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BROUGHT ILL-LUCK.

 

The Evil Results of Finding a $1,000
Bill.

“Yes, a $500 greenback has a rich,
juicy look,” said a Chicago drummer at
a hotel the other evening, as a bill of that
denomination was passed around, ‘‘but
one with the figures ‘$1,000’ on the cor-
ners looks just toosweet foranything. I
possessed one for several days once upon
a time, and thereby hangs a tale.”

‘‘A tale of woe?’’ was asked.

“It certainly is. Gentlemen, 1 am go-
ing to tell you of a mean little action in
my career, and I hope you will not judge
me too harshly. | have done penance
for it fifty times over, and five times
$1,000 would not tempt me again. One
day about ten years ago 1 dropped into
the First National Bank of St. Louis to
get a few dollars for expenses. A man
left the cashier’s window just as 1 ad-
vanced to it, and while | was standing
there my eye caught sight of a green-
back at my feet. I picked it up intend-
ing to hand it to the cashier, but when I
saw the figures ‘$1,000’ on the corner I
was paralyzed with astonishment. Yes,
sir, it was a $1,000 greenback, the first
and last one I ever had my fingers on. I
caught my breath like one choking, and
when the cashier handed me out $75 and
made some remark about the weather I
couldn’t get a word out to save my life.’’

‘The man who preceded you dropped
the bill, of course?”

‘““Not a doubt of it. As 1 said, I meant
to be honest and pass it in, but the temp-
tation was too strong for me. After I
had had that bill for one minute I'd
have fought to retain possession. I
picked up my cash and hurried out and
got into a doorway and looked at my find
again. It was a $1,000 greenback and
no mistake. I was exactly a fat, plump
$1,000 ahead of the game. That meant
a new suit of clothes—diamond pin—
champagne suppers—several games of
poker and cigars carefully wrapped in
tinfoil. For ten minutes I was jubilant
and wanted to jump up and yell and pat
somebody on the back. Then came the
reaction.”

‘“‘What sort of reaction?’’

‘Well, you may not believe it, but
that still, small voice called conscience
began to whisper to me. It seemed to
me that every man I met knew I had
that bill. I felt that I was no better
than a thief. Twice during the after-
noon I was slapped on the back by ac-
quaintances, and each time I jumped a
foot high and had a brief vision of the
criss-cross bars and convict stripes.
Several times that day | was tempted to
return to the bank and do the square
thing, whether you believe me or no, but
1’m ashamed to say I lacked the moral
courage. I figured that the loser had
already returned to report his loss, and
it would be known that I had walked off
with my find. I finally decided to keep
the bill fora day or two and see if it
was advertised. I hadn’t long to wait.
I found it'at 11 o’clock in the forenoon,

 

 
 
 
        
    

 

EDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1894.

and its loss was advertised in the even-
ing papers, with a reward of $50 to the
finder.’’

‘“‘And you took it back, of course.’’

“No, I didn’t. Here’s the moral, gen-
tlemen: Stop to argue with and combat
conscience, and you become a rascal.
After a five-hours’ fight I beat conscience
and made myself believe | had a perfect
moral right to keep that find. Then
came the question of how to use it. I
didn’t dare to offer it in Indianapolis, of
course, and was going for a three weeks’
trip through the small towns, where the
sight of a bill like that would have as-
tonished everybody. I feared to carry it
in any of my pockets, as I might be
robbed, and after cogitating for two hours
Il tucked it away in my shoe. See? I
wear extra soles, supposed to be charged
with electricity and good for rheumatics.
I placed the bill in a piece of paper and
laid it under the sole of the right shoe.
After spending two days in Indianapolis
I started for Lebanon. Got there at
midnight and piled right into bed. Two
hours later there was a fire which didn’t
do much damage, but routed everybody
out. Il am powerfully nervous about
fires, and when I woke up in the smoke
l grabbed my duds and went down the
fire escape.’’

“Taking your $1,000 pair of shoes, of
course?”

‘*No. I got out with my vest and
trousers alone. When the blaze was
out and I returned to my room some one
had the rest of my outfit, grip and all.
Indeed, half a dozen other guests had
been robbed as well. I didn’t want to
lose that money, and I didn’t want to let
on that [ had itin my shoe. I therefore
went to the sheriff and told him a cock-
and-bull story about rheumatic insoles
and offered him $25 to get my shoes.
He made a good hunt, but couldn’t find
them. After fooling away three days’
time | went up to Frankfort, but had
been there only one day when I got my
shoes by express. They had been found
in the back yard of the hotel among a
lot of stuff thrown out of the rooms by
the excited firemen. Both insoles were
gone and my $1,000 bill with ’em. I
couldn’t see how I was to do anything
about it, and so put my shoes on and
kept my mouth shut. Three weeks later
I returned to Lebanon, and on that very
day something happened.

‘‘Round your bill on the street, prob-
ably!’ observed one of the group of lis-
teners.

‘No, sir. The clerk of the hotel had
ealled at the bank to get a $1,000 bill
busted and on being questioned he had
skipped out. He couldn’t account for
having so much money in his possession,
being a young man and in poor circum-
stances, but there was no charge against
him. Noone had compiained of losing
such a bill. 1 started for the bank to
tell my story, but it suddenly occurred
to me that | wasin a fix. Where did I

get the bill? Why was I hiding it in my
Why didn’t 1 tell the sheriff

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about the money? Why hadn’t | com-
plained of the robbery? I saw the
banker and took notice that he was the
sort of a chap to go to the bottom of
things, and as he was the guardian of
the bill, so’ to say, 1 would doubtless
have to prove my claim in a court of
law.’’

‘‘And you left it in his hands?”

‘Say, now, but that’s just what I did,
and it’s there yet, and what breaks my
heart is the fact that he’s worth $80,000
in clear stuff! Ididn’t dare to claim the
money, because that would give away
my find, and I didn’t dare to write to the
loser for fear that in tracing it up I’d be
wrung in and get the cold give-away in
the papers. Just as true as I live that
money is waiting a claimant to-day, and
there is nobody to step up and take it!”

““Vll write out a statement and for-
ward it to the original loser!” said the
young and ambitious lawyer, after fig-
uring on his probable fee.

“It wouldn’t reach him!” replied the
drummer, with a sad shake of the head.
‘*No, the poor man has been dead for the
last three or four years, as I happen to
know, and his heirs would consider it a
moonshine story. Ah, me, but to think
of that old critter down there licking his
chops over that great big corpulent
$1,000 bill gives me the nightmare 365
nights in the year!”

“But it isn’t yours.’’

“Of course not, but I’d like to get hold
of it and turn it over to some orphan
asylum where it would help to brighten
the lives of poor fatherless and mother-
less children. Dear! Dear! but how
shortsighted we poor mortals are when
we get hold of a good thing!”

— i i lpm _
His Exact Size.
From the Youth’s Companion.

There is a kind of selfish smartness
which makes a man think well of him-
self, but which renders him a laughing-
stock, nevertheless. One rainy day,
when a shoe store was full of customers
aman entered hurriedly, and speaking
to a clerk who was fitting a lady to over-
shoes, said, ‘‘Can you show me some of
those cork-sole boots you advertise? |
am in great haste.’’

Excusing himself to the lady, the clerk
proceeded to wait upon the new comer.
Pair after pair of boots were tried on,
and finally a perfect fit was secured.

‘‘Now, what make are these boots ?”
inquired the man. ‘*They fit me likea
glove. Just write down the make, with
the exact width and length.”’

The salesman did as requested, and the
man drew on his old shoes and started
for the door.

“Don’t you want the boots, sir ?’’ in-
quired the surprised clerk.

“Oh, no,” responded the man; ‘‘I just
wanted to get my size. I have a friend
in the wholesale business who can get
them a dollar less than your price;’’? and
he went out, followed by the unspoken
opinion of the salesman, and the laugh-
ter of several customers who had wit-
nessed the affair.

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A Pat Answer.

Mendicant—Will the gentleman help a
blind man?

Stranger—Get vut, you impostor! How
do I know you’re blind?

.“Didn’t you hear me call you a gentle-
man?”

  

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THE WOLF A COWARD.

 

Cunning and Treacherous, But the
Opposite of Fearless.

In a further conversation with Mr. A.
W. Pike, which Tur TRADESMAN rep-
resentative enjoyed recently, the talk
turned on wild animals. Mr. Pike said:
kinds of
early settlers stood

“There were several wild
animals of which the

in more or fear.
bear, catamount (or
lynx and wildeat. Of
wolf was the most dreaded,
from being the dangerous. There
is no more cowardly animal to be found
anywhere than the wolf, and the stories
about his ferocity and about his attack

ing people are all bosh. 1 have
large pack of wolves take to their heels
and they
were the Neither
the black nor gray wolf has any courage,

were the
wolf,

These
wolverine),

less

these, while the

he was far

most

seen a
at the appreach of one man,
big black kind, too.
but both are very cunning and treacherous.
them,
l never saw but

It wasa
tor a long

Il trapped quite a number of sol
speak from experience.
one that showed any courage.
big black he-wolf that had

time been too smart for us. The trap
used was the old-fashioned kind. built
of logs. It was open at one end and the
bait so placed that the wolf was well
touched it. The bait
was attached to a stick, to which was
fastened a rope connected with the door.
This door was raised when the trap was
set, and, when the wolf attacked the
bait, it sprang the trap and closed the
door. AsI said he baffled me for some
time, but, finally, on arriving home, I
found the big fellow in the trap. To
ect a wolf out of the trap we
would locp a small chain, lower it slowly
in front of the animal and then suddenly
raise it when the loop was drawn around
his neck and he could be lifted out.
W.1l, we got his wolf-ship out, but it
was while taking him out that he showed
fight, and he was the only wolf of my
acquaintance that did. He did not
merely resist our efforts to get him out,
but when we approached him, he would
spring at us in the most savage manner.
1 think if that wolf had been met by a
single individual in the forest there
would have been trouble. We got him
out finally and killed him, but the dogs
could do nothing with him. There was
a good road between here and Port
Sheldon, where I spent considerable time
away back in those days, and 1 made
frequent trips between the two places.
Il have been followed for miles
by wolves many a time, and never had
the slightest fear of them. They were
not after me or my ponies, although 1
think they might have been tempted to
make a meal off us. They followed us
for the manure dropped by the horses,
which they ate with avidity. 1 got after
them with my traps after awhile and
they got so frightened of me finally that
they would hardly come near a sleigh
track, but, if they wanted to cross the
road, they would jump over it. No,
wolves are the most cowardly animals in
the world. Of course, people were
afraid of them, but it was because they
did not know them. I found a wolf in
one of my traps when going home with
a load of hay once, and 1 took him out
and carried him to the sleigh and
fastened him to the binding pole. It
was probably the first sleigh ride he had
ever had, and he hardly knew how to act;

inside before he

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hay, while | went in to get my supper.
When I got in the house I found half a
dozen Indians in the house—big, strap-
ping fellows who ought to have had no
fear foranything. After supper I told the
Indians that I had a wolf out at the
stable, and we went out and brought him
into the workshop. 1 turned him loose
aud let him and the dogs have it out.
The Indians caught hold of the rafters
and drew themselves up out of danger.
The killed at last, but, of
course, he fought fer his life; that ways
because he was cornered. 1 carried him
from the trap to the sleigh and from the
sleigh to the shop and he hardly showed
his teeth. I don’t know how the stories
of the wolt’s terrible ferocity and blood-
thirstiness originated, but it must have
been in the imagination of the writers.
The bear was a much more dangerous
animal. He would ‘chew a man up’ in
no time if he was and it didn’t
take much to rouse him. The wolverine,
was a very dangerous animal. My
wife has a muff made from the skin of
one which | killed nearly fifty years ago.
| had trapped a wolf close beside the
sleigh track, and, after skinning him,
had left the eareass lying beside the
On my return | saw the tracks of
acatamount who had been feeding off
the dead wolf, and, by the size of them,
I knew he was a big fellow. 1 made up
my mind to have that catamount or know
the reason why. Sol set the trap beside
the remains of the wolf and went on my
way. The catamount is almost fearless,
so that it was hardly necessary to hide
the trap. When I got back, there he
was, hard and fast, and | tell you he was
a fine one. I set the dog on him first,
but in about half a minute he got away
with his sides badly lacerated, and, as I
didn’t want to lose him, I sent him to
the sleigh and prepared to tackle the
catamount myself. I took a sleigh stake
and, going up tothe animal, raised the
stake to knock him in the head. Just as
I was about to strike him he sprang up
and caught hold of my overcoat and it
was nip and tuck for a little while
whether I should take the catamount or
he should take me. 1 got away and
killed him, loaded him on the sleigh,
took him home and skinned him. He
weighed about sixty pounds and was the
largest one I ever saw. I was going
through the woods on horseback once
when a big catamount sprang up from
the ground to a tree beside the road way.
He sprang a distance of fully twenty
feet and caught the tree all of ten feet
from the ground. After glaring at me
fora moment he dropped tothe ground
and a bound or two took him out of
sight. They were a very powerful
animal, extremely ferocious and were
afraid of nothing. The lynx and wild-
cat were also bad animals to tackle, but
were much smaller than the wolverine;
but as for the wolf—well the ‘long hard,
gallop that could tire the hound’s deep
hate and hunter’s fire’ business lacks
confirmation. I never saw awolf that
had any sand in him. The stories about
the big Russian gray wolf may be all
right. I never saw one. But the Amer-

ican wolf was an unmitigated coward.’’
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An honest Pennsylvanian farmer re-
cently saw an advertisement in a paper
saying that for $10 the advertiser would
tell how to keep butter from getting
strong. The farmer promptly sent the
money, and at once received the reply,

wolf was

roused,

too,

road.

 

 

but I got him home and left him on the | ‘‘Kat it.”

 

REPRESENTATIVE RETAILERS.

 

Jas. F. Tatman, the Clare Grocer and
Shoe Dealer.

Jas. F. Tatman was born in Cleremont
county, Ohio, in 1859. When about 5
years olu his parents removed to Indiana
where he was brought up on a farm. In
1879 he removed with his parents to
Ciare county, Michigan, and at the age
of 20 began teaching country school.
This occupation he followed four years,
when he obtained a situation as clerk in
a general store, which position he occu-
pied for about three years, receiving as
compensation the small sum of $1 per
day. Failing at the end of the three
years to secure a raise in salary, he felt
compelled to go into business for himself
and, with the $125 he had succeeded in
saving during the period of his clerk-
ship, he embarked in the grocery busi-
with a strong determination to
achieve ‘success if push and energy
could accomplish it. Although he began
business in 1885 with a ‘eapital of only
$125, his sales now amount to nearly $40,
000 per year, which clearly proves whata
determination to succeed and close at-
tention to business will enable a dealer
to accomplish. He carries a full line of
boots, shoes and rubber goods in con-
nection with his grocery business, be-
lieving that a carefully selected stock of
the best quality of goods and courteous
treatment of customers are two essen-
tials to business success.

ness,

Mr. Tatman is public spirited in ali
that the term implies, always holding
himself in readiness to assist, by word
and deed, in the establishment of any en-
terprise which will tend to build up and
expand the possibilities of the town in
which he lives. As evidence of this dis-
position on his part, it may be stated
that he was one of the originators and in-
corporators of the Clare Woodenware Co.,
of which enterprise he is a stockholder
and director.

 

 

Mr. Tatman was chairman of the com-
mittee which recently promulgated the
call for a meeting of retail grocers at
Clare and, by virtue of that position,
called the convention to order and pre-
sided over the initial session. When it
came time to elect officers to serve until
the Mt. Pleasant meeting his ability as a
presiding officer was so manifest that he
was elected President without any oppo-
sition. Mr. Tatman is very active in
furthering the objects of the Association
and confidently expects to see the organ-
ization expand to commanding propor-
tions.

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Dr. Pierce’s Prize Scheme a Lottery.

The Attorney-General has rendered an
opinion to the Postoftice Department in
regard to the prize books distributed by
the World’s Dispensary Medical Associa-
tion, in which he states that this is a
lottery scheme, pure and simple, and
that the mails cannot be lawfully used
for the circulation of literature relating
thereto.

The World’s Dispensary Medical Asso-
ciation is the proprietor of Dr. R. V.
Pierce’s patent medicines. The head-
quarters are at Buifalo, N. Y. It appears
that they distributed a lot of books, each
of which was numbered, and they pro-
posed to distribute $10,000 in cash to
certain holders of these books. The
holders of ten books of certain numbers
were to receive $100 each; ten others
$50 each; twenty others $25 each; one
hundred others $19 each, ete., with a
grand total of 3,140 prizes amounting to
$10,000 in cash. +

The company is cut with a printed
sheet containing « list of the numbers of
the books which have drawn prizes, and
they advise each person holding a book
corresponding to a number in the list,
to mail it under full letter postage with
the name of the sender, and a draft for
the amount of the prize would be sent
by return post.

Postmasters have been instructed that
the mails cannot be used for the circula-
tion of information in regard to this lot-
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THE MORNING MARKET.

 

Some Peculiarities of the Business---
Buyers and Sellers.

iH.

Here comes the proprietor of one of
the largest commission houses in the
city. Knowing just what he wants, and
how much his ‘‘trade” will require, and
being familiar with the course of the
market, he knows about what he must
pay to ‘“‘come out on the right side.’’
He does not buy by the bushel or bag,
but by the load. He is, therefore, a de-
sirable customer, and courted by
every seller on the market. ‘How
much for your cabbage ?”’ ‘Fifty cents
adozen.’’ ‘*Too much,” he answers la-
conically, and passes on without waiting
to hear what the owner of the cabbages
has to say. He next stops at a load of

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onions. ‘‘How much ?’’ be asks after a
cursory examination of the load. ‘One
ten,’’ is the answer. ‘All right; Vil go

you.’”’ And the bargain is soon closed.
On down the long line of wagons, pur-
chasing a load here and there, he keeps
on the ‘‘even tenor of his way,’’ until he
has secured all
business.

Here and there is already to be seen,
early as the hour is, a frugal housewife,
boarding house keeper or restaurateur,
who knows by experience that money is
to be saved by buying ‘‘on the market.’,
The former carries her basket on her
arm and from time to time deposits in it
a head of cabbage, ora quart of berries,
or a few carrots or onions, and so on un-
til she has reached the limit of her de-
sires or her pocketbook. Sometimes she
is accompanied by her husband (in which
case she carries the basket just the same)
but not often—it is much too early for
him to be out.

Here is a retail grocer from the
suburbs. His wagon is just around the
corner, and ever and anon he buys a
erate of berries, or a couple of dozen
bunches of onions, or a few bushels of
potatoes. He doesn’t need much, for
his trade is smalland he ecan’t afford to
‘‘earry stock over.’? He examines critic-
ally, buys only when the price is right,
and hurries away to meet his early morn-
ing customers, who are out, some of
them, by 6 o’clock.

The restaurateur is another kind of
a buyer. The keeper of an ordinary
eating house is, as arule, in nowise par-
ticular about the quality of his ‘‘raw
material.” He wants it cheap, for he
runs a cheap ‘‘shop’’—dirt cheap, in
fact—and he must buy cheap if he would
realize a profit; but that buyer would be
hard to suit who could not find what he
wanted on the Grand Rapids market,
and from the largest hotel in the city to
the meanest eating house, there is enough
and to spare.

The boarding house keeper is not so
particular about quality. She has a
happy knack of taking second-rate goods
and making first-rate ‘‘wittles’’ out of
them which stands her in good stead
these hard times, or, indeed, in any times.
Anyway, she always charges first-class
prices. The way she jumps onto the
poor farmer when she thinks he is over-
charging her should be a warning to the
star boarder if he is within earshot.
Perhaps it is her manifold experience of
human nature in a boarding house that
has soured her, but she has a way of
“saying things” that will set a man’s
teeth on edge as quickly as sour grapes.
Don’t be too hard on her, however, for,

he needs for the day’s

 

SEE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

in ‘‘ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain’’ the average boarder is a close
second to the Heathen Chinee. Then,
too, her life is one ‘‘demnition grind”’
from early morning till late at night, year
in and year out, with nothing to relieve
the monotony of her existence except the
semi-oceasional escape of the ‘‘star”
without paying his bill. But her
‘‘sharpness” avails her but little on the
market, for she is dealing with people
who are, as a rule, good judges of human
nature and can beat her to a standstill in

making a bargain.
That is a queer character coming this

way. Watch him fora little while. He
is just like that always, running from
wagon to wagon with that funny trot of
his. Heis always onthe run. He will
pick up a crate of fruit or an armful of
vegetables and start off on the run for
his wagon, which may three blocks
away, dump his load into the wagon, and
then off up the long line of wagons again
on the same old trot. He is what is
technically termed a ‘thuckster,’’ which,
since Ald. Shaw rendered his celebrated
definition, means a vendor of vegetables
and fruit. He isnot a very picturesque
person, He is dirty and slouchy, and
his clothes look as if they had been
made for someone else and he had got
into them by mistake. He acts like it,
too. Man, and horse, and wagon
suited to each other, and it is hard to say
which is the most ramshackly. He evi-
dently built the wagon himself, and the
horse looks as if he had been raised on
the bottle, and the bottle was too small
for him,

There is the buyer for one of the big
retail groceries. He is an extensive
buyer—buys largely and buys a good
deal of almost everything on the market.
There is not a bit of nonsense about him;
he knows his business and wastes no
time over prices; when he sees what he
wants he secures it and goes on to the
next wagon He is one of that rare class
who are good buyers. There are lots of
good salesmen, but the man who can
buy to advantage is ararity. He is also
a treasure, and is regarded accordingly.

This man coming our way is a retail
grocer from the North End. He has
something on his mind and is coming to
unload. ‘‘Hello! What are you doing
here? Getting points? Well, that
about al! any of us can do here now.
We can’t buy any more, because the peo-
ple come to the market to do their buy-
ing and don’t leave us much to do but
get a few little things which they forget
to buy for themselves. They buy just
as cheap as we can, and I don’t blame
them much for coming here to buy.
What’s the use of us buying ? Our
friends, the peddlers, can buy as close
as we can and, as they make a business
of it, they can afford to sell cheaper than
we do, so get the best of the vegetable
and fruit trade. The gardeners ought to
give us a special rate, so we could retail
at the regular market price. If they
would do that we would soon get our
trade back again, but at present we can’t
compete with the peddlers. I think a
good idea would be for our people to
make an arrangement with the gardeners
to sell the grocers at a reduction from
regular prices. There can be no ques-
tion about the willingness of the garden-
ers to do this, and the only difficulty
would be the identification of the gro-
cers. That could be obviated by the

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Retail Grocers’ Association adopting a

 

button, or some symbol by which the
| gardeners would recognize a grocer. Un-
|less this is done, or something like it,
/about all we will get from the market
will be points, and these we would get
anyway from THE TRADESMAN. Well, l
must go, but what do you think of my
idea?” Without waiting for a reply, the
aggrieved grocer hurried away and was
soon lost in the crowd that thronged the
market.

Here comes the big, jolly President of
the Retail Grocers’ Association. He has
a grip like a vise, as you discover when
you shake hands with him. You pick
up your hand when he lets go of it and
examine it carefully to see the extent of
the damage, for you must be a strong
man if he does not give you the worst
attack of the grip you ever had. Dan
doesn’t wait, however, to see what dam-
age he has done, but passes on witha
jolly word and an extremely hearty
hand-shake for every acquaintance he
meets, and in many cases he is

followed
by something a little stronger than re-
grets.

Not far behind the President comes
another member of the Association. He
is a true son of St. George, and owns to
having first seen the light of day in
“Merrie England.’’ He is dignified,
courteous and genial in’-manner, and
withal a suecessful grocer. He has a
good trade in vegetables and fruits, and
buys largely but carefully.

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There are types and types of people in
this world and they are all to be seen on
the market. Only a very few have been
mentioned, and even these must be seen
to be appreciated. DANIEL ABBOTT.
li — i lo Paneer

Valid Objections to Arbitration.

In commenting on the proposed meas-
ure of Congressman Springer to establish
a National Board of Arbitration, the New
York Sun remarks:

Like some State boards of arbitration,
this National Board would have to go
about to beg for a job of arbitration, and
it wouldn’t be likely to get many such
jobs. Whatever they may say about the
merits of arbitration, the labor agitators
never want to resort to it until the hope-
lessness of a strike has been demon-
strated. After they have caused many
acts of violence and much destruction of
property, they confess to be the friends
of peace and arbitration. Here is one
great weakness of arbitration as a rem-
edy of labor disputes. It is natural that
neither side should wish to take the
chances of arbitration in a struggle in
which it thinks itself the stronger. Fi-
nally, arbitration can hardly help being
a curtailment of rights which one party
has, or thinks he has. Why should he
submit to such a curtailment? Why
should he leave to an official body, com-
posed of men perhaps ignorant or preju-
diced and almost surely influenced by
political motives, the opportunity of de-
priving him of a portion of his rights in
a controversy which he may not have be-
gun? There is aright and a wrong in
labor controversies, as in other things,
and the reasonable arbiter of them is
economic necessity. No decision of a
board of arbitration can make an em-
ployer afford to pay more wages than he
can afford to pay or hold a workman to
taking less than the market rate for his
labor. It is a mistake to introduce sym-
pathetic and sentimental considerations
into disputes that should be settled, and
ean be settled in the long run, only ac-
cording to business principles. More-
over, the question of politics, of hunting
votes, would be an important factor in a
board of arbitration appointed by the
President. There would always be a
temptation to truckle to the employer or
employe for his vote. People would be
slow about trusting their business to
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Being desirous of retiring from active
management of the
placed the property
sale.

she has
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GRAND RAPIDS.

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

 

AROUND THE STATE.

 

MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS.
Mt. Vernon—Frank has sold
his general stock to C. H. Pike.

Ludington—Moon & Moon succeed S.
D. Moon in the grocery business.

Lake City—Dennis D. Duffy has pur-|
chased the grocery stock of J. S. Seafuse.

Lowell — L. F. Severy, hardware
dealer, is succeeded by L. F. Severy &
Son.

Britton—Osgood, Linn & Co.
Linn & Wells in undertaking
ness.

Edmvure—C. Sawdy
Sawdy in the hardware and grocery bus-

Rogers

succeed
the busi-

succeeds Curtis &

iness.
Camden—Jones & Son have purchased
the general stock of M. KE. (Mrs. W. P.)
Carmer.
Fremont—c. E. Pearson & Co.,

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dealers, bave dissolved,

general
Pearson Bros.
succeeding.

Bay City—Mansfield & Greenizan suc-
eeed Mansfield & Co. in the grocery and
meat business.

West Bay City—G. L. Wilton succeeds
G. L. Wilton & Co. and
stationery business.

Midland—The general
& Davidson wiil be
signee’s sale July 31.

Vicksburg—C. 8B. Mason succeeds C.
E. Powers in the dry goods, produce and
boot and shoe business.

Galesburg—The R. N.
stock has been seized by Henry Schroder
by virtue of his chattel mortgage.

Bay City—Carroll, Hurley & Co.
by Carroll & in

in the. book

Mack
as-

stock of

closed out at

Wilson jewelry

are
succeeded Rose the
produce and commission business.

Lowell—Archie MeMillian has sold his
grocery stock to R. Vandyke & Co., who
will continue the business at the same
location.

Harriette—Harry Harris has purchased
an interest in the handle factory of F. D.
Gaston. The uew firm will be known as
Gaston & Harris.

Grand Ledge—S. W. Kramer and A. I.
Kramer have purchased a dry goods
stock here and will continue the busi-
ness under the style of A. I. Kramer &
Co.

Fremont—Wm. W. Tanner has _ pur-
chased the interest of Juliette A. Bryant
in the furniture and undertaking stock |
of Bryant & Tanner and will continue}
the business in his own name.

Hudson—E. J. Southworth has traded
his stock of boots and shoes with F. H. |
Brown for the latter’s residence property
here. The stock inventoried $4,800 and |
the residence and lot were valued at}
$5,000, although they cost $5,700. The |
stock has been removed to the store of|
Brown & Stowell and made a department
of their business.

Somerset—Postmaster Weatherwax |
runs a grocery store here, in addition to |
taking care of Uncle Sam’s mail. Satur- |
day evening three men drove up in aj
buggy. Twoofthem got out and rat- |
tled the door, saying that they wanted to |
The post-|

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buy some bread and cheese.
master let them in, whereupon the two
men set upon him. He knocked a re-
volver from the hands of one of them,
but the other fired a number of shots, |
two of which took effect. One entered |
the fleshy part of the left leg and the!
other grazed it. The robbers then ap- |
parently became alarmed and fied in a
buggy which had been kept in waiting. |
All of the fellows were subsequently ap- |
prehended and are now in jail. i

| Hibbard,
| Chieago.
| assets $4,500.

| itors
| Rasch, August Rasch, Osear E. Rasch,

| still

‘tation of building the biggest wooden

Manistee—Gaubatz Bros. have
signed their hardware stock to Patrick |
Noud. The assignment was precipated |
by two suits instituted by creditors, one |
by the Rockwell Mfg. Co. and one by
Spencer’ Bartlett Co., of
The liabilities are $5,000 and |

Shelby ville—W. M. Briggs & Son have
traded their general stock for the eleva-
tor and grist mill of D. Db. Harris. W.
M. Briggs will give his entire attention
to the elevator and grain business and
the Junior member of the former firm—
Ear! Briggs—will take a business course
at a Grand Kapids commercial college.

 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS,
Dryden—Geo. R. Lamb & Co. continue
the milling and elevator business for-
merly conducted by Lamb & White.
Seney—Morse & Schneider, who have
conducted a general store and shingle
mill here for several years, have opened
a general store at Grand Marais, which
will be conducted under the personal
management of R. E. Schneider.
Manistee—Shingles are doing fairly,
but still there is no great life to the
trade, and pine, which have been moving
off at a fairly respectable rate, are be-
ginning to be somewhat slow. Cedars
are a little firmer, and most of the deal-
ers are asking $1.55 delivered, while
some hold out for $1.65.
Detroit—Articles of association of the
Michigan Smelting & Refining Co. have
been filed with the county clerk. The
capital steck authorized is $10,000, of
which 702 shares of $10 each, are paid
in, as follows: John Schroeder, 400;
Jacob M. Schaefer, Charles A.
Shaefer, 5; John Rehe, 2 shares.
Detroit—The United States Optical
Co. has discharged its chattel mortgage
given last March for about $20,000, and
has uttered a new one for $12,563.04 to
William C. Hegge as trustee. The cred-
are Oscar B. Marx, Frank A.

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Eugene Deimel, Stanley G Miner, Jno.
S. Rankin and Charles L. Ortman.

Bellaire—The village has entered into
a contract with Thos. Tindle & Co. to
put ina stave, heading and hoop plant
here. The contract for timber for the
buildings has been let. The building
for the hoop department is to be 150x40
feet in dimensions, the stave department
will be 35x35 and the power 30x30.
Three large steel boilers and three first-
class engines will be employed. The
plant will be second to none in the
State and will prove of vast benefit to
this village.

Bay City—After the present week it is
expected that business will be at astand-
at Capt. James Davidson’s big
wooden shipyard. Capt. Davidson says
he does not think any more boats will be
built in the immediate future at his yard,
and a large number of men will be thrown
out of work. The Davidson yard has
been one of the busiest on the lakes, and
has been turning out boats continuously
for a number of years. It has the repu-

boats on fresh water, and it has been an
industry that has consumed large quanti-
ties of both hard and soft timber.

East Tawas—The regular mill hands
here are on strike against a reduction of
25 cents per day in wages. The mills
have all shut down, pending the engage-
ment of encugh new men to operate the ;
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special police are sworn in and patrol
the Holland & Emery property, forbid-
ding any strikers from going there. The
strikers claim they will not do any vio-
lence, but want wages restored to last
year’s mrices, but Mr. Emery claims bus-
iness does not warrant it. With the
large number of men seeking employ-
ment in this section and willing to work
at about anything offered, it would seem
the height of folly for any man who has a
job to voluntarily quit it.
Saginaw—Lumbermen who send crews
into the woods this season are guarding
against troubles arising frem litigation
over alleged breach of contract. It has
been the practice for woodsmen dissatis-
fied with wages received to bring suit to
recover what they claim was stipulated
that they should receive. A number of
suits have resulted, and while the results
have been satisfactory to the defendants,
it has put them to no small inconvenience
and expense. Every man sent into the
woods this season will be required to
sign an iron-clad contract. The outlook
for both work and wages in the lumber
woods is not cheering. There will be
comparatively few men wanted, and the
wages offered is from $12 to $16 a month.
Saginaw—July is proving far from
satisfactory to the lumbermen of this
Valley. Those firms operating mills are
doing in a_ half-hearted manner.
Stocks are being piled up on the docks
and sales are Jike angel’s visits. S. W.
Tyler & Son have resumed operations
with their shingle mill, but the sawmill
of C. L. Grant &Co., which shut down
the Saturday night before July 4, has not
started, and until some lumber can be
disposed of, and moved off the dock, it
will remain idle. The Gould mill, the
Cambrey mill and the Mitchell, McClure
& Co. mill have not turned a wheel this
season, and probably will not. C. Mer-
rill & Co. have sold some lumber recently
and may start up the mill later on and
cut out the logs they have on hand,
which can be done in less than 60 days.
It is 38 years ago that this firm began
business, and for nearly 30 years of that
period it has, until the present season,
manufactured an average of over 20,000,-
000 feet of lumber every season. During
the entire period this concern has been
in business it has manufactured about
900,000,000 feet of lumber, and, counting
lumbering operations in the woods, has
probably disbursed nearly $200,000 an-
nually on labor account. The concern
has standing timber sufficient to keep
the mill running three or four years
longer. The firm is composed of T. W.
Palmer, Joseph A. and Joseph B.
Whittier. The latter is manager, and is
familiarly known as ‘‘Peter Hardluck,’’
acognomen that has attached itself to
his personality for many years, but it is
difficult to understand its application, as
he is one of the luckiest of mortals, and
the firm has been one of the most sue-
cessful on this river. Itis said that in
the entire 38 years of its corporate exist-
ence the losses, by reason of bad debts,
will not aggregate $1,000.
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Retail Price of Granulated Sugar.
The Committee on Trade Interests of
the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Asso-
ciation promulgated a new schedule on
granulated sugar July 18, as follows:

6 cents per pound.

44¢ pounds for 25 cents.
9 pounds for 50 cents.
18 pounds for $1.

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Compulsory Arbitration Contrary to
the Constitution.
From the New York Sun.

Compulsory arbitration would be an
evident curtailment of the right of free-
dom of contract. The mere passage of a
law would not be sufficient. There would
have to be a change in the Constitution.
There would then have to be a change in
the whole theory and practice of the
American Government. The principle
of individualism would be abandoned.
The Statute of Laborers would be revived
in a more obnoxious form, and it would
have become a statute of employers as
well. The pay of the workmen, even the
most trivial details of the relations be-
tween them and their employers, would
be fixed by the Government. Any con-
tract between employer and employed
would be worthless. Its terms and en-
gagements would be subject to modifica-
tion at the demand of either party; and
the ignorance of the malace or love of
notoriety of a Government Board, ap-
pointed, perhaps, for reasons solely po-
litical and subject at any rate to motives
and purposes other than a desire to do
even justice between the parties, would
have the pay of the workmen and the
business of the employer atits mercy.
Any workman might be haled before it
and forced to submit to have his wages
eut down. Any employer might be haled
before it and forced to pay wages that
would make him earry on his business at
a loss. Back of the decisions of this
Beard of compulsory arbitration would
be the same Federal foree of which the
demagogues and the Anarchists now
complain, and that force would be ex-
ercised, if necessary, not as now to se-
cure to the workman his right to work
and to the employer the right to the pos-
session and use of his own property, but
to force the workman to take lower
wages, without the remedy, however
doubtful, of strikes, or to force the em-
ployer to pay wages that he couldn’t af-
ford to pay.

The theory of trades unionists, in ad-
vocating compulsory arbitration is that,
as there are more workmen than employ-
ers, the latter will be bilked by the
boards of compulsory arbitration every
time. Like the income tax, compulsory
arbitration might mulet the well-to-do
for the benefit of the less well-to-do.
Private employers would be forced out
of business by the continual nagging and
renewed impositions of the arbitrators,
and then the experiment of the Socialists
could be tried. The Government, hav-
ing driven out private competitors, could
absorb all channels of trade, transporta-
tion and industry.

———-
Sage Advice to Young Men.

Do your duty, my boy, and let fame
take care of itself. Seek to build a char-
acter, instead of a reputation. Your
character will stand for eternity; your
reputation but for a day. And let me
confidently whisper in your left ear that
the chances are more than even, that
when you have attained to the age of,
say 50 years, and be obliged to hustle
sharply fora living, you will not have any
frisky feelings regarding fame or other
ulterior subjects. Most of us, sooner or
later, reach the point when a big silver

dollar is of more value to us than a
bushel! of fame would be.
SALEY.

Met L.
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Corporation News.

Ata recent meeting of ‘the stockhold-
ers of the American Banking and Sav-
ings Association (Detroit), it was de-
cided to change the name of the corpor-
ation to the American Savings Bank.

A Saginaw correspondent writes: The
semi-annual meeting of the James
Stewart Co., limited, was held on Mon-
day, and Mr. Stewart made such an ex-
cellent showing for the past six months’
business, considering the financial de-
pression, that the stockholders voted

‘him a handsome present as a mark of
appreciation.

 

 

 

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GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

Curtiss Bros. succeed Curtiss & West
in the cigar and tobacco business at 91
West Fulton street.

E. C. Bemis has opened a grocery store
at the corner of Hall and Lafayette
streets. The Musselman Grocer Co. fur-
nished the stock.

Simon Baker has opened a grocery
store at 166
mer location of Albert Stryker.
ney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the
stock.

oO. W. Pettit will, “shortly remove his
grocery stock from the corner of Plain-
field avenue and Quimby the
vacant store in on

East Eulton street.
a

The Grocery Market.

street to

Wellington Flats,

Sugar (Edgar)—Refined sugars remain
exceedingly firm at unchanged prices, ex-

cepting an advance of 3-16e on No. 13
and 4c on No. 14 last Monday. A large
business was transacted early in the

week, but the failure of the Conference
Committee to agree, has, naturally, tem-
porarily shut off speculative buying, as
dealers now look for a longer struggle
and a consequent postponement of the
date when the bill can go into effect. It
seems to be the consensus of opinion
that a duty on sugar is assured and the
quiet market conditions not imply
weakness; on the contrary the situation
is in some respects stronger than ever,
but there is not the same incentive to
precipitate investment. A new confer-
ence will begin with the opening of the
week and matters may so shape them-
selves as to start another buying move-
ment on very short notice. An unusually
large consumption is now rapidly de-
pleting the apparently large invisible
supply of sugar and the fruit crops al-
ready in sight insure a continuation of
heavy demand from consumers. Early
varieties of large fruits are unusually
abundant. Statistically, the situation is
improved by the reduction of the appar-
ent surplus by 125,000 tons since June
28th, the 700,000 tons surplus apparent
in original crop estimates being now cut
down to 233,000 tons. All things con-
sidered, ‘‘We think well of sugar” and
believe the carrying of liberal stocks no
more than a fair business venture.

do

Tea—The movement of the new tea
crops of China and Japan is now fairly

under way. The of
new crop arrived

steamer on May 6.

first consignment
San Franeisco by
In all eight steamers
have come to hand with teas of the crop
of 1894. The of
transit aggregate 88,000
30,000 packages excess Of the same
time last year. A cargo of new teas ar-
rived at Vancouver on the 4th for
transhipment to the East over the Can-
adian Pacific. In addition to the large
quantity of teas coming into the United
States by steamer, a big ship left Yoko-
hama June 17 for Tacoma with 3,089
tons of tea in transit overland. Other
sail vessels are to follow in this trade.

in

imports new teas in

packages, or

in

Tomatoes—Judging from reports
received from different parts of the
country, the coming pack of toma-

toes will not be as large as was antici-
pated. Anyone who can buy at the low
prices which have been named the past
few months will certainly pass a good
trade if he refuses to avail himself of
the opportunity.

Ellsworth avenue, the for- |
The Ol- |

 

THE MICHIGAN

Cheese—While the production has been
been fully up to the average for the sea-
son, an active speculative and export de-
mand has held up prices and they are at
present 3g to 4c higher than a year ago,
with an advancing tendency.

Oranges—Nothing is offered in this
market except some 200 size Rodi fruit,
which dealers repert meet with slow sale,
due to high price and attention given
home grown fruits.

Peanuts—Thers is no material change
from the prices quoted in our last issue,
but the market is firm and it is not at all
unlikely that another advance will be
made by the cleaners.

Bananas—Just enough in the hands of
our wholesalers to supply all demands
on them and keep the ripe fruit well
closed up. Shipments from now on will,
doubtless, be regular, although the out-
side demand will be somewhat cut off by
the use of domestic fruits, which will
have a tendency to the price
somewhat.

reduce

-_ 2 —

Gripsack Brigade.

Wm. Connor (Michael Kolb & Son)
will be at Sweet’s Hotel again Thursday
and Friday, Aug. 2 and 8.

Arthur Fowle (Ball-Barnhart-Putman
Co.) is beside himself with joy over the
advent of an heir of the male persuasion,
who put in an appearance Monday.

Chas. S. Robinson (Grand Rapids Pack-
ing & Provision Co.) has gone to Denver
to attend the convention of the Shriners.
His trade will be covered in the mean-
time by Will P. Granger.

The Lansing Pants & Overall Co. em-
ploys three salesmen and
two salaried representatives, the latter
being R. G. Donovan, who travels in
Ohio, and N. B. Voorhees, who covers the
trade of Northern Michigan.

E. Kuyers and ‘‘Dave’’ Hoogerhyde
(P. Steketee & Sons) have completed
their fortnight’s vacation and resumed
their calls on the trade. During the ab-
sence of City Salesman Michmershuizen
annual vacation, Mr. Hooger-
hyde is covering the city trade.

Two drummers were telling fish stories
and, after listening to a few whoppers,

commission

on his

one of them said: ‘You make me
weary! Big fish! Great Scott! Yours

were only minnows alongside of the one
leaught. I don’t know how big he was,
but it’s a fact that he had gallons in-
stead of gills, and he was covered with
hay scales, by Jove!”

‘ldo not blame a traveling man for
tossing his heels in the air when he steps
up to the captain’s office to settle,’
writes a of the Hotel
World, *‘and beholds a theatrical gentle-
man paying about half price for the
same, and may be a little better, aeccom-
modations been accorded to
him. An actor eats as much, lays as
heavily on a bed, subjects the linen to
the same amount of wear and tear,
makes the gas meter chase itself with
the same vehemence and occasions the
same vigilance over the female help as
does a drummer, and why he should be
favored with a lower rate than the other
is something I cannot understand.”

To be a successful salesman one must
be sanguine; to be a safe salesman one
must be cautious; to be a _ profitable
salesman, one must be both sanguine
and cautious. Now these are antago-
nistie qualities and not usually so blended
in one person that he may be able to ex-
ercise either or both as circumstances

>

correspondent

than has

 

‘TRADESMAN.

require; however, there are many profit-
able and expert salesmen, and when a

concern finds one of them let him be re-|

tained, even if he appreciates the value
of his services by demanding that they
shall be well paid for. Of course, no
one balanced exactly, or is proof
against mistakes, but the salesman who
has fair ability, and cares less for his
own glory than for his empioyer’s inter-
ests, will ultimately find a high level in
the latter’s confidence.

is

 

ee
The Wheat Market,
the past week the

market has, in common parlance,
another low mark record. It has drop-
ped 2 cents and touched 51%e for No

red wheat in Detroit, and weak at
that. There is no use in theorizing about
the various causes which brought about
this state of affairs. The cold fact
remains, that wheat is a drug at present
and that prices are still drooping. How
long this state of affairs will keep on and
where the bottom is no one at present
can say. Harvest is over and threshing
is progressing. Reports thus far indicate
the yield to be between twenty and
twenty-five bushels peracre. Lateron we
will probably hear of larger yields,
we write of what is reported at present.
While we hear of fine quality we must
confess that what we have seen is only
average. Probably the farmers are stor-
ing up the finer grades. Corn and
have followed the decline in wheat, and
rye has dropped to 40c and no sale at
that, as the distillers will not purchase
until the tariff question settled.
Taking all things into consideration the
outlook for higher prices in all cereals
Re-
week have been:

wheat
made

During

is

but

oats

is

is very dubious in the near future,
ceipts for the past
wheat, eighty-five cars; corn, eleven
cars; oats, three cars. It looks as
though there will be an increase in the
visible this week, as our exports have
been only 1,872,000 bushels, against
2,377,000 last week and 5,027,000 the
corresponding week last year, while re-
ceipts the past week have been quite
large in several places, notably at St.
Louis and Kansas City.
Cc. &.
— i lo
Merged into a Stock Company.
Jacob Jesson & Co., druggists at Mus-
kegon, have merged their business intoa
stock company under the style of the
Jacob Jesson Co. The corporation has
a capital stock of $10,000, all of which is
subscribed, on which 60 per cent. has
been paid in. Theincorporators and the
amount of stock held by each are as fol-
lows:

A. Voler.

 

secon Jes trates 5. $3,000
aacoD JCGSOR.....-..... ee 250
E. M, Jesson 3,09"
O. C. Williams. ._ 2.
E. H Williams 3,080
d. M. COON. .......54. eee hee ee 330

The directors are the same as the offi-
cers, which are as follows:

President—O. C. Williams.

Vice President—J. M. Cook.

Secretary and Treasurer—Jacob Jes-
son.

—_— + <>
The Drug Market.

Opium is dull and lower.

Morphia is as yet unchanged.

Quinine is steady.

Cocoaine has been advanced
ounce.

On account of the advance in alcohol,

25¢e per

all aleoholic preparations, such as ether, |

Hotfman’s anodyn, spirits of nitre, etc., |

have been ac vanced.
Dermatol has declined 8c per ounce.

 

5

Only Twenty-five Dollars.

If you are thinking of purchasing a
cash register, send to G. Gringhuis, 403
West Bridge St., Grand Rapids, for a
Rhodes’ register on ten days’ trial before
purchasing elsewhere. It the most
complete cheap cash register in the
market. It will record three or more
lines or departments and each salesman’s
sales, which cannot be done onany other
register.

1s

_ ——_ <i oe

J. M. Earle, the Belding clothier, was in
town last Thursday. Mr. Earle spends
about half his time at Lansing nowa-
days, attending to the management of the
Lansing Pants & Overall Co., of which
he is President.

FOR SALE, ‘WANTED, ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and
one centa word for each snbseqnent insertion.
No advertisements taken for less than 2h cents.
Advance payment.

BUSINESS CHANCES
rr SALE—A FINE CONFECTIONERY

- store in Traverse City. the queen city of
the North. Best location intown. Will invoice
about $1,800. Terms, one-half cash, balance on
time with approved notes Address No 567,
eare Michigan Tracesman * 67

ILt. PAY SPOT CASH FOR

stock of merchandise. J. H.
Petoskey, Mich.

PHARMACIST. REGISTERED,

thirty-four years’ practical experience in
all kinds of pharmaceutical and mercantile
works, wishes a situation of responsibility as
clerk or manager. Has been in busines s for
vears for himself. Address ‘‘Pharmacist,” care
Michigan Tradesman. 56

_ HAVE 100 BUSINESS CHANCES

Send stamp for our list. We can find you
a buyerif you want to sell. Mutual Business
Exchange, Bay City, Mich

F65

N=SRL LY NEW BAR-LOCK TYPEWRI’ TER
for sale at a great reduction from cost-
Reason for selling, we desire another pattern of
same make of machine, which we consider the
best on the market. Tradesman Company, 100

Louis St., Grand Rapids. 584

Gyaeat OFFER—FINE STOCK . OF
M paper, paints, varnishes, picture
and room mouldings for sale. Reason for sell
ing, death of proprietor. Good paying business
in a very desirable location. All new stock, in
voicing from $2,570 to $3 Oo, Address Mrs.
Theresa Schwind. Grand Rapti ds "61

FoR, SALE—ON ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH
of my husband I offer for sale clean stock
general merchandise inventorying 36.000.
sell cheap for part eash and good security.
rent buliding. Address No. 582, care
Tradesman. 562
"BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR SALE OR EX.
change for farm or city property in or near
Grand Rapids, the Harris mill prope tty situated
in Paris, Mecosta, Co., Michigan. on the G. R. &
I. Railroad. consisting of saw and planing mills,
sto-e and 39 acres of land. a good water power,
22 foot fall, side track into mill, plenty of bard
wood timber. This is a good chance for anyone
wishing to engage in any kind of mill business.
For further particulars address B. W. Barnard,
35 Allen street, Grand Rapids. Mich 559
ING FACTORY W ANTED—A A PARTY
ith some capital and who understands the
business, to build and operate a canning factory
at Grant, Newaygo Co., Mich For particulars
write to H. C. Hemingsen, Village Clerk, Grant,
Mich. 553
Fo’ “SALE—A WELL EQUIPPED MACHINE
shop in Detroit, Michigan. Good tools,
suitable for building or repairing heavy or light
machinery. Good business location and low
rent. Suitable terms to responsible parties. Par
ticulars from Charles Steel, Administrator, box
46, Wyandotte. Michigan. 647
OR 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 RENT—THE STORK 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
=—“<> 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

PECK’S HEADACHE

POWDERS
Pay the best profit. Or

WCRL’S FAR SWVEIR TQS

ONLY A FEW LEFT.

Original set of four “ MN

GENERAL
Levinson,

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25¢

Complete setoften - <- - - = soc

Order quick or lose the opportunity of
a lifetime to secure these souvenirs at a
nominal figure. They will be worth ten
times present cost within five years.
Tradesman Company,
GRAND RAPIDS.

 

  

Flirting By Clerks.
From the Dry Goods Reporter.

This is probably a queer subject to
mention, but it may be a serious thing
in some cases. A great many clerks
have a tendency to mash every fair
customer who comes into the store.

Now a young man who is passably
good looking and dresses well is likely
to have an exalted opinion of his mash-
ing powers which the ladies do not
entertain. He prides himself on how
many conquests he can make ina day
and how many mashes he can make.

All this may be very nice for him, but
it is frequently very disagreeable for the
customer.

Some young ladies haven’t any objec-
tion to flirting and rather like it. But the
flirting clerk doesn’t confine himself to
young ladies, but he tries to flirt with
every good looking lady, whether she
young or not, married or not.

Now sometimes he goes too far and the

is

customer reports him. He is ealled
up to the office and lectured a little, but
he is back at his old trieks again in a

few days.

It would bea good plan to discharge
him on the second complaint and it
would be a lesson he would not forget.

 

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If you don’t want to land

don’t quarrel over dirt.

LRADERS

inthe diteh

 

 

Just What You Want to Put Life
into Your Trade.

Ladies’ Genuine Dongola Button, Pat.
Leather Tip, Bult.,C, Dand KE... $1 40

Ladies’ Genuine Dongole Button, Pat.
Leather Tip, Butt., B,C, D and E 1 69

Ladies’ Genuine Dongola Button. Com
mon Sense, Butt., B.C, Dand E...... 1 60

r

Terms on the above 30 days net.
Rubbers.
> To get the present dis-
Remember count, orders must be put
in time enough to allow for the goods being

made up and shipped before October 1st. Or
ders delayed until the last minute cannot be

 

filled. Therefore send me your orders now, and
don’t ‘get left.’
Don’t be Afraid of Liberal Orders.
AGENTS FOR
Woonsocket, Wales-Goodyear,
American, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Imperials,
Marvels.

 

This Style Wos. Queen 28¢ net
mon Pe eee 22c net |
Write for net prices on Job Lot Rubbers.

 

 

G.R MAYHEW, Grand Rapids.

THE

Dry Goods Price Current.

 

UNBLEACHED COTTONS.

   

 
  
 

 

 

 

 

 

       

  

es... 7 ‘* Arrow Brand 4%
as. 5%} ‘“* World Wide. 6
Atlanta aA...... 6 | es ene 4%
Aces 4... 6%|Full Yard Wide..... 6%
- -. 6%|Georgia A... --- or
” Pe 5 |Honest Width...... 6
' - 5S Paces ......... 5
' a. 4%|Indian Head........ 8%

Amory.... - 6%) King A A hed Seed o

Archery Bunting... _o oo

Beaver Dam A A. 4%4| Lawrence Ce

Blackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth 0%

Black Crow... _s _|Newmarket AP oes es 5%

Black Rock - 5 | B 5

me ok 7 - a... 6%

Capital a ' 5M ' D -- Of

Cavanat V. _ 2... 6%

a cheese el. 3% Noibe R. 5

Clifton C R.. ~-. SI OUF Level Best. is

Comet.... ee

Dwight Star. a. 6% Pequot oo 7

Cilften CCC........ S&Soter...... i.

|Top of the Heap ue
BLEACHED COTTONS.

ABC -...... 84/Geco. Washington... 8

Ameason.... ........8 iom Mille... 7

Sree... - «5.4. 6 \Gold eee......-.- 7%

Art Camoric........ 16 |Green_ Ticket. - Bg

Blackstone AA..... 74) Great Palls.......... 6%

pone Ber... ...5.,. . oe................ ve

Boston .... oor lust "a 4%@ 5

Cabot. ... on 6% |King | _—, ia 7%

Cabot, &... . 6%) ey 1%

Charter Oak 5%|Lonsdale Cambric. .16

Conway W 74|Lonsdale.. @ 8

Cleveland ..... 6 |Middlesex.... .. 5

Dwight Anchor. S me Meue............ 7

“shorts 8 lOak View .-

Edwards. . .-. 6 Our Own. oo

fee... - en se ee 7 |Pride of the West...12
or 744/Rosalind...... i

Fruit of the Loom 8 Sumi. ...........- 4%

Fitehville ce 7 |Utl tica Mills... .. 8%

First Prize... D  aeaetaee a

Fr ult of the Loom %. é Palvinye oo 8%

Fairmount a. 454) Whi te “Horse oo

Pull Value.......... 6a) 8%

HALF ——— aa
Cabot. ' ee Anchor. 8
Farwel!.... *|
CANTON FLANNEL.
Unbleac - gr aga

Housewife A. 5% Housewife <Q... 61g

B 5% en 7
' = 6 o a 7%
“ D. 6% ts Tv 8%
- E.. a ia eke c ee 91g
- y ... Th as - 10
' . 7% ' 7... 1034
, aa 7% - Bisceees 11%
“ :.. 3% r z... 12
ss . 8% - r...... 13%
“ =. 9%
. ._. .
ics i ..10%
” n.. it
- er 21
r..... 14%

CARPET WARP.

Peerless, white.. ...17 |Integrity colured...18
_ colored....19 |W hite —..... 17

Inteerity.......... 16%! ** colored .19

DRESS GOODS.

Hamilton _ ae Nameless eee a ca 20
“ on
ge 10% - - 27%

G G@ Cashmere. -20 * |

Nemeices -...... -16 | . - 82%
| 1S | ne ' 35

COBSETS,

Coraline. .. 89 S eivontertal _ 50

Schilling’s. nonce © Onion... . a.

Davis Waists ..... 9 00|Bortree’s ; . 900

Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ Ss 00

CORSET JEANS.

Armory . ' oe. 7%

Androscoggin ...... 74 71g|Rockport...... . .... 6%

Biddeford....... . .ooeeee. 7%

Brunswick - 6%|Walworth ..... a. OF

PRINTS.
Allen turkey reds.. an fancies.... 5%
robes. . 5%|Clyde Robes........

- ae & purple 5% Charter Oak fancies 4
” mee ........ 5% |DelMarine cashm’s. 5%
= pink checks. 5%) - mourn’g 5%
= Staples ...... 5 |Bddystone fancy... 5%
- ae 33 chocolat 5%

American fancy.. . 5x . rober.... 5%

Americanindigo .. 4%/ - sateens.. 5%

American canennes. Bx Hamilton o—- . 5%

Argentine Grays.. Paes ions

Anchor ee. " ‘ Manchester anc 5%

Arnold . — new oa. 5%

Arnold Merino . 6 |Merrimack D fancy. 5%

“long cloth B. 9 |Merrim’ckshirtings. 4
“ss ss “i C. 7% ——— - 8%
‘* Century cloth 7 Pacific —- -- 5%
gold seal.....10% eee ow 6
‘* green seal TR10% cae robes... 6%
yellow seal..10% Simpson mourning. 5%
- oee........; 11 : oe... ...- 5%
“ 6Turke 7 red. .10% _ solid black. 5X
Ballon solid black. . Washington indigo. 6%
‘s colors. ‘* Turkey robes.. 4
Bengal blue, green, ‘* India robes.... 7%
and orange... 6 . plain Tky < % 3”
Berlin solids. . ~ : 0
of] biue...... 6 * Ottoman Tar.
” . a... © keyred .
‘“ FPoulards ... 5%/Martha Washington
‘red %& 7 Turkey red %..... 1%
6 2... Martha Washington
" » s4...... hacen eg ceveus 9%
- “* 8-4XXXX 12 [Riverpoint robes.... 5%
Cocheco fancy. _o Windsor fancy .. 6%
madders.. : gold tHeket
sa XX twills.. indigo blue. ..10%
_ oo... 5 uaermony......... - 4%
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag AC A inn Oe Bike. ee cess -
Hamilton = Pemberton AAS...
B......., 3 a ..10%
- sagingapaas m | swift River.. eae 7
ae ........ ... 8 eee ieee.
Dire Priee.......... 10 0%) Werren......
Lenox Mills ........18 |Conostoga
corrox DRILL.

Atlanta, D 6%|Stark A

—........ - 64INo Name........ - 7%

Cte Ko 7 Peepot Beep........ 9

 

 

MICHIGAN ‘TRADESMAN.

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DEMINS.
Amoskeag...... ...12 {Columbian brown. .12
eg 9oz.....14 |Everett, blue........12%
_ brown .16 . brown. ....12%
See... 11% Haymaker a ioe. T%
Beaver Creek ae -10 brown... 7%
ee... © eeerey.............; 114
. YO Lancaster pee ae cts
Boston Mfg Co. br.. 7 Lawrence, 90z...... ‘ae
blue 8% - No. ....18
‘' deétwist 10% = No. 250....11%
Columbian XXX br.10 . No, 280....10%
XXX bl.19
GINGHAMB.
Aes ...... .... Lancaster, staple... 5
. Persian dress os ancies . 7
. Canton .. 7 ' Normandie 7
. _...... &%/Lancashire.......... 6
e Teazle...10%|/Manchester......... 5%
e Angola..10%|Monogram.......... $%
. Persian.. 7 |Normandie..... 7
Arlington staple.... 6%/Persian............. 7
Arasapha fancy.... 4% | Renfrew Dress...... Th
Bates Warwick dres 74%/Rosemont........... 6%
errr 6 (Siatersville ......... 6
Centennial. ' — oo” 7
Criterion .... 10%|'Tacom . TH
Cumberland staple. 5%4| Toil ,~ Nord.. - 8&
Cuber ...... § (Wabeee............. o
eee 4 ™ een. un
Elfin. . veee Cool Warwick... oe
Everett classics +. Whittenden. ea $
Exposition ..... 4 ' heather dr. 1%
cerceeeeee..........., GME ' indigo blue 9
ee... 6%|Wamsutta staples. .. ~p
Glenwood...... .— Westbrook eS
OO EE 10
Jobnson Vhalon cl 4%|Windermeer....
' indigo blue 9%| York 8 * Ox
° zephyrs....16
GRAIN BAGS.
Amoskeag......... is eereme... ........388
a. 17 ee
Berens ....., os 13 /
THREADS,
Ciark’s Mile End....46 (Barbour's..... .....%
A a i ieee... ...... 90
Pe one............ 9

 

KNITTING COTTON.

White. Colored. White. Colored
5. .; N

   

 

No. -— me ...... 37 42
. .... =i Ue 43
40 . 39 44
" ©... 41 Be nce 45
CAMBRICS.
—.........-....., “4 (Bewerds...........
White Star... 4 |Lockwood..
Kid Glove . . © reeee........... 4@
Newmarket......... 4 |Brunswick 4
RED FLANNEL,
a sy. - _~ Led eees tue 2%
CreeGdmore..........2751F oo
Tee Ba e.---,.... 30 Jd R F, XXX. a ae 35
Nameless...........27% Buckeye.. -B2%
MIXED FLANNEL,
Red & Blue, apni -40 core e wW......... 17%
a 22 ce = . ---18%
Windeor...... a ie 18%
6 oz Western........ 2 (flushing Xxx... .. 23%
Union B .+++-+-22%| Manitoba -. «28%
DOMET FLANNEL.
Nameless . _a 9 —-— © Oe
8%@10 ' i 12%

CANVASS AND PADDING.

 

Slate. Brown. Black.|/Slate Brown. Black.
9% 9% 9%|10% 10% 10%
10% We 10%4|11% 11% 11K
11% 11% 114%)}12 12 12

12% 12% — 20 20

Severen, 8 oz..... 946 TWest Point, 8 oz....10%
Mayland, Seo -.10% 10 oz ---12%
Greenwood, 7% oz.. 9% Raven, 1002 a 13%
Greenwood, 8 oz.. :.11%/8 os
Boston, 8 oz..... - 10%] ll on........ 12%

WADDINGS.

White, dos -- 2% |Per bale, 40 dos ...88 50
Catered, Gos........39 Mere “ ....... 7 50
SILESIAS.

Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket..........10%

ed Cross.... 9 |Dundie ae
. es 10%| Bedford... . 1045
. — BA..... a a City -. 10%
a. : ee 10%
G..
SEWING SILK.
Corticelli, doz....... 8 {Corticelli knitting,

twist, doz. .40
50 — doz. .40
OK8 AND BYES—PER GRO:
No 2 BIk ¢ & White.. = No oe & ‘White, 15
20

per %os ball. .....30

 

 

 

 

 

bd ; ' ..12 "2 ' "125
PINS.

No 2—20,M C....... 50 _ 4—15 J 3%...... 40

r B-35,0 4 .-:.--.2 45
COTTON TAPE.

No 2 White & BI’k..12 |No 8 White & Bl’k..20
-. - ——- tc = . --28
“= 6 " ——it" ' - 26

SAFETY PINE.

—————— = ee ......... oe

NEEDLES—PER

A. James Peieeeuee ss 1 40 Steamboat ee af
Ceewers e...:... .... 1 3\Gold Eyed.......... 150
Merehairs..........- 1 Gj American.......... -1 00

TABLE OIL CLOTH.
5—4....175 64... 5—4....165 6—4...2 30
COTTONT WINES.

Cotton Sail Twine..28 |Nashua. ' -_
Crown . + sce Rising Star 4- ply...
ie ee 3-ply.. oe
ee... 16 |North Star.

Bristol . ..13 |Wool Standard 4 viv
ee Valley. . i Powhattan .........

‘PLAID OSNABURGS

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ae quite ona ed in main- As t oo fs nega RRS Blind, —-- | oe Cay a & — :
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manufac nd criticis hat much i urers of fore point ing. Ordinary T foc ene wits aan Yeeros ~ RS. car
ai turers i sm dir of th ng machi engines ed out ackle 7 nae gaesteeauney 70&10 Mason’ epiaba oes
nse pro sis so di ected avai ® | ho chiner s, tools , manu- Gr , list April ee nian 70 | lack 8 Solid Cast St aoe a
between per distincti rected sim a e pe ever to fh furniture, wood-work aes CRADLE — la — ast Sie! eh ae “dix. =
en ma tions simply ombi e al 3, et Se ay 64 | Gate, C ‘ast Steel Hi . dis. 2
and nufaec S are be- inati ryle te c., € Cas tee 1&10 | State lark’ tee! 8. 40&1
mono turers not fac ion, bu > form annot t Steel oR l Screw H. 8, 1, 2,3 HINGES. Hand B00 list 60
other polies Ss, on th made turers at the an eff a: var cas OW BAR [ crew Hook anc bl lt .30¢ 40¢ 60
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ct wi sts, e and trusts s citizens st, as rete a . | aecaee aaa ae Becta
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ti : urers i » to the o be ¢ for m that are 0 et ve csteeeeneeaneetatene ts a , heer i
pes a if they — in their Honey ei ens formed. | Rt es: rreaevees perm 5 Strap and T i ceeveeee esas core Ol 3%
ists en sist cc ni disti me s al te BTBIDORS Fu ‘ 80 on
‘able f — eee pahingie a eying 2 intend Central Fire. CARTRIDGES, 7 3 aru Door Kiaaer weet 3 74
» fact tl ation sand mo S" | oth 0 insis ose tween i 60 | Kid pion aan ta a deg.
which rat in li to the i nop- ers shal sist that legi se of mo Sock oe der, w anti-frict g. Co Wo ‘38
i +h com | ines of indis 1 do tk egislat nopo- | 8° et Rirm tn CC > ood track ‘jan. ‘ood t at &
is on th petition i manuf — le sam ors and Socket Freming ise ee = = oubpatesiay dis.
co e ave 1 is ope acture i e. all Socket Co: — ape Os 2 HOLLOW ao oe sO
onthe average no mors enutactare in] ASH 0 ____ ean Sron egg an Toit vine
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vested inter 1e by ers | E re is on Star yed H Whi Whi ee ai Bulg aoa i shee '
dat ruli est or y them ingland es & @ . ere. ch Sa 8. Se a re oon new li
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ablisl 6 are : dor i fol ntine many stom i nished a ‘ — 2
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say t tter tha Mtted b ng es- this co e merch e, with could | Bot Rolled, EEG, 14KS6, 14200... per pi tule and BVELS. aoaioang
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r, ther here i ' Ido y, | 800ds orei said B sede M a 36 antilla PO cong i” 10
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well as the an they seasons, d es- buyer ha a certain hat it is ie he Sa mee ace, era pound ase Ane a ae 2 — 10 to 1 SHEET IR . wt &10
But y ought ought t ’ o not establis ppens t sum is a n ing : y C ‘per pound....... . © Nos. 15 to 4... ees 60
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t pat t S grow i Sts, ete o th e pri im he is. a, os. 0 All on 2 60
put to th he expens inordi » ote., ane a price of is poli : er sm sect ie “die 75 | Wide sheets N ata - 355 2 70
e fi pen in e e th tel ve al PA : 1 n oO.
facturer prejudice ois of the ately, all the ne8 This _—_ bs article 2 s’, 1, 818: 1, 2 eae ee eves dia ~~ “ ot less No. 18) and igh tei 65 2 80
8 20 a pe in the er system i nthe fi s | Di 7a ' i st ac 0 ext noe 20
class » who legit ople the Uni me em is 1e fi sston’ Se ct. 19, ° SA xtra , ove 3
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S grossly i in annies hi price i . shments elle lean vee eee, : “- 25 ’ ite HCO .
class ssly u g are|W higt ce is i nts | H ee dis, “ Dra - BD. 1
ss a bui nfair i . ould b 1er th s invari Kah 60&1 mi Ww ae 18. ar
furni uilde for | for thi e sold an t iably nt teeteataness 60k 0-10 : a. eit
iture wi r of st insta this is for spo he sa a few siege 6 10-10 . nae ae list
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petiti l i : by it th Whe nse S oor, vel Co,’ ¢ ‘a Spe teel per tor
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sively wi and it can cng a the — are the west aicud noes on eee teres i 50 Cale — ton and X Cuts, ae 20
furni shown t , [think n and|&s , and ught i ices 0 ed to Draw porcelsi ; Plated in .: i 1S oot.. nd El vuts, pe ook... 70
iture hat pri ik, ve »stablish dther into r ea la iS ak oo plated trimmin a es teel, G i ectric "tooth 50
low > are, l rices of \ coneia- (2 shment unnin equisiti paid Miuiice dance ae Oneida Conus “TRAPS. ax
as the , upon th engi : e are t wherei g expens ion fo Russel _- = eoneeeees 55 | Onei Community.’ APS.
vy O ea : nes tha bas i ‘rein nses rim 1&I oO So EN 55 | M da C unity, Newho *- ‘
and hundred ught to be oa pealage a or thr ee | trade of the oe Wheele tae Cac ane cet eeeeecees 55 aaa —" i “die. rr
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class it be ines of east, | f0 pods on yuses in rgest a | err Beceeseeeeeecceeeess . | se — =
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trusts is tru ove wa order | ¥50l se port Itself “ 3 Co's... dis. ane net
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also s eda / m stro gro hat oe ge. Cos Mailes area _
so somethi re manuf embers rong men.”’ cery st work nterpri , Perry & Cl aie: dis. aa
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in : of eir ac- H’m! wagon.’ greates of eel n ic. Aaa MN g| Birac adle.. rou * 90
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sila: dis utnctavers ne Same ther D. B. Steel... = eels uence re Clineh:10. vvicswessussneventinicoes 5 Hallett’s. ee ¥ ieee of
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on. Thei upon ever ‘tions, and d siete ae t 30 00 Sandueky 00 , fancy . 8. a = . hiss nen .-. 87 50
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1894.

 

MOB RULE AND MILITARY FORCE.
Macaulay, in one of his celebrated es-
says, volunteered the prophecy that in

 

some great social and political upheaval
the American republic would either lose
its civilization through the overwhelm-
ing violence of mob rule, or it would
lose its liberties through the exercise of
the national force and power required to
put down popular violence and to main-
tain public order.
outbreak
Lord

by rail-
Macaulay’s
and

The recent serious
way employes breught
expression into public prominence,
by Senator Gordon in his
United
oceasion of

it was quoted

eloquent speech in the States

Senate on the his masterly
defense of the Government against Debs-
ism and anarchy.

The situation was one to call

up the

menacing visions suggested by such a

prophecy, but it should be remembered
that a very small percentage of the peo-
ple of the United States was engaged in
the
vention of the strong arm of the Govern-
ment. There are about 65,000,000 people
in the United States. Of these 13,500,000
are men of military age. There are in the
United Statrs 650,000
ployed for purposes in
railways.

movement that demanded the inter-

avout men em-
operating
Possibly 10 per cent. of these
were engaged in the strike, not in Chi-
eago alone, but in all the States where
he railways were involved in the strike.
That estimate the railway
strikers at 65,000 able-bodied men, doubt-
less an but it will
answer for the purposes of these obser-
vations.

The United States army is nominaily
20,000 strong, but it could not bring into
the field more than 17,000 or 18,000 men.
So small a force would have but a poor
show in suppressing the violence of 65,-
000 men who might be well armed and
organized; but, in the first place, it is
fair to believe that a very large majority
of the 65,000 strikers took no part in the
riots.

all

would put

excessive estimate,

Moreover, rioters are necessarily
poorly armed; they operate as mobs
without organization, and they com-
monly have no capable leadership. A

mob, no matter how big, cannot, for the | 101,000.

 

force of disciplined troops. The few
persons killed at Chicago by the troops
show how forbearing were the latter,
and how loath they were to kill. If the
troops had fired close volleys, and had
opened with their Gatlings and Hotchkiss
guns, they could have produced a
slaughter which would have destroyed
the power of amob vastly greater than
anything they were called on to encoun-
ter.

To come back to the point from which
the digression was made concerning the

troops, it is of importance to see how)
of the able-bodied men |

small a portion
of the country were involved in the
strike, even if the entire 500,000 or 600,-
000 of the railway men supposed to be in
the United States had taken, part; even

then their numbers would be but a small |

proportion of the men of the country.
But it must not for a moment be
posed that if there were a_ universal
strike of railway men in the Union they
would all take up arms to violate the laws
and engage in riotous conduct. Not
more than 10 per cent. of them could be
supposed to entertain views that would
lead them to such a course, and they
would form but a small part of the able-
bodied male population.

Obviously there need be no fear that
the United States army can do much to-
ward subverting the liberties of the peo-
ple of this republic. It is but a handful.
it is nothing more than a military con-
stabulary to be used on occasion in en-
forcing the mandates of the Federal
courts and to protect public property. In
case of invasion by foreign enemies, the
army would only be a nucleus for a de-
fensive foree. The vast business of pre-
serving public order and of protecting
life and property, must be intrusted to
the militia of the several States. There
are 13,000,000 of them when needed; but
it would take a long time to get them
into the field. Itis plain thatif, in any
public disorder, the militia should sym-
pathize with the rioters, the latter would
have their way. No law can be en-
forced if the great vody of the people
oppose it. Thatis just what happened
in the sectional war between the States.
All the able-bodied men in the South rose
up to annul and resist the operation of the
Federal laws in those States. They
were opposed by the masses of the able-
bodied men in the Northern States, and
the warfare was one of gigantic propor-
tions. The Federal regular army in the
civil war had but a small part in the
proceedings.

There is, then, no danger that any
mob rule ean destroy the civilization of
this country, unless the great body of
the population is in sympathy with the
mob. On the other hand, it will always
be crushed out if the peorple are on the
side of law and order.

RAILWAYS IN THE PANIC PERIOD.

The year 1893 and the first half of
1894 have been a hard time for railroads.
Many of the most important lines have
been driven into bankruptcy, and with-
out doubt this fate awaits many more of
them.

According to figures presented by the
Railway Age for July 13, during the
past six months receivers have been ap-
pointed fer 23 companies, owning 2,988
miles of road and representing bonded
debt and capital stock aggregating $260,-
Adding these figures to those

sup-|

| found that in the last eighteen months
ninety-seven railway companies, owning
| nearly 32,000 miles of road and repre-
‘senting more than $2,000,000,000 in
|bonds and stock, have defaulted and
| been placed in the hands of receivers.
If to these figures is added a statement of
| the number of roads which were under
| receivers at the end of 1893 it will ap-
pear that the courts are now operating
152 railway companies with over 43,000
| miles of lines, and representing capital
| to the amount of almost $2,500,000,000.

| This means that the enormous invest-
ments so represented have, so far from
| paying profits, not even been paying in-
terest on bonds or expenses of operation
| and maintenance. This ought to be
pleasing news to those who are so embit-
tered against the railways as to desire to
see them all destroyed or disabled.

But railways, because they are depen-
| dent on every other sort of industry, be-
‘come the gauze of the business of the
country. They haul the crops to market
| and distribute through the country the
| products of all labor, the raw material
| for manufacturing, the manufactured ar-
| ticles themselves and the supplies con-
; sumed by the population, as well as the
| travelers. In a hard time like that
| which has resuited from the financial
|and industrial convulsions of 1893 and
| the terrible strikes of 1894 the railroads
| have suffered enormously. Many indus-
‘tries were stopped and there were
neither raw material nor manufactured
articles to be hauled. People only
bought what they were forced to have
and no more. People traveled only as
they were compelled, and as a conse-
quence the traffic of the railways fell off
to a degree that has hurried many com-
panies into bankruptcy. The difference
between the business of 65,000,000 of
people when they are fairly prosperous
and their business when they are living
in enforced economy, is gauged by the
bankruptcy of so many railroads.

The receiverships for the ten years
ending with the close of 1893 show a
total of 309 roads, with a mileage of 74,-
312, owing a stock and bond debt of
$3,875,581,000, or nearly four thousand
million dollars. Of this one-third of the
trouble must be credited to the year
1893. Butas the railways are a guage
of the aggregate ofall other business, it
must be understood that their misfor-
tunes stand for a general loss in com-
merce and industries of a sum that is so
vast as to be almost fabulous in extent,
and a distress incalculable in amount.

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THE GOLD MOVEMENT.

The outflow of gold from the United
States this season has risen to large pro-
portions, although the unsettled state of
the tariff question has kept down impor-
tations of foreign goods,

In 1893 there was a large exportation
of the yellow metal because of the finan-
cial panic and the industrial depression.
In bad times creditors want their money.
In good times they keep their money in-
vested so that they can draw interest on it.
Political economists see in the pres-
ent movement the bad impression pro-
duced by the Coxey army demonstra-
tions, the coal strike and the railway
strike. Atany rate, the gold outflow for
this season has nearly reached last year’s
figures.

From Jan. 1 to the present time the

 

reasons mentioned, stand against a smali | which made the record for 1893 it will be to $61,000,000 in round amount, while in

 

net exports of the metal have amounted !

the corresponding period of 1893 they
were alittle under the $62,000,000 mark.
If the exports should continue to exceed
the imports four or five days longer, last
year’s figures would be passed, for the
inflow in 1893 began in July. In every
month in 1893 along to July the outflow
was in larger volume than the infiow.
The outward movement did not begin so
early in 1894 as it did in 1893. In the
first quarter of last year the net exports
of gold were about $27,000,000, while in
the same period this year they were a
little less than $5,000,000. But in the
second quarter this year’s exports so
largely exceeded last year’s that the net
loss for the half year and two weeks in
each year is nearly the same.

About the time when the Coxey move-
ment began, in March, the net gold ex-
ports for the year were only about $2,-
500,000, but this started the flow, and the
coal strike, which began in April and
continued along to near the end of June,
deepened and extended it. Just as the
coal strike was approaching settlement
the A. R. U. and trades union riots be-
gan. Underthese disquieting causes the
gold net exports. which were only $1,-
000,000 in February, went to $2,900,000
in March, to $9,500,000 in April, to $23,-
125,000 in May and to about the same
figures in June.

This outgo will not last much longer.
The tariff will soon be adjusted and ina
little while the great staple crops of the
country will begin to move. Cotton, and
wheat, will begin to bring gold back
from Europe. It is not likely that
business will be for a long time as un-
settled as it has been for the past year
and ahalf. The upward turn will soon
set in and times will grow steadily bet-
ter.

ebrate its twenty-fifth birthday, Sept. 15,
by issuing a sumptuous anniversary edi-
tion. This publication is not only the
oldest journal of the kindin the country,
but it has always maintained a command-
ing position in the trade and is generally
conceded to be the leading exponent of
the grocery business, although some of
its contemporaries assume to think that
it is a little too partial in dealing with
the industrial trusts. However that may
be, THe TRADESMAN regards the Grocer
with sufficient veneration to permit of
the belief that its big brother knows
more about its own business and the ben-
eficial or detrimental efforts of trusts on
trade than all the other journals which
assume to criticise the Grocer in this re-
spect.

What is sauce for the goose should, be
sauce for the gander. Mayor Pingree
made a demagogic effort to force Pull-
man to arbitrate his little difference with
Debs, but he utterly refuses to arbitrate
his present differences with the street
railway system of Detroit and during the
strike in his shoe factory, several years
ago, he stood out against arbitration just
as stubbornly and far less diplomatically
than Mr. Pullman does now. All of
which goes to show the insincerity of
any man who advocates forcing another
man todo what he will not be forced to
do himself.

 

Master Workman E. J. Lindholm, of
Chicago, directs the striking Knights of
Labor while his wife goes out working
by the day to feed him and his children.

The sympathy strike ends with no
sympathy for the men who ordered it.

 

 

 

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THE PRODUCTION OF WEALTH./! ery gathered in great and costly factories

There is acommon expression in use
by many who talk and write about labor
and capital,
duces all the wealth.

If this is intended to mean that the
man who digs and delves, and merely
puts in operation muscular exertion,
produces all the wealth, it is extremely
misleading, as it is entirely an error.

Doubtless, in barbarian ages, when the
only workers were slaves and every-
thing in the form of work was done by
main strength or physical exertion, such
a statement may have been true; but it
is far from being so to-day. There is
scarcely a form of labor the capability of
which has not only been improved, but
the work has been rendered vastly less
onerous by the aid which the brain
worker has given it, so that the work
which creates wealth is to-day a wonder-
ful commingling of mind and muscle, in
which science has transformed the once
mere handworker into the director of a
machine whose nerves of steel and mus-
cles of brass and iron perform the toil
that was once required of the thews and
sinews of men.

It was mind, intellect, the immaterial
and spiritual part of man, that has
wrought this wonderful revolution.
Let not the man of muscle claim too
much for himself. But for the thinkers,
the brainworkers, he would, indeed, be
in an evil case. This age of scientific
discovery and mechanical invention has
made a man of the laborer who was be-
fore that a mere slave. The one single
discovery of gunpowder did more than
everything else besides to incuclate a
spirtt of liberty and to elevate man in
the social scale. Before tbat, the mus-
cularly strong man was the master. The
small and weakly individual could not
stand before the athlete; the ordinary
man was powerless to contend against
the giant. But gunpowder and the trig-
ger put all men on an equality in re-
spect to their ability for self-defense.

Gunpowder, which is attributed to a
monk of the Middle Ages,
gaged in the study of chemical
teries, antedated printing and the whole
of the myriad of scientific and mechan-
ical inventions, and it was the first step
taken by science in raising men from the
slavery of muscular labor.

It is by the intervention of the brain-
worker that the man of brawn and bone
is to-day not a mere slave, delving in the
fields, in the ditches and in the mines,
instead of having at hand scores of won-
derful machines to prepare his lands, to
gather his crops, to dredge his canals, to
drill, blast out and hoist from the mine
his coal and ores. It is through this
same intervention that one man is able
to perform the work of many, thereby
cheapening the products of his art and
skill, so that they are placed in the reach
of every wage-earner. When, then, we
come to speak of the workingman, let
us place him on the high plane he ought
to occupy, as one in whom the functions
of both brain and brawn unite to assist
him in his useful offices.

So far, only the workingman has been
considered. If he can claim to be the
producer of all the wealth, let him not
take the short-sighted view that his
achievements are wholly his own, un-
aided by any other force or influence.
He has not reckoned with his employer
at all. To-day, when so much of the

work of the world is done with machin-

that the workingman pro-|
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who was en-| If those 4,000 rich men should sell their
WYS-| property, and, taking their cash, move

 

the workman would be wholly disabled
unless somebody would buy and main-

tain the engines, dynamos and the thou-

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industrial operations. Formerly, every |

workman owned and carried with him |
his little kit of tools; but to-day capital |
owns and furnishes them to him. Even
the hated railways render him an indis- |
pensable service by carrying his products |
to market and by cheapening his food, |
clothing and other necessaries. And in|
the few days when the railway —
tions of this city were interfered with by
the A. R. U. strikes, the prices of the
food products materially increased, and
every family in this city felt the effects
of the labor trouble in the greater cost of
meat, vegetables and fruit.

But it is useless to multiply words on
this branch of the subject. No thinking
man can look about him without being
brought to realize that labor without
capital is helpless. Labor cannot even
exist without the employment which it
must have from capital. As for the
great millionaire, he is not compelled to
operate his mills, his mines, or his rail-
ways. If he could not sell them out, he
could abandon them and go abroad to
live. But the greatest number of the
mills, mines and railways are not owned
by the few phenomenal millionaires.
On the contrary, they are the creation of
joint stock companies in which a num-
ber of persons of moderate means have
put their money together. Very often
all they have is invested in some indus-
trial operation, and, unless it can be
made productive, they areruined. They
are absolutely dependent on labor to
work their machinery and to enabie them
to earn interest on the money invested
in their enterprises, and if the work-
people, by means of a long continued |
strike, should bankrupt their employers,
they would only be destroying them-
selves.

There are about 4,000 millionaires out
of the 65,000,000 people of this country.

to Europe, like one of the Astors, the
great industries and commerce of this
broad land would still survive. But let
the thousands of railways be paralyzed,
and the hundreds of thousands of mills
and factories be stopped, for six months,
and the most terrible poverty, distress,
violence and disorder ever known in any
age would overspread this country.

Labor and capital are indissolubly
connected, and one cannot subsist with-
out the other. Disagreements between
them are disastrous to every person and
every interest. ‘They must live together
in peace and co-operation. The highest
problem of statesmanship is to provide
a sure means for such harmony.

Lambs at the Bargain Counter.
From the Baltimore Sun.

The sale of live lambs at a department
store in Lexington street Saturday was a
novelty to shoppers. The lambs were
not as gentle as the little one that be-
longed to Mary, and some amusing scenes
were caused by the animals struggling to
release themselves from their purchasers.
Those who bought the lambs were re-
quired to take them away themselves.
Ladies, who were the principal buyers,
managed to do this by grasping the little
creatures in both arms. Nearly every
one of the lambs, itis said, was bought
to be kept as a pet.

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Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

BANANAS

We handle the best fruit only,
and solicit orders from dealers

who desire to handle that grade.

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TO THE RETAIL CLOTHING MERCHANTS ======-

in consequence of rumors having been circulated that the eminent
firm of Michael Kolb & Son, Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers, Rochester, N. Y.,
is going out of business, I am requested to contradict most emphatically any such

rumor and to state that this weil-known and upright firm,
I ought to add that I think I have discovered

record, never dreamed of retiring.

how such an

unfounded report got circulated.

with a 37 years’ good

lt is well-known amongst the

trade that Michael Xolb & Son rank among the very highest manufacturers in
Rochester, and their name has been contlicted with that of Stein, Bloch & Co., also

of Rochester, which firm, J. W.
announced, are going out of business.

Rosenthai, formerly of Grand Rapips, has publicly

I still continue to represent Michael Kolb & Son, and shall be pleased
to call upon anyone with my elegant line of fall samples, of which everyone who
handles them say there is none better made, or better fitting, and sold at such low

prices as to meet all classes of trade.
Address,
WM.

CONNOR, Box 346, Marshall,

Mich.

I shall be at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, on Thursday and Friday,

July 19 and 20.

LEND US

5 SECONDS

OF YOUR TIME.

Our Agents are oui with

full line of Fall

Look

Gooils.

them over.

Time’s up. Thanks.

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THE MICHIGAN

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The Point of View.

Class in Natural History, stand up.
Come forward.

Some one tell us what is the subject
for discussion to-day.

The genus homo.

At what stage of the development of
the genus did we leave our subject yes-
terday?

At the stage of young manhood and
young womanhood.

Are young men and young women
each distinct species of the genus?

Decidedly.

Have they characteristics, or personal
traits, or habits by which each may be
readily distinguished from the other?

Yes, sir.

Which of the two species is the su-
perior one?

The young man, of course.

How do you determine which is su-
perior?

By reading history, by the status of
both in the eyes of the law, by the per-
sonal habits of each, and by the esti-
mate put upon each by the community.

What does history tell you?

History shows how each has been re-
garded by the world during past ages.
The young man has always been con-
sidered a superior being to the young
woman.

How was this superiority proved?

It is hardly susceptible of proof, but
was taken for granted.

Why?

Well, because.

You are right. Now, about the status
of each before the law.

When the young man reaches twenty-
one years of age, he is given a vote, and
becomes elegible to every office in the
gift of the people.

And the young woman?

She is not allowed to vote but is given
to understand that her place is at home.
{In this connection she is treated with
the same consideration that is bestowed
upon Indians and idiots.

Why this difference?

Because the young woman is inferior
to the young man.

How do you prove her inferiority from
her political status?

If she were the equal of the young
man she would be given equal priv-
ileges.

Well, what else in this connection?

Then, too, politics are degrading to a
young woman. it is all right for a
young man. The ‘mire of politics”
cannot defile him. It never does, in
fact. He retains his purity and simplic-
ity of character to the end.

Anything further?

Then, a woman ‘cannot understand
these things.’’

Why?

Well, because she—they—eh—it isn’t
exactly—

Correct. Now about the personal

habits of each—what bearing has
upon the subject?

Well, the young man early becomes ad-
dicted to certain habits, such as chewing
and smoking tobacco, drinking intoxicat-
ing liquor, and the use of profane and
obscene language.

Do these thing injure the young man?

Not much.

What is the sentiment of the commun-
ity on the subject?

Well, there are some people who ob-
ject to a young man of such habits, but,
on the whole, they are not thought to

that

|}have much bearing on his character.

Especially is this true if he can dress
| well and so maintain his position in so-
| ciety.

What about the young woman who be-
comes addicted to any of these habits?

She seldom does, but if she should,
she is immediately declared to be unfit
for decent society; she is an unclean
thing, and becomes an outcast.

Is it right to make this difference be-
tween the two?

Yes, sir.

Why?

Because it is.

Well, what about the estimate
upon each by the community?

put

be worth as much as a young man.
Please explain.

shops,
young men. They do as much work and
do it equally as well as the young men,

it. Hence I conclude they are not worth
as much as young men.

But is it a fact that they are not worth
as much?

ee, oi.

Why?

Well, because they are not.

But how do you know?

It is the general opinion that they are
not.

That certainly ought to be sufficient to
convince any reasonable mind. Any-
thing else on this subject?

The community has a different stand-
ard of morality for the two. There are
certain things which a young man may
do with impunity which would damn a
young woman for all time.

What do you infer from this?

1 infer from this that the young man is
superior to the young woman.

Why so?

Because what forever destreys the
character of the young woman, has little
or no effect upon the character of the
young man.

In the estimation of society?

In the esiimation of society;

Any other differences?

Yes, sir, but these are the chief ones.
They sufficiently prove that young wom-
en are an inferior species of the genus
homo.

You are right. At our next session
we will discuss the question of whether
or not the ape may properly be classed

as another species of the genus homo.
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Straw Hats in England.
From the Consular Report.

During the summer of 1893 England
experienced what might properly be
termed a straw hat femine. The summer
and autum were the hottest and dryest
in many years, and cool and light head
gear was in especial demand. In fact,
the demand was so much greater than
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this character
was |

|An order for a hat of
igiven toa London firm of hatters
| not filled until July. In the town of
| Bradford one firm of hatters lost three
| hundred orders in a_ single day. The
|}manufacturers were wholy unable to
isupply the wants of the public.
| single city of Bradford would have taken
; and utilized an entire shipload of straw
ihats at any time during last June or
vay. i

;tion and sent over several shipments
| during the heated term, he would have
;run no risk whatever.

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Bad friends and counterfeit bills are
| hardest to change.

A young woman is not considered to

Young women are now to be found |
employed in factories, stores, and work- |
doing work formerly done by |

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some enterprising American |
|exporter could have grasped the situa- |

THE GREAY STRIKE HAS NOT

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Pneumatic Tires,
| Steel Rear Sprockets, Re-enforced Frame, Hickory or Steel Forks.
jented throughout.

| We sell direct from our factory, as the time has come when riders
}must have a strictly High Grade Wheel with Strength and Lightness com-
| bined, at actual value. Price $75.

CYCLOID WHEEL WORKS, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Flags —-

for schools, buildings, halls and pri-
vate use. All wool, standard bunts
Sizes from 2x3 to 20x36.
MUSLIN flags on sticks, sizes from Nos.
1to 12. ‘hese pay the retailer from 75 to 100 per cent. profit.

ted, white and blue bunting by the yard for trimming
store fronts, halls and schools; also tri-colors in each piece.
Prices range from 3 to 10c per yard.

Red, white and blue ribions, solid or tri-colors.
7,9 and lz. Write for prices.

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One of the Equities of Charity.

If the question were asked,
elasses of the community are the most
constant givers of charity in proportion

to their means?’”’ the answer should be: |

First, medical men; second, newspa-

per proprietors; third, possibly, although |

the matter is not quite clear, profession-
al actors and singers.

Lest some overcritical persons should |

suppose that a reputation for charity
is limited from the above to the male
sex, let it be understood that classes,
not sexes, are meant, and that all in-
dividuals belonging to those classes are
included.

Of course, there are exceptions; but
the general rule is that, when a physi-
cian is called to attend a patient, he
does not first inquire into the person’s
pecuniary condition, but goes promptly
and renders the service. In a city like
Grand Rapids, with its magnificent hos-
pital charities, the burden of attending
poor patients is not so great as under
different circumstances: but. all the
same, it is the general rule of the pro-
fession to answer calls for help with-
out considering whether there will ever
be any pay for the service.

As to the newspaper world, nobody
on the outside ever knows or dreams of
the enormous amounts given away in
advertising charitable objects free, or at
reduced rates. The conduct of a modern
newspaper is enormously expensive,
with its elaborate and costly machinery
and the large numbers of its employes;
but the outside public thinks that a few
paragraphs of free advertising and puf-
fery amount to really nothing at all.

When it comes to the charities of the
stage, actors are always found ready to
give their services for the relief of the
distressed.

But to go back to the medical men,
unquestionably the heaviest drafts are
made upon them, all things considered.
They possess a skill and knowledge
which are in demand under the most
urgent circumstances. A fellow-creature
is suffering intense physical pain, or is
most seriously menaced by death itself.
Will the physician refuse to give relief
when it is in his power? In all justice,
no man is required to give away his
stock in trade, his means of earning a
livelihood, gratis to every comer. He is
required by the demands of humanity
to afford such instant assistance as may
be in his power when acase of distress
comes immediately under his notice,
but he cannot be expected to devote all
his time and substance to charity. But
the physician is called on for such help
more frequently than are any others,
and it is but seldom that he refuses
from sordid motives to answer the
eall.

The physician is expected to even-
up his condition by making out of the
rich what he loses on the poor, and
sometimes this rule has been followed-
If one man’s life and health are worth
millions, in the fact that he has that
much to spend in enjoyment, or that
he has corresponding demands of duty
made upon him, while another man’s
life spent in labor brings him in only
small daily wages, it seems but equit-
able that, when a physician is called in
to make repairs on the bodies of these
two men, he ought to be paid, not ac-
cording to the amount of work done,

but in proportion to the values of the
two lives respectively

‘*What |
|the charges are regulated,

| damaged constitutions.

'his experience the following:

 

When an express company under-|
takes to transport a valuable package, |
not by the!
weight and size of the parcel. but by
its degree of worth. Apparently, the
doctor should adopt some such rule in
making his bills for the repairs of
But Dr. W. A.
Hammond, of New York, in an article in
the North American Review, for June,
complains that his rich clients are often
the most grudging payers. He cites from

‘“‘I know of aman whose wealth, at a
moderate estimate, is $25,000,000, who;
gives over $10,000 a year to his church, |
and $25,000 to his lawyers (sometimes
much more than this), who fares sump-
tuously every day, and yet who, when
called upon to pay his physician, lays
the notes on the table, still keeping his
fingers on them, and in the course of
conversation puts them back into his
pocket, and again lays them on the table
with lingering hands and finally watches
them with avaricious eyes as he backs
himself out of the consulting-room. I
have known another whose child had

 

been saved from death by diphtheria, by |
the constant care of the physician day
and night, and who, when a modest
pecuniary claim was made, sent the note
back with a demand for the items, and
then, when the physician indignantly re-
ealled his memorandum and made him a
present of the amount charged, accepted
the gift and changed his physician for
a lower-priced man. And yet this in-
dividual (it would be a libel on the race
to call him a man) was receiving
an income of over $50,000 a year, and
lifted up his voice every Sunday before
one of the highest-priced preachers in
the city of New York.”’

But there is no reason to believe that
this is the rule of the wealthy sick. On
the contrary, men who value their lives
and have the means to pay for medical
aid are liberal enough with their chosen
physician. In the fitness of things they
ought to be, and in that way the medical
men are able to secure some return for
the large drafts made upon them by
indigent patients.

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California Beet Sugar.

The Chief of the Chemical Division of |
the Department of Agriculture has been |
making a personal inspection of the beet- |
producing sections of California, which |
he believes to be the ideal place for sugar |
beet culture, being superior to any other |
part of the United States or Europe. Dr. |
Wiley expressed himself to a representa- |
tive of the Chino Champion, a firm be-|
liever in the policy of producing our beet
seed at home, and says that we can grow |
seed of stronger vitality and higher }
sugar qualities than that imported from
Europe, and do it with economy. He}
says the experiments with this work in |
Nebraska have been gratifying and suc- |
eessful, and that it can be done more eco-
nomically here, as it would not be neces- |
sary to take the second crop of mothers |
up in the fall and replant them in the |
spring. Dr. Wiley has been much inter- |
ested in the progress of the sugar indus-
try in Chino, as he considers it a practi-
eal demonstration of what can be done in
this line in the United States, and of the |
great value of the industry to the coun-
try. He also stated that Secretary of
Agriculture Morton has decided to dis-
continue the experiments with sugar
beets at the stations for that purpose,
and the Nebraska station, where most of
the work has been carried on, has been
closed, so far as the department is con-
cerned. Dr. Wiley regrets this, as he be-
lieves in continuing experiments on the
line of determining the adaptibility of
different localities, etc., for this line of
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“CRESCENT,”’’ “WHITE ROSE,’’
“ROYAL.”

These brands are Standard and have a National reputation.

Correspondence solicited.

VOIGT MILLING 60., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

    

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The Man Who Knows it All.
From the St. Louis Grocer.

Some of us, no doubt, still have this
well-posted bore on the list of ours ac
quaintanceship; with others again,
happily, he may be but a lingering
memory. In the latter case, as time
softens resentments as well as trouble,
we are inclined to forgive him and take
a more charitable view of him, now that
we are well rid of his irritating gabble;
for, after all, we argue, he was more
fool than knave.

He carries with him, usually, a patron-
izing air—so patronizing, in fact, that
the really cultured man feels uneasy and
awkward in his presence. He claims to
know it all. Unfortunately for himself
he knows too much, for his mind is a

veritable lumber-room of hard facts
derived from a surfeit of books, old
almanacs, curio columns, and_ the

multum in parvo of newspapers.

No matter what the current question
may be—social, industrial, political, or
religious—that the thinking world is
agitating itself about, this well-posted
blockhead is done with it; has it thor-
oughly sett!ed to his entire satisfaction;
all cut and dried; stowed away in his
overcrowded memory, to be handed out
gratis to the first man he meets.

People generally avoid him; but the
poor store-keeper has to stand his
ground when he sees him coming saun-
tering into his place of business. Busi-
ness has to be attented to, customers
waited upon, and he finds it the best
policy to putonan affable appearance
while this fellow gives him a lecture on
how to succeed, to the edification, and
admiration, probably, of his customers.
Yet the merchant knows full well that
this vain spouter, with all his schemes,
if he should ever get into straitened
circumstances, would not be able to}
help himself without the aid of some
wise and good Samaritan to give him
lift.

He is the one murky and disagreeable
looking cloud that obscures the sun-j
light of most festive gatherings. His}
presence is no sooner noticed than some
knowing wag predicts wind.

eomes, sure. His raspipg voice is not}

long in making an opening, and it rattles | |
away like an old clock without a pendu-|

themselves
being

lum. Men who pride on |
having the quality of
listeners than talkers lose all
The few leisure hours that had been set |
apart for a little sympathetic gossip and |
the soothing spirit of song have been|
transformed into a weary and thought-}
less rattle on crop statistics,
form, aud all the moss-grown
other men’s minds. If he had
essayed a song—‘‘After the Ball’’ even
all might have been forgiven and for-
gotten.

PLEASES EVERY BODY

 

 

  

PRICES FOR 1894.

The Dealer who sells Tanglefoot will be sure to please his customers, and will avoid all loss
and annoyance usually connected with the sale of imperfect or inferior goods.

40 CENTS A BOX.

$3.60 PER CASE.

$3.50 PER CASE, in Five-
Case Lots.

$3.40 PER CASE, in Ten-
Case Lots.

leads,
Sticky

 

O.& W.THUM CO., Grand Rapids,

And it

better |
patience. |

tariff re-|
ideas of!
only |

Yet it is more his misfortune than his |
fault. Nature plays strange pranks with
most of us. We are often endowed with
some distinguishing quality or grace, but
find ourselves lacking in some other
sympathetic auxiliary that is essential
to work in harmony with it. She gives
in one way and leaves us wanting in
another. A man may have the ability
to plan, but get lost in the foundation
when he starts in to construct. One
sense must bein touch with another—
there is no such thing as independence
in nature, however much we may prate
about having it.

The well-posted individual may have
a retentive memory and an excess of
material knowledge; but it is not wisdom
—merely a rough and useless mass of
unhewn stone. Nature has not provided
him with the cunning to chisel it out, to
fashion and shape it so that it may be of
use and beauty to the world he moves in
and a credit to himself. There is a wide
chasm between this kind of knowledge
anc real wisdom, which all his acquired
material can never bridge. When he
begins to learn that the mere dates of
eventful days, the populations of remote
places, and all such like are better on
the book-shelf than in the memory; when
he learns that there is infinitely more
beyond his reach than he ever dreamt of;
that there is more in his brother man than
he gave him credit for, and that he is
worth listening to awhile; when he
strives to live in touch with human
society and the existing order of things,
then he will have sown a seed that can
not fail to flower.

_ _> —--
She Demanded a Receipt.
‘‘And so you gave my new overcoat to

a stranger,’’ said an angry man to his
wife, ‘‘simply upon his saying that I had
| sent for it?”
| **f didn’t know he was a swindler,”
| replied the unfortunate woman between
a} her sobs, ‘and besides that I took every

| precaution.’
“What precautions,

| the husband.
| ‘Why, 1 made him give me a receipt
for it, and here it is,’’ returned the wife,
extending a piece of paper. ‘‘l always

 

pray?’’ inquired

thought such acknowledgments were
binding.”’
But, alas, for the overcoat—it was

| never seen again!
i i <i
Preparing for Bargain Day.
| **Jacobs,” said Mr. Howell, of the firm
of Gettup & Howell, ‘‘I want a lot of
signs hung about the store, with this in-
scription on them: ‘If you are in search
of our best offerings for to-day
the green label.’ ”’
“Tes, sit.”
‘‘Then 1] want a green
everything in the store.
?em.’’

label put on
That'll fetch

TANGLEFOOT — ™:*:

Sealed

* STICKY FLY PAPER

‘

Fly Paper.

Its distinctive features, the Sealing Border,
known, the inventions and property of the VU. & W. Thum Company.
itensively imitated by unscrupulous parties.
‘ity of handling infringements, and reminded of the injustice of so doing.

 

hunt for |

replied the head salesman. |

Divided

Tanglefoot in its present shape has been on the market for ten years.
and is accepted by both the best trade and the best consumers as the highest standard for

Dealers are respectfully cautioned against the illegal-

WE DO NOT CHARGE
$9.50 per box for LEMONS

if they do sell for that in Chicago. We bought at fair prices

and give customers the benefit. Get our prices before buying,

THE PUTNAM CANDY CO.

 

New
Japan
Teas.

We are now receiving daily choice
lines of Japan teas of our own selection
and importation, which we are offer-
ing tothe trade at from 2 to 8 cents per
pound lower than the same grades
have ever been sold in this market.
Our tea department has always been
one of our strongest features and no
dealer should place his order without

first inspecting our samples and prices.

all
arnhart
PatmanCo.

 

iach Box Contains

DOUBLE SHEETS

AND ONE HOLDER.
Each Case Contains
10 BOXES.

Tanglefoot always

as is well
These features are being ex.

Sheet, and the Holder are,

 

SOLD BY ALL JOBRERS

 

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

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Northern Michigan Retail Grocers’ Asso-
ciation,
President, J. F. Tatman, Clare; Sec’y, BE. A.
Stowe, Grand Rapids.

 

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association.

President, D. Viergever; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
Official Organ—MicHigan TRADESMAN,

 

West Side (Saginaw) Retail Grocers’ Asso-
ciation.

President, C.F, Alderton; Secretary, John Doerr.

 

Bay County Retail Grocers’ Association.
President, Thos. Walsh; Secretary S. W. Waters.

 

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association.
President, P. W. Haefner; Sec’y, W. H. Porter.

 

Grand Haven Retail Grocers’ Association.
President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDuin.

 

Muskegon Retail Grocers’ Assaciation.
President, D. Christie; Secretary, F. B. Aldrich,

 

Petoskey Grocers’ Union.
President, Geo. W. Bump: Secretary, J. W. Lott

 

 

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Associa-
tion.

The regular meeting of the Grand
Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association was
held at Elk’s Hall Monday evening, July
16, President Viergever presiding.

Chairman Elliott, of the Executive
Committee, announced the following
special committees for the picnic:

Sports—Fred H. Ball, Seneca Rade-
maker and Dick Warner.

Badges—J. A. Morrison,
Wells and C. C. Bunting.

Programme—Henry Vinkemulder, K.
J. Herrick, Herman H. Liesveld, E. J.
Carrel and A. J. Elliott.

Judges—W. L. Freeman,
Musselman and Wm. Judson.

The Committee on Flour asked
further time, which was granted.

Owing to the absence from the city of
Messrs. Vinkemulder and Ferris, of the
Committee on Trade Interests, A. Rasch,
the other member of the Committee, was
requested to issue @ new sugar card on
the basis of 6 cents a pound or 18 pounds
for $1.

On motion of B. Van Anrooy, it was
decided to send a sugar ecard to every
retail grocer in the city, whether a mem-
ber of the Association or not.

The Secretary was instructed to pre-
sent the bills for printing, postage, etc.,
regularly every thirty days.

Mr. Elliott introduced the subject of
‘‘street paving’? and asked for instruc-
tions on the subject for his committee in
the Municipal League. A considerable
discussion followed, but no action was
taken.

There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.

After the adjournment of the meeting,
the Executive Committee convened at
the store of Mr. Elliott and instructed
the Secretary to secure the advertising
for the picnic programme and issue it in
the same general style as a year ago.

tl i
Official Call for the First Regular Con-
vention.

GRAND Rapips, July 20—The first reg-
ular convention of the Northern Michi-
gan Retail Grocers’ Association will be
held at the City Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Tues-
day, Aug. 7, convening at 2 o’clock p. m.
This organization is the outgrowth of a
meeting held at Clare on June 13 for the
purpose of securing concerted action
among retail grocers on matters of vital
importance to the trade at large. It is
confidently hoped that a large number of
grocers will avail themselves of the op-
portunity of attending this meeting, as
matters of great importance are to be
presented for discussion and action, in-
cluding, of course, the consideration of
the recent rule promulgated by the Mich-
igan Wholesale Grocers’ Association in
regard to charging for boxes and cartage.
This matter was discussed at some length
at the Clare meeting, but action in the
premises was deferred until the next
meeting at Mt. Pleasant.

Every grocer doing business north of
the line of the Detroit, Grand Haven &
Milwaukee Railway is eligible to mem-
bership on the payment of $1 annual
dues; but all grocers are urgently re-
quested to attend the meeting, whether
members of the Association or not.

Come one, come all.

J. F. TATMAN (Clare), Pres.,
E. A. Stowe (Grand Rapids), See’y.

Sumner

Amos S.

for

 

Interesting Meeting of the Jackson
Association.

JACKSON, July 20—A regular meeting
of the Jackson Retail Grocers’ Associa-
tion was held July 19, President Heafner
in the chair.

The General Committee on Excursion
and Picnic reported that arrangements
were completed with the railways and
also that excursion rates had been made
from several stations along the line of
the C., J. & M. Railway on account of the
Grocer’s Day.

The Secretary reported that Hudson
grocers would join with us and promised
a crowd of not less than 500 people.
Hilldale declined our invitation on ac-
count cf other arrangements.

The Committee on Band reported that
they had secured Boos’ band for the day.

The Committee on Sports and Pastimes
reported that they hada complete pro-
gramme arranged, which  ineludes
bicyele races, base ball, jumping, run-
ning, toboggan, swimming and boating
coutests and dancing.

The Advertising Committee have re-
ceived the large handbills and are hav-
ing them distributed. The window
cards are ordered and the tickets are out
and in the hands of the Committee.

The Committee on Drafting a System
of Interchanging Reports of Delinquent
Customers or Dead-beats submitted a
report, which was adopted. The plan
involves the Secretary’s furnishing each
member in good standing a blank to
report upon and. when the reports are
returned to the Secretary, he consolid-
ates the reports and furnishes a full list
of the delinquents reported to each mem-
ber in good standing who has furnished
a report. Rules to govern the system
were discussed and adopted.

The Auditing Committee reported on |

outstanding bills, after which the meet-
ing adjourned.
W. H. Porter, Sece’y.

arene

Local Preparations for the Mt. Pleasant
Convention.

Mt. PLEASANT, July 18—At a meeting
of the retail grocers of this city, held
this evening for the purpose of making
arrangements for the coming meeting
in August of the Northern Michigan
Retail Grocers’ Association, T. Bergy
was elected chairman and C. B. Hamilton
secretary. The following were selected
as a Committee of Arrangements: R. D.
Balmer, F. W. Carr, W. C. Vowels, Dan
Kane.

The City Hall was selected as the place
to hold the convention, and will be
found large enough to accommodate a
large crowd. There are ample hotel
accomodations, and no visiting delegate
need have any fear of his treatment
while here. We look forward toa suc-
cessful meeting.

C. B. HamILton, See’y.
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The Houghton Meeting---Change in
Presidency.

Owosso, July 15—A meeting of the
Michigan Board of Pharmacy for the pur-
pose of examining candidates for regis-
tration will be held at the Douglas
House, Houghton, Aug. 29 and 30, 1894.

The examination of candidates for both
registered pharmacists and assistant
pharmacists will commence Wednesday,
a. m., Aug. 29, at which time all candi-
dates must be present.

Candidates for examination must fur-
nish affidavit showing practical or col-
lege experience before taking the exam-
ination.

At a recent meeting of the Board,
Fred’k W. R. Perry, of Detroit, was
elected President for the ensuing year,
succeeding Mr. Eberbach, whose term
had expired.

STANLEY E. PARKILL, Sec’y.
—_— >>> ——

From Out of Town.

Calls have been received at THE
TRADESMAN Office during the past week
from the following gentleman in trade:

Martin Alflin, New Salem.

W. D. Hopkinson, Paris.

E. A. Webb, Casnovia.

F. B. Watkins, Hopkins Station.

Geo. W. McKee, Alto.

Arthur Deuel, Bradley.

C. H. La Flamboy, McBride.

Status of the G. S. Putnam Failure.

M. L. Dunham, assignee of G. S. Put-
nam & Co.s’ confectionery stock, has filed
the schedule of assets and liabilities.
The latter amount to $4,937.08—$4,438.08
merchandise indebtedness and $515 in
notes—divided among fifty-three credit-
ors, in the following amounts:

Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.. Grand
Rapids..... Ce 8 26 17

Houseman, Donnally & Jones, Grand
ae 12 00
G. J Johnson, Grand Rapids.. 137 34
A. E. Brooks & Co., “ ~ . oo
Grand Rapids Paper Co., _ | es
Telfer Spice Co., “ : 7 20
Hawkins & Co., - “ . Sa
Putnam Candy Co., . “ . be
Chas. A. Coye, : — . oe
Miller Bros., - -_ . wa
B. J. Reynolds, . .. =
Jennings & Smith, : 7 90
Telephone Co., “ ' . BS
A. J. Brown & Co., ’ ot Goat
H. Leonard «& Sons, : Dee Oe
Stanton Printing (o., i a) ae
H. Schneider Co., . ~*~ . 22
A. J. Quist & Co., . . - oo
C. B. Metzger., . cl 03
New York Biscuit Co., " . 47 33
Harris Paper Co + - . =o
C. N. Rapp & Co, . [  L. oe oe
Lancaster Caramel Co., Chicago. ......... 392 06
J.C. Neems & Co., o 1... 2 ee
Zeno M’fg. Co., SS 36 20
Chae © Ci, Boston ...................-... 64 52
Rochester Candy Works, Rochester...... 436 41
Thorpe, Hawiey&Co., Detroit ......... 54 53
Detroit PopCorn N. Co., = ... 2S
Gray, Toynton & Fox, _ |. -.. 694 22
iW. E Snyder, Yoo. York Co, Pa..-........ 60 CO
Snyder & Straub, Muskegon .. .. —---. oon
Pat. Steel Whip Co., Springfield, O.. ..... 18 00
&. V¥.& 2. &. Seudder, Brookivyn .......... 26 86
Adams & Sons Co., eee 138 25
T. J. Scharfenburg, eee 169 85
Nat. Cigarette & Tocacco Co., New York.. 155 50
Jas. Matchett & Co., _ -_ .. i 90
Hawley & Hoops., _. a
Greek American C. Co., ° _. eo
. Mererieog AUiddiy.......... ......... 12 00
The Breisch Heim Co., Philadelphia...... 37 40
J.C. McCook & Co, . Ldece Ge
Worts, Kirk & Bigelow, Toledo......... . 240 &
Beeman Chemical Co., Cleveland........ 9° 00
W.J. White, " <cuceegus I
Sibley & Holmwood, Buffale.............. 46 73
Diltes & Co., Marian, nd...... ..-...... 15 50
Novelty Candy Works, Pittsburg.......... 46 20

Tytus Gardner Paper Mfg. Co., Middle-
aes .l!.UhCUhLULU LL 20 96

Curtis & Son, Portland, Me................ 2987
Geo. Zeigler Co., Milwaukee.... ......... 336 59
The assets are appraised as follows:

 

Men handine.,......... eee) cece casas $1,681 30
Po ee a 1,421 76
eee Omeeee...... |... ' 116 00

TOeas................... $3,219 06

2 <i
The Boycott an Un-American Weapon.
From the Industrial World,

Occasionally a man, who is ordinarily
well balanced and law abiding, may in
the acme of passion, induced by some
atrocious and revolting crime, lend as-
sistance to lynch law. When passion
has subsided he regrets his lawlessness.
But the man who in cool moments advo-
cates the expediency of the vendetta or
the rope in the hands of the mob as a
means of redressing wrongs is an enemy
to civilization anda friend to savagery
for civilization is law and savagery is
lawlessness.

Under the constitution of the United
States liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness are as sacred as life. There is this
distinction between life and liberty. The
one is absolute, the other relative.
Liberty cannot be indulged in to the
extent that it thereby deprives others of
the same freedom for it then degenerates
into license. Equality is the funda-
mental principle of liberty. Equality is
fair play.

There has been growing up in this
country for years a practice which is
hostile to fair play. It is known as the
boycott. It is an organized effort to
coerce by either insidiousiy or openly
striking at the business, the liberty and
the pursuit of happiness of another. It
invades and smothers the spirit of the
Federal constitution and substitutes the
spirit of the vendetta or of the high-
binder. It has been adopted as the shib-
boleth of a number of labor organiza-
tions. So deadly is its spirit to the spirit
of fair play that the descent from a boy-
cott to an open disregard of law and or-
der is rapid and easy. The boycott,
product of a miasmatic, foreign soil, has
been so long nurtured in this country
that it has given birth to a train of evils,
peculiarly its own. One of these is a
demand that innocent or third parties
violate the rights of contract and thereby
incur heavy liability in order that a boy-
1cott may be enforced. This in itself at-

 

tacks the very foundation of law. The
boycott has not even the excuse of the
lynching mob. There is no frenzy pres-
ent. Itis a deliberate, cold blooded at-
tack upon personal equality as guaran-
teed by any republican form of govern-

ment.
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Emphasizing a Boycott.

The Northwestern Miller publishes the
following advertisement in its last issue:
THIS PAPER IS BOYCOTTED
by the Packers and Nailers’ Union of
Minneapolis because it referred disre-
spectfully to Dictator Debs. As it is
taken and read by intelligent people, the
boycott of the union does not affect it,
but we are anxious that such a boycott
should have all the weight possible and
therefore we freely advertise it. Those
who sympathize with the boycotting
principle and consider freedom of
thought and speech a erime against
union labor, should, by all means, dis-
continue taking the Northwestern Miller
and cease advertising in it. We will be
glad to have them do so, as we are not
catering to the blackmail trade.

SS -

Tse Tradesman Coupon Books.

 

PRODUCE MARKET.

Apples—Harvest frult is beginning to come in
quite freely, being held at 75¢e@31 per bu., ac
cording to quality.

Apricots—Tied up by the strike,

Beans—Dealers pay $1.89 for handpicked, hold
ing at $2 per bu.

Beets—15e per doz. bunches and 50c per bu.

Blackberries—1@1.25 per 16 qt. crate.

Butter—Best dairy is held at 15¢e
Creamery is firm at 18e.

Cabbage—7oe per doz.
account of drought.

Carrots—12c per doz. bunches,

Currants—Red are worth $1 per 16 qts.

Celery—Is unchanged at 20c per doz.

Cherries—Are scarce and high. They are held
by dealers at $2 per bu.

Cucumbers—Home grown, 25@30e per doz.
The crop in this vicinity is looking finely, but
the Illinois crop {is said to have been seriously
retarded by frost and drought.

Eggs—Strictly fresh ere worth 12.
pay 10¢ per doz.

Gooseberries—Supply is fair at $1 per 16 qts.

per Ib.

Searce and higher on

Dealers

Onions—#1 per bu. for home grown. Green
10¢ per doz. bunches.

Peas—About out of the market,

Peaches—Alexanders are coming in quite

freely, commanding #1@1.25 per bu. at present.
This is the only variety which will be seen in
the market until Hale’s Early are ready, which
will bein about two weeks.

Potatoes—The market is fairly well supplied
with Louisville and St. Louis stock, which com
mands 60@7e per bu. The quality of stock in
market is first-class. Home grown will begin to
come in freely in about a fortnight.

Radishes— 0c per doz. bunches,

Raspberries—A bout out of market.

Squash—$1.50 per 35 lb. box.

String Beans—#1.25 per bu.

Tomatoes—$1.40 per 4-basket crate.

Turnips—Are held at 10¢ per doz.

Watermelons—The market has been nearly
bare of stock for several days-an exceptional oc
currence for July. Several carloads are now on
their way from the South, but the price will
probably be firmly held on arrival, owing to
scarcity.

 

‘Henry 2 Vinkemulder,

JOBBER OF

Fruits and Wegetables,

418, 420, 445 and 447 So. Division
St. Grand Rapids.

of Fruits and
the Grand
select

I handle all
Produce,

kinds
being present on
Rapids market every morning to
the freshest and choicest stock. I solicit
correspondence and mail orders, agree-
ing to give same my personal attention.
Iemploy no traveling salesmen and am
thus enabled to bill goods at lower

! prices, besides guaranteeing quality.

 

   

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

Drugs# Medicines.

 

 

State Board of Pharmacy

One Year—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.

Two Years—George Gundrum, Ionia.

Three Years—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan.

Four Years—S. E. Parkill, Owosso.

Five Years—F. W. R. Perry, Detroit.

President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.

€ scretary—Staniley E. Parkill, Owosso.

vreasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.

Coming Meetings—Houghton, Aug. 29 and 30; Lans
ng, Nov. 6 and 7.

 

Michigaa State Pharmaceutical Asa’p.

President— A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor.
Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit
Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit.
Secretay—S. A. Thompson, Detroit.

 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutica!) Society
President, Walter K.Schmidt; Sec’y, Ben. Schrouder

 

 

DEAD STOCK IN A DRUG STORE.

The pharmacist is a professional man,
the druggist is a storekeeper and pre-
sumably a business man. Few men are
so constituted either by nature or train-
ing as to combine both. Those very
qualities which fit a person to become a
pharmacist, seem, in the judgment of
many, to be antagonistic to his ever
becoming a trader. The
nicety, the carefulness for minute detail,
the exactness and slowness be-
come a habit to the chemist, conflict
with the energy and dispatch necessary
in business operations. The and
thoughtful methods pursued in phar-
macy, microscopy, and other studies
that now form a part of the pharmacist’s
education, induce a habit that is unfavor-
able to the successful of
trade. You can but you

successful

which

slow

prosecution
push trade,

can’t push chemical and microscopical
operations. Patience, watchfulness,
caution and scrupulous exactness are

needed in pharmacy, but in business you
need promptness, energy, decision,
some degree of
wonder,

with
any
all

diplomacy. Is it
that we rarely find
these qualities in any one man?

So well is the dual character of the
apothecary of the nineteenth
understood in Great Britain,

then,

century
that he is
there cailed a ‘‘chemist and druggist,”’
the term chemist implying that he is a
scientific man, while the word druggist
indicates that he is a trader—a man who
lives by buying and selling drugs.

On this side of the Atlantic we are no
less traders than our brethren on the
other side, but we are making far more
strenuous efforts than they to be
recognized as members of a profession.
It is doubtful if we are any more en-
titled than they to be so considered. In-
deed, it will not be many years before
we shall be less entitled than they, if
our colleges do not insist upona higher
grade of general education before matric-
ulation; already, both in Great Britain
and Canada, they are becoming more
exacting than we in this particular.

i am an advocate for a more liberal
scientific education of pharmacists,
believing that it is only as we are
superior in attainments to the average
storekeeper that we can retain our hold
upon the public and claim from them the
respect that is dneto the profession of
pharmacy; but at the same time I recog-
nize the importance of a careful atten-
tion to the business end of the druggist’s
calling. The mere fact that we deal in
drugs—that is to say, in goods which
have such a slow sale that their very
name is indicative of unsalableness—the
mere fact, I say, that we deal in drugs,
predisposes us to rest in undue content
while we see the same old goods standing
on our shelves from month to month, if

not from year to year, with but little
sale.

Had we been trained to handle other
merchandise, we should chafe at the
sight and take some steps to get rid of
the dead stock which we now hold on to
so complacently. My attention was
brought to this matter a few days ago
by the necessity of making arrangments
to place a new line of goods in some
convenient part of the store. The idea
naturally suggested itself to me to
remove some of the dead stick to a less
convenient part of the store; and when
about to select the goods in question, I
looked around to see what line of goods
had the smallest sale in proportion to
the room they occupied. It will, I am
sure, surprise some of our members
when I tell them that the articles that
could with the greatest convenience be
placed in a back room, where they would
only be called fora few times in each
month, were some of our oldest and
staunchest friends, those which we have
looked upon from our boyhood as the
main source of the druggist’s profit,
namely, the pharmaceuticals and the
crude and powdered drugs. Herbs have
already long since been relegated to the
privacy of the closet or store-room, but
it seems almost a sacrilege to think that
if a live business man should for a time
take possession of a drug store, he might
lay his unconseerated hand upon the
shop bottles containing powdered drugs,
syrups, tinctures and fluid extracts, and
consign them to a subordinate place.
One of the first provisions we make in
fitting up our stores is for a certain
amount of wide mothed bottles contain-
ing powdered drugs and _ chemicals.
Many of these chemicals retain their
hold upon the profession and are still
used with sufficient frequency’ to
warrant their retention on the front
shelves, but powdered drugs are very
little used and could just as well be in
the back room. As for syrups, a few
are used at the prescription counter,
but how many of them are sold at retail?
Where is the sense, therefore, in allow-
ing them to occupy a prominent place in
the store? Why not keep them behind
the prescription counter, where they
properly belong? The same may be said
of tinctures. Any druggist can count on
his figures the number of tinctures
whicb he is called upon to sell with any
frequency. The rest, like the syrups,
belong to the prescription counter. But
even for this purpose they have been
almost entirely superseded by fluid
extracts, which, in turn, are rapidly
giving place to the alkaloidal and other
active principles and the various forms
in which concentration and convenience
of dosage are provided.

Any pharmacist who will take the
trouble to note the quantity of all the
pharmaceutical preparations which he
makes, with the date of their manufac-
ture, will be surprised to find how
seldom he makes such preparations as
the tinctures of kino, columbo, cubeb,
hyoscyamus, rhubarb, and twenty other
tinctures that might be named. If he
will note the value of all the tinctures
in his store, and also note the amount
of the same which he sells each month,
he will come to the conclusion that
about the deadest stock in his whole
establishment is found in his tincture
bottles.

1 have thought this matter of sufficient
importance to invite the attention of my
readers to it, and more particularly of
; the younger ones. If the conclusion at

 

 

which I haye arrived be correct, it is
manifest that most of our stores are ar-
ranged to suit the business that was car-
ried on a generation ago, and that the
modern drug store should have fixtures
and arrangements widely different. In-
deed, were I to fit up a new store at the
present time, it would be altogether un-
like any drug store I have.ever seen, for
I should make ample provision for many
articles that are now crowded away in
elosets without sufficient room for con-
venient handling, and should reduce ‘he
space allotted to galenical preparations
and powdered drugs to at least one-half
of what they now occupy.

The question may be asked, if these
galenical preparations, crude and pow-
dered drugs, deserved to be assigned to
such a subordinate position in a drug
store, what preparations should take
their place? This :question must be
answered by each man according to the
business which he is doing; but, in a
general way, I would suggest that many
of the goods which we sell are unduly
crowded in our cases and closets, lacking
proper display, and so meeting with
smaller sales than they would have if
seen to better advantage. The newer
pharmaceuticals, such as gelatin and
sugar-coated pills, tablet triturates, hy-
podermic tablets, various forms of sup-
positories, bougies, etc., should be more
conveniently placed, and even displayed.
Much more room should be given to the
storing and displaying of atomizers,
syringes, inhalers, and all the modern
appliances for medication. The phar-
macist’s own preparations—legitimate
pharmaceuticals, not quack medicines—
should be displayed so as to attract at-
tention and secure sales.

It is not necessary that I should pur-
sue this matter further. My intention in
preparing this paper was simply to call
attention to the fact that times are
changiug and in a certain sense we
should change with them. Many reme-
dies highly esteemed thirty years ago are
fast going out of use; new remedies, and
new forms of administering old ones,
have come into use, and if we would keep
up the business end of our calling as
other traders do we should keep the new
articles to the front, at least to a suffi-
cient extent to show the public that we
have new goods and that we are live
business men. Having done this, I con-
tent myself with leaving this stray
thought chiefly for the benefit of the
younger members of our profsesion.

W. M. SEARBY.

~~ >
French Ideas of Pharmaceutical Edu-
cation.

In a paper in the Bulletin de Pharma-
cie de Bordeaux, Professor Huguet, of
the Cleremont-Ferrand School of Medi-
cine and Pharmacy, outlines a _ pro-
gramme of pharmaceutical education,
He first defines a pharmacist as one who
practices pharmacy and then describes
the latter as an art, depending upon
numerous scientific data and concerned
with the methods of combining natural
substances, by means of suitable opera-
tions conducted in special apparatus, so
as to produce, preserve, and

tained from the animal
kingdom.
The pharmacist, he considers,

or

fession brings him in daily contact with

the medical man, who frequently resorts |
and assistance. |

to him for infcrmation
It is urged, therefore, that the pharma-
cist should, of necessity, study the fol-

determine
the value of, preparations fit for medici-!
nal use, the crude substances employed | ie
being chemical products, or materials ob- |
vegetable |

should |
know the therapeutic properties of the!
medicaments he prepares, since his pro-,

 

lowing subjects: Physics, chemistry,
botahy, zoology, pharmacy, therapeutics,
biological chemistry, hygiene, minor sur-
gery, toxicology, legislation, and deont-
ology. The reasons urged for studying
the first five subjects named need not be
recapitulated, for it is generally ac-
knowledged in this country that the bet-
ter a pharmacist is acquainted with them
the more proficient he is likely to become
in the practice of his chosen art and pro-
fession. i
As regards therapeutics, no more is
suggested than that, for the pharmacist’s
own protection in dispensing, the medic-
inal properties of bodies should be
known and, more especially, their pos-
ology. By biological or physiological
chemistry is not meant purely scientific
work, but the analysis of urine, serous
liquids, blood, ete. Knowledge in that
direction will undoubtedly improve the
professional status of pharmacists as well
as prove a source of extra profit to them.
General notions of hygiene, and the abil-
ity to be of temporary assistance in cases
of accident, pending the arrival of a sur-
geon, as well as an acquaintance with
the antidotes to poisons, can scarcely
prove otherwise than useful to pharma-
cists, so long as they are eareful not to
infringe upon the province of the medi-
cal practitioner. Finally, it cannot but
be regarded as exceedingly desirable that
those who are most directly affected by
questions of pharmaceutical legislation
and ethies should be well versed in such
matters. This programme, says Profes-
sor Huguet, in conclusion, covers what
is essential in the education of the phar-
macist, and what will suffice him.
There does not appear to be the least
ground for regarding this estimate as
other than a fair and reasonable one.

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The Right Place.
The Right Price if taken at

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Will _ Bangs, oe Pian Genes. ,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.,

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Yearly sales incrcased by, their use.
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Benzoicum German..
Boracic
Carbolicum
Citricum ...
Hydrochlior
Nitrocum

Oxalicum ....
Phosphorium ail.
Salicylicum ..
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Agua, 16 Gee..........
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ANILINE,
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BACCAB.
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Cubeae (po
Juniperus
Xanthoxylum..

BALSAMUM,
Copaiba ..
Peru
Terabin, Canada .
Tolutan . :

  

CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian

Cinchona Flave

Euonymus atropurp..

Myrica Cerifera, po...
Pranus Virgini........
Gultiels, erd..........
Sassafras
Ulmus Po (Ground 15)

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Citrate and Quinia....
Citrate Soluble.......
Ferrocyanidum Sol....
Selut Chiotide........
Sulphate, oo 7......-
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FLORA.
Arnica ... i
Arseeees .........,..-
Matricaria

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Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
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Aloe, Barb, (po. 60)...

Cape, (po. 20)...

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Benxoinum...... -- 3@ 55
Camphorsg...... 46@ 50
Euphorbium ~ Lae 35@ 10
Ga ong a @2 50
Gemboge, po........-. 70@ 7
ee coe” on 35) . @ 30
Rine, (pe 1 %).....-. @!1 7%
Mastic - pe seeee @ 80
Myrr (po. oe.
Opli. (po 3 40@3 60) ..2 10@2 15
Beene ..... ......... 35@ 2
' bleached. . 33@ 35
ree... 40@1 00
HEREA—In ounce e packages.
Ae .......,......,..
ee 20
—-- eae ween ek 25
Mentha ha Piperite. La 23
we 30
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OE, 25
MAGNESIA.
Connon, Fas.......... 55@

Carbonate, Pat........
Carbonate, K.& M....
Carbonate, Jd enningS..

OLEUK.
Abeinthiam. ......... 2 50@3
auset alae, Dulc...... 45@
Amydalae, Amarae....8 (0@8
ee Si 1 8©@1 90
Auranti Cortex....... 1 80@2 00
Berg: oe 3 00@3 20
Co 60@ 65
Cree ......,... 7%@ 80
ee 35@ 65
Ghanapodll soot ass @1 &0
Cimemonds ......... -1 10@1 15
SE esc os. @
Centum Hao.......... 35@ 65
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Cebenae............. : 2 00
Exechthitos.......... 2 50@1 60
Sr nk 1 50@1 60
CIRUUICOTIA ......_..... 1 70@1 80
Geranium, ounce..... @ %
Gossipii, Sem. oar..... W@ 7
Hedeoma 6.0.0... ,.. 1 25@1 40
oumaper............. 50@2 00
Pavenge 9@2 00
sams... 1 40@1 60
Mentha Piper.......... 2 85@3 60
Mentha Vorid eae. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.. --1 30@1 40
Myrcia, ounce......... @ 50
eave 90@3 00
Picis Liquida, (gal..35) 10@ 12
eT
Hoamarini......... 1 00
Rosae, ounce. ........ 6 50@8 50
Sac 40@ 45
Seems... 90@1 S
PR ek oes ey

Sassafras..... 50@. 3S
Sinapts, ess, ounce. @ 65
ae @1 00
Thyme eet ae oe 50

i —... .. @1 60

‘Lheobromas........... 15@ 2

POTASSIUM.
Ore. ............. se fe
bichromate ....._. 13@ 14
Bromide. . eae 0G B
Cero...... 122@ 15
Chlorate (po. BQ2 23@ 22%
yeree ..... 1... 1... . 0@
eee 2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart, =. 2 25
Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15
Potass Nitras, opt 8@ 10
Potass Nitrag.. 1@
Frossaio ............. 28@ 30
Balgmate po...... ._.. 15@ 18
RADIX.

AConitam ........ 20@ 2
Althae. a, a
APO... 12@ 15
San pe.............. @ 3
ae 2U@ 40
Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18
Hydrastis Canaden,

(po. 35) . @ 30
Hellebore, Ala, po.. 15@ W
ee 15@ 2
Ipecac, po ..1 50@) 60
Iris plox (po. 85@38) 35@ 40
Jalapa, pr. 40@ 45
Meranta, iis... fe @ &
Podophyilum, Po. a 15@ 18
Rhel -..-- Toa OO

ee @1 7%

we... 75Q@1 35
Spigelia . 3@ 38
Sanguinaria, (pe 25). @ W®
Serpeniara............ 45@ 50
Senega .. 55@ 60
Similax, Officinalis. H @ 40

d @ 25
Scillae, (po. 35) ........ 10@ 12
Symplocarpus, Feeti-

Noe @ 3

Veleriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ Bd

German... 15@ 20
ingiber a. ——. oe
Zinetber 4 ae 18@ Ww

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Anisum, (po. 20) @ 15
Apium (graveleons) .. 18@ 20
eee 4@ 86
Carul, (0. 18) oo 10 12
Cardamon 1 00@1 25

Corlandrum i2@ 14
Canuanie ative 4@ 5
Cydoniua TDi OU
Cheneopodiu.. 10@ 12
Dipterix Odorate 2 4022 60
Foeniculnm @ 15
nn po. 6 8
Lin 4 @4%
Lint, gra. (bbl. "Bi. 34@ 4
Lobeifs 35G 40
Phariarts Canarian .. <a 5
apa ee
Slaaple Alba...) 7 &

Rigea........ 1g@ 2
SPIRITTS.

Frumenti, W., D. Co. 2 OODz 50

“ D. FR... .1 %@2 00

‘ be teeey sk Cn On

Juniperis Co. O. T....1 65@2 00

“ M deeece sk COE OO
Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00
Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50
Vie Guero ........... 1 25@2 00
Vink Aiba.............1 Ra

SPONGES.
Florida sheepr’ wool

compat «ica ne Oe 2 50@2 75
Nassau aaa wool

renee... 65.5. 2 00
Velvet extra sheeps’

wool carriage....... 1 10
Extra yellow sheepw’

Corre .............

Grass eed woo! car-

——e ............... 65
Hard ' aa slate use. &
Yellow Reef, for slate

ee le ae 1 40

SYBUPS.
Accacta .... 50
Zingiber ... 50
Ipecac.... 60

errs fod....... 50
— —, 50
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50

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TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napellis R....... 60
_ " | 50
Bee. 60

~ end myreh.......... 60
ae...
een 0
Atrope Belladonna.......... 60
Demme... 8... Lo

Ge, 50
meee 50
——- ll 50
Cemtiearies ... 7
ae. 50
Ca damon... a

‘—....... 5
coe 100
oon... 50
eceome 50

" a... .lhL!lDmUrmrhlCUC
Comme 50
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Cooee..... ................ oe
ee 50

rgot 50

See. 50

’ Meee, 60
Cae... 50
aoe... 60
as. lll
Hyosevenis................ so
Iodine... a. z

. Colorless........._.. 7
Ferri ee eee 35
neo ........ Lee
Lobelia. . 50
vem... 50
nex your... sis, 50

eS ee 85

* Cam _— fo 50

‘* Deodor. is 2 00
Auranti Cortex, oe 50

uassia . . =

atany . . oo

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Cassia Acutifo . 0

: .,
Serpentaria ... " 50
Stromonium. 60
ota... 60
Valerian ........ eee wees. 50
Veratram Veride.... 50

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ather, Spls as F.. 2D
‘ca. -.. 24@ 3
ag ground, (po.
a. : 3@ 4
Annatts.... 55@ 60
Antimoni, Po. <e &
Pr : et Potass T =, 60
i @i 40
Antife re. @ B
Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 48
Pe se 7
Balm Gilead Bud.. 38@ 40
—_ne ek e. 1 60@1 40
an Chlor, 1s, (48
eee e@ i

cantnetalt Russian,
fee epee eee occ. @i 00
Capsici Fructus, af. @ 2%
@ 2

‘i as @ 20
Caryophyllus, i Pos) 10@ 12
Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75
Cera Alba, 8. & F. 50@ 55
Com Wiava........... Se
Cocensr _ @ w#
Cassia Froctas.. | am b
Centraria. byes, @ 10
Cetarenr @ #0
c ‘hloroform s0@ 68

squibbs @i1 2h

Chiorsz:! Byd ‘rst i 1 23@B: 50

Chondrus OQ 2

Cinchonidine, P. & W 15 Ww

- German 3%Q 12
Corka, list, dis. per

cent Le , 7
acbegy re ' a 5

Creta, (bbl. 75) @

"  prep......... 5@ 5

“ recip... %@ 11

' abra.. @ 8
oo .......... 35@ 40
Cudbear....... @ 24
Cupri Sulph... 5@ 6
Demeene ...... 10@ 12
Ether Sulph.. 0@
ee a numbers. 2 ‘
ae Meeeee: 70@ 75

ta Ke.) ess cue as 12@ 15

ee @ @B
ae eee bc ce, 7@8
Cae, Commer leeds @

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Glassware flint, ed box 80.
Less than box 7

 

Ging, Breownh.......... 9 15
« White.. - Wes
Gigoerina ........ --. MO BW
Grana Paradisi........ @ 2
Spee. 25@ 55
Hydraag Chior Mite... @ 75
Cor @ 6

o dx Seuss @ 8

. Ammoniati.. @ %

. Unguentum. 45@ 55
isht rerevram......... @ 6
a -. -.. 2
. 75@1 00
eae, ewebl.......; 3 80@3 90
Todoform..... " @4 70
Lupe ...... G@2 25
Lycopodium .......... 0@ 75
OO 0@ 7

Liquor Arsen et Hy-

coer tog. ........... 27
a sae 10@ 12
Magnesia, Sulph (bbl

1
Manem, &.F.........

 

  

 

 

 

Morphia, S. P. & W. 2 05@2 30 | Sefdlitz Mixture...... @ 2/| Linseed, boiled.. .... 5 at
‘ 5 NY. @ & Staaple. eee @ 18} Neat’s Foot, —
Co... Lee 6 Ft ak @ 3 strained 65 70
Moschus Canton...... 40 | Snuff, _ Maccatsy, De SpiritsTurpentine.... 37 40
Myristica, No 1 .. ... GG wt You... @ 3 bl. Ib
Nux ..Vomica, (po 20).. @ 10 Snuff. ors De. Voes @ 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib.
On Sena 5@ 18| Soda Boras, (po.i1). . 10@ 11| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@8
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass So 24@ 25 | Ochre, yellow Mars....1% 2@4
ee 200|SodaCarb............ 1%@ 2 Ber. .....1% 2@3
Picts Liq, N..C., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb.......... @  5| Putty, commercial....24 2%@3
a ae @2 0) | Seda, Ash. a ot _ eee 2% 2%@3
Picts Liq., quarts . @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2| Vermilion Prime Amer-
pints G@ | Spits. EtherCo........ 50@ 55|__ican. 13@16
Pil meter, (po. 80) . @ 50| ‘ Myrcia Dom..... @2 25 | Vermilion, English. 65@7
Piper Nigra, (po. 2). @ 1 “ Vin ne. @3 00 | Green, Peninsular... @%5
Piper Alba, (po g5) .. @ 3 int Rect, bbl. Lead, red.............. 8 Qb%
Pie Borean. 1... __. ea tt 2a 2 31@2 41 Wee. 6 @b%
Plumb! Aeet |... |. 14@ 15 aa 5e gal., cash ten.  daye. Whiting, white Span.. @7o
Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20] Strychnia Crystal..... 1 40@1 45 Wig Gilders’...... @%
Pyrethrum, boxes Saiphur, Subl......... 24@ 3 | White, Paris American 1
&P.D. Ca, dos. .... @1 25 “Ro age eae Waiting, Paris Ene.
Pyrethrum pv Tamerinda 0} __ cliff 1 4¢
a. Terebenth Venice..... z 30 | Universal Prepared ‘1 CO@1 15
Quinia, 8. P. & W.....34u@30¥4 | Theobromae ..........45, @_ 48| Swiss Villa Prepared
"S. German... 27@ 37| Vanilla... 2.222022, 9 00@16 00; Paints... 00@1 20
Rubia Tinctorum..... 122@ 14|Zinci Sulph.. ........ 7@ 8 VARNISHES,
Saccharum Lactispy. 12@ 14 No.1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20
Mae 2 10@2 25 orf. Extra Tur wece oe 1 101 2
Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ Bbl. Gal | Coach Bod mL — 27
Sapo, .... 12@ 14| Whale, winter........ 7 70 | No. 1 Turp Furn. 1 00@1 10
Oe Mae cee c ul, 10@ 12) Lard, RI $0 85 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60
- GG... 2. @ tora, Ne i. 42 45| Japan Dryer, No. 1
Linseed, pureraw.... 56 59 wOSe. oc... Co . 70@75
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HARRY’S

ROOT BEER

Is manufactured from Roots and Herbs

of well-known medicinal qualities, which
are carefully selected for the purpose.

It will be found highly beneficial as a

Blood Purifier

and as a

General Stimulant
for the system.
age and can be drank freely and in al-
most unlimited quantities.

It is a delicious bever-

10 Cent Bottle Makes 5 Gallons.

 

HAXELTINE = % PERKINS DRUG CO.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

 

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a 6 7% Me
ints, round -. 9 00| Corned beef Libby” 5. 2 10
to. 2, sifting box 2 75 | Roast beef Armour’s.......1 80
No. . 4 00 Potted ham, — eee a)
No. § 8 00 eae 7
i all .. - 43 tongue, _ — _. =
Mexican “htquld, 4 oz ee hlUc hmUmUcmcC i ierrhlhlUc 75
§ oz 6 chicken, s ib eS
Vegetables.
BROOMS, eans.
Hamo: irgh stringless. ._
a? 2 Hurl a ee : ba rene style. ny 2 00
; lenemeniee | eae 1 35
No. 2 Carpet. * Lima, green... 1B
Sa oe Bait) eaten 70
ie «oo oe poten aan... .....
Cone Whisk. 1 = Bay State Baked.........._. i =
ancy + 5 et eee wee Daked....... 136
Warehouse.. - = 1) Ptenic Baked.. aii
Corn.
BRUSHES. Hamburgh ..... oi
Stove, No. 1 Le ale dle : * ee Eden . i 2
ee Honey ie os 40
Rice Root Serub,2 row.... 8 a “Ps Glory..
Rice Root Scrub, 8 row.... 1 =)% teeeeece sae woo sees %
almetto, a ’
Palmetto, goose Hamburgh merreres........1 BD
CANDLES. early June --1 50
Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes . 10 “oe ie
Star, 40 a fancy’ sifted....1 90
Paraffine 10 Soaked . 85
Wicking ..... “A Harris standard............. 5
fanCa f a.
OAKNED GOODS. ee oe ia
Fish, seo s Early Blossom....1 2
rench... a a 1
<a. ae OO ie Mushrooms.
Little Neck, i = sw French 1921
: oO mm ‘1 ee g
Clam Chowder. Erie Pumpkin. mn
Standard 2 ib. 2 a +e eeee Squash eee e eres fo
iat a 7 i a 118
guar” Ib 1 35 Succotash.
4
Mar, 1 Ib. ee
- +> 3 &
Picnic, 1 Ib 2%
- a aoe
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 os ae
“ 21 ...2 10
Kash 2s ee ake
Tomato Sauce, 2 ib ae) ee
Soused, 2 Ib. | 23 CHOCOLATE.
Salmon. Baker's.
Columbia River, flat ...1 80 | German Sweet.. ...... ; 23
talls ee 37
Alaska, _-- tes eee obas 1 25 | Breakfast Cocoa........ i 43
pin ek 110
Kinney’s, fais eI 1% ei CHEESE, .
ae,
Sardines. cA TT 9
American Roden neues ee ww, 8%
; 4 Al............64@ 7) Riverside ...... ...... 2%
mporte i. tettee centers @ | Gold Medal........... 8%
terete cee —o od. CT
Mostard a en al 15
Bonelens cal te I 1 00
Trout. BE oooh so reeterunne z
Brook 8, lb i Lee ............ @15
Fruits. RIND » oer ccccesvns 4
Apples. ary ort.- .
3 ib. standard.. ‘ 120 Sch Se a ies on cone a2
York State, gallons. 4 00 | Schweitzer, a $i
Hamburgh, ‘ domestic 14

 

 

CATSUP.

ue Label Brand.

Half aan 2 bottles
Pint
Quart 1 doz bottles

Triumph Brand.
Half pint, per dos.......
Pint, 25 bottles......
Quart. per doz .

CLOTHES PINS.

OO wm PhO

Ome
_USe_ Sbo_

Sa eeee........... 40@45
COCOA SHELLS.
ere... | Oe
Less quantity . . - io
Pound packages 6% G7
COFFEE.
Green.
io.
Pair. ' .. 8
Good... : 12
Prime 21
Golden. 21
Peaberry ee 23
Santos.
Fair. 19
—..... .. ae
—.... ......... 2
Peaberry .. Q
Mexican and Guatamala.
_...... 21
Good.... 22
Fancy. 3
Maracaibo,
Prime .. , 23
Milled . ae 24
Java.
Interior - i Ps]
Private Growth. 27
Mandehling 28
Moche.
Imitation 25
Arabian ' 28
Roasted.

To ascertain cost of roasted
coffee, add \c. per lb. for roast-

ing and 15 per cent. for shrink-
age.

Package.
McLaughlin’s XXXX.. 22 %
—— ..............,.... oe
Lion, 60 or 100 Ib. case.... 22 80

Extract.
a %

eh 115

Hummel's foil, gross. ae 1 65

tin ao

CHICORY.
eee ee oe 5
CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft.......per dos. 123

' 14

. eee es ea 1 60

’ eR ecru . 1%

_ —o. ..... “ 1 9

Jute ...... . 8%

we wf . - 1 00

CONDENSED MILK.
4 dos. in case.

 

N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s re

Gail Borden Eagle....

OI nbc cis acewnen crus 62
eee 5 75
Champion.. occas
OO
ee. Le

 

Peerless evaporated cream. 5 75
CREDIT CHECKS,

500, any one denom’ mM... ee
1000, oe a
' _o

Steel ston acca.

HES

 

 

COUPON BOOKS,

 

 

Prades esman.’
@ 1 books. per hundred. 200
oes 250
#3 2 00
25 ' wi . 3 OO
#10 " 4@
#20 7 “ as 5 wo

“Superior.”
# i books, per hundred 2 50
2 2 te “a ou / 3 oo
23 ' ._
85 . . 40
#10 r 5 00
2 - ’ =

Universal.”
8 1 books, per hundred 83 0
$2 r - oe
832 9 ” .. 400
85 " * 5 00
—_— * - 68
220 7 00

Above astenien on conpon books
are subject to the following
quantity discounts:

= books or over. . per cent
ay “ 0 ‘
16 on ae oe = “
COUPON PASS BOOKS,

{Can be made to represent any
denomination from 810 down.|

20 books.. #100
50 bead to .
_ * 3 00
—_— . oa
500 _. oo
_— ee oe
CRACKERS.
Butter.
Dever eee ..........-.. 5
—— XXX. cartoon . 5%
a el! a 5
Family arr cartoon...... 5%
Salted XxX 4 os
Salted oa ‘cartoon ...... 5%
—— ee i .
Bosto |
Butter ee eh 6
Soda.
Sok, Ee........ 5%
a 7%
Sean, Deeees.............. 8%
Crystal Wafer.. a
Long Island Wafers........ 11
—
oor Ze e.............. 5%
City ee en oH
Farina Oyster..............
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly pure..
Telfer's Absolute..........
NN reece ine deen, sox

FLY PAPER.
Thum’s Tanglefoot.

eC oa ee oe
Pere Oe oe, ............ oe
Ten case lots.. 3 40

Less than one case, 400 | per box
ED FRUITS.
——

pples
Sundried. slicen “| bbls.

. quartered ‘
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12 12%
Apricots.

California in bags.. ...
Evaporated in boxes. ..
Blackberries.
Oh DR on i.
Nectarines,
a ohio dconetes
ee
Peaches.
Peeled, in boxes........
Cal. evap. ™
Be , ios os

Pe
California in b
raed

a
Barrels. nl
= Ib, boxes . os

Prunelies.

BD, Were vice sy.

pberries.
sce seen eeiee
50 lb. boxes ile el eke
25 Ib.

“Raisins.
Loose Muscatels in Boxes.
2 crown oa
3 eet eh ee es

“

4
a ig Muscatels in Big

2 crown. ; 4%
3 Wee

 

Foreign.

Currants.

Patras, in barrels 214
: in %-bbls..... : 2%
in less quantity Zyq |
cleaned, bulk.... 4
cleaned, package 4%
Peel.
Citron, Leghorn. 25 Ib. boxes 13
Lemon r 2 ' ' 8 |
Orange “ - * 10|
Raisins.
Ondcura, 29 lb. boxes 5@7
Sultana, 20 ' ™%@s
Valencia, 30
Prunes.
California. 100-120.. Ss |
. 90x100 25 Ib, bxs 6% |
80xH) ™ 7 3
70x80 ™% |
- 60x70 ' Ce
Seeeey.......... 5
a
ENVELOPES,
XX rag. white.
No. 1, 6%.. 81 %5
No. 2, 6%.. . a
oe. 3,6........ 1 65
48 ...... 1 50
xx wood, ‘white
No. 1, 6% oe 13
No. 2, 6 a 13
Manilla, white
. .. 1 06
ee 95
Coin
mal Net. ..........c.. 18

FARINACEOUS GOODS.

Farina.
oo te. ............ 3%
Hominy.
eee... eee 3 00
a 8%
Lima Beans.

Dried. 4 @4%
Maccaroni and Vermicelll.
Domestic, 12 lb. box. 55
Imported. . oo :.10%@11 i
‘Oatmeal.

Barrels 200.. i. oo
Half barrels 100...... \ 32
Pear! Barley.
ee Se
Peas.
ae Cee. 116
Split per Ib i 3
Rolled ‘Oats.

Barrels 180... . @
Har theD........ @3 06
Sago
EE _ —_—
ee te i ce. 5
Wheat.
a 3%
FISH--Salt.
Bloaters.

i uss |
Cod.
es ese
Whole, Grand Bank..... 445%
Boneless, bricks.. ...... 6%
Boneless, strips.. ... 6%

 

Halibut.
eee 456... 1@12z
Herring.
Holland, white hoops keg 60
' ig a. oo 50
Norwegian..... i
Round, % bbl 100 ibs... 2 50
“ 40 cil nn 1 30
Scaled hones 17
“Mackerel,
ee, eee... noi eo
EE a 4 40
Pe, hE ve sen ena a. 3 ©
Tr, SOO Oe... . oes 5 50
ee Be Pio sn...s i ee
No. 2.10 Ig... 0. oso... 70
Family, 90 lbs... .
He
~~ tain
Russian, kegs.. 55
rou
No. 1, % bbls., loolbe eau 475
mo. 3 Moet oe e........-; 2 20
WoO. 1, Bae, TO Bs oo nc ass, 63
Te 0 Oe tence 53
Whitefish.
No.1 family
56 Dhis, 100 Ibs........ 6235 2B
— Oe deste Oe foe
a 4
OO sie cas S&S Ss
MATCHES,

Globe Match Co.’s prente.

Columbia Parlor..... 2. 95
Zam BUlpuur....... , 100
Diamond Match Co.'s Brands.

Me. 9 eulphur....... 1 o

Anchor parlor....... Las i 70 |
ae ee
eee See... 4 00

 

 

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
Souders’.

Oval Bottle, with corkscrew

Best in the world for the money.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.
doz
75

202 s
4 50

of _o

Regular
Vanilla.

0z
2a.....0. 3
_o.....3@

XX Grade

Lemon,
2o8.....0, ©
402 . 0
XX Grade
Vanilla.
aoe. .... 81 75
402.. 3 50
Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla
2 - regular pm 75 1 20
1. we 2 00
6 - a 3 00
io. 3 teper........ 1 35 2 00
No. 4 taper. —- oo 2 50
seethecate
Lemon. Vanilla.
a oval taper 5 1 10
30 1 20 1%
2 02 regular . & 1@
. 1 60 22
GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.
a... .....3e
Half eee
Quarter eae. te
1 1b cans.. Medeeceieeess Oe
4% lb cans. . _
Choke Bore—Dupont’ 5
Kegs ‘ -_ 2
a hn. . 20
Quarter Seal a 13
11b cans. ' |
Eagle mei eer .
Kegs elec ded 11 00
Halt kegs ..... i. ss
reer aeee....... ...... 3 00
1 > cang...... 66
HERBS.
a Se
Bom. ..... a
INDIGO.
oe Bybane box L 55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 1b. Gaon. 50
JELLY.

17 Ib. pails oe . @ 34
-~hll(< et @ 81
LICORICE.

— |...

Calabria

Sicily 12

Root ibe
LYE.

Condensed, [oe..... 1 20
“oo... 2 2%

MINCE MEAT.

 

Mince meat, 3 doz. incase. 2 4
Pie preparation 3 doz. in
case . .« &
MEASURES.
Tin, nana dozen.
| oe... -... + ae
meee WUION,....., 1 40
MO oi ss 70
Pint . i e 45
Half pint. Lace es 40

, Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
a eee 7 00

Half _—- 4 75
Quart. S$ 7%
Pint Ae ae ®
MOLASS Es,
Blackstrap.
A I, oi. no enone 14
Cuba Baking.
RO ie kis 16
Porto Rico.

NE ici es 20
aoe 30
New Orleans
ee acs 18
meee ae 2
meek GOO... 2
cL huice 2
Fane 40

half -barrels 3c.extra :

 

 

 

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count... @4 00
Half bbis, 600 count.. @2 50
Small.

Barrels, 2.40 count. 5 00
Half bbis, 1,200 count 3 00
PIPES,

Clay, NO. Pt ewe cue 70

7. D, tall coum. ....... 70
Cob, No. 3.... a

POTASH,

48 cans in Case.
Babbiit’s a
Penna Salt Co.’s.......... 3.00

RICE,
Domestic.

Carolina head.... 6
oe.
" ee

Ee

Imported.

cepa, Wet... ......-.

' moe...
ee sccese

PT ie ee ee

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.
Allspice...... Le oe
Cassia, China in mata...... 8

. Batavia in bund....15
_ Saigon in rolis...... 32
Cleves, Asaboyes...........22

Zanzibar..... Sec
Mace Batavia.. os
Nutmegs, fancy .. ied kee es 75

. mee... le
. ef...

Pepper, Singapore, black....10
. c white... .20
r — I)

Pure Ground in Bulk.

Ate... 5... a... 15

Caesia, Batavia. . me
. and Saigon. 25
“ Saigon . accu

loves, Amboyna. . le ese a 22
’ Paoeee.........-. 18

Ginger, African...........--16
A TT
' sameica ........ ..22

Mace Batavia 65

Mustard, ome. and Trieste. .22

Trt este eee nee 2
Nutmegs, No. 2. 60
Pepper, Singapore, » black. a

‘ Cayenne.. 20
go. oe
“Absolute” in Packages,

14s es
Aree... -... 1... 8 155
oO 4 15%
Cloves. . +... Of ioe

Ginger, Jamaica 84 155

piacan....... 84 155
Mustard. . letecusss OS 1 OO
Peoeer .-.............. 84 155
——— 84

SAL SODA.
Granulated, bbls.. trace. Fae

75lb cases oe 13%

  

Lump, bbls
Weald Rews...........
SEEDS.
Anise ...
Canary, Smyrna....... 4
Caraway .... 8
Cardamon, Malabar... 90
Hemp, Russian. 4
mae Bee........... 5@6
Mustard, white ...... 10
ee, 9
5
30

   

ape i
Cuttle bone........
STARCH,
Corn.
meee Ole... 8... Oe
on * i ei Oe
Gloss.
Hy eee — i ;
eb Gach ey oa saa 5%
40 and 50 ib. DOwON...... . oo
Barrem..,.. .. Lon ke oe
SNUFF
Scotch, in bladders. ne
Maccaboy, ra Shee. ...,...-..00
french Rappee, in Jars.....43
SODA,
en deen edd ba ceeeenan Sy
con " bngitah vee cree oe Oi
SALT.
Diamond Crystal,
Cases, 243 lb. boxes......8 1 60
Barrels, : Oe
115 2% Ib bags. . co
. as » * 3%
“ 2010 Ib “ ~ ooo
Butter, S61) Dare......... 65
Cg 3 50
me OEM .. ce 5sss 2
ee ees 2 25
Worcester.
5 2%-lb sacks. ‘
et
30 10-1b

oc 1618“ F......
Pe i iis icici ee
«8 lb sacks...

  

5 lb linen sacks...... ion
ane 6 Grades.

100 3-1b. sacks. . 82 10

60 5-lb. 1. 2

28 10-1. meen cceeseeee T 8B

56 Ib. ar in drill” bags. | =

28 lb io
Ashton,

56 lb. dairy in inensacks.. 75
ggins.

56 }h, dairy in linen sacks. 75
Solar Rock.
ee, 22
Common Fine.
Ce ee 80
ET 80

 

SALERATUS,

Packed 60 lbs. In box.
ee ee 3 30
Delsnes ........ ee
ee ce ok ee
res .......... . |... 26

SEELY’S EXTRACTS.
Lemon.
ioz. F. M.$ 90 doz. ~ : gro
2) Se oe
Se" Fete” ie <0 .
Vanilla,
los. F. M. 1 50 doz 16 20 gro
24 oe a ee
rc Feee © 230
Rococo —-Second Grade.
Lemon.
ees 70 Gos..... Sa *
Vanilla,
eou...... (am.... 10 50 *
SOAP.
Laundry.

Allen B. oe 8 —e
Old Country, 80

 

Good Cheer, 601 Nay eee 3 90
White Borax, 160 4 -1b...... 3 65
Proctor & Gamble.
CO 3 45
Ivory, > on... ....... 6 7

Oe 400
idea ee 3 65
Mottled German... 1.1 2
Town Talk.. blesses 6

Sink Seen.

Single box.. .. 3 %
5 box lots, delivered. 2
10 box lots, delivered...... 3%

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands.
American Family, wrp'd. .84 00
' plain... 2

N. K. Fairbank & Co. ——
Santa Claus.......-

Brown, oo bam... ....... 3 40
oe ..... .. 1) 395

Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
Aces .........._...... ... & a0
Cotton O11 ..... ....... 6@
oeiios. ...... ... 1. 4 00
eee... 400

Thompson & Chute Co.’s Brands

 

 

Silver .. 6 &
Mane... (..ei lc... 3 30
Savon Improved . 250
POW ane, 2 80
Georges ..........,......... o a0
Economical ..... 2 2
Passolt’s Atlas. Brand.
Mangia Goes ................ 3 65
oon (................. oo

  

eon los... ..-.--
Gs l0ts Gel.............

Scouring.

Sapolio, — 3 doz... 2 40
Rand, 3aoe8....... 2 40
SUGAR.

Below are given New York
prices on sugars. to which the
wholesale dealer adds the lo-
cal freight from New York to
your shipping point, giving
you credit on the invoice for
the amount of freight buyer
a from the market in which
1e. purchases to his shipping
point, including 20 pounds for
the weight of the barrel.

ee
ES |
Ce i, ee. Wi)
oc cee oases es 7
XXXX Powdered.. 00

4

4

Granulated. . Lecce ©

Fine Granulated. oa 4

Extra Fine Granulated . 4
pow A..... ' Ce ae

Diamond C onfee. PAT a

4

4

4

4

4

Confec. Standard A.. .... 37
me 1... a
me @ 5 i" 25
moO, of... ‘ 25
yo 64. 18
me Oi eee 412
Mee Os siecle 00
me T.. 3 94
ee ieee se 3 81
No. &.. 3 %5
BR ie tte ceawee ets cose 3 75
Be r.. - 369
no be...... - $e
No. 13. ~ Si
Me Eis, 3 00
SYRUPS.
Corn.
PI he ctiebec essen as 19
eee 21
Pure Cane.
oe J 19
ME oe sice tee ee teen ecoewn as 25
Ce ee 30
TABLE SAUCES,

Lea & Perrin’ i ee... 4 %5
mall..... 27
Halford, sce ac. 3 %5
Ry ieee ccc 2%
Salad Dressing, large ..... 465
omall..... 2 65

 

 

 

TEAS.
JAPAN—Regular.
eee |. @17
a @20
foe ....... 7.1... a
Chatiea 32 @34
Ce 10 @12
SUN CURED.
Par... Se @17
Geee.. 2 @x0
Cee 24 @2e
Wc, 32 @34
es 10 @i2
BASKET FIRED.
18 @20
@25
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf @40
GUNPOWDER,
Common to fafz....... 2 @35
Extra fine to finest....50 @65
Choicest fancy........ 7 @s5
OOLONE. @26
Common to fair... ...23 @30
IMPERIAL.
Gommon to fair....... 23 @26
Superior tofine........ 30 @35
YOUNG HYSON.
Common. to fafr....... 18 @26
Superior to fine....... 30 @40
ENGLISH BREAKFAST.
Peer 18 @:
Cheree. .......5........ 24 @2s
Bem... 40 @50
TOBACCOS.
Fine Cut.
P, Lorillard & Co.’s ae.
Sweet Russet.......... @32
iger 30
D. Scotten & Co’s Brands.
Hinwets............. 60
Cupa. .... lo dea ou 32
Rocket 30
Spaulding & Merrick’s Brauds.
So 30
Private Brands.
tie, @30
Can Cem........... @27
Nellie Bly.............38 @ep
Uncle Ben.............2%% Ga
McGinty a 27
% bbis....... 25
Denes dim............ 29
Torpedo ee eee ae 24
i in drums 23
i To. ........... 28
ee... .-..........-. . 23
. coe.... | 22
Plug.
Sorg’s Brands.
Booernead ............ 39
CC S7

Novuy Twit............
Scotten’s Brands.

Re 26
Eiegwesne......... .... 38
Walley Cry ........... 34
Finzer’s Brands.
Old Honesty.......... 40
— 7... Ci... 32
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax (8 oz., 4ic).... 39
Gren Tore.......... é
Three Black Crows.. 7

J. G. Butler's Brands.
Something Good..
Outor Sigm..........
Wilson & McCaulay’s —,
Gold Rope 43

Happy ee 1. 37
ne saga ee 32
NovTax.. be cues 31
nee Go................ 7
Smoking.

Catlin’s Brands,
—...... —
Golden Shower.............
a 3
POOOReCOt on ..cs.e-ses 29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle a oe a 40
ee
German ...... ae

ee

~ dave, 56a fol. ..........,... ae
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands,

cic ceee cele e ces. 16

Banner nen Dieses 38

Ce

Scotten’ 8 ‘Brands.
ON cic ean sce oes 4
Money GW... 4... 26
CrOld DILGen........044.....- 30

F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s
Brands,
oo 26
Ce 18
ES ee 22

Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
— ae 41

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Ee 26
Witte See 2Q@32
ee Ciel. ...... oc ces cose 32
Spaulding & Merrick,
Tom @NG JGrry........ 0004 25
Traveler Cavendish........ 38
Pe ice ee, 30
Frew bee............... 30@32
ee
VINEGAR.

os ie i ce cs cane cs @s8

 er..... @9

81 for barrel.

WET MUSTARD,

Be, er es ....... «e+.

Beer mug, 2 doz incase... 1 75
YEAST,

ee ne a se 1 00

a

eee WD ge ce ee aes 1 00

(ee ee vt

Royal ..... a 90

 

WOODENWARE,
Tubs, — : Se 6 00
a 5 50
. No. . 4 50
Pails, No. i two- -hoop.. 1 30
‘* No. 1, three- -hoop.. _1
Bowls, it inch eee
eee ee 1s 90
. i: ea ea 12
. a 1 80
'  * - 24
ee |
Baskets, — oe 35
8 n ushe 1 15
' fall baer . 1%
. willow e ths, No.1 5 25
' No.2 6 2
' - “ Nas7 2
“ splint " melee
' : No.2 4 25
. . ‘ No.3 4 75
INDURATED WARE.
ee eee 3 15
Tubs, No. Dense esee sees ee dB 50
co 12 00
Tubs, No. 3.. .10 50
Butter Plates—Oval.
250 1000
Na. i... @ 210
moe 70 245
No. 3 ieces-s. & Sal
No ........-.......- 10 330
kot peda dnamaaee
Universal . : -22
No. Queen . ae
Peerless Protector. . «= 4
Sagmaw Giobe............. 1 %
—
Water Witch.. oe.
Wisen .........._.......... 2 55
Geed iver. .._........ a7
Peerless. . 2 85

HIDES PELTS and FURS
Perkins & Hess pay as fol-

HIDES.
Green . Loud, | See
Part Cured... @ 3
Po so... oe... @ 3%
Mey. ..... ee... 4@5
Kips, — bee ee. 2 @3
ee: @4
Calfskins, on...... 4 @5
cured...... 4 WO 6
Deacon skins..........10 @25
No. 2 hides % off.
PELTS
eo 2 & =
is ............... 25 @ 60
WwooL
Washed . meerere-- de 00
Unwashed ..... ..... @ @il
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tallow ...........-.... 3%@ 4
Grease butter.........1 @ 2
meenee.............. 1%@ 2
Ginseng..... .2 00@2 50
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 46@48
No. 2 Red (60 Ib. test) 46@48
MEAL,

Belted. ......_............. 1
Granulated.........-.. - 16
FLOUR IN SACKS.
*Pateis.............. coco, 20
Sa... ttt. 155
Memoey.................... 1
Wee ee. 1 40

ek, le,

*Subject to usual cash dis-
count.

Flour in bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad-
ditional.

MILLSTUFFS,
Less

Car a aa
Bren... 3... es $15 00
Screenings .... 12 oo 12 00
Middlings..... 15 00 16 00
Mixed Feed... 19 50 209 00
Coarse meal 18 00 19 00

CORN.
Car lots.. ae
Less than car. lots eee eee 50

OATS.
Car lots.... 8
Less than car me: coe

No. 1 Timothy, el Fota.....i1 =
No.1 ton lote...... 12

FISH AND OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as
follows:

Whitefish
Trout . bees eens
Histh Baas... |...
——— eee
Ciscoes or Herring....
Bluefish
— lobster, per lb.

FRESH FISH.

ee

we

st
UDIDOSOH IMD

Pike
Smoked White.... ...
Red Snappers..... coe
— River Sal-

e88_ 909

_

15

Mackerei Beata ee 18@25
eae.

Fairhaven Counts.. @t5
¥.¢. 0, Selects.......

Anchors..
Standards.. i.
oYsTERS—Bulk.
Extra Selects..per gal.
ee
ee
MO 6 cece vee es
Seailore......... oe
Shrimps .
oe ee oe
SHELL goons.

—_ per Pe css 1 1 eo) =

.

  

 

 

 

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids Packing and Provisinn Co

quotes as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.

moe. ..... 8k...
eee
£xtra clear pig, short cut.
Extra clear, heavy........
Clear, fat hae
Boston clear, short cut

Clear back, eee.

Standard clear. short cut, best

SAUSAGE.
ae ine

Bee

Raver. .......,..

NTA

Poo .... ....-

Head cheese ..... Lc

fe CC, oa.
Wreneturde...................,..

LARD.

Meee Hendereg.

Granger .

Family

Compound .

Cottolene..

50 lb. Tins, 4c advance.
20 Ib. pails, Cc

hi. “ xe .
o1 © Xe ‘
sim, * tle ei

BEEF IN BABRELS.

 

et ncess, Oe ae

ooo 13 5v

. 15 00
14 50

el
ey 1¢ 5O

VON GH
ee

Extra Mess, warranted 200 ibs....... 7 5U
Extra Mess, Chicago packing............... 7%
Boneless, rump butts.. 9 50
SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain,
Hams, SERS 11%
' a... 11%
' . Pron raing. |. e.. iz
_ icnic . eek 84
“ best boneless............ 10°
See .
Breakfast Bacon boneless.. 10 i
Dried beef, ham prices..... eae 2
Long Clears, Beene
Briskets, medium. i 6
‘ light .. 4 g
DRY SALT MEATS.
poe vo. :

D. S. Bellies. . ee ._o
Ee 7%
PICKLED PI@s” PEET.

Halt barcels........__. .o 3 00

ee Barrels... _- eee eee, 2 00
as... : 90

TRIPE
Mite, homeyeomh...........,.... 73
Kits, premium 66
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE
LAMP BURNERS,

No.0 SUN... eee, a 45

Bat ee 5U

ae! 75

Ce =

LAMP CHIMNEYS. Per b ete

6 dos. in box.

nee. ge 1%

a

mee 27
First quality.

No. 0 Sun, crimp top.. ciel ua. 210

as TS 2 25

No.2 . . Meee eee 3 25
XXX Flint.

No. 0 Sun, crimp << Be -«-8 @©

No. t i oo Ol

a2 ” ao --3 80
Thaek top.

No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled. os 3 7

No. 2 pee eee. 47

No. 2 Hinge, ‘ iy ee 4 88
La. Bastie.

No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz. eee. 1 2

No, 2 So

No. 1 crimp, per, ee ee eee a 1 3

No. 2 a... 7

LANTERN GLOBES.

No. 0, Tubular, cases 1 doz. each =e .. &

No. 0, bee aeee ee 45

No. 0, ie bbls 5 a 40

No. 0, ' bull’s eye, cases 1 doz each.1 00

ROCHESTER STORE LAMPS.

 

 
 

   

No. 10, Brass, 400 candle power..............3
STREET LAMPS.
No. 9, Globe, automatic extinguisher........3 25
LAMP WICK3,
Wo. 0, per grams... .... Levene) ae
No oO. Z eT i i 28
a 2, ee es 38
o. 3, EOE 75
i per doz.. Lee. 75
FRUIT JARS.
Mason—old style
Pints. 470
uarts.... Gee dae 5 00
Half gallons aes _.7.&
Mason—one doz in case,
ro... .. 500
ee 6 00
Rearr weieee............-.-. .8@
Dandy—glass cover.
oe i iC 10 50
Gusrit...- -.--........ Geta 6 wees 11 00
Wate oelicne |... 6... 14 00
Supplies.
Boyd's extra Caps.... eee asec
mapees Fiee...........+.- . =
Sealing wax, red or white, 5 Ib ‘packages os 3
JELLY TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
1g Pints. 6 doz in box, per box (box 00)..... 1 64
i 24 “oo, * Geom (hel a...... 23
._ . ‘ box, * bow (bow 00). 1 80
% 1 “ “Obe " doe (hol 2..... 26
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks, 1 to 6 gai. a 06
by \% gal. per ce 60
Jugs, Ee 70
1to4 gal., per gal.. 07
Miik Pans, % gal., per dos 6O
. “ ce t “ “sc 72
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.
Butter Crocus, | Gnd Bwal.......... .-++ «ss 6%
Milk Pans, % gal. per doz.... _. =
- i . Ee uaa 73

 

  

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

CLEARING THE BUSINESS AIR.

As the Chicago strike came upon the
business world like a thunder storm, so,
it has
the business atmosphere, and its collaps

like a thunder storm, cleared up

€
has accomplished something toward
the

re-
business

sup-
strike

viving t of

ne energies
world. Just

such a stimulus
the railroad
and the riots that accom-
They led at once to an ad-
in the stock market, and a little
later to a general revival in all
Holders of stocks who in-
the omens of
greater ilis to come and sold their hold-
ings lost while those who
pought freely made money. It does not
necessarily follow from this that those
who sell now will lose, or that those who
buy will profit by a rise in the market,

was
plied in 1877
of that

panied it.

by

year

vance
branches
of industry.
troubles

terpreted as

money,

tries of the country and if necessary to
inaugurate civil war, and he boasted of
the number of his subjects as if he were
a crowned king. The worst of it was
that so many accepted him at his own
valuation, in part at least. Not only did
his own immediate followers obey him,
but some thousands of peaceful, indus-
trious workmen threw up at his behest
their situations, while the Governor of
illinois, the Mayor, Aldermen and infiu-
ential citizens of Chicago, besides hun-
dreds of newspaper editors, treated him
like the head of a belligerent nation.
Nothing, in fact, is more humiliating
than the cowardly way in which Mayor
Hopkins, of Chicago, and Mayor Pingree,
of Detroit, went down on their knees and
besought the Vice President of the Pull-

man Car Company to surrender to Debs

;

; could

for the situation of affairs now is not}
precisely similar to what it was then.
For example. although our crop pros-

pects are as good as they were in 1877,
those of Europe are much better, and the
prices of our cotton and breadstuffs are
not likely to advance as they did in 1877.
Still, there are other favorable elements
to and, in any

event, since things cannot be worse than

be taken into account,
they are, they probably will improve.

The strike frenzy is only one of the

its susceptibility of being carried away
surges of passion or of sentiment.
Business men are subject to the same
sort of influence. They their
periods of headlong speculation which
culminate, as they did in Britain
in 1890 and here in 1893, in a crash, and
then they sink into a period of depres-
sion such as that which is
ing. When
long enough for them
spirits they

by

have

Great

now prevail-
has lasted

to recover their

this depression

their former course
again, proceeding cautiously at first, and
then more and more boldly, until finally
they get to going full speed and another
erash So it bas been since the
beginning of the world, and so it will be
until its end. whether
despondency has yet lasted its full term
and is ready to give way to cheerfulness.
If it has, the strike may be the imme-
ate occasion for a change, or perhaps it
may serve, as a spanking sometimes does
with a fretful child, to divert people’s
minds and to create in them a healthy
reaction against
cause of suffering.

begin

ensues.

The question is

a purely imaginary
After trembling for
a fortnight for the safety of railroad
between the West and
the East, threatened with the loss of food

supplies, and in daily terror of riots, ar-

communication

son, pillage and murder, like’ those
which were seen at Chicago and Sacra-
mento, most of us feelas if we had got

back to life again, and that not only the
weeks of the strike, but the months that
preceded it, have been a bad dream.
However this may be, and whether we
have or have aot come to a turn in the
tide of affairs, the strike has done an im-
mense deal for the political and economi-
cal enlighteument of the nation. It has
dissipated, for a while at least, that rev-
erence for the leaders of such outbreaks
which so unreasonably increases their
power for mischief. When the present
strike began Eugene V. Debs was ex-
alted by his admirers into a personage of
equal importance and authority with the
President of the United States. He is-
sued his magniloguent proclamations,
threatening to paralyze the entire indus-

 

| thousands of otherwise intelligent peo- |

and save the country from the horrers he
had let loose upon it and which he alone
restrain. Even now there are

ple who insist that the Pullman Company

; and not Debs and his accomplices are to

| sistance to robbing him of them.

blame for the outrages accompanying the |

strike, forgetting that it is the duty of
every good citizen to aid in protecting
every other citizen in the enjoyment of
his rights, and not to lend even moral as-
Now

| that the rioters have been crushed by the
forms in which human nature manifests |

toes

 

strong hand, these weak-kneed people
can, if they arenot altogether blind, see
their mistake, and they should be grate-
ful to the officers of the Pullman Com-
pany for having given both the State and
the United States Governments the op-
portunity of asserting their supremacy
over rebellious anarchists.

The strike has also brought into con-
spicuous prominence the
feebleness of its leaders. The manifes-
and other documents written by
them, the speeches they have made to
newspaper reporters, and their impudent
messages to Government officials, all be-
tray the utmost ignorance, illiteracy, and
want of familiarity with elementary po-
litical and historical facts. They read

intellectual

like the compositions of schoolboys, and |

very backward schoolboys at that. It
could not be otherwise. If Debs, Sover-
eign, Gompers, and the rest of that class
of men had one-tenth part of the ability
they claim, and which their admirers
concede to them, they would not be occu-
pied as they are occupied. Men who
can organize, direct, and control hun-
dreds of thousands of other men are rare.
Their services are in demand by their
fellow citizens for conducting the affairs
of state, and by the great corporations
and financial institutions of the country
to manage their business. If either Debs
or Sovereign or Gompers was the great
leader he is said to be, he would long
ago, like Mr. Pullman, Mr. Carnegie, Mr.
Rockefeller, and other capitalists have
been at the head of some enterprise in
which he would control millions, and
earn a princely income. That he re-
mains a mere demagogical agitator, get-
ting a precarious living by trading on the

credulity of poor laboring men, is con- |

vincing proof of the inferiority of his
mental equipment.

It is indeed pitiable to think how the
workingmen of the country are domi-
nated by such blatant impostors as those
who have led this strike, and every other
great strike in this country for the last
twenty years. The evidenceis abundant
that in the present case 80 per cent. and
more of the strikers did not wish to

strike, and were, in fact, opposed to
striking, but were dragooned into it by
the other 20 per cent. or less who were
more turbulent and lawless. Of late the
newspapers have been filled with ac-
counts of engineers, firemen, and switch-
men threatened, beaten, and even killed
by strikers because they persisted in re-
maining at work. Thousands of those
who by threats of such treatment were
forced to surrender their places are ap-
plying for them in vain, because those
places have been filled. Nothing is left
for them but to wander about in search
of jobs, and in the present condition of
business they are likely to search for a
long while without finding them. In the
face of this notorious fact it makes one
‘indignant to read the protestations of the
strike leaders and their sympathizers
against the tyranny of capital and the
unwarranted interference of the Govern-
‘ment in protecting non-strikers from
bodily harm. They claim liberty for
| themselves, but they will not allow the
| slightest liberty to those of their own
fellow workmen who will not put their
necks under their yoke. It is high time
that the cause of these victims of strike
| tyranny was taken up by philanthropists
'and something done in their behalf.

respect, has been accomplished by this
| strike. While Governors of States, May-
| ors aud Aldermen of cities, judges, law-
| yers, manufacturers, merchants, bankers
;and newspaper editors have either ac-
tively espoused the cause of Debs and his
| fellow conspirators or have refrained
from denouncing them and defending
| their helpless victims, the Federal Gov-
| ernment has come to their rescue and
|protected not only railroad property
| from destruction, but industrious and
; peaceable workingmen from attack while
| they were earning an honest living by
|their labor. As agood Democrat I dis-
| like to see any increase of the central
| government power, but as a law and or-
| der loving citizen I rejoice that when the
|local authorities show themselves rec-

j
One satisfactory result, at least in this
|

|}reant to their duty there is a higher
| power that can be invoked successfully
to maintain individual rights, regardless
of rank, station, or position in life. The
United States troops at Chicago and at
Sacramento did far more than insure the
running of railroad trains. They taught
the law-defying Anarchists, who tempor-
arily triumphed over the police and the
local militia, that the United States army
| cannot be thus resisted, and that the au-
thority of the whole nation must be
obeyed. MATTHEW MARSHALL.

ill

An Iron Philanthropist.

Friend—What are you at now ?

Inventor—Gseatest thing of the age.
Millions in it! I am making a steam
man—regular man, all iron and steel,
with steam as the motive power.

**Can he draw a wagon ?”’

‘*N—o, I’m afraid not.”

‘Carry burdens, perhaps ?”

**N—o, he’d upset.”
| ‘*Might row a boat, perhaps ?”’
| **Too, heavy.’
‘‘Might fix him so he could tend the
| furnace ?””
*“‘Couldn’t possibly.’’

“Or carry the baby ?”

“Too risky.’’

“Then what
good for?
come in ?”’

“I shall rent him out to break in new
shoes.’’

 

|
|

in creation will he be
Where are the millions to

~~. e—.

Paying the preacher’s salary does not
| cancel all other debts.

 

The Poorest Man

On Earth
Can afford the BEST salt.

The Richest Man

On Earth
CANNOT afford any other.

 

SRWAITORY
EW! 20. WARRENST!

 

See Quotations in Price Current.

I. M. CLARK GROCERY 60.,
3ENERAL AGENTS,
GRAND RAPIDS, - - -

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MICH.

 

 

MANUPACTURERS OP
MATCHES and
MATCH PACHINERY.

WE CAN DO YOU GOUD.
SEND FOR SAMPLES and PRICES

 

GRAND HAVEN, MICH.

See quotations in Price Current.

 

WHAT
IS
TWO
CENTS

TO AN OLD CUSTOMER
or
TO A NEW CUSTOMER

or

To for that matter.

Try giving away afew of our adver-
tising fans this hot weather. Samples

sent to responsible parties.

 

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Wants a Billi of Particulars.

Torco LAKE, July 20—I notice ina
recent issue of the Grand Rapids Demo-
crat an appeal to the workingmen of
Michigan for aid for the striking em-
ployes of the Pullman Car Co., signed
by a committee of the employes.

The Democrat—in fact, the press gen-
erally—is condemning Pullman in no
measured terms; but, so far, I have seen
no facts in the case, except such as are
lately given by Mr. Pullman.

Now, it seems to me that the late em-
ployes, in arraigning Pullman before the
bar of public opinion, ought in all jus-
tice to themselves, as well as the public,
to give facts and figures. Even a red-
handed murderer like Prendergast is not
condemned without a fair and exhaustive
trial, and surely a company that for so
many years has conducted such an ex-
tensive business and furnished employ-
ment to thousands, is entitled to at least
a fair hearing, It is statedin the appeal
that some of the Pullman employes, after
paying their rent, would only have $1
left out of two weeks’ wages, leaving the
inference that the balance went for rent.
Is the public to understand that Pullman
expects his men or any of them to feed
and clothe themselves on $1 or anything
like $1-every two weeks, keeping the
balance for house rent? Such a thing
seems to me utterly incredible. Fair
minded people would like to have the
committee give the facts and figures in
the case, as for instance: What has been
the average wages paid for common labor
during the past year? Was the work
steady or about what time could a man
putin per month? What, on a fair aver-
age, was the earning capacity of the com-
mon laborer during the past year? Then
what rent does Pullman charge and how
does his rents compare with others in
and about Chicago, for similar accomo-
dations? Then it would not be amiss to
state what other companies in the same
line of business have been paying their
hands during the same period, for simi-
lar work, the rents they charged, ete. A
statement of facts somewhat as above
would, it seems to me, enable the public
to form an intelligent judgment as to the
merits of the controversy, much better
than a lot of charges and no specifica-
tions. It would enable working men,
especially, to form an idea of how badly
off Pullman’s employes really are and
not be asked to blindly help men who
may be better off than themselves.

I remember once being asked to sub-
scribe to help a man buy an ox, as oneof
his oxen had got its leg broke. At the
time my worldly wealth consisted of just
what I had on my back and perhaps a
few dollars, and I could see no propriety
in subscribing, as, according to my fig-
uring, the party was still one live ox and
the dead one better off than myself.

Fair Play.
cn il rn
An American Sardine.

The United States Fish Commission
calls attention to the food value of the
anchovy of the waters of the northwest,
which, it is predicted, will displace the
Sardinian sardine as a smail fish canned
in oil. It is said to far surpass the sar-
dine in flavor and richness. Russian fish-
ermen on Puget sound have already
tried the experiment of putting these
anchovies up in vinegar and _ spices,
and have found a ready market for
them. ‘‘I have known them,’’ Mr. Swan
says, ‘‘to be in such masses at Port Had-
lock, at the head of Port Townsend
bay, that they could be dipped up with
a common water bucket, but as there has
been no demand for them, the fishermen
do not consider them of value, and when
hauling their nets for smelt they gener-
ally let the anchovy escape.’’ The an-
chovy of the sound isseldom more than
6 inches long, and it is much better
adapted for canning than the Eastport
(Me.) variety of ‘‘sardine,’’ which is
either young herring or the small fry of
other fish. A test of the flavors of the
Pacific coast anchovy as a fish canned
in oil was recently made, and experts
pronounced them delicious. They were
put up in California olive oil.

      

Let a friend be as slow to anger as he
is in paying you borrowed money, and
friendships will be more lasting.

Ha,"

_THE MIOHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

 

OANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS,
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
STICK CANDY.

     

  

 

Cases Bbis. Pails.

— a ......... 6 7

es... 6 7

. Twit oS 6 7
Boston Cream .......... 8%

ae 8%
Extra H. H.. _.
MIXED CANDY.

Bbls. Pails
eee 5% 6%
ee 54 6%
a - 6% 7
Hovty........ le aes 8
Boge Bock... 7 8
ee 7 8
Broken Taffy. eee es. baskets 8
FeanutSquareg............ 7% 8%
Premen(veame .. 8. 8. 9
Valley Creams... | 13
Midget, 30 Ib. baskets... ee . 8%
Modem sm “ |... poe a

raNcy—In bulk
Pails.
Lozenges, ee 8%
Pemted.........- oo 9%
Chocolate Drops 10.5. aoe
Cnocomte Monumentaig............. 016. |. 12%
or ee .
Moore Cw... cou ce  e
oe... 8%
Imperials Pe ee ee ee ek 10
FANCY—In 5 Ib. boxes. Per Box
Lemon Bree
paar rere... ||... |... ll
Papsuaaes Drops a oe
Chocolate Drops ..... a a
H. M. Chocolate — eee +0
Gum Drops ike ..40
Licorice Drops. Le oo oo
A. B. Licorice Drops. —.. . .  -
Lozenges, plain.. ee oa }
printed... ..... ee
et eee
ee 7 |
Cxeem Gee. ........... |
Molasses Bar . ae
Hand Made Creams. 85QDOR
Free Creame.............. oe
pecorated Creama............ eee cee
Eee
et A _-..3 00
Wintergreen Berries... .. : 0
CARAMELS.
Noa, i, wrapped, : lb. boxes ee 34
No. 1, eee 51
Na. 2, r 3 ’ oe
ORANGES.
Maney Seentiues Me
eres, fe... |...
Rodis, 2s.... ee euc ell. 5 00
LEMONS.
Crerce ae... 4 50
Extra choice 360.... os . 450
Bare aney ee 5 00
Beare hoe. 5 00
BANANAS.

Large bunches. . a 2 00
Senet! DUNEHGA............ - 1 Ql 50
OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS.

Figs, fancy layers, a @12%

ae @12
- xtra ae @15
meen Pard, 10-1b. box i . @7z
_ -lb. ae @ 5%
“ emer Me Game @5
“ lib Royals... .. ee 7%
UTs.
Almonds, a meee t es @16
ae... @15
' California eae. @
eee, ew... @s
Filberts ..... : @l1
Walnuts, Grenoble. eS @i2%
French.. @10
' core... 2. 4... @12
Tanie Nuts, fancy Le ae eee @12
caeeee..... ......... @li
iene poe F., ....... ba @7z
——.... ....

Peery Meee ee 8k ta we
Cocoanute, full eacks ............ 3 50
PEANUTS.

Fancy, a. P. Ne @ 5%
' — @O7

Fancy, H. P. Fla: eee e ues @ 5%
e "ecnaaa. aeae oes @7

thoice, H. P, ores. ............... @ 4%
. @6

‘* Roasted. .

  

  

OILS.

The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows:
BARRELS.
ee, 8%
XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight .. ce 7
hb e etn eenneene. @ 6%
eve COOMONE eee el @ 7%
I ee ieee ie ll, +0027 @S6
ee 13 @21
ede, 16 Gold fost........... .. ae @ sv
FROM TANK WAGON,

Eocene ..... ae 7
max W. Ww. Mich. “Headlight.. Vee see 5
POULTRY,

Local dealers pay as follows:
LIVE.
aren... we 8, 7 @8
ONION ce el 12 @14
Fowls...... Ere
a 8 @9
i @
DRAWN.
i 11 @l2
eee ee 10 @ll
Ween... ew... sce. 9 g10
ee 8 cc. 10 @l1
ee 10 @12
UNDRAWN.
eee, 9 @%
Crgercns........., e
Fowl 6

 

GRINGHUIS’ .
ITEMIZED

LEDGERS |
Size 8 1-2x14—Three Columns. |
= Cire, I eee sg. $2 00 |
3 _ 240 . weckuaas i 2 50
4 C 320 Be ee eee e cc Lk 3 00
5 . 0 3 50]
6 aig 480 es. 4 00 |
INVOICE RECORD OR BILL BOOK }
80 Double Pages, Registers 2,830 invoices. ..$2 00
NE
TRADESMAN COMPANY,
Agents,
Grand Rapids, - - - Mich.

 

 

NO CURE, NO MUSTAGHE,
NO PAY. NO PAY,
DANDRUFF CURED.

1 will take Contracts to grow hair on the head
or face with those who can call at my office or
at the office of my agents, provided the head is
not glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed.
Where the head is shiny or the pores closed,
there isnocure. Call and be examined free of
charge. If youcannot call, write to me. State
tho exact ee os the scalp and your occu-
pation. F. G. BIRKHOL

Ream wu) Mascaio Temple, Cu1caae

oo & WwW.

The Leading Nickle Cigar
Made inthis Market.

 

The Only Brand in the State (outside of Detroit)
Made by Improved Machinery.

This Cigar is made with Long Mixed
Filler, Single Connecticut Binder

and Sumatra Wrappcr.

Sold at $85 per 1,000

By the Manufacturer,

G. J. Johnson,

Telephone 1205.

FLECGROTYPES

DUPLICATES OF
J NGRAVINGS:: TYPE FORMS,

TRADESMAN CoO., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

| BIOS. on0e 0,

STATE AGENTS FOR

347 South Division St.
Grand Rapids,
Mich.

 

   

 

The Lycoming Rubber Company,

keep constantly on hand a

full and complete line of

these goods made from the

purest rubber. They are

good style, good fitters and

give the best satisfaction

of any rubber in the mar-

ket. Our line of Leather

Boots and Shoes is com-

plete in every particular,

also Felt Boots, Sox, ete.

Thanking you for past favors we now
await your further orders. Hoping you

wiil give our line a careful inspection
when our representative calls on you,

 

weare KREEDER BROS’. SHOE CO. |

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/ Micuican AN CENTRAL

“‘ The Niagara Falls Route.’’
(Taking effect Sunday, May 27, 1894.)
} Arrive. Depart
(ro ceum........ Detroit Express . -.-( Mam
; 30 am -.--*Atilantic and Pacific.....1; 20pm
cop m... New York ge ~~... 6 00pm
*Daily. “All others dail y, except Sunday.

Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific ex

| press trains to and from Detroit.

Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 7:0) am: 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.)

A. ALMQuIsT, Ticket Agent,
Union Passenger Station,

CHICAGO

ANDOWEST MICHIGAN R’Y,

 

May may

1894

GOING TO CHICAGO.

by. G'd Rapids __...... i 1:59pm *11:20pm
Ar, Chicago ...... 7:25pm 7:15pm *6:45am
RETURNING “PROM CHICAGO.

  
  
 

Ey. € ‘hicago oe am 4:55pm *11:45pm
Ar. G’d Rapids pm 10: 20pm *6§ :25am

TO AND FROM MU SeenON.

 

Ly. Grand Rapids .. 0pm 5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.. 25pm 10:20pm
TRAVERSE CITY, CHARI O1x AND PETOSKEY.
Lv. Grand Rapids 3:15pm
Ar. Manistee........ 8:15pm
Ar. Traverse C ity 8:45pm
Ar. Charlevoix... .. ¢ <acces Ect
Ar. Petoskey : 3: {opm ae 11:40pm

Arrive from Petoskey, etc., 1:00 Dp m@. and

10:00 p. m.
PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS.
ToChicago,lv.G. R a3
‘To Petoskey, lv.G. R. Le
7oG. Ht. lv. Chicago.
ToG. R..lv. Petoskey
*Every day.

       

7:35am
5:00am cae
Other ood week day s only.

4: Some +1]

45pm
1:30pm a

 

DET ROIT, ‘ June 2 24,
LANSING & NORTHERN R, R.

, 1894

 

GOING TO DETROIT.
Grand mane . 7:00am isan 5:55pm
Detroit... .- --11:40am 5:30pm 10:40pm
RETU RNING FROM DETROIT.
Ly. Detroit. . .. 7:48am 1:1)pm 6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids | .-.-.12:40pm 5:15pm 10:45pm
TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8T. LOUIS,
Ly. GR 7:00am 4:54pm Ar. GR 11:40am 10:45pm
TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R. BR.
Ly. Grand Rapids.... 7:00am 1:20pm 5:55pm
Ar.from Lowell...... --12:40pm 5:15pm
THROUGH CAR SERVICE.
Parlor Carson all trains between Grand Rap
ids and Detroit. Parlor car to Saginaw on morn
ing train.
Trains week days only.
GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen.

ETROIT, GRAND HAVEN &
WAUKEE Railway.

Ly.
AY.

 
    

Pass’r Ag’t.
MIL-

 

 

EASTWARD.

tNo. 14/tNo. 16

 

Trains Leave

 

 

G’d Rapids, Lv, 6 45am] 10 20am 3 25pm /11 00pm
age a. .-Ar! 740am/11 25am! 4 27pm /12 35am
Johns ...Ar| § 25am 12 17pm} 5 20pm) 1 25am
Giaes ...--Ar| 900am) 1 20pm) 6 05pm} 3 10am
E. Saginaw..Arj10 50am] 3 45pm) 8 00pm) 6 40am
Bay City -Ar }11 32am] 4 35pm) § 37pm| 7 15am
Flint ........Ar}10 05am] 345pm! 7 05pm/ 5 4°am
Pt. Huron...Ar 1205pm] 5 50pm} | 7 30am
Pout .... J Ar |/10 53am 305pm) § 25pm) 5 37am
Detroit.......Ar|11 50am] 4 05pm} 925pm]} 7 00am
WESTWARD.
For Grand Haven and Intermediate

Nine... «enti cae G. ie.
For Grand Haven and Muskegon. .-f1 200 fm,

+4:55 p. m.
** Chicago and Milwau-

a “............. a0 p. mm.
For Grand Haven and Milwaukee, +0: :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 Paricr 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 & Indiane.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

Leave goin
North
For Mackinaw 7:40 a. m
For Traverse City and Saginaw 5
For Mackinaw

  
 

Leave going
_So uth.

mow Ceeeeereee i... 7 oo m.
For Kalamazoo and Chicago... ...... ....
For Fort Wayne and the East.............
For Cincinnati
For Kalamazoo and Chicago..............+: on: 40 p.m

Chicago via G. R. & 1. R. R.

Lv Grand Rapids........ 7:00am 2:30pm *11:40pm
Are Chteees............. 2:00pm 9:00pm 7:10am
2:30 p m train has through Wagner Buffet Parlor
Car and coach.
11:40 p m train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car
and Coach.
Lv Chicago 6:50 am 3:30 p m 11:30 pm
Arr Grand Rapids 2:00 pm 9:15pm 6:55am
3:30 p m has through Wagner Buffet Parlor Car.
11:30 p m train daily,through Wagner Sleeping Car.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
For Muskegon-—Leave. From Muskegon—Arrive
7:35 am 9:40am

&:40 pm 6:20pm
O.L. LOOKWOOD'
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

 

  

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

 

News from the Metropolis- --Index of
the Markets.

Special Correspondence

New York, July 21—The course of
markets is devoid of interest. There is
scarcely a fluctuation in the whole list.
Trade is dull, as is usual at this season
of any yeer, and additionally so in this
year of grace, 1894.

The stock of Rio coffee at this writing
in New York is 126,843 bags, and in the
United States against 429,854

339,252,

last year. The market is unsettled,
although, perhaps, in buyers’ favor if
anything. No. 7. is quoted at 1644@
16 Ke.

There is a belief that the sugar tariff
will not be changed. This belief is
gaining ground every day, and business
in raws is very good, although there is
no particular rush of business. Refined
is quiet and very little doing, aside from
everyday transactions. Granulated is
quoted by the wholesalers at 41¢c.

Teas are as interesting asever. There
is no demand, and the market is lifeless,
although holders tell us they are con-
fident of a better tone later in the season.

Stocks of syrups are only moderate
and a firmer tone possesses the market.
Good to prime, 17@20c.

Molasses is steady. in order to effect
sales, prices are shaded in some in-
stances. Good to prime New Orleans
may be fairly quoted at 27@33c.

Rice is firm, and is nearly the only
grocery staple upon which holders are
‘‘banking.” They are stoutly maintain-
ing the quotations they make, and
foreign stock is the main supply.

Canned goods are quieter this week
than ever, if possible, although low
prices have moved some fair quantities
of California goods. Itis said that sales
in California have been made f.o.b.
of standard apricots at a figure closely
approaching, if not touching, $1 per doz.
Salmon are well held at $1.10 for stand-
ard Alaska.

The butter market is fairly steady.
The supplies are not so large as anticip-

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

ated, and quantities are being sent into
cold storage. Best grades bring 17%<c.

Eggs are arriving liberally, and the
quality is such as to preclude them
being classed other than seconds.
Nearby fresh, 14c; western, 12c.

Apples are steady at $2.25@2.50 per
barrel for astrachans. Fresh fruits are
arriving steadily and prices are firm for
best qualities.

Foreign green fruits are selling well.
The demand is chiefly from nearby
points. The intensely hot weather has
caused a good demand for lemons.
Larger receipts of California fruits will
soon cause lower quotations all around.
Lemons are worth from $2.75@4.50 per
box.

The drug stores are cutting into sa-
loons in the sale of soft drinks. This is
due not only to the great difference in
price, but to the prompt service in drug
stores and the far better quality of
drinks they serve. In the vicinity of
Madison square there are four or five
drug stores which employ bartenders to
look after their fountains. A soda lem-
onade, which is a popular drink in hot
weather, costs 25 and 35 cents in the ex-
pensive cafes and bars up town. The
apparatus for squeezing the lemons is
not always modern in the barrooms, the
sugar is often left in the bottom of the
glass, and at times the club soda is flat
from bad corkage or other cause. In the
drug stores the attendants use limes or a
superior quality of lemon, serve the
lemonade in long and very thin glasses
which lie packed in ice on the counter,
and the charge is only 10 cents. Viewed
from a critical standpoint the drug store
lemonade is a superior article to the
lemonade of the saloon, and the prices
appeal to consumers in these times.
There are in addition to lemonade, a
great number of other drinks, from
calisaya cocktails to frozen absinthe,
which ean be had ata drug store foun-
tain.

The iniquity of the ‘quick luncheon’’
should receive the attention of the re-
formers. It may not be possible to at-
tack it in a legislative way, or through

 

the medium of the Board of Health, but
it is certain that the ‘quick luncheon”
offers a serious menace to the health of
the younger generation. Nobody who

has seen young office boys and junior |

clerks at one of these remarkable ‘-quick-
luncheon’’ rooms can fail to have mapped
out adismal future for the victims of
these time-saving but iniquitous resorts.
The lunches are served by men who are
surrounded by miniature _ railroads,
steam coffee boilers, and extraordinary
contrivances, all constructed with the
view of saving a few seconds’ time in
supplying ‘‘business men’’ with the now
celebrated ‘‘quick luncheon.’’ A cus-
tomer dashes into the restaurant, bounds
upon a stool, and gives some such order
as: ‘‘Rare beef succotash kidneys chow-
chow mince pie iced tea.” It is rolled off
his tongue like a shot, for it is generally
understood that customers must lend a
hand to facilitate the rush toward dys-
pepsia and an early grave. Before the
customer has finished his song the de-
termined young man behind the counter
begins a series of wild gyrations, and in
a remarkably short space of time the
entire luncheon is slammed down in
front of the eater, who begins to swallow
it down, while the attendant thrusts him
a check and starts in on the next man.
Almost this indentical luncheon was
ordered a few days since, while the
writer looked on, and it was eaten by a
pallid-faced youth of 19 in exactly four
and one-half minutes. He bolted the
food, grabbed his check, rushed up to
the cashier and paid it, and lighted a
cigarette as he started toward the door.
As a matter of interest the writer fol-
lowed him. The pallid-faced young man
stopped at the door to smoke his ciga-
rette, and then, becoming interested in a
cat that was lazily crawling across the
coping of a window on the opposite side
of the street, stood there and watched
the progress of the cat until it disap-
peared. Then he had a chat with an-
other pallid-faced young clerk, who had
come out of the place, and when they
started to stroll down the street exactly
twenty mintues had elapsed. But

jneither one of these ‘‘business men”
| would have thought of spending twenty
minutes for a Junecheon.

| The President’s letter is the subject of
much comment among business men.
The situation is not regarded as one
upon which to base many hopes of a
speedy return of confidence, as the
situation is considered most exasperat-
ing. JAY.

a

Why the Umbrella Trust Collapsed.
From the N. Y. Shipping List.

The Umbrella Company is no more. It
started out to control the entire field of
manufacture, was composed of the lead-
ing manufacturers in that line, and was
established on a capital of $8,000,000,
but the corporation is now in the hands
of receivers. Eleven concerns, repre-
senting 60 per cent. of the whole produc-
tion were in the combination, but, with
all their skill and experience they could
not monopolize the trade. The scheme
was a failure from the beginning, as any
man with a small eapital could, by per-
sonal attention, compete with the largest
manufacturer. Owing to individual ef-
forts the manufacturers outside of the
company made the best showing in the
contest. The larger corporations paid
liberal salaries to their officers, and the
same attention was not paid to the busi-
ness as when the eleven firms conducted
affairs on their own account. The out-
side competitors were small in compari-
son, but they had the umbrellas to sell
under the combination prices, and to
meet the cut rates meant ruin to the big
corporation. Now that disaster has
uvertaken the ambitious monopolists, the
umbrella trade will be scattered as be-
fore, and the survival of the fittest will
reap the reward of patient labor.

- i i -

If a young man could learn the rail-
roading busipess without learning to
strike he would have a good chance of
making an honest living.
~>—o—. —

By the time a man gets a second mort-
gage on his house he will not be able to
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See What Users Say.

ELK Rapips, Mich., July 14, 1894.

Mess. Horr & Co., Gen’! Selling Agents,

Dayton, Ohio.
e take pleasure in saying to you that the

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been eminently satisfactory, and we are of the opinion that a
trial is all that is necessary to convince any merchant of their

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Yours truly,
D. HoimEs,

Manager Mercantile Department Elk Rapids Iron Co.

For further particulars drop a Postal Card to

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For other information, address
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
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