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A mA Ne RNR NARA THE MERCANTILE AGENCY mR. G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada Portraits, Letter Buildings, and Note Headings, Patented Articles, Maps and Plans. Cards, TRADESMAN COMIPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Executive Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in So eee cities of the United States, Canada, the _— continent, Australia, and in London, England. Grand Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdieomb Bldg, HENRY ROYCE, Supt. GRAND FINNEGAN’S ABSALOM. I knew him from the time his birth, twenty-four years ago, shook the nurse- less and physicianless frontier communi- ty in Jack county, which was then on the foremost edge of advancing civiliza- tion, to its foundation. Finnegan had been a respectable clerk in his native Ireland, at a starvation sal- ary, and Mrs. Finnegan a poor dependant who acted as nursery governess and gen- eral slave and scapegoat in the family of a coarse, unfeeling, well-to-do relative. They had loved each other long and faithfully, but timidly, and dared not venture marriage on poor Finnegan’s pittance of salary. But things come to people—even so far off as Ireland—who wait patiently long enough, and do not die; and when this pathetic couple were middle-aged a legacy came to Finnegan— without apology for its tardiness—which enabled them to marry, and with which they immediately came to Texas, of all places, and bought, of all things, a cattle ranch. However, Fate appears sometimes pos- itively ashamed to be unkind to such in- nocents, when they are delivered over into her hands; and the Finnegans were as prosperous as most of their neigh- bors. Their loneliness was dispelled in the course of a’year or two by the arrival of a son, the only child of this gentle pair, and the or’nariest baby that ever howled the roof off a shack. At two or three years old, when he got to be an expert on his feet and with his fists and his voice, he made the ranch house so hot that the boys were glad to give it the cold shake, and be out on the range or in camp; and by the time he was four he ran the ranch, whaled and hit any one that interfered with him, and made himself such a ter- ror that not a Mexican would stay on the place. Finnegan had to build a mess- house for the men, although the head- quarters house had not long since been made large purposely to have them all together. The foreman, who was myself, and the cowboys only stayed for love of Mrs. Finnegan—Aunt Mary, we called her— and I was always losing my best hands on account of the little cuss. He was smart enough; he didn’t lack enterprise and savey. He learned to ride —and ride like the dickens, too—before he was six. He used fairly to roar and cavort because the men would not stand still and let him rope them. He prac- ticed on every animate and inanimate ob- ject about the ranch; and by the time he was eight he could ride a cutting pony that was just lightning, and rope a ealf, or even a yearling, with the best of us. In the course of a couple of years things got very much worse. Hereto- fore we had only to stay away from the headquarters house to be rid of him; but now, on his pony, he haunted the camps, the outfits, and roundups, and was the most everlasting, lively, ingenious tor- ment. When he was about ten or twelve I re- RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 member he was in the camp one day when we were moving about, getting ready to go toa roundup. He hadanew California rope he was awfully tickled with, and he kept riding up behind the men, roping them, jerking the noose tight around them, arms and all, so they were helpless till he got done whooping and laughing and slacked up on them. Isaw Frosty get out his big-bladed knife, as sharp as a razor, and when the kid, after awhile, threw his rope over him, Frosty slashed it smooth in two at the point where it lay for a moment on his saddle horn. Robbie went back al- most out of his saddle, as he braced backward for the jerk that never came; and when he saw his new California rope cut in two he yelled with rage. He ran his pony up to Frosty’s, and raised his quirt, blubbering like a great baby: “You you!’’ ‘**You little gadfly,’ said Frosty, catch- ing his arm, ‘‘you touch me with that quirt, and I’ll pull you off your pony and wear you to frazzles with it. Ill stripe you like a zebra—I’ll skin you. You'll get it once in your life, if I’m fired for it before sundown. Now cut loose and quirt me if you want to!”’ But the kid didn’t want to any more. He had had a taste of the sort of thing that would have cured him all along; and he went off as quiet as a lamb, and never did monkey with Frosty any more. He followed Alex. McRaven’s outfit along one day—Alex. was one of my wagon bosses—and kept up his usual tricks of roping the riders, stealing things out of the mess case, and charg- ing into the middle of the remuda, scat- tering the horses in every direction. Finally Alex, a slow, serious Scotch- man, but as hard to turn as a buffalo bull when his blood is hot, jerked him off his pony, and gave him a regular Scotch Covenanter thrashing. Those who witnessed the spectacle say it was a most pleasing and diverting one —Robbie howling like a pack of timber wolves, with grief, terror and amaze- ment, Alex. thrashing away conscien- tiously and methodically, almost with tears in his eyes, as he reflected that Aunt Mary would execrate him, and Fin- negan fire him immediately; but deter- mined to finish the Lord’s work at any cost to young Finnegan’s anatomy or his own feelings. When he had done, he hog-tied the bellowing victim, dropped him in the wagon like a pig, pulled the little saddle off his pony and turned it into the remuda. Toward evening the outfit came to headquarters, and Alex. untied the en- tirely extinguished Robbie, set him out of the wagon without looking at him and after putting the pony in the pasture and the saddle in its place, went to the mess- house. Not a word was ever heard from head- quarters about this awful, treasonable deed, any more than there had been about Frosty’s little scrap with the kid, eut my ro-o-ope! Dll ki-i-ill , 1894, NO. 540 which made us all wonder if Robbie hadn’t some decent points about him, and if plenty of thrashing might not, after all, make a man of him. At sixteen the boy had a iittle brand of his own—all stolen except what his father had given him, for he was begin- ning to be the most audacious, skilful, and successful thief in the Panhandle. His earlier, and always his most exten- sive stealings, were from his father; and from them he graduated into a regular full-fledged rustler. The foreman of the Quarter Circle Z ranch met him one morning, skirting around their pastures with his rope out and swinging, and Robbie had a very lame explanation of why he was there. He had always a branding iron boot or about his saddle. He mavericked his father’s calves more freely than any others, and under the very noses of the old man’s cowboys; and it was this heartless ingratitude, and his poor old father’s untiring love, and inex- haustible admiration and fondness—a tenderness which followed and pro- tected the young scamp from the conse- quences of his rascality,»and which “re- fused to see or hear anything wrong about the boy—that suggested to some one the descriptive title of ‘“Finnegan’s Absalom,”’ which immediately stuck and entirely superseded his proper name. I don’t believe half the people in the Pan- handle—to which newly opened country I had come to ranch for myself, and they had followed later, when he was about twelve—-knew that his name was Robert Emmet Finnegan. When he was about nineteen, the old folks gathered him up rather suddenly and sent him to college. He had got to be a big, fresh-colored, rather fine-look- ing fellow, with an investigating blue eye, and a peevish under lip; the kind of fellow all the girls naturally go wild over, but no man could see without wanting to kick, unless his legs were paralyzed. I knew the whole Panhandle to a man thirsted for his blood, and yet he was safe from bodily injury for the sake of his poor old father and mother. But everything could not be borne; the old man was gently but firmly offered an alternative; so off to college Absalom went. An account I incidentally overheard one day ran like this. “Say! Finnegan’s Absalom’s gone off to college.” “Nor? “Yes. Country got to hot for him, and Finnegan sent him away.” ‘*What was it?”’ “Oh, they said he swung too long a loop for them, and they wasn’t going to stand it any more.’’ Aud this was a clear statement of the case, in cattle vernacular. He was two years at college, spending his vacations at San Antonio and other cities. Then they had to bring him home. In the first place, his prodigality was about to ruin them; the cattle just in his 3 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. wouldn’t hold out. Then, too, it was judicious to withdraw him when they did, instead of waiting for expulsion. Shortly after Finnegan’s Absalom was | sent away to Austin, the Finnegan house- hold had acquired a new member. was a half Mexican girl of about fifteen, whose parents, attempting to cross the treacherous Canadian at night, when the river was up, had missed the ford, gotten into the quicksands and been drowned— a thing easy enough of accomplishment in the Canadian, even in daylight, and without an extra big stream. Ysabel was the offspring of one of those strange, incongruous unions you the frontier, where such odd jetsam and flotsam from the great sea of life are drifted and tossed together in fantastical combination. Her peregrinating father had long been a sort of institution in all north and west in the guise of the harmless, necessary peddler. A Yankee of the Yankees, selling patent churns, new-fangled household implements and recipes for making everything in the world you wouldn’t want—in Texas—including all sorts of perfumes, marvelous cements, furniture polish and fancy temperance drinks. A man of iron muscles and tremendous will power, there seemed to be a lack in him that prevented him from using his re- see sometimes on ‘Texas, markable and varied forces except tothe | most trivial ends. A crank, that lacked but a balancing touch to be a genius; full of strange contrivances and inven- tions. a devourer of all books and papers, author and admirer of all sorts of wild social, financial and political schemes. Only a little weight, a touch of con- | tinuity, a little sequence in his ideas, persistence in any one line of thought or effort, and he might have been a states- man, a financier, a leader of men, and left his mark upon instead of one of Fate’s blank cartridges —an adventitious Bohemian, blown idly hither and thither by every little gust of destiny. It was in one of his outbursts of re- forming wiping out prejudices and breaking down race dis- tinctions that Jason Tuttle married Felice Gomez. The girl was of a Mexican family of some traditions, a little property in land and cattle, and much pride, refusing to bis time and place, social conditions, associate upon terms of equality with the | run of poor Mexicans in the country, and insisting apoplectically upon Castillian blood whenever such a matter broached. They had some teaching, and a few old Spanish books which they read persistently; and not one of them could be got to confess to the understanding of an English sentence by so much turning of an eyelash. The funny part of the matter came in the attitude of the Gomez family toward this marriage. They were furious. They proceeded to regard the connection as little better than a disgrace, and to cast Felice off, in the most correct and edify- ing old Spanish manner. And so it came about that when, six- teen years later, Tuttle and his Mexican wife were drowned inthe greedy, faith- less Canadian, that many lives entrusted to it, their fifteen- was as the has stolen away so year-old Ysabel was left as utterly alone apd forlorn as a little woodpecker or squirrel, orphaned before yet old enough to leave the nest; and the kind-hearted Finnegans, hearing of it, This | got the child and brought her home. Her position in the household was a mix- ture of adopted daughter and petted, in- duiged servant. | Being the only child, Ysabel was much educated and trained, in the most singu- lar, erratic and contradictory manner, by her strangely assorted parents; her mother watching and laboring inces- santly to the end that the child should | read and speak only Spanish, and grow up an ideal Spanish senorita; and her father feeding her active brain upon the most emancipated literature, and indus- | triously pumping the most advanced of his radical ideas into her receptive mind. It spoke well for the girl’s native force | and judgment that she really found out some things, formed some _ ideas, and drew some conclusions of her own from this bewildering process. When she first became a member of the Finnegan household she was a slen- der slip of a girl, quiet as a little shadow, but with ample promise of beauty if any eye had looked discerningly at her. And in the two years that elapsed before the son and heir came home, that prom- ise bloomed into most opulent fulfiil- ment. Her form was pretty and graceful; but /it was a curious air of individuality, a | strong personal and original note in her bearing, despite its still demureness, ithat piqued and attracted. And then, the rich red shining lambently through her creamy cheeks and breaking into }open crimson on_ her full lips, the big black eyes, with their long fringes down- jcast, and the flashing white teeth that helped to make dazzling her rather rare smile—all of these were calculated to in- flame the susceptible masculine heart. | All the unattached cowboys and cat- | tlemen in all the adjoining counties cast | approving eyes upon this glowing beauty, and some had endeavored to do la little covert sighing at her shrine, but | the old people, who had come to be very |fond of her, were now as eareful and watchful of her as of a daughter; and Ysabel herself was a model of demure discretion. | When Absalom came home and found | this enchanting creature in the house, | his instinct was just to reach out and | take possession of it—to have and please himself with it. Wasn’t it the same as | everything else on the ranch, his? For once the old people opposed him | stoutly and unflinchingly, and prepared to send her to a convent school at Trini- |dad. Upon the heels of a long and some- what stormy interview with Ysabel, in| | which he found her as determined in her | views as the old people, and entirely sat- lisfied to go away to school, he flung in upon his parents with the announcement that he was going to marry her. At first blush this seemed as terrible to them, with their strict Old World ideas | of caste, as that he should entertain less |honorable intentions toward her. But their resistance was, as usual when the |boy wanted anything, short-lived, and their final capitulation entire. Of course everybody’s notion of the | matter was that Finnegan’s had simply | gotten another adoring slave; and squad- rons and battalions of her masculine ad- |mirers, with their weapons and muni- | tions of war all cleaned and primed, were | breathing fire and waiting to defend her against the wrongs and insults they felt | sure would be heaped upon her attrac- went and | tive little head, or avenge them in large Alfred J. Brown Co.,, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED SIETSON'’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. ALBERT N. AVERY,| BUY THE PENINSULAR eyppRRG and DRAPERIES, Pauls, Shirl, and Overals 19 So. Ionia 8t., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for life. 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The dignity of her titles, her possessions and position, was strong within her, and she showed her- self entirely capabie of managing not only Finnegan’s Absalom, but Finnegan himself, in a daughterly and deferential manner, when he gently counselled her to a conciliatory policy toward the young bully. Capable of managing Finnegan! She was only too able to manage the en- tire ranch, and could have run the whole Panhandle, finantially, politically and socially, had she ever got any sort of cinch on it. It was not for nothing that she was the daughter of her father, with her mother’s balance-weight of unpretending, dogged persistence. Finnegan’s didn’t know itself. The ranch was gradually meta- morphosed, and run on a plan that came directly from behind those black brows of Ysabel’s. And its transformation par- took humorously of the dual strands in- tertwisted in her nature. Through her suggestion a live, hustling young busi- ness man was brought from Kansas City to do the clerical work, and the hand- some stationery upon which he wrote with his typewriter the able and diplo- matic letters evolved by himself and Ys- abel in conclave bore a neat lithographed head which read: ‘‘Rancho del Santa Cruz. Graded Hereford cattle; Merino sheep; Imported Norman Percherons. Cattle and sheep grazed and herded on shares.’’ The cowboys used to assert that the cows on remote ranges were mysteriously aware of the stern regime, and forbore straying off to the Salt Fork for the pur- pose of bogging up as heretofore; that they came meekly in, unpersuaded, at branding time, and presented their calves to be monogramed; and that even the in- frequent maverick—that Arab of the plains who owns no master—showed a chastened joy and pride in having Ysabel’s rapidly increasing brand—Y. T. F., over a Roman cross—singed on his uufettered ribs, and sported it thereafter as a decoration, not a badge of serfdom. Absalom had his allowance—a liberal enough one—and was not permitted to overrun it; and the place emerged from debt as time went on. Ysabel’s besom made a clean sweep of sweaters, loafers, shirks, abuses and all sorts of superflu- ities, which had accumulated like barn- acles upon the easy-going old Irishman and his soft-hearted wife; and the Finne- gans were on the road to wealth. She relapsed, almost immediately after her marriage, into her beloved mother tongue; and compelled her husband, if he wished to hold communication with her, to speak and understand Spanish. It was as comical as it was amazing to see how she tamed him. When he sought, in the early days of his subjugation, to relieve his overstrained heart by abusing his father and mother, saying to them what he would not dare to so much as look at her, he met with a violent and unexpected check. Ysabel was tenderly and gratefully at- tached to the old people. She would roll those great black eyes on him, fairly nailing him, and with her arm stretched straight out at him would ejaculate in her sonorous Spanish: ‘“‘What, ungrateful one! Wilt thou speak so to my honored father and my beloved mother? Go hence with thy evil words! Take thy face away from Go! And Absalom would stand evading those compelling eyes, making desperate efforts to get himself to the point of revolt; but doing always eventu- ally as he was bidden. This fellow, the holy terror of an entire section, was thor- oughly broke to all sorts of gaits and any kind of harness by a little, soft, plump scrap of a girl that wouldn’t weigh more than a hundred pounds! He that was bellicose is meek; he that was insolent is polite; he, the arch tyrant of Finnegan’s, speaks civilly to his in- feriors; he that thought it brave to blas- pheme, and witty to be profane and im- pious, goes to mass—ay, to early mass— of a raw and nipping February morning! All these wonders were worked simply by the ascendancy of her strong, intent spirit over his noisy, ungoverned weak- ness. If she doesn’t convert the goods she has on hand into a man, it will not be from lack of skillful, intelligent and per- sistent effort in its evolution, develop- ment, manufacture, manipulation; and, further, if she doesn’t finally achieve her idea of a Spanish gentleman, it will only be because the stuff wasn’t there. ALICE MACGOWAN. ee et Essentials of a Good Grocer. From the New York Commercial Tribune. ‘Pll tell you what it is,’? said our old grocer friend to us the other day, ‘‘you can set it down as a fact that there are poor grocers as Well as poor doctors and lawyers—and that’s saying a good deal. Why, just look about the city and see what a promiscuous lot of chumps there are in the business; some of them as ig- norant as mules and dirtier than swine; scores of them that know no more of po- liteness and how to win and treat cus- tomers than they do of the ancient Az- tecs or the heroes of mythology; and oth- ers of them that know nothing whatever of groceries and couldn’t make out an order if they didn’t have a printed price list before their eyes. “*171l tell you the nearer a grocer can come to being a cultured gentleman—in actions, deportment, manner and a gen- eral knowledge of his business, the greater his chances are of success. He needn’t be a scholar nor a Chesterfield, but he ought to be well informed in all that pertains to his calling, and a courte- ous gentleman always. He can sell po- tatoes, draw molasses and fill an oil can, and still be cleanly in person, decorous of deportment and winsome of speech. A boor is out of place in any business house, but I do hate to see him in my line. c ‘And yet,’’ said our good friend, rather reluctantly, we thought, ‘‘I believe he is found in the grocery trade oftener than anywhere else. There seems to be an idea that it is an easy business to learn and easy to manage; and so, I suppose, when a man fails at everything else, in- stead of sawing wood fora living he goes into the grocery business. And, as a rule, he is the ‘grocer’ who makes a fail- ure of it, and ends by soaking a long line of trustful jobbers.’’ o 2 <> A loafer is never satisfied with his wages. me till I have patience to look upon it! irresolute, Post’s Eureka Sap Spouts. OVER These Spouts will not Leak 20,000,000 SOLD. 0 Highest Award of Merit from the World’s Industrial Exposition. a (a Spout No. 1, actual size, with Heavy Wire Hanger, that does not break like hangers cast on the spout. Parent IMprovEpD—Sugar makers acknowledge a very large increase in the flow of Sap by the use of the Self-Sealing Air Trap in the Improved Eurekas, as claimed for them. GET YOUR ORDERS IN Write for prices. AT ONCE so as not to get left. progr TEVENS & CG: MONROR ST. Michael Kolb & Son, Wholesale-:-Glathigrs, ROCHESTER, N. Y., Full line of spring goods now ready; also a few lines of ulsters and overcoats, which we are closing out at a considerable reduction. MAIL ORDERS PROMPT- LY ATTENDED TO and sawples sent on approval, or our Michigan representa- tive will be pleased to wait on you if you will address him as follows: wM. CONNOR, MARSHALL, MICH THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. Albion—L. L. Putnam Keller in the grocery business. Sturgis—Chas. Alringer in the grocery business. Hastings—Geo. W. Soule & Son have opened a bazaar and novelty store. Sturgis—L. P. Zent is succeeded by T. H. Straphagle in the meat business. McBain—De Leon & Co. succeed De Leon & Esterle in the drug business. Greenville—L. W. Sprague succeeds Sprague Bros. in the hardware business. Erie—W. H. McClain succeeds W. H. McClain & Co. in the sawmill business. Shelby—Hart Bros. have closed their meat market and retired from the busi- ness. Leonard—Terry & Hamilton succeed James C. Chamberlain in the meat busi- ness. Detroit—F. C. Mueller has removed his dry goods stock from Metamora to this place. Lansing—Thos. J. moved his boot and shoe stock to Paul- ding, Ohio. Marshall—Radford & McDonald have purchased the grocery business of Geo. W. Coleman. Big Rapids—John Hansen—boot and shoe dealer will remove to Manistee about March 1. Muskegon—J. D. Huntley & Co. are succeeded by J. Geo. Dratz in the dry goods business. Fremont—W. W. Tanner has gone into partnership with W. C. Bryant in the furniture business. Battle Creek—Clemens & Young, gro- cers, have dissolved, E. H. Young con- tinuing the business. Middleton—Isham & Kelly, dealers, have dissolved, F. T. tinuing the business. South Lyon—Blackwood & Jones, un- dertakers, have dissolved, D. H. Jones continuing the business. Dundee—Payne & Borchert, meat deal- ers, have dissolved, Shuler & Borchert continuing the business. Imlay City—Morris B. Gordon suc- ceeds Smith & Gordon in the grocery, bakery and wall paper business. Hickory Corners—Chas. B. Lawrence has been admitted to partnership with Champion has re- hardware Isham con- Frederick B. Lawrence in the meat busi- ness. East Jordan—Dr. Warne has pur- chased and removed to this place the Calkins & Warne stock of drugs from Central Lake. St. Louis — C. Whittaker, of the ‘‘racket’”’ store, gave a chattel mortgage, and also made an assignment January 19. Assets and liabilities, unknown. Charlevoix—The Fox estate has taken the shoe stock of Fox & Miller, the sur- viving partner retiring, and the stock is being closed out to settle up the estate. Greenville—W. J. Fowler has pur- chased the interest of F. W. Briggs in the hardware firm of Fowler & Briggs and will continue the business in his own name. 2ockford—Hessler Bros. druggists and proprietors of the Rockford Hardware Company, have dissolved, W. F. Hessler continuing the drug business and H. ©. Hessler continuing the hardware busi- ness. Vickeryville—H. L. Carpenter has de- cided to remove his drug stock to some point in Tennessee. This leaves a good succeeds E. | Schweder succeeds I. | ‘omenting for a live druggist, as consider- | able country trade is tributary to this | place. St. Louis—Perry S. Leonard, who has | conducted the boot and shoe business here for the past two years, made an assignment Jan. 19 to Geo. D. Reeves, with liabilities of $700 and assets of $1,000. Bancroft—Sherman, Worden & Co. succeed R. Sherman & Son in general trade. The Exchange Bank, which has been conducted in connection with the general store, will be continued by R. Sherman & Son. Freeport—Wilbur H. Pardee has sold his stock of general merchandise to S. C. Woolett, formerly engaged in general trade at Alto. Mr. Pardee contemplates taking a trip through the West before lo- cating permanently. Muskegon—Henry Cummings, for ten years engaged in the retail grocery busi- ness, has sold his stock to Wm. H. Reed. It is reported that Mr. Cummings will remain in Muskegon and engage in the wholesale grocery business. Shelby—A. G. Avery, who has been engaged in general trade here for over twelve years, has sold his stock, the transfer to take place April 1. The identity of the purchaser has not yet been disclosed, but it is thought to be Newton Phillips. Detroit—T. B. Rayl & Co. have merged their business into a corporation under the style of the T. B. Rayl Hardware Co. The capital stock is $60,000 of which $42,u00 is paid in. The incorporators are T. B. Rayl, Dadley W. Smith, Alexander Paton and James Wilke. Stanton—J. N. Crusoe, who has con- ducted the general merchandise business several years under the style of Crusoe Bros., has admitted Claude Howell to partnership and the firm will hereafter be known as the J. N. Crusoe Co. Mr. Howell has been head clerk in the Cru- soe store for several years. Detroit—The Detroit health depart- ment has turned over to the garbage company twelve cheese which have been in possession of the Food Inspector for some time. The cheese were seized some time ago, and when Food Inspector Har- vey tried to sample the cheese him- self he became deathly sick. The first cheese was found at Hert’s stall on the market. It was found to contain tyro- toxicon in large quantities, and when it was learned that Hert had purchased the cheese from A. W. Frink & Co., at 42 Woodward avenue, the balance of the lot was seized. They were shipped to this city by J. H. Green, of Jasper, Mich. Since that time all of the cheese have been examined and all found to contain tyrotoxicon in sufficient quantities to cause poisoning of a serious nature. MANUFACTURING MATTERS, Owosso—The Johnson Baking Co. has purchased the candy manufacturing business of Hodge Bros. Ludington—The Carter Lumber Co. will start its new sawmill March 1, un- less the ice should prevent. Delray—The name of the Bureau Man- ufacturing Co. has been changed to the Louis J. Bureau Soap and Manufactur- ing Co. The corporation has a capital stock of $100,000, of which $40,600 is paid in. Corunna—John M. Fitch & Son desire to remove their planing mill plant to Owosso, They value their machinery at $8,000 and ask the people of Owosso to give them as a bonus the $1,500 it would cost to make the change. Muir—The first of the Davis & Rankin cases against those who subscribed to the capital stock of the Palo creamery and failed to pay it resulted in favor of Wellington Jordan, the defendant, it be- ing satisfactorily proved that the sub- scription was obtained by misrepresenta- tion. Sparta—Z. V. Cheney, of Grand Rap- ids, is now the owner of the one-third in- terest in the Sparta Flouring Mill hereto- fore held by his brother, A. B. Cheney, of this place, the transfer having been made last week. The other two-thirds interest remains, as before, in the hands of R. A. Hastings and Joseph Lown. Alpena—George N. Fletcher & Sons’ sulphite paper pulp factory turned out 3,914,000 pounds of pulp in 1893, as com- pared with 7,121,000 in 1892. The mill was shut down during January and February on account of additions and repairs, and was shut down three months during the dullest period of the season passed. Alpena — Alger, Smith & Co. have made a proposition to Alpena to transfer their rafting operations from Black River, Alcona county, to Alpena. They want right of way for railway tracks to eertain mills and for banking ground, and a bonus of $5,000. It is expected the matter will be definitely settled the present week. Detroit—Articles of association of the C.E. Keefer Manufacturing Co. has been filed, the object of the corporation being to manufacture fur and leather goods at Hillsdale. The capital stock of the cor- poration is $5,000, divided into 500 shares, and $2,000 of the amount is paid in. The incorporators are Judson E. Lyon, Charles E. Keefer and Alex. G. Comstock. Saginaw—C. Merrill & Co. are not lum- bering as yet. Their big mill cuts about 24,000,000 feet annually, and, as they have 100,000,000 feet of standing timber, they naturally dislike to have the mill remain idle, but, under the circum- stances, they would rather have the lum- ber in the trees than tied up on their docks, on which they are now carrying 16,000,000 feet, or more than two-thirds of the entire output of the mill the last season. Adrian—The Adrian Creamery is hay- ing ahard time. Burnap & Burnap, of Toledo, who put up building and fur- nished machinery, solicited subscriptions from influential men, stating they would not be called on to pay. Now the Toledo house comes on and demands pay from every one, and a warm time is coming. A few subscribers will not pay because the building was not put up where they understeod it was tobe. Others claim that it cost them $1,500 more than it ought. Saginaw—W. S. Thompson, of Sagi- naw, who has operated what is known as the Gould sawmill here the last two years, has about finished building a mill at Cedar Lake, Clare county, for the Clare Lumber Co., in which Nelson & Church, of Ithaca, are concerned. They own about 10,000 acres of land in that vicinity, on which there is estimated to be about 35,000,000 feet of timber, a con- siderable portion of which is pine and hemlock. It is a circular mill, with a capacity of 40,000 feet, with a shingle and lath mill in connection. Mr. Thomp- son will operate the mill for the com- pany, sawing by the thousand, and will also operate the Gould mill here. Holland—Negotiations have been going on for the past week or two between Kalamazoo parties and some of our busi- ness men for the building of a paper mill here. Last week Jacob Hoek, of Kalamazoe, was here and met some of the prominent business men to talk the matter up. Mr. Hoek is an experienced paper mill man, having built the mills at Otsego, Plainwell and Kalamazoo, and has been twenty-seven years in the busi- ness. He explained the methods and made a proposition that he and some of his friends would take $20,000 stock, pro- viding the citizens here took $10,000 stock, $30,000 being required. The busi- ness men thought well of the project and the necessary stock has been taken. It is proposed to build a mill employing about forty hands and the pay roll will be about $350 per week. A No. 2 book paper will be principally manufactured. Manistae—The returns from the saw- mills of their cut of the past season make very interesting reading. A comparison with the cut of 1892 shows a quite marked curtailment. One mill that made 21,000,000 feet of lumber and 41,000,000 shingles in 1892 could only show 12,000,- 000 lumber and 23.000,000 shingles for 1893. Another made 12,000,000 lumber in each year, but the shingle product of 1892 was 27,000,000 and for 1893, 14,000,- 000. A comparison of the stock on hand, from the reports so far received, shows 29,000,000 feet for 1892 against 35,000,000 feet for 1893, which is a much less ex- cess on hand than one would have thought possible, as stocks were shipped out much closer than is ordinarily the case in the fall of 1892, the demand from Chi- cago being so great that shipments were continued far into December. In shingles there is a more marked increase of the amount held over, which proves that the shingle business was inarelatively much worse state last year than lumber. The reports received show about 27,000,000 on hand in 1893 against about 13,000,- 000 pieces in 1892. a As long as prize fighting pays so much better than preaching, the devil will! feel that he still owns the earth. Some fiddlers can play a tune on one string, but it never makes anybody want to dance. WANTED, Shippers of live and dressed poultry, butter, eggs, pork, veal and country produce to corre- spond with us, as we can do you good in this market. We handle all goods on commission, —— you our market as follows for this week: LIVE POULTRY. Sins Chickens. Tows........ ol ees...) 1. Ducks and geese. . DRESSED POULTRY. aes eee See ckeea ee te 11@11%e Fowls.. a a .94%4@10e — oe oak 11@12¢ Hacks and Geese eae BUTTER. io a)... ...19@20c MO ciel, 1lWg@ile EGGS Fresh, per doz..... —— es aoe oe oe. ee VEAL. ree —. I@i%e PORK. Prime.. 6@b4%eC We handle butter and pork for 5 per cent., and eggs for 1 cent per dozen; poultry and country produce at 10 per cent. Can send you references of some of the best shippers in Michigan. We solicit your consignments and correspondence. 0. CLYDE TUCKER & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Rooks & Wilson have opened a drug store at Stanwood. The stock was fur- nished by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Frank E. Thatcher and Henry Gannon have formed a copartnership under the style of Thatcher & Gannon and arranged to open a newdrug store at Ravenna. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. has the order for the stock. E. F. & E. Hambergh have opened a genera! store at Kent City. P. Steketee & Sons furnished the dry goods; Rindge, Kalmbach & Co., the boots and shoes; the Olney & Judson Grocer Co. and the Telfer Spice Co., the groceries. H. E. Grand-Girard and Belden Reagan have formed a copartnership under the style of Grand-Girard & Co. and em- barked in the business of manufacturing pharmacists, selling agents for drug store property and employment bureau for drug clerks. __ Gripsack Brigade. Geo. W. Stowitts has returned from Mansfield, Ohio, where he spent a month with his house and relatives. Arkansas Gazette: Commercial trav- elers, as a rule, are extremely fortunate. Of all the railroad wrecks, train robber- ies and disastrous eyclones of the past year the ‘“‘invincibles” have invariably emerged from the tangled ruins “right side up with care.’’ They stilb ‘‘tote’’ the mystic grip with the same graceful mien as though nothing unusual had hap- pened, and continue to make glad the hearts of those they visit with ‘‘special bargains” and humorous anecdotes. The fact that they are ‘‘angels of commerce”’ very likely accounts for the apparent in- tervention of Providence. Frank Goodyear, traveling representa- tive for the Upjohn Pill & Granule Co., of Kalamazoo, died at the Saratoga Hotel, Chicago, last Friday. The Associated Press reports state that death was proba- bly caused by a combination of whisky and morphine. Mr. Goodyear formerly traveled for the Lemon & Wheeler Com- pany, of this city, previous to which time he was engaged in general trade at Hastings for a number of years, where his business ended in failure. He was a man of generous impulses and good in- tentions, but was driven to questionable acts through slavery to the drink habit. Cc. W. Leggett, whose experience with an explosive bomb which he received in the mail was described in THE TRADEs- MAN Of last week, sent the package to Chieago for examination, when ascertained that the explosion was only the fulminite, which was intended to ex- plode what was evidently a dangerous bomb. Its faulty construction was the only thing that saved Mr. Leggett from being blown to pieces. The post office officials are trying to determine where the dangerous thing came from, but there seems little likelihood of their being able to do so, although Mr. Leggett is pretty well satisfied as to the source from which it emanated. “Every few days we read about people being caught in folding beds,”’ said a traveling man at the Morton House the other night, ‘‘and strangled to death or rendered cripples for life. It is easy to prevent this. Every folding bed can be easily fitted with hooks or bolts that will fasten into unobtrusive staples or sock- it was | close the bed withuut unfastening them or pulling up the floor. Every one of them should have seme protection. A traveling friend of mine who often stops at hotels where folding beds are used carries a strong nickel chain, like those used in hanging window weights, in his valise, and at either end there is a sharp screw eye. Thechainis about six feet long and takes up scarcely any room. When he strikes a room with a folding bed he lets the bed down, screws one of the screw eyes in the floor on one side of the bed at the foot, carries the chain over the frame and under the mattress to the other side, draws the chain taut and sinks the other screw eye in the floor, This method was adopted by my friend after he had nearly lost his life in one of the beds. They are as dangerous as un- loaded guns.’’ _>—<_____— The Hardware Market. It is yet early in the year to form any definite idea of just what the spring trade will be. Weare, however, looking for a fairly good business, although not as good as last year. In some respects it should be better, as all goods are very low and a little money goes a long ways; but in some cases it is hard to get that “little money.’’ In many lines of goods for future shipments orders are being placed very freely. Screen doors, win- dow screens, wire cloth, nails, barbed wire, corn planters, potato planters, ag- ricultural tools, ete., are specified for March and April spipments. Wire nails—The market remains sta- tionary at the low price, with but very little prospect that it will go higher. We quote $1.50 from stock and $1.20 if shipped direct from the mill. Skates—Seem to be about the liveliest thing at the present time, as everybody wants them, and stocks in the hands of jobbers are much broken and the winter, being more than half over, it takes a good deal of courage to reorder at this late day. Chains—We quote the following on different qualities of chains, net: Common. a ~— Pe ee eee ee 61, Se 49-10 5 of 10 a 3-8. . 4% 5 614 716...... _« 4% 5% Post Hole Diasers—We quote: Dozen. Cosas... $8 50 Little Giant.. ao Hercules ....... .., 1390 Schiedler. . . 16 50 Barbed and plain « wire— _The open win- ter has created quite a demand for wire of all kinds, both for present use and fu- ture deliveries. Jobbers from stock are naming as follows: [ Noe. plainanmenieg $1 75 Nos. 10 arid il, plain annealed ............. 1 85 No. 12, plain annealed..............-+ eee 1 95 No 13, plain annealed.. 2 0 No. 14 Wain aunesica === c..... -.. 215 Galvanized, 40c. advance. Pareabare. ..................,... Gervenised Gare............................ 2G et The Drug Market. Opium has advanced on account of re- ceipt of cables from the primary mar- ket that frosts have injured the growing crop. Morphia is unchanged. Quinine is very firm, with a further advance looked for soon. Cuttle bone has declined. Assafeetida is higher. The customs appraisers at New York refuse to pass inferior gum and only that which is up to the pharmacopwia standard. As this grade is scarce, a sharp advance has taken place. Quicksilver is lower. ets in the floor and make it impossible to! Turpentine is lower. The Dry Goods Market. Nearly all grades of bleached cottons have declined 14@¢c per yard. Hides, Pelts and Furs. Hides—The market has eased up all Brown along the line, tanners finding little en- cottons in the better grades have dropped | couragement in the face of the limited 14e. American light prints are now quoted at 33¢¢ and blues 5c. Black sateens have declined ge. Amoskeag and Laneaster ginghams have declined ‘ec. Cambrics are now sold at 4c. Jobbers are showing new lines of} spring outing flannels stripes and plaids. All lines of ticking have dropped fully 1ge. Low grades are offered at 6% @i4 @8e, which formerly sold at 7? At these prices the goods are very cheap. Ginghams are sold cheaper now than they have ever been offered. All the 1014¢c grades are being sold at 8!¢c. The makes are Toile du Nord, A. F. C. and Bates. at 8@10!¢e¢ in Y@s@8ise. >< re ‘The Wool Market. The wool market is still in an unset- tled condition. Prices in several cen- ters have dropped a trifle lower and busi- ness is reported to be very dull. Im- provement will come, if it comes at all, with the preparation for next fall’s trade. Woolen mills in the East are, one by one, starting up, but with fewer hands | Some of up’? and and at largely reduced wages. them are merely ‘‘cleaning may run but afew weeks. No business is being done in the local market, as buyers are afraid of a still further de- cline in prices. mae —_ > <> John F. Robbins, who is now a peddler of tobacco and cigars about the streets of Cincinnati, in 1866 paid the highest price ever paid for a hogshead of a cer- tain kind of tobacco—$5,115.25. He worked it into a special brand of plug to- bacco, and made a fortune. He got tobe worth $250,000, but the Government offi- cials detected him in shipping manufac- tured tobacco without the stamps. The trial took every penny of his fortune and he was never able to regain his feet finan- cially. oo < Strawberries will soon be around in high-bottomed boxes at high prices. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Baldwins, Greenings, Ben Davis and Wine Sap varieties command $.50 per bbl. Beans—Pea and medium are active and strong, with increasing demand. Handlers pay $1.25 for country cleaned and $1.40 for country picked, holding city cleaned at $1.55 in carlots and $1.65 in less quantity. Butter—-Dealers pay 15@17c for choice dairy, holding at 17@19c. Creamery is dull and slow sale at 22@24c. Cabbage—Home grown, $5@6 per 100. Carrots—20c per bushel. SS Cod are lower commanding 2 per bu. and #5.75 per bbl. Jerseys are in mod- erate demand at $5.50. Celery—Home grown commands 15@18e per doz. Eggs—The market has gone to pieces, hand lers paying {4c for fresh and 10@!1c for pickled and cold storage stock. Grapes—Malaga are in moderate demand at $4.50 per keg of 55 lbs. net. California Tokays are in fair demand at $2.50@2.75 per crate of 4 5-lb. baskets. Honey—White clover commands iéc per lb.‘ dark buckwheat brings 13c. Both grades are very scarce and hard to get. Lettuce—Grand Rapids forcing, 12%Cc per lb. Maple Sugar—10 per 1b. Nuts—Walnuts and butternuts, 75c per bu. Hickory nuts, $1.10 per bu. Onions—Handlers pay 40c, holding at 50c per bu. Spanish are in small demand at $1.25 per 40 lb. crate. Potatoes—Weaker, except seed (red) Rose, which commands a premium of 10c per bu. over the whiter and more edible varieties. Dealers | pay 45c for red and 35c for other varieties, hold- | ing the latter at 45c per bu. Squash—Hubbard, 1c per Ib. Turnips—25c per bu. ;}demand for leather. Notwithstanding that the shoe trade shows a welcome ac- tivity in some quarters, hides are still on |the down grade, with little prospect of improvement. Buyers are shy, not car- ing to purchase on a falling market, and are merely filling standing orders. Pelts—Are not in it. They are dead |property. Prices unchanged. Furs—Are off and dull. Prices have | fallen on account of the slump at the |great London sale, which proved a dis- appointment in several respects. Local buyers are cutting close, shaving right down to the hide, as there has been no money in furs at the prices which have prevailed so far this season. FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Adv ertisements will be inserted under ‘this head for two cents a word the first insertion and = cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES, ‘7 FOR STOCK OF MERCHANDISE. Must be cheap. Address No. 849, care Michigan Tradesman 849 V HO WANTS A COMPETENT MARRIED man for farm work who can take full charge of same? City references. Address, N. Rice, 49 Dudley Place, Grand Rapids, Mich. 850 VOR TRADE—FARM OF 100 ACRES, HEAVY loam soil, new buildings insured for $2,200, toexchange for half long time and balance a stock of goods, or Grand Rapids real estate. Ad iress ‘‘Farmer,’’ care Michigan Tradesman. 551 OR SALE—A NEW STOCK OF CLOTHING and gents furnishing goods. Or will ex- change for cheap pine or hardwood lumber. Ad- dress Box 708. Owosso, Mich. BS2 —. MAN WHO HAS 82.500 OF General Merchandise, or would like to help increase a stock where they will be sure of camp trade of fifty men, and a general trade of $10 000 to $15,000. Ready pay. This will bear day light. Lock box 31, Farwell, Mich. 848 IOR SALE—SMALL STOCK OF GROCERIES and fixtures in a good location. For partic ulars address P. O. box 1000, Traverse City, Mich. 847 7 RENT—AFTER FEBRUARY 1, ~ 1894, storeroom 21x100 feet; brick; best store and location in town; good opening for drugs and wall paper, hardware or dry goods. Ad- dress R. S. Tracy, Sturgis, Mich. 844 = WANTED—I WISH TO ADD A #2,000 shoe stock and my time to a general stock in good town. Must be reliable party. Or will exchange $1,200 shoe stock for dry goods, Address No. 843, care Michigan Tradesman. 843 For. EXCHANGE—FOR CITY OR COUNTRY real estate, a new stock of clothing and fur nishing goods, invoicing from $5,900 to 36,000. Address No. 832, care Michigan Tradesman, 832 CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES FOR Sale; good trade, cheap for spot cash; the only delivery wagonin town. Stock about $2,500. Investigate. Address box 15, Centre ville, Mich. 820 WASTED, WOODE INWARE FACTORY OR Saw Mill, with good power, to locate here. Substantial aid will be given the right party. Address S. S. Burnett, Lake Ann, Mich. 819 SITUATIONS WANTED. V TJANTED—POSITION AS WINDOW TRIM mer, book-keeper or salesman, by young man of five years’ experience in general store. References if desired. Address No. 829, care Michigan Tradesman. 829 A Big Drive IN-ALL SILK (SAT. EDGE) RIBBONS. Having purchased a large lot of All Silk Ribbons at the great per- emptory sale in New York for cash, we are enabled to offer you the fol: lowing bargains: ee 40c Se me. 52c Ne 68c aT We 84c Or we will assort you a box each of Nos. 5,7, 9 and 12, at 52%c aver- age,and you can select yourown 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 or mail orders. Corl, Knott & Co., 20-22 No. Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. MEN OF MARE. Frank A. Stone, Manager of the Grand Rapids Vapor Stove Co. Frank A. Stone was born in this city in the year 1854. He received his educa- tion in the common schools of the city, finishing with a full business course in Prof. Swensberg’s business college. Pre- vious to entering the business college, however, he spent a year as salesman in Bissell & Son’s crockery store. Upon leaving college he entered H. Leonard & Sons’ establishment, taking all the ‘“‘grades” in suecession, as chore boy, salesman, then in the wholesale depart- ment as shipping clerk and billing clerk. About nine years ago the wholesale crockery department was removed to its present location. Mr. Stone went with it as a salesman, but was soon promoted to the position of assistant buyer. He was advanced from one position to an- other until he became, in fact, though not in name, practically manager, other large interests of the firm not permitting them te always give their personal super- vision to the crockery business. When the announcement was made at the be- ginning of this year that Mr. Stone had severed his connection with the whole- sale crockery business of H. Leonard’s Sons, it occasioned considerable astonish- ment. He had been connected with the business for twenty years and his friends supposed he was a fixture in it and that he would eventually become a member of the firm. Several months ago, how- ever, he received a flattering offer from the Grand Rapids Vapor Steve Co., which, after mature consideration, he decided to accept. Many of his friends are of the opinion that he has chosen wisely. Mr. Stone himself is enthusias- tic over the prospects of the business the management of which he has as- sumed. He has taken hold with his usual energy and determination and is rapidly getting things into shape. His thorough business education, together with his long experience in such a house as the Leonards’, peculiarly fit him for the duties of his new position, and the Grand Rapids Vapor Stove Co. is to be congratulated upon securing him as busi- ness manager. A man of keen business foresight, energetic and aggressive, he yet has secured and holds the esteem of all with whom he has had business rela- tions. THE TRADESMAN wishes him suc- eess in his new sphere, and predicts for him a large measure of it. i No Wish To Intrude. Business Man—Show me some of your Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. oa “Arrow Brand 4X OO eh en é | “World Wide. 6 Atlanta AA.. a . dhy Atlantic A 8% |Full Yard Wide..... 6% oe 634| Georgia a. i we r.. = i ' >... 6 |Hartford a 5 ae. S lindian Head........ 8% aay... ........ ee 4 6 Archery Bunting... 4 |King EC. oe oo Beaver Dam AA.. 4X|Lawrence Bo Blackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth ox | fa ieee......... 6 | Newmarket ...... 5X | Black Rock ........ Ce 5 | mee. Al........... - 7 . _...... 6% | Capital A... a ’ BD.... OE ves ¥.......... . zz ..... 6% Chapman ere me 3x pee S........... 5 Clifton CR... 544/Our Level Best..... 6 a... t cinta se 6 ares eee......... BPeeeee.............. 7 (See CcCc...._... See... 6 |Top of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. ABC. ...........|. Bien een... 8 aoee.... ........ S jGien Miis.......... 7 ee ee 6 iGold Medal......... 7 Art Camouric........ 10 iGreen Ticket....... Blackstone AA..... 7%/Great Falls.... i Beats All . =e...... Boston . = wont Out..... Cabot... . 7 ‘king Phillip i ? — se. lm lr 7 Se ee 5%) ‘Lonsdale Cambric..10 awe e.......... 7i4|Lonsdale...... - @&X&% eT 6 |Middlesex.... .. @5 Dwight Anchor. 6 We Meee............ T% shorts 8 |Oak View........... 6 Edwards. . ope os eae.......-... 5% aoe... 7 |Prideof the West...12 Farwell.. - Se Omen... ...-.... 7% Fruit of the Loom. 8 or... .........- 4% Puen ...... ... 7 Gee Bee......... 8% Piet Prove.......... 6 . er .10 Fruit of the Loom &. T%IV eee. 8% Patnaount..... ...-. 4%) White —- a 6 Pull Veree........., 6%! Rock.. 8% HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. es... .. i a Dwight Anchor..... 8% ee. ee one FLANNEL. Unbleached. Bleached. Housewife an Housewife _ - Gg ba ae Le, “ ‘ 5 7% 1 f Sy 8% a U - _ .... 10 ‘ Ww. 10% i . x ...... 11% Y..... se Z 13% CARPET WARP. Peerless, white...... 18 jIntegrity colored. ..20 C caste 20, White ee 18 Integrity .. ae ** colored . .20 DRESS GOODS. Pais. .......-... 8 (Nameless eee ce 20 - 2. SS 25 “ er 27% GG Cashmere...... 20 | ee 30 Nameless ee ee oer 16 . -32% oe | a se CORSETS. Coratine............ 89 50;Wonderful. .. ... Sehiiting’s.. ...... 9 Gierigton..:........ 9 Oiporiers .........- . 4 30|Abdominal........ CORSET JEANS. es) 6%|Naumkeag satteen. Davis Waists .... Grand Rapids - % Somes ogein cue 7a OeewOrs....... .... . 6% Biacetora.......--- . Seeoee........... oe Brunswick. - 8%) Walworth ...... _~ aoe PRINTS. Allen a reds.. 544|Berwick fancies.... 5% robes. . 54iClyde Robes........ 4 & purple 5% Charter Oak fancies 4% » ss ... 5% DelMarine cashm's. 5% . pink chécks. 5% e mourn’g 5% staples ...... 5 |Eddystone fancy... 5% . shirtings ... 4 chocolat 5% American fancy...- 5% . rober.... 5% Americanindigo .. 5% e sateens.. 5% American shirtings. 4 Hamilton oS . 5*% Argentine Grays... 6 7 oe. 5% Anchor Shirtings... 4 Manchester ancy. - 5% Arnold Le new era. 5% Arnold Merino..... 6 | Merrimack D fancy. 5% 95 Merrim’ckshirtings. 4 i L e “ long cloth B. oft black hats. Ha a a - “ C. T% = Reppfurn . 8% Hatter’s Clerk—Yes, sir. Here’s a * gentury cloth 7 . | Pacific fancy... 5% line that will just suit you. Best quality “gold seal; 10%| be an 8. a ae a he “ green 8 ortsmouth robes... 9 moet style. Gentleman’: hat. ‘yellow seal. moe mourning.. 5X hat size: ' | / “ geen... greys . 5 ‘‘Haven’t you something wider in the “ ‘Turkey red..10%| “* —-solfd biack. 5x brim and a little higher in the crown?” | 88llon solfd eck. * Wtngton — &% “Yes, si That’s the kind we sell to “ oe” a ‘Yes, sir. at’s Beni alblue, green, | ‘ India robes.... 7% Chinamen.”’ if nae some J ‘“ plain T’ky x Xo - see s 2 se.?? erin #0 ——e— | = Let me see some of them, please.”’ ata. 6 | * Otten Par “Yes, sir; but [ don’t think they will “48 green 6 | keyred.. 6% suit you at all. Nobody but a Chinaman : Foulards 5%) (Martha Washington buys that sort of hat now. [’vesold’em| * Te4%---- T lane red K-.-. TH : | 9%| Martha ashington two dozen of that kind in the last} “ ‘ Torker ron... ..... 9% | month.” j 4 — 4XXXxX 12 Riverpolat r robes.... 5% | ss stvle iust suits = {¢99» | Cocheco fancy...... 5 ndsorfancy...... 6% That style just suits them, does it?’’ | a come ee old. ticket ‘Always. « XX twils.. 5 indigo blue.......10% “It?s what they ask for when they | “ wee...... = . “ee se an _ ee CEINGS come in, is ite” | Amoskeag AC A....12%|ACA..... «0.2.22. 13 ‘Every time. | Hamilton N ........ TH! Peraeaati AAA....16 ‘“‘And you don’t try to sell them any | . D......--- |York. .. ne other kind, do you?” j nig Awning..11 (Swift River.. - 1 e nig Parmer.........--.- 8 |Pearl River......... 12 “You bet I don’t. | Piret Prise....--.... tM asin inane 13% “Well, IL guess I’ll go to some store | | Lenox Mas ........ oes ic — bees el eud 16 where they are as anxious to please a Atlanta, D.. corns ark SE 8 white man as they are to please a China- | Boot....... oo es ee. .™- man. Good evening.’’ | Clifton, A , 7 |Top oc oeee....-... 9 DEMINS. Buomreee...... -.-..-.- Columbian brown. .12 e o......... Everett, piee....-... 12% ' howe ..... brown. ....12% aioe... 11% Haymaker Mine. .... 7% Beaver Creek oo -10 brown... 7% 8 wemeey.............. ‘11% " cc. [encmee........... 12% Boston Mfg Co. Br. 7 Lawrence, 9 oz meee 13% e 8% No. 220....13 - sé cwine 10% ' No. 250....11% Columbian XXX br.10 ' No. 280....10% XXX bl.19 GINGHAMS. Sees ...... .... 6 |Lancaster, staple... 6 ‘* Persian dress 7 ' fancies .... 7 . Canton .. 7 ba Normandie 7 Y AFC.. . && Lancashire.........- 6 . Teazle.. “110% Manchester......... 5% . Angola. .10%|Monogram.........- 6% . Persian.. 7 |Normandie........ 7 Arlington staple.... 6%|Persian..........-.- 7 Arasapha fancy.... 4%/Renfrew Dress...... ver4 Bates Warwick dres 7%/Rosemont..........- 6% ' oe. 6 eee - oe 6 Centennial.. - ——- os ....... .. 7 Cumberland staple. ‘3s Toll Nord....... 8% Cumberiand.... ..-.. ree 4... 7% CC 44 ‘« geersucker.. 7% Pe et Ti Werwick.... ...... Everett classics..... 8%/Whittenden......... 8 Digemeon.......... 74 . heather dr. 7% coemeree. 6% - indigo blue 9 Gacmeryon.... ...... 6% |Wamsutta staples. . - oeweee.......... vend Westbrook eee Hampton.. Oo r Jobnson vhalon cl 4% |Windermeer.... .... ' indigo blue 944iYork..... .-.-.-.-.-- ox . zephyrs....16 @RAIN BAGS. Senne ete .14 (Georgia .... ..- -14 a EE ee " Aperioen..... ..-... 1.14 ae ea THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's..... ..... 5 Coatr,¢.a@7....... > eereeer ee... ...... 90 Tieiyeke............. 22% ENITTING COTTON, White. Colored. an wen No i. oe = ie. H....... 37 ' ..-04 3e r oe 3 " 35 40 = <2... 44 . . 36 -— 40 45 CAMBRICS. ie ............. 2 eee... 4 White Star........-. 4 |Lockwood.... -. ao oe .......... 4 |Wood'’s... 4 Nowmerket......... 4 |Brunswick 4 RED FLANNEL. Praee...... .-... 3254 |T _....... , - 22% Creedmore.........- —.-?..........,_..... 2 Test 528........ = ae, EXK......... 35 Hamelous...... ..... 274 eaceeyo.-... ........ 32% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..49 |GreySRW......... 17% rooen &..... .....- 22%| Western W ......... 18% Woseee...... ...... 1834 Per .........-.-... 18% Son Wostern.......- 20 |Flushing XXX...... 234% tae © .........: 224i Manitoba........... 23% DOMET FLANNEL Nameless ..... 8 9%! _ 9 @10% en ae 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black.jSlate Brown. Black. 9% 8% 9%4/10% 10% 10% 10% 1 104%/11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 114/12 12 12 12 12% —, 20 20 puc Severen, 8 os.......- 9% West Point, 8 10% Mayland, Soz....... 10% 10. ., one Greenwood, 7% oz.. 9% Raven, 1002. * ol aa% Greenwood, 8 oz. ..-1134/Star eee 13% Boston, 8 0Z......--- 10%! con, pa........ 12% WADDINGS. White, doz..........25 |Per bale, 40 dos....88 50 Colese Gok....... 25 Meee * ....... 7 50 SILESIAS. Slater, Iron ——-- -S eewueret.......... _ Red Cros . eeeee....... - —......--.. -.10%| Bedford ee ie “10% . Best AA..... i2% Varsey Cite........- 10% She, ce ee Pee... sn... 2... 10% ee BMI SEWING SILK. Corticelll, dos....... 85 {Corticelli knitting, twist, doz..40 per 408 bell...... 30 50 a doz. .40 OOKS AND EYES—PER GRO No 1 BI’k & White. 10 No 4 Bi'k & “Waite. 15 “ 9 “ 3 “ “B « 10 “ “2 PINS. No 2—20, M C....... 50 |No4—15 # 8%...... 40 oT iu No : White & BI. 2 ‘jo 3 White & BI’k..20 iD 10 23 “ : “ = | “ 42 ‘“ 28 SAFETY PINS. ————__O 28 |No3. . 86 NEBDLES—PEB M A, Poees...........- 1 @jSteamboat.... ...... 40 ee e......, --.- [ oe Oeee.......... 150 peer e.......-,.. 2 Oe eericas.. ......... 1 00 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....175 6—4.. ees 6—4...2 30 TTONTWINES. Cotton Sail Paton. a eee ........- -... 14 oe 12 Rising Star 4-ply....17 — 18% 3-ply. 17 Anchor . > ceeete Gir... 20 | Bristol .. .. 13 Wool Standard 4 es Sherry V Valley... . 2B Powhattan .... | 1 PLAID OSNABURGS Alabama..... -.- 6%|/Mount Pleasant.... 6% Alamance.... » Sn... 5 Saeeee ............ Tere TUMOOME ........... 5% | Ar sapha...... - 6 |Randelman......... 6 Georgia eek ce 6% a. ues Leniee 54 | Granite ............. 5% jSible aa oa | Haw mee. oe 5 |Tol ‘ ———————————— 5 EATON, LYON & CO, NEW STYLES OF Uh ) 9 in ib OIG, 20 & 22 Monroe &t., GRAND RAPIDS. aan eo BOOTS, SHOES, anv RUBBERS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 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. Menthol Inhaler CURES _Catarrh, Hay Fever, Headache, Neuralgia, Colds, Sore Threat. The first inhalations stop sneezing, snuffing coughing and headache. This relief is worth the price of an Inhaler. Continued use will complete the cure. Prevents and cures * Sea Sickness On cars or boat. The cool exhilerating sensation follow- ing its use is a luxury to travelers. Convenient to carry in the pocket; no liquid to drop or spill; lasts a year, and costs 50c at druggists. Regis- tered mail 60c, from H. D. ‘CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich. Guaranteed satisfactory. -g BNGRAY NG Buildings, Every- AN’S eigen PHOTO wood HALF-TONE Portraits, Cards and Stationery Headings, Maps, Plans and Patented Articles, TRADESMAN CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. a Damage for Errors in Telegraph Mes- sages. The law imposes upon a contract of carriage by which a telegraph company transmits a message many liabilities which the express contract between the parties does not contain. The ordinary conditions attached to the contract of telegraph delivery are briefly as follows: That in order to guard against mistakes or delays the sender of a message shall order it repeated, for which one-half of the regular rate is charged in addition; it is agreed between the sender of a mes- sage and the telegraph company that the company shall not be liable for mistakes in the transmission or delivery or for the non-delivery of any unrepeated message beyond the amount received for sending the same, nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery or for the non-delivery of any repeated message be- yond fifty times or other specified multi- ple of the sum received for sending the same, unless specially insured, nor in any case for delays arising from unavoid- able interruption in the working of the telegraph line or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. Under such a econ- tract as this, it is apparently clear that unless the sender of a message has it in- sured by the company and pays the pre- mium for their assumption of the liabil- ity, he is limited in his recovery for any damage which may result to the amount specified by the condition upon the con- tract. This is not strictly true. A telegraph company, in the eye of the law, is a common carrier, and there are certain liabilities against which a common ¢ar- rier cannot contract. Notwithstanding such a contract as this, the telegraph company, for instance, will be held abso- lutely liable for all damages, without limit, which may result from its negli- gence, or the negligence of its employes. The telegraph company, by operating its line, assumes to do its work with a rea- sonable degree of care, and against the consequences of neglect of that duty the law will not permit it to contract. The measure of damages for the delay, non- transmission, or missending of a_ tele- graphic message is the actual proximate damage which results from the neglect or fault of the company. This is, under the rule of damages, such injury as might reasonably be expected to result from the error complained of. The rule for the recovery of damages as was stated in the leading case upon that subject in this country in one of the early New York decisions is in the fol- lowing language: ‘*The party injured is entitled to recover all his damages, including gains prevented as well as losses sustained; and this rule is subjeet to but two conditions: the damages must be such as may fairly be supposed to have entered into the contemplation of the parties when they made the contract —that is, they must be such as might naturally be expected to follow its viola- tion; and they must be certain, both in their nature and in respect to the cause from which they proceed.’’ Under this rule, only nominal damages or the price paid for transmitting the message can be be recovered for neglecting to transmit or to deliver it, if its purport is not ex- plained to the agent of the company or its operator, or if it is written in cipher, or is wholly unintelligible to him; for no other damages in such a ease could be within the contemplation of the parties. The operator who recetves and who rep- resents the company, and may for this purpose be said to be the other party to the contract, cannot be said to look upon such amessage as one pertaining to trans- actions of pecuniary value and impor- tance, and in respect to which pecuniary loss or damages will naturally arise in ease of his failure or omission to send it. If ignorant of its real nature and impor- tance, it cannot be said to have been in his contemplation at the time of making the contract that any particular damage or injury would be the probable result of a breach of the contract on his part. It will, therefore, be seen that it is of importance to the business man, in send- ing telegraph messages which are of grave concern to him, to take the trouble when he sends the message to call the attention of the receiving clerk or the representative of the company, whoever it may be, who receives the message from him, that it is a message of impor- tance and must be handled with care. While it is true that the fact that a merchant resorts to the telegraph of it- self indicates that the matters involved are of enough importance to justify the expenditure of the increased cost of tele- graphing over that of postage, that fact imports no more, and, therefore, is notice only to the company that it is of impor- tance to the sender to the amount of ex- pense which he incurs for sending it. It is for this reason that, in the absence of any notice of further liability than this, the law holds the company only to liability for the price of the mes- sage. Butif the contents of the message itself are such as without explanation convey to the operator or to any intelli- gent person upon reading it, sufficient notice of its importance as to charge him with knowledge that breach of his duty with regard to it would result in pecuni- ary loss, then the message itself is of sufficient notice; but, asa rule, with tele- graph messages, they themselves do not contain the information which would put a person ignorant of the contempora- neous circumstances upon his guard. Nor can the company upon receiving notice that pecuniary responsibility of a specified amountis involved in the trans- action of the message refuse to transmit it unless it is insured and an additional fee charged for that insurance. Itis the legal duty of the company to transmit the message and transmit it without negligence on its part, and if notified of the results which would naturally follow from neglect in respect to the message, although the company might refuse to send the message unless insured, and state upon receiving it that it would be liable for no damages beyond the amount of the message unless insured, it would still be liable as a matter of law for any damages resulting from the negligence of its servants, as this it cannot contract away if properly notified of the probable result of > Angels weep on the day a young man begins to spend more money than he can make. A hypocrite feels better satisfied with himself every time he sees a good man make a misstep. sj 18 sae NO CURE, NO PAY. DANDRUFF CURED. J 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 NO MUSTACHE, NO Pay. not glossy, or the pores of the scaip not closed Where the head is shiny or the pores closed, there is nocure. Call and be examined fiee ot charge. If you cannot call write to me. State tho exact condition of the se si » and your occu- pation, PReok. G. BE KHOLZ, ®om 1011 Masonic T nple, Cuicaco Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. ae ee 60 a 40 25 Jennitnew, tateation ..................... .. 50&10 AXES. First Quality, 8. . Bvoeee.................. $7 00 rf D 8 hee... .............. 1x 00 i OO eee 8 00 ' eee 13 50 BARBOWS dis. EEE $ 14 00 (eeeee |. es. ne vet 3000 BOLTS dis. i 50&10 Carriage Sows. .................. 75&10 Oe 40&10 Sleigh ——— 70 BUCKETS. we ee 8 . 50 Well, SS OE ee 400 BUTTS, CAST. dis. (Cust Loose Pim, feured........ ......-...+.. Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 664.0 | Wirt Loose Fin. ....... 60&10 HAMMERS, Mencuene Peeie ................. 1... ........ 6010 | “Maydole SC 5... 1. dis. Wrougectwmeaahind................ 60&10 | Kip’ es. ae 2 eee oie... % | Yerkes & Plumb’s. Sees . dis, 40410 eee Clee... 70&10 | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...............-- 30c list 60 CO EE 70&10 | Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand....30c 40&10 pee. Seeeeree Co. 70 | HINGES. BLOCKS. io. Clark's, 1, 2,4 .....- -18.60410 | Sta ‘pe r dos. net, 2 50 Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... .... 60£10 | meme Hook ‘and ‘Strap, ‘to 12 in. 4% 14 and CRADLES. OT, 3% Oe dis. 50&02 | Screw Hook ig sogcs Samnepseeenae a CROW BARE. [= = fC UlhUme OE per : ° say x... met 74 OAPs. | ont and T | .. dis. 50 1 | "HANGER is. es perm 65 Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 C80 ee. ‘“ | Champion, anti-friction.. 60&10 Mueket 2000000020 «= gg | Kidder, wood track ............-... | HOLLOW WARE. CARTRIDGES. We eee 60410 Bie fere.. ..-.......- ee ee eee ce eee. we eee, 60&10 eee ee ee ee NN 60610 CHISELS. dis. | Gray Guameton ................._.... --.. 0&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. ROCmee Ler 8 Stamped Tin Ware.. _new list 70 Socket Framing Se Japanned Tin Ware.. i. 25 Ro TOal0 | Grants hon Wee ............... “new list 384 &10 OMCe OU 70810 | WIRE GOODS. Butehers’ Tanged Pirmer.............-..... 40 | ee eee DT a roa tngi0 COMBS. dis. | Screw vce ......... ec... 1... bearer > ee 70 10&10 Horch lan IIIT a3 | Gate Hooks and Byes. 0-00 7oae10410 CHALE. | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... ' White Crayons, per gross... ..... 12@ 12% dis. 10 | ee COPPER, ; Sisal, is {nch and we el er 14 oz cut togize... .. per pound 28 Manilla ........ SQUARES. oo. Pe ame, 14056, Pee... .... 5... 26 " Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..............- 25 steel and tron... Foe setae eeeeee scene rece eees i Cold Rolled 1 23 | Mitre co wee mer ewer ean alee 60 OEE 25 | cel vee eee ees 20 . TTR dia. Com. Smooth. Com. Morse OH Glecee...................... SOiMon f0to th... ssi . 84 05 82 94 Taper and straight Shank................... TT ee 3 08 Morse’s Taper Shank...................... STEN Te aes ais DRIPPING PANS. NOS. 22 t0 24... 2... eee eee ee . 406 3 15 Small siaee ger pound ...................... 07 aa 5 tO .....--- 220 sons “+ 43 a Large sixes, per pound...... ......... ..... 8% All sheets ‘No. 18 and ‘lighter, ‘over 30 inches ELBOWS. wide not less than 2-10 extra Cie 4 peeee, Gre... ...... dos. net % son«|C DAND PAPER. Coe dis ag) Eietacet 19,36 1. dis. 50 OEE Ee dis. 40&10 SASH CORD. Silver Lake, White A. ne list 50 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Drab A rr 55 Clark’s, amall, $16: large, @6............... 30 “ White = ss ‘ 50 Ives’, 1, 818: 2, 8243 3,830 i . 25 “ Drab B ee 5s FILES—New List. dis. “ wee ‘“ 35 i 60£10 Discount, 10 ees am an ow Smiertcan ee, Ce. 60&10 : -" gagsH wWEIeHTs. EE SE 60£10 | golia Eyes._... : per ton $25 ol 50 | SAWS. i dis Heller's Horse Rasps .. .......--.-......--- 50 | Tt a "9 GALVANIZED IRON. | Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,. 70 Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 2% and 2%; 27 28 ‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50 Lint 12 13 14 “6 646 . — Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 Discount, 60 C mpion and Electric Tooth KX GES. dis Cues, per foee..... TRAPS. dis. Stanley Rule and Level: Co.'s. : i i. a 60410 KNOBS—New List. dis Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... 35 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55} Oneida C ommunity, Hawley & Norton’s. 7 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ SO) Mage chokes 2 18¢ per dox Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 50 | Mouse, delusion: |... 0... 2)... 1... $1.50 per dos Door, porcelei, trimmings ................ 55 WIRE. dis Drawer and Shutter, porcelain............. . 70| Bright Market.... ....... 65 LOCKS—DOOR. is. led CCC 7 Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55 foes oe nay nee — Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’8.......-.--..0.0++: See Oe Branford’s ... 0 | Coppered Spring Steel 50 Norwalk’s.......- 55 | Barbed Fence, » galvanised... ae \ Mo ce ee ca eae = Adxe B¥@..0- 0. soeeseeeree ee $16.00, dis. 60 aes ” eee a — "18.00, die angio. a6 lc Ge Cre. | Noviliwemterm é Sperry & Co.’s, Post, oo ake din. =" MILLB. dis. | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 ong Parkers ©0.’8........ .-. 0... . 0-00. 40| Coe’s Genuine ..... a 50 : 8. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables.. 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........ Landers, Ferry & Clark’s............ 40] Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. ...... 75410 Enterprise ee ar MISCELLANEOUS. dis. MOLASEES GATES. Bird a 1 i eee 50 EE eee Goai10 Pumps, Cistern. . Ll %5&10 EE ———————————eeeee ee Screws, New List. ee 70&10 Enterprise, self- age sete eeee tees .: Cantera, Hed @ @ Plate 50d10410 NAIL Dampers, Aeecermeen........... 1... eee. Advance over base, on io Steel and Wire. | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods..... 6E&10 eee eee 1 50 METALS, Wire nails, BABE... ee veo eave ees 7661 30 a cial ~ Pee Leese... ee. 26¢ Ee 28¢ 5 ZINC. 35 | Duty: Sheet, 24c per pound. 45 | 600 pound Casks..................-... 2... eee 6% 45} Per pound................-.-..0.-- sees nnne es 7 50 SOLDER. 0) OM ecto ae ted 16 7% _ ieee 15 g9| The prices of the many other qualities of 1 29 | Solder fn the market indicated by private brands 1 g0| Vary according to composition. Meee 2... 1 60 Cookson.. ANTIMONY per pound Case a... = a ee 13 2. 90 TIN—MELYN GRADE. Finish 10 LE 7 _ 7 Charcoal........0..--.-seeeee eee 87 as. 1 10 Woxi4TX, Clinch; 10 ee z aah saatttonal X on this grade, 81.75. . 90 TINTALLAWAY GRADS. Barrell %...... LD 17 ree et Ic, Charcoal eed lease es aa eau i = PLANES. dis. a i Ix eo 8 25 One Teo Co @ tamcy..............._...... = 14220 x hl aha ha ah ale a Sciota Bench...... gi tgeteses tres ctes eens = | Rach edditional X on this grade ‘S50. Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy................. @ cna ae aan eee Gee eee... .................... @40 14x20 IC “* Worcester. 8 Bu Stanley Rule and — Co.’s wood. 50&10 14x20 1X ‘a 8 50 . 5 As “ ne 3 50 eee eee eee ut dis.60—10 | 20x28 TC, * 1 Common, pollahed LS eee dis. 70 ean a 3 Allaway Grade ¢ = RIVETS. dis. 20x28 IC. a nh ena 12 50 oe aoe Teese 40 20x28 x ii aa a econ 15 Bi) Copper Rivets and Burs............--....0- 50—10 ’ BOLSRSKEeLAe PATENT FLANISHED IRON. ee 814 00 “an Wood's — planished, Nos. red 10 20| 14x31 IX.. etcceees a GG “B” Wood's lanished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20| 14x56 IX, for ‘No. 3 ‘Boilers, {per 1 ent. 10 00 Broken | Cc per pound extra. 14x60 IX, -@ PCR AN a iti i seve os 2 Jone meena Pee nerer ce aan reece a THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. DESMAN A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Best Interests of Business Men. Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, — BY THE — TRADESMAN COMPANY. One Dollar a Year, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION, Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address, Entered at Grand Rapids post office as second- class matter. Se" When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THE MicHiGaN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1894. THE ONLY WAY TO GET MONEY. Some time ago a member of the British Parliament, speaking upon the finances, is reported to have said that ‘‘No wonder sO many people are paupers when there is such a deficiency of shillings and six- pences in circulation.”’ Without doubt the honorable gentle- man was quite right, but the remedy he proposed was not the correct one. He wanted to coin more. The trouble was and isin every country where there is poverty that itis not the lack of money, but the lack of a general distribution of it that causes the distress. There is plenty of money if only it were divided out. No legislation has ever discovered a way to divide out money so as to en- rich all the people. A general distribu- tion once a month of all the money in the country would not maintain any con- dition of financial equality, because the spendthrifts and prodigals would quickly make away with theirs, while the shrewd traders and sharpers would as quickly get it. There is but one way to secure the general diffusion of money, and that is to establish such a condition of indus- trial and commercial activity as will give the people steady and remunerative em- ployment. That will produce general prosperity, and there is no other way to get it. Coining shillings or dollars will not put a single penny into the pockets of the people unless they can earn it. There is no searcity of money to-day, but such vast numbers of men are earning nothing that they cannot get hold of it. There is no other way to get a dollar but to earn it. The theorists who want to restore pros- perity by having the Government issue unlimited treasury notes are today con- fronted with the fact that the Govern-| ment is suffering for the lack of funds. The income from taxation is deficient to the extent of about $10,000,000 a month, and by so much inadequate to meet the expenses of the Government. question is asked: ernment ever be short of funds when it can create money at pleasure? The question is answered by the state- ment that the Government cannot create But the | Why should the Gov-| money out of nothing. There is no real | money but that which is coined out of | Silver and gold. These metals have a | recognized value by weight in every com- mercial country. They can be used per- | fectly well without any stamp, but the | stamp is a guarantee of the weight and fineness, and for that reason it is valu- able. Thus, while a Government can coin gold and silver into money, it can- not create those metals, and has no other means of getting them but to buy or borrow them. A treasury note is not real money, but a promise to pay so much gold and silver, and, in issuing a treasury note, the Government must be sure of having the requisite amount of the precious metals with which to re- deem the notes when called on. And now, when the finances of the country are actnally on a gold basis, the Govern- ment must be able to redeem the silver certificates with gold if such a demand be made. There is no individual but can get money on his personal notes if he have the requisite credit, or can put up the necessary securities. Credit must be based on something real. If a man is known to have unincumbered houses and lands he can borrow money by giving a mortgage on them. If he have good bonds and stocks, he can deposit them as securities to borrow money. If he have steady employment by which he earns money, this, coupled with an honest reputation, will gain him a certain amount of credit; but it is plain that credit must be based on something sub- stantial. As it is with individuals, so it is with governments. The United States needs money. Sup- pose it were to print and issue $100,000,- 000 of freasury notes. They would be readily accepted for its debts, because the republic has excellent credit. But this batch of notes would be necessarily payable in gold at sight, and the Govern- ment has not gold to pay with. There- fore it is dangerous to issue prom- ises to pay unless there is in sight some- thing to pay with. The world has just been treated to the spectacle of the United States having to pay out its gold reserve to redeem its treasury notes, and that is liable to happen at any time. Hence the danger of issuing sight notes that have to be redeemed at a moment’s warning. It is to avoid such a risk that the Sec- retary of the Treasury proposes to issue bonds. Bonds payable in forty years, for instance, will enable the Government to borrow all the money it needs, and there will be no immediate or unexpected demand for redemption. That is the reason why, if the Government is in need, it is better to borrow on long time than to live from hand to mouth on treasury notes which have no backing, and may have to be redeemed when there is no preparation to meet them. Let it be understood that every indi- vidual has no other way of getting money except by earning it with labor, or by means of labor producing something for |sale. To get money any other way is to steal it, free gifts, of course, excepted. In the same way the Government must |}earn its money by giving protection to the people. For this service it earns, or is supposed to earn, taxes. The services | of a government are commonly fully | paid for with moderate taxes, and so ex- cessive taxes are nothing more nor less | than robbery. Then, a government has no other resources but taxation levied upon the people, and it has no more credit than can be based on a fair taxa- tion. Suppose, that, in order to meet the debts and expenses of a government, the taxes should become so enormous as that the people could not and would not endure them. Then the people would rise up and refuse to pay, and overthrow the Government. That would be repudiation, for which there is no remedy. Thus it will be seen that the credit of a nation is limited to the amount of taxa- tion that the people will endure, and that is the end of its resources. So long as the people are prosperous they will never complain of taxes; but break up their industries and destroy their pros- perity and it will be dangerous to push taxation too far. CIVILIZATION AND MORALITY. The optimist in human progress is al- ways ready to uphold the doctrine that material advancement is a sure sign of moral improvement, and that the best results of social life and the highest con- ditions of virtue accompany a state of general prosperity. It is a pleasing belief to hold that man- kind is constantly growing better, and, as education is diffused among the peo- ple, and the appliances of engineering, the processes of chemistry and the dis- coveries of the electrician are brought more and more into the economics of daily life, the human race by just so much attains a higher plane of virtue and morality. A writer in the January Forum, who has undertaken to define morality, meets with many difficulties by reason of the various notions that have been held on the subject. He observes that among the ancients virtue meant courage. Sometimes loyalty to the king is the su- preme test of morality. Among women very extensively, and frequently among men, ‘‘immorality”’ signifies sexual irreg- ularity. Thus a person is a defaulter, is cruel to his wife, is a drunkard, but he is notimmoral. A great many religious teachers believe and inculcate the doc- trine that there can be no morality in thought, word or deed, except under the inspiration of the spirit of God in the soul. As some hold, the same act may be moral or immoral, according to its motive. But, after all, morality is best defined as that course of life which does the least injury to others without neglecting im- portant personal interests. Many men who would not steal do not hesitate to take every advantage in business of the inexperience, imprudence or ignorance of others. This is as immoral as steal- ing, but it is not as criminal, or not crim- inal at all, under the law. The golden rule will come nearer illustrating a true standard of morality than can any other brief expression. A high state of civilization is always one of growing immorality. The vast concentration of wealth in the hands of a few creates a class that is able to op- press those who are dependent upon or under its control. Such a class, by rea- son of its wealth, becomes more and more luxurious and self-indulgent, while the power of riches to corrupt officials and persons in civil power gives to those who possess it a liberty and license not attained by the humbler classes. The effect, too, of great wealth upon society generally is also bad. Those who have it not are driven to envy those who have, and, as a consequence, there are tempta- tions to do acts which would not be found in a social state where there are no rich men, and where people are comfortably off, earning honest livelihoods and gen- erally contented. Such a community re- alizes the highest state of social moral- ity. The extremes of wealth, on one side, make people arrogant, overbearing, haughty, proud and tyrannical; while, on the other side, those who are made to feel the lack of it are rendered discon- tented and often desperate and revenge- ful, while those envying the ease and pleasures of the rich are tempted to se- cure them by lives of profligacy and reckless immorality. There is always danger in extremes of social position. In the ages of the worst immorality and so- cial prodigality, it has been remarked that virtue and morality were scarcely to be found, save in the middle classes. The great ruling castes fell to the moral de- gradation of the slums. In this country there is no ruling or privileged class, save what extreme wealth can create. That now embraces only a very few people, not enough to af- fect the great masses of the population to any serious extent. In the same way, the degraded and brutal classes make up avery small percentage of the popula- tion. Thusitis that the vast body of the American people are honest, virtu- ous, industrious and the conservators of home and family life. It is the family which is the foundation of American so- ciety. Itis in the sacred precincts of the home that the embryo citizen is trained in the practice of honesty and in- tegrity. It is by the hearthstone that patriotism and the sweet domestic affec- tions are developed. Love of country is the love of home and all it contains. This is the foundation of all patriotism. It isin the millions of American homes that the virtue, honor, liberties and safety of the people of this republic are nurtured, and so vast and potential is this home influence that neither the cor- rupting power of wealth, nor the degra- dation of the slums, will be able to suec- cessfully assail it. It will take a long time to civilize all the good out of the American people. THE FIRE WASTE DURING 1893. The New York Journal of Commerce, the recognized authority on such matters, has published a statement showing the total fire loss in the United States and Canada during the year 1893, with com- parisons with previous years. Large as the totals for the two preceding years were, those of 1893 show a still greater waste from the ravages of the fiery ele- ment. The total for the twelve months ending with December was $156,000,000, as compared with $132,000,000 in 1892 and $137,000,000 in 1891. One would naturally attribute these heavy losses by fire to the depression in business which has been so general in the United States during the past year, but an analysis of the statistics proves that no such explanation is possible. As a matter of fact, the entire excess in the fire waste occurred during the first six months of the year, when trade was rea- sonably active; while during the last six months, during which the financial panic and trade depression prevailed, the in- crease over the same six months last year was trifling. ‘a “ee ‘a “ee This is rather a puzzler for the expo- nents of the moral hazard theory in fire insurance to explain. According to the moral hazard idea, losses would naturally be much larger during a period of de- pression and financial disaster than at other times, and yet the statistics of the present year utterly fail to show any such result. The Journal of Commerce calls attention to this point, and attri- butes the showing to the greater success of the underwriters in discerning where the moral hazard applied. The same journal attributes the in- crease in the fire loss to carelessness in the installation of electric lighting and power plants. It is announced that ex- perts are thoroughly investigating this danger from electric plants, and are making a close study of electric fires with a view of inaugurating needed re- forms. The bill relating to butterine, recently introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Hill, of New York, while harmless in itself, since it does nothing more than place the article under the laws of the State or Territory into which it may be introduced from any other State or Territory, is deserving of more than passing notice. It is national legis- lation which is intended to be supple- mentary to State legislation, the purpose being to regulate the traffic in an article supposed by many to be deleterious in its nature and injurious to health. The law regulating, and, toa certain extent, at least, restricting, the sale of butter- ine, is, ostensibly, in the interest of the health of the people. The law puts the traffic in butterine on a level with the traffic in intoxicating liquor, since it im- poses restrictions on its sale and compels the vendor to take out a license and pay a heavy fee. A more senseless or unjust piece of legislation was never passed by Congress. The materials out of which the compound is made are no more jurious to health than are the component parts of butter. These materials com- bined and made into what is called but- terine are no more unhealthful than is the article called butter. It is utterly impossible that bacterial germs can be carried through the process of manufac- ture of butterine, since it is subjected to a degree of heat which is sufficient to effectually destroy all microbie life. In the manufacture of butter sour cream, or, in other words, cream in the first stage of decay, is used, in a majority of cases. As it is now thoroughly estab- lished that the process of decay is caused by the presence of bacteria, it will be seen that the material out of which but- ter is made is more likely to cause dis- ease than are the materials from which butterine is made, since no heat is used in the process of buttermaking, and, therefore, if bacteria are present, there is a possibility of their being carried through to the finished article. But it is well known that tbe law restricting the sale of butterine was not passed solely in the interest of health, but because the sale of it was a direct menace to butter- makers. It threatened to lessen the profits of the dairy and creamery, and so farmers and creamery men demanded that the sale of it be suppressed, or, if not entirely suppressed, at least materi- ally restricted. The reason given for this demand was anything but the true one. Butterine was declared to be un- wholesome, disease-breeding, and the process of making filthy in the extreme; in- that it was, in fact, entirely unfit for hu- man food. If the manufacture of butter- ine is carried on in as dirty surroundings as is much of the buttermaking of the country, then, perhaps, some of things said about it may be true, but un- til buttermakers institute a very radical reform in this respect, and do a consid- erable amount of cleaning up, their abuse of butterine can hardly be termed consistent. It can be truthfully said that much of the butter offered for sale is not fit for food and is certainly un- wholesome, and for this reason there would be as much sense in a law regu- lating the sale of butter as there is in the law relating to butterine. The true rea- son for the passage of butterine legisla- tion was that it afforded the politicians a chance to gain the favor of the butter- makers, whose name is legion. Butter- ine makers are few in number and noth- ing was to be gained by securing their good will. There are thousands of peo- ple who cannot afford to buy butter when the price reaches high-water mark, and butterine is a cheap, wholesome sub- stitute, far better in quality than much of the butter for which a much higher price is usually asked. The ‘‘hard times” has vastly increased the sale of butter- ine and done much to destroy the un- reasoning prejudice which existed in the minds of the people against this much- abused article. using it to-day from choice who began its use from necessity. Michigan dairymen are rejoicing over the fact that the State Agricultural Col- lege has now at the head of its agricul- tural department a man who does not be- lieve that the sum and substance of the dairy industry is embraced in the devel- opment of the breed of steers best adapt- ed for beef. Prof. Clinton D. Smith comes from a Dairy State and is giving the Michiganders a foretaste of a dairy school. In all probability his effort in this direction will culminate, in the course of a few years, in a completely equipped dairy school, such as is now in successful operation in Minnesota, Wis- consin and lowa. Such an institution would do more to build up the latent dairy business of the State than would ten times the amount of money involved expended in any other direction. The Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. is on the boycott list of the American Federation of Labor, the national organ- ization of the trades unions. The Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. is the only furniture corporation in this city which continued operations through the panic of 1893 with a full working force with- out making any cut in wages and paid the largest dividend from the profits of tbe year’s business of any manufacturing concern in the city. The moral to be drawn from this statement is obvious— if you wish to become rich and prosper- ous, get yourself boycotted by the trades unions. The universal hatred of all true Americans for such un-American and disreputable weapons as the boycott in- variably turns the tide in favor of an establishment which is subjected to the murderous attacks of trades unionism. THE TRADESMAN has already expressed itself on the subject of the proposed in- come tax, and this week presents diver- gent views on the question from the pens of Matthew Marshall and Harry M. Royal. The former is, probably, the the | There are many people | THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ablest financial writer in the country and | the latter is editor and publisher of the Shelby Herald. Use and Abuse of the Telephone. ‘‘Whatis the matter with my telephone? Why, I can’t hear good; there must be something wrong with the phone.”’’ This was the answer given in the | presence of a TRADESMAN representative jtoa telephone repairer, in answer to his ;query as to what was the matter with the telephone. After a little searching the trouble was located in the phone, some paraffin having melted and, getting out of place, obstructed the mechanism of the phone. ‘‘Well,”’ said the repairer, ‘‘it wasn’t ;your fault this time, except that you have your telephone too near the stove. You see, wax is used to take the impres- sion made by the voice, and, if care is not taken to protect the telephone from the heat, the wax will melt and you will be running to your neighbor’s telephone to eallup 500. Howis it that telephones get out of order so frequently? Because the users are either careless or ignorant, generally the latter. Most people, when talking through a telephone, do not speak directly into the instrument, but turn their faces sideways and speak away from it, so that the voice does not strike the transmitter with enough force to cause sufficient vibration to make the necessary impression. As a result, they are not heard clearly. Put your face about two inches from the transmitter, speak directly into it, in your natural tone of voice, and you will be heard dis- tinctly. You don’t need to shoutif you are close enough to the instrument. See here,’’ and handing the phone to the re- porter, and putting his face about the distance he had named from the tele- phone, he blew into it. The sound was distinctly heard through the phone. ‘*There are other people,’’ resumed the repairer, ‘‘who are continually pounding on the telephone. If Central does not answer as soon as they ring, they rap, rap, rap, either with the phone or their hand, as if the sound of the blows would be heard sooner than the ringing of the bell. If they had any knowledge of the mechanism of the telephone, they would know that this works a positive injury to the instrument. Every time they strike the telephone, this point (opening the box containing the transmitter) makes an impression upon the wax, and the harder the telephone is struck the deeper the impression. Then when they speak into the transmitter the needle cannot make sufficient impression upon the wax to transmit the voice clearly—and then they kick about their telephone not working properly. The working parts of the telephone are very delicate and are easily pnt out of order or injured, but a good many people use them as if they thought it was impossible to do them any harm.” And the young man slung his tool bag over his shoulder and departed with the air of a man who had a grievance. Per- haps he had. i lp Financial Matters. The Grand Rapids Chair Co. recently paid a 4 per cent. dividend. The Zeeland Furniture Co. paid a 314 per cent. dividend on the business of 1893. The old directors have been re- elected and the plant will be enlarged and otherwise improved, J. P. Visner, on his return from Chi- cago, will be unable to reach the trade as soon as anticipated, owing to the un- expected length of time taken in writing up the large line of bargains selected from the immense stock of John A. Tol- man Co. ’Phone 1413. Of Inte rest to Book-= keepers. [ will teach my system of INn- FALLIBLE Proor, whereby an error in posting orin trial bal- ance can be located in the ac- count in which it has oceurred. No book keeper should be without this system, as it saves weeks of labor each year. No new books or slips required. It can be taken up at any time without change of books. Also my system of keeping ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNT, which saves opening an ac- count on the ledger of those from whom goods are bought. Price for both systems $5.00. WM. H. ALLEN, Grand Rapids, Mich. FECKh’sS Pay the best profit. HEADACHE POWDERS Order from your jobber. AYLAS SOAP MANUFACTURED ONLY HENRY PASSOLT, SAGINAW, MICH. BY ee () cerns This brand has now been on the market three years, and has come to be regarded as a leader wherever intro- duced. See quotations in Price Current. Our “Oak” Grain. GUARANTEED SOLID THROUGHOUT. Heel or Spring, E and EE, 6 to 8, at.......... Heel or Spring, E and EE, 84 to 12, at....... 75¢e SEND FOR A SAMPLE DOZEN. HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., 12 & 14 Lyon 8t., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 65¢c PLGA TE ROE VITAE Me RN aL bN bles yn ssnersenrarets SIPS Pr nes oe 10 ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ~ Drugs#® Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Two Years—George Gundrum, Ionia. Three Years—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Four Years—S. E. Parkill, Owosso. Five Years—F. W. R. Perry, Detroit. President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Next Meeting—Grand Rapids. March 6 and 7 Subsequent Mee “ery Star Island, June % and 26; Hor henson, Se — ; Lansing, Nov. 6 and 7 eibiene State eenieaabeeiieielibiaad Ass'n. President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit. Secretary—S. A eT Detroit. Grand Sietie Pharmaceutical miami | President, Walter K. Schmidt; See’y, Ben. Schrouder. THE INCOME TAX. Cogent Ressons-for the Enactment of the Measure. Written for THE TRADESMAN The subject of taxation is the most im- bh portant question relating to the science of government, and the agitation of a proposed income tax has brought forth much diseussion upon that method of } : . ao ee . 2... collecting government revenues. This isa matter which has not assumed the ¢ »osition of a party question and may, posit 4 ’ , qi ; > h therefore, be discussed without the re- straint of political prejudice. One of the strongest arguments I have seen " against suchatax was THE TRADESMAN’S aes of Jan. 10 but the basis of that very able article rested upon, (1) an as- sumption of the dishonesty of those upon whom it would fall, and the consequent evasion of it 2) that it is not necessary, that it would be unpopular. he first proposition has no further ght than the same argument would the present system of local income tax idea more closely approaches, it being ASSESS- ment upon wealth instead of con- sumption; that is, a tax upon men "Yr . eh ot 5on saa upon What men need, “life, liberty and happiness,” and I fur- REPRESENTATIVE RETAILERS. ther believe that wealth should give up some portion of its regular accumula- tions for the maintenance of the govern- ment by which it, as well as the man in- dividually, is protected and made secure. The principle of tariff taxes is specific in its nature and levies practically the same amount upon the man with an in- come of $50,000 per year as the laborer with $500. This may or may not be R. Van Bochove, the South Division Street Druggist. Probably in no city of equal size and population are there more suecessful business men whose only capital in the start was brains and energy. Of course, some credit for their suecess must be given to the magnificent opportunities which Grand Rapids offered, and still offers, to men who were willing to work for and deserve success. Among the successful business men of the city who have built up a successful business by justice, but as it is not under discussion, neither is it proposed to abandon it, but to make the income tax a supplementary one, I prefer to regard it as a tax upon | ponesty and industry and who have won individuals, and leave the matter of ad- | the ai iis of the business communi- justing the proper proportion of a tax/ty. none deserve mention more than levy by these two systems to further dis-| Richard Van Bochove, who conducts South Division street and 209 Straight street. He was born in of Kalamazoo. His father, now nearly SO years of age, is a manufacturer of sash, doors and blinds those who arelin the Celery City. Richard attended school in his native city for about eleven papers for the Daily taxation equitably between a tax UPON | Telegraph after school hours. ‘On leav- individuals, irrespective of |ing school he became a telegraph mes- | senger forthe G. R. & I. Railroad. He j}soon became a proficient operator and by a direct tax levy like the wunici- | the next five years was a “light- | during jning slinger” on several different roads; | | cussion. drug stores at 225 An income tax then, is, in my opinion, but a just contribution from the wealth|jig¢0 in the city of the nation of its share toward the sup- port of the government. It is not pro- posed to collect it from not able to pay, but from those who are. | Aside from the theory of dividing the years, delivering wealth— which the tariff practically does—and of wealth as wealth—which must be done pal system, or an income tax like the one | proposed —I an conceive of no system | but tele graphing did not seem to him to hi ic ‘ } 3 fy) } the}; which is mained to so fully meet the} pe the true road to success, and, after requirements of an emergency measure, five vears, he quit it and devoted him- | | udy of pharmacy. He had, necessity for some years, at least, as an | while engaged as a telegraph operator, income tax. i especially when there is prospect of its | self to the st done considerable ‘treading up,” and so No one, | before he was prepared {to go into business for himself, which he . in 1885, at the corner of West Ful- ton and Straight streets. Later h opened a branch store at 446 Lyon street. 1agine, will deny the] it was not long justice of ask capital to give up 3 small part of its earnings to support the npmnilate { umuiates government under which it ace oD uch earnings. To do so would be s v a " pronounce as wrong the whole systeM) Fire drove him from this location in by which our State. county and munici- | 1992 and he opened a store at 225 South S taxes are raised. Yet it is well | Division street. In addition to his drug nown that millions are every year 7 id | business he has made several fortunate in dividends upon foreign N-| real estate investments in the city, is a vested in this rofthe order of Elks, the Grand Pharmaceutical Society and the State Pharmaceutical Associa- id an all-around good fellow. He is unmarried, which must be entirely his j; own fault. as it is not to be supposed that Grand Rapids young ladies have not an chance, or that they do when they see which are in n¢ present system, yet would be non th — oft come tax ur i¢ earnings now a good ‘‘catch”’ However, he is a young man yet there is hope for him. — — Women Supplanting Men. reported that the army of the un- n New York City is about to eaplahaiee? ir t increased from a new jerab! iv e. “Th stores there, especially the — arge tail shops, in decreasing their force of clerks after the. holidays, have been, as far as possible, substituting en, and a great many of lost the places that they foc many years. A. T hment, now man- on, Hughes & Co., has been } last to fall into the line of estab ploying, but is now coming to sre have been 1,200 men employed it is said that all but 200 of them are to be replaced by women, who will not be long until the women will be i dbread-winners of the or- the men will have to i manage the house, while their wives are at work, presumabiy will be expected to do as} much work as the men and take less pay forit. If things go on in this line, it A LADY'S GENUINE : VICI : SHOE, Plain toe in opera a opera toe be c. saan D and E and E E widths, at $1.50. Patent ae tip, $1.55. Try them, they are beauties. Stock soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. Send for sample dozen. EEDER BROS. SHOE CO, Grand Rapids, Mich. PRO se “7 Lamo READE tm 0 SS SEND US BEANS WE WANT THEM ALL, NO MATTER HOW MANY. WillAlways Give Fall MarketValne YOUR TRADE MARK, : a YE Sedeponeers: ui we Lemon & Wheeler Company, Agents, Grand Rapids. Before You Buy SEE THE SPRING LINE OF FINE GOODS M ANU FACTURED BY IR DETROIT, MICH. 0 A FEW OF OUR NEW SPECIAL TIES IN OXFORDS ARE |The Juliet Bootee, Three Large Button Newport, Southern Tie and Prince Alberts. ssnansinennsinanal ninemsn Dealers wishing to see the line address iF. A. CADWELL, 67 Terrace Ave., ' Grand Rapids, Mich. 7 y (* a ¢ (* J THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 11 ‘ie Stew Cae, Advanced—Gum Opium. ACIDUM. Aoetewm ...... ...... 8@ Benzoicum German.. 65@ a .......,..... Carboncum .......... 202 Ce 52@ Basie ........... po en 10@ Oxalicum . cee ar Phosphorium a Salevrcuin .........-- 1 30@1 Sulpnuricum.... ..... 1¥@ a. ..... 1 40@1 Tartaricum........... W@ AMMONIA, Aqua, = = Cece ae 34@ 5%G@ cg See eee 12@ Chioridum ............ 12@ ANILINE. mek. .................2 ee er e............. 8 80@1 ee _ 45 Wet .......... euccus 2 50@3 BACCAE. Cubeae (po 3)...... %€@ Juniperus [cc Xanthoxylum... .... ™@ BALSAMUM. Copaiba . 45@ Peru cee @i Terabin, Canada .... 60@ Tolutan . 1. woe CORTEX. Abies, Canedian............ ee Craenone Piava ...........- Euonymus atropurp........ Myrica Cerifera, po......... Pranus Virgint............-- Crees, Gra................ ee ee Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhizae al 4A@ 3a Haematox, 1s Ib, box.. 11@ a. ......... 13@ “ a 14@ ' Igs.. 16@ FERRU Carbonate Precip...... @ Citrate and Quinis @3 Citrate Soluble........ @ Ferrocyanidum Bel... @ Solut Chioride.. @ Sulphate, com’l.. .9@ pure.. @ FPLOBA,. Aveges ............-... 18@ Sites ............. BS Raa es 50@ FOJA Bares .........-... 18@ Game “Aciittot, Tin- " 1¢ 45 65 nivelly . co. 25@ ' “ Alx. 35@ Salvia officinalis, ‘4s a 15@ Thome ...........-. 8@ @UMMI,. Acacia, ist picked.... @ “i 2d ee a @ ‘ 3d s Ne @ . sifted sorta. @ ' ...... ..-.- 60@ Aloe, Barb, (po. 60)... 0@ . Cape, (po. 20). @ Socotri, (po. 60) . @ Catechu, is, (448, 14 8, .... i... ec Ammoniae . 55Q, Assafostida, (po. 35) .. 40@ Benzoinum...........- 30@ Camphorss...........-- 50@ Eu —— ” a 35@ Galbanum.. oes @2 Gamboge, po.......... 7 Guaiacum, oe a3).... @ Hing, Ge 1 16).....- @!1 ee @ Myrrh, (po. CO @ Ok Gos W)........ 2 50@2 ee ..........-... eae . bleached..... 33@ ‘Tragacanth ..........- 40@1 HERBA—In ounce packages, ea ——____—_——————— —- ee Majoru Mentha Biperita Rue.. oo Tanacetum, V.... oceans Tees ¥.............. MAGNESIA. Calctees, Pat.......... S@ Carbonate, Pat.. wW@ Carbonate, K. & M.. x Carbonate, Jenning5.. 35 OLEUM. Ateiethiom. ......... 3 50@4 Amygdalae,Dulc... .. 45@ Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 2 a 1 70@i1 t Auranti Cortex....... 2 30G2 Bergam 24 25@3 5 Cees .-.....+:..-s- 60@ on Pee aes 75@ Le ace, 3G eae ee @1 eens... 1 1091 CI oc ec a @ Cee Wee.......... 35@ Bh oe ot io. oo 90 Gum Asafetida. Declined—Cuttle Bone. Turpentine, ee Eee ee . SOFe TINCTURES. PxOCGRthitog.......... 2 50@2 75 noe... 2 sae 10 Aconitum Napellis ~ 2 Gaultheria . wot Ge ee cree wns Geranium, ounce.... @ 75] Aloes..-.-.-.--- ee eee ees 60 Gossipli, Sem. - 10@ 7 and myrrh............ 60 Hedeoma ....... . 21 25@1 40 rns... .... eee 50 Junipert. 50@2 00 Apes... 0 Lavendula . 90@2 00 | Atrope — eee coeaae 60 Limonis ..... _..2 402 60 | Benzoin....... teteeceees 60 Mentha Piper.......... 2 85@3 60 “RESTA Ena) 50 Mentha Verid......... 2 20@2 30 | Sanguinarfa........ 50 Morrhuae, gal......... 1 00@1 10 | Barosma .................... 50 Myrcia, @unge......... Ga te Sa tite eeee sees ceees = i 85@2 75 | Capsicum ................... Pieis Liquida, gal. 35) 10@ 12 Cu damon. i Riciz ... 13a os aed 75@1 00 | Castor ........... Rosae, ounce. ........6 50@8 50 | Catechu Ce 40@ 45 | Clnchona BROTHA ................ SOGer GG7 . te sess aie 3 50@7 00 | Columba ............ a . Sassafras... 50@ 55} Conium ..................... 50 Sinapis, ess, ounce. @ 6 | Cubeba..... .......... 50 Mn @ Digitalis .. Nedetectiee Guu, Thyme ....... 40@ 50| Hrgot........-........... ee. 50 eee @ 60| Gentian ..................... 50 ‘heobromas........... 15@ 20 [ Ce 60 oT 50 POTASSIUM. ' oon... 60 aie... ee CC Cit Oe oe Mncccuccece EMR PL) Pepeeevemes ......... 50 Bromide. . _. A Sees... c.. vis) Corn................- 12@ 15 . coeerens. ............ vis) cae (Po — ». — = —_ Clever... ........ 35 yan - = i ee 50 betiee S Oiees OO 1 Popers...................... 50 Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 30] Myrrh.. 50 Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15} Nux ay 50 Foren iret Onf..... SH tee... 85 Potans Nitras.......... 74 9 . Cemipherated........... 50 PeeeeeeO . 0... — at )”6l heocer. 2 00 Sulphate po........... 18 Aurant! Cortex...... a RADIX. eee 50 Aconitum ............. 20@ 25| Rhatany . 50 0 mp 25 Rhel. 50 nea 12@ 15 Cassia Acutifol .. = aro, Pe... 25 ses: ae 20 40 | Serpentaria ................. 50 Gentiana (po. _. 8@ 10 EE 60 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18| Tolutan............. 60 Hydrestis Canaden, Valerian ............. 0 ..... 50 Ge. 35) oe @ 30| Veratrum Veride............ 50 Hellebore, Ala, po 15@ W ae } 10 oa MISCELLANEOUS. Ipecac, po. . ..1 60@1 75 | Aither, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ 30 Iris plox (po. 35@38). 35 40 ' . ~ «Fy RQ 3 Jalapa, pr.. ., on hecie eee 7@8 SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool ee —— i «og 2 carriage..... 2 50@2 75 | Giessware flint. be he — neon “wool ‘ is Glaswwaro, dint, by — Velvet extra sheeps’ Glue, — ees cuu es 9 15 wool Carriage....... 1 10 hite........... 18 2 Extra yellow sheeps’ ee a seteeees = = Carriage .-......-.... See oom sheeps’ wool Car- Hydraag Chior Miia’ = = meee... 65 Hard for slate use.... % i Cor . @ 80 Yellow Reef, for slate i OxRubrum @ 9 ae 1 40 Ammoniati.. @1 00 ' - Unguentum. 45@ 55 SYRUPS. Hiydrareyrum ......... @ & Acoatia ................-.... SO) Kinghvoneiis, Am... ..1 SG & Perec |... .,, Co 75@1 00 I oe. gist penminentedtnetert : a esunl.......- 3 = = OT Ooeeeeme. J... 4 Ese gy et Cortes. . = amet es een pace cae @2 25 ee BO, - te co re 70@ 5 Similax Officinalis a 60 a... 7@ 75 " oe. ..... ' Li ol Arsen et Hy- a One... ......,.--3-.,.... Oe GRR eGe .. eee 50 demas Potass na 10@ 12 eicce oe eee eee es ee = — Sulph (bb 4 RERGUEED pec eccns-coccccccecec UE BMPS eee ceee cease covers Prunes virg Oi Mannia, & F.......... 63 Morphia, Ss. Te S.N.Y.@ & 2 02? % Ce... 2 00@2 % eth Canton... _. @ 4 Myristica, No1.. ... 65@ 70 Nux — (po 20).. @ 10 te Sere... .... 18 Pepait | naa, H. & PF. D. Co @2 00 Picis. Liq, N. C., % ‘gal an .......... @2 00 Picis Lig., quarts . @1 00 pints .... @ 8 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)... @ 50 Piper wer (po. = @ 1 Piper Alba, (po $5)... @ 3 Pix Burgun. ' @ 7 Pint Acet.......... 14@ 15 Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 Pyrethrum, boxes H & FP. wy. Co., dos..... @1 2 Pyrethrum, pv........ 20@ 30 Quinta, es 8@ 10 oinia, S.F.&W..... 32@ 37 c 8. German.... 2@ 31 Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14 Saccharum Lactispvy. 20@ 22 Saeen. 2 00@2 10 — Draconis..... 40@ 50 7 a ee 12@ 14 oe . 10@ 12 - a eee | @ Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 2} Linseed, boiled.. 5 54 Sinapis................. @ 18|Neat’s Foot, winter - Seale a ee @ © Mrainec........... 65 70 — accaboy, De SpiritsTurpentine.... 35 40 Weng @ 3 snuff, “Scotch, De. Voes @ 3 PAINTS. bbl. Ib. Soda Boras, (po. 11). 10@ 11| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30] Ochre, yellow Mars.. 7 2@4 Seda Carb... .... __- 1%@ 2 ee... .. 2@3 Soda, BtCarb....._... @ 5/| Putty, commercial... aye 24@3 Soda, Ash.. 1 See a a pare... - 24% 2%@3 Soda, Sulphas. oo. @ 2 — rime Amer- Spts. Ether Co ........ 50@ 55; {Can ............ 22... 13@16 “ Myrcia Dom... . @2 Worst, English.. 65@70 “ Myrcia Imp... .. @3 00 | Green, Peninsular..... 70@75 ‘ Vini Rect. bbl. Lead, roa.............. 6 @6% 22 35 white . -6 @b% Less 5¢ gal., cash ten pm Whiting, white Span. @i0 Strychnia Crystal a 1 40@1 45 a Gilders’...... @% Sulphur, Sole......... 24@ 3 | White, Paris American se Ren 2 @ 2%| Whiting, Paris Eng. ‘Tanerinds...... 2.) oe 10) Ce 1 40 Terebenth Ventee.. ae 28@ 30} Pioneer Prepared Painti 20@1 4 Theobromae . 6 @ 43 Swiss Villa ed Vea _.9 00@16 Paints . 1 00@1 20 Zinci Sulph.. ..... 7@ VARBNISHES. No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 OILs. Extra Turp............166@1 70 Bb Geli Coaen Bedy........... 2 75@3 00 Whale, winter........ 7 70 | No.1 Turp Furn......1 00@1 10 Oo So 85 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 Lard, No. 1. _.. & 45 | Japan Dryer, No. 1 Linseed, pure raw... 48 51 a“... 70@75 HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG C Importers and Jobbers of DRU Gs CHREMIC ALS AND PATENT MEDICINES DEALERS IN Paints, Oils 2° Varnishes. Sole Agents for the Celebratea SWISS ZILLA PREPARED PAINTS. ll We are Sole Preprietors ine of Staple Drnggists Sundries of Weatherly’s Michigan Gatarrh Remedy, We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of WHISKIES, BRANDIES, GINS, We sell Liquors for medicinal purposés only. We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarante> satistaction. All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. HAZELTINE & PERK WINES, RUMS. Send a trial orde: Dave OO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before 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. 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 AXLE GREASE. doz gross a... ...----... 6 00 a oe... 60 7 00 a 50 5 50 ee... 75 8 00 SS. 65 7 50 es «C.C#..--... & 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Acme. ig lb. cans, 3 doz oo 45) % Ib. - .... % oo ti‘ia‘C Ct 1 60 SE a ._ = Arctic. ig i cans 6 doz case....... 2” tte os r > 7 SO © nue se ~ (oe ~ Fosfon. 5 oz. cans, 4 doz. incase... 80 16 a te 2 “a ae : z= 00 ee 40 _ oe 75 [ [3 Tees eee 140 Telfer’s, ‘ > cans, dos. — oe * 1 ee “ ou i 50 Our Leader, % Ibeans..... & come...... 7% _ Ties —.-ta Dr. Price’s. ovals bee 3 60 80 =o . ints, round........ 9 00 2 2, sifting box... 2% - No. 3, _ <2 [_ = 8 se ‘ta Ul Mexican Liquid, 4 oz...... 3 60 " ' [<. Cm BROOMS, Ao. 2 Hurl ee 1% ast... 2 00 No. 2 Carpet... 2 2 “1 - .........,..... Soe a... 2% —— Whisk en es 80 a oo. 1 00 War ouse. . 800 BRUSHES. Stove, No. = Se 1 25 “ - ." Se 1% Rice Root Scrub, 2 row. 85 Rice Root Serub, 3tow.... 12 PaLmotss, goere............ 1 50 CANDLES. Hotel, = Ib. boxes.. 10 — - =... 9 Faetie a . Wicking a CANNED GOODS. Fish. Clams. Little Neck, 1 i>.. 1 20 _-.......... 1 90 pol Chowder. —— aoe _.. ve Oysters. Standard, Wib.. 75 . 1 45 baer Star, : ~ - a. Ptente, 1 Tb - —.. 2 Mackerel. Standard, ‘— ... ..... a... Mustard, 2ib......... . Tomato Sauce, Zi... rot totom a &SRRS RRKSS SSSBS es e.......... Columbia River, flat.... ... i “ a 6h litt 1 pink. — Kinney’s, flats... oe nes. American : RE 4%@ nee -6%@ 7 Imported “a ie @10 ne .. -15@16 Mastard 1 oe . 78 Boneless ie 21 Trout. Brook,8 lb ..... el 250 Fruits. Apples. 2 ib. standard........ 110 York State, gajlons .. 310 Hamburgh, * Apricots. aaenak....... : 1 40 Santa Cruz 1 40 eS 1s See. 1s Blackberries. ray... ... ..... 90 Cherries See 10@1 25 — re - 1% 1 50 Rane Oe eT 1 Damsons, a — and Green ee ......-.......-...- 1 20 aaa 1 40 Gooseberries. ae. 1s Peaches. Pie. oo : 90 eee 1% peeeeree............. ern... —— 75 Monitor . ——............... Pears. ee : 13 aeeee........_..... 17 Pineapples. 1 30 Johnson’ B sliced...... 2 50 —- es 2 7 Booth’s sliced. oe @2 5) . grated. . ' @2 % Quinces. Common . 1” Raspberries. —_—...............,,.-. 110 Black Hamburg.. 150 Erie, black .. : 13 Strawberries. aes ............ 13 Peeeberen ...........- iz —.................. 1 20 ——....... ..... 1 05 Whortleberries. Blueberries ........ : 85 eats. Corned beef Libby’s.......1 95 Roast beef 3 s.......1 Potted ham, #4 Ib oe 85 ° tongue, 4b. i 1 35 “ 85 chicken, ip eeecene 95 Vegetables. Beans. Hamburgh stringless.......1 2 French style..... 2 2 me ae... 1 3 Lima. —_ Se 1B ——. .......... 65 es Beaten Pees. ....... 1 35 Bay State Baked............ 1 35 World’s Fair Baked........ 1 3 Pee ees ..........._.... 1 00 orn. Hamburgh . <.--s ss a cae 1% Honey aS... 140 ~~ a —- eis ie teen we ris) Peas Hamburgh marrofat........ 1 35 carly dune...... . Champion Eng..1 50 . sane ......- 1% , ancy sifted....1 90 ones .......-...-.... _ Harris standard....... _ 2 Vanc amp’ 8 marrofat. 1 10 early June. 130 Archer’s Early lossom._..1 25 French... 2 15 Mushrooms. a... 19421 Pumpkin. ee... ee 85 Squash ee ........-...........1 ‘Succotash. as... 140 — ee 1 50 i eee |” Tomatoes. ee... 115 Excelsior eee ne oe a ee, iC ee B50 CHOCOLATE. Baker's. German Sweet.. ...... 23 Breakfast Cocoa........ 43 CHEESE, Amboy Li. 13% —_ oe 12%@13 —_—eee.........,.._. @iz% eee... 13% Gold Medal @11% cise er ese becceuus 6@10 ee 11 a 1 00 poe. 23 ee ...........- @i0 —— Ee G25 a sees @35 ee 221 Schweitzer, imported. @A ' domestic .... @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. — pint, 25 botties.. .—-— nt oes come 1 doz bottles 3 50 Triumph Brand. Half pint, per dos........ 1 35 Pint, 25 boteies.............. 459 Quatt, per Gon ..... -..... ae CLOTHES PINS. Sere benres............ 44@45 COCOA SHELLS. oo 18. baee.....-..- _. Less ee - ee @3% Poun packages.. . 6% G7 COFFEE. Green. Rio. Pair... oo 18 Good.. 19 a 21 Golden Lone 21 Peaberry oe a Santos Fair.. a 19 Good. 20 a 22 Peaberry ... 23 Mexican and Guatamala. Fair. 21 TE Fancy... oe ‘Maracaibo. reas ......- oo Milled . | ‘Java. eer .. ........ oe Private Growth....... ae Mendgeniing ........ .. 28 Mocha, Imitation . ee Arabian. eee eee 28 ‘fe 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 a... 23 9 Lion, 60 or 100 1b. case.... 24 45 Extract. Valley City % gross vis) Feli ' 115 Hummel’s, foil, gross...... 1 50 [ tin - +. eo CHICORY. ea 5 CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, #ft....... per dos. 1 25 . ae....... . 140 . wt....... C 1 60 . ve rs....... _ 175 e oe... ---. - 1 90 Jute oo &..--.- - 85 _ = --... , 1 CONDENSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s “—o Gail Borden Eagle. . a eee 62 —.... ... 5 75 es ............,.... oe ae... ee. ee Peerless Evaporated Cream. COTPON BOOKS. ‘Tradesman.’ % 1 books, per hundred 2 00 g 2 as “ 2 i 2 50 8 3 “ “ “e 3 00 g 5 “se “ue “ee : 3 00 810 ‘ ‘a se iL 400 820 “s “ "5 00 “Superior.”’ $ 1 books, per hundred ... 2 50 82 . We . ... £@ g 3 “ “e “ 3 50 zg 5 “ te “ 4 00 $10 i ' el 5 00 #20 ‘a “a “ 6 00 U eal . $1 books, per hundred... 83 00 $2 " ' is oe ss) 6h ' . 400 85 use . . a 310 aa “ : 6 00 $20 . o 7 00 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 200 books or over.. 5 per cent 500 ae “ mi 10 se — ~ - .- _ COUPON PASS BOOKS. Can be made to represent any enomination from 810 down. | 20 books... ... i. .-8 1 00 50 : 2 00 me eee . so —_— - mhieeaceeessceee | Mr ow sed 10 00 te 17 50 CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom’ a... $3 00 1000, Ce ee 5 00 2000, “ce “ al re 8 00 Steel a 75 CRACKERS. Butter. Boymour ix s........ _- or Seymour XxX, cartoon..... 6 Dewey BSE... ....... 5% Family ly » ‘cartoon Ls 6 Bete SR 5% Salted EEN, cartoon ...... 6 Kenosha .... _—_..-- Boston ae pelter i ne EE 6 Soda. bogs TEe........... i. a oe. oe... ee oe Poeee.............. 8% Crystal Wafer.. . . 10% Long Island Wafers ....... 11 Oyster. So oer 2ae...........,.. oe weer. 2 Ee............ 5% Farina Oyster.............. 6 CREAM TARTAR. reo pere............. 3u Telfer’s Absolute......... 3) Creceme ........._..... 15@25 DRIED FRUITS, Domestic. Apples. Sundried, sliced in bbls. 7 . quartered ‘ i Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 11 Apricots. California in bags.. ... 14 Evaporated in boxes 14% Blackberries. ara... ‘Nectarines. oe eee. 10 25 lb. boxes.... 2. ee Peaches. Peeled, in boxes....... Cal.evap. “ a - _ in beee......00 Pears. —— in bags 10 tted Cherries pean eee es ce oe aoe were Seuee.... .. ..... _* ga 10 Prunelles. ik, boxmes............ 15 cnenenpeel In barrels... : . oe oe, OOee.............- ia ee Raisins. Loose Muscatels in Boxes. ie ee ee : 28 3 ee ee aN 1 60 Foreign. Currants. or a bo... ..... 2% co le Y = less quantity _ 3 cleaned, bulk.... .. 5 cleaned, package.. 5% Peel. Citron, Leghorn, 2% 25 Ib. boxes 20 Lemon 25 | 10 Orange _ 25 ” 11 Raisins, Ondura, 29 ib. boxes.. @ it, Sultana,20 ‘ @8 Valencia,30 ‘ Prunes. California, 10-T20.......... 64% 90x100 25 Ib. Dxs. 03 Y 80x90 a 70x80 ' Oy ‘ 60x71 LS —— road ee ENVELOPES. XX rag, white. No. 1, 6%. . af No. 2, 6% 1 60 Bo. 1,6.... 1 65 To. 3, 6. - 1 50 xXx wood, white No. 1, 6% See 1 35 No. 2, 6% o. 1m Manilla, white SL. LLL 1 00 Coin OE FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina, Ce 3% nee a eee ences 3 00 Ee 3 50 Lima Beans. ae. 3% Maccaroni and nen. Domestic, 12 Ib. b 55 Imported. ee boa %@.1 Oatmeal. Resco 2... ............ 4 25 Ear Dero 10r........... 2 2 Pear! Barley. oe... a... 2% Peas. orn, we... 8... 1 2% pone beri ............ 24@3 Rolled Oats. Dae oe... @4 Beet She ee.......... @2 2% Sago. POON oo ee. 4% eee teeee...............,. 5 Wheat. i 5 FISH--Salt. Bloaters. Tere. ws Cod. Toren ............._... Whole, Grand Bank..... 5@5% Boneless, bricks.. ...... 6@s Boneless, strips... . 6@8 Halibut. ee... ..,... -11@12% Herring. Holland, white hoops keg 70 _ ' _ oe On Lg ee Round, % bbl Ro ue...... 20 —_" ..... 1 2 Sealed... ' oo. 18 " Mackerel. eee 92 Family, me... ......... 6 00 ———.... @ Sardines. Russian, Kegs............. 55 Trout. No. 1, % bbis., — oa ig 60) No. 1% bbl, 40 Ibs.....)....2 75 No. 1, kits, 10 io. ee. 80 eS 68 Whitefish. Te % 7s 100 - ee bees * 50 83 50 = - ae 1 65 10 Ib. kits dee | ae 8 lb 75 451 FLAVORING EXTRACTS, Souders’, Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. Grade Regular Vanilla. H doz s20s.....01 ® mon... 240 XX Grade Lemon. =e... $1 50 2O8..... 3 00 XX Grade Vanilla, —.. = 75 _-..... 5 Jennings. Lemon. —_— : . regular _, = 20 2 00 é os = s 3 oo 3 00 Ho. 5 taper........1 2 00 mo. 4 per... 1 50 2 50 GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. ae... 3 25 a .....,.,...tUtrt:tr:tCi‘i‘CW 1 90 oerece Gem............... 110 - oe EE 30 4 1b Cans. : |= Choke bee eeie, Oe ee 4 25 iat Kees... ........ 5s, 2 40 Quarter —_— ee 1 35 11b cans . ioe 34 Eagle eks-teeeus's 8. —... | eo 11 00 Tae bens... .. ec... 5% er ceee............... 2a t > Gape......-... Lee HERBS. ee... 15 Paes 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 lb. boxes...... 55 S. F., 2,3 and 5 Ib. boxes... 50 JELLY. 17 Ib. pails a. @ _ @ 79 LICORICE. Pee... 6 5. 30 Calabria ee 25 — 12 LYE. Condensed, 2 - eee eee 1 2% e a... 2 3 MATCHES. eee... 1 65 AMGROT PAEIOY...:........... 1 70 ase... . ae Papert eee... .......... 400 MINCE MEAT. Mince meat, 3 doz. in case. 2 75 Pie preparation 3 doz. in case . i. ~. So MEASURES. 71n, 7 dozen. Lontien ...... 81 7% Half pe oe uart . ois leee, naa 70 int . oe os <. 45 Half pint. ee 40 Wooden, for hscsmmage _ doz. oe ..... 7 Half — a 4% Quart .. . Lacaecue Oe Peet... we -- ao MOLASSES. | Blackstrap. Sugar house...........-..- 14 Cuba Baking. Ordinary . Loss 16 Porto Rico. ee kl ee 20 ane oe Bi New Orleans. Fair ee 18 Eee 22 Extra pee nian pierces 27 Choice . oe cee = ) Fancy.... One-half barrels, 3c extra, ssc i é 4 i t? ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 13 PICKLES, Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count... @i1 50 Half bbis, ~ count.. @2 7h mall. Barrels, 2,400 count. 5 50 Half bbis, 1,200 count 33 PIPES. Clay, 7G e..............,.. i? +. 2. _— Gount........ 70 Cob, No. 8.. «+ eee] 20 POTASH, 48 cans in case. eee Sc... 3 75 FPonus sat Covs.........- 3 00 RICE, Domestic. Carolina eeee..... 8... 6 Hot 5% ' No. ee 5 ee... 4 Imported. Jd apan, ee 5% - wee... 5 ee ececes scecee & kL ecien cscsse O% SPICES, Whole Sifted. A... 9% Cassia, China in mats...... . Batavia in bund....15 ' Saigon fn rolls...... 2 Cloves, AmipOvue..........-2e Pe 11% on eee 80 Nutmegs, ee 75 [ee ' We, 2... 60 Pepper, Singapore, _—-- .10 white... .20 1a shot. -16 Pure Ground in Bulk. Ales... 15 Cassia, Batavia. . 2 and ‘Saigon. 25 ’ BOI... . 2550s: 35 Cloves, aan le 22 poeeeer........... 18 Ginger, _ eee = «| Gematee 2200. ae Maco Batavis..............- 65 Mustard, Eng. and _— 2 - Trieste. 25 Prueens, Moe... ..-...- %5 Pepper, Singapore, bina 10 > aa Cayenne... .;...-. 20 ee aie in Packages. las Mes Beare ......-. 5... 84 155 Cinnamon. -. 2 to Cloves. . _.. oo. oe Ginger, Jamaica ..... 84 155 Aiyeen........ 84 155 ee se . : = eee 4... t Bare. ..... " 84 SAL SODA. -.. ...................- 1% Granulated, Pewee. ......... 1% SEEDS. oe ................ @l5 Canary, Smyrna....... 4 Cores... 8 oe. en os 90 Hemp gga te 4% Mixed Bird .......... 5@6 cones. i ae 10 Pores .......---....... 9 ee 5 Coeee Oeme........... 30 STARCH. Corn. 20-Ib boxes Ss 5X ee) CU 5% Gloss. 1-Ib packages oe 5 ee 5% e lb ee 5% <0 and 50 Ib. Domes.......... 3% eee 3% SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccaboy, in fars........... 35 french Rappee, in Jars..... 43 SODA, a Sh aon *gnglish a 4% SALT. 100 3-Ib. sacks.. oe —ooeCC 2 00 7m oes ............ 1 85 sh” —ti‘(C«Ci‘C 2 25 ee 1 50 56 lb. dairy in linen bags.. 32 = CO drill 16 18 Warsaw. 56 Ib. dairy in drill —- 32 28 Ib. 18 ibis. 56 lb. dairy in linensacks.. 15 Higgins. 56 Jb, dairy in linen sacks. 75 Solar Rock. 7. eee... ..... 27 Jommon Fine. TT U5 Meese ......... ........ %5 SALERATUS, Packed 60 Ibs. in box. fares... ..........- 5% ee 54 Ce se 5% OE no sss ss. sss 5 SOAP, Laundry. Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 90 1-Ib........ 3 20 Good Cheer,@ 1 Ib.......... 3 90 White Borax, 100 %-Ib...... 3 65 Proctor & Gamble. Comtere.................... 3 45 Ivory, on. 6% ee 4 00 Lenox oe Mottled German........... 3 Towa Ta ................. 32 Dingman Brands. pears tox. 5... 3 9 5 box lots, delivered....... 3 85 10 box lots, delivered...... 3% Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. American Family, wrp'd..84 00 plain... 2 94 N. K. Fairbank & Co.’s Brands. Semen (2eGe..... 4 00 Brown, 60 bars.. eetet eee os ..... -..... oo Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands. CC eee 3 75 eee ws. or osess.., OO eee 4 00 We occ estes. se, Se Thompson & Chute Brands. SILVER SOAP civer... s 3 65 Mono. : Boe kl cleats ae ae Savon Improv eae —.. 2 oe Supuower ................. 2 @ gt 3 25 meonemical 0... .. 1... 22 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 hand, 3 Sdoe (iJ 2 50 SUGAR. The following prices repre- sent the actual selling prices in Grand Rapids, based on the act- ual costin New York, with 30 cents per 100 pounds added for freight. The same quotations will not apply toany townwhere the freight rate from New York is not 30 cents, but the local quotations will, perhaps, afford a better criterion of the market than toquote New York prices exclusively. Cus boat... .....:......... a a Pewaeree ................. 5 05 ae. .............. 4 61 Extra Fine Granulated... 4 74 Cee... 5 05 REN Powdercd.......... 5 3 Contec. Standard A....... 4 61 Wo. I Columbia A......... 448 No. 5 ve eae ale 4 42 No. 6 oleae u ee A on No. 7. ia No. 8 om No. 9 a No. 10 40 ne tf... 4 05 ae 3 99 No. 13. . : 92 Oe. 3 80 SYRUPS. Corn. CO 17 Eeoit hile... 19 Pure Cane. roe. 19 eee 25 Cues. .......... i. oo TABLE SAUCES, Lea & Perrin’ A — . oer... Halford, large ase . small...... = Salad Dressing, large ..... amall ..... : TEAS. sapan—Regular. Walt ......-..--.-+-.... @l7 Geen .......... Mecee cu @20 Cholee .............-... Gee Crarcom............... 32 @34 a ........ 10 @12 SUN CURED. Pare .............. @17 ES @20 eee ow 24 @2e Cocieee..............: 32 34 Doe... 5... 10 @12 BASKET FIRED. a... 18 @20 Cranee a... @rx Chotopst...........- @35 Extra choice, wire leat @40 GUNPOWDER. Common to fair....... 25 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Choicest fancy........ 7 @ss OOLONG. @26 Common co fair... ...23 @30 IMPERIAL. Common to fair......- 23 @26 Superior tofine........ 30 @35 YOUNG HYSON. Common. to fair....... 18 5 Superior to fine....... 30 @40 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. eee 18 @2z (ooree ... 24 @28 ee 40 @50 TOBACCOS. Fine Cut. P, Lorillard & Co.’s —— Sweet Russet.......... @32 a 31 D. Scotten & Co’s ‘Brands. eee... ase 60 Coe... aoe 34 Moeeet. .. B Spaulding & Merrick’s Brands. Peer ws)... 30 Private Brands. es... @30 Gan Cam. .............. @27 Mellie Hiy............. 24 @25 Unela Ben... 1...) ., 34 @23 MeGmy.....-... .. 27 . DUI. ...... 25 Dendy dim. .........-- 29 TOnweme ... ... ._...: 24 ia in drums.... 23 eum Som 1... 28 Bee ee 23 a 22 Plag. Sorg’s Brands, eo ............ 39 ee a7 Noeoy Twist............ 40 Scotten’s Brands. es. 26 eae Ee eee eae 38 Vaney Clty _.......... 34 Finzer’s Brands. (id Honesty.......... 40 Joby Te... 32 Lorillard’s Brands. Climax (8 oz., 4ic).... 39 Green Turtie.......... 30 Three Black Crows. 7 J. G. Butler’s Brands. 38 Something Good...... Out of Sight ee. 26 Wilson & McCaulay’s — God Hone............ Happy Thought....... x Meeimete.... .. 32 nore........ ....... 31 bet Ge... 27 Smoking. Catlin’s Brands, in 2 ............ 17 _ Golden Shower............. ERUATCSH «-.... .._..,-..-. 2 Meerschaum .. ......... 29@30 American Eagle Co.’s Brands, Myrtle —- bese .40 Stam... -30@2 cre ...,..... Coals Frog Lo ca ea 3 Java, ‘lés Ce 32 Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands. Co 16 Banner Cavyendish.......... 38 cnt t ................. 28 Scotten’s Brands. a 15 Howey Dew................. 26 Gold Bloek..... oe 30 F, F. Adams Tobacco sc 0,8 Brands, Peeriegs. .......... os oe Ct ae 18 Standard. . a a Globe Tobacco Co." 8 Brands. aside... 41 Leidersdorf’s Brands. Rob Roy Bee eeee elu ee 26 rele Game... 3 — Mea Claoger. 1... Spaulding & Merrick. Tom and Jerry..........<.+ 25 Traveler Cavendish....... = pace foee.................3 Plow Boy.. 5688 > Corn Cake.. tao 16 VINEGAR. Ce 7 @8 ee @9 $1 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Muik, per gal .......... 30 Beer mug, 2 dozincase... 1 75 YEAST. Meee... ... .-.......... 2 wenere 2... 1 00 Weeet Maem ................ 1 00 oe eee............... .... 75 MOwee 4... ne... 90 HIDES PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: HIDES. Crees ..........-4.-..... 202% Part Cured.. @ 3 a Ctl : @ 3% ry .......... 4@5 Kips, gree ........... 2 @3 a @4 Calfskins, —_— ote 3 @4 mere@,..... 540 7 juss ees oe oes 10 @25 o. 2 hides 4 off. PELTS. Shearlings..... —_s oe eee |... 15 @ 50 WOOL. Washed... ............32 @ie Unwashed ...... ce Ge MISCELLANEOUS. Valiow ............ 4 @5% Grease butter.........1 @2 eens 3.5... 1%@ 2 oo ........... -2 DO@2 50 Badger.. Bear ...... Beaver ae Cat, house isher. Woe etea ee Fox, ee -.1 00@1 40 | Wom Gren... cs 3 00@5 00 50Q 7 .-.1 00@2 50 Martin, a 00@3 00 . ale & yellow. 75@1 00 “aoa. oe eat 00 a 3@ 13 eceees............, 5@ 15 Otter, Gate. ...... ... 5 00@10 00 en 30@ 75 SL 1 00@1 25 Var... 1 00@2 00 Beaver castors, lb.... @5 00 Above prices are for No. 1 furs only. Other grades at cor- responding prices. DEERSKINS—per pound, ‘Thin and green......... Long gray, mee 10 Grey.diy ......_...... 15 Red and ee aiy...... 25 WOODENWARE, Toe wed 6 00 se N S Pails, } 21 Baskets, Riaeeee............ 35 oe bushel.. 1 15 . full hoop ‘ 12 [ willow er ths, No.1 5 25 " 0.2 6 25 - . No. 3 7 25 ' splint “ Sarat ' « No2z4s ' . * Noss4e INDURATED WARE, Poise. ...... 3 15 oo 13 50 Tubs, No. 2.. 12 00 Tubs, sw a. 10 50 > 22a . _10 3s Suede. single. ere 225 No. Queen . : 2 50 Peerless Protector. . .2 4 Saginaw Globe.. ..... eo Do uble. Water Witcn... 2B Wilson . Pete cc eeweues.. Ue Good Ee 2% Peerless... . 2 85 GRAINS and FEED STUFFS WHEAT. No. 1 White (58 Ib. test) 53 No. 2 Red (60 Ib. test) 53 MEAL. Granulated.. : FLOUR IN SACKS. ei) 21 WOURGerOe.... 2... eo Bolted... .. ...... t= 1 o.................... bao CO eee 1 60 Bye 1 60 *Subject ‘to usual cash dis- count. Flour in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad- ditional. MILLSTUFFSs, Less Car lots — ........... $14 00 $15 00 Screenings .... 13 00 2 50 Middlings..... 15 00 16 00 Mixed Feed... 16 09 16 50 Coarse meal .. 16 00 16 50 CORN. i. ll ............. _ Lees than car lots.......... OATS. Cor ie... 32 Lees than car lot#........... 35 HAY. No. 1 Timothy, car lots....11 No. 1 : ton jots...... 12 50 FISH AND OYSTERS. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH. — oe eee ecu ee 9 ane. ek... @ 9 Black age. ..... os 12 Meee... @15 Ciscoes or Herring.... @5 eee... @15 = lobster, per Ib.. = We. i, Premerel......... @10 ro. ................ @ 8 SGunabvod Whlte.... ... @10 Red Snappers..... coe 12 Columbia River Sal- MOM ....+..-4- eb eecae is Moackeora. _.. 20@25 ec a gga Fairhaven Counts. @35 F. J.D. —: @30 Selects . @23 ots. @23 enone vee @20 Standards... ......+.<- @i8 Davee. .............. @16 OYsTERS—Bulk. Extra Selects..per gal. 1D eo 40 Beers, 4.51... 00 ee 20 Sealtiogs......... pak bh et ee et rt o eee 25 Oe 25 SHELL GOODS. Oysters, per re... 1 25@1 50 es 75@1 00 PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co, quotes as follows: PORE IN BARRELS. —. ...... C.F eC... 14 50 xia Clear pic, short cut.................. 16 06 Bereclem, Heaye Clear 00 ce... CL... . Be Mencon Chear, sere cut...... ............... 15 56 Clear Daem, snort cit................. ..... 16 So Standard clear, short cut, best.... ....... 16 00 SAUSAGE, Pork, laike........_... eee eee a 8 Pee ae. . 6 ives... 6 ——. 8% mee ' ead GhG@He 6 6 i 10 Dranetare. 7% LARD. mete Remélerca....... ... |... 9% oe eae S& EE 63 oapeaae 6% cin 7% 50 lb, Tins, 4c advance. 20 Ib. pails, we 10 Ib. %e - 5 lb. “ %e “ Sm ~* te “ BEEF IN BARRELS, Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............. . 7 50 xtra Moss, Chicago packing............... 7 00 Homchous sump GUEIA,.. 10 00 SMOKED mMEATS—Canvassed or Plain, Hams, average ee 93% ee 10 v . Riot ie........ ee | owe... ... . 814 = won vemoew............ 9 EE EE 8 Breakfast Bacon boneless........ a ited eer, Bam eriges...... 5... ie Dome Cloers beayy...................... eee a os... ......... 8 “ a... 8% DRY SALT MEATS. PO ee sci... 9 Ss Pepe... 12% or. ...tt«i‘(‘é#¥#CCLC((N....... eee ae 10 PICKEED PIGs’ FEET. MOePOM eg See Cee ee 1 90 TRIPE. Kits, honeycomb.. 65 Kits, premium ..... codes cccecce, oe BEEF TONGUES. ee EE 22 00 ee Beers, 11 00 Ce ll BUTTERINE. Dairy, sold packed... ie. Pairs vole... 14% Creamery, solid ee oo el 138% Creamery, rolis...... a FRESH BEEF. eee we 5 @7 Mere Quarters... 8. ees, 4%@ 5 Fini @uartcrs.... sc cee 5. 8. 6 @ 6% PGs Go - 8 @10 ies... 7 @9 es ki... ., .& @E Eee i. @ 4% Pa <<... @ 4% FRESH PORK. Dresea .. ...... 1... Oe Loing..... —) ee. 7% Shoul@ers ........... 634 ities... 10% MUTTON. Cia 8 6 @ 6% A es @6 VEAL. Cuneeee @i7 CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. LAMP BURNERS. Na Goan 45 No. 1 ee 50 eee eo. oo ile 8 75 LAMP CHIMNEYS. Per ‘box. 6 doz. in box. No @san............ 1 % me) oo 1 88 mes - Ck... 2 70 First quality. No. os crimp top eee 2 10 es . - Ce 3 25 NGEx Flint. No. 0 Sun, crimp COP... sees eens eee ee eee eee 2 60 No. 1 ee 2 80 No.2 * - go oe 3 80 Pearl to op. No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled aa 70 No. 2 -.4 70 No. 2 Hinge, ‘ - - 88 La Bastie No. 1 Sun, ‘plain bulb, per doz. ee 12 No. 2 oe deep ess cu oe oe No. — per i 1 35 EO ee 1 60 LAMP WICKS. No. 0, per — ee ee 23 No.1 Bue ce Sues eee eee acca oreo 28 No. 2, - ee eee e ete eedecees | toe ae 38 o. 3, ye 7 ts, per doz.. i. ... = STONEW ¥ ARE—AKRON, Butter Crocks, 1 to 6 gal.. Sie ceeeesscee GO % gal. per Ra 60 —_— * =. re... i 4gal., Vier ol. 2... 07 Miik Pans, % gal., per on... ._. S eeee S STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED. Butter Crocks, 1 and 2 gal............-.... 7 Milk Pans, * gal ee = 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. _ THE PROPOSED INCOME TAX. The scheme of income taxation which has been discussed by the House Com- mittee of Ways and Means contemplates the imposition of a tax of 2 per cent. up- on all incomes above $4,000 a year, and the exemption of the rest. This, it is computed, will yield an annual revenue of about $30,000,000, which will be paid by about 100,000 citizens. The number of voters in the United States is about 11,000,000, allof whom may be presumed to have incomes of some amount, great or small, and all of whom, except 100,000 will, if the income tax is laid as pro- posed, be benefited to the amount of the $30,000,000 a year which the other 100,- 000 will be compelled to pay. That such a tax is unequal no argument is needed to show, and none ought to be necessary to prove that it is also inequitable. For, if the principle upon which it rests be sound, there is no need of limiting the amount to be raised by it to $30,000,000 a year, nor of imposing it upon 100,000 citizens. A list was made, not long ago, of the names of 4,000 men in the United States possessing fortunes of $1,000,000 and upward, making a total of at least $4,000,000,000, and probably much more. Still, putting the amount at only $4,000,- 000,000, and assuming the income from it to be but 5 per cent. per annum, we should have $200,000,000 of incomes lia- ble to taxation; and by increasing the rate from 2 per cent. to 50 per cent. we could make it yield $100,000,000 a year instead of $30,000,000 a year. A more rigorous search into private affairs might also unearth still more income to tax, and it is not impossible that by putting the rate high enough the whole expendi- tures of the national Government, pen- sions and all, might be extorted from our millionaires. Besides, : many lawyers, physicians, railroad presidents, man- agers of great industrial undertakings, newspaper proprietors and editors, in- ventors, and other fortunate citizens en- joy annual incomes equal to 5 per cent. and more upon $100,000,000, all of which might pe taxed at any rate short of com- plete confiscation. For, if incomes be- low $4,000 are to be exempted, there is no reason why all below $40,000 should not be exempted likewise, and if a tax of 2 per cent. per annum upon $4,000 each is just, no valid objection ean be made to one of 50 or even of 90 per cent. upon those @f $40,000 and up- ward. In defence of this taxation of large in- comes and the exemption of small ones, a maxim laid down by Adam Smith in his ‘‘Wealth of Nations’’ has been cited, to the effect that ‘‘the subjects of every State ought to contribute to the support of the Government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abil- ities.” This, however, it will be seen, falls far short of saying thata few citi- zens should contribute much and the rest little, and that it expressed no such idea in Adam Smith’s mind is proved by his immediately adding, ‘that is, in propor- tion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State. The expense of government to the indi- viduals of a great nation is like the ex- incomes of { they should not be relieved, even in part, from their proportionate burden of taxes. | It cannot be seriously contended that a poor man receives less personal protec- tion than a rich one from the army and | navy of the United States, or derives less | benefit trom the Federal courts and from | he | has some property, if not much, which, | according to its amount, profits by all | Federal legislation. Usually, too, the measures taken for the nation’s wel- fare. His earnings, too, are as much his income as if they were the rents of real estate, the interest on money, or the gains of mercantile, manufacturing and mining business. To exempt them from their due share of the nation’s taxes is to | ee 5 unfair discrimination in his | make an favor. The proposed tax upon incomes would | also bear unequally even upon the rich. It would take from the earnings of pro- fessional men, and of capital actively | employed by its owners, but would let go free unproductive real estate, which is rising in value through the improve- ment of the locality in which it is situ- ated. Henceit would be a penalty upon industry and enterprise and a premium upon apatheticindolence. The man who invests his capital in undertakings which gives employment to his fellow men and benefits the whole community is to be punished by a fine of part of his earn- ings, while he who merely waits upon time and reaps the reward of the labor of others is to escape. That an income tax which, is a direct tax, according to the Constitution, must be apportioned according to popu- lation, it is probably too late to contend. The Supreme Court of the United States decided the contrary in 1868, and a re-| versal of their decision, since it would involve the return to those who paid them of the many millions of dollars of taxes collected under the Income Tax law of the period of the war, is not to be expected. Nevertheless, a just in- come tax, applying as it should to in- creased values, as well as to rents, inter- est and dividends, is to all intents and purposes a direct tax upon property, and probably, if the question were a new one, it would be declared to be such by the Supreme Court. The only principle which underlies the imposition of a discriminating income tax is one derived from a false idea that the contributions to the expenses of a government, rigutfully collected from citizens in proportion to the benefits which they receive from it, are of the same character as those which are vol- untarily made for religious, benevolent, or social purposes. The soul of a mil- lionaire is of no more value than that of the poorest day laborer, and yet, when it comes to paying for the support of church- es the rich man contributes according to his abundance and the poor man accord- ing to his poverty. The mite which the widow casts into the collection plate and the thousand-dollar check of the million- |aire are, in a religious point of view, | equal. So it is with donations to hos- |pitals and asylums, and so, also, is it with the entertainments which are by friends to one another. given The same pense of management to the joint tenants | expenditure is not expected from people of a great estate who are all obliged to of limited means that is almost exacted contribute in proportion to their respec- from the rich, and if the rich fail in this tive interests in the estate.’’ Hence, un- respect they suffer in social estimation. less it be established that citizens with | To infer from this that the rich should incomes of less than $4,000 a year receive ! be compelled by law to pay for the sup- no benefit from the national Government, | port of the government, and the poor be Hard Times Are [Made Easier by it’s s & CO., be sent you for TRIAL 30 days. clean NEIL’S OIL-TANK OUTFITS, be- cause they stop waste. They save oil and save time! It isn’t a question whether you can afford to lay out the money for such a convenience and luxury in storekeeping; a question whether you can afford to continue the waste! Find this out by trying. An outfit will You can ship it back if not found convenient, and a means of saving its cost. Write direct to the manufacturers. 11 & 13 Dearborn St., Chicago. | SURE washed. and cheapest. mediate use. al BEST QUALITY Z SUARanTeeD ‘al A on Ai | | cal IMPORTED a, B) | GRanp ne” | HEAL | PRAPIDs |||] 74] | bee | wed RAND RAPID : qj} 5 yg FA, ORDER FROM SELLE. Cleaned by our process—not They are the best Ready for im- A Case: 36 Packages. 36 Pounds. FULL WEIGHT. Also in Bulk: 25 Ib. Boxes, 50 Ib. Boxes, and 300 Ib. Barrels. YOUR JOBBER IMPORTED AND CLEANED BY Grand Rapids Fruit Cleaning bo. Grand Rapids, Michigan. VOIGT, HERPULSHEIMER & UD, WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Garpets and Cloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co, 48, 50, 82 Ottawa St.,, Grand Rapids. al THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 15 allowed to enjoy its benefits gratis, is a kind of communism which, however beautiful it may be when voluntarily practised, cannot with justice be en- forced upon those who are unwilling to submit to it. Herein, after all, lies the secret spring of the clamor for the proposed tax upon large incomes and the exemption of small ones. It is a disguised attempt to plunder ihe skilful, the industrious, the thrifty, and the therefore prosperous members of society for the benefit of the incompetent, the idle, and the thriftless, who are consequently poor. It is of the same nature as the agitation in behalf of the free coinage of silver, whichis avow- edly an agitation for means to rob credi- tors for the benefit of their debtors by diminishing the amount of value re- quired for the fulfilment of the debtors’ eontracts. That agitation has fortunate- ly terminated in the discomfiture of its promoters, and it is to be hoped that a like discomfiture awaits the advocate of a discriminating and unequal income tax. MATTHEW MARSHALL. — 2. THE DRUMMER HUSTLER. The hustler, being unbeloved By every grace and muse, He eats at night in Boston and Next morn in Syracuse. From the Adirondack Mountains To the far Pacific Slopes He plays with lines of latitude Like little skipping ropes. His home is in the sleeping car— No vine or fig-tree’s shade— His music is its clanking wheels, His poetry is trade. This missionary of the mart He spreads the true faith’s germs, The endless merits of his house Above all other firms. He buttonholes the kings of trade, His sample case unrolls, And talks until the love of life Grows feeble in their souls. The bolted doors swing wide for him, He heeds not bolts nor bars, And fears not any face of man Beneath the sun or stars. The heroes of baronial times Were armed from hair to heel, With iron pots upon their heads And pantaloons of steel. The hustler hero of to day Is armorless and weak, But for the vigor of his tongue. And blusbless breadth of cheek. He meets all men with fearless mien, Nor knows to pause or swerve; With Lilliputian bashfulness And Brobdignagian nerve. No dim abstractions vex his soul; His creed and happiness Is just to make a sale and catch The 2 o’lock express. Sam WALTER Foss. oe Measuring Her Conscience. From the Chicago Tribune. ‘“*You say you would like to know how anybody could measure a woman’s con- science,’ said a merchant of Polo, Ll. “Well, I will tell you. One day about three weeks ago a farmer’s wife came into my store and bought a lot of provis- ions. After she had selected what she wanted she dumped the goods in a large grain bag. ** ‘Can I havea piece of string to tie this bag?’ she asked me. .** ‘Why, certainly,’ said I, and, point- ing to a bag of twine which hung in the rear part of the store, I told her to help herself and take as much as her con- science allowed her to. “The woman went back to the end of the store and commenced to wind the twine rapidly around her finger. After a minute she asked me to cut the twine. When I went back to cut it I noticed she had considerable more than I thought she needed. ‘s¢Have you all you want?’ I asked, and she. said she had. ‘Well, I would just like to measure your conscience,’ said I, and I got a yardstick and measured the twine. “Tt was just 374¢ yards long. “The woman and I had a good laugh over it, and she went home satisfied.”’ Grand Rapids & Indiana. Schedule in effect Dec. 24, 1893. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going jouth. North. For M’kinaw,Trav. City and Sag. 7:20am 7:40am For Cadillac and Saginaw...... 2:15 pm 4:50 pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw...... 8:10 p m 10:25 pm From Kalamazoo. ..............- 9:10 a = From Chicago and Kalamazoo.. 9:50 p m Trains arriving from south at 7 7:20 a a and 9:10am daily. Others trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. Woe Cometeeees. 6: 50 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago............. 10:40 am For Fort Wayne and the East.. 11:40am 2:00 pm oe Cmcemmnee, oo 6:15pm 6:00 pm For Kalamazoo & Chicago..... 10:55 p m 11:20 pm Prom Gagmaw............ From Sagmmaw.............. --- 10:55p m Trains ieaving south at 6:00 P m and 11:20 p. daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. Chicago via G. R. & 1. R. R. Lv Grand Rapids i 40am 2:00 p Arr Chicago 4:00 pm 9:00 pr 7:05am 10:40 a m train solid with Wagner Buffet Parlor 11:40am m. rub 11:20 pm ar. 11:20 pm train daily, throngh coach and Wagner Sleeping Car. Ly Chicago 6:50 a m 4:15pm 11:40 pm Arr Grand Rapids 2:15pm 9:50 p m 7:20 am 4:15 p m solid with Wagner Buffet Parlor ‘Car and Dining Car. 11:40 p m train daily, through Coach and Wagner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand — & Indiana, For Muskegon— —Leave. From Muskegon—Arrive 7:35 am 9:40am 5: 40 pm 5:20pm Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 7:45a m, ar- riving at 9:15am. Returning, train leaves Muske gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand ao at 5:50 p m. 0. L. LOOK WOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. MICHIGAN CENTRAL “‘ The Niagara Falis Route.’’ (Taking effect Sunday, Nov. 19, 1893.) Arrive. Depart 106 Dum........ Detroit Bupress ........ 70am 5 30am.....*Atlantic and Pacific.....11 20 pm | 30pm...... New York Express...... 5 40pm | *Daily. All others daily, except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific ex press trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 7:00 a m; re- turning, leave Detroit 4:55 pm, arrivi ing at Grand | Rapids 10:20 p m. Direct communication made at Detroit with | all through trains east over the Michigan Cen tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) e , & MIL- EASTWARD. +No. 14)tNo. 16|tNo, 18/*No. 82 Trains Leave G’d Rapids, Lv | 6 45am/}10 20am) 3 25pm |10 45pm Tonia ........AT| 7 40am|11 25am) 4 27pm }12 27am St. Johns ...Ar) 8 25am)12 17pm 5 20pm) 1 45am Owosso ......Ar| 9 00am 1 20pm} 6 05pm; 2 40am E. Saginaw..Ar |10 50am} 3 45pm) 8 00pm) 6 40am Bay City.....Ar|11 32am) 4 35pm) 8 37pm) 7 15am witot |... Ar |10 05am] 345pm)| 7 05pm} 5 4fam Pt. Huron...Ar |1205pm} 550pm! 850pm) 7 30am Pontiac . .Ar |10 53am] 305pm) 8 <> Failure of the Board of Pharmacy to Sustain Its Claims. From the Belding Banner. The conspiracy case brought by the State Board of Pharmacy against the Me- loche Bros., Albert and Napoleon, for obtaining a pharmacist’s certificate in the name of the latter by fraud, charging that Albert impersonated his brother at the examination, which has for the past three months been dragging along at in- tervals in Justice Nesbitt’s court in Ionia, came to an end last Friday, when the ease against them was dismissed at the suggestion of Prosecuting Attorney Hawley, who became satisfied that the evidence produced was insufficient to warrant a conviction in the Circuit Court. The books of the Pharmacy Board pro- duced showed that N. H. Meloche stood next highest of any at the Saginaw ex- amination, on which his certificate was granted. Witnesses were sworn to prove that it was Albert who was there, identi- fying him by his smooth shaven face and mustache. This was rebutted by evi- dence showing that Albert wore a full beard in that year. — a The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market was steady and featureless until Monday morning, when granulated and one or two other grades were reduced a sixpence. Oranges—Very low, considering that the quality was never better. The de- mand is fair, considering the hard times. Lemons—Uncertain supply keeps the price at the top notch. good and hardy, and as soon as the sup- ply becomes a little more regular prices | may be expected to ‘‘come off.”’ which has taken this | and plethora | to | The latter | The fruit is | CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. Cases Bbls. Pails Stenderd, per Ib......... 6% 7 . “A 6% 7 | - Twist . 6% ™ | Boston Cream.. 8% Ce 8% oe 1. G........ 8% MIXED CANDY. Bbls. Pails. OO a 7 Leader... -6 7 | Royal.. — 8 | Nobby... a 8 | English Rock. hy 8 NE oe te ces cen 7 8 | Broken Taffy. . 8 | Peanut Squares bee ee one ee 9 Pree oeees.......... ...--.-.- 9% a oe... Ck 13 | Midget, 30 Ib. baskets. ee 8% CO , — 8 Fancy—In bulk Pails, Lozenges, ame cee 9 WO 10 Chocolate oa oe ae 12 Chocolate Monmmontals...................-- 13 ee 5% ee 8 eer PO 8% ee 10 Fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. Per Box rn eee 55 5 ORE EPG on see nie vee nro eer nse enewee oops 55 Pepperm a ee : .. 60 Checemae Deeme.......... .-... - mw eee Peom........<...-.... a £0@90 ee eee. ee —. ........ 1 00 hoe eee... 80 Lozenges, ee 60 re ee ee 65 es... 60 es ooh ee ee 7 ee 55 Molasses Bar.. oe Hand Made Creams. . SS ore, 80@90 eee... 1 = i oe eee... "7 Wintergreen Ce 60 CARAMELS. No. 1, wrapped, 2 co ee 34 Yo. 1, 3 Se on 51 No. 2, . 2 Se 28 ORANGES. Oe Russets, 126. le ee eke weed ee ee 2 50 rer Oe 22 i ta ee 2 50 pres, t-17e eee ..................... 3 Ou BANANAS, —... 50 se ... LEMONS. ee Cee ee ee ee Extra fancy 300.. ea Extra fancy a RNs Te OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. Figs, fancy layers, 61...... eee ecees Ty ae se 10b “ exive 14D... Dates, Fard, 10-1b. box. “ 50- as cme 50-Ib. oo - NUTS. “ Almonds, po Ee ne @16% Ivaca ee @16 - a eer ag ee ee 2 Brazils, new. ae @il Pilberts ........ @11% Walnuts, Grenoble. @13% eee ll a ee Table Nuts, meeee......-........ od ae @12% eee... ey, @11% ee eee OE, .........-........ 9 Cee... ....... Hickory Nuts per bu. me 123 Cocoanuts, full sacks.......... oe acess PEANUTS. Fancy, a. P., a es @ i ‘Roos eee @ Fancy, H. P., Flags tec ea 73 Choice, HH. Pe Extras.. . 448 “ Roasted.. - 6 OILS, The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows: BARRELS. ie 8% xxx Ww. W. Mich. Headlight eee 7 a eee ee @ 6% Stove Gewoliee.............. —— @ 7% Cylind - eee eosecent @6 ee 13 @21 eee, Coen Wee. Cea... @ s% FROM TANK WAGON. OND o- - iin ce ce eee one conve 2 Za. ©. Mich. Headiignt.........- 5% POULTRY, Local dealers pay as follows: aii LIVE. 8 8 ee se 2 g 8” ae a ee 6 @ 6% EE ee 8 @9 ek 8 @9 DRAWN. : ees... 5... 10 @li Chickens. -10 @ll EE 9 @10 | Ducks..... i ee | UNDRAWN. SN ed eee ee ee 9 @9% —... -. 7%@ 8 ee Duexs...... ee ee 8 @9 Fee 0 6...... _.8s Os DEALERS IN PERKINS & HESS, WE CARRY A STOCK OF Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, Nos. 122 and 124 Louis Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. ABSOLUTE TEA. The Acknowledged Leader. SOLD ONLY BY TELFER SFU Ge, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH H. E. GRAND-GIRARD. Manufacturing -: DRUG STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD. PORTER BLOCK, Correspondence Solicited. BELDEN REAGAN, M. D. Grand-Girard & Co. Pharmacists, DRUG BROKERS AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS. DRUG CLERK’S EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. GRAND RAPIDS. Promptness Assured. Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent Comty Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH. CovopvE Pres. HENRY en Vice-Pres. . 8S. VeRprIER, Cashier. K. 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. Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox. T. J.O’Brien, A.J. Bowne, ~— Idema, Jno. W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, J. A. 8. Verdier. Jno. A. Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars. No, $2.25 for 1,000 printed sideenientel does not buy very good stock, but you can send for asample and see for your- self what it is. Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS. Our BUTCHER’S Lard. Note these prices Butcher’s, 80-pound Tubs. . . pulehers, Tiere... -....... Aes Pk GH HAMMOND COS LARD is If you want something cheaper PURE, in tubs or -_ and guaranteed to give satisfaction. JOBBERS OF Groceries and Provisions, a Pure Leaf Kettle Rendered try our CHOICE 104 10: 9 ee a ee ial cl WESTERN MICHIGAN AGENTS FOR DUPERIOR BUTTERINE. as a 9 » If you want Coffees THAT WILL GIVE PERFECT SATIS- FACTION IN EVERY PARTICULAR, You Should Handle Our Line. ALL ROASTED BY CHASE & SANBORN. a You Want God, Ligh, Sent Brad and Bisa, - USE - FERMENTUM THE ONLY RELIABLE COMPRESSED YEAST SOLD BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS. pe poe MANUFACTURED BY ThefermentUm Company MAIN OFFICE: CHICAGO, 270 KINZIE STREET. MICHIGAN AGENCY: GRAND RAPIDS, 106 KtNT STREET. we Address all communications to THE FERMENTUM CoO. DAWSON 'S Pearl Wheat Flakes, F «acl Gui i REGISTERED. ‘| > net _——— ri PREPARED BY SX g MW DAWSON BROTHERS ©. LLERS & MANU (eREAL FOOD PRODUCTS... PONTIAC, MIC eZ CLEAN, WHOLESOME, Free from Dust and Broken Particles, Put up in neat Cartons of 2 pounds each, 36 Cartons per Case. Case. Sells at 15 cents per package, two packages for 25 tents. ary HH! Buy Ul... Use it! Sold by all jobbers in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Price $3.50 per MANUFACTURED BY DAWSON BRCTHERS, Pontiac, Mich. Cracker Chests. Glass Govers for Biscuits ‘fia 2 " " Fi " eee i a ex f i rt who UI : F ; } wf u re i} Ete ssaiings | ie aly ih : | ay a chests will soon | | UR new glass covers are by far the | pay for themselves in the handsomest ever offered to the trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherina moment. They | will save enough goods from flies, dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. breakage they avoid. Price $4. NEW NOVELTIES. We eall the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. NEWTON, arich finger with fig filling. the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., |S. A. Sears, Mer. GRAND RAPIDS. This is bound to be one of LEONARD'S ... FRADE WINNERS... IN ASSORTFD PACKAGES OF GLASSWARE. Our «-RAVEN” Cheap Assorted Package of Glassware. In a little NEW glass- 7 ai il your stock and make your old goods look like new. Glassware pays the dealer a good protit and is always saleable. The RAVEN package coutains— 6 S37 DP S-ipem Peult:. Dishes, to rete a6 Ibe)... ss st. . C. 90 6 49 D 6-inch Jellies, to retail at 10c ............ a ies : 60 6 47 D pt. gues, 66 Yetatl a6 We... +... a ee 60 G 7 Pat Fume te eee M6 166. ke ee 90 OS Ad EP tie Be PeeetE Oe Oe eo i es 60 6 37 D 5-inch Bowls, to retail at 10c ...... ee 60 6 39 D Celertes, to retail at iSe ........... LS ea se be Begs es 90 6 47 D 7-inch Nappies, to retail At i5e... 2... es 90 6 47 DD G-inch Handle Olives, to retail at l0c........... ...2...-. 60 6 23 D S-inch Dish, to retail at 5c .......... fee eo, ae 90 a oP) Cer, CO PETRIE BOISE ee ee 45 > SSS 77] 5 SO 0) Creams, to retail at 10e. -.... 2.2... Care ies oon Oe 30 MN / fff HM La 3 39 D Spooners, to retail at 10¢......... Se 30 / V4 ati 3 39 D Batters, to retail at 15¢...... 6... : ou 45 Ki a RK ‘ wy ee 47 D Quart Pitcher. 47 D 4-cc. Vinegar D F-inch Narpy. 47 D G-inch Handled Nappy. $9 00 This is the best cheap package of Glassware in the market. Every piece guaranteed This package costs the dealer ONLY $4.80, with the original charge first class and a seller. for package of 55c, paying you over 60 per cent. profit. START BUSINESS Rolling before your neigh- Our No. 15021 New Assorted Package of Prism Glassware. bor. Don’t wait for trade or your competitor to start you along. Order a few NEW packages of eh Loe aug ~ Glassware, and be the first in the market this Spring with BRIGHT ] ae £B NEW GOODS. 1-2 dos. 4-piece cets, to retail at 75c per set... ............. 4 50 3 doz. 1-2 Galion Jugs, to retail at 50c each ..............-. 3 00 S dec. Tumblers, to retail ab We doz......-..-.....-..- ae 2 10 1-6 doz. 7-inch Covered Bowls, to retail at 50c each .............. 1 00 1-6 doz. 8-inch Covered Bowls, to retail at 65c each .. oo. 2 oe 4 der 7 inek Nepnies, to retail ab Poe Gach... 75 1-4 doz. 8-inch Nappies, to retail at 35e each. ne 1 05 3 doz. 4-inch Nappies, to retail at 50c doz. . : aac 1 50 1-6 doz. 10-inch Salvers, to retail at 50c cach...........--- ae 1 00 6 ek Ceri Go rete Ot Poe Ome |... ll, 15 1-6 doz. Pickles. to retail at 10¢c each.. ee ce 20 1-4 doz. 5 inch Bel! Jellies, to retail at 20c each.............. cs 60 i-6 gee, Molasses Cans, to retail at 49cench....... .-.-....--.... 80 1-6 doz. 7-inch Oblong Dishes, to retail at 15e each.............. 3 1-6 doz. 8-inch Oblong Dishes, to retail at 20c each............... 40 1-6 doz. Oils, to retail at 25¢e each ee 50 i dox. Salts and Peppers, to retail a6 Se eaeh...............--- 60 10 tn. Satver. Shaker Sait $ Galion Pitcher. $20 35 Sugar and Cover This package cost the dealer only $12.18, with the original charge This Prism pattern of Glassware is one of the best selling patterns ever offered to the for package of 75c.. making a handsome net profit. trade. It is a high quality of fire polished ware, and has been a winner wherever shown. = ~a ee - meme = a a--- TO HOLD TRAD You must have New Goods, apd there is nothing which Kan ——- tn nny TERN ba ae 3 : makes such a showing for so small an outlay as a new package of Glass- a / ware. When you get it in put half the package in your show window and — mark it NEW GOODS, JUST RECEIVED! dc a: omend 1 doz. 4-piece sets, to retail at 65¢ a set........ CE Oe ae $7 80 1 6 doz. 77-inch Comports, to retail at 20c each.............. oe 40 1-6 doz. S-inch Comports, to retail at SOc Gach .......... 0.36. ck: 60 2 doz. 44g-inch Comports, to retail at 60c a dozen ................ 1 20 1-6 doz. 44¢ Ft. Jellies, to retail at 15¢ each............ Sea stale 30 1-3 Goz. 9-ich Galvers, 10 retail BE 20e eSeh...... eee ee 1 60 1-5 doz. 5¢ wal. Tanuards, to retail at 60c Gach... ....05............ 2 00 Sais. Tumolers, 16 retell Of Gob A Goren...) ks ge. 1 30 1-6 doz. Molasses Cans, to retail at 40c each .............:.:.. ae 80 6 Gon. Celeries, 10 retell At Soc OREN... co. ke ce ee ee. 50 3 doz. Saite and Peppers, to retail at 5¢ cach......:2.........56.%. 1 20 1-3 dos, Handled Olives, to retail at 10c each... .. 2: 60 i Gow, Tooth Picks, 06 fetal Ot be essen: ..: oc. 60 1-12 doz. 7-inch Covered Ft. Bowls, to retail at 50e each............. 50 1-12 doz. 8-inch Covered Ft. Bowls, to retail at 60c each............. 60 1-12 doz. 9-inch square Ft. Bowls, to retail at 50¢ each .............. 50 1-12 doz. 10-inch square Ft. Bowls, to retail at 60c each ............. 60 ; A $21 10 n. Bowl and Cover ‘ices aad tases Teulon << Galion Paiaie This package cost the dealer only $12.87, with the ORIGINAL charge for package of 90c. SEND US YOUR MAIL ORDERS AT ONCE. H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids, Mich. os