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He greeted his sister warmly, rushed off and fetched his trunk, and in five minutes they were rattling over the stones, with the breeze from the lake in their faces, and Bess trotting as only Bess could trot when she knew she was going home. ‘*Eleanor Franklin is here,’’ said Mar- garet. “Well, whose this time?’, ‘“‘How did you know? Jim Enderby’s been making a perfect fool of himself over her—and she doesn’t care a snap for him. She just keeps him along—you know how.’’ ‘lve never seen her,’’ said Washing- ton. ‘I’m glad ’'m going to meet that girl. I’ve heard she never knew a man but she broke his heart.” ‘‘And you want to play the Ulysses to this Circe?’? Margaret asked, laughing. Then she said more seriously: ‘‘I really wish you would, Washington. I don’t believe she or anybody else could break your heart. I never cared about her con- quests till she reached Jim—but that’s too bad.”’ ‘*Itis too bad. Jim’s probably worth twenty of her, but, of course, he can’t know that. By Jove, the lake is glorious, isn’t it?” “Yes. That’s Rabbit Island, there, with all the trees. And aren’t the moun- tains grand across the water? Those cloud shadows spreading over them, and then giving place to the sunlight, remind one of temptations coming into the mind and then going away again, don’t they? ‘“‘I don’t Know—unless, perhaps, you mean a temptation to make a girl fall in love with you just for fun—or revenge.’’ ‘I don’t call that a temptation. It will serve her right, if you mean Eleanor Franklin, it might do her good in the end.’’ ‘Noble girl!’ cried Washington. ‘‘How far-sighted of you to choose the course which will prove to her ultimate benefit! But how do you reconcile yourself? It will serve her right—and it will be for her good. But, then, don’t they say you women have nothing to do with reason? Your virtues are above it; and your other qualities—absolutely without it.” ‘That's right. Pitch into We havenofriends. The soldiersin our own army desert us and run down other women, so as to make capital for them- selves with men. I own that women are without reason in one important point; they fall in love with men for no reason at all—witn Washington Anderson, for instance.’’ ‘Stop!’ eried Washington. “You know you would be in love with him this minute if he wasn’t your brother. Turn in here, you say? What splendid hem- heart has she broken us. locks! Who are the people on the piazza? Which is the fair Eleanor? That must be she at the corner. Now for my sweet- est smile. Is this right, Margaret?” He made a hideous grimance. The carriage drew up at the piazza steps. Mrs Weavington greeted Wash- ington warmly, and so did all the rest, except Eleanor Franklin, who stood apart, looking on with an interested smile. ‘Why!’ cried good-hearted Mrs, Weavington, ‘‘you dear children, don’t you know each other? Miss Franklin, allow me to present my friend, Wash- ington Anderson.” ‘“T am very glad to meet you, Mr. Anderson,” said Eleanor, her dark eyes looking him full in the face as they shook hands. There were a good many young people staying at Mrs. Weavington’s house, and she was always getting up expeditions and amusements that they might pass their time pleasantly. The day after Washington arrived, they all set outona walk to Sunset Hill. Washington and Eleanor were not together, but when the party reached the hill, Washington, with the savoir faire of which, it is to be feared, he was rather proud, managed so that he and Miss Franklin sat together in the shade of the same rock at some little distance from the rest. Perhaps he would not have been so successful if Eleanor had not easily fallen in with his arrangements. “Do you see that island?’’ inquired Washington. Thatis Rabbit Island. I have determined to cut away a clearing in the center, and live there like Thoreau, communing with nature.”’ *“Oh, Mr. Anderson! I’m sorry, but I cannot allow that. I have a previous claim. Idetermined last year—last year, remember, before you were born, as far as Coldstream is concerned—to establish a convent for nuns inthatisland. [am to be Lady Superior: and no one is al- lowed to become a nun whose heart has not been broken by one of your heartless sex.” ‘‘I concede your claim since you were ahead. But I must claim the right to build my cottage near the monastery walls, like the old German knight, and gaze up at some of the windows, and see the heart-broken creatures. It’s rather good fun looking in at the windows of such institutions. I have been fascinated by staring at the maniacs in the windows of the Brattleboro Lunatic Asylum.”’ ‘‘Now, that’s an apt simile,” said Miss Franklin. ‘‘How a woman can be heart- broken I don’t see. They really deserve to go to Brattleboro. Yet I am going to take them in and cure them.” ‘*‘How are you going to do it?”’ “Oh, [am going to have them study the portions of literature which treat of | the perversity and wickedness of man, until I make them all woman-haters.” ‘“‘And old maids! But do you really hate men yourself?” “Well, what am 1 to say? Yes, ex- cept Mr. Washington Anderson! 1 can- NO. 534 not go so farasthat. I admire George Washington, and Oliver Cromwell, and Mr. Weavington, and—how beautiful the lake is! From here it looks as if there wasn’t aripple. That’s the way when you see the doings of a family as a stranger—you think they never quarrel. I guess the fishes in the lake could point outaripple or two. I do so love that blue of the lake—and then the green of the trees and mountains, and then the different blue of the sky!’’—and she sighed admirably. “Yes, it’s lovely,” said Washington. **You are fond of nature, aren’t you? So am 1.77 “Vm fonder of it than anything else— even than my favorite men,’’ she said; “except, of course, my family.” “I am fond of nature, too,” said Wash- ington. ‘‘But [’'m fonder of people— fonder than you, I imagine.’’ ‘‘There, they are going away. No, thank you, Mr. Anderson, I can get up quite well enough alone. I must get into good practice, you know. In the nun- nery there will be no one to help me.” * * * x * That evening after supper Washington and his sister walked out to see the sun- set. There was a mass of clouds to the westward, the edge of the mass lit up by the sinking sun. Margaret said some- thing about every cloud having a silver lining. ‘‘Nonsense!’’? rejoined her brother. ‘There are a lot of clouds that are pre- vented from having a golden lining be- cause another cloud is between them and the sun. Just like troubles, you know; there might be a good side toa vexatious thing, only some other trouble gets in between.”’ “How do you get on with your sun?” asked Margaret, mischievously,’’ and he knew what she meant. “Why, to tell the truth, out whether she likes meor not. V’m eager enough to make her like me, but she is so energetic in making me like her that she never stops to like me at all, so far as I can see. We get on well enough. Isn’t she a beauty, though? And she carries herself so well!’’ ‘“‘Have a care. You must not fall in love with the enchantress you were meant to discomfit. Out with your sword and grasp her by the hair of her head—the hair you were raving over this morning— I don’t think it’s half so pretty as my own —and, swish! Just think of how she treated Jim.’’ “It was shameful; she ought not to go on so. And he isn’t the first one, by a good many.” ‘*Nor the last,’’ said Margaret, ‘if that hair continues to exert such a charm!’’ **Will you be quiet?” cried her brother, threatening her, mockingly. ‘Why, I only admired her hair as a poet admires things; just as I might admire sea-weed, you know.”’ ‘‘And her eyes you admire as would a beautiful cat’s, I suppose?” “Exactly. I’m quite as hard-hearted as you. I do wish I could get her to I ean’t find you  : j : i i : : ' . 4 i | Catia Reeeeuidac 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. like me. I can’t think of any way except being as nice as I can. i" nq eS I believe, this laying schemes to fascin- | lf you want them to like} you, just be as nice to them as you can— | ate people. and when they are sure you like them, they’ll begin to like back.’’ ‘“‘There’s no better authority than you. How many photographs have you on your bureau now—fifteen?”’ “There’re not on my bureau: there’re | in my trank. of them.” ‘““A week, then, before there are thir- teen! It will Eleanor to send for the here.” ‘‘Margaret, you are incorrigible! * * * home, and precious package to be sent} Washington stayed out his week, and | said something about going home; but | Mrs. Weavington would hear nothing of | it. He must go with them on the drive} to Coggswell’s Peak. The young man made but a feeble resistance to this good- natured compulsion, and it was arranged that he should stay a week longer. On the day of the drive, the party as- sembled on the front piazza, with the| three carriages of the Weavington family | before First wagon, with two rather dangervus look- them. was the beach- ing horses; then the carryali, with steady | old Roy; and Mrs. | Weavington stepped to the front and is- lastly, the buggy. sued her orders. When she had disposed of enough young people to fill the buggy and the carry-all, she turned to Wash ing- ton. “Washington, you must drive the needn’t his work; and | beach-wagon, because then we take Thomas away from you are the only other person that | can} trust not to tip me over. Eleanor, you sit with him on the front seat; but be} word all the fifteen | miles, for if you do, he will surely grow | sure not to say a careless and the horses will run away. | How many times have they run away, Five?’’ “Six, ma’am; they ran away again the} day before yesterday.”’ ‘You see, Eleanor, we all depend on you not to talk. Thomas? Jim, you come into the back seat with me.’’ Eleanor into the Washington helped front seat, and then mounted himself, “Can »”? while Thomas held the horses. you trust them to me, Thomas?’ he asked, laughing, as he gathered up the reins. The avenue led from tke house direct- ly down a Steep hill. The two began to prance as soon as they started; and when they :eached the steepest part of the incline, they bounded and humped themselves as spirited horses will when they have not been cut the day before. Jim was anxious. Eleauor was agitate. Mrs. Weavin light and airy talk. She was gton alone kept up her perfectly accustomed to Washington’s driving, and felt as much at her ease as in her own parior. Eleanor watched Washington closely. He really did know how to manage horses. His nervous hands grasped the reins strongly; in his right whip, ready for an Now and hand he held the emergency. then, he spoke softly and kindly to the horses. They finally reached the foot of the long hill safely. ‘“*“Aren’t they said to Eleanor. **I don’t know anything about horses. They seem rather—can they go fast?” beauties?” It’s ali nonsense, | And there are only twelve | take about three days for | three more | | done it.”’ ' | me to get a little admiration, if I can.’’ | ‘Oh, there are plenty of fools in the | for you now.”’ | ready. | **you must think another week and a half | probably be that these boots are pretty— horses |} Washington | | ‘You shall see for yourself when we | reach the stretch.” Eleanor rather wished she had not} asked. But she gained confidence in the driver, and was soon as much at home as | | Mrs. Weavington, if she did keep rather | silent. | ‘You don’t ride, then?” asked Wash- | | ington, taking the opportunity of a long hill for a little conversation. ‘‘I suppose | you go out a great deal?” ‘‘Balls and parties, you mean? | go out a great deal. | of it.” ‘Then why—? I beg your pardon.” ‘“‘Why do you beg my pardon?”’ ‘‘Because if you had wanted to tell me why you went, I suppose you would have | Yea, I I’m tired to death | ‘*I’d just as lief tell you. wants me to. My mother She’s a dear mother, but she’s foolishly proud of me, and wants ‘“‘How do you succeed?”’ world,” Eleanor laughed, ‘‘and 1 think I am quite a favorite with some of them. I can say that without fishing for a com- pliment, you know, for you never give them.” “Oh, yes, 1 do—l’m thinking up one “Well, if it’s taken you a week anda half to think up one little eompliment, and you haven't thought up that one yet, don’t rack your brain any further, I beg of you.’’ “| won't. Ihave thought of two al- Your hat is very pretty, and you sat perfectly still and didn’t say ‘Oh!’ when Bayard shied just now.” **Really, that is too much. My beauty is furnished me by Madame Celeste, and my silence by agonies of fear which par- alyze my powers of utterance.”’ Washington became more earnest. “Well, then, your—’’ “No, no,’? she broke in, seeing that a real compliment was coming this time; before I let you give meanother. It will and | will tell you then that they belong to your sister Margaret.’’ The carriage was half way up a steep | | hill when an unfortunate recontre took place. Two men and a performing bear appeared at the brow of the hill before the eyes of the horses, who had had no real excitement since running away two | days before, and who were aching to be frightened at something. They began to jump and snort, and just as the bear was apparently safely past, Bayard, the nigh horse, kicked up his heels and got one leg overthe traces. Washington quieted the two rampant animals as well as he Eleanor wondered what he would do. All of a sudden she felt bim thrust the reins into her hands, and in an in- and at could. stant he was out of the carriage the horses’ heads, ‘Eleanor, get a stone and chock up the wheel! Jim, fix the trace!” Jim got out of the carriage as quickly as possible, but Eleanor was befvre him. She blocked the wheel, and finding Jim hesitating at the trace because Bayard’s leg was by no meaus still, she pushed in before him, unfastened the trace from the whiffle-tree, pulled it out from be- tween the horse’s legs and fixed it where it belonged. | Washington apologized for ealling Miss | | Franklin Eleanor. ‘‘I had to economize ! | my words, you know,” said he. ‘‘Miss A Displeased Customer Is Often a Lost One!? EAGLE MILK? Well, now, madam, here is a brand we warrant is “just as good” and it comes a little cheaper. Having been imposed upon once be- fore she leaves the store displeased and is very likely to trade with a dealer who supplies his customers with what they require. 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They sat without speak- si a moment she had blushed to hear him|ing for some time; and when Eleanor HENRY PASSOLT, call her Eleanor. broke the silence, her remark was not a Saginaw, Mich. ‘‘Here’s the stretch,” said Washington; | very agreeable one. “but 1 think I won’t speed them just ‘*‘How very chilly it is here!” now—we are too far ahead of the others.” “Are you cold?” He put another ‘May I try driving a little?” Eleanor | shawl over her shoulders. Then, after) For general laundry and family Mb asked. a moment’s silence, he said: ‘Why have washing purposes. v3 TRADEMARK, ¢- im “T?m sorry, but 1 shall have to say no to that,’’? answered Washington. ‘‘I did give a girl the reins once in my life, and it turned out badly.” “That was Miss Atkinson, wasn’t it?” She remembered having heard the story at Newport. “Yes,” said Washington. ‘‘Experi- ence is queer; it makes one too cautious about some things, and too reckless about others.”’ “Too cautious—yes; less, does it?’’ **Yes, too reckless. What do you think of the brakeman who gets on to the car while it is moving ten thousand but not too reck- times, and the next time is once too many?’’ Eleanor was silent for a while. Then she said, ‘‘How did you know exactly the right thing to do just now?”’ “T don’t know.” * * * * * Jim Enderby and Margaret were out in the canoe. It was dusk. There was ared glowin the west, but no clouds. It was a peaceful sunset. ‘*‘Washington and Miss Franklin seem to be pretty intimate nowadays. I think he must have fallen in love with her.”’’ “J don’t think he has. He is only flirting with her, the way he likes to flirt with girls.” ‘‘No, he isn’t. He means business. But she doesn’t care a pin for him.’’ ‘‘] disagree with you,”’ said Margaret. “T think she is tremendously pleased with him.” ‘She doesn’t look it.’’ *“That’s why I think so. Ever since that drive, she’s hardly said a word to him. He doesn’t know what to make of it; but I do.”’ Jim groaned. of her,’’ he said. ‘“*Fiddlesticks, Jim, you don’t; besides, he’ll never propose to her. All you young men like to pass away your time with girls; but he has never gone very far with her. He let me know so much himself, though for the last few days he has been very mean and hasn’t told me any thing.”’ * * * * * “Well, lL wish him joy The evening before the day on which Washington was to leave Coldstream, he met Eleanor Franklin in the dark hall just before supper. He spoke to her hurriedly. ‘*We haven’t seen each other much for the last few days. Won’t you come out for a little walk after supper?’’ Then, seeing her hesitate, he added, ‘‘It?s my last evening.’”’ “Then I should think it would be better for you to spend it with the crowd.”’ **No, 1 want to spend it with you.’’ She gave a quick assent, and passed into the dining room. you been so different the last few days? Any one would think I had done some- thing dreadful! What is it that you have heard against me?’’ When acatis attacked, it runs up a tree. A young woman under similar circumstances takes refuge in a ques- tion. ‘*‘Have | been different?”’ “Different? I should think you had. ‘Will you go out on the lake with me?’ ‘No, I have a little headache.’ ‘Let’s go down to the shore.’ ‘No, I want to talk to Margaret about something.’ ‘Let’s go out and watch the sunset.’ ‘Oh, don’t you think itis better fun staying with the crowd?’ That’s the kind of conversa- tion you and | have been carrying on these last days.’’ ‘Really? What an we’ve been having!” After a pause Washington asked again: ‘*Have you heard anything bad about me?” She smiled. ‘‘No end of things.” ‘-What sort of things?”’ ‘‘] don’t know as I’ve heard of anything worse than your having broken half a dozen girls’ hearts. That, of course, doesn’t amount to anything.”’ “Are you serious, Miss Franklin? What do you mean? I break people’s hearts? What do you do, 1 should like to know?”’ ‘What do you mean, Mr. Anderson?’’ “J meant that—though I haven’t broken any hearts that 1 know of—that, even if 1 have, I’m not the only one who has done it.’’ ‘“‘Do you mean to say I have beep mak- ing that my business?” ‘| mean that I have six young men— Nonsense! matter what I’ve heard.” ‘“‘And I’ve heard of at least six young women— Nonsense! It doesn’t matter what I’ve heard.” They both laughed nervously. ‘| don’t mean to say,’’ said Washing- ton, at last, ‘‘that 1 haven’t flirted at all; I have, sometimes.” “So have l. But 1 have never gone so far—l mean—”’ “I don’t believe you ever went so far as to do any harm knowingly, Miss Franklin. But you girls don’t know what agony a man feels, when he lovesa girl who won’t love him.’’ ‘Naturally, we don’t, Mr. Anderson. When a man comes to one of us, who we know has asked three girls before, and who, we afterwards find, has asked two more, I must confess we do not havea truly dreadful sense of his agony.” “Well, look atit on the other side. We see you girls flirting as hard as you can, and our old friends making fools of themselves over you. And we think that two can play at that game—and we flirt, interesting time heard of at least it doesn’t (Continued on page 7.) Only brand of first-class laundry soap manufactured in the Saginaw Valley. Having new and largely in- ereased facilities for manu- factaring we are well prepar- ed to fill orders promptly and at most reasonable prices. BUY THE BEST ceria The Chippewa ! WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE L. “CANDEE” & CO., New Haven, Conn., “MEYER” RUBBER CO., New Brunswick, N. J., Celebrated Rubber Foot Wear. Order while our stock is complete, and save annoy- ance which will come when the season opens and stocks are broken. Socks, Felt Boots, and all kinds of water- proof clothing. Grand Rapids Rubber Store, Studley Barclay 4, Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS. 28 a ~\ E= BSH Pees Lemon & eet Company, Agents, Grand Rapids. Established 1868. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, 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 Elastic Roofing Cement, Car, Bridge and Roof Paints, and Oils. Practical nOOIEr' In Felt, Composition and Gravel, Cor. LOUIS and CAMPAU Sts.. Grand Rapids, Mich. Shoe Dressings. Gilt Edge, Raven Gloss, Glycerole, White’s Egg Finish, Loomer’s Best, The 400, Ideal, Brown’s Fr. Topsey, Bixby’s Royal, Cc C, Keystone, Loomer’s Pride, Imperial, Eagle, Boston, Nubian. & Satin, HIRTH KRAUSEAG GRAND RAPIOS MICH, We carry all the above kinds in stock, which are the best and leading makesin the market. Get your winter stock before freezing. HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., GRAND RAPIDs, MICH. FLORIDA ORANGES Are beginning to come forward. and ‘*PALM” brands. We are sole agents in this city for the ‘‘STAG”’’ Nothing but selected fruit goes into boxes so stenciled. DON’T BUY INFERIOR ORANGES WHEN THE BEST ARE SO CHEAP. YHE : PUTNAM : GANDY : 60.  oliala tala artesian AROUND THE STATE. Lexington — Peter Janette, dealer, is dead. Faigrove—F. G. Bosworth has sold his | drug stock to Amos Bond. Negaunee—Oscar Field succeeds Cor- bit & Field in general trade. Saginaw—Geo. Stingel succeeds Frank Stingel in the meat business. Kalkaska—W. F. Harry Seott in the drug business. Win. Hogg & McEiroy in general trade. Hart—Geo. Alverson has retired from the hardware firm of Cahill & Co. Stewart succeeds Nessen City — Hogg succeeds Jasper—Delano & Co. succeed Chas. H. Delano in the creamery business. Sparta—Loweill A. Hinman succeeds Hinman & Miller in the drug business. Crystal Falis—A. Lustfield will remove his general stock to New Lisbon, Ohio. Saginaw—E. H. Wells is succeeded by Mrs. F. M. Arnold in the ness. grocery busi- Hanover—F. J. Bates has removed his grocery from Litchfield to this place. Jonesville stock L. Strauss has removed his clothing stock from this place. Jasper—tIra Millet has Sturgis to meat and confectionery business to Smith & Robb. West Bay City—J. C. Poultney sue- ceeds H. G. Porter & Co. in the business. Fowlerville—Robert Vanstone has re- Detroit to sold his grocery moved his jewelry stock from this place. Harrisville—Mrs. Etta P. moved her millinery stock ton to this piace. Harrison—Wilson, Stone & Wilson are succeeded by W. H. Wilson & Son in the sawmill business. Reed has re- from Bbrigh- Grayling—L. Fournier is sueceeded by Loranger & Fournier, incorporated, in the drug business. Saginaw—Loranger & Fournier, incor- porated,succeed Loranger’s Pharmacy in the drug business. Fenton—Thompson & Roe succeed J. S. Thompson in the boot and shoe and restaurant business. Vassar—Buck & grocery and notion dealers, have dissolved, Buck & Barker succeeding. Muskegon—Snell, Wurtz Lawreuce, & Co., dissolved, Wurtz & Mathieson succeeding. Marguette—The Wetmore Co., Limited, succeed the F. P. Wetmore mer- chant tailors, have Mercantile estate in general trade. Muskegon—Veltman furniture D. Vanderwerp succeeding. Arbor—The _ stock of Alvin Wil- sey, dealer in instruments, has & Vanderwerp, dealers, have dissolved, Geo. Ann musical been closed on attachments. Beilaire—Frank Bard has sold his gro- eery stock to F. Seward & Co., who will continue the business at the same loca- tion. Kingsley—Mrs. E. L. Moses has sold her millinery business to Mrs. Creiglow, who will continue the business same location. Omena—S. A. Keyes has purchased a! stock hereafter conduct the new grocery grocery in connection with his bardware busi- Ness. Wayland—John C. Yeakey has pur- interest of Mrs. Pallett in the meat firm of Yeakey & Pallett and will chased ihe produce | at the] in Chicago and will | business | THH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ; continue the business uuder his ow name hereafter. Holland—Notier & VerSchure have dis- solved partnership, the latter retiring from the business. The grocery stock | has been purchased by Fred Zalsman, who will continue the business. Muskegon—l. R. Crossette, who, with | his father, Isaac Crossette, composed the lumber yard firm of Crossette & Son, is winding up the business since the death of his father, and will continue it alone. Muskegon—Fred Brundage, the drug- gist, is preparing to open a branch store in the store room on W. Western avenue, formerly occupied by Fred Neumeister. He is now putting in a stock of books, etc. Otsego—E. J. Rose has purchased of Joseph Derhammer his interest in the grocery firm of Truesdall & Derhammer, and Mr. Truesdall has moved the stock into the building already occupied by Mr. Rose as a grocery store. Traverse City—Ernst Bros., of Oscoda, have leased the new store building of Mrs. Hall, on Union street, South Side, and will open it early next week with a stock of bazaar goods, making a speci- ality of toys and notions for the holiday trade. Whitehall—Geo. F. Sibley has con- cluded to go out of the hardware busi- ness and has offered his entire stock to Gee & Carr. An inventory is being taken and, if satisfactory terms can be reached, Gee & Carr will take the stock and con- solidate it with their own. Sears — McDougall & Holihan, for- merly of Meredith, expect to close a deal with C. V. Priest whereby they become proprietors of his general store at this place. The prospective proprietors are gentlemen of considerable business ex- perience and, in case the transfer takes place, will deal in forest and farm prod- ucts, as well as general merchandise. Detroit—About two years agoa brother of Ezra Craft purchased some rolled spiced bacon from the establishment of Parker, Webb & Co. and took it home. He had some of it cooked for his break- fast but did not relishit. Later Ezra got up for breakfast and partook of the bacon. He immediately took sick and the trouble was laid to the bacon. He has since been under the doctor’s care. About a year ago he brought suit for against Parker, Webb & Co. The case was tried before Judge Hosmer, who directed a verdict for the defendants on the ground that no negligence had It was appealed to the Su- preme Court, which decided that the case ought to have gone to the jury, and a new trial was ordered. This was in pro- gress before Judge Hosmer for several days. The only new testimony was that of one witness, who swore that he had purchased diseased meat from the firm. The jury rendered a verdict of $500. damages been proven. MANUFACTURING MATTERS, Au Sable—H. L. & G. F. Venners suc- ceed A. W. Jahrous in the cigar manu- facturing business. Beaverton—The receiver of the Ton- | kin, Harris & Co. sawmill has decided to start the mill again. Mt. Pleasant—The Mt. Pleasant Lum- ber Co. has purchased a lot of timber |land between Coldwater and Littlefield | lakes in Isabella county. | Bay City—In about three weeks: the | Welch sawmill will shut down, when a ‘band saw will be put in. The mill will start up svun after January 1 for an all; not making this salt ata loss, so that winter run. Bay City—John G. Owen shut down his sawmill at Owendale last week. It has cut about 8,500,000 feet, and has several million feet still on hand at the mill. The planing mill is still in opera- tion. Saginaw — The Michigan Central, Mackinaw division, and the Flint & Pere Marquette will do a comparatively light business in log hauling this winter. Last year these roads hauled 311,000,000 feet of logs. Ludington—The Pere Marquette Lum- ber Co.’s mill closed operations last week. The salt block will run as long as the fuel holds out, and is making more salt this season than ever before in its history. Ludington—Thomas Percy has leased the T. R. Lyon salt block for one year. He will make improvements in it, and run the plant in connection with his own, and thus greatly add to his producing capacity. Butternut—Morse Bros., who are oper- ating the Butternut cheese factory, are negotiating forthe rental of the Palo butter and cheese factory, and, if suc- cessful, intend to begin the manufacture of cheese there in the near future. Bay City—It is now said that McLean & Co. will erect a new sawmill on the site of the one recently destroyed by fire. The location is a very desirable one, and the firm has guarantees of a stock of logs to keep the plant in motion a number of years. Saginaw—J. W. Howry & Son’s logs, brought over from Canada, have been nearly all manufactured at the mill of Green, Ring & Co. They have started camps in Canada and will bank about 20,000,000 feet this winter, or about the same output as last winter. Saginaw—Indications are at present that the output of cedar this winter in northern Michigan will be rather light, for the same causes that operate in other branches of business. The market for cedar is dull and there is not much in- ducement for active operations. West Bay City—A new wooden steam- ship is to be built at Davidson’s yard during the winter. It will have a capa- city for 400,000 feet of lumber. The cost will approximate $100,000. Three other wooden vessels are in course of construe- tion at this yard, and 600 men are fur- nished with steady employment. The value of such an industry in times like these cannot be overestimated. Saginaw—The call for men for the woods continues limited and the labor market is overstocked. Loggers will be able to operate more cheaply than usual this fall and winter as wages range from $5 to $8 a month less than last season, and, with the exception of pork, supplies are cheaper. A number of crews have been sent from the Saginaw valley to Canada and to Lake Superior, although in the Upper Peninsula there is reported a large oversupply of labor, and men are reported willing to work at almost any rate of wages that will insure board and clothes. Manistee—There never has been a time in the history of the salt industry of this State when a man could get a barrel of salt as low as he can to-day. All it is netting the manufacturers is 45 cents for 280 pounds, with a package that costs 10 cents thrown into the bargain. Of course it stands to reason that our mill men are one can readily see that they were mak- ing some money when they were getting 65 to 70 cents a barrel. The total amount of salt manufactured in the State for the past month was 407,336 barrels, of which Manistee contributed 150,804. Up to date this season there has been made in the State 3,124,968 barrels, being 386,000 less than for a like time last year. Manistee—Lumber is bringing fair prices, but there is no great snap to the movement, and we do not look for much for the balance of the season. Sales of piece stuff are made on a basis of $10 for green, and most of our stock is moving as fast as sawed at that figure. A half million feet of hemlock piece stuff was recently sold to one dealer, and 400,000 feet toanother, the price being $6 on dock for short. This was cross-piled stock, and to be moved at once. Shingles are moving much faster than for some time and the accumulations on docks are about worked off. One man that had a large quantity of cedars on dock a month ago has not one left and says he cannot get them fast enough to keep up with his orders. Of course the prices offered are not exorbitant, but they are ones at which a man can live. 2 Attention is directed to the advertise- ment of Holmes & DeGoit, who offer a rare bargain in the shape of a shingle- mill. 41 AND 43 MONROE ST.,, Grand Rapids, Mich. Offers to the trade special inducements for the coming holiday season. THE LARGEST LINE OF NEW TOYS, Jewelry, Bric-a-brac, FANCY DOLLS, everything suitable CROCKERY, PLUSH for holiday presents. MUSIC AND A full line of masks. BOXES, LEATHER Be sure to examine SILV ER- GOODS. our goods and get our WARE. prices. ALBERT N. AVERY, MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT FOR CARPETS ald DRAPERIES, 19 So. Ionia 8t., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Special Sale of Lace and Chenille Curtains, Merchants visiting the Grand Rapids market are invited to call and inspect my lines, which are complete in every respect. In placing orders — me you deal directly with the manufac- urer. ae* 4 >  ae* 4 > THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. J. L. Newberry has opened a grocery store at Seney. The Lemon & Wheeler Company furnished the stock. S. Vander Sehwur has opened a gro- cery store at 214 Alpine avenue. The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. Adrian De Vos, who has conducted a grocery business at 187 Baxter street for the past six years, has closed out his stock and retired from trade. Frank D. Forbush, Secretary and Treasurer of the Stow & Davis Furniture Co., has sold his $10,000 stock in the cor- poration to Edgar Hunting, who will succeed to the position rendered vacant by Mr. Forbush’s retirement. The lat- ter will remain with the company until after the January sales, when he will re- turn to Springtield, Vt., where he was born and raised, joining his father in the banking business. It is understood that Hon. Edwin F. Uhl will retain the presidency of the Grand Rapids National Bank until the annual election, in Jannary, when he will be sueceeded by Enos Putman, who has been acting as President since the removal of Mr. Uhl to Washington. Mr. Putman is a gentleman of sterling busi- ness qualities, positive convictions and excellent judgment and, under his man- agement, the bank will suffer no diminu- tion of its popularity or the strong posi- tion it occupies in the financial world. A Purely Personal. Henry B. Stehiman, the South Arm grocer, died Nov. 10, aged 73 years. Deceased had been postmaster of South Arm for nearly sixteen years. Frank E. Leonard has returned from Kentucky, greatly improved in health and spirits. He tells large stories of his ability as a hunter, but shows no troph- ies of the forest in substantiation of his statements. E. B. Armstrong, the pioneer dry goods merchant of Saranac, died Nov. 12, after an illness of but a few days, at the age of 79. He cleared the stumps from the lots on which he built his store forty-five years ago. He was burned out in the big fire about four years ago, and has not since been in trade. Harry J. Connell, of the drug firm of Holmes & Connell, at Belding, was mar- ried Nov. 9 to Miss Cora M. Devine. The ceremony occurred at the residence of the bride’s brother at Caledonia. The happy couple will go to housekeeping in a new house Mr. Connell has been building during the past summer. S. A. Sears, Manager of the New York Biscuit Co., was married Sept. 12 to Miss Marian Davis, the ceremony occurring at the home of the parents of the bride at Elk Rapids. Both parties to the com- pact are to be congratulated and THE TRADESMAN voices the sentiment of the trade generally in wishing them long life and mucb happiness. H. H. Curtis, junior member of the firm of Curtis & Son, furniture manufac- turers at Charlotte, was in town last week for the purpose of engaging space for the January furniture exposition. His firm has just completed a model fur- niture factory, the main building being of brick, 60x200 feet in dimensions, four stories, with separate fireproof brick buildings for the finishing department and boiler room. The firm owns several ' hundred acres of hardwood timber i Otsego county and will thus be enabled to run several years on its own timber. Chas. McCarty, the Lowell grocer, re- cently went to Luther on a hunting ex- pedition, vowing he would capture a bear before his return home. He saw a bruin, but was so frightened at the sight that he took to his heels and ran several wiles through the woods, with the bear in close pursuit. On reaching town, he hired a couple of boys to capture the bear for him, and, as the animal was sick and tired, it proved an easy matter for the lads. Charley bore the carcass home in triumph, and for the past week has been regaling his friends with stories of his bravery as a bear hunter, exhibiting the skin in proof of his statements, and retailing the carcass at a fancy price— because he killed it himself, you know. — 2 <-> — Gripsack Brigade. S. K. Felton, formerly on the road for Davis & Rankin, is now traveling in this State for Burnap & Burnap, of Toledo. Jas. A. Massie (I. M. Clark Grocery Co.) is entertaining his brother-in-law, M. F. Marsh, who is engaged in the hotel business at Big Sandy, Montana. Jas. G. Cloyes, city salesman for the I. M. Clark Grocery Co., who has been laid up seven weeks with a dislocated shoulder, is able to be about again. W. J. Richards, who covered the Mich- igan trade three years ago for the Michi- gan Whip Co., of Hastings, has engaged to cover the same territory for Justin Seubert, the Syracuse cigar manufac- turer. Mr. Richards will continue to re- side at Union City. J. H. Gibbons, the well known Char- lotte salesman, has engaged to travel for Curtis & Son, the Charlotte furniture manufacturers, during 1894. Mr. Gib- bons is a worker from Workville and will, undoubtedly, make an enviable record in his new connection. Judd E. Houghton is working up a four course lecture by George Francis Train, the eccentric traveler, to be given in Lockerby Hall as soon as the adver- tising features counected with the enter- tainment can be arranged. The adver- tising feature has been worked in the Eastern States with marked success and will probably prove equally popular here. The entertainment of Post E, Saturday evening, was one of the most enjoyable events of the kind ever given by Grand Rapids traveling men. The committee in charge—Messrs. Van Leuven, Dawley aud Lawton—proved to be excellent managers, and Geo. F. Owen distin- guished himself as doorkeeper and gen- eral utility man. Light refreshments were served in the banquet room and the thanks of the Post are extended to the New York Biscuit Co., C. N. Rapp & Co, C. B. Metzger and Bunting & Davis for contributions of cakes and fruit. On the occasion of a railroad disaster, a salesman of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., of Jersey City, N. J., was a passen- ger on the train. His presence of mind saved from more than slight injury a well known clergyman. Subsequently the reverend doctor wrote the company complimenting the salesman, and ex- pressed himself as follows regarding the traveling fraternity: ‘‘Years ago, in a lecture, [remarked that the good Sa- maritan was a commercial tourist (drum- mer). If aman ever wakes up about midnight with the bottom of his coach in the direction of the stars, he will think that lam right. The drummer of Sa- maria had the best of oil and wine. The drummer of Jersey City had the kindest of hearts. The iron horse will dash and the electric light will soon flash through the land whereChrist and his apostles once held sweet converse in regard to who was really our neighbor. Methinks I hear the conductor at Jerusalem say, ‘All aboard for Jericho. Passengers for Moab take seats in the front car.’ The train may be wrecked. If so, | venture to say that the ubiquitous drummer will be the first and the last to administer to the wounded and the dying, while the fat priest and bloated Levite will either be asleep in the Pullman, waiting for the porter to cail them up, or whining about the loss of a silk umbrella or gilt-edged prayer book. The Jersey City drummer will never be known on earth as exten- t ‘sively as the Samaritan, but | am certain | that his name will stand as high and reward be as great in that land where all men will be rewarded according to the deeds of mercy which they perform in this. I know that many of the commer- cial agents have some habits in error. Yet 1 want it distinctly understood that the sexton of the church where | am pas- tor must always invite the commercial drummer to the front seat.” A - Jackson Jottings. W. W. Thomas has secured of groceries formerly owned Blashfield and has removed North Jackson street. @. Walker, Jr., has the remnants of his stock of groceries to D. Shay for some real estate. Mr. Walker goes to Albion College to study for the ministry. the stock by L. Jd. them to disposed of his 5 HARRY : H A RM AN’S a SCHOBL OF WINDOW DRESSING AND DECORATING, A monthly publication. line of business. HOLIDAY EDITION 25 (No stamps. ) 1204 Woman’s Temple, Chicago. Displays for every CLS. Send us % for an outfit guaranteed to bring in at least its cost, and results prove it to b best «ystem in existence. Try it. The ly issmall. No other charge for fees or commis sions, and money will be paid direct to you, not throngh us. lected :o tk periment As to our responsibility, ete., refer to follow ing Detroit Banks: John L. 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GOR, KNOTT & CO, 20-22 No Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MiCH. your inspection or Above are a few cuts of Dolls and Animals sold by the yard, 1214¢ per yard, put up in 20 yard lengths. two to each yard, WE HAVE ALSO THE Gat, Piskaninny, Bow-wow, Yatters, Monkey, And Small Kittens, They are a great Christmas seller. ORDER SAMPLES AT ONCE. P. Steketee & Sons, GRAND :RAPIDS.  6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 1 Disadvantages of the Pass Book from | Dry Goods Price Current. | the Consumer’s Standpoint. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. Annie Baily Ormsbee in Harper’s Bazaar. | Adriatic .. q ‘“ Arrow Brand 4% In spite of the expense and bother of | — ix oe 6 _ = Wide. 6 : ee a ge eet | Ateete AA... 6 - 2... 4% doing business on the credit system, Atlantic A...2.. 6% |Full Yard Wide..... 6% there are but few tradesmen but welcome | fe 6%|Georgia A.......... 6% a customer who allows his bills to run, | ie : oe 5 ~aeenee Widih...... 6 . . sing the » ps — _| ee 6 areera.A ......... 5 well knowing that the patronage will be | eee (oa 5% larger in that way than on a cash basis. | amory.............. kink AA. 6% Most people order many things that tbey | Archery Bunting... 4 |King EC. 5 do not need when they have credit. | FeO a. gar ee There is a curious attractiveness in not | Black Crow........- 6 | Newmarket G ee 5% paying to-day what may be paid to-mor- | Black Rock ........ 6 | 5 row. There is an airy, alluring unreal- | Ganalel a eee Bi c ity about the cost of things bought on | Cavanat V.......... 5 “ credit, and an illusive quality about an —— el. 3 —_— R. 5 ‘ > that is be ours » or | Clifton CR......... 544/Our Level Best..... 6 m mey t vat is = yurs to-morrow, or a... as 8 next week, or nextmonth. One hundred | pwight Star......... 6%|Pequot.............. dollars to come is apt to have an appar- | Clifton CCC.. . 5%|Solar...... ay ,ower 20 per eent. greate ‘ 1 |Top of the Heap... it powe per cent. greater than aj ee ciate 7 . 6 = hundred dollars already possessed; but,|aBC. ........... 84|Geo. 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T)Lonedale...... - @8% : ie : Cleveland ...... 633) Middlesex.... .. 5 in no set of domestic bills is this slip- | Dwight Anchor. ” Bel ae @ 7% ping = buying more and more, little - as, shorts 8 |Oak — —— eee ts 3 a (iwaerds............6 (Our Ow : 8% by li . here 25 cents and there 10 cents | E “9 \Pride of t the Went.” 2 — - 1% and ma nest, s@ Geperal as im bills fories 1... = 7%4|Rosalind. clothing and for food. Of the two bills} Fruit of ‘the Loom. 8% Sunilght... on Ae 4% vrocer’s is » wors The no | Pe .....--. & Fon 8. os the grocer’s is the worst. When money | iit Pitan, 7 |“ Nonpareil ..10 % is not paid down for tabvie supplies it al-| Fruttof the Loom X. 7|Vinyard............. . most inevitably follows that while adopt- | Fairmount.. . . mcs enn 6 ing the credit system you at the same | Full Value.......... 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Then follow a weary jogging of memory, — a @oops. a uagging of the cook and an irritating | Hamilton .........- : {Nameless. . ree BO dispute, from which the housekeeper — 103 os cat cain MK EEE a i a a a e we ewe amet comes out beaten, and has to acknowl-/| gq Cashmere......29 “ ne edge under her breath that the butcher Nameless ... ....... 16 . + was right. ce al ee H Charging and aeeerine are largely re-| Goraline .. .. .....89 50/Wonderful. .. 84 50 sponsible for the pernicious habit of pay- | Schilling’s. . 9 0O0/Brighton.. ........ 4% st month’s bills wi Lis ». | Davis Waltsts S Oeporrers .......... 9 00 ing last month’s bills with this month | Grand Rapids..... 4 50/Abdominal........ 15 00 money. Hardly any self-denial is too} great to be practiced to get out of this | Armory co RSET JEANS ed rai nial ele ie | inenen gein..... oh . T4|Rockpo cued ee . 6% a 4 chain of 4 a ve ty Wether) Biddeford... senseser es 6 |Conestoga........... 7% is entitled to enjoy the fruits of his toil; | Brunswick. . 6%|Walworth ..... i but when, added to wasteful purchases, | : . 4 = ini ii 5% oonds d annov lisputes over | Allen turkey reds.. o erwick fancies. poorer goods and annoying disputes over |“ sal :. 54% |Clyde Robes items, a person is harassed over bills too big to be paid, when the dreary plan of; ‘“ a: & ‘purple 5% Charter Oak es 4% u . 54%|DelMarine cashm’s. 5% pink checks. j t dail e o% ee mourn’g 5% robbing Pete Baas Ag E a begin » and | “ gtaples ...... 5 |Eddystone fancy... 5% the strain of all sorts of contriving to| + — ghirtings... 4 | “chocolat 5% lighten the load pulls one’s temper, then | American fancy.... 5 an rober ... 5% indeed are the bitter results of the credit | Americanindigo. : | Hamilton taney. oe system felt to their fullest. | Argentine Grays... 6 | taple . 5% There are many legitimate opportuni-! Anchor Shirtings... 4 ‘Manchester ancy... 5% ne new era. 5% eal ok a i fn enepial calec Arnold : tie: to take advantage of spe cial : ales oT | Deka Mee... |Merrimack D fancy. 5% chances to buy articles in bulk, which “long cloth B. 94/ Merrim’ ckshirtings. 4 are a help in managing an income. But . a 8% if future earnings are all mortgaged to] ,, century cloth 7) |Pactfic fancy... ~ meet past bills there can be no help “ green seal TR 10%|Portsmouth robes... 6% from such sources. The man who runs ** “yellow seal. _= Simpson mourning.. om naa : ‘ “ a ‘ up a bill should pay interest on his ac- eerEe® - - - % inci oe 5% / tea . rhe’ ted. .10 % _ eount after three months. Viewed ina Ballon solid black. Washington indigo. ao selfish light, leaving out of account those - satel colors. . a. is ~onle made s ; . , vo ue, green ‘* India ro people made to suffer innocently from ae orange cs ti plain Try XX Bs the practice of paying some other day, berlin a... we there is everything to gain and nothing oil blue... : ongue =" . Sein ghar : : ve ca “« green .. etnies ap s0e8 except 8 bit of pride wa r denials “ Fonlards 54) Martha Washington of tastes or appetites, by forsaking the “ red % wre key red ™% pass book and adopting the cash system, ct F w+ + DY} Martha ashington with its twin companion, the coupon | | o * 94XKXK = lniverpa ents ~ book, which practically puts all store | | Cocheco ae 5 |Windsorfancy...... 6 transactions on a cash basis. « one ers. ; ) : oa ee OOF | wills. ndigo blue....... ee | - ee... 5 (Bearmony......... - A New Jersey man claims to be ‘‘the| | ini RIAA = ick rj iverse.”’ is ‘tec. oskeag AC - IPGQIACA..... ....-00- chicken king of the universe.”’ His “‘ec- | pooniiton N a “soak Aaa 16 calobeon,’’ or artificial hatching estab- | “ So 8%| York. ... .. 10% lishment, turns out 250,000 chickens a} . Awning.. + — River... aa 7% year. He keeps 2.000 laying hens and | First Prise ..-.--....10% weno wal rie buys all the fresh and fecund eggs that | Lenox es ae .......... 16 are offered him. COTTON D , : | Atlanta, D.......... et Bins acm Every production of genius must be; Boot... ne exiNo Name 7% the production of enthusiasm. | Games, &........... [Top of Heap........ 9 DEMINS. Amoskeag...... ... .. {Columbian brown. .12 . 7. .......- Everett, pene... 12% ™ brown ..... . brown. ....12% hee... 11% Haymaker iee..... T% Beaver Creek oS brown... aa . . 9 jJaffrey........ _ o os. Lancaster ..... ‘i Boston. Mfg Co. br.. 7 Lawrence, Poe... 13% blue 8% No. 220....13 “* d4 twist 10% : No. 250....11% Columbian os nl 10 - No. 280....10% 19 GINGHAMS. Ameen ...... ---- 6% Lancaster, staple... 6 ‘* Persian dress 7 fancies . 7 . Canton .. 7 - Normandie 8 . ac. 5... 10%|Lancashire.......... 6 i Teazle...10%|Manchester......... 5% oe Angola. .10% eee: 6% ox Persian.. 7 |Normandie.. 7% Arlington staple.... 644/Persian. ane Arasapha fancy.... 4%/Renfrew Dress.. a 7% Bates Warwick dres 744|Rosemont.. a ae staples. 6 Slatersville .. ...... 6 Centennial......... 10s¢iSomerset....... .... 7 Criterion ......- irre... ......... ™% Cumberland staple. Sh Toil du Nord.......10% Cumberland. . oe. ...........- ™% es, eee a ‘© seersucker.. 7% ee... sc. Ti werwiee.... .-...- 7 Everett classics ..... 84|Whittenden......... 8 Bxposiuon.......... 7% “ heather dr. 7% neeeee.. 1... 6% _ indigo blue 9 Glemarver.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta ——- os Glenwood...... a Westbrook...... meee... ..... 6% re “10 Jobnson Vhalonel %/Windermeer.... .... 5 . indigo blue 94%/York .... .........- 6% - zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS. Amoskeag. . -14 |Georgia cee 14% ee ee eae i a _. Amerions...., -..... 14%) : THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's ...... a Comer, J. &F....... = Mareeairs.......... 81 Holyoke foe oe ae ee 22% KNITTING COTTON, White. Colored. White. Colored a = ino. MM... 42 " .......-28 — i oe 43 - 2... -— 1 ae 43 - =... 41 - 2... 45 CAMBRICS, ao... 444(Edwards........... 4% White Gter......... Gijilockwood...... ... 4% ore... 444 |Wood’s Lou cles Newmarket......... 4% Brunswick . i. oo RED FLANNEL. hn ee ee a eee. eee 32% Tere oe .--..-..- 30 jJR F, ee. _. Maselees ..........279% Buckeye bes ane MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid. = Corsa .........0% Re ce Si Western W ......... 18% ae... 6. ar er... ........... 18% 6 ox Western........ 20 |Flushing XXX......23% Coe B......... i. 224%|Manitoba...........23% DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless ..... : 9 C 9 o10% | ee %@10 | . 12% eee AND PADDING Slate. Brown. Black. Brown. Black. 9 9% Gy 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%] 11% 11% 11K 11% 11% 11%)}12 12 12 12% 123 1254|20 20 20 DUCKS. Severen, 8 oz........ Be West Point, 8 oz....10% Mayland, so... -. 10% . Ha ... Greenwood, 7% oz.. 9%/Raven, 100z......... 13% Greenwood, 8 oz. 111% Stark eee 13% Boston, 6 on......... 10% /Boston, 10 os........ 12% WADDINGS. Wate Oek.,....-.. 25 |Per bale, 40 dos. ...83 56 Colored, dos.......-. - Meee ~~ (....... 7 BO SILESIAS. Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 10% Se Oee.... > eeeee.............. 9 ” ..... :.10% Bedford. _. 10% . Best AA.. ..12%) Valley Clty... iasae ce 1% | isk s bene ween TR ikke bbaky ohne 10% SEWING SILKE. Corticelli, dos....... 85 {Corticelli knitting, twist, doz. .4¢ per %oz ball . 30 50 yd, doz. .40 HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS. No 1 Brk & White..10 [No 4 BIl’k & White..15 ay 2 “ 12 “ 8 “ 20 a ” ie "= - oa PINS. No 2—20,M C....... : To 4—15 .f 3%...... 40 - 2-10, 80........ mh No 2 White & Bk. 12. ‘INo 8 8 ‘White & BI’k..20 = - a a 10 28 ee é oo re “ 12 a7 | SAFETY PINS. en me eee. eee wen % NEEDLES—PEB M. a 1 40|Steamboat.... ... i eee” EEE NS 1 35|Gold aT 150 Mar eee oie Eb Oe... .. sce 1 00 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....175 64... 5—4....165 6—4...2 30 OTTON TWINES. Cotton Sail Twine. ees... 7 ee 12 Rising Star . Ply: ym snag bead codes 18% 3-ply.. ot Anchor . [morte Oter.......... 20 Bristol . 2.13 |Wool eeneaee 4 ply17% pga Valley. e; Powhatta: PLAID OSNABURGS Alabama. . - 6%|Mount enees.. - 6% Alamance.. .... 6%|Onelda. . 1. ee a oe 7% Prymont . si ou Ar 88 oo. ‘....... 6 |Randelman. . , al ou 64|Riverside........... i Granit .sse+e-. 53 |Sible ra Ce ea 6% Haw River wee 5 |Tol ee ee 2 og esi eee. 5 RATE REDUCED FROM $2 To $1.25 PER DAY AT THE Kent Hotel, Directly opposite Union Depot, GRAND RAPIDS. Steam Heat and Electric Bells. Every- thing New and Clean, BEACH & BOOTH, Prop’rs. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. D. A. BLopeeErtt, President. Gro. W. Gay. Vice-President. Wm. H. ANpERsON, Cashier, Jno A. Seymour, 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. Rathbone John Widdicomb. N. A. Fletcher, CROU PECKHAM’S CROUP REMEDY is the Chil :ren’s Medicine for Colds, Coughs, Whooping-Cough, Croup, Pneumonia, Hoarseness, the Cough of Measles, and kindred complaints of Childhood. Try Peckham’s Croup Remedy for the children and be convinced of its merits. Get a bottle to- day, you may need it tonight! Once used al- retest ne" WHOOPING GOUGH “My customers are well pleased with that in- valuable medicine—Peckham’s Croup Remedy. I recommend it above all others for children.’ H. Z. CarnreEnter, Druggist, Parixsville, Mo. S. M. Lemon. ‘‘Peckham’s Croup Remedy gives the best sat- isfaction. Whenever a person buys a bottle I will guarantee that customer will come again for more, and recommend it to others.” C, H. Puiuuips, Druggist, Girard, Kansas. BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Eaton, Lydd & C0, 20 & 22 Monroe &t., OUR FULL LINE OF 5 I =—lU i Now ready, including a large assortment of ALBUMS, TOILET SETS and NOVELTIES. THE LARGEST LINE OF DOLLS SHOWN IN THE STATE. a a iy é y se a” s ‘-* “ ain  —s se a” s b> ~ ni ‘THR; MICHIGAN TRADES MAN (Concluded from 3d page.) too. Who blames you?”’ “I don’t see why not. I don’t live in a glass bouse any more than some other people. Don’t you think its time to go in?’ “No.” He said it very peremptorily. He hesitated before he went on: ‘*What do you think of a fellow who made up his mind to make a_ beautiful girl like him as much as possible, and not care a snap for her—and ended up by being so much in love with her that he couldn’t think of anything else, while she didn’t eare a snap for bim?” ‘‘| think he was very indiscreet. was he sure?” “Of what?” “That she didn’t care ‘*Eleanor!’’ “No, don’t come near me! you something first. What do you think of a girl who, when she hears a young man is coming, paints her with war paint, gets out her tomahawk, and subjugate him, and instead another scalp to his belt?” ‘*Kleanor!” ‘“‘How bold you are to call me Eleanor, Mr. Anderson, when we have known each other only such ashorttime! And— well, I declare—you dear old thing!’’ RoBERT BEVERLY HALE. > 2. i Status of the Deane Failure at Wood- land. P. T. Colgrove, assignee of C. C. Deane, the Woodland elothier, favors THE TRADESMAN with a list of the creditors and the amount owed each, as follows: us? You can’t, can But a snap for him.” I must ask intends to merely adds Rice, Sayward & Whitten Bros., Boston %394 00 Marsh Bros. & Pierce, Boston........... 214 36 Miner & Beal, Boston.... a 116 00 White Bros., Boston........ ... os 152 10 United Shirt & Coilar Co., Chicago..... 24 Kalamazoo Pant & Overall Co., Kala- mazoo,. dae 6 50 Desbec her, ‘Weile & Co., ‘Batale.. || 324 25 Wile Bros , Buffalo.. i 78 00 On Bide. Battale wt % Weed, Coburn & Co., Totego........... 48 71 Stein, Block & Co., Rochester.......... 646 64 Eggeman & Duquid, Toledo.. es 66 78 mC Shaw & Ca. Toledo............... 170 30 M. H. Marker & Co., Cincinnati........ 207 00 M. H. Soloman, (Hoehne mn 6S *Walter Buhl & Co., Detroit............ 394 42 *Stanton, Morey & Co., Detroit........ 1,126 67 *Schloss Bros. & Co., Detroit... 427 75 S. A. James, Detroit. eles yeu 252 03 Meier Schucknecht, Detroit...... 41 10 Weil, Stern & Co., Rochester........... 742 00 Levinson & Stern, Rochester........... 120 13 William C ee George C. Garlic. Woodland ........... 92 42 i. Thibout, Moog. |... ...... 25 00 *Frank F. Hilbert, Woodland.......... 1,200 00 “frank Deane, Woedland.............. 1,500 00 S Vou wooe..................... Le Cooper, Wells & Co., St. Joseph........ 50 58 Otsego Manufacturing Co. Otsego.... 187 25 Eclipse Manufacturing Co. Sterling, a 2% % Stephen Ballard ee, New York PT oc ee 112 00 +Daniel Striker, Agt. . Hastings. _. 750 00 Geo, Tinkler Hastings ee, 60 00 *W. 8. Fork & Co, Syracuse, &. Y..... 2,781 Ou *Secured. +Real estate mortgage. The appraised value of the personal property is $7,084.60; aetual cost, $8.,- 917.77; real estate, $5.58. The real es- tate consists of a brick vloeck, on which there are two mortgages value. for about the 2 Better Than the Genuine. Some time ago it was suggested in the papers that one could profitably make counterfeit dollars out of good coin silver. It appears that some sharp fellow has acted on the suggestion, and such dollars have recently turned up in some towns of West Virginia. The only trouble about them is that the counterfeiter has over- done the thing a little, and the bad dollars are a little too large. They ring and feel all right, and are made of stand- ard coin silver, but they will not pass through the bankers’ guages. There are said to be 2,000 of them circulated in various parts of that State, and ordinary people are unable to detect them. a Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverence. STAND BY THE POLICY, Sublime, Patriotic, and National, OF America for the Residents of America. Donot abandon the system which gives the country the best Opportunities for its Farmers, Mechanics, and Young People. they have ever had! No Interference with the Pro- tective Tariff and no Repeal! Trample Upon every proposition for Unlimited Free Coinage of Silver Dollars which are worth only 72 cents on the dollar. Make them worth a full Dollar. The $145,000 000 of National Bank Notes with- drawn from circulation since 1881 have been re- placed by over #325 (00.000 of Silver which has been put out. Now make the people’s silver money worth its face, for your own benefit! Reserve the Public Lands for actual settlers and save them from monopo lies and speculators! Protect and encourage the actual settler! 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Daily, inseluding Sunday, $10. Tribune separately $2. Tribune Almanac for 1894, ready in January, 25 cents, all previous numbers eclipsed. THE TRIBUNE, NEW YORK. Semi-Weekly, The Sunday Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. Snell’s.. SS 60 i ek ake redad cee anus 40 Tone eoneene...... :.................. 25 Jonnie’, Testeaton ..............--..... 50&10 AXES. First o—-. eee $7 00 B. Bronze . | ' 3 m © Oe 2... wk 8 00 ' eee... 13 50 BARROWS. dis. Railroad # 14 00 a net 3000 BOLTS dis. Chee ee 50&10 Carriage ee 75&10 eS oe ees Ne aa ee 7 ‘BUCKETS. saa $350 Wer, @yiver............-..... i 4 to cae, din. Cast Loose Pin, figur .- 708 Wrought Narrow, want Bast joint..........60&.0 Wrought —— coe ose cena e ee 60é10 2 HAMMERS. ee... te 60&10 Maydole SG... 1... Gis 2 Wirouees busiae Bild. .....................- 60:10 ————————— an 2 eee eee Yerkes & Plumb’s ee ris. 40ds1t Rice, Cope ......-...............-.... 70810 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..... wo Hist 6 Blind, ———<—-.. 70&19 | Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand R00 40& 1! OEE EE 70 HINGES. BLOCKS. ene Clarks, 1,2,3.....- Ever 18.60 1&1 °- - er doz. net, 2 5 Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892. . €0&10 | Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 fn. 4% 14 and CRADLES. Mmer ... . rene 3% ny dis. 50&02 | Screw Hook and Eye, %. net =i : ' a _... : net 8st CROW BARS. ss “ ‘s Co net 7 eee Gece... ............. perb 5 . « {...- net 7% CAPs, Strap aud T a a ais a 5 1 14 { GERS. dis, Here x -_— ie es Pee oo Barn Door Kidder Mfg. C Wood track 50d 1 D eee le 35 | Champion, jel tieicn... ‘a HOT + a a en | Kidder. wood track ...... : 4 . ee | Seat CARTRIDGES | Pot. ........... oe . B01 Rim Fire.... pe ee 56 | Kettles. BOE 1¢ Comival Five. ..... ......... . Gis. 2 /| Spiders .. 60&10 CHISELS. dis | Gray enameled. 0&1 . m a HOUSE Ft RNISHING eoobs. meoemas Weveeee. ck. t...,., : 7O&10 | Stamped Tin Ware new list Tu p-coirait bscns eg a — Japanned Tin Ware : 25 a tat oescenss ss. SO! Grentia iron W are _ new list 33% &10 Becket Siew 70410 | > ’ ODA. 7 ~< ' Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.. 40 | B, ight a oa VIBE ac Screw Eyes COMBS. ai, | a ’ ) ook's..... —_ - oe wie Gate Hooks and Eyes. : CHALK. | Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s White Crayons, per gross.... ....12@12% dis, 10 | ROPES COPPER, | Sisal, % tnch aud larger 4g Planished, 14 oz cut tosize... .. per pound =.28 | Manilla shina it . 14x52, eee 14000 .......... ai . Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60... ........... ere caer Cold Rolled; 14x48.................-. : Sac sti ( sss si a a. DRILLS. dis, | ce ee ee Morse’s Bit Stocks.. 501 Nos. 10 to 14... 05 829 Taper and straight Shank). fa 50 | Nos. 15 to 17 ... 405 3 af Morse’s Taper Shank.......... .- 501 Nos. 18 to 21.... 4 05 3 0F DRIPPING PANS. a 22 to = “. 4% 31 ! 4 S ar, Sinall aiios, ser pound .........%...........- a7 | ae 5 to. 2 a : = Targo aises, per pound. |. 8... oe a ees ee ELBOWS. | wide not less than 2-10 extra Com. 4 piece, 6 in. a dos. net = soo «|S BAND PAPER. COeregeeoe............ to Elst ect 19. oe ..... soe... dis. 40810 , SASH CORD. EXPANSIVE BITS ni co ase bad «ipa aabdll a : _ ro A.... : : ' %E Clark’s, small, B18; ——. a... 30 | “ White B.. a: Ivee’ 1 Sis: 2 ei: 3... 25 “ ee i ms FILES—New List. aa | si White ¢ ‘ 3 icicle Re ee 60410 | Discount, 10. New Amortenn - 60K 10 | : RASH WEIGHTS — 8 ..60&10|] solid Eves ....._ .” : : a gus Meters .......... ws 50 | i ' | saws. r na falters Mads hea ecu e ee te eee 50 ‘aad. ” 3 GALVANIZED IRON | Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot, Nos. 16 to 20; 2 and 24; List 12 13 14 2% and %; 27 28 | 15 16 Special Steel Dex X Cuts per foot Special Stee! Dia. X Cuts, per foot i Discount, 60 : i rg org and Electric Tooth GAUGES. dis. ee i a Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s. a ae yet KNOES—New List. dis. | Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .... 3 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings ..........-.-. 55] Oneida Community, Hawley Norton’s . Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 56 | Mouse, choker... see ner da Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55} Mouse. delusion : 81.50 per ana Door, porceluin, trimmings _.............. 55 WIRE dis Drawer and Shutter, porcelain............. . 70} Bright Market.... ..... a ie LOCKS-—DOOR. 8. led Market Cee 7 Russell & Irwin Mfg. © = "es new list ..... 55 Sak Market. : Mallory, Wheeler & Co is ceas 55 Th ined Market. oo Loa Granford’s ..... Dee e nee hep ase eu ce 55 | Coppered Spring Steel. : : Ki Merwe e........................ 55] Barb ed. Fence, galvai rized 2 3 MATTOCKS. : painted ...... _ 246 Adze Eyes bee niet as s1 sd. re OO, Cin, GF HORSE NAILS. ee $15.0), die. 60} au Sable i ce Hont’s cats Oey aM OO ie es ce cass one. i MAULS. dis. | Northwestern..... 10 Sperry & Co.’s, Poat, handled... WRENCHES al apes die. | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled FI Coffee, Parkers Co.8........ .....- . 40| Coe’s Genuine _... Be P. 3. & W. Nite. Co.'s Malleabies.. 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought. Tf “Landers, Ferry & Cle :k’s............ 3! Goe’s Patent. malleable : we} ‘‘ Eueereeee ....----.--.-.- ie 30 | MISCELLANEOUS cia MOLASSES GATES. dis. Bird Cages ... « Stebbin’s Pattern.. : a --60419 | Puorops. Cistern "It Stebbin’s Genuine. ............2-.---- &&10 | Screws. New I ist ie} Euterprise, self-measuring............ ~e-- | Casters, Beda d Plate........... sual NAILS Dampers, American..... 4{ Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods Ri Stocl MALS, DAKO......--...- ences -- -eee- 1 50 METALS, Wire ae 1 75@1 380 ac ~~ Pie lLeree...... ee oe HE on, | Pig Bars..... . ee 281 oF ZINC, 35 | Juty: Sheet, 24c per pound 45 | 600 pound Casks.............. oe. 6% 45} Per pound..................---..-2 202-5 +e. 7 50 SOLDER. 60 | DH .--- eee eee eee eee es eeu ceee. 1¢ 7s | Bxtra Wiping ................ v 0) The prices of the many other qualities ot 1 29 | solder in the market fudicated by nrivaie brand: 1 60 | Vary according to composition. 16D) . ANTIMONY 85 oe ee - per pound 75 | Hallett’s........... _ ‘ 90 TIN—MELYN GRADE. v5 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal...................+- -.o7 90 14x20 IC, " ed pees Women cues ey 7 @ 1 10 10x14 IX, . baa eet ais 92 70 14x20 IX ' 9 2E 80 Each additional X on this grade, $1.75. “ 6 90 | TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE, OT : 5) 34) pauper nanS ‘= PLANES. dis. 10x14 Ix. oo 8 ae Sia RRR OA) | 14x20 IX, Zo er icoe re ercenmat ease ——— ee } “a a ri ele de 81.50 7 Sandusky Tool Co.'s, fancy............ .. @4o; Bach addit tonal X on this grade 91.50. Bench, first quality....... Je tese sees sseeeeeees @40 14x20 IC poe. ieee Stanley Rule and Level Co,.’s wood. . 50810 14x20 Ix’ i me = Fry, Acmi amiae - aie010 | 20228 IC, : r Seed ace sess 9 PROMO. . 2. 220 oe cee eee cess cece sees és + Common, polished Le aE dis. 70 | re cd ;, Allaway Grade.......... 7 = re on = msi “« “ Oa ea Tie... ........................ o| ae mh i a cro ae Copper Rivets and Burs.................+- - 0-10 BOULUD SEER Yau PLATS, PATENT FLANISHED IRON, | 14x28 a $14 00 “A” Wood's patent planished, Nos, 24 = Pe oe ee 15 00 ‘““B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20) 14x56 IX, for No, 8 Boilers, a pound.... 10 00 Broken packs 4c per pound extra. | 14x60 TX, ' 9  ; : j 3 $ 4 8 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Best Interests of Business Men. Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, TRADESMAN COMPANY. ‘ne Dollar a Year, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and xddress, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the matling address of their papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at Grand Rapids post office as second- class matter. 3#@" When writing to any of our advertisers, | please say that you saw their advertisement in | THe MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1893, THE COUNTRY’S FIRE WASTE. The statisties of losses by fire, as pub- lished by the New York Journal of Com- merce, have just been issued, covering the totals for the year up to the close of October. an increase over the The month of October showed preceding month, month in the the extent of $2,000,000, in round figures. The total, $11,014,000, even after allowing for the with last nevertheless, very large. The total for the year to the close of October but falls below the same two preceding years to more favorable comparison year, is, is still very much ahead of last year, the increase being $24,000,000 in round fig- ures. When it is remembered that insurance rates have been raised toa greater or less extent all over the country the con- tinued increase in the fire waste is extra- ordinary. While the moral hazard has undoubtedly something to do with the large losses, the steady increase in the spite of the measures adopted during the past year, losses, in precautionary proves the existence of some abnormal causes which are primarily responsible for the tremendous waste. The loss in this country by fire is very much heavier in proportion than in any While it is true that the loss fails primarily on country. the underwriters, the actual ultimate damage is to the nation $150,000,000 in a year, which is probably what the waste will amount to this year, is a heavy drain as a whole, and a loss of even to as rich a country as this. It isa fortunate thing for the unse- cured creditors of Nelson, Matter & Co. that the United States Court bas changed the relation of the Michigan Trust Co. from that of assignee to receiver, as that institution has established a reputation for suecessfully insolvent estates which places it in the front rank. The Trust Co. assumed control of the R. G. Peters Salt and Lumber Co. when it was hopelessly conducting bankrupt, but the re- markable business capacity of President Withey and his associates, fortified by the financial strength of their corpora- tion, has brought order out of chaos and has given, or will give, every patient THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. creditor 100 cents on the dollar, besides turning back a magnificent property into | the hands of the original owners of the |company. While the Trust Co. cannot | be expected to bring about any such re- sult for the creditors of Nelson, Matter & Co., all interested in the failure are now assured that they will realize all that skillful management can possibly produce. A Minnesota merchant, who was com- pelled to gointo bankruptcy, issues the following manly statement to his credit- ors: ‘‘It has been the greatest sorrow of my life to know that through my misfor- tune others have suffered, but I trust that I may yet be of service in assisting the closing up of matters to the benefit of my creditors It is my purpose to de- | vote the balance of my life to the task of making good the losses of those who have suffered through my business reverses.” | | Two Things Which Puzzle Some People. | From the Owosso Times. Two things relating to Owosso strike the Times as peculiar and unexplainable. First, why the business men of the city sit idly by and make no protest regarding the license charged transient dealers who come to Owosso to sell on our streets a lot of poor trash at big prices. The Council ought not to wait to be requested to raise the license charged this class of fellows. As business men, to whom the interests of the city have been entrusted, they should see that this class of men hurt not only the seller but also the buyer, as most of the goods sold are of the poorest quality. The fee per day now exacted is 32. It should be raised to not less than $5, and, better still, to $10. Owosso from every point of view will be better off if this class of dealers are not allowed to sell a dollar’s worth of any class of merchandise. The few paltry dollars paid into the city treasury do not in any wise compensate the loss to the home dealers or to purchasers. We ask the Council to carefully consider this matter and take some action to remedy the evil at the next meeting. The second unexplainable thing is why Owosso business men patronize every ‘‘fake” advertising scheme which is pre- ;sented to them. From conversations | with many of our dealers we feel sure | that they know that most of the schemes are humbugs of the worst kind. Take, for instance, the paper bag fiend who represents to advertisers that he will | print 10,000 bags and then really prints three or five thousand, or the ‘‘fakir’’ who gets out a railway directory to con- sist of 5,000 copies, when, in fact, it rarely exceeds 500, and then most of these are left in the office where the work is done, a few being taken away to make collections with. Whoever stops to read an advertisement on a paper bag, especially when it is printed with a dozen others? Who sees a railway or business directory a week after it is thrown around? The money given to those traveling *‘fakirs”’ is simply thrown away. We have known many of them to take away from $30 to $45 clear for two | days’ work. We believein the use of ; printer’s ink, but not in this way. The Same money spent in a_ legitimate way with the printers of the city would do the merchant mapy times the good it does, and then he would not be asked an exorbitant price. Will some one tell us why these schemes are patronized? Ai ee From Out of Town. Calls have been received at THE TRADESMAN Office during the past week from the following gentlemen in trade: J. F. Gauweiler, Croton. E. J. Manshum, Fisher. | H.W. Worden, Boon. ; J.C. Neumann & Co., Dorr. | J. L. Cavey, Reno. | Frank Smith, Leroy. Den Herder & Tannis, Vriesland. Brooks & Whitten, Grattan. C. A. Vandenbergh,. Howard City. E. Boersma, Oakdale Park. Thurston & Co., Central Lake. | j i j j Death of A. G. Butler, the Frankfort Lumberman. FRANKFORT, Nov. 14—A. G. Butler, the leading lumberman of this place, is dead. Mr. Butler was one of the pioneer sawmill men of the town and his mill turned out about all the pine that was sawed here. Years ago Erastus Corning owned a large tract of pine on the Betsie River and made a contract with Hall & Lincoln to cut, drive, saw and pile this pine at Frankfort for $7 a thousand, which was a big figure, and they made a lot of money atit. Hall & Lincoln, not wishing to be bothered with a sawmill, contracted with Butler to saw and pile for $2 a thousand, and for years he turned out regularly about 20,000,000 feet of pine lumber. It need not be re- marked that on such a contract Butler grewrich. A few years ago the pine was all cut out and since that time the mill has been sawing hemlock and hard- woods. This season it has been cutting hemlock for Houseman & Munro, of Mus- kegon, the cut having been sold early in the spring tothe S. K. Martin Lumber Co., of Chicago. No More Holiday Presents Nor Bread Peddling. JACKSON, Nov. 16—An _ adjourned meeting of the Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion was held this evening, with ex- President C. G. Hill in the chair, for the purpose of considering the holiday pres- ent and the bread peddling question. The Committee on Petition, relative to the discontinuance of giving holiday presents, reported that they had secured the signatures of nearly all the grocers, and that every one seemed heartily in favor of the movement. On motion, the report was received and the matter was placed in the hands of a committee to draft a suitable heading for printing and have the petition and names published in the daily papers. The bread question was discussed at length and was amicably settled by an agreement of the wholesalers to sign an agreement to stop peddling from the wagon to private houses. W. H. Porter, Sec’y. meena —-_ 2 at The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market is unchanged from a week ago. The demand is not strong, as there is a general impression that prices will be further reduced about the time Congress meets in December. Raw sugars have declined 1-16e during the week and are weak at the decline. —--~ -2 a Business Change at Kendallville. KENDALLVILLE, Ind., Nov. 20—L. E. Kruger has sold an interest in his drug stock to U. A. Long, and the firm will hereafter be known as Long & Kruger. Mr. Long was formerly of the firm of Long & Kennedy, druggists at Bryan, Ohio. ei A novel idea for dealers carrying on an umbrella and cane business is prac- ticed by a cigar retailer. He suspends outside of his shop one of the large red umbrellas which swing about in the breeze, and advertise the fact that um- brellas are sold there; but from each rib point hangs a hollow tin cigar about eight inches long, suspended by the head, and having ash painted on the bottom end; these swing around with the umbrella, and occasionally rattle against each other, and the more windy it is the more attention they attract. ————_— > -o-< $$ Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association. President, J. A. Smits; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. Official Organ—MIcHIGAN TRADESMAN, PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Carefully selected Greenings, Spys and Baldwins command $3 per bbl. No. 2 stock is held at $2@3.25 per bbl. Beans — Dry stock is coming in freely, Handlers pay $1.40 for country cleaned and $1.50 for country picked. Butter—Weaker and lower, due to the remark- able increase in the consumption of butterine and oleo. Dealers pay 20@2Ic for choice dairy, holding at 22@23c. Creamery is slow sale at 28c. Cabbage—Home grown, #2@3 per 100. Carrots—20c per bushel. Cranberries—Cape Cod are a little stronger, | commanding #2.25 per bu. and $6.25 per bbl. Jer- seys are in moderate demand at 25c less. Celery—Home grown commands 15e per doz. Eggs—The market is about the same as a week ago. Handlers pay 18c, holding at 20c per doz. Grapes—New York Concords command 20c per 8-lb. basket. Catawbas bring 25c, while Malagas in 55-lb. kegs bring $4@5. California Tokays are the cheapest ever known at this market, com- manding #1.25 per 4 basket crate. Honey—White clover commands 16c per Ib, dark buckwheat brings 13@14c. Lettuce—Grand Rapids forcing, 18¢ per Ib. Onions—Home grown are weak and slow of sale, owing to the large amount of stock thrown on the market. Handlers pay 35c, holding at 45¢ per bu. Spanish are in small demand at $1.25 per crate. Potatoes—The market fs a little more bouyant than a week ago, handlers paying 45c here and 40@42c at outside buying points. Squash—Hubbard, 1%c per Ib. Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command 83.75 and Baltimores #2.75 per bbl. ' Turnips—25e per bu. a POULTRY. Local dealers pay as follows: DRESSED. PO ee 8 eee 1214@13 Me ec 0 @ie Cerone... eee, so OILs. The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows: BARRELS. meee 8% aon WwW. W. Mich Heattiont .. _..... 74 ition (A @ 6% eye Ce. dk... eels... @ 7% Cylinder ...... ey 27 Engine ..... eee ees ee cece wsse.de al Been. tocol te @ 9% FROM TANK WAGON. Eocene eee 7 XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight...... 5% FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—NEARLY NEW 714 HORSE power Otto gasengine Discarded because we must have more power. W. T. Lamoreaux Co.. 122 West Bridge St., Grand Rapids. 816 rT EXCHANGE—FOR GRAND RAPIDS real estate, a new stock of clothing and fur nishing goods, invoicing from #5,C00 to $6 000. Address No. 815, care Michigan Tradesman. 815 OR SALE—SHINGLE MILL, NEARLY new, Capable of cutting 50.000 feet to-mor- row. Must besold soon. Big bargain for cash buyer. For particulars address, Holmes & De- Goit Tustin, Mich. 814 OR SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF DRUGS, groceries paints, oils, sundries, soda appa ratus, etc.,in a live, growing manufacturing town of 2,000; will invoice about #4,000; only two other drug stores; good business; can be increased; best location; three years’ lease; no trade. Reasons for selling wish to engage in outdoor pursuits, Address Lock Box 5, North- ville, Mich. 81 WANT TO PURCHASE LARGE GENERAL stock, if cheap. Address lock box 423, Stanton. Mich. 810 (OR SALE—FIRST-CLASS BOOK AND STA tionery stock in one of the best towns in Michigan of 3,5/0 inhabitants. Good reasons for selling. Address No. 802, care Michigan Trades- man. 802 OR SALE—CITY DRUG STORE. GOOD location on prominent business street. In- voice $1,£00. Good business. Invextigation so- licited. Address Castoria, care of carrier Wells, Grand Rapids, Mich. 803 UR SALE—83,500 STOCK OF GENERAL merchandise and two-story building. Rail- road, 500 population. Established strictly cash business. Center of town. Best farming sec- tion of Michigan. Bargain. W. H. Pardee, Freeport, Mich. 804 Wy Ante 70 EXCHANGE A VALUABLE farm of 160 acres for merchandise or per- sonal property. The farm is located near a thriving town, 45 acres improved, balance heav- ily timbered. Address No. 803, care Michigan Trade-man. ny WANTED—To EXCHANGE, DESIRABLE Kalamazoo real estate for merchandise. Catvin Forbes, Kalamazoo, Mich. 806 OR SALE—FIRST CLASS HARDWARE business, clean stock, in one of the best cities in southwestern Michigan. Other inter- ests to look after. Address 808, care Michigan Tradesman. 808 OR SALE—THE THEODORE KEMINK drug stock and fixtures on West Leonard street. Paying investment. Will sell at half real value. For particulars, enquire of Henry — Kent County Savings Bank, Grand Rap- ids. 87 SITUATIONS WANTED. ANTED—SITUATION BY COMPETENT salesman and stock-keeper in lumber company store. No.1 references. Address un- til Jan. 1, 94, Walter E. Bigelow, Keno, Mich., care of H. & H. 813 ANTED—A practical druggist, with some ——. to take charge of a first-class drug store. Address C. L. Brundage, opera house block, Muskegon,: Mich. 756 tum U4 Prins »~ ‘ ue ~  THR MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. v Williams-Davis. Brooks &-Co. Detroit, Mich. = --—— 4 tutes { BRues [ - Dust Poisons and Stink Poisons. Since the adoption of the germ theory has at upon investigation ground work in determining the causation of the pbys- attack the human of disease, medical ilast got solid to ical disorders which | body. Small-pox, syphilis and itch are propa- through actual microphytes of gated by the transfer, of the Cholera and typhoid fever bacilli | are received in drinking i contact, those dis- eases. contaminated In | water, possibly also in bathing in it. , | every case there must be a reception into | the healthy body of the living and active germ of malignant diseases. But they are not all acquired by phys- the drinking of inhaled with | ieal contact or through water. Vast numbers are / the dust which floats in the atmosphere. discover an because ac- | When the human nostrils | odor in the atmosphere it is of the ives off that odor are suspended in substance which the Be the odor a pleasing tual particles | ae round about. | and healthful perfume, or the product of actu- substance these are are of the | floating in the atmosphere, and | | | s» ° 3 | a vile and putrid decay, there | | aliy small fragments i | 1 taken into the mouth, nose and eyes. Obviously, then, dust poisons and stink poisons are more numerous than any oth- }ers, and these it is next to impossible to We may filter and | water, or refuse to drink it breathe the | We cannot filter that, and as fecting it, this spaces, such escape. boil our altogether, atmosphere. for disin- can only be done in in- apartments in houses and the interior spaces of ships. As for disinfecting the whole of out-of- doors, that is not to be thought of. Diphtheria, malarial fevers, scarlet | fever and typhus fever are, in all proba- but we must closed as [ bility, the results of dust and vapor poi- the living gefms or microbes of diseases being received into the | human system along with the dust and the exhalations of various sorts which are inkaled in the atmosphere. >_> vi | ‘Passing Thoughts. Life is a campaign, not a battle, and | has its defeats as well as its victories. | The man who depends on luck gener- ally finds that it has passed just ahead | of him. The intelligent have a right over the } Sons, | those ignorant; namely, the right of instruct- | ° The man | ing them. Unlike the Dutch Process — OR—-= Other Chemicals are used in the preparation of “i W. Baker & Co's reakfast Cocoa, which is absolutely pure and soluble. A description of the chocolate Plant, and of the various cocoe andchocolate preperations man ufactured by Walter Baker &Co will be sentfree to any dealer or application. W. BAKER & C0., Dorchester. Mass. A LADY’S GENUINE : VICI : Plain toe in opera sin opera toe aod C, &. neat SHOE, D and E and E E widths, at $1.50. Patent leather tip, $1.55. Try them, they are beauties. Stock soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. Send for sample dozen. REEDER BROS. SHOE CO Grand Rapids, Mic h. Quick Sellers, WHAT? THE NEW FALL Manufactured by SNEDICOR & HATHAWAY, DETROIT, MICH, LINE All the Novelties in Lasts and Patterns. 0, State Agents Witenes and Lyco- ming Rubber Co. 0 Dealers wishing to see the line address F. A. Cadwell, 41 Lawn Court, Grand Rapids, Mich. Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent County Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH. CovopE, Pres. fenry Ipema, Vice-Pres. J. A. S. VeRpreR, Cashier. K. Van Hor, Ass’t C’s’r. Transacts a General Banking Business, Interest canes on Time and Sayings Deposits. DIRECTORS: Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett, ze J.O’Brien. A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, J. A.3. Verdier, Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars, Jno. A. E. Crofton Fox, BUY THE PENINSULAR Pants Shirts, and Overalls | | Once and You are our Customer for life. Stanton & Morey, DtTROIT, MICH. Gero. F. Owen, Salesman for Western Michigan, Residence 59 N, Union St., Grand Rapids. PECK’S Pay the best profit. HEADACHE POWDERS Order from your jobber. KALAMAZOO PANT & OVERALL CO. 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 Matthew Build ing. Our fall line of Pants from 29 to #42 per dozen are now zeady. An immense line of Kersey Pants, every pair warranted not to rip. Bound swatches of entire line sent on approval to the ‘oa Meulol lial CURES Catarrh, Se Ss Nps ™ S Headache, Neuralgia, Colds Sore Threat, The first inhalations stop sneezing, coughing and headache. the price of an Inhaler. complete the cure. Prevents and cures a 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 50¢e at druggists. Regis tered mail 60c, from - D. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich, ("Guaranteed satisfactory. snuffing This relief is worth Continued use will SEND US YOUR KANS, WE WANT THEM ALL, NO MATTER HOW MANY. WillAlways Give Fall MarketValne 2 afl si ile ry — Witctdieicame ee  Kieennneillbie RE 2 wf eS Sind erae THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 11 Wholesale Price Current. | Morphia, S. P. & W. 2 10@2 35 | Seidlitz Mixture.. @ 2| Linseed, boiled.. .... 40 43 | . aN. VLG & —— oe @ 18|Neat’s Foot, winter Cc. Co 2 00@2 25 Oe ee @ strained 65 70 | Moschus Canton.. @ Snuff, Maccaboy, De SpiritsTurpentine.... 37 40 Myristica, No 1 .. on 2 Vae................ @ 35 Nnz. Vomica, (po 20).. @ 10|Snuff,Scotch,De. Voes @ 35 i PAINTS. bbl. Ib. Ce Soni, 20@ 22| Soda Boras, (po.11). . 10@ 11] Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@8 | Pepsin Saac, H. & ED. Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30 Ochre, yellow Mars.. 7 2@4 CS @2 06 | Seda Carb............ 1%4@ 2 Ber. . 1% 2@3 | Picts Liq, N..C., & gal Soda, Bi-Carb...........@ 5| Putty, commercial... 24 24%@3 ba @2 00) Sada Aah |. ......... Shegn, 4] ah pure... .24% 2%@3 Picis Liq., quarts @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... 2} Vermilion Prime Amer- pints . @ 85|Spts. Ether Co ........ 50@ 55|_ican............ ..... 13@16 | Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). @ 50| ‘“ Myrcia Dom..... @2 25 | Vermilion, English.. 65@7 | Piper Nigra, (po. 22) .. e 1 " Vint ne... .. @3 00 | Green, Peninsular..... TQ | Piper Alba, (po 85). @ 3 * “Vint Rect. bbl. bead, ree... 6% QT | Pix Burgun....... a a 2 25@2 35} _ “* Were ..)....... - | Plo Acet ........ -. 15 igaa be gal., cash ten days. Whiting, white Span.. @i0 | Pulvis Ipecac et opfi..1 10g! 20 | Strychnia Crystal.....1 40@1 45 woe Gilders’. @% | Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, Sane... 244@ 3 | White, Paris American '¢ & PD. Ca. doa... @1 25 Hee 2 @% Whiting, Paris Eng. i ea ‘ go | Tamarinds ............ 8@ 10} cliff .............-.... 1 4¢ | oe e i 4 = Terebenth Venice... ee 30 | Pioneer Prepared Paint! 20@1 4 | Quinta, SP. ew 29@ 34 Theobromaze . @ 48| Swiss Villa a Dang reed 21@ 30| Vanilla... ... 9 tngpis a0 Paints ....... .-1 00@1 20 | Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14 | Zinci Sulph. -- %@ VARNISHES. | Saccharum Lactispv. 2@ 22 No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 aa. 1 7%5@1 80 OrLs. Extra Tu ae N GOGt 70 | Sanguis Draconis..... 0@ 50 Bat. Gel; Coach Body........... 2 T5@3 00 Seo W.....-......... 12@ 14} Whale, winter........ 70 70| No.1 Turp Furn......1 00@1 10 CC oo a Lae, Gnxia..._.,..... 85 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 - €.... = wile we i........... 42 45| Japan Dryer, No. 1 Linseed, pureraw.... 37 40 ee TO@75 | | ' | | | Advanced— Declined—Opium. Morphia. Linseed Oil. Neatsfoot Oil. ACIDUM. ee: e-teuseess - Ae OO TINCTURES. a a xechthitos.......... 2 50@2 7 . : —.- Gee an = Btperon (000000061. 2 00@2 10 | Aconitum Napellis R.. 60 se a Rana on | Gaultheria ............ 2 O@2 10} ,, F 50 ain... 25@ 35| Geranium, ounce..... eS) lisa gags tabl ida pa dt --- 60 a. 52@ 355 | Gossipli, Sem. gal..... 70@ % eet sesn stones: 60 caveman 3@ 5|Hedeoma ............. 1 25@1 40 —- ee ee. 50 Nitrocum 10@ 12 ees eee 50@2 00 Asafeetida. . aes 0 aa. j0@ 12| Lavendula ............ 90@2 00 | Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 Phosphorium dil 20 Lae... 2 4N@M2 60 Benzoin.. G — sesceees 60 Salicylicum ....... "11 30@1 70 | Mentha Piper..........2 75@3 50 | co ony . a 20 Sulphuricum.... .. .. 1¥@ 5 Mentha Verid.........2 20@2 30 anaes MR 50 Teena... 6... 1 40@1 60 oe a _-- teeter ees oe ia = yre a ounce. inne € 50 ifn a a ali el ‘ Tirtericom..........- 30@ 33) ofive gr 2, 75 | Capsicum ................... 50 | AMMONIA. — Liquida, (gal. 85) 10@ 12} 4 —.- teteecdecsconns OD] se. 1 R@1 28 eee a ney ‘ Aqua, = a ee 8 : Raa ; CASLOF ..-.- ee ee eee eee eee 1 00 Gini oe {33 14| Rosae, ounce......... 6 50@8 Catechu........--..+. -...-- 50 a... 2@ 14 Succini. Cinchona ee eee eae 50 eee —X—S—XSaa_ . —.........-. 1. - 60 ANILINE. Santa |... peer secag tt ee tree nese nese wens 50 | ° o Sassafras. 5 JOTHUM «+20 eee nce- cers ences ot | meek. sever eeeeenereees 2 oot z Sinapis, ess, ounc ce COR es le Red. 5@_ 50 | THM... eee eee ees ee ne ee a: 2 50@3 00 | Thyme a SGN ce ees BACCAE. Theobroman........... 15@ 2 i Co...... 60 Guaica 50 Cubese (po 36)...... 2@ 30 POTASSIUM. 7 i, ae Juniperus ....-..-..... ,8@ 10) BiCarp...... a See 50 Xanthoxylum . 24D 30 Mechscmaate ... 13@ 14 Hyoscyamus a 50 romide 40@ 43) lodine i Mase Geeuee Pant " i Carb.. - 2@ 15 " Colorless.........-... Copaiba .. -. = Chlorate (po 23@25).. 24@ 26 | Ferri Chloridum.. Peru. sete! ah me 50@ 55] Kino........ Terabin, ‘Canada con | OR OE 2 96@3 00 | Lobelia. . Tolutan . ...-. 35@ 50] Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 30| Myrrh. ee CORTEX. Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15| Nux Cane 50 i Poetass Nitras, opt..... oe ites... 8, .... 85 Abies, Canadian..........-. 18] Potass Nitras.......... 7 9}| “ Camphorated........... 50 Casaiae gi Pritete oid... 45. com ot ) emaee 2 00 Dinchona Flava ......------ 7 LSerpmere pe........... Yor Ruonymus atropurp........ 30 15@ 18 AurantiCortex...... ....... 50 Myvyrica Cerifera, po......... x f Pranus Viega......-..---.. 12 —— Le 20@ 2% es a 50 oad eat ene eee eo al ela gl oe tte Oe i] a Anehioea). 6000... 1... 12@ 15 | Cassia ee pe eo Buc S| Aen ol a i es ass { Ulmus Po (Ground 15). 15 Gale Hea = Serpentaria . 7 a EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Seem. ws cs cee see 60 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 24@ 2 | Glychrrhiza, (py. 15)... 16@ 18 Tolutan ............. 60 po.. 38@ 35|Hydrastis Canaden, Valerian ............ verte 5O Haematox, 15 Ib. box.. 1@ 12 a va a ssaeee @ 30] Veratrum Veride............ 50 Me ccs e cues 183@ 14 ellebore, Ala, po.... 15@ 20 | Ee GN 14@ 15] Inula, po.....-....... 15@ 20 cnn . ae... (4, toe Be Poooee, we............ 60@1 75 | ther, Spts Nit,3 F.. 28@ 30) ares poy sine ton. 35@38) . 35@ 40 a Y “4F.. Se Mi Carbonate Precip...... @ 15 Marants. ia... EN vs “s 35 mt ground, (po. —* aa — — by po ns Po. NT ae trate Soluble........ Rhei. +s Tn CO 8 EO, 55@ 60 Ferrocyanidum Sol.. @ SO; « cut. @1 75} Antimont, po.. 4@ 5 Solut Chioride........ @ 7 Ce | eh ae ' et PotassT. 55@ 60 Sulphate, ogi... ... -23@ ee ge Th Antipyrin.... @1 40 “s pure... 8 8 ————— (po 25). @ Mi Antitebein............. @ % eLis Orpenseria............ 30@ 32 Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 52 ‘ ' : Seneg a. . 60 | Arsenicum . oe 7 Arnica ..........--.+++ 18@ 20 Simllex, Officinalis, ‘H @ 40| Balm Gilead Bud.... 38@ 40 Anthemis ..........--: #@ 3 M @ 2%| Bismuth §.N......... 2 20@2 2 Matricaria . oe oo Setllae, (io. ....... 10@ 12] Calcium Chlor, 1s, (%s FO).a. ae Fasti- e sic 12 ia eae Sooty @ i} > rm a oo......... : Jantharides Russian oe ‘Acuiitol, ‘ia. 18@ 50 Valeriana, — (po. 30) me = pe ............ a @i 00 ‘ ‘ German. @ ic . 2g nivelly . "Mee ae = inpiper @.........., 18@ 2 —— Fructus, aes @ = Salvia officinalis, MS ' Zingiber j.......-... 1s@ 2 : : po. @ 20 ee 15@ 2 SEMEN. Caryophyllus, (pe. 15) 10@ 12 Tare ......5:.--; 8@ 1C] Aniaum, (po. 20).. @ 15 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 6UMMI. aa (graveleons).. — 8 oon aoe S.&F..... ao a : i a. Ore EiBVH....---..--- Acacia, | picked +s $ . Carul, (po. 18)......... 10 12 Coccus a @ 40 i eae @ 30) Cardamon..... .......1 OO@1 25 Cassia Fructug........ @ % : ia 2 > Corlandrum.. 16 12 | Centraria.............. @ 10 Ll 8 sorts... won 80 Cannabis Sativa. ae 5 | Cetaceum . cesses @ Barb. (po. 60)... 50@ 60 Cydcnium. : 1) -75@1 90} © aloroform . weet eeene 60@ 88 _ Cape ( tag 20) : @ 9 Chene odiuw i 10@ 12 } wi ivi ba. Si 2% 5 P a a 0. 0). @ 50} pipterix Odorate..... 2 25@2 50 pee Hyd Crst...... i 35@1 60 ocotri, (p ‘4 Foenfculum .... io @ 15} a ONGLUs ............. 20@ 25 — ~ (As! 348, ei Foenugreek, po 6@ §| Cinchonidine, a & 2 3S = 2 i 4 43 TMA 2 sameieia is - d5@ 60 an gra, “(pbl. 3). sues . Corks, liat, dis. per i Assafotida, (po. 35). 33@ 36 | Popelta : 35 40| cent ....... i 60 vena eg 7 0D i laris Canarian - 3 @4 | €reasotam ..... QD 3% Yamphors®.....-..--- +: - 30@ es 6@ 7 | Creta, (bbi. 75) @ 2 = — isa “a2 4 Sinapis Albu... ea -. 8 precip O° u a 2! a 2 Gamboge, -- ao — - ubra Gnaiacum, (i (po 35)... @ 30 sami Crocus an Kino, (po 1 10). @! 15| Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50! Cudbear......... @ 4 Mastic... .......---- @ x0 : D. F. R.....1 75@2 00 | Cupri Suiph .... 5@ 6 Myrrh (po. — ... @ 4 “ Slcecaue+---k Sees OO TD 1 b Opi (po % 75) 2 65@2 70 | Juniperis Go. O. T....1 65@2 00| wines Salon. = 2 Shatlon ce 5@ | Juniperis Co. O. er Sas a — Salph..... eas W@ 75 a — aaeaia oa = Seacharum N. E.... i vl ge 00 =". numbers. = agacan — spt. ni T5QE 50 Ergota 0.) 75 .. Ma = : 2@ 7 HERBA—In ounce packages. | Vini Oporto........... 1 25@2 00 Flake ARG, 12@ 15 Absinthiam 25, Vint BI iis... See Oia @ B Eupatorium................. 20 SPONGES. Gambier. sects 7 @8 Lobelia. ee : Gelatin, Cooper oe @ 7 Majoru : ae Florida sheeps wool ¥rench........ 40@ 60 Menthe Piperita, srocrrtt ts O87 Garriage.. = 50@2 75 | Glassware flint, by box 70 & 10. Vir - ge Nasrau sheeps’ “wool Less than box 66% a... ...,.:-..- LT AE" ar es sheeps’ _ |e Dowe..........- 9 15 ee: ee = wool carriage....... 110]. bs anagy a _ 3O % ymus, ' Ne Extra yellow sheeps’ CreGeeree |... ......... i4K%@Q Ww macrrss carriage ‘a oe me _— Ss’ woolcar- | | Humulus.............. ee me | ' Seer a 6S le Carbonate, K.& M.... 0@ oe tor slate use. 7 i Carbonate, Jennings. 35@ 36 | Yellow Reef, for r slate a “ ox Rubra 3. a OLEUM. ane io i ~ Unguentum. 45@ 55 Absinthium. . ...-3 50@4 00 SYRUPS. Hydrareyrum ......... @ 64 Amygdalae, Duic .. a 7 Accacia .....:................ S| Feithyobolia, Am. 1 25@1 50 — alae, Amarae.. 8 008 5} Seneiber ...... 5... OR Seas s 75@1 00 = as crea ae 2 Sa I ae a a = wep 7s uran ortex. a 3 4 ot CC ae 7 Bergamii .............3 25@3 50] Auranti Cortes......... Tees et, @2 2 ee eo om ieee aeee.......... .-.... 50 | Lycopodium .......... 7@ 7! ——s peelee ue 75@ 80) Similax es Veleee ou = yest peas Ey 7 75 Dee eke eue cae iy . ao uor Arsen et Chenopeadn ..........- Git @ | Sencwe ...............-.....- 50 rare foo... ...... of @ Cinnemont ........... S tee) 45) Belting. ...............:....,.: SO | Bagman \ Poses — 10@ i Ce @ 4 MO cc cei cee es 50 =o —_— (bb Contam Mac.......... ee Oh Poe 5... 50} 1%). ee * uaot eens i... 0... . 809@ 90] Prunus cirg... "TTD 50] Mannia, §. Foo ooo. 60@ 083 Fill Line of Staple Droge Importers and Jobbers of DRU Gs CHEMI DEALERS IN CALS AND - PATENT MEDICINES Paints, Oils “@ Varnishes. Sole Agents for the Celebratea WN SWISS WILLA PREPARED PAINTS. ¥ Sundries ‘ae We are Sole Preprietors of Weatherly’s Michigan Gatarrh Remedy. We Have in Stock and Offer a 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> satisraction. All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. HAZELTINE & Ph A Send a trial order. NS DRUG GO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.  THE MICHIGAN TRADESM. AN. GROC! Sec’ PAI ’ —4 : CURPE The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. greatest possible use to dealers. AXLE GREASE, doz gross i 55 6 00 Castor Oil. 60 7 60 Diamond.. : 50 5 50 Preeer s............ 75 8 00 aaa ...... ee 7 £0 rao .. 55 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Acme. 1 lb. cans, 3 doz. 45 Ib. Se 85 -_ £ 1 60 ae... 10 Arctic, 4 > cans 6 doz case.... > 260 = 1 10 r D = 2008 - 80 [>= ten * ....... Oe Fosfon. 5 oz. cans, 4.doz.in case... 80 p 6 ‘ 2 oT “ : > oo Red Star, is > cans... 40 75 se ita Telfer’ 8, 4b. cans, doz. 45 . 85 7 4 ibe ...is Our Leader, 4 iene 45 6 ib « —..... & ys libcans..... 1 50 Dr. Price’s. Fut WEN ag doz Dime cans.. 95 2 re 4 pePRICE’s ; va rT = 5-OZ a 60 | CREAM | 2c: ‘ Hts ww tow” . Od BAKING ° « "72.00 “ BS POWDER | 3 2s Row ie SS ee BRICE. 2 dozen in case. eee . 2 ee 80 eee ey BLUING, Gross Are tic, 4 0z ovals. Se 3 69 3 0Z 8 iG 6 7 ints, round. 9 00 No. 2, sifting ox... 2 No. 3, 400 No. 5 _ 8 00 rc = ua . £2 Mex xican yuid, - oz. 3 60 6 SO BROOMS, ao. 2 Horl.. 1% No. i i 200 No. 2 “—- 2 25 —. «6 2 50 PerlorGem.. 2% Common Whisk. gn Fancy Lot elon 1 06 Warehouse . 30 sRUSHES. Stove, No io : 10. Rice Root Scrub.2 row.... 8 Rice Root Scrub, 3 row 12 Palmetto, zoose...... -is BUTTER PL ATES Ovai—250 in crate —_—.:... 60 Ra. 2 70 —_ 2............... si oe G.......- ioe coo CANDLES, Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes / 10 Star, 40 ie 9 Paraffine a i. Wickine ..... 24 CASNED Goons. Fish, Clams. Little Neck, 3 oo. eaeee Chowder Standard, 3 ib 2 2% Cove Oysters. Standard, 1 ib 85 2 ib... 1 60 Lobsters Siar, I > a Pienie, 1 tb : 2 ib ae Mackerel Standard,1ib...... ” 2 ib. mone. 2ib......... Tomato Sauce, 2Ib.. Soused, re i. mot. Columbia River, flat 1 80 tall ee Alaska. —. ...... 1 ae... -.. 10 Kinney’s, flats... i. Sardines. American 14s... @5 eae 6%G 7 Imported a S10 a... 15@16 Mustard ¥s........ "S: re 21 Trout Brook,8 Ib...... 2 Fruits. Apples. 3 lb. standard..... ke York State, gaJlons ... Hamburgh, * Apricots. Liveocak....... . . Santa Cruz.... —...... Overland... ' . Blackberries. B.& W = a iz Damsons, Ege Plums and Green Gages. Eric... . oer Gooseberries, eee Peaches. i... menwel ....... “a Shepard’s ....... Carrernia........ Monitor Oxford ‘ Pears. Domestic . i Ravcree............ Pineapples Common. es Johr nson’ 8 sliced...... erated... . pooth’s eliced........ erated.... Quinces. Common Raspbe rries, Red LL. Black Hemburg.. a Erie. black Strawberries. Lawrence ..... ' Hamburgh rapin Whortleberries. Blueberries ... Meats. Corned beef Libby’s Re mast beef Armour’s Potted ham, i Ib chicken, Vegetables. Beans. Hamburgh stringless. French style. Limas Lima, green soaked.. Lewis Boston Baked. Bay State Baked . World’ 8 Fair Baked a Exceisior owed a Eclipse ~ i... 00 noe ak ak tek uo 20 1 75 1 50 De 1 20 210 1 00@1 30 rl nt bak bet 2 at be at ore Picnic Baked...... Corn. urgh 1a ston Eden 12 rurity ie Dome ew............ 1 40 ore Gis. ae 75 Peas. Hamburgh marrofat 1 35 c early June Champion Eng..i 50 pes pols.......1 % ' fancy sifted 1% Peake... ., ‘i - Harris standard. . 75 } Vanc amp" s marrofat. See 1 0 ; early June 30 | Arc ae s Early Blossom 1% | Fren im 215 i . Mushrooms. | OO... ee eeice nes s.5 ee | Pumpkin. ” SD ee 85 Squash. Hubbard . 1 15 Succotash. Hamburg . Soaked . Honey Dee Erie eg ‘Tomatoes. eT EN eee. a ~ au OO CHOCOLATE. 3aker’s. German Sweet.. ...... 23 Promium.... ..... 37 | Breakfast Cocoa. —— 43 CHEESE, Amboy i @13% Acme... hoes 124.@13 ee... @i2z% Riverside 13 Gold Medal .... Bi2k% Skim = 0 Brick Edam 1 bo Leiden os 2 Limburger .. @10 Pineapple .. Gs Roqguefort.. @a5 Sap Sago.... 221 Schweitzer. imported. @24 r domestic @14 CATSUP, Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles 2% Pint _ 4 u Quart 1 doz bottles 3 50 Triumph Brand. Half pint, — oo... SS Pint, 25 bottles 450 Quart, per doz 3% CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes 40@45 COCOA ‘SHEL L S, 351b bags.. @3 Lees ¢ uantity B3% Pound packages 6% G7 COFFEE, Green. Rio. a... 17 oo... Ne croee.... ...... ! 2 eon... ne rary... ..... « «alee Santos. in ! .- 18 —........ ... Se Prone... ... 21 Peaberry 22 Mexican and Guat amala. Fair .. Good... ry... ........ Lie. Maracaibo. rs ‘ oe Milled . . 24 Java. Pasotior ... .. oo. Private Growth...... a Mandehbling ...... . Mocha. Imitation ... 25 Arabian. , ee Roasted, To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per Ib. for roast ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. MecLaughlin’s KXXX. 24% Bunola 24 45 Lion, 60 or 100 1b. case 24 95 Extract. Valley City 4% gross 7 felix ' 1s Hummel’s, foil, gross...... 1 50 . n ’ 200 CHICORY. ——s.......... . 5 Red... 7 CLOTHES LINES Cotton, 4) ft per do s 12% oe ce....... . 1 40 mrs... or 1 60 7 is... . 1% 80 ft . 1% Jute 60 ft.. ' &5 ‘ 92 {t tA eT MILK. doz. In case. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands Gail Borden Eagle — oo owe 6 25 Daisy al ee +. > eS 4 50 os Cl lS Dime . 3 35 cou PON, HK >0KN. ss —_ ‘Tradesman.’ books, per hundred ‘ oa ‘es 2 CF OO RO A C8 OO tO Hm é & ts “Superior.” RRA ee ee a 1 books per bun dreu.... 2 66 2 3 00 3 i .. 600 5 . . a -. 40 $10 _ . 500 820) . 6 00} Universal.” 8 1 books, per hundred $3 00 ce + . 3 50 & 2 oe e 4 00 fo = ' 5 00 s10 " e 6 00 $20 " ' 7 00 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 24% books or over 500 ” - 10 1000 . ‘ ON COUPON PASS BOOKS, {Can be made tu represent any denomit 1ation from $10 down.| ver COT 20 books ne $100 50 oe ee ee — Sl LL LhUee — oC sh ceeh ae ee oo | cases tes eee. Aa ae moO UC a Lo, oe CREDIT CHECKS. 590, any one denom’n.....#3 00 oF .--. 5 00 on, a 8 00 Seoel punch. ........... 73 CRACKERS. Butter. Soymourz as ...... 6 Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6% Pate Se 6 Family XXX 644 ence Salted yxx. ‘cartoon . 6% Kenosha .... 7% ——....... 8 Butter biscuit 6% Soda. Soda, XXX | § Soda, City : : THg Soda, Duchess _. 8% Crystal Wafer...... 10 Long Island W vafers 1 ‘ ster. S. Oyster XXX... 6 Lay Oveter, REE....... 8 Farina Oyster..... 6 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure au Telfer's Absolute. i Grocers’ : 15@25 DRIED FRUITS. a ples, Sundried, eionn in bbis 6% quartered ‘ 7 Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 11 Apricots. California in bags... Evaporated in boxes. . Blackberries. In boxes Nectarines. io... Cw... 25 Ib. boxes.... . 10 Peaches. Peeled, in boxes.. Cal.evap. “ ue 11 . in bags.. 10% Pears. California in bags 1¢ Pitted Cherries tr rrels Hh 50 Ib. boxes 25 “ “ 10 30 lb. boxes Raspberries, In barrels.......... . ore. Sees... ......._.. Raisins, Loose Muscatels in Boxes aC sina 1 60 sade Muscatels in Bags. ~ ae ‘ . FF; UC 6% Foreign. Currants. Patras, in barrels.. 3 - in %-bble.. 34 ' in lexs quantity. 3% cleaned, bulk 6 cleaned, package. 6% Peel. Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb boxes 20 Lemon ' 25 10 Orange ' -— o 11 Raisi ns, Oncura, 29 Ib. boxes @ 8 Sultana "30 @ 9 Valenc ia, 5 i) Prunes. California, 100-120.... Z ' 990x100 25 Ib bxs. 7% 80x90 8 TUxso . &Y% _ 60x70 9 Turkey Silver Sultana oe French, 60-70. “6 70-80... io 80-9 “ oe ENVELOPES, XX rag, white, Wate 81 75 No. 2, 6% “4 1 60 They rum i. are prepared just before It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the ee 1 65 GUNPOWDER. No, 2, 6 1 50 ae egeeeR xx wood, ‘white. Bees..... £3 os No. 1, 6% 1 So) Halt wee 1 90 No. 2, 6% 1 25 | Quarter ~~: oe ae Manilla, whi te. 1 lb cans. eo eens 30 ee a 100] % Ib cans.... 18 al ne 95 Choke Bore Dupont’: 8. Coin Ree a 4 25 Mill No. 4. \ 1 00} Half arate ee 2 Ww ‘ + CO 1 35 LOUS Ss. FARINAC EOU Goops Pia ane 34 Farina. Eagle Duck—Dupont’s. 200 10. Kege. ss... DTT 11 00 Hominy. ' ee 5 75 Barrels ..........2-22seeeees 3 00) Quarter kegs............... 3 00 Grite ee ee Ou 60 Lima Beans. HERBS, Dried. . 3%@Qt Maccaroni and Vermic eill. See . Domestic, 12 Ib. box. 55 Sse ee a 10%@.1 INDIGO. Oatmeal. Madras, Sib. Domes. ..... . 55 Barrels 200..... 4 601 S. F., 2, Sand 5 Ib. boxes.. 50 Half barrels 100...... 2 40 JELLY. Pearl _. 17 Ib. pails .......... @ 50 oe i —a*0hUCUmwe i @ 70 Peas, 10¢ ICE Green, ba... 1 45 L DRICE, Beret perib..........- 2353 Pure eee ae 30 Zolled Oats. Oped ie te ana - Barrels 180... ........ Ret cerrttientttrenes seis Half bbls #0. @2 40 LYE. 3 ComGoneed, = dos........... 1s German .... 4% 6 . y oe oe... ' doz........... a / ae MATCHES. Cracked. . 5 No.9 sulphur....... ee FISH--Salt. eer MEPIOr.... oc... c. 1 70 ee Bloaters. Mayport paror............... 4 00 ee MINCE MEAT. Cod Paes... Loy Whole, Grand Bank... 5@d% Boueless, bricks - 6@8 Boneless, strips. . 6@8 Halibut. Pons ..inus,..... - 1I@12% Herring. Holla nd, w hite hoops keg 7 Dbl 9 75 : [ Sdoe. Cuse.......:.. 4... 2% Norwegian “ OG doe. case ................ 3 oh Round, % bbl 100 Ibe.-.:. 265] 1240s. case... 11 00 . = oc. 1% ae Scaled cn 17 MEASURES. Mackerel. Tin, per dozen. Mo. 1, he... ..11 00 | 1. gallon oe #1 75 No. 1, 40 Ibs "4 7 | Half galion. 1 40 not we....... .. 130] Quart 70 No. 2 eis... 850 Pint . 45 Mo 2 40 he 3 70| Half pint 40 RM oe 105) Wooden, for vinegar, per doz. Family, 90 Ibs... 6 00 1 y ‘ 10 Ibs ~~) 1 ga ie ial alter te ih cw ee ‘| Half gallon 4% Sardines. Quart 3% Russian, kegs 65} Pint. 2B Trout, MOLASSES No. 1, 4% bbis., 1001bs 6 00 Blackstrap. No. 1 3 bbl, 4 lbs 2% > 4 No. 1, x 16 Ibs. go) Sugar house........ 1 No. 1, 8 lb Kits he 68 Cuba Baking. Whitefish. Ordinary iteetecsns ken news 1 Family Porto Rico. No. 1 Prime : 20 : bbls, 100 Ibs........87 CO $275 | Fancy.......... i 30 Soo 310 130 New Orleans. _ Dr a 18 co . age eeewes 2 F¥LAVORING EXTRACTS, | Extra good................ 27 aaa hai . Souders’. — oases = Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. One-half barrels, 3¢ extra, Best in the world for the money. PICKLES. Regular Medium. Grade Barrels, 1,206 count. @5 00 Lemon. Halt bbls, 000 count.. @3 00 : “a Smail. 2 oz 7 . . Barrels, 2.400 count. * 00 40s 1 50 Half bbs. 1,200 count 3 50 Regular PIPES. Vanilla. doz | Clay, No. 216.. % =2o2.....8i1 & “"'T D. tulleount 75 4 02 . 2 40} Cob, No. 3. 1 25 POTASH, + 48 cans in case. 2 OZ 0) GO| Babbiits...... 4 00 402 3 00} Penna Salt Co.’s 3 25 RICE XX Grade | ; Vanilla, | Domestic 2 08..... $1 75 | Carolina head 6 4 02. 3 Bo | No 4 " No. 2 i. 8 Jennings. | Broken a - Lemon. Vanilla | 2 02 regular panel. 75 [> g Imported, oz .1 50 Japan, No.1 5% 6 oz " ..2 00 Pee. ek... Mo, 8 taper........ 1 35 3 00 ee Col ee de 6 No. 4 taper........1 50 250 Patna ciclea el % sale elgg 28 *ag a  é a nay vig ease >< 4, Be 44 SPICES. Whole Sifted Allspice.... ow Cassia, China in mats...... q ' Batavia in bund....15 . Saigon in rollis......: 2 Cloves, Amboyns...... 2 Zanzibar. 12 Mace Batavia.. Luteo ee Nutmegs, fancy... 1. No. 1 oes snen ieee 70 a TS ies ok co ae .60 Pepper, Singapore, black ....10 white... "120 ’ shot .16 Pure esi in Bulk. ae 15 Cassia, Batavia 2 and ‘Saigon. 25 . een... ks... 35 Cloves, Amboyna. 22 Zansibar...... .18 Ginger, Pi i Ne 16 ' a ’ Tees .....-.5 oe Meee Patayia............... 65 Mustard, ae and vn 2 este asa 25 wanna No? eects. . Pepper, Singapore, aa 16 it 2 ’ Cayenne.. a nee. tke “Absolute” in Packages, 48 Ws ee. ss ce 84 155 Cameee........ .... Oe bo een. oss... 84 155 Ginger, Jamaica ..... 84 155 . Atrican........ ot 1S ae... S64 155 Pereer ........... ine. Of to neaee...... - 84 SAL SODA. Me cS, ia 1% Granulated, powell 0. 1% SEEDS. ANIAO ..........6.----- @ib Canary, Smyrna....... 38% Caraway .... 6 Cardamon, Malabar.. 90 Hemp, Russian....... 434 Mixon Eire .......... 4@6 Mustard, white....... 10 room ........-....... 9 Meee .......... L.. 5 Cuttle bone........ 30 STARCH. Corn 20-1b boxes.. a meee eo 5% Gloss. 1-lb —— eee ou ae .. 5 3-Ib ee 544 6-1 ’ eee che ee, Oe 40 and SO 1b. boxes.......... 3% Bae. oo SNUFF Scotch, in bladders. a Maccaboy, in jars...... _<. oe french Rappee, in Jars.... .43 SODA, Co . She pay english ee 4% SALT. 100 3-Ib, saCKS......... 82 60 5-Ib TT , 28 10-ib. sacks... stesees 1 OO ieee COCs 23 243-lb cases. 1 50 56 lb. dairy in Unen bags... 22 28 lb. 6 8 Bll 56 lb. a in drill bags. 32 28 Ib 18 Ashton. 56 lb. dairy fu Hmensacks.. 75 Higgins. 56 Jh, dairy in linen sacks 75 Soiar Rock. oe ti. SOORs....... Sees 27 Common Fine. | Se 70 Manistee . 70 SALERATUS Packed 60 Ibs. in box, Charen se .... .... 5% Detandis 0 ee Dwight’s.... be eee cee Oe a |. SOAP, Laundry. Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. best Thompson & Chute Brands. SILVER | SOAP _| Prver 3 65 Mono . a. .. & ae] Savon Improve a ea Sunflower 3 05 Coleen... s. S 2 Economical .... 2 25 Se ouring. | Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 ' band, J don..... 2 50 SUGAR. The following prices repre sent the actual selling prices in | Grand Rapids, based on the act ual costin New York, with freight. The same quotations will not apply toany townwhere | the freight rate from New York is not 36 cents, but the local quotations will. perhaps, afford | a better criterion of the market than to quote New York prices exclusively. Cut Loaf. eed soe cea Powdered ................ § Grengiaied ................ 5 05 Extra Fine Granulated... 5 17 ith. .s8 Rak Powdered.......... 5 oy Confec. Standard A.. .... 4% NO. I CohmabiaA......... 48 NO. S mmpire A... |... 4 73 ho. Gi, .. 4a 7. . £61 5... 4 54 Noa. 9.. 4 48 No. 10. 4 42 eee 4 36 Le 4 21 No. 13 - of So ee 3 80 SYRUPS. Corn. mOrrere. oc... 1 Malt Oils... 8 23 Pure Cane. Pee 19 on 25 NOG eek 30 VINEGAR. RR cies 5 2 o..... . .......... 8 Ge #1 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Bulk, perme ..... 1. ..... 30 Beer mug, 2 doz in case 1a YEAST. Magic, 1 00 Warner’s 1.00 Yeast Foam 1 00 Diamond...... i 7d | 90 TEAS. saran—Regular. Wee. cw. ce. @17 ee ae sass dee ce @~0 Cheiee....... seven Gee Crercest.......-... = @34 a ......- ..... @12 SUN CURED. Pe eee ae a. Cee. ......-......,. Choice....... (ee eS a Dus. ..... 0 BASKET FIRED. Fair . Lo, .-18 @2v holes 00000) — @25 Choicest. @35 Extra choice, ‘wire leat @40 GUNPOWLER. Common to fah....... 2 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Choicest fancy........7% @as OOLONG. (26 Common to fair... 23 @30 IMPERIAL. Common to fair.......23 @26 Superior to fine. . -0.00 @SS YOUNG HYSON. Commor. to fair.. 18 @x Superior to fine.... ie @4t ENGLISH BREAKFAST. We eae... 18 @22 Cholee. . me eda as 24 G28 .40 @50 TOBAC cos. Fine Cut. s cen st si... nn ; : = Pails unless otherwise noted White Borax, 100 %-Ib......3 65 sag sy @: = Proctor & Gamble. Nellie Bly.... se 1121.28 @24 Concord........ -----. 845] Uncle ben........ oe aa Ivory, - OZ... .... .....-. 675] Hiawatha ee 60 i OZ... 20.0.2 esse ee 4 00 | Sweet Cuba........ 3 ocea” an fe McGinty : - 27 Mottled German. . 8 i % ie 25 Town Talk................. 6 o | Dandy dim............ 29 Dingman Brands. Torseao ... .... ...... 2 ee 3 95 . in drums.... 23 5 box lots, deliv ered). |...) 8/85] Sema Mame ued 28 10 box lots, aelirered...... S 3 i ee... ....-... 6 23 Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands “ drums........--- - American Family, wrp d..$4 00 Plug. plain... 2 94 Sorg’s Brands. N. K. Fairbank & Co.’s Brands. Seenene ee 39 Senta Clana............ _. 4.00 | Joker .....-----+---+- 2 Brown, 60 bars. Liesess 2 40} Nobby Fie ist. : 39 bars . en 325 cotten’: 8 Brant fs. : ng eee eR 26 a Bros. & Co.’s Brands. | Hiawatha............. 38 eee eee eens 4 001 Valley City .....-.--..- 34 Gatton Meee. | i, 6 00 Finzer’s Brands. Marseilles..... oe 3 95! old Honesty. 4 EE secu , 296) Jovy Tar..........-.-- 32 36 | cents per 100 pounds added for | Smokiug. | Catlin’s Brands, Min dmed............ Golden Shower Pee 7 Meerschaum . 29 American Bag le C o.’s Brands, Myrtle Navy ‘ 40 Stork 30@32 German -_ 2 | Frog 34 Java, \¢s foil. ' 32 Banner Tobacco Co.'s 3B rands. eee 16 | Banner Cavendish +. -o8 | Gold Cut 28 | Scotten’s sees CC Eee 15 | Boney Dew.............. 26 | Gold Block................ 30 F, F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s Brands. Peoreas........-. . 26 OO A ee 8 SnGard........ 22 Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands. | Handmade..............-.-- 41 | Leidersdorf’s Brands. | mow Moy..........-... Unele Sam.....-........ 236 ae : Spaulding & Merric "k. ‘Tom and Jerry........+.« ... g:clrlmlrDmhr os | Mammoth, per Oe 7H 5 “a CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. fe ma Butter Crocks, 140 G eal..-........--... 06 | The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: . “ 4 gal. — doz. 60 STICK CANDY. | Jugs, % gal., per doz... . 1 = | Cases Bbls. Pails. | cane oa “a “jag a 60 | Standard, per Ib. 6% aS ae ee 72 s HH... vee sess ny 7 ze | STONEWARE—BLACK @LAZED. Boston Cream ....-. 8% Butter Crocks, 1 and 2 gal...... Ov Cut o~ ae " ' oi | Milk Pans, 4 wal........ 65 Rita. G........ 8% | . . rr 2. 78  14 COUNTRY TRADE MORE BUOYANT THAN CITY TRADE. Written for THE TRADESMAN. Grocery jobbers say that country or- ders maintain a better average than do city orders. This condition would indi- eate that the grocery trade is more buoy- | ant in the country than that lesser degree by the business depression is not to be in the city, and country dealers are affected to a than are city dealers. It wondered at when the general conditions | regulating each are taken into consider- ation. Indeed, were the conditions pre- cisely the trade suffer less for the simple reason would that it it isless cramped; same, country has more elbowroom. its base of operations is broader and its background is deeper and fraught with greater subject to a lesser competition than is the city trade. of Grand Rapids is fearfully overdone, of to resources; in other words, it is The retail grocery trade and the great wonder is that few the city been chattel their stocks so far in this passing through a so grocers have forced mortgage depression. They are certainly great trial, and those who will sueceed butfetings of this great wave of adversity will have learned many valuable lessons which will prove of value after the wave shall the turbulent waters of disrupted business conditions have receded and shall have settled and there is once more peace. Conditions are different in the country. Old Mother Earth never loses confidence in the outcome of herefforts. The frosts of winter and the parching droughts of summer do not discourage her. she to lock the doors of her great work- shop and refuse to continue her efforts, would be the and that embraces the family. Mother Earth never fails in bringing forth a greater or lesser variety of for the sustenance of life inevitable result, whole human commodities as regu- larly as the seasons roll round. commodiries are to but money stringency can diminish their bulk or drive These not cash, be sure, no them beyond reach. life, and at They are prime necessities of will always command money their market value. These produced necessities are by the country grocer’s tomers, to make collections and sell goods out the with- Barter in farm products is an equivalent of and eountry business when there ready currency. necessity of money. money enables the grocer to do is a stringency in How different the case of the city gro- cer. the has nothing but money to exchange for gro- bills. His trade comes, principally, from factories and workshops. It ceries and with which to Cold ehange and its source of supply factory and workshop. It failing source like that the principal dealer’s pay old eash is the only « is the is not ap un- relied upon by portion of country Its constancy de- pends upon the turning of wheels, and, like all human fitful and stop the customers. contrivances, they are spasmodic. Sometimes they like grandfather’s clock, go again. When they never to do stop turning, whether temporarily or permanently, the money supply stops also; and when the money supply stops the paying of gro-/| cers’ bills stops and the buying of gro- ceries suddenly diminishes. This is the condition of the grocery Were | cus- | an advantage which enables him | quivalent of ex- | THE MICHIGAN TRADHSMAN. | trade in the city to-day. No wonder that, | orders come in more freely from the |country. No wonder that the | realize a falling off in the city trade. |The proprietor of one of the largest jobbers | | suburban stores in the city recently said: J ‘Tam afraid we are going to experience | the hardest times this winter we ever ex- | | perienced in this country. Scores of my |customers who have always had steady | work and paid their bills promptly have been out of work so long that they have used up what little resources they pos- | sessed, and now, with winter approach- | ing, they have no prospect of work, and | ino money with which to buy food and | fuel. A woman was in just now who re- ported that she had not a particle of food or fuel in the house. She has small chil- dren, and her work for some time. She asked for eredit, but it is useless to furnish sup- plies to many of these people and charge | it up with any expectation of ever get- i ting pay forthem. Itis about all they |can do to keep out of debt and make | both ends meet when they have steady j work. I gave the woman a sack of flour | | } } i | | | in beating back the | and half a bushel of vegetables and told | her to could. make the things go as far as she We can’t take care of all of them but will divide up around and extend all the help we are able to.” This is the true condition and, if there be aclass of citizens who munity, it cers. A few days ago made over the refusal of grocer to credit with a sack customer whose family was much ado was of fioura |in the morning papers, giving the pression that the grocer’s refusal was, |in view of the distressing circumstances, ‘an inhuman act. Knowing nothing of the case outside of rumor, I have no apology to make for this particular gro- cer. He may be a cold-blooded monster for ought I know; still, in common just- ice to the knights of the scoop and scales, it must be remembered that this grocer is not the only one who has refused, and 'who is refusing, credit to old time cus- j}tomers. it may look like an inhuman |acton the part of a grocer to say ‘‘No’’ | when an old customer who has _ proved himself honest and faithful in the past, but who, owing tothe present unfortu- | nate industrial conditions, finds destitute of the necessities of no way of obtaining them, and with no of things | among the suburban grocers of this city, | deserve the sympathy of the entire com- is these same suburban gro- | a West Side | destitute. | : : i | An account of the affair was published starvation to those depending upon her husband has been out of | | | | | i | | i | im- | himself | life, with | prospect of acquiring more means—lI say, | it may seem like an act of inhumanity to} say ‘‘No’’ when such a customer asks for bread. Upon the hypothesis that a gro- eer is intrusted with the herculean task of feeding and caring for the destitute and unfortunate, and that a bountiful Providence has furnished him, from some invisible and omnipotent source, with an unlimited supply of the means for that purpose, such an act would man. But what are. the Instead of especially signed to the distribution of charities by the Almighty, and being endowed by Him with an unfailing supply of the necessary means, the grocer is simply common clay like any other man, and is subject to the same severe trials in the hand to hand struggle for human exist- ;ence. In this great struggle, as in all | Struggles, it is but ‘‘the survival of the ' fittest,”’ and the grocer inhu- facts ? be being as- is not exempt '! The FPollowins ———< Is the best line of Coffees in the State. All roasted by CHASE & SANBORN. IF YOU ————— THESE ARE THE GOPPERS FOR YOU YO BUY, WANY YH BES 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 cans. ©: lark. : ocer DA VWSON'S Co. Pearl Wheat Flakes, THE FINEST BREAKFAST DISH a i 7 pAWwsoN pati: Foal | Erie Jha ES lee ven ON pun SREpARED BY THERS c BRO \ ON Se NUFACTURERS OF D PRODUCTS CEREAL FONTIAC, MICHIGAN. _| ———— £6 i pe NIN SAS CLEAN, WHOLESOME, Free from Dust and Broken Particles, Put up in neat Cartans of 2 pounds each, 36 Cartons per Case. Case. Sells at 15 cents per package, two packages for 25 cents. iry Ul iy 7 Lee if) Sold by all jobbers in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Price $8.50 per MANUFACTURED BY DAWSON BROTHERS, Pontiac, Mich. > @4 ite  or .—— f ce a ad ~ & rr ‘~ ab eer , ee -~ a “, ~ genes we ay ® em ~~ _ 4 ‘ main a = And: oite Ye ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 15 from the operation of this law. ‘‘Self- preservation is the first law of nature,”’ and, until we are able to prove that the grocer is entirely outside of the jurisdic- tion of Nature, let us withhold our cen- sure. Again, it was said by one of old, ‘“‘Charity begins at home;” but, until it is established, beyond any possibility of contradiction, that the grocer has no home, or is undeserving of one, let us upbraid him not for replenishing his own flour barrel and coal bin first. In olden times, long before the Sherman Bill was heard of, it was proclaimed on the house tops by one high in authority, ‘‘He that eareth not for his own household is worse than an infidel:” and, until some new revelation shows that the grocer was foreordained, from the foundation of the world, to occupy a lower stratum than the infidel, I, for one, will not call him hard names for manifesting a war- mer interest in providing food, fuel and clothing for his own wife and babies than in providing these necessaries for those of his neighbor. The long and the short of the matter is that the grocer’s philanthropic tenden- cies may be boundless, but his capital is not. His breast may heave with sympa- thy for the destitute, and his soul may yearn with a desire to supply the wants of all creation, but there is a foree that eontrols his heavings and his yearnings —it is the force of hard, stern necessity. The grocer is nota brute. Because he does not scatter his wares to the four winds of heaven without money and without price is no sign that his milk of human kindness is dried up and that he has gone ‘‘farrow.’’ He contributes more, according to his means, toward the maintenance of the common herd than does any other man in the community; and to aver that his contributions are not all voluntary does not detract in the least from the cost to the grocer, or lessen the quantity of heart’s blood ex- tracted, or clear the tinted atmosphere. There is nota grocer in the city who would not donate ten times more than he does, if he could find some jobber that would give him credit for it. The country grocer lives in a land where there is plenty to eat, at any rate. If he is not charitable as his city hrother, it is.because the latter possesses larger opportunities exercising the Christian grace, and not on any personal preference. so for account of E. A. OWEN. > 9 ~<— **Cussing’’ in Business K. F. W. in Business. As an argument in favor of the Dar- winian theory it has been cited that the monkey is imitative, and, as arule, of the more elevating customs surrounding him; and further. as monkeys abound in Africa, it has been cited that the Afri- cans are direct lineal descendants, to verify which their disposition to the customs of the more refined is noted in their proneness to plug hats, fine rig- ging, etc. Now, right here, boys, hadn’t you better fullow the example of these humble representatives by patterning af- ter the higher authorities? Who does the most cussing about your place of em- ployment—the teamster, the porter and the cheaper help, or the boss? We will admit that the old man, on special occa- sions, will say ‘‘Well, really,’’ with an emphasis and fervency that chills the lady steno. to the marrow, curdles the blood of the faint-hearted and spreads awe through the entire establishment. But did you ever notice him, after the normal temperature and equilibrium had been restored, how his actions and thoughts all tend to a less excited and extravagant pushing of his business, and | follow | and reputation, was how this quieter force reaches all around | under his guidance, and the results ob- tained by his mild, sensible remarks and suggestions keep everything moving without friction, and you all brag about ‘“‘what we done this week?”’ You probably have been near when he was closing a big contract in buying or selling, and have noticed an _ entire ab- sence of any cussing when clean, clear business, and business for both money being transacted, clearly showing that cussing is unneces- sary, and that tocussis to fill in the sentence with useless, irrelevant words. Now, what is accomplished by the cuss- ers in your place? They do not hold the most of the responsible, brainy and best paying positions. They get the laugh for their futile wrath. They are re- garded as just plain, common, ignorant —for their inability to express them- selves forcibly and intelligently in good United States language. Cussing is a tacit admission on your part that you haven’t sufficient force or worth of character to attract and hold the attention of level-headed people in a reasonable way, and are willing to let them form an adverse opinion if they will. Cussing is a transparent evidence of your lack of ambition to use your tal- ents and education in so expressing your- self as to be understood. Cussing by most of the cussers is regarded as a bad habit. Cussing shows that your temper is not under proper control, and that your whole self-control is unrelia- ble; and if aman cannot control him- self, how about trusting him on a mis- sion where the many and_ insiduous temptations, well known to the boss, will be tried upon him by aclass of busi- ness men whose shrewdness is sharp rather than safe. Cussing don’t look well in print, and you wouldn’t be too proud of carrying a paper or book about with you that abounded in it. Cussing is seldom used in the conversation of just plain, good people—men and women —and where used ‘‘allowance” is made for the “‘breach.”’ Cussing, it seems, lacks much argument in its favor, and that should have some weight in its use or disuse. Cussing is wicked and pro- fane in the uncompromising opinion of the best people you know; and that it causes them nervous discomfort, when used in their presence, is readily seen. That cussing is a sin is the conscientious belief of those who have given it a deeper and more interested study than ever you did, and it is a direct insult from you when you continue to use it and so give the lie to their assertion. Boys, be easy on the old fellows, as they will find it hard to break off, but if you never commence and help them’ by both example and a good-natured, well-chosen hint here and there, a calamity may fall on cussing in business. nnn One Man’s Views on ‘“‘Location.”’ “Some merchants are inclined to lay a little too much stress on the precise loca- tion of their stores,” said a retailer the other day. ‘‘So long as aman’s business is situated in a business district where plenty of people pass the door, I deem it of little importance whether he be located on a ‘corner’ or not, providing he makes } test | the most of his opportunities. The is his ability to induce the passers-by to! come into his store and he can often out- | distance the more pretentious corner merchant by making his window dis- plays so attractive as to be be regular trade compellers, and by bright window eards calling attention to the merits and stylishness of the goods and by price and descriptive cards on the goods themselves | ‘pull’ in many on the way to other stores where they have been in the habit of trading. In the same mannera merchant located outside of the main business cen- ter of a town or city can by aggressive advertising, newspaper, window or cir- cular, succeed in diverting much trade into his establishment that would other- wise go down town. Of course, I would advise every merchant to get the best location he can, but I do not think the exact location of a store the ‘be all and end all’ of mercantile success.’’ A There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many. QICT, HERPOLSHEIMER & C0. WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Carpets and Cloaks Ne Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. (gig, Herpolsheimer & G0, °°: Grana Rapias. HEYMAN COMPANY, Manufacturers of Show Gases of Kuery Description. FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 68 and 68 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. WRITE FOR PRICES. WE HAVE FOUND IT. WHAT ? That which we and the trade have been looking for. A FANCY BUTCHER’S LARD. ee ne 104 Ty i / lerces . . Se ,,,rrt—i“‘COCOCONONOL 103 Ope WESTERN MICHIGAN AGENTS FOR G. H HAMMOND COS SUPERIOR BUTTERINE  16 THE MICHIGAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis---Index of the Markets. Special Correspondence. New York, Nov. 18—To say that the failure of the great house of Thurber, Whyland Co. was totally unexpected would be stating what is not true. The rating of the firm was known to have been shaky a good while ago, and the truth is probably, that, even when or- ganized asa stock company, the move was made to strengthen a concern badly in need of reinforcing. Many causes have been ascribed as the real ones, and first of all is given the de- lay of the Senate, then the general de- pression of business, then strong compe- tition, then too much dallying with out- side matters, then internal dissensions. All these may be taken for what they are worth. Mr. F. B. Thurber deserves and is re- ceiving the sympathy of the entire com- munity. He is one of the most generous hearted of men, and his misfortune, af- fecting so many people, directly and in- directly, is to be deplored. He has done as much hard work as any man in this city, and it seems too bad te have it come to this. He had just passed his 51st birthday. A good many lessons can be drawn by this failure, the chief of which is that when. a man has a good enough thing he ought to stick to it. There is sucha thing as having too many irons in the fire. The old firm of H. K. & F. B. Thurber was synonymous with strength and all that gues to make up a represent- ative house. With increased capital came a desire to stretch out into other fields, and the result was an investment of money all over the country which should have been kept at home and put directly into the business. This was evi- dent all the more as competition kept getting stronger and the sales of other firms grew larger at the expense of the Thurbers. Of course, it is not likely that any one of the critics of the house now could have managed any better un- der the same circumstances, but certain it is that there are many great firms here who do a good business in spite of their surroundings, and it seems that with all the experience of years the failure could have been averted. 1t is altogether likely that the house will continue under a reorganization, and $500,000 of fresh capital will suffice to make things hum again, but the manage- ment, it is likely, will pass to other hands. It is said that Mr. Whyland will be likely to go into another house, though just when is still undecided. He is not so well liked as Mr. Thurber, and, in fact, itis hinted that there are quite a number of the employes of the house who will not regret his departure. The affair has had no perceptible effect on the grocery trade at large, and proba- bly, if the reorganization takes place as expected, the matter will soon be only remembered as an ‘‘incident.” In the ‘‘good old days’’ the Thurbers sold about $15,000,000 to $18,000,000 worth of groceries per year and was re- garded, rightly, as the greatest grocery house in the world. Trade is hanging back. There still seems to be a lack of confidence, and the future is too uncertain to ‘‘bet’? on. Of course, people must eat, but they are living on staples, and, as for the profit therein, there is none. A talk with job- bers will convince one that they are do- ing only a hand-to-mouth business at present, even the holiday demand not being present as usual. Coffee and sugar, the great staples in the grocery trade, remain unchanged in every respect. The demand is of an every-day character, and prices show not a fractional departure from last week. The canned goods market is apathetic, as well as other lines, and buyers are conspicuous by their absence. Tomatoes are fluctuating in price, and at the mo- ment standard No. 3 brands of New Jer- seyand Delaware are worth $1.05@1.10. Corn is quiet, with prices ranging from $1 for New York State brands to $1.25 for Maine. Lemons are in rather limited supply at the moment, and prices are quite firmly held, although the demand is still very light. Jamaica oranges are worth, for repacked, about $5. A good deal of the Florida stock arriving is not very good, prices averaging about $1.50, with $2 the top for fruit thatis fancy. Ap- ples are in excellent request, and are worth $2.75@4.50, as to variety. Cran- berries, fancy Cape Cod, bring $5@5.50. The dried fruit market is very quiet, fancy evaporated apples being quoted at 10@1le, sun-dried, 514@6c; evaporated peeled yellow peaches, 18c; apricots, i@1l4e. Butter is firmer, and the touch of cold weather has given an impetus to the de- mand; 27¢ is about top for best Western grades, and from this, prices range down to 22c fer Western thirds. Cheese is un- changed, both as to demand and price, the former continuing in a hand-to-mouth manner. Western eggs are fetching 241¢ @25c. Domestic molasses is in very fair de- mand, but the complaints as to quality are numerous. New Orleans, fair, 33@ 34¢e; good, 35@37¢e; choice, 38@40c. The cheapest thing in the world to-day is the Greek currant. They are selling here as low as 13{¢, or even less. Of course, this means starvation for the Greeks, and no greatly increased con- sumption among other nations. Trade papers should urge their readers to make special efforts to sell currants now, as they pay a good margin of profit. The trouble is that the generality of people do not know what to do with them. Californians are urging an increase of duty upon the imported article, very naturally. Excellent shopping weather prevails and the big stores are already piling up mountains of holiday goods just as though they expected the usual rush. May they not be disappointed. JAY. ——___ >< —- Mr. Voigt’s Rejoinder to His Critic. GRAND Rapips, Nov. 18—In your issue of the 15th, 1 note that Mr. H. takes some exceptions to some remarks made by me in an interview in regard to the repeal of the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman law. Without going iuto details, I will simply state that, as 1 look at it from my view, the silver pur- chasing act was condemned by Mr. Sher- man himself and was only adopted as a compromise, as Mr. H. probably is aware. It compelled the United States to purchase 4,500,000 ounces of silver per month, paying for same in silver cer- tificates; but the silver certificates were mostly redeemed in gold and the silver bullion was piled up in the Treasury, where it lies dormant. As a business proposition, would Mr. H. buy and stock up in any commodity—be it wheat or leather—and pay out money, and keep on doing so for years, and build store- houses to store it in, and borrow money (as the United States would have had to do if they kept on purchasing 4,500,000 ounces of silver monthly), and keep on doing so? I am afraid Mr. H. would not. The United States Treasurer, however, was compelled to do so by law. We have now, as per report, silver bullion enough to keep the government mints going for nearly five years. Let us utilize that first. The United Statesisa rich gov- ernment. Thisis probably the richest country in the world, but that does not signify that it should issue bonds to keep on buying silver to store away. Silver is a commodity of barter, the same as copper, only more valuable, and as such let it be bought and sold upon its merits. Let the government buy it when it needs it, not make it compulsory. I have no doubt that Mr. H. is versed in the financial problem through and through, and has made a lifelong study of it, while I look at it from the stand- point of a busy business man; but, as many persons are of my way of thinking on this question, lam content to know that my views as expressed were correct. Respectfully, C. G. A. Vorer. +> The Drug Market. Opium is dull and lower. Morphia has declined 10c per ounce. Quinine is firm and tending higher. Linseed oil is lower. Neatsfoot oil has declined. and FRIDAY, DEC. 1. ND WINTER (843 It will pay merchants to see our samples and learn our reduced prices of the balance of our stock of READY MADE CLOTHING. Having been established for thirty-six years is, we trust sufficient proof of our stability. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO, or you can write our Michigan representative, MR. WILLIAM CONNOR, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., to call upon you, and_ buy or not buy, we will thank you for the compliment. MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothing Manulocturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. WILLIAM CONNOR will be at Sweet's Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich.. on THURSDAY, NOY. 30, Customers’ expenses allowed who meet him there. Vegetable Scoop Forks. Sul ets: |) eee = Ph Cy U a Ml ce NC by ‘ > a) In shoveling potatoes or other vegetables trom 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- tinues. run into the potatoes. If the head of the fork is lowered the points will be raised and 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. round tines and flattened points. OUT RAISING THE POINTS. work. It has 1T WILL LOAD TO THE HEAD WITH- Italso holds its load and hangs easy to The superiority of our SCOOP FORK over the wire scoop is in its much greater durability and handiness. and will 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. & 6: ONROQ ST. M R prose TEVENS | ae  RiluUING, Co, Proprietors of the Reel. v » ras 4 <> ; rect i THE ABOVE BRANDs, a >? 7 e \ Royal Patent, Crescent, White Kose, : Are sold with our personal guarantee. ‘a? If you are not now handling any of our brands, we solicit a trial order, contident that the ex cellent quality of our goods and the satisfaction of your customers will impel you to become a regular customer Correspondence solicited. VOIGT MILLING CO. a FULL CREAM CHEESES | GRAND RAPIDS, 24, | MICH. | | y QUALITY WINS! And you can depend on the best qual- ity when you buy this Brand. Puss chests will soon | UR new glass covers are by far the pay for themselves in the handsomest ever offered to the breakage they avoid. Price $4. trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherina moment. They will save enough goods from flies, dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. NEW NOVELTIES. We eal! the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. NEWTON, arich finger with fig filling. This is bound to be one of the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., S. A. Sears, Mgr. GRAND RAPIDS. If You Want Good, Light, Sweet Bread and Biscuits, USE FERMENTUM THE ONLY RELIABLE COMPRESSED YEAST SOLD BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS. a MANUFACTURED BY TheFermentUm Company MAIN OFFICE: CHICAGO, 270 KINZIE STREET. MICHIGAN AGENCY: GRAND RAPIDS, 106 KENT STREET. ane | Address all communications to THE FERMENTUM Co.  134 to 140 E. Fulton St, )Santa Claus Headquarters. A & . G R A N D R A r | Ls, M i H ‘ ( No. nih ostaey Fy es Ma and have not received our Holiday Catalogue ee l “MUSICAL TOYS,” bean Te oT 4 48 j SLEIGHS. See pages 71 of No. 113 Catalogue. Do not delay in ordering holiday goods, you do not have to | pay for them until Jan. 1, and the soouer you get thtm in the better your sales will be BANQUET LAMPS. ' Over 2% different styles from 81.50 to 836 See pages 6-67 of No. 113 Catalogu each; our prices greatly reduced. ——n—— " | | a 4 * . j : om an “ALBUMS” | , a : : : : ne ) ‘ ‘ il - “c™ ™ ROCKING HORSES AND SHOO FLIES. See pages 38-39 of No. 113 Catalogue See page 70 of No. 113 Catalogue. 1893 ASSORTED PACKAGE C a a. ‘ ' t ‘ wi FANCY GOODS. Our stock never so complete or our prices aa i . - low as now. | 1 dozen Childs Asst. Mottoes Cups and ~ Cups and Saucers, new pattern 5 7 1 44 . oe | Saucers... .. eoscercigess@ Oe 8 = ay 8 Fruit Plates, assorted oe *) 90 Showt ' r ‘ } eget lars : ; ; : ‘ 1 in Catalogue No. 112 1 ' Chi ds’ Raised Gold Letters, 10e % ™“ Fruit Plates fine China .... 2 00 1 OO a eee \ Cups aac Veneers... 80 SU 4. ‘“* Glass Baskets, 6 patterns 1 65 -2 Open Decorated, Ite Cups and 1,6 O “tC @ilasa, Baskets, very fine;..,.... 4 00 1a Saucers i oe 63,3, “ Glass Baskets, large ass rted.. 2 25 7 i Open Decorated, 25e Cups and 1 “ 6 inch Assortment Decorated - Saucers. a 1 i 8i wees doa eee 15 % % j* Open Decorated, extra value, % * %& inch Assortment Decorated 2c Cup< and Saucers........ 2 00 1 00 OR So ate ee ee okey 1 00 50 Open Gilt Decoration. 40c Cups i ‘ New Design Decorated Vases.. 1 20 40) and Saucers i oo. Oe 163 #3 =“ Assor ment China ToyWhistles 35 1 05 % Open Gilt, best, 50c Cups and 1 “ Faney Tomeree Hoidens...... 7% re) Saucers | ne 415 2 Ui 12 Smoking Sets.... i 73 16 “ Open, elegant, $1 Cups and sau 1-12 PROORINE SOUR co 6 00 50 cers. Sie ; 6 10t' Devorated Toy Tea Sets....... iD 38 7 ABC Childs Plates, with pic 4 Decorated Toy Tea Sets........ 2 00 50 tures . 2: 1-6 Decorated Toy Tea Sets........ 4 On 67 Me ABC Animal] Plates ... mi Tt Dressed China Babies... ..... 40 40 > Assorted Decorated Plate Sets . 1 60 oo. China Limb Dolls ...... ‘ x0 80 Ye 6 Colors, Plate Sets 2 00 100,;% China Limb Dolls.... 2 00 1 00 \4 Decorated Plate Sets.. is 88 & Bisque Dressed DoUs oo .a7 oe r1 hg Bread and Milk sets, decorated 4 00 100% Washable Dressed Dolls. 1 1-6 Bread and Milk Sets, decorated 6 00 1 00 ‘ Washable Dressed Dolls....... 2 iy CC Picture Mugs eee 85 42 % |“ Wasnahle Dressed Volls. 4 00 44 Partition Shaving Mugs oa OD ior, Assorted Perfumes...... 2 00 Ye Fancy Decorated Mugs ........ 2 00 1 OO “ Mustache Decorated Coffees... 1 75 ax PICTURE BOOKS. K Extra Large Decorated Coffees 225 1 12 10 per cent. discount TOILET SETS % Diem meCan....., 400 200 sii r See pages 30 to 34 of No. 113 Catalogue 14 Another 50c Cup, new pattern $ 00 10, PACKAGE AND CARTAGE FREE. 38 26 See pages 42-43 of No. 113 Catalogue. oo MUSIC ROLLS. } sec page 50 of No. 113 Catalogue ae HA At ayy China Cups and Saucers. ee See pages 52-53. “ { Sa” DOLLS AND DOLL BODIES. : ) vs . AN ENDLESS VARIETY. i m Games and Puzzles of Every Kind. )*%.?%%s*citalogue.” : - — | Z s L71eS8 0 ery | 3} Wo. 15% Catalorne See page 7 see pages 1 to8 of No, 113 Catalogue. } \