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THE FIRE ” INS. co. PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. T. Stewart WHITE, Pres’t. W. Frep McBan, Sec’y. Fire & Burglar Proof All Sizes and Prices. Parties in need of the above gare invited to correspond with I. Shultes, Agt. Diebold Safe Co. MARTIN, MICH, The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Executive Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in Se ee cities of the United States, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London, England. Grand Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg. HENRY ROYCE, Supt. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1892. A. J. SHELLMAN, Scientific Optician, 65 Monroe Street. THE QUIDBURY MYSTERY. Quidbury was a dull place before it had two newspapers in it. But when the Cudgel of Progress shied its castor into the ring, and the Weekly Prodder squared off responsively next door, things took a more lively turn. Swasher, of the Cudgel, was a bluff, portly, bull-dogish looking man, whose grizzled wig bore evidence of the frosts of some fifty winters. He had a good head, phrenology said. Whether he wore green goggles for weak eyes or to hide strabismus was nobody’s business but his own. Prickle, of the Prodder, in person, was his rival’s opposite. He was lean, lank and wiry; had light sorrel hair, worn close-cropped, and looked a trifle young- er than the other. Both came to Quidbury strangers, and about the same time. Prickle bought out the Village Cackler, whose proprie- tor, after a year’s experience trying to please everybody, taking his pay in ap- proved country produce, was ready to sell out cheap. Swasher brought his materials with him. How two papers could thrive where one had starved was a problem cautious people shook theirheads over. But such had not closely studied the great law of competition, the force which makes the world move. It was not until the Cudgel and the Prodder had espoused opposite sides of every question, moral, social and political, discussing them with an acri- monious fierceness unexampled in jour- nalistic warfare, and people had begun to take and read ths papers, much as they would have stopped to look on at a fight, that the fogies of Quidbury began to see how two newspapers might do ketter than one. There is not much neutrality in hu- man nature. There are few matters on which we are really indifferent, or on which we can witness a heated contro- versy without taking sides. I have known a couple of men do pugilistic bat- tle over atheory in metaphysics, and an- other couple to come to blows over a canine combat when neither owned either of the curs. Human nature, in Quidbury, was the average article. It only needed stirring up, and that it got. The two editors were very evenly matched. What they lacked in argument they made up by be- spattering each other. They even went the length of kicking up one another’s ancestral dust, Swasher averring that Prickle’s great-grandfather’s second cousin by marriage had been received in- to another, if not a better world, on the personal introduction of J. Ketch, Esq., and Prickle retorting that Swasher’s half-aunt’s uncle had been cropped as a horse-thief. The natural result followed. Quidbury was divided into two parties. A full census of the adult population might have been made from the rival subscription lists. Both publishers put money into their pockets. And more than one case of assault and battery oc- curred between those who had- been fast friends before becoming readers of the Cudgel and the Prodder. NO. 463 The wonder was how the promoters of so many broils themselves escaped col- lision. Threats and defiances enough were exchanged between them. When Swasher hinted, with delicate irony, at a certain affinity between his contempo- rary’s cuticle and a horsewhip, promising ere long to give a public demonstration of the fact, he of the Prodder retorted that the pot-valiant swaggerer next door had better learn to spell ‘‘able’’ first. But, the next day, when Swasher parad- ed the streets, armed with a six-foot cart- whip, seeking his adversary high and low, the latter was nowhere to be seen; and the day after that, when Prickle teok the war-path, brandishing a blud- geon like a weaver’s beam, and valor- ously evoking his foe to the direful con- flict, the erst heroic Swasher came not, but made defauit. It was a strange cir- cumstance that two men, so eager to en- counter, should so long continue next door neighbors and not only never meet, but never both be visible at once. Nev- ertheless, timid people predicted san- guinary consequences if fhe two ever did come together. Affairs came to acrisis tragic enough at last. On the eve of a local election a sub-committeeman ran up to Swasher’s sanctum to urge the issue of an extra ex- posing some newly discovered plot of the enemy. Bursting into the room without knock- ing, the sub-committeeman was aston- ished at finding himself, not in the pres- ence of the portly editor of the Cudgel, but in that of the gaunt proprietor of the Prodder, in his shirt-sleeves, washing his bloody hands in Swasher’s basin, a co- pious crimson pool on the floor, adding to the horror of the scene. ‘‘Murder!” shouted the sub-commit- tee man. Men rushed in, wild with excitement. Prickle, overwhelmed, exhibited al! the confusion of suddenly detected guilt. He stammered afew ineoherent words, but essayed no explanation of the damn- ing circumstances. An officer was called who hurried him off, barely in time to prevent the infliction of summary ven- geance, of which mutterings began to be heard. ominous 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 WholesaleGrocers generally. 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. A deep mystery enshrouded the affair. Days passed, and no signs of the body could be found. Swasher had last been seen going into his office a few minutes before the sub-committeeman entered it. That he had never gone out alive was only too apparent. Il appeared for Prickle at his examina- tion. The case against him was black enough. He was either unable or un- willing to give any explanation of the facts. In our private consultations he gave evasive answers. I did the best I could, making the most of the non-dis- covery of the body. But the circum- stances were overwhelming. Prickle’s unexplained presence in the private of- fice of his enemy, the latter’s disappear- ance, the condition of the prisoner’s hands, the poo! on the floor, a portion of which had been carefully analyzed by a rising young doctor, who pronounced it human blood, and discoursed so flippant- ly of fibrine and albumen and corpuscles that it was easy to see he knew what he was talking about—all combined to dis- sipate every remaining scruple teuching the prisoner’s guilt, and those who had hesitated before now felt constrained to join in the general verdict. The magistrate was about to sign the final committment, when the prisoner rose under great excitement. “This is all infernal nonsense!’’ he exclaimed. ‘“Silence!’’? admonished his honor. “} tell you Swasher’s no more dead than I am,” presisted the prisoner. “Prove that, and it will save youa world of trouble,’’ remarked the squire, dryly. “‘Send me to his office, and I'll do it,”’ said Prickle. The proposal seemed reasonable. conducted, under The accused was a strong guard, to his late rival’s sanctum. **Allow to enter alone,” he ‘*‘You ean watch the doors and windows.” With some demurring, the request granted. Prickle went in and closed In ten minutes it was opened, and the astonished spectators saw before them, of the substantial figure of me said. was the door. not the gaunt form murderer, but the victim, and, suspected his supposed strangest of all, it was now Prickle that was invisi- ble. There Swasher’s was so little of the ghostly in that the fright which might otherwise have been occasioned sudden gave place to surprise and curiosity. The account he gave, in torrent of questions, than abated the genergi Sitting in his office, he said Prickle had stolen in upon him, and, by a few mes- meric passes, had reduced him to a state plump appearance, by his turning up answer to a rather astonishment. increased, of unconsciousness, out of which he had but just returned. Where he away meanwhile, become of Prickle, than others. Quidbury was nonplused. Art, to might a lost and strong hints were given out, in Swasher of the existence of relations, ereditable, between Father of had been had more stowed or what he knew no The Black many were found not be entirely one, circles, more intimate than the Prickle faction and the Evil. Swasher sold out the Cudgel shortly | after for a handsome price, and laid an attachment on the Prodder office—one of whose proprietor’s old notes he had Rene eee eee a ae : | insinuate, | } picked up somewhere—and sold out | that, too, as the property of an abscond- ing debtor. Prickle was never seen in Quidbury after Swasher’s reappearance; and the latter left soon after with a snug sum in his pocket. Last summer, at a popular watering- place, turning about in answer toa tap on the shoulder, I found myself face to face with my mysterious client. ‘““Glad to see you,”’ he said. ‘*‘l owe you a fee, I believe.” I modestly assented, and Mr. Prickle made matters right, expressing his re- gret that circumstances had prevented his doing so sooner. I could not forbear a question or two touching the occurrences above related. ‘All easily explained,’ hesaid. ‘‘You that rascal, Swasher—excuse the force of habit—and myself were one and the same person. A little padding and Swasher’s wig and goggles made all the difference. The two sanctums were sep- arated by a board partition, part of which I could remove and replace at pleasure, and so be either Swasher or Prickle, as occasion might require. I had forgotten to lock the door the day that confounded sub-committeeman bolted in and played the mischief.” ‘But the blood?” ‘“Pshaw! I had upset a bottle of red ink and got some of it on my hands, What an ass of himself that fool ofa doctor made, with his fibrine and albu- menandcorpuscles!” J. D. E. LARKE. >? -_ The Value of Attractiveness. From the Northwest Trade. Dealers should remember that their best customers are the most particular about everything relating to their food. A true women, well brought up, ambi- tious, neat and tasteful, delights in choice table linen, tasty napkins, translucent china, transparent glass, bright silver- ware, and, however poor she may be in this world’s goods, everything she pos- sesses belonging to the table and the kitchen must approach as near as pos- sible to this high standard of perfect fit- ness. Try to remember this and keep crumbs of cheese and crackers off the counters, dabs of butter and lard off the scales and ice chest; clean up that mess of sticky molasses and sawdust on the floor, and, while you are about it, give the floor a thorough washing and haveit white as a ship’s deck always is. Empty that nearly exhausted barrel of salt fish, beef or pork; throw away the evil-smelling barrel, and put the goods with new fresh pickle into a decent re- ceptacle, and you will be suprised to find that people will buy then who have neglected them for weeks. Use a lot of those earthenware dishes for nuts, ete., instead of those clumsy half-filled wooden boxes; throw away those wilted cucumbers and those rot- pitted summer squashes; pick over that over-ripe fruit, and get the refuse out of sight as fast as you can. If you would wash that show case and polish up the glass. perhaps people would admire the contents and purchase the} same. You will doubtless feel impelled to arrange its contents, and that will end in suggesting a re-arrangement of stock. Few dealers are absolutely wanting in cleanliness, but many are careless of little things and but few appreciate the value of taste. Let a dealer line his} | fruit trays with fresh green vine leaves once, sothat the yellow apricots, velvety peaches or amber grapes show up against their glossy green, and he will feel that | it pays and better understand what we} mean. Neat parcels, bright designs, attractive pictures sell a large portion of the goods in the market, and the high-toned res- |taurant with its perfect service often | reconciles a man to dinner which he would be dissatisfied with at a cheap res- see, taurant. The GENUINE THOMPSON'S iid Cherry Phosphate A Delicious Beverage Condensed, Pos- sessing Wonderful Medicinal Properties. Tonic--Nervine--Diuretic Anticeptic--Refrigerant Cheaper and Sasier made than Lemonade and much more palatable. DIRECTIONS. One teaspoonful in a tumbler of water. Sweet- en to taste same as lemonade. Ask Your Jobbe: for It. F. A. GREEN, Gen’l Agt. 34 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Send for circulars or cal] and sample it. STANWOOD & Co.,, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass. RECEIVE — Mackerel, Codfish, Herring And All Kinds of Salt Water Fish DIRECT FROM THE FISHERMEN. Represented 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 Se! E are on top, in the way of Boys’ Express Wagons 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, Show Shovels, Boy’s Carts, Express Wagons, Children’s Sleighs, Etc. POTTERVILLE, MICHIGAN. HIRTH, KRAUSE & GO, JOBBERS OF CHILDREN’S SHOES Leather and Shoe Store Supplies. 12-14 LYON ST. GRAND RAPIDS, HESTER MACHINERY CO, AGENTS FOR Plain slide Valve ¢ vgives with Throttling wovernors. Automatic Balanced single Valve Engines. Horizontal, Tubular and Locomotive BOILERS. Engines and Boilers for Light ower. Prices on application. 45 8, Bivision St., Grand Rapids, GHAS. A. GOYE, MANUFACTURER OF IMDS & Tl Horse and Wagon Covers, JOBBERS OF Hammocks and Cotton Cucks SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Ii Pearl St, Grand Rapids, Mich, Upright DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT BELKNAP, BAKER & CO. Exclusive Carriage Repository AND INSPECT THEIR LINE OF Carriages, Surreys, Phaetons, % Buggies. 5 & 7 N. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. GRAND RAPIDS BRUSH CO, Manufacturers of BRUSHES Grand Rapids, Mich. aK Our goods are sold by all Michi- gan Jobbing Houses. 4 @ 4 @ MONOPOLIZING THE LABOR SUPPLY. | In the dearth of other exciting topics | the attention of financiers and capitalists | has naturally continued to be occupied | with the labor disturbances at Home- | stead and elsewhere. In common with | all good citizens, their first desire is that | order may be preserved and lawlessness | repressed, while the attempted assassina- tion of Mr. Frick has brought home to them a lively sense of the insecurity, not only of property, but of the lives of owners of property, if the popular hos- tility against rich men, of which I wrote a fortnight ago, be not restrained from breaking out into acts of violence. While, too, it is only just to the strikers at Homestead to acquit them of direct com- plicity in the attack on Mr. Frick, it is too plain that many among them are glad that it was made. The facts that in the same week a carpenter applying for work at Homestead has been brutally beaten and driven away, and that a small army of soldiers is needed to protect the new- comers at the mill from similar outrages, show the spirit that prevails there. In New York, non-union’ brick handlers have been clubbed to death by union men whose vacant places they took, the entire membership of the street pavers’ union is under indictment for a series of murders planned at a regular meeting of the union, and one striker has been con- victed of murdering, last year, a ‘‘black sheep’? whom he could not otherwise persuade to refrain from work. These incidents, following many others of the same nature, recounted by the Pinker- tons in their evidence before the Con- gressional investigating committee, de- servedly alarm the owners of capital, and excite in them an unfriendly feeling, to say the least, against those concerned in them. Looking at the subject from the point of view of a philosophical and dispas- sionate observer, the violence which so often accompanies strikes is seen to be after all superficial and unimportant in comparison with the underlying purpose it is used to aid in accomplishing. At- tacks upon refractory employers and their property, and upon workmen who refuse to join in strikes, will eventually, I have no doubt, be suppressed, not only by the public authorities, but by the leaders of strikes themselves, who cannot fail, after a while, to learn that they injure their cause instead of helping it. They will discover, as they have in a measure dis- covered, already, that they need not re- sort to crime to coerce employers into granting their demands, but that there are means within their reach more effec- tive and not prohibited by law. The strikes of the last few years have in- volved more than the question of wages and hours of labor. They form part of a concerted effort all over the country to combine into one organized whole the men who work for wages, and thus to deal with employers as a gigantic mon- opoly of the commodity most essential to them. In creating and maintaining this monopoly moral pressure upon the work- men who refuse to unite in it, and strict- ly legal obstructions to the business of employers who resist it, are destined to play a more and more important part as time goes on. For example, the strike now in pro- gress at Homestead was begun because some three hundred of the superior skilled workmen of the Carnegie Steel Company demanded higher wages than THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. the company was willing to pay. Be- sides refusing to work themselves, these three hundred men induced three thou- sand other men, whose wages were not in question, to refuse to work, also. The extended strike having, as yet, failed to accomplish its purpose, other bodies of workmen for the same employers have also been persuaded to strike work, and, in addition, at various distant points men not directly interested have agreed not to handle the product of the refrac- tory employers with the purpose of mak- | ing its sale impossible until the demands of the original strikers are conceded. In New York City, building operations are at this moment much hampered, and may soon be entirely suspended, because a single firm of employers has refused to discharge a man in their employment who has been expelled from the union to which he formerly belonged. As arule, union men everywhere refuse to work alongside of non-union men, and thus many employers are compelled to restrict their selection of employes to members of unions. Since, too, a refusal to join in a strike, when duly ordered by the officers ot a union to assist other strikes, entails severe penalties, ending, if case of protracted obstinacy, in expulsion from the union, an employer who en- gages in a controversy with one union must make up his mind to risk a contest with all of them. This is what the strikes now in progress are coming to. If they are not settled by some kind of compromise, and if the employers per- sist in attempting to carry on operations with non-union men, a trial of strength will come between these last and the union men, in which both sides will do their utmost, with the probability of an ultimate victory by the union men. Both here and at Homestead the strikers have begun to employ the boycott against materials produced by the employers with whom they are at war, and thus to render, so far as they can, the production of them profitless. Evidently, if the process can be carried to its full theo- retical completion, every employing man- ufacturer using materials furnished by other manufacturers will be at the mercy, not only of his own hands, but also at that of the hands of those other manu- facturers. Up to this time many things have pre- vented the unions from perfecting the monopoly at which they aim. Their in- ternal discipline is far from being so complete that they can always hold their members in enforced idleness long enough to make a strike successful. Too many workmen chafe at being prevented from earning the wages they need for the support of themselves and their families, and insist upon accepting work when work is offered to them. Besides this, in a great many occupations there are aS Many non-union men as there are union men, and the vacancies caused by a strike of union men are easily filled. This is especially true of vocations in which little training is required, as in ear driving, coal handling, and even, as we have lately seen, street paving. On top of all is the vital defect of a lack of honest and intelligent leadership. The ordering and management of strikes re- quire thorough information as to the needs of employers, sound judgment in formulating demands, and great personal influence in preventing conduct which, like that of the Homestead strikers, tends te alienate general sympathy. | | From a want of these qualities in their | leaders many strikes have heretofore | failed, and more are destined to fail if the defect is not remedied. Strikes 8 Geo. H. Reeder & Co., JOBBERS OF BOOTS & SHOES which are inopportune or unreasonable, Felt Boots and Alaska Socks. State Agents for | | or accompanied either with violence or | | with a wanton disregard of the comfort lof the public, cannot in the nature of | things succeed. Nevertheless, trades unions being, as ? have often said, grounded upon the | necessity of combined action by work- men to the securing of the greatest pos- sible compensation for their services, and of protection against ill treatment, will exist as long as does the relation of employer and employed. Nor can it be expected that their members will relax their efforts to compel all other workmen to join them, or at least so nearly all of them as to give:them a practical monop- oly of the labor market. ployers of labor have been perfecting and consolidating combinations on their part, and how, day by day, the number of great employers diminishes, while that of their employees increases, is known to us all. That a corresponding perfection and extension of organization should take place among workmen is an unavoidable result. The point, therefore, to which labor unions seem to be tending, and to which they will continually, in the future, come nearer and nearer, is a complete organ- ization of all working men on one side, confronting a complete organization of employers on the other. In the measure in which this approaches accomplish- ment, disputes about wages and condi- tions of labor will come to resemble deal- ings between sovereign nations. The individual workman will be reduced to the position of the individual citizen of a nation, and like him have to submit to the will of the majority, no matter what may be his personal preferences. Toa man of my independent notions the pros- pect of this state of things is not pleas- ing, but 1 cannot see any other alterna- tive to the present reign of labor dis- turbances. MATTHEW MARSHALL. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. Fora great many years doctors pro nounced ita local disease, and prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Ha!l’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon- ful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials Address ¥F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. ge" Sold by druggists, 75c. How the em-| L 2158]& 160 Fultono‘t.” Grand Rapids Playing Gards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, 19 S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. MICHIGAN Fire & Marine Instrance 0 Organized 1881. Fair Contracts, Equitable Rates, Prompt Settlements. The Directors of the ‘‘ Michigan” are representative business men of our own State. D. WHITNEY, JR., Pres. EUGENE HARBECK, Sec’y. OUR NEW LINE OF Tablets, Fall Specialties School Supplies Kts., ARE NOW BEING SHOWN ON THE ROAD BY MR. J. L. KYMER, OF OUR FIRM. MR. GEO. H. RAYNOR, MR. WALTER B. DUDLEY, MR. CHAS. E. WATSON, MR. PETER LUBACH. EATON, LYON & CO. SCHLOSS, ADLER & G0, MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF Pants, Shirts, Overalls ——_AND—— Gents’ Farnishing, 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. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AROUND THE STATE. Richmond—A. E. Fuller has purchased the drug stock of H. E. Harrison. Mendon—F. L. Burdick & Co. move their general stock to Sturgis. Houghten—Ed. Sillers bas purchased the notion stock of Mrs. A. Mitchell. Bellaire—The drug firm of Spicher & Co. is sueceeded by Spicher & Close. Muskegon — David McLeod has re- moved his grocery stock to Rockford. Colon—E. F. Sinclair is succeeded by Emery Blossom in the drug business. will re- ) Rockford—Lester & Co. have removed their dry goods stock to Byron Center. Monroe — Andrew J. Wagner, of the firm of Wagner & Bro., jewelers, is dead. Mancelona—T. A. Price is succeeded by Price & Hoffman in the meat business. Potter, Sr., drug- gist, will close out his stock at this place. Ishpeming—Anna E. (Mrs. C. O.) Malm has removed her Port John sale. Saginaw — Lena Blumenfield’s tailor shop has been closed under chattel mort- gage. Vassar — F. L. moved his novelty Ohio. Manistee—C. H. Hunt is succeeded by A. Anderson in the boot and ness. Delton—C. M. Bradish has his clothing stock from Augusta to place. Manton—C. B. Bailey & Co., general dealers, have dissolved, J. W. Bailey succeeding. Port Huron—W. J. K. Martin, of the firm of Martin Bros. & Co., dealers, is dead. Mancelona—Osborne & Chapin, for- merly engaged in the restaurant business here, have moved to Bellaire. Lacota—A. D. Pease has purchased the hardware and grocery stock of E. H. Thomas. Greenville moved his restaurant and ness to Carson City. Jackson—The boot and shoe firms of T. Cowley & Co. and H. J. Davis & Co. have been consolidated under the style of Cowley & Davis. Adrian—Chas. G. Tecumseh—James drug stock to Calumet. Huron— The grocery stock of Buzzard has been advertised for Wittenbrook has re- stock to Norwalk, shoe busi- removed this general Fred Rembholmden has re- bakery busi- Wiesinger has dis- posed of his drug stock in this city to Otto Fluegel, who has for time been in the same business in Detroit. Bendon—W. O. Smith & Co. with a ecard to their customers, announc- ing the closing of their books Aug. 1 and the inauguration of a strictly cash busi- ness. Big Rapids—C. B. Fuqua pur- chased the interest of W. H. Squire in the drug firm of C. B. Fuqua & Co. and will continue the business under his own name hereafter. Nashville—H. G. was recently some are out has Hale, the druggist, taken with a stroke of pa- ralysis while drawing soda from his fountain. He soon regained conscious- ness, however, and is now able to be about again. Fremont — Ned A. Skinner and W. ship under the style of Skinner & Wagers for the purpose of engaging in the buy- ing and shipping of produce. Mr. Skin- | street. keeper. Mr. Wagers has been head clerk in the general store of the Converse Manufacturing Co., Newaygo, for the past four years. Detroit—The wholesale grocery firm of Sinclair, Elliott & Co. has ceased to ex- ist, the interest of the late Samuel B. Sinclair—amounting to a little over $39,- 000—having been withdrawn. A new limited partnership has been formed by Clifford Elliott and Wm. E. Saunders, as general partners, and David Whitney, Jr., as special partner, who contributes $75,000. The new arrrangement went into effect July 25 and continues three years. Mr. Saunders is a traveling man in the employ of the house and resides at Saginaw. Milford—The case of Edward J. Bissell, receiver of the Milford State Bank, vs. Francis Heath, of Wixom, was decided in the Circuit Court on Thursday in fa- vor of the plaintiff, the jury being in- structed to render a verdict of $2,000, the full amount of the defendant’s lia- bility as a stockholder. Heath will earry the case to the Supreme Court. This was atest case to decide whether the stockholders of the defunct Milford State Bank should be compelled to pay the full amount of their stock. It was watched with great interest by the stock- holders and depositors, it being hotly contested for two days. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Detroit—The Daly Manufacturing Co. has decreased its capital stock from $50,- 000 to $20,000, all paid in. Highland Station—The style of the Highland Vinegar & Pickle Co. has been changed to the Oakland Vinegar & Pickle Co. Au Sable—H. M. Loud & Son will, in addition to their general lumbering bus- iness, begin producing tan bark. For the present fifty men will be employed on that work. Saginaw—Nat Warner, of this city, who is operating in square timber, has finished operations for the season, having shipped several hundred thousand ecubic feet to Toledo. Alpena—F. W. Gilchrist and W. H. Potter have closed a contract with James Hamilton to cut 80,000,000 feet of logs on Georgian Bay district. The timber will be manufactured at Alpena. Smith Creek—J. H. Baker has shut down his sawmill here, having cut all the stock. He is considering the re- moval of the mill to a point near Manis- tique, where he has an option on a body of timber. Tawas City—It is reported that the East Tawas Improvement and Lumber Co. has decided to rebuild the Bearinger mill that was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. The intention is to have the new mill ready for next season’s opera- tions. Cheboygan—Penny & Frost have pur- chased of H. Pinkous & Son their entire stock of dry goods in the store on Third Pinkous & Son intend devoting |their entire attention to the clothing | business in their store in the Bennett | block. McBain—The Dewey Stave Co., which |operates fifteen stave mills in various Ralph Wagers have formed a copartner- | | a large plant at McBain. parts of Ohio, has begun the erection of They are pur- chasing considerable quantities of hard- wood jands near here and will putin an ner has served Darling & Smith for the| extensive woodworking factory in con- past five years in the capacity of book- | nection with the stave machinery. Saginaw — George C. Brown, brother of John C. Brown, the lumberman who failed a short time ago, is authority for | the statement that the latter will make a satisfactory settlement by paying all} claims in full. He also says that his brother is about to enter into a contract | for lumbering 500,000,000 feet in Ala- bama. Manistee—The Manistee & Grand Rap- ids Railroad is now surveying a route through the eastern part of the city to reach the State Lumber Co.’s mill di- rect, as that mill has a large quantity of stumpage on the road, and, up to the present, it has had to have its logs dumped at the head of the lake and towed thence to the mills. Big Rapids — The Mecosta County Lumber Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $50,000 for the purpose of lumbering 100,000,000 feet of standing timber nine miles north of Mecosta. The D., L. & N. Railway will extend a branch line to the timber and the Gilbert sawmill will be removed from Mecosta to the seat of operations. The officers of the corporation are as follows: Presi- dent, M. P. Gale; Vice-President, F. Barry; Secretary, W. C. Winchester; Treasurer, A. J. Daniels. Manistee—The Freesoil Lumber Co. is anew corporation at this point, which succeeds the firm of Kitzinger & Rey- nolds, with mill at Freesoil. The cor- | poration has a capital of $40,000, all paid in, of which S. E. Kitzinger owns 3,976 shares, Otto Kitzinger 10, Gus Kitzinger 10 and Fred Reynolds 4. Otto Kitzinger is President, F. Reynolds, Vice-President and Gus Kitzinger Secretary and Treas- urer. The company has a very good mill which cuts about 40,000 feet of lum- ber and 75,000 shingles daily, and has been making money since the purchase of the property of the receiver of the Rothschild estate three years ago. oO Storms, cyclones, freshets and flames have visited many sections of our country, but we help each other, bind up the wounds,remove the ruins,rebuild, replant and go on with the sweeping tide of national progress. 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 UR EXCHANGE-—I WILL SELL or exchange my house and lot, located in the best city, of seven thousand, in the Upper Peninsula, for good property of equal value in a good live town of two to five thousand in South ern Michigan. The house is a substantial eleven room house, good cellar 18x40, water works, ood barn 18x26, good sheds, poultry yard, etc. {ouse and lot cost #2,500, value at $2,200, mort- gage $600 will exchange for a house and lot of equal value or less, or fora good grocery busi- ness; also, we have a good meat market and grocery we will exchange. Located on the best corner in the city; can reduce stock down to $1,000 if necessary. Either or both the above we will exchange or sell fer cash. Address No. 458, care Michigan Tradesman. 458 OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR A STOCK of merchandise—A good hotel and furniture located at the thriving village of Homer, Cal- houn county, Mich. Price, #6500 The Banner grist mill, located at Cadillac, Wexford county, Mich This is a desirable property for someone wanting to runagrist mill and feed and hay business Price. $4,000. I also have several pieces of farm and timbered lands and some city and village lots that I will sell cheap, or will trade for a good mercantile stock, as | am over- stocked on real estate. Albert E Smith, Box 1123, Cadillac, Mich. 547 OR SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS AND FIX- tures, $1,200 or less,in good location. Es- tablished trade. Will sell for part cash and balance on time to good party. Good opening fora physician. Satisfactory reasons for selling. Fred Brundage, Muskegon, Mich, 561 OR SALE—SMALL MACHINE & FOUND. ry business, with or without tools. H. L. Chapman, White Pigeon, Mich. 558 OR SALE OR EXCHANGE—GOOD HOTEL in the hustling city of Belding. Also de- sirable vacant building lots on easy terms. For particulars, address Lock Box 13, — HE SUBSCRIBER, HAVING PATENTED a valuable tool in the United States, Domin ion of Canada and Great Britain, and not being | able financially to manufacture and pla eit on | the market, desires to dispose of several states, either cash or trade. merchant, particulars. OR SALE—“GOLD MINE,” IN SHAPE OF a first-class drug stock, on easy terms. For particulars address J L K, Box 160, Grand Rap- ids, Mich. 560 XCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR A BUS- iness man with $5,000 to $10,000 ready money to embark in the wholesale business in Grand Rapids and take the management of same. House well established. Investigation solicited from per-ons who mean business. No others need apply. No. 556, care Michigan aa vu! This tool is used by every A fortune for someone. Write for Mellville Loftin, Hildreth, Tl. 559 OR SALE-CLEAN NEW STOCK OF DRY goods, notions, clothing, furnishing goods, shoes, groceries, cigars, tobaccos and confec- tionery, located in one of the best business towns in Michigan. Doing over $2,000 per month spot cash business. Not a dollar of credit. Stock will invoice about $6,000. Address No. 549, care Michigan Trade: man. 549 OR SALE—THE STOCK AND GOOD WILL of the best located hardware and implement business in the state, railroad junction; only exclusive hardware, stoc k $6,000, can be reduced to 5,000; double brick store and a big bonanza fur someone. Principals meaning business ad dress Manwaring & Bartlett, Imlay City, Mich. DVO pe SALE—CORNER DRUG STORE IN THE city. Doing first-class business. Living rooms above. Good chance fora doctor or a Volland druggist. Proprietor about to leave the state. Will seli cheap. Address No. 554, care Michigan Tradesman. 554 NOR SALE—CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORE, invoicing about $1,000,in the best town in Michigan and the best location in the city. A fine opening for confectionery in connection. Can give good reason for selling. Will want two-thirds cash. Address Derby Cigar Factory Belding, Mich. 550 OR SALE—NEW AND FINE CLOTHING and furnishing goods stock. Good cash trade. Rent moderate. In the fast gpowing city of Holland, Mich. A good investment for a man of some capital. Address Box 2167, Holland, Mich. 551 OR SALE—SMALL STOCK OF DRUGS which will invoice $700. $500 cash, balance on time. °92 sales, $1 600. Will rent or sell resi- dence to purchaser. Rare chance for physieian or young man. Address Doctor, care Michigan Tradesman, 544 OR SALE-—CLEAN STOCK OF STAPLE dry goods, clothing, furnishing godds, 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 radesman, 53) OR 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 MISCELLANEODS. OR SALE ,CHEAP—STOCK OF FIXTURES for grocery. Nearly new. Address Box 14, Rockford, Mich. 557 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. ANTED — DESIRABLE LOCATION FOR hardware store. Address, giving full par- ticulars as to population of town and surround- ing country and rent of building, No. 552, care Michigan Tradesman. 552 UR SALE — GOOD DIVIDEND - PAYING stocks in banking, manufacturing and mer cantile companies. E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids 370 OR SALE — BEST RESIDENCE LOT IN Grand Rapids, 70xi75 feet, beautifully shad- ed with native oaks, situated in gool residence locality, only 240 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. WANTED | LUMBER RED OAK, WHITE OAK, BLACK ASH, ROCK ELM, GREY ELM, BASSWOOD. A. E, WORDEN, 19 Wonderly Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, gine ~@~ . —e Vn siti: THEH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. John Thomas, meat dealer at 249 Car- | . {in th i x sien » | rier street, has closed out his stock and | g the time at Kansas City in attendance retired from business. Walter H. Price, the Lyons general | dealer, has turned his stock over to J. R. Dougherty & Co., the Lyons bankers, and Spring & Company, and the latter have assumed the disposition of same under the management of James P. Dee- gan. Herold, Bertsch & Co. have leased the Morman & Wilmarth building, now in process of construction on Pearl street, and expect to occupy the same about Sept. 1 as a wholesale boot and shoe house. The block is 44x100 feet in di- mensions and four stories high. a Purely Personal. Fred B. Clark has returned from the Upper Peninsula, Duluth and Minneapo- lis, where he spent five weeks. Ed. Frick has recovered from his re- cent illness and resumed his duties with the Olney & Judson Grocer Co. Geo. M. Matthews, the Sixth street druggist, is spending a week or ten days with former friends at Bradford, Ont. John M. Moore, formerly a member of the firm of Spooner & Moore, at Cedar Spirngs, but for the past two years en- gaged in general trade at Rapid City, So. Dak., has returned to Michigan and will take up his residence in this city. L. A. Rogers, dealer in drugs and gro- ceries at Glendale, was in town Saturday for the first time in three years. He was shown about the city by his associate from boyhood, Happy Hi Robertson. Edward Telfer, formerly President of the Telfer Spice Co,, but now a partner in the wholesale grocery house of W. J. Gould & Co., at Detroit, was in town a couple of days last week, calling on old friends and visiting his former business associates. Herbert Blanchard has_ resigned his clerkship in the sporting goods depart- ment of Foster, Stevens & Co., to take a similar position in a house at Duluth. He is succeeded by Wm. Calkins, who has been engaged in the merchandise brokerage business here for a year or so, H. N. Stanton, formerly manager of J. S. Crosby’s lumber operations at Olga, who went to Lenoir, Tenn., several months ago to take the management of the Crosby Lumber Co., has returned to Michigan and taken the management of G. A. Bergland’s lumber business at Sidnaw. Robert R. Perkins, who was an active and energetic business man of Boyne City up to fifteen months ago, when he was stricken with paralysis, died July 24. He was 44 years of age and had successfully conducted a sawmill busi- ness and a general store, having been foremost in every movement for the ad- vancement of the village. Daniel Lynch has exchanged fifteen acres of his farm, south of the city limits, for the residence property at the south- east corner of Jefferson avenue and Mc- Dowell street and will return to the city to live about October 1. He still retains twenty-two acres of land and the farm buildings and will continue to mas- querade in the role of a farmer by proxy. —___ —-2 Gripsack Brigade. Fred E. Angell, traveling representa- tive for L. Ladd, the cheese jobber and vegetable packer of Adrian, was in town over Sunday. | | H.S. Robertson will take his summer | vacation the last week in August, spend- ;on the annual meeting of the Supreme | Lodge, Knights of Pythias. John W. Califf, State agent for the | Catlin Tobacco Co., of St. Louis, Mo., is , Spending a couple of months in Western | Michigan, making Grand Rapids _ his |headquarters in the meantime. Mr. Califf resides at West Bay City. Geo. T. Smith, traveling representa- | tive for P. Lorillard & Co., has received la check for $150 from the Preferred |Mutual Accident Association, in full | settlement of his claim for indemnity for | the injuries received in the recent acci- | dent on the C., W. & M. Railway. | The traveling men of Bay City and West Bay City have organized Post D, of | the Michigan Knights of the Grip, offi- | cered as follows: President, Homer Buck; Vice-President, J. J. Evans; Secretary, Herbert Asmun; Treasurer, Chas. E. Cook. Twenty-eight travelers joined as charter members and new applicants are received at every meeting. > 2+ > The Hardware Market. Bar Iron—Owing to the continued shut down of many mills, stocks are getting low and a tendency to higher prices pre- vail. It hardly seems possible, when all mills get to running, that any higher prices can be maintained. Wire Nails—A general feeling among all makers of wire nails for better prices is quite unanimous. Factories which are now running and with stocks on hand are getting an advance of 10 cents a keg. Extreme prices made by jobbers are be- (ing withdrawn and $1.65 at the mill seems to be their bottom price. From stock prices range from $1.80 to $1.90, ac- cording to size of order. Window Glass—Stocks are getting very badly broken and atrifle better prices are being demanded by those who have an assortment. Bright Wire Goods—On the line of screw hooks, eyes and gate and shutter hooks, an advance of 7/5 per cent. has been made by the manufacturers. Rope—While there has been no change on either sisal or mannilla rope, the general feeling seems to be that prices will be lower before they are higher. Apple Parers—While the prospect for a good crop of apples is not the best, there is a sharp demand for parers. The prices at present ruling are as follows: Rocking Table, $5; Little Star parer, earver and slicer, $4. Building Paper—The manufacture of all kinds of building paper is largely controlled by the American Straw Board Co., and prices are held quite firm by them. Present quotations are: Plain board, $1.10; tar board, $1.30; tar felt, $1.75. Potato Bug Sprinklers—Now in sea- son and prices remain the same as last year. The Parks’ is quoted at $7.50 to $8 and the Eclipse at $10. Potato Hooks and Forks—These goods are how commencing to move and deal- ers who want to be sure and have some when the demand commences should get in their orders early. There is every in- dication that the demand will be very large. a The fall trade gives all those indica- tions which are recognized as favorable to the sale of a larger variety and aggre- | gate of goods than ever before. COME You are in business to make money, you also want to keep goods that will sell fast, and LET US TALK again, you want something that will help to A LITTLE. decorate your store and make it look neat and attractive. Well, we have it. You make over 70 per cent. on our ( Williams’) Root Beer Ex- It sells fast because it is the best and gives universal sat- and, furthermore, every dozen is packed in a neat tract. isfaction; bronze show stand that is an ornament to any show case and is always in sight. Every one sees it and buys it. Summer Goods. LAWNS, CHALLIES, INDIA LINENS, ORGANDIES, WHITE GOODS, MULLS, FRENCH CAMBRICS, GINGHAMS AND PRINTS, STRAW HATS, HAMMOCKS. | lags. BUNTING FOR CAMPAIGN USE—IN ALL WIDTHS Grain Bags, Burlaps and Twine, P, STEKETEER & SONS, SMASH te ws” THE BOSTON Go Prices on he(0 BICYCLES IMPORTERS, Are now receiving by every incoming steamer and Ce wwe Overland, CE New Crop Teas of their own importations, which means that in pur- chasing from them you get Teas of special character and at only one reasonable profit above actual cost of importa- tion. You are surely paying two or more profits in buying of the average wholesaler. Chase & Sanborn, IMPORTERS, BOSTON. CHICAGO. TFeaHrEeiNnNeS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. CALL AND SEE! PERKINS & RICHMOND, 13 Fountain St. 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Noisy Advertising. The following account of an advertising dodge is from one of the New York papers: Two men caused cousiderable excite- | ment in Brooklyn last week. They were driving a quiet horse hitched to a light buekboard, and behind the single seat of the rig was a box, fastened on with a clothesline. They drove at a leisurely pace through a side street, engaged in earnest conversation. Before long their voices grew louder and that they were quarreling. warmer grew the debate as they it was evident! Warmer and | moved | slowly along, and higher and higher rose their voices in vituperation and mutual abuse, until heads were stuck out of win- | dows all along the street and a crowd of | boys kept pace with the horse, anxious to see the result. Presently the men came to blows. They struck and clawed at one another | for awhile, as best they could in their | cramped positions on the seat, and | then one grabbed the other by the throat | and began to choke him with all his strength. The horse, alarmed at the | commotion behind him and the jerking | of the reins as the driver was nearly | thrown backward over the seat by his | antagonist, started to gallop, and the old buckboard rattled and swayed over the | rough stones, as if it were doomed to} wreck in a few moments. The whole scene made an exceedingly lively picture, andabig throng of men, women, boys | and girls scampered after it as fast as they could. Before long the horse came to a stand- Schilling’s stilland the two men jumped out and) made as if to continue the fight on their | feet. By this time the pursuing crowd had caught up and surrounded the men, and was argumented by scores and dozens every minute. Instead of continuing the fight, however, the two men took from the box on the back of the rig a number of advertising circulars, on which were set forth in glowing language the virtues, trustworthiness and healing powers of! a new salve for cuts, bruises, scratches, abrasions, fractures or hurts of any kind coming from a blow or fall or burn or other accident. The crowd, on the whole, enjoyed the joke somuch that the perpetrators es- caped without the thrashing they de- served. This trick was. no doubt, re- peated all day throughout Brooklyn. The fellows were well aware that the police force is small, when the size of that great straggling bedroom for New York is taken into account, and the blue coat and brass buttons is not met with, main business thoroughfares, once in many blocks. It was a trick that could not be played often, however, as it was too noisy to be safe, and probably more fatiguing than profitable. oa Hard Work Valuable. Time is stock in trade. One man makes use of it, another allows it to waste away, one extracts from it wondrous wisdom, the other liesin the dust. Itis also life’s ladder, upon which one isled to honor and immortality, downto depravity and obscurity. All of us have leisure hours between the time of ordinary business, although they may be short, irregular or fragmentary. Let all cultivate the habits of punctuality, promptness and dispatch, and they will find leisure hours that may be turned to golden account. The brief and broken periods of a man’s life are more important than his business moments, and the most potent}for his wel- fare for time and eternity. The grandest genius is the genius of plodding and hard work. Genius never did much for the world but furnish the fireworks. Plodding and hard work have solved the greatest proble ms ¢ of humanity. > New Use the Potato. A French paper says that a laundry- man of Paris has discovered a method of cleansing fine linen and other fragile textures without using soap or other chemicals. Instead of these he uses boiled potatoes, which he rubs into the goods and then rinses out. Itis said that this method will make soiled linen, silk orecotton much whiter and purer than washing in the ordinary way. The ex- periment is worth trying, and very easily tried. off the | | ! | Schilling Corset Co.s MODEL (Trade Mark.) FORM. FRENCH SHAPE “-* ae Send for Illustrated Catalogue. in this journal. SCHILLING CORSET CO., Detroit. Mich. and Chicago, Ill See ‘price list USE [aa\}) OO COT Sy Best Six Gord — FOR — Machine or Hand Use, FOR SALE BY ALL Dealers in Dry Goods & Notions BUY THE PENINSULAR Pauls, Shirts, and Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. STANTON, MOREY & CO,, Mfrs. DETROIT, MICH. Geo. F. Owen, Salesman for Western Michigan, Residence, 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. Dry Goods Price Current. 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Th Art Cambric........ 10 Green Ticket....... 8% Blackstone A A..... % oe ee oe 6% Beate Al..-......... ee, 7% ees 3 uss Out.....- 4%@ 5 SE oc cote ce ote 7 |King Phillip ee 7% Cane ©... 2.0... 4 or, .... 7% Charter Oak........ 54% |Lonsdale a. 10 (ae w.......... 744 |Lonsdale...... @ 8% Cleveland ...... .... 7 |Middlesex.... .. Dwight Anchor oe Scio Name............ 7% shorts. 8 |Oak — Die ces 6 eee... 5... S wer Oe...........-. 5% ee... ......... 7 Pride, of t the West...12 Pareen.... .....-.-. pe 7% Fruit of the Loom. ox EO 4% Saieeyie ....- .... Uiien Mills......... 8% Seek Pree........_. “ Nonpareil ..10 Fruit of the Loom %. om reeee..........-.-- 8% Fairmount.......... 4%4|White Horse........ 6 Pos vares.......... 6 - mece.... 8% -HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. eee. oo, 7 |Dwight Anchor..... 84 eee... .... S| UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. 544(Middlesex No. 1....10 ” oe oe . * 2..... a 2 " wei oo ” > =... wi Ho. 2.... 9 BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. Hamilton N..... a Middlesex A - Lacsiecd 11 eee se. Ot Bite 12 " i ° A 6 ion a 13% a 2. a val ces 17% _ nF 10% ” So. 16 CARPET WARP. Peerless, wntte....... 17%| ae a see. .20 colored....19%|W. White S Integrity.......... -- 18%| : ae @oops. Hamilton eens 8 Nameless as eee ceue eres | ae GG Cashmere “ ee... ......- 16 . Ce 18 . CORSETS. Coesee...........- 9 50/Wonderful. .. ....84 50 Schiliing’s......... 9 OiBrighton.. ... se Davis Waists .... 9 00/Bortree’s ..... - 900 Grand Rapids..... 4 50 ——— Se ope 15 00 CORSET JEAN a -. 6% Naumkeag satteen.. 7 Sea. an Rockport. . - 6% iteeford.......... Conestoga. . Brunswick. 8% Walworth PRINTS. 5%|Berwick fancies.... robes 5%4|Clyde Robes........ _ — & purple 64%/|Charter Oak fancies 4% Allen turkey reds.. _ oe ...--.-- 6 |DelMarine cashm’s. 6 ” pink checks. 5% ° mourn’g 6 C staples ...... 5% Eddystone fancy... 5% - shirtings... 4 chocolat ! American fancy.... 5% ™ rober.... Americanindigo.... 5% ' sateens.. American shirtings. 4 Hamilton fane 2 Argentine Grays... 6 tapio Anchor ene. - / Arnold “ “5 ew era. 5% Arnold Merino.... atid D fancy. 7 long cloth B. 10% Merrim’ck shirtings. Manchester fancy i % _ Reppfurn . 8% “ centurycloth 7 |Pacific fancy........5 “ gold osii..... a OCs eee... 6 “ green seal TR 10%| Portsmouth robes... 5% “yellow seal..10% no mourning.. 5% “~ oee......... — ~ ioe...... 5% “ Turkey red..10% . t 4 biack. 5% Ballou solid —_-- 5 |Washington indigo. 5% colors. 5%| “* Turkey robes.. 7% Bengal b blue, green, “ India robes.... 7% and orange... 5%) ‘* plain T’ky X & 8% Berlin solids.......- 5% * ” - 2. ofl blue. Si > ——- Tur- ' — WR ice cee ns 6 “ Foulards .... 5% Marth ashington . Ok. ou 7 Turke . * sa RE %|Martha Washington * ... 24. 8 or “ a 11 Farmer...... _o First Prize.. ‘ Lenox Mills . berks les 7118 COTTON DRILL. so ig PP, onions | ee oe ee cis shee bile %¢\|No Name.. - 1% Chifton, ce sta, ex Top of Heap. inceeuel 9 Siti SATINES. ee 18 al el 1 BC Cones ;..... <..... WAC B.... 3. 05. 2. 12 psc Amoskeag es ee 12%/Columbian brown. .12 ou..... 13%| Everett, blue........ 12 vi brown .13 - brown. ....12 Bore... 2.555. 11% Haymaker — coe 7% Beaver Creek 7 brown... 7% e 2 weeree........ ...-- 1 . Gc.’ Reanceser........... 12% Boston Mfg Co. br.. 7 Lawrence, 90z...... 138% blue 8% - No, 220....13 “ dd & twist 10% - No, 260....11% Columbian XXX br.1i0 ” No. 280....10% - XXX bl.19 oe Amoskeag ee Lancaster, staple... 7 ‘* Persian dress a e fancies .... 7 . Canton .. 8% 2 Normandie 8 C es 110% Lanceshire.......... 6% . Teazle...104%|Manchester......... 5% _ Angola. -10%|Monogram.......... 6% . Persian.. 8%|Normandie......... 7% Arlington staple.... 644/Persian............. 8% — fancy.... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... ver4 Bates Warwick dres 84%4|Rosemont........... 6% " staples. 32 Slatersville ......... 6 Centenmial......... 104, |Somersct............ 7 Criterion .... Scr ecoems ............ TH Cumberland staple. 5% Toil du Nard... 10% Cumberland.... .... ee ™% eek..... ae a « seersucker.. 7% ice na tne TUT WeEWitk.... ~--3-- 8% Everett classics. Whittenden......... Exposition ” heather dr. 8 Glenarie.. Hig indigo blue 9 Glenarven. 3 |Wamsutta staples... ox Glenwood Westbrook ee Tees... s . 6% : “a Johnson Vhaloncl % Windermeer . indigo blue 9%/York..... : e sephyrs....%6 GRAIN BAGS. Ameees......,.- ope {Valley iad big eels 15 SOREN nace ee on |Georgia .... ..-.-..- 15 Smcrcen..... .-...- 15% Peteee ..... -.-..... 13 THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's........... 88 Cos, 2. &F....... 5 (Marebail’s.... ...... 88 Holyoke. ee eeeaen es 22% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. seen Cnleant, oe 38 IN No. 6 “ soon i” a. . 3 . 2... — iS) ee 44 * 2. 41 - 2... cs) CAMBRICS. See eee 44|Edwards........... 4% Shite eee... _«. Se eoekwood.... ...... 4% Kid Giove..........- MIWOOd B.... ...- «+++ 44 Newmarket......... 4%4|\Brunswick ........ 44 RED FLANNEL. Piremen...... .-... oe kt R% Creedmore.......... i cts bt cde Talbot SAE... Oo Wat, xxx... i TRE i ce SCI eCkers.... -....... R% MIXED FLANNEL, Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% Useen E...... --.--s 22% te ae 18% ee 8% 6 oz Western........ 20 |Flushing XXX...... 23% Veoee &....-.-.-.+- 224i Manitopa.... ....... 23% a FLANNEL, Nameless ies 8 @9 | eee 9 @10% es eupi0” - — 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black.|Slate. Brown. Black. 9% 9% 914/13 13 13 10% 10% 1044/15 15 15 11% 11% 114%}17 17 17 12% 12% 1244/20 20 20 DUCKS. Severen, 8 0z........ 94%4| West _" : = .-.10% Mayland, Oe. cae 104 zs ...12% Greenwood, 7% 02.. 9% Raven, ona. oe eee 13% Greenwood, 8 oz. :.11%|S' OO ccc ures 13% ———————a—o—ee 10% Boston, ae... 12% WADDINGS. White, Gos.......-- 25 bale, 40 dos....87 50 Colored, dos........20 SILESIAS, Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 10% Red Cr a : 10% SEWING SILE. Corticelli, doz....... 7 (Corticelli knitting, twist, doz..37%| per oz ball...... 30 50 rm. doz. .37% OKS AND EYES—PER GROSS. No : BI'k & ,White.. = No prado” & White.. - - 3 “ AR ~ 10 . +25 No 2—20, M By ceeeead 0 i tg 7 2...... 40 $—18, 8 C........ No 2 White & Brki2. “No 8 8 White & BI’k..20 re « . ee we ~ ae “ 6 “ old o 12 “ ae SAFETY PINS. Ea 28 _ i ieieies eee 36 NEEDLES—PER M. A. James iheaceeee cs 1 40|Steamboat.... ...... —_ — “PERSE IGE : = oe 1 50 Sind eb Cxomm, ..225 6—4...3 2)/5—4....195 6—4...2 9% a. 2 OTTON TWINES. Cotton Sail Twine. Yeeeeee......-- .-- s en 12 Rising Star —- Pe oon coe soe 18% 3-ply.. i —- ete eee s 6 iMorth ier... .... .- cb aee eal a aot 3 |Wool Standard 4 plyit% Cherry Wee... 5: a Powhattan PLAID OSNABURGS Aiebeees... . 5.655. 6%|Mount Pleasant.... 6% 64iOneida...........+.- 5 ... T%|Prymont ..........- 5% .-. 6 |Randelman......... 6 . 644|Riverside........... 5g SKiSibley A............ 6% a eee -e— Training Boys for Business. One of the great things to do in train- ing a boy, whatever may be the career to which he is appointed, is to get out of his mind the silly fancies inculeated by flash literature and the companionship of mischievous companions. Some boys, because they have been cruelly treated at home, have an excuse for running away, and some of those who have had pluck enough to leave uneongenial and unreasonable surroundings have been able to make their way in the world and leave a record which has become the envy of many another boy who has read the history. A boy, however, is apt to overlook the surroundings. The boy who has every consideration shown him which intelligent parents can devise has no reason for running away from home save for the vagaries of a diseased im- agination. But the idea of running away, of becoming a pirate, of starting at the foot of a ladder in a great city and rising to the position of a merchant prince, of going to the plains and killing Indians, and of doing a hundred other things, upsets the boy, and one of the questions which the manager of a boy must settle is, how to get these foolish notions out of the boy’s mind. Chas. B. Lewis, whose humorous contributions to the daily press under the name of M. Quad are everywhere eagerly read, thus describes how he managed his boys when they arrived at the Indian-killing age: When my boy Tom got out of his knee breeches he wanted to go west and slay Indians. If lL hadn’t been watching him he’d have armed himself with a corn cut- ter and a loaf of bread and run away. He was planning to do this very thing when I called him up and said: “Thomas, 1 want anew rug for the hall. I want a rug made of Indian sealp locks—about twenty of them. Get ready and I will start you off to-morrow.’’ I got down an old revolver, made him a sealping knife out of a rusty seythe, and instructed him how to approach a warrior and lift his hair in the latest style, but Thomas didn’t go. No boy wants to run away if you want him to. My boy Jim wanted to bea pirate. I knew he was borrowing and reading every pirate story be could hear of, and I knew that it would result in a climax by the time he was 15 years old: I had my eye on him when he used to slip out behind the barn to practice boarding an unarmed merchant vessel, and I was lis- tening at night when he called out in his sleep that dead men tell no tales. He had an island selected on which to bury his treasure, and he planned on sending back home a box of Spanish doubloons and a casket of jewelry. One afternoon Jim gobbled up two loaves of bread and some cold meat, and that night he retired an hour earlier than usual. The climax was at hand. I went out and waited under his window, and as he came down off the shed, a bundle in one hand and an old horse pistol in the other, I said: “Oh, Jim, but ve got a plan which I wish you’d help me carry out. It has been along time since anybody pushed the pirate business with anything like enthusiasm, and I believe there’s a first- rate opening for an enterprising boy. V’ll furnish an outfit for you if you turn pirate. It shouldn’t be much trouble to capture two or three Spanish galleons, and if you can send me home half a car load of gold and silver bars, Ill guaran- tee to make business at this end of the line get up and dust. Do you think you ean get started this week? We don’t want anyone to get ahead of us, you know.’’ Poor Jim dropped his bread and meat and horse pistol and sneaked into the house, and that was the last of the pirate business with him. From that night on his dreams have been clear of blood-red decks and sailors walking the plank or begging for mercy. It was rather worse with my Bob. He didn’t run to Indians or pirates, but he did want to be a young hero. He got hold of boy books which related the history of boys who had be- gun life in New York selling papers and climbed up to the notch of wealth and greatness. They were always boys who had run away from cruel stepfathers or fatherless guardians, and this bothered Bob a bit. I think he had to skip that _THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. part of it. He got ready to make a break when he got at the usual age, and I got ready to help him. When his little bun- dle was tied up with a piece of sheep twine and hidden in a pile of lumber he almost wished he wasn’t going. When he kissed his mother good night his chin quivered. It was his duty to go, how- ever, and become a millionaire, and he went. He had 17 cents in cash and a suit of old clothes. AIl boy heroes start out ona limited capital, and the more patches on their clothing, the sooner they begin to climb up. When the boy hero of the book reaches New York he invariably falls in with a gentleman at the depot or on a ferryboat —a gentleman who suddenly becomes interested in his welfare, and ata later date takes him into partnership. My Bob didn't find this gentleman. Heé ran across lots of men who were probably aching to pat him on the head and give him alift in the world, but they didn’t have time just then. He slept in door- ways and lived on crusts, and after a couple of weeks the police sent him home. He was acured boy. He at once ceased to wear his hat on his ear and call me the ‘‘old man.”? 1 didn’t blow him up when he returned, and he didn’t offer to eat any husks. We never even referred to the matter. Vve got another boy who is rapidly growing out of his knee pants. His reso- lution has been fixed for the last two years. Heintends to become a sailor. He already makes use of ‘‘starboard,” “port,” ‘‘watch ahoy!”’ ‘‘shiver my tim- bers,’’? and so on. It’s no use to argue against remance. In due time he will get ready to run away to sea. I shall be on the watch and surprise him. I'll offer to take him to the nearest port and put him aboard of a coaster. He’ll accept and make one trip of 200 miles. He’ll never want to look at blue water, even in a washtub, after that. Just as true as you live, aboy is a queer piece of machinery. He’s all cogs and wheels and belts and pulleys, and he’ll run as smooth as grease one day and wobble like 2 loose wagon wheel the next. He goes by fits and starts. He breaks out at unexpected times and he develops whims and notions with every change of wind. You’ve got to take him as he is and make the best of it, and the more closely you study him the better for both of you. ——_——————— Doesn’t Want To Be Dunned. The New England Grocer has received from one of its subscribers the following verbatim copy of a letter received, who adds that the bill was paid on Friday as promised: Dear Sir—I owe you $1.50 for eggs. I will pay next Friday morning when I come up and I don’t want your clerk belering when I pass by every morning, “Come in and pay for them eggs.” 1 will pay you as I said Friday morning next week. Yours truly, D. #, ee People generally get what they deserve without much effort, bnt they have to be exceedingly industrious if they secure all they want. Hardware Price Current. 8 These prices are for cash buyers, who 4 pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. ee 60 I hele ticks eae eu 49 Jennings’, genuine...... ees a teueae a. 25 couse, Teens 50&10 AXES. First Quality, Se. Benes. ............,.... $750 . D. B. Bronze.. -. we ‘ 8. B. 8S. Steel.. . oo : Se Siem 13 50 BARROWS. dis. Ce Ee ce $ 14 00 eee net 30 00 BOLTS. dis, Be 50&10 Carriage oe ee re 75&10 ee ee ee weet ae sa. 40&10 Sleigh Wee 2. ee 70 BUCKETS. ee Oe $3 50 ME es cals een es cesciauee 4 00 BUTTS, CAST. dis. Cant Laden Pitt, Gare. oo cs scene i cnc ease 0& Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 66&10 oe ed Pe... — HAMMERS. Rees Wee 8. ok | Maydol a lL dis. 2% Wrought Inside Blind.....222222.002.2.0001. 0810, a ‘on Wrought Brass Se eee tes occa ec ce cess. li Yerkes & Plumb’s. 7 aan ee lt rate | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................. 0c list 60 Blind, eee 70&10 | Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. ...30c 40&10 Blind, es 7 | ct BLOCKS. | Gate: Clark 3.2,8.............. dis.60£10 Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85........... 60 | Sia... er doz. net, 2 50 CRADLES. — Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and 7 ee dis. 50&02 | | Screw Hook and Bye, i“. ee 10 CROW BARS. i i “ %---- i a oe ewer eeceeecoeverses ‘ Cee Genes... —— Se ieee per 5 ie * : i ee net ™% wane? .......... eee 8. Te Ee TS: perm 65 , HA dis. meee ec FP... i 60 | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Ga. we ood track....50&10 ee... 35 Champion, anti- = ion .. _... eae Ss... ° CO) Widder woadtrack 40 CARTRIDGES, HOLLOW WARE. sida Ee K CO 50 | . eee. es. 60&10 Cees fee... dis. 25 | ee 0é&10 CHISELS. Oe | Grau cnet 40&10 eee ae ce ets ee 70&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Socket Framing ee ae clad ole cuca ce Walaa ou 70&10 Stamped a wase..... .......... new list 70 Wn i ude se tee 70&10 | dieannod Tin Ware........ 2.8... 25 eee ee Wald | Granite Iron Ware ............... new list 384 -— Butchers Tangea Pirmer....-....... -..... 40 WIRE GOODS. COMBS. dis, Brig Beare tree etcetera moa 10810 Cuvee, EAWCOO 40 re Bye8..-.-- 20. 20s ee eee eee eee es aaenan EE B Gate Hooks and Eyes............... 7081010 CHALK. ; LEVELS. dis. 7 White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... COPPER, ROPES. Planished, 14 oz cut to size. Co per pound 28 nae Inch and larger . cece aaa ne i4 oe, (oe Pema ............ 2... 26 oe oe tae ae iy dia Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14060 Ree ce ccce canes 23 | steel and Iron oe Cold Rolled, eee i. 23 Try and Bean nn 80 TE Ee 2 NN 20 DRILLS, dis. SHEET IRON. Mormon et Seocen...... 50 Com. Smooth. Com. Taper and straight Shank........... ee $4105 «4= 82:95 Mocse s Teper See... ; 50 ee ee . 405 -< moe, 1640 81............... ieeeceae 4 05 05 rn le 4 05 3 15 feet) ee Eee pote... 07 | Nos. 25 to 26 4 5 325 Large sisee, per pound...... ........ ++. O®) N02... soccer 4B BB ELBOWS. All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 3 inches Gove. a lene Ot dos. net % wide not less than 2-10 extra eee. .... g dis SAND PAPER. Raruntabie a dis. 40810 List acct. 19, °86................-..-20000- dis. 50 ASH CORD. BXPANSIVE BITS. dis. | Silver Lake, White ee list 50 oa Sa Se eles ae e ss 30 Co 55 een. 1 Ge. © Oe Se... 25 - — ee “ 50 v i ee ee ee uae c 55 ee et ae = oC “5 a ee 60&10} piscount, 10. aoe See 60&10 ' SASH WEIGHTS. OO 60&10 SN eee Th per ton 85 |... 50 SAWS. ieee ob eee eee... 50 ‘“ en #59 GALVANIZED IRON. i sre oan an Ace per — 2 g 2 g a al Steel Dex uts, per foot.. oe Sa ee SOF Special Stee! Din X Cute, perfect... 3 Discount, 60 . ampion and Electric Tooth X GAUGES. dis. Con; per toct..... Bares ae 30 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... ROE eee er ee 60 &10 KNoBs—New List. dis. Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 | Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. 70 Door, porcelain, ion tri Te Go Mouse, cuoter... .. 18¢ per doz Door, porcelain, plated uae Dele ceed 55 | Mouse, delusion... wees coos -OL.00 DOr GOs, Door, porcelvin, ies... @....... 55 "WIRE. dis. Drawer and Shutter, porcaian..-.......... 70| bee eee 65 LOCKS—DOOR dis. Boeorce merece... ............-.... — Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... Oe) Cooperem Meares... Matory, Woener G Can............... Sai Tinned Mamec. ax eee... 55 Barbed I poriue fees... 50 eee 55 | Barbed Fence, — ee 3 00 MATTOCES. ee se 2 55 ee $16.00, dis. 60 HORSE NAILS. eee |. $15.00, dis. 60 i Sable.. Lede esate tees oy ee $18.50, dis. — ene... dis. 08 mom oisiian Oe eee eee a ag dis. 10&10 Sperry & Co.’s, Post, bandied eee e al. WRENCHES. dis. MILLS. dis. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Ee ee ae)... Ll... 401 Coes Geanme..... a... 50 P. &. & W. Mfg. Co.’ = ee mee 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........ 75 * Landers, Perry &Cieies............ 45) Coea Patent, malicabie..................... 75&10 Beene ca. ee. ao MISCELLANEOUS. dis. MOLASSES GATES. CO 50 Siete Peers... ....................... e010 Pee Cee "5 eee Gomaee........................,. 4 = ee 70&10 Enterprise, self- ee Bea eee ws Caster, Ged a @ Fiate................_. 50&10&10 AILS Dampers, Aipereen..............-........- 40 eeer ulin, PONS... 88.8 8. 888. 1 80/ Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... 6F &10 Wire nails, eee ec oe 1 8 METALS, Advance over base: Steel. Wire. PIG TIN. ee ey eee ae Base Base | Pig Large...... He eee ce ere uecteu es uoa ae 26¢ oe sk... Base eee. ee Se 05 25 ZINC. eee ss eww uien 10 25| Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. Oo oe ten eee ewes ew ene 15 Ged cca Conte 6% i... cee. 15 ot ree eee... 7 ES ee 15 45 SOLDER. e.. 20 Me a rt ie eee ee eee wens ere ne wane 16 a bas eect ce cumenaews tenuaa duce 25 Oi mae Wee... ee 4... i.e s.. es 40 75| The prices of the many other qualities of ree ccs ceee cee) cancae sec cas 4 60 90 | solder £ the market indicated by private brands a ae ee erie cuea es 1 00 1 20| vary according to composition. eee 1 50 1 60 NTIMONY moe... 1 50 1 GO| Cookson............--0.- seen eee per pound EE Oo aes 60 Ol ieee ..........:..........._.. - ee ee luc twa enwten vis) % TIN—MELYN GRADE. ” Se 90 90 — ic na ianaaee Eee de ae uae 87 = Ee 85 75) 1 a = « ~~ __- Spee MEE CSEeS 00 90 seaae 1X, . 9 25 e Oe ce we co es 1 15 1 10 Rh ue be eee cued eae ues 9 25 Clinch; 7 eee eee eens tees eecececewcas 85 70 Meech additional X on this grade, $ Oa wees ee eaeen eee 446 nee 1 00 80 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE, - $ Deed ee de a tae eas cake we 1 15 ‘ 90 10x14 ~ e- Se ae 8 ¢ 2 eee 1% 75 : ie a PLANES. oe ‘ ae 1x, My : = oe... 4x20 pg ig 1 OT :. @60: Each additional X on this grade 81.50 4d ‘Teel Co.w, fancy............. ROOFING PLATE me gle i EE 60 | 14x20 TC, « Ween. ---..-<--.--. 6 50 he GGG. . ..., Game) POE ceed a deems ct we om Stanley Rule and we ng —— 20x28 IC, * etn ny 13 50 iy, Agee... ............ dis. == — 7 ‘* Allaway Grade bese arse aes ~ = Sees ee ee 8. Se aoa eal Conimen, polished RIVETS dis.” | 20538 re 8 r Ee 12 50 Tree ane Tees. ....... ........s........... me. eis, . * aaite eee eeas 15 50 r — on ere... 4...) - 4... BOILER SIZE TIN i — TENT FLANISHED — > Foe ede ee coe lees es cacesey eon - 1] “a Wood's | pateul planished. ‘Nos. 34 to - i ee eae cae eeu “B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 92 14x86 IX, for No. Boilers, } bor pound... 10 Broken pac ¢ per pound extra. Ae tet oS LP RT i ESE RE I ICSE eee SS SS RET ETT saaaiaiccaemimaiamnaiesieniaaiedids ee 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Michigan Tradesman Oficial Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, 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. j=" When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in Tue MicHIGAN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1892. RETALIATION AGAINST CANADA. One of the mest important pieces of legislation attracting the attention of Congress during the present session was the passage by the House, without op- position, of the bill introduced by the Committee on Foreign Affairs to enforce reciprocal commercial relations between the United States and the Dominion of Canada. This bill amounts to the adop- tion of retaliatory measures against Can- ada because of the unfair discriminations against American vessels passing through the Welland and St. Lawrence Canals, on the part of the Canadian authorities. For some time past there have been serious complaints that the Canadian government has so regulated tolls on the canals just mentioned that American ves- sels have been discriminated against in the interest of Canadian commerce, the extra tax levied upon grain carried in American bottoms amounting to at least 20 cents per ton. This unfair discrim- ination has caused great dissatisfaction among the American shipping interests on the Great Lakes, and our authorities at Washington have made frequent repre- sentations to the government at Ottawa on the subject, but have always met with evasive replies amounting almost to in- sulting disregard of the just demands of the citizens of the United States. The unfair feature of the whole matter is that, while the Canadians discriminate against our commerce in direct violation of existing treaties, their vessels possess the same facilities as our own shipping in such canals connected with the Great Lakes as are controlled by us. The bill which was passed by the House without a dissenting voice pro- vides that whenever the President shall be satisfied that the passage through any eanal or lock connected with the naviga- tion of the St. Lawrence River, the great lakes or the waterways connecting the same, of any vessel of the United States or of cargoes and passengers in transit to any port of the United States, is pro- hibited or is made burdensome or diffi- eult by the imposition of tolls or other- wise which he shall deem to be recipro- cally unjust or unreasonable, he shall have the power to suspend the right of Canal, so far as it relates to vessels owned by the subjects of the govern- ment discriminating against the United States. The course of the Dominion govern- ment in the Welland Canal matter is certainly widely at variance with the frequently expressed desire of the lead- ing members of the Ottawa Cabinet to cultivate intimate trade relations with us. The inconsistency of Canada’s ac- tion in the premises is actually such that there is reason to suspect that the dis- crimination is the result of private in- structions from the Imperial Govern- ment at London. The action of the House of Represent- atives in the matter was certainly proper, as in the event that there is no opposi- tion met with in the Senate, the power will be placed in the President’s hands to foree the Canadian government to either cease the unfair discrimination complained of, or be confronted by the same obstacles and difficulties thrown in the way of the trade of Canadian vessels on American canals which are visited upon our vessels on the canals controlled by the Dominion. PROBLEM OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. There can beno doubt that the work of providing suitable fortifications and coast defenses is now to be pushed as actively as the construction of the new navy, and that within a few years the United States will not only possess a formidable fleet but will also have her harbor and coast line properly defended by forts and batteries, mounting modern guns and otherwise equipped with the latest and most improved defensive ap- pliances. During the past two years contracts | have been given out by the Government for the construction of a number of high power guns to be mounted in land de- fenses. In all, nearly 200 of such guns have been contracted for. A number of sea coast mortars have also been con- structed or are now in process of con- struction, so that it may be assumed that a good beginning has been made in the work of providipg the fortifications of the seaboard States should be encour- aged to maintain artillery organizations and that such bodies should be annually garrisoned in the modern fortifications as soon as constructed, for the purpose of practice with modern guns. The Secretary held that in this way the sea- board militia would become gradually familiarized with modern heavy guns, and, as a consequence, the country would possess, in the event of trouble, a con- siderable force not only fully organized, but in a large measure familiar with the duty of manning the coast fortifications. If this recommendation of tie War De- partment is carried out, the militia is destined to form an important part in the general plan of national defense. HOME OWNING VERSUS ANARCHISM It is remarkable how any man who has even a superficial knowledge of the peo- ple of the United States could entertain a belief that murder and arson in the in- terest of anarchistic or nikilistic politi- cal movements are approved by any con- siderable number of persuns in the Union. Nevertheless, the wretched man who attempted the assassination of Manager Frick, of the Carnegie Company, public- ly declares his belief that the masses of the American people are in harmony with him and approve his murderous act. This person is a Russian, and, doubtless, reasons from conditions which he knows generally exist in that country. There, the land is owned by a few per- sons in comparison with the vast numbers who only occupy it by sufferance and as mere laborers. They are theoretically free, but practically they are held to the soil forthe sake of their labor and not for any right they may have in it. It makes little difference who may be the proprietors. Where the masses are held to labor in particular localities, one landlord is, doubtless, very much like any other in that he engrosses all the wealth produced by the people under his control. In such a country the killing of a land- | lord is the killing of a tyrant in the eyes of many of the people, and, therefore, and defenses needed to place our ports | the slayer in such a case may be esteemed and coast line in a proper state of de-| a hero. fense. But, in this country, conditions Already some heavy guns have| are vastly different. Here the land is been mounted, but, as yet, we do not| not owned by afew, but by the many. possess at any of the great ports a mod-| Here the man who owns his home, how- ern battery or fort worthy of the name.|eyer humble, is a sort of sovereign or When the forts and defenses are pro-| lord. vided, the country will be confronted witk the problem of providing the nec- essary force to properly man such de- fensesin timeof need. It is evident that the existing standing army will not suf- fice for that purpose, and it is equally certain that there will be strong opposi- tion to any material increase of the nu- merical strength of the regular force. It is, nevertheless, certain that the volun- teer force which would, of course, be im- mediately raised in the event of hostili- ties breaking out, would be unfitted to man modern fortifications, owing to the | He may have to work for a living, |} but he is no slave, and wuen he retires | to his ‘‘eastle,” the term with which the law dignifiees his home, he is fortified against all exactions save those of vio- lated law. fn the United States there are, or were in 1890, the large number of 11,483,318 families of about five persons. It may be confidently allowed that one-half of these families live in homes which they own, and we do not believe that it will be improper to estimate that two-thirds of these families reside in homes of their own. Land-owners, and_ particularly jack of the training necessary to proper- | home-owners, are never anarchists or ly handle the high-power guns with | nihilists. The family is the foundation which such works are mounted. How, | of society; the home is the nursery of therefore, to provide trained gunners | patriotism, and property is the anchor without increasing the standing army | of public order. is the problem with which Congress will The man who has something to lose by be confronted when the fortifications | disturbance and revolution is in favor of contemplated are completed. peace and order. It is only the one who A couple of years ago the Secretary of has nothing at stake who hopes for gain War, in his annual report, recommended | or advantage from violence, conflagra- free passage through the St. Mary Falls | that the organized and uniformed militia| tion and general bloodshed. Anarchism is as much the foe to the workingman who has a family and who owns a little home as it is to the capital- ist who operates railways and factories. Every possible exertion should be made by citizens to own their homes, and every reasonable encouragement and protection should be given them by the laws. It is home-owning that is the an- chor of our social order. A FILTHY FASHION. That is just what it is, a filthy fashion. It surpasses mere untidiness and reaches the low grade of filthiness, this fashion ef trailing dress skirts through the streets. A trailing skirt in the parlor is a graceful acquisition to woman’s at- tire. Buta trail on the street, dragging through mud, tobacco juice and animal filth, is an abominable, disgusting sight. And the woman who mops the sidewalks with her skirts for the sake of following an idotie whim of fashion, may herself be marked as having a vacuum in her character. Next to good health the possession of plain, common sense is the greatest bless- ing one can enjoy. Common sense and good reason are synonymous terms. And reason dictates that the walking skirts, to be neat and of astyle becoming the true lady, should be short enough to es- cape the untidy accumulation of the street. It is disappointing, in this day of woman’s intellectual advancement and wonderful achievement, that so senseless and untidy a fashion as street trains should have so many followers. CHATTEL MORTGAGES. Written for the Tradesman. The chattel mortgage is a very com- mon instrument in the world of traffic, yet many simple questions relating to it are asked by business men everywhere. There are many faithless ones who shake their heads in doubt at the very mention ofa chattel mortgage. They seem to entertain the idea that a chattel mort- gage is only asortof legal bluff, and, like some of the old tax titles, will not hold water when put to the test. The other day a grocer in this city was tendered a note secured by chattel mort- gage in payment ofan old account. The grocer would not decide until he took some counsel on thesubject. He wanted to know whether a chattel mortgage note was anegotiable note, and whether his debtor would become liable as in- dorser, in assigning the mortgage over to him. Another merchant holds an over- due chattel mortgage on a span of horses and two cows, and wants to know how to proceed to foreclose it. In a vil- lage not far from Grand Rapids, a broom- maker, having a small stock of brooms already mortgaged, solicited credit of of one of the village grocers, and pro- posed to execute a chattel mortgage on the future product of his factory as secu- rity for the same. The grocer, anxious to push business, wants to know if this would be all right. The above is a fair sample of the many questions which daily present themselves to men of business—questions which, of course, appear very simple to the law student or the man of leisure with a law library at his command. A chattel mortgage is a conveyance or sale of goods, to become an absolute in- terest ifnotredeémed at a certain time. The execution and registration is a substi- tute for a delivery of the chattels, when they can be specified and identified by a } i i i i : —— a a — —— written discription. Atcommon law, the same rules are generally applied, as to delivery of possession, which regulate sales of the same class: of property. There can be no valid sale of personal property without actual delivery of possession; but in the case of a chattel mortgage, the statute has provided a substitute, which is the act of registra- tion. Our statute provides that, ‘if not accompanied by delivery of the property mortgaged, the mortgage, or a copy thereof, must be recorded in the office of the clerk of the city or town where the mortgagor resides; or, if he is a non-resi- dent, where the property is; and before the expiration of each vear, the mort- gagee must file an affidavit setting forth his interest in the property.” There is no prescribed form for a chat- tel mortgage. Any instrument. will answer the purpose which would suffice as a bill of sale of the property, and which contains, in addition to the words of sale and transfer, a clause providing for the avoidance of it when the debt is paid. The vital principle of a chattel mortgage is the recording of it, which should always be done precisely as re- quired by the statute. Statutory pro- visions vary in the different states, but that of our own State is made so plain that further comment is unnecessary. It used to be thought that a chattel mort- gage might be made to cover property subsequently acquired by the mortgagor; but it has been held that such a clause has no effect, because no man can make amortgage of property which he does not own at the time. So, where a dealer in dry goods mortgaged all his stock to secure a creditor, and provided in the mortgage that it should operate upon all goods and merchandise’ subsequently acquired by him, it was held to be in- operative for the reasons above given. Great care should be exercised in de- scribing the property. In all cases it should be made full and clear, either in the body of the instrument, or in a schedule annexed and made a part thereof by reference. Any property may be in- eluded which is incidental to a present ownership of that to which it must be-% come annexed, as wool on sheep owned by the mortgagor. A provision in a mortgage, intended to cover property which shall be afterwards acquired, may operate between the parties as an agree- ment to be executed, under which the mortgagee would have a right to take possession at such subsequent time as it should be acquired by the mortgagor, and hemight then hold it, either as a mortgage or as a pledge. From the above ruling, it will readily be seen that the broommaker’s proposed mortgage would operate simply as an agreement between him and the grocer, attaching no lien upon the forthcoming goods to the detriment of third parties, and simply giving the grocer the right to hold the goods after they are brought into existence, and in the absence of paramount liens, as a mortgage or as a pledge. Addition of labor and materials to the mortgaged property, by the mortgagor, after the mortgage, and while it remains in his possession, will not divest the title of the mortgagee; but, if the goods are substantially unchanged in character, the benefit of such additions will accrue to the mortgagee. A chattel mortgage, accompanying a promisory note as security, does not, in THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. the least, impair the negotiability of the note; and does not affect any of the rules which govern it. It should be remem- bered that the note is the evidence of the debt, and that the payment of the mortgage does not discharge the debt—it simply discharges the security. The note being negotiable, should always carry with it a proper assignment of the mortgage. Our statutes are silent as to the fore- closing of chattel mortgages. Each mort- | gage should contain provisions as to its | |\ own foreclosure; and such provisions! will be carried into effect. A chattel mortgage properly drawn, executed and recorded is a good, reliable security. The mortgagee’s interests are guarded at every point. The instrument itself, according to the usual form, transfers and conveys a certain control- ling interest in the property over to the mortgagee, and, although possession re- mains with the mortgagor, he has the right of access to the property at any time, and may remove and possess the same whenever he deems it necessary for its safe keeping and preservation. In addition to this, our statutes pro- vide for the safe keeping of personal property under chattel mortgage by making it afelony on the part of any mortgagor, punishable by imprisonment in the State prison not more than two years, or by a fine not more than $250, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, if he shall fraudu- lently embezzle, remove, conceal or dis- pose or any such goods or chattels, mort- gaged or conveyed as aforesaid, with in- tent to injure or defraud the mortgagee or assignee of said mortgage or convey- ance, which shall be of the valueof $25 or more. Not only the mortgagor, but any other person who does likewise, knowing the goods to be mortgaged, is also guilty of felony and subject to like penalties. If the goods so embezzled are ofaiess value than $25, it is made a misdemeanor, in either case punishable by fine not ex- ceeding $100, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, in the discretion of the court. A chattel mortgage will be good be- tween the parties without change or filing; but if there is neither filing or change of possession, it will be void as to third parties, except as to assinees for the benefit of creditors, and creditors not in- jured. It has been held by our Supreme Court that antedating a chattel mortgage will not invalidate it if placed on file when delivered; and the same court has also ruled that a chattel mortgage should not be taken from the files. In foreclosing a chattel mortgage, the power of sale must be strictly pursued and fairly executed; and the mortgagee, at any sale of property upon forclosure of such mortgage, or his assignee or legal representative, may fairly and in good faith, purchase the property so of- fered for sale, or any part thereof. E. A. OWEN. i a : The Detroit Cigar Manufacturing Co. has gotten out a handy money purse, which Manager McLean offers to send to any traveling man who will drop him a postal card, with his full name and address and the name of the house he represents. ooo Use Tradesman Cowpon Books. \] 7ZHIRTY-FIVE years experience teaches us that retailers best con- 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 Mannfactarers 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 : os you, go through our entire line, learn prices “a ‘Sade 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 shawl collars. Pronounced best fitters ever seen, in Friezes, Shetland, Fur Beavers, Chinchillas in blue black and many faney colors, imported and domestic material. OVERCOATS. : Very many styles in Kerseys, Meltons, Chinchillas, Lrish 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. Our mail orders for these con- William Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12 and 15. MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers, Rochester, N. Y. not srehriate LION COFFEE Why? e eo ARE THE WOOLSON SPICE CO. COFFEES THE BEST FOR MERCHANTS TO HANDLE? — Because! They Satisfy the Trade and Increase the Werchant’s Trade. LION COFFEE, 0. D. JAVA, STANDARD MARACAI8O ARE OUR LEADING BRANDS. Lion Coffee pleases the package trade, while every one of your bulk coffee customers will come the second time after the bulk coffees, O. D. Java and Standard Maracaibo. Undoubtedly You had better try an order of each, and see for yourself that this is true. SOLD BY GRAND RAPIDS JOBBERS. WOOLSON SPICE CO, | L. WINTERN.TZ, High Grade Coffees, 106 Kent St., TOLEDO, 0. Grand Rapids, Mich 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Two Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Three Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor Four Years—George Gundrum, Ionia. Five Years—C. A, Bugbee, Cheboygan. President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia Meetings for 1892— Marquette, Aug. 31; Lansing, November 1. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’p. President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. Vice-Presidents—S. E. Parkill, Owosso; L. Pauley, St. Ignace; A. 8. Parker, Detroit. Secretary—Mr. Parsons, Detroit. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—F. J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids; Frank Inglis and G. W. Stringer, Detroit; C. E. Webb, Jackson. Next place of meeting—Grand Rapids, Aug. 2,3 and 4. Local Secretary—John D. Muir. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President. W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott, Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March June, September and December, Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President N. Miller; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler. The Deterioration of Druggists’ Rubber Goods. It has happened to every retailer of rubber goods, no doubt, that some of his best lines, whether in cases or unpacked, have at times rapidly deteriorated. As arule, this deterioration takes the form of a series of fine surface cracks that show to the experienced rubberman that life has departed. When a great variety of goods are carried it is practically im- possible for the retailer to decide upon the cause of this trouble. As he is usu- ally a man who understands the rubber business only as a handler of the finished goods, he is ata loss at the outset for some of the most necessary data, and is ready to believe the plausible explana- tion of the first commercial traveler who happensin. Suppose the goods that have ‘“‘yone back’’ be stationers’ bands. They may have been burned in the vulcaniza- tion, which means a greatly shortened life. This state of affairs could be dis- tinguished by the expert by the sense of smell, as over-cured rubber has a faint, burned molasses odor, or he might have suspected it when he saw that there was no bloom. Just here it should be said that sulphur-cured goods in sundries should **bloom,’”’ as an evidence of their integrity. Goods, however, that are eured by sulphides may be of the very best quality and never show a trace of bloom. Another cause of the deterioration in fine goods is exposure to warm dry air. The owner of a large rubber store, and one who has unusual chances for obser- yation, noted that several shelves con- taining boxes of rubber bands were apt to hold damaged goods, while others uni- versally held perfect goods. A brief in- vestigation disclosed the fact that back of the shelves that held the poor bands was a hot-air pipe, and that the condi- tions were such that the goods could not help oxidizing. The result was that all the bands were removed toa cool, dark place, and there was no more trouble. As an advertisement an enterprising sta- tioner filled the whole of his window with bands in bulk and sold lots of them. Those that went out in boxes were all right, while those that he sold from his pile in the window were the cause of endless complaints. The-.trouble was, the sun shone in on the bands and de- stroyed theirlife. It is an old story with rubber manufacturers that while a little sunlight is an excellent thing for bleach- ing and softening goods, too much of it will spoil them. A manufacturer in New York who makes a line of surgical goods has adopt- ed the practice of placing such articles as catheters and small tubes in water, and he claims from this method very good results. It would seem that as the natural home of caoutchouc was in places of excessive moisture, first principles would consign its manufactures to its original element. But this theory finds few champions. To immerse rubber goods in water would require the Croton reservoir for those kept in New York alone. Opposed to this theory the practice among manufacturers of drying out their rubber. For along time many dealers in drug- is gists’ sundries adopted the practice of keeping their goods in air-tight tin boxes, but among experts this method is con- sidered illusive, and it has fallen into almost general disuse. Well-informed rubbermen, and among them are manu- facturers who place some of the best goods on the market, discard this theory. Another set of theorists, especially in Europe, maintain that a process of dip- ping vulcanized articles in a bath of par- affin heated to 212 degrees F., and then stretching them in a very hot room, is productive of excellent results. Also that a varnish of paraffin will preserve goods to be carried in stock. This method has obtained credence in one of the leading scientific journals of America. Paraffin mixed with unvulcanized rubber will destroy the latter in a short time, and it is very problematical whether it would not have the same effect on vul- canized goods. Certain it is that this method is not practiced in America, and if it is in Germany itis yet to become generally known. Exposure to the air is not considered by practical men as detrimental; indeed, it is favored by some of them. They maintain that preservation is a matter of vuleanization, and that alone. English scientists say, however, that air deterio- rates rubber, owing to its oxygenating influence. Possibly there may be a dif- ference in climate which may account for this discrepancy in views. In sup- port of this latter theory it is known that a jet of oxygen turned on arubber ball will cause it to become sticky, then rough, and finally eat a hole in it. In this view of the case, the purer the air the more deleterious its effects. Amid all these theories the prime fact remains that the best preservative of rubber goods in this climate is its proper vulcaniza- tion. If an error is made in this regard rubber goods will not last long. This difference in vulcanization makes the life or quick decay of the goods. Al- most every household has syringes and other articles which are left around with- out care, and if they come from some manufacturers they seem never to wear out. A bulb was shown recently in one of our manufactories that happened to be stamped with the date of manufacture, nine years before. Bands have been found on papers known to have been put away as long ago as that, and in both in- stances a large degree of elasticity was preserved. Both of these cases had for their illustration rubber cured with sul- phuret of antimony, but good articles cured with sulphur as made by our lead- ing manufacturers fall only a little be- hind this mark. As arule, grease or oils have a dele- terious effect upon rubber, causing it to sponge. The English, however, say if the oil is sufficient to exclude the air it is abenefit. Again, the matter of climate is a factor in this regard. Hard rubber lasts a wonderful length of time, being practically indestructible with ordinary use. Exposed to sunlight goods will look shopworn in appearance, and thatis all. The conclusion arrived at in the preservation of druggists’ sun- dries is that goods properly cured will last for years without any extraordinary eare; improperly vulcanized and adulter- ated, any care of them is only a makeshift to preserve them until they find a buyer. I. A, SHERMAN. A Writing With the Left Hand. Correspondence 8t. Louis Globe-Democrat. The number of men who can write leg- ibly with the left hand is very small in this country, where the faculty of being ambidexterous is not appreciated at its full worth. Sir Edwin Arnold remarked while in St. Louis that in Japan every child is taught to write with either and both hands, and he hinted that this is not the only evidence of sound common sense he met with while in the kingdom of the Mikado. I learned to write with my left hand some years ago, in conse- quence of the impression created in my mind by reading the arguments of Charles Reade on the subject, and now I change my pen from hand to hand on the first impression of weariness. There have been many remedies sug- gested for what is known as writers’ cramp, and many~ writers alternate be- tween the pen and the typewriter, but the simplest plan of all is to acquire the art of writing with either hand -and change from one to the other on the first suspicion of fatigue. oe -@- <— He Knew His Wife. Clerk—There are two kinds of cloth to match the shade of thissample you have, sir; one is much more expensive than the other. Have you any idea which your wife prefers? Customer — Oh, yes! one that costs the most. __ Oe The Drug Market. Carbolic Acid—Firm at the recent ad- vance. German Benzoic Acid—Tending higher. Assafoetida — Will be lower, recent large arriyals having had a weakening effect. Opium—Weak but unchanged. Quinine—Dull and depressed. Gum Kino—Again advanced and will be still higher. Elm Bark—Searce and high. The sea- son has been unfavorable for gathering. Olive Oil—Malaga, both green and yel- low, have declined. Oil Orange—Lower. Jalap Root—Searce and has been ad- vanced by the principal holders. Seidlitz Mixtures—Lower. She wants the CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address PECK BRO = Wholesale Druggiste GRAND RAPIDS / re When “old Sol”? makes all things sizzle, Drink Hires’ Root Beer. When dull care makes life a fizzle, Drink Hires’ Root Beer. When you feel a little dry, When you’re cross ,and con’t know why When with thirst the children cry, There’s a sweet relief to try — Drink. Hires’ Root Beer. 25 cent Package makes five gallons. MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL. A State School of Mining Engineering, giving prac- tical instruction in mining and allied subjects. Has summer schools in surveying, Shop practice and Field Gcology. Laboratories, shops and stamp mill well equipped. Tuition free. For catalogues apply to the Director, Houghton, Michigan. AGNES BOOTH CIGARS In ten sizes and shapes. We will guarantee to increase your cigar sales if you will give your customers a chance to buy the Agnes Booth Cigar. I. M. CLARK GROCERY CO., State Agents. All we ask is a sample order. You can take your choice OF TWO OF THE In the Market. |29-31 Canal St.,, Cost no more than the Old Style Books, GRAND RAPIDS BOOK BINDING CO., Best Flat Opening Blank Books Write for prices. Grand Rapids, Mich. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 44 Wholesale Price Current. Morphia, 8. P. & W...1 7@1 95| Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 20|Lindseed, botled .... 44 47 foe oe —. de eee eee @ 18 — Foot, winter ‘i : miei Advanced—Elm bark, elm bark ground and po., gum kino, jalap. Pe nly Canton... ae ey : Snuff, cae, De 7 Suteteenine.... 36 40 Declined—Oil orange, olive oil Malaga, seidlitz mixture. Myristica, No.1....... 65@ 70] Voes................ @ 3 Nux Vomica, (po 20).. @ 10 snuff, Scotch, De. _ 3 = son ca bosege Ib. Ce Seu... 22 a Boras, (po. 1 i iota o.... 2@3 ne Soe a ee 9 sine is = ounce Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et ron Tart... 27@ 30 Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4 Aceticum ...... ...... DO tea 5 et? | Aconitum Napellis R....... Ce en @2 00} Soda Carb............ 1%@ 2 Ber... 1% 2@3 Benzoicum German.. 60@ 65] Go Sihena 0077 an “ Me cy 50 | Picis Liq, N..C., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb......... @ 5| Putty, commercial....2% 2%@3 Boracic .............. a a Oe eR ea a tea @2 00 | Soda, Ash.....001.0.. 34@ 4) “strictly pure... 2% 24@3 Carbolicum . ......... ME 30 coun ig Beogeor ae soe a 1 on mere 60 Picis Liq., quarts ..... @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2/| Vermilion Prime Amer- | Citricum ............. 50@ 52 once rs 2 00@2 10 | Arnica ........ 2.0.0... eee. Pints....... @ SS | Spe BinerCo...:.... og 56h|_ tcam............ -... 13@16 Hydrochior ........... - Se 50@2 00 | ASafcetida............ Te 0| Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). @ 50} ‘ Myrcia Dom..... @2 25| Vermilion, English.... 65@70 Nitrocum ............ 10@ 12 Soe ae es oo | Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 | Piper — (po. 22). @ 1 “ Vile an. @3 00| Green, Peninsular..... _ 70@75 —— ee 10@ = fone 2 50@3 (0 | Benzoin............-........ 60 Lag Sc a Gen)... G2 « Nini Rect. bbl aa Lead, ee ny =. ee ate |. : Ce... oo a 7 2 23 : iy Salicylicum ..........- 1 30@1 70 ee ee an 7 Soe so 30 Sanguinaria Le 5 Pinata Acet. 0 43 15 ‘an Se gal., cash ten days, | Whiting, white Span. @i0 Sulphuricum.... .. .. 14@ 5| Monnuay gal. 1 00@1 10| Barosma ................... 50 | Pulvis Ipecac et opii. "1 10g 20 | Strychnia Crystal.. @1 30 wie 8 Gilders’...... @% ¢ Tannicum............. 1 + 60 | i rye Cantharides................. 7| Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, Subl......... /24%@4 | White, Paris American 10 Tartaricum........... a eeeaninEES qoge 9p | Capsicum .........0.0..c. 50| “&P.D. Co.,doz..... @125) 0 Roll.-202...) 24@ 3% Whiting, Paris Eng. eee cay : ‘> pata aa 10 en ne. Pics A Se ee oo 7 35 | Terebenth Venice..... 280 30| Pioneer Prepared Paints 20@1 4 Aqua, 16 deg.........- 34@ 5 oa cas a Eo Nt 1 00/ Quinia SP EW. on 29@ 34} Theobromae ......... 40 @ 45| Swiss Villa a 20 deg........-- — toa aa. 6 50@8 50 | Catechu.............. 4... OL” & Gumin 06 & So) Vente... ..........- s“——* Paints . - sse++.-1 00@1 20 aera a tea : a Suecini................ 40@ 45] Cinchona ........... eee eees 50| Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14| Zinci Sulph.. ...... 8 VARNISHES. es essisnsanwrased neeneaeenes - WE ae, 1 00 CO. - eee eee - 60/ Saccharum Lactispv. 29@ 30 No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 ANILINE. Sane 3 50@7 00 — stent ese eeee eee nese = alae 1 59@1 60 an Extra Turp............160@1 70 2 00@2 25 | Sassafras. .... BOD 55 | VORIUME .--- -- ow once wren Sanguis Draconis. . 40@ 50 Bbl. Gal | Coach Body...........2 75@3 00 ~-srsha e e a ess, ounce. @ 65 Cubeba..... ................ 50] Sapo, W............-.- img 14) Whale, winter.....-.. 70 20} No. 1 Turp Furn.... .. 1 00@1 10 Se ae ea ja 10@ 12] Lard, extra..... 5 ie Br Damar... 1 55@1 60 ee eg 9 Se eee at Mg ada etl lg hg -— Gi. Seueees oi tere Wo t........... 4 apan nae a ft ea ae 2 50@3 00 | Thyme an 08 S Gentian ............. ....... 50 - Linseed, pureraw ... 41 44 ‘urp. . ce. T0@75 BACCAE. Theobromas........... 15@ 20} guaica CO... eee eter eee ee = Cubeae (po 65)....... 60@ 7 POTASSIUM. © amm< —— = - = s . - LNT — TUB ..-.-----+5-- o@ 10) Bicarp................ Zingiber ...... 50 thoxylum ......... 25@ 30/ Bichromate Hyoscyamus = odine : 5 er ** Colorless. ve) Cosine ......:........ 40@ 45 Ferr! Chloridum 35 Ee @1 3 Kino .. 50 Terabin, Canada ..... 35@ 40 ‘ Lobelia 50 Toilet... 35@ 50] Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 2 24) Myrrh... ... 50 a ORTEX Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15; Nux Vomica 50 i . Petass Nitras, opt..... 19 | Olt .......... 85 — Canadian..........-. 2 Potass Nitras. 7 7 | oom horate : ABSIBO .... 2-0. e eee eee ee eee Prussiate ..... .. San oe eodor..... = . ° Cinchona Flava ............ 18] Sulphate po... .... moa ...0DLlUll Ce Importers and Jobbers of Euonymus atropurp........ 30 0 4 : RADIX. SE Myrica Cerifera, po........- 20 ! hatany 50 Prunus Virgini.........-...- | fg gpa ata a Quillaia, grd...............- reste 2@ *! Cassia Acutifol............ 50 Se 12 | Anchusa .............. 12@ 1) egy 50 Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... 15 a eee see a . eK eS ; EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Stromonium ee 6 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 24@ 2% | Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). 16@ 18 Ware ec ee po 8@ = Po, 8), Canaden, @ » Veratrum Veride............ 50 Tinta thw. s6 = eae — = es 15@ 20 17 | Fpecas pore. oo 2 20g2 30 | Atther, Spte Nit, 3F.. 20@ 2 CHEMICALS AND Tris mae (po. 35@38).. 35@ 40 4F.. 0D@ & FERRUE. Oeene, Oe bom SL Alen | 2%@ 3 Carbonate Precip...... @ %5| Maranta. Ws... . .... @ 3 . ground, - Citrate and Quinia.... @3 Podophyllum, po ce Be ei 2D. 3@ 4 Citrate Soluble........ ea eine .. 75@1 00 Annatto.. a . BQ OO FerrocyanidumSol.... @ 50 e eee. @!1 7 Antimoni, ea 4@ 5 Solut Chioride........ @ i i py See ee 75Q@1 35 et PotassT 55@ 60 Sulphate, com’l....... ee «6S ees. Se 3 Anton... ...... @1 40 ' pure... eo ¢ —— (po 25).. @ = ree ane ? = - | Serpentaria............ . 2 | Argen Tas, oun! FLORA. Senega a 150 50 | Arsenicum............ a 7 DEALERS IN eS 26@ 28 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40] Balm Gilead Bud.. 40 Aree .......--.--- w@ 35 M @ Mi Biman & N......... 1.2 1002 20 . Matricaria ---, 20 Wi Seiliae, (po. %)........ 10@ 12 Sa Chior, is, (48 a a te sal qrctcenae Foti- SM, Ie oy @ 9 QaS | ae Oa @ 3 caninsriae Russian, NSA S Baro 16@1 00 Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) ao 6 oe @1 00 ONY 8 Conse. “ncuiifol, “Min- German.. 15@ 2 Capetei Fructus, af.. @ 2 5 nivelly ....-. --..--- 23@ 28) ingibera............. 12@ 15 @ B « At. SO Wi gingiver j........... 18@ 2 “ “ @ a — omatasin, ys | le Caryophylins, (po. * 4) 10@ 12 a 120 FT hig ees oe @ 15| Carmine, No. 40...... Gs 7 Bai TAR UFBl.... eee eree eres ? era a, oe 50@ e gent Oo @UMMI. * —_ (graveleons) .. 3 _ Cera Flava............ 38@ = Acacia, ist picked.... @ {:] Cart, (po. MO... 8@ 12 ee ie ae ede 3 2 . oe Oe ORO sc sua 1 OG i erin @ 10 SWIss WMA PREPARED PAINTS . 2 Sameens eae ea. @ 0 8 - “ — sorts... @ 25/| Cannabis Sativa....... 34@4 Chios oad teh ah 6 “s oe - 0 = G Soatens...- aed a. = cc aguibbe : = 25 Aloe, Barb, 4 sheno es ‘ Cape Po. @ 12] Dipterlx Odorate..::.:2 50g2 7% | Chloral Hyd Cret...... is = Sovotr!. PDO. 80) @ S| Foeniculum..... ..... @ 15 Cinchonidine, Pa W 15@ 2 i \ ; “ Cysen, ™ (4841 14 ‘an, ‘ Foenugreek, po..... - = & German 3 @ 12 16). @ x ii .......... . 4@4% Corks, list, dis. per Ammoniae ...... 5" “ so > ee (bbl. 3%)... 4 @ % cent 60 pron ed (po. 35 a iis — =:....... a Benzoinum.....-.....- 2@ & eeemeten.... 3u@ 1% Crete (bbl oe g 3 > Camphore®.......------ 50@ 53] Rapa .................. aa Euphorbium po ...... 35@_ 10 Sinapis, A ae. Ses See oe u G benam... Sad as Wherk. 6... — 8 6. Gao @ 8 Gamboge, po.......--- i 7 SPIRITUS. C leP saliva ™, 30 @ B i ee 33@ 35 We are Sole Prepr Kino, (D0 - @ ® Frumenti, W..D. Co..2 00@2 50 Gudbear oon 32 cc a He eae eeheemale 1 10@1 50| Dextrine .............. 10@ 12 ’ iy R ( sre, Wess 4 ait | Petpet OS 6 T....: ae Sul Ae ie = a eather 8 MIChigan atarr BMeay. ecececece 75Q@3 ® pat : num Shellac ched. 2. 30 35 | Saacharum N. B......1 75@2 00 a 6 Tragacanth ........... 30@ 75 | Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50 Bah ec... 65 ag ' Hat Cort os 1 25@2 00 B Le 12@ 15 nERBA—In ounce packages. Wit Bibs... .-....... [oe eos 23 Absinthium ...-..---++-+++++ = eee 7 @8 Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of om wtescsecacsasaass 20 ra ug Gelatin, Cooper Le @ 70 ee ee ee a — sheeps’ —e mn Wrenn... .... — 60 eee 2 ee... 25@2 Glassware ‘tint 75 and 10. Mentha Fiperita a ee 23 amma sheeps’ wool 2 00 | by Box70 ' WHISKIES, BRANDI EBS, r dae te ee HO cadngg ida ne nay Glue, Brown.......... 9@ 15 cae concn ee ee 30 | Velvet extra sheeps’ ’ in on Tanacetum, V.........------ ee wool Carriage....... 1 10 ae = GINS, WINES, RUMS. Thymus, V........-.-----+++ 25 = — sheeps gs | Grana Paradist He 2 oe. = le Humulus.............. 25@ 55 ass sheeps’ wool Car- Calciued, Pat.......... 55@ 60 — 65 Hydraag So = Carbonate, Pat........ 20@ = Hard for slate use. "5 mt ah «ff ne Saaan oan 0 a5 | ew Rect, ter slate ‘“ Ammoniati.. @100} We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. cc OLEUM elimi i e “ Unguentum. 45@ 55] we give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee satisfaction. SYRUPS. ae K a: ane . oo ieee 50 is mo olla, Am.. 1 251 § | All orders shipped and invoiced*the same day we receive them. Send a trial order- : y' rnc ee a 75@1 00 E Amydalse, Amarae....8 00@S 25 | FIABVT vv sv rere er eo 60 | Iodine, Resub 3 75@3 85 y 1 — i 1 % amir 50 | lodoform @4 70 ie Auranti Cortex...-... 3 ‘> | Auranti Cortes.........-.... Fe) Lupulin 6u@ 65 i Bergamll ............- 3 00@3 25 aes Avous eee a Lycopodium 50@ 55 at Cajiputl «= ....------ eo $e | Slmilax Officials. -.-... ie : 75@ 80 ; 85 ; Caryophylli ........... 65@ = Gol". 50 | Liquor r Amen et Hy- ‘ : Gedar eae ee eer a) oa... Ghenopodil . enn @1 ace bes dee aa 5 | Lt Se eeimcaais Amite 10@ 12 : Gitrenella. ..--s.s.02. 1 See gg IIIT $0 | Magmeata, “Salph (oot GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. l ee Mes. ae lta ee _ 22.43 Fs ase anes 90@1 00 | Prunus virg.....---.-------- 50 | Mannia, 8. F........- c THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Grocery Price Current. The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered buyers who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. = gross aioe... ........-. 6 00 oe On........... = 910 aeee............ 50 5 50 ass... 9 00 ee i) 8 00 Paragon 55 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Acme. 14 Ib. cans, 3 doz.. 45 Ib. Se 85 ™: * [+ ... 1 6 Ea es 10 Arctic 14 Ib cans oe co 60 yb “ i RO ee cee oe [= ................ 9 60 Dr. Price's. per doz Dime cans. 2 4-0Z 3 6-0z 1 90 8-0Z .-2 47 12-02z _- oo soa. CU”*lCWE 2%-lb * 114 4-1b '" Be 5-lb . 21 60 10-1b 41 80 Red Star, ly cans. 40 cs |... £0 ol _-_- hl. 130 Telfer’s, “ a cans, doz. 2 a % Ib. a oe 1 50 BATH BRICE. 2 dozen in case. English . . = Bristol. . 80 Domestic. 70 BLUING. Gross Arctic, 4 oz oveis.......... 2 < * .......-. 7 00 " pints, a 10 50 " vo. 2, sifting eon... £7 - No. 3, .. 4.00 e oe ' ".. 8 00 ‘ tan... le BROOMS. No. 2 Hurl ee 2 00 No.1 —— No. ee Milled . ee a, ere ae Private Growth.............27 eecniwe .........-.....: 28 Mocha. ee . oo 23 Arabian... a ROASTED. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add c. per lb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. PACKAGE, Arbuckle’s Ariosa...... 19.30 MecLaughlin’s XXXX.. 19.30 ee. 19 30 ae. 18.80 Lion, 60 or 100 lb. case.... 19 30 Cabinets containing 120 1 Ib. = kages sold at case price, with additional charge of ie 90 cents for c | inet. —or Valley City % gross 75 Felix " 118 Hummel’s, foil, gross ..... 150 ” tin . 2 50 CHICORY. Bulk.. 8 CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft... ...per doz, 1 25 . i ' 140 . os... 1 60 ' i c 175 c 80 ft. . 1 90 Jute GOft... . 90 ' 72 ft: . 1 00 ‘Tradesman.’ nm 8 1, per hundred........... 2 00 2 * " ort e cl. oe _-_ * - 800 ey 3 00 — * . 400 820, ‘ - 50 . 2 - 800 3 50 -- 400 oo - 6 00 “Universal.” 8 1, per hundred. eee 83 00 ee 3 50 $3, eo 4 00 $5, ce ne 5 00 $10, oe -. 600 #20, ee ene 7 00 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts 200 or over......... 5 per cent, 500 a. 1000 * — COUPON ‘Ags BOOKS. {Can be made to represent any denomination from #10 down. | 8 20 books eee ele ec! 1 v0 Se 2 00 Se. 3 00 eS ee a 10 00 — - 17 50 CONDENSED MILE. 4 doz. in case. ee... 7 40 COW. -- cose s...00 ae 6 25 Genuine Swins.......... ow American Swiss... «....... 7@ CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXxX.. oe Seymour XXX, cartoon. i 6% lee A SO 6'.. Family XXX, cartoon...... 6% Co eo 6 Salted XXX, cartoon ...... 6% Kenosha . i ee a 8 Butter biscuit. 6% Soda. aon cee... Oe en, (eee... ec 7 See, Weeeees...........:... 8% cxoeees Weer... 8... 10 Long Island Wafers ...... li Oyster. S. Oyster XXX. 8 City Oyster. oe 6 Farina Oyster.. en CREAM TARTAR. meee wee......c.-...... 30 Teifers Absolute....:..... 35 Grecesr’ oe on oe - BOS DRIED FRUITS. a APPLE Sundried, sliced in bbls. 6 quartered ‘ 5% Evaporated, 50lb. boxes @8% APRICOTS, California in bags....... Evaporated in boxes. .. BLACKBERRIES, ee 4% NECTABINES, Oe mei. Semen. PEACHES. Peeled, in boxes........ Cal. — ' im Dege...... PEARS. California in bags .... PITTED CHERRIES. Barrels... ‘ 10 SOlb, bakes |... ........ 11 =” us Ce eee 12 PRUNELLES, 30 1b. boxes.. H1 RASPBERRIES, re Ceres 21% ieee... 22 a 23 Foreign. CURRANTS, Patras, in barrels...... @ 3% in 4 -Dbis...... @4 - in less quantity @ 41% PEEL. Citron, Leghorn, 25 Ib. boxes 20 Lemon > * . 10 Orange “ On ti “ 11 RAISINS, Domestic. London layers, 2 crown....1 40 3 — C rae... 1 85 Loose Muscatels. boxes. ....1 25 Foreign. Ondura, 29 Ib. _—- @ 8 Sultana, 20 : @i1 Valencia, 30 “ - = @ox PRUNES. Boenia..... 0 @ California, 100-120. —— 8% California, 90x100 25 Ib bDxs. os 80x90 oe 7x80 2) “inag - oo - 10% Tereey...... . @5% —er 11% ENVELOPES. xx rag, white, $1 75 : to 1 65 XX wood, white. No. 1, SOS a, mo... 13 Manilla, white. a 100 a 95 Mill No. 4. 1 00 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina, 100 TD. ROGE.......-..45. 3% Hominy. I ooo sec cees ana 3 00 RN ibaa 3 50 Lima Beans, peed... eee eee we 4 Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 12 Ib. box. . eeeereed.......,...,.., 10%@11 % Pearl Barley. ae... 2% Peas. areen, WG.... .... nsderenes 1 85 os Oe 3 00 Sago. CE cc cic ues ens |, 4 OS Rin oe... eeu,.., 5 Wheat. Cwected........... ee 5 FISH--Salt. Bloaters, ae... Cod. role ._......-......- Whole, Grand Bank... @5 Boneless, ae... 6%@8 Boneless, |... 64@8 Halibut. Seed... 12 Herring. I oe. 16 @17 Holland, bbis Ll ebe cues 11 00 e......<. = Round shore, \% bbl... 2 00 \% bbl.. 110 Mackerel. 71 ooe..........-..; 4 25 No. 1, oe. See... Ls... 5) a oe ee... 3 50 No. 2) 10 lbs.. 1 05 Family, $ bbis., 100 Ibs.... 5 00 kite, © lbs.-...... 65 Sardines. meee, Boee...-.......... 45 Trout. No. 1, 4% bbis., 100ibs........ 6 50 To, &, Rees, 1 .......-..,.. 90 Whitefish. Ho. 1, 4% bbls... 100ids......... 7 50 ee ee 95 Family, ly a 100 Ibe. ... 3 00 Kits 10 Ibs......... 40 FLAVORING EXTRACTS, Jennings’ D C. Lemon. Vanilla 20z folding box... 75 1 2 3 0z " . fullecent........ vis) Cob, No. is oc ae “POTASH. 48 cans in case. ES ik 4 00 Pens Salt Co.s.........: 3 2 ROOT BEER Williams, per dos......... 1s o 3 doz, case... .. 5 00 RICE, Domestic. Carolina — oleae bore el ce 6 No, Imported. Japan, No. ; de eee hoe 6 mO.e. 5% eae... ......... obeem es If the devil had to stay outside of the church he would soon give up discour- aged. Crockery & Glassware FRUIT JARS. _ ek ee ee ede 8 7 25 _ Mee cewice webs eyeieee cock ances e dee 8 00 ruins ee ee a ON eee es cee be men eee en ieee 3 2 EE 45 LAMP BURNERS. eo... ........ 45 et cue eee 50 ee 5 MN ic ee ee 7 LAMP CHIMNEYS. —Per box. 6 doz. in box. mee oee............ 1% Doi itc oes ese ce coe ae 1 88 Pee a 2 70 First quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top.. ee 25 et -—— © No. . oe “ “ a 40 XXX Flin No. ; Sun, crimp -- pees chose cane ea 2 60 No. 1 La baek cee es cae ee ee aa * - kee ee ee 3 86 Pearl top. No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled be eenae oes ee 3 70 ee eee 4 70 No. 2 Hin ge, - . ie 4 88 La Bas No. : Sun, ‘plain bulb, per doz. cee -beseoeeae 123 ese. hlUDelULDr SF ee 150 __——_—_ 1 35 No Dee eee ee een ee 1 60 LAMP WICKS. mete es... 2 Be. 1, gaa a eae 28 - 2 ge 38 o. 3, Pe 7 ee per doz.. ee 75 STON EWARE—AKRON. Butter Crocks, teed Gem................ 06% Jugs, is gal. +» per, doz ee = ‘ : “ “ Milk Fans, % gal., per Pe a ~~ ' ” — ginsed ..... oe | Hit c ' eae eo eee 2 ' . i re niet 90 PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Red Astricans and Harvest apples from Ohio command $3.50 per bbl. Home grown fruit will be in market before the end of the week. Beans—Dry stock is in small supply and active demand. Dealers pay $1.30@1.35 for unpicked and hold city handpicked at $1.65@1.75 per bu, Beets—New, .5c per doz. bunches. Butter—The market is a little stronger, jobbers now paying !3@14c and holding at 15@lec. Cabbages—50c and 60¢ per dozen, according to 81ze Celery—Choice home grown commands 25c per dozen bunches Dried apples—Evaporated {1s firmly held at 8@9ec; sundried is strong at 45@6ce. Eggs—The price is a little stronger dealers now paying 14c and holding at 15c per doz. Grapes—Early Ohio are in limited supply at 50c per 9 lb basket. Honey—l4c perlb. Very scarce. Musk Mellons—Osage, $1.6) per dozen; nut- meg, $1 per dozen. Onions—Green are in fair demand at 10¢c per dozen bunches. Illinois is firmly held at $1 per bushel. Peaches—Home grown clingstones have put in an appearance, commanding $2.50@83 per bu. Peas—Marrofat are nearly out of Geashet, being in good demand at 75c per bu. Potatoes—In strong demand and adequate sup- ply at G0@73e per bu. Raspberries—Black and red are both scarce and firmly held, the former at 8c and the latter at 12¢c per bu. Radishes—10c per dozen bunches. Tomatoes—Home grown is in fair demand at 6@8c per lb. Watermelons—Firm and high, manding $25 per 100. Whortleberries--The market is by no means well supplied, commanding #2.50@%3 per bushel. Dealers complain that it is next to impossible to secure berries adequate to the demand. readily com- PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co, quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS, ree, ee i 12 25 pees one... 1.4, .......... « DO Extra clear pig, short cut...... -. a6 BD Extra clear, wy bude cise sides ean ce Oe ce +5 00 Ree CE, OP OTE nc cee pees 15 00 Clear back, short cut............... 2.2.0... 15 00 Standard clear, short cut, best......... oe a oe sauUsaGE—Fresh and Smoked. Qo ee ees ee i% We I oi itd cleias eee cues 9 es ha el 9 oe ne 7% te ee 5 PN, I ice ieee ce ieee sie 5 Re, ae 5 ee eens wee ee wets 5 LARD. Kettle Com- Rendered. Granger. Family. pound TIPO .. 5 «. 8 7% 6 5% 50 Ib. Tins...814 8 6% 6% 20 lb. Pails.. 8% 84 6% 63% pm. ~ .. Oe 846 6% 65% 5 lb. oo 854 6% 6% - " 8 8% 7 6% BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 6 50 Extra Mess, Chicago packing.-....... .. 6 Bomclows, rump Ouies.................. ..10 50 SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Hams, average ee ee 12% 16 1te...... -13 ' ' 12 to 14 We, ss. 13 wee 9% ee ee oe Shy eS Eee ee 8% Breakfast Bacon, boneless.......... ee eee 10% epee ween, Beek Wee... .... 2. nee os 9% ee Bere, Seeee.......--... 25... i. Oe oi ceed een cas CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. Full Weight. — Pails. oo, Lz >... ..... ; cee 6 sa ten eed cont eeecaeee eee. 6 7 Bosson Cream .......... 20 lb. cases 8% EES Ee ie 7 8 meee oe Oe... 5. cases 7 8 MIXED CANDY. Full Weight. bis. Pails. eee 6 7 é 1% 8 8 7 8 aa oo baskets 8 Peanut oaeres............ 8 9 lj 10 Valley Creams......... ibe eeel ls 13 Midget, 30 Ib. baskets a 8 Fancy—In bulk, Full Weight. Pails. Lozenges, = i 10 _ ce eee cy 1 ee a a 11% Corocorase Monmamiomtiais...........,.,-...+.- 13 ee ace a ae, 5% ee... lt... 8 oe 8% te eee te ween ca 10 Fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. Per Box RE Te ee 55 Sour Drops ..... he oh oe ee ee ee es oa 55 NE CI as as ih ee ce eee ee ene 60 WS I os ce ets ta ee om aloe Te Cee Tere.........4..4562-0....,. 2 90 i ee 40@50 Re oc en ee eee 1 00 Bm bapeeeee POne............5...... Lozenges, ee ae 60 printed.. i eeeehs 606s ssa y ae ae... ———— The Hop Crop. The hop prospect is an exceedingly good one. The new season will open with smaller stocks than were ever on hand at such a period. The growing crop on the Pacific coast and in New York State will not be a full one by any means, and there is yet some uncertainty as to the European crops. Prices for the! i than for the last because, i the smaller ito next to nothing. next season should average much higher in addition to Ameriean yield, the world’s -arry-over stock of old hops will amount The new ing into bearing this season will cut but | little figure in the supply. —_— Or Every man thinks he will be able to atford better things in six months | now. MICHIGAN CENTRAL | “* The Niagara Fatis Route.’ DEPART. ARRIVE Doetrott Wxprees. ...... 2 cece ee eeees 7:00am 10:00pm oo ose 7:05am 4:30 pm Day Expre 1:20pm 0:00am *Atlantic © Pacific Macon, ........ 1:00pm 6:00am New —" NO cece ne sasene 5:40pm 10:45pm * Dai All iw daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Elegant ps arlor cars leave Grand Rapids on Detroit Express at7a.m., returning leave Detroit 4 45 p. m. arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m. FRED M. Briees, Gen’! Agent, 85 Monroe St. A. ALMQUIST, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Rveaurs G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago. paca TMK TABLE SAN NOW IN EFFECT. Milwaukee ied EASTWARD. Trains Leave |*No. 14/tNo. 16 Lv. Chicago....; 7 30pm] Lv. Milwaukee. | 8 30pm} Gd Rapids, Ly, 6 5vam)10 2am 3 z5pm 10 55pm Tonte ........ Ar) 7 45amj11 25am Tpm |12 37am St. Johns ...Ar 8 30am| 12 17pm 5 20pm | 1 55am Owoss)...... Ar| 905am} 1 20pm) 6 OSpio} 3 15am E. Saginaw..Ar/lU 45amj} 3U5pm) 8 Opm) 6 45am Bay City .....Ar/11 30am] 3 45pm) 8 45pm) 7 22am Flint ........Ar/}10 05am} 3 45pm) 7 (5pm) 5 40am Pt. Huron...Ar|}i 55am} 6 00pm; 8 00pm} 7 30am Pontiac ......Ar)10 58am} 3 05pm)! 8 25pm] 5 37am Detrois, ......4 Ar|11 50am] 405pm) 9 25pm] 7 00am WESTWARD. Trains Leave |*No. 81 |tNo. 11|tNo. 13|*No. 15 a Detroit a G *d Rapids, Lv} Gd Haven, Ar) MiwkeeSte *|.--- Chicago Str. Y ce *Daily. +Daily exe ccept 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. Dame aa, 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet car. No.18Chair Car. No. $2 Wagner Sleeper. Westward — No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar. Joun W. Loup, Tratlic Manager. BEN FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agent. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. 23 Monroe Street. 5p mji 50a m) 4 05pm 7 oham 1 v0pm!| 5 10pm) tv 20pm 8 35am] 2 10pm) 6 15pm/11 20pm | 6 30am) 6 30am 6 OGM ... 2.65 6 00am] Established 1868. HM. REYNOLDS & SON, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Building and Sheathing Papers, Plain Linings, Asphalt and Coal and Corrugated Carpet Tar Prepared Roofing, Best Grades Asphaltum and Fire-proof Roof Paints, Coal Tar and Coal Tar Pitch, Elastic Roofing Cement, Resin and Mineral Wool, Asbes- tos Fire-proof Sheathing, Ete. Practical Rooters In Felt, Composition and Gravel, Cor.cLOUIS and CAMPATU Sts.. Grand Rapids, - Mich. area com- | from | } north at 7:20 am daily; PX 15 Grand Rapids & indisais. Schedule in effect July 3, 1892 TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. For Traverse City & Mackinaw 6 0am 7:20 am From Kalamazoo ...... 9:20am For Traverse City & Mac kinaw 1:50 pm 2:00 pm For Traverse City. eine 4:15 pm For Petoske y & Mac ‘kinaw.. $:10 pm 10:40 pm 8:35 p m From Chicago and Kalamazoo For Saginaw a ee al, Train arriving from south ‘at 6:50 am 7:20am 4:15 pm and departing all other trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH, Arrive from Le * egoing North. South. For ea 6.20am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago... 10:05 am For Fort Wayne and the East... 11:50am 2:00 p m For Cincinnati..... .. 5:20pm 6:00 pm For Chicago.. ku . 10:40pm 11:20 pm From Saginaw........ 11:50 a m i a wee 10:40 p m Train arriving from the north at 45:20 pm and leav ing south at 6:00 p. m, also train leaving south at 11:20 p.m. rundaily; allother trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING & PARLOR CAR SERVICE, NORTH 37:20 a m 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 Kapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 10:40 p m train.—Sleeping car Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. SOUTH--7:00 am train. — Parlor chair car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. 10:05 am train.—Wagner Parlor Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. 6:00 pm train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand tapids to Cincinnati. 11;20 pm train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. Chicago via G. R. & 1. RK. R. Lv Grand Rapids 10:05 a m 2:00 pm Arr Chicago 3:35 pm 9:00 p m 10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car. 11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Lv Chicago 7:05 am 3 "10 pm 10:10 p m Arr Grand Rapids 1:50 pm $.35 pm 6:50 am 3:10 p m through Wagner Parlor Car. 10:10 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. 11:20 p m 650 am Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon-- Leave. From Muskegon— Arrive. 6:55 am 10:00 a m 11:25 am 4:40 pm 5:30 pm 9:05 pm 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 ieee and Ticket Agent. CHICAGO AND WEST MICHIGAN R’Y. JUNE 17, 1892, GOING TO CHI¢ SAGO. Lv.GR’D RAPIDS --9:05am 1:35pm *11:35pm Ar. CHICAGO ..3:35pm 6:45pm *7:05am RETURNING FROM CHICAGO, Lv. CHICAGO ..62%5am 5:25pm *11:15pm Ar. GR’D RAP IDS 3:55pm 10:10pm = *6:10am GRAND RAPIDS AND CHICAGO, Via St. Joe and Steamer. Ly Grand Rapids 1:35pm + 6:30pm Ar Chicago .. 8:30pm 2:00am Lv Chicago to ledewescas Senn 9:30am Ar Grand Rapids ............ 5:20pm 6:20pm TO AND FROM BENTON HARBOR, ST INDIANAPOLIS, JOSEPH AND Ly. G R 9:05am 1:35pmt6: 30pm *11:35pm Ar. GR ..*6:10am 1°45pm 5:20pm = 10:35pm TO AND FROM MUSKEGON, it~ G6 8.............,. Cee «Gee «Cj... ae 10:45am 1 pm 5:20pm PRAVERSE c ITY, CHARLEVOIX & PETOSKEY, Lv. @ & ..... :30am 2:10pm 6:35pm 11:15pm Ay Fr OU... .. i: 2:15pm 6:45pm 10:55pm = 4:40am Ar. ChYoiz.. Som 6G:Olpm ..-...., 7:00am Ar. Pet’y .....*2:57pm 9:23pm eeas 7:2 am Ar. B VW 3°10pm 9:25pm oe 7:40am Ar. from Bay View, Petoskey, etc., 6:30 am, 11:10 am, 1:15 pm, *9:45 pm. rO AND FROM OTTAWA BEACH, Lv GR . otiem i:copm 6:64pm ...... Ar GD . 8:06am 1:45pm 5:20pm 10:35pm SUNDAY TRAIN. Lv GR ...10:00 am Lv Ottawa Beach 6:3.) pm THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Wagner Parlor Cars Leave Grand Rapids 1:45 pm, leave Chicago7:05 am, 5:25 pm ; leave Grand Rapids $7 :3)am, '2:10 pm; leave Bay View 6:10 am, *1:45 pm, Wagner Sleepers—-Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 pm; leave Chicago *11:15 pm; leave Bay View 10:15 pm; leave Grand Rapids t11:35 pm; leave Inefanapolis via Big Four 7:00 pm. *Every day. tExcept Saturday. day. Other trains week days only. DETROIT, & ANSING & } {Except Mon JUNE 26, 1892 NORTH ZEN R. R. TO DETROIT. Lv.G R... 7:20am *2:00pm 5:40pm Ar. DET... .11:40am_ *5:58pm 10:35pm RETURNING FROM DETROIT. Lv. DETROIT .. 7:50am *1:35pm 6:10pm Ar. GRD RAPIDS.... "12: 45pm *5:25pm 10:30pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8T. LOUIS. Ly. GR 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. GR11:50am 10:40pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R, R. uv. Grand Rapids........ 20am 2:00pm 6:40pm Ar. from Lowell........-- 12:45pm 5:2 THROUGH CAR SERVICE, Parlor Cars on all day trains between Grand Rapids and Detroit. Wagner Sleepers on night trains. Parlor cars to Saginaw on morning train, *Every day. Other trains week days only. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t. GOING *11:00pm *7:00am — Spm 7:00am .- The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market advanced a six- pence last Wednesday and is firm and | strong atthe advance. No cheaper sugar | will probably be seen until after the| end of the fruit season. Oranges — California stock is about | cleaned up, and what can be obtained are rather spongy and juiceless. St. Mi- | chaels are elegant, but the price runs | from $6 to $7, which is more than most people want to pay. Lemons—The warm weather of a fort- her, however, and I was in despair. 1} observed the old man’s cold gray eyes | glaring at me from the platform, and re-| doubled my efforts to drive a bargain, but it was no use. The woman couldn’t | speak very much English, but she looked | | her impassiveness .n a manner that spoke | THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GOLD MEDAL ‘“‘A few days later there came to my | counter a Portuguese woman, swarthy and round, accompanied by an admiring | sailor. were the days when black silk shawls | were all the rage, and | hastened to show | | her the stock. Nothing seemed to please She wanted a shawl. Those | i } | | } | louder than words. Incidentally it struck | dismay to my heart, dismay which in-| night jumped the price out of sight, but | creased tenfold when, with a final dis-| named in to-day’s quotations, owing to the liability to variation. Canned Goods—Corn and tomatoes bear every indication of ruling high dur- . | satisfied shrug, she and her escort started | afew cool days may hammer the price | ton the 8 ‘ | down again. No prices are, therefore, | door. Sailors just home from a} cruise always have money, and the con- | sequences of missing so rich a prize were, | indeed, perilous. It was no use arguing, | however, for the woman was plainly not | attracted by anything in our stock. “Driven toa mild form of despair, | | ing the coming season, as the pack of | followed them to the door, casting my | both is sure to be much below the aver-|eyes Tight and left for some chance | age. Lobsters are ruling strong on a} light pack so far this season. American | sardines are steady and in limited re- quest. Alaska salmon is holding its own. Beans—The market has developed still more strength and is quotably higher. Dried Lima Beans—Advanced ‘e per - pound since last week. The crop is claimed to be one-half that of 1891. Spices—Orders are lighter than deal- ers have reason to expect at this season of the year. Rice—The growing crop of domestic promises to be abundant and of high standard. Japan is in active request. Fruits—Currants are a little higher. Dates are inactive and nominally steady. French prunes are firmly held, influenced by the reported short crop of California. The supply of spot California goods is about exhausted. The crop of Turkish is said to be below the average. Valen- cia and California raisins are fairly strong, especially in desirable grades, which are running low. Cheese—High as the price is, for this season of the year, the indications point to still higher prices. The London mar- ket is almost bare of °91 cheese, and prices there are now from 4 @ Ic higher than at the same time last year. Cana- dians have also been free buyers of American cheese, looking for higher values in August and September. The English make will also be short and Lon- don dealers look to Canadian and Ameri- ean supplies as a substitute for the me- dium and lower grades of Cheshire, Cheddar, Gloucester and Derby cheese. - i A A Tablecloth Shawl. “In the last forty years,” said an old- time Boston merchant the other day, ‘‘no change in the mercantile business down East has been so marked as the establish- ment of fair dealing between the mer- chant and the customer. Forty years ago when I entered a dry goods house in Boston as a salesman, the invariable rule which influenced our work was, ‘Sell something, no matter how nor what, but sell.? The head of the firm spent the day perched on a high platform which afforded him a view of the entire store. Every customer and every clerk was thus subject to a rigid surveillance. If a salesman failed to make a bargain the old man would pounce down on him with, ‘What did that customer want?’ ‘**A black silk shawl, sir,’ was one of the replies which I remember to have made. “* “Well, wanted?’ ~*o, ane.” ‘**Then why on earth didn’t you sell ber a fine-tooth comb?’ thundered the old man. ‘Something must be sold toevery- body who enters that door.’ didn’t we have what she attraction. Suddenly I ran across a pile | of those big-figured and gayly-flowered | red and black tablecloths which were so | generally used in those days, and, pull- ing the gayest of them from the pile, I threw it over the retreating shoulders of the woman with an exclamation of pro- found admiration. She took one look at it and beamed with joy. Her escort beamed, too, and my delight knew no bounds. ‘**How much”? asked the sailor eagerly, pulling some money from his pocket. ‘‘Now, those tablecloths cost us only 95 cents apiece. ‘Goas high as $20? I asked, noting the increasing delight of the woman, as she surveyed her new glories. ** ‘No; $15,’ he said. ‘**Well,’ I replied, after hesitating, ‘split the difference and call it $17.50.’ He consented and paid, and arm in arm the pair departed, happy beyond the power of words. ‘The old man was delighted, and my fame as a salesman spread among my fel- lows. In those days nobody thought of the means in the all-pervading desire to attain the ends and the man who could sell a 93-cent tablecloth for a $17 shawl was, indeed, a hero. ‘“*The next morning while I was reflect- ing in a contemplative sort of way upon the delights of fame, to my horrorI saw my two customers of the day before enter the store and advance toward me rapidly. It flashed across my mind at once that they had been told of the de- ception that 1 had practiced, and were coming back for satisfaction. Just what form that satisfaction would take I had po means of ascertaining, but I was ter- ribly frightened. The sailor was fore- most in the group, and besides the Portu- guese woman of the day before another woman accompanied them. In my fright I pictured the second woman as the one who had told them of the swindle. It was too late to run, so 1 stood my ground. Oh! how I wished tobe a thou- sand miles away. By that time they had come to a standstill, and the sailor was directly in front of me. ‘**Want another,’ was all he said.” Lakeview Items. John 8S. Weidman has bought another sawmill and, with it, has purchased a large tract of heavy timbered land, and will vigorously push the manufacture of lumber with two mills. Louis Fuller is building a store-house to be used in connection with his manu- facturing establishment. Mr. Fuller has three times been burned out here, but he soon gets torunning again. | The Cato Novelty Works is shipping | from three to six dray loads of their goods every day, principally to the West- | ern and Southwestern States. James Welch is erecting a sawmill a | a few miles east of here. | | ti > —~@~ . st, Fe oy 64, eee ies a KN as a ty ge A gine +08 e 6: ‘UBSIGOI, Ul94S9 AA 1OJ JopMog Jo STERZOTEVENS ONRQ , ST. R | Spring & Company, © IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. — BARK & LUMBER CO., Successors to N. B. Clark & Co. 1% and 19 Widdicomb Building. We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1892. Correspondence solicited. ae TE = PUTMAN GANDY GU. Are Extensive Manufacturers of High Grade Confectionery, € And the Largest Handlers of Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Nuts, Dates, Figs, Etc., In Western Michigan. Your orders to them will be promptly executed and duly appre- ciated, SHAR a. a YY x Qy” otvE : ) ne’ ¢ ACTOR® z FULL CREAM CHEESE GRAND RAPIDS, 7 MICH. = %)\ BALL ~ Quality Wins! can depend on the best And you quality where you buy this brand. Cracker Chests for Biscuits lass Covers . ; . { i H ML TTL eldbaoid ine i my Pau " Ht litt i | ren Pret i en Ht i mz pert fa ico ana se 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 anotherina moment 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 the best selling cakes we ever made. HESE chests will soon | pay for themselves in the | Price $4. | | preakage they avoid. bound to be one of THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., GRAND RAPIDS. S. A. Sears, Mgr. NN. LEONARD & SONS Complete Lines of Crockery, Glassware and House Furnishing Goods, Store Lamps and Parlor Lamps in Every Variety. Catalogue No. 108. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Free to Merchants. Any merchant who does not keep a beautiful variety of Lamp Goods this season will be clearly eC)’ ase Ts. Our prices and styles as shown by our lithographic cuts in actual colors are below and beyond anything ever yet produced in this line. Judging by all previous prices made and by the 1 im- mense sales on lamp goods last season, the prices at which we are placing our beautiful line on the market, will result in a positive shortage of stock at the Sides. therefore we earnestly suggest EARLY ORDERS FOR YOUR STOCK. Ask for our complete line of lithographs, and we will show you the finest assortment ever shown by any Lamp Nouse in the United States. SAc each. Our * IDEAL ”’ assortment sewing lamps con- sists of six lamps, graceful shape and beautiful decora- tions. Although our prices are extremely low, quality and wor kmanship are equal to our high grade assort- ments. Price of the “Ideal” assortment with burner, shade ring and decorated dome shade to match the vase, by the package, S4c each. our** Lowel Assortment Choice Embossed Vase Lamps is a lot of six new styles with a new feature in lamps, showing the rose top shade with vase to match, both richly decorated with Pansies, Early Autumn and Fox Glove and Fern decorations. We sell them complete with the heavy brass Solar Burner, adjustable tripod, no chimneys. Our prices on these will surprise you and yield handsome profits. Price by the package. $1.40 each. - = The = = “Challenge Duplex” Assortment Consists of a magnificent reading or study lamp with the powerful American Duplex Burner giving a double wick surface of three inches, in a large new sty "le and desirable shape with very showy decorations, No. 29, showi ing the “Cosmos” decoration in a delicate blue bisque finish. No, 30, the beautiful “Shepard Scene” in pink and gray tints. sae 31, the “La France Rose” in ivory and cela- den tints, All with the effective Bisque Finish and de- tachable oil pots. We have spared no expense to make these the best Low Priced Duplex Lamps on the market. We quote by the package, $1.67 each. Our AD Al Assortment READING LAMPS is a “never shown before” assortment of six lamps with tenaissance dome shades to match the vase. Superbly decorated on an entirely new shape. There are no bet- ter lamps for the money than this GRAND ASSORTMENT, and very few in the country as good. The price we make upon it for early orders, with heavy No. 3 wide wick, Solar Burners, Tripods and Dome Shade is only $1.20 each. “Golden Wedding” Assortment of beautiful parlor lamps, suitable for the finest drawing room or parlor in the land, consisting of six rare and tasteful decorations on three graceful, styl: ish shapes, gold mountings fitted with the best and sim- plest Royal center draft burner of 75 candle power. Decoration subjects and color are ‘“Truant,” in mono- chrome; “Country Roadside,’ in Limoge; “Oriental Cactus,” in pink and ivory ; “Midsummer” in iridescent color; “Roman Warriors” in light pink; “Heliotrope,” in white bisque, gold finish. We call special attention to the Superior Qua.ity and workmanship of these lamps. You can order with the full assurance that you will obtain the Best Lamp on the market at very reasonable price. We offer them by the prea $2.67 each.