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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  1,1897.

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Number  728

ENGLAND’S  D IFFIC U LTIE S .

*  Although  the  echoes  of  the  celebra­
tion  of  the  Queen’s  jubilee  have  not  yet 
died  away  and  the  public  mind  still  re­
tains  fresh  memories  of  the  exhibition 
of  the  military  strength  of  the  British 
Empire  then  made,  events  have recently 
occurred  which  promise  to  thoroughly 
test  the  resources  of  which  so  much 
boast  has  been  made,  as  well  as  to  try 
the  loyalty  of  some  of  the  dependent 
states  and  peoples  whose representatives 
figured  in  the  great  London  pageant.

England  is now wrestling with  a  num­
ber of  serious  difficulties  which  promise 
to  give  no  end  of  trouble  before  they 
are  overcome.  The  most  formidable  of 
these 
is  the  revolt  in  India.  The  out­
break  has  now  extended  to  the  greater 
portion  of  the  northern  frontier of  India 
and  there  is  reason  to  fear  that  the  ex­
tent  of  the  movement  has  not  yet  fully 
developed.  That  the Ameer of  Afghan­
istan  is  secretly  aiding  and  abetting  the 
rebellion  there 
room  to 
doubt,  and  as  the  rebellion  is  based  on 
religious rather than  on political grounds 
there  is  danger  that  the disaffection may 
extend  to  the  entire  Mohammmedan 
population  of  India,  that 
is,  60,000,000 
out  of  the  total  of  290,000,000  in  the 
whole  of  India.

is  scarcely 

There  are  some  authorities  who  claim 
that  the  ourtbreak  among  the  hill  tribes 
in India  has  a  direct connection with the 
attitude  of  England  toward  Turkey  in 
the  Armenian  and  Cietan  questions. 
According  to  this  theory  the  outbreak  is 
the  work  of  emissaries  of  the  Sultan  of 
Turkey,  who  have  been  endeavoring  to 
stir  up  the  Mohammedans  to  undertake 
a  holy  war  against  the  English.  Should 
the  Indian  government  succeed  in  lo­
calizing  the. rebellion,  it  will  not  be 
long  before 
it  will  be  crushed,  but 
should  the  entire  Mohammedan  popu­
lation  side  with  the  rebels  it  would  re­
quire  all  the  military  resources  of  the 
British  Empire  to  cope  with  the  diffi­
culty.

The  rebellion  in  India  is  not  the  only 
war  which  England  has  on  her bands  at 
the  present moment.  Although  but  little 
publicity  has  been  given  to  the  matter, 
the  advance 
into  the  Soudan  has  been 
resumed  and  Sir  Herbert  Kitchener and 
his  combined  Egyptian  and  British 
force  are  pushing  their  way  further 
south 
into  the  country  of  the  Khalifa 
with  the  intention  of  reclaiming  the lost 
provinces  of  Egypt.  Should  the  revolt 
in  India  extend,  the  operations 
in  the 
Soudan  would,  no  doubt,  have  to  be  sus­
pended,  as  all  available  British  troops 
would  be  needed  for  service  in  Asia.

Still  another  difficulty  has  developed 
which  may  easily  prove  very  embar­
rassing  should  it  tend  to  a  crisis  while 
the trouble  in  India  lasts.  A  few  days 
ago  President  Kruger,  of  the  South 
African  Republic,  announced 
in  a 
speech  to  the  Boer Legislative Assembly 
that  British  suzerainty  over  the  Trans­
vaal  no  longer  existed  and  that  nothing 
about  British  control  of foreign relations 
was  contained  in  the London convention 
of  1884.  Great  Britain’s  reply  to  this 
affront  has  been  the  transferring  of  the 
management  of  all  protected  countries 
from  the  Foreign  to the  Colonial  Office.  |

This  means  the  placing  of  the  Trans­
vaal  under  the  control  of  Mr.  Chamber- 
lain,  who  not  long  since  stated  in  Par­
liament  that  British  sovereign  rights  in 
the  Transvaal  would  be  maintained  no 
matter  what  the  cost.

According  to  the  general 

interpreta­
tion  of  the  London  convention  of 
1884, 
the  people  of  the  Transvaal  were  to  be 
granted  complete 
independence  as  far 
as  the  management  of  internal  matters 
were  concerned,  but  the  British  crown 
was  to  retain  control  of  the  foreign  re­
lations  of  the  Republic.  The  suzerainty 
of  Great  Britain  prevents  the  Transvaal 
from  making  treaties  with  foreign  pow­
ers  and 
is 
stopped 
into  an  agree­
ment  with  Germany,  which  he  is  said 
to  contemplate.  Great  Britain  would 
certainly  resist  any  attempt  to  set  aside 
its  sovereign  rights  even  to  the  extent 
of  going  to  war.

thus  President  Kruger 

from  entering 

It  will,  therefore,  be  seen  that  Eng­
land  has  her  hands  full  at  present  and 
unless  she  meets  with  great  good  for­
tune  she 
is  likely  to  have  her  military 
resources  taxed  to  the utmost.

The  Peddling  Ordinance  Stands  the 

Test.

Detroit,  Aug.  28—Judge Chapin heard 
arguments  yesterday 
in  regard  to  the 
constitutionality  of  the  recent  amend­
ment  to  the  ordinance  requiring  ped­
dlers  to  pay  a  license  of  $25.

Edward  Grece  and  Franklin  and  E. 
H.  Hinckley  appeared  for  the  peddlers. 
As  soon  as  court opened  Mr  Hinckley 
commenced  to  argue  points  of  law  to 
show  that  the  ordinance  was  not  valid 
on  account  of 
it  being  unreasonable. 
He  contended  that  the  license  was  ex­
orbitant,  that 
is  discriminated  against 
the  hucksters  in  favor  of  the  retail deal­
ers,  and  that 
it  was  not  uniform.  A s­
sistant  Corporation  Counsel  Joslyn  ob­
jected  to  this,  and  after  a  long  agument 
the  court  ruled  that  the  peddlers  would 
first  have  to  show  by  witnesses  that  the 
ordinance  was  unreasonable.

A  number  of  peddlers  were  placed 
upon  the  stand  and  testified  that  their 
earnings  only  reached  from  gi  to  $2  a 
day. 
In  addition  the  attorneys  for  the 
peddlers  attempted  to  show  that  there 
was  no  more  expenditure  of  public 
looking  after  the  peddlers 
money 
now than  there  was  previously. 
Judge 
Chapin  decided  that  he  could  not  find 
the  ordinance  unconstitutional  on  the 
evidence  submitted.

in 

The  Sprague  Agency  Under  Fire.
Owosso,  Aug.  27—In  yours  of  Aug. 
25  we  notice  an  article  on  “ Collecting 
agencies  which  should  be  avoided.’ ’ 
Why  did  you  not  include  the  Sprague 
Collecting  Agency  of  Chicago?  Will 
you  kindly  advise  what  you  know  of 
this  company?

In  June,  1895,  we  sent  them  several 
accounts  for  collection.  A  few  paid  and 
by  our  own  personal  efforts  we  collected 
a  few  more.  When  the  year  was  up  we 
asked  them  to  return  the  accounts  un­
collected,  which  they  do  not do;  neither 
do  they  remit  what  they  have  collected 
since  that  time.

A l b e r t   T o d d   &  Co.

This 

is  not  the  only  complaint  the 
Tradesman  has  received  concerning  the 
Sprague  agency  and  other complaints  of 
a  similar  character  were  in  process  of 
investigation  when  the  Tradesman  re- 
| ceived  the  above  communication.

In  the  year 

The  Rise  and  Fall  of  Singapore.
Singapore 

is,  or  was,  situated  in  the 
northwestern  part  of  Saugatuck  town­
ship,  Allegan  county,  Michigan,  on  a 
bend  of  the  Kalamazoo  River,  about 
three-quarters  of  a  mile  from  its  mouth.
1837,  Oshea  Wilder  and 
sons,  of  New  York,  purchased  from  the 
Barnes  family  (the  patentees  from  the 
Government) considerable  tracts  ot  land 
in  the  township  of  Saugatuck  and  pro­
ceeded  to  lay  out  a  village,  which  they 
called  Singapore. 
They  arranged  to 
build  a  large  sawmill  at  that  point,  suc­
in  disposing  of  a  good  many 
ceeded 
village 
lots  and  induced  quite  a  num­
ber  of  settlers  to 
locate  there.  The 
mill  was  built  as  promised,  tenements 
were  erected  for  the  mill  bands,  a  store 
was  opened  by  the  mill  company  and 
Singapore  started  upon  its  career  amid 
a  great  flourish  of  trumpets  and  a prom­
ise  of  much  prosperity.  The  mill  com­
pany,  known  as  the  New  York  &  Mich­
igan  Lumber  Co.,  did  so  well  that  in 
the  year 
1839  it  started  the  Singapore 
Bank,  of  which  Daniel  Webster  was 
chosen  President  and  Robert  Hill Cash­
ier.  A  good  deal  of  paper  money  was 
issued  by  the  bank 
in  the  shape  of 
handsome  notes  of  the  kind  generally 
known  as  wild  cat.

All  this  time  there  was  a  great  boom 
and  much  speculation  in  Singapore  real 
estate. 
It  must  he  remembered  that 
there were  no  railroads  in  the  new  west, 
and  river  towns,  especially  those  near 
the  lake,  were  looked  upon  as  having  a 
great  future.  For  several  years  follow­
ing  there  was  no  profit  in  the  mill  busi­
ness  and  the  enterprise  at  Singapore 
passed  through  several  hands.  Wilder 
&  Co.  sold  to  Carter  &  Co.,  and  in  the 
’50s,  the 
late  Senator  Stockbridge  se­
cured  the  plant. 
It was  about  this  time 
that  a  good  many  Dutch  families moved 
to  Singapore,  considering  it  a  haven  of 
refuge  where  could  be  produced  the 
necessaries  of  life.  Quite  a  number  of 
Hollanders 
lie  buried  there  in  graves 
unmarked.

Senator  Stockbridge,  however,  was 
very  unsuccessful.  He  made  no  money 
until  the  war  sent  prices  booming.  The 
best  of  the  timber  along  the  Kalamazoo 
R'ver  and 
its  tributaries  soon  disap­
peared  and,  in  1873,  the  mills,  three  in 
number,  were  removed  to  new  fields  of 
usefulness.  The  bank  had  long  before 
shared  the  fate  of  other  enterprises  of 
the  kind  and,  with  the  removal  of  the 
mill,  business  at  Singapore  suspended 
and  most  of  the 
inhabitants  moved 
away.  A few  years  later  every  house  in 
the  once  busy  place  was  tenautless. 
Many  of  the  buildings  were  torn  down 
and  many  were  covered  by  the  drifting 
sand  hills  that 
line  the  banks  of  the 
Lake.  Michigan  has  many  towns  which 
can  be  termed  dead,  but  I  believe  that 
Singapore  is  the  only  one  which  is,  lit­
erally  speaking,  dead  and  buried.  Not 
even  a  landmark  of  the  once prosperous 
town  can  be  found. 

J o h n  N i e s .

If  the armies  of  Europe  should  march 
at  an  eight-mile  gait,  five  abreast,  fif­
teen  inches  apart,  it  would  require  Dine 
and  one-half  days  for  them  to  pass  a 
given  point.

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Fruits and  Produce.
Creamery  Butter  in  Boxes  Instead  of 

In  Tubs.

is 

I  believe  the  Australian  style  of  box 
is  a  much  more  desirable  package  than 
the  tub  for  both  the  jobber  and  the  re­
tailer,  as  well  as  the  creameryman. 
The  jobber  has  the  following  difficulties 
to  contend  with  in  handling  tubs:  He 
frequently  finds  that  notwithstanding 
his  shipper  delivered  the  tubs  to  the 
railroad  with  five  hoops on  every  tub, 
covers  on  every  tub  intact  and  securely 
fastened,  the  butter  solid  and  neatly 
covered  with  cloth  and  salt,  the  condi­
tion  of  the  shipment  on  arrival  to  con­
signee  is  bad.  Some tubs  have  one  bot­
tom  hoop  missing.  One  or  more  tubs 
have  both  bottom  hoops gone and bottom 
of  tub  out.  Several  tubs  have  covers 
completely  smashed  on  account  of  hav­
ing  been  spilled  off  a  depot  truck  or 
from  the  severe 
jolt  occasioned  from 
the  train  engineer's  careless  use  of  the 
air  brake.  When  the  car  in  which  the 
butter 
loaded  does  not  contain  even 
tiers  of  tubs  and  even  depth  throughout 
the  car  these  tubs  with  smashed  covers 
will  have  displaced  cloths  on  top,  but- 
tei  will  be  mussed  and  dirty  and  the 
neat,  tidy  appearance  which  the  ship­
ment  had  on  starting  has  changed  to  a 
very  discouraging  one,  whereas,  had 
this  shipment  of  butter  been  packed 
in 
square  boxes  made  from  the  same  kind 
of  wood  as  the  tub,  or any  other  wood 
as  strong,  it  would  have  stood  the  same 
knocking  about  and  not  have  been  in­
jured,  neither  the  packages  nor  the but 
ter.  Another  advantage  to  the  jobber 
would  be 
in  the  matter of  weights and 
tares.  These  boxes  can  be  made  large 
enough  to  allo w   just  a given  w eigh t  to 
be  packed  in  each  box  at a ll  seasons  of 
the  year.  There  being  no  cloth  and  salt 
to  contend  with  and  no  soakageof pack­
age,  the  matter  of  settling  weights 
would  apparently  be  very  easily  ad­
justed.  Fifty-six  and  a  half  pounds  to 
the  box  would  be  an  advisable  weight, 
since  the  package  should  hold  out  56 
pounds  and  would  be  suitable  for export 
to  the  English  market,  they  calling  for 
56  pounds,  which 
is  half  an  English 
hundredweight.

We  use  a  whitewood  box  three-quar­
ters  of  an 
inch  in  thickness,  grooved 
three-quarters  of  an  inch  wide and  one- 
quarter  of  an 
inch  deep  three  times 
across  each  surface  of  the  box  two 
ways.  This  grooving  thus  allows  free 
circulation  up  and  down  and  across  the 
pile  of  boxes  when  stored.

fasteners. 

Advantages  to  the  retailer  would  be 
that  his  butter  would  come  to  him  free 
from  rust  spots  where  the  nails  go 
through  the  sides  of  the  tub  in  tacking 
on  cover 
The  package 
would  always  be  lined,  top,  bottom  and 
sides  with  the  best  and  heaviest  parch­
ment  paper  lining  and  no  salt  on  top  to 
get  next  to  the  butter,  thus causing  a 
slight  waste 
it  off.  The 
square  cube  of  butter  can  be  stripped 
out  of  the  package  and  be  wired  into 
any  sized  weights  required,  thus  deal­
ing  out  to  the  consumer  a  neat,  sightly 
lump  of  butter  instead  of  a  mass  of  un­
even  shaves  and  crumbs,  as  are  usually 
dealt  out by  digging  butter  out  of  a tub.
As  for advantages  to  creamerymen,  I 

in  scraping 

can  see  they  are  numerous :

1.  The  first  cost  of  the  box  should be 
less  than  the  tub  since 
it  requires  no 
very  highly  skilled  labor  to  saw  out four 
square  pieces  of  board  that  will  nail 
together  and  be  a  finished  package  so 
far  as  lumber  goes.

2.  The  boxes  can  always be freighted 
knock  down  and  where  shipped  in small 
lots  the  advantage  in  saving  of  freight 
over  tubs  is  more  than  one-half.

3.  There  are  no  hoops  to  get  lost  or 
broken  in  transit,  and  only  the  top  and 
bottom  board 
in  each  bundle  can  be­
come  very  much  soiled  by  coming  in 
contact  with  the  coal  dust  on  the  floor 
of  the  car  that  the  freight  house  man 
failed  to  have  swept out  before  loading 
the  car.

4.  There  will  be  no  tubs  to  dry  out 
and  fall  to  pieces  while  carrying  the 
package  stock.

5.  When  you  get  ready  to  pack  your 
butter the  box  needs  no  soaking,  there­
fore  you  will  have  no  occasion  to  use 
profane  language  about  the  supply  man 
who  sold  you  tubs  that go  out  of  shape 
when  soaked  so you  cannot  get  the  cov­
ers  on. 
I  simply  wax  the  inside  of  the 
box  with  dairy  wax  and  it  is  ready  for 
the  lining  and  then  the  butter  parch­
ment  linings  should  always  be well satu­
rated  with  salt  brine  to  avoid  mold.  We 
soak  box  linings  over  night.

6.  When  you  have  packed 

56^ 
pounds  of  dry  butter  into  the  box  you 
can  feel  pretty  well  assured  that  when 
your  returns  come  in  for  the  shipment 
you  will  not be  one  to  two  pounds  short 
in  weight  on  each  package  caused  from 
excessive  tares.

I  might  further  say  there  are  numer­
ous  other  advantages  to  be  gained  by 
using  the  box  instead  of  the  tub  which 
will,  no  doubt,  be  brought  out 
if  the 
question 
is  taken  up  and  thoroughly 
discussed  by  creamerymen,  commission 
men  and  grocers  generally.—Geo.  D. 
Mansfield  in  N.  Y.  Produce  Review.

*An  Effective  Call.

A  hardware  drummer  who  put  up  for 
the  night  at  the  leading  hotel  in a  small 
town,  had,  before  retiring,  left  explicit 
instructions  to  be  called  for  an  early 
train.  He  was  very  earnest  about  the 
matter,  and  threatened  the  clerk  with 
all  manner  of  punishment  if  that  duty 
was  neglected.  Early 
in  the  morning 
the  guest  was  disturbed  by  a lively tatoo 
upon  the  door.  “ W ell?"  he  demanded 
“  I ’ve got  an  important  mes­
sleepily. 
sage 
for  you ,"  replied  the  bell-boy. 
The  guest  was  up  in  an  instant,  opened 
the  door  and  received  from  the  boy  a 
large  envelope.  He  tore  open  the  en­
velope  hastily,  and  inside  found  a  slip 
of  paper  on  which  was  written  in 
large 
letters: 
“ Why  don’t  you  get  up?”   He 
got  up.

advertisement 

Advertisements  in  Trade  Papers.
The  reason  that trade-paper advertise­
ments  are  read  more  than  any  other 
class*  of  advertisements  is  because  the 
trade-paper 
contains 
money-bringing information,  and  every­
body 
in  what 
everybody  else  in  the  same  trade  has  to 
say  to  the  public,  and  the  trade  paper 
advertisement 
is  the  cheapest,  easiest 
and  most  sensible  method  for  the  man 
who  makes  and  sells  anything  to tell  the 
man  who  buys  that  something,  that  he 
has  the article  to  sell.

interested 

in  trade 

is 

Arbeiter  Picnic  at  Lansing.

The  D.,  G.  R.  &  W.  R.  R.  will  run 
a  special  train  excursion,  leaving Union 
station  at  8:45  a.  m.,  Sunday,  Sept.  12; 
returning 
leave  Lansing  at  9  p.  m. 
Round  trip  rate,  $1.  Don’t  miss  this 
chance  to  have  a  good  time.  German 
picnics  are  great  occasions,  and  this 
one,  with  the  visitors  from  all  parts  of 
the  State,  will  be  no  exception.

G e o .  D e H a v e n ,  G.  P.  A.

A  Wichita  man  has  invented  an  ap­
pliance  which  he  says  is  to  be  attached 
to brooms  used  in  hospitals.  It is  a  tank 
to  hold  disinfectants,  and 
is  arranged 
so that  the  stroke  of  the  broom feeds  the 
liquid  to  the  straws,  distributing  it  reg­
ularly  as  the  broom  is  drawn  over  the 
floor.

Riches

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P H O N E   555 
G R A N D   R A P I D ‘

A w ait  the  Merchant  who  offers 
his customers and his neighbors' 
customers  the
Fruits and Vegetables &

Fresh   an d Seasonable

From   .  .  .

The  Vinkemulder  Company.
B U T T E R
EG O S

Handled  only  on  Commission.

On  Commission  or  bought  on  track.
M.  R.  A L D E N ,  98  S.  Division  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

SEEDS New  Crop  Timothy.

Medium,  Mammoth  and  Crimson 
clover.  Alsyke, Alfalfa, etc.  Orchard 
Grass,  Red  Top,  Lawn  Grass.

New  Crop Turnip.  Garden  Seeds,  Implements,  Lawn  supplies. 

BEANS  size sample and

We are in the market for car lots or less.  It any  to  sel}, send good 
size sample and we will make bid for them.  We are also buyers of 
Alsyke Clover  and  Pop  Corn.  If  any  to  offer, kindly  advise  us.

ALFRED J.  BROWN  SEED CO.,  Grand Rapids.

S B B D S

Established

1876

We  carry  large  stock  Field  Seeds—Medium,  Mammoth,  Alsyke,  Crimson,  Alfalfa  Clover  Seed".

Timothy,  Orchard  Grass,  Blue Grass  Redtop  Seeds.

We buy and sell Beans, Potatoes,  Onions,  Cabbage,  Apples,  Pears,  Plums,  Peaches,  carlots  and  less.

Bushel Baskets and Covers. 

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Peaches—Early Alexanders now in market.  Hale's and Rivers peaches will soon  follow.

Give us your daily orders.

M O S E L E Y   BRO S..

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G RAN D  R A P ID S .  M ICH IG A N .

W holesale Seeds.  Potatoes,  Beans,  Fruits.

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it  Osage  Melons  and  Cantaloupes,  More  plentiful  and  cheaper.

Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Onions, Hadishes, Cucumbers, Tomatoes,

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New  Potatoes,  Summer  Squash,  Wax  Beans,  New  Peas,  Cabbage.

BUNTING &  CO., Jobbers,

A B SO L U T E

P U R E GROUND S P IC E S , B A K IN G   PO W D ER, 

B U T C H E R S’  S U P P L IE S ,  ETC .

POR  THE  TRADE.

THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY,

PHONE  555-

418-430  S.  Diviaioo  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

Four Kinds 01 counon  Bonus

are  manufactured  by  us  and  all  sold  on  the  same 
basis,  irrespective of size,  shape or denomination.
Free  samples  on  application.

TR A D ES M A N   C O M PA N Y,  Grand  Rapids.

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general belief  that  the  present  is  a  good 
time  to  buy.

T e a s d a l e   C o .

Prices  are  without 

Lemons  and  oranges  have  been  some­
what  neglected,  as  they  have  for  a 
special 
month. 
change.  Fresh  fruit  of  other  kinds 
is 
still  so  very  abundant  and  cheap  that 
the  old  stand-bys  that  we can  get  all  the 
year  around  are  waiting  the  advent  of 
the  holidays.

Canned  goods  have  taken  a  new  lease 
of  life  and,  unless  there  is  a  turn  before 
long,  this  line  will  be  almost  as  much 
advanced  as  wheat.  Almost  everything 
has  advanced,  tomatoes,  peas,  corn  and 
string  beans being  particularly  strong. 
Reports 
from  Baltimore  are  very  en­
couraging  and  not  for  many,  many 
months  has  there been  so  active  a  mar­
ket. 
It  certainly  seems  to  be  an  excel­
lent  time  to buy,  but  the  dealer  has  so 
often  been  stuck  on  canned  goods  that 
it 
is  very  difficult  for  him  to  get  up 
much  enthusiasm  over  future  tomatoes 
or  anything  else  in  cans.

Dried  fruits  have  met  with  a  most 
encouraging  reception  and  the  enquiry 
has  been  sufficient  to  keep  the  market 
well  cleared  up.  Not for a  long  time  has 
the  dried  fruit  market  been  so  encoura­
ging.  People are  only  beginning  to  ap­
preciate  the  value  of  dried 
fruits. 
There  has  never  been  half  the  energy 
put 
into  the  campaign  of  education  by 
dried  fruit  men  that  the  subject  de­
served.  Heretofore,  dried 
fruit  was 
supposed  to  have been  dried  on  fences 
by  the  sun  and  decorated  by  Hies.

Butter  has  advanced  to  19c  for  West­
ern  creamery. 
is  very 
strong  and  another  advance  is  not  at  all 
unlikely Very  soon.

The  market 

The  cheese  supply  has  been  rather 
larger  than  needful,  and  the  market  has 
sagged.

An  excellent  enquiry  prevaUs  in  eggs 
and  the  market  is  strong  for  desirable 
goods.

A  

Trlide  Paper  Advertising.
successful  manufacturer,  when 
asked  w hy  he  patronized  trade  papers 
so  largely,  to  the  neglect  of  other  meth­
ods  of  advertising,  replied:  “ Men  who 
do  not  read  their  trade  papers  and  keep 
posted  in  their  business  are usually poor 
customers. 
If  I  sell  them  a  good  lot  of 
machinery,  they  do  not  know  how  to 
use  it,  and  report  a  failure,  or  we  have 
to  run  after  them,  lose  time and  money 
to  get  them  going  and  make  the  sale 
stick.  But  those  who  read  and  are 
posted  know  how,  and  succeed.  Such 
men  would  not  read  circulars  if  I  were 
to  mail  circulars  to  them.  They  see 
my  advertisement  regularly  in  the  trade 
paper  and  know  I  have  an  established 
business,  and  when  they  want  anything 
in  my 
line  write  me,  and  don’t  whine 
about  prices  or  what  time  they  can  get 
from  others,  but  buy,  try,  and  have  no 
trouble,  and  pay  the  bill.  Give  me  such 
a  class  of  customers  as  I  can  get  by 
judicious  advertising  all  the  tim e.”

Men  rushing  to  Klondike  are  obliged 
to  make  pack  horses  of  themselves. 
They  are  donkeys  when  they  start.

Fruit and Produce Brokers

B e a n s   Specialty  P o t a t o e s

601 North Third Street, St. Louis, IXCo.

Consignments solicited.  Advances made.

Reference:  American Exchange Bank, St. Louis.

Harris & Frutchey

Will  buy  EGGS  on  track  at  your  station 
and  can  handle  your  BUTTER  to  good 
advantage.

60  Woodbridge  Street,  West,  Detroit,  Mich.

Butter  and  Eggs  Wanted

For cash at your station.
Special attention to

W R IT E   U S .

Apples,  Peaches,  Berries,  etc.

Hermann  C.  Naumann  &  Co.,

Main  Office,  353  Russell  Street,  Branch  Store,  799  Michigan  Avenue,  Detroit.

R.  H R T ,  Jr.,

Market  St., Detroit.
«£  Butter  and  E ggs  wanted «£

W ill buy  same  at  point  of  shipment, 
or  delivered,  in  small  or  large  lots. 
W rite for  particulars.

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Are still at their old location,  159 South Water Street, Chicago,  in  the  center  of 
the largest fruit market in  the  United  States, with  ample  room,  occupying  the 
entire  building.  Well  equipped  for  business,  they  are  still  in  the  front  in 

handling all kinds of F R  U I T S

DEPOSITS  AT  PRINCIP  L  POINTS. 

Stencils furnished on application.

W .  R.  BRICE. 

Established  1852. 

C.  M.  DRAKE.

W. R. Brice & Co.,

Commission
Merchants

Butter,  Eggs and  Poultry

SPECIAL  NOTICE.
W e   w a n t 
L iv e   P o u ltr y  

in

C a r   L o a d  

L o ts.

G O THAM   GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  to

Special  Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  Aug.  28—August  is  nearly 
gone  and  it  will  hereafter  be  reckoned 
as  the  “ starting  point  ”   of  a  trade  sea­
son  that  has had few  equals.  New  York 
City  at  this  writing 
is  being  visited 
with  representative  buyers  from  every 
part  of  the  country.  Many  of  them  have 
never been  here  before  and  they  almost 
all  speak  of  this  city  as  a  desirable 
place  to  visit  when 
in  search  of  sug­
gestions  or  merchandise.  Prices  are 
hrm  knd  on  groceries  there  have  been 
some appreciable  advances.

Coffee  is  one  of  the  things  that  shows 
no  upward  tendency;  in  fact, 
it  has 
touched  a  new  record  in  the decline  and 
we  have  Rio  No.  7  selling  at  6%c. 
Deliveries  have  been  fairly 
large,  with 
from  the  large 
most  of  the  demand 
roasters.  A  ten-million-bag  crop  is  said 
to  be  a  sure  thing,  and  with  the 
large 
supplies  already  on  hand  it  seems likely 
that  coffee  will  be  way  down  for  a  year 
or  so.  This 
is  tough  on  the  makers  of 
rye  coffee;  but  they  can  wait.  The  total 
stock  here  and  afloat  aggregates  792,850 
bags,  against  492,740 bags  at  the  same 
time  last  year.  Mild  grades  are  holding 
their  own  and  are  quite  firm,  Padang 
Interior  being  steady  at  23J£@24^c. 
Mocha,  i8j^@ 19c.

The  demand  has  been  steady  and  of 
about  the  average  volume  for  refined 
sugars.  Granulated 
is  still  quoted  by 
the  card  at  5c.  Raws  are  about  as  last 
week,  and  the  outlook  is  not  for  an  ad­
vance,  although  some  holders  are  said 
to  be asking 

more.

For a  wonder  there  has  been  a  fairly 
active  trade  in  teas.  Business  among 
private  bouses  has  been  very  good  and 
prices  are  decidedly  firm  for  the  better 
grades.  At  auction  there  have  been 
more  bidders,  but  prices  have  remained 
as 
low  as  at  almost  any  time,  although 
there  seems  to  be  a  little  more  compe­
tition  in  bidding  (or  certain  lines.

in  the 

Rice  dealeis  are  still  holding  for  the 
last  farthing  and  will  on  no  account 
part  with  their  holdings  at  less  than 
previous  quotations.  Reports  from  all 
pjints 
indicate  that 
stocks  are  not  excessive,  and  there  will 
soon  be  lively  trading  all  along.  The 
demand  is  now  about  equal  for both for­
eign  and  domestic.  Quotations  are 
about  unchanged,  but  an  advance  will 
occasion  no  surprise.

interior 

Pepper 

unchanged. 

In  spices,  a  few  transactions  have 
taken  place 
in  which  fair  quantities 
have  changed  hands,  but,  as  a  whole, 
the  market  is  quiet  and  quotations  are 
practically 
is 
slightly  firmer,  and orders  have  come  in 
in  a  fairly  satisfactory  manner.  Cloves 
and  nutmegs  are  unchanged  and  the 
supply  seems  ample  for  all  require­
ments.
.Molasses  and  syrups  have  a  better 
record  than 
last  week.  For  the  finer 
sorts  there  has  been  a  very  good  en­
quiry  and  the  close  is  decidedly  firm. 
No  particular  change  in  quotations  is 
it  is  the
anticipated 

immediately,  but 

Do you want  to  know 
all about us?

Write to

Com  Exchange  National  Bank,

Philadelphia,  Pa.

Fourth  National  Bank,

Grand  Rapids.

W.  D.  Hayes, Cashier,

Hastings National  Bank,

Hastings,  Mich.

D. C. Oakes,  Banker,

Coopersville, Mich.

23 South  Water Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.

Write  for  Information.

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MICHIGAN  TR A D ES M A N

Around the State
Movements  of  Merchants.

Central  Lake—Miles  Bros. 

have

opened  a  meat  market.

Three  Rivers—Geo.  M.  Hoyt  has  re­
moved  his  clothing  stock  from  Ovid  to 
this  place.

Ishpeming—Mrs.  E.  J.  Canfield  suc­
ceeds  Mrs.  S.  Fredlund  in  the  coniec- 
tionery  business.

Pewamo—Dr.  B.  C.  Thomas  has  sold 
his  drug  stock  to  Dr.  vHay,  who  will 
continue  the  business.

Ottawa  Lake—Jewell  Bros.  &  Wagon- 
lander,  general  dealers,  have  dissolved, 
Jewell  Bros,  succeeding.

Bay  City  —The  hardware  and  paint 
stock  of  Tepoorteen  &  Kent  will be sold 
at  mortgage  sale  Sept.  6.

Mendon—L.  J.  Lowe  is  extending  the 
length  of  his  grocery  store  by  the  addi­
tion  of  20  feet  in  the  rear.

Saugatuck—L.  A.  Phelps  announces 
removing  his  drug 

his 
stock  to  Holland  about  Oct.  I.

intention  of 

Harrison—Michael 

J.  Mitchell,  of 
Fanning  &  Co.,  grocery,  hardware  and 
boot  and  shoe  dealers,  is  dead.

Sault 

Ste.  Marie—McKee  &  Mc­
Donald  succeed  John  McKee  in  the new 
and  second  hand  goods  business.

Ypsilanti—M.  L.  Cromer,  the  mer­
chant  tailor  who  has  been  located  on 
Huron  street,  is  moving  to Marion,  Ind.
McBride’s—Geo.  R.  Pifer  has  sold 
his  grocery  stock  to  Elmer  Curtis,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at  the  same 
location.

Sheridan—F..  E.  Case  has  purchased 
the  millinery  stock  of  Miss  Mae  E. 
Hodges,  at  Cadillac,  and  removed  it  to 
this  place.

Bella ire—Benj.  Rodgers  has  rented 
his  meat  market  to  E.  J.  Potter,  of  Al- 
den,  who  will  continue  the  business  at 
the  same  location.

Lake  Linden—Geo.  Pfeifer  has  pur­
chased a one-third  interest  in the general 
stock  of  Nara  Bros.  The  firm  name 
will  be  Nara  Bros.  &  Co.

Ovid—Will  Woodworth,  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Marshall  &  Woodworth, 
hardware  dealers,  was  married  to  Miss 
Maude  Anderson  August  25.

Greenville—Wm.  H.  Gardener,  sev­
eral  years  ago  a  dry  goods  merchant 
in 
Belding,  has  purchased  the  M.  B.  Stev­
ens  a.  Co.  boot  and  shoe  stock  at  this 
place.

Lake  Odessa—Arthur  Tooles  has  sold 
a  half  interest  in  his  dry  goods,  grocery 
and  crockery  stock  to  Mr.  Dally.  The 
new  firm  will  be  known  as  Tooles  & 
Dally.

Lakeview—D.  L.  Everts  has  sold  his 
interest  in  the  furniture  stock  of  Everts 
&  Chapin  to  his  partner,  who  will  con­
tinue  the business  under  the  style  of  W. 
J.  Chapin.

Portland—Frederick  Holmden has dis­
continued  the  bakery  business  at  this 
place  and  removed  the  fixtures  to  Car- 
son  City,  where  he  was  formerly  en­
gaged  in  the  same  business.

Bellaire—Miller  Bros.,  of  Gladwin, 
dealers 
in  dry  goods,  clothing,  boots 
and  shoes  and  notions,  have  established 
a  branch  store  at  this  place,  Clarence 
N.  Miller  taking  charge  of  the  busi­
ness.

Jackson—Dr.  M.  McLaughlin  has 
purchased  from  J.  T.  Hammond  and  P. 
D.  Dwight  the  triangular  space  of  land 
bounded  by  Oak,  Pearl,  Cooper  streets 
and  the  Michigan  Central  tracks,  now 
occupied  by  a  cold  storage  and  other 
buildings.  The  purchaser  wiil  erect a 
large  grain  elevator and  farm  produce 
warehouse.

Bay  City—W.  A.  Watrous  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  W.  A. 
Penny.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Baraga—The  Nestor  estate  have  two 

camps  in  operation  already.

Alden—Wallbrecbt  Bros.,  of  Central 
Lake,  are  building  an  exchange  mill 
here.

Chassell—The  Sturgeon  River  Lum­
ber  Co.  has  started  two  camps  within 
the  last  ten  days.

Kalamazoo—The  Kalamazoo  Paper 
Box  Co.  has  been  organized  with  am­
ple  capital  to  manufacture  paper  boxes 
and  sample  cases.

Mancelona—The  Rapid River  Handle 
Co.  is  clearing  ground  for  new  build­
ings  nine  and  one-half  miles  southwest 
of  here,  on  Rapid  River.

Houghton—The  machinery  in  the  old 
Copper  Rolling  M ill  Co.’s  building  is 
being  removed.  The  machinery  has  not 
been  used  for  twenty  years.

Adrian—Ira  Waterman  and  Walter 
Clement  have  purchased  a  controlling 
interest 
in  the  Bond  Steel  Fence  Post 
Co.,  having  purchased  the  interests  of 
Dr.  J.  H.  Reynolds and  A.  M.  Keeney.
Traverse  City—The  Rittenbouse  & 
Embree  Co.  has  purchased  2,000,000 
feet  of  pine 
lumber  of  Mitchell  & 
Mahan,  of  East  Bay.  The  lumber  will 
be  hauled  to  this  city  and  shipped  by 
vessel  to  Chicago.

Ludington—H.  Grunderman  and Wm. 
McElroy  have  contracted  with  W.  C. 
Barber  to  log  2,000,000  feet  and  deliver 
the  logs  in  Hamlin  Lake.  The  timber 
has  been  sold  by  Mr.  Barber  to  the 
Cartier  Lumber  Company.

Brutus—Geo.  Greiner  has  bought  the 
old  dam  and  mill  site  on  Maple  River, 
formerly  owned  by  Dillman  Bros.,  and 
has  begun  erecting  a  grist  mill  where 
the  old  shingle  mill  burned  down.  He 
expects  to  have  it  in  operation  in  a  few 
weeks.

South  Frankfort—The  Crane  Lumber 
Co.  announces  that  it  will  build  a  new 
mill  at  once,  to  take  the  place  of  the 
one  recently  burned,  and  that  it  will  be 
a  combination  lumber  and  shingle  mill. 
The  company  claims  to  have  timber  to 
last  them  for twelve  years  yet.

Calumet—Work  has  been  begun  on 
the  D.,  S.  S.  &  A.  Railw ay’s  new  line 
into  this  place.  The  terminus  will  be 
at  the  old  Hancock  &  Calumet  depot, 
near  the  Tamarack  mine.  The  road 
through  Laurium  and  Red  Jacket  will 
be discontinued.  The  new  track  leaves 
the  old  one  near  the  Osceola  mine.

Allegan—M.  B.  Sweeting,  Albert 
Brand  and  T.  S.  Updyke,  under 'the 
same  of  Sweeting,  Brand  &  Co.,  will 
undertake  the  manufacture  and  sale  of 
the  Defender  oil  can,  a  recent  inven­
tion  by  T.  W.  Alexander,  of  Burling­
ton,  Iowa.  The  can 
is  said  to  be  far 
superior  to  anything  on  the  market.

Detroit—The  Morris  Heater  Co.,  with 
a  capital  stock  of  $10,000,  of  which 
$2,750  has  been  paid  in,  has  filed  arti­
cles  of 
incorporation  with  the  county 
clerk.  The  incorporators  are  Scott  H. 
Morris,  Lawrence  T.  Ryan, 
John 
Oelbmke,  Alfred  Houghton, 
Joseph 
Marshall,  Charles  Licht  and  John  Ben­
nett.

Detroit—Articles  of  incorporation  of 
the  Northville  Condensing  Co.  have 
been  filed.  The  capital  stock  is  $10,000, 
of  which 
10  per  cent,  is  paid  in.  A 
Detroit  party  holds  250 shares  of  stock, 
and  the  remaining  750 shares  are owned 
by  thirteen  residents  of  Northville,  four 
of  whom  hold  seventy-five,and nine  fifty 
shares  each.

Douglas— Weed  &  Co.  are  building 
an  addition  to  their  basket 
factory, 
16x44  on  the  west  end  and  16x67  on  the 
south  side.  The  addition  is  two  stories 
high  and  will  be  used  for  the  basket 
machine  rooms.

It 

Low  Moor—This  new  station,  on  the 
line  of  the  Duluth,  South  Shore  &  At­
lantic  Railway, is a  few  miles  west  from 
Ishpeming. 
is  here  that  Taylor  & 
Anthony,  of  Negaunee,  commenced  to 
clear  land  two  years  ago  and  have  now 
a  fine  looking  farm  of  about  a  thousand 
acres.  After  passing  through  the  barren 
country  west  from Marquette,  Low  Moor 
looks  like an  oasis  in  a  desert.

Lansing—The  Olds  Motor Vehicle Co. 
has  been  organized,  with  an  authorized 
capital  stock of $50,000,  to undertake  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  the  Olds  horse­
less  carriage. 
E.  W.  Sparrow  was 
elected  President,  E.  F.  Cooley  Vice- 
President,  R.  E.  Olds,  Treasurer,  and 
A.  C.  Stebbins,  Secretary.  Alfred Beam- 
er,  F.  M.  Seibley,  S.  L.  Smith  and  F. 
G.  Clark  are  also  interested  in  the  en­
terprise  as  stockholders.

Big  Rapids—The  Gale  Lumber  Co., 
which  has  been  negotiating  for the  pur­
chase  of  a  tract  of  timber  in  Ogemaw 
county,  has  closed  the  deal  for  enough 
hardwood  and  hemlock  to  run  its  mill 
seven  or  eight  years.  The  timber at 
the  Bundy  mill  is  about  exhausted  and 
the  company  expects  to  close  business 
there  in  about  a  month.  The  mill  will 
then  be  moved  to  West  Branch,  prepar­
atory  to  beginning  operations  on  the  re­
cent  purchase.

Portland—At  a  meeting  of  the direc­
tors  of  the  Wolverine  Soap  Co.,  held 
last  week,  Asa  Newman,  who  has  been 
business  manager  of  the  company  since 
it  became  a  stock  corporation,  tendered 
his  resignation  and 
it  was  accepted. 
In  his  place  W.  W.  Terriff,  who  is  Sec­
retary  of  the  company,  was  made  busi­
ness  manager.  Mr.  Asa  Newman  wiil 
look  after  the  books  and  Roy  Newman, 
who  has  kept  the  books  for  the  past  few 
months,  has  been  relieved  from  duty. 
He  may  go  on  the  road  for  thé company 
later.

to 

Menominee—There 

is  a  dead  sure 
sign  of  better  times  throughout  the  Up­
per  Peninsula, 
judge  from  all  ac­
counts.  There  is  no  better  evidence that 
the  tide  of  prosperity  is  setting  this way 
than  the  activity  now  being  displayed 
by the various lumbering concerns.  From 
P.  W.  Armstrong,  who  by  reason  of  his 
long  experince 
in  traveling  among  the 
logging  camps  is  one  of  the  best  posted 
men  in  this  section  on  matters  pertain­
ing  to  the  logging  industry,  it is learned 
that  the  greatest  strides  ever  made  in 
this  direction  are  now  being  put  forth 
throughout  the  Peninsula.

Jackson—Two  new  mining  companies 
have  filed  articles  of  association  with 
the  County  Clerk  and  are  preparing  to 
take  out  coal.  The  New  Hope  Mining 
Co.  has  a  capital  stock  of $10,000.  The 
mine  is  located  in  Blackman.  The  in­
corporators  are  James  Jenkins,  Spring 
Arbor,  George  W.  Jenkins,  Blackman, 
Jones  and  Mrs.  Alice  M. 
David  G. 
Jones,  Jackson,  each  of  whom  has 
100 
shares.  The  White  Rose  Mining  Co. 
has  a  capital  of $10,000,  divided  into 
400  shares,  of  which  Benjamin  D. 
Legg,  Charles  W.  Sarvis,  Andrew  Ben- 
dall  and  William  Richards  have  100 
each.  The  mining  operations  are  at 
present  located  on  West  Ganson  street, 
near  the  city  limits.  The  company  has 
a  most  excellent  quality  of  coal,  it  pos­
sessing  some  of  the  characteristics  of 
Ohio  coal  in  that  it  is  hard,  clean  and 
burns  to  white  ashes.

Arrangements  to  Entertain  Visitors— 

Co-Operative  Enterprise.

Saginaw,  Aug.  31—The  Saginaw  Job­
bers  and  Manufacturers’  Association, 
knowing full  well  that-“ with  most  busi­
ness  men  there  are  times  when  it  is  ad­
visable  to  break  away  from  the  usual 
routine,  and  to  see  their  customary 
duties  for  a  few  days  from  a  distance 
and  through  the  eyes  of  others, ’ ’  and 
having  determined  to  invite  the  retail 
merchants  of  Michigan  to  visit Saginaw 
on  Sept. 
15  and  16,  will  endeavor  to 
make  their  visit  both  enjoyable  and 
profitable.  The  manner  of  entertain­
ment  has  not  yet  been  fully  decided  up­
on,  but  will  undoubtedly 
include  an 
evening  at  one  of  the  gardens,  admit­
tance  to  Union  Park  on  policeman’s 
day,  free  transportation  to  Riverside 
Park  and  about  the  city  on  the  electric 
cars',  and  an  evening  at  the  Academy. 
Other  features  will  also  be  decided  up­
on.

A  number  of  retail  grocers  recently 
met  at  Elk  hall  to  discuss  the advisabil­
ity  of  starting  a  commission  house  in 
which  they  would  be  personally  inter­
ested  as  stockholders.  Vice-President 
McBratnie,  of  the  Mercantile  Associa­
tion,  presided,  and  W.  H.  Lewis  acted 
as  Secretary,  wbich  position  he holds  in 
the  Association. 
The  concensus  of 
opinion  after  some  discussion  was  that 
an  establishment  of  this kind  would  find 
ample  support,  as the stockholders  could 
not  well  do  otherwise  than  rally  around 
it,  and 
it  would  possess  many  advan­
tages  in  the  way  of  their  being  able  to 
get  supplies  sooner and  orders  could  be 
placed  ahead.  There  were  a  number of 
other  advantages  discussed  and 
the 
capital  required  was  placed  at  about 
$5,000.  The  meeting  was  of  an  informal 
character and  another  one  will  be  called 
by  the  chairman  at  an  early  date  when 
an  organization  will  probably  be  effect­
ed  and  a  manager  selected.  Herbert  E. 
Borden, who has had considerable experi­
ence 
in  that  line  of  business,  is  talked 
of  for  manager,  but  as  yet  no  steps  have 
been  taken  to  appoint  anyone  for  that 
position.

Porteous,  Mitchell  &  Co.  are  about  to 
remove  their  large  dry  goods  store  from 
the  Merrill  block  to  the  store  on  Frank­
lin  street, 
formerly  occupied  by  the 
Hoyt  Dry  Goods  Co.

Bell  Frozen  Out  at  Three  Rivers.

From the Centerville  Observer.

The  new  telephone  company  at  Three 
Rives  already  has  seventy-six  subscrib­
ers,  including  every  grocery  store  and 
nearly  every  physician’s  office.  The 
grocers  have 
issued  a  circular,  asking 
the  public  to  put  in  the  local company’s 
phones,  although  the  Bell  offers  phones 
at  $6 a  year.  There  is  a  rumor  that  the 
Bell  people  will  start  a  general  store  to 
retaliate  on  the  merchants.

During  State  Fair  Week 

P.  Steketee  &  Sons,  of  Grand  Rapids, 
are  making  special  efforts  to  entertain 
Michigan  merchants  who  call  at  their 
wholesale  show  rooms.  Their  beautiful 
lines  of  fall  dry  goods  surpass  any  pre­
viously  offered  and  all  their  traveling 
salesmen  will  remain 
“ at  home’ ’  to 
greet  their  friends.

Make  Yourself  Known.

During  the  State  Fair  the  manufac­
turers of  the  S.  C.  W.  5  cent  cigar  wish 
to  meet  all  dealers  who handle the brand 
and  all  others  who  wish  to  see  them  and 
invite  all  into  their  headquarters  at 
15 
Canal  street,  Grand  Rapids,  fora  social 
smoke.

We  are  making  up  our  cars  for 

large 
sizes  of  stoneware.  Write us  for  prices, 
delivered  in  your town.  Large  stocks  of 
fruit 
jars  and  stoneware  always  on 
hand.  W.  S.  &  J.  E.  Graham,  Grand 
Rapids.

Amos  S.  Musselman,  President  of  the 
Musselman  Grocer  Co.,  spent  last  week 
in  New  York,  getting  in  touch  with  the 
markets  and  noting  the  advances  from 
first  hands.
"   Ask  Visner  for  Inducement on G illies' 
New  York  spice  contest.  Phone  1589.

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style  of  Lockwood  &  Braun  for  the  pur­
pose  of  embarking  in  the  oyster,  butter 
and  egg  business.  The  firm  will  have 
its  headquarters  at  the  Valley  City  Cold 
Storage.

Mrs.  Klaaske  Groendyk  has  sold  her 
interest 
in  the  grocery  firm  of  Gust, 
Koopman  & Co.,  433 Grandville  avenue, 
to  Roelf  Gust and  Roelf  Koopman,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at  the  same 
location  under  the  style  of  Gust  & 
Koopman.

The  Produce  Market.

has  had  the  effect  to  lower  the  price  of 
lemons  still  another  quarter  of  a  dollar. 
The  movement  is  not  large  and  Eastern 
markets  are  lower.
Melons—Sweet  Hearts,  Black  Spanish 
and  Jumbos  command  io@i5c.  Home 
in  market,  but  are  not  in 
grown  are 
very  much  demand,  owing  to  their 
in­
feriority  to outside  stock.  Indiana osage 
command  75c  per  crate.  Benton  Har­
bor  osage  fetch  75c  per  crate.  Canta­
loups,  large  in  size  and  fine  in  quality, 
are  held  at  75c.  Little  Gems  have  de­
clined  to  40c  per  basket.

Onions—Dry 

stock  has 

again,  being  now  held  at  75c  per bu.

declined 

Grand  Rapids  Oossip
J.  W.  Taylor,  tinner  at  67  West Leon­
ard  street,  is  succeeded  by  John  W. 
Sullivan.

Chad.  Gildner  succeeds  J.  H.  Meyers 
&  Co.  in  the  meat  business  at  232  East 
Fulton  street.

J.  H.  Bacon  has 

leased  the  store  at 
523  South  Division  street  and  embarked 
in  the  fancy  goods  and  confectionery 
business.

John  Groendyk  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  552  Grandville  avenue.  The 
Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company  furnished 
the  stock.  _________________

Caplin  Bros.  &  Co.  have  opened  a 
new  grocery  store  at  Baldwin. 
The 
stock  was  furnished  by  the  Ball-Barn- 
haft-Putman  Co.

The  Tradesman  will 

keep  “ open 
house"  next week to  those of  its  patrons 
who  are 
in  the  city,  and  solicits  a  call 
from  every  Michigan  business  man, 
whether  he 
is  enrolled  as  a  patron  or 
not. 

_________________

Many  of  the  retail  grocery  stores  will 
close  at  noon  next  Monday,  on  account 
of  labor day.  The  jobbing  houses  have 
never  considered  the  holiday  of  suffi­
cient  importance  to  notice 
in  any 
way. 
_________________

it 

Heny  Schulte,  Vice-President  of  the 
Schulte  Soap  Co.,  is  in  town  this  week 
for  the  purpose  of  superintending  the 
preliminary  arrangements  for  the  ex­
hibit  the  corporation  will  make  at  the 
State  Fair  next  week.

Adelbert  Lockwood  and  John  Braun 
have  formed  a  copartnership  under  the

Apples—Pippins  and  Maiden  Blush 
command  $1.2 5 3 1.5 0  per  bbl.  Duchess 
fetch  $1.75 @2.

Bananas—The  movement  is  good  and 
the  market  is  steady.  The  lower  price 
of  other  fruit  is  having  the  effect  to  cut 
down 
in  a  measure  the  volume  of  the 
banana  trade.

Beets—25c  per bu.
Butter—Separator  creamery  has  ad­
vanced  to 
is  strong  at  that 
figure.  Fancy  dairy  is  in  good  demand 
at  I3@i4c.  The  supply  is limited,  prob­
ably  owing  to  the  fact  that  makers  are 
holding  for  higher  prices.

18c  and 

Cabbage—$2  per  100.
Carrots—25c  per bu.
Cauliflower—$1  per  doz.
Celery—io@i2c  per bunch.
Cheese—The  demand  is  not  as  heavy 
as  it  will  be  when  cooler  weather  pre.- 
vails,  and  as  the  stocks  at  factories  are 
not  heavy,  and  as  the  production  of 
cheese  cannot  be 
increased,  the  price 
for  winter  will  probably  be  much  better 
than  it  was  a  year ago.
Com—Green,  5c  doz. 
"
Cucumbers—25c  per  bu.
Eggs—Fancy  candled  command  I3@ 
14c.  The  receipts  are  not  equal  to  the 
demand.
Grapes—Home grown  Wordens  bring 
25c  per  basket.  They  are  superior  in 
color,  flavor and  size  to the Illinois Con­
cords.

Lemons—The  continued  cool  weather

eign  market  rather  than  strengthen  it. 
Such,  however,  seems  not  to  have  been 
the  case.  The  domestic  market  for  raw 
sugar  is  very  strong,  and  nothing 
is 
selling  except  at  a  substantial  advance, 
which  renfiers  refuse  to  pay.

Provisions—The  movement in  pickled 
and  smoked  meats 
is  not  very  heavy, 
owing  to  the  cool  weather  prevailing. 
The  provision  trade  will  probably  re­
main  steady  during  September,  after 
which  prices  may  be  easier.  Both  pure 
and  compound  lard  is  the  firmest  thing 
in  provisions  at  present,  and 
is  still 
tending  upward,  and  has  advanced  # c  
during  the  past  week.  The  demand 
is  a  little  ahead  of  the  supply.

Canned  Goods—'The  crop  of  tomatoes 
all  over  the  country  will  be  light,  and 
of  poor  quality,  because  of  the  cold 
weather  that  has  prevailed  nearly all the 
year.  Corn  is  holding  very  steady,  and 
some  packers  are  asking  an  advance. 
Standard  strawberries  are  still  high  and 
firm  at  the  advance  noted 
last  week. 
Other small  fruits  are  not  yet  affected. 
There  is  an  advance in mustard sardines 
of  40c  a  case  and  in  American  quarters 
of  20c  a  case.  Between  the  menhaden 
fish  on  the  Maine  coast  that  drive  off 
the herring  for  the  sardine  packers,  and 
the  troubles  with  the  strikes  among  the 
sardine  packers,  the  Maine  canners  will 
have  hard  work  filling  orders  for  their 
usual  amount  of  sardines.

Crackers—The  American  and  U.  S. 
companies  have  advanced  their  quota­
tions,  but  the  N.  Y.  Biscuit  Co.  is  still 
holding  to  the  4c  list,  with  no 
indica­
tion  of  any  change  in  the  near  future. 
New  branches  have 
recently  been 
opened  by  the  N.  Y.  Co.  at  Milwaukee, 
St.  Louis,  Cincinnati  and  Cleveland.

There  is  no  liberty  without  the  su­

premacy  of  the  law.

Oranges—The  market 

plied,  and  the  movement  is 
no  change  in  quotations.

is  well 

sup­
light,  with 

Peaches—Early  Michigans  command 
$i.5o@ i.75,  while  Early  Crawfords  find 
prompt  sale  at  $i.75@2.  On  account  of 
the  prices  ruling  high,  the  masses  are 
not  taking  hold  of  the  crop,  as  they  did 
last  season.  Barnards  are  reported  to 
be  small  in  size  and  small  in  yield,  but 
Chilis  are  said  to  be  large  in  size  and 
that  the  yield  will  be  the  largest, in  pro­
portion,  of  any  variety.

Pears—Clapp’s  Favorite  and  Bartlett 

command  75c@$i  per bu.

Plums—Bradshaws,  Eggs  and  Green 
Gages  fetch  $1.  The  quality  is  excel­
lent.
Potatoes—Indiana  buyers  are  already 
in  the  field,  taking  all  local  offerings 
on  the  basis  of  35@40c  per  bu.  The 
market 
is  strong  and  the  outside  de­
mand  is becoming  quite  urgent.

Squash—2c  per  lb.
Tomatoes—Offerings  are  large  in  size 
and  fine  in  quality.  Dealers hold  at  50c.

Turnips—25c  per  bu.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The European market has been 
stronger  during  the  week,  which  is  a 
very  unexpected  condition, 
inasmuch 
as  the  lack  of  demand  from  the  United 
States  consequent  upon  the  increased 
tariff,  was  expected  to  depress  the  for­

W e join with all good citizens of Grand Rapids in the hope that  a  very 

large portion of the people of Western Michigan,  and  many  throughout 

the State, will avail  themselves  of  the  privilege  of  attending  our  State 

Fair next week.  Aside from the  Fair,  Grand  Rapids,  as  a  great  and 

growing  commercial  and  manufacturing center, affords exceptional op­

portunities for entertaining and interesting those who pay her a visit.  **

Our doors,  our hearts,  our hands and our hospitality will be open,  and 
it will afford us much pleasure to meet and entertain all who may come

Lemon  &   Wheeler  Company*

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6

WOm a n ’s   W o r ld
The  Old  Cook  Book  and  Its  Tale  of 

Joy  and  Sorrow.

I  was  reading  the  other day  that  the 
old-time manuscript cook book  had  been 
revived  as  the  latest  caprice  of  fashion, 
and that the fad  of  the  moment with  rich 
and 
idle  women  was  collecting  rare, 
exceptional  and  unpublished  culinary 
formulas.  To  be  sure  it  comes  back  to 
us  in  a  new  dress,  for the  modern  com­
pilation 
is  encased  in  costly  bindings, 
ornamented  with  cleverly  characteristic 
drawings,  and  the  Cinderella  of  the 
kitchen  shelf  has  become  the  edition  de 
luxe  of the  drawing-room  table.
No  matter  bow  disguised 

in  frills 
and  furbelows,  the  return  of  the  manu­
script  cook  book  will  be  hailed  as  a  re­
turn  to  the  bonester  and  simpler  meth­
ods,  before  the  cooking  school  teacher 
and  her  theories  were  abroad 
in  the 
land  or  the  apostles  of  dyspepsia  had 
undertaken  to  show  how  a  family  could 
be  supported  on  the  disguised  remnants 
of the butcher shop for S300 a year.  Time 
was  when  a  housekeeper  believed  in 
her  cook  book  next  to  her  Bible,  and 
referred  to  them 
in 
times  of  trial  and  trouble.  She  bad  no 
more  doubts  about  “ Aunt  Sally’s  Re­
cipe  for  Sweet  Pickle”   turning  out  all 
right  in  the  end  than  she  did  about  the 
doctrine  of  predestination  and  foreor­
dination,  and  it  would  have  seemed  to j 
her  equally  daring  to 
tamper  with 
either.  Of  late  years,  however, 
the 
cook  hook  has  become  a  prevaricator 
and  fallen  from 
It  is 
written  now  for  mere gain  by  those  who 
know  not  what  they  do  or  advise  other 
people  to  do.  Only  the  unwary  and  in­
trepid  would  venture  on  the  compounds 
exploited 
its  pages  where  you  are 
vaguely  told  to  “ take a  pinch”   of  this, 
and  put  in  a  “ dash”   of  that,  and  “ sea 
son  to  taste,”   and  trust  to  Providence 
to  preserve  your  stomach  from the awful 
results.

indiscriminately 

its  high  estate. 

in 

It  was  emphatic. 

This  slipshod  way  was  not  the  way 
of  the  old-fashioned  manuscript  cook 
book,  which  a  woman  compiled 
for 
herself  and  for  her daughters  after  her.
It  was  definite. 
It 
left  nothing  to  immature  taste  or  reck­
less  judgment 
It  was  a  chart  and  com­
pass  by  which  any  woman  could  steer 
her  way  safely  and  successfully  through 
a  pie  or  pudding  or  the  inscrutable 
In 
mystery  of  making  things  “ jell. ”  
time  it  became  more  than  that. 
It  be­
family  and 
came  a  chronicle  of  the 
neighborhood  that  told 
its  story  to  a 
running  accompaniment  of  good  things 
to  eat  and  drink.

Among  my  chiefest  treasures  is  such 
It  is  no  edition 
an  old  book  as  this. 
luxe,  but  a  battered  old  volume 
de 
whose  writing 
is  faded  and  dim  with 
age  and  whose  back  has  gathered  stains 
on  many  a  kitchen  table  while  it  was 
propped  open  at  the  way  to  make 
canteloupe  citron  or  branded  cherries.
It  belonged  to  Miss  Fannie,  and  was 
given  me  after  her  death ;  that  day  we 
stood  for  the  last  time  in  her  dim,  old 
parlor  and  looked  through  the  window 
with  unseeing  eyes,  while  her  executor 
went  through  the  heart-breaking  cere­
mony  of  giving  to  each  of  us  some little 
keepsake  out  of  her  personal  belong­
ings. 
I  remember  he  half  smiled  when 
I  asked  for  the  old  recipe  book,  it  was 
so  old  and  battered,  and  seemed  to  him 
so  worthless.

One  never  quite  disassociates  the 
love  from  their  surround 
women  they 
ings,  and  I  could  no  more  have  thought

¡of  Miss  Fannie  outside  of  her  home 
: than  I  could  have  thought  of  a  rose 
without  perfume,  and  so  although  she 
was  the  last  person  in  the  world  to  have 
been  guilty  of  an  autobiography,  it  al­
ways  seems  to  me  that  she wrote one 
that  breathed  her  very  personality  itself 
when  she  compiled  her  cook  book. 
It 
was  the  growth  of  many years and marks 
many  epochs  in  her  life.  Sandwiched 
in  between  recipes  for curing  hams  and 
making  apple  float  are queer  little  per­
sonal  notes and  family memoranda,  that 
seem  oddly  out  of  place  until  you  re­
member  that  one  must  eat  and  drink, 
no  matter  what  happens. 
Birth,  or 
marriage,  or death,  joy  or  sorrow,  one 
lost  faith  and  bemoans  a 
weeps  for  a 
broken  heart,  and 
is  still  sensible  that 
the  coffee  is  exceedingly  good  or the 
steak  burned  to  a  crisp,  so  closely  do 
comedy  and  tragedy  walk  hand  in  hand 
through  life.

Not  that  Miss  Fannie  thought  this  all 
out.  She  was  never  given  to  philoso­
phizing  and  took  the  world  as she  found 
it.  There  was 
joy,  and  sorrow,  and 
love,  and  bate,  and  passion,  and  dis­
appointment,  and  success,  and  the  right 
way  to  make  preserves,  and  a  rule  for 
cake,  and  an  infallible  recipe  for scalds 
and  burns,  and  she 
jumbled  them  all 
up  together  pretty  much  as  they  are 
jumbled  in  life.  A  discerning  eye  can 
see  many  a  story  that  is  half  told  in  the 
dim  old  pages,  and  that  perhaps  Miss 
Fannie  half 
intended  to  tell  herself. 
Here,  for 
instance,  you  may  trace  the 
rise  and  fail  of  a  friendship  in  the  way 
Mrs.  Blank 
is  quoted  as  doing  things 
in  one  place  and  ignored  in  another. 
Here,  where  Cousin  E lla ’s 
famous 
recipe  for  plum  pudding  is  so  elabo­
rately  crossed  out,  marks  the  beginning 
of  the  family  feud,  when  Miss  Fannie 
ceased  fondly 
It  was 
always  a  grief  to  Miss  Fannie.  She 
never  ceased  to  bemoan  the  treachery 
that  robbed  her  of  a  friend  and  exemp­
lar. 
“ Of  course,  after  Cousin  Ella  did 
as  she  d id ,”   she  would  explain,  “ I 
could  never  copy  her  any  more,  not 
even 
It 
wouldn’t  seem  honorable,  you  know, 
but, ”   and  she  would  sigh  the  envious 
sigh  of  a  housekeeper,  “ that  is  the best 
recipe  for  making  plum  pudding 
in 
the  state. 
I  have  never  made  one  since 
the  family  difficulty,”   she  would  add, 
heroically. 
“ I  couldn't  make  one  like 
Cousin  E lla ’s,  and  I  wouldn't  make  one 
less  good,  so  I  have  done  without.”

in  making  plum  puddings. 

imitating  her. 

No  more  pathetic  chapter of  the  his­
tory  of  the  war  will  ever be written  than 
the  one  that 
is  gathered  from  the  old 
manuscript  recipe  books,  in  which  the 
brave  women  set  down  their  touching 
little  makeshifts  and  grotesque  econo­
mies.  The  men  were  off  marching  to 
the  roll  of drum,  in  the  very  shadow  of 
the  wbite-winged  angel  of  glory.  At 
first  the  women  sat  at  home  in the dumb 
anguish  of  anxiety,  with  eyas  that  grew 
strained  with  watching  and  blind  with 
weeping.  Then  came  the  necessity  for 
action.  Accustomed  comforts  had  be­
come  luxuries.  Clothes  must  be  pro­
vided  for  those  at  home and  lint  and 
for  the 
bandages  must  be  prepared 
wounded  and  suffering  on  field  and 
in 
hospital.  Every  device  was  passed  on 
from  woman  to  woman,  for  they  stood 
in  united  sisterhood 
in  the  face of  a 
common  need.  Page  after  page  tells 
its  pathetic  story  of  a  patient endurance 
and  a  courage  that are  no  less  heroic, 
although  they  have  no  other  memorial 
than  an  old  cook  book.

a 

is  all. 

recipe  for 

Such  a  book 

is  recorded  there. 

is  the  last  place  where 
one  would  look  to  find  a  love  story,  yet 
all  that  is  known  of  Miss  Fannie’s brief 
romance 
It  is  very 
short  and  very  simple.  On  one  page, 
just  under 
“ floating 
island,”   is  written,  a  little tremulously, 
as 
if  the  hand  that  penned  it  was  not 
quite  steady,  “ The 23d Michigan left to­
day  for the  front.”   Farther  on,  almost 
the  last  entry,  is a  bit  of  old  newspaper, 
announcing  the  death  of  gallant  Cap­
tain  -----while  fighting  at  the  head  of
his  company.  That 
Just  the 
bare  statement,  yet  between  those two 
pages 
lies  a  romance  that  was  bright 
with  hope  and  black  with  anguish,  and 
a 
love  so true,  and  deep,  and  faithful, 
it  outlived 
itself  and  went  with 
Miss  Fannie  down  into  the  grave.  Not 
many  people  knew  it.  She  was  never 
the  one  to  cry  her  sorrows  aloud  to  the 
world,  and  in  those dark  days  one  sad­
faced  woman  more or  less  was  nothing 
in  a  world  that  was  bowed  down  with 
grief.  For  myself, 
I  happened  on  it 
quite  accidentally.  Miss  Fannie  was 
making  watermelon  rind  pickles  and  I 
was  reading  the  recipe  for  it—“ Soak 
three  days  in  salt  water,  and  three  days 
in  alum  water, 
fresh 
water,  boil  in  spiced  vinegar,  and  add, 
etc.,”   you  know.  The  wind  fluttered 
over  a  leaf  or two  and  I 
idly  read  the 
little  printed  notice,  just as  I  had  been 
reading  the  recipe.

three  days 

life 

in 

Two  or three  pages of  the  book  which 
are  still  capable  of  raising  contempo­
raneous  thirst and  longing,are written  in 
a  bold,  dashing,  masculine  bandwrit­
ing  that  is  in  sharp  contrast  to  the  wav­
ering  feminine  chirograpby  of  all  the 
rest.  They  contain  recipes  for  mak­
ing  an  “ ambrosia”   which  put  every 
one 
in  good  humor  with  himself  and 
the  world,  apd  a  milk  punch  whose dis­
tinguishing 
feature  was  the  prepon­
derance  of  rum  over  milk.  These  are 
signed  by  a  certain  Captain  Leyland,  a 
dashing  adventurer  who  flashed  across 
the quiet  country  neighborhood and then 
suddenly  disappeared, 
leaving  many 
liabilities  in  the  shape  of  unpaid  bills 
and  debts,  and  by  the  way  of  assets 
these  seductive  formulas  for  compound­
It was  an  appreciative  and 
ing  drinks. 
philosophical  neighborhood,  and 
is 
not  on  record  that  any  one  complained. 
Indeed,  Miss  Fannie's  father  was  open­
ly  grateful.

it 

“ By  gad,  sir,”   he  would  say,  drink­
ing  a  bumper  to  the  departed rascal.‘ By 
gad,  sir,  many  an  honester  man  has 
paid  bis  way  less  well.”

“ D on't,”   cried  Miss  Fannie,  instant­
ly,  her  white  hands  fluttering  aimlessly 
over  the  page,  like a  wounded  bird.

It  happened  so 

I  looked  up,  startled,  and  when  1  saw 
in  her  face  the  unguessed  story  I  mur­
mured  some  confused  word  of  apology.
“ I  am  a  foolish  old  woman,”   she 
said,  presently. 
“ There’s  nothing  to 
tell. 
long  ago.  No 
one  knew. 
I  didn't  know  myself  until 
the  very  last- the  night  before  he  went 
away.  We  stood  together  under  the  tall 
poplars  at  the  gate,  and  he  said  the 
words  which  had  before  been  unspoken.
Then  he  kissed  me,  just  once,  and  he 
gave  me a  white  rose.  At  sunrise  they 
marched  away,  and  the drum  beat  died 
out  on  the  air.  And  he  never  came 
Just  that,  my  dear,  for 
back  any  more. 
a  lifetime - a   kiss 
in  the  dark,  and  a 
rose  that  withered  before  dawn,  and  the 
long,  long  empty  years.”

Miss  Fannie  turned  her  face  away 
from  me,  and  begun  stirring  the  kettle 
furiously.  “ Read  the  recipe  over again, 
she  said. 
it  pound  for  pound?”  
and  we  never  spoke  of  it  again.

“ Is 

There  are  very  few  entries  after  this.

indeed—when 

Miss  Fannie’s  father  died,  and 
for 
many  years  she  lived  alone  in  the  old 
house,  ascetically,  aftei 
the  wont  of 
maiden  ladies,  and  she  ceased  to  gather 
together  recipes  for  rich  dishes.  Some­
times—always, 
I  am
making  a  feast  for  that  discriminating 
few  who are  capable  of appreciating  the 
poetry  of  good  cooking,  I  get  out  the 
old  manusciipt  cook  book,  and  humbly 
follow  Miss  Fannie  through  the  intri­
cacies  of  some  recipe  that  would  make 
the  fame  of  a  cordon  bleu.  To  me  it  is 
as 
if  the  wind  of  memory  blew  from 
far  off  fields  of  clover,  and  as  it  stirs 
the  yellow  old 
leaves  of  the  book,  I 
linger  longest  at  the  page  that  is  still 
blotted  by  the  tear  Miss  Fannie  shed 
upon  it,  more  than  thirty  years  ago.

D o r o t h y   D i x .

Points  of  Business  Law.

in 

A  seller  retaining  the  right  to  elect  to 
take  the  goods  remaining  unsold  by  the 
merchant  is  not  the  owner  of  same  un­
til  after  he  has  made  such  election.
Where  a  contract  provides  for  pay­
ment 
installments,  recovery  of  the 
full  price  cannot  be  had  in  an  action 
brought  when  the  first  installment  only 
is  due.

One  who  signs  a  lease  as  surety,  at 
the  same  time  with  the  other  parties, 
and  without  any  conditions,  is liable  for 
the  rent,  although  he  never  occupies  the 
premises.

A  carrier  is  liable,  in  the  absence  of 
statutory  law  to  the  contrary,  until  no­
tice  to  the  consignee  of  the  arrival  of 
the  goods,  and  reasonable  time  to  in­
spect  and  remove  them.

A  note  without  grace,  made  payable 
at  a  bank,  and  placed  there  for  collec­
tion,  may  be  sued  on  after  banking 
hours  of  the  day 
it  falls  due,  if  such 
hours  are  known  to  the  maker.

An  employe,  on  engaging  in  business 
for  himself,  may  advertise  himself  as 
late  of  the  firm  by  which  he  was  em­
ployed,  the  sign  not  being  painted  so 
as  to  mislead  the  public.

Where  one  buys  goods,  knowing  the 
sale 
in  fraud  of  creditors,  and  min­
gles  them  with  his  own,  and  refuses  to 
point  them  out,  the  seller’s  creditors 
can  levy  on  enough  of  the  mixed  goods 
to  equal  those  of  the  seller.

is 

Getting  Back  Lost  Customers. 

From Hardware and Stoves Reporter.

A  dealer  sometimes  loses  sight  of  his 
customers.  He  does  not  know  what  has 
become  of  them,  but 
is  perfectly  well 
aware  that  they  have  ceased  to  favor 
him  with  their  orders,  and  that  their 
absence  means  a  falling  off  in  business 
unless  others  equally  valuable  have 
taken  their  place.  Then  why  not  try 
to  bring  them  back?  They  may  have 
left  the  neighborhood,  but  unless  this 
is  known  as  a  fact  they  are  still  worth 
searching  for.  They  have  gone  to  a 
competitor—a  fact  which  hurts  both  the 
pride  and the  pocketbook.  They  may  he 
brought  back  by  the  exercise  of  a 
little 
patient  endeavor,  and  even  if  they  have 
left  the  whole  world  forever  they  may 
have  executors  or  successors  who  do  not 
know  how  well  the  merchant’s  former 
customer  was  pleased  with  his  goods. 
It  never  pays  to  lose  a  customer,  even 
if  a  fitting  substitute  is  found.  The 
substitute  would  probably  have  come 
along,  anyway,  and  as  no 
increase  in 
trade  results,  there  has  been  a  step 
backward,since any  business  that  stands 
still  has  practically  made  a  recession. 
Hunting  out old  customers  and  regain­
ing  their  trade  is  even  better  than  find­
ing  new  ones,  as  in  the  former  case  the 
merchant  knows  their  wants  and  per­
sonal  peculiarities  and  has  a  better 
chance  for  pleasing  them.

The  yearly  consumption  of  sugar  in 
is  about  2,000,000 
the  United  States 
tons,  or  4,000,000,000  pounds,  which 
is 
equivalent  to  about  sixty  pounds  to 
every  man,  woman  and  child 
in  the 
country.  The quantity  of  salt  consumed 
is  about  I,goo,000  tons,  or  2,000,000 
pounds  less  than  the  weight  of  the sugar 
used,

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Worden Grocer Co

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

The  latch  string  of  the  house  shown  on  this  page  is  always  out,  but  during  Fair 
week  it  will  be  of  extra  length; 
long  enough  so  that all  can  “get  hold”  of it  and 
we  hope  every  merchant  visiting  this  city  will  “give  it  a  pull.”  Railroad  fares 
will  be  low  and  we  advise  you  to  take  a  day  off  and  come  to  town. 
If  you  feel 
“blue,”  come  in  and  let  us  brace  you  up. 
If  you feel  “good,” that is a better  rea­
son  for  your  coming,  that  we  may  rejoice  together  over  returning  good  times. 
Speaking  for  ourselves,  trade  has  never  been  better  than  at  present  and  espec­
ially  on  those  lines  in  which  we  take  great  pride,  such  as  Teas, Coffees, Canned 
Goods,  Provisions,  Etc. 
It  is  our  aim  at  all  times  to  keep  the  highest  grade  of 
goods  procurable  and  to  sell  them  at  the  lowest  prices  possible,  considering qual­
ity.  Give  us  the  pleasure  of  seeing  you  when  in  town.

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GENERAL  TRADE  SITU A TIO N .
The  moderate  reaction  of  ten days ago 
in  the  general  stock  market  and  the 
sharper  one  in  wheat  has  been  followed 
by  the  former  resuming  its  steady  up­
ward  movement,  and  the  latter, after  re­
gaining  much  of  the  rise,  has fluctuated 
by  wide  movements  which  have  afford­
ed  abundance  of  activity  for  the  spec­
ulators.  What  is  of  more  significance, 
however,  is  that  the  increase  in 
indus­
trial  activity  continues  with  an  increas­
ing  ratio.  Prices  are  advancing  with  a 
slow,  healthy  steadiness  in  all the staple 
industries  and  a  feeling  of  solid  confi­
dence  pervades  all  the  purely  industrial 
markets.

in 

Exports  from  New  York 

three 
weeks  have  been  33.9  per cent,  larger 
than  last  year,  when  the  total  was  $68,- 
600,000,  which  would 
indicate  a  total 
this  month  exceeding  $91,000,000. 
Im­
ports 
in  four  weeks  here  have  been  17 
per  cent,  less  than  last  year,  when  the 
total  was  $49,468,000,  indicating  a  total 
this  month  of  about  $41,000,000.  Cot­
ton  exports  were  larger  last  year  from 
points  outside  New  York,  so  that  the 
excess  may  not  be  so  great,  but  it  is 
big  enough  to  make  London  bankers 
disgusted  when  their  clients  insist  upon 
buying  shares  in  American  prosperity. 
And  the  prosperity  coming  does  not 
seem  far  off,  with  actual  payments 
through  clearing  houses  averaging  daily 
in 
in  August  12.6  per  cent,  more  than 
1892,  and  38.9  per  cent,  more  than 
last 
year.  Although  this  month  has  but 
twenty-six  business 
against 
twenty-seven  in  the  other years,  the  ag­
gregate  of  payments  will  probably  be
about  $305,000,000  larger  than  in  1892 
and  $1,300,000,000  larger  than  last  year, 
and  a  difference  of  more  than  the  entire 
annual  value  of  both  wheat  and  corn 
crops 
in  the  payments  during  a  single 
month  is  not a  small  matter.

days, 

The  upward  start 

in  prices  of  iron 
and  steel,  which  has  been  awaited  so 
long  because  consuming  demand  ‘bad 
not  yet  overtaken  the  capacity  of works, 
has  come  at  last,  and,  although  the  av­
erage 
is  yet  only  about  3.1  per  cent, 
higher, it seems likely  to  go  further.  Pig 
iron  is  about  25  cents  higher,  steel  bil­
lets  1$  per  ton,  rods  $1.50,  wire  nails 
five  cents  per  keg,  and  structural  an­
gles,  plates  and  bars  about  $1  per  ton, 
the  latter  being  in  especial  demand  for 
car  buiiding.  While  part  of  the  rise 
may  be  due to  the  strike,  which  keeps 
some  works  idle,  it  is  well  known  that

other  works  are  starting  after  long  idle­
ness,  one 
journal  mentioning  sixteen 
iron  plants  which  have  started  up  dur­
ing  the  week.

The  cotton  mills,  after  their  summer 
vacation  to  work  off  surplus  stocks,  are 
starting  in  most  places  with  full  force, 
and  prices  of  goods  have  generally  ad­
vanced  a  little.  While  heavy  specula­
tive  sales  of  wool  continue,  manufac­
turers  are buying  rather  more,  as  their 
initial  orders  have  been  decidedly 
larger  than has been usual  in this month, 
even  of  good  years,  and  prices  of  goods 
have  been  advanced  about  10  per  cent, 
on  most grades,  although  more  by  some 
manufacturers  who  wished  to  make  no 
more  contracts  at  present,  while  many 
their 
others  have  openly  withdrawn 
goods  from  the  market. 
A  number 
of  mills  are  now  running  night  and  day 
to  fill  orders.  The  boot  and  shoe con­
cerns  are  generally  kept  busy by belated 
orders  for  winter  goods,  much  greater 
than  are  customary  at  this  season,  but 
spring  orders  are  slow,  and  the  small 
advance 
is  not  relished,  al­
though 
leather  has  risen  about  8  per 
cent,  since  April  and  hides  26  per  cent.
New  York  has  begun  to supply the  in­
terior  demand  for  money,  and  at  the 
same  time  the  demand  for  commercial 
loans  has  bcome  larger and much broad­
er,  representing of late  an  unusual  num­
ber  of  country  distributing  houses.  The 
supply  of  funds 
is  so  ample  and  rates 
at  present  are  so  moderate  that  banks 
are  by  no  means  impatient  to  have  gold 
imports  begin,  and 
the  remarkable 
strength  of  Western  banks  is  shown  in 
the  small  demand  from  this  city,  not­
withstanding  the  heavy  movement  of 
grain.

in  prices 

Failures  for  the  week  were  210,  while 
last  week  they  were  221,  and  for  the 
corresponding  week  last  year  320.
LIBEL  ON  M ICHIG AN  GROCERS.
The  Grocery  World,  published 
in 
Philadelphia,  is  a  worthy  publication 
and  seldom  takes  a  false  step,  but  the 
last  issue  contains  an  article  relating  to 
Michigan  grocers  which  would  be  libel­
ous  if  it  were  not  ridiculous.  The  arti­
cle  is  as  follows:

Certain  parts  of  Michigan  are  said  to 
be  sadly  in  need  of  grocers’  associa­
tions.  Every  grocer  in  Michigan  ad­
mits  he  cannot  make a  profit  on  any  of 
the  articles  that  the  grocers  where  there 
are  associations  are  making  their  chief 
source  of 
income.  They  are  selling 
flour below  cost,  they  aie  delivering  oil 
at  a  loss  and  are  losing  money  on  all 
their  staples.  In  addition  to  his  grocery 
business  every  Michigan  grocer  runs  a 
saloon  and  a  meat  market.  They  say 
they  never  could  make  the grocery busi­
ness  pay  alone,  and  so  they  depend  on 
the  saloon  business  and  the money made 
on  meats  to  eke  out  a  living  and  pay 
the  bills.  They  are  conducted  as  side 
lines.

While  competition  in  the  grocery  line 
is  very  strong  and  prices  generally  are 
too  close  to  cost  to  afford  the  margin 
grocers  ought  to  make  to  render their 
business  altogether  pleasant  and  profit­
able,  the  Tradesman 
insists  that  the 
picture 
is  greatly  overdrawn  and  that 
the  faithful  narrator  should  use  more 
care  than  the  writer  has  exercised  in 
attempting  to  describe  the  situation.
The  statement  that  “ every  Michigan 
grocer  runs  a  saloon"  is  unworthy  so 
excellent  a  journal  as  the Grocery World 
and  the  Tradesman  regrets  that  so  base­
less  a  falsehood  should  appear  in a jour­
nal  of  character and  standing.  Not  one 
dealer  in  twenty-five—probably  not  one 
in  fifty—bandies  liquors 
in  connection 
with  groceries,  and  the  number  who 
carry  fresh  meats  along  with  groceries 
is  about  in  the  proportion  of  one  to ten.

W ILL  W HEAT  SELL  HIGHER?
One  of  the  peculiarities  of  the Ameri­
can  farmer  is  his  disposition  to  believe 
all  speculative  promises  and  to hold  his 
products  for  the  higher  prices  that  are 
so  often  assured  him  by  the  market 
manipulators.  A  few  weeks  ago  the 
wheat  growers  were  quite willing to take 
75  cents  per  bushel  for  their  grain,  but 
when  the  speculators  hoisted  values  to 
$i,the  farmers  held  back their offerings, 
and  many  of  them  declared  they  would 
wait  for  the  price  to reach  $1.25.

in 

At  anywhere  from  75  cents  to $1  per 
bushel  there 
is  a  good  profit  in  grow­
ing  wheat,  and  the  farmer  who  has  seen 
his  grain  advance  50  per  cent, 
less 
than  two  months  should  certainly  be 
eager  to  sell  at  the  enhanced values. 
It 
may  be  that  wheat  will  go  higher,  but 
there  are  also  many  things  that  could 
cause  a  decline.  Under  excitement  a 
“ bull”   market  may  be  carried  too  far 
and  be overdone.  When this  is  the  case 
the  result  works  harm  to  all  interests 
affected.

The  wise  faimer  sells  his  crop  on  an 
advancing  market,  and  such  a  rapid 
and  material  advance  as  has  been  ex­
perienced  recently  should  certainly 
in­
duce  him  to  take  in  part  of  his  profits 
anyway.  The  United  States has a  large 
crop  to  sell,  and  while  every  bushel  of 
it  will  be  needed,  the  present  prices 
ought  to  be  high  enough  to  coax  some 
of  the  farmers’  abundance  out of  their 
bins.

There  is  no  need  to  fear  that  bearish 
speculators  can  cause any  material  de­
cline 
in  wheat  values.  The  shortage 
in  European  countries  guarantees  a 
ready  market  for  every bushel  this coun­
try  has  for  export.  Germany,  Hungary, 
Austria,  Roumania,  Bulgaria,  Russia 
and  Italy  are  all  reported  talking  defi­
if  the  reports  may  be  be­
ciency,  and 
lieved  the  shortage 
is  somewhat  un­
usual.  To  cap  the  climax,  Russia  is 
reported 
likely  to  prohibit  exports  and 
the  French  ministry  likely  to  experi 
ence  a  crisis  on  account  of  dear  bread 
and  importunities  to  suspend  the  im­
port  duty.

_________________

Should  either  France  or  Russia  adt 
in  the  way  indicated,  wheat  might  go 
higher,  and  even  without  that  aid  it  is 
still 
likely  to  sell  at  better  prices  than 
for  five  years  past  during  the  next  six 
months. 
TH E   M ONEY  ORDER  BUSINESS.
The  recently  devised  circular  check 
system  adopted  by  the  banks of  Georgia 
has  attracted  considerable attention  and 
leading  bankers  seem  to  think  that  in  a 
few  years  it  will  be  adopted  generally. 
Its  object  is  to  regain  for  United  States 
banks  some  portion  of  that  constantly 
growing  business  of  effecting  transfers 
of  small  sums  of  money  which,  with  the 
revenue  derived  therefrom,  has 
in  the 
past  quarter  of  a  century  been,  to  a 
considerable  extent, 
the 
banks  by  the  postal  and  express  money 
order  systems.

taken  from 

A  writer 

in  the  Bankers’  Magazine 
calls  attention  to  the  growth  of  the  pos­
tal  and  express  money  order business 
in  this  country.  Few  people  have  any 
idea  of  the  amount  of  the  transfers  of 
money  effected  by  these  means,  and 
will,  no  doubt,  be  surprised  to 
learn 
from  the  statistics  compiled  by  the 
writer  mentioned  that  during  the  fiscal 
year  ending  June  30,  1896,  the  post- 
offices  of  the  country  issued  23,062,053 
domestic  money  orders,  involving  the 
enormous  sum  of  $172,100,649.02.  For 
this  service  the  Government received  in 
fees $1,410,077.76,  or an  average of  5.88

cents  for  each  order 
issued,  the  orders 
themselves  averaging 
in  amount  $7.18 
each.  The  amount  of 
orders 
handled  by  express  companies  cannot 
be  ascertained,  but judging  by  the  num­
bers  of  the  orders,  the  volume  of  their 
business  in  this  line  must  be  consider­
able.

such 

A  steady  increase has been manifested 
for  the  past  thirty  years,  excepting  dur­
ing  the  period  about 
1890,  when  the 
postal  notes  took  the  place  of  money 
orders  to  a  considerable  extent.  The 
charges  for  the  postal  orders  have  from 
time  to  time  been  appreciably  reduced ; 
but  notwithsanding  this  the  revenue  has 
steadily  grown,  and  during  1896 
it  ex­
ceeded  the  expense  of  the  system  by 
$730,646.64.

In  addition  to  this  the  foreign  money 
orders  issued  now  amount  to very nearly 
$14,000,000 and  number  1,000,000—giv­
ing  an  average  of  about  $14  per  order. 
The  revenue  derived  was  in  1896  $177,- 
021,  showing  an  average  cost  per  order 
of  18  cents.

It  will  be  observed  that  the  public 
pays  the  postoffice  more  than  eight- 
tenths  of  1  per  cent,  tor  this  service  of 
transferring  money,  a  rate  which 
is 
in  excess  of  the  average  paid 
greatly 
for  domestic  exchange 
furnished  by 
banks,  and  some  of  the  leading  bankers 
are  determined  to  devise  a  means  by 
which  to  bring  back  to  themselves  a 
large  share  of  this  business.

CAN  A  CORPORATION  LIE?
The  Tradesman  takes  pleasure  in  re­
producing  the  following  advertisement 
for  the  Michigan  Central  Railway  with­
out  charge:

A  new  form  of  thousand  mile  ticket, 
the  result  of  careful  consideration  and 
discussion  between  the  railroads  and 
their  principal  patrons,  will  be  placed 
on  sale  Sept.  1  at  all 
important  Mich­
igan  Central  ticket  offices.  The  ticket 
is  sold  for  $30,  with a  rebate  to  the  pur­
chaser  of  $10  when  used  up  in  compli­
ance  with  its  conditions  ana  is accepted 
on  all  the  lines  in  the  Central  Passenger 
Association, 
in  number and 
covering  a  vast  extent  of  country.  No 
mileage  book  has  yet  been  devised  so 
acceptable  to  all  parties  concerned  and 
so  advantageous  to  the  holder.  Every 
one  who 
is  likely  to  travel  a  thousand 
miles  in  a  year should  avail  themselves 
of  it,  and  should  consult  the  nearest 
Michigan  Central  ticket  agent.

forty-five 

The  Tradesman  gives  place  to  this 
announcement  for  the  purpose of calling 
attention  to  the  most  flagrant  falsehood 
ever  uttered  by  a  railway  corporation— 
the statement  that  the  new  book 
is  the 
“ result  of  careful  consideration  and 
discussion  between  the  railroads  and 
their  principal  patrons.”

It  is  sometimes  asserted  that the reign 
of  Ananias  is  at  an  end. 
In  case  the 
devil  runs  short  of  liars he  has  a  worthy 
successor  tr  Ananias  in  the  Michigan 
Central  Railway.

According  to  the  traditions  of  the 
Greeks,  the  first  discovery  of  iron  by 
the  human  race  was  made  on  Mount 
Ida,  by  the  tribe  called  Dactyles. 
It  is 
said  that  the  forest  was  set  on  fire  by 
lightning,  and  so 
intense  was  the  heat 
of  the  great  masses  of  fallen  trees  that 
the  bed  of  iron  beneath  was  melted  and 
trickled  in  small  streams  down  into  the 
valley.

Schlatter,  the  divine healer,  is against 
16  to  1.  He  has  skipped  from  Canton, 
Ohio,  leaving  sixty  empty  whisky  bot­
tles  and  one  wife.

If  whisky  will  keep  on  after  wheat 

corn  may  conclude  to  follow.

TH E   REVOLT  IN  INDIA.

But  very  meager details  are being  re­
ceived  as  to  the  progress  of  the  revolt 
in  Northern  India;  but  even  this  fact 
indicates  that  the  situation  is  very  seri­
ous,  as  there  is  strong  reason  for  believ­
ing  that  the  British  government  is  sup­
pressing  news  as to  the  actual  situation. 
There  are  reasons  for  believing  that  the 
celebrated  Khyber  Pass,  which 
is  the 
line  of  communication  between  India 
and  Afghanistan,  has  been  completely 
occupied  by  the  rebellious  natives,  and 
that  the 
insurgents  are  now  preparing 
to  push  the  war  into  India  proper.

,  as  the  pass 

While  the  Indian  government  has  as­
sembled  a  large  force  for  the  purpose 
of  crushing  the  revolt,  the  possession  of 
the  Kbyb 
iss  by  the  rebels  is  a  se­
rious  matt 
is  a  strong 
strategic  position,  and,  in  the  hands  of 
a  determined  foe,  will  be  difficult  to  re­
capture.  Of  course,  it  will  be  retaken; 
but  much 
lives  will 
have  to  be  suffered.  The  Khyber  Pass 
has  already  been  the  scene  of  some  ter­
rible  fighting,  and 
in 
that  line  is  likely  to  be  again  added  to 
in  the  not  very  distant  future.

loss  of  valuable 

its  distinction 

The  British  government  is  being  sub­
jected  to  some  very severe  criticism  be­
it  permitted  the  Khyber  Pass  to 
cause 
be  garrisoned  only  by  native  levies 
in­
stead  of  by  at  least  a  detachment  of 
It  certainly  does  seem 
British  troops. 
important 
remarkable  that  this  very 
position  should  have  been 
left  entirely 
to  the  protection  of  native  troops. 
It  is 
the  natural  gateway  to  the  Indian  em­
pire,  and 
its  capture  by  Russia  would 
sound  the  death  knell  of  British  rule  in 
Southern  Asia.  Russia  has  for  years 
been  intriguing  with  Afghanistan,  and 
it  has  been  pretty  openly  charged  that 
the Ameer of Afghanistan  has been insti­
gating  the  present  revolt,  although  he 
stoutly  denies  this.

being  reproduced  in  glass.  The  scheme 
contemplates  a  large  exhibit,  involving 
the  use  of  100,000 gallons  of  California 
red  wine  to  represent  the foaming,dash­
ing  water.  The  precipice  over  which 
the  wine  is  precipitated  wilL  be  formed 
of  glass,  through  which  electric 
lights 
will  shed  a  light  intensifying  the  warm 
color  of  the  wine  and  the  grottoes  and 
caves  along  the  banks  will  also  be  of 
glass.  These  caves  will  be large enough 
to  contain  several  people  and  will  be 
elaborately  decorated  with  California 
fauna  and  furnished  with  cool  retreats 
wherein  visitors  may  rest  and partake of 
the  fruits  and  wines  of  California  while 
listening  to  the  thunder  of  the  cataract. 
Along  the  rocky  banks  about  the  cata­
ract  will  be  growing  citrous  trees  in 
full  bearing.  This  project  will  be  car­
ried  out by  a  syndicate  of  wealthy  Cali­
fornians.  _________________

A  chemist  has  announced  that  he  has 
discovered  a  method  of  treating  eggs  so 
that  they  will  not  spoil,  and  be  assets 
that  in  the  future  drinks  in  which  eggs 
are  used  will  be  mixed  with  eggs chem­
ically  insured.  Eggs  have  been  manu­
factured  by  artificial  means  so  cleverly 
that 
it  was  difficult  to  tell  them  from 
the  real  article,  but  the  discoverer  of 
this  remarkable  method  of  preserving 
eggs  alleges  that  he  is  the  first  man 
in 
this  field  to  succeed.  Nearly  all  of 
the  soda  water  stands  serve  egg  phos­
phate during  the  summer months,  and  it 
occasionally  happens  that an  egg  of  the 
’96  model  gets  mixed  with  a 
'97  phos­
phate,  with  results  that  are  disastrous  to 
the  soda  water  proprietor.  The  inventor 
of  the  new  method  believes that his eggs 
will  do  more  than  the  police  to  keep 
peace  during  the  summer  months  where 
soda  water  is  served.  Thus  far  he  has 
made  no  explanation  of  his  new 
in­
vention,  but  he  alleges  that  it  has  been 
thoroughly  tested  and found satisfactory.

The  British  government,  or,  more 
properly  speaking,  the  Indian  govern­
ment,  has  hastened  troops  to  the  north­
ern  part  of  India,  until 
it  is  now  be­
lieved  that  a  force  of  nearly  twenty-five 
thousand  men  has  been  assembled  with­
in  striking  distance  of  the rebels.  This 
army  will  probably  prove  sufficient  to 
crush  out  all  resistance;  but,  if  necess­
larger  detachments  can  be 
ary,  even 
assembled  promptly,  as 
India  has  a 
standing  army  of  225,000  men,  of  which 
about  one-third  are  European  troops. 
If  the  trouble  can  be  confined  to  the 
tribes  along  the  northern  frontier, 
it 
will  probably  not  prove  of  long  dura­
tion ;  but  there 
is  ground  for  fearing 
that  the  rebellion  may  spread  to  India 
proper,  in  which  event  a  very  consider­
able  campaign  will  have  to  be  under­
taken.  Religious  fanaticism  is  the  most 
serious  foe  that  has  to  be  combated  this 
time. 
is  believed  that  the  tribes­
men,  who  are  all  Mohammedans, 
have  been  incited  to rebel  by  emissaries 
of  the  Sultan  of  Turkey,  and  for  this 
reason  the  outbreak  has  taken  on  the 
appearance  of  a  religious  war.  Should 
all  the  Mohammedan  subjects  in  India 
decide  to  join  with  their  co-religionists 
in  Northern  India,  the  matter  might be­
come  decidedly  serious.  More  than  20 
per  cent,  of  the  total population of India 
are  Mahommedans;  hence 
it  can  be 
readily  seen  that a  holy  war  would  be  a 
very  difficult  problem  to  solve.

It 

California  winemakers  are planning  a 
unique  exhibition  for  the  Omaha  expo­
sition. 
It  will  take  the  form  of  a  repro­
duction  of  Niagara  Falls,  the  water  be­
ing  represented  by  the  natural  juice  of 
the  grape  and  the  rocks  of  the original

indeed,  world  wide. 

The  phenomenal  rate  of 

progress 
which  the  world  has  made  during  the 
last  fifty  years  is  strikingly  emphasized 
by  the  fact  that  the  inventor of  the luci­
fer  match  died  only  a  few  days  ago  at 
his  home  in  England.  There  is  scarcely 
a  province  on  the globe  which  has  not 
shared  in  the  benefits  of  this  unique  in­
vention,  and  the  triumphs  of  the  match 
have  been, 
It  is 
difficult  to  realize  that  only  a  few  years 
have  elapsed  since  dire  necessity  com­
pelled  our  fathers  to  resort  to  such 
primitive  methods  of  procuring  fire  as 
the  flint  rock  and  the  tinder  box.  With 
the  introduction  of  the  match,  however, 
these  crude  methods  have  been  retired 
and  are  now 
looked  upon  through  the 
eyes  of modern  progress  as  quaint tradi­
tions  which  have  come  down  from  some 
remote  era.  The  credit  of  this  unique 
invention  belongs  to  Sir  Isaac  Holden, 
and  upon  the  grave  of  this  illustrious 
Briton  humanity  lays  its  most  gratified 
tribute. 

_________________

Russia  has  doubled  her  population  in 
the  past  fifty  years,  the 
latest  census 
showing  130,000,000. 
It  was  Napoleon 
who  remarked  that  Russia  and 
the 
United  States  would  eventually  domi­
nate  the  world.  Franee  and  Germany 
are  flirting  with  the bear  to  be  on  good 
terms  with  it  when  the  dominating  be-
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Ice  cream  sold  in  London  streets  has 
been  found to contain 7,000,000 microbes 
to  each  cubic  centimeter. 
is  said 
that  more  than  1,000,000  microbes to the 
centimeter  are  unhealthy. 
The  safe 
plan  is  always  to  count them  before eat­
ing.

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its  merits  met  with  instantaneous  recognition 
by  the  brave  Boys  in  Blue. 
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M IC H IG AN   TRADESMAN

Getting  the  People
Sensible  Suggestions  Regarding  Ad­

vertising.

When  you  have  a  line  of  goods  with 
tempting prices,  give  them  a  prominent 
position  where  people  can’t  miss  see­
ing  them  as  they  pass  your  windows. 
This  is  the  sort  of advertising that never 
fails  to  sell  goods.  There  is  no  experi­
ment  about  such  a  method.

There  are  times  when  it  pays  to make 
in  advertising  and  frankly 
a  mistake 
confess  it.  The  conftssion  is  what  does 
the  trick,  however.  An  honest  conies 
sion 
is  not  only  good  for  the  soul,  but 
it  is  a  tonic  to  weakened  conhdence.
is  honest 

it 
doesn’t  necessarily  follow  that  he should 
keep  spouting  the  fact  in so many words 
through  his  advertising. 
If  he’s  fair 
and  square,  folks  will  find  it  out at  his 
counters.

Because  a  merchant 

The  power  of  a  wedge  is  in  propor 
its  sharpness.  The  same  can 
tion  to 
be  said  of  an  advertisement. 
It  should 
have  point  enough  to  force  its  way  into 
public  indifference  and  the  friction  of 
facts  to  make 
it  stick  after  it  has  en­
tered.

Advertising 

is  a  centrifugal 

force 
which  should  create  a  centripetal  force 
strong  enough  to  draw  trade  from  the 
extreme 
limits  of  the  circle  where  it 
was  exerted.

Advertising  skylights  and  windows 
ought  to  be  used  to  throw true  light  up­
on  a  merchant’s  wares.  There  should 
be  no  deceptive  colors  used  in  either.

Don't 

jab  at  your  rival  unless  you 
want  to  advertise  his  business  and  the 
fact  that  you  fear  his  power.  Such  a 
course  is  like  that  of  a  hen  who neglects 
her  chicks  to  chase a  sister  hen  who  has 
a  better  brood.

When  you  set  out  to  make  an  adver­
tisement  funny,  don’t  neglect  its  busi­
ness  end  in  order  to  display  your  wit.

The  main  object  of  advertising  is  to 
catch  new  customers.  The old  ones  are 
already 
landed  and  won’t  want  to  get 
away  if  you  treat  them  properly.

When  you  set  your  foot  firmly  on  an 
icy  sidewalk,  you  are  not  so  apt  to  slip 
and  fall  as  when  you  step  with  timid, 
cat  caution.  A  timid,  half-hearted  style 
of  advertising  often  creates  doubt  and 
proves  the  downfall  of  the  thing  adver­
tised. 
it’s  a  good  thing,  don’t  be 
afraid  to  say  so  in  forcible  words. 
If 
it  is  N.  G.,  drop  it  and  say  nothing.
J e d   S c a r b o r o .

If 

Consoled  Herself  with  the  Thought 

That  There  Are  Others.

"G eorge,”   exclaimed  Mrs.  Lawson, 
"le t  me  see  that  paper  a  minute. 
There's  something  in  Fugleman’s  ad­
vertisement  on  the  last  page,  about  giv­
ing  something  away to every customer. ”
Mr.  Lawson  banded  the  paper  over  to 
his  sweet  little  wife,  and went  on  eating 
his  breakfast.
" I   hope  they  won’t  all  be  gone,”   she 
said  aloud,  as  she  read  the  announce­
ment.  "betore I  can  get  there.”

"W hat  are  they going  to  give  away !”  

her  husband  asked.
" A   beautiful  tea  caddy  to  every  pur­
chaser  of  a  dollar’s  worth  of  good  or 
" I  
more,”  
she  excitedly  returned. 
wouldn’t  miss  getting  one  of  them 
for 
anything!”

"W hat  do  you  intend  to  buy?”   he  en­

quired.
"O ,  I  don’t  know  yet.  But  there  are 
lots  of  things  I  can  find  to  make  up  the 
dollar's  worth.  A tea  caddy's  the  very 
thing  I ’ve  been  wanting  this  long  time, 
and 
I  wouldn't  miss  the  chance  for  a 
good  deal. ”
He  kissed  her  and  went  away,  but 
when  he  got  home  again,  at  night,  he 
found  in place of  the  happy  wife  he  had

in 

left  that  morning  a  little  woman  who 
was  the  picture  ot  woe.

"W hat’s  the  matter?”   George Lawson 

asked.
He  had  forgotten  about  the  tea caddy, 
and  feared  that  bad  news  of  some  kind 
had  preceded  him.
" I   shall  never  buy  another  cent’s 
worth  of  anything  in  Fugleman’s  store 
as  long  as  1  live,”   his  darling  replied.
" O ,”   he  said,  remembering  the  ad­
vertisement 
paper, 
"a id n ’t  they  give  you  a  tea  caddy  after 
all?”
" Y e s ,”   she  replied,in  scornful  tones, 
"they  gave  me  one.  But  look  at  it!”  
Then  she  handed  out a  little  earthen 
jar  with  a  nick 
it,  that,  if  it  had 
neen  perfect,  might  have  been  worth 
eight  or ten  cents.

the  morning 

‘  Why  didn’t you  make them  give  you 
a  good  one!”   he  asked,  patting  her 
cheek  and  trying  to  make  her  believe 
that  he  sympathized  with  her.

" I   did  ask  tor  a  good  one,”   she 
sobbed;  "but  what  do  you  think  the 
impudent  clerk  said?”

in 

" I   haven’t any  idea. 

If  it  was  any­
lick 

thing  disrespectful 
him !”
the  weeping  woman  declared.

’ ‘ He  asked  me  if  I wanted the earth, 

I’ ll  go  and 

"O ,  he  did,  did  he?”
"Y e s,  and  there  I’d 

just  bought  a 
dollat's  worth  of  goods  that  I don’t  sup­
pose  I’ll  ever  need !”

"T h e   wretch !”   hissed  George  Law- 

son.
Then  he  told  her  not  to  care,  and 
kissed  her,  and  made  her  think  that  he 
didn’t  object  to  the  squandering  of  the 
dollar  at  all,  and  at  length  her  gloom 
disappeared.

As  they  sat  down  to  tea,  she  suddenly 

said,  with  a  glad  look  upon  her  face: 

" I ’d  feel  awfully  bad  about 

it,  dear, 
if  I  hadn’t  seen  the  caddies  that  some 
of  the  other  women  got.  They  were  all 
cracked,  or damaged  in  some  way.”

But  her  husband  made  no  reply.  He 

was  thinking.
What  an  Advertisement  Should  Do. 
From the Hardware Dealer.

First, 

There  are  two  things  which  a  good 
advertisement  should  do. 
it 
should  serve  to  create  or  increase  a  de­
sire  for  the  general  class  of  the  thing 
advertised,  and  second,  for  the  partic­
ular  kind  of  thing.  One  of  the  best 
things  that  an  advertiser  can  do  is  to 
make  his  advertisements  sound  fair  and 
reasonable. 
It  is  well  to  admit  that  the 
other  fellow’s  goods  may  be pretty good. 
Then  you  can  go  on  and  say  wherein 
yours  have  the  advantage,  and  people 
will  believe  you  are  truthful  because 
you  are  just. 
If  you  can  once  get  the 
public  to  believe  that  you  are  more 
in  your  statements  and  more 
careful 
honorable 
in  your  dealings  than  your 
competitors,  a  great  deal  has  been  ac­
complished. 

*

London  Tea  Profits.

A  London  grocery 

journal  says  that 
the  profits  of  the  lea  retailer in  England 
are  very  small,  2  pence  per  pound  be­
ing  thought  good,  and  one-half  that 
amount being  a  more  usual  profit.

A.  Slimmer,  Iowa’s  greatest  philan­
thropist,  has  given  to  his  relatives  and 
to  charity  over  $1,000,000,  yet  has  re­
fused  to  have  his  name  or  his  picture 
handed  down  to  posterity  through  them. 
He  has  named  one  hospital  fund  after 
an  old 
in  the  town  in  which  he 
lives,  Waverly,  Iowa.

lady 

A  Caribou,  Me.,  farmer  grubs  stumps 
by  building  a  fence  around  them,  pok­
ing  some  wheat  under  them  in  holes 
made  with  a  crowbar,  and  then  turning 
two  hungry  hogs  loose  in  the  inclosure. 
The  hogs  root  for  the  wheat  and  break 
up  the  dirt  so  that  the  stumps  may  be 
dragged  out  easily.

The  authorities  of  Milan have decided 
to  stop  street  sprinkling  on  very  warm 
days, on the  ground  that  the  process  only 
aggravates  the  situation,  as  moist  beat 
is  much  more  disagreeable  than  dry 
heat. 
It  is  also  argued  that  the  sprink­
ling  favors  the growth  of  injurious  bac­
teria.

Welcome  to 
Grand  Rapids

Every merchant in Michigan is 
invited  to  avail  himself  of  the 
half fare  rates  on  all  railroads 
in  the  State  which  will  prevail 
next  week  on  account  of  the 
State  Fair and visit the Grand 
Rapids  market,  where  he  will 
be  cordially  welcomed  by  the 
jobbing grocery  houses  of  the 
city.

Ball=Barnhart=Putman  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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Corbin’s Lightnlno 
Scissors Sharpener

7

It is a daisy.  Quick  seller.  Every lady wants one.  Lasts  a  life­
time.  The only  perfect sharpener made.  Will  sharpen  any  pair 
of shears or scissors in ten seconds.  Made of the finest tempered 
steel, handsomely finished and nickel  plated.

S E L L S  AT SlUtiT because  every  lady  can  see  at  a  glance 
the practical benefit she will derive from this addition to  her work 
basket.  Her scissors will always have a  keen  edge.
Put up one dozen on handsome 8x12 easel card.

$1.50   Per  Dozen.

FOR  SA LE   AT  W H O LESALE  B Y

T R A D E S M A N   C O M P A N Y ,

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  niCH.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Tit  for  Tat.

M ARCH  OF  M ONOPOLY.

Shall  the  People  Master  or  Continue 

to  be  Mastered.
Ezra Norris in Twentieth Century.

Waves  pass  over  mankind  as  over  the 
face  of  the  ocean,  sweeping  away  old 
orders  to  make  way  for  new.  Slavery, 
so  common  among  most  nations  at an 
early  period,  was  thrust  aside by  the  in­
coming  order  of  serfs;  and  serfdom 
was  put  away  by  the  factory  system  out 
of  which  has  grown  the  great  commer­
cial  and  competitive  order.  And  com­
petition,  in  business  of  to-day,  is  a  sort 
of  warfare,  into  which  there  comes  each 
year  more  powerful 
instruments  and 
measures,  compelling  the  abandonment 
of  all  ordinary  methods  and  the  adopt­
ing  of  extraordinary;  and  that,  in  turn, 
is  swept  away  by  an  incoming  greater, 
and  so  on.

Before  such  perpetual  overturning, 
business 
is  becoming  more  and  more 
impossible  with  men  of  ordinary  capi­
tal  and  ordinary  capacity.  The  result 
is  a  death  struggle  now  on  in  all  kinds 
of  business  and  notably  between  the 
large  and  the  small  storekeepers.

in 

The  men  at  the  head  of  these  stores 
and  combinations  are,  however,  only 
occupying  places  that  have  been  made 
for  them.  They  had  the  foresight  to  see 
what  was  coming,  and  have 
simply 
walked 
in  advance  of  the  people;  I 
say  advance, for  the  people  must  follow, 
or  be  servants  of  these  men.  These  op­
portunities  were  unconsciously  made  by 
the  general  business  methods  of  the 
country;  just  as  the  land 
in  our  large 
cities 
is  unconsciously  made  valuable 
by  the  presence  of  the  people;  and  now 
the  same  law  that  has  carried these  men 
forward  will  impel  the  people  forward 
to  the  same  greater  advantages,  when 
these  foremost  men  will  be  absorbed 
in 
the  general  movement.

Just  so  the  great  changes  that  have 
come  over  the  social  affairs  of  the world 
during  all  past  ages  were  chiefly  the 
results  of  economic  laws  that  came  for­
ward  without  purpose  on  the  part  of any 
one.  From so-called  accidents  of  wars, 
fatal  pestilences,  discoveries,  science 
politics,  art,  culture,  they  came,  and 
we  call  them  economic  laws.

Now  the  history  of these great changes 
show  that  man’s  thoughtful,  planning, 
purposeful  efforts  have  bad  but  slight 
effect 
in  either  directing  or  averting 
their  coming.  Slavery  was  thrust  aside 
in  the  midst  of  protests;  serfdom  was 
put  away  in  the  midst  of  protests;  and 
now  our great  competitive  order  is stag­
gering  before  the  great  power  of  mo­
nopoly,  in  the  midst  of  protests.

But  in  all  of  these  great  evolutionary 
changes  in  the  affairs  of  men,  however 
great  the  protests  mav  have  been,  they 
have  had  but  slight  effect  in  staying  an 
incoming  order.  Economic  forces  are 
stronger  than  men.  The  former  always 
have  and  always  will  rule.

We  are  now,  doubtless,  in  the  midst 
of  one  of  these  world  changes  and,  as 
usual,  on  every  side  is  heard  the  outcry 
against 
first,  by  the  comfortable 
class  who  do  not  wish  to  be  disturbed ; 
and  next,  by  those  whose  business  will 
have  to  be  recast  and  fitted  to the  new 
order,  perhaps  at  great  loss;  and  last 
by  the  great  mass  of  people  who  make 
the  mistake  of  not  seeing  that  such  a 
change  is  for their good.  At  this  point 
many  shrug  their  shoulders  with  no pur­
pose  to  favor  that  which  is  against their 
personal 
But  all  such  are 
very  unwise.

interests. 

it; 

Of  course,  it  is  not lower  prices  that 
we  are  desiring,  but  such  an  adjust­
ment  as  will  give  all  a  chance  to 
live 
off  their  labors ;  to  consume  what  they 
have  produced  instead  of  sharing  with 
the  needless  middleman.  No  man  wants 
to  carry  on  his  back  another  who  is 
equally  able  to  take  care  of  himself. 
So,  to  throw  off  this  needless  class  as 
the  monopolists  have  done,  is  what  the 
people  must  do  to  be  free.  The  more 
production  is  aided  by  the  machine,and 
distribution  accomplished  hv  more  di­
rect  methods,  the  better  for  the  people, 
if  they  can  have  the  savings  instead  of 
the  few  monopolists,  as  now.  These 
men  are  monopolists  because  they  have 
seized  these  advantages,  and  the  people

will  become  the  monopolists  of  their 
own 
interests  when  they  do  the  same 
thing.

It  would  be  far  better  for  the  people 
to  do  honor  to  science  by  entering  upon 
the  same  plans—that  is,  form  a  trust  of 
their  own.  But  at  this  point  we  are 
met  by  a  chorus  of  voices  screaming, 
“ visionary,”   “ utopia,”   “ millenium,”  
etc.,  to  which  we  reply  by  pointing  to 
the  great  army  of  salesmen  swarming 
over  the  country,  filling  the  hotels  and 
railroad  cars;  needless  jobbing  houses 
all  sustained  from  no  other  source  than 
your  product,  so  that  when  it  gets  back 
to  you  the  cost  from  these  causés  has 
necessarily  run  up  to  perhaps  twice 
what  you  realized  for  making  it,  so  that 
you  can  buy  only  one-half  of  what  your 
own  bands  produced.  Now,  if  you  ob­
ject  to  such  needless  waste  of your prod­
uct ;  if  you  object  to  having  one-half 
taken  from  you  and  so  choose  the  less 
expensive  route,  then  you  are  on  the 
millenial  side  with  us;  but  if  you  still 
persist,  you  are  crying  yourself  down. 
Thus  far 
in  man’s  upward  climb,  the 
ideal  has  become  practical ;  the  most 
extravagant  visions  have  become  real­
ities.  It  is  the  most  natural  thing  in the 
world  to  realize  these  visions  if  we  will 
only  set  ourselves  at  the  work  by follow­
ing  natural  ways.
What  then,  are  we  to  do?  Can  we 
successfully  legislate  against  economy? 
Can  we  successsfullv  legislate  against 
better  machinery  and  better  facilities? 
1  think  not.  These great  productive  and 
distributive  concerns  ate  with  us,  not 
only  to  stay,  but  to  grow 
larger  and 
more  embracing;  and  the  question  for 
the  people  to  decide  is,  whether they 
shall  master  or  continue  to  he mastered. 
The  attempt  to  regulate trusts is proving 
futile,  simplv  because  economic  forces 
are  stronger  than  political.

Obviously  it  must  be  best  for  the peo­
ple  not  to attempt  to  undo  that  which  is 
done,  and  which 
is  plainly  best,  but 
rather 
in  some  natural  way,  to  take 
charge  of  business  in  a  business  wav ; 
for  there  must be  an  orderly  way  to  do 
what  should  be  done.
Advantages  of the  Cheese  Business.
-  Prof.  Eberman,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
summarizes  the advantages  of the cheese 
business  as  follows:
Cheesemaking  acts  as  a  safety  valve 
for  the  different  branches  of  dairying 
of  our  country. 
In  the  first  place  it  fur­
nishes  the  safest  and  most  convenient 
method  of  disposing  of all surplus  milk. 
Second,  it  encourages  and 
fosters  an 
industry  that  demands  the  best  thought 
and  the  most  scientific  research  in  the 
realm  of  dairying;  and  again,  it  fur­
nishes  larger  comfort,  greater  wealth 
and  safer  returns  than  any  other  enter­
prise  or  industry  to which the  dairyman 
may  give  his  attention  or  in  which  he 
may  invest  his  means.

A  car  famine  is  not  half  so  serious  as 
a  grain  famine,  and  the  report  that 
there  are  not  enough  cars  to  move  the 
grain  that 
is  now  being  offered  to  the 
railroad  is  one  to  cause  rejoicing  rather 
than  sorrow.  For good  wheat  or corn  in 
elevators  will  keep  until  the  cars  can be 
secured  to  move 
it  and  the  unprece­
dented  demand  for  cars  shows  that  the 
big  stocks  of  grain  are  so  much  in  de­
mand  that  they  will  be  turned 
into 
ready  cash  sooner  or  later  and  soon  at 
the  latest.  The  reported  car  famine  is 
therefore  one  of  the  most  hopeful  indi­
cations  of  an  old-fashioned  business 
boom  that has  manifested  itself  as  yet. 
For  freight  cars  are  quite  as  numerous 
as  a-t  any  former  period  and  if  the pres­
ent  stock  is  inadequate to meet the pres­
ent  necessities  it  follows  that  the  great­
est  grain  movement  the  country has ever 
known  is  in  progress.

A  farmer 

in  the  Shenandoah  valley 
has  contracted  to  sell  his  4.000 barrels 
of  apples  to  a  London  firm  for $5.50  a 
barrel.  The  variety  is  the  Albemarle, 
or  old  Newton  pippin,  which  is  consid­
ered  the  choicest  of  all  apples  in  Eng­
land.

Doctor—You’re  a 

long  time  paying 

Hardup—Well,  you  were  a  long  time 

my  account,  sir.

curing  me.

The  world  has  no  use  for  the man who 
is  down  on  his  luck.  But 
it  will  never 
cease  to  admire  the  man  who,  although 
failing  once,  is  up  and  at  it  again,  full 
of  faith  and  fight.  Fate  is  kindest  to 
those  who  fight  her  the  hardest.

trying 

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to 
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Clothing
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satisfactory  prices 
to them  and  profit 
to you  No capital 
or  experience  re­
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Standard  line  of 
Men’s  Suits  and 
Overcoats, $4.00  to 
$(6.oo.

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WHOLE  WHEAT  FLOUR

contains the entire grain of wheat with 
only  the  fibrous  covering  removed. 
Every  pound of this flour  represents  16 
ounces of food value.

It contains  all  the  elements  required 
to  build  up  the  daily  wastes  of  the 
human system.  Bread made from it is 
easily assimilated;  is highly  nutritious 
and is most palatable.
Every  grocer should have it in stock. 
Manufactured by....

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OWEN  VS.  NOEL.

Do  Not  Agree  on  the  Department 

Store  Problem.

Bliss,  Aug.  30—I  note  that  we  have 
the  Ontario  octopus  presented  to  us 
again 
in  the  Tradesman  of  Sept.  11. 
The  absorbing  question  seems  to  b e : 
What  are  you  going  to  do  about 
it? 
Your  correspondent  seems  to  think  that 
the  paternalistic  qualities of government 
In  my  opinion  that 
should  be  invoked. 
idea  of  a  paternal 
will  never  do.  The 
government! 
idea 
often  deprecated 
in  other  papers  be­
sides  the  Tradesman,  and  I  am  not  in 
love  with  the  paternal  in  government 
myself.

I  have  seen  that 

In  the  onslaught  against  the  depart­
ment  stores,  octupus,  or  whatever  it  is 
called,the sympathy and aid of the small­
est  crossroads  dealer  in  the  country  is 
sought,  and  what  may  he  or  a  small 
dealer anywhere  look  for in  return,  after 
the  ends  sought  are  accomplished,  pro­
vided  they  can  be  and  are?

The  octopus  spirit  is  practically man­
ifested  towards  every  dealer  of  small 
means  anywhere  and  everywhere  and 
only  the  foolish  tail  to  see  it. 
I  won’t 
follow  this  lead  any  farther,  for  I  might 
utter  some  thoughts  that  would  not,  just 
now,  at  the  present  stage  in  the  evolu 
tion  of  an  irrepressible  letter  system, 
be  available  for  your  columns.
If  the  business  men  of  Toronto  and 
every  other  city  that  is  supporting  an 
octopus  will  do  a  little  systematic  an­
alyzing  and  then  properly  svnthesize, 
they  will  discover  the  cause  of  the pros­
perity  of  their  dreaded  octopus.  They 
will  find  that  the  family  of  every  pro 
prietor—and the proprietor—too.of everv 
corner  grocery 
in  the  city  goes  to  the 
octopus  for  catch  bargains  in  dry  goods 
and every article that  he does not keep  in 
his  store;  and,  likewise,  the  family  of 
the  proprietor of  the  central  drv  goods 
store  goes  to  the  same  octopus  for  catch 
bargains  in  groceries and  all articles not 
kept  in  his  own store;  and soon  through 
the  list.  The  patrons  of  these  small 
stores  follow  the  lead  of  the  store  pro­
prietor.
The  relief  that  is  effective  and  effect 
ual  does  not  lie  in  anything  that  “ papa 
government”   can  do.  Something,  how­
ever,  that  paternal  government  might nr 
could  do  would,  possibly,  be  effective. 
The  development  and  force of  the  evil 
complained  of  is  due  solely  to  the  busi- 
nes  methods  in  vogue—not  all  the  husi 
ness  methods,  by  anv  means,  but  those 
that  have  the  strongest  and  deepest hold 
upon  business  men  and  their  patrons 
buying  and  trying  to  buy  at  less  than 
cost  to  producer  and  affecting  to  sell  at 
less  than  cost  to  themselves.  These 
methods  do  prevail,  and  no  one  but  a 
knave  will  attempt  to  deny  it.  The 
different  methods  of  attack  on  the  oc­
topus  mentioned  by  your  correspondent 
seem  to  be  neutralized  bv  the  Tight  of 
reason”   turned  on  by  him  Now,  what 
are you  going to  do  about  it?  The  “ do 
ing”   is  going  to  lie,  in  the  first  place 
in  discountenancing  and  discontinuing 
the  deharmonizing,  desocial 'zing  and, 
withal!,  dehumanizing—not  to  sav  any 
-  thing  about  dechristianizing—system  of 
discounts,graded—or degr. ded  accord­
ing  to  the  amount  of  goods  bought. 
Every  purchaser  of  goods  who  buys  to 
sell  again  should  have  goods at the same 
prices,  no  matter  whether  he  buys  in 
five  dollar  lots  or  five  thousand  dollar 
lots.  This,  1  know,  would  be  a  terrible 
innovation  in  practical  trade  methods, 
but  this  is  a  day  of  terrible  innovations 
to  any  but  the  hapless  sleepers. 
1  think 
1887,  that  1  first  saw 
it  was  in  January, 
this 
in  the  Practical 
Druggist,  being  suggested  as  the  only 
practical—and  I  may  sav  pnctic ¡hie — 
way  of  preventing  cutting  on  proprie­
tary  medicines.
The  idea  that  a  man  who  buys  goods 
in  large  quantities  should  have  them  at 
a  great  discount  is  so engrafted 
in  the 
very  souls  of  the  average  little  cross­
roads  and 
grocery  keepers 
that  thev  advocate  the  principle  as  be­
ing  correct  with  as  much  eclat  as  does 
the  famous  octopus  itself,  and  thev  lose 
sight  of  the  fact  that  it  is  the  means, 
solely,  of  keeping  them  enslaved.

idea  advanced 

corner 

Another  terrible  innovation  comes 

in

The  Return  of  Confidence—Pointer 

for  Clerks.

A. N. Oldman In Hardwaie.

“ What  constitutes  a  return of business 
confidence?”   asked  the  man  on  the  nail 
keg,  in  my  store,  the  other  evening.

The  ’Squire,  some  years  ago,  learned 
it  a ll;  and  what  he  does  not  know,  he 
makes  up.
confidence?”   responded 
this  walking  cyclopedia  of  opinions. 
“ It  is  only  a  general  agreement  among 
business  men,  to  let  her g o !”

“ Business 

“ For  instance?”   I asked.
“ Just  this  way.  Suppose  I  had  here 
thousand 

in  my  trousers  pocket  one 
dollars—”
“ Can  we  imagine  that?”   asked  the 
little  fellow  by  the  stove.
“ And suppose  I  hold  on  to  that  thous­
and,  because  I  am  afraid  to  spend  it.  I 
lack  confidence  you  see—am  afraid  I 
won’t  get 
it  back,  because  times  are 
hard  After a  while  something  happens 
-they  pass  a  tariff  bill,  or  get  up  a war 
in  Africa,  or  I  see  the  moon  over  my 
left  shoulder—and  I  say  to  m yself: 
I 
it  will  be  safe  to  send  that  wad 
guess 
where 
it  will  be  doing  some  good.  So 
I  take  it  out,  and  pay  Bill  that  ten  dol­
lars  I  owe  him—”

“ Shall  I  write  the  receipt,  Squire?”  

asked  Bill.

“ Fellows  with 

“ And  then  I  go  to  Smith  and  order 
a  new  harness,  and  buy  a  keg  of  nails 
of  Oldman  here,  and  get  a  new  suit  of 
clothes,  and  lay  in  mv coal.  That thous­
and  dollars  gets 
into  the  arteries  of 
trade,  and  circulates  through  the  system 
oolitic,  and  does  a  lot  of  good 
Each 
man  who  gets  a  portion  of  it  feels  bet­
ter  He  takes 
it,  and  pays  some  one 
he  owes,  or  purchases  something  he 
needs  That’s  all  there  is  to  it.”
‘‘ Then  the  whole  country  depends  on 
vou,  does  it?  When  do  vou  propose  to 
set  her  going,  Squire?”   asked  the  man 
on  the  nail  keg.
vour  microscopic 
minds,”   answered  the  old  man  with 
dignitv,  “ fail  so  often 
in  their  intel­
lects,  because  they  don't  generalize. 
Everybody  here  except  you,  knows  that 
1  used  mvself  onlv  as  an  example.  A 
return  of  confidence  comes,  when  seven 
out  of  everv  ten  men,  the  country  over, 
av  to  themselves,  ‘ Whv  better  times 
are  here  at  last!’  and  act  accordingly. 
They  begin  to  huv  and  to pay,  and there 
she is  Before  you  know  it,  the  whole 
thing 
is  on  a  swing.  Factories  open, 
stores  stock  up,  freight  rushes  to  the 
railroads,  wages  are  paid  out,  consum­
ers  begin  to  purchase,  and  the  depres­
sion  is  over.  That’s  what  it  is,  and  that 
is  all  there  is  to  it. ”

I  guess  that,  for  once,  the  old  man 
was  right.  The  next  drummer  who 
strikes  this  store,will  get  an  order  sure! 

*  *  *

I  once  bad  two  clerks.  Eames  was 
getting  twelve  dollars  a  week  and  Rob­
erts  fifteen.  Eames  asked  for  a  raise.
I  told  him  that  his  services  would  not, 
as  yet,  justifv 
it  and  that  the  business 
could  not  afford  it.  He  was  not  satis­
fied,  even  after  I  told  him  I  would  do 
better by  him just as soon  as  I  could.

A  few  days  afterwards  Roberts  had 
occasion  to  criticise  his  associate  for  a 
very  apparent 
interest  in  the 
work  in  hand.  Eames answered,  “ Well 
I  guess  I  do  it  well  enough  for  twelve 
dollars  a  week. ”
It was in that spirit his work  was done. 
He  was  getting  only  twelve  dollars  and 
was  determined  to  earn  no  more  until 
paid  more.  Roberts,  on the  other hand, 
put  in  his  best  efforts  and  tried  to make

lack  of 

MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

the  declaration  That  every "consumer  of 
goods,  no  matter  whether  he  be  a  boot- 
black,  farmer,  boardinghouse  keeper  or 
mammoth  hotel  proprietor,  should  pay 
identically  the  same  price,  whether 
bought 
in  pound,  piece,  barrel,  dozen 
or gross  lots.  This  seems  like  a  strange 
declaration,  as  well  as  terrible,  but 
when  a  proper  need  of  humanizing 
morality 
into  business 
methods,  strangeness  will  disappear  and 
blessedness  will  appear.  As  long  as 
business  methods  are  maintained,  just 
so  long  will  the  octopus  flourish,  fight 
it  as  you  may  with  the  aid  of  “ papa 
government”   or  what not.

impressed 

is 

G id e o n   N o e l .

himself  more  valuable  with  every  day 
that  passed.

I  am  to-day  paying  Roberts $2,100 
per  year,  while  I  was  compelled  to  dis­
charge  Eames  at  the  end  of  his  first 
year.

*  *  *

They  are  telling  a  good  story  on  my 
friend,  the  grocer  next  door.  The  other 
day  a  woman  came  in  and  said: 
“ I 
want  two  dozen  hen’s  eggs.  They  must 
all  be  eggs  laid  by  black  hens.”

The  grocer  said: 

“ Madam,  I  am 
willing  to  accommodate  you,  but  you 
have  got  the  best  of  me  this  time. 
I 
don’t  know  how  to  tell  the  eggs  of  a 
black  hen  from  those  of  a  speckled  or 
white one. ”
Said  she: 

“ I  can  tell  the  difference 

mighty quick. ”

“ If  that  is  so,  madam,  will you kindly 
pick  out  the  eggs  for  yourself?”   She 
did  so,  and  when  the  two  dozen  were 
counted 
into  her  basket,  the  grocer 
looked  at  them  and  said  suggestively :

“ Well  madam  it  seems  as  though  the 
black  hens  laid  all  the  big  eggs.”  

“ Y e s,”  said  she,  “ that’s  the  way  you 

tell  them. ”

He  Knew  His  Business.

“ Did  you  say  that  this 

is  to  be  a 
wedding  present?”   asked  the  clever 
salesman  in  the  china  store.

“ No;  I  didn’t  say  anything  of  the 
kind,”   replied  the  man  who  was  mak­
ing  the  purchase. 
‘  And  I  don’t  see 
that  it  makes  any  difference  to  you.”  

“ Not  the  slightest,”   was  the  reply. 
“ I  merely  thought  you  might  like  to 
have  us  take  off  this  price  mark  and 
paste  on  another  with  a  higher figure  on 
it.”

A  story 

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After  writing  a  message  announcing the 
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millionaire  went  over  the telegram care­
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to  save  a  franc.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

JO H N   HICKS.

Career  of  the  Urbane  Druggist  of 

Rocky  Bend.
M.  Quad in American Druggist.

Of  the  character  or adventures of John 
Hicks before  he  made  his  appearance 
at  Rocky  Bend  I  have  nothing  to  say.
It  was  rumored  that  he  was  an  army 
sutler  at  one  of  the  frontier  posts  before 
he  turned  druggist,  but  public  gossip  is 
always  a 
little  venomous.  He  reached 
Rocky  Bend  at  a  time  when  we  had 
three  so-called doctors,  and two so-called 
drug  stores,  and  his  urbane  and  gentle 
character  at  once  stood  out  like  a  knot 
on  a  log.  He  arrived  just  as  Hank  Wat­
kins  had  been  killed  by  a  powder-blast, 
and  as  he  helped  to  gather  up  the  frag­
ments  he  paused  for  a  moment  to  rub 
his  hand  and  sa y :

it—much  grieved. 

Really,  now,  but I  can  truthfully  say 
that  I  lament  this  sad  occurrence  and 
hope  the  spirit  of  the  deceased  has 
I  pledge  you  my 
found  rest  above. 
word,  gentlemen, 
that  I  am  actually 
grieved. ”
It  was  with  our best  wishes  that  Mr. 
Hicks  bought  out  the  two  drug  stores 
and  made  a  consolidation  and  opened 
business.  For  a  few  days  the  three 
doctors  were  a 
little  shy  of  him,  but 
after  discovering  that  he  knew  no  more 
about  drugs  than  they  did  about  medi­
cine,  they  naturally  cottoned  up  and 
made  a  strong  quartette.  Luck  must 
have  been  with  these  doctors  for  the 
preceding  six  months,  as  no  patients 
had  died  on  their  hands;  but  things 
were  different  soon  after  Mr.  Hicks 
opened  up.  A  miner  named  John  Shine 
wanted  some  quinine,  and  three  hours 
after  taking  a  dose  he  was  dead.  The 
news  was  borne  to  the  druggist,  and 
there  was  a  cloud  of  sorrow  on  his  brow 
and  a  lump  of  pathos  in  his  throat as  he 
said :
“ Really,  gentlemen,  but  I  am  grieved 
to  bear 
It  may  be 
possible  that  I  gave  him  arsenic  or 
strychnine,  as  I  was  busy  at  the  time 
and  my  bottles  were  not  labeled ;  but if 
so,  I  hope  the  public  will  excuse  me. 
Poor  m an!  f  hope  he  did  not  go  out  of 
the  world  blaming  m e.”
later  one  of  the  doctors 
sent  in  a  prescription  for  fever,  which 
nearly  killed  the  patient,  and  some  of 
the  sick  man’s  friends  were  pig-headed 
enough  to  want  to  raise a  row  about 
it. 
The  doctor  laid  it  on  the  druggist,  and 
the  druggist  smilingly  met  the  kickers 
w ith:
“ Really,  now,  but  I ’m  sorry  such  a 
thing  should  have  occurred—very  sorry. 
The  prescription  called  for  only  two  in­
gredients,  but  as  the  patient  has been 
my  friend,  I  threw  in  two  or three  more 
to  prove  my  appreciation !  Convey  to 
him  my  sincere  regards,  and  assure him 
that  my  object  was 
in  every  sense  a 
worthy  one. *
It  was  an  open  question  with  the pub­
lic  at  Rocky  Bend  as  to  whether  the 
doctor  or  the  druggist  knew  most  about 
drugs,  but 
it  was  not an  open  question 
with  Mr.  Hicks.  He  knew  that  he could 
give  the  three  pointers  all  day  long  and 
far  into  the  night,  and  he  soon  dis­
played  a  willingness  to  do  it.  A  Chi nit- 
man  was  taken  ill,  and  one  of  the  doc­
tors  prescribed  calomel.  Death  followed 
the  dose 
in  a  few  hours,  and  certain 
people  who  were  down  on  the  doctor 
began  to  talk.  He  cleared  his  skirts, 
and  when  they  came  to  Mr.  Hicks  that 
urbane  and  sympathetic druggist rubbed 
his  right  hand  over  his  left  and  mourn­
fully  exclaimed :

A  few  days 

Yes, 

I  grieve. 

‘ Ah!  then,  but  another  soul  has  as­
cended  to  heaven  from  Rocky  Bend! 
Gentlemen, 
I  really 
grieve.  No,  it  is  not Dr.  White’s fault. 
His  prescription  called  for  calomel,  but 
knowing  that  his  practice  among  the 
heathen  had  been  very  limited,  I  took 
the  liberty  of  changing  it  to  morphine. 
Morphine  always  pulls  a  Chinaman 
through  any  sort  of  sickness,  and  how 
this  fellow  came  to  die is a puzzle.  Gen­
tlemen,  please  bear  my  condolence  to 
his  friends,  and  assure  them  that  I  felt 
I  was  acting  for  the best.”

Among  the  stock  were  about 

two 
dozen  bottles  of  liniment,  three  or  four 
bottles  of  hair-dye,  and  half  a  gallon  of 
sweet  oil.  As  pone of  these things  had

a  sale,  Mr.  Hicks  one  day  mixed  them 
all  together  and  made  a  sort cf  elixir. 
He  had  just  got  it  ready  when  a  miner 
came 
in  with  a  bad  cough  and  was 
recommended  to  try  a  dollar’s  worth. 
He  was  followed  by  a  miner who wanted 
a  tonic,  and  number  three  complained 
of  pains  in  his  chest.  For  a  couple  of 
days  the  elixir  went  for  all  sorts  of  ail­
ments,  from  toothache  to  consumption, 
but  then  the  returns  began  to  come  in.
It  hadn’t  actually  killed  anybody,  but  it 
had  upset  a  score  of  men  more  or  less 
badly,  and  as  soon  as  they  could  crawl 
out  they  brought  up  at  the  drug  store.

“ Gentlemen,  I  beg  to  assure  you  of 
my  regrets,”   replied  the  urbane  Mr. 
it 
Hicks,  “ and  you  can  be  satisfied 
shall  never  occur  again. 
It  was  an  ex­
periment  on  my  part—an  experiment 
undertaken  with  the  noblest  of  inten­
tions,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that 
its 
failure  has  caused  me  the  deepest  sor­
row.  Have  a  blue-mass  pill  at  my  ex­
pense  and  let  us  forget  all  about  it.”

We  didn’t  exactly  know  what  to  do 
with  Mr.  Hicks.  He  was  so  urbane 
and  sympathetic  that  one  hated  to  kick, 
and  yet  it  became  plainer every day that 
it  was  only  a  question  of  time  when 
he’d  clean  out  the  population  of  Rocky 
Bend  by  his  picturesque  way  of  run­
ning  a  drug  store. 
In  three  months  he 
made  about  twenty  blunders,  half  of 
them  fatal,  and  the  only  offset  was  that 
he never  lied  nor  sought  to  excuse  him­
self.  He  finally  got  morphine  and  qui­
nine  mixed  up  again  and  caused  the 
death  of  Sam  Barlow,  and  the  mayor  of 
the  camp  felt  it  his  duty  to  go  over  to 
the  store  and  say:

“ Look  yere,  Hicks,  you’ve  killed  an­

other  man”

assure  you,”   replied  the  urbane.

I 
“ But  with  the  best  of  intentions, 
“ D—n  your  intentions!  Didn’ t  Sam 

Barlow  send  for quinine?”

“ He  surely  did.”
“ And  you  must  have  sent  him  mor­

phine  in  place  of  it.”
“ Very  likely,  as  the  two  bottles  stand 
side  by  side  and  are  not  labeled.  Yes,
I  must  have  sent  him  morphine,  and  as 
he  was  a  good  customer,  I  gave  down 
weight.  Please  bear  to  his  surviving 
friends  my  assurance  that—”

“ But  this has  got  to  stop!”   said*“the 

mayor. 

>  r’- ~ —

“ Yes,  it  ought  to stop.” ,'  .
“ You  evidently  know  nothing~"about 
drugs. ”
“ Next  to  nothing,  but  in  case  of  any 
death  through  my  ignorance  I  shall  al­
ways  stand  ready  to  tender  my  heartfelt 
sympathies. 
I  think  I  will  leave  the 
drug  business  and  go  to  freighting  hay 
and  provisions  up  from  Yuba.”
Inside  of  a  week  he  found a buyer and 
departed,  but  on  the  day  he  left  he 
walked  around  and  viewed  the  graves 
of  his  victims  and  then  said  to  the 
mayor:
“ I  can't  find  but  twelve,  and  two  of 
these  are  Chinamen.but please announce 
to  your  people  that  I  cherish  only  the 
friendliest  feeling  and  have done as well 
as  I  can.”  

_______

Necessity  of  Enforcing  the  Law. 

Correspondence Detroit Free Press.

I  note  your  editorial  on  kerosene  and 
gasoline  in  your  issue  of  August  21,  and 
heartily  coincide  with  all  you  have  to 
say  in  regard  to  the  necessity  of  more 
care  in  the  sale  of  oil  and  gasoline,  so 
that  one  may  not be  taken  for the  other.
I  assume  from  your  editorial  that  you 
are  not  aware  of  the  fact  that  the Legis­
lature  of  1889  passed  a  law  compelling 
druggists,  grocers and peddlers  handl ing 
gasoline  and  other explosives  of  similar 
character  to  label  the  container  each 
time  it  is  filled,  giving  the  name  of  the 
explosive  and  the  words,  “ Explosive 
when  mixed  with  a ir.”   There  seems 
to  he  a  good  deal  of  ignorance  in  re­
gard  to  the  existence  of  this law in some 
parts  of  the  State,  but  where  it  is  en­
forced 
If  you  were  to 
call  attention  editorially  to the existence 
of  the  law  and  the  necessity  of 
its  en­
forcement,  I  think  you  would  be  doing 
the  people  of  Michigan  an  excellent 
service. 

it  works  well. 

_______

Tt 

is  easy  enough  to  rectify  whisky, 
but  it*is  hard  to  rectify  tbe  errors which 
whisky  causes.

The  Mexican  Orange  Worm.

The  prejudice  that  has  undoubtedly 
been  caused  by  the  publication  of warn­
ings  against  Mexican  oranges  in  con­
sequence  of  a  worm  with  which  this 
fruit 
is  said  to  be  infested,  will  un­
doubtedly  affect  their  sale  in  the United 
States  during  the  coming  season.  So 
wide-spread 
is  the  work  of  this  pest 
that  even in  South  Africa  it  is  believed 
that  some  of  the  great  damage  to  the 
fruit  crops  of  that  country  comes  from 
this  same  source.  Undoubtedly  Mexi­
can  orange  trees  will  be  quarantined 
whenever  an  attempt  is  made  to  export 
them  into  any  other  country.

1  is  lie  Law  Morcefl
in Your TBwnsBlp?
| 

■   Under the new  law  the  operations
2   of  country  peddlers  can  be  con-
•   siderably curtailed—in some  cases
■   abolished altogether—by the  ener- 
2  getic  enforcement  of  the  statute.
•   It  is  the  duty  of  the  merchant  to
■   see that the township board  of  his 
2  township  enforces  the  law.  The
•   Tradesman has had  drafted  by  its
•   attorney blank licenses and  bonds,
!   which it  is  prepared  to  furnish  on
■   the following terms:
2  LICENSES,
•  
2  
2   BONDS,
•  
■
 
■  
•   remittances.
•  
1 

10 cents per  dozen;
75  cents per  100.

25 cents per dozen;
$1.50  per  100

Please  accompany  orders  with

T R A D E SM A N   CO M PAN Y,

Grand  Rapids.

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Association Matters
Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J . W is l e r ,  Mancelona;  Secretary,  E. 
A.  Sto w s,  Grand  Rapids ;  Treasurer,  J.  F . 
T a tm a n, Clare.

Michigan  Hardware  Association 

President,  C h a s.  F .  B o ck,  Battle  Creek;  Vice 
President,  H.  W.  We b b e r ,  West  Bay  City; 
Treasurer, He u r t  C.  Min n ie , Eaton Rapids.

Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J o seph K n ig h t ;  Secretary, E . Ma r k s ; 
Treasurer, N.  L.  K o en ig.
Regular Meetings—First and third Wednesday 
evenings  of  each  month  at  German Salesman’s 
Hall.

Grand  Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association 
President,  E. C. W in c h e s t e r ;  Secretary, Homer 
K l a p ;  Treasurer, J.  G eo.  L eh m a n.
Regular  Meetings—First  and  third  Tuesday 
evenings of each month at  Retail  Grocers’ Half, 
over E. J. Herrick’s  store.

Saginaw Mercantile Association 

President, P. F. T r e a n o r ;  Vice-President, J ohn 
McBratnie;  Secretary,  W.  H.  L ew is;  Treas­
urer, Louie Schwermer.
Regular  Meetings—First  and  third  Tuesday 

evenings of each month at Elk’s Hall.

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, G eo. E.  L e w is ; Secretary,  W. H. P or­

t e r ;  Treasurer, J .   L.  P b tk r m a n n

Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  F.  B .  J ohnso n;  Secretary,  A.  M. 

D a r l in g ;  Treasurer, L . A.  G i l k e y .

Adrian  Retail Grocers’ Association 

P resident,  M artin   G a fn e y ;  Secretary,  E   F . 

C leve la n d ;  T reasu rer,  Geo.  M.  Hoch.
Traverse City Business Men’s Association 

President,  Thos.  T.  Bates;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Holly ;  Treasurer, C. A. Hammond.

Owosso  Business  Men's  Association 

President, A. D. W h ip p l e  ; Secretary, G. T. Cam p­

b e l l ;  Treasurer, W. E.  Co ll in s.

Alpena Business Men’s Association 

President,  F.  W.  G il c h r is t ;  Secretary,  C.  L. 

P a r t r id g e .

Grand  Rapids Retail Meat Dealers’ Association 
President, L . J. K a t z :  Secretary, P h il ip  Hi l b e r ; 

Treasurer. S. J .  Hitppo rd.

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C O L D   S T O R A G E   A N D   C O O L I N G   R O O M S

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The above is taken from a photograph of an  8x16  Double  Butcher  Cooler recently-constructedTn 
our  factory.  It  has  a  new  style  fancy  carved front,  with  three  Retail Windows, and two.small doors 
below the Retail.  Ice in center of cooling room.

S t y l e   O .   O a k   F i n i s h .

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MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

Shoes  and  Leather
The 

Importance  of  Proper  Rubber 

Fitting.

Rubber  fitting  is  a  feature  of  the  shoe 
is  given  little  attention  by 
trade  that 
ignorance, 
nine  out  of  ten  retailers,  in 
perhaps,  of  the  fact  that  two-thirds  of 
the  complaint  of  poor  quality  of  the 
goods  is  due  wholly  to  the  lack  of  fit.

It 

is  a  nasty  rainy  day  and  there  is  a 
rush  and  a  scramble  for  rubbers  on  the 
part  of  a  wet-footed,  in-a-hurry  public. 
The  clerks  are  hustling  to  get  rid  of  a 
dozen  customers  in  a  dozerr  minutes. 
They  haven't  time  and  the patron hasn’t 
time  to  fuss  with  the  fitting  as would  be 
done  were  shoes being  purchased.  Then 
again  there  isn’t  much  profit  in  rubbers 
and  the  shoe man doesn’t  caie  about  the 
trivial  (?)  matter  of  fit.

The  shoes  are  wet  and  muddy  and the 
clerk  isn’t  inclined  to  handle  them  any 
more  than  he  is  obliged  to.

On  goes  a  rubber.  If  it’s  not  too  loose 
all  right.  The  customer  pays  the  price 
and  gets  out,  glad  to  have  it  over  with 
so  easily.

He  doesn’t  appreciate  the  fact  that 
the  sole  of  the  rubber  is  narrower  than 
the  sole  of  his  shoe  and  that  every  step 
he  takes  is  helping  to  punch  the  leather 
through  the  rubber,  straining  the  over­
shoe  at  every  seam  and  giving  it  four 
times  the  wear a  properly  fitted  rubber 
would  receive 
If  he 
did  he  would  insist  on  a  proper  fit  and 
not accept  the  rubbers  until  he  secured 
it.

in  equal  service. 

Doubtless  the  retailer  doesn’t  give the 
matter  the  attention  it  deserves  in  his 
own  mind  and  doesn’t  realize  that  he  is 
to  blame  for  complaint  that  comes  in 
regarding  the  wear  of  the  rubbers  he 
sells,  but 
jumps  at  once  to  the  con­
clusion  that  the  rubbers  are  no  good 
and  swears  at  the  manufacturers  for 
turning  out  “ rotten  stuff.”

Are  you  guilty?
If  you  are  it's  time  to  reform.
Fit  your  rubbers  carefully.  See  that 
they  are  plenty  long  and  wide  enough, 
without  being  so  large  that  they  will 
slip  off  of  their  own  accord.

See  that  the  sole  is  broad  enough  so 
that  the  vamps  are  not being encroached 
on  by  the  leather  sole  to  do  duty  be­
neath  it.

If  the  leather  shoe  has  a  broad  Scotch 
edge  be  careful  that  the  sharp  corner  at 
the  shank  is  not  punching  out  through 
the  rubber.

People  are  calling  for  thin  rubbers 
these  days.  They  don’t  want  heavy 
goods  for  general  wear except in regions 
where  the  weather  is  severe.

Thin  rubbers  won’t  stand  much  twist­
ing  and  straining.  The  soles  may  be 
built  for  wear  and  the  entire  rubber  be 
made  with  the  main  purpose  of  giving 
good  service,  but 
it  cannot  fulfill  its 
mission  unless  fitted  properly.

There  may  be  small  profit  in  rubber 
is  no  excuse  for  care­
selling,  but  this 
less  fitting. 
If  rubbers  are  sold  at  all 
they  should  be  sold  right.  The customer 
is  entitled  to  all  the  wear  there  is  in 
the  goods  and  should  be  given every op­
portunity  to  get  it  all  out  of  them.

The  dealer  owes  it  to  himself  to  give 
satisfaction  in  bis  rubber  trade  as in his 
shoe business.  It  pays.

Manufacturers  are  making  it  a  com­
paratively  simple  matter  to  fit  rubbers 
correctly  and  easily.  They  are  follow­
ing  the  styles  in  leather  goods  closely 
and  duplicating  in  rubber  the  success­
ful  toes  bought  out  by  shoe  manufactur­
ers.

Retailers  are  purchasing  on  the  same 
principle.  This season  they  are  buying 
Coin  toes—the  dime  and  quarter  sizes— 
in  women’s  rubbers  and  Coin  and  Bull­
dogs  in  men’s.  Having  goods  in  stock 
to  fit  the  leather  goods  that  are  selling 
there  is  no  reason  why  the  retailer  can­
not  fit  his  rubber  customers  properly 
if 
he  will.

Dealers  will  find  it,  advisable,  too,  to 
recommend  cap  toes  on  pointed  toe rub­
bers.  Caps  do  not  add  to  the  appear­
ance  of  broad-toed  rubbers,  but  are  a 
decided  improvement  on  narrow  toes. 
Nor  are  looks  their  greatest  recommen­
dation.  The  doubled  thickness  rein­
forces  the  rubber  at  a  point  where  the 
strain  from  a  pointed  toe  shoe comes 
hardest  and  the  cap  is  consequently  of 
considerable  value 
in  the  extra  wear 
given  to  the  rubber.

Ladies  particularly  are  fond  of  the 
capped  toe  rubber and  invariably choose 
it as  being  prettier  than  the  plain.  The 
shrewd  salesman  finds  in  this  fact  and 
in  the  other  one  that  capped  toes  are 
made  only  in  the  first  quality  goods  an 
opportunity  to  dispose  of  the  more  ex­
pensive goods  where  cheaper ones would 
have been  purchased  otherwise.

If  the  lady  customer  is  shown  a  plain 
rubber  and  a  capped  one  and  is  told 
that  one 
is  50  cents  and  the  other 60 
cents,  she  may  choose  the  50 cent  shoe 
for  economy’s  sake,  believing  the  10 
cents  difference  to  be  due  to  the  capped 
toe. 
If,  on  the  other  hand,  she  is  in­
formed  that  the  capped  toe  rubber  is 
first  quality  and  the  plain  toe  second 
grade  and  that  it  is  in  reality  economy 
to  purchase  the  better  goods, the  capped 
toe  will  appeal  to  her  love  for beauty 
and  prod  her sense  of judgment to yield­
ing  up  the  extra  dime.

In  divers  ways  can  the average  retail­
er  get  out  of  his  rubber  business  more 
than  it  is  yielding  him  to-day,  without 
adding  to  his  expense  or  work.

Dissatisfied  customers  hurt  the  rubber 
department  even  as they injure the leath­
er  shoe  trade  and  by  proper  fitting  and 
good  treatment  the  retail  merchant  can 
make  satisfied  patrons  where 
to-day 
every  pair  of  rubbers  going  out  of  his 
store 
is  reasonably  certain  to  foment 
trouble.

If  you  have  not  tried  it  before,  try 

it 
the  coming  season.  Fit  your  rubbers 
carefully. 
It  pays.—Shoe  and  Leather 
Gazette.

During  the  last  two  years,  Victoria, 
Australia,  has  successfully  dealt  with 
the  labor  question  by  the  formation  of 
labor  colonies  and  village  settlements 
for  the  unemployed.  The  colonists  re­
ceived  governmental  help 
in  raising 
their  first  crops.  This came in  the  shape 
of  loans  at  low  rates  of  interest,  and  se­
cured  on  the  crops.  The  village  settle­
ments  were  made near swamp  lands,  the 
reclaiming  of  which  provided  ample 
labor and  support  for all  able  to  work. 
Thus,  while aiding  the  settlers  to  sup­
port  themselves,  the  government  has 
realized  large  profits  from  the  enhanced 
value  of  the  lands. 
In  this  way  2,500 
families  have  been  provided  for,  and 
are  now  permanently  settled  on  these 
once  waste  lands.

The 

largest  farm 

in  England,  but 
which  dwindles  into  significance  when 
compared  with  thousands  of  American 
holdings,  is located  in  Lincolnshire  and 
contains  2,550 acres.  The  laborers  aver­
age  wages  of  56 cents  a  day,  and,  “ by 
the  kindness  of  their  masters,”   are  al­
lowed  a  potato  patch.

Be  gentle.  The  sea  is  held  in  check, 
not by  a  wall  of  brick,  but  by  a  beach 
of  sand.

We  Manufacture

Men’s Oil  Grain Creoles  and  Credmeres  in  2  S.  and  T. 
and  l/2  D.  S., also  Men’s Oil Grain and  Satin  Calf in lace 
and congress in  2  S.  and  T.  and  yi  D.  S ., all  Solid—a 
good  western shoe at popular prices.

We  also  handle  Snedicor  &  Hathaway Co.’s shoes in 
Oil Grain and  Satin. 
It  will  pay  you  to  order  sample 
cases as they are every one of them a money getter.  We 
still  handle our line of specialties in  Men’s and  Women’s 
shoes.

We still handle the best  rubbers—Lycoming  and  Key­

stone—and  Felt Boots and  Lumbermen’s  Socks.

Geo.  H.  Reeder &  Co.,

19  South  Ionia  Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

SHOE THE BHBY JIEHTLT

and you will have  gained  the 
friendship  of  the whole  fam­
ily.  To  succeed 
in  doing 
this buy your children’s shoes 
from

HIRTH,  KRAUSE  &  CO.,  Grand  Rapids.

Our  Specialties:

Children’s  Shoes,

Shoe  Store  Supplies,

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Goodyear  Glove  Rubbers.

Do  you  sell  Shoes?
Do  you  want  to sell more Shoes?

ì

Then buy Rindge, Kalmbach &  Co.’s factory line—the line that will win 
and hold the trade for you.  We handle everything1 in the line of footwear.
We are showing  to-day  the  finest  spring  line  in  the  State—all  the 

latest colors and shapes.

can give you some bargains.

See  our  line  of  socks  and  felts  before  placing your fall order.  We 

We are agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. and carry a very large 

stock of their goods, which enables us to fill orders promptly.

Our  discounts  to  October  1 are 25 and 5 per cent, on Bostons and 25,
5, and  10 per cent, on Bay States.  Our  terms  are  as liberal as those of 
any agent of the Boston Rubber Shoe Co.

Rindge,  Kalmbach  &  Co.,

12,  14 and  16 Pearl St., 
Grand  Rapids.

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We are just as  emphatic  about  our  Rubber  Line—Wales- 

this market by us.

Goody ear,—none  better.

Big  line  of  Lumbermen’s  Sox.
Grand  Rapids  Felt  Boots are our  Hobby.

Herold-Bertsch  Shoe  Co.

5  and  7  Pearl  Street, 

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15

Investigating  Reports  of  Unclean 

Salmon.

It  is  reported  that  representatives  of 
a  large  Englsh  buyer  of  salmon  are  now 
on  the  Fraser  River  investigating 
into 
the  manner 
in  which  salmon  is  put  up 
in  order  to  ascertain  whether  there  is 
any  truth 
in  the  reports  of  uncleanli­
ness.  Special  enquiries  are  being  made 
into the  physical  condition  of  Chinese 
employes,and white employes  hope  that, 
as  a  result  of  the  report,  Chinese  labor 
may  be  dispensed  with  in  the  Province.

We  all  praise  contentment,  but  none 

of  us  practice  it.

Popular P M  Leaders

Best  Milwaukee  Oil  Grain

Dom Pedro Plow.............. No.  531*
Bal Unlined.. ....................No.  522*
Bal Lined.......................... No.  523.
Creole................................No.  1130.

Manufactured by

E  H.  STARK  &  CO.,  W orcester,  Mass.

Represented in Michigan by A.  B.  CLARK, 
Lawton, Mich., who will promptly  reply  to 
any enquiries concerning the line, or will send 
on approval sample cases or  pairs, any  sizes, 
any quantities.

New
Catalogue of

Tinware
end

Enameled 
Ware__

just out.  Drop 
us a postal for it.

W m .  Brummeler  &  Sons,

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers,

260  S.  Ionia  St.

Grand  Rapids.

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PICTURE  CARDS 
FOR  COUNTRY  FAIRS.

Nothing  takes  so  well 
with the visitors at fairs as 
picture  cards,  which  are 
carefully  preserved,  while 
ordinary  cards,  circulars 
and pamphlets are largely 
destroyed and wasted.  We 
have a  fine line  of  picture 
cards, varying in price from 
$3 to $6 per 1,000, including 
printing on back.  Samples 
mailed on application.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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The  First  Settlement  of  Holland  by 

the.  Hollanders.*

In  the  autumn  of  1844,  I  moved  from 
the  town  of  Richland,  county  of  Kala­
mazoo,  with  my  wife  and  child,  to  a 
place  called  by  the  Indians  Old  Wing, 
which 
is  on  section  three  in  the  now 
township  of  Fillmore.  At  that  time 
Fillmore  was  attached  to  the  township 
of  Manlius.  At  Old  Wing  there  was, 
by  Government  appointment,  a  mission 
established  for  the  Ottawa  tribe  of  In­
dians.

My  first  occupation  was  the  building 
of  a  dwelling  house  for  the  missionary 
teacher—the  Rev.  George  N.
and 
Smith—who  received  his  appointment 
from 
the  United  States  Government. 
There  was  also  appointed  to the mission 
by  the  Government  a  farmer  and  an 
interpreter.

Shawshawgwa, 

Joseph  and  Francis. 

Before  I  had  completed  the  dwelling 
house  for  the  missionary  I  received  the 
appointment  of  farmer,  at  a  salary  of 
$400  per  year.  The  salary  of  the  mis 
sionary  was  the  same.  The  interpreter’s 
salary  was  $100  per  year.  My  appoint­
ment  as  farmer  gave  me  a  good  oppor­
tunity  to  form  an  acquaintance  with  the 
Indians.  They  were  receiving from  the 
Government  annually about §8 per capita 
in  money,  and,  in  addition,  pork,  flour 
and  tobacco. 
Joseph  Wakazoo  was  the 
chief.  His  family  consisted  of  a  wife 
and  three  daughters  and  one  son.  The 
w ife’s  name  was  Tabita;  the  eldest  girl 
was  named  Mary,  the  next  Catheiine, 
the  next  Ten is  and  the  youngest,  a  son, 
was  named  Joseph.  Mascanba  appeared 
to  be next  to  the  chief.  He  had  three 
sons—Louis, 
I 
remember  other  names'7  to-wit:  Peter 
Wakazoo,  who  was  a  brother  of  the 
chief;  Musquogwun,  Chigwa,  Shina- 
coshe, 
Sbawbatesc, 
James  Ricket  (interpreter),  Robert  Mc- 
Shinley  (fur  dealer)  and John Claymore. 
The  last  three  named  were  half  bloods. 
The  chief,  Joseph  Wakazoo,  died,  and 
his  brother,  Peter  Wakazoo,  was  the 
chief  thereafter.  The  mission  was  in 
charge  of  the  Congregational  church. 
The  Indians  were  nearly  all  Roman 
Catholics,  and  if  they  had  been  per­
mitted,  would  have  had  a  Roman 
Catholic  for  their  missionary  and  teach­
er.  They  were  pleased  to  have  their 
children 
learn  to  read  and  write,  and 
for  that  purpose,  near  the  dwelling  of 
their  missionary  and 
teacher—Rev. 
Geo.  N.  Sm ithson  section  three,  they 
had  a  building,  24x30  feet  in  size,  for 
school,  meeting  and  council  purposes, 
which  was  built  of  logs  hewed  on  the 
outside  and 
Indians  at 
their  village  on  the  south  shore  of Black 
Lake—about  one  mile  west  of  the  city 
of  Holland—had a  frame  building  about 
the  same  size,  where  they  met  for  meet­
ings  when  visited  by  a  Catholic  priest. 
They  also  had  at  the  village  a  ceme­
tery,  which  was  fenced.  The  fence was 
about  ten  feet  high,  constructed  by  logs 
set 
the 
ground.

inside.  The 

together 

endwise 

close 

in 

The  Indians  were  not  willing  to  com­
ply  with  the  requirements  of  civilized 
life ;  they  preferred  to  gain  a  living  by 
hunting, 
trapping  and  fishing.  They 
had  small  clearings  where  they  planted 
corn,  potatoes  and  squash.  They  left 
largest  trees  on  the  ground  and 
the 
planted  their  crops  between  them. 
I 
persuaded  some  of  them  to  clear  off  the 
large  trees,  so  that  I  could  plow  their 
lands.  The  Government  furnished  for 
their  use  one  yoke  of  oxen,  an  oxcart, 
plows,  harrows  and  chains.  They  had 
objections  to  settling  for a  permanent 
living  on  their  farms,  thinking  that  by 
so  doing  they  would  become  the  slaves 
of  their  cattle  and  hogs.  They  would 
rather  secure  their  meat  by  hunting, 
and  when  they  wanted  meat,  take  their 
rifles  and  get  it,  and  when they returned 
to  their  wigwams,  lie  down  and rest,  in­
stead  of  waiting  upon  and  feeding  the 
dumb  brutes.  They  did  not 
like  the 
custom  of  hotels  in  charging the traveler 
for  something  to  eat.  They  were  a 
merry 
lot  of  fellows  to  work  with,  es­
pecially  when  we  succeeded  in  getting 
them  to  a  “ logging  bee.“

There  was  no  reservation  of  land  here
♦ Paper  read  at  semi-centennial  celebration  at

Holland, by Isaac Fairbanks.

impassible. 

for  the  Indians.  They  purchased  their 
land  from  the  Government.  They  made 
boats  of  birch  bark large enough to carry 
quite  a  number  of  persons  and  so  light 
that  two  persons  could  carry  one.  The 
best  reason  I  know  why  the  Indians  left 
and  went  to  Grand  Traverse,  where 
there  were  fewer  white  settlers,  was  that 
the  settlement  of  this  place  by  the  Hol­
land  colony  interfered  with  their  mode 
of  living.  Before  the  settlement  of  the 
Holland  colony,  Holland,  Zeeland,  F ill­
more,  Overisel  and  Laketown  were  al­
most  entirely  unsettled  and heavily  tim­
bered  with  valuable  timber.  The  trees 
so  shaded  the  ground  that  the  sun’s rays 
wtre  prevented  from  reaching 
it.  The 
roads,  which  were  very  few,  were  al­
most 
It  was  a  hard  day’s 
work  to  go  with  the  oxen  and  cart  from 
the  mission  settlement  to  the  Indian 
village  and  return  the  same  day,  and  it 
took  about  two  days  to  go  with  the  oxen 
and  cart  to  the  Kalamazoo  River,  at 
New  Richmond.  We  had  no  road  to 
Grand  Haven,  and  when  we  desired  to 
make  the  trip  would  go  to  Point  Super­
ior  and  take  the  Indian  trail  or  take  the 
shore  of  Lake  Michigan.  1  remember 
that  at  one  of  the  annual  payments  of 
the  Indians  at  Grand  Haven,  we  had  to 
wait  a  day  or  two  and  could  not  pro­
ceed  with  the  payment  because  the 
chief  had  taken  too  much  scuta  wabo 
(fire  water)  and  skillfully  dodgeu  every 
question  as  to  where  he  had  obtained  it. 
We  had  the  same  law  then  as  now—that 
it  was  not 
lawful  to  sell  intoxicating 
liquor  to  an  Indian.  When  the  paymas­
ter  would  ask  the  chief  where  he  got 
his  liquor  he  would  not  tell,  but  would 
respectfully  commence  to  speak  about 
his  trials  and  difficulties  with  his  peo­
ple.

At  Point  Superior  there  was 

the 
frame  of  the  sawmill  and  several  dwell­
ing  houses.  At  Port  Sheldon  there  was 
a  splendid  hotel  and several other build­
ings.

Our  cattle  and  Indian  ponies  found  a 
good  living  in  the  woods  in  both  sum­
mer  and  winter  and  kept  in  good  con­
dition  without  hay  or  grain.

Of  the  character  of  the  Indians,  I  can 
law  abid­
say  that  they  were  kind  and 
ing,  and 
in  their  manner  of  life  their 
wants  were  provided  for.  They  would 
cheerfully  feed  the  hungry  the  best  they 
had  without  money  or  price. 
Their 
greatest  enemy  was  intoxicating  liquor.
I  now  refer  to  January  1, 
1847,  when 
Dominie  Van  Raalte,  in  company  with 
John  R.  Kellogg  and  the  missionary, 
George  N.  Smith,  gave  me  a  call, 
waded  through  the  snow,  which  was 
then  about  two  feet  deep,  from  the  mis­
sion  to  Black  Lake,  when  the  site  for 
Holland  city  was  selected. 
I  remember 
the  time  from  the  practice  of  the  In­
dians  of  firing  a  salute  near  our  dwell­
ing  to  usher 
in  the  new  year.  These 
gentlemen  came  to  erect  the  first  shan­
ties  during  the  same  winter. 
They 
found  a  place  to  sleep  at  night  on  the 
floor  of  my 
log  house  (I  had  a  large 
fireplace 
in  one  corner  and  fire  there 
was  kept  burning  day  and  night  for 
several  weeks.)  I  think  the  first  shanty 
was  built  on  the  east  half  of  the  south­
east  quarter  of  section  number  28,  in 
the  township  of  Holland, 
five 
north  and  fifteen  west.  Few,  if  any,  of 
those  early  pioneers  are  left  to  tell  of 
their  hardships. 
It  was  evident  to  me 
that  when  they 
left  their  native  land 
their  trust  in  God  came  across the ocean 
with  them,  and  when  spring  came  their 
songs  of  praise  could  be  heard  in  the 
woods.  I  well  remember  the  earnestness 
manifested  by  Dominie  Van  Raalte, 
not  only 
in  caring  for  the  temporal 
wants,  but  in  his  strong  desire  to  make 
Holland  a  Godly  town.  The 
further 
development  of  the  settlements  was con­
vincing  evidence  that  the  God  in  whom 
they  trusted  was  with  them.

town 

India  rubber  as  a  paving  for  streets 
was  tried  on  a  bridge  in  Hanover,  Ger­
many,  a 
little  more  than  a  year  ago, 
and  proved  so  satisfactory  that  experi­
ments  are  being  made 
in  Berlin  and 
Hamburg  with  it  for  ordinary roadways. 
It  is  said  to  be  perfectly  noiseless,  un­
affected  by  heat  or  cold,  and 
less  slip­
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kinds  we  always  have them at reasonable  prices.  Let us 
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Detroit Office, foot of 3d Street.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

pened  a  little  grocery  store  in  a 
loca­
tion  where  I ’m  satisfied  I  could  have 
made  a  go  of  it.  There  was  so  little 
competition  there  that  the  poorest  busi­
ness  man on earth,  almost,  ought  to  have 
succeeded.

But  my  friend,  the  school  teacher, 
didn’t  succeed,  all  the  same.  With 
everything  in  his  favor—good 
location, 
very  slight  competition,the  good  wishes 
of  the  community,  and  almost  every­
thing  else  nameable,  he failed,  and  in a 
very  short  time,  too.

The  reason  he  failed  was  simply  be­
cause  of  atrociously  bad  business  meth­
ods.  He  didn’t  understand  keeping  the 
stock  up,  and  very  frequently  let  it  run 
down. 
I  have  actually  known  that  man 
to  be  out  of  granulated  sugar  for  two 
days  at  a  time.  He  was  shiftless  and 
forgetful,  too.  When  he  promised  to 
deliver  goods  at  such  and  such  a  time, 
it  would  be  several  hours  later  when 
they  got  there,  and  I  have  even  known 
him  to  forget  to  deliver  them  at  all.

The  result  of  this  sort of  thing  ma­
terialized  very quickly.  The people  got 
disgusted,  just  as  they  ought  to  have 
done,  and  went  several  squares  out  of 
their  way  to  get  their  groceries  some­
where  else.  The professor  worried  along 
for  a  few  months,  and  then  went  to 
smash,  and  .his  creditors,‘ besides  the 
friends  who 
loaned  him  the  money  to

for  their 

start  on,  are  still  whistling 
cash.

Both  of  these  cases  may  be exceptions 
rather  than  rules,  but  they  show,  never­
theless,  that  there  are  times  when  both 
nationality  and  education  count 
for 
very  little  in  the  race  for  dollars.  Here 
was  a  poor,  unletterd  negro—a  nigger! 
—who  succeeded 
in  spite  of  his  un­
promising  nationality  and  his illiteracy, 
while  a  bright  school  teacher  from  New 
England—that  mother  of  shrewdness 
and  sharpness—failed , utterly  with  the 
best  of  nationalities  and  the  best  of  ed-

Big  Indiana  Sugar-Beet  Syndicate.
Advices  from  New  Carlisle, 

Ind., 
leached  the  city  last  week  that  Nelson 
associated 
Morris,  of  Chicago,  had 
himself  with  an 
Indiana 
syndicate, 
which  has  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land 
in  the  Kankakee  region  for  the 
development  of  the  beet-sugar  industry. 
It 
immense 
plant  and  reclaim several thousand acres 
of  the  land  in  the  vicinity  to  open  a 
vast  area  for  this  industry.

is  proposed  to  build  an 

A  man  who  has  advice  to  sell  feels 
hurt  when  there  are  no  purchasers;  but 
he  should  know  that  when  anything 
happens  to  a  man  he  can  get  more  ad­
vice  in  anjhour  than  he  can  follow  in  a 
_____
year. 

The  Pink  Shirt  Waist,

There’s a luster in her-optics 
And a heaven in her smile,
There’s poetry in her carriage, 
There’s decorum in her style,
Oh, her voice is low and pleasing, 
And her modesty and grace 
Lend a sweetness to the maiden 
In the pink shirt waist.

With her sunny tresses falling 
Like a cataract of gold 
O’er divinely molded shoulders, 
Snowy white, but never cold—
Oh, the heart with rapture’s bobbing 
While I view the blue eyes chaste 
Of the maiden who’s attired 
In the pink shirt waist.

She abhors the baggy bloomers 
So suggestive of the Turk:
She affects no stunning costumes— 
Calls them all the devil’s work; 
She is pleased and well contented 
To be modest, pure and chaste, 
And adorn her perfect figure 
With a pink shirt waist.

She’s familiar with the flowers, 
Knows their origin and name;
.  She has read the classic authors 
Who’ve achieved immortal fame. 
For she rode a mile unpaced 
And a pink shirt waist.

You may bet she is a corker,
In fifty-seven seconds 

flour 

An  Englishman has patented a process 
in 
for  compressing 
less 
molds,  rendering 
liable  to  atmospheric  and 
insect  dam­
ages  and  requiring  less  space,  while  its 
breadmaking  qualities are not impaired.

it,  he  claims, 

into  blocks 

What  Nationality  Produces  the  Best 

Stroller in Grocery World.

Grocers.

I ’ve  been  rubbing  up  against  grocers 
for a  good  many  years. 
I ’ve  seen  prob­
ably  all  kinds and  varieties  .that  there 
are  to  see. 
I  don't  believe] there  is  a 
mentionable  type  of  grocer that at  some 
time  or  another  I  haven’t  struck.  So 
that  probably  I  am  as  well  qualified  to 
speak  on  the  subject  of  nationality  as 
anybody.
My  experience  and  observation  have 
taught  me  that  the  nationality  of  a  man 
has  absolutely  nothing  to  do  with  his 
success  in  business.  Not  only  that,  but 
education  hasn’t  much  more  to  do  with 
it,  either.  That’s  an  extreme  state­
ment,  I'm  free  to admit,  but,  neverthe­
less,  I ’ve  seen  that  in  my  time  which 
makes  me  a  believer  in  just  that  doc­
trine.  Superior  to  nationality,  educa­
tion  and  everything  else  is  a  man’s  own 
ability.  The  well-educated  man  of  a 
higblv-civilized  nationality  may  be  an 
utter  failure  as  a  business  man,  while 
the  uneducated,  illiterate  son  of  some 
nationality  that  usually  carries  with 
it 
looseness,  may  rise  to 
incapacity  and 
the  highest heights  of  success.
Don’t  think  I ’m  drawing  these  state­
ments  from  my  imagination.  What  I 
say  I ’ve  seen.  Listen. 

■

The  most  successful  giocer 

I  ever 
knew,  considering  his  facilities  and 
the  obstacles  he  had  to  deal  with,  was  a 
mulatto  who  could  neither  read  nor 
write.  Now,  there’s  a  case.  The  negro 
race  is  supposed  to  embody  the very  an­
tipodes  of  shrewdness  in  business  or 
in 
anything  else.  Everybody  looks  on  a 
negro,  whether a  black  or a  mulatto,  as 
lazy,  shiftless  and  as  poor a  manager as 
they  make  ’em.
You’d  think  that  the  fact  of  a  man’s 
being  a  negro  would  be  enough  to  kill 
his  success,  without  illiteracy,  and  yet 
here  was  a  case  where  both  these  ele­
ments  of  weakness  were  present,  with 
the  result  just  as  I  tell  you.
This  mulatto  was  one  of  those  in- 
nately-shrewd,  far-seeing  men  who  are 
apt  to  make  a  success  of  whatever  they 
undertake.  He  had  his  daughter do  all 
the  clerical  work  for him,such as  keep­
ing  accounts,  and  so  on,  although  he 
knew  all  the  time  what  was  going  on. 
Every  night  the  girl  went  over  the 
books  with  her  father,  telling  him  every 
one  of  the  day’s  transactions  to  the  last 
detail.  The  result  was  that  that  fellow, 
although  he  lacked  the  very  first  so 
called  rudiments  of  success 
in  any 
thing,  knew  where  he  stood  when  he 
went  to  bed  every  night.  That’s  more 
than  some  grocers  who  can  read  and 
write  do.
store  was  not  an 
aristocratic  one  at  all. 
It  was  on  the 
edge  of  a  large  city  in  that  borderland 
between  the  North  and  the  South.  He 
had  a 
large  trade,  however,  and  up  to 
the  time  when  my  acquaintance  ceased 
it  was  constantly  increasing.  He  had 
an  absolute  knowledge  of  what  people 
would  buy  and  what  they  wouldn’ t, 
rle 
seemed  to  feel  what  was  right  to  do, 
and  to  do  it  by  a  sort of  intuition.  He 
was as  circumspect  in  his  dealings  as 
anybody  could  possibly  be,  and  when  he 
promised  to  have  an  order  delivered  at 
io  o’clock,  it  was  delivered  either  at 
io  or  before,  never  even  one  minute 
after.  And  that’s  more  than  some  bet­
ter-educated  grocers  do,  too.
last  heard  of  this  fellow, 
which  was  about  seven  months  ago,  he 
was  making  money,  and  was  reputed  to 
be  well  fixed.  He is  a  man  of  probably 
45  years,  and 
is  a  West  Indian  negro, 
not one of  the  ordinary  African  variety. 
He  was  said  to  own  several  houses,  and 
I  know  he  owned  the  building  where 
he  had  his  business.

The  mulatto’s 

When  I 

Now,  that’s  one  case.  Here’s  the 

other end  of  it :

family—school 

Several  years  ago  an  old  friend  of  my 
father’s 
teacher  by 
profession,  and  a  good  one—became 
reduced  by  circumstances  over  which he 
had  no  control,  and  found  himself  un­
able  to  get  a  position  at  his  regular 
profession.  He  was a  New  Englander, 
and  as  smait  as  a  whip—at  school' 
teaching.  His  friends,  among  whom 
was  my  father,  got  together and  raised 
a  little  money  for  him,  and  on  this  be

i m i d e n t

^ j o f   t l)t 

llln it e b   s t a t e s   o f   A m e r i c a .

To

H E N R Y   K O C H ,   your  O l e r k s ,   attorneys,  ager.j, 
s a l e s m e n   and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  or 
holding  through  or  under  you,

it  has  been  represented  to  us  in  our  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District  of

Gr eetin g:

U % r c a s ,

New  Jersey,  in  the  Third  Circuit,  on  the  part  of  the  ENOCH  MORGAN’S  SONS  COMPANY,  Complainant,  thai 
it  has  lately  exhibited  its  said  Bill  of  Complaint  in  our  said  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District 
of  New  Jersey,  against  you,  the  said  HENRY  KOCH,  Defendant,  to  be  relieved  touching  the  matters  therein 
complained  of,  and  that  the  said

ENOCH  MORGAN'S  SONS  COMPANY,

Complainant,  is  entitled  to  the  exclusive  use  of  the  designation  “  SAPOLIO”  as  a  trade-mark  for  scouring  soap.

t t o n i, C e r i f e r e , we.do  strictly  command  and  perpetually  enjoin  you,  the  said  HENRY
KOCH,  your  clerks,  attorneys,  agents,  salesmen  and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  or  holding  through  or  under  you 
v nder  the  pains  and  penalties_jvjiich__may_fall_upon_you_and_each_of_you  in  case  of  disobedience,  that  you  do 
absolutely  desist  and  refrain  from  in  any  manner  unlawfully  using  the  word  “  SAPOLIO,”  or  any  word  or  words 
substantially  similar  thereto  in  sound  or  appearance,  in  connection  with  the  manufacture  or  sale  of  any  scouring 
soap  not  made  or  produced  by  or  for  the  Complainant,  and  from  directly,  or  indirectly,

B y  word  of  mouth  or  otherwise,  selling  or  delivering  an 

“ SAPO LIO ,"  or  when  “ SAPO LIO ”   is  asked  for,

that  which  is  not  Complainant’s  said  manufacture,  and  from 
false  or  misleading  manner.

in  any  way  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO"  in  any 

f   The  honorable  Melville  W.  F uller,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
in  said  District  of  New 
in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand 

United  States  of  America,  at  the  City  of  Trenton, 
Jersey,  this  16th  day  of  December, 
eight  hundred  and  ninety-two.

[sea l] 

[signed]

ROWLAND  COX,

Com plainants  Solicitor.

S.  D.  O LIPHANT,

Cleri

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Commercial Travelers

Michigan  Knights of the  Grip.

President, J a s. P. Ha m m e l l, Lansing;  Secretary, 
D. C.  S l a g h t , Flint;  Treasurer,C h a s. McN o lt y, 
Jackson.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association.
President, S.  H.  H a r t ,  Detroit;  Secretary  and 

Treasurer, D. M o r r is, Detroit.

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. 
Grand  Counselor,  P.  L .  D a y .  Jackson:  Grand 
Secretary, G.  S .V a lm o r e, Detroit;  Grand Treas­
urer, G eo.  A .  R e y n o l d s,  Saginaw.
Mlchigdn Commercial Travelers’ Mutual  Accl* 

dent Association.

Treasurer, G eo.  P. Ow en , Grand Rapids. 

President,'A . P. Pe a k e , Jackson:  Secretary and 
Board  of  Directors—P.  M.  T y l e r ,  H.  B.  P a ir - 
c h il d , J a s. N. B r a d f o r d , J. H e n r y  Da w l e y ,G eo. 
J. H e in z e l x a n , C h a s. S.  R obinso n.
Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. 
President,  W.  C.  B row n,  Marquette;  Secretary 
and Treasurer, A . P.  W ix so n,  Marquette.

Not  Afraid  of  the  Sound  of  His  Own 

Voice.

Grand  Rapids,  Aug.  30—In  connec­
tion  with  your  recent  very  able  editor­
ials  on  the  interchangeable  mileage, 
permit  me  to  submit  the  following:

I  notice  an  advertisement  in our  iocai 
dailies  to  the  effect  that  there  will  be 
placed  on  sale  Sept. 
1  a  1,000  inter­
changeable mileage book,good on  thirty- 
five  roads of  the  Central  Passenger  As­
sociation ;  that  this  is  the  most  favor­
able  one  ever  offered,  and  is  the  joint 
result  of  conferences  of  travelers  and 
general  passenger  agents,  etc.  Upon 
investigation,  I  find  that  these 
1,000 
mile  books  are  sold  at $30,  good  for one 
person  only  and  limited  to  one  year; 
that  strips  must  be  exchanged  at  each 
station  for  a  ticket,  and  that  if  all  the 
conditions  are  complied  with,  a  rebate 
of  $10  is  promised  when  the book  is 
used  up.

For  the  past  eight  years  the  writer 
has  been  closely  identified  with 
the 
efforts  of  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the 
Grip  to  secure  an  interchangeable  mile­
age book.  The general  passenger  agents 
of  the  local  roads  have  generally  been 
disposed  to  recognize  our  claims  and 
acknowledge  the 
justness  of  the  busi­
ness  principle  that  a  man  who  travels 
from 
10,000  to  20,000  miles  a  year  is 
entitled  to  special  concessions,  and  six 
years  ago  they 
informed  our  Railroad 
Committee,  of  which  the  writer  was  a 
member,  that  they  would  gladly  grant 
concessions  of  mileage  and  baggage, 
to  our  fraternity,  but  that  the  inter­
law  prevented  them 
state  commerce 
from  so  doing.  After  four  years  of 
earnest  and  systematic 
labor  of  the 
more  prominent  organizations  of  com­
mercial  travelers  of  the  United  States, 
we secured  an  amendment  to  the  bill, 
permitting  railroads  to  grant  special 
concessions  of  mileage  and  baggage  to 
commercial  travelers,  not  thinking  it 
necessary  to  have  the  bill  compel  them 
to  do  so,  as  we  had  faith  in  their  prom­
ises ;  but 
it  now  appears  that  they  are 
subject  to  a  powerful  foreign  influence, 
and  that  this  is  the  reason  they  have 
been  unable  to  grant  our  requests.  Two 
years  ago  when  threatened  by  hostile 
legislation,  they  enlisted  our  influence 
in  defeating  the  uniform  rate  of  2  cents 
per  mile  on  all  roads,  promising  a  sat­
isfactory  interchangeable  mileage  book 
as  soon  as  it  was  possible  to  issue  one. 
At  this  time  we  had  not  asked  for,  nor 
expected,  one  of  less  than  5,000  miles, 
good  for  one  year,  as  there  is  no  legiti­
mate  commercial  traveler  who  is  not  in 
a  position  to  use  several  of  such  books 
in  each  year.  Our  members  did  loyal 
work  and  faithfully  kept their  promises. 
Unfortunately  for  us,  our  influence  was 
in  no  small  degree,  against 
excited, 
the  railroad 
it 
would  result  in  a  curtailment  of  passen- 
gei  service  and  having  faith  that  the 
railroad  officials  would 
fulfill  their 
promises  to  us.  Now,after  two  years  of 
patient  waiting,  many  conferences  and 
painful  travail,  the  Central  Passenger 
Association  has  brought  forth  an alleged 
interchangeable  mileage  book,  which  I 
fear 
its  own  mother  will  fail  to  recog­
nize  as  such.

legislation,  believing 

Through  all  this  we  recognize  the 
fine Italian  hand  of  the powerful Eastern 
railway  syndicate  which  has  ever 
ig­
nored  the  reasonable  requests  of  com­
mercial  travelers  of  this  State,  as  evi­
denced  in  the  fact  that  a few years since 
every  railroad 
in  the  State,  with  the 
single  exception  of  the  Lake  Shore, 
granted  members  of  any  recognized  as­
sociation  of  commercial  travelers  the 
appreciated  concessions  of  a  week-end 
ticket,  and  250  pounds  of  baggage  free; 
but  the continued  and  aggressive  war­
fare  of  the above  system  compelled  the 
more  liberally  disposed  roads  to  finally 
withdraw  these  privileges.
I  note  a  few  of  the  advantages  (?)  of 
this  “ most  favorable”   book :

is  an  utter 

1.  A  forfeit  of  $10 

is  exacted  of 
every  honest  man  that  he  will be honest.
2.  If  the  ticket  accountant  is  satisfied 
that  the  signature  on  each  portion of the 
mileage  book  is  that  of  the original pur­
chaser,  the  latter  will  get  a  rebate  of 
$10.  Every  conductor as  well  as  every 
traveler,  is  well  aware  of  the  fact  that 
it 
impossibility  to  always 
write  a  signature  on  freight  or  passen­
ger  train  in  motion,  with  a  pencil,  sim­
ilar  to  the  original  with  pen  and  ink, 
and  should  one  signature  not  exactly 
correspond  with  the  orignal  in 
ink,  the 
$10  rebate  is  forfeited.
3.  Quite  frequently  a  traveler  is  en­
gaged  with  a  customer  up  to  the  last 
moment  and 
is  compelled  to  run  to 
catch  a  train  just  as  it  is  moving  out  of 
the  station;  or  close  connections  at  a 
junction  point  give  no  opportunity  to 
exchange  your  mileage  for  a  ticket.

4.  As  every  traveler knows,  he  may 
board  a  train 
intending  to  make  a  cer­
tain  town,  but  for  reasons  that  may  de­
velop,  he  may  wish  to  stop  off at a near­
er  point  or go  to  a  farther  one,  and 
in 
either  case,  after  having  removed  his 
wrappings,  with  a  possibility  of  the 
thermometer  20  below  zero,or  in  a  driv­
ing  rain,  he must  leave  the  train  and  go 
in  the  station  and  get  another ticket.

These  are  a  few  of  the  advantages (?) 
that  are  apparent  to  every  commercial 
traveler,  and  time  and  the  use  of  them 
will  doubtless  develop  more  of  the  same 
kind.  We  have  waited 
long  and  pa­
tiently  for  what  we  have  considered  our 
just  rights.  We  asked  for  bread  and 
they  have  given  us  a  stone,  and  I  trust 
every  self-respecting commercial travel­
er  will  refuse  to  purchase  or  use  this 
travesty  on  an  interchangeable  mileage 
book.  Our only  recourse,  to  my  mind, 
seems  to be  an  appeal  to  our  Legisla­
ture,  which  has  shown  a  strong  dispo­
sition  to  pass  a  bill  that  would  be to our 
entire  satisfaction;  and  it 
is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  we  now  have  a  Gov­
ernor  who  will  not  cover  himself  with 
the  disgrace  of  vetoing  such  a  bill. 
I 
ask  the  hearty  co-operation  of  every 
commercial  traveler  to  this  end.

L.  M.  M il l s .

Uncle  Rube  Will  Be  There.

The  following  program  has  been  ar­
ranged  for  the  annual  picnic  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  traveling  men,  to  beheld 
at  Reed’s  Lake  Saturday  afternoon, 
Sept.  4:

Everybody  will  meet  at  the  Ramona 
pavillion  at  2  o’clock  sharp  (with  a 
large 
lunch  basket  well  filled).  At  3 
o’clock  they  will  take  the  ship,  Major 
Watson,  for  Alger  park,  where  the  ball 
game  and  other games  will  be  thrashed 
out.  After  the  games  all  will  return  to 
the  pavillion  and  a  grand  old  picnic 
supper  will  be  given.

The  pie  contest  will  take  place  at 
that  time.  Several  noted  pie  eaters 
have  already  been  booked  and  three 
dozen  fat  custard  pies  will  be  on  hand 
for  the  struggle.  The  ladies  race  will 
be  very  exciting,  as  quite  a  number 
are  now  scoring  at  Comstock  park. 
Uncle Rube  will  not  be  allowed  to  enter 
for the  ladies  race  or  the  pie  eat.

The  hop  in  the  evening  will  be  held 
at  the  pavillion  just  north  of  the  Lake­
side  Club.

Love  of  business  is  the  true  alchemy

that  turns  work  into  gold,

Gripsack  Brigade.

It  takes  sense  as  well  as  cents  to 

make  dollars.

Your  pantaloons  pockets  are  never 
made  large  enough  to  hold  both  money 
and  hands.

The  salesman  who  boasts  that  he  is  a 
fixture  with  his  house  generally  tells  the 
truth,  for.he  never  moves  up.

One  little  indiscreet  word  very  much 
It  has 

resembles  a  banana  peeling. 
tripped  up  many  a  good  man.

The  man  who  promises  you  his  trade 
if  you  join  his  church  won’t  be  long  in 
finding  fault  with  your  politics.

Whenever  your  competitor begins  to 
talk  about  your  personal  habits,  you 
can  rest  assured  you  are  making inroads 
on  his  trade.

Albert  C.  Antrim,  the  veteran  travel­
ing  representative  of  the  Alabastine 
Co.,is  in  town  on  his  usual  semi-annual 
posting-up  visit.

When  your  competitor  announces  that 
he 
is  “ keeping  his  eye  on  you”   you 
ought  to  feel  glad.  He  has  to  turn  away 
from  his  business  to  do  it.

No  matter  how much  ability  you  may 
possess,  it 
is  useless  unless  exercised. 
The  best  medicine  is  good  for  nothing 
if  you  can’t  get  the  stopper out  of  the 
bottle.

There  are  grades  in  traveling  sales­
men  just  the  same  as  in  canned  goods, 
but  the  choicest  can  of  fruit  and  the 
best  salesman  are  worthless  when  they 
get  swelled.

The  sypmathy  of  the  fraternity  will 
go  out  to  C.  H.  Sheldon  (W.  A.  Mc- 
Graw  &  Co.)  in  the  death  of his  eldest 
daughter,  Mrs.  C.  P.  Beck,  of  H ills­
dale.  Mr.  Sheldon  was  called  home 
from  Petoskey,  arriving  only  about  an 
hour before  his  daughter  lost  conscious­
ness.

Belding  Banner:  W.  B.  Travis  has 
severed  his  connection  with  the  Ballou 
Basket  Co.  and  will  travel  for a  Chi­
cago  firm,  the  McCready  Cork  Co.  H.
S.  Campbell  has  been  tendered  and  has 
accepted  the  position  and  will  begin 
work  September  1.  His  territory  is  the 
South  and  West.

John  McCleary,  who  has  represented 
the  Musselman  Grocer  Co.  on  the  road 
for  the  past  two  years,  has  resigned  his 
position  to indulge  in  a prospecting tour 
through  the  Pacific  Northwest.  “ Mac”  
is  a  pleasant  gentleman  and  an  ener­
getic  worker  and  deserves  success  in 
whatever  field  he  may  finally  conclude
to  locate.

Harry  J.  Person,  formerly  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  at  Lansing,  but 
for  the  past  year  on  the  road  for  the 
Chicago  branch of  H.  O.  Wilbur  &  Son, 
has  undertaken  the  representation  of 
Armour  &  Co.,  in  the  towns  along  the 
line  of  the  G.  R.  &  I.,  north  of  Grand 
Rapids.  He  will  make  his  headquarters 
at  this  market,  visiting  his  trade  every 
two  weeks.

It  is  a  little  discouraging,  as  Brother 
Mills  intimates  in  his  communication 
in  another  column,  to note the  apathy  of 
some  of  the  officers  of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip  on  the question  of 
the  new  interchangeable  mileage book, 
when  ninety-nine  out  of  every  100  trav­
eling men condemn the books as an insult 
to  the  fraternity  and  regard  the  attitude 
of  the  roads  as  an  exhibition  of  bad 
faith  and  double  dealing  which  will  not 
be  tolerated. 
Those  who  sow  to  the 
wind  must  expect  to  reap  the  whirl­
wind,  and  the  Tradesman  exceedingly 
regrets  to  note  the  arbitrary  positions 
assumed  by  railway  managers  who  have 
usually  been  friendly  to  the boys by  rea­
son  of  the  dictatorial  attitude  of  the 
Vanderbilt  interests.

H O T E L  W H IT C O M B

ST. JOSEPH,  MICH. 

A. VINCBNT, Prop.

H o u s e

Best  Hotel  in  Plain well,  Mich.  Only  house  in 
town holding contract with Travelers* Educational 
Association of America.
C h a s .   E .  W h i i
Cutler  House  at  Grand  Haven.

Steam Heat.  Excellent Table.  Com­
fortable  Rooms.  H.  D.  and  P.  H. 
IRISH,  Props.

Northern  Hotel,

J.  L.  Kltzmiller, Prop.

Cor. Grove and Lafayette Sts.,  Greenville, Mich.

Hotel  Normandie  of  Detroit  Re­

duces Rates.

Determined to continue  catering  to  popular  de­
mand for good hotel accommodations at low prices, 
we  reduce  the  rates  on  fifty  rooms  from  $3.50  to 
$a per day, and rooms with bath from $3.50 to $3.

The popular rate of 50 cents per meal, established 
when the  Normandie  was first  opened,  continues.
Change of rates wiU in no way affect the quality, 
and our constant aim in the future will be, as in the 
past, to  furnish  the  best  accommodations  for  the 
rates charged.

Carr &  Reeve.

He  Hew  Griswold House

Has NOT reduced its rates 
but has  100 of the

Newest  Rooms  in  Detroit

at  $2.00  per  day.  Meals 
Fifty  cents.  Rooms  with 
bath and parlor $2.50 to  $3.
Most  popular  moderate 
priced hotel in  Michigan.

P o s t a l   Sc  M o r e y ,

D e t r o i t ,   M i o h .

NEW   CITY  HOTEL

HOLLAND,  MICH.

We pledge the  Commercial Travelers  of 

Michigan our best efforts.

Rates $2.00. 

E. 0. PHILLIPS, Mgr.

COLOMBIAN TRANSFER COMPANY

C A R R I A G E S ,   B A G G A G E  
A N D   F R E I G H T   W A O O N S
15 and 17 North Waterloo St., 

Telephone 381-1 

Commercial  House

Grand Rapid*.

Lighted by Electricity, Heated by Steam.

iron  Mountain,  Mich.
All modern conveniences.

$2 per day. 

I R A   A .  B E A N ,  PfO p.

NEW  REPUBLIC

Reopened  Nov.  35.

FINEST  HOTEL  IN  BAY  CITY.

Steam beat,

Electric Bells and Lighting throughont. 

Rates,  31.50 to 32.00.

Cor. Saginaw and Fourth Sts.

GEO.  H.  SCHINDHETT, Prop.

Yoon?  m en  and  women  acquire  the  g reatest  Inde­
pendence  and  w ealth  by  securing  a   coarse  In  either 
the Business, Shorthand, English or Mechanical  Draw­
ing  departm ents  of  th e  D etroit  Business  University, 
11-1» WUoox St., Detroit.  W. F. Jewell,  P.  S .  Spencer.

HOTEL  NEFF

FRANK  NEFF,  Propr.

Rates, $1.00. 

One block east of depot.

GRAND LEDGE, MICH.

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Drugs-=Chem icals

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MICHIGAN  STATE  BOARD  OP  PHARMACY.
Term  expires
... 
-  Dec. 31,1897
S. E. Pakkill, Owosso 
- 
Dec. 31,1898
P. W.  R.  Per r y, Detroit 
-  Dec. 31,1899 
A.  C. Schumacher.  Ann  Arbor 
Gro. Gun druh,  Ionia  - 
Dec. 81,1900
L. E. Reynolds, St.  Joseph 
- 
-  Dec. 31,1901

President, F. W. R.  P er r y, Detroit 
Secretary, Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
Treasurer, A. C. S ch u m a c h er, Ann Arbor. 
and 3.
MICHIGAN  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 

Coming  Examination  Session—Lansing,  N ot.  2 

ASSOCIATION.

President—A. H. W e b b e r , Cadillac.
Secretary—Chab. Ma n n . Detroit.
T rea su re r—J ohn D.  M u ir ,  G ran d R ap id s.

SLIPPERY  BUSINESS.

Gathering  Bark  from  a  Certain  Kind 

of  Elm  Tree.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Slippery  elm  bark  is  widely  used 

in 
medicine  to-day. 
Long  ago,  when 
doctors  thought  water  when  drank  clear 
was  certain  death  to a person with fever, 
slippery  elm  came  to  the  rescue  of  suf­
fering  thousands,and when  it  was  put  in 
water  the  patient  was  allowed  to  drink 
it.  As  the  years  went on  and  the  doc­
tors  grew 
in  wisdom,  new  uses  were 
found  for  slippery elm  bark.  There are 
big  factories  in  which  this  bark  is  pul­
verized  and 
is  prescribed  by  physi­
cians  and  sold  by  the  druggists  for  va­
rious  uses.  Sometimes  it  is  for a  poul­
tice  for  some 
irritated 
place.  Again,  it  may  be  used  when 
there  is  internal  irritation  to  soothe and 
allay  the  suffering. 
Its  uses  are  legion, 
and  for  years  the  frugal  people  who  live 
in  the  rural  districts  of  the  East  have 
had  lucrative  employment  in  gathering 
this  bark.

inflamed  and 

it 

In  later  years  the  Eastern  supply  has 
grown  so  short  that  the  manufacturers 
have  had  to  cast  about  for  new  forests, 
and  have  turned  to  the  South  for their 
supply.  Accordingly  last  spring  Allen 
Asher,of  Memphis,  received  an  enquiry 
from  an  Eastern  house  wanting  from 
100,000  to  200,000  pounds  of  the  bark. 
This  was  last  April.  Mr.  Asher  in­
serted  an  advertisement  in  the  papers 
enquiring  where  and  in  what  quantities 
the  bark  could  be  found  here.  There 
were  hundreds  of  responses, and  a  thriv­
ing  industry  has  been  established.  Mr. 
Asher  tells  the  story  of  the  bark  in  this 
manner:

“ To  get  slippery  elm  bark  in  large 
quantities  is  a  new  industry  in  this sec­
tion  of  the  country.  Heretofore 
the 
Eastern  manufacturers  have  been  able 
to  get  all  they  desired  from  nearby 
points.  Six  or  eight  months  ago  we 
had  an  enquiry  from  a  large  manufac­
turer  who  is  engaged  in  the  business  of 
manufacturing  pure  powdered 
licorice 
root,  tobacco  flavor,  etc.  He  desired  to 
know  if  we could  get  any  slippery  elm 
bark  in  this  section  of  the  country  and 
the  probable  cost  and  quantity  to  be 
obtained,  and  at  the  same  time  stated 
that  on  account  of its  scarcity with them 
the  price  had  advanced  two  cents  a 
pound.
“ After  looking  into  the  matter  care­
fully  I  found  there  was  any  quantity  of 
the  bark  to  be  had  in  this  section. 
In 
Mississippi,  Arkansas,  Tennessee,  and 
Alabama  I  found  by  advertising  that 
this  bark  was  very  plentiful,  mostly  on 
ridges  contiguous  to  rivers,  creeks,  or 
bodies  of  water,  and  I  immediately cor­
responded  with  several  hundred  persons 
who  had  answered  my  advertisement, 
telling  them  I  wanted  the  bark  in  large 
quantities,  and  endeavored  to  secure  all 
tnis  bark  I  possibly  could.  The  mill 
which  wants  it  desires  to  get  from  ioo,- 
ooo  to  200,000  pounds  annually.  This, 
of  course,  is  a  large  quantity  of  the 
bark,  owing  to  the  shape  in  which  it  is 
desired,  and  the  fact  that  when  dry  it 
is  not  nearly  so  heavy  as  when  stripped 
from  the  tree.  A  great  many  parties 
who  wrote to  me  with  a  view  to  getting 
it  out  have,  for  one  cause  or  another, 
failed  to  do  so,  while  there  are  numbers 
of  others  getting  the  bark  and  shipping 
it  regularly.
“ If  the  people  would  pay  particular 
attention  to  gathering  this  bark  for  the

it 

It 

If 

it  is  left  out 

maiket,  it  is  so easily  gathered  and  re­
quires  so 
little  work,  that  it  would  be 
quite  remunerative,  especially  as  it  can 
be  gathered  from  the  time  the  sap  rises 
until  the  fall.  It  is  not necessary  to  cut 
down  or kill  the  trees. 
is  better  to 
not  cut  them  down  nor  kill  them. 
If 
is  left  the  parts  stripped 
enough  bark 
will  be  covered  thicker  and  better  in 
time.  All  that  the  mill  requires  is  that 
the  outside  or  rough  part  of  the  bark  be 
taken  off clean  to  the  white  part  of  the 
bark.  Then,  that  the  bark  be  thoroughly 
dried  and  while  drying  protected  from 
the  weather. 
in  the 
weather  so  the  rain  and  dew  fall  on  it, 
it  will  mildew  and  become  discolored. 
When  protected  from  the  weather  and 
thoroughly  dry 
is  almost  perfectly 
white.  After  the  rough  part  of  the  bark 
is  taken  off  it  can  be  stripped  from  the 
in  any  width  and  in  pieces  from 
trees 
three  to  twelve  feet 
long  and  then 
doubled  over  itself  three  to  three  and  a 
half  feet  long  before  drying so that when 
dry  it  can  be  made  into  nice  shipping 
bundles  easy  to  handle  in  transit.
“ I  don’t  think  the  people  realize how 
much  could  be  made  in  this  manner  by 
men  and  children  engaged  in  farming, 
and  it  is  really  an  extra  duty,  and  can 
be  performed  when  the  crops  are  laid 
by  or  when  the  weather  is  too  wet  to 
plough  or  do  other field  work,  or at  any 
spare  time.  The  frugal  Eastern  people 
have been  gathering  it  for  years  to  sup­
ply  the  increasing  demand  of  manufac­
turers  and  druggists.
“ We  pay  3 ^   cents  a  pound  for the 
dry  bark.  So  far  the  most  of  our  sup­
ply  has  come  from  Northern  Alabama, 
Crittenden  county,  Ark.,  and  along  the 
line  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railway  as 
far  down  as  Grenada,  Miss.,  but  we 
could  handle  many  times  what  we  now 
get,  and  would  be  glad  if greater  num- J 
bets of  people  would  become 
interested 
in  this 
industry.  Many  might  find  it 
more  profitable  than  cotton.
Details  of  M r.  Sourwine’s  Plan  to 

Prevent  Cutting.

Following  are  the  details  of  the  plan 
proposed  by  John  J.  Sourwine,  of  Es- 
canaba,  to  prevent  the  cutting  of  pat­
ents :

The  National  Wholesale  Druggists 
and  Proprietors’  Association  will  estab­
lish  a  National  Guaranty  Label  of  some 
original  and  distinct  design,  and  have 
the  same  registered  in  the  United States 
and  Canada.

Make  all  legitimate  druggists  who de­
sire  it  members  of  the  Guaranty  Asso­
ciation,  provided  they  shall  have  taken 
the  prescribed  oath  to  sell  goods  at  es­
tablished  prices 
in  the  application  for 
membership  hereinafter  named.

No  person  shall  become  a  member  of 
the  Guaranty  Association  who  is  not  a 
regular  registered  pharmacist,  except  in 
states  which  have  no  pharmacy  laws,  in 
which  case  all  persons  having  an  estab­
lished  retail  drug  trade,  except  at  de­
partment  stores,  must,  besides  taking 
the  prescribed  oath,  have  the  endorse­
ment  of  one or  more  wholesale  druggists 
who  are  members  of  this  Association.
In  cases  of  two  or  more  persons  con­
stituting  a  firm,  each 
individual  of 
said  firm  must  sign  application  under 
oath,  and 
labels  will  be  issued  under 
firm  name  and  number.

The  National  Association  shall 

issue 
all  membership certificates and guaranty 
labels and  the  same  shall  not  be  trans­
ferable.

Membership  certificates  shall be made 
in  duplicate,  one  for  the  retailer  or 
wholesaler  and  the  other to  be  placed on 
file  in  the  offices  of  the  National  Asso­
ciation  or 
in  main  office  of  state  asso­
ciation  acting  under  the  authority  of 
the  National  Association.

Each  membership  certificate  shall  be 
numbered  consecutively,  as  the  appli­
cations  are  received  by  the National As­
sociation,  said  certificate  and 
labels 
issued  thereon  to  be  of  the  same  num­
ber  and  recorded  under  the  same  firm 
name  and  number.

All  applications  for membership  must 
be accompanied  by  money  sufficient  to 
cover  expense  of  printing  labels,  etc., 
as  hereinafter  provided  by  the  National 
Association.

MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

The  said  Association  shall  also  estab­
lish  a  uniform  rate  for  labels,  not  to  ex­
ceed  the  actual  cost of  printing  or  en­
graving  and  maintaining  officers 
in 
charge.

No  retail  dealer  shall  be allowed  to 
use  the  guaranty  label  until  the bottle 
or  package 
is  sold,  when  each  and 
every  bottle  or  package  sold  shall  be 
labeled  with  the  label  containing  the re­
tail  dealer’s  name  and  number  thereon.
Wholesale  druggists  will  be  required 
to  become  members,  first,  using  same 
blank  and  oath  as  retailers,  and  manu­
facturers will  sell  to  no  firm  not  a  mem­
ber  of  this  Association.
■  Manufacturers  will  also  have a  pri­
vate  number  for  each  wholesale  firm 
and  will  stamp  or  print  said  private 
number  on  each  and  every  bottle  or 
package  sold  to  wholesale  members  of 
this  Association,  which  will  preclude 
the  use  of  guaranty  labels  by  whole­
salers.

The  form  of  application  for  member­
ship  shall  contain  the  following  speci­
fications :
1.  To  sell  only  at  the  established 
wholesale  price.
2.  To  sell  only  at  the  established 

retail  price.
who 
tion.

3.  To  sell  at  wholesale  to  no  one 
is  not  a  member  of  this  Associa­

4.  To  sell  to  no  department  stores  or 
any  person  or  firm  known  to  be a cutter.
5.  To  not allow  any  clerk  or member 
of  the  firm  or any  person  connected  or 
disconnected  with  the  firm  to  sell  or 
trade  otherwise  than  as  stated  above,  or 
sell,  tiade  or  give  away  guaranty  la­
bels,  under  any  conditions  whatever, 
nor  to  allow  the  firm  name  to  be  used 
for  the  same  purpose.
6.  To  report  any  violations  of  the 
above  to  the  National  or  State  Associa­
tions.

7.  To  give  no  rebate.

8. 

To  place  a  guaranty  label  on  each 

9.  To  forfeit  and  return  all 

and  every  bottle  or  package,  represent­
ed  in  the  National  Manufactuiers’  As­
sociation,  when  said  bottle  or  package 
is  sold.
labels, 
membership  certificates  and  papers  be­
longing  to  said  National  Guaranty  As­
sociation  for  any  and  all  violations  of 
this  plan.
10.  The  above  to  be  subscribed  and 
sworn  to  before  a  notary  public,  with 
two  reputable  citizens  as  witnesses.

The  Drug  Market.

Trade  in  this  line  is very satisfactory, 
the  volume  exceeding  that  of  last  year. 
While  the  market 
is  exceedingly  firm 
on  a  great  many  articles,  there  are  few 
changes  to  note.

Opium,  Morphine  and  Quinine  are 

unchanged.

Tartaric  Acid—Manufacturers  have 

advanced  their  price.

Cream  Tartar—This  article  has  ad­
vanced,  in  sympathy  with  tartaric  acid.
Cinchonidia—The  large  demand  has 
developed  considerable  activity  in  this 
article and  there have  been  large  trans­
actions 
in  New  York.  Manufacturers 
have  advanced  quotations  3c  per  oz. 
The  stocks  are  very  light  and  there  is 
little  being  produced. 
is  believed 
the article will  soon be  out  of  market.

It 

Linseed  Oil—Although  seed  is  a  little 
easier,oil  continues  firm at  the  advance.
Glassware—This  article  is  being  sold 
at  reduced  prices.  Manufacturers  are 
firm  and  their price  is  unchanged,  but 
competition  among  drug 
jobbers  has 
caused  a  decline.

There  can  never  be  any  greatness 

without  self-denial.

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1-40 (5% in.) $70.00

B.  J.  REYNOLDS,

Grand  Rapids. 

BATEHAN  &  FOX,

Bay  City.

JOHNSON  &  FOSTER,
Detroit.

Distributers for  Michigan.

MILTON  KERNS,

Manufacturer,

No.  52  9th  Street, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.

W HOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Tartaric Aicd,  Cream  Tartar,  Turpentine. 
Decline«'—

@

MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N
Morphia,S.P.&W...  1  95® 2 20 
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
C.  Co....................   1  85® 2 10
Moschus Canton__  @  40
Myristica, No. 1......  
65®  80
Nux Vomica. ..po.20  @  10
Os  Sepia................. 
15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
D. Co....................  @  1  00
Picis Liq. N.N.V4 gal.
doz........................  @ 200
Picis Liq., quarts__  @  1  00
Picis Liq., pints......  @  85
Pil Hydrarg...po.  80  @  50
Piper Nigra... po.  22  @  18
Piper Alba....po.  35  @  30
Piix  Burgun...........  @ 
7
Plumb!  Acet........... 
10®  12
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii  1  10®  1  20 
Pyrethrum, boxesH.
& P. D. Co., doz...  @  1  25
Pyrethrum, pv........ 
30®  33
8®  10
Quassi®..................  
Quinia, S. P. & W .. 
28®  33
22®  31
Quinia, S. German.. 
QRtnia, N.Y............  
28®  33
Rubia Tinctorum... 
12®  14
SaccharumLactis pv  18®  20
Salacin....................  3 00® 3  10
40®  50
Sanguis Draconls... 
Sapo,  W................... 
12®  14
Sapo, M.................... 
10®  12
Sapo. G.................... 
®  15
Siedlitz  Mixture__  20  ®  22

Sinapis....................   @  18
Sinapis, opt............   @  30
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
Voes........... ..........  @  34
Snuff, Scotch, DeVo’s  @  34
Soda Boras..............  7  @ 
9
Soda Boras, po........  7  @ 
9
26®  28
Soda et Potass Tart. 
2
Soda,  Carb...... . 
1V£@ 
Soda, Bi-Carb.........  
g
3® 
Soda, Ash...............   3V6@ 
4
2
Soda, Sulphas.........   @ 
Spts. Cologne__.... 
@ 2 60
Spts. Ether  Co........ 
50®  55
SpV  Myrcia Dom...  @ 0 00
Spts. Vini Rect. bbl.  @ 2 44
Spts. Vini Rect V&bbi  @ 2 49 
Spts. Vini Rect.lOgal  @ 2 52 
Spts. Vini Rect.  5gal  @ 2 54 
Less 5c gal.  cash 10 days. 
Strychnia, Crystal...  1  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  Subl.........   2V4@ 
3
Sulphur,  Roll........ 
2®  2Vs
Tamarinds.............. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice...  28®  30
Theobrom®........... 
42®  45
Vanilla....................  9 00@16 On
Zinci  Sulph............  
7® 
8

Oil*

B B L .  P A L .
Whale, winter.........  
70 
70
Lard,  extra...............   40 
45
40
35 
Lard, No. 1................. 

Linseed,pure  raw..  42 
Linseed, boiled......   44 
Neatsfoot, winter str  65 
Spirits Turpentine..  33 

19

45
47
70
40

Paints 

b b l . 

l b

Red Venetian.........   144 2  @8
Ochre, yellow Mars. 
144  2  @4 
Ochre, yellow  Ber.. 
144  2  @3 
Putty, commercial..  2M  2V6@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2V4  24£®3 
Vermilion,  P rim e
13® 
15
American.............. 
70®  75
Vermilion, English. 
Green, P aris...........  1354® 
19
Green,  Peninsular.. 
13® 
16
Lead, Red.............    5*4® 
6
Lead, white............   5V4® 
6
Whiting, white Span  @  70
Whiting,  gilders ...  @ 
10
White, Paris Amer..  @  1 00
Whiting, Paris  Eng.
cliff......................  @ 140
Universal Prepared.  1  00®  1  15

(Varnishes

No. 1 Turp Coach...  1  10®  1  20
Extra  Turp............   1  60®  1  70
Coach Body............   2 75® 3 00
No. 1 Turp F urn....  1  00®  1  10 
Extra Turk Damar..  1  55®  1  60 
Jap. Dryer,No. lTurp  70®  75

Hazeltine &  Perkins 

Druo  60.
Sundro  Department

We  invite  examination  of  our  remodeled  and 
handsome  sundry  department  now  in  charge  of 
Mr.  J.  H.  Hagy.  We  display  in  sample  show 
cases  complete  lines  of the  following  goods.

Perfumes 

Soaps 

Combs 

Mirrors 

Powder Puffs

Tooth,  Nail,  Hair, Cloth, Infant, Bath, and 

Shaving Brushes 

Fountain and  Family Syringes 

Tweezers 

Key  Rings 

Cork Screws 

Razors 

Razor  Strops

Violin,  Guitar and  Banjo Strings 

Atomizers

Suspensory Bandages 
Toilet and  Bath Sponges

And  many other articles  too  numerous 

to mention.  Goods are up to date and prices right.

m i n e  & rerkins Drug go.

Grand  Rapids.  Mich.

4® 6
6® 8
12© 14
12® 14

6@S 8
70® 75
@ 15
29® 41
40® 42
3® 5
8® 10
12® 14
@ 15
60® 65
14i@ 5
38®

Aceticum.................6
Benzoicum, German
Boracic....................
Carbolicum............
Citricum.................
Hydrochlor.............
Oxalicum................
Phosphorlum,  dll...
Salicÿlicum.............
Sulphuricum...........
Tannicum..............  1  25®  1
Tartaricum.............. 
Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg...........
Aqua, 20  deg...........
Carbonas.................
Chloridum..............
Aniline
Black....................... 2 00© 2 25
80®  1  00
Brown....................
45® 50
R ed.........................
................ 2 50® 3 00
Yellow. 
Baccae.
13® 15
Cube«e...........po. 18
6® 8
Junlperus................
25® 30
Xanthoxylum.........
Balsamina
50® 55
Copaiba...................
© 2 40
Peru.........................
Terabin, Canada— 40® 45
75® 80
Tolutan...................
Cortex 
Abies, Canadian—
C assi»....................
Cinchona Piava......
Euonymus atropnrp 
Myrica Cerifera, po.
Prunus Vlrgini........
Quillaia,  gr’d .........
Sassafras........po. 18
Ulmus...po.  15,  gr’d 
Bxtractum 
Qlycyrrhiza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhiza, po...... 
Hæmatox, 15 lb box 
Hæmatox, Is
Hæmatox, Vis.........  
Haematox, Vis.

24®
28®
"  
11@13@
14@
16®

12® 14
18® 25
30® 35

Perm
Carbonate Precip... 
Citrate and Quinta..
Citrate Soluble.......
Perrocyanidum Sol.
Solut.  Chloride......
Sulphate, com’l ......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per cwt.........
Sulphate, p u re ......
Flora
Arnica....................
Anthémis...............
Matricaria..............
Folia
15® 20
Barosma..................
Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
18® 25
nevelly.................
25® 30
Cassia Acutifol,Alx.
Salvia officinalis, Us
12© 20
and  54s.................
8® 10
Ura Ursi..................
Gummi
® 65
Acacia,  1st picked..
@ 45
Acacia,  2d  picked..
@ 35
Acacia,  3d  picked..
28
Acacia, sifted  sorts.
»
60® 80
Acacia, po...............
12® 14
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20
@ 12
Aloe, Cape__po. 15
© 30
Aloe, Socotrl. .po. 40
55® 60
Ammoniac..............
25® 28
Assafcetida__po. 30
50® 55
Benzoinum............
® 13
Catechu, Is..............
@ 14
Catechu, Vis............
@ 16
Catechu, <¿8............
Camphor® —   — 48® 55
10
Euphorbium..po.  35 
® 
00
Galbanum...............
@  1
70 
Gamboge  po...........
35 
Guatacum......po. 35
3 00 
Kino........po. S3.u0
60 
M astic....................
40
Myrrh......^...po.  45
Opii . . .po. C3.80®4.00 2 50®  2 60
Shellac.................... 
25®  35
.Shellac, bleached... 
40®  45
Tragacanth............  
50®  80
Herba

25
20
25
28
23
25
39
22
25

Absinthium..oz.  pbg 
Eupatorium .oz. pkg 
Lobelia........oz. pkg 
Majorum .... oz. pkg 
Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 
Mentha Vir. .oz. pkg 
Rue.............. oz. pkg 
TanacetumV oz. pkg 
Thymus,  V..oz. pkg 
flagnesia.
Calcined, Pat........... 
Carbonate, Pat........ 
Carbonate, K. & M.. 
Carbonate, Jennings 
Oleum
Absinthium............   3 25® 3 50
Amygdal», Dulc.... 
30®  50
Amygdalae, Amarae .  8 00®  8 25
Anisi.......................   2  40® 
Aurantl  Cortex......   2  00® 2 20
Bergamii.................  2  40® 
75®  80
Cajiputi................... 
Caryophylli............   55®  6j
'■’ednr....................... 
35®  65
Chenopadii.............. 
®  4 00
Cinnamonii.............  1  75® 
0®  45
C'tronell&.  .. 

55®  60
20®  22
20®  25
35®  36

35®  50
Conium  Mac........... 
Copaiba...................  i  10®  1  20
Cubeb®.................... 
90®  1  00
Exechthitos...........  1  00®  1 10
Erigeron.................  l  00®  1 10
Gaultheria..............  1  50®  1 60
Geranium,  ounce... 
© 75
Gossippii,Sem. gal.. 
50®  60
Hedeoma.................  1  on©  1 10
Junipers..................  1  50®  2 00
Lavendula.............. 
90® 2 00
Limonis...................  1  20©  1 40
Mentha Piper.........  1  60®  2 20
Mentha Verid......... 2  10@  2 25
Morrhu®,  gal.........   1  0ü@  1 10
Myrcia,....................  4 00©  4 50
Olive....................... 
75® 3 00
10®  12
Picis  Liquida.........  
®  35
Picis Liquida, gal... 
R icina.................... 
99® 1 04
® 100
Rosmarini...............  
Rosse,  ounce...........  6 50® 8 50
Succini................... 
40©  45
Sabina................... 
go®  1 00
Santal....................... 2 50®  7 00
Sassafras................. 
50@  55
Sinapis, ess., ounce.  @  65
Tiglii.......................  1  40®  1 50
40®  50
Thyme.................... 
Thyme,  opt............   @  1  60
15®  20
Theobromas........... 
Potassium
Bi-Carb.................... 
15®  18
Bichromate............  
13®  15
Bromide..................   48®  51
Carb....................... 
12®  15
Chlorate..po. 17@19c  16®  18
Cyanide................... 
35®  40
Iodide......................  2 60@  2 65
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28®  30
Potassa, Bitart,  com  @  15
8@  10
Potass Nitras, opt... 
Potass Nitras........... 
9
7® 
Prussiate................. 
20®  25
Sulphate po  ........... 
15®  18

Radix

Aconitvm............... 
20®  25
Alth®...................... 
22®  25
io@ 
Anchusa................. 
12
Arum po........  ........  @  25
Calamus................. 
20®  40
Gentiana....... po.  15 
12®  15
Glychrrhiza... pv. 15  16®  18
Hydrastis Canaden .  @  35
Hydrastis Can., po..  @  40 
Hellebore,Alba,po.. 
15®  20
Inula, po................. 
15®  20
Ipecac, po................  2 00® 2  10
Iris plox —  po35@38  35@  40
Jalapa, pr...............  
25®  30
Maranta,  J^s...........  @ 
35
Podophyllum, po....  22®  25
R h e i....................... 
75®  1  00
Rhel, cut.................  @ 125
Rhei, pv................... 
75®  1  35
Spigelia...................  
35®  38
Sanguinaria...po. 40  @  35
Serpentaria............  
30@  35
Senega.................... 
35®  40
Similax,officinalis H  @ 4 0
Smilax, M................  @  25
Scili®.............po.35 
10® -  12
Symplocarpus, Foetl-
dus,  po.................  @  25
Valeriana,Eng.po.30  @  25
15®  20
Valeriana,  German. 
Zingiber a...............  
12@  16
Zingiber j ...............  
25®  27
Semen
Anisum.........po.  15 
@ 
12
13®  15
Apium  (graveleons) 
Bird, Is....................  
6
4© 
Carui.............po. 18 
10®  12
Cardamon...............   l  25®  1 75
Coriandrum............  
8© 
10
Cannabis  Satlva__  3V4® 
4
Cydonium...............  
75®  1  00
Cnenopodium........ 
io@  12
Dipterlx  Odorate...  2 00® 2 20
Fcenlculum............   @ 
10
9
Fcenugreek, po........ 
7® 
L ini.........................  2V4® 
4
4
Lini,  g rd ....bbl. 2K  3H@ 
35®  40
Lobelia................... 
Pharlaris  Canarian.  3V4® 
4
Rapa.......................  4%@ 
5
Sinapis Albu........... 
7® 
8
Sinapis Nigra.........  
11® 
12
Spiritus
Frumenti, W. D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
Frumenti,  D. F. R..  2 00® 2 25
Frum enti...... 
....  l  25®  1  50
Juniperis Co. O. T ..  1  65®  2 00
Juniperis Co...........  1  75®  3 50
Saacharum N. E__  1  90®  2 10
Spt. Vini Galli........  1  75®  6 50
Vini Oporto............   1  25®  2 00
Vini Alba...............   1  25®  2 00

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................  2 50® 2 75
Nassau sheeps  wool
carriage...............   @  2 00
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage......  @  1  25
Extra yellow sheeps’ 
wool,  carriage.... 
@ 1  00
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............   @  1 00
@  75
Hard, for slate use.. 
Yellow  R eef,  for 
slate  use.............. 
®  1 40
Syrups

Acacia....................  @  50
Auranti Cortes........  @  50
Zingiber..................   @  50
Ipecac. 
@  60
Ferri lod.................  @  50
Rhei Aram..............  @  50
Smilax Officinalis... 
50®  60
Senega............... 
  ®  50
Scili®.............  
..  @  50

.........  

niscellaneous 

Scill® Co........
50
Tolutan.........
50
Prunus virg__
50
Tinctures 
Aconitum N apellis R 
60 
Aconitum Napellis F
50 
Aloes.......................
60 
Aloes and Myrrh__
60 
Arnica....................
50 
Assafcetida............
50 
At rope  Belladonna.
60 
Auranti  Cortex......
50 
Benzoin...................
60 
Benzoin Co..............
50 
Barosma.................
50 
Cantharides...........
75 
Capsicum..............
50 
Cardamon..............
75 
Cardamon  Co.........
75 
Castor......................
1  00 
Catechu...................
50 
Cinchona.................
50 
Cinchona Co...........
60 
Columba.................
50 
Cubeba....................
50 
Cassia  Acutifol......
50 
Cassia Acutifol Co  .
50 
Digitalis.................
50 
Ergot.......................
50 
Ferri Chloridum__
35 
Gentian..................
50 
Gentian Co..............
60 
Guiaca....................
50 
Gulaca ammon........
60 
Hyoscyamus...........
50 
Iodine......................
75 
Iodine, colorless__
75 
Kino.........................
50 
Lobelia...................
50 
Myrrh......................
50 
Nux Vomica...........
50 
Opii.........................
75 
Opii, camphorated..
50 
Opii,  deodorized__
1  50 
Quassia...................
50 
Rhatany..................
50 
Rhei.........................
50 
Sanguinarla...........
50 
Serpentaria............
50 
Stramonium...........
60 
Tolutan....................
60 
Valerian.................
50 
Veratrum Veride...
50 
Zingiber..................
20
.¡Ether, Spts. Nit. 3F  30®
35
?4@
.¡Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F 
38
Alumen...................  2M@
3
3®
Alumen, gro’d .. po. 7 
4 
Annatto.....................  
40®
50
Antimoni,  po.........
4®
40®  50
Antimoni et PotassT
Antipyrin..............
@  1  40 
Antifebrin .  ..........
@  15
Argenti Nitras, oz .
@  50
Arsenicum.............
10® 
12 
38®  40
Balm Gilead  Bud  .
Bismuth  S. N........
1  40®  1 50 
9
@ 
Calcium Chlor.,  is.
Calcium Chlor., V4s 
© 
10 
Calcium Chlor.,  Qs. 
12 
@ 
Cantharides, Rus.po 
@  75
Capsici  Fructus, af 
15 
Capsici Fructus, po.
®
15 
Capsici FructusB.po 
15
Caryophyllu8..po. 15
10®  
12 
Carmine, No. 40......
@ 3 00 
Cera Alba, S. & F ...
50®  55
Cera Flava..............
40®  42
Coccus....................
@  40
Cass ip Fructus........
@  33
Centraria.................
@ 
10 
Cetaceum................
@  45
60®  63
Chloroform.............
_  
Chloroform, squibbs 
1  25
Chloral HydCrst....  1  50®  1  60 
20®  25
Chondrus................  
Cinchonidine,P.&W  20®  25 
Cinchonidine, Germ 
15®  22
Cocaine......... ........  3 05® 3 25
70
Corks, list, dls.pr.ct. 
@ 3 5
Creosotum...........  
Creta.............bbl. 75 
@ 
2
Creta, prep..............  @ 
5
9®  11
Creta, precip........... 
Creta, Rubra...........  @ 
8
Crocus.................... 
18®  20
Cudbear.................  @ 
24
Cupri Sulph............  
5® 
6
10®  12
Dextrine.................. 
75®  90
Ether Sulph............  
Emery, all  numbers  @ 
8
Emery, po................  @ 
6
Ergota.......... po. 40  30®  35
Flake  White........... 
12®  15
Galla........................  @  23
Gambier.................. 
8® 
9
Gelatin, Cooper___  @  60
Gelatin, French...... 
35®  60
Glassware, flint, box  60,  10&10
60
 
Glue,  brown........... 
9®  12
Glue, white............  
13®  25
Glycerina................ 
14®  20
Grana  Paradisi  __  @  15
Humulus................. 
25©  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite  @  80
Hydraag Chlor Cor.  @  70
Hydraag Ox Rub’m.  @  90
Hydraag Ammoniati  @  1 00 
HydraagUnguentum  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.........   @  65
Ichthyobolla, Am...  65®  75
Indigo...................... 
75®  1  00
Iodine, Resubi........  3 60® 3 70
Iodoform.................  @ 420
@ 2 25
Lupulin.  ................ 
Lycopodium........... 
40®
45
Macis
65®
75
Liquor  Arse- et Hy­
a
dra rg lod.............
25 
10®
LiquorPotassArsinit
12 
Magnesia. Sulph__
3 
2®
Magnesia. Sulph,bbl
1V4 60 
50®
Mannia, S. F ........... 
Menthol  ,,    ........ .  @
2 40

Less  than  box 

2 >0
2 50

1 90

20

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

T h e  prices  quoted  in  this  list  are  for the  trade  only,  in  such  quantities  as  are  usually  purchased  b y retail 
dealers.  T h ey   are  prepared  just  before  goin g to  press  and  are  an  accurate  index  of the  local  m arket. 
It  is  im­
possible  to  give  quotations  suitable  for  all  conditions  of  purchase,  and  those  below  are  given as representing a v ­
erage  prices  for average  conditions  of  purchase.  C ash   buyers  or  those  of  strong credit  usually  buy  closer  than 
those  who  have  poor  credit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested  to  point  out  any  errors or  om issions,  as  it  is 
our  aim   to  m ake  this  feature  of  the  greatest  possible  use  to  dealers.____________________________ _________________

6 00
7 00
4 00
9 00
9 00
9 00
6 00

CHEESE.

Acme.......................
Amboy....................
Byron......................
Elsie.......................
Gem.........................
Gold  Medal............
Ideal.......................
Jersey......................
uenawee..................
Riverside.. 
...........
Sparta......................
Brick.......................
Edam.......................
Leiden.....................
Llmburger...............
Pineapple...............43
Sap  Sago.................

o

9*4
9*
8*9
10
9*9
8
9*4
8*49
75
18
15
85
18

CATSUP.

pints...................4 25
Columbia, 
Columbia, *4 pints...................2 50

CLOTHES  PINS, 

gross boxes.......................... 40
CONDENSED  MILK.

4 doz In case.

Gail Borden  Eagle..................6 75
Crown......................................6 25
Daisy....................................... 5 75
Champion  ...........................4 50
Magnolia 
...........................4 25
Challenge..................................3 50
Dime.........................................8 85

COUPON  BOOKS.

Grits.

Beans.

Farina.

Hominy.

Pearl Barley.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.
24 1 lb.  packages...............1  75
Bulk, Der 100 lbs.............. 3 50
Walsh-DeRoo  Co.’s..........2 40
Bulk in 100 lb. bags..........3 40
Barrels  ............................ 2 25
Flake, 50 lb.  drums..........1 00
Dried Lima  ..................... 
3*4
Medium Hand Picked— 1  10 
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic,  10 lb. box........  60
Imported,  25 lb. box........ 2 50
Common............ ..............   2 00
Chester............................  2  10
Empire  ............................  2 3J
Green,  bn.........................  80
Split,  per lb................  ... 
2
Rolled  Oats.
.4 35 
Rolled Avena,  bbl...
.4  00 
Monarch,  bbl............
.2 15 
Monarch,  *4  bbl........
.3 90 
Private brands,  bbl.
Private brands, *4bbl.
.2  10
Quaker, cases..................3 20
German............................ 
East  India.......................  
Cracked, bulk................... 
24 2 lb packages..............2 50

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

3*4
3
3*4

Sonders’ .

Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 

Best 
money.

in  the 

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

........................... 4 00
Kegs 
Half Kegs............................ 2 25
Quarter Kegs......... .............1  25
1 lb. cabs.............................   30
*4 lb. cans............................  18

doz.  gross

AXLE  GREASE.
Aurora.........................66 
Castor Oil....................60 
Diamond.....................50 
Frazer’s ......................75 
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 
rtica, tin boxes........... 75 
Paragon...................... 55 

BAKING  POWDER.

Absolute.

w lb cans doz...................  45
*4 lb cans doz................... 
85
1 
lb cans doz...................  1 50

Acme.

*4 lb cans 3 doz................. 
*4 lb cans 3 doz................. 
1 
Bulk.

45
75
lb cans 1 doz.................  1 00
10

Arctic.

Ü lb cans, 6 doz case.......  
38
*4 lb cans, 4 doz case.......   66
1 
lb cans, 2 doz case.......1  00
5 
lb cans, 1 doz case.......  5 00
6 oz Eng. Tumblers............  85

El Purity.

*4 lb cans per doz............  
75
*4 lb cans per doz  ...........  1  20
1 
lb cans per doz..............2  00

14 lb cans 4 doz case........ 
*4 lb cans 4 doz case........ 
lb cans 2 doz case  ...... 

J A X O N

35
55
90

14 lb cans, 4 doz case......  
*4 lb cans, 4 doz case........ 
1 

45
85
lb cans, 2 doz case........  1 60

Jersey Cream.

CHOCOLATE.

Walter Baker A Co.’s.

German Sweet........................22
Premium..................................81
Breakfast Cocoa.....................42

CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft, per  doz...........1 00
Cotton, 50 ft, per  doz...........1 20
Cotton, 60 ft, per  doz........  1  40
Cotton, 70 ft, per  doz  ........ 1  60
Cotton, 80 ft. per  doz  ........ 1  80
Jute, 60 ft.  per  doz 
Jute. 72 ft.  per  dm..
Chicory.

Bulk 
Red

...........
............  
COCOA SHELLS.
20 lb  bags................. .'...
Less quantity.................
Pound  packages............
CRBAfl  TARTAR.

5 and 10 lb. wooden boxes..30-35

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

F air........................................ 10
Good.......................................12
Prim e..................................... 13
Golden  .................................. 14
Peaberry  ............................... 15

Santos.
Fair  .......................
Good  ....................................  15
Prim e..................................... 16
Peaberry  ...............................1

Mexican  and  Ouatamala.

Fair  .....................................   16
Good  ..................................... 1
Fancy 
........................-•.........18

Maracaibo.

Prim e..................................... 30
Milled..................................... 21

Java.

1 lb. cans, per doz.............   2 00
9 oz. cans, per doz.............  1  25
6 oz. cans, per doz............. 
85

Interior.................................. 20
Private  Growth......................22
Mandehling............................24

Our Leader.

14 lb cans..........................  
14 lb cans.......................... 
1 

45
75
lb cans..........................  1  50

Peerless.

1 lb. cans  ......................... 

85

BATH  BRICK.

American.............................70
English..................................80

BLUING.

C O N SIM SfD
B lu in iG

1 doz. pasteboard Boxes... 
40
3 doz. wooden boxes.........   1 20

BRoons.

So. 1 Carpet.......................  1  90
No. 2 Carpet.......................1  75
No. 3 Carpet...................  ..  1  50
No. 4 Carpet.......................  1  15
Parlor Gem.......................  2 00
Common Whisk.................   70
Fancy Whisk...................... 
80
Warehouse.........................2 25

CANDLES.

8s.........................................7
16s........................................8
Paraffine...............................8

CANNED GOODS, 
rianitowoc Peas.

Lakeside Marrowfat.........   1  00
Lakeside E.  J ....................  1  30
Lakeside, Cham, of Eng....  1 40 
Lakeside, Gem, Ex. Sifted.  1  66

Im itation............................... 22
Arabian  .................................24

Mocha.

Roasted.

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands
Fifth  Avenue......  
...........28
Jewell’s Arabian Mocha__28
Wells’ Mocha and Java......25*4
Wells’ Perfection Java......25*4
Sancalbo.............................23
Valley City Maracaibo.......18*4
Ideal  Blend........................14
Leader Blend.....................12
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brands
Quaker Arabian Mocha..... 28
Quaker Mandehling Java. .30 
Quaker Mocba and Java. ...27
Toko Mocha and Java.......24
Quaker Golden Santos...... 18
State House Blend.............1614
Quaker Golden Rio............16

Package.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
the  wholesale  dealer 
which 
adds  the  local  freight  from 
New  York  to  your  shipping 
point, giving you credit  on  the 
invoice  for  the  amount  of 
freight  buyer  pays  from  the 
market in  which  he purchases 
to his shipping point, including 
weight  of  package.  In  60  lb. 
cases the list is 10c  per  100  lbs. 
above the price in full cases.
Arbuckle.......................   11  00
Jersey............    
11  00
ncLaughlla’a  XXXX.......11  00
Valley City *4 gross...... 
Felix *4 gross................. 
Hummel's foil *4 gross... 
Bqmmel’i  tin >4  gross... 

 
Extract.

75
1  16
86
1  43

 

Tradesman Grade.

50 books, any denom... 1  50
100 books, any denom... 2 50
500 books, any denom... 11  50
1,000 books, any denom... 20 00
50 books, any denom... 1  50
100 books, any denom... 2  50
500 books, any denom... 11  50
1.000 books, any denom... .20 00

Economic  Grade.

B B i
anmiinKj*r’-jiiiMiiiHii7j
Universal Grade.

Superior Grade.

Coupon Pass Books

denomination from ilOdown.

50 books, any denom... .  1  50
100 books, any denom... .  2 50
500 books, any denom... .11  50
1,000 books, any denom... .20 00
50 books, any denom... .  1  50
100 books, any denom... .  2 50
500 books, any denom... .11  50
1,000 books, any denom... .20 00
Can be made to represent any
1  00
20 books.......................
50 books......................... .  2 00
.  3 00
100 books......................
250 books......................... .  C 25
.10 00
500 books.......................
.17 50
1000 books.......................
Credit  Checks.
.  3 00
500, any one denom’n ...
.  5 00
1000, any one denom’n ...
.  8 00
2000, any one denom’n ...
75
Steel punch....................
DRIED  FRUITS—DOHESTIC 
Sundried.......................   @3*4
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.5 ©  6

Apples.

California  Fruits, 

prlcots.....................  9 ©10

Apricots......
Blackberries,
Nectarines..................  6  ©
Peaches.........................7*4© 9
Pears..........................   8  ©
Pitted Cherries...........
PruimeUes..................  12
Raspberries................

California Pranas.

100-120 25 lb boxes.........   © 354
90-100 25 lb boxes.........   © 4
80 - 90 25 lb boxes.........   © 4*4
70 - 80 25 lb boxes.........   @5
60 - 70 25 lb boxes.........   @5*4
50 - 60 25 lb boxes.........  © 6*4
40 - 50 25 lb boxes.........  @7
30 - 40 25 lb boxes.........  ©
14 cent less in 50 lb cases 

Fish.
Cod.

Halibut.

Herring.

Georges cured............  ©  4
Georges genuine........  © 5*4
Georges selected........  @ 5*4
Strips or bricks.........   5  @ 7*4
Chunks............................. 
10
  9
Strips................................ 
Holland white hoops keg. 
60 
Holland white hoops  bbl.  7 50
Norwegian.......................
Round 100 lbs...................  2 50
Round  40 lbs...................  1  30
Scaled............................... 
13
Mess 100 lbs................  ...  11 50
Mess  40 lbs......................  4  90
Mess  10 lbs......................  1  30
Mess  8 lbs......................  1  O'
No. 1100 lbs......................  9 7
No. 1  40 lbs......................  4  20
No. 1  10 lbs......................  113
No. 1  8 lbs...................... 
93
No. 2 100 lbs......................  8 00
No. 2  40 lbs......................  3 50
No. 2  10 lbs...................... 
95
56

Sardines.
Russian kegs..............

ilackerel.

Trout

Whltafish.

No. 1100 lb«......................  4 00
No. 1  40 lbs......................  1  90
No. 1  10 lb«...................... 
55
No. 1  8 lbs...... ............... 
47
No. 1  No. 2  Fam
100 lbs...........  6 00  5 00  1  75
40lbs  ...........270 
230  100
10 lbs............ 
33
75 
8 lbs............ 
63 
30
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS

65 
55 

Raisins.

London Layers 2 crown- 
London Layers 3 Crown.
London Layers 5 Crown.
Dehesias.......................
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 

FOREIGN.
Currants.

4*4
5
5*4

Peel.

Patras bbls..............................© 54i
Vostizzas 50 lb cases........ @ 5%
Cleaned, bulk  ................. @ 7*4
Cleaned, packages........... @ 754
Citron American 10 lb bx  @14 
Lemon American 10 lb bx  @12 
Orange American 10 lb bx @12 
Ondnra 28 lb boxes...... 7*4© 8
Sultana  1 Crown.................. @
Sultana 2 Crown..........  @9*4
Sultana 3 Crown..........9*4©
Sultana 4 Crown.................. @
Sultana 5 C row n.,....,  @11*4

Raisins.

Jennings’.

D. C. Lemon
D.C. Vanilla 
2 oz..
75
2oz.......1 20
3 oz.
3 oz....... 1  50
.1  00 
4 oz..
.1  40 
4 oz....... 2 00
6 oz.. 
6 oz.......3 00
.2  00 
.2 40 
No.  8. 
No.  8  4 00
No. 10.
.4 00
No. 10.  .6 00 
No.  2T.  80 
No.  2 T.1 25 
No.  3 T.l  35 
No.  3 T.2 00 
No.  4 T.l 5o
No  4 T.2 40
Sage.....................................   15
Hops....................................  15
Madras, 5  lb  boxes............   55
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb boxes—   50
15 lb palls............................   45
301b  pails............................  75
Condensed, 2 do«  ..............1  20
Condensed, 4  doz..............2 25

INDIGO.

HERBS.

JELLY.

LYE.

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In  box.

Church’s .............................. 3 3C
Deland’s .............................. 3  15
Dwight’s ..............................3 30
Taylor’s ................................3 00

SAL SODA.

Granulated, bbls..............1  10
Granulated,  100 lb cases. .1  50
Lump, bbls.......................  
1
Lump, 1451b kegs..............1  10

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

Cases, 24 3-lb  boxes..................1 50
Barrels,  100  3 lb bags........ 2 75
Barrels.  40  7 lb bags........ 2 40
Butter, 28 lb. bags...............   30
Butter, 56 lb  bags................  60
Butter, 20  14 lb  bags........... 3 00
Butter, 280 lb bbls................... 2 50

Common Grade«.

100 3 lb sacks............................ 2 60
60 5-lb sacks.............................1 85
28 11-lb sacks........................... 1 70

Worcester.

lb. cartons.................. 3 25
50  4 
115  2*41b.  sacks......................4 00
lb. sacks......................3 75
60  5 
22 14 
lb. sacks......................3 50
3010 
lb. sacks......................3 50
28 lb. linen sacks.................  32
56 lb. linen sacks.................  60
Bulk in barrels.........................2 50
4 25
56-lb dairy in drill bags......   30
28-lb dairy In drill bags......  15

Warsaw.

Ashton.

Higgins.

56-lb dairy In linen sacks...  60 

56-lb dairy in linen  sacks...  60 

Solar Rock.

SBBDS.

Common.

56-lb  sacks...........................  21
Vacuum Pan.......................   65
Granulated..........................   70
Fine.....................................   75
A nise...............................   18
Canary, Smyrna................ 
4
Caraway..........................   10
Cardamon,  M alabar......   80
Hemp,  Russian................ 
4
Mixed  Bird...................... 
4*4
Mustard,  white................ 
6*4
Poppy  .............................. 
8
Rape................................. 
5
Cuttle Bone......................  20

SNUFF.

Scotch, In bladders.............  37
Maccaboy, in Jars................  35
French Rappee, in Jars.......  43

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Allspice  ..............................  9
CassJ a, China in mats..........10
Cassia, Batavia in bund.... .20
Cassia, Saigon in rolls........ 32
Cloves, Amboyna................ 15
Cloves, Zanzibar..................  9
Mace,  Batavia.....................60
Nutmegs, fancy................  .60
Nutmegs, No.  1................... 50
Nutmegs, No.  2................... 45
Pepper, Singapore, black...  9 
Pepper, Singapore, white... 12 
Pepper,  shot........................10

Pnre Ground In Bulk.

Allspice  .............................. 12
Cassia, Batavia................... 22
Cassia,  Saigon..  ................ 35
Cloves, Amboyna................20
Cloves, Zanzibar..................15
Ginger,  African..................15
Ginger,  Cochin................... 20
Ginger,  Jamaica..................22
Mace,  Batavia.....  ............. 70
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20
Mustard, Trieste..................25
Nutmegs,...................... 40@50
Pepper, Sing., black.... 10@14
Pepper, Sing., white__15@18
Pepper, Cayenne...........17@20
Sage...................................... 18

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels..............................  2t
Half  bbls.........................  23

Pure Cane.

Fair  ...................................  16
Good...................................  20
Choice...............................   25

SODA.

BoxeB.................................. 5*4
Kegs,‘English......................  4JÍ

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs  .........................  
Half Kegs.................................2 40
Quarter Kegs............................1 35
" lb. cans......... ....................  34

 

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs..........................................8 00
Half Kegs......   ................... 4 25
Quarter Kegs........................... 2 25
' lb. cans.............................   45

LICORICE.

Pure.....................................  80
Calabria  .............................   25
Sicily...................................   14
Root.....................................  10

MASON  FRUIT JARS. 

Pints, 1 doz. box, per  gross 4 75 
uarts, 1 d’z. box, per gr’SB 5 00 
Half gal.  1 d’z. b’x, p’r gr’ss  7 fO 
Fruit Jar Rubbers, p’r gr’ss  25 
Mason Caps only, per gross 2 25 

Glass Cover Fruit Jars.
“The Best” Fruit Keeper. 
Pints, 1 doz. box, per gross  5 50 
,uarts, 1 d’z. box, per gr’ss 5 75 
alf gal. 1 d’z b’x, p’r gr’ss 7 75

MINCE MEAT.

Ideal, 3 doz. in case................. 2 25

HATCHES.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No. 9 sulphur...................... 1  85
Anchor Parlor..........................1 70
No. 2  Home.............................. 1 10
Export  Parlor......................... 4 00

nOLASSBS.
New Orleans.

11
Black................................  
14
F air..................................  
20
Good................................. 
Fancy  .............................  
24
Open Kettle......................25@35

Half-barrels 2c extra.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216...........................  1 63
Clay, T. D. full count........ 
Cob, No. 3..........................  

65
85

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s................................   4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’s .........  ..  8 00

Barrels, 1,200 connt...........  4 00
Half bbls, 600 count...........  2 50

Barrels, 2,400 count_____   5 00
Half bbls,  1,200 count........  3 00

PICKLES.
fledlum.

Small.

RICB.

Domestic.

Carolina head....................  654
Carolina  No. 1..................   5
Carolina  No. 2...................  4*4
Broken...............................  3

Imported.

Japan,  No. 1......................  5)4
Japan,  No. 2.....................  5
Java, No. 1.........................  5
Table..................................  6*4

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

SOAP.
Laundry.

Armour’s Brands.

Armour's  Family..............  2  70
Armour’s  Laundry...........  3 25
Armour’s White, 100s..........6 25
Armour’s White, 50s........... 3 20
Armour's Woodchuck...... 2 55
Armour’s Kitchen  Brown.  2 oO 
Armour's Mottled German  2  40

V F & M *  ■

Single box............................ 2 75
5 box lots, delivered..........2 70
10 box lots, delivered.........2 65

JA8.$.  KIRK  S GO/8  BRANDS.
American Family, wrp’d....3 33 
American Family, unwrp’d.3 27
Dome.................................... 3 33
Cabinet.................................2 20
Savon....................................2 50
Dusky Diamond, 50 6  oz__2  10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz__3 00
Blue India, 100 % lb.............3  00
Kirkoline............................. 3 75
Eos.....................................  3  65
One  box  American  Family 
free with five.
Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand.

100 cakes, 75 lbs.

Single  box............ .............2 80
5 box lots.............
10 box lots............................2  70
25 box lots............. ............2 60
Wolverine Soap Co.’s Brands.

Single b o x ...........................2 65
5 box lots, delivered........... 2 60
10 box lots, delivered...........2 50
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. 

Old Country, 80 1-lb. bars  . .2 75
Good Cheer, 601-lb. bars__3  75
TJno, 100 3S£-lb. bars..............2 50
Doll, 100 10-oz.  bars............ 2 05
Sapolio, kitchen. 3 d o z......2 40
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz...........2 40

Scouring.

Washing Powder.

SUGAR.

 

Below  are given  New  Vork 
prices on sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds the local 
freight from New York to your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
credit  on  the  invoice  for  the 
amount  of  freight  buyer  pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point, 
including  20  pounds  for  the 
weight of the barrel.
Cut  Loaf.............................. 5 63
Domino................................5 50
Cubes...................................5 2’
Powdered  ................. 
XXXX  Powdered.................5 38
Mould  A .............................. 5 25
Granulated in bids...............5 00
Granulated in  bags............. 5 00
Fine Granulated..................5 00
Extra Fine Granulated...... 5  13
Extra Coarse Granulated.. .5  13
Diamond  Confec.  A............5 00
Confec. Standard A..............4 8s
No.  1................................... 4 75
No  2................................... 4 7o
No.  3.........................  
No.  4  .................................4  75
No.  5...................................4 69
No.  6...................................4 63
No.  7...................................4 56
NO.  8................................... 4 44
No.  9...................................4 38
No.  10...................................4 3i
No.  11...................................4 25
No.  12.................................. 4  19
No.  13...................................4 06
No.  14...................................4 00
No.  15...................................3 94
No.  16...................................3 88

TABLE  SAUCES.

Lea & Perrin’s,  large....... 4 75
Lea & Perrin’s, small.......2. 75
Halford,  large.................. 3 75
Halford small....................2 25
Salad Dressing, large....... 4 55
Salad Dressing, small....... 2 65

TOBACCOS.

Cigars.

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. 
New  Brick..........................35 00

Morrison, Plummer & Co.’s b’d.
Governor Yates, 4V4 in....... 58 00
Governor Yates, 4% in ....... 65 00
Governor Yates, 5)4 in....... 70 00
Monitor...............................30 00

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. 

Quintette........................... 35 00
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

S. C. W..............................35 00

H. Van Tongeren’s Brand.

100 12 oz pkgs..................... 3 50

STARCH.

CIG A R

Star Green.........................35 00

VINEGAR.

Malt White Wine...................   7
Pure  Cider.............................   8

WICK1NG.

N o. 0, per gross....................   25
No. 1, per gross....................   30
N o. 2, per gross....................   40
No. 3, per gross....................   75
Fish and  Oysters

Fresh Fish.

Per lb. 
Whitefish.
@  8 
T rout......
@  8 
Black Bass 
@  10
Halibut
Ciscoes or Herring..
<& 4
Bluefish................... @ w
Live Lobster.........
© 18
Boiled Lobster........
© 20
Cod.........................
© 10
Haddock.................
© 8
No.  1  Pickerel........
© 8
Pike.........................
© 7
Smoked White........
© 8
Red Snapper...........
© 10
Col  River  Salmon..
©
Mackerel 
..............
© 12)4

Oysters in Cans.

F. H. Counts...........
Selects....................
Standards................

© 38
© 35
© 25

Shell  Goods.

Oysters, per  100......... 1  25@1  50
Clams,  per  100 .........   90@l  00

Kingsford’s  Corn.

40 1-lb packages...................  6
20 1 lb packages...................  6m
Kingsford’s  Silver  Gloss.
401-lb packages...................6M
6-lb boxes.......................... 7

Diamond.

64 10c  packages  ............... 5 00
128  5c  packages.................5 00
32 10c and 64 5c packages.. .5 00 

Common  Corn.

201 lb. packages..................  4%
40 1 lb. packages.................   4M
20 lb. boxes..........................  4
40 lb. boxes.........................   3%

Common Gloss.

1-lb  packages......................  4M
3-lb  packages......................  4M
6-lb  packages......................  4M
40 and 50 lb boxes...............   3
Barrels  ...............................  2M

STOVE POLISH.

No. 4, 3 doz in case, gross..  4  50 
No. 6, 3 doz in case, gross..  7 20

Candies.
Stick  Candy.

Standard................. 
Standard H.  H........ 
Standard Twist......  
Cut Loaf...... ..........
Jumbo, 32 lb  ..........
Extra H. H..............
Boston  Cream........

bbls.  pails
6M@ 7%
6M@ 7
6
8

@ 8% 
cases 
@ 6*4 
© SM 
©

Mixed Candv.

5 25
Competition............
Standard.................
Leader  ...................
Conserve.................
Royal ..  .................
Ribbon...... .............
Broken...................
Cut  Loaf.................
English Rock.........
Kindergarten.........
French  Cream........
Dandy Pan..............
4 75
Valley Cream.........

@ 6* 
© 7 
© 754 
© 754 
©  754 
©
©
©  8 
©© 854 
© 9 
©10 
@13

Fancy—In Bulk.

_ 

!  ! 

Lozenges, plain__
© 9
Lozenges,  printed.
© 9
Choc.  Drops...........  11  ©14
Choc.  Monumentala
@12 
Gum  Drops............
© 5 
Moss  Drops............
© 754 
Sour Drops..............
© 854 
Imperials...............
@ 854

Fancy—In  5  lb.  Boxes.

@50 
©50 
©60 
©6<i 
@75 
©30 
@75 
©50 
@50 
©50 
©50 
@55 
©50 
@50 
80  ©90 
60  @80 
©90 
@60 
@ @55

Lemon  Drops.........
Sour  Drops............
Peppermint Drops..
Chocolate Drops__
H. M. Choc. Drops..
Gum  Drops............
Licorice Drops........
A. B. Licorice Drops
Lozenges,  plain__
Lozenges,  printed..
Imperials................
Mottoes...................
Cream Bar..............
Molasses B a r.........
Hand Made Creams.
Plain  Creams.........
Decorated Creams..
String Rock............
Burnt Almonds...... 1  25
Wintergreen Berries
Caramels.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
boxes ...................
No. 1 wrapped, 3  lb.
boxes ...................
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lb. 
boxes...................

Choice Naples.

Fruits.
Oranges.
160s................. .........
200s..........................
Rodis.
160 Imperials...........
200 Fancy................
150-176-200.............

St. Michaels.

Lemons.
Strictly choice 360s..
Strictly choice 300s..
Fancy 360s..............
Ex.Fancy  300s........
Bananas.

@3 75
@4  00
@4  ¿5
©5 00
Medium  bunches... 1  25 @1  50
Large bunches........1  75 @2 00

Foreign Dried  Fruits.
©
@
@  6
© 8
@ 6
@ 5*4
@ 4

Figs, Choice  Layers
10 lb......................
Figs,  New  Smyrna
14 lb boxes...........
Figs,  Naturals  in
30 lb. bags,............
Dates, Fards in 10 lb
boxes...................
Dates, Fards In 60 lb
cases  ...................
Dates,Persians.H.M.
B., 60 lb cases, new
Dates,  Sairs  60  lb
cases  ...................

Nuts.

Almonds, Tarragona..  ©1254
Almonds, Ivaca.........   @11
Almonds,  California,
soft shelled............   @
Brazils new................  @ 754
Filberts  ....................  @10
Walnuts, Grenobles ..  @1254
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1 .  @10
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
Calif.......................   @12
Table Nuts,  fancy__  @11
Table Nuts,  choice...  @10
Pecans, Med.........  ...  @
Pecans, Ex. Large__  @10
Pecans, Jumbos........   @12
Hickory  Nuts per bu.,
Cocoanuts,  full  sacks  @3 50

Ohio, new................  @

Peanuts.

Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns.  @ 7
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted...................  @ 7
Choice, H. P., Extras.  @ 4
Choice, H. P.,  Extras,
Roasted  .................   @6

@30
©45

©3 50
@3  75
@4 50
©5 00
@4 50

Grains and Feedstuffs

Provisions.

Wheat.

Wheat.................................   85

Winter  Wheat Flour. 

Local Brands.

Patents.............................   5 50
Second  Patent...................  5 00
Straight....................... . 
4 80
Clear.................................. 4 40
Graham  ............................  4 75
Buckwheat.......................   3 40
B ye..................................   3 75
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Quaker, 54s.............................  5 00
Quaker, Ms.............................  5 Oo
Quaker, 54s.............................   5 00

Spring  Wheat Flour. 

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand.
Pillsbury’s Best 54s..................5 90
Pillsbury’s Best Ms...........  5 60
Pillsbury’s Best Ms...........  5 7o
Pillsbury’s Best 54s paper..  5 70 
Pillsbury’s Best 
paper..  5 70 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand.
Grand Republic, 54s.................5 90
Grand Republic, Ms..........  5 80
Grand Republic, 54s................. 5 70
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand.
Gold Medal 54s.......................  6 00
Gold Medal Ms.........................5 90
Gold Medal 54s.........................5 80
Parisian, 54s...........................  6 00
Parisian, Ms............................. 5 90
Parisian. 54s............................  5 80

Olney <fc Judson’s Brand.

Ceresota, 54s...........................  6 00
Ceresota, Ms...........................  5 90
Ceresota, 54s...........................  5 80
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Laurel, 54s .............................   6 00
Laurel, Ms................................5 9j
Laurel, 54s..............................  5 80

Meal.

Feed and Millstuffs.

Bolted....................................  1 75
Granulated............................  2 00
St. Car Feed, screened__ 14 50
No. 1 Com and  Oats..........13 50
Unbolted Corn Meal..........13 00
Winter Wheat  Bran..........11  00
Winter Wheat Middlings.. 13 00
Screenings.............................. 10 00
The  O.  E.  Brown  Mill  Co. 
quotes as follows:

New Corn.

Car  lots............................. 33
Less than  car lots.............35

Oats.

Hay.

Car  lots..............................2154
Carlots, clipped.................  34^4
Less than  car lots..............27

No. 1 Timothy carlots........  9 00
No. 1 Timothy, ton lots___10 00

Swift  &  Company  quote  as

Barreled Pork

Lards.  In Tierces.

follows:
Mess  .......................... .. 
9 50
Back  .......................... ..  10 50
Clear back................... ..  10 50
Shortcut...................... ..  10 25
Pig............................... ..  13 00
Bean  ..........................
Family  ........................ .. 
9 50
Dry Salt Meats.
Bellies.........................
Briskets  .  ...................
Extra shorts................
6M
Smoked neats
Hams, 12 lb  average  ..
10
Hams, 14 lb  average 
.
93£
Hams, 16Id  average...
9M
Hams, 20 lb  average...
8M
Ham dried beef...........
16m
Shoulders  (N. Y. cut).
7
Bacon,  clear............... .7  @8
California hams.........
ÎM
Boneless hams............
8M
Cooked ham................
11
Compound...................
4M
Kettle...........................
55 lb Tubs......... advance  M
80 lb Tubs......... advance  M
50 lb T ins......... advance  M
20 lb Pails......... advance  M
10 lb Pails......... advance  M
51b Pails......... advance 
%
3 lb Pails......... advance 
1
Bologna............ .........
5
Liver............................
6M
Frankfort....................
6M
P ork............................
6M
Blood  .........................
6
Tongue .......................
9
Head  cheese................
6M
Extra  Mess................. ..  8 50
Boneless  .................... ..11  00
Rump.........................
..U  00
Pigs’ Feet.
Kits, 15 lbs................... .. 
80
M  bbls, 40 lbs.............. ..  1  50
M  bbls, 80 lbs.............. ..  2 80
Kits, 15 lbs...................
M  bbls, 40 lbs.............. ..  1  40
M  bbls, 80 lbs.............. ..  2 75
Casings.
P o rk ..........................
18
Beef  rounds................
4
Beef  middles.............
9M
Sheep.........................
60
Butterine.
Rolls, dairy.................
Solid, dairy................
Rolls,  creamery........
Solid,  creamery........
Canned  Meats

Sausages.

10
13
12M

Tripe.

Beef.

Corned  beef,  2 lb__ ..  2 00
Corned  beef, 14  lb__ ..13 50
Roast  beef,  2 lb__ ..  2 00
Potted  ham,  Ms__
80
Potted  ham,  Ms__ ..  1 00
Deviled ham,  Ms__
60
Deviled ham,  Ms__ ..  1  00
Potted  tongue Ms__ . 
60
Potted  tongue Ms__ ..  1  00

Crackers.

The N. Y.  Biscuit  Co.  quotes 

as follows:

Butter.

Seymour XXX...................  4
Seymour XXX, 3 lb.  carton  454
Family XXX......................  4
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton..  454
Salted XXX.......................   4
Salted XXX, 3 lb carton...  454 

3oda.

Soda  XXX  .......................   4
Soda  XXX, 3 lb carton__   454
Soda,  City.........................  5
Zephyrette.........................  9
Long Island Wafers.........   9
L. I. Wafers, 1 lb carton  ..  10

Oyster.

Square Oyster, XXX.........   454
Sq. Oys. XXX, 1  lb  carton.  554 
Farina Oyster,  XXX.........   4
SWEET  GOODS—Boxes.
Animals............................   9
Bent’s Cold Water.............  13
Belle Rose.........................  6
Cocoanut Taffy.................   8
Coffee Cakes......................  8
Frosted Honey.....................10
Graham Crackers..............  6
Ginger Snaps, XXX round.  5 
Ginger Snaps,XXX  city...  5 
Gin. Snps,XXx home made  5 
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..  5
Ginger  Vanilla.................  7
Imperials..........................   6
Jumbles,  Honey................  10
Molasses Cakes.................  6
Marshmallow  ...................  12
Marshmallow  Creams......   13
Pretzels,  hand  m ad e......   6
Pretzelettes, Little German  6
Sugar  Cake.......................   6
Sultanas............................   10
Sears’ Lunch.................'...  6
Vanilla  Square................ 
7
Vanilla  Wafers................  12
Pecan Wafers....................   12
Mixed Picnic....................   10
Cream Jum bles.................  1154
Boston Ginger Nuts...........  6
Chimmie Fadden..............  9
Pineapple Glace.................  12
Penny Cakes......................  6
Marshmallow  W alnuts....  13 
Belle Isle Picnic..................10

Fresh  Meats.

Beef.

Carcass...................... 6  © 7M
Fore quarters............ 5  @  6
Hind  quarters........... 7M@  9
Loins  No.  3................ 9  @12
Ribs.........................  . S  @12
Rounds...................... 6M@  7M
Chucks....................... 4  © 5
Plates  .......................
© 3
Dressed......................
©  4M
L oins.........................
© 8
Shoulders................... @  6M
Leaf Lard................... 5M@  8
Carcass...................... 7  © 9
Spring Lambs............ 9  @10
Carcass  .................... 7M@ 8

Mutton.

Pork.

Veal.

Hides.

Hides  and  Pelts.
Perkins  <6  Hess  pay  as  fol-

lows:
Green......................... 6M@ 7M
Part  cured.................
©  8M
Full Cured................. 8M@  9m
D ry ............................ 9  @11
Kips,  green................ 6M@ 7
Kips,  cured................ 8m@10
Calfskins,  green........ 7M@ 9
Calfskins, cured........ 8M@10
Deaconskins  ............ 25  @30
Pelts.
Shearlings................
Lambs............... .
Old  Wool.................
Oils.
Barrels.

5@  30
25@  60
60©  90

Eocene.......................   @1154
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt 
@854
W W Michigan...........  @ 8
Diamond White.........  @ 7
D., S. Gas....................   @8
Deo. N aptha..............  © 754
CyUnder................... 25  @36
Engine...................... 11  @21
Black, winter.............  @ 8

21

Crockery  and

Glassware.

AKRON  STONEWARE. 

Butters.

54 gal., per doz.................  50
1 to 6 gal., per gal........... 
8 gal., per g a l................. 
10 gal., per gal.......... ....... 
12gal., pergal.
15 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  8

554
654
654
654

554
Churn Dashers, per doz...  85 

jal., per g al...........  

Churns.

Mllkpans.

54 gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.  60 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each 
Fine Glazed Mllkpans.

54 gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.  65 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot, each  554 

554 

Stewpans.

54 gal. fireproof, ball, doz.  85 
1 gal. fireproof, ball, doz.l  10 

Jugs.

M gal., per doz..................  40
54 gal., per doz..................  50
1 to 5 gal., per gal............  

654

Tomato Jugs.

54 gal., per doz.................   70
1 gal., each...... :.............. 
7
Corks for 54 gal., per doz..  20 
Corks for  1 gal., per doz..  30 
Preserve Jars and Covers.
54 gal., stone cover, doz...  75 
1 gal., stone cover, doz...l  00 

Sealing Wax.

5 lbs. in package, per lb...  2

LAMP  BURNERS.

First  Quality.

wrapped and  labeled....  2  10 
wrapped and  labeled__ 2 25
wrapped and  labeled__  3  25

No. 0 Sun..........................  
45
No.  1  Sun..........................  
50
75
No. 2 Sun..........................  
Tubular.............................  
50
Security, No. 1................... 
65
Security, No. 2................... 
85
Nutmeg  ....................... 
50
 
Climax...............................   1  50
LAMP  CH1MNBYS—Common.
Per box of 6 doz.
No.  0 Sun..........................   1  75
No.  1  Sun..........................   1  88
No.  2  Sun............................ 2 70
No.  0  Sun,  crimp 
No.  1  Sun,  crimp 
No.  2  Sun,  crimp 
XXX Flint.
No.  0  Sun,  crimp 
No.  1  Sun,  crimp 
No.  2  Sun,  crimp 

top,
wrapped and labeled__  2 55
top,
wrapped and  labeled.  ..  2 75 
top,
wrapped and  labeled__   3 75
CHIMNEYS—Pearl  Top.
No. 1  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled..............................3  70
No.’2  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled..............................4  70
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped  and
labeled..............................4  88
No. 2  Snn,  “Small  Bulb,”
for Globe Lamps............. 
80

top,
top,
top,

La  Bastie.

No. 1 San. plain  bulb,  per
doz  ........ 
I 25
No. 2  Snn,  plain  bulb,  per
doz  .................................  1  50
No. 1 Crimp, per doz......... 1  35
No. 2 Crimp, per doz......... 1  60

 

 

Rochester.

No. 1, Lime  (tec doz)........3 50
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)........4 00
No. 2, Flint (80c  doz)........  4  70

Electric.

OIL CANS. 

Pump  Cans

No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)  ......   4  00
No. 2, Flint  (80c doz)____  4 40
Doz.
1 gal tin cans with  spout..  1  25
1 gal galv Iron with spout.  1  65
2 gal galv iron with spont.  2 87
3 gal galv iron with spont.  4 00 
5 gal galv iron with  spout.  5 00 
5 gal galv Iron with  faucet 8 00
5 gal Tilting cans................9 00
5 gal galv Iron Nacefas....  9 00
5 gal Rapid steady stream.  9 00 
5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 50
3 gal Home R u le.....  ...... 10 50
5 gal Home Rule................12 00
5 gal Pirate  King..............  9  50
No.  0 Tubular...................  4  25
No.  1 B  Tubular..............  6  50
No. 13 Tubular Dash......... 6 30
No.  1 Tub., glass fount__ 7  00
No. 12 Tabular, side lamp.M  0C
No.  3 Street  Lamp..........   3  75
LANTERN  GLOBES.
No.  0 Tubular,  cases 1 doz.
each, box 10 cents........... 
45
No.  0 Tabular,  cases 2 doz.
45
each, box 15  cents.......... 
No.  0 Tubular,  bbls 5 doz.
each, bbl 35|....................  
40
No. 0 Tubular,  bull’s  eye,
cases 1 doz. each............   1 25

LANTERNS.

LAMP  WICKS.

No. 0 per gross................... 
20
No. 1 per gross................... 
25
No. 2 per gross  .................  
38
No. 3 per gross...................  58
Mammoth.......................... 
  70

22

MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

in  a  novel, 
the  ladies  was  engrossed 
never  once 
The  other 
looking  up. 
scolded  the  children  who  were  fretting 
and 
impatient.  All  were  burned  and 
covered  with  the  evidence of mosquitoes 
and  all  smelled  strongly  of  peppermint. 
Upon  enquiry  I  was  told  that  it  is  the 
custom  to  rub  oil  of  mint  upon  the  face 
and hands to prevent flies and mosquitoes 
from  devouring  one.  Looking  at  this 
group  I  asked  myself,  Have 
their 
dreams  of  the  pleasure  of  a summer out­
ing  been  realized?

SAGINAW   T O   M ACKINAC.

Ever  Changing  Scenes  and 
Noted  En  Route.

Incidents 

Petoskey,  Aug.  28—From  Saginaw  to 
Mackinac  is  a  pleasant  journey  for  the 
present  day  tourist;  or,  to  use the Mich­
igan  name  for  the  class  of  pleasure 
seekers  that  annually  invade  this  Stale, 
“ resorter.”   Upon 
first  hearing  this 
word  I  was  a  little  confused  and  unable 
to  appreciate  the  application,  but  hav­
ing  spent  two  summers  with  them  and 
having  seen  them  in  every  phase,  I  am 
convinced  that the  name  could  not have 
been  better  chosen.  The  Michigan  re­
sorter  is  a  distinct  class  unto  himself, 
once  seen,  easily  recognized,  but  rather 
difficult  of  description.  Willis  has 
said  that  American  people  are  like  a 
paper  of  pins—one  row  exactly 
like 
another.  If  his  estimate  be  correct,  then 
we  can  apply  it  with  perfect  security  to 
those  Americans  who  summer  in  Mich­
igan.  As  I  mingle  among  them  these 
summer  days  I  am  wondering  why  peo­
ple  “ resort”   and  what  pleasure  they 
derive  from  it.  Surely  it  is  a  negative 
pleasure  at best,  their  happiness  seem­
ing  to  consist  in  not being  unhappy.
in 
The  Michigan  Central  Railway, 
harmony  with  its  usual  disregard  for the 
comfort  an  convenience  of  its  patrons, 
furnishes  but  two  trains  a  day  from 
Saginaw  to  Cheboygan  and  one  more  as 
far  as  Grayling.  This  last  consumed 
four  hours  of  my  precious  time  in  mak­
ing  the  distance  of ninety  miles.  At this 
season  the  cars  are  crowded  and  my 
journey  proved  a  severe  lesson  in  pa­
tience,  and  but  for the  interesting  study 
of  human  nature  furnished  by  the afore­
said  “ resorters”   enroute  for  Northern 
points,  would  have  been  well  nigh  un­
endurable. 
interesting  couple 
claimed  my  attention—evidently  hus­
band  and  wife—he  with  every  pocket 
(and  I  am  told men have twenty)—bulg­
ing  with railway guides and time-tables; 
the  wife  poring  anxiously  over  a  map, 
tracing  out  routes  with  a much-beringed 
forefinger.  Seeming  to  have  found  the 
object  of  her  search,  she  showed  it  with 
a  little  air  of  triumph  to  her  husband, 
who  then  consulted  the  conductor.  This 
resulted 
in  another  search  on  the  map 
and  another  interview  with  the  conduc­
tor,  and  much  discussion  between them­
selves, which later became  rather  heated, 
as  it  seemed  their  ideas  as  to  destina­
tion  did  not  exactly harmonize.  Wisely, 
let 
it  be  hoped,  the  husband  gave  up 
the  contest,  and  with  the words,  “ Well, 
have 
it  your  own  way,”   retired  to  the 
smoking  car,  leaving  his  wife  to  trace 
out a  route  which  I  hope  may  lead  to  a 
spot  where  peace  will  reign.

One 

A  wan  pale  mother  with four  children 
occupied  seats  across  the  car  from  me. 
One,  a  wee  baby,  cried  incessanty.  An­
other,  a boy,  persisted  in  promenading 
the 
length  of  the  car,  much  to  his 
mother's  distress  and  the  annoyance  of 
the  passengers.  The  other  two  were 
girls  who quarreled  constantly.  All were 
sticky  and  begrimed  with  candy and 
wholly  disagreeable.  After  a  particu­
larly  violent  scrap  between  the girls, 
followed  by  the  boy  getting  a  bump, 
the  poor  mother exclaimed,  “ What shall 
I  do  with  you  children?”   A  gentleman 
behind  me  replied,  sottovoce,  “ Chloro­
form  them. ’  Much  speculation  still 
leaves  me  at  a  loss to  think  where  the 
resort  is  that  can  furnish  leisure  to  this 
vain  seeker  after  rest.

Presently  we  arrive  at  Grayling,  a 
little  village,  with  a  record  of  former 
lumber  glories.  Here  “ all 
change 
cars,”   and  here  the  Michigan  Central 
Railway  has  one of  its  really  excellent 
eating-houses.  While  waiting  my  atten­
tion  was  called  to  a  party  which  had 
evidently  been  upon  a  fishing  expedi­
tion  down  the  Grayling  River.  There 
were  three  men,  with  their  wives and 
children.  One  of  the  gentlemen  seemed 
to  have  been  the  business  manager  and 
was  now  busy  getting  the  catch  of  fish 
packed  in  ice  for  shipment  home.  He 
was  also  busy  swearing  at  everything 
and  everybody  about  the  station,  oc­
casionally  hurling  an  under-breath  oath 
at  his  wife,  who  was  profuse  with  ad­
vice  as  to  how  and  what  he  should  do. 
The  other gentlemen  of  the  party  stood 
about  smoking  and  indifferent.  One  of

After  long  and  patient  waiting  my 
train  arrives  and  I  am  soon  in  Gaylord. 
Here  the  old  soldiers  are having  a  re­
union  and,  with  their  wives  and  daugh­
ters,  seem  also  to  be  having  a  good 
time.  The  streets  are  gayly  decorated, 
the  fife  and  drum  make  even  our  young 
pulses  throb  quickly  with  patriotic  en­
thusiasm,  and  one  can  but  see  the  re­
newed 
into  the  brave  old 
hearts  that  beat  to  its  sound  thirty-five 
years  ago.

infused 

life 

is  an  always 

At  Cheboygan  the  resorter  was  less  in 
evidence,  most  of  them  having  taken 
boats  for  points  further north.  Business, 
which  is  likewise  my  pleasure,  claimed 
me  for  the  d a y ;  and  who  would  not  find 
pleasure 
in  doing  business  with  such 
firms  as  E.  J.  James,  the  Pfister  &  Vo­
gel  Leather  Co.  and  Howard  &  Horton? 
Business  may  be  prosaic  to  some;  to 
me 
interesting  and 
pleasant  occupation.  When  attended 
by  success,  it  is  positively  fascinating, 
failure  only  presenting  a  condition  to 
be  overcome.  Then  all  the  side 
lights 
which,  if  one  is  alive  to  the  possibility 
of  pleasure  and 
information  to  be  de­
duced  therefrom,  make this business life 
quite  worth  the  living.  Said  one  of  the 
“ The 
world’s  greatest  philosophers, 
proper  study  of  mankind 
is  man.”  
Where  so  great  an  opportunity  for  pur­
suit  of  this  study  as  offered  to  the  trav­
eling  man,  as  he goes  in  and  out among 
men,  finding  them  off  parade?

it 

in 

Island. 

My  next  point  was  Mackinac  Island. 
Taking  the  early  morning  train 
for 
Mackinaw  City  it  was  my  privilege  to 
be  a  fellow  passenger  with  the  second 
division  of  the  Michigan  Naval  R e­
serve,  which  was  also  enroute  for  the 
Island,  where  they  were  to  go 
into 
training  on  the  United  States  man  of 
war,  “ M ichigan,”   then 
lying  in  the 
harbor  of  Mackinac 
This 
division  of  the  State  Naval  Brigade 
is 
composed  exclusively  of  Saginaw  men, 
most of  them  being  representative  busi­
ness  men  and  social 
leaders.  Those 
going  for  the  week’s  training  numbered 
fifty,  including  the  band,  and  a  fine 
band  it  is,  too.  The  transfer from  rail­
way  train to  the  steamer  and  again  from 
boat  to the  Fort  on  the  Island  gave  us  a 
chance  to  admire  their  excellent  dis­
cipline—wonderful  as  admirable—for 
they  moved  as  one  man.  Later  in  the 
day  I  had  the  pleasure  of a  visit  to  the 
Fort.  As  I  watched  the  young  sentry, 
brave 
in  new  uniform  and  glistening 
rifle,  my mind  turned  backward  to  those 
days 
1780  when  the  Fort  was  occu­
pied  by  the  British  and  I  wondered  if 
this  youth  might  not  be  treading  in  the 
very  footsteps  of  some  ancestor,  whose 
spirit  had  led  him  here to  this  familiar 
spot. 
If  so,  what  an  example  of  the 
irony  of  fate!

An  amusing  incident  occurred while  I 
was  asking  this  young  marine  some 
questions.  An  officer  approached,  sa­
luted  and  said,  “ Let  me  have  your 
gun.”   Without  a  moment’s  hesitation, 
the  gun  was  handed  over.  Then  the 
officer  very  sternly  said,  “ Young  man, 
I  can  put  you 
in  the  guard  house  for 
that.  Remember  this  lesson.  While  on 
guard,  never  let  go  of  your gun  under 
any  circumstances.”   With  another 
salute  the officer  passed  on,  leaving  the 
sentry  and  myself  gazing  blankly  after 
him.

Of  the  Fort 

itself  my  pen  can  give 
no  adequate  description,  but as  Macki­
nac  Island 
is  the  ultimate  goal  of  all 
resorters  and  almost  every  one  has  at 
some time  resorted,  my  failure  cannot 
matter  much.  The  two  most  noticeable 
features  was 
its  height  above  the  town, 
something  like  150  feet,  which  became 
ten  times  that  to  my  weary  feet  as  I 
climbed  up  to  it.  The  thickness  of 
its 
walls,  over  six  feet  of  solid  masonry,

This  is  our  FRUIT AND  DELIVERY  WAGON.  Furnished  with  Fruit 
Racks  when  desired.  The  Best  is  none  too  good.  See  this  and  our 
complete  line  of hand  made  Harness,  Carriages,  etc.

Write for new catalog.

BROWN  &  SEHLER,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

4

Labels  for  Gasoline  Dealers

The  Law  of  1889.

Every druggist, grocer or other person who  shall  sell  and 
deliver at retail any gasoline,  benzine  or  naphtha, without 
having  the  true  name  thereof  and  the  words  “ explosive 
when mixed with air”  plainly printed upon a label securely 
attached to  the  can, bottle  or  other  vessel  containing  the 
same, shall be punished by a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hun­
dred dollars.

We are prepared to furnish labels which enable dealers to comply with  this 

law, on  the following basis:

l M ..................................... 75C
5 M............................. 50c  per M
10 M ................................. 40c  per M
20 M .....................  ..........3 5 c  per M
50 M ................................. 30c  per M

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

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We  now   have

The  Brooks Corn  Hook.
The Carver Corn  Hook.
The W.  C. &  Co.  No.  1  bright. 
The W.  C.  &  Co.  No.  2  blued.

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mand begins. 

1 

Four  Kinds  of  Coupon  Books

are manufactured by us and all  sold on the same basis, 
irrespective  of  size,  shape  or  denomination. 
Free 
samples  on  application.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

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Hardware  Price  Current.

AUGURS  AND  BITS

70
Snell’s...........................................................  
Jennings’, genuine.......................................25*10
Jennings’, imitation.................................... 60*10

AXES

First quality. S. B. Bronze...........................  5 00
First quality, D. B. Bronze...........................  9 50
First quality. S.  B. S. Steel...........................  5 50
First quality! D. B. Steel............................  10 50

Railroad.............................................5;* 
’4  90
Garden.................................................  net  30 00

BARROWS

BOLTS

Stove......................................................  
60*10
Carriage new list....................................  70 to 75
Plow........................................................ 
50

BUCKBTS

BUTTS,  CAST

BLOCKS

CROW  BARS

CAPS

Well,  plain............................... ................... I 3 25

Cast Loose  Pin, figured................................70*10
Wrought Narrow.......................................... 70*10

Ordinary Tackle........................................... 

Cast Steel.............................................. per lb 

Ely’s  1-10......................................  
perm 
Hick’s C. F ........................................... per m 
G. D...................................................... per m 
Musket................................................. perm 

70

4

65
55
35
60

CARTRIDGES

CHISELS

Rim  Fire.......................................................50* 5
Central  Fire................  ............................... 25* 5

Socket Firmer............................................... 
Socket Framing...........................................  
Socket Comer............................................... 
Socket  Slicks................................................ 

80
80
80
80

DRILLS

ELBOWS

Morse’s Bit Stocks....................................... 
60
Taper and Straight Shank............................ 50* 5
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 50&  5

Com. 4 piece, 6 in....................... .  doz. net 
55
1  25
Corrugated............................................... 
Adjustable................................................dis 40*10

EXPANSIVE  BITS

Clark’s small, $18;  large, $26........................30*10
Ives’, 1, $18; 2, $24; 3, $30.............................. 
25

FILES—New  List

New American............................................   70& 10
Nicholson’s..............................................  ... 
70
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................   ,ec*i0

GALVANIZED  IRON

Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26;  27.......... 
List  12 
16......... 

13 

14 

Discount, 75 to 75-10

28
17

15 
GAUGES

Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s...................... 60*10

KNOBS—New List

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....  ............. 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 

MATTOCKS

Adze Eye.....................................$16 00, dis  60*10
Hunt Eye..................................... $15 00, dis 60*10
Hunt’s..........................................$18 50, dis 20*10

NAILS

Advance over base, on  both  Steel  and  Wire.

Steel nails, base.............................................   1 65
Wire nails, base.............................................   1 75
20 to 60 advance...........................................   Base
05
10 to 16 advance..........................................  
10
8 advance.................................................... 
20
6 advance.................................................... 
4 ad vance.................................................... 
30
3 advance...................................................  
45
2 advance...................................................  
70
50
Fine 3 advance........................................... 
15
Casing 10 advance........................................ 
Casing  8 advance...... V............................... 
25
35
Casing  6 advance........................................ 
Finish 10 advance..................................... 
25
Finish  8 advance........................................ 
35
Finish  6 advance........................................ 
45
Barrel X advance..........................................  85

Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.................................... 
Coffee, P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables... 
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark's................ 
Coffee, Enterprise........................................  

40
40
40
30

MOLASSES  GATES

Stebbin’s Pattern.......................................... 60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring.........................  
30

MILLS

would  not  prove a  very  formidable  de­
fense  against  the  modern  Krupp  gun.

From  the  Fort  I  went  to  the  United 
States  man  of  war,  Michigan,  which 
lay  in  the  harbor,  ready  to  receive  the 
different  divisions  of  the  Naval  R e­
serve  and  give them  practical  lessons  in 
seamanship  and  naval  tactics.  This 
ship  is  the  oldest  in  the  United  States 
navy  now  in  service,  having  been  built 
in  1851.  She  is  under  the  command  of 
Capt.  Richard  Rush.  By  him  1  was  in­
troduced  to  Lieutenant  Schierman,  with 
the  command  to  show  me  all  the  won­
ders  of  the  ship  and  answer  any  ques­
tions  I  might  ask.  Listening  to  Lieut. 
Schierman’s  fascinating  description  of 
the  life  of  a  naval  officer,  I  quite  re­
belled,  as  I  recognized  the 
fact  that 
this  was  one  glory  woman  could  never 
attain.

regular 

Duty  is  the  first  word  in  a  naval  offi­
cer’s  vocabulary;  chivalry,  the  second. 
The  command  to  “ fall  in”  deprived me 
of  my  further  information  as  to  things 
naval  and  nautical,  but  gave  me  the 
greater  pleasure  of  seeing  real  marines 
drill.  Their  uniform 
is  most  fetching 
and  ninety-six  handsomer  men  rarely 
are  seen—firm  of  step,  erect  of  figure, 
clear  of  eye—evidences  that  discipline 
and 
living  produce  perfect 
types.  Their  drill  was  perfect,  and 
when  a  portion  of  the  dock  upon  which 
these  seamen  stood,  gave  way,  falling 
some  six  feet  with  an  awful  noise,  the 
line  of  men  next  in  front,  not six  inches 
away  from  the  fallen  timbers,  never 
moved  a  muscle.  Think you  those  men 
couldn’t  face  the guns  of  any  enemy?  I 
experienced  a  new  sense  of  security  as 
I  realized  that 
in  case  of  war  1  would 
have  the  protection  of  such  men.  The 
Algomab,  which  was  to  take  me  away, 
gave  the  final  whistle  and  1  most  re­
luctantly 
Island, 
which,  since  1670,  has  been  rich  with 
heroic  and  romantic  incidents.

beautiful 

left  this 

Night  was  falling  when  our  steamer 
reached  Mackinaw  City,  and  I  once 
more  found  myself 
in  the  everyday 
world.  A  few  hours  later  I  reached  Pe- 
toskey  and,  with  a  sigh  of  content,  en­
tered  the  Cushman  House,  where  that 
prince  of  hosts,  Mr.  Lewis,  welcomes 
cordially  all  knights  of  the  grip.  A 
housefull 
is  no  matter.  A  place  must 
be  found  for  the  old  friends,  so  I  find 
myself  resting  among all the giddy whirl 
of  pleasure-seekers—perhaps  the  only 
serious  mind  of  the  hundreds  beneath 
I  feel  almost  that  I  am  a  dis­
the  roof. 
cordant  note 
in  this  “ quickstep"  of 
life's  music,  yet  did  1  respond  to  a  less 
serious  tone  I  would  certainly  be  out  of 
harmony  with  my  own  soul. 
I 
write,  I  hear  the  laughter of  the  gaily 
dressed  young  girls  who  promenade  the 
veranda,  the  swish  of  silken  skirts  past 
my  door,  a  band  of  music  down  the 
street,  the  clang  of  the bells  on  the  cars 
crowded  with  people  off  for  an  excur­
sion ;  and,  from  a  not  far distant  room, 
the  voices  of  men,  one  saying,  “ I  took 
every  trick.  Why,  I  had  all  trumps,”  
which  makes  me  suspect  a  game  of 
“ sacred  whist”  
in  progress—prob­
ably  four  lonely  homesick traveling men 
seeking  to  make  the  hours  speed  that 
keeps  them  from  loved ones. 
‘ 5 Sermons 
in  stones and lessons in running brooks”  
—here  I  find  my  lesson.  He  who  takes 
tricks  with  trumps  deserves  no  credit. 
The  ease  with  which  he  wins  will  soon 
weaken  his  forces  and  make  him  an 
easy  conquest  to  the  man  who, by  finesse 
and  mental  accumen,  is  able  to  “ take 
tricks  without  trumps.”

As 

is 

E mma  L.  A l l e n .

Lansing  and  Grand  Ledge  Excursions.
Sunday,  Sept.  12,  occurs  the  annual 
picnic  of  the  Arbeiter  Society  at  Lans­
ing.  Dedication  of  flag,  old  country 
games,  music,  plenty  to  eat  and  drink 
and  a  jolly  good  time.  Don’t  miss  it. 
Also  the  usual  attractions  at  Grand 
Ledge.  The  D .,  G.  R.  &  W.  R.  R. 
train  will 
leave  Bridge  street,  8:30; 
Union  station,  8:45  a.  m.  ;  returning, 
leave  Lansing  9  p.  m.  and Grand Ledge 
at 9130  p.  m.  Round  trip  rate  to  Lans­
ing,  $ 1 ;  Grand  Ledge,  75  cents.

G eo.  D e H aven,  G.  P.  A.

There 

is  no  Keeley  institute  able  to 

cure  the  gold  fever.

How  to  Achieve  Success  Behind  the 

Correspondence Hardware.

Counter.

There  are  many  young  men  of  to-day 
—and  old  men,  too,  for  that  matter— 
who  seem  to  think  that  the  chief  thing 
their  employers  keep  them  for,  is  to 
put  in  time,  a  sort  of  bric-a-brac  as  it 
were.  That 
is,  they  get  to  work  early 
in  the morning,  on  time,  perhaps,  watch 
the  clock  all  day,  and  are  among  the 
first  to  leave  the  place  at  night.  Many 
times  they  leave  a  little  piece  of  work 
for the  next  day  that  would  have  taken 
but  a  few  moments  to  finish.  Of  course, 
they  pat  themselves  on  the back  and  try 
to  square  things  by  saying  they  are  not 
paid  for  overtime,  but  when  the  time 
arrives  when  they  think  they  should  be 
getting  a  raise  in  salary,  they  find  the 
employer generally  looks  to  their  worth 
to  him  and  not  to the  length  of  service. 
If  the  young  man  of  to-day  would  have 
success,  he  must  come  as  near  as  bis 
position  will  allow  him  to  being  his 
employer’s  right-hand  man.  His  de­
sire  must  be  to  please.  He  must  study 
to  make  his  employer  feel  that  he  is  a 
necessity  from  a  personal  as  well  as 
from  a  business  standpoint.
As  an  apprentice  or office-boy he must 
be  among  the  first  at  the  office  in  the 
last  to 
morning,  and  the 
it  at 
night.  He  should 
learn  all  he  can  of 
the  business,  show  himself  willing  and 
anxious  to  please  all  above  him,  im­
prove himself  mentally,  try  not  to  for­
get  what has  once  been  shown him,  and, 
whenever  called  upon to do anything  not 
to  his  especial  liking,  which  he  will  be 
many  times,  do  it  cheerfully.

interests. 

When  in  a  higher  position,  he  should 
study  his  employer's 
Try 
and  find  the  short  cuts,  don’t  be  waste­
ful,  take  a  little  responsibility  upon  his 
own  shoulders  sometimes,  let  his  em­
ployer  see  and  feel  that  he  can  trust 
him  in  matters  of  business  that  require 
mental  as  well  as  physical  ability. 
Don’t be a  machine. 
If  he  studies  his 
employer’s 
interests,  there  will  be  no 
fear  that he  will  be  taken  care  of  by the 
employer.

leave 

There  is  one  thing  that  might  be  well 
to  consider  in reference to the foregoing, 
as  to  what  success  is.  Success  doesn’t 
necessarily  signify  the  accumulation  of 
great  riches.  Many  a  man  who  has 
been  born  rich,  has been  anything  but  a 
success 
in  life.  Success  means  more 
It  signifies  the  ability  to 
than  this. 
make  and  hold  a  position  in  this 
life, 
with  the  power  to  command  an 
income 
sufficient  to  support  oneself  and  home 
with  all  the  necessities,  and  with  a  feel­
ing  of  security  as  to  whatever  might 
happen,  barring  ill-health  or  death. 
In 
any  case  always 
live  within  your  in­
come.  Many a young  man  has  lost  both 
good  name  and  friends,  as  well  as  ex­
ceptional  opportunities,  through  getting 
into  debt.
American  Hardware  Leads  the World 
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.

“ American  builders’  hardware  has 
just  taken  a  fall  out  of  the  English  ar­
ticle, ”   says  Orville  Ewing,  manager 
of  a  big  local  concern. 
“ Some  months 
ago  an  old  Scotch  captain  dropped  into 
my  office  and  asked  to  see  hinges,  etc. 
He  said  he  was  building  a  house at 
Dunoon,  Scotland,  and  that his wife had 
taken  such  a  fancy  to  the  American 
made 
locks  and  hinges  on  his  steamer 
that she  wanted  to  take  them off and  put 
them 
in  the  new  house.  To  save  his 
ship,  the  captain  had promised  to  bring 
back  the  American  article  on  bis  next 
trip,  and  he  soon  selected  a  quantity  of 
building  hardware  of  different  kinds.

“ That  was  last  fall;  but  a  couple  of 
days  ago  the  captain  made  me  a  second 
visit  and  brought  with  him  the  plans  of 
his  handsome  residence  and  selected 
hardware  fittings  for  every  part  of  the 
building  from  the  parlor  to  the  coal- 
house.  He  said  that  the  articles he  had 
previously  carried  with  him  were  ex­
travagantly  admired  by  all  who  saw 
them,  and  that  it  was  impossible  to  se­
cure  anything  approaching  them  in style 
and  finish  in  England.  With  that,  the 
fittings 
in  question  were  of  the  quality 
generally  put  into  New  Orleans  houses 
erected  at  a  cost  of  two to  three  thous­
and  dollars. ’ '

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS

Stamped Tin Ware........................ new list 75*10
Japanned Tin Ware.....................................20*10
Granite Iron Ware.........................new list 40*10
HOLLOW  WARE
Pots................................................
.60*1
.60*10
K ettles..........................................
.60*10
Spiders.......................k ...............
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2,3............................... dis 60*10
State...  ....................... ........... per doz. net  2 50
80
Bright........................................................... 
Screw Eyes...................................................  
80
Hook’s........................................................... 
80
Gate Hooks and Eyes..................................  
80
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................dis

WIRE  GOODS

HINGES

LBVELS
ROPES

Sisal. Vi inch and  larger__r......................
Manilla........................................................

SQUARES

Steel and Iron............................................
Try and Bevels...........................................
M itre....................................................... .

554
8

80

SHEBT  IRON

dis

TRAPS

com. smooth,  com.
$2 40
2 40
2  60
2  70
2  80
2 90
All sheets  No. 18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

Nos. 10tol4......... .-.......................$3 30 
Nos. 15 to 17...................................   3 30 
Nos. 18 to 21..................................    3 45 
Nos. 22 to 24...................................   3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26...................................   3 70 
No.  27 ..........................................  3 80 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SAND  PAPER 
List  acct. 19, ’86..........................
SASH  WEIGHTS
Solid Eyes........................................ per ton  20 00
Steel, Game............................................  
60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .........  
50
Oneida Community, Hawley *  Norton’s 70*10
Mouse, choker............................per doz 
15
125
Mouse, delusion.........................per doz 
WIRE
Bright Market......................
75
Annealed  Market................
Coppered Market.................
70*10 
Tinned Market....................
62 Vi 
Coppered Spring  Steel........
50 
Barbed  Fence, galvanized  . 
2 05 1 70
Barbed  Fence,  painted......
An Sable.........................................................dis 40&1C
Putnam.......................................................... dis 5
Northwestern.................................................... dis 10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.........
Coe’s Genuine...................................
Coe’s Patent  Agricultural, wrought
Coe’s Patent, malleable....................
MISCELLANEOUS
Bird  Cages  ......................................
Pumps, Cistern.................  ..............
Screws, New List...............................
Casters, Bed and  Plate.....................
Dampers, American..........................
600 pound casks................................
Per pound........................................ .

30
50
80
80
50
80
85
50*10*10
50
6546*

METALS—Zinc

HORSE  NAILS

WRENCHES

SOLDER

7 00

é^\

70
80

The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
in the market indicated by  private  brands  vary 
according to composition.

TIN—Melyn Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................$575
14x20 IC, Charcoal.........................................  5 75
20x14 IX, Charcoal................................... 
Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.

 

TIN—Allaway Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................   5 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal........................................   5 00
10x14 IX, Charcoal........................................   6 00
14x20 IX, Charcoal........................................   6 00

Each additional X on this grade, $1.50.

ROOFING  PLATES

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................   5 00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, D ean............................  6 00
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................   10 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   4 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   5 50
20x281C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   9 00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   1100
0
14x56 IX, for  No.  8  Boilers, 1 
14x56 IX. for  No.  9  Boilers, < P** P°una  - • 
*

BOILER  SIZE  TIN  PLATE 

n  d 

PLANES

Ohio Tool Co.’s,  fancy.................................  @50
Sciota Bench................................................  
60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy............... 
  @50
Bench, firstquality.......................................  @50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood............  
60
Fry, Acme............................................... 60*10*10
Common, polished.....................................  
70* 5
Iron and T inned........................................  
60
Copper Rivets and Burs...............................  
60

RIVETS

PANS

 

PATENT PLANISHED  IRON

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27  9 20 

Broken packages Vic per pound  extra. 

HAMMERS

Maydole & Co.’s, new  list...................... dis  33Vi
Kip’s  .......................................................dis  %
Yerkes & Plumb’s..............................................dis 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...................30c list 
70
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c list 40*10

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LEDGERS 
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Size 8  1*2x14— Th.-ee Columns.

2 Quires, 160 pages................. $2 00
3 Quires, 240 pages....................2 50
4 Quires, 320 pages....................  3 00
5 Quires, 400 pages....................3 50
6 Quires, 480 pages....................4 00
Invoice Record or Bill Book.
80 Double Pages, Registers 2,880 in­

voices................... .................   *2-00

TRADESMAN  COMPANY

GRAND  RAPIDS.

24

The  Grain  Market.

Wheat  during  the  week  has,  to  say 
the  least,  beeD  a  puzzle  to  the  long  as 
well  as  the  short  sellers.  With  immense 
exports,  such  as  we  do  not often  see,  we 
find  wheat  has  receded  during  the  week 
almost  ioc  per bushel  in  the grain  cen­
ters,  Conditions  remain  the  same,  if 
anything  stronger,  still  prices  sagged, 
as  above  stated.  However,  we  think 
that  farmers  will  not  scramble over each 
other  in  order  to  sell  their  wheat.  The 
reasons  thereof  are  several:  First of  all, 
they  are  very busy  preparing  for the fall 
seeding;  secondly, 
they  are  as  well 
posted  as  almost  any  one  as  regards  the 
wants  of  the  country  and, therefore,  they 
are  not  selling  as  freely  as  they  would 
under  other  circumstances.  We  also 
might  add  right  here  that the  area  to  be 
sown 
in  wheat  the  coming  season  will 
be at  least  25  to  33  per  cent,  larger than 
what  was  sown 
in  1896.  The  exports 
were again  very  heavy  from both coasts, 
being  5,800,000 bushels.  Still  the  vis­
ible  showed  a  decrease  of  1,256,000 
bushels,  leaving  only  15,000,000  bushels 
in  sight,  against  45,000,000  last  year. 
As  has  often  been  stated,  it  is  impos­
sible  for  any  one  to  predict  prices  in 
times  like  these.  Any  little  thing  may 
make  wheat  sell  off  ioc  or advance  ioc.
Of  course,  we are  aware  that  the  Chi­
cago  operators  have  made  lots of  money 
by  the  recent  rise  and  in  all  probability 
they  are  bearing  the  market  to  reap  an­
other  benefit.

Com  has  shown  unusual  strength  dur­
ing  the  week,  while  the  visible  supply 
increased  6,000,000 bushels.  The  main 
cause  for  the  strength  is  the unfavorable 
it  has  been  ex­
weather  conditions,  as 
ceedingly  dry 
in  the  com  regions  for 
the  last  four  weeks.  Hardly  a  drop  of 
rain  has 
the 
nights  have  been  too  cool  to  make  good 
com  and,  as  has been  stated,  there  will 
probably  be  a  great  many  more  nubbins 
than  usual,  which  will  reduce  the  crop 
very  materially.

fallen,  and,  besides, 

Oats  have  remained  very  steady, with­
out  much  fluctuation.  There  will  prob­
ably  not be  much  change  for  some  time 
to  come  in  this  market.

Receipts  during  the  week  have been 
only  fair,  having  been  60 cars  of  wheat, 
4  cars  of  corn  and  6  cars  of  oats.

C.  G.  A .  V o ig t.

Flour  and  Feed.

Conditions  have  been  such 

for  the 
past  week  that buyers,  as  a  rule,  prefer 
to  wait  for  the  speculative  fever to  cool 
off  before  buying  for  fall  and  winter 
stocks.  The  sudden  and  rapid  advance 
took  the  trade  by  surprise  and  very  few 
have  yet  come  to  fully  understand  the 
situation  and  prefer  to  await  future  de­
velopments.

The  difference  in  price  of  wheat  and 
flour  is  so  marked,  as  compared  with 
the  very  low  prices  which  have  ruled 
for  the  past  few  years,  that  buyers  are 
cautious,  believing  it  to be dangerous to 
buy  flour  freely  with  wheat  above  90 
cents.

There  is  no  ill  feeling  on  the  part  of 
the  trade  or  the  people  in  general  be­
cause  of  the  advance;  on  the  contrary, 
it  is  bailed  with  delight  as  a  harbinger 
of  better times,  and  the  conditions  are 
such  that,  were  it  not  for  the  merciless 
unlimited  short sellers  of  options on  the 
leading  exchanges,  which  are  constantly 
at  work  to  depress  values,  we  might, 
with  confidence,  entertain  the  hope  and 
belief  that  present  values  would  be  well 
maintained  and  gradually  enhanced  as 
the  season  advances.

The  business  man  of  to-day,  however, J later their number  was  1,163.

In  1883  Japan  had  only  eighty-three 
factories  with  machinery.  Ten  years 

MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N

finds  the  price  of  many  of  the  commod­
ities  in  which  he  trades  subject  to  the 
influence  of  reckless  uncontrolled  spec­
ulative  trading,  which  has  become  a  se­
rious  menace  to  commercial  prosperity. 
In  no  branch  of  business,  however,  is  it 
more  pronounced  than  in the grain trade 
and  its  evil  influence  is widespread,  de­
pressing  and  dangerous  to  the  welfare 
of  all  our  people.

The  Grand  Rapids  mills  are  all  run­
ning  at  full  capacity  and  have orders  on 
their books  for  a  number  of  good  round 
lots,  which  will  insure  their  steady  op­
eration  for  some  time.  The  price  of 
flour 
in  the  local  markets  has  been 
changed  in  accordance  with  the price  of 
wheat  and 
is  from  20  to  25  cents  per 
barrel  lower  than  last  week.  Millstuffs 
are 
in  excellent  demand,  with  prices 
fully  $1  per ton  higher.  Feed  and  meal 
are  also 
in  good  demand,  with  prices 
slightly  advanced,  in  keeping  with  the 
high  price  of  corn.  Wm.  N.  R owe.

looking  at  the 

The  Ancient  Hardware  Dealer.
From  the  statements  made  by  a  con­
temporaneous  archaeologist,  the  stocks 
of  mechanics’  tools  ana  even  of  some 
house  furnishing  goods  carried  by  the 
hardware  dealers  of  ancient  Pompeii 
and  Herculaneum, if such  stores  existed, 
did  not  differ  so widely  from  those of 
to-day.  On 
iron  tools 
grouped together in an  old  factory  there, 
this  man,  Professor  Goodman,  says  he 
could  almost  imagine  he  was  gazing  in­
to a  modern  tool  shop,  except  for  the 
fact  that  there  was  a  coating  of  rust  on 
the 
iron.  Sickles,  bill  hooks,  rakes, 
forks,  axes,  spades,  blacksmith’s  tongs, 
hammers,  soldering  irons,  planes,  shov­
like  those  used  to­
els,  etc.,  are  much 
day. 
Incredible  as 
it  may  appear,  the 
Pompeiians  had  wire  ropes  of  perfect 
construction.  Their  bronzes reveal  great 
skill  and  artistic  talent.  The  bronze 
brazier  and  kitchener  had  boilers  at  the 
side,  and  taps  for  running  off  the  hot 
water.  Ewers  and  urns  have  been  dis­
covered  with  interior  tubes and furnaces 
like  the  arrangement  now  in 
precisely 
vogue  in  steam  boilers.  Metal  safes had 
substantial 
locks.  Many  of  the  locks 
and  keys  are  most  ingenious,  and  some 
very  complex.

Amen.

From the New York Sun.

Pabst  is,  presumably,  a  brewer  doing 
business  in  Milwaukee.  He  uses  as  an 
advertisement  of  his  beer a  portrait  of 
Lincoln  holding  aloft  the  national  flag. 
We  wish  Pabst  to  understand  that  this 
is  an  offense  so  comprehensive  that 
it 
cannot  fail  to  throw  suspicion  on his  in­
tegrity  as  a  maltster.

A  Texas  traveling  man  tells  a  good 
joke  on  himself.  The  traveler  has quite 
a  reputation  as  a  poker  player,  and 
usually  manages  to  come  out ahead  a 
good  deal  oftener  than  he  quits  loser. 
His  friends  all  know  his  penchant  for 
the  international  game. 
In  fact,  he  al­
ways  takes  a  particular  pleasure  in  tell­
ing  whenever  he  makes  a  good  killing, 
which 
is  not  infrequently.  His  house 
knows  it  as  well  as  anybody,  but  they 
go  on  the  principle  that  it  does  no harm 
so  long  as  he  wins.  One  evening,  or 
rather one  morning,  recently,  when  this 
usually 
lucky  traveler  was  going  home 
with  his  pockets  pretty  well  lined  with 
money  that  had  belonged  to  other men 
early 
in  the  evening,  be  was  held  up 
and  robbed  of  every  cent  he  had  in  his 
clothes  by  a  couple  of  highwaymen. 
The  first  thing  he  did  next  morning was 
to  wire  his  house  as  follows: 
“ Was 
robbed  last  night;  send  money  by  next 
express.”   The  reply  came  promptly: 
“ Sent  money  to-day;  other  fellow  must 
have held  six  aces.”

Movements  of  Lake  Superior  Travel­

ers.

J.  R.  McKeand  has  severed  his  con­
nection  with  the  Bodden  Packing  Co. 
and  will 
look  after  the  copper  country 
interests  of  the  Cudahy  Packing  Co., 
with  headquarters  at  Houghton.

E.  Henwood  has  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Bodden  Packing  Co.,  to  take 
care  of 
its  copper  country  interests. 
Mr.  Henwood  needs  no  introduction  to 
the  older  business  men  of  that  section. 
He  has  been 
for 
twenty  years.

in  business 

there 

Jr. 

J.  H.  Russell, 

(I.  T.  &  G.  H. 
is  working  this  territory. 
Bowman), 
Mrs.  Russell 
is  visiting  at  Marquette 
and  Bert  puts  in Sundays with her there.
B.  W.  Sweet  (Globe Tobacco Co.)  has 
finished  this  territory  and  gone  to  the 
Lower  Peninsula.

W.  H.  Severance,  the  Middleville 
is  seeking  relief  from  hay 

druggist, 
fever  at  the  Northern  resorts.

W ANTS  COLUMN.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

383

380

Fo r   s a l e   o r  e x c h a n g e —d e s i r a b l e

hardware stock, fixtures  and  tinners' tools. 
Good location.  G. H. Klrtland, 1161 South  Divi­
sion street, Grand Rapids 
r p o   LET—MY  FOUR  STORY  BUILDING, 
A   33x150 feet,  heretofore  occupied  for  retail 
and wholesale dry goods.  The store is  situated 
on the best business street in this city.  Has one 
freight and  one  passenger  elevator,  heated  by 
steam and lighted by gas and electricity.  A big 
business  can  be  done  here.  Inquire  of  Otto 
King, Sr., Davenport, Iowa. 

No. 379, care Michigan Tradesman. 

class, fixtures new, good location.  Address 

IpOR  SALE—DRUG  STORE;  STOCK  FIRST 
IpOR SALE—NEW STORE  BUILDING, WITH 
. 
rooms above, and  small  stock  of  groceries. 
Address Box 404, Man ton, Mich. 
37'
WANTED — FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR 
retail trade.  Cash paid.  Correspond with 
381
Caulkett & Co., Traverse City, Mich. 
IpOR SALE—JUDGMENT FOR 88.08 AGAINST 
’  Miles H. Winans,  real  estate  agent  in  the 
Tower  Block.  Tradesman  Company,  Grand 
383
Rapids. 
IpOR  SALE—A  STOKE  BUILDING  AND 

dwelling combined  at  Levering, Mich.  An 
A1 place for  a  general  stock.  A.  M.  LeBaron, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
EST LOCATION FOR GRIST MILL IN  THE 
State.  Good  grain  region.  Location  and 
building  will  be  given  outright  to  man  with 
$4,000  capital.  Address  for  particu ars  J.  C. 
Neuman, Dorr, Mich. 

379

369

370

. 

365

363

F o r  e x c h a n g e—a   w e l l  a sso r te d

drug stock that  will  inventory  $1,300  for  a 
stock of  groceries.  Address  John  Cooper,  340 
Woodworth avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich.  366 
r p o   TRADE - A GOOD FARM, STOCK, TOOLS 
A   and crops for a stock of goods.  Wm. Neilan, 
Ferry, Oceana Co., Mich. 
tpOR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK 
INVOICING 
about $700  Best location in Northern Mich­
igan.  Address  Drugs,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
IpOR  SALE—CLEAN  STOCK  GROCERIES 

and  crockery,  enjoying  cream  of  trade  in 
best growing city in  Michigan.  Lake  port  and 
center  of  fruit  belt.  Patronage  mostly  cash. 
Rent,  $50  per  month,  with  terminable  lease. 
Stock and fixtures will inventory $3,500,  but  can 
be  reduced.  Reason  for  selling,  owner  has 
other  business  which  must  be  attended  to. 
Business established five years and made money 
every year,  Answer quick if  you  expect  to  se­
cure this bargain.  Address  No. 358,  care  Mich­
igan Tradesman. 

IpOR SALE—ONE  100-HORSE POWER SLIDE 

’  valve engine, especially  adapted  to sawmill 
work,  and  fitted  with  a  Nordberg  Automatic 
Governor.  Can be seen running any  week  day 
at Wallin Leather Co.'s tannery,  Grand  Rapids.
313
W ANTED—PARTNER  WITH  $3,000  FOR 
one-half interest  in  hardware, stoves and 
tinshop, plumbing  and  furnace  work  aud  job­
bing, roofing,  etc.  Have  several  good  jobs  on 
hand and a well-established trade;  best location 
in heart of city.  Address Box  532,  Big  Rapids, 
Mich. 

I OWN  SEVERAL  GOOD  FARMS  LOCATED 

in Ringgold and Union couuties, Iowa.  The 
best grazing country in  the world—right  in  the 
midst  of  the  celebrated  Blue  Grass  region  of 
Southern Iowa.  All have  No.  1  good  soil  and 
can’t  be  beat  for  grain  and  stock  raising.  I 
want to trade any  or  all  of  these  farms  for  a 
well  established  store.  Write  at  once.  A.  O. 
Ingram, Mount Ayr, Iowa. 
IjIOU  EXCHANGE—TWO  FINE  IMPROVED 
A   farms  for  stock  of  merchandise;  splendid 
location.  Address No. 73, care Michigan Trades­
man. 
W ANTED—1,000 CASES  FRESH  EGGS,
daily.  Write  for  prices.  F.  W.  Brown, 
Ithaca, Mich. 

373

358

398

349

73

PATENT  SOLICITORS.

IpREE—OUR  NEW  HANDBOOK  ON  P a r ­

ents.  Cilley  &  A’lgier,  Patent  Attorneys, 

Grand Rapids, Mich. 

339

MISCELLANEOUS.

W ANTED—RELIABLE  SALESMAN  WITH 
experience  in  the  seed  business  to  sell 
general line of seeds.  Reference required.  Ad­
dress No. 384, care Michigan  Tradesman.  384
SITUATION  WANTED — DRUG  CLERK, 
graduate of Northwestern, '97;  registered in 
Michigan;  no  objection  to  small  town;  refer­
ences.  Address No. 376, care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
376
W ANTED—POSITION  BY  MALE 8TENOG- 
rapher  owning  typewriter;  experienced 
and accurate.  Address Box 566,  Grand  Rapids.
375

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if you
$011 oy$tm

H t a  Profit

Something to keep them fresh  in  is 
a  necessity.  Our  CABINETS  are 
right  in  D URABILITY,  CON­
V EN IEN C E ond  PRICE.  Write 
for particulars.
“ How  to  Keep  Oysters  Fresh  ’ 
sent to any address on request.

Chocolate  Cooler  Co.,

Grand  Rapids.

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Ittr.  Groccryman  *   «  «  «  *

A ll  of  your  customers  use  Silver  Polish.  W h y   don't 

you  sell it  to them?

S I L V E R  

P O L ISH

(T h e  no-acid  kind.)

Costs  $1.0 0   per  dozen;  retails  for  15  cents.  Y o u r  jobber 
will  fill your  order,  or we  will  upon receipt  of  the cash.

H A S T I N G S   &   R E M I N G T O N ,

Grand  Rapids, Mich* 

MWWWWWft

Michigan 
College of Mines.

A  State  technical  school.  Practical work. 
Special opportunities for men of age  and expte- 
rience.  Elective  system.  College  year,  45 
weeks.  Tuition  for  residents,  $25;  non-resi­
dents, $150.  For catalogues, address

’  Dr. M- E. Wadsworth,  President,

Houghton, Mich.

DIAMOND 

CRYSTAL  SALT

has  made  many  good  cus­
tomers  for  many  wise  deal­
ers. 
It’s  the  only  S A L T  
T H A T ’S  A L L   SA LT .

See Price Current.

CRYSTAL  SALT  CO.,  St.  Clair,  Mich.

Travelers*  Time  Tables.

DETROIT,Qrand Rapids & Western.

June 27,1897.

Going to Detroit.

Returning from  Detroit.

Lv. Grand  Rapids.........7:00am  1:30pm  5:35pm
Ar. Detroit..................   11:40am  5:40pm 10:20pm
Lt. Detroit.................... 8:00am  1:10pm  6:10pm
Ar.  Grand  Rapids.......  1:00pm  5:20pm  10:55pm
Lv. G R 7:10am 4:20pm  Ar. G R 12:20pm  9:30pf" 
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Trains run week days only.

Saginaw, Alma and  Greenville.

Geo.  De Haven,  General Pass. Agent.

f i n   A  V T |\  Trank Railway System

T U   Detroit and Milwaukee Div

(In  effect  May 3,  1897.)

WEST

EAST. 

Leave. 
Arrive,
t  6:45am. .Saginaw,  Detroit  and  East.-.t 9:55pm
tl0:10am......... Detroit  and  East..........t  5:07pm
+ 3:30pm:. Saginaw,  Detroit and  East..+12:45pm 
*10:45pm.. .Detroit, East and Canada.. .* 6:35am 
* 8:35am__Gd. Haven  and Int. Pts....* 7:10pm
tl2:53pm.Gd. Haven  and Intermediate.t 3:22pm 
+ 5:12pm  Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi 
tlO :05am
* 7:40pm.... Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi 
* 8:15am
+10:00pm........Gd. Haven  and Mil..........+ 6:40am
Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner parlor car.  No. 
18  parlor  car.  Westward—No.  11  parlor  car. 
No. 15 Wagner parlor car.
♦Dally.  +Except Sunday.

E. H. H u g h e s, A. G. P. & T. A. 
Ben. F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agt, 
J as. Campbell, City Pass. Agent, 
No. 23 Monroe St.

CHICAGO “ ‘ “

I " 8’

Going to  Chicago.

Muskegon.

Returning  from  Chicago.

Lv. G.Rapids..8:35am  1:25pm  *6:25pm *U:30pn) 
Ar. Chicago... .3:10pm 6:50pm  2:0uam  6:40am 
Lv. Chicago................ 7:20am  5:15pm  *  9:30pm
tr.G ’dRapids............1:25pm  10:45pm  * 4:00am
Lv. G’d  Rapids..............8:35am  1:25pm  6:25rm
Vr.  G’d Rapids..............  1:25pm 5.  5pm  10:45am
Traverse  City,  Cherlevoix, Petoskey  and  Bay 
Lv. G’d Rapids...........  7:30am  11:30pm  R:30pm
Ar. Traverse City......   12:40pm  5:00am  11:10pm
Ar. Charlevoix...........  3:15pm  7:30am  ...........
Ar.  Petoskey..............  3:45pm  8:00am  ...........
Ar Bay View..............  3:55pm  8:10am  ...........
Parlor cars  leave  Grand  Rap ds 8:35  am   and 
1:25 pm ; leave Chicago 5:15 pm.  Sleepingcars 
leave Grand  Rapids  *11:30  pm;  leave Chicago 
*9:30 p m.

P A R LO R   A im   SL E E P IN G   OARS.  CHICAGO.

View.

T R A V E R S E   c i t y   a n d   b a y   v i e w .

Parlor  car  leaves  Grand  Rapids  7:30  a  in: 

sleeper at 11:30 p m.

*fivery  day. 

Others week days only.

Geo. DeHaven, General Pass. Agent.

GRAND Rapids  &  Indiana Railway

June  20,  1897

Northern  Div.  Leave  Arriv 
Trav.C’y,Petoskey & Mack...* 7:45am  *10:00pm 
Trav. O’y, Petoskey <& Mack...+ 2:20pm  t 5:10« m
Cadillac..................................+ 5:25pm +ll:10a>.
Petoskey & Mackinaw...........+11:10pm  +  6:30am
Trains  leaving at 7:45 a.m. and 2:20 p. m. have 
parlor cars, and train  leaving at 11:10 p.  m.  has 
sleeping cars tr  Petoskey and  Mackinaw.
Southern  Div.  Leave  Arriv.
Cincinnati.............................. + 7:10am  +  8:25pt-
Ft. Wayne...............................t  2:00pm  +  2:10.m
Cincinnati, Louisville & Ind..*10:15pm> *  7:20ir- 
T:10a.m.  tram  has  parlor  car  to  Cine-Inns t: 
2-OOp.m.  train  has  parlor  car  to  Fort  Wayne. 
10:15p.m  train  has  sleeping  car to Cincinuati, 
Indianapolis and Louisville.

Muskegon Trains.

GO IN S  W EST.

LvG'd  Rapids............ +7:35am  +1:00pm +5-40r>-
Lv G’d Rapids..........................  +9:00am  +7:00pm
Ar Muskegon..............  9:00am  2:10pm  7:00  m
Ar Muskegon........................    10:25am  8:25pm
Ar Milwaukee, Steamer...........  4:00am
GOING E A S T .
Lv Milwaukee, Steamer.........  
7:30am
Lv Muskegon.............+8:10am +11:45am  +4:10pm
Lv Muskegon...........................  t 8:35am  +6:35pm
ArG’d Rapids............ 9:30am  12:55pm  5 3 ipm
Ar G’d Rapids.........................  10:00am  8:00pm
♦Except Sundae.  »Dally 
Steamer leaves Muskegon daily  except  Satur­
day.  Leaves Milwaukee  dally  except  Saturday 
and Sunday.
A. Almqtjtst, 
Ticket Agt.Un. Sta.  Gen. Pass. <t Tkt. Agt.

tSunday only. 

C.  L. L ockwood,

CANADIAN p,“"c

E A S T   BOUND.

Lv. Detroit.............................. tll;45am  *11:35pm
Ar.  Toronto............................  8:30pm 
8:15am
Ar. Montreal...........................   7;20am  8:00pm
Lv.  Montreal..........................   8:50am  9:00pm
7:30am
Lv. Toronto.............................  4:00pm 
Ar. Detroit................................10:45pm 
2:10pm
D. McNicoll, Pass. Traffic Mgr , Montreal.
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.

W EST  BOUND.

DULUTH, South Shore and Atlantic 

Railway.

W EST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & I.) til :10pm  +7:45am
Lv.  Mackinaw City..................   7:35am  4:20pm
Ar. St. Ignace...........................  9:0lam  5:20pm
Ar. Sault Ste. Marie..............   12:30pm  9:50pm
Ar. Marquette  .......................   2:50pm  10:40pm
Ar. Nestoria.-............................  5:20pm  12:45am
Ar. Duluth................^...........................  
8:30am
Lv. Duluth.............................................  +6:30pm
At. Nestoria..............................+11:15am  2:45am
Ar. Marquette..................... 
  1:30pm  4:30am
Lv. Sault Ste. Marie.............. 
3:30pm 
.........
8:4*>pm  11:00am
Ar. Mackinaw City...............  
G. W. Hib b a r d , Gen. Pass. Agt.,  Marquette. 
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.

E A S T   BOUND.

MINNEAPOLIS, St. Pani & Sault Ste.
Marie Railway.

W EST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G.  R. & I )..................+7:45am
Lv. Mackinaw City..................................   4:20pm
Ar. Gladstone........................................     9:50pm
Ar. st. Paul................. •.............................8:45am
Ar. Minneapolis 
......................  ........... 9:30am
E A S T   BOUND.
Lv. Minneapolis.....................................   +6:30pm
Ar. St. Paul.............................................   7:20pm
Ar. Gladstone...  ................. 
5:45am
Ar. Mackinaw City.................................  11:09am
Ar. Grand Rapids....................................  10:00pm
W.  R. Calla w a y, Gen. Pass. Agt-, Minneapolis. 
E. C. Oyia t t, Trav. Pass.  Agt., Grand  Rapids

 

m w m vm w m

Y O U   are  a  Grocer.
W e  are  interested  in  your  welfare.
W e  w ant  you  to  succeed.
If  you  don’t,  we can’t.
W e  make  Flour.
W e  want  you  to  sell it.
W e  believe  you  can  make  money  at  it. 
W e   make  good  Flour  at  a  reasonable 

price.

People  want  that  kind  of Flour.
W e  call  it  “ L I L Y   W H I T E .”
It  is  no  trouble  to  sell  it.
E V E R Y B O D Y  likes it.
Women  are  particular  about  Flour.
L ily W hite  pleases  them.
Please  the  women  and  you  get  the  fam­

ily  trade*

It  is worth  while.
Order  “ L I L Y  W H I T E ”  Flour  now.
W e   guarantee  it.
Y ou r  money  back  if  you  want  it.

Valley  C ity Milling  Co*

Grand  Rapids, M ich.

m m u rn m i a
Fall  Advertising!

Y es,  it’s  time to install  your 
methpd for Fall Trade.  Every­
thing w indicates  that  business 
will be good, owing to the large 
crop  average  throughout  the 
country.  We  want  you  to  in­
vestigate  our  system,  founded 
on  the  correct  principle  of

M u tu a l

C o-o p eratio n

You  are  grateful  to your  cus 
tomers  for  the  patronage  ex­
tended  you—then  show  it  by 
giving them the benefit of  your 
advertising  bill.  They’ll  ap­
preciate it and tell their  friends 
—which means  new  customers.
! Our large factory is  busy  mak­
ing handsome oak furniture and 
; household  articles 
“ live 
merchants.”   Our  p rin tin g  
presses  are  constantly  making 
circulars, coupons and placards, 
f  We will furnish you a complete 
supply  free  with  a  trial  order, 
i Think the matter over seriously, 
and remember  we  send  a  com­
plete  outfit  to  you  on  60  days

for 

trial,’subject to approval.  Catalogue for asking if you mention Tradesman.

STEBBINS  MANUFACTURING  CO.,

LAKEVIEW,  MICH.

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ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING

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NAPHTHA  AND  GASOLINES  I

Office and Works,  BUTTERWORTH AVE.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Bulk works at Grand Bapids,  Muskegon,  Manistee, Caaillac,  Big Bap- 
Ids,  Grand  Haven,  Traverse City,  Ludtngton, Allegan 
Howard  City,  Petoskey,  Beed  City,  Fremont,  Hart,
Whitehall, Holland and Fennvllle

Highest  Price  Paid  for  Empty  Carbon  and  Gasoline  Barrels.

The  Stimpson 
Computing  Scale

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Simplicity, accuracy,  weight  and 
Value  shown  by  the  movement  of 
one poise.

It  is  the  acme  of  perfection  and 

not excelled in beauty and finish.

We have no trolley or tramway to 

handle.

We  have  no  cylinder  to  turn  for 

each price per pound.

We  do  not  follow,  but  lead  all

competitors.

We  do  not  have  a  substitute  to 

meet competition.

We do not indulge in  undignified 
and  unbusinesslike  methods 
to 
make sales—we sell Stimpson scales 
on their merits.

Agents of other companies would 
not have to spend  most  all  of their 
(time  trying  to  convince  the  trade 
' that  our scale  was  no  good  if  the 
Stimpson did  not  possess  the  most 
points of merit.

All .we ask  Is  an  opportunity  to  show you the Scale  and  a  chance to convince you that 

our claims  are  facts.  Write us and give US' the opportunity.

The  Stimpson  Computing  Scale  Co.,

ELKHART,  IND.

Represented in Eastern Michigan by 

R.  P.  BIGELOW,

Owosso.

Represented in Western Michigan by 

C.  L.  SE N SE N E Y ,

Grand Rapids.  Telephone No. 266.

T H E   D A Y T O N

MONEY-WEIGHT SCALE

Ji  match  on  Vour Profits« 
find a  fine Scale  Combined

ml

WEIGHS  AND  HANDLES  OOODS

as accurately as money can be changed:

It  is  the  M oney  W eigh t  Scale  System,  made only 

by T h e  Computing Scale Com pany,  D ayton, Ohio.

18  different sizes  and kinds  of fine scales.
Prices  from  $ 15.00  up,  according  to  finish  and 

capacity.

W eighing in  pounds and ounces is the  cause  of  as 

much  loss  to  merchants  as selling  for credit.

W e  w ant  to show  you  how  our  scale  system  will 

help  you  to  make  more money  out  of  your  business.

Write us for proofs.

THE  COMPUTING  SCALE  CO.,  Dayton,  Ohio.

