| M ichigan Tradesman. Published Weekly. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. $1 Per Year. VOL. 9. GRAND RAPIDS, JULY 13, 1892. NO. 460 THE NEW YORK BISGUIY GO, Ihe Green Seal Cigar Is the Most Desirable for Merchants to Handle because S. A. SEARS, Manager. Cracker Manutacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., ~ Grand Rapids. MUSKEGON BRANCH UNITED £TATES BAKING CO., Successors to MUSKEGON CRACKER CoO., HARRY FOX, Manager. Crackers, Biscuits » Sweet Goods. MUSKEGON, MICH. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MATL ORDERS. The BAR LOCK TYPEWRITER. The Modern Writing Machine! Visible Writing. Permanent Alignment, Automatic Ribbon-Feed Reverse High Speed. Powerfal Manifolder. Light-Running, Durable. The No 2 Machine takes paper 9 inches wide, and writes line 8 inches long. Price, $100 complete. The No. 3 Machine takes pape1 14 inches wide, and writes a line 13% inches long. Price, $110 complete So SEND FOR CATALOGUE. TRADESMAN COMPANY, State Agents, 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 It is Staple and will fit any Purchaser. Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents. Send Your Wholesaler an Order. 2 © BAF & CG, 9 North Ionia St., Grand Rapids. WHOLESALE FRUITS AND PRODUGE. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. MireiLEyY BHOS., - WHOLESALE - FRUITS, SKEDS, BEANS AND PRODUGE, 26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA ST, Grand Rapids, Mich. cS S. BROWN, JOBBER OF ——— Foreign and Domestic Fruits and Vegetables, Oranges, Bananas and Karly Vegetables a Specialty, 24-26 No Division St. BLACK BASS CIGARS NEVER GO BEGGING. Made only by G. F. FAUDE, IONIA, MICH THE NE PLUS ULTRA OF A NICKEL SMOKE! Send for quotations. Bargains in Bicycles. For two weeks, We have the lead- ing lines: beginning June 27, VICTOR we willoffer special COLUMBIA \\ | LZ inducements on NN AZZ CLIPPER BICYCLES GENDRONS ' NN and all the Now is the Time +} ” . Western Wheel Works y: Line. Call on us or write us for bargain sheet. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN BICYCLES, CYCLISTS’ SUNDRIES, Rubber and Sporting Goods, Mill and Fire Department Supplies, STUDLEY & KBARCLAY, 4 Monroe St. Grand Rapids, Mich. See Quotations, Our Fall Lines of Oil Cloths, Carpets and Curtains Now ready. SMITH & SANFORD, 68 Monroe St. Write for prices. During the building of the Kansas & Pacific Railway BUFFALO BILL LEMON \ WHEELER COME ANY, IMPORTERS AND Contracted to furnish the laborers with meat, killing in one, season four thousand eight hundred and sixty-two BUFFALO. Wholesale Grocers GRAND RAPIDS. We have taken the contract to furnish every dealer in Western Michigan with BUFFALO SOAP Spgmmmge 22°” P| Siow Cases "First-Class Work Only Of Every Description. BEST LAUNDRY SOAP ON KARTH. I M. CLARK GROCERY CO. « WRITE FOR PRICES. SOLE AGENTS. 68 and 68CanalSt. - GRAND, RAPIDS. STANDARD OIL C0................ SAPOLIO? GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. " The Public! DEALERS IN By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers create a Illuminating and Lubricating demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods, in stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchasers to the store, and help sell less known =: Anv Jobber will be Glad to Fill Your Orders. —-OrT LS-— Send us your orders for Commercial Printing. NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. E are not the cheapest printers in the State—would be ashamed of it if we were. When we find a “cheapest Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave. | printer” who does workmanlike work, we will lock up our plant and sublet our printing to him, ‘he it is, system enables us to handle work on close margins. There is more in it for GRAND RAPIDS, MUSKEGON, MANISTEE, CADILLAC, us to do $1,000- worth of work on 10 per cent. margin than BIG RAPIDS, GRAND HAVEN, LUDINGTON. Or ALLEGAN, HOWARD CITY, PETOSKEY, $100 worth at 25 per cent. Besides, we carry our own paper stock, envelopes, card- HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR bonne ete. — buy direct, discount our bills and save the mid- Let us show you what we are doing. EMPTY GARBON % GASOLINE BARRELS. “""°"" coe THE TRADESMAN COMPANY BULK WORKS AT ) ts Sox Alama MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. VOL, 9. UL ee Ont ue PHILA.PAT FIA! UFENING BACH eee at Nita Ht Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich. $500,000 TO INVEST IN BONDS Issued by cities, counties, towns and school districts of Michigan. Officers of these municipalities about to issue bonds will find it to their advantage to apply to this bank. Blank bonds and bla: ks for proceedings supplied without charge. All communications and enquiries will have prompt attention. This bank pays per cent, on deposits, compounded semi-annually. 8. D. ELWOOD, Treasury. BOSTON PETTY LEDGER. Yeur account is always posted! Your bill is always made out! = Size 84%x3%, bound in cloth and leather back and corners. Nickel bili file, indexed, ruled on both sides, 60 lines, being equal to a bill twice as long. 1000 bill heads with Ledger complete.......83 00 me * " i " ' Letoses OO 5000 * r kay Hs ee 723 Address F, A. GREEN, 45 Pearl St., R’m 9, Grand Rapids, Mich. I prepay express charges when cash accom panies the order. Send for circular. COMMERCIAL CREDIT C0. 65 MONROE ST. Formed by the consolidation of the COOPER COMMERCIAL AGENCY, AND THE UNION CREDIT CO., And embodying all the good features of both agencies. Commercial reports and current collections receive prompt and careful attention. Your patronage respectfully solicited. Telephones 166 and 1030. L. J. STEVENSON, C. A. CUMINGS, C. E. BLOCK. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Executive Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United States, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London, England. Grand Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg. HENRY ROYCE, Supt. A. J. SHELLMAN, Scientific Optician, 65 Monroe Street. Eyes tested for spectacles free of cost with latest improved methods. Glasses in every style at moderate prices. Artificial human eyes of every color. Sign of big spectacles. ESTABLISHED 1841. ta sede ncaHNSSOEORL IE me LE THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1892. with I. Shultes, Agt. Diebold Safe Co. MARTIN, MICH. FRANK H WHITE, Manufacturer’s Agent and Jobber of Brooms, Washboards, Wooden ND Indurated Pails & Tubs, WOODEN BOWLS, CLOTHESPINS & ROLLING PINS, STEP LADDERS, WASHING MACHINES, MAR- KET, BUSHEL & DELIV- ERY BASKETS, BUILDING PAPER. Manufacturers in lines allied to above, wish- ing to be represented in this market are request- ed to communicate with me. 25 COURT ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Model Coffee Plant! ee Fowwn J, Guues & Cos BLENDED IF YOU ENJOY A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE READ THIS. HE fact that a coffee is a Java does not always imply that it will make a delicious beverage, for Javas differ very materially on acoount of the secticn of the Island of Java on which they are grown and the method used in cultivating, some being grown by private planters, other under the govermment supervision. Some of these Javas are delicious, others rank and worthless. The Diamonp Java is a blend of those Javas waich ex- cel in any peculiar degree in fine flavor or full strength, and which mingling harmoniously together produce the perfection of a coffee, The Diamonp Java ts packed in air-tight cans when taken hot from cylinders, and its fragrant aroma is thus preserved until used, This brand of Whole Roasted Coffee is intended for those that appreciate a fine article, and desire to use the best coffee that cen be obtained. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR IT. {fhe cannot supply you send us his name, Our new fruasters atid boc Minciili.l s are now in fulloperation. Our facilities to supply are equal to the opportunities that you have for obtaining the best Coffees that skill can produce with the best equipped and most modern house in the world. Look out in the future for the cleanest whole roasted coffee that you ever saw. E. J. GILLIES & CO., NEW YORK, MICHIGAN REPRESENTATIVE, J. P. VISNER, 167 No. Ionia St.,Grand Rapids, Mich. ieage FIRE r INS. co. PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. T. Stewart WHITE, Pres’t. W. Frep McBaty, Sec’y. Fire & Burglar Proof All Sizes and Prices. Partiesin need of the above . gare invited to correspond AT THE WATERING-PLACE. It was at the watering-place that I was introduced to her; a mutual friend of three days’ standing introduced us. After that we were constantly together. I simply adored her. ‘‘Miss Anabella Ashe;”’ those ‘were the words that Mr. Smythe repeated for my benefit, while for hers hesaid: ‘‘Mr. Wellington Nubs.” She was as pretty as achromo to be given away with three pounds of best green tea, and as coquettish as a hum- ming-bird. 1 made no pretense of considering her intellectual. What, I asked myself, does a woman need of intellect? When she said: “Oh! ain’t the thea-shore real thweet, and ithn’t the hotel real thylish and the hopth real thplendid, Mithter Nubs?” lam sure she was more agreeable to me than when Miss Brayington Back- gammon held me by the buttonhole and talked about evolution through her nose; or when Miss Mann informed me that she demanded the suffrage; or when Miss Poker recited some of the ‘‘little things’’ she had written for the papers, for my benefit. I could find plenty of sensible men if | wanted sense; what a man need- ed to make him happy was a dear little silly goosy-poosy like Anabella Ashe. 1 told her so. ‘“*You are a naughty man to thay that,”’ she answered, slapping me with her fan. **And I don’t believe you.” But I swore to it. I hired a catboat at an awful expense to take her out sailing. I hired a buck- board at any price thev chose to ask me, and drove her everywhere. She said she wanted a certain oriental confection called ‘‘lumps of delight,’? and I tooka railroad journey to get her a box full. She wanted a novel. She had it. In fact, she had but to name her wishes, and the only reward I asked was to be told I was a ‘‘good, good, good, naughty boy, and might take her out to walk in the moonlight.”’ All this went on for a month, and one evening, as we were roaming arm in arm upon the beach, | made up my mind to propose, and thought the best way to begin would be by kissing her, telling her I couldn’t help it, and going on to say that I laid my heart and hand at her feet, when actually, as my lips were within an inch of her cheek, a great fat hand came down on my shoulder, and a voice equally fat and very gruff wheezed in my ear: “Hullo, young fellow! self!’ At the sound of this voice Anabella unhooked herself from my arm with the utmost celerity, threw herself into the depths of a big white waistcoat, and cried, ecstatically: Explain your- “Oh, pa, when did you come down? What a nithe thurprithe! Thith ith Mithter Nubs. We’re out a walking. Ithn’t it awful good of him to take poor little me out thith warm night?” “Tm!” coughed the old gentleman, ‘‘Very probably, Anabella, my dear; very probably. Go over to that white stone, and sit down until I come to you.” “All alone, pa? I’m afraid!” sighed Anabella. “Be a good girl and go,” said the old gentleman. Anabella obeyed, pouting. As soon as she was out of hearing, the old gentleman looked me in the eye through his glasses. ‘‘Do you know who I am, young man?” ‘I presume I have the pleasure of ad- dressing Mr. Ashe,” I said, tremulously, remembering that Anabella had spoken to him as ‘‘pa.’’ **You’re quite correct,”’ said he, with a queer smile that I did not half like. ‘‘What were you doing when I came up behind you?”’ “IT was about to—to address a remark to—to—to her,” I replied. ‘*Mr. Smythe introduced me. I—desired to—to be po- lite. I— This is my card, sir.”’ I poked mine at him. ‘I don’t want it,’”? he said, gruffly. ‘‘Don’t waste your visiting cards. They come expensive. So Smythe introduced you, eh? I don’t know Smythe myself. Consider your introduction to that lady as not having taken place. Don’t speak to her again. Don’t bow to her again. I will take care of her hereafter myself.” He had athick canein his hand; the place was lonely; he looked fierce, but I ventured to say to this cruelest of all cruel parents: “If you will take my card and make enquiries about me, yon’ll find ’m con- nected with Grow & Doubling, white goods, and—’’ “I have plenty of shirts at present. Thanks,’’ was all this dreadful parent remarked, as he walked away, took Ana- bella on his arm and trotted hotelward. After that I never caught a glance from Anabella; she was a most obedient daughter, certainly. The old gentleman seemed rich, and it was decidedly a pity that he was of the cruel stamp, and not an amiable person ready to give his daughter, with a dowry and a blessing, toa very respectable young gentleman in the white goods line. I used to wonder what he would do if I could induce Anabella to elope with me. TWENTY . THOUSAND RETAIL GROCERS have used them from one to six years and they agree that as an all-around Grocer’s Counter Scale the ‘‘PERFEC- TION” has no equal. For sale by HAWKINS & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. And _ by Wholesale Grocers generally.. 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Would he forgive us? If I had been sure, I should have bribed a chamber- maid to carry her a little note; but my salary was not large, and really she was not the sort of person to economize on a small one. Delicious, perfect in many | respects, but not in that. The sea air is too invigorating to allow | aman’s heart to break; it gives him too| good an appetite; but 1 felt very senti- | mental, and would have written poems | about my Anabella, only nothing | would rhyme with that lovely name but | prunella and umbrella, and they but | passably; but at last | really did meet | her face to face in chureh, to which she | came in a waterproof with a hood that | made her look like dainty little | monk. I sat beside her sermon every one else went to sleep, and we talked. “Why asked. “J never thaw thuch a thupid man!” she replied. ‘I don’t want to be tholded all the time, do 1?”’ ‘Does he scold you?” I asked. “tial” Anabella, with lingering accent on the m. Um—m! Awful!” “But, Anabella, u,”’ I said. **You’ve got to, never, you again. *‘You’re speaking now,”’ said I. “Then I won’t anymore,’’ said Ana- bella. ‘Ill pretend I wath born deaf and dumb. She shut herrose-bud mouth, and when after awhile I said: “Suppose I should beg with me, wouldn’t he forgive only shook decidedly. Neither would she allow me to escort her home. lost some do you cut me, Anabella?” I a long, ‘-Theold! said 1 can’t live without yo “Pm never, never, never to thpeak to > she answered; ” you to run oH away us? she her head I walked away in dudgeon. Half-way home 1 saw an excited crowd on the shore. The bathing-master was hastily bailing a boat. An old gentleman had gone out fishing; his boat was over- turned, and he had been clinging to it unnoticed in the rain for along while. He was almost exhausted. “Who is it?’’ 1 asked. ‘*‘A party by the name of Ashe,” said a} fellow-boarder. *“Seems to be taken with cramp. Bet adollar he’ll drown.’’ ‘‘Her father!’’ I resolved to risk my life to win his gratitude. Before the | bathing-master had half bailed out his | boat, | had divested myself of coat, vest, and hat, the water. vewor. i) just in time. boots and plunged into chilly 1 with reached my old gentleman swam In the fervor of his gratitude he clung to me, and we might have drowned to-| gether but fora knack I twisting anyone’s fingers. have of un-| I got him to} shore, and for once | had meta grateful | man. He overwhelmed me with thanks, | and insisted that I should come and dine | with him. ‘“‘We have our private table. At aix,”’ I was overjoyed to do so. Room 7. ‘*Promise.”’ 1 gathered up my wet clothes and got under shelter as soon as possible. I knew I had taken a bad cold in the head, but at least [| should allowed to know Anabella. the old gen- he repeated. be Perhaps one day I might be tleman’s son-in-law. remarkable value had saved his. People set such a on their lives, and I , and during the} | not | 1f you'll |} me to Mr. | place My old gentleman arose to receive me, and Anabella sat in the corner ina big arm-chair. ‘“‘My dear,’’ said Mr. Ashe, taking my hand, and looking at Anabella, ‘‘this is the gentleman who saved my life this morning. I forgot to ask your name.” “Nubs,” I said—‘*Wellington Nubs.”’ “Come and shake hands with him, my dear’’ But Anabella sat still. ‘-You thaid I muthn’t,” she answered. ‘“‘What do you mean, my love?” asked the old gentleman. ‘You thaid | muth never, never thpeak toMr. Nubs,’’said Anabella. ‘I haven't, only onthe; then I thoped the minute I remembered. It ith the gentleman Il wath walking with on the beach.”’ “Oh,” said the old gentleman, ‘‘l was aware. I failed to rocognize you, However, that does not lessen my gratitude. Mr. Nubs—my wife. Ana- bella, my pet—Mr. Nubs.”’ ‘-l’m very much pleased to make your acquaintance,” said Anabella. And we shook hands. Half an hour afterward he went out of the room. 1 looked at Anabella. ‘‘Madam,’’ I said, ‘‘did I hear Mr. Ashe rightly? Are you his wife?’”’ “Yeth,’’ said Anabella, in surprise. ‘‘I wouldn’t be here all alone with him if 1 wathn’t, would 1?” ‘“‘| thought you were his daughter,” I said. I beg you to understand that I thought you were a young lady, an un- married girl. I—I— Smythe introduced you as Miss Ashe.”’ ‘Tho he did,” said Anabella. ‘*Thome people alwayth thay mith for mitheth. Maybe he didn’t know; he wath a rethent acquaintanth. I thought it wath funny you should athk ‘if pa would be mad if we eloped?’ ” “There, again,” 1 said—‘‘ ‘pa.’” “That's my pet name for him,’’ said Anabella, ‘‘ever thinth baby began to talk. Baby ith home with her grandma —my ma.” I arose—lI feit that I could not stay and dine—and saying I knew not what. ‘I thuppose,”? said Anabella, ‘that you thought I wath Mither Ashe’s daugh- ter because he’s old and I’m young. He ith a real old gentleman, but he ith aw- ful rich, and givth me anything I want. thay V’ll show you my new shawl and my diamond earrings. Oh, he ith awful nice!’’ ‘‘’m sure he is,”’’ sir. 29 I said, ‘‘but I have an appointment I had forgotten. Excuse Ash.” I got out of the room, with a bow on the passing him and I left the that night. My desire to marry a little goose is not as strong as it was. If little geese were all as good and bidable as Anabella Ashe, aman might be safe in it, but oh, alas! if the little stairs, doing | goose were naughty! Mary KyLe DALLAS. e—_—_- Too many merchants depend upon the statements of others as to the quality of goods as well as on prices. In fact, this condition of mind on the part of the buyer is the supremity of bliss to the seller. Once the buyer has reached that stage wherein he is the henchman of the seller, the he has lost the grip on business which leads to fortune. Men who succeed are not of those who allow sentiment to flavor either their judgments or their pur- chases. Given two men, one with com- modities to sell to the other who wishes ito buy, the man will reap the most ad- | vantage whose knowledge of the business I dressed myself carefully that even-|4 ing, and went to No.7 s best, and whose confidence in his own at a quarter to six. | judgment cannot be shaken. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. Is Absolutely Pure and itis Soluble. Unlike the _— Process No atkalies oi A description of the chocolate Jant, and of the various cocoa anc hocolate preparations manufac- ured by Walter Baker & Co., wil .e sent free to any dealer or pplication. V. BAKER & 00, Do Dorchester, Mass. E are cn top, in the way of Boys’ Express Ty agons. They are daisies—-the finest in the market—and the prices are within the reach of everybody. Don’t fail to get our catalogue and prices before you buy. Prompt attention given to all communications. Benton Mannfacturing Co., Manufacturers of Hand Rakes, Snow Shovels, Boy’s Carts, Express Wagons, Children’s nn Etc. POTTERVILLE, MICHIGAN. M | LE-END. 5 anc a SOOL COTS Best six Gord — FOR — Machine or Hand Use. FOR SALE BY ALL Dealers in Dry Goods & Notions y/ Schilling Corset C0. CORSETS e THE MODEL (Trade Mark.) FORM. Cohilling’s FRENCH SHAPE “A” % Send for Illustrated Catalugue. in this journal. SCHILLINGECORSET CO., Detroit. Mich. and Chicago, Il, See price list ASPHALT FIRE-PROOF ROOFING This Roofing is guaranteed to stand in all places where Tin and Iron has failed; is super- ior to Shingles and much cheaper. The best Roofing for covering over Shmgles on old roofs of houses, barns, sheds, etc.; will not rot or pull loose, and when painted with me FIRE-PROOF ROOF PAINT, Will last longer than shingles. Write the un- dersigned for prices and circulars, relative to Roofing and for samples of Building Papers, etc. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, Practical Roofers, or, Louis and Campan Sts., Grand Rapids, Mich. STUDY LAW AT HOME. Take a course in the Sprague Corres; = dence school of [incorporated]. Send _4 cents [stamps ‘for particu lars to J. COTNER, Jr., Sec’y, No. 375 Whitney Block, DETROIT, MICH. “ROCHESTER OF MICHIGAN.” The Predictions of Fifty-flye Years Ago More Than Realized. E. D. Snow, landlord of the National Hotel at Howell, favors Tuk TRADESMAN with a copy of the first newspaper issued in this city, the Grand River Times, the initial number bearing date of April 18, 1837. It was a four page paper, six col- umns to the page, and, although yellow with age, itis a model of editorial and typographical excellence. It was pub- lished by Geo. W. Pattison, who is still living, having conducted a second-hand book store at Detroit for many years. The issue referred to contains the in- augural address of Martin Van Buren, wherein he announces his intention of opposing any action in Congress looking to the abolition or curtailment of negro slavery, and a somewhat rhetorical edi- | torial, descriptive of the Grand Rapids of fifty-five years ago, which evinces rare prophetic power on the part of the writer. So graphic is the portrayal of this vil- lage of 1,200 people, all of whom appear to have been actuated by the belief that Grand Rapids was destined to bea city of wide commercial importance, that Tue TRADESMAN takes pleasure in re- producing the article entire: The West, the ‘‘Mighty West,’’ isa theme that can never fail to attract the attention and awaken a lively interest in the minds of all who favor the publisher with the perusal of this sheet. It is, in fact, the polar star to enterprise—to am- bition—and the concentrating magnet to Eastern emigrants. The farmer— the mechanic—the professional man and the capitalist seem alike attracted to this ‘land of promise,’’ to scenes of wild ad- venture and hail with a gladdened heart the bright prospects that greet their safe arrival to the Oakland wilds! But, while nature has been lavish in her universal gifts, to a wide extent of fertile plains, rich in soil and beautiful in aspect, she seems to have selected a few as chosen spots, upon which she has_ bestowed every gift that can enhance their value or beautify their site—among which the location of Grand Rapids stands pre- eminent. Though young in its improvements, the site of this village has long been known and esteemed for its natural ad- vantages. It was here that the Indian traders long since made their grand de- pot. It was at this point that the mis- sionary herald established his institution of learning—taught the forest child the beauties of civilization, and the inesti- mable benefits of the Christian religion. This has been the choicest, dearest spot to the unfortunate Indian, and now is the pride of the white man. Like other villages of the West, its transition from a savage to a civilized state has been as sudden asits prospects are now flatter- in g. Who would have believed, to have vis- ited this place two years ago, when it was only inhabited by a few families, most of whom were of French origin—a people eminent for exploring the wilds and meandering rivers—that this place would now contain its 1,200 inhabitants? Who would have imagined that thus rapid would have been the improvement of this romantic place?. The rapidity of its settlement is beyond the most vision- ary anticipation; but its location, its ad- vantages, and its clime were sufficient to satisfy the mind that nothing but a frown of providence could blast its pros- pect ! : The river upon which this town is sit- uated is one of the most important and delightful to be found in the country— not important and beautiful alone for its clear, silver-like water winding its way through a romantic valley of some hun- dred miles, but for its width and depth, its susceptibility for steam navigation, and the immense hydraulic power afford- ed at this point. We feel deeply indebted to our Mil- waukee friends for their lucid description THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. of the advantages to be derived from a connection of the waters of this river with those of Detroit by canal or rail- road. A canal is nearly around the rapids at this place, suffi- ciently large to admit boats to pass up and down with but little detention. Sev- eral steamboats are now preparing to commence regular trips from Lyons, at the mouth of Maple river, to this place, a distance of sixty miles; and from this to Grand Haven, a distance of thirty-five to forty miles; thence to Milwaukee and Chicago. Thus the village of Grand Rapids, with a navigable stream, a water power of twenty-five feet fall; an abundance of erude building materials; stone of excel- lent qualitity; pine, oak and other tim- bers in immense quantities within its vicinity, can but flourish—can but be the Rochester of Michigan! The basement story of anextensive mill, 160x40, is now completed; a part of the extensive ma- chinery is soon to be put into operation. There are now several dry goods and grocery stores—some three or four pub- lic houses—one large church erected, and soon to be finished in good style, upon the expense of asingle individual, who commenced business a few years ago by a small traffic with the Indians. Such is the-enecouragement to Western pioneers ! The village plat is upon a bold bank of the river, extending back upon an irregu- lar plain some eighty to a hundred yards to rising bluffs, from the base and sides of which some of the most pure, crystal- like fountains of water burst out in boil- ing springs, pouring forth streams that murmur over their pebbly bottoms, at once a delight to the eye and an invalu- able luxury to the thirsty palate. New England may surpass this place with her lofty mountains, but not with her greatest boast, purity and clearness of water. Our soil is sandy, and mostly dry. The town is delightful, whether you view it from the plain upon the banks of the river, or from the bluffs that overlook the whole surrounding country. To ascend these bluffs, you take a gradual rise to the height of a hundred feet, when the horizon only limits the extent of view. The scenery to an admirer of beautiful landscape is truly picturesque and romantic. Back East from the town is a wide spread plain of burr oak, at once easy to cultivate and inviting to the agriculturist. Turning Westward, especially at the setting of the sun, you behold the most enchanting prospect—the din of the ville below—the broad sheet of water murmuring over the rapids—the sunbeams dancing upon its swift gliding ripples— the glassy river at last losing itself in its distant meanderings, presents a scenery that awakes the most lively emotions. But the opposite shore upon which you be- hold a rich, fertile plain, still claims no small amount of admiration. Near the bank of the river is seen the little rude village of the more civilized Indians— their uncouth framed dwellings—their little churches, and their mound-like burying places. The number and size of the mounds which mark the spot where lie the remains of the proud warrior and the more humble of his untamed tribe too plainly tell the endearments of that lovely plain to the aborigines; and how quick the mind will follow the train of association to bygone days, and contrast these reflections with present appear- anees. Thus we seethe scenes of savage life quickly spread upon the broad can- vass of the imagination—the proud chief- tain seated, and his tribe surrounding the council fires—the merry war dance, the wild amusements of ‘‘the red man of the forest.” Contrast this with their present unhappy condition! The bright flame of their lighted piles has been ex- tinguished and with it has faded the keen, expressive brilliancy of the wild man’s eye! Their lovely Washtenang, upon which their light canoes have so long glided, is now almost deserted! It is from this point, too, that you can see in the distance the evergreen tops of the lofty pine, waving in majesty above the sturdy oak, the beach and maple, pre- senting to the eye a wild, undulating plain with its thousand charms. Such is the location, the beauties and advantages of the youthful town. The | | citizens are of the most intelligent, en- |terprising and industrious character. |Their buildings are large, tasty and completed | handsomely furnished — the clatter of mallet and chisel—the clink of hammers |—the many newly raised and recently covered frames—and the few skeleton |boats upon the wharves of the river, | speak loudly of the enterprise of the place ! Mechanics of all kind find abun- dance of employ, and reap a rich reward for their labor. Village property ad- vanees in value, and the prospect of wealth is alike flattering to all. What the result of such advantages and pros- pects will be, time alone must deter- mine. But a view of this place and vicinity, where we find a rich and fertile soil, watered with the best of springs, and en- joying, as we do, a salubrious climate, a healthful atmosphere, and the choicest gifts of a benign Benefactor, would sat- isfy almost anyone that this will soon be a bright star in the constellation of Western villages. Such, gentle reader, is a faint description of the place from which our paper hails—from which, we hope, will emanate matter as pleasing and interesting as the town is beautful and inviting. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed eondition of the mucous lining of the Eutachian tube. When this tube gets inflamed you havea rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when itis entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hear- ing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed in of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for cir- culars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. (ee Sold by druggists, 75c. Playing Cards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, 19 S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. HIRTH, KRAUSE & C0, JOBBERS OF CHILDREN’S SHOES Leather and Shoe Store Supplies. 12-14 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, 8 FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. | | | D, A. BLopeert, President. Gro. W. Gay, Vice-President. Wm. H. ANDERSON, Cashier. - $300,000. CAPITAL, Transacts 2 general banking business. Make a specialty of collections. Accounts of country merchants solicited. Geo. H. Reederf& Co., JOBBERS OF BOOTS & SHOES Felt Boots and Alaska Socks. State Agents for 158 & 160 Fulton st. Grand Rapids SCHLOSS, ADLER & GO, MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF Pants, Shirts, Overalls i Gents’ Furnishing Goods, REMOVED TO 23-25 Larned St., East DETROIT, MICH. Dealers wishing to look over our line are in- vited to address our Western Michigan repre sentative, Ed. Pike, 272 Fourth avenue, Grand Rapids. BUY THE PENINSULAR Pants, Shirts, and Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. ‘STANTON, MOREY & CO., Mfrs. DETROIT, MICH. Gro. F. OwEN, Salesman for Western Michigan, Residence, 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. STANWOOD & CoO, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass. RECEIVE Mackerel, Codfish, Herring And All Kinds of Salt Water Fish DIRECT FROM THE FISHERMEN. eee in Michigan by J. P. Visner, 167 North Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich., who will be pleased to quote bottom prices that first-class stock can be offered at by any producer or curer _THE MICHIGAN ‘TRADESMAN. | AMONG THE TRADE. Stevenson & Co., for the purpose of | way cut into cross arms for cain and doubling the store-room capacity. The | telephone purposes. The business for plans embrace a number of changes and /| May was the largest in the history of the Battle Creek—The Eureka Loom Co. is improvements, which, when completed, | company. The shipments were 13,284,- AROUND THE STATE. succeeded by Sharpe & Kynett. | will give the firm one of the most com- | 2: 7 feet of lumber, 12,305 ties, 10,996 | Saginaw—Fred J. Riedel has sold his | plete dry goods stores in Western Michi-| posts and 4,009 telegraph poles. The | grocery stock to F. J. Shoemaker. | gan. Baldwin —C. H. Jackson succeeds | Smith & Jacksonin the milling business. The two stores will be connected} Loud company’s mill will exhaust its} by two archways, one at the rear end of | io holdings in about three years, but | | the division wall, and one just back of | | continuing the tie and pole business with | Fenton—Alonzo Curtis is succeeded by A. Curtis & Son in the Bessemer—Ehrmantraut & Meier suc- Meat & Provision | ceed the Ehrmantraut Co. Battle Cree :—Sharpe & Kynett succeel Shav7pe & Kobinson in the ha-dware busi- spending a few hess. Muskegon—Geo. street. West Bay City—Mary J. ceeded by C. C. Castanier in the business. Soston is suc- grocery Hesperia—R. Wilson has removed his | hardware stock from _ this Walkerville. place to Dundee—Hendricks & Hall will dis-| continue their cigar manufacturing busi- | ness at this place. Hancock—Wm. Berkson & Co. have! { purchased the clothing stock of Betsie (Mrs. M. J.) Fisher. Grand Junction—G. A. Bates has pur- | chased the Feazell drug stock and will | continue the business. Battle Creek—The firm of Mechen & Geddes, stationers, has dissolved, Jas. T. Geddes & Co. succeeding. Kalamazoo—Henry belonging to Miss J. Lizzie Flat Rock—Fred Burden THE TRADESMAN that the report that he has sold his wagon business is untrue. Jackson—A. M. out their and men’s furnishing goods, and retired from business. Sparta—Walch & Hicks have leased | their meat market to D. J. McLeod. They will continue the buying and ship- ping of cattle, hogs, ete. Ithaca—The Ithaca erected a new office Caryl. writes Sprague & Co. closed stock of notions has warehouse, a Lumber Co. and large retail and wholesale trade having been built up in both hardwood and pine. Dimondale—Dr. E. M. Snyder, formerly engaged in the drug business at Suntield, has purchased the E. M. Burnham drug stock here and will continue the business at the same locatson. Manistee —George R. Scoville, formerly of the grocery and drug firm of Scoville & Rich, has purchased the grocery stock | of Secor Bros., and will coutinue the business at the same location. Kalamazoo—Chas. Young, formerly en- | gaged inthe drug business at Allegan, has purchased the Hotchkiss drug stock at Hastings and removed it to this city, locating at 319 North Burdick street. Stanton—Warren D. McLean has sold his interest in the grocery stock of Ball | and will take | & McLean to P. J. Devine up his residence in the West. The new firm will known as Ball & Devine. The new member of the is by no means a stranger here, having been a be firm member of the former firm of Epley &| Devine. fonia—F. W. Stevenson, who recently | purchased the interest of the Dye estate | in the corner store of Union block, giv- tailoring business. | W. Steele has opened | a flour and feed store at 27 South Terrace | Ward Beecher has | | purchased the book and stationery stock | have|g ‘the stairway, giving entrance to base-| ment, where a carpet and wall paper room, 24x80 feet, will be fitted up. McBride—C. L. Lewis, formerly en- | gaged in general trade here, but now en- |gaged in trade at Aberdeen, Wash., is weeks with Michigan He is not particularly in love with his new location, if the following interview with a reporter is any cri- | terion: ‘It costs about one-third more to | live in Washington than it does in Mich- | igan; it requires more capital to engage |in business there than it does here and there are more chances to be taken. Com- | mon labor is worth from twelve to four- | teen shillings a day; carpenters receive from $2.50 to $3 a day and are ealled up- on to pay from 25 to 40 cents a pound for | butter, 25 cents a dozen for eggs at the lowest price, and for other eatables and rent accordingly. Business lots which | sold in Aberdeen one year ago for $5,000 are offered for $2,000 and resident lots which sold from $500 to $2,000 are now offered at most any price. The town, not unlike other townsin the West which have had too much boom, is virtually at a stand still and no building to speak of | is going on, notwithstanding the railroad has just reached the place.” | friends. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Port Huron—Jas. K. Frank Haskal Lodge succeeds in the manufacture of ci- | gar boxes. Hamilton—Benjamin Brower has been | admitted into partnership in the firm of | Harvey & Benjamin, millers. The style of the firm remains unchanged. Marquette—Kimmel, Robertson & Co., who have had their head office and yard in this city, have abandoned this field and moved their office to their sawmill at Crystal Lake, 80 miles west of here, and will do only a ecarlot business in fu- ture. ! Oscoda—The Gratwick Smith & Fryer 375,000 feet aday. One mill is operated day and night. Recently the company sold 100,000,000 feet of stumpage to Bliss |}and a Saginaw syndicate, which means that the product will goto the Saginaw Valley for manufacture. Next year will | complete the operations of the Gratwick Smith & Fryer Lumber Co | ty. Manistee—The White & Friant saw- | mills, which have been idle some time, |have started up again, as they | 1,000,000 feet of . in this vieini- have logs accumulated in | their boom. They will probably have as miny more later in the season, which will about exhaust their stock in this re- gion. When they bought this plant four years ago, it was only to saw out a group | of 50,000,000 feet of timber that they had on hand, and this they have about accom- plished. Oscoda—The H. M. Loud & Sons Lum- ber Co. now owns the Potts mill and is operating it as well as two other mills. | In 1891 the product of the Loud mills Lumber Co. has two mills manufacturing | | | jten years after the pine has all The company has about poration is complete, cannot withdraw main line, and branches, his subscription without the consent of the other the hardwoods the} mills can probably manufacturing of been manufactured. 100 miles of known as the Au Sable & Northwestern Railroad. i el sae TALKS WITH A LAWYER. Written for THE TRADESMAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO What is the nature of the obligation one assumes, or does he assume any legal obligation, in signing his name to a subscription for stock in a corporation not yet formed? Isit a proposal, on his part, which he may withdraw at pleasure? Is it a one-slded agreement, or an agree- ment without consideration, or a con- STOCK. ditional promise which may or may not be binding upon the signer accord- ing as he shall subsequently choose? It may be fairly stated that many names placed upon stock subscription papers are s) placed without any definite com- prehension of the nature of the transac- tion, and of its legal effect. This is ap- parent to anyone who has been the pro- moter of corporation enterprises and has had in charge the soliciting of subscrip- tions thereto. A few words in the di- rection suggested cannot fail to be of in terest and profit to the public, inasmuch as corporate enterprises have become so numerous ihat thereis scarcely an indi- vidual, howsoever humble his cireum- stances, but, at sometime or another, has been solicited, or been tempted, to become a subscriber to the capital stock of acorporation. What then is a sub- scription to stock? It may be stated to be a promise, by the subscriber, to take and pay for the shares for which he sub- scribes, upon a consideration sufficient and valid to support it. The nature of this consideration we shall discuss later on. More fully, the promise is one to take and pay for the shares on the terms of the subscription paper, and of the act under which the company is organized. It is usual to state in the subscription paper what act itis intended to use in organizing, and if that act makes the stockholders individually liable for the debts, they are thus liable, even although they have not done anything beyond the signing of the subscription paper. In other words a_ subscription to the stock means more than an assent to the mere proposal to form a corporation for certain purposes. It means the same as if all the provisions of the statute under which it is proposed fo organize were a part of the agreement signed. The agree- ment of the subscriber is to take the number of shares set opposite his name, and to pay for them according to the provisions of the act. Thesubscription may be made on condition, as for instance, that the amount subscribed shall reach a certain sum, and it has been held that, in the case of the condition mentioned, it must be intended to mean fair sub- scriptions, such as may probably be col- ing him the entire ownership, will shorly | was 49,915,000 feet of lumber; igen 000 | lected. As to the form of subscription, feommence work, connecting the same with the store now occupied by F. W. | shingles; 4 41,223 telegraph poles; 202,174 posts and ties; and 2,314,714 feet of nor- all that is required is that it shall indi- eate the intention of the subscribers to | | be utilized eigbt or | | | become stockholders, and the number of shares respectively taken by them. The several subscribers may sign separate |instruments, they being copies of each other, and they will be regarded as one and the same instrument, and where a statute requires that subscription books shall be opened, it has been held that one or several subscription papers con- stitute a ‘‘book’’ within the meaning of the statute. The signer of a subscription | paper before the organization of the cor- subscribers, and, though he has erased his name, the corporation can (collect his subseription. been declared to be the law without ex- This has not ceptions, but it has been held universally that where the incorporating of the com- pany was completed, before the sub- scriber attempted to withdraw his sub- scription, he had lost the right to do so. When one has signed articles of associa- tion, he has entered into a contract which is not open to revocation. The other subscribers have an interest in the exe- cution and performance by each sub- scriber of his agreement, and after the incorporation has begun a legal existence it has acquired a vested interest in each subscriber’s agreement. This subject will be continued in a further paper. Wn C. SPRAGUE. a The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. has re- ceived a large shipment of the celebrated “Sunset” brand of London layer raisins direct from the growers in California. The shipment came in a refrigerator car and was placed in cold storage on ar- rival, only about fifty boxes being taken from cold storage ata time. This en- sures fresh stock at all times, if the re- tailer takes half as much pains as the grower and jobber do to keep the fruit from deteriorating. > o> P. Steketee & Sons are showing a line of Lenox and Kimono tickings, which are the handsomest patterns ever seen in this market. The Messrs. Steketee are sole agents for the manufacturers in Western Michigan. Crockery & Glassware FRUIT JARS, git Hora oecee Half Gallor OO Eee MR ce 45 LAMP BURNERS, No.0 Sun ue pee ee tee eee eee et 45 ee a ec 50 (oe 5 meee ec, ees | ee. % LAMP CHIMNEYS. —Per box. 6 doz. in box. No. 0 Sun.... 1% mae «3. oo a. «0 First quality. No.0 Sun, crimp oe cee 2 2 No. 1 Oca 2 40 a2 - . ee eee eee ea ee 3 40 Xxx Flint. No. 0 San, crimp top...................... see 2 60 Noi * C i 2 80 No. 2 “ “ oe 3 80 Pearl top. No. ; Sun, wrapped oman lebeled.............. 3.70 No. 2 . go 470 No. 2 Hinge, “ . eT EE 4 88 La Bastie. No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per _ Lee eae 1 25 No. 2 «| awectoce ecco OM No. { crimp, per. ee. 1 35 as hl UCU en 1 60 LAMP WICKS. No. 0, POT BTOSS...-- ee esse eee renee eee e ee es 23 Re 28 No 2) Meee eee eeey eee ua 38 aes Tl %5 Soaheh, eee 90 STONEWARE—AKRON. Jugs, 6 al 1 doz 6 gal.. ugs a FOZ... 2. see ee eee ocd esee ee re oe ‘ 3 si Fe ie et ee ossecsk OO Milk Pans, % gal., per dos. lags i oe = a Le eee re GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. J. F. Reed has opened a grocery store | at Paris. The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. Chas. E. Herington has removed the} general stock he recently purchased at | Campbell to this city, locating at 445 | Lyon street. E. B. Downing has sold his grocery stock at 220 Plainfield avenue to H. A. Olney, late of Hillsdale, who will con- tinue the business at the same location. G. A. Bates has purchased the gen- eral stock formerly owned by the Feazell estate, at Grand Junction and added largly thereto. Foster, Stevens & Co. booked his order for a hardware stock. Bently & Cornell, who recently pur- chased the Barston furnace business on Fountain street, have removed to South Division street and put in a full line of hardware. Foster, Stevens & Co. furnished the stock. 778 Local jobbers are in receipt of a circu- lar from the Heaton-Peninsular Button Fastener Co., announcing an advance in the price of fasteners from 38 to 90 cents a great gross. This increases the price to the retail trade from 45 cents to $1 a great gross. Connor & Giddings—composed of Wm. Connor and Albert J. Giddings—who contemplated embarking in the men’s furnishing goods and hat and cap busi- ness at 24 Pearl street on July 1, have con- cluded to defer the inauguration of the business until January 1, when Mr. Connor’s presentengagement with Mich- ael Kolb & Son expires. Hirth & Krause have admitted to part- nership Alfred B. Hirth and Edgar T. Hirth and the firm will hereafter be known as Hirth, Krause & Co. A. B. Hirth has represented the house on the road for the past eight years, while E. T. Hirth has been with the firm about the same length of time in the capacity of book-keeper. Both gentlemen haye been faithful employes and will, un- doubtedly, prove to be equally valuable to the house in their new relations. Interesting developments are likely to occur in the James N. Wells} matter, re- ferred to at some length last week. The creditors have invoked the assistance of experts in several lines, resulting in dis- closures which may cause several per- sons considerable discomfort. It is no longer a matter of conjecture that Wells had several accomplices in the swindle and it is to be hoped that the creditors will decline to compromise their claims and pursue this matter until the guilty parties are brought to justice. Wm. Keyes & Son, general dealers at Thompsonville, have ceased to exist as a firm, the stock having been seized and sold on the first mortgage by Trustee Judson and disposed of to other dealers in that town. There were seven credi- tors named in the first mortgage—Olney & Judson Grocer Co., I. M. Clark Grocery Co., Rindge, Kalmbach & Co. and Foster, Stevens & Uo., of this city; Walsh-DeRoo Milling Co., Holland; Pritzliff Hardware Co. and Roundy, Peckham & Co., of Mil- waukee. As soon as the stock was sold under the mortgage, Trustee Judson sent J. M. Flanagan to Thompsonville, with instructions to close out the stock as soon as possible. He_sold the drug and hard- Fo ware stock to the Thompson Lumber Co. | with joy. and the boots and shoes, clothing and the big cities and smaller towns along his groceries to Mrs. ©. E. Keys, wife of the route, and details even more interesting | He is the bearer of news from senior member of the old fitm, who re-| gossip than newspaper reporters write. | cently removed her stock of goods from | His customer is usually the leading man Bear Lake to Thompsonville and pro-|of the neighborhood, and by giving to | poses to continue business at the latter | this merchant all the news, political and | place. The stock inventoried $1,200 and realized about $600, giving the creditors secured by the first mortgage about 50 cents on the dollar. — -@- <> Gripsack Brigade. H. Bolhuis, formerly with F. A. Wurz- burg & Co., has taken the position of city salesman for Morris Levy. J. D. Davis, formerly with the Monag- han Bay Shoe Co., has gone on the road for Kirth, Krause & Co., the engagement dating from July 5. F. H. McDonough, formerly on the road for Jas. H. Walker & Co., of Chicago, is now State Manager for Sprague’s Col- lection Agency, of Chicago. Edward L. Bush, traveling representa- tive for the American Eagle Tobacco Co., who was married in this city on the 2nd to Miss Marguerite E. Mettles, will take up his residence at Grand Blane. David Haugh says that he and Chas. S. Brooks have declined the commission of- fered them by Dr. J. B. Evans and that the latter has supplied the vacancy by the appointment of Capt. Jas. N. Brad- ford. Geo. W. Stowitts, Michigan and Wis- consin traveling representative for the Western Suspender and Neckware Co., Mansfield, Ohio, is spending the present week at the factory, getting out his fall line of samples. Wm. Boughton is no longer an inmate of St. Mark’s Hospital, the wound on his leg having healed sufficiently to permit him to navigate without much difficulty. If he continues to improve, he will re- sume his road work next week. Traveling salesmen who were in Chi- cago at the time of the Democratic con- vention had some pretty tough expe- riences trying to obtain rooms. A well known salesman, who has stopped at the Sherman House for a good many years, registered at that hostelry without think- ing that the convention was in session. The clerk remarked: ‘‘We have no rooms alone. They are all taken, but if you care to share a room with another man you can have it for $15 aday.’? The salesman said he would not have it. Two other salesmen, who tried in vain to get rooms at the hotel, struck what they thought to be quite a snap. They took a Turkish bath each night and slept there. This cost them $1.50, which was very cheap, considering the prevailing rates at the hotels and private houses. They left their grips there over night, of course, but had to get up at 7 o’clock in the morning. This was alittle bit un- comfortable, but the best they could do under the circumstances. “The drummers and newspaper men of this country are the great moulders of public opinion,’’? declared Congressman Norton, of Missouri, the other day. ‘‘It is, of course, conceded that the news- paper men—and by that term I mean the reporters more than the heavy-browed editors—are potent factors in shaping public sentiment, but I believe that few people have yet reflected on the influence exerted by commercial travelers in the same line. The drummer is a regular visitor to every cross-roads town in America, and his coming is always hailed otherwise, of the outside world, with his | characteristically pertinent and pungent comments on each item of information, | he is largely instrumental in influencing | the merchant’s opinions and judgment | of affairs and men. Very often the drummer’s visit is the signal for the congregation of the farmers of the neigh- borhood to the country store, tillers of the soil sit on nail kegs and eracker boxes for hours spellbound by the drummer’s eloquent and interesting naration of what is going on in the next neighborhood, town or county. have the drummers of this country on | my side and I will stay in Congress as long as I want to. In fact, I don’t know but that they could elect me President of the United States if they tried.” >_< The Hardware Market. Wages — The proper adjustment of wages, to govern work in all the iron and steel mills, is rapidly being accom- plished. Many mills have already signed thescale. Therecent very severe trouble at Homestead between Carnegie’s men and the authorities may retard the set- tlement, but it is to be hoped not. Sheet Iron—No change to note. Orders are coming freely for fall shipments. Bar Iron—Very little moving, as nearly all the mills are closed down. Wire Nails—Jobbers are more conserv- ative in their offerings, as the mills have withdrawn the extreme low figures named some days ago. No change in jobbers’ prices from last week. Cut Nails—Very few enquiries and as few offerings. Most of the cut nail mills are closed down for repairs. Window Glass—No special change to note, except prices are firmer, owning to the closing of all the factories. Jobbers are asking 80 to 80 and 10 discount from list in full box lots, according to quanti- ty wanted. Powder — The reduction in powder seems to be general with all manufac- turers. Seythes and Snaths—Trade on these goods is very large. Assortments are already broken and the trade are taking what they can get. Cradles — Although very little grain has yet been cut, every dealer is laying in more stock than usual and stocks are getting low. Gasoline Stoves—The ‘‘Junior’’ gaso- line stoves are still searce. Manufac- turers are doing all they can to catch up with orders, but find it hard work. Prices remain 40 and 10 discount. Stocks and Dies—Common blacksmith screw plates have advanced 10 per cent., the discount now being 30 per cent. Saws (Hand and Butcher)—Henry Dis- ton & Sons have made a few changes in their discounts, but thenet is very small. Strap and T Hinges—The combination is a little weak. Close buyers can shade 50 per cent. discount. Shelf Hardware—Usually at this time of the year manufacturers make some changes in lists and discounts on shelf goods, but this year seems to be an ex- ception, as but very few changes are noted. ——_—_- 4 Use Tradesmanor Superior Coupons. and the | Let me} 5 Country Callers. Calls have been received at THE | TRADESMAN Office during the past week from the following gentlemen in trade: | Conrad Bros., Otsego. E. S. Houghtaling, Hart. I. F. Sleesman, Alpine. W. R. Lawton, Berlin. J. V. Moran & Co., Lake City. Richar & Co., Muskegon. Change in Firm Name. Granp Rarips, Mich., July 1, 1§92. We take pleasure in announcing to our cus | tomers and the trade in general that we have | admitted Mr. A. B. Hirth, who has been in our | employ in the capacity of traveling salesman for | the past eight years,and Mr. E. T. Hirth, who | has been in our employ a similar length of time, as copartners. The style of the firm shall be | known hereafter as | HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO. | Thanking the trade for their liberal patronage | bestowed on us the past nine years and trusting that the same will be extended to the new firm, | we are, Respectfully yours, HIRTH & KRAUSE. | DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT DELKNAP, BAKER & GO. Exclusive Carriage Repository AND INSPECT THEIR LINE OF Carriages, Surreys, Phaetons, °~ Bueeies. 5 & 7 N. IONIA ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHAS, A. OYE, MANUFACTURER OF LDS & Te Horse and Wagon Covers, JOBBERS OF Hammocks and Cotton Ducks SEND FOR PRICE LIST. li Pearl St, Grand Rapids, Mich. Is as good as the first. No dregs, All pure and whole- Lae> some. The most popular drink of the day. Hires’ pect Beer. A perfect thirst quencher. Don’t be deceived if a dealer, for the sake of larger profit, tells you some other kind is “just as good ’’—’tis false. No imitation is as good as the genuine Hirgs’. 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Observations Peculiar to Mercantile Life. E. 8. Teller in Dry Goods Bulletin. You look in a man’s eyes to read his character. However prepossessing he may be in other respects, if he has a ‘“*bad eye,’’ you cannot overcome a lurk- ing suspicion that there is something wrong with him. That the soul is mir- rored in the eyes may be true, or it may be simply a mistaken theory which has taken fast hold of our minds; but to com- bat it would be useless. We cannot as- sociate dull eyes with a keen mind or bright eyes with a sluggish brain. The show windows are the eyes of your store. From those eyes people will judge the character of your place of business. You cannot spend enough care or money on the interior of your store to entirely counteract the effect of dull eyes. So keep them bright; make them attractive; give them meaning; make them intelli- gent. = I passed a place the other day where two boys with brush and rubber were putting the finishing touches on a large plate window. Some raindrops falling just at that moment spattered the glass, and, with exasperation in his tones, the lad with the rubber said to his compan- ion: ‘*‘Might have know’d it’d rain this morning, ’eause the windows is being cleaned.” I was tempted to stop and tell him that the windows ought to be cleaned every morning. It’s a little discourag- ing, perhaps, with such weather as we have been having, but polishing the show windows should be just as much a habit as washing one’s face. * * * How an unpleasant impression will cling to one! Pleasant ones, too, I like to think, are not easily banished. But we will associate some place or person with an unhappy occurrence, and con- stantly avoid it or them. Although, per- haps, forgetting the original cause of our dislike, the impression remains. I meet a man on the street; I cannot re- eall his name. Though we have met somewhere, I cannot tell where or when; but I know that something disagreeable occirred. It is natural for me to shun him. I was recently in the office of a prominent business man when a gentle- man came in and extended his hand, say- ine: “This is Mr. . I belieye.’’ *“‘Yes,’’ replied the merchant. ‘‘I recall your face; I do not remember your name nor where I met you, but I do know that I quarreled with you.” * * I recently noted the following example of tact. A lady was looking at handker- chiefs, and, finding nothing to suit her fancy, turned, and with some show of irritability, to the salesgirl and said: ‘‘Is this the extent of your stock, or don’t you know enough to show the goods?’’ The girl blushed scarlet but controlled her tongue, and said gently: ‘‘I beg your pardon; I am sure the fault is with me and not the stock, and I shall call the head of the department to wait upon you.”’” Result: house sold $12 worth of handkerchiefs; girl had the inner con- sciousness of having done her duty. * * # ~~ = * There is just one thing worse than sarcasm behind the counter; that is in- difference. I never see one of those ex- asperating creatures (chewing gum and looking into the dim distance while a customer serves herself), without feel- ing an almost uncontrollable impulse to bump its head a few times on some of the fixtures. The worst offendors in this particular are of the feminine gender. The are no male clerks among them. True, there are individuals in men’s attire who languish about with an air of ennwi and a listless expression, place a piece of goods before their cus- tomer, then fasten their eyes on a spot in the ceiling, deigning tosay, in rather a bored manner: ‘‘No, lady, we do not carry anything so poor in quality as your sample.”? ‘I do not know where you could get it.” ‘‘No, I really could not say.” ‘‘I do not know, I am sure. C-a-s-h!” Donot mistake these for men, they are of the neuter gender. rt Use Tradesman Coupon Books. Suggestions from Clerks. Some time ago the writer chanced to read of a merchant who kept a book in which his clerks were requested to write any remarks which they heard made by customers or visitors in regard to the store, its arrangements, stocks, etc. They were also invited to make any suggestions in regard to the conduct of thé business that they saw fit, with the assurance that their suggestions would certainly be read by the managers of the store and care- fully considered. The suggestion was passed on to a lo- cal dealer, who acted upon it, and he re- cently confessed that he found the book valuable to have in more ways than one. The criticisms of his customers in this way reached him and he learned some- thing about his business from the buyer’s point of view. He also stated that he found that some of his clerks had some good ideas in regard to business and that he should always keep such a book in the future. The gentleman in question is one who always stands well with his clerks. He at once succeeds in com- manding their respect and confidence as well as their good wishes. It is very possible that some employers might not succeed in the attempt to get their clerks interested enough to make the entries in their report book, but these should be exceptional cases. Dealers ought to strive to stand well with their help. This does not include familiarity, but a gentlemanly regard for those with whom you must come in con- tact. Let them know that you will treat them considerately at all times; that you appreciate their efforts and recognize the difference between the services of an em- ploye who takes an interest and a pride in the success of the business and the other whose sole desire is to give as little service for the pay as«possible. The clerk is often in position to give most important information in regard to the details of the business. Coming in contact with customers directly, he hears their comments on the store and the goods, and frequently his pointer will prove most valuable. The daily report book is one way of learning what he knows and what it may pay you to know. Ina large business it will often prove the best if not the only way to get this information direct. oo Mormon Coin. A retail grocer at San Francisco pos- sesses a $5 gold coin, coined by the Mor mons in 1849. In that year Brigham Young established a mint, and coined about $1,000,000 in $5 gold pieces. These coins, says aSan Francisco paper, soon found their way to California and passed current. At that early date, they were welcomed as a great convenience in mat- ters of exchange. The metal in the coin was unalloyed—so soft and pure, in fact, that it wore away very rapidly. On this account they disappeared from circula- tion almost as rapidly as they had ap- peared. On one side of Mr. Ballard’s relic are two clasped hands, probably symbolic of brotherly love, while around the margin are the letters ““G. S. L. C. P. G.,’’ standing for ‘‘Great Salt Lake Cali- fornia Pure Gold.’? Below the clasped hands are the words, ‘‘five dollars,’’ and the date, ‘*1849.’’ On the other side, in the center of the coin, is the all seeing eye, and below that a beehive, while around the margin are these words, ‘Holiness to the Lord.” a The Dry Goods Market. Bleached Cottons—Very firm. Silesias—Strong in price and active in demand. Prints—The manufacturers of Pacific, Simpson, Cocheco, Hamilton, Eddystone, Manchester and Merrimac prints an- nounce the fall price of their goods as 6c. Jobbers are still selling odd and ends at 5c, but the new price will be main- tained on new goods. Floor Oil Cloth—Several of the manu- facturers have raised their prices a shade. Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. — ccc : Atines ee 6 Atlantic ee 6% o...... 6% “ a 5% wi p......... 6 _ 5 a. Cs, * caakaes anne 40 Beaver Dam A A. " By Blackstone O, 32.... 5 a 6 Black Bock ........ 6 Rom ab........,.. 7 ce ox Cavenet ¥.......... Chapman cheese cl. 34 Arrow Brand 54 — Wide.. 6% L 4% Full Yard Wide..... 6% “ “c enereee A... nck. 6% Honest Width....... 6% Pereceras. .......... 5 Padten tead........ 7 ee 6% Ser e............ 5 Lawrence LL...... 54 Madras cheese cloth 6% Newmarket 4 cane 5% “ N 6% ae 54 * Zz , 6% meee &......... 5 (leon CH......... 544/Our Level Best..... 6% ee eo cere &.......... 6 Dwight Ster......... eereoomee.............. 7 Clifton CCC........ Se 6% |Top of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. ce. ._...... 2. 84/Geo. Washington... 8 Aoaeees......-......- S ee eee.......... q EE a 7 Med Weee......... ™* ‘Art Cambric........ 10 (Green Ticket....... 8% Blackstone AA..... 7% — re. ......... 6% Boom a7... oe... U4 ee ee = Wut Ont..... 4%@ 5 eee... 7 |King Phillip ibe ee ™ ee 6X o..... z Charter Oak........ 5% Lonsdale —, "10 Conway W.......... 734|Lonsdale.. 814 I ae ; Middlesex.... .. 5 Dwight Anchor — Stine Meme...........- 7% shorts. 8 ase beat ees eee 6 ee a : Rane ina 5% — i eekbe ces Pride of "the West...12 oe... .-...-..- Li Cieee............ 7% Fruit - the _——- - ee 4% a oye ee Utiea Miitis......... 8% Peet Peso... ..-... . Nonpareil ..10 Fruit of ine Loom %. 7% Lk a 8% Palen. .... ..... 4%4|White Horse........ 6 Part Vares........+-. — ~ Roe......... HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. ee 7 |Dwight Anchor..... 84 Perwen....... ..... 8 UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. Tremont ew... 5% Middlesex No. :.... ae o......... 6% | . Be cee 7 > 2. Middlesex AT...... 8 . . 7... . Z... 9 ' ° &....— _ -.... 2 EACHED CANTON FLANNEL. Hamilton N. oo 7% Middlesex A . oe 11 Middlesex r = os -: «2 2 a7. 9 . A Fs eae 13% ee 9 1 ee 17% . - ¥...... 10% » a. 16 CARPET WARP. Peerless, wnite...... 17%|Integrity colored. ..20 “ eolored.. --19%4|White St ee 18 Pateertty........-. .. Ye * colored. .20 oe eoops. en Looe occ 6 (Marmeles........... 20 oe ee ae . Se ” ~< oe Ce 27% GG Cashmere...... 20 _ --30 ees... _.....- 16 ' -- -Be% _ ee 18 ci 35 CORSETS. eee... #9 50|Wonderful . iy 50 et To me = Davis Waists..... 9 OO/Bortree’s .......... Grand Rapids..... 4 50;|Abdominal........ 15 00 — JEANS. ae ............. 3%|Naumkeagsatteen.. 7 iuavees oggin cece vs _orrees...... ..... 6% Biddeford........... COMOMORS.......... 6% Bresewiexk. .... ...- bl — a 6% Allen turkey reds.. 3% 3% | Berwick fancies.... 5% es... ..-. 5%|Clyde Robes........ 4 = & purple 6% Charter Oak fancies 4% - a ee DelMarine cashm’s. 6 ' pink checks. 5% mourn’g 6 - staples ...... 5% Eddystone fancy... 5% ° shirtings... 4 chocolat 5% American fancy.... 5% ’ rober.... 5% Americanindigo.... 5% c sateens... 5h American shirtings. 4 Hamilton —. 5% Argentine Grays... 6 . 5% Anchor _— co Manchester anil - 5% Arnold ' — : new era. 5% Arnold Merino.... Merrimack D fancy. 5% _ long cloth B. 10% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4% . ' Reppfurn . 8% “century cloth 7 |Peetic fancy........ 0 “ pole eee... lO... 6% ‘green seal TR 1044) Portsmouth robes... 5% “yellow seal. .10% a mourning. - 5% - oee......... 1% oo 5% “ Turkey red..10% . solfd black. 5% Ballou solid black.. 5 |Washington indigo. 5% = * colors. 5%| ‘“* Turkey robes.. * a al blue, green, ‘* India robes.... 7% and -- . 5% “ plain T’ky x % 8% Berlin solids. . _— * _ oe ofl blue...... 6% ‘* Ottoman Tur * ee 6 “ Foulards .... 5% Martha Washington « wee....-... 7 Turkey red X..... 7 “ "2. Martha Washington ss * 28. Ture res........ 9% . “ 34XXXX 12 |Riverpoint robes.... 5 Cocheco = aoe. 6 Windsor Taney...... 6 mad .. old ticket - xx coin. 6%! indigo blue....... 10% ” eotias...... Cg marmony............ 4% —— oe eg ACA... ae rs Hamil et Th eae AAA... D bs oes eee ’ Awning. ‘11. |Sgvift River. ae. ........ ... 8 arl River. hist Pat Pee......-... iM werren........ Leauee 13 Lenox Mills ........ 18 COTTON DRILL. —. ene! 6% —_ moe eS Se anne 6%|No Name........ - % Chifton, -..... oe Top orn enn ine cues 9 sim sae 10% idk sane cas EN ii ee 18 Black Lines eee 9@ 9% Toke been yes 6 cues @10 No pise ce cacies 10% ACA ic ditse ous 12 DEMINS. Amoskeag eceek duce 12%{Columbian brown. .12 Sos. .... 13% Everett, ee... 12 " brown .13 brown. ....12 seerer...... 11% Haymaker ie... 7% Beaver Creek AA...10 brown... 73% . Bo... RO canes caer ys 1% . cx... Dencemer........... 12% Boston Mfg Co. br.. 7 west tea .o...... 13% - blue 8 0. 20... “s 6da twist = - No. 250. “hig Columbian 22 be. “ No. 280....10% XXX bil.19 GINGHAMS. Ammoebeee ...... .-.. 7 poe staple... 7 * Persian dress 8% fancies .... 7 ’ Canton .. 8% . Normandie 8 e AO... 10%/|Lancashire.......... 6 - Teazle...10%|Manchester......... 5% “ Angola..104%|Monogram.......... 6% bag Persian.. 8% on Arlington staple. . - = Arasapha fancy.... Bates Warwick dres a Rosemont... . a 62 Slatersville . Centennial. ..- 104%|Somerset.. <2 Crees .... 1... .. 104i Tacoma ...... .. oe Cumberland a. by Toil du Nord.......10% Cumberland. eo ™ eer... . os 4% s¢ s gpeersucker.. 7% ee... _ Soar erwren.... ...... 8% Everett classics..... 84%|Whittenden......... 6% Baxpomtion.....-.... Te " heather dr. 8 eae ee 6% . indigo blue 9 Cuenervea.......... 6%|Wamsutta staples... 6% caenwood........... 744| Westbrook. . .. 6 Hampton... . 6% . a ee Johnson halon el 44|Windermeer os - indie Dine SiG vORR..... ......-... 6% . zephyrs....16 @RAIN BAGS. Amoskeag......... -1644| Valley _ (ade ee 15 ee 19 [Georgie .. 6 Ayacrieen.........,- ea reer .-... .......- 13 THREADS. Clark’s Mile _ —-_ eee e........... 88 Coats’, J7.&P.. OE — 88 Holyoke. Se KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. Colored. me £.. 2 oo me. M.... 42 a fe sl hlUcS Ue 43 ' =... 40 eS 39 44 © 2. 36 41 - 2... we 45 CAMBRICS. NE eee a ee 454 |BRéwards........... White Ster......... 4% |Lockwood.......... 4% Rie Giove........... ery oees.... .... .... 44 Newmarket......... Ag Brunewiek ........ 4% RED FLANNEL. Pie... ws Oe 22% Creedmore... Boge 32% Talbot XXX. 20 iJ RF, XXX | Ramesess...... .-... 27% |Buckeye.... .... - 32% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% ree &...... ...... So Weatern W ......... 18% ee ae © ©... .....-.-.,. 8% Sos Western........ 20 [Fiashing Xx7...... 23% Tee 6 .........- 24 Maemitota........... 23% - DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless ..... 8 9 bees 9 @10% “ee ou 12% 84@10 CANVASS AND PADDIN Slate. Brown. Black./Slate. Sones. Black. 9% 9% 914/13 13 13 10% 10% 1044/15 15 15. 11% 11% 11%)|17 17 17 12% 12% 1244/20 20 20 DUCKS. Severen, 8 oz........ oa West Eas : -. --.10% Mayland, ne 10% .....6% Greenwood, 7% 0z.. 9% eran. t002.. eee eee 13% Greenwood, 8 oz. “111% |S es eee 13% Boston, 6 of<.......-. 10% ol oe....-... 12% WADDINGS. Were, Ges......-...- 25 |Per bale, 40 dos....87 50 Oolored, dos........ 20 SILESIA8. Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 10% Red Cross.... 9 —— Lod bad ene s . BE ce ceecns Bet eeerers.... ..., .... ” Best AA..... 3 — a ing ee ee ak POM eee ee, ws i a SEWING SILK Corticelli, dos....... 7% {Corticelli knitting, twist, doz..37% — doz. .37% per os ball...... 30 OKS AND EYES—PER GROSS. No 1 Bre & White. 10 3 se No 2—20, ca m0 3~—18,8C “ “ No 2 White & Brk.12 “ 4 “ 15 No 4 BI’k & White. 2 “ 10 “ “25 re 4—15 F 3%...... 40 “No "8 ‘White & BI’k..20 “ 10 “ 23 “ 6 “ ae" “ 42 “ 28 SAFETY PINS. ee ee Ee NEEDLES—PER M. a, eee... .- 6.5.5, 1 MiSteamboast........... —L_ Docs eee, 1 Bice Bryed.......... 1 50 ict iene: 100 TABLE OIL CLOTH. oe - --19 6—4...2 % cn.lU 3 10 OTTON TWINES. Cotton Sail Twine. ee es 2 Ch 12 Rising Star 4- y.: Pee ........... 18% oe a ..........-.. SS ihorte Siar.......... ee 13 |Wool seeaauas 4 piri Cherry Valley...... 1S iPowhettem ......... Cee 18% PLAID OSNABURG Alabama... ..... ..... 6%|/Mount i... 6% ——__ ———————— ee ies onan oe ae 5 ORES... 2.00555. eigen 5% Ar sa ~ eee cuene 6 \Ranaeiean......... 6 REI sn sewn ee woe 6% aoe boots aoe wee 5g CE bsbnne seenons ox eo Lies eeen cuee 6% maw Biver......... Toledo......... dee BO Bio vie esas ciseus 5 & S x oot THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. WOMEN DRUMMERS. They Now Go on the Road in Nearly Every Line. From the Denver Sun. Nearly every field is open to women, and it is a rough trade that does not humber a woman or more among its pur- suers. The typical drummer heretofore has been a well kept young man, who dresses in the latest fashion, who has a propensity for making impressions on all woman kind, preferably pretty ones, and who possesses, above all, in adamant nerve and a gift of easy flowing conver- sation and a faculty of making himself at home with everybody under all cir- cumstances. This is the drummer of the stage, according to the popular idea. But it has come to pass that woman now disputes the possession of the field with man. Women travel for everything and sell everything. They are found mostly in small businesses, where the orders for goods are confined to a few dollars, but occasionally there is one who vies with her flossy brothers, and takes orders for thousands of dollars. One of the most successful of these female drummers who has visited Den- ver, and who travels extensively over the west, is Miss Green, who represents the Mound City Paint Co. She is a large, masculine woman, with more or less whiskers, and she seldom enters a drug, paint or hardware store without effecting a sale. She can show orders for the past few years aggregating $200,000 worth of paint. There is one familiar drummer in all the western cities, who is at the St. James. She sells satin advertising ban- ners, which are printed with rules and hung upon the door of every room in every hotel. You have noticed them, with their little bangle fringe. Sheis a most valuable talker, and usually gains her point. There is another and very handsome young lady who travels for a lace factory. She selis to all of the wholesalers and is a good authority on the subject. She knows more about laces than most of her male competitors. One lady who has been registered in a Denver hotel sells draperies, and she isa most artistic draper, selling often large bills. She handles only the smaller stores. Another comes here with corsets, and her figure is a living advertisement. Combination underwear is another branch of business which is handled by lady drummers. The one who comes to Denver so thoroughly believes in this re- form that she has little difficulty in con- vincing her trade that it is an absolute necessity, and that women will discard the old-fashioned garments entirely when the combination is once introduced. Another travels with dress straps, which she claims are unbreakable. A very petite young blond, who carries the odor of roses about her, sells per- fumes for one of the prominent Chicago houses. She has a delicacy of smell which enables her to tell at a sniff the component parts of any perfume shown her. She is also very successful. There is acertain brand of perfumed cigarettes which is not as yet in general use in Denver. They are extremely nar- cotic and are sold in Eastern cities to Turkish bath rooms, and may be pur- chased of any French store where women’s toilet articles are sold. A very chick young French woman is coining money out of this, and, as she is a hustler, the cigarettes are being sown broadcast all over the country. Women sell toilett articles, health waists and braces, hose supporters, patent articles of every description, mil- liners’ trimmings, buttons and every- thing imaginable. The number is grow- ing largely every year, and a woman now may travel with as much freedom as a man. Still another woman sells baking pow- der. In each can there is a ticket which entitles the purchaser to one of her prizes, which are glitteringly displayed in some prominent window. She is also reaping a munificent harvest. —_—_—___—~ +> Baraga—Pinet Bros. have leased Capt. Bendries’ planing mill and will operate it this summer. Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. EE toon e................ Jennings’, genuine.. <- 2 Jennings’, CE 50&10 First Quality, 8. B. wns s : S. B. . D. B. ee ee Co a bet 3000 Stove Sleigh muee...... 8 BUCKETS. we wee... $350 Wer Sarva. .............................._.. 4 00 BUTTS, CAST. dis. Const Loone Pim, Oemrod........ ............- W& Wrought Narrow, ~— | 60&10 ob 6010 Vo te 60&10 Weodees fomco bind... ss. 60&10 recent eee. 75 ee ee oo 70&10 Blind, Pe 70&10 Blind, aes. 70 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85........... 60 CRADLES. ee dis. 50&02 CROW BARS. —............. perth 5 Ely’s 1-10 BeniR wale ...... Peewee eee ete, per m 65 a" Do 60 Le eee es a ee _ 35 mami Se Se ° 60 CARTRIDGES, Co ee eke 50 Comtral ive......... be eae e eee eo eee oe dis. 25 CHISELS. dis. Dee Pee 70&10 ee 70&10 Cece ereueeee...... ....... 70&10 a 70&10 Butemcer Terneed Firnwer............ -..... = COMBS. Com, Lawrenees............... 40 Poe... 25 CHALE. White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 COPPER, ae - fy cut to size... .. per pound 28 ee 26 Cold Rolled ieathand 140600! 23 Cold Rol led, oe 23 as... 3 DRILLS. dis. ores ee ces... 50 Taper and straight Shank........... a. Dee Peron or eee...................... . 50 DRIPPING PANS. EE 7 Eee eee, Per HOt...... ......... ..... 6% ELBOWS. oes, © eee. Om... 8... dos.net 7% Corrugated ...... Medes dese see seac as caus dis 40 Ree dis. 40&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark's, mall, $18; large, @6................ 30 Ever, & Gees © oes © ee... -......... 0... Ps) ¥FiLEs—New List. dis. eee . -60&10 ae meee... a. 60810 COE EEE 60&10 Heller’s 50 eee 6 ores eeee........................ 50 GALVANIZED IRON. Nos. 16 to 20; oe 2 and 2; 27 28 im 6F OU 15 s 6 Discount, 60 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ......... 50 HAMMERS. | PES. Maecole BCom dis. 25 | Sisal, % inch and larger rete e nett eee eens ees 9% TE dis. 2 | Or eee 13 Werkes & Plame ais 40810 SQUARES. dis. Mason’s Solid Cast Steel... _.B0¢ List 60 | | Steel a Iron ee . 75 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .30c 40&10 | wae and Bevels........---. 0-2. seee seen eee ee = HINGES. a a Gate, Clark's, 1,23 .eo.ee cesses ona dis.60610 | i i i eee ones r doz. net, 2 2 50 | Nos. ‘Hiatt a 82 95 Screw en ee ee "4% 14 and y, | Nos. 15 to17 2. 405 305 Serew Hook and’ Bye, 3600000000000 00. _— See ose Ee OC po eb Lt ea ar acta aa Ss) See om tome 6 4% 3% “ “ ‘“ x shale al la Ie Eh oa ie wea Pe a or ee a 445 35 ct ares | All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 wales aes... — 50 | wide not less than 2-10 extra HANGERS dis. | SAND PAPER. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.. ele Eistaeet 19°66. 0 dis 50 Giesapion, sntlfrievon...................- 60&10 | SASHCORD. Bees Wocd ire. ..................... 40 Silver Lake, White a list 50 HOLLOW WARE. Be 55 oe ee 60&10 | ‘“ ao a... +“ 50 ee -. 60&10 | “ nae te 55 Spiders i ie laces ia el mela! ale alana i orlglas 60410 | s“ Watse 35 OE 40&10} Discount, 10. : HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. SASH WEIGHTS, Stamped Tin Ware................... “new list 70) Sou evce. .. per ton 825 aepeieee ie Ware........ ................ SAWS, dis Granite tron Ware ............... new list 33% .&10 | . i WIRE GOODS dis. Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,... 7 a... ee 8 70&10&10 C = ial Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot. . 50 here eee &10&10| ‘* Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot... 30 a ee, 70&10&10 | o c ampion and Electric Tooth X Gate Hooks and Eyes............... 70&10&10 | Cuts, per foot................ 0. see eee eee 30 LEVELS. di. | TRAPS dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ..... ....... tae: Come 60410 KNOBs—New List. ais | Oneida C ommunity, Newhouse’s........... 35 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 | Oneida C ommunity, re & Norton’s... 70 Door, porcelain, cap. (rimnoes............ 55 | Mouse, choker. Cee ee. 18¢ per doz Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55 | Mouse, Ce "81.50 per doz, Door, porcelvin, eae 55 WIRE. = Drawer and Shutter, porcelain............. 70 | Bright Market.... .... ee LOCK8—DOOR. dis. eRe ee “7010 Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... S| Comerod Market.......... 60 Mallory, Whoo: & Coe.....-........ | eased Meek 624% se s.............. _ GS | OCoppered Siete Gieel...................... 50 a. .............,............... 55 Barbed Poened, eelvanteed.................. 3 00 MATTOCES. os .................. 2 55 ae... $16.00, dis. 60 HORSE NAILS. ee ee $15. 00, Gi 6 Ae Mebee........ 2... eee ee. dis. 40 PR ieee ak eae leek $18.50, dis. — Te dis. 05 | Northwestern...................... dis. 10610 Sperry & Co.’s, Post, ieee See eee ea * 50 WRENCHES. dis. MILLS. dis. | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Coffee, mi Coes Geumineg = PS. & WwW. Mfg. Co.’s ae 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, . ho «6hLeanders, Ferry & Clerk’s............ #0 \ Coes Patent, malicaiie..................... reao - wees |... 30 MISCELLANEOUS. MOLASSES GATES. dis. eG Cee * 50 OO ee Oia | Pee Clee... %S eee Oe. Gomi | Serews, New ft tat......-................. .. 20&10 Enterprise, self-measuring. Casters, Heda d Piste. ................ 50&10&10 NAIL Paes, See. t.................... 40 ' Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... 6& &10 Wire nails, base..... .. . METALS, Advance over base: Steel Wire. PI@ TIN. eee eects ues Base ene (ee Peree.. | eee Base Ye ee 28¢ eS 25 ZINC. LU ee 10 25 | Juty: Sheet, 24%c per pound. — 15 | Gee pound Canes... 6% i eee ee 15 agi Ver poere...... q Se, 15 45 SOLDER. ee es. 20 50 | 4G - a ns ie Ee 25 60 Extra Wiping ....... eee eee cee eccees tua eceee. Ee [24 40 % The prices of the many other qualities of Be ee eee e acess 60 90 | solder in the market indicated by nrivate brands ee 1 00 1 20 | vary according to composition. ee 150 1 60 ANTIMONY ee 1 50 if coe... per pound eee 60 OE — eee 12 eo 3 7 TIN—MELYN GRADE. Ee 90 90 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal... ; otscecteeel | Oe oe... ae 85 7 | 14x20 IC, Poeee bene eee see ee ey 7 50 oa aa eS 1 00 90 10xi4 IX, ' ede d eu de eee eeedenlcuca. a ae “ Be 16 1 10 | 14x20 IX, EEE ee 9 25 Clinch; ' eg ee ee we a ae 85 7 Bach additional X on this grade, 81.75. eee eee 1 00 80 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. —S ee 1 90 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal fede eeeecceece. 86 75 Barrell % de ed ae sacs el 1% See Te 6 75 PLANES. dis. eis Ix, i See ees ee ete e ee eee. : = Ce @4 | 14x20 <-o Q a. Tach edditional X on this grade 81.50. Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fan @40 ROOFING PLATES Bench, fizst quality....... (seo @60 | 14x20 1C, “ Worcester............. 0... 6 50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. . .... &10/14x20IX, ‘ eee + ooo PANS. 20x28 IC, by . i 3 50 oe, Aue. s,s dis.60—10 — —y 1 Allaway Grade. 7 S on ES EE dis. 70 | 14x‘ . ' - Common, Po RIVETS. dis, |20x28IC, “ “ 2 50 Tron 7. eee ae = 20x28 IX, Pe cee tae 5 50 Co . Rivewand Wurl.................... 50— % i - PATENT FLANISHED IRO is... 814 09 ““A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. “4 ot 10628 | 40 Ee.........-.....-. --... : -15 “B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20 | 14x56 - for No. : —_— per sant 10 Broken ane; 8s %c per pound extra. tan Tx, “* THE FAVORITE CHURN. The Only Perfect Barrel Churn Made. POINTS OF EXCELLENCE. It is made of thoroughly seasoned material. lt is finished smooth inside as well as outside. The iron ring head is strong and not liable to beak. The bails are fastened to the iron ring, where they need to be fastened. It is simple in construction and convenient to operate. No other churn is so nearly perfect as THE FAVORITE. Dowt buy a counterfeit. SIZES AND PRICES. No. 0— 5 gal. to churn o- eevee $8 00 * 1—10 ee 8 50 - 2 ~“ a 7 OF ee eee 9 00 oe 32 “ . > * .....-........ 10 00 “ 43 “ . Te ee cee ee. 12 00 “« 535 ‘ ' - 16 00 * 6—60 ‘ . eo 26 00 “ —% * : oe 30 « 800 ‘ . We eee c ue wes 35 00 Write for Discount. ese O-» 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, — BY _~ THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, One Dollar a Year, - Postage Prepaid, ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION, Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and | address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at Grand Rapids post office as second Class matter. (2 When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THE MicHiGaN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1892. INCREASE OF THE NATION’S | WEALTH. The rate of interest which borrowers ean afford to pay in the way of regular business depends directly on the rate of profit they can make from their business. Of course some sorts of business permit larger profits: other sorts are attended with smaller risks, and since the cir- cumstances attending the conduct of various industrial and commercial opera- tions are ever extremely variable and peculiar to each, it would be of little use to attempt to reduce these peculiarities and differences to any system of uni- formity so as to derive therefrom what rate of interest the conductors of any particular business should be able to pay. But it will be easy enough to reach an average for the whole country by ascer- taining the annual rate of increase of the taxable wealth of the people. We learn from a census bulletin, giv- ing the amount of assessed valuations of property in the United States for several successive census years, the following returns of the total assessed wealth of the people of the United States for those periods: Census years. Total assessed valuation. ae paeecees «oe alht Ok SOROS ee eek ee ces -+» 14,178,986,782 I eee hy 24,651,558 5,465 From the above it appears that the aggregate wealth of the country increased in the decade from 1860 to 1870 to the extent of $2,094,426,000 in round num- bers, or nearly 18 per cent. in ten years or 1.8 per cent. in one year. Then 1.8 per cent. per annum was the rate of in- crease of the wealth of the American people, and if they paid any greater interest than that they would have ex- ceeded for interest alone their entire income. This is what they did, for dur- ing that decade the Northern States cre- ated an enormous war debt, while the Seuth sunk the whole of the money and securities owned by its people and a great part of the wealth invested in buildings, improvements and industries, besides all that was invested in slaves. In addition to this the South as well as the North lost the productive labor of all the able-bodied men killed and per- manently disabled in the civil war. In the decade from 1870 to 1880, the total aggregate of wealth of the Ameri- | can people was increased by the sum of about $2,724,000,000, or about 20 per cent. for the decade or 2 per cent. per | annum. In the decade from 1880 to 1890 the increase of wealth was $7.748,000,000, or ;something less than 50 per cent. or 5} per cent. per annum. The enormous drain for the payment debt and the adjusting of war losses j i | from 1870 to 1880 pretty nearly as low as | j war the country is beginning to accumu- | late wealth at a rather better rate. Since 1880 the ratio has risen from 2 per cent. per annum to nearly 5 per cent. but it must be understood that this improve- ment finds the country still owing a large debt and with an income inadequate to its demands. In allthis time the gov- ernment, despite the enormous revenues | which it has dispersed and disposed of, has made little or no provision for the} public defense, and in case of a flurry with a foreign nation would be compelled to borrow money or to vastly increase the taxes. Fortunately, the really for- midable nations are so much occupied in preparing for a war among themselves | that they have little attention to give to us, and so we may possibly get through another decade without borrowing money. As the wealth of the country has only increased at the rate of 5 per cent. a year in the last decade, 4 per cent. a year is as high a rate of interest as states, cities and great corporations can well afford to pay. The general gouernment ought not to pay more than 24. THE NEED OF NATIONAL DEFENSES. There is now in progress an interest- ing controversy between the two houses of Congress over the naval appropriation bill. It will be remembered that when the bill was before the House of Repre- sentatives, that body, impelled by a spirit of economy, refused to appropriate money for the continuance of the work of building a new navy, except to the extent of authorizing a single armored cruiser of the type of the New York. When the bill came before the Senate that body very promptly revived the cus- tom which has been in vogue for some years of annually authorizing the con- struction of a fair proportion of the ships needed to place our navy on a proper and effective footing, and provided for the placing of contracts for the construction of one first-class battleship, one armored cruiser of the type of the New York, one heavy coast-defense ship, several light draft cruisers or gunboats and six tor- pedo boats. The House now refuses to accept the amendments of the Senate owing to the increased expenditure involved, and the conference committee not having been able to agree, there the matter stands at present. There is no doubt but that the weight of public opinion is with the Sen- ate, as everybody realizes that the work of providing proper defenses to protect our Treasury remains in a healthy con- of interest and principal of the public | jit was in the decade immediately pre- | | ceding. Now, however, at the distance | i |of a quarter of a century from the great | |of economy our coasts is badly needed, and as long as | sesses a fair number of fast cruisers and | has in course of construction some very | fair fighting ships, still it is recognized iby everybody that many more _ vessels 'will have to be constructed before we will possess anything like a force suffi- cient to protect from attack our extend- ed coast line and rich seaboard cities, not |to mention our important and growing | foreign commerce. | The inadequate character of our naval service is even now being demonstrated. There is in progress in Honduras a seri- ous revolution, and an American mer- chant vessel has already suffered siezure and practical confiscation. Such a state of things would seem to call for the im- mediate presence of an American man-of- war. As a matter of fact there are no war ships fiying the American flag stationed in the Gulf of Mexico, hence no vessel is in a position to proceed at once to the scene of the trouble and afford the protection needed to American commerce and citizens. Protective measures so far devised have been defeated by the spirit prevailing at Washington, and will probably not be again revived until the national neglect of wise pre- cautionary measures finally leads to some serious disaster. BANKRUPTCY LEGISLATION. The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives has reported favor- ably a bankruptcy bill which is in near- ly every respect the same asthe Torrey bankruptcy bill which has been before Congress for solong atime. The friends of the measure are hopeful of having it acted on at the present session of Con- gress; at all events they will make a de- termined effort to have a date fixed for the consideration of the bill. In spite, however, of the hopes of the promotors of bankruptcy legislation be- fore the present Congress, favorable action by the Judiciary Committee has come at such alate hour that there is really small chance that the bill can now be considered, even, by the House, and there is absolutely no show of its getting before the Senate at this session. It must be remembered that the presidential campaign is opening and the desire of congressmen for an early adjournment is natural and likely to soon prove irresisti- ble. The Torrey bankruptcy bill, which is practically the same as the bill favorably reported by the House Judiciary Com- mittee, has received the indorsement of all the leading commercial exchanges and boards of trade in the country, and has also been approved by nearly all the im- portant commercial conventions which have been held during the past few years. It is, therefore, evident that the business interests of the country favor a national bankruptcy law on the lines of the Tor- rey bill, hence it is to be regretted that the matter has been reached by the com- mittee so late in the session as to make it unlikely that the bill will be considered previous to adjournment even by the House. The indorsement of the bill by the Ju- diciary Committee is, nevertheless, a | point gained, as it will place the measure in @ position to be acted upon during the coming winter at the short session of the dition and our credit is unimpaired, we should not permit false ideas of economy to interfere with or prevent such an es- sential work. Although the country already pos- | present Congress. In the last Congress, |it will be remembered, the bill passed | the House but failed in the Senate, ow- | ing to its position on the calendar of that body being such as to preclude its being | reached. If any trustworthiness at all is to be placed upon the testimony of statistics, there cannot be much doubt that the consumption of food is rapidly overtak- ing production in this country, and that, in consequence, we are rapidly coming to a higher level of prices. A_ brief glance at the figures confirms this posi- tion. Within eleven years—the last census period—our whole population in- creased 26 per cent., and our farming population 14 per cent. Thus the con- sumers increase nearly twice as fast as the producers. In 1885 there was mark- eted abroad the product of 21,000,000 acres of our cultivated Iand. In 1890 this area had declined to 13,000,000 acres —a conciusive sign that our surplus pro- duction was decreasing, for only that goes abroad for which we have no mar- ket here. Withthe tendency continuing in the same line—as it is—the day can- not be far distant when the farmer’s prosperity will be crowned by having within our own doors a complete market for everything which our lands produce. A Texas merchant wrote a bank presi dent that he had deposits in the bank, and wanted to know its financial condi- tion. The president replied that there was no question of the ability of the bank to meet all liabilities, and the merchant was thereby induced to continue his deposits, which were lost by reason of insolvency of the institu- tion. The merchant thereupon sued the officer for the amount and reeovered judgment, the court holding that, though the representation was not with intent to deceive, the president was personally liable, as, by the exercise of ordinary diligence, he could have known that his statement was not true. The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market is without change, the conditions referred to last week still exercising a controlling influence. Oranges—About out of market. Lemons—In moderate demand and ample supply. The prospect is that prices will be firmer and higher if the present favorable weather continues. Bananas— in good demand and fair supply. The quality of the fruit has greatly improved in the past ten days. Codfish—The Thurber, Wayland Com- pany has issued the following notice to its customers: ‘‘Itis utterly impossible to guarantee the weight of codfish, especial- ly during the summer season. It absorbs moisture easily and gives it up quite as readily. Our brands are packed full net weight of fish in each box and evapora- tion cannot be stopped as long as the goods are put up in wooden boxes. We cannot, therefore, entertain claims of shortage unless of an unusual character, and then only when made immediately on receipt of goods.” Starch—Manufacturers predict higher prices in the near future, owing to the high price of corn. They claim that the present price of starch was made on the basis of corn whenit was 15 cents a bu- shel cheaper than it is now. Dry Beans—Scarce and high, as last year’s crop is practically all marketed. Spearhead Plug — Wednesday is the last day that Spearhead can be sold at the special price, 35c. Thereafter it will be billed at 38c. Pickles—The market continues to ad- vance, owing to the concentration of stocks by the larger packers. As the acreage planted this year is small, prices are pretty sure to run high for the next fifteen, months. se soe ee THE MICHIGAN JIM ALLSPICE. Written for THE TRADESMAN. | Among the queer experiences I had | while on the road was in divorcing a| partnership concern which was on the| verge of bankruptcy and about to lay down and give us all the goby. A sim-| ple remark of one partner ‘‘saved our | bacon,’”’? while ‘the other fellows” are still hunting around to get even. Hoes & Diggs, of Barron Lake, carried a fair | stock of groceries, crockery and _ provi-| sions. I had been selling them about a) year. They were in the slow class and sometimes their orders were cut or taken | under protest, but, as they kept within | the distance flag, I hung tothem. They had a mania for buying ‘‘schemes,” bak- ing powder orcigar schemes being their favorites. While resting quietly at Pe- toskey one evening, after having made the East Jordan drive, I was astonished | at receiving a telegram to run back to Barron Lake on the night train to see | Hoes & Diggs at once and get let-| ter of instructions there. With the in- formation to Underwood and Pittwood, | who were my companions, that sugars ” were up a ‘4 again, I threw them off the | trailand made my arrangements to BO | South on the night train. Had they mis- | trusted me, there would have been three | traveling men to put to bed at 3:30 a. m. at Barron Lake, instead of myself alone; but, foronce, 1 had a circus all to myself and, like Sheridan at the battle of Win- chester, the rest of the boys were ninety | miles away. The first man 1 met in the morning was Diggs coming over to the tavern to get his morning eye opener, | which cost me the usual quarter (See | *bus fare, Barron Lake, in expense ac- count). Diggs was feeling quite blue. He and Hoes had had a row and he was determined to sell out, if he had achance, and put in a new stock and run Hoes out of town, with the assurance from me that I was with him, as l thought I could see a new stock in sight. After pouring out his tale of woe into my ear and giv- ing me his side of the story, I walked over to the postoffice in the drug store and found my letter from the house. I also met Hoes, who was very glad to see me and, after interviewing the druggist for a quarter’s worth more of the prime elixir of Kentucky, Hoes at once pro-| ceeded to give me his version of the firm -of Hoes & Diggs, but more particularly Diggs. AsI had been selling them stead- ily for a yearor more, i knew pretty well how to handle them. After a strict | promise to Hoes to keep mum, [ left him and read my letter of instructions, which was as follows: GRAND RaApips, June 2. Jas, Allspice, Barron Lake: DEAR Srr—We wired you yesterday to go and see Hoes & Diggs, Barron Lake. We understand they have got by the ears and, as they are owing us rather too much, we cannot afford to take any chances. We understand Diggs is rather | inclined to sell out. Now we want you to get them together and get an invoice | of their stock, if possible, with the theory | you can get them acustomer. They are owing quite a few bills here among the | different houses and you may expect | someone from this locality looking after | their interests. We want you to get us| security at once, if possible, and if you | see any signs of trouble get out an at- tachment and sail in. We enclose their statement of account up todate. Now. | be prompt and keep us posted sharp. The sugar market is still weak. We| have a large invoice of B. B. Blacking. | Open Confession of a Road Experience | and deducted $1.50 on case Arbuckle’s by an Old Timer. | | We bought this lot for $10.50 net. |and get a beautiful gold | Never knew before they had a ‘bus at | Jim, for one block? | had left any money ‘or your rent to-day. | THE WORLD |mind that if Hoes & Diggs could scoop After getting a bill of sale on the stock | to cover our account from Hoes, which I | mortgage on the stock if I would keep | mortgage from Hoes and I flew by the Push it out. are auvancing rapidly. Nixon remitted coffee. You must flx up those things out | on the road or you will get us into trouble. | Push the baking powder scheme. Those | patent lanterhfts ought to sell it on sight. | We just received a lot more of those gold | watches to go with the cigar scheme. | Wake | up, old man, and get every one of your | customers to take 1,000 of those cigars | watch free. | Cheese up 4 cent. Try and unload those | California swells. We have had themall | pricked and re-soldered. Your last ex-| pense account seems to be ‘‘out of sight.” Cadillac. Isn’t 50 cents rather high. How is it? Yours truly. | | 4 | Your landlord was here to seeif you | What shall we say to him? | I wiil leave it to any well-posted trav- eling man what to say—either resign or | put on fresh war paint and sail in; but, being on the wrong side of the ledger and | wife and baby at home, 1 made up my | my firm, they were dandies. So, without any fear of Caulfield or Meigs, who were still in the distance, 1 made for the tan- | gible effects of Hoes & Diggs. I found they owed the Exchange Bank of Barron Lake $900 on accommodation paper. | They had given no preferences to anyone, but had several town Icts taken on open account. Hoes would give security on the stock, but Diggs would do nothing. promptly placed on record, I went for Diggs. He would give me a chattel quiet until we had an inventory and then force Hoes to a settlement. Of course I accepted it, and, to cut a long story short, we started in on the inventory, each partner chuckling to himself on having played it on the other. We found about 2,200 stock, including a fair estimate of the fixtures, among which I noted one bar- rel ‘‘All Around’’ baking powder, with a lot of glass berry dishes; one barrel ‘‘Silver Spray’’ baking powder, with a fine hand lamp; *barrel ‘‘Lightning” baking pow- der, with a wire clothes line. Among the cigars was 2,700 ‘Clear Smokes,”’ nickel goods, two buckboards and one Portland cutter to the lucky holders of the right tickets, which I discovered had been divided among their relatives on receipt of the goods. I also found one barrel granulated sugar, ten butts ‘‘Red Fox’’ plug and one barrel ground peper, eosting 18 cents, and one nice marble top dresser free. The stock was badly broken. How to get out and pay the Bank, which I was afraid would make us trouble, was now my aim. The Bank, not knowing I had security, placed an at- tachment on the store, stock and fixtures, and we were all landed in the street. I finally got Hoes & Diggs and the Bank together and Diggs took the town lots. Hoes paid me our account in full. I re- leased the stock and the Bank received a light of the moon on the midnight train Look out on lemons. They to finish up my route, wondering what) the ‘‘other fellows’? would say and try-| jing to guess how I could make enough | BENJAMIN. |extra to pay my house rent. | MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL. A State School of Mining Engineering, giving prac- | tieal instruction in mining and allied subjects. Has SWINGING THROUGH SPAGK | The Earth Is 7,956 miles in diameter, 25,000 miles in circumference, 92,500.000 miles from the sun at the rate of 18 miles per second. and moves Contains many grades of coffee, but only one which gives best satisfaction to the merchant, and that is Lion Coffee. Mocha, Java and Rio are the constituents of Lion Coffee, which is sold only in 1-lb. packages, every package being warranted full net weight and containing a handsome picture card. Customers who once buy Lion Coffee are sure to buy again. Merchants will find our shipping depots in all parts of the United States, a ready means of saving both time and freight charges. Quickest Seller in the Market We Roast Other Coffees But LION IS OUR LEADER. ULSON SPICE CO. oa We PUTMAN GANDY G0. Are Extensive Manufacturers of High Grade Confectionery, And the Largest Handlers of TOLEDO, OHIO. KANSAS CITY, MO. Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Nuts, brates, Figs, Bic., In Western Michigan, Your orders to them ‘will be promptly executed and duly appre- summer schools in surveying, Shop practice and Field Cc 1 ated « Gcology. Laboratories, shops and stamp mill well | equipped. Tuition free. For catalogues apply to the | Director, Houghton, Michigan. | TRADESMAN. 9 i j ; 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. LANDLORD AND TENANT. | his own soil. The adjoining owner has PAPER VII. | the right, however, upon reasonable RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES. | notice to the tenant, to take down a di- The tenant has the right of exclusive | lapitated party wall without liability for | possession during the term and may) | damage. The landlord must protect the | maintain an action of trespass for an un- | tenant of sleeping rooms against the a | | authorized entry or trespass by the land-|of an adjoining owner of the wall in lord or any other person. He may re-| raising his building. cover damages for any unauthorized If one occupies an apartment or apart- | interference with the premises by the | ments without a lease or full control of landlord or his agents, though no specific | the same, he is only a lodger and not a} amount of damages is proved, and a plea/| tenant. Flats, whether divided vertically of title in the landlord is no defense. He, | or horizontally, are separate dwellings; alone, has the right to determine the use | but neither a lodger nora tenant of apart- of the leased premises in the absence of | ments has any interest in the land, ex- agreement, and he, alone, can recover | cept such as is necessary for the enjoy- for injury done to his possession or right| ment of the apartments rented. The of enjoyment. lord, may maintain an action for injury | the subject in hand, will be passed over. done to the soil or buildings thereon, and | The apartments of a tenant cannot be the satisfaction of the claim of one for’ forcibly entered with -respect to legal injury to his rights does not discharge | process, although the outer door is peac- the other; and it has been held in this| ably entered, and a tenant of appart- State that an action on the case will lie) ments may sue the landlord in trespass in favor of the tenant for an eviction by | for an unlicensed entry. If joint lessees the landlord. | sublet desk room separately, neither is An administrator of the lessee may sue |aecountable to the other for rents re- the lessor for damages for taking unlaw-| ceived. An engagement for desk room ful possession of the premises during the | at a fixed ‘rent, followed by some acts of term. The tenant’s only remedy for | occupation, will create a liability for oc- wrongful acts of an adjoining occupant | cupation, though no railing is made nor is against such occupant and he only can sign put up; but the mere cleaning of sue for a forcible entry or unlawful de-| rooms by one who thinks of renting will tainer of possession from him. When) not constitute a renting unless done as the landlord enters under legal process, | an act of possession. A tenant of part the tenant’s only remedy is an action on| of a building may decorate the outside the case for maliciously suing out pro-/| walls with signs, if germane to his busi- cess. | ness; but a subsequent lessee of another In a case in Indiana, it was held that} part cannot impair a right of decoration when a waterpower leased to several} given to a prior lessee of part of the mill owners is insufficient, the mills must | building. stop in the inverse order of the leases. In the absence of a covenant to the Our Supreme Court has held that the | contrary, the tenant of apartments must good-will of a hotel business belongs to | keep them in repair, and is responsible the lessee only during the term and re-| toa tenant of a lower floor for damages verts to the owner or lessor; and in Cal- | resulting from the non-repair of his ifornia it was held that the name of a| apartments, without regard to his own hotel given by the tenant as a trademark | obligation to repair, and for damages re- does not so revert to the lessor. The es-| sulting from his negligence. When the tate of the tenant cannot be abridged by hiring is for a weekly rent, it may be de- the lessor, nor by action against the les- | | termined without notice at the end of any He, as well as the land-| rights of lodgers, not being relevant to | sor, and is not defeated by an illegal en- | | week, unless otherwise agreed upon or | try by the lessor or anyone else. The | | required by usage. tenant bas aright to the customary and | | Where there is no express covenant or reasonable use of sign boards which pass | parol promise to pay rent, the tenant as an incident tothe use of the leased must pay so much as the promises are premises. He has a right of way of|reasonably worth. Any interference by necessity over unleased premises of the | the act or fault of the lessor with the lessor to and from the place leased; but |tenant’s right of enjoyment authorizes in this State it has been held that the | the latter to abandon the premises: but lessor may elect to fix the line on which the right to claim such interference as an it shall run, or, if he fails to do so, the | eviction is waived by continuance of the tenant may fix it; and that, until it is| tenant in possession. The date fixed for definitely fixed, the tenant and his family | possession is of the issuance of the con- may pass and repass in the same general | tract of lease, and, if possession is wrong- direction of a right line. | fully withheld, the tenant may repu- The English doctrine as to easements | | diate the contract and the lessor cannot in light and air does not apply in this coun-! recover rent: or. if the premises become try. A tenant has an easement in light | untenantable before the day of posses- and air from land which is appurtenant sion, or the lessor fails to make improve- to the leased premises, but not to an/ ments which were a condition precedent, easement for light and air from an ad-| the tenant may refuse to take possession. joining lot. A parol license to a tenant | Possession of the tenant is the possession to pass through other lands of the lessor | of the landlord, especially for the pur- is revocable at the pleasure of the lessor. | pose of his protection against adverse A release of an easement by a tenant|claimants under the Statute of Limita- during his term does not bind him during | tions; and any unlawful surrender by the & subsequent term; and a tenant whose | tenant to a stranger, without the land- right of way is interfered with by the lord’s consent or knowledge, cannot af- lessor, may defend against rent. The | fect the landlord’s possession, and no lessee has no action against the lessor for | declarations of the tenant in possession the pulling down of a party wall by the | can affect the landlord’s title. adjoining owner; but he may recover; The tenant is in duty bound to sur- | i damages from the adjoining owner for | render the premises to the landlord at the wrongful undermining of a building | the expiration of the tenancy and is lia- on the leased premises by excavations on ble for damages for withholding the For Bakings of All Kinds Use Fleischmann & Uo. 8 Unrivaled Compressed Yeast. SUPPLIED FRESH DAILY To Grocers Everywhere. Special attention is invited to oar YELLOW LABEL which is affixed to every cake of our Yeast, and which serves TO DISTINGUISH Our Goods from worthless Imitations. WY FERME EN ay Uap See that this Label appears on every (package, as it is a WAPRE! YEAS MFT’ BY x t f th i - MFT'D x Re Mterra 8 a ee — ee 0 e genuine ar ReSayarra 8 By ee er : — FERMENTUM THE ONLY RELIABLE UMPRESSED YEAST Sold in this market for the past Fifteen Years. Far Superior to any other. Correspondence or Sample Order Solicited. Endorsed Wherever Used. Stale Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. 106 Kent St. L. WINTERNITZ Telephone 566. See that this Label appears on every package, as it is a guarantee of the gennine article. Ns UN uss ey RIVERDALE its CHICAGO v BEANS WW. T. LAMOREAUZ Ce. 128, 130 and 132 W. Bridge St., If you have any beans and want to sell, we want them, will give you full mar- ket price. Send them to us in any quantity up tocar loads, we want 1000 bushels daily. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - =~ THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. L.. Glass Covers for Biscuits. possession. A tenant who refuses to! POWER OF COMBINED CAPITAL. surrender possession when lawfully de- | Written for THE TRADESMAN. manded becomes a trespasser and is lia-| ble to an action for trespass by the lessor: | by peopte in general against the methods and it has been held, that retention of | DY which organized capital controls in the key after due notice to quit is a tres-| its Own interest the prices of staple pre- | : pass. Leaving rubbish upon the prem-/| ucts to the actual or supposed disad- ises is no breach of the covenant to sur-| Vantage of the consumer, presents to the render them in good tenantable repair: philosophic observer some features well | but a tenant who does so is liable for any |} worth study and interpretation. When damage vceasioned thereby. He is not} nce the habit of mind is formed by liable for the holding over of a sub-ten- which one looks on the aggregation of ant, if not assenting thereto, and not wealth in the hands of another as antag- | under covenant not to sub-let. | Onistic to one’s self, the logic of the sit- If rent is to cease when the property is uation becomes dissolved in the mists of | burned down, the tenant must then sur-| Prejudices; and the actual reform of | render possession; but where the lease | evils which do in some degree exist is} contains a covenant to surrender posses-| Placed hopelessly beyond accomplish- The grumbling continually indulged in | sion upon a sale and notice thereof, it has been held not to be per se (of itself) a limitation of the term, though the term may be ended thereby, if so provided. The judicial decisions on the above cove- nant in our own State, in different cases, is to the effect that a sale of part of the premises only will not entitie the grantee to possession; that, if the sale is to be subject to the lease for the year only in which the sale is made, a sale during the ffrst year will entitle to a surrender of possession at the end of the first year; and that, if an optional term is to con- tinue if the land is not sold, it will not be affected by a prior conveyance to the lessor’s wife without notice thereof to the tenant at the time the option is ex- ercised. E. A. OWEN. ——~ -2- Who Owns a Mailed Letter. A letter once mailed no longer belongs to the sender, but is the property of the person to whom it is addressed. Such is the postal law, butit is a law often vio- lated by postmasters in small places, where correspondents are likely to be personally known to the postoffice au- thorities, and sometimes leads to curious complications in large ones where this is not the case. Important business interests have been affected by the same law. A firm which had long been really insolvent had suc- ceeded in keeping the knowledge from the public, and continued to receive money from investors, which the part- ners employed dishonestly for their own advantage. It was their intention to raise one more large sum of money, part of which was to be contributed by a bus- iness friend of one of them, and then to leave the country with their spoils and let their creditors shift for themselves. As it happened, the wife of the busi- ness friend and the wife of the man who meant to victimize him frequently cor- responded with each other, and the latter wrote a gay, gossiping letter to the former, in which she mentioned that her hus- band had been in poor health lately, on account of business troubles, but that she trusted their approaching trip to Canada would restore him. Remembering, too late, that her hus- band had asked her to mention neither of these facts, and fearing to vex him, she went to the postoffice to recali her letter. The postmaster refused to give it up. She could give no good reason for de- manding it, and became petulant and irritated when he continued to refuse. He remained firm and the letter was sent. The recipient showed it to her hus- band, whose suspicions it aroused. He made an investigation, and, as a conse- quence, the dishonest firm was broken up, and both partners arrested and pun- ished. Intercepted letters have long been a popular theme of drama and romance. A letter which could not be intercepted, but had to go in spite of the sender’s ex- press desire and entreaty, might offer an interesting variety. 0 Use Tradesmanor Superior Coupons. ment. It is popular to deery the millionaire who is such by inheritance; also the men whose active energies have for years been expended in large business enterprises benefiting society and whom fortune has favored with proportionate rewards. So, too, does carping jealousy find spiteful things to say of the preacher, the lawyer and the doctor. Yet each, in turn, are sought when their characteristic services are needed. Much of this grumbling and disparagement comes from ignorance, and is really meant; but much is used as a feint to cover ulterior purposes. For all that, there are in this day and age three facts evident beyond denial: First, wealth is becoming more con- solidated and under control of a com- paratively few strong, active minds who use, primarily, the power it confers for their personal interests without caring how the general welfare is affected. Second, this control appears to be beyond the reach of legal remedies as ordinarily interpreted by our courts. The third fact that stares us in the face is that, however much explained away, this cen- tralizing of large means in few hands is a dangerous power to be held uncon- trolled, even in a land of free institu- tions. My object is not so much to argue against monopolies and their methods as to show why they have, so far, continued in potential control of commercial pro- ducts against the protests and defensive tactics of the people who suffer by them. Two reasons are apparent in account- ing for the strength of combinations of wealth against public interest. The first is a mathematical, and the second a moral one; and both are sufficient to satisfy any reflective mind why in every contest capital comes out the winner. Under the first head it may be re- marked, in the words of a noted maxim, ‘In union there is strength.” It is, how- ever, easier for ten men to combine for mutual interest than ten thousand. This is only an old fact restated. A mob un- organized is weak, as compared to a few strong, resolute men who are united in purpose on every detail. The position of capital is central, and its leaders have no weak points to assail. The force op- posed to them is made up of differing and discordant elements. Each one has some plan to propose, and no two hardly agree on any practical mode of offence or defence. | And so the grumbling goes on. There is a certain sense of satisfaction in keep- ing up a habit so peculiarly in harmony with political customs and manners. So long as it amuses the people, and occu- pies their attention while affairs of mo- ment are in progress, the capitalist does Cracker Chests. HESE chests will soon pay for themselves in the UR new glass covers are by far the handsomest ever offered to the trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherinamoment They will save enough goods from flies, dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. NEW NOVELTIES We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. NEWTON, arich finger with fig filling. This is bound to be one of the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CoO., S. A. Sears, Mgr. GRAND RAPIDS. breakage they avoid. Price $4. ‘““Not How Cheap, but How Good.’ “Blue Label’ Ketchup SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLES, Will be found to maintain the high character of our other food products. We use only well-ripened, high-colored Tomatoes, seasoned with pure spices, thus retaining the natural flavor and color. PREPARED AND GUARANTEED BY CURTICE BROTHERS CoO,., Rochester, N. Y., U.S. A, BALL-BARNHART-PUTMAN CO.,, Distributing Agents. ‘Sear \ were Cream Laid Bill Heads. \ A 7 ¥ have an odd lot Cream Laid Bill Heads which we will close out while present supply lasts at the same price as our cheapest paper. 500 1000 2000 1-6 size, 84 in, wide, 6 lines, $165 $250 $4 50 oe 70 s06 5 500 each size, oa 1,000 « 5 00 Send for sample. PRINTING DEPARTMENT THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. ee ee stata tn pera 12 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. not care for the widest publicity of such attacks. Capital has brains, but no con- science; and, consequently, no scruples and no remorse. It has also the power of cohesion which always conquers the assaults of numbers. In fact, numbers without organization and a sentiment behind that arrests every would-be de- serter from the ranks, are only a source of weakness: because there is a wider front to defend, and offensive blows can- not be dealt with decisive effect. Thus is shown the mathematical reason why capital is strong and its antagonist weak. When any active effort is at length made to redress the grievances of which the people complain, then we begin to} see the second and more powerful reason why the scale tips in favor of combina- tions of capital. efforts can be read every day in practical illustration; and the memory of every man now living can testify to the cause and effects which follow as naturally as any other philosophic action and quence. The usual method of fighting monopo- lies that become oppressive is competi- tion. persisted in and sustained by the people who are benefited, it would in most cases prove effectual. Whether fend the interests of the traveling public in fares, the business man’s rights as to freight rates, or the welfare of the gen- eral its suecess depends on receiving the perma- nent support of all who are equally con- cerned. Without an assured backing, no se- used to de- consumer of staple products, opposition to combined weaith can ef- | fect any good result. Capital, when thus attacked, wields a weapon which does not fail oftener than throwing a score of live mice in a crowd of factory girls ona strike. Instead of fear, it appeals to the lowest instinct, which is selfishness. Soon the opposi- tion asked for by an oppressed people dissolves like mist before the rising sun, and the people themselves thus become | partners with the oppressors in ruining the friends who have so faithfully served them. How often has it occurred when some hopeful opposition has been started to lessen the extortions charged against the Standard Oil Co. that the latter effectually appealed to the picayunish greed of the av- erage consumer by lowering the price of oil below a fair limit. It seldom costs more than one or two cents per gallon to buy the neutrality, smother the protests and stifle the convictions of the chronic grum- bler. Those who championed the popu- lar cause as retail dealers, and tried to sustain opposition manufacturers by buy- | | ing their products, were deserted by their | customers in the thick of action, and so capital won another battle. Thus have been fought a series of spasmodic con- flicts in behalf of the people, and at their | request, in which the parsimony and cowardice of those whose interests were defended became the elements that uni- versally produced disaster. Until those who complain of the greed of capital can be raised to a higher plane, the degrading influence of selfishness will be successfully appealed to in every case where the power of wealth is legitimately assailed. No army can fight and win if the rank and filecan be bought off by the enemy. the spirit of this commercial age from In comparison, how different is that which animated The history of these | This is a fair, lawful way, and, if | the heroes of 1775. | | Had the grumblers of to-day been in the place of those old patriots who resented the commercial oppressions of George the | Third, there would have been no tea spilled in Boston harbor, and Lexington would have been a fair suburban town, | but not the thrilling memory it is to-day to every American. It true that modern commercial grievances do not rise to the importance of those our forefathers endured. But is it is well to call them to mind for the | has ever | been won for the people from crowned | lesson they teach. Nothing heads or monied power, except by sacri- fice and sacrifice is born of sentiment. As grumblers against capitalists have, in general, no stomach for sentiment there | is for them nothing to be won. Some say ‘‘It is not to be expected that people generally will be so absurd as to | buy in the dearest market.” I admit that itis human {nature to desire to buy | cheap, and perfectly laudable, as a rule; but the commercial reformer who has a grievance to redress will reflect that sentiment and organization must be combined if he expects to gain his end. In commercial as in moral contests, the army that fights from principle is safe from the bribes of the enemy. The sol- dier who fights for gold, when interest prompts, may be found on either side. But he has no place in the army of form. ic Most of the complaints raised against | combined capital have no foundation but | prejudice: and those who champion them | deserve defeat. But when once the pub-| lic mind becomes satisfied that there is an attempt made to selfishly coutrol prices, and warfare is joined, let it be} ; urged on the high plane of principle. In no other way can it be justified, and in | no other way can it be successful. Thus armed, the case of the People | versus Monopoly would appear less often in the court of last resort; but, when once on, it would be fought to a finish and the people would deserve to win. S. P. WHITMARSH. i — i Ali Tea Growing in South Carolina. A correspondent of the New York Even- ing Post has a long letter on tea growing in South Carolina, where, at Summerville, an experimental tea plantation was start- ed by the United States before the war. He says that in 1860 a planter at Fayetteville, N. C., planted a | widow now | makes enough tea to supply her neigh- | bors, and experts who have recently tas- | ted it, pronounce it of a very superior | tea garden, from which his quality. Tea from the old Government plantation, which has been leased by a Dr. Shepard, of Charleston, has sampled by experts who say thatthere is | no better on the American market. a a Rare Presence of Mind. A young saleswoman in a dry goods | store, who had just sold a quantity of | goods to a lady, asked: ‘Will you have the goods sent, or take | them with you?” “Do you expect that I am going to carry a bundle like that?” asked the shop- per, indignantly. “Oh, no, madam,’’ answered the sales- woman, with perfect suavity. ‘I sup- posed your carriage was at the door, and that you might prefer to take your pur- chase with you.’’ And she scored one on the victorious side. re- Government | been | ENGRAVING | It pays to.illustrate your business. Cuts of Business Blocks, Hotels, Factories, | Machinery, etc., made to order from photo graphs. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Portraits, Don't Buy [CHASE & SANBORN’S SPECIAL ey we YOURaSPRING LINES OF CHASE & SANB eh SPECIAL COFFEES ‘Hammocks, ——-Base Ball Goods, & Fishing Tackle Until you have seen our assortment. Our sales men are now on the way to Call on you. EATON, LYON & CO., GRAND RAPIDS. C &S.BRAND.JAPANS BUFFALO CHOP FORMOSAS OF MA ea Clean lle de ees MICHIGAN Fire & Marine Insurance C0. Organized 1881. A re a oe og SS qo Bai Contracts, | Kauitable Rates, Prompt Settlements. EGISTEBED . C&S | The Directors of the ‘‘Michigan” are secon» ol PURMOSA OOLOONG The finest Tea grown in our own State. . a | China,the mostdelicious D. WHITNEY. J&., Pres. . " Tea drank in America, teaches us that retailers best con- EUGENE HARBECK, Sec’y. I sult their own interest and that of their trade and the general public, by purchasing from a stock which combines durability, style, fit and excellent work- manship with prices so low as to meet all competition: MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothing Mannfactorers ROCHESTER, N Y. * assure the retail trade that their entire stock for fall and winter 1892 and 1893 . is manufactured upon the above princi- ple. Inspect our samples which will demonstrate this truth. Write our repre- sentative, William Connor, Box 346, Mar- shall, Mich., and he will soon be with > ail : you, go through our entire line, learn | prices and judge for yourselves, and no offence will be taken, buy or not buy. One of the largest and most complete lines on the road in single and double | breasted ulsters, with regular or shaw! collars. Pronounced best fitters ever seen, |in Friezes, Shetland, Fur Beavers, Chinchillas in blue black and many fancy colors, imported and domestic material. OVERCOATS. Very many styles in Kerseys, Meltons, Chinchillas, Irish Friezes, Fancy Woven bespotted 24-ounce rough wools, Royal Montagnacs soft as spun silk and very warm, single and double breasted. Double Breasted Suits in all Grades of material and many colors. PRINCE ALBERT COATS and VESTS. In style and fit positively pronounced unexcelled. firm this statement. Cutaway, frocks and sacks should be seen to be appreciated, which will satisfy the closest buyers of excellent clothing to retail at a desirable profit. | MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers, Rochester, N Y. HIRTY-FIVE years’ experience Our mail orders for these con- THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 138 THE RIGHT TO RUN IN DEBT. After the many years which we have had of the advantages and disadvantages of an abundant silver currency, it was not expected that the People’s party should be able to advance any new ideas upon the subject, and it is no disappointment, therefore, that they merely reiterate what has been said in favor of cheap money over and over again already. Still, in reading their St. Louis platform, I have been struck with a rather increased prominence in it of an idea which lay at the foundation of the old Greenback party, and which has been the staple of much currency ex- pansion talk ever since. It that the volume of the currency should be suffi- cient to meet what is called the ments of business, and should with the increase of population, so as al- ways to furnish a certain amount per capita, The party is supported in this demand by the Prohibitionists, who agree with them in declaring that our currency is at present insufficient in volume, and needs to be increased. The difference is that the People’s party want the increase to come from an unlimited coinage of silver dollars, whereas the Prohibitionists, like the old Greenbackers, are in favor of having it printed upon paper by the Goy- ernment. Both parties tacitly assume, and some of their spokesmen openly de- clare, that their object is to relieve the financial distress of those sections of the country where ready money and where, in consequence of the searc- ity, would-be borrowers are unable to ob- tain it. What they mean by ‘the re- quirements of business’? is the require- ments of men who have debts which they cannot pay, and especially of those who would like to run in debt but cannot, be- cause nobody will accept them as debtors. This same idea I find frequently ex- pressed in the speeches of the silver ad- vocates in Congress and elsewhere. The condition of men who desire to borrow money, but who cannot find creditors who will lend it to them, is pictured in the darkest colors. Thatloans sbould go begging in Wall street at 2 per cent. per annum, while the Western farmers and Southwestern planters cannot borrow at 8,10, andeven 12 per cent. per annum, is declared to be proof positive that our fi- nancial system is wrong, and impera- tively requires reformation. Senator Stanford even goes so far as to ask that the Government shall step in, and by lending money at 2 per cent. per annum clap mortgages upon all the farms in the country which remain unincumbered. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler it was, I think, who said that ‘ta national debt a national blessing,’’ and now, private debt is to be exalted to the same bad emi- nence. is require- increase is scarce, 1S I need hardly say that, to my old- fashioned way of thinking, this sort of talk seems not only absurd but wicked. I was brought up to look upon running in debt as an evil to be avoided as much as possible. To be sure, in my time goods were bought and sold, as they are now, on credit, and the buyer gave for them his notes, which the seller, in turn, indorsed and got discounted. Both thus ran regularly in debt, the one for the goods and the other for money with which to buy more goods, but both were accounted bad merchants if they did not at all times keep their property in such a shape that they could turn it into of discussion | | | enough money to pay their debts at very short notice. The man who was always “shinning” around to get means to carry on his business fell into discredit, and he who needed neither to give notes nor get his bills receivable discounted was looked upon as being in a very enviable posi- tion. Unless I am misinformed, the would- be borrowers at the West and the South- west want, not loans fora short period, or such as they are prepared to pay off at any time by the sale of personal prop- erly, but loans to run for an indefinite time, or during their own good pleasure. Many of them have purchased land on credit and are now pressed for payment by the sellers. Others have borrowed to make improvements on farms or town lots, or to build factories, or to go into other enterprises in which they have locked up their own means and all the additional means they could procure elsewhere. These men, naturally, being all in the same impecunious condition, cannot assist one another. Eastern cap- italists will not, and they vainly imagine that the Government might, could and should do it. Others, again, are not in debt now, but, seeing the many oppor- tunities which a new country presents for the profitable employment of capital, are crazy to borrow for the purpose on the easy terms which prevail here at the East, and they feel it to be a great hard- ship that nobody will accommodate them. These, too, foolishly faney that if the Government would add, by coining sil- ver or by printing paper, some hundreds of millions of dollars to the eurrency of the country, it would become so plenty that Eastern capitalists would be unable to lend their capital at home, and would, therefore, be more willing to lend it at the West and the Southwest. Oddly enough, it is for this still unindebted class that currency legislation is most earnestly demanded. Those who have already mortgaged their property could, at best, only save it from foreclosure. They could not borrow on it more than they now owe. It is the men out of debt and who want torun in debt for whom sympathy is invoked. This demand for greater facility of running in debt, as if it were a natural right of which no citizen should be de- prived against his wiil, reminds me of the ‘‘right to labor” claimed by the un- employed workingmen of France during the stagnation of business which fol- lowed the revolution of 1848. The Frenchmen had at least an excuse for de- manding that the Government should find them work, in the pressing need of food for themselves and their families, but the would-be debtors of this country are not in this position. They desire to borrow money that they may make money by its use instead of working for wages. It is a laudable desire, no doubt, but not one the gratification of which justifies the attempt to furnish it at the risk of financially ruining the nation. When I was a boy [ went every sum- mer to visit an uncle who had a farm up on the highlands of Connecticut. Every- body who knows the region knows how hilly and sandy and stony itis. We boys used to say that the Creator, when he made the earth, filled his apron with rocks to scatter over it, intending to dis- tribute them evenly. Just as he got to Connecticut, however, his apron string broke and the whole of the rocks were Leagaaa in amass upon the unfortunate State. This is what has made it so hard to cultivate, and has led to the abandon- ment for more fertile regions of so much of it by its owners. My uncle worked away bravely, but his land lay so high that continual rain was necessary to give him decent crops. His neighbors in the valleys adjoining not only needed less rain than he did, but were injured by what was just right for him. The force of gravitation carried the water that fell on the hilltops down into the valleys, and if it fell often enough to keep the hill- tops moist the valleys were drowned. Our Western and Southwestern friends are in a similar predicament, only worse. The showers of silver and paper money that they ask from the Government would not even temporarily reach them, but would godirectly to flood the great financial centers of the East, leaving the present destitute sections as destitute as before. MATTHEW MARSHALL. _ > <> Bits and Gimlets. The manufacture of bits in this coun- try is estimated to equal a production of 20,000 per day, and is in the hands of comparatively few persons, the fierce competition within the past few years gradually driving the smaller concerns in- to other lines. About ten of these man- ufactories are to be found in New Eng- land and two in the West. German bits are made in about six concerns, and are sometimes called the Bee bit. This term is said to have been given to it by the original inventor of the peculiar forma- tion of the twist of the bit. It is said that he procured a bee, and placing it under a microscope, made a fac-simile of that wonderful instrument, the dread of the small boy, but which has an efficacy hardly equaled in the animal world. The gimlet is more widely made, twenty or trade. The metal handle gimlet is now made by the million, and sold by the bushel, as one might say. The retailer gives it to the customer at five cents, and at that price there are three profits. One old workman, who had spent his life making gimlets, racked his brains one day to know how to keep up with the procession in the way of competition, when a bright idea came to the surface. He figured it out that he could do so-and- so if he did not fool away any of his time in counting the gimlets that he made, and his employer now pays him by meas- ure. ‘This is a hint for other lines closely pressed by competition. Bits are sold as cheaply as $1.50 per dozen to the me- chanie, the best sorts bringing $5 and $6 per set.
  • cans oe 40 | — £0 | _ Hy ge 150 Telfer’s, “ — doz. = ae %1 “ o a 1 50 Victor. Siete S005 ........ ... 80 _ CS 1 20 16 oe 2 00 BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in case. ee 90 — 80 aa... 70 BLUINE. Gross Arctic, ta ovals.. -- 4 = ereeccesers ‘ . = oad... .... 10 50 . sifting _— -2£D - a > 400 “ee No.5 “ uu 8 00 Oo 450 BROOMS. aoe... 2 00 No. 1 a : = No. 2C . No. 1 SU 2% ee me Common Whisk Lees eee 1¢ hae eee eee 1 20 Warehouse.. 3 50 BRUSHES. Stove, a es 123 OE ie eee ce sete ce 13 ” - ‘2 Rice Root Scrub, 2 row.... 85 Rice Root Scrub, 3 row.... 1 25 Palmetto, goose............ 150 CANDLES Hotel, =” aes — 10 Star, epee. 3 : : -_ I oe ce eee rene boe 24 CANNED GOODS. FIsH. Clams. Little Neck, > ae ‘ 7 ........... 1 90 Clam —— Standard, 3lb.. 2 Cove Oysters. — ce... 85 ’ ce... 1 65 Lobsters. et ..... 2 40 - or. 3 30 Pes 2 00 a... 2 9 Mackerel. eee 4... 1 30 - a. 22 ee. oe... 22 Tomato Sauce, Cee 23 Ss ......... . Salmon. Columbia River, flat.... ... : 85 ae ee i eldtei sce 2 10 Sardines. Rees WN... oe, 4%@ 5 i eee 6%@ 7 eNO ME oes 10@12 “ ee ee 15@16 Mustard ar eee ieneee 7@8 a a 2 ‘J rout. i Fo i 250 FPUITY. Appies, 3 ib. standard... 90 York State, gu}!ous 3 60 —, ~ i. 250 er. Live oak....... 223 Poa cae... ... 2 00 ie ...... a 250 Overland...... 1 90 Blackberries. a 90 Cherries eee eee 1 20 Pitted Hamburgh 1% hite .... 1 20 ohh 1 2 Damsons, Egg Plums and Green Gages. ae... @1 California. i. 1 70 Gooseberrics. ee 110 Peaches. ........ 1 20 eee .............. 1 65 ceeeeree............. 1 65 eree............. 2 00 ——s—_l 16S Cae... ........... | Pears. ees... 13 ie 210 Pineapples. Eee 1 30 Johnson’ eo mised... 2 50 grated. 2% Quinces. ae. in Raspberries, oe 130 Black Hamburg.. 150 Erie. black Le 1 40 Strawberries. SO ee 1 Pein ............ 9& oa 5 POEWORER oe. 1 26 Whortleberries. ae... 1 20 Lo 13 Biueberries ........ 1 20 Corned beef, Libby’ ec 1 Roast beef, Armour’ ........ 1 Potted ham, 4 SL 1% CC 1 r tongue, .......... t ' 4 Ib.. : . Chicken, % ib....... VEGETABLES. Beans. Hamburgh stringless.......1 25 French style eee 2 2 e ie. 1 40 Lima, green. petsee ress eoaner............... 80 Lewis Boston Baked........ 135 may teks Maked............ 1 35 Weare Fer................ 1 3 Corn. Hamburgh . oe Livingston Eden . oo 12% oe eee es nie ee 150 morse Gaary............. 1 30 Peas Hamburgh marred ........1 — PNB. os... " Champion Eng...1 50 Hamburgh petit pois....... 1 75 fancy sifted..... 1 90 eo 65 oe, 15 Van Camp’ 8 Marrofat 1 Early June...... 1 30 Archer’s Early ‘Scenes. 1 oo 180 Mushrooms. ee... 16918 Pumpkin. _ 95 Squash. ees... 1 20 Succotash. ES 1 40 ecb tone 5... 80 Py Pee...-....6.--..... 1 60 Tomatoes. ee 1 00 ee 1 00 Ee 1 30 NE oe ee 2 60 CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S, German Sweet... .......... 22 Pree... .... 35 Pee ss oe 38 ieeoaibtioess een. ....... : 40 CHEESE. ee... @ 9% eee — @9 Perens ............. @D 9% oe ee... ..... @ 8% a 5 @6 ie eee, 10 ae... @1 00 Sago Schweitzer, im . @x0 ' domestic —_ @i5 CATSUP. Blue geet sent. _ pint, 25 bottl ates 275 —. = 450 enon: 1 doz bottles . oo CLOTHES PINS. 5 QTOSS DOXES.............- .40 COCOA SHELLS. pete Seer. ........-.... Less — ee @3% Pound packages........ 6%Q@7 COFFEE. GREEN, Rio. a 16 ——.. 17 Gs - Ce Ne Pee 20 Santos —.... |, 16 Cee 18 ee ....... 20 Mexican and Guatamala. ae 20 —.....LL 21 ——..... 23 Maracaibo. a 19 eee... 20 Java. Peer. ae 5. 25 Pxivete Geoowen........... .. 7 —— se ............... Mocha. ae 2 —o..................... 8 26 ROASTED. Cotton, “ce 50 To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- 120 1 Ib. | | | | | | age. PACKAGE, Arbuckle’s Ariosa...... 19.30 | McLaughlin’s XXXX.. 19.30) ere 19 30 | ae 18 80 | Lion, 60 or 100 1b. case.... 19 30 Cabinets | containing | ackages | ' sold at case price, with | additional charge of 90 cents for Cal inet. EXTRACT, aw ee. 75 Felix Hummel’s, foil i cae tt SSSRASSER ‘Tradesman.’ © i, per Remdred........... 2 00 8 2 “ sé a 2 50 a ee le os i [ ie 3 00 ss Ue “Superior.”’ Si, per hundred ogee see 2 50 ti 3 85, “ - 400 —_— 5 00 = ~ _s 00 | “Universal.” 4 1, per hundred eu bowie : ; y - : 8 5, “ $10, “ 820, “ Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 200 or over......... 5 per cent. 1000 * id <2 “ COUPON PASS BOOKS. = be made to represent any enomination from $10 down. | .o ee os $10 = “ 250 oe 500 se a * CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. We cat 7 40 EEE a ein cnc eede sconce 6 25 Genuine Swiss Pseeeecc ue 8 00 American Swiss.. ......0. 7 00 CRACKERS. Butter. pepeeeee ee e............... 6 Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6% a ee ee 6! Family i, ‘cartoon...... 6% Salted XXX. 8 Salted XXX, ‘cartoon ...... 6% meee. ........2, 1% ——. Cl 8 Butter Wisentt.... .......... 6% Soda, Been Cet ...........:.... 8 oe See... a Bema, Duchem........,... . 8% Cryatal Wafer........ \ -10 Reception Flakes... -10 Oyster. 1S. Cyeeer SER... ............ 6 Cis Over. 2Ee...........- 6 | Farina Oyster.. ceeeee © CREAM TARTAR. | SAraCely pere............... 30 Telfer’s Absolute.......... 35 | Grocers’ be eek e eee. 10@15 DRIED FRUITS. —— Sundried, aiend - “bbls. 5 quartered ‘“ 5 Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes @7 APRICOTS, California in bags....... 9%@10 | Evaporated i in boxes. ..12@12% BLACKBERRIES. mhoee.... = «....... 4% NECTARINES, 70 Ib. a... moto. BOees...... ... Q @oe PEACHES, Peeled, in boxes........ 12 Cal. — 9@10 ' im Dees.....- 8@ 8% PEARS. | California in bags .... @7 PITTED CHERRIES, ee 10 ioe ie. Dees... 11 el 12 PRUNELLES, mm boues............. 11 RASPBERRIES, In barrels. seseoees 21% oe Pee... ... 22 eh 23 Foreign. CURRANTS, Patras, im Darrel... .. @ 3% in %-bbls...... @ 3% “ in less quantity @4 PEEL. Citron, Leghorn, > boxes 20 emon na 10 Orange [ = . ’ vi RAISINS, Domestic. London layers, 2 crown....1 40 3 nk * aer....... 1 85 Loose Muscatels, boxes..... 1 2 70 lb. bags @5% Foreign. Ondura, 29 lb. boxes.. @8 Sultana, 20 " ue @12 Valencia, 30 ‘ -5 @5% PRUNES, oeeree..;. @ ; California, 990x100 25 lb. bxs. 814 ' 80x90 . ..9 . 7 x80 “ 9% “ 60x70 “s 10% a @5\%4 Silver el 11% ENVELOPES, XX rag, white. 6%... onan Mi No.4. ' FARINACEOUS GOODS. 1 00 Farina. 100 Ib. kegs. ............ 3% Hominy. I indie pencaein ooee OD ne banca a 3 50 Lima Beans. I ksh c tesco 4 Maccaroni and Vermicelli. pomamts, 5%. box.. “‘oneens OT isd cep neces sf Pearl Barley. - % Os OB es noe cece aoe roe sees Peas. Gree, DH... 2... sosccccics 1 40 pee er TD ........+-+-.... 3 00 Sago. German ........ eeieenedas oe 4 a 5 Wheat. Cracted,......... hae cee es 5 FISH--Sait. Bloaters, Tee. 5. 1 10 Cod. ee is Whole, Grand Bank... @5 Boneless, bricks ...... 6 @b6% Boneless, strips.. ..... 54:@6% Halibut. Seed ....-..... A... 12 Herring peeees................. 18@20 Holland, pies........- 11 00 ee ec cs 85 Round shore, % bbl.. 2 00 4b LL. 110 Mackerel, Ho. 1, 36 bbls. SO ids........ " ° Ro. 1, kits, ae. Family, 4 bbls., 100 Ibs... J 0 . kit i, © te........ Sardines, Deen, bees... 45 Trout. me. 1, 56 Diie., OE e........- 6 50 oe oee........... 90 Whitefish. No. 1, % Dbis., 200iba........8 No. t, kits, 10 lbs Lo eecee eee 110 Family, ¥ 4 dbbis., 100 lbs.... 3 00 cits 1 Pe 40 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Jennings’ DC. Lemon. Vanilla 2 oz folding ms. z 25 3 0z C 1 ee 1 50 4 0z ° : -1 50 2 6 0z . .2 00 3 00 $ oz © ..3 00 4 60 GUN POWDER. x | Held a 5 50 at MOES.....-............. 3 00 HERBS —... lL lCl 15 a... 2 INDIGO. Madrona, 6 ih. bowes....... 55 BS. 2. 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes... 50 JELLY. oe. 55 2 eee omens. 85 LICORICE. I ok eek ee as es 30 RO cee casa. 25 ee 12 Condensed, 2 ‘doz besenseoeus 1 2 a oo 2 2 ATCHES, No. 9 outgbear Boel le eae sce. 12 COE WRNEOE. oo onsen c cs, 170 eee ................ 1 10 meeee Oeer.......,,...... 400 MINCE MEAT 3 or 6 doz. in case per doz..1 00 MEASURES. Tin, per dozen. Co $1 75 eet SAHON..... 5. 65. cose 1 40 Ecce eee eee eee 70 Ee 45 OE os od, oi ee 40 Wooden, for vinegar, per doz. DOE ices ye ate cee i — pe ele ee ee aoe 47 75 Quart . i. saanee 3% ee i 2% MOLASSES, Blackstrap. Sugar house......... ee 18% Cuba Baking. ME ois cee cosas... 16 Porto Rico. oo 16 Pemey ...,.. eote creeseods 20 New Orleans. — i oo .. . 14 ok le eee ee 17 etre oo ie ceac. es 22 jo +1enseed orden owes 27 One half barrels, 3e extra OATMEAL. Pere Bee. ...-.-.... @4 75 Half barrels 100...........@2 50 ROLLED OATS. mereee 10... ...,.... @A 75 ae Pee w........., @2 50 PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count.. Half barrels, 600 count.. 2 2% Small. Barrels, 2,400 count. 5 50 Half bbls, 1,200 count 3 25 PIPES. Cn He. ee 1 % >, fet count........ % Cob, No es 1 25 POTASH 48 cans in case. pees 4 00 Penna Salt Co.'s..... 6000+ 3 2 ROOT BEER ‘Williams, per Gon......... 1% ” 3 doz, case... 5 00 RICE. Domestic. Carolina — Lede seet veeua es 6 ee ice 5 _ No. 2 dese ee eee @4 es ee 342 Imported. een, et... 15. ......... 6 . o.8.... daadee ose eave........ eee 5 Pees... 5 SPICES, Whole Sifted. Ree ge 10 Cassia, China in mats...... 8 . Batavia in bund....15 ' Saigon in rolls...... “8 Cloves, Sieperen........... Tete eee..... ..-... 3 mao eee... ce 80 Nutmegs, we ee sees ce cu 80 MO Fil 5 - No. 3 food ce cine sere 65 Pepper, pe oe -- 15 "25 ° One. i... is... 19 Pure Ground in Bulk. Biers... ci... 1 Cassia, Batavia eee eben od 20 and Saigon .25 . moe... 4... 35 Cloves, Amore. .......... 30 MARSIORP........... 20 ——s a... 15 ce A OE 18 ig 5 cmaicn os ae Mate Haeyis..............- 8 Mustard, son ~~ Trieste. .2 teeta 27 Nutmegs, No? es 65 Pepper, Singapore, a" = ' — Ss — 3 OA bsolute” in Packages. ls YS Breese ........-.. os OF 1 oO a 84 1 55 are. 8. 84 1 55 Ginger, 7 epee ee ase 84 155 ee a 1% eaiegk eevee ereccruce 84 155 BONOOE oikiseeessss--- 84 155 oaee...... SAL SODA. a 1% AAP Coe. ......., 1% SEEDS, ee ee @12% Canary, Smyrna....... 4 on oo 8 Cardamon, Malabar... aM Hemp, Russian....... miten Bi........... 4%@ OM Mustard, white....... popes Peete esc es 9 ———— ee 6 Caeee Deme........... 30 STARCH. Corn. = > boxes beds pep ese beow es 6% a 6 Gloss. Seer a eeee «+ On 3-Ib “ ne . 5% 6-lb a |... 6 40 and 50 lb. boxes.......... 4% a ee 4% SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccaboy, Oe ees 35 french appee, ie déra..... 43 soDA. ND ki ioe cce seeks sees Sh io PN ooo os sess ccrsas 4% SALT. ce Sie. SACKS. ......... ... 82 25 ge ae 2 00 28 10- - sacks Stee gees eres 1 85 oi 6 CL, 2 meiD "cases. 1. 56 Ib. dairy in linen bags. ow 28 Ib. drill oo Warsaw. 56 Ib. dairy in drill ~- 35 28 Ib. 18 Ashton. 56 lb. dairy In linensacks.. 75 Higgins, 56 lb. dairy in linen sacks. 75 Solar Rock. SS Sh, CROW... | 4s 25 Common _— NI ok oc eet cc sate us 80 eee ge tee. 85 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. si SALERATUS, Coote 2 @ Warpath ........ ; 'EE ILTS - Packed ait te tek. aa 7 = i anner «. GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS | HIDES, PELTS and FURS | PAPER & WOODENWARE —s......... 30 ne Hee. ..... WHEAT. Det 3 15 BASKET FIRED. Kiln Dried.......... ea 17 Iw l i. feaaee eT wien? 3 15 Fai Ni Head a No. 1 White (58 Ib. test) 77 | lows, prices nominal: OPA ne bocce 1% ~ DB... oo. sess vee, 3 30 rs e ee 18 ax aoe eg tees seteecetees 23 | No, 1 Red (60 Ib. test) V7 HIDES. Rockfalls ................--:. 1% A . ‘ , oe ee 25 . ee j ee eens (en oe. ‘ MEAL. Green ...........-.+. 4+ 243% ee SOAP Extra choice, wire leaf Oi Peerless CA LAE es rotten teen eeees : = pon sac g 7 a Le ea NH "4 - on oy... i... eee ee ree tte cece cs ess, BOR ee - 4 ee ; ; GUNPOWDER. , : ee 5 @5 | Dry Goods............ 5 @ét] LAUNDRY. Cncis Sam 2 FLOUR. 220 : i Common to fai 9 - 202 -8U . Ripe orcen 2K4@ 2% | Jute Manilla eee. @5% ofllen B. Winter's Beanda, | Summon se fete. 3 um | BomandJettyiccsccccec-3e | Oerngehi ty make. gon] WP Senet *B 4 | Red Express Soli .3y ’ la iia : ah id eh ah ah el tie ¥, 2 Good Cheer, 60 1 4 99 | Choicest fancy........ 7 @8s Yum Yum. Seco wedies cous 2 Patent ‘“ sacks......... 530 Ss Pe aig g = nretngmaaas: “ White Borax, 100 3 i... 3 60 r OOLONG B26 ~ — ae ¢ ‘ “, Darrels........ 5@ Deacon hit... .... 10 @30 48 co : : Ce | es eee Braham ‘' sacke... .__ 2% 2 hides 1¢ off 7 48 Cotton.......-...-....... 20 . yg tor & Gamble. Common to fair... ...23 @30 pena. ——— 40 | Rye a 2 40 nee Coen, Not... song eee eae cans 2 = IMPERIAL. Frog . Mei cceceececeeue Te : mH st ne ge 16.) vory 10 ee 6 75| Common to fair....... 2 @% |- : MILLSTUFFS. i SMOAFHNGS............. 10 @25 | Sea Island, assorted....... 30095 . ae Se) 4 00 Superiortofine........ 30 @35 WASHBOARDS. : Less. oe 2 @ SOL Ne 6 Berm ............. 1. 18D eno : _o 3 65 oun Car lots quantity es id Mottled German........... 315 ae es ree $14 00 $14 W0| washed ae —l | lee Town Talk.. Lo . 3 00 | Common to fair....... 18 @2%6 Screenings .... 15 00 1500] Unwashed ...... .... 10 20 Se Jidjjaswae oe 30 @40 Middlings..... 15 00 16 00 OP | tube, Wet................. 7 00 si Mixed Feed... 29 00 20 00 MISCELLANEOUS N . 6 00 Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 ENGLISH BREAKFAST, ¢ v : . Coarse meal 19 50 19 5) | panlow 3 4 5 00 hand, 3doz....... [oie 18 @22 CORN. Grease buiter 4@ Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 1 35 eee 24 @28 Car lots.................... 55 | Switches ae ise x “ _ No.1, three-hoop.... 1 0 SUGAR. Oy 40 @50 Less than car lots.......... Me eae Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.. 4c MSENS - - 20g? Bowls, . inch ee 80 Cut Loat........ “<— oo = = oe aes ........- _. @5 TOBACCOS., m na ar POULTRY . wf . 1 60 Posdieed 5% ie Less than car lots... _ 41 : Ce 2 25 Cans. a... 4.26@ 456 wean . HAY. Local dealers pay as follows: . eo 7 ol beuelcl 215 Confectioners’ A @4.44| Pails unless otherwise noted No. 1 Timothy, car lots....13 £0 a 3 00 toseuse | | GUS BE | Migwethe ) 0... 60 met * 6S... BO a. aI Baskets, market............ 35 White Extra G...0.22! @4.18| Sweet Cuba......... 34 th ae cae @10 shipping bushel.. 1 25 ete BA 6 | MeGint 24 Turkeys... -...02..0.. 10 @il * full Hoop “ 135 Coos eiseereons neon 334 . a 2 OILs. ee «willow el’ths, No.1 5 % oe Cine: 3 ‘hi i i No.2 6 2 hous Saal chk Sennennee 8 hoe = ee 32 The Standard Of] Co. quotes Chickens, eed acaa li @i3 ‘“ “ No3 7 25 Torpedo .. 2) as follows, in barrels, f.o0, b. | FOWIS...... .--..- --+- @8 ss aint “ Neisa SYRUPS. $6 in anemg 19 Grand Rapids: Spring ah e on ° ‘ “ No.2 4 25 Corn. Yum Yum ........... 26 MECGHe 9 nga = : . —a perc 24 Plug. Wilson Sings? 00 — — old test. @ 8% FISH and OYSTERS. Pail INDURATED WARE. eg £6 Sorg’s Brands, Cae oy y. W. Headlight, 15¢° Tig wap ails Co 4 - oe z l : eteew 4 1. ae ie | - J. Dettenthaler quotes as | 7p s, FE Pure Cane. —— oe = Rival..................-2+5 1 40 — o 7 — ; sgliacmureieatt 7 ae bale ee wees cesses cere oa y Nobby Twist coceccoces = poe meta te tects ates awaee « 1 00/ Stove Gasoline........ @i% whi FRESH FISH E SO ee ee ee sia Scotten’s Brands, —— =—_ ne Black. 25 to 30 — oi : =; e . ee ane eas clea ay 2 e g. Sean comes peat : oat i a = se a Bluctish +)... “11 @12 Frosted Creams....... Valley City ........... in ele ata - £90 FRESH MEATS. Fresh lobster, perIb.... 2) 9 7 iY 34 > ¢ Guahany Grankern 846 Finzer’s B : Tete... ...........-.... 2 00 Soft crabs, per doz...... 90 ecose d+ Zz 3 , s ‘eacpa > A uw 7c * : i . j » y Or Gubincal Craekars 8% 10 Cha Meneame ie _ 8. ‘a oa ea ounee 2 : — & Company quote as fol — per gal.... oe or — — —— | Jolly Tar........ 32 po) 3 $0 | Beet, carcam.......... 6%@ 7% | No. 1 Pickerel..... a @8 TEAS. Middleton's Brands, eS 295: “ hind quarters... Ties GG | Pike. ..00. oss... @t i an Oud Sele. fe aaa S ls VINEGAR. 7 fore < _ 4 @ 246 | Smoked White........ @7 ais : ee Ea ae ee a . oins, No. 3...10 11 ee @i7 Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. Sear. Se . nC B4o 9% = Good .................. @20 | Something Good.............. 38 81 for barrel. + yoonds @6 |¥Fairhaven Counts.... @40 ae log @ee | Tose Up... 26 WET MUSTARD. Bologna: 000. 6c. SHELL aner Choices ........ 1032 O34 Out of Sight.. ats 4 OO) Ue, POP OAL 11.1... |... oi Foek foes ......... Oysters, per ae ...... 1 25@1 50 Ce 10 @t2 Private Brands. Beer mug,2 dozincase... 175} ‘ shoulders ..... ae) Cl i 60@1 25 iin oneal “ag Mare......._.. = - YEAST—- Page greta Sausage, oo or — Oe Eee 26 ermentum werGon.caken.. {| °* mVGE...... @i7 Smoking. verte “« Frankfort . = orn eee os deen = Fleischman, Dn gg cakes... = cae caene canes 8 . eCueeee... de fll lll Ch. j Ny, Sticky Fly Pape ow A “NThi IC ¢ \ Vv aper. ont. 4 00 GRAND RAPIDE enact cotang 25, aah Each Sheet is separately sealed with a border of wax. Each double sheet separates into two perfect single sheets. Tanglefoot is spread heavily on impervious paper. Tanglefoot is the only sticky fly paper which can be pur- chased advantageously by the box for use in stores, offices, hotels, etc., etc. No sheet will spoil, no matter how long a box may last. FOR SALE BY ALL JOBBERS. 0 You Want a Gut ot ovr Store Building ! Send Your Order to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, ENGRAVERS AND PRINTERS, - 100 Louis Street, ‘ Grand Rapids, Mich. 18 _THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. “HANDS UP.” An Experiment in Mesmerism Which Was Not an Entire Success. From the Dry Goods Economist. The peculiar adventure which befell | Mr. Cooper would never have been re- | lated, and, therefore, would never have} Mr. Cooper, as to indicate which are the | ieee -oe been printed, had it not been for a little | action of mine, innocent in itself, but | which powerfully affected my friend. We have been friends for a good many | years, Mr. Cooper and myself, and when- ever he visits my city (Chicago) I inva- riably call upon him. Learning recently of his arrival I went directly to the Palmer House, walked to his room and knocked at the door some- what gently, for Ldid not wish to waken him if he had gone to bed. Receiving no answer | turned the Knob and the door opened. The gas was turned low, and Cooper sat doubled up in a large easy chair, fast asleep. His sample trunks, packed and marked, stood near the door, ready for the porter in the morning. *Here,” thought 1, **is a nice situation. What if one of the many hotel sneak thieves had been in my place! 1 am afraid, my dear fellow, that you would be minus sumething in the morning. I will give you a scare as a lesson.” So I closed the door softly and, standing with my back to it. | stamped my foot sharply and said quite loud enough to awake him: “Hands up' 1 shall never forget the sudden awak- ening and the look of agony which ac- companied it. His hands had gone up at my first ery. Never a word did he utter. He only looked at me with those great eyes in which nothing but horror had a place. Evidently he did not recognize me, for L stood in a shadow, and so as- tonished was 1 that 1 did not for a mo- ment or two open my mouth or move from my position after the first ery. “Cooper, old man!’ I finally ex- claimed, ‘*what has come over you?’”’ He smiied faintly. *-Put down your hands,”’ I said, as 1 walked to the gas jet and turned it up full. ‘‘Is that you, I hear you say ‘hands up? “Yes, i said ‘hands up,’ but is that sufficient reason for you to get as white as snow and to act as you did? 1 know that you are no coward, and, therefore, you must have some powerful reason for your actions.” ‘I have sufficient reason to be alarmed at that ecry,’’ he said, after he had be- come more calm. It was only natural that I should be curious to know the eause of my friend’s alarm, and, after considerable urging, he related the fol- lowing strange experience: “Twelve years ago, shortly before I made your acquaintance, I represented in the West one of the largest jewelry houses in the East. I made my head- quarters while in San Francisco at the Palace Hotel, aud my customers would visit me and inspect my line in my own rooms. One day I had been in the city and made an engagement with one of the most liberal buyers on the Slope. My clerk and I arranged the samples so that they could be readily examined, and then I went dewn stairs to meet the buyer when he should arrive. 1 did not have long to wait, for Mr. B. came along, and, seeing me, said: ‘1 am going down the street and will be back in half an hour. Go upstairs, and don’t wait for me for I will go directly to your room.’ I went to my room and sat smoking, impatiently waiting for the half hour topass. Sud- denly a knock was given on the door and I, expecting my buyer, cried out in a hearty manner, ‘Come in.’ The door was instantly opened and instantly shut, and my clerk and I found ourselves each looking down the barrel of a revolver. There were two men, and one of them stood just as you stood, with his back to the door, and cried out just as you cried: ‘Hands up!’ It 1s always the safest way to put up your hands under such condi- tions, and wait until you see a chance to put them down again. “The two visitors were not bad look- | ing, but they were determined looking men. ‘““Mr. Cooper,’ said one of them, ‘we are sorry to disturb you; believe me, we are, and I have taken the precaution to pro- Will?” he asked. ,09 ‘Didn't | tect you from the annoyance of any buyer | | this evening, so do not let that buoy your | next yearl left the jewelry trade and | hopes up. | away, and we will | evening entirely by ourselves. ‘It is clear that we cannot take every- | thing with us, so if you will be so good, | | most valuable stones and articles it will) fruit will be in market before the end of the | facilitate matters, and you will be re-| | leased all the more quickly.’ thing to do with selecting the valuables. | ‘“**] wish that you would, for it will save you a great dealof trouble, In fact, 1 will make you do it, whether you will or not. I shall say to you, ‘‘Make a se- best,” and 1am sure that you will do it.’ eyes, said, ‘We will need to give our en- go to sleep.’ ‘*‘Then the significance of the robber’s words about my aiding him to the most valuable jewels flashed across my mind. | was to be put in a mesmeric state—you eall it hypnotism now-a-days. In those days we knew very little of its secret power, much less than we do to-day. I knew in a general way that the most prominent physicians, with but few ex- ceptions, had denounced its alleged power as fraudulent, and I, like many | others, let them judge for me; but some- ithing told me with absolute conviction that there was some mystersous power which I was yet to learn of. The robber kept his eyes firmly fixed and said some- thing to the clerk. I could see that a great struggle was going on for the mas- tery. I noted the convulsive twitching of the muscles of the face and neck, but, at last, to my relief, it came to an end. The robber took the clerk by the arm, led him to the corner of the room, and told him to lie down and have a pleasant time. ‘**It would have been much better and easier to have gagged and bound your friend,’ he remarked in a pleasant tone, ‘but Iconfess Lam proud of my power and thought I would give you an example of it. Shall I exert my influence over you, too, or will you indicate the goods I want?’ ***] will do nothing of my free will to aid you.’ I replied. ‘I suppose you can force me if you so desire, for 1 have seen strange things just now.’ ‘‘Without more ado he began his work upon me. I had quickly made up my mind that my only safety lay in keeping my mind extremely active, and appar- ently to come under hisinfluence. I had seen subjects at exhibitions in New Yoru act, and as [| was & pood mimic I had _ faint hopes of de- ceiving the man until some opportu- nity offered for me to escape and get aid. I had a small calibre pistol in my inside vest pocket which had escaped the notice of the robbers. My large 45 calibre had been taken from me early in the inter- view. ‘**Good fortune attended me. I de- ceived the mesmerizer, and even when he gave me a severe pinch and said, ‘Isn’t that delightful?’ I expressed the greatest pleasure, although I could have cried out with the pain. He led me about and ordered me to do as he willed. I did not pick out the most valuable articles. | used the greatest tact which I could com- mand, for I was afraid that no oppor- tunity would offer for me to escape, and I made sure that the cheaper articles and stones should be the ones stolen. After a time I was directed back to my seat and the men began to pack up the goods. ‘In the course of their operations the backs of the two men were for an instant turned toward me. Now, at last, was my opportunity. I pulled from my in- side pocket my pistol, and aiming it at one of the men, fired. An exclamation of surprise and pain followed the shot. I rushed forward and received a blow on the head which knocked me down and | partly stunned me, but in an instant I was up and after them with the fury of a thousand devils. I solemnly declare that I would have been delighted to have torn those men to pieces. The police found a trailof blood to one of the back doors, but there all traces ceased. “Saying this he stepped close to my | elerk’s face, and looking steadily in his| tire attention to the jewelry, so you must | | lection, my good sir, and take only the| | “We never got a clue to the men. I have sent the gentleman | have been hustling with dry goods ever | spend the . pleasant | since.”’ - PRODUCE MARKET. Astricans and Harvest apples | om Ohio command $3.50 per bbl. Home grown | ‘I emphatically refused to have any- | and hold city handpicked at #1.65@1,75 per bu. The | CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS, The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. Full Weight. Bbls. Pails. | ‘ } omnes, a mk : : “ — 7 | Boston Cream .......... 20 lb, cases 844 ee Ae 7 8 Rips &. O.......,. ...... 2. cases 7 8 MIXED CANDY. | week. ‘ull Weight. Beans—Dry stock is in small supply and active | Fu 8 Bbls. Pails. |demand. Dealers pay $1.30@1.35 for unpicked | NM i isn caconns 6 7 Beets—New, 35¢ per doz. bunches. 7% Butter—The market is fairly well maintained, 8 all offerings of choice finding ready takers at | | English le en 8 12@13c. iG | Conserves . on 8 ett and 7%e per dozen, according to | Broken Taffy .. f baskets 8 siz iP thauercs. 0. |B 9 Culery—Cihates home grown commands 25¢ per | French aoa oe 10 dozen bunches. It is no longer necessary for | Vajley Creams. i 13 | local dealers to depend on Kdlamazoo growers | Midext. 30 Ib. baskets. neces 8 for this staple, as home grown is ample for the | yodern,:OIb. ‘“ ......-.-..---.----------- 8 | needs of this market. | FaNcy—lIn bulk. Cherries -V ery scarce and higher, readily com- | Full Weight. Pails. manding $2.50 per bushel. | Lozenges, a et 10 Dried apples—Evaporated is firmly held at a 11 | §@9e; sundried is weak at 34@4c. | Chocolate Drops............---- .. 1% Eggs—The price is well maintained, dealers | Chocolate Monumentals. coon 13 paying 14c and holding at 15c per doz. Gum Drops.. : one 5% Honey—l4e per lb. Very scarce. Ee 8 Lettuce—Grand Rapids Forcing is in fair de- | goyr Drops CC 8% —. y Ad Ib. m6 : p_ | Imperdals..........0.20 cesseeeeseserstee cess 10 us e ons—Osage, 1.6) per dozen; nu : meg, $1.25 per dozen. . “ Fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. Per —_ Onions—Green are in fair demand at 10c per | ocur ie i gue a a oc ae lg hg - dozen bunches. IDlinois is firmly held at $1 per | poe Tro 5 : wos ects tence cesetercssouoceves 60 bushel. Bermudas are about out of market. faceotens tee “ Sel ae aa an aa cg 5 Peas—June are outof market. Marrofat are | it Caaaele pacsansettee ne dodged dete an ea a Tomatoes—Mississippi stock is in fair demand Decorated Creams......-.-.-. +++ +. +-+s 020+: z Ee "¢ at $1.25 per 4 basket crate. Bast Almoade. “"{'00 Watermelons—18@20c apiece. Wintergreen Saas eee 60 Wax Beans—#1@#1.25 per bushel. ‘gr an Hoth ton ene s eee PROVISIONS. _ - wrapped, 2 eo boxes yes eee = The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. | No. 2’ “ Z “ ny 28 quotes as follows: No. 3, e . a PORK IN BARRELS. Stand ste... ee 12 25 ORANGES. Short Cut ....-.... ----.- 0.0.0. sees eee eee 13 50 Californias, 9 ......--.-0eeee eee ee oe @ xtra Clear pig, snort cut................... 15 00 “ee 50 ae, ees... “ ae 5 00 OE eee 24 25 Messinas, choice 200 aL @ Boats Gee, ere cee... Cee ee eee ee bee abietoretre en seats 14 75 LEMONS tandard clear. short cut, best. ._ oo _ SAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. Messina, — i ees = > — — a a om “ ee @5 0 ee @® 50 Penantest — iE % ecteae — FORBIGN FRUITS. one i ee eee ee ee i ieee ee ’ er Ce 5 ! . Reeoees..... -...4,-+.1..... 1 00@ 1 50 Bologna, thick..... ee 5 | Figs, fancy layers, 6.................. @i3 EEE 5 ih t ie = ee eee = LARD. C ex! ra c i : Kettle Com- ” Co @18 Rendered. Granger. Family. pound Dates, Fard, 10 — 1 Sc 3 os Teeteen ...... 8 7 6 5% Geen 50 lb. Tins.. .84 ve 614 5% ” eee 50:1b, GE . 4%@ 5 20 Ib. Pails. . 8% 7% 6 644 NUTS. a“ 10 Ib. ie 824 8 6% 6% Almonds, ee ee tse v rig ce eens -. si 9" ee ee ee BEEF IN BARRELS. oe @ 8 Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 6 50 | Filberts . @11% Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 6 50 | Walnuts, LE ALENT @13% ae eee 9 50 a Marbot......-..-0--0-. 2-6. sees SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Chil... 2... 2.22. cece ee eee ee @10 Hamas, average 2 ibe ETE CE 12% | Table Nuts, ae te see eee beva snes ee an eee RO enn wut ater aan _ - iis. ............ 12 Sunes tee +... J. ee ao 9 | Cocoanuts, full sacks -..22.2...02 22.2, @4 50 seo. Shy PEANUTS. ius 8% | Fancy, H. P.,Sun bac acagresrns arse ee @ 5% Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................... 10% ‘Roaste eteeecoetecees Sm Detea heef, ham Ce ... 9% | Fancy, H. P., Fl ae bee eee 3 S4 ng Clears, heavy...... hci e ee cue tT SF as ses hae wee 7 Bris cots, medium. | Choice, H. P, as. eee @ 4% light . ' aren @ 6% California ‘Walnuts. i" 12% AGENTS FOR Plain Slide Valve Engines with;Throttling Governors. Automatic Balanced Single Valve Engines, Horizontal, Tubular and Locomotive BOILEBS. Upright Engines and Boilers for Light Power. Prices on application. 45 8S, Division St., Grand Rapids. WRITE FOR PRICE LISYT. Wm. Brummeler & Sons Manufacturers and Jobbers of Pieced & Stamped Tinware, 260 §8.IONIAST., - Grand Rapids TELEPHONE 640, How I Cut My Last Set of Teeth. Written for THz TRADESMAN. There are two events in a man’s life that overwhelm both himself and his immediate relatives with anxious solici- tude. The first occurs at a very early period and concerns the processes of nature that go to build up and adjust for use certain dental formations. Through pain and care and sleepless nights they at last become accomplished facts. As years roll on toa mature age they fall, one by one, leaving here and there a mile-stone to mark the progress of decay. With some it is different. A few are born with a set of double teeth all around that they brag about every day of their lives, and which are ‘‘oft interred with their bones.’’ Others in middle life lose all the teeth they ever had, and, when gray hairs have begun to adorn their temples and second childhood comes on apace, commence again the old pro- cess of dentition until a complete set appears. The second event referred to (and which seems to the party concerned more provocative of anxious thought than even his marriage) is when nature impresses on his reluctant senses the fact that he has come to a crisis that must be met with becoming fortitude. In such a condition I found myself nearly four hundred years after Columbus discovered America. The discovery I made was unlike his in that it came from circumstances over which I had no con- trol. I found, on taking an invoice of my stock of teeth, that most of them were missing; in fact, there remained only one sound and healthy grinder keep- | ing guard over three or four stumps and roots that cumbered the jaw. My wife kept hinting that my face was falling in, and that the beauty that once deluded her into matrimony was fast disappear- ing. She never would go around among people looking as I did. If I ever ex- pected to supply myself with a new feed mill, there was nothing to be gained by delay. Others had found it but a trifling matter to go through the little pain and inconvenience of getting fitted with anew set of teeth such as dentists now make, compared with the misery of go- ing without them. These and similar arguments were thrown at me from time to time in a disconnected manner until my curiosity became excited to know how I would look behind a double row of ivories; so, in a moment of despera- tion, 1 started out to interview a dentist, after having studied up on the various kinds of plate material and modes of taking the measure. The executioner proved to be not so formidable as my fancy had painted. After a few preparatory remarks by which each obtained bits of information that neither possessed before, I opened my face and he took a brief survey of the interior. His motions were suspi- cious—and impulsive. Before I realized what was the matter, I sat toothless, with acruel pain howling through the vacated corridors, and bleeding like Mar- cos Bozzaris, of Grecian fame. After a tedious half hour spent in stopping the effusion of blood and trying to think what hurt me, I took my hat and left the torture chamber, mumbling through my wounded jaws something to the effect that I would see him later. He replied that that was what he expected, but that I need not hurry my return inside of two months. Then I went out into the cruel! not be charged in the bill, _THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. world and tried hard to efface all mem- ories of the past or thoughts of the future with its store of terrors to come. I have often wondered if prize fighters | / did not live every day in nervous dread | of the trials they were slowly approach- ing. I thought, too, of the prisoner whose days are numbered, and awaits in an agony of mental torture the inevitable fate that imagination paints in such horrid guise. My feelings were, no doubt, similar to theirs in kind, al- though perhaps not in degree. The stories | had heard of persons suffocated by an excess of wet plaster stiffening in the throat while the operator stood with eyes shut intent only on figuring out the profit he expected to make on the job, filled me with some apprehension of be- ing thus prepared for the tomb in an im- promptu and unintentional manner. And still time rolled on from day to night, and from early morn until the middle of the next afternoon, unconscious of the crisis | so much dreaded. At last, the day and hour arrived, and I found myself sitting bolt upright in a chair in the sanctum of mysteries, listen- ing to certain queer noises behind me, accompanied by the sound of running water. Visions of scenes immortalized by Longfellow in rhythmie Indian legend were thus suggested, carrying me in thought away to the dashing falls of the Mississippi. A fellow traveler asked me the name of this natural wonder. In reply Il had opened my mouth to emit the word that lay on my tongue’s end— Minnehaha—when the dentist, who had been preparing a mixture of plaster of paris,’’ dashed a trowel full in the aper- ture and forced it upward, at the same time pressing my upper lip with his fin- gers until every hair of my mustache was stretched to such a tension that you might have played atune on it. Then silence reigned, for although 1 had thoughts enough in stock, I had forgotten where I had put the words to match them, so | was unable to do the subject justice, or protest in ever so slight a de- gree against the outrage that was being perpetrated. I was in the grasp of one who knew his business and it was use- less to struggle for release. The minutes moved on into hours, hours into days and days into months and years; in fact, time moved onward with a slow, impressive and leisurely pace close to the confines of eternity be- fore I felt that grasp relaxing. I was clay inthe hands of the potter, or, rather, the potter had stuffed the clay into me with a profuseness bordering on waste- ful extravagance. He carefully pulled loose the plaster cast, retiring with it to a corner to chuckle over his success, also to put some finishing touches to this work of art. As for myself, after pulling together my dismembered faculties, and finding by the almanac that less than an hour had elapsed since the beginniug of the operation, and seeing no second or bottle holder, I went to the faucet and essayed to repair damages. A look in the glass plainly showed that there had been an intent to take a plaster cast of face entire, instead of a prographic impression of upper jaw, as specified in contract. I, therefore, called the molder to account and entered an objection in case I might want to appeal or ask for a new trial. He overruled my objection, however. claiming that the excess of plaster would and that who | Grand Rapids & Indiana. Schedule in effect June 12, 1892. TRAINS GOING NORTH. ae from Leave going th. North. | For Traverse — & Mackinaw S $50 am 7:20am | From Kalamazoo .............. 20am For Traverse City & Mackinaw i: 50 pm 2:00 pm BOVIS CR oi esac ocese 4:15 pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw..... 8:10pm 10:30 pm From Chicago and Kalamazoo. 8:35 pm Be ON oc oeecccuccece i : _ | iow icscn, cma one oe Train arriving from south at 6:50 am daily; ail ae trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going Nort! out. Wor Clmetaneél, ........0<.+....- 6:20am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago... 10:05 am For Fort Wayne and the East 2:00 pm ‘or Cincinnati........ 6:00 pm For Chicago... 11:20 pm From Saginaw. From Saginaw. . pm Trains leaving. at 6:00 p. m. and 11:20 p. m. run daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING & PARLOR CAR SERVICE. NORTH 7:20 am train.—Parlor chair car Grand Rapids to Traverse City and Grund Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 2.00 p m train has parlor car Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. Loa 30 p m train.—Sleeping car Grand — be Petoskey and Mackinaw. sOUTH--7:0 a train.—Parlor chair car Grand Ra be = ) Chncinnatl. 10:05 am train.—Wagner Parlor Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. m aha een Sleeping Car pids to Cincinnati. 11;20 p m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. pa Chicago via G. R. & 1. RK. R. Lv Grand Rapids re you : m = :00 Pp - Arr Chicago 10:05 a m train ieetate’ ‘Wagner Pores seu! 11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. i 20pm 50am Lv Chicago 7:05 am 3:10pm 10:10 pm Arr Grand Rapids 1:50 pm 8 35pm 6:50 am 3:10 p m through Wagner Parlor Car. 10:10p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Through tickets and full information can be had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Sta- tion, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 0. L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. 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 : Grand Rapids “_ ee AD.,L, & N. Ly. Grand Sientdes - oe 7: 215 a. m. and 1:00 p. m ay, Tolede at... 12 — VIA D., @. ih. & M Ly. Grand Rapids at.....6:50 a. m, and 3:25 p. m. Av. Toleee Gh. ....._... “42:55 p. m. and 10:20 p. m Return connections equally as good. W. H. BENNETT, General Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio JUNE 12, 1892. CHICAGO naman WEsT MICHIGAN R’Y. GOING TO CHICAGO. Lv.Gi'D RAPIDS...... 9:00am 12:05pm *11:°5pm Ar. CHICAGO. ........- 3:35pm 5:25pm *7:05am RETURNING FROM CHICAGO. Ly. CHICAGO:..........9:00am 4:45pm *11:15pm Ar. GR’D RAPIDS.....3:55pm 10:10pm *6:10am GRAND RAPIDS AND'CHICAGO, Via St. Joe and Steamer. Ly Grand Hapids ........... —— + 6:30pm Ar Chicago 8:30pm 2:00am Ty Oe... oe a 9:30am Ay Grand Mapids............ 5:20pm TO AND FROM BENTON HARBOR, ST JOSEPH AND INDIANAPOLIS, Lv. Grand Rapids. ... 9:00am 12:05pm *11:35pm Ar. Grand Rapids..... *§6:10am 3:55pm 10:10pm TO AND FROM MUSKEGON. in. Go... 10:0Cam 12 05pm 5:30pm 6:30pm ay. @. E...... 10:30am 3 itp S-20pm = ....-..- TO AND FROM MANISTEE, TRAVERSE CITY AND ELK RAPIDS. iy. Grand Gapids................ 7:30am 5:25pm Ar Grand Hapidsa............ -11:45am 9:40pm THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Between Grand Rapids and Chicago—Wagner Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 p m.; leave Chicago 11:15 pm. Parlor Buffet Cars——Leave Grand Rapids 12:05 p m; leave Chicago 4;45 p m. +Except Saturday. DETROIT, LANSING & NORTHERN R. R. JUNE 12, 1892 GOING TO DETROIT. GRD RAPIDS..... 7:30am *1:00pm 5:40pm DETROIT..........11:80am *5:1@pm 10:40pm RETURNING FROM DETROIT. Ly. DETROIT.......--- 7:05am *1:15pm 5:40pm Ar. GR’D RAPIDS.....12:00m *5:15pm 10:10pm To and from Lansing and Howell Same as to and from Detroit. TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND ST. LOUIS. Ly. Grand Rapida............... 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. Grand Hapids............... 11:50am 10:40pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R, BR. Lv. Grand Rapids........ 7:30am 1:00pm 5:40pm ‘Av. from Lowell.......-.- 12:00m 5: 15pm THROUGH CAR SERVICE Between Grand Rapids and Detroit— Parlor cars on all trains. Seats 25 cents Between Grand Rapids and Saginaw—Parlor car leaves Grand Rapids 7:20 am; arrives in Grand Rapids 7:40 p m. Seats 25 cents. Ly. Ar. *Every day. Other trains week days only. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t. MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “* The Niagara Falls Route.” DEPART. ARRIVE Dene ee 7:00am 10:00pm meee 8... . 7:06am 4:30 pm Day Express - 1:29pm 10:00am *Atlantic. & Pacific Express. .1:00pm 6:00am ew Work Wamreee. ok. cass oo5.-e 5:40pm 1045pm *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Elegant parlor cars leave Grand’ Rapids on Detroit Express at 7 a.m., returning leave Detroit 4:45 p. m. arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m. FRED M. Brie@s, Gen’! Agent, 85 Monroe St. A. ALMQuUIsT, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Rueeies G.P. & T. Agent., Chicago. GRAND HAVEN NOW IN EFFECT. TRAN RAULWAY EASTWARD. *No. 14/tNo. 16/tNo. 18|)*No. 82 | Trains Leave 7 30pm}. oe Ramee as 6 Wam/10 20am : 25pm | 10 55pm 7 45amj11 25am) 4 27pm /12 37am 8 30am}12 17pm} 5 20pm| 1 55am 905am| 1 20pm) 6 65pm} 3 15am 110 45am| 3 05pm! 8 Opm| 6 45am 11 30am| 3 45pm 8 45pm} 7 22aIn 10 05am} 3 45pm) 7 (5pm)} 5 40am Pt. Huron...Ar|1{ 55am} 6 00pm) 8 0opm| 7 7 30am Pontiac . -Ar}10 58am} 3 05pm —— 5 37am Detrot....... “Ar {11 50am| 4 05pm 9 25pm| 7 00am WESTWARD. \*No. 81 |tNo. te 13 /*No. v. Chicago.... Lv. Milwaukee. G’d -Rapids, Lv} ions ........ Ar St. Johns ...Ar Owose>......J Ar E. a Ar Bay City Ar} Mint | | AS Trains Leave 15 Lv. Detroit...../|1 G’d Rapids, Lv} 7 05am @’d Haven, Ar} 8 35am Milw’kee Str ‘‘}........ Chteago Ste, “| tt. *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 west, 6:45 a m, 10:10 a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 10:30 p. m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet car. No.18 Chair Car. No. 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward— No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar. Joun W. Loup, Traffic Manager. BEN FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agent. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. 23 Monroe Street. 5p m| I 50: am| 4 05pm 1 00pm} 5 10pm) 19 20pm 2 10pm} 6 15pm) 11 20pm . | 6 30am) 6 30am 6 OOam| 6 00am! Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For on Leave. From Muskegon—Arrive. 10 am 55 am 00 0 ae 4:40 pm 5:30 pm 9:05 pm SHORT LINE TO CHICAGO. Via the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwau- kee Railway and the Goodrich Line, The Magnificent New, “Atlanta” and “City of Racine” Built expressly for this route. Each steamship 1,200 tons burthen, with sleeping accommoda- tions for 300 passengers. These steamships have immense reserve power which enables them to make their regular sched- ules in the most unfavorable weather. SCHEDULE: LEAVE GRAND RAPIDS daily, except Sunday, at 5:10 pm, via D, GH & M Ry, arrive in Grand Haven 6:15 pm LEAVE GRAND HAVEN 8:30 pm daily except Saturday, via Goodrich Line, arrive in Chi- cego at 6:00 am Nore—Saturday trips resumed on May 14. RETURNING—Leave Chicago daily except Sun- day at 7:30 pm, via Goodrich Line and ar- rive in Grand Rapids at 6:45 a m daily. Norre—Sunday trips resumed May 15. GRAND a APIDS = 9O ° CHICAGO, ONLY Stateroom Berth Fast Steamships, And for the round trip, $6.50 included Through tickets can be had at the city office and depot of the D, GH & M Ry, Grand Rapids; also at all stations on the D, a H&MRy,D,L &NRR,GR&IRRandT,S & M Ry. JOHN SINGLETON, gen’l Pass, Agent, Chicago. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address PECK BRO is Wholesale Dru GRAND RAP iste 8 20 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN neither would any fee be asked for spreading it over the most expressive portion of my countenance. I, therefore, withdrew the objection and moved that 1 be allowed a bulk sum in rebate on the bill to cover expense of removing the debris of said artistic venture. The only notice he took of that was to say that, if | would come again the first of next week, he would show mea set of upper molars, incisors, etc., that would give me perfect satisfaction or no pay. I told him that, as to satisfaction and pay, he could have both or either at any time he asked forit or them, and then debonairly wafted myself downstairs, leaving him to patter away at the fac- simile of my upper front in plaster, and ealeulate the chances of arise or fall in the price of crude rubber. At my next call I found the senior partner in, who came to me holding in his hand the portion of anatomy promised me the week previous, and asked me to test its merits as a perfect fit. At the first trial it went to its place like a duck’s footin the mud. There was, however, a flaw in the plate that he was not willing to let remain in work sent out from his laboratory. Much tomy regret, he said that the whole job would have to be done over again, including my part of passive endurance under a pressure of fifteen atmospheres. This made another hour of trial like the first, which passed in the same comparative length of time, leaving me alive but very weak, and hopeless for the future. An appointment was made for another day, to inspect the recon- structed plate with its artificial pearl settings. When I next appeared on the scene, the new plate was found satisfactory, and for the first time in years I could look in the glass without wanting to punch the retiection. But soon the scene shifted and I placed myself in position for the second act, namely, the dislocation of my lower jaw. A sort of frame work in half circle shape was loaded with the usual mass and placed under my tongue with a down- ward pressure that lasted long enough to count a million. When the result was drawn out, a new question was sprung on me—one never anticipated. This was articulation, and a most important ques- tion it proved. I found,on applying the new teeth to a temporary wax set placed in the under jaw, that I was not origin- ally constructed on correct mathamatical principles. In moving the wax gum up against the finished teeth, there was an uncertain, wobbling motion, and it was difficult toshut them togethertwice inthe same place. To show me _ how this should be done, the doctor exhibited the skull of a confederate soldier with jaw that articulated correctly, with no side or rotary motion. Perhaps this was be- cause it had been used so constantly in only one direction, emitting the rebel yell. 1 did not at first succeed in dupli- eating the motion, probably for the rea- son thatI was unable to put myself in his place, but at last a fair result was attained and the game proceeded. A flaw in the lower impression was caused, as the operator said, on account of my having too much cheek, and it con- | sequently fell down under the plaster, where it ought not to be. This required | two or three extra trials before the diffi- | culty was adjusted, and even then the product looked like a shoe cast by a wall- | eyed mule in the last stages of exhaustion; in fact, I found, when the last plate was put in position and pronounced properly articulated, that my lower jaw was totally out of plumb and level, and had been so for years. Whether it was done when a boy, sliding down hill, or later, when I made mouths at the teacher be- | hind my spelling book, or many years afterwards, when I tried to answer, in the same outlandish jargon, a_ fellow who cursed me in Spanish, the fact re- mained that the thing 1 was doomed to wear the rest of my natural life was not ‘‘a thing of beauty,’”’ although it would have to be a jawer forever. I could not even, for this reason, throw the job back on the the dentist’s hands, for he was not responsible for shape so long as he followed copy. He tried to cheer me up by saying that I would soon forget this little defect in troubles of greater impor- tance(which, by the way, proved true prophecy). I, accordingly, ~ put both plates in position and went home feeling like anew man who hadn’t exactly gotten the hang of his individuality. When, at last, in the privacy of Lome and free from the professional eye, I essayed to putin motion the fearful and wonderful object obtained at the sacrifice of so much labor and suffering, I took an easy lesson at first, selecting ‘‘hash” as the most accommodating material upon which an amateur could practice. Opening my mouth cautiously and with great difficulty, for there seemed to be not so much leeway as of old, I placed a small postion of the raw material inside and turned on the motion. There was a wobble, a squeak, then confusion—teeth plate, jaw, hash and all ‘‘in one wild red burial blent.” Something must have failed to connect, for my mouth seemed filled with broken crockery set edgewise, my jaws were neither in apogee nor peri- gee, and a fearful suspicion took posses- sion of me thatemy face was terribly dis- located. As soon as the wreck could be cleared, I set about ascertaining the damage. I found no bones broken, nor any part of the new machinery disabled; but I came to the wise conclusion that one should not break in a set of store teeth as he would enter on the pleasures and perils of matrimony, i. e., all at once. If a man expects artificiality and nature to work in harmony, he must commence the process as one would break in a colt. It takes some time to establish an affinity of motive and reciprocality of motion, and much patience is required to overcome the awkwardness of both parties in their well-meant endeavor to meet each other's wishes. I decided, therefore, to leave out, for a time, the under plate, which seemed the most fractious, and centered all my efforts in the attempt to become absolute master of the upper set. This was the work of many weeks, during which time I was assisted by the volun- tary suggestions of a few friends whe had themselves passed the breakers and were then in smooth water. Then, by de- grees, I introduced the under plate and gave lessons in reciprocal action. At | times there was disagreement, but I per- severed until in six months I was able to chew irrreproachable beefsteak and the usual bill of fare, except eating corn off jthe cob. Of course, there were occa- / sions when some convulsion of nature would bring on a panic, when the whole fabric would tumble out in a much de- moralized condition. occasions, such as an excursion on the Again on special water, when the boat, buffeted by winds and waves, rolled and tossed about, then there would come an irresistible desire upon one affected by the motion to cluch the outer rail and appeal to the watery element for relief. Situated as 1 was, I never ventured into such peril without leaving the artificial part of myself in the safe harbor of home. Others, less cautious, offered their de- votions—and with them articles of virtue whose value cannot be computed in dol- lars and cents, but which were in a mo- ment of self-abnegation deposited in an institution from which neither principal nor intent can ever be recovered. No one need ever have more than one lesson of this kind, but many need that one, however often they may have been warned. Blessed be the man who invented arti- ficial teeth, and all honor to those who have improved them to the present stage of perfection. The first was more worthy than he who discovered America. In the year coming, when heroes are to be lauded in song and story, painting and sculpture, men will hear my false-set-too voice raised in singing peans to him who gave to mankind such an inestimable boon. PETER C. MEEK. “ 2 Bad fire at Martin. The store building and general stock of T. H. Shepherd & Bro., at Martin, were damaged and distroyed by fire on the evening of July 4. The particulars of the conflagration are those given by a member of the firm in a letter to THE TRADESMAN: The first alarm given of the fire was about 10:30 o’clock Monday night by a little boy who was attending an enter- tainment across the street from the lo- eation of the fire. When first seen, it was impossible to determine the cause, as it was between the ceiling and the roof, thus making it very hard to reach with pails of water, and it was soon seen that the fire was beyond control and the people at once commenced taking out goods, We have not finished our invoice yet, so do not know the exact amount of goods saved, but would estimate from $3,000 to $4,000 worth. There was over $17,000 worth of goods in the store at the time of the fire. The insurance on the stock was $8,400; on fixtures, $600, on building, $1,000. We have moved what stock we have to a small empty store building, where we now expect to do what business we can until we can rebuild. — > . > — Peculiar Bank Check. One of the most amusing bank checks ever uttered is in the possession of a bank cashier in Pittsburg. It was drawn on one of the ordinary check forms of the bank and read thus: Pittsburg, June 25, National Bank: Pay to twenty-three dollars if there is that much to my credit. I think there is sixteen dollars there, and I will make up the rest on Tuesday of next week. So please oblige me. JOHN SMITH 1892. me The Baltimore Grocers’ Co-operative Association is now said to comprise 600 grocers, who own one of the largest ware- houses in the city, which is constantly stocked with staple and other goods in their line. This organization is the re- sult of a refusal of the wholesale grocers of that city to decline selling goods at retail, and it is said to have proved of in- estimable benefit to its members, all of whom buy for cash and are in every way better served than when dependent upcn the individual wholesale trader. System and pluck were all that were necessary to achieve success. — 0 Use Tradesman,Coupon Books. FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—-SMALL STOCK OF GENERAL merchandise for sale cheap for cash. Ad- dress A. P. Albaugh, Middleton, Mich. OR EXCHANGE—SMALL STOCK OF GRO- ceries, store fixtures and light horse, deliv- ery wagon and buggy, for lumber or cash. A M Stover, 168 Fourth St, Grand Rapids, Mich. 546 ree SALE OR EXCHANGE—FOR STOCK of merchandise, 160 acres fine land, one- half mile from railroad, in sight of county seat, a flourishing town on division of the C,, B. & Q. Railroad, Akron, Colorado Address Box 616, Howell, Mich. 536 VOR SALE—CLEAN GENERAL STOCK IN town near Grand Rapids surrounded by ex cellent farming country. A bargain for some one. M.S. McNitt, Byron Center, Mich. 526 | ye SALE—DRUGS AND FIXTURES IN A booming “ of Michigan. Will itvoic: about $3,400. All in good condition and clean Will sell cheap. Address, ‘Old Man,’ cari Michigan Tradesman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 54 OR SALE—SMALL STOCK OF DRUGS which will invoice #700. #500 cash, balance on time. °92 sales, $1600. Will rent or sell resi dence to purchaser. Rare chance for physi¢ian or young man. Address Doctor, care Michigan Tradesman. 544 OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK OF STAPLE dry goods, clothing, furnishing goods, mil- linery goods and boots and shoes in one of the best villages in Michigan. Stock will inventory #3,000 to $3,500, Liberal discount for cash. For particulars, address No. 530, care Michigan Tradesman. 53) OR SALE—A DRUG STORE, NICE FIX tures, fresh and well selected stock, in- creasing trade, nice residence portion of the city. Inventory, #2,500. Address No. 498, care Michigan Tradesman. 498 OR SALE—HALF INTEREST IN GOOD paying drug store in Grand Rapids. Rare opportunity for young man. P. V. Finch, Grand Rapids 524 | er SALE—GROCERY STOCK AND FIX- tures in corner store in desirable portion of city, having lucrative trade. Best of reasons for selling. Address No. 504, care Michigan Trades- man. 504 SITUATIONS WANTED. y JANTED—SITUATION AS TRAVELING salesman. Would prefer groceries and city trade. Two years’ a a in retail gro- ceries. Can speak the Holland language. Ad- dress No, '42, care Michigan Tradesman. 542 MISCELLANEOUS. I O YOU USE COUPON BOOKS? IF SO, DO you buy of the largest manufacturers in the United States? If you do, you are customers of the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. WASTE D—GOOD LOCATION FOR PHYSI- cian and small drug storein railroad town, Address No. 543, care Michigan Tradesman. 543 Yr SALE — GOOD DIVIDEND - PAYING stocks in banking, manufacturing and mer cantile companies. E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids. 370 y JANTED—MANAGER IN EACH LOCALI- ty; also agent to mail out our — lists. $2 to #10 a day. Steady work. Address, with stamp, Perry Crippen, Toledo, Ohio. 546 OR SALE —BEST RESIDENCE LOT IN Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad- ed with native oaks, situated in gool residence locality, only 200 feet from e'ectric street car line. Will sell for $2 500 cash, or part cash, pay- ments to suit. E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 354 WANTED | LUMBER RED OAK, WHITE OAK, BLACK ASH, ROCK ELM, GREY ELM, BASSWOOD. A E. WORDEN, 19 Wonderly Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Use Tradesman Coupon Books. | | Summer VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & C0. (;ooOdsS. WHOLESALE LAWNS, CHALLIES, INDIA LINENS, ORGANDIES, WHITE ; GOODS. MULLS, FRENCH CAMBRICS, GINGHAMS AND PRINTS, STRAW HATS, HAMMOCKS. ' ) Flags. BUNTING FOR CAMPAIGN USE—IN ALL WIDTHS We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. P. STEKETEE & SONS, | oie, Horvoistemer & Go, * 22,52 Steve s+ MICHIGAN BARK & LUMBER CO., Pie, RINDGE, KALMBACH & CO,, 12, 14, 16 PEARL ST. Grand Rapids, Mich. Grain Bags, Burlaps and Twine, Successors to \ A 7 E would eall the atten- t ion of the trade to our N. B. Clark R C0. lines of walking shoes. We can show you all the novelties at popular prices. We also carry good lines of Tennis Goods at low prices. gr EES ae So . — . AOS ba My Wee ee = We want to sell you your rubbers for fall. Terms and discounts as good as 18 and 19 Widdicomb Building. offered by any agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1892, Correspondence solicited. Spring & Company, ba YUE! We Control Territory on the Finest and Largest Line of Cheap, Medium and IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN High Grade Machines in the State Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, WRITE US FOR Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, TERMS AND DISs- Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons WE WANT \ AGENTS IN EVERY COUNTS TO LIVE TOWN. AGENTS. We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. ; ) PERKINS & RICHMOND, Ss pring & C ompany. 13 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, Mich. NS) LU tarmac: If so, and you are endeavoring to get along without using one of our improved Coupon Book systems, you are making a most serious mistake. We were the originators of the coupon book plan and are the largest manufacturers of these books in the country. Drop in and look over our factory when in the city or send for samples and price list by mail. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICE. H. LEONARD & SONS’ Complete Lines of Crockery, Glassware and Louse Furnishing Coods, Store Lamps and Parlor Lamps in Every Variety. Free to Merchants. “ Catalogue No. 108. For Parlor, Library, Dining Room and Kitchen. OPENING OF LAMP SEASON FOR 1892-3. ee = ~——= ee To the Trade Greeting: O those merchants who have never handled Lamps and Lamp Goods, we would ask if you have ever seriously considered the great possibilities in connection with that slight addition to your stock; in the last two or three years more money has been expended by the general public, rich and poor alike, for Lamps, than was expended in any previous ten years in the history of the business. We not only invite you to add the desirable, safe and staple line of merchandise to your business, but we earnestly request you to look over our lines, as shown by full sized COLORED LITHOGRAPH SHEETS before making any orders, confident that we can save you TIME, MONEY and FREIGHT. Our lines are so large, and each one controlled by us alone, that our customers need fear no competition on the same goods, and our STYLES AND QUALITY are excelled by none on the American Continent. You can actually increaSe your profit by handling our beautiful assortment. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH HOW WE PREPARE OUR LINE Isa State Secret, but that all may be sure we can do all we claim, we must tell you that while you and everybody are enjoying your- selves at the Christmas and New Years Holidays, our buyer is visiting every factory, little and big in this great country, buying a burner here, another style there, a shade ring at one small factory, an iron foot to a lamp at another, a white shade at one place, sending it to another to be decorated to our ex- elusive designs; and thus we select our lines. keeping the factories at work when they are otherwise idle, SQUEEZING the last penny in the price, forcing them to come to our terms, but paying them SPOT CASH for their work; and thus we prepared ourselves for what is to be the BOOM YEAR—the most extraordinary Lamp Season of 1892-5. That every household requires for their comfort from three Remember to a dozen lamps of various styles and grades. They not only serve the purpose of affording light, but have as great an im- portance in the matter of art and home decoration, and many This Important Ract 7 -é parlor affords its mistress greater satisfaction from the grace- ful Banquet or Piano Lamps which form the most prominent feature, HOW TO SELL LAMPS. FIRST: BUY A GOOD ASSORTMENT for your town, make a display of them, don’t be discouraged because your neighbor has bought. Competition makes business. The more they are shown and talked about the more lamps will be bought. SECOND: FILL YOUR WINDOW with samples of all sorts, the smaller ones to the front, and light the whole lot of them. Have a few cards with “catchy” sentences, displayed and you will be astonished at the sensation you will have produced. THIRD: COURT THE LADIES. Remember that they buy most of the goods in these lines, and your unusual course will posi- tively result in bringing them in unusual crowds to your store, enabling you to show all your other lines at the same time. Send for Our Complete det of Colored Lithographs with New Prices! Keep in the Swim! 4 ,* reenan