | ‘ Be Manilla, whi 1 25 | Fancy....2.-- ...--... »--- Se eee #2 25 i ee 17218 | 8; . Sale... la, white. One-half barrels, 3¢ extra 605-Ib. ‘ ...... on 2 00 FISH. | Eri Pumpki 3 ae ere ee 1 00 ae aa sacks... a oe Clams | Erie ..........-2.-2 22000 90 3 OF | ae sates ae ! cane ae a oe ” 9 25 i i me sees Mt in, arreis 200 tt nen 2. > ay ~~ a Little Neck, 1 Ib 110 | Squash - 400| Mill No. 4... Half barrels 100....... > 36 tb ee an te - 150 ts 48 2 lb. . 90 | Hubbard . 120 . | eres 1 00 226 98 Ib. dairy in i bags. 50 1 90} bc eds ) a oT i beam ali ite wiih F - ROLLED OATS. cm “ : : Clam ete 7 ani a ARINACEOUS GOODS, | Barrels 180 @4 65 56 Ib. d rsaw. 18 Sta i I ' ae .. 2 50 ee aie waa € 6! € ndard, 3Ib...............2 30 | Soaked ae Li ie 1 40 ee Farina. Half bbls 90........ @ 45 | 28 Ib. airy in ‘aril me 35 nae a cre | ari os sseeee Ve | : ls MERE. cocccceveces i ial ny naa ° e Oysters. | Honey Dew.........-...---. 1 60 3 50] sete 4 PICKLES. 18 Standard, 11b 100 Wene : rT . 400} y- Medium. Ashton. 4 9 it yO | pmatoes. | 5 oo | Barrels...- Barrels, 1,206 2ib.. 2 00 J . ca aa . -- 3% | Half alle. - count....... 84 50 56 1b. dairy inlinensacks.. 75 BBB ROO] Beeitoreneeeece nd MO] ees | Him Beans, 4 50 rels, 600 count.... 2 7 56 Ib I ggins. Bie 4 Ib >, a | Hamburg .. Lima Sie Small. . dairy in linen sacks. 75 * = = i ; vn anal See is ; | Barrels, 2.400 count 5 59 | 56 Ib. sac a Rock. ienic, 1 1b Sa | Mace aa 5 | Half barre nal ce 5 50 . SaCks...... ...... 25 21b a CHOCOLATE—BAKER’ aroni and Vermicelli. yarrels, 1,200.count... 3 2] Sestnaw and Manistee 3200 LATE—BAKER’S | | Domestic, 12 It Com z . . ; 1 ¢ oe ER'S. i | Domestic, 12 lb. box... 55 PIPES. mon Fine per bbl..... Mackerel. zeTinan Sweet ~ ‘Universal. Imported...... ak ‘lay, No. 2 * Stan dard, 11b Premium... i. ad }> 1 , per hundred oe aii r eran 10 on $ Pe oe cy Ain SALERATUS. LID. -oo- -nsseeocd os | pace 36 | 8 ry --+++ $3 00 Pearl Barley. Cob. ie en count. ee Packed 60 lbs. in box. ib 9 i ‘ ee - 3 Ww Teo o Mustard, 3lb..... 3 a | Breakfast Cocoa... . les’ . 400 Kegs..-.-.... . on | Ook noe pi area ' 145 Oe Tomato — 3 1b 3 * CHEESE. | $10. “ wreeeeeees 5 OO Peas. ss Deere i a hcl a a ee 3 30 Soused, 3 Ib 3 og | Amboy $20, w+. -+-. 600) Green, bu........ .... 1 1 | Babbitt's woe "Taylor's. LT ocpint nea ae Salmon. Norway ; Above prices on coupon : al Split, bbl ie ae Penna Salt Co.'s. in ; a Ly tots aide Mies Gat me ~ erside |are subject to the Pol 4 —_ sie Sago. ae eo SOAP. a « talls ria | quantity discounts: cee ae MAN .---..+. os 43 i Allen B, Wrisley’s Brands. Alaska. 1 Ib B--+»- : 75 ee i | 390 or over. 8: | East India Rig Domestic. Old Country, 80 1-lb. bars. .#3 50 a ghesiaaa nel 45 Brick. eo s per cent. | ie * | Carolina hoad............ . — Cheer, 601 1b. bars,. 3 90 Sardines "aa 1" ee | Cracked......... Me 5 ‘ a. Pees clk onner, 100 %-lb. bars.... 3 00 f Sarc \ imb > ree 1 ++ +e wee ° Hd ’ oS... a SYRUP : re oe :------- es on gma i FISH--Salt it COIN se iceens cy ccc cas -* ae rua 7 ago Loon | [Can be madet | a on ial ga I Im \y 64@ 7 | s : oy | o represent any | ~ Bloaters Imported. 3arrels........ --* s ported 4s @i2 -hwe a | denomination from $10 dow = | Yarmouth..... . 110 Japan, me. 4 1. ee 6 Half bbls. “tiene « ae . 12014 estic a ea mmenctua si alice i ge i aca : ines . Mustard % 1 oy | ie = books. bas setae Lsncu ee ae Sate Cod. jock NG. F.. 8. 2. wero es ..5% Fal Pure Cane. rn i ; ° j oe ee ‘ tee 5 P alr oes srout. | Half pint, common oo sic ee 3 W hole, Grat qd 3 eam MENA... 2.2... seer eee ences 5 Good a i9 Brook. 3 lt i } ‘int Z ‘ Oo. m * : 3 00 Se ur . I ank 6 @6% ; ° Choi i 25 FRUITS. | He sit pint, fancy 1 50 j2000 “ Pe ates 10 00 | eless, oe .. %%@s |' il ver Thread, _ a ae SWEET GOODS. : aa | Pint anc) i. oe seeeeees TVS alibut. cp... 2 | Ginger S ; York State, gallons 9 = | Quart . Co 2 00 casei aide - | ate 00 | cane a a g ; amburgh, ‘“ oo ‘vi oy a He | oe ‘ ange | Frosted Creams....... ; 4 . 2 50 CLOTHES PINs, a Butter. i al erring. | Kitchen, 3 doz. in box 2 ao | Geral TeAME....... 9% : Apricots. | 5 gross boxes | Seymour XXX... | Sealed... .....-... winesa & “ “ =o #raham Crackers..... “ e i a — | 40 | Seymour XXX, cartoon..___ 6 i Holland, bbls....... 1" = . 2 50 | Oatmeal Crackers... By @ =a ‘ 22 94 SHELLS |F -+ 6} res ' DICKS 2 Santa Cruz.... 2 00! 35 lb. bags er | —— 2 ES CS . Round ean a 85 SPICES. : Lusk’s..... See cement @3 | Pamily XXX, cartoon...... 6% nd shore, 56 bhi... 2 50 Whole Sifted. TEAS. 5 Overland 1 og sad ti yoo tity . @3% | Salted ae e 4 bbl.. 1 50} | Allspice ag | a 30 nd packages | Salted } ' +e . a OO eee ere etre oe = ie ieee 4 ges... 6%G7 | “nana ta cartoon ...... 6% oa Mackerel. | Cassia, China in mats. . i | F JaraNn—Regular. : ; es. i ae i . of .1,% g a ee oS Lee... ae al COFFEE. | Boston re a ah rag is. 90 Ibn. ee oat iB SPS en sons semen see @17 a 90 | eee utte en hee ene o. ae low i Cc iaeuthe eee ‘ aoa | ‘ —. ter biscuit risessssss ses, 6% | Family, % bbis., 100} “a : = Cloves, Amboyna. . | Cholce.............. “24 on ee cml | Fair. i eet Soda. kits, 10 Ibs........ 75} Mace on aedeea “33 baa fara et --- 82 @34 j Emees 3 a aha Good.. Soda, XXX.... . 3 ae atavia Tas PAPER G nn aoe) a sininn ie ¢ i amburgh . 1 75 | Prime | Soda’ Cit cer th tess :* lee ee | Nutmegs, fancy... a 4 — oe soda, City............ “ae keee...... Re --80 | SUN CURED gels 1 60|Golden........ 4 Soda, Duchess... poe OO | aie. 45 | ‘“ 1.... cae : 1 3 Peaberry ... ....... reuen 0 | Crystal Waler........ to | ae Trout. i AR uae 65 20. | Reception Flakes. ...../10 | a 1, % bbls., 1001bs..... aioe Singapore, ae = ae a Mo, 1, Nile, 10 1M isons OO ‘ white... .25 i eas 19 i THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 13 BASKET FIRED i Pork loins , @ 6 | Fox, re an a ES ee 18 shoulders... @ 4% us a \ . Choice. Sausage, blood or head Qi% re mp m Choicest...... ; | . iver... @ 4% > DOS OK Extra choice, wire leaf | ~ ’ Frank fort 7 " at GUNPOWDER Mutton ib nn I XK v Veal Mink, dark { Common to fair ~ ad | Musk : a = to finest ™) FISH and OYSTERS Oppossum isn 2 Choicest fancy 7 , oat gee x meen fe ray ; ts F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as) Ut AK RATS OOLONG, | follows Raceootr 27%, § Common to fair 283 : FRESH FISH kK ‘ 2 IMPERIAL, | Whitetish @10 ! 4 Common to fair 2 Trout @i0 oe oe . Superior to fine 30 | Halibut B17 EERSKINS ert YOUNG HYSON } et i @ “hit ¥ Common to fair is Bluefis “a B39 | Longs 2 Superior to fine 30 - WOis at Superior to fine 3 wankaral 1s @s ‘ ENGLISH BREAKPAST. Cod ; @12 Fair ..... seeseer ee kD California salmon @18 Choice. x4 j t Bulk GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFs Best “. . a \ > A .AT. un i l No S 5 3 FTOBACCOS tt 13 | No 3 i. ge Fine Cut | Shrimps ' 1% Te ial ey is Seca lops 1 75 MEAL Pails unless otherwise noted, | ‘ans. Hiawatha ........... 60 | Sweet Cuba . _ | McGinty ........ I | & bbl 2 | Little Darli 2 | : sé x“) | Standards i... 20 | Favorites or 46.bbis.......---- 19 | SHELL GooDs. _ faliey City.....- oe fe : 2 Dandy Jim sz | Qysters, per 100 Da ay on . ~ | Clams ‘ Torneco. ..... : 2 | \ Plug | POULTRY. Searhead. 40 |. Local dealers pay as JOmer ......- ee a 1 for dress fowls Oe eel 2a | Spring ekens Oe 2 ee Turkey Old Honesty.........- OOIIy TAL. ... 2. senses : ' ATS Hiawatha....... anne 3 OILS, Car Valley City ... 34 L cal s The Standard U1! Co. quotes) /&Ss © i i Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. | as follows, inbarr tab : Something Good . ..38 | Grand Rapids: Ma t Timoth: 4 i a 1. a 1x a 4 Dl ge Oui of Sisht.._......- 25 a Bi 2 hy — Smoking. ao i i"! ea ' , BS PAPER & WOODENW i thee aes eeee 124% | Michigan Test.... e Th Colonel's Choiee........... 13 Naptha ' @ i PAPER, Warpath ....- eee ee Gasoline a @skis POO xin. 5... iovme see ke cylinder 27 G3 I BRine hee....... oo I 13 @21 moe Pee. a ca. to 30 deg @ 7% Nigger Head... Honey Dew. Gold Block. cae sche cpeuacm HIDES, PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol Boy Be ea ee ae 2 Unele Sam....... ee cy 23 HIDES Tom and Jerry... ....cccoees Gronn ._. 4 Brier Pipe.. 3 ort (Cy om Yum Yum. Full ired bs zed Clover. ... Dry i ia May... re i ae a. a Handmade... Tee : ‘rt ‘os i... A cai 7 — Calfskins, green 4@5 ’ cured 5 @6& VINEGAR. | Deacon skins : 10 @x Tubs. No.1 7 oO ee... 2... eS No. 2 hides \ off. No. 2 x SO ar... eo PELTS. 3 i $1 for barrel. Shearlings....... 10 @ = WET MUSTARD. Lambs 50 @o Pak, POree. 2... jk... 30 WOOL. see g, 2 doz in case wT a , Beer mug 1c ' in case 17 haere ea 20 @25 rEast—-Compressed. Unwashed .. ... .10 @xX Fermentum per doz. cakes MISCELLANEOUS, . gat a ny ee ee ' Tallow Ke 4 7e . > irease butter 1 @ ESH MEATS. ea G2 = is Switches 1%@ 2 Swift and Company quote as | Ginseng 2 OO gz S follows: wrrea Beef, Carcass -- 44@G 7 eee , Ne “6 hind quarters 5 @b Outside prices for No, 1 only No " fore eu ... 34@ 3% | Badger : .. COG) No.3 7 2 loins, No. 3.... @ 9 Bear 15 30 | splint No.1 3 & ee ae . T%@ 8% | Beaver 8 00 No.2 4% . rounGas........- @ 4% | Cat, wild 0 No.3 5 e Omgoee......-.... @ * house H 25 ne © 4% Fisher....... 4 oo ere... WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF PURK-;-BUGKWHEAT-:-FLOUR And would be pleased to send you sample and prices. PRESENT PRICE, $4 IN SACKS. A. SCHENCK & SON, ELSIE, MICH. W. H. MOREHOUSE & CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN EEDS ——AND—. RAI MENTION THIS PAPER, Grain, Clever and Timothy, Hungarian, White Clover, Red Top, Millet, Alfalfa or Lucerne, Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Lawn Grass, Popcorn, Etc. Choice Glover & Timothy Seeds a Specialty Orders for purchase or sale of Seeds for future delivery promptly attended to. Correspondence solicited. Warehouses—325-327 Erie St. t Ofice—46 Produce Exchange, ) TOLEDO, O. | PRODUCE MARKET CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS, 2 Candy Co. quotes as follows: PROVISIONS Extra Mess, wa 4 FRUITS Extra Mess, Cl ¥ * 7 Boneless, r li . a ea i SMOKED or Pl | Ce 4 Hams, averag X e c bh x r box NUTS a eli Gr : = & @lo ‘O58 @13 @1 @l4 @ 10 @1 Croc! ois © @ 14g @i3y cn jee ee r t ist @i6 CG | sacks @4 0) LAMP BURNERS. PEANUTS, ae P., Suns @ 5% No. 0 Sun Roasted 7 @ i No 2 Fiags @ 5% 10. 2 re) wn ~ wie 1} . Roasted ' i @T7% rut Ar P.. Extras @ 4% Roasted 6 @ be 1 88 2 7 Tm, | ~; ~~ 2 35 “« ~~ 3 40 top 2 60 ' 8 We carry the largest line in field and 3 38 c garden seeds of any house in the State ar? id dand ee ; “0 west of Detroit, such as Clover, Timothy, 4 70 ) $70 Hungarian, Millet, Red Top; all kinds ‘lain bulb, per doz 125 of Seed Corn, Barley, Peas, in fact any- 6 rT; é 1 50 a y a 3 thing > seeds Bea 1 35 thing you need in seeds. : 1 60 We pay the highest price for Eggs, at LAMP WICKS. all times. We sell Egg Cases No. 1 at No. per gross 23 a o3 | 35c, Egg case fillers, 10 sets in a case at N N j 38 en No \ CS) wz | Gl.oo & CASE. No. 3, : . Mammoth, per doz...... . 9G we. W. T. MAMOREAUX & 60., 1 ' wee enceteceweseens - 90 28, 130, 132 W. Bridge St., “ 9 “as is 1 80 Mulk Pans, % eel.. per Gos. 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Butt Jugs “c 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. How to Make a Will. tis acommon expression that a man Ac- is a fool who makes his own will. cording to the laws of nature, a man ¢can- | not controi his property after death. He cannot take any of his wealth with him. He simply leaves it; that is all. The legislatures of every state have changed this by more natural law allowing persons make some position of their property to take effect after death. The law permitting this must be exactly followed or the will will For example, if the law must or less freely to dis- be worthless. says a will have three witnesses, and only two have signed, the document is worth the paper itis written on and no therefore, written and executed under the direction of persons who know what the law is. The of the different vary somewhat in their requirements, but I will give the main points common to all, All wills should, be more. laws states - sariv all. for the benefi F se W : | or nearly all, for the benefit of those who | 67.) expenses, I bequeath and devise as follows: cannot get a skilled lawyer to draw their | (Here state how you want your property to go | for have a lawyer or a magistrate to draw a will. Anyone can do it if he knows how. The will at least witnesses. In some states only two are wills them. It is not necessary to should have three required, but if you are not sure about it, have three. It is the testator sign in the presence of all three better to have witnesses, but in some states itis only necessary for the testator, if he has pre- viously signed, to tell the witnesses that the signature is his. all 3e The witnesses must sign in the presence of the testator. They cannot, after seeing the testator sign,$go into another The testa- sure about this. room and affix their names. tor should ask the witnesses to sign. Their signing against his wish or with- out his knowledge is not sufficient. He should tell the witnesses that it is his will they are witnessing, but this is not necessary in many states. The witnesses must that is, neither they, nor their wives or husbands can be disinterested: receive anything by the will. A witness, if given a legacy by the will, will lose it, unless there are a legal number of wit- without him. In states a will would be void if one of the witnesses the testator write his name, either through feeble- nesses some was a legatee. If cannot ness or otherwise, he can make his mark, the name being written by another, and generally he can direct another person to sign his name for him, This must be done in his the privilege of naming an executor, or a person to carry the will into effect and dispose of the property as is directed. presence. In most of the states a wife or husband | has certain rights in the property of the deceased husband or wife, which cannot be taken away by will. the survivor, if provisions of the will, can and take what the law would give if the deceased had died intestate (that is, with- out having made a will). In such not satisfied waive them The waiver must ordinarily be filed in court withina certain length of time after the will is proved. In not the states a parent can disinherit own most, if all his children if he wants to do so; butif it does | not appear by the will, or otherwise, that the omission to provide for a child, or the issue of adeceased child, was inten- tional. the law presumes that the child | was forgotten, and he will inherit the | same as if there had been no will. To! prevent this. a small sum is sometimes given the child. It is sufficient to have The testator has | a case, | with the} the will say that nothing is given to the child or that the omission to give him anything is intentional. Don’t try to tie up your property too long. Most states have what is called a law against perpetuities. ly provides that a person cannot by his | will restrict the selling of his property after his death longer than during the lives of persons living when he dies and |21 years afterward. An attempt to con- | trol the disposition of property longer | than that time will fail. This law does | hot apply to gifts to charitable or relig- institutions. A will takes effect from the death of the testator, but in or- ;der to be valid must be proven before ous | the proper court in the manner pre- | | scribed by law and allowed by the court. No especial form is necessary for a| I give below a usual form, which will. | would be good in most states: J, John Smith, of Owosso, Mich., make th's my last will. After paying my just debts and fun after your death, and whom you desire to have for executor.) . In testimony whereof I hereun toset my hand this 2nd day of January, 1892, and in the presence of three witnesses declare this to be my last will. (Sign here,) On this 2nd day of January, 1892, John Smith, of Owosso, Mich., signed the foregoing instru- ment in our presence, declaring it to be his last will, and as witness thereof we three do now at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, hereto subscrite our names. .(Three witnesses sign here.) _— >>. Understood Woman Nature. From the New York World. I was investigating a lot of old relies in a second-hand store on lower Sixth avenue when acolored woman came in and enquired for a second-hand coal stove. ‘-Certainly, ma’am—hundreds to select from,’’ replied the dealer. ‘Il have my man waiton you at once. How high did you want to go, ma’am?”’ ‘“‘Not very high.’’ “Then show her those three stoves which that millionaire on Fifty-ninth street burned one winter and then sold because he was going to Italy on a three years’ trip.”’ “Yes, sir,”’ replied Henry. “And if none of them suit her show her the $4 stoves I got of that heiress on Fifth avenue last week because her trim- mings didn’t match her earpets.” The woman took a ‘Fifth avenue stove,’? and she was only seven minutes looking it over, paying cash down and getting out of the store. >. _- How to Keep a Pen. One of the chief woes of a writer, says the Book-keeper, consists in the fact that he no sooner gets a pen in good working order than it, like the ‘‘dear gazelle,’’ ; comes to an untimely end from the cor- rosion caused by the ink. Life is not long enough to use and mend pens, nor |to apply with delicate firmness the pen- wiper toasteel one. But some genius has now hit upon a solution of the diffi- jculty, which has the merit of extreme | simplicity. In many offices, we are in- 'the juicy fiber holds the pen steady, | removes at once all ink from the nib, and ; | | This general- | | prevents, or at least very greatly delays, | the process of corrosion, and |; many a well-loved pen to a ripe old age. —_—— Se i Pleased with the Cash Plan. SoutH Arm, Dec. 29—We have been | doing a strictly cash business since last September, and are much pleased with ; the result. We only issue coupon books when parties have labor, logs, wood, bark, ete., to their credit. We shall con- tinue to sell for cash only, as we have |} abandoned the credit business forever. | We have compared our cash sales for the last three months with our cash and credit sales of the three months one year ago, and find we have made a net increase | in our sales of over 10 per cent. We are correspondingly happy. PARKES LUMBER Co. spares | W. H. WHITE & CO. Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, BOYNE CITY, MICH OkSouth Arm TRALEE Ss MAN CO. JUBINVILLE MILL Product taf 4 M (125 We operate three mills with a capacity of 9,000,000 feet hardwood and 3,000,(00 feet hemlock, as follows: Boyne City mill, 7,000,600; Boyne Falls mill, 3,000,005; Deer Lake mill, 2,000,000. facilities for shipment are unsurpassed, either by rail or water. Our STANDARD OIL CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. DEALERS IN Illuminating and Lubricating Office, Hawkins Block. GRAND RAPIDS, BIG RAPIDS, | ALLEGAN, NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. BULK WORKS AT MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, HOWARD CITY, MANISTEE, IONITA, PETOSKEY, HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR KMPYY GARBON % GASOLINE BARRELS. -OrLlLsSs- formed, a potato is used as a pen-wiper; | Works, Butterworth Ave. CADILLAC, LUDINGTON. KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP. Fourth Annual Convention of the Or- ganization at Jackson. The fourth annual convention of Michigan Knights of the ‘rip at Jackson Tuesday morning, The meeting was called to President Bardeen, when Mayor Weath- erwax delivered an addess of welcome and presented the visitors with the keys to the front and back doors of the city. the convened Dec. 29. The address was gracefully responded to | Peake, in | by the President, when A. F. behalf of Jackson Post, presented the President with a handsomely embroidered badge. Secretary MeCauley presented his an- | nual report as follows: MEMBERSHIP. Old members paying 1891 dues.......... oon Ot New members Guring 1601... .......... 269 Total . 7 \ . .... oF Loss by Bee —. 2 Loss by resignation 2 5 Present membership .. o.oo RECE IPTS. Booent on hand ................. «pis oe & Dues On Ge Cortiicatos........ ........., -. 441 7 Dues from delinquents ........... 19 00 Total receipts.... $514 23 DISBUR SE ME NI Postage, printing and stationery.... .. Sow Misceilaneous ...... eos a Oe ee Express, telegrams and exchan: ce .. . ou SOCretary’s ALIOWANCO,... .................100) oo Total disbursements Balance on hand DEATH FUND. One dollar assessment from 442 members. 442 00 Advance assessments paid 7 00 Total amountinfund . : $449 00 Two members have died during the past year—Walter B. Carey, of Muske- gon, and T. J. Holmes, of Camden. The report was accepted. The report of the Treasurer showed receipts and disbursements correspond- ing with those of the Secretary. The report was accepted. A. F. Peake presented a_ proposed amendment to the constitution, combin- ing the offices of Secretary and Treasurer in one office, the incumbent to furnish bonds in the sum of $3,000. After the adoption of several motions and the discussion of subjects of passing interest, adjourned until afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. At the afternoon session reports from the Vice-Presidents of the various con- gressional districts were received, also reports from the chairmen of the several regular committees, all of which were accepted. J. A. Gonzales, of Grand Rapids, pre- sented an explanation of his resignation from the Hotel Committee, giving as his reason the interference of the chairman of the Board of Directors. A. F. Peake moved that hereafter the minor several the meeting Board desist from interfering in the work of any regularly-appointed com- mittee. On motion of N. B. Jones, of Lansing, the motion was referred to the special Committee on Constitution. J. D. Aldrich, of Detroit, was intro- duced by the President and addressed the convention in support of a commer- cial travelers’ home, which it is proposed to erect and maintain at some convenient point in New York. J. W. Ailes, of Detroit, suggested that an affiliated organization be constituted for the wives and sweetbearts of mem- bers, to be known as the Ladies’ Home Circle. Jno. J. Bush, of Lansing, observed that if all the sweethearts of the members be included in the proposed organization, it would be necessary to secure an torium in which to hold the meetings. | Laughter. | G. H. Russell, of Jackson, presented the report of the special Committee on Constitution and By-Laws, embodying a} draft much more complete than the old | form. The report was taken up, section by section, and adopted, with minor amendments. Election of officers was next in order, resulting as follows: President—A. C. Northrup, Jackson. Secretary—J. L. McCauley, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. C. Cooper, Lansing. Heydlauif, Board of Direectors—J. B. order by | audi- | THE MICHIGAN W. V. Gawley, Chas. Ballard, J. | zales, Myron D. Wright. The President subsequently announced the Vice-Presidents for the various con- gressional districts, as follows: i. FP. FE. Wilson, Detroit. 2. J. W. Dean, Adrian. A. Gon- oS. o. & Hassell, Jr., Jacison. 4. Geo. E. Bardeen. Kalamazoo. 5. J. Hammell, fonia. 6. J.J. Bush, Lansing. %. A. R. Rammage, Port Huron. 8s R. P. Bigelow, Owosso. 9. D. G. Crotty, Muskegon. 10. J. W. Califf, West Bay City. 11. Bert Peck, Petoskey. | 12. V. B. Cochran, Marquette. N. B. Jones moved that wherever the | next meeting be held, the local commit- tee of arrangements be prohibited from levying an assessment on the hotels of | i the State. | oo -_ He Couldn’t Get Her Trade. ‘It’s funny,” said the young man who had just opened a grocery store in the neighborhood, ‘‘that 1 can’t get that woman’s trade. I’ve gone out of my way | and she won’t even more.’’ ‘**Wasn’t she ever in here?’’? asked the eustomer. ‘““Onee,” replied the young man, ‘‘and | I treated her the best | knew how. She had her little boy with her and he was tickled to death with the little white mouse l havein the cage on the front counter.”’ ‘And she?,’ O, she liked it, too. pretty little thing, and seemed to She seid it wasa enjoy z. agi f ratohi its anties. So/| his pleasure gna — its a S. : | Aras thes seen Gebteninee SNE, ; : . ? é PES & | : s+ . I — thoug at re ee ie oo | every merchant handling this line of goods | took it out of the cage and put it on the | floor. It’s tame, you know. The boy | was perfectly delighted.’’ “And the mother!” ‘She said it was saw, eutest right the she sat one of but ankles, and pretty soon and backed She said she close about her she had got hold of the boy |} out of the door with him. was ever so much obliged to me, | Write for } why this school is worth your |\GRAND RAPIDS, - - but she | looked sort of pale, and hasn’t been in |} here since. Funny, isn’t it, when I tried to be so nice to her?’’ ——_——__—~- -9- <2 Notice to Stockholders. The annual meeting of the the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company will be held at the General Office, in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, 2d, 1892, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the election of j thirteen directors to serve for the eusuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may be ae o the meeting . 2. P. HUGHART, See’y. ~— oe Use Tradesman Coupon Books. stockholders of | March] 7 a copy of Useful Education, and see special considera- iress, W.N. FERRIS, Big Rapids, Mich, tion. Ad Our Complete Fall Line of Holiday ad FANCY GOOUS It will pay to examine our samples. EATON, LYON & CO,, 20 & 22 Monroe St., MICH. FOU NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. Bowne, President. DD. A. DGETT, Vice-President. H. W. Nasn, Cashier CAPITAL,’ - - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Makea Specialty of Collections. Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited. ‘7 < 16 A TYPICAL CUSTOMER. Written for THE TRADESMAN. *‘Whaddy yez taihk me fer?” screamed Mrs. O' Finnegan, as she banged the door after her wet the other day, and whacked umbrella twice, with unbecoming violence, across the display of winter underwear. ‘‘Whaddy yez think Oi’m after lookin’ loike, annyhow? quarther of a her Is it the fore Egyptian moomy or the left hoind fut av the dhivil’s donkey yez think Oi am?”’ “Why, Mrs. ©0’Finnegan,’? chimed in the dude clerk, as he dodged behind the cheese safe to escape sault from the umbrella, ‘‘’m sure none of us thought anything of the kind consider you a very lovely creature, I But not allowed to proceed further with his complimentary harangue, for Mrs. O’Finnegan aimed a blow her umbrella declaw.” he was with his leather head, so fortunate as to avoid the weapon, it knocked three at and, since he was candy jars into smithereens. *“My!’’ gasped the aforesaid gentleman, as he retreated to a safer position in the of the back Ah, didn’t know you were loaded.’’ But during this episode Mrs. O’ Finne- neighborhood room. gan had not been silent. She had showered the head of the establishment with wild Irish anathemas, and had called upon al! the saints in the calendar | to witness that she was a poor, abused ‘‘crayther, wid niver a frind in the wide. wide worrld to take pity on her.” Of course, all this wa® very entertain- ing to outsiders, and very likely was quite agreeable to Mrs. O’ Finnegan, but to the proprietor of the store, the affair wore an entirely different aspect. ‘‘Pray, Mrs. O’ Finnegan,” he ventured, as he cautiously advanced toward the scene of the recent hostilities, ‘“‘what is the trouble?”’ “Oi’m Bridget O’Finnegan,” announced that person, with a wild gesticulation of her right hand, and a florish of the um- brella with the left. ‘‘Oi’m Biddy O’Fin- negan, Oi sayh, an’ I allow no counther joomper to insoolt me have the dacency name. If yez av a take a look at me shoes. Yis, me shoes. The same blissed wans yez wuz afther day, an’ me goin’ barefut half the toime If yez’ll the po- liteness to taihk a shquint at thim shoes. Misther McMich#1, yez’ll obloige me to a great extint.”’ “Pm truly sorry that the shoes did not the chant, but he was quickly interrupted. “oerry is it,’ in the bargain. have give you satisfaction,’’ began said the lady, as she braced herself for an afternoon’s seige. “Sure an’ sorry won’t make the shoes Oi c’u’d take a an’ av athimble av paste, an’ make well. the full a betther pair wid me two oyes shut, an’ noos papier toid behoind in a hand harrud knot, jist. The shoes They fair piece of me roight me sight. had been made from a very Dongola kid, in fact, good for the price, which had been low, but | their erstwhile beauty and symmetry of form had And they showed unmistakable signs of abuse in many ways. " They had tramped through the woods in nightly search for *‘the cows,’? and their uppers had been torn on sticks and briars. and promenaded the hog pen. forever vanished. a threatened as-/ We a | deal satisfactory. spavined wood- | chuck, come affen the perch there, an’ | ;} ould Oireland, sellin’ me sivin wakes ago come a Chuse- mer- | is thim shoes yez sould me, were indeed an appalling | They had waded the barnyard | } Had as- | the sucking ealf. chased of the garden patch. to town a score of fimes, and attended half a dozen country hops. Yet they hung together on this day, in the year of our Lord, 1891, while Mrs. O’ Finnegan tramped to the village store through the worst rain storm of the season, and they still retained the semblance of a pair of | shoes! ““O, it’s the dhivil av a foine toime yez have here all be yerselves a sellin’ snoide thruck to the loikes av me,” continued | ; Said that she was in something of a hur- lry, and that if Mr. McMichel would give her the dollar the lady, ‘but Oi’ll tell yez wan thing, an’ Oi tells it widout fear av favor, that if yez don’t maihk it roight wid me about thim shoes, Oi’ll see yez all enj’yin’ the pleasures av Purgathory befoor iver | Oi’ll thrade another cint in yer undacent sthore.’’ ‘Well, Mrs. O’Finnegan,” said the prietor, when Bridget finally stopped talking for want of “breath, “you are probably right in thinking that we should do something toward making this If, however, I sheuld tell you just what 1 think about the mat- pro- | ter, 1 should say that those shoes had worn uncommonly well—” *‘Whist, now Misther McMichael, yez knows better than—” “I should say, I repeat, that they had worn uncommonly well, considering the usuage you have given them, but as you seem to feel differently about it, and we make it a point to satisfy eustomers in all reasonable matters, 1 will allow you an even dollar on those shoes, which is more by considerable, than our profit amounted to.’’ i ‘Ah, now, Mr. MeMichzel, yez begin to talk loike a Christian. Yez area gintle- man an’ a scholar. an’ yez knows how to use people roight, if Oi do sayh it to the face av yez. An’ what Oi say to yer face, Misther MeMicheel, Oi niver deny behoind yer back. Oi’ ve towld Misthriss McGinnis an’ Misthress O’ Lolly more toimes than Oi’m days ould, that Mr. MeMichel was the dacentest shtore kaper this soide av the town av Inniskillen in where me bruder Mike has an illegant foine shop av his own, | an’ sells all koinds av nate shtuff be the dhrink or bottle, jist, an’ a foine thrade he dhroives.” ‘I was sure that you could find no fault with my proposition, Mrs. O’ Finne- gan. but | would not have made the of fer, even to you, had I not been sure that under similar circumstances, you would have been equally liberal with me.” “To be sure, Mr. MeMichel. What an illigant judge av character! Yez can resht aisy that Bridget O’ Finnegan is a leddy, an’ knows her place, an’ if yez should come to me wid a pair ay shoes an’ say tome, ‘here Misthress O’Finnegan, an’ they is bushted all to blazes,’ Oi’d sayh, ‘here, Misther MeMichel, t’row thim ould Vings away,’ sez Oi, ‘take these two pairs, an’ Say no more.’ ” ‘Thanks, Mrs. O’Finnegan. I was sure that I had not misjudged you. And now there is a matter to which 1 desire to call your attention. It is something which I dislike very much to mention. but as you are so good natured and have urged the matter upon me,I presume that you will be thankful for the infor- mation.” lyou THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. sisted in the fall plowing and weaned; Mrs. O’Finnegan began to look uneasi- They had kicked the | dog, and perchance the ‘‘childer,” had | the neighbors’ cattle from the! clearing, and hustled the chickens out | They had walked | ly toward the door. ‘“‘We have done considerable business together, Mrs. O’Finnegan,”’ continued the proprietor, ‘‘and it has ever been the intention of the house to make things pleasant for you in all matters. We have bought your produce, and have al- ways paid you the highest prices that we could afford. We made you allowances for goods which worth the prices paid. But what | wished to speak about to-day, is a matter relating to some but- ter and eggs which time ago.”’ Mrs. O’Finnegan here moved away and have on oceasions considered not you sold us a short which he had so kindly promised, she would have to be going. ‘Certainly. Iam coming to that in a moment. Of the three dozen eggs which we bought from you last Saturday, fif- teen turned out to be very, very bad, and the but—don’t be in a hurry, wait for your dollar, I am sorry if—” “Well, the old lady’s gone,” MeMichl, after a time. ‘I’m sorry, though, that she didn’t wait a little long- er. I was laying for her with a big load. I have a crock of her butter in the cellar from which have been extracted at dif- ferent times, a raw potato, a lock from her auburn tresses. a child’s rattle, a small earriage bolt, four buttons and a loud smell. mused brass pants I also bought some maple sugar of her last spring, which turned out to mixture of black strap molasses and Northern Mich- igan sand. We took a few fresh spring chickens from her about which were old both in tex- The only good point about them their lasting quality. the most durable chickens I be a the same time, flavor and ture. was They were ever saw. But now she’s gone and (witha glance at the broken glassware) to adapt from Byron, ‘Where Bridget’s umberell hath went The candy jars got badly bent.’ ” Gro. L. THURSTON. Grand Rapids & Indiana Schedule in effect December 13, 1891, TRAINS GOING NORTH, Arrive from Leave going South. North. For Saginaw and Cadillac...... 5:15am 7:05 am For Traverse City & Mackinaw 9:20am 11:30 a m For Saginaw & Traverse City 2:00 pm 4:15 pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw - S:pm From Kalamazoo and Chicago, 8:35 pm Train arriving at 9:20 daily; all other except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going North, South. 6:20am 7:00 am 10:30 am 2:00 pm 10:30 pm trains daily For Cincinnati.... ... ecnincenne For Kalamazoo and Chicago... For Fort Wayne and the East.. 1 :50 am Poe re 5:30 p m 6:00 pm poe Cees... -- 10:40 p m 11:05 p m Pree 16:40 p m Trains leaving at 6.00 p. m. and 11-05 p.m. run daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon— Arrive. 7:00 am 10:10 am 11:25 am 4:40 pm 5:35 pm 9:05 p m SLEEPING & PARLOR CAR SERVICE. NORTH . 7:30 am train.—Parlor chair car @’d Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 10:30 p m train.—Sleeping car Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. SOUTH--7:00 am train.—Parior chair car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati 10:30 am train.—Wagner Parlor Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. 6:00 m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. 11305 p m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Kapids to Chicago. Chicago via G. R. & I. RB. R. Lv Grand Rapids 10:30 a m 2:09 pm Arr Chicago 3:55 p m 9:00 pm 10:30 a m train through Wagner Parlor Oar. 11:05 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. 11:05 p m 650am Lv Chicago 7:05am 3:10 pm 10:10 p m Arr Grand Rapids 2.00 pm 8 35pm 5:15 am 3:10 p m through Wagner Parlor Car. 10:10 p m | train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Through tickets and full information calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Sta- tion, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. , 0. L. LOOK WOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. naginaw City. |... .. Or45 (7:05 MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “The Niagara Falls Route.’ DEPART. ARRIVE ee... 7:00am 10:00pm MR ini c.c, - 7:05am 4:30 pm Day Express.... --- 4:20pm 10:00am “Atlantic & Pacific Express......... 10:30pm 6:00am mew Tore See. .......... 55... 5:40pm 12:40pm *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Elegant parior cars leave Grand Rapids on Detroit Express at7a.m., returning leave Detroit 4:45 p. m. arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m. FRED M. BRIGGS, Gen’l Agent, 85 Monroe St. A. ALMQUIST, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. . Gro. W. MuNson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 0. W. RueeiEs G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago. TIME TABLE NOW IN EFFECT. DETROIT ROME MiiwauKee TG EASTWARD. tNo. 14|+No. 16)tNo. 18)*No. 82 Trains Leave G'd Rapids, Lv. 650am!/1° 20am! 3 25pm /10 55pm ramet Ar 7 45am/11 25am! 4 27pm/12 37am St. Johns -...Ar! § 28am/12 17pm| 5 20pm! 1 55am wor. .... Ar 93am) 120pm) 6 ¢5pm) 3 15am E. Saginaw. Ar/10 45am] 35pm 8 Opm) 8.45am Bay City eg 30am| 345pm, 8 45pm) 7..0am Flint .... .. Arj10u5am] 3 40pm 7(5pm) 5 40am Pt. Huron...Ar/}i 55aan 6 00pm) 8 50pm} 7 30am Pontiac -Ar}10 53am} 305pm) 8 25pm) 5 37am Detroit.......Ar|11 50am] 405pm) 925pm| 7 00am WESTWARD, Trains Leave Gd Hapids, Ly........ G’d Haven, Ar.. Milw’kee Str “ Chicago Str, ‘ 7 05am) 1 00pm} 5 10pm 8 35am} 2 10pm] 6 15pm *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a, m., 12:50 a. m., 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p. m. Trains arrive from the p.m. and 9:50 p.m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet car, No. 18 Chair Car. No, 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward— No. $1 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetear, Joun W. Loup, Traffic Manager. Bren FLetTcueRr, Tray. Pass. Agent, Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. 23 Monroe Street, CHICAGO NOY. 15, 1801. & WEST MICHIGAN RY. west, 10:10 a. m., 3:15 DEPART FOR | A. M.| P.M. { P.M. | P.M, Se NEA | | Dipti We ae gi dE 9:00) 12:05/#11:35)...... Indianapolis EN Benton Harbor........ 9:00] 12:05/921 :351 ...... oe oeeeme.............1 Oe reel i a ...... Traverse City. ot Ce Re MuskOron. ..5.....+... ¢ 12:05) 5:30) Manistee ....... ee Ludington 7 a eS Big Rapids.. 7: 5:17} *Daily. §Except Saturday. Other trains week only. 9:00 12:05 A. M. has through chair car to Chica- go. No extra charge for seats. P. M. runs through to Chie igo solid with Wagner buffet car; sea s 50 cts. P.M. has through free chair car to Manistee, via M. & N. E. R. R. ~- 5:17 | | “35 P. M. is solid train with Wagner pal- ee) ace sleeping car through to Chicago. DETROIT, 1801 Lansing & Northern R R DEPART FOR i+. M. 1 PLM, LP ew, ae De | 7:15] #1:00| 5:45 NOV. 15, 1891. Lome 7:15) 31:00) 5:45 | Howell 7:15] *1:00) 5:45 WO 7:15] #1200] 5:45 4ima. 7706 4:15). | St. Louis 7:05 #1 beieas ‘ i 4:00... 771 F A. M. runs through to Detroit with par- ied lor car; seats 25 cents. ] *( re P.M. Has through Parlor ear to De- eV troit. Seats, 25 cents, P, M. runs through to Detroit with par lor car, seats 25 cents, A. M. has parlor car to Saginaw, seats 25 cents. For tickets and information -a ply at Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, or Union station, Gro. DEHAVEN, Gen, Pass’r Agt. Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway. In connection with the Detroit, Lansing & Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk e offers a route making the best time betwe 1: Grand Rapids and Toledo, VIL D., 4 By, Ly. Grand Rapids at..... 7:25 a.m, and 6:25 Ar. Toledo at ..... --1:10 p. m. and 11:00 VIA D., @. H. & M. p.m, p. m2. . | Ly. Grand Rapids at.....6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m, ean be had by | Ar. Toledo at. 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p,m. Return connections equally as good, W. H. BENNETT, General Pass, Agent, Toledo, Ohio. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO. Manufacturers of Boots & Shoes. Agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. and fill them to satisfaction. We have } the new line of Storm Slips for ladies; also the . Northwest or Roll Edge Hurons and Trojans PRESIDENT LINCOLN SAID **You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.” The Tradesman Conpon Book is what the people will have after having been fooled once or twice into using something said to be just as good. THE VERY LATEST! Good as the Best and Five Times Cheaper. THE “SIMPLEX” Casi Register Price, $385.00 Simple and Durable! Warranted Ten Years, PERKINS & RIGHMOND, 13 Fountain St, Grand Rapids. Send us your mail | orders and we will try | your | in cotton and wool lined | line of lumberman’s in | P. STEKETEE & SONS WEHIOLESALE DRY GOODS & NOTIONS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. “ra Rapids Storage & Transfer Go, Limite Winter St, between Shawmut Ave. and W. Fulton st, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. General WarehovUsemen and Transfer Agents COLD STORAGE FOR BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE, FRUITS, AND ALL KINDS OF PERISHABLES. Dealers and Jobbers in Mowers, Binders Twine, Threshers, En- gines, Straw Stackers, Drills, Rakes, Tedders, Cultivators, Plows, Pumps, Carts, Wagons. Buggies, Wind Mills and Machine and Plow repairs, Ete. Telephone No. 945. J. Y. F. BLAKE, Sup’t. IF YOU WANT ACCEPT NONE BUT Hier rea Sauerkraut. ue Ly Order this Brand from Your Wholesale Grocer! e : Spring & Company, « 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. \ 1 STOMACH RO a ER I | —_—— *= a Wait for our agent to call on you, before placing your order for Best Akron Stone ware as there is a great advantage to be gained by ordering early to secure carload rates, by so doing you can get the ware delivered to your railroad station, free of freight and breakage. Our terms,60 DAYS TIME from date of delivery, on ap- proved orders, or 2 per cent. discount for cash. You will need the ware soon. Buy it right and save money by getting the lowest rates from H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids. St Ht = Butter Crocks. Sizes from 14 to 6 gallons. Covers only for same counts 1 gal. each. Meat Tubs. Sizes 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 gallons. Preserve Jars and Covers. Sizes 44, 1, 116 and 2 gallons. Round Bottom Milk Pans. : Flat Bottom Milk Pans. Sizes 1%, 1 and 1% gallon. __ Stew Pans with Bails. Sizes 1s, 1 and 1}¢ gallons. ‘Sizes 1g and 1 gallon. Tomato Jugs. Common Jugs. Sizes 14 and 1 gallon. Sizes 4 to 5 galion. ‘ . ’ , ~ Churns and Covers. Covers count 1 gallon each. r Sizes from 5 to 8 gallons. Write for quotations and we will have one of our representatives call upon you as soon as possible and make rock bottom figures for your town or at your nearest station. We Pay the Freight!