hp oe KORE ge PLEIN CR S°% } Sr Or Oa Or rar OBS Ber Z Vy i jan) 3 a PWS WS ws A 3 4 ¢ oN Me a Oa a ie NA CrOr RS RA Sn a 7 es ee EN SPR S ROIS A VEY m ae eC ne anes ree Me i} ne) LG (2 or C2 EEE LC RG EEO La 5 \ Sepe Rentini ene FSS WNW = IDL = SEPUBLISHED WEEKLY 970) SG 5S TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS <== STIS ae SESS SEG RES SEZ ‘ Vous AL GRAND RAPIDS, JUNE 6, 1894. NO. 559 cs EDWARD A. MOSELEY, Established 1876. | ae : : ARGH NOSELEY | BEHRING & HESS, BSL EY BOS ie: Wo Es - Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, « Jobbers of | Nos. 122 and 124 Louis Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. SEEDS, BEANS, PEAS, POTATOES, ORANGES and LEMONS. | WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. - Egg Cases and Fillers a Specialty. | . 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St.,GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. » MUSKEGON BAKERY en i ‘ Unrrep STaTEs BAKING Co., raceries antl Uravisions CRACKERS, BISCUITS, CAKES. ’ : | Originators of the Celebrated Cake, ‘‘MUSKEGON BRANCH. | ' HARRY FOX, Manager. /MIGHIGAN BARK AND LUMBER GO / MUSKEGON, MICH. ] ; " SSS oe Ty 1 .s 5) —E e +4 at 4 Gi ag ® 1S and 19 i aR iat Widdicomb Building. , a i , "Sry genres shee N.&E. CLage. Fres. 4 yas W. D. Wapbse, Vice Pres. ; Bm. C.U. CLARK, Sec’y and Treas. a A GRAND RAPIDS BRUSH GOMP'Y. MANUFACTUR- 1 ERS OF GRAND RAPIDS, Correspondence Solicited. ~ POTATOES. We have made the handling of Potatoes a ‘‘specialty”’ have a large trade. Can take care of all that can be shipped us. best service—sixteen years experience—first-class salesmen. Ship your stock to us and get full Chicago market value. Reference—Bank of Commerce, Chicago. WM H. THOMPSON & CO., Commission Merchants, 166 So. Water St., Chicago Ee for many years and We give the CANDY. To increase your Sales Buy ABSOLUTELY PURE GOODS OF A. FE. BROOKS & CO. " Bsc r Our Goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing houxes. ? EE OUR SPRING and . UMMER LINE of WOMENS and MISSES’ ¥ HOES. = = = ‘ They are beauties, good and reliable. Our TIEN’S, BOYS’ and YOUTHS’ SHOES are among the best. : Place your orders with us for these goods, also for the Wales-Good- , year Rubbers and save the special discount of 5 per cent. for your early 4 orders. The Wales-Goodyear always gives satisfaction. Great trade winners. Kindly favor us with your mail orders. y HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CoO., ; GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. VOICT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO., WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Carpets and Gloaks | We Make a Spccialty of Blankets, Quilts and chee! Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OURK OWN MANUFACTURE. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Go. 42 £0.82 Qtawe St. Grand Rapids ABSOLUTE TEA. The Acknowledged Leader. SOLD ONLY BY ear «6hSPICE 6. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. F SOCIETIES, The Largest Assortment of Ribbons and Trimmings in the State. CLUBS, TRADESMAN COMPANY. CONVENTIONS, DELEGATES, COMMITTEES. HAS NO SUPERIOR = BUT FEW JER THE ONLY HIGH GRADE BAKING POWDER © SOLD AT THIS PRICE 0Z.CAN 10 ~ [LB.CAN 25 MANUFACTURED BY NORTHROP. ROBERTSON, & CARRIER LANSING /M/CH. LOUISVILLE KY. Spring & Company, Dress Goods, Shawls, Notions, Ribbons, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons Cloaks, Hosiery, We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. HEYMAN ‘COMPANY, Manufacturers of Show Gases of Kuery Description. FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 63 and 68 Canal St., WRITE FOR PRICES. Grand Rapids, Micn, LEMON & WHEELER COMPANY, Importers and Wholesale Grocers Grand Rapids. STANDARD OIL CU. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. DEALERS IN Tliuminating and Lubricating -OLlLLS- NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. iffice, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave BULK WORKS AT RAND RADST% 1G RAPIDS LLEGAN, MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, HOWARD CITY, MAWNISTER, CADILLAC, LUDINGTON. PETOSKEY, AIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR ‘AMPYY CARBON & GASOLIN" BARRELS The Brasteat Mercantile ageng. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Executive (ffices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United uStates, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London, England. Girand Rapids (fice, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg, HENRY ROYCE, Supt. x x COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO. 65 MONROE S7., Have on file all reports kept by Cooper’s Com- mercial Agency and Union Credit Co. and are constantly revising and adding to them. Also handle collections of all kinds for members. Telephone 166 and 1030 for particulars, L. J. STEVENSON, C. E. BLOCK. W. HL P. ROOTS. PHOTO ENGRAVING 32%. Buildings, Portraits, Cards and Stationery Headings, Maps, Plans and Patented Articles. TRADESMAN CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. MICHIGAN Fire & Marine {nstrance Go. Organized 1881, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. x Ae ¥ ue & AND 7 PEARL STREET. Buildings, Portraits, and Note Headings, Patented Articles, Maps and Plans. Cards, Letter TRADESMAN COPIPANY, Grand Rap ds, Mich. ESTABLISHED 1841. THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada GRAND RAPIDS, TERRORS OF THE TEA TRADE. The drummer had finished a somewhat startling story of adventure in the west, and was feeling pretty sure that’ nobody else in the smoking compartment could copper his ace, when a white-haired man who had been a silent listener, cleared his throat in that unconsciously sug- gestive way people have, when they are about to make a speech or converse at length. Everybody looked at the white- haired man and he accepted it as an in- vitation to proceed with his remarks, which he did. “| am not quite as old as my white hair might lead you to suppose,” he said, ‘‘and still [ am past 50.” ‘*‘May be it was early piety,’’ suggested the drummer. ‘‘Hardly,’’ smiled the story teller; ‘‘on the contrary, a lack of it was the in- direct cause. When I was about my father wanted me to go into business, but that was not to my taste, as he had money enough to let me live in idleness. I was a fast young man, and after two or three bad outbreaks, the old gentle- man gave me $2,000 and sent me to China to look after some tea interests he had 99 we there. I objected, but he said it was that or no more money, and I went to China. I rather liked it after I got) there, and I proceeded to spread, said spreading taking me, at last, into that part of the country where a foreigner had no show whatever. Here I managed to provoke the wrath of some native tea merchants and the first thing I knew, l found myself in prison with the agree- able information added that I was a spy and that I was to be executed sometime within a month. There were no other foreigners in the town at the time of my incarceration, and if any came after I was locked up, | had no means of know- ing it, or communicating with them. The prison was a peculiar one and the method of punishment still more so. The building consisted of two towers over a hundred feet in height, connected at the top by an open wicker work cov- ered bridge of bamboo, about seventy- five feet in length. This bridge, as I subsequently had reason to know, was a series of trap doors, each one connected by a rope with one of the towers. Be- neath it on the ground was a rough stone pavement, connecting the towers, and fifty feet in width, that being the width of the towers. Scattered about over this pavement were iron and bam- boo spikes, varying in height from a foot to twenty inches. Some of these were quite close together, and others were a dozen or more feet apart, and I presume there were thirty of them in all. Into the cell or room in which I was placed, were fifteen malefactors, all of whom were under sentence of death, and leonfess that my surroundings were any- thing but what I should have chosen for myself, if 1 had been consulted in the matter. The next day, | had what was called a trial, aud perhaps it was, I was not present, and it may have been ex- actly as represented. In any event, I ADESMAN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1894. was informed that it had gone against me and my life must pay the forfeit. This information did not have a cheer- ing effect on me and I began to wish IL had been a good boy and staid at home. **T tried to get word out to my friends in Canton, but every effort failed, and at last I gave it up and concluded to meet my fate the best way I could. I had been shut up one week when my fellow- malefactors and myself were told that our turn had come to take daily exercise, though why we needed to improve our health I could not see, and that the next morning at sunrise we would be taken for a promenade. I was in no promenad- ing humor the next morning, but after one or two prods with a sharp bamboo spike I thought I might be in need of it, sol moved off in single file with the others. We were taken up to the top of the tower to a room opening out on the bridge,and there we were instructed to walk about six feet apart, and one by one we passed out on to the bridge. IL was the fifth man out, and when l stepped into the clear sunshine of 4 beautiful June morning and looked over the low railing down upon a glorious expanse of hill and vale stretching away for miles, and breathed the fresh, cool air, 1 don’t think I could have had less inclination to give it all up. But the prospect was suddenly disturbed and l soon had oceasion to think about some- thing else. When I had gone half across I heard a click behind me, and looking around I saw the man next after me throw up his hands and with a scream dropped suddenly through the bridge, and as suddenly the trap closed and there was no sign of it. The bridge was so narrow that I could not help looking over the rail, and whirling through the air | saw the malefactor headed for that stone pavement, with its accompanying spikes. Then I tried to look away and could not, and with a thud he hit the stone, bounced once and lay still. He had been fortunate enough to miss a spike below. During this terrible mo- ment the promenade continued, andijust as the man immediately in front of me was about to step into the tower from the bridge | heard that ominous click again, the man disappeared, and as I stepped off the bridge | caught a glimpse of him whirling through the air. Gen- tlemen,” continued the story teller, tak- ing a long breath, ‘‘I don’t think it is necessary for me to tell you it was a re- lief to me to get off that infernal bridge.” The drummer assured him that it was not, and told him to go on with his story. ‘‘When we got back to our quarters,’’ he continued, ‘‘] had the most utter dis- taste for exercise I ever had in my life, and would have been glad to have become a tramp and staid one. My fellow pris- oners were of the lowest type of natives, and in their abject stolidity, appeared to take this kind of thing as a matter of course. For the remainder of the day I tried to think of something else, but couldn’t, and the night was simply one limitlesss pasture for an indefinite herd NO. 559 of nightmares. At sunrise we were called to promenade again, and | don’t know how I ever got up the courage to try it again, unless it was that the others, as low and stupid as they,;were, taunted me with cowardice. That nerved me, and I thought I would show them that the foreign dog had as much courage as any of them. On this prom- enade, not a trap was sprung, and I be- gan to feel better, though just why, is, and was not then, clear to me. The next morning I was as brave as any of them, and went forth to the promenade of death with a smile on my face. It all went, though, when I heard that click again and | saw aman go whirling down and strike on one of the highest spikes below. It bent beneath his weight, and he clutched at it once, but I faney after falling that far it didn’t make much dif- erence whether a man lit on a spike ora bed of roses. It did make a difference though to the spectator, and I should have collapsed and dropped to the floor if the instinctive fear of that trap open- ing under me had not kept me up. As it was, | managed to finish my journey and as | stepped into the tower I fell in a dead faint. I presume three.) must have been dropped on this trap, for there were only ten of us at the next roll call. Well, day after day this dreadful strain continued, until on the final morning Il went forth alone, :and as strange as may seem to you, gentlemen, I felt a for- titude I had not previously experienced. I knew that I should not be forced to hear that terrible click, nor see a body whirling through space below me, and I knew that this was to be the last of the awful promenade, or if it were to be prolonged, that I was not to have com- panionship, and when the end came it would come quickly. With this feeling, then, I stepped upon the bridge, and be- gan my walk with as firm a step as if l had had the adamantine hills for a foot- way. Once or twice [ felt a trap move under my feet, and I shut my eyes and nerved myself for the plunge, but it did not come, and I passed into the tower safely, but with a feeling rather of dis- appointment than otherwise, for 1 knew that to-morrow would come, and other to-morrows, making the misery greater by stretching it. Butit was not to be, for when I had passed into the tower Il was conducted to an official’s room, where I was given the only decent meal I had eaten since my arrest, and that was bad enough; my effects were re- stored to me, and I was given an escort and six hours to make myself scarce in. How | got out I don’t know. All 1 know is that two weeks later I waked up in a missionary’s house, and when they let me look at myself in a mirror my hair was as you see it now. ‘Months afterwards,’? concluded the story teller, ‘‘l learned that the whole thing was a job put up on me by my tea trade enemies, and that they never had idea of killing me, but they did in the trade and give me a any want to teach me a lesson ethics of the interior, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. gentle hint not to trespass on their terri- tory again.’’ And did you?”’ inquired the drummer with bated breath. ‘‘Would you?” responded the white- haird man, and the drummer said he would, and the white-haired man said he was a falsifier and came from Chicago, and everybody in the compartment sec- onded the motion. Wit J. LAMPTON. 2 the Basis Supremacy. Moral Force of Race The greatest power in the world is moral power. Itis superiorto both in- tellectual and physical force; it domi- nates both. The theorist who seeks to form a system of social philosophy on matter and mind, and leaves out the moral and_ spiritual ingredients, dis- ecards the highest and most important element of the trinity of human nature. It is the moral power of an individual or of a nation that makes its place in the vast turmoil of life. The supreme test of this moral force, the barometer upon whose dial it is read, is the social status of women. According as the moth- ers, wives and daughters of a race are esteemed, the moral power of that race or nationis to be judged, and its weight and influence in the scale of nations is to be gauged. The point of honor in every country, be it inhabited by savage tribes or by civilized and enlightened people, is cen- tered in the maintenance of chastity in the women and courage in the men, and this is not mere animal courage, but moral force. Honor must have a moral basis. In the days when Rome boasted of the virtue of her matrons and the pu- rity of her maidens; when a Roman mother, like Cornelia, could boast of her sons as jewels more precious than the sparkling product of Oriental mines, Rome possessed a moral power that made her the mistress and conqueror of the world. When Rome had adopted all the vices and profligacies of the corrupt Asiatics whom her legions subdued, then came the day when all moral power was gone, and the mightiest empire the world ever saw fell an easy prey to the fierce and virile barbarians. Kome had all the resources that unlimited money could buy, and all the civilization and enlightenment that could arise from be- ing the center and source of the highest intellectual development, but physical force and moral culture can avail nothing where moral force is wanting, and the mistress of the world succumbed to the assaults of races that knew how to teem and to protect the honor of their women. It has been told of the celebrated Von Moltke, with what reliability does not appear, nor is it material so far as it is a mere illustration of a principle, that when that eminent military organizer bad returned from a visit to a neighbor- ing nation he declared the weakness of the forces he had seen, not from any lack of numerical or material strength, but from evidences of inferior morale. He had remarked the prevalence of in- decent pictures in the barracks of the troops, and accepted such a fact as an evidence of moral disintegration. Pa- triotism begins with the home circle. The man who declares that the world is his home, and mankind are his brothers, may be a philosopher, but he is no pa- triot. The man who goes to war to de- es- fend his country does not perplex him- self with any complicated notions about human rights and national honor. He is thinking of his wife and children, of his mother, his sisters, his sweetheart, and he is fighting for them first. Pa- triotism begins with these few, the chosen of his heart; it centers around the old home, the humble cottage that contains his loved ones. A_ thousand men, a hundred thousand men, animated with like sentiments make up an army, and thus the entire country is repre- sented, and the aggregate of all their domestic love makes up the patriotism which embraces a broad land with its hundred thousand homes. Animated with such _— sentiments, united in such a cause, how men will fight! They areinvincible. It is not the numerical strength of armies, nor is it the physical force of material wealth, nor the possession of the highest culture, that creates the greatest national influ- ence and importance. Other things be- ing in proportion, it is the presence of the greatest moral force that insures the supremacy of a race. Without sentiment, which is a spiritual and moral inspiration, man might be a mere animal, given up to fleshly gratifi- eations: or he might be an intellectual adventurer, seeking to astonish the world by his discoveries, or employ- ing his genius only that he could secure | gold to lavish upon his lusts. But sen- timent, which may manifest itself as love, charity, religious faith, benevo- lence or patriotism, fixes a purpose, di- rects the will and centers all the facul- ties upon the consummation of some object dear to the heart. It is sentiment that makes heroes and martyrs, and ac- complishes all the great results that dis- tinguish human nature from mere ani- malism. It is a divine inspiration given to all, but capable of being lost in any condition of excessive luxury and civili- zation. Most savage tribes possess it. It is lost through decay and perversion of the moral sense. It is lost only when the mind and body combine against the soul. Here, then, is the danger which multiplies the means of self-gratification. It does not stop at satisfying the demand for comfort. i{t overwhelms ury, and, under the influence of excess- ive self-indulgence, the heart turns away from its proper objects of affec- tion, centers upon itself all its interest and expends its energies and burns out the fires of life in self-indulgence. It is to this that modern civilization is tending. The same forces which com- passed the destruction of all the ancient civilizations are capable of destroying the modern product. These forces ex- ist, and will do so while the passions which set them in motion survive. Let the apostles of an evolution which is marching on to perfection take warning. The modern dude is but a poor result of this perfect development. FRANK STOWELL. ——_— +. ___—. REPRESENTATIVE RETAILERS. Wm. A. Anderson, the Thompsonville General Dealer. Wm. A. Anderson was born near St. Thomas, Ont., Dec. 22, 1842. When 18 years of age he removed to Newaygo county, Mich., settling in Dayton town- ship, and for a quarter of a century car- ried on the business of farming and lumbering, during which time he owned many pieces of agricultural and timber lands. In 1869 he built and equipped a water power stone grist mill at White River—then a trading point of consider- able importance—which business he con tinued for sixteen years. In 1885 he re- moved to Fremont and erected a full rol- ler process flouring mill, which he con- ducted until July, 1893, when he sold the property to John B. Martin, of this city. Inthe meantime he conducted a flour and feed store at Kalkaska a couple of years as an outlet for his mill at Fre- mont. In April, 1893. he purchased the general stock of the Thompson Lumber Co. in company with a partner. Last December he purchased his partner’s interest in the business, since which time he has conducted the business in his own name and on his own account. On the close of his first year’s business at Thompsonville, April 16, he found his sales had amounted to $34,000, and the present year promises a still further in- crease. Mr. Anderson was a strong factor in Newaygo country politics for a great many years, having been in office almost continuously for nearly a quarter of a century, serving his constituents accept- ably as supervisor, school trustee, village president and Representative in the Legislature. He was chairman of the Republican County Committee in 1884, 1886 and 1888, having won con- siderable notoriety in 1884 by the skillful manner in which he marshalled his forces and defeated the fusion party (Democrats and Greenbackers) which had previously carried the county several campaigns in succession. He was a member of the Legislature of 1887, being one of the few Republican Rep- resentatives who refused to listen to the siren voice of the late Senator Stock- bridge, utterly refusing the ‘“‘financial assistance”’ dealt out with a lavish hand | by that gentleman. On the defeat of ex- Congressman Cutcheon, Mr. Anderson retired from politics and has since re- fused to take any active part in political affairs, although pressed to do so since becoming a resident of Benzie county. a A tp Money In Shoes. Shoe dealer—‘‘It won’t pay me to handle these shoes on such a small margin.’’ Drummer—‘‘I know the profits are small; but, my dear sir, just look at the shoes, and see how they are made.’’ ‘“Humph! They are made very badly, miserable stuff, too—won’t last a week.” “That's it, that’s it. You'll sell five pairs of these shoes to one of any others.” WALTER BAKER & CO. The Largest Manufacturers of COCOA and CHOCOLATE IN THIS COUNTRY, have received from the Judges of the World’s i Columbian Exposition i The Highest Awards (Medals and Diplomas) on each of the following articles, namely: BREAKFAST COCOA, PREMIUM NO. | CHOCOLATE, CERMAN SWEET CHOCOLATE, VANILLA CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, For “ purity of material,” “excellent flavor,” and “uniform even composi- tion.” SOLD BY CROCERS EVERYWHERE. WALTER BAKER & CO., DORCHESTER, MASS. Na ARE COMIN 1. Hot Weather. 2. A Circus. 3. Fans. Of all the past and by-gone adver- tising fakes, none hold their own with the ever present Picture Card. Other ‘‘fakes’? come and go, and their whiskers sprout, turn gray and fall out, but the picture card ever bobs up serenely, and when it comes to a card and fan combined, WAY! The children want them; The old folks want them—for the chil- dren, Grandma wants one, The fat man needs one, The dude has to have one, and Remember All these people are advertising the man who gives away the fan. BUT THEY COST! WELL I SHOULD SAY NOT Just see our late samples and lead the procession with an advertising fan on Circus Day. 0] TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Michigan. If You would seen How to conduct your business without the loss and annoyance at- tendant upon the use of the pass book or any other charging system, send for samples and catalogue of our Coupon Book System, Which is the best meth- od ever devised for plac- ing the credit business of the retaildealer on a eash basis. Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS. The Poorest Man On Earth Can afford the BEST salt. The Richest Man On Earth CANNOT afford any other. Nass Wriror } NEw !i20. WARRENS'IV See Quotations in Price Current. I. M. CLARK GROCERY 60., GENERAL AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, - - - ae ae i }} NO CURE, NO MUSTACHE NO PAY. NO PAY DANDRUFF CURED. i will take Contracts to grow hair on the neac ar face with those who can call at my office ot at the office of my agents, provided the head ts not glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed Where the head is shiny or the pores closed, there is nocure. Call and be examined free of charge. If you cannot call, write tome. State tho exact condition of the scalp and your occu paticn PROF. G. BIRKHOLZ, Room 1911 Mascaic Temple, Caicaas THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AROUND THE STATE. MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Holland—M. Herold sueceecs E. Herold & Co. in the boot and shoe business. Leslie—Henry Wood succeeds J. B. DeLamater in the jewelry business. Petoskey—Geo. Millenhagen succeeds J. K. Feick in the grocery business. Flint—A. S. Litle & Son have opened a grocery store at 523 Saginaw street. Menominee—H. A. Vennema has sold his drug business to H. B. Cate & Co. Durand—L. Chambers has sold drug stock to N. P. Leland, of Owosso. Oscoda—Rix Bros., grocers, have dis- solved, V. E. Rix continuing the busi- ness. Berrien Springs—Jas. A. Essick ceeds F. Boon & Bros. in the meat busi- ness. Muskegon—Clarence Plant has pur- chased the meat business of Willis R. Ford. Fremont—John Kloostra has removed his hardware stock from Muskegon to this place. Norway—John M. Knell is succeeded by John Stanchina crockery business. sted & Hockings, gro- cers, have dissolved, J. A. Kingsted con- tinuing the business. Weston—D. E. Withington & Co. ceed Jackson & Withington in manufacture of wire fence. Burr Oak—E. B. Bates has opened a grocery store. The stock was furnished by the Pliny Watson Co., of Toledo. Charlotte—E. has sold his grocery stock to T. B. Hobbs & Co., formerly engaged in the grocery business at Kalkaska. Traverse City—The stock of the Chi- eago Shoe Store has been purchased by Wm. Rosenfield, of Manistee. He will eontinue both stores. Lapeer—M. Carey is building a two- story building, 24x110 feet in sions, which he expects to occupy his grocery stock about Aug. 15. Adrian—V.V.B. Merwin has purchased the interest of W. H. Hamilton in the grocery stock of W. H. Hamilton & Co. and will continue the business in his own name. Mr. Hamilton will go to Battle Creek, where he has purchased the grocery and crockery stock of Allen Raymond. Lake Odessa—E. C. Tew & Sons, formerly engaged in general trade at Orange, have leased a store building here and will shortly open a bazaar notion store, with the idea of enlarging the line as soon as they get their bear- ings. Kent City—Alfred recently purchased a half interest in the general stock of Kugene O'Connor, has pulled out of the firm, taking the shoe stock for his interest in the His place in the firm is taken by ~. Ww. Putney and the business will hereafter be conducted under the style of O’Connor & Putney. Hart—E. S. Houghtaling has sold his grocery stock to 8S. D. Young and E. &. Hubbard. who will continue the business under the style of Young & Hubbard. his suc- in the grocery and suc- the S Rogers dimen- with and who Herendeen, business. Mr. Houghtaling has purchased a piece | adjacent to | many of the wire and nail mills have of land, 100x200 feet in size, the railway track and will erect a ware- house thereon and embark in the whole- sale produce and fruit business. i i The more good habits you form, the less room you have for bad ones. | | many | it difficult to secure fuel and many more The Wheat Market. Down grade is still the rule. Owing to causes the movement of home wheat has about stopped. The move- ment of car wheat has, likewise, been rather of a diminutive character, as only 24 ears of wheat, 8 cars of corn and 12 ears of oats were received during the past week, while during the month of May there came in 255 cars of wheat, 96 of corn and 38 of oats. The balance of this month must show heavier receipts, if the average of May is to be equalled. The visible supply shows another de crease of 1,925,000 bushels, which is small, considering the amount in sight. It looks now as if we would have about 55,000,000 bushels this year, as against 62,316,000 in 1893, 24, 262,000 in 1892 and 12,583,000 in 1891. Prices in Grand Rapids ranged as follows for the years named: June 1, 1894. 48e; June 1, 1893, 66c; June 1, 1892, 85c, and $1.04 in 1891— rather a large decline from 1891. The question arises, can wheat go lower? While we all deprecate this extremely low price, the question comes, Why is it thus? my in some of Russia, Hungary, India and Argentine shipments to the United Kingdom were larger than As I have shown former reviews, formerly, but the Argentine Republic seems to be the greatest rival of our) wheat growers which has sprung up| lately. While only a few years ago that | country did not export any wheat at all, | this year she exported from Jan. 1 to} Apr. 15, a period of 17 weeks, 18,756,000 bushel, as against 22,936,000 bushels during all of 1893, and she has 40,000,000 bushels of this crop to export. Thus it will be seen that American wheat is being crowded out of the _ world’s markets. Another cause that seems to work against usis the ‘‘option” sales. For instance, the difference between eash and December is about 614¢e; while the English operator buys from Argen- tina at same prices as cash for Decem- ber. To be more plain, Argentina grain dealers offer wheat during all the months of the year the same as cash. So, they buy there and sell in American markets, thereby making America pay what is termed carrying charges. It looks as if we would be compelled to devise some scheme to beat them. The reports from all sections indicate that the growing crop isin fine condition, except on heavy soil. Cc. G. A. Vorer. —_———_— + The Hardware Market. General Trade continues quite good in all lines of hardware, but more especially so in seasonable lines, such as wire cloth, poultry netting, potato planters, corn planters and all kinds of agricultural tools. In wire cloth and netting the manufacturers are having all they can do to keep up with their orders and the impression is that there will be a shortage this season on wire cloth, the same as last year. The great coal and coke strike, now in progress, is interfering very much with all lines of hardware, as many manufacturers find down altogether. In the Mahoning valley all of the iron mills have ceased running. In Cleveland have closed stopped and the same conditions exist in neariy all of the manufacturing centers. At this writing there are 225,000 miners who have quit work and refuse to mine coal, and if this shut-down continues much longer, the railroads will find it hard work to run. Wire Nails—Are going higher, because many mills are closed down and those running are trying to get a better price for their product. Mills are now asking $1.25 rates, while jobbers in this market have not gone above $1.35, but will have to go higher, if the shortage lasts long. Barbed Wire—The question now is not ‘“‘What is your price?” but ‘‘Have you got it?’ Six dollars a ton is the advance on barbed wire in the last 30 days. It is to be hoped that strike disturbances will soon be settled and the market* resume its normal condition. Wire Cloth—Is searce and held firmly at 1°¢¢ per square foot. Wool Twine—Moving freely and job- bers’ price by the bale is 6e per pound; broken bales, 4¢¢ pound advance. Seythes and Snaths—The prospect of an enormous hay crop is creating a very good demand for these goods. Dealers will do well to get in their stock while they can. now —_- o+1o — The Grocery Market. Sugar—The trade was treated to a genuine surprise last Friday by a decline ranging from a sixpence to three-six- teenths, granulated touching 4c. The | decline stimulated buying to that extent that some of the refineries were oversold | before noon Saturday, and Monday morn- |ing noted an advance of 1¢c all along the ‘line. The market is strong and excited and likely to go higher in the near future. Coffee--Manufacturers of package goods have reduced their quotations !¢c. Fish—Trout and family whitefish are both weak and lower. Bananas—Are selling freely at fair prices. The fruit arriving now is a little fuller, and on that account gives much better satisfaction. The demand will probably continue to be good until after the Fourth of July, when domestic smali fruit will curtail it. Lemons—The warm weather seems to be upon us and the low prices at which lemons have been held will soon be ad- vaneed. Light stocks are held by a ma- jority of the retailers, many of whom are now beginning to anticipate probable wants and place fair-sized orders before there is much change in prices. Local wholesalers and fruit dealers have lib- eral stocks and are selling at reasonable prices. Oranges—Naples and Sorrentos com- prise the bulk of the offerings at pres- ent, although there are a few Californias left. The latter aré very puffy now and holders are anxious to work out of them. A few Rodis have made their appear- ance, which are gilt-edge. A car from the first cargo sale of any magnitude this season will leave the East for our market this week. The price, like the quality, will be high, but for the Fourth of July trade will just fill the bill. A steady demand ‘s noticeable—much bet- ter than was expected, considering the cheapness of strawberries and California cherries. Peanuts—Have been advanced a trifle and the cleaners hold them very firm. The cleaners are standing together and are holding strictly to the rules of their Association as first promulgated. Prices will advance rather than remain station- ery or recede during the next sixty days, so purchases made now mean a profit. CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. Cases Bblis. Pails. Coatiare, er 1h... 65... 6 7 ee i ee a 6 7 “ ae 6 7 Boston Ceeam............ 6% eS 846 Extra H. H.. : 8% “MIXED CANDY. Bbls. Pails NE oi nas ee ee cect caee 5% 6% ce cia 5% 6% Lm Ce a usa ee een enews 6% ™ es cee ee Meta eres q 8 Wenglinn BRock....... 2.2.02 .ser0+s 7 8 I ees se ecee a 7 8 ee baskets 8 Peanut Squares..........+. 7% 8% Dremel Cromees.....2-522. -ce nesses 9 Valley Creams.. es 13 Midget, 30 Ib. ee. i ssepcbaenpouaene 8% BET FT ieee e este ss tbs seu ee 8 Francy—In bulk Pails. Lozenges, piain............ --. ooo emied........ 9% Chocolate Drops Chocolate Monumentals......... Pete re cs 5 ee eee. 1% Sour oe. ee eke coos 8% Imperials. . 0 " yancy—In 5 lb. box Lemon Drops........ 50 — buns cee ..50 Peppermint Drops. . -60 Chocolate Drops....... HB. . eee Drops. So 4 a eee 40 paccees NN oe a rare we 1 00 A. B. Saeaeees! ee 80 Lozenges, plain,.........sseee0s ‘eeoieen nena 60 ” printed... sidbunel bovieass ae ee, Eee 60 ee ee Cream Bar..... Molasses Bar.. ee eee Hand Made Creams... ......sscsseeeees 85@G% Peewee... 80 SesGeeesee eee eae 90 eT ee 60 burnt Almonds.. ee es +1 OO Wintergreen SNARE NEN NRE NL 60 CARAMELS. No, I, wrapped, 2 Ib. boxes eee eee 34 No. 1, 3 ‘ 51 No. 2 " 2 eek ee cies ee. 28 ORANGES. : Fancy Seedlings, Oe 2 50 . Ps coc cece bene dence uns 2 65 Sorrentos, 1608 ce 3 2 ee oe ee 3 50 Rodis, 160s. ae eee aus 440 Messinas, ‘aate: ‘100s. i oe ee 2 00 LEMONS. OE 3 00 OE 3 25 tre Chee Oe... |<... 1.1... Oe es ne 4 00 Ries ey See... 4 00 BANANAS. Lobes tare... .......-..--. 2 00 Small bunches.. ‘ a 1% OTHER FOREIGN. FRUITS. Figs, fancy layers, Pe @i2% PR es ede ec es @14 < ener led de eee on @15 Dates, Pard, 10-lb. box Ses nea a @7z om ee @ 5% est sone a eer @5 et ee. 8 % NUTS. Almends, ——- ae ee yo ik lee ee ied nies eee 15 _ California eee beer ekee ees @ Me ew... a es @s8 Se @i! Wen, Growers. .............----+.- @13 ' French.. @iv _ es tee ee ees @i2z Table Nuts, ey ee aes ee @12 eee. ce @i1 Pecans. a, a eee @i™% aE Se ee ee SN i ee Hickory Nuts rer Om.................... 1% Coconuts, 01) GRCKS............. .+.- 3% - - P, a PEANUTS. ancy, a. @5 as yey sk, @ . Fancy, H. P. I oe nesses, @ 5% ON ok ica ee ae @7 Choice, H. P., MN os eke cee ees @ 4% ‘Roasted. . @ 6 OILs. The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows: BARRELS. Ls eee eke a ae 8% xxx iW. W. Mich. Headlight .......... 2 ee eens @ 6% Stove Saunton seeks cso la semanas sail @ 7% ooo ied le dla eee eee unnaes 27 @36 ee 13 @21 Tee, TE OGRE WE... 8, foe cce... ? ge FROM TANK WAGON. Eocene a q XXX W. w. “Mich. “Headlight. i 5 POULTRY, Local dealers pay as follows: LIVE. UI io iekcbeee Sh ece ee cuaden a cdeee 8 @9 ee 8 @9 Pow!s...... shes ce Genpeues esq -o eg en e as ee 8 @9 cai cet creas sek es cieeaes @ DRAWN, ss 12 @13 Chickens.... 12 @13 Fowl 11 @i: Ducks -10 @ll i cence 10 @Iiz ‘hia UNDRAWN. urkeys. os ce 9 Chickens i. “o ts Fowls.... - 6%@ 7 Ducks. -8 @9 8 @9 THE MICHIGAN 5 GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. O’Connor & Putney, general dealers at Kent City, have added a line of shoes. The stock was furnished by the Reeder Bros. Shoe Co. Henry Idema, trustee, has sold to Theo. Kemink the drug stock formerly owned by that gentleman at 83 West Leonard street. ’ John Kramer has purchased of Dr. IL. Wisse the Geert Timmer grocery stock, at 183 Plainfield avenue, and will con- tinue the business. D. A. Blodgett nas sold Frederick Neff and John W. Prestel a tract of timber land, 4,200 acres, in Chehalis county, Wash., the price being $30,000 and other valuable considerations. H. E. Grand Girard has sold his drug stock at the corner of Monroe and Spring streets to Jno. A. Gibb & Co., who took possession Monday. Mr. Grand-Girard will make his headquarters at his old location and devote his time to the Mich- igan Drug Exchange and Druggists’ ployment Bureau, of which prietor. Mr. Gibb has for some time been prescription clerk for Mr. Girard. Em- he is pro- Grand- The first Pure Food Exposition ever held in this city, which is now being conducted under the auspices of the Re- tail Grocers’ Association, is proving to be a success in many respects, in spite of the opposition of some local manufac- turers who should have been represented in the Exposition. Particularly is this the case with the two flour mills here, who entered into an agreement some weeks ago to stay out of the Exposition, in consequence of which the managers were compelled to go outside of the city to get an exhibitor in the flour line. geeing his mistake, one of the local mil- lers offered to pay Mrs. Rorer a round sum of money if she would use and rec- ommend his flour, which she declined to to do, as it is not her custom to use any goods except those shown in the Exposi- tion. _ - > —- Purely Personal. Wm. A. Anderson, the Thomsonville general dealer, was in town last Friday. Mrs. Sarah T. Rorer, who is conduct- ing a two weeks’ course of lectures on high art cookery in connection with the Pure Food Exposition, leaves Saturday night for Butte, Montana, where she will conduct a fortnight’s demonstra- tions under the auspices of the Women’s Library Club of that city. ‘She then re- turns to her home in Philadelphia for a few days, having an engagement at Mt. Gretna (the Pennsylvania Chautauqua) all during July. THe TRADESMAN is pleased to give place, this week, to the first authorized and authentic personal sketch of this gifted woman ever pub- lished. The many friends of Ludwig Win- ternitz will be rejoiced to learn that he is now General Superintendent of the Fermentum Company, having been elected to the position formerly occupied by Henry F. Jones, who resigned June 1. Nine years ago this fall Mr. Winternitz came to this city from Prague, Bohemia, with a meager vocabulary of English but a firm determination to make his mark in the land of his adoption. Entering the employ of the losal agency of the Fermentum Company as a distributor of compressed yeast, he soon acquired a sufficient knowledge of the business to give him the management of the local agency, which he conducted so skillfully and successfully that he was promoted | to the position of State agent and given charge of all the agencies in Michigan. Of course, he could not stop there, the next step in the ladder being a promo- tion to the position of General Travel- ing Agent, with full charge of all the agencies from Boston to Denver. Here his love for the city of his adoption found expression in the selection of six Grand Rapids boys for positions of trust and responsibility, in the agencies at Bos- ton, New York, Rochester, Cleveland, Toledo and Denver. In his new _ posi- tion Mr. Winterintz will be able to util- ize the valuable experience he has gained in every department of the from the lowest to the highest round of the ladder. It goes without saying that his friends are confident he will prove himself equal to the opportunity and that the mauagement of the Fermentum Company will in no ways suffer by be- business, ing plaeed in his hands. Gabeiaek tae. Geo. W. Jenks, the elephantine travel- ing representative of the Seely Manu- facturing Co., of Detroit, is spending several days in and around this market. John C. Pontius, (C. H. Ritter & Co.), the veteran Detroit traveler, spent Dec- oration Day in this city. Mr. Pontius is negotiating for the purchase of the Evans homestead, at Ypsilanti, comprising a modern residence and ninety acres of land in the suburbs of the city. Geo. Vanderpool was in town last week, looking hale and hearty = and changed very little the time he stood as defendant in the Field murder, at Manistee, twenty-four years ago. He is still selling goods on the road and talks freely with old acquaintances on the subject of the Manistee tragedy. Frank Parmenter, who has been un- able to cover his trade for the past two weeks, is advised by his physician that a period of respite from the road is ab- solutely essential, and has, therefore, secured a furlough from the Lemon & Wheeler Company until October 1, when he will resume his regular visits to his trade. Inthe meantime he will remove to his fruit farm, near Saugatuck, erect a cottage in which to live during the summer and superintend the harvesting and marketing of the fruit from 2,700 peach trees, 800 plum trees, besides con- siderable quantities of apples, grapes, and small fruits which now promise to yield large returns. Mr. Parmenter’s absence from the road will be a matter of genuine regret to his customers, who will weleome him back in the fall with open arms, and THE TRADESMAN joins with them in the wish that the summer’s respite may give him the health and hap- piness he craves and deserves. $< << Alderman Shaw, chairman of the License Committee of the Common Coun- cil, states that he was elected to ‘look after the interests of the poor man.’’ This a new theory of popular govern- ment, it being the common understand- ing that aldermen are elected to repre- sent the people of their wards as a whole, without regard to race, class, con- dition or religion. Itis also stated that the same gentleman asserts that ‘‘grocers are hogs,”’ or words to that effect, all of which goes to show the length and from breadth of the gentlemen’s intellect. TRADESMAN. MUST GIVE BONDS. The Old Peddling Schedule ~to main in Force. Re- The struggle is over. The Common | Council decided at its meeting on May | 28 to make no changes. in schedule regarding hucksters and ped- | dlers. The fees will remain the same, | the classification is unchanged, and, cepting the pitiful resolution compelling bucksters and peddlers to give bonds, it un- the license | ex- is the same unwieldy, cumbersome, just schedule ‘that gave the police de- partment and’ the police court so much trouble last year. The following is the official report of the action of the Coun- cilon the report of the Committee on Licenses: Ald. Shaw moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Licenses relative to sched- ule of licenses. pages *7 and 58 printed record. Ald. Ball moved as a substitute for that por- tion of the report relating to ‘*hucksters,”’ “fruit wagon or stand” and frult basket’’ the following: “Hucksters or peddlers of vegetables and fruit, basket or handeart, $30; hucksters or ped- dilers of vegetables and fruit, wagon or stand, $350. Annual licenses only to be issued to huck- sters of fruitand vegetables. Each peddier of fruit and vegetables to give a bond in the sum of $50 to comply with the requirements of the ordinance an reason of the sale of unwholesome fruit or veg- etables. Lost. ! Yeas—Ald. Ball, Campbell, DeGraaf, Logie, Saunders, Schmidt, Teachout, Watson, Wurz burg—9. Nays—Ald Clark, Dunton,. Emmer, Forbes, Gibson, Johnston, Mahoney, Maris, Matheson, Pearl, Shaw, Slocum, Verkerke —I1Z3 Ald. Forbes moved as an amendment to the report that hucksters and peddlers of fruit and vegetables be required to give a bond in the sum of $50, with two sureties, tocomply with the re quirements of the ordinance and to pay any damages sustained by reason of the sale of un wholesome fruit, vegetables or berries. Carried. Yeas—Ald. Ball, Campbell, Clark, DeGraaf, Dunton, Emmer. Forbes, Gibson, Johnston, Logie, Mahoney, Maris Matheson. Pearl, Saunders, Schmidt. Shaw, Slocum, Teachout, Verkerke Watson, Wurzburg—2?. Nays—None. Ald. Shaw stated that the schedule contained in the report as submitted by the Committee and as presented for adoption is the same as the amended schedule of last year. The motion of Ald. Shaw on the adoption of the report as amended was thereupon carried by the following vote: Yeas—Ald. Campbell, Clark, Dunton, Emmer, Forbes, Gibson, Johnston, Mahoney, Maris, Matheson, Shaw, Slocum, Teachout, Verkerke —14. Nays—Ald. Ball, DeGraaf. Logie, Pearl, Saun- ders, Schmidt, Watson, Wurzburg—8. A petition signed by many of the lead- ing grocers of the city and by nearly all the fruit peddlers, and the able and lucid manner in which Assistant City Attor- ney Carroll presented the matter before the Council, and the fact that the police foree were a unit in favor of the changes recommended, counted for nothing in the estimation of the thirteen members of the Council, whose action is a slap in the face to honest trade and a rebuke to the heads of the police and law depart- partments of the city, who desired the changes in the interest of the better en- forcement of the law. The plea that the hard times would make it impossible forthe hucksters to pay the fee, if it were raised to $50, is nonsense. Are the times not as hard for the fruit peddlers j as for the vegetable peddlers? The fee for a fruit license is $50, and the profits of the business are not as large, the busi- ness itself not as steady and the risks much greater. In considering this plea the Committee showed its ignorance of the matter it was dealing with. As a matter of fact the Committee did not know what it was recommending. The schedule submitted to the Council was not last year’s, but the schedule of two years ago, and but for the fact that the necessary changes were made after the report reached the City Clerk’s office, jas stated by to pay any damage sustained by | the schedule abandoned by the Council last year would again have become 2a; law. The Committee saw fit to disre- gard the recommendation for a change in the classification, the Alderman TRADESMAN, that the reason being, to Tue police foree did not always know what was for the city’s good. The Committee, thereupon, thought it the part of wisdom to oppose the recommendation. Of course, it will be taken granted that Alderman Shaw knows as much about the work of the police force as he does about the schedule he did not recommend to the Council; at any rate his view of the mat- ter prevailed. Assistant City Attorney Carroll stated that twothirds of the hucksters were non-residents—and this will be proved to the satisfaction of even Alderman Shaw’s Committee be- fore the matter is dropped. ‘These men are allowed, for a paltry $20, to in and compete with Shaw for come reputable dealers who pay hundreds of dollars every year in taxes, whose business is a benefit and is indispensable to the city, and who are interested in and contribute to all that pertains to the best interests of the city. Let every retail grocer in the city paste the names of the thirteen aldermen who voted nay in his hat, and, when the time comes, let the grocers give them the ben- efit (2?) of their ‘‘vote and influence.’’ 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. ‘ c NV ICHIGAN DRUG EXCHANGE, H. E. 4 Grand Girard, Proprietor. I have on my list several drug stores for sale, ranging from $(0 to $00, in and out of the city, and will furnish further particulars. [have alsoa great many drug clerks, registered and assistants, who wish situations in orout of the city. Nocharge to buyer or employer. Address Mich. Drug Ex change, 128 Monroe street, Grand Rapids. 637 IR SALE—sTORE J BUILDING AND - dwelling combined at Levering, Mich. First-class place for a general dealer. A. M. LeBaron, Grand Rapids, Mich. 536 OR SALE—ONE OF THE BEST PAYIN drug stores in the State of Michigan, with large prescription business and good trade. Stock and fixtures will inventory about $8,000 with no dead stock. Would not be sold but partnership must be closed. For particulars, address the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 638 | ae SALE—CLEAN DRUG STOCK IN A thriving town in Northern Michigan on C. & W M. Railway. Address No. 639, care Michi gan Tradesman. 639 OR SALE—A GENERAL STOCK OF MER: chandise ina hustling town of 3,000. Will inventory about #6.000. Best location in the place. Address ‘“‘M.” care Michigan Trades- man. 630 Vy JE HAVE BUYERS FOR ALL KINDS OF business, whether you want to buy, sell or exchange. Write to Mutual Business Excnange, Bay City, Mich. 628 OR RENT—THE STORE FORMERLY OC cupied by E. J. Ware, druggist, corner Cherry and East streets. Also meat market, east end same building, with good ice box. John C. Dunton, old County building. 618 PLANING MILL—WE OFFER FOR SALE the North Side Planing Mill, which is first class in every respect, or will receive proposi- tions to locate the business in some other thriv- ingtown. Correspondence and inspection solic ited. Sheridan, Boyce & Co., Manistee, Mich. 613 WOR SALE GHEAP—STORE AND DWELL- ing in first-class location in town of 1,000 inhabitants, Address E. L., box 188, Thompson- ville, Benzie Co., Mich. 598 FEYHE BEST PLACE IN THE STATE TO start a dry goods storeis Big Rapids. Has only two. 608 OR RENT—EXCELLENT LOCATION FOR grocery store. No other grocery within four blocks. High and dry basement under store. Come and see for yourself. J. W. Spooner, 6 Arcade, Grand Rapids. 609 CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES FOR Sale; good trade, cheap for spot cash; the only delivery wagonin town. Stock about $2,500. Investigate. Address box 15, Centre- ville, Mich. 820 SITUATIONS WANTED. Yp ASTED_Posiriog BY REGISTERED ¢ assistant pharmacist of three years’ prac- tical experience. Can furnish best of city refer- ences. Address No. 634, care Michigan Trades- man. 634 P ECK ’ S HEADACHE POWDERS Pay the best profit. cOrder from your,jobber THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. HARPING ON CHEAPNESS. Something for Nothingis not Business-- Fair Value All thatcan be Expected. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. A great many dry goods stores have | gotten into the habit of always harping | on the cheapness of their goods and say- | ing nothing else, dwelling on that sub-/| ject so much that in order to give va- riety to their statements, they are some- times compelled to say things that are not altogether true in regard to the prices at which they sell. be continually laboring to induce public to believe that they are always in the position to give them goods for nothing. Now something for nothing is not/| business, and never will be as long as there is business. recognizes the fact that a business man is not in business either for the love of it or for fun, but to make money. He cannot possibly sell goods for less than cost, or even for what they cost, and exist any length of time; and yet we have advertisements thrust upon every day, to practically give you two dollars’ worth of goods for one dollar. the business is that no good merchant eyer gives anybody two dollars’ worth of | sometimes | goods for one dollar. He may give you more than your money’s worth simply as an advertisement, or to particularly attract a crowd on any spe- cial occasion, but he dves not even do that as a regular thing. expected of a merchant is that he will give a fair value for the price. The public have a right to expect that he does not ask more than a thing is worth, and he has a right to exact from the public every cent that the thing is worth. This habit in which a great many houses are indulging, of claiming so much more than they really give, is one which is bound in the long run to react upon their busines. They soon lose standing with the public in general, be- cause it is easy to learn that such state- ments are false, and people who love the truth and even those who do not, are more likely to patronize a store in which they believe that they will be told only the facts. Some years ago some one Offered a They seem to} the | us | in which people are claiming | The fact of} Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. | aoe | ‘“* Arrow Brand 4% | Argyle s EE ox “ World Wide. 6 Atlanta AA........- 7 eens 4% Atlantic - . ox! \Pull Yard weed ema 6% ... Cyrucergm A.......... 6% . r.... 5S |Honest Width...... 6 . ».... 6 antes 11... 5 | ge Se 4%| Indian Head........ 8% DE os cena eee 6%) | Archery Bunting... 4 |; Beaver Dam AA.. | Blackstone O, 32.... 5 eee Bi. - i\KingEC.. a 4%|Lawrence L Fe Madras cheese cloth es Breck (row ......... 6 |Newmarket G...... Black Rock . = ' icc. a 04 a. 6% Capital A.... vies BM . D.... Oe ‘caves ¥.......... * a 6% |; Chapman cheese cl. 8 ae ee 5 Cotton CR......... 5% Our “eae Best..... 6 a ox Cee o..........- 6 Dwight Star occcees ree 7 (atten CCC........ Sa a 6 Everybody of course | All that can be | prize for the best window sign which | could possibly be written. A number of persons all over the United States entered into the competition, and sent their window signs to the paper offering the prize. A number of com- petent judges were selected to make the | lot the one ad-| “These | our price for them | 4 award, and out of the judged to be the best, Shirts are worth $2; is $2.°" It was unanimously agreed by the committee, that the novelty of sell- ing goods for just what they were worth and of presenting it in this crisp way, was certainly the best thing that could ve gotten up for a sign. It is the same way with advertising. At the present so many firms are indulg- ing in this bad habit of offering to give said, people so much more than can reason-| ably be expected, that an advertisement that tells the truth really has originality in its best form. >> Away with Official Fees. From the Philadelphia Ledger. large | The House Committee on the Judiciary | has recommended a sensible bill, United States Marshals and District Attorneys annual salaries of $4,000 each, in lieu of graded fees, as at present. the South and West there has been much vexatious litigation, promoted largely for the purpose of swelling the emolu- ments of United States officers. While this abuse is not charged against North- ern officials, there would seem to be no good reason why a district attorney, for example, should receive in fees four times the income of the judge before whom he practices, as is the case in one district. Representative W. A. Stone, of this State, has prepared the report accompanying the bill, and tells a plain and convincing story of slipshod and inequitable practices, which should be discarded. Attorney-General Olney is warmly in favor of the reform, which | should meet with the early approbation Boot of Congress. In | giving | Top of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. DEMINS. Amoskeag Se 12 {Columbian brown. .12 ... 14 Everett, ee 12% sg brown .14 brown. ....12 OS ee 11% Haymaker as... 7% Beaver Creek ag 10 brown... 7% 2 tee ‘11% ” ee .......... 12% Boston Mfg co. 7 7 |Lawrence, 9oz...... 13% blue 8% - No. 20. ...13 “« datwist 10% . No. 250....11% Columbian oe ee = ” No. 280....10% GINGHAMS. Amoskeag...... .... 5 |Lancaster, staple... 5 * Persian dress 64 . fancies .... 7 . Canton .. 7 . Normandie 7 . AVC...... S§ilenceshire.......... 6 a Teazle.. "110% Manchester. ........ 5% . Angola..104%/)Monogram ......... 6% _ Persian... 7 (Normandic......... 7 Arlington staple.... 634! eee. ke oe 7 Arasapha fancy.... 4%! Renfrew Dress...... 7% Bates Warwick dres Tl Rosemont. .......... 6% ' eer 6 iSinterevilioc ......... & Centennial. oo POPNOEIOE. 555. eon. 2 Criterion ...... irre ............ TR Cumberland staple. on ‘Tou Gu Nord....... 8% Cumberiand........ weeem............. 7% ee 6 ‘* seersucker.. 7% a 756 WaEWOR.... ...... 6 Everett classics..... 84%/|Whittenden......... 8 BxposRion.......... Ty ae heather dr. 7% Coens... 6% - indigo blue 9 Cimon... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples... Sy Glenwood...... . rH Westbrook ed aces Ee eS 10 Jobnson chalon cl" a Windermeer.... .... 5 _ bodieo blue Siitork..... -......... 6% . zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS. Aor ....._... 32 Meee... 13% eee ee eee i ee American..... ee i... THREADS. Clark’s Mile ~ 550% a Meeeeres..... . ..-. 9 Coats’, P.......45 |Marshall’s.......... 90 Holyoke. Loo eee -22% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. — Ze. 6... = me Me... 37 = s .-04 i m. 38 3 > 2... 35 at Oe 44 . 2. Si 2... Ue 45 CAMBRICS. ee . oeee........... & White Star. < Wecewoow...... ... 4 Kid Glove .. , POO... ss s-ne- 8 Rowmireet......... & Tiramewiek .... .... 4 BED FLANNEL. ae a = = ee RK Crecmmere.........-2 won BRM | Talbot XXX......... 313 R eae... 35 | Nameless...... Sralbanidee A. orn ou R*% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid. = om Say........ 8 17% oe ee eae ......... 18% Ce 41D rr... 18% 6 ox Weatern........ 20 |Flushing XXX...... 23% Unione G.....-..-... 224%4| Manitoba... ....... 23% ae FLANNBL. Nameless oe a oo. 9 @i0% ae 8%@10 | ' coe. 12 CANVASS AND PADDING Slate. Brown. Black./Slate Brown. Black. 9 8% $14) 10% 10% 10% 0% 10% 10% 11% 11% 11\ 11% 11% 11%/12 2 12 12% 12% 124/20 20 20 DUCES. Severen, 8 oz........ 9% | West Point, 8 = ---10% Mayland, § inst 10% 100% ...12% Greenwood, 7% 02.. 9%! iis, 100z......... 13% Greenwood, 8 os.. “11% |Stark oss Bose Cae... ..10%)} |Boston, 10 ee 12% —— While, Gos. ........- > = bale, 40 dos.. -- 83 50 cme “a cece Neen aa 7 80 cee Slater, Iron oa _S aeueees.......... 10% Red Cross.. | imenee “a oc 9 ” ae... ee... 4. 10% . Best AA..... 2 iValley A ce oe 19% Bo i, ee, 10% Te aA a) Corticelli, dos....... 5 [eoriicens ——. twist, doz.. %oz ball...... 50 oyd, dos.. St OES AND EYES—PER GROsS. No : Bk “& White.. — No : BI’k “ White..15 “ ‘ : .20 “ : ny me “ 10 “ . 2D PINS. No 2—20, M C....... 50 [No4—i5 # 3%...... 40 8—18,8 C........ & | COTTON TAPE. No 2 White & Bl’k..12 {No 8 White & Bl’k..20 “ 4 “ 15 | «10 a 2B “6 “ — 1 si --26 SAFETY PIXs. No2 Ce eel. cil NEEDLES—PER XM. A. James ie --1 @jSteamboat........... be Crowel - eae .-1 BiGold Eyed.......... 150 oe 1 00|American...........1 00 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....1 7% pe. 16 6—4...2 30 COTTONT WINES. | Cotton Sail Twine..28 [Nashua......... ... i 2 |Rising Star¢ply.. “tt . -18% 3-ply... ae rn ee... (ABC. ............. Sigiges. Waslingion... & | Amazon.... . .8 iGlen Mills.......... 7 Amsburg.... - en 6 iGotd Medal......... 7% | Art Cambric........ 10 |Green Ticket....... 8% Blackstone AA..... aH Great _— oceans 6% oo pecsgecweews Pn sees stk OE | Boston . “ me \Just Out...... 4%@ 5 Sk 6% | King Phillip ecu 7% oe, 6... 6%& cs 7™ Charter Oak........ 5%|Lonsdale Cambric..16 Conway ies, Cr ee... @8 i Cleveland...... ... 6 |Middlesex.... .. @5 | Dwight Anchor. . eee 7%; “shorts 8 |Oak View..... ..... 6 eee .. ...._... a oe... 5% ee 7 |Pride of the West. ..12 | pi 7% Fruitofthe Loom. 8 ([Suntight............-. 4% Peechvie ........ : [Utica _—s......... 8% | First Prize.......... 6 ‘« Nonpareil ..10 | Fruitofthe Loom %. 7%} ‘Vinyard a 8% eeees......-... 44) White —e........ 6 Peal Yoru... _--... 6%! Hock... 8% HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. Cabot. . - 6%! |Dwight Anchor..... 8 Farwell... ao oe CANTON PLANNEL. Unbleached. | Bleached. Housewife - ce eee a | Housewife 8 Some) od 6% did Nak Om CRT TTT 10 i a tl ‘ ‘ Co 7 nm" “ 5 Le 7% >... 644) - 8% ' =... 7 ; U... 9% . ey The| ee 10 oe TI ‘ ee ' S 7%! ' zB... 11% es 8%) r 7. = a 8%! fl 13% -.. 9%) LL. . | a... 104%) v Ad | oO... a ry . 14%] CARPET WARP. | Peerless, white......17 (Integrity colored...18 i colored. 19 White a 7 | Integrity.. on 18% ** colored .19 DRESS snare Hamilton : 7 Nameless. ‘ = “a ¢ a “1056! eT 27% GG Cashmere — = i Se 30 Nameless oe coc _ I ag --a2% eee eae 18 | _ ro+occe CORSET i _ee...,......2 - 50} Wonderfal . ...84 50 Schilling’s. _ oe... 4... cn 475 | Davis Waists..... 9 00\Bortree’s .......... 9 00 | Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ 15 00 CORSET JEANS. ec ee 6% | Naumkeag satteen.. 7% ‘Anarene ogein dons Tic mOGEpert...... . .... 6% [eeeerees........... . ore... 7% | Brunswick. ..... .. 64)Walworth ...... a. Om PRINTS Allen turkey reds.. 544! Berwick fancies.... 5% a 5% /Clyde Robes........ . pink & purple Sh saeaaee Oak fancies 4 . — .-...-- 5% DelMarine cashm’s. 5% pink checks. 544 mourn’g 5% staples ...... 5 Eddystone a. 5% shirtings ... a ocolat 5% American fancy.... 5% ” a —_ oo Americanindigo... 4% _ sateens.. 5% | American shirtings. ox Hamilton os owe OD | Argentine Grays.. ~~ —— Anchor ——- a Manchester ancy.. 5% Arnold i ~. - new era. 5% | Arnold Merino. ... 6 'Merrimack D fancy. 5% - long cloth B. 9 |Merrim’ ckshirtings. 4 . C. 7%) Reppfurn . 8% “ century ear Pacific PE oe ee 5% gold seal... ..10%) eS 6 ‘« green seal TR10%) Portsmouth robes... 6% «« “yellow seal. a Simpson mourning.. 5% a ones 11%) — i Turke; red. -10%) C solid black. 5X | Ballon solid black... | Washington indigo. 6% | colors ; “ Turkey robes.. 7} | —_ blue, green, va a robes ™ redand orange..6 | ‘“ plain ky X ¥ 8% | Berlin solids........ 5% . _ = — au “a7 _* = Tur- . te TE % \ rosie as oo. 5%| Martha Washington ul ” © | S@feey fea @.---. ‘ — s- ee Martha Washington ” 26... —eeeey t0n......... 9% . “ 345 XXX 12 Riverpoint robes.... 5% Cocheco fancy...... 5 ee ea 6% . madders... 5 = cket | XX twills.. 5 indigo a eee = i a... 6 ee. TICKINGS. anmieee s ACA.. CA Hamilton N — D 20 ..13 | Wool Standard 4- 1 ~*~ —— © wsenomeaa ~16 Sas anne ph ee ee os Mount Pleasant.... 6% | I, coo 2 6%) Oneida 5 | Aes... ........ 7 | I os noe 6 | Georgia am wil seine 6% lg na Se Be cae nae 6% 6 | Haw ee & |Toledo ... Doki icaecee cs 5 jOtis checks 7% IN, LYON & CO NEW STYLES OF ¢ ane ’ ice Silane 20 & 22 Monroe &t., GRAND RAPIDS. A; LADY’S GENUINE;: VICI : Plain toe in ue and opera toe ‘aol C 8. neat SHOE, D and E and tip, $1.55. Try them, they are beauties. soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. for sample dozen REEDER BROS. SHOE CO ° Grand Rapids, Mich. E widths, at $1.50. Patent leather Stock Send WE. HAVE MADE H. SGHNKIDER GO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., Distributing Agents for the Old Reliable Kk bB CIGARS. AMERICAN CIGAR CO. SEEDS! Everything in seeds is kept by us— Clover, Timothy, Hungarian, Millet, Red Top, Blue Grass, Seed Corn, Rye, Barley, Peas, Beans, 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. LAMBREAUX 60., w-sriaze se? GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. qq,’ qq,’ THE FOUR GRACES. Who is it comes when you are sick, And holds your pulse awhile, Then makes a diagnosis quick, And with a pleasant smile Proceeds to write, in foreign hand, An order which announces The tinctures, syrups, extracts, and The scruples, drams and ounces ? The doctor. Who puts up the prescription quick, And sizes up your wealth, For well he knows you cannot kick, You’re struggling for your health— Who with an educated hand Compounds the drams and grains, And relieves you like amagic wand Of all except your pains? The druggist. Who fs it comes with solemn tread, And face devoid of smile, And measures you from feet to head In a peculiar style, And then departs to come once more And brings an odd shaped box, And when a few feet from the door Smiles way down to his socks? The undertaker. Who are those two bronzed sons of toil, With shovel, pick and spade, Who, while at work beneath the soil, Of death seem not afraid— Who serve you last beneath the sun, And charge a smaller fee For harder work and better done, Than all the other three? The grave-diggers. CHARLES A. MEYERs. a FURNITURE PROFITS. Plain Words from the Pen of an Able Authority. From the American Cabinet Maker. Within the past twenty years the writer has known more than a score of men to embark in the lumber business with two or three thousand dollars each, who have acquired millions. During the same number of years a half-dozen men have become millionaires in the manu- facture of wall paper, and as many more have done the same by the manufacture of carpets and oil cloths. Will some one kindly send us a list of the million- aires in the furniture business? The weathiest men in the furniture trade of the country are retailers, and there are, perhaps, a dozen of these in the entire country who could count their possessions up to $500,000 each, but how many retail deaJers are there who can boast of possessing $500, free and clear? In nearly every case, the for- tunes of the wealthy ones are the result of strict and close attention to business for the first years of their career, and rigid economy during those years, both in business and in personal expenses. The year 1893, with its remarkable business upheavals, the effects of which are still felt in all business circles, demonstrated the weakness of large numbers of manufacturing firms which had been supposed by the entire trade to enjoy a very high degree of financial strength. Since the first of June, a year ago, there has been a continuous series of revelations regarding the lack of financial strength of the furniture manu- facturing interests of the country which have been neither pleasant nor encourag- ing. Firms which were supposed to have good sound capitals ranging from $30,000 to $100,000 were forced to ac- knowledge their hopeless insolvency, and others believed to be stretching along toward the $1,000,000 figure have been shown to possess less than 10 per cent. of that amount. In the furnitute business the question of capital has proved to be a very de- lusive one. Not 5 per cent. of the manufacturers have ever made one-half of the money with which they have been credited. Profits in most cases have been very small; in many cases they have been absolutely nothing. Year after year the stock-taking showed the ma- chinery, a few manufactured goods, as many more in process of manufacture, a few thousand feet of lumber, and a few hundred dollars in stock, $2,000 or $3,000 in the bank, as much on the books in accounts due. After the manufacturer had taken his living out, the profit was THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. gone. This must be doing business for fun; there is certainly no other result. To manufacture furniture successfully aman must have knowledge of lumber, varnishes, glues, hardware, machinery and a score of other materials. He must have a knowledge of designing goods, and of their construction. He must em- ploy designers, machine hands, cabinet makers, finishers, trimmers, packers, traveling salesmen and office help, and he must have sufficient capital to meet his pay-rolls promptly and_ suflicient credit to purchase to good advantage his lumber and other materials. Under ex- isting circumstances, if he is possessed of all these attributes, and has good luck and is prudent, he will, doubtless, get a living and, perhaps, lay by $1,000 or soa year. We submit that there is no other line of manufacture requiring for its conduct so much skill and hard labor, added to such an amount of invested capital, where the profits are so. uncer- tain and so insecure. The great majority of those manufacturers who succeed in increasing their capital from year to year, do so only by dint of the closest application to business, and by much self-denial in their daily lives. The unpromising feature of this trade condition is that it has been known for years, and that it has been discussed time and time again without result. The base of this whole trouble rests on two facts, neither one of which is credit- able to the trade. In the first place, not 25 per cent. of the manufacturers of the country are positive of the exact cost of a line of goods after the goods are completed. They do a little figuring, a little estimating and a good deal of guess- ing, and arrive at some figures which they call the cost of the work; but, after the season is over, the result of its sales proves that there must have been serious errors inthe methods of getting at the cost. In the second place there is too much fear of what competitors are doing and of what they may do. The majority of manufacturers pay very much more attention to the selling price of their competitor’s goods than they do to the cost price of their own; in fact, in the face of a quotation of a competitor’s prices, goods will be sold as though there were no such thing as cost. We have no remedy to recommend for this condition. There is not a furniture manufacturer in the land who does not know how to make money out of his business were he possessed of an inch and a half of good, stiff back-bone where there seems to be only half a pint of gluten. If the manufacturer has any confidence in his goods, and believes that they are absolutely worth what they cost to manufacture, he ought to be able to get a good and sufficient profit on their sale. Failing to entertain this faith re- garding his own work, he should retire from a branch of business for which he is so poorly qualified. It is high time that the manufacture and sale of furniture paid a good, honest profit. — 2 Be mean if you must be mean, but don’t be a hypocrite and thus bring good- ness into disrepute. Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. CO EE eS Se i a ——........... ore meme 8. 8 PORmrOee , TCE cs 5010 xXES First Quality, Ss. B. meses. en Se 8650 so oe ee , oe See 7 50 : DB tee = 50 BARROWS. Me $12 00 “a ‘00 eee . bet 30 00 BOLTS. dis. Sore, .... tet oa eed oe a" Carriage new list .- 75&10 Plow. ae - 40810 Sleigh. RECN 70 BUCKETS, ee 8 - _ Wel ewe — CAST. a Cust Loose Pin, faured.. i... 8... 70&10 Wought Narrow, Pright Sast joint 40... ¢ea10 Werongest £0008 Fin... soo... Ne 40 Sli ort = Wrought Inside Blind..... See eee 4 Wrought Brass............ Lede pate ee aa one. Clee ee. (auceee i: 70816 joa 8 Solid Cast Steel HAMMERS, me oo dis. 2 25 ae Geto ce caeectsseuas swans -dis. ae & Pia s....... 30e Blind, ee 70&10 | Biacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand... .30c 40410 ae oC acue — BLOCES. Si rere 1s... ere - Gis, re 296 27) 8 ee oz. net, 2 Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... ..... 60&10 screw Hook and Strap, to 12 In. i aa) waa es ll De 3% COTO i 6, shes .-4)&10 screw Hook and Bye, i Bede teed sedi, net 10 Gre ue Loe. -net 8% ' . " = . net 7 Cae GOn 8. cece perm 5 ss 6 ‘s So net 7% CAPS. arene dig. 50 meeste . perm 65 dis. Hick’ OS i 60 | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. os, ‘Wood track... -B0&10 ee | Commpfon, anti-friction «se mai oo. lL ll 60 | Kidder, TTT TR . HOLLOW WARE. ne ee 60&10 eet Re 60&10 Se eee al eT 60&10 CHISELS. dis. Gray — eee .. 810 ie OUSE FURNISHING GOODS. a oe aa anna 15810 | stamped ace... new list 70 aaa i Japanned Tin Ware, Socket Slicks Le ea Granite ron Ware ............... new lis 2t Butehers’ Tanged Pirmer ........... ..... Bede py oT ee ies COMBS, dis. Screw Eyes..... ala Garey, Lawrence A | ROO -T0&10&16 Se 25 Gate Hooks and en —_ LEVELS. 8.70 CHALE, ‘ton 9, White Crayons, per gross.......... Seapesag aia. g SPE nen ees ee - ------- >= COPPER. Sisal, % Inch and larger ............ _ 2 Planished, 14 ox cut to size... .. per pound 28 | Manilla... 2.0! 1 14x52, 14x56, 14x60... 0.0... 26 SQUARES die. Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60... ........... 25 | SRCCE a ees pene sees it &10 WE POE, Woo oos occ stec ce occ 23 | Try and Bevelg......................0. 6 6u Ne SEO a 20 DRILLS, dis. SHEET en 8 a o . Jom. Smoo Yom — ee a a Moet 05 «82 70 teen eee e ww nese eres * " o”7 Morse’s Taper Shank....................., : oS OC DRIPPING PANS. OR ee ee 2 80 Sell elses ser pound % | Nos. 25 to 26 425 2 90 Large sizes, per pound...... .............. 06 | No. 27.. 4 45 3 00 All sheets ‘No. 18 and ‘lighter, ‘over 30 inches ELBOWS. wide not less than 2-10 extra Come. € oleee Gin. ................. dos, net = SAND PAPER, Cee is Pace 18 Ge dik. 50 Soe dis. 40810 ASH CORD, EXPANSIVE BITS. Gin. Silver Lake, White a Eee ede eee list 50 Clark’s, —_ wis; laces Oe... ........... 30 ‘“s wae i oe. i 55 Ives’, 1, 818: 2, 824: 3,830’. ae : White Bo... .... sees esses - ’ ‘yites—New List. dis. “ Witsoe 7 i. ts ~ NN 60&10-10 ae renee . ee titiséiCié‘i(‘(‘}jL((.............. 60&10-10 Discount, 10. GOT eos oe cto ce oe ee 60&10-"0 " a Relea 50 | Solid Byes............ 2. eee per ton 825 Hetlers Hors Magpe . 50 4 Hand SAWS. a GALVANIZED TRON. Stlver Stesi Dia, X Cuts, per foot,.... 0 Nos. 16 to 2; 22 and 4; 2% and 2: 27 2 “ panko Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.. 50 List 12 618 14 1 6 «6 “ ecial Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 Discount, 60 -10 pio eae pou? ‘ am = and Electric Tooth xX le le uls, a Stanicy Rule and Level Co.’s............... 50 7 TRAPS, dis. KNOES—New List. dis, Steel, Game ie le ete eee B0&10 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... 35 Door, porcelain, Jap. eines... ....... 55 | Oneida ee — & =e 8. 70 Door, porcelain, plated ttimmings.......... 55 | Mouse, choker.. . : .18¢ per dos Door, porcelvin, trimmings................. 55 | Mouse, delusion....02 00000000700. "91.50 per dos Drawer and Shutter, porcelain. . es eee 70 WIRE. dis. posing dis, | Bright Market LE 65 Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ...... 55 —— aa 70—10 Mallory, Wheeler & Co’s 55 Ccpperce merece... 60 Bra pith esas aa ee oteel enter n crn 62% Ne a a ""*" gs | Coppered Spring Steel............ 0... orwa. a ee Barbed Fence, galvanized..............0... 2 56 SEEN Eat -.- 816.00, dis, 60-10 aa 2 10 Hunt Bye... «+++. 815.00, dis, 6C-10 Sabl ee 818.60, dis, 30410. fT ~ en gp, | PUtMAM.... 2... eee eee wees i Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............... eames ed den cess eee haa dis. — MILLS. 8. || Baxter’s Adjustable, “nickeled CO “30 Cee kW nity. Gale aan = Coe’ 8 Genuine aaa. gana i 0 i oe’s Patent Agricu = wrought, . . G ewrcn = eT ewan = Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. ...... “rate a a ord ppl pig dis, Bird Cages Saeciecnaaslains dia. Stebbin’s Pattern.. ade eee ens OO i i non ee eee en... - 8810 fee wee ta —- 2 Enterprise, self- measuring. a . 5 | Casters, Bed a a ae 50 ‘acnm a cee eee 40 ne penton na - — oc and nee Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods... 6E&10 Wire We a ie 1 30 METALS, i ~ fe - 2 EE 28c P ZINC. 3 | ary; epeet, 2he per poubd a ee 7 2 40% nina 16 = xtra Wiping a 90 i ces of the many other qualities of 1 20 aa n the market indicated by private brands 1 60} Vary according to composition. ANTIMONY. , : CI i a per pound TE 90 '—MELYN GRADE. 75 | 10x14 10, Charcoal. a , 8 90 | 14x20 IC, LE 1 10 ee Ix, i zo) Each additional X on this grade, $1.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADB, a ae ao Charcoal . fea dua 7 PLANES. dis. 14x20 Cc, a ol ie elie eee ws ewe 6 75 Ohio Peak Co. ( @40 | 10x14 1x, te ETT TRS Et tee tee eee cee ee 8 25 NN p50 | 14x20 Tx, Titers eeets lene sesoroosman «| Stee Sandusky Tosi Go. PMD sass - ge Each So $1.50. Ben ret quality o : Stanley Rule and Level Co. wood. ..50&10 — 2 i, Worcester.................. : ~ aa... Ais.60—10 on fh ee Common, polished..........2200 220.27. dis. a ae , Allaway Grade........... _— RIVETS. 8. coal ite ET 50—10 | 20x28 IC, hn too tttteteeses , 12 60 Copper Rivets and Burs.................... 50—10 | 20x28 IX, tiiijij—/j=j=j=»—mea 15 50 PATENT FLANISHED IRON, ie We cl, eles Medea ecte cued conga sl ™ = “A” Wood's a planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 ee ‘*B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20 14x86 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, } r pound a ve Broken o per pound extra. 14x60IxX, “* "9 per pound... THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ANCHIGANTRADESMAN é $ BEET, » ay A WEEELY JOUENAL 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 fyll name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the malling 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. (2 When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1894. THE NEED OF STATESMANSHIP. To-day the great body of the American people are engaged in discussing prob- lems of political economy. Without doubt there is no department of human thought which is attracting so much at- tention as is the financial branch of the science of government. As a result, the country is flooded with untested theories, more or less wild aud impracticable, of finance, taxation and kindred subjects, and there is little possibility of any wise conclusion being arrived atin a matter so important as that which affects the enormous inter- ests of national economics. Fifty years ago there were no very wealtby men or private corporations in the country. Millionaires were few in number that they were public curiosi- ties and ‘considered a sort of financial monsters. Then the wealth of the coun- try was generally distributed among the masses of the people, and an able-bodied tramp was more of a tarity than was a millionaire. To-day, millionaires are numbered by thousands, and tramps and able-bodied beggars by the hundred thousand, while the unemployed amount to a million of people. Naturally, the masses of the people have come to ponder seriously over this state of things. They thing about it more than they do anything else, and the practical results of the enormous un- rest and discontent which have grown out of the causes to which attention has been drawn are seen in labor strikes, in Coxey armies marching on Washington, in violent anarchistic harangues made throughout the country.and in the organi- zation of parties and the large crops of wild political theories, each one guar- anteed to remove all causes of discontent and to make everybody rich and happy. This surt of thing has a vastly more so injurious effect in this country than it could possibly exert in Europe, and for) obvious reasons. In the most advanced | countries of the Old World the manage-| ment of financial affairs is intrusted to! the ablest men, who thoroughly under- | stand that the stability of a government | depends, not on mere political abstrac- | tions, but upon money problems, upon! the commercial and industrial interests | are prosperous nobody cares what is the form of government. When prosperity is lost, no form of government and no political principles will satisfy the suf- fering masses. The best government is the one that does the most to advance the substantial, pecuniary interests of the people. That is the practical view, and a real fact will outweigh a million theories. Thus it is that the wise statesmen of Europe have been able to keep down the democratic spirit and to prevent political revolutions, simply by managing the financial interests of their countries so as to secure as much as possible the prosperity of the masses. This is the highest statesmanship, as it is the no- blest philanthropy. It has often been a subject of wonder why all the mon- archies of Europe have not been over- thrown, and republics established on their ruins; but the explanation of the mystery is that the European statesmen have been able to give their people a reasonable material prosperity. in this republic, the richest resources and the freest institutions in the world have not been able to keep the people prosperous, because, in handling the national finances, the people were the last and the least in the thoughts of the politicians, and, now that distress has come, the people, losing confidence in the party managers. are trying in a blind way to work out their own redemption. in this attempt the people are sure to fail. Political economy, which is the high- est branch of the science of government is wholly unknown to the wild theorists, to the blind gropers, to the impudent charlatans, to the unmitigated dema- gogues, and to all the interested and dis- interested persons who propose to exper- iment on the body politic. The wisest statesmanship is necessary to manage the finances of this great country, and should any class of arbitrary theorists get possession of Congress, they will end by utterly wrecking the finances of this great country. But no advice or warn- ing will suffice to deter them from the dangerous task. The final destiny of all republics in the past history of the world was to fall into absolute despotisms. The first step to this was civil war, fol- lowed by the rule of demagogues. After the resu!ting chaos came the empire. The experience of the past should be a warning for the future. A NECESSARY MEASURE. This country with its free institutions and government of the people, by the people, is no more free from the irrup- tions of anarchists and the inroads of socialism than are the old monarchies of Europe. The reason is that European countries have, toa large extent, been able to deport their pauper and criminal classes to America. Those that were not sent with government funds have es- caped from custody, or have fled from pursuit, and, save in a very few cases, there is no desire to extradite or reclaim them for punishment, the mother coun- tries being glad to get rid of them and only solicitious that they do not return. The only conditions under which im- migrants can be excluded from the coun- try are that they are known to be crim- inals, or that they are obviously paupers, or are helplessly afflicted with insanity, idiocy or loathsome diseases. But no means exist for detecting criminals, and and upon taxation. When the poopie | poverty or other helplessness must be so plain that the fact obtrudes itself upon the attention of the Government officials who are supposed to supervise the ad- mission of immigrants. The result of this lack of regulation is that an immi- grant is rejected, and hence great num- bers of the worst classes are constrntly admitted into this country. The consequence of all this is that not merely is the iabor system of the coun- try‘ almost entirely unsettled, but the murder and plunder societies of Europe are fully organized and in operation here, as the people of many cities know to their cost. No action that Congress could take would undo the evils already in existence; but it is not too late to ac- complish something for the future. To this end there is a bill, which has been favorably reported by the Judiciary Committee of the House, which provides that, in addition to present requirements of law, the immigrant is compelled to se- cure from the Consul or other represen- tative of the United States nearest the immigrant’s last place of residence a certificate showing that the representa- tive has made an investigation concern- ing the immigrant, and that he is not one of these excluded from this country under its present laws or any law that may be enacted. It is plain that some remedy for these evils in the future is absolutely neces- sary. The measure proposed strikes at no nationality or race, but only at those classes of criminals and paupers who are unloaded upon this couptry by govern- ments, cities and social organizations in the Old World. TO PREVENT HASTY LEGISLATION. The people of the great State of New York have had so many unfortunate ex- periences with questionable legislation hurried through the Legislature that they now desire to apply a remedy. They propose that there shall be given to proposed legislation greater publicity, and to secure that advantage the Legis- lature is to be prevented from hurrying bills through without the public having time to fully comprehend the character of the proposed measures. Accordingly, amendments are to be subjected to the constitutional conven- tion to be assembled in that State to pro- vide for proper publicity being given to bills. One amendment provides that no bill shall be passed until it has been printed and been upon the desks of the members at least one calendar legisla- tive day prior to its final passage, unless the Governor or Acting Governor shall certify to the necessity of its immediate passage under his hand and the seal of the State, nor also unless by the assent of a majority of the members elected to such branch of the Legislature. Another amendment aims at giving greater publicity to private and local measures by providing that no private or local bill shall be passed by the Legisla- ture or become a law, the full text or an intelligible abstract of which has not been published at least three times dur- ing the three months immediately pre- ceding the meeting of the Legislature, with intervals of not less than two weeks between each publication, in newspapers in the cities of New York and Albany and each county specially affected by the contents of the bill, unless by and with the assent of three-fourths of all members elected to both branches of the Legislature. THE COAL STRIKE. When itis considered that there are over 200,000 in the ranks of the coal strikers and that those dependent direct- ly on their work for support aggregate many hundreds of thousands more, the picture of suffering presented to the mind is of sufficient gravity. When it is considered that in nearly all of the mining towns there isa large population indirectly dependent on the mining industry and mining population for their support, the consequences of the strikes in the mining towns alone, aside from the disorder and bloodshed, are sufficient for national concern—are sufficient to be classed as a national calamity. The gravity of this calamity is inereased by the cost and in- terference with industries consequent on the calling out of the civil and mili- tary forces to supfess violence and pro- tect the non-union workmen and protect mining property. But these features of the strike pale into insignificance beside the more indi- rect and widespread results. The stop- ‘page of industries on account of actual searcity of coal, caused either by inter- ference with its transportation or the hoarding of speculators—for there is coal enough and to spare—so blends into the general conditions of the financial depression. and effect industries so wide- ly scattered, that there is no adequate conception of the magnitude of suffering and financial loss. Many industries, idle since the panic of last year, would have resumed but for the uncertainty engendered by this strike alone. The continued suffering of this army of unemployed must be ad- ded to the vast aggregate of indirect re- sults. The hope of improved conditions and the wish to keep their operatives em- ployed induced most of the railroads in the eountry to keep more trains running than business warranted. Most of these roads have discontinued many trains, pleading scarcity of coal. Think a moment how widespread is this single item of industrial loss! It must all be changed to the same account. As is so often stated, this loss is total loss. For every ounce of gain in value by diminished production there are pounds of loss in diminished capacity to buy. If the promoters of the coal strike are the miners and their leaders alone, what an instance of one organized in- dustry madly tearing at the throats of all other industries! If the leaders are in collusion with speculators, and the strikes are the result of a conspiracy, the mind stands appalled at the re- sponsibility to be charged to its insti- gators. Card to the Trade. To the Retail Trade: It having been reported by some traveling men that the Ball-Barnhart- Putman Co. was responsible for cartage and other changes in business methods recently adopted by the jobbers, we wish to emphatically state that no one firm is responsible for these changes. Repre- sentatives of eleven of the great Central States met and conferred over the busi- ness situation and, after mature delibera- tion, decided to adopt these new methods of doing business; and it is un- just to blame any one house, market or State for these changes. We deem it due our fellow merchant to thus publicly state these facts. OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER Co. I, M. CLARK GROCERY Co. LEMON & WHEELER COMPANY. HAWKINS & COMPANY. MUSSELMAN GROCER Co. — fF 3 ws ow ~~ = | <= Bae - @ei TRADESMAN. 9 THE MICHIGAN CHEESE IN HISTORY. Methods in Use Long Ago and at the, Present Time. From the Chicago Tribune. Little Miss Muffet, Sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; Along came a spider, And sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away. So runs the nursery rhyme and the picture of Miss Muffet, the tuffet, the spider, and the upset dish with its pre- cious contents streaming on the ground is a familiar memory. But how few of the present generation have tasted that delicacy of the last century, curds and whey. The rich, sweet flavor of whey is almost unknown even to the farming population, and many city residents are | ignorant of the meaning of the word. | The farm dairy has given way to the corporate creamery, and the homemade cheese is supplanted by the factory pro- duct—a change which has produced cer- tainly a more uniform article, and with equal certainty a higher average of both flavor and purity. As a nation, Amer- icans are not large consumers of cheese, though its use is steadily increasing. Food consumption in this country is more diversified than that of any other country, and where the English or conti- nental laborer enjoys little animal food except cheese, the American uses butter, meat and eggs. Of butter especially Americans are immenseconsumers. Dut cheese has flesh making qualities wholly lacking in butter, and in many respects it is one of the most concentrated forms of food in ordinary use, producing both fat and flesh in such quantities as to sup- ply lacking elements in other food form eaten with it, notably bread of wheat, rye or oats. Cheesemaking is of such great an- tiquity that its origin is lost in obscurity, and its earlier forms and types are not sufficiently known to impress one with their superiority, though it is no excep- tion to that rule by which elderly people have ever insisted that these are degen- erate days in cheesemaking as in patriot- ism and good manners. Jesse com- manded his son David to ‘‘carry ten eheeses unto the captains of their 10,000 and sée how thy brethren fare,’’ and later in the life of David there was brought him ‘‘thoney and butter and cheese of kine,” showing that even then there was a variety of milk used in pro- ducing cheese. Homer refers to cheese as a staple article of food, and it is sim- ilariy mentioned by other authors. Coming down to more modern times and to types of cheese known and con- sumed to-day, ‘‘Cheddar” is unquestion- ably most prominent. Camden, a histor- ian of Queen Elizabeth’s time, states that Cheddar cheeses were then so large that two men were required to set one on the table. And Fuller, a century later, remarks that the ‘great fault with Cheddar cheeses is that they are so few and so dear and rarely to be met with save at some rich man’s table. Their manufacture was then confined to the village of Cheddar and adjacent districts, and was governed by a system carefully guarded and concealed from the outside world, as, in fact, were the several other English systems named for the locality where they were first applied, as Cheshire, Derby, Gloucester, Stilton, etc. The village of Cheddar is the center of a district especially favored by nature for dairy products, having pure air and water, rich soil and mild breezes from the Bristoi Channel, while the milk from the Ayrshire cattle, most numerous there, is particularly adapted to cheese- making. But above all these advan- tages is the system or process used, which with but slight modification has prevailed from ‘‘time when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary,’’ and survived a development from the few hundred cheeses which were ‘“‘rare and dear’? in the Seventeenth Century to a product estimated at 500,000,000 pounds during 1890. The main elements of the system have survived transplant- ing to both Continents of America, Australia, and even to Southern Africa, and Cheddar to-day it the leading cheese product of the world. Cheddar cheese is a full | whole milk cheese. allowed to stand until morning in a ‘large tub or vat, a low temperature of | 50 to 55 deg. being maintained, and, | preferably, the milk is kept in slow but | |constant motion by a form of agitator 'to prevent the cream from rising. | |When no agitator is used the cream }is skimmed off in the morning, run |; back through a strainer and thorougly | | | | stirred into the skimmed milk, the |fresh morning’s milk being added at | [the same time and in the same way. | | The entire centents of the tub is now} | heated to a temperature of 80 to 85 degs. | ;and a sufficient quantity of rennet | | added to thoroughly coagulate or curdle | | the milk. Rennet is an essential to | | cheesemaking of almost any variety. It jis made frum the stomach of a young ealf, washed and pickled by a special process. How its effects on milk were | ever discovered is an unsolved mystery, but its use is ancient. It produces the! best cheese curd of any substance known. This curd is not tbhatof sourmilk. There is no acid as yet developed, and if salt} were applied at once the cheese would remain sweet and never ripen. The! effect of the rennet is to separate the milk intotwo distinet and dissimilar sub- | stances—curd, a firm, white gelatinous | ; mass, containing of the origina! sub- | stance of the milk nearly all the casein 'and butter, about half the milk sugar, | and a little water; the whey, composed largely of water, with a small amount of } butter, casein, and the remaining sugar of milk; the latter, a clear, yellow liquid, sweet to the taste, and when cool espe- cially refreshing and palatable. in about an hour after adding the ren- net tothe milk a good eurd should be produced, which is then carefully split or eut into pieces about two inches square with a special form of cheddar eurd-knife, the use of which requires practice and Skill. The heat is now gradualiy increased until a temperature | of 95 degrees to 100 degrees is reached, | the entire mass being stirred meanwhile with a blunt instrument to facilitate the thorough separation of the whey and the hardening of the curd. After standing half an hour the curd is carefully dipped out of the tub and placed on a tray. The sides and bottom of this are formed of open slat or basket work, upon which has been spread a piece of coarse cheese cloth large enough to permit the pile of curd being covered by spreading the loose ends over it. While in this tray much of the remaining whey drains off. The eurd is gently crumbled, spread and repiled by hand to expose fresh surfaces to the air and permit the formation of a slight acidity in the curd itself as well as to promote the escape of the whey. The curd is allowed te cool and then put through the grinding machine or in amore primitive fashion chopped in a bowl, either process reducing it to small | particles and expelling most of the re- maining whey. It is now salted by thoroughly mixinz one pound of. fine, pure salt with each fifty six pounds of eurd and is ready for the press. A wooden hoop somewhat deeper, but of the same diameter as the cheese to be reproduced, is laid upon a smooth board grooved and inclined to drain escaping whey. A coarse cheese cloth is spread over and pressed into the hoop and the curd piled in until the hoop is filled nearly to the brim. The ends of the cloth are now folded over the top of the | eurd, a circular piece of wood called a| ‘follower’ is inserted, and by means of a weight or serew is pressed gently down upon the curd, or, as it may now be called, the cheese. During the next hour or two this pressure is increased once or twice and at the end of twenty-four hours the cheese is reversed and the pressure exerted on the other end for a day. The cheese is now taken from the press, bound with a fresh cheese cloth, and rubbed with salt or salty butter and set away in a cool curing room to ripen. During the first two weeks it is daily rubbed with salt or butter and turned, after which time this treatment is not so frequent, and in from eight to ten weeks the cheese should be fully cured. | This is Cheddar cheese, and the system here described is closely followed in most | | | | | cream orj The night’s milk is! | THE ‘MARKET Is ‘THE LANNE BUOLS. OF COURSE YOU ARE CARRYING THESE GOODS IN STOCK? IF NOT, WHY NOT? STANDARD CANNED GOODS HANDLED AT THIS . FAMOUS HAMBURG BRAND all arnhart PutmanCo. MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Glothing Manufacturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 37 YEARS. All Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Our representative, William Connor. who resides at Mar- ishall, Mich., will be pleased to wait upon you if you will favor him with a line to do so, and should he not have what you re- quire will thank you for looking through our line. Perfect fit and excellent garments. Low Prices Guaranteed. Summer Goods. LAWNS, ORGANDY, CHALLIES, DOTTED MULL, SERPENTINE CREPE, PERCALES, SEERSUCKER, SHIRTINGS, In all grades to sell at Popular Prices. Samples cheerfully sent on application. P. Steketee & Sons, 88 Monroe 8t. 10 LHEH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 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. 2 Use Tradesman Coupon Books. | Whittemore’s Dandy, | Bixby’s Salinola, (liquid and paste)...... MESSING eRe (liquid) Cream, (in tubes) ' Paste, (in tin) White’s Cream, (in tubes) Loomer’s Russet. (liquid) .......--- : Correct, (liquid)... Paste, (in tin) | Eclipse Russetine, (liquid).......... Correct, (paste) HIRTH. KRAUSE & CO., Grand POLISHING MITTEN $1 fel dozen. pet ak fk ak pet pet et = So undertaking, | | should in all cases preserve a calm and || even temper. That is nerve. | tn | } 3 I di ‘eRe is fast being recognized by everybody as the best salt for every pur- pose. best grain. best of Salt. pure sugar, pure coffee, and tea. You keep the best It’s made from the best brine by the best process with the of other things, why not keep the Your customers will appreciate it as they appreciate Diamond Crystal Salt Reing free from all chlorides of calcium and magnesia, will not get damp and soggy on your hands. 1 Put up in an attractive and salable manner. your stock of salt is low, try a small supply of ‘the salt that’s all salt.”” When Can be obtained from jobbers and dealers. For prices, see price current on other page. For other information, address DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO., ST. CLAIR, MICH. c agua eg SLLAND oe ANGLEFOOT Sealed @ ” Tanglefoot in its present shape has been on the market for ten years. leads, and is accepted by both the best trade and the best consumers as the highest standard for Sticky Fly Paper. Its distinctive features, the Sealing Border, Divided Sheet, and the Holder are. as is well known, the inventions and property of the O. & W. Thum Company. tensively imitated by unscrupulous parties. ity of handling infringements, and reminded Manutactured by O. & W.THUM CoO., Grand Rapids, Tanglefoot always These features are being ex Dealers are respectfully cautioned against the illegal- of the injustice of so doing. Why Not Use the Best? . OC “Sunlight” FANCY PATENT FLOUR Is unsurpassed for whiteness, purity and strength. Increase your trade and place your ond the competition of your neighbors by selling this unrivaled brand. Write us for price delivered at your railroad station} The Walsh-BeRoo Milling Co. MICH. HOLLAND, Each Box Contains 25 DOUBLE SHEETS AND ONE HOLDER. oo Each Case Contains 10 BOXES. Mich. = — co — bat ph ah peek a et pet prt et a Co UR y and your ghbors us for CO. 3 7 = wh ins SERS ———— RN ee ee, 4 : A ‘ Se RA QUEEN OF COOKERY. Pencil Sketch of Mrs. Sarah T. Rorer, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer was born in Bucks county, Pa., in August, 1851. Both of her parents were of Duteb-Eng- lish parentage, being descended in a straight line from Amsterdam and Old England. In stature and appearance Mrs. Rorer favors the English side of her house, but the sturdy Dutch blood in her veins may be credited with the patient and conscientious application which she has given her profession as a reformer of cookery and to it may be attributed, in no small degree, the remarkable success she has acquired in her chosen profes- sion. When she was about a year old her par- ents removed to Buffalo, where her father embarked in the business of a manufacturing chemist, which he con- tinued several years with marked sue- cess, placing many new pharmaceutical preparations on the market and origin- ally introducing in this country the French blacking then so deservedly pop- ular. Mrs. Rorer attended a private school until she was 11 years of age, when she was sent to the Aurora (N. Y.) Academy, where she took a five years’ scientific course, making a specialty of chemistry and astronomy. At that time she appeared to haye very decided ideas of a future, her ambition being to gradu- ate at the head of her class, pursuea course of pharmacy and be the first woman in America to be able to dispense drugs and put up prescriptions. Pass- ing a creditable examination at Aurora, she entered a finishing school at Buffalo, where she remained three years, gradu- ating with credit to herself and with sat- isfaction to her friends. In the mean- time her father had enlisted in the war, responding to the first call made by Lin- coln for three months’ men, and re- mained in the service until the close of the struggle. He came home shattered in health and strength and for the next ten years he was an invalid, patiently and tenderly cared for by both wife and daughter. Mrs. Rorer speaks in high terms of the intelligence and culture of her father, whom she pronounces one of the most remarkable men she ever knew and to whose companionship and encour- agement was undoubtedly due much of the ambition she then possessed to make her mark in the world. In 1869 the family removed to Philadelphia, and the following year Mrs. Rorer was married to Mr. W. A. Rorer, by whom she has had three children, one of whom, a daughter, died in infancy. Two sons she has reared to manhood. W. A., Jr., now 21 years old, is a graduate of the Penn Charter school and is now finishing a three years’ course at the University of Berlin, fitting himself for the profession of translator. The younger son, Jas. B., 16 years old, graduates this month from the Penn Charter school, and will this fall enter Harvard college, with a view to fitting himself for a lawyer, which profession he has looked forward to en- tering for some years. In the fall of 1879 the Century Club, composed of the elite women of Philadel- phia, opened a cooking school, and the following spring the enterprise was placed in charge of Mrs. Rorer, a posi- tion greatly to her liking. When she was but 12 years of age she prepared a loaf of bread and a sponge cake which took the prize at a district fair, held in THH MICHIGAN the vicinity of Buffalo, and from that time on much of her spare time was given to the study of culinary affairs. She continued at the head of the Century Club’s cooking department a coupe of years, when she started the Philadelphia Cooking School at 1518 Chestnut street. This enterprise she has continued ever since, being now located at 1617 Chest- nut street, with regular terms lasting from October until May, two classes per day. This School has had a somewhat noted eareer, having graduated many students who have become not only pro- ficient but noted exponents of high art cookery. She is still at the head of this School, but during her absence it is pre- sided over by Miss Nannette Nevins, whose father was at one time Governor- General of India, and whose reputation as an exponent of scientific cookery is but little inferior to that of Mrs. Rorer. Six years ago she began delivering courses of lectures at pure food exposi- tions, since which time she has eonducted a half dozen such courses each season. In 1886 Mrs. Rorer established a monthly publication known as Table Talk, which was published monthly at $1 per year and acquired a large circulation and a wide circle of admirers. Six years later she was frozen out of the company, and in July of last year she inaugurated a new publication, known as Household News. This is also a monthly pnublica- tion at $1 per year and is rapidly making friends by the thousand in all parts of the country. Mrs. Rorer’s connection with the Model Kitchen at the World’s Fair is an interesting chapter in her career. She was not an applicant for the position, but received several overtures from vari- ous organizations seeking her assistance during the Exposition. Her first idea was to secure a space in the Woman’s building, 60x60 feet in size, utilizing it with a kitchen, showing the many ways in which inexpensive foods may be cooked for the benefit of people of small and moderate means. Being unable to obtain space in this building, she applied for a similar space in the Manufactures’ building. In the meantime she received a flattering Board of Managers for Llinois to lecture two hours per day for six months on the | subject of corn and culinary preparations therefrom. executed, calling for $200 a week and three assistants months, and was carried out faithfully This contract was promptly ; on both sides. In addition to her morn- ing work, she lectured every afternoon to classes of twenty young ladies under 16 years of age, each class remaining un- der instruction thirty days. So anxious were some housewives to place their daughters under her that they waited several weeks to enable their daughters to take advantage of the op- portunity. During the Fair, Mrs. Rorer distributed 225,000 handsome pamphlets containing the recipes used by her in her cooking demonstrations, and has reason to look back on her connection with the Fair with both pride and profit. In pursuit of her profession Mrs. Rorer has yisited Europe twice, studying Eng- lish, Seotch, Swiss, French and German methods of cooking. She makes more use of the French school of cooking than any other, having a warm admiration for French methods and results. Her great desire is to assist in the work of enabling the laboring classes of America to live better on the same amount of money, as instruction . she is firmly of the opinion that the same money now expended by the working classes for food could be made to pro- duce much better resultsif the food were properly prepared and served. Natur- ally, she is opposed to co-operative housekeeping. which is finding some favor in the West, because it discourages and demoralizes the home feeling so es- sential to a great and patriotic people. AS VIEWED BY A LADY ADMIRER. A gracious presence is ever acknowl- edged in social life, and to say that Mrs. Rorer possesses this quality to a marked degree is to but faintly sound her praise. At first glance one would pronounce her physique that of a typical English woman, with well-rounded figure, bright eyes and rosy cheeks. Her complexion (‘One’s complexion comes from within and not from without,’’ she says) is per- fect. Her face is without wrinkles and her hair is untinged with grey, which is somewhat remarkable in a woman of family, who leads the busy life of re- sponsibility which she has led. Her ap- pearance coincides with her statement that 7 ‘‘Everything depends upon the food a person puts into his stomach,”’ and she ig the living embodiment of her own excellent theories. In private conversation she is charm- ing, and in her lectures not less so. Her name is a household word, and it is safe to say that she is to-day the most widely- quoted woman in America. To phara- phrase the statement of the New York Sun, “If Mrs. Rorer says so, it’s so.” Her cooking classes are always crowded, old experienced housekeepers, as well as novices in the culinary art, being anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity of listening to such an acknowledged authority on the topics she discusses. She illustrates her lectures by practical demonstrations before her audience, the platform being transformed into a model kitchen, where she constructs dishes “fit for the gods.” Speaking in an ordi- nary conversational tone of voice, she makes herself heard by the most distant listener in the room. Not content with | touching che surface of the matter, she | goes to the root, giving lucid reasons for 'her statements. She invites questions from those on the anxious seat, and, when the enquiry amuses her, a merry twinkle appears in her eye and a funny | mouth. 13 In appearance, as she stands ready for her ‘‘talk’’ each afternoon, she presents an attractive picture of neatness. A large white embroidered apron (which is really a supertluity, as she never so much as spills a drop of water or allows a crumb to fall to the floor) protects her dress; a pretty little chiffon cap adorns her abundant blonde hair (which is combed straight back from the fore head, with just the suspicion of a eurl, and coiled low in the neck), and white embroidered muslin cuffs reach to the el- bow. The neck is dressed low (as in the accompanying illustration), and a large plain white hemstitched kerchief, crossed on the bosom, completes the out- fit. She is evidently fond of roses, as she wears one each day. Said a leading merchant the other day: “It is to be hoped that many outside of Grand Rapids (meu as well as women, for men dyspeptics need a course of food doctoring as well as women) will not fail to take this oeeasion to hear Mrs. Rorer’s cooking lectures, as she is certainly doing a great benefit to our people who are so fortunate as to hear her. We need to be stirred up in re- gard to this all-important subject of the kinds of food we put into our stomachs and the way in which they are prepared for our reception.”’ H. ELS. - - _— 2
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AQ % Cweniae 50@ 55 Todide., eee 2 90@3 00 Potassa, Bitart, _-- 27@ 30 Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15 Potass Nitras, « a 8@ 10 Potass Nitras. ae ws ie 7? 9 oe 28@ 30 Sulphate po..... +. oo RADIX, (| Become... 8 25 eee 22 25 Aum 4... 12@ 15 ora pe... .... @ eee 20@ 40 Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18 oa pssnsasienie * @ 3 He peas, “Ala, po.. 15@ 20 — os eed c le. 15@ 2 oe oo... 1 60@1 7 Tris ward (po. 35@38).. 35@ 40 eamne We... ,. 40@ 45 Maranta, Mgs.. i @ 3 Podophyllum, po. teas 15@ 18 Deus, ool. 75@1 00 Rhe ae I = Za oe... 75@1 35 Spigelia ee. 35@ 38 Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ W® Berpentaria............ 45@ 50 Senega . -- 55@ 60 Similax, Officinalis, ‘i @ 40 M @ % Scillae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12 Symplocarpus, Feti- om pe... |... @ 3 Valeriana, i. (po. 30) @ German. 15@ 2 setae eee eee 18@ 20 eomeer 3... 18@ Ww SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 2). @ 15 - ogi Fn cost. 220 7 coral. oo i... 10d 12 Cardamon............. 1 CO@1 25 Pore... 11@ 13 Cannabis Sativa...... 4@ 5 Conmeee.... ........ Jaen OO Chenopodium ........ 10@ 12 Dipterix Odorate...... 2 40@2 60 Foesiculwm........... @ 15 Foenugreek, po..... . oe s&s ee dee. @ 4% — = (bbl. 8%).. 8 4 easier .8 @4 — oe 7 Sinapis See... ....... 7 @8 Po 11@ 12 SPIRITUS. Frumenti, = D. Co..2 00@2 eR. 1 75@2 00 Soe 25@1 50 Juntperts Co. oO. 7 --1 65@2 00 1 75@3 50 ge ey eB 75@2 00 Set. Vint Gallf........ 1 75@6 50 men porto ........... 1 25@2 Vi AK...........:. 1 See SPONGES. Florida ae wool Carriage. 75 —_— sheepe” “wool coe .--..2.....- 2 00 velvet extra sheepa’ wool Carriage. . 1 10 Extra yellow sheeps’ ere... 55... 85 Grass sheeps’ wool Car- ee... ee 65 Hard for slate use.... 5 Yellow Reef, for slate NG iio i ye 1 40 SYRUPS. eo... oc... s 50 I ice is i bese cade gus 50 TN icy ees ues 60 erri Iod.. Sekes sees ccs Oe —— Cortes: ea 50 ree ree 8... 525i... 50 Similax Oficina... le aiaee = Beeenes .... se. 50 ES ea 50 Qt Ea PN io cca 50 Pree eihe................- 50 TINCTURES, Aconitum Napellis 3 eee ete 60 a 50 BO 60 "| OG wager... 60 ae 50 eer... sl. 0 Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 Benzoin eee 60 A 50 Pee 50 ieee. 50 Cecsuaraee................. ¥ {] en = Ca damon.. ie ee i 00 oeccee... e.. Lo 50 Cinchona leh ee esc eda cue. 50 o.. 60 Columba . 50 Conium 50 Cubeba. 50 Digitalis 50 Ergot... 50 eee 50 . Co 60 Guaica.... 50 . ammon 60 Zingiber ........ 50 Hyoscyamus .. 50 a 75 ' Colorless. .. vis] Ferri Chloridum.... 35 ae 50 ee 50 Myrrh.. 50 Nux Vomica. 50 Opii ee 85 ' — 50 * Deodor. . . .2 00 Auranti Cortex... 50 sia 50 50 Cansta Acutifol. eee ee aoe 50 Cc 50 Serpentaria . 50 Stromonium.. 60 Tomiten ..... be 60 Veer 50 Veratrum Veride............ 50 MISCELLANEOUS. ‘ther, Spts Nit, : F.. 2 BD 4F.. &@Q M&M Ae 24@ 3 er ground, (po. Bee ec 3@ 4 Bneete 55@ «60 Antimons, ee ET “ee 5 et Potass T. 55@ 60 ——— Sede cea.. @1 40 a @ Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 48 Areomienm ............ so 7 Balm Gilead Bud.. 38@ 40 mote SN... 2 W@2 26 Calcium Chior, 1s, (48 12; oe... @ Cantharides Russian, a @1 00 Capsici Fructus, af... @ 6% ia @ 2 “ “ po @ 20 Caryophylius, (po. 15) 10@ 12 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 Cera Alba, 8. oF eee. 50@ 55 Core Pieva............ 38@ 40 ee @ 4 Cassia Fructug........ @ % Sone @ 10 Cetaceum . eeu @ 40 Chioroform . ot 60@ 63 _ “ @1 25 Chioral Hyd on. --1 25@i 30 ae 20Q@ 225 maa seme &W 15Q Ww erman 3%@ 12 —_ _ ais 7-™ ent ce 7 Cuan. edo oee se Q 3 Creta, (bbl. %5)..... eo o......... 5@ 5 . — 9@ 11 " aren... @ 8 oo cae 50@ 55 Cudbear........ @ a Seer Suiph 5@ 6 ee 10@ 12 Baher Spire.....:..... N@ 7 ae _-- @ ‘ . @ Flake. .} ce 70@ %5 ta as) Mee eaaee 12@ 15 Oe esas eke ee @ B aaase ess ee eoe ue 7@8 Gelatin, Cooper....... @ 60 “'Prench........ 30@ 50 Glassware flint, uy box 80. Less than box 7 Glue, Brown. 9 15 “ White. 13Q 2 Glycerina .. 14@ 2 Grane Parad Oo zB Humulus.. 2Q 55 Hydraag Chior Mite.. @ 75 Cor @ @5 - Ox einen @ 8 - Ammontiati.. @ % " Unguentum. 45@ 55 7 Grareytum ......... @ 6 "iguana --1 25@1 50 Ind eee 75@1 00 a: Meoetin........ 3 80@3 9 pene @4 70 oo ee bee cote es @2 3 Lycopodium .......... 0@ 5 acis . 7@ %5 Li ol “Arsen et Hy- —....... @ 27 Liguer Petums eee 10@ 12 Magnesia, Sulph (bbl 1 Menai ae... |. Plumbi Acet . Less 5c gal., cash ten days. Whiting, asi Ss pas 8. - oe 2 15@2 40 | Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 20} Linseed, boiled.. .... 55 58 ¥.@4 Sinapis ec. @ 18 — Foot, winter C, Co ... 2 05@2 30 opt Te @ 30 freataea 65 86-70 Moschus Canton... .. @ 4 = accaboy, De Spirits Tarpeating.. 37 40 Myristica, No 1.. ... CG Mt Vow @ 3 Nux Vomica, (po20).. @ 10 snuff, aaa De. Voes @ 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib. Ce See 15@ 18| Soda Boras, (po. i1). . 10@ 11] Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 Pe ein Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 24@ 25 | Ochre, yellow —- - 2@A4 eee G2 06 | Soda Carb... .... 1%@ 2 c 7 Bor......i4¢ 658 Picis Liq, N..C., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb..........@ 5| Putty, commercial... 24 2%@8 ie nipell 2 Ol Sede, Ann... 3%@ 4|_“ strictly pure.....2% 24%@3 Picts Liq., ——. @1 00 | Soda} Sulphas..... |”: @ 2 — rime Amer- i @ 85} Spts. "Ether Co .... 12]. 50@ 55 -—_ eae Pil Seniok. on Sy... @ Oi “ Mercia Dom... @2 5 Vermilion, English. 65Q7 Piper Nigra, (po. ~. @ 1 “ Myrcia Imp @3 00| Green, Peninsular. a Alba, (po ¢5) .. @ 3 Vint Reet. bbl. meme, red. || Piet Borgun........... ao tt 24 2122) | Wie... Grand Rapids, [lich. Sponges< sponges in cases: Chamois Skins From $ 1 00 to$ 20 00 per kip. by 60 to S50 “ doz. 24@ 4 60@ 68 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 14@ 15 -* Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20| Strychnia Crystal..... 1 $1, 45 wee Gilders’...... 9G Pyrethrum, boxes Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3 | White, Paris American ro & P. D. Co., doz..... @1 25 Re 2 @ 2% —— Paris Eng. P Tarmerinds ......__.. oe if) Cee... sa Pyrethrum, pv... ™~— Terebenth Venice..... B@ 30 Pioneer Prepared Paint! 20@1 4 } onary 8. P.& W ))!.344@30% Theobromae . .....45 @ 48| Swiss Villa oer S. German... 27@ Vanilla... ...........9 00@16 00 aints..... --1 00@1 20 pete Tinctorum..... 12@ 14| Zine! we 7™@ 8 VARNISHES, Saccharum ne: 12@ 14 No. 1T Salacin...... ..2 10@2 25 OILs. Extra rnc) ‘aeongia - 160G. 0 Sanguis Draconis... 0@ 50 Bbl. Gal/ Coach Body........... 2 75@3 00 oe. 12@ 14] Whale, winter........ vi ‘| No. 1 Turp Furn.... .. 1 1 10 : =... im 12/| Lard, exira........... sO 85 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 1 60 oe @ Witard Ne i.......... 42 45| Japan Dryer, No. f Linseed, pureraw.... 52 55 <—— eee oo. 70@75 ee We offer the following very desirable nmee. 1c. T00@ Ficees 3. @$%$ 5 00 per case No. 150-A. 4... 100 _—_ @ 1 50 _ = fe A. ........, 100 . @ 23 50 ee oe ST eee @ 350 sees " 1ee-A. 100 ee . @ 500 a ee SE @ 450 ee 16 ~ 2a e 60 ee @ 074g each iit SG 50 Dee ee ec .. @ 14 hey ee a ee @ 20 “ a ED a @ 30 “ | Oe. 30 a @ 40 bi iG a0 18 ee eee eee ee @ 50 - iS 12 cD @ 65 “ eu a @ 90 7; Assorted Case: Ss 50 Pieces WOGGt! DG CHCM $ 2 50 Ao. 8... 40 “ — ie hl... 4 00 A. 30 - ee 4 50 wel. 18 - eee. 3 60 $14 60 PRICE $8.50 per case. Sheep’ Wool Sponge, from se $ 1 25 to 3 25 per pound Ge ee oo to 106 * i Slate o a Ts to 1 5@ “* ban Surgeons . ce 2 G0 ta 2560 “ se . See 1 00 to 2 50 each HAZELTINK §& PERKINS DRUG 6O,, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. going to press and are below are given as representi those who have poor credit. GROCERY PRtC?r The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, i an accurate index of the local market. ng average prices for average condi Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, greatest possible use to dealers. in such quantities as are usually purchased by r CURRENT. etail dealers. They are prepared just before It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those tions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong credit as it is our aim to make this feature of the usually buy closer than Aurora Heals ire eater OF. ....--..- eae... .s-s--e Paragon BAKING POWDER. Acme. 4 lb. cans, 3 doz.....-- --- c—_ - 6S le —. a hUmE — ae ee Arctic. 1 & cans 6 doz case....... %b “ 4doz 1 b a“ 2 doz “ec 5a * tte Cream Flake. sa Gon * tian +c * Soa” ton * ta * i » * Sie ~* 7? iD Red Star, % cans....-.-- “ % b “ “ ib “ Telfer’s, ¥ Ib. cans, “ % Ib " i Our Leader, 4 .b cans. 1 one Bristol. . ee ee Domestic. eee tee Arctic, 4 = ovals oe 3 80 : “s “i “a “6 Mexican Liquid, Me ot 4 Cans.....- AXLE —- doz dos. ‘ BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in Case. Rostion ........---.--+ BLUING. pints, round.... No. 2, sifting box.. No. 3, No. 5 loz ball . BROOMS, ao. 2 Burl.. No. No. 2 Carpi. No. 1 Parlor Gem.. —= Whisk. ncy Wackoun. Stove, No. 1........----+-+- ee as BRUSHES. “ 45 Rice Root Scrub, 2 row. Rice Root Scrub, 3 row. Palmetto, goose........--- Hotel, . Ib. boxes a Star, — Wicking CANDLES. Fish. Clams. Little Neck, : > a Geiaiien. Guntene, 3 ib = — Standard, 11 | 2 P Lobsters. Star, > ae Ptonte, | = a 2 Ib Mustard, Tomato hana 2 Soused, 2 ib Salmor. Columbia River, flat talle ioe” a. Kinney's : “fais eee aes Ameri can Boneless ....... os aa a Standard, A eee Sardines. a dn Dae Trout. Brook 8, Ib...... Fruits. Appies. CANNED GOODS. oe 3 lb. standard......... York State, pee. Hamburgh, ” — whore Oo WW & GO mm DO OO * NHOnNwWN-S Apne. Live oak....... , 1 40 Sante Cris........ «-- 1 40 ie... 150 eereee............. 10 Blackberries. a... ............ 90 Cherries. lee eke 1 10@1 2 pitted Hamburgh ..... oa ..._....--.,.-.-- 1 50 Er . ee 1 30 Damsons, Egg Plums and Green ages. es... 1 20 aes 1 40 Gooseberries. ee ......-....... 123 —— Pie . 1 10 Maxwell . aS i 66 Shepard’s is 1 60 Califernia............. 160@1 75 ee oe ae Peers. ae. ........--.. 1s ——__ 1% Pineapples. eh eo ee oe 1 00@1 30 Johnson’ s sliced...... 2 50 oreted...... 2% Booth’s Pow — @2 5) ated... @2 Quinces. as ...........-- ip Raspberries Red.. 110 Biack ‘Hamburg.. 1 46 Brie, black ... 125 Strawberries. Lawrence . 1% Hamburgh . a i= ee 1 20 Terrapin ... " 1 6 Whortleberries. Biueberries ........ 8 eats. Corned beef Libby’s toa 2 Roast beef Armour’s....... 1 80 2 Potted ham, 4, 6 40 cee es 85 tongue, 7 = Se 1 35 <........ oo chicken, ¥ Ib.....-. 95 Vegetabies. Beans. Hamburgb stringless....... 1s French style..... 2 00 _ —- eee 1% Lima, green. on a aa NL 70 Lewis Boston Baked........ 135 Ray Giate Baked............ 1 3 World’s Fair Baked........ 1 35 oe 1 00 Corn. Hamburgh . ce Livingston Eden 1% Pe ois ce ese | a ee, 1 40 oe ae NE aoc eee oe ae Letbied ie dees eel os % Pear. Hamburgh mereeres........ 1 80 " early June . ...1 £0 a Champion Eng..1 40 “ — oee....... 1 40 2g ancy Puifted.. a Ee 65 Horr maneer............. 75 VanCamp’s mearrotat....... 1 10 early June..... 1 30 Archer’s Early Blossom....1 25 French. \ ‘ 2 15 - ‘Mushrooms. WEG . .. crccccvcsccscccs 1 ‘1 Pumpkin. - eee 80 Squash. Pee... 115 Succotash. Ce 1 40 Scaked.... 80 Honey Dew - : ae a Tomatoes. ee cs... ——_ I ovat ead ecw cones ee HamDarg...w--ccccoos a ee ——— nee 3 50 CHOCOLATE, = — Sweet.. a. 23 ce oe oe cew ee 37 Breakfast (eeek....-... . 43 CHEESE, 9 9 9 9 @8% ‘ 15 1 00 2 Limburger as coos cee @15 ole, @25 = oquefort Al @35 B20 Schweitzer, imported. @u domestic .... q@i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. ~~ pint, 25 bottles ieee 2% —_— FF ....-.. 4 50 Quart 1 doz bottles 3 50 Triumph Brand. Half pint, per doz.......... 135 Fink 2 Ses... .......... 450 Quart, per doz ..... ....... 37 CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes........-+.- 44@45 COCOA SHELLS, mie be...... Less quantity ........... @3% Poun packnnes aesued 6% @7 COFFEE. 18 19 ost 21 Peaberry | 2. 23 Santos. a We . ae Peaberry . Mexican ‘and Guatamala, 1 ee... a... Weer... oe 2 Maracaibo, —. 23 eee 24 Java. eee 8 wc fees 25 Private Growth........-..-- 27 aes... 28 Mocha. alt... Cee... 23 eee 28 Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. MecLaughlin’s XXXX.. 22 30 — 21 8 Lion, 60 or 100 Ib. case.... 22 30 Extract. Valley City % STOBS a 75 Felix io Hummel’s, foil, gross... a ae 2 85 thy “ “ Jute CONBENSED MILK. 4"doz. in care. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s honate Gail Borden Eagle..... --- RN cick wlennae cues 8 % a 5 7 I i acne ot ne 4 50 ( 42 a... C....- - 3 35 Peerless evaporated cream. 5 75 CREDIT CHECKS. as any one denom’ Misses #3 00 oo 5 00 se “ 2000" Steel silat ca ae epee epee OnCFON BOOKS. ‘Tradesman.’ 8 1 books, per hundred.... 2 00 82 . " Mag ie oo 8 3 “ oe oo a 3 00 z 5 te “ “ a 3 oo #10 o“ as “ iM 4 ov $20 _ a" . 5 “one” 81 books, per muneres... . 250 $2 . 300 ss. - . .. 350 eee .. 4.00 #10 . C S oe $20 ee oc “ : 6 00 Universal.” 8 1 books, per hundred... 883 00 . . —_. 2 83 2a ved 400 2 5 “ “ 5 00 810 ~ - 6 00 a0 7 00 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 200 books or over.. 5 per cent 500 =. 1000 “ec “ce i “"20 oe COUPON PASS BOOKS. {Can be made to represent any denomination from 10 down. | Oo bees... .... «+. 50 oe 100 “ or “ 500 oe 1000 =(* CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXX.........-.++-- Seymour te cartoon..... 5% Pamily X22...... ----.-- 5 fae eee cartoon...... 5k e—_—oo a e 5 Salted XXX, cartoon ...... 5% = Dawe ee epae res: vend ee eG ge eee 7 Butter Sis .... .--..---.. 6 Soda. Sota, 1 5%..-.......-....~ : Sa se suse ee a Soda, _———— 8% Crystal Wafer......-..--+.-- 10% Long Island Wafers........ il Oyster. 8. Oyster XXX.............- 5% City Oyster. XXX...........- 5% Farina Oyster....-- ae CREAM TARTAR. Strictly ee = Telfer’s Absolute.......... Grose ........-.-- as cous isos FLY PAPER. Thum’s Tanglefoot. Gisoks Gale. ...............- 3 60 Wive case lote.......--....-- 3 50 oe WO. ..........--- 3 40 Less than one case, 40¢c per box RIED FRUITS. a Sundried, sliced 9 bbls. quartered ‘ Beeniel 50 lb. boxes 12 124 Apricots. California in bags.. ... Evaporated in boxes. .. Blackberries. As... Nectarines. i ere mk See... «5 ..555,-- Peaches. Peeled, in boxes........ California in bags..... Pitted Cherries. 30 lb. boxes Raspberries. a... 50 lb. boxes.... =o. * sins. Loose Muscatels in Boxes. : crown oo nN 4 a ey 414 “s a 4 Loose Muscatels in Bags. — cis eerbbcueens ce ~. on wabedendonsues ocecece Foreign. a, EXTRACTS. uders’. P i aoe i Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 5 gay a : 31, | Bestin the world for the money. _ in less quantity .. 214 cleaned, bulk...... 4 Regular cleaned, package.. 5 Grade Peel. Lemon. Citron, lagen. * 25 1b, boxes 13 doz Lemon 8 sa... 8 Orange = - ' 10 ion..... 150 Raisins. Ondura, 29 lb. boxes. 5@7z Regular Sultana, 20 .- 1% @8 Vanilla. Valencia, 30 ‘ 0Z Prunes. -ee.-.-. $1 2 California, = eee % jy 40Z..... 2 40 x100 25 Ib. bxs. 7% o 0x00 os XX Grade - 70x80 8% Lemon. c 60x70 9 [o..... $1 50 Turkey .. See: 5 o..... 3 00 I ioe esau eee ENVELOPES. oa XX rag, white. Son....- $1 75 i 81 75 4 0Z..... 3 50 me. 9 0... .. LL... Jennings. _ a a le 1 65 Lemon. 7 No. 2, Bikce eek seer eee 1 50 2 os regular eae 75 XX wood, white. 40 " ‘ 4 = 3 i ae. 3. 6 a is 608 eu "Tt 35 5 00 . 2, ae : ve Manilla, white. He. 6 taper..-.---- _- aid Northrop’s eS 1 Lemon. Vanilla, Coin. 2o0z ovaltaper 75 1 10 a * * += 1 75 in We... .-.-. .--- oss. 1 00 2 oz regular 85 1 20 FARINACEOUS Goops. |4 quurouwnEn. = Farina. Rifle—Dupont’s. ve S00. Rage. _----- anes 3% ne ggaa teneecees to Barrel ey: san 2 m5 | Quarters kege. 2000 eee. 8s ae 1. 300} 1 1b CamB........---+--+--+-- d Lima Beans. % aes 18 ees. ...- 45... oe 44% Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Maccaroni and ene oes Lele eek eueee eee ys 25 Domestic, - Ib. box... ee Bn. oie os oe ene. 24 Imported. . i. 10%@11 Quarter kegs.. ....-------- 13 is i asl atmeal. cu Fibces.....-- / coe Oe css. ass Half barrels 100........... 2 50 a Duek—Dupont’ i e Pearl Barley. ae rreeereeeenaaeaesnyre** 2% Quarter kegs...........---. 00 cee, WR ue, 135)1 1b Cans. - eRBS ala Split per lb ........--- S lous ° ss Rolled Oats. Ho al oe come on eeee "55 eee @4 qb ) CP ereeeneee eee Hall bhis W.......... @2 50 INDIGO. Sago. Madras, 5 lb. boxes. ...... 55 wccceccesece coos... 4415, F., 2, 3and 5 lb. boxes.. 50 Bast stindia.. cs 5 JELLY Wheat. Pho... @ 4 Ceeeeee......... 3... 3% Ce @ 8 FISH--Salt. LICORICE. gcc pee sete Bloaters. ee ee a Siclly on Cod. a ceca ea de Whole, Grand Bank..... a 1@5 LYE. Boneless, bricks.. ...... Condensed, 2 dos.. Boneless, strips.. ....... en < goe..... Halibut. ee 10@13 Herring. Holland, white hoops keg 70 “ ae oe bbl 9 50 “ “ “ Norwegian .....---......- Round, % bbl = Ibs aes 2 50 eS 139 eee ses ee 7 Mackerel. ee 10 75 Ht a Te 4 60 | Mince meat, 3 doz. in case. 2 75 No 1, = ee 1 23| Pie preparation, 3 doz. in 7 a sascee © OO MEASURES. Tin, per dozen. 1 gallon.........-.+-ese06- $1 75 Half galion...........---- 1 40 Russian, kegs..... ey 55 | Quart...... teeeen cece cee 70 Trout. ieee denne ceee ke oem « 45 No. 1, % bbls., 100]bs...... ..475| Half pint ......-.--.----- a 40 No. 1 & bbl, @ ibe......-.-- 2 20 | , Wooden, "tor vinegar, per “ No. 1, Kits, 10 Ibs...... coe 63 | Lgallon .......-..-e0 sere 7 00 Mo 1,8) bee 53 | Halt ae si reat 4% Whi ul uart . ae e see eouan 3% Pamily me.Ce 225 No. 1 MOLASSES. % bbls, 100 Ibs Leen 86 25 8209 Blackstrap. 10 Ib. alts... Lo a a ‘> wewuees T- en A ~ ® i. —- ‘~ b THE MICHTI GAN TRAD bi 1" Tt cs B PICKLES. pores 1,200 edium a,’ —_— 200 count. .. uk alf bbls, count - Church’ ed 60 Ib iy + ~ ? 1,200 count 5 00 Deliand's | s. in box. i 3 wight’ ee te T wns Clay, No. Pagans ” Taylor's ...... oe 3 saPan—Reg ~~. @ ons a0 oo oa Regular i ‘ob, No. 3. a count. . - SEELY’S Sea = i Ta woop ze a4 PO i. ne EXTRA Lbs, N ENWA TA sa 1 oz. Le CTS 0.1 RE \ Bab 48 cans 1 — ” ik NS © 0 doz 2 F MO No Been. r va a renee eng oe 2“ FM, 4 oz. $10 20 gro Good stones —e 3 No. Page ‘= The G PR fee 4 12 6 oe " ' WwW a COB. ce cates. 4 00 Vv oil i4 60“ = vsteeeee encase ei? Bowls, No. i; thre hoop.. 4 50 quotes —_— Dintie F IsIO \ gad 4 1 oz. F. M. aniila 40 * Chotcest en oo ’ - inch ee-hoop.. 1 30 u 8 follows: s Packi NS et Carol Do ° a i ioe. HOLCest eons ose 4 @: ) as? 15 Mess, ng an ina mesti 2 RR. S. do a @e Lue 0 h ha PO ap head c. “ | ee saa 32 np = Fe ei vesn oes ort . 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Beginning with a brief description of | the funeral of Jesse Seligman, which he} had attended in the morning, Mr. Hewitt | said: “It is safe to say that the assemblage | of men who came to do honor to the} memory of Mr. Seligman represented | more wealth than all the accumulated | property of the city of New York in 1785, when this society was founded. 1 doubt whether among all the twenty-two men whose names appear upon this bronze tablet there was the ability to raise $1,000 at that time. “This society has accumulated all that it has to-day by what is called the un- earned increment: very properly called unearned, for the growth in the value of its real estate, which constitutes, [I sup- pose, the foundation upon which the society now rests, has been contempora neous with the growth of the city of New York; and if people were not al- lowed to get the advantage which comes to property from growth of population | take it that population would go some- where else, where the operation of its growth would be advantageous to the people. The first principle of the Con- stitution of the United States is the right of a man to control his own actions subject only to his not interfering with the rights of other men to control their own actions. Now what is the first right of an individual? “it is to work in any direction to which he may see fit to direct his energies, and if he works he works for the purpose of producing something, and that something is property. Therefore, the essence of individual liberty is the right to property. Now, the right to have property involves and requires the right to organize for the protection of property, and hence associations both of employers and of those who are recip- ients of wages. But the right to asso- ciate for the protection of property does not give the right to interfere with those who do not choose to associate them- selves for that purpose. This principle is absolutely embedded in the Constitu- tion of the United States. “During the last twenty years there has been a disposition on the part of public men to overlook this fundamental principle, and to yield to clamor. In other words, from being statesmen many men in public life have become dema- gogues, and they have gradually stricken down in the law the protection which was afforded by it for the rights of citizens and individuals. The result is the conflict, commonly called the between capital and labor, the most deplorable result of which is that intimidation has become a part of the public economy of this country, and it has gradually got to be thought that it is right or may be right for employers to exercise force and violence by means of lockouts and other similar appliances to coerce their workmen, and that it is right for workmen, by the use of force, to compel the stoppage of enter- prise, and, what is worse than all, to interfere with other men who are willing and desirous to work. “Calling names will do no good. I see no method of overcoming the evils which threaten us but to instruct the young in the principles of government. It is mainly for that reason that 1 have brought the subject to the notice of this society. I think that the work which you are now doing in educating young mechanics and artisans should be en- larged. Ithink you should establish a class in civics. Steps will be taken at the institution with which I am con- nected—Cooper Union—to give this in- struction on a very considerable scale. lam glad to say that the enlightened administration of Columbia College are prepared to co-operate in this movement. The example of these great institutions should fe performed on such a large seale as to spread this instruction throughout the length and breadth of the land. It is the antidote to communism, to anarchism and to populism, which are diseases so epidemic and so fatal, that | unless they are checked in time they | will destroy society. The small fraction which has made itself so conspicuous and so noxious during the last ten years |must be checked and relegated to its proper position in the social scale. If they will eat let them work. If they will not work let them starve. “It is true that some men, not many, are born to fortune. It is true that some men have much larger fortune than they know well how to administer, and it may seem to be an evil that some great fortunes should exist, especially where they have been gained by fraud, but it would be an infinitely greater evil if, in order to get rid of the exceptional instances which are the subject, perhaps, of just criticism, we were to undermine the security of property, and take away from the young the incentive which success alone offers to them for a life of industry, of enterprise and of honesty. ‘*‘l want to give you an illustration on this particular point, because there is so much misapprehension in the public mind upon this subject. I[ doubt not that it exists in the minds of most of the conscientious men in this room, and I myself have often felt a sense of griev- ance, which almost amounted to im- patience, that some men could have so much more than other men. But that is only an indication that society is doing | its work successfully, for if these very rich men, the superfluously rich men, did not exist. there would be very few people who would have a competence, and it so happens that the great mass of mankind enjoy more of the comforts of life than they have possessed at any period of human history. This is the golden age of mankind. Don’t be mis- led by the fact that there is misery and suffering in the world. There is. But it is easier for a tramp to get a living in this world to-day than it was a hundred years ago for an honest man. **You all know about the Bessemer in- vention of steel. It was made in 1855 by a student in his laboratory. He pro- pounded his idea to the world, but it took fifteen years before it was success- fully put in operation. I know Mr. Bes- semer very well. He is a modest man, who never sought to make a fortune, but he has never taken reward of his great invention, and he told me the last time I saw him in London that he had got out of his invention £2,000,000— nearly $10,000,000. The contribution which he made to the world by that in- vention in the saving it has effected in the ordinary operations of society is simply incalculable. If I were to say we were saving $1,000,000,000 a year in this country alone as the result of that inven- tion applied to every branch of industry, particularly in the transportation of the goods and the products of the country, I should certainly underestimate’ the amount. And now I am going to say something even more suprising. Taking the world together, the saving effected by that inventien is greater than the total value of all the movable capital of the world one hundred years ago. “One man, by a single invention, has contributed to the aggregate wealth of the world more value than existed fifty years before his birth. Now he has got ten millions of dollars. It is a great sum. He will leave it to his children, who have done nothing, have contributed nothing to the acquisition of this money. Whom has he robbed? Whom will his ehildren rob? Who would be the gainer if he had never received one penny for his great discovery? How much would the distribution of his $10,000,000 over the face of society add to the fortune of any single individual, and how much has his invention added to the fortunes of all mankind? ‘“‘Not that 1 would not impress upon the possessors of these great fortunes their obligations and duty, but, even if men refused to perform those duties, it is an extraordinary thing that the laws of nature would step in and compel them to doit. A man with a fortune of $100,- 000,000 who locks it up in his vaults gets nothing fromit. Itis only by expendi- ture that he can get anything out of it. Of course, I should like to see it expended on what we all regard as enlightened and philanthropic objects, but there is no form of expenditure, that is not im- moral, that does not benefit society. “It is true that when he drives a fine coach and gives a fine dinner, it may not be as productive a use of it as if he spent it in another way, but it is a use. I heard some one criticise one of my friends for paying $100,000 for a picture. But the answer which I made was: “It seems to me that he ought to be commended for taking $100,000 of his money and giving it to somebody else. Even supposing that the picture is not worth a cent, the other man still has the money, and will distribute it in his turn.”’ +. — PROTECT THE BOYS. There seems to be something ex- tremely injurous to the health in the smoking of cigarettes. The use of tobacco, which is a power- ful narcotic drug, is not much older than two centuries, yet in that brief period it has exerted a most injurious effect upon the nervous force of the people and upon the destinies of the human race. Tobacco, which is indig- enus to and existed naturally only in the New World, has been carried thence to every other land, and has be- come an accustomed and daily, it may be said hourly, object of consumption by many millions of people in every coun- try. It is so generally esteemed because of its power to calm nervous excite- ment and to soothe the mind; but there is an enormous danger in the constant use of drugs to deaden or consume the nervous foree. Whether they soothe, or whether they excite, makes little differ- ence The result is the same. Every individual has only a given amount of vital force, or nerve power, and if it be consumed prodigally by excessive indulgence, or be destroyed by the use of drugs, there is just so much less of it to be used in the great functions of life. Brain power and virile force are really only nerve power, and any ex- cessive inroads on the nervous force must effect a corresponding weakening in those supreme functions. Tobacco used in moderation is un- doubtedly least harmful of all; but the fact that it can be used incessantly and to the greatest excess makes it, perhaps, the most dangerous of all the nerve deadeners, and, for reasons which need not be considered here, the cigarette seems to be the most baneful form in which tobacco is used. So much attention has been attracted to this method of consuming tobacco that it has drawn out voluminous commentaries from medical men and sanitarians, and in some States the manufacture and sale of cigarettes is prohibited by law. Such is not the case in Michigan, albeit we have a law on our statute books, pro- hibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors, which is seldom enforced. When the law was enacted, the merchants of the State very generally intended to live up to the provisions of the law, but as soon as it was discovered that no con- certed action would be made to enforce the measure, the dealers became lax in the matter and many of them have, probably, forgotten that such a law ever existed. Some means should be taken, either by the officers of the law or the merchants themselves, to create senti- ment sufficiently strong to warrant the enforcement of the enactment, to the end that the boys and youths of the country may be spared the infliction which follows the indiscriminate use of the cigarette. FRANK STOWELL. How It Happened. Syms—Poor Robinson, I’m teld, was killed by hard drink. Smyles—Yes, he was struck on the head with a cake of ice. ela eee Brood over imaginary troubles and you will hatch out real dnes. QUALITY is the first thing to be considered when buying soap, after that comes the question of price. If you handle the ATLAS BRAND the first is guaranteed, the second speaks for itself. Sendsample order and see for yourself. Made only by HENRY PASSOLT, SAGINAW, MICH. Typewriter Supply Office. H. B. ROSE, Manager. STATE AGENCY. FOR THE | The Edison Mimeograph—The Simplex Duplicator—Typewriter and Mimeograph Mail Supplies of all kinds. orders re- ceive prompt attention. Y. M. C. A. Building, Grand Rapids, Mich Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent County Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH. Jno. A. Covope, Pres. Henry Iprema, Vice-Pres. A. S. Verprer, Cashier. K. Van Hor, Ass’t C’s’r. Transacts a General Banking Business. Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings Deposits, DIRECTORS: c Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox, T.J.O’Brien, A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee J. A.S. Verdier. Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars. Clie Walch 60 MANUFACTURERS OF MATCHES and MATCH WE CAN DO YOU GOOD. SEND FOR SAMPLES and PRICES MACHINERY. GRAND HAVEN, MICH. See quotations in Price Current. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Mutual Relations of Merchants and Farmers. There is a kind of co-operation be- tween the merchant and the farmer, not only mutually profitable but that will yield large returns, to the former es- pecially. I refer to the interest the merchant takes in the improvement of farm products that he is to handle or that will be concerned in his trade. The average farmer esteems his merchant as a man of wider general in- formation than others. He supposes the merchant to be especially well in- formed on the appliances for farm work he offers for sale. The prestige thus en- joyed by the merchant enables him to give much valuable advice, and it be- hooves him to be well informed in such matters. The acquirement of the in- formation sufficient for mutual profit will be a matter of recreation to one of intellectual activity, but if some effort is required the advantages to be gained are sufficient to warrant it. Perhaps the direction in which tbe merchant’s influence may be most appar- ant is in fruit growing. Improvement in the quality of the product passing through his hands means largely in- creased profits. Thus it is well worth while for him to furnish the best appar- atus obtainable for tree spraying, for instance. He could well afford to furnish this if necessary at cost; and he can well afford to inform himself in this partic- ular line and take a personal interest in the conservation and inprovement of that on which his profits so largely de- pend. W. N. Pore. ee Hard on Philadelphia. The project of a ship canal between New York and Philadelphia is again be- ing agitated. Just when this project was first proposed is unknown; it has been lost in the mists of antiquity. But the reappearance of the scheme reminds one of the story of the old farmer who went to the Philadelphia postoffice to get his mail. The clerk at the wicket was a smart aleck who proposed to have some fun at the expense of the ‘old country Reuben.’’ After the old man had asked for himself and for his neigh- bors for miles around, and had been chaffed by the clerk and laughed at by the bystanders, he asked: ‘Is ther’ anythin’ here for Miss Phil- adelphy Smith?” “No,” answered the clerk, ‘‘there is nothing for Miss Philadelphia Smith. But say, uncle, is that the young lady’s right name?” ‘“No,”? was the answer, ‘‘but she has gone by that name since she wuz a little gal.’’ ‘“‘Why do you call her Philadelphia?” “Cos she’s so tarnal slow that the grass turns white under her feet when she walks. lh — li As Old as the Hills. From the Chicago Herald. Grocers everywhere assert that there is little or no profit in retailing sugars, and housekeepers confirm this by saying that there is small economy in buying sugar by the barrel. The tradition touching the small profit in handling sugar at retail is certainly more than one hundred years old, for a writer in the middle of the last century .affirmed that London grocers of that day were often out £60 to £70 a year for paper and pack thread used in wrappihg up sugar, and some grocers would not sell sugar to a customer who did not at the same time purchase some other article. A Use Tradesman Coupon Books. MICHIGAN CENTRAL “The Niagara Falls Route.’’ (Taking effect Sunday, May 27,1894.) Arrive. Depart 0 209m... ...... Detroit Express ........ 7 00am - 30am.....*Atlantic and Pacific..... it 20pm ‘=. New York Express...... 6 00pm aily. “All others daily, except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific ex press trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 7:00am; re turning, leave Detroit 4:35 pm, arriving at Grand Rapids 10:20 p m. Direct communication made at Detroit with all through trains eest over the Michigan Cen tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) . ALMQuisT, Ticket Agent, Union Passenger Station. CHICAGO ANDoWEST MICHIGAN R’Y. May 27, 1894 GOING TO CHICAGO. Lv. Gd Hanids......... : ne 1 59pm *11:30pm Ar. Chicago 7:15pm = *6:45am RETURNING ROM "CHICAGO. Ly. Chicago... — 4:55pm *11:45pm Ar. @’d Rapids. . 25pm 10:20pm *6:25am TO AND os MUSKEGON. Lv. Grand Rapids...... 25am 1: :50pm 5:45pm Ar. Grand Rapids..... ‘9: {sam 2: 25pm 10:20pm TRAVERSE CITY, CHARLEVOIX AND PETOSKEY. Ly. Grand Rapids .. tem | ....... 3:15pm Ar. Manistec........ Maen «....... 8:15pm Ar. Traverse City .. Pam ....... 8:45pm Ar. Charlevoix...... oe ....... 11:10pm Ar Petomey.. .. S:pm ....... 11:40pm . 3:45pm wae from Petoskey, ete., 6:00 p. m. PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS. ToChicago,lv.G.R.. 7:25am 1: 50pm *11:3¢pm To Petoskey, lv. a. R.. 7:30am 3:15 To G. EH. .Iv. Chicago. 7:35am 4:55pm *11:45pm ToG. BR. .ty. Petoskey 5:00am: t:S0om ........ *Every day. Other trains week days only. ryN FEB. 11, 1894 DETROIT, = LANSING & NORTHERN R, R. GOING TO DETROIT. 1:00 p. m. and Ly. Grand Rapids...... 7:00am *1:20pm 5:25pm Ae, Derate 8. 11:40am *5:30pm 10:10pm RETURNING FROM DETROIT. iy, Dee... ... 7:40am *1:10pm 6:00pm Ar. Grand Rapids...... 12:40pm *5:15pm 10:45pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8T. LOUIS. Lv. GR 7:40am 5:00pm Ar. G@ R.11:40am 10:55pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R. R. Ly. Grand Rapids........ 7:00am 1:20pm 5:25pm Ax. from Lowell.......... 12:40pm G:itpm ....... THROUGH CAR SERVICE Parlor Carson all trains between Grand Rap ids and Detroit. Parlor car to Saginaw on morp- ing train. *Every day. Other trains week days only. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t 19 ’ IN YOUR STATIONERY NY Wl 6 Look For the Watermark : We control it in this locality. Your Note Heads. Your Letter Heads. Your Legal Blanks. Your Checks and Drafts. It’s first-class stock. USE It’s easy to write upon. It’s always the same. IT It’s a credit to your business. ON It always gives satisfaction, and, compared with other stock, the price is nothing, lo They Raise Poultry i Your Neck of the Woods ? Buy all the first-class Poultry you can get and ship tome. I want it and will pay highest market price. F. J. DETTENTHALER, 117 and 119 Monroe St. ETROIT, GRAND HAVEN & MIL- WAUKEE Railway. EASTWARD. ‘an 14\tNo. — 18|*No. 82 @’ : ae Ly | 6 45am/10 20am Ion Ar| 7 7 40am/)11 25am Trains Leave 325pm|11 00pm 4 27pm |12 35am St ag Fa ..Ar| 825am]12 17pm) 5 20pm) 1 25am Cwoes>...... Ar} 900am| 120pm) 6 05pm! 3 10am E. Saginaw..Ar/|10 50am] 3 45pm) 8 00pm 6 40am Bay City....- Ar/11 32am] 4 35pm) 8 37pm} 7 15am es ........ Ar|10 05am] 345pm) 7 05pm} 5 4%am Pt. Huron...Ar|1205pm| 550pm/ 8 50pm| 7 30am Poutiae ...... Ar /}10 53am] 305pm)} 8 25pm} 5 37am Detroit, ...... Ar |11 50am] 4 05pm) 9 25pm] 7 00am WESTWARD. For Grand Haven and Intermediate Gt, ee oo +7:235 a. m. For Grand Hay en and Muskegon ——o +1:00 p. m. ae. +4:55 p. m. ° . ** Chicago and Milwau- ne we... *7:20 p. m. For Grand Haven and Milwaukee, #10: 05 p. m. For Grand Haven (Sunday only)...... £:00 a. m. +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. Trains arrive from the east, 6:35 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 4:35 p. m. and 10:00 p. m. Trains arrive from the west, 6:40 a. m., 10:10 a, m., 3:15 p.m. and 10:50 p. m. Sunday, only, 8:00 a. m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlor Buffet car. No. 18 Parlor Car. No. 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward — No. 11 Parlor Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car. No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. Jas. CAMPBELL, 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........ 4:10pm WO I sik cdc cn siete cpccscccccess 5:00 pm TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Leave going South. ee a 6:50 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago... 12:05 p m For Fort Wayne and the East... +. 2:15pm For Kalamazoo and Chicago... .-11:20 p m Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R. Lv Grand Rapids........ . 05pm 2:15pm 11:20pm eee Cee... .... 5:30pm 9:00pm 7:40am 12:05 p m train has through Wagner Ppuffet Parlor Lv Chie. : ro Grand Raptas 2:15 ae 9:15 pe pm has through Wegner Buffet. Parlor Cun. 9: op Pp “ train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon— Arrive :35 & m 9:40am 6:40 pm 5:20pm 0. L. LOOK WOOD, Genera! Passenger and Ticket Agent. Car il. 320 pm “EE dally, beh Veen ae pean 4:00 a It is Enough to Make a Horse Laugh to see how some merchants persist in hanging to the pass book and other antiquated charging systems when the adoption of the Coupon Book System would curtail their losses, lessen the time devoted to credit transactions, enable them to avoid the annoyances incident to credit dealings and place their busi- ness on practically a cash basis. Over 5,000 Michigan mer- chants are now using our Coupon Books. We want 5,000 more customers in the same field. Are you willing to receive ‘atalogue and price list? A postal card will bring them. Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 20 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. QUARTERLY MEETING. Of the Board of Directors, Michigan Knights of the Grip. GRAND Rapips, June 4—At the regu- lar quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, Michigan Knights of the Grip, held at the Hudson House, Lansizg, June 2, President Waldron presided. Roll call was responded to by Messrs. Peake, Owen, Jacklin and Secretary Mills A communication was received from John A. Lee, President National T. P. A., regarding plan for a western commercial travelers’ home. Referred to Director Owen. An invitation to attend the laying of the corner stone of the commercial travelers’ home at Binghamton, N. Y., October 9, 1894, was received and as many of our officers and members as can arrange to be present are requested to do s0. A communication was received, signed Fred P. Brand, W. C. Dewey and others, requesting our endorsement of the pro- posed organization by them of the Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Accident Association. On motion of Director Owen, supported by Director Peake, the communication was rejected and ordered returned, with the following endorsement: The Board of Directors of this association do not desire to go on record as endorsing any movement in this direction, as itis the sense of this Board that if an accident association is needed in this State, our organization eould incorporate an accident feature that would be conducted with less ex- pense to our members than if done by outside parties. A communication from Sol. Friendly, Elmira, N. Y., also one from members regarding a South Haven livery, was re- ferred to the Bus and Baggage Commit- tee. The Secretary presented the following report: I herewith submit my report for the quarter ending May 31: As per your in- structions I had printed and mailed, under date of March 20, a second and last notice of death assessment No. 1, to the 700 members who had failed to pay the same, and attached thereto a certifi- cate of health for the delinquents to sign, and by this means have collected nearly all of this assessment. After paying the beneficiary of the late C. G. McIntyre $500, there remained in the death fund less than that amount. You thereupon directed me to issue Death Assessment No. 2, which was mailed to each member in good standing April 20, and expires June 20. At the present time but 554 members have responded to same, buta large proposition usually delay their remittance until the last 10 days. Since our last meeting the deaths of the fol- lowing members have occurred: Jos. R. Ogden, Binghamton, N. Y., No. 1,500, Feb. 19, of cancer. Voucher No. 1 was mailed his wife, May 20 for $500. R. J. Coppes, Grand Rapids, No. 3,559, April 1, of pneumonia. 1 submit here- with proofs of death for your action. 1 would also present the proofs of death of James V. Sine, of Clare, regard- ing whose case special action was taken at our last meeting, as he had tendered his resignation, but his wife desired to continue his membership at her own expense, and I notified her of your action, and mailed her a notice of Assessment No. 1, but as she had changed her resi- dence, and failed to notify me of the fact, the notice failed to reach her until after the time for paying the same had expired. Upon receipt of her remittance April 5, I wrote her, stating that before 1 could send her a receipt for same she must sign and return the enclosed certifi- eate of health, and as her husband died April 16 of cancer of the stomach, she was unable to make the statement. Her neglect to notify me of her change in ad- dress appears to have been the cause of this delinquency. lalso submit proofs of the death of Wilbur C. Lynes, Corunna, No. 316, who died May 22 of heart failure, one of our oldest members and in good standing. _These are all the deaths that have come to my knowledge at this time. During the convention at Saginaw, a; containing eleven applications and two important letters, which never reached me. My stenographer had entered the names of the applicants on my cash book, but not the addresses, and by ad- vertising in our official organ and THE TRADESMAN, I found the addresses of all but that of A. E. Docherty, and not until Treasurer Reynolds sent me $1, in pay- ment of the former’s Death Assessment No. 2, March 8, did I learn his address. 1 immediately wrote Docherty a full explanatory letter, enclosing a new ap- plication blank and requested him to fill out and return to me at once and 1 would rush it through as soon as pos- sible, and also apply the $1 paid for No. 1 on the next assessment. On April 18 l received the blank properly filled out under date of April 16, and immediately forwarded it to President Waldron for his approval, who approved and re- turned it April 21. On April 19, only three days after he had filled out the last application, Docherty wrote both Treas- urer Reynolds and myself letters which I present, finding much fault with the management of this office, and demand- ing the return of his money. I at once wrote him that, although he certainly had some cause for complaint, still I did not consider that it was any fault of this office, as we had done all in our power to locate his address, and I would con- sider it a personal favor if he would al- low me to issue his certificate of mem- bership, as his application had been ac- cepted. In reply he sent the letter I submit, dated April 26, demanding the return of his money. I at once sent him my check for $2, that being the amount I had received. 1 am pleased to state that we are con- stantly making improvements in our office system to prevent a recurrence of any errors on our part in the future, that they have been reduced to a mini- mum, and the members are becoming more familiar with the system. 1 submit the following financial report for the quarter ending May 31: GENERAL FUND. Bal. on hand, March 1........ aes ccs ss Oeee Oe Annual dues from 353 old members....... 353 00 Annual dues from 108 new members.... . 108 00 Annual dues from 19 honorary members.. 19 00 Total reeeipie............ $805 53 The disbursements in the meantime (Orders Nos. 98 to 109 inclusive) have been $501.31, leaving a balance on hand of $304.22. DEATH FUND. Balance on band, Marche 1..............-. $742 25 teceived from Assessment No. 5. . 420 an ' . a 709 0+ a as ss “9 * 554 00 Total receipts... ....... $2030 25 Three orders for $500 each have been drawn, payable to the heirs of the late R. T. Seott, C. G. MeIntyre and Jos. R. Ogden, leaving a balance on hand of $539.25. The report was accepted and adopted on the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Proofs of the death of J. V. Sine, who was delinquent for death assessment No. 1, was referred to President Waldron and Directors Owen, for investigation, to re- port at next meeting. The Secretary was instructed to mail a list of delinquents in eachof the larger cities to the officers of the local posts. The following bills were allowed and orders drawn in payment of same: H. F. Moeller, attend’e at board meeting..$ 1 00 E. P. Waldron, ica aig ' _ . oe A. F. Peake, C o . . 2 98 Geo. F. Owen, : " ' . 3 60 R. W. Jacklin, ee i . se 5:0 L. M. Mills, i ’ ~ . 26 - postage and office expenses..... 81 20 . salary for March, April, May..84 85 Tradesman Company, printing, station’y..52 89 The meeting then adjourned _to the next regular meeting, to be held at same place, Saturday, Sept. 1. L. M. Mruuzs, Sec’y. a a The Drug Market. Opium is dull and low. Powdered opium has also declined. Salicylia acid has been lowered in price by manufacturers. Salol has declined, on account of lower cost of production. Chloral Hydrate has declined. Turpentine has advanced. Stewart’s Dyspepsia Tablets have been letter was forwarded me from my office, | advanced to $4 per dozen. . GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis- --Index of the Markets. Special Correspondence New York, Jane 2—Surely every re- tailer who takes a broad-minded view of the political affairs of the country will read with interest the speeches that were made here last night, as given in the press of the country with greater or less fullness. There seemed for once to be a perfect unanimity of feeling, and party lines were forgotten. If the inccme tax is foised upon the people of the country, it will not be without a mighty protest on the part of rich and poor and the re- sult of such a tax is the sure dismember; ment of what is now known as the Dem- ocratic party. All has been said that can be said, and, if Congress now delib- erately passes the bill, it will make New York, as Bourke Cochran said, a ‘‘Re- publican Gibraltar.” The tax assessment rolls of the city for 1894 have been completed. There must be raised by taxation here the com- ing year the sum of $35,000,000. This sum will be incrased in other ways by $3,000,000, in order to meet the expenses, which will amount to over $38,000,000. The tax rate is not heavy, as compared with other cities, but the amount of tax- able property is so enormous that, of course, the aggregate is very large. In trade circles the week has been of an average character, and in nothing has the demand been great or the supplies insufficient. The grocery jobbers repeat the same old story of room for improve- ment, and not enough work for the pres- ent force of hands. It may be said, however, that the force of hands in al- most every case is about as small as it can possibly be made, and to do with less would necessitate the wheeling of trucks by the proprietors themselves. The most observable thing about cof- fee is its steady descent. No. 7 Rio is now worth only about 15°¢e. No one is loading up at the reduced prices, and holders do not hang on to any price higher than that given. The stock is not large, but the crops give promise of abundance, and so it seems hardly likely that we shall see the high prices which have prevailed so long. Teas have touched the lowest prices this season, upon the average, known in the history of the trade. About 40,000 bexes of Country greens and Pingsueys were refused entry by the Port Inspector and this made some improvement in these sorts; but these are exceptional eases. Oolongs, Formosa, Foochow, or Amoy are just now at the lowest prices yet made, with many large invoices yet to be sold. Japans, also, have declined, in sympathy with other sorts. A good Foochow oolong is quotable at 11@12c; superior do, 14@16c; fine to fully fine, 18(@20e; choice, 26@30c. Formosas are about le above these rates, and Amoy slightly below. Superior to fine Japans, 13@18c¢e. Granulated sugar is to-day 4ce—at least this is the card rate of the Wholesalers’ Association. No special improvement is noticeable, and purchases seem to be made only from hand to mouth. Canned goods still drag their slow length along and no animation whatever is shown, either for spot or future de- livery. Three pound tomatoes are worth about 90c for future delivery. Peaches are dull and prices irregular. Rice is firmly held here, but seems to be as high at primary points. Not a great but Prime volume of business is passing, holders are firm in their views. domestic, 43, @434 ¢, No change in spices, unless it is for the worse. Pepper is, perhaps, as stead- ily held as a month ago, but inquiry among dealers shows no enthusiasm, and, upon the whole, the trade is sluggish in the extreme. A little better feeling for butter pre- vails, but 17¢ still remains the top notch for best Elgin and State dairy. Cheese is in liberal supply, and weaker. Ad- vices from the country indicate lower rates, and 954@10\e for large and small respectively, seem to be about ruling quotations for full cream State. Eggs continue in large supply and the price does not go above 13c for the very best. Michigan, 11}4@113¢¢ Dried fruits are dull and showing scarcely any movement. Best evapor- ated apples, 15c for fancy stock. The reorganization committee of the Thurber-Whyland Co. is offering to pur- chase all the property of the company, if a good title can be secured, on or be- fore June 25, they to take care of all out- standing leases for which the company is liable, to assume all the expenses on debts and liabilities of the receivership, and to pay the receivers $600,000 in cash or its equivalent. The receivers ask authority from the courts to accept the offer, and it is probably that this will be the final adjustment of the matter. The ‘‘event of the season’? among the hardware trade of New York was the opening last Thursday of the new rooms of the Hardware Club on the 14th and 15th floors of the magnificent new Postal Telezraph building, corner of Broadway and Murray streets. The rooms are furnished luxuriously in solid mahogany, oak and leather, and carpeted with rich Wiltons and mosaic tiling. Visiting hard- waremen can now be taken care of in the most comfortable manner imaginable, and the wives and families of the mem- bers nicely provided for. The cafe is provided with all modern improvements, and first-class meals can be provided at short notice. The Club is the outgrowth of an idea originated by A. P. Mitchell, publisher of that pushing paper, Harda- ware. There are about 400 members al- ready and, altogether, the organization is one of the most flourishing in the country. JAY. — —_-——--—— Armour’s Daily Habits. P. D. Armour, the multi-millionaire of Chicago, recently gave a Michigan cus- tomer the following brief description of his daily habits: “A man must master his undertaking, and not let it master him. He must have the power to decide quickly, even to decide instantly, on which side he is going to make his mistakes. As for ap- plication, no great thing is done without that. In my own case, I have carried into business the working habits I learned as a boy on a New York farm. All my life 1 have been up with the sun, The habit is as easy at sixty-one as it was at sixteen; perhaps easier, because lam hardened toit. I have my break- fast by half-past five or six; I walk down town to my office and am there by seven, and I know what is going on in the world without having to wait for others to come and tell me. At noon I have a simple Inncheon of bread and milk, and after that, usually, a short nap, which freshens me again for the afternoon’s work. I am in bed again at nine o’clock every night.”’ DECORATE! ILMUMINAYE ! GELEBRATE | Send for Net Trade Price List of REWORK FLAGS LANTERNS and all Fourth of July Goods. Public and Private Exhibitions for any amount furnished on Short Notice. Order at once to secure prompt shipment. Our Fireworks Prize Box is a winner. FRED BRUNDAGE, Muskegon. Mich. —s ~« r a Ra > » RINDGE, KALMBACH & 60. 12, 14 and 16 PearlSt. oO RIVER . SHOES WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM, If you want the best for Style, Fitand Wear, buy our make. ‘You can build up a good trade on our lines, as they will give satisfaction. [ : * We Manufacture and Handle only Reliable Goods. ’ I . BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CoO. (oy Te ‘Again Made and Again Sold in Large Quantities ,* THE GRAND (formerly Rickard) LADDER. i 7,Tr Is the only Practical Combination Step and } Extension Ladder Made. / Easily Adjusted from a Step Ladder to an Extension oJ Ladder of any Height. a . 2 f 4 +>Y » > \ err “ og ‘ ww » ihe As an Extension Ladder As a Step Ladder. ' a Patented Dec. 23, 1884. ‘TE ine and Malleable Iron Cast | Clear Norway Pine and Malleable Iron Castings. Especially Adapted for Tinners or Fruit Growers’ Use. Can Work on Both Sides. i . ' in ~e 4 foot, making 7 feet when Se ee tile wea $1 75 5 “6 9 “ 6 ee ae a ad 2 00 f ’ ; : » OF | 6 ~ _ i. & ou ee awe 2 95 7 “ 3 “ Ce 2 75 ‘ev, g 4 “ 15 “ Hee 3 00 9 ie ia ey ee ee 3 50 r i. ia dy “ Ee 4 00 i - 2 «| - EE 4 50 . + * 7 ty ™mN WRITE FOR DISCOUNT. \y y q 4 ©. PVOSTERQSTEVENS & GC: MONROR ST. | | | NO.3. The above cuts show a few of the many purposes this device will serve. Cut No. 1 meagerly shows its adaptation as a Screw Driver—anyone readily understands that it will drive a screw in, as several other devices on the spiral plan drive a screw the same way, but there is no other one that will do this: Take a screw out with exactly the same push movement as it was put in. and just as quickly; this is done by simply grasping the brass shell with the left hand, and having hold of the wood handle with theright; simply give the right hand a twist toward you; this reverses it to take out a screw; in like manner give itaturn from you, and it is ready to drive the screw. In either case, when it is closed as shown in Cut No. 3, if desired, it will act as aratchet, 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; at this point it will be as rigid as if it was one solid piece of iron. Cut No, 2. Here weshow the spiral clear extended, another use made of it other than driving screws, here we show its usefulness ina carriage, wagon or machine shop where many small burrs are to be taken off and put on; the screw driver bit is removed and a socket wrench putin with which burrs can be run on or off, twenty times quicker than by the old way but 1y worker nd in finishing é nail or screw, The Univer- handle is kind made. Cut No. 3. This shows not only its usefulness in the carriage, wagon or m carpenter, plumber or undertaker’s establishment as well, in fact it is indispen in wood or iron where screws or burrs are used, or boring, drilling, etc., is de up work with hard wood, where a small hole must be bored or drilled to re it is a wonderful convenience. ".>\s it will be seen it well merits the name sal Screw Driver and Brace. Thess ind shell are highly polist finished in natural wood; it is substa 1ine shop, to ar WRI Ty iE ; FOR CIRCULAR. S. PF. BOWSER & Co., Mant’s. FORT WAYNE, IND. I ADD A The BEST are ee OR the \\/ BARREL | CHEAPEST. | ROYAL TOAST Iced Coffee Cakes, | TO Michigan Frosted Honey, || Sears | Seymour Butters, YOUR OF | Graham Crackers, i) NEXT ORDER are SOMETHING NEW the AND A BEST. GOOD SELLER. Watch out for our new spring novelties. They are sellers. coe | ee New York Biscuit Co., S. A. SEARS, Manager, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~ Season 1804 =. PEERLESS TEAS 7 NOW IN AND FINER THAN EVER BEFORE. é OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER CoO. 1. Grand Rapids, Mich. 4 For Less Than gg Dollars. i H. LEONARD and SONS Y; Will furnish a Complete Stock of Staple Crockery and Glassware. a RIAN RFT 9 ~ * HE YOU DON’T 327,225, U2e, soa think Ss on se er IF YOU DO tatgcoren set cinnas reciticThentiom ao | AB of style, tak p but little room ar iy a good profit. — new assortea packages of Glassware, the Majestic’ ' d mammoth assorted packages are prov : ing themselves great sellers 2 ° A Complete Stock of Staple Crockery and Glassware. Original assorted crate of Alfred Meakin’s Best English White Granite, containing a good assortment of all staple ¥ ONE J pieces of crockery the new Henshall Shape. This is the best white ware in the W orld and has a reputation that no ~ i / other ware has. If you always keep the best you are sure to please your customers and gain trade. % ¥ ONE! Of our Brown or Gray Albany 100 Piece Dinner Sets, this is our English make and extra good value for the price. | | 4 / » ONE - Of our Burmese English Decorated 12 Piece Toilet Sets in Brown or Blue Decoration i () | \ ONE \ Of our 1255 Belle Decorated 8 Piece Toilet Sets with Slop Jar. Neat decoration in Brown or Blue with Gold Lines on the i | a rw : ~~ ) edge of all the pieces. { I ~ ; - . i f : : & Bb ONE - Of our Ariel Decorated 56 Piece English Tea Sets in Brown, Blue or Pink Decoration j / * ONE | Original assorted package of our New Majestic pattern of Glassware. This pattern is a direct imitator of Cut Glass and is nae "ome of the newest and best selling patterns in the market. 7 ' ONE~ Assorted package of either Robin or Orial Engraved Tumblers. j eh 4 o8 41 -&. We will send any dealer an itemized list and illustrations of any of our New Assorted Packages on application. Ro TARD & SONS, At. LEON Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘}° oe POPPE L LOO POLELVECOOE LL OOOO LIE OE EOL OE OE EO EOS PELL IOLA D EE POE EEF EEO DEP E GF DOE OPI DOO ES IS 5 . ¢ 4 ( $ 4 ; a & ad 4 Pa > ~ > > to successful sale of goods. Consumers have a habit of determining 4 ‘ ) whether an article of food is pure, wholesome, reliable, convenient 3 ie 4| and economical. ‘ Be of ; 9 : . - Borden’s Peerless Brand Evaporated Cream ; oa > 4 \, } ; possesses intrinsic merit, with all the above qualifications. We recom- ‘T’ 7 , mend it, and you are safe in doing the same. It is rich and whole- 3 +4) 9 4 some Milk, condensed, with its entire proportion of Cream, and with- 8a ; out sweetening. Its keeping quality is assured by perfect processing. $ a People who like to use an unsweetened preserved Milk are learning 3 ~~ | ; of its merits, and will want it. 2 >a f 4 q § Prepared by the New York Condensed Milk Co. SOLD EVERYWHERE, C2" For QuoTATIONS SEE Price COLUMNS 3 \ J 2 Iecbrcheirdedctdesduindrdrdrdtudrdrdribdtdddirdddddidrdtrdtrdirpbbrdbcbtbbibbbtd pbb PRGA DRAG GA weweweevwvew ,