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THE ROCKING CHAIR.
A waving spot of sunshine, a signal
light that caught the eye at once ina
all
city

waste of commonplace houses, and
the dreary dimness of a narrow
street.

Across some low roof that made a gap
in the wall of masonry, shot a level, bril-
liant beam of the just setting sun, touch-
ing the golden head of a girl in an open
window.

She sat in a high-backed rocking-chair
with brass mountings that glittered as it
swung, rocking slowly baek and forth,
never lifting her head, but fairly light-
ing up the street with the glory of her
sunlit hair.

We two stopped and stared, and, so
staring, caught sight of a small sign ina
lower window—‘'Furnished Lodgings.’’
With a common impulse we crossed the
street and knocked at the dingy front
door.

Slow, even footsteps approached from
within, and a soft girlish laugh ceased
suddenly as the door opened, showing us
an old woman, with a dull expressionless
face and faded eyes.

Yes, she had rooms to let.
could see them.

Yes, we

No, there was no ser-
vice. No, there were no meals. So
murmuring monotonously, she led the

way up-stairs. It was an ordinary house
enough, on a poor sort of street, a house
in no way remarkable or unlike its fel-
lows.

She showed us two rooms, connected,
neither better. nor worse than most of
their class, rooms without a _ striking
feature about them, unless it was the
great brass-bound chair we found still
rocking gently by the window.

But the golden-haired girl was no-
where to be seen.

I fancied 1 heard the light rustle ot
girlish the inner chamber—a
breath of that low lauxyh—but the door
leading to this apartment was locked,
and when | asked the woman if we could
see the other rooms she said she had no
other rooms to let.

A few words aside with Hal, and we de-
cided to take take these two and move in
at once. There was no reason we should
not. We were looking for lodgings when
that swinging sunbeam caught our eyes,
and the accommodations were fully as
good as we could pay for. So weclosed our
bargain on the spot, returned to our de-

robes in

serted boarding house for a few belong-
ings, and were settled anew that night.

Hal and I were young newspaper men,
‘“-penny-a-liners,’’ part of thatstruggling
crowd of aspirants who are to literature
what squires and pages were to knight-
hood in olden days. Wewere winning
our spurs. So far it was slow work, un-
pleasant and ill-paid—so was squireship
and pagehood, I am sure; menial service
and laborious polishing of armor; long
running afoot while the master rode.
But the squire could at least honor his
lord and leader, while we, alas! had
small bonor for those above us in our
profession, with but too good reason.
We, of course, should do far nobler

 

things when these same spurs were won!

Now it may have been mere literary
instinet—the grasping at ‘‘material’’ of
the pot-boiliug writers of the day, and it

may have been another kind of instinct |

—the unacknowledged attraction of the
fair unknown; but, whatever the reason,
the place had drawn us both, and here
we were.

Unbroken friendship begun in baby-
hood held us two together, all the more
closely because Hal was a merry, prosaic,
clear-headed fellow, and I sensitive and
romantic.

The fearless frankness of family
we shared,
proachable
unstrained.

We examined our new quarters with
interest. front room, Hal’s,
rather big and bare. The back room,
mine, rather small and bare.

He preferred that room,
vineced, because of the
chair. I preferred the other, because of
the locked door. We neither of us men-
tioned these prejudices.

‘Are yousure you would not rather
have this room?’’ asked Hal,
perhaps, of an ulterior motive
choice.

‘No, indeed,” said I, with a similar
reservation; ‘‘you only have the street
and | have areal ‘view’ from my window.
The only thing 1 begrudge you
chair!”’

“You may come and rock therein at
any hour of the day or night,” said he
magnanimously. ‘It is tremendously
comfortable, for all its black looks.’’

It was a comfortable chair, a very com-
fortable chair, and we both used it a
great deal. A very high-backed charr,
curving a little forward at the top,
heavy square corners.
the ends of the rockers,
knobs that tipped and every
other point and angle were mounted in
brass.

‘‘Might be used for a battering r
said Hal.

He sat smoking in it, rocking slowly
and complacently by the window, while
I lounged on the foot of the bed, and
watched a pale young moon sink slowly
over the western housetops.

It went out of sight at last, andthe
room grew darker and darker till [ could
only see Hal’s handsome head and the
curving chair-back move slowly to and
fro against the dim sky.

“What brought us here so suddenly,
Maurice?” he asked, out of the dark.

“Three reasons,” I answered. ‘Our
need of lodgings, the suitability of these,
and a beautiful head.’’

“Correct,”’ said he. ‘‘Anything else?’’

“Nothing you would admit the exist-
ence of, my sternly logical friend. But
Iam conscious of a certain compulsion,
or at least attraction, in the ease, which |

life
but held the right to unap-
reserves, and so kept love

The

was

I am
window

con-
and the

conscious,
in his

is the

with
These corners,
the great sharp

the arms,

ram!’

does not seem wholly accounted for, |
even by golden hair.’’
**For once I will agree with you,”’ said |

Hal. ‘I feel the same way myself, and
[ am not impressionable.”’

| We

were silent for a little. I
| have closed my eyes—it may have
| longer than I thought, but it did
| seem another moment when something
brushed softly against my arm, and Hal
in his great chair was rocking beside me.

‘*Excuse me,” said he, seeing me start.
“This chair evidently ‘walks,’ l’ve seen
7em before.”

So had I; on carpets, but there was no
carpet here, and I thought I was awake.

He pulled the heavy thing back to the
window again, and we went to bed.

Our door was open, and we could talk
back and forth, but presently I dropped
off and slept heavily until morning. But
Imust have dreamed most vividly, for
he accused me of his chair
half the night; said he could see my out-
ine clearly against the starlight.

**No,’’ said I, ‘‘you dreamed it.
got rocking-chair on the brain.”’

“Dream it is, then,’? he answered
cheerily. ‘‘Better a nightmare than a
contradiction; a vampire than a quarrel!
Come on, let’s go to breakfast!’

We wondered greatly as the days went
by that we saw nothing of our golden-
haired charmer.
silence, aud
other.

Sometimes I
ments in
soft laugh somewhere in
but the mother’s
more frequent,
often visible.

All either of of the girl, to
my knowledge, was from the street, for
she still availed herself of our chair by
the window. This we disapproved of,
on principle, the more so as we left the
doors locked, and her
the possession of another key.

may
been
not

rocking in

You've

But we wondered in

neither mentioned it to the

heard
the room

her light
next

move-
mine, or the
the house;
steps were
even she was not

slow
but

even

us saw

presence proved
No; there
was the doorin my room! But I did not
the Under the cireum-
stances, however, we made no complaint,

mention idea.

and used to rush
up-stairs,

stealthily and
hoping to surprise But
we never succeeded. Only the chair was
often found still rocking,
I fancied a faint
about, an odor strangely saddening and
But one day when I| thought
Hal was there I rushed in unceremoni-

swiftly
her.

and sometimes
sweet odor lingering

suggestive.

ously and caught her. It was but a
glimpse—a swift, light, noiseless sweep
—she vanished into my own room. Fol-

lowing her with apologies for such a sud-
den entrance, | was too late.
vious door was locked again.

Our landlady’s fair daughter was evi-
dently shy enough when brought to bay,
but strangely willing to take liberties in
our absence.

Still, | had seen her, and for that sight
would have forgiven much. Hers was a
strange beauty, infinitely attractive yet
infinitely perplexing. I marveled in se-
'eret, and longed with painful eagerness
for another meeting; but I said nothing
to Hal of my surprising her—it did not
fair to the girl!
some good reason

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one excuse or another, and inventing all |

manner of errands to get to the room
when Hal was not in.
But it was not until after numberless

surprises on that point, finding him there |

him down-town, and
a little forced in his
that 1

when I supposed
noticing something
neediess explanations,

began to|
| enough
|} dark when we

wonder if he might not be on the same
quest.

Soon I was sure of it. I reached the}
eorner of the street one evening just at

sunset, and—yes, there was the rhythmic

swing of that bright head in the dark
frame of the open window. There also |
was Hal in the street below. She looked
out, she smiled. He let himself in and
went up stairs.

I quickened my pace. 1 was in time
to see the movement stop, the fair head

turn, and Hal standing beyond her in the
shadow.
I passed the door, passed the street,

walked an hour--two hours—got a late

 

supper somewhere, and came back about
bitter feeling
to

zood a

bedtime with a sharp and

in my heart that | strove in vain rea-
son down. Why had

right to meet her as 1 it were

not as

he
hard to say.
and yet 1 was strangely angry with him
When I| returned the shone
behind the white curtain,
of the chair
against it. Another
Hal—smoking. I went up.

He greeted me _ effusively asked
why I was so late. Where | got supper.

lamplight
and the shadow
motionless

great stood

shadow crossed—
and

Was unnaturally cheerful. There was a

sudden dreadful sense of concealment
between us. 3ut he told nothing and |
asked nothing, and we went silently to

bed.

I blamed him for saying no word about
our fair mystery, and yet I had said none
concerning my own meeting. I racked
my brain with questions as to how much

he had really seen of her; if she had
talked to him; what she had told him:
bow long she had stayed.

I tossed all night and Hal was sleep-
less too, for 1 heard him rocking for
hours, by the window, by the bed, close
tomy door. 1 never knew a rocking-

chair to ‘‘walk’’ as that one did.

Towards morning the steady creak and

swing was too much for my nerves or
temper.

“For goodness’ sake, Hal, do stop that
and go to bed!’

**What?’’? came asleepy voice

“Don’t fool!’ said 1, ‘1 haven’t slept
a wink to-night for your everlasting
rocking. Now do leave off and go to
ped.”

“Go to bed! I’ve been in bed al! night
and I wish you had! Can't use the
chair without blaming me for it?”

And all time I heard him rock,
rock, rock, over by the hall door!

I rose stealthily and entered the room,
meaning to the ill-timed joker
and convict him in the act.

you

the

surprise

30th rooms were full of
of

knew them even

the dim phos-
moonlight; 1
the dark; and yet 1

»horescence reflected
I

in

stumbled just inside the door, and fell
heavily.
Hal was out of bed in a moment and

had struck a light.

‘*‘Are you hurt, my dear boy?”
for
but
close to my bedroom door, where he must
have left it to
heard me coming.

I was hurt, and solely by his fault,

the chair was not where | supposed,

into bed when he
So it was in

leap
no ami-

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| assistance and limped back to my own!
sleepless pillow. 1 had struck my ankle

on one of those brass-tipped rockers, and |
severely. I never saw a |
chair so made to hurt that one. It|
was so large and heavy and il!-balanced,
and every joint and corner so shod with
brass. Hal and I had punished ourselves
on it before, especially in the
forgot where the thing
was standing, but never severely as
this. like Hal
tricks, and both heart and ankle ached as |
I crept into

it pained me

as

so

It was not to play such
bed again to toss and doze!
and dream and fitfully start till morning.
itself,
insist that he bad been asleep and | rock-
ing all night, till 1 grew actually angry
with him.

‘“‘That’s carrying a joke too far,’’ I
said at last. ‘I don’t mind a joke, even
when it hurts, but there are limits.’’

“Yes, there are!” said he, significant-
ly, and we dropped the subject.

Hal had repeat-
ed meetings with the gold-haired damsel;

Hal was kindness but he would

Several days passed.

this | saw from the street; but save for
these bitter glimpses Ll waited vainly.

it was hard to bear, harder almost
than the growing estrangement between
Hal and and that cut deeply. I
think that at last either one of us would
have been glad to go away by himself,
but neither was willing to leave the other
to the room, the chair, the beautiful un-

KnOWH.

me,

 

Coming home
edly, 1 found the dull-faced landlady ar-
ranging the rooms, and quite laid myself

one morning unexpect-

out to make an impression upon her, to

ho purpose,

“That is a fine old chair you have

there,”’ said I, as she stood mechanically
polishing the brass corners with her |
apron.

She looked at the darkly glittering

thing with almost a flash of pride.
**Yes,’’ said she, ‘‘a fine chair!’
“Is it old?” 1 pursued.
“Very old,”’
“But lL thought rocking-chairs were a
modern American invention?” said 1.
She looked at me apathetically.

she answered briefly.

 

“It is Spanish,’’? she said, ‘‘Spanish
oak, Spanish leather, Spanish brass,
Spanish ——.’’ L did not catch the last

word, and she left the room without an-
other.

It was a strange
that chair, though

ill-balaueed thing,

so easy and comfort- |

able to sit in. The rockers were long |
and behind, aiways lying in wait |
for the but cut short in front; |
and the back was so high and so heavy |
on top, that what with its weight and the |
shortness of the front rockers, it tipped
forward with an ease and a violence

equally astonishing.

sharp
unwary,

This | knew from experience, as it
had plunged over upon me _ during
some of vur frequent encounters.
Hal also was a sufferer, but in spite |
of our manifold bruises, neither of us|
would have had the chair removed, for |
did not she sit in it, evening after |

evening, and ruck there in the golden
light of the setting sun.

So, evening after evening, we two fled |
from our work as early as possible, and |
hurried home alone, by separate ways,
to the dingy street and the glorified win- |
dow. |
When Hal
lingering in the street

I could not endure forever.
care home first, I,
see through our window

below, could

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imity. When I came first,

catch perhaps a quick glance from above

—a bewildering smile—no more. She
was always gone when I reached the
room, and the inner door of my chamber
irrevocably locked.

At times Leven caught the click of the |

latch, heard the flutter of loose robes on
the other side; and sometimes this daily
disappointment, this constant agony of
hope deferred, would bring me to my
knees by that door, begging her to open
to me, crying to her in every term of pas-
sionate endearment and persuasion that
tortured heart of man could think to use.

Hal had neither word nor look for me
now, save those of studied politeness
and cold indifference, and how could I
behave otherwise to him, so proven to
my face a liar?

I saw him from the street one night, in
the broad level sunlight, sitting in that
chair, with the beautiful head on his
shoulder, It was more than I could
bear. If he had won, and wonso utterly,
I would ask but to speak to her once, and
say farewell to both forever. Sol heav-
ily climbed the stairs, knocked loudly,
and entered at Hal’s ‘‘Come in!” only to
find him sitting there alone, smoking —
yes, smoking in the chair which but a
moment since had held her too!

He had but just lit the cigar, a paltry
deviceto blind my eyes.

‘‘Look here, Hal,’’ said I, ‘*I can’t stand
this any longer. May I ask you one
thing? Let me see her once, just once,
that I may say good-bye, and then
neither of you need see me again!”

Hal rose to his feet and looked me
straight in the eye. Then he threw that
whole cigar out of the window, and
walked to within two feet of me.

‘‘Are you crazy,’’ he said. ‘‘I ask her!
I! I have never had speech of her in my
life! And you—’’
turned away.

“And I what?” I would have it out
now whatever came.

‘“‘And you have seen her day after day
—talked with her—I need not repeat all
that my eyes have seen!”

‘“‘You need not, indeed,”’ said I.
would tax even your invention. I have
never seen her in this room but once,
and then but for a fleeting glimpse—no
word. From the street I have seen her
often—with you!”

He turned very white and walked from
me to the window, then turned again.

‘“‘] have never seen her in this room
for even such a moment as you own to.
From the street | have seen her often—
with you!?

We looked at each other.

“Do you mean to say,’’? I inquired
slowly, ‘‘that I did not see you just now
sitting in that chair, by that window,
with her in your arms?”’

“Stop!” he cried, throwing out his
hand with a fierce gesture. It struck
sharply on the corner of the chair-back.
He wiped the blood mechanically from
the three-cornered cut, looking fixedly
at me.

‘I saw you,’’ said I.

**You did not!’ said he.

I turned slowly on my heel and went
into my room. Icould not bear to tell
that man, my more than brother, that he
lied.

1 sat down on my bed with my head on
my hands, and presently I heard Hal’s
door open and shut, his step on the stair,
the front door slam behindhim. He had
gone, I knew not where, andif he went

He stopped and

seit

it was to

 

to his death and a word of mine would
have stopped him, I would not have
said it. I do not know how long 1 sat
there, in the company of hopeless love
and jealousy and hate.

Suddenly, out of the silence of the
empty room, came the steady swing and
creak of the great chair. Perhaps—it
must be! I sprang to my feet and noise-
lessly opened the door. There she sat
by the window, looking out, and—yes—
she threw a kiss to someone below. Ah,
how beautiful she was! How beautiful!
I made a step toward her. I held out
my hands, I uttered I know not what—
when all at once came Hal’s quick step
upon the stairs.

She heard it, too, and giving me one
subtle, mysterious, triumphant look,
slipped past me and into my room just as
Hal burst in. He saw her go. He came
straight tome and I thought he would
have struck me down where I stood.

“Out of my way,’’? hecried. ‘I will
speak to her. Is it not enough to see?’’
—he motioned toward the window with
his wounded hand—‘‘Let me pass!”

“She is not there,’? Lanswered. ‘She
has gone through into the other room.”’

A light laugh sounded close by us, a
faint, soft, silver laugh, almost at my
elbow.

He flung me from his path, threw
open tbe door, and entered.
was empty.

‘“‘Where
demanded.
door.

“So her room opens into yours, does
it?”? he muttered with a bitter smile.
‘No wonder you preferred the ‘view!
Perhaps I can open it too?” And he laid
his hand upon the latch.

I smiled then, for bitter experience
had taught me that it was always locked,
locked to all my prayers and entreaties.
Let him kneel there as I had! But it
opened under his hand! I sprang to his
side, and we looked into—a closet, two
by four, as bare and shallow as an empty
coffin!

He turned to me,-as white
as I was with terror.
ing of him.

‘*What have y done with her?’’ he
cried. And then contemptuously—‘*That
I should stop to question a liar!”

I paid no heed to him, but walked
back into the other room, where the
great chair rocked by the window.

He followed me, furious with disap-
pointment, and laid his hand upon the
swaying back, his strong fingers closing
on it till the nails were white.

“Will you leave this place?” said he.

**No,” said I.

‘I will live no longer with a liar and
a traitor,”’ said he.

“Then you will have to kill yourself,”
said I.

With a muttered oath he sprang upon
me, but caught his foot in the long
rocker, and fell heavily.

So wild awave of hate rose in my
heart that I could have trampled upon
him where he lay—killed him like a dog
—but with a mighty effort I turned from
him and left the room.

When I returned it was broad day.
Early and still, not sunrise yet, but full
of hard, clear light on roof and wall and
roadway, Istopped on the lower floor
to find the landlady and announce my
immediate departure. Door after door l
knocked at, tried and opened; room after
room I entered and searched thoroughly;

The room

have you hidden her?” he
I coldly pointed to the other

with rage

I was not think-

you

 

in all that house, from cellar to garret,
was no furnished room but ours, no sign |
of human occupancy. Dust, dust and |}
cobwebs everywhere, nothing else.

With astrange sinking of the heart I}
eame back’*to our own door.

Surely I
even step inside, and that soft, low}

laugh. ILrushed in.

The room was empty of all life; both |
rooms utterly empty.

Yes, of all life; for, with the love of a

|
heard the landlady’s slow, |

3

AYLAS SORE

Is Manufactured
only by

| HENRY PASSOLT,
| Saginaw, Mich.

 

|

lifetime surging in my heart, I sprang to |

where Hal lay beneath the window, and
found him dead.

Dead, and most horribly dead.
heavy marks—blows—three deep, three- |
cornered gashes—I started to my feet—
even the chair had gone!

Again the whispered
that house of terror I

laugh.

Three |

Out of

|
|

|For general laundry and family
| washing purposes.

|Only brand of first-class laundry
| soap manufactured in the

Saginaw Valley.

fled desperately. |

From the street I cast one shuddering |

glance at the fateful window.

Therisen sun was gilding all the house- |

tops, and its level rays, striking the high
panes on the building opposite, shone
back in a calm glory on the great chair
by the window, the sweet face, down-
dropped eyes, and swaying golden head.
CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON.

 

BUY THE BEST

 

The Ghippewa

WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE

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New Haven,

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the season opens and stocks
are broken. Socks, Felt
Boots, and all kinds of water-
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4 Monroe St.,

GRAND RAPIDS.

U PECKHAM’S CROUP REMEDY
CRO is the Chil ren’s Medicine for
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I recommend it above all others for children.’
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will guarantee that customer will come again
for more, and recommend it to others.” C. H
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Having new and largely in-
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DETROIT, MICR.

Gero. F. Owen, Salesman for Western Michigan,

Residence 59 N. Union St.. Grand Rapids.

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

D. A. BLopeett, President.
Gro. W. Gay. Vice-President.
Wm. H. ANpErRson, Cashier.
Jno A. Styrmour, Ass’t Cashier

Capital, $800,000,

DIRECTORS.

D. A. Blodgett. Geo. W. Gay

C Bertsch. A.J Bowne. G. K Johnson.

Wm.H Anderson. Wm Sears. A. D. kKathbone
John Widdicomb. N. A. Fletcher.

S. M. Lemon.

 

Fstablished 1868,

HM REYNOLDS & SUN,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Building Papers,
Carpet Linings,
Asbestos Sheathing
Asphalt Ready Roofing,
Asphalt Roof Paints,
Resin, Coal Tar,
Roofing and Paving Pitch,
Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool
Elastie Roofing Cement,

Car, Bridge and Roof Paints,

and Oils.

Practical Rooter

In Felt, Compasition and Gravel,

Cor. LOUIS and CAMPADU Sts..

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

AMONG THE TRADE.
AROUND THE STATE.
Caro—B. W. White
cery stock to E. G. Wilsey.
Evart—L. J. Lemert has opened a to-
bacco and confectionery store.
Saginaw—D. C. Fox has
drug stock from Cadillac to this place.
Concord—Frank 8S.
his grocery stock to Brodock & McKenzie.
Plymouth—Wnwm. A. Bassett, of Bassett

has

Ganiard has

& Son, furniture dealers and undertakers, |

is dead.

Adrian—Samuel E. Hart, of the whole-
sale and retail drug firm of Hart & Shaw,
is dead.

Battle Creek—C. E.
ceed J. M. Gailoup & Son in the jewelry
business.

Three Rivers—The general stock of
M. Tracy & Son has been turned over to

the creditors.

Detrvit—John S. Hanes sueceeds John |

S. Hanes & Co., incorporated, in the lum-
ber and cval business.
Plainwell—S. H. (Mrs. C. M.)
nominee to this place.
Charlevoix—J. Z.
Linton &
confectionery business.
Battle Creek—Atherton & Keyes, gro-

Linton succeeds

Denton in the

cers, have dissolved, Aivert J. Keyes |
continuing the business.
Ann Arbor—Samuel Langsdorf has

purchased the hat, cap and furnishing
goods stock of Louis Blitz.

tockford—E. W. Johnson has retired

from the Rockford Hardware Co., the
style of the firm remaining the same.
Kalamazoo—Zander & Walter, dealers

in wall paper and paints, have dissvived,
E. P. Waiter continuing the business.
Sault Ste. Marie—C. W. Pickford is
succeeded by C. W. Pickford & Son in
the dry goods, furnishing goods and boot
and shoe business,
his
bakery stock and business to Denton &
McGuinan, who
ness at the same location.
Howard City—T. M. Lander, formerly

Hastings—Jvhn Harper has sold

will continue the busi-

engaged in the produce business at Mus-

kegon, Benton Harbor and Morley, has
opened a flour and feed store at this
place.

Muskegon—Louis Kolkema, formerly

engaged in the dry goods and grocery
bnsiness at East Holland, has removed
his
business.

Carson City—Krohn
opened a branch dry goods and clothing
It will be
personal management of a
Mr. Krohn.

Shelby—Babcock & Loomis, furniture
stock and
will remove to Breckenridge, where they

stock to this city and re-engaged in
& Netzorg have

store at Edmore. under the

brother of

dealers, are closing out their

will take the Breckenridge flour mills, in
which they were engaged betore coming
here.

Howard City—C. A. Van Denbergh and
Alex. Denton have moved into their new
brick store building, which is admirably
adapted for their purposes. The store
vacated by Mr. Denton will be occupied
by Fred Ashley with his dry goods stock.

Nashville—Miss E. L. Smith’s grecery
stock has been seized on chattel mort-
gage at the instance of Bb. Desenberg &
Co., of Kalamazoo. Miss Smith claims
that the mortgage was by mis-
representation and threatens to appeal
to the Circuit Court.

secured

sold his gro- |

removed his

sold |

Fuller & Co. sue- }

Link |
has removed her clothing stock from Me- |

grocery and |

 

| been filed by the Hammond
The authorized capital
poration is $30,000,
| worth has been paid in. The incorpor-
D. Standish, Thomas R.
Jones and Sidney R. Dixon.

of which

ators are James

 

Cadillac—The brick plant formerly
‘owned by Mosser & Co. was purchased
at assignee’s sale by H. G. Rose, of
| Petoskey, for $2,505. The purchaser

| Subsequently transferred the property to
W. L. Smith, C. J. Manktelow, Albert M.
| Manktelow Chas. C.

| will continue the business
| style of the Cadillac Brick Co.

| ‘Traverse City—Geo. Linn & Son, of
| Chieago, have purchased through their
| agents, James Hidglin and John Mullin.
the old Winnie & Fleming warehouse,
just west of the G. R. & I. freight depot,
and have several men at work repairing
| it and getting it in shape for the winter.

and Henry, who

under the

They will store between eight and ten
thousand bushels of potatoes there until
spring.

MANUFACTURING
Oscoda—The

 

MATTERS,

Oscoda Lumber Co. is
;considering the project of adding a
mill to its plant. Its construe-
| tion will depend upon the ability of the
| stock of logs for

shingle

| company to secure a
| next Season.

Otsego—The Otsego Buggy Co., a new
C. A. Russell, E. B.

firm composed of

stock of the Russell Carriage Co. of C.
W. Edsell and intends to continue in the
manufacture of carriages and ruad earts.

Saginaw—The Wall & Webber sawmill,
which has been running with very short
stops since January 1, has shut down for
The

on the Tobacco River and has let

| the season. firm has started one
camp
two or three jobs to other parties to put
in small lots.

Ludington—James Foley will start a
camp for the Pere Marquette Lumber
Co. in Lake county, three miles from the
Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad.
tween 4,000,000 and 5,000.000 feet of logs
will be banked
8,000,000 feet next summer.

Dodge—The Lansing Lumber Co. has
The

last week.

somewhat changed its plans.
mil! shut

saw-
here down
It is announced that the
cut 15,000,000 feet of logs this winter to
stock the mills next season.

company will

Muskegon — Lumber
water continue to improve and the record
for October equalled the total of Septem-
ber, August and July. The shipments
were nearly all consigned to Milwaukee.
In general the lumber boats that are not
already laid up are preparing to do so.

Cadillac—Mitchell Bros. have stopped
logging, and their sawmill at Jennings
has been closed on account of stagnation
of trade. The shipments of this firm
have insufficient to
warrant the continuance of operations.

been regular but

rant it the firm will

both in mill and woods.
Cadillae—Cobbs & Mitchell have

jished logging in Kalkaska county and

 

| Grand Traverse county. The logs will
| be put into Boardman River and _ floated

4 .
| to Cobb’s Junction, thence by the Grand |

j

| Rapids & Indiana to the mill at Cadillac.

October, compared with August and Sep-

Be- |

Detroit—Articles of association have '!tember, though it has been about one-
Beef Co. ' fourth
stock of the cor- |
$20,000 |

less than during the same period
of previous years.

Menominee—The total shipments of
lumber from Menominee to date for the

| Season are 185,950,000 feet, as compared

| with

 

jibly of the palmy days of
Miller and W. Dennison, has bought the |

iments to

315,962,500 for a corresponding
period last year, all of which shows that
there has not only been a falling off in
the cut, but that, though sales were mod-
erately good early in the season, manu-
facturers found it necessary to pile a
large percentage of the season’s cut,
owing to the fact that payments were not
fortheoming for a major portion of what
had been disposed of.

Saginaw—Wylie Bros. have only man-
ufactured 3,000,000 shingles this season
and have gone outof the shingle business,
finding that there is more profit in con-
verting their logs into lumber. They
expect to convert their shingle mill into
a band sawmill, and are negotiating for
100,000,000 feet of Canadian pine to start
it. Mr. Wylie says there is $3 a thou-
sand more in cutting logs into lumber
than into shingles. He has been in the
shingle business twenty years, cutting
about 25,000.000 annually.

Manistee—October shows up pretty
wellin the amount of lumber shipped
from this port. We had as many as

twenty-five barges and schooners loading
one day last week and the forests of
masts in the little lake reminded us fore-
last season
at work. Ship-
ments of salt have been unusually heavy
of late, and, besides the ordinary ship-
Chicago and Milwaukee, we

when everybody was

| have loaded several large boats for Du-

luth and other Lake Superior points.
The Peters plant has been running full
foree on salt, and is packing from 2,000
to 2,500 barrels daily.

City—The manufacturing
shipping season is nearing the end. A

Bay and

| large quantity of lumber will remain on

j the

| Some of the mills will run well
this winter and about |

The |
shingle mill will run three weeks longer. |

docks at the close, as it is selling
very slowly, and buying for this fall de-
livery by water has been suspended.
into No-
few exceptions they
are nowrunning. While fair records
have been made by nearly all of the
mills, the depression in business has re-

vember, and with

stricted the output. Lake shipments
continue very light. Usually at this
'date there is a hustling to get cargoes

away, but at present there seems to be

| no hurry, and in fact there is very little

shipments by |

lumber sold to go forward, and none. so

| far as reported, has been bought to carry

resume operations, |

As soon as better trade conditions war- |

over. Last year at this date millions of
feet had been purchased for spring de-
livery. Shipments last week aggregated
only 2,520,000 feet, about one day’s
movement in active times. Lake rates
ou lumber are firm at $1.50 to Ohio ports
and $1.75 to Buffalo and Tonawanda.
This is the lowest rate in years at a like
date. A number of lumber carriers have
gone out of commission.

 

———-- <a

The Significance of ‘‘Labor Day.”

| From the American Architect.

We must confess that we never hear

‘Labor Day’’ or *‘Labor’s Holiday”? men-

fin- |

tioned without a feeling of contempt and
disgust for the impudent demagogism on

| are preparing for extensive operations in | the one side, and the cowardly servility

on the other, which have brought the de-
scendants of those who prepared and de-
fended the Declaration of Independence
down to the embodiment in legislation

| of the idea that, instead of all men being

cee : oe . | born free and equal, there are two sorts
This firm reports lively shipping during '

of men in this republic, one consisting of
the members of certain organizations,

;is not accorded to other people.

 

and the other including the misceliane-
ous persons who do not belong to these
organizations, and that those who do be-
long to them are entitled to favor and
recognition from the government which
In a
community whose whole public system is
founded upon the idea that there should
be no class legislation, it is certainly
ludicrous to find, of late years, statute
after statute enacted at the demand of
the crafty and ambitious foreigners who
control the forces of ‘‘organized labor.”’
For several years *‘organized labor” has,
or would have had, but for internal
squabbles, things pretty much its own
way in the legislatures, but just now cir-
cumstances which neither legislatures
nor walking delegates can control have

given a very large number of citizens
more leisure than usual for thinking,
and there are indications that a good

many of them are reflecting whether,
after all, they might not be as well off in
the simple capacity of ‘free and equal’?
citizens of the republic as they are now
in that of abject slaves of a foreign
tyranny which dictates to them when,
how, with whom and at what price they
shall work. which prevents them from
teaching their own business to their own
ehildren, and which forces them to sit
idle and see their families suffer, when
work is plenty, for the sake of *‘sympa-
thizing” with some other people, of
whom they never heard, and whose rela-
tions to them consist solely in a concert-
ed scheme of their respective leaders for
their private advantage.
ll a,
He Knew.

Head of Firm—Have you had any ex-
perience with double entry?

Prospective Bookkeeper—I should say
so! T’ve been shipping clerk for one of
the largest houses in the trade.

Head of Firm—But you didn’t learn
anything about double entry, did you?

Prospective Bookkeeper — Certainly,
sir. When the goods were shipped I
made one entry, and when they were re-
turned I made another. Ain’t that
double entry?

_> > — — —

J. M. Shaffer, drugs and groceries, Gladwin:

“Can't get along without Tus TrapesMmaNn.”

 

FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head for two cents a word the first insertion and
one Cent a word for each subsequent insertion.
No advertisements. taken for less than 25 cents,
Advance payment.

 

 

 

BUSINESS CHANCES,
OMPARATIVELY NEW GROCERY STOCK
_ forsale cheap. Located in best manufac-
turing city in Central Michigan. The purchaser
will step right into a good paving business, Ad-
dress No 80!.¢@ re Michigan Tradesman. 80

AOOD OPENING FOR A DRY GOODS

J Store for one wishing to change location or
start new; splendid store nicely fitted for rent.
Addre-» P, O. box 69, Mason, Mich. 799

 

 

 

 

 

 

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\ ANTED—TO BUY A STOCK OF DRY
goods. Address lock box 254, Lansing,
Mich. 799

OR SALE--THE THEUDORE KE WINK
drug stock and fixtures on West Leonard
street. Paying inves ment. Will sell at half
real value. For particulars, enquire of Henry
idema, Kent County Savings Bank, Grand Rap-
ids. 787

 

 

 

YOR SALE—Drug tock in business town of
1,200 inhabitants in Eastern Michigan, trib-
utary to lxrge farming trade; lake and rail
freizhts; only two drug stores in town: rent,
$00 per year; stock will inventory #2,500:; sales
#20 a day. Reason for selling, owner wishes to
retire from business. Address No. 752, care
Michigan Tradesman. Th

ton

\ JANTED—A practieal druggist, with some

cuapiial, totake Charge ot a first-class drug

store. Address C. L. Brundage, opera house
block, Muskegon, Mich. 756
aaa HOUSE AND STOCK OF GRO

ceries for sale on Union street. Will sell

ata bargain. Address box 634, Traverse City,
Mich. 747

SITUATIONS WANTED.

Wy ree rosttios BY A REGISTERED

Assistant Pharmacist of four years’ ex pe-

rience. References unquestioned. Address No.
800, Care Michigan Tradesman 800

W ANTED— POSITION As REGISTERED

_ pharmacist by man with sixteen years’

experience. References furnished. if desired.

Address, stating salary, No. 798, care MICHIGAN
TrADErMAN, 798

ANTED—sITUATION AS REGISTERED

" pharmacist by a young man of good expe-

rience. First-class reference, address No. 796
care Michigan Tradesman. 796

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GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

Van Zwatuwenberg & Michmershuizen,
who have lately opened a meat market at
Holland, will shortly add a grocery stock.
The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. has the}
order for the stock.

The Committee on Trade Interests of
the Retail Grocers’ Association
mulgated a new sugar schedule, reducing
the price of granulated to the following:
Single pound, 614 cents; four pounds, 25
cents: eight pounds, 50 cents; seventeen
pounds, $1.

has pro-

The Excelsior Steam Laundry has fol-
lowed the by the Baxter
Steam Laundry and adopted the coupon
book system for the use of those cus-
tomers who do not find it convenient to
leave the cash for their laundry at their
homes or places of residence.

example set

 

The Standard Oil Co., which has here-
tofore carried only XXX WW Michigan
Headlight oil in its tank wagons, will
hereafter carry Eocene as well. The
present tank wagon price of Headlight is
51g cents, while 7
Eocene.

asked
This arrangement will be
preciated by those dealers who
demand for a higher priced
Headlight.

Thos. Wasson uttered a chattel.
mortgage on his grocery stock and book
accounts at 17 South Division street for
$2,394 68, making Wm. Judson trustee
for the tollowing local creditors: Olney
& Judson Grocer Co., $818.02; 1. M. Clark
Grocery Co., $800; New York Biscuit
Co., $210; Valley City Milling Co., $210;
C. B Metzger, $190, and O. A. Ball,
$166 66. ‘There is about $500 due outside
of

for
ap-
havea
oil than

eents is

has

creditors, who do not relish the idea

being sbut out in such a way.

d F. Viemer’s difficulty with his
would-be partner has not yet been set-
tled. Last week Lakin asked for and
obtained an order from the Circuit Court
appointing a receiver.
attorney’s

Acting under his

Mr. Visner re-
fused to allow the receiver to enter the
premises, and the matter was compro-
mised by his being made the agent of
Lakin. As such, Mr. Visner admitted
him, when he immediately drew from his
pocket his instructions

instructions,

receiver and
proceeded to take possession in that ca-
pacity. Then, instead of disposing of
the stock on hand, he engaged a baker
and went to work to stock up the
in baker’s goods.
his authority

as

store
As this was exceeding
as receiver, Judge Hatch,
Mr. Visner’s attorney, laid the matter
before Judge Adsit, who vacated the or-
der appointing the receiver, and there
the case rests for the present. The mat-
ter was to have been heard in chambers
Adsit Monday morning, but

yas continued until Wednesday morning
at 9 o’clock.

by Judge

-_> 2 <>
Gripsack Brigade.

Wm. Connor, the versatile traveling
representative for Michael Kolb & Sou,
of Rochester, was in town last week and
will be here again Nov. 10.

L. J. Allen, who was on the road many
years, with headquarters at Battle Creek,
has purchased a farm near Chesaning
and will hereafter follow rural pursuits.

At the regular monthly meeting of
Post E, held at Eiks’ Hall Saturday even-
ing, President Barclay was unavoidably
absent and E. A. Stowe acted as chair-

 

man. The minutes of the last meeting |
were read and approved and several bills |

i
were presented and ordered paid. It; Cheese—The price continues to

was decided to hold an entertainment at
the hall on the evening of November 18,
and Ben. VanLeuven, Geo. F. Owen, C.

strengthen, but it is now about as high

as it can go, except at the expense of an

| advance in retailers’ prices, which would

L. Lawton and Henry Dawley were
named as a committee to arrange the
necessary preliminaries. The commit-

tee will meet during the present week
and decide upon the program to be ob-
served. Secretary Mills, of the State or-
ganization, stated that the membership
had now reached the 2,000 limit.
tary Blake was instructed to circulate a
paper among the traveling men of the
city, soliciting al-

Secre-

those who were not

ready members of the Post to become |
members without delay, and the meeting
adjourned.

Sparta Sentinel: A large number of

traveling men why» come to this town on
Monday always hire a livery rig to take
them to Newaygo, stopping at Kent City,
Casnovia, Bailey and Grant on their way
there. there to
quite a little difficulty between them and
Dick Myers, who runs the Commercial
House livery barn. The

that Dick’s charges are too high,

At present seems be

traveling men
elaim
that he drives too slow, and other things
of little consequence, and therefore they
have been sending to Newaygo for teams
to meet them here. Livery men say that
Dick does not charge too much, and that
Hart, of Newaygo, is cutting rates in or-
to get
runs a hotel, and by getting the job
carrying them up there will
at
Some of the merchants
arms

der the business, and as he also
of
get them to
stop his house, this is probably the
ease. here are
up about the matter, and say
they will not buy goods of

in
any one who

who will not patronize home liveries.
What the outcome will be we do not
know, but hope that the matter will be

settled satisfactorily to all concerned.
‘The drummer is an_ educator,’’ said
Rev. Monk, of
cently. ‘You are mistaken if you think
education comes altogether from books.
If you place a man in a common sphere
of society, however refined he may be in

Alonzo Tennessee, re-

his breeding, he is bound to deteriorate.
Travel is an educator, and therefore the
my remarks holds good.
There are many men now on the road, I
venture to say, who are
ished gentlemen, much of which

converse of
educated, pol-
finish
they have acquired by being thrown into
contact with the world, and by visiting
new scenes continually. Thus it is that
the drummer is a welcome guest at every
home, for not only does he bring his good
humor with him as invariably as he does
his sample case, but always a
a fund of information concerning the
places he has visited, and the people he
has met, that is a source of delight to his
hosts and their families. The generosity
of the drummer proverbial. I have
seen him extend a helping hand to the
widow and orphan in distress, and to his
fellow travelers as well, and when the
collection plate goes around in church of
a Sunday, the drummer in the congrega-
tion by no means the smallest con-
tributor.”’

a
The Grocery Market.

Sugar—The market sustained a local
decline of 31 pence on granulated and
most other grades last Friday and a gen-
eral decline of 19 pence oceurred on Mon-
day. This brings the price of granulated
from even 6 cents to a fraction below 544
cents. The market is still unsettled and
further declines are by no means unex-
pected.

he has

is

is

 

i tend to curtail

 

consumption. The sea- |
output is considerably short and

in their

son’s

dealers would do well to lay

winter supply without delay.
Oranges—Not many to be had and they |

are generally smail and green. The new

Floridas are well on the way, however, !

and, after this week, the supply will be
good. The demand is, as usual, good.
Lemons—Nothing to be had but the

tail end of the summer crop and the very

expensive Maorias. There are plenty of
to be

new j

as
The
begin to move about

Malagas, but they are so poor
and not
erop Messinas will
the end of this month.

Bananas—Owing to the increased risk,

worthless, wanted.

on account of cold, prices are expected |
to move up. The supply is fair. Asa
rule the fruit is small, but the quality is |

good. |
—-- >_> -2 >

Purely Personal.

Frank E. Leonard has gone to Pine- |
ville, Ky., where he will spend several
weeks, hunting on the Blue Ridge Moun- |

tains. |

W. B. Beam, whois in charge of the

clerical department of the Wetzell Mer-
eantile Co. and the Wetzell Turning |
Works, at Wetzell, was in town last
week.

Chas. E. Olney has returned from
Thompson, Conn., where he spent the
summer. He will remain long enough
to assist in the annual inventory of the

Olney & Judson Grocer Co., sailing from }
New York on the Fuerst Bismarck Nov.
16. He will tarry about ten days at Al-
geria, for
Naples, whence he goes to Nice for the
Of
panied by his family.

i i Alte
The Drug Market.
Opium is dull and lower.
Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine is very firm and advancing.
Gum _assafeetida,
Low grades can be sold at a less price.

taking the next steamer

winter. course he will be accom-

prime, is higher.

Oil cassia has advanced.

White mustard seed has declined.

Celery seed has advanced.

Canary seed is lower.

Alcohol has been advanced again by
the trust.

It is anticipated that the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
will cause an upward trend in many art-
icles in the drug line, as the uncertainty
of the past few months has forced many
staple below the actual
cost of production and importation.

a
The Wool Market.

There has been aslight falling off in
price for weeks past, but so slight as to
be almost inappreciable. Itshows, how- |
ever, the tendency of the market, which |
is downward. Sales for the past week
were small and, what is unusual for this |
season, were mostly speculative in char-
Manufacturers bought very little,

 

articles down

 

acter.

nothing like as much as in past weeks,
which ominous, to say the least.
There is nothing doing in the local mar-
ket, and pricesare stationary. Offerings
are straggling, depending on the grow-

ers’ necessities. The price is the buyer’s.
_ A

Hides, Pelts and Furs.
Hides—The market has shown a steady
decline, and, as a consequence, buyers |
are shy, not caring to purchase on a fall-)

is

 

| TRADESMAN Office during the past

from the following gentlemen

}a good round

| keted at present prices; and

5

ing market. Should prices take an up-

ward turn, it would have a tendeney to

improve business, and, as prices can

vardly go below

rise

present quotations, a
is a

loeal

may possibly oeeur, but when
The
market shows no change, unless it be for

question no one can answer.

the worse.
Pelts—Are

No change from last week.
Tallow—Weak and lower.

extremely low and dull.

<i > th ———
From Out of Town.
have been

Calls THE

week

received at

in trade:

E. E. Hewitt, Rockford.

Wetzell Mercantile Co., Wetzell.

L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.

Fred E. Close & Co., Byron.

T. 4. Atkins, West Cartiisle.

kK. J. Manshum, Fisher.

R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville.

— 2 -—t
Loses Many Millions.

Charles L. Fair, the son of the

millionaire of

multi-

the Pacifie coast, has Jost
sum by marrying a disre-
putable woman, against his father’s pro-
test. Exact y, it $14.999.900. It bas
been reported that his father broke up
the mateb by having his wild son, who
is a very tough customer, arrested as in-
sane, but it appears that this report was
groundless, and that young Fair and his
questionable spouse succeeded in eluding
the old gentleman, as well sundry
creditors, who were anxious to interview
the young man, and in getting across the
boundary of the State. They are now on
the way to Europe. When ex-Senator
Fair heard about his escapade, he
sent for his lawyer and added a eodieil
to his will revoking the bequest of
000,000 which he had made to his son,
and leaving him just $100. It is said
that the new Mrs. Fair kept a disorderly
house in San Franciseo, and has a good
lot of eash, and young Fair has a reason-
able sum which comes from his mother’s
estate.

is

as

son’s

$15,-

i i ei
It is rough on a country when a new
statesman is trying to make a record for
himself at the country’s expense.
If you can’t pay your account make a
note of it.

 

PRODUCE MAKKET

Apples—Carefully selected Greenings, Spys
and Baldwins Command $3 per bbl., while Snows
bring #3.50.
bbl.

Beans — Dry stock coming in freely.
Handlers pay $'.40 for country cleaned and $1.50
for country picked.

Butter—Hardly so strong as a week ago owing
to the large amount of butterine thrown on the
market. Jobbers pay about 24c forchoice dairy,
holding at 26e.

Cabbage—Home grown, $2@3 per 100.

Carrots—20c per bushel.

Cauliflower—#1 per doz.

Cranberries—Early Blacks from Cape Cod have
put in an appearance, commanding $2 per bu.
crate or #6 per bbl. The quality is fine, being
large in size and richly colored.

Celery—Home grown commands 15¢ per doz.

E.gs—The market is about the same as a
week ago. Handlers pay 18¢, holding at 20¢ per
doz.

Grapes— New York Concords command 20¢ per
8-lb. basket, Catawbas bring 25c, while Malagas
in 55-ib. kegs bring $5.

Honey—w hite clover commands l4c per Ib,
dark buckwheat brings 12c.

Onions—Home grown command 55@,60¢ per bu.
Spanish are held at $1.5) per crate.

Potatoes—The market is a little weaker and
lower than a week ago, dealers paying 5 c here
and 45¢e at the principal outside buying points.
The weakness in the market is due tothe rush
ov the part of growers to get their product mar-
while this rush
may tend to force prices still lower, it is the

No. 2stock is held at #1.75@# per

is

Creamery Commands 25@30c.

| opinion of most buyers that prices will rule con-
| siderably higher in the course of a month or six

weeks

Quinces—#$1.50 per bu.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.

Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command %3.5) and
Baltimores $2.50 per bbl.

Turnips—2d5c per bu.

 

  

6

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

Why the Co-operative Dalivery System
Failed to Work at Hastings.

As stated in THE
week, the co-operative delivery system
adopted by the grocers of Hastings has
been abandoned. The reason for its
non-success is thus told by the grocers of
that place:

HASTINGS, to hand,

Oct. 20—Yonurs

making enquiry as tothe *'rise and down- |

fall of the co-operative or general de-
livery system” for the grocers of Hast-
ings, and asking me to give you some
idea of the workings and some of the ad-
vantages or disadvantages of the system
Well, | may be prejudiced, but so far as
we have tried it and our experience with
it in our town goes, I would say that it
has no advantages. They are all disad-
vantages. There might
as a general delivery being successful,
provided it were started in the right
way, under the right conditions, and—
like successful enterprises in general—
advertised and advertised beforehand.
Our town may be different from other
towns, and may not; but our customers
generally rose up in arms against the

  

departure from the good old way, and
their reasons were as various as their
compiaints were numerous. One good
lady objected beeause she had be-|
come acquainted with the old = de-|
liveryman and hated to have a
Stranger come, yet our. delivery-
man is not a beauty, although he may
have a taking way. Another one did!

net like it because everyoues’
thrown in together, ete > but the main
complaint was on account of the tarai-
ness of the delivery of the goods, which,
let it be admitted, not always the
faultof the del veryman. for
Were not always ready for bim,
store being slow, delayed all.
there cowes in the biggest objection with
the merchants. for every
interested in bis business
alert to have the wants of
attended to and that promptly. People
want a deal of waiting upon; and
whe can biame them? It is aluxury and
they are willing to pay for it: so better
wait on them and make things pleasant.
Then when your own wagon goes out
your own customers are under your own
supervision and if your deliveryman or
boy is waiting for you your customers
are served to suit them, and a good deal
depends on the prompt and orderly deliv-
ery of lf we were
a general delivery, we would
things favorable. First, we
old and tried deliverymen
town thoroughls; next, friendship among
the dealers, free from petty
next,
goods not
the wagon waiting; next, nicest
weather, and out of the fruit
when the cooks and housewives
very busy and when ali are perfectly
free from malaria, neuralgia, corns and
all other annoying ills: the wind in the
west, and the smell of blossoms in the
air. Then we think the butter and sugar
begrimed green grocer might repair to
his couch at 10 p. m. without any finger
marks on his face and his hair al! in.
J. H. Van ARMAN.

HastTInes, Oct. 19—I think the eo-op-
erative delivery system is a good thing,
if all the dealers go into it: if not, it
doesn’t work. We were well pleased
with it. One of our dealers drew out
and that stopped it. It is cheaper for us
to have our goods delivered.

Was

good

roods,
want alli
would want

to be delivered, to keep
kind of

season

so as

Jos. RoGERS & Co.
HASTINGS, Oct. 19—There should be
no good reason why the co-operative

should not be a good
merchant or grocery-
petty, jealous ideas,
will not work.

system of delivery
one, but whi'e a
man harbors little,
the thing, in our opinion,
We tried it
went weil until little mistake
made—not by the deliveryman, either,
but by a customer—when one grocery-
man drew out and thesystem here closed.
We believe the system a good one, and
but for selfishness would sueceed.
Cook & Cook.

—— 6 >

Many men of crooked ways are now in
straitened circumstances,

Hasn’t somebody got a good portable |
wind-break that can be sent to Cungress? |

one

 

 

 

TRADESMAN of last

be such a thing |

yvoods were |

the goods |
and one |
Aud right |
grocer deeply |
is anxious and |
his customers |

going to start |
who know the}

jealousies; |
merchants and clerks prompt with |

are not |

here for one month and all |
was |

Dry Goods Price Current.

ON ea COTTON».

 

Adriatic .... “Arrow Brand 4%
Argyle e ees 6 | “ Weel Wide. 6
Atlanta AA... |. as: * —
Atlantic A...... -. 6%) Full Yard Wide.. i 6%
- —— a a es 6% |
ee Honest Width...... 6
Be -.... i. ; COED... oes 5
i > ime S udtem Gond........ 5%
Amory .... : 6%| King Se 6%
Archery Bunting.. a | King oc...
Beaver Dam AA.. 4%|Lawrence LL...... 4%
| Blackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth 6x
Black Crow......... 6 Newmarket oi
Benck Mock _...... 6 | cE ....
os. z - So 6%
ioe A. ...... oi . DD.... Big
Covet ¥.......... - -.....
Chapman cheese cl. = a——-........... 5
|Ciittion CE......... 5%/Our Level Best..... 6
ee 64 (Oxford ” eee 6
| wiemt Gter......... ee... Y
maCcCc..... aie

Top of the Heap.... 7
BLEACHED COTTONS.

oe. 84/Geo. Washington... 8
Amazon.... 6 once. 7
Aer... |... Or ae. 7
Avi Cammete........ 10 jGreen Ticket....... 814
Blackstone AA..... 7%/Great Falls.......... 6%
Sees A... oe 7%
Boston .... 12 |Just Out...... 44¥@5
oe. ve |King _ eG 7%
Cabot, % . _ -—..... 7%
Charter Oak.... |. Sin | [Lonsdale Cambric. 10
Conway W . 74{|Lonsdale...... @&
Cleveland oe 65 Middiesex @5
Dwight Amemor... 84iNo Name... Dae

. shorts § (Oak View a
oer... 6 (Our Own... ss Ok
E Lo -- « |Pride of the e West. -.12
F TOMA |... Oke

| Fruit of. the Loom. 81 ime 4%

| Fitchville .. -_ 1 tica Mills. _-+. OG

| Wivet Prise... __.... 7 | Nonpareil ..10

| Fruitof the Loom doa a Se 8%
Fairmount.......... 44|/White Horse....... 6
a... 2a? . 8%

| HALF BL a HED COTTONS

i... ae Dwight Anchor..... 8%

[werwel....... ..,

CANTON FL ANNEL.

| Unbleached. | Bleached.
Housewife A........ ee Housewife Q Oy

<a B .......5%| ey a
eS a “ . 7%
- D.. 6%) . _..--..-- 84
o - 7 . U Qn
' y .. Th} o y ....... lu
al ME cin eee 7%!) by v us. 1
| a. 7%} - x...
_ .. nly} ’ 5... 1
J 8 -s/ - -_.,.. 1

‘o- 9 «|

| : LL...

ns

- yh. uae

\ . O.......41 |

| es 14%

|

CARPET WARF

Peeriess, white.. 18 |Integrity colored,..20

| . colored .. 2' |White Star : 18
| imeerey. ........ - -18%| ** colored. .20
' DRESS GOODS,
| Mamiton .......... S (Nameless...... .
oS a se
iG G Cashmere......2 CS
| Namelees ... ....... 16 Se
| SS _.. -
| CORSETS.

..89 % [Wonderful

| Coraline . .
Schilling’s. - 9 OO/Brighton.. ..
Davis Walsts 9 00) Bortree’s
| Grand Rapids..... 4 50j;Abdominal........
CORSET JEANS.

 

a ny See rene ._
| Androscoggin ....... 4|Kockport.. i
| BeoeetorG.......--. 6. i rrre.........., TM
| Brunswick - 6%|Walworth ..... om
PRINTS.

Allen turkey reds.. 5%/Berwick fancies.... 5%
robes a 5 elt ‘iyde Robes .. .
pi ink & purple 5%/Charter Oak fancies 4%
buffs - Bl Dei Marine cashm’s 5%

“ pink checks. :% mourn’g 5%
- staples _o | Eddystone fancy 5%
ehirtings ... 4 | chocolat 5%
American fancy ... 5 | “ rober 5%
Americanindigo .. 5 | ' sateens. 5%
Ainerican shirtings. 4 |Hamilton fancy. ... 5%
Argentine Grays... 6 | ' staple .. *%
4 | Manchester fancy 5%

Anchor en

Arnold : —. new era. 5%

Arnold Merino ... 6 | Merrimack D fancy. 5%
. long cloth ¥ 244) Merrim’ ck shirtings. 4

' 74) ' Reppfurn. 8%

“  6Centuryc loth 7 7 | Pacific Fancy ....... Si
gold seal. 1%; “* robes ——.

‘* green seal TR 10%| Portsmouth robes.. 6%

“« yellow seal love /Stnpeon mourning. =

‘“ gerga._. | ts greys.
“ Tor. 78 ios . sofa black. oe
Ballon solid viack.. Washington indigo. b%
** colors. “ Turkey robes.. 7>
Bengal bine, green, ‘* India robes. .. 7%
red and orange .. 6 Ss plain Tky XX 8%
serlin solids i 5%) | 2...
: oilbiue.. ...6 | “ Ottoman Tur-
| / green... 6 | keyred
“ Fonlards 5%) — Washington
_ red = .. . | mes pcg
“6 _. ... Oil Pc ashington
” 44 | Porkevred. .. 9
3- Weeeet 2 |Hiverpoint robes.... 5%

Cocheco ae
madders. . s

Windsorfancy .... 6%
gold ticket

 

- ZX twills..5 | tndigo bine.. --10%
eolids...... © |Gemmony......... . 4%
TICKINGS,.
Amoskeag ACA... iz%) ACA a
| Hamilton  .... aA) Pemberton AAA.. 46
} eT 10%
. Awning.. 1 Swift River......... i”
NN ee era cee | Pearl Rever..........08
Piret Prise..... “a oe .13%
ieomex Mii ....... 18 ic sees 16
COTTON D ,, .
i Beene, ee ae 8 8
s+. +++. 6%INo Name 7%
| Gntton, dl oe IT op of Heap..

1
|
|
|
|

 

|

DEMINs.
Amoskeag —. . {Columbian brown..12
ee Everett, blue.. ... 12% |
” own ..... - brown. ee
sae. ............ iy Haymaker mie..... 7%,
Beaver Creek oo rown... 7%
9 ee — 11%
c C BeamCeeeer .......... 12%
Boston Mfg Co. br... 7 iste 9oz oe a
blue 8% c O°. 220....
“ d& twist 10% “ No. 250 "hy
Columbian ZuX br. to - No. 280....10% |
Xxx 61.29
GINGHAMB,
a ...... .... 6% Lancaster, staple... 6
‘* Persian dress 7 fancies 7
. Canton .. 7 Normandie 8
ig APC .....10s¢ Lamcnehive.......... 6
ion Teazle...10%|Manchester......... 5%
oe Angola..10%/Monogram.......... 6%
wi Persian... 7 |Normandie......... 7%
Arlington staple.... 64/Persian.... ........ 7
Arasapha fancy ... 44% /Renfrew Dress...... 7%
Bates Warwick dres 74%|Rosemont .......... 6%
rn. 6 iSintereviiie......... 6
Centennial. ....... 104%/Somerset oe
Criterion ... on hi, 7%
Cumberland staple. _ oo du Nord.......10%
Cumberiand.... .... Wabash... . . 7%
Essex eee 4% ‘“ seersucker.. 7%
ae... 7%|Warwick ... 2
Everett classics..... 844|Whittenden......... 8
Bepoeitiom........+. 7% ' heather dr. 7%
GICRRIG, .......+.. 6% _ indigo blue 9
Giemarven.......... 6% |Wamsutta —, oo
Glenwood...... one CE estbrook
—..... 6% ‘ "1
Jotnson “halonel % Windermeer.... .... 5
. a 6% |
C zephyrs 16
GRAIN BAGS,
Amoskong...........16 |Georgia 14%
eee en ms
Amevieen. ae
THREADS,
Clark’s ~_— ee ./ (Barbours....... 06
Coeur. 2. @F....... > -|\Marshall’s.... ......81
Holyoke lee ed 224%

 

 

ENITTING COTTON,

 

White. Colored. White. Colored
ro. ¢.. 2 =o i5O. M.......57 42
c rote mo) ee 38 43
= ww... so - 8 ae 44
ee 41 - 2 .-40 45
CAMBRIC8&,
oe ‘(Rewards .......... a
White Star...... “lletkweod...... ... 4,
Boe Glove ........s- 4% OB eee ee OE
Newmarket......... €%& Brunswick ........ 44
RED PLANNEL,
rireman...... - 2% DO ec 2%
Creem@aore.......... tt ee
Tepe Eek... 30 oar. eee... 35
Nameless ..... . 4 ouckeye.... ........me%
MIXED PLANNEL,
Red & Blue, — - Pores ek W......... 7%
Union R ' .-22% oe -. ..- 18%
ee mire 18%
6 oz Western........ 20 Flushing Raa... 23%
Union B... --- aeeg| eamttobs.... .......28%
DOMET FLANNEL,
Nameless ..... 8 @ 9! . _..-. 9 @i%
“ i R4e@i0 | te 12%

CANVASS AND PADDING.

 

 

Slate. Brown. Black [Slate Brown. Black
9% 9% 1s 10% 10%
10% 1u% 10%4/11% 11% 1ly
11% 11% 114%} 12 12 12
12% 12% 1244/20 20 20
DUCKS,
Severen, 8 oz........ 9%|West Point, 80z....10%
Mayland, §oz....... 10% 100s ...12%
Greenwood, 7% oz.. 9%) ii ae... 13%
Greenwood, § oz... 11%/Stark ' —
Boston, S$ o8......... 10% |Boston, 10 oz........ 12%
WADDINGS.
white, Gos ........ 25 |Per bale. 40 dos $3 5
Colored, Gos....... 2) (Comeed * 7 5
gggronen

Slater, Iron Cross. . ; ee

' Red Cross.. Dundie

2 eee --,9,,[Dundie an

" pos AA..... 12% had Clty . ee “ion
..... 2... oo a 10%
Tn Ry)

SEWING SILKE,
Corticelli, doz.......85 {Vorticelli knitting,
twist, doz. .4f per 4402 bail .....30
50 yd, doz. .40

 

HOOKS AND EYES—PER GRi

 

 

 

88.
No 1Bl’k & White.. Z No : Brk ¢ & ‘ates -15
a7 2 be
- 3 . 12 ‘i. ' » 25

PINs.
“oe PS paniay a oy......@
3—18,8C...
co aad TA
No 2 White & Bi'k.. 12 No “3 White & BI'k. 20
a... ooke -_ 23
"6 . ae gt ae " - 26
SAPETY PINS,
Pee. cu me tmee.......... .....
NEEDLES—PER M.
A. —. ee 1 &(Steamboat.... .... “
ting! i, ee i. SiGerd Gred.......... ‘*%
Marshes Is a 1 OU| American........... 1 00
TABLE OIL cut.
S—4....1%75 6—4... 5—4....165 6—4...2 30
OTTONTWINES.
Cotton Sail ‘Twine. -*8 |Nashua. «one
aoe. 8 A Rising Star 4 ply... z=
Pare oo. 3-ply.. AT
Anchor ...... te" North Star 20
Bristol . ..13 | Wool Standard 4 ¢ ply 17 7%
Cherry V Valley... .-15 |Powhattan .. 18
ee ee 18

*%
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DETROIT, MICH,
All the Novelties in Lasts and Patterns.

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Rapids, Mich.
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Wholesale

  
   

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5 and 7 Pearl St.,

  

GRAND RAPIDS,

Agen's for Wales-Geodyear Rubber Co.

Orders by mail giveu prompt attention.

 

  

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Lemon & Wheeler een

Agents, Grand Rapids.

Eaton, Lyon & C0,

SCHOOL BOOK,
SCHOOL SUPPLIES,

 

 

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AND A FULL LINE 0

STAPLE STATIONERY,

20 & 22 Monroe St.

 

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TRADESMAN.

 

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MEN OF MARK.
Alfred J. Brown, President of the A. J.
Brown Co.

Alfred J. Brown was born
“Old Croydon,” England, about
miles from London. Croydon is
the oldest towns in England. History is
silent as to when it was but it
tells us that the old chureh was repaired
about 1,000 A. D.,
than John Smith,

in 1860, at
seven
one of

founded,

by no less a personage
who, though not quite
so numerous, was, even in that distant
day, found in considerable numbers.
The walls of the church, which is now a
cathedral, are from four to six feet thick,
and are in an almost perfect state of
preservation. It was in this ancient
structure that Alfred J. was baptized and
received his name. His father, Thomas
E. Brown, market gardener, and
emigrated to America (coming direct to
Grand Rapids) in 1872. He rented a farm
in Paris township, south of the city,
which is now within the city
Alfred attended school in England for
several years before coming to this coun-

was a

limits.

try, and closed his scholastic career with
two years in the old Seymour school in

He would have quit
but lacked an excuse.
English fathers are not given to allowing

Paris township.
school sooner
their sons tu become idlers, so it
either school or work,
while passing S. D.
Dry Goods store on Monroe street, (now
a part of the Boston Store) he saw in the
window the legend ‘‘Boy wanted.’’ Not
that he loved work more, but because he
loved less, he applied for the
place. He was accepted, and his ser-
vices paid for at the munificent rate of
$2 per week. He remained in this situa-
tion about a year, when he left, and,
much to his disgust, was compelled to
go back to school, but only for a short
time, however, when he secured a situa-
tion in W. G. Osborne’s grocery. His
old employer is now the Secretary of the
A. J. Brown Co. About two years later
Mr. Osborne sold his grocery business to
F. C. Hawkins and turned his attention
to farming. He owned a farm near Dorr,
and thither Alfred proceeded and began
his brief and more or less brilliant career
as atiller of the soil. Brief it certainly
was, for it lasted but two weeks, at the
expiration of which time he returned to
Grand Rapids and went to work for Mr.
Hawkins, remaining about a year. He
then tried gardening with his father.
It will never be known with any degree
of certainty whether he would have been
a success as a gardener or not. He was
only in the business three weeks, which
was hardly sufficient time in which to
demonstrate his ability, or want of it, in
that direction. He then drove adelivery

Was
until one day
Jackson’s Peoples’

school

wagon for Horton & Stewart, grocers,
for abouta year. He then entered the

store as clerk, also doing the buying on
the market, for three years longer. He
then accepted a position as bill clerk with
the I. M. Clark Grocery Co. It was stilla
case of a square peg ina round hole, for
he kept the place but two weeks. He
then ‘‘went on the road” for Ira O. Green,
dealer in produce and grocers’ sundries,
Inthe
spring of 1885 he left the road and start-
ed a small produce store in the old
D’Ooge building on East Fulton street,
near Spring street. Three months later
the floor of the building collapsed and
precipitated everything into the cellar.
Mr. Brown had but an instant before
stepped to the door to speak to his team-

with whom he remained four years.

 

ster, which circumstance probably saved
his life. Teams were immediately se-
and in a few hours the business
was againin full operation in the Wen-
ham bloek, No. 18 North Division street.
From this time the growth

eured,

of the busi-
ness was rapid and in 1887 the adjoining
store was rented. About this time the
business was enlarged by the addition of
a full line of farm and garden seeds, gar-
den tools, implements, and fertilizers.
A constantly expanding trade compelled
Mr. Brown at last to look about fora
building better adapted to his business
than the premises in the Wenham block,
but not finding any, he determined to
erect one which would meet his require-
ments. So the five-story block at 24 and
26 North
home of the business, was
For the two following years the Y. M. C.
A. oceupied two floors, but on the com-
pletion of their own building moved out,

Division street, the present

built in 1890.

sinee which time the whole building,
from basement to garret, has been de-

voted to the produce and seed business.
The space actually in use is 19.040 square
feet, something over half an In
addition to the establishment in this city,
the firm have storage at Traverse City
and a warehouse at Elk Rapids, with
seed farms in Grand

acre,

Traverse, Antrim,
Allegan, Ottawa and
all about 1,400 acres.

Charlevoix, Mason,
Kent counties, in

Steady and substantial growth has ehar-

acterized the business from the start, es
pecially in the seed department, which is
the largest establishment of the kind in
Western Michigan,
larger in the State.

there being but one
In July of this year
the firm of A. J. Brown & Co. was
merged into a joint stock company of
which Mr. Brown is President and W. G.
Osborn, Secretary.

Mr. Brown is a member of Imperial
Ledge Knights of Pythias, and of the Y.
M.C. A. He was married in 1887 to
Miss Sallie Thrasher. of Indianapolis,
Ind., and resides in a beautiful home at
209 Paris avenue. He is essentially a
man of affairs, and knows his business
down to the smallest detail. He attends
but if at any time
you should want to attract his attention,
say “quail.” It won’t be necessary to
say it twice, for he is one of the most en-
thusiastic quail hunters in the city.

= - > <—-
Avoiding All Risk.

Mr. Willious—Are you sure | take it
all?

strictly to business,

Mrs. Willious—Yes, according to the
directions.
Mr. Willious—But I understood the

doctor to say ‘tone teaspoonful.”

Mrs. Willious—Well, we will follow
the directions, dear, and then if anything
should happen, you know, | can sue him
for damages.

 

 

Hardware Price Current.

 

‘These prices are for cash buyers, who
pay promptly and buy in full packages.

AUGURS AND BITS. dis.
Baers... eee 60
eee 40
Jennings’, genuine eee see eeceee acc taces 25
Jennings’, Teteatton as Peano 50&10

AXES,
First Quality, 2 0 eromee.. .............,, 8 7 60
D. B. Bronze... sx 00
r Soe oe... a § 06
. SB 13 50
BARROWS, dis.
Ramee ee, 8 14 00
Garden ise net 30 00
BOLTS dis.
—-<— ll... s+ ee
Carriage new tint. ........ a
ye 40410
hae oo. - - vl
‘BUCKETS.
eo ae... 8390
(Ce -. £0
BUTTS, CAST, dis.
Cast Loos® Pin, figured........ Stee eee: 70&
Wrought Narrow, bright Bast joint wicce -4-aernee

 

os a ee 60410
a ee... 60410
Wrousut node Bling... .......... 8, 60410
Wrought Brass. . a ea he ne eS %5
ee 70&10
Blind, Pormere............ EN
— ss hCi«tittidzé«Cti................... 70
BLOCKS,

Ordinary Tackle, list April
CRADLES.

1892 COK10

ae . Ais. 50&02
CROW BARS |
ee ee ee per® 5
CAPS
1 ?...... ... per m 65 |
Ce “ 60
af... ee 35
Musket . Lolo ae eee = 60
CARTRIDGES,
ot ee 56)
Central Fire on . aie. 25 |
OHISEL dis.

Socket Firmer .

OO eee aaa
Socket Corner...... Loe .-70&10
Socket Slicks .... s+ - OGM!
Butchers’ Tanged CT 40
COMBS. din.
Comy, TAwrence............. .. 40
ee bet cuee 25
CHALE.
White Crayons, per gross.... -12Q12% dis. 10
COPPER,
Planished, 14 oz cut tosize... .. per — 28 |
c 14x52, 14x56, fo0Ge .......... 26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ee 2
(ore Gore, eee. ................. | 23
eee r-7]
DRILLS. din,
Morse oe Oe Soe. 50
Taper and straight Shank..... eae 50
Morse’s Taper Shank...... a ' 50
DRIPPING PANS,
peel) tees. fer pOUNG ..................-... ov
Lewge etues, per pomne...... ......... ..... 64%
ELBOWS.
‘om. 4 piece, 6in..
orrugaied
,dfustable
EXPANSIVE BITS, dis.
Clark’s, small, = R; oe. ome ....5....... 30
Ives’, 1, 818: 2 $4: Ree 25
‘FILES—New List. dis
ee 6010
Ili... ae 60&10
I 6010
ee BO
Heller’s Horse Rasps ae 50 |

GALVANIZED [RON

Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 2; % and 2; 27 2

List 12 13 14 15 16 a |
Discount, 60
GAUGES. dis.
Stanley Rule and Level Vo.’s. .... 50
KNOBs—New List, dis,
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55
Door, PORCETNIN, (omieines ................ 55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain......... i 7
LOCKS—DOOR, dis.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 56
Mmaliony, Wiecrer G@ CG. B..... occ ee cues 55
i ea ee 55
TE 55
“MATTOCES.

Adse Eye........-
Hunt Kye

--815.00, dis. 60
815.90, dis. 60

 

Hant’s , 818. 50, dis, 20410.
dis

Sperry & Co.'s, Post, 7. a asl "50
MILLS, dis.

= as —... ,............. 40

8. & W. Mig. Co.’s Malleables.. 40

- ane worry & Cisres...........- 40

as Enterprise Se eas See ene 4s 30
MOLASSES GATES. dia.

Stepoere Pasteen . 60&10

PCR ClCUIRNNG cc 6610

Enterprise, self-measuring........... sae p

NAILS
Advance over base, on both Steel and a
Ben Meee WR cc cl i 50
Wie terme fase... 1 5@1 80
ee Base Base

 

ee ee
s

 

Finish 10 ae i Tg
CE ee TE 110

ree
* ae

‘a

a a 75
“PLANES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy .

Sefots Bench

Gancusss rool Co. ©, fancy................. 40

eer, ore Geener.......................... @40

Stanley Ruie and Level Co.’s wocd. . .. 50810
PANS.

Fry, Acm ae \ . dis.60—10
Common, polished. eb eee toes dees sees dis. 70
RIVETS, dis.

tren and Tianed................ a 40

Copper Rivets and Bure...:................ 50—10
PATENT FLANISHED IRON.

“A” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20

“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20)
Broken packs 4c per pound extra

- 70&10 |

 

 

HAMMERS.
— ec... _ 25
eee ee eose 25
Yerkes & Plumb’s............... dis “4010
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.... . 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Stecl Hand 30¢ 40&19
HINGES.
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2,3 a dis. 60&10
State.... l “per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, ‘to 12 In. 4% 14 end
lene oa 3%
Se rew Hook and Eye, i. _ net 10
: ........... .-net 8%
. . . eee eee net 7%
. V " eee net 7%
| Strap and T a. . Cie. 50
HANGERS. dis.
| Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&106
Champion, anti-friction. 60&10
| Riader, wood track ...............
HOLLOW WARE.
ee 60&10
| Kettles. . co 60&10
Spiders ... .. SS ee 60&10
| Gray enameled. ...... ........... 40&10
| HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
| Stamped Tin Ware. did de ewe sae, Ce Se ae
| Japanned Tin W CS TE
| Granite Iron Ware . ' .. pew list area
WIRE GOODS.
| Balgnt...... 4 ss cuarenae
| Serew Myes.......... - 70410810
| Hook’s -70&10&10
Gate Hoan and Byes... _.. TO&10&10
| LEVELS. His.79
|} Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s
| ROPES.
| Steal, % inch and larger .......... 9
Mania... : 13
SQUARES. iis.
| Steel and Iron..... \ TN
Try and Hevels................ 6
aie oa 20
SHEET IRON,
Com. Smooth. Com
Nos Mito i... 9
| Nos. Is wr.... f )
OO eee é
Nos. 22 to 2 Lledo  o ee
as eee eee. ote -. 42
Bow... cos 2 oe
aL sheets No. 18 and lighter , over 30 Inches

wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.

List acct, 19, 86 ......... wes GU. 5f
SASH CORD.

Silv er Lake, Waele so .. list 5K

Drab A.. Es 55

' White B.. eee ed eeu e 5

C Drab B. .. ’ 55

" Wate _. 35

Discount, 10.

 

SASH WEIGHTS.
a per ton #25
| saws, dis.

. Henge ..................,....... 20
| Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,... 7
‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.. 50
‘** Special Steel Dia, X Cuts, perfoot.... 30
e sory coord and Electric Tooth X
Com, per fn... 30
“TRAPS. dis.
Steel, Game eee a eee ca, 60810
Oneida (¢ ‘ommunity, Newhouse’ ee ! 35
Oneida C ommunity, en & Nortoa’s.... 70
Mouse, choker .18¢ per doz
Mouse, delusion. ' . 81.50 per doz
" WIRE. dis.
Brignt Market.... . eee ae
Annealed Market. . deeb es esol oe
Coppered NN lhl
Tinned Market... . 62}

Coppered Spring Steel. i.
Barbed Fence, galvanized. eee
. painted ...... .. «ove CO
HORSE NAILS.

At eee --.-Gim, W&I10
( e dis. 05
Horie wereern.................... dis. 10&10
WRENCHES, dis
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30)
Coe’s Genuine... a 50
Coe’s Patent Agric nitural, wrought, a 75
Cooe’s Patent, malleable Locus. T5R16
MISCELLANEOUS. dis,

Bird Cages

Pumps, Citerm...... 2.1... oe. TF &10
Screws, New I tat......... 7O&16
Casters, Bed a d Plate.. ——
Dampers, American. uae
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods... “aie
METALS,
PIG TIN.

i a 26¢
ore... lt, oe ol 28c
ZINC.

Duty: Sheet, _— - — d.

Ge) pound casks.. Reece sets cr

Per pouna................. ieee cess 7
SOLDER,

4O% . na ig

Extra Wt ing . eee eee eme sees sce. ub

The prices of the many other qualities of
solder {n the market indicated by nrivate brands

 

 

vary according to composition.

ANTIMONY
OO per pound
es... .................... 13

TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal ee 87
14x20 IC, eee 7 6
10x14 IX, ne a We aaa ek eka a ae 9 25
14x20 1x. ae 9 2E
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75,
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
10x14 IC, — a
14x20 IC, bide eeceeeeteteececei ec, eu, Fe
10x14 IX, . Pee eee aces Pieceticees @ Oe
14x20 IX, . ' 9 25
| Rach additional X on this grade $1.59.
ROOPIFG PLATES
14x20 IC, _ werceee............ . Ch
14x20 Ix, _ ° es ua . on
20x28 IC, ’ - _........... woe
14x20 IC, “ <Atiawey Grede........... 6 00
14x20 Ix, . " a 7 50
20x28 IC, . ' ge 12 50
Msi, & Ey 15 50
i BOILER SiZE TIN PLATE.
ee —2
14x31 i eatin i diel eceeeecres ecu, 5 00
14x5$ or No. oflers,
io Ss } per pound. a 00

 

 

   

8

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

 

MICHIGANTRADESMAN

 

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Best Interests of Business Men.

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E. A. STOWE, Editor.

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1893.

 

 

CO-OPERATION AND PROFIT-
SHARING

Among the expedieuts devised by phil-
anthropic men to increase the bonds of
interest between employes and employers,
and to eliminate the disturbance to busi-
ness caused by labor strikes have been
schemes for profit-sharing and co-opera-
tive business.

Theoretically,
tically, most
failed. But

stances of successful

they
of the
there still survive a few in-

are perfect; prac-

experiments have
co-operation on a
and that they do sur-
to the and ex-
celent management by one man in each
case, and to his desire to benefit others.
From a strictly business

ecousiderable scale,

vive is due chiefly wise

point of view,
where the
have any Say in affairs, is
to grief.
sult of undertakings, save
there was a one-man controi.
The difficulties
sharing or

co-operation, various persons
sure to
That has always been
such where
which attend
co-operative

profit-
enterprises in
this country is that it is difficult to bring
@ large number of members to submit to
discipline if they have direct
investments in the

man puts money ina

pecuniary
When a
he natur-

business
concern,
aliy claims a share in the management,
and
gets representation in the board of direc- |

in a bank or other corporation he |

tors; but when a few putin the money,
and the greater number only put in their

labor, the capitalists of the concern will
or interfer-
ng partners have
jyuence, the work-

no Vol

not suvmit to any dictation
ence by the worki
Asa

mbers really have

who
no capitat.
ing me

couse

  
  

} .
uuiess they

management, and,
anteed wages,

are guar

which is pot always the

case, if there are no profits they will get

nothing for their work. Laboring men

who live on their daily labor cannot take
the risk of working for

protit instead of regular wages, and that

few ¢n-
large

is the reason why there are so
operative establishments on a

seale.

cault. It has some 3.000 working staff,
all of whom participate in the profits;
but this excellent arrangement is due to
jthe wisdom and philanthropy of the
founder, who acted as father to his em-
| ployes, and not to anything on the part
| of the employes, save their good behav-
|ior and capability. Every one of the
| employes who was found to be unsuited
| to the scheme was weeded out, and only
| those were retained who were able and
ifaithful. And this, after all, is the best
possible relation between employers and
employes.

It is said that the great iron and steel
establishment of Krupp, in Germany, is
conducted on this plan. Only the most

skillful workmen and faithful employes
are engaged and retained, and they are
paid according to their worth. The pro-

prietors by this means are able to escape
the disorganization and trouble of strikes,
because itisto the interest of
the employes to stay where they are, and
| not to change or jeopard their situations.
It would in every case be of the highest
benefit to proprietors of large establish-
ments to secyre the best help possible,
and keep it by just such means, instead
| of picking up cheap men simply because
| they seemed to be cheap, but who might
prove the dearest in the end.

special

The only profit-sharing practicable is

some such arrangement between em-
ployer and employe, but this can only

occur in isolated eases. It is impossible,
as a general rule, because the average of
employers and of employes are wholly
selfish, regarding only their own direct
interests. Such employers care nothing
for the welfare of those who serve them,
and such employes are ready in a mo-
ment to turn against employers should
| the notion strike them. The old story

 

| of the merchant who cherished his faith-

| less one, illustrates the

come |
the re-|

| ful apprentice, and drove out the faith-
true relation be-
| tween capital and labor. Unfortunately,
few regard the lesson.

HUMBLE BUT POWERFUL FRIENDS.
In a scientific age, when physical phe-

nomena have been so extensively investi-
gated and the principle has been so con-
clusively established that material results
must come from physical causes, diseases
| are no longer attributed to supernatural
forces or are credited with being the off-
It is of the

{spring of self-generation.

| greatest moment to discover. if possible,

e in the |
|inelement weather,

bodily disorders,
a prospective |
| microscopic

Of the few that exist, the greater num- |

is the Bon
perhaps, the

ber are in Europe. There
Marche of Paris, which is,
most celebrated.
tablishment, founded by Aristide Bouci-

Itisa mereantile es- |

the origin and means of propagation of
| the affections which assail and disorder
the organs and functions of the human
body.

It is now pretty generally admitted
that diseases are due to direct and posi-
tive causes. Either injuries inflicted by
some physical force or attacks by some
creature capable of affecting the human
body are required to produce the results
which are termed sickness. Exposure to
excessive mental or
the eating or drinking
of substances that are unwholesome, are
charged with the production of many

physical exertion,

but the most important
considerable cause of disease is a
living organism, either
animal or vegetable, known as microbes,
microphytes, ete., under the generic
j} name of bacteria.

Just how these bacterial organisms
originated is entirely unknown, but how
lthey subsist and propagate until they

and

 

ble of ia is a matter of the utmost
importance. Included in this branch of
inquiry is how they are to be destroyed
or rendered innocuous. Every disease
which is considered contagious or infec-
tious is credited to a particular bacillus.
There is one sort for cholera, another
for yellow fever, another for typhus,
while small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever,
glanders, hydrophobia, and many other
such disorders are attributed each to a
which, being once
lodged ina human body under circum-
stances favorable to its development, will
produce its particular disease.

special organism,

It seems to be well established that
these bacteria subsist in the soil of the
earth, that part which is immediately
near to the surface. They are capable
of existing under many conditions, but
extreme dryness and exposure to light
are not favorable to their survival. They
are readily killed by certain chemical
substances, but if the earth be damp
they seem able to exist in it for indefi-
nite periods. It is easy to see how these
creatures get into the earth, since that is
the receptacle of all filth and the refuse
of men and animals. It may be possible
that bacilli of different sorts may be ca-
pable of intergeneration, and thus create
the cause of a disease which partakes of
the qualities of the originals but possesses
characteristics distinct from either. This
is a branch of microphytie science which
has not been pursued at all, but it has its
possibilities.

Certain it is that all accumulations of
filth are hotbeds or generating estaolish-
ments for the most deadly germs of dis-
As the soil is the repository and
reservoir of the germs of disease it is
easy to conceive how they can danger-
impregnate the water of wells
and how they can be set free by digging
up the soil. Digging in ground impreg-
nated with filth is particularly danger-
ous.

ease.

ously

Probably it would become impossi-
ble to live in regions which have long
been covered by human habitations and
where the ground is saturated with filth,
so overpowering would be the swarms of
deadly but for the fact that
are eternally at war with the
others and never cease to attack and ex-
terminate them. Fortunately the sapro-
phytic bacteria, which are
human life, are in a large majority, and
they wage an unceasing war upon the
pathogenic or disease producing sort.
The former are, apparently, a ferocious
and able-bodied race, and they readily
master all the dangerous germs, except
those that produce tetanus or lockjaw.

bacteria,
some sorts

These are competent to meet their adver-

saries and to hold their own, but the
other sorts are unable to stand ‘the
racket,” and succumb to the assaults of

bacilli.
reason of these excellent creatures, dead-

the benevolent Therefore, by

ly diseases are the exception, and the hu-

man race has been able to increase and

multiply upon the earth.
THE Tax ON CIRCULATION.

It appears that the deliberations of the
Coinage Committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives Lave led to the taking up of
the question of the liability of banks for
the 10 per cent. tax on the clearing-
house certificates issued during the re-
cent panic. Some people hold that the
certificates should be taxed, but it ap-
pears to be the desire of the Congress-

are able to attack a human being and | ional Committee to overlook any techni-
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occurred, owing to the peculiarity of the
circumstances attending the financial
flurry of the past summer.

In treating of this matter, the clearing-
house certificates issued by the clearing-
houses in many of the large cities, like
New York and Boston, must not be con-
founded with the certificates issued by
eities and used by the
the same as circulating
notes. In the case of the clear-
ing-house certificates issued by the
larger cities, they were in no sense
circulating notes, and were not used as
such, or in any way substituted for cur-
rency in the hands of the people. Their
only employment was in settling differ-
ences between the banks themselves, and
were, in fact, nothing more than loans
bearing regular rates of interest and se-
cured by collateral, the same as other
loans. It is,therefore, absurd to think
that such certificates in any way became
liable for the 10 per cent. tax on circula-
tion.

Had the certificates been issued to the
people in lieu of money, there might
have been some cause for believing that
the law had technically violated,
and in the case of some of the smaller

where the certificates actually
issued to depositors, that view of

smaller
banks

been

cities,
were

the matter has been taken by the author-
but, even in such instances, Con-
gress would do well to remit any penal-
ties which may have been incurred on
account of the altogether extraordinary
circumstances in which the banks were
placed.

ities;

 

Some of the daily papers of the city
have placed themselves in a peculiar po-
sition during the past week by criticising
the action of Judge Adsit, of the Kent
Circuit Court, for taking the McKee case
from the jury and dismissing the com-
plaint against the respondent. The pe-
culiar feature of the criticism is that the
newspapers assume a condition of affairs
which does not actually exist, thus plac-
ing themselves in a most ridiculous posi-
tion, from a legal standpoint. THE
TRADESMAN is not in harmony with the
present method of law courts, whose de-
cisions are based on precedent instead of
equity, but so long as the present method
holds, judges should not be subjected to
ignorant criticism for following the path-
way which has been pursued for genera-
tions by the ablest of judges and jurists.

Bacteria on Bank Notes.

Two accomplished bacteriologists of
Havanna have been making an investiga-
tion of the bacteria to be found on bank
notes, especially the Spanish notes, which
circulate in that city. They have shown,
in the first place, that the weight of these
notes increases in the course of their cir-
culation, by reason of the addition of
foreign matter. At the end of a certain
time the bacteriological analysis demon-
strated a considerable increase in the
bumber of microbes, in two eases this
number rose to more than 19.000. The
physicians discovered specially the pres-
ence of a septic baci/lus, which rapidly
kills animals inoculated with it; this, to
speak properly, is the specifie microbe of
the bank note, and Talamon thinks that
the name, bacillus septicus aureus, could
be justly given to it. Messrs. Acosta and
Grande-Rossi have, besides, recognized
distinetly in the bank notes examined by
them, eight pathogenic species, among
which were the bacillus of tuberculosis,
that of diphtheria, and the streptococcus
of erysipelas.

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Prof. Vaughan on the Wholesomeness
of Cheese.

ANN ARBOR, Oct. 20—In regard,to the
wholesomeness of cheese and its value as
an article of diet, a great diversity of
opinion evidently may be expressed.
Prof. Henry has emphasized the fact
that what is a food to one man may bea
poison to another. Good American
cheese, made from good, whole milk, is
a nutritious article of diet. It true
that some people cannot digest it, but
these make the exception and not the
rule. Cheese made from whole milk
contains about 25 per cent. of proteid, 30
per cent. of fat and between 2 and 3 per
cent. of carbo-hydrates, and at 16 centsa
pound, the price at which it is now re-
tailing in Ann Arbor, it is a cheaper art-
icle of diet than beefsteak, which retails
at 18 cents per pound. It contains more
of both the proteid and the fat, while
carbo-hydrates are wholly wanting in
the meat. The proteid of cheese is
casein, one of the most easily digested of
all the proteid foods used by man. The
fat of milk is also digested with more
ease than any other fat. Of course,
cheese is a highly concentrated food and
should not be eaten in large quantities
at any one time.

The objection that cheese is made by
processes which depend upon putrefac-
tion will hold equally good econeerning
many other foods. When we drink un-
sterilized market milk we swallow large
numbers of germs. Bread is made, when
yeast is used in its preparation, by a pu-
trefactive process. The manufacture of
beer depends wholly upon the growth of
the yeast, and even in those foods in the
preparation of which putrefactive pro-
cesses are not employed, such processes
do occur after the food has been taken
into the alimentary canal. Germs are
never absent from the small intestines of
man, and these effect proteids and earbo-
hydrates iu all our fvods. The point
may be said to lie in the following: The
ripening of cheese is due to a fermenta-
tion caused by certain germs and mouids.
Unfortunately, the milk from which
cheese is made may contain harmful as
well as harmless germs. When oue be-
comes acquainted with the manner in
which cows are kept, in filthy barns and
barnyards; allowed to lie in manure and
Other kinds of filth; the udders, as a
rule, not washed before milking; and
the milking often done with unclean
hands and the milk received in unclean
receptacles—l say, recognizing these
facts, one will cease to wonder that eases
of cheese poisoning occur so frequently.
Cheese poisoning is not so Common as
milk poisoning. Since the discovery of
tyrotoxicon, it has been generally reeoyg-
nized by medical men that the acute
summer diarrheas of infaney are due to
this and other poisons generated by put-
refactive processes in milk. Ten years
ago the number of cases of acute summer
diarrhea occurring in children in this
country was not less than 250,000, and
all of these were due to milk poisoning.
Since attention has been called to the
fact that these poisons are generated in
milk, much greater care has been given
to this article of food as supplied to in-
fants, and the death rate has markedly
decreased. Would Dr. Kellogg advise the
discontinuance of milk as an article of
diet on account of the large number of
deaths which formerly and even now re-
sult from the taking of this food after it
has undergone processes of putrefaction?
The solution of the question will be
found when the bacteriologist deter-
mines which species of germs and moulds
are necessary to the proper ripening of
cheese, and when all other lower forms
ot life are excluded in the preparation
of this article. Weneed some one who
will do for the manufacturer of cheese
what Pasteur has done for the manu-
facturer of beer. When this has been
accomplished, cases of cheese poisoning
will no longer occur. The milk when
brought to the factory will be sterilized,
and after cooling it will be inoculated
with the germs which have been found
to be essential to the ripening of cheese,
and all harmful germs will be exeluded.
Moreover, this discovery, which must
come sooner or later, will be of great
commercial value. One cheese differs in

is

flavor from another according to the germs

 

which cause the ripening process. We will| Iam very glad that the subject of |

then know just what germs to add in
order to produce a cheese of a given
flavor. If some of the Government ex-
periment stations should give their time
aud attention to this point, results of
great value to the cheesemaker might be
secured. Most of these experiment sta-
tions expend their money, time and en-
ergy in making analyses of milk from
different races of cows and from the
same cows kept upon different kinds of
food. This work is valuable, but what
is now being done is simply a repetition
of that which has been done equally well
for the last ten or fifteen years. Let the
chemists and bacteriologists in some of
our experimental stations turn their at-
tention to the bacteriology of cheesemak-
ing, and sooner or later valuable results
will be obtained.

In Dr. Hurd’s letter I find two or three
statements which are amusing to one at

all familiar with the history of cheese
poisoning. He desires to know why
cheese poisoning has oeeurred only

within the last few years. Every one at
all familiar with the subject of foods—
and evidently the Ohio food inspector
cannot be accused of this familiarity—
knows that cheese poisoning has been
reported for more than a hundred years
in certain countries, and the word ‘‘tyro-
toxicon,’? which simply means cheese
poison, was used more than fifty years
ago. Will Mr. Hurd claim that oxygen
did not exist and that men did not breathe
it before it was discovered by Priestly, a
little more than a hundred years ago?
Such a claim would be equally rational
with the statement which he makes con-
cerning tyrotoxicon,

I am strongly of the opinion that bae-
teriology will yet do much for the dairy-
man—as much as it has done for the
brewer. ITthink that dairymen should
demand of those who control the work
of experimental stations that they give
some attention to the bacteriology of
milk and cheese. I desire to say, in con-
clusion, that eredit is due to Prof. Conn,
of Connecticut, for some valuable work
already done in this direction, but, so
far as I know. he is the only one of the
great army supported by the government
‘n our agricultural experimental sta-
tions who has done anything in this line.

Yours respeetfully,
Victor C. VAUGHAN.
et
Edward Atkinson on the Digestibility
of Cheese.

Boston, Mass. Oct. 19.—You are at
liberty to make any extracts from my
book on the “Science of Nutrition’ to
any extent, and so far as this declaration
may go that privilege is granted to any
and all persons, irrespective of the copy-
right, even to the publication of the
whole book. IL could net find a publish-
er and it cost ine about $800 to get it into
print.

1 think it was your letter that led to
my first communication on the subject of
cheese, and, not regarding my reply as
oue which would be published, | made a
somewhat hasty reference to Dr. J. H.
Kellogg, which requires an apology. I
said **Dr. Kellogg is probably a erank,’’
and in the ordinary use of that term it
might be considered an offense. I, there-
fore, withdraw it unless Dr. Kellogg con-
strues the word as 1 do myself. I have
so often been calied a crank that 1 have
become somewhat proud of the term and
my reply is, **lLama crank; but bear in
mind it is the crank that makes the
world go round.’?’ He who _ is esteemed
a crank at one period is very apt to be
held up as a person to be emulated a lit-
tle later. I think the same rule will
hold in regard to the common use of the
word ‘scab’? when it is applied among
workmen. In my lectures to workmen,
which | am very fond of giving—as there
is no audience so interesting as one which
does not wish to believe a= single word
that is spoken toit, or an audience which
must be convineed against its will—l
have often held that as time goes cn the
word ‘‘seab’’? will take its place along-
side of the word ‘‘Yankee,’? which was
first used as aterm of derision and then
adopted as a synonym for a man who
maintains bis personal liberty and who
keeps his own skill and his own time
within his own control.

Te SCEIGAN TRADESMAN.

nutrition in cheese has been
the front. Dr. Kellogg

brought to
says that it is

ing of cheese is due to the
This simply means that in the ripening
of cheese the change which takes place
is similar to that which oceurs inthe
ripening of game, beef, etc. Thereupon

bacterial ferment may be dangerous. I
think the true scientists are beginning to
comprehend the useful function of bac-
teria in working a part of the processes
of digestion and thus relieving the hu-
man stomach of that which might over-
burden it. Bacteria begin their work
the instant the opportunity is offered.
Would it not be absurd to say that, in
order to be wholesome, meats must be
eaten the instant the animals are slaugh-
tered, even before the animal heat has
left the body? Yet if there is evena
half-hour’s delay the bacteria have begun
the work which ends in decomposition
and putrefaction.

Without being myself a scientist, it
seems to me clearly established that there
is a work of dissociation of tissues which
prepares food for digestion, but which,
if carried to the end, becomes decompo-
sition. There is a distinet difference be-
tween ripe and rotten cheese, as there is
a difference between tender and decayed
meat.

The waste of skimmed milk in this
country is excessive, so far as I have an
opportunity to investigate the matter. I
have even found one very skiliful farmer
who made use of an excess of skimmed
milk to fertilize a field of grass. I ven-
ture to suggest to cheesemakers the pro-
duction of a new compound which may
be put into the market and, perhaps, be-
come very popular. Raw cheese made
of skimmed milk is not fit to eat; when
cooked or dealt with under the instrue-
tions given by Dr. Mattieu Williams it
becomes very digestible and is very appe-
tizing toa great number of people. A
taste for it may become acquired so as to
become a national taste, as in Italy,
Switzerland, Germany and even in Eng-
land, where cheese eaten with bread in
the place of butter makes up for the
searcity of meat.

I conceive that it would be a very sim-
ple matter to deal with skimmed milk
cheese, even without ripening, drying or
pressing it by putting a littie bicarbonate
ot soda or potash with the cheese as soon
as made, according to the instructions of
Dr. Williams, in due proportion with
each parcel of cheese, and then slowly
cooking it at a moderate heat in jars or
eans in which it can be sealed. Cooked
cheese, hermetically sealed in the
form of paste would be a _ very
valuable element in the supply of
nitrogen—the nitrogenous element in
food being at present the most costly

now generally conceded that ‘‘the ripen- |
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one. I trust that some skillful cheese-
makers may adopt this suggestion and

; each send me a glass jarof cooked cheese

made of skimmed milk. Il have myself
made most appetizing and digestible
compounds of cheese such as are sug-

gested in Dr. Williams’ book, and I ean
imagine no greater boon to people of
very small means than to be able to add
such a delicious element to their fare as
may be made from skimmed milk cheese,
stale bread and skimmed milk, seasoned
after the manner of the Welsh rarebit
with mustard, pepper and salt, a little
soda added and the compound cooked a
long time at a low heat.
Yours very truly,
EDWARD ATKINSON.
casei dil atl

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a card from the proprietors of a hotel in
New Hampshire, which reads as follows:
‘Stop at the Eagle Hotel. My wife and
[I proprietors. The only second-class
house in the United States that charges
everybody first-class prices. No special
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RATE REDUCED
FROM $2 To $125 rer
DAY AT THE

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Directly opposite Union Depot,
GRAND RAPIDS.

Heat and Electric
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free on application.

General Stampede

Curse of Credit.

Hundreds of merchants are now abandoning the
old-time credit system and discarding the pass book
for the cash and coupon book system, which en-
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are a victim of the credit business and
place your business on a cash basis, send
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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—Stanley E Parkill, Owosso
freasurer—Geo. Gundrum, lonia.

 

 

 

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Assa’n.
President—aA. B. Stevens. Ann Arbor
Viee-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit.
Trea-urer—W. Dupont, Det: oit.

Secretary—S. A. Thompson, Detroit.

 

ttrand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
President, John D. Muir; Sec’y, Frank H. Escott.

 

 

THE OLD-TIME DRUGGIST.

Written for THE TRADESMAN.

The first drug store was started in
Grand Rapids in 1835. The late Dr.
Chas. Shepard came here in that year
from Herkener, N. Y., with a stock of
drugs and medicines and settled down to
the practice of both medicine and phar-
macy. Nearly everything in the shape
of drugs was purehased in New York
City, coming by way of the Erie canal to
Buffalo, thence through the great lakes
to Chicage, thence to the mouth of Grand
river and up the river to Grand Rapids.
This was the route taken by freight, but
most of the emigrants followed a differ-
ent route. The Michigan of
ago was far from being the Michigan of
any more than the Grand Rapids
was the Grand Rapids of to-
Then it was an all but trackless
the home of wild beasts and
Dense forests covered the land,

sixty years

to-day,
of that time
day.
wilderness,
Indians.
upon which the axe of civilization had
hardly begun to make an impression, the
only roads being Indian trails through

The population of the whole
was only a few thousands,
while the population of Grand Rapids
was not more than fifty. But the wild-
retreated before the
triumphant march of Progress and Civil-
ization, and cultivated farms and homes
of comfort and plenty cover the land.
The bloodthirsty savage, knew not
the value of his heritage, has vanished
from the land, and in his stead there is
found a prosperous and peace-loving
people who will work out the glorious
destiny of country.

Few people can realize the hardships
and diffi encountered
by the early settlers in Grand Rapids.
A letter written sixty years ago by the
first English speaking settler in Grand
Rapids is before the writer, extracts
from which may not be uninteresting.
The letter is dated ‘‘Grand Rapids, Dee.
23, 1835,’ and is addressed to friends in
York State, whence the emigrants came:

*‘After we left Buffalo we had a com-
fortable passage to Detroit, at which
place we jlanded in safety in three days.
We staid in Detroit two days, to refresh
ourselves, and also to purchase teams
and wagons and cows. After we had
supplied ourselves with such necessaries
as we thought proper, we started for
Grand river, a distance of 180 miles,
sixty-three in number, men, women and
children. * * * Wehada good road
for thirty-five miles. We then left the
road, hired a pilot, and proceeded on an
Indian trail, winding our way through a
wilderness of about 150 miles, inhabited
only by wild beasts and Indians. Our
progress was slow, as we travelled
through many forests of as heavy tim-
bered land as I ever saw.
and children underwent considerable fa-

the woods.

territory

ness of nature has

who

this highly favored

eulties which were

Our women |

way on foot, sleeping on the ground at}

night, and almost suffering in
stances for water, as it was very scarce
some part of the way. * * *
buried one of Mr. Dexter’s little ones in
the wilderness about forty miles

inhabitants. -* * * We had provis-

some in- |

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from |

 

ions a plenty, and a good pilot, and in
sixteen days from Detroit we landed on
Grand river * * * near the junction
of the Mapleriver. * * * After look-
ing about for a home, I thought best to
move about fifty miles down Grand river
to a place called Grand River Falls. * * *
No one here then that could speak Eng-
lish except a French trader named Cam-
pau.’’

Think of it! ‘In sixteen days from
Detroit we landed on Grand River.’’ Now
the trip is made, in ease and comfort, in
an elegant parlor car, in four hours.
Think, too, of delicate women and young
children undertaking such a journey on
foot and sleeping on the ground. We
take our comforts and conveniences as a
matter of course, and grumble if we miss
astreet car and are compelled to wait
for a few minutes, little recking what
hardships, and toils, and dangers, had
to be endured before the present condi-
tion could even be a possibility.

It was when Grand Kapids was a mere
collection of log huts, the total popula-
tion, exclusive of the Indians, being but
fifty, that the late Dr. Shepard opened
his stock of drugs, hung out his sign,
and began his long career of usefulness
and prosperity, dying at the advanced
age of 81 years, in March, 1893. This
was the beginning of the drug trade in
this city, a trade which is now repre-
sented by seventy retail and four whole-
sale stores. For twelve years the pio-
neer store had no competition, but in
1846 Samuel R. Sanford came_ to
the city, and the second drug. store
was opened in what was known as
Irving hall, located on the present
site of Eaton, Lyon & Co.’s book store.
The population of the city at that time
was about 5,000. The city had no meat
market then, and for a considerable por-
tion of the year the people had no fresh
meat, unless, as one old settler remarked,
“Goveneur Rathbun went out and stole
acritter. When he did all his particu-
lar friends had all the fresh meat they
wanted while the beef held out.’’? In the
fall of the year the Indians brought in
venison and, as deer were plentiful,
there was no lack of fresh meat while
the season lasted. The finest saddle
seldom cost more than 75 cents. Then
Cole & Wilson opened a drug store on
Canal street, opposite what is now Cres-
centavenue. Mr. Wilson moved to the
old Rathbun block (now the Ledyard)
and the firm of Wilson & Harvey began
business. They subsequently bought
and built on the corner of Monroe and
Ottawa streets, Seribner & Ald-
worth are at present located. Wilson &
Harvey were somewhat eccentric in
their business methods. They kept
neither books bank account, but
divided the proceeds of each day’s busi-
ness upon closing up for the night.
Then, when bills were presented, each
‘“‘went down into his pocket” and paid
his due proportion.

These were the pioneers in the drug
business in this city, and the record they
made for themselves, professionally and
as citizens, is alike creditable to them
and an honor to the city whose interests
they did so much to advance. In many
respects the druggists of those days were
a different class of men from those who

where

nor

tigue, as they travelled most part of the have taken their places as the dispensers

of drugs. Asarule, they were men of
acknowledged medical skill. Doctors
were not as plentiful tben as now, and a

knowledge of pharmacy much more diffi-
cult of attainment, so the combining of |

| the two professions in one seemed a nat-

ural and very convenient arrangement.
Then, when to his medical and pharma-
ceutical skill, was superadded the analy-
tical skill and acumen of the
chemist, you had a man who was
prepared to respond to any emer-
gency which might arise in _ his
practice as aphysician. The druggist of
sixty years ago was also a herbalist, who
knew the thereapeutiec value of every
‘“‘varb’”’? in forest or plain, and who
gleaned from the great herbary of nature
much of the material in his stock in
trade. He was not a college graduate,
and so had little or no knowledge of
“Rugby,” or ‘‘association;’’ and probably
he never pulled ‘‘stroke” or ‘‘bow’’ in a
boatrace, or saved the honor of his alma
mater ‘‘on the diamond,” but even with-
out these present-day essentials to a fin-
ished education, he was generally con-
sidered a ‘‘pretty good sort of a drug-
gist.”’? But, perhaps, it was because his
customers were as rude and uncultured
as himself. If he was ‘‘queer,’’ as many
people considered him, or run more to
‘tangles’? and ‘‘sharp points’? than does
his suecessor in the business to-day, it
must be remembered that his profes-
sional education was acquired under the
tutelage of a single individual, and that
he did not have the immense advantage
of classroom friction. But head and
heart were both in the right place, and,
with all his eccentricities, he was usual-
ly the best-loved individual in the com-
munity. Indeed, the chief reward for
his toil was the respect and esteem of
his *‘constituents.’’ The druggist of to-
day is practically unknown to the great
majority of his customers. He is no
longer the physician and friend, as well
as the dispenser of drugs, and so the in-
timate relationship of the past exists no
longer and is unnecessary.

So the old-time druggist has almost dis-
appeared from the face of theearth. The
rude and primitive conditions which
made him a necessity and a blessing
have passed away and left him without
a place ora vocation. Occasionaly one
is met with, but, like milestones on the
highway, they serve but to show the
progress that has been made in the pre-
fession they so loved and honored. Like
the Man of Nazareth, they ‘‘went about
doing good,” healing the sick, cheering
the downhearted, relieving necessity
and making for themselves a name and a
place in the hearts of the people among
whom they lived and moved, which is at

once their best monument and most
eloquent eulogy. “
tie A ei
A Canny Trick of Trade.
From the New York Sun.

Hundreds of men look back upon A. T.
Stewart’s establishment as both a pri-
mary and a grammar school for the dry
goods trade in this city, and one of these
hundreds told this story the other night:
‘Stewart’s store,’’ he said, ‘twas opposite
City Hall Park. Ball, Black & Co., jew-
elers, and Leary, the hatter, had stores
on the block below. Stewart noticed
every day that there were private car-
riages standing in front of these stores
while the occupants were inside, and
there seldom were any in front of his
store. Private carriages were conspicu-
ous in New York at that time, for there
were very few of them. Stewart wanted
them to stand in front of his place as an
advertisement. It would give the im-
pression that the occupants, who repre-
sented the wealth of New York, were in-
side buying goods. He hit upon ascheme
|that keptarow of private carriages in
| front of his store all day. He paid the
| driver of each carriage a shilling a day
| to drive up to his door and wait there un- |
til he was wanted.”’

 

 

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KALAMAZOO PANT & OVERALL 60.

221 E, Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich,

Our entire line of Cotton Worsted Pants on
hand to be sold at cost for cash. If interested
write for samples.

Milwaukee Office: Room 502
ing.

Our fall line of Pants from £9 to #42 per dozen
are now yveady An immense line of Kersey
Pants, every pair warranted not to rip. Bound
swatches of entire line sent on approval to the
rade.

gssar> Menthol Inhaler

Matthew Build

 

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Catarrh,
HH ay Fever,
‘Headach e,
Neuralgia, Colds. Sore Threat.

The first inhalations stop sneezing, snuffing
coughing and headache. This relief is worth
the price of an Inhaler. Continued use will
complete the cure.

Prevents and cures

°
Sea Sickness
On Cars or boat.

The cool exhilerating sensation follow-
ing its use is a luxury to travelers. Convenient
to carry in the pocket; no liquid to drop or spill;
lasts a year, and costs 50c at druggists. Regis-
tered mail 60c, from

. ». ‘CUSHMAN, Manufacturer,
Three Rivers, Mich.
(2 Guaranteed satisfactory.

 

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NO MATTER HOW MANY.

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Buildings, Portraits, Cards, Letter
and Note Headings, Patented
Articles, Maps and Plans.

TRADESMAN COMPANY,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

PECK’S

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Wholeunie Price Current.

 

Advanced—Gum
Decliued—W bite

Assafcetida.
Mustard Seed.

Oil Cassia.
Canary Seed.

Celery Seed. Alcohol.

 

 

ACIDUM.
Boewewme ...... .1.. 5, 8@ 10
Benzoicum German.. 65@ 75
A Qn
Carbolicum. .. 2 35
Citricum ae
Mrereceigy _.:........ 3 5

ee 12

  

 

ot 10@ 12
Phosphorium dil...... 20
Saevilewe ......... 1 30@1 70
Sulphuricum.... .. 1%@ 5
— ae i — 60
Tartaricum.. od 33
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 2 aoe ..... 384@ 5
20 deg.. _oo 6
Corvenas ............. 12@ 14
Chigrigimm ............ 122@ 14
ANILINE.
Discs. .......,.......- 2 00@2 25
ce ee ee oe 80@1 00
eee 45Q 50
ae. 2 50@3 00
BACCAE.
Cubeae (po 35)...... 30@ 35
ee 8@ 10
Xanthoxylum.. 2 30
BALSAMUM,
Copaiba .. 2@
Peru ---+- . i oF
serotie, ‘Canada ._. 2 &
oo 35@ 50
CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian............ 18
eee 11
CTnchowsa FPiava ......--..-- 18
Euonymus atropurp........ 30
Myrica Cerifera, po.. . oe
Pranus Virgini....... _-
Quillata, grd................ 10
Sassafras ...... 2
Ulmus Po (Ground 15). 15
EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 4@ 25
33@ 35
Hacmatox, - Ib. box.. 11@ 12
Deed uae, 13@ 14
. pa . Be &
° as... ... ae
FERRU
Carbonate Precip...... @ 15
Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50
Citrate Solabic........ @ ww
Ferrocyanidum Sol.... @ sO
Saint Chioride........ @ 15
Sulphate, — eae .9@ 2
. pure.. - oe %
FLORA.
ares 18@ 20
ities ........... 35
Raw as 65
FOJALA
BAPOMNAR) ool i 18@ 50
aula “acutitol, Tin-
nivelly bees Geeta 25@ 28
sé 35@ 5
— oftctoalts, pond :
15@ 25
Ura ora 8s@ iC

 

GUMMI.
Acacia, ist picked....
_ 2d eee

“ “a

“ — sorte.
Aloe, nae, (po. 60) ..
ss Cape, (po. 20)..
Socotri, (po. 60) .
Catechu, -~ (As, i” 48,
16)

Ammonise .

a ae
66 6e66e898
SHeewe

Asrafcetida, (po. 35) .. 33Q@ 36
Beomsorsie.-......... 3@ 55
Coes... 50@ 55
Euphorbium -~ ce 35@ 10
Corea ........... L2H
Gamboge, po. . + oe
Gualacum, (po 35). ne @ 3
— oa @! 5
Mastic . Bt
Myrrh, (po 45) .. 40
Opi! ioe o toy... .... 2 Wee 73
Seeree | sie eee 3@ 2
ao bleached..... 33@ 35
Tragacanth <1. GT
HERBA—In ounce packages.
ee .
———_—_ o_o 20
Rae 25
Bere... ...........-.... 28
Mentha Piperiia......... 23
“ — ce 25
Kune
Tanacetum, V Pees pr
eee, FC... 2
MAGNESIA,
Calciied, Pai 55 (bu
Carbonate, Pat a oo
Carbonate, K. & M... WQ@ ze
Carbonate, Jennings. 35@Q «36
OLEUM.
Absinthium 3 4 00

45 75
8 UGS 25

Amygdalue, Dule
Amydalae, Amarae..

Ack... --1 7@l 8
Auranti Cortex.. 2 Bi@2 w
Bergamii ... is 253
Cates... <......... 6O@ #5
arvoumyit ........... 75@ 80
Cedar a... ae eS
Chenopodii ey ae @1 &
Clonamonll ........ 1 19@' 15
Citrouella a q@ *%
Conia Mac.......... 2a) &
Sopaiba 8@ 90

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cubebue. an. ao
Exechthitos.. ti eee cece 2 50@2 75
Beleeran ...... 2 @2 10
AMMUIEONTE 20... 2 ON@2 10
Geranium, ounce..... @
Gossipii, Sem. gal..... W@ 5
Hedsema 00, 2 1(@?2
eunipern......... -. 50@2 00
Lavendula ............ 90@z OO
Limonig ...............2 Sige @
memna Pipe... ...... 2 75@3 50
Mentha Verid......... 2 2@Q@z2 30
Morass, gal......._. 1 00@1 10
Mvrcia, Gunee......... @
eve... 8° @2 75
— ees, (gal. , 10@ 12

eee ec ae 1 2@1 28
ce ae 75@1 00
Rosae, OunCe......... 6 50@38 50
Comat aE w@ 45
ate WKQ1 00
Santal ... ..38 QZ 00
Sassafras. 50@ 55
oT ess, ‘ounce... @ 65
a2got........_......... @ 9
Sneans eee eco. 40@ 50

' — .......... @ 60

THSObromsas........... 15@ 2
POTASSIUM,
Bi Carb.. “-----... 166) ie
bichromate ........... 13@ 14
— Lees . “a ¢&
12@ 15
casein (po 23@5) .. 2@ 2%
Cyeeee ........ 50@ 55
egw... 2 903 00
Potassa, Bitart, =: 27@ 30
Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15
Petass Nitras, opt os 8@ 10
Potass Nitrag.......... 7 3
Praeete.... 2... 28@ 30
MEIpeese PO........... 15@ 18
RADIX.
Aconitum... 20@ 2
Atthae...... Leos. 25
OO... 12@ 15
Aru, OO.............-. Oo &
Calamus.. —.- =o @&
Gentiana (po. 12). ns 8@ 10
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18
7 yy Canaden,

— Sees eae @ 30
He ivan Ala, po.... 5a @
mame, PO............. 15@ Ww
ipecac: pe... ........ 1 60@) 75
Iris plox (po. 35@38).. 35@ 40
oelera, Be............. 40@ 45
Maranta, 1s. “ @ 3
Podophyllum, peo ee 15@ 18
Bee. 75@1 00

. - ee eet tace el, @1 75

' = eee ee. %75@1 35
co 35@ 38
Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ Ww
Serpentaria............ 30@ 32
senega . ao @
Similax, Officinalis, in @ 40

M @

Seiilac, (po. M5) ........ 10@ 12
Symplocarpus, Fosti-

—— 7. ........ @

Veleriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ B

German... 15@ 20

es... 18@ WW

Zrnginer j........... 1s@ w

SEMEN.

Anisum, (po. 20). @ 15

ium (graveleons).. F@ 18

Bird, 1s.. a 4@ 6
Cara, (po. 18). eee. 10g 12
Cardamon oe ge ew eee 1 W@1 2
COemeGram........... 10@ 12
Cannabis Sativa.. 4I@ 5
CO 5 cee w eens 75@1 Gu
Chenopodium ........ 10@ 12
Dipterix Odorate......2 25@2 £0
Foenicalem .......... @ 15
ene e..... wo 38

feecee - ££ @4%
Lint, gerd, (bbl. 3) 384@ 4
Lobelia ' aH 4
PharlarisCanarisn... 3 @4
ee ec ee heap OG ‘
Stnapis ‘Albu eeu 7 @8

Nigra. 11@ 12

SY iRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50
- D.F.B.....1 ez 0
i ‘ esucd Seed 30
Juniperis Co. 0. T....1 65@2 00
' " ++. 1 75@3 5w
Saacharum N. E...... 1 _ v0
oo. Vint Gall....... 1 75@. 50
Vini Oporto conse De OO
Vint Aiba.............1 2aee ©

SPONGES.

Fiorida sheeps’ wool

Carriage 2 50@2 75
Nassau sheepe wool

Carriage 2w
Velvet extrn sheeps’

woo!) Carriage 1 lu
Kxtra yeliow sheeps’

Curriage 85
Gruss sheeps’ wool Car

riuge oa 65
Hard for slate use.... z
Yellow Reef, for siate

use “ ; 1 40

SYRUPS.

Accacia ie 5
ue ....... 50
ore, 2... oe
ort oe... 50)
Aurantl Cortes.............. 50
Mees APO ee ooo. 50
Similax Officinalis.. on ee 60
ea... 50

tum a 50
seillae Se | Ne. 50
ee
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Prunus virg.. 50

 

 

 

 
 

TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napellis ie 60
ameue. 50
Aides... 8... 60
"  OnG@ mere... ......
a ca es a 50
Agenowees.................., 0
Atrope Belladonna. . « @
Benzoin. . . Code cues ae
Be aed beg eae 50
Sanguinente eee es 50
ortho. 50
Cana
cepecam .... 50
ie Gaon...
° oe... %
ae 100
Ceeceoe. 50
eer 50
" Co... a
Connie 50
Comin ..................... 68
Cubeba... cee weue es cL
Inte...
Meee ...... .. 50
Gentian cuales 50
60
Guaica Se ee 50
60
(oo 50
PVORCUGMMIA ..............., 50
foe
is Calero Wt]
Ferm Chloridum............ 35
Rime... 50
Lobelia 50
Oe
Nux Vomica..
Opi . '
i Camphorated a 50
© Desaee............... 2 00
AtrentiCortes............. &%
Coes... 50
CO 50
Ce
Cassia Acuiifel............ &
. c ee
Serpentaria ........ 50
ee re................. 60
moreuen............. 60
Weta oo, | ll, 50
Veratrum Veride............ 50
MISCELLANEOUS,
4&ther, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ 30
' ' — 4F.. te we
PO | 24@ 3
: ground, (po.
eee 3G «4
Po a 55@ «60
Antimont, we... q@ 5
et Potess T. 55@ 60
Antip wae. @1 40
Antifebrin............. @
Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 55
Areeoicun ............ 5@ 7
Balm Gilead Bud.... 38@ 40
Misnath § Wo. 2 W@2 25
Caicium Chlor, 1s, (48
12s ge 1 11
Cantharides ee
pO... @1 00
Capsici Fructus, af. @ 2%
@ 28
se “is @ 20
= Paes Ps) 10@ 12
Carmine, No. #....... @3 75
Cera Alba, S. &F Leees 50@ 55
Cera Flava........ -- 38@ 40
Coccus .. @ #
Cassia Fructus........ S
COMineree. i... ......,.. @ 10
Coesconm ............. @ #0
Chloroform a 60@ 63
aquibbs .. @i 25
Chioral Hyd ‘Crat boc. 1 35Q1 60
Chondrus rons

Cinchonidine, P. &W 15D Ww
German 3 @ 12

Corks, list, dis. per
Coes =. .....-.. 6
Crosse .......... @ 35
Creta, (bbl. 75) ..... @ 2
' oo... S@ 5
- ror... ... 9@ 11
' POEs. ... .. @ §
Crocus 40@ 50
Cudbear “ q@ 24
Cupri Sulph.. §@ 6
DexikInG sk... 1 @
Ether Sulph 7 75

Emery, all numoers..

po oe
Ergota, (po.) 7%.......

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‘ ‘
Frame Woste......... 1 ER
Te 23
Somme. 8... 7 8
Gelatin, Cooper....... @ i
_ French ... we 6
feinssweure fint hy box 0 & 10
Less than box 66%
taut. Diuwu 9@ 15
W nite 138Q@ 2
Glycerlua - -...45 2
Graun Paradisi........ oo 2
BHumulus B@ 55
Hy draag Chlor Mite... @
Co @ &
. Ox Robe @ w
ay Ammoniati. @i 0
. Unguentum. 4;@ 55
Hydrargyrum . . @ 64
Iehthyobolla, Am. .1 25@1 50
oo 75@) 00
lodine, Resubl........ 3 8'@3 =
oo. ............. @4 7
Pega |. 8... @2 35
— eee 70@ 5
——- .............. 70@ “5
Liguor ‘Arsen et Hy-
aa te ........... @ 2
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12
—— — (bb)
1%). ol. 4
Minnis Se 60@ _63

 

 

 

 

 

 

man, « = 4 YS W@2 45 poser Mixture...... @ 20 ees, — 42 45
os ” = - 2 wats Sinapis eee eee. ¢ 18 ee —_ _—— ‘a Fe
Moschus Canton... .. @ Ww — asin. De SpiritsTurpentine.... 34 39
Myristica, No 1 .. ... 65@ 70 Vo @ 35
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)... @ 10 Snuff, aeaiahs De. Voes @ 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib.
Oe Seg... 22 | Soda Boras, (po.11). . 10@ 11] Red Venetian..........14% 2@3
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30 Ochre, yellow ae. 1% 2@4
a Ge | Soda Carb............ 1%@ 2 oe 8... 1% 2@3
Picts Lig, N..C., % gal Soda, Bi Carb... ae 5 toms 2 ss
See S ma, Ach... ie , 2h 2
Picts Liq., quarts @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... *@ 2} Vermilion Prime Amer-
pints... @ 85} Spts. Ether Co....... eG Ss) ian. 13@16 ;
Pil Hydrarg, (po. = @ 50 “« Myreia Dom..... @2 25| Vermilion, English.. 65@70
Piper Nigra, (po. 2% @ 1 ‘* Myrcia Imp... .. @3 00 % Peninsular..... 70@7
Piper Alba, (po €5) ... @ 3 * int Reet. bbl. Lead, red.............. €%@Q7
Pix Bureun. 0.0... uf 7 a 2 25@2 35 white . - OX 7
Plambi Acct |... | 5| Less 5c gal., cash ten days. wie white Span.. 70
Pulvis Ipecac et — Db jont 20 | Strychnia Crystal... 1 4°@1 45 7 Gilderg’...... @%
Pyrethrum, boxes Sulphur, Sap, 25@ 3 White, Paris American re6
& P. D: Coe., dos..... @1 25 Bon. @ 2% Waiting, Paris Eng.
rethrum, pv........ N@ Tamarinds . ‘i | Ss “o 1 40
Pyrethrum, pv ea 8@ = Terebenth Venice..... 28@ 30| Pioneer Prepared Paint! 20@1 4
Quinta, TPiw |. 29@ 34 Theobromae . .....45 @ 48| Swiss Villa a
German. 20@ 30| Vanilla... ........... -9 00@16 00 Paints . ‘ 00@1 20
i Tinctorum..... 12@ 14} Zinei Sulph. -. (@ & VARNISHES,
Saccha: Lacti 22 v
Seecuarum Lacds 71 89 OILs. Esra Tur aman ‘Og 7 0
Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ 50 Bol. Gal} Coach Body........... 2 75@3 00
Soe, W..... 12@ 14} Whale, winter........ 7% 70} No.1 Turp Furn. iy 00@1 10
— Mm. 10 12) Lora, exiva........... 7 SO | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60
Me S wii wa 1........... 42 45 | Japan — No. 4
Linseed, pureraw.... 39 42 oe...- _ 70@75
Importers and Jobbers of

DRUGS

CHEMICALS AND

PATENT MEDICINES

DEALERS IN

Paints, Oils “ Varnishes,

SWISS WILLA PREPARED PAINTS.

ne of Staple Drngoists Sindries

Fil

We are Sole Preprietors of

Weatherly’s Michigan Gatarrh Remedy.

We Have in Stock and Offera Full Line of

WHISKIES, BRANDIES,
GINS, WINES, RUMS.

 

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarante>
All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them.

HAZELTINE & PERKINS Biltr GU,

satistaction.

Send a trial order

 

 

 

 

 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

 

 

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers.
going to press and are an accurate index of the local market.
below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase.
those who have poor credit.

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greatest possible use to dealers.

It is impossible to give

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
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AXLE GREASE. Fruits.
doz 8 | Appies
Avorn... . . = D3 Ib. standard.... 1 00
ast 6 | York State gallons 2 90
50 5 Hamburgh. *
75 8 Apricots.
_..--. @ Filia. . i
Paragon .. 55 6 00 | Santa Cruz.... 1%
BAKING POWDER. Lusk’s...... 17
Acme Overland 17%
4g lb. cans, 3 doz 45 Blackberries.
% lb. Q sine W... — 96
1 1 60 Cherries,
ioe. 1021 2
Pied Hamburgh i. 1 7%
55 | White as 1 50
(se... i=
2 09 | Damsons, Egg Plums and Green
ao” ee 9 00 ages.
Fosfon. ete ....-.......-...... 1 10
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. incase... 99 | California..........--. 1 60
16 * .- Gooseberries.
dS “D cans 49 | Common 12
ee A> 7% Peaches.
ss lb * 1 40] Pie. . : 10
Telfer’s, %lb.cans,doz. 45 Maxwell .......
ts Mlb. * “ 85 | Shepard’s oo
im 5 | Calitornia........... i %
Our Leader, % cans 45 | Monitor pe ceee
i ee 7% | Oxford ea
1 ibcans 1530 Pears.
Tr. Price’s Domestic . m 12
per doz | Riverside............. 2 10
Dime cans.. 95 Pineapples.
4-02z eo... tC 1 00@1 30
02 “ 210 Johnson’ gs sliced...... 250
3-0Z és .2 €0 grated ..... 2%
oz “ ..3 99] Booth’s sliced a @? 5)
a ' grated. G@2 75
=“ 1200 Quinces.
‘ 48 25 | Common 1 10
29 TH Raspberries.
41 89 | Red 1 30
Black Hamburg... 150
Erie. black 1S
BATH BRICK Strawberries.
2 dozen in Case. Lawrence . 13
Z Oe eee 90 Hamburgh - i=
ists 50 nate... ...... 1B
Domestic a. 701 Te rrapi in 110
BLUING. Gross sa Whortleberries. :
? 2 e lueberriesr .. 1 o
Arctic con ovals z 6" Meats.
pints, round ....... 9.09| Gormed beef, Libby's. ......1 9
a Aft “da > ae east beef Armour’s.......1 &
No. re Potted ham, % Ib...........1 40
aa i 3 i. a
1oxball .... 450 — — a _
Mex! ee eo chicken, i Ib....... %
BROOMS, Laue Vegetables.
—sie......... I Beans.
wo 4 * : 2 og | Ham urgh stringless. 1B
No. 2 Carpet 2 25 French style..... 2
No 2 50 ‘ oe...........- 1 35
Perl - Gem.. a 2% Lima, psa a resereeee DL @
Common Whisk a : SE 65
ae eT 1 oo | Lewis Boston Baked........ 135
Warchouse. 3 oo | Bay State Baked .... 1 35
an : World’s Fair Baked....... 13
BRUSHES. NeieBeked...... 1 00
Stove, No. 2 . «oor Le Corn
: - 150] Hamburgh ... : 1 40
| 2... ------. 1 75] Livingston Eden . _..... @
Rice Root -aaeek ae ee °
Rice Root Scrub, 3 row. 1B so a ii. oe 1 40
Pa.metto, goose 1 50 | Morning Gilory.............
BUTTER PI LATES Soaked = a a ee 75
Oval —250 in crate. Peas.
me. t.......... \ wo Hamburgh merrofat........1
No. 2 70 early June
No. 3 ae 80 : Champion Eng. 18
—s. ...l...Ll.,..hLCU 100 . — pole... 28
CANDLES. . i ancy sifted. me | 90
i 7
Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes 16 Herries standard. ............ %5
Star, 40 : 9 Van 1Camp’s marrofat..... 1 10
Paraffine 10 | early June..... 1 30
Wicking . 244 | Archer’s Early Blossom....1 35
Cc ANNED GOODS, | French... i
Fish. | Mushrooms.
Clams. POUR . ...00ceccecsencecee 16Q21
Little Neck, 1 Ib... 120] 2 Pumpkin,
us 2 Ib. i mT PD cece ime = ons 85
& ' &
standard. 3 i> nome . 2 95 | Hubbard . 115
Cove Oysters. Succotash
Standard. 11b...... gs, | Hamburg.................... 140
‘ 21b 1 6) | Soaked . eee oe
Lobeters. Honey See i 50
Star, 1 ib 2 45} Erte i i cieuceeck oe
ro’. ‘ae0l ‘Tomatoes.
Pienic.1 ib 2 O ae... ite
2 ib 2 0 | Buseteter - eee eer eee
‘Mackerel. _ IPBE.--.--. ee eee
Standard, 1 tb one 195 | Hamburg.........-...-.....,
coe ‘ "2 qo | Gallon oo
Mustard. 3 _ : "2 95} CHOCOLATE.
Tomato Sauce, 2 Ib. .2 25 | Baker's.
Soused, 2 Ib.... "2 os, | German Sweet.. 23
Salmo. | Premium... ....... 37
Columbia River, fiat.... ...1 80 | Breakfast Cocoa... 43
a “a CHEESE.
Alaska, eo. ok. ite... .......... @13%
ee i0 | Acme ne 12%@13
Kinney’s. fais. ee ie ae eee 1 95 | Lenawee.. cece Gi2z%
ardines. | Riverside 13
American “ a @5|Gold Medal .......... @12
a sin + okie... ...... 6@i0
Imported “t ae Gio} Brick _ 11
oc 15@ié Edam 1 0
entnes oe. ee ee |e 2
ee. 21 | Limbureer @10
Trout. i. 7)
oo ee 2 50 | Roque S35

 

Sen Sape........
Schweitzer, imported.
domestic
CATSUP.
Blue Lape! Brand.
Half pint, 2 bottles i
Pint eae
Quart 1 doz botties
Triumph Brand.
Half pint, per ae...

ak 3o See 8... ac...

Quart, a oo ...
CLOTHES PINS.
5 gross boxes

40
COCOA SHELLS.

35 lb bags.. 3
Less « uantity B%
Pound packages 6%@7
COFFEE,
Green.
Rio.
Fair. oe ae
——-....... -
oe... -_
a... .......... 0
es... Ce 22
Santos.
a 18
— ll -20
ae 21
Peavery ..... 22
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair. oe 2
a 2
Fancy i. 24
Maracaibo.

Prime oe .23
Milled oo. 4
Java.

Interior . aren ps)
Private Growth. 27
Mandehling . a

Mocha.

Imitation . 25
Aree... -28
Roasted.

To ascertain cost of roasted

coffee, add %c. per Ib. for roast

ing and 15 per cent.
age.

Package.
McLaughlin’s XXXX.
Bunola |
Lion, 60 or 100 lb. case

Extract.
—— City % TOSS...

cent 8, foil,
re tin
CHICORY.
—e....... ..
Red..

CLOTH ES LINES.

Cotton. 40 ft per dos.
: ...... '
= ss... '
Y e.....- e
C <q Lo ss

Jute _...... *
Hi 7 rt

BTOSS....

for shrink-

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CONDENSED MILK.
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Steel se... ._ =
CRACKERS.
Butter.
Seymour XXX........ oe
Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6%
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Family Aa cartoon...... 6%
Salted *XX a
Salted Sux, ‘cartoon . . 6%
Kenosha . ' 7
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Butter biscuit ... 6%
Soda.
Soma. 2 r2......- 6
Soda, City | t
Soda, Duchess... io
Crystal Wafer. —
Long Island Wafers ...... 11
Oyster.
Sites: Cen... 6
Cae eier 2Ee............ ©
Parina Ovyeter........... 6
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly pure =
Telfer’s Absolute..........
Grocers’ ise
DRIED FRUITS.
—
Apples
Sundried, sli teed in bbls. 6%
. quartered ‘ 6%
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 11
Apricots.
California in bags......
Evaporated in boxes.
Blackberries.
In boxes... /
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags..
21h hae 10
Peaches
Peeled, in boxes.......
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' . in bags . 10%
ears.
California in bags 8
Pitted seams
Barrels. ...
50 Ib. boxes .
=“ cone
Prunelles.
ae hae...
Raspberries.
re ere. .....-..--.-
5Olb. boxes...
Oe

Raisins.
Loose Muscatels in Boxes.
2 crown be ee oe ee ees

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Loose Muscatels in Bags.

2 crown ae
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Foreign.

Currants
Patras, —o......... 3%

Se... 38%
. in lese — ‘ 4
Citron, Leghorn, 7% boxes 20
Lemon [ v 10
Orange . = . C 11
Raisins,
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes @ &%&
Sultana, 20 - @10
Valencia, 30 ‘
Prunes,
California, 100-120..
* 9100 25 1b. pxe. ny
- 80x90
e 7x80 " 8
= 60x70 .
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Silver Leecee elon
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French, 60-70.
—-..............
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ENVELOPES,
XX rag, white.
Be. i, os eee ouececuesecuas $1 7%
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(Ee 130
XX wood, white.

No. 1, rs, el 1 3
No. 2, 1d
sia ‘white,
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‘.. rere 95
Coin
Mill No. 4. ie 1 00
FARINACEOUS $ GOODS.
Farina.

0 Th. bege......--.... 3%

ominy.

DAFTONS cc ccccsccsccvesecs — oo
Grits .. tree Or
"Lima Beans.
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Domestic, 12 Ib, box.. 55
peeored.............., 10%@.1
Oatmeal.

Pere a... ....----.- 4 69
Half barrels 100.......... 2 40
Pear! Barley.
oe... 2%
Peas.
roe, Oe. .... 1... 45
Soe pers ........... 5&3
Rolled Oats.

Barrels 18v : : 4 60
Half bbls 90. . @2 49
Sago.
ee 4%

i 5
Wheat.
eee 5
FISH--Salt.
Bloaters.

Tee... .......
Cod.
Peek ...........,.....-
Whole, Grand Bank..... 5%
Boneless, bricks.. ...... 6@8
Boneless, strips.. ....... 6@8
Halibut,
a 10%@12
Herring.
Holland, white hoops keg 7a
7 or — Oe
Dees .....4........
Round, % bbl 100 Ibs...... 2 6
(= 4 12
eee... ok 7
Mackerel,
-11 00
i ko cl a 47
wee. is... 139
oo... ce
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beet chee dae 1 05
Poms, 9 ie.............. 6 00
Sardines.
Besse, beee..........._.. 65
Trout.
No. Ls Sea gg ee 6 00
No.1%b Se 2%
No. 1. tee. "40 lve heed ee ie 80
No. 1, Sa. 68
Whitefish.
we undiy
% bbls, joo Ibe... ch 87 00 82 75
% -.-.5 00 1a
lv Ib. kits. . = 2
cs. ~ — = =
FLAVORING EXTRACTS,
Souders’,

Oval Bottle, with corkscrew.
Best in the world for the money.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

Regular

Vanilla.
doz
206.....0) 3)
[o.....38

XX Grade
Lemon.

Jennings.
mon. Vanilla
5 1 20

Le
2 oz regular —.
402 wes 2 00
6 oz C 4 00
Mo. 3 taper........ 1 35
Mo. € taper...,.... 160

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GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.
a... 3 25
ae 1 90
ware See... 2... te. 1.10
a 30
iD Cane. ... 18

Choke Bore—Dupont’ 8.
Kegs

  

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Quarter kegs.
11> cane ....

Eagle Duck— —Dupont’ 8.
ie 11 10
Half kegs oe
Guarter kegs............... 3 @
1 Gees... eee. 60

HERBS,
Sage.. oe ee eee
Hops... Peco nee epee a
INDIGO.

Madras, 5 lb. boxes ...... 55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 1b. beaea.. 50
JELLY.

7 oe... .. @ 5
> eee sees @ 89
LICORICE.

WO ec 30
ae...
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LYE,

Condensed, : doz. i 1%

-ons....... 22

MATCHES.
Be. 8 salpher.......... -.... &
Aveeee UOree............... 1%
No. 2home ..... a
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Gok. coe... -os 1

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Tin, per dozen.
ee #1 75
Halt galion....... 40
1 cpa eS esa ee 70
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aoe ee... . 40
Wooden, for vinegar, per rite.
Loe ............. -. 7 00
Half wpe 47%
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Pint. . aa —_ oo
MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Baperteure........-...... 14
Cuba Baking.
Cee 16
Porto Rico.

2
30
18
22
a weer... 27
— a ee. 32
a 40
One- half barrels. 3c extra,
PICKLES,
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count... @5 00
Half bbls, 600 count.. @3 00
Small.

Barrels, 2.40C count. 6 00
Haif bbls, 1,200 count 3 50
PIPES,

Clay, oe. 2........ a 1?

7. ~ full count vhs
Cen, 2a, 8. ......; 1 2
POTASH,

48 cans in case.
Babbitt's : 4 00
Penna Salt Co.’s| 3 2

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a 75 | Savon Improved........... 3 35 i
t we cns ... oo Sac en. 2 50 | Kil Catlin’s Brands, PROVISION 4 3
Allspice.. hole Sifted, — a 3 05 | Gatton an teas vows «ke oun Grand Rapids Packi
at iii cceas ag | Hconomteni eo 22s 8.35 | Huntress ower .... “19 es as follows: ng and Provision Co. | st MIXED CANDY
Batactaltn bana |. 7 courin oe eerse ae -26 andar i
¥ Chor Saigon In rolls cs rs doz.. ene le Coe B 3 Short eae vile. aden apeliaeisiapian Lender. Heine sete rse atta =" Pails
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ros Nutmegs seat ee eee 380 iti ee lee | a — oe a '30@32 —, fal Haak | vy Pecos iat et C English Rock... 0 as
i No. oe ee. 7 | Grand e actual selling prices in jan} cia. ee Boston closr, short I os vee wees een 20/08 Reames a | 8
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’ /~" Singapore, black... “10 a canon oa 36 a Tobacco Co.'s ins ees — short cut, best............ 20 00 Valley. oman onan 9
“ - ° |... ... ssUssex—Fresh and Smoked. 9 ay :
Js a | ghee white... .20 a The same ae cas Gav sa = Pork oa aii Dial 21 00 | Midget, 3 AMS 10
see Ground in “sein tas Suotaltt vote foes tawawhers | Gold Cu ne. 38 ee ceatiteereciteescetees 83 Modern, 301," 3
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4 Cassia, “Batavia... ornreds 38 elo Powe but the cod v ies Brands - — Sausage UN ~ F a PANCY—In bulk a
and oie : a helieh e ill. perhaps, afford arpeth._..... : i ood Sausage.... i. = .- enges, plain.. ih
Sal gon. a5 riterion of eo re 1; Bologna, straight................ oo oe Pails
i mm 35 than to quote aoe = re Honey Dew. ....020.0.0.000. as Bologna, straight........ fe eteeeveeteeeeeer ics 6 | Chocolate : inted. i
- Sots ipa a 22 |¢ ¥. FF ease ee 30 ead Choc |... es 6 ocolate Mo ia cee eten secs - il
Ginger, foe ogg aS ua 18 eed a “es : —_ SS rc rrr lle ce 6 = ate Masami en 11%
A “ Cochin ......... c = Granulated Ce eT 5 92 | Peerless — gene Rendered... ..-... a Sour Drove... re EE "334
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Mustard, ing. LON = Saws Fine Granulated. 3 a wae ie ae nn = ae Seeeteceesceeeetceneeeceeereeeecitte 13 | Smpetials......... cteeeesee cess cee eeee cnes 8%
ing. and Trieste... 7 et ae 5 9 EAE ee 103g i eet tata nite ae
4 ee Sn Seen. 22 conceal Powdered 22.00... : = iis Wiliena tia tins se lacie Fume, uci Tce nee pas Sa Lemon Drops... ci ho 10
eee —s . 25 | No.1 So, 6 23| Handmade s Brands, | 2” 1b. pails, % + advance. ee S| renee Hes a =
er. Singapore. black... 7 “aE mbia econo Nan era nce Ey ’ : tim... treeee cess 55
4 Pp Singapore, a -- 16 . 5 Empire _ ereeriess 5 30 ‘‘ Leidersdorf’s — — . “e . een Oi es “55
7 st white... 24 cee Te ” ob R 4 : a e a 7 oe <a ee oes ae
__ Cayenne Le ‘ Unele ne TT 26 3 Ib. rae Gam — Drops.. ca $5
. = oa ene woe eee ee eee ees Red ( 32 “icorice D io
bsolute” in Packages, ae iy a . a Extra Mess, onan oT A. B. Licorice D -40@50
Allspice Ms Spaulding & Merrick Extra Mess, Chica — e....... Lozenges, plai Tops... / -2 OO
a ia oT aa ole Tom and Jerry. : Boneless, rump oe i i i ue : - aa, seine .-o0
Coe 84 155 Traveler Cavendish........ 25 SMOKED MEATS—C as 5v | Lmpertals... Tn 60
3 Ginger, ies an 84 155 = Horn. ct = Hams, average 20 ars—Canvassed or Plain. : 50 roma Pt ees ue ‘ a
Weriean 0 1 55 : eT ae ME wv tions. ‘ LOttOeB «oes ee eee eee eeeee eeeeree eet eees d
Mustard... Ca 84 155 SYR Corn Cake ... <n sei s i as ee ec 11 | Molasses Bar.. seeeee ee ees TO
“ — ae 84 155 c UPS. — ey 16 He ienic . Ty Lar Made Creams. 55
‘ 5 aN 84 155|B Sorn. a a est bon “os LT TTT ™ and Made Creams... ... ............85@ 55
84 —— Cy , HIDES PELTS and Shoulders.. . EN -++-+++. 8% | Decorated aa -85@Q5
q nee SAL SODA. DIB. oon ea a iid d FURs | Breakfast Bacon bonele AEN . 11% | String ed Cri 80.90
- es coe 1% | Fair...... waewe ea ns & Hess pay as fol- ic beef, ham semaian -" — ee 1 00
~~“ im Bg neces 19 B g Clears, heavy.... oo. 10 emt Almonds, = --+-----eoe-eveeseeveed 65
4 iu SEEDS. BR naar nese 95 | Green HIDES riskets, medium. CO % os OB a oa coll 00
ae a... ” eT as ll 60
Canary, Smyrna. ...... om SWEET GOODS | 30 | Part Cured...... 02) 222% — Lee mace a r
noe ne an 6 | Ginger Snaps Ds_ ao. as” | Batte....... Se 11% | No. 2, iL 3 r 24
-« aang Malabar... 10 | Sugar — 8 me settee eee ecees the ee ee i ro cee a 51
Gap mans. "ty | ruben tears | Kipe, green ooo Bi a :
ne “oop pba con a 9 Paced ae RANE etter actrees dae aay
4 —— ci o Oatmeal aa 5 8% Calfskins, green...... 3 e ‘ — bie ete ssa EED PIGS’ FEET. 1¢ — i. "BANANAS, os @3 50
[- Pow... — oe... en Asti SEER ATES ae :
Rape cere ts 9 VINEGAR 8% pesconshans... Ce 5 @ 6% | x eee ny 8 00 ra ctrettetresteerereee weree ees J 50@1 7%
one Cuttle bone...... oe 6 (age. an 0. 2 hides % “oe @-5 | Kits, honeycomb .. ee tae LS eg
30 See ~ @S8 ° Kits, premium ein occ e eee Messina, ext LEMONS. ...2 OO@2 50
i STARCH. "81 for barrel. 8 @9 : PELTS. sown sate oo aetnee cesseens 6 i aes fancy Maiorias, 360.
¥ 20-1b boxes Corn onik a arrel, Shonslingn... oo Lc oo EEF TONGUES. see 55 “ fancy a as 6 00
NE : us ambs .. A i ll at 20 a t aa “ : oo. wide oe CO
—< 5% ih aed ce ee oe 156 @ 95 | Per a Le en 22 00 “ _— 360... cn
ae 5% | Beer mug, 2 doz in WOOL ee 11 00 ae as 3 50
sib packages...... i YEA case... 1 75| Washed ...... 9 ae 11 | Figs, fancy inn FOREIGN FRUITS. _
& 2 4 Cs 5% | Magic, .... _ Ue Oe FRESH BEEF. “a moe @12%
61D sib. bogey big | Warner's ...... ....... .-1 00 tH @ @l4 | Fore quarters..............csseceee. 4% | See | ee ae
o 50 Ib. boxes.......... 5% | Yeast Foam ......0......... 1 00] Tal ISCELLANEOUS. ore quartere.......0...-.-seerseeessss. A@6 ID i 201. | ae
4 — CC Ue Diamond...... co ceteteneeees 1 00 Grease biti Se 3 @4% Loins No. ve. 2eccese-. Tg @ 4% ates, Pard, 101b. Dox... ves @15
; ai SNUFF. ; Zoyal ee ean 7 | Switche: ee 1 @2 fio... ., en UAE Sali “ a. : @ 7%
otch, in bladde: Lo. SO Te 8. i 2 sre A nae tuadan, 50-Ib. b oo ae
Maccaboy, in ja eat TE inseng......... i (ee, ee can ox. ai =
- fre r i AS. ee 1 75@2 56| Pl ee 514@ 6 | Almond NUTS. 4@ 5%
neh Rappee, in Jars... .43 JAPAN—R ca at a er 4 @ 4% " Fac aaa
eeeee an—Regul Sees teense necen seem i — Ivaca.. @l6
SODA, Fair... gular. GRAIN u D FRESH <a a4 otha la @16%
“ = i ae Raa S and FEEDSTUFFSs — set teens cee eens pees Brazils, —. Ze HO a RA IN @15%
og Same eaae eae Sin Good «....---+--+-r20-+ ,, oo bei EI = onsenn eos: as asa 8 Filberts Lie NU EN IN oir
' te .. 2.4% | Choicest.......- ee -24 @26 | No.1 Whi ogee ca 11, | Walnuts, Grenoble. @ilx
~ 3- = sacks... ai Bae = = No.2 ean test) oe eee nan a : Marbot %
Serene ‘ a 2 i cal 58 | care a 2 Ca Ce (
38 10 Ib, — 2 Fair SUN CURED. ) 58 Saee Lea uaa . Table Nuts -_ Dede ee @
\ a ot ng se HeaENIT 1 8 Good (peeane an @17 Bolted MEAL. Biss seen eees Ce Ce 5 @6 "ehote Ie aaa =
= a. ee 2 % | Cholee. 0220000000000 a» oe _ 149 | Carcass .. ae 5%4@ 6 | Pecans. Texas, H. P.. 2.2000 20. : Oh
ae =o ee bags.. ieee 4 @xt a — Lam estnuts......... : te tee a "3
28 Ib. dvill ear fe 32 @34 pe 65 | Pork, links SAUSAGE. ... 34@ 7% —— - Se Se eee Rhee aoe oa
e ices. 18 a BASKET ae @12 | Straight, in sacks Bologna....+..+.. sarees niente ae oceanuts, full sacks... a
4 28 ~ dairy in drill bags... 32 <u Ti 18 @wv | Pate : barrels........ 3 - aa Le EN NS AE 6 | Fancy, H. P., PEANUTS. @4 Ov
' aes -. oa Choicest........- @25 | seni a bi TOMEUC «-0. 0.00 cesses eceeeecseeeeiees 7 len we  oasid Ton Toe aaa @6
-* 56 Ib. dairy in Hnen Extra choice, wireleat @40 ie * ee ‘Since sorecees 7 on Ht. te canara @ 7%
‘- sacks.. 75|. ee Rye Cee isin. 7 | Choice, H. P., * Roasted. i - @&
i iggins. Go ba daa ooo 170} Prankfurts....0000.seeeeee sce 12 Extras........ @%™%
4m . dairy in linen sacks 7% aoe fine to finest... .50 6 MILL8STUFFs. Ea 8 * Roasted.....0...°.) $ 3
Soar R Shoicest fanc ie Les FISH A i CROCKERY 6%
Ss. eg ergy ock. - didi 75 @85 | Bran......... ~ lots ome => somes D OYSTERS. - KERY AND G GLASSWARE
Cc a 27 | Common co fai er @26 | Screenings .. a $14 vv FR quotes as follows: IMts ...... -----+++- cr im
ommon Fine. Tr... ...23 @30 | Middlin 13 00 13 00 Whitefish ESH FISH Sey “gn a a EA SL
Saginaw ...... eee ase 14 50 13.00) Trout ...--. -...-.- ee Quarts. eeeee coeeeeeeeee seen teense on
i ola aaa ia 7 —— dibs aae 23 @26 rama al =. 18 50 an Bass... sete EC aA > + = uae Cc ain .
ee 70| + ~~» -YOUNG@ HYBON 30 @35 Tg oo paella ae Coe
SALERATUS YOUNG HY Ci cae aaebd dda seddaee pe
s. Commo SON. coR: pap ng Rh pyro
v9 ee 60 Ibs. in box Superior = = ntoeee is @2%6 on lots..... . eee tail gat AO RAN aa ae 3 = 4 btet sees pisuleanCONDIIE an
a 5% | Fatr Sa m3 i obster, per Ib.-0.. 020 .ce sce. @i2y [No.2 202 OEE SAIN cee 45
wt — Bly ter 18 @2 a No. ; pinkelgl 20 Tubular ej LaL eT A UPSET ARN __. 50
Taylor’s Uc 24 @as | Car ie ATS. Fekerel 0.0 eeeeeee esos 10 we eee cae nes eeees 75
OAP. er tanseentnrentns 40 @50 | Less than c ge ee pa ANT @s 6 doz. in box CHIMNEYS. Perbox. 7
+74 . T . an car lots.... ' Hid Gia ees La ey @8s |No.0Sun
Allen oot: a Tl 36 Palauan eae Hide ae penal ins @8 ee
old ple gee ea Brands. Pai Fine Cut. este a a Re = “— * sist eteteeceesen cece eesvas ieee CRRA ; =
~ jood C oe ie... uw. ails u N : , car oo li rst uall — nT 1 8
White Bo ee enn 3 2’ | Bazoo . nless otherwise noted 0.1 “ton lots a | Fairhaven Co OYSTERS—Cans. 2@25 | No.0 Sun, crim in 27
rax, 100 %-Ib Gan Cask @30 13001 F. J.D. Sele ae No. 1 imp top..........
» 4 pee Proctor & Gamble Nellie _ a _ Gx “ i gl ee AN @35 Qu us ae fice aie 21
Ivo Cord ............. Te alge Vasehen 27 @24 OODEN WARE Selects son. see ses etscseeceeceesesesee @30 xx Flint. renee a
ry, 10 oz aca St Tha 21 @22 | Tubs, N i 2S ee peasy ean @% No. _ erimp to +B 25
. oe. ee 2 | Tubs, NO. on. seeeeososee pee Gi | No! ir “i
ee ) eee. 4 a as ee <u > « ts eee tees or
Mottled es” . 3 65 tinty - mes oo = ee No. ~ enema 5 50 Cee ee Te @18 Be 2 80
re own Talk......... 3 15 na 25 oe P cwe. hoop... i 50 | Extra Selects ovsteRs—Bulk. @16 No.3 citi aneien 3 88
aE eT 2 2 ree-h 30 | Selects etn cet eee eee ee a. ef abeled..
Single shea Brands. = Bowls, 11 uch Le isl 1 50 eae ee . ae. 1% > Hinge, “ r un ..2 7
4 5 box lots, detivered veeeees 3 % 23 . ae rate a 0 c Na Bastle. eG 4%
0 box lots, delivered... : 85 2s “47 ae Scallops Cee ° a —s 1 Sun, plain bulb per | d s
ate Amer S. Kirk & Co.’s pete %5 = “ 19“ 1 80 fous oe ny So 3 00 No. {ert OM once ccc cas 1 2
erican Family wrp d at 00 Plies uy B x 21 * a 1 25 No.2 mp, per aoe... . od ed eeua cc oe
, askets, market ie mii 125 et 1 35
N. K. FPairb plain... 2 94 one te ee 35 Oysters, per 100 HELL GOODS. oo LAMP Se ana i
a gia i & Co.’ athena, — 8. ‘ * coll uote bushel.. 1 15 Cheam. T 100 2... eeeeeeeeeeeeeee es vine a* 0, per gross. oe 60
Brown. ne ae aaa 400 Se won or willo ’ ‘ al ll me a e N — ‘ =a AL ER RNR 23
& obby 2 ‘ wer ths, N a oi oi: >
cae po ae 2 40 y a See 39 " : No. 1 2 os CANDIES, FRUITS and M a 38
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Bran 3 25) Kylo......--. oh s Brands. © splint “ No3725| Tne Putnam Candy C a aanmoth, per doz...... 7
Acme ...... fj rands, poset aa 26 “ ‘ a No.1 3 25 y Co. quotes as follows: Butter C si yp aan 78
.# Cotton Ol re 2 : Valley City a = “ - “ le ose 00 | STICK CANDY. rocks, 1 wees ‘ON. :
ee ey so ane Finzer’s Brands ~~. | Standard, per Ib...... Cases Bbls. Pails sugs, % gal., a i. oe
Aieieaiiiaues succes nla a oe imi. * HoH esses BH TH Miia Pana. % & a gf
¥ Tar. ...-.. e+e 2 Tubs, No. 2. > 2a eaneeee 6% i% ans, % Bal., per Bas ante nee o7
Tubs, ae TB i Cut 0 ep o 8% 6% 7% oo a E evcces OO
eee eee ss | Extra H. nee a Butter Orocks EWARE—BLACK GLAZED. oo
oe 8% 8% | Milk Pans, %4 se 2B BAL... nes evseeees “
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14.

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

EVIL RESULTS IN GOOD.
Written for THE TRADESMAN.

This is a reversible proposition. It is |
no nearer the truth to say that ‘‘good|
cometh out of evil” than to say evil

cometh out of good; but, when expressed |
in thiscway, it loses its lusteras a beacon
star of hope when evil is upon us, and |
weakens its force as an incentive to do}
good.

The fact is, that good and evil are co-
existent andinseparable. This indisolu-
ble union is found in all earthly things.
A misconception of this fact has beer
the prolific cause of much sorrow and
bitter disappointment among the ehil-
dren of mer. Imperfect men and women
—and no other kind have,thus far been
evolved—set up separate standards of
good and evil, and when the discovery is
made that their beautiful ideals of good
are tainted with evil, sorrow and disap-
pointment is the result. — If we could re-
concile ourselves to the fact—for fact it is
—that there is nothing absolutely good or
absolutely evil in the world of matter
and facts, thereby conforming ourselves

to irrevocable conditions, our lives would
run smoother and be less subject to un-
pleasant surprises. from
evil. Proof of the truthfulness of this
proposition will not be demanded by any
observant individual. Every passing
event is followed by good and evil re-
sults. If the evil appears to predomin-
ate »we call the event a calamity, but
where a preponderance of good is appar-
ent we accept it as a blessing. After
the ripple of excitement caused by the
event has passed out of our minds, and
we view it at a distance, we frequently
discover that, what was dubbed a dire
calamity at the time of its visitation, was,
really, a blessing in disguise. On the
other hand, the lapse of time will always
prove that no event, however promising
in its aspects, will pass away .and leave
no evil in its trail.

The terrible business depression which
has befallen this country, paralyzing
commercial activities, stultifying ,the
spirit of enterprise and casting a mantle
of gloom and despondency over the great
mass of wage-earners, is, apparently, an
evil of

Good results

gigantic proportions. Indeed,
statisticians tell us that, in many re-
spects, it is the greatest evil of the kind
that has ever befallen the country. It is
generally conceded that there never be-
fore was such a protracted period of de-
pression.
heavily

This protraction has weighed
upon the business community.
The suspense occasioned by prolonged
inactivity American
people who are so constituted that con-

is very trying to
tentment is out of the question when the
quickening influences of active trade are
not felt. Whatever the
have led up to this deplorable condition :

causes which
clouds roll
by and we feel the revivifying rays of
the sun of

of our industries, when the

prosperity once more, it will
be seen that the evil was not an unmixed
This de-
pression came upon the country’s indus-

one—that good came out of it.
|
tries unexpectedly—so far, at least, as|
the degree of severity to which it at-
tained is concerned—and the trade,
therefore, was not prepared to meet it.
The sluggishness of trade during the win- |
ter, and the tardiness of prompt paying |
customers in settling their bills, were}
attributed to harsh winter weather, snow
blockades, coal famines and other causes,
and it was hoped and expected that the

| furnace fires in our factories, and paral-
| yzing business

 

advent of spring would restore trade to

 

its normal condition. If the trade had

@
understood the true significance of this | To Dea lers In

‘unhealthy condition of things;

that it |
was prognosticative of the near approach

the country, crashing the banks, fright- |
ening the circulating medium into vaults |
and secret hiding places, quenching the |
}
to such an extent that,
after six months of helpless prostration,
there are no sure and certain evidences
of convalescence, it would have been
better prepared to meet it. But so far
as the good which will surely come out
of itis concerned, it is better to have
happened asitdid. The mettle of busi-
ness men has been tried as by fire. It is
a ‘‘survival of the fittest’? contest, and
those who have gone down, and others
who will yet go down, are the ones whose
houses were not ‘‘set in order” to stand
the pressure. The story of their down-
fall will not soon be forgotten—of their
unsound condition; their unbusinesslike
methods; their injudicious and reckless
extension of credits, and haphazard pur-
chases of stock; their neglect of business
details, needless expenditure in doing
business, and foolish extravagance in the
cost of living, and their incompetency
and general unfitness for the business
they were engaged in, will all appear as
red signal lights along the highway of
mercantile activity, after the debris has
been cleared away, to warn all who travel
thereon of the quagmires, slippery places
and dangerous pitfalls which lie on either
side. This is one great good that will
result from the present great evil. The
business system is being purged and pur-
ified. and another decade or two will pass
away before it again becomes corrupt and
debilitated. It is quite probable that
the present generation of business men

will never forget the bitter les-
sons they are now _ learning at
such a woful expense of valuable
time. Like the boy with his first gram-

mar lessons, they suffer martyrdom, see-
ing nothing but evil init; but later on,
when the bitter tasks are ended, the out-
come of good will be clearly perceived
and fully realized. It is strange that
business men—all who are engaged in
commercial pursuits, manufacturing,
mercantile or otherwise—fail to realize
that business conditions are what they,
themselves, make them. When over-
speculation, over-production, over-bor-
rowing, over-extension of credit or over
anything else, affects business condi-
tions, each individual factor of the great
aggregate that is responsible for it, dodges
his share of the responsibility and
charges it up to some hocus-pocus politi-
cal move on the part of some political
party to which he does not belong. The

‘ same principle is illustrated on asmaller

seale in trade organizations. The indi-
vidual member overlooks the great math-
ematical fact that the body of which he
isa member is a composite entity and
cannot rise above the level of its ele-
mentary constituents; or, in other words,
they forget that the aggregate, or organ-
ized body, is always equal in value to
the sum of all its parts. Interview a
member of any organized body in view
of learning something of the advantages
which he enjoys as the result of his mem-
bership, and, invariably, he will become
quite eloquent in proclaiming the won-
derful things that might be accomplished
if they (meaning the other individual
factors) would only do this or that. His

 

| of the financial cyclone which burst upon | T]llum in a ting Oils °

When the new law took effect July 1 last, chang-
ing the test of Illuminating Oils, notice was given
that we would market from Tank Wagons our
XXX W. W. Michigan Headlight only, knowing
full well this grade of oil to be equal to any oil
our competitors could furnish under any brand.
At the request of many dealers in this city we
have decided to make deliveries from our Tank
Wagons our trade mark brand of EOCENE Oil
at 7 cents, in addition to our regular XXX W. W.
Michigan Headlight at 5} cents per gallon.

We have no hesitation in, stating that our
EOCENE Oil is superior to any oil marketed in
this city or State, notwithstanding a higher price
is obtained for an oil inferior in quality.

Hereafter when any change in the price of Tank
Wagon oil occurs in this city we will notify
dealers through the Micnigan TRrapDESMAN.

Standard Oil Co.,

J. GC. BONNELL, Manager,
Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 30, 1898.

 

 

JOBBERS OF

STAPLE AND FANGY
GROCERIES,

GRAND RAPIDS.

WESTERN MICHIGAN AGENTS FOR

G. Hl HAMMOND GOS SUPERIOR BUTTERINE.

 

 

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

15

 

 

omission of the pronoun ‘‘we” shows
that he entirely overlooks his own re-
sponsibility in the matter of concerted
action. The whole is made up of so
many parts that each individual feels
that the manner in which he conducts
his part can have no possible bearing
or influence in the development of trade
conditions, good, bad or indifferent: and
so, when bad conditions are developed
by the injudicious conduct of the whole,
by means of over production, over-specu-
lation or otherwise, each individual part
puts on the cap of innocence and looks
outside of himself and entirely beyond
his own field of operations for the true
cause of the difficulty. If it be true
that the individual parts are blameless,
as each one avers, then it holds that the
whole, or body politic, is blameless.
What, then, is the cause of the present
deplorable condition of things? Is it
caused by pestilence, war or famine?
No; we are blessed with the usual de-
gree of good health; we are at peace with
all mankind, and our granaries and ware-
houses are packed from basement to roof
with an abundance of everything that
mother earth and the ingenuity of man
can produce—and the cost of food and
raiment is measured by 53 cent wheat
and 10 cent wool! Is it brought about
through a lack of exchange medium to
do business with? No; there never was
a time in the history of the country
when the circulating medium was greater
than at present. Why is it, then, that
three-quarters of a million of our people
are this moment in a condition of en-
forced idleness? Why is it that thou-
sands in this beautiful city of Grand
Rapids have no visible means of keeping
soul and body together through the com-
ing winter—and some of these worthy of
being classed among the best citizens of
the city in everything that goes to make
up good citizenship, except a ready
supply of the needful? Why is
it that money was never so plen-
tiful and yet never so hard to get
hold of? Is there no eause for this terri-
ble effect? Verily there is. It is some-
thing broader, deeper, and more compli-
eated than the ‘‘High Diddle Diddle Dish
Ran Away With The Spoon’? comedy
farce which is being played by the Old
Hen Senatorial Company at Washington,
would seem to indicate. There is not an
intelligent business man in this city who
does not understand the true cause, or
combination of causes, rather, that has
led up to the present condition of things
better than the august body of monied
aristocrats who are disgracing the Uni-
ted States senate chamber with their in-
human exhibition of physical endurance.
It must be very hard on the old fellows
eonsidering their advanced ages, but
they suffer less real pain than do the peo-
ple who are compelled to read of their
daily and nightly antics. But let us
bear it bravely as become the citizens of
a mighty republic. Let us place our
faith in pruphecy and trust to the capa-
city of Gabriel’s lungs and the awful
toot of that final blast, as a sure and cer-
tain means of ending this special session
of the senate.

The resulting good will be commensur-
ate with the degree of evil suffered. A
slight depression would have resulted in
little good; but the depression under
which we suffer at present, by reason of

its severity and the protracted period of
its duration, will result in great good.
Business men have become disgusted

 

with the contradictory diagnostical as-
sertions of the political and financial
doctors, and they are investigating for
themselves. They are studying politics
and finance in an earnest endeavor to
ascertain what bearing the tariff and sil-
ver questions have on the business of
the country. Itis one continued object
lesson. Every bank that has gone tothe
wall; every factory furnace fire that has
become extinguished; every mercantile
concern’ that gone down, and
every business enterprise that has
collapsed, leaves a record behind it.
A careful investigation of these re-
cords show, invariably, the
of failure and the damaging effect
thereof on the general business. The
list is headed with a crash of two or three
mismanaged banks, dragging down with
them scores of well-managed but sub-
ordinate banking concerns. This is fol-
lowed by a big scare and inordinate runs,
which cause a wide-spread suspension of
banks; a withdrawal of deposits; a cur-
tailment of commercial discounts, and a
sudden and mighty dearth of the cireu-
lating medium. Now, the revulsion be-
gins to prey on its legitimate victims.
The money is locked up, and one after
another the big bubbles begin to burst
like wind-stuffed bladdersy and such an
explosion ef wind was never before wit-
nessed. General confusion prevails and
the dear, innocent people become
alarmed and imagine that something is
“out of whack’? at Washington. De-
signing politicians and selfish financiers
take advantage of the people’s alarm and
bring pressure to bear on Grover fora
special session of Congress. He yields,
the special is called, and now the dear,
ipnocent people know that there is some-
thing ‘‘out of whack’’ at Washington.
Business men are not as innocent to-
day as they were six months ago. For
the first time in their lives they have
been looking outside of their own busi-
ness (they have had nothing else to do),
and the view will make them wiser busi-
ness men and more intelligent citizens.
An attempt to particularize all the good
that will come out of this great evil
would require a whole volume of space.
The reader may read the details between
the lines. E. A. OWEN.
mM

Appearances in the Grocery Store.
From the Merchants’ Review.

Appearances do not count for much as
regards the articles handled by grocers,
although the excessive pains that are lav-
ished upon the labels affixed to the cans
in which some brands of canned goods
are put up would seem to indicate that a
different opinion exists in some quarters.
But how many retailers and consumers
are so foolish as to buy canned goods on
the artistic merits of their labels? It is
certain that coffee and tea, and butter
and cheese, not to mention many other
food produgts, must present far more im-
portant claims to public favor than a fine
appearance either of the goods them-
selves or their coverings. A beautiful
gloss upon the coffee berries, a tasteful
blend of the tints of the tea leaf orarich
color of the butter and cheese will count
for nothing if the goods are wanting in
flavor, or possess other faults that will
repel the consumer. And the same is
true of the labels, however showy, that
may be affixed tothe packages containing
the goods.

lt is quite different, however, with the
appearance of the store. Compare the
overcrowded, untidy, ill-smelling, dirty
little establishments that yet exist in
some parts of this city with those owned
by some of the leaders in the retail gro-
cery trade, and it will be seen that ap-
pearances are highly important in the
successful conduct of the grocery busi-

has

cause

 

ness. It would be well if some grocers
could be given the power, not to see
themselves as others see them, but to see
their stores through the eyes of disinter-
ested persons. The consequence would
probably soon be seen in a decided im-
provement of the appearance of their
places of business, to the satisfaction of
the public and the increase of their sales
and profits. Because a store is small, it
need not be an offense to the eye and
nose, and the attractiveness of a window
display is not dependent upon the space
at the window-dresser’s command or the
volume of the storekeeper’s trade.
Some of the most tasteful and effective
window displays ever made by grocers
have been made in the smaller stores,
buat, as a rule, the show windows of the
latter class of establishments leave mucb
to be desired, being often turned into
storerooms for piles of staple goods
that shut out the daylight and are the
reverse of ornamental. A little atten-
tion to appearances, as regards the store
and its fittings, would not take up much
of the dealer’s time, yet would be of
great benefit in attracting new customers.
Cleanliness is one of the principal essen-
tials, and hardly less important is a neat
arrangement of the stock. Dirty and
dingy metal work is an offense to the
eustomer’s eye and should not be allowed.
The cost of the delivery service will be
about as great whether the wagons are
in constant need of a fresh coat of paint
or are on a par with those sent out by
first-class firms, and the same is true of
the condition of the harness. A _ hand-
some, freshly-painted delivery wagon is
a perambulating advertisement of econsid-
erable value. Appearances also count in
respect of the stationery used in the store.
It is a false economy to use hideous and
coarse-looking stationery in dealings
with the women folk, who are the prin-
cipal customers of retail grocers and are
quick to appreciate tasteful effects,
whether produced in the show-window,
the weekly bill or statement received
from the grocer, or in the advertising
matter that he may occasionally send out.
a a ee rer
Easily Explained.

“There is one thing I don’t understand
about you,” said the manager to the new
clerk.

**What is that?”’

“Every time you see the figure 3 you
call it "2."

“Oh, that’s

““Howr’’

**] used to be a salesman in the ladies’
department of a shoe store.”’

easily explained.”

 

 

  

“NORTH MICHIGAN
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 May 14, 1893.
VIA D., L. &N. BY.
Ly. Grand Rapids at..... 7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at ......... 1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.
VIA D.,4. 5.4m BY.
Ly. Grand Rapids at.....6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ae, Toledo as. ......... 1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m

Return connections equally as good.

. Bennett, General Pass. Agent,
Toledo. Ohio,

    

 

Grand Rapids & Indiana,
Schedule in effect Aug. 27, 1893,

TRAINS GOING NORTH.
cans from Leave going
80 . North.
For M’kinaw,Trav. City and Sag. 6: 30 am 7:20am
For Cadillac ‘and Saginaw...... 2:1 pm 4:15pm
For Petoskey & Mackinaw...... 8:10pm 10:50 pm

Prom Kalamanoc. ............-. 9:10am
From Chicago and Kalamazoo.. 9 40pm
Trains arriving from south at 6:50am and 9:10am
daily. Others trains daily except Sunday.
Train leaving north at 7:20a.m daily.
does not run to Traverse City on Sundays.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Arrive from Leave going
North. South.

This train

   

Poe Cometeeeel. ss. 6: 30am 7:00 am
For Kalamazoo and Chicago.. 10:05 am
For Fort Wayne and the East.. : 11:50am 2:00 pm
Or COMER ee ea ae 6:15pm 6:00 pm
For Kalamazoo & Chicago..... 10:40 pm 11:20 pm
Prom Saginaw..........0.. . 11:50a :

From Saginaw......... 10:40 p

Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m aad Ii: 20 p. m. runs
daily: all other trains daily except Sunday.

Chicago via G. R. & 1. R. R.
Lv Grand Rapids 10:05 a m 2-00 pm 11:20 pm

Arr Chicago 4:10pm 9:10pm 7:05 a m
10:05 a mtrain through coach ani Wagner Parlo

ar.
11:20 pm train daily, throngh coach and Wagner
Sleeping Car.

CHICAGO

 

Lv Chicago 7:05am 4:00 p m 10.00 pm
Arr Grand Rapids 2:15pm 9.40pm 650 am

4:00 p m through Wagner Parlor Car and coaches.
Dining car to Kalamazoo. 10:00 p m train daily,
through Coach and Wagner Sleeping Car.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

For Muskegon—Leave ‘rom Muskegon— Arrive
7:00 am 940am
11:25 am 440 pm
5:40 p m 5:25 pm

Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 7:45 a m,
riving at 915 am. Returning train leave< aiid
gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids at 5:50 p m.

C. L. LOCKWOUDb,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

 

SEPT. 24,

1893

 

AND WES? MICHIGAN R’Y.

GOING TO CHICAGO.

iv. Gd Rapids... ...__ 7:30am 1:25pm *11:70pm

  

Ar, Ciieago ..... -. 1:55pm 6:50pm *6:30am
RETURNING FROM CHICAGO.

Ly. Cileago....... |. 7:45am 4:55pm *11:35pm
Ar. G’d Rapids.........2 30pm 10:20pm +*6:10am
VIA ST. JOSEPH AND STEAMER.

Lv. Grand Rapids 1:25pm +6:30pm

at (eee ieee. .S:3'pm 20am
Ly. Chicsgo 9:3Jam...Ar. Grand Rapids 5:25 pm
TO AND FROM MUSKEGON,
Ly. Grand Rapids...... ‘30am 1:25pm 5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids...... 9: vam 2:30pm 5:25pm
TRAVERSE CITY CHARLEVOIX AND PETOSKEY.

 

 

Ly. Grand Rapids... <¢:20am ...... 2:45pm
AY. Manisiee........ Meche. 7:-5pm
Ae. PtmverseCity.... 12:40pm ....... 8:05pm
Ar. Charlevoix... .. a:1opm ... 10: {Spm
Ar. Petoskey . oo08 ....... 11:15pm
Ar. Bay View ..-. a 11: 2 pm

Arrive from Bay View, ete., 1:00 p. m. and

10:00 p. m.

Local train to White Cloud leaves Grand Rap-
ids 5:45 p. m., connects for Big Rapids »nd fre
mont. Returning arrives Grand Rapids 11:20
a. m.

PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS
ToChicago,Iv.G.R.. 7:3 am
To Petoskey lv.G.R.. 7:30am
To G. R. lv. Chicago, 7:45am
ToG. R..lv. Petoskey 5:0’am

*Every day. tExcept Saturday.
week days only.

DETROIT,

LANSING & NORTHERN R, R,

  

5 pm *11 :3opm
:30pm

i.
2
is
i eens
Other trains

 

 

 

GOING TO DETROIT.

Ly. Grand —_—— a 7:00am *1:45pm 5:40pm
Ar. Detroit . ~«ee-. 81 240am *5:50pm 10:25pm
RETURNING eae DETROIT.

Ly. Detroit... . i 5am *1:45pm 6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids. 12: “4 pm *5:40pm 10:45pm
TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8T. LOUIS,
Ly. GR 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. GR 11:50am 10:40pm
TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R. RK.

Ly. Grand Rapids... .... 7:00am 1:45pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell.......... 12:45pm 5: 40pm ne
THROUGH CAR SERVICE,

Parlor Carson all trains between Grand Rap
ids and Detroit. Parlor car to Saginaw on morn-
ing train.

*Every day. Other trains week days only.

GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

MICHIGAN CENTRAL

“* The Niagara Falis Route.’’

 

 

(Taking effect Sunday, May 2s, 1893.)
Arrive. Depart
10 A om........Detroit Express .. ..-4 55 p m
6am ....*Atlantic and Pacific 1) 45 pm
1 00pm ..... 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 5 pm, arriving at Grand
Rapids 10:20 p m.

Direct communication made at Detroit with
all through trains east over the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)

A. ALMQuisT, Ticket Agent,
Union Passenger station.

re GRAND HAVEN
WAUKEE Railway.

Depot corner Leonard St. and Plainfield Av32.

 

& MIL-

 

EASTWARD,
tNo. iu ate

 

l'rains Leave 16|/tNo. 18|*No

 

 

G’d Rapids, Lv} 6 45am}10 20am} 3 25pm |10 45pm
oo Ar| 7 40amj11 25am) 4 27pm /12 27am
St. Johns ...Ar| 8 25am/12 17pm) 5 20pm) 1 45am
Owoss) Ar| 900am| 1 20pm) 6 05pin} 2 40am
E. Saginaw..Ar |1050am| 3 45pm! 8 00pm)! 6 40am
Bay City -Ar j11 32amj 4 35pm) 8 37pm} 7 15am
Pliet ........ Am 10 O5am| 345pm) 7(5pm)| 54 am
Pt. Huron...Ar |J205pm) 5£0pm) 8 50pm} 7 30am
Pontiac ..Ar |10538amj 3 05pm 5 37
Detroit.......Ar |11 50am} 4 05pm

 

   

 

WESTW ARD

Trains Leave |*No. 81 |+No. 11|+No. 13.|+No. 15

 

G’d Rapids, Lv) 7 7 00am 1 vOpm| 4 55pm) 10 20pm
G’d Haven, Ar/| 8 20am/ 2 — 6 00pm 11:¢pm
MilwkeeStr “|... ..- | 6 20am} 6 30am
Chicago Str. ‘“* | 400pm).... | 6 00am}

 

+Daily except Sunday. *Daily.

Trains arrive from the east, 6:35 a.m., 12:50
p.m., 4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.

Trains arrive from the west, 6:
@. m., 3:16 pm. and 9:15 a. m.

Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet
ear. No. 18 Parlor Car.

Westward — No. 11 Parlor Car.
Parlor Buffet car.

Jas. CAMPRELL,

40 a. m., 10:10

No. 15 Wagner

City T*cket Agent.
23 Monrce Street,

    

16

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News from the Metropolis---Index of |
the Markets.

Special Correspondence.
New York, Oct. 28.—During the past |
week there has bee na betier feeling set- |
ting in among the trade and the rush for
stocks has been amazing. Sugar stock,
which could have been bought last sum-
mer for 66, is now 104, and in sympathy
therewith there has been an advance
along nearly the whole line. Of course,
stocks are not actual sugar or bread and
butter, and as tothe rise of anything in
the line of staples, there has been none.
There is simply a feeling of more confi-
dence, and, perhaps, a little more reach-
ing out after goods most in demand for
the holidays, such as first class apples,
grapes, nice raisins, figs, nuts, ete.
‘-We hail with joy” the closing
World’s Fair. for, really, its benefits

New York have been microscopic.
Politics rage and the people imagine a

i
|
j
j

|

of the
to

vain thing. This will continue until
Nov. 7, when the mill will begin to grind
as before. We rejoice to know that

some illegal registration has been nipped
in the bud and that some convictions are
likely to follow.

Colleetions are rather slow—not as
good, in fact, asa fortnight ago. It is
tax-paying time and that is the excuse.

By the way, Vanderbilt sent in a check
the other day for his yearly taxes,
amounting to half a million dollars in

It is needless to remark
is not in the grocery

round bpembers.
that Vanderbilt
business.

The market for butter shows no im-
provement since last writing aud 27ige
is the top price for both best Elgin
and State. Under grades are in ample
supply and are selling from 22¢ to 25c.

Cheese is selling moderately, but 113¢¢
is the utmost that can be obtained.

Western eggs are bringing 22!¢e and
are wanted. They are good property to
have just now.

In foreign dried fruits, off-stalk
cia raisins are quoted 5\¥¢e

Valen-
and 62¢c for

 

 

layers, although the latter, to arrive, can
be bought for 61¢c, and even 6c. New
crop California, to arrive, 5@5i¢e for
$3-crown loose. New currants, 24@5c;
Turkish prunes, 34@5e: California,
bexes, 8@9c; bags, T@7i¢ec; almonds,
1644 @20c; Valencia, 244¢¢; Jordans, 33¢c;
Naples walnuts. 84¢@9c; new dates,
Fard, in boxes, 414 @5ce and 6¢e in cases.
Brazil nutsare selimng slowly at 734 @84e.

Lemon peel, 8}¢@9}¢e; citron, Leghorn,

1015 @1le.

* Lemons are selling slowly and can be
purehased at low figures, ranging from
$2.75@3.50—the latter price buying a
really superior article. Jamaica oranges
are worth $5 in boxes that are re-packed.
Pineapples, $5@12 per hundred as to
size. Bananas show no change and are
selling at $1@1.25 for firsts.

in domestic fruits apples are selling
well for first-class stock, and are quot-
able at $2.5 50,as to kind. Cranber-
ries selling slowly, owing to the large
accumulation of poor stock here, and it
must be very fancy article to fetch $5
per bbl.

Hickory nuts are worth
per bushel; chestnnts, $2.

While hardly

0@3

from $1@1.25
3.50 per bu.
to be classed as an arti-
cle for grocers, it may be of interest to
mention that Michigan venison is plenty
and sells very slow! y at 10@12 cents, by
the saddle, and for 5@10e for the whole
deer.

Potatoes, $2@2.25
for sweets.

Canned
tion and
very few
prices are
however
$1.02}

75a

per bbl and $1.75
goods are in a waiting condi-
the week just passed has seen
transactions of note, while
barely steady. Tomatoes,
. are selling well, and are worth
¢@1.10 as to brand and place of
packing. Itis thought the pack will be
about 10 per cent. larger than last year
—possibly more. Corn is very dull at
present prices, ranging from 90c@$1 for
New York to $1.10 for Maine.

Sugar remains at the old figure of 5%e
for granulated, although there are some
indications that this price may soon be
shaded.

It is said that Armour & Co. are pack-
Dg sixty-four pounds of oleo in sixty
pound tubs, or those that are stamped

 

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. —

sixty, thus beating the Government out
of 8 cents revenue on every tub put up.
Many frauds in oleo are hinted at and

| vigorous prosecutions promised.

The failure of Geo. C. Napheys, of
Philadelphia, caused some comment
here. He made a great show over the
‘‘pure lard’? he made. It transpires now

that among other things he owes for
are 1,000 barrels cottonseed oil. Great
is purity! JAY.

a ne

REPRESENTATIVE RETAILERS.

the Jefferson Avenue
Grocer.

Norman Odell, grocer, at 255 Jefferson
avenue, was born in the township of
Warwick, Lambton county, Ontario, 32
years ago. His father, Cornelius Odell,
was one of the sturdy yeomanry of that
stronghold of gritism, and died when
Norman was but three years old. The
boy attended school in the vicinity of his
birthplace until his tenth year, when he
came to Armada, St. Clair county, Mich.,
to make his home with an uncle. Here
he remained about three years, attending
school and working on his uncle’s farm.
In 1874 he returned to Canada, and went
to work onafarm not far from his old
home. He had never taken very kindly
to farmiug, and, when he was offered a
situation as clerk in a grocery and crock-
ery store in Forest, he accepted it with
alacrity. He retained this situation
three years, when he left and went to
Chicago. There he alternated from driv-
ing a milk wagon to clerking in a grocery
store for about two and a half years, at
the end of which time he came to Grand

Rapids. He secured a situation with Ira
C. Hateh, with whom he remained seven
years. Upon leaving Mr. Hatch’s em-
ploy he bought F. L. Blake & Son’s gro-
cery stock, but, after only seven months’
possession, sold out, and bought Lozier
& Underwood’s grocery and bakery, on
the corner of Wealthy and Jefferson ave-

Norman Odell,

nues. About a year later he moved to
his present location at 255 Jefferson
avenue.

Mr. Ode!l has a business of which a
much older man might justly be proud.
He has worked hard for his success and
well deservesit, foritis based upon sound
business principles, integrity and square
dealing. If, as some one has said, the
condition of things in the store is an in-
dex of the owner’s character, then
Norman isa man whom it will pay to
“tie to.” His store is the ideal of neat-
ness and is as clean and bright as a new
pin. No decayed vegetables offend the
eye or nose, but everything is clean and
wholesome locking. Mr. Odell believes
that it costs less to keep his store look-
ing attractive than it does to have it re-
semble the interior of a junk shop.

So farascan be ascertained, he has
but one peculiarity—he is not a member
of any secret or other society. He was
married in June of the present year to
Miss Carrie Chapman of this city.

i <i
Grains and Feedstuffs.

Wheat—The week closed with a some-
what stronger feeling. Export clear-
ances were heavier than for the previous
week by fully 600,000 bushels. The lo-
cal market is 4c higher than last week,
but, until the piling up of visible supply
ceases, there can be no permanent im-
provement. The mills are compelled to
go outside for a portion of their stock,
as farmers are holding for higher prices.

Flour—Unchanged. Market is dull,
without feature. Only the regular trade
is being supplied.

 

 

‘Vegetable Scoop Forks.

 

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In shoveling potatoes or other vegetables from wagon box or floor with
the forks as they have been made, either the load on the fork must be
forced up hill sharply, or the head of the fork lowered as the push con-
If the head of the fork is lowered the points will be raised and

tinues.

run into the potatoes.

The sharp edge of oval-tined forks will bruise pota-

toes and beets, and the ordinary points will stick into them.

These difficulties are entirely overcome by our SCOOP FORK.
IT WILL LOAD TO THE HEAD WITH-
It also holds its load and hangs easy to

round tines and flattened points.
OUT RAISING THE POINTS

work.

It has

The superiority of our SCOOP FORK over the wire scoop is in its much

greater

durability and handiness.

and wil! last for years.

The utility

of this fork

is not limited to vegetables.

It is all made from one piece of steel

It will be found

excellent for handling coal, lime, sawdust, fine manure and a great variety

of uses.

OSTER

& GC:

STEVENS

 

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Nothing is more comfortable for tired and sore World's Fair feet than a crochet slipper.

trade is near.
prices.

Be prepared.

HIRTH,

Holiday

We now have acomplete assortment in colors and sizes at bottom

KRAUSE & CoO.

 

MUSKEGON BAKERY
UNITED STATES BAKING CoO.
CRACKERS, BISCUITS, CAKES.

Originators of the Celebrated Cake, “MUSKEGON BRANCH.”

HARRY FOX, Manager,
MUSKEGON, MICH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Bank Account Solicited.

Kent Commty Savings Bank,

' GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH.
Jno. A. CoveDE, Pres.
Henry Ipema. Vice-Pres.
J. A. S. VERDIER, Cashier.
K. Van Hor, Ass’t C’s’r.
Transacts a General Banking Business,
Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings

a O CLOTHING MERCHANTS.

see our line of ready-made clothing of every description; none better, few as cheap;
and these reduced prices place us lowest of all, as every vesture must be closed out.

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me We have decided not to carry over any of our fall stock. ‘It will pay you well to
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: Write our Michigan representative,

a WILLIAM CONNOR,

‘ " . Deposits.
; Box 346, Marshall, Mich., and he will soon be with you. DIRECTORS:
7 Jno. A. Covode, D. A Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox,
} Mit HAEI KOI B & SON T. J.O’Brien. A.J Bowne, Henry Idema,
tl » * Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, J. A. 3S. Verdier.

Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars,

 

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iT ceveaCRNe GENUINE : Vict : sHog,ARE THE TIMES HARD?

 

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o Notice—William Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich., ou | Plain toe in opera and opera toe and ©. S. heel. BY ADOPTING THE COU-
‘ Th dF O i d 27. D and E and E E widths, at $1.50. Patent leather PON BOOK SYSTEM FUR
ursday an riday, October 26 an ‘| tip, $1.55. Try them, they are beauties. Stock NISHED BY THE
soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. Send

CUSTOMERS’ EXPENSES ALLOWED. SS TRADESMAN COMPANY,

REEDER BROS. SHOE CO, i
- Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cracker Ghesis, Glass Covers for Biscuits.
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They are the cleanest, purest and best goods in the market. = : ae SS ——
\J HESE chests will soon | UR new glass covers are by far the
pay for themselves in the c) handsomest ever offered to the
* § “9 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

> WHOLESALE
for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each.

~ Dry Goods, Carpets and Cloaks — oe hoon

We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties:
We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live.

 

 

 

 

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MANUFACTUR
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Our Goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing Houses.

BARGAINS IN

Model Oak Stoves,

The best air tight Oak Stove on the market, at the lowest price.

 

  

SQUARE BASE WITH ae . ROUND AIR TIGHT OAK,
ASH PAN. oe Screw Dampers,
: WOraRE A Will hold fire 48 hours.
List, each. Oren es
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WRITE US £2tGJeyeaer FOR DISCOUNT.

This oak is as well made as any of the highest priced goods. The doors and
dampers have ground edges. It has a nickel ring on top, nickel foot rail, door
plates and latches, and is a very good looker. The screw air tight damper on round
base is a great selling point, and most valuable feature. The base is one casting,
and the body heavy boiler iron. If you want to make money on oak stoves, order
before our stock is broken.

H. LEONARD & SONS,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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THE ONLY RELIABLE

COMPRESSED YEAST

SOLD BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS.

 

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MANUFACTURED BY

TheFermentUm Company

MAIN OFFICE:
CHICAGO, 270 KINZIE STREET.

MICHIGAN AGENCY:

GRAND RAPIDS, 106 KENT STREET.

 

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QUALITY WINS!

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And you can depend on the best qual-

ity when you buy this Brand.

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The Following —__————_

Is the best line of Coffees in the State. All roasted by CHASE
& SANBORN.

IF YOU WANY THE BEST
THESE ARE THE COFFEES FOR YOU YO BUY.

Jewell’s Arabian Mocha,

Jewell’s Old Government Java,

Jewell’s Old Government Java and
Mocha,

Wells’ Perfection Java,

Wells’ Java and Mocha,

Weaver’s Blend,

Santora,

Ideal Golden Rio,

Compound Crushed Java.

Above are all in 50-pound cans,

Ideal Java and Mocha in one and two pound eans.

at Gon, Ligh, Sweel Bread aad. Bits