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Telephone 166 or 1030 for particu- lars. L. J. STEVENSON, C. A. CUMINGS, Cc. E. BLOCK. A. SHELL, Scien Opin, 65 Hone SL Eyes tested for spectacles free of cost with latestimproved methods. Glasses in every style at moderate prices. Artificial human eyes of every color. Sign of big spectacles. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 927, 1893. NO. 536 FAR FROM HOME. It was a sad day for little Paul Hamil- | ton when they carried to the cemetery all that remained of the mother he loved so well. With a heart full of woe, he silently watched them fasten down the lid of her coffin, forever shutting off a view of those beloved features. Although Paul was only twelve years old, he real- ized what death was in all its awful solemnity, for his mother had been pre- paring his youthful mind for the event she knew was near at hand. And it was because he so fully understood it all that his heart was so heavy with its newborn grief. After the funeral was all over, he looked around the little room, now so empty, and wondered what would be- come of him, for his mother had fully impressed him with the idea that he could not remain there. He and his mother had occupied this room so long; it was, in fact, the only home he remem- bered ever having. To be sure, one of the neighbors had offered him another, for which he was expected to work on the farm in payment, but Paul disliked the prospect; not that he was afraid of work, but the master was known to be a hard one to serve. While Paul was sitting by the window thinking this all over, the stage rumbled noisily along on its way to the town five miles distant, where its passengers took the railway cars to the city. Paul’s one desire all his life had been to go to the city, and now he thought, what was there to prevent? Nothing that he could see stood in his way to accomplish the jour- ney, and so he determined that early on the following morning he would be among the passengers. That night when Paul went to bed he could not sleep for thinking of his pro- spective journey. He allowed his youth- ful imagination full play, and his fancies carried him through the most wonderful scenes. At length he fell into an uneasy slumber, from which he aroused with a start as the first gleamyof the early dawn warned him to make his preparations for departure. Paul moved quietly about the room while he gathered together a few of his possessions, fearing to disturb the land- lady from whom his mother had rented their room, not feeling quite sure he could get off if she was aware of his pur- pose. With the little package of his treasures in one hand and the cage containing a petted white rabbit in the other, he stood ready to leave; first, however, his glance roved around the room, resting an in- stant lovingly on each familiar object, while the tears welled up into his great brown eyes as he bade them all a mute farewell. Another moment, and he was gone. Noiselessly he descended the stairs, un- bolted the door, and as he stepped out, he heaved a sigh of relief. A short brisk walk brought him to the village inn, whence the stage started. At last, after what seemed to Paul a long | time, for he was impatient to be off, the | driver cracked his whip and they actu- ally started. After a ride of a couple of hours, Paul found himself at the railway station, and with a fast-beating heart inquired at the ticket office the fare to L ‘‘Seventy-five cents,’ laconically re- plied that supercilious official, the ticket agent. Paul slowly counted his money—sixty cents was all he could make it. He looked up into the man’s face before him for some sign of encouragement to put the question hovering on his lips. A blank stare met Paul’s wistful eyes, and his question died before it had even been framed into speech, and he slowly turned away. As he did so, however, his glance rested on the stage driver, who was standing near, and who had evidently been a witness of the scene just enacted at the window of the ticket office. Taking in the situation at a glance, he walked up to Paul, and, holding out a quarter, said: “You can pay me when you come back.” As Paul had no intention of returning very soon, his sense of honor would not allow him to accept the proffered assist- ance. Paul shook his head and, sum- moning up all the courage he could com- mand, asked, ‘‘Where will sixty cents buy a ticket to?” (Paul’s grammar was, at times, a little deficient.) ‘‘Let me see—sixty cents, I guess, will take you to Cedar Grove, about five or six miles this side of L ; however, Fil ask.” As he turned to the ticket office, Paul thrust all his money into the driver’s hand and watched anxiously the result. Paul’s face considerably brightened when he saw the driver receive the ticket. “There, now, you'll have to hurry. Here’s your ticket and there was ten cents change.” Paul thanked him and hurried on into the car, and it was not until he was well on his journey that it occurred to him that the ‘‘ten cents change’’ was, in real- ity, a free gift of the stage driver’s. ‘‘Cedar Grove,’’ shouted the conductor, and Paul, picking up his bundle and his rabbit, hurriedly left the car, having al- ready determined to walk the remaining distance—which he remembered was but five or six miles—to L With a cheerful heart he bravely set out, inquir- ing first his way. It was now nearly noon, and, after walking a couple of miles, he began to feel a little warm and tired. Besides, he was very hungry, and to the pangs of hunger were added those of exhaustion, for he had not slept well. His spirits began to droop and his footsteps to lag, and he almost wished himself back again. He doubted the wisdom of leaving so suddenly, and rejecting so unceremoni- ously the farmer’s home which had been offered to him—for he concluded that, if he had gone to Farmer Jones’, he would never have been so hungry as he was just then. Quite despondent, he slowly trudged along. Hearing voices, he stopped and looked around, and saw a few workmen under a tree eating their mid-day meal. He stood watching them rather wistfully, as each mouthful disappeared. Finally, unable to silently endure this state of things any longer, he asked for a piece of bread. Each of the three workmen contributed to appease his hunger, two a piece of bread and meat, and one a piece of pie. Thanking them, he hurried on to finda secluded spot where he could eat it un- disturbed and unobserved. A few steps brought him before a low stone wall which had partially given way from the ravages of time and weather, so that it was with little difficulty he stepped over it. It seemed delightfully cool and shady here, for Paul was very warm and tired. He sat beside the wall and ate his lunch with great relish, regretting he had not as much more, for he gave a good share of the bread to the rabbit. After he had finished he coneluded to sit there a little while and rest before re- suming his journey to the city. For the first time he seemed to realize the step he had taken; he was dispirited, and yet felt he could not retrace his journey—he knew he had gone too far for that. A feeling of utter desolation crept over him as his present situation dawned upon him in all its dreariness, for he began now to realize how very far from home he had wandered, and perhaps he never would see it again. In his utter loneliness he cried out, ‘‘O mother, mother! why were you taken from me!’ And, throwing himself full length upon the ground, he suffered his grief to take possession of him and sobbed as though his heart would break. Presently this outburst subsided and he gradually grew calmer, as he began to think of what must be done next; but before he had decided, sleep, Nature’s ‘‘sweet restorer,’’ closed his eyes into forgetfulness of his present sorrows. Alone, and far from home, he lay soundly sleeping on Dame Nature’s couch, while the green trees above him whispered a soft and soothing lullaby, and a gentle breeze cooled his parched lips and aching head. How long he slept he never knew, but it must have been some hours; for when he awoke, which was at the barking of a dog, the setting sun was just shedding its parting glory over the scene which met his view. To his surprise, he was not alone; and he almost doubted the ey- idence of his senses, for before him stood a beautiful boy, nearly his own age, dressed in dark-green velvet, while upon his head a cap of the same rich ma- terial scarcely concealed a wealth of golden hair. The boy stood there with his hands in his pockets, earnestly gazing down upon Paul, while his little white dog went sniffing and barking around the cage containing Paul’s pet rabbit. In the path beside the stranger was a wheel- barrow, seated upon the side of which was a little girl who so much resembled the boy that Paul took them to be brother 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. and sister. Paul took all this in at a glanee; then springing to his feet, asked how much further it was to L- ‘‘More than two miles from here,’’ an- | swered the boy. ‘“‘Do you live there?” asked the little girl. Paui mournfully shook his head. ‘‘What are you ing there for, then?’ asked the boy. ‘I have no other place to go, and—’’ Paul’s lip quivered; with such a taggered question somewi him, for he had no ready nor reasonable answer to make. The little girl, quick to notice some trouble in the heart of the stranger before her, kindly took his hand and said: **Hadn’t you better tell us who you are, and what you are going to we could help you.” aul, rather glad of the opportunity to talk to someone whose sympathy he felt was already assured, lost no time in re- Upon concluding, he said: ‘‘Now, you know all lieving his mind of his burden. about me; won’t you tell me who you are, and where you live?’’ ‘“*My name is Harry Russell.’’ ‘“‘And mine is Edith Russell.’’ ‘““My name is Minnie,” voice in a very high treble, from almost a baby been only ‘ta looker-on in Venice.”’ piped a tiny which came who had hitherto **And we live there,” said Harry, indi- cating with a nod of his head that **there” was the large, man- could be fact, so little fine, old-fashioned sion, a glimpse of which only seen between the trees—in that it had entirely escaped Paul’s notice until his attention had ward it. ‘You must be both tired and hungry,”’ said Edith. ‘Had to the house and rest while we get some- you not better come thing for you to eat?”’ Paul looked at the lengthening shad- ows. *‘] must move on, if l get to L——— before dark.”’ **But where are you when going get there, if )ou have no friends?’’ ques- 4 tioned Harry, curiously. Paul had a vague idea that all that was | needful was to arrive in a city, would have food, shelter and clothes provided in Ex- actly huw, he some Mysterious way. knew not, expected he would be obliged to work for them. This he was willing to do—he had been brought up to work, but he supposed the work would be provided, also. ‘‘Have you any money?’ queried Edith, who was of a somewhat practicai turn of mind. ‘“*A little—not much.’’ ‘‘How would you like to stay here in the morn- was night and start for L ing?’’ asked Edith, as well as practical. who hospitable ‘“‘Perhaps your mother would not like it,’”? suggested Paul, who had never acted independently of his mother’s wishes as long as she lived. ““oh, she won’t care,” said Harry. “Father might, but he’s gone.” So, Paul’s objection being easily over- come, he most willingly accompanied his new-found friends up te the house. Paul had never and halis and immense roc betore seen anything so large grand looking, such lofty pips. He looked in surroundings; amazement on his they were entirely beyond his wildest imagin- ings of luxury and elegance. do? Perhaps been directed to- | you | when he | but he rather | ali | Polished armor and stag’s antlers | greeted his eyes upon entering the wide jhall. Then such beautiful pictures and statuary met his view on all sides, as he | trod upon rich carpet, so thick that his ; feet sank deep in the piling. He was | ushered into a long low room with a | beautiful oriel window at the end, seated by which, on a crimson plush divap, was a sweet-faced little lady, clad right royally, Paul thought, as he surveyed delicate the mass of silk and lace upon } ier frail form. She looked up from her embroidery as they entered the room, and smiled. “Whom in a soft, sweet voice, looking earnestly have you here?’’? she asked, at Paul, who, though rather dazed, stood the searching glance remarkably well. An explanation soon followed, upon | the conclusion of which, Edith received | her mother’s commendation for what she | had done. ‘‘Now, children, run and dress; dinner will be ready in a few minutes.”’ “Dinner!” exclaimed Paul, in whose mind dinner and high noon soluably associated. were indis- ‘Yes, and you must be very hungry by this time, are you not?’’ asked Mrs. Russell. ‘‘Yes, ma’am,”’ eagerly assented Paul, and he gave himself up to the delusion that he had fallen into a very strange place indeed, where people ate their din- ners at night. When Paul awoke the next morning, he could not for a long while remember where he was, or how he got there—in | fact, doubted the evidence of his senses, and thought be must be dreaming, but dreaming under very comfortable and | beautiful circumstances. Presently, how- | ever, he was wide awake and cognizant | of his situation, arose, dressed, and de- into which he had | been ushered the previous evening. i scended to the room | Paul found his friends there, in an earnest conversation, engaged which sud- denly ceased as he entered the room. After the usual greetings of the morn- ing, Mrs. Russell, indicating an empty | |chair beside her own for Paul to be! seated, said: | “Harry and Edith have been asking ime to allow you to stay here to-day. Would you like to do so?”’ Paui, only too glad of such an oppor- tunity, willingly assented. The follow- | ing day, however, it rained, and so it} came about quite naturally that Paul re- | mained nearly a week among his new friends. During this interval, Mrs. Rus- sell, becoming interested in the boy, se- cured hima situation with one of her friends, who carried on a large business in L The day at last arrived on which Paul was to leave, and mutual promises to see {each other often, for they had all become attached to each other, prevented sorrow- ful countenances. Harry and Edith accompanied Paul to | the gate, where they were to await the | carriage, for Mrs. Russell was drive Paul to L herself. At the final moment of parting, Edith thrust a little purse of her own knitting | inte Paul’s band and bade him keep it for her sake. Paul afterwards discovered it, it to there never | determined | going to believing accident, dreamed of spending it, but to return it. Paul found his a gold dollar in and, have come by new duties of an en- tirely different character from any to | | equipment for the various processes employed. H EADQUARTERS FOR California Raisins Per. . ruit. WE HAVE ’EM ALL. all arnhart PuatmanCo. PECIAL NOTICE! A Brief Statement for busy Men. The NEW YORK CONDENSED MILK COMPANY takes pleasure in announcing that in response to the re- quest of numerous customers for abso- lutely pure unsweetened condensed milk of uniform richness and reliable keeping properties, put up in sealed cans, it is now prepared to supply the trade with BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM, Unsweetened; guaranteed to keep under all conditions of temperature, The process used is far in advance of any otber method. ~ = UNSWEETENED “os Our new plant |is constructed especially for this branch of business, and is unequalled in Having thoroughly tested all the important points in connection with the milk referred to, we are now prepared to offer the trade through the jobbing houses, BORDEN’S PEERLESS BRAND EVAPORATED CREAM, unsweetened, with entire confidence that it will prove, like our celebrated Gart BorpEN EKaGite Branp ConpENsED MILK, to have no equal. It is thoroughly guaranteed in every respect, and this guarantee is substantial, as every one knows. We will tell you more about this unsweetened milk in the next issue. & Or ED re- SO - alk ing t 1s ith r ~9 ure. lant 1 in sted are N’S vith DEN shly ery the within — eee pee! THH MICHIGAN "TRADEHSMAN. 8 which he had ever been accustomed, but, being both active and observant, soon won his way to his employer’s confidence. In the course of time Paul rendered himself quite invaluable, and, being thoroughly reliable, by degrees had little offices of trust imposed upon him, until, finally, after ten years of active life, he found himself the trusted confidential clerk of the establishment. * * = * * During all this time Paul never lost sight of the friends to whom he was in- debted for his start in life. He had fre- quently visited them, and the acquaint- ance so accidentally begun had ripened into a Jifelong friendship. One morning, about this time, Paul was summoned to the private oftice of his em- ployer, who, with a troubled look upon his face, had evidently just eoncluded the perusal of a letter which he still held open in his hand. “‘T have here,’ said Mr. Reade, point- ing to the letter, ‘‘news which requires immediate attention, the personal atten- tion of either my partner or myself at our branch office in Vienna. Coming now at a time when it is impossible for either of us to leave is exceedingly awk- ward, and may result in disastrous and heavy losses. I have sent, therefore, for you, to ask you to take my place, to go there and take charge of the office until recalled. I feel satisfied you can carry out my instructions to the letter, and, should you succeed in averting the im- pending difficulties and the consequent loss involved, you will be fully repaid for your efforts. It will be necessary to go at once. A steamer sails from New York to-morrow, and this business will, in all probability, require your personal supervision for at least two years, possi- bly longer. Are you equal to this emer- gency? Can you, will you go?’’ How could Pau! refuse such a position of trust as was offered to him? It was simply impossible to do otherwise than accept this proffered honor. “Tam both willing and ready, sir, to do as you request,’? promptly responded Paul, grasping Mr. Reade’s hand fer- vently. “Thank you, Paul. You are not only doing me a personal favor, but laying the foundation of your own independent fortune. Such ready acquiescence merits my deepest regard and richly deserves to be financially rewarded.”’ Then followed many hours’ earnest conversation while Paul received his in- structions. It was late that night before Paul left the office, and he was to be off very early the following morning. Much as he wished to see his friends to bid them good-bye, he was obliged to content himself with a written farewell. The rest of the night was occupied with mak- ing his preparations for departure. He could not fail to recall just such another occasion, Many years ago, but under far different circumstances. He _ thought over every little incident connected with his first venture from home, and, taking out a little knitted purse, looked long and lovingly at it. With a sigh he placed it carefully away, first, however, removing the little gold piece to his vest pocket. When, years ago, he discovered that it had been placed there intentional- ly by Edith for his use, he determined to keep it as a souvenir of the turning point in his existence. And so, through all these years, he had carefully pre- served it, and was now taking it with him to that new strange country, the, only pledge of the unspoken love be- tween Edith and himself. * * * * * Three, four, five years had come and gone before Paul received his summons to return. In the meantime, Mr. Reade’s partner had died, and Paul had been of- fered and had accepted the partnership with Mr. Reade. Under Paul’s adminis- tration the business had increased profit- ably; and now Mr. Reade, wishing to re- tire from active life, desired Paul to re- turn and take charge of the office. So it was under these favorable circumstances that Paul found himself once more in his native land. Paul’s first visit was to his old home, to visit his mother’s grave. He found everything much changed, and the thought came to him that he would like to go over again in the same way his first journey from home. Accordingly, he took tke early stage, and smiled when at the depot he pur- chased a ticket for Cedar Grove. And he thought of his discomfiture the last time he stood before that same ticket agent, whom, though now quite gray, Paul rec- ognized at once. At Cedar Grove Paul alighted and commenced his walk amid many and varied sensations. Toward noon, he knew he must be near that old-fashioned house which had shel- tered him when a boy, and his heart beat tumultuously at the thought of once more meeting those dear friends. His footsteps involuntarily quickened as he approached the place, until, finally, he was within the very grounds. He looked around for some familiar face or object; but it seemed so changed—or was the change within himself ? A ring at the door brought a stranger, who told him the Russells had not lived there for three years. “Do you know where they are at pres- ent living?” ‘No; but somewhere, I believe, in L You see,” continued she, ‘‘Mr. Russell failed, and was obliged to sell this place and everything connected with it—the horses, carriages, and even all their silver and diamonds. Soon after- ward Mr. Russell was killed in some railway accident, and these two shocks, people said, killed Mrs. Russell, who did not long survive her husband.”’ ‘“‘And what became of their children?” inquired Paul with a sinking heart. “Oh, they moved to L , sad, being young, I guess they can get along. Harry ought to be able to take care of his sister, although I have heard that Miss Edith is giving music lessons.” “Thank you,” said Paul, and turned to walk away. Everything was changed now to Paul. The walk had lost all pleasure to him, and, seeing an empty hack going by slowly, he hailed it, and was driven to L Here he began the search for Harry and Edith, and finally his efforts were re- warded. He found Edith but little changed in appearance, and cheerful through all her misfortunes. Harry was at best earning but a moderate income, and at times was despondent. One day Paul offered the Vienna posi- tion to Harry, the one he had vacated the year previous. Harry said he would consult his sister; perhaps she would not care to go so far. ‘‘But,’”’ said Paul, ‘I don’t expect you (Continued on page 7.) Vegetable Scoop Forks. beeen 3 _ AWITHING Faye : In shoveling potatoes or other vegetables from wagon box or floor with the forks as they have been made, either the load on the fork must be forced up hill sharply, or the head of the fork lowered as the push con- tinues. If the head of the fork is lowered the points will be raised and run into the potatoes. 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Write our rep- resentative, WILLIAM CONNOR, Box 346, Marshall, Mich, to call upon you, and if he has not what you want, will thank you for looking, or write us. ALL MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY AT- ENDED TO. ICHAEL KOLB & SON Wholesale Clothing Manulacturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE, AROUND THE STATE. Ludington—Mrs. Flora Creighton, mil- liner, is dead. Perry—R. M. Stichler has sold his gro- cery stock to C. H. Shaylor. Saline—Cornelius Parsons, proprietor | of the Boston Store Co., is dead. Cheboygan—Howard & Horton succeed | Wheeler & Son in the business. Perry — Moore & Shaylor, dealers, have dissolved, C. Moore continu- grocery ing the business. Lake City—Balkwell & Decker, drug-} gists, have dissolved, John W. continuing the business. Mason—Chas. R. tieuderson hardware | Decker | succeeds | Dec. 13 and 14. Several deals of the bank within the last few years have been severely criticised. The sale of the bank’s half interest in the meat market of A. H. Read & Co. had some features which caused unfavorable comment. Blake Bros., sheep shippers, are said to have transferred their business to Kala- mazoo and that report had some effect. Last week a rumor became current that | W. S. Kirby & Co. would begin suits on | claims aggregating $1,000 $2,000. | These and the other indefinite rumors | are supposed to have been the cause of | the run, and the general feeling of panic or | made the influence of these rumors more ; quickly felt. J. B. Smiley, of the Enter- | prise, has been careful that the facts and Henderson & Huntington in the clothing | and men’s furnishing goods business. lonia—F. Banhagel has sold a half in- terest in his meat market toJohn Henke, who has been running a market at east end. Lapeer—W. H. Jennings & Co., dealers in general merchandise and cloak manu-}| facturers, have uttered realty mortgages amounting to $21,052.17. Delton—C. A. VanAmburg posed of a half interest in dis- of general merchandise to his brother and has his stock moved the same to Caledonia. Kalamazoo—The Featherbone Corset Co., which moved here from Three Oaks two years ago, has declared a dividend of 10 per cent. and passed $7,300 to the surplus fund. Ailegan—D. H. Dowd and Wil! Howes are now proprietors of the meat market in the Peck block, having purchased the stock and rented the tools and fixtures of A. W. Mosher & Son. Montague—John eeiver for the H. Chapman, re- been granted an order by Judge Dicker- | man, of the Circuit Court, to sealed bids for the entire stock and fix- tures of the Peck store. Highland has been Saginaw—The plant of the Vinegar and Pickle Co. under foreclosure proceedings instituted | Saginaw National Bank, of Mercantile he East which went The Wells-Stone chased the plant for $15,000. by business out Co. pur- Moline—J. D. Noah has sold a half in- | lath, | terest in his stock of lumber, shingles Heinzman, and the business will be con- and tinued under the style of Noah & Heinz-| Mr. Heinzman formerly conducted mill at Toland’s which he has removed to this place, and man. a hardwood will continue to operate in his own name. | Battle Creek—A sensation has been created by the arrest of J. M. Jacobs, for many years engaged in the clothing busi- ness here, upon a charge of ‘‘conspiracy to defraud.” A little the news reached here that Jacobs’ brother, J. L. Jacobs, who opened a at Al- bion about had also been arrested same charge. When a portion of away by Morse Rosen from Grand Ledge here, and the Rosen suspicious while later store months the the goods shipped three ago, upon were found at the depot officers learned that Jacobs and were cousins, they became that all was not right, and on Saturday secured proof which warranted them in arresting both of the men on the above charge. Galesburg—The private bank of Olm- sted & Storms bas been compelled to go into liquidation. There has beena steady withdrawal of for several months but the recent heavy pull began deposits the | Peck Mercantile Co., has | receive | sold | last year. | builders’ supplies to J. G. | Siding, | |; rumors were thoroughly ventilated. He | declared war on Storms some time ago and friends of the bank are very bitter against him. Some of the creditors were | secured, but no schedule of assets and liabilities has yet been made public. Port Huron—The clothing house of A. | Siegel & Co., with headquarters in New | York and a branch store in this city, | and also in other cities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, has become financial- ly embarrassed. A few days ago, and shortly befere the collapse, the Port Huron store was sold to M. Michaels, who came here from the east. With this proceeding a number of the creditors of the Port Huron store seem to have been dissatisfied, and a number of eastern creditors are now in the city levying on the stock or so much thereof as had been bought from their firms. Avery Bros. & Walsh, representing an eastern firm, at- tached the stock on a replevin for $3,000 After their claim had been satisfied the store was reopened, but in a very short time it was again closed to prevent the serving of a second replevin, gotten out by Stevens & Merri- am, at the instance of Desspeker, Weil & Co. and Seal, Batch, Levy, Lambert & Co., of Buffalo, for $900 and $700 respec- | tively. Entrance to the store was refused | the officers, but they finally effected an | entrance in the rear of the building and secured the goods they were after. Other attachments are expected to follow. stores worth of goods. | —_ & PHYSIOGNOMY OF A HOUSE. | One can never wholly conceal himself |at home. He must always, to a greater | or less degree, reveal himself in his per- | sonal belongings and surroundings A penknife, a cane, a watchguard, are if not to character, at least to There was atime when the artist betrayed himself by the length of his hair, the breadth of his hat brim, and the brillianey of his neckerchief. It is true that we have changed all that, and | nowadays the painter, especially if he is popular, is likely to be as well kempt and conventional as a successful broker or attorney. But the fashionable artist, dressed a la mode, is only the domesti- eated animal. In his wild state he would be inevitably picturesque and vivid. A brand new house may have much to say for itself, but it will probably tell us very little of its owner and his family. But, however inexorably definite its lines, it is, so to speak, plastic material, which will gradually be wrought into an art product by being lived in. There is something beautiful in this conception of a house growing into a home, and be- coming visibly and permanently informed | keys, taste. with the life of its inmates. This is real-! state. ' bins or barrels may take on new scents ly the meaning, or, perhaps, we should say, one of the meanings, of the present fad for old furniture. A house furnished from top to bottom with new furniture is so commonplace, so insignificant, so devoid of historical perspective, that it shocks us with a sense of its crudity. An old hall clock, an antique lamp, some andirons of the days of Washington, a few ancestral portraits, would be an im- mense relief. No depth of carpets, no luxury of easy chairs, no shimmer of satin, no sheen of silver, no glitter of glass, can atone for the absence of such things. But he who invites you to see his ‘‘things’?—odds and ends gathered from the four corners of the world and of time—just to show you what a skill- ful or fortunate collector he has been, has utterly failed to understand the true value of ancient household properties. It will be remembered that the parvenue in *‘The Pirates of Penzance’’ claimed that the former proprietors of the estate he had bought were his ancestors, because he had bought the whole thing, grave- yard and all. He was absurd, but he was thorough, and, we may say, consis- tent. He had come into possession of an old place complete, and he and his own people were the only incongruities there. The genuine house picture is a har- monious composition, brought out by a slow process to the fullness of its rich effects, and was never conceived as a total by any of its authors. Generation after generation dwelling in one abode have at last made it the embodiment of the instincts, the aspirations, the genius, of a race. There is no need to bring anything old there, and there need be no fear of adding anything new. The composition of a house as dis- tinguished from the construction of a house—we hope we need not explain the difference any further—is something that goes oninside and out. The cheeriest manin the world may inherit a house with an aspect so gruesome, a frown so forbidding, that no light, decorative touch can make it less forbidding. In such a case, he must do what he can with the internal appointments of such au establishment. He can, at least, let in the sunlight and brighten up his walls with glad colors and pleasing faces. To be sure, if he has much of that sort of thing to do, he will begin to consider himself a dreadful innovator, departing from the traditions of an exceedingly venerable, intensely respectable ances- try. For our part, we would not advise rude changes, nor would we pay too much heed to sudden inspirations, for otherwise the whole idea of traditional effect would be lost. When one examines the homestead of an ancient family, he is naturally interested in its gallery of portraits. He will find marked differences in the features of the successive heads of the house. But, running through them all, he will probably discover some promi- nent note of character which he will very probably not be able to define satisfactorily to himself, but which will be, nevertheless, unmistakably present. And so the house ought to express a com- promise of the differences of its masters and a complete representation of the traits they have in common. oo Does Age Improve Flour? From the Practical Baker. Flour fresh from the mill is in its best Flour left for weeks or months in and other attributes; but these are not improvements. They are the result of partial decomposition, of absorption from surroundings, and of changes that necessarily carry the flour away from the normal. Flour may be ‘‘aged’’ exactly as cheese is ‘‘aged,’’ says an ex- change, but flour that is ‘‘high” from the absorption, from the decomposition of starch, from the weakening of its gluten, and from the growth of bacteria, is cer- tainly not improved. Bakers say that flour is more easily handled, and makes the best and longest-keeping bread, when it is newest. Buckwheat flour and rye flour are familiar examples of what takes place with ‘‘ageing,” and in wheat flour the deterioration is simply less marked. Much that is called improvement is sim- ply a matter of taste in the consumer. One likes fresh butier and new cheese, while another prefers rancid butter and “high cheese. ’ Just the same way age ‘‘improves” flour by changes that introduce new fea- tures. But is it improvement? $< Cheese Will Be Eaten Just the Same. From the New York Merchants’ Review. J. H. Kellogg, M. D., writes to THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN at considerable length on cheese as an article of diet. He declares that cheese is entirely unfit for human consumption, but there is no reason to suppose that the consumption of the article will be affected in the slightest degree because ‘‘J. H. Kellogg, M. D.,’’ chooses to ventilate his peculiar notions. _ > -o-<—_-__—__—— Postal Notes To Go. It seems likely that the postal note will soon bea thing of the past. A bill has been introduced into Congress and referred to the joint commission of in- vestigation of the government depart- ments, which, among other changes in the postoffice, provides for the discontin- uance of postal notes, and the material reduction of the fees for postoffice money orders. ——- —~ -2- <> The Book of the Fair, which cost the Bancroft Company such a heavy outlay, is an assured success, subscriptions hav- ing already exceeded 100,000, and _ still keep coming in as fast as ever. What has given this work such great popular- ity has been not only the plan but the execution. Nothing could have better fitted popular requirements than a work which covered the whole ground, histor- ical and descriptive, and executed in the highest style of art. | wishing a smal! stock of holiday gouds will find it to their interest to call at once at May’s Bazaar, 4) and 43 Monroe S&t. Our stock is complete, and the largest and finest in the city. THH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Mrs. S. Watson has opened a grocery store at Luther. The I. M. Clark Gro- cery Co. furnished the stock. G. E. Carter has embarked in the gro- cery business at the corner of Scribner and Eighth streets. The stock was fur- nished by the I. M. Clark Grocery Co. Miss S. M. Stringham has opened a grocery store at Millbrook. The Ball- Barnhart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. Op Gripsack Brigade. H. S. Robertson (Olney & Judson Gro- cer ring left last Monday for Waukesha, Wis., where he will remain several weeks, in hopes of benefitting bis health. ‘‘Hub” Baker has purchased a meat market at Lansing and will retire from the road January 1. He has traveled for the Lemon & Wheeler Company eight years. It is to be hozed that the Grand Rap- ids members of the Knights of the Grip will redeem their reputation this year by going to the Saginaw convention in suffi- cient numbers to reflect credit on them- selves and their local organization. It has been decided to go via the D., L. & N. Railroad, leaving Union depot in special car attached to the 7:40 train Tuesday morning. At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Knights of the Grip, held at the New Livingston Hotel last Friday evening, all the Directors were present es A. C. Northrup, of Jackson, and C. E. Cook, of Bay City. F. M. Douglass, sti of the Hotel Committee, reported that the Committee had thoroughly investigated the com- plaint of G. B. Gregory made against the Hastings House, at Hastings, and found same to be groundless, and reeommended that he be expelled from the Association. A final disposition was made of the Mc- Cauley matter, but the Board instructed the Secretary to withhold the action from publication. A pleasant feature of the meeting was a charming dinner, ten- dered the members of the Board and a few invited guests by J. A. Gonzalez and wife at their home on Paris avenue. P. Bangs, Schott & Co., West Waterloo, made firearms. The firm is as old as the United States of America. Business methods have changed, however, faster than the firm. Guns have to be sold by different methods to-day from those that were considered necessary when fifty per cent. of their product went across the counter. Dealers no longer send in un- solicited orders for cases of firearms. Finally, old Bangs himself, and young Bangs, and Schott, and all the rest of the firm, old and young, woke up to the fact that they must put a salesman on the road. The question was ‘‘Whom shall we send out?” There was but one an- swer to that—it must be Bob Grade. Bob wore a 644 hat and a 3% inch No. 14 collar. Bob was in style; he was in style from the sole of his patent leathers to the very top of his Knox hat. He was just out of Yelvard University. Bob was a funny fellow. Ever since he had been big enough to get away from apron strings he had spent his loafing time in the factory telling stories and watching the machines. He knew firearms of all kinds perfectly, from a Quackenbush air gun to a hydraulic rifle. Bob’s father was an eminent and wealthy contractor. Bob was born Robert Delmonico Grady. He got rid of the Delmonico, and he had the spelling of his last name changed to Grade; but the ‘‘Bob’’ stuck. His ad- dress was magnificent. He could talk like an angel; he was as interesting as a Summer girl, and he hadn’t brains enough to make change for three cents. But he persuaded old Bangs, and he per- suaded young Schott and all the rest of them, and they fitted him out, and he had photographs, and he had samples, and he had ‘“‘actions” and things, and he went out with the blessings of all con- cerned. It was an affecting time, and old Bangs went into the office and used his handkerchief. Bob went West, and he went South, and he went North. He was witty, and he knew so many stories that he had all the dealers spellbound, from the time he made that straight-line-club-tooth-escape- ment bow on entrance until he gave his high-numbered-polished-steel- leaves-ele- vated-wrist handshaking on leaving. In Cincinnati a dealer was so enamored with him that he took him home to tea anu made him spend the evening with his daughters in the parlor, and they had an impromptu dance, and they made him promise to come again. In Cleveland the same thing was repeated; in Chicago they went out and painted the town a very lurid color. Bob wrote home very remarkable letters. He told of his suc- cesses, and they often heard of him as the most interesting salesman that had ever traveled west of the Pan Handle. Bob’s bills likewise came home, or what was the same thing, requests for silver certificates, which were duly honored— likewise certain drafts. Rival saiesmen sat by the hour and listened to Bob talk- ing guns. It was as good as a liberal ed- and many a man went out of the office where Bob was preaching, saying to himself: a No. hat could hold so much knowledge in re- gard tu the details of the gun trade.’’ Bob came home and he brought his or- ders with him. Evidently he did not like to trust them to the mails. He had been gone three months. He sold goods uecation, “TI wonder how 61g to the amount of $6.50. He does not travel any more for Bangs, Schott & Co., of West Waterloo. a Purely Personal. Fred H. Ball, Secretary of the Ball- Barnhart-Putman Co., is spending the Christmas holidays with his wife’s family at Henderson, Ky. George B. Kellogg, formerly engaged in the clothing business at Allegan, has purchased an interest in the Broas cloth- ing store, at Jackson, and is about to move his family from Lansing to the Prison City. C. S. Seofield, formerly Eastern Michi- gan traveling representative for Barnes, Hengerer & Co., wholesale dry goods dealers at Buffalo, who resigned two years ago to take the management of the St. Johns Mercantile Co., at St. Johns, relinquishes that position January 1 and resumes his former position on the road. His successor as manager of the Mercan- tile Co. has not yet been decided upon. Alvin B. Moseley, junior member of the firm of Moseley Bros., died last Fri- day at San Antonio, Texas, whither he had gone a couple of months ago in search of health. Deceased was 31 years of age and was well known to the travel- ing men and outside trade, having trav- eled on the road for the house about ten | years prior to his admittance in the firm asapartner. Deceased possessed a sunny disposition and many elements strength, socially and financially. was married less than a year ago toa Chicago lady, who was with him at the time of death. The remains brought here for interment. > _ <—- The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market is steady, with prices unchanged and no probability of a} change soon. Fish—Whitefish is a little higher and is stronger at the advance. dull, with small demand. and quiet. Cod is easy Corn Syrup—Another decline has oc-| curred and the demand is unsatisfactory. | _—_— OS Merry Christmas To All! On account of Christmas falling on Monday, the usual publication day of THE TRADESMAN, the paper is issued on Saturday this week. sue, on account of New Year’s falling on our regular publication day. Tue TRADESMAN wishes all its friends and patrons a merry Christmas and many happy returns of the day. a ae tt From Out of Town. Calls have been received at THE TRADESMAN Office during the past week from the following gentlemen in trade: Walker & Brooks, Shelbyville. G. A. Ball, Dighton. Adam Newell, Burnip’s Corners. O. P. De Witt, St. Johns. J. D. Noah, Moline. W. M. Briggs, Shelbyville. Frank Hamilton, Traverse City. St. Johns Mercantile Co., St. Johns. of | He | will be |_ Mackerel is | The same arrange- | ment will be observed with the next is- | Avoid the Curse of Credit cd BY USING COUPON BOOKS. THREE GRADES: Tradesman, Superisr, Universal, Manufactured only by TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Michigan. See quotations in Grocery Price Current. q ) PHOTO wood Buildings, Portraits, Cards and Stationery Headings, Maps, Plans and Patented Articles. TRADESMAN CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. No, $2.25 for 1,000 printed statements does not buy very yood stock, but you can send for : sample and see for your- self what it is. Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS. 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 L \RUGGIST, PRACTICAL MAN, WANTS | permanent situation. Registered, married, | 35 years of age, long experience as manager, and ; a good store man. What have you got? Address | Box 85, Gobleville, Mich. S40 NOR SALE—BAKERY AND CONFECTION- ery business in Biz Rapids, Mic h., with or | without property; doing a. first class paying | business. Ill health the only canse for selling. Address D. F. Emerson, big Ra oo SALE OR EXCHANGE ing and fixtures also dwel good location in Saginaw county pids B38 , Mich, "-’ Irees No. fichigan Tradesman. 30 XCHANGE—FOR C ITY OR COUNTRY real estate, a new stock of c lothing and fur i nishing good 3 invoic ing fr I N09 tec » 86 C00. , > Michi ‘adesman, 882 | JOR SAL d AND SUIT | mer re sort, comprising 50 acres, w | rods of water front, on one of the inlar | Address N | near Petoskey. Excellent brook trout; bassand | pickerel fishing; fine shore for bathing or boat | ling. A better investment for capital than a campaign fund. Tradesman. WIDOW WHO HAS BEEN LEPT A STOCK of general merchand by the death of her husband, and who has not the necessary ex | perience to conduct the bu siness suce essfully, wishes to correspond with a widower or gentle j; man of middle age ae a view to matrimony. | Correspondent must be experienced in mercan | tile business and able to conduct a general store jin a country town. Address. stating age, busi- ness experience and financial condition, No. 836, care Mic higan Tri adesman. $36 Address Resort, care Michig: 835 in ise “OF 222 Wash 830 Foe ‘SALE OR EXCH, ANGE —STOCK general merchandise. Address ington ave., North. Lansing, Mich. Fer SALE—ONE YALE POST OFFICE case, containing one hundred and fifty nine call boxes, twenty four lock boxes, and six lare: drawers. Will sell for one-half its cost H. Bird, Jr., postmaster, Douglas, Mich. 833 CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES FOR Sale; good trade, cheap for spot cash; y delivery wagon in town. Stock about $2,500. Investigate. Address box 15, Centre ville, Mich. R20 FXO EXCHANGE—FOR STOCK OF CLOTH ing or boots and shoes, two good hard tim ber farms of eighty acres each. Thirty-five and seventy acres improved. Title clear. Address Thos. Skelton, Big Rapids S21 V TANTED—WOODENWARE ‘TORY OR Saw Mill, with good power, to locate he re. Subst: raipye nid will be given the right parey. Address . Burnett, Lake Ann, Mich. 19 W FT ANTED—TO EXCHANGE A VALUABLE farm of 160 acres for merchandise or per the onl sonal property. The farm is located near a thriving town, 45 acres improved, balance heay ily timbered. Address No. 805, care Michigan Tradesman. SITUATIONS WANTED. \ YANTED—SITUATION IN A FIRST-CLASS drug store, with view S05 of purchasing a half or whole of business after six or eight months. Address No 828, care Michigan Trades man. go8 \ JANTED—POSITION AS WINDOW TRIM. mer, book-keeper or salesman, by young man of five years’ experience in general store. teferences if desired. Address No. 829, care Michigan Tradesman. 829 \ YJANTED—A practical druggist, with some capital, to take charge of a first-class drug store. Address C. L. Brundage, opera house block, Muskegon, Mich. 756 A Big Drive IN ALL SILK (SAT. EDGE) RIBBONS. Having purchased a All Silk Ribbons at emptory sa we are ena large lot of the great per le in New York for cash, d to offer you the fol lowing bargains: sf eT 40c CC ee ey 52c a’ Ne Oe 68c PO Pe 84c Or we will assort = a box each of Nos. 5, 7,9 and 12, at 52%c aver- age,and you can se lect your own colors. We make a specialty of Ribbons, and you will find that we have the largest and most complete stock of these goods in the State. We solicit your inspection mail orders. Corl, Knott & Co., 20-22 No Division 8t, GRAND RAPIDS, ICH. or | , FREE TO F. A. M. | of Chinese Maso Catal yzue of M with bottom pri d tory of Freema y for Agents. ofthes sine sgonie books. RK & CO., Publishers and Mar rufac turers of Masonic Goods, 731 Broadway. New York, 4 Colored Engra vi 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. THE LITTLE OLD WHITE GROCERY STORE. That little old white grocery store, Down by the bridge some rods or more From where the roads divided; One went straight on through Bristol town, And one ran zigzag up and down, As though quite undecided Which way to go or where to end, Much like a faulty poet’s pen When wisdom most is wanted, Or like the ghost that memory brings On wind that through the casements sings, Or sleep with visions haunted. Here “twas that country wisdom met. Long winter nights, or when too wet Outside to mind their farming; Here men waxed wroth in warm debate On church affairs or those of state With freedom quite alarming. The village oracle would come, Quite glib of speech and nimble tongue, With tattle, tale and gossip; He’d all the news for miles around, Some light as chaff and some profound, From death to Jones’ cosset. Here, too, on pleasant days there'd be, To barter eggs for hyson tea, Some maidens antiquated, Of doleful voice and shadowy cast, Queer relics of a distant past, Matchless but yet unmated. Here Dr. Bolus, wise in saws, And Torney Adee, learned in laws, Would social chat together, Along with brawny Blacksmith Moak, Whose ready wit and quip and joke Were proof against the weather. Here, too, would come good Deacon Smart, Of homely speech but kindly heart, And Farmer Jones, his neighbor; They'd talk of hosses, caows and shoats And "bout the price they'd get for oats, And products of their labor. And oftentimes here would be seen The rotund form of Elder Green, With his high standing collar; He'd talk of souls to save in town, Then screw the price of g To save himself a dollar. rroceries down, Here. too, would come the country squire, Whose homely pate was smooth and bare And polished so it glistened: Whose uctions of the law Were worse than Blackstone ever saw, That made all laugh who listened misconstr And Browning, too, that ran the store. Whose nasal twang was like a snore, Or like an engine’s whistle; With stumpy beard a dingy red, And deep-set eyes far in his head, 3ut blue and clear as crystal. A cheery word he had for each, And practised what the parsons preach, His creed was ‘“‘Man’s a brother;” If we would mind this precept they Would only tell the good and say Less evil of each other. The store was strangest yet of all— From anvils down to bouncing ball, From codfish up to laces, From china crockery ware and tea, And powders that would kill a flea, To powders for the faces. hat little old-time country store Still stands—alas! but white no more. The years their records keeping On shattered doors and window panes, On Clap-boards loosed by wind and rains, And roof decayed and leaking. And Browning, too, among the pines, Where zigzag up the cross road winds, Among his old-time neighbors, Beneath a plain and simple stone, On which the moss has thrived and grown, Lies resting from his labors. J. Witson Krinyon. a A Toots From Ram’s Horn. If some of our heads were not so big, our hearts would grow faster. Whenever faith prays it holds out both hands to receive the answer. When people are hired to be good they will stop as soon as the pay stops. 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Allen turkey reds.. 5%|Berwick fancies.... 5% ee... -..- 5%/Clyde Robes........ - ink & purple 5% Charter Oak fancies 4% ” uffs 5%/|DelMarine cashm’s. 5% * pink checks. by mourn’g 5% - staples ...... 5 Eddystone ae 5% - shirtings ... hocolat 5% 4 American fancy.... 5 Americanindigo... 5 American shirtings. 4 Argentine Grays... 6 Anchor _——-- oe Arnold Merino. ... - long oS ou “ 7% ” ee cloth 7 “gold se % ‘“* green seal TR10% “yellow seal. .10% . oP... % * Turks; red. 10% Ballon solid black... “ colors. Bengal blue, green, and orange... ae ' aan + oe = sateens.. 5% Hamilton —_—- 5% oc. OG Manchester =. 5% new era. 5% Merrimack D fancy. Merrim’ ckshirtings. 4 Re a 8% Pacific omar. 5% qo. atime robes... 6% Sune mourning.. ex 5% C solid b black. 5% Washington indigo. 6% Turkey robes.. 7 ‘* India robes.... 7% ‘* plain T’ky x % 8% “ce “ “ 7. oo 10 Berlin ee... % oil blue.. 7. * Ottoman Tur “ 6 green. ee >. er .-.- 5% Martha Washington - eo... 7 Turkey red %..... “ “* %.... ... 9%|Martha Washington ' ~ <4 .10 eer ree........ 6 . B4XXXE 7: Riverpoint robes.... 5% Cocheco =. Windsor a en 6 ers... = ticket _ XX twills.. indigo blue....... 10% a... § Pare. oc... - 4% ——- Amoebens OC A... Iga OC A... ........ 13 Hamilton N . -. U%| Pemberton AAA....16 “ Dc i eS 10% - Awning..11 |Swift River......... ve er... ... ..., 8 |Pearl ~seaea Were we age 12 ee Pea... ..-.......; 13% Lenox Mills ........ ad Cc 7 BILLOGS bees 16 Ate, Bio os a te 8 es ies Lua ox No Name... ee . | cuitton, ise act Top of Heap........ 9 DEMINS. Ce Ea Columbian brown..12 : oo. ........ Everett, blue........ 12% . brown..... ” brown. ....12% Baeee......_.:,... re Haymaker — en 7% Beaver Creek a - brown. is oa 4 eee ce ie ‘ Lancasher eee Boston Mfg ce — 7 |Lawrence, 90z...... Be blue 8% C No. 220....13 ‘“* d&twist 10% . No. 250... --11% Columbian XXX br.10 " No. 280....10% XXX b1.19 GINGHAMS. Ameomeee ...... .-.. 6% Lancaster, staple... 6 ‘Persian dress 7 - fancies .... 7 . Canton .. 7 : Normandie 8 . Av.....- 10%|Lancashire.......... 6 e Teazle...104%|Manchester......... 5% 18g Angola..10%|Monogram.......... 6% e Persian.. 7 |Normandie.. 7 Arlington staple.... 614/Persian.. oe Arasapha fancy.... 4%|Renfrew Dress. ..... z Bates Warwick dres 7%/Rosemont..........- 6% . staples. = er - ee 6 eubemeael,......., 10%|Somerset.. 2 Ce err eee... .... ++... ™% Cumberland staple. 54 Toll da Nord. ...... 10% Cumberiand.... .... ee T™% ee... ........ ‘ © seersucker.. 7% ee... -c....-. werwee.... .-.... 7 Everett classics... es: Whittendes......... 8 Exposttion.......... Ty - heather dr. 7% OOO... 54 ' indigo blue 9 Glenarven.... “ Wamsutta staples.. - Glenwood... Westbrook eee... ....,. % . Jobnson Uhaloncl % Windermeer.... .... 5 . Sukie Die SULIPOR..-.. -......... 6% “ zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS. cee os = a. oe 14% ee a is ee THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's........... £6 Cour, 2. 4PF....... Mecebai’s.... ...... 81 peayeee............. 22%) KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. Colored _. 6. 1 = mo HM... 42 - _— +. he... 38 43 rr a 40 a 2 a eee 36 -— 27 M2... 40 45 CAMBRICS, —... 44 /Edwards........... 4% White Geer......... Mcrerrwoeod...... ... Ve ae aeee....,.....- 444|Wood’s.... ... 4% Newmarket......... 4% Brunswick . 44 RED FLANNEL. Paes... -.. = 7 o.. -- 22% Crectmee........-. oe 32% eee cee... _ ee, Bee......... 35 Reameeen....:..... Sg... .... .. 32% MIXED FLANNEL, _ & Blue, — -40 Grey SRW... 17% R coe eecle ‘18% DEP ae 6 oz Western........ 20 Flushing X XXX. oe 23% Union B..........., 224%| Manitoba. +. oe DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless..... 8 @ 9% - -...- © Ges Se 8%@10 ' 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black./Slate Brown. Black. 9% 9% 94 10% 10% 10% 10% 1044|11% 11% 11K 11% 11% 11% 12 12 12 12% 12% — oll 20 20 Severen, 8 oz........ 9% TWest Point, 8 ai 10% Mayland, 8oz....... 10 10 % Greenwood, 7% 0 9% dias, 100z. as Greenwood, a. : -.11% Stark : .18% Boston, 6 Os........-. 10%/|Boston, 10 ee 12% WADDINGS. White, dos......... 25 |Per bale, 40 dos. ...88 50 Colered, dos........ - heme = C....... 7 SILESIAS. Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 10% Red Cross.... 9 |Dundie.............. a - oe. Peareeeere.... ........ 10% aT Sem AA..... “= a e = bee eee cee OO oe 10% cee SEWIN' Corticelli, doz....... 85 {Corticellt ee twist, doz. .4¢ per 4%oz ball...... 3% _— doz. .40 KS AND EYES—PER & No : BY. & ‘White.. _ No 4 BI ¢ & “White. 15 8 -20 . 3 ' 1.12 | “ 10 . 125 PINS. No 2—20, M C....... = - 4—15 # 8%...... 40 ~ 2360 0....-.<2 COTTO: No 2 White & BI’k..12 No é 8 White & BI’k. .20 “ 4 - a . 2 a “ 6 “ oat “ 2 “ss ae SAFETY PINs, a 28 Po . - 36 NEEDLES—PER BPO. oo ee 1 40|Steamboat ee 40 Crowely’ ..1 35|Gold ae. 1 50 Manns. ......<... 1 00|American....... soost OO TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....175 64... ‘ie --165 6—4...2 30 TTONTWINES, Cotton Sail Twine. oe ee 14 a... 12 Rising Star Sy -- oan Demons ........... 18 eply....07 ee... 36. tMorth Star.......... 20 ee 13 |Wool — 4 plyi7% Cherry Valley -15 |Powhattan ......... ........... 18% PLAID OSNABURGS See... 6%|Mount Pleasant.... 6% Brees... ...... eee ee... 5. 5 I io occ secs 7% BOE ocsce ties -- 5% Pe Ss wees nus Randelman......... 6 Georgia ee eb ieee nee 6% as Ee 53g @ _ Seer A... .... .... 34 Baw Biver......... 5 |Tol — Di dd cec tenons Oe ies as 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. thing New and Clean. BEACH & BOOTH, Prop’rs. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. Every- D. A. BLopeett, President, Gro. W. Gay. Vice-President. Wa. H. ANDERSON, Cashier, Jno A. Seymour, Ass’t Cashier Capital, $800,000. DIRECTORS. D. A. Blodgett. , W. Gay. 8S. M. Lemon. C. Bertsch. Bowne. 4G. K. Johnson. Wm. H. cee Wane Sears. A.D. Rathbone John Widdicomb. N. A. Fletcher. HERTOCH SH CO BOOTS, SHOES, anv RUBBERS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent County Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MIOH. Jno. A. CovopE, Pres. HENRY reat Vice-Pres. J. . VERDIER, Cashier . VAN Hor, ‘Ass? t C’s’r. Transacts a General Banking Business, Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings Deposits, DIRECTORS: Jno. A. Covode, D. A nent, E. Crofton Fox, T.J.O’Brien, A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno. W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, J. A. 8. Verdier. Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars, Faton, Lyon & CO, 20 & 22 Monroe &t., OUR FULL LINE OF ot Holiday -- Goods Now ready, including a large assortment of ALBUMS, TOILET SETS and NOVELTIES, THE LARGEST LINE OF DOLLS SHOWN IN THE STATE. ~~ ss «(O64 (Concluded from 3d page.) to take Edith. She has given me rest of her life. a few months.”’ Harry grasped Paul’s hand warmly. ‘‘Well, I can’t say I am altogether sur- We shall be married in prised, old boy, and I’m ever so glad, for I know none into whose keeping | would so gladly consign her.”’ “I am happy to hear you say And, now that that objection is removed, how about the Vienna mission?” “lam only too glad to accept it,” plied Harry feelingly. So it was arranged that at the expira- tion of three months, Harry was to sail for Vienna. In the meanwhile he gave up his position and entered Pau!’s office to acquaint himself with the business. Three months afterward there was a quiet wedding at the little church where Edith had been organist for two years. Upon conclusion of the ceremony, and after the usual congratulations of friends, these three (or rather, four, for little Minnie had now become a young lady), stepped into a carriage, and Paul gave the order to the coachman—the one word ‘thome.”’ “I declare, Paul,” exclaimed Harry, ‘‘T am very anxious to see this home of yours that you have been so mysterious about.” “Well, now;’’ your curiosity will be gratified and Paul leaned back in the ear- riage and laughed softly to himself. Presently they left the city and drove out past familiar landmarks into the pure country air. A slight shadow over both Edith’s face and Harry’s as they drove nearer the old home they had loved so well. Nearer and nearer, until before them. passed it was right Then the carriage gave a sudden turn, and they drove into the very grounds, dashing up the wide old entrance hall. Inquiring eyes were directed to Paul, who was enjoying the anticipated surprise he was about to give. before Harry, speechless, grasped Paul’s hand, and Edith flung her arnfs around his neck and sobbed aloud, and Paul be- gan to have grave doubts of the wisdom of his little plan. **Look up, my darling, at Does it not please you?” Edith looked up into Paul’s face, smil- ing gratefully through her tears, and Paul, clasping her in his arms, whispered softly for the first time, ‘‘My wife.” Here we will leave them—here, where, in his first adventure in life, Paul had found friends; here would he spend the remainder of his life, where he had found shelter when as a boy he dered ‘‘far from home.”’ H, PD. = s products of free workmen who are not bound, body and soul, to a tyranny which destroys every vestige of manhood and independence, rendering its adher- ents mere tools in the hands of design- ing demagogues. The Grand Rapids Workman, the local organ of unionism and anarchy, thus deplores the disineli- nation of the average unionist to take goods bearing the badge of dishonor: The consistent trades unionist will al- ways buy labeled goods in preference to the other kind. I heard a man wearing a suit of non-union clothes, a non-union hat and non-union shoes, kick for a blue label cigar the other day. He was with a crowd of union printers, railroad men, tailors, molders and cigarmakers. When he isn’t with union men he always buys a scab cigar. If there weren’t so many of him, I’d print his name. ei The Chicago Record, which has always been friendly to trade unionism, deplores the fact that nine-tenths of the unions of Chicago hold their meetings in halls over saloons and that the meetings are in most cases bacchanalian revels, usually ending in disorder and drunkenness. The authority quoted states that many young men who join unions find them- selves drifting into habits of intemper- ance through the evil influence thus thrown around them. snc NEG OR Business women are so much of a rarity that when one is discovered the reporters talk about her as though she were a bird of a new species, and extend their accounts even to a description of the individual featkers composing the plumage. Women who are business assistants are numerous everywhere, but women who command success in a busi- ness sense are comparatively few. EL Ne EE lc Building Up a Business Afflicted With Dry Rot. I succeeded to a_ business formerly owned by a German who allowed what had been at one time a fairly prosperous Store to become afflicted with dry rot. | sometimes think it would have paid me better to have started in an entirely new neighborhood. I not only had to build up iy Own reputation, but I also had to live down his—a rather trying ordeal I assure you. Still Il had made the start and was determined to succeed if it was at all possible. I early looked around for every possi- ble means of attracting custom. I read with avidity all the hints our trade pa- pers conveyed, and studied with interest the methods of my dry goods neighbors, who placed such reliance on the virtues of advertising. I talked the matter over with all the drummers with whom | came in contact, and finally came to the con- clusion that no one was suffering for my groceries, and that if I would effect sales I must devise some scheme to bring the people to the store. 1 accidentally hit upon an idea that makes me smile when I think how simple it is, and yet how far reaching it has been in its effects. Whenever a very small child came to the store, 1 made it a point to put a cracker or a bit of eandy in the hand of my diminutive customer. When the parents accompanied the child I made it two crackers. The result was surprising. I became at once a great favorite with the children, and I am afraid that [L was frequently the reeipi- ent of orders that were meant for my more opulent neighbor across the way. In this way my store became known to the parents, and I frequently heard it | saia that they never would have thought | it worth while to give me a trial had it | not been for my kindness to the children. I early began the observance of special | days,so to speak. On Saturdays, though usually a busy day, I announced in flar- | ing posters in the window that I would | throw in a dozen clothes pins with every | purchase of soap or other articles inci- | dent to wash day. The profits on these staple articles, particularly the ones | largely advertised, are not caleulated to |make a Rockefeller out of the corner grocery man with appalling speediness, and I was in doubt as to the wisdom of the experiment. But the ultimate re- sult justified my temerity. I noticed through the week that a great many other articles naturally followed the de- mand for soap, and, on the whole, I count the scheme among the best I have yet devised. The store windows were small and al- most wholly obliterated with different signs, placed there by enterprising sales- men, ete. I soon decided to put in large front plate glass windows, arranging panels on the bottoms and down the side. I readily let the spaces thus secured to the various firms who desired an outdoor display, and the rental from those signs not only paid for the plate glass eventu- ally, but earned a neat little profit be- sides. I was also enabled to make a splendid showing in the window, wherein l was careful to show only such goods as were being then largely advertised in our daily papers. Thus, when cottolene appeared, I had the window decorated entirely with pails of the new goods. I never hesitated to buy freely of goods that were heavily advertised. They are good sellers, and though the demand at first is slow, yet it is all important to an- ticipate the demand, rather than wait until you can no longer afford to be with- out them. I also reproduced the main feature of the advertising thus: ‘Here is that new shortening, Cottolene, you hear so much about. It is worth trying.” Ff found that there is always a disposition to try new things at once, but, if you have to wait a week or so, people get over their curiosity and let it go for the time being. Besides, | was anxious to get a reputation for having everything first. I had Frenck soups first, plum pudding, ete., etc., and the idea took well. Anything that brought trade was what I wanted. About this time I removed the awful structure which surrounded my store, which was by courtesy called an awning or shed. It darkened my store and east a blight on the whole place. I replaced it with a handsome, stylish awning in blue and white. It made a wonderful im- provement. I also removed the big bulky stove that stood in the middle of the room and took up more space than anything else in the store. Other trifling improvements of a similar nature were made from time to time, and did much to gratify my customers and attract trade. 1 do not think that money thus invested is ever lost. If I had more money 1 would spend it all on handsome fixtures. I would follow the plan of the bar rooms, ‘Nothing is too good for them,” and it evidently pays. I have spoken of the effect my care of the children produced on the minds of the parents. I have since had repeated opportunities to test the value of the same idea in other directions, and I have always found it to work well. The same thought is what actuates the great manu- facturer, when he produces picture cards and books, by the million, for the chil- dren alone. It is evidently one of these streaks of nature that makes the whole world kin. So I may be pardoned if I repeat my caution to be liberal with the children. A cracker or bit of candy will come back multiplied in many ways. I soon began to realize that my trade was growing more and more extended. New names were on the order books, and I gradually found that the customers whom lI did not know personally were beginning to outnumber the ones whom I did. This was a healthy sign, and I welcomed the newcomers for more reasons than one. I found it a good plan when I did meet one of my new customers to treat them politely and at- tentively, but on no account to let them get so well acquainted with me as the families who were close enough to be neighbors. It is always hard to collect money from ‘‘neighborly” customers, and in the end you lose them. I was deter- mined my new trade should start right, and it did. I found that nothing was ever more, rightly spoken than that ‘Short credits make long friends.”’ As this was a desirable adjunct to my business, [ was anxious to cultivate it all I could. So I sold out one of the meanest looking wagons that ever dis- graced a junk shop. I kept the horse. { may have been stingy with my wagons and miserly with my paint, but I never begrudged the horse its keep. It looked well, and many a time some of my cus- tomers would call out as they went by: “That’s a pretty good nag you have, Jim;’’ and I always said, ‘‘She’s tolerable, sir, tolerable,” though I knew in my heart she was a perfect beauty. Con- found a grocer, I or any other, who can’t appreciate good horseflesh. So I began to spruce up the stable ef- fects. I made the boys wear clean aprons every time they went out. I didn’t care if it was three or four trips a day, a clean apron every time. And then I bought the prettiest wagon you ever saw, with a neat brass name plate, giving my name and address neatly, but without ostenta- tion. There was a good deal of red and black, with a gold stripe around the wagon, which I thought at first was a little loud, but I finally coneluded to let it go. The wagon made quite a stir in the neighborhood, and I had the satis- faction of knowing that, in every respect, it was a good advertisement. Il cannot emphasize too strongly the importance of having the outside acces- sories of the store look clean and invit- ing. Even my little clean apron scheme, insignificant as it may appear, has a powerful influence for good. JAY SMITH. Confidence in the Traveling Salesman. “ Shop Talk” in Shoe and Leather Gazette. The ‘house salesmen” of one of the large shoe jobbing and manufacturing houses in St. Louis told me one day re- cently that one of the traveling men’s customers came into the house recently while the traveling man in question was out on the road. The salesman took the merchant in hand and did his best to sell him a bill of goods. The salesman is a good one in his line, but he told me that he could do absolutely nothing with this customer after they got out of the staple goods. The man didn’t actually know what he needed or what he could sell. For this information he had depended implicitly on the traveling man. The salesman, not knowing the merchant, his town or his stock, was unable to advise the merchant satisfactorily. Conse- quently the latter returned home to await the coming of the traveler. This brings me to the subject of confidence in traveling salesmen, just the point I wanted to reach. Asa mat- ter of fact, confidence in the traveler and his house is the basis of the bulk of trade. The samples carried by travelers cut less figure with their sales than does the traveler himself. If he inspires con- fidence his chances for doing business are infinitely better than they would be with the finest of samples and without that confidence-inspiring quality which brings sales. In short, merchants can’t tell the qual- ity of goods they purchase. This is no reflection on the merchant’s knowledge of his business, nor is it a feature of the shoe trade merely. Itis true of clothing, ef crockery, of drugs—in fact, of almost every branch of trade. The perfection of adulteration may not as yet have been reached, but success in that direction has been so great that experts are baffled by it. In the instance of shoes the dealer is not the only person who must plead ig- norance. Men more skilled than he in the art of making shoes are as much in the dark as himself. OILs. The Standard Of] Co. quotes as follows: BARRELS. Ee —. 8% XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight .......... 7% ey @ 6% eer e CMC @ 7% ee 27 @36 ee @21 Miger I9Coid teas) @ 3% FROM TANK WAGON Mocene 6... a Ss . 7 XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight...... ... 5% ALBERT N. AVERY, MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT FOR CARPETS aud 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 with me you deal directly with the manufac- turer. BUY THE PENINSULAR Pauls, Shirts, and Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. Stanton & Morey, DETROIT, MICH. Gro. F. Owen, Salesman for Western Michigan, Residence 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. = SF ~ KALAMAZOO PANY & OVERALL CO, 221 KE, 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 89 to 842 per dozen are now ready. An immense line of Kersey Pants, every pair warranted not to rip. Bound swatches of entire line sent on approval to the trade. 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—James Vernor, Detroit. Two Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor Three Years—George Gundrum, lLonia. Four Years—cC. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Five Years—S. E. Parkill, Owosso. President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Michigaa State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit. Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit. _ Secretary—S. A. Thompson, Detroit. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, Walter K.Schmidt; Sec’y, Ben. Schrouder. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion. At the regular meeting of the Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Protective Brotherhood Hall on Monday evening, Dec. 18, President Smits presided. Julius J. Wagner read a paper on the advantages of the cash system, which is given in full in another column. E. D. Winchester—My experience is the same as that of Mr. Wagner. I hold my customers as closely to cash as pos- sible. A considerable portion of my trade I never see. They telephone in their orders and mail me checks for their bills on receipt of monthly state- ments. Mr. Wagner —I believe that forty representative grocers could bring about the cash system by joining hands. J. H. Goss (Gaskill & Goss)—I have tried cash and find a moderate credit sys- tem to be more satisfactory. President Smits—Can we devise some new method of weeding out dead- beats by enlisting the sympathy of con- tractors and manufacturers? J. Geo. Lehman—aA considerable num- ber of the contractors are not extra good pay themselves. If the factories would make it incumbent on an employe to pay his debts it would be very much easier to accomplish this end. I like the policy of the police and fire departments in this respect. Mr. Smits—l have two cases of delin- quency among the employes of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works. I called there the other day and the Superintendent informed me that he would upon the men paying their debts. Mr. Lehman—He must have reformed since | knew him. However, I know ons of his employes who per day and received his disc! result of the importunities of and had to resort to the city poor depart- ment for support. If the manufacturers not insist insist was getting $2.50 arge asthe creditors would hang up signs in their factories, stating that the men must pay their gro- cery | it would be a strong point gained. Mr. Goss—Cannot some influence be brought to bear on postoffice and other government employes? I suggest that the Secretary correspond with the secre- taries of other associations, with a view to securing the enactment of a law orthe promulgation of a rule compelling gov- ernment employes to pay their bills Mr. Smits—It might also be a good idea for the Secretary to correspond with the managers of factories and mills of the city to ascertain their sentiment on the question. Peter Schuit—To revert to the cash question: I observe that grocers who sell for cash must have leaders—stuff which people use every day, such as flourand sugar. If the cash merchant makes only 10 cents on 100 pounds of flour, he must recoup himself on other goods not staples. For myself 1 like to sell goods cheap. Mr. Lehman—As I look at it it is not essential that all the grocers should go into the cash business. If half a dozen grocers were to adopt the cash plan, the new system would be established in that neighborhood. If some of the leading grocers of the West Side will start in for eash I will join the movement, but 1 will not go it alone. Mr. Schuit—There is no reason why a merchant should lose a single customer if he starts the cash system right. Where two or three join hands in a neighbor- hood there is no question about the suc- eess of it. For myself, a transient trade would hold me up on a cash basis. Mr. Goss—Anyone doing a transient trade can adopt the cash system much more easily than those having a local trade. Daniel Viergiver — 1 would like to adopt the cash system when the rest do, but have not the backbone to go it alone. Henry Vinkemulder—The cash system would enable me to do business with less expense and with less capital. If I could have the money represented on my books in stock 1 could sell goods awfully cheap. The worst feature of the credit business is the annoyance. I find it takes three- quarters of my time to look after my credit customers. Mr Viergiver—I would like to know the cause of dead-beats. Mr. Smits—The exemption laws. Mr. Viergiver—No, I think grocers are to blame themselves for dead-beats. If they would be a little more friendly once in a while and post their neighbors there would not be half as many dead-beats as there are. Mr. Goss—I would like to inquire if goods once delivered can be recovered after being carried into the house? I had a case once where a man declined to pay for the goods until they were in the house. When he got them in the house he declined to pay for them at all and refused to permit us to remove them. No one seemed to be avle.to answer this question authoritively, so a reply thereto was postponed until the next meeting. E. A. Stowe—On account of our next meeting falling on New Year’s, I move that the next regular meeting be held on the third Monday evening in January. Adopted. J. F. Ferris—The Committee on Trade Interests will have another interview with the city millers this week, with a view to ascertaining whether it is possi- ble to enter into a mutual agreement on the retail price of flour. Mr. Lehman—Mr. Rowe, manager of the Valley City Milling Co., says he is considering a plan which will enable him when a retail customer wants 100 weight of flour, either to turn the order over to some retailer or fill the order and give the grocer credit for the profit in- volved in the transaction—the difference between the wholesale and retail price. Mr. Viergiver—I thought the Valley City Milling Co. did not retail flour. It so stated in a card in THe MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Mr. Goss—I think we are asking too much of the millers in endeavoring to compel them not to retail four. We formerly used outside flour altogether, but when this organization asked the city mills to diseontinue retailing fiour and they agreed to do it, we put in city brands and have sold them almost whol- ly ever since. There being no meeting adjourned. ome i i elie The Cash System. We have all heard considerable talk, of late, regarding the adoption of the cash system among the retail grocery trade of this city. I think I can state with as- surance that there is not a dealer who would not be most happy to adopt this system if cireumstances and surround- ings were such that he could. There is no question but that it is the best—yes, we might almost say the only legitimate —way of carrying on a retail business. The merchant who does a cash busi- ness can conduct his business more eco- nomically; he can get along easily with one-third less help; heis not running the risk of losing his goods by their not being charged as they go out; he has not that worry over outstanding accounts, and I think every merchant will agree with me that this is the hardest load to carry. The man who has many outstand- ing accounts has a heavy strain on his mind; where he is free from this, he isa happier and more pleasant dispositioned man. He can meet his customers with a further business the smile and be pleasant at all times, even when his creditors present their bills, for he is always ready for them, not like the man who is doing a credit business and is often obliged to ask for extension on account of disappointments, etc. It seems where a system has so many advantages it certainly should be put into universal practice. Iam of the opinion that if forty of the leading grocers would join hands, the system would become universal in a very short time. But those leading men are not in a position to make the change, on account of loca- tion, customers who have become used to that method of dealing, friends, ete.; con- sequently, the question will have to be left to the individual merchant to settle for himself. The merchant who has a fair paying class of customers may not be anxious to change, but if he be in a position where he cannot change to cash, it would be policy to sort his customers and drop those who are too slow. This would aid materially in bringing about the cash system. I hope we may soon see the time when we may do business by this system only. Having a minute more time, allow me to point to one curse in the grocery business which is almost as bad as credit, and that is soliciting. You will find the largest and worst accounts are made through solicitation. If customers would come to the store to do their trading, they would be more apt to pay for what they get, and the result would be more satisfactory all around. JuLius J. WAGNER. — ——— Use Tradesman or Supertor Coupons. NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER A SUPPLY OF PECKHAM'S CROUP REMEDY, 25ec a Bottle, $2 a Dozen, 5 «ff with 3 Bozen, 10 off with 6 Dozen. W EG LV F, One Ream 9x12 White Wrap- < “ ping Paperin Tablet form cut from 40 lb. book, for each dozen ordered, also a supply of Leafiets containing Choice Prescrip- tions, which the druggist can compound with a good margin of profit. All advertising bears dealer’s imprint on front side Advertising mat ter sent free on receipt of label. Send order to your jobber, who will notify us. We will do the rest. PECKHAM’S CROUP REMEDY Co., Freeport, Mich. The following appeared in the local column of the Salina, Kans., Herald, Oct. 20, 1893: “Our sales of Peckham’s Croup Remedy, “The children’s cough cure,” have increased rapidly ever since we began handlingit in the year 1888, Without an exception it is the best and most RELIABLE remedy of its kind we ever sold. Parents once knowing its merits will never be without it in the house. We recommend it above all others for children. We notice that in each instance where we have sold it, that same party calls for it again. This notice is not one paid for by the manufacturers of this medicine, but is our own, prompted by past experience with, and ever present faith in Peckham’s Croup Rem edy. Get a bottle of it, you may need it any night.”—O. C. Tobey & Co., the 3d Ward Drug tore, Salina, Kans. BALD sta NO CURE, NO MUSTACHE, NO PAY. NO PAY. DANDRUFF CURED. I will take Contracts to grow hair on the head or face with those who can call at my office or at the office of my agents, provided the head is not glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed. Where the head is shiny or the pores closed, there is no cure. Call and be examined free of charge. If you cannot call, write to me. State tho exact condition of the scalp and your occu- pation. PROF, G. BIRKHOLZ, Room 1011 Masonic Temple, Cxicaco- Notice of Receiver’s dale. Notice is hereby given that I, Hartley E. Hen- drick, as Receiver of the assets and property of the Middleville Manufacturing Company, & cor- poration under the order and direction of the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, Michigan, in Chancery, made in a cause pending in said Court, wherein Samuel Campbell, Myron Jor- dan, Jane McArthur, Samuel G. Davis, Walter J. Robertson, John MeQueen, James Campbell, Andréw I. Stokoe, Benjamin A. Almy, and John McQueen are complainants, and Hartley E. Hendrick, as Assignee of the Middleville Manu- facturing Company is defendant, shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, at the factory of the Middleville Manufacturing Company, inthe Village of Middleville, Barry County, Michigan, on Tuesday, the 2d day of January next (1894), at 10 o’clock in the fore- noon, the following goods, property and real es- tate of said Middleville Manufacturing Com- pany, by classes as follows: CLASS NO. 1 (Real-Estate). So much of the following described land as lies west of the right of way of the Grand River Valley Railroad on and across the same, said right of way being thirty feet in width, that is to say, extending fif- teen feet each way from the center of the track of said railroad, as now laid out, constructed, and in use; the entire of said land, the said west part of which is hereby conveyed. being bounded and described as follows, towit: Be- ginning on the east bank of the Thornapple river on the south line of Main street, in the vil- lage of Middleville, in the township of Thorn apple, Barry County, Michigan, according to the plat of said village, as recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for said county, running thence northeasterly along said south line of said Main street to the northwest corner of Block No. 13 of said village, according to the plat aforesaid, thence southeasterly along the west line of said Block 13 to the Thornapple river, thence northerly along the bank of said river to the place of beginning; together with the right for the purpose of driving machinery and carrying on business upon the premises hereby conveyed, to the use of water and water power from the Thornapple river in common with Thomas D. French and Reginauld T. French, their heirs and assigns, subject to the conditions and upon the terms declared in a certain deed of conveyance and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County, Michigan, on the 10th day of December, A. D. 1890, at 8o’clock P. M.,in Liber 51 of Deeds, on pages 465, 466 and 467. CLASS NO. 2. All brass and metal goods, cast ings, scraps, sheet metals, wires, metal orna ments, furniture, and furniture trimmings, dyes, screws, lacquers, polishing and plating appa ratus, tools, supplies and chemicals. Foundry supplies, tools and materials and all stock mate- rials, tools, supplies, machinery, and property included in the inventory and appraisal made by the Assignee of the Middleville Manufactur- ing Company, under said assignment, under the headings of ‘‘stock,”’ “shipping room,” ‘‘polish- ing room,” and ‘‘Foundry room.’ And every- thing included in the ‘‘Recapitulation” of said inventory and appraisal as “stock and supplies.”’ CLASS NO. 3. Al) machinery and tools not heretofore included in class No. 2, and being all the machinery and tools, belting, shafting, lad- ders, hangers, engines, lathes, saws, pullies, drills, blowers and piping, emery wheels, wrenches, cutters, vices, forges and implements, machinery and materials of every kind included in said inventory and appraisal under the head ings ‘‘Machinery” and ‘‘Machinery Account,” and being all the property included in the ‘‘Re capitulation,” attached to said inventory and appraisal as ‘‘Machinery and tools.” CLASS NO. 4. All office furniture, office sup- plies and stationery, being all the preperty in- ciuded in said inventory and appraisal, under the heading “Office furniture” and in the ‘Re- capitulation” attached to said inventory and ap- praisal as “Office furniture,” ete. For further and more definite description of the property hereby advertised for sale, refer ence is hereby made to the inventory and ap- praisal, filed by the assignee of the Middleville Manufacturing Company in the matter of said assignment, in the office of the clerk of the County of Barry, Michigan, which.inventory and appraisal will be upon said sale, open to the inspection of intending bidders. In making such sale I shall first offer to the highest bidder for cash,in one parcel, the real estate described in class No. 1 above. I shall next offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, and in one parcel, the property mentioned and referred to as embraced in class No. 2 above. I shall next offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, and in one parcel, the property men- tioned and referred to as embraced in class No. 3above, I shall next offer for sale to the high est bidder for cash, and in one parcel, the prop- erty mentioned and referred to as embraced in class No. 4 above. After receiving such bids upon said separate classes I shall then offer the entire of the prop- erty contained in said four Classes, as in one parcel and in gross. In case the gross bid so re- ceived for the entire a contained in said four classes shall exceed the aggregate of the highest bids for each of said four respective classes separately, I shall immediately strike off and sell said property in gross—the entire as one parcel—to the highest bidder therefor. In case such gross bid shall not exceed the aggregate of said highest bids for said property in classes, then I shall immediately strike off and sell said property in said classes respectively to said high- est bidders for said respective classes. Hartley E. HENDRICK, As Receiver of the effects of the Middleville Manufacturing Company. Dated, Middleville, Mich., December 12, 1893. PECK’S Pay the best profit. HEADACHE POWDERS Order from your jobber. 11 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. oo Linseed, boiled.. .... 49 52 ae rnc errr Cc ent Morphia, 8. P.& W. 2 10@2 35 Sinapls ee...--- @ is| Neat's Foot, winter a e ee cs, atrataed oo 7 Wholesale Price Curr — » Ss cage 2s | 8 Detass 9 “ee SOM Moschus Canton... @ 40 | Snuff, Maccaboy, De @ 35 bbl. Ib nels Declined— Myristica, No 1... ... 6@ i Seal Sectaa be Vos GS a oe - - Ib, ce r i. ’ ? OME ecw wes. Advanced—Quinine Nux Vomica, sscgiticde @ 22 | Soda Boras, (po. i1). . 10@ = aan ‘Jellow Mars... .1% 204 fara @ 300 TINCTURES. chee as D. Soda et Potass Tart... Fs ee ea eee) 1% 3 ane Bxcehthiog.--...)."2 sige 9 itum Napellis R....... 2... anne eahy #00 | Bods Car nnn-- HB A commercial... 242% Aor 8@ 10 Porat een 00@2 10 Acon sang “ NG 50 Pieis Liq NaC., % gai sods, BiCarb......... sue “strict pure oe 2% 2%@3 Benzoicum German.. 65@ 75 auith ee 2 00@2 10 oT Mok, @2 00 | Soda, Ash............. "a 4| Veuilien me Amer- ee re 29 | Gau _ estas: @ % Aloes aes eee nese nies | ee eat @1 00 | Soda’ Sulphas. | **”’ @ 2 a 13@16 eo -: a 2@ 35 Geaat es gal..... 70@ % ‘iar Ren a esee eaten “is a Ie @ & oo tte “aa Vermilion. English... pon a 2@ 55 ’ aaa 25@1 40 ESA AEN . 80).. @ 50} “ Myrcia Dom..... Green, Peninsular... —— Citric -. ee ae 5 Hedeoma seb eeeaa eda ‘ae A eemicdigaie' 4 Pp ee (pe. 2 @ i “ Myreia Imp... @3 00 aos ex@r ao 10@ = aaa 9@2 00 saa. eG 60 | Piper Alba, (po ¢5).... @ 3 * “Vini Rect. ae a Wa 6% a aes I 2 titesee ses 2 40@2 60 eo ei eeies Stile e sue aes a te ae Whiting, white Span... i een a °@ » enews" 2 850b3 G0 hon 5 faa — 14@ 15| _ Less 5c gal., cash ten day 1 45 | Whiting’ Gliders’ a” @% Salicylicum ee 1 30@1 70 oe Vortd LN 2 20@2 30 ean ee 80 | Pulvia Ipecac et opfi..1 10@1 20 Str — aepemee | 3 | White, Paris American 1 6 Sulphuricum.... .. ty ian a Morrhuae, gal......... 1 00@1 = Cantharides..0 10.) 007111077 % Pyrethrum, boxes H aa ulp! oo 7am | Whiting, Paris Eng. ca aan ee hae ay 30@ 33| Myrcia, ounce......... s5@2 75 Capsicum es = ar. Y, Ca, das... 20@ 39 | Tamarinds......| 8@ al uaaes Prepared Paintt 20@1°4 _eeeercues........ Tae Shuiibis Gai 10@ 12| C# damon... eee e el, 75 | Pyrethrum, pv........ 8 10| Terebenth Venice... 23@ 23 | Swiss Villa’ Prepon AMMONIA. Rletad cee apt wo a a ny OO S'ongie 00) Panta. ‘oe Aqua, 16 deg.......... 34@ : Rosmarini.... |... bons odo ee 50 | tu '8. German... 25Q 31 Znet a 7@ 8 VARNISHES, ee eR, ae 14 | Rosae, ounce.......... 6 50@ Che . Rubia Tinctorum..._. 12@ 14 No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 a: 12@ 14 SUCeItt.......-.- 0-42. 90@1 00 i ee 50 Saccharum Lactis pv. a 20@ | = OILS. Extra Tarp.......... - -100@1 i CmlOreeame ............ PO 3 50@7 00 inthe tt GE) bo | Saleet 2 00@2 = Bbl. Gal | Coach ae Ts 00 pie ae 50D 85 | Coben itis 50 | Sanguis Draconis..... 14 | Whale, winter........ 7 70 | No.1 Turp Furn...... 1 a 60 2 00@2 25 | Sassafras............ 2. So Siew o Sapo, W ee eee 12@ 13 | Lard, extra... i) 85 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@ eee, 80@1 00 ney Ty @ss, OuUNCEe.... @ % Lie EA 50 ‘ LL 10@ a Lard’ Ne . Hae 2 45 | Javan Dryer, No. 1 aan are 45@ 50 Tigifi.............. a 40@ 50 ot eT 50 . 2... @ Linseed pure raw... 46 49 cmc cece ey 70@? cee 2 50@3 00 Thyme a eee ’ eee 2 CC oe we 20 “ a 60 ae BACCAR Theobromas........... ie 50 — : 28 POTASSIUM. 7 ae 60 [oe ae B...... "80 10 ae -— Sie... 80 Kanthoxplim 2.7.1) 26 $0 | BEARD. soe. oe S Bromide.............. = sl Coloriess.. | 22! .!7."7! 75 BALSAMUM. ed --- 123@ 15 on Caen 35 COpAIDA ....0.-...-202- G1 90 | Chlorate (po 23G25) - aa 50 ween sees 5 | Cyanide............... ‘ eR OR ei ateg 50 ia. aa oO 2S | Men cc cocci = TT. 35@ 50! Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 30 Nox ee 50 7 u Potassa, Bitart,com... @ 15 UO 85 oe 18| Potase Ritran® Phso--= B30] OM aoe co 30 eeeees Potass Nitras......00.) 7 : ae Se Coan... UA 11 cee ine de ak 283Q 30 APODEME ee e Importers and Jobbers of Cass iia 18 | Sulphate po......_...! 15@ 18] auranti Cortex. Cinchona 30 edie... 50 Euonymus atropurp........ 20 RADIX, hatany ... ee y « ateell er = Ia ee 12] Aconitum ............. oe 50 Prunus Virgini............. 11 Areee........ aaa eo an Casa Acutifal......... ._. 50 re eer e tenes 12] Anchusa ... . = = 4 — Me = ASSAITAR --............. 5] Arum, po... : cae ae Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... 15 Calon Pe * 206 40 te pba 80 EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12).... B . = aT 60 labra... 24@ 25 | Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ Valerian ........ ed Glycyrrhisa nag 33@ 35) Hydrastis Canaden, @ 30| Veratrum Veride.........7 7! 50 . box. 12 —-............ : Haematox, 15 1b. box.. 11@ Hellebore, Ala, po.... 15@ 20 MISCELLANEOUS, i CT cL 13@ 14 | Hellebore, ’ 20 2 i ee 29 2 CHEMICALS AND “ Bees ccee FOR OO He plox (po. 35@38).. 35@ 2 na 2%@ 3 FERRU Jalapa, pr............. 40@ 35 “ground, (po. Carbonate Precip...... 2.2 aaeeneliie i: a sf a a” ”)hCUrae oo 75@1 00 | Annatto. 2221222222277: 5 00 Citrate ron sane ae en pa eae 1 75| Antimont, po... 1...’ t i ae eee ee rote Os es 75@1 85 6 et Potass T. == Sulphate, com. -:: 9B "2 gpigdfe “tse OS —" ‘pare...7 0... G7 foe oe m.. £m Argent! Nitras,ounce @ 52 i Pen DOntarie............ 30@ = Arenicum... 5@ 7 DEALERS IN oe i Gidndie a “ES Balm Gilead Bud.... 38@ 40 Se eel. Hea = = Stagflax, Oficinalis, Hi ¢ 95 | Biemuth § No 7. 2 W@2 25 - . #@ : ‘ 2 ois ; oo -. 50@ 65! scitiae, (po. By 10@ 12 Tae 1 z om Ores — FOIA — _— @ 35} Cantharfdes Russian, @1 00 > " ne . Be il a eee as 18@ 50 Valeriana, aoe Cee 6 Ol pe Seman houkiGel, Tin- " pe ts German... 15@ Z Capsici Fructus, af... s = 5 nivelly ...... asees soo - zine 8 ay = = , — oe ‘ ' . 4 " Zing Vel pdhewes i : 12 eT NANG Htecneese’- ns 15Q. 3 — arming, Nod. 88s te and }68.............. 8@ 10 Anisum, (po. 20).. .. @ 15 Cera Alba, 5 ayF..... 50@ 55 Sole Agents for the Celebratea i Apium (graveleons).. 15@ . Cera Flava............ 3@ 40 stg yg te ee Bie @ 40 ee a ESB $0 | Gar 66. iB). aa Contrarian 77 3 WIS8 YILLA PREPARED PAINTS. ; 2) 6S lee om. of 8 - “* sifted sorte... cog = Cannabis Sativa. MF 00 sie aage oe -. S OM cece wees. TC. kL, : “i s . Barb, (po. 00)... 50 60] ho cnodium 10@ 121 chloral Hyd Crat...... 1 a0! 60 = Cape, (po. 20)... @ 12 Dipterix Odorate...... 2 25@2 50 te 2@ 25 " Secote!, (pe. 0). @ Olecaicuiun. @ . Cinchonidine, P. & W 2 ‘ 4 j Ongeten, 18, Cle, 16 Mn, oii ene Corks, ust, a a? ill] mmoniae 22... sep 60 Lint, gra, (bbL.'8). |) 34g 4 | Cor » Res wbtingeiirs 60 Ki Ammoniae . 35 33@ 36 Dal ’ ; 49} _ cen QB Assafctida, (po. 35) .. 50@ 55 | Lobel cee 3 @4 | Creasotam 22.111) 7” 2+: Dees. 3... 4... 50@ 55 a sees 7 | Creta, _ 7... ms e............ ‘ Oe es ie eas. L , wee... up orbium po ...... “<=, 19 Sinapis 7. es “a Ta “ recip a. = . eee ............ gi og TT « Bas... Gamboge, po..... ae = = SPIRITUS, Cones ........ : “& 50 We are Sole Preprietors of Bing) (be 20. Gs | ramen, Wy Oo. 2 age “8% no, (po 1 10)....... ¥ “ i. ©. &..... 75@Q3 Seth Bien grace ES = Weatherly’s Michigan Gatarrh Remedy, Opit (po 3 50). 2 = St Juniperis Co. ie 75@3 = Emery, all numbers.. ¢ 6 Ba ler | ws gad ee 33@ 35|Saachsrum N. &.... 1 75@2 i i a 4001 00} Spt. Vini Galif......": 1 75@6 50 Ergota, (po.) i oe = Tragecnnth ......... Vi Ones... 1 25@2 00 Flake te - LQ 23 HERBA—In ounce packages. Vint Ate 1 25@2 00/ Gallia .... 7 3 8 . Full Line of ~-- se tnmlaae a aa 4 See ns own =- We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line Abs — ae SPONGES. Gelatin, Cooper en @ = CON Anan : y 1 “ ench........ 40@ SN ce ete. bee 4uee el 28 Florida sheeps we 15 | cuesemine flint, by box 70 & 10, a ip Bea ——— WHISKIES, BRANDIES, ee ies cee wea ie ec eek. - MBF ee 30 | yer a ine, Brown... 5B S, WINES, RUMS. _ Sects 2 | wool Carriage....... 1 10 Cyoerras ............ 14@ 2 GIN 9 Ss oe 25 a sow sheeps 85 Grana Paradiai ioe @ = tis ttae sence um sensccocsccs.. SOD eo 55@ 60 | Grass sheeps’ wool car. 65 | Hydraag Chior Mite. “@ 9 Carbonate, Pai’... OG xc | Harter sate we «=| S| Oxiubrum § 3 arbo (. . ¢ ¢ ard for 8 peas . x * Carbonate, K. & a: mo = Yellow Reef, for slate 140 . Ammoniati.. @t o We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. hb licce eee Carbonate, Jenning5.. gore alteivatat atta SR acini “2 64 | We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantes sat ‘obiih sais ae a bea " men eeent 2m, send a . Absinthium. ......... 3 50@4 00 iia see ee 50 Ththyebolee Ao 7h = All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive the Amygdalae,Duic..."" 45@ 7 oe = te nateaeteemelltt Amydalae, — mae 0 oa. Dot llglau a. 60 lodine, Reaubl........3 we = T 2 eal 2 30@2 40 | Horrl Tod... 2222220020077 50 Pere ens nern oven = ion -++ee+-3 25@3 50] Aurant! Cortes... 2020720277 Oe | opal nnn -n--voee ey y Berg er sintevivers OMe i Rhett Arom.. |... a i ease 0@ 75 Ar i % Garyopnyii 200.0. 75@ 80 | Similax Officinalis..-. eas 50 | Liguor Arsen ‘et Hy- pa REL) a 65 Ban. eis en See asaes 242000 ae” NE eee el yeaa 50 rarg tis 10@ 12 Chenopodii ........... @1 & pi 50 | Liquor Potass Arsinitis Gionamonil ........... a eo m0 | Magneata, Sulph (DDI GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. maim MaG......... 366 65 | Toratag ee ce 32] Magnesia, Sulph (opt Le boca eh ae e UASaeuna 60@ 168 cron eet ae a woe Tee CE 50 | Mannia, S THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERY PRICE, CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. greatest possible use to dealers. AXLE GREASE. doz gross | Aurora... : 55 6 00 Castor Oil 3 60 7 cO0 Diamond..... i. 5 50 ee a 25 8 00 Mica = 7 £0 Paragon .. i. = 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Acme. i>. Come, 3 Gos....... .. 45 a SF 7 oe 75 a 1 1 60 el oe 10 Arctic. or case 55 “ idos “ 110 i 4 = 200 2 00 5 b 1 doz 9 00 Fosfon. 1 ¢ <¢ St) ' 2 O00 Red Star They are prepared just before It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the | Fruits. Apples. 3 lb. standard... 1% York State, gal lone 3 10 Hamburgh . Apricots. eve eek....... . ‘ 1 60 Santa Cruz.... 1 60 Laek’s..... 1 60 | Overland on 1 60 Blackberries. Lay... 90 c herries. Red.. 1 10@1 20 Pitted Hamburgh . 1% White ‘ a. 1 50 i... ... 13 | Damsons, Egg Plums and Green Gages. Er rie co ewes 1 30 Cal ifornia. poe. 1 60 Gooseberries. Common 13 Peaches. on on | Raspberries. o> o | ned 110 41 9p} Black ‘Hamburg.. i. o 1 50 : | Brie. biack 1 20 j aa berries. ae a | ee ee tenes = 2 dozen in case. 1 2 ae 1} 1 10 Bristol Ww hortleberries. Domestic oe 70 | Bifieberries . 00 Me nats. BLUING, Gross | Corned beef Libby’s : 1% 2 pn | Roast beef Armour’s a oe Pot tted ham, 4 ee a a on | —........... 85 > 75 | ngue _ _. 13 400 | _....... 85 8 00] e “ ken, a oo os 95 | egetables. 3 00 lan Beans 6 SO] SE i 5 | 1 35 a ] coe ie [sr eos... .. 65 20 wis Boston Baked........1 85 22 y State Baked 1 35 SU | World’s Fair Baked....... 1 3 1 00 14 Warehouse n 12 BRUSHES, oe eee 1 40 Stove, No. 1... 2 ; ‘ 10 1 & 75 15 1 75 | Peas. Rice Root Scrub. 2 row. 88 Hamburgh marrofat........1 3 Rice Root Scrub. acon 125] early ee Paimetto, zoose.. 150] Champion ane ’ 50 CANDLES j petit pols.. ~~. ie | C fancy sifted....1 90 Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes 10 | Soaked a ao. Star, 40 ol 9 | Harris stan —s............. 75 Paraffine 10 | VanCamp’s marrofat....... 1 10 Wicking m : a June.....1 30 | Archer’s E loss 25 CANNED GOODS. oes Early Blo om... : Fish, Ps Mushrooms. Clams. | a 192321 Little Neck, 2 i. . 1 20} Pumpkin 6s 2 lb.. ‘1 901 oe ‘ 85 Cl isa Chowder. | Squash. Standard. 31 . 25 5 | ———... i... 1 15 Cove Oysters, i Succotash. Standard, 1lb ag | ey, ee 1 40 2 ib. 1 50 ree 85 aioe Honey Ce 150 a 2 ; 26)™ —e 1% : 2 ‘Tomatoes. Picnic, 1 1b. 2 00 | Peon... 1% 2 1b "72 96 | OE ecw ee... Mackerel. ee SS Aaa Standard. i 1 Ib. 1 10] ES Ee _ os /. Sip) eee | ee 3 50 Mustard, 2 + cee 2 2 | CHOCOLATE. Tomete Sauce, 2 1b 2 25 | Baker's. Soused, 2 ib...... _2 25 | German Sweet.. ...... * Salmor. | Premium.... ; 37 Columbia River, fiat 1 99 | Breakfast Cocoa. 43 * tails 1 65} CHEESE, Alaska, Red.. ..... [me eee... @13% pink... ; OL aeee.... .... 124%@13 Kinney’s, flats... 1 95 | Soares. @iz% Sardines. | Riverside ... 13% American we. : 4%@ 5| Gold Medal @12% AB ae 7 ieee ...... ,..... 6@10 Imported --: . . G0 Brick. 11 es 15@16 ee ik 100 Mustard x5 ee ..-. 7@8| Leiden . Lede dames 23 Boneless hae noe 21| Limburger .......... 1 Trout Pee ......... 2 Brook,3 ...... Unie 2 50 | Roquefort. - oe eee... 221 Set weitzer, imporied. @%A domestic .... @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles ese 2 Pint le Quart 1 doz bottles | Triumph Brand. Half pint, per don. .... rams, So OSes. ............ (oert. per Gor... CLOTHES PINS. Berom bomes........... 44@45 00 we aSR SER CO COCOA SHELLS. >. Oeee.......... @3 Less | gene ey _ @3% Pound packages........6%@7 COFFEE. Green. Rio. ~~... .... Poe... i.e ee a Peaberry ... ........ a Santos. ee ee ol ee. Ee Peaberry .... Mexican and Guatamala. ee. 21 coed. |... oh i ae ——...... C -24 Maracaibo. Prime ns ne i | Milled | Java, Interior... . coe Private Growth...... ae Mandehling ...... oe Mocha. Oe a ee a. Arabian. 28 peed, To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. McLaughlin’s XXXX.. 24 45 Bunola . 23 95 Lion, 60 or 100 lb. case.... 24 45 Extract. Valley City % STOSS 7% Feliz 11 Hummel’s, foil, gross...... 1 50 ' tin - -+.. 2 OO CHICORY. ae. 5 —_—.. ..... 7 CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40ft....... per dos. 1 25 . oeee..-.... o 140 . or. .....- e 1 60 . weas-..--.- . 1 7% ' Ge es....... ' 1 90 Jute o....... _ 85 - oe... ' 1 00 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands Gail Borden Eagle..... ... 7 40 a 6 25 en —— ltd 4 50 ——— Cl as 3 35 Peerless Evaporated Cream. | 3 COTPON BOOKS, # 1 books, per hundred 2 00 g 2 « o“ “c ne 2 50 zg 3 ae a3 se : 3 00 g 5 “a ss “ a 3 on 10 ‘ “ “ 4 Ov $20 _ * . . 500 “Superior.” % 1 books, per hundred.... 2 50 82 Co ' " —-_ oo 3 3 oc ae se 3 50 $5 . = e oe $10 . . ' .. 500 820 ee “ te i 6 00 Universal.” % 1 books, per hundred... %3 00 $2 _ . oo $3 . ' .. 400 8 5 os “ a 5 oo 810 7 - -. 6 00 $20 - 7 00 chon prices on Coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 200 books or over.. 5 per cent 500 “ “ i 0 “ — * + om COUPON PASS BOOKS, \c an be made to represent any enomination from $10 down. | 20 books Ss $100 50 ee 100 Feces eee 3 00 = * ee oe — - =... 10 00 — - Te CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom’ a ° 00 ee eee 5 00 —°" ©« on 8 00 Steel ween... oe CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXxX.. 2 Seymour XXX, cartoon. Loee 6% a a 6 Family XXX, cartoon...... 6% Salted XXX. cores Salted XXX, ‘cartoon’ —. 6% ee. 7% eee 8 Butter biscuit... . 6% Soda, ee en Bees. Peceem....:......... 8% Crystal oo, 10 Long Island Wafers ....... 11 — 8S. Oyster XX ss City Oyster. — bias cees eee 6 Farina Oyster.. sco. = TARTAR. Strictly pur oS Telfer’s abesbaie.. ee he 3) corer. ................. 15@25 DRIED FRUITS. Domestic. Apples Sundried, sliced in bbls. 7 quartered ‘ oo Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes i1 Apricots. California in bags...... 14 Evaporated in boxes. .. 14% Blackberries. i eee. 8 ‘Nectarines. in oeee......-......... 10 eR ss 10% Peaches. Peeled, in boxes........ an - -.--.--- 10% = = in page ne Si 10 c easeg ~ omg ‘B. aa a... 00 Ib. boxes . caeke Ca bie 10 Prunelles SO. Deme............ 15 Raspberries eee... Ooi, Pomes.......-.....-. ee Raisins, Loose Muscatels in Boxes. 2 crown pees esa ped J 2@ a ee aes 60 Loose ¥ Muscatels in a 2 crown.. ele ese tag a 5 Foreign. Currants. Patras, i Dbeerees.... ..... 3 in 4 bem.......... 3% ‘“ {nn less quantity . . 3% | cleaned, bulk...... 6 cleaned, Packie. 6% Pe Citron, Leghorn, > boxes 20 Lemon 10 Orange vi = iy " 11 Raisins. Ondura, 29 lb. boxes. @ i Sultana, 20 . , @s Valencia, 30 ‘“ Prunes. California, meee ......... 7 90x 100 25 Ib. bxs. 7% - 90 8 : 70x80 &% 60x70 ' 9 I owes ces seuss eee ENVELOPES, XX rag, white. moe 1.05 ................. $1 75 No. 2, 6%.. 1 60 me. 1,6... 1 65 se... 1 50 XX wood, white. No. 1, TS a Ee 1 3 No. 2, 6% - to Manilla, ‘white. ee 1 06 Coin. ae Mod. ..... 1 00 FARINACEOUS GOODS, Farina, 200th. kegs 3% Hominy. es, 3 00 Grits ... _e 3 50 Lima Beans, ——.......- X%@t Maccaroni and Vermiceiil. Domestic, 12 Ib. box.. Eeapotted.............. 10 104%@.- 1 Oatmeal. mene Wee... 3. s,s. see 4 25 Half barrels 100..... 2 2% Pearl Barley. meee... 2% Peas. ee, OL css. 13 ES 2%@3 Rolled Oats. erreur 250... .......- @4 2 a Soe... .:.-..- @2 % Sago. Pe a 4% Se 5 Wheat. ee 5 FISH--Salt. Bloaters. Wermeein ............. 5; Cod. eee oa ee. Whole, Grand Bank..... 5@5% Boneless, bricks.. ...... 6¢ Boneless, strips.. ....... 6@8 Halibut. eee os 11@12% Herring. Holland, white hoops keg 70 oe a3 oe bbi 3 50 “ec oe DENOTE gc eee... ue Round, ” bbl 100 Ibs bone 2 2 oe es 1 20 Sealed eee ea 17 Mackerel et eee 11 00 mo 6 eee... 470 ot, oe... ...-...- ., 1 30 a 8 Ro 2 e...............; 37 mr Oe ee... cc, 1 05 Peay, 0 es... 6 00 ' ee oi, ls, 7 Sardines Rules, boee.....3....:... 55 Trou No. 1, % bbls., 10olbs ea 6 00 No. i eee, oe e.... 2% No. 1, Kits, 10 Ibe eee co eee 80 Mo. 1,8) kite 68 Whitefish. Family vo. 1 ¥ bbls, a a besseuea be 50 83 50 \% ; . $60 165 10 tb. kits pees eae ee 2. 8 Ib. Se eae o> « FLAVORING EXTRACTS, Jennings. Lemon. — : = regular apis 5 1 20 -.1 50 2 00 H rs ” .-2 OO 3 00 Mo. 8 taper... .... 1 35 2 00 Wo: 4 taper... .... 1 50 2 50 GUNPOWDER. Rifle— — Kegs.. \ looc ae Half kegs i 1 90 Quarter kegs.. . Domes....... 55 S. F., 2,3 and 5 Ib. boxes.. 50 JELLY. 17 Ib, pails cee tenes @ 56 30 . @ 7 LICORICE. s,s 30 Gulaheia. 25 Sicily... ee LYE. Condensed, 2 dos...........1 3 ' *O08......+..+.@ 00 MATCHES, Ro. 9 sumpher.......... --1 © Auchor a 1 70 so ...........,....... Export se 4 00 MINCE MEAT. » : oe PR Oe cee et ee 11 00 MEASURES. Tin, per dozen. CS % Peet Genee..........,--.. 1 40 eee oe 0 nn eS so = hoe eee... sl. a for vinegar, per doz. _ 7 00 Halt gallon erase 4 % ore... 3 7% ee 2 9 MOLASSES, a Sugar house.. ne / 14 Cane: Baking. Cminary ...-.-:..- in 16 Porto Rico. eee. eee cee 20 Foues ...... ‘ a. 30 New Orleans. ee os 18 go cates tee ‘ 22 Extra good....... renccene 2 > 5 +oee 40 One- half barreis, 3c extra, PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count... @4 75 Half bbls, 600 count.. @2 88 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count. 5 % Half bbls, 1,200 count 3 38 PIPES. a8 ke eee ee 1% at furl coams......:. 7% Cob, ae 1 25 POTASH, 48 cans In Case. REE iiss eases ese 4 00 Fonne Sait Co.'s........%. 3 25 RICE. Domestic. Carolina ee 6 MO ks eke pee 5% . ee 5 Oe, hiccace. 35. coees © Imported. ee eee cee ti annee we 6 PRON oo ioc etc 5% +» e Ps > fistchic ts SPICES, Whole Sifted ae 9% Cassia, China in mats...... 8 Batavia in bund....15 . Saigon in rolis...... 1.32 Cloves, Amboyna...... as oe Serer... .. 11% Mace Batavia.. ae —— fancy. eet ee 7 et Seen Pepper, Singapore, Pa -10 “120 . as. 16 Pure Ground in Bulk, See 15 Cass! a, Batavia. . i 0 and Saigon. 25 Y Saigon . : . 85 Cloves, Amboyna Po 22 ' Zanzibar...... oe Ginger, African.. ae . Cogn... ......... 20 o dameica ........ Mace Batavia.... 65 Mustard, eae and Trieste, .22 _ee...........,. 25 Nutmegs. No. 2. -% I Pepper, Singapore, black... 116 white. .... 24 “ Cayenne...... i ee 20 “Absolute” in Packages, 4s Ks Aree... 84 155 tanned. 84 155 aa... 4 15 Ginger, Jamaica ..... 8 155 . Areean......,. a 1S Le 84 155 i 84 155 Bare. .... < 84 SAL SODA, ee 1% Granulated, Romer... 1% SEEDS, Anwe @15 Canary, Smyrna....... 4 Caraway . ' 8 Cardamon, Malabar... i 90 Hemp, Russian. bee 4% Mixed Bird . tere 5@6 Mustard, white....... 10 oe... 9 Wee i 5 Cantie bowe........._. 30 STARCH. Corn. eos. 5x eee 5% - “ Gloss, “iD DOCERGOS................ 5 3-lb ee 54 6-lb a 5x 4 and 50 Ib. boxes.......... 3% ee ee 33% SNUFF Scotch, in bladders. accu. 37 Maccaboy, _ie. 35 french appee, in oaee..... 43 SODA, ee ee ee re 5 en ie 4% SALT. 100 3- > sacks 1... 82 25 eon - 2 00 28 TOLD. sacks eee ae dc seen e 1 8 ee 2 25 wean Cote. 1 50 56 Ib. dairy in linen bags.. 32 oi, * drill 16 18 Warsaw. 56 lb, dairy in drill bags.. 32 z7elb. “ . 7 ce Ashton. 56 lb. dairy inlinensacks.. 75 Higgins. 56 J», dairy in linen sacks. 75 Soiar Rock. i. Oe 27 Common Fine. Seeeeee 8. 8. 5 meres % SALERATUS, Packed 60 lbs. in box. Cer 5% SPORTS oe ee Dees... 8 5% Taylor’s. ‘ 5 SOAP. Laundry Allen B. Wrisley* 8 Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb........ 3 20 Good Cheer, 601 1Ib.......... 3 90 White Borax, 100 X-Ib......3 65 Proctor & Gamble, cree. ..,................, 3 45 Ivory, a 6 7 ee ee ee 4 00 Lenox ee eee ne ee 3 65 Mottled German........... 3 15 Owe Pe 33 Dingman Brands. Simete ber. 48... 3 95 5 box lots, delivered....... 3 85 10 box lots, delivered...... 3% Jas, S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. American Family, wrp d..$4 00 plain... 2 94 N. K. Fairbank & Co.’s Brands. er Cee. 4 00 meow Go Were... 2 40 . Be Pere ........... 3 2% Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands, I cca da ee... 3 75 Some Oc 6 00 meee 4 60 eS Ee ee Nees 400 THE MICHIGAN _TRADESMAN. T ‘Thompson & Chute — de ata i Savon Improved....... Sunflower Cee 3 Bconomicsl 22 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 Band, 3dex..... . 250 SUGAR. The following prices repre- sent the actual selling prices in Grand Rapids, based on the act- ual Costin New York, with 36 cents per 100 pounds added for freight. The same quotations will1 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. ee .- 8 61 PrOweGeee 517 OPOnneated 4 80 Extra Fine Granulated... 4 92 Cubes CLS ae XXXX Powdered.../11"""" 5 48 Confec. Standard A.. | No. i ColumiiaA 4 55 NOS Mme A 4 42 a 4 36 Oe ee 30 Te 424 No. 9 417 a 4 11 ao 4 05 Le 3 92 No. 3 86 AO 3 74 SYRUPS. Corn, Perro 19 Bathe. 21 Pure Cane 2 19 COO 25 Chee 30 TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’ A, teres... .. 4% a 275 Halford, large Lect ys a Oe " small . 2% Salad Dressing, large oe 4 55 small . 2 65 TEAS. JaAPAN—Regular. ee @17 Coen .......... - @20 Cheite......... eo Gee — eee 32 @34 as... 10 @il2 SUN CURED, eee... @17 eo a @20 Ceeee 24 @2e Caerees 32 @34 ae 10 @12 BASKET FIRED, oor... 18 @20 ORO. @2 Choicest. . @35 Extra choice, Wwireleat @40 GUNPOWLER. Common to fali.......25 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Choicest fancy........ 7 @s85 OOLONG. @26 Common co fair... ...23 @30 IMPERIAL, Common to fair....... 23 @26 Superior tofine........ 30 @35 YOUNG HYSON. Common to fair... ... . 18 @26 Superior to fine....... 30 @40 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. eee 18 22 Cueee. 24 @28 a ee 40 @50 TOBACCOS, Fine Cut. P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands, Sweet Russet. . .30 = etc D. Seotten & Co’s a Hiawatis ...... 60 Cpe. ._-.... coscee 34 OCHO... 1... 1... 29 Spaulding & Merrick’s —— Peete: ... nt ate Brands, Bazoo . @30 Can Can..... @27 Meme Big... 3... 24 @27 ace ee... ...... 21 G@2 Mé@inty 020 27 “ 56 Obis....... 25 BonGy Jim. 29 eee... ..., 44... 24 a in drums.... 23 Yom Tum oii... ..... 28 WOO oe ae yey 7 23 Go 22 Plag. Sorg’s Brands. Spearhead 39 aomer ..... a Nobby Twi 39 Scotten’s Brands. Byvio....; deel s ae 26 REIGWREOA.. 1... | aa 38 Vaney Cur... 34 Finzer’s Brands, Old Honosty.........- 40 Oy Per 32 Lorillard’s Brands. Climax (8 o2z., 41c).. 39 Green Turtle.......... 30 Three Black C TOWS. 20 J. G. Butler’s Brands. Something Good...... 38 Out of Sight.. 26 Wilson «& McC ‘aulay’ 8 Brands. Gola hope 43 Happy T “aaa ... 37 Messmate . a, 32 NoTax. ... 3 hee Ge 27 Smoking. Catlin’s Brands, min Giieg 17 Golden an eee 19 Huntress ... ao Meerschaum .. American Eagle Co."s 8 ‘Seunde. Myrtle Navy. ....... 40 Ser pe Te 30@32 German .--... . rog Sees 4 Java, Les foil. oe Banner T obaceo Co.'s Brands. me... 16 Banner * epebiepeeasen ca ocee Gold Cu ee cued a a 8 hnde. Ll el a 15 Honey Dew ne Gold Block.. F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s Brands, Boe 26 OMe TOM. 18 Standard........ oe Globe Tobacco Co.’ 8 ened. Marne 41 Leidersdorf’s Brands. Rob Roy es ae 26 Onele Sam. | 28@32 Bea Clever 32 Spaulding & Merrick. Tom and Jerry Ok oo ate deen ae 25 Traveler Cavendish....... 38 Back Mem. 30 Peow Bee... 30@32 Corn Cake.. i. VINEGAR. cd 7 @8 J @9 81 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, BE, per gal .....| |... 30 Beer mug, 2 doz incase... 1 75 4 YEAST, ee 1 00 Weta a Teme Mean 1 00 Te % Oe 90 HIDES PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol- WS: HIDES een 2@2% ware Cured... @3 ee, @ 3% ee 4@5 Kips, green hed eee ges on 2063 Omree.......... @4 Calfskins, green...... 3 @ 4 eared...) 5 @6 Deacon sking.......... 10 @25 No. 2 hides 3 off. PELTs. ew eects age ae 59m rae 15 @ 40 WwooL Weebee.. | )......... 1 gas Unwashed ...... 6 Gu MISCELLANEOUS, MM ec 3 @4% Grease butter. ........ 1 @2 SCnee 14%@ 2 CMC 2 00@2 50 FURS. eee 80@1 00 PPCM oc, lc a.. 15 00@25 00 Beaver. ............_.. 3 00@7 00 —_—.............. 50@ 75 Cat, Bowes ...........: 10@ 25 Le 3 00@6 00 Wom, road. 1 00@1 40 Pox: Cross... .... -3 00@5 00 Pox, grey...... 50@ 70 Ss ee a 1 00@2 50 Martin, dark. -1 00@3 00 ' pale & ‘yellow. 75@1 00 mink, Gaek........ «se Onl BS Muskrat eae dius cu 3@ 13 pone, ............ 5@ 15 Otter, dark . --5 00@10 00 Hactoon ......... a 30@ 75 Pe s, is OU@1 25 Wor... 1 00@2 00 Beaver Castors, ib.... @5 00 Above prices are for No. 1 furs only. Other grades at cor- responding prices. rasore penal oe Thin and green. hone evag. Gry... ....... 10 rey, Ore... 15 Red and Blue, dry...... 25 ‘ddan. Tubs, Met 6 00 os... . 5 50 No, 3... _ 450 Pails, No. 1, two- hoop.. 1 30 No three -hoop 1 50 Bowls, it hich eee ess eee. 90 1 2 I $0 2 40 . full hoop ‘ c willow er ths, No.1 5 “ai ping bushel. No.2 6 2 . - No.3 7 25 iG splint - No.i 3 75 C i ‘ No.2 4 25 “ &“ No.3 4 75 INDURATED WARE, Pails... Pe eelctens ou. 2 18 Tubs, No. Fee ee. 13 50 Me Noe. 12 00 Tubs, No. 3. oe oo Butter Plates—Oval. 200 10:0 No. a 2 No 0 24 No. ; 30 2 80 No. ¢ 100 350 Washboards—single. Universal... _ |. No. Queen .... Peerless Protec tor. Saginaw Globe.. Water Witch. 2 2 Wilson ...... (eels Soe Good iueck...... 2 & 2 Peerless.... Double. a mt 15 05 09 GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFRS WHEAT, No. 1 White (58 Ib. test) 53 No. 2 Red (60 Ib. test) 53 MEAL. Belted... ..... .. 1. Granulsted............ 1 65 FLOUR IN SACKS, *Patents.. an, 2 *Standards.. Louecus.. 2 Oo [Sees 1 55 a 1 3 *Graham. 1 60 Rye ' 1 60 *Subject to usual “eash dis count. Flour in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad ditional. MILLSTUFFs, Less Car lots quantity Bran... $15 00 $16 00 Screenings .... 13 00 13 00 Middlings..... 15 00 16 00 Mixed Feed... 17 0) 17 50 Coarse meal .. 16 (0 18 00 CORN. Car lots.. 1... Less than car le 44 OATS, Car lots. .... ao Less than car lots.......... 36 HAY, No. os car lots....11 90 No ton lots ..... 12 50 FISH AND OYSTERS. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH. Waltetise ............ @9 ee @ 9 Black Bass...... ; 12 Peres... @15 Ciscoes or Herring.... @5 i @12% og lobster, per Ib. 20 er cluag 10 No 1 Piekerel.. @10 reece. ..._............ @ 8 femal White.. @10 Red Snappers....... 12 Columbia River Sal. PO 124 Mmisehera: 20@25 tig c Fairhaven Counts.. @35 F. J.D. Selects.. 30 Selects . eae @Q% F. a. OD. eee, @23 AMCOCEM coc s.. es cs. .. @20 Standards.. Leomee @18 Favorite. @i16 oOYsTERS—Bulk. Extra Selects..per gal. 1% Pete cy 1 50 PMOrGe. 2... |... 1 0) COMOte 2 20 Oe. 1 50 Bere ...........,.. 1 3 el 1s SHELL @ooDs. Oysters, per Me. 1 25@1 50 ae 75@1 00 The Gr quotes as follows: and Rapids Packing and Pro PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, . Extra Clear Be Standard clear, short eut Pork, links.. Bologna Liver Tongue .. oo. Head cheese ........ OE. ee, Frankfurts.... LARD, BEEF IN BARRELA. Extra Mess, 1 Extra Mess, ( Boneless, ri Shoulders Breakfast Bacor 3 b Or 1@lesK Dried beef, ham Long Cleers, he Briskets, mediu m. " light . ' DRY SALT MEATS Butte |. : DS) Betas Fat Backs...... Barrels.... Bees TRIE Kits, honeycomb Kits preniitin ...... ........... BEEF TONGUES. ae... Half barrels \ Per pouneg..... .. ........ . BUTTERINE Dairy, sold packed......... Dairy, ee Creame solid packed. Creamery, rolls... ae LLL Fore quar ters H ee oo Loins No. : Ribs. oo Zounds .... _—. Chucme.......... Plates Dressed .. Lome... aaa Shoulders ..... Leaf Lard..... MUTTON Carcass . ase ee Lambs........ a a VEAL. CAQGRSs ....... Had Not Seen His Samples for a Long Time. From Shoe and Leather Facts. Leaving New Orleans he proceeded to Memphis and sold nothing, to St. Louis and met with the same result. Kansas City and St. Joseph, Omaha and Sioux City told the same tale, until at last he found himself in a customer’s store in Minneapolis with his sample case by his side. As he was engaged in loosening the straps preparatory to displaying his line of footwear, the buyer of the establish- ment came forward and said sharply: ‘Don’t open those cases here. I don’t want to see your samples. I won’t buy a case of goods. It won’t do you any good to show them.’’ ‘‘Well, who asked you to look at them or buy anything?” replied the drummer. “Not I.”’ As he said this he opened his cases. ‘Then why do you open them?” ‘Just because I’m interested in these samples. 1 haven’t seen them myself for ten days and I want to find vut if Alfred J. Brown Co., 15 SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED STETSDN'S HAT BRAND ORANGES REGISTERED - ORANGES :- We guarantee this brand to be as fine as any pack in the market, Prices Guaranteed. Try them. Alfred J. Brown Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. they’re all right.” His dejection struck the buyer so amusingly that he relented, examined the samples and finally made a fair-sized purchase. te The World’s Fair for Sale. Look at it! The Michigan Central has arranged with one of the best publishing i ad. BREINS &e HESS DEALERS ¥N TY: ides, Furs, Wool & Tallow. NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY 4 STOCK OF CAK™ TALLOW FOR MILL TSR houses in the United States for a beauti- fully printed series of World’s Fair pie- tures, to be known as the Michigan Cen- tral’s Portfolio of Photographs of the World’s Fair. The original photographs would cost not less than a dollar apiece, but the Michigan Central enables you to get 16 pictures for 10 cents. It’s the finest. It’s the most complete. It’s the best. It cannot be beaten. If you saw the World’s Fair, you want it as a perpetual souvenir of a memorable Visit. If you didn’t get there, you want this to see what you missed, and to fill your mind with the beauty and glory of the White City. Call on the nearest Michigan Central ticket agent and he will furnish you with the first part and tell you more about it. at —@-—~ A rose measured by makes a cabbage head look little. _ - Use Tradesman Coupon Books. coughing and headache. the price of an Inhaler. complete the cure. ing its use is a luxury to travelers. e its fragrance | to carry In the pocket; no liquid to drop or spill; 1 Menthol [ahaler _Catarrh, Hay Fever, Headache, AN ws co a Newralgia, Colds, Sore Threat, The first inhalations stop sneezing, snufling This relief is worth Continued use will Prevents and cures e Sea Sickness On Cars or boat. exhilerating sensation follow- Convenient The cool asts a year, and costs 50c at druggists. Regts- | tered mail 60c, from H. D. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich. ES" Guaranteed satisfactory. PEA BEANS FROM S. *T LaMoREAUK + owes G S ety p APID SEND US YOUR BEANS, WE WANT THEM ALL, NO MATTER HOW MANY. 7 Ae SAY" - WillAlways Give Fall MarketValne “It’s as good as Sapolio” when they try to sell you their experiments. Your own good sense will tell you that they are only trying to get you to aid their new article. W ho urges you to keep Sapolio ? Is it not the public? The manufacturers by constant and judicious advertising bring customers to your stores whose very presence creates a demand for other art icles. 16 e, are v r : » o . 1 We call the attention of the trade to the following new nove! es: a aes : i < . S AR R () H R M | S| CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. | «) CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. OUR LEADING BRANDS ARE Dir Fatéut, Gilt Edge, Star, Calla Lily aNd GO-GeN SNeaL |e vest eke ere MS tins Ts fone oom WE GUARANTEE EVERY SACK. | wo NEW TORW VENT T ‘ ' 0. G. A. VOIGT & CO. | THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., Write for Quotations. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Is. A. Sears, Mer. GRAND RAPIDS. DAWSON S Sa Compass Pearl Wheat Flakes, Mauifactirers of Show Gases of ath Description. THE FINEST BREAKFAST DISH i : = ‘DAWSONS Sul Cueto? . | CB) cmc FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. y 63 and 65 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. WRITE FOR PRICES. SU PULSE & 0. MILLERS & ON BROTHERD OF a ee WHOLESALE CLEAN, WHOLESOME, Dry Goods, Garpets and Gloaks Pree from Dust and Broken Particles, Put up in neat Cartons of 2 pounds each, 36 Cartons per Case. Price $3.50 per | | We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Case. Sells at 15 cents per package, two packages for 25 cents. Geese Feathers. ary It! Buy It! [ J Sse It! Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. Sold by all jobbers in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. j OVERALLS OF OUR OWN MANU FACTURE. | MANUFACTURED BY ; 48,80, 52 O oo DAWSON BRCTHERS, Pontiac, Mich. /digt, Herpolsheimer & Go, ““ Grana etapa Order From A Happy New Year Your Jobber. eel ann pancdbratag Vong ieee daa Best Clas tel higst and Cheapest Aaen in e. t Ce A Case: | Hold Your Orders Until We Can Show You Our'| 36 Packages. y . | New Lines. | | EO SS 36 Pounds. BEST QUALITY 36 Pounds | ll. UARANTEED FULL WEIGHT. Se 6s eg VO vol Also in Bulk: Which has — eo eed rm ay year, and we cal freee as to handle Gasox NE ‘St ova 25 Ib. Boxes. {GRAND i : 50 Ib. Boxes, and a U anon sr FEE Ae eae | nen co.| ||| Se 4) 300 Ib. Barrels. | PIDS, MicH. § HSS : | a |S THE FMOIS CERN) STONEWARE, 5} | Children's -: - Carriages, Shipped in car lots. | The strength and flavor are retained by our process and the fruit is Shipped from factory at the Lowest | Don’t Place Your Orders Until READY FOR USE. Prices | You See Our Traveling Men. | IMPORTED AND CLEANED BY H.Leonard& Sons, Grand Rapids Frvit Cleaning 60, | Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Michigan,