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Buildings, Portraits, and Not Headings, Articls, Cards, Letter Patentd Maps and Plans. TRADESMAN COTFIPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. WILD CAMELS IN ARIZONA. Descendants of a Herd Imported for Use as Pack Animals. The camels now running wild in Ari- zona are descendants of a small herd or- iginally imported for use in the State of Nevada. In the early days of mining on the Comstock, long before there were any railroads in the Great Basin region, it was thought that camels might be pro- fitably used about the mines, particularly in packing across the surrounding des- erts, and twelve ‘‘ships of the desert’’ were accordingly purchased and brought to Virginia City. They were wanted for use in packing salt from the Salt Springs salt marsh to the Comstock reduction works. This salt deposit lies far out in a desert region, and to reach it many waterless stretches of sand and alkali had to be traversed. The camels were able to cross all the deserts in perfect comfort, carrying heavy loads of salt and finding means of subsistence in the prickly and bitter plants and shrubs everywhere to be found in abundance. In short, the ani- mals did as good work here in our des- erts as they are able to do in any coun- try in the world, but they were too slow. The camel may be fast enough for an Arab,but heis too slow for an American. When the occupation of the camels as packers of salt was gone they were sold to some Mexicans, who used them for a time in packing wood down out of the mountains. The Mexicans took them up rocky trails into the rugged hills and used them the same as they use a mule— unmercifully. They soon killed three of the wretched beasts and would have killed the remainder had not a French- man, who owned a big ranch on the Car- son River, below Dayton, taken pity on the poor, abused creatures and bought the whole of them. This Frenchman had been in Algeria with the French col- ony, where he had developed an affec- tion for the camel—probably owed the animal a debt of gratitude for having saved his life on some occasion. He had no use for the beasts, therefore turned them out to roam the desert plains at will. The animals, left to shift for them- selves, soon waxed fat, and increased and multiplied. In a few years from nine the herd had increased to thirty-six, old and young. The Frenchman then sold the whole lot to be taken down to Arizona to be used in packing ore down off a big mountain range. It was said there was a good smooth trail, but the animals found all the rocks and soon be- came footsore and useless, when all were turned adrift to shift for themselves. They have regained the instincts of the original wild state of their species, and are very wary and swift. They fly into waterless wastes impenetrable to man when approached. Some of the old ani- mals, however, occasionally appear in the vicinity of the settlements. Of late itis reported that the cattlemen have been shooting them for some reason, per- haps because they frighten and stampede their horses. Noone knows how many camels are now running at large in the wilds of the Gila country, but there must be a great number. One is occasionally caught. Four years ago one was cap- tured near to Gila Bend that measured over nine feet in height. It appeared to be a stray one from the herds in that region. With the herd of camels when it was owned by the Frenchman on the Carson River was a huge old bull camel known as ‘‘Old Heenan,” because of his fighting proclivities. He was a giant, and the patriarch of the herd. He had hair on parts of his body that was a foot or eighteen inches in length, The animals ranged down the valley of the Carson | ployed. nearly to old Fort Churchill. At Sam Buckland’s ranch, a mile above the fort, several Mexican vaqueros were em- These men had seen the big camel, and had looked with envious eyes upon the long silken hair that hung from the huge frame. They thought his hair might be spun into beautiful riatas, bridle reins, and ornaments for bridles. One fine Sunday morning in spring two of the Mexicans—Antonio and Gedonio—equipped themselves with a lasso and a pair of sheep shears and sat out to catch and shear old Heenan. Gedonio found the big animal easy of approach. The old fellow stood stock still. He was dreamily chewing his cud with half-closed eyes. The lasso swished through the air, and in a mument was about the big animal’s neck. Then, as the patriarch felt the rope tighten about his throat, the fun began. Alongside the giant beast the Mexican looked amere pigmy. Whenold Heenan realized that the small two-legged creat- ure was actually trying to gather him in his little eyes turned green with rage. Hissing like a red-hot locomotive he charged Gedonio. The little Mexican held to the rope for a time. hoping to choke the animal down, but found the animal apparently able to subsist as long without ‘-‘wind” as without water. Be- sides Heenan made for him so rapidly that he could get no pull on the old fel- low. At last Gedonio was so hard pressed that he was obliged to drop the lasso and take to his heels. By tnis time Old Heenan was wild with rage. The Mexican tried to dodge the irate beast among the bunches of greasewood, but these being only two or three feet high, afforded poor cover. He then struck for the river, intending to climb one of the cottonwoods on its banks, but Heenan was too close upon his heels. There was no time for climb- ing, and he was obliged to plunge into the river. Not being able to swim, Gedonio was constrained to halt when the water came up to his chin. Heenan charged down to the water’s edge and there stood on guard. Though the old fellow would not tnter the water yet he made Gedonio very unhappy by spitting showers of acrid saliva into his face and eyes. a Meanwhile Antonio, who had wit- nessed his partner’s inglorious retreat and almost split his windpipe in laughing thereat, became uneasy. He began to fear that Gedonio was either drowned or killed, as he could see neither man nor camel after they plunged down over the bank of the river. Leading the mustangs he ventured near the bank of the stream and shouted, “Gedonio! Gedonio! mio amigo!’ Gedonio heard and shouted lustily for Antonio to come to his relief. He in- structed Antonio to tie the two mustangs fast together and leave them, then slip quietly down the bank, get hold of the trailing end of the lasso, and tie it to a tree. All went well until Antonio was about to pass theend of the lasso round the tree. It would not reach by a foot or two, and he hauled upon it. Instantly Heenan wheeled about and went for An- tonio open-mouthed. Up the bank went Antonio with the big camel close to his heels. He tried to reach the horses to mount and ride off, but at sight of the camel the mustangs gave a snort of terror and dashed away up theriver. Heenan’s attention being attracted to the horses, he gave chase to them, much to the re- lief of Antonio, who had plunged head first into a big bunch of sagebrush to} conceal himself from the enemy, though his hiding was merely that of the ostrich. Presently the two men got together | and went in search of their horses. | Half a mile up the river they found both animals drowned ina deep hole, with old Heenan upon the bank looking down at them. It was only after infinite trouble that the two Mexicans were able to re- cover their saddles and bridles. As they sneaked home to Buckland’s that even- ing they were sadder and wiser men. They ‘‘went for wool and came back shorn’’—even their shears were lost. The pair told all manner of lies to ac- count for the drowning of their horses, but, as it happened, the Frenchman who owned the camels had climbed a tree to watch the Mexicans, not knowing what they were after, and had been an amused witness of the whole affair. When the true story reached the ranch there were a thousand jokes among the men about the fun to be had in ‘‘shear- ing the bull camel in the rutting season.” ' When the camels were first taken back to Arizona to be used in packing ore one of them was shot and killed by a German miner. ‘The man who did the deed suf- fered about as much distress of mind as did the sailor who killed the albatross. ‘The German was working for a mining company at a place about three miles from where were located the men who were trying to use the ‘‘ships of the desert’ as ‘‘prairie schooners” in carry- ing ore down out of the mountains. The inan did not know there was such an ani- mal onthe American continent—proba- bly in all his life he had never seen a camel. One Sunday Hans came tearing into camp about ten times as wild-eyed as usual. ‘“‘Poys,”’ cried he, ‘I shoot a helick.’’ ‘‘A what?” asked one of the men. ‘“‘A hel-ach—helik,’’ cried Hans, ‘‘Mine Gott, the biggest helak in all Ari- zona.” ‘‘He means that he has shot a monster elk,’’ said some one. “Yaw, a helk,” said Hans. ‘So mir Gott helfe, es ist de biggest mountains.’’ ‘Big horns like this? queried an old miser, drawing his neck down into his chest and spreading his arms abroad. ‘‘No horn at all,” said Hans. ‘She was a frau helak; she was de grandmud- der of all de helick.”’ As Hans was able to show blood on his Knife, gup, and hands, the men conelud- ed he had at last really killed a beast of some kind. Horses were caught up and two men sent with Hans to bring in the meat, of which he said there was ‘‘more as a vagon load.’’ Hans insisted upen all hands taking guns, as he said he saw a large herd of the elk just across a little valley from where he had drowned his victim. As the party rode along with him to find his game, Hans honestly owned that he had never before seen an elk. He had heard so much about the elk, however, that he thought he knew the animal. Presently Hans put spurs to his mus- tang and proudly dashed to the spot where lay ths dead camel. Dismounting, he threw his beloved ‘‘jager” across his game, then as the others came up laida finger on his lips. He pointed in the di- rection of some low hills. He wanted no noise made. He was just in the right humor to creep over the hills and slaughter the whole herd. In his anxiety to make sure of his victim, Hans had nearly sawed the head off the poor camel with his Knife. When his companions came up_ they were for some moments at aloss as to just what kind of a huge creature Hans had slain. Presently one of them, Tom Alchorn, the well-known Comstock mill- wright (now dead) cried out: ‘‘By the holy poker, it?s a camel. He has killed one of the camels that belong over at the wohr in de 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. other camp. Here is a nice no doubt the animal is $1,000.’ ‘“‘Wort a tousand dollar?”’ cried Hans. “Gott in Himmel! If we could only kill dem all it is more as twenty tousand dollar in our pocket.”’ It was long before Hans could be made to understand that the ‘‘boot was on the other foot:’’ that the owners of the camel would demand $1,000 for it. mess. I’ve worth all of *“*Ach, der teufel!’ cried Hans, with rueful face. ‘*Potz wetter. Das kameel, das kameel. {fs it den one kameel I haf killed?”’ ‘““Yes, a camel,’’ said Alchorn, ‘‘and the men who own the camel will be! after you.” ‘Donner wetter!” groaned Hans. As the men did not wish to be caught near the dead camel, all hands beat a hasty retreat for home. When they got back to the mine and told of Han’s latest exploit with his old ‘“‘jager” the whole camp was in a roar. Every man who looked at Hans burst intoa horse laugh, and wherever he went he heard the ery: ‘‘Hi! here comes the man that killed the camel.” For about a week Hans endured the gibes and jeers of the camp, then he came up missing and the old ‘‘jager’’ with him. Themen had made the camp a hell for him. ’ i. lent Tax Evaders vs. Tax Title Sharks. Written for THz TRADESMAN. ‘“‘A certain class of tax title sharks who have been waxing fat under a re- cent tax law in thisState, which appar- ently permitted the purchaser of a tax title for the years 1887 and 1888 to re- ceive a deed of the property from the Auditor General, received a severe set- back from the Supreme Court. Thous- ands of dollars have been invested by speculators. Valuable properties have been sold for their taxes and there has been no end to speculation. Of course, he delinquent taxes will have to be paid, but the tax title speculators are prohibited from exacting fabulous profits upon their investments, and owners of property who have allowed their taxes to lapse may redeem their belongings from the clutches of the tax title sharks.’’ The boiler-plate side of a above appeared recently on the paper. The tactics employed by the Supreme Court the were local to secure payment of very shrewd, if not, in a moral sense, exactly right. Two ions have been recently handed down— first practically setting forth the principle that ‘‘the man who refuses to pay his proportion of taxes for the sup- delinquent taxes decis- the port of the law has no rights which the law should respect.” Upon this decision people desiring to pay the taxes for the property became as numerous as ‘fleas in a dog’s nest,’’ and tax titles to all properties which promised good returns Speedily fol- lowing the first decision came the second which knocked the first into a ‘‘cocked hat’, and because the dollar sign, or dol- lars and cents, had omitted from certain tax rolls, tax returns or tax ad- assessment or The first de- cision seemed to be founded upon justice and equity; the second on fly specks and technicalities. In Northern Michigan the larger num- were eagerly purchased. been vertisements, the sale or both were declared illegal. lum- bermen. So long as there is valuable timber their lands the taxes are paid before the 3 per cent. is added. As seon as the timber is removed the tax is returned as delinquent. Should the land the owner appar- ently holds council with himself and de- cides upon the cheapest way of removing the cloud upon the property, and usually decides to employ a lawyer expert in tax law quibbles to nullify the tax which he refuses to pay, and to appeal to the | ber of evaders of taxes seem to be upon rise in value, however, | picion ? | courts to reinstate him in his ownership, jthus getting something for nothing, | Which is contrary to the decisions of the | Supreme Court. These tax evaders often ' assert that their property is assessed too high, compared with surrounding prop- |erty. The law furnishes ample means to | guard against this. If an owner of prop- jerty believes his assessment to be too | high, he may appeal to the board of re- view to lower his valuation. He may pay his tax under protest or appear ata | court of chancery and show cause why his property should not be sold for taxes. | It is again urged that minor children may own property, and if the guardian or executor neglects to pay the taxes the law unjustly deprives them of their be- longings. It should be the duty of judges of probate to see that the taxes on the property of minors are paid. Failing to do this, the minor, uvon reaching his majority, may institute suit against the guardian and his bondsmen for reim- bursement of his loss, and, if necessary, include the judge of probate with his bondsmen, if he has any, among the de- fendants. It is conceded that in all nations there should be some form of government. Itis conceded that some person or persons should be elected or appointed to do the executive, legislative and judicial work of such government. It is conceded that such persons should receive compensation commensurate to their services; and-it is conceded that such compensation should be raised by a tax upon each individual, in proportion to the amount he is protected by the gov- ernment. Conceding all this, it follows that the person who refuses to pay for the protection of the government should not have such protection. ‘It is unecon- stitutional to receive something for noth- ing.” It might possibly be an improve- mentinthe method of laying taxes to pattern after the insurance companies, that is, pay in advance or receive no protection. Few people care to pay for a “dead horse.”” Under the present law the only hope of obtaining a considerable part of the taxes levied, or any part of them, is because of these tax title sharks. 1 confess that if I did not fear someone had a desire for my property I would be in no hurry to pay my taxes. I hopeif I ever have more property than I can pay taxes upon, the courts will decide that I have too much for my own and the pub- lic welfare. I think weneed more com- mon sense and justice and less law; more decisions according to the spirit, and less according to the letter of the law; and I think when farmers and business men send more representatives from among their own numbers and less lawyers to Congress and the Legislature, the sooner we will have a better state of affairs. H. D. TaLLabay. Epsilon, Mich., March 20. i — Alm Four of a Kind. Why is the ordinary lady shopper like amustard plaster? Because she is a counter irritant. Why is a groceryman generally dis- liked? Because of his short weigh. Why is a fish dealer an object of sus- Because he isin a scaly busi- ness, Would you call an unmarried baker a crusty old bachelor ? i i Alpe The State Pharmaceutical Association of lowa has adopted a resolution declar- ing that ‘‘alcohol is a greater necessity than tea and coffee. PERKINS & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, Nos. 122 and 124 Louis Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. Badges For SOCIETIES, CLUBS, CONVENTIONS, DELEGATES, COMMITTEES. The Largest Assortment of Ribbons and Trimmings in the State. TRADESMAN COMPANY. Why Not Use the Best? act etenstasite “Sunlight” FANCY PATENT FLOUR Is unsurpassed for whiteness, purity and strength. Increase your trade and place your self beyond the competition of your neighbors by selling this unrivaled brand. Write us for price delivered at your railroad station The Walsh-DeRoo Milling Co., HOLLAND, MICH, DONT PROVE DE You only Chew the String when you read this advertisement. To Prove the Pudding, you must send fora sample order of Tradesman, Superior or Universal Coupon Books. If youhave never used the Coupon Book System, and wish to investigate it, sample books and price lists will be mailed free on application, TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich The PRESIDENT of the United States ef America, To HENRY KOCH, yOUr CLERKs, attorneys agents, SALESMEN, workmen,and all claiming or holding through or under you, GREETING: _. WHEReas, it has been represented to us inourCirenit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey, in the Third circuit, on the part ofthe ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS COM- PANY, Complainant, that it has lately exhibited its said Bill of Complaint in our said Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey, against you the said Henry Koch, De- fendaut, to be relieved touching the matters therein complained of, and that the said ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS COMPANY, Complainant, is entitled to the exclusive use of the designation “SAPOLIO” as a trademark for scouring soap, Now, THEREFORE, we do strictly command and perpetually enjoin you, the said Henry Koch. your clerks, attorneys, agents, salesmen and workmen, and all claiming or holding through or under you, under the pains and penalties which may fall upon you and each of you in case of disobedience, that you do absolutely desist and refrain from in any manner unlawfully using the word “SAPOLIO,” or any word or words substantially similar thereto in sound or appearance, in connection with the manufacture or sale of any scouring soap not made or produced by or for the Complainant, and from directly, or indirectly, By word of mouth or otherwise, selling or delivering as “SAPOLIO,”’ or when “SAPOLIO” is asked for, that which is not Complainant’s said manufacture, and from SAPOLIO” in any false or misleading manner. WITNESS, The honorable Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, at the City of Trenton, in said District of New Jersey, this 16th day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-two. [SIGNED | 8S. D. OLIPHANT, in any way usingthe word Clerk. {[sEaL] ROWLAND COX, Complainant’s Solicitor. The above is the actual text of an injunction served in the second case which we have won in the Supreme Court of the U § for the State of New Jersey. Turn Your Deaf Ear. They all say ‘‘It’s just as good as Sapolio,”’ when they try to sell you their experiments. Your own good sense will tell you that they are trying to get youto aid their new article at your own risk and expense. These Three Things We Do—Protect the Jobber, Protect the Retailer, Protect Ourselves. “Sick and Tired.” Our salesmen report that hundreds of retailers say to them: ‘We are sick and tired of these dozens of cheap scouring soaps. They lay forever on our shelves, We won't handle anything but Sapolio after this.” Ss 2 eek ee ee mel CPC + a fs ss | ns st) UR and your ‘hbors is for C0, To nan, ipon will liming or the COM- ircuit h, De- k for denry ‘ough ase of ig the ce, in or the vhen word ice of prica, ersey, Lord, Kk. on in | you Oo get 2 sick won't THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. , 3 The Business Man’s Creed. Written for THE TRADESMAN. An article under the above heading has been going the rounds of the trade press for several months. It professes to give the creed by which business men live, and says, in effect, that the creeds of the churches find little place in the religion of business men. While it is undoubted- ly true that many business men are skep- tics, so far as revealed religion is con- cerned, it must be bornein mind that the best and greatest men of our country have been devoted disciples of the Mas- ter referred to in the article quoted. The business men of all countries and all ages since the founding of Christainity have been believersin the truths of the Bible and have generally been connected with some religious sect. To assert that business and religion are not on good terms with each other is to say, in effect, that business men do not conduct their business on the rules laid down in the Bible, an assertion which it would be difficult to prove. Business men have always been the most liberal supporters of the churches, not as a mere matter of policy, but because they are firm be- lievers in the doctrines of the church. The business man who cannot succeed in business upon the principles of truth and righteousness as found in the Bible is hardly to be trusted. He may succeed from amere money point of view but his life will come far short of being what it ought to be. There is no con- flict between business and religion. Re- ligion simply asks that business shall be conducted so as to abide the scrutiny of Truth. The writer in question says that ‘*There is not an honest man in hell, nor a sneak-thief in heaven.’’ This is really basing an argument upon the assertion of a religion with which it is said busi- ness is in contlict. It is true that the re- ligion of the churches asserts there is both a heaven and a hell—the one the future abode of the righteous, and the other the future abode of the unrighteous; but to a man who denies the truths of re- vealed religion and makes a creed for himself by which he is content to live, the mere assertion of the existence of such places is no proof of their exist- ence. I donot say that there are not such plaees as those named, for I firmly believe there are, but to say that ‘‘There is not an honest man in hell, nora sneak- thief in heaven” (while in all probability it is a fact) is the creed of any man, is to base his hope of getting to heaven and avoiding hell upon a mere negative proposition. It is certain thatif a man is strictly honest with himself and with the truth, he is not likely to find himself at last in the latter place, and if he does not live a true life he certainly will never find himself in the former. At the same time, a man may be strictly honest and yet come very far short of being the kind of man who will eventually be found in heaven. We are told that it is the abode of the good, and goodness is a positive quality. It is not only what a man does not do, but also what he does. He may avoid everything interdicted by the decalogue and live according to its positive commands; he may appear to be an honest man, and may actually be up- right in business, but he has little reason to hope that he will eventually be an in- habitant of heaven. If the writer of the article referred to means that business men do not accept the dogmas of the church, or some of them, itis a matter of little consequence. A church whieh | is composed of human beings is as likely | to be wrong asright. Indeed, it is more | apt to be wrong in its conception of truth as declared in its creed than an in- dividual investigator. Noone will ever ‘*go to heaven’’ because he believes the teachings of any church. If the church teaches the truth and he believes it and practices it merely because the church teaches it, he may be a better man for it, so far as earthly relations are con- cerned, but it has nothing whatever to do with his going to heaven. If he does right for right’s sake, because it is right, and his desire todo right leads him to become a member of a church, that is another thing. At the same time I do not believe that the churches are as far wrong as many people seem to think they are. I may not be willing to accept all that any chureh teaches. But neither am I| willing to reject all that the churches | teach. They are founded in the truth and so far as they teach the truth so far should they receive the cordial sup- port of every honest man. It is not true that business men cannot accept of the teachings of the churehes. They have accepted of such teachings, and until they are compelled to reject all truth, business men will continue to be mem- bers of the churches. What individual business men may dois a matter of no consequence. DANIEL ABBOTT. a Importance of Giving Receipts. A business man who earries open ac- counts with his customers should never receive money to apply on them without giving a receipt. We often hear empha- sized the importance of taking receipts for money paid, and, of course, this is a most important thing to do, but in many respects the giving of a receiptis equally as important. If a merchant gives re- ceipts when they are asked for, and does not give them unless requested, he leaves himself open to trouble later on, because there are sure to be disputes and claims made of money having been paid of which his books show no record. If John Jones owes an account and makes occasional payments thereon, one time getting a receipt and another time not getting any, he may some day claim that he has paid more than he is credited with. If asked to produce a receipt, he may say that none was given him, and if it has not been the rule of the merchant to give receipts at all times, itis only one man’s word against another’s. If the in- variable rule of the establishment is to give receipts, he can call attention to this fact, and stand on it with the con- sciousness that he is right. The best plan is to have a receipt book with stnbs, and each stub and receipt numbered; then, while always following the rule himself, see that his employes who receive money on accounts do ex- actly the same thing, and never allow any customer to pay a bill or a portion of a bill without receiving a receipt for the amount. If the customer is in a hurry and will not wait, the receipt should be sent to him. A man’s custo- mers would soon learn under such cir- cumstances that it is useless to claim having paid money, unless they could produce their receipts. Dealers who have had trouble in this matter in the past will find it te their advantage to adopt some such rule and never allow it to be violated in the least. —_—_—_-. J. W. Ellsworth, of Chicago, has paid $1,500 for a dollar of 1804, of which only six were heretofore known to be in exist- ence. The dollar was in the possession of a negro of Alexandria, Va., and was an heirloom of his father, who had kept it all his life, as its date told him the year when he acquired his freedom. It was carefully examined by the officials of the Philadelphia mint and pronounced genuine. Mr. Ellsworth has a collection of coins which cost him $50,000. The following is a fac simile reproduction of an advertisement now appearing weekly in the Elk Rapids Progress: OHN MORRISON Sells the BEST CROCERIES At the LOWEST PRICES, FOR CASH ! Of any retail dealer in Michigan, He buys exclusively of BALL, BARNHART, PUTMAN CO., That's Why ! “e best Wholesalers in Michigan. For over a quarter of a century the name of our house has been a synonym for good goods and right prices. To be able tosay that you buy goods of Ball-Barn- hart-Putman Co. is positive assurance to your trade that your stock is first-class in every respect. Is it any wonder, then, that our customers should seek to avail themselves of the advertising advantage which such a connection affords? H. E. GRAND GIRARD BELDEN REAGAN, M. D. Grand-Girard & Co. Manufacturing -: Pharmacists, DRUG BROKERS AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS. DRUG STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD. _ DRUG CLERK'S EMPLOYMENT BUREAU} PORTER BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDS. Correspondence Solicited. Promptness Assured. To Clothing Merchants. -—~——» The wholesale clothing manufacturers have made up light stocks this season, but we made up about our usual Spring line, in the Newest Styles and Patterns, Long and Medium Frock Skirts regular, cutaway and Double-breasted Sack suits. Elegant Spring Overcoats, cut long. See our splendid line of imported Clay Worsteds Frock and Sack Coats, Vests and in Suits, from $7.00 up. Our Staple line, so well adapted for Farmers trade, is fully up to the standard. No better goods made and prices in reach of all. Write our Michigan agent, WM. CONNOR, box 346, Marshall, Mich., to call upon you at any time, or meet him at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich., on Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13. Customer’s expenses. al- flowed. Mail orders promptly attended to. Established 37 years. ~ Wholesale Michael Kolb & Son, ,, “tit: 9 Manufacturers. ROCHESTER, N. Y. ORANGES. Floridas, Californias and Catanias. Sound fruit at bottom prices. THE PUTNAM CANDY CO. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AROUND THE STATE. MOVEMENTS OF Byron Center—Wwm. Hirst has sold his general stock to P. B. Sharp. Caro—F. A. Turner succeeds M. Truesdell in the hardware business. Allegan—Fred Bither has opened a fruit and confectionery store. Fremont—Gibson & Wilcox succeed Wm. Boone in the furniture business. Kalamazoo—Baich & Harris succeed E. A. Balch in the grocery business. Wayland—Peter Ross has embarked in the bazar business at this place. Dundee—A. W. Hardy is succeeded by Chas. D. Dodge in the grocery business. Dundee—C. Feindt succeeds J. H. Jaeger in the grocery business. Reading—Crane & Co. succeed Geo. E. Crane in the clothing business. Bradley—B. H. Ocker, of Grand Rapids, succeeds Dr. J. H. Reed in the drug busi- ness. R. Owosso—Geo. H. Graham has_ pur- chased the wholesale cigar business of M. C. Dawes. Bessemer—Wencel Fox has removed his grocery, dry goods and notion stock to Iron River, Wis. West Bay City—Mohr & Staudacher succeed Staudacher & MeGuinnes in the hardware business. Clarksville—Edward A. Rising, for- meriy of Saranac, succeeds N. H. Caverly in the harness business. Onondaga—Godding & Wilcox, drug- gists and grocers, have dissolved, W. E. Wilcox & Co. continuing the business. Portland—Newman & Kennedy, deal- ers in hardware and agricultural imple- ments, have dissolved, Kennedy & Hixson succeeding. Saranac—E. T. White has purchased an interest in the clothing firm of Allen & Gamble. The new firm will be known as Allen, Gamble & White. Marion—J. D. Vannier has purchased the interest of Jake McElroy in the firm of Slaight & McElroy, harness The firm name will be known as Slaight & Vannier. Shelby— Morris Haas and D. J. McLeod have formed a copartnership under the style of Haas & McLeod for the purpose of embarking in the meat business about June 1. Adrian—Jay Hoag has sold his interest in the boot and shoe firm of Whaley & Hoag to his partner, who will continue the business under the style of Chas. E. Whaley. Morley—Frank A. Hunter & Co., who have been engaged in the grocery buasi- ness at this place for the past two years have purchased the grocery stock and store building of Peter Hanson and re- moved to that location. deaiers. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Saginaw—Melchers & Nerreter ceed Yates, Addis & Co. in the lumber business. West Branch—The sawmill of the French Lumber Co. wil! start the sawing season April 10, with logs enough for a four months’ run. Standish—J. E. Austin & Co. will start their band sawmill this week and the shingle mill will start later on. The firm is putting in planing machinery. J. Price started his sawmill last week. suc- North Muskegon—D. A. Miner is mov- | ing his shingle mill from this place to) Muskegon, where it will be placed upon | the site of the M. Wi:son mill, which was burned several years ago. Traverse City—The stock of lumber in with last year. Dealers and manu- | facturers are in no hurry to sell and are holding for last year’s prices, and in most cases getting the rates. Dry birch and basswood are searce and are rapidly being picked up. General sales are not what they should be, but there is a good deal of inquiry for hardwood for future delivery. Holland—The Walsh-DeRoo Milling Co.’s Standard Rolier Mills will under- go important improvements and an in- crease of capacity during the coming summer, in order that its owners may be enabled to keep pace with the in- creased demand forits products. It is intended to add an additional story to the building, so that the first floor may be entirely used for packing purposes. The company has contracted for a large amount of additional mill machinery, which will increase the capacity of the mill about 150 barrels in twenty four hours, including a 250-horse power com- pound condensing engine. SO GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis- --Index of the Markets. Special Correspondence. New York, March 31—‘‘Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of (New) York,’’ ex- ciaimed the Tragic Muse, when he read that Cleveland had vetoed the seignior- age bill, and so saved us still further de- pression. A better feeling at once set in, not only in Wall street, but go where one would in the jobbing districts the same feeling was observable. With this veto, and with the month of March gone, and a new spring setting in, there is every reason to look for a resumption of trade asit was a year ago. A dollar will buy more of the necessaries of life than it ever would and here the laborer has a decided advantage. The severe cold spell knocked some calculations in the head as regards the packing of many articles this year. Our brokers report that frosts in the interior of this State have caused any amount of damage, while in Delaware and Mary- land the loss is almost total so far as fruit which was in blossom is concerned, and a large proportion of peach trees were in this condition. Of course, some dealers take all these statements with a grain of salt, and say that even if the loss has been so large, the stocks of most sorts carried over are amply suffi- cient, and in no case will there be any hardship. In fact, if a stiffening in prices occurs, the ill wind will have blown somebody good, and so they are in no manner disturbed. Jobbers generally report a fair volume of business during the past week, yet the out-of-town retail trade show a won- derful amount of conservatism in their purchases, and seem determined to buy only from hand to mouth, if it ‘‘takes all summer.’’ Probably, however, retailers are buying all they can, and it is cer- tainly to their credit that they are mak- ing no large bills at this period. In fact, the lesson of small and frequent pur- chases for spot cash has been so firmly implanted among retailers that it may last for years, Collections among the grocery trade are said to have picked up somewhat within the past ten days, but noone parts with his dollars as long as he can help it. Prices on alldescriptions of merchan- dise remain pretty much unchanged, al- though there is alittle firmer feeling for many things. Doubtless this will con- tinue until we are fully in the rush of re- turning prosperity. Brazil coffee remains at 1744c, where it has hung for some time. The stock in the country is not large, and holders seem to have a confidential feeling that The mill , _ will probably be in operation by April 10. | MERCHANTS. | this region is very light in comparison | ; The ‘ change—183,000 bags. higher prices may prevail; some holders, | that is. Certainly it is only a question | of time when the supply of coffee will be so greatly increased that the present range of prices will seem incredible. stock in the United States is re- | ported as rather low by the Coffee Ex- | The Coffee Ex- | change report is rather puzzling, how- ever. They give the quantity in store and afloat at New Orleans, Baltimore and New York, and call it ‘‘total stock in United States.”’ Raw sugars, which have been selling at very low rates, are still in that condi- tion, while refined also remain at the point last quoted, 444c. The demand for the latter shows no speculative move- ment. Molasses does not show any visible im- provement. The stock now here is of better quality than it has been, and deal- ers think they could sell plenty of it if— somebody would buy. Prime N. O. is worth 17@20c. Rice remains dull, and, though dealers profess quite a hopeful feeling for the future, it is difficult to see on what they base their hopes. Prime to choice is quotable at 43, @5i¢e. Spices are dull and neglected. Per- haps there isa little firmer basis for gin- ger, and, maybe, pepper, but the whole market lacks animation. Unusually low prices for canned goods seem to have stimulated more inquiry, and the market may be termed a steady ‘tabernacle, destroyed by fire. The largest storage warehouse in the world has just been opened in Brooklyn. It stands on Schermerhorn street, and occupies the siteof Dr. Talmage’s former The build- ing is ten stories high, with a frontage of 125 feet and a depth of 100 feet. The cost of the structure was $1,000,000, and its capacity is said to be 5,000 van loads of goods. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Too scarce to quote. Beans—Dull. Handlers pay $1.25, $1.50. Butter—Supply is only medium. Choice dairy is firm at 18@20c and creamery at 23@2ic. Cabbages—Floridas command $2.25 per crate. Cranberries—Have advanced, Jerseys bring- ing $2.50@2.75 per bu. crate. Celery—Practically out the market. firm at 25c per doz. Cucumbers—Easily bring $1.50 per doz. Eggs—Handlers pay 9c, holding at 10@I11c. The market is confined altogether to a consump- tive demand, as the picklers and cold storage men are afraid to putin stocks until the result of the Wilson bill is foreseen, Field Seeds—Medium or mammoth clover, #5.75@6; Timothy, #2@2.10; Red top, 60@70c; Orchard grass, $1.60@1.70; Alsyke 37@/.50, Honey—Supply is good and prices are some- what off, the best only bringing 12%c. Buck- wheat 10c. Lettuce—fommission men hold Grand Rapids forcing at 10c per Ib. Maple Sugar—Good domestic brings 9@10c holding at Price one, although no large transactions are reported. Corn is moving quite freely, but prices are at a point which shows no profit; Harford County (Md.) are retail- ing here at 6c a can and Maine brands of good quality at ‘‘two for a quarter.’’ Fresh fruits, both foreign and domes- tic, are moving in a fairly free manuer, | although no improvement is to be noted in prices. The demand for lemons is better and the supply of apples is about nil. Dried fruits are in moderate demand. California raisins are selling at ex- tremely low rates. are in smaller supply and firmer. Dried peaches are worth 9@15e, as to quality. Cheese is steady and firm, although | hardly up tothe mark of the past two} weeks. There is not much movement in butter. The very best Elgin brings 21c, but above this it is not safe to quote. Western imitation creamery, firsts, 14@ 15¢e; State dairy, 16@20c. Eggs are falling off in supply, as com- pared with last week, although the re- ceipts are still far in excess of demand. Near-by, 12@13c; Western, including Michigan, 11@11e. The week closes in a manner not at all discouraging, although there is still much room for improvement. All are hoping for *‘something better further on.” JAY. A Constantinople is a paradise for women doctors. Since the irade permitting women to practice medicine in Turkey, a number of American and English women have built up large businesses there. Turks do not like to admit mas- culine physicians to their harems and never do except in most serious cases. 3 Evaporated apples | per Ib, Onions—Are in good suppiy and prices un- changed, 40c per bu. and held at 50c, with Cubans at $3 per bu. being the figures. Potatoes—The market is a little stronger and | higher, earload buyers having advanced their | paying prices about 5c per bu. There is no pres- | ent prospect of a slump in the market, but it i | about the time of year when such events occur and it will be well for dealers to proceed very cautiously. Radishes—Cincinnatis are in good demand and supply at ¥c per doz. bunches. Spinach—75c per bu. crate. Strawberries—Floridas, 35¢ per qt. Tomatoes—The supply of Southern stock is ; ample and the price has declined to $3.50 per bu. YOU CAN'T DO BUSINESS WITHOUT SOAP. Why not handle the best. There is no soap superior to Manufactured only by HENRY PASSOLT, Saginaw, Mich. CHIGAN BARK AND LUMBER, 18 and 19 Widdicomb Building. N. B. CLARK, Pres. We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1894. Correspondence Solicited. ai 2 * — ~ « AY « fn, - a * * + , —_— & = * +4 4 * ! o THH MICHIGAN ‘TRADESMAN. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. S.C. Barker has opened a grocery store at Big Rapids. The Lemon & Wheeler Company furnished the stock. N. O. Ward, hardware dealer at Stan- wood, has added a line of groceries. The Lemon & Wheeler Company fur- nished the stock. Chas. A. Granger will shortly open a grocery store at the corner of Wealthy and Grandville avenues. The Mussel- man Grocer Co. has the order for the stock. Bunting & Davis have sublet the south half of their storeroom to the Anheuser- Busch Brewing Association, which will occupy the premises with an office and cold storage warehouse. ' E. Weaver has sold his meat market on South Division street, south of Hall street, to S. C. Eggleston, and opened a market on his own account further south on the same street, near the cross- ing of the D., L. N. Railway. The Widdicomb Mantel Co., under the new management, is reorganizing its business and changing the character of its output. In addition to wood mantels, it will have ready for the July sales a fine line of mahogany and birch suites, sideboaras and chiffoniers, the suites ranging in price from $75 to $350. The stockholders are also considering the idea of changing the name of the corpo- ration and will probably decide upon the Widdicomb Cabinet Co. for the new style. an A ct Purely Personal. Freeman has gone to Mt, for a fortnight’s acquaintance with the saline waters of that famous resort. His trade is being covered in the meantime by Jas. E. Ireland. H. F. Morse, who, as manager of the Busy Big Store in Ludington, made that establishment almost a household word throughout Mason county, has been re- tired. Mr. J. McKnight, of Chicago, succeeds him. Chas. A. Phelps is on a tour of South- ern and Eastern tanneries in the interest of the Grand Rapids Bark & Lumber Co. W. A. Phelps and C. F. Young, of the same company, went to Chicago Monday for the purpose of securing contracts from the tanners there. Geo. R. Mayhew is home again, after atour of the various mineral springs, ineluding Hot Springs, Ark., in pursuit of health and strength. Heis gradually improving under the treatment of a New York physician and expects soon to be himself again. David Anson, who covered the Mich- igan trade several years for the Royal Baking Powder Co., and who recently called upon a number of Michigan merchants in the interest of a new coupon book scheme, negotiated with A. Buys a month ago to handle his barrel truck and bench in the large cities of the West. He was furnished expense money and sent to the Chicago market, where he is reported to have squandered the money by gambling. Mr. Buys is, naturally, very much incensed over the manner in which he was treated by Mr. Anson, and proposes to make it very warm for the gentleman if he ever shows his face in this territory again. 0 <- Don’t go to sleep with the knowledge hat you haven’t honestly earned your night’s rest. Thos. S. Clemens THE BUSINESS SITUATION. Business is improving. Keports from jobbers and retailers in this city and from outside points clearly show this to be a fact. is slight and hardly to be noticed in any particular locality, but, judging by the trade done by wholesale houses and from reports made by railway officials, there is a decided improvement. The hard times are not over, by any means. Consumers have not only to live during the coming year but many of them have debts to liquidate which were contracted during the past winter. This will, nat- urally, curtail purchases to a consider- able extent; but with the inereased pur- chasing power, due to improvement in manufactures, there is little doubt that buying will be done with greater free- dom during the coming summer months than for some considerable time in the past. As some of the business men who were interviewed remarked, calamity howlers are responsible for much of the hard times. These people seem never to be so- happy as when they are predict- ing calamity and chronicling what has already come. If it were not for the croaking of these ravens of trade and commerce, times would not have been as bad as they have, but one man feeling blue and taiking as he feels will do very much towards convincing people that they are hard up. Now that times are improvifftg, let everyone talk improvement. It will do no good to croak, but it will do very much good to talk in a cheerful strain. Certainly no wholesale merchant ought to talk hard times, especially to his cus- tomer. If he can convince his customer that he believes that improved times are coming and that business is regaining strength and increasing in activity, he will do very much towards selling him a good bill of goods. Asan index to the feeling of the trade in this city, the re- sults of a few interviews are given below: Heman G. Barlow (Olney & Judson Grocer Co.): The first quarter of 1894 has been satisfactory; in fact, it was fully 10 per cent. better than for the same period last yeer. Outside cus- tomers report business quiet but improv- ing. IL believe that in the near future the improvement in business will be much more marked than itis now. One fact greatly in the jobbers’ favor is the low stocks carried by dealers, which, coupled with an improving business, will help jobbers immensely. Collections hever were better. S. M. Lemon (Lemon & Wheeler Com- pany): The grocery jobbing trade of Grand Rapids has every reason to be satistied with the business of the last quarter. It has been equal in dollars and cents to that of the same period last year, and this means a volume of trade fully 15 per cent. better than last year, as prices have been cut to that extent. B. W. Putnam (Putnam Candy Co.): Business has fallen off slightly with us, but, on the whole, we are satisfied. Col- lections have been good. Fred H. Ball (Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.): Business so far this year has been better than we had any reason to believe it would be. The volume of trade was fully as large as for the same period last year. All things considered, we have every reason to be satisfied. Collections are fair. lt is true the improvement, Moseley Bros. (wholesale produce): | | January and February of this year were a trifle below the same months last year, but March was good, fully making up the deficit of the previous two months’ trade. Collections have been good. Our seed business so far is ahead of last year | and a month earlier, and a month’s start is a big thing in our business. EK. B. Stevens (L. F. Swift & Co.): Our sales for the past quarter of this year were fully up to last year’s business in the same period, but the hard times have cut the heart out of prices. We are not croaking, however, apd are taking our medicine with the rest. W. P. Granger (Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co.): We are ahead of last year, although the terrific slump in pork cut into our profits very considerably. lama bull in politics, however, and IL believe that prices are going to advance and times improve. Dealers’ stocks are small and exports are good, and our own people generally are buying more liberally. This is how I figure out higher prices and better times for the provision market. Prices are very good, from which | infer that business in the country is in a good condition. Cc. b. Metzger (wholesale fruits and produce): Business is better this year than last for the period named. Our cash sales are fully double what they were for the last quarter of 1893, but we have shortened our credits considerably, which may account for some of the extra cash. Collections are good. There is one thing | believe, and that is if the calamity howlers had all been killed off before they began to howl, times would not have been as bad as they are. Paul Steketee (Steketee & Sons): March business shows a big improvement over the first months of the year and the outlook is brightening. James Grady (Spring & Company): We have stocked up in anticipation of a fair spring trade. Orders are coming in fairly well and I think the situation has sensibly improved in the past four weeks. The recovery from the depres- sion is like a small boy’s snow bali—the longer it is rolled the faster it increases in volume. Our retail trade, all things eonsidered, has been good, but it must be remembered that in a manufacturing town like Grand Rapids, where hard times have thrown thousands of workinug- men out of work, it will take some time for them to catch up. Many of them have been compelled to ask for credit during the past winter, and until their debts are paid they will do no buying except for actual wants, but the nearer they approach the time when their in- debtedness will be cleared up, the more they will purchase outside of their neces- sities. L£ am very hopeful and believe that it will not be many months be- fore business resumes its usual volume. Christain Bertsch (Herold-bertsch Shoe Co.): We are doing fully as well as last year. There has been a slight depression in. values, however, in sym- pathy with other lines, but, aside from this, business isin a fairly good condi- tion. Wecarry fully as large a stock as we did a year ago, although, perhaps, if it had not been for the hard times we might have carried a much larger stock. Our customers are meeting their bills promptly, which goes to show that there is money in the country. Other business men who were inter- viewed, but who did not care to have their names used in this connection, spoke in a like hopeful strain, and from all that has been said the inference is fair that business is slowly but surely improving. If the present favorable conditions for this year’s crops continue, next fall should see the country in a much better condition commercially and industrially than it is at present. DANIEL ABBOTT. oe -@- a Financial Notes. The charter of the National Bank of Bay City will expire May 5, anew institution to be Gld Second National Bank Second and the been or- known as has ganized as its suecessor. The capital from $250,000 Bump, who bas years, will be succeeding William Westover, who retires. The stock of the present Bank has a market value of 160 and is closely held at that. The creditors of the defunct Milford State Bank are rejoicing over the an- nouncement that Receiver Bissell has de- clared a dividend of 5 per cent. to eredi- tors in general, and an additional 10 per cent. to depositors. stock has been inereased to $400,000, and Orrin been cashier for eighteen made President, FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents, Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES, | ee SALE—COMPLETE STORE AND HOUSE furnishing business, including factory, paint shop and office. with lucrative contracting and building business. Will sell for $2,009 less than inventory value, or sell half interest to de sirable party for $5,000. Address No. 597 care Michigan Tradesman. 597 OR SALE—STORE BUILDING AND dwelling combined at Levering. Mich. First-class place for a general dealer. A. M. Le Baron Grand Rapids, Mich. 596 OR GOOD LOCATION TO RETAIL HARD ware, drugs, Clothing or dry goods, address lock box 221, Sturgis, Mich. 594 OR SALE—THE ONLY MEAT MARKET IN town of £00 inhabitants. Good opening for right man. Good reasons for selling. Address No. 587, care Michigan Tradesman. 587 j ANTED—A LIVE ACTIVE MAN AS PART- ner in general store. $30,000 cash trade per year. Address No, 592, care Michigan Tradesman. 592 OR sALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF GENERAL merchandise with no old goods. Will sell for cash. Stock invoices $1,200. Will sellor rent store building. It will pay you to investi- gate. Address Box 107, Kalamo, Mich. 588 OR SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF HARD- ware and agricultural implements in good yaying territory. Stock will invoice $2,500 to 3.00. Would sell one-half interest. Good rea- sons for selling. Address No. 589, care Michi- gan Tradesman. 589 \ JANTED FOR CASH—STOCK OF GEN- eral merchandise. Give particulars and price. W H. Pardee, Freeport, Mich. 590 OR SALE—CHOICE MILLINERY STOCK. Reason for selling, ill health. Mary A. Rosenberg, Lisbon. Mich. 591 OR SALE—SIX FOOT OAK SHOW CASE ‘and fron standard, used but a short time and practically as good as new. Wish to sell tocity dealer to save trouble of packing. Trades man Company, 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids. 586 eo BUY FOR SPOT CASH, OR unincumbered real estate, all kinds of merchandise. Address the Manistee Mercantile Co., Manistee, Mich. 581 UR BUSINESS IS TOBRING BUYER AND ( seller together. Your business is to write us if you want to buy, sellor exchange. Mutual Business Exchange, Bay City, Mich. 582 CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES FOR Sale; good trade, cheap for spot cash; the only delivery wagon in town. Stock about $2,500. Investigate. Address box 15, Centre- ville, Mich. 82 SITUATIONS WANTED. ANTED—SITUATION BY REGISTERED pharmacist three years’ practical expe- rience. Temperate, single, best of references, Address box 46, Fennville, Mich. 595 _ FOR FURNITURE factory making chamber suits, beds, tables, and desks. Must be competent to handle ' eighty men to advantage and have some knowl- edge of designing and drafting. Apply imme diately to E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 567 \ TANTED—POSITION BY EXPERT AC- countant. Books opened or closed. Bal- ances rendered. Partnerships adjusted and any other work of similar cha-acter promptly done. | Address No. 578, care The Tradesman, 578 | Rapes gp eB aces toncon COMPETENT and experienced young man would like ' position as hook-keeper, cashier or other office work with jobbing or manufacturing house. Address ““H” care The Tradesman, ae 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Was the Prosecuting Attorney Derelict? The letter of Prosecuting Visscher, of Ottawa County, concerning his failure to prosecute the peddler, Van- der Leest, which appeared in THE TRADESMAN of March 21, is curious read- ing. cher, unacquainted with the law in even as simple a case as the one referred to. He says, ‘‘I questioned the sufficiency of the complaints as to the manner of charging the offense.’? Now, what was the offense charged in the complaint? It was sim- ply peddling without a license. although presumably a lawyer, is | | Beaver Dam A A.. Attorney | According to that letter, Mr. Viss- | Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. meeene 4... 4... 7 Arrow Brand 4% I 5 oie ihn — ne Wide. 6 Atlee AA......... 6 Ok ee 4% Atlantic 4 NN 6%/ Full Yard eee... 6% ce 6% | Georg ee . , eee ieee Honest Width...... 6 _ ... 3 ere 4... 500 4%/|Indian — Cea 8% Ae 6%|/King A A. Oe | Archery Bunting... 4 |King EC. oe As the | offense was committed against the State | © the complaint Here is the peddiing law, under that law. to peddling (Howell’s Statutes, Vol. 2, See. 1257): No person shal! be authorized to travel from place to place within this State for State as Annotated was made | law | the purpose of carrying to sell, or expos- | ing to sale, any goods, wares or merchan- | dise, or to take orders for the purchase of goods, wares or merchandise, by sam- ple lists or catalogues, unless he shall have obtained a license as a hawker or peddler in the manner hereinafter di- rected. There is the law, is, so far as the complaint, which Mr. Visscher says was insufficient, is con- cerned. If Van de Leest sold goods as a peddier, or took orders for goods neglected to take out a license, then act was a violation of the above clause of | the State peddling law, and the com- plaint which charged the offense was good and sufficient and he should have been held to trialupon it. The prosecu- tion had nothing to do with the excep- tions to the law; these are found ina subsequent clause, and were purely mat- tersof defense. If Van der Leest was either a farmer, a manufacturer, or a nurseryman, it belonged tu him to show it. He was charged with peddling with- | out a license and as the enacting clause | (the one quoted) of the statute said noth- ing about the exceptions, the prosecution his | and all the law there | } and | j 4%| Lawrence : — ee" Blackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth ox 5% Biack Crow......... i‘ | Newmarket se eeee BOCK ....-.... — 6 6 llc eee, A 7 i . es ees i... -..... eM " DD o ree V -~....,... . x 6% 3 Maha BS Chapman cheese cl. 514/Our Level Best..... 6 i i.e Clifton CR Comet. ace soe oe Dwight ae 6%, Penns... .c.4-...., 7 Clifton CCC. | oak ee 6 |Top of the Heap.... 7 re COTTONS. ABC. " |Geo. Washington... 8 Amazon.... .. - |Glen Mills orien 7 Be soon 6 |Gold Medal.. . T%% Axt Commute... 10 |Green Ticket - a 4 AA,.... 7%/Great Falls.. -- | Beats All. cee A ee we ver’ ee = weet Ont..... 4%@ 5 Cabot... ook Cire FPele........ 7% Cw ae % — ™%* Charter Oek....... 5%|Lonsdale Cambric..10 Conway W.......... Tigiomeeeee...... @8 Ceveiend ........- |Middlesex.... .. @5 Dwight Anchor.. . ie eeeee............ 7 “shorts 8 |Oak View........... 6 Edwards. . _. a oee............ 5% ree... 7 |Prideof the West...12 | Farweil.. . 15 Omer... ....... 7% | Fruit of the Loom. 8 an... .....,.-... a4 | Fitchville .. 7 Utica eee... : Paes Pree... ...... . . Nonpareil . “10 Fruit of the Loom %. 7%|Vinyard............. 8% | Peioeouns..... ..-.. me White ae. ee 6 | Full Vaiue.........- — ~~ m_oex.. . 8% HALP BLEACHED COTTONS. Ss oc 6%|Dwight Anchor..... 8 ieawer....... .... CANTON FLANNEL. Unbleached. Bleached. Housewife Osa 5% Housewife Q.... Oi 54% R ' De pene 6 “ - i. 64% . =.. si s... 7 _ U ' os Tv a os ‘ a 7% 4 . . — 7% ' x ' Dek eae 84 v x z ‘= 8% we -... 13% ' m...5 Sq . i. . .10 ' eee 10% -.. «cat " th 21 ' ,. 14% had simply to establish the fact that he} did so peddle. That is the case in a nut shell, examination of authorities the case, it is difficult to understand how he arrived at the conclusion that the complaint was defective. DANIEL ABBOTT. — ee Keep Up Your Stock. During the course of a recent conver- sation with the representative of Stoves and Hardware Reporter, E. Langenbach, Vice-President of the Berger Manufac- Canton, Ohio, expressed the opinion that it is a mistake for the merchant to refrain from purchasing goods on the dim uncertainty that prices will be lower after the Wilson bill shall become a law. On the other hand, he argues, the. merchant will be obliged to pay as high prices as he does now, for the reason that factories are not very ac- tive at present and are desirous of selling their output, even at concessions in value. But when the bill has been passed, the manufacturers will adjust their affairs to its new conditions, and will determine and probably increase their output and hold out for their own prices. —_—_ i cea Salad sellers now go about New York | carrying ‘‘greens’’ in tiny baskets or in | small bunches. The keen commercial ! turing Co., instinct of the Italians has put a value | upon said herbs gathered in vacant lots | and upon unused suburban land, so that old residents of the suburbs find all such ; herbs scarce and difficult to find. and if Mr. Visscher made a eareful bearing on} | | CARPET WARP. Peerless, white,.....19 Integrity colored...18 colored... -. |White Per. 17 aaaey.....-.... 18%} ** colored .19 DRESS GOODS. om cimege oes : [Nameless hae we cie 20 ET 25 ay cn “ +730 | Nameless oo 116 ” a oe = ni a. Coraline. . eS $s Wengert ...84 50 | Schilling’ g. co GoiSrighton.. ........ 475 Davis W aists..... 7 00|Boriree’ ee 9 00 | Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ 15 00 CORSET JEANS. re ce 6% |Naumkeag sateen. vers | Androscoggin....... 744|Rockport.. - 6% | Biddeford.......-... 6 |Conestoga | Brunswick. ..... -- 6%|Walworth | PRINTS. Allen turkey reds.. 5%|Berwick fancies.... 5% robes. . 54%/Clyde Robes........ -“ ink & purple 5% Charter Oak fancies 4 - uffs 5%|DelMarine cashm’s. 5% - pink checks. 5% $ mourn’g 5% ™ staples ...... 5 | Eddystone —. 5% Hi shirtings ... 3% -chocolat 5% American fancy.... 5%] _ rober.... 5% Americanindigo... 4% sateens.. 5% American shirtings. 3 Hamflton fan ~~. oe Argentine Grays... 6 . 5% | Anchor Snageengs.- a Manchester 4 a. 5% Arnold - se new era. 5% Arnold Merino. ... 6 |Merrimack D fancy. 5% | ” long cloth . 9 |Merrim’ck shirtings. ¢ . 7 . Re i - Pacific fancy - 5% bes 6 ‘s 6 century cloth 7 *“ pone aeei..... 10% - green seal TRi0% Portamnouth robes. . 6% * “yellow seal. eo Simpson mourning. 5% . se... 11% 5% “ Purke7 red. "10% . a a bisck. 5X Ballon solid black Washington indigo. 6% “ golors. Turkey robes.. | Ben Il blue, green, ‘ India robes.... 7% and orange... 6 ” plain Ty x % on Ber! iD — os. 5% oil blue...... 6 “ Ottoman = . * oon... 6 er ree... 1... “ Foulards ... 5%)/Martha Washington . nee &.- a. 7 Turk ss oh 7 e o s. 2s Martha Washington “ o 20. Parkes red... ..... 3% ( $4NEEX 2 Riverpoint robes.... 5% Cecens fancy. Windsor pened wen 6% - mad ers... 5 go old ticket ' XX twills.. 5 | indigo Diue....... 10% ai eee... 5 Peereony......... . 4% TICEINGS, Amoszeag AC A.- me ce een, | Hamilton ... 7 |Pemberton AAA.. D.. eres peice “10% _ Awning. ‘11 ITS TIVO 2 ws 20s we Pore ..... ane 0 Gee eeer........... 12 First Prize.......... 110% Warren....... aie ol bal 12% Lenox Mills .......- ees .......... 16 COTTON DRILL. | See, (a Sa e eee Monee. i «» -eee GMINO Name........ - % Chirton, K + eee Beee........ 9 DEMINS. Amoskeag cea ...12 {Columbian brown. .12 oon, .... 14 Everett, —, 12% ° brown .14 brown. +o sae... 11% Haymaker eee... .: 7% Beaver Creek AA...10 brown.. ‘aa iG Se... 0 iperey........ ....., 11% ni oC... TORE. 20.5.2 oo s 12% Boston: Mtg Co. pr. 7 Lawrence, rt 18% e 8% No. 220.. = @6 ae 10% e No. 250... “i Columbian ooo oy J ” No. 280....10% a2 "ania, AOR 1... - +0. 5 |Lancaster, staple... 5 * Persian dress 64y Y fancies . 7 _ Canton .. 7 _ Normandie ‘ 6 oe £44| Lancashire. . _- . Teazle...10%|Manchester......... 5% " Angola..10%|/Monogram.......... 6% . Persian.. 7 |Normandie.. ~~. Arlington staple.... 614)Persian............. , Bates Wai fancy.... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... 7% Bates Warwick dres 7%/Rosemont..........- 6% er G6 Ginterevilie......-.. 6 anne, . erent... -.... ¥ Criterion .... Cg ee | Cumberland staple. 54 Toil du Nord....... 8% Cumberland.... .... I ook oceans ™% as nel iat es aug - Semen. ™% i ees 7%iWarwick.... .... : Everett classics..... 8%/Whittenden......... Repos. ........, Te . heather dr. m6 Giener........... 6% ' indigo blue 9 Ciemervem.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples. . oe Gaemwood........... % WT OGETOOK......-.-- EE. 5s 5 4505 qe. 10 Jobnson Vhalon cl ms Windermeer.... .... 5 . Sais Wee PETE OEE... ..-. 24+. 05 6% ' zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS. Amoskeag. . ee 13% ore “48 Fak cn ireaiclesioten een APRETIOOR ..... 200.04 De Fei i el cine acne eenen THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour’s.......... 95 eee oo. ee... teereei's.... ...... 90 Poepeee............. 2% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. Colored — 38 —— 42 a i* 43 - it~ 44 41 - 45 CAMBRICS. eee < ereeee....... -..- 4 Wee Geer......... maeeeroed...... ... 4 Kid Glove... Ww ie ee Newmarket......... 4 Brunswick .... .... 4 RED FLANNEL, PIreeen...... ..+.. eke hie hen woe Creedmore.........- ae 7 -.-.-..... an B2% Talbot XXX..... kos BE UR ty eee a 35 Nameless...... .....27%|Buckeye.... ........ RK MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% Caen &...... 2.0... wemern W ......... 18% onan cee ces Be Oe a bncceae esis 18% 6 oz Western........ 20 |Flushing XXX...... ot Caen &............ 22% |Manitoba........... DOMET FLANNEL, Nameless ..... 8 9 eke 9 @10% a OS 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black.jSlate Brown. Black. 9% 9% 914/10% % 10% 10% 10% 10%4/11% 11% 11K 11% 11% 114%}12 12 12 12% 124% 12st = 20 20 Severen, 8 oz........ o% TWest Point, 8oz....10% Mayland, 80z....... 10% 10 oz ...12% Greenwood, 7% 02... 9% even, 100z ech e et 13% Greenwood, 8 oz. cee 13% Boston, 6 O6......--. 10 peaneee, ee 12% WADDINGS. ‘Watts, Ges.......-- 25 |Per bale, 40 dos....88 50 Coleres, Gas......:. Mepeeee ~~ «C....... 7 50 SILESIAS. Slater, Tron Crows... 6 (Pawineket.......... 10% Red Cross.... 9 |Dundie.............. 9 ” ee Ou ieeerera.... .... ..., 10% . Best AA..... = PN SRP as nace 10% Be ee LT 10% ees ee SEWING SILKE. Corticelli, doz....... 8 (Corticelli eee twist, doz. .4¢ per %os ball...... 50 — doz. .40 OKS AND EYES—PER @ No : BI’k ‘& White. - No : BIk& “White. = “ ; “s "B _ o ' 33 PINS. No 2—20, M C....... 50 |No4—15 # 3%...... 40 “ 816,86 C....--.. 45 OOTTON TAPE. No 2 White & Bl’k..12 |No 8 White & Bl’k..20 “ 4 “ ——- “ 10 “ ae a“ 6 “ oon “ 12 “ oe SAFETY PINS. Wee...) ct 28 ‘aynenmpen oes aos se cae NEEDLES—PEE &M. iO, Pee... 355 1 40|Steamboat........ — Croweirs....... ..-. 1 BiGoid Byed.......... 150 Marshall’s.. -1 00|American...... cool 00 “TABLE OIL — 5—4....1%5 6—4.. 5—4....165 6—4.. COTTONT WINES. Cotton Sail Twine..28 |Nashua Ce nouns 12 Rising Star 4-ply Domes ..:.......- 18 r os os nse cuen 16 |North Star ..20 TE ee oy 13 |Wool Standard 4 we 7% To — hee SS iPowhatten ......... xi... -18 PLAID OSNABURGS casa ee 6% [Mount Pleasant.... 6% Seen. ..... «..+.< I cnc d a cae 5 I on ene ce Terres... 5.04, 5% ae ee en ee 6 |Randeiman......... 6 Georgla esd eee ae 6%4|Riverside........... 54 G SEES ES 5% — > cise wae 6g Haw River. donk anc. Peek cee c ee nue ee ee 5 ots cnetice. iol A LADY’S GENUINE : VICI : SHOE, ra =~ opera toe cae Cc. 8 3. heel” E widths, at $1.50. Patent leather Stock Send Plain toe in o D and E and tip, $1.55. Try them, they are beauties. soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. for sample dozen. EEDER BROS. SHOE CO, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | 2 Paper Packed ! Sorew, — WRITE FOR PRICES. HM, BRUMMELER & SUN Manufacturers and Jobbers of PIECED AND STAMPED TINWARE, 260 SOUTH IONTIA 3$T,, Telephone 640. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Menthol Inhaler CURES Catarrh, ' Hay Fever, ™“ Headache, Newralgia, Colds, Sore Thredi. 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 e Sea Sickness On Cars or boat. The cool exhilerating sensation follow ing its useis 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 . D. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich. ee" Guaranteed satisfactory. EATON, LYON & UU, NEW STYLES OF esi $s UNTUIU, tinct, 20 & 22 Monroe &t., ¢ aan GRAND RAPIDS. A THERE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. € The Returning of Goods Considered from a Legal Standpoint. There is not so very much difference between the legal aspect of returning goods and the moral. If the former were better understood, there would be less violation of the latter. Theevilisa great, and apparently a growing one. It affects not only the manufacturer, the wholesaler,and the jobber, but the retailer and agent as well, because what the pur- chaser from the former does, he finds his customers doing with him. Caprice, and not reason, seems torule the mercantile world. A contract is a compact, solemn and binding. And a contract of purchase and sale cannot, any more than any other, be broken with impunity. Itisa breach of contract and good faith to re- turn, without sufficient justification, goods ordered. Any one can see that a change of mind on the part of the pur- chaser is no ground for doing such a thing. Nor will raising unreasonable or captious objections authorize it. The returning of goods once pur- chased, or ordered, which is practieally the same thing if the order be accepted, is only proper, and can be done without incurring legal liability for damages, when the contract made provides for it, as in the case of a ‘‘sale or return” or of a ‘‘sale upon trial;’? when the seller has subsequently agreed to their return; when the seller has failed to furnish what he agreed to, or when, ur as he agreed to; and when the purchaser has become insolvent and it is necessary in order to protect the seller from much greater loss. A distinction ever to be kept in mind between absolute and conditional sales. If it is a ‘‘sale on trial,’’ the title does not pass until trial and acceptance, actual or implied, although the posses- sion is delivered; being rather a delivery of possession with an option to buy than asale. If it is a ‘‘sale or return,” the title passes with the possession, but to be divested if the condition is not per- formed and the property is returned. If the condition of the sale be that the goods may be returned if they donot prove ‘‘satisfactory” to the purchaser, or if the latter is not satisfied with them af- ter trial, the condition must be fuliy per- formed; that is, the purchaser must, in fact, be satisfied, or he can return the goods. Moreover, the courts hold that when goods are manufactured or sold and de- livered subject to the approval of the purchaser, it is incumbent upon him, un- less he approves, to express disapproval within a reasonable time, or within the time limited by the contract; and the absence of such expression is sufficient evidence of approval, or at least of a waiver of the right to insist upon ap- proval as a condition precedent to a re- covery by the seller. The time within which goods must be returned, if at all, may, however, be lengthened by the con- duct of the selleror his agent. He can- not shorten it, as by shipping ahead of the date fixed. When a purchaser returns, or declines to receive property sold him, without any legal right to do so, the seller has his choice of either one of three methods to idemnify himself; first, he may store or retain the property for the purchaser, and sue him for the entire purchase price; second, he may sell the goods, act- ing as an agent for that purpose of the is purchaser, and recover the difference be- tween the contract price and the price obtained on such resale; or, third, he may keep the property as his own, and recover the difference between the mar- ket price at the time and place of deliv- ery andthe ec ntract price. But before the seller preceeds to a resale he should manifest his intention to do so by a pre- liminary notice to the purehaser that he intends to resell, and will hold him liable by the price obtaiced. -_—_-_-—-+ > Notas Bad as It Might Be. The world of business is not so godless or selfish as some suppose. It has its cardinal virtues and its orthodox creed of success, without which it would sure- ly come to the dogs, the sheriff and the black list. Integrity is as necessary in building up atrade as in the construc- tion of personal character. Dishonesty is as reactionary in business as it is in picking pockets or stealing a_ horse. Telling lies in selling a pocket knife or a saw-mill outfit comes in for a spanking as sure as it does in a school house or over a family chair. Idleness has the same results in commercial life as it has in acorn field. Extravagance and waste tell the same old story of having a dry tongue when the keg runs dry, while every other vice thatin private life and personal character is disastrous to body, soul and spirit eventually makes the same scrap pile of a business. These facts are self-evident, and are as_ well! understood in the world of trade as else- where. Character counts everywhere. Thieves are not in demand as_ beok- keepers or salesmen, nor are advertise- ments for reliable men posted in gam- bling dens or in institutions for inebriates. In fact, the need of sterling character is more recognized than ever, and in all commercial affiliations, however, much smartness and shrewdness is appreciated, they are practically boycotted when not in association with reputable personal character. There may be much of the devil both with and without a fig leaf in modern business, but as a rule he gets into the hotel without stopping to regis- ter. Rt A False Maxim. Fom the Youth’s Companion. The loungers around the only store in a little New England village were greatly amused at something that happened one warm afternoon last August. A _ tall, lank, barefooted man came into the store with a gallon pail filled with blackber- ries which he exchanged for three quarts of molasses. He carried a stout hickory walking- stick in one hand, and when he departed he put the pail on one end of the stick and threw the stick across his shoulder. He reached the platformin front of the store when a shining new pin ai his fe caught his eye. Pp “See a pin and pick it up, All the day you’ll have guod luck,’’ he drawled out, and stooped over to pick up the pin, when the molasses crawled out all over his back and neck. Straignht- ening bimself up hurriedly, the man said: ‘Wal, I never thought much of that proverb, an’ I think less on it neow t | ever did.” Hardware Price Current. These prices are for casn buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AU@URS AND BITs. dis. ee (eon e............. eee ee... tw Jennings’, imitation . “s0at0 AXES. First Quality, S. Sees... |... ee a D. B. Bronsze.... i . eee 8 00 i a os oo BARROWS. dis. meee ......... one. ....... Carriage new list. eee dee eee eeu ces aa cae 10 Sleigh ee 70 BUCKETS. eer ween ew $350 Te I aig a re eee crac ci es 400 te CAST. dis. Cast Loose Pin, figured........ .... chica ne W ought mercer bright 5ast joint.......... 66&.0 Wrought Loose Pin..... - CO&i Wroughi Table....... .-60&10 Wrougms Inmae Biled.............. 5... 2... 60&10 eee 7% Ree, 70&10 WORUe, Po cs ia eee 7O&16 Blind, Pe 7 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... . 60&10 CRADLES. eee cw ‘ .- dis. 50402 | CROW BARS, ee a ee perb 5 CAPS. meer. 8 aie! mu «66 CO 60 oe: | iy 85 OO ee ” 60 CARTRIDGES. ee eee. ee. 58 Ca wee, ae 25 OHISELS. dis. ocean ieee. le. 75810 Socket nee: SS a ae 75&10 Socket Corner.. i 75810 | Baschers Tanged Firmer............ ...... COMBS. . cory, Cewrenoee...................... a 40 EE a ps} CHALE, White Crayons, per gross..........12@12% dis. 10 COPPER, Planished, 14 oz cui tosize... .. per pound 28 aace Teneo, ome .......,........ 26 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.. Shee ehess 23 Cold Rolled; (a 23 ee & DRILLS. dia, meee cee Sapeee. tl. 50 Teper and straight Shank................... 50 Pearse Ss Peper Oem... ............,... ' 50 DRIPPING PANS. Sete) Oe, BEF POUR ...................... 07 DN 8% ELBOWS. oe ee roacaey. _ = Corrugated anes eee AGugeeee.,.......... = 40810 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark's, emall, 016; large, G26............... 30 vee. 1,006: © Oe: Som... 25 FILES—New List. dis. eee 60&10 mow Sueewroee 8, cl ee CE 60410 Merce s....... eee eee ete ae eae cee 50 Heller's Horse Rasps EE 50 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 4%; @ and 3%; 2 3 Iist 12 13 14 15 16) 17 Discount, 60 G@AUGEs. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 50 KNOBs—New List. dis, Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 55 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55 Door, porcelvin, Comeeoee................ 55 Drawer and Shutter, porcenem............. 70 LOCKS—DOOR dis. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55 Waliory, Whccier & CW... ........... 0c. 55 ee ee 55 OE 55 MATTOCES, Bee $16.00, dis. 60 eee $15. 00, dis. 60 CO $18.50, dis. — dis. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled Ce an ae aa 50 MILLS. dis. Coffee, Poor oe... jes... 40 PLS. & W. Mfg. Co.’6 Maileables.... 40 ” ender, verry & Core’s...........- 40 ‘* Enterprise - See cata e 30 MOLASSES GATES. Giz. Stebbin’s Pattern............ Lesa - 66810 Sahni Cana — Enterprise, self- ee eee euan id oe NAIL Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. eee: eee Oe 8. ya ee ee ce a eee Base SASRRSSESZASSS 1 10 70 80 90 1% PLANE dis. are Teer Oe. s, Canes... 7... aw Soe Coeee...,.........,...-............ B50 Senduaky Tool Co.’s, fanoy................. Ow ee eee ee... , ......... 240 Stanley Ruie and Level Co.’s wood. 5010 PANS. mee, Aes... el dis.60—10 Common, polled bed G ace aces acres eceas dis. 70 RIVETS. dis. re ne cc ee 40 Copper Rivets a0 Bure. ....... .....-..60-. 50—i0 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. “A” Wood's —_ planished, Nos. 24 to 27 es 20 “BY Wood's lanished, Nos. 2 to 27... 9 2 Broken C per pound extra. | Granite Iron Ware .. i HAMMERS. | eevee GCe ee 8. as oe etc ea re 25 Yerkes & Piumb’s. . dis. 40410 @| Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..... 800 lst 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Stecl Hand. .. 800 404&10 HINGES, Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, .. dis.60&10 Pe -per doz. n et, 2 5¢ Screw Hook and Siray i‘ to 12 in _ 14 and longer . ‘ : . Screw Hook and Bye, * ' _ net if : ' cca, oo . . _ - eee ae not T% ae ' es. net 7% ee dix 5 | HANGERA dis, | Barn Duor Ridcer Mfg. Co., Wo od track... .50&10 Champion, anti-friction.. -- W&1 Kidder, wood irack ........... Lek ee 46 HOLLOW WARE. Powe... ........ ke. ' SOK 1E Meee i 60&10 eee .6O&1C Gray enameled........ : 40816 HOUSE Ft TRNISHING “@0oDs, Seemped Tia Ware.................-. new list ze Japanned Tin Ware....... . new list 3336410 WIRE GOoDs. dis 0) Bilght._.. beac cee uae os10410 | Serew Eyes. 70&10&i6 | Hook’s.. , . 70810816 Gate Hooks and Eyes... . T&L 10 LEVELS. Ts.7%, Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s... ROPES, Sisal, nae ee -- eee crac. 7% Manilla oe ‘squa RES. is, mecel and Irom..... ........... Le z Try and Bevels.. 6 Mitre . ' x SHEET IRON, Com. Smooth. Com. mos Wie... $2 OF yom, 15 00 47 ......._................. 4 8 3 05 EE 4 05 3 05 ee 31 Nos. ee... L ..<«€s 3 3 No. 27 ql .. <= 3 3 All sheets ‘No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra SAND PAPER. List acct. 19, °86 . / dis 50 BASH CORD Silver Lake, White A...... . list 50 Dg ' 55 ‘ White B . ‘ " Drab 8. -.... Levee, & 55 ' wWeaeec..... ........ .... 35 Discount, 10. SASH WEIGHTS. Solid Eyes..... \ -- per ton $25 “SAWS, dis. ' eee epee sea ote 20 Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per feot,... 70 . — Steel Dex i. Cuts, per foot.... 40 ‘« Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 . c ampion and Electric Tooth X Cuts, per ar foot ere eee eg. 39 TRAPS. dis. RCL GOT be cto ts ee Onelda Community, Newhouse’s........... 35 Oneida Community, et & Norton’s. 70 Mouse, choker.. .18¢ per doz Mouse, delusion. . ee : . 1.50 per dos WIRE, EE mrmeatee Market... a ae Copperee Mareet ................ Tinned Market.. a. Barbed. F Spring “Steel. ..... Barbed Fence, galvanized painted . HORSE NAILS. CO dis. rerne....... s. OF Northwestern.......... Als. 10&10 ENCHES. dis, Baxter's Adj eteahies eneied.. a 30 Coe’s Genuine... _ 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wronght, . 75 Coe’s Patent, malleabie..... «+ +. CEO MISCELLANEOUS. diz. Bure (hee .................--.- oo. & Pumps, Cistern.. eau eace T5&10 Screws, New List... Waele Casters, Bed a .d 7 LE -80610810 Dampers, American. . la Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods... a es&ie METALS, Pig TIN. Pig a i ake ea eee. . - ae Pig Bars.. Coed See Coe, 28¢ ZINC. Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. Oo pean Coane 5... 6% er Oe. SOLDER, 40% - eu Extra Wi ing . ne a. The prices of the ‘many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by nrivate brands vary according to composition. ANTIMONY Cookson... .. per pound Hallett’s....... ee dy 18 —MELYN GRADE. 10x14 a Charcoal. 14x20 IC, 10x14 KX, . 14x20 IX Each caaitional X on this grade, $1.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. 10x14 IC, Charcoal . 7 44x20 IC, eee eee eee 6 75 10x14 IX, . § 25 14x20 . 9 2 Each additional X on this grade ‘$1.50. BOOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, ~ Wereeute:................ 6 B& 14x20 IX, ’ eS eT 8 50 20x28 IC, " _ bec tate cee Se 14x20 IC, ‘* Allaway Grade.......... 6 OF 14x20 IX, . . ee 2 20x28 IC, . - Oe eee 12 56 20x28 IX, “ ' tee 15 & BOILER SIZE TIN PLATS Wee os ee a, 814 00 ee ee i a 5 00 Heart > iat for No. 8 Bollera, | per iid _.. 1000 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Sb Sass. CEs CHIGAN TRADESMAN A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Best Interests of Business Men. Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, 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. 32 When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in Tut Micuigan TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1894. SILVER COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS. Months ago, when silver took on its remarkable tumble in the markets of the world, THe TRADESMAN stated that the time would soon come when it would be possible to coin counterfeit dollars, of the same weight and fineness of the gen- uine dollars, with a large profit to the counterfeiters. It appears that this fact has already come to pass, since it has been given out that large quantities of unlawful silver money, chiefly half dol- lars, have been put into circulation at and from Omaha. The right to coin money is by the Fed- eral constitution reserved exclusively to the Government of the United States. It is, then, unlawful for any other person or power in this country to coin money bearing the stamp of the United States coin. Anything made by unauthorized parties in and bearing the marks and stamps of the United States, and circulated, or attempted to be circu- lated, as money of the United States, is counterfeit, and the parties so making and circulating such articles are liable to fine and continement in the penitentiary. Ordinarily, the makers of counterfeit accustomed to make or base metal. and to paim them off for the lawful of this be- cause that was the only way in the form coins have been them of inferior coins goid and silver, and was done, which a profit could be made in such a criminal traflic. But it now comes out that silver bars can be bought so much below the face value of American silver dollars as that there is a large profit in the illicit | coining of silver. | The matters stands thus: A silver dol-| lar of the United States contains 37114 grains of pure silver. This silver dollar, by virtue of the national stamp, is worth | 100 cents. But an ounce of pure silver | in bars can be bought for 55 cents. It* at 27% | An ounce | while a grains. But are only worth 55| grains coined are} worth 100 cents. In the same way, the 371144 grains uncoined are only 44.83 cents, or, say, 45 cents. has been quoted in London 5414 of silver contains 480 grains, dollar contains only 37114 while the 480 grains cents, the 371 pence, which is cents. worth | disagreement It is plain, then, thatif 37134 grains of silver can be bought for 45 cents, and, af- ter being alloyed and stamped, can be passed for 100 cents, the operator is mak- ing a large profit. It thus becomes obvious that there is big money in such counter- feiting, and if these coins are carefully made as to weight and style, they may deceive even the elect themselves—that is, the mint and treasury officials—since chemical assay will be able to reveal nothing of their illegal quality. It has, indeed, been said that the difficulty of determining the unlawful from the law- fulcoins is extremely great, and has proved a puzzle to the experts. Thus it has come about that silver is so little of a precious metal that more than half its value is communicated to it by the Gov- ernment stamp, so silver counterfeit dol- lars as good as the genuine yield the counterfeiters a big profit. NO MORE SILVER MONEY. It has been well understood for some time by all who were directly inter- ested in the finances of the country that the President would veto the silver seigniorage bill, and when the veto was formally announced it was accepted as a matter of course, and did not produce a ripple in the money market. The President’s veto measure is chiefly taken up with verbal criticisms of the seigpiorage bill. He does not find in its composition that accuracy of expression and exact limitation of terms that would exclude the possibility of misconstruing its meaning. There is scarcely a law which emanates from any legislative body that is not open to some such objection, and lawmakers would do well to study the President’s discourse on the necessity for verbal accuracy in the stating of legisla- tive propositions. But while the President fills several columns of the newspapers with his crit- icisms of the verbal expressions of the the bill, the real point of his message is like the sting of the bee, in its tail. He fears the effect upon the national credit of injecting $55,000,000 more of silver coin, or of silver certificates, into the public finances. There are now coin treasury notes, issued for the purchase of bar silver, which the Government is bound to maintain at par with gold. The seigniorage on this would amount to $55,156,681. If this much additional silver, in dollars or silver certificates, were added to the above obligation, it might seriously affect the public credit, if not swamp it altogether. The Presi- dent dreads the consequences that might follow such a coinage; he interposes his veto to avertit. Heis opposed to run- ning any further risk with silver, unless the Government should be allowed to is- sue bonds to borrow money (gold) with which to maintain the parity of the seigniorage silver which is already in | the treasury and which helps to back up the coin treasury notes. Mr. Cleveland thus puts himself un- equivocally on record as the champion of gold and a currency based standard. on The Postmaster general has promul- gated an order that hereafter no mail matter will be taken by railway mail clerks which has not passed through a postoffiice. The reason for this action is said to be that the business men of cer-| tain towns refuse to patronize the offices in their respective localities because of with or dislike for the a gold! postmasters. This reason may be sound from the standpoint of the postmasters interested, but it seems very much like legislating in the interest of the few against the many. Merchants in coun- try towns frequently find, after the mail bags are closed, that some important let- ter has been overlooked, or an order for certain goods forgotten, and to take this belated correspondence to the station and give it to the railway mail clerk is a great convenience. If the order goes into force it will work hardship to country merchants all over the United States, and it is hard to believe that, for the sake of a few postmasters, a consid- erable number of the business men of the country are to be put to such great inconvenience. The Wheat Market. The wheat market has got down into its old rut, after one bull day, when wheat jumped up 224@3c per bushal, on account of hard freezing in the North- west. Detroit prices remain about the same, 58ce, Grand Rapids at 52c. We have never seen such a steady market at so low a price as it has been for the last three months. There is little speculation in wheat, owing to the extremely low price. The shorts are afraid of putting out new lines, as it might be disastrous, while the longs, having had so many setbacks, are in a waiting mood, to see what will turn up in the near future; also because the Hatch anti-option bill is bobbing up serenely again, which is another disturb- ing element in the wheat pit. The great question to be solved is, Is wheat going to remain at the present low level? The writer is inclined to think it will not go much higher, unless a dire calamity should occur that would destroy the crop, as the world is making mighty strides in the wheat raising industry. For instance, the United States raised in 1871, 230,000,000 bushels, while in 1891 the United States raised, as per Govern- ment crop report, 611,000,000 bushels, and the general opinion is that this was 50,000,000 to 75,000,000 under estimate. How came it that we were enabled to raise this immense amount? Simply by the help of labor-saving machines, such as self-binding reapers, treshers, ete. Thereon hangs the tale, and that is that our labor-saving machines have been ex- ported to other wheat growing countries and are used the same as here in the United States. The consequence is that the production of wheat is greater than the consumption, and low prices follow. We are placed in an unfortunate dilemma and it will require wise heads to extricate the country. It is all well enough to say to the farmer, ‘‘Stop raising wheat.’’ The question is, What shall he substitute for wheat when the climate and soil are adapted to wheat better than to any other product? With all these facts be- fore us we are of the opinion that the inevitable will be low prices for wheat ‘for some time to come. C. G. A. Vorer. a Se The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market is in statu quo, | awaiting the action of Congress on the | tariff question. No change has occurred |in either raw or refined and no sales | ;of raws of any consequence have oc- curred. Refiners have made no change in their prices and all the combination refineries, except one at Philadelphia and one at Boston, have been closed, to prevent an accumulation of refined stock Provisions—Pork, lard and smoked meats sustained an advance last week and most all grades are stronger, higher and more firmly held. Oranges—No particular changes to be noted from last week’s dissertation on the subject. Floridas, as was intimated they would, have kept gradually advanc- ing and there is reported to be less than 300 cars left in the entire State. Cali- fornias are coming in in much larger quantities and will soon reign supreme. Washington Navels are plenty and sell freely, owing to the low prices which they are offered for. Fancy seedlings are fully 75c per box less than a year ago and purchases made now will prove profitable, as the Exchange is crowded with orders and they are making slight advances weekly. Lemons—Are held at about the same figures as last week. Arrivals are reg- ular and of usual volume. No one seems to be buying much stock to hold, but, as soon as the weather settles down to a uniform basis, speculation in futures will probably begin and a much firmer feeling will be apparent. Bananas—The local market is well supplied and there is every prospect for a large traffic in this recognized staple during the season now opening so auspiciously. Cocoanuts—Are beginning to find their way to the market in liberal quantities and are selling freely at figures which leave a handsome profit to the retailer. Peanuts—Have not varied much dur- ing the past thirty days, although the cleaners are quietly getting together and will, undoubtedly, push prices up a notch very soon. a Boycott on G. J. Johnson. For several years G. J. Johnson has manufactured cigars, including the cel- ebrated S. C. W. brand, at 347 South Division street. He employed union cigarmakers exclusively. Finding that he could not keep his favorite brand up to the high standard maintained for several years and pay the high wages demanded by the Grand Rapids cigarmakers’ union, he arranged to have this brand made outside, whereupon ‘the union placed a boycott on the brand, notwith- standing the fact that such houses as the H. Schneider & Co., John E. Kenning & Co., A.S. Davis, etc., have always been conceded the privilege of handling both union and non-union cigars. As a result of the boycott, the S. C. W. brand has been knocked out of the doggeries and cheap barber shops patronized by union men, but the sale with grocers, druggists and regular dealers who re- fuse to bow their heads to the union tyranny is on the increase. The new arrangement enables Mr. Johnson to make a better brand for the money than ever before. —- - e <> The Drug Market. Gum opium is dull but unchanged. Morphia is unchanged. Quinine isin good demand at steady prices. Carbolic acid is higher abroad and an advance is looked for here. a Bought at a Bargain. Mrs. Cawker—Haven’t you a_ head- ache to-night, Ben? Mr. Cawker—No, my dear. Mrs. Cawker—Oh, I am so sorry that you have not! I bought a new headache cure to-day at a bargain, and I wanted you to try it. Ps Ps ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Futility of Selling Sugar Below Cost. GRAND Rapips, March 28—I note that several Grand Rapids grocers have fol- lowed in the wake of the department store and are selling sugar at 414 cents—19 cents per hundred less than the wholesale price. Add to this “cut” the waste per ewt., which is fully 6 cents, and add 10 per cent. for expense account, and the loss of these cutters on 100 pounds of sugar is notfar from 70 cents. If they can stand it, [ suppose it is all right, but | it appears to me to be poor business. If it is intended to advertise their business, itis money thrown away, in my opin- ion, for, asa general thing, the people who buy the sugar seldom buy anything else, and the more sugar carried out of the store the greater the loss. If the intention is to ‘‘get back at” the depart- ment store, that makes it even more foolish. The department store has other sources of revenue and profit, and the loss is more than made up on other lines. The margin on groceries is so close that a loss of 70 cents on 100 pounds isa pretty serious matter, and it will keep any grocer hustling to make it up. Let any grocer who is cutting the price of sugar figure up how many pounds of tea or coffee he must sell to make up his loss on even a single 100 pounds of sugar, or how many bushels of potatoes he must sell, or how much of any article in his stock. Probably it may give him a new idea on the subject. Then there is an- other side to the question. There is not a grocer who is now cutting, or has ever cut, the price of sugar but is bound to make up his loss on sugar from raised prices on other articles, and no eutter can deny it. Itis not exactly honest to tell the public that they can save money by buying sugar of Cutter & Co., and then charge them enough on other ar- ticles to make up the ‘‘saving” on sugar —if they buy anything but sugar. If Cutter & Co. are honest and actually give the publie the benefit of their eut on sugar, the question is, How long can they do business at a loss without the aid of the sheriff? If grocers would only look at this matter in the right light—if they would only let the professional cut- ters do all the cutting—it would be a big help to business. If a grocer does not do business on strictly business principles, he cannot expect to succeed; and tnere is certainly no business in sell- ing any staple at a loss. If it were a new article, or one that needed pushing, the case would be different, but sugar is something which “‘sells itself” and no cutting is necessary. The grocer who cuts prices will find, if he should ever want to raise them to a money-making basis, that the people who have bought his cut-rate goods will not stand a raise —they will go somewhere else to do their trading. This is human nature, and may be relied upon. I hope the grocers who are cutting sugar may experience a change of heart, and return to the only right way of doing business—good goods at a fair profit over and above the cost of doing business. GROCER. em Ge The Proper Amount of Self-Vanity. In the makeup of every human crea- ture there is a certain amount of self- vanity that is founded on nature and reason and is essential to him in the ear- rying out of his business and in his deal- ings with his fellowmen. of this element in the character of an individual renders him an ebject of sus- picion and aversion while an entire ab- sence of it denotes a man of no strength of purpose and unfit to cope with the extremes of life. By the rule of self- vanity it is possible to measure a man’s caliber to a nicety, if you only stop to think of it. Itis an infallible rule by which you may determine most accur- ately with what consideration a man treats his neighbors, and on this basis it is not difficult to figure whether or no he is a successin the world in the true sense of its meaning. The man of too much self-vanity is the one who is always too busy when you A superfluity : { call to extend the courtesy that belongs |to you. His vanity has overstepped his | judgment and he treats you as if you | were a beggar seeking alms. He will | likely forget the fact that he ever saw you were he to meet you on the street or inacar, and his mind becomes event- ually diseased so that in old age he is a crusty, choleric old man, who is shunned by all. This isa kind of self-love that destroys men’s souls. It is the enemy of their peace for it results in suspicions and jealousies of others as regards them- selves, mistrusting always the motives and designs of others, thus creating an ill-will in men’s hearts that forever ani- hilates all peace. In my experience as a newspaper worker I have had oppor- tunity to study these characteristics of men closely, and I have invariably learned that the men who attain the greatest and best success in this life are those who possess those _ instinctive gentlemanly qualities that reflect in every action and suffuse the very circle of atmosphere wherein they dwell. A man of this stamp has sufficient self-love and esteem to be consistent with the de- mands that society makes upon a useful member, and not too much to make him forget his duty to his neighbor. The first man whom I ever sought to ipter- view in daily newspaper work slammed the door in my face. It is needless to ask if that man was a success in life, or if his neighbors respected and courted him. The most successful lumbermen in the northwest are those whose lives have been open books and whose busiest moments were none to busy to reach out a hand of good fellowship to the passing stranger. ——_ o- _____-—— The Secret of Success, ‘“‘How do some drummers sell lots of goods and others very little?’’ repeated George Washington White, one of the brightest drummers, in answer to a query from an outsider. ‘‘Well, I'll tell you alittle story. I heard two drum- mers talking once. One was selling stacks of goods, while the other was be- ing left all around. The unsuccessful man had put your query to the other. ‘How do you sell so many goods, while it seems I can’t make asale?’ ‘Well,’ answered the elder, ‘there’s a secret about it. Youare just starting out, and to help you along, I’ll give you this pointer, but you must keep it a secret.’ ‘Sure,’ replied the younger, beaming with pleas- ant anticipation, ‘how do you manage to be successful? ‘I always make it a point,’ replied the elder, ‘to wear out the soles of my shoes instead of the seat of my trousers.’ ”’ li i ilo More than He Wanted To Know From the Pittsburgh Chronicle. She was very pretty and she was styl- ishly clad, and she occupied a whole seat by herself. He was a drummer, and he thought himself irresistible. He was fond of a little flirtation. His discriminating eye soon detected the presence of the handsome and styl- ish girl, and his feet soon carried him to her proximity. He indicated with a slight wave of his hand the vacant seat by her side, as he remarked in his blandest tones: “I beg your pardon, but is this seat engaged?”’ The maiden surveyed him from head to foot, and then said, with dignity, to which her snapping eyes added empha- sis: ‘No, the seat isn’t engaged, but I am!” He sat elsewhere. i - <— You impair your best capital when you make money at the expense of chac- acter. WO CURE, NO MUSTACHE NO PAY. NO PAY. DANDRUFF CURED. t will take Contracts to grow hair on the head st face with those who can call at my office or at the cffice of my agents, provided the head is not glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed. Where the head is shiny or the pores closed, there isnocure. Call and be examined free of charge. If you cannot call, write to me. State tho exact condition of the scalp and your occu- cation PROF. G. BIRKHOLZ, Room i011 Magonie Temple Curcaeo Patented. The Simpliest, Most Substantial and [lost Satisfactory Barret Truck ever invented. For Prices, Terms and Illustra- ted Circular, call or Address, a. B UYS EAST FULTON af. 0 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Before You Buy SEE THE SPRING LINE OF FINE GOODS MANUFACTURED BY 9 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. i esentecncnnneiae Dealers wishing to see the line address F. A. CADWELL, 67 Terrace Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘ in, > 63 Biiats #3 GSedeponeers: ACh An eSisiss Lemon & Wheeler Company, Agents, Grand Rapids. 19 THRE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs# Medicines. Staite 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, [onia. Next Meeting—Grand Rapids. March 6 and 7. Subsequent Meetings—Star Island, June 25 and 26; Houghton, Sept. 1; Lansing,-Nov. 6 and 7. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’b. President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit. Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit. Secretary—S. A. Thompson, Detroit. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, Walter K. Schmidt; Sec’y, Ben. Schrouder. Success in the Retail Drug Business. BY AN OLD DRUGGIST. It is universally conceded that the profits of the retail drug business are greater, perhaps, than those of almost any other retail business, yet few ever get rich, or even make much headway. ils it because there are too many, too much competition, or because they lack business ability? It is neither the one thing nor the other, but the want of am- bition, the want of enterpri-e. Did you ever notice how enterprising and pushing most grocerymen are? Go into a grocery store at any time and you will find the clerks and proprietor soon hustling to wait upon you. After learn- ing your wants and taking your order they call your attention toand show you a dozen other articles, and the result is that you often buy many goods besides these you intended to purchase when you entered the store. How is it with the druggist? When you go into his store, nine times out of ten he will come forward as though he was doing you a great favor by waiting upon you. After getting what you ask for, does he show you any other goods or explain the superiority of his toilet soaps, or tell you how fragrant and de- licious his perfumes are? Or does he show you some of the many articles that make up the retail druggist’s stock? In fact, does he do anything to make an- other sale? No! he generaliy goes back of the prescription counter and takes a seat to kill time and wait for another customer,or else he complains about dull business. His windows, which have not been cleaned for weeks, show his lack of enterprise. The retail drug business could be made to pay, and pay hand- somely, if the proprietors were more wide-awake. But they must hustle. They must be on the look-out to seize every opportunity to attract and increase their trade. They must be polite and tireless. Many aman has given up for the want of a little more nerve and a little more hard work. I once read a story of two frogs that fell into a pail of cream and could not get out. One froggie said to his mate, **] shail drown: I shall drown!’ The other croaker said, ‘‘Dont give up; jump! keep jumping, soon you will be all right!” Sothey kept jumping and in a little while the cream turned into butter, and they found themselves floating around on cakes of butter, and were soon able to jump out upon solid ground. So it is with many a man; if he would only keep hustling, he would soon find himself in a business that would enable him to have others hustling for him. When, in 1869, I opened a retail drug store in Philadelphia, trade was very slow in coming, and I was impatient and restless. I wanted more business and the question was how to get it. I wanted to be busy. I changed my windows every three or four days. I went out to the wholesale druggists to look for bar- gains in toilet articles. I visited several perfumers and soap manufacturers, and induced one of them, of whom I pur- chased a bill of goods, to consign to me some of his most attractive articles, and with these I made a fine window display. On these goods 1 made a special drive by selling them somewhat below the cur- rent price. The low prices soon attracted attention, and my sales increased every day. Each week I changed to another article, using only one article as a spe- cialty at a time. One day, in ordering goods from my wholesale house, i found on my list of wants Potter’s clay. The house with which | dealt was out of it, as were sev- eral others that I called upon. They said they had to get it from New York, and would have itin a day or two. On returning to my store, | passed some workmen who were digging a cellar, and noticed in the excavations, a sort of clay. On inspecting it closely I found that it looked very much like the Potter’s clay we were selling. I teok a piece home with me, and on examining it more critically 1 found it to be Potter’s clay of avery superior quality. I returned at once to the cellar-digger, and asked him if he would sell me some of the clay. When he learned where | wished it taken he said | could have all I wanted with- out cost, as it would save him time and expense in cartage. I ordered two or three loads of it, and dumped it into the cellar, and at once set about putting this clay into saleable condition. Up to that time Potter’s clay, or Ful- ler’s earth, was sold only in lumps. After reducing the clay down to the con- sistency of putty I found it very pliable and easy to work, and at once conceived the idea of making it into cakes for con- venience in handling. For this purpose I secured some rings, about two and a half inches in diameter, made out of inch hoop-iron, and with these, I cut or moulded the cakes, as a brick-maker moulds his bricks. I made around block out of white pine, whit- tling it to the size of the cakes. I then called on a stamp dealer and bought some raised letters, made of lead, which I glued to the block of wood, forming the words ‘‘Potter’s Clay, Philadelphia.” I stamped the cakes with the letters **Potter’s Clay,’’ with my name and ad- dress thereon. I took pains to see that the clay was clean, and free from grit and all foreign substances; and after I hada few hun- dred cakes made and dried, I started out to see whether I could sell it to the wholesale trade. I went first to the wholesale house where I purchased most of my supplies, and on showing my samples and telling my price—$2.50 a gross—I received an order for ten gross. I visited all the wholesale drug and sundry houses, and each one of them gave me an order for ten gross, saying it was much more convenient for hand- ling in cakes, and not liable to loss. One house gave me an order for twenty- five gross. I returned very much elated that at last 1 had found something to do to keep us busy. I had no difficultly in getting all the clay 1 wanted, because almost the entire city of Philadelphia was underlaid with this fine Potter’s clay, but a few feet from the surface. I did not think it necessary to go around and tell the source of my supply. While I soon stocked up the trade in Philadel- phia, 1 found sale in other cities for all we could put up in our spare moments. My income from this alone in a little while was sufficient to pay all my drug bills, so that I had a business beside my retail drug business. Of course, not every one can strike a Potter’s clay bed, but there are hundreds of other things, that, if a man be wide- awake, he can utilize to just as good ad- vantage. I relate this incident of my life merely to illustrate that when one is on the look-out for something to do and hustles to get it, he is sure tofindit. Improve every opportunity, but remember, anything that is worth doing at all is worth doing well. Study the wants of your people and try to supply them. Don’t try to sell what people don’t want. Keep what is asked for; don’t try to substitute. I have seen two of the worst panics that this country has ever experienced— 1873 and 1893—and I have never yet seen the time that I had not more than I could do. I have never seen an idle mo- ment that I could not have utilized. We have some wide-awake druggists in Philadelphia, and there are a few in the rest of the world; but these are the exception. Some are constitutionally tired, some from physical defect lack the power to do all that ambition prompts. Others are too wsthetic, too much afraid of soiling their hands. Nothing but in- domitable pluck and tireless energy will win success in these days. ——_—___— +> Reverie of a Lead Pencil. I am only a lead pencil, it is true, but I have feelings, nevertheless, which some people seem to take delight in lac- erating. What am I kicking about? Why, the beastly jokes which are being perpetrated about me continually—such, for instance, as ‘the longer 1 am used the shorter | grow,” and ‘Il must be bad because | have a black heart,’’? and “eut off the head of the substance I am composed of and it leaves a back- ache,” and that “the reason Ido not get on better in life is because 1 must be pushed,’”’ and that I ought to stand aside and give some one else a chance ‘‘since | have made my mark.” Isn’t that enough to wear out the patience of a saint? Well, my patience is about gone, and I don’t propose to stand it any longer. I am going to tell what I know about some of the people I meet every day, and I shall be just as pointed as I know how to be. I shall not mention names, of course, for, although I often take evidence in court, I- have never yet had to appear on my own behalf. Asastarter, do you know——? He’sa grocer. Go into his place of business and ask for something. If he has it, all right, but if he hasn’t he will say, ‘No, I haven’t just that particular brand, but here is something equally as good, and cheaper, t6o; in fact, those who have tried it like it better than the other. Shall I send you up some of this?”? He says much more to the same effect, and the only much time he tells the truth is when he tells | you he hasn’t what you called He knows the article he proposes as a in quality, But, bless substitute is much inferior and is dear at any price. | ' for. | your heart, a small discrepancy like that cuts no figure. ‘‘All’s fair in trade” is his motto, and he follows it to the letter. He has no use for the inspector of weights and measures, and I don’t wonder at it. He hasn’t an honest pair of scales in his store, and, as for his measures, it looks as if the bottoms were doing their best to meet the quality half-way, so that the customer will be skinned at both ends of the deal. How do 1 know all this? Easy enough. I am in his store every week, and when my master takes me out of his pocket, I use my eyes and ears to good advantage, I can tell you. Many times I have been on the ‘‘point” of warning a customer who was being taken in by this land pirate, but, somehow, 1 never could quite bring myself to do it. It makes my heart heavy, quite leaden, in fact, when I think of the deceitfulness of human nature, as exemplified (and amplified) by ‘‘my friend” ——. Then there is When you enter his place of business, he approaches you “with a smile that is childlike and bland,” rubbing his hands and bowing at every step. ‘Ah, how do you do? So glad to see you; are you well to- day? Something you were wanting?” And when he has taken down your order, he bows you out in the most obsequious manner possible, and you go away wondering if he were not sometime apprenticed to an_ Italian organ grinder. I can’t help thinking of Pecksniff, in Dickens’ ‘*Martin Chuzzlewit” when I see approach- ing a customer. He may mean all right, but that’s the way it seems to me. There is another grocer I meet fre- quently. His name is , mod Be does business on street. He scowls the moment you enter his store. No, that is not just right—he is scowling all the time; but the scowl seems to deepen and blacken when he catches sight of a customer, and, while you are in his store, you are afraid for your life, and you leave with the feeling that you have, somehow, done him a deadly injury. If you have he has _ probably revenged himself in the deal you made with him. ONLY A LEAD PENCIL. 2 >———————-- A Boy’s Essay on Tobacco. Tobacco grows something like cabbage, but I never saw none cooked. I have heard men say that cigars that was given them election day for nothing was mostly cabbage leaves. Tobacco stores are mostly kept by wooden Injuns who stand at the door and fool little boys by offer- ing them a bunch of cigars which is glued into the Injun’s hands, and is made of wood also. I tried to smoke a cigar once, and | feit like epsom salts. Tobacco was invented by a man named Walter Raleigh. When the people first saw him smoking they thought he was a steamboat and were frightened. My sister Nancy is a girl. I don’t know whether she likes tobaecoor not. There is a young man named Leroy who comes to see her. He was standing on the steps one night, and he had a cigar in his mouth, and he said he didn’t know as she would like it, and she said, ‘‘Leroy, the perfume is agreeable.’’ But when my big brother Tom lighted his pipe Nancy said, ‘‘Get out of the house, you horrid ereature; the smell of tobacco makes me sick.” Snuff is Injun meal made out of tobaececos. I took a little snuif once and then I sneezed. — oo 2 Don’t be ashamed of work unless you do it poorly. Suicide by the cigarette route is slow but sure. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Wholesale Price Current. Advanced— Declined— ACIDUM. ee aap de ou. | ; 50 TINCTURES. mechthittod.......... 2 50@2 7 i : German > ene .....-..-<, 2 00@2 10 | Aconitum Uniti - Boracic 20 aa - “— = Aloes ° 60 a a Geranium ounce. ihe w rc Carboliouns .-. lb = = Gossipii, Sem. gal..... 0@ 75 Acted myrrh. . Hydrochior eo “3@ 5 | Hedeoma ............. 1 25@1 40 Asafostida........... 0 Nitrocum 2.21. ee itor oe ee ty | Atrope Beliadonna....°..!.) @0 Manta 10@ 12| Lavendula............ 90@2 00 | Foret , = Pitas a oe ga EN 2 4N@z 60 jai heated = Galioriicum oe 1 30@1 70 Mentha Piper Ri wte vicina wa 2 85@3 60 Saneui ia. : eee 1x%@ 5| Mentha Verid. 02.0... 9 S032 20 | DeBguinaris. 50 Ta Pp “yt Sey rns 40@1 60 | Morrbnae, gal........ 1 30@i 40 Seeaeeeesas 50 Tarte ee aaa aie ‘ Myreia, ganee. 4. ).. 59 | Cantharides. 7% MOeererdie.... 2.05. DQ 33 Che X@3 00 Capsicum ..... 50 AMMONTA. Picis Liquida, (gal..35) 4 2B Ca damon % Aqua, 16 _ = : + nrc oy aa a 1 Tot 00 Castor See a 1 00 a) aeg.. &@ Rosae, ounce. ........ 6 50@8 50 | Catechu....... 50 Oe 12@ 14 Cinchona 50 Yhlorid 12@ 14 Sole 40@ 45 “ SE rosa rmets Sabeie I) eg © ANILINE, aoe ....., «........ 3 7 00 Gaeta 50 Black 2 2 gp | Sassafras...... - HQ SS Coton | 50 ane Sciittrttssssssss 18 GaSe 00) Sinapis, ess, ounce.... @ 65| Cubeba.... rownh. eee dee: @1 eo @ W Digitalis .. 50 oon: se eeeeeree ens 5@_ ~ Thyme eC eee 40@ 50 Reees.....- 50 ellow . seacce COE e . oe @ & Gentian : 50 BACCAE. ‘heobromas retee sees 15@ 201 Guaica. r ous 50 Cubeae (po 3%)...... SE BW POTASSIUM. “e a 60 ee me Viet... 18 | Zingiber ...... 50 Xanthoxylum . . 25@ 30] bichromate ........... 14 | Hyoscyamus 50 promde......... . 43 | Iodine... %5 ee Cr . 2@ 15] “ Colorless. 5 omnia >. 6... --...-..- 45@ 50} Chlorate (po 23@25).. = 26 | Ferri Chloridum 35 Pe eae ties) an Ee ihe 50 Terabin, Canada , Sa, 2S emia ean... "1 50g Fi ‘Cape, (po. 20 @ i* | Dipterix Odorate....--2 252 50 | Cota Te Crates SOI 80 Bocotrl, ‘po, 60) @ 50) poenicuium.....--... @ Einchoniding, aw io wD — la, (48, 14 a8, @1 Foenugreek, ps. tose. at :,2 a German 8%@ 12 oe a he eae . hl... ’ a ~ Areata, Go). Bg ae] Mah ge OL A)” Hg 4 Oo Mah aie. Per, Benzoinum.. 0@ = eee? 3 @4 ——— ees 2 * Camphors........----- 48@ 50 mE 6 7 . mn, Oo. TS) ..... @ ; Euphorbium - es. - 3@ = Sinapis Albu... "7 @B8 yeee. bos ceers 3 a Galbanum......- my = Ni igra.. | 11@ 12 — lee 3 4 aa M9 “Ue 30 ee Crocus .......... 50@ 55 Mien, Go 1 16)....... $ - Frumenti, Ww. ta 2 3 = Cudnear........ @ % Mastic . oseeee 3 * Cupri Sulph... 5@ 6 Myrrh, (po. 45)_ do . Me a. ts, —— * No. 2, sifting box 2a “ No. 2. sé 4 ” i No. 5 8 OO * tae |. i - 45 Mexic an Liquid, 4 ox...... 300 [a...... 6 BROOMS, CO i | 7% Not _ oe No 2c varpet_ 2 % Parle nC 2% Common Whisk......------ 80 Fanc . 1 00 Warehouse......- 3 00 BRUSHES. Stove, No. 1. ee -12 r - s ee iz Rice Root Scrub, 2 ‘Tow. 85 Rice Root Sernh, 3row.. 1 2% Palmetto, goose............ 1 50 CANDLES. Hotel. 40 Ib. boxes 2 Star, 42 " oe 9 Paraffiine a Wicking 24 CARNED GOUDS., Fish. Ciams. dit 2 Neck ib 1 20 1m -.. en Clam Chowder. Standard, 3ib....... ee Cove Oysters. Staniard, 1 ip T - __—......,... ie Lobaters. Star, 1 Ib.. i 2 45 = 2 w....... 350 Picnic, 1 ib 2 50 ea ae 29 acxerel Standard, 1 : _ aa eee i 10 Mustard, 2 7 a 2 Tomato Sauce, 21b.. 2 2% Soused, 2 tb......... 23 Salmon. Columbia River, fiat --1 80 aa. ...... oe eon 123 _ EE 1 10 Kinney’s, flate... 1. & ardines. Amoerionan \%8............ 4%@ 5 -..... 8%S 7 Imported _ - Ow - 15@Bib Mustard : . 6a7 Sees 21 Trozt. Brook 38, Ib...... 2 50 Fruits. Apples. S ib. tanGerd........ 110 York State, —. 3 40) Hamburgh, * — Lave oak....... 1 40 mente Crae.....-.. 1 40 _——. .............. 1 50 Overland. 1 #0 Blackberries. r. 4 7... : 90 Cherries. Red.. ....1 oS Pitted Hamburgh - 17 White 1 50 ac ...... 1 30 Damscons, Egg Plums and Green Gages. aoe... 1 20 (re. ............ 1 40 Gooseberries. Common . 25 Peaches. ................: 90 ee .........-.... 1 25 eos... ars. ........... Ba & Pee 8. eee. Pears. Demeren..... -... ..... 1s eee... ..... %5 Pineapples. cs ey 1 00@1 30 Johnson’s sliced...... 250 _ erated..... 2% Booth’s sliced........- @2 5) C grated... ae i G@2 Quinces. oe... ....,..... 1 10 Raspberries. . 110 Black Hamburg.. 150 Erie, black 120 Strawberries. wre 13 Ham ot _— eee eee iz —..... — 1m Terrapin 16 Whor rileberries. Blueberries ........ 85 Meats. Corned beef Libby’s.......1 9 Roast beef Armour’s.......1 80 Potted ham, ¥s Ib \ 1 40 ee... 8 tongue, % a es 1s See eae 85 chicken, \ Tb 9% Vegetables. Beans. Hamburgh stringless....... 123 French style.....2 2 Limas 13 oun, green.... - eee... Lewis Boston Baked........ 1% Bay Siato Baked............ 1 35 World's Fair Bakod........ 13 ee e................ 1 90 — Hamburgh ..... 1 Livingston Eden . BD ee ee . ney ee 140 ene Giery............. ee 3 Peas Hamburgh marrofat........ 1 3 early Jane...... Champion Eng..1 50 — P eS iis) ancy sifted....1 99 NE oo chee ou, 65 Barris standard............. %5 VanCamp’s marrofat....... 1% early June..... 1 30 Archer’s Early Blossom....1 25 —-........... 26 7 . Mushrooms. Frenc oe 01% Pumpkin - ee 85 Squash, ee ...... ........... 115 Succotash. oe EE ER 1 40 cots ee 8 Honey Dew. ies ech h eee 150 aa... bocca oe ‘Tomatoes. Hancock ... 1 oe Mg eee i SE See. 8 3 50 CHOCOLATE, Baker’s. German Sweet.. ...... 23 Premium. . 37 Breakfast ¢ Yocoa. 43 CHEESE, —————— Acme... oe, 12 i eee... oon Riverside .. 3% Gold Medal...... — ae eens ee Lier... ........ cr Wieree eck Roquefort..... Os Sap Sago S21 Sehwelises, imported. @2i - domestic .... @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Haif pint, 25 bottles oo Pint . 450 Quart 1 doz bottles | 3 50 Triumph Brand. Half pint, per doz.. As Pint, 3 bottles...... “es 450 Quart, per doz Loo CLCTHES PINS. Seross bOxOS..........-. 44@45 COCOA SHELLS. BO id. Dees... .... 2.6... @3 Less — a @3 Pound packages.. . 6% QT COFFEE. Green. Rio. oe cs... Cs ae... oe een... se Poaserry .. .....__. ..... ee Santos. a... ee 19 noon... 8 ee _...........,...--.- 22 rosseoe 23 Mexican and a Par... | a 0 2 Fancy. 24 ” Maracalbo. reeae:..... 0... .-..,.-.-. 23 Milled . : Ce 2 ‘Java. Pare... se oa 25 Private Growth... 27 Mandehling . oe Mocha. eon, CC; 25 Arabian. ‘ -28 ‘eee. Te ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add %c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. MecLaughlin’s XXXX.. 23 % Bunola .. o & Lion, 60 or 100 1b. case... 23 95 Extract. ov City % gross... 7% 1 15 Hummer 8, foil, va. 7 65 tin 285 CHICORY. Bulk 5 a... ° CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, #ft....... per dos. 1 2& ° ....-..; 140 - oe...... - 1 60 ' a " 1 % . 80 ft. . = tt. Jute or....... . 85 72 ft we i a CONDENSED MILE, 4 doz. in case. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands Gail Borden Eagle..... ... 40 eee... 6 % voeee ce 575 ceeeeeee...... |... 4 50 _eeeeen .......... 4 2 ee... . 3.35 Peerless Evaporated Cream. CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom’ 2 = 00 1000, eans 5 00 —" = Ses 8 00 Steel punch.. a. 2 COUPON BOOKS. ae = “Tradesman.” $ 1 books, per hundred.... 2 00 ee ie .. 250 g 3 “ee oe oo 3 0 g 5 ia} “ “er : 3 on eee . 40 220 ‘ oc “ . 5 ow “Superior.” $1 books, per hundred 2 80 $2 .. 300 z 3 “ ee ‘ as 3 50 g 5 ace “ “ 4 00 $10 " . oo R29 oe ia “ 6 00 Tepeeneel: ” % 1 books, per hundred .. 83 00 & 2 “ . ss ee 3 50 $3 - ” a @5 . ie 5 00 $10 - ” ce $20 7% iin sccleiaiass on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: = books or. over.. 5 per cent "10 “ 1000 ‘ss ts 20 “as COUPON PASS BOOKS. {Can be made to represent any denomination from %10 down.| ~iceks.. ........ 37 — cee ace ce coe 2 00 ae 3 00 Be ee ec cues ee 6 25 ee ce eee 10 00 —_— UE CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXX.. i. oo Seymour XXX, ‘cartoon... 6 Pees Foe...... -...... 5% Family XxX, cartoon...... 6 ot on Salted XXX, cartoon ...... 6 eee 7% eee Cc 7 Butter a ee ere 6 Soda. moe eae... Be Soest. ...-..... ... 5, Th ee (eget Weeek............... 10% Long Island Wafers ....... 11 a Seer See. ..,.-...... 5% ity Oster, REE ....,....... 5% Farina Oyster.............. 6 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly nore... Bw Telfer’s ee eto ce 30 Grocers’. 2 - 15@25 DRIED FRUITS. Domestic, Apples. Sundried, sliced In bbls. 7 . quartered ‘ 7% Evaporated, 50 1b. boxes 10 Il Apricots. California in bags.. ... 14 Evaporated in boxes. . 14% Blackberries. In boxes.... os 8 Nectarines. ih baee......--........ aie Seeee..:. ......_.. WK Peaches Peeled, in boxes........ Cal. orem one 10% " ie Oeee.....- 10 Pears. California in bags..... 1¢ Pitted Cherries Barrels. . 50 Ib. boxes . “ 25 * " co. Prunelles. 30 lb. boxes Raspberries. in pares... .. -... ie. wee. ...... ...: | a C:... Raisins. Loose Muscatels in Boxes. I ce i 7 de aod es 120 ee i eee 1 45 Loose Muscatels in moms 2 oes... ...-.-.-5- . 3% 3 aoe oe New Orleans. —_ a. . 18 aon good. merece S 27 eae. eens se heusensues 32 ckeehede bbbtesns Hane 40 Fan Gus. half barrels, 3c extra, Foreign. Currants. Patras, in berecis.......- 2 ie Sew.........- 21% in less quantity .. 2% cleaned, bulk...... 5 cleaned, package... 5% Peel. Citron, Leghorn, 25 Ib. boxes 12 Lemon = * 8 Orange ' ~~ 10 Raisins. Ondura, 29 ib. boxes @8 Suitana,20 “ 7% @8 Valencia, 30 ‘ Prunes. California, 100-120. . 5 90x100 25 Ib, bxs . 5% e 390 . ip “ %6 x80 cc 6% ss 60x70 ° 14 oo ee 10 ee French, 60-70 : Oe cece wee e ass . Ce ' e040 ......-.---+.- ENVELOPES, XX rag, white. mo 1 6... .. 8c... $1 75 No, 2, 6% 1 66 me, 1,6... 1 65 Ba 46.14. cee. 1 50 xx wood, white No. 1, 6%... ie 1 3 No. 2, 6% . 1S Manilla, white We vere ccs eee 1 00 Ss... bese 95 Coin Mit Mo. 4.. .-.. 1 00 FARIN ACEOUS Goops. Farina, 100 Ib, kegs........-..-- 3% flominy. eee es 2% Cee ee ee 3 00 Lima Beans. Dried. .....-- 3%Q!1% Maccaroni and Vermiceilt. Domestic, 12 lb. b Imported. . ..10%@- i: ‘Oatmeal. ee ee 4 2 Half barrels 100...... 2 & Pearl Barley. Pe 2% Peas, Green, O.... ... ns 123 Sole wert .......---.. 3 Rolled Oats. Barre )... ........ @4 % Half bbis90...... @2 B Sago. POEIIOM oo occ cesses ane idl 4% East 2 ON once 5 Wheat. oo ee FISH--Salt. Bloaters. Tienes, 3. Cod. Pere... 4. ye Whole, Grand Bank..... 5@5% Boneless, bricks.. ...... 6@8 Boneless, strips.. ....... 6@8 Halibut. Meese ces 94@12% Herring. Holland, white hoops keg 70 bbl 95 WOPWeRTE |... wsi~..-s Round, % bb] 100 Ibs ..... 2 4 ee eee 1 renee i se. cele “Mackerel. No. 1, 1001bs.. " ’ No. 1,40 Ibs....... . 46 Bo. i, WO ike.. nue oe eo No. 2, 100 lbs....._ Loc at Make oe... 3 30 Me ee OP i ae ce 90 Pamily, 90 ibs...... ciclo " oy ........... & Sardine Daten, boes.............. Trout. No. 1, % bbis., 100]ba....... 5 7 No. to Oo, © coe.....,.... 2 55 i, 1, ROR, 00 osc assess 73 De Le ee... 4. & Whitefish. Family No. 1 i bbls, 100 _ sieves a 06 82.00 yy 40 keiacce Oo 2 oe 10 lb. kits.. . = & x ~ -aetcace 7k oe MATCHES. Mo, S enleee?........-.. .... 1 65 Anchor parior...... ee 1 70 Boe Seeee..................3 © Export AOE cos cic ue 400 | FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Souders’. | Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. Regular Grade Lemon. doz Son ....8 7% on... Regular Vanilla. doz 2 0z 81 2w 26s... 2 40 5% XX Grade Lemon. i. $1 50 Soxe..... 3 00 XX Grade Vanilla. Os..... $1 75 -os..... 3 50 Jennings. Lemon. Vanilla 202 regular er = 1 20 402 1. 2 00 6 oz . 2. @ 3 00 Mo, 3 taper......-. 1 35 2 00 io. 2 50 Northrop’s Lemon. — 20z oval ta per 75 10 3 02 . 1 20 i 5 2 oz regular ‘‘ $5 1 20 4 0Z - 1 oe 2 2 FLY PAPER. Thum’s Tanglefoot. Giaste O666................. 3 69 Five case lots.. ec a Ten case lots..... .3 40 Less than one case, 40¢_ per box GUN POWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s, wee a 3 2 mo SOen............. -1 90 Quarter kegs......... 4 ee el 30 ee 18 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. ee a 25 one Wee... .......,....-.: 2 40 Quarter kegs. . 135 1 cam ....... 34 Eagle Duck—Dupont’s. Kegs 11 00 Page BOs ..;.......--...,- 5% (asrter SOGs...-........... 3 00 1) GO08........:-..-.2:), 60 HERBS. Sage... «.-- les code ieee 15 Hops.... +--+ ees. ede wees cu 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 Ib. boxes ..... 55 S. F., 2, 3 and 5 Ib. boxes... 50 JELLY. vv Ib. pails oy oa se eeu @ 40 ~~ 2 ....... @ 70 LICORICE. es 30 oo, Ee 25 Pe. oe) 12 LYE. ondensed, _= betas ennaae 1 2 io ee 2 2 ' MINc vet EAT. Mince meat, 3 doz. in case. 2 7% Pie Seren 3 - in case . + ore oe M E ASURES Tin, am dozen. 1 galion ... 1s .< 7. to Haif gallon. ee ee mart ..... a 70 int . a 45 Half pint . am 40 —— for vinegar, per doz. ae 7 00 Halt galion” a uea ee 4 % eee a 3 7% Pint ne as M OLASS ES. Blackstrap. Sugar house......... eves 14 Cuba Baking. CORGTROIEE os ovens nen sas 16 Porto Rico. Ne od seen 20 OMe cies ioe sceecins 3B THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. PICKLES, Medium. Barreis, 1,200 count... Half bbls, 600 count.. @2 7 Small. Barrels, 2.400 count. 5 50 Half bbls, 1,200 connt 32 PIPES, Clay, No. Meee rece c epee 1 70 7. 7 full count........ 7 Cob, No. ; Lie POTASH, 48 cans in case. eee... 4 00 Penna Sait Co.’s.......... 3 Ou RICE Domestic. Carolina _— seh eeeeeees 6 met. 5% . No. 3 sod Noe | Ma een 5 ae, 4 Imported. Japan, No. _ Ce eee 5% ie. 2...; ws oe mene... 3c... ecacenccseen © Pee. cee 4s, oo SPICES, Whole Sifted. I i ee eee 9% Cassia, China in mats...... 8 ' Batavia in bund....i5 . Saigon in rolis......32 Cloves, Amboyna...... se Danatoar..... ...... my weace Pas....... ...-.- 80 Nutmegs a 75 No. eee seni eee 70 * mo 2..............- 60 Pepper, Singapore, black....10 . white... .20 “ .16 Pore Snstaadl in Bulk. Biter... .... 15 Cassia, Batavia 2 and ‘Saigon. 25 . elmo ........ oo Cloves, Ambo a... a ZAnaiDar....... 2 Ginger, = ae 16 ee... 20 . J amaicea..... ae Mace Batavia.. 65 Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .22 Mere... se 5 oe No. 2 for aa nok epper, Singapore, ack....16 P white. ....24 ' Cavenne...........2 ee “Absolute” in Packages, 148 “BS Mes... .... ccs 84 155 Creneeon............. BF Fo Coote... ..-;.------.- 4 15 Ginger, Jamaica ..... 84 155 o Arrican........ a 15 eased. ....... Loe ey 84 1 55. Peroce ............ 4 15 Bare. ..... ‘ 84 SAL SODA. ee ne 1% Granulated, peres.....;.... 1% SEEDS. Ame .............,. : @id Canary, Smyrna....... 4 Ceeewe® <6... 50.5... 8 Cardamon, Malabar... 90 Hemp, Russian....... 4% Mixed Bird... 5@6 Mustard, white. 10 Pees 3s. 9 ape... ... fee 5 Cuttle bone........ 30 STARCH, Corn. 20-Lb boxes. ee 5X oe ee. _., oe Gloss. 1-Ib packages ee ee a eee ae 5 i ecu ee eeay 5 6-Ib ee eee 5% 40 and 50 lb. boxes.......... 3% Bee... _. on SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders.........37 Maccaboy, in jars.. oe french Kappee, in Jars.....43 SODA, a ee eee She — English ue ay ae co ye 4% SALT. 100 3-lb, sacks.......... $2 15 605-lb. 2 00 26 10-Ib. sacks............. 1 8 ae Ce 1 80 243-lb Cases... 1 50 56 lb. dairy in linen bags.. 32 ccm «6 arm “ i Warsaw. 56 lb, dairy in drill bags... 30 28 lb. ““ oe “ a 16 Ashton. 56 lb. dairy inlinensacks.. 75 Higgins. 56)», dairy in linen sacks. 75 Soiar Rock. ea ee ee 22 Common Fine. Bee 8 Manistee ......... ; 85 SALERATUS, Packed 60 Ibs, in box. OO 5% ee ea ET Oe oc kg ries ey saa SOAP. Laundry. Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 8) 1-Ib......... 3 20 Good Cheer, 601 1b.......... 3 $0 White Borax, 100 %-lb...... 3 65 Proctor & Gamble. Comers 2... a 3 45 Ivory, = ee 6 75 Ee 4 00 aieede ee oe. 3 65 Mottled German. Lak aeolian 3 15 WOE TE eee tee ce 3 2 Dingman Brands. Rinere DOR. ...2.......... 3 95 5 box lots, delivered....... 3 85 10 box lots, delivered... 3 % Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. American Family, wrp d..$4 00 plain... 2 94 N. K. Fairbank & Co.’ a Brands. Santa Clane................ 400 Brown, @) Dare. ............ 2 40 - OO DOEs 2... 5... 3 25 Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands. DOMNO ce 3% Cotton Of... |. 58... . 6 00 Le ee . £00 Master 400 Thompson & Chute Co.’s Brands Silve: _ 3 cs a th MONO 48. ieeucs. 3 30 Savon Improved...... 2 50 BUnOwer ...... 5... 2 80 Soreen ck 3 25 Economical ..... 2 2% Seonine: Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 . Rand, Sdos....... 2 50 Passolt’s Atlas Brand Single box...... eu oe oe Stax Ios... 3 60 10 box ee... Oe <0 00x lots de)... ........, 340 SUGAR. The following prices repre- sent the actual collins prices in Grand Rapids, based on the act- ual costin New York, with 38 cents per 100 pounds added for freight. The same quotations will not apply toany townwhere the freight rate from New York is not 388cents, but the local quotations will. perhaps, afford a better criterion of the market than toquote New York prices exclusively. oe el cate #5 44 Powoerga ........2......... 4 82 Granulated 4 63 Extra Fine Granulated... 4 75 Cubes Ce ig ee 2 Powdered. i en Confee. Standard A.. .. 4 56 No. 1 Columbia A. . 2 No oS fmpie A... ..... 4zR +... 419 OT. 413 Me Oe 4 06 mo fk ..,. 4 00 a 3 94 no .. 3.88 Be Mo 3 75 No. 13. 3 56 i... 3 44 SYRUPS. Corn. Berens. cn Reese Obes... 17% Pure Cane. re .. oe 25 Choe... .... Ls... oe TABLE SAUCES, Lea & Perrin’ 8, large .. %5 at...... 2 %& Halford, large 3% ' small... 2 e Salad Dressing, large os 4 55 eit... 2 65 TEAS. yaPan—Regular. ee @17 a. @20 Choice. . einss se ee OM Choicest.......... ...32 @34 RO a oe, 10 @12 SUN CURED. re, @i7 ae Q2w Cyaee ....... 2... 24 @2e TE TT EN 32 @34 MR ee, 10 @12 BASKET FIRED. Oe cel 18 @20 a @25 Choicest. . @35 Extra choice, wire lear @40 GUNPOWLER. Common to fai1....... 25 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @é65 Chotcest fanty........ 7 @s5 OOLONG. @26 Common to fair... ...23 @30 IMPERIAL. Gomeon to fair....... 23 @26 Superior tofine........ 30 @35 YOUNG HYSON. Commmor, to fair....... 18 @2s6 Superior to fine....... 30 @4 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. EE 18 Ce cee 24 @%s ee ek clceaawes 40 @50 TOBACCOS., Fine Cut, P, Lorillard & Co.’s Brands. Sweet Russet.......... 30 = Tiger.. 30 D. Scotten & Co's ‘Brands. Pewetne od. EC 32 Rocket . 30 Spaulding & Merrick’s Brands. Berne .......... 30 Private Brands, Bazoo Coke esc ceuese @30 U ncle fon ea dee es ues 24 McGinty | eee. 27 . ee. wc, 25 Dandy Jim eo dcancpeues 29 Torpedo . Lectet 24 y in drums.. 23 Vie Yum .. 2... 28 jae... . 23 Qe... 8... 22 Plug. Sorg’s Brands, PpoerneaG ............ 39 ORee sc. Pe Novus Pwist..:......... Scotten’s Brands, Bye... ce... 26 Bawah... ..... .-.. 38 Valley City ..,........ 34 Finzer’s Brands. Olid Honesty.......... 4) Jolly Tar 22 Lorillard’s Brands. Climax (8 oz., 4Ic).... 39 Gr en Torte.......... 30 Three Black Crows... 27 J. G. Butler’s Brands. Something Good...... ¢ Gutoaft Sight. ........ 24 Wilson & McCaulay’s Brands. Gold Hope ........... 43 Happy Thought....... 3 a 32 ores. ....... 1... 31 nee Gey... 27 Smoking. Catlin’s Brands, Kiln dried.. ae Golden Shower ........ ponwrees ..... oa ee a Mecerschaum .. ._....-..- “25¢930 American Eagle Co.’s Brands, Myrtle _- Re eee ee 40 Siok... . . .30@32 Crome. — roe 33 cava te fo... ....... Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands. eee 16 Banner Cavendish.......... 38 Gord Cat .......-...... ee Seotten’s Brands. Ware ............ 15 Petes Few................- 26 Gold Rive. .c. 30 F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s Brands, Peerless...... ee 26 eo Toe... = Standard. as Globe Tobac co Co." 8 ceeite. Pee ee. ee 41 Leidersdorf’s Brands. Rob Roy.... Uncle Sam.. r mea Cawer..... i... 32 Spaulding & Merrick ‘Om ane Jerry... 2... 22... 25 25 Traveler Cavendish........ 38 Buee Wore... .......... 0, 30 Prow ioy...... -....... 30@32 Core Cake 16 VINEGAR. a 7 @8 ee 8 @9 81 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Dale ver wel 5... ..... 30 Beer mug, 2 doz incase... 1 75 YEAST, ee 8 1 00 Warner’s ..... a 1 00 meee Weems |..,........,...1 @ eee — = a 90 HIDES PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol- HIDES. Green . on caes 2@2% Part Covad 00000604 @ 3 ots @ 3% Wey... 5s... 4 @5 Kips, o— i 2@8 re @i Calfskins, oeee...... 4@5 cured. ..... 4h®@ 6 Deacon skins.......... 10 @2 No. 2 hides \ off. PELTS. ce, 5 BB ®@ Lae |... 25 @ 60 WooL. Washed . ee Oe Unwashed . & @l2 MISCELLANEOUS. Tallow... 8. code 4@4% Grease butter ........ | ez ees ee 1%@ 2 Cr a 2 OU@2 50 FURS. Gero. i 80@1 00 BE iii ee ae nce --15 00@25 00 ga eee las desi ues 3 Ww@7 00 50@ ie. eee "71 00@1 40 Pox, croms....... 3 GO@5 00 Fox, grey... -- a f Lynx Dee ee eens ceeue 1 00@z2 50 Martin, ee 00@3 00 _ pale & yellow. 1 501 00 Poe, Gee... 25@1 00 Muskrat eee eee Oke 3@ 15 COppossem......... 5@ 15 tier, Gark....... *'5 00@10 00 MeCCOON ............-. 30@ 75 Shree .....-. ........ 1 00@1 25 Wor... 1 00@2 00 Beaver castors, ib @5 00 Above prices are for No. 1 furs only. Other grades at cor- responding prices. DE*RAKINS—per pound. ‘Thin and green......... 10 Lene gray, dry.......... 10 Gray, Gry 15 Red and Blue. dry ..... 25 WOODEN WARE. Tubs, No. . rem eedcenecccee 6 00 Lo a 5 50 Ne 4 50 Pails, No. 1, two-hoop, . 1 30 * No.1, three- hoop.. 1 50 Bowls, 11 inch a Te eee 6 90 . me oe ” eae 1 80 ies 2 ~ (CC....., ee. 240 eee ce ea Baskets, market... a 35 shipping bushel.. 1 15 [ full hoop ‘ 12 “ willow el’ ths, No.1 5 25 . No.2 6 25 _ “ Nests ' om — Noise ff ‘ © No.2 4 25 . . “ Nos 4% INDURATED WARE, CCE 315 TM PO Be ee ee ee Oe [oe oe e................ 12 00 (ube, We o.-.... 10 50 Butter Plates—Oval. 20 «61060 oe 6 2 10 aoe 7 24 aos... ll a Oe Mo. 8... 3... 10 3230 WwW er single. Universal . bee ead An aed No. Queen . TO See Peerless Protector.......... 2 40 Saginaw Globe.. i _. Double. Water Witch. _............. 2 Wee 2 30 Good Luck... ........- a. 2 oo peertesn.............. |... 2 So GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS WHEAT. No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 4 No. 2 Red (60 lb, test) 52 MEAL, ae — 12 Grantiated,.......... 1 65 FLOUR IN SACKS. a 2 05 *Standards.... .. See... .......... 2... 15 ON cece ttt eee 8 i eee 1 50 VG 1 60 *Subject to usual cash dis- count. Flour in bbls., 25¢c per bbl. ad- ditional. MILLSTUFFS, Less Car lots quantity Bran... ..- . 815 00 816 00 Screenings .... 12 50 13 00 Middlings..... 15 59 16 59 Mixed Feed... 16 09 16 50 Coarse meal .. 15 50 16 50 CORN. Car lots.. a Less than car lots........-. 43 OATS. Car lote..... .. 85% Less than car lots.. 2 HAY. No. 1 Timothy, car lots....11 No.1 . ton lots...... 12 50 FISH AND OYSTERS. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows FRESH FISH. Wie ............ 9 ee 9 Black —: 12% Pee... ss. @15 Ciscoes or Herring... . @5 Brae@osh.:........ @15 Fresh lobster, _ Ib... 20 Cod. . a 8 No. 1 Pickerel. . @s Pee ee ees... @7 Smoked White.... ... @s Réd Snappers......... 15 — River Sal- eS 12 Mackerel ee eae 18@20 a Fairhaven Counts. @1 ¥. 4, DB. aeeee cheese @33 Coe @25 Be icc... @25 Anchors.. a @22 Standards... ‘ @2 oYSTERS—Bulk. Extra Selects..per gal. 1% ei a... 1 50 Bianderds............. 1 00 oo. 2 20 Sealom........-. bea 1 50 Saree... te. tz UME a os cae. 1 2 ‘SHELL Goons. Oysters, per 2. ...... 1 25@1 50 — hh OlUCtCti 75@1 00 PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS, ee 12 25 PeGEseue......... _....... 12 7% mutes Clear ple, short out.................. 15 40 muse clesz Neage Clear, fat back. : | 13 %5 Boston clear, short cut..................... 14 00 Clear back, short cut. Lede daeuew en, ee Standard clear. short enb beme 1 l 14 00 SAUSAGE, PO OR 1% ONOG A oo iddeweaas . 5M Aver. ..... ae 6 Oe ee eee 4 miogd .... ..... — meee Cneeee 6 a ws eS a 10 ee ™% LARD. / Kettle Rendered............ 8 reer... Si Pam ............ ae Compound . . 5% Cottolene. . a 50 Ib, Tins, ec advance, 20 lb. pails, %e " ib, “* Xe aio, “* te fe omm 6 CUdaG ee " BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs...... 7 50 Extra Mess, Chicago pac used oa. co. 2 oe Boneless, rump butts....... . 8&6 SMOKED MEATS—Canyasse ed or Plain, Hams, average 20 lbs... . oe 16 ibs.. i a ' . Bea — " Pienic. i ml 8 best boneless... 9 Shoulders.... Ty Breakfast Bacon boneless...... 9% Dried beef, ham prices...... 944 Long Clears, heavy........ Briskets, medium. 7 ” light . ‘ ul 634 DRY SALT MEATS. aie... el, 9 Do Cee . 122% Fat Backs.. a 10 " PICKEED PIGS’ FEET. Parroe. 00 megs ...... . oo 90 “TRIPE. Kits, honeycomb.... eae 15 Kits, premium le vet ene el eeueu a, 85 BEEF TONGUES. Bertem...................... 1.2... 22 00 Peruse. 11 00 Per Pewee | fk. il BUTTERINE. Dairy, sold packed.... oo . & Dairy, rolls. eeu d wee ees gle 13% Creamery, solid packed. ee T* Creamery, roiig...... el FRESH BEEF. eee 2 @T Wore Guavtote... - 4%@ 5 Hind quarters........ Leer a. © G6 EE 8 @l0 ee 7 @9 ee 5 @6 eee @ 4% ge 314@ 4 FRESH PORK Dressed ... 64%@6% Loins. eee eee See e leet 714 OE EE 6 Tt... .............. 9 MUTTON COPCSSE .... 2... ee a eee 6 @i —..... + VEAL i... {$e 5@ 6 CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. LAMP BURNERS. No.0 Sun ees eene decease 45 No. 1 eee eee eee eee cee eag ae, 50 Nem (.. 75 Tabular ee eek 75 LAMP CHIMNEYS. Per box 6 doz. in box. We Geen. sl. io ee ee kl oe eae eee tee el, 2 70 First quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top.. eee 21 No. i teeny ee ee 22 nas a” deeds cea eee XXX Flint. No. =" ae oie eed se ole ce No. 1 eS 2 80 No.2 * i ee 3 80 Pearl top. No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled Ce a eg ee 3 70 eT ee 47 No.2 2 Hinge, “ 4 8? La Bastie. No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, “ ES O = 2 oc ws ee YP 3 = ie, = yay x = < { w < a ee = Ww = uw Baill per thousand - - $1 25 Heel “ ° - - -« Lse Order Now. HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., 12 & 14 Lyon 8t., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH SEEDS! Everything in seeds is kept by us— Clover, Timothy, Hungarian, Millet, Red Top, Blue Grass, Seed Corn, Rye, Barley, Peas, Ete. If you have Beans to sell, send us samples, stating quantity, and we will try to trade with you. We are headquarters for egg cases and egg case fillers. W. Y. LAMOREAUX CO., wosriiee' se GRAND RAPIDS, MiCH. Beans, | | | | | MIGHIGAN (CENTRAL ** The Niagara Falis Route.’”’ (Taking effect Sunday, Feb.i1, 1894.) | Arrive. Depart iaaom........ Detroit Express . -7 0am 5 0am.....*Atlantic and Pacific.....11 20 pm 13pm...... Now York Express...... 5 2pm *Daily. All others daily, except Sunday. j | | | | Sleeping cars run on Atlantic press trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 7:00 am; re- turning, leave Detroit 4:55 pm, arriving at Grand Rapids 10:20 p m. Direct communication made at Detroit with all through trains east over the Michigan Cen tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) A. ALMQuist, Ticket Agent, Union Passenger Station. and Pacifie ex- CHICAGO =a AND WEST ee R’Y. GOING TO ee iO. Gd Mamie... ..... 25am 1:25pm *11:320pm Chicago 25pm 6:50pm *6:30am RE" TURNING FROM CHICAGO. < hicago.. ..7:35am 4:55pm *11:30pm Gd Rapids... .2:30pm 10:20pm *6:10am TO AND FROM MUSKEGON. Lv. Grand Rapids...... 25pm 5:45pm Ar. Grand Rapids....._‘ 2:30pm 10:20pm TRAVERSE CITY, CHARLEVOIX AND PETOSKEY. Ly. Grand Rapids .. :30am _ - Ly. AQ. Ly. Ar. Ar. Manisiee........ 12: ee é Ar. Traverse City.... 12:40pm 8: 45pm Ar. Charievoix...... a 11:10pm Ar. Petoskey oon ....... 1a Arrive from Petoskey, ee., 1:00 p mm. and 10:00 p. m. _ PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS. To Chicago, lv.G. R 7 Spm *11:30pm ToPetoskey,lv.G.R.. 7:30am 3:i5pm ........ To G. R..lv. Chicag pm +t: — ToG. KR. .lv. Pe toskey 5:00an ‘30pm ‘ *Every day. Other tenia Ww a days only. FEB, 11, 1894 DETROIT LANSING & NORTHERN R, R. GOING TO DETROIT. Ly. Grand — _ 7:00am *1:20pm 5: Ar. Detroit . .11:40am *5:30pm 10: RETU RNING F ROM DETROIT. Ly. Detroit. .... : 7:40am *1:10pm 6:00pm Ar. Grand Rapids. Me ‘19: 40pm *5:15pm 10:45pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8T. LOUIS. Ly. GR 7:40am 5:00pm Ar. GR 11:40am 10:55pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R, R Ly. Grand Rapids... 7:00am 1:20pm 5:25pm Ar. from Lowell..........12:40pm 5:15pm THROUGH CAR SERVICE Parlor Carson all trains between Grand Rap ids and Detroit. Parlor car to Saginaw on morn ing train. *Every day. Other trains week days only. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t 25pm 10pm ee GRAND HAVEN & MIL- WAUKEE Railway. EASTWARD. +No. 14)tNo. 16\tNo, Trains Leave 18\*No,. 82 Gd = = 6 @ sen} 20am| 3 25pm /10 45pm Tonia . .-Ar| 740am/11 25am) 4 27pm/|12 27am St. Johns” ae 8 2am] 12 17pm 5 20pm) 1 45am Owoss)......Ar| 900am} 1 20pm) 6 05pm) 2 40am EK. Saginaw... Ar |10 50am 3 45pm)| 8 00pm} 6 40am Bay City.....Arj11 32am] 4 35pm! 8 37pm) 7 15am Flint ........ Ar o@am 3 45pm) 7 05pm | 54/am Pt. Huron...Arj|1205pmj| 550pm)} 8 50pm} 7 30am Pontiac ......Ar |10 53am 305pm| 8 25pm} 5 37am Detroit.......Ar|11 50am] 405pm| 925pm] 7 00am WESTW ARD. Trains Leave | o. 11] [tXo. 13. G’d Rapids......... Lyj 7 waaay 1 copm| 4 55pm Ga Bayen......... Ar| 8 20am| 2 2 10pm) 6 00pm +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. Trains arrive from the east, 6:35 a.m., p.m., 4:45 p.m. and 10:00 p. m. Trains arrive from the west, 10:10 a. m., 3:16 p.m. and 9:15 a. m. Eastward—No. 14 has W agner Parlcr Buffet ear. No. 18 Parlor Car. Westward — No. 11 Parlor Car. Parlor Buffet car. Jas. CAMPBELL, 12:50 No. 15 Wagner City T*cket Agent. Grand Rapids & Indiana TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave going North. For Traverse City, Mackinaw City and Sag... 7:40am For Traverse City and Mackinaw City........ : 4:10 pm WGP SAGAR W a oc ccc ccc csc cksccneccesecds. ct veses 5:00 p m TRAINS GOING SOUTH Leave going South. 6: ge ee For Kalamazoo and Chicago... For Fort Wayne and the Kast.. For Kalamazoo and Chicago.......... Chicago via G. R. & 1. &. R. Lv Grand Rapids. . ..12:5 pm 2:15pm Arr Chicago...... 5:30 p m 9: 00 pm 12:05 p m train Car. 11:20 p m train oe a Wagner Sieeping Car. Lv Chicago 4:00 pm 9:35 pm Arr Grand Rapids 2.15 > - 915 pm 7:25am 4:00 p m has A Wagner Buffet Parlor Car. 9: 33 pm train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon ~Leave. From Muskegon— Arrive 7:35 am 40am 5:40 pm 5:20 p m 0. L. LOOK WOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. 11:20 p ea " 7:40 8 - through Wagner Buffet Parlor - HEADACHE POWDERS Order from your jobber. PECK’S Pac the beSt_profit. 16 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. MICHIGAN KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP. OFFICERS: President—E. P. Waldron, St. Johns. Secretary—L. M. Mills, Grand Rapids. Treasurer—Geo. A. Reynolds, Saginaw. Monthly Report of Secretary Mills. GRAND Rapips, April 2--The following members have been admitted since my last report: 3489 3497 3906 3507 3509 Wm. Tegge, Detroit. W. H. Brown, Detroit. M. N. Ryder, Marshall. Elmer Humphrey, Battle E. F. Marsh, Hillsdale. A. Ashman, Traverse City. Jess H. Kingsbury, Columbiaville. Hiram Marks, Detroit. Thomas Coffey, Detroit. O. Morseman, Vogel Center. Glenn W. Milis, Jackson. H. Bernstein, Toledo. Byron Bartlett, Harbor Springs. Geo. H. Bodette, Bellevue, Ohio. > H. P. Winchester, Grand Rapids. Geo. Simpson, Grand Haven. C. N. Wynne, Detroit. Wim. A. M’Kay, Chicago. Geo. McLain, Chelsea. Marion L. Ferris, Grand Rapids. Edwin O. Krentler, Detroit. Edwin N. Howe, Coldwater. J. W. Hoben, Springfield, Mass. 7 A. P. Leonard, Hastings. Wm. Frank, Muskegon. James Martin, Elkhart, Ind. Edward J. Huyge, Grand Rapids. L. Frank Clark, Mason. 2 W.S. Pealy, Cleveland. 3 H. W. Greenwood, Chicago. A. C. Metiver, Grand Rapids. C. L. Clark, Jackson. > Chas. G. F. Creek. 3510 C. 3512 3515 3516 3520 3027 3929 3530 A. Wood, Grand Rapids. Corbiere, New York. 3 Will H. Reush, Lima, Vhio. J. K. Littleton, Chicago. Geo. H. Lathrop, Jr., Jackson. Chas. P. Bissell, Milford. A. O. Freeman, Ionia. Geo. B. Stacy, Chicago. ow as ue Sieg Oo Ow = oot wm Cot Wm. A. MeWilliams, Grand is. 3955 Peter G. Fox, Addison, N. Y. 3556 Elmer T. Taylor, Grand Rapids. 3557 H. T. Stevens, Detroit. 3905 T. M. Tomlinson, Chicago. R. J. Coppes, Grand Rapids. F. H. Moore, Syracuse, N. Y. John Sparks, Grand Rapids. D. M. Hoogerhyde, Grand Rapids. Wm. Bradford, Monroe. Chas. A. Cadwell, Burr Oak. L. L. Henion, Ann Arbor. > F. G. Rowland, Chicago. 7 Frank Rhead, Lapeer. 3 KR. M. Swigart, St. Johns. 59 A. A. Ward, Marshall. E. C. H. Ohland, Saginaw. R. H. Williams, Saginaw. Wm. A. Beneke, Grand Rapids. R. S. Sutherland, Grand Rapids. H. H. Hackenberg, White Pig- 3560 3561 3562 3563 3564 3065 Roland H. Hawks, Saginaw. Jas. T. Flaherty, Grand Rapids. 3 J. H. Wittloufer, Sebewaing. Otto Zeigler, Lansing. John R. Wood, Detroit. W. C. Burns, Grand Rapids. C. W. Pelham, Chicago. B. C. Bastedo, Detroit. S. H. Sweet, Grand Rapids. ) Clarence U. Clark, Grand Rapids. J. H. Livsey, Chicago. W. C. Horneffer, Milwaukee. Walter Saxby, Detroit. Willis Peak, Mt. Pleasant. 5 Chas. E. Fink, Grand Rapids. T. J. Sutherland, Buffalo. H. W. Meredith, Detroit. F. W. Gilbert, Cleveland. James Cowan, Morgan Park, III. W. D. Brainard, Manistee. Wm. E. Fay, Minden City. During the past morth H. K. Buck, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, has prepared and forwarded the follow- ing petition to each Senator and Repre- sentative from this State: “nineteen emtenmmienenemtneen DeAR Str—The Michigan Knights of | the Grip (an association having over | 1,600 members), at the annual meeting | held at Saginaw, Dec. 26 and 27, 1893, | adopted the following resolutions: | Resolved—That we heartily approve of the bill now before Congress which re- moves any restrictions on the issuance of 5,000 mileage books interchangeable over | any and all railroads, with special priv- ileges as to the amount of free baggage that may be carried under mileage books of 1,000 miles or more; and Resolved—That this Association re- spectfully ask the members of both houses of Congress from this State to give their support to said measure, if not inconsistent with their views. We beg to call your attention to the fact that a bill has been introduced in the House by Representative Raynor for the purposes mentioned in said resolu- tion. We hope that the bill will meet with your approval, and we respectfully ask that you do us the favor of putting forth all reasonable endeavors in your power to further its passage. Any efforts in that direction on your part will be greatly appreciated by our Asso- ciation. Under date of March 20 I mailed a second and last notice to every member who was delinquent for death assessment No. 5 of 1893, for annual dues of 1894 and death assessment No. 1 of 1894. As a large number have so far responded, I think but a small number will be de- linquent finally. I would request members to see that all applications are endorsed on the back by two members, as none can be received without. W. V. Gawley, Chairman of the Em- ployment Committee, reports the follow- ing members out of employment, and we would call the attention of employers in need of experienced and capable trav- elers to the following lines represented on the list: wholesale grocers, 5; jew- elry, 2; clothing, 1; men’s furnishings and notions, 2; hardware, 1; cigars and tobacco, 4; marble and granite, 1; dry goods, 2; confectionery, 1. As the im- provement in business will doubtless create a demand for salesmen, I trust | each member will aid this Committee in securing employment for our less for- tunate brothers, by at once notifying the Chairman of any openings coming to his notice. Fraternally yours, L. M. Mitts, See’y. —- > ——— Gripsack Brigade. L. M. Mills is accompanied by his son, | Wayne, on his tour among the lake shore trade this week. | R.B. Hannah (American Cigar Co.) left Monday for a six weeks’ trip through | Wisconsin and Minnesota. Grand Rapids traveling men should | bear in mind that the last dance of the | season given by Post E will occur at | Elk’s Hall, Saturday evening, April 14. Cornelius Crawford has sold his coal | black trotter to Berne Hazeltine, Secre- | tary of the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug ;Co. The purchaser is speeding the an- ‘imal, with a view to his making a sur- prising record later in the season.. F. H. Sessions, formerly engaged in the grocery business here under the style iof Sessions & Hanna, now resides at Pittsburg and travels through Pynnsyl- vania for the E. T. Burrows Co., Portland, Maine. Samuel Simmons, who has been identi- | fied with the Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. in the capacity of packer, has taken the territory in Northern Michigan formerly covered by Russell Bertsch, who will re- main in the house hereafter. The death of R. J. Coppes will neces- sitate the Michigan Knights of the Grip making another mortuary assessment, and Secretary Mills will immediately communicate. with the members of the Board of Directors, securing the proper of authority to promulgate the notice. B. F. Emery writes THE TRADESMAN | from Colorado Springs that he took a severe cold on the journey westward, | from the results of which he was con- fined to his bed five weeks. He is now on the mend and expects to be able to resume the road, selling fruit, about April 15. He sends cordial greetings to Michigan travelers. If there’s a happier man in the United States than C. F. Hartmyer, he ought to show himself. His field is the United States ‘‘and the Swedish suburb of Milwaukee, sir. Ha ban coom to sa you *bout da codfish.’? Frank hustles for L. Pickert & Co., of Boston, and neither rain nor shine, good weather nor bad, |. makes the least difference to him. An axe would not phase him. Salem (Mass.) News: A drummer who stopped at the Essex House a few days ago told a story with a pretty good point. He said that he felt dry after he had been in town a few hours, and asked where he could obtain some liquor. He was told that the nearest place was Pea- body, his informant advising him to take an electric car and to stop at the first drug store he came to. He took the stranger’s advice, and became a_passen- ger on the next car for Peabody. By the time the car had passed the line, there were but eigbt passengers aboard. As they were all men, the drummer did not feel at all abashed when he called the conductor and asked the latter to stop when he came to a drug store. Only a few minutes passed before the signal to stop was sounded. The traveling man left the car and started for the drug store. He chanced to look back, and the sight that met his gaze nearly took his breath away. Following in his footsteps were the seven other passengers, all bound for the drug store, evidently upou the same errand. R. Jerome Coppes, traveling repre- sentative for the Standard Oil Co., died at Petoskey Sunday morning as the re- sult of pneumonia. The deceased was born at Medina, Ohio, in 1851, having been an only child. He lived at home until he was 15 years of age, when he went to Akron, Ohio, and clerked three years in a clothing store. He then came to Allegan, where he worked five years for the grocery firm of Parmenter & Sutphin, when Mr. Parmenter removed to Grand Rapids. The deceased fol- lowed the fortunes of his uncle, Mr. Parmenter, through the firms of Par- menter & Furman, Parmenter & Coppes and Parmenter & Withey. About fifteen years ago he went on the road for Curtis & Dunton, with whom he remained until he went with the Standard Oil Co., which he has represented with signal success in Northern Michigan. The remains were met at the train Monday noon by a large delegation of Grand Rapids travy- eling men, who escorted the remains to Durfee’s undertaking establishment, ac- companying them to the Lake Shore depot at 3 o’clock p. m., on their way to Medina, Ohio, where the funeral will be held to-day. B.F. Parmenter and son, Roy, accompanied the remains, which were escorted to their destination by Geo. F. Owen, Chas. E. Watson, E. H. Poole, C. F. Chase, Jos. Keaney and Chas. E. Fink. Deceased was a member of no secret order, so far as known, and was affiliated with but one traveling men’s organization—the Michigan Knights of the Grip—with which he had been identified only about a month. CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. Cases Bbls. Pails. Standard. per ib......... 6 7 - ee oc desk oe 6 7 ° i 6 7 Boston Croim............ 8% ee HOOT... eo. 8% pare B. ..... i. oe MIXED CANDY. Bbis. Pails. coe eat A AR ss 5% 6% OOO ee 5% 6% ee ee 6% i* MN ice t ce ote os g 8 Ce a 2 8 OO 7 8 Peenen vee... ...... baskets 8 PeanntSquares............ - 8% Prem CONN. 8... ces. 9 ie eo 13 mene, Me, MONEE. 8% eee eee —. o FaNncy—In bulk Pec me, ONE cc SB, _ OO 9.5 Ce 12 Cnocotate Monumoentalg..................... . ee ee: . Moss Drops. ; Sour Drops. Imperials....... FA RN Oe cc £ Sour Drops ..... 5 Peppermint Drops 60 Chocolate Drops. . 5 H. M. Chocolate Drops.. &. ee OO ool --4 ROO Pe cl Ow a. 2 Geoeeice Drops................ 80 a 6 ia printed. enim rece le. . a ons simi ee a 6 i esc s ec ci ce rele eed ee 7 oi ion ate, a ie aie 55 ee ee 55 ae eee Crees... 85@95 COMM ere ese keene seul Oey aul LLL 80 SCM 90 ee ee 60 ee 1 00 Mrmeeraroen Herries... i cc 60 CARAMELS. oO. t wre, Si, Gols. ..............., 34 No. 1, He ee coe 51 No. 2, * 2 eee ee 28 LEMONS. ee, oe. MO ee 35 ere eee ee Extra fancy 300.......... SO ae 45 eR TORCy WO ices 40 OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. Pons, tanty levers Gh, @i2% “ i ee @i4 * extra a @i15 meses, Were, 100. bok... @? ss ee @ 5% - Permian, 31h, ber............... @5 NUTS. Ammonis, Perragges. |... c.. @16 ' on @15 - eee ke @ ee ee @ 8% PO @il eres, COmeneO. @13 : Oe @10 ss ee @i12 ene es, Ts, @i2 a wees... @l1 Peeaus Teme, @im™%, ee —_— SeeCORS UN OOR OM i oe 1 25 Coccamits, full gacks............. ..... 3 50 PEANUTS, ay oF. eee... @5 “ “ “ ted @ 6% Fancy, H. P., Fiags....... @5 ‘* Roasted. . @ 6% cmenoe, MF, BEGMS.. i. i. c... @4 . . | ee OILS, The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows: BARRELS. ee 8% XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight bea 7 ee i @ 6% Stove Gasoline........ " @ 7% yee oo... 27 @36 ee ses oc... -.138 @21 Black, 15 cold test........... . “+ @ 3% FROM TANK WAGO OOO 4. cde, eee eeoue 7 AA W. WW, Mich, Beadlicnt.......... 5 POULTRY, Lecal dealers pay as follows: LIVE. cate 8 @8% Chickens..... eneee cue. 7? oes Powis....;. a -- 6 @6% eee es -8 @9 i. 8 @9 DRAWN, oe 11 @I12 ee eT Ry 12 @13 ee 11 ire, GORE e ey 10 @li cacy ee ie a aie 10 @i2 UNDRAWN. cee 9 @9% oo ttn a he a iat 7%@ 8 eee ae 64@ 7 cia A Ee ame eS 8 @9 ee a a eo ae PHOTO wood Buildings, Portraits, Cards and Stationery Headings, Maps, Plans and Patented Articles. TRADESMAN CO., Grand Rapids, Mich, a An a . New York Biscuit Co., is FEW MANUFACTURERS OF 7 | M. EARS 0.’S | SPECIALTIES | WM: SEARS & CO's ' — CONTROLLED Crackers and Fine Sweet Goods, ae he ” H “IS W? constantly have the interests of the trade in view by introducing new ; < novelties and using the best of material Ls , ‘OR in the manufacture of a superior line of . YY NESTERN J. MICHIGAN ee The Continued Patronage of the Oldest Established Groeery on —_— gy” Houses in the State is our BEST TESTIMONIAL. ‘= VITHINGTON & COOLEY “inf. Co. ee r - AGRICULTURAL TOOLS, OUR GOODS ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND, AND NO WELL APPOINTED ay WIRE CLOTH, The FAVORITE CHURN, a 2 The ACME POTATO PLANTER. We also take Orders for the Celebrated KENNEDY BISCUIT, 7 ; made at our Chicago Factory. 4 BABCOCK’S MONITOR CORN PLANTER, & A. SBARS. mM ; a care ° ° S, Manager, The TRUMP H CORN PLANTER, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. _ 2 BARTHOLOMEW’S POTATO BUG EX- i i; | TERMINATOR. “4 Also as Complete a Line of Fishing . | Tackle as anybody carries. iaveraencitees - rast TEVENS ONRQ a, e ST. R NO. 3. The above cuts show a few of the many purposes this device will Cut No. 1 meagerly shows its adaptation as a Screw Drive will drive a screw in, as several other devices on the spiral plan drivea serew the same w ay, but there is no other one that will dothis: Take ascrew out with exactly the same push movement RINDGE KALMBACH k C0 as it was put in. and just as quickly; this is done by simply grasping the brass shell with the left ’ ’ 1 th hand, and having hold of the wood handle with theright; simply give the ri r—anyone readily understands that it ) ithand a twist toward you; this reverses it to take out a screw; in like manner give itaturn from ¥ on, 12, 14 and 16 PearlSt. : [ and itis ready to drive the screw. 0 ‘ In either case, when it is closed as shown in Cut No. 3, if desired, it will act as a ratchet. turn | ing the screw half round each ratchet movement made by the operator, and still another valuable position is obtained by simply turning it as before stated, but instead of clear from one side to the other, stop at half way; atthis point it will be as rigid as if it was one solid piece of iron. WE KNOW HOW TO Cut No.2. Here weshow the spiral clear extended, another use made of it other MAKE THEM, | screws, here we show its usefulness in a carriage, wagon or machine shop w! ” | burrs are to be taken off and put on; the screw driver bit is removed and a socke " > . with which burrs can be run on or off, twenty times quieker than by the old w ay If you want the best for Style, than driving 1ere many small wrench putin Fitand Wear, bu y¥y Our Cut No. 3. This shows not only its usefulness in the carriage, wagon or mat a e nner carpenter, plumber or undertaker’s establishment as well, in fact it is indispens: make. You can build in wood or iron where screws or burrs are used, or boring, drilling, ete., is done. : - > — >| up work with hard wood, where a small hole must be bored or drilled to receive th up a good trade on our it is a wonderful convenience. Thus it will be seen it well merits the name it t lines, as they will give | sal Screw Driver and Brace. The chuck and shell are highly polished brass ee . ' finished in natural wood; it is substantial, durable and the most powerful tool Satisfaction. ine shop, but >to any worker nd in finishing e nail or screw, ears, The Univer- > the handle is its kind made. : i WRITE FOR CIRCULAR. We Manufacture and Handle only Reliable Goods. ¥ "AGENTS FOR THE &, EB, BOWSER & Co., Manft’s. 1" BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO | : abe aie nee Bema acucaatg Moulded seamless IY 18 INCOMPLETE 2 wa No. 1. 171; inch Kee No. 2 i% “ - am Not By omy PAILS. N Pe- doz. Star Pails, standard size . se Ladies or weaver tsils,6 quarts 2 70 Fire Pail round bottom......-..-.-- 4 05 It is light, strong. durable, economica! and no stock is complete without it. No P. No. 0 Tub 13 inches + We mean your Stock is if you don’t handle IN KEELEBS. DURATED WOOD FIBRE WARE. under hydraulie pressure. It will not WARP, SHRINK, SWELL... AB- SORB, TAINT, RUST or LEAK. Impervious to liquids, hot and cold, aud all ordinary: acids. It is light, strong, durable and economical. Per doz « FS ler SLOP JARS Per doz. No; 2 quart Slop dér........."........--8 7 SS MEASURES. 4 piece set, 1 pint, 1 quart, i two quert and funnel. Fer nest...-....... 62+... toes 90 1 gallon measures... ..-...<........----- 4) ‘'YSIUIBA ON + mo. I ‘a WASH BASINS No.2 * 1% * > as SPITTOONS. : io os | 6”lLlURK i on 0 50 Bi aicie a Vem eee 1 i a NESTED TUBS Best Spittoon for Hotel use ever made, No Nest No. 1, 2and 3ina nest 12 00 Top lifts off for cleaning. Send all your orders for No.2 12 inch spittoon........ 4 50 WOOD FIBRE WARE to H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids, Mich. OYSTERS. ANCHOR BRAND All orders will receive prompt attention at lowest market price F. J. DETTENTHALER. i Dwinell, Wright & Gos FINE COPFEES. Are the best. Royal Java, Royal Java and Mocha, Aden Mocha Mocha and Java Blend. White House Mocha and Java, Golden Santos, Ex. Golden Rio, No. 37 Blend. We have trebled our coffee business since we have been handling these brands, and any dealer can do the same. OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER 60. We have the best line of roasted coffees in the West, carefully selected from the leading roasting estab- lishments in the country. If you want to wear diamonds handle our coffees. All packed in 50O Ib. tin cans, with latest improved lid of our own invention. Jewell’s Arabian Mocha, Jewell’s Old Government Java, Jewell’s Old Government Java and Mocha, Weells’ Perfection Java, Wells’ Java and Mocha, Weaver’s Blend, Ideal Golden Rio, Crushed Java and Mocha, MC lark, Grocery Agents Western Michigan, Grand Rapids. CZ aa Ch,