Volume XV. 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1897. 

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so  that  the  movement 
mentum  continually.

is  gaining  mo

The  fact  that  crops  and  prices  are 
good,  with  an  assured  foreign  demand 
has  had,  and  is  having,  no  small 
influ 
ence;the 
increasing  consumptive  ca 
pacity  of  the  manufacturing  classes 
also  of  great  significance,  but  neither 
of  these  has  been  long  enough  in  opera 
tion  to  produce  material  results  in  the 
situation.  But  these  have  given  the  as 
surance  of  future  demand,  which,  taken 
in  conjunction  with  the  depleted  stocks 
of  a  few  weeks  ago  and  the  upward 
turn  in  prices,  has  led  to  the 
liberality 
in  buying  on  the  part  of  dealers,  which 
is  the  direct  cause  of  the  real 
improve 
ment.

Bank  Notes.

Fenton— A  new  bank  has  been  prac 
tically  organized  to  take  the  place  o 
the  old  State  Bank  of  Fenton.  F"orsome 
time  parties  have  been  engaged  in  per 
fecting  an  organization  for  a  bank  at 
this  place  and  it  is  now  an  assured fact 
The  new  hank  has  not  as  yet  been 
named  but  its  place  of  business  will  be 
at  the  State  Bank  of  F'enton  building, 
the  same  having  been  purchased  of  the 
receiver,  C.  Tinker.  E .  M.  Newell 
who  has  had  twenty-five  years'  experi 
ence  in  the  banking  busintss,  will  un 
doubtedly  be  the  cashier  of  the  new 
its  other  officers  have  not  as 
bank,  but 
yet  been  selected. 
It  will  be  organized 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $25,000  and  will 
do  a  conservative  and  legitimate  bank 
ng  business. 
Its  stockholders  repre 
sent  many  of  the  best  business  men  of 
our  village.

Otsego— Having  decided  to  locate 

in 
Duluth,  where  a  more  lucrative position 
awaits  him,  H  H.  Martindale  has  sold 
his  interest  in  the  bank  of  W.  C.  Edsell 
&  Co.,  to  Mr.  Edsell.  Mr.  Edsell  has 
secured  the  services  of  C.  I.  Clapp, who 
will  officiate  in  the  capacity  of  cashier 
when  Mr.  Martindale’s 
connections 
with  the  bank  cease.

Ovid—The  Ovid  State  Bank  has  been 
of 

capital 

stock 

organized  with  a 
$25,000.

Number 730

The  Gram  Market.

Wheat  was  the  center  of  attraction 

in 
the  grain  market  during  the  past  week. 
Prices  Varied  considerable  and  on  Fri­
day  the  pinnacle  was  touched,  as  wheat 
reached  a  dollar 
in  Chicago,  Detroit 
and  many  other  markets.  The  bears 
had 
their  bear  dance  on  Friday  and 
when  the"  market  opened  on  aturday, 
prices  were  lower  and  the  retrograde 
movement  began  at  once  and  did  not 
stop  until  Monday,  when  a  decline  of 
7c  was  recorded.  On  Monday  our  vis­
ible  showed  up  with  an  increase  of 
949»°oo  bushels.  Aside  from  this  in­
crease,  the  conditions  are  unchanged. 
The  news  of  the  shortage  in  France 
is 
as  strong,  if  not  stronger,  than  hereto­
fore.  The  Hungarian  Minister  of  Ag- 
iculture  reports  a  shortage,  and  the 
threshing 
is  very  unsatisfactory.  The 
exports  make  the  world’s  shortage  200,- 
000,000  bushels.  Wheat  did  not  move 
as  freely  during  the  past  week,  which  is 
obably  due  to  the  fact  that  many  of 
the  farmers  were  attending  the  State 
Fair,  some  were  getting  ready  for  seed- 
ng,  the  setback 
in  prices  prevented 
some  from  selling  as  they  are  holding 
off  for  higher  dollar  wheat,  and  we 
think 
they  ^re  likely  to  get  it.  Many 
may  doubt  it,  but  we  can  see  no  reason 
to  alter  our  early  statement  in  regard 
to  prices.  We  notice  from  a  report  is­
sued  by  the  Secretary  of  State  that 
Michigan  will  have  24,500,000  bushels 
of  wheat.  His  earlier  estimates  were 
8,000,000  bushels,and  we  did  not  agree 
with  him  then,  as  we  figured  on  about
20.0000.  000  bushels.  We  still  disagree 
with  him  and  are  of  the  opinion  that
22.000.  000  bushels  is  all 
that  we  will 
aise.  The  great  question  arises,  Why
does  Michigan  seed  only  1.5  per  cent,  of 
her 
is 
claimed  that  we  have  10,000,000  acres 
under  the  plow.  Why  is  this  so? 
In­
diana,  with  only  two-thirds  the  area  of 
Michigan  has  grown  55,000,000  bushels 
of  wheat  against  33,000,000  bushels  (the 
largest  amount  produced 
in  this  State 
n  one  year),  which  we  consider  a  very 
joor  showin'g  for  a  State so well adapted 
to  wheat  raising  as  Michigan.

to  wheat? 

tillable 

land 

It 

Status of the  Bean  Market at  St. Louis.
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Sept.  15— It is hard to 
predict  the  future  market  on  beans  and 
yet  our  customers  and  most  of  our  cor­
respondents  are  asking  us  this  question 
daily  which  of  course,  we  are  unable  to 
answer.  Our  crop  report  from  the  Ag­
ricultural  College  at  Lansing  this  week 
says,  “ The  weather has been exceeding­
ly  warm  and  very  favorable  for  making 
a  crop  of  beans.  These  conditions  have 
existed  during  the  past  two  weeks  and 
we  are  able  to  report  an  abundant  crop 
in  prospect  and,  while  the  acreage  is 
not  as  much  as 
last  season,  the  yield 
will  be  much  better  than  we  had  reason 
to  expect  a  month  ago.”   This  has 
caused  many  holders  of  beans  in  the 
State  of  Michigan  to  close  out  what  old 
stock  they  had  on  hand  if  possible  be­
fore  the  new  crop came  in and prices are 
lower.  The  market  has  been  $ i @ i .o2 
in  Chicago  the  latter  part  of  this  week, 
and  $i.o3@i.o5  in  East  St.  Louis  for 
choice  handpicked  pea  beans  in  grain 
bags,  carload  lots.  We  have  sold  sev­
eral  cars  at  these  figures,  but  were  only 
able  to  sell  where  a  merchant  found 
himself  out  of  stock  and  needed  the 
beans. 

M il l e r   &  T e a s d a l e  Co.

There 
is  nothing  to  say  of  coarse 
rains.  Owing  to  the  large  receipts, 
corn  did  not  advance.  There  is  a  short­
age  in  the  oat  crop  and  prices  on  this 
cereal  seem  to  be  somewhat  better  and 
steady.

Receipts  during  the  week  were  62 
cars  of  wheat,  11  cars  of  corn  and 5  cars 
of  oats— about  normal.

M illers  are  all  buying  wheat  and  are 

paying  88c. 

C.  G.  A.  V o ig t.

Experiments  are  being  made at Ports­
mouth,  England,  with  cordite  as  am­
munition  for  quick-firing  guns  for  the 
purpose  of  determining  the  visibility  of 
the  flash  at  night  and  how  far  it  would 
uide  an  enemy’s  fire.  Cordite 
is  said 
to  give  a  much  smaller  flash  than  pow­
der.

Organ-grinding  has  been  taken  up 
by  a  Felixstowe,  England,  curate  to 
obtain  money  for  his  church  building 
fund.  He  pays  $10 a  month  for  the  hire 
of  the  barrel  organ,  and  in  three  weeks 
has  collected  $75.

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The  fact  of  a  general  trade  revival 

THE FACTORS OF  IMPROVEMENT
it 
becoming  so  manifest  that  there  are few 
who  do  not  begin  to  realize  the  change. 
Even  the  most  conservative  pessimists 
are  compelled  to  admit  that  material 
and  decided  progress  has  already  been 
made 
in  the  direction  of  normal  busi 
ness  conditions.  Indeed,the  change  has 
been  so  rapid  during  the  generally  dull 
summer  mouths  that  observers  are  led 
to  question  whether,when  the  usual  sea­
son  for  activity  shall  set in, the improve­
ment  will  not  amount  to  a  veritable 
boom.

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Houghton, Mich

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is  comparatively 

There  are,  of  course,  many  causes  for 
the  wonderful  change  in  the  industrial 
situation,  and  yet  there  is  likelihood  of 
undue  prominence  being  given  to  some 
of  the  factors,  while  others  of  greater 
importance  are  scarcely  noted.  Thus 
the  change  in  the  situation  is  quite  fre­
quently  attributed  to  the  returns  from 
the  sale  of  the  large  and  high  priced 
yield  of  wheat  in  the  West.  As  a  mat­
ter  of  fact,  the  realization 
from  this 
source 
insignificant. 
Thus,  when  the  receipts  of  wheat  at  the 
Western  markets  are  considered,  it  is 
found  that,  since  the  crop  year  began, 
not  more  than  40,000,000  bushels  has 
been  received.  Now,  when 
is  con­
sidered  that  much  of  the  returns  from 
this  movement  of  wheat  has  gone  to  the 
settlement  of  debts,  it  will  be  seen  that 
increased  power  of  buying  on  this 
the 
account 
is  very  small,  and  that  it  has 
exerted  little  or  no  influence,  that  is  as 
to  actual  receipts,  on  account  of  the 
farmers  being  too  busy  to  give attention 
to  buying  since  the  harvest.  There  is 
no  question  but  that  the  wheat  situation 
is  a  potent  factor  in  the 
improvement, 
but  as  yet  it  is  principally  in  anticipa­
tion.

it 

in 

the  country.  During 

Where,  then,  should  we 

look  for  the 
causes  that  as  yet  have  had  most 
influ­
ence?  Perhaps  the  most  salient  one  is 
the  depleted  condition  of  all  mercantile 
stocks 
the 
‘ lean”   years  so  recently  past,  while 
prices  were  declining,  with  no  apparent 
prospect  of  a  change,  buying  was  re­
duced  to  the  last  possible  degree.  Or­
ders  were  given  only  for  the  needs  of 
mmediate 
and  empty 
shelves  was  the  rule.  This  was  a  nec­
essary  accompaniment  to  the  lessening 
of  prices,  for  the  dealer  was  not  wise 
who  would 
lay  in  stock  with  the  prob­
ability  that 
it  would  decline  on  his 
hands.

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When  the  improvement  in  prices  be­
came  sufficiently  pronounced  to  show 
that  the  tide  had  at  last  turned,a  differ­
ent  feeling  soon  became  manifest.  Or­
ders  became  more  liberal  and  as  confi­
dence  increased  the  work  of  replenish­
ing  stocks  was  undertaken  everywhere. 
This  went  on  to  a  phenomenal  degree, 
even  through  the  heated  term—buyers 
were  more  numerous 
in  the  markets 
even  during  the  usually  dullest  months 
than  had  been  known  for  years  at  any 
season.  The  natural  consequence  of 
this  activity 
in  buying  has  been  the 
starting  up  of  industrial  works  all  over 
the  country. 
It  has  also  given  a  con­
tinued  impetus  to  the  revival  in  prices

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Woman’s World

About  the  Ugly  Girl.

The  woman  of  the  world,  who  is  still 
charming,  although  neither  young  nor 
beautiful,  was  trying  to  comfort  the 
ugly  girl.

"M y  dear,”   she  said,  “ I  know 

just 
how  it  is. 
I  know  there  isn’t  any  phil­
osophy  in  the  world  that  ever reconciled 
a  woman  to  being  ugly.  When  we  pre­
tend  we  don’t  care,  we  are  simply  tell­
ing  fibs  to  other  people  and  trying  to 
deceive  ourselves  with  braggadocio. 
Why  should  we  not  care?  How  can  we 
help  caring,  when  at  every  turn  through 
life  beauty  is  held  up  to  us  as  the  most 
potent  power  and  greatest  charm 
in 
woman?  When  a  new  woman  appears 
on  the  scene  or  is  expected  to  appear, 
do  you  ever  hear  people  asking  each 
other,  ‘ Is  she  good? 
Is  she  clever?’ 
No,  the  very  first  question  is,  ‘ Is  she 
pretty?’  Goodness  is  taken  for  granted, 
cleverness  is  something  a woman always 
has  to  atone  for  by  other  virtues,  but 
beauty 
letter  of  credit  the  whole 
world  is  ready  and  anxious  to  honor  at 
sight. ”

is  a 

in  an 

This  seems  a  hard  saying,  but  there 
is  never  the  slightest  use 
in  fighting 
against  a  fact.  We  just  have  to  accept 
it,  as  we  do  many  another  of  the  rainy- 
day  things  of  life,  and  make  the  best 
of  it.  Being  human,  there 
is  a  kind 
of  comfort 
in  the  fact  that  the  race  is 
not  always  to  the  swift  nor  the  battle  to 
the  peachy-complexioned.  To be  beau­
tiful  is  a  blessing  so  great  that  nature 
inverse'  ratio  to  its 
vouches 
it 
desirability. 
There  are  millions  of 
beautiful  children;  thousands  of  ex­
quisitely 
lovely  young  girls,  hundreds 
of  women  who  are  pretty  at  30, and  a 
very  few  who  carry  their  good  looks 
past  the  40  years  mark ;  but  plainness 
may  be  relied  on  to  hold  its  own.  The 
woman  who  has  never  been  a  beauty 
will  never  be  called  on  to  endure  the 
torture  of  being  told  that  she  has  faded, 
and 
it  not  unfrequently  happens  that 
she  who  has  been  noted  for  homeliness 
in  her  youth  achieves  a  kind  of  Indian 
summer  bloom  in  middle  life.

It  has  not  escaped  your  attention, 
perhaps,  that  there  are  many  kinds  and 
varying  degrees’ot  ugliness.  There 
is 
the  woman  who  is  ugly  because  she  is 
too 
lazy  and  self-indulgent  to  be  good 
looking.  There 
is  the  woman  who  is 
hopelessly  ugly  because  she  is  dull,  and 
there 
is  the  woman,  who  is  ugly  with 
mitigating  circumstances  and  attrac­
tions.  For  the 
lazy  woman  and  the 
stupid  woman  nothing  can  be  done,  but 
the  clever  woman,  to  whom  nature  has 
been  churlish  and  niggardly  in  the mat­
ter  of 
looks,  often  outwits  the  stingy 
dame  and  creates  for  herself  an  effect 
of  beauty  where  there 
is  really  no 
beauty  at  all. 
It  is  a  trick  of  dress,  or 
manners,  or  walk,  of  carrying  herself 
40  per  cent,  above  her  looks,  instead  of 
20  per  cent,  under.  No  one  ever  knows 
how  she  does 
it,  but  whenever  and 
wherever  I  see  it  I  recognize  it  for  con­
summate  generalship  and  genius,  and 
take  off  my  best  bonnet  to  it.

The  first  thing  an  ugly  woman  should 
do  is  to  beware  of  vanity.  By  that  sin 
angels  have  fallen  and  beauties  made 
guys  of  themselves.  How  much  more 
necessary,  then,  for  the  ugly  woman  to 
quarantine  against  it.  Let her  sit  down 
and  take  a  calm  and  unbiased  inven­
tory  of  herself. 
It  has  been  said  by  a 
philosopher  that  every  woman's  room 
should  be  lined  with  mirrors,  not  as  an 
incentive  to  vanity,  but  its  corrective.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

It 

To  see  ourselves  as  others  see  us  is  a 
chastening  discipline. 
is  a  lack  of 
mirrors  that  sends  women  out  into  the 
world  with  their  skirts  and  belts  show­
ing  a  yawning  chasm,  full  of  honest, 
but  unromantic 
looking  safety  pins. 
It 
is  a  dearth  of  mirrors  that  induces 
well-meaning,  but  mistaken  women  of 
sallow  complexion  to  buy  pale  greens, 
and  faded  blondes  to  purchase  nonde­
script  tans.  Who  has  not  seen  the  reck­
less  homely  woman  rushing 
into  mil­
linery  confections  where  angelic  beau­
ties  feared  to  tread?  Buying  things 
which  emphasized  every  harsh  feature 
and  defect  of  coloring,  and  which noth­
ing  but  superhuman  vanity  could  ever 
have 
induced  her  to  suppose  she  could 
wear.

intellect 

It  takes  women  a  long  time  to  realize 
that  there  is  tact  in  clothes. 
It  takes  a 
longer  time  and  a  fortitude  that  is  akin 
to  heroism  for  one  to make  up  her  mind 
that  there  are  things  she  cannot  wear. 
Half  of  the  ugliness  in  the  world  comes 
in  right  here.  The  fat  woman  has  a 
mad  yearning  to  wear  an  empire  belt 
that  makes  her  look  twice  as  big around 
and  cuts  down  the  height  a  third.  The 
skinny  woman  has  an  uncontrollable 
mania  for  stripes  and  tight  effects  that 
call  attention  to  her  boniness.  The 
first  unmistakable  sign  of  apprcaching 
age  and  failing 
is  when  a 
is  bent  and  determined  on 
woman 
perching  a  rakish  sailor  hat  on  the  top 
of  her  honest  gray  hair.  There  is  no 
subject  better  worth  studying  than  this 
deep,  subtle  philosophy  of 
clothes. 
After  the  first  flush  of  youth  is  gone,  or 
except  iu  those  rare  cases  of  marvelous 
beauty,  of  which  we  have  all  read  but 
few  have  seen,  a  woman’s  reputation 
for  prettiness  depends  upon  her  clothes. 
We  get  a  general  effect  of  beauty,  and 
do  not  stop  to  analyze  where  it  comes 
from.  ‘ ‘ Clothes  do  not  make  the  man,”  
is  a  good  enough  proverb  for  men,  but 
let  “ Fine  feathers  make  fine  birds”   be 
the  illuminated  motto  that  the  ugly  girl 
hangs  above  her  dressing  table.
After  all,  beauty  is  a  kind  of 

indefi­
nite  term.  Those  we  like,  and  whom 
we  find  agreeable,  we  always  think 
pretty,  and  herein  lies  the  greatest  sol­
ace  of  the  homely  woman. 
“ If  she  be 
not  fair  to  me,  what  care  I  how  fair 
she  be?”   is  the  unalterable  opinion  of a 
selfish  world  that  wants  to  be  flattered, 
and  caressed  and  amused.  The 
ideal 
woman  is  beautiful,  clever  and  sympa­
thetic. 
is  seldom 
prodigal,  and  the  beautiful  woman  is 
intellectual,  and  almost  invari­
rarely 
ably  self-centered  and  selfish.  This 
is 
the  reason  why  people  often  weary  ol 
merely  physical  charms,  and  why  the 
ugly  woman  has  been  able  to  hold  her 
own  against  the  allurements  of  beauty.
little  sister,  as 
the  very  best  substitute  for  beauty  that 
has  yet  been  found.  Of  the  woman 
who  can  laugh  with  our  joys  and  weep 
over  our  woes  we  never  tire.  We  like 
to  sit  at  her  feet  and  rehearse  our  tri­
umphs  and  explain  our  defeats.  She 
makes  every  man  feel  that  he  is  the 
finest  fellow 
in  the  world,  whether his 
achievements  were  gained  on  the  foot­
ball  field,  or  simply embrace the  perfect 
art  of  coloring  a  meerschaum  pipe. 
She  makes  every  woman  feel  she  has 
found  a  long-lost  sister. 
If  we  bore  her 
she  never  shows  it.  If  she  has  troubles 
of  her  own  we  are  never 
inflicted  with 
them.  She  diffuses  admiration  of  other 
people.  The  pretty  girl  demands  it  as 
her  right. 
It  is  sweeter  to  be  admired 
than  to  admire.  I  submit  the  inevitable 
corollary  to  your  consideration.

Cultivate  sympathy, 

In  reality,  nature 

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(The no-acid kind.)

Are you prepared for the demand?  We will continue our 
75c per doz. price for another  week, then—back  it goes  to 
$L00 per doz.

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Bicycle  Sundries

Everything  up to date.

Lamps,  Tires, Pedals, Saddles,  Locks, 
Bells,  Pumps,  Cements,  Btc.

ADAMS  &  HART,

Wholesale Bicycles and Sundries, 
‘'end for catalogue and  discount sheet. 

12  W.  Bridge St., Qrand  Rapids.

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Ask  the  price:  we’ll  ship  the  soap.
Not  for  sale  by  department  stores.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Some  Facts  About  Garlic. 

From the New York Sun.

in  Connecticut, 

this  country,  but  much 

About  three-quarters  of  the  garlic 
imported  from 
used  in  this  country  is 
Italy. 
It  comes  in  hampers  containing 
about  no  pounds  each.  Garlic  is  raised 
in  this  country 
in 
Louisiana,  in  Texas,  and  in  New  Mex­
imported  and 
ico.  All  garlic,  both 
American, 
is  put  up 
in  strings  or 
bunches,  something  like  the  bunches  in 
which  onions  were'once  commonly  sold 
in 
longer. 
American  garlic 
is  shipped  in  crates 
and  barrels;  some  from  the  far  South­
west  comes  in  long  cylindrical  baskets.
Garlic  is  sold  by  the  pound,  or  by  the 
single  bulb,  which  is  sold  for  a  penny. 
In  its  commercial  form,  whole  and  dry, 
garlic  does  not  yield  the  strong  smell 
for  which  it  is  famous. 
In  a  wholesale 
produce  establishment,  where garlic  was 
in  quantities,  there  was  no 
stacked  up 
noticeable  odor  from 
it,  but  if  one  of 
the  several  smaller  bulbs  of  which  each 
root  is  composed,  and  which  are  called

She  must 

The  pretty  woman  may  justly  feel 
that  she  pays  her  way  through  life  by 
being  a  kind  of  living  picture.  The 
homely  woman  has  no  such  claim,  and 
must  take  the  trouble  to  make  herself 
agreeable. 
cultivate  her 
mind,  she  must  read  and  think  and  be 
able  to  charm  dull  care  away. 
Is  such 
a  woman  ever  ugly?  Never.  To  do 
this  requires  energy,  self-sacrifice,  the 
ruthless  annihilation  of  self,  and  the 
strangling  of  personal  vanity.  But  be­
lieve  me,  little  sister,  its  reward  tarries 
not,  and  such  a  girl  is  never  without  an 
attendant  swain.  Even  when  men  are 
scarce  she  has  beaux  to  spare,  while the 
merely  pretty  girl  is  left  to  her  own  de­
vices.

I  have  said  nothing  ot  the  beauty  in­
to  which  refined  and 
lovely  thoughts 
and  high  ideals  often  mould the homeli­
est  face.  Be  sure  that 
life  writes  its 
story  in  our  faces. 
If  you  live  beauti­
fully  you  grow  into  a  kind  of  beauty.  It 
is  the  soul  shining  through,  and  trans­
figuring  the  clay  like  the  light  through 
an  alabaster  vase.  That 
is  the  best, 
little  sister,  and  that  may  belong to  us 
all. 

D o r o th y  D ix .

That  Awful  Silence.

If  woman's  critics  may  be  thought  to 
constitute  any  criterion,  the  most  ad­
mirable  feminine  virtue  is silence.  The 
talkative  woman  has  furnished  the  text 
for  many  a  song  and  sermon.  Wits 
have  derided  her  garrulity,  moralists 
have  groaned  over  her 
tendency  to 
gossip  and  declared  that  a  woman’s 
tongue  was  always  found  at  the  bottom 
ot  all  trouble. 
"Your  children  are  all 
dumb?"  enquired  that  lovable  old  vag­
abond,  Rip  Van  Winkle,  of  the  ghostly 
dwarf  of  the  Catskills. 
"And  they  are 
all  boys?  My,  my,  my,  what  a  pity! 
What wives  they  would  make !"

No  doubt  there  are  many  occasions 
is  silvern  and  silence 
when  "speech 
is  golden,"   as  the  proverb  has 
it.  We 
must  all  plead  guilty  to  having  said 
many  things  that  had  better  been  left 
unsaid,  yet  there  are  times when silence 
can  seem  more  appalling  than  any  free­
dom  of  speech.  The  most  oppressive 
of  domestic  tyrants  are  not  those  who 
say  what  they  think  and  are  done  with 
it.  They  are  those  who  wrap  them­
selves  in  an  awful  silence,  under  whose 
ghastly 
influence  cheerfulness  withers 
away  and  conversation 
languishes  and 
dies.

is  not  often  a  feminine  fault. 
This 
Women 
like  to  cry  aloud  their griev­
ances,  and  get  a  kind  of  recompense 
from  suffering  by  the  pleasure  of  dis­
cussing  it.  The  sullen  silence  is  gen­
erally  a  masculine  foible. 
It  is  often 
the  lordly  way  with  which  a  man  pun­
ishes  the  women  of  his  household.  He 
descends to  breakfast,  or  comes  home 
to  dinner  with  a  face  like  a  thunder­
cloud.  Something  is  wrong.  He  eats 
and  drinks 
in  silence.  He  reads  his 
paper  with  a  portentous  dumbness  that 
into 
strikes  despair  and  consternation 
the  bosom  of  his  family. 
In  vain  they 
ask  what 
ill? 
What  has  gone  wrong?  Who  has  offend­
ed?  To  all  their  solicitous  enquiries 
he  responds  "nothing" 
in  a  tone  of 
voice  that  implies  everything,  and  is  an 
arraignment  of  the  entire  household 
from  the  wife  to  the  kitchen  maid. 
Such  a  man  always  takes  great  credit  to 
himself  for  "not 
saying  anything”  
when  he  is  angry,  but  the  average wom­
an  would  rather  deal  with  the  cheerful 
Sinner  who  swears  what  is  known  as  a 
"blue  streak”  when  he  is  mad  and  then 
lets the  matter rest.  The man who speaks

is  the  matter. 

Is  he 

his  mind  can  at  least  be  dealt  with 
openly  and  frankly,  and  at  the  worst 
gives  a  woman  a  chance  to  defend  her­
self.  Against  silence  one  can  bring  no 
counter  accusation,  or  urge  no  excuse. 
It  is  an  arctic  wall  that  freezes  up  all 
approaches  to  an  understanding  and 
reconciliation.

imagines  a  friend  a 

Too  much  silence  is  no  less  a  menace 
to  friendship  than  too  much  speech. 
How  many  misunderstandings  and  how 
many  heait  burnings  could  have  been 
avoided 
if  only  there  had  been  a  little 
more  candor!  One  fancies  a  slight; 
one 
less 
cordial,  or  something  occurs  that  one 
does  not  quite  understand.  Often—al­
most  always—the  trouble  could  be  set 
right  by  a  slight  explanation,  gnd  it 
is 
one  of  the  tragedies  of  friendship  that 
we  trust 
it  so  little  we  dare  not  ask  if 
what  hurts  us  is  of  intention  or  by  ac­
cident.  Pride  counsels  silence,  and  so 
we  go  our  lonely  way  on  either  side  of 
a  chasm  that  a  word  might  bridge.

little 

Probably,  after all,  silence  is  a  virtue 
we  admire  chiefly  in  the  abstract.  The 
taciturn  and  moody  woman  is  never  the 
one  we  voluntarily  choose  as  a  compan­
ion.  Better  the  one  who chirps as blithe­
ly  and  as  meaninglessly  as  a  canary 
than  the  one  who  is  dumb 
in  the  face 
of  our  joys  and  misfortunes  and  knows 
not  how  to  say  the  right  word  in  the 
right  place.  For  there 
is  a  duty  of 
speech  no  less  than  a  duty  of  silence.
K a t h e r in e  Co l e .

Will  Canned  Goods  Go  Out.

A  writer 

in  a  Boston  paper  speaks 
is  coming  a  day 
as  follows:  "There 
when  the  canned-fruit 
industry  will 
cease  to  be  an  enormous  money-making 
enterprise,  and  the  few  who  are  now 
beginning  to  See  the  future of a business 
dealing  with  dried  fruits  will  be  multi­
millionaires.  And  the  best  of  it  will 
be  that  the  profit  of  it  will  not be wholly 
to  the  dealers.  Dried fruit  sells  at  about 
half  the  price  that  canned  fruit  com­
mands,  and  it  will  go  five times farther. 
When  such  a  reason  will  not  appeal  to a 
housekeeper  the  fact  that  it  is  superior 
to  canned  goods  on  account  of  the 
modern  processes  will  make  some  im­
pression. 
they  have 
learned  to  prepare  prunes  so  well  that 
large  quantities  are  shipped  to  France, 
the  home  of  the  prune,  while  California 
rai«ins  have  practically  driven  foreign 
raisins  out  of  the  market,  and thousands 
of  pounds  of  apricots  and  pears  go  to 
Europe. ”

In  California 

An  interesting  fact  in  connection with 
the  American  cotton  industry  is that  the 
good  grades  of  our  "Sea  Island”   cotton 
are  so  much  superioi  to  the  best  grades 
of  Egyptian  staple  that  they  sell  for 
from  50  to  100  per  cent.  moie.  The 
reason  given  for  this,  and,  indeed,  well 
understood  by  all  dealers  and  manufac­
turers,  is  the  great  difference 
in  the 
the  two  growths. 
characteristics  of 
Egyptian  cotton  has  a 
long,  strong, 
silky  staple,  from  one  and  a  half  to  one 
and  five-eighths  inches  in  length,  while 
the  staple  that  is  known  as  "upland”  
cotton  ranges  from  three-fourths  to  one 
inch,  and  "Sea  Island”   cotton  is  from 
one  and  a  half  to  two  and  a  half inches. 
for  some  special  purposes  the 
But 
Egyptian  cotton 
is  of  superior  quality 
and  usefulness  to  any  American  cot­
ton. 
It  is  especially  preferable,  for  ex­
ample,  for  sewing  thread,  fine  under­
wear  and  hosiery  of  certain  descrip­
tions,  and  for  goods  requiring  smooth 
luster.  A  further  des­
finish  and  high 
ideratum 
in  the  property 
possessed  by  the  cotton  in question,  that 
of 
imparting  to  fabrics  a  soft  finish 
like  silk,  and  this  character,  together 
with 
its  being 
its  luster,  has 
in  the  manufacture  of  various 
mixed 
kinds  of  silk  goods.

is  realized 

led  to 

How  poor  an 

noble  deed.

instrument  may  do  a 

Energetic  determination  is  closely  al­

lied  to  wisdom.

g

cloves  of  garlic,  be  broken  off  and 
broken 
in  two,  the  powerful  odor  be­
comes  perceptible.

The  aggregate  consumption  of  garlic 
in  this  country 
is  large,  and  our  ex­
ports  of  it  to  South  American countries, 
which  include  American  garlic  and  im­
ported  garlic 
reshipped,  amount  to 
enough  to  be  reckoned  in  tons.

France’s  Attitude  Toward  Oleo.
The  sale  of  oleomargarine  oç  butter- 
ine,  or  any  other  counterfeit  butter  is 
prohibited 
in  any  French  colony,  ex­
cept  when  sold at certain specified stores 
or  places,  and 
in  packages  plainly 
branded  on  every  side  in  such  a  way  as 
to  show  at  a  glance  the  character  of  the 
commodity.  The  penalties  for  viola­
tion  are  very  severe,  and  already  ship­
ments  from  the  United  States  have been 
seized  for 
infringement  of  these  pro­
visions.

The  interest  taken  in  the purchases  of 

customers  wins  trade.

€1 Puritano

Tinest 10c Cigar on €anb

$SSoo
Couchas 
1-20 
$58.00
Bouquetts  1-40 
1-20 
Perfectos 
S'ío.oo
1-40(5*4 in. ) $70.00
Cabinets 

B.  J.  REYNOLDS,

Grand  Rapids. 

BATEHAN  &  FOX,

Bay  City.

JOHNSON  &  FOSTER,

Detroit.

Distributers for Michigan.

MILTON  KERNS,

Manufacturer,

No.  52  9U1  Street, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.

The
Michigan 
T radesman

Needs no introduction  to those  ad­
vertisers who have tried it columns. 
Those  who  have  not  tried  it,  and 
are desirous of  reaching the Michi­
gan trade, will  find  it  the  best  and 
most direct means for the purpose. 
It  is  old  enough  to  be  strong— no 
experiment. 
is 
paid-in-advance—not  of  the  “how 
many” but of the  “how good” kind. 
It  is  positively  without  a  hobby—  
devotes all  its time to  its own  busi­
ness  and  that  of  the  merchant. 
Treats  everybody  alike.  Nobody 
owns  us. 
Is  this  what  you  are 
looking for?  Sample and  rates on 
request.

Its  circulation 

4

Around  the  State
Movements  of  Merchants.

Barkville—Ole  Harstad  has  embarked 

in  general  trade  at  this  place.

Tustin— I.  M.  Haybarker,  meat  deal­

er,  has  sold  out  to  A.  E.  Gawley.

barked 

Birch  Run— Brucker  &  Co.  have  em­
in  general  trade  at  this  place.
Quincy— Mason  Spaulding  has  pur­
chased  the  meat  market  of  Griffin  & 
Plue.

Menominee— Ira  S.  Bier  has  moved 
his  bazaar  stock  from  Cheboygan to  this 
place.

Mendon—G.  E.  Mitchell  &  Co.  suc­
in  the  dry  goods 

ceed  G.  E.  Mitchell 
business.

Arden— T.  Sherman  has  sold  his 

in­
terest  in  the  grocery  store  at  Arden  to 
Henry  Peffer.

Hastings—G.  McMarple  has  opened 
a  confectionery  store  and  bakery  in  the 
Newton  building.

Pentwater— M.  A.  Rice  will  close  out 
his  jewelry  stock  and  take  up  his  resi­
dence  in  California.

Palmyra— Fisher  &  Bailey,  meat 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  E.  Fisher  con­
tinuing  the  business.

Calumet— U.  S.  Burnside  succeeds 
Burnside  &  Van  Zant  in  the confection­
ery  and  fruit  business.

Battle  Creek— E.  Trump  will  shortly 
remove  his  dry  goods  stock  to  Sturgis, 
where  he  will  re-engage  in  trade.

Clio—The  general  stock  of  Rogers 
Bros.,  inventoried  at  $1,957.56,  was  bid 
in  by  Geo.  W.  Buckingham  at  $ i ,cio.

St.  Louis— L.  E.  Lenhoff has returned 
to  St.  Louis  from  Buffalo  and  taken  the 
management  of  his  father's  clothing 
store.

Lansing—Geo.  T.  Davis  has  shipped 
his  bakery  outfit  to  Bay  City  and  will 
re-engage  in  the  bakery  business  at  that 
place.

Eaton  Rapids—L.  A.  Bentley  cele­
brated  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of 
his  engaging  in  the  shoe business at this 
place  last  week.

Alma—L.  Hirschkowitz,  of  Saginaw, 
has leased the corner  store  in  the  Church 
block  and  will  move  his  stock  of  dry 
goods  to  this  place.

Marquette—The  Hotel  Superior  will 
close  Oct.  1,  after a  very successful  sea­
son’s  business.  This  hotel 
is  one  of 
the  best  on  Lake  Superior.

St.  Louis— Llewellyn  Smart  has  sold 
a  half  interest  in  his  merchant  tailoring 
business  to  Geo.  Mahon.  The  firm  will 
be  known  as  Smart  &  Mahon.

Grand  Ledge— B.  W.  Courts  has  sold 
his  men’s  furnishing goods stock to Geo. 
H.  Sheets  and  will  embark  in  the  man­
ufacture  of  custom-made  shirts.

Decatur—Henry  Byers  has  purchased 
of  L.  G.  Stewart  the  store  adjoining 
that  gentleman’s  grocery,  and will  move 
his  jewelry  stock  to  that  location  in  the 
near  future.

Lansing— Roy  Marsh  has  opened  a 
jewelry  store 
in  the  building  formerly 
occupied  by  the  Little  Downey,  at  the 
corner  of  Washington  avenue  and Wash­
tenaw  street.

Seney—C.  E.  Morse  will  soon  make 
his  home  at  Grand  Marais,  where  his 
firm,  Morse  &  Schneider,  has  a  large 
general  store.  The  Seney  store  will 
remain  as  it  is.

Benton  Harbor—Chester  C.  Sweet  has 
sold  his  dry  goods  and  grocery  stock  to 
E.  W.  Moore—who  recently  sold  his  in­
terest  in  the  general  stock  of  E.  W. 
Moore  &  Co.  to  B.  E.  Ferry—who  will 
continue  the  business  at  the  same 
loca­
tion.  Mr.  Sweet  will  continue  the  hard­
ware  business,  the  same  as  heretofore.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Coopersville—Wm.  Asman,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  the  bakery  business  at 
Grand  Haven  for  the  past  seven  years, 
has  removed  to  this  place and embarked 
in  the  same  business.

Kalkaska—O.  C.  Goodrich  has  re­
moved  his  drug stock from  South Board- 
man  to  this  place.  He  will  occupy  the 
building  formerly  used  as  a  hardware 
store  by  Lehner  &  Phelps.

Ovid—J.  D.  Gleason,  of Fairfield,  and 
his  son  Edward,  of  Ovid,  have  pur­
chased  the  stock  of  groceries  and  meats 
of  C.  N.  Race.  The  firm  name  will  be 
known  as  J.  D.  Gleason  &  Son.

Lansing— Edwin  S.  Butts,  of  the  fur­
niture  firm  of  Ferrey  &  Butts,  has  pur­
chased  the  interests  of  the  Ferrey  estate 
and  will  hereafter  conduct  the  business 
under  the  name  of  the  E.  S.  Butts  Fur­
niture  Co.

Alma—M.  Pollasky  sold  a  carload  of 
hides  Monday  for  a  figure  far  above any 
he  has  ever  received  before  during  all 
his  experience 
It  was  60 
per  cent,  above  last  year’s  best,  and  90 
per  cent,  above  1894.

in  that  line. 

Marquette—A.  M.  Bigelow  &  Co. 
succeed  A.  M.  Bigelow  and  have  pur­
chased  the  defunct  W.  D.  Manness  sta­
tionery  stock.  The  “ Co.”  
is  A.  E. 
Boswell,  who  for  years  has  been  con­
nected  with  the  Marquette  Mining Jour­
nal.

Riverdale— M.  C.  Lathrop  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  Jehiel  Woodward 
in  the  firm  of  Lathrop  &  Woodward, 
dealers 
in  groceries  and  boots  and 
shoes,  and  will  continue  the  business  in 
his  own  name  at  the  same 
location. 
Mr.  Woodward  will  take  up  his  resi­
dence  in  Tennessee.
Zeeland— Burglars 

recently  effected 
an  entrance  to  the  clothing  store of Wm. 
Ossewaarde  and  purloined  a  quantity  of 
goods  valued  at  about  $200.  An  en­
trance  was  made  by  prying  open  the 
front  door  with  a  pickaxe.  This  store 
has  been  visited  and  burglarized  an­
nually  for  the  past  eight  years.

Jackson—John  C.  Bader,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  the  hardware  business 
in  Jackson  since  1851,  conducting  a 
business  of  his  own  since  1870,  and  has 
for  years  been  closely  identified  with 
Jackson’s  business  growth,  lies  at  the 
point  of  death  from  cancer  of the throat.
Holland—G.  G.  Smeenge  has  moved 
his  grocery  stock  into  the  Beach  block 
and  the  store  vacated  by  him  is  being 
refitted  and  overhauled. 
In  about  three 
weeks  it  will  be  taken  possession  of  by 
John  Nies,  who  thereafter  will  occupy 
a  double  store,  making  his  frontage  42 
feet  and  the  depth  of  his  store  80  feet.
Saginaw— J.  D.  Draper,  who  has  been 
conducting  a  grocery  at  410  Genesee 
avenue,  has purchased  the  grocery  stock 
of  Edouard  Goeschel,  at  109  South  Jef­
ferson  avenue.  Mr.  Goeschel  is  to  de­
vote  his  energies  solely  to  the  boot  and 
shoe  trade,  and  the  stock  in  the  Draper 
store 
is  to  be  consolidated  with  that 
purchased  of  Mr.  Goeschel,  who  will 
occupy  the  store  at  109  South  Jefferson 
avenue.

Port  Huron— Wm.  Springer and Aaron 
Rose  have  purchased  the  clothing  stock 
of  Alex.  Jacobi  and  will  continue  the 
business  under  the  style  of  Springer  & 
Rose.  Mr.  Springer  was  engaged 
in 
the  clothing  business  on  Huron  avenue 
until  he  was  appointed  postmaster, 
about  ten  years  ago.  Mr.  Rose  has 
been  associated  with  Mr.  Jacobi  for a 
number  of  years  past  and  is  well  posted 
in  the  business.  Mr.  Jacobi  will  at  once 
take  up  his  residence  in Chicago,  where 
he  will  engage  in  other  business.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Hubbardston—Magee  &  McDermand, 
of  Greenville,  have  started  a  cigar  fac­
tory  here.

Saginaw— The  Melchers  Lumber  Co. 
i   Co.  in  the  lum­

succeeds  Melchers 
ber  business.

Marquette—The  new  storage  building 
of  the  Marquette  Brewing  Co.  is  near­
ing  completion.

Applegate—The  butter  factory  which 
started  here  last  spring  has  closed  for 
lack  of  support.

Jonesville—J.  J.  Deal  &  Son  have 
found  it  necessary  to  enlarge  their  car­
riage  manufacturing  plant  to  take  care 
of  their  increasing  business.

Munising—The  Munising  Railway 
will  build  an  extension  this  winter  and 
expects  to  make  connection  at  Little 
Lake  on  the  C.  &  W.  M.  Railway.

Menominee—The  new  shoe  factory  is 
about  ready  to  build.  Arrangements 
have  been  completed  for  the  establish­
ment  of an  industry to employ  100 hands.
Marquette—A  movement  is  on foot for 
the  unwatering  and  operation  of  the  old 
copper  mine  on  the  Michipicoten  Is­
land.  There  is a  large  mine  there  and 
copper  is  abundant.

Nunica—The  Nunica  creamery  has 
been  compelled  to  close  on  account  of 
the  supply  of  milk  not  being 
large 
enough  to  enable  the  manager to operate 
the  plant  at  a  profit.

Zeeland— Wm.  H.  Beach  and  Jas. 
Cook  have  purchased  the  “ Little  Won­
der"  flouring  mill  of  H.  H.  Karsten 
and  will  continue  the  business under  the 
style  of  J.  Cook  &  Co.

Howard  City— R.  H.  O’Donald  an­
nounces  his 
intention  of  building  and 
equipping  a  cheese  factory  here  if  the 
farmers  round  about  will  guarantee  him 
the  milk  from  400  cows.

Marquette—John  Gordon  has  resigned 
his  position  as  superintendent  for  the 
Dead  River  Milling  Co.  and  will  put 
in  three  camps  northwest  of  this  city  to 
cut  his  own  timber  this  winter.

St.  Louis—At  the  annual  meeting  of 
stockholders  of  the  Home  Co-operative 
Creamery  Association,  it  was  decided 
by  unanimous  vote  to  sell  the  property 
and  franchise  at  public  auction  Oct.  7.
Sault  Ste.  Marie—Rebuilding  of  the 
burned  Hotel  Iroquois  has  been  begun. 
The  new  building  will  be  much 
larger 
and  better  than  the  old  and  will  be 
ready  for  the  tourist  business  next 
season.

Alma— Messrs.  Torrey  &  Bennett have 
dissolved  partnership  in  the Anti-Coffee 
Company.  Mr.  Torrey  will  be  support­
ed  by  several  men  of  means  and  will 
push  the  business  more  energetically 
than  before.

Bad  Axe—The  business  men  of  this 
place  feel  so  elated  over  the  return  of 
good  times  that  they  all  take  a  day  off 
about  every  two  weeks,close  their  stores 
and  go  to  a  neighboring  resort  for  a 
day’s  outing.

Adrian—The  Adrian  Veneer  Package 
Co.  has  been  organized  by  M.  H.  Hig- 
by,  Geo.  Sinclair  (Alanson)  and  C.  W. 
Gates  (Cleveland) 
for  the  purpose  of 
embarking in  the  manufacture  of cheese 
boxes,  market  baskets,  berry  boxes,  and 
other  packages  formed  of  light  wood.

Jackson—The  Central  City  Co-opera­
tive  Foundry  Co.  has  begun  business  at 
the  old  Bennett  foundry.  The  company 
is  composed  of  A.  C.  Smith,  Geo.  J. 
Buchfink  and  Geo.  Schott,  and  it  is  the 
intention  to  do  a  general  foundry  busi­
ness,  besides  manufacturing  the  Smith 
valve  boxes.  A.  C.  Smith  will  be  man­
ager  and  the  company  will  start  with  a 
fotce of  half a  dozen  hands.

Croswell— Last 

Lansing—The  Paragon  Refining  Co., 
of  Toledo, 
is  preparing  to  open  a 
branch  office  in  this  city  and  has  begun 
grading  for  a  new  building  near  the 
Michigan  Central  tracks,  halfway  be­
tween  the  union  depot  and  North  Lans­
ing.  The Hall  Lumber  Co.  has  secured 
the  contract  for  erecting  the  storehouse.
year  the  Croswell 
cheese  factory  throughout  the  months 
of  July  and  August  made  about  forty 
cheeses  a  week.  Through 
the  same 
months  this  year  it  turned  out  eighty- 
six  cheeses  per  week.  This  shows  that 
the  Croswell  cheese  factory,  since 
it 
commenced  operations,  has  each  year 
more  than  doubled 
its  output.  Last 
month's  sales  brought  about  $4,000  in­
to  the  hands  of  the  farmers 
in  the 
vicinity.

Menominee— I he  new  shoe  factory  is 
evidently  an  assured  fact.  The  concern 
will  be  known  as  the  Menominee  Boot 
and  Shoe  Manufacturing  Co.  and the in­
corporators  are  among  the  best  known 
business  men  of  the  city.  The  amount 
of  stock  held  by  the  home  people  is 
$35,000  and  by  LeMars, 
la.,  parties 
$30,000,  which  gives  the  local  parties  a 
coutiolling 
the  concern. 
The  building  will  be  150x100  feet  in 
size, 
three  stories  high  and  will  be 
erecttd  on  a  site  to  be  donated  to  the 
new  company  and  selected  by  the  board 
of  directors.  One  hundred  and  fifty 
hands  will  he  employed  to  start  with. 
The  cost  of  the  building  will  not exceed 
$5,000.

interest 

in 

Bay  City -  Things  are  shaping  them­
selves  for  the  extensive  mining  of  coal 
in  this  county  in  the  near  future.  With­
in  six  months  several  testholes  and  a 
number  of  shafts  will  have  been  sunk, 
by  outside  parties  with  considerable 
means.  Local  concerns  are  securing 
options  on  farm  lands  for  the  mining  of 
coal  only.  Chief  among  the  outsiders 
are  J.  H.  Somers  &  Co.,  from  Cleve­
land,  and  parties  from  Owosso  and  Cor­
unna.  Sjmers  &  Co.  will  operate  on 
the  Marston  farm  and  adjacent  property 
on  the  Kawkawlin  road.  The  terms  of 
their  contract  make 
for 
them  to  begin  work  within  six  months. 
That  there  is  coal  in  abundance  within 
a  few  miles of  this  city has been proven. 
Capital 
is  now  being  enlisted  to  bring 
it  to  the  surface,  the  same  as  is  being 
successfully  done  in  Monitor  township.

it  necessary 

Better  Be  on  the  Safe  Side.

Marquette,  Sept.  10—If  it  would  not 
be  too  much  trouble  for  you,  we  would 
like  to  find  out  if  we  would  be  likely  to 
have  any  trouble  by  using  a  Hoyt &  Co. 
computing  scale.  We,  with 
several 
others,  have  given  an  order  for  one,  but 
we  have  been  informed  that  if  we  use 
them  we  will  be  compelled  to  pay  a 
royalty  on  them.  The  scales  are  here, 
but  we  have  not  taken  them  from  the 
warehouse  yet. 

We r l e   &  Long.

In  the  absence  of  more  definite  infor­
mation  as  to  the  identity  of  the  parties 
who  threaten  prosecution  for  infringe­
ment,  the  Tradesman  is  unable  to  give 
you  a  satisfactory  answer  to the enquiry. 
It  seems  to  be  a  part  of  the  business  of 
scale  and  cash  register agents  to  utter 
threats  of  this  kind  when  the  product  of 
competing  concerns  is  met  with,  so  that 
the  companies  securing  the  orders  have 
been  in  the  habit  of  furnishing 
indem- 
nifying  bonds,  to  protect  purchasers 
against  possible  loss  or  expense  in  case 
suits  should  actually  be begun.  It  might 
be  well  for  the  writer  to  insist  on  pro­
tection  of  this  kind,  as  such  a  demand 
is  evidently  justified  under  the  circum­
stances.

When  we  refuse to  face  tiouble  we are 

in  a  position  to  get  kicked  down  hill.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

6

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  market 

is  very  firm,  an 
advance  of  %c  in  the  entire  line having 
occurred  last  week.  The  domestic  mar­
ket  advanced  %c  during  the  past  week, 
and  the  European  raw  market  is  also 
higher  by  }(c  on  the  last  sale  of  raws. 
The  Trust  is  not  buying  any  raw  sugar 
at  present,  on  account  of  the  enormous 
supply  already  on  hand,  although  inde­
pendent 
refineries  are  taking  some 
stock.  The  consumptive  demand  foi 
raw  sugar 
is  at  present  very  large  and 
ought  to  last  three  weeks  or a  month 
longer.

Coffee—The  market 

is  without  feat­
ure.  The  staple  cannot go  higher  and 
there  is a  possibility  of  its  going lower.
Tea—The  past  week  has  shown  no 
change 
in  prices,  although  the  market 
is  very  firm  and  holders  are  not  offering 
any  stock,  believing  that  higher  prices 
will  be  obtainable  in  a  short  time.  The 
large  rejections  of  tea  under  the  pure 
tea 
is  undoubtedly  one  reason  for 
the  present  firmness.  Retailers  are  be­
ginning  to  buy  a  little  more  freely.

law 

Dried  Fruits—Very 

Syrups  and  Molasses— Sugar 

syrup 
rules  at  unchanged  prices,  and  the  de­
mand 
is  very  small  on  account  of  the 
extreme  heat.  There  is  plenty  of  sugar 
syrup  of  all  grades  on  hand.  A  little 
more  molasses  is  selling,  principally  to 
bakers.  Prices are unchanged and  stocks 
are  plentiful  for  the  demand.
little 

interest  is 
in  prunes,  mainly  on  ac­
being  taken 
count  of  sellers’  high 
ideas  of  value. 
Jobbers  have  about  decided  to wait until 
the  goods  reach  the  market,  which  they 
will  do  toward  the  latter  end  of  the 
present  month.  Prices  have  not  ad­
vanced  further,  but  are  very  firm  and 
little  enquiry  is  beard  for 
high.  Very 
peaches,  and  no 
in  the 
demand  is  looked  for  until colder weath­
er.  Prices  are  firm,  and  are  higher on 
in  the  East,  where  the 
the  Coast  than 
stocks  are 
limited.  Very  few  peaches 
are  at  present  coming  forward.  The 
market  in  currants  has  advanced  about 
in  this  countiy  and  Greece, 
the  primary  market.  The  demand  is 
small.  The  raisin  market  continues 
very  firm,  speaking  of  the  foreign  va­
riety,  although  the  California  raisins 
are  also  firm.  A  few  old-crop  raisins 
are  being  sold  on  spot  at  a  price  much 
lower than  the  new  will  cost.

improvement 

both 

Canned  Fruits—Canned  apples  have 
California 
advanced  50c  per  doz. 
canned  goods,  on  all 
lines,  have  ad­
vanced  5  and  ioc  per dozen,according to 
the  kind  of  fruit.  Baked  beans  have 
advanced 
ioc  per  dozen,  and  there  is 
firmness  in  canned  tomatoes.  The  crop 
of  tomatoes  has  been 
light  this  year 
and  some  packers  are afraid  there  will 
be  a  scarcity  and  not  enough  to  pack.

Provisions---- Pickled 

and  smoked
meats  are  about  holding  their  own,  and 
buyers  are  only  taking  for  their  needs 
from  day  to  day.  Lard  continues  firm 
and  sellers  still  have  the  advantage. 
They  are  not  apt  to  share  prices  while 
the  production  is  so  light  as  at  present. 
A  good  many  packers  are  not  able  to 
fill  their  lard  orders,  even  at  present 
prices.  The  trade  generally  seemS  to 
think  prices  have  reached  the  top,  and 
are  not  trying  to  force  values  any  high­
er,  as  the  small  packers  will  begin  to 
kill  shortly,  and  this  will  increase  the 
supply  of  lard  very  considerably.

Cheese— While  outside  markets  are 
weaker and  lower,  Michigan  grades  are 
highei
actually  stronger  and  fully 

than  a  week  ago.  This  tends  to  show 
how  little  Michigan  cheese  is influenced 
by  the  fluctuations  of  other  makes  and 
other  markets,owing  to  the  fact  that  the 
product  of  this  State  is  peculiar  to  it­
self, 
is  sold  almost 
wholly  for  home  consumption,  having 
no  standing  beside  the  product  of  New 
York  and  Wisconsin  factories.

inasmuch  as 

it 

is  an 

Fish—John  Pew  &  Son  (Gloucester) 
write  the  Tradesman  as  follows:  The 
New  England fleet (principally Glouces­
ter  vessels)  have  landed  to  date  about 
8,700  barrels  of  salt  mackerel;  same 
period  last  year  36,000  barrels,  showing 
a  shrinkage  of  nearly  28,000  barrels. 
The  market  is  scantily  supplied  and 
only  a  few  sizes  are  obtainable  and 
prices  must  rule  high  until  we  obtain 
a  catch,  and  that  will  depend  on  what 
the  year  1898  will  bring.  The  mackerel 
fleet  is  reduced  over  one-third  since  the 
commencement  of  the  season,  by  thirty 
vessels  or  more  abandoning  the  mack­
erel  fishery  for  other  fisheries,  and  un­
less  there 
improvement  near at 
hand 
in  the  catch,  other  vessels  will 
withdraw,  so  the  fleet  for  the  balance 
of  the  season  (which  closes  about  No­
vember  10)  will  be  a  small  one,  and 
it 
is  impossible  for  many  mackerel  to  be 
taken  this  year. 
In  such  times  there 
are  many  theories  about  the  failure  of 
the mackerel  catch.  Some  say  abandon 
seines,  for 
it  frightens  them  and  they 
v/ill  not  show  up  on  the  surface  of  the 
water  so  as  to  be  seen,  and  use  the  old- 
fashioned  method  of  throwing  bait  and 
catching  with  hook  and  line.  Others 
say  so  much  more  ocean  commerce  now 
than  existed  twenty  or  thirty  years  ago; 
‘ ‘ steamers,  etc.,  coming  and  going 
in 
all  directions,  tend  to  make  the  mack­
erel  shy,”   etc.  Again,  the  condition  of 
the  waters  and  the  feed  have  much  to 
do  with  the  erratic  habits  of  the  mack­
erel.  So  it  goes.  No  one  knows  why  the 
failure,  when  evidently  there  are  many 
mackerel 
In  codfish, 
Georges  have  advanced  about  $1  per 
qtl.  on  large  and  50c  per  qtl.  on  medi­
um.  The  change  on  Grand  Bank  cod, 
both  large  and  small, has  been  about  25c 
per  qtl.  The  stock  of  both  of  these 
kinds 
is  a  small  one  and  the  general 
opinion  is  that  they  will  go  some  high­
er.  Pollock  are  very  scarce.  Other 
kinds  of  ground  fish  are  in  light  supply 
and  much  higher  prices  are  now  being 
paid  the  fishermen  for  them  than  were 
paid  a  short  time  ago,  and  the  stock 
that  will  be  used  a  few  weeks  hence 
will  cost  the  curers  the  prices  they  are 
now  obtaining  for  such  goods.

in  the  ocean. 

Tobacco—Leggett  &  Myers  have  ad­
vanced  their  Star  plug  and  ” 6  for  10”  
ic,  and  the  Drummond  Tobacco Co.  has 
made  a  special  concession  on  J.  T.  for 
a  short  time.

In  Memory  of  Their  Dead  President
The  following  resolutions  were  unan­
imously  adopted  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Adrian  Retail  Grocers’ Association :
Whereas,  In  view  of  the  loss  we  have 
sustained  by  the  decease  of  our  friend 
and  associate,  Martin  Gainey,  and  of 
the  still  heavier  loss  to those nearest and 
dearest  to  him;  therefore,  be  it

Resolved,  That  it  is  but  a  just tribute 
to  the  memory  of  the  departed  to  say 
that,  in  regretting  his  removal  from  our 
midst,  we  mourn  for  one  who  was,  in 
every  way,  worthy  of  our  respect  and 
regard.

Resolved,  That  we  sincerely  condole 
with  the  family  of  the  deceased  on  the 
dispensation  with  which  it  has  pleased 
divine  Providence  to  afflict  them,  and 
commend  them  for  consolation  to  him 
who  orders  all  things  for  the  best.

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be 
spread  upon  the  records  of  the  Associ­
ation,  and  a copy  thereof  be  transmitted 
to  the  family  of  our  departed friend  and 
associate,

Purely  Personal.

O.  F.  Conklin  is  spending  a  week  in 
the  Chicago  market,  purchasing 
fall 
goods  for  Conklin  &  Eason,  at  Ra­
venna.

the burden of indebtedness  under  which 
it now staggers  and  placing  the  business 
on  the  sturdy  foundation  on  which  it 
rested  when  he  turned  the  management 
over  to  other  hands.

W.  L.  Freeman  (Worden  Grocei  Co.) 
spent  several  days 
in  Chicago  during 
the  past  week  and  states  that  he  found 
all  classes  of  business  men  with  whom 
he  talked— manufacturers,  brokers, com­
mission  merchants  and  jobbers— in  bet­
ter  spirits  than  has  been  the  case  for 
five  years.

John  Smyth,  who  has  been 

identified 
with  the  Riverside  Yeast  Co.  for  nearly 
a  dozen  years,  has  resigned  the  position 
of  local  manager, which  he has held  ever 
since  the  retirement  of  L.  Winternitz. 
His  successor 
is  J.  E.  Campbell,  of 
Cincinnati,  who  has  had  several  years’ 
experience  in  the  yeast  business.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt  is  about  as  shrewd  as 
they  make 
’em.  He  made  an  exhibit 
of  the  products  of  his  mills  at  the  State 
Fair  last  week  and,  to  complete  the  ex­
hibit,  borrowed  a  quantity  of  steel  cut 
oatmeal  from  the  Musselman  Grocer 
Co.  The  goods  were  returned  in  good 
order,  minus  thanks  or  acknowledgment 
of  any  kind,  but  Mr.  Voigt  evidently 
neglected  to  detach  the  premium  ticket 
which 
the  Committee  on  Awards  at­
tached  to  the  package.  Mr.  Musselman 
wishes 
it  to  be  understood  he  lays  no 
claim  to  the  honor  conferred  upon  Mr. 
Voigt,  and  that  the  latter  can  have  the 
evidence  of  the  superiority  of  his  prod­
uct  any  time  he  will  call  at  the  ware­
house  of  the  Musselman  Grocer  Co.  and 
register  his  thanks  for  the  loan  of  the 
goods.

O.  D.  Steele,  Vice-President  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Riverside  Yeast  Co., 
left  for his  home  in  Chicago  Tuesday, 
having  spent  a  week  here  for  the  pur­
pose  of  settling  up  with  Local  Agent 
Smith  and  installing  his  successor.  Mr. 
Steele 
is  a  comedian  of  no  mean  abil­
ity  and  during  his  stay  in  the  city  he 
gave  his  friends  several  opportunities 
of  measuring  the  scope  of  his  talent 
in 
this  line.  He 
is  also  the  captain  of  a 
military  company,  drum  major  of  a 
crack  band,  editor  of  a  military  jour­
nal,  presiding  officer  of a  debating  so­
ciety,  deacon  in  a  church  organization, 
superintendent  of  a  Sunday  School,  be­
sides  bolding  several  other  offices  of 
minor  importance.  It  is  asserted  by  his 
friends  that  he  covets  a  seat 
in  the 
Chicago  Common  Council,  but  judging 
by  his  “ capacity,”  he  would  be  equally 
at  home  in  the  presidency  of  a  brewery.
The  announcement  that  Wm.  Widdi- 
comb  is  again  at  the  head  of  the  Wid- 
dicomb  Furniture  Co.  is  welcome  news 
to  the  creditors  of  that  corporation  and 
matter  for  hearty  congratulation  on  the 
part  of  patriotic  citizens,  who  now  ex­
pect  to  see  the  magnificent  property 
assume  the  proud  position  it  once  held 
at  the  front  rank  of  the  manufacturing 
plants  of  the  city.  When  Mr.  Widdi- 
comb  relinquished  the  management  of 
the  business, 
fourteen  years  ago,  the 
Widdicomb  Furniture  Co.  had  had  no 
bank  or  floating  indebtedness  for  sev­
eral  years,while  the  record  of  dividends 
paid  was  such  as  to  cause  the  stock  to 
stand  at  175.  With  the  subsequent  his­
tory of  the  company  and  its  unfortunate 
condition  precipitated  by  the  panic  of 
1873,  the public  generally is  acquainted. 
Those  who  are  familiar  with  Mr.  Wid­
dicomb  and  his  business  methods  assert 
that  his  hand  has  lost  none  of  its  cun­
ning  and  that  the  remarkable  executive 
ability  which  created  a  great  and  pros­
perous  manufacturing  establishment out 
of  nothing  is  still  capable  of  unloading

The  Produce  Market.

Apples—While  there  is  a  glut  of com­
is  a  dearth  of  fancy 
mon  stock,  there 
stock,  which would bring fair prices  if  it 
could  be  obtained. 
It  is  said  that with­
in  ten  days  the  poor  stock  will  be 
cleaned  up,  when  it  will  be  time  for  the 
arrival  of  the  Ben  Davis,  Jonathan, 
wine  sap  and  later  varieties  of  apples, 
which  will  place  the  market  in  better 
condition  and  dealers  will  get  better 
prices and have better  fruit to work with.
Bananas— Overripe  bananas  are  a 
drug  on  the  market  and  good  shipping 
stock  is  scarce.  There  was  a  good  trade 
this  week,  however,  and  values  hold 
about  steady.

Beets— 25c  per  bu.
Butter— Separator  creamery  is  strong 
at  18c  for  tubs  and  20c  for  jars.  Fancy 
dairy  commands  15c.

Cabbage—§2.50  per  100.
Carrots—25c  per  bu.
Cauliflower—§i  per  doz.
Celery— io@i5c  per  bunch.
Corn—Green,  5c  per  doz.
Cucumbers— 30c  per  bu.
Eggs—The  warm  spell  West  and  a 
weaker  market  East  have  weakened  the 
local  market  to  that  extent  that  fancy 
candled  have  declined  to  14c  for  case 
run  and  15c  for  selected  as  to  size.  The 
receipts  are  about  equal  to  the  demand.
lb.  baskets 
have  declined  to  ioc.  Niagaras  com­
mand  I2j^C.

Grapes—Worden’s 

Honey— The  honey  season  has  opened 
and  receipts  are  fair, with  a  good  trade. 
What  stock  has  been  received  is  very 
good  quality  and  the  market  is  about 
steady  at  quotations.

Melons—The  one  thing  that  was  ben­
efited  by  the  hot  spell  was  the  melon 
trade.  There  have  been  plenty  of  water­
melons  on  the  market  this  week,  but 
they  have  been  easily  sold,  as  were  also 
the  large  supply  of  home  grown  cante- 
loupes  and  muskmelons.  The  former 
command  io@i5c  and  the  latter  4o@5oc 
per  doz.

in  8 

Onions— Dry  stock  has  advanced  to 

50c  per  bu.

Peaches— The  offerings  are  light  and 
not  equal  to  the  shipping  demands  of 
the  market.  Ruling  prices  to-day  are  as 
follows:  Early  Crawfords,  $i.5o@2; 
H ill’s  Chilis,  $i.25@i.50;  Snow’s  Or­
ange  and  Wagars,  S i.25© 1.40.

Pears—$1  per  bu.
Plums—$1  per bu.
Potatoes— Local  buyers  continue  to 
pay  40c  and  bill  out  at  50c.  The  de­
mand  continues  strong,  with  every  indi­
cation  of  a  season  of  profit  to  both 
grower  and  shipper.

Popcorn— 50c  per  bu.
Peppers—Green,  Si  per  bu.
Squash—2>£c  per  lb.
Sweet  Potatoes— There  is  a  good  ac­
tive  demand  for  sweet  potatoes,  and 
there  is  plenty  of  good  stock  to  fill  all 
orders.  This  week  Jerseys  have  come 
on  the  market,  commanding  $3.25  per 
bbl.  Virginia  and  Baltimore  stock  has 
declined  to $2.

Tomatoes—30@4oc  per  bu.
Turnips—25c  per  bu.

Will  J.  Page  and  H.  D.  Allgeo  have 
formed  a  copartnership  under  the  style 
of  Page  &  Allgeo  and  purchased  the 
drug  stock  formerly  conducted  by  Dr. 
Lewis  A.  Foote  at  the  corner  of  Plain- 
field  and  North  Coit  avenues.

The  firm  of  Thomas  E.  Wykes  & 
Co.,  composed  of  Thomas  E.  Wykes 
and  John  W.  Baldie,  engaged 
in  the 
hay,  grain  and  coal  business  at  45 South 
Division  street,  has  dissolved,  Thomas 
E.  Wykes  succeeding.

An  undertaker  with  a  full  stock on the 
Klondike  has  a  better  thing  than  a  pay­
ing  claim.

Ask  Visner  for  Inducement on Gillies’ 

New  York  spice  contest.  Phone  1589.

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Fruits  and  Produce.
in 
Advantages  of  the  Australian  Box 

Shipping  Butter.

It 

commented 

severely  on 

in  comparison  with 

Boston,  Mass.,  Sept,  u — The  great 
increase 
in  the  use  of  the  Australian 
box  with  us  for  export  prompts  me,  in 
alluding  to  the  very  poor  showing  we 
are  making 
the 
Canadians  and  Argentinians,  as  their 
boxes,  in  imitation  of  the  Australian, 
are  away  ahead  of  ours. 
It  would  ap­
pear  to  me  as  if  some  of  the  creamery 
supply  companies  were  doing  their  best 
to  see  how  poor  a  package  they  could 
turn  out.  One  of  my  English  corres­
pondents  who  was  here  a  short  time 
ago,  on  his  way  from  a  trip  to  Aus­
tralia, 
the 
wretched  boxes  he  saw  in  Chicago,  here 
and  New  York.  He  said  they  were 
in 
strong  contrast  with  those  used  by  the 
Australians, 
their  box  being  all  one 
piece  for  each  side,  very  nicely  finished 
and  nailed  very  true,  and  looked  more 
like  a  piece  of  cabinet  work  than  the 
box  he  saw  here. 
is  true  some  are 
very  near  the  correct  thing,  but  so  many 
of  them  are  very  roughly  sawed  that  the 
sawed  ends  presents  a  rough  and  harsh 
appearance. 
Then,  again,  the  matter 
of  the  wood.  Some  are  using  yellow 
poplar  and  others  cotton  wood.  These 
two  woods  should  not  be  used  at  all. 
Creamerymen  should 
insist  upon  hav­
ing  either  the  white  poplar  wood  box 
or  the  Northern  spruce  box  and  should 
reject  any  that  have  knots  in  them  of 
unsightly  size.  They  should  return  to 
any  package  supply  company  the  cot­
ton  wood  or  yellow  poplar  wood  box. 
Some 
such  a 
creamerymen  make 
mess 
in  nailing  these  boxes  together. 
There 
is  hardly  a  lot  I  have  seen  yet 
that,  in  the  finish,  was  nearly  as  well 
put  together  as  the  most  ordinary  soap 
box  now  in  use.  Some  nail  with  little 
thin  wire  nails,  the  heads  of  which  pull 
through  the  wood 
to  open 
them.  Others  use  too  small  nails. 
I 
saw  a  lot  the  other  day  that  were  put 
together  with  nails  ranging  from  one 
to  four 
In  several 
cases,  what  should  have  been  the  lid 
was  used  for  a  side,  and  hanging  over 
on  the  sides  fully  an  inch. 
It  was  the 
worst 
to­
gether  that  I  ever  saw.  Creamerymen, 
in  ordering  their  boxes,  should  insist 
upon  having  the  two  kinds  of  wood  that 
I  refer  to  and,  in  giving  their  orders, 
notify 
from 
they  will  send  them  back  if  of 
that 
any  other  wood.

sample  of  putting  a  box 

the  parties  they  order 

length. 

inches 

trying 

in 

in 

it 

inches 

letting 

in  width, 

Another  thing,  a  great  many  do  not 
soak  these  boxes  and  rub  the 
inside  of 
them  with  salt  before  putting  in  the 
parchment  paper.  A  great  many  are 
using  altogether  too  thin  parchment 
paper. 
In  no  case  should  they  use  any­
thing  but  the  heaviest  and  that  which 
length  and 
is  in  strips  of  48  inches  in 
12 
fold 
over  on  the  face  6  inches  each  side. 
Salt  should  not  be  put  in  on  top  of  this 
paper,  but,  before  nailing  on  the  lid,  a 
tea-cupful  of  strong  brine,  made  from 
the  same  salt  as  they  use  in  flavoring 
the  butter,  should  be  poured  in.  There 
is  no  question  about  it  that  we  have  got 
to  use  this  package  almost  exclusively 
in  shipping  to  England.  The  distinc­
tion  they  are  making  is  so  great  that 
boxes  will  command  a decided premium 
over  tubs. 
I  suppose  my  experience 
is  no  different  from  other exporters,  and 
that  is,  receiving  constant  appeals  for 
boxes  in  place  of  tubs,  and  at  the  mo­
ment,  while  boxes  are  selling  quite 
freely,  tubs  are  almost  neglected.

Creamerymen  will  find  it  far  better  to 
put  the  box  together  the  moment  they 
receive  the  pieces 
to  form  the  box 
from  the  supply  company,  and  to  nail 
the  sides  with  a  two-inch  wire  nail 
that  is  H  of  an  inch 
in  diameter  and 
has  a  large  flat  head.  Five  nails  should 
be  used  at  each  end  in  putting  the sides 
together  and  five  each  side  in  nailing 
it  comes  to  n ail­
on  the  bottom.  When 
four  of  the  same  sized 
ing  on 
lid 
nails  are  sufficient  to  use,  one  at  each 
corner  about  an 
inch  from 
the  end. 
This  enables  the  box 
to  be  easily 
is  quite  a  difficult
opened  here,  as 

the 

it 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

it 

job  to  remove  so  many  nails  as  are 
usually  used  in  nailing  on  the  lid  with­
out  destroying  the  same.  The  boxes 
should  be  kept  in  a  thoroughly  dry room 
and  should  be  protected  from  any  dust 
getting  inside  of  them. 
In  nailing  the 
box  together  great  care  should  be  used 
to  see  that  the  pieces  are  put  together 
perfectly  true,  not  leaning  in  and  out, 
as 
is  the  case  very  frequently.  The 
boxes  must  be  perfectly  true 
inside,  to 
enable  the  butter  to  be  slipped  out.
Another  thing  I  would  call  attention 
to and that is,  in  the matter of  nailing,  to 
have  the  nails  go  in  perfectly  straight, 
as  very  frequently  they  side  one  way  or 
the  other;  if  on  the  outside,  a  very 
dangerous  thing  to  those  handling them, 
and 
if  they  come  on  the  inside,  they 
create  rust  on  the  butter  and  very  fre­
quently  prevent  the  butter  from  slip­
I 
ping  out.  When 
is  possible, 
strongly  recommend  using  paraffin 
in 
treating  the  inside  of  the  box 
instead 
of  wetting  it,  but  the  parchment  paper 
should  always  be  wet  with  strong  brine 
when  put  in  the  package. 
In  paraffin­
ing  great  care  should  be  used  not  to 
have  it  too  thickftoo  cold). 
It  must  be 
kept  hot  in  order  to  apply  to  the  wood. 
It  should  not  be  put  on  any  thicker than 
a  priming  coat  that  painters  give  new 
wood.  This  paraffining  prevents  mold, 
as  well  as  makes  the  package  very 
nearly  air  tight.  Care  should  be  used  to 
see  that  every  particle  of  the  wood,  of 
the 
inside  of  the  box,  is  covered,  also 
the 
inside  of  the  lid.  Creamerymen, 
in  ordering  boxes,  should  instruct  their 
them 
supply  company  not  to 
pieces  that  have  slots 
for 
handles.  These  slots  are  not  at  all  nec­
essary  and  only  make  an  unpleasant 
appearance  and 
frequently  prevent 
proper  branding,  as  it  is  the  ends  that 
are  used  for  branding.  Anyone  that 
cannot  lift  a  65  to  75  pound  package 
without  the  aid  of  a  slot  handle  ought 
in  the  butter  busi­
not  to  be  engaged 
ness.  His  calling  should  be 
lifting 
pill  boxes.  Receivers  of  butter  in  this 
style  of  package  ought  to  use  every 
means  possible  to  help  improve  the  ap­
pearance  of  this  box  package,  and  they 
can  only  do  so  by  constantly  dinning 
at  the  creamerymen.

in  them 

send 

G e o .  A.  C o c h r a n e .

Love  your  neighbor  well  enough  to 

keep  him  out  of  debt—to  you.

When  your  order  book 

is  full 

is  a 

good  time  for  you  not  to  get  full.

BUTTER
EGGS

Handled  only  on  Commission.

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

Everything  now  plentiful  and  prices 
within  reach  of  everybody.  Never 
finer.  Write  for  prices.

B u n t in g   &   C o .,  J o b b e rs ,

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.

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A  Jk T n   We are in the market for car lots or less.  It any  to  sell, 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.

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ALFRED J.  BROWN  SEED CO., Grand Rapids.

T e a s d a l e ;   C o .

F x x x i t  and Fi-od-u-cse: Brokers

B e a n s   S pecialty   P o t a t o e s

©Ol 3NTorth T hird S tre e t, St.  Louis, M!o.

Consignments solicited.  Advances made.

Reference:  American Exchange Bank,  St.  Louis.

Harris & Frutchey

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

The  only  way  to  take  advantage  of  a 
‘good  chance”   is  to  chain  it  down.

60  Wood bridge  Street,  West,  Detroit,  Mich.

***»Send  in  Your  Mail  Orders «**

We  make  a  specialty  of  filling  mail  orders, and  give all 
requisitions so sent in our most  prompt and  careful  atten­
tion.  Merchants  can  rest  assured  that  they  will  receive 
bottom market prices on  day  of  shipment.  Let  us  know 
what your requirements are  in  the  way  of  Peaches,  Plums,
Pears, Grapes, Melons and all kinds of Vegetables.
This week  we are able to bill  good canning  peaches  at  $1 
to $1.50 per bushel.

THE VINKEMULDER  CO.,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

WrTo-d«y. 

Butter  and  Eggs  Wanted

For cash at your station.
Special attention to

WRITE  US.

Apples,  Peaches,  Berries,  etc.

Hermann  C.  Naumann  &  Co.,

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

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PEACHES-Crawfords,  Barnards,  Mountain  Rose  and  Plums  now  in  market.  Now  is  the  time 
We buy and sell  Beans,  Potatoes,  Onions,  Apples,  Peaches,  Plums  in  carlots  or  less.  Bushel  bas­

placing your orders with us.
to order.
kets and covers.

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Established  1876. 

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GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  to
Special  Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  Sept,  io—The buyers  con­
tinue  to  come,  and  now  winter  goods 
are  going  out  at a  great  rate  in  the  dry 
goods  district.  Grocery  jobbers  report 
a  most  excellent  trade,  also,  the  only 
bad  feature  being  the  civil  war 
in  the 
coal  regions.  That  part  of  the  country 
draws  largely  on  New  York  for  many  of 
its  supplies  and  any  serious  difficulty 
there  has  its  due  effect  here.

Coffee  has  is  ups and downs —or,  more 
properly,  its  downs 
Supplies  continue 
enormous  at  all  points,  and  the  demand 
is  of  an  average  character.  The  big 
roasters  are  doing  the  lion’s  share  of 
business,  and  wherever  one goes  in  the 
country  he  will  sell  coffee  from  Brook­
lyn  or  Toledo.  The  smaller  roasters 
seem  to  be  resting  easily  and  yet  they 
do  not  complain.  Mild  sorts  are 
in 
moderate  request  at  unchanged  quota­
tions.

Rice 

The  demand  for  sugar  is  of  an  aver­
age  character  for  this  time  of  the  year. 
The  canning  season  is  a  time  when  lib­
eral  supplies  are  needed  in  the  country, 
but  orders  have  all  been  promptly filled. 
A  fair  business  has  been  done  in  tea— 
that  is,  fair  for  tea.  A  slight  advance 
has  been  made  in  the  auction  room  on 
some  grades,  but  there  is  room  for 
im­
provement  still  further.

is  active.  Orders  have  come 
from  all  points  and  holders  will  make 
no  concession  in  prices  whatever.  The 
outlook  is  favorable  for  firm  rates  dur­
ing  the  remainder  of  the  year.

The  spice  market  shows  no  change. 
The  demand  is  about as  usual,  although 
the  tone  is  rather  more  favorable  as  the 
season  advances.  No  change  is  noted 
in  quotations.
There  has  been  a  pretty  good  enquiry 
for best  grades  of  open  kettle  molasses 
and  also  for  the  cheaper  sorts.  Syrups 
are  quiet  and  prices  are  nominal.

In  canned  goods,  trading  has  been  of 
fair  volume  and  altogether  the  situation 
shows  steady  improvement.  Offerings 
are  light  and  in  some 
instances  pack­
ers  are  putting  up  a  bonus  to  have  their 
contracts  annulled.  No.  3  Jersey  to­
matoes  have  advanced  to  $1  sooner  than 
was  anticipated.  The  pack  gives  every 
indication  of  being  light.
.  Butter  stocks  have  been  pretty  well 
cleaned  up  and  the  market  is  in  better 
condition  than  a  week  ago,  although 
there  has  been  no  advance  over  the  18c 
rate  of  a  week  ago.  The  extremely  hot 
weather  had  a  bad  effect  and  consider­
able  quantities  were  so  affected  as  to 
cause 
it  would 
bring.
Near-by  eggs  are  in  good  request  and 
is  not  large  enough.  Bad 

the  supply 
eggs  are  too  numerous  to  mention.

its  sale  at  whatever 

This  Year’s  Poultry  Crop— Establish­

ing  a  New  Standard.
Prom the New York Produce Review.

One  of  the  largest  shippers  of  live 
poultry  to  this  market  from  the  West 
estimates  the  crop  of  poultry  this  year

It 

last. 

about  equal  to 
is  generally 
thought  that  prices  during  the  coming 
season  will  rule  higher  than  last  year, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  grain  and  other 
products  have  advanced,  and  the  farm­
ers  will  be  in  a  more 
independent  po­
sition;  they  will  be  apt  to  hold  their 
stock  until  they  can  realize prices which 
will  be  satisfactory  to  them,  instead  of 
forcing  it  off,  as  has  often  been  the case 
during  the  past 
season  at  whatever 
shippers  would  pay.

*  *  *

Advices  from  many  of  the  poultry 
sections  of  the  West  report  that  the  loss 
to  young  poultry  this  year  by  rats  has 
been  larger than ever before.  Through­
out  nearly  all  sections  in  the  Far  West 
—beyond 
the  Mississippi—shippers 
write  complaining  of the unusually large 
loss  by  these  rodents  and  they  are  un­
able  to  explain  why  the  country  is  so 
overrun  with  them  unless 
it  be  from 
the  fact  that  immense  quantities of  corn 
and  other grain  have  been  held  in  near­
ly  all  sections  awaiting  a favorable mar­
ket;  they  are  inclined  to  think  that  this 
free  supply  of  grain,  together  with  fa­
vorable  weather  conditions,  may  have 
caused  them  to  become  so  numerous.

*  *  *

is 

The  committee  of  fifteen  members 
appointed  by  the  American  Poultry  As­
sociation  to  revise  the  rules  regulating 
“ standard”   poultry  met  at  the  Mun- 
natawket  hotel  on  Fisher’s  Island,  L 
I.,  N.  Y..  August  31,  and  continued  in 
session  most  of  the  week.  This  is  one 
of  the  most  important  committees  ever 
appointed  in  the  interests  of  the  poultry 
industry  of  the  United  States 
raising 
and  Canada.  There 
in  existence  a 
book  containing  rules  governing  the 
raising  of  poultry,  and  poultry,  to  be 
“ standard,”   must  conform  to  the  laws 
laid  down 
in  this book.  A  committee 
of  revision  meets  every  five  years,  and 
the  present  committee  began  its  work 
last  week  Monday.  About  thirty  mem­
bers  of  the  Association  were  present, 
including  the  members  of 
the  com­
mittee,  of  which  Arthur  R.  Sharp,  of 
Taunton,  is  chairman.  David  A.  Nich­
ols,  of  Monroe,  Conn.,  is  President  of 
the  Association.  Many  changes  were 
made 
laws,  and  some  of  them 
are  important.  Hearings  were  granted 
to  all  comers,  who  were  given  an  op­
portunity  to  make  suggestions  or  fiie 
requests  for 
legislation.  The  feeling 
prevails 
in  the  committee  that  as  a 
whole  the  new  standard  will  be  most 
complete 
its  parts,  and  that  a 
long  step  has  been  taken  looking  to­
ward  the advancement  of  poultry culture 
throughout  the  country.  The  commit­
tee  feels  that  it  is  in  a  position  which 
justifies  the  claim  that  all interests  have 
been  fully  protected.  The  report  covers 
all  standard  breeds  of  poultry.

in  the 

in  all 

Sunday  Excursion  to  Detroit.

The  D .,  G.  R.  &  W.  R.  R.  will  run 
a  special  train  to  Detroit  Sunday,  Sept. 
19,  leaving  Grand  Rapids  at  7  a.  m. 
and  arriving  at  Detroit  at  noon.  Re­
turning,  the  train  will  leave  Detroit  at 
6:3c  p  m.  Round  trip  rate  to  Detroit, 
$2;  Isl; n 1  Lake,  $1;  Grand  Ledge,  $r.

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

Following  the  Example  of  the  Sugar 

From the Grocery World.

Trust.

The  Glucose  Trust  has  brought  down 
upon 
itself  during  the  past  week  the 
first  anathemas  from  the  trade.  While 
there  has  been  a mild objection all along 
on  the  part  of  users of  giucose  to paying 
the  higher  price  brought  about  by  the 
combination,  the  fact  that  all  parts  of 
the  country  were  on  the  same  basis  has, 
for  the  reason  that  misery  loves  com­
pany,  assuaged  the  jobbers’  feelings  to 
some  extent.

During  the  last  week,  however,  the 
Glucose  Trust  has  done  a  thing  which 
is considered  highly  unfair  by the trade, 
and  which  has  brought  down  upon  it  a 
good  deal  of  denunciation. 
Several 
days  ago  the  Trust  sent  its  local  repre­
sentative  advices  stating  that  the  trade 
in  Philadelphia  had  better  buy  glucose 
at  the  price  then  ruling,  which  was 
Si.93  per  100  pounds,  in  order  to  es­
cape  higher  prices,  which 
it  was  in­
sinuated  were 
likely  to  occur.  Conse­
quently,  the  trade  bought  pretty  largely 
and  compound  syrup  began  to  stiffen 
up,  with  the  prospect  of  going  higher 
another  notch.

*  The  very  next day  after  this occurred, 
however,  the  Trust  reduced  its  price  10 
cents  per  100  pounds,  instead  of  ad­
vancing  it,  and  the  jobbers  who  bought 
on  the  strength  of  the  Trust's  tip  are, 
consequently,  feeling  aggrieved.  The 
market,  after  ruling  at  the  declined 
figure  for  one  day,  advanced  the  fol­
lowing  day to$1.93 again.  Notwithstand­
ing  this,  however,  the  jobbers  realized 
that,had  they  waited  one  day,they  could 
have  bought  what  they  bought  at  *io 
cents  per  100  pounds  less.

California  Oranges  in  Sight.

A  California  fruit-grower  writes  thus 
to a  New  York  fruit-trade  journal:  “ As 
near as  we  can  judge  now,  oranges  will 
mature  and  color  up  as  early  this  year 
as  last,  and  we  expect  to  be  shipping 
from  Redlands  and  Highlands  the  last 
of  November.  The  oranges  mature  fully 
two  weeks  earlier  at  these  two  points 
than  elsewhere  in  Southern Caliofrnia. ”

The  man  who  talks  about  what  he 

going  to  do  never  does  it.

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WEDNESDAY,----- SEPTEMBER IS, 1897.

ruling  during  the 

GENERAL  TRADE  SITUATION,
A  remarkable  feature  of  the  situation 
is  the  contrast  in  the  portion  of  the  last 
half  of  the  year  now  past  with  the  con­
ditions 
first  six 
months.  Then  the  most  characteristic 
features  were  the  long  and  dishearten­
ing  delay  in  resuming  activity  and  the 
continued  breaking  of  the  records  for 
low  prices  in  many  prominent  lines. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  recovery  in  ac­
tivity  had  been  in  progress  for  a  con­
siderable  time  before the  end  of  the first 
half  year,  but  the  persistence  with 
which  prices  still 
tended  downward 
prevented  a  general  recognition  of  the 
change.  But  the  present  six  months 
afford  a  decided  contrast 
in  many  re­
gards.  The  recovery  in  prices  has  been 
in  most  leading 
steady  and  healthful 
lines,  while  the  increase  in  activity 
is 
such  that  already  assurance 
is  given 
that  many  records  for  the  year  will  be 
broken  in  the  volume  of  business.

The  week  has  been  characterized  by 
the  continuation  of  active  buying  in 
fall  and  winter 
anticipation  of  heavy 
trade.  The 
influx  of  buyers  to  all  the 
principal  centers,  which  made  August  a 
month  of  unprecedented  summer  activ­
ity,  still  continues.  The  result  of  this 
activity  in  buying  to  replenish  the  long 
depleted  stocks  is  that 
in  most  indus­
tries  orders  have  been  placed  assuring 
independent  of 
many  months  of  work 
further  orders,  and, 
in  many 
lines 
where  the  manufacturers  are  not  satis­
fied  with  the  prices  now  ruling,  orders 
for  future  delivery  are  not  solicited  and 
are  even  being  refused.  The  rapid  in­
crease  in  the  demands  for  freight  trans­
portation  is  taxing  the  roads  and steam­
boat  lines  for  facilities  and,  as  a  con­
sequence  of 
increased  earnings,  trans­
portation  shares  are  advancing  with  in­
creasing  activity.

The  recovery  of  prices 

in  the  iron 
markets  continues  slow  and 
steady. 
Resuming  works  is  increasing  the  out­
put  so  enormously  that  prices  are  kept 
down,  and  this  fact  operates  to  increase 
the  consumption. 
The  shipments  of 
ore  through  the  Sault  Canal  to  Septem­
ber 
i  were  862,000  tons  more  than  last 
year,  and  indicate  the  heaviest  year’s 
product  ever  known.

The  advance 

in  wheat  held  steadily 
until  the  latter  part  of  the  week,  when  a 
reaction  set  in,  bringing  the  price  down 
three  or  four  cents.  This  reaction  would 
seem  to  be  largely  speculative  and  few

expect  that 
recovery.

it  will  not  be  followed  by 

It 

is  just  beginning  to  be  realized 
what  enormous  orders  were  placed  in 
August  for  textile  goods,  in  many  lines 
giving  the  works  enough  to  do  for  some 
months.  The  business  of  the  month,  it 
is  generally  admitted,  was  on  the  whole 
much  larger  than  would  have  been  ex­
pected  in  a  year  of  full  prosperity,  the 
obvious  explanation  being  that  half  a 
million  dealers  who  have  been  buying 
as  little  as  possible  for  some  years  past 
have  started 
in  earnest  to  replenish 
stocks,  finding  ample  warrant  for  it  in 
the  marked  improvement  of retail trade. 
It  is  to  many  a  surprise  that  the  heavy 
anticipatory  imports  of  goods,  especial­
ly  woolens,seem  to  influence  the  market 
so  little.  Prices  are  generally  strong, 
both  for  woolen  and  cotton  goods,  and 
vet  the  advance  realized  in  actual  sales 
has  so  far  been  quite  moderate,  exclud­
ing  nominal  prices  made  in  order  prac­
tically  to  withdraw  goods  from  the  mar­
ket  without  giving  offense to consumers.
is 
still  dissatisfaction  with  the  continued 
relatively  high  price  of  hides,  from 
which  reaction 
is  generally  expected, 
yet  the  shipments  from  Boston  of  106,- 
217  cases 
in  one  week  are  the  largest 
reported  for  any  previous  week  in  three 
years.

In  the  boot  and  shoe  market  thpre 

Bank  clearings  continue  very  heavy, 
although 
last  week  was  less  than  the 
preceding  by  2  per  cent.  This  is  fully 
accounted  for  by  the  holiday  and  by  the 
fact  that  clearings  are  always  largest  at 
the  first  of  the  month.  The  amount  —- 
Sr, 106,000,000—is  much  larger  than  for 
the  corresponding  week 
in  any  year 
since  1892.  The  amount  is  double  that 
of  the  week  in  1893  and  nearly  double 
last  year.  Failures  were  only 
that  of 
173,  against  198 
last  week  and  308  for 
the  corresponding  week  last  year.

A  significant  illustration  of  agricul­
tural  prosperity  in  the  West is furnished 
by  the  common  stock  of  the  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad  Com­
pany.  This  transportation  system  ex­
tends  throughout  the  great  grain-grow­
ing  section  of  the country  and  is,  there­
fore,  dependent  for 
its  own  prosperity 
upon  that  of  the  farmers  along  its lines. 
The  company  has  just  declared  an extra 
dividend,  making  the  rate  6  per  cent, 
per  annum,  the  highest  paid  on 
the 
common  stock  since  1884.  At  the  be­
ginning  of  the  present  year  this  stock 
was  quoted  on  the  New  York  exchange 
at  73H  bid. 
is  now  above  par,  for 
the  first  time  since  1884.

It 

The  Tradesman 

it  well  deserved,  but 

is  pleased  to  note 
that  S.  M.  Lemon  has  received,  and 
has  decided  to  accept,  the  appointment 
of  Internal  Revenue  Collector  for  this 
In  the  giving  of  this  appoint­
district. 
ment  there 
is  the  acknowledgment  of 
interest  and  services  which 
political 
make 
it  was 
hardly  expected  that  he  would  feel  like 
accepting  a  position  which will  increase 
so  largely  the  demands  upon  his  time 
on  account  of  his  business  interests.  In 
taking  the  position,  assurance  will  be 
given  of  an  efficient  administration,  as 
he  will bring  to  it  the  wide  business ex­
perience and practical energy which have 
made  him  so  successful  in  other  lines 
of  work.

Those  people  rushing  to  the  Klondike 
have  a  worse  case  of  yellow  fever  than 
any  in  the  South  just  now.

Many  men  who  are  spoken  of as being 
as  honest  as  the  day 
is  long”   may 

have a  night  record.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

DANGERS  OF  COUNTERFEITING.
The  recent  discovery  in  this  city  of 
another  counterfeiting  plant  in  success­
ful  operation  calls  attention  to  the  fact 
that 
in  the  changes  in  methods  of  en­
graving  and  printing,  especially  those 
dependent  upon  the development  of  new 
processes  of  photo  chemical  reproduc­
tion,  there 
is  a  constant  and  rapid  in­
in  the  facility  with  which  dan­
crease 
gerous 
imitations  of  all  kinds  of  paper 
currency  may  be  produced.  The  danger 
of  an  undue  inflation  of  the  silver  cur­
rency  through 
illicit  coining  has  re­
ceived  some  attention,  although  not  as 
much  as  it  deserves.  Occasionally,  we 
hear  that 
in  some  locality,  usually  in 
the  Southwest,  there  is  evidence  of  the 
putting  out  of  large  quantities  of  spuri­
ous  silver coins.  These  are  indications 
of  an  industry  the  extent  of  which  can 
only  be  conjectured.  The  fact  that  the 
metal  used  in  this  form  of  our  currency 
can  be  bought  for  less  than  one-half  the 
face  value  when  coined  makes the coun­
terfeiting  with  it,  in  the  exact  propor­
tions  of  the  genuine  coinage,  sufficient­
ly  profitable.  Then  the  ease  of  manip­
ulating  the  ingredients  and  the  facility 
of  obtaining  mechanical  appliances 
make  the  production  so  simple  that 
it 
is  inevitable  that  the  opportunity should 
be  improved.  The  introduction  of  the 
spurious  coins,  when  they  have  been 
skillfully  prepared,  into  the  silver  cir­
culation  in  all  parts  of  the  country  is  a 
matter  of  perfect  safety  so  far  as  the 
coins are  concerned ;  there is  nothing  to 
excite  suspicion 
is  being 
passed,  and  when  once  it  is  in  circula­
tion,  it  is  a  part  of  the  National  coin­
age,  to  be  redeemed  the  same  as  the 
rest.  Differences 
in  the  ingredients  of 
these  counterfeits  and  the  genuine coins 
have  been  noted,  but  such  differences 
are  easy  to  rectify,  so  that  the  spurious 
coins  will  defy  any  test.  In  the  genuine 
the  differences  in  the  ingredients  at  the 
different  mints,  and  the  variations  at 
different  times, will  be  as  great  as  those 
found  in  the  counterfeits.

in  what 

While 

in  the  counterfeiting  of  the 
paper  currency  there  is  little  danger  of 
issuing  that  which  will  become  a  per­
manent  part  of  the  circulation,  there  is 
rapidly  increasing  danger  of  successful 
attempts 
in  the  development  of  proc­
esses,  as  already  noted.  Not  many 
years  ago,  the  engraving  of  the  plates 
to  produce  a  counterfeit  note  was  a  for­
midable  undertaking,  involving  many 
months  of  time.  Then,  it  was  not  usual 
that  the  engraver  should  have  sufficient 
knowledge  of  the  paper  and  the  various 
colors  and  qualities  of  inks  to  make  bis 
plates  available,  so that  was  necessary 
for  him  to  work  with  a  confederate 
skilled 
in  these  lines,  thus  increasing 
the  cost  and  risk  of  detection.  Now, 
by  the  aid  of  pboto-chemical  processes 
the  production  of  dangerous  plates  is 
the  work  of  a  less  number  of  days,  and, 
what  is  worse,  the  knowledge  requisite 
is  possessed  by  many  an  apprentice  of 
two  or  three  years’  experience. 
In 
these  processes  it  is  necessary  to  have a 
considerable  knowledge  of  paper  and 
inks,  but  the 
increased  facility  of  ob­
taining  these  simplifies  the  task  and 
obviates  the  necessity  of  confederates.
investigation 
in  this  city  the  workman  who, 
is 
alleged,  made  the  plates  and  did  the 
printing  is  one  whose  trade  was not half 
learned.  But,  being  employed  where 
every  facility  was  at  his  command,  and 
where  he  was  carelessly  given  oppor­
tunity 
for  his  operations  outside  of 
working  hours,  the  production  of  the 
counterfeit,  as  alleged,  was  an  easy

In  the  case  now  under 

it 

matter.  The  entire  work,  including  the 
printing,  appears  to  have  been  done  in 
a  few  days  and  the  first  evening’s  at­
tempt  at  passing  the  product  by  a  con­
federate  is  said  to  have netted over sixty 
dollars.
This 

is  a  forcible  illustration  of  the 
ease  with  which  very  dangerous 
imita­
tions  of  currency  may  be  produced. 
There  is  little  use  in  watching for coun­
terfeit  coins,  for  the  use  of  base  metal 
is  so  dangerous  that  it  is  about  given 
up  for the  genuine, which  even  the  Gov­
ernment  cannot  detect.  But  the  produc­
tions  of  the  paper  artists  are  easily  de­
tected  and,  while  the  frequency  of  at­
increase,  the  per­
tempts 
manence  of  the  danger 
in  each  case 
will  be  small.

likely  to 

is 

It 

THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE.
The  latest  cables  from  Germany  indi­
cate  that  Emperor  William 
is  by  no 
means  indifferent  to  the  possibilities  of 
the  new  Franco-Russian  alliance,  but 
that,  on  the  contrary,  it  is  giving  him 
no  little  uneasiness.  The  first  evidence 
of  this  perturbation  is  shown  in  the  ef­
forts  he  has  made  to  rehabilitate  the 
Triple  Alliance. 
is  true  that  the 
Triple  Alliance  has  been  in  full  force 
all  the  time;  but,  for  various  reasons, 
the  different  powers  composing  it  had 
become  somewhat 
towards 
each  other,  either  because  there  was 
less  need  for  joint  action  than  formerly, 
or  because  some  of  them  had  found  that 
the alliance  did  not  prove  of  practical 
benefit 
in  time  of  need;  take,  for  in­
stance,  Italy’s  experience  in  her contest 
with  Abyssinia.  The  announcement  of 
the  Franco-Russian  alliance,  however, 
created  a  new  “ raison  d’etre”   for  the 
triple  compact;  hence  the  parties  to 
that  arrangement have hastened to renew 
their  mutual  agreements.

lukewarm 

It 

is  no  doubt 

is  worthy  of  note  that  Emperor 
William  had  as  his  guest  of  honor,  at 
the  recent army manoeuvers, King  Hum­
bert,  of  Italy,  and  he  sought  by  every 
means 
in  his  power  to  emphasize  the 
friendship  existing  between himself and 
Italy’s  sovereign.  Another  very  con­
spicuous  move  on  the  Emperor’s  part, 
which 
largely  due  to  his 
apprehensions  as  to  the  possible  effects 
of  the  Franco-Russian  compact,  is  his 
conciliatory  tone  towards 
lesser 
German  princes.  During  the  army 
manoeuvers  be  has  endeavored  to  honor 
as much as possible  the Kings  of  Saxony 
and  Wurtemberg  and  the  Regent  of  Ba­
varia,  with  a  view,  no  doubt,  to  remov­
ing  that  ill  feeling  which  was  believed 
to  be  growing  towards  the  head  of  the 
empire  among  the  lesser  states,  whose 
rulers  believed  themselves  to be  over­
topped  too  greatly  by  the  King  of  Prus­
sia.

the 

By  far  the  most  conspicuous  evidence 
of  a  change  of  heart  on  the  part  of  Em­
peror  William,  brought  about  by  recent 
developments 
in  Continental  Europe, 
has  been  the  cessation  of  the  attacks 
upon  Great  Britain  by  the  German 
press,  and  the  evident  desire  on  the 
part  of  the  Kaiser  to  cultivate  more 
friendly  relations  with  the British court. 
He  realizes  that  the  dual  alliance  be­
tween  France  and  Russia,  and  the 
Triple  Alliance  between Germany,  Aus­
tria  and,Italy,  must  compete  for  British 
support,  and  that  to  which  side  soever 
British 
is  thrown  will  be 
added  a  controlling  weight  in  European 
affairs.  These  are  all  evidences  that, 
while  Emperor  William  may  be  hasty 
and  eccentric,  he 
is  by  no  means  the 
fool  that  some  people  are  disposed  to 
consider  him .

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DANGEROUS  CLA SSE S  IN  CITIES.
The  problem  of  the  unemployed  em­
braces  two  classes  of  persons.  These 
are,  first,  those  who  have  been  turned 
out  of  employment  by  the  industrial 
financial 
depression  which 
panic,  and,  second, 
the  tramps  and 
loafers  who  will  not  work  and  are  de­
termined  to  live  by  plundering  or  beg­
ging  from  others.

follows  a 

The  honest  work  people  who  are  un­
fortunately  and  unavoidably  the  vic­
tims  of  an  industrial  depression  should 
be  subjects  of  the  greatest  solicitude  of 
the  statesmau  and  philanthropist.  The 
tramps  and  loafers  belong  to  the  crim­
inal  classes and  ought  to  be  treated  as 
such.  The  honest  laborer  asks  nothing 
more  than  to  secure  employment  at  fair 
wages.  When  times  are  bad,  he  will 
accept  any  honest  employment  at  re­
duced  wages,  so  that  he  may  support 
his  family  and  not  be  humiliated  by 
having  to  beg.

In  order  to  meet  this  need,every  state 
and  city  should  have  emergency  farms, 
where 
the  able-bodied  unemployed 
could  at  least  earn  their  bread,  and  the 
day  will  come  when  some  arrangement 
of  that  sort  will  have  to  be  made.  But 
such  emergency  relief  will  only  have 
to  be  made  occasionally,  since 
it  is 
only  in  times  of  great industrial  depres­
sion  that  large  numbers  of  people  are 
unavoidably  out  of  employment.  But 
especial  measures  will  have  to  be  used 
upon  the  tramps  and  loafers,  who  are 
getting  to  be  an  unbearable pest.  They 
infest  the  country  from  one  end  to  the 
other,  and  crowd 
into  the  cities,  only 
to  increase  its  criminal  classes.

In  disposing  of  the  able-bodied  men­
dicants,  some  information  may  be  got 
Some  years  ago  the 
from  Europe. 
United  States  Government  caused 
to 
be  gathered  by 
its  consular  agents  in 
all  parts  of  Europe  information  on  va­
grancy  and public charities,  and  this  in­
formation  was  printed  by  the  State  De­
partment.

is  nothing  humiliating 

the 
there 
in 
treatment  they  receive;  but,  on 
the 
contrary,  it  is  tending  toward  the  eleva­
tion  of  their  self  respect.  A  part  of 
is  reserved  and  paid  to 
their  earnings 
them  when 
institution. 
About  25  per  cent,  of  these  beggars  re­
main 
incorrigible  and  have  to  be  re­
peatedly  punished 
imprisoned, 
while  the  rest  of  them  become  self-sup­
porting  members  of  society.

leaving 

and 

the 

Idleness 

is  the  parent  of  crime,  and 
where  there  is  a  large  per  cent,  of  the 
population  idle,  it  is  sure  to  result  in  a 
vast  increase  in  vice  and crime.  Spain 
and  Italy  are  reported  as  particularly 
infested  with  beggars.  A  consular  re­
port 
the  capital  of 
Sicily,  says:

from  Palermo, 

churches, 

No  country,  perhaps,  has  a  greater 
percentage  of  beggars  than  Italy,  and 
in  no  part  of  Italy  are  beggars  so  pain­
fully  numerous  as  in  Sicily,  where  all 
public  buildings, 
banks, 
theaters,  hotels,  and  approaches  there­
to,  as  well  as  streets,  promenades  and 
parks,  are  teeming  with  beggars,  whose 
importunities  are  as  constant  and  gen­
eral  as  they  are  annoying. 
In  fact,  so 
numerous  are  they  and  conspicuous  that 
one 
is  given  the  impression  that  half 
the  population  is  begging;  but  although 
begging 
is  so  prevalent,  the  class  of 
roving  beggars  known  as  “ tramps”  
is 
unknown  here,  for two reasons-one, that 
no  Sicilian  beggar  has  the  energy  to 
travel  from  place  to  place,  and 
the 
other  the  certainty  of  the  place  to which 
he  might go  being  as  thoroughly  infest­
ed  and  fully  occupied  as  that  whence 
he  came.

The  American  beggars  are  more  en­
terprising.  They  migrate  with 
the 
changes  of  the  seasons  from  the  North­
ern  States  to  those  of  the  South,  and 
back  again  northward.  But  the  loafers 
are  a  class  of  idlers  found  in  every town 
and  city  of  the  Union.  They  commence 
by  living  in  idleness  upon  the  earnings 
of  their  relatives,  and  they  end  by  be­
coming  criminals.  As  to  the  tramps, 
they  are  wandering 
criminals,  half 
bandit,  half  beggar,  plundering  by  force 
or  pleading  for  charity  as  may  best  suit 
their  purposes.

I

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It 

seems 

strange  that  Germany, 
where  society  is  generally  well  ordered 
and  the  people  industrious,  should have, 
at  any  modern  period,  been  cursed  with 
tramps  and  beggars;  but  that  was  the 
case  soon  after  the  close  of  the  series 
of  the  great  German  wars,  the  last  of 
which  was  that  with  France.  At  that 
time,  according  to  the  official  reports, 
one  of  the  worst  beggar-infested  coun­
tries  of  Europe  was  Germany.  Able- 
bodied  men 
alarming  numbers 
tramped  through  the  provinces  of all the 
states  of  the  empire,  some  of  them 
in 
search  of  work,  others  for  love  of  vag­
abondage. 
In  1873,  200,000  men  and 
boys  were  living  as  vagabonds  in  Ger­
many,  begging  from  town  to  town,  de­
moralizing  and, 
instances, 
terrifying  the  rural  communities.

in  many 

in 

All  this  has  been  changed.  The  gov­
ernments  of  the  various  German  states 
accomplished  the  change  by  means  of 
relief  stations  and  lodging-houses,  with 
a  system  of  passes  from  one  station  to 
another  for  men  in  search  of  work ;  the 
establishment  of  labor  colonies;  the 
general  adoption  of  a  system  of  relief 
for  private  distress,and  a  rigid  enforce­
ment  of  the  laws  which  provide  im­
prisonment  with  hard 
for  all 
tramps  and  for  all  who  beg  or  cause 
children  to  beg.

labor 

The  rule  is  that  every  person  caught 
begging  is  imprisoned  in  the  house  of 
correction  or 
in  the  workhouse  for  a 
term  from  four  months  up  to  two  years, 
where  they  have  to  do  the  kind  of  work 
or  labor  to  which  they  are  best adapted. 
They  have  to  obey  orders  strictly,  bu-

Distinct  from  these  are  the  able-bod­
ied  men  who  flock  to  cities  in  the  hope 
of  living  easier  there  than  in  the  coun­
try,  and  who,  while  pretending  to  seek 
work, refuse to  perform  any useful  labor. 
They  can  generally  manage  to  find 
cheap  lodgings  for a  small  amo int,  and 
with  beer  or  whisky  a  free  lunch. 
It  is 
seldom  they  fail  to  secure  means  for 
that  much. 
In  the  meantime  they  swell 
the  numbers  of  the  floating,  shiftless 
and  dangerous  population,  always  ready 
to  profit  by  any  public  disorder  or 
lack 
of  watchfulness  on  the  part  of  all  who 
have  anything  to  lose.  This  is  the  most 
dangerous  element  in  any  community, 
worse  than  the  professional  criminal 
class.

For  the  first  time  in  seven  years,  it  is 
labor  is  greater 
said,  the  demand  for 
than  the  supply 
in  many  parts  of  A l­
abama,  and,  as  a  result,  there  is  not  a 
strike  or  labor  dispute  of  any  kind  in 
the  State. 
Increased  demands  for  Al­
abama  iron  in  Europe  are  pressing  the 
furnaces  to  fill  orders.  Coal  mine  and 
furnace  operators  are  advertising  for 
labor  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
situation,  and 
labor  agents  are  being 
placed  in  the  field.

M.  Moisson,  a  French  savant,  has 
discovered  a  substance  harder  than  dia­
mond,  for  which  a  patent  is  to  be  is­
sued. 
It  is  called  carbide  of  titanium. 
An  oxide  of  titanium  is  used  for  color­
ing  artificial  teeth,  which 
is  the  only 
practical  use  for  the  metal  hitherto  de 
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Credit  System.

Smith  and  I  have  run  a  general  coun­
try  store  out  here  for  six years, and  have 
done  reasonably  well.  We  have,  of 
course,  lost  something  because  of  bad 
accounts,  but  on  the  whole  have  made 
money.

Smith 

is  a  great  hand  for  theories. 
He  reads  all 
the  “ Advice  to  Mer­
chants’ ’  and  “ Hints  to  Business  Men”  
he  sees  in  the  trade  and  other  journals 
and  gives  them  all  a  trial,  when  my  in­
fluence  fails  to  prevent  him.  Some  of 
them  have  cost  us  money,  while  others 
have  lost  us  customers.  This  does  not 
prevent  his  turning  up,  fresh  and  smil­
ing,  with  a  new  one,  about  every  other 
day.

Last  summer  he  became  very  much 
impressed  with  the  absolute  necessity 
of  our  doing  business  upon  a  strictly 
cash  basis;  said  he  had  been  reading 
Adam  Smith  and  a  lot  of  those  other old 
chaps  who  write  on  political  economy, 
and  after  studying  the  matter  over  had 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  25  per  cent, 
of  the  business  done  in  this  country  was 
lost  through  poor  accounts;  that  the 
whole  sum  could  be  saved  if  everybody 
would  pay  spot  cash  on  the  delivery  of 
leading  mer­
the  goods;  that,  as  the 
chants  of  Bundysburg,  we  were 
in  a 
position  to  give  the  matter  a  thorough 
test  and  show  the  world  at  large  that 
the  great  bulk  of  commercial  business 
was  done  upon  a  wrong  basis;  that,  by 
paying  spot  cash  ourselves,  we  could 
purchase  goods  much  cheaper  than  at 
present,  and  sell  for  lower  prices;  that 
everybody  who  had  money  would  come 
to  us,  while  those  who  ran  accounts 
would  go  to  our  competitors;  in  short, 
he  argued  with  such  spirit  and  vehe­
mence,and  had  such  a  formidable  array 
of  figures  upon  his  side,  that,  after  a 
month’s  protest  and  hesitation,  I  finally 
acceded  to  his  view  of  the  matter  and 
agreed  that  hereafter  the  firm  of  Smith 
&  Jones  should  do  business  only  upon 
a  Hard  Money  and  Spot  Cash  basis. 
Our  motto  was,  “ No  trust  to  anybody; 
not  even  our  grandmothers.”   If  Mrs. 
Smith  wished  to  purchase  a  lawn  dress, 
she  must  come 
in  and  pay  her  money 
over  the  counter.  If  Jones’  youthful  son 
wished  a  sled,  he  woyld  have to produce 
the  coin  of  the  realm,  or  its  equivalent 
in  greenbacks,  before he  could  come  in­
to  possession.  There  were  to  be  no bad 
accounts,  and  no  losses  thereafter,  and 
everything should  immediately  take on  a 
roseate  hue.

On  the  1  of  September,  1896,  we  put 
up  our  sign,  “ Absolutely  No  Trust  to 
Anyone.”   We  changed  our  card  in  the 
Bundysburg  Signal,  calling  attention  to 
the  fact  that  hereafter  goods  would  be 
sold  for  cash  only  and  that  because  of 
this  new  departure  in  our  business,  we 
expected  to  sell  goods  25  per  cent,  less 
than  our  neighbors  could  sell  them.

Now,  don’t  understand  me  as  con­
demning  this  system  as  a  whole  or  even 
criticising  those  who  support  and  prac­
tice  it. 
I  simply  wish  to  say  that  our 
experience  has  demonstrated  the  fact 
that,  in  a  small  country  town  like  Bun­
dysburg,  this  method  of  business  has 
its  slight  drawbacks,  to  say  the  least. 
In  a  great  citv,  where  you  know  so  few 
of  your  customers,  and  where  so  many 
of  them  are  merely  casual  purchasers.it 
may  work  to  a  charm,  but  in  a  little 
town 
like  this,  personal  and  fraternal 
relations  are  so  closely  intertwined  with 
those  of  a  business  character  that  a 
merchant  who  makes  this  cash  rule  and

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casionally  disliked.

it  is  apt  to  gel  himself  oc­

As  our  old  customers  came  in  and 
saw  the  sign,  their  comments  varied 
from,  “ Well,  I’ll  be  gol  darned,”   to 
“ What  the  blankety-blank  has  got 
into 
you  fellers,  anyhow?”   On  the  whole, 
our ' customers  seemed  to  endorse  the 
move  and  regard  it  as  a  commendable 
safeguard  when  applied  to  their  friends 
and  neighbors,  but  bad  their  doubts 
about  its  availability  or  complete  suc­
cess  when  put 
into  operation  against 
themselves.  Old  Deacon  Wolcott,  who 
has  traded  with  us  ever  since  the  store 
was  opened,  paying  twice  each  year, 
and  who  was  a  customer  of  my  father's 
before  I  was  born,  said  to  me  in  a  con­
fidential  manner,  “ That’s  all 
right, 
Silas,  you  just  go  ahead  and  keep  that 
sign  up,  and  it  will  be  a  notice  to a  lot 
of  these 
lazy,  good-for-nothing  fellows 
that  they  must  pay  as  they  go,  or  not  go 
at  all.  Of  course,  Silas,  1  know  them 
fellers  you  and  Jim  are  after,  and  that 
you  never  had  a  thought  of  applying 
this  here  notion  to  me.”

I  took  the  old  man  over  into  the  cor­
ner and  let  Jim  talk  political  economy 
to  him  for  half  an  hour.  He  looked  a 
little  dubious,but when  Jim  was  through 
with  him,  he  came  down  front  and  said 
to  me,  “ I  must  have  a  pair of  hoots  for 
the  boy  and  some  goods  for  the  old 
woman.”   I  took  great  pleasure  in  wait­
ing  upon  him,  and  when  I  was  through, 
figured  up  the  amount,  which  came  to 
some  $i i. 80.  The  old  man  gave  an 
said,  "You 
embarrassed 
have got  me  this  time,  Silas. 
I  haven't 
a  darned  cent  with  me,  and  unless  you 
chalk  her  down  for  a  few  days, J   will 
have  to  leave  the  goods  until  I  come  in 
again. 
I  have  got  my  old  silver  watch 
with  me,”   with  a  low  chuckle,  “ but  1 
don  t  think,  at  this  time  of  day,  you 
boys  will  make  the  old  man  put  that  up 
for $11.80. ”

laugh  and 

It  was  a  little  embarrassing  to  have 
our  first  customer  under  the  new  rule 
put  us 
in  a  box  like  this.  We  knew 
that  the  old  man  was  as  good  as  the 
gold,  and  at  the  price  we  had  charged 
him,  we  could  very  well  afford  to  carry 
his  account  for  several  months.  But 
there  was  the  rule,  and  I  saw  Jim  look­
ing  at  me  sternly  from  the  back  end  of 
the  store  over  a  pile  of  political  econ­
omy  books  and  trade  journals  which 
insisted  that  every  merchant  should  sell 
for  cash.

I  said  to  him,  “ Uncle  Socrates,  I 
cannot  put  this  account  upon  the  books, 
as 
it  is  against  our  rules,  and  we  must 
treat  one  customer  as  we  would  an­
other,  but  I’ll  tell  you  what  I  will  do. 
I  will 
lend  you  the  $11.80  out  of  my 
own  pocket,  and  you  can  pay  me  the 
next  time  you  are  in  town.”

“ W ell,”   said  the  old  man  dubiously, 
“ I  don’t  know  as  I  care  to  go  about 
town  borrowing  money,  but  under  the 
circumstances,  we  will 
let  her  go  at 
that. ’ ’

loaned  the  deacon  $12 

in  cash  out 
of  my  own  pocket,  and  then  he  turned 
around  and  paid  me $11.80,  which  went 
into  the  drawer.

I 

Said  be  with  a  chuckle,  “ It  looks 
now  as  though  I  was  about  20  cents 
ahead  of  the  gam e,"  which  was  rather 
a  suggestive  comparison  for  a  deacon 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  but  quite 
characteristic  of  the  situation.

Our  books  show  that,  during  the  past 
year,  we  have  sold  Deacon  Wolcott  just 
one-half  what  we  sold  him  the  year  be­
fore.  Figuring  full 
interest  on 
his  account,  I  find  that  we  have  lost 
the  transaction  over
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what  we  would  have  made  had  we  car­
ried  his  account  as  in  the  olden  days. 
is  another  loss  to  be  added  to 
There 
this,  as  the  deacon’s  wife  has  got 
into 
the  habit  of  carrying  her  butter and 
eggs  to  our  rivals  across  the  way,  where 
she 
is  running  a  book  account  wide 
open  and  for  all  it  is  worth;  and  thus 
we  have  lost  what  we  would  have  made 
in  handling  her  produce.

The  deacon  had  hardly  gone out of the 
store,  before  little  Johnny  Seelye  came 
in  and,  reaching  a  tin  pail  over  the 
counter  said,  “ My  mother,  she  wants 
two  quarts  of  molasses. ”

Said  I,  “ All  right,  Johnny,  have  you 

got  the  money?"

“ Money?"  said  he. 

“ W byh’ain’t 
ma  got  a  book  account  here? 
I  have 
always  got  things  when  she  sent  me  for 
them,  and  nobody  ever said  anything  to 
me  about  moiiey  before."

With  a  mere  hint  of  spite  in  my  tone,
I  called  to  my  partner,  “ Come  here, 
Jim,  and  load  little  Johnny  up  on  polit­
ical  economy.  He  doesn’t  seem 
to 
grasp  the  situation with that philosophic 
touch  to  be  expected  of  one  who  has 
studied  Adam  Smith  and  Richard  Cob- 
den.”

Jim  came  down  front  and  explained 
the  whole  situation  to  Johnny,  mollify­
ing  and  emphasizing  the  same  with  a 
gift  of  a  stick  of  gum.  The  little  man 
marched  home  again  with  his  empty 
pail,  promising  to  come  back  with  the 
money  in  a  few  minutes.

In  about  a  quarter of  an  hour,  young 
Johnny  stuck  his  towsled  head  through 
the  front  door  and,  with  a  grin,  said, 
“ Ma  says  she  don’t  have  to!”  and then, 
before  we  had  an  opportunity  of  an­
swering  him,  he  was  over  the  way  with 
his  empty  bucket.

I  expect  that  these  two  samples  of 
Deacon  Wolcott  and  young  Seelye  are 
simply  two  out  of  five  hundred  experi­
ences  that  poor  Jim  and  I  have  gone 
through  during  the  past  year.  We  have 
offended  so  many  customers  that  our 
losses  upon  the  business  which  they 
have  withheld  from  us  have  more  than 
covered  all  the  losses  we  would  have 
sustained  from  poor  book  accounts.  We 
find  that  people  will  buy  more goods 
when  they  can  have  the  same  charged 
than  they  will  when  they  must  pay  cash 
for  the  same.  Many  a  man  will  permit 
his  wife  and  daughters  to  go  to the store 
and  have  goods  charged,  when  they  ut­
terly  refuse  to  go  down  into  their  pock­
ets  and  hand  the  necessary  amount 
of  money  over  to  their  feminine  repre­
sentatives  who  are  setting  out  upon  a 
shopping  tour. 
It  seems  to  be  a  very 
difficult  matter  for  the  average  farmer, 
to  whom  money  comes 
in  such  small

amounts,  to  part  with  a  greenback  until 
compelled  to,  while,  on  the  other  hand, 
they  are  very  generous  about  increasing 
their  credits—and  I  am  talking  about 
men  who  pay  their  debts,  and  whose 
credit  is  upon  a  gold  basis.

Mind  that  I  am  not  criticising  the 
system,  nor  am  I  finding  fault  with  po­
litical  economy,  or  with  Jim.  We  have 
made  some  money  this  past  year,  but 
not  as  much  as  we  would  have  made 
had  we  pursued  the  old  system. 
I  do 
not  find  that  we  can  buy  goods  any 
cheaper  than  we  did  before,  for  the 
double  reason  that  we  are  buying  less 
now  than  we  did  a  year  ago,  and  have 
practically  always  paid  cash  for  our 
goods  in  the  past.
This  I  know, 

that,  on  October  i, 
1897,  James  Smith  and  Silas Jones,  mer­
chants  at  Bundysburg,  Ohio,  have  de­
cided  to  go  back  to  the old system.  We 
shall  carefully  scan  all  applications  for 
book  accounts,  but  hereafter  whenever 
a  solid  merchant  of  this  town,  or  of 
Farmington,  or  of  Parkman,  wishes  to 
buy  goods  upon  credit  with  the  firm  of 
Smith  &  Jones,  he  can  do  so.  Adam 
Smith 
is  all  right,  and  so  is  political 
economy,  and  so  are  the  trade  journals 
which  have advocated  a  spot  cash  sys­
tem—but  we  boys  down  here  on  the 
edge  of  Swine  Creek  have  learned  upon 
which  side  our  bread  is  buttered,  and 
intend  hereafter  to  pursue  the  course  of 
practical  wisdom.— Silas Jones  in  Hard­
ware.

The  Postmaster  General  has  issued 
an  order calling  the  attention  of  post 
masters  to  the  fact  that  postal  cards 
which  have  been  mutilated  or  cut  are 
not  mailable  as  postal  cards,  but  that 
letter  postage  must  be  demanded 
in 
every  instance.  The question  arose  over 
the  action  of  a  postmaster  who  declined 
to  receive  a  lot  of  postal  cards  which  a 
merchant  had  cut  into  two  pieces,  and 
on  which  he  had  printed  an  advertise­
ment.  The  postmaster  was  upheld  by 
the  Department,  which  ruled  that  it  had 
fixed  the  proper  size  of  postal  cards  and 
no  private  individual  had  a  right  to  al­
ter  the  size.  At  the  same  time a  card 
of  any  size  can  be  sent  through  the 
mail  if  the  proper  postage  is  affixed.
It  may  be  two  feet  square,  but  if  the 
postage 
is 
bound  to  receive  it.  The  rate  for  such 
card  is  1  cent  for  each two ounces when 
it  has  nothing  on  it  but  printed  matter, 
and  2  cents  per  half  ounce  when  it  is 
written  on.  An  ordinary  visiting  card 
will  carry  a  message  if  a  2  cent  stamp 
is  affixed.

is  all  right  the  postoffice 

A  man  usually  has  the  most 

innocent 
look  on  his  face  when  h ejs  lying  to 
you.

The  Fire  Waste.

One  of  the  most  noteworthy  economic 
facts  which  have  been  developed  during 
the  current  year  is  tfce  great  reduction 
in  the  fire  waste.  There  are  not  only 
fewer  fires,  but  the  aggregate losses  sus­
tained  by  the  underwriters  show  a  great 
decrease.  This  is  not  only  a  gratifying 
showing  for  the  underwriters,  who are 
now  enabled  to  make  good  profits  from 
their  business,  where,  but  a 
few  years 
ago,  they  had  constant  losses  staring 
them  in  the  face,  but  it  is  of 
impor­
tance  to the general  public,  as the profit­
able  character  of  the  insurance  business 
affords  the  insured  greater  security,  and 
it  holds  out  a  hope  that  eventually 
premiums  will  be 
lowered  on  many 
classes  of  risks.

The  fire  loss  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada  during  August  aggregated  only 
$6,954.95°.  which 
is  very  considerably 
below  the  average  August 
loss.  The 
New  York  Journal  of  Commerce,  which 
is  the  accepted  authority  on  the subject, 
furnishes  the  following  table,  showing 
the  losses  each  month  during  the  year 
to  the  close  of 
last  month,  compared 
with  the  previous  two  seasons :
1895 
, 
January.*11,895,000 
February....  12,360,200 
March.  14,239,300 
April...  11,018,150 
May....  7*7^It35° 
June....   9,223,000 
July....   9,085,000 
August.  9,929,000 

1896 
$11,040,000 
9,730,100 
14,839,600 
12,010,600 
10,618,000 
5,721,250 
9.033,250 
8,895,250 

1S97
*12,049,700
8,676,750
10,502,950
10,863,000
10,193,600
5,684,450
6,626,300
6,454,950

$81,888,050 

Totals....*85,511,600 
$71,021,700
According  to  this  table,  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  fire  losses  have  been  less 
than  last  year  in  every  month  but  Jan­
uary,  which  showed  a  slight  increase. 
The  aggregate  decrease  in  the 
lo'fes  for 
the  eight  months  of  the  year,  compared 
with 
in  round  figures, 
$10,800,000,  while,  compared  with  1895, 
the  decrease  is  $14,500,000.

last  year, 

is, 

ment  of  nearly  all  the  companies  in  the 
United  States  will  be  very  gratifying  to 
shareholders.

is  no  doubt  due 

While  the  improvement  in  the 

insur­
ance  situation 
in  a 
larger  measure  to  more  intelligent  man­
agement  on  the  part  of  underwriters 
themselves and the more  careful  scrutiny 
of  risks,  still,  at  the  same  time,  some­
thing  is  to  be  attributed to the decreased 
moral  risk.  The  prospects  of  better 
times  and  the  general  completion  of  the 
liquidation  of  the  failures  of  the  past 
few  years  have  undoubtedly  diminished 
what 
is  known  as  the  moral  hazard  in 
the  fire  insurance  business.

in  electric 

Another  cause  for  the  reduced  losses 
is  no  doubt  the  improvement  which  has 
been  achieved 
insulation. 
The  loose  methods  which  were  in  vogue 
some  years  back  have  been  superseded 
by  a  most  careful  system  of  wiring  and 
insulation,  so  that  the  danger  from  fire 
from  electric  currents  has  been  reduced 
to a  minimum  The  saving  in  the  fire 
waste 
is  very  considerable,  and  is,  of 
course,  actually  greater  than  shown  by 
the  statistics.  This  saving  cannot  but 
be  very  beneficial  to  the  country  at 
large.

Evaporated  Food  for  Klondike.

Evaporated  potatoes  and  cabbage  are 
in  stock  of  grocers  for  supplying 
now 
outfits  for  Klondike. 
The  potatoes  are 
in  slices,  and  are  as  hard  as  horn.  The 
cabbage 
looks  like  chopped  hay,  but 
tastes  all  right,  and  a  handful  of  it  is  a 
ration  for  a  man,  as  it  expands  won­
derfully 
It  is 
probable  that  there  will  be  a  great  de­
mand  for  evaporated  vegetables  next 
spring,  and  while  potatoes  are  cheap, 
plenty  and  good,  and  cabbage  can  be 
had  by  the  ton,  a 
lot  of  these  vege­
tables  may  be  prepared.  Evaporated 
onions  might  also  be  prepared.

in  process  of  cooking. 

Naturally  such  a  showing  has  greatly 
the 
encouraged  the  underwriters  of 
country,  and  they  now  admit  that  busi­
ness  is  very  profitable  with  them.  Un­
less  some  very  disastrous  conflagration 
occurs  during  the  last  four  months  of 
the  present  year,  the  next  annual  state-

In  the  way  of  cheap  living,  Aber­
deen,  Scotland  seems  to  bear  off  the 
students  can  secure 
palm.  Medical 
lodgings 
good 
in  that  city  for  85c  a 
in  summer  and  $1.10  in  winter, 
week 
the  extra  25c  being  for  fuel.  Comfort 
for  the 
inner  man  can  be  secured  in 
about  the  same  ratio.

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SUNNY  ITALY.

Glimpse  o f  Her 

Manufactures.

Arts  and

Written for the Tbadkshan.

in 

I  wonder  if  any  foreigner  ever  visits 
Italy  without  thinking  how  ashamed  the 
old  Romans  would  be  of  their  present 
descendants, if  they  could  come  to  earth 
again.  The  majority  of  the  men  are 
unscrupulous  beggars.  They  are  willing 
— nay,  they  seem  to  rejoice  in  making 
themselves  lame,  maim  or  blind 
der  to  secure  a  penny  honest  or  other 
wise.  The  remainder  of  the  men-seem 
to  be  cabmen  always  seeking  jobs,  or 
lemonade  venders.  Hordes  of  men 
stand  or  sit  around  all  day  with  abso 
lutely  nothing  to  do,  yet  they  can  een 
erally  be  classified  in  one  of  these  div 
sions,  only waiting,  like  Micawber,  “ for 
something  to  turn  up.”  
Their  very 
laziness  accounts,  in  a  great  measure 
for  the  preservation  of  the  ancient  cus 
toms,  buildings  and  works  of  art.

On  the  other  hand,  the  women  fairly 
wear  themselves  out  with  their  activity 
They  are  married  at  15,  middle-aged 
women  at  22,  old  women  at  30  and  hags 
at  35.  While  the  men 
lie  around  the 
streets,  walls  or  fields,  the  women  are 
up  and  doing.  They  tend  shop,  ped 
die  vegetables  and  fruit,  work 
in  the 
fields,  carry  loads  and  perform  all  other 
sorts  of  manual 
labor  which  would  be 
undertaken  only  by  strong  men 
America.  At  the  same  time  they  must 
care  for  a  large  family  of  children.  A 
woman  who  must  depend  upon  a  frui 
cart  or  lemonade  stand  for  a  livelihood 
is  generally  surrounded  all  day  by  her 
young  brood,  after  whose  needs  she 
looks  even  while  weighing  out  fruit  or 
making 
lemonade  for  the  waiting  cus­
tomer.  A  woman  thinks  nothing  of 
nursing  her  baby  at  the  same  time  she 
is  going  up  or  down  a  steep  hill  with 
a  heavy 
load  on  her  head !  And  there 
is  always  sewing  or  knitting  to  fill  in 
the  gaps  of  time.  No,  the  women  can­
not  truthfully  be  called  idle.

Yet  there  is  an  army  of  busy  men  as 
well,  earning  an  honest 
living  by  the 
sweat  of  their  brow.  Every  locality— 
nay,  every  city of  importance—has  some 
special  industry  of  its  own,  which  the 
traveler  soon  perceives  and  the  mer­
chant  does  well  to  recognize.

Naples 

Every  shop  window 

is  the  city  of  coral  and  tor­
toise  shell. 
is 
crowded  with  ornaments  made  of  these 
precious  materials  and 
innumerable 
peddlers  are  hawking  similar  wares  on 
the  street.  Where  tortoise  shell  and 
pink  coral are  a drug on  the  market,  and 
in  addition  there  is  the  strongest  pos­
sible  competition,  naturally  their  value

less 

than  20 

falls  to  the  minimum.  Coral  stickpins 
sell  as  low  as  a  cent  or  two,  while  the 
choicest  go  for 
cents. 
Strings  of  children’s  beads  made  of  the 
roughly  broken  branch  coral  bring  8  to 
20  cents,  while  the  handsomest 
cut 
beads  go  at  60  to  80  cents,  and  many 
times  less.  A  set  of  four  tortoise  shell 
in  a  satin-lined  case  costs  not 
combs 
is  pos 
more  than  S i.50 to $2,  while  it 
sible  to  bargain  for  even 
less.  The 
price  of  side  and  back  combs  for  very 
cheapness  takes  the  breath  out  of  the 
fair  sex  and  makes  it  possible  for  the 
most  poverty-stricken  to  indulge in such 
luxuries.

Naples  and  Pompeii  are  the  places 
for  bronzes  and  shell  and  lava  cameos. 
Copies  the  most  perfect  of  vases  and 
statuettes  found  in  the  ruins  at  Pompeii 
are  to  be  procured  at  merely  nominal 
figures,  while  cameo pins  range  in  price 
from  15  cents  to  $2.  One  cannot  realize 
the  possibilities  of  gray  or  brown 
lava 
until  he has  seen  it  as  worked  up  in  one 
of  these  places.  The  most  classical 
heads  or  figures  are  chiseled  on  the  or­
dinary  lava  with  a  delicacy  and  pre­
cision  only  imagined  of  fairies,  yet  the 
finest  examples  of  these  go  for  a  song.
Sorrento,  a  seaside  resort  not  far  from 
Naples,  is  mistress  of  the  art  of 
inlay­
ing  woods.  Men  work  out  of  doors  or 
n  their  frontless  shops.  Olive  wood, 
which  abounds  in that locality,  is chosen 
as  a  basis  and  various  other  colored 
woods  are 
inserted  to  carry  out  some 
desired  design.  Some  of  the  most  fa­
mous  paintings  are  reproduced  in wood, 
vet  the  surface  will  be  as  smooth  to  the 
touch  as  a  china  plate.  Most  artistic 
ornaments,  as  well  as  useful  articles, 
are  made  of  this  material.  Less  than  a 
lollar  will  buy  some  of  the  choicest bits 
of  bric-a-brac,  while  paper  knives, 
letter  openers,  bookmarks  and  penhold­
ers  are  expensive  at  4  to  10  cents.

Rome  can  easily  boast  of  making  the 
finest  mosaic  jewelry,  and  the  Etruscan 
jewelry  stands  paramount.  What  dex­
terity,  what  skill,  what  niceness,  what 
itience,  must  be  necessary  to  put  to­
gether  the  minutest  bits  of stone or glass 
nto  dainty  patterns  so  smoothly  that, 
even  with  a  strong  magnifying  glass, 
the  edges  can  scarcely  be  discerned. 
The  spun  gold,  the  cobweb  designs  of 
the  Etruscan  jewelry,  seem  beyond  the 
possibilities  of  human  cunning.  Ought 
such  rare  treasures  to  compare  in  price 
the  most  ordinary  wares  made  in 
other  countries?  The  strings  of  Roman 
pearls  are  much  admired  but,  as  they 
iscolor  easily,  must  be  worn  outside 
the  collar,  as  is  customary  with  Italian 
iadies,  or  as  trimmings  on  the  most 
splendid  gowns.  Many  silk 
sashes,

ith 

blankets,  caps,  etc.,  are  palmed  off  as 
Roman  and  brought  there  as  souven 
of  the  Eternal  City,  but  are  really  man 
ufactured  in  the  neighborhood  of  Milan 
on  the  bapks  of  the  Italian lakes.  There 
is  a  noted  silk  shop 
in  the  Piazza 
Spagna  which  makes  silk  dresses  and 
blouses  on  the  shortest  possible  notice 
and  for  prices  which  cannot  much  more 
than  pay  for  the  raw  material.  All 
sculptors  can  tell  wonderful  stories  of 
the  skill  of  the  army  of  marble  cutters 
who  make  their  headquarters  at Rome— 
their  seeming  carelessness,  yet  exact 
ness  and  amazing  skill  in  making  each 
stroke  count  to  animate  a  dull  block  of 
marble.

Dear  Florence,  so  literary  in  all  her 
tastes  and 
inclinations,  the  Boston  o 
Italy!  How  strange  to  associate  any 
handicraft  with  her,  yet  she  does  her 
full  share  to  make  trade  lively.  The 
cunning  of  the  goldsmiths  of  the  Mid 
die  Ages  has  been  transmitted  to  the 
present  race.  Every  lady  who  has  ever 
visited  Italy  can  remember  how  sh 
went  simply  mad  over  the  jewelry.  And 
so  cheap,  too!  The mosaics rank  next  to 
the  Romans.  There  are  two  distinct 
styles—those  with  a  plain  black  back 
ground  into  which  are  inserted  colored 
figures,  and  those  entirely  of  colored 
mosaic  work.  For  the  cheaper  grades 
of  the  latter  kind  the  designs  are  made 
in  blue  and  white,  as  this  combination 
seems  to  show  off  to  the  best  advantage 
Terra  cotta,  green,  etc.,  look  well  only 
in  the  finest  grades.  The  black  mosaics 
are  either  unmounted  except  for  the 
pin,  or  mounted  in  black  enamel  or an 
tique  silver.  The  colored  mosaics  are 
mounted 
in  white  metal  gilded  or  not, 
white  metal  plated  in  gold,  genuine  sil­
ver gilded  or  not,  and  pure  gold.  The 
price  of  the  pins  ranges  from  20  cents 
to $3.50.  Many  other  articles,  as  pic­
ture  frames, 
jewel  boxes  and  paper- 
knives,  are  made  of  the  mosaics.  Coral 
and  turquoise 
jewelry  also  abounds  in 
Florence  and  the  prices  are  next  to 
nothing.  The  pink  coral  is  set  in  a  sort 
of  hammered  silver,  which  at  a  short 
distance  has  the  effect  of  small  dia­
monds  or  brilliants.  The  Italian  tur­
quoises  are  a  deeper blue.without  the 
greenish  tint  of  the  Oriental  ones,*  and 
discolor  more  easily,  but  are  exceeding­
ly  effective  as  worked  up  by  the  Flor- 
enece  goldsmiths.

The  Florentine  frames  have  earned 
for  that  city  a  world-wide  reputation. 
They  are  carved  out  of  a  soft  quality 
of wood entirely  by  hand  and  afterwards 
leaf.  All  sizes 
gilded  with  liquid  gold 
are  made,  and  vary 
in  price  accord- 
ngly.  A 
cabinet  frame 
first-grade 
brings $1.50  to  $2,  while  a  cheap  grade

can  be  bought  for  from  50  to  60  cents.
Another  trade  for  which  Florence  is 
noted 
is  the  binding  of  books  in  rare 
parchment  or  vellum.  An  ordinary  8vo 
book  can  be  bound  in  the  best  vellum, 
with  plain  gilt  lettering,  for $1  to  $1.20, 
while  the  same  book in enameled  parch­
ment  costs  twice  as  much.  Other  arti­
cles,  as  cardcases,  pocketbooks, 
fold­
ing  photograph  frames,  portfolios,  etc., 
are  made  of  the  same  dainty  material.
The  chief  interests  of  Pisa  are  cen­
tered  in  her  marble  works.  The  marble 
is  quarried  near  Pisa  and  is  afterwards 
chiseled  in  shops  just  across  the  street 
from  the  Cathedral,  Baptistry and  Lean­
ing  Tower.  Most beautiful  work  is  done 
there  and  there  are  choice  pieces  to  fit 
the  pocketbook  of  rich  or  poor.  Al­
though  other  cities 
in  Italy  sell  the 
same  fine  statues  and  statuettes,  the 
shops  are  all  branches  of  the  Pisa firms; 
but  Pisa  is  the  cheapest  and  best  place 
to  buy  these  works  of  art.

Milan  and  smaller  towns  in the region 
lakes  make  the  silk  for 
is  pretty  and  cheap 
is  not  so  durable  as  many  other 

of  the  Italian 
Italy. 
but 
kinds.

Italian  silk 

And  Venice,  fair  city  on  the  sea!  She 
unique 
in  every  way  and  boasts 

of  treasures  that  can  no  other  city.

Mosaic 

jewelry  abounds  here—-but 
ranks  third  in  quality—although the ma­
terial  for  all  Italian  mosaics  is  manu­
factured  in  Venice. 
The  mosaics  are 
not  put  together  in  shops  or  factories, 
as  generally  supposed,  but  at  the  work­
men’s  homes.

in 

Venice  takes  first  rauk  in  stone  mo­
saics  for  frescoes,  and 
lace  and 
glass  manufacture.  The  laces  are  Sim­
la1'  in  quality  and  design  to  those made 
Brussels,  but  most  people  would  ac­
cord  the  prize  to  the  latter  city.  The 
/enetian  glass  will  always  be  justly 
treasured,  but  it  cannot  be  made  cheap, 
and  cannot  compete  in  prices  with  the 
Bohemian  glass. 
In consequence,  some 
of  the  leading  firms  import  Bohemian 
glass and  sell  it as Venetian  glass  to  un- 
nitiated  strangers.  Still,  one may  often 
pick  up  fine  bits  of  the  genuine  article, 
and  at  merely  nominal  cost.  The  Vene- 
an  mirrors,  with  their  borders  of glass 
in  favor,  and  are  not 
The  hand-carved  furni­
ture  of  Venice  is  much  sought after  and 
'  rings  a  good  price.

flowers,  remain 

iven  away. 

that  Italy 

Enough  has  been said,  I hope,  to show 
is  not  exactly  asleep.  She 
indolent—the  Italians  admit  as  much 
themselves.  Genius  is  no  longer  met  on 
every  corner.  But  how  many  nations 
its  size  can  show  such  a  record  of  ar- 
stic  handicrafts,  or  do  more  in  stimu­

lating  the  finer  tastes  of  the  world?

Za id a  E .  U d e l l . 

Amsterdam,  Holland.

D E A L E R S - 1 urn  your  money  over!  The  enormous  amount of advertising  being  done

to  familiarize  house-keepers  with the  name of

E n a m e l i i t e
The Modem STOVE POLISH
enables  merchants  to  make  quick  sales  and fair  profits.  Don’t  load  up  with  dead  stock. 
‘‘A  nimble  nickel  is  better  than  a slow  dime.”

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

13

Among  the  ’Dobes  of  Colorado. 

Written for the Tradesman.

Three  miles  from  the  village  of  Wal 
senburg,  in  this  State,  is  the  mining 
camp  of  Pictou.  Ages  ago,  the  mighty 
upheaval  which  lifted  the  uneven  rim 
of  the  Rockies 
into  the  sky  found  the 
task  too  great  and  left  the broad  basin 
in  the  middle  of  which  the  camp  is  lo 
cated,  some  three  miles 
in  diameter, 
dry  and  barren  and  desolate.  The walk 
there,  uncheered  by  tree  or  shrub - or 
even  green  grass,  would  have  been 
dreary  enough  had 
it  not  been  for the 
majesty  of  the  mountains,  flecked  with 
cloud  shadows,  or  hidden  in  the  clouds 
themselves,  which  the  upper  currents  of 
the  air dashed  from  time  to time against 
the  brow  and  breast  of  the  uplifted 
rocks.

The  sun  in  Colorado  is  not  warm— i 
is  hot.  After  the  freshness  of  the  morn 
ing  is  over,  the  intense heat  begins,  and 
continues  until  the  mountain  shadows 
have  crept  eastward  far  down  the  val 
ley.  By  eight  o’clock  the  mercury  stood 
high  in  the  tube  and  the  brisk  walk was 
expected  to add  to  the discomfort  of  the 
pedestrian.  Here  was  the  first  surprise 
— there  was  no  discomfort  about  it.  The 
“ beaded  brow”   and  the  “ trickles  of 
perspiration”   depended  on  to  add  in 
terest  to  the  narrative  did  not  appear,  a 
phenomenon  accounted  for  by  a  single 
remark—“ Folks 
in  Colorado  don’t 
sweat. ”   In  this  high  latitude  the  evap 
oration 
the  hot  atmosphere 
quickly  absorbing  the  “ beads”   and  the 
“ trickles,”   and  so  keeping  the  temper­
ature  of  the  body  above  the  degree  of 
discomfort.  Another  fact  to  be  noted 
here  is  that,  when  the  heat  of  the  day  is 
its  height,  coolness  can  always  be 
at 
found  wherever  there 
is  the  slightest 
shade.

is  rapid, 

able  or  comfortable  shelter  during  the 
hot  months  of  summer.

It 

are 

is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that 
these  houses  are  the  work  of  Mexicans, 
although  it  may  be  well  to  state  that  the 
Mexican  women 
the  builders. 
There 
is  much  about  them  to  suggest 
the  workmanship  of  the  cliff-builders 
They  are  huddled  together—clustered, 
if  one  may  say  so.  They  are  all  alike 
in  form  and  color and  size,  and  indica 
tive  of  the  interior  and  the  kind  of 
li 
lived  there.  They  are  not  clean.  The 
sanitary  conditions  about  them  are  not 
carefully 
looked  after  and  the  general 
air  in  the  immediate  vicinity  does  not 
in  any  sense  of  the  term,  prepare  th 
beholder  for  a  high  type  of  humanity 
the  primitive  adobe  dwelling.

The  specimens  seen  at  Pictou  are 

somewhat  undersized,  and  are  of 
swarthy  complexion.  They  are  not  com 
mended  for  uprightness  and  honesty, 
and  it  is  affirmed  that  the  women  are 
not  always  faithful  to  their  marriage 
vows,  nor  the  men  at  all  backward  i_ 
defending  the  honor  of  their  homes  by 
a  lively  use  of  the  dagger.  Jealous  and 
vindictive,  on  the  slightest  provocation 
they  see  to  it  that  there  is  “ a  hot  time 
at  Oldtown  at  night!”

The  Mexicans are  not the only miners. 
They  are  not  even  the  majority.  These 
come  from  everywhere  and  are  made u 
of  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men—• 
mostly  conditions. 
It  was  the  intention 
to  see  these  at  their  worst—on  pay-day 
but  Fortune  had  postponed  pay-day 
and  so  that  phase  of  modern  civiliza 

on  still  remains  for  me  to  see.
It  is  a  rough,  wild  life  that  these men 
lead,  in . a  rough,  wild  country—a  life 
and  a  country  conforming  well  with  the 
adobe  dwelling,  which  furnishes 
the 
leading  feature  in  this  dreary  valley  of 
the  Rockies.

R ic h a r d   Ma lco lm   Str o n g.

is 

The  walk  from  the  plain  to  the moun­
tain  ridge  is  not  steep  enough  nor  long 
enough  to  be  fatiguing.  The  view  from 
the  summit  into  the  shallow  valley  dis­
closes,  as  the  main  feature  in  the  land­
scape,  a  few  adobe  houses,  or  huts,  as 
the  stranger 
inclined  to  call  them. 
These  were  the  main  object  of  my  visit 
and  I  was  not  long  in  finding  my  way to 
them.  My  first  knowledge  of  the  adobe 
house  came  to  me  in  the village  of  Wal- 
senburg.  A  walk  along  the  main  street 
found  me  watching  a  workman  placing 
the  adobe blocks  in  the wall  of  the house 
he  was  building. 
“ Where  did  these 
blocks  you  are  using  come  from?”   I 
asked.

“ I  do’  know— down there  in  the  yard, 
back  o’  the  house,  I  guess,”   was  the 
reply;  and,  surely  enough,  from  ‘ * down 
there”   the  building  material  had  been 
taken.

The  adobe  house,  primitively,  is  not 
built  of  blocks.  Those  in  the  camp  of 
Pictou  are  not,  the  block  being  the  re­
sult  of  civilization.  When  a  habitation 
is  to  be  put  up,  stakes  of  the  desired 
length—seven  or  eight  feet—are  driven 
into  the  ground  as  closely  together as 
possible.  The earth about  the structure- 
is  loosened  and  moistened,  and 
to-be 
thrown  with  all 
the  strength  of  the 
thrower against  the  upright  stakes,  fill­
ing  first  the  interstices.  Upon  this  as  a 
foundation  more  of  the  earth  is  plas­
tered  and  smoothed  until  it  is  of  thede 
sired  thickness.  In  this  dry  atmosphere 
the  whole  soon  hardens,  and  the  house 
walls  are  then  ready  for  the  roof,  made 
by  longer  stakes  laid  from  wall  to  wall 
and  covered  with  boards,  and  these,  in 
Pictou,  with  pieces of sheet-iron—a  roof 
not  calculated,  under  a  burning  Colo­
rado  sun,  to  make  the  interior  a  desir­

Model  Creamery  Plant  at  Kalamazoo. 
From the Kalamazoo Telegraph.

The  Kalamazoo  Dairy  Co. ’s  cream­
ery,  situated  on  the  Comstock  road, 
just  beyond  the  Wolverine  paper  mill, 
was  opened  to  the  public  Thursday,  and 
a  portion  of  the  machinery  started  as  a 
test.  A  large  crowd  of  interested  stock- 
holders.and  farmers  were  present  to  in­
spect  the  plant  and  to  listen  to  an  ad­
dress  by  J.  H.  Brown,  of  the  Michigan 
Farmer.

its  kind. 

js  a  model  of 

The  plant  was  furnished  by  the  True 
Dairy  Supply  Co.,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
and 
The 
building,  30x52  feet  in  size,  was  espe­
cially  planned  for  the  purposes  of  a 
dairy  and  it could  not  be  more  conven­
ient. 
The  plant  was  planned  and 
equipped  by  R.  E.  Sturges,  of-Alle­
gan,  who  has  had  much  experience  in 
creamery  building  and  pronounces  the 
Kalamazoo  establishment  the  best  of  its 
kind  in  the  State.

into  effect 

Stamps  were  put  on  the  market  in 
little  used 
August,  1847,  but  were  so 
that  the  Government  had  to  pass  a 
law 
enforcing  prepayment  of  postage,  which 
went 
in  1855.  Before  this 
action  was  taken  scarcely one  letter  in. a 
dozen  was  found  with  a  stamp  affixed. 
To-day  the  postoffices  of  the country sell 
4,000,000,000  stamps  (counting  postal 
cards,  stamped  envelopes  and  stamps 
of  all  kinds),  valued  at  $750,000,000, 
during a  single  year.

A  significant  statement  regarding  the 
condition  of  the  farmers  of  North  Da­
kota  is  that,  although  the  new  law  al­
lows  the  State  Board  of  School  Lands, 
which  has  the  custody  of  $1,000,000  of 
the  permanent  school  fund, 
to  make 
loans  on  farm  lands  at  a  very  low  rate 
of  interest,  it  has  not  yet  had  an  appli­
cation  for a  loan  from  any  farmer.

He  deserves  small  trust  who  is  not 

privy  counselor Jo himself,

New  Variety  of  Orange.
A  California  fruit  company 

is  han­
dling  a  new  variety  of  orange,  which  is 
called  a  Valencia  navel. 
It  is  said  to 
be  a  cross  between  a  Valencia  and  a 
navel.  This  variety  of  orange  has  put 
in  an  appearance  during  the  present 
season,  and  bids  fair  to  become  a  pop­
ular  fruit.

All  things  come  to  him  who  waits,”  
including  unpaid  bills  and  bankruptcy.

UP
TO

Protection

DIAMOND  CR YSTA L 
SA LT   in  boxes  is  impervious 
to  the  odor  of  the  mackerel 
barrel.  Fastidious customers 
believe  in  such  protection.

See Price Current.

DIAMOND C R Y S T A L  S A L T  C O ., 

S T .  CLAIR ,  MICH.

is  me  Law  Enforced
in Your  TownsHip?

Under the new  law  the  operations 
of  country  peddlers  can  be  con­
siderably curtailed— in some  cases 
abolished altogether—by the  ener­
getic  enforcement  of  the  statute. 
It  is  the  duty  of  the  merchant  to 
see that the township board  of  his 
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:
LICENSES,
' 

10 cents per  dozen;
75 cents per  100.

BONDS,

25 cents per dozen;
$1.50 per  100

Please  accompany  orders  with 

remittances.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

Grand Rapids.

Elgin  System of Creameries

i™VI!1i ay 
investigate  our  plans  and  visit  our  factories,  if  you  are  con-
templating  building a Creamery  or  Cheese  Factory.  A ll  supplies  furnished  at 
lowest prices.  Correspondence solicited. 

*

2t. ¡Mr

A  MODEL  CREAM ERY  OF  THE  TRUE  SYSTE M

True Dairy Supply Company,

303  to 309  Lock  Street, 

Syracuse,  New  York.

a„°d“

S  i^ lu p p i^ o / w r U e “   “ d  ^

R.  E.  STURGIS,  General  Manager of  Western  Office,  Allegan,  nich.

¡Four  Kinds  of  Coupon  Booksl 

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

# 

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids. 

#

14

Shoes  and  Leather
Systematic  Repairing  of  Footwear 

the  Wanamaker  Establishment.
In  the  course  of  a  recent  interview, 
John  H.  Dooley,  who  has  charge  of  the 
repair  department  of  Wanamaker’s  shoe 
establishment,  described 
the  method 
pursued  as  follows:

“ We  do  the  work  neatly,”   he  sai 

“ always  keeping  on  hand  a  goodly  as 
sortment  of  materials  of  all  the  latest 
shades  for  patching  work,  and  taking 
pains  to  make  the  patch  a  tasty  one 
During  the  past  several  years  many 
persons have  changed  their  minds about 
the 
inefficiency  of  cobblers  to  neatly 
patch  a  shoe.  They  used  to  think  that 
way  once,  and  when  a  half-sole  had 
worn  down  they  would  buy  a  new  pai 
rather  than  take  them  to  the  cobbl 
and  have  second-rate  shoes  made  out 
of  them.

“ The  shop  is  well  lighted. 

It 

the  form  of  an  oblong,  and  faces  the 
Mint.  There 
is  a  Singer sewing  ma 
chine  and  two  Bradbury  machines,  all 
of  which  are  used  to  sew  up  rips  i 
insert  new  goring.  The 
shoes  and  to 
Bradbury 
is  preferred  to  the  Singer 
The  latter  is  all  right  when  it  comes  to 
sewing  a  straight  seam,  but  for  the 
more 
intricate  purposes  of  cobbling 
work,  such  as  sewing  down  close  to 
the  edges,  around  corners,  etc., 
the 
Bradbury  is  much  the  better. 
I  would 
not  have  a  roller  in  the  shop  because, 
while  it  is  quite  true  that  a  roller  does 
the  work  with  dispatch  and  leaves  the 
soles  of  a  uniform  thickness,  the  old 
fashioned  hammer  will  never  crush  the 
leather,  and  the  roller  will,  if  not  care 
fully  handled  all  the  time.

“ No  splitter 

is  used  here  and  no 
plated  lasts,  but  all  the  best  toes  usually 
to  be  found  in  a  first-class  shoe  factory 
are  nicely  arranged  on  shelves  on  one 
side  of  the  room.  A  full  set  of  edge 
irons 
is  also  a  part  of  the  equipment, 
because  they  are  necessary  in  making  a 
proper  edge  on 
the  soles.  Plenty  of 
heel-shaves,  sharp  as  a  razor,  are  also 
here.  These  are  used  to  trim  down 
heels  smoothly.  Then  there  are  two 
three  lacing-stud  or  hook  sets,  besides 
a  comprehensive  selection  of  hooks 
which  precludes  the  possibility  of  hav 
ing  none  on  hand  to  replace  any  that 
may  fall  out  in  the  course  of  ordinary 
wear  and  tear. 
Eyelet-punches  and 
eyelets  are  also  to  be  found  in  profu 
sion,  because  of  the  large  number  of 
‘ to  be  made  like 
shoes  that  come 
is  essential 
new  shoes. ’  Very  often  it 
to  put  a  new  tip  on  a  shoe  tc  make 
it 
look  like  a  new  one,  for a  tip  does  pos­
sess  great  rejuvenating  properties,  and 
in  such  work  the  Singer  comes  in  most 
admirably  for  sewing  the  tip  straight 
across  the  toe  from  side  to  side,  and 
also  the  Bradbury  for  sewing  around  its 
edges  on  the  other  sides.

in 

is  good,  because 

“ For  trimming  the  soles  the 

lip- 
knife 
it  greatly  ob­
viates  the  danger  of  cutting  the  upper. 
Rasp  and  buffer  and  sandpaper  are 
in­
dispensable  for  making  a  good  edge, 
and  even  better  for  this  purpose  than 
the  edge-plane.  Seven 
jacks,  marked 
T.  D.  Bailey,  No.  4,’  are  used  for 
holding  the  shoes  while  the  repairing 
work  is  being  done.  The  jack  can  be 
turned  in  any  direction,  and  the  work­
man  can  stand  up  and  work  faster  and 
with  less  manual  effort  than  by  the  old- 
fasbioned  method. 
The  old  cobbler 
was  content  to  sit  down  with  a  lap- 
stone  on  his  knee  and  pound  away  all 
day.  But  with  the  modern  jack  three

times  as  much  work  can  be  done  now 
as  formerly.

“ It 

is  pretty  hard  to  make  an  old 
shoemaker,  who  has  been  at  the  bench 
forty  or  fifty  years,  to  believe,  or  take 
kindly  to  new  methods;  but  he  is  rap­
idly  passing  away,  and  especially  is 
this  true  with  regard  to  the  American 
shoemaker.  No  one  is  to-day  learning 
the  trade 
in  this  country,  and  when 
the  old  fellows  are  gone  we  will  have 
no  American  shoemakers  left. 
Then 
we  will  have  to  depend  altogether  for 
service  of  this  kind  on  the  foreigners 
who  come  over  here.  We  have  not  a 
single  American  in  our  shop.  They  are 
all  Frenchmen, 
Italians,  Germans 
Englishmen  and  Hebrews.

“ I  don’t  buy  cut  soles  at  all,  because 
I  find  it  much  cheaper  to  buy  a hundred 
rolls  of  leather  in  sides,  good  oak  leath 
er,  no  hemlock,  and  shave 
it  down 
and  sell  the  offal.  All  repairing  work 
s  done  by  taking  out  the  old  stitches 
and  running  new  thread  through  the  old 
holes.

it,  and  which 

“ Brass  nails  and  pegs  I  eschew. 
Hand-sewed  shoes  I  turn 
inside  out. 
Work  left  at  the  counter  one  day  is  re­
turned  by  the  wagon  next  day,  or,  if  a 
customer  desires  to  wait,  he  can  have 
the  shoes  in  three  hours’  time. 
I  send 
the  work  at  once  to  the  shop,  the  fore­
man  examines  the  duplicate  slip  which 
accompanies 
indicates 
everything  that  is  to  be  done,  the  price 
to  be  charged,  the  time  to  be  deliv­
ered,  etc.,  and  then  he  turns  the  shoes 
over  to  some  workman,  also  the  slip, 
which  the  latter  retains  until  the  shoes 
have  been  delivered,  found  satisfactory 
and  paid  for.  The  workmen  have  pri­
vate  marks  which  they  always  put  on 
the  work  before  it  leaves  the  shop ;  in 
one  case  it  consists  of a  simple  device 
of  hammering  in  three  brass nails  along 
the  lower  edge  of  the  shank  of  the  sole; 
another  workman  will  use  four  brass 
nails  to 
indicate  his  work,  while  still 
another  will  have  five,  and  so  on  in 
regular  numerical  order. 
This  plan 
has  for  its  recommendation  the  fact that 
f  any  shoes  are  returned  within  six 
months  from  the  time  they  leave  the 
repairing  shop,  because  of  unsatisfac­
tory  repairs,  the  workman  that  did  the 
job  can  be  located  and  made  to  repair 
the  shoes  a  second  time  at  his  own  ex­
pense.  Our  men  all  work  on  piece 
work,  except  the  foreman,  who  draws  a 
regular  salary.”

Wanamaker  on  Advertising.

John  Wanamaker  confesses  that  he 
owes  much  of  his  success to advertising. 
His  rightly-bought  goods,  properly-or­
ganized  store 
force  and  displays  of 
goods  have  all  been  made  effective  by 
letting  the  public  know  through  honest, 
extensive  newspaper  advertising.  Says 
Mr.  Wanamaker:  “ I  never  in  my 
life 
used  such  a  thing  as  a  poster  or  dodger 
or  hand  bill.  My  plan  for  twenty  years 
was  to  buy  so  much  space  in  a  news­
paper  and  fill 
I 
would  not  give  an  advertisement  in  a 
newspaper  of  500  circulation  for  5,000 
dodgers  or  posters. 
I  deal  directly 
with  the  publisher.  I  say  to  him :  ‘ How 
long  will  you  let  me  run  a  column  of 
matter through  your  paper  for  $100  or 
$500,  as  the  case  may  be?’ 
let  him 
do  the  figuring,  and 
if  I  think  he  is 
not  trying  to  take  any  more  than  his 
share  I  give  him  the  copy. 
I  lay  aside 
the  profits  on  a  particular  line  of  goods 
for advertising  purposes.”

it  up  as  I  wanted. 

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An  enterprising  editor  of  Madrid 
prints  his  journal  on  linen  with  a  com­
position  which 
is  easily  removable  by 
water.  The  subscriber,  after  reading 
the  news,  sends  his  paper  to  his  wash- 
erwoman  and  it  comes  back  a  handker- 
I chief.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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

We are showing  the  strongest  line of Shoes ever placed on 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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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,

Goodyear  Glove  Rubbers.

We  Manufacture

Men’s Oil Grain  Creoles  and  Credmeres  in  2  S.  and  T. 
and  y2  D.  S., also  Men’s Oil Grain and  Satin Calf in lace 
and  congress in  2  S.  and  T.  and  K   D.  S., all  Solid—a 
good western shoe at popular prices.

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.

Do  you  sell  Shoes?
Do  you  w ant  to  sell  more  Shoes?

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

latest colors and shapes.

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

can give you some bargains.

W e 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  i are *5 and 5 per cent  on Bostons and as,
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.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Fashion  Responsible  for  AM  the  Evils 

to  Which  Flesh  Is  Heir.

Big  Rapids,  Sept, 

io—One  of  the 
most  opportune  and  well-timed  articles 
in  your  issue  of  September  8 
is  “ The 
More  We  Have,  the  More  We  Want,”  
and,  in  the  main,  is  strictly  truth,  yet 
the  author  hardly  stated  the  cause  why 
such  condition  exists.  Not  one  journal 
in  fifty  would  have  the  “ nerve”   to  pub­
lish  the  article  at  all,  fearing  a  with­
drawal  of  patronage  for  endorsing  such 
sentiments,  which 
just  now  are  not  of 
the  popular  kind.

After  enumerating  many 

improve­
in  their  condition,  Mr.  Stowell 
ments 
says,  “ Many  millions  of  our  people  are 
dissatisfied  with  the  existing  state  of 
affairs,  and  desire  to  withdraw  our  en­
tire  political  and  social  system;”   and, 
in  closing,  says,  “ It  is  not  strange  that 
resentment  and  indignation  should  take 
the  place  of  aspiration,  and  that  these 
should  address  themselves  to  the  work 
of  dragging  down  and leveling.”

is  directly  responsible 

We  differ  with  him,  and  think  it  is 
“ strange,  e tc .;" 
for  what  would  we 
gain  bv  that,  and  why  should  we  care, 
if  the  acquirements  of  others  are  hon­
est?  We  think  he  mistakes  the  cause  of 
the  condition  he  deplores—that 
is  all. 
We  contend  that  the  despotic  tyrant, 
Fashion, 
for 
more  than  one-half  the  poverty  and 
crime  in  the 
land!  To  many  this  is 
seemingly  a  small  matter;  but,  like  the 
tiny  spark  from  the  flint,  it  is  kindling 
a  consuming  fire!  Some  would  say  to 
me,  “ You  are a  little ‘ off. ’  Fashion— 
in  other  word  custom—has  no  connec­
tion  with  the  poverty  of  the  middle  and 
lower  classes. ’ ’

life  saying 

Let  us  see.  Within  the  past  year  we 
in  the  middle  and 
have  heard  women 
lower  walks  of 
to  each 
other,  ‘ * I  cannot  attend  such  and  such 
meetings,  nor  such  parties 
(naming 
them),  because  I  have  no  suitable  col­
ored  dress.”   Or,  if  the  color  is  suitable 
and  that  objection 
is  overruled,  they 
answer  that  “ the  style  is  more  than  six 
months  old  and,  of  course,  would  never 
do  for  the  occasion.”

Not  only  the  quality,  the  color,  the 
pattern,  cut and  make  of  the  dress  for 
every  different  occasion  necessitates  a 
large  expenditure  of  money 
idle 
much  ot  the  time,  but  the  manner  or 
fashion  of  wearing  the  garment  must 
conform  to  certain  rules,  and  be  com­
plied  with  else  the  comments—sure  to 
reach  the  ears  of  the  wearer—will  be 
anything  but  complimentary.

lying 

classes  which  have 

What  would  be  said  of  the  first  gen­
tleman  who  should  presume  to  reverse 
the  position  of  his  collar  to  the  back  of 
his  neck  instead  of  the  front,  and  pro­
ceed  to  fasten  his  dazzling  “ four-in- 
hand”   tie  beneath  it?  The  first  woman 
I  saw  wearing  her  spotless  collar, and 
gaudy  “ stock,”   with  its  monster  bows, 
on  the  back  of  her  neck  I  scanned close­
ly,  to  see 
if  she  was  really  compos 
mentis,  or  had,  like  my  horse,  acci­
dentally  “ turned  her  collar.”  
If  such 
ridiculous fashions  were  confined only to 
those 
inherited 
“ money  to  burn,”   or  who  possess  but 
one  or  two  ounces  of  brains—and  those 
of  an  inferior  quality— it  would  matter 
little,  except  to  those  who  furnish  the 
goods;  but,  unfortunately,  society  has 
decreed  that  all  others  shall  ape  the 
millionaire  as  nearly  as  possible,  or  re­
main  without  the  pale  of  good  (?)  so­
ciety.  And,  if  the  expense  were  con­
fined  to  the  dress  alone,  it  would  be  an 
insignificant  matter;  but,  unfortunately, 
it  covers  our  every  action,  even  to  the 
implements  we  use,  and  the  very  man­
ner  in  which  we  use  them.  Recently  we 
heard  a  lady  say  to  another at  the  table, 
‘ I  saw  you  put  the  food  in  your  mouth 
with  your  knife.  That  is  quite  vulgar— 
you  should  use  your  fork. ”   The  lady 
acknowledged  the  fact,  but  questioned 
the  right  of anyone  to  dictate  to  her 
in 
such  matters. 
“ Iam  no  better  than  my 
mother,”   she  continued,  “ and  I  take 
my  food  as  she  has  for  over  eighty 
years!”

It  is  to  the  interest  of  those  who  sup­
ply  the  public  with  what  it  requires  to 
keep  all  new innovations in implements, 
wearing  apparel,  etc., 
for  sale.  Of 
course,  this  is,  on  their  part,  commend­
it  enhances  the  expense
able,  and  yet 

of 
living  to  families  who  are  often 
known  to  suffer  from  want  of  food  that 
they  may  satisfy  the  tyrant,  Fashion!
We  assert,  then,  that  it  is  this  tyrant, 
Fashion,  alone  which  is  the  chief  cause 
of  our  sufferings,  as  a  people,  to-day. 
Men  and  women  steal  and  commit  mur­
der  to  satisfy  the  cravings  of  this  in­
satiable  monster,  and  walk  with  the 
mark  of  Cain  upon  their  consciences,  in 
all  grades  of  society,  and  yet  are  hon­
ored  with  offices  and trusts,and  admired 
—aye,  almost  worshipped—for 
their 
piety  (?)  and  sink  into  their  graves  a 
living  lie!  Never  before,  in  any  age, 
did  mankind  commit  such  deep-dyed 
and damning  crimes  for  money.  Never 
before  were  they  so  eager  and  deter­
mined  to  acquire  wealth  even at the sac­
rifice  of  body  and  soul.  The most  cold­
blooded—often  the  most  useless—mur­
ders,  supplemented  with  the  most  brutal 
and  agonizing  tortures,  are  now  of  al­
most  daily  occurence;  and  this  not  for 
the 
itself,  but  for  the 
purchase  of  place  and  power,  which  is 
now  a  ruling  passion  and  fashion  of 
mankind.  Like  the  old  toper  who  led 
his  dog  into  the  saloon  and,offering him 
for  a  drink  of  spirits,  said,  “ Not  that  I 
love  Caesar  less,  but  rum  more,”   so 
men  and  women  are  exclaiming,  “ Not 
that  I 
love  gold  less,  but  place,  power 
and  homage  more!”

love  of  money 

F r a n k  A.  Ho w ig.

The  Perfected  Bicycle.

It 

in 

invented, 

is  hardly  possible  that  there  will 
be  any  great# revolution  in  the  bicycle 
until  someone  shall  invent  a  motor  that 
will  do  away  with  the  leg  fag,  which 
now 
is  about  the  only  drawback  to 
travel  on  a  first-class  bicycle.  There 
have  been  great  revolutions 
the 
manufacture  of  bicycles.  The  change 
from  the  old  velocipede  to  the  high 
wheel  was  a  revolution,  but  on  the  high 
wheel  no  one  cared  to  venture  except 
such  as  dared  to  undertake  rope  walk­
ing,  high  vaulting  and  lofty  tumbling. 
When  the  chain  and  .sprocket  wheel 
was 
the  population  rushed 
with  one  accord  toward  the  wheel,  and 
nothing  up  to  the  present  time,  except 
the  price  of  the  wheel,  has  kept  the 
entire  population  from  mounting  them. 
But  the  wheel  is  now  a  very  perfect  in­
strument  of 
locomotion.  When  a  man 
on  a  wheel  can  cover  two  miles  of 
ground  to  one  covered  by  the  average 
good  roadster 
in  harness  he  is  doing 
well  enough ;  and,  moreover,  he is  going 
fast  enough  for  the  safety  of  his  neigh­
bors. 
is  now  a  problem  with  the 
authorities  of  every  municipality  how 
the  bicyclist  shall  be  forced  to  go  at  a 
slower  pace.

It 

It 

is  hardly  possible  that  the  geared 
wheel,  or  the  chainless  wheel,  will  be 
any  great 
improvement  on  the  chain 
wheel.  Many  such  a  wheel  has  been 
made  and  failed.  To  spring  the  frame 
of  a  geared  wheel  ever  so 
little  causes 
a  binding  in  the  gears  that  brings  seri­
frame 
ous  trouble. 
A  sprung 
that 
would  hardly  be  noticed 
in  riding  a 
chain  wheel  will  put  a  stop  to  the use of 
a  geared  wheel.  Mud  will  be  as  great 
an  obstacle  to  the  geared  wheel  as to the 
chain  wheel.  The  gear  can  hardly  be 
lighter  than  the  chain.  The  fact  that 
the  chain  is  so  durable,  so  seldom  out 
of  repair,  and  so  small  a  source  of  loss 
in  power  makes  it  improbable  that  any­
thing  will  be  found  to  take  its  place 
It  is  the  motor 
and  do  its  work  better. 
now  that  the  public 
is  waiting  for. 
One-half  the  world  rides  for  the  rest 
there  is  in  it.  The  motor  will  put  this 
half  on  the  bicycle.

Mining  experts  have  estimated  the 
gold 
in  the  Johannesburg  reefs  to  ex­
ceed  $5,000,000,000,  and  say  that  the 
coming  century  will  see 
it  all  turned 
into  the  world’s  circulation.  The  high­
est  figure  yet  placed  on  the  probable 
output  for  the  Klondike  is  only  about 
$70,000,000.

In  Mexico  everything  and  everybody 
pays  a  direct  tax,  from  the  street  porter 
to  the  largest  mercantile  establishment, 
and  the  stamp  tax  for  documents  is 
equally  lucrative.  Even  placards  and 
posters,  other  than  your  own 
in  your 
own  house,  must  bear a  stamp.

Assessing  the  Value  of Sugar.^ggf
The  new  regulations  for  determining 
the  classification  and  dutiable  value  of 
sugar  will  probably  be  promulgated 
within  another  week  or  two.  The  new 
regulations  will  follow  in  some  respects 
those  made  under  the  act  of  1883,  but 
more  accurate  chemical  tests  will  be 
applied  to  the  valuation  of  sugar  by  the 
polariscope.  An  effort  will  be  made  to 
secure  uniformity at  the  various  ports, 
in  order  to  avoid  the  disputes  and  scan­
dal  which  arose  in  1887  and  1888  under 
the  old  law.

Reputed  Corner  in  California  Olives.
From  several  sections  comes  the  re­
port  that  olive  buyers  are quietly  but 
actively  trying  to  corral  all  the  pickling 
olives 
in  South  California.  There  is 
now  no  question  that  the  olive  crop  will 
be  light,  and  the  prices  ought  to  be 
good  for  the grower. 
It  would  seem  to 
be  the  part  of  wisdom  to  go a little care­
ful  about  the  matter  of  selling  at  prices 
that  rule  now.  The  prevailing  figure 
with  these  buyers 
is $100  per  ton,  de­
livered.

Summer  Grip.

The  doctors  state  that  the  cool  nights 
have  produced  a  number  of  cases  of 
what  is  called  “ summer grip. ”  
It  re­
sembles  in  nearly  every  respect  the  reg­
ular  influenza,  although  the  patients  do 
not  suffer  quite  so  much. 
is  felt  in 
the  same  way  by  pains  in  various  parts 
of  the  body,  a  cold  in  the  head,  back­
ache,  headache,  and  possibly  by  a 
tinge  of  rheumatism  in  the  limbs  and 
particularly  the  joints.

It 

A  New  Skin  Game.

A  New  England  grocer  who  has  been 
in  the  habit  of  allowing  an  innocent­
looking  old  man  to  wait  upon  himself 
for  years  past 
is  wondering  how  much 
he  has  lost  by  the  method.  The  old  fel­
low  always  paid  for  one  package  of  to­
bacco,  and  the  grocer  has  discovered 
that  he  always  carried  away  two or three 
other  packages  concealed  in  his  coat.

16

The  Mexican  Herald  takes  occasion 
to  point  out  the  real  monetary  value  of 
natural  scenery  as  exemplified  in  the 
investments  represented 
in  the  hotels 
of  Switzerland,  the  value  of  which  is 
put  down  at  more  than  $100,000,000 
gold,  and  says:  “ Mexico  is  a  combi­
nation  of  Switzerland  and  Italy.”   The 
editor  seems  to  have  been 
inspired  by 
the  statistics,  which  show  that  1,230,- 
000  guests  pay  Swiss 
innkeepers 
$22,000,000  a  year  for  food  and  lodging.

Don’t  be  a  kicker.  The  usual  fortune 
of  complaint  is  to  excite contempt  more 
than  pity.

AU
Leaflfirs

Stark’s Specialties:

Solid, Serviceable. 

Stylish Shoes

Men’s,  Boys’,  Youths’.

Custom  made for dealers  to retail at $2  to 
$5-  They have  a  record  for  nearly  Half  a 
Century of Uniform Reliability.

Entire new line of samples now ready for 

winter of ’97 and spring of ’98..

To insure an early  call  and  secure exclu­
sive agency, address  A.  B.  CLARK, Law- 
ton,  Mich.

E.  H.  STARK  &  CO.,

WORCESTER,  MASS.

{§ 

We  Manufacture 
Kersey  Pants

Look  over  our  line  before  placing  your 
order.  Just  what you  want  at  prices  you 
can  afford  to  pay.  Our  salesman  will 
call if you  wish  it.

Voigt,  Herpolsheimer & Co.,

Wholesale  Dry Goods, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

1 6

MIGRATORY  MERCHANTS.

Ordinance Aimed at  Fly-by-Night  Deal­

ers.

The  Grand  Rapids  Common  Council, 
at  the  urgent  request  of  the  Retail  Mer­
chants’  Association,  has  enacted  an  or­
dinance  which  it  is  believed  will enable 
the  local  officers  to  shut out the itinerant 
merchants,  who  are a  curse  to  any  com­
munity.  The  full  text  of  the  ordinance 
is  as  follows:

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  licensing 
the  sale  of  goods,  wares  and  merchan­
dise  by  transient  traders  and  dealers.

The  Common  Council  of  the  city  of 

Grand  Rapids  do  ordain  as  follows:

Section  i.  That  each  and  every  per­
son  who  shall  engage  or  be  engaged 
in 
the  business  of  selling  goods,  wares  or 
merchandise  of  any  kind,  in  the  city  of 
Grand  Rapids,  after  the  taking  effect  of 
this  ordinance,  who 
is  not  a  bona  fide 
resident  of  the  city  of  Grand  Rapids, 
and  without  any  bona  fide  intention  of 
remaining  permanently 
in  the  busi­
ness  of  selling  or  disposing  of  such 
goods, wares  or  merchandise, within  said 
city,  shall  be  deemed  and  treated  as  a 
transient  trader  or  dealer,  and  before 
he  shall  expose  for  sale  any  of  such 
goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  withii 
the  city  of  Grand  Rapids,  either  at  re 
tail  or  otherwise,  he  shall  pay  to  the 
City  Clerk  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of 
said  city,  not 
less  than  §5»  nor  more 
than  $50 per  day  for  each  and  every  day 
or  part  of  a  day  such  goods,  wares  or 
merchandise  shall  be  exposed  for  sale 
the  amount  to  be  determined  in each in 
stance  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city.  Each 
and  everyday  such  transient trader shall 
carry  on  the  business  of  selling  or  offer 
ing  for  sale  any  goods,  wares  or  mer­
chandise  without  a  license  therefor,  as 
herein  provided,  shall  be  deemed  to  be 
and  treated  as  a  separate  and  distinct 
offense  under  this  ordinance. 
In  case 
any  dealer  or  trader  who  may  engage 
in  the  business  of  selling  or  disposing 
of  goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  makes 
claim  that 
it  is  his  bona  fide  intention 
to  remain  permanently  in  the  business 
in  said  city,  the  Mayor  shall  require  of 
such  person  sufficient  proof,  by  affidavit 
or  otherwise,  to  satisfy  said  Mayor  that 
such  party,  in  good  faith,  intends  re­
maining  permanently  in  such  business 
in  said  city.  If,  however,  no  such  proof 
shall  be 
satisfy  the 
Mayor of  the  party’s  bona  fide  intention 
of  remaining  permanently  in  such  busi­
ness,  then  such  party  shall  pay  the  fee 
hereinbefore  provided  for  each  and 
every  day  or  part  of  a  day  such  goods, 
wares  or  merchandise  shall  be  exposed 
for  sale,  and  thereupon  the  City  Clerk 
shall  issue  a  license  to  said  person  in 
accordance with  the  amount  so  paid.

furnished  as  to 

had  been  made  and  that  there  was  re­
maining  a  balance  in  the  hands  of  the 
Secretary  of  $230.  On  motion,  the  Sec­
retary  was  instructed  to  place the money 
in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer.

B.  C.  Hill,  Chairman  of  the  General 
Committee,  tendered  his  sincere  thanks 
for  the  able  and  efficient  services  of 
of  all  the  members  of  the  Committee 
whose  active  assistance  made  possible 
the  grand  success  of  the  event.

The  following  resolution  was  pre­

sented  and  adopted:

Whereas—A  movement 

is  on  foot  to 
organize  a  Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion,  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the 
business  interests  and  the  prosperity  of 
our  city;  therefore  be  it

Resolved— That  this  Association  ap­
prove and  endorse  the  forming  of  such 
an  organization  as  set  forth  in  the  call 
made  for  the  formation  of  said  Asso­
ciation, believing that  it  will  be  of  great 
benefit  to  the  city  and  especially  to 
those  engaged  in  trade.

A  resolution  was  presented  relating to 
the  changing  of  the  date  of  the  annual 
meeting  from  June  to  January,  which, 
under  the  rules,  was 
laid  over  until 
next  meeting.

A  committee  of  one  was  appointed  to 
procure  two  baseballs  for  use  at  the  an­
nual  game  between  the  wholesale  and 
retail  grocers.  The  Secretary  was  ap­
pointed  as  such  committee.

On  motion,  the  wholesale  and  retail 
trade  of  the  city  was  invited  to  be  pres­
ent  at  the  game  of  ball.

W.  H.  P o r t e r ,  Sec’y.

RETAILERS  DEFEATED.

Jackson,  Sept.  10—Thursday,  Sept.  9, 
was  selected  by  the  wholesale  and  retail 
grocers  as  the  date  on  which  to  play  the 
game  which  has  heretofore  been  played 
on 
the  occasion  of  our  annual  excur­
sion,  but  for  good  reasons  had  to  be 
omitted  this  year.  The  day  was  all  that 
could  be  desired,  especially 
in  the  way 
of  heat.  The  game  was  called  at 4  p.  m. 
in  order  that  the  employes  in  the whole­
sale  houses  would  not  have  to  return  to 
work  after  the  game.  The  clubs  were 
promptly  on  time  and,  after  choosing 
an  umpire  and  arranging  minor  details, 
they  proceeded  to  play  ball.  During  the 
first  three  innings  the  playing  was quite 
even,  but  after  that  the  official  scorer 
for  the  retailers  was  called  away, so  that 
there  was  no  one  to  keep  score;  at  least 
there  were  no  more  notches  made  in  the 
retailers’  side  of  the  stick  for  some  rea­
son.  The  score  stood,  when  darkness 
called  the  game,  31  to  8  in  favor of  the 
wholesalers.  Not  being  familiar  with 
the  rules  and  regulations of  the  game, 
we  are  not  able  to  find  satisfactory  rea­
son  for  this  result,  unless  it  was  on  ac­
count  of  the  presence  on  the  grounds  of 
Hanford  Hunt. 

W.  H.  P o r t e r ,

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons  who 
shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions or  re­
quirements  of  this  ordinance,  on  con­
viction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars ($5)  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100) 
and  costs  of  prosecution,  or  by 
impris­
onment  at  hard  labor,  in  the  common 
jail  of  the  county  of  Kent,  or  in  any 
penitentiary,  jail,  workhouse,  house  of 
correction  or  almshouse  of  said  city,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  court  or  magistrate 
before  whom  the  conviction  may  be 
had,  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  five 
days  nor  more  than  ninety  days,or both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  and  in 
case  such  court  or  magistrate  shall  only 
im pose  a 
fine  and  costs,  the  offender 
may  be  sentenced  to  be  imprisoned  at 
hard 
labor,  in  the  common  jail  of  the 
county  of  Kent,  or  in  any  pentitentiary, 
jail,  workhouse,  house  of  correction  or 
almshouse  of  said city,until the payment 
of  such  fine  and  costs,  for a  period  of 
not 
less  than  five  days  nor  more  than 
ninety  days.

Financial  Success  o f  Jackson  Picnic—  

Wholesalers  Beat  at  Ball.

the 

Jackson,  Sept.  8—At 

regular 
monthly  meeting  of  the  Jackson  Retail 
Giocers’  Association,  held  Tuesday 
evening,  the  Committee  on  Annual  Ex­
cursion  reported  that  the  full  settlement 
of  all  matters  relating  to  the  excursion

The  Sugar  Beet  Outlook. 

commends 

Secretary  Wilson,  of  the  Department 
of  Agriculture,  is  very  sanguine  on  the 
subject  of the  beet  sugar  industry. 
In 
a  recent  interview  he  expressed the con­
viction  that  “ it 
is  only  a  question  of  a 
few  years  when  we  will  produce  in  our 
country  all  the  sugar  that  we  consume. 
That  will  mean  the  saving  of $100,- 
000,000 a  year  to  our  people.  The  sugar 
beet  industry  is making immense strides 
is  the  one  crop  that 
in  the  West. 
It 
in  spite  of  drought  and 
can  be  raised 
hailstorms,  and 
itself  to 
many  sections  by  its  hardihood,  as  well 
as  its  profit.  There  are  sugar  beet  fac­
tories  in  Nebraska  on  the  very  edge  of 
the  desert.  More  than  22,000  farmers  in 
the  United  States  are  now  experiment- 
ng  with  sugar  beets. 
This  depart­
ment  sent  out  seven  tons  of  seed  into 
twenty-seven  states  last  season.  Here­
tofore  we  have  had  to  buy  all  of  our 
beet  seed  abroad,  but  I  am  promised 
three  tons  from  Utah  alone  for  this  sea­
son.  The  beet  seed  is  a  thing  of  cul­
tivation  and  some  varieties  have  been 
cultivated  for  forty  years  to  bring  them 
up  to their  present  strength 
in  saccha­
in  the  beet 
rine  matter.  The  boom 
sugar 
for  the 
dairymen.  The  by-products  of  the  beet, 
after  the  sugar  has  been  obtained  from 
in  nitrogenous  matter and 
as  good  for  cows  as  bran,  which  is 
known  to  be  nutritious  for  milk  cows.

industry  will  be  good 

are  rich 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  dairy  and  butter  making  industries 
will  be  stimulated  by  the  growing  of 
sugar  beets. ’ ’

Grand  Opening  o f the  Grand  Trunk

Railway System’s  New Single Arch 

Steel  Bridge  at  Niagara  Falls, 

Thursday,  Friday  and  Sat­

urday, Sept. 23,24 and 

25,  1897.

The  Grand  Trunk  Railway  system 
will  give  a  three  days’  free  entertain­
ment  on  above  dates,  when  this  great 
achievement  of  bridge  building  will 
be  formally  opened  to  the  general  pub­
lic.

Low  excursion  rates  to’ Niagara  Falls, 
Out.,  and  return  will  be  named  from 
all  stations  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail­
way  system  west  of  the  Detroit  and 
St.  Clair  rivers,  good  going on  all  after­
noon  trains  of  Wednesday,  Sept.  22  and 
for  all  of  Thursday,  Sept.  23,  good  for 
return  on  all  trains  up  to  and  including 
Monday,  Sept.  27.

Among  the  various  features  and  at­
tractions  of  the  three  days’  free  carni­
val  will  be  a  continuous  open  air  enter­
tainment  of  a  unique  character,  from 
two  large  elevated  stages  erected  on 
either  side  of 
the  Niagara  River. 
Grand 
illumination  of  the  bridge  and 
falls,and  magnificent  pyrotechnical  dis­
plays  and  fireworks,  under  the  direction 
of  Prof.  Paine  of  New  York,  on  a  scale 
of  magnificence  unequaled  since  the 
marvelous  display  at  the  World’s  Fair, 
Chicago.

For  program  of  the  three  days’  fes­
tivities,  containing 
illustration  of  the 
new  single  arch  bridge  and  particulars 
of  excursion 
rates,  apply  to  ticket 
agents  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway 
System,  or  D.  &  M.  depot  and  city 
ticket  office,  23  Monroe  street.
  0  ♦ -------

W.  M.  M a r r ,  Acting Agent.

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Particles  of  the  glass  from  an 

incan­
descent  light  bulb  which  collapsed  en­
tered  the  eyes  of  Mrs.  R.  D.  Hook ins, 
wife  of  a  Supreme  Court  Clerk  of  Bis­
marck,  N.  D .,  and  destroyed  her  sight.

Association M atters

Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J .W isler,  Mancelona;  Secretary,  E. 
A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids;  Treasurer,  J.  P 
Tatman, Clare.

Michigan  Hardware  Association

President,  Chas.  F.  Bock, Battle  Creek;  Vice 
President,  H.  W.  Web b er,  West  Bay  City; 
Treasurer, Henry C. Minn ie, Eaton Rapids.

Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J oseph Knioht;  Secretary, E.  Marks 
221 Greenwood ave:  Treasurer, N.  L. Koenig.

Grand  Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association
K1.ap ;  Treasurer, J.  Geo.  Lehman.

President,  F rank  J.  Dy k ;  Secretary,  H omer 

Saginaw Mercantile Association 

President, P. F. T reanor;  Vice-President, J ohn 
McBr a tn ie;  Secretary,  W.  H.  Le w is;  Treas­
urer, Louie S chwermer

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, Geo. E.  Le w is; Secretary,  W.  H. Por­

t e r ;  Treasurer, J.  L. P etermann

Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  F.  B.  J ohnson;  Secretary,  A.  M 

Darling;  Treasurer, L. A. Gilkey.

Adrian  Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  Martin  Gafney;  Secretary,  E  F 

Cleveland:  Treasurer, Geo.  M.  Hoch.
Traverse City Business Men’s Association 
Holly ;  Treasurer, C. A.  Hammond.

President,  Thos.  T.  Ba t e s;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Owosso  Business  Men’s  Association 

President, A. D.  Wh ipple ; Secretary, G. T. Camp­

bell;  Treasurer, W. E. Collins.

Alpena Business Men’s Association

President,  F.  W.  Gilc h r ist;  Secretary,  C.  L. 

Partridge.

Grand Rapids Retail Meat Dealers’ Association
President, L. J. K atz;  Secretary, P h il ip Hil b e r ; 

Treasurer, S. J .  Hufpord.

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It is the general opinion of the trade that  the  prices  on

COFFEE

have a!>out, if not absolutely, reached  bottom.  We  are 
sole  agents  in  this  territory  for  the  celebrated  bulk 
roast coffees of the

WOOLSON SPICE CO.

Ask  our  salesman  to  show  you  our  line  of  samples.

MUSSELMAN GROCER CO., Grand Rapids.

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The  Law  of  1889.

law, on  the following basis:

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.8prepared to furnish labels which enable dealers to comply with  this 

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17

Commercial T ray elers

Michigan Knights of the Grip. 

President, J as. P. Hammell, Lansing;  Secretary, 
D.  C.  Slaght, Flint;  Treasurer, Chas. McNolty, 
Jackson.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association. 
President, S.  H.  H art,  Detroit;  Secretary  and 

Treasurer, D. Morris, Detroit.

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan.

Grand  Counselor,  F.  L.  Day,  Jackson;  Grand 
Secretary, G. S. V almore, Detroit;  Grand Treas­
urer, Geo.  A. Reynolds, Saginaw.
Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual  Acci­

dent Association.

Treasurer, Geo.  F.  Ow en, Grand Rapids. 

President,"A. F. Peake, Jackson;  Secretary and 
Board  of  Directors—F.  M.  Tyler, H.  B.  F air- 
child, J as. N. Bradford, J. H enry Dawley.Geo. 
J.  Hbinzelman, Chas. S.  R obinson.
Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. 
President,  W.  C.  Brown,  Marquette;  Secretary 
and Treasurer, A. F. Wixson, Marquette.

Gripsack  Brigade.

The  offspring  of  debt 

triplets.

is  usually 

Poverty  is  always  in  partnership  with 

idleness.

Patience  and  content  are  almost  syn­

Make  your  present  work  worth  a  good 

onymous.

deal  of  future.

There  are  more  scares  in 

irresolution 

than  in  a  nightmare.

Inherited  wealth  never beat  inherited 

brains  in  any  old  race.

Idleness  hatches  more  harm  than  all 

the  dishonest  schemers  on  earth.

Wise  men  make  mistakes  while  a  fool 

only  blunders  through  the  world.

Ignorance  of  things  not  worthy  to  be 

known  is  really a  part of  knowledge.

You  would  better  crawl  into  success 
than  take  a  running  jump  into  failure.
When  carelessness  and  energy  are 
hitched  together,  carelessness  always 
leads  the  way.

Many  men  think  they  are  critics, 
when  they  are  only  suffering  from  a 
disordered  liver.

A   man  should  be cautious  about  m ak­
ing  a  promise,  but  almost  superstitious 
about  keeping  it.

Silas  K.  Bolles, 

the  veteran  cigar 
salesman,  has  taken  the  local  agency  of 
the  Blickensderfer  typewriter.

If  you  allow  reason  to  rule  your  mind 
in  every  business  transaction,  you  will 
have  no  bickerings  with  anyone.

Your  business  experience  is  a  quarry 
out  of  which you  may  dig  and  mold  and 
chisel  and  complete  your  character.

A  salesman  sometimes  finds,  when  he 
that  he  can’t 

becomes  a  proprietor, 
afford  to  pay  himself  his  old  salary.

The  average  traveling  man’s  order 
book  is  the  best  prosperity barometer  in 
this  country.  How  do  they  stack  up?

Merchants  who  are accounted  stingy 
by  a  certain  class  are  sure  to  be  rated 
as  “ good  pay”   by  the  traveling  men.

We go  into  debt  at  a  two  minute  gait, 
but  when  we  tiy  to  get  out,  we  can’t 
strike  a  faster  pace  than  a  slow  walk.

A  man  who  is  always  seeking  an  op­
portunity  to  prove  that  he  knows  some­
thing 
is  too  busy  to  discover  his  igno­
rance.

Good  prices  for  wheat  will  put  the 
wheat  farmers  out  of  debt  to  the  retail 
merchants,  the  retail  merchants  out  of 
debt  to  the  jobbers  and  put  more  orders 
on  the  books  of  the  traveling  man,  and 
that’s  the  “ fellow  we  are  after.”

is  home 

Oscar  Allen 

from  a  three 
months’  trip  through  Canada  in  the 
in­
terest  of  the  Rapid  Hook  and  Eye  Co. 
He  reports  unexpected  success  in  ex­
ploiting  the  new  product,  considering 
the  large  duty  and  the  national  pre­
judice  which  must  be  overcome.

Kalamazoo  Post  of  the  Knights  of  the 
Grip  are  to  take  a  hand  in  the  street 
fair  at  that  place.  They  have  been  in­
vited  and  have  accepted  an 
invitation 
to  furnish  a  Boat  for  the  street  parade 
and  the  matter has  been  left 
in  charge 
of  a  committee  composed  of  John  Hoff­
man,  H.  B.  Colman,  Sig  Folz,  E.  Star- 
buck  and  John  Nixon.

James  McBurney  is  now  on  the  road 
for  the  Musselman  Grocer  Co.,  cover­
ing  a  portion  of  the  trade  formerly 
visited  by  Peter  Fox  and  John  Mc- 
Cleary.  The 
latter  has  gone  to  Klon­
dike  and  the  former  has  been  assigned 
additional  territory  nearer home,  so  that 
Mr.  McBurney  can  make  Cadillac  his 
headquarters and spend Sundays with  his 
family.

Wm.  Boughton  (C.  E.  Smith  Shoe 
Co. )  has  so  far recovered from his recent 
illness  that  he  is  able  to  be  out  on  the 
street  and  hopes  to  be  able  to  resume 
his  visits  to  the  trade  in  the  course  of  a 
couple  of  weeks.  Mr.  Boughton  be­
lieves  that  the  heroic  treatment  he  sub­
mitted  to  this  time  will  prove  a  com­
plete  cure  and  that  from  now  on  he  will 
take  his  place  in  the  athletic  class.

Quarterly  Meeting  of  the  Directors of 

the  M.  K.  of  G.

Flint,  Sept.  14—The  regular quarterly 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors of the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip  was  held 
at  Detroit,  Sept.  4,  with  a  full  attend­
ance  of  the  Board  except  Director 
Streat.

Secretary  Slaght  presented  his  finan­
cial  report  for  the  quarter,  showing 
the  total  receipts  of  the  death  fund to be 
$2,300;  the  general  fund,  $38;  the  de­
posit  fund,  $36,  making  a 
total  of 
$2,374.  The  report  was  approved  by 
the  Finance  Committee and adopted and 
placed  on  file.

Treasurer  McNolty  presented  his  re­
port,  showing  the  total  receipts  of  the 
death  fund  to  be  $5,117.50  and  the  dis­
bursements  to  be  $2,117.59.  In  the  gen­
eral  fund  the  receipts  were $608.05  and 
the  disbursements  $280.60. 
In  the  de­
posit  fund  the  receipts  were  $117.  The 
report  took  the  same  course  as  that  of 
the  Secretary.

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that 
it  had  examined  the  books  of  the  Sec­
retary  and  Treasurer  and  found  them  to 
be  correct.
E.  P.  Waldron,  chairman  of  the  Leg­
islative  Committee,  made  a  verbal  re­
port  on  the  new  mileage book,  which 
was  received  and  adopted.

Bills  to  the  amount  of  $367.65,  ap- 
proved_  by  the  Finance  and  Printing 
Committees,  were  allowed  and  ordered 
paid.

Proofs  of the deaths of Wm.  H.  Jewett, 
Capt.  W.  H.  Sbeller,  John  D.  Davis 
and  Tom  H.  Baker  were  presented,  ap­
proved  and  ordered  paid.

There  being  no  further business’  the 
Board  adjourned,to  meet  at  St.  Johnson 
Nov.  27.

Since  the  Board  meeting  1  have  re­
ceived  notice  of  the  death  of  I.  B. 
Morehouse,of  Indianapolis,No.  2963.
D e l l   C.  S l a g h t,  S ec’y.

A  S cre w   L oose.

The  boys  are  telling  a  good  story  on 
Frank  Chase  to  the  effect  that  while  he 
was  expounding  the  good  merits  of  his 
line  of  shoes  to  one  of  his  Northern cus­
tomers,  and  had  been  talking  for half 
an  hour on  a  string,  the  merchant  sud­
denly  reached  for  a  screwdriver,  ex­
cused  himself  and  went 
into  a  back 
room.

“ What 

is  he  going  to  do?”   asked 
Frank  of  one  of  the  clerks  standing 
around.

“ Oh,”   replied  the 

latter,  “ he  has  a 
wooden  arm  and  just  stepped  in  there 
to  screw  it  on  a  little  tighter.  Guess  it 
was  coming  off. ”

Frank  packed  up  and  left.

Don’t be afraid  to  use  your best meth­
ods  always.  Don’t  let  them  grow rusty.

For  more  about  the  new  mileage 

book,  see  page  24.

How  the  New  Mileage  Book  Is  Re­

ceived.

Detroit-----The 

Saginaw— Three  dozen  traveling  men 
met  here  Sunday  and  asked  the  Michi­
gan  Knights  of  the  Grip  to  demand  an 
explanation  from  H.  F.  Moeller,  As­
sistant  General  Passenger  Agent  of  the 
F.  &  P.  M.,  for  saying  that  the  only 
objectors  to  the  interchangeable  system 
of  mileage  books  are  ‘  dishonest  trav­
elers,  who  patronize  scalpers and charge 
their  houses  with  full  fare.”
general 

passenger
agents  who  have  set  up  such  a  howl 
about  the  scalpers are  the  very ones who 
have  dumped  their  mileage  books  on 
their  hands  and  have  allowed  the  scalp­
ers  to  come  into  their  main  office and 
purchase  the  mileage  books  when  they 
knew  the  use  they  were  to  be  put  to. 
Now  they  want  the  traveler  to  pay $30 
for  their  book,  and  they  pay  back  $10 
when  the  cover 
is  returned  to  them. 
■ Suppose  the  unfortunate  traveler  loses 
his  book ;  would the  dear  railroad  com­
pany  refund  his  $10?  What  right  has 
any  railroad  company  to  demand  of  the 
traveler  $10  as  a  guarantee  for  their 
books?  A  case 
in  point  will  illustrate 
this  system :  Some years  ago  one of  the 
railroads  running  out  of  Chicago  adopt­
ed  this  system,  but  they  were  more 
modest.  They  demanded  only  $5 extra, 
to  be  refunded  when  the  cover  was  re­
turned.  The  result  was  this  railroad 
company  shortly  had  a  fund  of  over 
$30,000  on  hand  unclaimed.  We  think 
the  passenger  association  sees 
big 
money 
in  this  present  system,  and  we 
must  say  that  it  looks  like a bunco game 
on  the  part  of  the  Central  Traffic  As­
sociation.  We  think  it  would  have  been 
more  to  the  point 
if  the  Association, 
including  Mr.  Moeller,  had  asked  the 
travelers  to  put  up  $10  each  for  the 
privilege  of  riding  and  sending  freight 
over  their  roads.  We  think  that  every 
traveling  man  will  stick  a  large  pin  in 
it 
Mr.  Moeller’s  remark,  and  when 
comes  to  sending  out  their  freight 
they 
will  notice  what  road  it  goes  over.

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  $2.50  to 
82 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 will in no way affect the quality, 
and our constant aim in the future will be, as in the 
past, to  furnish  the  b e s t   accommodations  for  the 
rates charged.

Carr  &  Reeve.

Tie  lew   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.

Postal &  AT orey,

D e tro it, M ich.

N E W   C I T Y   HOT EL

HOLLAND,  MICH.

We pledge the  Commercial  Travelers  of 

Michigan our best efforts.

Rates $2.00.________   E. 0. PHILLIPS, Mgr.

NEW  REPUBLIC

Reopened  Nov.  35.

FINEST  HOTEL  IN  BAY  CITY.

Steam heat,

Electric Bells and Lighting throughout. 

Cor. Saginaw and Fourth Sts.

Bates,  $1.50 to $2.00.

GEO.  H.  SCHINDHETT,  Prop

Grand  Rapids—An  incident  occurred 
here  the  other  day  which  made  some 
mileage  holders  feel  very  sore.  The 
Michigan  Central  baggage  master  re­
fused  to  check  baggage  beyond  its  own 
line,  notwithstanding 
it  connects  with 
the  Lake  Shore,  the  C.,  J.  &  M.  and 
the  Ann  Arbor.  Holders  of  the  new 
mileage  were  obliged  to  pay  excess 
baggage  twice.

Movements  of  Lake  Superior  Travel­

ers.

John  Rooney,  one  of  the  old  timers, 
is  on  a  visit  here  for  the  first  time  in 
several  years.  Mr.  Rooney  made  the 
up-lake  territory  for  Beatly,  Fitzsimons 
&  Co.,  Detroit,  years  ago,  when  there 
were  no  railroads  north  of  Bay  City  and 
when  all  towns  north  of  Saginaw  Bay 
had  to  be  made  by  stage  or boat.  He 
is  at  present  engaged  in  the 
insurance 
business  in  Detroit.

housekeeping  in  Menominee.

A lex  Stevenson  (Buhl,  Sons  &  Co.)  is 
H.  T.  Emmenson  (Stephenson  Hotel, 
Menominee)  is  slowly 
improving.  He 
has  been  sick  with  pneumonia  for  a 
month.

Always  watch  the  man  who  measures 
our  monetary  system  by  the  lining  of 
his  pockets.

A  “ big  head”  and  insignificant  ideas 
for  each 

have  a  remarkable  affinity 
other.

Y o ung  m en   a n d   w om en  a c q u ire   th e   g re a te s t  in d e­
p endence  an d   w e a lth   b y   se c u rin g   a   co u rse  in   e ith e r 
th e  B usiness, S h o rth an d . E n g lish  o r M echanical  D raw ­
in g   d e p a rtm e n ts  o f  th e   D e tro it  B usiness  U n iv ersity . 
II-18 W ilcox S t., D e tro it.  W . F . Je w e ll,  P.  R .  S pencer.

HOTEL  NEFF

FRANK  NEFF,  Propr.

Rates, $1.00. 

One  block east of depot«

GRAND LEDGE, MICH.

HOTEL WHITCOMB

A. VINCENT, Prop.

ST. JOSEPH,  MICH.

W hitney  House

Best  Hotel  in  Plainwell,  Mich.  Only  house  in 
town  holding contract with Travelers’  Educational 
Association of America.
Clnas. JfcC. W f i it n e y , F r o p .
Cutler  House  at  Grand  Haven.

Steam Heat.  Excellent Table.  Com­
fortable  Rooms.  H.  D.  and  F.  H. 
IRISH,  Prop«.

Northern  Hotel,

J.  L.  KItzmiller,  Prop.

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

Photographs

of

Samples,  Display  Cards,  Etc.
often occurs that traveling  salesmen  find  photo­
graphs  of  such  articles  as  are  too  large  to carry 
a  great  convenience.  The  engraving  department 
of the Tradesman Company  is  prepared  to  furnish 
such photographs of the best quality on short notice.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

that  they  may  have  confidence  in  him, 
and  will  prescribe  his  preparations  in­
stead  of  the  preparations  of  some  other 
manufacturer.  Keep  only  the  best  and 
purest  goods,  and  ask  and  obtain  a  fair 
price  for  what  you  sell.

2.  One  of  the  most  potent  causes  of 
the  unsatisfactory  condition  of  the retail 
drug  business  to-day 
is  the  cutting  of 
prices—certainly  the  most  useless  and 
unbusinesslike  thing  the  retail  druggist 
can  do,and  one  which  invariably  brings 
loss  and  ofttimes  disaster  to  the  trade. 
No  one  ever  buys  patent  medicines  be­
cause  they  are  cheap.  You  may  offer  a 
bottle  of  Hood’s  sarsaparilla 
for  50 
cents  to  a  well  man,  and  he  will  not 
think  of  buying  it.  A  woman  will  buy 
all  manner  of  dry  goods,  tiimmings, 
ribbons  and 
they  are 
cheap.  She  will  fill  every  drawer  in 
her  room  with  them.  She  will  spend 
10  cents  in  car  tickets  to  buy  a  yard  of 
calico  which  she  does  not  want,  to  save 
1  cent  a  yard,  if  she  thinks 
it  a  bar­
gain.  She  will  purchase  sufficient  gro­
ceries  to  last  a  year  or  so, and  shoes  for 
all  her  children  until  she  has  to  throw 
them  away  because  they  have  outgrown 
them,  but  you  can  never  induce  her  to 
buy  a  supply  of  medicine,  with the hope 
of  being  sick,  because  it  is  cheap.

laces  because 

Cutting 

is  usually  begun  by  some 
druggist  selling  a  dollar  article  at  85  or 
90  cents,  and  a  25  cent  article  at  20 
cents,  and his competitor,  hearing  of  it, 
determines  to  meet  the  cut,  and  goes 
5  or  10  cents  better  until  the  entire  fra­
ternity  are  selling  at  prime  cost,  and 
even  less.  No  one  ever  sells  any  more 
by  cutting.  If  one  does,  it simply  forces 
his  neighbor  to  do  the  same,  and  he 
gets  no  thanks  for  it  from  the  commu­
nity,  for  the  better  class  of  people  con­
demn  it.  There  is  an  innate  sense  of 
justice  in  the  American  people  that will 
always  prompt  them  to  give  a  fair  com­
pensation  for  services  rendered.  The 
average  cost  of  conducting  a  retail  drug 
business  is  from  25  to  33^  per  cent,  if 
the  business  is  charged  a  fair  salary  for 
the  services  of  the  proprietor,  and  when 
he buys  an  article  at  75  cents  and  sells 
it  for $1,  he  has  simply  sold  it  at  about 
the  cost  of  conducting  his business,  and 
when  he  sells  it  at  less  he  has  sold  it  at 
a  loss.

had  almost  exclusive  control,  namely, 
the  sundries  department.  The 
large 
department  stores,  with  ample  capital, 
with  enticing  and  extravagant  adver­
tisements,  have,  in  the  large  cities,  di­
verted,  in  a  large  measure,  this  branch 
of  business  from  the  druggist.  As  a 
rule,  the  stock  they  carry  is  of  an  in­
ferior  grade,  and  when  a  person  wants 
a  really  good  article  he  is  forced to pur­
chase  it  of  the  druggist.

The  only  remedy  I  can  suggest  is  to 
carry  the  best  grade  of  soaps,  brushes, 
and  toilet  articles,  in a limited quantity, 
and  place  a  reasonable  price  on  them.
I  do  not  know  what  to  suggest  to  sup­
press  the  department  store  evil. 
I  feai 
it  has  come  to  stay. 
It  is  certainly  dis­
astrous  to  every  branch  of  retail  busi­
ness,  and  when  carefully  analyzed 
it 
will  be  found  that  the  goods  sold  are  no 
cheaper,  for,  as  a  rule,  they  are  of  an 
inferior  quality.  The  city  and  state 
should  impose  such  a  heavy  tax  on  all 
such  stores  as  either  to  drive  them  out 
of  business  or  confine  them  to  one  line. 
I  know  that  I  am  treading  on  dangerous 
it  would  be  hard  to 
ground,  and  that 
make  a  law  that  would  suit  the  case. 
I 
merely  throw  out  the  suggestion  so  that 
you  may  consider  it,  and 
if  feasible 
help  to  mould  public  sentiment in  favor 
of  enacting  such 
laws  as  will  protect 
legitimate  business.

Such 

There  have  been  vast  improvements 
in  the  retail  drug  business  since  I  first 
went  into  it.  At  that  time  nearly  all 
the  preparations  were  made by the drug­
gists. 
things  as  sugar-coated 
pills,  elixirs  and  capsules  were  unheard 
of,  and  while  these  improvements  have 
greatly  contributed  to  the  success  of 
the  physician  and  reduced the  disagree­
able taste  of  the  compound,  they  have 
also  greatly  diminished  the  profits  of 
the  business  and  increased  the  capital 
necessary  to  conduct  it.  For  this  rea­
son,  and  many  others I  might mention,  I 
should  advise  you  to  cultivate  a  closer 
relationship  with  the  doctor,  and 
insist 
that, just  as he demands that you shall not 
prescribe,  so  should  you  also  demand 
that  he  shall  not  become  a  walking 
apothecary,  with  his  pockets 
full  of 
tablet  triturates  already  mixed  and  pre­
pared  to  suit  every  ill  that  man  is  heir 
to. 

R .  W.  P o w er s.

prices abroad,  this  article  has  been  ad­
vanced.

Essential  Oils— Anise  has  advanced 
and  higher  prices  are  probable.  Cas­
sia 
is  much  stronger,  usually  advan­
cing  and  declining  with  anise.

Seeds—Canary 

is  firm  at  the  late  ad­
vance  and  no 
lower  market  is  looked 
for  this  year.  The  crop  of  hemp  is 
reported  short  and  higher  prices  are 
probable.  Mustard 
is  advancing,  on 
account  of  higher  prices  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.

Spices— All  the  articles  under  this 
head  are  firm  and  advancing.  Cloves 
have  advanced  ic  per  lb.  and  Cassia 
is 
2c  higher.  There  is  prospect  of  a 
further  advance  on  ginger.

Wood  Alcohol—Has  advanced  10c  per 

gallon.

Visitors  During  Stats  Fair  Week.
The  following  dealers 

in  the  drug 
and  paint  trade  registered  at  the  Haz- 
eltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.’s  office  last 
week:

Geo.  R.  Slawson,  Greenville.
H.  D.  Harvey,  Bangor.
D.  B.  Cornell,  Copemish.
D.  P.  Mills,  Copemish.
Gerry  Messenger,  Spring  Lake.
A.  De  Kruif,  Zeeland.
E.  A.  Webb,  Casnovia.
Andrew  Pattison,  Martin.
B.  E.  King  &  Co.,  Fowler.
Dr.  F.  D.  Smith,  Coopersville.
A.  E.  McCulloch,  Berlin.
F.  N.  Maus,  Kalamazoo.
B.  I.  Whelpley,  Horton.
M.  L.  Decker,  Lacota.
Willis  Green,  Byron Center.
John  Russ,  Lake  Odessa.
J.  H.  Vandecar,  Grand  Haven.
J.  H.  Hodge,  Utica.
E.  S.  Botsford,  Dorr.
C.  E.  White,  Lakeview.
H.  G.  Hale,  Nashville.
Frank  Smith,  Leroy.
O.  L.  Millard,  Hersey.
Dr.  W.  O.  Barber,  Caledonia.
Mrs.  L.  A.  Knowles,  Stetson.
F.  D.  Pratt,  Middleville.
W.  J.  Roche,  Lake  City.
Geo.  F.  Cook,  Grove.
F.  L.  Heath,  Hastings.
D.  D.  Harris,  Shelbyville.
Norman  Harris,  Conklin.
F.  E.  Heath,  Edmore.
A.  W.  Fenton,  Bailey.
T.  D.  Cutler,  Nottawa.
A.  J.  Reynolds,  Nashville.
C.  A.  Loughlin,  Cannonsburg.
A.  Rogers,  Ravenna.
Will  Slawson,  Greenville.
Bryant  Avery,  Greenville.

The  police  force  of  Baltimore is about 
to  make  an  attempt  to  make  the  lot  of 
the  scorcher  an  unhappy  one.  The force 
is  to  have  a  new  bell,  which,  it  is 
claimed,  will  ring  louder the  faster  the 
machine 
is  trundled.  This  will  act  as 
a  warning  to  every  one  to get  out  of  the 
way,  as  a  "co p ”   is  on  the  track  after 
an  unlucky  breaker  of  the  law.

PATENT  MEDICINES
Order your patent medicines from

PECK  BROS.,  Grand  Rapids.

THUM  BROS.  &  SCHMIDT,

Analytical  and  Consulting  Chemists,

8 4   CANAL  S T .,
GRAND  RA PID S,  MICH. 

Special attention  given to Water, Bark and 

Urine Analysis.

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MICHIGAN  STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
Term expires
-  Dec. 31,1897
S. E. P arkill, Owosso 
-  Dec. 31,1898
- 
F. W. R. Perry, Detroit 
-  Dec. 31,1899 
A. C. Schumacher,  Ann  Arbor 
- 
Geo. Gundrum,  Ionia  - 
-  Dec. 31,1900
L. E. R eynolds, St.  Joseph 
- 
-  Dec. 31,1901

President, F. W. R.  Per r y, Detroit.
Secretary, Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
Treasurer, A. C. Schumacher, Ann Arbor. 
and 3.
MICHIGAN STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 

Coming  Examination  Session—Lansing,  Nov.  2 

ASSOCIATION.

President—A.  H. Webber, Cadillac. 
-Secretary— Chas.  Mann. Detroit.
Treasurer—J ohn D.  Mu ir, Grand Rapids.

Depressed  Condition  of Drug  Business 

— Cause  and  Remedies.

Even 

in  the  best  of times  the  retail 
druggist  is  the poorest  paid,  the  hardest 
worked  man  in  the  country,  when  you 
consider  the  responsibility  of  his  voca­
tion,  the  technical  knowledge  he  must 
have  in  order  to  follow  his  business,  the 
untiring  attention  he  must  give  it  and 
the  sacrifices  he  must  make  for  it,  for 
he  has  not  time  of  his  own.  Not even  is 
he  permitted  to  enjoy  the  rest  which 
sweet  sleep  brings,  without 
being 
aroused  at  any  hour  of  the  night  to  fur­
nish  a  postage-stamp  or  some  other 
in­
significant  article  to  some  inconsiderate 
sleepless  mortal,  and  be 
is  even  de­
prived  of  the  rest  which  the  holy  Sab­
bath  day  gives.

is 

Why 

it  that  this  most  important, 
most  responsible  and  most  respectable 
business 
is  so  unremunerative?  What 
are  the  causes?

is 

i.  There  are  too  many  druggists  in 
business;  the  supply  is  greater  than  the 
demand.  There 
in  every  city  and 
town  about  one  retail  druggist  to  every 
one  thousand  persons.  One  to  every 
three  thousand  would  be  sufficient  to 
supply  all  the  demands  made  upon 
them,  but  how  can  this  be  remedied? 
We  live  in  a  free  country,  and  any  one 
who  has  passed  his  examination  before 
the  Board  has  the  right  to open  a  drug 
store,  however  small  it  may  be. 
I  fear 
that  the  evil  of  oversupply  must  con­
tinue  until  men  learn  by  sad experience 
that  the  life  of  a  retail  druggist  is  not  a 
bed  of  roses;  that  because  he  charges 
50  cents  for  a  prescription  which  takes 
an  hour  to  prepare,  although  the  actual 
material  in  it  does  not  cost  10  cents,  it 
is  not  all  profit.  A  man  will  send  for 
a  plumber,  who,  perhaps,  furnishes  a 
few  cents’  worth  of 
if  the 
plumber  works  an  hour  and  the  man 
gets  off  with  a  dollar,  he  may  consider 
himself  very  fortunate;  but  if  the  phar­
macist  who  has  to rent  a handsome  store 
house  has  to  carry  a  good  stock,  and, 
above  all,  has to  have  a  good  education, 
charges  half  what  the  plumber  does, 
is  a  great  hue  and  cry  that  his 
there 
business 
is  all  profit  and  every  one 
wishes  to  get  into  it.
When  the  public 

learns  that 

it  re­
quires  skill,  capital,  business  capacity 
and  untiring  energy  to  make  the  drug 
business  even  a  partial  success,  then, 
perhaps,  men  may  pause  and  consider 
before  embarking  in  it.  When  the  re­
tail  druggist  puts  into  practical  use  the 
result  of  his  education  and  training,and 
produces  from  his  own  laboratory  reme­
dies  to  meet  every  possible  want  in  the 
community,  and  ceases  to  rely  on  the 
preparations  of  some  other  manufac­
turer,  he  will  find  his  business  much 
more  profitable.

lead,  and 

So  far  as  possible,  he  should  com­
pound  everything  he  sells.  To  do  this, 
he  must  have  the  appliances  and  the 
skill,  and  must  be  in  close  touch  with 
the  physicians  of  his  neighborhood,  so

The  Drug  Market.

Trade  is  active  in  this  line  and  much 
better  than  at  the  same  time  last  year. 
Collections  have  also 
improved  and 
there  is  a  feeling  among  the  trade  that 
we  will  have  a  large  business  this  fall.
Opium—This  article has at last started 
upward,  an  advance  being  noted  of  15c 
during  the  past  week.  The  cost  to  im­
port  now,  with  duty  on,  is  about  $2.75 
per  lb.

Morphine—Has  not  yet  met  an  ad­
vance,  but  we  look  for  one  within  ten 
days.

Quinine—This  article  is  steady. 
Cinchonidia— Is  moving  steadily  up­
is  a  light  stock  and  very 

ward.  There 
little  is  being  produced.

Castor  Oil— Beans  have advanced  and 

a  higher  price  for  oil  seems  probable. 

Soap  Bark—On  account  of  higher

My  remedy,  then,  is  to  urge  local  or­
ganization  in  every  community  and  de­
termine  to  stop  this  most  destructive 
and  unbusinesslike practice;  sell  every 
article  at  the  list  price. 
Imitate  the 
in  this  respect.  They  have  a 
doctors 
code  of  prices,  and  they 
live  up  to 
them  and  deem 
it  unprofessional  for 
any  one  to  deviate  from  them.

in  this 

3.  There 

to  mention 

is  another  cause  for  the 
unsatisfactory  condition  of  the  retail 
druggist,  not  so  potent  as  those  I  have 
referred  to,  but  sufficiently  so,  I  deem 
it, 
contribution.
It  is  the  injudicious  buying  of  new  and 
unknown  preparations,  simply  because 
he  is  promised  a  lot  of  free  advertising 
or  some  cheap  gift  enterprise  presented 
to  him  in  a  plausible  manner  by  some 
agent  who  is  well  paid  to  introduce  the 
article.  Turn  a  deaf  ear  to  all  such 
offers.  When  a  demand  is  created  by 
the  manufacturer.it will be  time  enough 
to  buy  his  products  in  such  quantities 
as  his  trade  will  justify.

I  will  only  mention  one  more  cause 
for  the  depressed  and  unsatisfactory 
condition  of  the  retail  drug  business, 
one for  which,  I  regret  to say,  I  have  no 
remedy  to  offer. 
is  the  department 
store.  This  has  deprived  the  druggist 
of  a  very  profitable  branch  of  his  busi­
ness,  of  which,  until  recent  years,  he

It 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Gum  Opium,  Opium  Powd. 
Declined—

Acidnm
Aceticum..................I
Benzoicum, German  70®  75
Boracic....................   @  15
Carbolieum............  
29@  41
Citricum................. 
40®  4:
Hydrochlor
- Nltrocum................ 
8@  10
12®  14
Oxalicum................ 
Phosphor! um,  dll...  @  15
Salicylicum............. 
60®  65
Sulphuricum
Tannlcum...............  1  25®  1 40
Tartaricum.............. 
38®  40
Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg...........
Aqua, 20 deg...........
Carbon as................. 
Chloridum.............. 
Aniline
Black......... .............   2 00® 2 25
Brown....................  
80® 1 00
B ed.........................  45®  50
Yellow.....................  2 50® 3 00

12®  14
12®  14

Baccm.
Cúbeme..........po. 18  13®  15
Juníperas................ 
6®  8
Xanthoxylum.........  
25®  30
Balaamum
Copaiba...................  
50®  55
Peru.........................  @  2 40
Terabin, Canada__ 
40®  45
Tolutan.................... 
75®  80
Cortex
Abies, Canadian.... 
Cassi»....................  
Cinchona Flava...... 
Buonymus atropurp 
Myrica Cerífera, po. 
Primus Virginl........ 
Quillaia,  gr’d .........  
Sassafras.......po. 18 
TJlmus...po. 15,  gr’d 
Extractum 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra
Glycyrrhiza, po......  
Hæmatox, 15 fb box. 
Hæmatox, Is .
Hmmatox, Vis.........  
Hmmatox, vis.........  

24®
28®
11® 
13®
14®
16®

18
12
18
30
20
12
12
12
15

25
30
12
14
15 
I

Perru
Carbonate Precip...
Citrate and Quinia..
Citrate Soluble........
Ferrocyanidum Sol.
Solut.  Chloride......
Sulphate, com’l ......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per cwt.........
Sulphate,  p u re ......
Flora
Arnica....................  
12®
18©
Anthemis............ 
Matricaria..............   30®
Folia

15 
2 25 
75 
40 
15 
2
50
7

14
25
35

15®
Barosma................... 
Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
nevelly.................  
18®
Cassia Acutifol,Alx.  25®
Salvia officinalis, V4s
and Hs.................  
12®
Ura Ursi................... 
8®
Oumml
®
Acacia,  1st picked.. 
65 
Acacia,  2d  picked..  @
45
®
Acacia,  3d  picked.. 
æ> 
Acacia, sifted sorts.
28 
Acacia, po...............
60®
80 
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20
14 
12®
Aloe, Cape__po. 15
12 
Aloe, Socotri.. pa 40
30 
Ammoniac..............
60 
Assafcetida__po. 30
28 
Benzolnum............  
55
Catechu, Is.
13
Catechu, Vis............
14 
Catechu, Vis............
16 
Camphor»..............
55 
Euphorbium..po.  35 
10
@  1 00
Galbanum.
65®  70
Gamboge  po........... 
Guaiacum.....po. 35
35 
Kino...........po. 83.u0
® 3 00 
Mastic....................
@  60 
Myrrh............po. 45
~ 
40
Opli.. .po. W.0d@4.20 2 75® 2 80
Shellac....................  25®  35
Shellac, bleached...  40®  45
Tragacanth............... 
50®  80

25®
50®
©

48®

Herb«

Absinthium..oz. pkg 
Eupatorium .oz. pkg 
Lobelia........oz. pkg 
Majorum__oz. pkg 
Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 
Mentha Vir. .oz. pkg 
Rue...............oz. pkg 
TanacetumY oz. pkg 
Thymus,  V..oz. pkg 
flagnesia.

25
20
25
28
23
25
39
22
25

Calcined, Pat...........  55®  60
Carbonate, Pat........  20@  22
Carbonate, K. <fc M .. 
20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings  35®  36

Oleum
Absinthium............   3 25® 3 50
Amygdalae, Dulc.... 
30®  50
Amygdalae, Amarm .  8 00®  8 25
Anisi.......................   2 40®  2 .0
Auranti  Cortex......   2 00®  2 20
Bergamii.................  2 40®  2 50
Cajlputi...................  75®  80
Carvophylli.............  55©  gj
35®  65
Chenopadii..............  @400
Cinnamon!!.............  1  75®  1 90
Cttronella................... 
o@ 45

.............. 

Conium Mac........... 
35®  50
Copaiba....................  1  10®  1  20
Cubebm......................   90® 1 00
Exechthitos...........  1 00@  1  10
Erigeron.................   1  00©  1  i0
Gaultheria..............   1  50@  1  60
Geranium,  ounce...  @ 
75
Gossippii, Sem. gal.. 
50®  60
Hedeoma.................  1  00@  l  10
Junípera  ................  150@200
Lavendula................  
go® 2 oo
Limón is.................  i  20®  l  40
Mentha Piper.........  1  60®  2 20
Mentha Verid......... 2  10® 2 25
Morrhum,  gal.........   1  00@  1  10
Mvrcia,....................  4 00® 4 50
gjive  -
........... 
75® 3 00
io®  12
Piéis  Liquida.  ...... 
Piéis Liquida, gal...  @  35
“ id n a .................... 
99®  1 04
Rosmanni...............   @  1  00
Rosrn,  ounce...........  6 50® 8 50
Succint..................  
40®  45
Sabina..................  
90®  1  00
Santal.......................2 50©  7 00
Sassafras.................  50®  55
Sinapis, ess., ounce.  @  65
Tlgtfi........................   1  40® 1 50
Thyme....................  40®  50
Thyme,  opt............   @  1  60
Tneobromas........... 
15@  20
Potassium
Bi-Carb.................... 
is® 
ig
ia a   15
Bichromate............ 
Bromide..................  
48®  51
Carb....................... 
12® 
15
Chlorate., po. 17@19c  16©  18
Cyanide..................   35©  40
................  2 60®  2 65
Iodide.. 
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28@  30
Potassa, Bitart,  com  @ 
15
Potass Nitras, opt... 
8®
Potass Nitras........... 
7@
Prussiate.................  20©
Sulphate po  ........... 
15®

Radix

Aconitvm............... 
20®
22®
Althm...................... 
Anchusa................. 
10®
Arum po..................   @
Calamus.................  20®
Gentians.......po.  15 
12®
Glychrrhiza... pv. 15  16®
©
Hydrastis Canaden. 
Hydrastis Can., po..  @
Hellebore, Alba, po.. 
15®
Inula, po................. 
is®
Ipecac, po...............   2 00®
Ins plox.... po35@38  35®
Jalapa, pr................  25®
Maranta,  14 s...........  @
Podophyllum, po.
R h e i.............VT
5®  1  00 
Rhel, cut............
@  1  25 
Rhei, pv
5®   i  35
Spigelia...................  
35®
Sanguinaria... po. 40  @
Serpentaria............  
so@
Senega....................  35®
®
Similax,officinalis H 
Smilax, M...............   @
Scillm..............po.35 
10©
Symplocarpus, Fceti-
dus,  p o ...............   @
Valeriana,Eng.po.30  @
15©
Valeriana,  German. 
Zingiber a.............. 
i2<a
Zingiber j ...............  
25®
Semen
Anisum......... po.  15
Apium  (graveleons)
Carui..............po. 18
Coriandrum.........
Cannabis  Sativa.. 
Cydonium............
Dipterix  Odorate...
Fcenlculum............
Foenugreek, po........
L ini........................
Lini,  grd........bbl. 3
Pharlaris  Canarian.
Rapa.......................
Sinapis Albu...........
Sinapis  Nigra.........
Splritus 

® 12
13® 15
4® 6
10® 12
25® 1  re.
8® 10
4® 4V4
75®  1  00
10® 12
00® 2 20
@ 10
7® 9
3® 4
4© 4V4
35® 40
4® 4V4
4V4® 5
7@ 8
11® 12
Frumenti, W. D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
Frumenti,  D. F. R..  2 00@ 2 25
Frum enti...............   1 25®  1  50
Jumperis 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
assau sheeps  wool
carriage...............   @ 2 00
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage......  @125
Extra yellow sheeps’ 
®  1  00
wool,  carriage.... 
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............  
©  1 00
Hard, for slate use..  @ 
75
Yellow  R eef,  for 
@  1  40

slate  use........

Syrups
Acacia....................
Auranti Cortes........
Zingiber..................
Ipecac. 
.........
Ferri Iod.................
Rhei Aram..............
Smilax Officinalis...
Senega...... .....   .....
Sell!«.............

@  50
50©  bo

Q

g
(g
$

niscellaneous 

Scillse Co................. 
Tolutan................... 
Prunus virg............  
Tinctures 
Aconltum Napellis R 
Aeon i turn Napellis F
Aloes.......................
Aloes and Myrrh__
Arnica....................
Assafœtida............
Atrope  Belladonna.
Auranti  Cortex......
Benzoin...................
Benzoin Co..............
Barosma.................
Cantharides...........
Capsicum...........  .
Cardamon.............
Cardamon  Co.........
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 
Guiaca amnion........
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 
Sanguinaria...........
50 
Serpentaria............
50 
Stramonium..........!
60 
Tolutan...................
60 
Valerian.................
50 
Veratrum Veride ..!
50 
Zingiber..................
20
Æther, Spts. Nit. 3 F  30® 
35
Æther, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34®
38
Alumen.........   .....  2Vf®
3
Alumen, gro’d .. po. 7 
3®
4 
Annatto...................  40®
50
Antimoni,  po.........  
4<a
Antimoni etPotassT
40@
50 
Antipyrin..............
1  40 
Antifebrin  .  ........"
15 
Argenti Nitras, oz !!
50 
Arsenicum..............
12 
Balm Gilead  Bud  !!
40
Bismuth  S. N.........
1  40®  1  50 
Calcium Chlor.,  is!
9@ 
-@ 
Calcium Chlor., Vis 
10 
Calcium Chlor.,  Vfs. 
@ 
12 
Cantharides, Rus.po 
@ 
re
Capsici  Fructus, af 
@  15
Capsici Fructus, po.
@  15
25  Capsici FructusB,po
15
10®  12
Caryophyllus..po. 15 
Carmine, No. 40......  
© 3 00
00 
50®
Cera Alba, S. & F ... 
55 
Cera Flava.............. 
40®
42 
@
Coccus................... 
40 
Cassia Fructus...!!!  @
33 
Centraría................. 
®
10 
Cetaceum.............! ! 
@
45 
Chloroform...........’!  60®
63 
Chloroform, squibbs  @ __
1  25
Chloral HydCrst....  1  50®  1  60
Chondrus................  20®  25
Cinchonidine.P.A W  20®  25 
Cinchonidine, Germ 
15®  22
Cocaine..................   3 05® 3 25
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct.
Creosotum............. 
@
Creta.............bbl. re  @
Greta, prep........... 
@
Creta, precip.........  
9®
Creta, Rubra........ 
@
Crocus.................... 
is®
Cudbear...............  
@
5®
CupriSuiph......... !’ 
Dextrine.................. 
io®
Ether Sulph............  
75®
Emery, all  numbers  @
Emery, po................  @
Ergota...........po. 40  30®
Flake  White........... 
12®
Galla........................  @
23
Gambier.................. 
8®
9 
Gelatin, Cooper__  
@
60 
Gelatin, French......  35®
so
60,  10&10 
“
Glassware, flint, box 
Less  than  box__
60 
9®
Glue,  brown........... 
12 
Glue, white............  
13®
25 
Glycerina...............  
14®
20 15 
Grana  Paradisi  __  @
Humulus...............  
25®
55 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite  @ 
80 
Hydraag Chlor Cor.  @ 
70 
Hydraag Ox Rub’m.  @ 
90 
Hydraag Ammoniati  @ 
1 00 
55 
HydraagUnguentum  45®
Hydrargyrum......... 
@
65
65®
Ichthyobolla, Am... 
75®  1  00
Indigo.....................  
Iodine, Resubi.......   S 60® 3 70
Iodoform.................  @420
Lupulin..................   @225
Lycopodium........... 
40®  45
Macis 
65®  75
Liquor  Arsen et Hy­
dra rg Iod.............   @  25
Li quorPotassArsinit  10®  12
Magnesia, Sulpb__ 
3
2® 
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl  @  1V4
Mannia, S.  F ........... 
50®  60
Menthol  .................  @ 2 40

............ 

10®

19

43
46
70
40

C.  Co. 

Morphia, S.P.& W ...  1  95® 2 20 
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
.........   1  85® 2 10
Moschus Canton__  @  40
65®  80
Myristica, No. 1...... 
Nux Vomica...po.20 
©  10
Os  Sepia................. 
15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
ß. Co....................  @  1  00
Picis Liq.N.N.V4gal.
doz........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts__  @  1  00
Picis Liq., pints......  @  85
Pil Hydrarg... po.  80  @  50
Piper Nigra...po.  22  @ 1 8
Piper Alba....po.  35  @  30
Piix  Burgun...........  @ 
7
Plumbi  Acet........... 
io®  12
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii  1  10®  1  20 
Py rethrum, boxes H.
& P. D. Co., doz...  @125
Pyrethram,  pv........ 
30®  33
Quassise..................  
8®  10
28®  33
Quinia, S. P. & W .. 
Quinia, S.German..  22®  31
Quinia, N.Y............  
28®  33
Rubia Tinctorum... 
12®  14
SaccharumLactis pv  18®  20
Salacin....................   3 oo® 3  10
Sanguis Draconis... 
40®  50
Sapo,  W................... 
12® 
14
Sapo, M.................... 
io® 
12
Sapo. G....................  @ 
15
Siedlitz  Mixture__  20  @  22

@ 34

Sinapis........................   @ is
Sinapis, opt............   @  30
Snuff, Maccaboy.De
„ Voes......................  @  34
Snuff,Scotch,DeVo’s 
Soda Boras..............  7  @  9
Soda Boras, po........  7  @  9
26®  28
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb.............. 
iv£@ 
2
Soda, Bi-Carb.........  
3® 
5
Soda, Ash...............   3V4® 
4
Soda, Sulphas.........   @ 
2
Spts. Cologne...........  @ 2 60
Spts. Ether Co........ 
50®  55
Spt/  Mvrcia Dom...  @  0 00
Spts. Vini Reet. bbl.  @ 2  46
Spts. Vini Rect.V4bbl  @2 51
Spts. Vini Rect.lOgal  @2 54
Spts. Vini Rect.  5gal 
© 2 56
Less 5c gal. cash 10 days. 
Strychnia, Crystal...  1  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  Subl.........   2V4® 
3
2®  2V4
Sulphur,  Roll........ 
Tamarinds.............. 
8® 
10
Terebenth Venice... 
28®  30
Theobromae............   42®  45
Vanilla....................  9 00@16 Oo
Zinci  Sulph............  
8

7® 

Oils

_ _  
Whale, winter.........   70 
Lard,  extra.............  40 
Lard, No. 1.............. 
35 

BBL.  SAL.
70
45
40

Linseed, pure  raw..  40 
Linseed, boiled......   42 
Neatsfoot, winter str  65 
Spirits Turpentine..  33 
Paints  bbl. 

lb
Red Venetian.........  
\ \   2  @8
Ochre, yellow Mars.  13i  2  @4 
Ochre, yellow  Ber..  13£  2  @3 
Putty, commercial.. 
2V4@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2V? 2*@3 
Vermilion,  P rim e
American.............  
13® 
15
re
70® 
Vermilion, English. 
Green, P aris...........  l3Vi®  19
Green,  Peninsular.. 
13® 
16
Lead, Red...............   5V4@ 
6
Lead, white............   5%@ 
6
Whiting, white Span  @  70 
Whiting,  gilders’...  @  X) 
White, Paris Amer..  @  1  00 
Whiting, Paris  Eng.
cliff......................  @140
Universal Prepared.  1  00®  1  15

LVarnishes

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

ftoltine & Perkins 

Drug  60.
Sundry  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 iln e  & Perkins Drug go.

Grand Rapids, Midi.

20

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

lh ey are prepared  just  before going to press and  are an  accurate index  of the  local  market. 

,  The  prices  quoted  in  this  list  are  for the trade only,  in  such  quantities as  are usually purchased  by retail 
dealers, 
It  is im­
possible to  give quotations  suitable  for all  conditions  of purchase,  and those below are given as representing av- 
erage prices  for average  conditions  of purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer  than 
tnose  who  have  poor  credit.  Subscribers  are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions,  as it is 
our  aim to  make this feature of the greatest possible use to  dealers.

AXLE  GRBASB.

CHOCOLATB.

Aurora................
Castor Oil...........
....60
Diamond............
....50
Frazer’s ..............
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75
lllca, tin boxes... 
......75
Paragon..............
.. .55

doz. gross 
W alter Baker A Co.’s.
6 00
7 00 German Sweet...................
4 00 Premlnm.............................
9 00 Breakfast  Cocoa..............
9 00
9 00 
6 00

CLOTHES LINES.

CONDENSED  MILK.

-.22
..81
.42

Daisy

BAKING  POWDER.

Absolute.

H lb cans doz................... 
J4 lb cans doz................... 
1 

45
85
lb cans doz............  1  50

Acme.

M lb cans 3 doz................. 
45
75
$4 lb cans 3 doz................. 
lb cans 1 doz.................  1  00
1 
10
Bulk.................................... 
M 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.

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

$4 lb cans 4 doz case........ 
*  lb cans 4 doz case........ 
lb cans 2 doz c a se ......  

35
55
90

*4 lb cans, 4 doz case__
*  lb cans, 4 doz case__
1 

45
85
lb cans, 2 doz case__ .  1  60

Jersey Cream.
1 lb. cans, per doz..........
9 oz. cans, per doz..........
6 oz. cans, per doz..........

Our Leader.

ii lb cans.......................
*  lb cans.......................
1 
lb cans.......................

Peerless.

1 lb. cans  .......................
BATH  BRICK.
American.......................
English............................

BLUING.

.  2 00
85

45
75
.  1  50

85

....70
....80

<P9!HSD

ssSe

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

BROOJIS,

So. 1 Carpet............................   l go
No. 2 Carpet............................  1 75
No. 3 Carpet...................     l  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  OOODS. 
rianltowoc  Peas.

Lakeside Marrowfat.........   1  00
Lakeside®.  J ....................   130
Lakeside, Cham, of Eng....  1 40 
Lakeside, Gem. Ex. Sifted.  1  65

CHEESE.

Acme...........
Amboy........
Byron..........
Elsie...........
Gem............
Gold  Medal.
Hartford__
Ideal........
Jersey.........
Lenawee.. .. 
Riverside..
Sparta.........
Brick...........
Edam...........
Leiden.........
Limburger.  .
Sap Sago.

@ 10
@ 10
@ 1ÜH
@ 11
•  @ 11*
@ 9*@ 10
@ 10
@ 10H
@ 10
@@ 10
@ 75
@ 18
@ 10
43  @ 85@ 18

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, 6Ó ft.  per  doz  .........  
80
Jute. 72 ft,  V .’  do«.. 
w

Chicory.

Bulk
Red

COCOA 5HBLLS.
201b  bags.......................  
Less quantity.................  
Pound  packages............  
CRBAfl  TARTAR.

2*
3
4

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

Mexican  and  Guatemala.

Pair  ............................. 
Good  .......................  
Fancy 

16
...................................18
Maracaibo.

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

Java.

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

Mocha.

Im itation................................23
Arabian  ................................’24

Roasted.

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s B rands
Fifth  Avenue.....................28
Jewell’s Arabian Mocha__28
Wells’ Mocha and Java___25Vi
Wells’ Perfection Java......25^4
Sancaibo.............................23
Valley City Maracaibo.  ...!l8H
Ideal  Blend........................14
Leader Blend.................... ]l2
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brands
Quaker Arabian Mocha__ 28
Quaker Mandehling Java. .30 
Quaker Mocha and Java. ...27
Toko Mocha and Java....... 24
Quaker Golden Santos.......18
State House Blend..............16V4
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
ricLaaghlln’t   XXXX........11  00

Extract.

Valley City *  gross...... 
Felix H  gross................. 
Hummel’s foil % gross  .. 
Hummel’s tin %  gross... 

75
1  15
86
1  43

CATSUP.

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

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes.... 

..................40

.. 

Beans.

Farina.

Hominy.

Grits.  .

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.
24 1 lb.  packages.........
..175
Bulk, per 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%
Medium Hand  Picked.. ..1  10
1  Macearon! and Vermicelli.
i  Domestic,  10 lb. box__ ..  60
Imported,  25 lb. box..
..2 50
Pearl Barley.
Common......................
..  2 00
Chester.......................
..  2  10
Empire  ......................... ..  2 3i)
Green,  bu.................
.  SO
Split,  per lb...................
Rolled  Oats.
Rolled Avena,  bbl__ ...4 75
Monarch,  bbl...............
.4 45
Monarch.  H  bbl........... ..2 35
Private brands,  bbl... . .4  25
Private brands,  bbl... . .2 25
Quaker, cases............... .310
German.........................
East  India....................
Cracked, bulk...............
24 2 lb packages............ ..2 50

3*
3
3M

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman Grade. 
50 books, any denom... 
100 books, any denom... 
500 books, any denom...
1.000 books, any denom...
Economic  Grade. 
50 books, any denom... 
100 books, any denom... 
500 books, any denom...
1.000 books, any denom...

Universal Grade.
50 books, any denom..
100 books, any denom..
500 books, any denom..
1.000 books, any denom..
Superior Grade.
50 books, any denom..
100 books, any denom..
500 books, any denom..
1.000 booKs, any denom..
1
Coupon Pass Books,

.  2 50 
.11  50 
.20  00

.  1  50 
.  2 50 
.11  50 
.20  00

denomination from 810 down.

Can be made to represent any 
20 books......................  
  1  00
50 books...........................   2 00
100 books...........................   3 00
250 books...........................   c 25
500 books............................10 00
1000 books............................17 50

Credit Checks.

Apples.

500, any one denom’n ...... 3 00
1000, any one denom’n ...... 5 00
2000, any one denom’n ...... 8 00
Steel  punch.......................   75
DRIED  FRUITS—DOnESTIC 
Sundried....................  @ 
3%
Evaporated 50 lb boxes. 5  @ 6
Apricots......................   9 @10
Blackberries...............
Nectarines..................   6 @
Peaches.......................  7tf@  9
Pears..............................8 @
Pitted Cherries...........
Prunnelles...................12
Raspberries................

California Fruits.

California Prunes.

100-120 25 lb boxes......   @  3V
90-100 25 lb boxes.........   @4
80 - 90 25 lb boxes.........   @  4u
70 - 80 25 lb boxes.........   @5
60 - 70 25 lb boxes.........  @ 5*4
50 - 60 25 lb boxes.........   @ 6V4
40 - 50 25 lb boxes.........  @7
30 - 40 25 lb boxes.........   @
Q cent less in 50 lb cases

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 

4%
5
5*4

FOREIGN.
Currants.

Patras bbls.......................@ 6
Vostizzas 50 lb cases....... @  6%
Cleaned, bulk  ................. @8
Cleaned, packages...........@ 8J

Peel.

Citron American 101b bx  @14 
Lemon American 10 lb bx @12 
Orange American 10 lb bx  @12
Ondura
Sultana
Sultana
Sultana
Sultana
Sultana
Sultana

Raisins. 
28 lb boxes..
1 Crown__
2 Crown__
3 Crown....
4 Crown....
5 Crown__
e.Crown....

®11H
@12

& 8H 
@
&

Herring.

Fish.
Cod.
Georges cured......
@ *Yi
Georges genuine..
@ 514
Georges selected.. 
_
@ 6Q
Strips or bricks.........   5  @  7*4
Halibut.
Chunks............................. 
10
Strips................................. 
9
Holland white hoops keg. 
75
Holland white hoops bbl.  9 50
Norwegian.......................  5 25
Round 100 lbs...................
Round-  40 lbs...................
Scaled...............................  
15
Mess 100 lbs......................  14 50
Mess  40 lbs......................  6 10
Mess  10 lbs......................  1  60
Mess  8 lbs......................  1  30
No. 1 100 lbs......................  12 75
No. 1  40 lbs......................  5 40
No. 1  10 lbs......................  143
No. 1  8 lbs......................  116
No. 2 100 lbs......................  10 75
No. 2  40 lbs......................  4  §0
No. 2  10 lbs......................  1  22

riackerel.

Sardine*.

Russian kegs.........
Trout
No. 1 100 lbs.........
No. 1  <10 lbs...........
No. 1  :10 lbs...........
No. 1 8 lbs............
Whiteflsh.

No. 1 No. 2
100 lbs...........   6 00 5 00
40 lbs .........   2 70
2 30
10 lbs...........  
75
65
8 lbs. .........  
63
55
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

Jennings’ .

D. C. Lemon
D. C. Vanilla 
2 oz....... 1  20 
2oz......   75
3 oz....... 1  50 
3 oz.......1  00
4 oz.......140
4 oz....... 2 00 
6oz.......2 00
6oz.......3 00 
No. 8. ..2 40
No.  8  4 00 
No. 10.  .6 00 No. 10...4 00
No. 2 T.  80
No.  2 T.l 25 
No. 3 T.l  35
No.  3 T.2 00 
No  4 T.2 40 
No. 4 T.l  5n
Sage.....................................   15
Hops....................................  15
Madras, 5  lb  boxes............   65
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb boxes___  50
15 lb  palls............................   45
301b  palls............................   75
Condensed, 2 doz  ..............1  20
Condensed, 4 doz.........,,,.2 25

JELLY.

INDIGO.

HERBS.

LYB.

Souderz’.
in  the  world 

Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 
the 

for 

Best 
money.

Regular
Vanilla.doz
2 oz.......1  20
4oz.......2 40

.1 50 
.3 00

.1  75 
.3 50

OUN POWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

K egs.................   ............... 4 00
Half Kegs...........................2  25
Quarter Kegs......................1  25
1 lb. cahs..............................  30
% lb. cans............................  18

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs  ................................... 4 25
Half Kegs..............*........... 2 40
Quarter Kegs......................1  35
1 lb. cans..............................  34

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs....................................8  00
Half Kegs......   ...................4 35
Quarter Kegs..................... 2  25
1 lb. cans..............................  45

LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria.............................   25
Sicily................  
14
Root.....................................   10

 

MASON  FRUIT JARS. 

Pints, 1 doz. box, per gross  4 75 
Quarts, 1 d’z. box, per gr’ss 5 00 
Half gal. 1 d’z. b’x, p'r gr’ss 7 00 
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
äuarts, 1 d’z. box, per gr’ss 5  75 
alf gal. 1 d’z b’x, p’r gr’ss 7 75
Ideal, 3 doz. In case............2  25

MINCE MBAT.

HATCHES.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No. 9 sulphur.................... 1  65
Anchor  Parlor...................1  70
No. 2  Home....................... 1  10
Export  Parlor...................4  00

riOLASSBS.
New Orleans.

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

Half-barrels 2c extra.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216......................   1 60
Clay, T. D. full count........ 
65
Cob, No. 3..........................  
85

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s............................   4 00
PennaSalt  Co.’s................  3 00

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

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

PICKLES.
iledlnm.

Small.

RICB.

Domestic.

Carolina head....................
Carolina  No. 1...................  5
Carolina  No. 2...................  4%
Broken...............................   3

Imported.

Japan,  No. 1......................  5ft
Japan,  No. 2......................  5
Java, No. 1.........................   5
Table.................................   514

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In  box.

Church’s ...................................3 3C
Deiand’s ...................................3 15
Dwight’s ...................................3 30
Taylor’8.................................... 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, 561b  bags................  60
Butter, 20  14 lb bags........... 3 00
Butter, 280 lb  bbls...................2 50

Common Grades.

1003 lbsacks............................ 2 60
60 5-lb sacks.............................1 85
2811-lb sacks........................... 1 70

Worcester.

lb. cartons.............. 3 25
50  4 
115  2Vilb. sacks.................. 4 00
lb. sacks..................3 75
60  5 
22 14 
lb. sacks..................350
30 10 
lb. sacks..................3 50
28 lb. linen sacks.................  32
56 lb. linen sacks.................  60
Bulk In barrels.................... 2 50

Warsaw.

56-lb dairy in drill bags......   30
28-lb dairy In drill bags......   15

Ashton.

56-lb dairy In linen sacks...  60 

56-lb dairy in linen sacks...  60 

Higgins.

Solar Rock.

56-lb  sacks..........................   21

Common.

Granulated Flue.................   75
Medium  Fine.................... ’  85

5BBDS.

A nise................................. 
ig
Canary, Smyrna..................   4
Caraway............................   10
Cardamon,  Malabar  .....  80
Hemp,  Russian..................   4
Mixed  Bird......................  4U
Mustard,  white................  gu
Poppy  ................................   8
Rape...................................  
g
Cuttle Bone................... *  20

SNUPP.

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

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Allspice  ..............................  9
Cassia, China lu mats__ 
10
Cassia, Batavia in bund....20
Cassia, Saigon In rolls........32
Cloves, Amboyna................ 15
Cloves, Zanzibar................   9
Mace,  Batavia..................]!(jo
Nutmegs, fancy................  60
Nutmegs, No.  1...................’50
Nutmegs, No.  2................... 45
Pepper, Singapore, black!!!  9 
Pepper, Singapore, white... 12 
Pepper,  shot........................10

Pare 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@80
Pepper, Sing., black — 10@14 
Pepper, Sing., white.... 15@18
Pepper, Cayenne...........17@20
Sage...................................... ig

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels........................   22@23
Half  bbls...................... 24@25

Pure Cane.

Fair  ................................. 
ig
Good.................................  20
Choice..............................  25

* 

SODA.

Boxes.................................. 514
Kegs,‘English......................  4g

SOAP, 
jndry.

Arir  ■  's Brands.

Armour's fam ily..............  2  50
Armour’s  Laundry...........  3  30
Armour’s White, 100s........  6  25
Armour’s White, 50s........... 3  20
Armour's Woodchuck...... 2 50
Armour’s Kitchen  Brown.  2 00 
Armour’s Mottled German  2 25

JAXON

Single box.............................2 75
5 box lots, delivered........... 2 70
10 box lots, delivered...........2 65
JA3. S. KIRKSC0.’8BRANDS.
American Fam ily, 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.

I P

SUGAR.

Below  are given  New  York 
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 69
Domino............................  5 56
Cubes................................   5 3i
Powdered  .....................” .5 31
XXXX  Powdered............   ’5 41
Mould  A........................... ” 5 31
Granulated in bbls..........     5 13
Granulated in  bags.............5  13
Fine Granulated...............   5 06
Extra Fine Granulated.......5  19
Extra Coarse Granulated..  5  19
Diamond  Confec.  A........... 5 06
Confec. Standard A__ 
4  94
go-  1........  
4  81
go  2..................................481
No.  4 ..................................... 4 81
No.  5.......................................4 81
No.  6....................... 
No.  7...................................."4 69
No.  8.......................................4 50
No.  9.......................................4 44
No.  10............................. . ”  
.4 38
No.  11.......................................4 3i
No.  12.......................................4 >5
No.  13...................................” .4 13
No.  14....................................... 4 06
No.  15.......................................3 00
No.  16.......................................3 94

4  75

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.

2  75

 

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

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, 801-lb. bars  . .2 75
Good Cheer, 60 1-lb. bars__3  75
Uno, 100 3£-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.

TOBACCOS.

Cigars.

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

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

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. 

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

bbls.  pails
Standard.................  6*4@  7*4
Standard H.  H........  6M@  7*4
Standard Twist......   6  @ 8
Cut Loaf................. 
©  8*4
cases
Jumbo, 321b  .......... 
@ 6*4
Extra H .H.............. 
© 8*4
Boston  Cream........ 
©

, 

Mixed Candv.

Competition............ 
Standard................. 
Conserve.................  
g?yal - -  .................  
Ribbon.................... 
Broken................... 
Cut Loaf................. 
English Rock.........  
Kindergarten.........  
French  Cream........ 
Dandy Pan.............. 
Valley Cream.........  

@ 7
© 7^
© 8
@ 8
©
©
© gu
@
@9
© 9
©10
@13

Fancy—In Bulk.

Lozenges, plain......  
© 9
Lozenges,  printed.. 
© 9
Choc.  Drops...........  11  ©14
Choc.  Monumentals  @12
Gum  Drops............  
@ g
© g
Moss  Drops............  
Sour Drops.............. 
© 9
Imperials................ 
@9

Fancy—In  5  lb.  Boxes.

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 Bar  ... .. ..
Hand Made Creams.
Plain  Creams......
Decorated Creams..
String Rock............
Burnt Almonds......1
Wintergreen Berries
Caramels.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
boxes...................
No. 1 wrapped, 3  ii>.
boxes............ .
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lbl 
boxes..............

Fruits.
Oranges. 

Choice Naples.

160s
200s.
200 Fancy.

@50
@50
@60
©60
©30 
©75 
@50 
@50 
@50 
@50 
@55 
@50 
@50 
80  @90 
60  @80 
@90 
@60 
25  @ 
@60

@45

@4 50 
@5 00

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

H. Yan Tongeren’s Brand.

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

STARCH.

Klngsford’s  Corn.

40 1-lb packages...................  6
20 1 lb packages...................  6)4
Klngsford’s  Silver  Glose.
40 1-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..................  4M
401 lb. packages..................  4U
201b. boxes..........................  4
40 lb. boxes..........................  3$£
1-lb  packages......................  4M
3-lb  packages......................  4M
6-lb  packages......................  4 V
40 and 50 lb boxes...............   3
Barrels  ...............................  234

Common Gloss.

STOVE POLISH.

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

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

C IG A R

VINEGAR.

Malt White Wine...................  7
Pure  Cider.............................   s

W1CK1NG.

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

Fish  and  Oysters

Fresh Fish.

Per lb.
Whiteflsh................  @  9
T rout......................  @  9
Black Bass..............  @  10
Halibut...................  @  15
Ciscoes or Herring..  @  4
Bluefish...................  @  10
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..  @ 
..............  @  12*4
Mackerel 

Oysters in Cans.

F. H. Counts...........  ©  38
Selects....................  @  32
Standards................  @  25

Shell  Goods.

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

Lemons.

Strictly choice 360s..  @3 50
Strictly choice 300s..  ©3 50
Fancy 360s.............. 
@4 50
Ex.Fancy 300s........ 
@4 50
Ex. Rodi................. 
@5 00

Bananas.

Medium bunches... 1  25  @1  50 
Large bunches........1 75  @2  00

Foreign Dried  Fruits.

Figs, Choice  Layers 
@  12
10 ib Californias... 
Figs,  Naturals  in
30 lb. bags,............ 
@6
Dates, Fards in 10 lb
boxes..................  
©  8
Dates, Fards in 601b
cases  ................... 
© 6
Dates,Persians,H.M.
B., 60 lb cases, new  @ 5*4
Dates,  Sairs  60  lb 
cases  ................... 
Nuts.

©  4

Almonds, Tarragona..  @13
Almonds, Ivaca.........   @11
Almonds,  California,
soft shelled............   @15
Brazils new...............   @8
Filberts  ....................  @10
Walnuts, Grenobles ..  @13
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1.  @10
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
Calif.......................   @12
Table Nuts,  fancy__   @12
Table Nuts,  choice...  @11
Pecans, Med...............  @10
Pecans, Ex. Large__   @12
Pecans, Jumbos........   @14
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

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

Candies.
Stick  Candy.

Provisions.

Swift  &  Company  quote  as 

Barreled Pork.

6M
109M
9M
8M
16
@9

follows:
Mess  ................................   9
Back  ..............................  11  00
Clear back......................  11  25
Short cut
Pig..................................   H 50
Bean  ................................  9 50
Family  ..........................
9  50
Dry Salt  Meats.
Bellies ...7......................
Briskets  .........................
Extra shorts...................
Smoked fleets.
Hams, 12 lb  average  ....
...
Hams, 14 lb  average 
Hams, 16 ID  average......
Hams, 20 lb  average......
Ham dried beef..............
Shoulders  (N. Y. cut).  .
Bacon,  clear......... ....... 8
California hams.....................f .
Boneless hams................ 
8*4
Cooked ham................... 
11
Lards.  In Tierces.
Compound......................
Kettle............................*
55 lb Tubs..........advance
80 lb Tubs..........advance
501b T ins.........advance
20 lb Pails..........advance
10 lb Pails..........advance
5 lb. Pails..........advance
3 lb Pails..........advance
Bologna......................... 
Liver......
Frankfort
P o rk ........................... 
Blood  ............................ 
6
Tongue......................... 
9
Head  cheese..............” ’ 
6M
Extra  Mess....................   8 50
Boneless  ........................il 00
Rump..............................11 00
Pigs’ Feet.
Kits, 15 lbs.................  
80
M  bbls, 40 lbs..................  1 50
M  bbls, 80 lbs.................   2 80
Kits. 15 lbs......................  75
M  bbls, 40 lbs..................  1 40
M  bbls, 80 lbs.................   2 75
P ork...................* ........  
is
Beef  rounds
Beef  middles..............  
9m
Sheep.............................  
69

5
6*4
  6M

Sausages.

Casings.

Tripe.

Beef.

Butterine.

Rolls,  dairy................... 
Solid, .dairy.................... 
Rolls,  creamery............  
Solid,  creamery............. 

10
9m
13
12M

Canned  Meats.

Corned beef,  2 lb........  2 10
Corned  beef, 14  lb..........14  00
Roast  beef,  2 lb.........   2 10
Potted  ham,  Ms. 
60 
Potted  bam,  Ms. 
1  00 
Deviled ham,  Ms.
60 
Deviled ham,  Ms__
1  00 
Potted  tongue Ms__
60 
Potted  tongue Ms__
1  00

Fresh  Meats.

Beef.

Carcass.......................  6  @ 7M
Forequarters..............5  @ 6
Hind  quarters............   7M@ 9
Loins  No.  3.................  9  @12
gibs--.......................... 8  @12
Rounds.......................  ey2@ 7%
g ^ c k s .................  ...  4  © 5
Plates  .......................   © 3
Dressed......................  @5
L oins.........................  @ 8
Shoulders...................  @  6M
Leaf Lard...................5M@ 8
Carcass.......................6  @7
Spring Lambs..............8  @9
Carcass  .................... 7M@ 8

Mutton.

Pork.

Veal.

Hides  and  Pelts.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

lows:
Hides.
green... 
...........  ...  6M@ 7M
Part  cured.................  @ 8M
Full Cured.................  8M@  9m
D ry ............................  9  @ix
Kips,  green................6M@ 7
Kips,  cured................  8M@10
Calfskins,  green........  7M@ 9
Calfskins, cured.......   9  @10M
Deaconskins  ............25  @30
Shearlings........ ......  
5@ 30
Lambs.............. ......   25@ 60
Old  Wool......... ......  60@ 90

Pelts.

Oils.
B arrels.
Eocene  ......................
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt
W W Michigan...........
Diamond White.........
D., S. Gas....................
Deo. N aptha..............
© 7*4
Cylinder................... 25
Engine...................... 11
@21
Black, winter.............  @ 8

@ 8 

@11M 
@ 8M

2 1

Crockery  and

Glassware.

AKRON STONEWARE. 

Butters.

*4 gal., per doz.................  50
1 to 6 gal., per gal...........  5M
8 gal., per g a l................. 
eM
10 gal., per gal..................  6*4
12 gal., per gal..................   6m
15 gal. meat-tubs, per gal., 
s 
20 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  8 
25 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  10 
30 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  10 

Churns.

Milkpans.

Stewpans.

2 to 6 gal., per gal............   5M
Churn Dashers, per doz...  85
M gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each 
Fine Glazed Milkpans 
*4 gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each 

60
5M
65
5*4
*4 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.  „
85
1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.l  10 
M gal., per doz.................
M gal., per doz..................
1 to 5 gal., per gal............

40
50
6*4
70
20
30
Preserve Jars and Covers.
*4 gal., stone cover, doz...  75 
1 gal., stone cover, doz...l  00 

*4 gal., per doz.................
1 gal., each......................
Corks for M gal., per doz..
Corks for  1 gal., per doz..

Tomato Jugs.

Jugs.

Sealing Wax.

LAMP  BURNERS.

5 lbs. in package, per lb...  2
No. 0 Sun..........................   45
No.  1  Sun.........................[.  59
No.  2 Sun....................... ” 
75
Tubular.............................   50
Security, No. 1................”  65
Security, No. 2.............. 
85
Nutmeg  .........................”   50
Climax...............................  1  59
LAMP  CHIMNEYS—Common.
Per box of 6 doz.
No.  0 Sun..........................   1 75
No.  1  Sun..........................   1  88
No.  2 Sun..........................  2 70
No. 
No. 
No. 

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

crimp  top,
0 Sun, 
1 Sun,  crimp  top,
2 Sun,  crimp  top,

First  Quality.

, 

XXX Flint.

80

  3 75

crimp 

Electric.

Rochester.

La  Bastle.

OIL CANS. 

No. 
No. 
No. 

0 Sun,  crimp  top,
wrapped and  labeled__  2 55
1 Sun,  crimp  top,
wrapped and  labeled 
2 Sun,  crimp  I
top,
wrapped and  labeled 
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  Sun,  ‘‘Small  Bulb,”
for Globe Lamps............  
No. 1 Sun. plain  bulb,  per
doz  .................................  1  26
No. 2  Sun,  plain bulb,  per
doz  ................................   1  50
No. 1 Crimp, per doz.........   1  35
No. 2 Crimp, per doz.........   1  60
No. 1, Lime  (65c doz)........3 50
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)........4  00
No. 2, Flint (80c  doz)........4  70
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 spont.  1  65
2 gal galv iron with spout.  2 87
3 gal galv iron with spont.  3 50 
5 gal galv iron with  spout.  4 75 
3 gal galv iron with faucet 4  75 
5 gal galv iron with  faucet  5 25
5 gal Tilting cans..............8 00
5 gal galv iron Naeefas  ...  9 00
5 gal Rapid steady stream.  9 00 
5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 50
3 gal Home Rule.....................10 50
5 gal Home Rule.....................la 00
5 gal Pirate  King...................  9 50
No.  0 Tubular...................  4 25
No.  1 B  Tabular..............  6 50
No. 13 Tubular Dash......... 6 30
No.  lTub., glass fount....  7 00 
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 14  0C
No.  3 Street  Lamp.............3 75
LANTERN  GLOBES.
No.  0 Tubular,  cases 1 doz.
No.  0 Tubular,  cases 2 doz.
No. 0 Tubular,  bbls 5 doz.
No. 0 Tubular,  bull’s  eye,

each, box 10 cents...........  45
each, box 15 cents..........  45
each, bbl 35]....................   40
cases 1 doz. each.............  1 25
No. 0 per gross................... 
20
25
No. Ipergross................... 
No. 2 per gross  .................   38
No. 3 per gross...................  58
Mammoth...........................  70

LAMP  WICKS.

LANTERNS.

Pump  Cans

Wheat.

Wheat...............................   88

Winter  Wheat Flour. 

Local Brands.

Patents....................................5 50
Second  Patent.......................   5 00
Straight............................  4  go
Clear.................................. ... 49
Graham  ............................  4  ^
Buckwheat......... "  *  ....... 3 40
Rye  ............................... !"  3 75
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Quaker,  Ms.............................  5 00
Quaker, Ms............................   5 00
Quaker, Ms.............................   5 00

Spring  Wheat Flour. 

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand.
Pillsbury’B Best Ms...........  6 05
Pillsbury’s Best Ms...........  5 95
Pillsbury’s Best Ms.........   5 85
Pillsbury’s Best Ms paper..  5 85 
Pills bury s Best ¿4s paper..  5 85 
BaU-Bamhart-Putman’s Brand.
Grand Republic, Ms.......  5 90
Grand Republic, Ms...........5 80
Grand Republic, Ms...........5  70
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s  Brand. 
Medal Ms..................  6  00
Gold Medal *4s...........” ’ "  5 go
Parisian, Ms......................   6  00
Parisian, Ms.........................5  90
Parisian. Ms.......................  g  go

Olney <& Judson’s Brand.

Ceresota, Ms.....................  6 00
Ceresota, Ms.......... ”  5  99
Ceresota, Ms..  .............  5 go
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Laurel, Ms.........................  6 00
Laurel, Ms.............. 
5  gu
Laurel, Ms...........................5 80

Bolted..........................  
Granulated......... 2 00

j  75

Feed and Millstuffs.

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.... ..” ..  36 

Car  lots............................. 22M
Carlots, clipped..........."  "   25m
Less than  car lots......   ”  ¡¡7

Oats.

Hay.

No. 1 Timothy carlots........  9 00
No. 1 Timothy, ton lots__10 00

Crackers.

The N. Y. 
as follows:

Biscuit  Co.  quotes
Butter.

Seymour XXX .  ........... 
4
Seymour XXX, 3 lb.  carton  4M
Family XXX......................  4
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton..  4M
Salted XXX.......................   4
Salted XXX, 31b carton...  4M 
Soda  XXX  ........................  4
Soda  XXX, 3 lb carton__   4M
Soda,  City....................  
5
Zephyrette..............‘  9
Long Island Wafers...... ”   9
L. I. Wafers, I lb carton  ..  10

Soda.

Oyster.

Square Oyster, XXX.........   4M
Sq. Oys. XXX. 1  lb  carton.  5M 
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
Ginge r Snaps, XXX round.  5 
Ginger Snaps, XXX  city...  5 
Gin. Sups,XXX home made  5 
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..  5
Ginger  Vanilla.................  7
Imperials..........................   6
JumDles,  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 Jumbles.................  hm
Boston Ginger Nuts..........   6
Chimmie Fadden..............  9
Pineapple Glace................   12
Penny Cakes......................  6
Marshmallow  Walnuts__  13
Belle Isle Picnic................  10

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SU C C E SS FU L   SALESM EN.

H.  P.  Goppelt,  Representing  Symons 

Bros.  &   Co.

H.  F.  Goppelt  was  born  and  raised 
in  the  city  of  Saginaw,  where  he  was 
also  educated,  having  graduated  from 
the  high  school  in  1887.  After  leaving 
school,  it  entered  Mr.  Goppelt’s  head 
that  he  would  like  to  try  the  life  of  a 
commercial  traveler,  so  he  immediately 
called  upon  Symons  Bros.  &  Co.,  who 
gave  him  a  position 
in  their  office, 
where  he  remained  two  years,  after 
which  they  put  him  on  the  road.  The 
territory  assigned  him  is  known  as  the 
“ Thumb”   of  Michigan.  He  has  cov­
ered  this  same  territory  ever  since  that 
time  and 
is  now  recognized  as  one  of 
the  most  accomplished  salesmen  who 
travel  outside  of  the  Valley.  As  he 
has  the  full  confidence  of  his  trade,  he 
sells  the  best  and  largest  dealers  in  the 
territory  he  covers.  Mr.  Goppelt  has 
done  his  work  so  well  for  the  company 
that  he  is  now  one  of  the  stockholders, 
also  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Direct­
ors.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
the  Grip  and  the  United  Commercial 
Travelers.  He  is  a  young  man  and  evi­
dently  thinks  he  will  wait  until  he  has 
a  name  and  comfortable  home  before he 
enters  the  matrimonial  state.  He 
is 
modest and unassuming but full of mirth, 
with  a  great  head  for  business.  When 
asked  if  he  would  give  the  writer  a  few 
points  concerning  his  life,  he said :  “ I 
could  give  it  all  to  you  in  a  sentence— 
I  was  born  and  educated 
in  Saginaw 
and  have 
lived  here  all  my  life .”  
“ How  about  that  trip  you  took  out West 
not  long  ago?”   was  asked  of  him.  At 
this  he  became  very  much  interested 
and  related  the  experiences  of  his  jour­
ney  as  follows :  “ My  first  stop  was  at 
Denver,  where  I  spent  some  time  visit­
ing  friends  and  viewing  the  magnifi­
cent  scenery.  The  towering  Pikes  Peak 
was  seen,  but  a  much  better  view  was 
taken  of 
it  from  Manitou.  Denver  is 
a  mile  above  the  sea  level  and  is a  very 
pretty  city. 
I  spent  a  day  at  the  Gar­
den  of  the  Gods,  which,  ^for  natural 
scenery  and  beautiful  rocks,  especially 
the  balancing  rock,  is 
incomparable. 
Here  I  visited  the  Syndicate  placer 
mines.  From  Denver  1  went  to  Man­
itou,  at  which  place  I  visited  the 
iron, 
soda  and  sulphur  springs,  where  many 
invalids  were  in  search  of  health.  From 
Manitou  I  started  on  my  trip  westward 
and,  for  ten  miles  after leaving  Man­
itou,  our  train  wound  through  the  fa­
mous  Ute  Pass,  where  there  are  eight 
tunnels,  and  then  on  to  Beuna  Vista, 
where  a  beautiful  view  was obtained  of 
the  Arkansaw  Valley.  At  this  city  I 
saw  Collegiate  Peaks— Harvard,  Yale 
and  Princeton—all  being  over  14,000 
feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea.  The 
next  place  I  visited  was  Leadville—the 
city  above  the  clouds—where  are  lo­
cated  the  largest  mining  camps  in  the 
world. 
I  traveled 
through  the  Continental  Divide  and 
Hagerman  Pass,  which 
is  the  highest 
point  reached  by  any  railroad,  it  being 
11,500  feet  above  the  sea  level.  Salt 
L ake  City  was  the  next  place  visited, 
it  the  prettiest  city  I 
and  I  declared 
had  seen 
in  the  West.  The  principal 
sights  there  are  the  Mormon  temples 
is  a 
and  grounds. 
great  resort  and  is  well  patronized  by 
bathers  from  all  over  the  country. 
It  is 
claimed  by  the 
inhabitants  that  they 
have  the  largest  pavilion  in  the  world. 
California  came  next,  and  here  I  saw 
growing  almonds,  figs,  olives,  oranges 
and  other tropical fruits.  Although  I had

From  Leadville 

Salt  Lake 

itself 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Petition  for  a  Reconsideration. 
National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio:

many  times  carried  these  same  fruits 
in  my grip,  I  had  never  before  had  an 
opportunity  to  see  them  growing,  and  it 
was  a  great  treat  to  me.  While at Stock- 
ton  I  saw  harvesting  with  “ headers,”  
drawn  by  twenty-six  mules,  cutting  and 
threshing  grain  at  the  same  time.  At 
Santa  Cruz  I  visited  the  asphalt  mine, 
which  is  the  only  one  of  the  kind  in  the 
United  States.  Montgomery was  another 
interesting  place.  It 
is  an  old  whaling 
station  and  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in 
California.  Near  this  city  is  located the 
“ Del  Monte,”   in  the  Yosemite  Valley. 
I  thought  I  should  never  tire  of  viewing 
the  beautiful  natural  scenery,  and, 
with  a  party,  trailed  on  horseback  up 
to  Glacier  Point,  where  a  fine  view  was 
obtained  of  the  Valley.  The  Mariposa 
Grove,  where  the  giant  trees  are  found, 
was  well  worth  going  many  miles  to 
see.  At  San  Francisco  I  visited  the 
Golden  Gate  Park,  which  is  noted  prin­

The  undersigned,  having  been  com­
petitors  for  the  prize  recently  offered 
through  the  columns  of  the  Michigan 
Tradesman  for  the  best  essay  written by 
a  retail  grocer  on“  How  to  Successfully 
Conduct  a  Retail  Grocery  Store, ”   feel 
that  the  award  was  given  to  one  not  en­
titled  to  enter  the  contest  by  the  terms 
of  your  offer.  Accordingly,  we  ask  for 
the  appointment  of  a  new  committee 
who  shall  make  a  new  arbitration  on the 
merits  of  such  essays  as  had 
legitimate 
place  in  the  competition.

Ella  M.  Rogers,  Phil  Lavine,  Geo. 
W.  Cadwell,  Mrs.  Lyman  Townsend, 
Mrs.  A.  T.  Bliss,  H.  H.  Dean,  C.  J. 
Tompkins,  Elizabeth  Orange,  E.  A. 
Owen.

The  protest  was  submitted 

to  the 
National  Cash  Register  Co.,  which  re­
quested  the  Tradesman  to  publish  it, 
accompanied  by  a  statement  of  the facts 
in  the  case.  The  Tradesman  submits 
that  the  award  was  made  fairly,  both 
committeemen  having  acted 
independ­
ently  of  each  other,  without  knowing 
which  contribution  was  selected  by  the 
other,  and  without  either  knowing  any­
thing  about  the  identity  of  the  contest­
ants.  The  protest  against  the  award 
of  the  committee  on  account  of  the  al­
leged 
ineligibility  of  the  gentleman 
whose  essay  was  designated  as  the  best 
by  the  committee  is  not  sustained,  Mr.

Conklin  being  still  actively  identified 
with  the  grocery  business,  having  pur­
chased  goods 
in  this  market  last  week 
and  being  now  in  Chicago  for  the  same 
purpose.  The  Tradesman  regrets  the 
necessity  of  referring  to  the  matter  at 
this  late  date,  but  fairness  to  the  con­
testants,  who  are  apparently  actuated  by 
the  best  of 
intentions,  requires  that  a 
plain  statement  of  the  facts  be  made.

Wm.  Brummeler  &  Sons,

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers,

260  S  Ionia  St. 

Grand  Rapids.

I  was 

steamers 

cipally  for  its  beautiful tropical  flowers. 
Sutro  Heights  and  Cliff  House  were 
also  visited. 
in  San  Francisco 
at  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  one  of  the 
first 
from  Alaska  which 
brought  such  a  great  quantity  of  gold 
nuggets  from  the  Klondike  gold  fields. 
On  my  return  trip  I  stopped  at  Portland 
and  Tacoma,  from  which  place  I  took  a 
boat  to  Seattle  and  Victoria  through  the 
Puget  Sound,  where  I  had  an  excellent 
view  of  Mt.  Rainier.  This  mountain, 
with 
its  snow-capped  peak,  was  the 
most  magnificent  one  seen  on  the  trip. 
I  had  a  much  better  view  of  the  moun­
tain  from  the  steamer  as  I  was 
leaving 
Tacoma. 
I  omitted  to  say  that  while  I 
was  at  Victoria  I  saw  the  new  Parlia­
ment  building  and  went  up  the  Frazer 
River  to  see  the  salmon  fisheries  and 
canning factories.  I  returned  home  over 
the  Canadian  Pacific,  where  I  caught  a 
glimpse  of  Mt.  Stephen,  Albert  Gorge, 
Mt.  Sir  Donald,  the  great  glacier  of  the 
Selkirks;  came  through  Kicking  Horse 
Pass,  where  I  saw  some  of  the  most 
beautiful scenery of the Great Northwest. 
I  stopped  for  a  short  time  at  Banff  to 
see  the  Great  Canadian  Park, 
then 
through  the  Dakotas and  across the Great 
Prairie  home.  While  I  was  away I  took 
about  two  hundred views of the principal 
points  of  interest.”

Residents  of  Richmond,  K y.,  were 
obliged  to  invoke  a  Justice’s  aid  to  rid 
the  town  of  a  woman  who  sought  to  sell 
crockery  there  from  an  Ohio  house  and 
used  her  “ cussin’  machine,”   as  the 
local  chroniclers  have  it,  on  everybody 
who  refused  to  buy  of her.

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.

Corn Hooks

1

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

Get  in  your orders  now  and  be  ready  when  the  de­

mand  begins.

Foster, Stevens & Co.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

23

The  Store  of the  Mining  Camp.

Written fo r the  T radesman.

itself 

It  had  been  a  good  many  years  since 
my  feet  had  passed  the  threshold  of  the 
store  of  the  olden  time  and,  with  a 
curiosity  born  of  experience,  I  entered 
the hot-looking  board building that stood 
by 
in  the  streetless,  roadless, 
grassless  tract  of  country that lay breath­
less  under  the  heat  of  the  scorching 
August  sun. 
I  did  not  find  that  the 
years 
intervening  between  the  earlier 
and  the  latter  time  had  made  any  im­
provement  in  the order prevailing there, 
in  the  cleanliness  or  in  the  display  of 
goods.  The  shelves  were  crowded  with 
merchandise  with  no  regard  for 
the 
proprieties  of  civil  life,  and  the  pickles 
and  the  calico,  the  sugar  and  the  jew­
elry,  utterly  forgetful  of  caste,  stood 
elbow  to  elbow,  as 
if  challenging  the 
opinion  of  the  tenderfoot  in  regard  to 
this  latest  development  of  modern  dem­
ocratic-republicanism !

I  stood 

leaning  against  the  counter, 
my  physical  eyes  gazing  vacantly  at  a 
row  of spice boxes,and my mental  optics 
taking  in  the  little  dirty  crowded  inte­
rior  of  the  long-forgotten  Rhode  Island 
store  of  my  youth,  when  the  proprietor 
presented  for  my inspection some pieces 
of  paper closely  resembling  the  scrip- 
currency  of  Rebellion  times,  remarking 
as  he  pushed 
it  across  the  counter  to­
wards  me,  “ Perhaps  you'd  like  to  look 
at  the  money  we  use  here  with  our  cus­
tomers. ' ’

I  found  it  looking  too  much  like  that 
of  Rebellion  days  to  need  further  de­
scription,  the  currency  corresponding 
in  value  to  the  nickel,  the  dime,  the 
quarter and  the  half-dollar.

“ How  do  you  use  it;  and  what’s  the 
need  of  it?  Isn’t  the  National  currency 
equal  to  the  trade  requirements  out 
here?’ ’

“ Well,  you  see, 

this 

is  the 

‘ Com­

pany’s  store.’  ’ ’

“ Well,  what  of  that?”
“ Why,  these  miners  are  an  odd  lot 
and  they  are  all  the  time  wanting  to 
overdraw  their  wages.  So the  Company 
have  this  currency,  and  when  a  miner 
wants  any  money  between  pay-days— 
five  dollars,  for  instance— they  just  give 
him  that  amount  in  this  currency,  and 
so  the  difficulty 
is  bridged  over  until 
the  next  pay-day,  when  he  gets  in  cash 
whatever  is  due  him.  We take the  script 
and  that  keeps  him  from  spending  his 
money  anywhere  else.  See?”

I  fancied  I  did,  and  followed  up 
“ Suppose  he wants  five  dol­
is  due 

the  fancy. 
lars  after  he  has  drawn  all  that 
him—can  he  get  it?”
scrip, 

is  a  good 

if  he 

“ Yes, 

in 
workman. ”

“ As  a  general  thing,  do  the  miners 

get  much  cash  on  pay-day?”

“ Not  as  a  general  thing;  but,  you 
see,  it’s 
just  as  well,  if  not  better,  for 
them—and  a  great  deal  better  for the 
Company. ”

I  saw;  and  I  was  gladder  than  ever 
that  I  am  not  a  miner.  “ I  suppose 
your  prices  have  to  be  pretty  well  up  to 
make  anything,”  
“ It 
must  be  costly  to  cart  all  your  goods 
from  the  village. ”

I  continued. 

whisky  than  a  fish  can  live  without  get­
ting  his  gills wet.  I  don’t  see  any  signs 
of  that  about  the  store.  How  do  you 
manage  that;  or  don’t  you  try  to  man­
age  it?”

“ That’s  easy.  You can’t  change  that 
we  don’t  try  to.  We  have  to  ‘ irri­
gate  out  here 
in  more  ways  than  one, 
and  the  miner  irrigates  with  the  usual 
liquids.  That  s a  part  of  the  manage­
ment—or,  anyway  it  is  something  that 
has  to  be  looked  after,  and  the  saloon 
over  the  way  takes  the  Company’s  cur­
rency  as  we  do;  so  that  right  here  the 
miner  has  all  he  wants  and  all  he  can 
get  anywhere.  That  makes  him  con­
tented  and  so  he  doesn’t  break  away 
and  want  to  get  away  from  home  and 
spend  his  money.”

“ How  about  the  social  side? 

I  sup­
pose  the  miner  has  to  have  a  little  of 
that?  Do  the  Company  ever  take  that 
into  consideration?”

’ere, 

round 

O,  we  have  lively  times  now  and 
then.  Pay-day 
is  the  time  for  that. 
That  brings  a  crowd  together;  and,  you 
take  the  average  miner and  fill  him  up 
with  whisky,  and  he’s  liable  to  be  en­
tertaining.  You’ve  heard  the  story  of 
the  traveler,  I  suppose,  who  staid  over 
night  at  one  of  these  places?  After a 
night  of  bad  sleep  he  got  up  and  went 
into  the  barroom.  ‘ Where’d  ye  git  these 
here  grapes  that’s  all  over  the  floor.  I’d 
like  t  know.  There ain’t  no  vineyard 
anywheres 
the’ ?’ 
‘ Grapes,  and  be  hanged  to  ye!’  says 
the  bartender. 
‘ Them’s  eyes  that  was 
gouged  out  to the party here  last  night!’ 
Things  ain’t  quite  so  bad  as  that 
with  is.  On  pay-day  nights,  though,  it 
gets  pretty  brisk.  You  see,  the  women 
gather  here  on  such  times  and  that  al­
most  always  makes  trouble. 
It  doesn’t 
take  much  to  stir  things  up,  and  every 
man  carries  a  gun.  There  isn’t  near 
so  much  killing  done  as  you’d  think, 
though;  but  the  next  morning  is  sure  to 
find  almost  every  pocket  as  empty  as 
ever,  and  the  miner  starts  in  on  another 
month's  work  underground.”

is 

it  need  not  be  repeated. 

There  was  more  of  the  dreadful story; 
It  was 
but 
it  at  all.  The 
hardly  necessary  to tell 
Valley  itself,  in  its  desolation,  did  that, 
and  the  explanation  of  the  “ currency 
system”   only  corroborated  what  has 
long  been  known  in  the  life  of  the  min­
er.  Comment  is  unnecessary,  and  I  left 
the  Valley  as  I  leave  the  reader,  won­
dering  “ how  long  these  things  will  be 
as  they  be. ’ ’

R ic h a r d   Ma lco lm  Str o n g.

Peaches  and  Cream  Excursions.
Sunday,  Sept.  19, 

two  opportunities 
will  be  given  to  visit  the  fruit  country. 
C.  &  W.  M.  Ry  trains will leave Grand 
Rapids  at  8  o’clock,  arriving  at  St.  Joe 
at  11  115  a.  m.  and  at  Pentwaterat  12:30 
p.  m.  The  round  trip  rate  to  St.  Joe 
is 
Si  ;  Pentwater,  $1  ;  Shelby,  75  cents.

Geo.  De H aven,  G.  P.  A.

The  women  of  Atlanta  have  accepted 
the  anti-theatre-hat  ordinance  in  good 
faith,  and  now  ask  to  be  heard  by  the 
council  in  advocacy  of  an  ordinance  to 
prevent  the  men from leaving the theater 
between  the  acts.

“ W ell,  that  is  our  m ain  expense,  but
we  try  to  keep  that  down  and  we  are, 
in  the  main,  successful.  It  doesn’t  cost 
much  to  keep  the  team ;  and  this  cur­
rency  scheme  cuts  off all  danger  of  loss 
in  that  direction ;  so  you  see,  when  the 
end  of  the  year  comes  around,  the  busi­
ness  shows  up  pretty well. ’ ’

“ I  have  always had  the  idea  that  the 
miner,  as  such,  is  a  low-down  sort  of 
a  fellow,  and  can  no  more  live  without

John  Most’s  followers  drank 

forty 
kegs  of beer  in  four  hours  the  other  day 
while  bidding  him  good-by.  This  is 
another  evidence  that  anarchistic  ele­
ment  is  largely  recruited  from  the  bibu- 
lously  inclined.

He  is  a  fool  who  cannot be angry;  but 

he  is  a  wise  man  who will  not.

Money often costs  too much and  power 

and  pleasure are  not  cheap.

Hardware  Price  Current.

AUOURS  AND  BITS

Snell’s......................................................  
YU
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

BARROWS

BOLTS

60*10

Railroad.............................................*12 00  14 00
Garden.................................................  net  30 00

Stove..................
Carriage new list 
Plow...................

.............................. 
.........................  70 to 75
......................................... 50

BUCKETS

Well,  plain...................................................# 3 25

BUTTS,  CAST

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

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

BLOCKS

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

CROW  BARS

CAPS

Hick’s C. F 
G. D... 
Musket

..............................................£?r “  
................................ per m 
................................. perm 
................................. perm 
CARTRIDGES

Rim Fire.  ........................................
Central  Fire

70

4

«>
o5
35
60

.25*  5

CHISELS

Socket Firmer.......................................... 
Socket Framing....................... . . . .  .. ] ] 
Socket Comer..................... !!!!!!!.!!......... 
Socket Slicks..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!' 

an
go
«0
go

Morse’s Bit Stocks...................... 
6q
Taper and Straight Shank............... 50& 5
Morse’s Taper Shank.........................!.".*!!.. 50*  5

DRILLS

ELBOWS

Com. 4 piece, 6 in............................doz. net 
55
j  35
Corrugated.......................  
Adjustable........................... !. ] ! ! ! . '! ,'dis 40*10

EXPANSIVE  BITS
Clark’s small, *18;  large, *26 ........ 
30&10
Ives’, 1, *18; 2, *24; 3,  *30..................................25
PILES—New  List

New American................................ 
 
Nicholson s............................................. 
Heller’s Horse Rasps............. . .  ec&iO

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

GALVANIZED  IRON
16 

13 

14 

Discount, 75 to 75-10

15 
GAUGES

70&10
jo

28
17

Stanley Rule'and Level  Co.’s...................... 60&10

KNOBS—New List

Door, mineral, jap.  trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings...........] ]] [ 

70
go

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  (55
Wire nails, base...................... !......!!!.]!  1  75
30 to 60 advance.................................. ]’]]]“ Base
10 to 16 advance..................................... ]]]]’ 
05
8 ad vance..........................................................10
¿advance.......................................................... 20
30
4 advance...................................[ill."!!!] 
3 advance................................   .  ..]]]]]!] 
45
2 advance..................................1.1!.!!! 1 
70
Fine3advance....................... ........ [.]']]]’ 
50
Casing 10 advance...............................  
15
Casing  8 advance........................................1  25
Casing  6 advance...................................HI!  35
Finish 10 advance...................................[ 
25
Finish  8 advance......................111!!!!!!!!. 
35
Finish  6advance.....................................[[[  45
Barrel % advance.........................1..1111111. 
85

MILLS

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

 

40
40
40
30

MOLASSES  OATES

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

PLANES

Ohio Tool Co.’s,  fancy.................................  @50
Sciota Bench................................................ 
go
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.........................  @50
Bench, first quality.......................................  @50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood............  
60

PANS

Fry, Acme.............................................. 60*10*10
70& 5
Common, polished.................................. 
Iron and T inned........................................  
60
60
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 

RIVETS

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 He per pound  extra. 

HAMMERS

Maydole & Co.’s, new  list......................dis  *5^
Kip’s  ......................................................dis 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s...................................din 1O&IO
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.................. 30c lisi. 
70
Blacksmith's Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c ll» ,40410

HOUSE  FURNISHING  aOODS

HINGES

WIRE  GOODS

HOLLOW  WARE

Stamped Tin Ware......   .  .  ......... new list 75&10
Japanned Tin Ware...............  
20&10
Granite Iron Ware........................ new iist 40*10
Pots.
.60&1
fe ttte s .................................................. !!!!l60&10
Spiders......................................................... 60*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3..................................dis 60*10
State........................................per doz. net  2 50 1
HrigW.........................................................  
go
go
Screw Eyes................................................... 
Hook’s....................................................  
go
80
Gate Hooks and Eyes................!!!!!.!!!.".! 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..................dis 
70
Sisal, H inch and  larger......... ..................  
su
Manilla....................................................[]“
Steel and Iron...........................................  
TryandB evels............................I!!!!!!
M itre................................................ !!!!!!!!

LEVELS
ROPES

SQUARES

go

SHEET  IRON

_ 

com. smooth,  com.

_  
Nos. 10 to 14................................... #330 
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................3 30 
Nos. 18 to 21...............................  345 
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26...................................  370 
....................................  3 80 
No-,,27   
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
List  acct. 19, ’86.......................................dig

2 90
All sheets  No. 18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

#2 40
2 40
2 60
2 70
2 80

SAND  PAPER
SASH  WEIGHTS

WIRE

TRAPS

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
1  25
Mouse, delusion........................ per doz 
Bright Market......................................  
75
Annealed  Market...................................... ..1.111. 75
Coppered  Market..............................           ..70*10
Tinned Market.....................................   g2V4
Coppered Spring  Steel...............................!.!!!!!! 50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized  ................ .*.!.'  o 05
Barbed  Fence,  painted........................ .[[”   f 70
An Sable............................................................dis 40&1C
Putnam............  ....................................dis 
* orthwestern....................................................dis .10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled............. 
30
Coe’B Genuine....................................... 
50
Coe’s Patent  Agricultural, wrought  ......[ 
Coe’s Patent, malleable........................ 
go
Bird  Cages......................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern..................................  
so
Screws, New List...............................  
85
Casters, Bed and  Plate......................  50*10*10
Dampers, American........................... 
50
600 pound casks....................................  
Perpound................................................g2

MISCELLANEOUS

METALS—Zinc

HORSE NAILS

WRENCHES

gw

80

5

SOLDER

............................................... 

12J4
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............................................. #5 75
14x20 IC, Charcoal...........................................   5 75
20x14 IX. Charcoal......................... 
7 00
TIN—Allaway Grade

Each additional X on this grade, #1.25.

10x14 IC, Charcoal.............................  
5  oo
14x20 IC, Charcoal...........................................   5 00
’  g  no
10x14 IX, Charcoal............................... 
14x20 IX, Charcoal................................ ... 1  g ¿0
Each additional X on this grade, #1.50.

 

 

ROOFING  PLATES

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................   5  00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, D ean...........  .............[  g 00
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................  10 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Alla way Grade............   4 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   5 50
20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... ;.  9 00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   11  00
14x56 IX, for  No.  8  BdUers, | 
14x56 IX, for  No.  9  Boilers! f per pound- • - 

BOILER SIZE TIN  PLATE 

»

,

TRADESMAN 
ITEMIZED 
LEDGERS

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

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M I C H I G A N   TRADESMAN

A  Week’s  Wrestle  with 

the  Inter­

changeable  Mileage  Book. 

Mackinac  Island,  Sept.  12— Being, 
to>  certain  extent,  an  innocent  victim 
of .the  mileage  book  which  has  recently 
been 
inflicted  upon  the  traveling  pub­
lic  by  the  Central  Passenger  Associa­
tion,  the  history  of  a  week’s  experience 
with  this  abortion  might  be  of 
interest 
to  the  readers  of  the  Tradesman.

Brothers  Mills and  Owen  have  given 
their  opinions  from  a  theoretical  stand­
point,  backed  by  years  of  experience 
regarding  the  needs  of  the  commercial 
tourist,  and  a  practical  use  of  the  book 
emphatically  verifies 
the  arguments 
which  they  have  advanced  concerning 
the  many  inconveniences  attending,  its 
if  the  unfortunates, who 
adoption ;  and 
have  been 
into  buying  this 
offshoot  of  the  C.  P.  A.  have  experi­
enced  one-half  of  the  worry,  annoyance 
and  vexation  of spirit  which  have fallen 
to  the  lot  of  the  writer,  it  will  be  a cold 
day  when  the  book  becomes  popular.

inveigled 

In  an  effort  to  snuff  out  of  existence 
the  wily  ticket  broker  and  scalper,  the 
magnates  who  gave  birth  to  this  mon­
strosity  have  succeeded  in  making 
life 
a  burden  to  the  class  of  workers  whose 
duties  require  them  to  spend  a  greater 
portion  ot  their  time  awheel,  and  unless 
their  rules,  regulations  and  red  tape  re­
strictions  generally  regarding  the  use  of 
this  ticket (?)  are  very  much  modified 
they  will  have  a  stock  of mileage books, 
blank  forms,  etc.,  on  hand  foi  years  to 
come,  for  he  who  buys  but  one  will  not 
care  to  have  the  dose  repeated.

On  the  morning  of  Sept.  1,  I  applied 
at  Clare  Station  for a  new  F.  &  P.  M. 
book.  The  substitute  agent  informed 
me  that  they  were  withdrawn  from  sale, 
and  if  I  wished  a  mileage  book  it would 
be  necessary for  me  to  put  up §30 for the 
new-fangled  one,  “ good  on  all  roads, 
and  one-third  of  your  money  refunded 
at _  the  close  of  the  show. ”  
“  Good
thing,”   said  I—“ guess  we’ll  take  a 
chance— will  only  be  obliged  to  carry 
one ( book 
instead  of  seven—$30  of  the 
firm’s  money  invested  instead  of  £140— 
just  what  we’vebeen looking  for.”   And 
then  my  troubles  began.

tickets. 

Fortunately, 

It  was  the  first  book  the  agent  had 
sold,  and  he  was  twenty  minutes  by  the 
watch  getting  posted  on  the  rules,  fill­
ing  out  the  contract  and  preparing  the 
exchange 
the 
train  was  late,  or  the  waiting  travelers 
at  the  window  would  never  have  re­
ceived  attention.  Boarding 
the  cars 
with my  new  acquisition,  I began  study­
ing  the  stipulations  printed  on  the 
cover.  Horrors!  discovered  three  mis­
takes.  While  my  signature  had  been 
affixed  to  the  contract  left  with  the 
agent,  he  had  failed  to  have  me  sign 
the  mileage  strip  attached  thereto.  He 
had  also  neglected  to  limit  the  book  by 
punching  out  the  dates  on  the  cover, 
and,  thirdly,  he  had  required  me  to  fill 
out  the  certificate  for  the  rebate and had 
witnessed  my  signature.  This  should 
not  be  done  until  the  mileage  is  used 
up  and  the  cover  turned  in.  Visions  of 
that  $10  which  might  possibly  be  re­
gained  were  vanishing  like  dew  before 
the  morning  sun.

A  message  by  a  returning  conductor 
brought  the  mileage  strip  to  me  at 
Evart,  where  it  was  duly  signed  and  re­
turned,  and  an  accommodating  agent  at 
another  station  cancelled  the  necessary 
dates  on  the  cover.

At  Reed  City a wait  of  fifteen  minutes 
occurred  at  the  ticket  window  while 
the  agent  was  sending  a  message  before 
I  could  obtain  transportation  north. 
Fortunately,  the  train  was  behind  time, 
and  I  am  a  patient  waiter.  Sept.  2,  at 
Cadillac,  on  presenting  my  book  at the 
Ann  Arbor  ticket  office,  was  told  that 
no  exchange  tickets  had  been  received, 
and  was  obliged  to  pay  cash  fare  to 
Copemish  at  the  usual  rates.  On  the 
Manistee  &  Northeastern  I  had  other 
mileage,  but  the  officials  of  that  road 
had  not  been  furnished  with  the  neces­
sary  blanks  for  the  world-beater.

Sept.  3,  my  trip  to  Frankfort  was  on 
the  cash  system,  and  I  was  thinking  of 
getting  that  book  framed,  but  it  came 
into  use  again  on  the  Chicago  &  West 
Michigan,  where  I  ran  against  another 
snag.  As  the  conductor  appeared,  my 
name  was  signed  “ in  his  presence”

with  an  ordinary  pencil  on  the  Com­
missioner’s  ticket  which  is  attached  to 
the  exchange  ticket.  He said that didn’t 
go. 
It  should  be  signed  in  ink  or  with 
an  indelible  pencil.  As  I  did  not  carry 
a  complete  stationer’s  outfit,  he  fur­
nished  the  blue  marker  and  I  signed 
loop-hole,”  
again. 
said  I. 
I ’ve 
been  signing  all  those  train  tickets  with 
a  black  pencil,  and 
it’s all  off  so  far 
as  that  $10  is  concerned.”

“ There’s  another 
“ My contract  is violated. 

At  Traverse  City  the  agent  informed 
me  that 
it  was  necessary  to  sign  the 
mileage  strip  in  ink  on  the  tinted  por­
tion. 
I  was  learning  something  every 
day.  Other  strips  had  been  forwarded 
to  the  auditor  with  my autograph spread 
over tinted  and  white  alike  in my  usual 
flowery  fashion—no  discrimination  on 
account  of  color—but here  the  line  must 
be  drawn.

Alden  was  reached,  where  the  gen­
tlemanly  agent  received  me  cordially ; 
but,  having  had  no  experience  with  the 
new  book,  would  I  kindly  assist  him  in 
preparing  the  necessary  tickets,  so  I 
could  reach  Charlevoix?  “ Certainly,”  
my  experience  was  ripe,  and  how  could 
such  politeness  be  turned  down?

interchangeable  route. 

Driving  across  the  country  the  next 
day,  it  was  necessary  for  me  to  take  the 
south-bound  night  train at .Boyne  Falls. 
Here  is  where  you.meet  friend  Marsh, 
the  G.  R.  &  I.  agent.  All  the  boys 
know  Marsh,  and  some  think  he 
is. 
cranky.  Maybe  he 
is— we  all  have 
wheels,  you  know—but  my  experience 
here  was  great.  Having  leisure  during 
the  evening,  I walked over  to  the  station 
and  asked  for  passage  to  Mancelona  via 
the 
I  was  sur­
prised  when  Marsh 
informed  me  that 
he  wouldn’t  issue  a  ticket  for  my  train, 
as  his  office  was  supposed  to  be  closed 
when  the  cars  went  through  at  ii.isa n d  
I  must  get  my  exchange  ticket  from  the 
I  didn’t  care  to  tackle  this 
conductor. 
new  dilemma,  so  I  argued  that 
it  was 
his  duty  to  issue  a  passage  on  any  train 
I  might  designate— whether  it  was  that 
night,  the  next  day  or  the  week  follow­
ing.  We  had  quite  an  animated  dis­
cussion  over  the  merits  and  demerits 
of  the  new  book,during  which  the  agent 
expressed  the  hope  that  every  traveling 
man  who  bought  one  of  them  would lose 
his £10. 
I  quite  agreed  with  him  on 
this  point—except  so  far as  myself  was 
concerned.  He  acknowledged  his  igno­
rance  of  the  rules  governing  the  book 
and  thought  they  were  a  great  nuisance.
I  expressed  the  same  opinion,  espe­
cially  so  when  an  agent  refused  to  issue 
a  ticket  when  requested  by  the  owner  of 
one  of  them. 
If  I  felt  that  way,  he 
would  study  up  the  rules  and  accept  my 
mileage. 
I  told  him  he  didn’t  have  to 
look  them  u p ;  that  I  was  familiar  with 
the  program  and  would  act  as  assistant 
agent, so I obtained passage to Mancelona.
At  this  point  genial  Chamberlin  be­
gan  to  look  around  for  his  ax  when  I 
presented  my  book,and I  began  to  think 
that  they  were  no  more  popular  with 
railway  officials  than  with traveling men 

•but  my  week  is  up.

G e o .  L.  Cr a w f o r d .

Getting  in  Line  for  the  Convention.
Kalamazoo,  Sept.  13— Post  K,  Michi­
gan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  will  give  a 
grand  banquet  and  ball  in  the  Academy 
of  Music  on  December  28  and  29  to 
over  1,000  ftllow  knights  from  over  the 
State,  who  will  be  their guests  on  those 
two  days.  This  was  decided  upon  at  a 
meeting  held  at  the  Burdick  House Sun­
day, with  a  large  number  of  members  of 
the  local  post  in  attendance.

A  contract  has  already  been  signed 
by  B.  A.  Bush,  who  has  bound  himself 
to  remove  the  parquet  in  the  academy 
for the banquet  on  the  28th,  and  the  ball 
on  29th,  and  to  lay  a  floor,  which  will 
change  the  theater  into  a  fine  ballroom. 
Both  occasions  will  be  strictly  invita­
tion  affairs,and  the  expense  of  the  same 
will  be  borne  by  the  local  members  of 
the  organization.

Prominent  speakers  will  deliver  ad­
dresses  at  the  banquet.  The  following 
members  of  the  Executive  Committee 
will  have  full  charge  of  the  two  events : 
J.  A.  Hoffman,  C.  A.  Cable,  Henry j 
Dasher,  Louis  Rosenbaum,  Arthur  S. 
Cowing,  L.  Verdon  and  F.  L.  Nixon.  I

The  Unfortunate  Statement  of  Mr.

Moeller.

Grand  Rapids,  Sept.  15— I  would like 
a  small  space  in  your  paper  to  express 
my  opinion  regarding  an  interview with 
H.  F.  Moeller,  Assistant  General  Pas­
senger  Agent  of  the  F.  &  P.  M.  Rail­
road,  which  appeared 
in  the  Saginaw 
Globe  of  Sept.  11,  one  paragraph  of 
which  is  as  follows:

“ The  only  ones  who  are  objecting  to 
this  interchangeable  mileage  system  are 
dishonest  commercial 
travelers,  who 
patronize  the  mileage  the  scalpers get 
hold  of  and  who  charge  their  houses 
up  with  regular  fares. 
I  have  seen  it 
done  many  times  myself  between  De­
troit  and  Chicago  and  between  Saginaw 
and  Detroit.  The  new  system  prevents 
these  men  robbing  their  houses,  and 
every  firm  in  the  country  who  have  men 
on  the  road  are  more  than  pleased  with 
the  system. ”

for 

I  gave  him  credit 

Now,  I  can  hardly  believe  that  Mr. 
Moeller  ever  expressed  himself  in  these 
words. 
bet­
ter  judgment.  For  a  man  filling  the 
position  of  Assistant  General  Passenger 
Agent  of  so  good  a  line  as  he  repre­
sents,  it  would  seem 
impossible.  The 
reflection  cast  on  nearly  or  quite  all  cf 
the  traveling  men 
in  Michigan—men 
who  furnish  his  road  with  two-thirds 
of  its  business,  passenger  and  freight— 
by  the  statement  that  they  are  dishonest 
and  that  they  steal  from  the  firms  they 
represent  is  unfounded  and  unfair.  Mr. 
Moeller’s  position  depends  on  the  suc­
cess  of  his  line. 
If  it  were  not doing  a 
good  business,  I  prophesy  the  expenses 
would  be  reduced,  even  to  dropping 
some  from  the  list  of  employes.

The  commercial  traveler proper is one 
of  the  smallest  customers  ot  the  scalp­
I  think  Mr.  Moeller  cannot 
er’s  books. 
find  a  single  case 
in  his  city  where 
traveling  men  who  represent  Saginaw 
houses—who 
leave  home  on  Monday 
morning  and  return  on  Saturday  night 
— are  patrons  of  the  scalper’s  office 
There 
is  no  object  in  so  doing.  Tbei. 
firms  pay  all  of  their  expenses,  or  they 
are  paid  a  stipulated  amount  and  they 
pay  their  own  expenses.  What  object 
would  it  be  for  them  to  pay  the  scalper 
2%  cents  when  they  can  buy  the  book 
direct  at  2  cents?

interchangeable  book? 

It  is  an  acknowledged  fact  that nearly 
or  quite  all  of  the  roads  sell  the  scalp­
ers  all  the  books  they  want  (and  I  think 
the  F.  &  P.  M.  is  hardly an exception). 
Still  they  say  that  it  is  a  crime  for  the 
traveling  man  to  buy  and  use  one  of 
them.  How  as  to  the  statement  that 
none  but  dishonest  traveling  men  kick 
about  this 
I 
claim  to  be  honest,  and  I  have  never 
yet,  in  a  single  instance,  bought  a  book 
of a  scalper,  and  I  think  there  are  hun­
dreds  of  other  traveling  men  who  have 
never  been  insfde  of  a  scalper’s  office. 
If,  as  he  says,  every  man  who  does  not 
like  this  monstrosity  is  dishonest,  there 
is  an  army  of  dishonest  men  on  the 
road, as  I  have  yet  to  hear  from  one  who 
does  not  feel  just  as  I  do  about 
it—and 
the  worst  kickers  about  it  that  I  have 
met  are  the  ones  who  have bought  it and 
tried  to  use  i t !

I  repeat  that  I  cannot  believe  that 
Mr.  Moeller  made  the  statement.  He 
is  too  shrewd.  He  knows  that  the 
freight  business  of  all  the roads depends 
on  the  traveling  man,  as  he  almost 
in­
variably  has  the  say  as  to  which  way 
freight  shall  be  shipped ;  and  to have 
the  boys  feel  that  one  of  the  general 
officers  felt  as  this  statement  makes  it 
would  divert  the  freight  in  many  cases.
Since  my  letter  in  last week’s Trades­
man,  I  have  been  flooded  with  good 
words,  commending  my  position  and 
kicks 
invariably  making 
against the  endless  chain 
interchange­
able  book  of  1897—and  I  fully  believe 
that  they  are  honest  men!

vigorous 

G e o .  F .  Ow en.

Telephone  Testimony  in  Kansas.  ' 

From the Topeka State Journal.

An  innovation  was  introduced  in  the 
court  here  Saturday,  when two  witnesses 
were  examined  and  gave  their  testi­
mony  over  the  wire.  After  the  trial  in 
the  case  was  commenced  two  witnesses 
were  wanted.  Both  were  business  men,

and  the  attorneys  for  both  sides  agreed 
that  to  save  time  they  should  give  their 
testimony  by 
telephone,  which  was 
done.  Affidavits  have  been  sworn  to 
and  acknowledgments  taken  by 
tele­
phone  and  sustained  by  the  courts,  but 
this  is  believed  to  be  the  first  time  that 
testimony  has  been  received  by  ’phone.

Don’t  make  trouble  about  who  pro­
duces  the  thunder.  You  take  care  that 
you  make  the  lightning.

WANTS  COLUMN.

Advertisements  will  be  inserted  under  this 
head  for  two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion 
and  one  cent  a  word  for  each  subsequent  in­
sertion.  No advertisements taken for less than 
25 cents.  Advance payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

r p o  RENT—THE  FINEST  STORE  AND  THE 
X   best location for a first-class §hoe,  clothing, 
or furniture or carpet store;  size25xl00:  lighted 
by  gas  or  electricity;  in  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 
Parties in search of a good  location  should  not 
overlook this chance.  Apply to E. Trump, Bat- 
tle Creek, Mich. 
397
I ¡■'OR  SALE—STOCK  GENERAL  MERCHAN- 
dise and building  in  railroad  town  of  400; 
best farming country in Central  Michigan;  pos­
itively no trades.  Address No.  396,  care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
399
tpOK  SALE — GROCERY'  AND  BAKERY 
stock, also  meat  business  in  connection  if 
wanted, in  live  city  of  7,000  inhabitants;  best 
location;  business  conducted  on  strictly  cash 
system;  in fact, best of  the  kind  in  Michigan. 
Address No. 395, care Michigan Tradesman.  395
W ANTED—LOCATION,  WITHOUT“STOCK, 
for druggist and physician in  Michigan or 
Northern Indiana.  Must be good town, market 
railroad,  etc.  Address  No.  394,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
394
I l f  ANTED—FARM.  IF  FARM  Si ITS  BIO 
TT  deal  will  be  given.  G.  H. Rutland, 1161 
South Division St., Grand Rapids. 
392
IpOR  SALE-BOOT  AND  SHOE  STOCK  IN- 
voicing about $1,800.  Best location and only 
exclusive shoe store in town of 2,400 Inhabitants. 
Address No. 391, care Michigan Tradesman.  391
Ii'OR  SALE—160  ACRES  OF GOOD ROLLING 
prairie land in Brown county, South Dakota; 
20 acres under cultivation; $1 per acre.  Address 
386
R  A.  Wohlfarth, Aberdeen, So. Da. 
IT'OR  SALE-SECONDHAND  SCALES,  RE~- 
paired  and  warranted,  at  very  low  prices; 
we take secondhand scales in trade when parties 
want  scales  of  larger  capacity,  etc.  Address 
Standard Scale & Fixture Co , St Louis, Mo.  3S5 
IOR SALE—GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OF GKO- 
ceries and notions in country village;  doing 
a  nice  business;  can  leave  postoflfice  with  pur­
chaser.  Reason  for  selling,  poor  health.  Ad- 
dress G- W. Townsend, Watson, Mich. 
W  ANTED — FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR 
t t 
retail trade.  Cash paid.  Correspond with 
Caulkett & Co., Traverse City, Mich. 
381
FOR SALE—JUDGMENT FOR$8.08 AGAINST 
Miles H. Wlnans,  real  estate  agent  In  the 
Tower  Block.  Tradesman  Company,  Grand 
3gj
Rapids. 
IiMJR  EXCHANGE — A  WELL-ASSORTED 
drug stock that  will  inventory  $1,200  for  a 
stock of  groceries.  Address  John  Cooper,  340 
Woodworth avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich.  366
IT'OR  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. 
35«
f 'OR  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
TITANTED—PARTNER  WITH  $2,000  FOR 
V v  one-half interest  in  hardware, stoves  and 
tiushop, plumbing  and  furnace  work  and  job­
bing, roofing,  etc.  Have  several  good  jobs  on 
hand and a well-established trade;  best location 
in heart of city.  Address Box 522,  Big  Rapids 
Mich. 
ggg
U'OR  EXCHANGE—TWtO  FINE  IMPROVED 
X   farms  for  stock  of  merchandise;  splendid 
location.  Address No. 73, care Michigan Trades­
man. 
73
ANTED—1,000  CASES  FRESH  EGGS, 
daily.  Write  for  prices.  F.  W.  Brown 
349

Ithaca, Mich._____ 

387 

6 

PATENT  SOLICITORS.

f l'REE—OUR  NEW  HANDBOOK  ON  PAT- 
ents.  Cilley  &  AUgier,  Patent  Attorneys, 
(¿rand Rapids, Mich. 
339

MISCELLANEOUS.

ANTED—DRUG  AND GROCERY  CLERK. 
Address  No.  393,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
\ \ T  ANTED—POSITION  IN  GROCERY  OR 
general  store;  twelve  years’  experience; 
qest of references; capable of filling any position 
of trust.  C.  Westmore. Norvell, Mich. 
388
WANTED—POSITION  BY  MALE STENOG- 
rapher  owning  typewriter;  experienced 
and accurate.  Address Box 566,  Grand  Rapids.
375

393

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....

guard,  FAIRFIELD  &  CO.,  Allegan,  Mich.

Michigan trade supplied by the 

Olney &  Judson  Grocer Co., Grand Rapids.

trying 

If  you  are  a  mer­
chant and have lost 
money 
to 
handle
Clothing
write  us  for  infor­
mation how to sup­
ply your customers 
with  new, 
fresh, 
stylish and well fit­
ting  garments  at 
satisfactory  prices 
to them  and  profit 
to you.  No capital 
or  experience  re­
quired.

Standard  line  of 
Men’s  Suits  and 
Overcoats, $4.00  to 
$(6.00.

WHITE  CITY  TAILORS,

322.336  ADAMS STREET,  CHICAGO,  ILL.

Travelers*  Time  Tables.

chicaqo

Going to  Chicago.

Muskegon.

Returning from  Chicago.

.v. G.Rapids..8:35am  1:25pm  *6:25pm  *ll:30pm 
tr. Chicago..  .3:10pm 6:50pm  2:0uam  6:40am 
Lv.Chicago................ 7:20am  5il5pm * 9:30pm
tr. G’dRapids............1:25pm  10:45pm * 4:00am
Lv. G’d  Rapids..............  8:35am 1:25pm  6:25pm
Ki.  G’d Rapids..............  1:25pm 5.15pm  10:45am
Traverse  City,  Charlevoix, Petoskey  and  Bay 
Lv. G’d Rapids...........  7:30am  It:30pm  5:30pm
ir. Traverse City......   12:40pm  5:00am  11:10pm
tx. Charlevoix...........  8:15pm  7:30am 
.........
tr.  Petoskey..............  3:45pm  8:00am  ...........
lr  Bay View..............  3:55pm  8:10am 
.........
Parlor cars  leave  Grand  Rap'ds 8:35  a m  and 
1:25 pm ; leave Chicago5:15 pm.  Sleepingcars 
leave  Grand  Rapids  *11:30 pm;  leave Chicago 
*9:30 pm.

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CABS.  CHICAGO.

View.

TRAVERSE  CITY  AND  BAY  VIRW.

Parlor  car  leaves  Grand  Rapids  7:30  a  m 

sleeper at 11:30 p m.

•Every  day. 

Others week days only.

Gio. DeHavbn, General Pass. Agent

June  20,  1897.'

GRAND Rgplds  ft  Indiana Railway
Northern  Dlv.  Leave  Arrivi 
Trav. C’y,Petoskey & Mack...* 7:45am *10:00pm 
l’rav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack., .t 2:20pm  t 5:10pm
Cadillac....................................+ 5:25pm til:10am
Petoskey & Mackinaw...........til :10pm t   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 to Petoskey and  Mackinaw.
Southern  Dlv.  Leave  Arrive
Cincinnati...............................t 7:10am t  8:25pm
PL Wayne................................t  2:00pm t  2:10pm
Cincinnati, Louisville & Ind..*10:15pm * 7:20am 
7:10a.m.  train  Das  parlor  oar  to  Cincinnati. 
2 00p.ip.  train  has  parlor  car  to  Fort  Wayne. 
10:15p.m  train  has  sleeping  car to Cincinnati 
Indianapolis and Louisville.

Muskegon Trains.

GOINS WEST.

LvG’d  Rapids.............t7:35am  tl :00pm t5:40pm
Lv G’d Rapids..........................  79:00am t7:00pm
Ar Muskegon................. 9:00am  2:10pm  7:00pm
Ar Muskegon............................. 10:25am  8:25pm
Ar Milwaukee, Steamer...........  4:00am
GOING BAST.
Lv Milwaukee, Steamer.........  
7:30am
Lv Muskegon..............t8:10am  +11:45am  t4:10pn
Lv Muskegon.......................... 7 8:35am 76:35pm
ArG’d Rapids............ 9:30am  12:S5pm  5 3>iw
Ar G’d Rapids.........................  11:00am  8:00pm
tRxcept Snndav.  «Dally  7Sunday only. 
Steamer leaves Muskegon daily except  Satur­
day.  Leaves Milwaukee daily  except  Saturday 
and Sunday.
A. ALxquisT, 
Ticket Agt.Cn. Sta.  Gen. Pass. A T kt Agt

C.  L. Lockwood,

CANADIAN

BAST  BOUND.

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

WEST  BOUND.

n P T D H I T   Qr*nd «VMS & Western 
1/JCl 1\V 1 I 9 

June 3 7 ,1897.

DULUTH, Sooth Shore and Atlantic 

Railway.

Qdag to Detroit.

Returning from  Detroit.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........7:00am  1:30pm  5:35pm
Ar. Detroit—   ...........11:40am  5:40pm  10:20pm
Lv. Detroit....................8:00am  1:10pm  6:10pm
Ar.  Grand  Rapids...... 1:00pm  5:80pm  10:56pm
Lv. G R 7:10am 4:20pm  Ar. G R 12:20pm  9:30pm 
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Trains ran week days only.

Saginaw, Alma and  Greenville.

Gno. DbHavbn,  General Pass. Agent

GRANDTnMk RAl,w,ljr Syi4e“

Detroit and Milwaukee Dlv

(In effect  May 3,  1807.)

EAST. 

Leave. 
Arrive,
t  6:45am..Saginaw,  Detroit and East..t 9:55pm
tl0:10am......... Detroit  and  East..........t  5:07pm
t  3:30pm..Saginaw,  Detroit and  East..tl2:45pm 
*10:46pm.. .Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35am
• 8:36am....Gd. Haven and In t Pts....* 7:10pm 
112:53pm.Gd. Haven and Intermediate.t 3:22pm 
t  5:12pm....Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi.... +10:06am
* 7:40pm.... Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi....* 8:15am
tlO:00pm........Gd. Haven and Mil..........t  6:40am
Eastward—No. 14 haB Wagner parlor car.  No. 
18  parlor  car.  Westward—No.  11  parlor  car. 
No. 15 Wagner parlor car.
tExcept Sunday.

•Dally. 

E. H. H ughes, A. G. P .4 T . A. 
Ben. Flbtchbb, Trav. Pass. Agt, 
J ab. Cantrell, City Pass. Agent 
No. 23 Monroe S t

WEST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & L) *11:10pm  +7:45am
Lv. Mackinaw City..................   7:35am  4:20pm
Ar. St  Ignace..........................   9:00am  5:20pm
Ar. Sanlt Ste. Marie................  12:20pm  9:50pm
Ar. Marquette  .......................   2:50pm  10:40pm
Ar. Nestoria.............................   5:20pm  12:45am
Ar. Duluth............................ ................  8:30am
Lv. Dulnth............................................   +6:30pm
At. Nestoria.............  
+U:15am  2:45am
Ar. Marquette......................... 
1:30pm  4:30am
Lv. Sault Ste. Marie..............  3:30pm 
..........
Ar. Mackinaw City................  8:40pm  11:00am
G. W. Hibbard, Gen. Pass. Agt., Marquette. 
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.

BAST  BOUND.

M I N N E A P O L I S , * ™ * * * ^ .

WEST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & I.)..................+7:45am
Lv. Mackinaw City....................................4:20pm
Ar. Gladstone...........................................   9:50pm
Ar. S t Paul...............................................  8:45am
Ar. Minneapolis.........................................9:30am
Lv. Minneapolis.....................................  +6:30pm
Ar. St. Paul.............................................  7:20pm
Ar. Gladstone...  ....................................  5:45am
Ar. Mackinaw City.................................  11:00am
Ar. Grand Rapids..................................... 10:00pm
W. R. Callaway, Gen. Pass. Agt, Minneapolis. 
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass.  Agt., Grand  Rapids

BAST BOUND.

m  W   HID  HEW  GÜSTOW

Yes, they are both  very de­
sirable.  It*s just what every 
active  merchant  is seeking, 
and  those  most  successful 
are using  the  co-operative 
system—giving  their  cus­
tomers  the  benefit  of their 
advertising  bill.

We  Can 
Help  You

Our business  would  not  be 
constantly  increasing  were 
we not giving good service. 
We  know  how  to  manage 
Premium  Advertising  suc­
cessfully  and  can  instruct 
you how to conduct  it  on  a 
safe and profitable  basis.

Harvest
Time

That*s  just  what  it  is  now 
for active advertisers.

The above cut  shows  our 
No.  7 Parlor  Table  in  Oak, 
Polished  Antique 
finish,

and is usually given with $25.00 to $30.00 in trade.

W e want to send you our catalogue, showing a fine line of useful premium goods.  Then  we believe 
you will send us a trial order, with which we include a  full  supply  of  circulars, coupons  and  placards, 
all sent on 60 days’ trial, subject to approval.

Stebbins  Manufacturing Co.,

M en tion  T r a d e sm a n .

Lakeview, Mich.

Corbin’s Lightning 
Scissors Sharpener

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.

SELLS AT SIGHT 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  SALE  A T   WHOLESALE  BY

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  fllCH.

The Cream  of  Wheat  for  Bakers

^ 

Cannot  be  excelled. 
It is  a  perfect  flour  manufactured 
from  spring  wheat,  in  which  the  following  points  are
prominently  retained: 
Strength,  color,  water  absorp­
tion,  amount and  quality of bread.

The  Cream  of Wheat  for  Grocers

& 

Is  a  trade  winner. 
It is  a  scientific  blend of  the  finest 
Dakota  and  Minnesota  hard  spring  wheats  and  is  un- 
equaled  for  family  bread  baking.  You  should  handle
this  flour;  it  is  a  trade  winner.  Splendid  advertising 
matter  furnished.

The  Cream  of  Wheat

Has  for  the  past  fifteen  years  been  sold  on  the  market 
and  ^ch   year  has  seen  a steady  increase in its  sales. 
It 
is  the most profitable  spring wheat  flour  for  bakers, job­
bers  and wholesale and  retail  grocers  to  handle.

The  Cream  of  Wheat

** 

Is milled in  a  strictly modern  500  barrel  roller  process 
mill,  in  which  only  the  latest  improved  machinery  and 
highest  skilled  labor  are  employed.  Each  and  every 
sack  or  barrel  comes  to you fully guaranteed and is made
with  the  aim  of  pleasing  a  class  of  bakery  and  family 
trade that  are  satisfied  with  none  but  the  best.  Write 
for  prices  and  samples.

JOHN  H. EBELING,  Green  Bay,  Wis.

