RETNA ee ne eNO ae T) AN es PEMD ATEN SNS eV AG XE Vastra Wt Ver oa e 7G GG IN cP F AD. RE ENS Fo x oe yey 42 oe SPU 3 WEEKLY Re Jk | KS NOP CSS AO SZ EZ S tS a . BE. BROOKS & Co, me S S GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Do They Raise Poultry i I | “7° GRAND RAPIDS + BRUSH GOMP'Y, Your Neck of the Woods 2 ¢ ° ARGEAGrER T sa ie ae 6 atlas ropes Poultry you can get and ship to me. want it and wil ode. MERGES “ BRUS HES ek = r. I DETTENTHALER, 117 and 119 Monroe St. DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, Nos. 122 and 124 Louis Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USF. 4. FPRAHKING & HESS, = 4 EDWARD A MOSELEY, Established 1876. TIMOTHY F. MOSELEY. i: MUS LACY < BROS. ; SEEDS BEANS, PEAS, POTATOES, ORANGES and LEMONS, Egg Cases and Fillers a Specialty. 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St.,GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. “1° To the Retail Shoe Dealers-==-= i » i Tt Our line is complete in Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Felt Boots, rOCRrBS and rOVISIONS ° . Socks, Etc., for your fall and winter trade. Place your orders with us t now and get the best to save money. Our Celebrated Black Bottoms ir in Men’s Oil Grain and Satin Calf, tap sole in Congress and Balmorals, i ‘all 9 j are the leaders and unsurpassed. QO 4 as ae Our Wales-Goodyear Rubbers are great trade winners. JOBBERS OF | Mail orders given prompt attention. Underwear, Overshirts, Hosiery, Socks, Kersey and Cotton- “ae.” ade Pants, Caps, Outing Shirts, Yarns, Flannels, Cotton HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO, 4 eee le ; i a GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Flannels, Skirts, Cotton and Woolen Dress Goods, Ginghams, Seersuckers, Satines, in black and tig- rhe ABSOLUTE TEA ured, Batts, Comforts, Blankets ‘ 9 % i We have received over 100 cases new fall prints in all the ae The Acknowledged Leader. newest styl s and colorings, prices from 3} to 5} Giveusa uw SOLD ONLY BY eall. Prices always the lowest. Lig { Leitich: SPICE CoO. P. Steketee & Sons, er GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Grand Rapids, Mich. —— ae ‘WHEELER COMPANY, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons. We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and weil assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. i Importers and Wholesale Grocers Grand Rapids. The. Sali thals ale salf- | en i siauke tee n the eing recog r everybody as the best salt for every pur- best brine by the best process with the Seat gram. You keep the best of other things, why not keep the Salt. Your customers will appreciate it as they appreciate ar, pure coffee, and tea. Diamond rt ato Salt Zein free from al soggy on your a i : Vv our stock OT Sait 1 tai’ ‘from ~— rhe} Ang ilers. or other informati address “DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO., DOSE i O ° 1 f best ot pure sug ides of calcium and magnesia, will not get damp and Pi - up in an attractive and salable manner. When iall supply of ‘the salt that’s all salt.” Can be For pr ices, see price current on other page. ST. CLAIR, MICH. HEYMAN COMPANY, Manufacturers. of Show Gases of very Description, FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 63 and 658 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich, WRITE FOR PRICES. Duck a7 Coats We manufacture the , Kersey ' Pants best made goods in these lines of any factory in the country, guaranteeing every garment to give entire satisfaction, both in fit and wearing qualities. We and Jackets and solicit correspondence with dealers in towns where goods of gularly handled. are also headquarters for Pants, Overalls our manufacture are not res Lansing Pants & Overall Co., LANSING, [ICH. VOIGT, HERPULSHEIMEN & CO, WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Carpets and Cloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & G0, “°: Grana Rapias Grand Rapids. STANDARD OIL CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. DEALERS IN Iiuminating and Lubricating -OILS- NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. fice, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave BULK WORKS AT, ,4ND RAS “Tit @ RAPIDs LEGAN, MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, HOWARD CITY, MANRISTEX, CADILLAC, LUDINGTON. PETOSKEY, AIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR iMPYY GARBON & GASOMIN’ BARRELS ai ae hk )} Pe) en YJ Oe gs Sy Boy yy 2) Se i — ot <1 aa Ase 6) ( O A \ (FX 7 p SS ee DESMAN VOL. XI. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1894. | MICHIGAN Fire & Marine [nstrance G0. Organized 18381. DETROIT, MICHIGAN. o i Rg a | SAND 7 PEARL STREET. ESTABLISHED 1841. THE MERCANTILE AGENCY H.G. bun & Go. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada Your Bank Account Solicited. Kot County Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MIOH. Jno. A. Covope, Pres. Henry Ipema, Vice-Pres. J. A. S. Verpier, Cashier. K. Van Hor, Ass’t C’s’r. Transacts a General Banking Business, Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings Deposits, DIRECTORS: Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox, T. J.O’Brien, A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno.W.Blodgeu,J. A. McKee, J. A.8. Verdier. Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars, H i. FIRE r INS. co. PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, 8AFB. J. W. CHAMPLIN, Pres. W. FRED McBAIN, Sec. The Bradstreet Mercantile Avency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. Exeeutive Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y. CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United oStates, Canada, the European continent, oAustralia, and in London, England. Girand Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg. HENRY ROYCE, Supt. COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO. 65 MONROE S8T., Have on file all reports kept by Cooper’s Com- mercial Agency and Union Credit Co. and are constantly revising and adding to them. Also handle collections of all kinds for members. Telephone 166 and 1030 for particulars. L, J. STEVENSON. Cc. E. BLOCK. W. H. P. ROOTS, A Story of the War of 1812. In the year 1812 John Eldredge lived with his wife and eight children in a small town on the New England coast. There were five sons and three daughters and, as they had come one after another in rapid succession, the capacity of the little house had been taxed to its utmost. John Eldredge was a plain, hard-work- Ing man, a carpenter by trade, who had always been able to give his family a comfortable - support. Luxuries they neither had nor desired, and people in those days were content with less than now, and were not so constantly striving for much they could never obtain. ia There was nothing particularly notice- able about the low, brown house, save that everything around it was very trim and tidy; but this was true of other houses in the neighborhood, for the peo- ple of the village were thrifty and took pride in their neat dooryards and well- kept fences. The Eldredges themselves were quite ordinary looking people, but, as a mat- ter of fact, they were a remarkable fam- ily—remarkable in the uniform, persist- ent cheerfulness that reigned in their home, making it, in spite of its meager furnishings, a happy and attractive one. When John and Dolly Eldredge began their life together there was something of the halo of romance that hangs about every newly married couple who truly love each other, but they came of old Puritan stock, and were disposed to take quite matter-of-fact views of the life be- fore them. The first evening that they sat alone by their own fireside, as the big blaze crackledjand roared up the chimney, they looked at one another with great con- tent, and John remarked: ‘This is very comfortable Dolly, and 1 wish we could go through life as peacefully as we have begun, but I suppose we must expect trials and hardships; they will be sure to come to us as they do to other people. Only let us try to meet them bravely, and, be strong and cheer- ful in our trust in God and one an- other.’”’ ‘*‘Yes,.John,’’ said Dolly, ‘I am sure I can be brave with you always near,’? and volumes of love shone out of her honest blue eyes. Life looked bright to her then, and she was wisely withheld from seeing | how, much need she would have to be _brave and trustful as the years wenton. She often recalled John’s words that night, and resolved to be as hopeful and as happy as she could whatever might come, and to do all in her power to make the machinery of her home run smoothly and well. So completely did she succeed that all the neighbors said there never was a happier woman iu the world than Dolly Eldredge; and Miss Betty Morris, the dressmaker, who interested herself in the affairs of the whole village, and car- ried her bits of gossip about from house to house just as she did her patterns and her pincushion—Miss Betty Morris said, ‘‘Now, I like to see folks cheerful and all that, but Dolly Eldredge beats me all to nothing. ‘T’aint no use talk- ing, I know she hasn’t got so much feelings as most folks; if she had she couldn’t ’a’ been so calm when her little Johnny died. He was all she’d got then, and you'd ’a’ thought ’twould almost ’a’ broken her heart, but she never took on one bit, but was just as| composed “and pleasant as could be, and smiled just as bright as ever. Her eyes looked kind o’ heavy like, but you needn’t tell me she felt it the way most mothers do.’’ Ah! Miss Betty, you could not look into Dolly’s heart and see how near it was to breaking; you could not know the bitter struggle she was constantly making to hide her own grief for John’s sake, or the sleepless nights she passed thinking of the dear ;little head that every, night for a year had been pillowed on her arm! The Eldredge children grew up in an atmosphere of cheerful contentment, and were taught to turn every event till they could see its bright side, as it was quite easy to do, with their parents’ example constantly before them. John and Dolly were strict in their discipline, always enforcing obedience and judiciously punishing the lack of it; but they sym- pathized with their children’s interest in such a way as at once to command both their confidence and respect. At the time our story begins, Rufus, the eldest son, was apprenticed to a blacksmith in a neighboring town, and would soon have his trade. He was nineteen, and next him, two years his junior, was Jane, the oldest girl, her mother’s counterpart and helper. Next came Charles and David, the former strong, healthy and active—a boy who made himself quite indispensable to his father by his ready tact and aptness to learn all kinds of work. David was pale and delicate, and had not been streng from his birth. He became tired so quickly that he never cared to join the four younger children in their sports, but liked better to read the few books that came within his reach, or to sit quietly by his mother as she worked. Some- times he would lie for hours at a time near the edge of the rocky cliff, looking out upon the sea and watching the white-crested breakers as they rolled in monotonous succession upon the beach below. From the east window of the kitchen Dolly could see him he lay there, and she used often to wonder what was passing in the child’s mind. The bond of attachment and confidence between Davy and his mother was very strong and close, but Dolly always felt that there were depths in his nature quite beyond her power to fathom, and she feared that he might not stay with them long, yet she did not allow herself to think what her home would be with- out his gentle presence. After the war began times grew hard, provisions were dear, everybody felt poor, and John Eldredge could get but little work at his trade. He raised what he could off his land, earned a little money now and then by odd jobs, and often supplemented their frugal NO. 569 table with fish, which he and Charley would go off to catch a mile or two out- side the bar. Dolly patched and darned closer than ever, and tried to keep her children tidy and her home neat, work- ing on without a word of complaint, and making everything last as long as it would. One day in September John and his son went off fishing. It was one of those perfect, quiet days when all nature seems peaceful and drowsy under the warm September haze, as if comfortably settling herself for the long winter sleep. How well John remembered it after- ward! He could recall every detail in the picture of his home as he left it that morning—Dolly standing at the door, the eat asleep under the lilac bush beside it, the crickets chirping in the apple orchard as they passed by, the younger children gathering golden-rod and asters in the field beyond, and Davy lying on the bank and calling out, as they took the path down to the water, ‘‘Good-by, father; good-by, Charley.’’ Dolly, too, remembered it well. She watched the boat from the window till it disappeared around the point, and turned back to her work with a heart- sinking which she could not understand. The sea was so smooth that John rowed out farther than usual beyond the bar, threw out his lines and soon began to draw in the fish. By the time they were ready to go home a breeze had sprung up, and as John turned the boat he noticed not far away a brig bearing down upon them. He did not like the appearance of the craft, which was evidently in pursuit and gaining on them steadily. He told Charley to row as hard as he could, hoping to get into shoal water where the brig could not follow. They pulled stroke after stroke, but the brig had a fair wind and all sails set, and soon was within hail- ing distance, when the commander ealled to John to stop. They now knew what before they had feared, that the brig was one of those British privateers that prowled about the American seamen. Eldredge did not heed the command, but pulled on, and the captain of the brig, exasperated by his indifference, sent a shot whizzing across the bow of the boat. Eldredge could not mistake the meaning of this. He looked at the boy beside him, thought of his wife and children at home, and life with all its hardships seemed dear, and while it iasted held out some hope, however faint; so he gave up the struggle, and with his son was soon drawn on board the brig, fettered, and put into the hold. They were wretched enough, their only comfort the knowledge that each was a comfort to the other, and their greatest grief thoughts of the anxious suspense of the wife and mother at home. After a few days, as the Eldredges were quiet and well-behaved, they were allowed to come on deck now and then, and, though closely watched, they could get air and sunshine, which never seas capturing THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. seemed so sweet to them before. After weary days of sailing, heavy gales, and tedious calms, they and their fellow captives reached England, and were taken to Dartmoor prison. Dartmoor prison stood on a desolate moor in Devonshire, not far from the sea; it was of great strength and size and quite new, having been built only in 1809 for the reception of French prisoners of war. The thick outer wall inclosed a tract of thirty acres, and within this was a second wall, beside iron palisades ten feet high. At frequent intervals along the outer wall sentries were stationed, while within two thousand well-dis- ciplined militia and two companies of Royal Artillery acted as guard. The masonry was strong, without a flaw, and no escape seemed possible for those who once entered. One-half of the circular inclosure was occupied by seven large prison houses, separated by a strong wall from the other half which contained the barracks, hospital, storehouse, and the dwellings of the captain and surgeon, the last two buildings forming a part of the front outer wall. At this time Captain Short- land was in command, and his un- principled, cruel treatment of prisoners went far beyond any authority given him by the British government. The Eldredges found at Dartmoor hun- dreds—and, before the war closed, thousands—of Americans, many of whom were there only because they had refused to fight in the british navy against their own countrymen. At times John felt as if he must sink under the weight of this miserable life. It was hard enough for himself and his boy, but when he thought of Dolly and the children, it seemed more than he could bear. Poor Dolly, on the day they left home, watched for their return, watched and waited in vain. Dreadful forebodings took possession of her, but she tried to hope. The privateer had not come around the point in sight of the village, so no one there had any clue to the fate of the fishermen. When they did not come home that night, the men and boys, with ready sympathy and good wiil, turned out in a body, built fires along the beach, and patrolled it for several miles. The next day they went offin boats to the usual fishing-ground, thinking it possible that either father or son might have become disabled orill. Finding no trace of them there, they kept fires and watch through the second night. At daylight they saw adark object floating in the distance, which tbe incoming tide brought nearer and cast upon the beach —John Elidredge’s boat upside down! With unwilling feet they carried the news to Dolly. She did not faint, she uttered nocry, butin that moment all light, all joy, all hope seemed to vanish from the world. Quickly, however, she recovered herself for her children’s sake, and found her own comfort in trying to comfort them. For that day Davy went no more to look at the sea, but he grew paler, thinner and more silent, though the same sweet smile and loving looks lit up his patient little face, and one dreary day in November Dolly and her children went to the churchyard, and laid beside the baby that died, so many Dolly scarcely knew how she struggled through that bitter winter, amid poverty and suffering and sorrow that sorely tried even her brave heart. The spring, however, opened with somewhat brighter prospects. Rufus had his trade, and brought home all his earnings; Jane took the district school for the summer, neighbors were kind, and Dolly began to recover a little from the weight of her grief. The younger children were lov- ing and helpful, earning a little here and there, as they could, to pay for food and clothing. All these heips, with Dolly’s jeareful management, made the family quite comfortable again. The prison life of the father and son dragged wearily on, with little to vary its monotony, until nearly three years had passed, when one warm ¢pring even- ing something happened that stirred John’s honest nature to its very depths. The prisoners’ fare had been poor enough, but lately bread had been given them which was so bad that they could never have eaten it, if starvation had not been the only alternative. A few of them resolved that they would bear it no longer, but made bold to ask for bet- ter bread. Accordingly at night, when the men were being marched through the prison yard to their quarters, two of them stepped up to the sergeant and made their request. This was regarded as indicating insubordination, and the guard was commanded to fire. They did so at random, in among the crowd of prisoners, and more than sixty were killed, and many wounded. Among the latter was Charles Eldredge, and as his father saw him fall, poor John’s grief and indignation knew no bounds. The wounded were quickly taken to the hus- pital, and after some days of suspense, John learned that his son had received only a flesh wound and would recover. Peace was already declared, but the prison authorities were in no haste to in- form their captives of the fact, and months went by before they knew it. At last they were set free, and sent home, or allowed to make their way home as best they couid. The Eldredges lost no time in starting for Southampton, where, after some de- lay, they embarked on voard a ship bound for Savannah. They had good weather and fair winds, and all went well till they were off the Bermudas. They seemed fast nearing the home from which they had been absent so long when a furious gale overtook them and carried away their sails. The heavy laboring of the ship in the terrible sea opened her seams, and she leaked badly. The pumps were worked all day and all night, but when daylight came again, the water had gained on them to such an extent that it was evident they must abandon the ship and take to the boats. The first boat was swamped in launching, and all perished; but the second, in which were our two friends, succeeded in reaching the water safely. The wind had abated, but the sea still ran high, and the boat was tossed about at the mercy of the waves. Another night passed; they had a small supply of food and water, which they distributed sparingly, and waited to see what the day would bring them. Toward night, when they were well nigh exhausted and despairing, they de- secried in the west a sail, and, with min- gled hope and fear, they put forth all years before, the wasted form of gentle | their energies in the attempt to call at- little Davy. tention to their forlorn condition. The ship, which proved to be a French one, on her way to Havre, saw them, and, coming to their relief, took them on board, and proceeded on her way. It was hard to turn back and be carried away from home again, when they had been comparatively so near, but they were thankful to escape with their lives, and could only be patient and make the best of it. Arriving in France they soon found a chance to ship on board a barque that was loading for New York, and after what seemed to them an almost inter- minable passage, they arrived safely in their native land in the spring of 1816. Anxious to carry home as much as possi- ble of their wages, the travelers decided to walk the rest of the way. The weather was mild, and, after all they had en- dured, it seemed no hardship to sleep in the open air; and so they plodded on, sometimes buying their food, and some- times having it given to them, and at last, more than a year after the close of the war, one spring morning when the apple trees and lilacs were bursting into bloom, John Eldredge and his son. Charles came in sight of the home they had so longed and yet feared to reach; feared, because they knew not what changes might have come to it in their absence. Youth is buoyant and easily rebounds, and joy was uppermost in Charley’s heart as he looked at the little brown house; but his father was almost over- come, and could scarce summon strength to knock at the door when he reached it. Dolly was busy getting breakfast, and “Can you give a breakfast to two trav- elers?” “Yes, I think so,’’ replied the girl. ‘11 ask mother.’’ As she turned to do so, Dolly caught a glimpse of the strangers, her heart gave one great bound, and al! the trials of the past years seemed to vanish in a twink- ling as John took herin his arms. The neighbors were right, that day at least, when they said that Dolly Eldredge was the happiest woman in all the wide world. ELIZABETH B. SAYRES. —_———- ~ -¢ Ure Tradesman Coupon Books. PECK’S Pay the best profit. 5. ©. W. The Leading Nickle Cigar Made inthis Market. HEADACHE POWDERS Order from your jobber 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 Wrapper. Sold at $35 per 1,000 sellers. BEST. Watch out for our new ——o Sarah, her second daughter, now a young Pe ie eer: on of os open the door. 347 South Division St ‘harley, seeing that she did not recog- a ous ai “ine e+ ee side, said: Telephone 1205. ’ The ALD BEST * BOX are OR the / BARREL CHEAPEST. | oF ROYAL TOAST Iced Coffee Cakes, } TO Michigan Frosted Honey, || Sears S ymour Butters, ) YOUR | Graham Crackers, | NEXT are ORDER SOMETHING NEW the AND A GOOD SELLER. spring novelties. They are New York Biscuit Co., S. A. SEARS, Manager, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - ¥ THE MORNING MARKET. How the Fruit Department Impresses an Observer. Loads and loads of luscious fruit. Put them in a straight line, one following the other, and they would make a pro- cession not less thana mile long. This long line of wagons, pouring their loads of ripe (and unripe), wholesome (and otherwise) fruit into the insatiable maw of the Grand Rapids market continues six days a week, throughout the season, Of course, it is not all consumed in the city; but the most of it is, and the best of it. Apples were mentioned last week, but it is not out of place to say that not less than 300,000 bushels are brought to the market in the course of the season. At an average price of 40c per bushel, that means $120,000 distributed among the farmers of this vicinity for this one item alone. Why some of the growers do not take more pains to improve the quality of their fruit is a mystery, as the best prices are only paid for first-class stock. Many of the apples which come to the market are little measly things which the growers ought to be ashamed to bring in. The ‘*peach belt?’ of Michigan is as well known throughout the country asin Maryland and New Jersey, and its prod- uct is as much, if not more, sought after, as the peaches of any part of the land. Just how many bushels of this delicious fruit is grown in Western Michigan it is impossible to ascertain, as much of it is shipped from the ports along the lake shore, of which no record is kept. ‘The smaller towns in the district consume large quantities, and many thousands of bushels are allowed to rot on the ground. Last year not far from 250,000 bushels were marketed in this city, and it is safe to say that 1,500,000 bushels of peaches find their way into the various markets of the country every year from the Michigan peach belt. This amount is bound to increase, for, as grain growing becomes less profitable from year to year, farmers will turn their attention more and more to fruit growing, for which there is always a good and increasing demand at good prices. When one con- siders the difference in the labor requisite for grain raising and fruit growing, which makes the latter by comparison a pleasure, it becomes a matter of astonish- ment that fruit growing does not attract more attention than it does. The best of the peaches are still in the orchards, only the clingstones—and small stock at that—having yet come to the front. A week or ten days will see a good supply of first-class fruit on the market—fruit that will make your mouth water to look. at. The time to see the fruit market at its best is between 5 and 6 o’clock. The fruit men do not come out so early as their neighbors the gardeners, as they have agreed not to reach the market until 5 o’clock, while some of the vegetable wagons are here between 3 and 4 o’clock. Farmers seem to think they must get ‘“*back from town’’ early enough to per- mit of their doing a day’s work after they get back, so they start from home in the morning as early as 2 or 3 o’clock, dispose of their load and hurry home again. They don’t need to do it, but they think they do, so that settles it. While working-people in towns are striking for shorter hours, farmers are wondering how they can stretch out the day. That is the difference. In no THE MICHIGAN other town in Michigan is there to be seen anything like the quantity of peaches that are brought to this market, and itis worth any one’s while to see it. Not so many pears are raised in this section as there ought to be. They are the royal fruit, when properly cultivated, but the trouble is that few people ever taste a good pear, as first class fruit comes high on account of its scarcity. Michigan can raise as good pears as California, although she cannot put them on the market quite as early. The trouble is that many growers seem to think fruit will grow with little or no care, and the consequence is that much of the fruit grownin this State is very inferior in quality. This remark applies to no other particular fruit, but to all. Care and cultivation would mean a con- siderable increase in revenue to fruit growers. Cherries were scarce this year, but in a good season it is a grand and beautiful sight to see wagon after wagon loaded with this popular fruit. They are not good shippers, so the bulk of the crop is disposed of for home consumption. It is possible that cherries would grow in profusion in a wild state, but it is certain that cultivation would greatly improve the flavor and size of the fruit. There will never be too many cherries on the market. Of the berries red raspberries are the favorites and justly so. They are a most delicious fruit, and they are known and their merit appreciated in every home in the land. This is the off season for berries, too, and not many came to market. Thereis always a big demand for them and it pays to raise them. Black raspberries and_ blackberries proper are also favorites with a dis- criminating public, and find a ready sale. Gooseberries are not raised very extensively and few people know half their good qualities. They are all to be found in season on the morning market. No one seems to know whether toma- toes are a fruit or a vegetable; but, whatever they are, they have worked their way into popular favor by force of character. It is not many years since tomatoes were grown merely for orna- ment, no one having any knowlege of their excellent edible qualities. To-day they are found in several shapes on every table in the land, Whether green or ripe the tomato_is most useful and appetizing. These are not the only fruits that are to be seen on the market in the early morning hours, as almost every fruit that grows outside the tropics is to be found in this highly favored portion of the great Wolverine State. If you don’t believe it, get up in the morning and take a walk past the long line of wagons laden with the finest fruit in the world. DANIEL ABBOTT. ———— + << Large Eggs. “Pm doing first rate with my hens, now.” “Glad to hear it.” “Yes, indeed! You ought to see some of the eggs they lay. Many of them are as big as hailstones.”

2a No Compact Rate on Sprinkled Risks. It appears to be only a matter of time when the straight line fire insurance companies will either be compelled to turn their talents into other avenues of usefulness or lower their rates. Their rates upon what are known as ‘“‘sprinkled risks” —that is, manufacturing establish- ments protected by automatic sprinklers —have never fallen below 214 per cent. As a consequence, the bulk of those risks have been taken by the Lloyds and mutuals. That the agents of the old companies should kick was perfectly natural. They saw a big lot of the very best business slipping through their fingers and into the books of the hated Lloyds and mutuals, and they were powerless to prevent it. Time and again the managers were besought to lower the rates, but they steadfastly refused, until, with their eyes half- opened to the truth, they discovered that the vast bulk of the business was going past their doors. Now, however, while their action will not turn the tide of business their way, it shows that they begin to realize that exorbitant rates on good risks are utterly incongruous and untenable. Sprinkled risks are as safe as any risks can be, and mutual com- panies have readily taken them at 1 and 14g per cent. The Michigan Inspection Bureau has recently issued a circular in which it states that it will no longer name rates and advise forms of policies on sprinkled risks, which being inter- preted, means that hereafter agents are at liberty to make their own rates. Family pride prevents the Bureau from lowering its rates, but itis willing that the agents should compete with the Lloyds and mutuals. There seems to be every encouragement for putting in automatic sprinklers, but automatic sprinklers may yet prove fatal to many of the board companies. DANIEL ABBOTT. Ese ne len aD Hi The Hardware Market. Trade continues quiet and inactive, and while this is usually the case in July and August, we have all been looking fora marked revival, which, as yet, has not come. The long-continued drouth does not encourage the farmer and he, in turn, discourages the dealer, and the result is that but little is bought that is not abso- lutely needed. Rain in plenty—and a littie less Congress—would produce a re- vival of business that would be appre- ciated by all. Barbed Wire—Trade in barbed wire keeps up remarkably well and, while mills are not in full operation, it is quite difficult to secure prompt shipments. Prices on wire are now fully as low as they have been at any time this year and dealers who are in need take no chances in supplying their present wants. We quote from stock: painted, $2.10; galvan- ized, $2.50. Wire Nails—As all of the nail mills have been closed during the month of July it is now very difficult to keep up one’s assortment. The result of this long stoppage has been an advance in price; and, as nails have been sold at less than they cost to make (so the manufacturers say) itis believed the present advance will be maintained. We quote $1.40 rates from stock. Window Glass—lIs firm, as stocks are low. All the factories are out of glass, but only a brisk demand will result in prices being materially advanced. The uncertainty when glass factories will re- sume also affects the price very much. Eighty and 20 by the box and 80 and 10 by the light are regular quotations. Clothes Wringers—Owing to an ad vance in rubber and the firm hold the wringer companies have on the market an advance has been made on the popu- lar brands. We quote: i Dovercy Ge UMIVCreer. oo... ti. . $22 doz. ee a | Mognonoe beneh................ a o Not Quite, but Near It. Weary Watkins—‘‘They’s only one thing keeps me from becomin’ a workin’- man and joinin’ a unior.” Dusty Rhodes—‘*What’s that ?”’ Weary Watkins—‘‘] can’t find no union what’s on astrike all the time.”’ PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—There has been a big improvementin apples within the week. and also a falling off in price. Dealers now hold them at 30@50c per bu. Beans-—Commission houses pay from $1.50@ 1.65, holding at $1.85@2 per bu. Beets—Are held by dealers at 40¢ per bu. Blackberries—Are scarce and not very good. They are worth $1@1.15 per 16 qt. crate. Butter—Has gone upacent. It is now held at 18@19¢e for best dairy and 22@23 for creamery. Cabbage—Are worth 50@6vc per doz. Carrots—Have dropped to 8¢ per doz. bunches. Celery—Fair supply of home grown which is held at 18c per doz. Cucumbers—Hothouse grown are worth 12\¢e per doz. here was no pickling on the market. Eggs—Are still held at i1¢ per doz. Green Corn—lIs in good supply at 10¢ per doz. Muskmelons—Outside bring $1 per doz. There were a few home grown on the market, beau ties. too, which were held at 82. Onions—The supply of ripe is only fair at 75@ 80e per bu. Green bring 12%c per doz. bunches. Green Peas—About out of the market. Peaches—Hale’s Early are coming in freely , selling readily at $1..5 per bu. Early Rivers bring 75¢ per bu.—some as low as 50c. Potatoes—Are moving up. The supply seems good so far, but the crop is expected to be slim and they are moving accordingly. 70c is the dealers price. Plums—Are scarce at $2.25 per bu. Pears—Californias are held at $2.25 per box. Home-grown are sold for $1.55@1.75. Radishes—In fair supply but strong and pithy. They are held at 1Ce per doz. bunches. Squash—Bring 2c per Ib. String Beans—Are of the poorest, and gener ally find their way tothe dump, They are held for 50c¢ per bu. Tomatoes—Are slow sale at $2.50 per bu Home-grown will change all that in a few days. Turnips—Are held at 40¢ per bu. Watermelons—Are in steady demand and good supply at 15@18c. Henry J. Vinkemulder, JOBBER OF Fruits and Vegetables, 418, 420, 445 and 447 So. Division St. Grand Rapids. We wish to call your attention again to Peaches. We shall handle lots of them this year and will fill your orders with only good shipping stock and make price as low as possible on day of shipment. Quote you apples at $1.50@2 per bbl. for choice eating. Good cooking, $1.75@ 2 for sugar bbls. Watermelons, cheaper, 15@18e each. Fine home-grown celery, 15e doz. Summer squash, dry onions, tomatoes, cabbage, muskmelon, ete., at lowest market prices. I also handle Cal- ifornia fruit. Better send me a trial or- der. lam certain that I can please you. ~ re ~ s Jd i Lae | h ™,; \» vee yv HER MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. G. D. Lovely has resumed the hard ware business at Lakeview. Foster, Stevens & Co. sorted up the stock. Geo. J. Rider and Jno. Gain have em- barked in the boat building business at the corner of Newberry and Kent streets. It is Kloet & Huizinga, instead of Cor- nelius Huizinga, who succeed Jonkman & Kloet in the hardware business at 317 South East street. John Dalavo, formerly engaged in trade at Wyman, has opened a grocery store at his mill, six miles north of Wyman. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Casper Schutt, whose grocery stock was destroyed in the conflagration at Lakeview, immediately resumed busi- ness, purchasing an entirely new stock of the Musselman Grocer Co. Don. J. Leathers states that there is an awakened inquiry as to stumpage, which is regarded as an indication that business will shortly get on its feet. Mr. Leathers is interested wholly in Minnesota pine stumpage. W. E. Bender, formerly engaged in the grocery business at Goshen, Ind., has de- cided to re-enggge in the same business in connection with his wholesale and re- tail tobacco business. Hawkins & Com- pany have the order for the stock. H.A. Olney has sold a half interest in his grocery stock at 220 Plainfield avenue to J. M. Robinson, formerly station master at the Sweet street depot of the Consol- idated Street Railway Co. The new firm will be known as Olney & Robinson. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. sold four grocery stocks to go to Lakeview last week, the purchasers being B. F. Thompson, C. M. Northup, J. T. Butler and E. C. Saxton & Co. The latter also put in a crockery stock, furnished by H. Leonard & Sons. Foster, Stevens & Co. are changing the location of the office of their wholesale department from the center of the store to the rear frontage on Louis street, en- abling the occupants to utilize more day- light and less artificial light. The office will also be enlarged, to accommodate the enlarged force rendered necessary by the purchase of the Gunn Hardware Co.’s stock and business. $$ -- <> -—-——— The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market continues to ad- vance, with every prospect of still higher prices later on. Corn Syrup—The manufacturers have advanced their quotations Sc per gallon, owing to the prospective shortage in the corn crop. Cheese—The market continues’ to strengthen, owing to the curtailment in the output incident to the drouth. Oranges—Sell very slowly, the trade seeming to think the price too high. Local wholesalers have Imperials and 200 size Rodis, which they will close out very close to first cost. Bananas—Are plenty and sell reason- ably, although there is a scarcity of good shipping bunches in every car that comes in, owing to the extremely hot weather, which ripens them up so fast. Ordinarily, the local peddlers take all the ripes offered, but so many of them have turned their attention to vegetables that over ripe fruit goes a begging. Lemons—Show little or no change from last week’s quotations. Dealers report a fairly good demand, but the large quantities coming forward have prevented the realization of what could be called high: prices. Nearly all the cargoes show such a percentage of waste that auction purchases by the Western trade are small, it being much better and more satisfactory to let the New York firms take the different lines and put them in order there, thus saving the payment of freight on decayed stock. Prices range from $4.25@5.50 for Mes- sina stock and from $6@8 per box for Maioras, which are packed in extra large boxes. Foreign Nuts—Continue to rule low and no change appears probable for some time, except in Brazils, which are a little firmer and a slight advance in prices is probable. Candy—lIs looking up. The_ recent advances in sugar are having their ef- fect and wholesale dealers and all job- bers who handle confectionery are plac- ing large orders, in anticipation of still further advances. Pork—Receipts of hogs on Chicago market for the week were 167,503, being a decrease from last week of 17,516 and an increase over the same period last year of 95,000. The receipts for the year to date show a gain of 903,000 over the same period last year. Business in the local market is reported good, with prices on the gain. Everything in smoked meats has gone up 4c per Ib. Mess pork has risen 75c per bbl., and Short Cut 25¢ per bbl. Compound lard has gone up 4c per Ib. —_———_—>_- << Checkmated by the Mayor. The police department is still com- plaining that it is hampered in its efforts to enforce the license law by the Mayor’s persistency in granting permits. It is claimed by the police that they have no means of knowing who have or have not permits; all they can dois to chase an unlicensed peddler until they run him down, and then, in all probability, when they have caught him, he will pulla per- mit on them. The police no longer have access to the book in which the Mayor records the names of those to whom he has issued permits, and, as they are never notified when permits are granted, they are seriously handicapped in their work. They have, therefore, about concluded that itis useless to attempt to enforce the law in existing circumstances. It entails too much work and results are too small to justify the outlay. It is presumed that the Mayor is per- forming his duty, as he sees it, and that he is actuated in all he does by the best motives; but it may be questioned whether, after all, he and the police force are not working at cross purposes. It is plainly the duty of the police to enforce the laws as they stand upon the statute book, unless those laws are repealed by the power which created them. Legally, the police have no right to pay any at- tention to permits granted by the Mayor or anyone else. It is ‘‘the divinity which doth hedge a king,” the respect which is rightly paid tothe office of Mayor, that gives these permits any force whatever; and. further, the police are loth to raise a controversy with the city’s chief execu- tive. But for these reasons Mayor Fisher would have seen of how little value are ‘his permits. So far, he has the respect | and confidence of the entire community, but there are many who believe that in this matter of granting permits to ped- dlers he is making a mistake. At least it would be well if he would take the po- lice department more into his confidence, so that they would be saved much use- less work and their services be given in such directions as shall make them of some value to the city. o> ———- Purely Personal. H. Fred DeGraff, sundry salesman for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drng Co., is spending his week’s vacation in Chicago. Miss Nellie B. Rogers, stenographer for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., is spending her week’s vacation at Petos- key. John H. Hoogstraat was called upon to mourn the death of his wife Aug. 9. They had been married only about a year. Gastric fever was the cause of death. J. Harvey Mann, who has been iden- tified with the Gunn Hardware Co. since its organization, has ‘aken a position in the wholesale department of Foster, Stevens & Co. Amos 8S. Musselman has been contined to his bed by illness since last Friday. He was so far recovered Monday that he expected to resume his usual duties by the middle of the week. Wilder D. Stevens and son, left Tuesday for Detroit, whence they ship on an Anchor line vessel to Duluth, thence to Buffalo and back to Detroit, the round trip requiring two weeks. Orris S. Hawes, purchasing agent for Buckley & Douglas and the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad Co., at Manistee, has resigned his position, to take effect Sept. 1, when he will go to Grayling and take charge of the lumber business of Salling, Hanson & Co. for a few months, after which he will assume control of the Detroit office of that firm. Mr. Hawes was born in Housatonic, Mass., March 9, 1868, coming west in the spring of 1884 and locating in Manistee, where he entered the employ of the hardware firm of Parry, Mee &Co., remaining in their employ until January, 1891, when he resigned to take the position he has just resigned. Mr. Hawes is a young man of ability and energy and will sure- ly meet with success in any avenue in which he may east his lot. ee The Dry Goods Market. Prints—Are very low in price. A large trade has been done during July and August on new fall work. Cambrics—Are non quoted at 33¢e for best grade and 3!ge for second quality. Dress Goods—Jobbers are now getting their assortments in stock. Prices range from 10'¢ @371¢¢c in mixtures, plaids and stripes. Covert cloths are having first eall. Cottons—Lawrence L L and Beaver Dam are now jobbed at 4!¢e in bale lots. ———__ ~<__-— As soon as the Knights of Labor re- solved to attend to their own business, keep out of politics and other people’s strikes, the high-salaried agitators im- mediately lay plans to organize a Uni- versal Federation of Labor that will knock the knights ont and make them sick. They will need the assistance of workingmen, and will not succeed. ‘*‘What’s the matter that there is no dinner ready?’’ asked the labor leader. “The cook quit,” replied the wife, lean- ing back in her chair and fanning gently. ‘Why don’t you get it ready yourself? Forris, You know how well enough.’”’ ‘Me! I’m out on a sympathetic strike with the cook.”’ | FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. AY ANTED—FURNITURE AND FIXTURES for a drug store. Price must be right. Address C. W. Vining, Lakeview, Mich. 536 y YJANTED FOR CASH—STOCK GENERAL merchandise. Must becheap. Also store building in Northern Michigan. W. H. Pardee, Freeport, Mich. 584 oo EXCHANGE STORE BUILD- ingin Vassar, Mich., for stock of mer- chandise worth about $1,600. Storetorent. Ad dress T. W., 506 Cherry St., Toledo, Ohio. 582 Vy iy ANTED—A DEALERIN EVERY COUNTY ‘ to handle the Peerless typewriter. Send for circular, Barker & Saunders, State Agents, 19 and 21 Fountain St.,Grand Rapids. E83 | tas YOU WANT TO SELL OR TRADE, SEND a list of your property and 25 cents to pay for advertising same. We have a good many chances for you. Address Business Men’s Ex change, Bay City, Mieh. 580 OR SALE—TWO PRESCRIPTION CASES, one pair druggist’s prescription scales, four section druggist’s drawers (only one year old), six four foot show cases, very cheap, “Ad dress sC. G. Pitkin, Whitehall, Mich. 581 Fer / SALE—FIRST-CLASS FIXTURES FOR hotel, restaurant and bar in best city of 10, 000 people in Ohio, five railroads and good ufacturing town; twenty-four rooms in hotel: low rentandal0 year lease. Address Palace, Hotel, Fostoria, Ohio. 585 man Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion, No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents, Advance payment. V ANTED—EVERY DRUGGIST JUST starting in business and every one already started to use our system of poison labels. What has Cost you $15 you can now get for #4. ’ Four teen labels do the work of 113. Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. OR SALE—LARGE STORE, WAREHOUSE, barn, etc., with one-half interest in stock of general merchandise in the village of McBain, Missaukee county, Mich. For terms write to Gil lis McBain, McBain, Mich. 578 yy ED—A GOOD SMALL SECOND hand safe. Must be cheap Write us par ticulars. Morden & Miner, Alma, Mich. 577 FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE —2.400 ACRES of A No. 1 white and red oak and genre timber in northwestern Louisiana, four mile from railroad. one-half mile from another eet, surveyed and partly built. Soil. No. 1, Title guaranteed. For particulars address No. 576, eare Michigan Tradesman 576 re, RENT—BEST LOCATION IN THE CITY. The new Waldron Building, opposite union depot, 50x80 feet. Three stories and basement. Suitable for wholesale trade. Apply to Scribner Bros., 67 Lyon St. 5id W? ANTED—STOCK OF GROCERIES—NOT to exceed #1,509—in exchange for cash and real estate in a thrivi ing Nebraskacity. Ad dress F. H. Clark, Ashley, Ind. 573 Vy TANTED—STOCK OF GOODS. WILL PAY spot cash. Must be cheap. Don’t write uniess you mean business. Address Warner & Dunbar, Parma, Mic h. 574 OR SALE—A COMPLETE STOCK OF drugs and fixtures. Will invoice about $2.000. Corner store. Nice location. Rent, I have just invented and $16.50 per month patented a cash register and want to give my entire time to manufacturing same. Will sell stock at asacrifice. Itisa good opening for a young physician. It isin a thickly sett] ed neigh- borhood and no doctor's office near. Address M. Blank, 416 West Bridge St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 569 OR SALE— 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, care Michigan Tradesman. §67 A PHARMACIST, REGISTERED, WITH thirty-four years’ practical experience in all kinds of pharmaceutical and mercantile works, wishes a situation of responsibiiity as clerk or manager. Has been in business for years for himself. Address ‘‘Pharmacist,”’ care Michigan Tradesman. 566 i ieroe NEW BAR-LOCK ‘''YPEWRITER 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. 564 G REAT OFFER—FINE STOCK OF WALL paper, paints, varr rishes, picture frames 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 $2,500 to #3,000. Address Mrs. Theresa Schwind, Grand Rapids. 561 BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR SALE OR EX- change for farm or city property in or near Grand Rapids, the Harris mill property situated in Paris, Mecosta, Co., Michigan, on the G. R. & L Railroad, consisting of saw and planing mills, store and 39 acres of land, a good water power, 22 foot fall, side track into mill, plenty of hard- wood timber. This isa 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. 59 ANNING FACTORY WANTED—A PARTY with some capital and who understands the business, to build and operate a canning factory at Grant, Newa yg0 Co., Mich. For particulars write to H. C. Hemingsen, Village Clerk, Grant, Mich. 553 JLANING 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 . THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. CURRENT CRITICISMS. If the Capitol at Washington only had a windmill on it, the tariff debate might not be without tangible results. a 2 | There wasn’t anything sinister, was there, in making Fred Ball chairman of the picnic sports committee? - 2 There is a man in this city named Szezyglowski. Isn’t that sufficient proof that our immigration law need to be rad- ically changed? - * = Tue TRADESMAN has it on good au- thority that a new secret society is being organized, something like the Mafia or Molly Maguires, whose main object will be to kidnap United States Senators and slowly torture them to death by reading their tariff speecheh to them. : FF ©€ The Sugar Trust has done its best to sweeten the tariffdebate in Congress; but judging by the way some of the Senators are squealing, their sugar must have soured on their stomachs. * * = Life may be a very pleasant thing and all that, but when a man stops you on the street and asks you if gooseberries are from the egg plant, you lose some of the sweetness of it, to say the least. * * * The people whom Sovereign, Debs & Co. so ably misrepresent seem to be sour- ng on them. Their jaws are losing heir grip. * * * Debs is thinking seriously of taking to thelecture platform. Adime museum is suggested for his distinguished consider- ation. * * * Brother Harris But how-does he As a weather prophet, out-Wiggins Wiggins. get his information? * * * The Street Railway Co. did the square thing by the grocers this year. You can always get what you want from the Street Railway Co.—if you pay for it. * * * Senator Peffer may socn have an oppor- tunity to reflect upon the fleeting nature of earthly fame. There is an aspirant for congressional honors in Kansas whose whiskers are several feet longer than Peffer’s. * d = If the foot and mouth disease would only strike Congress! There is no good reason why it should not. a A Great Surprise. He was about as close fisted as they ever get in this world, and he got no bet- ter as he grew older. On his wife’s last birthday a neighbor stopped in his office. **By the way,’’ said the old fellow, **this is my wife’s birthday, and I want to surprise her some way. What would you suggest?” The visitor had it in a minute. **Um—er,’’ he hesitated. ‘‘Give hera 5 bill, and it will be the surprise of her life.’’ a There is, perhaps, nothing in the world of business which brings so rapid a return in dollars and cents, and which so quickly develops a good trade as politeness and equability of temper. On the other hand, there is something that is called ‘‘gush’’ which, although in- tended for politeness drives many a customer away and has the very opposite effect to that intended. A business man should neither talk too much nor too little, and always use discretion and prudence in what he says. Dry Goods Price Current. 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TICK sees 2 ACA in Hamilton N ca: ie Peeee........... % Lenox Bilis ........ 18 N Aree, D.....-. rae ox ak... 9 ~ rober.... 5% o sateens Hamilton —- sta Manchester a | 5% new era. 5% Merrimack D fancy. 5% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4 . Repp —. 8% Pacific faney........ 6% . BM . ot 4 bisck. 5% Washington indigo. 6% ‘“ Turkey robes.. 7K ‘“* India robes.... 7% ‘* plain T’ky x % 8% “ “ee “ x 10 ° aoe Tur- ee 6% Marthe Washington Bia red 7 e indigo Gee a 10% Poony......... . 4% Yor Swift River... Pearl River Werren..... Conostoga .. DEMINS. Ameen... . . <<< 2 {Columbian brown. .i2 C oe. . 35. 14 |Everett, blue........ 12% _ brown .14 brown. ....12% See... 11% Haymaker bine... 7% Beaver Creek AA...10 brown... 7% ' oe... 8 See ‘11s ' oO. . aeereeeer........... 12% Boston Mfg Co. br.. 7 Lawrence, 90z...... 13% blue 8% = No. 220....13 “« d& twist 10% o No. 250....11% Columbian =o br.10 a No. 280....10% X bl.19 GINGHAMS, Amnoekoar .-.... .... Lancaster, staple... 5 “ Persian dress 6% c fancies .... 7 - Canton .. 7 _ Normandie 7 ny ArC...... &44;/Lancashire....,..... 6 . Teazle...104¢|Manchester......... 5% o Angola..10%}Monogram.......... 6% " Persian.. 7 |Normandie.. 2 Arlington staple.... 64/Persian............. : Arasapha fancy.... 44%|Renfrew Dress...... 7% Bates Warwick dres 74%/Rosemont..........- 6% _ staples. a Slatersville ..... 7. Centennial......... 10% — Cee en oe 7 CVeeersom ..... oT oo eee enna 7% ae staple. 5% Toll, om Mand... 8% Cumberiand.... .... a 7 ee ec 4 - seersucker.. 7% ee ae Te ewe... ...... 6 Everett classics..... 8%/Whittenden......... 8 Rapoweies.......... Ty ‘heather dr. 7% ote 6% “Indigo blue 9 Glenarven.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples... 6% Gasaweed........... im Westbrook Ot aciense Pe ee 1 Job nson ae cl * Windermeer.... .... Peeees ohne Seen... .......... 6% _ zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS. Ampockons...........28 pee oo. 13% ce eee cian ig sos ceases Aeectionn..... ..... CS THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's..... . ee ar. 2. &F........° Peers ... ...... 90 eee 22% ENITTING COTTON, White. Colored. 6 33 38 IN om ome aoe No. i oe _ . 7 “6 .... a slUe 3 - -...... 35 eo. 6S! 44 - wh... eS > #+...e8 45 CAMBRICS. ee ee a ee 4 ame Sier......... 4 eckweod...... ... 4 oe, 4 Wi .. oo. 2 Newmarket......... 4 Brunewick . beac si pee 4 Ee og, ee 22% Crepes... ..._.: as ..-....- - -B2% aes Ok: — Wee, oe ......... 35 Memeo... .... Fe spe ae. -o- 5 oes RK MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% i a 224%| Western W ......... 18% a ee.....- ---... = et 18% Gon Weetern........ Fiushing XXX ...... 23% ae mK Manisobe.... ....... 23% DOMET FLANNEL, Nameless ..... 8 9 ies 9 @10% ee 8%@10 ro. 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black./Slate Brown. Black. 9% Gy 14/10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%/11% 11% 11K 11% 11% 11%)12 12 12 12% 12% 124/20 20 20 DUCES. Severen, § os........ 9%|West Point, 8 oz....10% Mayland, —_—— 10% 6 10 -- 12% Greenwood, 7% oz. Oe oz Raven, 100z..... Greenwood, Coe.... ‘11% Stark ‘ a 13% Boston, § om.....-... 10%|Boston, 10 eee en ine WADDINGS. Wri, Gos......-.-- 25 |Per bale, 40 dos....88 50 Golieed, Gon........28 Heorea ~ ....... 7 50 SILESIAS. Slater, Iron Cross... 8 jPawtucket.......... 10% Red Cross... 5 eee .......--.. 1: . o- .....-... 10%| Bedford. . ie “10% + Bom AA... 12% Valley ty 10% eed ces eee ee aa ........, .... a SEWING SILE, Corticelli, doz....... 85 twist, doz. = 50 nt: doz.. Corticelli knitting, per S408 bail...... 30 KS AND EYES—PER GROSS. No : BI ¢ & White. = No 4 Birk “ White. 15 8 -20 ss 3 - ie "2 - 25 No 2—20,M C....... sr 4—15 3%...... 40 * 8-16, 80C........ No 2 White & Br 12 “No 3 White & BI’k..20 “cs 4 “ a” “ 10 “ ae “ £5 " i" 2 . --26 SAFETY PINS. ee... eee ee NEEDLES—PER KM A. —. nee, 14 Steamboat cae ee 46 Crowely’ --1 35|Gold — 150 Marsha. V's. .-1 00|American.. a TABLE OIL OLOTH. 5—4....175 6—4.. 5—4....165 6—4...2 30 COTTONT er Cotton Sail Twine..28 |Nashu Cc 116 North Star..........20 ..13 |Wool Standard 4 plyi7% i>: Ooweeeen ........- 18% PLAID OSNABURGS Beeeeees............ 6% oe Pleasant.... 6% SEEDS! Everything in seeds is kept by us—- Clover, Timothy, Hungarian, Millet, Red Top, Blue Grass, Seed Corn, Rye, Barley, Peas, Beans, Ete. If you have Beans to sell, send us samples, stating quantity, and we will try to trade with you. We are headquarters for egg cases and egg case fillers. W. T LAM@REAUX CO., w-isriage st.” GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A NEW IDEA You very much surprised when David hit him will remember that Goliah was withastone. He said thatsuch a thing had never entered his head before. A good many retail grocers are in the same predicament as Goliah was before he rubbed up = against David—they © have never gotten acquainted with the merits of the best selling brand of soap on the market. It is called ATLAS and is manufactured only by HENRY PASSOLT, SAGINAW, MICH. EATON, LYON & G0. NEW STYLES OF Mi + : 9 i ll ) ; 20 & 22.Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS. Avoid the Curse of Credit COUPON BOOKS. THREE GRADES: Tradesman, : Superior, Universal, = © tn USING Manufactured only by TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. THEH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. CHICAGO VS. BALTIMORE. Which Liar is Entitled to the Champion- ship? ‘About July 1 the Olney & Judson Gro- cer Co. received a circular from a manu- facturing glassware house, saying that the fruit crop this year would be the largest harvested for years and that it would be a good idea to lay in a big sup- ply of fruit jars, as there was sure to be the biggest kind of a demand for them. The same mail brought a letter from a firm of canned goods brokers, stating that fruit would be all but a failure this sea- son, and canned fruits were bound to ad- vance sharply. The writer urged imme- diate purchases before the inevitable raise took place. HemanG. Barlow, who conducts the correspondence in these de- partments, scenting a joke from the con- flicting nature of the circulars, and with malice aforethought, sent the glassware people’s circular to the brokers, and the brokers’ to the glassware people. This was just like Barlow, and be and his house are having acres of fun as aresult. The canned goods brokers answered as follows: BALTIMORE, Md., July 6—Your valued favor 3rd, enclosing E. O. Ward & Co.’s circular in regard to fruit jars, is re- ceived, and we have had the heartiest kind of a laugh over it. We have not been mean about it, as we like our friends to share onr fun, and we have, therefore, taken the liberty te show it to almost the entire trade here. Uncle Jake Armsby is away up in Alaska, or some other sea- port, or we would get him to make some editorial comments in his ‘‘pink paper.’’ Deacon Fenton is in well, we don’t know exactly where he is, but we know where he ought to be. The Peach Liar will have to go out of business now to make room for the Fruit Jar Liar. Ward will sell his fruit jars to somebody, but we rather guess he wont sell any to Bar- low. We have hung Ward’s circular on the wall in our office, and every time the writer passes it, he raises his hat to the only worthy successor to Ananias. Yours very truly, TuHos. J. MEEHAN & Co. The desire of Meehan & Co. to ‘‘bull” the canned goods market was a perfectly natural one, and they could only do it by making the fruit crop a small one. On the other hand, the glassware men must ‘bear’ the fruit crop if they would sell jars. So they make thecrop a large one, which is the usual resort of the bears on any market. If Ward & Co., could con- vince the trade that fruit would be plenty they could sell jars. Here is Ward & Co.’s comment on Meehan’s circular: Cuic AGO, July 5—They used to say that a Barlow knife wasa saan of all that was good and would just about be- gin to cut where others ieft off. We think you must belong to that branch of the Barlow family, fora man who will cut a poor fruit jar dealer this year must possess a pretty sharp edge anda tough one, also. The difference between Meehan and ourselves is that Meehan is trying to sell peaches, while we are trying to sell jars. If you will furnish us with copies of any report which has been issued by a peach salesman within the history of man wherein the peach crop was not a failure until it got on the market, you will add some very interesting data to our office records, and we shall have the pleasure of having it framed and put on exhibition. We supposed it was gener- ally understood that the peach crop was always a failure until the growers had so many peaches that they oould not get cars to move them. If peaches are not a drug on the mar- ket this fall we miss our guess. When Whitney, of Philadelphial comes West looking for jars to take care of his de- mand, as he has been doing during the past week: when our sales in the East; over those of the West, for the past thirty days, have been as ten to one; when we find on our desk this morning inquiries for a number of cars from Baltimore (one of which states that they are jobbing quarts at $5 and one-half gallons at $7), we be- gin to think that that church member is a backslider, and that he will be ready even to tackle peach brandy before the season is over. You will probably find Mr. Meehan, along about peach crop time, giving his entire attention to oysters, and if he con- tinues to issue circulars in the line of his present peach crop circulars, he will feel like joining McGinty at the bottom of the sea, where the oysters grow. Hang up both cireulars and let time prove who is entitled to the front pew. Yours truly, E. O. Warp & Co. All this happened a month ago, and the present indications are that the Chi- eago liar came nearer the truth than his Baltimore competitor, although it is us- ually a standoff between the prevarica- tors of those two markets. Those famil- iar with the situation assert that Balti- more canned goods brokers are so accus- tomed to lying that they continue utter- ing fairy tales even after the apparent necessity of prevarication has ceased, whereas a Chicago liar invariably tells the truth where it will serve just as well as the other thing. The letters above given plainly dis- close the conflicting position in which the dealer—wholesale as well as retail— sometimes finds himself in when endeay- oring to ascertain the facts in regard to the errr demand of ona staple. o> Laboring men are hendeies with cranks as much as with criminals. There are those who lead them after the torch of anarchy to deeds of violence, and those who, consciously or unconsciously, bewilder and misguide them by filling their minds with such folly as we have heard talked on all sides about arbitra- tion. Four billions of paper bags are used in the United States every year. Of these the Paper Bag Trust turns out 65 per cent. Not long ago a process was devised by which three-eights of an inch of material could be saved in the cutting of each bag, resulting in the saving for the first year of $70,000. One machine for making bags wi!l cut and finish 80,000 bags a day. Crystal Springs Water & Fuel Co, Jobbers of COAL, COKE and WOOD, 65 Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Correspondence solicited with outside dealers. Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dia. Snell's . —_ a ee Om. ce fos 3 Jeordeee . Wate .......... 2... Ce 50&10 AXES. First Quality, e B. Bronze... .-8 6 50 B. Bronze ee ax 00 ’ ° mS Moet. :.....e 7 50 f SB Siew... = 50 BARROWS, eee cs $12 00 “a ‘00 ee net 30 00 BOLTS. dis. ao... Cee ae 50&10 Carriage newt ......... Leeds ceo a 75&10 ee — Sleigh i ieee e ees s cae c esas BUCKETS. ee $350 CE EE 400 BUTTS, CAST. dis. ek Lameee Fin, Geuree........ ..... -..... 0&1 Wrought Narrow, bright Bast ‘joint ee an 66410 Wrought —- ioe ve eee ic cs codes ce 40 Wrouset Table. .......<...-.4.. ee ee 49 Wrought Inside Blind. _... See. eel aoe 2 ) Wrought Brass............ eee oe oo eee CO al 7&1 Blind, OE a 70&10 Blind, eee 70 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... .....60&10 CRADLES. eee ae --49&10 CROW BARS, ee per 5 ee CAPS. a perm. 65 Geen ey oi. _ 60 —- =. Ha 60 CARTRIDGES. ms... 56 Comer were... din. 25 CHISELS. dis. eee eee 75&10 eeeen eee 75&18 Secececeeeee 75&10 ee ee 75&10 Metehers’ Tauged Virmer................... 40 COMBS. dis. wat ME 40 Te Ps) CHALK. White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis, 10 COPPER, Planished, 14 oz cut tosize... .. per pound 28 14x5 oe 26 cola Rolled 14x56 and eer... .......... 23 Cold Rolled; 1 rete eee te eee cue 23 ee 22 DRILLS, dis. Mormea St Siecke |... .................... 50 Taper and straight Shank................. Ms 50 el : 50 DRIPPING PANS. TE OT 6% Large sizes, per pound. . eee come seege ELBOWS. Cuma, @ wheee Gin... ......... dos, net S Cereeeeee dis Adjustable De aie Cac ed ees ue ain, 40810 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark’s, small, $18; large, 826 30 Ives’, 1, 818: 2) $24; 3,830 ee a 25 FILES—New List. dis. Lt ee 6010-10 Mow Aacrean 60&10-10 Decmommre 8... oc. 60&10-'0 Deere... ee eee sues 50 Meher es Hore Hage .. ..........-.. 50 GALVANIZED IRON. oo a 22 and 24; 2% and 2; 27 28 List 12 14 15 16 17 Discount, 60. -10 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... 50 KNOBS—New List. ais. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .. eee 55 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings . - os 55 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings .. ia 55 Door, poroolein, trimmings................. 55 Drawer and Shutter, saad Bee cece aoe 70 LOCKS—DOOR, dis. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list .... 55 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s.......... i 55 eee - Nees ees oes 55 awe s.................................. 55 MATTOCKS. eS $13.00, dia. 60-10 ee eeo...............-..... $15. 00, dis. 60-10 OE $18.50, dis. 20810. dis. Sperry & Co.'s, Post, ‘ae ee. MILLB. dis. Coffee, —— ee... ese eee P. . Mfg. Co. Soe ee 46 os ioe Ferry acorks...... 46 «- Soterprme ...... eu ceue ccs 30 MOLASSES GATES. dis. See Peeeem 8... 6016 Licimilbahieea.. OE — Enterprise, self- ss ene ave i. 25 NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and = Peeee eee OO 1 40 eee eee Oe ee 1 40 EEE eee Base Base 10 25 25 35 45 45 50 60 75 90 1 20 ee 1 60 ieee i. 1 60 Coe ee 65 Fe ee, vis) pe a 90 Finish - eel eee eee ees uc ole, 15 Be ees eee ee ec eae 90 co ee 1 10 Clinch; - eee ee ce 70 ee 80 es 8 ee ec 90 ee 8 8 1 %5 ANES. dis, Ohio Tool Co.’s, ieee ee a4 OE SE Bu Senduaky 4 oan Ce 6 famee ................ o40 ee @ Stanley Rule and Leval Co.’s wood. . ....50&10 PANS. mee, Be. cs... dis.60—10 Coen, pomenee.... di. wF RIVETS. dis. Tee Oe Te 50—10 Copper Rivets and Burs..................+. 50—10 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. A” Wood's — planished, Nos. 24 to 27 Ss 20 — be trap es anished, Now. 25 to 27... 9 20 Broken pac. c per pound extra. HAMMERS. Maydele & Oo.'s............ i a Ki > ee ee i vag Wester & Pianeye.....--...-...... ee Mason’s Solid Cast Stee!............. 30e list 6 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand... .30c 40&19 HINGES, Gee Claman 1.9.6 .............. dis.60&10 State. . -per dos. en go Hook and ‘Strap, ‘to 12 In. 4% 14 and I ho ew cele ocala dnecen eee es bedawe Bh screw Hook and Bye, . -net i: ' --met &i% io is “ -. eS net 7% ' - eS. net %% Strap ot ee, im F HANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.. . 50&i0 Champion, anti-friction.. . BO&1 Misco, weed eee... 44 HOLLOW WARE. ee BOA lt oe 80&10 eee ed G0&1° Cray Greene... 8. ... M&16 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Seemed Tin Ware................... -new liat 72 Japanned Tin Ware.. os . 2 Granite Trom Ware ............... _new lis. 2t WIRE GOODS. dis. ——........,..................., 7O0&10&10 Screw Eyes.. Ses es Sue eee 70&10&15 Hook’s Ses tem sea eka, ne Gate Hooks and Byes. eee ee sae vag 70&10G10 EVELS. . dis.75 Stanley Rule and Level coe... ROPES. Sisal, %& inch and larger . 29 aaa... ol SQUARES, die. Ce ee Wt &19 aA. a OC a ee a SHEET IRON, Com. Smooth. Com A 8? 50 (Oe 2 6) oe, Wee... 4 0 2 70 Tee Seto... 3 55 2 80 Nos, ag ame ................... 3 = 2 90 ess eee ok 3 00 No. 37% a sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra SAND PAPER, UE din. 59 ASH CORD, Silver Lake, oe “A Deco cases ...at © nee B........ << 55 Wee @.......... ' 50 - eee . 55 " Waemec.... ...... “ FO Discount, 10. SASH WRISHTS. per = gg SAWB. e Hand. * 30 Sliver Steel Dia. x ‘Cuts, ‘per foot, . 70 ‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50 ' a ecial Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 . — and Electric Tooth X Cuts, ‘per ye 30 TRAPS, dis ome 6010 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... 35 Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s.... 70 mouse, Choma 18¢ per doz Mcune; Gciinion. 1 $1.50 per dos WIRE. dis. OE Annealed Market.. eee eee ..7—10 Coppcree Mameee. 6C—10 Tinned Market.. eT ——s Spring Ee 50 Barbed Fence, galvanized. Hetet eevee cs cl, paaie... 2 30 HORSE NAILS. OE dis. 40&10 rupoeee................ on. dis. 05 entreworters. Ais, 10616 WRENCHES. dis. Baxter’s Adjustabie, nickeled.............. 30 COG e Cena | 5G Coe’s Patent Agricultural, es. nee, 75 Coe’s Patent, malleable ais aus oe ae MISCELLANEOUS. dis, pra Cees... : ec) Pose, Cistern............ F5&10 Screws, New List.. -70&1 &10 Casters, Bed a d Plats. -50&10G10 Dampers, American.. cree 43 Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. Cee 65&10 METALS, PIé TIN. eee De 26¢ ee 28e ZING, Duty: Sheet, ae 7 ee 600 pound casks... eee 6% Per pound.. as Mee ev cope ceeuc, BOLDER. 70% Wi ing . ee eee ae ‘- The prices of the many other qualitics of solder a the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. ANTIMONY. Cookson... ee --per pound i 13 Each additional X on this grade, $1.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. 10x14 IC, Charcoal eee eee eee ce setae wens 7 an 6 7 br Er, Fe ccd uee cece eds gue acu 8 25 Ix, im 9 25 ‘Fach additional X on this grade 91.50, ROOPING PLATES 14x20 IC - voor ............. €a 14x20 IX, ee 8 & IC, - ce ee 13 50 14x20 IC ‘6 =C Allaway Grade........... 6 00 14x201X, “ “s ae oak, = l* . a 12 50 20x28 IX, - . Se 15 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATS. i, ee $14 00 14x31 Ix a . e lao Te ee for ‘No. 3 ‘Bollers, }per pound .. we 8 MICHIGANTRADESMAN CaS Cd? 4 WERELY JOUENAL DEVOTED TO TRE Best Interests of Business Men. Pablished at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, TRADESMAN COMPANY. One Dollar a Year, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION, Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address, Entered at Grand Rapids post-office as second- class matter. <2" When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15. A TRAITOR IN OFFICE. Herbert W. Bedell is Secretary of the Central Labor Union. Heis also Clerk of the Grand Rapids Police Court. As to his oath of office in the C. L. U. noth- ing is known outside that organization; but as clerk of the Police Court he has sworn to uphold and execute the laws in an impartial manner. The C. L. U. in its wisdom has decided that no member of a labor union should belong to the State militia or any other military organ- ization. Mr. Bedell, as Secretary of tbe C. L. U., has mailed to every member of his order, a copy of the resolution em- bodying the above prohibition. The Evening Press, of this city, very Kindly says, for Mr. Bedell, that he neither ap- proves nor disapproves of the resolution. Still, it may be presumed that he has on the subject, but hesitates to give them utterance until he knows what the public thinks about the matter, for, if he is a sensible man, he knows that the C. L. U. is not the public—not by a large majority. The C. L. U. did not elect Mr. Bedell Clerk of the Police Court last spring; he would have been elected (if he had been nominated) even though the C. L. U. had never existed. Anyway, he was elected, and what some foolish people would like to know is whether his duty to the publie or. his duty to the C. L. U. is to be paramount; and, further, whether he considers it quite consistent with his cath to uphold the laws, that he should be circulating a document which, if it has any intention at all, is intended to prevent the execution of the laws in certain exigen- cies? Mr. Bedell may say that he neither approves nor disapproves of the action of his organization; he may even say that he does not approve of it; he is a mem- ber of the C. L. U., and its Secretary, and is doing his utmost to carry ti e res- olution of the body into effect. Can Mr. Bedell figure out any differenec between himself and the strongest supporter of the resolution? Not only the State, but the Nation depends aimost entirely upon the State militia for defense. The Uni- ted States has no great standing army— indeed, it needs none—but it would be worse than folly for the country to en- deavor to get along without some sort of “views’’ ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. military system, and the organization and equipment of the State militia is the recognition of that need. Itis not con- ceded for a moment that the action of the Cc. L. U. will have any effect upon the State militia, but, knowing the intention of that action, the people have a right to take cognizance of it; and when a pub- lic officer, a servant of the public, lends himself to a scheme to break down the public defense against disorder and mob rule, and even worse, he has no right to expect that the public will remain quiet, or that the silly plea that he neither ap- proves nor disapproves of the action of the organization of which he is a mem- ber will save him from the consequences of his act. The people have a right to expect fealty te the law in an officer of the law, but they have little hope of find- ing it in one who is doing all he can to make the execution of the law impossi- ble. THE WAR ON THE ANARCHISTS. All the European countries are now engaged in the serious business of root- ing out the anarchists. The numerous outrages perpetrated by these pests of society during the past few years have convinced the European Governments that the evil can be cured only by a re- sort to extraordinary methods, and by co- operation on the part of the different countries to drive out dangerous anar- chists. The assassination of President Carnot has given a fresh impetus to the crusade against anarchy, even Great Britain hav- ing taken steps to prevent British terri- tory to be used as an asylum for fugitive anarchists. France has passed stringent special laws which cover all the crimes connected with the anarchist propa- ganda. Under these laws all persons connected with anarchist conspiracies ean be prosecuted and punished, and in- flammatory utterances and articles are made crimes. With all the rest of the world arming against the anarchists, the United States cannot afford to remain idle and permit the fugitive criminals from all European countries to seek the shelter of our shores. Such criminals will not hesitate to attempt to prosecute their evil de- signs in this country, and if the Govern- ment permits such persons to come here with perfect freedom, as at present, it will not be long before the outrages which have occurred in Europe will have their counterparts on this side of the At- lantic. Recently, Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle sent a communication to the Senate Committee on Immigration, call- ing attention to the alarming increase in the number of anarchists in the country, and poinring out the necessity for changes in the immigration laws which will prevent fugitive anarchists from seeking an asylum in the United States. The Secretary points out that the Euro- pean countries are banishing large num- bers of anarchists, and that these unde- sirable persons are flocking to the United States, their presence here being a men- ace to our institutions and an absolute danger to the people. In order to meet the threatened dan- ger from the increase in the number of the anaachists, the Secretary of the Treasury has had prepared a bill which, while providing for new immigrant in- spectors to be stationed at the principal ports of emigration, and making certifi- cates from them prerequisites for admis- sion to the United States, declares that anarchists and other undesirable charac- ters who manage to get to America are to be sent back at the expense of the United States, and that a second attempt at landing wil! constitute an offense pun- ishable by imprisonment in a peniten- tiary. The House of Representatives has al- ready passed a bill dealing with this matter, but Secretary Carlisle does not deem it stringent enough. The people of this country have no sympathy with the anarchists or their aims, and are per- fectly willing to look upon them as out- laws, unworthy of the right of asylum in any civilized country. OUR LACK OF NAVAL RESOURCES. The present war between China and Japan is likely to bring the United States into a more or less conspicuous position with respect to the other first- elass powers. This country has im- portant trade relations with both the belligerents, and a considerable num- ber of American citizens reside within the boundaries of the two nations now at war. Although our government has announced that it would occupy a strictly neutral position, it will be com- pelled to protect American commerce in the far East, as well as to guard the lives and property of American citizens residing in that part of the world. It will be necessary to keep the Amer- ican Ministers and Consuls at their posts in both China and Japan, and, to do this, a sufficient naval force will have to be dispatched to safeguard these diplomatic agents. At the present time the United States has in the neighborhood of the hostilities but two vessels—one a modern warship of the best type, and the other a worthless old tub, incapable of making the voyage home to be broken up. By dispatching the Charleston from San Francisco, and sending two ships from the Behring Sea patrol, it would be pos- sible to concentrate a small squadron of five ships on the China station within a few weeks. A force of five ships will prove utterly inadequate to properly safeguard our interests in China and Japan. When the resources of the two contending powers are considered, it is evident that the hostile operations will be extensive and spread over a considerable area, hence it will be impossible for five ships to guard more than a few points. The total inadequacy of our fleet to properly look after the extensive inter- ests of th- country, even in time of peace, is becoming daily more apparent. More ships are urgently needed, and yet Congress has made no provision at the present session for additions to the fleet, beyond a few torpedo-boats, which, while excellent in their way, are of no service on foreign stations. OBLIGATIONS OF NEUTRALS. The formal declaration of war between nations imposes obligations on neutral powers. These are defined by inter- national law, and governments are sup- posed to be particular in their observ- ance. There can be no enlistment in neutral countries for the army or navy of either belligerent. There can be no sale of war vessels to either, nor any fitting out of ships designedly for service in behalf of either. Penalty in the form of fine and imprisonment is prescribed for infrac- tion of this law. The belligerents can buy arms and ammunition in our markets but must get goods home as best they can The ships of any nation can carry them, but they are liable to seizure by vessels of the hostile powers as contra- bands of war. This risk makes such shipments diffi- cult, as articles contraband of war are not defined to a nicety. They are guns and ammunition, certainly. They may be also provisions, horses, coal, etc. The right of search is possessed by bellige- rents, and merchant vessels will not rashly imperil the greater part of their eargo by receiving contraband goods. The captain of the war craft discovering contraband goods, may conclude to seize the ship carrying them as well. The merchant ship ordered to ‘‘lay to” and submit to search can resist or run. Either form of refusal to yield gives license to the war ship to use force, which the nation whose flag the mer- chant man flies can not resist. Either contestant suffering loss of ships must retrieve its fortunes as best it can. Until peace is declared, it can neither buy nor have built for it, in the yards of neutral powers, vessels of war. In the recent troubles in Brazil, the government of that country openly purchased and fitted out as cruisers, vessels in the United States. That was entirely with- in bounds, as the rebel fleet was not ac- corded belligerent right by any power. Grocers’ picnics are getting to be a regular and recognized feature of the season in several of the leading cities of Michigan. The grocers of this city held their annual picnic last Thursday when it is estimated that fully 15,000 people attended. The Jackson and Saginaw grocers held their annual outing last week and 3,000 and 4,000 people at- tended, respectively. The question is being asked by many, whether, after all, these affairs can properly be called ‘‘gro- cers’” picnics? The 300 grocers in this city are as a drop in the bucket com- pared with the enormous crowd which jammed the Reed’s Lake grounds from end toend. To be sure, the grocers or- ganized the picnic and advertised it, and provided the principal part of the attrac- tions which drew the people to the resort on that day; but, beyond that, they do not appear in the affair. It was the Street Railway Co.’s and Caterer Swet- land’s picnic, for all practical purposes. They reaped the benefit of it, and the grocers did the work. Either the gro- cers should hold a pienic at which none but grocers and their immediate friends shall attend, or they should share more largely in the profits. They should have cleared not less than $500 from Thurs- day’s outing instead of the paltry sum which was grudgingly doled out to them. The Street Railway Co. and other inter- ested parties at Reed’s Lake should be given to understand that in future if they want the grocers’ picnic, they should pay for it, and pay something near its value. From Out of Town. Calls have been received at THE TRADESMAN Office during the past week from the following gentleman in trade: A. C. Fassett. Watson. Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Parkill & Son, Owosso. Macomber & Bale, Lakeview. S Hunting, Rockford. M. P. Gale & Co., Remus. John Crispe, Plainwell. Hiram Munger, Sullivan. J. Cohen, White Cloud. _— ~ ES ane cso a 4- » ‘ ‘ oe r 3 ros oy o} ' Lek MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 3 A TRANS-ASIATIC RAILWAY. When a railway line was completed from New York to San Francisco, in 1870, one of the greatest works for the purpose of interior transportation ever under- taken in the world was accomplished. From New York to the Missouri River, at Council Bluffs, in lowa, the work was done entirely by private enterprise and with private capital. But that vast sec- tion from the Missouri River to the Pa- cific Ocean was completed by Govern- ment aid. The United States loaned its credit in the form of Government bonds to two companies—the Union Pacific and Central Pacific—which carried on the work. That loan is likely to prove a gift, since the two companies have become practically bankrupt, as, it is claimed, through the plundering operations of some of their stockholders, and thus were founded some of the great fortunes of the California railway kings. Nevertheless, the completion of a transcontinental railway from the Atlan- tie to the Pacific Ocean was a great affair in its day, and attracted deserved attention, exerting, as it did, an important effect upon the internal commerce of the coun- try, and being the pioneer step in an active movement of railway building that has covered the vast region of coun- try between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean with a network of steel tracks and of telegraph wires which to-day are peculiarly the evidences of material progress. The distance by rail from New York to San Francisco is 3,450 miles. It is but a bagatelle compared with the dis- tance by land from the waters of the At- fantic, across Russia and Siberia, to the Pacific Ocean. From the Russian ports of Riga and Reval, on the Baltic, to Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan, by the route a railroad would occupy, is 9,500 miles. A railroad already completed from the west to Cheliabinsk, in the Ural Mountains, is in progress of con- struction over this route. The Russian Empire, with an era ex- ceeding 8,500,000 square miles, or one- sixth of the land surface of the globe, and about 110,000,000 inhabitants, pos- sesses enormous resources, especially in Siberia, which will enable it to compete with the greatest commercial nations of the world when the Siveria Railway is once working; but the principal incen- tive for the construction of the railway by the Russian Government is a stra- tegic one, just as much as in the case of the Transcaspian Railway from the Cas- pian Sea to Samarkand, which, however, has risen to the greatest commercial im- portance, spreading the sphere of Rus- sian influence to Persia, the Turkoman steppes, Afghanistan, and on the Pamir plateau. Along its whole breadth Si- beria meets the Chinese Empire, with its 400,000,000 inhabitants, on the borders of eastern Turkestan, Mongolia and Manchuria. ' The profound respect and friendly at- titude of the Russian Government to- ward ihe United States, as well as the tacit agreement with France, which only nowadays has so énergetically pushed forward its boundaries in Siam, at such a vast sacrifice of blood and money in Tonquin and Cochinchina, shews clearly that Russia understands very well the necessity of a triple alliance of its own. The propriety of any sort of alliance between such a despotism as Russia and a popular representative republic like the United States must always be highly questionable, if not wholly ill-assorted and improper; but it is evidently re- garded in Russia as not only eminently proper, but extremely desirable, and, without doubt, Russia caleulates on it in the event of a conflict which is at any time possible should Russia’s aggressions in Asia trench too much upon England’s in- terests there. The present conflict between China and Japan, over Corea, may even prove to be both an excuse and an op- portunity for operations in Asia. Of course, the Siberian Railway is primarily a commercial venture. The vast region of Asiatic Russia through which it passes is: thinly populated. In many places the land is fertile, while the mountain regions contain rich mines of gold, platinum and gems. The country must be filled up with population to make its resources available. Russia has not yet become a land of refuge and of promise to immigration. Russia wants slaves and serfs, not people who cherish free thoughts and desire free in- stitutions. Russia is out of place in Eu- rope and is Asiatic in its methods, in- stead of European. That is the difficulty it will encounter in seeking a population | to fill up its vacant lands. This will be the continual weakness of Russia. Its barbarian and often savage population cannot stand against the civilized and brave people of the freest nations in Eu- rope, and, when the supreme struggle shall come, the people of the United States will not join fortunes with an Oriental despotism to crush free peoples and free institutions. Tbat would be for the sun of progress and enlighten- ment to go back on the dial of civiliza- tion, which is impossible. THE LOW PRICE O WHEAT. With wheat down to a few cents below half a dollar a bushel—and that is the figure at which it has averaged for some time—it is cheaper than corn. Wheat is now being used for food for stock, and its large percentage of nutri- tive matter is said to make it more eco- nomical for such purposes than is cheap- er material. When it was first made publie years ago that it had been found in many parts of the West cheaper to use corn on the cob as fuel in heating and cooking than to purchase wood or coal or to ship the corn to market, the| statement was difficult of belief. So it| should be of the story that wheat is be- ing used for stock feed. But in this age | so many strange facts have been real-| ized that people are seldom surprised at anything. The use of wheat for such a purpose is new and was not tried until in the past year. In the Northwest the experi- ment has been made, however, and is a success. Dairymen have found that it is the best food for their cows, and farmers have found that hogs and horses thrive upon it, and that at prevailing prices it is a very cheap food, being one- third cheaper per pound than oats, the same price as mill feed per pound, whilst, of course, much more nutritious. lt is also much cheaper as a feed than corn at prevailing prices. It is, fore, confidently predicted that during the next twelve months the amount of wheat used for this purpose, the price advances considerably, will be so great as to materially affect the amount which can be spared for export. It may have the effect of cheapening the prices of corn and oats also. there- unless Are You Selling ae | MC lark, ~ yatocery Za C(. 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 well-known and upright firm, with a 37 years’ good record, never dreamed of retiring. J ought to add that I think I have discovered how such an unfounded report got circulated. lt is well-known amongst the trade that Michael Kolb & Son rank among the very highest manufacturers in Rochester, and their name has been conflicted with that of Stein, Bloch & Co., also of Rochester, which firm, J. W. Rosenthal, formerly of Grand Rapips, has publicly announced, are going out of business. 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: Aug. 16 and 17, race week, to close out balance of fall and winter clothing. Cus- tomers’ expenses allowed. For a Dislocated Jawbone Consult the Doctor But tor Fits In footwear Consult the old reliable firm Rindge, Kalmbach & CO. GRAND RAPIDS 10 PHH MICHIGAN 'TRADESMAN. TWO REQUISITES TO SUCCESS. Sai I wonder how many round plugs Established 1865 BROWN HALL & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF might be found who were trying to fill , ° > rig Special Aptitude and Close Application |" a ilan’ Ste chai Gama ae, Buggies, Sleighs and Wagons. to Business. square holes? alk about natura ened Gets, Bah. - Every man who would contribute to | ess—why, the greater the effort made | the sum of human happiness and add his} y these plugs the more painful the re- mite to the advancement of human prog- | Sult—producing undue friction on all ress should be actuated with a desire to| Sides, while every corner is left un- do right. Possessed with this stimulus, | S¥arded and exposed. he should throw his best endeavors into| ‘Our wishes are presentiments of our that channel of usefulness best suited to his natural tastes and inclinations, for by so doing, he will be in possession of a most important business qualification requisite for the prosperous management of ordinary business—special aptitude for the work in hand. Aptitude, in the dictionary, is defined capabilities” is a true, noble maxim, of deep encouragement to all true men. | Can anything be more reasonable than to | suppose that he who, in attending to the {duties of his business, can gratify the ruling passion of his mind, will be the |most successful? The very fact that he has an original bias, or an acquired fond- ness, for the kind of business he is en- — as being a natural, or acquired. tendency. The Grocers’ Safety—Made in Two Sizes Only. " Body, 7 ft. long, 36 in. wide, drop tail gate.. ie ee ee that he will follow it faithfully and per- | go4y 9 ft. long, 361n. wide, drop tail gate.... .. sete testes settee sree es tttt eee eees creas 48 00 sistently. In fact, without special apti- FULLY WARRANTED. 4 tude, it is very difficult for a man to : throw the amount of zeal into his busi- 9 and it is upon this broad definition that |®%°4 in is the best possible guaranty I wish to present it as a requisite busi- ness qualification. l am aware that in this busy, hustling and money making age it is not an easy matter for the aver- age American to figure ont, with any de- gree of accuracy, what the natural bent of mind is; but the fact remains, never- theless, that he must be specially de- voted to whatever he undertakes if he wishes to succeed, whether such devo- tion be natural or acquired. Some men—and men of sagacity, too— have denied the doctrine of natural tend- encies, holding that any person, by dint of energy, may become whatever he chooses. This isan erroneous conclusion, as every close observer of human en- deavor knows right well. It would be no more wide of the truth to assert that any one kind of soil might be made as profitable, if subjected to the same mode of cultivation, as any other kind of soil, as to claim that the natural talents and capabilities of any one man may be pro- ductive of satisfactory results in any given undertaking, as those of any other man, providing the same efforts are put forth. Lord Chesterfield asserted that any man, without the slightest reference to natural aptitude, may set about mak- ing himself anything he wished, but everyone knows how dismally he failed in the application of his doctrine, in try- ing to improve on nature in the case of his own son, Stanhope. This son was dull, heavy and loutish, and the untiring ef- forts of his father in the cultivation of the graces in this unnatural soil was an utter failure. There are thousands of just such cases where young men have been pressed into professions and busi- ness avocations for which they are not speciaily adapted, and the result is. in- variabiy, failure. To no other cause, perhaps, is failure in life so frequently to be traced as to a mistaken calling. Sidney Smith represents the various parts in life which men in their omnifar- ious condition are called upon™ to play, ““by holes in a table of different shapes— some circular, some square, some trian- gular, some oblong—and the persons act- ing these parts by bits of wood of sim- ilar shapes. In referring to the cause of failures in life, he says that ‘‘we gen- ness which it demands; and where there is no zeal there will not be that close ap- plication and dogged perseverence which are so essential to success. If a man fiad his business a pleasure to him, he will naturally apply himself closely to it, which simple proposition brings me to another business quality, namely, close application. Close application to business does not, necessarily, mean concentration of mind upon one kind of business. A man may undertake too much and apply himself so closely to it as to bring about a men- tal or physical collapse. He may weaken his powers to such an extent, by divid- ing his capital and personal supervision among so many different kinds of busi- ness that the most assiduous application will not save him from ruin and bank- for attention, is concentration—a bend- | ing of all the energies to one point and going directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor to the left. Asa rule, the man who follows his natural and acquired aptitudes will run no risk of being scattered by the winds of mis- fortune. He will bring his guns to bear upon some point within his range where his efforts will be effective. Concentra- tion of effort is a natural result of the doctrine of special aptitudes and is prop- erly included in that topic, while close application embraces business routine and takes up matters of detail. It is the result of everyday experience that steady attention to matters of detail lies at the root of human progress; and that diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck. Of course, a blind, stupid routine causes hindrance to business, but a wise routine greatly facilitates it and acts as the only check to rasbness and incapacity on the part of individuals connected with the business, especially where it is divided into several depart- ments. Every merchant should master all the details of his business, watching, | with an eagle’s eye, all the outgoings and incomings of the concern, if he} STATIONERY 5 PENNY WLIO ruptcy. The first law of success at this ' Look day, when so many things are clamoring | For the Watermark It’s first-class stock. easy to write upon. always the same. a credit to your business. ON Your Checks and Drafts 99 We control it in this locality. USE Your Note Heads. « IT Your Letter Heads. Your Legal Blanks. It always gives satisfaction, and, compared with other stock, the price is nothing, TRADESMAN COMPANY, SPECIAL HIGH GRADE. SS A Strictly High Grade 28 lb. Bi- cycle, the Latest and Best English Design, °94 Model. Tool Steel, erally find that the triangular person has , i : fe | Ball Bearing throughout, Tangent wi hides Wiis sens Mende b} : would »rosper by it. This means close | i i ) squar Lote, t y i : _ i a ne 3 . : . ee ee es application. A wise routine must nec-| Spokes, Either Wood or Steel Rims, Ady the triangular, while the square person | essarily be more or less complicated: for. | . ; ess y B ss ; . 3 3 A has squeezed himself into the round | though en arent aeiaiaal aes ian Pneumatic Tires, Hardened Tool Li } r 1 hole.’ This is a quaint, but i ' oe s is », Hi 5 J ar- i rie isaatigth = _ = — 'be trustworthy and honest, it is abso-| Stee! Rear Sprockets, Re-enforced Frame, Hickory or Steel Forks. War | sentatio onditior oa P gi aid necessary that provision should be | ented throughout. . things. No wonder that the percentage | . : . : 4 a ape ng ~~ | made against not only the possible rogue, We sell direct from our factory, as the time has come when riders of successes is so infinitesimally small in | ; mye | but the evil effects of carelessness and roportion to the total number w - i. ; eo on dereliction of duty on the part of every gage in business. Among the compara- person brought in contact with the busi- tively lesser number of failures in busi- | ness as well. must have a strictly High Grade Wheel with Strength and Lightness com- bined, at actual value. Price $75. wee CYCLOID WHEEL WORKS, Grand Rapids, [ich. rile es whe ve + > THH MICHIGAN THA JI BISA AN. = Many failures among retailers can be directly attributed to the lack of this es- sential business qualification. They be- come carelessly indifferent to the true condition of their affairs, taking things for granted in a blind, hopeful way and trusting in Providence, or chance, for re- sults which can only be obtained through the exercise of ‘‘eternal vigilance’’ on their own part. The taking of inventor- ies are neglected; credits are injudic- iously given; no allowances are made for bad debts, deterioration or depreciation of stock brought about by changes in style and market fluctuations; the over- stocking of unsalable and ‘‘shoddy’’ goods has crept on unheeded; bills pay- able have increased while bills receiva- ble have decreased; interest has grown apace with bills payable; bills have ma- tured unexpectedly; credit becomes im- paired, the grim spectre of debt begins to haunt the establishment, hurling darts dipped in the gall of bitter disappoint- ment and making horrid grimgces from the empty shelves—and, finally, the end comes. All this as a just penalty for overlooking matters of business detail. Concentration of effort on one pursuit, backed up by close application, will avoid these mercantile shipwrecks. E. A. OWEN. —_— >> The Working Classes as Millionaires. In denouncing capital the denouncers forget that the savings banks are the largest capitalists of all; that it is the working people themselves, through their - agents—the savings banks—that drive the hardest of bargains. If the coaditions are not observed on which these loans are made the evictions and the fore- closures are merciless in their exactions. If you don’t believe what we say, you just go and try it on. So we think it should mitigate the malignity of the de- nouncers to think of this fact. If what you say be true, we say to them, you are yourselves—your class—the hardest of all taskmasters. Be more considerate, then, of the individual millionaire, by bestowing some attention on the collect- ive—the Trust—millionaires of the sav- ings banks, who, in the State of New York, have nearly $700,000,000 loaned out, every dollar of which must be paid back in gold, and paid the day it is due. It is curious how hidden away some things are until you begin to look into them. The individual and the collective millionaires act upon the same business principles. If the one deserves to be pounded, so does the other. But a wise people will not interfere with either. They’ll encourage both, for every dollar of either is quickly put out to earn inter- est, and in earning it give employment to working people of all kinds. You see this, don’t you? Very well; if you do, when you hear a blatherskite going on against capital, tell him to sit down; and if he won’t mind yeu, cough him down, for he doesn’t know what he is talking about; he is confusing a clear subject with big words. Be always glad whena millionaire comes into your neighbor- hood with his money, to open a bank, erect a mill or build a railway. Surely, every honest fellow who doesn’t drink or use opium must see this as we have stated it. Be thankful for millionaires, you goose. Gro. R. Scorr. a et Coxey’s army is all right. The men have had a good dead-beat tramp, and they are now fit to return to doing noth- ing, and living nowhere. If You would a How to eonduet your business without the less and annoyance at- tendant upon the use of the pass book or any other charging system, send for samples and eatalogue of our System, Which is the best meth- od ever devised for plac- ing the eredit: business of the retaridealer on a eash basis. Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS. Have you seen our ‘‘Sunbeam’’ line of Machine Sewed Children’s and Patent Tip, Heel or Spring. 6 to 8 @ 65e—8 to 1134 @ T5c—12 to 2 @ 90¢. HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO. WALTER BAKER & C0, The Largest Manufacturers of COCOA and CHOCOLATE IN THIS COUNTRY, have received from the Judges of the World’s Columbian Exposition The Highest Awards (Medals and Diplomas) on each of the following articles, namely: BREAKFAST COCOA, PREMIUM NO. | CHOCOLATE, CERMAN SWEET CHOCOLATE, VANILLA CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, For “ purity of material,” “excellent flavor,” and “uniform even composi- tion.” . SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE. WALTER BAKER & Co., DORCHESTER, MASS. FLECLROIYPES «ENGRAVINGS << TYPE FORMS, TRADESMAN CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Misses’ Shoes ? Dongola Coupon Book iand wholesale dealers in lemons, oran= Would stranger. denote our It is multum in parvo. Our Name —._y line of business to a Every- one should know that we are WZ / We oe ges and bananas and mark is a guarantee of purity and gen- eral excellence. goods are fast finding out that We Are The People. 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LAWRENCE DEPEW, Acting Manager, Muskegon, Mich. 12 ‘HH MICHIGAN ‘“LTHAVDESMATL The Lawyer from a Moral Standpoint. | There is a French proverb that ‘‘a good lawyer is always a bad neighbor,”’ be- perpetrate a wrong through some chance | advantage the law may happen to afford |him. But not often, if ever, need a law- cause, presumably, he is ‘‘considered as | yer decline to undertake the defense of boding ill to the harmony of the settle- ment.”? This view is not, however, often taken seriously in the present day. A bad lawyer is still, no doubt, always a bad neighbor, but to be a great lawyer one must be a great and good man. His moral standpoint cannot be too high, for his duty calls him into all the shift- ing scenes of life, where honor is most needed and where dishonesty can most easily be concealed. It is said that a man will give something to save his soul, will give much to save his life, but will give anything to save his property; and by so much as this is true does the lawyer, more than the clergyman or the physician, keep the conscience of his client. The lawyer hears his secrets and reads his inmost thought, and the | law itself forbids him to betray the knowledge thus obtained. He is sought by the widow and the orphan; he stands between the helpless or the timid and those who would oppress them. When thé culprit stands before the bar of earthly justice, the lawyer steadies the hand that holds the scales. Not only in the active scenes of life is the lawyer a participant, but when the sands run low he is called, with confidence, to commit to legal form the last mortal wish of the departing—to preserve his earthly pos- sessions to the objects of his affection. And if the sojourner go beyond, leaving no written expression of his will, he leaves to law and lawyers the disposition | of his estate. More solemn responsibil- ities than these are not, and truly the law “employs, in its theory, the noblest faculties of the soul, and exerts, in its practice, the cardinal virtues of the heart.”’ In his capacity as counselor, the law- yer’s moral obligation is very prominent. Litigation is an evil. To prevent litiga- tion is often the lawyer’s highest duty and most useful function. A client often seeks a lawyer with feelings roused to a pitch of indignation that blinds his eyes to justice, and precludes discriminating judgment. Trifling wrongs are magni- fied to mountains of oppression, until not justice, but revenge, must satisfy re- sentment. Let the lawyer then be calm and temper undue zeal; both parties may be honest, and offensive operations must be delayed. to eyes blinded by hatred to their own | The prospective client is en- | titled te a candid opinion as to the mer- | interests.” its of his case and as to the best course to be pursued, and such opinion he should receive even though it does not | Equity favors the com- | suit his fancy. promise of doubtful claims. The law’s : a The lawyer’s domain is rea- | son, not the passions: let him be ‘‘alight | | the accused. To secure to him those ad- vantages and safeguards which the law, |in mercy, offers him, is permissible and |just. If more than this be expected or required, but one honest course is open; |to decline peremptorily the proffered | employment and forego the longed-for | fee. Honest men decline opportunities for dishonest gain in eyery walk in life. However, by declining to espouse a cause | because there seems to be ground for be- \lieving the party guilty, the lawyer would usurp the function of both judge and jury. The courts appoint attorneys for accused persons in extremity, and, where the issue is life or death, counsel thus appointed cannot refuse the trust, so jealous is the law of the security of its subjects, and so averse to judgment against any one unheard. Sharp prac- tice, however, is no part of the lawyer’s duty, nor do aclient’s wishes or instruc- tions afford an excuse for unnecessary or unjust delay, and this view is held by the courts themselves. Chief Justice Holt said that an attorney who falsely delays justice is guilty of breaking his official oath. Cunning and trickery, snappish advantage taken of the mis- takes and slips of others, will breed dis- trust among his fellows of the bar, and inevitably reduce his influence and ef- fectiveness, while at the same time he sullies the fair fame of the profession in the eyes of a watchful public. T. FLETCHER DENNIs. ———_——>_ 9 Sequence of the Pullman Strike. From the American Architect. it is to be regretted that the people of the United States should have to recover the use of their ordinary highways atthe point of the bayonet, but it is better to recover and hold them in that way than to give up the control of them, even for a moment, to people so reckless and malicious, or so unutterably base, as those who have managed the great rail- road strikes for the past ten years. The example of the Pullman strike shows how*false ang dangerous are the doc- trines in regard to workingmen which have gained so much credit and wrought so much misery within the present gen- eration. According to those doctrines, a man who works with his hands is not a man, but a babe, who must be provided with a clean house, not through the pro- cess of cleaning it with his own hands, put by having philanthropic people get u.» a subscription to hire some one to clean it for him; who must be amused wiih lectures, picture shows, and other distractions, at the expense of the pub- lic, or of amiable private persons, and whom it was right to encourage in every way to think that thrift, industry, so- briety, and self-denial were no longer necessary to one so favored, and that yelling and kicking, if long enough con- tinued, were sure to bring him everything to which he might take a fancy, The lesson has not been lost: the babe of the nineteenth century, trained by the lulla- bies of the political economists, the dandling of the politicians, and the pa tient indulgence of the more ratienal part of the community, to combine the greedy helplessness of the infant with the strength and malice of the man, claws every day more viciously at what does not belong to him, and tramples more recklessly on the rights of other people. In the end, these rights must assert themselves, or perish in the worst of tyrannies; but a part of the harsh les- son by which they are defended should be reserved for the moonstruck philoso- phers and sentimentalists who have taught ignorant people that, instead of relying on their own exertions for im- proving their condition, looking out only to preserve and extend their freedom to use those exertions, they were entitled to trample on the freedom of others in or- der to get what they wanted. A Business Situation. From the Chicago Tribune. An office boy in the employ of a real estate agent on Clark street struck for higher wages a week orso ago, and on the refusal of his employer to grant the increase he walked out. Last Monday he went back to the office and suggested that the case be ar- bitrated. “*] have nothing to arbitrate,’’ was the answer. He went away and yesterday. “Will you arbitrate to find out whether there’s anything to arbitrate?’’ he inquired. ‘See here, my boy,” said the real estate agent, taking a handful of papers out of a pigeonhole in his desk. ‘‘The only things to be arbitrated are these bills. I can’t pay them. If you can you may take my job and I’11 walk out!”’ The boy is still considering the propo- sition. returned again ——_—_—>-<———_— Don’t open accounts with strangers un- til you have investigated their standing and their ability to pay promptly. smu i Use Tradesman Coupon Books. When aman knows nothing, he is gen- erally so unfortunate as to let everybody know it who sees him. celer BIOS. HG U0. STATE AGENTS FOR 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 ,-REEDER BROS’. SHOE CO. GRINGHUIS’ ITEMIZED LEDGERS Size 8 1-2x14—Three Columns. 2 Quires, 160 pages.....-+.e0.... seen ee eee ee $2 00 : C 240 een ae et eee 2 50 af 320 ' 3 00 5 400 go oa . 350 6 ' 480 ge ne 4 00 INVOICE RECORD OR BILL BOOK. 8) Double Pages, Registers 2,880 invoices. ..$2 00 TRADESMAN COMPANY, Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. Established 1868. H. M. Reynolds & Son. Building Papers, Carpet Linings, Asbestos Sheathing. Asphalt Ready Roofing, Asphalt Roof Paints, Resin, Coal Tar. Roofing and Paving Pitch, Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool, Elastic Roofing Cement. Car, Bridge and Roof Paints, Oils. Practical Roofers In Felt, Composition and Gravel. Cor. Louis and Campau Sts., Grand Rapids /[THEY ALL to sell sharp weapons should not be needlessly | resorted to, and should seldom be di- rected against those who are more unfor- tunate than culpable. In every life, questions of mora! duty arise for daily settlement; paths con- stantly diverge, and the safe one must hourly and anew be chosen. There is no universal standard; each conscience must | settle some things for itself, unaided but | by an enlightened understanding. One} however, a lawyer may | thing positively, never do for his client what the common | conscience of mankind would forbid that client to do for himself. espouse the cause of one who seeks to He may not new article. i } | | | “It’s as good as Sapolio” when they try you their experiments. own good sense will tell you that they | are only trying to get you to aid their ¥our Who urges you to keep Sapolio? Is it not the public? The manufacturers by constant and judicious advertising bring customers to your stores whose very presence creates a demand for other articles. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 13 Third Annual Excursion of the Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association. JAcKson, Aug. 10—The third annual excursion of the Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association was held at Lakeview Re- sort, Devil’s Lake, Aug. 9. Two trains left Jackson—one at 7:30 and another at 8 o’clock a. m.—arriving at Manitou Beach at about 10 o’clock. The resort, only three minutes’ walk from the station, is one of the finest arranged places in the State for pleasure and com- fort, and with a gravity railway, merry go round, swings, toboggan slide, numer- ous rowboats, three steamboats and good facilities for bathing and swimming, there was no lack of amusement or pastime. An invitation had been extended the Business Men’s Association of Hudson to join with us, and, upon our arrival, we found the members there in goodly numbers, two trains being required to bring the people who came from Hudson, besides many driving from Hudson, Clayton and surrounding towns and from every direction from three surrounding counties. A conservative estimate made by those familiar with the grounds showed that there were between 4,000 and 4,500 people present. The sports of the day opened with a game of base ball between Hudson and Jackson in the forenoon. After dinner a brief open meeting was held at the pavilion in the grove. Then came the sports of the day, consisting of races of various kinds, jumping, hat kicking, tub racing, swim- ming, boating, pole walking and tobog- gan contests. It was intended to havea game of baseball between the wholesale and retail trade of Jackson, but owing to the lateness of the hour of finishing the other events, it was decided to play it at Jackson some future date. There were grocers present from many different towns, and a meeting was called for the purpose of considering the formation of a Southern Michigan Retail Grocers’ As- sociation similar to the Northern Mich- igan Association recently formed, but, owing to the late hour and the near ap- proach to train time, the meeting was not held. I think, however, that a call will be issued fer a delegated convention in the near future, when steps will be taken to form a strong and representa- tive organization. The trains returning left Manitou Beach at 7 and 9 o’clock p. m., with tired but happy crowds. The railway facili- ities were excellent, the superintendents of both roads looking carefully to the management, and the train master, station agent and two conductors, who have been with us on our other excur- sions, took good care of their passengers. Very much of the success which attended this third annual excursion was made possible by the able management of the chairman of the General Committee, D. S. Fleming, and by Messrs. Cottrell, Cummings, Griggs, Branch and Helmer, of the Committee on Sports, and Messrs. Hill, Lewis and Robbins, of the Commit- tee on Transportation; in fact, all of the committee did their best to make the day a very pleasant oceasion President Heaf- ner and his officers were a working com- mittee all day, looking after the comfort of the guests. Many thanks are also due President Hall, Secretary Chancellor, and others of the Hudson Business Men’s Association for courtesies extended to the Jackson Association during the day. The Jackson grocers’ excursions have become famous ali over the country, many representatives of manufacturing and jobbing houses always being present from all sections of the country: and it goes without saying that the drummer always does his share to keep things moving. Many enquiries were made for the representative of THe TRADESMAN, but he was conspicuous by his absence. W. H. Porter, Sec’y. ne A He was a countryman, and as he walked along a busy thoroughfare he read a sign over the door of a manufac- turing establishment: ‘‘Cast Iron Sinks.” It made him mad. He said any fool ought to know that. Rand, Me Nally & Co.’s publications are boycotted by the trades unions. They can be obtained at any time and in any quantity of the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids — Grocers’ Associa- tion. At the regular meeting of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Elk’s Hall, Monday evening, Aug. 6, President Viergever presided. A communication was received from the H. J. Heinz Co., of Pittsburg, stating that it had forwarded 1,000 badges for decorating the grocers and_ their clerks on the occasion of their eighth annual picnic. On motion of A. Rasch, the communi- cation was received, and the Secretary instructed to communicate with the donors, returning the thanks of the As- sociation. J. Geo. Lehman, of the Committee on Flour, was unable to make a report, owing to the inability of tha Committee to see Manager Rowe, of the Valley City Milling Co. The report was received, and, on motion of E. J. Herrick, the Com- mittee was discharged. A. J. Elliott, of the Executive Commit- tee, asked further time to present a re- port in relation to the leasing of a hall for the ensuing year, which request was granted. E. White introduced the subject of a permanent public market, which was discussed at some length, culminating in the presentation of the following resolution: Resolved—That we favor the establish- ment of a permanent public market and recommend that it be located over Grand River, between Pearl and Bridge streets. A. Brink moved that the resolution be laid on the table until the next meeting. B.S. Harris moved that it be adopted and a copy be sent to the Common Council, which was carried. President Viergever appointed J. Geo. Lehman a member of the Committee on Trade Interests to fill vacancy. The report of the Treasurer showed a balance on hand of $229. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. _ Druggists As Opticians. An esteemed Canadian contemporary publishes in a recent number an article which plainly encourages the druggist to invest ina line of spectacles and to fit glasses on application very much after the manner of the optican. E/itorially no comment was made on the contribu- tor’s statement of his own experience; but it may not be amiss to pause for a moment and weigh the proposition in its different bearings. The fitting of glasses is very much of a piece with the fitting of trusses: both operations require skill, special anatomi- cal knowledge, practical experience, and a good deal of that valuable faculty which warns its possessor when to beware of interference and to avoid danger by referring the subject to a com- petent medical adviser. The fitting of trusses is, indeed, profitable; but no man has any right to engage in this line of work unless he qualifies himself by | special study and inquiry. Otherwise, it | is distinctly his duty and his business to leave trusses alone. not alone inflict lasting harm upon a ruptured subject, but is sure to injure his trade severely. All this applies with even justice and force to the fitting of glasses. That glasses are very generally selected by the optician, not by the oculist, is notorious. Few members of the be-gog- gled and be-spectacled community ever consult a medical specialist when feel- ing the need of artificial assistance for their failing optics. In many cases, we presume, no harm is done; but in many others very decided mischief results. We need only cite the irites, the num- erous reflex nervous disturbances and the occasional losses of vision which fol- low in the train of badly fitted glasses and which not seldom admit of no cor- rection, In the first place, failing sight may be due to optical disease. To determine this question, demands athorough knowledge of the anatomy and pathology of the eye —a knowledge which manifestly very few opticans or pharmacists can possess. Secondly, another large number of the people needing spectacles can be prop- erly fitted oniy after the administration of a mydriatic—an operation which no one, save a properly instructed medical man, should permit himself to perform Finally, judging from the work of vet- eran opticians and their utter inability, in most instances, to recognize an existing astigmatism, itis fair to infer that the druggist would not detect this common form of optical disease; hence, could not prescribe the suitable glass. We concede that an intelligent druggist who takes pains to instruct himself thoroughly in the science of opties and the mechanies of the lense, ought to be quite as competent to prescribe glasses as the optician who now does it so fre- quently; but the work of the latter leaves much to desire, and the prudent druggist will soon learn that he had bet- ter resign the prescribing of glasses to the oculist, unless he first qualifies him- self to act intelligently and then proceeds with eare and caution in each instance. Not insignificant, surely, is the action of a number of extensive houses dealing in optical supplies—notably in the large Eastern cities—who employ a. skilled ophthalmologist for this line of work exclusively. Such an assistant is a scien- tific expert, possesses the requisite knowledge and skill, and is capable of guarding against the accidents which form the frequent sequel glasses. greater of ill-chosen __—<-+ << - _— Storekeeping in the Coke Region. Every merchant is guided more or less in the purchase of his supplies by the character of his customers, but the men who run the general stores in the coke regions of Pennsylvania have more peculiar ideas to meet than is the lot of the average storekeeper. These stores are all controlled by the owners of the mines, and it is alleged that some of them force their men to buy from them ex- clusively. The profits of these stores are undoubtedly large, although the prices of some of them, at least, are lower than they are at the usual country stores. The unique features of the wares carried in these stores are the enormous fcather beds, Polish and Hun- garian head-dresses, heavy boots for the women as well as for the men, and all sorts of gaudy skawls and dress stuffs. Among the special provisions these stores supply are highly seasoned saus- ages and hams, such as are found in the Hungarian and Polish quarters of this town. The Poles are much more extray- agant than the Hungarians, and buy A bungler may much better and higher priced goods. ' i t 1 The Hungarians buy the cheapest kind of meat, of which they make their goulashes. They do not buy much of anything in the way of provisions, how- ever, relying largely upon their gardens for vegetables, and occasionally killing one of their ducks or geese. The Poles, on the contrary, rely very little upon their own efforts, although they also have good gardens, but purchase the best foods that the stores have. Very few of the purchasers pay cash. Instead they secure from their foremen tickets for various amounts. These are presented at the stores in payment for supplies, and the clerks mark on them the amounts of their purchases. When the whole value of the ticket has been contracted for, itis taken up by the clerk of the store. —_——_—___—>___— Friendship Scores Again. From Brooklyn Life. Priscilla—I want to get a gown match my complexion. Perdita—Why don’t you get a hand- painted one? to al — mmm The labor disorganizers of those days were not paid salaries for agitating and disturbing the peace, and inducing labor- ing men to quit work and become mendi- eants. WORLD'S AR SIVENR THES Original set of four = = © = = 25¢ Complete set of ten = = - = . 50c 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. Seely’s Flavoring Extracts Every dealer should sell them. Extra Fine quality. a Lemon, Vanilla, Assorted Flavors. Yearly sales increased by their use. Send trial order. ' Seely’s Lemon, (Wrapped) Doz. Gro. i oz. 90 10 20 2oz. 120 12 6O 40z. 200 22 80 Goz. 300 33 00 Seely’s Vanilla (Wrapped) 1 oz. $ ise 620 2oz. 200 21 60 4o0z. 3 75 4080 60z, 540 57 60 Plain N.S. with corkscrew at same price if preferred, Correspondence Solicited SEELY MFG. Detroit, [ich { ~O CUPE NO MUSTACHE eA” uO PAY CANDARYUFF CURED 21 aes Conaracts tc grow hair on the head face wtit those whe can call at my office or te ay the + of my agents, provided the head is not vlossv, or the pores of the scalp not closed. Where the head is shiny or the pores closed, there isnocure. Call and be examined free of charge. if you cannot call, write to me. State | tho exact condition of the scalp and your occu- . waticn PROF. G. BIRKHOLZ, Ke-rn 1011 Mascaio Temple, Cuicage Le ot u ae I a sj 1 ee’? 2 = Tae, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Gum Opium, Gum Opium, po.. Gum Camphor. 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Picls Liquida, (gal..35) 10@ 12} C@ aay = + teen ecee scene = 2 En iia 1s 1 28 Pere rece eccessene “so. B $| Romatini: 2.7 mc] | sreperereeengnnaaeas 1 00 Cal ‘ omas. Ounce. ........ 6 50@8 50 eee) Mike ones we mame ole o Garbonas .....-....... 18@ 14] Rosen, ounce. =. og” ae | Cinchona «.-.--.2.2. 20000. 50 nian ua tenant Sabina ................ 9@1 00] tteteeeeccenees + 60 ANILINE, S Santal ee 2 50@7 00 a Sete eee eeeeeeeee eee es 2 0O@2 25 | Sassafras.............. eee i Cubeba 50 Brown ee Ae = a Tee basen 3 = Digitalis SC a 50 it ld i ii Sa st T Le eee 5... Se Yellow ......--+.--+++- 2 03 ee “3. = Ct 50 BACCAE. 7 eeokromes........... 15@ 2 G ia es .. 60 Cubese (po 36)...... 25 30 POTASSIUK. ee ammon........ co = eee i: zs Bicarm........ 1 eae 50 Xanthoxylum . Bichromate . 19@ 14) Hyoscyamus................ 50 BALSAMUM. Gromiige............., oe See vis} 6 “ Copaiba 45@ 50 ee. ll. 12@ 15 loli teat vis) Porn ee "@2 25 ae (po 23@25) .. 24@ = — Coloritum. 35 Terabin, Canada |... 40@ 45 | saeeeetteeeer 9008 00 — I occas sees 35@ 50] Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 2 Me 50 CORTEX. Sone ae —... 3 * wex Vomen 50 otass oe... Oe wie... 85 Abies, Canadian............ : Potass Nitras.......... ™]@ 9 R Camphorated........... 50 ee see eeeree cece 18 Sram... oe ms”) Cee 200 Euonymus atropurp.......- 30 Sulphate po........... 15@ 18} aurantiCortex...... ....... 50 Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20 BADIX. iim_ 50 Pronus Virgini.............. 12) Aconitim 000.000... 20@ 25 Btany .........--..... 008, 50 a DAMM 22@ 25 | Rhel................. 0.2.2... 50 aoe A 12 Anchusa en *12@ 15} Cassia Acutifol. . oo * = et 5 eT sttteeee es Ulan Fo (Ground 15) oa ag D ae. 50 EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 —— Oe aca S 1 hiza Glabra... 24@ 25] Glychrrhiza, (py. 15).. 1 18 | cOlutaN ....-......... . 20. Glycyrr fo 33@ 35 —— ion ass Wee 50 Haematox, 15 lb. box.. 11@ 12 (po. 35 ae @ 2 Veratrum Veride............ 50 : - ese a: = = Ala, po.. - = MISCELLANEOUS. 6 igs... 16@) fv | pecec, po............ 1 50@1 60 | Ather, Spts Nit,3 F.. 223@ 30 na Iris sar as 35@38).. 35@ 40 \ i ‘47... =e oeepe, pe... “a St Alumen............... 24@ 3 Carbonate Precip...... @_ 15) Maranta, \s.......... @ 3 «ground, (po Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50} Podophyllum, po...... 1 en en saa Sas eee @ Bp] Rhel..-.--------- ----- 751 00] Annatto 2200000020007 55@ 60 Solut Chloride...) @ AS] Bee TI at | ee cian se. 6) Sulphate, com’l. fees 9@ ; Spieotia 35@ 38 Antipyrin Ee @1 40 pure.. @ cengutuszia, @os).. @ ] Antifobrin........'.... @ FLORA. Moreira... ........ 45@ 50] Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 48 18@ 2 Senega So@ Gli Arsenioum............ Se 7 AINICA .... 2... ce cece ee an 35 Similax, Officinalis. H @ 40} Balm Gilead Bud.. con 40 —_ xq = M @ 2%] Bismuth 8. N......... 1 60@1 70 Matricaria ti - -- 50@ Scillae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12] Calcium Chior, 1s, (48 FPOMLA. —— Fosti- ies 568, Te)... 11 ee 50 won eye 8) s = Cantharides Russian, ; ae houiitd. Tin- sleriana, Eng. (po.30) @ 2] po.................. 00 ees ®O 3! asters — ae Capetet a oe i. hic see ee ors... Salvia officinalis, _ il aneroer 3... 18@ Ww i &“ @ 2 a Mas 15@ 2% SEMEN, eeveohotaen, gor 15) 10@_ 12 Oe es 8@ 10 Anigum, (po. 20).. @ 15 Carmine , BO. ace ae @3 75 GUMMI. Apium (graveleons).. 1s@ 20] Cera Alba, 8. eF Sete 50@ 55 a aa oe weed @ 60 ee 4m 6 Cera Fiava eee 4 “6 wnt hoe yee re eneaeg 10@ 12 | Coccus seseeee @ - = Le tan 3 > Cardamon............ 1 00@1 25 | Cassis Fructus........ @ 2% t nase a le a 20 Corlandrum........... 12@ 14 Cemereeen.............. @ 10 " os ted sorts. eo go | COunebis Sativa... 46 «5 | Cetaceum............. Q@ 40 ian iE ia aie 50m 6 dontum a Tot 00 Chloroform Ee oe = ’ 9 She: yl EE kw dams 2 in “ "Cape, (po. 20)... @ 1 Chenopodium =... “2 4092 ¢0 | Chloral Hya Gat 3 25@1 50 h Zs Cae, 14 a Foenicuium........... @ 15|Chondrus ............. 25 = u, 18, (% ’ @ 1 Fosnugreek, po..... as Cinchonidine, F. & W ue 7 pen Se ‘ ee 55@ 60 i ae (po. 35). 40@ 45 Lini, grd. (bol. 3%4).. - 34@ 4 — list, dis. - a Bensoinum............ 30@ 55 harisrs aces BQ 40 nua Q@ % Camphorm............- 4s@ 52] Pherlaris Canarian. =: Creta Con. 7B). @ 2 Euphorbium po a 5G 10 WUEIEE oe ee peer eeseeeue we 6D 7 4 5 Galoanom 0.00.0. @2 50 Sinapis Albu......... @ 8 oo 11 Gamboge, po.......... 2@ 7 Biers. ....... 11@ 12 @ 3 Guaiacum, ie 25) .. @ 30 SPTRITUB. se 0 Xino, _ 7) .....-. QI % Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 OO@s 50 @ 2% MS thas cones 80 Be R.....1 75@2 00 5 6 Myrrh, (po @ eT 1 25@1 50 too 12 Opif. (po 3 5003 10) ..2 35@2 45 Juntperta Co. O. T....1 65@2 00 NE ok piesa cece a es eC Ul 1 75@3 50 “- 5 «« bleached..... = 35] Sagcharum N. E...... 1 %@2 00 rr @ 6 Tragecanth ........... 40@1 06 Spt. Vini Galt... 1 75@6 50 | Ergota me, 00@ 75 HERBA—In ounce packages. ‘ini Oporto ........... 1% 90| Flake White... 0.1... 12@ 15 Absinthium .. vesceceee 95 Vind Alba............. 1 26@2 00) Galla.... 2.0.0.2... @ B Meee. 20 SPONGES. Gelatin, Coop ee 7 ¢ _ sat Sach beeedens sneecnte ae 25 Florids sheeps’ wool, — Pre — 50 aera, 5 in 30@ Menghe Piper’ | Namen ahoope wool cuasnyare Ani bx 8 ee 30 Velwst extra shee Glue, an... 9@ 15 Tanacetum, V..........-.... i Goa extra sheepe’ 110 a... 18Q 2% Thymus, V........-.-.-.---- “5! mxtra yellow sheeps’ VOCE oe... .L 14@ 2 MAGNESIA. Carriage ............. 85 ee vest ease ase = Celene Pai DG | ctages te. 65 | Bydreag Chior Mite.. “@ 75 Carbonate, K.&M.... XG 2 Hard for slate wad. 15 a Ox g = Carbonate, JenningS.. 35@ 36 — — for slate oa “ Ammontatl.. @ 9% imme Nera ania ang " Unguentum. 45@ 55 oe pi acces 2 50@3 00 SYRUPS. Hydrargyrum......... @ 6 yedalac,Dulc...... 45@ 75] Accacia ..................04- 50 a hehyobolia, Am 25@1 50 Amydalee, Amarac....8 OOS 2 | Zingiber .................... Oot roouee............ 75@1 00 = & 5@: SAE A ent es eee... ae Todine, Resubl 80@3 90 Anrant Oortex....... : 80@z = ee EE = ¥ —— le = 70 I isc pescuee 00@3 Buren Cortes. ............. upulin ... 25 Beifpatt ue eeus each 60@ 65/ Rhef Arom........... 50 | Lycopodium i) Caryophylli........... 75@ 80} Similax Officinalls.. 60 | Macis ....... %5 eal eneceererwce 2 = " - . C3 = Liquor Arsen et H a eS ee eee 160 cl Cinna ........... 1 10@1 15 Scillee See ae iit. 50 at g moc ry 109 12 pes cong = “ baleca eee — = ec tens : = —e — - eee eeeeae i “ee eee wees MIE oe eins penn, 80@ 90 | Prunusogir, 50 | Mannia, 8. F high. Will keep stock clean and show sponges to advantage. Furnished in Light and Dark Oak, Cherry or Walnut. PRICE $20. wate es f a °& W. _ 30 | Seidlits Mixture...... @ 20| Linseed, bofled.. . 62 N.Y. @ & ae eee eG @ 18 — — winter Ce... wc. 1 90@2 = - Lea eee @ Si Mratied........... 65 70 an, —-: ee aa oe accaboy, De i GualeTurpentind.. 37 40 oe eo ne Ce wel WOM... @ Nux Vomica, (po 20) ... = 0 Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 3 PaINTs. bbl. Ib. On Bene, 18 | Soda Boras, (po. 11). . 10@ 11| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@8 Pe etn Saac, H. & P. D. ~ Soda ot } et Fotass Tart... 24@ 25 | Ochre, yellow — ..1% 2@4 ee Cn imeem | 4 2 a Pleis Liq, NuC., % gal Soda, BL as SS 7a 5| Putty, commercial. 2403 else i @2 00 | Soda, Ash.............3K@ 4 —t, ure... 3 2%@3 Picts Liq., — a @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2 — me Amer- oe @ 85|Spts. EtherCo........ 50@ 55 wccccccceccs cove. 19QI16 | Pil Hydrarg, a 0)... @ sol * Myrcia — ee @2 25 Vermilion; English... 65@70 Piper Nigra, (po. 22).. @ i ss * Mint a . @3 00 | Green, Peninsular..... W@S Piper Alba, (pog5).... @ 3 inf Roce, bbl. Lead, red.............. Qb% Piix Burgun...... Se 31@2 ee cl @b% Piuini Meet 000... 14@ 15 iapiana cash ten days. ee white Span... @7 Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 Seyeeie 0 ryatal a 40@1 45 | Whi s Gilders’...... @% Pyrethrum, boxes Sulphur, Su 4@ 3 | White, Paris American 1 & P.D. Co., dos. .... @1 25 Tamarin een 7" 2 @ 2% | Wh — Paris Eng. rethrum, pv........ amari at Be cele aes 10} __ Clift .................. 1 Pyrethrum, pv Ae "23 $0 | Terebenth Venice... 0 $0 | Universal Prepared “1 CO@! 15 uinia, 8. raw. “sang Theovramae ........_. 45 Swiss — Prepared German.... 27@° 37| Vanilla... 22.00.2202. 9 o0gt6 00 Paints ............... 1 00@1 20 Rubia Tinetorum oe 12@ 2 nl 7] §& VARNISHES, accharum Lactispy. 12@ 14 ee 2 10@2 25 OILs. ie ‘sa - M : coast ” Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ Bbl, Gal/ Coach Body........... 75@3 00 po, en 12@ 14} Whale, winter........ 70 70 | No. 1 Turp ai eee oe t 00@1 10 ib me. 10@ 12) Lard, oxtra........... 80 85 a Damar....1 55@1 60 = @ Wi herd, Noe 1........... 42 45 | Japan — No. 1 Linseed, pureraw.... 56 59 al =e 70@75 i 9 DIMENSIONS:—13 inches square at top; 2: inches square at base; 62 inches HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG 60, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. { THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ” GROCERY PRICE CURREN bg + Z A The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before a going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all a of : — below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong cre it = «d ay . ose : _ those who have poor credit. Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the 7 greatest possible use to dealers. re i FLAVORING EXTRACTS. AXLE GREASE. Apricots. CATSUP. COUPON BOOKS, Foreign ecudena, = oF 00 eS uu ! i 40 Blue Label Brand. ; Currants. Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. ~; Aurore. i Lu 2 7 oe 1 50 Ralf pint, 25 bottles........ 2 % Patras, { in —_ Se 2 | Best in the world for the money. — i" 91 Pint é ‘“* ......--290| wn [| 0 oe esto" a4 Diamond.....-.----- > . = a -” Quart 1 doz bottles ..8 50 “ oe By a" s.. Tes Tana : 90 - a Brand. a . ; in Repuie } Y eter teeeint <4 6 00 alf pint, per doz.......... cleaned, package. . rade a ee ee ee 1 Pint, 25 bottles........-..--- 4 50 Peel. Lemon. Y bY BRAKING POWDER. Pitted Hamburgh Quart, per doz ..... --..-- 3 7% Citron, Leghorn, _> boxes . nian 8 0% Acme. : —" i CLOTHES PINS. ; aa ra oe ja....18 FOS — se , Beg Flume and Green | 5 gross boxes............ 40@45 | 82 - 28 rr o7 Regular ‘4 “a « ae 80 ss ~. Ondura, 2 oxes.. 5@7 t ee 19) oocoa sues. [95 “ “ 5 ---$@)sulana2 "OS — a. oo ' Arctic. Gooseberries. : $10 ea : ee Valencia, 30 a ae % I cans 6 doz case....... WF risciceem 125 35 Ib. bags...........-.-- @3 | &0 i Me : Prunes. , 2 40 b * 4doz lia Peaches, ; Less ew vices QB Superior. 2 59 | California, 100-120.......... 6 —o a * ae | aon en 2 00 Pie. 1 10 Poun packages. . wteeneee 6%Q@7 : 1 books, per nundred _ : = 90x 100 2% Ib. bxs. 6% ‘ cans 2 : ss 1 ee eee § 00 1 50 2 ' pl : ee us § rade . 5 b ae Flake. : Maxwell ee eg 1S COFFEE. oe . oe : = “ 70x80 “ 7 } Lemon. se © fin * .... i... 1 +7 reen. $5 i - i 60x70 “ _s -on..... $1 50 3 of aa 160@1 75 Green. ‘ “ ‘ 00 sux * S420 ° ------ = Monitor oa Rio a oo oe: cess sean 5 -on..... 3 00 ~ Ps oe Se eee ol tele a EE ; — 4doz ue ee 1 20 Pears. aa oa ENVELOPES. 7s Grade &® * 2doz =o 1 eanbelio............. Sle 21 Vanilla. : ( Ee ee Sine he XX rag, white. 2oz.....81 75 Red Star,% Deans........ 40 Pineapples. ao : ete. .... 3 50 é cn * a 75 Common 1 00@1 30 REY one eee es enue noe r No. 1, 8%. .. 1% aes «Pm #2 140] Sonnson's sliced... 2 50 sei 19 Universal nian ts: ‘is mee Telfer’s, cans, dos. 45 “ grated. ce Ba ee ree reten ee ore $ 1 books, per hundred... 83 00) No. 1, 6.. 1 65 Lemon. Vanills . : a5 nthi*a ened 25) oe ee ec oe 82 “ “ oo No. 2,6. .. 1a 2 ox regular panel. 75 1 20 A be A ib. to. on Ss Brine 2 +-.-----0-0000-0002 2 iss « “ 2 400 i: uaa ale _- “150-200 )» Car ee as CADOITY ..........-.----+-: 85 ss “ ° ‘“ _ ‘ sie Leader, Ae anee . eden Quinces. 110] - a and Guatamals. g10 “ 6 . : = — 3 taper........ 1 35 200 y \ iy (oe ial sl ho ek i #20 bi “a 7 or No. 4 taper ot 1 50 2 50 T lb cans os Raspberries. 1 10 el = Above prices on coupon ‘pooks secintiineiat , Lies # ish, Fancy wees .-24 | ere subject to the following 1 00 gl Black Hamburg 1 46 ; Lemon. Vanilla a i a e------- 4 Maracaibo. : quantity discounts: 95 |. vemon. . iJ 2 dozen in case. Erie, black... 125] prime = 2oz ovaltaper 75 1 Boeliah .....-<--.+0cnerers>> 90 Strawberries. mee, ae: = books or. over. . — Se a e190 1875 ee ek a ln So i tawreets ............. 1% re Mill No. 4.. .....-------+. 100] 902 regular “ 85 1 20 - Domestic........-------- --- 70] Hamburgh ............ 1 25 | rnterior .. 25 1000 _ - ) . 402 “ . 2 25 oo 4 Private Growth.: a COUPON PASS BOOKS. FARINACEOUS GOODS. SE vainiin “a wawEe. Guees | Perenee a ....-28 | ican be made to represent any ie een a Rifle—Dupont’s. «7% Arctic, 4 oz ovals.....----- 3 60 | Blueberries ........ ‘ 85 | rmitation . ee denomination from 810 down.| eee, Mi ces 3% elf ikege. 2200.00 Hh aN ENE 1 90 : 8 el . 75 eats. Arabian... | coe 0 i 1 00 Hominy. Quarter kegs... i Hp va “ age eel. nh 9 00} Corned beef Libby’s....... 2 104 ony SS 2 Se aE ST Ge coos sucsanes 30 ' ss 2. siftin ng t box... 2 75 | Roast beef —— a 1 80 ‘Roast eee eee eee dnd SS REA TT Ge ON ce cecce pean 18 ' “ No . 4% Potted es oe = - a at of mene = - |. - z Lima Beans. Choke Bore—Dupont’s ‘ No. i ss oat ee ee ete eee een 70 | coffee, a Cc. per or roast- ee v aie... 4 @4t ar a “ osball ..... _.- | Plenie Baked ...-......--.-. 1 00 CHICORY. a ox 8. _ 5 | Halt bbls 96: Bt | senties 5th benee.....-: * BRUSHES. Hamburgh ....... cc N 125] Bulk..................... ..5 | Soda, City........-...-.- ul ™% ei | ay | 5: F e'3 and 5 1b. —_ N 1. 1 25 | Livingston Eden ........... 1 2 | Red.........-..----++---- . 7 | Soda, Duchess.........----- é a. eA 5 JELLY. Be In 1 ER panne enn mn sonnn ee ; CLOTHES LINES. Crystal Wafer. ....... ...--. % Wheat. 15 Ib, pails.........-. —— | =~ | Honey Dew 140 Long Island Wafers ....... 11 eh @ 57 . eee. . he 40 ft dos. 1 25 ster Cracked...........0-- ....-- ie. ou a +4 Rice Root Sera, 2 Tow... | 8 SC 7 a. ino ee 5% . LICORICE ed Rice Root Scrub, : Brow... 2 = reer ree eer ls ott... «~~: 1 | City Oyster. XXX............ 5% FISH--Salt. | eee ee 50 } scat "| Hamburgh — = > 44 a . ne penne enero: . Bloaters. Calabria. .......-.-+-+-000- % ay 4 CANDLES. early June 15 aan et CREAM TARTAR. Ce ————— , boxes......... 10 a Champion Eng..1 40} Jute 60ft....... 8 | strictly pure.........------ 30 Cod. rae sei sickness 3 # egy S or 9 = pois....... 1 40 sicnanenrines ™ Telfer's Absolute. cl LYE. ee ee de ancy sifted....190} ooONDENSED MILK. | Grocers’..........-. "is@zs | Whole, Grand Bank:-.- 435% | condensed, 2 dos.......... 1 20 \ : - I oo eos oven cvedsen oe FLY PAPER Boneless, ee ieee (aa 2 25 ne cenne renee ses Harris standard......... i 4 dos. in case. - Boneless, strips.. ....... 6% ' NED GOOD Van amp’ 8 — eweeeee 1 10 Thum’s Tanglefoot. ois MINCE MEAT. OAN .. a early June.....1 30 NN UN 3 601 smoked ....--....-- “. W@12 a , Fish. —* s Early Blossom.. - = Five case lots. . Leuees ee Herring. = a’ Clams. Mushrooms. Ten case lots....... -3 491 Holand, white hoops keg 60 1 : 1.2 Less than one case, 40c per box ‘“ ’ ‘6 + x ‘ Little Neck, 11 Tf a | Premeh ones ao eos = LO@R LED FRUITS. aaaa bbl 9 50 ‘ Cam ¢ howder. ae | oes 5 a” Hareeetet oo. sees aor cE Bee ee i eee Oysters. sativendt Squash. 1s Sundried. eiiced tn bbls. Round, wy yy a 1 = + St b.. 75 | DOES 2. cvccvceeeeocccevcs uarter TN 4 Standard, 1 j Bleiica Succotash. a Evaporated, 80 Ib, boxes 12 12% Scaled... seat oe ¥ ; Lobatere nn iesi a No. 1, 100 1bs . «+++10 00} asinee meat, 3 dos. in case. 2 6 Star, 1 ib. BL REERG DE. ++~.. -ronesense 150 California in bags.. ... Be cose cssesuns 4 401 Pie pre aration 3 doz. in & m....... ..8 50] Brie | 1 35 Evaporated in boxes. .. a ee 1 00 E _ 00 » 4 Picnic, 1m..... ell” N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s —— a ’ ;| case. ‘ i. c.....-... oo k ' Gail Borden Eagle..... ..- 40| In boxes.. ~nasuums. Mackerel. oe ore ot Cee 65 Nectarines. | in, per acca . Standard 1 Ib. + swoon nah SOE Meum eee mar ai ccc ochre cede ee ecnae 5 75] VO lb. bags......-..-+-+-+- 1 gallon 81 7 : me... ..2 10 ecdenis lean a ence la Champion.............----- 450] 2 1b, boxes.... ......-..- Heit gallon. oo i Mustard, 2ib......... --2 25) Galion eee — - ee ee 4% Peaches. Sardines. quart soeerere 0 Tomato Sauce, 21b... 2 25 peace —_— Dime ...... ........... ---- 3 35] Peeled, in boxes........ Russian, kegs.............- oad” ee Ve oo es TE. Cal. ev yap. ciao" oat. sour ee o ; < on hi wae = — + No. 1, % bbis., 1001bs..... .--475| Wooden, for vinegar, per doz. Columbia River, flat .1 80 st BWC... .-.see ever - Pears. No. 1% bbl, 40 Ibs..........2 26] 1 galion 7 00 “ ‘talis........1 65 | Premtam.... ........+.++. 37 Comets - oy, = No. 1, Fits, ion Ss gegen | itr ontion 2222. rere : = Alaska, _-- obs ockn eee i = Breakfast Cocoa.......... 43 eaaiag erries, No 1, 8 lb Sloe 7 : 375 ¥ ¢ pin a : ee eae ae ee eee 7 Kinney’s, fais. serereeed $B] ng CHEESE. “ 50 Ib. DOXES ........+-++- OR anaes 2 Sardines. ll , Pranelies. % dbs, 100 Ibs... 5 Blackstrap. ais American --- «++e-+++-4*@ S| Lenawee.............. 1¢ Sugar house..........-- a oneeaes 1h EE SED ccoas, soc0s 10 wits oe ii. kite. Cuba Baking. Imported a beeeeeeeeeaees @W | Gold Medal........... % err Sb. MRE ol ci ibas so deus “s nin i... In barrels..........+.+5. : Porto Rico. Mustard i Fes see nanis 6a? asi 15 ib ste eeeeeen cues MATCHES, Prime ae Ce 20 Boneless .....--.-------++. ee 1 00 ; geese onan ney ...... si ns. Globe Match Co.’s ne. Trout. ————— x P d o New Orleans. i ee 2 50| Limburger............ @15 | Peerless evaporated cream. 5 75/ , lacus Massetale 7” wien kere... sheamieeanty HE NIN cons suc cacgncsegeetess 18 ie Fruits. Puseaete- Honeecres oes oF CREDIT CHECKS. ee Diamond Match Co.’s Brands, — pa sn _ Appice. Ss Ce 5 500, any one denom’n..... OE eave et ea ees 434 | No. 9 sulphur..... --1 65] choice fence tan 32 3 lb. standard......... 1 20 Sch 2 oh 4. 220 | 1000 """5.00| = Loose Muscatels ” besaoe Anchor parlor eo Mies, it etude acu 40 ¢ York State, gailous.... co) "or izer, importe : i ao 8 00|2 crown... .......-. . 4% | No. 2 home... BE hyn FE po ¥ Hamburgh, “ ..--. a ESEN HON eee POL R eg | tenn ewcseea ee on Peers PONOE oo. sl .-4 00 r THE MICHTI SMAWN 17 ” 4 ‘ a t = PICKLES. Barrels Meai " 1,200 uid. rp Half pula’ 600 count. SALE Sa ' _—-- 2 00 Peckod — . ree ' 250 | Dopand' Ibs. in box - bls, 1,200 nt. 5 ae . TEAS 200 count 00 Deland’s vos... .----0+-0 3 30 JaPan—Reg ) —" 3 00 wae i 3 15 eguiar. Li Clay, No. ES, 3 39 rT WOODEN aids SEELY’ 3 00 Ch aad WARE niin Cc >. 2. = cee ws E oice: ! ‘“ = 1... . Sen ‘ob, No 3 lcount........ 1 70 XTRACT Dus BE...... ones ‘ a ait tence Pray / a eens = loz. F. M Bam ae - Ripe cet caesar = @ Pails Xo. . ee c The PROV ee el, ee Sago | 26 RM 90 doz. 810 20 gr Fair ..... SUN OURED. oe 1 No. 1, wo-hoop.. 4 50 wane a ag MY Babbitt? ans in case [-mh16@ * 12 60 hn GOOd ooo cos seco @17 Bowls, 11 - three-hoo 1 30 ollows: acking and P Penn | . Vv i440 * CG Me Li “i 1 ach cae b.... 2 68 Me Provisin a Salt Co.’s..... anill aneae @x ‘ Se MOSS, . PORK n Co ata 4 00 an F. M. 1 50d 18h Dust 2 a GD 24 @xe ii Ptrigtntian a coe Pennetta ~ oo : x See eo | mun, ini > : ee 9 | ghorteut —-.... ---. a 8. e am. 3 00 o 2 = 2 00 oz. 16 20gro “ rere ts = @34 “ 2 een 1 a etre clone a ee arolina heed nns ‘onan 250 * 21 60 _— ae KET FIRED. @i2 31 : a ron: 1 80 oa clear, ae. Set ot nn 14 00 By ee o—Second 26 60 ~* C na ee eT is @: Baskets, ae CL 2 40 Bost , fat back a CS 13 75 0 ae eau Grade. — Stel ee = —— Ce Na a Clear b clear, short cut. 15 60 a 7 . eR 5 «shipping bushel... aC. c i = +++ doz..... 8 00 oe wire leaf @35 “ = yo bushel.. 1 = eden a - 1450 “7 2 doz Vanilla. i" Common a @40 «willow cl’ths, 1 25 . ‘agi hneognr yt nol id alg 44.50 cae 1 00 doz fie fine to air.......25 @: ' No. 15 2 — links 8AU te. 1¢ 50 Me creat ot | ale 10 50 “’ hoicest f finest. . @35 “ i No.2 6 2 MAMA, -.c-<.., TBAGE. 15 Ot oe SOAP ancy ..50 @6 ‘oe N 25 oe a 0 atna La 080" | Gommon to fie. 7 _ nt 0.3 7 25 ire ci wteeeees a nnats Al undry Comm OOLON -% @s8s ‘“ No.1 Tong teeeese wteeees wee eee 4 oa oxfilen 2, Wests 2 Common of 8 ie RE | Ba oe : ‘alia . sean ne. sommon t aa — No.3 4 75 Raw neteseeceecsseeseecs 554 oa Pisin: _— White Benak ta ENA 3 20 Superior o oe Ca Tube. No. rr he ere gg iis z sia, China in mats.. 100 %lb.. . a @26 ee ra eee EIN 344 } . - Seg mats...... 9% Proct 00 %-Ib...... 3 ~ Commor bats HYSO" 30 G35 oe No. a nkfurts.. a cee I, r pM in bund... a & Gambl untte aes. "4 ake, ae oo shi 2 eT. = ‘Amboy. ‘3 Ivory ao i rto fine....... = Ox No, 8. 10 cle — LARD. ae ee : i so ha gal la x ne n + es— a | 3 ne ‘ i cy ) Mace —." eA AN Sd Le (Obs cies 2 ee — No. 1. wee) = ee Pas yah tei ie ease : : = Nutmegs avi... 11% Mattle a. ae aa KFAST. No. enone 1000 a... a ie v. «Ro Amey... ee Mottled German faldnaiees aa ae a a i aarianiage 60 2 10 $0 Ib, Tiss as \ aaa OE: Ce 3 15 40 S i Se anes ee 70 245 20 Ib. 1 earn 61 & Pepper, Si hahha A 70 : A OE ; 5 @50 ear 80 280 pails 4, advance. on ae f . ngapore, black... — Single a _— TOBACCOS ee =| c= - — 4 0 shot — Ox lots, 20 Lae ees Fin P cy 7 " oor 3 lb. i ec ‘sc Alls Pure Gro * 10 box oe ee Ue 3% P, Lorill o ao Prot a -= i fe « ae ice . und in Bulk. ” ete , delivered...... = say Tunes. & Co.’s Brand oe Glohe.-..- Ba Ext wepetinunon | terete - p s nD Loe 2 D A un “Batavia... ah Ne sono te & Co.'s ——S m Ss @2 Water Wi sna w-enee I = xtra = aS aoe 0 * Lo and Saigon. 38 Family, w Hiawath ien & Co's B 30 Wilson itch....... i oneless, r Chicago 00 Ig. ..-.. 0 Cloves, jae gon.25 Ml _ >a. 84 00 Cuba NG rands, Wilson ooo ee. steeescee al - _—— ——.. “0 cn i @ Zang ea ta = Sa K. Fairbank .-. 2 94 Cuba «oes es ess ssssee 60 Peerless. ee 2 50 on averag MEATS—C a 0 ; ¥ inger, jaa —_ sagem Claus. & Co.’s Brand Spaulding & 32 HIDES | 2 Yo i ge 20 lbs.. anvassed or P 9 bn . ch Coe n. 2wn, fo r ~ Sterling .. Merrick’s Bre 30 Pe PELTs ana F 28 th “a = on lain. 50 a Ma seus ol 2 00 Pri eee awas ewes « Auds. low Tking & H and FURS “ picnic to 14 Ib oo -- 123 nf ce Bat Ca... cic bakes 40 Bazoo vate Bra 30 8: 1ess i best boneles 8. ie eeeees Patel 0 ja Mustard, — > ici Makita 3 oF a nds. pay as fol- cee Me wicgae c. nical 15 aA and 65 Acme . & Co.’s B Nelli Peso ae a NG Green . HIDES Breakf st boneless................. i3% 20 a Nutme ' Trieste. .22 aca rands. omen er... 27 Part Cur cy Dried on aon bonoioeg *- 8% » Pepper, si —.. 25 an... peter 3 75 + ae ae @25 Full a a mt Bacon bonaless.............. 10% wh ngapore, black Master eee = torcire Ea zy oa ...24 @25 ae... ie e: Lon Chea DRY or a - ‘ni 3 6 be eee ade diesel a a | Ripegmeag SSS r 8, b ME afm 25 oo ere Thompson & Ch wveeeee 400 Tor} dy Jim enna = Ps, green 2.2.00... 4 @5 aaa ars. 8 90 * A becky: anremeereameyr ee 20 ml ute Co.’sB pe i ee 29 Calta ee eee 2 @3 Butts light eee oT ite in Packages. weCo.'sBrands | am Yu fo 6 skins, giden <4 @ 8 ne gaa a eSR is a : — a 48 8 i 1892... ai 33 seoon skins a =: D. 8, Bellles....... Ly 8% hiatal tahoe ; Pe ee ee 28 Shides cof, : weseeee ae ; oe: if cane oueaR sa i a drums:.00°2-.-. : 33 She “ao _ Half b 707 a. ec g n 7 ce 22 ar. T a a nT reeee D ™ + o ger, Jamaica a - Plug. : Lamb — ee . i Quarter bai barre — TT: 8% -? Must: pe seu aT NE 84 155 $ — 5 @ Ww its aT ; 35 . P cE 84 pearhead Brands. 28 & . a » jn. eT 84 : a —. sie Pe Washed - WOOL. 60 Kit SL 3.00 ‘i ; ay a. A = is obby Twist. . BS Jawashed sieteeitrerty Qi Kits, ee a ea or ncaa x otten’s Brands 8 , g 9 ' Ae A Ww % ‘ Granulated, L SODA. _ ae . _ s Brands. 40 Fonte re SCELLANEOUS, @lz eK 00 4 bbls....-. Silver ru a 8 se butter ........ 3 CROCKERY vocrtresteeteess caeeees rb 60 ¢ Lump bb wsib cases... 114 a a... = tr i AG ERY AN . — ae Mono noe os | m2 Fe corte Brant _ — 1@2 | Noi i Ane connietan , 5 4 Ma aaa ate 1 15 Sundower ee 3: Jolly; ery i rands, nike ai eee 2 00@2 50 = a, 4 it So UBNERS. EK Anise... — a vers 2 50 Paes iiea 40 nd FEEDSTUF Bee ree 9 Carawa Smyrna....... @15 aan et asisicieet 3 25 Cima an a No. 1 White poesia _ Me i 5 a erences . oo li le No. 3 aaa 5¢ 50 Cardamon, Malabar. 4 Single box s Atl ao Three warile’...-...: 39 2 Red © hg 7 cue aa in 5 Hemp, Hvsslan i: 8 5 box Foxaty a - Brand. S. a Crows. a 30 Bolted a . Lg 0 ag box. IMNEYs. oa ace he ixe an wee 90 BS DOX lots..e-ee.2- 0... 3 So . x utler’ rd jae . ¢ RAG box. ‘ ‘ §3 M Bird . 9 X Notsa.eeee sees ees es... ‘ 65 methin rs Bran ceed os a * on alte —— white. 5@8 25.box lots! ‘d san 3 60 a — * mtd ene 1 40 = a a 90 {4 a, 0 =“ se 6 Tilson & McCaulay’: 38 *Patents. R IN SACKS 1 65 No. os quality. ee 175 2) ee s aah rR 3 40 jold Rop aulay’s B 24 oe . N Sun, eri ee 1 88 30 } mie bone........... 9 apolio, kit ng. Happy Tho a — Bakers’ ae csce. 20 NO, mp top. / “++ 3 > 25 ft rARCH. > oe one Ar omaggg ae oo DD 1 55 No.2 : eae uy 12 * 21d — 2 Sdoz..s... 2 40 ee | si A... Uae 1 35 No. Xx¥lint. in 2 10 13 _ Ib boxes... ei Selesia oe cee a. a helen 32 Io sci “io” soul” tas ‘s eo 22% AE paterson: os puloes ou an given N eas al count. o usual cash 1 40 No.2 . : .8 25 99 a naa ate - pring nares “ete to ane York Ki Pa maggeme ae i Flour in bbl sh dis Pea } ts re \ packages....-- a teges foe D which the | { In dried s Brands. ee No 18 mg = ; 6- ee your shi rom New the lo- = den Shower......-. M -ad- No. un, Wrapp -2 gv eb d “i voce eeneseevees : oo eau oni point, York to eee : WE .--.---s-. — TLLSTUFFS. Noa 2 H poedand laheled 3 80 40 and 60 Ib. boxes... ++ 5M pays from th ‘of He invoite for ene ee 25 Bran... Curtis eam oie me wee 3 70 cas ens see eee 3% he needa aac buy eo Myrtle can Bale Cos Br 29@30 Screenings _.. B15 00 quantity wo 1,8 Sun, plain Proof—P lal a 47 x Scotch SNUFF. apn includi to his ——— Stork... 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M iranuated.....-..... 4% en’s Brand os. 3 » 0; ybls 5 ae o Pe , $20 Ibs. #.....8 1 60 ee A ?ranulated...” 475 sa a ys bull's eye, ce 45 “ 2% Ib i“ 25 C amond Confe 487 “4 No. 1 mothy, en No. 1 ROCHES ye, Cases id oak ” 0 ‘WO 5 Ags... 50 iamond Confec. A....... 5 00 ati, r lots....11 gi tees oe ae pe doz each 1 00 1 , Butte 30 10 Ib es on _ tandard Al... 4% F, F, Adams T FISH A on lots......12 > 50 Yo. 9 wages roid “a ee ai % ao 2a y : - 3% " -o-des No. 9, Gl STREE yer ; i 0 ‘ "So 14lb bags ea — 2 Ce : 62 Peerless ms Tobacco Co,’s an. J. ee OYSTERS N : Globe, automatic ext Ps. en a 3 2% 70 ( 280 1b bhis en No : a in lows: thaler queten No. 0, per gross LAMP — 40 =“ r No Sanat neat = Whitefish"... FISH aid No. oA —.. aa 3 25 1152 Wore oc lobe T ' a ci . a a al oz. % lb ceste No. H obacco C a ee 3, a o +. os 7 00 60 5-Ib sacks ee . 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YEAST. 0 ana ‘ A a oe ag) 2. 23 g, large... 2 95 aa Counts .. et ee utter Crock: STONEWARE— oz (bbl 35). 1 80 oes 4 55 Yeast Poni. se uel eta 1 09 mee ‘ “ h J eee. AKBON. 26 eo eg a centr ae Tags, 6 6. waa oo oe ee a) eae res isis pepe 125 Miik Pa: gal., per eee 6 re je ee SHELL @00D8 “ay % Bal. gal oe ets = ~~ 3 ee - ee 1% Butter Cr anal WAR ee a ny & ‘ock B—BLACK GLAZED ow 1 00 Milk Pans, sega Der BLAGE GLARED. a. = per ¢ hee ae a ee 65 78 48 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. THE PROSPECT FOR BETTER TIMES Hot weather, the drought, the dead- lock in Congress over the Tariff bill, com- bined with the summer vacations of those able to enjoy that luxury, tend to pre- vent the return of better times. Indeed, the methods by which a good many busi- ness men contrive to meet their expenses are a mystery to all but themselves. Some of my friends in the mercantile business acknowledge that they are not doing enough to pay rent and clerk hire, and are living upon their capital. The building trades are likewise dull, and in some of them not one-half of the work- men available are getting employment. Of manufacturing the same story is told, and the laying-off of railroad employes by hundreds and thousands is reported every few days. , That the large class of investors who hold the millions of de- faulting railroad bonds and stocks are suffering every one knows, and even owners of good productive real estate find their rents hard to collect, and in many cases not collectible at all. Naturally, we are all asking ourselves and one another how long this state of things is going to last, and what can, may, and ought to be done to remedy it. The answers to the question are many, but none of them command universal acceptance. Much good is expected from the settlement of the dispute over the tariff, either by the passage of a new bill or by a definite decision to let the old one stand for the present, but precisely how this good will come about itis not easy to explain. The general idea seems to be that the removal of uncertainty as to the coming duties upon imports will lead to an increase of the importation of un- protected articles, and to a revival of the manufacture of those which are pro- tected, but without an increase of de- mand for them there will be no such in- crease either of imports or of home man- ufactures, and of this increased demand there are now no portents. The silver men are, of course, ready with their pan- acea, and, in the face of all experience, insist that the depression from which we are suffering has been caused by abolish- ing the free coinage of silver, and will be cured by restoring it. Every day, however, makes their arguments weaker and weaker and diminishes the number of their adherents. The single fact that Indian corn is nearly as dear as wheat is refutes their assertion that the demoneti- zation of silver has produced a universal fall in the prices of commodities. As to the school of socialists who advocate the Government management of the country’s MOEA ALI ORD | VV VY YY Yee YwYwwurevreeT.-.. BAADODDOBDOOOAOOOOOOé6 Deas aA DE SPECIAL NOTICE ~~ A BRIEF STATEMENT FOR BUSY MEN. The New York Condensed Milk Company takes pleasure in announcing that the trade railroads and great manufacturing and | mining industries, they have failed to convince as yet any considerable number of their fellow citizens that this measure would make business any better than it is now, or add in any respect to the pro- ductiveness and the rewards of labor. For my part I adhere to the view which I took long ago, that the depres- sion of which we complain, though or- iginally due to material causes, has be- come one of mental feeling, and can be removed only by influences which shall affect the minds of people in general. It is true that the collapse of raiJroad and industrial enterprises, which brought on the catastrophe of last summer, has de- prived thousands of their income and thus diminished their power to consume the products of industry, but this does not explain why those enterprises have failed to become again remunerative, and thus again to contribute to the country’s exchangeable wealth. Evidently the whole mass of our citizens have been be- numbed, as if by an electric shock, and, instead of exerting themselves to set bus- iness in motion, are waiting for some- thing to happen to doit for them. What is needed, therefore, is courage and en- ergy, which can be gained only slowly and by the concurrence of a number of favoring forces. The disposal of the tariff question would be something, be- cause it would take out of sight one dis- couraging bugbear. The cessation of efforts to debase the currency by restor- ing the free coinage of silver would re- move another distraction. More useful than either would be the establishment of confidence among capitalists that in their dealings with workingmen they would never again have to encounter riot, pillage and murder, such as lately prevailed at Chicago. The prompt sup- pression of violence in that instance has done much for the ccuntry, and if its equally prompt suppression on future oc- easions could be assured it would do much more. These, however, are only negative ele- ments. To them must be added a posi- tive inducement to a renewal of enter- prise, in the shape of prospective profits, which is now wanting. Importers, man- ufacturers and merchants are all com- paratively idle, because, they say, there is no market for what they want to sell. Everybody is economizing and restrict- ing expenditure, and, consequently, since we all live by the mutual inter- change of labor and services, everybody | remains poor. That we shall eventually resume the liberality of dealing which now prepared to supply you with prevailed before the panic, and shall again create wealth as rapidly as we did then, is reasonably certain, but we shall not do it all at once. We shall begin slowly, as a railroad train begins to move after it has been stopped, and, like the train, we shall gain speed gradually. One important step toward bringing about this gradual revival of activity will be the reduction of wages, which, as I pointed out last week, is the natural and ultimately inevitable result of the pres- ent surplus of unemployed labor. That when trade in goods of acertain kind is dull buyers can be tempted into pur- chasing them by marking down their price is a fact well known to storekeep- Everybody loves bargains and will make an effort to secure one. The con- sumption of industrial products at their present prices being small, the demand for the labor required to produce them is small likewise. If the wages of labor could be lowered, the prices of its prod- ucts could be lowered, too, and thus ar- ticles which are not now made because they cannot be sold could be sold, and the labor required to produce them would get something where it now gets noth- ing. Signs prevail that the process of reduc- ing wages has already begun and will go on until it reaches the point at which all the laborers now unemployed will find employers. The strike of the coal miners in May and June ended by a part of the miners accepting even less than they had been getting, though a few got a little more. The Pullman strikers have at last submitted to the reduction which they so bitterly opposed, and against which the American Railway Union struggled with such a fearful destruction of life and property. Im all the large cities of the country workmen belonging to trades unions are working for less than the wages fixed by the union rules, and will not stop work when ordered to do so by their walking delegates. Their example will doubtless be followed by others who for months have had no work, and, consequently, have earned no wages, and the rules of their unions will be powerless to restrain them. They will not stand by and see, as they certainly will see, non-union men getting employ- ment while they get none. Even if they were willing, from a sense of loyalty to their organizations, to suffer themselves, they cannot allow their families to suf- fer, or, what is worse, to subsist upon alms. The remedy here pointed out is, of course, not a pleasant one for those who ers. Borden’s Peerless Brand Evaporated Cream, UNSWEETENED; guaranteed to keep under all conditions of temperature. used is far in advance of any other method of preserving milk without sugar. constructed especially for this branch of business, and is unequaled in equipment for the various © processes employed. Having thoroughly tested all the important points in connection with the milk referred to, we are now prepared to offer the trade, through the jobbing houses, Borden’s Peerless Brand Evaporated Cream, unsweetened, with entire confidence that it will prove, like our celebrated Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, to have no Equal. thoroughly guaranteed in every respect, and this guarantee is substantial, as every one knows. Prepared by the New York Condensed Milk Co. weGooevcevouuveueeeGe are not driven by necessity into taking it, and there will be the usual denuncia- tions of it from those who do not com- prehend the facts of theease. They will repeat the stale commonplaces about cap- ital’s oppressing labor, the rich grinding the faces of the poor, and the tyranny of employers. To all this it is enough to answer that half a loaf is better than no bread, and that even if it were possible by legislation or by any other unnatural interference to employ ail the laborers in the country at their former high wages, it would be rank injustice to do it and allow the storekeepers, the clerks, the professional men and the owners of invested property to go uncared for. The whole community is entitled to consider- ation in devising remedies for its misfor- tunes, and not merely a particular por- tion of it. In this case, however, such a discrimination is not possible, even if it were just. Whatever is done must be done for all or for none. The wages of labor are paid ultimately by those who consume the fruits of labor, and unless they are provided with the means of pay- ing him the laborer cannot be paid. MATTHEW MARSHALL. a A Detroit business man has a very pretty daughter, with whom one of his office staff is hopelessly in love. As the young man is not invited to the paternal mansion, and the young woman has been notified to keep away from the paternal office, the course of their love does not flow very smoothly. They have hit upon the following expedient: When papa enters the office in the morning he hangs his hat on a certain nailamong the row of other hats and proceeds to business. Then the interested clerk, whilethe head of the firm is reading his morning mail, takes that hat from the nail, looks inside, slips his hand under the lining and takes out a tiny missive, which he at once conveys to his pocket, and the contents of which delight and amuse him all day. At night when papa returns home, his pretty daughter slips into the hall and makes a raid on that hat, always finding there an answer to her missive of the morning. i — Those who have studied the question of raisins as food profess to have some- thing like a hundred recipes for the preparation of the raisin, and each of these, it is asserted, has an economic value. Whether the estimate be excess- ive or not, one thing is very certain, and thatis, that the world would be better off, from the hygienie point of view, if we were to eat more fruit and less meat. —___-~ 2 <— Directions for hanging a hammock are being printed in many papers now, but one important direction is omitted. When there is a pretty girl in the family she usually wants the hammock hung in some secluded nook behind the vines, where the neighbors cannot see. ook we 890660080290F0000000000080800 S The process Our new plant is It is G2" For Quotations SEE PRICE CoLUMNS., 8960000000060006 — i, ’ | ’ - nee eng Fe | ral ers igh Ks, of The ler- for- yor- ha f it , be of vho less yay- Lae rery his the rnal een rnal not pon apa ings row ess. 1ead iail, side, aAkes onee ents day. his and ding the stion om e- the h of omic cess- and etter i neat. x are , but tted. mily 1g in ines, + 4 - a mnt ene, 7 a Fe THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. NORTHERN MICHIGAN GROCERS. Proceedings of Their Convention at Mt. Pleasant. | : : do justice to ourselves. is an amendment to the present collec- \ | tion laws, so that we may be able to en- | | force the collection of accounts against | The first regular convention of the} those who are able to pay but will only | Northern Michigan Retail Grocers’ Asso- | ciation convened in the Court House, at Mount Pleasant, Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 2 o’clock p.m. The meeting was called to order by President Tatman, of Clare, who improved the opportunity to con- gratulate the members on the growth of the Association and of its prospects for the future. Secretary Stowe made a brief and in- formal report, setting forth the present condition of the Association, numerical- ly and financially. The President then called upon W. J. Gould, of Detroit, President of the Mich- igan Wholesale Grocers’ Association, for an address. The gentleman spoke in- formally for several minutes, commend- ing the objects and work of the Associa- tion and urgently advising the members to increase its strength and augment its influence. He said the Equality plan had been ealled into existence by reason of the alarming condition of the whole- sale grocery business, growing out of the cutting in sugar indulged in by the wholesale grocery trade; that the head of a concern doing a business of $15,000, 000 yearly told him that the business of 1892 resulted in a balance on the wrong side of the ledger. Since the adoption of the Equality plan the balance has been transferred to the credit side of the ledger, where it should be. If the re- tailer makes money the jobber is sure of his pay, and the consumer is sure of get- ting goods that are of standard value. An opportunity was then given those who were not members to join the As- sociation, after which the roster of the members present was as follows: Clare—J. F. Tatman, Albert Brunt, Jacob Mason, Geo. Halstead. Coleman—M. O. McFarlan. Gladwin—J. M. Shaffer. Ithaca—S. E. Parish, Lewis & Yost. Big Rapids—J. L. Barker. Shepherd—F. M. Taylor, Dushville—G. O. Adams. Van H. D. Bent. Reed City—H. R. Niergarth, H. W. Hawkins, J. W. Densmore. Leroy—Frank Smith. Mt. Pleasant—T. Bergy, Kane Bros., Frank A. Sweeney. R. D. Balmer, W. C. Vowles, Hamilton & Co., A. N. Ward. Election of officers being next in order, the following gentlemen were selected: President—J. F. Tatman, Clare. Vice President—Frank A. Sweeney, Mount Pleasant. Secretary—E. ids. Treasurer—Frank Smith, Leroy. Executive Board—Jacob Mason, Clare; M. C. MeFarlan, Coleman; C. Yost, Ith- aca: H. EK. Niergarth, Reed City: Tf. Bergy, Mount Pleasant. The selection of the next place of meet- ing was the cause of much good-natured rivalry between Mount Pleasant and Reed City, resulting in the designation of the latter place. Special order of business being the consideration of the cartage rule formu- lated by the Wholesale Grocers’ Associa- tion, Mr. Masun advised that its consid- eration be deferred until the next meet- ing, in order that the Association may be stronger in point of uumbers, so that its action may bind a larger number of deal- ers. W. J. Gould stated that the cartage ar- rangement worked detriment to the wholesale grocery trade and that it was adopted against the protest of many members of the Association. His exper- ience was that every 5 cents charged for eartage cost the jobber 10 cents, and he advised the adoption of a resolution pro- testing against the rule, assuring the As- sociation that constant and continuous protest would have good effect. On motion, the Secretary was structed to prepare an appropriate lution on this subject. Mr. Mason stated that the Association owed its existence primarily to two eauses: The desire to correct certain abuses in the wholesale trade, and also to secure better collection laws on the statute books. We know what we ought to have to do business properly and yet A. Stowe, Grand Rap- in- reso- | liquidate when compelled to do so. President Tatman stated that it was his idea that the present membership of the Association should be increased as rapidly as possible, and thought it the duty of every member to obtain as many applications as possible. S. E. Parish enquired whether the cart- age agreement was necessary to the main- tenance of the Equality plan of selling sugars? Mr. Gould replied that the Equality plan would remain, whether cartage was continued or abrogated. Mr. Parish stated that, in his opinion, every retailer was in favor of the Equal- ity plan of selling sugars, and, so far as he was concerned, he would not want the cartage scheme abrogated if it would jeapordize the Equality plan. Mr. Gould said the abolition of the eartage rule would, in all probability, be accomplished at the next meeting of the Michigan Wholesale Grocers’ Associa- tion; in fact, it might be abrogated at a meeting of delegates from seventeen states, which will be held at Chicago Aug. 15. On account of the many exceptions to the rule, it now amounts to very lit- tle. Mr. Parish stated that he had figured up his purchases for thirty days, amount- ing to $2,100, on which the charge for cartage and boxes was only $1.48. As it is a matter of only $18 a year, it is too small to find much fault with and he did not wish to be bullheaded in this respect and thus eut his corners in some other direction. Frank A. Sweeney stated that the eartage charges are insignificant com- pared with the amount the average re- tailer loses in bad debts. Judging by his own experience the average retail ac- count not worth over 50 cents on the dollar, and after it is two years old it is not worth over 25 cents on the dollar. The grocer feeds more charities than all the other people in the country combined. The Board of Supervisors of Isabella county now appropriates $3,600 a year for the support of paupers, but the re- tail grocers of Mount Pieasant charge off to profit and loss twice as much as that every year. Such will be the case until the retail grocers of the State can get the statute relative to exemptions so amended that the honest dealer will have some show. E. A. Stowe recited the several at- tempts that have been made in the past dozen years to secure desired amend- ments on the exemption law, advising the members to spend their time in pre- venting bad accounts, instead of attempt- ing to collect them after they are made. Mr. Gould gave a history of the move- ment inaugurated in Detroit for the pur- pose of reducing the exemptions, sug- gesting that the only way to reach the matter would be to secure pledges from legislators in advance of election. A. N. Ward thought it would be a good idea to nominate business men only for the Legislature, so far as practicable. Mr. Mason said he was in favor of tak- ing away the dealer’s exemption, as the day has gone by when such a thing was either necessary or desirable. In his opinion no man should have any exemp- tion where he buys necessaries to sustain the life of himself and family, and the Secretary was instructed to prepare a resolution covering this ground for adop- tion. The following resolutions, as prepared by the Secretary, were presented and adopted: Resolved—That the thanks of this As- sociation be tendered the grocers of Mount Pleasant for the cordial recep- tion tendered us on the occasion of our first regular convention. Resolved—That our thanks are due Mr. W. J. Gould, President of the Mich- igan Wholesale Grocers’ Association, for his attendance at our convention and his interest in the work of the Association. Resolved—That our thanks are due President Tatman for the conscientious service accorded the organization since its inception. is | What we want | Resolved—That we protest against the rule adopted by the Michigan Wholesale Grocers’ Association relative to cartage, boxing and exchange, as we believe the rule to be unjust and unnecessary, and that it works great injustice to the retail trade. Resolved—That a copy of this resolu- tion be sent to the Secretary of the Michigan Wholesale Grocers’ Associa- tion. WHEREAS—The present excemption laws are a detriment to ail parties con- cerned, working manifest injustice to honest merchants and honest working- men and conducing to fraud and dead- beatism; therefore Resolved—That every member of this Association see the legislative candidates in his respective locality and secure from them pledges to work and vote for the amendment of the present exemption laws, reporting to the officers of the As- sociation the name of any candidate who refuses to comply with this request. Mr. Sweeney presented an amendment to the constitution and by-laws relative to the organization of local associations, making it the duty of the President and Executive Board to designate a person to act as organizer whenever called upon to do so. Adopted. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. >.> — New Story About Phil. Armour. On the pay rolls of the Armour com- panies of Kansas City and Chicago are 11,000 persons. Monthly Report of Secretary Mills. GRAND Rapips, Aug. 10—The follow- ing new members have joined since July 1: 3483 R. W. Haviland, Cadillac. 3536 John P. Bauer, Dayton, Ohio. 3600 C. E. Shepard, Arlington, N. J. 3644 W. F. Mellen, Coldwater. 3656 F. E. Davis, Jackson. 3670 F. H. Brigman, Louisville, Ky. 3671 Ben Marks, Detroit. 3676 J. C. Jones, Springfield, 111. 3675 F. M. Witbeck, Benton Harbor. 3677 Dwight Ferry, New York. 3678 A. L. Thompson, Plainwell. 3679 F. J. Cox, Ravenswood, Ill. 3680 Allan D. Grant, Fenton. 3681 W. H. Cave, Vanwert, Ohio. 3682 Will H. Upton, Rutland, Vt. 3683 T. S. Lane, Warren, Ohio. 3684 John M. Russey, Chicago. 3685 W. B. Tipton, Columbus, Ohio. 3686 H. J. Vanzalingen, Muskegon. 3687 J. Hobart Babcock, Kalamazoo. 3688 D. S. Hatfield, Grand Rapids. 3690 Geo. M. Whaley, Jackson. 3691 B. F. Granger, Jackson. 3692 W. A. Dunston, Grand Rapids. And the following as honorary mem- bers: H 65 Frank H. Irish, Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids. H 66 H. D. Irish, Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids. A notice of death assessment No. 3 was mailed to each member July 20 for $1 and time for paying same expires Sept. 20. During this month thirty-four members who were delinquent since 1893 have been reinstated, making a total in- crease in membership for the month of sixty. The last regular meeting of the board of directors, before the annual conven- tion in December, will be held at Lans- ing, Saturday, Sept. 1, at 10 a.m. Some of our members appear to think that an assessment of $1 is required at each death, but, as we pay each benificiary $500, and our membership is over 1,500, $1 from each member will pay over three death benefits. The receipts from as- sessment No. 3 will pay all death bene- fits reported to this office to date, and leave a surplus in the treasury nearly enough to pay two future claims. I am pleased to note the increasing interest taken by the members in our coming annual convention and predict the largest attendance in our history. I trust each member will at this early date arrange to devote Wednesday and Thursday, December 26 and 27, to at- tending this meeting. Our Grand Rapids members will leave nothing un- done to make it a most enjoyable and profitable meeting to every member present, and ample time will be devoted to business as well as pleasure. A ruling of the board authorizes me to reinstate any delinquent member, upon the payment of annual dues and last death assessment, and a statement of good health. During this month a circular letter has been mailed to every member who was delinquent, requesting him to con- tinue his membership, and this has re- sulted in the reinstatement of thirty- four at the present time, and each mail brings more. L. M. Mixts, Sece’y. OO The Wheat Market. Wheat remained during the past week about the same as before. While re- ceipts have dropped off in the Northwest, exports have been 3,417,000 bushels. With all this, the visible will show quite an increase—probably 2,000,000 bushels. The government crop report for August makes the amount raised for 1894 391,- 000,000 bushels, which is, at least, 100,- 000,000 underestimated, for if the govern- ment report was right, we would not have wheat enough to supply us. We aave in the United States 66,000,000 in- aabitants, with a consumptive capacity of 4°¢ bushels per capita. The needs of the country, as I figure them, are as fol- lows: Comsumptive demand.................. 313,500,990 Ne ee eects cc. cues 50, 000,000 Used Por Cee... Exports (25,0:0,000 bu. _— than ex- ’ ’ ported on ‘last ee ce 140, 000,000 ee 523,2 500,000 Government crop report........ Lhe 391,0.0,000 Rieee OVOr pee TOU. cs. i. 100,¢ 000, 000 ME cc as - .491,0(0,000 These figures plainly Sesines a deficit of 32,500,000 bushels, without taking into account the large amount of wheat used for feeding purposes. The ques- tion arises, of what value is the govern- ment crop report if it is not more relia- ble? There is something wrong some- where. The weather in the corn belt, as well as in other places, continues ary, so that the corn crop will be short, probably near 600,000,000 bushels, and, as the two previous years have been short crop years, we can readily see why there has been such an extraordinary jump in the price of corn. How wheat can be kept at the present low price is a conumdrum and it will be only a question of a short time that the wheat market will be on top again, in harmony with corn and oats. Receipts during the past week were 72 ears of wheat, 7 cars of corn, and 8 cars of oats. Cc. G. A. Vorer. —_— oO Gripsack Brigade. Cornelius Crawford (Hazeltine & Per- kins Drug Co.) is taking his annual va- cation this week, putting in the time at the Grand Rapids races. His trade is being visited in the meantime by by M. L. Campbell. Wm. H. Burns, formerly of Albion, has gone on the road for J. B. Doyle & Co., of Kalamazoo. He will make this city headquarters, covering the trade East and North of this market. Mr. Burns is a young man of energy and ability. The traveling men of Grand Rapids should not forget that their annual picnie will be held at North Park Satur- day afternoon and evening of this week, beginning with a baseball game at 3 o’clock and culminating in an informal hop from 8 to 10:30 p.m. The Committee on Arrangements has prevailed upon Max Mills to recite portions of his more or less celebrated Fourth of July ad- dress, and has also closed a deal with Geo, Owen by which he agrees to desist from telling any of the old and time- worn jokes for which he is (in)famous. Cornelius Crawford has consented to ex- plain how he can accomplish eleven days’ work in seven, and Jim Bradford will relate the incidents of one fishing excursion about which he never told a lie. Other special features of an inter- esting and instructive character are in consideration by the Committee, and those who attend are assured that the program will be sufficiently varied to meet the requirements of all. Dinner baskets will be in order, but those who are not so provided can obtain light re- freshments at the pavilion. The boys are telling a good story on A, F. Peake, State agent for D. B. De- Land & Co., of Fairport, N. Y. While at Fremont, the other day, he arranged to go fishing with Len Gilbert, of the St. Charles Hotel, and the proprietor of a hotel at Niles. This program neces- sitated the procuring of a quantity of minnows, which they proceeded to net in a small stream three or four miles from town. The stream happened to be one in which the State Fish Commission had deposited a quantity of small trout, and a German farmer near by proceeded to warn them away from his premises. Failing to drive them away by treats, he proceeded to Fremont for the purpose of procuring a warrant. No justice would issue such a warrant, but a constable was found who conceived the idea of issuing a bogus warrant, on which the fishermen were arrested on their return to town. They were considerably cha- grinned over the outcome of their expedi- tion, but before they had time to hire a lawyer to discover the invalidity of the warrant, the constable conducted them toa saloon, where the bartender fined them $2 apiece, and the goods purchased with the money was equitably distributed among the crowd which had gathered to ascertain the outcome of the joke. Adrian Times: A traveling man of this city received one of the greatest sur- prises of his life down at the little vil- lage of Newport, Monroe county, not long ago. He had made his customary small sales of gocds in the place, and was sit- ting on a cracker barrel in a grocery waiting for a train, when in came the ugliest-looking man he had ever laid eyes on. It was a face that would have been worth a fortune toa Richard the Third tragedian or a Simon Legree Un- cle Tom man. He would impress you as the kind of fellow who considered it his sacred duty to go home regularly three a day and lick his wife as soon as she had set the table. The Adrian traveling man regarded the unpleasant-looking stranger with deep interest for a few mo- ments, and then getting down from the eracker barrel he thrust his hand into his pocket and drew out a dollar. Walk- ing over to the sinister-faced customer, who was purchasing a plug of tobacco, he requested him to accept the coin. “What for?” quietly asked the low- browed individual. ‘‘Well, Pll tell you,” explained the audacious drummer. ‘*My father gave me this dollar when I wasa boy, with instructions to give it to the ugliest-looking man I ever ran across. Therefore, after seeing you, I could not conscientiously keep the coin any longer.” The villager said nothing, slipped the coin in his pocket, when he proceeded to take off his coat and give the drummer the worst trouncing he ever received. When he had satisfied himself that the traveler was sufficiently punished, he coolly drew on his coat with the remark: ‘‘My father told me to thrash the biggest fool I ever met and I think I have now obeyed his dying command.” The following yarn is spun by a writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. After the usual exchange of compli: ments, habitual between a smart travel- ing man and an equally slick hotel clerk,in a leading hotel, the drummer said, ‘‘Give me a room low down; I’m going to bring more people into the hotel this trip than I ever did before.” Then for half an hour he expatiated on the wonderful line of chocolates and caramels which he was prepared to show, and hetold how the local market for candies was bound to be his, and rivals couldn’t by any possibility have a show. The _ broad- shouldered porter carried the trunk up to the room assigned, and the confident salesman went out to catch his prey. He returned in triumph with a captive after a couple of hours’ absence, and then passed half an hour in the cafe telling yarns and giving an occasional hint of his candy surprises. Then they saun- tered to the room, but in a minute the drummer was back to the office again. His air was calm, probably from the appalling nature of the misfortune which had befallen him. ‘‘Come up to my room,”’ he told the clerk in sorrow- ful tones. There the customer was ina paroxysm of laughter, for oozing on the floor of the room were several streaks of high grade candy. The lid of the trunk was raised and inside could be seen a conglomerate mass, which was all that remained of the triumphs of the con- fectioner’s which had existed a few days before. The room was immediately over the kitchen, and the chimney had heated the wall, against which the trunk had been placed, to a temperature, which, added to the existing warmth, was fatal to the contents of the trunk. ‘I’ll have to stay here three days longer than I intended,’’ remarked the drummer when he recovered somewhat. ‘‘That’s good. I’m glad to hear that,’ was the solacing remark of the clerk. The Woonsocket Rubbers. An You Can Make KS Per cent. iF YOU ORDER YOUR }- WOONSOCKET RUBBERS AT ONCE. Boots made by | ; WOONSOCKET AND RHODE ISLAND COTPIPANIES, -,> Should be handled by every live retailer,Fas the customer will buy them, and will never take another after trying them . ~ once. It is made with the Patent Flange and Heel Protector and is superior to any other boot on the market. HEEL PROTECTOR Section of Boot Showing Vamp, Sole, Heel and Heel Protector. f Retailers Should Order Now. t Every Live Retailer ought to have a well se- & lected stock of BOOTS. We have them “ts in large quantities and of the cele- + brated WOONSOCKET yA and RHODE IS- |. LAND Make. Ls To get the present discount, orders must be put in time enough to allow for the ' . Remem ber goods being made up and shipped before October Ist. Orders del: ayed until the last r ‘ minute cannot be filled. Therefore send me your orders now, and don’t “get left.” He DON’T BE AFRAID OF LIBERAL ORDERS. ‘> Price List sent to any address upon application. eee Men’s Black ee. 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Dayton, Ohio. @& en oo GENTLEMEN:—Since the adoption of , ~ your Computing Seales I have made more money in my business thau ever before. a ’ The Howe Scale |.had, while new, had such a radical variation that I lost money every time I weighed upon it. I would retire from busiiess before return- ing to the use of regular weighing seales. Yours truly, FRANK DANIELS. For further particulars drop a Postal Card to HOYT & CoO., General Selling Agents, : Dayton, Ohio. * From Seasonable Goods Leonarn's. Mason Fruit Jars. Jelly Tumblers, Stoneware, SPECIAL PRICES. if Pints, 6 doz in Box (box 00) per Box $1.64 BUTTER JARS, tice ly Pints, 24 doz in Bbl (bbl 35) per Doz 23 1s Pints, 6 doz in Box (box 00) per Box 1.80 PRESERVE JARS, lg Pints, 18 doz in Bbl (bbl 35) per Doz 26 FRUIT JARS PINTS. QUARTS. HALF GAL. ao - MILK PANS. Subject to change without n Packed Regular Way in Cases $4.75 gro. $5.25 gro. $7.25 gro. ie, | Gommon Tumbiers. Mason F ruit J ars. 1¢ Pint, Plain, 6 Doz in Box (Bx 00) per bx $1.80 CO “MON STCNEWARE. New Style Patent Boxes. Pint, Plain, 20 Dozin Bbl (Bb1 35) per doz .27 Stas — Jars, 1 ~~ per doz .60 3 a Stone Butter Jars, 1 Gal. each per gal -06 Packed One Dozen in Each Box. Stone Butter Jars, 2 Gal. per gal .06 PINTS. QUARTS HALF GAL. ASSO rted Pa e k ag e; Stone Preserve Jars and Covers, \4 Gal, per doz .90 $5.50 gro. $6.00 gro. $8.00 gro. Stone Preserve Jars and Covers, 1 Gal, per doz 1.40 ee Engraved Tumblers. Tomato or Fruit Jars, 14 Gal. 15 Extra Caps, $2.25 gro. Rubbers, 3>c gro. Thin Blown. Tomato or Fruit Jars, 1 Gal. 90 Flint Glass Jars, 25e per gro. advance. 6 Doz in Box (bx 00) Per Box $3.00 Stone Milk Pans, 34 Gal. per doz 0 ee. : es Stone Milk Pans, 1 Gal. each 06 Dandy Fruit Jars, | now Is THE TIME TO BUY. FINE GLAZED STONEWARE. GLASS COVERS--SELF SEALERS. cin lt lie Pc AL eel eit cg ah Black or White. Only Perfect All Glass Jar on the Market BOTTOM PRICES 1 Gal. Fine White Milk Pans, per gal -08 + See ie acid a dae eae 1 Gal. Fine Black Milk Pans, per gal 0614 a ie ¢ ais ea asa as eC Vad Sarin hindbonamtseobe oleae snaseson enue ae 4g Gal. Fine Black Milk Pans, per doz .65 SS : eee es KEEP YOUR STOCK READY FOR THE 1 — re Black Butter Crocks, per gal 07 ez 1 Gal. Fine White Butter Crocks, low. per gal .08 No charge for package or cartage on fruit jars or DEMAND IS SURE TO COPE, +4 Gal. Fine White Butter Crocks, per doz 75 jelly tumblers. H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids, Mich. || 7 4