* * an } } - - gia. | * + oe ™ \ > * ’ ~ ¥ © « ¢ + eal an f \ | Michigan T Tradesman. Published Weekly. Wedbohiins an CONFECT! a THERE’S MONEY IN IT PROVIDING YOU BUY THE BEST AND AT THE | OUR TRADE IS BOOMING, WHICH IS PROOF THAT} LOWEST FIGURE. THE TRADE THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN FROm WHOM ‘TO BUY WE FIRST-CLASS GOODS AND EXECUTE ORDERS PROMPTLY. THE PUTNAM GANDY 60. PHREINS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK GF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USF. AND ADJOINING STATES KNOW} THE TRADESMAN | COMPANY, ‘PUBLISHERS. eo aint a AN YUARY it, aT } MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF | $l ie ae NO. 486 OUR HOLIDAY CATALOGUE NOW READY. | Send for it? Rugs, Hassocks, Blacking Cases, Foot Rests Carpet Sweepers. SMITH & SANFORD, 68 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. 1893. See Quotations. MUSKEGON BRANCH UNITED STATES BAKING CO., Successors to MUSKEGON CRACKER CoO., HARRY FOX, Manager. CRACKERS, BISCUITS « SWEET GOODS, MUSKEGON, MICH. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MAIL ORDERS. We now have a full line of Wales Goodyear Rubbers, Boots and Shoes, Alaskas, Green Bays, Esquimeaux and Portage Socks, Knit and Felt Boots. Dealers are cordially invited to send in mail orders, to which we promise our prompt and careful attention. HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO. BEANS W. T, LAMOREAUX CO,., 128, 130 and 132 W. Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MOSELE Y.. BHOS., - WHOLESALE - FRUITS, SEEDS, BEANS AND PRODUGE, 26, 28, 30, 32 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. we want them, will give you full mar ket price. Send them to us in any quantity up to car loads, we want 1000 bushels daily. NUTS, FIGs, To call on or address A. E. BROOKS & CO., Mfrs, 46 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. Special pains taken with fruit orders. @ RAP & CO. 9 North Ionia St., Grand Rapids. WHOLESALE FRUITS AND PRODUGK. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. If you have any beans and want tosell, | TELFER SPICE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries. land 3 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS Black Bass Cigars NEVER GO BEGGING G. F. FAUDE; IONLA, MICH THE NE PLUS ULTRA OF A NICKEL SMOKE! Made only by TR UJ N K MARTIN MAIER & CO., MANUFACTURERS 113-115-117 Twelfth St, DETROIT, MICH. en MADE, BEST SELLING GOODS, b f\ GS PLONEER HOUSE. LOWEST PRICES. LARGEST ASSORTMENT. STANDARD OIL CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. DEALERS IN Illuminating and Lubricating -OILS- NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave. BULK WORKS AT GRAND RAPIDS, MUSKEGON, MANISTEE, CADILLAC, BIG RAPIDS, GRAND HAVEN, LUDINGTON. ALLEGAN, HOWARD CITY, PETOSKEY, HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR EMPTY GARBON & GASOLIN’ BARRELS, It Pays Dealers to sell FOSFON because there are but two sizes, Five Ounces at 10 cents, Sixteen at 25 cents and it pleases better than Baking Powders. See Grocery Price Current. THe BREAD [CAISER SUPPLANTS BAKING POWDER Fosfon Chemical Co., Detroit, Michigan. SOLD BY ALL RELIABLE CROCERS. Who urges you to keep Sapolio’? The Public !? By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers create demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to suppl the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the good sell themselves, bring purchasers to the store, and help sell less know goods. Anv Jobber will be Glad to Fill Your Orders. rt. 2. WET TRIN THALER JOBBER OF OYSTERS Salt Fish Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. CONSIGNMENTS OF ALL KINDS OF POULTRY AND GAME SOLICITED LEMON & WHEELER COMPANY IMPORTERS AND Wholesale Grocers Grand Rapids. POULTRY & GAME See quotations in another colum: + VOORHEES Pants and Overall Go. Lansing, Mich. Having removed the machinery, business and good will of the fonia Pants and Overall Co. to Lansing, where we have one of the finest factories in the country, giving us four times the capacity of our former factory at Ionia, we are in a posi- tion to get out our goods on time and fill all orders promptly. A continuance of the patronage of the trade is solicited. E. D, VOORHEES, Manager. RINDGE, KALMBACH &CO., 12, 14, 16 Pearl St., Manufacturers | and Jobbers of BOOS & dhoes Spring lines new ready for inspection Would be pleased te show them. Agertsa for the Boston . Rubber Shoe Co. . rr | . i, rm ‘, % a | é ra a be é aa a 4 a re BARLOW BRO'S#"»BLANK BOOKS Ames sobre Tew UAE etl. ee) Vent Seno FORPRICES GRAND RAPIDS,MICH. = ~THE . FIRE Fino, 9 Fine 7? co. #. OMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. T. STEWART WHITE, Pres’t. W RED McBain, Sec’y. OYSTERS Solid Brand Cans. Se 26 Zz 21 Ste 19 See ee oe Pa. Weed... eee eee 15 Si. tee. ke Bulk. is... ................... 1 20 Mince Meat---Best in Use. Lare® —_ es sai. oe 40 ae a ee eae. 6% 10 TE 6% 21 ans, usual weight, per, doz ee $1 50 ee 3 50 Ch: .c6 Dairy Bitter in rolis................ 23 Pc. Sweet Cider in bhis.... ....... ...... 15 ' neg oe ee 10 Mo. y Weoeies Ovanecn |... 3 00@3 50 Ck ce Messina — ae-aue.......-. 4 00@4 50 Ne Pickies mm Ge oe. 6 50 . half bbls, a eee seca e aoe 37 Pe ._ lh preserves, 20 Ih. paits...........-. 07 EDWIN FALLAS, Prop Valley City Cold Storage, 5-217 Livingston St., Grand Rapids. — PER BOOK: — OF + ENTS — 100 LEAVES BARLOW Pat. Manifold TRACER (tracing delayed Freight Shipments ' JARLOWS FeLEGRANS So or.will Send Samples. RLOW BROS..GRAND RAPIDS,MICH. Eyes sonal for spectacles free of cost with latest improved methods. Glasses in every style at moderate prices. Artificial human eyes of every color. Sign of big spectacles. ESTABLISHED 1841. ACL Pe EM PA LER NN THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Exeeutive (Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United States, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London. England. Grand Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg. HENRY ROYCE, Supt. WON BY A DREAM. ‘Tam sorry to say, Blake, that I am under the impression that you will lose that case,’’ said Dodworth to me as he entered my store and took a seat. Dodworth is not only my lawyer, but also my trusted friend. We sat side by side in the town school and graduated from Princeton in the same year. The case he referred to was one of long standing between myself and a shoe manufacturer named Fairfax. Some six months before Fairfax had supplied me with a large quantity of uppers of an in- ferior grade from those which I had or- dered, and now he was trying to make me pay forthem. Ihad demanded a re- duction on the invoice price from Fair- fax one day when I met him on the street, and to this he had made an oral agree- ment, but now he demurred and intended to sue for the full amount. “But I can prove that he agreed to a reduction of 15 per cent.,’? I replied, rather nettled to find that my friend did not think I had aclear case. ‘How can you prove it?” he asked dryly. ‘Why, he events.” “That is no proof. If you tax him about it in court he will, of course, say you are entirely mistaken, and there you are. If there was some outside party witness to the bargain—” “There was.’’ **Who was it?’ Ah, that was the rub. Ever since. I had defied Fairfax to go to law and_col- lect the bill, [had been trying to think of the gentleman who had been with me on that occasion. It was someone I did not know very well, and I had forgotten him within the hour, and now try my best I could not recall either his face or his name. ‘If you can tell me who this party is, I will call on him and see if he recollects the matter,’’ went on my friend. ‘‘If he does, you are safe; if not, your case goes to pieces.’’ ‘‘Fairfax must know him,” I replied. “That isn’t the point. Do you know him?’’ “Yes; but I can’t recall him now.” “Well, try your best to do so dur- ing the day. I will call again late this afternoon.”’ With these words Dodworth passed out of the place, leaving me very busy with my thoughts. Dodworth came back at 5 o’clock and cheerily asked what luck. ‘‘None,’’ I replied. ‘‘I couldn’t think of that man’s name if my life depended on it.” ‘“*Then you had better pay up and have the case quashed.”’ ‘Not a bit of it,’? I said, stubbornly. “T want you to fight him all you can. Put him under the closest cross exami- nation you can possibly devise.’’ ‘Oh, of course, V1] do that if you in- sist on going ahead. I only want you to be prepared for defeat if it comes.’’ **T will be.” “Pye got another plan,” he went on, said so himself, at all “GRAND RAPIDS, hiro hk J ANUARY 11, 1895. rubbing his chin ie. ‘Suppose you put a personal in the leading papers. The witness may possibly see it.” I shook my head. I was under the im- pression that the witness was a business man himself, and, if so, it was not likely that he was in the habit of perusing the personal column of any newspaper. ‘‘Well, suit yourself,’? said Dodworth, shrugging his shoulders. “ —<—_—— Keep Down the Expense Account. From the Grocers’ Bulletin. The facilities for doing business are much better than they were a number of years ago, and for the same amount of capital a much larger business can be transacted. Rapid freight transporta- tion has had much to do with this change, and in connection with this the use of the telegraph and telephone has greatly facilitated business operations. Somuch have these factors helped to increase the business done, that many merchants are apt to forget another side of the ques- tion, and a side which needs as sharp looking after as anything in the whole line of business transactions. We refer to the expense of doing busi- ness, which, upon examination, will be found to have increased in a more rapid ratio than has the amount of business done. The problem of how to keep down the expense account is a most important one, upon which depends the success or failure of a business. The use of the telegraph, the telephone and the typewriter, while helping busi- ness, has also greatly increased the ex- penses. While the proprietor or assist- ant used to do all the corresponding, he | now has to have one or two typewriter | operators to assist him; and again, rapid transportation has caused merchants to buy much more frequently and in smaller quantities, thus necessitating a much larger amount of bookkeeping and cor- respondence. It is hardly necessary to follow up all the items which call for an increased outlay in the modern method | of transacting business, but when the proprietor comes to look over the expense | account for the month or quarter, the totals are such that he can forcibly real- ize that doing business in a modern way is a most expensive thing, and the best energies of a successful house are ex- pended in the direction of keeping down expenses. Especially is this true where the business is divided up into depart- ments, for here the managers may think that a little expense here and a little ex- pense there will not amount to much, but when some half-dozen departments are in a house, and all these expenses are footed up, it will be found that the total is something which sometimes be- comes startling to the proprietor of a busi- ness. With the increased expenses and with the decreasing profits, owing to compe- tition, it has become a necessity that the capital invested in a business should be turned over much more frequently than was the case fifteen or twenty years ago; unless this can be done, the business is not apt to be profitable, and it has be- come true indeed that it is the nimble sixpence which leads to profits. But however often ihe capital may be turned over during the course of a year, it is one of the essential things in arriving at success to keep down the expense ac- count. > oe The Eternal Balance. Wealth helps some people, doubt it not a bit, And splices out the lack of mother wit; Five thousand dollars’ schooling is a joy, A godsend to a fifty dollar boy; Although some little girl with chic and vim May take the prize and waltz right over him, Thou shalt not fret—heaven portions out our joys; God swings all things in perfect equipose. James B. Wiaein. Unlike te Dutch Process are used in the preparation of ull JW. Baker & Co.s Breakfast Cocoa, which is absolutely pure and soluble. A description of the chocolate plant, and of the various cocoa and chocolate preparations man- ufactured by Walter Baker & Co. will be sentfree toany deaieron application. ASPHALT FIRE-PROOF ROOFING | This Roofing is guaranteed to stand in all | places where Tin and Iron has failed; is super- ior to Shingles and much cheaper. The best Roofing for covering over Shingles will | not rot or pull loose, and when painted with | our FIRE-PROOF ROOF PAINT, | Will last longer than shingles. Write the un- dersigned for prices and circulars, relative to Roofing and for samples of Building Papers, | ete. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, Practical Roofers, Ger. Louis and Campan Sts., Grand Rapids, Mich. ! on old roofs of houses, barns, sheds, etc. ; MICHIGAN Fire & Marine Insurance Go. Organized 1881. DETROIT, MiCHIGAN “The Kent.’’ AVING conducted the above named hotel two months on the European plan, and come to the conclusion that we can better serve our patrons by conducting same on the Ameri can plan, we take pleasure in announcing that our rates will hereafter be $2 perday. As the hotel is new and handsomely furnished, with steam heat and electric bells, we are confident we are in a position to give the traveling public satisfactory service. Remember the location, opposite Union Depot. Free baggage transfer from union depot. BEACH & BOOTH, Props, EATON, LYON & CO.’S Full force of travelers will soon be out with complete lines of new goods in Stationery —AND— Sporting Goods 20 & 22 MONROE ST., GRAND RAPIDS. Send in your orders for MASKS to the New York Baby Carriage C0,, 47,49, 51, 53 Canal St, Best Assortment and Lowest Prices, SUHLOSS, ADLER & G0. MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF Pants, Shirts, (veralls — Gents’ Furnishing Goods REMOVED TO 23-285 Larned St., East DETROIT, MICH. Dealers wishing to look over our line are in- vited to address our Western Michigan repre- a Ed. Pike, 272 Fourth avenue, Grand apids. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. D. A. Buopeert, President. Gro, W. Gay, Vice-President. Wu. H. AnpERson, Cashier. CAPITAL, - - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Make azspecialty ofscollections. Accounts of country merchants solicited. ae . - ~ a - i = « 4 » ~~ te | a bs ‘ # ( & 7 y @ ¢ % rs a be § ¢ “ & a « Y THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 8 COUNTRY VS. CITY BUSINESS LIFE. PAPER II. Written for THE TRADESMAN. We sometimes hear men remark, while bemoaning their ups and downs, that they must have been born under an unlueky star. They cannot perceive any other reason for their ill luck, and so they attribute it to the peculiar position of some luminary in the firmament at the time of their birth. If there be a star of ‘‘ill luck,’? there may also be a “star of humility,’? which would ac- count for so many people being born in- to the world with asortof an idea that somebody else possesses a proprietary interest in them. They seem to take it for granted, right from the very start, that their only mission in this world is to humbly serve someone else who has a paramount right to earth and its bless- ings. They do not complain, but are rather inclined to a feeling of thankful- ness for the air they breathe and the small space they are permitted to occupy; and, not being the absolute owners in fee simple of their own souls, they are -re- lieved from all responsibility and worry as to their future welfare. The business world is divided into three grand divisions, namely, leaders, followers and independents. The fel- lows who make their debut under the “star of humility’? are the ‘‘followers’’ and ‘“‘servers’’ in the world of trade and traffic; the ‘‘cupbearers’’ in the social arena, and the ‘‘ward heelers’’ in the realm of politics. These followers and servers are a nu- merous class and may be found every- where, in the country and in the city alike. The small retailer who is set up in business, and who is being held up and earried by some jobber, is only a server; his bonds of servitude are as bind- ing, and he enjoys no more freedom of action, than the vassal of feudal times. Every dollar he receives belongs to his jobber, and his very existence depends upon his fidelity to him. Indeed, in- stances have been known where jobbers have made use of these fellows simply as decoy ducks or stuffed scare-crows, for the purpose of heading off some rival jobber in his undertakings, and when the purpose has been served, the ‘‘server’’ is relieved from further duty, regardless of his fidelity. The larger portion of these ‘‘servers,”’ however, are ‘‘couuter jumpers.’”? Who does not know clerks who have grown gray in the service; men who have served a lifetime at the beck of an employer? If these men should reach the age of Methuselah, they would still be serving someone else. It is their destiny—for this they were born into the world. Put them into any other position, and they would be as much out of place as a coal scuttle on the china closet shelf. Country life possesses no charms for these followers and servers. The more gor- geous their surroundings, the more they see to pay homage to; and so the city holds out great attractions for them. They are, by nature, what the masses in our cities who have been brought up therein are by force of circumstances— reconciled servers of men. The man described in a previous arti- cle who made the great mistake of clos- ing out his country business and coming to the city, does not belong to this class. He belongs tothe ‘“‘independent’’ class of business men, a hasty description of which will be given before advancing further in this subject. The independent business man, es- pecially if he possess the inherent traits of character ascribed to the individual referred to, is, in my opinion, the noblest specimen of them all. Such a man thinks more of his good name and per- sonal honor than he does of the accumu- lation of money for money’s sake, and he very seldom becomes rich. Yet he is ambitious and anxiousto get on in the world, not for the mere purpose of hoard- ing, but rather to secure a substantial basis as a means of supporting and es- tablishing a status of independence. This substantial basis is necessary, in order that he may be able to pay one hundred cents on the dollar, and pay it at the very time agreed upon; and to be unable to do so would, in his estimation, be a foul blot on his character. He will freely advise, counsel and urge on to honorable action, but he has no desire to lead, control or drive others. He will carefully weigh the opinions of others, consider their suggestions and accept and adopt whatever he considers will be to his advantage; but he will not blindly follow, truckle to, submissively be sat down upon, or, be led by, any man with whom he may come in contact, be he big as Goliath or rich as Croesus. He professes to be aman in every sense of the term. Being a social creature, he expects the right hand of fellowship from every oth- er social being in the little community in which his lotis cast. His business mot- to is, ‘‘Live and let live,’’ and his tactics are to be straightforward, truthful and honest. His aim is to do right, and he is uaturally fond of approbation as a means of conveying to him the fact that his cus- tomers believe that he is disposed to do right. My city bred friends will laugh at the above picture and accuse me of copying from some goody-goody Sunday school book, or from some old-fashioned morali- zer of forty years ago; but I assure them that there are scores of disappointed, struggling, heartsick business men right here in this beautiful city of Grand Rap- ids who made the same fatal mistake that the friend described in my last arti- cle made. These men know that the country abounds with just such men. They know, further, that the very at- mosphere of the city is rank poison to the very natures of this class of business men. But why don’t they return to their pleasant associations down in the coun- try, if the city is so distasteful to them? Easier said than done. Why doesn’t the child turn around and pick up the spilled milk, instead of sitting down and erying about it? The fact of the busi- ness is that these men, in an evil hour, with mistaken ideas of matters and things with which they were not ac- quainted, pulled up the anchor and drift- ed down the current; and it would be as easy todrop that anchor where it first was as to coax water to run up hill. These men have committed anirretrievable blunder. They are waging an uneven contest. They meet duplicity and chicanery with scrupulous regard for honorable dealing and frank truthfulness, and they get downed every time. They are ignored, run over, shoved aside, until they are utterly crushed. Sometimes they break down completely and go to the dogs and take their families withthem. City com- petition is keener and more unscrupu- lous than competition in the country; crooked ways and means succeed in a way that would be impossible outside; trickery runs riot, and on every hand honest effort is taken advantage of by rascality. Add to all this the fact that social standing is based on boodle, and that the man with small means is virtu- ally buried alive socially, and it will be readily seen that the city is no place for the class of business men I have depict- ed. In my next and last article under this head, I shall confine myself exclusively to ‘“‘Country Business Life.”’ E. A. OWEN. 2 Vanderbilt—L. A. Harris, dealer in drugs, is succeeded by Harris & Savage. Geo. H. Reeder & Co., Boots and Shoes, Felt Boots and Alaska Socks. State Agents for GRAND RAPIDS BRUSH CO, Manufacturers of BRUSHES. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Our goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing Houses. BUY THE PENINSULAR Pants, Shirts, and Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. STANTON, MOREY & CO., Mfrs. DETROIT, MICH. Gro. F, OwEN, Salesman for Western ;Michigan, Residence, 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. WHITE KID SLIPPERS. $1.10 PER PAIR. Send Your Orders to BIRTH, KRAUSE & CO, 12-14 LYON ST. GRAND RAPIDS. FRANK H. WHITE, Manufacturer's Agent and Jobber of Brooms, Washboards, Wooden Indurated Pails & Tubs, Wooden Bowls, Clothespins and fRolling Pins, Step Ladders, Washing Ma- chines, Market, Bushel and De- livery Bas':.ets, Building Paper, Wrapping Paper, Sacks, Twinejand Stationery. Manufacturers in lines allied to above, wish- ing to be represented in this market are request- ed to communicate with me. 125 COURT ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ATLAS SOAP Is Manufactured only by HENRY PASSOLT, Saginaw, Mich. For general laundry and family washing purposes. Only brand of first-class laundry soap manufactured in the Saginaw Valley. Having new and largely in- ereased facilities for manu- facturing we are well prepar- ed to fill orders promptly and at most reasonable prices. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address PECK BROS., “cxanp Ravifs” DODGE Independence Wood Split Pulley. THE LIGHTEST! THE STRONGEST! THE BEST! WESTER MACHINERY C0., 45 So. Drviston St., GRAND RAPIDS. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. > i os manufacturing chemists at 118 and 120 | one of Bay City’s most prominent and re- 4 Congress street west. , Spected business men. Springs, has formed acopartnership with AMONG THE TRADE, —— his brothers, W. H. and S. M. Summers, AROUND THE STATE. Viola—Harry Pierce sueceeds Chantler & Pierce in general trade. Locke — L. G. Royce Hawes in general trade. Otsego—E. E. Smith succeeds E. S. Bonner in the restaurant business. Muskegon—Lon Brown has removed his clothing stock to Ashville, N. C. Ypsilanti — M. B. Shaffer succeeds Chas. C. King in the grocery business. Leslie—Bickhart Bros. sueceed L. J. Bickhart in the flouring mill business. Baraga—L. J. Gallagher succeeds Gallagher & Hill in the grocery business. East Tawas—Robt. J. Smith has pur- chased the drug stock of H. A. Goodale. Lapeer—Edward Miller is suceeeded by John P. Roberts in the meat business. Owosso—W. S. Gardner is succeeded by E. L. Devereaux in the grocery business. Elk Rapids—W. H. Mather has sold his confectionery stock to Chas. Mickel- son. Cadillac—John Nelson succeeds Peter- son & Nelson in the confectionery busi- ness. Chelsea—The Glazier Stove Co. suc- ceeds the Glazier Strong Oil Stove Co. at this place. Negaunee — Wm. Henrickson, meat dealer, has been closed under chattel mortgage. Muskegon — John Klooster succeeds Waalkema & Klooster in the hardware business. Charlotte—Spaulding & Brackett suc- ceed Spaulding & Thomas in the boot and shoe business. Elk Rapids—J. W. Slater has pur- chased the notion and bazaar stock of Miss Gorman & Co. Algonac—James H. Logan has sold part of his grocery stock, removing the remainder to Port Huron. Wayland—J. R. Cole has sold his dry goods and furniture stock and _ store building to E. W. Pickett. Richmond—T. S. Weter & Co. are suc- ceeded by Thomas Fanning in the cloth- ing, boot and shoe and grocery business. Grand Ledge—The furniiure and un- dertaking firm of Granger & Hall has dissolved, W. H. Hall continuing the business. Owosso—Chas. Parker expects to put a stock of groceries, boots and shoes, ete., in the store on West Main street, vacated by Geo. H. Warren. Detroit—lsadore Kuttnauer has been admitted to partnership in the wholesale tobacco firm of Louis Kuttnauer & Co., the style remaining the same. Owosso—F. B. Richardson has sold his grocery stock to Elmer T. Sheldon, who has clerked for F. H. Banister for sev- eral years. He will continue the busi- ness at the same location. Kalkaska—S. Cohen has sold his dry goods, clothing, hat and cap and boot and shoe stock to Jacob Weiss, formerly of Traverse City, who will continue the business at the same location. Saginaw—Seth Davis has purchased the interest of the ‘‘Co.’’in the firm of A. D. Spangler & Co., wholesale fruit and produce dealers. The new firm will be known as Spangler & Davis. Copemish—Mrs. W. W. Gibb has pur- chased the interest of her father in the drug firm of Gibb & Ciark. The firm will hereafter be known as Gibb & Co., comprising Walter W. Gibb and wife. succeeds Ira under the style of Summers Bros., for the purpose of embarking in the confection- ery business. Negaunee—P. B. Kirkwood’s new brick block is now receiving its tenants. It is 66x75 feet in dimensions and three stories high, embodying all the desirable features ordinarily found in blocks in the larger cities. Flint—Lewis & Co. have been display- ing in their windows a remarkable freak of nature in the shape of a perfectly formed cow only twenty-four inches high and thirty-eight inches long. The cow was born in Southern New York and is of the Holstein breed. Detroit—The copartnership of William H. Mitchell & Co., wholesale milliners on Jefferson avenue, has been renewed for three years. William H. Mitchell and Douglass E. Kellogg are general part- ners. Reuben C. Webb is special part- ner to the extent of $12,000. Detroit—Burnham, Stoepel & Co. have filed notice of a renewal of their partner- ship. Fred C. Stoepel, Joseph J. Crowley and James Wilson, of Detroit, and James K. Burnham and Albert H. Munger, of Kansas City. are general partners. David Whitney, Jr., as special partner, con- tributes $100,000 to the capital stock. Kalamazoo—John C. Fleming, for sey- eral years proprietor of the Grand Rap- ids & Indiana elevators in this city and in Hunterstown, Ind., has filed chattel mortgages covering both properties en- tire in favor of the First National Bank of Kalamazoo. The Bank had furnished him money to carry on the business. The amount stated in the chattel mort- gages is $2,500, but the elevators are worth about $15,000. Subsequently a writ of attachment was issued against the elevator property for $1,050 in favor of George Ackley to secure him for wheat stored in the elevator. Unfortunate in- vestments caused the collapse. Detroit—Moses I. Schloss, defendant in the suit of B. Frank Adler for the ap- pointment of a receiver for the firm of Schloss, Adier & Co., has filed his answer to the allegations of Adler. He denies that he refused to comply with Adler’s request to come to a full and fair accounting for the purpose of dis- solving the partnership. On the con- trary, he claims that he has always been ready to do so and that he himself, since the taking of the inventory, repeatedly requested Adler to come to an account- ing, but Adler put him off from time to time upon some frivolous pretext or other. Schloss charges that Adler re- peatedly, before and since the taking of the inventory, threatened to involve the affairs of the firm in litigation and there- by impair Schloss’ interest, unless he bought out Adler’s interest. He says that the charges made against him in the bill of complaint were simply the out- growth of the bitter feeling awakened in him by Schloss’ refusal to buy out his interest in the business. He concludes by saying that the interests of the cred- itors are but subserved by the appoint- ing of areceiver and the winding up of the firm’s affairs. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Bell—W. A. French is putting in about 5,000,000 feet of hard and soft timber to stock his sawmill here. Detroit—Johnson, Nelson & Co. have Hart—Frank Summers, late of Berrien | been succeeded by Nelson, Barker & Co., Tawas—The Winona Lumber & Salt | Manistee—Louis Sands is increasing Co. is purchasing 5,000,000 feet of logs of small jobbers in Iosco county to stock | as fast as opportunity offers. | have bought over $200,000 worth of tim- its sawmill here next season. | his holdings of pine lands on this river He must Jackson — Foote & Jenks, manufac- | ber on this river during the past year. turers of perfumes and extracts, have merged their business into a stock com- pany, the style remaining the same. South Arm—The Parkes Lumber Co. will hereafter be known as the South Arm Lumber Co., W. J. Morgan, W, 8. Johnson and C. H. Ellis having ineorpor- ated at Milwaukee under that name with a capital stock of $75,000. . Harrietta—B. Bristol is erecting log- ging camps near this place and will soon begin operations for White & Friant, ex- pecting to put in about 4,000,000 feet of hemlock, which will go into the south branch of the Manistee river. Detroit—Horton, Cato & Co., manufac- turers of extracts and table sauce, have merged their business into a stoek com- pany under the style of the Horton-Cato Manufacturing Co. ‘The capital stock of $15,000 has been fully paid in and is held by Margaret Cato, J. C. Eichhorn and B. E. Hamlin. Cadillac—W. W. Cummer has com- pleted the purchase of 18,000 acres of hardwood timber land, located in the townships of Antioch, Colfax, Boon and Selma. He will build a standard guage railroad to the further limit of this tract, and expects to bring all of the timber to Cadillac for manufacture by the factor- ies at that place. Cadillac—Cobbs & Mitchell’s sawmill No. 1 will begin operations in a few days with a complete band saw outfit. The additional band saw at the No. 2 mill will be ready to run during the present winter. A quantity of very fine pine logs are being delivered by daily trains from the firm’s camps in Grand Traverse county. The three band mills will have a pientiful supply of logs dur- ing the year. Bay City—The project to transfer the Blodgett sawmill from Muskegon to this city is ago. It is understood that the Michigan Central Railway has agreed to transport the mill free of charge. What is known as the South End Lumber & Salt Co. has been formed to operate this mill plant, with a capital stock of $50,- 000. S. O. Fisher, Joseph Turner, W. H. Tousey, Alfred Mosher, Alfred Mosher, jr., and Albert Miller are the stockholders. The site for the new mill has already been cleared of debris. Bay City—The copartnership between Pitts & Cranage expired by limitation Jan. 2, Thomas P. Cranage, the resident manager, retiring. The sawmill will be operated by Thomas Pitts and other De- troit capitalists. The records show that the Pitts & Cranage plant was operated from 1863 to 1867 inclusive under the firm name of Samuel Pitts & Co. In 1863 the mill manufactured 2,750,00u feet of lumber. In 1868 Thomas Pitts & Co. operated the mill, and in 1870 the firm of Pitts & Cranage took hold and has con- tinued until now. The Michigan timber owned by the firm is nearly exhausted, and it is likely that Canada will be drawn upon for supplies. Mr. Cranage has invested in the McGraw Transporta- tion Co., owning lake carriers, and will also attend to his duties as President of the Michigan Salt Company. He is a gentleman of undoubted ability, has ac- cumulated a handsome fortune, and is His last purchase was from E. N. Sal- ling, of a tract in 27-6, near Kalkaska, estimated at about 4,000,000 feet of choice pine, about the same of hemlock, and a large amount of hardwood, the price paid being about $27,000. This timber would be about a ten-mile haul to the main river, and a shorter haul to the north branch, but as Mr. Sands owns quite a large group in that town, he probably intends putting in a railroad there later on. Mr. Sands seems to have his mind set on a yard trade, as in con- nection with the shingle mill he is build- ing he is also going to put up a thorough- ly equipped planing mill, capable of do- ing the best kind of work for rail ship- ment. He has put this away from his other mill where he has lots of piling room should he gointo the yard trade, and where there is a good chance to get a switch into the yard from the Manistee & North Eastern Railroad, as well as from the Manistee & Grand Rapids. Manistee—The experimental oil well at the Canfield & Wheeler Company’s mill was to be sunk 350 feet below the salt, and they had gone down a perfectly dry hole for about 320 feet, when they struck a vein of exceedingly dense and very bitter water, which under strong pressure bubbled up to the surface and stopped operations. A partial analysis shows that the liquid is very rich in bromine, but as it is a cheap article, there would not be much in that. Mr. Percy, the coutractor, thinks now that there is little possibility of finding either oil or gas, and that if they did strike it, unless it was under tremendous pres- sure it would not rise to the surface under the weight of sucha dense liquid. He has about 30 feet to drill under his con- tract, but they have not yet decided what they will do. It is to be hoped that they will continue drilling to the depth contemplated, so as to get through the Trenton rock, at least, as all geolo- gists say that if they do not find oil and gas in that formation they are not likely to strike it at all. It seems strange that some of the mills here should be somuch troubled with oil coming up along with the brine, and when they put down a special well for oil they cannot get a sign of it. ————— he pe eeeieenneincin Nine New Members for the M. C. T. A. DerRoit, Jan, 9—At the first regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Com mercial Travelers’ Association, held Jan. 7, Sam- uel Rindskoff, of Detroit, was elected chairman of the Board and D. Morris secretary-Treasurer of the Association forthe ensuing year. The President appointed as members of the Exam- ining Finance Committee, Geo. #. Hutchin, Louis Kuttnauer and Louis A. Peters, and as chairman of the Railroad Committee Edwin Mortlock. The membership was increased nine by having that many applications since the annual meeting, all of whom were unanimously elected, and we have as many more in sight for the next Board meeting and hope to double it. I can’t see any good reason, if the boys will all put their shoulders to the wheel, why we should not have 1,000 members on Jan. 1, 1894. The new as well asthe old members of the Board are very enthusiastic and are going to work with avim this year for the good of the Asso- ciation, and hope all the members will take the same interest. D. Morris. rrr pe The Fanatic. For many a proud religion has been built On the wild ravings of a fevered brain; The blood of countless thousands has been spilt, The dreams of some fanatic to attain; Genius is oft one gift, so overgrown, That all the mental balance is o’erthrown. EvuGeEnz Barry. ee tee ee Use Tradesman Coupons. i. ie pr - ¢ + GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. W. W. Eagan succeeds Ed. O’Donnell in the boot and shoe business at 54 Canal street. Cornelius Van Sluys has opened a grocery store at the corner of North Prospect and Matilda streets. The Ball- Barnhart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. A. F. Griswold has purchased the interest of H. Beall in the firm of Gris- wold & Beall, grocers at 825 South Div- ision street, and will continue the busi- ness in his own name. The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. has adopted plans for the enlargement of its office and sample room, throwing the main partition fourteen feet further back and removing the shipping doors further back on the main floor. F. W. Shirley, who has clerked for H. E. Locher & Co., the Ellsworth avenue druggists, for over eleven years, has opened a drug store for himself at the corner of Grandville avenue and Hall street. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. furnished the stock. Winchester & Daniels will manufac- ture 25,000,000 feet of hemlock lumber at their four mills on the Chicago & West Michigan, Grand Rapids & Indiana and Detroit, Lansing & Northern roads dur- ing the coming year. This will all be piled and sorted for the yard trade. The Grand Rapids Sehool Furniture Co. has arranged to construct an addi- tion to its plant in the shape of an ex- tension of its main factory building east to Broadway. The extension will be 250 feet long, 50 feet wide and three stories high. Work on the new building will be begun as soon as the weather moderates. Purely Personal. Frank A. Stone is back to his desk at H. Leonard & Sons, looking all the better for his three weeks’ acquaintance with Neptune and a fortnight’s sojourn in England. W. D. Tuxbury, formerly associated with his father in the management of the Sullivan Lumber Co.’s store at Sullivan, is now in charge of the store conducted by the same company at Wallin. Frank A. Rockafellow, General Mana- ger of the Rockafellow Mercantile Co., dealers in general merchandise and ele- vator operators at Carson City, was in town a couple of days last week. Albert C. Antrim has returned from a trip through the South and the towns and cities around Gotham and leaves to- day for asix months’ trip to the Pacific coast via Dakota, Montana, Washington and Oregon, returning via New and Old Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee. Alcinous M. Townsend, who was en- gaged in business at Mendon over a quarter of a century, died Sunday as the result of Bright’s disease. He was a member of the hardware firm of Town- send & Emery for twelve years, but sold his half interest in the business to his partner a week prior to his death. The business will be continued under the style of A. P. Emery. ——-—< -2 Use Tradesman Coupon Books. THE MICHIGAN Changes in the Constitution of the M. Cc. T. A. Two important amendments to the con- stitution of the Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association were adopted at the recent annual meeting. One was offered by Thomas Macleod, as follows: | The Board of Trustees shall have power to offer as an inducement for the soliciting of members acommission not exceeding the amount of the initiation fee provided for in the constitution, which is at present $5. The other amendment was offered by John McLean, changing the article re- lating to membership as indicated by words set in italics: Any man of good character and in gen- eral good health, not under 21 years and not over 45 years of age, who is now and has been for six months immediately prior to the date of his application, en- gaged in buying or selling some kind of goods, wares or merchandise at whole- sale, and who goes away from his regu- lar place of business for that purpose, also any person who may be engaged as proprietor, manager, superintendent, book-keeper or salesman in any legiti- mate wholesale or manufacturing busi- ness is eligible to membership in this as- sociation: Provided, however, that he shall at the time of his application, have a bona fide residence in any state north of latitude 39 degrees. These changes will undoubtedly aug- ment the membership roll very material- ly, although an increase from 562 to 1,000 —as promised by President McLean— seems like a big jump for a single year. If any executive officer can accomplish such a result, McLean is the man. - —- -¢ <> The Legal Status of Holidays. The complications from a_ business point of view, which arise when appoint- ed holidays fall upon Sunday, which is also a holiday, are sometimes annoying. We have just been through a Christmas and New Year’s experience of this kind, and a statement of the law applied to this question may not be out of place or uninteresting at this time, although that particular conjunction will not occur again for seven years. Holidays are secular days on which the law exempts all persons from the performance of con- tracts for labor or other personal service, from attendance at court, and from at- tention to legal proceedings. On these days public business is suspended, and the presentment and protest of papers is excused, as on Sunday. Falling on Sun- day, the Monday succeeding is generally observed; and paper becoming due on such Monday is payable on the Saturday preceding, contrary to the usual rule giv- ing until the next day for paper falling due, without grace, on a holiday. Holi- days are appointed by statute, or are authorized by custom having the force of law. Their observance, however, binds no man’s conscience. It is his privilege to labor or not, as he prefers. —_ 2 <2 Good Words Unsolicited. L. Hoekstra, grocer, Kalamazoo: ‘Could not do without THe TRADESMAN.” Travis & Baker, druggists, St. Johns: ‘‘We would not care to get along without it. It is the best trade paper we take.” S. M. Brown, real estate, Traverse City: ‘‘As my subscription to THe TRaADE-MAN has expired you may discontinue it. In my present business I have no need of it. I found it very useful to me during the four years I was engaged in trade and, should I be at any future time in need of such a paper, I assure you Tak TRADEsMAN is the first one I should think of.” S. P. Whitmarsh, general dealer, Palmyra: “I am compelled to acknowledge that the present stage of excellence ought to satisfy every reader, I can see that your corps of writers is increasing and that their discussions of trade topics are becoming more interesting as well as practical, T hear many commendations of the paper from traveling men, which satisfies me that your course is assuredly upward and outward.” } TRADESMAN. Snedicor & Hathaway; Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS, SHOKS and RUBBERS, 124 and 126 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich. Men’s and Women’s Fine Shoes a Specialty. Card to the Trade. GRAND Rapips, Jan. 9, 1893. I have re-engaged with Edwin J. Gil- lies & Co., of New York, which ensures good values in teas, coffees, spices, mo- lasses, syrups, etc., and prompt attention to orders during the coming year. Thanking you for past favors and so- liciting a continuance of your esteemed patronage, I am yours truly, J. P. VISNER. Do You want a Typewriter? If SO, WHY NOT BUY THE BEST? The BARLOCK machine embodies many de- sirable features found in no other typewriter. Circulars sent on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, State Agents, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Teacher—What is the best Cigar sold in this country to-day? Class (in chorus)— Ben Hur! 10c or 3 for 25c. Made on Honor ! Sold on Merit ! ORDER FROM YOUR DEALER. GEU. MOEBS & GO, Manufacturers, DETROIT. CHICAGO. © Serene SY MILE-END: Diy Best six Cord Machine or Hand Use, FOR SALE BY ALL Dealers in Dry Goods & Notions. 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. THE SALESWOMAN’S VOCATION. In undertaking to describe the condi- tions surrounding any branch of trade or any occupation, especially those suited to women, there are several important eonsiderations demanding serious atten- tion. No just estimate of any subject can be made unless the mind of the in- vestigator is capable of taking at once a broad and practical view of the question. It must be viewed, so far as possible, from all sides; and there must be a cer- tain amount of judicial acumen, which will enable one to recognize the inevita- ble necessity of compromise on certain lines; of accepting the changing condi- tions of social relations, and of admitting limitations. But over and above these considera- tions stands one truth more boldly de- fined than all others. It is one with which every working girl has first to contend, and it does not take her long to discover by the inexorable rule of supply and demand that she cannot be success- ful if she does not love her work. The days of playing with work and the time when women could regard regular em- ployment as a ‘‘makeshift’’? on the road to marriage, have been relegated to the era wherein she could only teach school and sew foralivelihood. A woman now, if she would achieve the independence which is her aim, must regard her work just as much a profession or business as does the man beside whom she labors. The inevitable result of industry is to go forward, and if she would keep her- self well in the van she must learn to accept the exacting conditions which are coming more and more to surround all, regardless of sex. In no one vocation is this, perhaps, more noticeable than in that of the sales- woman. Tothe uninitiated it seems an easy thing to stand behind the counter and dispense tape and needles to a throng of good-natured buyers. One has only to look pretty, smile and Know the prices, thinks the careless observer. But it is with the saleswoman to a certain extent as it is with the skillful surgeon, who seems to set a bone with such remarkable ease—there has been a long lane of learn- ing how leading up to these smiling pastures of success. This ‘‘learning how’’ comprises many things not down in the books or confined within a set of rules. The “rules,” in reality, are few, being simply the gen- eral ones applicable to any position of life, viz., good character, tidy habits, promptness, goodnature and ,adaptabil- ity. This last requirement, however, is the chief element of success. Granted a love for her work, pleasing personal habits, and a mastery of the merit and prices of her wares, a saleswoman must have an intuitive knowledge of the wants and desires of her customers, so that she may be able to suggest ideas and com- binations which will enable the doubter at once to determine what is most suit- able in taste as well as purse. In this way the value of her work becemes at once apparent by the constituency which she can gather around her. This adapt- ability, however, is seldom acquired. Like the gift of poetry, music, art, or mathematics, it must be born in one to compass a full measure of achievement. Still the disposition to be obliging, the desire to please, the determination to win a high place in the regard of em- ployers and customers alike, can do much When a girl first enters a store she is usually given a position among the needles, pins and tapes and lighter arti- cles of merchandise. If she keeps her stock in good order, is prompt, energetic, attentive to her customers, after a few months’ service she may be promoted to the lining, gingham, trimmings and rib- bon departments, with a possible ad- vance in wages. These are necessarily more difficult departments to fill, be- cause they call for greater knowledge of the quality of goods, and their adapt- ability to certain ends. If her employer finds, after a time, that he can depend upon her judgment, he not infrequently permits her to buy the stock in her de- partment. These goods are bought by samples displayed by agents, as it is only in rare instances that a house sends its saleswomen to the centers of trade to purchase merchandise. A _ well-known and elegant dry goods emporium has one woman buyer who goes every season to the eastern markets to buy lace. This house also sends its women customers on an annual trip to Europe to procure ideas for advanced styles. There are not many women heads of departments in comparison with the num- ber of men so employed; but the fact that within the last five years women have stepped into these posts, hitherto occupied exclusively by men, argues a great deal for the ‘‘business head” here- tofore denied them. As to wages in this calling, a great deal depends upon environment and op- portunity. There are employers who scruple not to demand the best service of an employe at starvation wages. Such men will use the best years of a man’s or woman’s life to increase his hoard, at a price barely serving to keep soul and body together, only to turn them adrift, helpless and disheartened, when they are no longer of service. An instance illustrating the above as- sertion was related to the writer by the manager of a leading dry goods house. The young woman in question had given three years of faithful service behind the counter for the pitiful sum of $2.50 weekly. ‘She was at once advanced to $5 per week when she came to work for us, be- cause,’”’ said the humane manager, ‘‘no girl can possibly live on less than $5 a week.”’ Such instances of employers taking into consideration the needs and rewards of the worker are rather the exception than the rule; but among the best houses wages may be safely said to average from $5 to $7 a week. After exceedingly effi- cient service, or long service, the sums of $10, $12 or $15 are not infrequently paid. Women designers in the dress and millinery departments, or in the art de- partments of various stores receive all the way from $10 to $25 weekly. As heads of departments they earn from $1,200 to $2,500 yearly. Men for this service receive from $3,000 to $5,000 an- nually. The difference in price is said to be due to the greater efficiency, en- durance and business farsightedness of- the men. As things are at present or- ganized, women cannot hope to compete with men on their ground of gain and eligibility; but with this field of industry open to them, there is no reason, short of their own lack of application to the intricacies of a business, to prevent them from advancing step by step to positions toward supplying the lacking birthrigut. ; equally lucrative. Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. Aes 7 ** Arrow Brand 5% Areeee... .......... “World Wide. 6 Agena AA......... “ Tee 4% Atlantic eo ox Full _ Wide..... 6% _ AEE Seecereen A... .. 6% _ ar... 5%/| Honest Width....... 6% ies _ © Miererorea ......... 5 7 S jindian Head........ 7 ee Geter A AL... Be Archery Bunting... 4 |KingEC............ ae Beaver Dam AA... 54 aenabh = Blackstone O, 32.... 5 adras cheese cloth ox Bleck Crow......... 6 Newmarket ee 5% Bikek Boek ........ si + 6h he. meee, Ali........... 7 - ~ 64 Capital Be cee 5% . DP... Ge (ayes 7 .......... 5% . 4... 6% ss cheese cl. 3a manee G............. 5 Citroen (&......:.. 534/Our Level Bess. .... 6% a ee eas pe Chrno &.........., 6 Dwight Star......... ee 7 Ciiftien CCC........ coe... Top of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. ee. ...... 8%4%|Geo. Washington Seeoen............. Glen Mills.......... ee... - ..-... Gold Medal Avt Cammbric........ 10 |Green Ticket Blackstone AA..... 7 (Great Falls Beats All . 4%|Hope..... Boston -12 |Just Out... 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Ww era. 6 Arnold Merino..... 6 |Merrimack D. fancy. 6 long cloth B. 10% Merrim’ ckshirtings. 4% c. 8 Reppfurn . 8% ‘* centurycloth 7 |Pacific fancy........ 6 .« goeeoe..... 10% EM ies 6% ‘green seal TR 10%/ Portsmouth robes... 6 ‘* “yellow seal. a Simpson mourning. 6 “ — ae eee 11% ' ore .. .... 6 ss me red. 10% solid black. 6 Ballou volta lac Washington indigo. 6 + oo ou o ‘* Turkey robes.. * Bengal bl blue, om, ox c plain Try Eis ‘, : and orange.. plain os Berlin — ee 5% ..... 6%) ** oneen: Par “ ow osc — el ‘“ Foulards .... 5% Marthe Washington - 2 ......... 7 Turkey red %..... Lg ss - 9% | M a Washington - * 66... Turkey red........ 9% ss ‘“ 3-4XXXX 12 |Riverpoint robes 5% Cocheco fancy...... 6 |Windsorfancy...... % " madders... 6 so €6XxX twills.. 6% - eee...... oe TICK Amoskeag AC A....i3 Hamilton N......... % i CS 8%| Yor --10% ” Awning. .11 Swift cy, TT! 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Clark’s Mile End.,..45 |Barbour's........... 88 Coat, ¢.&F....... <> (Merepairs.... .....- 88 ieoeyone............. RM KNITTING COTTON, White. Colored. cc. 2 38 IN White. Colored Dececs ae No. - ... 42 ical a - a... 43 . 2..... 2 40 |‘ Wy cc 39 44 “ 2... a | @&......@ 45 CAMBBICS. ae... ........-.. 5 “etn ne a 5 White Star......... 5 |Lockwood.. 2 Rie Gioye........... 5 |Wood’s.. ae eee Newmarket......... 5 |Brunswick ........ 5 RED FLANNEL ee oe oh 22% Creedmore.......... Pe ieee 5 cee ae Me eres a k......... me Wer, 2ee......... 35 Peo... 27% Buckeye tel ohare ge. R2% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% tee G.....- ...... 22% see Wy icici... 18% anGeee...... ...... eae... .......... 18% 6 oz Western........ 20 peer a eR. a ee 22% Manito! oe FLANABL. Nameless ices : @9 %@10 emma AND PADDING. Slate. — Black. Slate —— Black. 9% of 10% % 10% 10% we 104%)11% 11% 1\ 11% 11% 1144}12 12 12 12% 12% 12%|20 20 20 DUCKS. Severen, 8 oz........ 9% | West Point, 8 0z....10% Mayland, 8o0z....... 10% 1002 ...12% pone ate 7% 0Z.. 9% —— 100z ee 13% Greenwood, 8 oz. -.1146/8' ce 13% Boston, § o&........- 10% omieie: Rar....... 12% WADDINGS. Watto, Goe.........- 25 |Per bale, 40 doxz....$8 50 Colored, dos........ nee | C8 7 50 SILESIAs. Slater, Tron Cross... 8 Eaeaeriet ceueeerad 10% - | Cross... 9 RN ee cece ee. “2 ~ Be... 0% Bedford. ae doen eee 10% _ Best AA... : = 7 MT osc ceec at, Se ee 10% oa SEWING SILK. Corticelli, doz....... 85 {Corticelli pains, twist, it, doz. .4¢ per 4608 ball...... 30 50 re doz..40 OKS AND EYES—PER @ No : Brkt & White. -10 No 4 BIr 2 & "White, 15 20 “ ; “ ..12 | * 10 “ 25 PINS. No 2—20, M C....... 50 _ 4—15 F 3%...... 40 © Se ec........ 45 COTTON TAPE. No 2 White & Bl’k..12 |No 8 White & BI’k..20 « 4 * am t' = _ . 28 “ 6 “ ole it 12 “ee 2B SAFETY PINS. e....... 2... = imos..... 36 NEEDLES—PER M. Be, I gion ceweas 1 40|Steamboat........ + © Crowely’s........ «2s. 4 mcd Byed.......... 1 50 Maeshalrs.......-... 1 00 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....2 25 6—4...3 26/5—4....195 6—4...2 95 oe . ee TTON TWINES, co Cotton Sail Twine. .28 Nashua PLAID OSNABURGS See... 6% ee pe. - 6% Almmanee,......-... 6%| Oneid 5 i ™% ecm ey aahene es 5% ‘Ar sapha.. -. © HeenGeiman......... 6 Georgia. . - 64) Riverside .......... Sig Granite ha, ogee i Eee 6% Haw River OD PR ieee escc cs aw dJ..... 5 ~ # 2 » Phe Pe « THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 7 But it is not alone in the dry goods emporiums that women are employed be- hind the counter. In the bazaars they have superseded men almost entirely, and the first-class grocery stores have installed them behind the candy coun- ters, at the hot coffee, luncheon, bouillon stands and, where the establishment car- ries such stock, at the toilet counter. Women in the East are also coming to the front as registered pharmacists, and the writer not long since saw the state- ment in an Eastern paper, that it seems to be a profession peculiarly suited to them by reason of their more sensitive touch and delicate sense of smell. How far these considerations enter into so ex- act a science as chemistry, the writer hereof does not pretend to say; but the profession of pharmacy for women is worthy of investigation, because of its dignity, the knowledge embraced in it, its uncrowded condition and correspond- ingly good pay. Oceasionally in music stores, and al- most exclusively in hair-dressers’ parlors, we find them engaged. As assistants to dentists—indeed, women with good mus- cular biceps are already relieving dis- tressed people of refractory molars—and behind the florists’ counters, helping dis- tracted Algy to decide upon what ‘‘she’’ likes best, they are demonstrating their ability. In fact, there are but few retail departments of trade where women are not established in some capacity, and with the usual persistence of the sex it will be strange, indeed, if another half decade does not behold them wholesalers as well. Altogether, the old adage that “One swallow does not make a summer’’ undoubtedly holds true, yet the advent of one swallow is apt to predict its near approach, and the writer of these lines beheld some two years ago a young and charming woman wholesaler of cigars. The chief obstacles the saleswoman has to encounter usually center in her- self. Not that she does not have to meet with much to aggravate, much that is overbearing and unjust on the part of both employer and customer; but if she can shut her teeth with a grim determi- nation to overcome all obstacles, master her trade, and demonstrate her useful- ness at all times, she will find as the way progresses that itis less rocky and rough, and occasionally opens into green vales of rest and refreshment. Another important consideration with women is that they are beginning to look upon their work as a profession for life, and do not speculate beyond the horizon in which their work is cast. A woman realizes that to make a fortune requires business sagacity, the indifference of an alligator’s hide to the ‘‘slings and arrows’? of snubs and slights, and an unfailing pluck to which she has not been educated. For this reason she is content to ‘“‘let well enough alone,” do her duty faithfully, and demonstrate her ability to earn at least a living. To sum the case briefly: If a girl be- lieves that she can put heart in her work, study itin all its details, master all of its requirements, develop habits of industry, promptness, good-nature, patience and cleanliness, acquire as far as_ possible the art of pleasing, and be content to advance slowly, there is at least the promise of a good living in the vocation of asaleswoman. But the best and most reliable merchants are coming every day to discourage more and more the appli- cations of green misses who, because ‘papa’ does not furnish sufficient pin money, fancy they can stand behind the eounter, look pretty and gossip with their colaborers, at so much clear gain per week. It is, in fact, high time for women to realize that in the hand to hand struggle for bread, they must give their best endeavors or fall ingloriously to the rear. The ‘‘working girl” who has come to stay will not do this. Brrcw ARNOLD. + <—.—___— He Bluffed His Friend but Lost a Cus- tomer. From the Boston Herald. A Boston drummer had borrowed $10 from a Springfield merchant, and fora year had been calmly destroying all the angry duns which the merchant sent. One day the Springfield man went to Bos- ton, blazing with rage and determined to order his winter goods from another firm. He walked into the drummer’s office with fire in his eyes. > But it had,.no effect on the agent. The latter grasped his hand and enquired about all the folks. ‘That’s all right,” said the Springfield man, ‘‘but will I have to take my money out in bluff ?”’ “My dear fellow,” said the agent, ‘I must confess I am ashamed of myself, but really it always seemed to slip my mind. I eannot tell you how badly I feel about it. Just step this way and 1 will get it for you.” Then going to the book-keeper he said: “Just let Mr. J—— have $10, will you, Fred ?”’ The bookkeeper handed over the money without any trouble, and the Springfield man became strongly of the opinion that he had made a mistake in forming such an unfavorable estimate of the agent. His manner changed, and after talking awhile, the two became as close friends as ever. The Springfield man finally gave his order, and went home satisfied that he had made a mistake and atoned for it. In due time the order arrived. With it came the bill. The Springfield man looked it over, and when he reached the last item opened his eyes very wide. This was the item: ‘To borrowed MONGY................ $10 The Springfield man now gets his orders filled elsewhere. —_———————>_- Look Out for Counterfeit Coins. Thomas B. Carter, chief of the secret service bureau, predicts one of the most gigantic and successful counterfeiting schemes in the country’s history at Chi- cago next year. He believes the souvenir coins will be counterfeited and command ready sale. He says the metal from which the genuine are made can be easily secured and moulded at acost of 40 cents each. The bogus coins could be sold for $1 each, affording a profit of 60 cents to the makers. When You Get Tired Buying rubbish, send for our catalogue of win- dow Screens, Screen Doors, Ete. Goods well made from best materials, Prices seldom higher. A. J. PHILLIPS & CO., Fenton, Mich. Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash bwyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. a 60 OO 49 Jennings’, genuine. . 25 Jennings’, Pete 50&10 AXES. First Quality, s. > Bronze.... ..8 7 60 D. B. Bronze.. - 1200 ' 8. B. 8. Steel.. . o ' D. B. Steel....... .. 23 BARROWS. .. ee $14 ——-..ll Cl... net 30 00 BOLTS. dis. Mawes 50&10 Gartiags EE ee 75&10 ee eee a: 40&10 Sleigh Oe eee 70 BUCKETS. Well wieie.. 5... $350 Well, por en IT ae ae BUTTS, CAST. Cast Louse rin, Beare. ....... ......:.,.... T0& Wrought Narrow, Spright Gast joint....:...... 66&.0 —_ ao ree... — HAMMERS. rought Table.............seccesceececceees Waedole A OG. dis. 25 Wrought Inside Blind............-...-- a dis, 3S Wrought Brass.............------ Lo Vee a Ph dis. 40410 Blind, Clark’s -70&10 | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................. 30c list 60 Blind, Parker's. -70&10 | Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .30¢ 40&10 Blind, Shepard’s Bee ence ces 70 eee BLOCES. Gate, Clark's, 1,2,3...............-.:,.. dis.60410 Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... ..... i ee... r doz. net, 2 50 CRADLES. Screw and Strap, to 12 in. 1% 14 and i HOMOGE 8. 3% a cc esc ce dis, 50&02 screw Hook and Eye, ee net 10 CROW BARS. L iL a cs con eua. net 8% EE per 5 ul no io ;< sa — va CAPS. Se ee a dis. 50 Bry ale ...... 2... 2.2 ence ence Pe, m 65 P HANGER: dis. Hick’s C. F...........-..- re 60 | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 G. Do... 2. eee ee cee ee ete eee sete ee eeees a 35 | Champion, anti-friction...............-.... 80&10 ae... 60 | Kidder, wood track . . 40 CARTRIDGES, HOLLOW WARE. tn thee access ee 59 | Pots....... Conall Pie dis. 25 ae CHISELS. dis. | Gray enameled..... ip ean eee 70&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Seemet ermeume .................. Waele | Stamped Tin Ware................... .new list 70 Socket Corner...... Me epee cc tecuas -70&10 | Japanned Tin Ware.. Cc 25 Socket Slicks ..............-..--- -70&10 | Granite Iron Ware ..............- “new list 3334610 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.............-.«0++ WIRE GOODS. COMBS. dis. Baie... os 70810810 Carey) ETOCS 40 —. 7. on ae NE ae 2 Gate Hooks and Eyes... : 7010810 CHALE. LEVELS. dis.79 White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10| Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... am ide a teiondinagad ... 9 Planished, 14 oz cut ti to size... .. per pound 28 | Menil i Se 13 14x52 r= og | Manilla..........-.. seen Bee de ey a Cold Rolled, 14x56 oa. on "76 Cold Rolled, oe ae 23 Try and Bevels Pah, | uc ate al haa na ae ay 60 BOOMs ------ 9-2 = os ow onn nan nseee tee once ae DRILLS, dis. ‘SHEET IRON. Morae’s Bit StoGks..... 22... 20.0 cecvccccece 50 Com. Smooth. Com. Taper and straight Shank................... Sei Nom gto $405 82 95 Morse’s Taper Shank...........-..2. +--+. 50 Hes 15 to u ee 4 05 : 05 DRIPPING PANS. WO Oi ieee sce cea ee 4 05 05 > 9, Small sizes, ser pound .......... 2.2. .eee sees 07 = = > aa eG ; = = Large sizes, per pound...... .......-.--+++ lon ER AT 445 335 ELBOWS. All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches Com. 4 plese, Cay Le dos. net % wide not less — = on " Ce . Adjustable ee ee ey aoe... dis. 50 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. | Silver Lake, White —_ isaeen list 50 Clark’s, small, 18; tee, Oe 30 ool 55 Tyea’, 1, $16: =, S24; S850 .......-........... 25 “ Wate Bo 50 FILES—New _— dis. “ Drab a ss 55 eens. ee... 60&10 “ aes LL “ 35 New American 60&10} Discount, a — ~ SASH WEIGHTS. e eee ly ee ee uy Heller’s Horse Rasps" fe eee eee 50 — SAWS. a = oo ——Seae " guver steel Dias X Gut per Foi. 8 ver a. 8, per foot,.... ey “a + ” = = — 7” 7 = ‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.. 50 Tieeesae 66 . “Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 ’ eavaRs dis “Champion and Electric Tooth = Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...........--+. a rasa reer sen es ‘ KNOBS—New List. Ne ete eee 6oa10 Door, mineral, J. rineiings .............. 55 | Onelda Community, Newhouse’s........... Door, porcelain, jap. tri TQB....- seco ee 55} Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. 7 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... SS Mouse, Choker. 18¢ per doz Door, porcelwin, trimmings..............-+. 55] Mouse, delusion....................- $1.50 per doz. Drawer and Shutter, poreemem............. 70 WIRE. dis. LOCKS—DOOR. Se ee uae 65 Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... Gi) Ariicaled MeN 70—10 allory, Wheeler & Co.’8..........-.+-. +++. Se 60 Branford’s Oe oes oe cc es a emacs ee Ee 62% Gt sce cee, 55 Berbed # ON —————— 50 MATTOCES. B @ Feneo, galvanined.................. 2 85 a $16. > ~ 60 aiete i, 2 40 EE $15. 8. 60 HORSE NAILS, CO $18.50, ais’ angi. ay Gee dis. 40&10 Poe dis. 05 Sperry & Co.’s, Post, ee Wantlwontorn dis. 10&10 ILLS dis. WRENCHES. dis, Coffee, Parkers Co.'s... ... -.-------- a+ 40 | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 P.8.& W. Site. Co.’s — Ee Tae 50 ‘s Landers, Ferry & Clerk’s....... 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........ 15 ‘6 Enterprise ........--2. esse eee eee eee 201 Coots Patent, malioable. 4.000.007... |... 75&10 MOLASSES GATES. dis. MISCELLANEOUS. dis. a Ce Pe eee Stebbin’s Genuine............-... eee eee eee 60&10 | Pumps, Cistern...... 75&10 Enterprise, self- measuring. — 25 | Screws, New List.. . 70410 Casters, Beda d Pi 50&10&10 NAILS Dampers, American...........-2+-se2sseeees 40 Steel naile, base as aaa) - Forks, hoes, rakes 8 and all steel goods...... 65&10 Wire nares base...... .... ........ ....- METALS, Advance over base: Steel Wire. PIG — 60 . Ee ee 260 Ce eau als cuca 28¢ 25 ZINO. 25| Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. 35 | 6@0 pound casks...............005-. 6% OF Der 7 45 SOLDER. TE ey 16 CO Oe 15 75| The prices of the many other qualities of 90 | solder in the market indicated by private brands osc ccccdecncs coos ceccncwodecvesios 1 00 1 20 vary according to composition. SOOO Choo COoe COCK HEOHC OH HEHE HOOE OO CEOS i 50 i 60 ANTIMONY oo a 1 50 1 60 ae per —. eee Oe oc cl 60 wali oe oe is ew sce se cea 75 7 TIN—MELYN GRADE. $6 Gonee ce ceree test cece en ecee tees 90 90 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal..........0.0eeceseeeeeeees 87 eee 85 te 7 0 " eee 1 00 90 loxi4 1, eC ee 9 2% ee ee cae 1 15 110 Ix, CS 9 25 Clinch; 7 fee cere ueccece cadeeuos 85 70 ~_. additional X on this grade, 81.75. Be eee sceeeace cae meee 1 00 80 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. .. . Steet ates en eeeees 115 90 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal ........-.2020000-reeeeees 86 75 Marvell @............................ 1% Se 6 75 PLANES. ues 8 25 Ohio Tool —. ee... -- OW)y 9 25 Sciota Bench 60; “Hach additional X on this grade 81.50. — a -- @40 ee ROOFING PLATES n -- @80| 14x20 orcester.. Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s, wood. . .... S10|taemiy ou Sones: Fry PANS. dis.60—10 20x28 IC, “ a om fee.) +: |: Ben 14x20 IC. sb away Grade Saaen mn, polished ea eat ee ca a dis. 70 | 4x20 Ix, . RIVETS. dis, 20x28 Ic, “ “ Tron and OO 40 20x28 x, “ “ Copper _ a ee ade ce 50—10 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. Ee $14 00 . Wood's j eaivek shane Hoe. 4 to v 10 20} 1 ee 15 7 Wood's lanished, Nos, 25 to 27... 9 20| 14x56 IX, for No. 8 Bollers, \ per pound 10 ood's Rat ide per pound extra. iy 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. THE SALESWOMAN’S VOCATION. In undertaking to describe the condi- tions surrounding any branch of trade or any occupation, especially those suited to women, there are several important eonsiderations demanding serious atten- tion. No just estimate of any subject ean be made unless the mind of the in- vestigator is capable of taking at once a broad and practical view of the question. It must be viewed, so far as possible, from all sides; and there must be a cer- tain amount of judicial acumen, which will enable one to recognize the inevita- ble necessity of compromise on certain lines; of accepting the changing condi- tions of social relations, and of admitting limitations. But over and above these considera- tions stands one truth more boldly de- fined than all others. It is one with which every working girl has first to contend, and it does not take her long to discover by the inexorable rule of supply and demand that she cannot be success- ful if she does not love her work. The days of playing with work and the time when women could regard regular em- ployment as a ‘‘makeshift’’ on the road to marriage, have been relegated to the era wherein she could only teach school and sew foralivelihood. A woman now, if she would achieve the independence which is her aim, must regard her work just as much a profession or business as does the man beside whom she labors. The inevitable result of industry is to go forward, and if she would keep her- self well in the van she must learn to accept the exacting conditions which are coming more and more to surround all, regardless of sex. In no one vocation is this, perhaps, more noticeable than in that of the sales- woman. Tothe uninitiated it seems an easy thing to stand behind the counter and dispense tape and needles to a throng of good-natured buyers. One has only to look pretty, smile and know the prices, thinks the careless observer. But it is with the saleswoman to a certain extent as it is with the skillful surgeon, who seems to set a bone with such remarkable ease—there has been a long lane of learn- ing how leading up to these smiling pastures of success. This ‘‘learning how’’ comprises many things not down in the books or confined within a set of rules. The “rules,” in reality, are few, being simply the gen- eral ones applicable to any position of life, viz., good character, tidy habits, promptness, goodnature and ,adaptabil- ity. This last requirement, however, is the chief element of success. Granted a love for her work, pleasing personal habits, and a mastery of the merit and prices of her wares, a saleswoman must have an intuitive knowledge of the wants and desires of her customers, so that she may be able to suggest ideas and com- binations which will enable the doubter at once to determine what is most suit- able in taste as well as purse. In this way the value of her work becemes at once apparent by the constituency which she can gather around her. This adapt- ability, however, seldom acquired. Like the gift of poetry, music, art, or mathematics, it must be born in one to compass a full measure of achievement. Still the disposition to be obliging, the desire to please, the determination to win a high place in the regard of em- ployers and customers alike, can do much is When a girl first enters a store she is usually given a position among the needles, pins and tapes and lighter arti- cles of merchandise. If she keeps her stock in good order, is prompt, energetic, attentive to her customers, after a few months’ service she may be promoted to the lining, gingham, trimmings and rib- bon departments, with a possible ad- vance in wages. These are necessarily more difficult departments to fill, be- cause they call for greater knowledge of the quality of goods, and their adapt- ability to certain ends. If her employer finds, after a time, that he can depend upon her judgment, he not infrequently permits her to buy the stock in her de- partment. These goods are bought by samples displayed by agents, as it is only in rare instances that a house sends its saleswomen to the centers of trade to purchase merchandise. A _ well-known and elegant dry goods emporium has one woman buyer who goes every season to the eastern markets to buy lace. This house also sends its women customers on an annual trip to Europe to procure ideas for advanced styles. There are not many women heads of departments in comparison with the num- ber of men so employed; but the fact that within the last five years women have stepped into these posts, hitherto occupied exclusively by men, argues a great deal for the ‘‘business head” here- tofore denied them. As to wages in this calling, a great deal depends upon environment and op- portunity. There are employers who scruple not to demand the best service of an employe at starvation wages. Such men will use the best years of a man’s or woman’s life to increase his hoard, at a price barely serving to keep soul and body together, only to turn them adrift, helpless and disheartened, when they are no longer of service. An instance illustrating the above as- sertion was related to the writer by the manager of a leading dry goods house. The young woman in question had given three years of faithful service behind the counter for the pitiful sum of $2.50 weekly. “She was at once advanced to $5 per week when she came to work for us, be- cause,”’? said the humane manager, ‘‘no girl can possibly live on less than $5 a week.”’ Such instances of employers taking into consideration the needs and rewards of the worker are rather the exception than the rule; but among the best houses wages may be safely said to average from $5 to $7 a week. After exceedingly effi- cient service, or long service, the sums of $10, $12 or $15 are not infrequently paid. Women designers in the dress and millinery departments, or in the art de- partments of various stores receive all the way from $10 to $25 weekly. As heads of departments they earn from $1,200 to $2,500 yearly. Men for this service receive from $3,000 to $5,000 an- nually. The difference in price is said to be due to the greater efficiency, en- durance and business farsightedness of- the men. As things are at present or- ganized, women cannot hope to compete with men on their ground of gain and eligibility; but with this field of industry open to them, there is no reason, short of their own lack of application to the intricacies of a business, to prevent them from advancing step by step to positions toward supplying the lacking birthright. ; equally lucrative. Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTON — Sis eke coe 7 arrow Brand ig a oe 6 ‘© World Wide. OS 6 eS 12... Atlantic a 6%|Full Yard Wide..... 6% Mccka ee G4iGoorgia A.......... Pc cee 5%/| Honest Width....... 6% - a. © (Herta ......... Me 5 |Indian Head........ 7 a 6% aoe Bo... 6% Archery Bunting... Ring C..... «2 Beaver Dam A A.. * Bs Laurence a 4% Blackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth 6% Deaen Coow......... 6 Newmarket ..,. 5% — a eee cece 6 B Lethe cee 7 _ | Capital m Scos eae a 5% ' DD. Cores 7 .......... 5% x Chapman cheese cl. 3X%|Noibe R............. Crue © ......... 544/Our Level Best. a... 6$e|Oxford R 6 Dwight Star.. - 6%| Pequot 7 Clifton CCC.. oS 6 Top of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. ASC... 814|Geo. Washington... 8 eS, er ee... ...-- 2 Amsburg.. oe | d Medal.. Art Cambric........ 10 ae Ticket....... 8% Blackstone AA..... + “roms Palss.......... 6% a SyGieee....,........... Boston ... —e uet Out...... 4%@ 5 Cabot.... . M4|/King Phillip oe 7% ee, eee - 6% Charter Oak. . 5% Conway W... 7% Cleveland .. : Dwight Anchor..... 8 “shorts. 8 Rewards. ..-........ 6 an eee 7 Oo. 1. T4iRi Frait of the Loom. 8% Reece ..... .... Dae Preise... ...... Nonpareil . Fruit of the Loom %. a4 vin — Patrmount.......... 4% - ooee........ 6 Pall Vaiue........ 6% - 8% HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. ae 7 |Dwight Anchor..... 84 uc oue 4c. 8 CANTON FLANNEL. Unbleached. Housewife a... _ “ Cc “ D “ E * wr ee et “ H “ce I “ Jd oc K vo “ M ee ET See 1434! Bleached. WARP Peerless, white...... a8 Integrity colored. ..20 ” colored. ...204%|White Star.......... 8 Integrity.......... 18% Max colored. .20 DRESS GOODS. eee... 6 Geamelem...... ..... 20 - aces ceca a eae 25 * ic ae 27% GG Cashmere...... 20 eek eeee ee 30 Nameless cs eee 16 ac se eck 32% sce eeeh coe 18 - _ CORSETS. Ceres. ......... 89 50/Wonderful . .. 84 50 Schilling’s......... 9 00|Brighton.. ........ 4 %5 Davis Waists..... 9 OiBortroes .......... 9 00 Grand Rapids..... 4 50 ee a 15 00 — = Ree os. 3c Naumkesg satteen.. on aie ane —_— 7 |ftoe a meeerae........... aseieas eit eae we Brunswick. ........ 8 elect ...... .... 6% re Berwick ——---- 5% Allen ——— reds.. : ~ ink & purple 6 . Butt . pink checks. 6 C staples ...... 6 . shirtings . 4 American fancy... - & Americanindigo... 6 American shirtings. ‘? 7 % Argentine Grays.. Anchor ~~ Arnold Arnold Merino..... e long cloth Bb “10% century cloth 7” “ gold seal.....10% ‘green seal TR 10% - = seal. .10% Clyde Robe Charter Oak fancies 4% DelMarine — 6 Eady: to f eg $ stone fan * ch cas 6 6 . rober.. . sateens.. 6 Hamilton = Manchester 4 ae new = 6 Merrimack D fancy. 6 Merrim’ck shirtings. 4% ' Reppfurn . 8% Pacific —— De eceeus o% een: robes. . Simpson mourning.. 6 o AAO ‘© ouee......... 11 . fom... .... 6 - Turke _ 10% “solid black. 6 Ballou solid Washington indigo. 6 pol 8% ‘“ Turkey — 1% Bengal ‘in ‘sreen, ** India robes and orange... 5%) ‘ plain Tky B % 0 Berlin — See ee Su) oil blue...... 6%| “ Ottoman — =.» eee .... Be errs. ........... “ Foulards .... 5%/Martha Washington = san ...._... 7 Turkey red %..... vend ss . Bie 9%|Martha Washington “ - £4.23 10 Turk 7 ee... 9% = “ 3-4XXXX 12 |Riverpoint robes.... 5% Cocheco faney...... 6 |Windsorfancy...... % adders... 6 . old ticket “ ~=6- XX twills.. 6%] indigo blue.......10 = solids...... 5g TICKIN Amoskeag ACA....i3 |A Hamilton . coon cleo Th ss ——. 7 Swift River......... T™% ee. Peers Maver..,...... 12% eed nes ole ce oe Pelle deg wees 7. Somos ,......... 16 DRILL. som, bcc cccas 0 ee ew 8 ee some eee mo Mame.......: .. 7% Gurion, eta Top of Heap........ 9 sent Amoskeag cee us 12%/Columbian brown. .12 oon. .... 13%| Everett, blue........ 12% _ brown . = _ brown. ....12% Andover............. 11% Haymaker pus. ae 7% Beaver Creek -- brown... 7% _ OE eee cose ‘11% . ce. RCO... ok. oe 12% Boston. Mtg Co. br.. 7 Lawrence, 90z...... 13% blue 8% o No. 220....13 “« dé twist 10% . No. 250....11% Columbian XXX br.10 = No. 280....10% XXX bi.19 GINGHAMS, a 7% Lancaster, staple... 7 ‘ Persian dress 8% fancies .... 7 aa Canton .. 8% ° Normandie ; = AvC....<-. 10%/|Lancashire.........-. . Teazle...10%|Manchester......... Sx a Angola. .10%|Monogram.......... 6% = Persian.. 8%|Normandie......... ™% Arlington staple. . = Pee ee By Arasapha fancy ... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... T™%, Bates Warwick dres 8%4|Rosemont........... 6% ' staples. = Slatersville ......... 6 Centennial. ........ 10% — eg eee ' Criterion ...... eres... ......... ™% Cumberland staple. 5% Toll. 7 herd. ...... 10% Cumberland........ Wrapem............. ™ ee... ......... ql a ‘© seersucker.. 7% _.............. Tui Waerwick.... ...... 8% Everett classics..... 84|Whittenden......... 6% Exposition......... . 7% ‘heather dr. 8 eee... 6... 6% - indigo blue 9 Glenerven.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples... 6% Giweed....... 7%4|Westbrook.......... Hampton. - 6% FS cece eae 10 Jobnson Vhalon cl. ¥%|Windermeer........ 5 ws brdies bie Oe yore..... .......... 6% - zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS. Avooskeag........... 1614 | Valley “td ecerercece 15% Dee eOeNE ...- ...... .. 15% eiereee...., ...... mh (Pea ..... ........ 13 THREADS, Clark’s ~— pie. = (eroeure....... -.-. 88 Coats’ a * \Morehall’s.... .....- 88 aks es 22% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. Colored Be 6... .2 = ina, 4... 42 ~ #8... 34 =” A... 43 Be 35 oe.” Me... 39 as * Be ft =... eS 45 CAMBRICB. mowers. ........-. 5 Lockwood.. 2 Wood’s oe 2 Brunswick ........ 5 RED FLANNEL : Wipe... 6s. oe RY Creedmore.......... ne og hE 32% coe m ieee Eee ........2 35 Neamchem........... 27% iBuckeye.... ........ 32% MIXED FLANNEL, Red & = plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% en &...... 224%|Western W ... 27 Windsor....-. 118% ar... 6 oz Western --20 |Flushing XXX......23% Union B.... - -22%|Manitoba........... 2a DOMET FLANNEL, Nameless ae 8 es 9 bag 5 s4Qt0 2 [ CANVASS AND PADDING Slate. Brown. Black.|Slate Brown. Black. 9% 9% 944 /10% 0% 10% 10% 10% 1044|11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 1144]12 12 12 12% 12% —— _ 20 20 Severen, 8 oz........ 9% TWest Point, 8 0z....10% Mayland, Sen... :.. 10% - 12% Greenwood, 7% oz.. 9%/Raven, 100z......... 138% Greenwood, 8 oz.. 11% — - =... 13% Boston, § om......... 10%|Boston, 10 0z........ 12% WADDINGS. atte, Gok.........- 25 |Per bale, 40 dosz....88 50 Colored, an Secu oees -— women = «|... 750 SILESLAs. Slater, Tron Cross...8 :Pawtucket.......... 10% me throes.... § iieedie.............. 9 =“ pae.... (1. Oe oareee. 10% - — _— ies — ed Ce os, 10% - .... a. oe 10% oo. 8% SEWING SILKE, Corticelli, doz....... 85 (Corticelli sania, twist, doz..4¢ per oz ball...... 30 50 — doz..40 OKS AND EYES—PER @ No 1 Bre & & White.. _ No : BIr é & "White, 15 --20 “8 bag 12 | "2 - 25 No 2—20, _©....... 501 jo «1s Po... 40 3—18, e...... a TTON TAPE. No 2 White & BIk. 12 No 8 White & Bl’k..20 “ 4 “ -— | “ 10 “ 23 s 6 . 18 1% 2 . a) SAFETY PINe. moe... 2... 23 iNod.... - 36 nem Fs 2. A eee... .. 0... 1 40|Steamboat........ — = Cromer @....... .... 1 3 Gold Eyed TE 1 50 Marshall’s........... 100 TABLE OIL CLOTH. a. s 25 ---3 26]5—4....195 6—4...2 95 ae 6 cond 10 — TWINES. Cotton Sail Twine. wee 18 Crown .... . 2 Rising Star — a Domestic : piy....19 16 |North St .20 ar 13 [Wool Standard 4 1y17 ..15 |Powhatta. ply! “_ 8% PLAID OSNABURGS aes 6%| Mount oe - 6% Alamance 6%/|Oneida. ... - Augusta . Th a 5% Ar sapha 6 |Randelman......... 6 Georgla.. 6 Sibley A. sb boas ae 5g ran: a ee ete 6 Haw River Me gcc - OW d...1... ¢?y 1a ‘et ‘ po<« ~ a ¢?y THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. But it is not alone in the dry goods emporiums that women are employed be- hind the counter. In the bazaars they have superseded men almost entirely, and the first-class grocery stores have installed them behind the candy coun- ters, at the hot coffee, luncheon, bouillon stands and, where the establishment car- ries such stock, at the toilet counter. Women in the East are also coming to the front as registered pharmacists, and the writer not long since saw the state- ment in an Eastern paper, that it seems to be a profession peculiarly suited to them by reason of their more sensitive touch and delicate sense of smell. How far these considerations enter into so ex- act a science as chemistry, the writer hereof does not pretend to say; but the profession of pharmacy for women is worthy of investigation, because of its dignity, the knowledge embraced in it, its uncrowded condition and correspond- ingly good pay. Oceasionally in music stores, and al- most exclusively in hair-dressers’ parlors, we find them engaged. As assistants to dentists—indeed, women with good mus- cular biceps are already relieving dis- tressed people of refractory molars—and behind the florists’ counters, helping dis- tracted Algy to decide upon what ‘‘she’’ likes best, they are demonstrating their ability. In fact, there are but few retail departments of trade where women are not established in some capacity, and with the usual persistence of the sex it will be strange, indeed, if another half decade does not behold them wholesalers as well. Altogether, the old adage that “One swallow does not make a summer’’ undoubtedly holds true, yet the advent of one swallow is apt to predict its near approach, and the writer of these lines beheld some two years ago a young and charming woman wholesaler of cigars. The chief obstacles the saleswoman has to encounter usually center in her- self. Not that she does not have to meet with much to aggravate, much that is overbearing and unjust on the part of both employer and customer; but if she can shut her teeth with a grim determi- nation to overcome all obstacles, master her trade, and demonstrate her useful- ness at all times, she will find as the way progresses that it is less rocky and rough, and occasionally opens into green vales of rest and refreshment. Another important consideration with women is that they are beginning to look upon their work as a profession for life, and do not speculate beyond the horizon in which their work is cast. A woman realizes that to make a fortune requires business sagacity, the indifference of an alligator’s hide to the ‘‘slings and arrows’’? of snubs and slights, and an unfailing pluck to which she has not been educated. For this reason she is content to ‘“‘let well enough alone,” do her duty faithfully, and demonstrate her ability to earn at least a living. To sum the case briefly: If a girl be- lieves that she can put heart in her work, study itin all its details, master all of its requirements, develop habits of industry, promptness, good-nature, patience and cleanliness, acquire as far as_ possible the art of pleasing, and be content to advance slowly, there is at least the promise of a good living in the vocation of asaleswoman. But the best and most reliable merchants are coming every day to discourage more and more the appli- cations of green misses who, because ‘napa’ does not furnish sufficient pin money, fancy they can stand behind the counter, look pretty and gossip with their colaborers, at so much clear gain per week. It is, in fact, high time for women to realize that in the hand to hand struggle for bread, they must give their best endeavors or fall ingloriously to the rear. The ‘‘working girl’ who has come to stay will not do this. Brrcew ARNOLD. ——__—>_o-< He Bluffed His Friend but Lost a Cus- tomer. From the Boston Herald. A Boston drummer had borrowed $10 from a Springfield merchant, and fora year had been calmly destroying all the angry duns which the merchant sent. One day the Springfield man went to Bos- ton, blazing with rage and determined to order his winter goods from another firm. He walked into the drummer’s office with fire in his eyes. > But it had,no effect on the agent. The latter grasped his hand and enquired about all the folks. “That’s all right,” said the Springfield man, ‘‘but will I have to take my money out in bluff ?”’ “My dear fellow,” said the agent, ‘I must confess I am ashamed of myself, but really it always seemed to slip my mind. I eannot tell you how badly I feel about it. Just step this way and 1 will get it for you.” Then going to the book-keeper he said: “‘Just let Mr. J have $10, will you, Fred ?”’ The bookkeeper handed over the money without any trouble, and the Springfield man became strongly of the opinion that he had made a mistake in forming such an unfavorable estimate of the agent. His manner changed, and after talking awhile, the two became as close friends as ever. The Springfield man finally gave his order, and went home satisfied that he had made a mistake and atoned for it. In due time the order arrived. With it came the bill. The Springfield man looked it over, and when he reached the last item opened his eyes very wide. This was the item: To borrowed Money. ......-.- 000... $10 The Springfield man now gets his orders filled elsewhere. oe Look Out for Counterfeit Coins. Thomas B. Carter, chief of the secret service bureau, predicts one of the most gigantic and successful counterfeiting schemes in the country’s history at Chi- cago next year. He believes the souvenir coins will be counterfeited and command ready sale. He says the metal from which the genuine are made can be easily secured and moulded at acost of 40 cents each. The bogus coins could be sold for $1 each, affording a profit of 60 cents to the makers. When You Get Tired Buying rubbish, send for our catalogue of win- dow Screens, Screen Doors, Ete. Goods well made from best materials, Prices seldom higher. A. J. PHILLIPS & CO., Fenton, Mich. Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. COU ee 60 one... 40 Jonnie, Wenmeme. ..... 5... Ps] Jeune, Ce 50&10 First re oe bee... 8 7 60 B. Bronze 12 00 % B. S. Steel 8 60 . Stee... cs... 13 50 BARROWS. dis. OO EE 8 14 00 Gasgen ......... net 30 00 BOLTS. dis. Oe 50&10 Sans ee ee 75&10 ie oo eae eee — Sleigh eeee ..... Lg ls. BUCKETS. Wr, Pie ee $3 50 Well, lnk cee cs 400 BUTTS, CAST. dis. Conk LOUNG Ti, BOUG. oo io. cca 25.052 70& Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint..... «.-- 66&.0 vw — Ee —— HAMMERS. rought - . ... . ee... ~- a ps) Wrought Inside Blind “e080 | Reve’ sedis — = bho ge berg --_ 75) Yerkes & Plumb’s.............. dis. 40&10 Blind, Clark’s.......--..+ +--+ ee eeeree cece eee 70&10 | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........ .30e list 60 Blind, Parker’ ET 70610 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand.. = 40&10 Blind, SOME oo oe. 70 LL BLOCKS, Gate Clare s, 1% 3.:.................... dis.60&10 Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... ..... | eae... r doz. net, 2 50 CRADLES, ~~ Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and “ 0 Grete cc a. once. ws. eee dis. 50&02 screw Hook and Bye, % 10 CROW BARS. a i 8% Oe perb 5 in u : CAPS. Ce dis. 50 Belg’ 1-16 «22... oo cw cece cc cscs sec nooee per. m 65 P HANGERS. dis. Hick’s C. F............ 2222 0- eee ee one ny 60 | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track. ...50&10 se... HH 35 Champion, nee Peeeemett www eo. ae Ge 60&10 ——a< GO) Widdae wood inden 40 CARTRIDGES. a HOLLOW WARE. ai ee gp | EO... .---.-----nnenerernrercerserrssersneee- 9 as. 60&10 Cerdeal Wire....... «25... ses oss dis. 25 RE DDR ET ESAT 60&10 CHISELS. dis. Gray CEe .... 40&10 Gages amen... 5... 70&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Ce 70&10 | Stamped Tin Ware.................-- new list 70 Socket Corner..........-.-.00---2secceeceeeee 70&10 | Japanned Tin Ware.. a 25 —— 7&10 | Granite Iron Ware ......-........ “new list 33% &10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.............-...-- 40 WIRE 600D8. dis COMBS. dis. Briees... t,t 70810810 Curry, Lawrence's. ......--o+00os2-see002s a... ee p9) Gate Hooks and Eyes. el 70410810 CHALE, EVELS. dis.79 White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | Stanley Rule and hovel Coe COPPER, g ROPES. Planished, 140 euttoalze... .. perpound 28) Maniacs nssescsccee eens 18 ~ PO os wees en casas 26 SQUARES. dis. Cold Rolled, "a and 14x60.... .......+.-. eS ad Nr %% Cold Rolled, 14x48............-.-2000-e00000+ oy aad BO 60 Botiame ......... ................. leceuess 25 CDE 20 DRILLS. dis. ‘SHEET TRON. Morac’s Bit Stocks... ...... 2... ccc ce cence 50 Com. Smooth. Com. Taper and straight Shank................... Shi Non tte te 8405 8295 Morse’s Taper Shank...............-.--+. : 50 _— 15 to a a eee ese eects ae 4 05 : 05 DRIPPING PANS. WOGM SOU Me 4 05 05 ies Metoee 4 05 3 15 Small sisos, ser pound .......... 2... cece esee 07 ¢ ‘ - Large sizes, per pound... a OC ELBOWS. All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches Com. 4 pisos, Gt... 6.1... dos. ae 75 | wide not less than 2-10 extra SE 40 SAND PAPER. Adjustable ese ctu ed baee ates ee tecucnee dis. 40&10 | List acct. 19, °86 ....... oe dis. 50 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. | Silver Lake white > iat ge list 50 Clark’s, small, $18; large, ee ee ee 55 Ives’, 1, $18: 2) eo eee s ae a ‘ 50 oa men List. _ ene " 55 Ce ee Ga10 ss wise ‘“ 35 Wow Sesereemm ...... 4... 5.1. 60&10| Discount, 10. ee ee SASH WEIGHTS. Cf Se EE r ton -” Melie"s ane leas .. ......----.....-.- 30 ’ ae a ——— " guver Stoel’ Dia’ X Cuts per fot... 70 . ‘ “ uts © Sian 7 List me — . — _—o = 36; = * ss Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 50 Teens. ' a cial Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 ’ @auGEs dis _ C ampion and Electri¢ Tooth X “i Er Ca oer mae... Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 50 ’ ea dis. xuene-—How List. dim) | steal, Game... 000000000. ey 60. 10 Door, mineral, ee = ce eeeeeeeeteee 55| Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 55| Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. 70 Door, — plated trimmings sete eeeees oo) Mouse GhOMer .. ..... 1... 4.1.2... 18¢ per doz Door, porcelsin, trimmings..........-..-... 55 | Mouse, delusion..................+ $1.50 per dos. Drawer and Shutter, Seneca Meee cues cees 70 WIRE. dis. LOCKS—DOOR, Gm. | Beg Markee Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... S51) Anncaled MMENOE 7010 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’8..........--+++ +++ GS Gdppered MAPNCt 60 Reenewee. ee ee 62% ee ee 55 Borbea Spring Steel.................+---+ 50 MATTOCES. Barbed Ferneo, galvanized.................. 2 8 Ce oe mE na $16.00, dis. 60 =r STE A AN a 2 40 et ee........................... $15.00, dis. 60 HORSE NAILS. $18.50, dis. = 1 an Ce dis. Pg Ss Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled wececceceescees Seecmediees a dis. “ioato MILLS. dis. WREN Coffee, Parkers Co.’s...-.... -..-..-..- -. 40] Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled Se P.8.& W. Mtg. Co.’s Malleables Me) Coee Genie 50 ‘Landers, Ferry & Clerk’s....... 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, werovee, | ....... 75 ‘* Enterprise . Seteececce | GUE Gel Palent MAMIOMEEG. 00000000288. 11... Tal MOLASSES GATES. dis. MISCELLANEOUS. Stebbin’s Pattern............60.. eee e cee seee ote a Stebbin’s Genuine................ eee ee eeeeee CGmie| Pumps, Cimteem 1&1 Enterprise, self-measuring............ 1.) | SB Gee New Pe 70410 Casters, Beda d — See oe cee a tcc ae wn NAILS Dampers, American. ........--.--+2--s0-02 Sisel Bale Pee 1 95 | Forks, hoes, rakes ‘and ail steal goods...... 5&0 Wire naila, DARC...... 22.6 secesees coves 1 80@1 9 METALS, Advance over base Steel. Wire. PI@ TIN. = doe oe cae ceed gene eens cecee ne cecuen — _— Pig Large.. oo 26¢ 40. —— © 25 oo as Te 3 Duty: Sheet, 24%c per soe. es ce ac eeeeaeks duce daeaee 15 35 600 pound casks Bee adeck caste sees. 6% 16.2... .sceee esses eee ceteec cree cree 15 OT OEE IE oe ee ee euinaas 15 45 SOLDER. - Peta eeee Sau a cesde)| oes celnacs naee o 4 ee 16 Beene Gree caunce cence «tee tees ee vee ifftre Wi eee ca cans) Se WOO... 52... oes es wes 40 75 © pr rices of the many other qualities of Se doce ebas «led cues clbcpsuccsesc os 60 90 ae n the market indicated by nrivate brands eee 1 00 1 20 vary according to composition. is sd sdaineniaanneenianeeeens 1 50 1 60 ANTIMONY as. 1 50 OO per pound eee 60 65 wigteeie ae 13 ’ a og ecco rn seeecesyes Ws] 75 TIN—MELYN GRADE. $6 Gono ee een eceeecneoeeree cers 90 90 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal........0...ss+eseeereeeees 87 Ce ee a eee ee 85 73 | 14x20 Ic, as 70 Bocce cecesssncsccnrsnscres cose 1 00 ee ace 9 25 ee 115 1 10| 44x20 CC . 9 25 Clinch; = a 85 70 Each additional X on this grade, 81.75. Liev dees wesecseeccas ses aaee 1 00 80 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. <0) aemusome ome asses 115 90 | 10x14 1C, Charcoal .............-22--seeeeees 86 7% Mareoll ©...............-2-5--<--... is ee ee 6 75 PLANES. eau ion 8 25 ute’ Tool Co. .8, FANCY .....--.- +++ . oO Se 9 25 oO ee Ea additional X == on — - 8 —_. =e gs, fancy - @40 = eyes —_ rst quality............+++- . 4x20 IC. “ 50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. i Sho a =x 6S 50 PANS, 20x28 “ Bry, AGMO.......... ce seen coer wees cons dis.G0—10 | 14x90 - “ = Common, mn, poliahed eet eveccasas dis. 70 | 14x20 Tx, 50 RIVETS. dis. | 90x28 IC, ‘* 50 ee 40 20x28 x, “ 50 Copper ele and Burs... .........-++ 00 50—10 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. TENT FLANISHE: Wie Te ee 814 00 eA Wood's patent planished ; Nos, 34 to ®t 10 10 . — ae as aaa ces ied rir oe 15 i "s pat. os. ‘or No. 8 Boilers, aor eke ske oer pene aie. 70 x60 1X’ - *f { per pound... ue 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Michigan Tradesman A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Best Interests of Business Men. Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, — BY THE — TRADESMAN COMPANY. One Dollara Year, - Pastage 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 heir papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address, Entered at Grand Rapids post office as second- class matter. ge When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1893, BRINGING CANADA TO TIME. It is announced from Washington that the outgoing administration has deter- mined to signalize the last few months of its tenure of office by instituting vig- orous retaliatory proceedings against Canada, because of the unjust discrim- ination shown against American busi- ness interests by the Dominion Govern- ment. In spite of the constant expostu- lations addressed to the Ottawa Govern- ment by our State Department, and the retaliatory measures actually adopted with respect to the canal tolls, the Cana- dians continue to impose onerous bur- dens upon American shipping passing through their canals, and upon Ameri- can merchandise transported over their railroads. The United States Government has been slow to move in this matter, under the belief that public sentiment in Can- ada would promptly compel a cessation of the unfair spirit displayed by the Government. The desire for annexation, expressed by so many Canadians, also induced President Harrison and his ad- visers to adopt a conciliatory course. Now, however, that it is clearly shown that moderation is misplaced, and that, instead of improving the situation, it is constantly growing worse, it has been de- eided to act vigorously. The new method of procedure selected is to strike at Canadian trade by stopping the privileges the Canadian railroads have hitherto enjoyed of transporting goods in bond through American seaports by overland routes into Canada. This priv- ilege has enabled them to successfully compete with American railroads and to take considerable business away from them, owing to the fact that they (the Canadian roads) were not subject to the restrictions imposed on the home roads by the interstate commerce law. | It is stated that the new method of re- | taliation will be putin force very shortly, and that every measure short of actual hostilities will be resorted to to bring: our Canadian neighbors to terms. In the light of these hostile trade dem- | onstrations, the talk of annexation | which so many Canadians indulge in is somewhat ridiculous. A nation which is , willing to permit its Government to adopt such unfriendly measures against the trade of a neighboring nation can have no serious intention of favoring annexation to the very country thus con- tinually attacked. Organized labor received another body blow last Friday in the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, sustain- ing the decision of the Allegheny County Court, which granted an injunction against the striking printers of Pittsburg, restraining them from annoying or in- timidating the workmen employed by the employing printers. The job print- ers of Pittsburg struck for an eight-hour day on Oct. 1, 1891, but the strike has been about as successful as the Home- stead affair. Unlike the Homestead strike, the unionists did not resort to murder and incendiarism, confining their operations to assaulting the men who took their places and ruining the ma- chinery and material of the employing printers. The latter naturally took steps to put the unionists under legal re- straint, and the highest tribunal in that State sustains the action. Strange as it may seem, the union printers of the country still contribute a weekly stipend to ‘‘maintain the strike’’—to be more ex- act, to keep a venal strike committee drunk at a high-toned hotel—although there is no more prospect of winning the strike than of turning the moon into cheese. Greatis the acumen of union- ism! A serious danger menaces the cheese industry of Michigan in the shape of the combined cheese factory-creamery enter- prises now being located in various parts of the State for the purpose of making creamery butter and skim cheese; worse than that, ‘‘filled” cheese, neutral grease taking the place of the cream made into butter. In the absence of a law com- pelling the branding of all cheese, ac- cording to the butter fat contained there- in, the placing of filled cheese on the market will soon ruin the reputation for full cream cheese which it has taken two generations for Michigan cheesemakers to build up. Those who believe in hon- est goods and honest methods—in selling goods for exactly what they are and noth- ing else—should concentrate their en- ergies in securing, at the hands of the present Legislature, a law compelling the branding of all cheese manufactured in this State and the ccreation of a Food Commissioner, to attend to the en- forcing of the law and other laws of sim- ilar character now on our statute books. Without a proper office to enforce the laws, they are a dead-letter. The Saranac Local, in referring to the large number of scheme creameries now being located in this State, sagely re- marks: Unfortunately the great majority of these ‘‘assisted” creameries never hold out long enough for the cream to rise. Michigan’s Failure Record for 1892. There were 219 failures in Michigan during the past year. As the number of firms doing business was 49,822, the per- centage of failures is but little over two- fifths of 1 percent. The total liabilities were $2,969,296. The year before there were 232 failures, with liabilities esti- mated at $2,308,282. The liabilities of the year before that amounted to $6,082,- 924. The Lowell Veteran Heard From. LoweLL, Jan. 3—I note with pleasure several suggestions in Tue TRADESMAN in reference to calling ameeting in Feb- ruary of theState Business Men’s Asso- ciation. The good work done in the past should be sufficient encouragement to push forward, and while mistakes may have been made, expevience may teach how to avoid them. The benefits accru- ing to the business interests of Michigan through this organization cannot be esti- mated, and no one conversant with the facts can say that the time and money spent in the work have not been well in- vested. Our local association has not been as active, perhaps, as some others; but we look with pride upon the improve- ments made through our united efforts and hope for greater good to come. Ex- President Hamilton refers with pleasure to the work of his home Association, and a visitor to that hustling Northern city can readily discover the ‘‘power behind the throne.’? Truly, if local organi- zations can accomplish so much, what may we not expect from a thorough or- ganization of the business men of the en- tire State? Whatthe business men of Michigan cannot accomplish, business men of other states need not attempt. There are few things on earth which would afford me greater pleasure than to meet once more and clasp hands with the veterans of the M. B. M.A. Let this be a representative meeting and my wish is that every city and village in the State may be represented. The business interests of the State demand it. If a meeting is called, Lowell will be there. Yours Truly, N. B. BLAIN. ce Ee eee Financial Notes. It is reported that S. W. Webber, of Lyons, has purchased a business lot at Carson City, and will erect thereon a brick building, suitable for the use of a bank, with a view to organizing another bank in that town. The Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit was organized in April, 1886, with a capital stock of $250,000. A year ago the stockholders resolved to increase the stock to $350,000. Half of the new stock was issued last July. Ata recent meeting of the Board of Directors it was ordered to immediately offer the remain- ing $50,000 of new stock at par to the present stockholders for subscription pro rata to be paid for by Jan. 14. Henry Idema has purchased the stock in the Kent County Savings Bank held by the estate of the late James Blair. Some heavy transfers in stock of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. have lately taken place, Gaius W. Perkins, Wm. T. Hess and Chas. J. Reed having purchased the holdings of Case & Crotser and James A. Rumsey. ————_—~ 4 ~ Ca weer we deer » @ a THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Gripsack Brigade. Henry Tons has gone on the road for Caskey, Quinlan & Hawley, the Petoskey furniture manufacturers, and was in town last week on his way to the West. The Owosso traveling men are arrang- ing to hold their second annual social gathering, which they hope to make as successful as their first social, held a year ago. Abraham Peck, formerly prescription clerk for W. S. Winegar, the Lowell druggist, has gone on the road for the specialty department of the Standard Oil Co., covering the trade of North- western Michigan. G. W. Dennis succeeds F. E. Edmunds as traveling representative for A. E. Brooks & Co. Mr. Edmunds has engaged to travel for Gray, Toynton & Fox, wholesale and manufacturing confec- tioners of Detroit. At the annual meeting of the Travelers’ Club, of Detroit, the following directors were elected to take the place of those retiring: George L. Sampson, Ed. Wiles and L. R. Meserve. The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, George L. Sampson; Vice- President, T. J. Chamberlain; Second Vice-President, Ed. Wiles; Secretary- ‘Treasurer, R. A. Catton: Auditor, T. J. Chamberlain; chairman of the house committee, L. R. Meserve. The mem- bership of the Club is 280, and the finances are in a very satisfactory con- dition. ‘“T have known hundreds of commer- cial travelers in my time,’’ said a promi- nent traveling man, ‘“‘but I have never known one yet to make a success on the road, or even remain on the road for any length of time, unless he worked as hard for his employer as he would work for himself. I will say even more, and that is, that I never knew a narrow-minded or bigoted salesman tosuecceed. The re- quirements of a successful salesman can never be appreciated until one becomes a salesman himself. The successful salesman cannot be ignorant, because the dealer will find that out at the very start; he cannot be insolent, because his insolence will be resented; he cannot be too smart, because there is many a small country dealer just as smart as he is. He must be a well-informed, earnest, courteous gentleman at all times, and I am glad to say, while speaking on this subject, that the old-style salesman that we used to read about when we were boys is gone. The idea of the drummer twenty-five years ago implied a man dressed in th» flashiest style of clothes, of loud demeanor, who demanded and got the best of everything wherever he went, and who regarded morals as only of secondary consideration. The people of a quarter of a century ago thought that adrummer could not be successful unless he got on an occasional tear. The drummer now is essentially a gentleman in all that the wordimplies. He must be a gentleman in conduct as well as ap- pearance. No bumming or tearing around is tolerated for one moment by a reputable house. In short, the salesman is a perambulating merchant; he travels from place to place, representing his house and stands for his house wherever he goes. The better class of salesmen will not associate with the drummer who thinks it is duty to get drunk or act smart wherever he goes. Go where you will, I[doubt if you can find amore in- telligent, a more moral, or a more trust- worthy class of men than you find in the anks of the traveling salesmen.” Jos. P. Visner was born at Coaticooke, Quebec, May 25, 1854. He removed shortly thereafter with his parents to Chicago. When 7 years old he removed with his parents to East Saginaw. sub- sequently coming to this city, where his father enlisted as a volunteer in 1{861. On the return of his father from the war, the family removed to Muskegon, where he remained ten years. Mr. Visner at- tended the common schools at that place and completed his education by a course at the Grand Rapids Business College. He then conducted a general store at Monterey, removing a few months later to Hopkins Station, where he conducted business three years. He then took in Peter Dendel as a partner, when the firm name became Visner & Dendel. One year later he sold out to his partner, re- moving to Allegan, where he embarked in the lumber and building material bus- iness. This he continued three years, when he removed to Grand Rapids Jan. 1, 1890, and engaged with Edwin J. Gil- lies & Co., of New York, as city sales- man. This position he still holds, hav- ing recently re-engaged with the house for the fourth year. Mr. Visner is a patient and persistent worker, and to this fact is due the remarkable success which has attended his career as a sales- man in this market. That he enjoys the confidence of his house to a marked ex- tent is shown by the fact that he is per- mitted to make collections and enforce the payment of doubtful accounts, with- out consulting headquarters; in fact, his suecess in this respect has been so re- markable that Gillies & Co. could hardly atford to curtail his authority in this line. or The Hardware Market. There is but little to report in the line of hardware. Business continues good and the outlook for the coming year is very encouraging. But very few chang- es are being made in prices. Wire Nails—Still continue to decline and, owing to the severe winter, the de- mand is very light. Present quotations are $1.75 to $1.80 base. Barbed Wire—Many dealers are plac- ing their orders for spring shipments, believing prices are as low as they can possibly go. Jobbers are quoting for shipment from factory as_ follows: Painted, $2.10; galvanized, $2.55. Rope—Again on the decline, both sisal and manilla. We quote sisal at 8!¢e and manilla at 12!¢c. Saws—A great scarcity exists among the saw makers and it is impossible for jobbers to keep a supply of the salable sizes. E. C. Atkins & Co. write they are working night and day, and yet find they cannot keep pace with the demand. Chain—For logging purposes are also difficult to obtain. Notwithstanding the scarcity, there is no change in the prices. — 2 The Grocery Market. Sugar—Some grades have advanced during the past week, powdered and cubes being ‘¢e higher and soft grades having been marked up from }g @3-1l6c. The new method of handling sugar ap- pears to meet with less opposition than was expected, the retail trade having apparently decided to give the plan a fair trial before condemning or approv- ing it—a wise thing to do. Oranges—Unchanged. Lemons—Plenty and cheaper. THE RALCON. FALCON No. 1—Gentlemen’s Road Wheel, FALCONESS—Ladies’ Road Wheel, FALCON JR.—Boys’ and Girls’ Road W heel, $115 00 100.00 50.00 All fitted with Pneumatic Tires, Finest Steel material. Best workmanship. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. THE YOST MANUFACTURING CO.,, YOST’S STATION, TOLEDO, OHIO. HTUGLEY & BARCLAY, 4 Monroe St, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ae "ie ele” VV E CARRY a full line of all patterns of Ladies’ and Gents’ Bicycles, and can supply at once upon receipt of order. Weare agents for the Victor, Columbia, Clip- per, Western Wheel Works, and other lines, and live agents are wanted in every town. A full line of sundries. Our price list will be out early in January, 1898. Wait for us; or, if you cannot, then write and get our prices before you order. Our prices will be as low as the lowest. We lead in Reduced Prices, MEN EE Eines ey) ey VERDALE DIST NG CHICAGO oe. Y See that this Label appears on every opackage, as it is a guarantee of the genuine ar- FERN UD even ay ResTUe o 0 FERMENTUM The Only Reliable COMPRESSED YEAST Sold in this market for the past Fifteen Years. Far Superior to any other. Correspondence or Sample Order Solicited. Endorsed Wherever Used. JOHN SMYTH, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. Telephone 566. als ghigAgo article, E See that this Label appears MEN CeO 7 on every package, as it is a CEM UN eee. AIS “sre guarantee of the genuine THEE RIVERDALE RSTIUES 106 Kent St. CHICAGO ¥ 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. Staite Board of Pharmacy. One Year—James Vernor, Detroit. Two Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor Three Years—George Gundrum, Ionia. Four Years—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Expiring Jan. 1—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Next meeting—Saginaw, Jan. 11. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Stanley E. Parkill, Oworso. : Vice-Presidents—I. H. L. Dodd, Buchanan; F. W. R. Perry, Detroit; W. H. Hicks, Morley. Treasurer—Wm.H Dupont, Detroit. Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit. Executive Committee—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo; Jacob Jesson, Muskegon: F. J. Wurzburg and John E. Peck, Grand Rapids; Arthur Baszett, Detroit. Local Secretary—James Vernor. Next place of meeting—Some_ resort on St. Clair River; time to be designated by Executive Committee. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott, Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March June, September and December, THE COMING WOMAN. A good deal of comment has of late been indulged in about the various oc- cupations of women and their fads, fol- lies and amusements. Somebody is sure to be shocked whatever a woman may do. If she remains quietly at home, avoids general society and busies herself with her own affairs, she is mysterious, and somebody’s eyebrows are raised when- ever she is spoken of. If she goes out frequently, no matter what her errand may be,she isa gadabout. If she sits quietly in her place at a reception or party, sheis stupid. If she is lively and vivacious, she is a flirt or is trying to at- tract attention, even if nothing worse is said of her. If she is fond of horses, a certain portion of the community is horrified. If she goes to the races, it is simply shocking, no matter if the taste may have been inherited from the father, or that she have been taken about in his arms to see the best races and the finest biooded nags of his day. may lt would be somewhat interesting to the inquiring and unprejudiced mind to be informed just what a woman should do. We hear no end of talk about what she should not be and do: but the ideal woman does not seem to be described in any of the current literature. There is a great deal of vague talk about the domestic woman and the home woman, the woman whose entire exist- ence is comprehended in the meet-your- husband-with-a-smile platitude, that is so old that it deserves to be superannuat- ed; but she who narrows her life down to a perpetual smile, while she is all right enough in theory, for some reasen or other, in practice she doesn’t pan out at all. A great deal is expected of the nine- teenth-century woman, and a great deal more will be expected of her in the next decade. It would be worth while for these croakers and would-be philoso- phers and critics and fault-finders and the whole tribe of malcontents generally to turn their attention to the question: Where will she find a man worthy to be her consort? If, as all these platitudes inform us, the chief end and aim of woman is to adorn a home, it is a matter of primary interest who is going to pro- vide the home, and, of course, as the first count in this indictment, what sort of a provider is it that is to be the main- spring of all this sweetness and light. Some of these days when we have grown a great deal wiser and more com- prehensive and clear-sighted than we are now, we will find out that there is no sex in occupation; that if a woman can run a farm, manage a mine, successfully conduct the affairs of a countingroom or plan a‘ house, that is just the proper thing for her to do, The old cry that the children will be neglected usually comes from dyspeptic croakers or from men who are willing to sit idly about the domestic hearthstone while their wives earn money that pro- | vides them with the necessities and many times with the luxuries of life. It is said that there are in the State of New York alone over twenty thousand women who support their husbands. Many a young woman has chosen a ¢ca- reer and an independence of her own, be- | cause of what she has learned of the hab- its of her father and brothers as well as other men of her acquaintance. Not long since, one of the most intelligent young women of the age remarked to her friend: “IT suppose it is very unkind and unfilial for me tosay it, but if all the women when they marry have to put up with what mamma and my married sister do, the best thing for meis to be able to take care of myself and stay single.” And many other young women look- ing about the world are fully justified in taking the same ground; therefore, it is that women everywhere are«making themselves independent and are learning to meet emergencies if they arise. The brilliant and petted graduate is becoming wiser than her generation, for she knows that she is no more likely to find a pathway of roses than her ‘associates; and when she sees half adozen of her two-year-ago classmates living in silent if not outspoken wretchedness, she thinks that it behooves her to do some- thing to so fortify herself that when the time of trouble comes she will have the means of support and the ability to keep herself and her children from want if necessary. N. S. STOWELL. _ o> > The Drug Market. Carbolic acid is very firm and higher prices are looked for. Cassia buds are in small supply and j have advanced. Oil cloves has advanced in sympathy with the buds. Malaga olive oil, both yellow and green, has advanced. Another advance looked for daily. Gum opium is steady. Quinine is unchanged. ' in linseed oil is Two Sat Down. Two sat down in the morning time, One to sing and one to spin All men listened to the song sublime, But no one listened to the dull wheel’s din. The singer sat in a pleasant nook And sang of a life that was sad and sweet, While the spinner sat with steadfast look Down in her heart as she sat alone. The singer — with a rose in her hair, And all men listened to her dulcet tone. And the spinner spun on with a dull despair Down in her heart as she sat alone. But lo! on the morrow no one said Aught of the singer or what she sang. Men were saying: ‘Behold this thread!” And loud the praise of the spinner rang. The world has forgotten the singer’s name— Her rose is faded, her songs are old; But far o’er the ocean the spinner’s fame Yet is blazoned in lines of gold. or 2 They talk about a woman’s sphere, As though it had no limit. There’s not a place in earth or heaven, There’s not a task to mankind given, There’s not a blessing or a woe, There’s not a whispered yes or no, There’s not a life, or death, or birth, That has a feather’s weight of worth, Without a woman in it. Empress Josephine Face Bleach Is the only reliable cure for freckles and pimples. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO., GRAND Raprps, Micu., Jobbers for Western Michigan. 2 La Grippe may attack but cannot overcome those protected by frequent use of CUSHMAN’S MenrHoL [NHALER. It destroys the microbes lodged on the mucous membranes and arrests progress of the disease. Unequalled for COLDS, SORE THBOAT, CA- TARRH, HEADACHE and NEURALGIA. — The first inhalations stop sneezing, snufling, coughing and headache. Continued use com- yletes the cure. Sold by all druggists 59 cents. egistered mail 60 cents from H. D. CUSHMAN, Patentee and Mfr., Three Rivers, Mich., U. 8. A. CO.’S oe T. H. NEVIN C0." Suriss Villa Mixed Paints Have been used for over ten years. Have in all cases given satisfaction. Are unequalled for durability, elasticity and beauty of finish. We carry a full stock of this well known brand mixed paints. Send for sample card and prices. Hazeltine & Perkins Drag Cs,, STATE AGENTS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. P>OTATOES. We have made the handling of Potatoes a ‘‘specialty” for many years and have a large trade. Can take care of all that can be shipped us. We give the best ser- vice—sixteen years experience—first-class salesmen. Ship your stock to us and get full Chicago market value. Reference—Bank of Commerce, Chicago. WM. H. THOMPSON & CO., Commission Merchants, 166 So. Water St., Chicago. OF Sires: THE P. & B. BRAND WILL PLEASE YOUR CUSTOMERS —INCREASE YOUR TRADE—AND MAKE YOU MONEY— THREE FEATURES THAT COMMEND THEM TO YOUR NOTICE. SOLD BY ALL GRAND RAPIDS JOBBERS— PACKED BY THE PUTNAM CANDY CO -YES - OUR SPRING LINE is now in the market, and, as we are informed, confirms the high reputation the senior member of our firm has earned for himself, that for elegance, style, fit, make-up and lowness in price he stands unequalled—a thorough, practical clothing manufacturer, established thirty-six years in the city of Rochester, N. Y. William Connor, our representative in Michigan, whose address is Box 346, Marshall, Mich., will gladly call upon you if you will honor him with a line to show you our samples, and buy or not buy, we will thank you for the honor of inspection. The mail orders we are constantly re- ceiving, especially for our elegant fitting Prince Albert coats and vests, are marvelous. Those merchants contemplating putting in ready-made clothing this spring will best consult their interests by sending for Wm. Connor, who put in four new lines for customers this last fall and will gladly give them as references. MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothiers, Rochester, N. Y. WE ARE THE PEOPLE Who Can Sell you an A No. 1 Article of Pure Buckwheat Flour At a Moderate Price. A Postal card will bring quotations and sample. A, SCHENCK & SON, ELSIE, MICH. ~ ~ THEH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 14 Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Cassia buds, oil cloves, Malaga olive oil. \ ACIDUM, Age ns... 505s 8@ 10 Benzoicum German.. 65@ 2 Boracic Aces. ........ me & ae 50@ 5s2 Eyarocnior ........... a SG Rrrocum = ...... .~« OO Ox_alicum ....... 10@ 12 Phosphorium dil.. 20 Salicylicum ..........- te 30@1 7 Sulphuricum.... ...... 1%@ _ 5 Sa aaeeee 1 - 60 Turcaricum........... 30@ 33 AMMONIA. Aqua, = = ao 34@ 5 .. 6S 7 12@ 14 12@ 14 ANILINE, i 2 OO@2Z 25 . 80@1 oo ee 45@ 50 Tote .......-+-----«- 2 50@3 00 BACCAE, Cubeare (po 60)..--.. 50@ 60 ea ose Pea ee eee es = 8@ 10 Xanthoxylum ........- 2Q 30 BALSAMUM, Comaioa ..............- 45 50 —o @!1 30 eaaiiis. Caneca ..... 45 59 Tolutan ......---+++--- 35@ 50 CORTEX. Abies, Canadian..........-- 18 Comes ow. 2 nen we ewes il Cinchona Flava ... 18 Euonymus atropurp. : 30 Myrica Cerifera, po.......-- 20 Prunus Virgini...........--- 2 Quillaia, grd........--.++++: 10 Gasuarras ..........--------- 12 Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... 15 EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabrs. . co = ae 11@ 12 —_" i ee 13@ 14 ni os Loe eee 14@ 15 _ oo... 16@ 17 FERRUM Carbonate Precip.....- @ 15 Citrate and Quinia.. @3 50 Citrate Soluble......-- @ 80 Ferrocyanidum Sol. . @ 3 Solut Chloride.......- @ 15 Sulphate, com’l....... 9@ 2 ' pure @ FLORA. 18@ 20 Aotheis ...... .....-- a@ 35 Matricaria ... 86 FOuLA, Barosm: 40@1 00 Cassia *scutifol, “Win- nivelly ees 25@ 28 . 35@ BO — oficialts, a i 1 15@ 2 ure Ural. .. oc. = @uxu. 5 cked.... 5 “ “ @ 40 “ gifted sorte... “ pe Aioe, Barb, ine 60) . ’ * Cap e, 20) . ee an 60) . i ee ls, (i841 i4 448, ze 6 E8668 g Ammoniae ........-.-- 55@ «60 in. (po. 35).. 3@ 35 Benzoinum..... -- W@ 5d Camphor®...........-- 55 58 Euphorbium - eee 35@ 10 Galbanum. ee @2 50 Gamboge, po........-.- W@Q 7 Guaiacum, (po 30)... @ % Kino, a @ 4 —— ‘ ieee . = yrr. po eee ee : g oO 2 on baeaeces 2 C@2 10 Be A; Le hee eee BQ 3 “3 * bleached. 30@_ 35 Tragacanth ..........- 40@1 00 HERBA—In ounce packages, Bieietiiem ................. 25 Eupatorium ............-...- 20 —-, get ee pes sees sees 25 Majorum ..........-...+-+0.- 28 Menthe Piper. ae 23 Rue. yea Tanacetum, V. pees cece scope eee 2 Thymus, V......---.---.-- . © MAGNESIA. Caloined, Pat.......... 55@ 60 Carbonate, Pat........ W@ 2 Carbonate, K. & M.. W@ 2 Carbonate, Jennings... 35@ 36 OLEUM. Brett... -.25 =: 3 50@4 00 et Dale .... 66 © Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25 Anisi . os 80@1 35 Auranti ‘Cortex... “2 75@3 VU Bergam: .. 3 33 SO ajip _— ees = =) eae ay a 7 cee incase 35@ Chanagetll Sages eae @1 en Cisnamont ..........- 1 00@1 10 een 4... <2. 5 @ Conium Mac.......... 35@ 65 Copaiba ..... bated 90@1 00 Cubebae.. @ 400 Exechthitos.......... 2 502 7 BON ccc geee eens 2 25@? 50 Ganinerm ............ 2 7 10 Geranium, ounce..... @ Gossipii, Sem. gal.. 00 7 Bogen |... ls 25@2 59 Mee ec ou 50@2 00 Eevengwma ............- 90@2 00 tire ............--- 2 50@3 00 Mentha Piper.......... 2 75@3 50 Mentha Verid......... 2 20@2 30 Mormiuee, cal......... 1 00@1 10 fom iGmmee: ... 2. @ 50 ee. 85a 7 Picts Liquida, - -, 10@ 12 Ricini -- 1 19@31 24 ene ini. Sob eas 7T5@Qi 00 Mosae, ounce......... 6 50@s 50 oe 40@ 45 eee 9X1 00 RU ee cece ee Oe Sassafras. ... 50@ 55 Sinapis, ess, ounce. @ 6 eo a ee @ 9 Thyme ee 40@ 50 es @ 60 ‘Tneobromias........... 164) BW POTASSIUM. ot 15@ 18 Bighromate ........... 18 4 Bre cw rn 35 io... ..........-...- 12@ 15 Chlorate (po —: 2D 2 Cyaeee ............. 50@ 55 boa ................ 2 96@3 00 Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 30 Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15 Potass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10 Fotass Nitras.......... “a 9 Preesete .............< 28@ 30 Sulphate po........:.. 15@ 18 RADIX, Aeon... ......... 20@ 25 Alieao ................ tan = oo .............. oe Lee @ = Cae 20@ 40 Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18 a Canaden, i @ 30 HG Diveae: Ala, po.. 15@ 20 oa oe... 15@ 20 Ipecac, ~............ 2 30@2 40 Tris plox (po. 35@38).. 35@ 40 eerepe, PF.......-...-. 0@ 55 Maranta, 4s. @ Podophyllum, peu 15@ 18 cepuees ence ses « 75@1 00 ~ eas... @i 75 P. eee 75@1 35 ene ge 35@ 38 Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ Ww Serpentaris Le 30@ 32 Senega . . Ge Similax, Officinalis, “Hi @ M @ % Setiace, (po. )........ 10@ 12 Symplocarpus, Footi- ous, pO....-...- @ 3 Valeriana, Eng. og 30) @ German. 15@ 2 iareer @....o...c. 183@ 15 Daueiwor 9.......... 18@ 2 SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 20) @ 15 Aplum laraeiaont.. 12@ 15 Bed te 4@ 6 Carat, (po. 16).....-... 8B 12 Cardamon stccoeed OU © Correearam........... 10@ 12 Cannabis Sativa.. 3404 Cydoaira . T5¢p1 00 ( thenopodium ae 10@ 12 Dipterix Odorate......3 00@3 25 Foeniculum .... ... @ 15 Foenugreek, po... 6 8 Lini ela. 4@4% Lini, grad, (bbl. 34%) 4@4% Lobeils .. ao Pherlaris Canarian. - 6 @6% ee ..... hoeles — Sinapis Ao 11 @13 Nicn........ HG SPIRITUS. Frumenti, = D. Co..2 00@2 50 D. ¥. R.....1 72 © -1 3@l 3 Juniperts Co. Oey 65@2 00 oo. 1 75@3 Sv Saacharum N. E......1 75@z 00 Got. Vint Galll...... 1 T5@t 50 Vr Germs ........... 1 25@2 00 MW BR ie soe. 1 B@2 00 SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ woo! carriage eases sso ae OO Nassau sheeps’ wool carriage 2 00 Velvet extra ‘sheeps” wool Carriage..... 116 Extra yellow sheeps’ carriage ..... 85 Grass shops wooi car- riage 65 Hard for slate use. vis) Yellow Reef, ~~ slate eS 1 40 SYRUPS. ne 50 Pepeeee 2... -...... ck , 50 ee a 60 Pee ee... LL 50 — en ee 50 eee Aree... 4s... sk, 50 Similax “Otticinalis Dic oeeec 60 cs 50 cc cere ces 50 soci cid ect eat eee 50 i pan cee 50 WN oi as 50 Proce eiee................: & TINCTURES. Aconitum NapellisR....... 6 . " Pe. oe es 60 a ae 60 | eee 50 | a 0} Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 | Weneem.... 5... 3... 60 | . co......:........... 50 | Beer... 2... 50 | Baroems ....... Ce eels 50 | Contheriges.............._.. 75 | Capcom... ae oe mi ee ee ........,............. 2a —.. 50 Cimceome 2 50 c er... . cS Cobimme 50 Celta Cee... pias... ..... 50 WO ee) eee. 50 Gentian 50 . ec e 60 Cues... |... 50 e a 60 Seer ........ oe 50 Eeycecveras ......._........ 50 Toding.....- Seles wecce, Se ' Colorless. ............ 75 Perr) Chicridum............ 35 miee ............:. 50 Roper. ......-.............. 50 earn... 50 Mux Vormica................ °50 a... 85 ** Camphorated....... race OM © Peeeer................. 2 00 AUrAnerCOPem...... ....... 50 ae et. 50 “ee a ec 50 Rbe tase. OO Cassa Acuttfol a, ee. 50 Serpentaria . el seeticue, OO SEAN 60 meeegce..-.......... ...... 60 Walerian ............. cove. Oe Veratrum Veride............ 50 MISCELLANEOUS, Aither, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ 30 “<4?.. So Alumen cecett sess. Sale oO ground, (po. oS 3Q@ 4 Annatto.. a . a & Antimoai, po _ “ & aos . et PotassT. 55@ 6b oa 1 40 Antite me... 3 25 Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 60 Arvaenicum ............ so 7 Balm Gilead Bud.. 38@ 40 Bismuth 8. N. -2 W@2 2 Calcium Chlor, ‘18, “CAB = ae 11 Cantharides Russian, -...... @1 00 Capaici Fructus, - @ 2% @ 28 “oe “ec ae. @ © Se. 14) 10@ 12 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 Cera Alba, 8. eF oes 50@ 55 Cera Flava............ 38@ 40 cocome .......,....... @ 40 Cassia Fructus........ @ 2 (COENEN. .......-...-- @ i Ceeecemme 2, .4....... @ 4 Chloroform .... - 60@ 63 : aquibbs ; @i 25 Chlorai Hyd Crat...... 1 3531 60 Chondrus 2@ 25 Cinchonidine, Pa&W 15@ 2 German 3 @ 12 Corks, list, dis. per cent Creamoctwis ........... @ 35 Crete, (oi. W)........ Ge =: " e.......,..... 5@ 5 “ preeip.. $@ 1 a @ ¢& i 60@ 65 eeeee. ............., @aA (ot Colee........... SE & Dextrine ae Ether Sulph . oe @ Emery, ali numbers.. bases @ 6 Ergota, (po. i 7... 70@ 75 —— Weote......-..- 12@ 15 Bie eee cee cee @ 2 ekaes ee eee 7 @8 Gelatin, Cooper....... @ 7 “French .... 4 60 Glassware ffnt. by box 10 & 10. Less than box 6635 (ee, re... . |... 1 - waee........... i Z Glycerina Weve dscs an ae Grana Paradiel. eeaa ees @ 2 Humulu 23@ 55 Hydrasg’ Chior. Mite... @ 8 @ & “ Ox et @ Ww “ Ammoniati. @1 :0 : Unguentum. 4@ 55 = drargyrum...... @ 64 thyobolla, Am. 1 25@1 50 Tad eo: ee 75Q@1 00 Iodine, Resubl........ 38 @3 = Nodotara @4 7 — eee wie ce ti s @i1 = Lycopodium .......... 60@ 65 we 75@ 80 Liguor Arsen et Hy- rare tog. ........... 27 Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12 —— Sulph (bbl ce es Manoia, 6.7 .........- 60@ 163 Morphia, S. P. & W...1 77@1 95 e oN. ¥. @& me 1 6°@1 85 Moschus Canton...... @ 40 Myriatica, No. t....... 65@ 70 Nux Vomica, (po 20).. @ 10 Os. Sepia Loe ee 2 2 — Saac, H. & P. D. 2 00 Picie Lg, N i IaC., i gal doz @2 00 Piels Liq., ‘quarts . Loo. @1 00 rants. .<...- @ & Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80) .. @ Piper Nigra, (po. 22).. @ 1 Piper Alba, (po g5).... @ 3 re Seees.........-. @ ¢F Piambi Aces .......... 14@ 15 Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 Pyrethrum, boxes H F.w. Co, dos. ._.. @1 25 Pyrethrum, py.....--- 30@ 35 eee... 8. a... 8@ 10 Quinia, 2 aw... 27 32 S. German....20 @ 30 Rubia Tinctorum..... 1% 14 Saccharum Lactis pv. 23@ 25 os ................ 1 75@1 89 Sanguis Draconis ..... N@ a 12@ 14 = ........,..-.--. 10@ 12 ee ee @ 15 Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 2 pews: @ 18 opt bee @ 30 = accaboy, De Va |... ...... @ 35 snuff, este, De. Voes @ 35 Soda Boras, (po. Hi). 10@ 11 Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30 Boge Carh............ 1%@ 2 Soda, Bi-Carp......... @ 5 BoGe, Asm ............ 3%@ 4 Soda, Sulphas.. @ Spts. Ether Co . . De DS = Myrem Dow..... @2 % “ BMyreia Imp... .- @3 00 . e Rect. bbl. oe ie 2 55@2 65 ime 5c gal., cash ten. days. Strychnia Crystal..... 1 40@1 45 Sulphur, See. 2%Q@ 3% oly. ......... 24%@ 3 Womertnds ............ 8@ 10 Terebenth Venice. .... 238@ 30 @heopremeae .......... 400 @ 4 Ventea............... 9 — ' Zinet Solph.. ........ Ors. Bbl. Gal Whale, winter........ a q Lard, Gxtre........... ql 80 7g, me T........... 2 48 Linseed, pureraw.... 49 2 Lindseed, boiled .... 52 55 Neat’s Foot, winter emamed .......... 60 SpiritsTurpentine.... 36 40 PAINTS. = lb, Red Venetian.......... 2@3 Ochre, yellow Mars.. “te 2@4 Ber. .... 185 3 Putty, commercial... 12g 24%@3 strictly pure..... 2% 2%@3 — rime Amer- an. 13@16 Vauutien, English.. 65@70 Green, Peninsular..... 70Q@75 Eee, sea...._........, 64%Q@7 - Wie... - 64@T Whiting, white an. @i hbo Gilders’ . @% White, Paris American 26 Whiting, Paris Eng. ene ..__.....:....... 14 Pioneer Prepared Paint! 20@124 Swiss Villa on Paints .... .. .-1 00@1 20 VARNISHES. No. 1 Turp —_— -1 10@1 20 Extra Tur --160@1 70 Coach Bo y. Ls 2 75@3 00 No. 1 Turp Furn.... . 1 00@1 10 Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 Japan — No. 1 ‘urp. oo 0@75 HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG C0, Importers and Jobbers of DRUGS CHEMICALS AND PATENT MEDICINES DEALERS IN Paints, Oils “= Varnishes. Sole Agents for the Celebratea SWISS WILLA PREPARED PAINTS. Full Line of Staple Droggists Stndries We are Sole Preprietors of Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy, WHISKIES, BRANDIES, We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of GINS, WINES, RUMS. We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarante? satisfaction. All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. NE & PERK! HAGEL Send a trial order: NS DRUG Gu, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. nner nent THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. greatest possible use to dealers. AXLE GREASE. doz gross i 6 00 Castor Oil. net 7B 9 ¢0 _ae.......,.... 50 5 50 je 89 9 00 _s................. 75 8 00 Paragon 55 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Acme. i >. Cams, 3 Gox....... ... i 1 Ib. “ : “ atk. . ne Arctic oo... 60 a 1 20 oe 2 00 _- |... 9 60 Fosfon, 5 02. cans, 4 doz. in case 89 ings 2 00 ne. Price’s. per doz Dime cans.. 90 4-0Zz As 6-0Z a 1 90 8-0Z 2 47 CREAM 12-02 240 16-0z = 7 2%-ib 11 40 4-lb 18 25 5-Ib - =e 10-Ib 41 80 Red Star, i$ 2 cans = hi eu “ ee i 50 Telfer’ 8, . ib cans, doz. = “ * 9 a“ as 7 1 BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in case. English 90 Se . = Se 70 BLUING, Gross Arctic, 40z ovals.. . 400 8 oz " eosee 7 oo c pints, round. .......10 50 = Ho. 2, sifting t 2.2 “ mes, C i 400 = Bec. iis § ~ ioe ............ teamed No. 2 Hurt.. H 1% No. i _2 No. 2 carpe 22 oe Sethe.’ ee Common Whisk... ' . = Fancy - 1. Warehouse....... .32 BRUSHES. Stove, No. 2 a _.s ete 1 50 o . 5 ec ne a 1% Rice Root Scrub, 2 row. 85 Rice Root Scrub, Stow.... 125 Tease, eoeee.._..._..... 1 50 BUCKWHEAT. eae. mas so TE et Cee ee ee petal $4 Pe i oa. YY v ing Quick Risi ) 100 lb. cases, 2 & 5 lb. pkgs M 50 CANDLES, Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes = —<—- - 9 Paraffine ..... oo oe Wiese ...... - mt CANNED GOODS. Fish, Clams. Little Neck, gt a 1 90 iam Chowder. imitenl _-_— |. 2 00 Cove Ossian. Standard, : a _ te S eiiaas Star, a: -.......... ..2 4 2 lb. -. 0 00 Picnic, 1 ».. 2 21b | 2 90 Mackerel. eemeeee. fie...... .. 1 05 “ 2... ek Oo Mustard, 2lb...... | cee Sauce, _—......... 2 40 Soused oe : 2 40 Salmor. Columbia River, flat oe 1 85 ne [ ——....... 1 ate... Cc 1 40 - co .. is......,..., 1 They are prepared just before It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the Sardines. American Re eben cece {4@ 5 eo -64%@ 7 oo 11@12 . ee 15@16 Mur’ 1rd xa SESS EI 7@8 Boneless . oa 20 “Trout. ee... 2 50 Fruits. Apples. BS ib. standard........ York State gaJions cc. 3 00 Hamburgh 2% — Live oak. . | 2 00 Santa Cruz........ ... 2 00 ee 2 00 Cnereeee.... .. 1 90 Blackberries. aa... 95 Cherries. i . 1 20 Pitted Hamburgh 1 75 1 30 —" ee ee eon 12 Damsons, Egg Plums and Green Gages _..... 13 California. 1 70 Gooseberries. Comenen ...........,.. 1 20 Peaches. re. 1 30 eee .............. 2 00 ocr .......,... 1 85 (rermes............. 210 a 1 8 ae Pears. ae... 1 2 _iveeeee.............. 210 Pineapples. ———s. i. 1 30 Johnson’s sliced...... 2 50 erated. ..... 2% neitnniea Common .... 1 10 Resphersicn. Red... ee ee 1 30 Black Hamburg... . 150 Erie, black 13 Strawberries. iar... 123 Hamburgh . i= ot, : 1 30 oe... 123 Whortleberries. ae... 1” cee... 1 15 Blueberries ........ 110 Meat Corned beef, Libby" ...... 1 90 Roast beef, Armour’s....... Te Potted ham, 4 2 oo —..... 2. 80 ' tonees, 4 ID......... 1 3 ies : _ 85 " chicken, %& Ib....... 95 Vegetables. Beans. Hamburgh stringless....... 12 French style..... 2 2 _ aos... ... 140 Lima, ee 1 ee............... 80 am Boston Baked........ 1 35 Day State Baked............ 1 35 World’s Fair Baked........1 35 recueeeakee............... 1 00 Corn. Hamburgh .. Livingston Eden 18 ae Honey NERO: 150 morse Gants. .......... —___————E— 115 Peas. Hamburgh marrofat........ 1 35 c early June...... ‘ ean com Eng..1 co 7 on ney a. - 90 os Senked bere d cee eco ece esis c 65 per ender’... 7 Vance amp’ 8 marrofat.. -1 10 early June..... 1 30 Archer’s Early sane... -1 35 French. 1. ‘Mushrooms. Paaen Soca 15@20 Pumpkin. ees — Squash. ee eat 120 Sennen. cca 140 ee 80 — or S 1 60 ae 135 Tomatoes, ee 106 ee 1 10 ee 110 eee 130 MN oe eee a ce oes 008 9D CHOCOLATE, Baker's. German Sweet.. Premium Breakfast Ceoee........ 4 43 CHEESE, Sc chweltzer,| imported. @24 domestic .... @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles . 2% Pint 45 Quart 1 doz bottles 3 50 CLOTHES PINS. > Gress Oores............ 40@45 COCOA SHELLS, 35 lb. bags.. @3 Less quantity @3% Poun packages. eo ..6%@7 COFFEE. Green. Rio. a 19 ee 20 a ee 22 Golden ee a Santos. ee ae em... 21 too) ..............,... 22 es 23 Mexican and Guatamala, Fair... ——-. .. Maracaibo. ——-.... 19 mone... 20 Java. ss... .... ...... 25 Eriveeo Growen............. 27 Oe 28 Mocha. eee. 23 —ee........ .._.... 26 Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per lb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. — XXXX.. 23.30 feeb ee eee ke coos 22.80 stag 60 or 100 lb. case.... 28.30 Extract. Saw City % TOSS... ‘7 = 5 Hummel's foil, gross. . - 150 tin 2 50 CHICORY. 5 | CLOTHES LINES, Cotton, 40ft....... per doz, 1 25 . o..-.... . 1 40 " _—r....... " 1 60 . 70 ft. » 1% es ao... .... _ 1 90 Jute a . 9 ' =a ...... ' 1 00 CONDENSED MILK, 4 doz. in case, SS... 7 40 -- 6B 8 00 7 00 “Superior.” $ 1, 2 50 8 2, | 8 3, 3 50 $ 5, 400 $10, oe $20, . 60 “Universal.” per hundred oe $3 ° Above prices on perenne books are subject to the following quantity discounts: oo. ...... ity ae COUPON PASS BOOKS. — be made to represent any enomination from %10 down. | 20 books ocr eee $100 ceeea dee ee cue ag 2 00 —_ “ 3 00 eee 6 25 — ~ oo ee 17 50 CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom’n Lous $3 00 cue ‘ 5 — § = .. 00 —" ro 8 00 oe peee..........., Oe CRACKERS. Butter. pereer ca s.......... _.. Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6% la oee...... ....... 6 Family aa” cartoon...... 6% a 6 Salted ERX, cartoon ...... 8% Kenosha. .... 7. ee 8 Butter biscuit . -. Soda. eee, Oe... _s oe tor................... T% Bean, Pocnees.............. 8% Coe Wee... .-.......... 10 Long Island Wafers ....... li Oyster. oer Eee. ........... 6 City Opater. Z2x............ 6 Farina Oyster.............. 6 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly OOO... ssc. 30 Telfer’s Absolute.......... 35 eceer................. 1. 2@25 DRIED FRUITS. Domestic. Sundried, ys in bbls. 7 artered ‘ 7 eceuniall 50 lb. boxes @9 Apricots. California in bags...... 16% Evaporated in boxes. .. 17 Blackberries, mSeem.... ......... 8 Oe Nectarines. eh eee... ...-...,.,.. 15 =. bee... .......... 15% Peaches. Peeled, in boxes........ 16 a 12% . ” in Doee...... 12 Pears, California in bags..... Pitted Cherries, a. = boxes . bi ceee neues Prunelles, mh. bemee............. Raspberries. ro eeees..............- ag boxes bebe eeee eee ais Loose wuaeae ‘in whee: 2 crown . 150 1 65 Loose Muscatels in Bags. OUT a,b nc conie nese enon 5% > - . ee Foreign. Currants. Patras, in barrels. . - e.........- 4% ee in less quantity .. 4% eel. Citron, Leghorn, 25 Ib. boxes 20 Lemon me 0 Orange . = * i 11 Raisins. Ondura, 29 lb. boxes. . @s8 Sultana, 20 “ : @10 Valencia,30 ‘“ @7 Prunes. Jennings’ D C. California, O-7e..... 4.2... 19% Lemon. vot 90x100 25 Ib. bxs. aor 2 ” Sehtingg bene. 75 1 25 - 80x90 12%) 30 1 50 . wx80 «13% | 4 os “ "1 50 2 00 : _— “ .14 60z “ 2 00 3 00 Turkey.. 8 oz + ...3 00 4 00 Silver . Sultana . ENVELOPES. GUNPOWDER. i Austin’ 8 Rifle, eee... 3 50 XX rag, white. kegs...... 2 00 Bob piece cote ees. $1 %5 “ Crack Shot, kegs ..3 50 ce et 1 60 “ % kegs 2 00 i ei ieee 1 65 oe Club Sporting ‘“ 450 * 1 50 ‘ “ % “ 2 50 1 35 123 5 Manilla, white, 15 6 eee 1 00 Ge... eee e ee faa % Madras, 5 1b. boxes....... 55 . > Mill No. 4.. re 100 S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes. . 50 JELLY. FARINACEOUS GOODS. iy Te. Pee... ....... 22... 90 Farina, »” 2 i eee. ............ Lima B ee a Beans. Dried..... eae 4% LYE, Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Condensed, : ~ eed eee ae > Domestic, 12 lb, box.... CC eee eee... 10%@-.. % solani on mo. 9 eeee............... 1 2 alt. 5 25 | Anchor parlor.... a oe Half eu ee 2 75| No.2 home.......... 1 10 pest parier......... 400 Pear! Barley. eee. 2% MINCE MEAT. Peas. room, ON... ......5..... 1 95 on beri... ....... 2% Rolled Oats. peewee te... .......,.... 5 25 mar bee. 2% Sago. ee... 4% meee reer... 5 eat. r Cracked.......... oe ce 51 3 or 6 doz. in case per doz.. 95 FISH--Salt. MEASURES. Bloaters. Yarmouth..... ‘A 1 40 Tin, per dozen. Cod. OE $1 75 eee Half gallon toeececrenscens 1 40 Whole, Grand Bank..... 5% — ee eee 70 Boneless, bricks.. ...... er ae eee 45 Boneless, strips. oo. 6% Half pint i os ib an tk 40 Halibut. a for vinegar, per doz. peenon............... 10 TE es cee woe 7 00 Holland, » He rring. Halt A pene einen er eines 22 ee ee So 2 25 enientiin Round Shore, % ‘bbl Ss aaa. Blackstrap. Sees 16 | Sugar house......... Lote Mackerel. Cuba Baking. 0, 0 OO es fee | Orainary ............ 7 16 ee 4 00 Porto Ri Not Wits 115 i sie 20 Family, 00 the... 06000... . TAME ......+--+-+---2+ ani “ oe he eo 30 Sardines. New Orleans. Russian, ae a ae anes eee... . 18 _ eee... a in oe = = * gam % see ies s 6 00] an He. ties, ibe... a 2 — poten fools ‘= ‘Gon haif barrels, 3c extra 0. 8 Rie oS No. 0. 1, Kits, Jobe... fet 90 PICKLES. 8. — m.... 800 = fie 10 a Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count... @7 00 FLAVORING aeeianateh Half bbls, 600 count.. @4 00 Souders’. Small. Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. | Barrels, 2.400 count. 8 00 Bestin the world for the money, | Half bbls, 1,200 count 4 50 Regular PIPES. Grade Clay, (ee is Lemon. =. ©. fall onent........ 15 . ion | (em, me e..........2.u. ..., 1 25 aoe ....8 7 : toe alee POTASH, 48 cans in case. Regular I a ee as oe oes 400 Vanilla. Penna Salt Co.’s...... cose BD RICE, Domestic. Carolina pen Ss 6 Wat... 5 . No. 2 Dice eect ce le 4% ee sane eee, 3 Imported. ogee. & wo. : Ce ets aad ke 6 Ce cea 5 —.. ...... 5 Pe on eae eee 5 J » g « . SPICES. ; | pee Whole Sifted. 8 as ; sap 2. a apolio, kitchen, 3 jammer... : > ae China in mats. oe : hand, 3 — => scam necwpEaG 7 : i a | amet ; = aie sean eee one eeodae i j ae = era. : ! : a Banr er Cavendish a 3 Pork loins gee 2 aii nM 7 LA é To ascertai - Ub wee eeeeeeeeeeee ee 2 shoulders ‘ ute Zanziba re | laid in the co 3 _ ie in pe = = * ae 2 oer oe rte seer Sausage, , blood or head $ = — per 100 . ons, 25@1 50 Pails, No. 1, two-} THEA SE NEN 8 rate from N ula, add frei a 16 ee ies 7 ae * cece baat io gh a, “ Ko. TE 75 Seas deren to aa = Gold Block... ENE | 25 g . Counts BULK. — Glothesping Bar boxee _ 3 Pepper, Singapore, bla 70 | Sent the ee repre . F, Adams Tobace -..--30 Veal. 2 @ 8% rina tele gal... 4 os cen ver 3 \ pe s* ngapore, black . Loaf. .. rs’ prices: | Peerless Brands, COS en ug 7@ i Selects nen oo bee vy hy hot, white... .20 Powdered |....... Se 3 50 — Me88.-.. ons vs esesene 26 ee: and OYSTERS. | ee iso) * 7 10 ri ae 15 ; ed ...... annette = mee te rsescanes ee M , ; s : “ “ * ee sae ig | Sanaa a = follow ettenthaler quotes as Scallops onto 1 Sa = - 225 t: Cass! a . a > | Cubes . ine Granulated... 4 7 plobe Tobacco Co.’s ‘Brands. FRESH F PI esi cs e ee : ’ tavia 12 aa cece x 00 a ie SE Whitefish sigs wa "= : tony | 3 ‘“ and Saizon.2 8 Conf Powdered. «+. 5 ersdorf’s Brand Trout R &WOODENW c _ —— 13 ‘ = | ‘ aa ; 8. | Halib oe a @o INWARE i ull hoop “ 5125 { 8, Ambo na. 30) Tes Columbis A. ; as facao ok Mabie $3 Straw niga en ss i a Ginger No. 6 Bee ae 83 Spa | luefis erring.... 5 eg i = : | =i E ae : as —— pierre Fresh lobster, per 1b. i S12 Hae mage splint “ = a 6 » 35 Co ye. hn sg oa a a , = : 3 Blom 1a eos ct = |e mp, Per gal... J. E “ : ata ui a Mustar or. .... _. 38) | Ro ie. ... 4811) Plow & ee ‘ No. Hi ickéiei 1. te 100| Dry Goods............. oie wae d, Eng. and Trieste.. Ye Vo. 10......... 4181C oy. vee eee BU Pi ickerel..... ee @iz Jute M _... a cae pee ipa a N Trieste Prisete 4g | NO Wess i. Cake... j ++ OOS PIG acgieeee n= @8 | Red — ah 5 @S Pails... WARE. : an: a Be Ho 0 Oe eeee eee sees cess 6 smoked W Oa @ q “Xpress _ ana be ubs, 4 doz..... .. 405 aa ae HN. ia sat : : \ lu apore, bi black.. "16 SYRUPS. ‘| The aot ILS. a Haddies........ = \oomes sia ‘a i —— a s ma . a Cor acth®, Standard O11 Co. qu avatar pnEIRS 10 | Cotton, No. 1.......-. : = | ee i 7“ ai iy Grand tee: barrels, f —_ Fairha i aed... ae ” DRE pay as follows: \ “Abso ssa ne-esen mene 14 psa tai ARNE 22 ae — | ‘ sata : : = i AL lute” in Packages. Fai ck 24 Water White, old test ; fee! Pee 2 = — a 2 a | Ispice 4s Do cotee le Ww. W. 0 test. 8 Selects oo... sees esse. ( oo. i ois \ oleh ant ade wa Water Headlight, 150° @ 741 st Mae on |. | woonENwak ao A @12 -f ts ao ‘ | : —- vo 19 —— Dees @ pn sa oo = Tubs, picasa steeee 15 Chick LIVE . @12 Ose lS Sf 155) SWEET GOODS: S asoline.... , " : : 7 aS | ss Toe a = + 88 Stove Re @7 ee a : . REESE : i a i | = ; a Z| a Cylinder Per tneset “ @ 6% | — ——# = i ; foc 2 : , J “ (OAR P : “s ne : : - eee ae Ginge Snaps a 8 Black, 15 cold test... 3 pis Pack Ee | om = la ei a 84 155 — Creams oo. 8 cA test.. @ 84/4 The Grand Rapids P D — ¥ = -srrer++ $4 155] Graham Crackers... ° | : : ro egs SAL SODA ” Somaeen Seabee ve oe HIDES PELTS es as follows: acking and Provision Co Decoraied rea ae : a " a... and : anise he os ¢q ry Granulated, Heh a 1% VINEGAR. 8% oe & Hess pa FURS a. er eee aie a | a one Se % | 40 gr eee Ce 23 @26 Wolfe LS oa = ” fee el LANE -- 8% | Fangy: H. P rip ea a 28 lb. * n drill bags.. g| «YOUNG HYBON 30 @35 Boson cases ib. 1 cocks ————————y : = u | = we ig 00 CANDIES, F Choice, H. P., Roasted. . @5 » @ - Ashton. 1g | Commor: to fai Th DEERSKINS-—per pound, oo pCa quota =i ss ne a xo MEO ia ones pound, e Putnam UTS. Cal « Pp 7% ry — sacks 1 rior to fine....... 30 @40 one — pon se teeeees Candy Co. quotes as foll ie =e : : oe iw ggins. a ENGLIS ra 9 GLY «cee eesnes 20 . | Gnoomamr ano ora : " 56 }h, dai L H BREAKFA Red and Blue, dr. eo i ry in linen sa Choice. : $2 : : - = | : i 18 a = a es ‘sn | zh a e ase CRY mH |} & 56 ln, a Rock. ae - @28 GRAINS and FEED s ii LSA oe ng cH mae Es ee tee : i | a 27 TOB WH STUFFs | Boston oe Keven. of ee = < Saginaw . on Fine, ACCOS. = 1 White (58 Ib. ti et an 8% - _ Hate G ee —o _ onacco ee — * aoe es |. _ 8% c ‘aps Gallons....... strecctereresenes re $6 oo co ea 8 unle! 35 twos) sae a sea oe aan oo bh SALERATUS % eee ss otherwise noted eee MEAL. ssidenuiectineg a 7 j s. DA... eee eee e es : anclated ae tein periec: i? 18) pam = (Ros rts hurh’s ...- ----r+00--7+ HIMtY «esse... 2+. oy _ | Straight LOUR. Leader. ...000cevvvvscesvevveer alls. Se | \ ——— 3 D % bbls... us ,in sacks Cader. cee eee veeeeeenes inne oe : ISS aaiitsras one ie aa i 15 andy Ji eee 25 “ seocesens * a a : enlie a 3 me ae. .a —— = |Patent ‘ — cn 3 40 a NONE 4 — be” ee ade a ee 6 ag nals a go | English Roek...0 0... ceo 0 % SOAP. 00) yum ven drums 23 Granam o = a a Le ead ues au ; xe.08 ee em ae 9 ye be oe 1 7| Pean _- cacti as Ba eis Alle y- eet tees 4 6 Buckwheat, Rising San... ae utSquares......------ —— fo os | Old Country. 8 ii 8 Brands. ee = ckwheat, Rising Sun.. J = ames cues eG 8 9 Nertrat q eet si boy = Cheer, 601 _ oe 3 20 Sor ae & Co’s —_— DeRoo Od Midget, -. secece — a em quality. a ¢ GREET met a | ae “| Midget, 30 1b, baskeis............. am goss = as - Sete -. a 4t ua. 4 25 | Modern, 30 lb. OSKCtB...... sere eeee. . No.2 cc cave ? Concord. r & Gamble. Nobby T os ; Le Ae in : : ; Pr Ivory, 10 0% re y —— see 0 ee o_ “aa Loze Fanoxy—In bulk o “nen Flint. + 2 40 wt Fe : = . o_o 8 Brands. BSereenings .... 14 00 id 50 So printed e = : _ 7 : =a s&s Ne Be cesce steno ees 2g | M os 15 60 4 50 | Chocol LL Pant : : mec 12] Bs ae ae ized Feed -:- 18 50 19 80 Chocolate Monumentai cee ieeeae rene luck as that be-| Strate oF On10, City OF TOLEDO, | ., Lucas Country. [ FRANK J. CaENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hauu’s CaTarri CURE. FRANK J. CHFNEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December,”A. D_ 1886. A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. 5 ' ) SEAL ( —~— Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free Fr. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. 7S"Sold by Druggists, 75e. FREE TO F. A. ML. 0A Colored Engraving of Chinese Masons at work,also, large Y onie books and goods with bottom p s. New lilustrated His- tory of Freemasonry for Agents, Beware of thespurious Masonic books. REDDING & CO., Publishers and Manufacturers of Masonic Goods, 731 Broadway. New York, “2 WALTER HOUSE = CentraliLake, Mich., F. Walter, Prop. Fourteen warm rooms, a!l newly furnished, Good table. Rates, $1.50 per day. The patron- age of traveling men especially solicited. MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “‘ The Niagara Falis Route.’ (Taking effect Sunday, Nov. 20, 1892.) Arrive. Depart 10 @pm........ Detroit Express ........6 55pm 40nm............. Mixed . (Oam 10 Oa m.......--. Day Express be 20pm 6 00am ....*Atlantic and Pacific.....19 45 pm £000m ..... New York Express .. 0 20pm *Daily. All others daily, except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific ex- press trains to end from Detroit. Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 6:55 am, re- turning, leave Detroit 4:40 pm, arriving at Grand Rapids 10:00 p m. Direct communication made at Detroit with all through trains east over the Michigan Cen tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) Tickets on sale at Union Ticket Office, 67 Mon- roe street and Union Depot. ETROIT, GRAND HAVEN & MIL- WAUKEE Railway. Depot corner Leonard St. and Plainfield Ave. EASTWARD. Trains Leave \tNo. 14\+No. 16|tNo. 18/*No. 82 Gd Rapids, Lv| 6 50am|10 20am| 3 25pm| 1 00pm Tonia ........ Ar| 745am|11 25am) 4 27pm/}12 42am St. Johns ...Ar| 8 30am/}12 17pm) 5 20pm) 2 00am Owosso .....- Ar| 905am| 120pm) 6 05pin| 3 10am E. Saginaw..Ar/|10 50am} 3 45pm| 8 00pm) 6 4am Bay City ....-. Ar}11 30am) 4 35pm} 8 87pm) 7 15am Paro ........ Ar/10 05am} 3 45pm) 7 05pm/| 5 40am Pt. Huron...Ar|12 05pm] 550pm! 8 50pm)! 7 30am Pontiac ...... Ar|10 53am} 3 05pm) 8 25pm) 5 37am Detross. ...... Ar|11 50am] 4 05pm} 9 25pm) 7 00am WESTWARD. \*No. 81 |tNo. 11 |tNo. 13 Trains Leave Lv. Detroit..... ......--||10 45pm] 6 50am|10 50am \| 7 06am] 1 00pm) 5 10pm @a Maven, Ar....... 8 25am] 2 10pm] 6 15pm Miw secs “© ......-. | Oe cee eee as oe ie ikea ee ee eles na neeie meeaeee *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Trains arrive 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, 10:10 a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet car. No.18Chair Car. No. 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward—No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. 23 Monroe Street. Grand Rapids & Indians. Schedule in effect November 20, 1892. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. For Cadillac and Saginaw...... 6:45 am 7:20am ‘or Traverse City & Mackinaw 9:00am 1:10pm For Cadillac and Saginaw...... 2:20pm 4:15pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw ..... 8:10pm 10:10 pm From Chicago and Kalamazoo. 8:35 pm Train arriving from south at 6:45am and 9:00am daily. Others trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going North. South. For Cincinnati........ 6:30am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Ch 10:05 am For Fort Wayne and the 11:50am 2:00 pm Wor Cinciumati............ 6:15 p m 6:00 pm | For Kalamazoo & Chicago..... 11:00pm 11:20 pm oe ee 11:50 a m From Saginaw.................+- 11:00 p m Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and 11:20 p. m. runs daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING & PARLOR CAR SERVICE. NORTH :10 p m train has parlor car Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 10:10 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 m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. 11;20 p m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. Chicago via G. R. & 1. R. R. Lv Grand Rapids 10:05 a m 2:00 pm 11:20 pm Arr Chicago 3:55 p m 9:00 p m 6:50am 10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car. 11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Lv Chicago 7:65 am 3:10 p m 11:45 p m Arr Grand Rapids 2:20 pm 8:35 p m 6:45 am 3:10 p m through Wagner Parlor Car. 11:45 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. 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 9:06 pm Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 9:05 a m, ar- riving at 10:20 am. Returning, train leaves Muske gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Kapids at 5:45 pm. Through tickets and full information can be had by ealling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Sta- tion, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. C. L. LOCKWOOD, Generai Passenger and Ticket Agent. CHICAGO AND WES? MICHIGAN R’Y. NOV. 2), 1602, GOING TO CHICAGO. Ly.GR’D RAPIDS......8:50am 1:25pm *11:35pm Ar. CHICAGO «o..-d:0)pm 6:45pm *7:06am RETURNING FROM CHICAGO, Lv. CHICAGO..........9:00am 5:25pm *11:15pm Ar. GR’D RAPIDS.....3:55pm 10:45pm *7:05am TO AND FROM BENTON HARBOR, AND ST JOSEPH : . S:30am i:2opm ...... *11:35pm In. G i... .. a. GH... *§6:10am 3°55pm 10:45pm TO AND PROM MUSKEGON, Ly. G. R..... 8:50am 1:25pm 5:35pm 8:45pm iy. G, Ee... -...... 10:45am 3:55pm 5:25pm TRAVERSE CITY MANISTEE & PETOSKEY. ~~ ce... 7:30am 5:35pm Ar. Maninice ........-...- Ar. Traverse City .... Ar. Charlevoix Ay, Pedeoees .... Ar. from Petoskey, etc., 10:00 Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m. THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Wagner Parlor Cars Leave Grand Rapids 1:25 pm, leave Chicago 5:25 p m. Wagner Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 pm; leave Chicago *11:15 pm. Free Chair Car for Manistee 5:35 p m. *Every day. Other trains week days only. DETROIT, LANSING & NORTHERN R, RB. Spm 10:29pm opm 10:59pm NOV. 20, 1882 GOING TO DETROIT. iv. G KH ............... 7:10am *1:25pm 5:40pm Ar, DET................1) 20am *%6:20pm 10:c5pau RETURNING FROM DETROIT. Ly. DETE.............. ¢:S0am *1:30pm G6-10pe mae... 12:55pm *5:25pm 10:30pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND ST. LOUIS. Ly. GR 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. G R.11:50am 11:00pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R. BR. Lv. Grand Rapids........ 7:10am 1 ay. from Lowell.......... 33:50pm G:25pm ...... THROUGH CAR SERVICE, Parlor Cars on all trains between Grand Rap ids and Detroit. Parlorcars to Saginaw on morn- ing train. *Every day. Other trains week days only. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t. Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway. In connection with the Detroit, Lansing & Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk e offers a route making the best time betwe :. Grand Rapids and Toledo, VIA D., L. & N. Ly. Grand Rapids at..... 7:15 a. m. and 1:00 p. m. Ar. Toledo at ..... --- 12:55 p. m. and 10:20 p, m. VIA D., @. H. & M. Ly. Grand Rapids at..... 6:50 a, m. and 3:25 p, m. Ary. Toledo a6... ...... 12:55 p. m. and 10:20 p. m. Return connections equally as good. W. 3H. BENNETT, General Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio. ee MEE ence ase oratsind 16 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Grand Kapids Retail Grocers’ Asseciation. President, A. J. Elliott; Secretary. E. A. Stowe. Official Organ—MicuigaN TRaDESMAN. Next Meeting—January 16. Jackson Grocers’ Union President, D.S. Fleming; Sec’y, N. H. Branch. The Treatment of Customers. From the Merchants’ Review. The whole duty of the dealer to his customers is not summed up in honest dealing, polite attention and prompt de- livery of goods. It is required of mer- heants that they should at least provide sufficient room between the store counter and the merchandise to allow patrons to move about without being crushed by contact with each other, or without hav- ing clothing soiled by coming in contact with goods, during the busiest hours of the day. Some stores haveso narrow a space before the counters that Saturday evenings are a trial to the patrons, a few people uncomfortably crowding the space and preventing one another’s moving about to examine the articles which they wish to purchase. The appearance of a jam in a retail establishment will cause any woman to avoid the place, even if the prices are below the range of neigh- boring stores, and the most desirable class of patrons is most likely to be thus repelled and driven to rival establish- ments. This objectionable feature of too many retail grocery stores, viz., want of sufficient room for customers, seems to be due to the high rentals of eligible store preperty in many cities. The re- sult is, as regards the retail trade at least, that floor space that should be devoted to the accommodation of patrons, and which would enable the clerks to move about more quickly while waiting upon customers during rush hours, is covered with piles of goods, only a narrow path- way being left open between the door and counter. Such establishments are rightly denominated ‘‘stores,’? the term ‘to shop,” as used by the fair sex, not strictly applying to trading with this class of retail establishments—they are simply places for the storage of goods, the sale of which cannot but be conducted with more or less difficulty. The contrast between a store crowd- ed with goods in the manner al- luded to above and the best arranged establishments, is very unfavorable to the former. The most modern style of grocery store, with its surplus stock stowed away under counters, on shelves and in the basement, and a clear view af- forded right through the store from end to end, invites new custom, while the overcrowded store repels it. If to the advantages of a clear floor be added that of seats for waiting customers, such as are to befound in some of the leading grocers’ stores, the attraction for the best class of customers is irresistible, if other things are equal. The dealer who compels his female customer to stand while waiting a clerk’s leisure, or while herorders are being filled, has hardly mastered the secret of the art of selling goods. An old dealer who retired from business a few years ago said to the writer recently: ‘If acustomer is stand- ing, a salesman will have great difficulty in selling her a new brand of goods which his employer is eager to push, but give her a comfortable seat, and with a little tact the clerk can sell her articles which she is not actually in need of.” A little reflection will convince the reader that our friend has not exagger- ated the advantages of the grocer who provides a sufficient number of seats for his patrons. This feature of the retail business— the arrangements for the comfort of pa- trons who visit their merchant’s place of business—is as important as the demean- jhaps many minutes. or of the proprietor and his assistants towards the said patrons, or the method employed in the delivery of goods. It is asource of much complaint that too many grocers’ customers do not per- sonally make their purchases, but send servants or children with their orders. | In this contingency the dealer has no! opportunity to make sales of new articles of merit, the messengers not being em- powered to make purchases on their own responsibility. If retailers wish their lady customers to visit their establisb- | ments, they should make proper prepara- | sell cheap or exchange for city property. | storehouse 20x90, all in good shape. | amounts to $15,000 per year. Excellent opportu tions for the accommodation of the de- sired visitors; not expect them torun the gauntlet of greasy butter tubs, dusty flour barrels and toppling pyramids of canned goods, or to be hustled about by Strangers while forced to stand for per- Make the place worth a visit and purchases by proxy will become less common. a Money in Soda Water. A Chicago druggist said to a newspaper man the other day, that if he could only get a chance at the soda water privileges at the World’s Fair, he would consider that his fortune was made for life. He said that there was money in soda water anyway that would amaze the uninitiated; that it was not an uncommon thing fora $10,000 soda water plant to pay for itself in five months. The Fair privileges, he said, had been secured by a local syndi- eate, which he thinks is working with the trust of soda water fountain manufac- turers. There will be big money in it for somebody. 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. oO SALE — STOCK OF MERCHANDISE, consisting of groceries, drugs, haraware, crockery, notions, etc., situated in a live North- ern town on railroad, surrounded by a good farming and timbered country, also on a navi- gable river one half mile from lake. Proprietor is also postmaster. For price, terms, etc., ad dress No. u41, care Michigan Trad» sman. 641 BARGAIN FOR SOMEBODY—AN $8,.00 stock of clothing, hats and furnishings in as good a 2,5 0 town as there is in Lower Michi- xan. Address No. 640, care Michigan Trades- man. 64u OR SALE—I OFFER MY sTOCK OF GRO- ceries, drugs, hardware, etc., tozether with my beautiful store building—the finest finished in Northern Michigan—and in a good location at a remarkably low figure, or will trade for desirsble farm or city property. Address A Mulholland Jr., Ashton, Mich. 623 ON’T HESITATE! STEP RIGHT INTO A good business! $12,000 stock of dry goods. shoes and groceries, located in a live railroad town in the best county in Eastern Kansas; monthly sales over $4,°00; good profits; if taken atonce Can step right into a good business; no trade; must have cash or cash and bankabie paper. Address Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank, Scribner, Neb. 633 4¥OR SALE—OR EXCHANGE FOR LARGE stock of merchandise. Will pay cash dif- ference. Six hundred acres hardwood timber land in Emmet county. Good soil. One half mile from railway station, by road or waterway. For particulars address E. F. B., Grand Blane, ich. 637 OR SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF DRUGS and groceries, invoicing about $3,000, in good town of 1,000 inhabitants. Good reasons for selling. Address No. 620, care Michigan Tradesman. 20 SITUATIONS WANTED. JOSITION WANTED—FOR A YOUNG LADY who is experienced in commercial and bank book-keeping, accustomed to cash and general office work, an exce lent stenographer and Rem- ington operator, five years’ experience with late employers Valuable, competent help, a lady of refinement and ability. Owing to change in business, parties are assisting to secure a posi- tion Address Late Employers, care Michigan Tradesman 638 MISCELLANEOUS. ARM FOR SALE ORK EXCHANGE—TWO hundred acres in a good farming district, within 12 miles of the city of Grand Rapids. Clay loam soil. Two apple orchards, large grain barn, horse barn, etc. Good spring of water near house. Will sell on liberal terms or will exchange for stock of merchandise not to ex ceed $4,000 in value in part pay. For further particulars call on or address M. S., 666 Wealthy avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. 643 AJ ANTED—GOOD LOCATION TO ENGAGE ‘ in the meat business. Would buy market in good town. Address No. 644. care Michigan Tradesman. 644 V JANTEV—A YOUNG MAN WITH ONE OR two years’ experience in drugstore. (. F. Powers, Portland, Mich. 639 Vy ANTED—PARTNER WITH SMALL CAP. ital to engage in established and good paying manufacturing business. R. N. Thomp- 634 son, So. Boardman. Mich. OR SALE—TWO-STORY FRAME STORE building and dwelling in thriving Northern Michigan town. Property well rented, Will A. Mi, LeBaron, 65 Monroe St. 636 _ SALE—CLEAN STOCK OF GENERAL merchandise, located at Sumner, six miles south of Riverdale. Building is 22x88, with Trade | man. nity. Address No. 632,care Michigan Tzades- 632 OR SALE—TWENTY-FOUR DRAWER LET- ter file, nearly new and used but a short time. Have nouse for it, as we took it on a debt. W. T. Lamoreaux, 128 West Bridge street. 631 P. STRKKYER & SONS, HAVE A WELL ASSORTED LINE OF Windsor and Scotch Caps FROM $2.25 PER DOZ. UP, ALSO A FULL LINE OF LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S Gloves, Mitts and Mufflers HANDKERCHIEFS, WINDSOR TIES, GENT’S SCARFS, AND A FRESH STOCK OF Dolls, and Christmas Novelties for Holiday Trade. You dont need a Jimmy nor a@ Dark-Lantern to open the eyes of the public. But when snow comes you must have Snow Shovels We have them with Long and D handles in wood. In steel we have long handle only. prosren TEVENS & GC: . ‘STO : + + Spring & Company, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN | Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, W oolens, | Prints and Domestic Cottons | We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well | | | assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. & Company, one ely Manufacturers of SOW Cases Of Every Description. First-Class Work Only. WRITE FOR PRICES. GRAND RAPIDS VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO. WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Carpets and Gloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. 63 and 65 Canal St.. - Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & 00, *° Gana Rapics. Grand Rapids. BARCUS BROS., MANUFACTURERS OF CIRCULAR Equalled by few and excelled by none. All our saws are made of the best steel by the mose skiliful workmen. and all saws warranted. Burnt saws made good as new for one-fourth the list price of new saws. All kinds of Saw Repairing Done as cheap as can be done consistent with good work. Lumber saws fitted up ready for use without extra charge. No charge for boxing or drayage. Writ2 or prices and discounts. MUSKEGON, ~ MICHIGAN. | You can take your choice OF TWO OF THE BESY FLAY OPENING BLANK BOOKS In the Market. Cost no more than the Old Style Books, Write for prices. GRAND RAPIDS BOOK BINDING CO., 89 Pearl St, Hovseman Blk. Grand Rapids, Mich. Cracker Chests, Glass Covers for Biscuits HESE chests will soon pay for themselves in the breakage they avoid. Price $4. UR new glass covers are by far the handsomest ever offered to the trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherinamoment They will save enough good* 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. the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., S. A. Sears, Mgr. GRAND RAPIDS. CHOCOLATE COOLER G0, Manufacturers of This is bound to be one of Combination Store Yables and Shelving. The most complete knock down tables and shelving ever offered to the trade. The salient features are uniformity of construction, combining strength and neatness, economy of room, convenience in shipping and setting up. It will be to your best interest to correspond with us. Prices reasonable. When in the city call at the office and see sample. Office 315 Michigan Trust Building. Factory 42 Mill St. ee BLAGK GLAZKD AKRON STONEWARE. To the Grocery Trade: We call your special attention to our UNEQUALED GRADE OF FINE STONEWARE, for which we are exclu- sive selling agents. This quality far excels any ware previously offered in this State and the price is no more than for ordinary Akron ware. The output of the factory is limited and after a certain number of carloads are sold we shall have no more to offer for early shipment, therefore orders must be placed at once. If you have not received a card from our agent regarding his arrival at your town, we trust you will write to us, when we will be pleased to quote best possible prices for this important line. “a FLAT BOTTOM ROUND BOTTOM MILK PANS. MILK PANS. JUGS. STEW PANS. MEAT TUBS—-+4, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 gals. FLOWER POTS—Pat. shoulder. CHURNS. BUTTERS H. LEONARD & Selling Agents for the Best Factories. All sizes. ONS, °93-New Process Vapor Stove-’93 Cooking Made Easy. 4 stove that lights like gas. A stove that makes no smoke or smell. Be Up with the Times. By actual test during the past three years, it has been proven that the *‘New Process’’ consumes A safe stove. An economical less gasoline for the amount of stove heat given than any other style or A stove calling for no skill to kind of vapor stove. It is made operate it. without a ‘‘sub-fire,’”?’ which de- A stove that never gets out of vice has proven very uncertain order A stove that pleases the user, satisfies the dealer, and stays sold. THE STOVE that has revolu- tionized the vapor stove business. Has a sight feed—needle valves silver plated. The burner drums are brass heat collectors cast iron—never will rust. The grate and burner caps can easily be removed. The only stove correct in prin- ciple, ‘*evaporates,’’ does not ‘‘gen- erate,” and is absolutely without any of the complicated and annoy- ing devices used on all vapor stoves before its introduction. If this stove is not sold in your’ town, write to us for the agency. Only one dealerin atown. Prices guaranteed. Send for catalogue and diseount. Agents for Junior Gasoline stoves, ovens, oil stoves, oi! heating stoves. ete. and unsatisfactory, causing trouble and giving off a disagreeable odor. How does the ‘‘New Process’’ operate? The fluid drips, drop by drop (never runs), upon a brass evaporator (which is always visi- ble) mixes with and ecarburets a eurrent of air, descends to the burner, where it lights like gas. How simple! and yet that’s al there is of it. All parts are made interchangeable and ean be _ re- placed. The oven is made of asbestos— metal lined. is a most even, per- fect baker and roaster, made on our patent ‘‘reflex” principle, ar- ranged in semi-cabinet form, locat- ed on a comfortable working level. This oven can be shipped knocked down (the only oven made having this feature), and can be put to- gether by adjusting six bolts, in five minutes. Any part can be supplied at a-reasonable cost when necessary. ci@e i a )- =. - 4 rat a ~i«< > 4