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RDS ROA EERRRE SMU THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada LORD BYRON’S BOY. Lord Byron and Jimmy Kerr were toiling up the hill toward home. The traveling was not very good, but they did not mind this much. Lord Byron and Jimmy Kerr were not so very good, either, it may as well be acknowledged. If they had been truly good, they would not have lingered at the Eagle Bird Saloon until such an unseemly hour, when Fred Parks (proprietor of the cor- ral where they had left their horses) and all other reputable people in Chloride Flats were asleep. They had gone, after mature and potatious consideration, to secure their horses for the ride home; but, inasmuch as it was 1:30 a. m., and the stables and corral-gate were securely locked, they had decided to walk home —neither of them, they confided to each other, ever did like riding, anyhow. “Cold!” ejaculated Lord Byron, in re- sponse to a remark from his companion, who plodded a rod or two behind, as usual—‘‘cold? Say, Jim, this’d drive a cast-iron statue in off a green lawn. Jim! where be ye, anyhow? Oh, y’re right yere, be ye? Didn’t know but what ye was back about las’ Chris’mas ’r summers. Waz-al, belly up, an’ irri- gate; this is this Christmas, an’ we don’t want no sluggardsin th’ celebratin’ exer- cises—so git a move on!’’ ‘‘Wah-h!’ said Mr. Kerr, as_ he accept- ed Lord Byron’s invitation; ‘‘wah-h! that sho’ hits th’ spot.” “¥’re shoutin’, my cow-teasin’ young friend. That is good, an’ here’s how.’” And Lord Byron lifted the bottle to his own bearded lips, and held it there for several seconds. ‘Nother, Jim?’ inquired Lord Byron. “Go to it, son; it may carry you home— I wont. Wa-al, we better fade out o’ this, son. Come on.’’ They had struggled on a few rods, when Lord Byron halted. Jim; Did ye hear that?” ‘“SWhat?” ““W’y, didn’t ye hear some un’ a-hol- lerin’ jes now? Listen oT A faint cry came down to them, borne by the wild wind from a point on the trail ahead. ‘Come on!” said Lord Byron. ‘‘Sounds like a@ woman cryin’! Hurry, Jim. Hi-i-i!” Lord Byron and the faithful James hurried on, and presently, coming to where the trail turned to go across the hills into the valley, over tothe ‘‘B H” Ranch, they came upon the author of the cries they had heard. lt was, as they could see by the light of Jim’s lantern, a small boy about twelve years old, and he told them he was try- ing to find the “*B H’’ Ranch. He had started from the Flats after the arrival of the evening train, and, losing his way, had very sensibly stopped at the old dug- out by the cut-off to wait until some one should come along. Lord Byron did not wait to ask ques- tions—it was too cold. “Grab a-holt, Jim, an’ come on,” he commanded, and the homeward march was resumed—not very steadily, but still in the proper direction, generally speaking. ‘Hor on, Y, MARCH 29, 1893. ‘‘Who be ye, boy?’’ asked Lord Byron, when, about half-past 3, he and Jim and the young stranger, after a ‘‘snack’’ and something to thaw them out, sat before the open fireplace in the big living-room, getting warm. “Y’m Mark Dunton, and pa sent me out here. He said t? come t’ Byron Hutchins an’ say he sent me here,’’ responded the boy, incoherently. ‘“*Y’re Mark Dunton’s boy?’ asked Lord Byron, starting up and laying his big hand on the boy’s shoulder. ‘‘Mark’s boy! Where’s pa?” Big tears came into the lad’s eyes, and there was a great sob in his throat: ‘*H-he’s dead, mister.” ‘‘Hol’ on, boy—hol’ on; le’s gosee ma.”’ And Lord Byron picked up the now ery- ing boy and carried him in to Mrs. Hutchins, who, arrayed in a not very im- maculate wrapper, was just about com- ing from her room to discuss the late- hour question with her recreant spouse. Mark stayed. The Hutchinses were not blessed with ‘tary chick n’r kid,” as Lord Byron expressed it; andif they had been it would have been all the same. Mark Dunton, the elder, had been, according to Lord Byron’s statement, ‘‘th’ best man th’t ever drawed breath” —and all the love the old man and his kind-hearted wife could lavish they con- sidered none too much for Mark Dun- ton’s son. Mark proved to bea good boy in the main. True, he was a bit wayward, and inclined to be weakly led into all sorts of scrapes; but he was so frank and open and, when he had been guilty of any small misdeed, was always so honestly sorry and deeply repentant, that maybe his foster-parents loved him all the more for his oceasional lapses from rectitude. Lord Byron was a believer in the truth of that venerable and moss-grown adage: ‘‘Boys will be boys;’? so it was easy enough for him and his kind, motherly wife to find excuses for ‘‘their boy,’’ who soon became as a son to them. Lord Byron and ‘‘Boy,’’? as he invari- ably called Mark, were almost insepar- able. When Mark was not at school he was invariably to be found with ‘‘Uncle By’.”? It was a good thing for the boy, this companionship. The old man’s exterior was rough; but beneath it beat the kindest, truest heart; and, in his talks with Mark, his uncouth speech ecar- ried many a good lesson of honesty, truth, justice, virtue, manliness, courage —attributes of his own that his few small faults failed to obscure. Lord Byron often suffered, as such men will from the results of misplaced confidence, and whenever any one had abused his faith he would say to Mark: “Boy, ye e’n find honor an’ heaps o’ good pints ’bout a road-agent ’r any other blame thief, but ye can’t find nary one in a cussed traitor. More’n all things on airth, Boy, don’t never be ongrateful *r go back on a friend. Thar was Judast Iscaryut, an’ Brutus, an’ Ben’dice’ Arnold —they went back on th’r frien’s, an’ whar be they now, an’ what do folks think of ’em?’’ 3 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. When Mark was seventeen, and had finished his course at the Chloride School, he was put in charge of a tutor to pre- pare himself for college, and the next year saw him off for the East to enter one of the leading New England institu- tions of learning. Here, lam sorry to say, he failed to conduct himself as well as he might. Lord Byron kept him supplied with all the money he could possibly find use for, and Mark, as boys of his nature will, did not take long to identify himself with the ‘‘rapid’’ class of students. and was soon known as one of the liveliest fresh- men at college. Of course Lord Byron kuew of all Marks doings, but never a_e word did he write to him on the subject. The weekly letter from the old folks and all ealled-for remittances came with unfail- ing regularity, and Mark went on his easy, happy-go-lucky way rejoicing. Once in a while, it is true, his conscience rose and smote him, but it never troubled him for long, and he went home at the end of his freshman year with a lot of fash- ionable clothing. a large stock of slang, an insatiable appetite for cigarettes and aclass record of merit barely sufficient to elevate him to the rank of sophomore. If Lord Byron felt that the object of his lavish benevolence had not made a fair return in his conduct and progress for all that the old gentleman had done for him, he did not say so. It is more than likely that, while he was hardly satisfied with Mark’s behavior, he at- tributed it tothe overflowing spirits of youth, upon which he was wont to look with lenient eye, and trusted to time to bring the lad through with flying colors. And so, during the few weeks Mark spent at home, the only difference in the feeling of the old folks for him made itself manifest mainly in the greater warmth of affection they bestowed. In October Mrs. Hutchins died sud- denly, and Lord Byron took her body to Ohio to bury it on the old homestead where she had lived when he first knew her and which had always been ‘‘home’’ to her. Mark met his guardian at Chi- cago, and together they went onto at- tend the last rites. It was all over, and Lord Byron was “‘lost,””’ he said. Ever since meeting Mark at Chicago he had clung to him and leaned on him, so to speak, and now he felt as if he could not possibly leave him. They sat in the room at the hotel in Cleveland, whither they had gone from the little cross-roads town where they had ieft all that remained of her who had been so dear to both. *“‘T reckon I won’t go back yeta bit— not yet,” said Lord Byron unsteadily. ‘I ean’t doit, Boy. Seems like it'd plumb kill me t? go back an’ not seema. Y’r Aunt Lucindy was asplendid woman, Boy.”’ Mark nodded assent, for a great sob choked him and he could not speak. “I reckon I'll go ’ith you, Boy, t’ll I get sorter used t’—t’ bein’ alone. She loved ye, Boy, ma did, jes’ like I do, an’ *twon’t seem nigh so lonesome ef I c’n see you once’n a while.’’ So together they returned to the little college city, where Lord Byron could see “Boy”? at almost any hour and comfort himself with his company. “Uncle By’ ’”’ stayed over a month, dur- ing which time Mark was hardly out of his sight an hour, when his duties per- mitted him to be at liberty. As time went the old man’s presence grew irk- some to the young fellow. He missed his larks with his roistering fellow- students, whose revels were now carried on without the light of his presence. And afew of the fellow-students, with the heartlessness peculiar to certain of their kind, did not hesitate to throw out sneering remarks about ‘‘cow-punchers” and ‘‘corn-feds,’’ with an oceasional ref- erence to Lord Byron as the ‘‘sage-brush cavalier’’—all of which Mark failed to resent. Had any of his fellows made any direct remarks about the old man he would have lost no time in silencing them; but as the sneers came in a rather indirect way, he could not muster the courage to resent them. One day Lord Byron went to New York on business, expecting to be gone about three days. On the second even- ing after his departure there was a “*soiree,” as the boys termed it, at Mark’s | temporary | quarters, in honor of his “emancipation,” as his room-mate called it. At midnight the members of the com- pany were somewhat the worse for wine. ‘“‘When, me boy,’’ asked Barton, a big sophomore, **d-do you ’xpect your ’llus- triously named nurse t-to return?”’ “To-morrow night,’’? answered Mark, sulkily. “Ah!” said Barton. steadying himself against a table. ‘‘And will he g-gladden us with his ch-cheering p-presence for some t-time?” ‘Not if I can help ii,’? returned Dun- ton, feelingly. Then, for he was quite sober, he felt he had said enough, and turned away to bring more ‘‘refresh- ments.”’ Lord Byron, standing just outside the door, through which he had been about to enter when he heard the sound of rev- elry inside, turned sorrowfully away without reclosing the door, tiptoed softly back to the street and returned to his hotel. “Poor boy,’’ he thought as he walked along; ‘‘I reckon ’tis purty tough to have the old man mopin’’round ’n’ watchin’ ye. But—but I wish’t ye hadn’t said it, Boy,’’ he said, brokenly, aloud—‘‘I wish’t ye hadn’t.” The early morning train bore the old man West, and from New York he wrote Mark that he had been obliged to leave suddenly, and had not had time to see him again. He inclosed a draft for a liberal amount, and hoped Mark would be a good boy and would not ‘‘go back on his friends’’—which latter injunction the old man could not, for the life of him, resist adding. And while Mark was again entertaining his chums that night, in honor of the arrival of the draft, Lord Byron was lying awakein the sleeping-car, speeding westward, his honest heart full of tears. Mark did not return home the next summer. He had several invitations for the holidays, which Lord Byron urged him to accept, much to his secret relief. At the end of a yachting cruise later in the summer Mark received some start- ling news. It was nothing more nor less than that Lord Byron had been married! Mark remembered the new-made bride. 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The house had been refurnished, there was a piano, and last, but, of course, by no means least, a bouncing girl baby, a few weeks old! Mark did not stay at the ranch very long. It was not much to his taste. He did not like babies, and this one engrossed everybody’s attention, so he ‘‘escaped,’’ as he termed it, as soon as he could. Mark’s course during the next year was so much worse than his previous eareer that he was requested, at com- mencement time, not to return to col- lege. This grieved Lord Byron deeply, but he said little about it. It was de- cided that after he had remained at home a while, he should go to Pueblo to study law with an old friend of his late father. For the present, he was satisfied to stay at the ranch and have a bit of recreation. They had a pleasant time that sum- mer. There were a number of visitors at the Springs, only a dozen miles or so distant, and they and the ‘‘B H’’ people got on very friendly terms. Then there were drives, and dances, and picnics, and all sorts of excursions, not to men- tion the excitement of the August round- up. Naturally, Mark and Sophie were thrown together much of the time, Lord Byron was entirely wrapped up in Bess, the baby, and paid little attention to the goings and comings of the restof the household; so Mark and Sophie were free to amuse themselves as they chose; and, for the most part, they amused them- selves in each other’s company. Lord Byron was only too glad to have them enjoy themselves, and smiled on their rapidly strengthening comradeship, until one day early in September. He had just returned from a ride to one of the neighboring ranches, and was coming around the house to look for Bess, when he happened to glance in at one of the long windows of the big par- lor, and saw something that fairly stunned him. Sophie—his wife!—sat at the piano, and Mark Dunton, half-kneeling, with his arms clasped about her, was pas- sionately kissing her and murmuring sweet words in her ear. They did not see him; he turned and staggered back to the dining-room door, which he en- tered. He went to the sideboard and took a heavy drink of whisky, and stood staring for several minutes at his re- flection in the mirror before him. Then he turned and went through the house, noisily calling for the baby, in order that he might not surprise the guilty ones. When he reached the parlor So- phie was gone, but Mark sat in the cor- ner nonchalantly turning the leaves of a book. ‘Come yere, boy,’’? said Lord Byron, pleasantly. ‘‘I want t’ talk t’ ye.’’ Mark rose and followed him. Lord Byron led the way to a secluded spot out of view of the house, then halted. ‘“‘Mark, I think ye’d better pack up an’ go t? Preblo in th’ mornin’. Hol’ on, THE MICHIGAN stay ontell I send f’r ye.” ‘‘Wh—what is this for, Uncle By’?” stammered Mark, getting red in the face. | “I don’t reckon 1 need t’ tell ye,’’ | answered the old man, shortly. “Ye | know. Ye know ye’ve went back on y’r frien’s more’n once; but I don’t want ye t? do it again. Better pack up this arter- noon, so ye e’n start when Ido, in th’ mornin’. I’m goin’ t? Kansas City.” That evening Lord Byron started to drive to Chloride Flats, to attend to some errands; but had gone only a part of the distance when he remembered some har- ness that needed mending, and he turned back to get it. As he neared the house he glanced up at Mark’s room, where, a short time singe, a bright light had been burning. From his seat in the buggy the old man could see that the lower blinds were drawn, and that the light was burning very dimly—but he could see, too, by a shadow on the opposite wall, that the room was occupied. He leaped to the ground, ran to the house, and sprang madly up the stairs. + ¢ * In the parlor of the great house a woman, pale as death, stood wringing her hands in agony, and straining her ear for sounds from without. Down in the road two men—one young, the other old and gray—faced each other. The young man’s face showed ghastly white in the dim moonlight, and the other’s looked wild and strange. The old man spoke, evidently with some effort: ‘*‘Mark, I’ve be’n like a father to ye, hain’t 1?” The other bowed his head, and the speaker continued: “Pye b’n f’r an’ squuar’, an’ give ye ev’ry show t’ do y’rself some good?’’ **Yes,” ‘*‘An’ ye’ve went right back on me, spite o? my warnin’ ye. Now, boy, look yere. You’ve took advantage o’ me, but I won’t take none o’ you. [I’m a-goin’ t’ kill ye, but—’’ Dunton sprang back in horror, with an inarticulate cry. “But I’m goin’ t’ give ye a fa’r show, jes’ like I’ve be’n doin’. Take this yere gun an’ go down b’ th’ gate.’’ “Good God! Uncle By’, you can’t mean it! Why—’’ “T hain’t ‘Uncle By’—I’m th’ man ye’ve wronged an’ heartbroke. Go!’ -_— <= * Lord Byron looked down at the dead face of the corpse in the road. He gazed steadfastly for some time, oblivious of the sounds he heard, of people coming. Finally he spoke, gently: ‘“‘Poor boy! I don’t b’lieve ye shot ’t me, ’t all. Ye’ve played more’n fa’r f’r once, boy.” And he stooped and kissed the face of the dead. R. L. KETCHUM. | boy, no questions. I want ye t? go—an’ | | Souvenir Coins as Security. The World’s Fair people, finding that their souvenir half dollars do not go very readily at double their face value, have hit upon the expedient, in their lack of funds. of putting them in soak. Some $2,500,000 of them have been put up as security for a borrowed million or so of available money. The president of the fair says that the coins are not exactly pawned. ‘‘Wesimply deposit a certain number of the coins with banks and geta loan equivalent to the face value of the souvenirs deposited. When times are easier we will pay off the loan and get our coins again.”’ — << A fashionable woman would rather be hurt by her corn than to try on anew shoe in a store when she hai a hole in her stocking. At TAM MOSER NEE SE HEE SERN: CAIN ATS RE OTL TRADESMAN. Buy NEDIGOR'S WIFY KLLING | HOKS MANUFACTURED BY SNEDICOR & HATHAWAY, DETROIT, MICH, Dealers wishing to see the line address F. A. Cadwell, 682 Jefferson ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. MICHIGAN Fire & Marine Instance C0. Organized 1881. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, BUY THE PENINSULAR Pants, Shirts, and Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. STANTON, MOREY & CO.,, Mfrs. DETROIT, MICH. Geo. F. Owen, Salesman for Western ;Michigan, Residence, 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. ve ine Co., Mach ing Columbus, Ohio. For Terms and Agencies address ; e Crystal Wash Our machine hasa reversible rotary motion of both upper and lower washboards, giving the true hand-rubbing principle. Clothes nevei bunch while washing, common fault with others necessitating rearranging; not a pleasant task. Wm. Brummeler & Sons, Manufacturers and Jobbers of Pieced aud Stamped Tinware Phone 640 260 S. Ionia St.. GRAND RAPIDS, NET PRICE LIST,OF SAP PAILS PER 100. 1) quart... .-.__....._._ «Sas $17 12 “ > i + aie oe seecccoereee 7 These goods are full size and are guaranteed not to leak.gfThe pails are made almost straight, flaring enough to pack conveniently. In lots of 500 we willjallow 5 per cent. off above prices. Terms, 30 days net. Send for price list of general line of tinware It you sell the following line of coffees, you will have the best in the land. SANBORN. All roasted by GHASE & Sold in cans only. “ Jewell’s Old Goverrvment Java. Jewell’s Old Government Java and Arabian Mocha Wells’ Java and Mocha. Weaver’s Blend. Santora. Ideal Golden Rio Crushed Java and [ M Mocha. (ark Grocery (jo. yo THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. | continue the business at the same loca- tion. Kent City—O. F. & W. P. Conklin | Manistee—There never has been such |a demand for lumber as there is at pres- ‘ent. There is not a thing on docks here New Era—Frank Veltman has engaged | have abandoned the mercantile business | that is not sold now, and could not have in the general trade here. White—Chillote & Knapp succeed S. Rasley in general trade. Barkville—Erick Olson succeeds Lin- den & Olson in general trade. Houghton—Harry Major succeeds C. Brand in the grocery business. Otsego—E. R. Carter has sold his bak- ing business to Temple & Chase. Eastport—Wm. F. Blakely will shortly open a grocery store at this place. Bronson—J. D. Johnson succeeds Mrs. C. Norton in the grocery business. Atlas—Abram Updegraff has_ pur- chased the general stock of F. E. Gale. Cone—Allshouse & Raymond have pur- chased the general stock of Thos. Caswell. Ypsilanti—M. J. Lewis & Co. succeed Lewis & Horner in the grocery business. Hudson—Frank A. Rutan has pur- chased the drug stock of S. Van Etta & Co. Ironwood—Wm. L. Greene succeeds Stewart Bros. in the flour and feed busi ness. Cheboygan—Post & Mills are succeeded by J. J. Post & Co. in the hardware busi- ness. Drayton Plains—Richmond & Bentley succeed J. K. Judd in the grocery busi- ness. Gregory—The general stock of U.S. Gates has been turned over to his cred- itors. Dowagiae—Cooper & Mosier have sold their grocery stock to J. Herald and F. Hartsell. Ludington—Jos. H. Hepburn succeeds Hepburn & Shawin the grocery aod meat business. Pine Creek—V. J. Stimson is suc- ceeded by Chas. Debow in the hardware business. Battle Creek—Chas. H. Hoagland suc- ceeds Frank Manchester in the grocery business. Clyde—Johnson Bros. & Co., general dealers, have dissolved, Johnson & Wood succeeding. Kendall—House Bros., jewelers and grocers, have sold their grocery stock to J. Merchant. St. Louis—Pulver & Moore, grocers, have dissolved, T. C. Pulver continuing the business. Traverse City—Henion, open a dry goods store block this week. Rollin—Wwm. Clark is closing out his stock of general merchandise, and will retire from trade. lron River—Stein Bros. are succeeded by Stein Bros. & Co. in the dry goods and clothing business. Detroit—Sturgeon & Warren are suc- ceeded by Sturgeon & Co. in the jewelry and silverware business. Frankfort—The A. E. Banks Co. is suc- ceeded by Ward & Miles in general trade and the lumber business. Fenton—Marmelee & Hopkins have purchased the baking and confectionery business of Mrs. A. Lacey. Central Lake—M. A. Sanderson suc- ceeds Geo. B. Sanderson in the dry goods and boot and shoe business. Clyde—W. W. Baker succeeds Wil- loughby & Wallace in the agricultural implement and produce and grain busi- ness. Seed & Cv. in the Wilhelm chased the Kibbe meat market and will | here and removed their general stock to | Ravenna. Owosso — Theo. A. Laubengayer has | sold his drug stock to W. E. Collins, who | has clerked for C. P. Parkill & Son for | some time. Delta—E. B. Nichols has sold his inter- est in the general firm of E. B. Nichols & Son to Mr. Moses, and the firm will here- after be known as Nichols & Moses. Kellogg—F. C. McClelland has ex- changed with dry goods and grocery stock for a farm, Geo. Robinson succeed- ing him in the mercantile business. Holland—Ed. Vaupell has sold his in- terest in the drug stock of Kramer & Vaupell to his partner, who will con- tinue the business under the style of Lawrence Kramer. East Jordan—Coulter & Jamison, who have conducted the boot and shoe busi- ness here for some time, have concluded to abandon this field and remove their stock to some other location. Byron Center--P. B. Sharp has sold his grocery stock to Wm. Hirst, who will continue the business at the same loca- tion. Mr. Sharp has gone to Southern California, with a view to locating there permanently. Howard City—Claude Wolf has pur- chased the jewelry stock of C. C. Mes- senger, but will vot assume _ personal charge of the business until fall, as he proposes to conduct a fruit store at Chicago during the summer. Mulliken—Toae hardware stock of B. J. Whelpley was purchased by J. W. and R. C. French, who will continue the busi- ness under the style of J. W. French & Son. The report that the stock was pur- chased by Coggswell & French was un- true. Three Oaks—While D. H. Beeson was handling nitric acid in his drug store March 24, the bottle slipped from his hands and broke on striking the ftioor. It immediately started a fire and filled the store with smoke and fiame, but the clerks formed a bucket brigade and suc- ceeded in extinguishing the fire before much damage had been done. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Alpena—MelInnes & Moffatt, smiths and wagon manufacturers, have dissolved, A. Melnnes continuing the business. Bellevue—H. S. Dell, of Vicksburg, has let the contract for the construction of a three-story building to be used by him for the manufacture of sanitary goods and wood novelties. The contract calls for its completion by June 1. Detroit— The Wynneparry Manufac- turing Co. has been formed by John E. Smith, R. J. Wynneparry, W. E. Beals, D. D. Case, A. W. Kendall, R. Wynne- parry and Philip M. Coffin. The capital stock is $175,000, of which $70,000 is paid in. The purpose of the corporation | is the manufacture of compass oil, medi- cines, perfumery and extracts. Marquette—The Dead River Mill Co. |has its new store about completed and | will hereafter make this city its base of supplies, toting to the camps from here instead of from Ishpeming, as form- erly. This company will drive about 16,000,000 feet down Dead River, which, Manton—Arlow Thompson has pur- with several million feet that have been railed in, will make its season’s cut. black- | ;been sold a dozen times over. piece stuff has sold readily at $12.50, de- livered, and whether it was green or dry seemed to make but little difference. |Medium grade inch has brought $16.50 | without any cavil, and a common grade '$14 readily. Hemlock piece stuff has sold for $7.75 for strictly short on dock | here, and those who have any for sale are ;now asking $8, with good prospects of / obtaining that figure. If we had any mill culls left, we could get about $9 for them. Manistee—W. R. Thorsen is expected home about April 1, when, it is reported, the change of proprietorship of the Stronach Lumber Co.’s plant will be con- summated. Itis said that the purchase price agreed upon is $30,000, of which Thorsen takes one-third in stock and the Kitzingers take two-thirds. This in- cludes mill, docks, salt block, sheds, barn, ete., and as the property cost more than $150,000, one can see that they got a bargain. ‘The Kitzingers will abandon their Freesoil mill, and will haul what logs they have there to Stronach, and expect to be able to pick up enough tim- ber with what they now have to keep the mill running five or six years. —_——~ - The Grocery Market. Oranges—The market is well supplied and prices consequently remain low. Lemon—In better demand, with ample supply and steady prices. Peanuts—The market is strong at the advanced price, and stocks are being sold here fully as low as persent prices in Virginia. Sugar—The market was firm until Fri- day, when an advance occured—1-16 ¢ on all grades above the two lowest grades ' and 3-16¢ on the latter. Coffee—Last week is pronounced the dullest week experienced in several months. Fluctuations were confined to narrow limits and there was little move- ment of any kind anywhere along the line. Cheese—Stocks of Michigan full cream are almost entirely exhausted, but local jobbers are expecting first arrivals of | Lenawee county hay cheese in about two weeks. Soap—Kirk & Co. have reduced the | price of their American Family 50c per box. Other brands will probably drop soon, as the price of tallow and most materials used in soap making is on the downward road. Provisions—Pork is 50e @ $1 per bbl. lower and lard is %e lower for kettle rendered and from *% @ 1%e lower for compaund. ~- 2 —— From Out of Town. Calls have been received at THE TRADESMAN Office during the past week from the following gentlemen in trade: Frank Veltman, New Era. D. Cleland, Coopersville. Henry Shaffer, Big Rapids. Frank Saunders, Sheffield. W. J. Barnum, Velzy. prospective de-| WY NOT BEGIN NOW!¢ ATiNAL Book PictuREG devotes its attention to preparing rag IP LUNRGEST Business ie INTHEWORL, SEND For aie WME ae CHICAGO bf T. H. NEVIN CO’S Swiss 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 ecard and prices. Hareltine & Perkins Drag Co., STATE AGENTS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. D. A. BLopeett, President. Gro. W. Gay. Vice-President. Wu. H. ANDERSON, Cashier, Jno A, SEymoour, Ass’t Cashier. Capital, $800,000. DIRECTORS. D. A. Blodgett. Geo. W. Gay. S. M. Lemon. C. Bertsch. A.J. Bowne. G. K. Johnson. Wm. H. Anderson. Wm. Sears. A. D. Rathbone USE Best six Gord — FOR — Machine or Hand Use. FOR SALE BY ALL ‘Dealers in Dry Goods & Notions. INDUCEMENT TO THE DRUGGISTS AND GENERAL STroREs. Do You Sell DIAMOND TEA) We want one live dealer in every city and town to handle and push the sale of Diamond Tea, the great remedy for Constipation, Sick Headache and Liver and Kidneys and we offer the following induce- ment: To every dealer who will send us an order for 3 doz. 25c size packages of Diamond Tea at $1.90 per doz., which amounts to only $5.70, we will send free of charge an additional 1 doz. packages, be- sides sufficient sample packages to sample your whole town. By stamping your name on each pack- age you will thus receive full ben- efit of the advertising. It will pay hustlers to take ad- vantage of this offer, before their competitors get ahead ef them. DIAMOND TEA C0., DETROIT, MICH. RETAIL Diamond Tea is sold by all whole- sale druggists. Yo My Ben-Hur Cigar. Oh! bright cigar; I love thy wreaths of smoke so dimly curling, I love thy —_— cloud above me whirling; hile, like a star, Amid the smoke thy brilliant tip is shining, And bids me Cast all care and sad repining From me afar. Companion dear! When weary of this world, its empty pleasure, Its ceaseless toil, its cares without a measure, Its doubt and fear; Then fancy paints upon thy bright cloud waving The far off friends and scenes my heart is crav And brings them near. {ing, And when in sorrow My heart is bowed and all is cold around it, And dreary thoughts and weary cares surround it, Yet still I borrow From thee a solace, while dear hope reviving, Brings to my view, the mist before it driving, A bright to-morrow! —|The Smoker, All First-Class Dealers Sell Ben Hur Cigars. MADE ON HONOR. GEO. MOEBS & G0 MANUFACTURERS, Dat Rot. SOLD ON MERIT, Important to Commercial Tray- elers and Merchants. The American Casualty Insurance and Securi- ty Co., of Baltimore City, Maryland, sells the most liberal accident policy issued in the United States, furnishing more absolute protection than any other. Its policy is a short, plain business contract, free from 911 objectionable clauses and conditions. In 1892 it paid losses to policy hold- ers and their beneficiaries amounting to $1,103,- 964, and had $2,607,675 in assets Jan. 1, 1893. The premium to merchants not handling goods and commercial travelers is $4 for each $1,.00 in surance with $ per week indemnity during dis ability, not exceeding 52 weeks, and pays one- half instead of one-third for loss of one hand or one foot, as paid by most other companies Telephone No. 1,003, for best policy issued, or address W. R. FREEMAN, Agent, 373 Crescen avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM TO- DAY. As to the political and social condition of the United States and of the world in 1993, I do not believe there will be a crowned head in the civilized world at the close of the next century. I believe that democracy wiil reign triumphant to the farthest limits of civilization. It seems to me certain that government must grow more complex, if by complex- ity we understand the multiplication of its functions. ‘‘The less government the better” is a motto of an infantile re- public. It is out of date at least one hundred years. By government our an- eestors understood tyranny, kingship, a power outside of the people pressing upon them. By government now we un- derstand the people governing them- selves. As life becomes necessarily com- plex, so government must keep pace with the development of life; otherwise liberty will become at lasta mockery. The con- ditions of our modern civilization are far more complex than the conditions of that which our ancestors met when they made the Federa! constitution. That constitution is utterly inadequate to the demands of the present, and will be mag- nified and enlarged either directly or in- directly by amendment or interpretation to meet the growing needs of the new life of the new century. It is absolutely certain either that the railroads and telegraphs will be owned and managed by the State, or that the railroads and telegraphs will own and manage the State. The question of money and the mechan- ism of exchange will turn entirely upon the development of the social question, which will be pressed to a climax some- where within the present century. The present basis of money is satisfactory neither to those who believe in social re- form nor to those who belong to the con- servative element in the present social regime, Within the next century the saloon is certain to be outlawed in America, and when it is driven from America the prog- ress of reform will sweep the earth. High license will be weighed in the bal- ance and found wanting, and when this humbug is thoroughly tested and exposed and proved to be a delusion and a snare, the good will unite in a thorough-going, radical, prohibitory law. The punishment of criminals, it seems to me, will be based more and more upon the effort to reform rather than to inflict penalty. Capital punishment will be abolished. It has already collapsed. We had 7,000 murders last year and less than one hundred legal executions. The sentiment of the age is against it, and human life suffers in consequence. The only remedy seems to be to substitute life imprisonment and make the execu- tion of law a practical certainty upon the guilty. Our divorce laws must become uniform not only in America, but there must be in the future an adjustment of the prin- ciple of the home life international. All international law is founded on the mon- ogamic group of society. If Mr. Deacon fails to secure a divorce in Paris, he pro- poses to apply to the courts of America, and vice versa, the man who is interested in such procedure may change the base of operations. The tendency for the accumulation of wealth ina few hands must continue to increase until overturned by a social rev- Dry Goods Price Current. a COTTONS. — bide keen ceec Arrow Brand 5 ng eee NSE NT 6 “World Wide. 6 Atlanta AA......... 6 Soe, Atlantic A...... .--. 6} Full _. Wide..... 6% ' a 64%4/Georgia A.......... - Pr... 5% Monant Width so . 6% e .... eee... 5 ye ee 5 |Indian Head........ 7 aes... ox aoe en Be ....,...... 6% Archery Bunting.. King EC. oe Beaver Dam AA.. - ix Lawrence LL...... Blackstone O, 32.... 5 ae ee... .... 6 Black Bock ........ 6% pees. Oe... ae a. jk. 5% Crees V.......... 5% Chapman cheese cl. 3% Clifton CR 44/Our Level Best..... ak 6 Madras cheese cloth es Newmarket G . | 6% C DD.... 0% . ue 6% pees Me 5 a... Cyrcarone B.......... eiet Geer... sa les scgn Cees nS METS z Ciiftien CCC........ Seer... 6 Top of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. 814/Geo. en. - Glen Mills. . Gold Medal... Green Ticket Blackstone AA..... 7% |Great Falls. . a 4 — Se eee ee. 7 oe... 12 . a... 4%@ 5 snag te EEE SE 7 King Phillip aoe a 7% (oe o....-....... 6% ie... q Cherter: Oak........ 5% |Lonsdale oe. +" aes 2... 744|Lonsdale...... @s Coercion .......... J Tae... .. @5 Dwight Anchor..... Sino Meme............ ™ . *« shorts. 8 — } ened eee 6 oes... .......... S sar One............. 5% eee... 7 Pride. of t the West...12 Pee... ..-.. 3. Teen... .. 1% Fruit of the Loom. : I, tse se oe 4% Paes ..... .... Utica’ _s......... 8% Pink Frese... ....... . Nonpareil ..10 Fruit of the Loom pe 8% SS pe Whi ao Mores........ 6 Pull Varus.......... 6 i....... . Oe HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. ae... .......-... @4|Dwight Anchor..... 8% Pawer....... ..... 8 | CANTON FLANNEL. Unbleached. Bleached. Housewife A.. “oe B “ . “a D. a“ E _ P. “ G oe H il oe I “ - .. ' st oe M . 5... - - o.. 2 « Pe 14% CARPET Peerless, white.. ...18 iIntegrity colored. ..20 ' colored....20 |White Star.......... 18 Oe = ™ scone = DRESS GOODS. aan ........... Pamees...... ..... 20 “ Cee eee 9 ee 25 a en -10% - 27% GG Cashmere...... 20 . 30 Renee -... ...... 16 eee ee 32% Se 18 Co lL 35 CORSETS. Coes... $9 50/Wonderful. .. ...84 50 Sobiiiing’s......... 9 Orem... ........ € Davis Waists .... 9 00|/Bortree’s .......... 9 00 Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ 15 00 CORSET JEANS. Arm — eens. on aameanen oggin. oa 7 ROCnwors........... Se ian en ee a Brunswick...... .. Bi — i Ne 6% Allen turkey reds.. 6B Berwick fancies.... 5% a... 6%|Clyde Robes........ _ pink. & purple $3 Charter Oak fancies 4% “ -— DelMarine cashm’s. = pink checks. 6 mourn’g é - staples ...... 6% Eddystone ae - 6% . shirtings . 5 choco lat 6% American fancy... 5% _ yeaa - Americanindigo... 6% -= American shirtings. 5 Hamtiton Fons - 6% Argentine Grays... 6 staple 3 Anchor —-- 2 Manchester ancy. Arnold new era. 7 a Arnold Merino..... 6 ——: Amoskeag eke aoe 12%/(Columbian brown. .12 oo... . 13% Everett, accu, 12% - ee = brown. ....12% Andover.. 11% Haymaker blue..... 7% Beaver Creek AA. 10 brown.. an PO ices econ on 11K Lancaster cee e cae 12% Boston Mfg on be 7 Lawrence BORA o nse 18% blue 8% No. 220 * datwist 10% . No. — hi Columbian XXX br.10 ' No. 280....10% XXX bi.19 GINGHAMB. Amoskeeg ...... .... 7% Lancaster, staple. . “s ** Persian dress 8% fancies . . Canton .. 8% ' Normandie 3 . | 10% Lancashire.......... 6 e Teazle...1044;Manchester......... 5% . Angola..10%|Monogram.......... * - Persian.. 8%|Normandie.. Arlington staple.... 614/Persian............. he Arasapha fancy.... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... ™% Bates Warwick dres 8%|Rosemont........... 6% . staples. 6%/|Slatersville ......... 6 Centennial......... = — a 7 Cree ........... Sere ow... 0. 7% Guukeread staple. ‘oi Toll. = Bore....... 10% Cumberland.... .... RO oes oe sss Th ee... .. ig “« seersucker.. 7% a Tw erweee..... -..... 8% Everett classics..... 8%| Whittenden......... 6% Bxpomeen.......... 7 ‘heather dr. 8 ee 6% ' indigo blue 9 Gionarven.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples... on Glemwood.........+. 7,1 Westorook.......... bee a eS 6% se 1° Jobnson Vhalon cl 4%/Windermeer.... .... 5 + See bee Siro... ~._......... 6% ' zephyrs....16 GRAIN Bags. Amoukeng..........- — a ad hae le ac 15% ces I See ou 15% Aree... ...... ee Paci . ios ee THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's........... 88 cour, 7. &F....... - (ere s.... ...... 88 mache. a eae 22% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. Colored Bo 6... .2 38 io M.......2F 42 eB ....... 34 -— = - = ae 40 - = 39 wn ee 36 41 a 40 45 CAMBRICS, a 5 |Edwards 5 Wane Sier......... S ockwood...... ... 5 ee Gaere........... Ke bed on re 5 Newmarket......... 5 (Brunswick ........ 5 RED FLANNEL. is cok OO —t See 22% Creedmore.... ...... gy gee Ee el B2% weet 22 8......... ee ee 35 Memeo... ..... 27% |Buckeye.... ........ 32% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% ee 22% Western W ......... 18% ieee... Pee ee... 18% 6 oz Western........20 |Flushing XXX...... 23% Union G........... Segre... ....., ee DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless.....8 @ 9% ol 9 1% ee 8%@10 ewes 12% CANVASS AND PADDIN Slate. Brown. Black.|Slate Seb. Black. 9% 9% 914|10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%4| 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 1144/12 12 12% 12% 124/20 20 DUCES. | Severen, 8 oz........ Ra West * aaa, 8 = 10% Mayland, on. ...... 12% Greenwood, 7% 02. ie Raven, a eben 13% Greenwood, 8 os....11% a 13% Boston, 8 Ue ‘10% meston, 10 os8........ 12% _ ES EEL = ES bale, 40 dos. ...88 50 Colored. a bee upes a 7 50 a com Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 16% “. Beacrom...: 9 Maeeie.............. 9 . eo... 2 Bedierd.... ...: .... 10% - ee a 12% Valley te 10% i ct cs I cee es Lg 10% oo oe. 8% SEWING Corticelli, doz....... 85 Corticelli pans. twist, doz. .4¢ per oz ball...... 30 50 yd, doz. .40 HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROsS No 1Br'k & White..10 [No 4BI'k & ‘White, 15 >. . 20 long cloth = = T eoeiark - an “ 3 “ "2 “ 40 “ "25 ‘ PINs. . clot 7 Peete cee’ 7” Gy | Nos-20, MC....... 50 [No4—15 F 8%......40 ‘ green seal TR 10%) Portsmouth robes... 6% 3-18, 8 C..... as nS serge ’ ee eee aE. 644 |No 2 White & BI'k..12 [No 8 White & BI’r..20 ‘ane <§ eee. + . Biek « = Ballou solid lack... Washington indigo. 6% = “- colors “ ‘Turkey robes.. 7% SAFETY PINs. men blue, green, r = a: Wee Ry ocek es ocie cence Me Wee... oe, «- 36 Berlin solide a 5% eet “> NEEDLE ofl blue...... 6%| “ Ottoman Taur- BP ono sccncs | aetbemmient.........: 4 “ “ cnne oreee............ Croweiy’®....... -... 1 — Eyed.. soos 4 50 : - ards o% —- ae Marshall’s........... 100 % : : ¥, ee . (ont 95 6—4...2 % : : 3-4XXXX 12 nam. robes.. Cocheco fancy...... ndsorfancy...... 6% | Cotton Sail Twine..28 |Nashua............. és ers " “12 — oeee-- - ps § tills. 8 oes ete ply.. a ~ SOLGS...... ccs cece « OS | MEE ciccmcccccccod [MEE GEE... ..4..2 TICKINGS. 13 |Wool Standard 4 ply17% Re OR Beene cecceces 3 |} OCherry Valioy......15 Powhatan ......... . 7%|Pemberton AAA oo ee 0% PLAID Awning. .11 Swift ee: os et OR, ew a 6% ‘Mount Pleasant... - 6% Peart Miver......... 12% Aree. ....... =... eS 5 8 No Nam - % Top of Heap........ 9 AYLAS 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- creased facilities for manu- facturing we are well prepar- ed to fill orders promptly and at most reasonable prices. “the Kent.’’ Directly Opposite Union Depot. AMERICAN PLAN RATES, $2 PER DAY STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC BELLS FREE BAGGAGE TRANSFER FROM UNION DEPOT. BEACH & BOOTH, Props. Peoples Typewriter. Retail price, $2O each. Agents wanted in every town in the state. EATON, LYON & CO. Booksellers and Stationers, 20 & 22 MONROE ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Excelsior Bolts Wanted! 1 want 500 to 1,000 cords of Poplar Excelsior Bolts, 18 and 36 inches long. I also want Basswood Bolts, lengths as above. dress same For particulars ad- J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich. y A te say * SE ee een aed cine ee ee THERE MICHT TRAD A GAN ESMAN. 7 oluti i i 5 tion that will make such an increase|to be certain in the next twenty-five | Wrought Loose Pin....... 60&1 an impossibility. That revolution is | years. Wrought Table. ....2...cco: cteeneees tnat0 Maydole & Co.’ seeing oo - luti ee ee ee ee eudole MOO cc) ertain to be accomplished within less} The race will be both handsomer and Wrought ee iE A MANA 7 = mutta dates: , ' : accep esccaee, sone Yerkes & Plumb’s.............ccesceeeee! dis. 40&10 é ; : lappier than it now is. Blind, a A eA a Mason’s Solid Cast Steel... 80¢ list 60 reat corporations and vast business| The greatest city will be in America NE eee ne a aggregations will continue to grow| Its locati i i BLOCKS HINGES. e . % greater until in their overshadowing cae ee - _— upon the | Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... ..... 50 | — deh donseeRegee oe a power they dispute tt - velopment of transit facilities. If the CRADLES. Screw Hook and Sitap, to 12 in 4% —_ ispute the authority of the | freight of the world must be moved over | G78!B---------+++-00005 sees retreeseeees dis. 50&02 snot sok and Eye, %................ net 3 State, and, like the railroads and tele-| waterways, as at present, through’ the pease cee 5 coast cneeeei tens net 8% — will be absorbed by the State. | next century, that city will be on the jc ag: er eae — \ “ ee iy is tendency is “overwhelming, and | Atlantic coast. If water transportation | BU8)10 a0: Pact perm 65 weer. ain there is as yet developed no count Las Oat | HigR's C. Bos... 2s eevee cere eee fg co. a ; loped no countercur loses its importance, the great city of the | @ D......-..:----:-ccceesceeeeeeee ener: ‘s & | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... 50810 rent to interfere with its inevitable re-}| world may be developed in the interior Musket ooo i teie 60 wa aoe LT “— sult. Dry goods dealers add to their} This does not seem to be probable. Rim Fire sucxesouiniian ‘nine HOLLOW WARE. = general stores departments of groceries, | ‘The American now living who will be |=" Gincee ceeeectneeeeeee eee 88) Rettig 0000 ena and are running out of the market thous- | most honored in 1993, is that man who is CHISELS. dis. Spiders LNA AT aT A AP a ee ee : Ce Wiese may Gremberce .-. -... 40&10 . ‘ oughout the | most abused by the men of his genera- | Socket Framing.-.... 00.0 F0e19 a city. It is only a question of time when | ti ye ives i emeenge aoa a — po aon n of ion, and yet who lives the truth in the | Socket Slicks .......... ‘ae Japanned Tin Ware........ ...... vba s tendency to centralization and ab-| noblest and truest ways. Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.... 2.000.000 022... 4p | Granite Iron Ware .....-......... new list 3834 610 sorption will become universal in all in- Tuomas Dixon, Jk. cee fe | Stee _.-.---.- eee 70& dustries, and can only end in the de- — ~- « > Hote i LLL EA AN _ 2 ae neetE Soe struction of competition, the establish- Personnel of The Cp Waee| ee | Gate Hooks and Byes... 2000002 “Foat0e10 sna of 4 snenepels-—end the State te the ware Co. White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@i2% dis. 10| Stanley Rule and Saar On dis.79 only power that has the right toruna wre to oe aie ses in the his- Planished, 14 co Sisal, % inch 1 i ce _ i is planet and weeumetite oz cut togize... .. per pound 28 sal, men S00 tanger... .. ays This tendency seems to make | Ithaca have we seemed to ana oan Cold seen and Yax0) Aa a eS —=E i ~ nationalization of industry the cer-| loss. Ours is a prosperous village, and, oe eae aT 3 Steel and Iron..... ercneme ~~ tain goal of the future. as a rule, the men who during the past PT rte Pama cessse ters iyei ons %| Mitre Bevelb.ccc.. icc vi 2 Al tel DRILL Ce eee eS zw The condition of the laboring classes ee been Sir pants busi- | Morse’s Bit Stocks : a SHEETIRON. : ‘ : f ‘ 3 »now well qualified to | Taper and straight Shank. D * certain to become more independent as | succeed under almost any Sodas se fevered ee aay a = ee 1000 ................ =—_ Com. tuey are better educated and learn their|cumstances. They have the indomitable DRIPPING PANS. a iB to 21 LET AeA — 62a ae a eck Maas Gk besigcer eccone [Samia i. ae oe Our soilis capable of producing abund- ps snagged pram sti of —- = slip islaceligs eee et ca ama ta (335 ant food for the in 189% ; Se ee ee i All sheets No. i8 and lighter, o ents world in 1893, but the} in the determination of three of our hon- pa — a eee extra ‘ie — oe methods of agriculture must and will|ored citizens and successful tradesmen ia, eae <0 | List “ee be improved, else the present popula- to leave us. A few days ago, at Lan- SA RS otene gs. 40&10 | List acct. 19, °86 ...... ae os eee ae a dis. 50 tion, with its natural increase, could not er Co., po nap ee wee so: 2 oe: large, 828.........-.-. a0 igs, ea = = = 7 : SU 0., whic oro ses ves 3 3,330 LL a ‘ [ ny = be sustained in 1993. jobbing trade . a pr tph raeia Disst FILEs—New List. dis ws 7 White B.... ae | 50 sf i sses EEN a ee 508 ey rire tesa i Within the next century law will be} Ware and lines of trade usually handled | New American ..... Pee nea cea b0e10 White Co... eee cee cee 35 simplified and brought within‘ the range by bonapreay of houses. The personnel ee agg Le a ceeevesteteeteses ens a SASH WEIGHT ‘ ul ge ee es ee Ss im + the common people, and the occupa- | our ane ee a pass ae = a m0 ee i “aie “ tion of two-thirds of the lawyers wil P r eo ae & >on . : = oe yers will be} P. Merrell, for six years a successful | Nos. 16 to 2%; 2 ond 24; 5 and 26; Silver Steel Dia, ¥ Guts, per foot, "3 estroyed. At present, lawis a stupend- | druggist in this village, and whois known List 12 13 ' 6 7 «Special Steel Dex x Cuts a = ous swindle. It is beyond the possibility — Michigan as an excellent) Dscounh% @aUeE : en a ee See : : usiness mé i : GES. am of any mortal man—it matters not how Sais ona yo oe . = Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... ns Cuts, per ee — 2 X it si e = ° ee ee transcendent his genius—to know what|M. Scott and Stephen E.7Parrish,* well | 20ot, mineral, jap. trimmi —— | ~, et Cae. ~~. -->- a odi10 the law is in America. This has pro-|@24 favorably known in the boot and Door, porcelain, , Jap. — 55 Onelda Community, Newhouse’s ..-.---... 35 . ~ i a f duced such confusion already that arevo-| S20¢ and grocery trade, will have charge Door, porcelvin, a ig a 55 | Mouse, choker. nee encase 180 p per dor tion in law is inevitable. Medizine will —_. i department and will person- | Drawer and Shutter, porcelain. ....0......, $5 | Mouse, delusion... -....-.-..4 81.50 per dos. niles aes y sell goods on the road. These are nee tha ee =. a 88 attain the dignity of a science, having| three self-made men, and we consign Glen whee eas nee . Antenled Market ceeeceeeseeneeteeeeeecesen ~ passed through the period of preliminary | them end their venture to the tender aes ....-....-... Ce a ee experiment. Theology will become more ae of the trade, believing that in ee . copper Spring Sie. pce i. dushiiek sedan moses eir future careers they will render a| Adze Eye.... ed Fence, paveinee 2 & Traditi ‘i. ai In Its practical alms. | good account of their talents. Hunt Bye 315.00, dis a ee 2 40 raditionalism will die hard, but it will Jno. T. MATTHEWS ete _— dts, 20410 - — a surely die. . See’y Ithaca Improvement Association. | Sperry & Co.’s, Post, a... r RE aR NI - an American literature will tell the story | —=—=--————— coffee, siieciaae mee ~ wenaciann Ds aise aa ssead oa cal dis. 10a10 : , eee oe ee - of American life, and will therefore be HATCH sare NS ENS BY Y STEAM e P.8.& W. Mie. Co.’s Malleables ; 3 Baxter's Adjustable, 2 a * 30 born within the next century. a L Exce sior Incubator. s anes erry & Cle :k’s..... . 2 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, .... a Es The sphere of music in the church, in Sel/-Regut | stepbin’s Patte MOLASSES GATES. a” pag eengee a a 10 “i eter sli the world, will be enlarged to the bless- ee Genuine................. “Boao —_ a. ne nae ' 1h nes aaa nn teas Nee ee ing of the race. The drama must be Se ee te eee as --- = Soo a Sea a a Ra a Sas born again, or rot of its own corruption Send 6c, 2 eo. 2 NAILS Soe se a He St He a anki. 4a dice anes. Inus. Catatorue 4 GEO. MH. STAHL, Quiney, IIL — —— a ee ee ee aia * Forks, hoes, rakes and all sia" ae Education is certain to be broad Advancé over base: ‘Steel “ple TIN. i ill a : Steel Wire NS eee i ee eee 6clf ee SL: neeeesesecteecessease me —the head, the hand, the heart. Es Buying rubbish, send for our catalogue of win- Bes erat arnt tern = ee eee - , the Ree eS es Sa |B -- 10 25 eially must our methods be revolution- | made from best ae BD. nono oes eet ceetesecee encase 15 35 a sae per ‘pound. . p from best material, | Beseeeeecccceseeeee cercecceceeres IB SY Par poumll...... csc coecccceceeesee ce ‘sich shiek aii: ek tin aad “tek aa rices seldom higher. ea Auestnntn Rene OanHDh = 43 | Per ON eee eco - seeds tas Sid: taal wae A.J. ne a - se see cee re x” 80 a SOLDER. “ Dress must conform more to common a TG eet = sie Wiping a dh aie aia vee a ise wespeap rose tgnet Hardware Price Current. 8c ceca 1 Bf lee pamelor wre trent Transportation in our great cities will These prices are for cash buyers, who Fined... prinay oh Seana 50 i 60 init “teeaoN be controlled by the cities themselves, pay promptly and buy in full packages. Case nee = 65 = cee ae per pound and sanitary improvements will b AUGURS AND BITS dai 0M ccd rege eeieeennes Oe TIN—MELYN @RAD : ecome | snell’s...... : BB Ober ce cee eee ss eseeee cawe cess 90 90 ne ean gs ate SMOU'B ooo. coosee esses cette cstt ee cctt ts 8 Pinte 10.0.0. iti 8 7 _— COO sane csc socen cane ae Cook's ai siececeeeeerreereereecees @) Beceem ORT, icine Woman will attain her status of equal- oem Smitation oe a es Sess du suse eq nts ies : 85 0 ie Be ; cynic nen eg eats oes 9 28 sis sald is tose ee tet nit Mere 2 70 | Bach additional X on this grade, $1.75. a manque ee mee oo ae 90 TINTALLAWAY GRADE. ‘hs stn weet On D. B. Bronze... 202... a... ee Ue “> great social problem, and can be solved] |" B# Book 2200000700077 48 80 | Okla Mao Cre fancy vnc oeonn os Ming | oer, SII gg only in the adiustme RROWS, dis. ota Te Gucci un Uo tN cette e cate ct se ceeee cess = - J ent of society under Retneed ne 8 14 00 ee ee Co.'s, fancy................- Bio Each additional X on this grade 81.50. it trace conditions. ae Seles Hace net z* ~ Bench, first quality............--..-.++ @80 | 14x20 IC + aoe sccreeseesesss DOt 30 00| Bench, first aay ei Goa, wood. Inventions and discoveries In mechan [7 a a s0a10 _ a wei me a S10 14x30 SO eae 5 st ee | , Carriage new iit. La ee NE Ie as Fry, Acm 20x28 IC, “ Lh ssi alates sn sala s ndustrial arts will themselves | Plow............--.::::sc10e+ ceeeeees ..40&10 | Common mn, polished ses en din 70 te “ Allaway Grade.......... “8 OD form in their enlargement the basis of sleigh ee BUCKETS. 70 Ir . _ mais. ene “ seas eeeeees 730 i : OKETS. on ee 2eeeee................... : i : L Moo tennessee esse the new society which will be evolved in | Well’ dwivel 2.0.2.2 $5.29 | Conee Rivetnend as. et eee SE aaiestet ieee 15 80 be evolved in | Well! gwivel.......clcscuecc 400) PAWENT FLANISHED ROX. ao : the new century. Pneumatic transport- ‘eee a? tao thiaee a 14x28 = Lda coc gia son “onset --+-- 814 00 ation as well as aerial navigation seems Weeughe Barrows bes ht Sast joint... 2... "“Saeeeee pat plant tuished, 3 Saket ‘92 Lexo8 E fie a iat, og , bright 5ast joint.......... 60&.0 eee cocker ene extra Be 1X, for > + ea pound 10 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 Doliar a Year, - Pastage Prepaid, ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION, Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and sddress, not necessarily for publication, but as 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. je" When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in Tue MicHIGAN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1893. A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. Every enlightened person will admit that mental culture isa very desirable thing. They will not go so far as to claim that it is a panacea for all po- litical and social ills, or to contend that the instructing and improving of the in- tel'ectual faculties can take the place and perform the functions of moral cul- ture. The fact is, the mental, moral and physical faculties are each entirely dis- tinct and separate, and the development of the one class does not take the place of the development that is needed by the others. The State, nowever, has attached the greatest importance to mental culture, and, while leaving physical and moral improvement to individuals, has under- taken to educate the minds of the peo- ple. Hence we have not only the pri- mary and higher public schools, but also the State University for education in the higher departments of learning. But it is now proposed to crown the system with a National University. A select committee of the United States Senate, at the late session of the Senate, reported in favor of establishing a National Uni- versity at Washington, and accompanied its report with a bill to carry out the scheme. The bill appropriates one-half of the money received from the sale of publie lands to establish and maintain a university of the highest type resting upon the State universities, colleges, academies and high schools. Degrees are to be conferred upon none but those who have already obtained them from some other institution. There are to be free scholarships for a certain number of students from each Congressional dis- trict, and endowed fellowships open to persons of genius from any part of the world. There does not seem to be any special objection to such an institution so that it be kept out of politics and be conducted on broad and enlightened principles. It is a public duty to develop the American character on American lines as much as possible, soas to reach ultimately the evolution of a real American race. Up to the present the people of this country are so much connected with the races from which they sprang that they have not yet been emancipated from inherited characteristics. We have but little true American art and literature, because we are too much under the influence of Euro- pean models and precedents. It will take a long time to evolve characteristic schools of music and painting, and this can only be done by freeing our educa- tion from the trammels of foreign influ- ences. An American university is a step in the desired direction. NIAGARA HARNESSED. This is the age of utilitarianism. The artisan is king, and beauty and art must bow the knee before him in lowly hom- age. Even ‘grand old Niagara” must bend bis proud head to receive the yoke of service. For ages, how many we do not know, the mighty cataract has waked the echoes withits ‘‘thundrous sound,” and thousands, savage and civil- ized alike, have been awed into silence before its terrific grandeur. But now all this is to be changed. The vandal hand of Necessity, lawless and grasping, is to be laid upon ‘‘America’s pride,” and his gigantic power harnessed. ‘‘Niagara’s mighty roar” must give place to the clat- ter, and clang, and whirr of machinery; the ‘‘rainbow-fronted cloud,’’ which hung like a halo around the head of the giant, will soon be dispelled, and in its place will appear a network of cables, convey- ing in all directions the power so long latent. Fifteen million horse-power— think of it! And all these years it has been lying idle, useless. But not for long, for a company has been organized which will utilize 100,000 horse-power of this tremendous energy. And so it will continue until all the mighty flood will be contributing to the happiness and com- fort of the people. But how the old giant must laugh as he hears what is said about him and thinks of their putting the harness on him. As well attempt to tether the tempest or chain the lightning. ‘So harness me down with your iron bands, Be sure of your curb and rein, For I scorn the strength of your puny hands As the tempest scorns the chain.” UNDER A FIERY STAR. This present month of March must cer- tainly be presided over by a fiery star, since it has been remarkable for con- flagrations, for explosions of gas in mines, for dynamite outrages and other disastrous consequences of the use of fire and explosives. These events have been confined to no eountry, but are reported from various parts of the world. The record will be found to be remarkably sensational and tragic. The readers of THE TRADESMAN and the people of Western Michigan, no doubt, are thoroughly familiar with the agitation which has been continued dur- ing the past four years by the citizens of Kent and Ottawa counties—and particu- larly by the people of Grand Rapids—for the improvement of that portion of Grand River lying between Grand Rapids and Lake Michigan, tothe end that a channel 100 feet wide and 16 feet deep, capable of floating the largest lake vessels, may be secured. Nearly two years ago a number of the leading business men of Grand Rapids, under the auspices of the Board of Trade, made per- sonal subscriptions sufficient to de- fray the expense of a survey of the river. That survey was made under the supervision of Col. Ludlow, of the engineering corps of this district, and the result of the survey was entirely satisfactory and received favorable con- sideration by General Poe, Chief of the Bureau of Engineering at Washington. But while it received most favorable mention in official circles at Washing- ton, it was received too late to be in- cluded in the river and harbor appropria- tions bill. The people of this section, however, have good reason to hope that an appropriation will be made by the next Congress toward the improvement of theriver. The people of Grand Rap- ids have thoroughly determined on hav- ing the river improved, and, not willing to wait for an appropriation by the next Congress, have secured the passage of a bill in the State Legislature providing that at the coming spring election there will be submitted to the electors of the State an amendment to the constitution, authorizing the city of Grand Rapids to issue its bonds for the deepening and im- proving of Grand River. It will be noted that the citizens of Grand Rapids have such faith in the inestimable results at- tainable by this amendment that they are willing to spend their own money, and all they ask of the people of the State outside of the city of Grand Rapids is to help them to spend their own money for this good object, by voting for the con- stitutional amendment. This improve- ment will, therefore, cost the people of the State nothing except their votes. In ease the city of Grand Rapids issues bonds to the amount of $250,000 to begin the improvement of the river, the im- provement, when once begun, will be prosecuted until completed, and, when completed, will place Grand Rapids, as a manufacturing, jobbing afd distribut- ing point, on an equal footing with other large cities, such as Chicago and Milwaukee, which enjoy the benefits of lake navigation. It will also be a great advantage toevery citizen of Western and Northern Michigan, as it will tend to develop the Western part of the State by reducing the cost of transportation of all farm products, lumber and merchandise of all kinds, both in and out of the State, and will bring about in many ways good results innumerable and unnecessary to mention here. Too often the voters are indifferent in regard to voting on con- stitutional amendments, but we trust it will not be so in this case, and that every reader of this article will not only vote for this amendment himself, but will do his duty asa good citizen in ex- ercising all due influence in having his neighbors vote for the same. The question of foreign immigration is one of great importance just at this time and onethat should be given considera- tion by Congress at an early day. Set- ting aside the danger of infection from those who have been exposed to cholera there are grave reasons why immigrants from foreign countries should be pre- vented from entering this country with- out restriction. No country on earth owes more to its foreign born population than the United States does, and every fair minded man is willing to give them all the praise thatis due them for the good work they have done in helping to build up this nation. The hardy Ger- mans and Scandinavians, the English, Irish and French people who have come to our country to make their home with us and help make this nation the great- est one on earth should be given all praise and glory. They have hewn down our forests, builded our railroads, dotted our limitless prairies with homes and in every way identified themselves with the high aims that have made our republic such a grand success. All these every true American will be ready to clasp hands with. Without them our im- portance as anation would have been much less than itis to-day. But there is another class of foreigners that should be looked to. We have no use for the gentlemen who peddle peanuts and bananas on the streets of our cities and incidently carry out the plans and pur- poses of such murderous societies as the Mafia. We can get along perfectly well without that class of people who herd together and invite disease and death by their uncleanly habits of life. We do not need the ignorance and im- morality of Southern and Eastern Eu- rope. Thieves, thugs and prize fighters are not one of the necessary elements in the population of a great and enlightened nation like ours, and we can very well dispense with any additions to our present supply. In short, we have no possible reason for allowing paupers or ignorant people to swarm into our coun- try by the hundred thousands every year, and some wise laws on the subject of immigration should be put in force. The ‘‘circulation liar’? has come to be a by-word anda reproach to American newspapers, and advertisers have got in- toa fashion of discounting statements made by publishers about 50 per cent. The Rural New Yorker has started a movement looking to the passage ofa law to compel newspaper publishers to publish in every issue of their publica- tions a sworn statement of the number of copies sent to actual subscribers, and the number of sample copies sent out of the .next preceding number. Tue TRADESMAN would be very glad to see such alaw enacted and enforced. Se- curing business on false statements of circulation is just the same as securing money under any other false pretense and should be punished in the same manner. THE TRADESMAN invites the closest inspection of its statements as to circulation and advertisers are given every facility to enable them to satisfy themselves on this point, being given aceess to the press and mailing rooms on publication day. An important feature of THE TRADESMAN’S circulation is that it goes entirely to actual paid-in-advance subscribers, as the paper is not sent to any one who does not think enough of it to pay for it. Advertisers will do well to remember this when making up their lists. No elass of citizens should take more interest in municipal politics than mer- chants. They are interested in every- thing that tends to promote the material welfare of the town in which they are engaged in business. They should at- tend the primaries and do all they can to secure the nomination of men in whom they have confidence, and men who, they believe, will conserve and forward the business interests of their town. Business men have too generally neglect- ed municipal politics, and the result has been the election of men with little or no knowledge of business affairs, and who are in it ‘‘for revenue only.” Trust monopolies make strange bed- fellows. Men who were rivals in busi- ness and would not speak to each other become very thick when they hit upon a plan for squeezing the public together. ie it he ~ if Y ¢ ditt eee ee THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. aie ae ae ee nie ms See eee rn ROAD BUILDING.* What May be Done Under the Laws as They Stand. In nearly all the discussions upon this interesting and intensely practical sub- ject of road-building, alteration of the present laws as to highways is assumed to be the beginning of wisdom. At least, I never have read or heard of a discus- sion that did not proceed more or less upon that basis. I have never heard it claimed that the present system is ade- quate, under any conditions, to secure the results so much desired. Hence I prepare this short paper to show that, however defective those laws may be, they are sufficient, when executed in the right spirit, to provide excellent roads, though perhaps not dividing the expense thereof as equitably as might be. So, if in its cumulative and inscrutable wis- dom, our legislature does not materially alter these statutes, the friends of road reform need not altogether despair. Under any system, an awakened and dominant public sentiment is the primal requisite. Without it, good roads will not be built, no matter what the laws; for road-building is especially a matter of local self-goverament, and must needs remain so. The village of Allegan, with a popula- tion of 3,500 people is in a most unprom- ising situation for economical road-build- ing; and just in proportion to the diffi- culties were the needs of better high- ways. For many years the old plan of wasting money by frittering away the efforts and the cash by numerous patches all around the roads and village streets had prevailed, and the state of the ways went on from bad to worse. But in 1886 a different policy was adopted. Northward from the town ran the Monte- rey road, and for two miles it was as wretched a stretch of sand as this State afforded. I will not except any equal distance in the whole state that ever came under my observation. Besides being so sandy, it was very hilly, making passage over it slow, toilsome, and ex- pensive of both time and material. It was the dread of everyone obliged to traverse it. One mile of the two was within the village, the other one in Alle- gan township. Work began by the town- meeting appropriating $2,000 for the grading of the second mile, the condition being that the graveling should be done by cortribution of work and cash. It required all the appropriation to grade that mile. Meanwhile the village grad- ed and graveled its mile at a cost of $2,500, the work in each case being done by the day, under supervision of the officials—perhaps not the most economi- cal way. A subscription paper was cir- culated in the village, and several hun- dred dollars raised in that way, while the farmers contributed work of men and teams, the contributors receiving the benefit of hire for the paid labor, so far as possible. The result was the comple- tion of two miles of excellent road the first season—the only piece of thoroughly built roadway in the county. The total cost of the two miles, contributed labor included, was not far either way from $5,500. Very wisely, the officials determined that, as this road would be in great measure the pattern for other improved highways in the county, it should be made ona generous scale. So the grade was made thirty feet wide, and although there were numerous and good-sized hills, the ascent nowhere exceeds seven feet in one hundred. ‘The gravel was spread twenty feet wide, and one foot thick, a trifle thicker in the center and thinner at the edges. Tile for drainage were laid wherever necessary. So great was the satisfaction of the public with the results of this experiment, that the work was continued the next season, and yearly to this day. The adjoining township of Monterey took up the work at the line, and has earried it on northward, until now nearly eight miles of the best of graveled turnpike is established. It never breaks up, no matter what the weather. One may trot along upon it when diverging roads are all but impas- sible for mud, or when the heats of sum- *Read before the State Horticultural Society, at its meeting in Benton Harbor, March 1, by Mr. Edwy C. Reid, of Allegan. mer have made the sand nearly as deep and tiresome. But this is not all. We had other roads nearly as bad. The pol- icy of taking one of them in hand each year, or a portion of one, was continued, and the village adopted the same policy with the connecting streets. No money was wasted in temporary repairs, save such as could not possibly be avoided. This has cost the township from $3.000 to $6,000 yearly, but there is no com- plaint that it has been a bad investment. On the contrary, sentiment in favor of continuing the work is stronger than ever. The township has adopted the policy of grading any piece of road which the farmers chiefly using it would gravel. The work of graveling is generally done in the lull of farm work between wheat harvest and seeding. There are now in the township, ex- clusive of the village, fourteen miles of completed road, with an additional three miles graded. The grade is generally like the original piece, so far as degree of ascent is concerned, but in some parts the gravel is sixteen feet wide instead of twenty. Nowhere, however, is the gravel less than one foot in depth. The average cost of grading and graveling is not far from $1,800 per mile, donations included, of course. How well-grounded is the sentiment in favor of good roads, may be judged by the fact that it cost Monterey township fully $1,000 each to grade two hills. If you think this is not good proof of satis- faction with the work done, consider a moment how hard it is in the average township to get any appropriation at all for such improvement, and then measure by it this expenditure for a few rods of roadway, repeated the next year. There are not many towns in Southern Michigan where such improvements are so costly. So, when you try next spring to start the work in your town-meeting, you need not frighten your neighbors by quoting these figures as the approximate cost everywhere. Allegan is built in the river valley, and surrounded by hills in every direction, and this Monterey road runs over a region where the earth was piled in fantastic shapes in the glacial times, and road-building over it is a far more difficult and expensive work than in most townships of this part of the State. I only wish the doubting and unpro- gressive men here, those staying at home from lack of intelligent interest in their own welfare, could see what we have done. There would be less need of changing the laws, and less difficulty in getting liberal appropriations at the town-meetings this spring. —_—— rt OO The Drug Market. Gum opium has advanced in Smyrna, and the reports of damage to growing crops having been confirmed, higher prices will rule for the next year. The price in Smyrna is 103 8d—equal to about $2.67 laid down in New York. Morphia has advanced in sympathy with opium. Quinine has advanced and it is believed an arrangement has been entered into between foreign and domestic makers to get a better profit on this article. Balsam fir, Canada, has again advanced. There is only a very limited supply in New York. Quince seed is scarce and higher. Buchu leaves have been arriving free- ly of late and are much lower and tend- ing downward. Cod liver oil is lower. Cotton seed oil has declined. ————_ New Flouring Mill at Central Lake. CENTRAL LAKE, March 25.—We have just secured a roller flouring mill, with a capacity of 75 barrels per day. Wal- brecht Bros., of Mancelona, will build it this summer, and run itin addition to their Mancelona mill. They are a good firm, and will certainly be a great help to this village. They expect to build an el- evator and buy grain for shipment when there is more than they can use here. Gro. L. THURSTON. Grand Rapids, Mich., 106 Kent St. Toledo, Ohio, 707 Jefferson St. Cleveland, Ohio, 368 Prospect St. Indianapolis, Ind,, 492 Park Ave. Fort Wayne, Ind., 195 Hanna St, Milwaukee, Wis., 317 Prairie St. St. Paul, Minn., 445 St. Peter St. St. Louis, Mo., 722 S. Fourth St. Kansas City, Mo., 24th and Terrace Sts. St. Joseph, Mo., 4138 Edmund St. Rochester, N. Y., 409 E. Main St. FERMENTUM The Only Reliable COMPRESSED YEAST Far superior to any other. Endorsed wherever used. MANUFACTURED BY RIVERDALE DISTILLERY, GHIGAGO, [hb. Main Office, 270 Kinzie St., Chicago, Il, AGENCIES. New York, 20 Jane St. Boston, Mass., 19 Broadway. Albany, N. Y., 98 Green St. Allegheny City, Pa., 123 Sandusky St. Davenport, Ia., 513 West 3d St. Dubuque, Ia., 327 Main St. Terra Haute, Ind., 1215 North 8th St. Topeka, Kans., 516 S. Fillmore St. Denver, Col., 2004 Champa St. Omaha, Neb., 413 S. 15th St. Special attention given to all country orders. NoricE—When writing to agencies for samples be sure and address ‘*FERMENTUM COMPRESSED YEAST.”’ GOLD pocket to handle them. all Its Cheap! Not Coal, but Molasses. We bought at the-right time and willjgive you the benefit of our purchases. }}We brand them EDAL The quality is right, the price is right, and it’s dollars in your arnhart PatmanCo. 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State 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. Five Years—S. E. Parkill, Owosso. President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit., Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Stanley E. Parkill, Owoeso. 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 Bassett, 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, John D. Muir; Sec’y, Frank H. Escott. PURE FOOD BILL. Its Moral Influence Should Ensure Its Passage. The following is part of a paper on ‘Pending Legislation,’’ read before the State Horticultural Society at its meet- ing in Benton Harbor, March 1, by Mr. Edwy C. Reid, of Allegan, Secretary of the Society. Mr. Reed favors the Pure Food bill, not so much because it will in any degree put an end to the manufac- ture of spurious and adulterated articles of food, but mainly because it will re- sult in the making of a better quality of the genuine articles: Then there is the Pure Food bill. Its passage and enforcement concerns horti- culturists almost or quite as much as any other class of ruralists. We demand it as an inalienable right, for which we would fight if necessary, to pack ‘but- ton” strawberries, woolly and small and green peaches, wormy apples, mildewed grapes and spoiled plums into the middle or bottom of packages; but when it comes to ‘‘taking ourown medicine” from other tricksters, why, our innate sense of honor rises and demands a_ higher sense of commercial honor and a proper regard for the health of the public on the part of those who would sell us oleomar- garine for butter, cottonseed oil for lard, and indefinable concoctions in lieu of vinegar and manufactured fruit products. We are unquestionably in the right about this, for we have the precedent of our earliest horticulturists; for did not the first fraud perpetrated by mankind con- sist in a trick in apples? I think, really, that such a law should be enacted and enforced in the interest, not alone of the prcducer of lard, butter. pure fruit products, and purity in the numberless things which our grocers sell us, but in the general interest of honorable trade. The moral influence of such aregulation would be well worth its cost. Everyone now expects to be cheated in these ways, and submits to it in a way that justifies the young in con- cluding that after all the main thing wrong about swindling is in being so great a chump as to be caught at it. It is well, however, that the bill does not propose to prevent the sale of any- thing whatever. I believe in the sale of oleomargarine and other so-called butter compounds, as well as the mixture of lard (or hog’s fat, more properly speak- ing, for lard long ago ceased to be sim- ply the ‘‘leaves’’ from the hog’s interior) and cottonseed oil, though under inspec- tion so as to secure cleanliness, and in the manufacture of distilled vinegars, as well as some others of the adulterations now extant. Cottonseed oil is certainly a wholesome thing, perhaps much mure desirable as human food than any animal grease. It would, no doubt, be much better if we ate less of the hog and more of the vegetable oil. One needs but an elementary knowledge of chemistry to know that such compounds may be made absolutely clean, free from all that may have been gross or offensive in the orig- inal constituents. We used to be dis- gusted with the revelations brought out in congressional investigations about the filthy portions of animals thrown into the retorts out of which came presently “pure lard,’’ not stopping to think that was subjected, was sufficient to purify it, while the addition of certain chemicals made it still cleaner. Perhaps there are careless and dishonest manufacturers of such products, as of everything else, but inspection of their factories and their goods would protect the public against imposition in this respect. So, too, as to butter. I have eaten more or less of the compounds that look and taste like butter, when I knew of it, and probably quite as much when I neither knew nor cared. As between a good brand of oleomargarine and such butter as I have often had either to eat or go without butter, give me the olee- margarine. I am not omniverous. As to butter, I pay a high price, by contract and by the year, in order to get what is at once clean and pure. 1 make this dis- claimer in order that you may not set me down as one of those unfortunate and contemptible creatures to whom a stom- ach-full is a stomach-full, no matter about the quality. But I have some- times been offered butter, something by that name and made from milk, that was stronger by far than even my well-defined opinions upon the butter question. I have also had the stuff offered me on subscription to the best paper in the State of Michigan (you know), and great was my humiliation that any mortal should have had such an estimate of relative values as to have considered it an even exchange. Such trash will still be sold by some people who probably are rampantly in favor of suppressing utterly the trade in oleomargarine in the interest of the farmer with an unwashed churn, an unclean cow, and a slatternly wife. Give us a pure-food bill, with power and money enough back of it to make it effectual; but give us also farmers with pure hearts and active consciences, and fruitgrowers who know that nothing is more unwholesome than decayed or un- ripe fruit, and nothing more dishonest in manufacture than one may see, almost any day, in the sale of the original pro- ducts of the adulteration and imitation of which we so bitterly complain. Let us compel the other fellows to be honest, but meantime give them no chance to arraign us for equivalent sins and confront us with a statute that shall by its mere existence stamp us as having been cousins-german to the Bohemian oats gentry. > - Supertor Cowpons. Empress Josephine Face Bleach Is the only reliable cure for freckles and pimples. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO., Granp Rapips, Micu., Jobbers for Western Michigan. —————[—'> Use Tradesman or La Grippe may attack but cannot overcome those protected by frequent use of \A0- ' CUSHMAN’S MENTHOL [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, snuffing, coughing and headache, Continue use com- letes the cure. Sold by all druggists 50 cents. egistered mail 60 cents from the heat alone, to which the mass H. D, CUSHMAN, Patentee and Mfr., ThreeoRivers,sMich. JU. 8. A. PYRAMID PILE GURE. A new remedy which has created a sensation among physicians by its wonderful effects in speedily curing every form of piles. Itis the only remedy known (ex- cept a surgical operation) which can be relied on to give instant relief and a lasting cure in Itching, Protruding, Bleeding or Blind Piles. Briefly stated, it has the following advantages over a surgical operation or any other pile cure: It is absolutely painless; it contains no mineral poisons nor in- jurious substance; it gives immediate relief from the first application; it can be carried in the pocket and used while traveling or anywhere without the slightest inconvenience or interference with business; and, last, but not least, it is cheap, costing but a trifle. The following letters speak for themselves and need no comment except to say we have hundreds of similar ones and could fill this paper with them if necessary. GENTLEMEN—Your Pyramid Pile Cure is without an equal; it cured me in 30 days or a much shorter time. I waited 15 days or more to be sure I was cured be- fore writing you, and can now say I have not the slightest trace of piles and am much surprised at the rapid and thorough effect of the remedy. Truly yours, J. W. Rollins, Marmaduke Military Academy, Sweet Springs, Mo. From J. W. Waddell, Zulla, Va.—I am acured man. I only used one package of the Pyramid Pile Cure and | can state to the whole world that it has cured me, and I had them so bad [ could hardly walk and I would have them now if my wife had not insisted on my trying it, and I kept it some time before she could get me to use it, but I now thank God such a remedy was made, and you can use this letter in any way it will do the most good. Mrs. Mary C. Tyler, of Heppner, -Ore., writes—One package of Pyramid Pile Cure entirely cured me of piles from which | have suffered for years, and I have never had the slightest return of them since. Mr. E. O’Brien, Rock Bluffs, Neb., says—The package of Pyramid Pile Cure entirely removed every trace of itching piles. I cannot thank you enough for it. Ask your druggist for the Pyramid Pile Cure, and a single trial will convince you that the reputation of this remedy was built up on its merits asa permanent cure and not by newspaper puffery. It is the surest, safest and cheapest Pile Cure sold. The Pyramid Pills cure the worst cases Try a box, only 25 cents at all druggists. Ovsters ! Season closes April 1. We have done our best to supply first-class stock, and our endeavors seem to have been appre- ciated, as we have been favored with orders from every direc- tion. Wethank you for them and trust you have made money by handling the best brand put up—the P. & B. THE PUTNAM CANDY CO. of constipation without pain or griping. 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 [RAISER SUPPLANTS BAKING POWDER Fosfon Chemical Co., Detroit, Michigan. SOLD BY ALL RELIABLE GROCERS. DODGE Independence Wood Split Pulley THE LIGHTEST! THE STRONGEST! THE BEST! HESTER MACHINERY CO., 450So. Division St... GRAND RAPIDs. HAVE AN ORIGINAL DESIGN ""nteaon your, gommerciat St _ Write to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, rhey Do It. Se ee See ilcemnnsetlla sag * ——— sai a4 c «> - ae ails lca ee ae “A a) a4 am Re es THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ee nine anor De eed aca a ie db Ral RRA ORES Morphia, 8. P. & W.. Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 2) Lindseed, boiled 54 57 Wholesale Price Current. on BN. YQ & TEE! | Sinapin. ences @ 18|Neat's Hoot, “winter Advanced—Gum opium, gum opium po., Canada balsam fir, P. & W. quinine German quinine Bl Canton...... @ 40 Snuff, ee ae @ » umm tasidten. 39 45 morphine. Declined—Buchu leaves, turpentine, cod liver oil. Myristica, No. 1.. oF 65@ Van 0. a @ 3 ae — Nux Vomica, (po2%).. @ io gnuft Scotch, De. yoo 8 Sn iia PAINTS. i Ib. ACIDUM. MNANAG TINCTURES. ee a Boras, (po. : 1 MORIA os 2@3 Aocticgn 0 8@ 10| Exechthitos Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30/| Ochre, yellow Mars....1% 2@4 Benzoicum German.. 65@ 75 —. ae Aconitum es ee . Se ae 00 — _ oo ee 1%@ 2 Putt ne. a Sao cue aultheria . seeee ea cis Liq, N.+ g Oe ge y, Commerc 7 aes i Ne > Geranium, ounce..... @ 75] Aloes....-...--.. essere eens 60 {a @2 00 A 3%@ 4 strictly pure.....24 2%@3 Citricum 50@ 52} Gossipii, Sem. gal..... %@ 80 and myrrh............ 60 Picis Lig., quarts ..... @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2 Vermilion me Amer- Heusachice | 3@ 5 | Hedeoma ........00... 2 10@2 29 | Arnica .-...-.. 2... 2s eee 50 * pints aD @ 85|Spts. Ether Co ........ 6 Se ee 13@16 ne 10@ 12] Junipert............... 00 | Asafootida.... ............... 0 = ee oe. 2) @ 50| ‘“ Myrcia Dom..... @2 2% | Vermilion, English.... 65@70 Caatecn 10@ 12| Lavendula............ 90@2 00 | Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 | Piper Nigra, (po. 22 @ 1| “ Myrcialmp... .. @3 00| Green, Peninsular..... 70@75 nh Limonis 2 50@3 00 | Benzoin..................... 60] Piper Alba, (po g5).. @ 3 - ini Rect. bbl Lead, red.............. €%4@7 ‘chetieem 1 30@1 70 | Mentha Piper... ...!112 75@3 50 oi 50| Pix Burgun........... oe oe, "2.2.2 29@2 39 WE oon 47 Sulphuricum.... 1%@ 5| Mentha Verid......... 2 20@2 30 | Sanguinaria................. 50 | Plumbi Acet .......... 14@ 15| Less 5c gal., cash ten days. Whiting, white Span. @70 aa pe 4 40@1 60 Morrhuae, gal......... 1 00@1 10 I ek, 50 | Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal..... 1 40@1 45| Whiting, Gilders’...... @% mination 30@ 33 Myreis, ounce......... , £0 aoe rere etee tees eeees = Pysethram. boxes H cade Sulphur, gab TN L@ 3% Whitt rig Amen 10 ee ca ' tote ee eee renner ees im, GOs... OM... aa , AMMONIA, Picts u ulda, (gal..35 ie is Ca damon... ............-+. % Wamertnds ............ ee 1 4¢ Aqua, 16 dog........-. 4@ 5 ee : a oF ------ %@ 3 | Terebenth Venice... 2 50| Pioneer Prepared Paini1 2091-4 a. AO 7 ea i ee 1 ae a MNSOE 100 Quinta, s SP SW... 29@ 34| Theobromae .......... 45 @ Swiss Villa a ano 12@ 14| Rosae, ounce.......... 6 50@8 50 Sines ttt eeeeeeteee seen 50 “3 German... 3im 30) Vanilla... ...0...00.: 9 00g16 00 Paes 1 00@1 20 Chloridum ............ = = ‘s Rubla Tinctorum. .... 130 14} Zinci Sulph.. ........ @ 8 a —— tee ee cree eee ees O ACC m 8 pv. No. u oach....1 10@1i 2 ANILINE. BO 3 50@7 00 —— Gitesta satay 75@1 80 OILs, Extra Tur, ce “eoal 70 I ios ee 2 0O@2 25 eae es +o 50@ 55! Gubeba.. Sanguls Draconis..... 40@ Bbl. Gal/| Coach Body........... 2 75@3 00 Pare —< "—ae ounce.. @ 6 | digitalis Sapo, WW Cee 12@ 14] Whale, winter........ 70 70) No.1 Turp Furn...... 1 00@1 10 ies heater sacs Bt eer eneeens @ 0) Pet... as 10@ 12] Lard, extra........... 110 1 15| Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 cs, “2 503 00 — tt teeeeeeeas 0g 5 | Gentian... . @ LS @ 15| Lard, No. 1........... 65 70| Japan er, No. 1 ee oa 15@ 20 a. Co Linseed, pureraw.... 51 54 ee 70@75 Cubeae (po 50)...... = : POTASSIUM. gg plete A Juniperus ............. See a eer Xanthoxylum . lees ada Ss BALSAMUM Pede..) 8... eee ee Ki) : : 50 ec. me ms Colorione............. %5 Comte: eeteee ence reas = = Chlorate (po 23@25).. 34@ 26 Ferri Chioridum............ 35 oa es ak om " : eo ee Terabin, Canada ..... 60@ = ee 2 ees Taba 50 Token ............... 35@ Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 30|Myrrh....................... 50 a CORTEX. Potassa, Bitart, =: @ bod Fs ae Vernree ‘etass (O....) Se Ore Abies, Canadian............ 18 | Potass Nitras’.. 70 fe Camphorated........... 50 ee: eet Prussiate Se 28@ 7 Se 2 00 ncnona Fiava ......- i] een aieaian. 3) | Sulphate po........... 15@ 18 aaa. 50 Importers and Jobbers of Myrica Certfera, po 20 RADIX. ore... 50 Prunus Virgint. = comtion 2 —" sees cece cco cces oes pos } cg cece ee cece cee ee DS oe re eee oc ea cee eee lene eta —- : 12 jaan : 15 | Cassia Acutifol......... ... = Co Ulmus Po (Ground 16). ” > oar aga : = Serpentaria 50 EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Pere... 60 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... %4@ 25] Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)... 16@ 18] Tolutan ......-.-.---. -.--.. 60 as 33@ 35 pares Canaden, ewes... 8... 5... Haematox, 15ib. box.. ig B =. = oe @ 30] Veratrum Veride............ 50 Be cee cows 13@ 14] He paaee. “Ala, po _ = MISCELLANEOU: si a 14@ 15 eae oe Be... 15@ " EMI 7 ND a 16@ 17| Ipecac, po............. 2 30@2 ip Ather, Spte Nit, 3 F.. RE 90 CH CALS A aati Iris aed (po. 35@38).. 35@ 40 F 2D ere Pe... ... 50@ s ss .............. . 2%@ :" Carbonate Precip...... 15] Maranta, Xs.......... @ 35 “ground, (po. Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50] podophyllum, po...... es 2 8@ 4 Citrate Soluble ....... dl pand) Co i TE a A %5@1 00| Annatto....!.......... 55@ 60 Werwevageeamesa.... @ Wl 4 ent @1 7% | Antimoni, po.......... 4@ 5 Solut Chloride. ....... ee ee oe 75@1 35 et PotassT. 55@ 60 Sulphate, — neveee ae SE Bpigeiia 35@ Autiegsin aa @1 40 “ pure. oo * en iy @o).. @ Wi Antifebrin............. @ 2% ed 7 even peaes os : — Nitras, ounce @ 60 " ane 4 Meee... a N Aes... 18@ 20 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40] Balm Gilead Bud.... 8O 40 —s Aas . ws... 3#@ 35 @ ae 2 W@2 25 Matricasia ti. -- 40@ 50 | Sefilae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12} Calcium Chlor, 1s, (48 8 3 s FOWA —_— Feoati- i; ee .... .. @ i1 ti, eae ate 2 30 on aH po eae @ = Cantharides Russian, xe Cassia ‘acon, Tin- erlana, oe 30) 1 ee @i 00 A nivelly ....-. ....... BQ 2 ; Capstci Fructus, af.. @ 26 5 cs Ix. 35@ 50 oe a 20 24 28 Salvia officinalis, ae Zingiber j ce cceecnee UW@ wR ‘ec ‘“ = 20 end ia...... 15@ SEMEN. Caryophyllus, (po. Poa) 14@ 15 TRG oo6i eee. 8@ 1¢ a, (po. 20). @ 1 —— Na @....... @3 75 @UMMI. A plum (graveleons).. 15@ 18 sone — SF seeee = = Sole Agents for the Celebratea jexed.... @ 7 a en io, eee. 25 cuek a. 18). et er cn g 40 ea « @ 3: | Cardamon.. essere] OO@1 2 a ha 3) | Corlandram........... 10@ 12] Centraria.............. @ 10 | os sifted sorts... @ B Cannabis Sativa 34@4 ie ig @ #0 8 c/o nae a CARADIEUREIVR, ||... i PO ..-2 42 woeee WQ@ ww a wet 00 Chloroform seeeesesece 60@ 63 Aloe, Barb, (po. ee sop 6] Cyaontum.... ........ 7s Oi 25 Ca 20)... @ 12) Hivterbs pons. aew Chloral Hyd Gat. Dea .-1 35@1 60 ae Socotri PPO. 60 @ ww Foeniculum........... @ 15 eee... ... ee, 20Q 25 pa 18, (6s 14 48 @ 1 |Poenugreek, po.....". og §| “inchontaing, PW 15@ 20 . ; " Ammon: - 5Q 60] nt a Gb SH) 1 4k | CORRS, Met, dis, “per ” q aes. (po. “85 3@ 35 Lobelia : 35@ 40 a 60 Benzoinum...... - Se Oi thoes ¢ @ 6% @ 3 S hl Camphore....... . 5@® 58 pa 6@ 7 @ 2 Euphorbium po .....- 35@ 10) ging is Albu.-....... @13 5@ 5 Galbanum............. @2 50 oP cH 9@ 11 Pec ees 11@ 12 — 6 85 a = eat @ 38 uaiacum, (po PIRIT Kino, (po 1 10)....... @} 15| Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 —s We are Sole Preprietors of Ee sa nae @ 80 "D. BF. R...5:1 75@2 00 5@ 6 ae ey Sug tus sonia ; = Ga. 6.1 eae D 10@ 12 : “ 5 Ps ae awe ae un 8 0. v a se eee regs ay is Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy. ‘ bleached..... 33@ 35|Saacharum N. E...... 75@2 00 @ 6 Tragacanth ...... --+++ 40@1 00 | Spt. Vint Gallt........ i sg: | * 0@ 75 ne TS 25@2 i ae re oO 1 25@2 00 - Ss Eupatorium..........-.....- 20 SPONGES. -7 @8 apa @ 7 We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of un i sun ee ecues ocucu = Florida sheeps’ wool, Sa 40@ 60 Sean : —_.......... 9 oer ai oa aint. by box 70% 10. acai pi] ame anoee"woak >, | Ease an ot ta WHISKIEBS, BRANDIES, BOO oon cong aeese cee rene 30 Velvet extra “shops” as 2 15 9 Tan a wool carriage....... Thymus, Loar teeeeees 2 Extra yellow sheeps’ ‘a G . = = GINS, WINES, RUMS. Calcined, Pat. Tn 0 6 = wool car- “ = = ReMi: Pats.) Oh SP MMO eee Carbonate, K.& M.-.. 0@ % Yellow Rout, for siaia . 2 90 Carbonate, Jennings.. 35@ 36 | Yellow Reef, for slate io} : & 2! © | We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. Adainthiom — 00 SYRUPS. Hydrar: aoc gauge - = We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee satisfaction. Amygdalae, Dule Accacia ................-02+: 50 | Te ae olla, Am.. ..1 25@1 50| All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. Send a trial order- Amydalaec, Amarae I so occa ter cece 50 | Indigo 75@1 00 MN ids ccs tess. ieee eect g ee ae aca 60 80@3 9u Auranti Cortex....... 2 40@2 5 Ot Pest tee... es 50 @4 70 T ee ce ease Auranti Cortes....... 50 @2 2 MEE cookin sans osc 65| Rhei Arom......... 50 60@ 65 7 Ceevoonyie ..........- Similax Officinalis. = i en Ht 7@ 75 | | " ee. uor m et Hy- é eee - Senega ... = 1“ ones 103 2 namonii . bebe quor Potass Arsi Citronella .. « Ce. 50 | Magnesia, Sulph (bbl RAND MI 8 Conium Mac Tolutan .. OE ee ie ices 2%@04 G RAPIDS, C Copaiba ..... Erie ce... ... 5. - o0e-s 50 |! Mannia, 8. F.......... i re THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROC 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 greatest possible use credit. to dealers. ERY PRICE CURRENT, They are prepared just before quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subseribers are ear nestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the AXLE GREASE. } Fruits. doz gross | Apples. Aurora... S56 sO «8 | 8 Ib. standard........ 1 05 Castor Oil é 9 CO} York State, gallons . 3 oO Diamond ov 5 50 Hamburgh Frazer’s . 85 m Apricots, ee. ‘5 50 task oe i 7 Paragon -- 55 6 00) Santa Cruz 1% | tasks. ...- 1% BAKING POWDER. j Overland 1% . j Blackberries. Acme ay 14 Ib. cans, 3 doz 45 |B. & W Chere, % aes fu i on | Red ee Bulk.. 10 Pitted Hamburgh 2 oe White 1 50 ia... gq | Erie cate 1 20 Rb 120 Damsons, Egg Plums and Green b 2 00 Gages » - @ 60 | Erie 1 10 California | 1B een Comm< noe 1D Peaches. Pe... 13 Maxwell Shepard’s 1 65 California 2m Monitor 16 Oxford L Pears. Domestic . 12 Riverside. ... 2 10 Pineapples. Common. . 1 00@1 30 Jot n's slice n] 2 59 rrated 2% ‘eee Common i Raspberries. Red | 1 30 — BEECH. lack Hamt purg. 1 50 : 2 dozen in Case. Erie. black 12 a ae Strawberries. Domeaic ~ | Lawrence 12% ’ Hamburgh 12 BLUING, Grom: ere... 1% Arctic, 40z ovais 4 09] Terrapin .. : 1 10 ss 0 7 0 Whortleberries. pir 10 i Bineberries......... . 1 00 No. x 5 Meats. ‘ No.3 4 00 | Corned beef, Libby's... 210 * No.5, 8 00 | Roast beef, Armour’s.......2 10 lozball .... 4 50 Potted ham, 4, Ib 1 3 BROOMS, : prem oC 80 do. 2 Hurl. a 1% i or gue, = ee 135 No i 2 06 Be i on 85 No.2 Carpe t. 2 25 Chicken, 4% tb....... 95 —s- | 2 Vegetables. Parlor Gem. 275 ae aa u —— Whisk i — Hamburgh stringiess.......1 2 Wareboure. 3 25 a style... : = BRUSHES. kha, ca Stove, No. 1 1 2h ee... 75 a aon i 50 | Lewis Boston Baked... ...: 1 35 4s : | 175 Day Breese Babed............7 6 Rice Root Serub,2 row... 85 Werke te 1% Rice Root Sernb. 3 row 1 25 ee --1 00 Pa.metto, goose 1 50 Corn, i : i Hamburgh oe 1 40 BUTTER PLATES. Livingston Eden .... ial Oval—250 in crate Purity : dees “a. : go | Honey aie No. 2 “0 Morning ¢ Glory. oe No. 3 || oe) eee... 75 atom gueemnerss ori pe eke as Hamburgh » ee t 13 ” y i ) z. Go it li e CANDLES, early June Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes 10 Champion Eng. ‘1 50 Star, 40 ; -< 9 . — om... 2 95 Paraffine 0 | ’ icy sifted....1 90 Wicking 24 | Soaked. —— oo is | Harr is Standard. oe CANNED GOODs. | VanCamp’s marrofat.......1 10 —— : early sane..... 1 30 ams. Are — r s Early Blossom....1 35 Little Neck 1 Ib 20 Pren c 215 - 2 .. 90 | Mushrooms. Clam Chowder. Ce ee 17Q22 a ee... S| Pumpkin. Cove Oysters SE - Standard, 11b 100} | lb 1. we Sea | abe 1 25 Star, ot 2 59} Succotash. 2 ib. 3 ee 1 40 Picnic, Ib 2 | Soaked . a 21b 2 9% | Honey Re 1 50 4 | Erie . ia oe Standard, i ib. 125 | Tomatoes, Mustard, 2ib -2 25 | Hancock Tomato Sauce, 2 1b 2 Excelsior --1 25 Soused, 2 } 2 25 | Belipse --- 125 Salmon. i Hamburg sina mn oe dee ---1@ Columbia{River, flat 1 90 | Gallon is talis 1% a ee ' es CHOCOLATE. ' ink 1s ss P dias Baker's. American 48...... @ 5| German Sweet. 23 ' a... KG 7 7 | Premium.... 37 Impor‘ed 4s... ee) | Breakfast Cocoa. 43 aa -- AIS CHEESE Mustard Xx oe Kacmaaranaimusind Boneless ......... #1 | Amboy... eee ee @ Trout. eme i @ Brook, 5 ib...... 280! Satie ae @ { Gold Medal ..... . @12 Skim . ~asc--.- 2 Brick. i il Edam ..... 1 00 Leiden 23 Limburger Sieve. @10 Preeeeore............ @35 Roquefort...... . @35 Sap Sago.. " @22 Schweltzer, {mported. @r3 ° domestic : @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles — 5 as. hlUc lc cl . oe Quart 1 doz bottles ........3 8 CLOTHES PINS, Pere oones.......... .. @50 COCOA SHELLS, 35 1b bags.... @3 Less ¢ —— @3% Pound packages 6%@7 COFFEE, Green. Rio. ee 20 Good... : ee a ......... ee Golden..... 2 Peaberry see 25 Santos. Pair... os oa 20 —-................. a es Peaberry cya see | Mexican and Guatemala. Pair... | Good... . = Fancy. oe | 24 Maracaibo. Froae...... ae a ee Java, maserior ....... . Private Growth............ ee aes... Mocha, Imitation . : .-28 Arabian oo Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add Cc. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. McLaughlin’s XXXX.. 23.80 Bunola —. Lion, 60 or 100 1b. case... Extract. Lari City % gross. 75 ti Hummel's, foil, gross... oe 1 tin 2 CHICORY. cit Red CLOTHES LINES, Cotton, . : bots per dos. 70 ee “cr i Soft eu - . Sers....... - Jute oe... as wo... - CONDENSED MILK. 13 1 40 1 60 1% 1 90 90 1 00 4 doz. in case. ae... UL. ee 6 contre Pree, .......... 7 70 American Swiss.. ..... eee 6 CGUPON BOOKS. ‘“Tradesman.’ e per hundred... . 20 lure 2 50 5 - 300 ss, * . 300 —_— wa $20 r : 5 00 “Superior.” $ 1, per hundred.... oo ‘. * - : . se _. 3 50 >. ” 400 $10, “ 5 00 _— * . 600 “Universal.” It is impossible to give 8 1, per hundred.......... 883 00 $ 2, - tieosancss oo 8 3, _ ee 400 8 5, — 5 00 =, EO 6 90 oe 7 00 yo prices on coupon ‘books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 200 or over. = per cent. 500 “ce i cay 1000 ‘ "2 COUPON PASS BOOKS, = an be made to represent any enomination from $10 down. | mers... ............ re - * (oe aie eco. 2 We nesses ce: 3 00 — ~ 6 25 od ee 10 00 moO Cl ee CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom’ a... $3 00 — . «|. 5 00 2000, _. ye awe 8 00 peoet puneh............ 75 CRACKERS. Butter. Soyer EES... 6 Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6% pemy 2hZ....., .....-- 8 Family XXX, cartoon 6% Salted XXX. oo. 2 Salted XXX, ‘cartoon ...... 6% — ‘ eae 7%, el 8 car “biscuit ... .. 6% Soda, ae ce... LU oon Sey... 7% oo, Ceres... 8% Cc ‘rystal Wafer.. _ Long Island Wafers. 41 Oyster. S. Oyster <<... cee 6 Car eer cee............ 6 Perms Oyeer....... -... 6 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly wee... LL. 30 Telfer's Absolute.......... 3) —............... 15@25 DRIED FRUITS. Domestic. Apples Sundried, steed in bbls. ™% arter ' 7% Seepnntet. 50 Ib. boxes @1U% pricots. California in bags...... 16% are in boxes. .. iv Blackberries. ee ee 9 Nectarines. re eee... i... 15 ere were... |... 15% Peaches. Peeled, in boxes........ 16 Cal.evap. ‘“ el 14 . in bot... 13% Pears. California in bags..... Pitted Cherries, eee. cc. 2. Oe th. DEE .........-... mB “ eee Prunelles, pa tae. Raspberries. i bere... ....:...... 22 oy boxes ee 23 ee Me 24 Raisins, Loose Muscatels in Boxes, 2 CTOWN «2-0. eeee ee sees eee 1 50 3 ee le ae ein 1 65 Loose Muscatels in _—. 2 crown .. bees se cheeees eae, 3 ee ee . 6% Foreign. Currants. a = pee... 444 mn 4 ee.......... 4% 4% _ = less — Citron, aie 25 Ib. boxes 20 Lemon 10 Orange " = . . 11 Raisins. Ondura, 29 Ib. boxes. @s Sultana, 20 . @10 Valencia, 30 ‘“* @7 Prunes, Cc alifornia, ee... 10 90x 100 25 Ib. bxs. 11% ae 90 12% . 70x80 - "13% . 60x70 “ 14 _....... 1% —— | ae. 2 9% ENVELOPES. XX rag, white. ed, © NG ene bok eee $1 75 eee ee. ss 1 60 SLs... 1 65 moe 6... aoe 150 XX wood, white. Mei. 1 35 Ce 123 Manilia, ‘white. SG si et 1 00 .... le, 95 Coin. ae FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina. 100 Ib. Kegs. .......-...- 3% Hominy. PI ooo accc ec cccescscees © Oe ee 3 50 Lima Beans. SS es Sse 4% Maccaron! and Vermicelli. Domestic, 12 lb, box.... 55 Pees... ...... 10%@.-% Oatmeal. Barrels 200.. 28 Half barrels 100...... .... _ 250 Pear! Barley. ee 2% Peas. meee Oe 1 85 See Pere Le. 2% Rolled Oats Cerra i. @t 75 Batt wee... ...... @2 50 Sago. ON cece ees, 44 ee a, 5 Wheat. oe a i 5 FISH--Salt. Bloaters. Wien. ws 1 40 Cod. eee ........ 3% Whole, Grand Bank..... 5% Boneless, bricks.. ......7 @9 Boneless, strips.. ....... 7 Halibut. eenet 104%@l11 Herring. Holland, white hoops keg Ke oo 7 Dorwerian ............... 12 00 Round, % bbl 100 Ibs ne 3 00 ao 14 Scaled i 18 Mackerel. No. 1, 100 lbs 12 ¢ No. 1, 40 lbs 5 05 No. 1, 10 Ibs 135 Family, 90 Ibs... 3 " a... 95 Sardines. Rustien, kops.............. 65 Trout. No. 1, % bbls., 1001bs........ 6 7 ae. ti oe, oe... .....- 3 00 mo. 1, Rie, 2 e.......-.... 85 Mo, t, 6 Oe... ss. ql Whitefish. ‘amily No.1 No. "3 % bbls, » 59g 8 75 88 25 $5 25 % . 3% 3 5 — 10 Ib. kits Sosa is. >. * > sr FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Souders’. Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. Regular Grade Lemon. Vanilla. XX Grade Lemon. ocm..... $1 50 oe... 3 00 XX Grade Jennings’ D C. Lemon. Vanilla % 1 2 oz folding box 3 oz . ae 1 50 4 oz ai: ot ae 2 00 6 oz = a+ OO 3 00 8 oz . . 8000 4 00 GUNPOWDER. Austin’s Rifle, eee... 5a Y cos. ..... 2 . Crack Shot, kegs ..3 50 . \% kegs 2 00 * Club Sporting ‘“* 450 ‘ “ce Mg “ 2 5O HERBS, Sage ck 15 aa... 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 lb. boxes....... 55 S, F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes... 50 JELLY. 17 Ib. pails.. bees 7 a .. a coat 05 LICORICE. Se 30 eee... 25 eee ec aa cs 12 LYE. Condensed, a 12 ee ee 2 2 MATCHES. Be. 8 oeee.......-....... 1 65 eee pero... 170 Re Sie... 1 10 Rapert peror............... 4 00 MINCE MEAT. 3 or 6 doz. in case perdoz.. 95 MEASURES, Tin, per dozen. lowe... $1 75 eee weete,.............. 40 ae 70 Es 45 oat GPs ............- 40 Wooden, for vinegar, per doz. a 7 00 ieer gatiom ............... 4 %5 i ee 3% a Sn <2 ae MOLASSES. Blackstrap. Sugar house.........-...-- 14 Cuba Baking. OO 16 Porto Rico. Pee a. = css oe ae teeeeee 30 New Orleans. Wee 18 Good ...... idles oats ooee om 20 Extra good........ Aaa a 25 eT dees. 30 —————o 40 One- haif barrels. 3c extra, PICKLES, Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count... @s Half bbls, 600 count.. @3 75 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count. 8 00 Half bbls, 1,200 count 4 50 PIPES. Clay, N te Oe. ........... 1 % pl 9. full count........ 15 ee Oe 8 occ eee 2 1 25 POTASH, 48 cans in case. Dees... 4 00 Penna Salt Co.’s.......... 3 2 RICE. Domestic. OCaratina boed................ 6 " 74. 1.............. S . mae 4% ee 3 Imported wae earn... .- — oe 5 PB. oi alee cnc cnes 5 ae -_ ‘ - ~ fe » > 4: @ “ 4 . a Nee * s » e b é 4 ¥ = - a >» om Det ‘ » ~ fe » > 4: @ -“ 4 ° a \ee ee » e hw A OO AT SRO GENIE AAS TORE POSSI ATI ee pee ene THE _MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. SPICES. Whole Sifted, Aes, cs. . Cassia, China in mats...... _ Batavia in bund.... - Saigon in rolls...... 3 Cloves, —— icon sees 22 Zanzibar..... oe 12 Bees Wate... <5. 2. 8 80 . ae Lelia sae 75 “ ss Pepper, Singapore, —_-- «ao white... .20 sis as... 16 Pure Ground in Bulk. SS os Cass ia, Batavia eee sous 18 and Saigon .25 - alia pede caea cesses 35 Cloves, Amboyna. . te ae 18 —< PE ici ceca 16 ee 20 . 5 me Del ceund oa 22 Mace Haweis........-...... 7 Mustard, aes —_ Trieste. .22 ieee aceas 25 Nutmegs, 7 2 ee coda 15 Pepper, Singapore, black. ...16 white 24 “ 2 eee 20 “Absolute” in Packages Mes eee cc... 84 155 Cinnamon 84 155 aeee. ce . 22 to Ginger, Jamaica ..... 84 155 1 Biricae.... ..3. 8 135 weeee........-...... 84 155 — Siege tose 84 155 pees... bacce On SAL ‘SODA. a 1% Granulated, bomen 1% SAUERKRAUT. Gold Medal........... @8 25 SEEDS. Ae 24. ceils @12% Canary, Smyrna. Lies oe 6 i 10 Cardamon, Malabar.. 90 Hemp — Leese 4% Mixed B ae 54% eanerd. ‘whl ees 10 rose. .-...-.-. 9 a 6 iCostie bone........... 30 STARCH. Corn a Coen... 6 ae | 5% Gloss, = > packages Des cutee eaet ae 5% - ee ee ois 40 and 50 Ib. boxes.......... 4% oo. ................. —. oo. SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccaboy, oS 35 french Rappee, in Jars..... 43 SODA, ee. 5% ey a ee 4% SALT. 100 3-1b. sacks ee oe .- 02 CO. 2 00 28 Me 1b. sacks SSeS seen 1 85 Ce 23 24 3- ib ae 1 50 56 lb. dairy in —_ bags. 32 on rill es t i. 56 lb. dairy in drill bags... 32 si . _. = Ashton. 56 lb. dairy inlinensacks.. 75 Higgins. 56), dairy in linen sacks. 75 Solar Rock. es 27 Common Fine. Saginaw .......---........ 90 eee... ....... 95 SALERATUS, Packed 60 Ibs, in box. Coane .... |... .4s-...-- 83 30 es _ 3 15 eieure..-. .. -. s--- 3 30 Taylor’s.......--.----++0--- 3 00 SOAP. Laundry. Allen B. ee s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb........ 4+ 00 Good Cheer, 601 Ib.......... 3 90 White Borax, 100 %-lb...... 3 60 Proctor & Gamble. _ 45 Ivory, 10 os... ..-. -..---- 6 7 7 Sn 4 00 ee 4 25 Mottled German.. > oe Tose Tem..........-.. 26. 3 50 Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. American Family, wrp d..84 00 plain 2 oO N.K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands. Santa eee 4 %5 Brown, oo pete: .......--.-- 2 85 OE oes teak: 3 50 _ Bros. & Co.’s Brands. ON ao as ee 3 65 Coen on... : oe BOONE aioe e chee ee nee tae . 310 Marseilles........... deucee 400 TRAM sic ac ncetce sess: 4 00 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 hand, 3 doz....... 2 50 SUGAR. To ascertain the cost of sugar laid down at any town in the Lower Peninsula, add freight rate from New York to the fol lowing quotations, which repre sent the refiners’ prices: Crt Tom. ................. * 27 Powdered ee 4 69 Fine Granulated. - 469 Extra Fine Granulated .. 4 81 Cubes .... .. ... 5 @ XXXX Powdered.......... 5 37 Confec.iStandard A...... 462 Wo. 1 Columbia A.......... 233 No. G Mme A... ,...- 420 _s................... 9 4 37 oe . 42% 418 4 {2 4 03 3% 3 9 SYRUPS. Corn. PO, ooo oc ween eee ce Pier tele. 26 Pure Cane. Pe ce ec. 19 Cod ............... 25 Oneree 30 SWEET GOODS Ginger Snaps.......... 8 Sugar Creams......... 8 Frosted Creams....... 9 Graham Crackers.... 8% Oatmeal Crackers.... 8% VINEGAR. eee. 7 @8 ee 8 @9 $1 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Bulk, pergal ....... ...-.- 30 Beer mug, 2dozincase... 1 75 YEAST. nose... 1 00 Warner’s 1 00 Voest Foam .......-... 1@ Biawee 8 LL % tow... 90 TEAS. JAPAN—Regular. ae... @l7 nn... @20 Choice -.24 @%6 CHOICORE.....--.-- ..82 @s4 Dem... 1k. 10 @l2 SUN CURED. ES @i7 Good Setliee: @2 Gigice ..........-.. a Ge Choicest. ae 32 @34 ee 10 @!2 BASKET FIRED. wae 18 @20 as a a @25 Choteest..........-- @35 Extra ona wire leat @40 G@UNPOWLER. Common to faii....... 25 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Choicest fanty........75 @s85 OOLONG. @26 Common co fair... ...23 @30 IMPERIAL. Common to fair....... 23 @26 Superior to fine........ 30 @35 YOUNG HYSON. Commor to fair....... 18 @26 Superior to fine....... 30 @d40 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. ee ci nee 18 @z Ceeee .....--.-....-.- 24 @28 eee. ce. ees 40 @50 TOBACCOS. Fine Cut. Pails unless otherwise noted Hiawatha Sects 62 Sweet Cuba......... i 36 McGinty ....--... .-.- 27 " % bbls....... 25 oe a 29 Torpedo Bee eee 24 in drums 23 Tom Yue ........... 28 1. . 23 *- dreme.... -....-. 22 Plug. ane 8 rete —- 41 es i 29 Nobby mwas... 40 Seotten’s Brands. — es eee 26 Hiawatha......... .-<- 38 Valley City .........-. 34 Finzer’s Brands. Old Honesty.......... 40 aouy Tar... ..........- 32 Smoking. Catlin’s Brands. mam Giied... 3... aa Golden Shower............. 19 Hisense =... .-.....-5-- oe Meerscnemme................ 29 American Eagle Co.’s Brands. Myrtic Navy.........--.---. 40 WN ee ec ss 30@32 i sd ee es 15 I oo cach eo annd tee seeiae 33 Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands, 1 ! ; AoA re Maes eee ea aS Ten anaes i oenn A a pa i ae es @ i% SHELL GooDs. Pails, a 1, two-hoop.. 1 3% Pork ee @il —— per 0 ...... 1 50@1 75 “< e. 3, three- hoop.... 1 60 shoulders .... @10 | Clam: FF .. 1 00@1 25 Clothespins, 5 Ser.bomes.... | Sausage, blood or head 7 a. | BULK. Bowls, 11 inch Ce eee ee oe oe 7 | Counts, per gal. Ce - 100 . Frankfort @ 9% | Extra Mesecta co _ = 1 60 [eee 74@ 834 | Selects .......... 17 . 23 GAr...... seeucs sseueet GES | Standieds 19 _2 rearye } Clams... 21 sseee 300 FISH and OYSTERS | Se ao Baskets, lian : eee Banner Cavendish.......... 38 Gore Cot... ke: 28 Scotten’s Brands. eee 16 Bomes Dew................. 25 Gore Bioce. 8: 30 P. ¥. Adams Tobacco Co,’s Brands. Peetieus.- _. a Ct 18 Standard.. — Globe T obac co Co.’ 8 Brands. ee ee 41 Leidersdorf’s Brands. Co 26 Oneie Sam.............. 28@32 Hed Clover. .........wsserere a2 Spaulding & Merrick. ‘om and Jormy..........-... 2 Traveler Pucci ous oe 38 a... ee 30@32 Comme Cone.................. OILs. The Standard Oi] Co. quotes as follows, in barrels, f.o. b. Grand Rapids: Mocene .-. ......-.--.. 8 Water Ww hite, old test. @i% Ww. Ww. Headlight, 150° 2 be White ..... @ 6% Ree... .... @i Stove Gasoline Seue aes @ 6% =— fleas cece aes 27 G36 Engin 13 @2i Binck, "8 cold test... @ 8M HIDES PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: HIDES. Green . oc. e es... Part Cured es @ 4 Pee nee ese . @ 4% ns... 5 @5 Kips, a ........... 24% 3e corce............ @5 Calfekins, green. ..... 4@5 qurea......7 GS Deacon skins...... .--10 @30 No. 2 hides } off. PELTS. SHOOrHnes........... 0 2 SD Panis |.............2 Gt oo WOOL. Washea.. ...........2 23 Unwashed ...... ..10 Gm MISCELLANEOUS. [oeow .........:.....- 4@5 Grease butter ........1 @2 Remenee ..:........-.- 1%@ 2 Ginseng . 2 00@2 75 PURS. Outside prices for No. 1 only. Pagecr................ 50@1 00 meme 2.3... -15 00@25 00 Peeaver..... 6... 3 00@7 00 Cat wid...........-.- 40Q 5 Cae Rouse |... ....-. 10@ 25 a 4 00@6 00 Mox. red. _.._.........1 (gt @ Pox, Cross. .--..- ..3 00@5 00 “pao rey. ...... 50@1 00 ives... ......... 2 00@3 00 Martin, “dark... 4 00@3 00 “ pale & yellow. 50@1 00 mink, Caee.....-...--- 40@2 00 Roars. .......... .-. 03@ 17 Oppossum...........-- 15@ 3 Otter, duck... ..- ..5 00@3 00 Muceecs ........ --.. 2 90 Mee 8 1 00@1 25 Wolf. ..-1 00@3 00 Beaver “castors, ee 00@5 00 DEEBRSEKINS—per pound. Thin and green......... Long gray, dry.....-..- 20 Gray dry ........-.- : 25 Red oa Be, Gry... .. 35 GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS WHEAT. No. 1 White (58 1b. test) 63 No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 63 MEAL. Dee... ci... 1 40 Granuiaied............ ._ 46 FLOUR. Straight, in sacks......... 3 60 f a 3 85 Patent ‘“ eschs......... 4@ i pereee....... 4 80 Graken “ eaces.... ... 1¢ ye " eae ay 1 90 Buckwheat,. -e.- aoe MILLSTUFFS. Less Car lots quantity a. ........ $16 00 $17 00 Screenings .... 14 00 14 50 Middlings..... 17 00 18 00 Mixed Feed... 18 50 19 50 Coarse meal .. 18 50 19 59 CORN. eee 46 Less than car lots.......... 50 OATS. Car lots.... a 3s Less than car ie. bees eee 42 _ : Timothy oo lote....13 50 on lots ..... 14 50 FRESH MEATS. Beef, carcue......... 6%@ 8 hind quarters. . , 6? “ fore - 5%@ 6 rs loins, No. oi -@10 - i a 8 @9 ies WOUNGN. 24... 6%@ 7 F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as| Shrimps ......... shipping bushel.. 1 25 | follows full hoop 1 35 aa PAPER & WOODENWARE willow cl’ths, No.1 5 75 Whitefish Q PAPER. No.2 6 2 ee ee 8 oe) | Straw Lec vn 1% i, oe oe oo | Halibut. Fae eee, mis | Meckterd 2 splint 74a | Ciscoes or Herring.... @i2z Rag sugar. 2% \ wa3 4 ie eee @i0 | Hardware... 23% He LMR Sal: | Fresh lobster, per ib... aa Ramer Aa nt (Cod. !.. 10 @t2 | Dry Geode... 5 @6 [mane i: dos / m | No. 1 Pickerel. @9 | Jute Manilla.. io ee a | Pike oe @ 8 Red Express No. 1 Lue . 4 POULTRY | Smoked White ... |. @i2% Ne. S ..... og 7 os Finnan Haddies.... 10 TWINES, Local dealers pay as follows: Red Snappers .. i | @Cotten........ 0 DRESSED. Columbia River Salmon 15 Cotton, No, 1-.. 17 i” @ll Macheret 15 h aS -- 15 @I6 OYSTERS—Cans, Sea Island, assorted....... 30 --14 @15 Fairhaven Counts... @37 No.5 Hemp. : bp I mcr oss Iz @i3s Fd, Selects... = NOG i | i Seregse .......... ‘ @25 | WOODENWARE. | Chickens, .10 ANENOE.......... . @z3__| Tubs, No.1.......... 7 00 | Fowls..... 8 Standards ..... LL @20 | r TOOL Sse 6 00 | Turkeys.... 12 Favorites .... ' . mC 5 00 Duck if PROVISIONS, Piain Creams. 80@90 The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. | orang Se gaa : --1 00 quotes as follows: Burnt Almonds. cy a PORK IN BARRELS. | Wintergreen Berries........ a ee aes Coe. 19001 CARAMELS. Ce 91 59 | NO. 1, W rapped, 2 lb. boxes 4 Extra clear pig, short cut. | No. i 7 3 i 51 Extra clear, heavy. =. ‘ 2 28 Clear, fat back......... ‘0. 3, i 3 . Boston clear, short cut. ba | Stand up, 5 Ib. boxes. Cicer bece Goo Cut........-............. | BANANAS Standard ciear, short cut, best. 23 00 sAUSAGE—Fresh and ee. Mork Sameeee.........-.-..-......-. 1} agi Salesee. 8... t..... ... G WOM SAUGAG. 0... see se tee @ Frankfort Sausage i ae Biood Samseage....... ..... ve La a Bologna, straight.........-......-. _o Bologna, thick...... . 6 Hoag Cheese ................. ' LARD Kettle — -.......... .138% Granger... se 12% Family 3 Compound . Ls. 8% 50 lb. Tins, 4c advance. 20 Ib. pails, pac - 10 Ib. 34 Gio.” xe a1. |) | 6fe BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs....... 9 50 Extra Mess, Chicago ee. 9 50 Boneless, rump butts.. 15 Ov SMOKED MEATS—Cany amod or Plain 1. Hams, average = he ........... lk pie... .-144 a ' 12 to 14 Ibs. 14% ~ prenic..........- Y1ky ‘* best boneless. 13% Shemlaers......-.....:.-... : 103 Breakfast Bacon, boneless. . 14 Dried beef, ham prices. 11 Long Clears, heavy.... Briskets, medium. . Co 11 STICK CANDY. Hand Made Creams. . CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: 72 | 14 | Cases Bbls. Pails. Standard, per lb.. 6% 7 Me... 6% 7 | . Twist . eee 6% 7 Boston Crees ........... 6 Gut boat............-... 8% Brea. H........ Li .. SS MIXED CANDY. Bhis. Pails. Standard... ee a ee r 7 a ..6% T% a ay 8 oigte Woem.........-.......... 7 8 Conserves . ee Jt 8 Broken Taffy. Ly eee cea baskets 8 Peanut Sqnares............ 8 9 French Creams.. “ 10 Valley Creams.. .. 13 Midget, 30 Ib. baskets. 8 Modern, 20lb. ‘“ ee es 8 Pancy—In bulk Pails Lozenges, area oe. 10 enited...... 1 Chocolate uaa ees ee 11% Chocolate Monumentals................ 13 Ce ee _ oe Oeoee .. Sour Drops.. ee Tmpertais.............- ieee ie 5 Ib. boxes. Lemon Drope........-- i a ee oe Pepperm nt Drops. Mee ee gee Chocolate Drops. . Gee H. M. Chocolate Drops. Laas Gum Drops ' Licorice TOPS. . ee A. B. Licorice Drops. be cee rae Lozenges, plain.. Co | printed. oe Ce! wee... Cree ee 8 Molasses Bar is ous Sie eee. Small... Medium Large one ORANGES, Floridas, fancy : Messinas, 2200s... Messina, choice, 360... fancy , 360 choice 300,. fancy SH) ...... OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. 3 00@3 50 3 OOMS bd @3 50 Figs, fancy lg ayers, Gm... @12% | 10 @i2% | extra 14D... @15 | “ 20D @i6 | Dates, Fard, 10-lb. box o 7% | er) ‘ r } i nee eee, @ 6 es Persian, 50-lb. box. 4IwW@ 5% | NUTS Almouds, —— im... @19 | ' Iv a @18 ' California @18% | Brasils, new @i0 | Filberts @11% @14 @ | I. @ia @13% | eC @i2% | Pec 12 @il4 Coe canuts, full sacks... Le @4 00 | PEANUTS. | Fancy, H. P., Suns.... us @it% | . . Roasted. @ 2 | Fancy, A. | P., Plage... : @%™% | ' ‘+ Roasted .. @9 i ¢ noice H P. Extras... @ 6 | “Roasted. @% | California Walnuts....... ..... 12% | CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. | FRUIT JARS. | Pints = | Quarts..... | Hi uif Gullons | Caps.. ; | Rubbers i LAMP BURNZRS i No. 0 Sun aa 45 | No. 1 i 50 No. 2 75 | Pebular ee. 7% LAMP CHIMNEYS. Per box. 6 doz. in box. No. 0 Sun 1 8&0 No. 1% ee 2 90 | No. 0 Sun erin 2 2 No.1 2 40 No 3 40 XXX Fiint,, No. 6 Sun, crimp top 2 60 mot 2 80 No. 2 3 80 Pear : top. No. 1 Sun , Wr ppec d an labeled «cate 20 No. 4 ‘ " 47 No. 2 Hinge, ..4 88 | La Bastie. | No. 1 Sun, ple aln bulb, mer Oe. ..........0 0, 1 2 Nas * r ~.. oo | No. er doz i ao 4 | No. Le a .-1 @ LAMP WICKS. | No. 0, per gross Seog 28 } Oo, 1, HI Se a ee 28 | No 2, . 38 No. 3 tT | eats per doz oa WD | STONE WARE-—-AKRON. | Butter Crocks 6 fmGenie 06 j te gal. | doz 60 je Jugs, % gal., per doz : 70 ns 1 to 4 gal., per gal.. Sie eccieceuencn Om MLk Pans, * gal. , per dos. Lau cues 60 o " 72 | STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED. | Butter Crocks, 1 and 2 gal es O7 Milk Pans, % gal. Cae le en 65 | 1 ee Ce a aS 73 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. MR. OWEN TO MR. STOWELL. Verily, verily, things are not what they seem. Frank Stowellisamyth. Frank Stowell is only a figment of the imagi- nation. And yet, dear reader, this voice from the mystic regions, as he crouches in the shadows, chuckles with the thought that you are wondering where “Mr. Owen is at.” This mysterious personage is said to exist somewhere within the limitsof the city of Grand Rapids, but whether this unknown critic should be referred to as he, she, orit, I am ata Joss to know. Whatever be the sex or social grade of this person, the article in the last issue of THz TRADES- MAN under the very modest headline “Mr. Stowell to Mr. Owen,” shows that he is incapable of participating in a con- troversy in the columns of a valuable trade journal, in a proper and gentle- manly manner.§.The ‘‘spirit’’ that ‘‘in- spired’’ this article is a bad one, and the gentleman (if he be a gentleman) should change his ‘“‘brand” at once. Now, Mr. Editor, lam notan insinuator and a slinger of mud by profession, and I pray that no man will ever charge me with being such by nature. I honor any man who is sufficiently independent to think for himself, and who lacks not the courage to express his thoughts. He may not have the capacity to evolve such sledge-hammer thoughts as our critic borrows from great minds like Austin Abbott, L L. D. and others, but they are his own, and in that respect, at least, they are entitled to a decent, Christian burial. There are two characters found among men too despicable to be permit- ted to breathe the pure air of heaven— a cringing sycophant and? a fawning hypocrit. I would rather formulate ideas of my own, be they ever so crude and expressed in the *‘misuse of words’’ which may be ever so ‘“‘inexcusable and intolerable,”’ than to be a mere echo of some other individuality. Itis but hu- man toerr. This masked critic has com- mitted ‘‘blunders’’ enough in the writing of this article to bring down wrath upon the backs of a dozen ‘‘ten-year old school boys.”’ Wheul glanced over the article in question I was amazed at the writer’s shameless conceit and brazen assurance. ‘Frank Stowell’? has lost his bearing. As a commercial essay writer he un- doubtedly gave satisfaction tothe readers of Tue TRADESMAN, but as a critic he is a dismal failure. He is too vindictive, egotistical, and illogical to treat an op- ponent fairly, or carry conviction to the minds of his readers or convince them of his sincerity. I think my first reply must have “‘rat- tled’’ him, for in this article he seems to have forgotten what we were talking about. He has nothing to say on the great question which is agitating the minds of the people, namely: what will be the ultimate outcome of the centraliz- ing tendency of the times? He forgets the question at issue and pitches into Owen, and during the tussle, he gets all tangled up in a variety of “‘spirits’’ and ‘‘inspirations.”” Where was this Rip Van Winkle during the last presidential election campaign? Does he not know thatthe Omaha platform and the Far- mers Alliance two-per-cent. government loaning scheme were discussed by the opposition press all over the country as smacking too much of paternalism? Now, if the term has not attached to its- self an American signification, and if our critic is right in his construction of Mr. Abbott’s definition of the term, then the farmers of this country must be under- stood as favoring ‘‘monarchism and aris- tocratism gonemad.”’ Itisthecritic who has gone mad. Stowell says a paternal government ‘‘is something entirely dis- tinct from the people’? Mr. Abbott says no such thing. Stowell says paternalism is ‘‘government by the few, for the few, at the expense of the many.’’ Mr. Ab- bott says no such thing. Stowell says paternalism is ‘‘monarchish and aristo- cratism gone mad.’’ Mr. Abbott says no such thing. Again I say it is Stowell who shows signs of madness by such in- sane reasoning. Stowell says ‘‘Macaulay denies the right to exercise the functions of pa- ternalism until the government shall love the people as the father loves his child.” He says “‘government and the people— the one distinct from the other—this was the thought in the mind of Gladstone, as it was in the mind of Macaulay.’’ Stow- ellisa mind reader. He places little value on what a man says—he has a knack of divining the innermost thoughts. But Stowell’s memory is at fault again; he forgets that Gladstone and Macaulay are both monarchists and believe in the divine right of kings, and that in this country the government is of ‘‘the people” and by the people as well as for the people, and thatit is another symptom of insanity on the part of the critical gentleman to imagine that the people could ever be ‘‘distinct” from themselves, or that they loved themselves with a less degree of fervor than a ‘‘father loves his child.”’ The reference made by the ‘‘gentleman” to the Czar of Russia asa sample of pa- ternalism, isso wide of the mark, and so palpably indicative of the gentleman’s ignorance of Russian history, that I will not waste valuable spacein replying to it. I would advise the gentleman to bor- row a history of Russia of some ‘‘ten- year old school boy,’? and post himself on the functions of the Russian govern- ment before he makes another attempt to address the business fraternity of Michigan on Russian affairs. But my critic is excited. He reminds me of a man who has wandered too far away from the little familiar pebble stones on the beach, and, while slowly disappearing from sight, swings his arms in a frantic effort to catch on to all the straws which may happen to be dangling around within his reach. Yes, I made ‘‘paternalism” synonomous with “‘zovernmental control,’’ that is, I used the former as conveying the same idea as the latter. The postal service is under ‘‘governmental control.’”’ This is ‘‘paternalism’’ so far as the postal ser- vice isconcerned. Should the telegraph service pass nnder governmental control, it would be the admission of no new prin- ciple in the functions of our government —simply an extension of the principle now in vogue. The same might be said of railroading, banking and the great in- dustrial question which is keeping this country in a constant state of ferment. This principle will be extended until it reaches a degree of complexity which, in the present stage of development is con- sidered not only by Mr. Abbott, but by the great majority of our citizenship, as “undue solicitude on the part of the central government for the protection of the people and theirinterests.” But no kind of ‘‘spirit’? antedote will destroy It costs you It makes every sale cash and Please al'ow me to submit a sample portrait Write for full information. and frame and be convinced I Have the Best. It commands the trade and delights your patrons. A. WALTER, 358 Dearborn St, Chicago, Ill. FREE CRAYON PORTRAITS. No premium ever offered draws trade equal to this plan. Are you handling portraits as premiums? a a ee increases your business, nothing to adopt this plan. ESTABLISHED 36 YEARS, Michael Kolb & Son, Wholesale Clothiers, Rochester, N. Y. It 1s a pleasure to acknowledge that through advertising herein we constantly receive mail orders giving universal satis- faction, and our Michigan representative, William Connor, frequently receives letters from merchants requesting to look through our line. He also attends periodically at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich., and will be there Thursday and Friday, 6th and 7th April. Merchants meeting him there are allowed expenses. If you desire him to call upon you address William Connor, Marshall, Mich., and he will soon be with you. HENRY S. ROBINSON. RICHARD G. ELLIOTT. H- S- ROBINSON x? OMPANY- Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in BOUTS, SHOKS and RUBBER 99, 101, 103, 105 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich. State Agents for the Candee Rubber Co. No Blanks. CONFECTIONERY manufactured by us you get full value for your money and have the satisfaction of knowing that you are handling PURE GOODS made by the most improved methods. When you purchase THE PUTNAM CANDY CoO. ¢ ay. © r % e s . Pe r \ > «4 ©. » all ‘“ — 2 » ° a \ ' | _<— rb - A « ¥ ~ >» « Ss as «x r % . s os “PP r \ > «4 +2 » a s @4 ee ee Re ae Me eee eae ed THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. SE eke a ea oan” GORA eS UNE LE Rabo aan 15 the fact that the time is coming when this ‘‘solicitude” will be dwe. Stowell says paternalism is ‘‘not a synonym’”’ of governmental control. He says itis the very thing itself, and not asynonym of it. Suppose Ignoramus was Frank Stowell’s true name, ‘‘Ignor- amus,’’ and ‘‘Frank Stowell’? would be synonomus terms because they would convey the same idea. ‘‘Ignoramus”’ would be a ‘‘synonoym,’’ and ‘Frank Stowell’? would be a ‘‘synonym,’’ but neither would, or could, ‘‘be the thing itself” for the simple reason that each is a ‘‘synonym”’’ or equivalent, of the other in the idea conveyed. This person with the ‘‘Frank Stowell’? mask may be an ornament inthe little world where he is known, but his knowledge of the Greek roots embodied in our language is too limited to admit of his becom- ing astarin the literary world. Frank wants me to tell you whether I was ‘Jaboring under plenary, or merely ver- bal inspiration.” When Frank sobers up, if he will put the interrogation in intel- ligible English, I will endeavor to answer it. If you will pardon me, Mr. Editor, for the length of this paper, I would like to allude, briefly to this ‘‘spirit’’? of proph- esy. During the past few weeks some of our greatest clerical, political, literary and commercial minds have furnished the press with finely written essays em- bodying their predictions as to the future conditions in this country. These pre- dictions embody the most advanced thoughts of the age and are based on present tendencies. I would advise Mr. Stowell to carefully look over these pro- ductions. If he willdoso he will find larger and more important game to waste his ‘‘communistic’’ and ‘‘spiritualistic ammunition on than Owen. Asasample of these predictions, I quote from the Rev. Thomas Dixon: ‘“‘The tendency for the accumulation of wealth in a few hands must continue to increase until overturned by a social revolution that will make such an in- crease an impossibility. That revolu- tion is certain to be accomplished within less than fifty years. Great corporations and vast business aggregations will con- tinue to grow greater until in their over- shadowing power they dispute the au- thority of the state, and, like the railroads and telegraphs, will be absorbed by the State. This tendency is overwhelming. * + a Itis only a question of time when this tendency to centraliza- tion and absorption will become univer- sal in all industries, and can only end in the destruction of all competition, and the establishment of a monopoly—and the State is the only power that has the right to run amonopoly. This tendency seems to make the nationalization of in- dustry the certain goal of the future.” This is the crystallized thought of this nation to-day. If I ‘‘read less’? I would be as benighted as my critic, and if my eritic ‘‘thought more’ he might give birth to an idea of his own. Will the gentleman who appears incog. in these columns charge the reverend gentleman above quoted with ‘‘contending’’ for “eommunism?”’ E. A. OWEN. ——__ —~<_- Ethics of the Drug Clerk. Lounger—Why did you refuse to sell that man any stamps? Drug Clerk—He looked too healthy. We only sell stamps to people likely to need medicine. 8 Use Tradesman Coupon Books. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association. President, A. J. Elliott; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. Official Organ—Micu1GaN TRADESMAN. Jackson Grocers’ Union, President, D. S. Fleming; Sec’y, O. C. Leach. Grand Haven? Retail Grocers’ Association. President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDuin. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion. At the regular meeting of the Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Protective Brotherhood hall on Monday evening, March 20, Parks & Pettit Bros., grocers at the corner of Kent and Hastings streets, were elected to membership. The Executive Committee reported the result of a joint meeting of that Committee and the Committee on Trade Interests, looking toward increasing the membership. The Committee on Trade Interests reported that it had made a temporary arrangement with the Commercial Credit Co. to represent the As- sociation in the capacity of agents at a salary of $50 per month. The special Committees on Flour and Oil were given further time for investigation and report. G. H. DeGraaf moved that the agents be in- structed to receive applications on the regular terms and that no other arrangement be made until the next meeting. The same gentleman exhibited a number of scales, accompanying same by some very enter- taining remarks. Daniel Abbott, associate editor of Tue TRADEs- MAN, addressed the meeting at some length on the subject of a half holiday for merchants, out- lining a programme THe TRADESMAN proposes to follow on this subject and bespeaking for the project the cordial co-operation of the members of the Association. G. H. DeGraaf said that, so far as the closing of storesin the evening was concerned, things were very much different from what they were years ago. He remembered when they kept open until9and even 11 o’clock When a boy he worked in a store on Monroe street. Directly across the street was another grocezy an@ an- |. other boy. At that time the shops were sup- posed to close at9o’clock. It wasin the days when “shutters” were used, and he would put up all but one shutter, leaving that one down so he could see if their neighbor over the way had his shutters up. He and his employer would take turnsin playing peek-a-boo. Their neigh- bor’s boy said that was just the way they did, to. And so it went—one would not shut up unless another would. But all that was past, and now the stores close at 6 o’clock; and soon he hoped to see one half holiday a week, at least through the hot months. B. VanAnroy moved thatthe Secretary invite Manager Bonnell to address the next meeting. Adopted. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. a The Lead Lining of a Tea Chest. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It is often said that tea chests are lined with tinfoil, but just as there is no lead in a lead pencil so there is no tin in this tinfoil. The thin lining consists of lead, and is said to be the purest lead that can be found. Among the countless undeveloped resources of the Celestial empire is asupply of lead which would yield millions annually if properly worked, and from the inexhaustible sup- ply the Chinese take what they need for making linings for tea chests. The lead is melted in small vessels and poured out while hot. Before it has time to cool it is pressed into asort of mold, and when enough squares have been produced they are soldered together, and the sheet thus formed is placed in the chest as a lining. Then the top layer of lead is soldered on, and all possibility of the tea losing strength on the voyage is at an end. The lead is so pure and the solder used is so fine that the lining of an empty chest is worth more than the chest itself, and is in great demand for making the best quality of solder. >. A son of a dignified Hartford man, al- though not old in years, has a good bit ot age in his brains. The family observe the custom of asilent blessing at the table, and at dinner recently the six- year-old spoke up, ‘‘Why don’t you say it aloud, pa?” ‘*You can say it aloud if you choose, my son,” replied the father, and bowing his head solemnly the little fellow originated this unique grace: “God have mercy on these victuals.” Wayne County Savings Bonk, Detroit, Mich. $500,000 TO INVEST IN BONDS Issued by cities, counties, towns and school districts of Michigan. Officers of these municipalities about to issue oan will find it to their advantage to apply oe bank. Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings pplied without charge. All communications and an will have prompt attention. This bank pays 3 per cent. on deposits, a aoe semi-annually. WOOD, Treasurer. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address PECK BRO Wholesales Drug "8 GRAND RAPTHS Established 1868. HM REYNOLDS & SON, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN ist Building Papers, Carpet Lin- ings, Asphalt Ready Roofing, Tarred Roofing, Felt, Coal Tar, Roofing and Paving Pitch, Resin Asphalt Roof Paints, Mineral Wool for deadening purposes, Asbestos products, car, bridge and roof paints. Elastic roofing Cement, Ete. Practical ROOLErS In Felt, Composition and Gravel, Warehouse and Office Cor. LOUIS and CAMPALU Sts.. Grand Rapids, Mich MICHIGAN CENTRAL “‘ The Niagara Falls Route.’”’ (Taking effect ‘Sunday, Nov. 20 1892.) Arrive. Depart 10 OO pm ..Detroit Express ........6 55pm 4p... - . 70am o@am.......... Day Express ._ ... 282 oo 6 0O0Oam.....*Atlantic and Pacific..... 10 45pm 100pm...... New York Express ..... 5 40pm *Daily. All others daily, except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific ex- press trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 6:55 am; re- turning, leave Detroit 4:40 p m, 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. TOLEDO Naddees aa RAILWAY. In connection with the Detroit, Lansing & Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee R’ys offers a route making the best time be- tween Grand Rapids and Toledo. Time Table in effect January 29, 1893. VIA D., L. & N. R’Y. Lv. Grand Rapids at..... 7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m. Ar. Toledo at ......... 1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m. VIA D., @. H. & M. R’Y. Ly. Grand Rapids ae 6:50 a, m. and 3:25 p. m. Ax. Toledo at. ......... 1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m. Return connections equally as good, . BENNETT, General Pass. Agent, DETROIT, LANSING & NORTHERN R, R. JAN. 22, 1893 GOING TO DETROIT. is. G & :........<.... 7:10am *1:25pm 5:40pm Ar. DET................11:d6am %6:d0pm 10:chpan RETURNING FROM DETROIT. Lv, DEYS.............. 7:45am *1:30pm 6:05pm ae &......:..... .-12:55pm *5:25pm 10:30pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8ST. LOUIS. Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. G R.11:50am 10:40pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R, B. Lv. Grand Rapids........ 7:10am 1:25pm 5:40pm Ar. front Lowell.........- 12:Stpmi G:25pm -....... THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Parlor Cars on all trains between Grand Rap- ids and Detroit. Parlor cars to Saginaw on morn- ing train. Other trains week days only. *Every ~~ EO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t. Grand Rapids & Indiana. Schedule in effect January 29, 1893 TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. For Traverse City and Saginaw 6:45am 7:20am For Traverse City & Mackinaw 9:00am 1:10pm For Cadillac and Saginaw...... 2:20 pm 4:15pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw..... 8:10 pm 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 er 8 North out Wor Ceueness.................. 6:30 am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago.. 10:05 am For Fort Wayne and the East.. | 11:50am 2:00 pm Poe Coemoeee «8c... 5:15 p m 6:00 pm For Kalamazoo & Chicago..... 10:40 pm 11:20 pm Drees Pagteaw............ 11:50 a m eee Oe 10:40 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 7:20am train has Parlor Car to Travers City. 1:10 p m train has parlor car Grand vate to Petoskey and Mackinaw Fe m train.—Sleeping ea Grand aorie o 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 R, 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 Arr Chicago 3:55 p m 9:00 p m 10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car. 11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. 11:20 pm 6:50 am Lv Chicago < 705 am 3:10 p m 11:45 pm Arr _ oe Rapids 2:20 pm 8:35 pm 6:45 am m through Wagner Parlor Car. 11:45 p m 3:1 ean daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon—Arrive 6:55 a : m am 11:25 am 4:40 pm 5:30 pm 9:05 pm Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 9:05a m, ar- riving at 10:20 a m. Returning, train leaves Muske gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids at 5:45 p m. Through tickets and full information can be had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Sta- tion, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Oo. L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. CHICAGO tac AND WES? MICHIGAN R’Y. 20, 1892 GOING TO CHICAGO. Ly.4R'D RAPIDS...... 8:50am 1:25pm *11:35pm Ar. CHICAGG........... 3:55pm 6:45pm *7:05am RETURNING FROM CHICAGO. Lv. CHICAGO..........9:00am 5:25pm *11:15pm Ar, GHD RAPES. ....: 3:55pm 10:45pm *7:05am TO AND FROM BENTON HARBOR, AND 8T JOSEPH Ly. @ H.... ... S:h0am i-topm =... *11:35pm ay. G H........ *6:10am 3°55pm 10:45pm TO AND FROM MUSKEGON. Lv. G. R........ 8:50am 1:25pm 5:35pm 8:45pm Ar. G. f.. -.10:45am 3:55pm 5:25pm TRAVERSE CITY MANISTEE & PETOSKEY. iv. G E. ou ei seo nn es, CC © Comoe A Maes 12:15pm 10:29pm Ar. Seaverce City .............. 12:35pm 10:59pm Ay. CoacevGis.................. Zeya Ar Perommeg .... .... accupaas . 2. 2... Ar. from Petoskey, etc., 10:00 p m.; from 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. ETROIT, GRAND HAVEN &§MIL- WAUKEE Railway. Depot corner Leonard St. and Plainfield Ava, EASTWARD, Trains Leave ,tNo. 14)tNo. 16)tNo. 18/*No. $2 Gd Rapids, ~ 6 50am/}10 20am| 3 25pm | 11 Olpm oo a r| 745am/11 25am| 4 27pm/i2 42am St. Johns . = 8 30am/12 17pm| 5 20pm} 2 0Cam Owoss) _.e.-AT| 9 05am 1 20pm) 6 05pm} 3 10am E. Saginaw..Ar/10 50am| 3 45pm) 8 00pm} 6 4/am Bay City....- Ar/11 30am| 4 35pm) 8 8 37pm| 7 15am nt... .. Ar /|10 05am S eieen| 7 05pm} 5 40am Pt. Huron...Ar |12 05pm 5 50pm| 8 50pm] 7 30am Pontiac ...... Ar /|10 53am} 3 05pm) 8 25pm| 5 37am Dewort,.....- Ar |11 50am| 4 05pm) 9 25pm} 7 00am WESTWARD. Trains Leave Feean 81 |tNo. 11|tNo. 13 Ev. Detio. 2 .... 8. |\10 45pm] 6 50am/10 50am G’d Rapids, Lv... .... | 7 05am) 1 COpm) 5 10pm @d Haven, ar......- | 8 25am} 2 10pm) 6 15pm Milw’kee Str “........ JowaancwaPuaceceuslores ons ee ee ee *Daily. t+tDaily except Sunday. Trains arrive from = east, 6:40 a.m., 12:50 a.m., 5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p Trains arri,e p ocho ‘the west, 10:10 a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 9: 45 p.m Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Paricr Buffet car. No.18 Chair Car. No. 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward—No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car. Jas. CAMPBELL, on? Ticket Agent. 23 Monroe Street 16 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Fresh Capital in the Shoe Business. Geo. H. Reeder & Co. have merged their wholesale boot and shoe business into a stock company under the style of the Reeder Bros. Shoe Co. The capital stock of the corporation is $50,000, fully paid in, divided among nine stockholders in the following amounts: ae ee. $20,000 ———————_—_ee ee 8.500 a ee... 8,500 a eS 2.50) I UE 2,500 Mees He. NOW... os oe ccece ce ewes 2,000 ee eee. 2 000 Cisy EH. Mollister....... es pees cencee el a ee Oe ne eee. 8 2,000 The directors of the corporation are Geo. H. Reeder, J. P. Reeder, Milton Reeder, Wm. Judson, Chas. E. Olney and Clay H. Hollister. The officers are as follows: President—Wm. Judson. Vice-President—Clay H. Hollister. Secretary and Treasurer — Geo. Reeder. The change in ownership involves no change in the office and traveling force of the house, nor in the general policy which has been pursued by the house in the past. The general management of the business will devolve upon Mr. Geo. H. Reeder, the same as in the past, which is a sufficient guarantee that the reputa- tion established by the house for pro- gressiveness and fair dealing will be in no way diminished, —+_—~. +6 Good Words Unsolicited. R. A. Watters, general dealer, Laingsburg: *“*Enclosed find renewal for your valuable paper. Could not do without it.”’ W. 8S. Johnson & Co., shoe manufacturers, Put- nam,Conn.: “Please send me your paper for one year,I have noticed several weli written articles in other papers copied from yours. Think you have many good business ideas.” G. Hirshberg, general dealer, Bailey: ‘Be sure and continue sending me THe TsaapgsM.N, as I cannot do business without it.” W. H. Porter, grocer. Jackson: ‘I am sorry that your paper is not taken by every grocer in this city as I believe that it is worth many times its price toany business man. I see in stores where it is taken that, as arule, the copies are filed convenient for reference; therefore they must be useful.” Parke Mathewson, state agent B. T. Babbitt, Detroit: ‘‘With this please find renewal for the MicuicaN TaaprEsmMan for the coming year. think you are giving excellent value to your subscribers—more than scripture measure. I am much pleased to learn that the retail grocers of your city are so well organized. I wish them large success. If you will advise me of some meeting when they will not be overburdened with special work, I should like to bring a few words to them that have been waiting for them to get into a receptive mood.” J. H. Hamilton, flour and feed, St. Charles: “Please find enclosed $1 to pay an annual sub- scription to your valuable journal. I consider it one of the best investments I can make.” > _- 4 =a A Handsome Wagon. Belknap, Baker & Co. have just fur- nished the Banner Chemical Works with one of the handsomest delivery wagons ever seen in Western Michigan. Indeed, for beauty of finish and elegance of de- sign, it challenges comparison with any- thing of the kind in the State. The ma- terial used in the lettering was pure gold leaf, while the lettering itself is in beau- tiful proportion and almost perfect in execution. The inside is divided into compartments. It is well and strongly made, though not heavy even in appear- ance. The gearing is painted a primrose yellow, artistically striped with Brew- ster green body, and sage green and lake panels. It will be used as a delivery wagon, and will be seen in this city and circumjacent towns. It reflects great eredit upon the builders, the Milburn Wagon Co., of Toledo, Ohio, and upon the enterprise of Mr. Theo. Kemink, for Ht. -_ whom it was built. Belknap, Baker & Co. are in a position to furnish a similar or any kind of a wagon or carriage on short notice and at a reasonable price. 2 Creamery in Bankruptcy. The Whitehall creamery, which was erected and equipped several years ago at an expense of several thousand dol- lars, was sold at sheriff’s sale last week for $700. oO Hoops will help out many little people who want to appear big in society. PRODUCE MARKET, Apples—Have risen slightly, and are likely to go still higher. Russets now bring $2.75 per bbl.; Baldwins, 33 and Spys 33.25. Beans—There is no scarcity of beans and the demand is good. Figures have not changed, however, $1.50 to $1.60 still being paid for coun- try-picked and held at $2.10. Butter—Has been very scarce, with considera- ble of a raise in prices in consequence. Choice dairy is now bringing 22 to 2sc and held at 28c; Creamery 25c. Cabbage — Are away off from last week’s figures, having dropped to 60 and 75c. Cider—i3@15ce per gallon. Cranberries—Cape Cods and Jerseys 2323.50 per crate. Nearly out of the market. Eggs—Are down. Buyers pay 14 and l5c, holding at 16 and 17c. Itis not expected that they will go any lower, at least for some time. Green Stuff—More of a variety and moving more freely. Lettuce has dropped from 18 to 16c. Rhubarb has risen to 5c per lb. Radishes, 40c per doz. Spinach, 75¢e pes bu. Green onions 15¢ per doz bunches. Honey—Still unchanged, clover stock bringing 13¢. Onions—Common, $1.15 to $1.20, holding at $1.40 to $1.45; Bermudas, $3 per bu. Parsnips—40e per bu. Potatoes—The market is off 5c from last week’s figures, and, if the supply holds will drop still lower. 60c is the buying price, and held a trifle higher. Turnips—Are offered freely at 25¢ per bu. The Lansing Woodenware Co. will open up about April 1, in the City of Lansing, Mich., and would like to correspond with all manufacturers of goods Address F. P. MERRELL, Ithaca, Mich. in that line. F. H. WHITE, Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of PAPER AND WOODENWARE, 125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich. anywhere. be fastened. Don’t buy a counterfeit. CG: THE FAVORITE CHURN Has worked its way steadily to the front, and now stands at the head, fully acknowledged to be the very best that is made Mo. OC 5 gallons: to charm Sealers... $ 4 ee No.1—10 ‘ a No.2—15 ‘ sn a. oo No. 3—20 ‘“ 2. oh No. 4—25. ‘ ' . * fue frasme TEVENS Points of Excellence. It is made of thoroughly seasoned material. It is finished smooth inside as well as outside. The iron ring head is strong and not liable to break. The bails are fastened to the iron ring, where they need to It is simple in construction and convenient to operate. No other churn is so nearly perfect as The Favorite. Sizes and Prices: 8 00 8 50 ONRO - ST. R KALAMAZOO PANY & OVERALL CO, 221 E. MainsSt., Kalamazoo, Mich. Chicago salesroom with’Silverman & Opper, orner Monroe st. and Fifth ave. Our specialties: Pants from 87.50 to $36 per doz. warranted not to rip. Shirts from $2.50 to $15 per doz. ae line now ready. Samples sent on approval. Geo. H. Reeder & Co., JOBBERS OF Boots and Shoes, Felt Boots and Alaska Socks. State Agents for 158 & 160 Fuiton St., Grand Rapids, - o@ “ a ° Te rte be Spring & Company, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons. We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. BARCUS BROS., MANUFACTURERS OF CIRCULAK Equalled by few and excelled by none. All our saws are made of the best steel by the mose lful 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 Lumber saws fitted up ready for use Write tor prices and discounts. MICHIGAN. Done as cheap as can be done consistent with good work. without extra charge. No charge for boxing or drayage. MUSKEGON, - We Have 50, 65 and Tae Overalls to be had in Grand Rapids. The Best Pants, Jackets, Hunting Coats, Rubber Coats, and Caps at prices ranging from 75c to $4.50 per doz. Ladies’ and Men’s Straw Hats—our line is complete from a de to a 50c straw hat. shirts for men and boys from $2.25 to $24 per doz. FAST BLACKS IN HOSE AND SOCKS. P. STEKETER & SUNS VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & UU. WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Carpets and Cloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. Outing 48,50, 52 Ottawa St,, Gacar Chis, Gass Cavers fr Bic HESE chests will soon UR new glass covers are by far the pay for themselves in the handsomest ever offered to the breakage they avoid. Price $4. trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherina moment. They will save enough goods from flies, dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. NEW NOVELTIES. We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. NEWTON, arich finger with fig filling. the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., S. A. Sears, Mgr. GRAND RAPIDS. This is bound to be one of THE W. BINGHAM CO., Cleveland, 0., Have had such flattering succes in handling our Bicycles that they have bought our entire output for 1893. They have taken up all negotiations pending for the purchase of cycles, and we respectfully solicit for them the good will of our friends. THE YOST MFG. CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. BEANS WwW. T. LAMOREAUX CO.,, 128, 130 and 132 W. Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. If you have any beans and want tosell, 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. Voigt, Horpolshelmer & Go, Grand Rapids. H. LEONARD & SONS, - ne @ e e 184 to 140 Bast Fulton St., Grand Rapids, Mich. > The following are sold in full cases, at the prices . named, we carry a complete line of Tin Ware in open stock at bottom prices, which we will be pleased to quote on request. ' yi No charge for boxing or cartage on tinware. 7 he a as = rs é “BUCHANAN”? ASSORTMENT BOILERS. i — IX Tin with copper bottoms, assorted as below. l¢ doz No. 8, IX Boilers, @ $10 doz, $3 34 “ oe 2 ' 11.25 doz $ 5 ’ Total for 8 boilers, $7 09 Se ; 4 ; = COPPER BOWL BOTTOM FANCY COFFEE POTS. se ic » 2 XN > FANCY TIN BOTTOM COFFEE POTS. Madison —— Coffee Pots. : ‘‘Adams” assortment Coffee Pots contains . os : . — oom. © bans ~ 1 = » | 1g doz 3 pt Coffee Pots, at $1.59 doz, 0 yy “ke * 285 © TY 1doz4pt ‘ ao a 1 75 cn _ som Eo a 95 Sold by the case only. $2 50 Sold by the box only. $3 50 s > IX COPPER BOTTOM TEA KETTLE. ‘‘Filmore” assortment contains 1 doz No. 8 common spout Tea Kettles. @ $4.38 doz, $2.19. > ‘“*Pierce’’ assortment contains 45 doz No. 9. common spout Tea Ketile, @ 4.69 doz, $2.35. ¢ * - COPPER BOWL BOTTOM FANCY TEA POTS. a ‘‘Jefferson’’ assortment Tea Pots. 4 doz3 pt Tea Pots @ 2.15 doz, 54 7 + ** a2 pt ne Zo ° l 2 FANCY TIN BOTTOM TEA POTS. eo vost a e ‘‘Washington” assortment Tea Pots contains Sold by the can only. 2 50 ot 1g doz 3 pt tea pots @ $1.59 doz, 80 i a. + 2 - 75 * +t 7 SS My oe 5 pt oe 1.90 oe 95 . 1X COPPER BOTTOM CHICAGO SPOUT Sold by the box only. 3 50 « “Jackson” assortment contains }¢ doz No. 8 Chicago spout Tea Kettles, @4.69 doz, $2.35. <\ **Lincoln” assortment contains 4g doz No. 9 Chicago spout Tea Kettles, @ 5.00 doz, $2.50. ‘ Sad : ie - z ° ASSORTED PACKAGE PURITAN COOKERS. £ This is the only cooker made that you can replace “MONROE” ASSORTMENT COVERED PAILS. the earthen food jar without buying a new outfit com- 1 doz 1 qt covered pails 40 r plete, a simple steel spring band with handle at- 1 * Sat “ oe 63 aii tached hold the jar securely, and also allows the iar. lt 8 at ‘se 89 - ‘ : to be easily removed, which can be replaced at a 41 « “s et ia Favorite Tea Kettle, peg incniatatg bottom and rim, small expense from us in case it should get broken. 1 « : : “ Pe - e» ‘i ae ws 1 only No. 52 } : % *“Tyler’’ assortment contains }¢ doz copper rim plan- pane wa se tL. i i ished Tea Kettles, @ $6.45 doz, $3.23. 2 only No. 54 ( Net per case, $4.24 Sold by the box only. 4.87 .. ‘‘Polk’’ assortment contains 34 doz copper rim plan- lonly No. 56 *‘Johnson” assortment cover i ished Tea Kettles @ $7.15 doz, $3.58. No charge for box if ordered by the case. 1 gross 2 qt camaaa ahha peek ae $8 00 \