Volume  XV. 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,  1897. 

Number  732

Surprised

At  the  w ay  orders  are  com ing  our  way  these 
days.  W e  are 
just  closing  our  eighth  year 
m aking  A d vertising  S p ecialties,  and  each 
year  our  books  have  shown  a  good  increase 
in  business.  T h e  only  reason  we  can  see 
w hy 
is  because  we  give  good  service.  M any 
of  our  best  custom ers  are m erchants who have 
been  buying  of  us  since  the  first  year  we com ­
m enced  business. 
are  now  better 
equipped 
than  ever  to  help  you  sell  Dry 
G oods,  G roceries,  G eneral  M erchandise,  etc. 
W e   have  just  issued  a

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Dew Catalogue

and  will  send  you  one  for  the  asking 
m ention  Tradesm an.

if  you

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sole  agents  in  this  territory  for  the  celebrated  bulk 
roast coffees of the

WOOLSON SPICE CO.

A sk   our  salesman  to  show   you  our  line  of  samples.

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Office  and  Works,  BUTTERWORTH  AVE., 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

Bulk'.works“at^Grand  Rapids,  Muskegon, Manistee, Cadillac,  Big Rap­
ids,  Giand  Haven,  Traverse City,  Ludington, Allegan, 
Howard  City,  Petoskey,  Reed  City,  Fremont,  Hart,{T_- 
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“ How  to  Keep  Oysters  Fresh” 
sent to any address on request.

Chocolate  Cooler  Co.,

Grand  Rapids.

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are  mauufactured  by  us  and  all  sold  on  the 
of  size,  shape  or  denomination. 
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TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

B A R N E T T   B R O T H E R S

A re still at their old location,  159 South  W ater Street,  Chicago,  in  the  center  of 
the largest fruit market in  the  United  States,  with  ample  room,  occupying  the 
entire  building.  W ell  equipped  for  business,  they  are  still  in  the  front  in 
handling all kinds of

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These goods are extra-plated, of handsome design and are made by one 
of  the  largest  manufacturers  in  the  United  States  and  will  wear  five 
years.  25 of Our Yellow Labels, attached to original  tin-foil wrappers, wdl 
procure one  Silver  Plated Teaspoon,  and  50 of same  will  procure  one 
of either, Table Spoon,  Fork,  Butter  Knife or Sugar Spoon.  For 75  you 
will  receive  one  silver  Plated  Steel  Table  Knife,  and  for  10 a  hand­
some Aluminum Thimble is given.

Present  labels,  attached  to tin-foil wrappers, at our office  in this city, 
and  receive premiums free of any charge in  return;  or  hand  labels, at­
tached to tin-foil wrappers, to your grocer, with your name and address, 
and  premiums will be delivered through him the following day.

Premiums cannot be  mailed  under any circumstances.

Detroit  Agency,  118 Bates St.
Grand  Rapids Agency, 26  Fountain  St.
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EDGAR’S

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

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People  want  that  kind  of  Flour.
W e  call  it  " L IL Y   W H IT E ."
It  is  no  trouble  to  sell  it.
E V E R Y B O D Y  likes  it. 
W omen  are  particular  about  Flour.
Lily  W hite  pleases  them.
Please  the  women  and  you  get  the fam - 

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It  is worth  while.
Order " L I L Y  W H IT E "   Flour  now. 
W e  guarantee it.
Your  money  back  if  you  w ant  it.

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Wholesale  Clothing  Manufacturers 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  29,1897.

Wheel  Guarantee  Reduced.

The  decision  of  the  National  Cycle 
Board  of  Trade  to  reduce  the  time  of 
guarantee  on  wheels  and  tires  to  sixty 
days  will  meet  the  hearty  approbation 
of  all  dealers  and  will  be  amply  suffi­
cient  for  all  proper  needs  of  the  wheel­
ing  frateinity. 
In  the  whole  history  of 
the  wheel  trade  there  has  been  more 
annoyance  on  account  of  the  long  time 
of  responsibility  for  breakage  than  all 
other  causes combined.  To be sure, when 
high  prices  were  still  prevalent  this  an­
noyance  was  well  paid  for;  and  yet  the 
fact  that  each  deal  was  not finally closed 
and  the  profits  reckoned  for  so  long  a 
time  made  the  system  very  unsatisfac­
tory.

There  are  a  considerable  proportion 
of  the  buyers  of  wheels,  as  of  other 
classes,  who  are  naturally  made  care­
less,  if not reckless,  by  a  long-continued 
guarantee.  The  very  fact  that  some­
body 
is  held  under  obligation  to  pay 
for  breakage  creates  an  instinctive  de­
sire  on  the  part  of  these  to  give  them 
something  to  pay  for.  The  result  of  this 
is  the  wheels  are  subjected  to  rough 
usage  and  careless  handling  that  would 
be  carefully  avoided  were  the  owner  the 
one  to  stand  the  repairs.

Under  the  old  system  of  high  prices 
there  may  have  been  some  advantage  in 
the  fact  that  many  reasonable  and  care­
ful  users  were  induced  to  change  their 
mounts  frequently  for  the  sake  of  keep­
ing  under  the  protection  of  a guarantee. 
But  the  advantage  to  the  trade  from 
this  feature  was  more  than  balanced  by 
the  demands  of  the  other  class.  Then, 
the  reduction 
in  prices  has  made  such 
a  system  impracticable.

Sixty  days’  use  of  a  bicycle  is  a  suffi­
cient  time  to  develop  any  imperfections 
owing  to  faulty  construction or defective 
material.  And,  under  the  tendency  of 
falling  prices  and  narrowing  profits,  it 
is  a  sufficiently  long  time  for  the  man­
ufacturer  and  dealer  to  hold  the transac­
tion  of  a  sale  open  to  the  repair  con­
sideration.  This  decision  of  the  Board 
will  be  received  with  satisfaction  by 
all  classes  except  those  who  will  be  de­
prived  of  the  pleasure  of  having  some 
one  else  responsible  for  their  reckless­
ness. 
Status  of  Potatoes  and  Beans  in  the 

N a t e.

St.  Louis  Market.

St.  Louis,  Sept.  27—The market opens 
with  a  good  demand  for  all  lines  of 
staple  produce,  potatoes  receiving  the 
most  attention,  with  onions  of  good 
quality  in  good  request.  Cabbage  is  not 
so  active.  The  quality  of  the  offerings 
is  better,  but  prices  are  quotably  less. 
The  market  closes  rather  quiet.  White 
beans  are  weak  in  price,  with  a  dispo­
sition  on  the  part  of  holders  to  sell  old 
beans  before  new  crop  gets 
in,  as  the 
quality  of  new  beans  is  so fine.  Seldom, 
if  ever,  has  the  quality  of  beans  been 
as  fine  as  the  crop  of  1897,  and,  while 
the  yield 
is  reported  light,  as  well  as 
the  acreage,  the  stocks  of  old  beans  are 
so  heavy  that  buyers  are  not  needing 
any  at  the  moment  and  are  holding  off.
is  good, 
shipping  orders  taking  most of the offer­
ings.  The  quality 
is  generally  better, 
especially  stock  from  Wisconsin  and, 
very 
lately,  from  Michigan.  Digging 
is  going  on 
in  Minnesota,  Wisconsin 
and  Michigan,  and the yield  is  reported

In  potatoes,  the  movement 

light.  Prices  range  as  follows:  Min­
nesota  stock,  5 7 @ 6 i c   in  bulk  on  track ; 
Wisconsin,  58@62c.and  even  63@65c  on 
track  for  extra  quality,  and  some  were 
very  fine  and  easily  worth  it.  Michi­
gan  stock  is  beginning  to  move.  Some 
is  very  nice  and  some  is  quite  green; 
generally,  however,  it  is  ripe  and  suit­
able  for  shipping  and  sells  at  58@62  on 
track.

The  bean  market  is  weak  and 

lower. 
Holders  one  and  all  seem  to  want  to 
sell.  Old  1896  crop  is  offered  at  §1.05 
for  handpicked  pea; 
and 
screened,  95c;  new  1897  crop  is  offered 
at  $1.10;  choice  handpicked  pea  and 
screened  at  $1.02)4,  prompt  shipment. 
Buyers  are  slow  to  take  hold  and,  if 
more  disposition 
is  not  shown  on  the 
part  of  buyers,  prices  must  decline.

choice 

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

Toledo  Jobbers  To  Consider the  New 

Book.

Toledo,  Sept.  29—At  a  meeting of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Toledo  Trav­
eling  Men’s  Association,  held  on  Sat­
urday,  September  11,  resolutions  were 
adopted  protesting  in  emphatic  yet  po 
lite  language  against  the 
interchange­
able  mileage  ticket  recently  launched 
by  the  Central  Passenger  Association,  a 
copy  of  which  appeared  in  the  Trades­
man  of  Sept.  15.

With  a  view  of  taking  further  action 
toward  inducing  the  railroad  companies 
to  abolish  or  modify  the  objectionable 
features  of  this  new  ticket,  you  are 
hereby  respectfully 
invited  to  attend  a 
meeting  for  that  purpose  to  be  held  by 
the  manufacturers  and  wholesale  mer­
chants  of  Toledo  at  our  room  in  the 
Nasby  building,  on  Saturday  evening, 
October  2.

The  defects  and  shortcomings  of  the 
new  mileage  book,  the  great 
inconven­
ience,  loss  of  time,  and  annoyance  to 
which  the  traveling  men  are  subjected 
by  its  use,are so  glaring and self-evident 
that  additional  comment  thereon  is  un­
necessary. 
It  is  not  proposed  to dictate 
to  the  railroad  companies  how  they 
shall  manage  their  affairs,  nor  will  any 
proposition  be  made  to  them  of  any  un­
just  or  unreasonable  nature,  but  we  be­
lieve  that,  by  concerted  action  on  the 
part  of  the  traveling  men  and  their  em­
ployers.  a  due  hearing  and  considera­
tion  will  be  accorded  to  the  many  rea­
sonable  grounds  for  complaint  on  this 
interchangeable  mileage  book  question.

D.  J.  Ca in e,  Sec’y.

Decide 

to  Make 

their  Association 

Permanent.

Saginaw,  Sept.  23—The  Saginaw  Job­
bers  and  Manufacturers’  Association 
met  at  the  board  of  trade  rooms  last 
night  and  audited  all  the  bills  incurred 
by  reason  of  the  visit  of  retail  mer­
chants  to  the  city  last  week.  After  the 
payment  of  these  bills  a  balance  will 
remain  in  the  treasury 
It  was  decided 
to  make  the  Association  a  permanent 
one.  The officers  who  were  selected  for 
the  temporary organization were  elected 
as  permanent  officers,  as  follows :
President—William  Barie,  Sr.
Vice-President—J.  W.  Symons.
Second Vice  President— R.  C.  Morley.
Secretary— R.  F.  Johnson.
Treasurer—Theodore  Huss.
Resolutions  were  unanimously  adopt­
ed,  thanking  the  fire  department  for  the 
fine  exhibition  given  for  the  benefit  of 
the  visitors;  the  press  of  the  city  for 
their  good  work,  and  E.  A.  Tillotson 
and  Secretary  Johnson  for  their  efforts 
to  make  the  affair  the  success  it  proved 
to  be.

When  you  speak  to  a  person  look  him 

in  the  face.

Number 732

The  Grain  Market.

The  large  Northwestern  receipts  and 
the  lower  cables  had  a  drooping  effect 
on  the  market  since  our 
last  report. 
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  yield 
in  the  Dakotas  and  Minnesota  is  some­
what  below  what 
it  was  last  year  and 
about  33/4  Per  cent,  below  wbat  it  was 
two  years  ago,  the  farmers  are  free  sell­
ers,  as  they  consider  they  are  getting  a 
good  price  for  their  wheat  and  much 
better  than  they  have  been  for  some 
years.  Wheat  is  their  chief  product  and 
they  have  to  sell  this  to  defray  their 
current  expenses. 
It  is  far  different  in 
the  winter  wheat  states,  as  farming  is 
done  on  a  more  diversified plan.  Other 
farm  products  are  bringing  a good price 
and  the  farmers  seem  inclined  to  hold 
onto  their  wheat.  The  winter  wheat 
receipts  have  fallen  off  to  a  minimum, 
and,  if  the  reports  can  be  relied  upon, 
all  of  the  spring  wheat  crop  will  be 
marketed  within  sixty  days.  Notwith­
standing  the  exports  were  large,  being 
over  6.000,000  bushels, 
the  visible 
showed  an  increase  of 2,379,000 bushels, 
making  the  total  visible 
19,543,000 
bushels,  agJinst  48,715,000  bushels  at 
the  same  time  last  year.

Corn  and  oats,  as  is  usual,  followed 
is  no  change  in  the 

wheat,  but  there 
price  of  either  cereal.

The  flour  market  remains very steady, 
but  mill  feed  shows  a  weakening  tend­
ency.  The  receipts  during  the  week 
were  46  cars  of  wheat,  8  cars  of  corn 
and  5  cars  of  oats.

Local  millers  are  paying  87c 

for 

wheat. 

C.  G.  A. V oigt.

Flour  and  Feed.

During  the  past  week  the  flour market 
has  been  simply  a  repetition  of  the con­
dition  which  has  existed  since the sharp 
and  rapid  advance  took  place  in  wheat. 
The  trade  is  pursuing  a  hand-to-mouth 
policy,  not  yet  realizing  that  present 
values  are  legitimate.  For  the  next  few 
weeks  everything  depends  upon how  the 
farmer  markets  his  wheat. 
is 
rushed  rapidly  to  market  within  the 
next  two  months,  so  that  the  visible 
supply  will 
increase  at  a  rapid  rate, 
values  will,  undoubtedly,  decline  some­
what  from  the  present  basis.  The  farm­
er  holds  the  key  to  the  situation,  and we 
are  inclined  to  believe  he  will  be a  slow 
seller  when  the  price 
is  below  90c  at 
country  points  The  city  mills  are  well 
sold  ahead  on  flour  and  are  all  running 
steadily  at  full  capacity.

If 

it 

Bran 

is  plentiful  and  the  price  is 
about  50c  per  ton  lower  than  last  week. 
Middlings  are  scarce  and  in  good  de­
mand.  Feed  and  meal  are  both  mov­
ing  freely,  with  prices  well  sustained. 
The  long  period  of  drouth  has  not  yet 
been  broken  and  the  demand  for  mill 
feed  .is  increasing  daily.

W m.  N.  R owe.

From  a  Colorado  Standpoint.

F-om the Denver Commercial Bulletin.

The  Michigan  Tradesman 

is  four­
teen  years  old  this  month,  and  rejoices 
over  the  possession  of  a  large  paid-up 
subscription 
list  and  a  healthy  adver­
tising  patronage.  The  Tradesman  is  a 
clean,  well-conducted  and  well-edited 
paper,  of  value  to  its  constituents  and 
in  every  way  worthy  of  their  patronage.

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D ry  Goods
The  Dry  Goods  Market.

Cotton  Goods—A  confident  tone  pre­
vails 
in  all  departments,  and  there  is 
every  reason  to  believe  that  there  will 
be  an  extended  distribution  of  the 
various  cotton  fabrics. 
The  jobbing 
trade  will  doubtless  continue  thisperiou 
of  activity  well  into  October.

Woolen  Goods— There  has  been  an 
enormous  amount of business transacted, 
and  there  must  be  something  radically 
wrong  with  the  spring  line  of  any  mill 
which  is  not  pretty  well  sold  up. 
I he 
clothiers,  notwithstanding  the  tact  that 
they  have  bought  very  liberally,  are still 
looking  for  certain  priced  fabrics  with 
which  to  strengthen  their  lines,  but  the 
things  which  they  desire  most are not  ti 
be  had,  exc* pt 
in  rare  instances,  ant. 
then  only  at  So  great  an  advauce  in  tin 
price  paid  lor  similar  goods  earlier 
in 
the  season  as  to  discourage,  to  some  ex­
tent,  the  placing  of  many  further  or­
ders ;  and  still  many  clothiers  who  an 
considered  good  and  shrewd  manipula­
tors  are  increasing  their  orders  on  cer­
tain  lines  ot  goods  to  as  great  an  extent 
as  the  manufacturers  will  prenut  tneni 
to,  even  at  the  present  comparatively 
high  prices.

impetus  from 

Hosiery - Some  of  the  Western  and 
Northwestern 
mills  manufacturing 
heavy,  coarse  grades  of  goods,  have 
received  quite  an 
the 
Klondike  boom,  and  the  mills  in  Mich­
igan,  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota,  as  well 
as  the  adjacent  states,  making  a  spe­
cialty  of 
lumbermen's  knit  wear  are 
working  night  and  day  to  catch  up  with 
the  orders  for  these  goods.

Knit  Goods—The  question  of  prices 
is  one  that  is  stirring  up  considerable 
talk  among  agents,  and  when  one  talks 
with  a  single  individual,  he  is  sure  to 
say  that  prices  ought  to  go up,  and  each 
one  favors  a  general  advance,  but,  as  a 
whole,  the  market  has  not  changed  ma­
terially.  There  have  been  a  few  ad 
vances  made  on  certain  lines,  but  they 
are  not  general.  Each  one  seems  to  be 
afraid  that, if  he  does  advance,  his  com­
petitor  will  get  the  business.  He  is 
afraid  that  others  who  do  not  advance 
immediately  will  take  all  the  business 
is 
there 
in  the  market  for the  time  be­
ing. 
Several  agents  have,  however, 
given  notice  to  their  customers  that 
they  would  make  the  price  on  certain 
lines  at  a  certain  advance  October  i.

improving,  with 

Silks—The  demand  for  the  different 
articles  continues  to  run  on  the  same 
lines;  plaids  are  as  scarce  as  ever,  a 
position  which 
is  now  also  being  ex­
perienced  by  Roman  stripes. 
Plain 
and  glace  taffetas  are  in  very  good  de­
mand,  the  better  qualities  having  come 
more  prominently  to  the  front.  Black 
silks  keep 
satin 
duchesse  in  the  lead ;  next  in  favor  are 
peau  de  soie  and  peau  de  Norwege,  a 
new make of excellent wear,  but with  not 
quite  as much lustre as duchesse.  Spring 
ordering  is  progressing  at  an  unusually 
brisk  pace  for  so  early  a  period.  The 
orders  so  far  run  mostly  on  the  different 
kinds  of  taffetas 
in  plain  and  fancy, 
which  will  see  a  very  good  season again 
during  spring.  Manufacturers,  however, 
are  by  no  means  anxious  to  fill  them­
selves  with  orders  just  yet,  as  pres­
ent  prices,  although  the  full  advance  is 
willingly  being  paid,  do  not  appear  to 
be  near  the  level  which  will  eventually 
be  reached.
Features  of  the  Fall  Trade 

in  Under­

wear.

From the Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin.

“ The  trade  in  underwear  has  been  a 
great  deal  larger  this  year  as  compared

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  Medium  Course  Best.

From Shoe and Leather Facts.

if  at 

As  a  rule,  it  is  a  wrong step  for a store 
to  go  to  the  extreme  and  build  up  a 
reputation  of  being  a  very  high-pri.  ed 
place.  Ot  course,  the  trade  of  the  ex­
clusive  class  is  nighly  desirable,  but  it 
is  often  best  to  sacrihce  it  rather  than 
to  lose  many  sales  at  a  small  proflt 
in 
order  to  catch  lew  at  big  profit.  Very 
rich  people  and  those  who  do  not  count 
the  cost  are  very  much  in  the  minority, 
and  exorbitant  prices  will  finally  drive 
the  shopper  of  average  means  away 
from  the  store,  if  not  also  the  wealthier 
classes.
Perhaps  it  is  just  as  fallacious  a  pol­
icy  to  go  to  the  other  extreme  and  sell 
inferior  goods,  even 
low  prices, 
tor  that  will  ultimately  send  the  middle 
and  better  classes  elsewhere  and 
leave 
only  *  bargain”   seekers.  A  happy  me­
dium  is  a  good  thing  to  observe  in  this 
respect  as  well  as  in  most  others.  The 
experienced  buyers  eschew  goods  that 
are  offered  too  cheaply,  and  the  class  of 
trade  attracted  by  too  much  cheapness 
is  not  very  desirable  at  any  rate.
True,  the  number  of  those  who  sought 
very  cheap  goods  was  greatly  aug­
mented  during  the  panic,  but  with  the 
return  of  better  times  the  change  in  the 
other  direction 
to 
speedily  take  place.  Men  and  women 
who  formerly  paid  from  36 to jtio  a pair 
for  their  shoes  have  bought  very  cheap 
footwear 
recently,  not  because  they 
liked 
it  was  necessary 
it,  but  because 
lor  them 
their  expenses. 
to  curtail 
They  have  been  educated  to  the  fact 
that  there  is  far  better  style  and  quality 
in  such  cheap  goods  than  they  would 
ever  have  believed  if  they  had  not  been 
forced  to  the  experiment,  so  that  they 
may  never  go  back  to  the highest priced 
lines;  but  there  is,  nevertheless,  an  in­
nate  desire  with  most  of  such  persons 
to  see  a  better  grade  of  shoes  on  their 
feet  than  they  have  been  wearing,  and 
just  as  soon  as  the  condition  of  their 
pocketbooks  warrants  it  they  can  be  de 
pended  upon  to  seek  the  stores  which 
handle  such  goods.  The  very  fact  of 
Heine  able  to  pav  better prices will  give

is  pretty 

certain 

them  almost  as  much  pleasure  as  will 
the  acquisition  of  such footwear.  That’s 
human  nature  and  it’s  the  same  now  as 
it  has  been  from  the  beginning.  Some 
of  the  same  persons  who now say higher- 
priced  goods  will  never  find  a  demand 
a  little  while  ago  claimed  that  the  busi­
ness  depression  would  never  end.

The  fruit  crop  of  Missouri  this  year 
is  estimated  at  325,000,000.  Colonel 
Ripley,  Secretary  ot  the  State  Board 
of  Agriculture,  says:  “ Thousands  of 
acres  are  being  set  in  grapes.  One  ton 
of  Missouri  grapes  will  make  as  much 
wine  as  two  tons  of  California  grapes. 
Missouri  pears  are  selling  as  high  as  34 
a  bushel.  The  peach  crop  this  year  is 
unsui passed.  One  farmer  has  sold  15,- 
000  bushels  at  $1  a  bushel.  Another  re­
ports  $1,685  worth  of  peaches  from  six 
acres. ’ ’

If  you  are  a  mer­
chant and have lost 
money 
to 
handle

trying 

Clothing

write  us  for  infor­
mation  how to sup­
ply your customers 
with  new, 
fresh, 
sty lish 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-oo  to 
3(6.oo.

W H IT E   C ITY   TA ILO RS,

222-226  ADAMS STREET,  CHICAGO,  ILL.

I  Come  to the  Carnival! 

1

cordially  invite  our  country 
customers  to  come  to  Grand 
Rapids to see the Carnival, Oct. 26, 
27,  28  and  29,  and  solicit a call on 
that occasion,  as we shall  have our 
winter line open for inspection.

P. Sleketee & Sons,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

with  that  of 
last  year,”   said  R.  M. 
Ankeney,  of  the  underwear  and  hosiery 
department  of  Wyman,  Partridge  & 
Co.,  to  a  reporter  the  other  day. 
“ And 
1  have  no  doubt  but  what  prices  will  be 
higher.  So  far,  however,  prices  have 
been  about  the  same  as  last  year,  with 
lew  exceptions. “

The  goods  which  are  manufactured 
now  are  generally  of  a  better class  than 
those  made  heretofore.  Probably  the 
is  the  competition  ot 
reason  for  this 
lactories  and 
improved  machinery. 
Cheap  goods  in  the  line  of  the 
ladies' 
cotton  rib  article  are  at  present  rather 
scarce,  owing  to  the  factories  being  tar 
'rehind  with  their  orders,  which  are 
continuously  coming  in.

To-day  the  goods  most  popular  with 
the  public  seem  to  be  those  which  they 
can  buy  cheapest, 
lo   meet this  demand 
wool  fleeced  goods  seem  gaining  with 
special  favor,  as  the  sales  thus  tar  are 
reported  by 
jobbers  to  be  unusually 
urge.  Men's  and 
ladies'  union  suits 
«re  a  line  that  is  becoming  very  popu- 
ar. 
In  the  past  the  demand  for  this 
lass  of  underwear  was  mostly  tor 
ladies’  suits,  but  now  men  are  begin­
ning  to  learn  the  real  comfort  of  them 
nd  the  demand  is  growing. 
is  un- 
loubtedly  better  than  the  ordinary piece 
garment.

It 

Prices 

in  the  way  of  a 
Something  new 
is  being  offered 
hild's  sleeping  suit 
the  trade  and 
is  meeting  with  favor, 
this  suit  almost  entirely  encloses  the 
child,  the  garment  at  the  feet  being 
slocking  shaped,  and  the  sleeves  come 
tar  upon  the  wrist.  The  child,  in  this, 
can  undoubtedly  sleep  comfortably,  as 
there  is  hardly  a  chance  for  the  cold  to 
reach  his  body.
in  this  line  of  goods  thus  far 
have  been  about  the  same  as  last  year, 
is  expected.  This  is 
out  an  advance 
partially  due  to  the  new  tariff 
law  and 
the  shortage  of  stocks  in  the  hands  of 
manufacturers.  Some  manufacturers  are 
already  beginning  to  ask  fora  io  per 
cent,  advance  on  all  goods  in  the  wool­
en  line,  while  others  are  expected  to 
follow.

In  the  hosiery  line  the  trade  has 

in 
creased  ovt-r  that  of  a  year  ago,  and  the 
quality  of  the  goods 
is  gradually  im­
proving.  Heretofore  blacks  have  pre­
vailed,  but  for  next  spring  many  fancy 
patterns  will  be  shown.  At  present  the 
most  popular  lines  of  hosiery  are  those 
that  retail  at  25  cents  per  pair,  and 
other  cheaper  grades.  The  market  in 
this  line  of  goods  is quite similar to that 
of  underwear,  the  manufacturers  paying 
the  same  price  for  wool,  etc.

She  Had  a  Business  Head.

“ Women  have  funny ideas about busi 
ness,"  remarked  the 
family  grocer. 
“ Did  you  see that  woman  flounce  out  of 
the  store  just  now  as  mad  as  a  wet  hen? 
She's  a  shining  example  of  the  way 
women  do  business.  About  a  year  ago 
she  made  a  contract  with  an out-of-town 
creamery  to  supply  her  with  butter  all 
the  vear  around  at  25  cents  a  pound. 
When  spring  came  and  the  best  butter 
in  the  market  dropped  to  24  cents  re­
tail,  she  found  herself  with  a  16-pound 
jar  on  hand.  What  do  you  think  she  did 
then?  She  came  over  here  and  wanted 
me  to  buy  the  jar  at  25  cents  a  pound.
I  explained  that  I  was  paying  only  23 
cents  myself  and  selling  at  24,  and  that 
I  could  not  very  well  afford  to  pay  more 
than  I  could  sell  for.  But  what  good 
did  that  do?  She  flew  up  in  a  minute 
and  informed  me  that,  if  I  couldn’t  ac­
commodate  her  by  taking  the  butter  at 
her  own  price,  she  would  buy  her  gro­
ceries  somewhere  else.  And  I  said  she 
was  welcome  to  do  so,  and  that’s  why 
she’s  mad.  As  I  said  before,  women  are 
curious  when  it  comes  to  doing business 
with  them. ’ ’

A  French  physician  has  been  investi­
gating  the  proper  nutriment  for  long­
distance  bicycle  riding,  and  has  con­
cluded  that  the  ideal refreshment is fruit 
and  milk.

EARLY  DAYS  AT  FIFE  LAKE.

Reminiscences  Connected  with 

the 

Old  Bailey  Store.

Written for the  T r a d e s m a n .

Twenty  years  ago,  the  Grand  Rapids 
&  Indiana  Railroad  passed  through  an 
almost  uninterrupted  stretch  of  virgin 
forest  from  Cedar  Springs  to  Petoskey, 
which  was,  at  that  time,  I  think,  its 
northern  terminal.  About  that  time,  I 
was  employed  at  Fife  Lake  in  what was 
then  termed  a  "supply  store. ”  
The 
store  was,  in  fact,  a  base  of  supplies 
for  the  numerous  lumber  camps  in  that 
vicinity,  and  also  catered  to  the  village 
trade  and  what  few  farmers  then  eked 
out  a  livelihood  in  the  hardwood  open­
ings  among  the  pines.  As  this  peculiar 
class  of  stores  are  now  extinct,  or  near­
ly  so,  a  description  of  some  of  the 
methods  and 
incidents  of  that  kind  of 
merchandising  may  be  of  interest  to  the 
readers  of  the  Tradesman.

First,  let  us  take  a  glance  at  the  store 
itself.  This  was  in  a  double,  two-story 
frame  building,  standing  on  the  main— 
and  only—street  of  the  village,  which  is 
the  old  State  road  running  across  the 
State  from  Saginaw  to  Traverse  City. 
Fronting  the  store  was  a  solid  tract, 
some  sections  in  size,of pine  into  which 
an  axe  had  never  been  struck.

In  this  store  building  was  kept  one  of 
the  most  varied  assortments  of  goods,  I 
believe,  which  was  ever  gotten  together 
under  one  roof.  There  were  four  clerks, 
besides  the  book-keeper  and  proprietor, 
and  it  was  a  common  expression  among 
us,  when  any  one asked  what we kept  in 
stock,  to  reply,  "Anything  from  a  hair­
pin  to  a  coffin.”   And  this  was  literally 
true 
in  the  sense  of  merchandise  for 
every  common  need.

In  the  main  store,  where  was  trans­
acted  the  general  retail  business,  were 
dry  goods  and  furnishings,  including 
silk  handkerchiefs  and  neckwear  for the 
"boys”   when  they  came  to  town  to 
‘  blow”   themselves;  groceries,  macki­
naws  and  goods  of  that  class,  jewelry, 
hardware,  drugs  and  patent  medicines, 
cigars  and  tobaccos,  and  a  thousand 
and  one  articles  which  naturally go with 
these  lines. 
In  the  other  part  of  the 
ground  floor  were  kept  bulk  goods  of all 
sorts  and  boots  and  shoes.  Upstairs 
over  this  part  were  kept  clothing  and 
It  was  my  rare  (?)  privileged 
coffins. 
sleep 
in  this  room,  together  with  the 
book-keeper.  On  moonlight  nights  the 
light  glancing  on  the  polished  sides  of 
the  coffins,  together  with  the  gruesome 
cry  of  the 
loons  far out  over  the  lake 
and  the  sighing  of  the  pines,  made  up 
an  accompaniment  to  sleep  which  only 
one  of  steady  nerves  could  enjoy.

Trade  was  heavy  in  those  days.  We

it  was  almost 

were  the  base  of  supplies  for  about 
twenty  camps,  employing  an  average  of 
thirty  men,  with  the  proper  number  of
teams. 
I  have  seen  the  retail  part  of 
the  store  on  Saturdays  so  packed  with 
villagers,  farmers  and  supply  teamsters 
that 
impossible  to  get 
from  one  part  of  the  store  to  another  to 
wait  on  them.  A  clerk  had  to  bustle  in 
those  days. 
It  was  no  uncommon  thing 
for  one  to  serve  four  or  five  customers 
at  once.  Of  course,  the  haggling  and 
sampling  of  the  farmers’  wives gave  us 
time  to  sandwich  in  the  wants  of  others 
who  were  in  haste.

The  variety  of  goods  sold  made  il 
necessary  for  a  salesman  to  have  every­
thing  at his tongue’s and fingers’  ends.  1 
would  be  behind  the  dry  goods  counter, 
stretching  off  yards  of  lace,  silk  or  rib­
bon  for  some  country  or  village  belle, 
then  digging  Zante  currants  out  of  the 
package  with  a  sugar  auger,  then  down 
in  the  cellar  deep 
in  the  lard  tub  or 
pork  barrel,  and  next,  perhaps,  down 
at  one  of  the  warehouses  loading  up  a 
supply  team  with  oats,  hay  or  feed. 
There  was  no  end  to  variety;  nor  to 
hard  work,  either,  for  that  matter.

I  wonder  what  some  of  the  clerks 

in 
the  cities  would  think  of  such  a  day’s 
work  as  we  were  often  called  upon  to 
do!  At  the  store 
in  the  morning  at 6
0  clock,  attend  to  the  early  customers, 
straighten  up  stock  and,  peihaps,  finish 
loading  a  supply  team  before  breakfast, 
if  the  driver  got  too  full to  complete  the 
work  the  night  before.  After  this,  all 
day,  on  the  keen  jump  waiting  on  cus­
tomers,  and  five  nights  out  of  six  in  the 
week  working  until  n   or  12  o’clock, 
filling  camp  orders  so  that  the  teams 
might  start  for  camp  before  daylight 
next  day.

in 

liquors 

I  remember  an 

imbibing  strong 

incident  which  oc­
curred  one  day  when  I  was  alone  in  the 
store  at  noon  which 
illustrates  the 
capabilities  of  the  old-time  woodsmen 
for 
large 
quantities  when  they  come  out  of  the 
woods,  to  spend  what  they  have  earned 
since  the 
last  time.  There  was  not  a 
customer  in the place except  this logger, 
and  he  was  uncomfortably 
intoxicated.
1  was  standing  behind  a 
large  cheese 
safe,  out  of  his  sight  but  where  I  could 
see  plainly  every move he made.  Think­
ing  himself  unobserved,  he  stepped  be­
hind  the  drug  counter  and,  pouring  out 
a  good  sized  graduated  glass  nearly 
full  of  pure  alcohol,  put  it  to  his  lips 
and  tossed  it  off  without  a  murmur. 
I 
expected  to  see  him  a  corpse  in  about 
two  minutes,  but 
instead  of  any  such 
consummation,  the  fiery  draught  merely 
seemed  to  nerve  him  for  further  effort, 
and  he  calmly  proceeded  to  abstract  a 
large  plug  of  tobacco  from  a  caddy  at

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

it  ' in  his  pocket. 

hand  and  put 
I 
couldn’t  make him  disgorge  the alcohol, 
but  I  thought  he  was  going  a  little  too 
far  and  so  made  him  give  up  the  plug. 
The  drink  never  feazed  him  and  he 
walked  out  of  the  store  as  cool  as  a  cu­
cumber.

Those  were  great  days  for  traveling 
men.  Very  rarely  one  left  our  store 
without  a  fat order,and  it  did  not matter 
what  line  he  was  in,  because  we  carried 
it  in  stock. 
I  can  well  remember  such 
veterans  as  Crookston,  since  deceased, 
then  traveling  for  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co.,  "F atty”   McIntyre,  as  we 
used  to  call  him,  who  always  came 
through  the  door  with  a  whoop  and 
hurrah,  like  a  Kansas  cyclone,  and  lots 
of  others  of  that  day,  some  of  whom  are 
still  on  the  road.  One  of  the  most  reg­
ular  of  these  was  Seymour,  whose  name 
has  been  perpetuated  by  the  New  York 
Biscuit  Co.,  as  a  symbol  of  value,  on 
their crackers.  Nothing  served  so  well 
to  break  the  monotony  of  those  days  as 
the  calls  of  the  knights  of  the  grip  and 
the  yarns  they  used  to  spin  around  the 
stove  in  the  evening  while  waiting  for 
1  train  or  bedtime.  The  proverbial 
‘ nail-keg  warmers”   would 
sit  with 
every  orifice  in  their  heads  wide  open, 
drinking 
in  every  word,  as  much  im­
pressed  with  the  truth  of  the  matter  as 
though  the  narrative  came  from  the  lips 
of  an  oracle. 
In  justice  to  Geo.  Owen,
I  must  say  that  we  all  considered  his 
stories  as  the  par  excellence  of  perfec 
tion  in  that  line,  and  even  though  some 
doubts  may  have  been  expressed  pri 
vatelv  as  to  the  absolute  veracity  of 
some  minor  points,  yet  I  have  no  doubt 
there  are  some  old  farmers  still vegetat- 
ng  around  Fife  Lake  who  would  be- 
ieve  that  Grover  Cleveland  is the father 
of  his  country 
if  George  Owen  should 
vouch  for  the  statement.

More  often  than  occasionally  one  of 
us  clerks  would  be  detailed 
to  the 
warehouse  to  assist  the  teamster  for  the 
store  in  unloading  a  car  of  feed,  oats, 
bay  or brick.  Such  occasions  as  these 
were  not  jcyful,'  but had  to  be  met  if  we 
wanted  to  "hold  our  job. ”

For  all our hard work  and long hours in 
the  store,  we  had  plenty  of  relaxation. 
Hunting  was  excellent,  or,  rather,  per­
haps,  I  should  say,  game  was  plenty, 
and  we  often  shouldered  a  rifle  or  shot­
gun  and  brought  home  plenty  of  tro 
phies.  I  won’t  say what  day  of  the  week 
we  usually  employed  for  this  purpose. 
Fishing  was  a  sport  much  indulged 
in, 
and  many  an hour  which  belonged to the : 
drowsy  god  was  passed 
in  spearing I 
pickerel  and  bass  by  torchlight.  The 
stern  hand  of  the  law  has  since  put  a | 
taboo  on  this  sport.

As  a  warning  to  the  country  store 
iounger,  who  sits  day  after  day  and 
evening  after  evening  around  the  fire, 
chewing  tobacco  and passing  stale  jokes 
and  gossip,  I  will  relate  an  incident 
which  occurred  one  evening  after  the 
store  was  closed  for  the  night.  There 
were  five  or  six  "privileged”   loafers 
sitting  just  outside  the  counter  near  the 
book-keeper’s  desk.  Behind  the  coun­
ter,  all  close  together,  were  the  book­
keeper,  the  head  clerk  and  myself. 
In­
tending  to  go  to  a  country  dance  that 
night,  and  having  some  work  still  to  do 
on  his  books,  the  book-keeper  asked 
me  to  clean  and  load  his  revolver.  This 
was  considered  a  necessary  part  of  the 
toilet  at  a  country  dance  in  those  days.
I  had  the  gun  cleaned  and  was  loading 
the  chamber  with  cartridges  when  one 
of  them stuck.  Drawing  back  the  ham­
mer,  my  fingers,  of  course,  oily  and 
slippery,  I  did  not  get  it  quite  to  half 
cock,  when  bang!  off  she  went,  right 
in  the  midst  of  those  eight  or nine men, 
in  a  space  not  exceeding  ten  leet 
all 
square. 
I  realized  in  a  flash  what  must 
almost  surely  be  the  result,  and,  for  the 
first  and  only  time  in  my  life  fainted 
away.  What  was  my  surprise,  and  re­
lief,  on  coming  to  my  senses,  to  find 
us  all  alive  and  not  even scratched.  For 
nearly  an  hour  we  searched  for  the 
bullet,  and,  finally,  found  it  deeply  em­
bedded  in  a  post  of  the  counter,  half  an 
inch  from  where  the  leg  of  one  of  the 
loafers  had  been  «then  the  shot  was 
fired. 
It  proved  a  blessing  in  disguise, 
as  the  loafers  deserted  us  from  that 
time  on.

in 

the 

lumbermen  paid 

The  limits  of  credit  were  almost  un­
bounded  at  that  time.  Of  course,  there 
was  considerable  cash  in steady  circula­
tion,  but  the  farmers had to market their 
in 
crops,  and 
checks..  A  credit  business, 
those 
days,  if  conducted  conservatively,  was 
comparatively  safe. 
To  refuse  indi­
vidual  credit  meant  the  loss  of  individ­
ual  custom,  and  this,  of  course,  would 
soon  become  a  general 
loss  of  trade. 
During  the  close  of  my  stay,  several 
merchants  in  that  country  began  to  es­
tablish  the  "cash  or  security”   system, 
but  they  found 
it  up-hill  work  for  a 
long  time.

I  often  look  back  on  those  old  days 
with  regret  and  happy  remembrance. 
I 
passed  some  very  busy  days  in  the  gen­
eral  store,  but  I  always  knew  that  the 
next  day  s  business  would  be  just  as 
good  as  the  previous  one,  for  money 
and  work  were  plenty.  One  must  look  a 
long  way  for a  duplicate  of  the  coun­
try  supply  store  among  the  pine  woods 
of  twenty  years  ago.

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Movements  of  Merchants. 

Hancock— D.  J.  Covert,  of  Ithaca,  is 
the  new  proprietor  of  the  Northwestern 
Hotel.

Norway — F.  A.  Jansen  has  purchased 
the  jewelry  and  stationery  stock  of  John 
Eklund

Kalamazoo—W.  F.  Leavitt  &  Co. 
have  sold  their  jewelry  stock  to  Geo. 
Rickman.

Saginaw— C.  J.  Goppelt  succeeds
in  the  grocery  and 

Goppelt  &  Mann 
meat  business.

Negaunee— Mrs. 

opened  a  milinery  store 
band’s  building.

Ira  A.  Clark  has 
in  her  hus­

Three  Rivers—E.  J.  Smith  has  sold 
his  bakery  business  and  grocery  stock 
to J.  D.  Haynes.

Hancock—A.  J.  Scott  has 

improved 
large  business  block  by  putting  m 

his 
plate  glass  fronts.

I ron wood—Mrs.  C.  Lindquist  has 
purchased  the  general  stock  of  Fred- 
erickson  &  Anderson.

Grand  Haven— D.  H.  Rupper  has 
taken  charge  of  the  Lueninger  meat 
market  on  Fulton  street.

Grand  Haven—Alex.  McKenze  has 
opened  a  grocery  store  at  the  corner  of 
Sixth  and  Fulton  streets,

Escanaba—Gust  Nelson  has  retired 
from  the  produce  commission  business 
of  Van  Dyke  &  Nelson.

Battle  Creek — T.  E.  Browning  has 
purchased  the  feed  business  of  H.  G. 
Alden  and  will  add  lines  of  fuel.

Jackson— Bartlett  &  Purdy,  dealers  in 
flour and  feed,  have  dissolved.  Jas.  E. 
Bartlett  will  continue  the business.

Lowell—Owing  to  failing  health,  A. 
P.  Hunter  has  sold  his  drug,  stationery 
and  book  stock  to  L.  H.  Hunt  &  Co.

Houghton— Wm.  Cullyford,  for  years 
proprietor  of  the  Douglass  House,  has 
returned  from  his  year’s  trip  to  Eng­
land.

Kalamazoo—Geo.  H.  Phillips  is  suc­
ceeded  by  the  Chicago  Cottage  Organ 
Co. 
instrument  busi­
ness.

in  the  musical 

Barryton—Wm.  Hurd, 

formerly  of 
Atlas,  has  bought  a  stock  of  men’s  fur­
nishing  goods  at  Detroit  and  will  en­
gage  in  business  at  this  place.

Shepherd —D.  B.  Freeman,  formerly 
of  Grand  Ledge,  has  removed  his  dry 
goods  and  shoe  stock  to  this  place  and 
located  in  the  Mitchell  building.

Calumet—E.  C.  Walz  has  taken  a  po­
sition  as  book-keeper  with  the  Carlton 
Hardware  Co.  Mr.  Walz  was  with  the 
Ferguson  Hardware  Co.  (Soo)  for  sev­
eral  years.

Alma—Jehial  Woodward,  late  of  Riv- 
erdale,  has  purchased 
the  D.  W. 
Adams  stock  of  goods  and  will  carry  a 
line  of  baked  goods,  groceries  and boots 
and  shoes.

Lansing—George  T.  Davis  &  Co., 
who  recently  opened  a  restaurant  and 
bakery  at  Bay  City,  have concluded  that 
Lansing  is  the  better place  to  locate and 
have  returned.

Mesick—John  Evetts,  having  sold  his 
building  and  hardware stock  in  Thomp- 
Sonville,  has  purchased  a  building  and 
is  putting 
in  a  new  stock  of  general 
hardware  here.

Durand—The  new  hardware  firm  of 
Sabins  &  Brewster  has  taken  posses­
sion  of  the  De  Camp  Hardware  Co. ’s 
hardware  stock.  Mr.  Sabins  was  the 
book-keeper  of  T.  M.  Euler,  at  Ban­
croft,  for  seven  years.  Mr.  Brewster  is 
well  known  by  everybody  in  the  county.

Jackson—E.  B.  Bigelow  is  erecting  a 
store  building  at  the  corner  of  Stewart 
avenue  and  Ganson  street,which  will  be 
occupied  about  Nov.  1  by  W.  A.  Cun­
ningham  and  V.  L.  Waterman,who  will 
conduct  a  grocery  and  provision  estab­
lishment  under  the  firm  name,  Cunning­
ham  &  Waterman.  For  the  past  eight 
years  Mr.  Waterman  has  been 
in  the 
employ  of  L.  Pelton,  grocer  on  W. 
Ganson  street.

Detroit— The  dry  goods  firm  of  New­
comb,  Endicott  &  Co.  has  been  dis­
solved  and 
is  succeeded  by  a  new  firm 
under  the  old  name  of  Newcomb,  En­
dicott  &  Co.,  with  Simon  J.  Murphy 
and  Dexter  M.  Ferry  as special partners 
for  the  amount  of  $100,000  each.  The 
general  partners  are  George  T.  Moody, 
H.  Byron  Scott,  John  Endicott  and  C.
A.  Newcomb,  Jr.  Mr.  Newcomb,  Sr., 
will  continue  with  the  house  as  special 
adviser  as  to  the  management  of  the 
business.

Detroit— I  he  validity  of  the  new  city 
ordinance  imposing a  license  fee  of  $25 
per  year  on  hucksters  and  produce 
peddlers  was  considered  by  Judge  Hos-

Calumet— The  Duluth,  South  Shore  & 
Atlantic  Railway  has  completed  its  new 
track 
into  this  place  and  wide  gauge 
trains  will  be  running  before  the  end  ol 
the  week.

Stetson—The  sawmill  of  A.  J.  Felter 
was  recently  destroyed  by  fire,  togetder 
with  a  lot  of  lumber.  The  loss  is  esti 
mated  at  from  $5,000  to  $6,000,  ana 
there  was  no  insurance.

Iron  Mountain—The  Coleman  Land 
&  Lumber  Co.  has  filed  articles  of  in- 
ccrporation,  with  a  capital  of  $6,000. 
Henry  McDermott, 
Iron 
Mountain,  is  President.

formerly  of 

St.  Clair— The  Diamond  Salt  Co.  is 
preparing  to  sink  another  well  and  en­
large  its  factory.  The  salt  rock  at  this 
point  is  1,650  feet  below  the  surface  of 
the  earth.  It  lies  in  a  great  basin.

Menominee— Ramsay  &  Jones,  who 
have  been  large  lumber  operators  here 
for  a  great  many  years,  have  decided 
to  use  their  old  docks  for  coal  yards, 
and  expect  soon  to  put 
large 
stock.  This  is  a  new  business  for  them, 
but  no  doubt  they  will  make  a  success 
of  it  the  same  as  they  have  of  the  lum­
ber  business.

in  a 

Mil C H I  Gi A N  

T R A D E S M A N

their  meat  business 

Charlotte— Mitchell  &  Blowers  have 
to  John 
sold 
S.  White  and  E.  D.  Couper,  who  will 
continue  the  business  under  tne  style  of 
White  &  Cooper.

Benton  Haroor— F.  J.  Crisp  and  J.  J. 
Barnes  have  formed  a  partnership  and 
will  conduct  a  wholesale  and  retail 
creamery  and  dairy  butter  business  at 
140  Pipestone  street.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— The  man  who  in­
vented pavements ought to be pensioned. 
The  street  to  the  depot  is  now  in  fine 
condition.  Soo  people  have  been  years 
wearing  out  all  the  holes.

Prairieville---- Fred  Lawrence  and
Charles  Bradley,  of  Hickory  Corners, 
have  purchased  the  hardware  stock  of
L.  L.  Loveland  and  will  continue  tht 
business  at  the  same  location.

Benton  Harbor—Enders  &  Young 
interest  of  Jesse 
have  purchased  the 
Huterbaugh 
in  the  dry  goods  and  shoe 
stock  of  Puterbaugh  &  Rapp.  The  new 
firm  will  be  known  as  Rapp  &  Co.

Flint—J.  H.  Gotshall  &  Co.  announce 
their 
intention  of  closing  out  their 
grocery  department.  They  will  enlarge 
their  dry  goods  business  and  put  in  a 
lull 
line  of  ready-made  garments  for 
ladies.

Marquette— Last  month  the  jobbers  of 
Duluth  and  West  Superior  visited  all 
the  Lake  Superior  towns  in  a  body  and 
invited  dealers  to  pay  them  a  visit, 
which  was  done  last  week.  All report  a 
good  time.

Manistee— A.  B.  Leonard  &  Co.  have 
sold  their  hardware  stock  to  C.  M. 
Pepperman  and  John  Sweetman,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at  the  same 
location  under  the  style  of  C.  M.  Pep­
perman  &  Co.

Munising— C.  R.  Brown  will  in  a  few 
days  begin  the  erection  of  a  two-story 
business  block  on  his  lot  on  the  corner 
of  Superior  and  Lynn  streets  opposite 
the  Russell  House. 
It  will  be  75x25 
feet  in  size.  It  will  be  occupied  by  Mr. 
Brown  himself,  who  will  move  his gen­
eral  stock  out  of  the  building  he  is  now 
occupying.

Charlotte—Dr.  Frank  Merritt  has pur­
chased  the  interest  of  Frank  McClintic 
in  the  drug  stock of Merritt &  McClintic 
and  will  continue  the  business  in  his 
own  name.  Mr.  McClintic  has  taken  a 
situation  with  the  Crowell  Apparatus 
Co.,  of  Indianapolis,  to  sell  its  physical 
laboratory  to  schools,  and  will  begin 
work 
in  his  new  field  the  first  part  of 
October.

mer  Tuesday.  The  case  came  up  on 
certiorari  proceedings.  Ex-Judge  Speed 
and  F.  and  E.  H.  Hinkley appeared for 
the  peddlers,  and  Assistant  Corporation 
Counsel  Joslyn  for  the  Common  Coun­
cil.  While  admitting  the  legal  right  of 
the  Council  to  regulate  the  license  of 
peddlers, Mr.  Speed  maintained  that the 
ordinance  providing  a 
license  fee  of 
$25  is  exorbitant  and  not  authorized  by 
the  charter.  He  also  argued  that  the 
ordinance  discriminated  against  a  cer­
tain  class,  calling  attention  to  the  fact 
that  milk  peddlers  who  own  their  own 
dairies  are  not  required  to  pay  a 
license,  while  those  who  purchase  theii 
milk  from  others  and  peddle  it  are  re­
quired  to  pay  a  small  fee.  Mr.  Joslyn 
questioned  the  right  of  the  court  to  de­
termine  whether  the  license  fee  rs  ex­
cessive  or  not.  He  thought  the  court 
nad  no  jurisdiction  over  the  validity  of 
the  ordinance,  but  might  pass  upon  the 
question  of  remitting  individual  fines. 
Judge  Hosmer  will  announce  his  de­
cision  the  latter  part  of  the  week.
Manufacturing  Matters. 

Ontonagon— The  Miswald  Brewing 

Co.  will  remove  to  Calumet.

Mesick—The  Williams  Bros.  Co.  will 
start  up  its  last  block  factory  in  a  few 
days.

Coloma— P.  C.  Wimer 

is  laying  the 
foundation  for  a  new  box  and  basket 
factory.

Sidnaw—Charles  Johnson  has  taken  a 
contract  to  put  in  10,000,000  feet  of  logs 
for  Gilbert  Bergland.

Mesick— L.  J.  Tripp’s  handle  factory 
has  shut  down  for  a  short  time,  having 
run  out  his  stock  of  logs  for  the  season.
Sebewaing— Liken  &  Bach  have  pur­
chased  320  acres  of  timber  land  near 
this  place  and  will  cut  off  the  timber.
Ellsworth—W.  J.  Kent,  with a shingle 
mill  of  about  40,000  capacity, will  move 
here  from  near  Traverse  City  and  be  in 
operation  by  Nov.  15.

Bay  City—The  South  End  Lumber  & 
Salt  Co.  expects  to  saw  up  all  the  logs 
on  hand 
in  about  three  weeks,  when 
the  mill  will  shut  down.

Fischer— The  Northern  Supply  Co. 
has  erected  and  equipped  a  planing 
mill  at  this  place  and  proposes  to  put 
in  a  stave  mill  in  the near  future.

West  Bay  City—The  Welch  sawmill, 
idle  all  the  season,  is 
which  has  been 
being  put 
in  shape  to  run,  and  it  will 
be.  operated  all  winter  cutting  hard 
wood.

Bloom ingdale— The  Haven  Cheese 
Co.  has  sold  the  last  of  its  August make 
at  8^  cents  per  pound.  Last  year  the 
tactory  received  7  cents  for  the  last  of 
its  August  make—a  difference  of  25  per 
cent,  in  favor  of  1897.

Ishpeming—The  Johnson  Lumber  Co. 
is  putting  in  several logging camps  near 
Clowry,  ten  miles  west  of  this  place, 
and  will  cut  more  logs  than  in  any  sea­
son  for  five  years.  The  logs  are  brought 
to  Teal  Lake  by  rail  and  then  towed 
into  the  mill  boom.  Camps  are  being 
put 
in  every  part  of  the 
Ishpeming  district  where  standing  tim- 
oer  remains,  and  a  heavy  input  is  as­
sured.

in  rapidly 

incorporating 

Detroit—Articles 

the 
International  Feed-Water  Heater  Co. 
have  been  filed.  The  capital  stock  is 
$10,000,  of  which  $5,000 
is  paid  in. 
ihe  purpose  is  to  manufacture  and  sell 
leed-water  heaters  involving  the  Keller 
inventions. 
stockholders  are: 
James  M.  Keller,  Denver,  Col  ,  162 
shares;  Stephen  A.  Pratt,  Detroit,  150; 
Charles  L.  Harris,  Detroit,  125;  Edgar 
S.  Wheeler,  Detroit,  63.

The 

Detroit— The  Hargreaves Manufactur­
ing  Co.  has  an  order  from  English  buy­
ers,  secured  by  Thomas  E.  Reeder,  for
1.000.  000  feet  of  picture  molding.  The 
goods  can  be  delivered  in  London  as 
cheaply  as  to  any  part  of  this  country, 
and  the  English  buyer  pays  no  duty. 
Mr.  Reeder  thinks  that  the  main  reason 
tor  such  a  large  order  being placed  with 
is  the  desire  of  the 
an  American  firm 
English  to  preserve  what 
little  hard­
wood  they  still  have  standing.

Ontonagon—The  business  men  of  this 
in  the  matter of  or­
place  are  moving 
ganizing  a  manufacturing  company  to 
carry  on  some  sort  of  business  which 
will  furnish  work  for  some  of  the  peo­
ple  of  the  village.  Since  the  big  fire 
destroyed 
the  Diamond  Match  Co. ’s 
plant,  which  will  not  be  rebuilt,  the 
village  has  not  had  anything  of the kind 
livelihood  for  any  of  the 
to  furnish  a 
is  expected  that  this 
residents  and 
it 
movement  will  do  something 
toward 
filling  the  need.

Oscoda—The  Oscoda  Boom  Co.  has 
finished  its  earthly  career,  and,  as  cor­
porations  are  said  to  have  no  souls,  it 
will  probably  not  resume  its  career  in 
any  future  world. 
It  has  paid  out  hun­
dreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  to  em­
It  has  paid  good,  fat  dividends 
ployes. 
to  stockholders.  During 
its  existence 
the  Oscoda  Boom  Co.  has  run  about
5.350.000.  000  feet  of  logs  down  the  Au 
Sable  River.  This,  with  the  650,000,- 
000  feet  that  had  been  run  by  its  pred­
ecessor,  the  Au  Sable  River  Boom  Co., 
makes  approximately  4,000,000,000  feet 
of 
logs  that  have  been  run  down  that 
stream.  During  the  year  of  1890,  the 
enormous  amount  of  335,000.000  feet 
was  handled,  but  since  that  season  the 
amount  of  logs  handled  has  decreased 
rapidly,  only  about  23,000,000  feet  be­
ing  handled  this  season.  During 
its 
palmy  days  the  Oscoda  Boom  Co.  em­
ployed  as  many  as  200  men,  but  only 
for  a  few  months  in  the  year.  The reg­
ular  crews  employed  during  the  season 
numbered  a  few  ever  a  hundred.  The 
Loud  company  has  purchased  from  the 
Oscoda  Boom  Co.  all  of  the  property  of 
the  latter  and  the  business  of  handling 
logs  in  the  Au  Sable  River  will  be  done 
by  the  Loud  company  alone  There 
is 
very 
little  pine  left  up  the  Au  Sable 
River,  a  patch  containing  about  3,000,- 
000  feet,  owned  by  the  Loud  company, 
being  the  only  considerable  amount. 
The  rest  of  the  pine  to  be  brought  here 
will  come by  rail.

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Grand  Rapids  Gossip

Payne  Bros.,  grocers  at  603  Cherry 
street,  have  leased  the  vacant  store  ad­
joining  their  store  and  will  put  in  a 
line  of  meats.

The  Valley  City  Desk  Co.  has 

leased 
the  plant  of  the  defunct  Grand  Rapids 
Seating  Co.  for  five  years  and  will  take 
possession  of  the  establishment  about 
November  1.

The  Chocolate  Cooler  Co.  has  pur­
chased  the  Cutcheon  property  at  17 Ala­
bama  street  and 
is  fitting  it  up  with 
power  and machinery especially adapted 
to  the  manufacture  of  chocolate  coolers, 
ice  cream  and 
oyster  cabinets  and 
florists’  refrigerators.

The  Grand  Rapids  Refrigerator  Co. 
has  now  in  operation, in  connection with 
its  steam  plant,  complete  apparatus  for 
distilling  water  on  a 
large  scale,  but 
whether distribution  will  be  undertaken 
by  means  of  wagons  has  not  yet  been 
is  a  growing  demand 
decided.  There 
for  distilled  water 
larger 
cities  and  the  Refrigerator  Co.  is  the 
first 
institution  to  produce  it  on  a  com­
mercial  scale  in  this  city.

in  all  the 

The  Carnival  of  Fun  projected  and 
undertaken  by  local  business  men  is  an 
excellent 
idea  and  will,  in  all  prob­
ability,  bring  thousands  of  strangers  to 
the  city  the  last  week  of  October. 
If 
the  Tradesman  had  been  consulted  in 
the  matter,  only  two changes would have 
been  suggested—an  earlier  date,because 
of  the 
less  liability  to  meet  inclement 
weather,  which  would  necessarily  inter­
fere  with  the  success  of the occasion and 
the  size  of  the  crowd;  and,  also,  the 
idea  of  holding  the  carnival  during  the 
same  week  as  the  State  Fair,  so  that 
the  large  number  of  strangers  from  a 
distance  could  be  entertained  by  night 
as  well  as  by  day.  The  holding  of  the 
two  events  simultaneously  would  have 
greatly  stimulated  the  attendance  at 
both,  and  would  also  have 
increased 
the  attendance  at  the  Fair  to  that  ex­
tent  that 
location  here  for  several 
succeeding  years  would  have  been  a 
foregone  conclusion.

its 

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar  (Grocery  World)—The  Sugar 
Trust  has  drawn  down  upon  itself  dur­
ing  the  past  week  the  hearty  anathemas 
of  the  jobbing  trade,  not  only  of  Phila­
delphia,  but  of  other  points  as  well. 
Early 
in  the  week  the  Trust  gave  out 
that  the  market  would  advance  the  next 
day  and  advised  jobbers  to  buy  in order 
to  get  under  cover.  The  jobbers  in 
Philadelphia  did  not  bite  so  much  as 
those  in  New  York,  but  all  are  exasper­
ated,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  an­
nounced  advance  proved  to  be  only  on 
two  or  three  very  unimportant  grades. 
The  Trust  has  perpetrated  this  same 
trick  several  times  since  the  first  of  the 
year.  The  European  market  has  been 
lower  during  the  week,  but the  domestic 
raw  market  has  been stronger,with  sales 
at  the  highest  quoted  prices.  The  low­
est  figure  at  which  it  is  possible  to  buy 
raw  sugar  at  present 
is  4c  a  pound. 
The  consumptive  demand,  while  still 
fair,  is  gradually  falling  off,  and  will 
continue  to  do  so  from  now  on.

Coffee— The 

low  price  of  coffees,  es­
pecially  of  Brazilian  grades,  is 
induc­
ing  a  large  consumption.  Reports  from 
abroad  are  that  the  European  market  is 
steady  and  that  the  feeling  is  firmer  at 
Rio.  There 
is  a  rumor of a  European 
clique  forming  to  hold  prices  up  at

least  to  the  present  level.  Both  bulk 
and  package  coffees  have  good  favor  in 
this  market.

Tea—The  volume  of  trade 

in  this 
market  is  not  large,  the  retailers  as well 
jobbers  seemingly  being  well 
as  the 
stocked  with  teas. 
It  is  a  case  of  too 
much  anticipation  of  prosperity.  There 
was  a  good  deal  of  buying  for  future 
needs,  even  with  the  retailers,  at  the 
time  that  every  one  thought  the  tariff 
law  would  add  to  the  price  of  teas.

Canned  Goods—The  demand  for  to­
matoes  is  only  fair,  the  trade  seeming 
to  be  timid  over  the  future.  The  corn 
is  steady  at  unchanged  prices, 
market 
and  with  very 
little  selling.  Peas  are 
very  dull,  although  the  Baltimore  mar­
ket  is  firm.  But  little  is  being  done  in 
peaches.  The  recent  advance  in  Cali­
fornia  freight  rates  has  caused  an  ad­
vance  of  about  2c  per  dozen  on  Califor­
nia  peaches,  and  this  is  now  in force.

Dried  Fruits—Some  new  prunes  are 
beginning  to  arrive.  The season’s  crop 
promises  to  be  of  very  good  quality  and 
to  sell  at  higher  prices  than  the  crop  of 
last  year.  Some  apricots  and  peaches 
are  now  moving.  They  are  of  very 
good  quality  and  are  taking  well  at  the 
advanced  prices.  The  quality  of  the 
crop  of  peaches  this  year  is  much  bet­
ter  than  it  was  last  year,  and  although 
the  highest  grade  peaches  are  not  yet 
in  this  market,  the  grade  of  the peaches 
now  being  handled 
is  good.  Reports 
from  the  West  Coast  show  that the pack­
ers  there  are  very  busy  on  early  deliv­
eries,  showing  that  the  consuming  mar­
kets  are  very  bare  of  supplies.

Syrups  and  Molasses—Sugar  syrup 

is 
in  fair  supply  and  in  good  demand  at 
unchanged  prices.  Molasses 
is  in  fair 
demand,  and  the  old  crop  will  go  out 
entirely  at  the  higher  prices  now  rul­
ing  before  the  new  crop,  which  is  two 
weeks  late,  becomes  available.  Unless 
there 
is  an  abatement  of  the  yellow 
fever  in  New  Orleans  there  will  be  a 
decided  scarcity  of  pure  molasses  dur­
ing  the  coming  fall  and  winter.  The 
price  of  molasses  has  not  changed  dur­
ing  the  past  week,except in  the way of a 
slight  hardening.

in  the  West 

Provisions—The  steady  advance 

in 
hogs 
is  still  affecting  all 
hog  products,  although  there  hajs  been  a 
reaction 
in  some  of  them  during  the 
past  week.  While  there  has  been  no  de­
cline 
in  the  price  of  lard,  there  is  a 
weaker  feeling.  A 
large  number  of 
dealers  have  bought  them  ahead,  and 
this  has  taken  them  temporarily  from 
the  market.  No  change 
in  lard  is  ex­
pected  for  some  time.  The  scarcest 
thing  in  the  provision  market  is bellies, 
the  demand  for  salted  bellies  having 
been  unusually  good  this  year.  The 
is 
price is  held  very  firm.  Dried  beef 
unchanged.  The  price 
is  still  high, 
and  reports  indicate  that  the  consump­
tion  this  year  will  be smaller than usual. 
Regular  hams  are  about  %c 
lower,  and 
the  market  is  weak.

Ever  Been  to  Chicago?

If  you  have,  you  want  to  go  again. 
If  you  have  not,  you  certainly  ought  to 
go.  To  make 
it  easy  to  do  so,  the  C 
&  W.  M  Railway  will  sell  you  a  ticket 
for $5  for  the  round  trip  on  October  14. 
good  to  leave  Chicago  returning  as  late 
as  9:30  p.  m.,  Oct.  18.  That’s  cheap 
enough,  isn’t  it?  You  can’t  spend  $5 
to  better  advantage  at  this  time  of  the 
year.
Tickets  will  be  good  going  onlv  on 
leaving  Grand  Rapids  at  8:30 

train 
a.  m.  and  1  25  p.  m.

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

Ask  Visner  for  Inducement on Gillies’ 

New  York  spice  contest.  Phone  1589.

Morning  Market  Matters.

As  the  season  advances,  the  new  mar­
ket  assumes  more  and  more  an  air  of 
permanence  and  stability  and  the  pa­
trons,  both  buyers  and  sellers,  adapt 
themselves  to  the  more  metropolitan 
methods  which  obtain  since  it was taken 
out  of  the  streets.  On  account  of  the 
slight  amount  of  building  which  has 
been  done,  there is yet an  appearance  of 
newness,  an  open  and  unfinished  look, 
which  must  characterize  it  in  lessening 
degree  as  further  improvements  are  be­
ing  made.

street 

Some  fears  were  expressed  and  criti­
cisms  made  as  to  the  improvement  of 
surfaces—that  the  gravel 
the 
would  remain 
loose  and  make  it  im­
possible  to  keep  them  properly cleaned. 
Wear  and  experience  are  proving  both 
fears  and criticisms groundless.  Already 
the  principal  streets,  where  there  is  the 
most  movement,  have  become  as  hard 
and  smooth  as  a  pavement  and  present 
the  appearance  of  equal  imperviousness 
to  moisture  and  it  will  not  be  long  be­
fore  the  whole  surface  will  present  a 
similar  appearance.

Improvements  in  the  way  of  building 
walks,  screen  fences  and 
filling  and 
grading  about  the  grounds  have  been  in 
constant  progress  ever  since  the  market 
was  opened.  Notwithstanding  the  for­
mal  protest  of  the  Government  engineer 
as  to  the  steamboat  channel,  the  upper 
port.on  of  that  home  of  bad  smells  is 
being  rapidly  filled.  On  the  west  side 
of  the  market  a  long  strip  is being filled 
in.  which  will  straighten  that  side  and 
afford  room  on  which  to  build  a  long 
team  shed.  This 
is  to  extend  from  a 
point  one  street  south  from  hay  sheds  to 
the  clump  of  willow  trees  on  the  bank 
several  hundred  feet  south.  Alderman 
Gibson,  the  Superintendent,  says  that, 
as  the  attendance  becomes  smaller  and 
the  weather  colder,  it is  the  intention  to 
allow  the  patrons  to  occupy  the  space 
which  will  be  protected  by this structure 
from  the  bleak  west  winds. 
Then, 
doubtless,  another  season  there  will  be 
some  sort  of  screen  constructed  the  rest 
of  the  distance  on  that  side.

inclined 

Mr.  Gibson  reports  that  the  best  of 
is  prevalent  on  the  part  of  the 
feeling 
farmers  who  were 
to  be 
captious  at  the  beginning.  The  change 
may  be  partly  accounted  for  in  the  fact 
that  so  much  better  values  have  pre­
vailed  than  in  previous  years,  and  also 
that  sales  have  generally  been  prompt. 
He  is  much  pleased  at  the  feeling  and 
outlook  and 
is  sanguine  that  the  im­
provement  from  now  on  will  be  rapid 
and  continuous.

Purely  Personal.

M. 

J.  Clark  and  Frank  Jewell  (Clark- 

Jewell-Wells  Co.),  who  have  been 
in 
Duluth  for  the  past  ten  days,  are  ex­
pected  home  Thursday.

C.  Edward  Block  has  retired  from the 
position  of  Secretray  of  the  Commercial 
Credit  Co.,  Ltd.  The  vacancy  has  been 
filled  by  the  election  of  L.  J.  Steven­
son,  who  has  also  held  the  position  of 
Treasurer  of  the  institution  since  its  in­
corporation.

Hon.  Peter  Pascoe 

lies  near  death’s 
door at  his  residence  in  Marquette.  He 
is  one  of  the  oldest  mining  captains 
in 
the  Lake  Superior  territory.  He  was 
born 
in  Cornwall,  England,  67  years 
ago,  and  located  in  the  copper  country 
forty-five  years  ago.  He  was  captain 
of  the  Huron,  Copper  Falls  and  Old 
Calumet  mines  up  to  twenty-six  years 
ago,  when  he  went  to  take  charge  of  the 
Washington  mine,  at  Humboldt.  Soon 
after,  he  opened  up  the  Republic  iron 
mine,  where  be  remained  twenty-one

years  as  captain,  when  age  compelled 
him  to  cease  active  management.  He 
served  two  terms  as  St ite  Senator and 
was  elected  Judge  of  Probate  of  Mar­
last  fall.  Few  men  are 
quette  county 
better  known 
in  the  Upper  Peninsula 
than  Capt.  Pascoe.

It  is  a  matter  for  remark  that,  while 
the  wonder  of  the  age  is  invention,there 
are  many  things  which  are  st• II  done  in 
the  crudest  and  most  primitive manner. 
Thus,  the  removal  of  snow  from  the 
walks  of  towns  and  cities—a  serious 
matter 
in  cur  northern  climate—is  yet 
a  great  tax  upon  the muscle of residents, 
or,  if  horse  propelled  plows  are  used, 
they  are  generally  clumsy,  home-made 
affairs,  but 
little  better  than  the  shov­
els,  which  they  still  leave  to  do  most  of 
the  work.  The  fact  that  an  effective 
and  practical  device  has  been  perfected 
to  accomplish  this  work  is,  therefore,  a 
matter  of 
inventor,  F. 
B.  Jones,  is  the  President  of  the  Board 
of  Public  Works  of  Bessemer,  one  of 
the  snowy  towns  of  the  Upper  Penin­
sula.  His  apparatus  is  a  plow,  so  con­
structed  that  it  will  throw  the  snow both 
ways,  or  all  one  way,  and  can  be  reg­
ulated  to  cut  close  to  the  surface  of  the 
walk  or  raised  so  as  not  to  disturb 
gravel. 
It  is  claimed,  and  apparently 
with  reason,  that  it  will  do  the  work  of 
fifty  men  with  shovels.  Those interested 
in  sidewalk  cleaning  for  cities,  towns 
and  villages  will  do  well  to  correspond 
with  the  inventor.
Detroit Grocers  Denounce the  Trading 

interest.  The 

Stamp  Scheme.

Detroit,  Sept.  2 7 - At  the  last  regular 
meeting  of  the  Detroit  Retail  Grocers 
and  Butchers’  Association,  held  in  Ger­
man  Salesman’s  hall  on  Sept.  15,  thir­
teen  new  members  were  admitted  to 
membership.
Duncan  King,  of  the Oil  Committee, 
reported  having  sent  a  communication 
to  the  trades  council  protesting  against 
their  endorsement  of  the  bovcott  issued 
by  the  oil  peddlers.  The  boycott  was 
against  the  Standard  Oil  Co  ,  but  was 
too  sweeping  in  its  operation,  as  it 
in­
cluded  every  oil  dealer  except  those 
carrying  the  union 
label.  This  label 
was  supplied  by  the  trades  council  only 
to  peddlers  comprising  the  oil peddlers’ 
union,  which  represent  but  a  small 
portion  of  the  oil  dealers  in  Detroit. 
The  report  was  accepted  and  more  time 
given  the  Committee  to  work  on  the 
matter.

In 

it. 

its  operation 

milling  company  was  running  a  wagon, 
known  as  a  special  delivery  wagon, 
and  delivering  flour  direct  to  consum­
ers.  Messrs.  Koenig.  Einfeldt.and  De 
Clerq  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
investigate  this  matter.
The  trading  stamp  question  was taken 
up  and  received  rather  rough  handling 
by  members  who  have  had  experience 
with  similar  schemes,  all  of  whom  were 
only  sorry  that  they  could  not  give  the 
benefit  of  their  experience  to  many 
dealers  who  are  now  paving  a  good 
price  for 
this 
scheme  diverts  trade  from  one  dealer  to 
another,  but  the  aggregate  amount  of 
business  is  not  increased,  and  the  pro­
moters  carry  away  many  thousands  of 
dollars  of  the  dealers'  profits. 
The 
worst  feature  about  this  plan  is  that  all 
stamps  given  out  are  paid  for  by  the 
dealer  whether  they  are  redeemed  or 
not,  and  the  number  of  stamps  required 
before  they  are  redeemable  is  so  large 
that  the  city  would  be  flooded with them 
before  many  would  be  presented  for  re 
demption.  When  the  time  for  redeem­
ing  these  stamps  arrives,  it 
is  more 
profitable  for  the  promoters  to 
seek 
new  fields.  Manv  dealers  predict  that 
the  life  of  the  trade  in  stamps  will  be 
short,  owing  to  the  5  per  cent,  cost  to 
the  dealer,  which 
too 
high.
Messrs.  Prue,  Einfeldt,  Wagner,  Van 
Hoffman,  and  Erdman  were  designated 
as  a  permanent  Entertainment  Com­
mittee. 

E.  Ma r k s,  Sec’y.

is  considered 

N. 

L.  Koenig  reported  that  a  certain 

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Jruits and  Produce.

Features  of  the  New  Canadian  Cold

Storage  System.

W ritten for the T radesman.

SECOND  PAPER.

The  home  markets  of Canada consume 
but  a  small  portion  of  that  part  of  her 
natural  products  classed  as  perishable 
food  products.  Being  shut  out  of  the 
markets  of  the  United  States,  she  is 
forced  to  find  an  outlet  in  more  distant 
markets  and  the  importance  of the steps 
taken  by  the  government  in  furnishing 
cold  storage  transportation  for this  class 
of  products  cannot  be  overestimated.

Professor  Robertson,  Dairy  and  Agri­
cultural  Commissioner,  recently  stated: 
“ It 
is  a  well-recognized  fact  that  the 
market  value  of  such  products  is  deter­
mined  not  so  much  by their composition 
as  their  condition ;  indeed,  so important 
is  this  latter  factor  that  the  production 
of  these  foods  can  never  be  made profit­
able  unless  means  are  adopted  for  their 
preservation,  so  that  they  can  be  placed 
before  the  consumer  in  as  good  a  con­
dition  as  when  they  left  the  hands  of 
the  producer. 
In  the  home  market  this 
is  a  comparatively  simple  matter;  but, 
in  case  of  goods  that  have  to  stand  a 
voyage  across  the  Atlantic,  great  diffi­
culty  has  hitherto  been  experienced  in 
preventing  their  deterioration.”

The  government  has  arranged  for cold 
storage  accommodation  on 
seventeen 
steamships  plying  between  Montreal 
and  British  ports.  There  will  be  a 
weekly  service from Montreal  to  London 
jointly  by  the  Allan and Thompson lines 
of  steamers;  a  weekly  service 
from 
Montreal  to  Avonmouth  for  Bristol  by 
the  new  dominion  line;  a nearly  weekly 
jointly  by  the  Allan  and  do 
service 
minion 
lines  from  Montreal  to  Liver 
pool,and  nearly  fortnightly service  from 
Montreal  to  Glasgow  jointly  by  the  A l­
lan  and  Donaldson  lines.  Negotiations 
are 
in  progress  for  securing  similar 
services  for  Quebec  and  the  ports  ol 
the  maritime  provinces.

in 

These  steamships  will  be  thoroughly- 
fitted  with  mechanical  refrigerating 
plant  and  insulated  compartments.  The 
system  employed  is  known  as  the  Linde 
Refrigerating  System,  introduced 
into 
Germany 
in  1875  by  Professor  Linde, 
who,  at  that  time,  was  a  member  of  the 
staff  of  Munich  University.  The  sys­
tem  is  exceedingly  simple. 
It  is based 
on  the  evaporation,  at  a  low  tempera­
liquid  anhydrous  ammonia— 
ture,  of 
that  is,  ammonia  gas 
liquid  state, 
but  containing  no  water,  the  heat  nec­
essary  for  this  evaporation  being  ab­
stracted  from  surrounding  bodies,which 
are  thus  reduced  in  temperature  or  re­
frigerated.  The  apparatus  used  con­
sists  mainly  of  three parts—the refriger­
ator,  the  compression  pump  and 
the 
condenser.  The  cold  generated  by  the 
refrigerating  machinery  is  transmitted 
to  the  chambers  requiring  to  be  cooled, 
by  means  of  a  solution  of  brine  circu­
is 
lating  in  coils  of  pipes.  The  brine 
pumped  continuously 
these 
pipes,  and  returns  to  the  tank after hav­
ing  abstracted  heat,  and  also  moisture, 
from  the  cold  storage  room.  The  air 
in  the  chambers  is  thus  kept  perfectly 
dry.  As  the  machines  work  night  and 
day,  a  uniform  temperature is preserved 
for  any  desired  length  of  time.

through 

The  steamships  are  fitted  with  duplex 
independently  of 
machines,  working 
each  other,  and  each 
is  of  sufficient 
power  to  provide  the  necessary  refrig­
eration,  so  that, 
in  case  one  breaks 
loss  can  occur  by  a  rise  of 
down,  no 
in  the  storage  chambers.
temperature 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

So  perfect  is  the  system  that  a  temper­
ature  of  zero  or  even  lower  can  be  se­
cured 
if  desired.  During  the  voyage, 
butter  will  be  kept  at  a  temperature  of 
20 degrees,  cheese  and  fruit  at  38  to  40 
and  eggs  and  meats  at  32,  or  just  at 
freezing  point.  The  cold  storage  space 
on  the  various  steamers  varies  from  10,- 
000 to  25,coo  cubic  feet.

For  this  cold 

storage  service  the 
steamship  companies  will  charge  ten 
shillings  per  ton  extra,  or  less  than  10 
cents  per  100  pounds.  This 
is  a  lower 
rate  than  that  charged  at  American  At­
lantic  ports,  and  it  was  secured  by  the 
government  by  paying  a  considerable 
part  of  the  cost  of  fitting  the  steamers 
with  cold  storage.  The butter and cheese 
is  made  the  basis  for  computing 
rate 
rates  on  all  other  products—that 
is,  the 
space  required 
for  a  ton  of  butter  or 
cheese  will  cost  ten  shillings  regardless 
of  the  kind  of  produce  shipped  in  it, 
providing,  of  course,  it  does  not  exceed 
a  ton  of  butter or  cheese  in  weight.

The  cold  storage  warehouse  is  a  nec­
essary  link  in  the  cold  storage  transpor­
tation  chain.  A  shipment  of  perishable 
food  products  may  arrive  at  a  shipping 
port  a 
little  too  late  to  catch  an  ocean 
steamer,  and  then  would  have  to remain 
in  port  until  the  next  steamer left.  This 
shows  the  necessity  of cold  storage ware­
houses  at  all  shipping  ports.

Montreal 

is  already  provided  with 
such  buildings  and  a  grant  has  been 
made  to  aid  in  building  warehouses  at 
Quebec,  Halifax,  St.  Johns  and  Char­
lottetown.  Aid  will  also  be  given 
in 
providing  suitable  cold  storage  accom­
modation  at  Toronto.  Although  not  a 
shipping  port,  Toronto 
is  a  railroad 
center  of  great  importance  and,  when 
provided  with  such  accommodation, 
small  shipments  may  be  forwarded  at 
all  times  and  be  cared  for  until  consol­
idated  into  carloads.

The  government  has  provided  a  cold 
storaee  warehouse 
at  Revelestoke, 
Rritish  Columbia,  and  although  not  a 
link  in  the  transportation  svstem,it  will 
enable  producers  in  the  Calgary  district 
in  the  Northwest  Territories  to  furnish 
the  great  mining  camps  with  butter, 
eggs,  poultry  and  meats  now  supplied 
bv  American  dealers  in  Spokane  Falls 
md  other  nearby  markets  in  the  United 
States.

The  dominion  government  has  taken 
no  action  towards providing cold storage 
in  Great  Britain ;  but  suitable  accom­
modation  can  be  obtained  there  at  rea­
sonable  rates,  and  although  at  present 
there  is  no  regular  system  of  cold  stor­
age  cars  in  England,  individual  enter­
prise  makes  up  for  it  to  a  large  extent.
To  make  the  new  system  as  practi­
cably  beneficial  to  the  Canadian  pro­
ducer  as  possible,  the  Minister of  Ag­
riculture  bas  decided  to  place  at  least 
two  men  in  Great  Britain  to  look  after 
the  distribution  of  perishable  products. 
These  men  will  not  compete  or  conflict 
with  the  regular  commercial  agencies 
but  will  do  what  they  can  to  aid  in  se­
curing  the  best  possible  markets  for 
Canadian  farm  products.  They  will 
act  as  the  commercial  agents  of  the  do­
minion,and  it  might  not  he  improper to 
coin  a  new  phrase  and  style 
them 
“ National  commercial travelers. ”   They 
will  visit  the  various  markets,  familiar­
ize  themselves  with  the  demands  of 
the  produce  trade  and  study  the  tastes 
of  the  British  consumer.  Through  the 
medium  of  their  services  the  Canadian 
producer  and  the  British  consumer  will 
be  brought  into  neighborly  and  sympa­
thetic  touch.  By  means  of  this  agency 
the  Canadian 
shipper  will  be  kept 
posted  as  to  what  the  market  demands 
from  time  to  time,  and  how  to  pack  or 
prepare  for  shipment  so  as  to  give  the 
most  perfect 
satisfaction ;  and  under 
the  new  system,  the  produce  will  reach 
its  destination  in  Ai  condition  and  will 
not  be  swallowed  in  whole  or  in  part  by 
commission  sharks. 

E.  A.  Ow en. 

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us w ill receive  proper and careful attention.  There is no house in the trade better able to 
execute the filling of mail or  telegraph  orders  more  satisfactorily  than  ourselves.  W e 
handle  peaches  largely,  in  fact  nave  made a business of it for years.  W e  promise you 
good treatment.  W rite us. 

(Long  Distance  Telephone.)

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24  and  26  North  Division  St. 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Green  Peppers,  Tomatoes,  Sweet  Potatoes, 

Cranberries.

Everything seasonable in  Fruits and  Vegetables.

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BEANS 
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OUR 

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601  NORTH THIRD ST., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO.

Consignments solicited.  Advances made. 

Reference:  American  Exchange Bank,  St.  Louis.

Harris & Frutchey

are the only  exclusive  dealers in  BUTTER 
and  EGGS  in  Detroit.  They  can handle 
your  shipments  to  the  be*t  advantage  and 
will pay cash for eggs on track at your station.

60  Woodbridge  St.,  W . 

350  High  St.

Telephone 2524.

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M anufacturer  of 
Packages  for  m arketing 
Lard ,  Butter,  Je lly , 
Mincemeat,  etc.

Pay  lor themselves in securing higher 
prices.  Always clean and  attractive. 
Furnished  with  your advertisement 
printed  upon them  Cheaper than packages 
now  used.

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Grand  Rapids,  M ich.

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hohest commission HOUSES

Consign  to  us  your  B utter,  E g g s   and  any 
Country  Produce  or  F ru its  and  be  con ­
vinced.

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MAIN  OFFICE  NOW  AT

33  Woodbridge  Street,  West,  Detroit.

Branch  Stores:  353  Russell Street, opposite Eastern Market.

799 Michigan  Avenue, opposite Western Market.

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7

GOTHAM   GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  to
Special  Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  Sept.  25—It  looks  now  as 
though  the  Florida  orange  would  beam 
upon  us  again  this  season.  Following 
the  freeze  a  few  years  ago,  the  Florida 
fruit  was  conspicuous  by  its  absence, 
and  nothing  was  seen  but  foreign  or­
anges  or  those  from  the  Pacific  Coast. 
California  has  been  getting  in some  fine 
work  all 
the  time,  but  now  Florida 
comes  to  the  front  again  and  this year it 
is  said  500,000  boxes  will  be  sent  out  oi 
the  Mate  and  a  million  next  year. 
Prices  will  be  low,  owing  to  California 
competiiton. 
is  thought  the  latter 
State  will  send  East  4.000,000 boxes this 
year,  and  a  good  share  will  be  sent  to 
Europe.  The new  tariff quite  effectual­
ly  shuts  out  foreign  oranges and Califor­
nia  fruit 
is  now  being  landed  in  Eng­
land  in  excellent  condition  and  selling 
at  remunerative  prices.  The  last  con­
signment  was  sent  over  on  the  St.  Paul 
and  was  sold  so  quickly  that  it  reached 
the  consumer  in  prime"condition.

It 

The  condition  of  the  grocery  trade  in 
this  city  continues  very  satisfactory. 
Prices  all  around  are  firm  and  the  fu­
ture  seems  bright.

in  cargo  lots—6%c. 

Coffee  remains  at  unchanged  prices 
for  No.  7 
In  a 
smaller  way.  a  few  thousand  bags  were 
reported  sold  at  7'Ac.  Orders  from  the 
interior  have  come  in  at  a  more  satis­
factory  rate,  but  there  is  still  room  for 
improvement.  The  amount  of  coffee  in 
store  and  afloat  continues 
large,  aggre­
gating  800,138  bags,  against  482,798 
bags  last  year.  Mild  coffees  are  some 
what  quiet  and  sales  are  of  small  lots 
for  immediate  use. 
Interior  Padang  is 
held  at  24c  and  some  sales  are  made  at 
that.

The  better  feeling  continues  in  teas 
and  the  general  market  is  in  better  con­
dition  than  for  some  time.  There  have 
been  no  auction  sales,  as the  supply  was 
hardly  large  enough.  Orders  have  come 
from  nearly  all  parts  of  the country and, 
while  prices  show  no  appreciable 
change,  there  is  a  more  hopeful  feeling 
as  to  the  future.

Refined  sugars  have  been  advanced 
on  some  lines.  Granulated 
listed 
at  5%c.  Business  has  been  moderate 
and  some  disappointment 
is  felt,  but 
the  outlook  is  for  a  firm  market  for  the 
remainder  of  the  season.  Foreign  is 
firm.

Advices 

from  abroad  have  added 
firmness  to  the  rice  situation.  The  de 
mand  has  been  very  good  for  foreign 
in  excellent 
sorts  and  the  market 
shape—for  the  seller.  Japan  rice 
in 
this  market 
is  hard  to  find  and  sales 
have  been  made  to  arrive  at  5c.  New 
crop  domestic  arrives  very  slowly  and 
reports  from  New  Orleans  show  very 
little  rough  coming  to  hand.

is 

is 

The  spice  market 

is  firm,  decidedly 
so,  and  especially  for  pepper.  Some 
very  good-sized  sales  have  been  made 
and  the  outlook  is  encouraging  for  the 
remainder  of  the  season.

The  better  sorts  of  molasses  have 
been 
in  demand,  but  sellers  say  they 
have  none.  Low  grades  have  moved 
with  a  fair  degree  of  activity  and  the 
range  of  prices  has  been  well  main­
tained.  No  change  has  been  made, 
however,  since 
last  week.  Syrups  are 
firm  and  a  respectable  amount  of  busi­
ness  has  been  done  at  refineries  and 
among  jobbers.  Prime  to  fancy  sugar 
syrup,  i7@24c.

Canned  goods  seem  to  have  taken  a 
rest  since  the 
report,  although 
prices  have  not  sagged  unless  on  South­
ern  tomatoes.  Stocks  in  first  bands  are 
light;  that  is,  of  tomatoes,  corn  and  ap­
ples.  As  the  pack  of  these  will  almost 
certainly  be 
light,  an  appreciation  in 
prices  is  looked  for  at  any  time.  Some 
good  sales  of  peas  have  been  made  dur­
ing  the  week  at  an  advance  of  5c  over 
last  week.

last 

Dried  fruits  are  quiet,  except  for 
evaporated  apples.  These  are  selling 
readily  at  7J^@8c 
Prunes  and  raisins 
are  very  quiet,  although  this  might  be 
expected  at  just  this  time.  The  holi­
day  trade  will  soon  set  in  and  the“  roses 
will  bloom  in  the  spring,  tra,  la .’ ’

Lemons  and  oranges  are  exceedingly' 
last  week's  quotations 
slow,  although 
still  prevail.  Other  green  fruit 
is  in 
good  demand,  especially  apples,  which 
sell  from  §2  to  $3.50  per  bbl.  Peaches 
command  25c©i$  per  basket.

Fancy  fresh  Western  creamery  butter 
is  in  good  demand  at  20c.  Other  grades 
are  in  light  request  and the situation not 
as  favorable  as  a  week  ago.  No  change 
in  State  dairy.  Very  little  doing  in  an 
export  way.

Small  size  full  cream  cheese  is  being 
enquired  for  to  some  extent,  but  large 
size 
is  extremely  dull  and  not  for  a 
long  time  has  the  market  been  so  de­
pressed.  Quotations for  the  latter range 
from  Q@gAc.

In  eggs,  reliable  stock  is  scarce  and 
is  selling  readily  at  20c  for  near-by. 
Prime  Western,  I7@i 7'Ac-
Choicest  marrow  beans  are  worth 
Si.40;  choice  pea,  $1  15;  red  kidney, 
$2.10.  The general  market  is  quiet.

Holders  of  dried  fruits  of  nearly all 
sorts  in  California  seem  to  be  reluctant 
to  forward  goods  or  make  sales  on  the 
present  basis.  They  believe  they  will 
find  something  better  later  on.  Perhaps 
they  will.

How  Her  Husband  Came 

to 

the 

Rescue.

She  came  home  with  a  lagging  step 
and  a  heavy  heart. 
In  vain  had  she 
striven  for  weeks  and  even  months  to 
stem  the  tide  of  ruin  that  had slowly but 
surely  overwhelmed  them.

Her  splendid  business  powers,  her 
clear  head  and  20th century progressive­
ness  had 
long  ago  been  recognized  by 
her  husband,  and  their  growing  mer­
cantile  business  had  been 
intrusted  to 
her  control  absolutely,  while  he  had  de­
voted  himself  to  their  home  and  chil­
dren.

For  years  she  had  managed  the  busi­
ness  without  even  a  suggestion  from 
him,  and  her  splendid  financial  ability 
and  energy  had  built  un  a  trade  second 
to  none  in  the  citv,  but  somehow—she 
could  scarcely  understand  it  disaster 
had  overtaken  her  and  everything  was 
lost.

For  herself  she  cared  not,  hut  her 
heart  was  torn  with  pity  for  the  tender 
and  devoted  husband  who  was  always 
waiting  for  her  at  home  like  a  ray  o‘ 
sweet  sunshine,  and  it  was  upon  him 
that  she  dreaded  to  see  the  blow  fall.

When  she  entered  the  house  and  came 
forward  for  his  usual  kiss he fancied she 
looked more worried than usual,and said :
“ Come,  dear,  don’t  bother about  that 
horrid  old  business.  See, 
I've  made 
you  some  nice  hot  waffles  for  supper. 
Sit  down  and  rest  and  I’ll  tell  you  the 
cutest  thing  the  baby  said  to-day.”

How  could  she  tell  him?  And  yet  it 

must  be  done.

After  supper  she  took  him  on  her 
fingers  caressingly 

knee  and  ran  her 
through  the  tendrils  of  his  whiskers.

“ Little  one,”   she  said,  in  a  strange, 
harsh  voice,  “ vou  must  bear  up  and  be 
brave.  I  have  some bad  news to tell you. 
The  business  has  gone  under  and  every 
dollar  we  had  in  the  world  is  lost.  Ex 
cept  the  roof  above  our  heads,  which  is 
in  your  name,  we  have  nothing-  the 
poorest  beggar  that  walks  the  streets has 
as  much.  Can  you  ever  forgvie  me  for 
bringing  this  misery  upon  you?”

She  bowed  her  head  upon  her  hands, 
and strong woman  though she  was,  a  tear 
trickled 
fingers.  How 
would  her  gently  nurtured,  delicate hus­
band  receive  the  sad  tidings?  She dared 
not  look  at  him.

through  her 

She  felt  him  slip  from  her  lap  and 
heard  him  cross  the  room.  As  he  re­
turned  she  looked  up.  He  was  bringing 
in  his  hands  a  large,  old-fashioned  tea 
urn  that  had  belonged  to  his  mother. 
He  took 
the  urn  and 
poured out  upon the table  a  large  pile  of 
money—gold  and  silver  coins  and  rolls 
of  bank  notes.

the  top 

“ See,”   he  said  with  a  sweet  smile, 
“ here  is 83,967  45.  That'll  kind  of  ease 
things  up  a  little,  won’t  it,  old  girl?”

“ Where— where  did  it  come  from?”  

from 

she  gasped.

“ It’s  all  ours,”   he  said;  “ yours  and 
mine.  For  years  I  ha\e  been  a  silent 
partner 
ice  cream  saloon  next 
door to  your  place  of  business. ”

in  the 

Object  Lesson 

in  Whisky  Drinking.
A  Connecticut  grocer  inserts  this  ad­

vertisement  in  the  papers  of  his  city:

Notice  is  hereby  given  that if you will 
come  to  my  store  three  times  a  day dur­
ing  the  next  year,  and  buy  a  drink  of 
whisky  each  time,  paying  10  cents  a 
drink,  at  the  end  of  the  year  I  will  do­
nate  to  you:

Five  barrels  of  my  best  flour.
100  pounds  of  fine  granulated sugar.
100  pounds  of  rice.
10  pounds  of  coffee.
10  gallons  of  syrup.
50  yards  calico.
3  pairs  of  shoes.
One  $10.50  cloak  for  your  wife,  and 

$2o to  pay  for  the  liquor  you  drank.

Oregon  Indians  complain  that  they 
are  sent  to  jail  for  thirty  days  for  in­

toxication,  while  the  white  man  guilty 
of  the  same  offense  gets  off  with  five 
days.

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THE  POWER  OF  CO URTS.

weighty  necessity  which would justify so 
I arbitrary  a  proceeding  whereby  a  can- 
| didate  for  office  could  become  accuser, 
judge  and  jury,  and  within  a  few  hours 
summarily  punish  his  accusers  by  im­
prisonment ;  that,  when  a  judge  became 
a  candidate  for  office,  he  was  on  the 
same  plane  as  any  other  citizen— there 
was  no  divinity  hedging  him  about, 
and  he  must  seek  his  remedy  for  false 
accusations  the  same  as  any  others.

There 

is  a  value  in  the  discussions 
which  have  resulted  from  the  criticisms 
of  judicial  power  by  the  labor  leaders 
in  the  different  cases 
in  which  Debs 
and  others  have  come  into  conflict  with 
the  courts  in  that  such  power  is  coming 
to  be  more  clearly  defined.  It  is  becom­
ing  more  generally  recognized 
that 
common  sense  is  the  governing  rule  in 
all  such  cases.  Any  apparently  arbi­
trary  power  exercised  by  the  courts 
must  be  backed  by  the  need  of  protect­
ing  the  sacredness of judicial procedure, 
or  by  the  need  of  public  and  private 
safety  to  the  citizens  and  their  rights. 
And,  when 
individual  rights  of 
court  officials  are  concerned,  they  are 
on  the  same  plane  as  any  other  citizen.

the 

Now  that  the  strikes  are  over  and  the 
occasion  for  the  issuing  of  the  restrain­
ing  orders  which  provoked  so  much 
criticism  of  the  courts 
is  a  matter  of 
history,  the  rendering  of  a  decision  as 
to  the  perpetuation  of  the  injunction 
scarcely  attracts  attention. 
In  making 
his  decision  Judge  Jackson  of  the  West 
Virginia  United  States  Court  took  oc­
casion  to  remark  that  the  criticisms 
which  had  been  made  were  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  order  was  not  understood. 
The  decision,  he  said,  was  founded  on 
good  law,  good  morals and  justice.  The 
principle  of  protecting  the  citizen  in 
his  rights  of  property  by  the  restrain­
ing  orders  of  the  courts  was  decided  in 
English  courts  of  equity  nearly 
two 
hundred  years  ago.  There  is,  in  fact, 
no  reason  why  the  rights  of  property 
should  not  be  protected  by  the  courts.

In  the  case  in  question  the petitioners 
for  the 
injunction  had  invested  large 
sums  in  their  plant  at  Monongah,  and 
their  representation  was  that the defend­
ants  were  about  to  do  things  which 
would 
lessen  the  value  of  the  property 
or  destroy  it.  The  rule  was  that,  where 
an  injury  was  threatened  for  which  the 
law  afforded  no  adequate  remedy,  the 
courts  of  equity  would  interfere  to  pre­
vent  such 
injury.  His  decision  was 
that  this  was  such  a  case,  and  that  the 
injunction  abridged  no  rights  of  the 
miners  nor  interfered  with  the  right  of 
free  speech  and  was  a  carefully-pre­
pared  and  well-considered  order.

Coming  upon  this  significant  defini­
tion  of  the  legitimate  power  of  the 
courts  in  the  protection  of  property  and 
the  restraining  of  evildoers,  the  recent 
decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  of  Wisconsin  as  to  the  personal 
privileges  of  a  local  judge  in  his  can­
didacy  for  office  sets  a  proper  limit  to 
judicial  pretension.  In this case  articles 
were  published  and  affidavits  made  to 
the  effect  that  the  judge  in  question had 
been  extravagant  in  the  management  of 
his  court,  was  partial  and  unfair 
in 
official  conduct  and  influenced  by  cor­
rupt  motives. 
Presuming  upon  his 
sacred  office,  the  judge  immediately  in­
stituted  proceedings  for  contempt 
in 
the  original  publication  and  then,  when 
affidavits  were  published  as  to  the  cor­
rectness  of  the  criticisms,  he  issued  an 
order  adjudging  them  guilty  of  con­
tempt.  The  Supreme  Court  held  that 
the  action  exceeded  the  Court’s  juris­
diction ;  that  it  must  be  a  grievous  and

It 

The  lofty  modern  office  buildings 

in 
the  large  cities  often  overtop the smoke­
stacks  of  factories,  and  this  has 
inten­
sified  the  smoke  nuisance  and  forced  a 
serious  consideration  of  its  abatement. 
Philadelphia,  although  not  as  grievous­
ly  afflicted  as  are  most  Western  cities, 
is  moving 
in  the  matter through  the 
joint  action  of  the  Board  of  Health  and 
the  Franklin  Institute. 
is  agreed 
that  the  discharge  of  black  smoke  from 
the  furnaces  of  stationary  boilers  is pre­
ventable. 
It  is  argued,  moreover,  that 
it  is  cheaper  to  abate  the  nuisance  than 
to  maintain 
it,  cheaper  even  for  those 
who  thus  wastefully  consume  coal,to say 
nothing  of  the  thousands  of  others  who 
suffer  in  damages  and  discomfort  from 
the  sooty  discharge.  Pittsburg,  profit­
ing  by  modern  ideas,  is  not  as  smoky 
since  its  return  to  coal  as  it  was  before 
it  temporarily  used  natural  gas.  St. 
Louis  has  achieved  notable  success  in 
the  reduction  of  the 
affliction,  and 
is  said  to  be  smokeless  because 
Paris 
it 
insists  on  a  perfect  combustion  of 
fuel.

interesting  experiment 

‘ ‘ Dollar  wheat”   has  tempted  Long 
Island  farmers  near  Riverhead  to  make 
an 
in  wheat­
growing,  which  they  propose  to  begin 
on  an  extensive  scale.  For  this  pur 
pose  they  have  purchased  in  Italy  a  ton 
of  seed  wheat  of  the  red-bearded  vari­
ety,at a  cost  of  $2  per  bushel,  including 
all  freight  charges,  or  about  $8o  for  the 
ton.  The  Long  Island  agriculturists 
hope  to  be  able  to  regain  the  reputation 
of  Long  Island  wheat  which  it possessed 
in  the  last  century,  when  millers  were 
prosperous,  and  the  old-fashioned  long- 
armed  windmills,  some  of  which  are 
still  picturesque  features  of  the 
land­
scape, were all  in  active  operation.  For 
some  reason  the  quality  of  the  domestic 
wheat  degenerated,  and  for  years  has 
been  so  soft  as  to  be  useful  only  for 
feeding  cattle. 
is  believed  that  the 
is  quite  as  well  adapted  to  wheat 
soil 
raising  as 
it  was  a  hundred  years  ago, 
and  that  the  importation  of  virile  seed 
will  cure  the  troubles  the  agriculturists 
have  experienced.

It 

is 

Germany 

‘ ‘ considering  whether 
Europe  should  allow  the  United  States 
to  drive  Spain  out  of  Cuba.”   The  Em­
peror  William  has  always  got  some 
in­
teresting  but  harmless  speculation  on 
hand.

GENERAL  TRADE  S ITU A TIO N  
During 

last  week  there  was  the  de­
cided  reaction  in  the  general stock  mar­
ket  that  had  been  so  often  predicted 
since  the  general  rise  began.  The  prin­
cipal  reason  seems  to  be  that  such  a 
movement  was  generally  expected,  for 
the  conditions  favoring  the  advance  are 
yet  manifest.  While  the  reaction  was 
positive,and  the  trading decidedly  dull, 
the  decline  was  comparatively  slight, 
the  loss  generally  ranging  from  $2  to 
$4  per  share,  although 
in  some  cases 
amounting  to  $6.  It  is  a  matter  for  con­
gratulation,  however,  that  the  recovery 
has  set  in  this  week  with  a  promise that 
the  loss  will  soon  be  regained.

There 

is  also  to  be  noted  a  slight 
falling  off 
in  the  general  jobbing  de­
mand 
in  the  Eastern  and  Southern 
States,  but  the  activity  continues  un­
the  West  and  Northwest. 
abated 
is  reported  large  and  in­
Retail  trade 
creasing  in  most  localities. 
Industries 
continue  to  increase  in  activity  and  the 
movement  of  most  prices  continues  up­
wards.

in 

While  the  cereal market has  fluctuated 
through  a  very  narrow  range  of  prices, 
with  tendency  on  the  whole  downward, 
the  movement  has  been  unusually 
heavy.  Exports  have  amounted  to  near­
ly  double  the  amount for the correspond­
ing  week 
last  year  in  both  wheat  and 
corn.

Perhaps  the  most  encouraging  indica­
tions  for  the  week  are  to  be  found  in 
the 
iron  and  steel  situation.  The  ad­
vance  in  prices  has  been  more  decided 
than  at  any  time  since  the  recovery  be­
gan  and  sales  have  been  very  heavy 
in 
Bessemer  pig 
iron,  steel  billets  and 
rails.  Activity  continues  in  all branches 
of  manufactures  and  there  is  a  general 
expectation  that  prices  will  soon  go still 
higher.

The  textile  situation  still  continues 
favorable,  cotton  goods  still  holding  the 
advance 
in  spite  of  the  decline  in  the 
raw  staple  caused  by  the  rapid  move­
ment  of  the  new  crop.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  speculative  advance  in  wool 
tends  to  help  the  advance  in  the  manu­
factured  goods  and  prospects  seem  good 
for  a  still  further  upward  movement. 
The  manufacturer  is  in  a  better  condi­
In  boots  and 
tion  than  for  years  past. 
shoes  there 
is  less  gain  in  orders,  but 
shipments  for  the  month  exceed  those 
for  the  corresponding  month 
in  any 
previous  year.

There  is  much  of  assurance  as  to con­
in  the  general  reports 
tinued  activity 
of 
improving  railroad  earnings  in  all 
parts  of  the  country.  Then,  it  is  a  fa­
indication  that  quite  a  heavy 
vorable 
gold  movement  to  this  country  has  al­
ready  set  in.  The  bank  clearings  con­
tinue  very 
i  6  per 
cent, 
from  the  remarkable  showing  of 
last  week.  The  amount  was  $1,367,000,- 
000.  There  was  a  decided  increase  in 
the  number  of  failures—237,  against  186 
for  preceding  week.

falling  but 

large, 

TH E  EGYPTIAN  PROBLEM.

When  the  Franco-Russian  alliance 
was  announced,  some  weeks  ago,  it  was 
at  once  surmised  that  one  of  the first re­
sults  of  the  arrangement  would  be  the 
reopening  of  the  Egyptian  problem. 
France  has  never  ceased  to  protest  at 
the  continuance  of  the  British  occupa­
tion  of  Egypt;  but  no  practical  way has 
developed  of  compelling  the  British  to 
withdraw.  The  recent  settlement  of  the 
difficulty  between  Turkey  and  Greece 
has  afforded  a  pretext  for  again  open­
ing  up  the  problem.  Egypt  is  nomi­
nally  a  Turkish  dependency;  but  to  all

it 

foreign 

intents  and  purposes 
is  a  British 
protecorate,  as  the  Khedive  has  prac­
tically  no 
relation,  except 
through  the  British  government,  and 
even 
in  purely  domestic  affairs  he  is 
unable  to  move  without  the  consent  of 
the  British  Resident.

According  to  a  dispatch  from  Paris, 
Russia,  France,  Germany,  Austria  and 
Italy  have  agreed  to  notify  England  to 
withdraw  from  Egypt,  and, 
that  ac­
complished,  Egypt 
is  to  be  permitted 
to  retain  autonomy  under  the  suzerainty 
of  the  Sultan  of  Turkey.  Such  a scheme 
would  no  doubt  be  very  agreeable  to 
Fiance,  as,  with  England  out  of  the 
way,  it  would  be  very  easy,  at  some  fu­
ture  date  to  pick  a  quarrel  with  Egypt 
and  occupy  the  country.

It  is  scarcely  credible  that  Germany 
Austria  and  Italy  can  have  entered  into 
any  such  agreement  with  Russia  and 
France  as  that  reported.  By  so  doing, 
they  would  merely  strengthen  the  hands 
of  the  new  alliance  as  against  them­
selves  without  gaining  the  least  advan­
tage.

Although  the  promise  of Great Britain 
to  eventually  retire  from  Egypt  has 
never  been  revoked,  no  date  was  ever 
fixed  for  that  event,  and  nobody  seri­
ously  believes  that  there  is  any 
inten­
tion  on  the  part  of  the  present  British 
government  to  retire  from  the  banks  of 
the  Nile.  A  bare  suggestion  of  such  a 
thing  by  Mr.  Gladstone,  some  years 
back,  was  sufficient  to  get  him 
into 
much  hot  water  in  Parliament.

Egypt  is,  therefore, 

likely  to  breed 
trouble  in  Europe  before  very  long,  un­
less  some  more  important  affair  arises 
to  distract  the  attention  of  France  for 
the  time  being. 
In  the  meantime, 
British  occupation  of  Egypt  has  con­
tinued  for  so  long  that  the  country  has 
become  thoroughly 
identified  with  the 
British  Empire,  and  to  all  intents  and 
purposes  is  as  much  a  part  of  the  Brit­
ish  possessions  as  is  India.

The  agreement  which  is  said  to  have  . 
been  adopted  by  the  silversmiths  to  sell 
all  silverware, 
including  spoons,  tea- 
sets,  forks  and  the  like,  by  the  ounce 
hereafter,  just  as  the  grocer  sells  sugar, 
seems  proper  enough,  although  to  an 
outsider  there  would  seem  to  be  a  good 
profit 
in  selling  silverware  at  a  dollar 
an  ounce,with  silver  quoted  in  the  mar­
ket  at  about  fifty-six  cents  per  ounce. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  profit  is  large, 
although  something  depends  on  the  pat­
tern  of  the  goods.

Probably  the  wickedest  boy  alive  is 
the  youth  who  visited  an  undertaker’s 
establishment  in  Brooklyn  the  other day 
and  ordered  a  $500  burial  casket  for  his 
mother,  receiving  S50 cash  commission 
from  the  undertaker,  who  was  content 
at  the  prospect  of  getting  his  pay  after 
the  funeral.  Now  the  undertaker  finds 
out  that  the  young  man’s  mother  still 
lives!

that 

The  Prussian  war  department  having 
announced 
the  consumption  of 
sugar  and  caramels  tends  to  restore 
wasted  muscular  tissue,  an  esteemed 
contemporary  facetiously  remarks:  “ If 
caramels  are  to  be  part  of  the  army  ra­
tion,  it  will  require  vigilance  to  pre­
vent  the  enlistment  of girls  in  the  next 
war.”

The  worst  thing  about  Debs 

is  that, 
in­
while  he  will  not  work  himself,  he 
sists  upon  it  that  working  people  must 
support  him.  Strikes  are  necessary  to 
keep  him  before  the  public.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

9

M U N IC IPA L  LIG HTING .

While  there  has  been  but  little  said 
during  the  past  few  weeks  on  the  sub­
ject  of  a  local  municipal  lighting plant, 
is  still  alive  and  will,  no 
the  project 
doubt,  come  to  the  front  again 
in  a 
short  time.  Other 
interests  have  en­
gaged  the  attention  of  those  advocating 
the  question,  so  that 
it  has  been  tem­
porarily  relegated  to  the  background ; 
but  there 
is^too  much  opportunity  for 
personal  advantage  in  the  scheme  for  it 
to  be 
laid  aside  for any  considerable 
length  of  time.  The  general  revival  in 
industries,  together  with  the  improve­
ment  in  general  confidence,  have  given 
an 
impetus  to  the  prosecution  of  local 
improvements  to  an  extent  which  keeps 
the  contractors  and  municipal  hangers- 
on  so  busy  that  the  less  definite  projects 
are  allowed  to  wait.  The  persistent  urg- 
ing  up  to  a  few  months  ago  was  caused 
by  the  need  of  a  chance  at  the  public 
crib  by  the  large class who  are  watching 
for  the  oppoitunities  afforded  by  all 
public  enterprises.

instance, 

In  this  connection  it  is  interesting  to 
light­
note  that  the  cause  of  municipal 
is  suffering  from  severe  set-backs 
ing 
in  some  quarters.  For 
for 
many  years  past  the  advocates  of  mu­
nicipal  ownership  of  that  which  minis­
ters  to  the  needs  of  urban  population 
have  pointed  to  the  example  afforded 
by  Philadelphia  as  a  convincing  argu­
ment 
in  favor  of  city  lighting  enter­
prises.  To  be  sure, for  many  years  there 
were 
and  mismanagement 
which  brought  the  staid  Quaker metrop 
olis 
into  disrepute,  but  these,  which 
have  lessened  of  late,  have  been  passed 
over,  while  the  argument  has  been  ad­
vanced  that  considerable  revenues  have 
been  turned  over  to  the  city  from  its 
lighting  industry.

scandals 

industries,  there  are 

Unfortunately  for  those  who think that 
municipal  happiness  and  prosperity can 
only  be  secured  by  the  ownership  of 
such 
indications 
that  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love  is  about 
to  abandon  the system  because  it has not 
heen  found  to  produce  a  Utopia,  even 
under  the  most  favorable  conditions  ob­
taining 
if 
Philadelphia  could  not  succeed  in  such 
an  enterprise,  it  would  be  hard  to  find 
a  more  promising  field.

this  country. 

Surely, 

in 

its 

To  be  sure,  it  is  said  that  in  offering 
lighting  plant  exceptional 
to  sell 
advantages  are  obtained,  but,  according 
to  the  theorists,  the  city  should  be  able 
to  do  as  well  as  the  private  company. 
Experience  has  been  demonstrated, 
however,  that  it  could  not  compete  with 
private  enterprise.  There  may  have 
been  an  advantage  in  the  fact  that  by 
its  ownership  and  ability  to  dispose  of 
the  property  it  was  enabled  to  make  an 
exceptionally  good  bargain,  but  it  is  a 
question  whether  towns  under  less  fa­
vorable  conditions  could  do  as  well.

The  Tradesman  believes  that  means 
should  be  taken  to  secure  the furnishing 
of  street 
lighting  at  correct  prices. 
There  is  no  doubt  that during the period 
of  the  development  of  electric  lighting 
here,  as  elsewhere,  precedents 
for 
ridiculously  high  prices  have  been  af­
forded ;  but  in  the  natural course,  in  the 
development  of  competition,  it 
is  al­
ready  seen  that  the  day  of  such  prices 
is  past.

is  an 

There 

idea  prevalent  that  the 
only  way  to  light  a  city is by electricity, 
that  the  new  mode  of 
illumination  has 
succeeded  gas  as  kerosene  succeeded 
the  candle;  but  facts  are  far from carry­
ing  out  this  idea.  As  a  matter  of  fact 
the  multiplication  of  electric 
lighting 
facilities  has  neither  decreased  the  con-.

sumption  of  gas  nor  injured  the  gas  in­
terests  of  the  country.  The  addition  of 
electricity  has  not  been  sufficient 
to 
meet  the  demand  for  more  and  better  il­
lumination  so  but  that  there  has  not 
only  been  an  undimiuished  demand  for 
gas,  but 
its  manufacturers  have  been 
spurred-to  so  great  effort 
in  its  im­
provement  and  in  cheapening  methods 
of  production  until  it  is  ready  to  com­
pete  on  an  equal  basis  in most localities 
with  any  other  mode  of  lighting.

in 

Economy  in  lighting  expenditure 

is 
unquestionably  an  essential 
the 
proper  administration  of  municipal 
affairs. 
If  such  economy  could  not  be 
secured  by  employing  private  enter­
prise,  then  there  might  be  some  reason 
for  the  public  undertaking. 
In  this 
city,  as  in  most  others,  there  are  ample 
facilities in  private  hands  which  can  be 
employed  on  a  correct  basis  by  proper 
management  much  easier  and  more 
economically  than  by  a  costly  duplica­
tion  which  will  exceed  the  needs  and 
which  will  thus 
existing 
plants  and  prove  far  more  costly  and 
wasteful 
in  the  end.  Unfortunately, 
those  who  are  advocating  the  scheme 
and  who  seem  to  have  caught  the  pop­
ular  ear  are  not  those  who  would  suffer, 
however  serious  such  an  undertaking 
might  prove.

injure  the 

GOLD  CO M ING   TH IS  WAY.

For  some  time  past  it  has  been  ap­
parent  that  there  would  be  liberal  gold 
imports  during  the  present  season.  Ow­
ing  to  the  large  excess  of  exports  over 
imports  of  merchandise  of  all  kinds,  it 
was  clear  that  a  large  balance  existed 
in  favor  of  this  country  against Europq. 
The 
liquidation  of  this  balance  could 
not  be  effected  in  any  other  way  but  by 
the  shipment  of  gold,  unless  circum­
stances  favored  the  unloading  of  Amer­
ican  securities  held  in  Europe.  Euro 
pean  holders  of  our  securities,  however, 
have  not  shown  any  disposition  to  part 
with  their  property;  hence,  after  delay 
ing  as  much  as  possible,  it  has  been  at 
length  found  necessary  to  send  the  yel­
low  metal  this  way.

According  to  the  dispatches,  $1,500,- 
000  in  gold  is  already  on  the  way,  and 
further  shipments  are  looked  for  almost 
immediately.  The  Bank  of  England 
has  raised  its  money  rate  for  the  pur­
pose  of  checking  the  outflow  of  gold; 
but  it  is  clear  that  110  artificial  barrier 
will 
long  prevent  the  flow  of  gold  in 
this  direction.  Not  only  did  the  large] 
export  movement  of  the  past  season pile 
up  a  huge  balance 
in 
Europe,  but  this  balance  is  steadily  be­
ing  added 
to  by  free  shipments  of 
grain and  every  indication  points  to the 
prospect  that  the  demand  of  Europe  for 
cotton  will  be  uncommonly  large  this 
season.

in  our  favor 

For  some  time  past  money  has  been 
so  plentiful  and  cheap  in  this  country 
that  there  was  no  special  inducement  to 
import  gold  from  abroad.  The  move­
ment  of  the  staple  crops,  however,  is 
now  causing  the  demand  for  money  to 
be greater;  hence money  rates  are  hard­
ening,  and  the  gold,  to which  financiers 
were  indifferent  until  recently,  will  now 
be  more  welcome.

in 

The  large  amount  of  cotton  and  grain 
bills  which  is  now  resulting  from  sales 
of  those  staples  to  Europe  will  bring 
gold 
liberal  volume  to  this  country 
from  Europe  in  the  near  future;  hence 
the 
initial  shipments  on  the  way  are 
but  the  advance guard  of  a  very  much 
larger  movement.

Repentance  is  as  much  a  privilege  as 

it  is  a  duty.

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Sell a Winner!

Win  a  Buyer!

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Petting the  People

Simplicity  an  Element  of  Successful 

Advertising.

Written for the  T radesman.
‘•Advertise  [from  Latin  adverto,  to  turn up.] 
To give notice;  t * give public  information;  t>> 
announce;  to  proclaim;  to  publish  in  news­
papers or otherwise;  as. to adv  rti.-e the loss of 
a pocketbooa, a house to reut, a pomade  to  sell, 
etc ”
“Adverti-emeut,  Information  communicated 
to  individuals  or  the  public  in  a  manner de 
signed to attract general attention.”

I  wonder  how  many  of  the general  run 
of  advertisers  have  carefully  studied 
the  above  two  definitions.  There  are 
only  a  few  words  used  but,  as  they  are 
connected,  they  mean  dollars  and  cents 
if  one  has  the  ability  to  make  proper 
use  of  them.  The  world  of  business 
and  of  buyers  has  passed  the  point 
where  mere  superficiality  and  clap-trap 
will  fill  a  store  with  customers.  Some­
thing  more  must  be  brought 
into  play 
than  jingling  phrases.  There  must  be 
not  only  argument  and  attractive  de­
scription,  but  there  must  be  wisdom, 
truth  and  that  strong  yet  unnamable 
quality  which  convinces  the  reader  that 
the  goods  advertised  are  just  what  he 
needs  and  must  have.

When  advertising  received  such  an 
impetus  and  became,  to  a  certain  ex­
tent,  a  fad,  a 
few  years  ago,  there 
sprang  up  a large  class  of  writers  whose 
efforts,  for  a  time,  served  to  secure  at­
tention  and  profit;  but  their  methods 
were  unique  far  past  the  point  where 
solidity  and 
lasting  qualities  end,  and 
the  result  has  been  that  the  members  of 
this  fraternity  of  publicity  makers  who 
were  unable  to  modify  their  ideas  to 
conform  to  the  now  recognized  methods 
of  earnestness  and  solidity  have  been 
pushed  to  the  wall,  leaving  the  field 
clear  for  the  successful,  staying  writer

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

We  note, 

in  these  definitions, 

— the  one  who  ponders  carefully  the 
definitions  at  the opening  of this article.
the 
quality  of  simplicity.  There is absolute­
ly  nothing  complicated  or  calculated  to 
perplex  about  them.  This 
is  very  ap­
propriate  in  defining  advertising.  Good 
advertising 
is  not  the  use  of  a  lot  of 
trashy  verbiage,  but  a  few  crisp  sen­
tences  conveying,  in  a  glance,  all  that 
is  necessary  to  attract  the  reader’s  at­
tention  and  sell  the  goods.  A  concise 
description  of  the  goods  for  sale,  truth­
ful  and  attractive,  together  with  a  rea­
sonable  price  for  the  article,  will  do  far 
more  towards  selling  a  pair  of  shoes 
than  all  the  high-flown  words  it  is  pos­
sible  to  get  together.

"Information  communicated  to 

indi­
viduals  or  the  public  in  a  manner  de­
signed  to  attract  general  attention”  
does  not  mean 
ludicrous  or grotesque 
suggestions,  neither  does  it  necessarily 
mean  anything  startling  or calculated  to 
excite 
is  well 
enough  to  arouse  curiosity,  but  the 
judgment  must  also  be  satisfied  or  the 
advertisement  falls  flat.

curiosity  purely. 

It 

The  definition  stops  short  of  a  certain 
thing  which  ought  to  be  well  taken  into 
consideration  by  the  advertiser.  “ Gen­
eral  attention”   must  not  only  be at­
tracted,  but  it  must  be  held  if  one  is  to 
succeed.  The  lodestone  of  argument 
must  be  charged  with  the  retaining 
qualities  of  honesty,  plainness  and 
values 
insure  a  staying 
clientele.  Of  what  use  is  it  to  be  able 
to  write  an  advertisement  which  will 
attract  attention  to  its  shell  of  staring, 
band-wagon  headlines,  when  it  fails  to 
secure  attention  to  the  meat  of  the  nut 
wherein 
is  value  and  that  which  will 
induce  purchases.

in  order  to 

There  is  an  everlasting  difference  be­

tween  the advertisement  with 
life  and 
virile  strength  in  it  and  the  advertise­
ment  which  merely  attracts  attention. 
The  one  has  snap,  and  vim,  and  go 
in 
it,  while  the  other  has  a  few  novel 
phrases  which  catch  the  eye  for  a  mo­
ment  and  then  are  forgotten. 
is  the 
strength  and  staying  qualities  of the  ad­
vertisement  which  secure  the  greatest 
number  of  buyers,  and 
is  these 
features  which  make  an  advertisement 
wear  well  and  last.  The  reason  so  many 
advertisements  fail 
in  their  mission  is 
because  they  lack  sufficient  strength  to 
keep  them  alive.

It 

it 

Advertisements  may  be  very  aptly 
compared 
to  mankind.  When  one 
meets  a  man  of  good  physique,  strong 
and  full  of  vigor  and  magnetism,  one 
who  exhibits  perfect  physical  life  in  all 
his  movements,  one  turns  again  to  gaze 
at  him.  He  attracts  and  retains.  But 
the  weak,  tottering  victim  of  ill-health, 
or  worse,  no  matter  how  finely  clothed 
or  what  evidences  of  wealth he displays, 
attracts  notice  for  nothing  except  com­
passion  or  repulsion,  and  the  gaze  is 
averted  as  quickly  as  may  be.

There 

is  a  numerous 

family  of 
“ preachers  of  brevity”   in  the  adver­
tising  world,  and,  like  all  creeds,  there 
is  a  modicum  of  truth 
in  their  teach­
ing.  But  there  is  danger  of  passing  the 
line  of  utility 
in  abbreviation  of  ad­
vertisements.  Brevity  is  all  right,  but, 
as  the  Irishman  would  say,  there  must 
not  be  too  much  of  it.  This  is  a  far 
greater  fault  than  too  much  prolixity, 
for,  whereas  the  gleam  of  truth  may  be 
seen 
in  the  one,  the  other  is  so  very 
brief  there  is  no  room for  it.

■ I  cannot  say  a  more  truthful  word,  in 
closing  this  article,  than  that  success in 
advertising  is  primarily  a  matter  of  in­
dividuality.  While  books  on  advertis­

muse,

shoes.

mute,

Brown.

came,

inspire

ing  must  be  read,  and  training  and  ex­
perience are  necessary, these  are  but  the 
finishing  touches  of 
lapidary  to 
the  already  valuable,  although  uncut, 
diamond  of  natural  advertising  talent.

the 

N em o.
Yearned  for  a  Poet  in  the  Family.

Elijah  Brown,  the  cobbler,  w as  enamored  of  the 

And all his  time  was  given  up  to  stanzas  and  to 

He  scorned  to  live  a  tuneless  life,  ingloriously 

And  nightly laid his last aside to labor at  his  lute;
For he nad registered an  oath  that  lyrical  renown
Should trumpet to the universe the  worthy name of 

A nd, though  his own  weak  pinions  failed  to  reach 

His genius hatched  a  brilliant  scheme  to  help  his 

the heights of song,

oath along;

So  all  his  little  youngsters,  as  they  numerously 

He christened after  poets  in  the pantheon  o f  fame,
That their poetic  prestige m ight  impress them  and 

A  noble emulation to adopt  the w arbling  Ivre.
And  V irg il  Brown  and  Dante  Brown  and  Tasso 

Brown  appeared,

And  Milton  Brown and  Byron  Brown  and  Shakes* 

peare Brown  were reared.

Longfellow   Brown  and  Schiller  Brown  arrived at 

man’s estate,

And  W ordsworth  Brown  and  Goldsmith  Brown 

filled up the family slate.

And  he  believed his gifted  boys,  predestined  to re­

In  time  would  roll  the  boulder  from  the  buried 

name of Brown.

But still the epic  is  unsung  and  still  that  worthy 

Is  m issing  from  the  pedestals  upon  the  hills  of 

For Dante Brow n’s a  peddler in  the  vegetable line,
A nd  Byron  Brown  is  pitching  for  the  Tuscarora 

Longfellow  Brown, the lightw eight,  is a pugilist of 

A nd  Goldsmith  Brow n’s  a  deckhand  on  a  Jersey 

nown,

name

fame;

nine;

note,

In  W ordsworth Brown  Manhattan  has  an  estim a­

And Schiller Brown’s an artist in a Brooklyn barber 

A  roving tar  is  V irg il  Brown  upon  the  bounding 

And Tasso  Brown  is  usefully  engaged  in  m aking 

T he cobbler’s bench  is  Milton  Brow n’s, and  there 

A nd Shakespeare Brown makes cocktails in a C rip­

ferry  boat;-

ble  cop,

shop;

seas,

cheese; 

*

he pegs aw ay,

ple Creek cafe!

John  L udlow.

A  contented  man  is  a  rich  man. *

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Both  flours  are  manufactured from  the finest spring  wheat grown.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

serious  dangers, 
guarding  against 
If 
hardly  extends  to  so  minute  details. 
anything  of  the  kind  it  must  be  maler- 
nalism  But, 
it  rather  tran 
scends  the  motherly  and  enters  the 
realm  of  the  grandmotherly! 
It  clearly 
is  not  paternalism.

indeed, 

if 

Is  he  trying  to 

Can  it be  a  little  joke  of  the Commis­
sioner’s?  The  profoundest  minds  have 
ever  relished  an  occasional  bit  of  non­
sense. 
light  up  the 
somber  annals  of  his  department  by  a 
b  t of  humor?  We  should  not  object  to 
this 
it  came  under  proper name  so 
we  could  know  how  to  take  it.  But,  of 
all  men,  the  Food  Commissioner  should 
be  the  last  to  try  to palm  off one thing  in 
the  guise  of  something  else. 
If  it  were 
all  for  fun, he  surely  should  have labeled 
it,  conspicuously  and  unmistakably, 
in 
length, 
“ Joke!”  

letters  of  the  prescribed 

Q u il l o .

English  and  American  hatmakers 
have  turned from Australia  to the United 
States  tor  rabbit  fur.  Within  the  last 
week  representatives  of  these  manufac­
turers  have  filled  Western  Kansas  news­
papers  with  advertisements  offering  to 
buy  nicely-handled,  cured 
jackrabbit 
skins  at  3  cents  each ;  opened  or  dam­
aged,  half  price;  culls  and  pieces,  3 
cents  a  pound;  cottontails,  5'^  cents  a 
pound.  The  skins  must  be  perfectly 
dry  and  free  from  meat.  Scores  of 
sportsmen  are  flocking  into  Dodge  City 
to  kill  rabbits  and  expect  to  make 
money.  Several  big  drives  are  being 
arranged,  in  which  the  farmers  have 
in  order  to  get  rid  of 
agreed  to  join 
these  pests. 
In  other  years  the  people 
of  Western  Kansas  have  slaughtered 
thousands  of  rabbits  and  shipped  them 
to  the  poor  of  New  York  and  Chicago. 
They  did  not  know  that  the  fur  on  a 
dozen 
jackrabbits  would  make  as  fine 
a  hat  as  ever  came  out  of  a  bandbox.

A  hasty  Paris  undertaker  came  near 
burying  a  man  alive  recently.  A  man 
died  in  a  room  in  which  his  paralytic 
brother  also  slept,  and was  measurtd  for 
his  coffin.  For  convenience  the  family 
changed  the  bed  about,  and  the  under­
taker’s  men  put  the  paralvtic 
in  the 
coffin  intended  for  his  brother.  When 
the  time  for  the  funeral  came  they luck­
ily  discovered  the  real  corpse.

SU C C ESSFU L  SALESMEN.

Frank  L.  Day,  Grand  Counsellor  of 

United  Commercial  Travelers.
Frank  L.  Day  has  lately  ridden 

into 
public  view,  mounted  upon his  Pegasus, 
yclept  a  goat,  conspicuously  branded 
U.  C.  T.

February  25,  1852,  in  the  village  of 
Romeo,  Macomb  county,  Frank’s  pater­
nal  home  was  gladdened  by  the  advent 
of  a  new  Day—a  joyous,  happy  Day. 
Although  not  an  eternal  Day,  it  has 
lasted  nearly  fifty  years,  and  all  who 
know  him  hope  it  may  ccntinue  for  an­
other  fifty  before  it  ends  in  night.

And  it  was  this  Day  who,  for  several 
years  thereafter,  was  just  a  boy.  But 
it  is  a  glorious  thing  to  be  ahoy.  Noth­
ing  like  it  under  the  sun!  Had  he  been 
a  girl  Day,  he  would  have  had  to  keep 
his  clothes  cleaner;  to  have  avoided 
mud  puddles  sooner;  couldn’t  have 
gone  baiefooted  so 
long,  and  could 
never  have  mixed  up  in  a  real boy fight.

It 

But  a  boy  is  different.  No conventional­
ities,  no  care,  no  thought  of  the  mor­
row, only  enjoyment  of  the  present  Day.
is  not  known  that  Frank  ever 
missed  a  single  boyish  pleasure,  either 
through  early  piety  or  bashfulness. 
Bashfulness  mav  have  come  later;  but, 
if  so,  it  must  have  been  of  short  dura­
tion,  for  at  the  age  of  21  he  took  unto 
himself  a  wife  and  settled  down  to  the 
hard  but  wholesome  life  of  a  farmer. 
In  the  fullness  of  time  two  children 
came  to  gladden  his  home  and  lighten 
the  laborious  work  of  the  farm.  Thus 
passed  eight  happy  years.  Then  death 
claimed  the  wife  and  mother and  the 
In  1881,  he 
home  was  made  desolate. 
married  his  present  wife,  and 
three 
more  children  have  been  added  to  his 
household,  so  that  now  a  faithful  wife 
and  five  children  speed  his  departure 
with  good  wishes  and  welcome  his 
home-coming  with  smiles  of gladness.

Soon  after  his  second  marriage,  he 
left  the  farm  and  opened  an agricultural 
implement  depot  in  his  native  village. 
In  the  spring  of  1884,  he  entered  the 
service  of  the  Warder,  Bushnell  & 
Glessner  Co.,  of  Chicago,  as  general 
agent,  a  pusition  he  held  for  ten  years, 
resigning  only  to  accept  a  more  lucra­
tive  one  with  Merrill  &  Co.,  of  Toledo, 
jobbers  of  vehicles  and  agricultural 
implements

As  a  business  man,  Mr.  Day’s  motto 
has  ever  been,  “ Push,  pluck  and  pa­
tience, hard work and fair  dealing  ”   For 
ten  years  he  worked  his  territory  in  the 
interest  of  the  Champion  machine. 
early, 
Worked 
worked  it  late.  Worked 
it  against  the 
sharpest  competition,  and  won.  Yet  no 
man  was  ever  beard  to  say  that  Frank

it  hard,  worked 

it 

L.  Day  ever  deceived  him,  cheated  him 
out  of  a  cent  or  made  a  promise  be  did 
not  keep.  For  Merrill  &  Co.  he  has 
worked  the  same  territory  and,  despite 
the  cry  of  hard  times,  his  ever-increas­
ing  trade  and  ever-widening  circle of 
customers  testify  that  honest  goods,  fair 
dealing  and  hard  work  is  still  the  open 
sesame  of  success.

As a citizen,  Mr.  Day  is  genial,  pleas­
ant  and  obliging  and  ever  willing  to  do 
his  part  to  promote  the  happiness  of 
those  around  him.

Realizing  the  benefits of fraternal ties, 
Mr.  Day  became  a  charter  member  of 
the  Jackson  Lodge  of  United  Commer­
cial  Travelers,  holding  the  position  of 
Past  Counsellor,  and  was  a  delegate  to 
the  Grand  Council  held  at  Detroit  the 
same  year.

To  those  who  are  eligible and  who 
have  not  yet  joined  the  order  of  which 
he 
is  at  present  the  Exalted  Ruler  for 
Michigan  we  will  say,  “ Join  at  once;”  
and,  when  you  have 
felt  his  hearty 
handclasp,  and  listened  to  his  words  of 
admonition,  we  are  sure  you  will  feel 
that  it  is  a  good  thing  to  be  banded  to­
gether  in  unity. 

X.  L.  E nt.

Is  the  Food  Commissioner  in  a  Se­

rious  or  Joking  Vein?

Written for the  T radesman.

The  rulings  of  the  State  Food  Com­
missioner  which  have  recently gone into 
force  are  so  clear and  explicit  in  them­
selves,  and  have  been  given  such  wide 
publicity,  it  would  seem  that  no  one 
could  violate  them through  ignorance  or 
misunderstanding.  But  just  what  the 
Commissioner  means  by  making  these 
rulings,  and 
just  why  the  formidable 
guns  of  his  department  are  to  be  turned 
upon  seemingly  insignificant  obstacles, 
is  not  easy  to  determine.

From  now  on,  vanilla  extract  must  be 
as  the apostle  recommended  love  to  be 
—“ without  dissimulation” —or,  in other 
words,  without  artificial  coloring.  How 
little  we  realized  our  perils  until  we 
had  escaped  them!  Mustard  and  “ Pre- 
pard  Mustard”   must  now  be  mustard 
indeed,  or  at  least  mustard  mixed  only 
with  vinegar  and  spices.  The  good 
hausfrau' who  uses  white  of  egg  and 
flour 
in  compounding  a  local  irritant 
must  now  beware.  Even  if  she  explains 
to  her  patient  the  presence  and  pro­
portion  of  three  adulterants, if  she  terms 
the  result  of  her  labors  a  “ mustard 
draught, “ and  applies 
it  as  such,  she 
does  so  entirely  at  her  own  risk.  She 
had  best  use  only  the  clear stuff,  or  coin 
a  name.  Was  it  Shakespeare  who  said, 
“ What’s  in  a  name?”   Poor  out-of-date 
Shakespeare I  Hadst  thou  but 
lived  in 
these  degenerate  days  of  proprietary  ar­
ticles and  pure  food  laws,  thou  wouldst 
waste  no  words  on  so  idle  a  sentiment. 
What’s 
in  a  name?  There's  millions 
in  it.

Not  only are  we  treading  solid  ground 
with  reference  to  vanilla  extract  and 
mustard  compounds,  but,  as  if  to  make 
assurance  doubly  sure  and  perfection 
ten  times  perfect,  the  fiat  of  absolute 
prohibition  has  gone  forth  against  the 
sale  of  certain  extracts  which  cannot  be 
made  from  the  natural  fruits.  Verily, 
is  as  the  gilding  of  refined  gold. 
this 
We  can  endure  lard 
compound  and 
adulterated  coffee  and  imitation  jelly  if 
we  know  them  to  be  such,  but  from  ar­
tificial  extracts  we  would  be  delivered.

“ From Saginaw's tall whispering pines 
To Lake Superior’s farthest mines,”

from  the  blue  waters  of  Huron  to  In­
diana’s border,  we  will  none  of  them.

But  just  what  does the  Commissioner 
mean  by  all  this? 
Is  it  a  bit  of  pater­
nalism?  Hardly.  Paternal  care,  while

li

Armour  Packing  Co.’s  Big  Foreign 

Contract.

The  Armour  Packing  Co.  is  filling 
an  order  for  forty  cars  of  dressed  beef 
for  shipment  to  Siberia,  to  be  used  by 
the  Russian  government  in  feeding  the 
men  engaged  in  building  the  Siberian 
railroad.  The  shipment 
is,  perhaps, 
the  largest  single  beef  order  ever  filled 
by  the  Armour  Co. 
It  consists  of  3,600 
tierces  of  350  pounds  each,  in  all  about 
1,250,000  pounds.  The  order  was  se­
cured  by  Armour  &  Co.  several  months 
ago,  and  is  being  filled  at  Kansas  City.

President  Kruger,  yielding  to  the  en­
treaties of  his  wife,  has  decided  finally 
to  retire  from  public 
life,  and  will  do 
so  as  soon  as  the  question of  his pension 
is  settled.  He  declines  to  leave  office 
unless  assured  of  an  annuity  of  $25,000 
for  the  remainder  of  his  days.  His 
sjccessor  will  be  General  Joubert,  the 
commander  in-chief,  whose  election 
is 
practically  assured.

Established 1780.

Walter Baker &  Co.  Lia

Dorchester, Mass.
The Oldest and 

Largest Manufacturers of
PURE,HIGH GRADE

COCOAS
CHOCOLATES

AND

on this Continent.

their manufactures.

No  Chemicals  are  used  in 
Their  Breakfast  Cocoa  is  absolutely  pure, 
delicious, nutritious, and costs less than one 
cent a cup.
Their Premium  No.  I  Chocolate, put up in 
Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best 
plain chocolate in the market for family use.
Their  Qerman  Sweet  Chocolate  L  good  to 
eat and good to drink.  It is palatable, nutri­
tious, and  healthful;  a  great  favorite  with 
children.
Buyers should ask for and be sure that they 
get the genuine goods. The above trade-mark 
is on every package.
W alter  Baker &  Co.  Ltd.,

Dorchester,  Mass.

Kuberoid  Read» r o o m

Will  last longer than any other roofing  now on  the  market. 
We have full  faith  in  its  merits.  But  if  you  want  other 
kinds  we  always  have them at  reasonable  prices.  Let us 
quote you  prices,  if you need  roofing of any sort.

H.  M .  R E Y N O L D S   &   S O N ,

Detroit Office, foot of 3d  Street. 

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

Labels  for  Gasoline  Dealers

The  Law  of  1889.

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

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

law, on the following basis:

*  M .............................................7 5 c
5 M..............................50c per M
10 M ..............................40c per M
ao M..............................35c per M
50 M..............................30c per M

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

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The  Holland  Settlements  of  Northern 

Michigan.

The  writer  of  the  following  sketches 
disclaims  special  qualifications  for  the 
work  allotted  him.  While  measurably 
identified  with  the  localities  named  as 
a  “ home  missionary*’  for  a  year  or 
two,  he  has  been  in  no  sense  a  pioneer; 
hence  has  had  to  depend  for  material 
quite  as  much  on  others  as  on  his  own 
observation  and  experience,  and  here­
indebtedness  to  the 
by  acknowledges 
following 
individuals:  the  Reverend  J. 
Hockje,  of  Fremont;  Mr.  H.  De  Bree, 
of  Vogel  Center;  the  Reverend  H.  Van 
der  Plueg,  of  New  Era;  Mr.  J.  Schol 
ters,  of  Lucas,  and  the  Reverend  W. 
Pool,  of  Atwood.

It 

is  a  curiosity  of  the  history  now 
under  review  that,  when,  thirty  years 
ago,  or  even  twenty,  new  schemes  of 
colonization  were  agitated,  the  remote 
South  and  the  Far  West  were  more 
in 
favor  than  the  near  North.  This  ap­
pears  the  more  so  when  we  reflect  that 
the  colonies  to  the  south  had  passed 
the  experimental  stage  of  their  exist­
ence,  and  that  pioneer 
the 
North,  although  greatly  similar,  could 
hardly  be  so  hard  as  that  in  the  South 
had  been.  But  the  lone  woods  and  the 
virgin  soil  of  the  North  were  bound  to 
call  attention  to  themselves.  And  to­
day  the  Holland  settler  in  the  North  as­
serts  kinship  with  the  colonist  to  the 
south  of  him.

life 

in 

The  mention  of  kinship  suggests  the 
statement  of  a  difference.  The colonies 
and  settlements  of  Ottawa  and  adjacent 
counties 
largely  grew  out  of  and  into 
one  another.  The  northern  settlements, 
on  the  other  hand, started  independently 
of  one  another.  Of  the  settlements  un­
der  review  no  two  sustain  the  relation 
of  mother  and  daughter  and,  except  as 
they  resemble  each  other  somewhat,  no 
two  are  sisters  to  each  other. 
In  point 
of  territorial  separation,  too,  they  are 
even  more  remotely related.

FREMONT.

The  honor of  priority  belongs  to  what 
was  formerly  called  Fremont  Center, 
now  Fremont. 
in  Ne­
waygo  county,  twenty-three  miles north­
east  of  Muskegon  on  the  C.  &  W.  M. 
R.  R.

is  situated 

It 

The  first  Hollander  who  settled 

in 
those  parts  was  Mr.  Frank  Boone,  who 
had  been  a  resident  of  Muskegon. 
Making  his  way  through  the  woods,  be 
arrived  at  his  destination  in  August, 
1867.  At  the  time  what 
is  now  the 
flourishing  town  of  Fremont  had  scarce­
ly  attained  the  minor  dignity  of  a  ham­
let.  Three  weeks  later  he  was  followed 
by  Mr.  C.  Addison  and  by  a  Mr.  Wier- 
enga,  also  of  Muskegon.  As  these  suc­

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

ceeded  each  at  his  trade,  it  is  clear  that 
many  of  other  nationalities  had  al­
ready  settled  in  the  region  about.

inform 

At  this  time  the  lumber  industry  of 
Muskegon  was  in  a  flourishing  condi­
tion  and  gave  employment  to  many 
Hollanders.  Many  of  these  longed  to 
exchange  their  lot  for  the  more  inde­
pendent  one  of  farmer.  There  being 
considerable  land  about  Fremont  at  fair 
prices,  it  was  natural  that  those  already 
on  the  ground  should 
their 
friends  in  Muskegon  about  it,  and  thus 
it  came  to  pass  that,  soon  after  the  trio 
mentioned  had  established  themselves, 
others  bought  land  and  moved  thither. 
The  first  to  do  so  were  Messrs.  A.  Hui- 
zenga,  A.  A.  Van  Arendonk,  C.  Agtrom 
and Mr.  Zuidema.  In course  of  time  the 
settlement  attracted  the  attention  of 
people  in  the  older  colonies  also,  many 
of  whom  cast  their  lot  with  the pioneers 
of  Newaygo  county.  By  and  by  their 
ranks  were  swelled  somewhat  by  emi­
grants  from  the  mother  country,  and 
so,  after  some  years,  Fremont  attained 
good  rank 
in  point  of  numbers  and 
material  prosperity.

True  to  their  traditions  and  instincts, 
these  people  were  not  long  in  providing 
public  worship  for  themselves 
in  the 
Holland 
language  and  after  their  own 
hearts.  The  first  meeting  that  led  to  the 
establishment  of  church  relations  was 
held  March  3,  1869.  The  Reverend  W. 
A.  Houbolt,  pastor  of  the  First  Re­
formed  Church  of  Muskegon,  directed 
the  services.  Their  confidence  in  the 
growth  of  the  settlement  and  their  es­
timate  of  church  privileges  are  borne 
out  by  the  fact  that  at  that  very  meet­
ing  it  was  decided  to  petition  classis  to 
organize  them  as  a  church  in  the  near 
future.  A  church  consisting  of  sev­
enteen  communicants  and  seven  adult 
non-communicants  was  organized  June 
14  of  the  year  above  mentioned.  The 
first  pastor  was  the  Reverend  M.  Kiek- 
intveld.  The  ecclesiastical  strife  and 
denominational  rivalry  felt  elsewhere 
in  due  time  crept 
in  here  also,  when 
the  organization  of  a  Christian  Re­
formed  Church,  of  which  the  Reverend 
J.  Noordewier was the first pastor.  There 
is  also  a  small  church  of  the  same  con­
nection  some  six  miles  to  the  south­
west  of  the  village.

Although  the  unimproved  land  in  the 
vicinity  is  virtually  disposed  of,  more 
or  less  improved  land  held  by  people 
of  other  nationalities 
is  coming  into 
the  market;  and,  as  the  Hollanders  al­
ready  have  a  share  in  the  business  en­
is  plain  that  the  Holland 
terprises,  it 
settlement  at  Fremont  has  not 
yet 
reached  its  limits.  The  price  of  land 
is $40  per  acre  and  less.  The  Holland

population 
between  250  and  300  families.

in  families 

is  somewhere 

VOGEL  CENTER.

The  next  locality 

in  order  of  settle­
ment  is  Vogel  Center.  This  flourishing 
settlement 
is  situated  about  100  miles 
almost  due  north  of  Grand  Rapids, 
in  Missaukee  county.  The  nearest  rail­
road  station 
is  McBain,  on  the  T.,  A. 
A.  &  N.  Ry.  eight  miles  west.

The  settlement  came  about  as follows: 
In  the  year  1868,  some 
individuals  in 
the  mother  colony,  desiring  more  room 
for  themselves,  had their  attention  di­
rected  to  the  lands  of  the  then  remote 
North  then  available  as  homesteads.  In 
the  year  mentioned,  Jan  Vogel,  H. 
Westvelt  and  H.  Zagers  went  out to see 
what  they  could  see.  They  were  soon 
followed  on  the  same  errand  by  G. 
Herweynen,  J.  Abbing  and  a  Mr. 
Banis.  Satisfied  with  the  indications, 
each  secured  a  share  of  the  Land  of 
Promise.  Returning  home,  they  sought 
to  interest  others  in  the  enterprise. 
In 
the  spring  of  1869,  the  removal  was 
effected  and  the  ax  of  the  Holland 
pioneer  resounded  in  lone  Missaukee.
truth,  no  small  matter. 
There  was  no  railroad  in  that  direction, 
either  from  Holland  or  Grand  Rapids. 
Their  way  often 
lay  through  trackless 
forest;  hence  the  means  of  travel  and 
conveyance  were,  of  necessity, 
the 
primitive  ox  and  wagon.

It  was,  in 

first,  they  were  dependent  on  Grand 
Rapids  for  supplies, 
they  were  not 
dependent  thereon  for  markets.  The 
rivers  that  bore  away  the  logs  were  of 
more  benefit  to  them  than 
railroads 
often  are  to  others.  The  farther  from 
railroads,  in  those  days,  the  better  the 
prices.

At  any  rate,  new  settlers  kept  com­
ing,  so  that  the  settlement  grew. 
In­
deed,  in  time,  the  tide  of  settlement 
became  strong  enough  to  overleap* the 
limits  of  original  expectation,  so  that, 
overleaping 
(barren 
“ plains’ * 
tracts  despoiled  of  pine), 
it  estab­
lished 
itself  far  enough  out  to  create 
new  centers  and  new  names.

the 

Completeness  calls  for  at  least  pass­

ing  mention  thereof:

FALMOUTH

lies  four  and  one-half  miles  north­
west  of  Vogel  Center. 
It  has  a  general 
store,  sawmill,  a  church,  etc.

MODDERSVIL1.E

lies  five  and  one-half  miles  northeast 
of  Vogel  Center.  Here  lives  Mr.  Mod- 
ders,  the  first  Holland  settler  here  and 
after  whom  the  locality  is  named.  Here 
things  are 
in  a  more  primitive  condi­
tion  than  in  the  other  parts  of  the  set­
tlement.  And Americans  vie  with  Hol­
landers 
in  getting  possession  of  what 
good  land  there  is.

Between  the  places  mentioned  is  the 

town  of

It  is  easy  to  understand  that  the  ex­
periences  of  the  first  settlers  at  Vogel 
Center  intimately  resembled  those  of 
the  earlier  colonists  in  Ottawa  county. 
The  giants  of  the  forest  had  first  to  be 
laid  under  contribution  for  logs  before 
they  could  have  shelter.  Clearings  had 
to  be  made  to  coax  therefrom  a  scanty 
harvest;  and  for  supplies  Grand  Rapids 
was  the  most  available  Egypt  whence 
anxious  Jacobs  could  get  necessities  for 
their  families.

Many  a  bomeseeker  has  allowed  him­
self  to  be  frightened  away  from  Michi­
gan  because  of  the  forests  and  the  la­
bor  and  the  privation  incident  thereto. 
But,  if  anything  along  this 
line  has 
been  demonstrated,  it  is  that  these  very 
forests  have  been  the  salvation  of  many 
enterprises  and  a  decided  help  to  many- 
more,  for,  where  the  soil  was  slow  in 
yielding  grass  and  grain, 
the  trees 
abundantly  made  up  for  the  deficiency. 
The  ax 
in  winter  was  often  more  effi­
cient  than  the  plow  in  summer;  more­
over,  the  lumber  camps,  which  always 
hover  on  the  edge  of  new  settlements  in 
the  North,  afforded  better  markets  for 
the  produce  of  the  farm  than  the  cities 
and  villages  of  other  localities.

These  considerations  apply  in  full  to 
If,  at

the  pioneers  of  Vogel  Center. 

EAST  FALMOUTH,

where  the  lay  of  the  land  is  fair,  and 
where  a  church  building  and  a  parson­
age 
lend  something  of  dignity  to  the 
region.

In  the  year  1872,  the  first  Holland 
church  was  organized  Though  always 
connected  with  the  Christian  Reformed 
denomination,  and  no  other  church  was 
organized  there  until  eighteen  years 
is  a  curious  fact  that  a 
thereafter,  it 
a  sister  denomination 
minister  of 
preached  and  administered 
baptism 
those  two  years  before  the  event  took 
place.  The  minister  was  the  Reverend 
M.  Kiekintveld.  A  neat  and  commo­
dious 
in  1877, 
which  still  serves  the  purpose  for  which 
it  was  erected.

log  church  was  built 

In  the  year  1890,  the  First  Reformed 
Church  was  organized.  A  year  or  so 
thereafter,  two other  Reformed  churches 
were  organized,  one  at  Falmouth,  the 
other  at  Moddersville.  Those  churches 
are  combined,  being  served  by  one  pas­
tor,  who 
lives  at  Falmouth,  where  a 
parsonage  was  built.

To  go  back  to  Vogel  Center,  the  pop­
in  families,  approx­

ulation,  as  given 
imates  the  figure  200.

As  the  unimproved 

is,  for  the 
most  part,  worthless  for agriculture,  and

land 

g o o d s

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The Modem  STOVE POLISH

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expended yearly  to  educate the  public  in  regard  to  Enameline. 
dollars  into the pockets  of dealers  who  handle it. 

It sells  on  sight. 
— .....

¡s-  Hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  is  being
It puts 

, 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

it  would 

but  few  of  the  improved  farms  admit  of 
division, 
that  Vogel 
Center  is  bound  soon  to  reach  the  limits 
of 
its  population,  although  not  of  its 
wealth.

seem 

NEW  eka.

is 

located 

The  settlement  named  by  the  above 
in  Oceana  county, 
caption 
adjacent 
to  Lake  Michigan,  about 
thirty  miles  northwest  of  Muskegon  on 
the  C.  &  W.  M.  Ry.

The  first  Hollanders  settled  there 

in 
1878,  about  eleven  yeats  subsequent  to 
the  Holland  settlement  at  Fremont,  and 
about  ten  years  after  Dutch  axes  felled 
pine  in  the  neighborhood  of  Vogel  Cen 
ter.

the 

pioneer 

commenced 

With  one  exception 

original 
Holland  settlers  hailed  from  Montague, 
a  lumber  town  a  few  miles  to  the  south, 
and  where,  in  all  probability,  they  were 
employed  as  mill  hands.  The  excep­
tion  mentioned 
is  Mr.  M.  Hulsebos, 
whose  record  as  a  pioneer  deserves  spe­
cial  mention 
in  this  connection :  Mr. 
life 
Hulsebos 
somewhere  back  of  Zeeland 
in  Ottawa 
county  long  before,  and  helped  to  make 
history  in  those  parts.  He  joined  Doc­
tor  Van  Raalte,  Mr.  Sprik  and  others 
in  the  Virginia  enterprise  and  dtove 
his  stakes  at  Chule  in  that  State.  Fail­
ing  where  so  few  succeeded,  he  drifted 
back  to  these  parts,  with  the  remnant  of 
his  means,  but  soon  thereafter  to  drive 
his  stakes  in  the  more  congenial  soil  of 
New  Era.  He 
is  now  living  at  Mus­
kegon.

The  names  of  the  other  first  settlers 
are  G.  Westveld,  B.  Van  den  Berg,  A. 
Bolt,  H.  Van  der  Ven  and  F.  Veltman. 
Land  was  cheap  and  much  of  it  was 
good ;  and,  as  logs,  kiln-wood  and  bark 
found  a  ready  market,  the  enterprise 
was  on  a  good  footing. 
In  time,  im­
migration  furnished  a  generous  quota 
of  reinforcements,  so 
that  the  settle­
ment  in  Oceana  county  became  well  es­
tablished.

in  wbat 

It  should  be  said  that  New  Era  is 
situated 
is  called  the  Fruit 
Belt,  of  which  circumstance  the  Hol­
landers  are  more  and  more  availing 
themselves.  Fruit  raising,  indeed,  must 
prevail  ere  long.  Even  now,  many  Hol­
landers  own  large  peach  orchards.

in 

The  first  religious  services 

the 
Holland  language  were  held  as  soon  as 
the  first  log  huts  were  built.  Mr. 
Hulsebos  was  leader  and  religious  ad- 
monitor  (exhorter)  of  the  pioneer  band 
here.  Later,  when 
it  came  to  organi­
zing,  the  sentiment  of  the  majority  in­
clined  toward  the  Christian  Reformed 
Church,because  of  their boisterous times 
in  church 
life  everywhere.  Later  on, 
out  of  different  troubles  in  the  seceding

church,  our  church  was  born. 
The 
Christian  Reformed  Church  was  or­
ganized  in  1880  or  1881.  The Reformed 
came  into  being  in  November,  1893.

Improved 

land  costs  from  £25  to $40 
per  acre.  The  Holland  population,  in 
families,  numbers  eighty-five.

LUCAS.

It 

Lucas 

is  situated 

in  the  southwest 
corner  of  Missaukee  county, 
lapping 
over  into  the  adjoining  county  of  Wex­
ford  on  the  west. 
is  on  the  T.,  A. 
A.  &  N.  Ry,  by  which  it  is  connected 
with  the  handsome  city  of  Cadillac  six 
miles  to  the  northwest.  The  settlement 
is  almost  contiguous  to  Vogel  Center, 
which 
lies  some  sixteen  miles  to  the 
east  of  it.  The  traveler to  Vogel  Cen­
ter quite generally  passes  through Lucas 
as  the  most  advantageous  route.

Although its rise largely resembles that 
of  Vogel  Center, its beginning  was  quite 
independent  of 
it.  The  first  settlers 
were  from  the  vicinity  of  Graafschap, 
Mich.  These,  also,  were  actuated  by 
the  desire  to  secure  more  room  for 
themselves  and  were  attracted  thither 
by  cheap  land.

in 

the 

The  first  to  settle 

locality 
named  were  Harm  Lucas  and  sons,  H. 
Koel,  Jan  Locks,  Jan  Slaar  and  J.  N. 
Pel.  They  were  soon  followed  by  J.  H. 
Eppink,  more  recently  from  Allegan, 
and  among  others  by  J.  Schotten,  of 
Overisel,  J.  Elenbaas.  of  Beaver Dam, 
and  P.  Vanden  Bosch,  of Zeeland.  The 
actual  beginnings  of  the  place  were 
in 
882,  about  fourteen  years  after  the  set­
tlement  of  Vogel  Center.

Its  nearness  to  Cadillac  was  an  ad­
vantage  from  the  start,  even  before 
they  were  favored  with  a  railroad.  The 
extension  of  the  “ Ann  Arbor”   Rail­
road  at  a  later  date  quickened  the hopes 
and  aroused  the  energies  of  the  settler. 
Soon  the  whistle  of  the  sawmill  and  the 
screech  of  the  shingle  mill  were  heard. 
Dwellings  arose  near  the  railroad  sta­
tion  and 
local  merchants  appeared  on 
the  scene  in  hopes  of  competing  with 
their  neighbors  in Cadillac.

The  march  of  progress  along  this 
line  has,  however,  been  unsteady.  On 
the  other  hand,  those  who  till  the  soil 
and  wield  the  ax  between  times,  while 
hampered  by  untoward  conditions,  have 
for  the  most  part  seen  their  condition 
improve.

The  older  church  was  organized  in 

the  beginning  of  1890.

Land  has  improved  in  value  from  $7 
per  acre  at  the  start  to  something 
like 
$20  at  the  present  time.  The  number 
of  Holland  families 
is  somewhere  be­
tween  150 and  250.

about  200  miles  north  of  Grand  Rapids, 
a  few  miles  to  the  west  of Central  Lake, 
a  station  on  the  C.  &  W.  M.  Ry.

county,  had 

in  the  year  1882—83. 

This,  the  most  northern  of  Holland 
settlements  east  of  the  Mississippi,  was 
begun 
About 
this  time  some  people  in  Jamestown, 
Ottawa 
their  attention 
called  to  this  land  of  the  North.  The 
honor of  breaking  the  ice  in  this  matter 
belongs  to  Mr.  M.  Van  der  Schoun, 
formerly  of  Jamestown,  Mich.  Gather- 
ing  courage  from  his  example,  others 
soon  followed  from  the  same  locality. 
They  were  J.  Smallegang,  Jac.  Kloos- 
ter,  Melle  Klooster,  M.  Struik  and  E g­
bert  Van  der  Streek.

long  since  been  broken 

As  in  the  case  of  Fremont,  it  cannot 
be  said  that  the  first  Holland  settlers 
It 
were  the  real  pioneers  of  the  region 
had 
into  by 
others  from  older  counties.  But  there 
was  plenty  of  pioneer  experience 
in 
store  for  them,  as  the  writer  of  these 
lines  can  testify.  Then,  too,  being  so 
far  north,  and  the  winters  being  pro­
portionately  long,  it  took  more  than  or­
dinary  courage  to  overcome  the  fears 
within  and  the  prejudices  without  to 
which  these  circumstances give  birth.

is  a  goodly 

Apart  therefrom,  or  rather  in  spite  of 
land  and  the 
it,  Atwood 
Holland  settler 
in  those  parts  is  reap­
ing  a  fair  measure  of  success.  Although 
far  north,  it 
is  near  Lake  Michigan. 
This  makes 
it  congenial  to  fruit-rais­
ing,  especially  apples.  The  air  is  bra­
cing  and  malaria 
feared.  Al­
though  summer 
is  apt  to  be  tardy  in 
coming, the  autumns  are  the  more pleas­
ant.

is  not 

Religious  services  were  commenced 
in  1886.  There  is  one  Holland  church 
—the  Reformed—which  was  organized 
in  1889.

The  value  of  improved  land  is  esti­
mated  to  be  from  $30 to $40  per  acre. 
There  are,  at  present,  nearly  fifty  Hol­
land  families. 

J.  M e u l e n d y k e.

Things  Worthy  of  Imitation 

It  would  be  worth  while  to  imitate the 

elephant  in  his  stately quietness.

It  would  be  worth  while  to imitate  the 

seal  in  his  amiability.

It  would  be  worth  while  to imitate the 

trained  dog  in  his  patience.

It  would  be  worth  while  to imitate the 

bear  in  his  affection.

It  would  be  worth  while  to  imitate 
the  camel  in  his  willingness  to  assume 
burdens.

It  would  be  worth  while  to  imitate 

the  horse  in  his  air  of  good  breeding.

It  would  be  worth  while  to imitate  the 

tiger  in  his  diplomacy.

Atwood  is  situated  in  Antrim  county

It  isn’t  so  much  the  lack  of  ability  as 
it  is  the  lack  of  grip  that  ails  mankind.

13

Association Matters
Michigan  Retail Grocers' Association 

President, J. Wislsk, Mancelona;  Secretary  E 
A.  Stows,  Grand  Rapids;  Treasurer.  J  p 
T atman, Clare.

Michigan  Hardware  Association

President,  Chas.  P.  Bock, Battle  Creek;  Vice 
President,  H.  W.  Webber,  West  Bay  City- 
’
Treasurer, Henry C. Minnie,  Eaton Rapids. 

Detroit Retail Qrocers’ Association 
resident, Joseph Knight;  Secretary, E. Marks, 
Greenwood ave;  Treasurer. N. L. Koenig.

Grand  Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association 
Kl a p ;  Treasurer, J.  Geo.  Lehman.

President,  P rank  J.  Dy k :  Secretary,  Homer 

Saginaw Mercantile  Association 

President, P. F. T reanor;  Vice-President, J ohn 
Mc Bratn ie;  Secretary,  W.  H.  Le w is;  Treas­
urer,  Louie  Schwermeb

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association

President, Geo.  E.  Lewis ; Secretary,  W.  H. Por­

te r;  Treasurer, J.  L. Petebmann

Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association

President,  P.  IS.  J ohnson;  Secretary,  A.  M. 

Darling;  Treasurer,  L.  A. Gilk e y.

Adrian  Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  Martin  Gafney;  Secretary  E  F 
Cleveland;  Treasurer, Geo.  M. Hoch.
Traverse City Business Men’s AssociaGon 
Holly ;  Treasurer, C.  A.  Hammond.

President,  Thos.  T.  Bate s;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Owosso  Business  Men’s  Association

President, A. D. Whipple ; Secretary, G. T. Camp­

bell;  Treasurer, W. E.  Collins.

Alpena Business Men’s Association

President,  F.  W.  Gilchrist:  Secretary,  C  L 

Partridge.

Grand  Rapids Retail Meat Dealers’ Association 
President, L. J. Katz;  Secretary, Philip Hilbeb: 

Treasurer, S. J. Hufpord.

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BAKE AT ONCE

Fanis’  Pancake  Floor

Fanis’  Seif-Rising  Bucmeat
FALL1S  &  CO.,  Toledo,  0.

30 5 lb. sacks to a case.. $3.50

WiM.  R.  TOMPKINS,  Agent,  Detroit,  Mich.

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14

W ATER  POWER.

It  Promises  an  Industrial  Revolution— 

Electricity  Its  Tool.

From the London Spectator.

The  closing  years  of  the  Nineteenth 
Century—a  century  which  has  been  so 
full  of  change  and  marked  by  progress 
in  so  many  directions—are  ushering 
in 
a  change  perhaps  more  important  in  its 
significance  for  our  own  country  than 
any  that  has  preceded  it,  even  in  this 
century  of  progress.  This  change 
is 
foreshadowed  by  the  striking  develop­
ments  of  water power  for  industrial pur­
poses  that  have  been  witnessed  in  both 
Europe  and  America  during  the  last 
six  years—developments  which  would 
appear  to  point  to  the  substitution  of 
water  power  for  steam  power in  industry 
at  some  future  date,  and  to  the  transfer 
of  the  chief  manufacturing  industries 
from  those  countries  rich 
in  the  pos­
session  of  coal  to  those  rich  in  the  pos­
session  of  this  modern  rival  of  coal, 
namely,  water.  The  recent  development 
has  been  chiefly  due  to  the  progress  of 
electrical  science;  and  the  successful 
application  of  water  power  on  a  large 
scale  to 
industrial  purposes  adds  one 
more  to  the  large  number  of  triumphs 
with  which  the  electrical  engineers  of 
the  present age  must  be  credited.

industrial  purposes. 

The  water  wheel  has  been  replaced 
by  the  turbine,  wnich  can  be  adapted 
to  any  head  of  water,  and  by  means  of 
which  water  powers  of 
the  greatest 
magnitude  may  be  successfully  devel­
oped  for 
The 
head  of  water  under  which  the  old  mill 
wheels  were  worked  rarely  exceeded  20 
feet,  and was  generally  much  below  that 
lim it;  to-day  heads  of  water  of  140  feet 
and  210  feet  are  being  used  at  the  two 
power  plants  at  Niagara  Falls,  and  at 
Fresno,  California, 
is  a  water 
power  plant  working  under  a  head  of 
1,400  feet!  When  it  is  remembered  that 
the  height  or  head  of  water is one  of  the 
factors  which  determine  the  amount  of 
energy  developed,  the  significance  of 
these  figures 
is  apparent.  As  regards 
the  amount  of  power  developed  under 
the  old  system,  100  horsepower  might 
be  regarded  as  a  maximum;  to-day 
there  are  at  Niagara  single  turbines 
which  produce  5,000  horsepower,  and 
there  is  no  proof  that  even  these  enor­
mous  wheels  represent  the  limit  in  size 
which  may  not  be  safely  exceeded.

there 

Even  more  important  than  the  results 
which  have  come  from  the  substitution 
of  the  turbine  for  the  older  water  wheel 
are  those  which  have  been  produced  by 
the  introduction of electric transmission. 
In  the  older  system  the  machinery  in 
the  mill  had  to  be  coupled  directly  to 
the  water  wheel  by  shafting  and  gear­
ing,and  hence  these  old  mills  were  nec­
essarily  built  upon  the  banks  of  the  riv­
ers  and  streams  which  provided  them 
with  power. 
In  the  modern  system  of 
transmission  by  alternating  electric cur­
rents,  the  mechanical  energy  developed 
by  the  turbine  is  converted  on  the  spot 
into  electrical  energy  by  means  of  the 
dynamo,  and  this  electrical  energy  is 
then  carried  by  air  lines  to  the  locality 
where  it  is  to  be  used.  Thus  the  mod 
ern  factory  or  mill  driven  by  water 
power  need  not  necessarily  be  situated 
in  mountain-locked  valleys,  miles  from 
the  nearest  railway  and  remote  from  the 
industrial  centers  of  the  district. 
It 
may be  built  wherever  the  natural  and 
economic  conditions  are  most  favorable 
to  the  manufacture,  and  the  electrical 
energy  developed  miles  away  can  be 
delivered  at  the  factory  by  an  air  cable 
as  easily  as  water  may  be  delivered 
through  pipes  from  a  distant  reservoir 
in  the  hills.  The  greatest  activity  in 
the  application  of these modern  methods 
for  the  utilization  of  water  power is now 
being  displayed 
in  both  Europe  and 
America,  and 
following  figures, 
which  represent  the  aggregate  horse 
power already  developed,  or 
in  course 
of  development,  will  give  some  idea  of 
the  wonderfully  rapid  advance  that  has 
occurred  in  recent  years  in  this  branch 
of  engineering  science.

the 

In  America  the total  of  the  larger  in­
is  72,000  horse  power,  with 
stallations 
in­
the  prospect  of  this  total  being 
creased  to  150,000  when  the  Niagara 
scheme  is  completed. 
In  addition  to

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

this,  there  are  a  very  large  number  of 
smaller  plants  in  operation  in  the  min­
ing  districts  of  Colorado  and  Nevada. 
Switzerland  occupies  the  second  place, 
with  32,000  horse  power.  This  will  be 
increased  to  48,000  when  the  second 
water  power  plant  on  the  Rhone,  near 
Geneva,  is  completed.  France  follows, 
with  18,000 horse  power,  which  will  be 
increased  to  30,000  by  the  completion 
of  the  power  plant  near  Lyons.  Ger­
many  has  only  one  water  power  of  any 
magnitude,  that  at  Rheinfelden.  This 
will  yield  16,000 horse power  when  com­
pleted. 
Italy  has  18,000  horse  power; 
Sweden  and  Norway  between  10,000 and
20.000  horse  power  each,  with  almost 
limitless  possibilities  of 
further  de­
velopment,  while  England  and Scotland 
come  at  the  end  of  the  list,  with  only
4.000  horse  power.

The  purposes  for  which  this  power  is 
being  utilized  are  exceedingly  varied. 
It  is  used  directly  as  electrical  energy 
for  lighting  purposes  and  for  chemical 
and  metallurgical  operations.  Trans­
formed  again 
into  mechanical  energy 
by  means  of  the  electric  motor,  it  is 
used  for  working  tramway  systems  and 
for  driving  machinery  of  all  kinds  at 
the  mines,  or  in  engineering  and  other 
workshops. 
The  significance  of  this 
new  step  forward  in  the  application  of 
industrial  purposes  is 
water  power  to 
startling.  On  the  one  hand,  it  signifies 
that  man  has  at  last 
learned  how  to 
effectually  master  and  utilize  one  of  the 
mightiest  natural  forces  of  the  earth. 
Coal 
is  an  exhaustible  possession,  and 
the  day  must  come  when  the  coal  fields 
of  the  earth  will  be  worked  out.  Our 
rivers  and  falls  offer,  on  the  other hand, 
an  inexhaustible  supply  of  energy,  for 
so  long  as  the  heat  of  the sun evaporates 
the  water  of  the  sea  and causes  it  to  fall 
again  as  rain  upon  the  hills,  or  as  snow 
upon  the  mountains,  this  source  will  he 
available  for  the  supply  of  man’s wants, 
and  the  arrival  of  the  time  when  the 
earth's  coal  fields  will  be  exhausted 
need  no  longer  be  awaited  with  misgiv­
ings.  There  is  another  aspect  of  this 
development  which  is  less  cheerful  for 
contemplation  by  three of  the  nations  of 
Europe.  The  position  which  England, 
Germany  and  Belgium  occupy  to-day 
as  the  leading  manufacturing  countries 
of  Europe  has  resulted  chiefly 
from 
their  possession  of  extensive  coal  fields 
capable  of  cheap  development,  coal 
having  been  in  the  past  the  chief  factor 
in  determining  the industrial  progress of 
any  country.  The  progress  of  electrical 
apparently 
science  has, 
changed  the  conditions  of 
industrial 
supremacy,  and 
it  appears  as  though 
the  possession,  not  of  coal  fields,  but  of 
water  power,  will  be  the  determining 
factor  in  the  future  Whether  the  check 
to  the  natural  growth  and  expansion  of 
industry 
in  the  older  manufacturing 
countries  of  Europe,  that  may  already 
be  observed  as  one  result  of  the  in­
creased  use  of  water  power  in  countries 
hitherto  of 
little  or  no  account  in  the 
industrial  struggle,  will  be  followed  by 
the  gradual  migration  of  the  staple 
in­
dustries  to  the  cheaper  centers of power, 
remains  for  the  future  to  disclose;  but 
it  is  a  question  of  tremendous  signifi­
cance  for  the  prosperity  of  the countries 
concerned. 
involve  a  re-ar­
rangement  of  the  relative  position of the 
nations  of  Europe,  and  however  pleas 
ant  the  period  of  transition  and  change 
might  be  for  the  nations  which  would 
thereby  rise  into  industrial  importance, 
it  would  most  certainly  be  very  much 
the  reverse  for  the  peoples  of  those 
three  countries  of  Europe  which  to-day 
stand  foremost  in  the  extent and number 
of  their  manufacturing  industries.

It  would 

however, 

The  Ceylon  tea  gardens  exported  last 
year  nearly  228,000,000  pounds,  almost 
half  the  amount  consumed  by  the world. 
When  first  established  in  Assam,  sixty 
years  ago,  the  product  was  twenty-three 
pounds,but the  Indian  teas  have  wrested 
the  scepter  so  long  wielded  by  China.

Mexico  exported  to  the  United  States 
last  year  4,000,000  pounds  of  chicle,  an 
exudation  of  the  sapota  tree,  which  is 
used 
in  the  manufacture  of  chewing 
gum,

My  Mother-in-Law.

W ho flares the gas up aw tul bright 
T o make the catnip tea at night,
And chokes it down  our squalling mite?

M y  motner-in-law.

W ho makes  the servants hustle ’round, 
That not a speck of dust be  found;
Sees everything,  hears every sound ?
M y  mother-in-law.

W ho makes my w ife look neat and bright, 
Domestic woes keeps out of  sight,
And takes my part in  ev’ry fight ?

M y  motner-in-law.

T he thought of her my w hole soul fills 
W ith everlasting grateful  thrills,
For, bless her heart,  she pays the bills—  

M y  mother-in-law.

The  practice  of  selling  quinine  in 
piece-packets  to  the  masses  of  Burmab, 
through  the agency  of  the  postal  depart­
ment,  has  not  been  attended  with  any 
great  success,  after a  trial  of  almost  two 
It  is  said  that  the  people  object 
years. 
to  the  bitter  taste  of  the  drug,  and 
it  is 
suggested  that  quinine  pills  should  be 
introduced. 
In  some  parts  of  the south­
ern  Shan  states  the  people are  said to  be 
very  eager  to  obtain  quinine.

An  enquiry  by  a  capitalist  as  to  the 
cassava  production 
in  Florida,  with  a 
in 
view  to  establishing  a  starch  factory 
the  State,  has  set  the  Florida  farmers 
to  dreaming  of  new  sources  of  wealth. 
Cassava  grows  as  freely  and  on  as  poor 
soil  as  the  potato 
It  will  grow  on 
nearly  every  acre  of  soil  in  the  State, 
its  tops  w'ill  propagate  like  cane,  and 
the  roots  will  keep  in  the  soil  and  need 
not  be  rushed  to  market.  Given  fair 
notice,  Florida  can,  in  two  years  there­
after,  produce  enough  of  the  cassava 
to  keep  every  starch  factory 
the 
United  States  at  work  until  another 
crop 
is  grown.  The  present  product 
is  unknown,as  it  is  only  grown for home 
consumption. 
is  better  than  the 
choicest  tapioca,  Florida  people  say, 
and  an  acre  planted  with  it will produce 
more  farinaceous  food  for  man  and 
beast  than  the  same  area  planted  for 
any  other  crop  except  bananas.

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Manufacturers and Jobbers,

260 S.  Ionia St.

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“Othello’s  Occupation  Gone.”

Lyle Merton in  Hardware

To  many  men  the  loss  of  an  occupa­

tion  is  unknown.

They  have  been  lucky  in  this  regard, 
and  fail  to  appreciate  the  significance 
of  the  title  to  this  article.

Fortune  has  seemed  to  smile  upon 
them,  and  they  little  know  that  feeling 
which  rises 
in  a  strong  man’s  heart, 
who,  after  doing  the  best  he  could, 
finds  himself  in  the  dreaded  situation, 
“ out  of  work. ’ ’

If  he  has  been  in  business,  and  has 
worked  against  heavy  odds,  and  has 
seen  the  grim  spectre  of  failure 
in  the 
distance,  he  may  not  be  wholly  unpre­
pared  for  it  when  it  does  come,  but  the 
discouraging  reality  adds  the  climax  to 
his  worst  of  fears.
To  the  young  man  with  no  family  to 
support,  the  loss  of  a  situation  is  not 
so  serious. 
is  a  young  fellow  of 
the  right  sort,  he  has  some  of  his  saved 
earnings  to  fall  back  upon,  and  he  is 
full  of  hope  and  can  look  for  another 
situation.
When  a  man  loses  a  situation  through 
no  iault  of  his  own,  it  sometimes  is  an 
advantage  to  him  and  proves  a  bless­
ing  in  disguise.

If  he 

Many  men  who  have  fair-salaried  po­
sitions  are  contented  to  thus  go  through 
life  having  no  higher  hopes  and  aims 
than  simply  to  do  their  work  well,  and 
never  expect  to  be  anything  more  than 
a  clerk  all  their  lives.  They  thus  be­
come  dwarfed  in  their  mental  capabili­
ties,  and 
live  to  be  old,  their 
services  gradually  become  less  and  less 
valuable  to  their  employers.  Had  some 
men  of  this  stamp  lost  their  positions 
early 
they 
would  have  been  forced  to  make  would 
have  tended  to  develop  what'  was  best 
in  them.

life,  the  struggle  that 

if  they 

in 

Many  of  the  most  successful  business 
men  of  to-day  would  not  have  achieved 
their  present  financial  positions  had 
they  always  remained 
clerks.  Had 
they  had  their  choice  perhaps,  they 
would  always  have  been  clerks;  but 
many  of  them  lost  their  situations,  and 
this  very 
fact  was  the  door  which 
opened  up  the  way  to  starting  a  busi­
ness  of  their  own.  So,  should  these 
words  catch  the  eye  of  any  young  man 
recently  discharged,  let  him  take  fresh 
hope  and  courage,  and  resolve  to  do 
something  for  himself. 
If  he  is  made 
of  the  right  kind  of  stuff,  and  is  con­
tented  to  start  in  a  small  way,  and  be 
satisfied  with  slender  wages  for  himself 
for  a  few  years,  his  chances  for  win­
ning  a  competency  are  good.  To  such 
a  man,  although the  loss  of  his  situation 
at  first  seemed  a  misfortune,  in  the  end 
it  will  prove  one  of  the  greatest  bene­
fits  that  ever  befell  him.

But  the  many  who  are  unfortunate 
enough  to  lose  their  situations—the man 
with  a  family  to  support,  whose  health 
perhaps  is  partly  gone,  and  the  fire  and 
ambition  of  his  early  days  also  gone 
— it  is  a  sad  condition.

A  case  recently  came  under  the  writ­
er’s  notice  which  illustrates  this fact.  A 
man  of  fifty-two  had  failed  in  business. 
He  had  a  partner,  but  they  were  forced 
to  assign,  owing  to  hard  times,  and  our 
friend  found  himseif  without  means  of 
livelihood.  He  had  begun 
life  as  a 
clerk  at  fifteen,  and  at  thirty,  having 
accumulated  a  few  dollars,  commenced 
business  with  a  partner.  He,  himself, 
knew  nothing  or  the  financial  part  of 
the  business,  leaving  the  book-keeping 
to  his  partner.  He  worked  early  and 
late,  took  few  holidays,  and  was  always 
found  behind  the  counter.

Now,after  the  failure,when  the  affairs 
were  wound  up  and  it  was  evident  that 
if  the  business  were  continued  it  would 
be  useless  for  both  to  attempt  to  make 
a  living  from it,  our friend fully realized 
his  position.

To  get  up 

in  the  morning  and  not 
indeed  an 
have  the  store  to  go  to  was 
innovation.  The  very  thought  of  hav­
ing  nothing  to  do  was  a  burden  to  him. 
He  applied  everywhere  for  a  situation, 
but  without  success. 
Stores  needing 
help  preferred  younger  men  with  no 
families,so that  if  they  discharged  them 
again  the  responsibility  would  not  be 
the same  as  with an  elderly man.  It  was 
useless  for him  to  seek  employment 
in

After  a  few  weeks  of  enforced 

other lines  of  businesses  he  knew  noth 
ing  but  what  he  had  spent  his life upon.
idle 
ness,  and  when  he  was  worrying  him 
self  into  a  state  bordering upon despair, 
he  was  urged  by  a  few  friends  to  again 
start  a  small  store  for  himself.

Kind  friends  furnished  financial  as 
sistance  and,  with  the  past  dear-bought 
experience,  he  was  better  prepared  to 
make  a  success  of  it  than  before,  and 
in  a  few  years  he  was  doing  a  fairly 
prosperous  business,  and  making  some 
thing  more  than  a  living.

But  he  had 

learned  that  the  careful 
oversight  of  the  finances  was  of  the  first 
importance,  and  that  his  trusting  too 
much  to  his  former  partner  had  been 
the  mistake  of  his  life.

Of  course,  this  man  had  friends  who 
proved  of  great  value  to  him  in his time 
of  need.  And  there  are  few  men  out 
of  work  but  have  the  same.  They  may 
not  be  able  to  render  financial  aid,  but 
they  are  ever  ready  to  extend  sympathy 
and  offer  encouragement,  which  are 
very  much  needed  and  appreciated  by 
one  in  such  an  unfortunate  position. 
It 
never  pays  a  man  to  lose  heart,  no  mat­
ter  how  dark  the  prospect,  for  a  dis­
couraged  man  can  do  little  for  himself 
or  for anybody  else.

Two  cases  of  a  single  cent  bothering 
the  Treasury  Department  have  come  to 
light.  When  Grover  Cleveland  went  out 
of  the  White  House  on  March  4,  the  ac­
counting  officers  of  the  Department 
found  that  they  owed  him  1  penny,  the 
accumulation  of 
fractions  of  a  cent 
shaved  off 
the 
forty-eight  monthly 
vouchers  paid  him  during  his  presiden 
tial  term. 
It  took  three  months  for the 
warrant  to  go  through  the  circuitous 
channels  of  the  red  tape  system.  But  a 
more  remarkable  case  of  marvelous 
book-keeping  was  developed  by  the  set­
tlement  of  a  balance  involving  a  single 
copper  cent,  which  had  puzzled  the 
book-keeping  experts  for  seven  years. 
As  long  ago  as  1890 a  controversy  arose 
between  the  Treasury  Department  and 
the  Auditor  of  the  Postoffice  over  a 
shortage  of  1  cent.  An  investigating 
committee  took  up  his  accounts minute­
ly,  and  at  last  discovered  that  many 
years  ago  the  disbursing  officer  had 
credited  himself  with  an  odd  cent,  and 
the  shortage  was  his.  Prompt  payment 
was  made.

Uncle  Sam  has  changed  the  color  of 
his  postage  stamps  four  times  within 
the  past  twenty  years,  and  now  the 
color  of  the  two-cent  carmine  stamp 
is 
to  be  changed  back  to green, on  the  plea 
that  the  carmine  stamp  is  too  flashy  for 
a  Government  document,  and  green 
is 
considered  more  dignified  and  proper. 
The  color  of  the  new  stamp  will  be  the 
same  shade  as  that  of  the  silvei  certifi­
cates  and  greenback  notes.  The  prin­
cipal  saving  in  the  use  of  green  ink 
is 
due  to  the  fact  that  it  is  bought  in large 
quantities  lor  revenue  stamps and notes, 
while  red  ink  is  bought  in  small  quan­
tities  for  stamps  alone.  Considering 
the  fact  that  the  green  postage  stamp 
was  driven  out  by  the  public  clamor 
it  only  a  few  years  ago,  it  is 
against 
odd  that 
it  should  now  bob  up  again 
on  the  score  of  economy.

A  Philadelphia  doctor  has  added  the 
occupation  of  cook  to  the  profession  of 
curing  the  ills  to  which  the flesh is heir. 
He has  bad  in  his  practice  so  many  en­
quiries  from  his  women  patients  as  to 
how  to  make  some  simple  dish  pre­
scribed  by  himself  that  he  has  turned 
his  attention  during  bis  summer  vaca­
tion  to  the  culinary  art,  with  the  result 
that  he  can  now  prepare  a  light  sick 
diet  or  a  delicate  repast  with  a  savoir 
faire  which  an  old  time  housekeeper 
might  well  envv.  A  ror m  a>  joining  bis 
office  has  been  converted  into a kitchen.

AUGURS  AND  BITS

S n ell’s ................. . 
70
Jennings’, genuine.................. V . ........... 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............ ..7 7 7   5 50
First Quality, D. B. Steel............................  10 50

Railroad.............................................*12 00  14 00
Garden................................................  net  30 99

BARROWS

BOLTS

§?*!?...........  - ....................................... 
60*10
Carriage new list....................................  70 to 75
Flow................................................

WeU,  plain............................... ................... $ 3 25

BUCKETS

BUTTS,  CAST
Cast Loose  Pin, figured............ . 
Wrought Narrow.  ................. . 

70&10
.i!... .70&10

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

BLOCKS

Cast Steel.

CROW  BARS
.................................per lb

CAPS
Ely’s  1-10..........................  
Hick’s c. f .............................
G. D 
Musket

iw>rm 
.................................perm 
................................. perm 
CARTRIDGES

70

«K
35
60

.50*  5 
■ 25*  5

Rim  Fire__
Central  Fire.

CHISELS
Socket Firmer.......................
Socket Framing.............7 7 !
Socket Comer.................. .
Socket  Slicks................ .

DRILLS

ELBOWS

Morse’s Bit Stocks.................  
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Taper and Straight Shank..........7 ..............50&  g
Morse’s Taper Shank...............................'..50*  5

Com. 4 piece, 6 in............................doz. net 
55
Corrugated............................................ 
.  05
Adjustable........................................... dls 40&10

EXPANSIVE  BITS
Clark’s small, #18;  large, 386............. 
Ives’, 1, *18; 2, *24; 3, *30..........7.' 
FILES—New  List

New American.........................
Nicholson’s............................. 7.'.-7.77  ;.7 
70
Heller’s Horse Rasps................ 7 .77.7.7 . ec<ki0

30&10
§5

28
17

GALVANIZED  IRON

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

14 

13 

Discount, 75 to 75-10

15 
GAUGES

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

KNOBS-New List

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings__.7 .7 7  

70
80

MATTOCKS

NAILS

Adze Eye....................................*16 00, dis 60*10
Hunt Eye.....................................*15 00, dis 60*10
Hunt 8......................................... *18 50, dis 20*10

Advance over base, on  both  Steel  and  Wire

Steel nails, base.....................................  
j'gg
Wire nails,  base...........................  
..7711  175
20to 60advance......................... ...7 7 * 7 7 ! Base
10to 16advance.........................  ...1 7 .7 7 *  
06
8advance......................................... 7 7 7 7  
10
20
6 advance.....................................7 7 7 7 7 *  
4 advance................................ .7 .7 ..7  7 
30
45
3 advance.........................................7.77." 
70
2advance;......................................7 ..7 7  
Fine 3 advance.................................. .7 * 7 7  
50
Casing 10 advance.................................7 .7 . 
15
Casing  8 advance................................... ..7   25
Casing  6 advance................................777!  35
Finish 10 advance......................................"   25
Finish  8 advance....................................7 7   35
Finish  6 advance.................................. 7.!!  45
Barrel % advance................................. 7 7 "   85
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.............. 
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleabies!!! 
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s................ 
Coffee, Enterprise....................  
 

MILLS

40
40
40
30

 

MOLASSES  OATES

Stebbin’s Pattern.......................................... 60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine.................................. 7760*10
Enterprise, self-measuring......................... 
30

PLANES

Ohio Tool Co.’8,  fancy.................................  @50
Sciota Bench................................................ 
go
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.....................7 7  @50
Bench, first quality......................................   @50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s  wood 
7 7   60

PANS

RIVETS

Fry, Acme...............................................60*10*10
Common, polished.................................. 
794 5
Iron and T inned........................................  
60
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 
60
A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27  9 20 
Broken packages %c per pound  extra. 

PATENT PLANISHED  IRON 

HAMMERS

Maydole *  Co.’s, new  list...................... dis
Kip’s  ...................................................... dll 
ekes A Plumb’s 
SOr  lip.

25
.................................¿11«  >0*10

v  s n l i ^   CSS!  Stp pl 

HOUSB  FURNISHING OOODS

HINGES

WIRE  GOODS

HOLLOW  WARB

Stamped Tin Ware.........................new list 75*10
Japanned Tin Ware.....................................20*10
Granite Iron  Ware.........................new list 40*10
Pots.
.60*1
K ettles................................................777 .*60*10
Spiders......................................................... 60*10
„ 
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3.................................. dis 60*10
state......................................... per doz. net  2 50
Bright....................................................  
go
80
Screw Eyes.................................................7  
Hook’s..........................................7 7 7 7 7 7  
80
Gate Hooks and Eyes..................7 7 7 7 7 7  
80
„ 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................. dis 
Sisal, 54 inch and  larger.............................  
Manilla
Steel and Iron.. 
Try and Bevels 
Mitre...............

LEVELS
ROPES

SQUARES

70
5^

. 

SHEET  IRON

.. 

com. smooth,  com.
*2 40
240
o 60
2 70
2 80
2 90
All sheets  No. 18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

„  
Nos. 10 to 14...................................*3 30 
Nos. 15 to 17.................................330 
Nos. 18 to 21.....................................3 45 
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26..................................   3 TO 
No.  27 ...........................................  3 80 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
List  acct. 19, ’86...................................... <Rg

SAND  PAPER

SASH  WEIGHTS

WIRB

TRAPS

Solid Eyes........................................per ton 20 00
Steel, Game............................; ........... 
60*10
50
.77 
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s  
Oneida Community, Hawley *  Norton’s 70*10
Mouse, choker...........................per doz 
15
Mouse, delusion........................per doz 
125
Bright Market.......................... .................  
75
Annealed  Market.............................7 .7 1 . 
75
Coppered  Market.............................*..’......... 70*10
Tinned Market...... ..................................77  62V4
Coppered Spring  Steel....................... .77 77 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized  .........................  o 05
Barbed  Fence,  painted.............................7   f 79
An Sable............................................................<jis 40&K
Putnam.............  
Northwestern....................................................dis 10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled................... 
Coe’s Genuine......................................  
go
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought  .........  
Coe’s Patent, malleable.......................  
80
Bird  Cages........................................ 
59
Pumps, Cistern.................................. 
39
Screws, New List............................... 
85
Casters, Bed and  Plate...................... 50*10*10
Dampers, American............................  
600 pound casks....................................  6M
Per pound....................................................

MISCELLANEOUS

METALS—Zinc

HORSE NAILS

WRENCHES

30
80

dis 

go

5

 

SOLDER

.....................................................................  12U

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........................................I 5 75
14x20 IC, Charcoal.......................... ......... 
g  rg
20x14 IX. Charcoal......................  ..............  7 00
Each additional X on this grade, *1.25!.............
g 00
10x14 IC, Charcoal.................................... 
14x20 IC, Charcoal.......................................  g  09
10x14 IX, Charcoal.... ....................... 
e 00
14x20 IX, Charcoal....................................7  g  99

TIN—Allaway Grade

Each additional X on this grade, *1.5o! 

ROOFING  PLATES

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................   g  00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, D ean.......................... !  6 00
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean..........................7  10 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Alla way Grade............   4 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   5 50
20x281C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   9 00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   11  00
14x56 IX, for  No.  8 Boilers, I 
14x56 IX. for  No.  9  Boilers! f P®r Pound... 

BOILER  SIZE TIN PLATE 

9

.

TRADESMAN 
ITEMIZED
LEDGERS

Size 8  1*2x14— Three 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 BiU Book.
80 Double Pages, Registers 2,880 in­

voices.....................................   |2;00

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

1 6

W oman’s World

The  Despot  of the  Hearth.

Women  are  so  given  to  thinking  of 
themselves  as  monopolizing  the  virtue 
of  self-sacrifice,  and  as 
immolating 
themselves  on  the  altar of  their homes, 
that  it  never  occurs  to  them  how  often 
their  rule  degenerates 
into  absolute 
tyranny.  There  probably  isn’t  a  woman 
in  the  world  who  would  admit  to  the 
fault,  yet  every  one  of  us  could pick  out 
a  dozen  women  among  our acquaint­
ances  who  are  veritable  despots  in  their 
own  homes,  and  whose 
families  are 
ruled  by  a  law  as  inflexible  as  that  of 
the  Medes  and  the  Persians.

The  despotic  woman 

is  not  by  any 
means  a  bad  woman.  On  the  contrary, 
she  is  usually  possessed  of  many  shin­
ing  virtues,  and 
is  generally  what  is 
known  in  common  parlance  as  a  “ man­
aging  woman.”   Her  children  areal- 
ways  well  cared  for,  her  house  is  always 
orderly,  her  husband  never  has  cause  to 
complain  of  her  extravagance.  She 
is 
an  affectionate  wife  and  a  devoted 
mother.  But  she  thinks  well  of  herself. 
She  has  absolute  reliance  on  her  own 
insists  on  implicit 
judgment,  and  she 
obedience. 
In  justification  she  will  say 
that  she  does  it  for  the  good  of  her fam­
ily,  and  with  a  sublime  egotism  she  ar­
rogates  to  herself  the  right  to  shape 
their  lives  and  judge  of  the  things  that 
will  make  or  mar  their  happiness.

With  such  a  woman  the  desire  to  rule 
grows  by  what  it  feeds  upon,  and  there 
is  nothing  too  trivial  to  escape  her  es­
pionage.  She  decides  a  career  for a 
son,  or  a  marriage  for  a  daughter,  with 
the  same  nonchalance  with  which  she 
forces  them  to  conform  to  her taste  in 
dress.  She  never  allows  her  husband  a 
liberty.  He  must  give  as  strict  an  ac­
count  of  every  hour  as  a  trusty  from  a 
penitentiary  out  on  ticket  of 
If 
she  happens  to  be  dyspeptic  she  forces 
her  family  to  live  on  health  food  abom­
inations. 
is  neat  they  walk  in 
fear and  trembling  lest  they  should  up­
set  things.  Rash,  indeed,  is  the  one 
who  differs  with  her 
in  politics,  and 
anathemas for the one  who  holds  another 
religious  faith  from  hers.

If  she 

leave. 

It  is  the  despots  of  the  hearth who  are 
the  bane  of  church  societies  and  wom­
en’s  clubs.  They  have  bulldozed  their 
own  families  into  such  abject  submis­
sion  that  they  cannot bear to be thwarted 
at  any  turn.  Such  a  woman  will  never 
yield  to  the  majority.  She  will  get  up 
and  walk  out,  and  start  a  little  opposi­
tion  society  of  her  own  that  she  can  run 
according  to  her  own  notions.  No 
cause  could  be  high  and  holy  enough 
induce  her  to  sink  her  own  wishes, 
to 
and  she  has  done 
inestimable  harm, 
and  been  the  insuperable  obstacle in the 
way  of  many  a  beneficent  philanthropic 
project.

When  the  despotic  woman 

thinks 
about  herself,  so  far  from  appreciating 
her  faults,  she  is  filled  with  the  modest 
conviction  that  her  husband  and  chil­
dren  possess  an  estimable 
jewel,  for 
which  they  can  never  be  sufficiently 
grateful.  She  never  realizes  that  it  is 
quite  possible  to  pay  too  high  even  for 
a  treasure,  and  that  the  best  thing  that 
could  happen 
in  many  a  family  would 
be  a  regular  Fourth  of  July  declaration 
of 
independence,  followed  by  a  revolu­
tion,  in  which  the  tyrant  on  the  hearth 
would  be  forever  deposed.

K a t h e r i n e   C o l e .

Every  Day  Manners.

A  Baltimore  woman  recently  brought 
suit  for  divorce  from  her  husband,  al­

leging  m  her  bill  of  complaints  that  he 
had  neglected  to  show  her,  since  their 
marriage,  any  of  those  little  courtesies 
which  he  had  lavished  so  profusely  up­
on  her  in  the  days  of  courtship. 
If  she 
wanted  a  chair  she  must  fetch  it  her­
self ;  he  did  not  remove  his  hat  when 
with  her  in  an  elevator,  and  when  they 
entered  a public conveyance he preceded 
her,  and 
left  her  to  scramble  in  the 
best  way  she  could  unassisted.  In  short, 
he  treated  her  with  such  boorish  rude­
ness  that  she  found  his  society  unen­
durable,  and  so  prayed  the  court  to  de­
liver  her  from  it.

In  view  of  the  serious  offenses  for 
which  divorces  are  usually  asked,  a 
complaint  of  lack  of  manners must seem 
trivial  enough,  and  yet  it  is  doubtful  if 
there  is  any  more  dangerous  foe  to  do­
mestic  happiness  than  the  lack  of  com­
mon  politeness. 
is  the  little  things 
of  life  that  fret  and  try  us.  A  grain  of 
sand  in  the  shoe  becomes,  in  time,  the 
most  unendurable  agony. 
It  is  easier 
to  forgive  and  forget  a  grave  sin  than  it 
is  the  constant 
little  rudenesses  that 
offend  us  at  every  turn,  and  that  smart 
like  the  sting  of  a  gadfly.

It 

There 

some  question 

is  nothing  more  remarkable 
than  the  fact  that  so  very  few  consider 
it  necessary  to  be  polite  in  their  own 
families.  The  man  who  would  not, 
for  the  world,  have  contradicted  his 
sweetheart’s  wildest  statement  does  not 
hesitate  to  tell  his  wife she doesn’t know 
what  she 
is  talking  about,  or  rudely 
flash  out  his 
impatience  on  her  if  he 
happens  to  be  angry.  How seldom does 
a  woman  pay  any  attention  to  her  hus­
band’s  remarks.  He  tells  her  his  best 
anecdote,  and  when  he  has  finished  she 
asks 
that  shows  her 
thoughts  have  been  a  thousand  miles 
away  and  that  she  has  missed  the  point 
of  bis  pet  joke.  Let  some  intrepid  per­
son  venture  on  repeating,  in  the  bosom 
of  his  family,  a  story  he  has  heard,  and 
some  affectionate  and  considerate  rela­
tive  may  be relied on to mention the fact 
it 
that 
is  a  chestnut.  The  dullest  ob­
server 
single  out  the  married 
can 
couples  and  the  brothers  and  sisters  at 
the  theater  by  the  wearied  and bored air 
they  wear  and  the  stony  silence  that 
reigns  between  them.  Evidently  neither 
patty  thinks  it  worth  while  to  try  to  be 
interesting  or agreeable  to  their  “ home 
folks.”

Now,  these  are  brutalities  we  should 
never  dream  of  inflicting on an outsider. 
We  should  smile  at  the  thrice-told  tale 
as  if  we  had  never  heard  it  before. 
If 
a  stranger  invites  us  to  go  to  the theater 
with  him,  we  make  conversation  and 
exert  ourselves  to  be  entertaining,  but 
it  doesn’t  seem  worth  while  to  put  our­
selves  to  any  trouble  for  our  own  house­
hold  or  to  show  them  any  of  the  com­
mon  amenities  of  good  society.

Yet  the  home  is  the  very  heart  of life.
It 
is  not  strangers  who  make  or  mar 
our  happiness,  but  those  to  whom  we 
are  bound  by  the  close  ties  of  blood  and 
relationship,  and  there  is  always  a  cer­
tain  pathos 
in  thinking  how  often  we 
strain  the  silken  leash  that  binds  us  to 
our  nearest  and  dearest.

We  talk  a  great  deal  about  the fidelity 
of  affection,  and  yet  have  a  comfortable 
theory  that  we  may  treat  those  we  love 
as  we  please.  Never  was  there  a  great­
er  fallacy,  and  sweet  love 
is  slain  by 
neglect  and  rudeness  as  often  as  by 
some  great  fault.  The  woman  whose 
husband  shows  her  the  tender  courtesies 
of  a  sweetheart  is  never  the  woman  who 
grows  weary  of  her  home  and  longs  for 
a  career.  The  man  who  is  sure  of  ex­
quisite  consideration  from  his wife,  and 
who  finds  in  her an  intelligent  and sym­
pathetic  audience,  is  the  man  who  is  a 
home-keeping  man. 
is 
very  little  to  ask—merely  the  politeness 
we  should  show  to  any  chance  guest  or 
the  merest  stranger.  The  most  benefi­
cent  crusade  that  could  be started would 
be  a  reform  in everyday  manners.  What 
the  world  needs  is  an  unlimited  supply 
of  politeness  for home  consumption.

Surely, 

this 

for 

Florida  papers  state  that  photographs 
recently  made 
show 
twenty-eight  pineapples,  estimated  to 
weigh  about  400  pounds,  growing  on  a 
plot  of  ground  ten  feet  square,  near 
Orlando,  in  that  State.

exhibition 

Metallic  Cheese.

Metallic  cheese 

is  a  discovery  of  the 
public  analyst  of  Sheffield,  England, 
says  Food  and  Sanitation. 
It  is  a  com­
pound  liberally fortified with crystallized 
sulphate  of 
zinc,  which  enables  a
round”  of cheese to preserve  for  a  long 
period  a  fresh  and  youthful complexion, 
no  unsightly  cracks  and  swellings  ap­
pearing  on  its  surface  to  excite  the  sus­
picions  of  timid  buyers.  The  zinc prep­
aration  is  known  in  the  trade  as  cheese 
little  warranted  as  it 
spice—’a  title  as 
would  be  to  call  a  handful  of  tin  tacks 
shrimp  sauce  or  salad  dressing. 
It  ap­
pears  that  in  Canada—where  the  filled 
cheese  comes  from— it  is the  practice  of 
unscrupulous  dealers  to  use  metallic 
lead  for  the  above  purposes—a  fact  to 
which  attention  has  also  been  directed, 
and  which  should  prove  especially 
in­
teresting  to  people  anxious  to  avoid  a 
heavy  diet.  It  is  refreshing,says  the  St. 
James  Gazette,  to  find  the  local  author­
ities  in  the  provinces  tracking  down the 
ingenious  adulterator  and 
subjecting j 
him  to  heavy  penalties.  Canada  never 
allows  any  fraud  practices  of  this  kind 
is  safe  to  say  that 
to  flourish,  and 
‘  metallic 
a 
diminishing  quantity.

cheese”   will 

become 

it 

ken  out  again  at  the other.  This traveler 
wants  another  beer  (he  has  already  had 
one,  in  addition  to  a  couple  at  the  last 
station before this) and another  renews  a 
conversation  with  his  local friends.  The 
guard  stands  about 
in  respectful  pa­
tience,  and  finally  lifts  his  hat  deferen­
tially  and  says:  “ If  you  are  ready, 
gentlemen,  we  will  start.”

It 

is  claimed  that  an  important  find 
of  petroleum  has  been  made  in  Canada 
in  the  extreme  eastern  part  of the Gaspe 
peninsula.  A  well  recently  bored 
is 
said  to  be  at  present  yielding  200  bar­
rels  a  day,  and  shows  no  signs  of  giv­
ing  out.

WHOLE  WHEAT  FLOUR

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

Probably  the  most accommdating rail­
way  trains  in  the  world  are  those run  on 
some  of  the  minor  lines  in  Norway  and 
Sweden.  Perhaps 
it  was  here  the  term 
“ accommodation  train”   had  its  origin. 
The  train  plunges  madly  along  from 
one  station  to  another,  generally  five  or 
six  kilometers,  each  kilometer  being  al­
most  thret-fifbs  of  a  mile.  Then  it stops 
a  long  time.  There 
is  much  running 
to  and  tro,  visiting  between  travelers 
and  their  acquaintances  on  the  station 
platforms,  lifting  of  hats,  man  to  man, 
and  no  end  of  eating  and  drinking.  A l­
its 
most  every  station  has 
luncheon 
counter,  and  some  one 
is  hungry  at 
every  stop.  The  guard  moves  up  and 
down  the  train,  closing  door  after  door, 
but  he  has  no  sooner got  his  passengers 
corralled  at  one  end  of  the  long  line  of 
carriages  than  some  of  them  have  bro­

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.

E very  grocer should have it in stock. 

Manufactured b y __

GUARD,  FAIRFIELD  &  CO.,  Allegan,  Mich.

M ichigan  trade supplied by the 

Olney & Jucfson  Grocer Co.,  Grand  Rapids.

The
Michigan
Tradesman

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 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

17

Commercial Travelers

Michigan Knights of the Grip. 

President, J as. F  H a m m ell, Lansing;  Secretary 
D. C.  Sl a g h t, Flint;  Treasurer,C h as. McNolty 
Jackson.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association 
President, S.  H.  H a r t,  Detroit;  Secretary  and 

Treasurer, D. Mo r r is, Detroit.

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan.

Grand  Counselor,  F.  L.  D a y .  Jackson:  Granc 
Secretary, G. S. V a lm o r e, Detroit ;  Grand Treas 
urer, G eo.  A.  R e y n o l d s, Saginaw.
Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mntnal  AccF 

dent Association.

Treasurer, G eo.  F .  Ow e n ,  Grand Rapids. 

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

Gripsack  Brigade.

The  man  who  can’t  stand  adversity 

can’t  stand  prosperity.
Unfair  competition 

the  other  fellow’s  hands.

is  a  weapon  in 

People  who  can’t  make  mistakes  are 

not  engaged  in  business.

Renew  every  day’s business.  You  will 

find  that  it  pays  dividends.

We  can’t  throw  mud  at  a  competitor 

and  come  out  with  clean  hands.

It 

is  always  a  case  of  love  at  first 

sight  between  prudence  and  energy.

Those  who  owe  the  most  are  the  ones 

who  buy  the  things  they  don’t  need.

Industry,  temperance  and  good  nature 
assures  business 

that 

is  a  mixture 
health.

The  more  brains  a  man  possesses,  the 
greater  capacity  he  has  for  making  an 
ass  of  himself.

Extravagance  keeps  out  of  sight  until 
full  grown  and  then  knocks  a  fellow  out 
the  first  round.

‘ ‘ Money  makes  the  mare  go” —but 
lots  of  us  who  have  never 

there  are 
learned  to  ride.

The  reason  most  aristocrats  are  boors 
is  because  politeness  is  so  cheap  every­
body  can  use  it.

In  using  others’  misfortunes  as  step­
ping  stones  you  are  going  down  bill. 
They  lead  that  way.

John  Fell  (Bradley  &  Metcalf  Co.)  is 
spending  a  week  in  Milwaukee  for  the 
purpose  of  posting  up  on  his  spring 
line.

Landlord  Frank  Harris,  at  Newberry, 
in  the  way  of  a  deer’s 
has  a  curiosity 
head. 
It  has  twenty-four  points,  two  of 
which  hang  down  and  look  like  those 
of  a  moose.  He  has  been  offered  $300 
for  it.

in  motion,  sustaining 

Henry  Brink  (Worden  Grocer  Co.) 
skinned  his  leg 
last  Thursday  while 
trying  to  climb  into  a  carriage  which 
was 
injuries 
which  will  keep  him  away  from his cus­
tomers  for  some  time.  His  route  is  be­
ing  covered  in  the  meantime  by  Harry 
Worden.

Peter  Sauers,  a  Calumet saloon-keeper 
and  drayman,  has  prospered  during  the 
late  depression,  especially  the  last  year. 
He  owns  580  shares  of  Calumet  and 
Hecla  stock.  He  has  received  about 
$20,000  the  last  year  in  dividends  and 
the  increased  valuation  ol  his  stock  has 
been  about  $133,000.  He  is  well  known 
among  the  travelers  and  is  just  as  anx­
ious  to  earn  a  quarter  by  hauling  a 
trunk  as  any  drayman  in  town.

A  Muskegon  correspondent  writes: 
Geo.  W.  Howell  was  re-arrested  at  Chi­
cago 
last  Wednesday  on  a  charge  of 
forgery  preferred  by  Merriam,  Collins 
&  Co.  Mr.  Howell  was  arrested  in  this 
city  several  weeks  ago on  a  charge  of

forgery,  pertaining  to  the  same  alleged 
offense  for  which  he  must  now  stand 
trial  in  Chicago.  He  had  an  examina­
tion  before  Justice  Sterenberg,  and,  as 
the  evidence  that  was  brought  out  di 
not  warrant  holding  him  for  trial  on 
that  score,  he  was  discharged.  Howell 
laid  in  jail  a  couple  of  days,  when  he 
secured  bail  through  the  influence  of 
his  brother-in-law,  Clarence  M.  Phila 
baum.  The  examination  was  begun 
Monday,but  was  adjourned  until  Thurs 
day,  so  as  to  enable  Howell  to  take  hi 
witnesses  over  from  this  city.

F rank  H.  Clay,  late  of  Albion,  who 
has  for  seven  years  been  with  W. J. 
Quan  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  has  associated 
himself  with  Webster,  Cobb  &  Co. 
lumber  dealers  of  Charlotte,  Eaton  Rap 
ids  and  Olivet,  and  purchased  the  busi 
ness  of  the  Ypsilanti  Lumber  Co.,  of 
Ypsilanti,  where  the  firm  name  will  be 
the  same  as  at  Charlotte.  Mr.  Clay  be 
gan  traveling  on  the  road  in  1882,  and 
was  for  eight  years  with  H.  P.  Web 
ster,  of  the  above  firm,  in  the  cracker 
business  at  Jackson,  when  they  sold  out 
to  the  United  States  Baking  Co.  The 
Tradesman  joins  with  Mr.  Clay’s  many 
friends 
new  venture ;  and  it  speaks well for  him 
that,  on  severing  his  connection  with 
the  firm  he  has  so  long  represented,  the 
senior  Quan  should  say  to  him :  “ Go 
Lose  what  you  have  saved  up.  Then 
come  back  to  me  and  I  will  give  you 
the  best  place  I ’ve  got!”

in  wishing  him  success  in  h 

It 

The  commercial  traveler  must  not 
consider  his  personal  appearance  a  sec 
ondary  matter. 
is  rightly  expected 
of  every  well-bred  person  that  he  have 
full  command  over  his  features  and 
movements.  No  one  can  question  that 
t  is  very  bad  taste  to  gesticulate  vio­
lently  while  engaged  in  conversation,  to 
buttonhole  people  or  to  talk  them  down. 
A  traveling  man  should  be  quiet  and 
dignified,  and 
look  with  an  honest  di­
rectness,carefully avoiding  a  rude  stare, 
nto  the  face  of  his  interlocutor.  Good 
manners  carry  the  approbation  of  every 
one.  Even  the  uneducated  cannot  help 
being  fascinated  by  them.  We  cannot 
too  highly  recommend 
the  habit  of 
closely  following  the  laws  and  rules 
prescribed  by  good  society,  because 
they  are  founded  on  mutual  respect  and 
good  will.  .  With  equal  emphasis  we 
condemn  the  rudeness  of  those  agents 
who  seem  to  think  they  have  the  right 
to  act  and  speak 
just  as  they  please. 
These,  of  course,  expect  to  transact 
business,  but  we  are  convinced  that 
those 
in  competition  with  them  whose 
manners  are  at  all  times  proper  will 
in  securing  trade.
have  the  advantage 
“ The  best  evidence  I  know  of  the 
progress  of  education  and  refinement  in 
the  West  is  shown  in  the  styles  of  foot­
wear now  sold  to  country  merchants,”  
said  W.  C.  Adams,a St.  Louis drummer. 
“ The  trade  for  men,  no  less  than  for 
women,  shows this improvement.  Even 
so brief  a  period  as  ten  years  ago  I  sold 
most  orders  of  coarse  kip  boots  and 
shoes  to  our  country  customers.  Now  I 
have  not  a  single  call  for  this  cheap, 
heavy  quality  of  goods.  Then  I  used 
to  see  buxom,  red-faced  country  lassies 
into  the  small  towns  along  the 
come 
railroads 
in  coarse,  heavy  shoes,  all 
twisted  and  warped  out  of  shape,  and 
buy  more  of  the  same  kind  of  footwear, 
paying  usually  a  maximum  price  of 
It 
$1.50. 
is  different  now,  however. 
Young 
ladies  of  the  rural  districts  at 
present  come  to  town  in  neatly  fitting 
calf  leather  shoes  made  of  the finest  ma­
terial.  And  they  are  dressed  in  other 
particulars  better  and  more  tastefully

than  were  those  I  used  to  see a  decade 
ago.  But  I  can’t  say  that  there  is  the 
same  bloom  of  robust  health  on  their 
cheeks  as  characterized  those  who  wore 
the 
‘ stogy’  shoes;  nor  do  they  look  so 
contented  and  happy.  Maybe,  after all, 
the  improvement  has  been  in  the  wrong 
direction. ”

from 

feature 

Every  indication  leads  to  the  belief 
that  the  radical  objection  to  the  new 
mileage  book—the  exchanging  of  mile­
age  slip  for  ticket  at  the  ticket  office- 
will  be  overcome 
in  the  course  of  a 
couple  of  weeks  by  the  elimination  of 
that 
the  book.  This 
change,  together  with  the  adoption  of 
an  equitable  arrangement  for  the check­
ing  of  baggage  past 
junction  points, 
will  render  the  new  book  an  ideal  one 
in  every  respect,  owing  to  the 
large 
number  of  railways  on  which  the  book 
will  be  available,  the  $10  bonus  the 
purchaser 
is  compelled  to  put  up  cut­
ting  very  little  figure  with  any  consid­
erable  number  of  the  fraternity.  While 
the  Tradesman  does  not  believe  in ceas­
ing  to  battle  until  the  field  is  won,  it 
believes  that  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Central  Passenger  Association will dem­
onstrate  that  the  railway men themselves 
concede  the 
in­
justice  of  the  exchange  feature  of  the 
present  book,  and  that  they  will  make 
short  work  of  so  remodeling  the  scheme 
as  to  render  it  available  for  every  trav­
eler  who  covers  the  territory  in  which 
the  book 
is  good.  Until  this  is  done, 
the  Tradesman  advises  the  boys  to  con­
tinue  the  purchase  of 
local  mileage 
books,  which  can  be  had  of  practically 
all  the  roads 
in  the  State  except  the 
Vanderbilt  lines  (which  are  conducted 
on  the  principle  of 
the  public-be- 
damned),  as  the  use  of  the  new  book  is 
tacit  acceptance  of 
the  unnecessary 
features  which  have  rendered  it  so  ob­
noxious  to  the  rank  and  file  of  the  fra­
ternity.

impracticability  and 

In 

A.  L.  Moeller,.  Assistant  Passenger 
Agent  of  the  F.  &  P.  M.  Railroad,  was 
in  town  Tuesday  and  was  seen  by  a 
representative  of  the  Tradesman.  Mr. 
Moeller  asserted  that  the  alleged  inter­
view  recently  published  in  the  Saginaw 
Globe,  in  which  he  was  represented  as 
denouncing  as  dishonest  those  traveling 
men  who  oppose  the  new  mileage  book, 
was  unauthorized  and  misleading,  in­
asmuch  as 
it  attributed  to  him  state­
ments  he  never  uttered,  and  ascribed  to 
him  sentiments  which  he  never  enter­
tained. 
justice  to  Mr.  Moeller  it 
should  be  stated  that  he  has  always 
been  a  consistent  friend  of  the  boys  on 
the  road,  having  shown  a  disposition  to 
favor  them 
in  every  way  possible  on 
more  than  one  occasion.  Mr.  Moeller’s 
explanation  of  the  circumstances  sur­
rounding  the  unfortunate  publication  in 
the  newspaper  above  referred  to  leads 
to  the  belief  that  his  action in the prem- 
ses  was  entirely  consistent  with  his 
past  record,  and  that  he  was  made  the 
ictim of a  cunningly  devised  and  care­
fully  executed  scheme  to 
injure  his 
name  and  reputation with the fraternity. 
The  only  thing  the  Tradesman  is  in­
clined  to  criticise  in  the  matter  is  Mr. 
Moeller’s  backwardness  in  setting  him­
self  aright  with  the  boys  by  way  of  a 
personal  explanation  of  the  incident. 
That  he  has  not  done.so  is  due  to  his 
belief  that  his  friends  among  the frater- 
ity  will  refuse  to believe the statements 
attributed  to  him  themselves,  and  will 
also  see  to  it  that  those  who  are  strang­
ers  to  him  are  not  permitted  to  enter­
tain  the  thought  that  he  would  place 
mself  in  an  untenable  position  in  re­

lation  to  the  boys on  the  road.

HOTEL  WHITCOMB

ST. JOSEPH,  MICH. 

A. VINCENT, Prop.

Best  H otel  in  Plainw ell,  Mich.  Only  house  in 
town  holding’ contract  with Travelers* Educational 
Association  of America.
O h a s .   3ED-  W h i t n e y ,   P r o p .
Cutler  House  at  Grand  Haven.

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

Northern  Hotel,

J.  L.  Kitzmilier,  Prop.

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

_________

¡1:
If PltOINF;490.  3 CANIAL ST-w

N EW   C IT Y   H OTEL

HOLLAND, MICH.

W e  pledge the  Commercial  Travelers  of 

M ichigan  our best efforts.

Rates $2.00.
E. 0. PHILLIPS, Mgr.
N E W   R E P U B L IC

Reopened  Nov.  25.

FINEST  HOTEL IN  BAY  CITY.

Steam heat,

Electric Bells and Lighting throughout. 

Rates,  SI 50 to $2.00.

Cor. Saginaw and Fourth Sts.
_____  

GEO.  H.  SCHiNDHETT.  Prop.

Young  m en  and  women  acquire  the  greatest  Inde­
pendence  and  wealth  by  securing  a   course  in  either 
the Business, Shorthand, English or Mechanical  Draw­
ing  departm ents  of  the  Detroit  Business  University. 
11-19 Wilcox St., Detroit.  W. F. J ewell,  P.  R.  Spencer.

HOTEL  NEFF

FRANK  NEFF,  Propr.

Rates,  $1.00. 

One block east of depot.

GRAND LEDGE, MICH.

Photographs

of

Samples,  Display Cards,  Etc.

It 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.

He Kew  Gris

Has NOT reduced  its rates 
but has  100 of the

Newest  Rooms  in  Detroit

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

P o s t a l   S c  M o r e y ,

D e t r o i t ,   M i c H .

Hotel  Normandie  of  Detroit  Re­

duces Rates.

Determined to continue  catering  to  popular  de­
mand for good hotel accommodations at low prices, 
w e  reduce  the  rates  on  fifty  rooms  from  $2.50  to 
$2 per day, and rooms with  bath from  $3.50  to $3.

T he popular rate o f 50 cents per meal, established 
when the  Normandie  w as  first  opened,  continues.
Change of rates w ill  in no w ay affect the quality, 
and our constant aim in the future w ill be, as in the 
past,  to  furnish  the  b est  accommodations  for  the 
rates charged.

Carr & Reeve.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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D rugs-=Chem icals
MICHIGAN  STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
Term expires
-  Dec. 31,1897
S. E. Parkill, Owosso 
Dec. 31, 1898
- 
F. W. R.  Pe r b y. Detroit 
-  Dec. 31, 1899 
A. C. Schumacher.  Ann  Arbor 
- 
Geo. Gundrum.  Ionia  - 
-  D^c. 3l,  1900
L. E .  R eynolds, St.  Joseph 
- 
-  Dec. 31,1901

President, F. W. R.  Perry, Detroit.
Secretary, G eo. Gundrdm, Ionia.
Treasurer, A. C. Sc h u m a ch er, Ann Arbor. 
and 3.
MICHIGAN STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 

Coming  Examination  Session—Lansing,  Nov. 2 

ASSOCIATION.

President—A. H. W e b b e r ,  Cadillac.
Secretary—Chas.  Mann. Detroit.
Treasurer—John D. Muir, Grand Rapids.

Is  the  Practice  of  Pharmacy  a  Trade 

or  a  Profession?

Will  the  pharmacist  of  the  future  be 
a  “ mere  storekeeper?”   No.  Will  he  be 
a  strictly  professional  man?  No.  Will 
he  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the 
dispensing of physicians’  prescriptions? 
No,  a  thousand  times  No!  The  phar­
macist  of  the  future  will  unquestionably 
be  a  college  man  and  a  competent  dis­
penser,  but,  before  all  and  above  all, 
the  pharmacist  of  the  future  will  be  a 
keen,  shrewd  and  progressive  mer­
chant.  A  “ mere  storekeeper?”   No, 
indeed,  but  a  well-educated  business 
man,  with  disciplined 
faculties  and 
with  head  full  of  the  technical  knowl­
edge  pertaining 
to  his  goods,  suffi­
ciently  posted  not  to  be  a  confiding  fool 
or  a  credulous  gull  in  the  hands  of  the 
manufacturer,  grasping  comprehensive­
ly  the  chemical  and  pharmaceutical 
bearings  of  his  calling,  yet  realizing 
that  his  first  duty  is  to  make  a  living, 
never  feeling  too  good  or too  clever  for 
his  business,  and  never  closing  his  eye 
to  the  main  chance  by  day  or by  night.
I  know  that  all  this  is  opposed  to  the 
theories  of  those  people  who  proclaim 
that  a  process  of  evolution  is  now  pro­
ceeding  among  druggists— that  the  mer­
chant  druggists  are  dividing off into one 
camp,  and  the  scientific  professional 
dispensing  pharmacists 
into  another 
cam p;  and  I  hear  much  talk  about  the 
men  who  in  the  large  cities  are  making 
a  big  success  of  their  pharmacies  de­
voted  exclusively 
1 
know  that  you  can  find  a handful of such 
leading  cities;  the 
men  in  each  of  the 
future  will  probably  see  an  increase 
in 
their  numbers;  possibly  many  of  them 
will  qualify  themselves  to  make  chem­
ical  analyses,  to  examine germ  cultures, 
to  do  expert  work  with  foods  and  bev­
erages,  etc.,  etc.  ;  but  the  fact  remains 
that  they  will  form  in  numbers  an  in­
significant  fraction  of  the  great  body 
pharmaceutic  even  in  the  largest  cities, 
while 
in  the  smaller  cities  and  towns  a 
subdivision  of  functions  will  be  out  of 
the  question.

to  dispensing. 

the  pharmacist!”   That 

All  this  talk  about  the  gradual  evo­
lution  of  a  body  of  professional  phar­
macists,  devoting  themselves  exclusive­
ly  to  skilled  and  scientific  labors,  would 
possess  only  a  speculative  and  insignifi­
cant  interest,  were  not  the  riders  of  that 
hobby-horse  constantly  proclaiming  that 
“ higher  education  is  the  only  salvation 
of 
is  all 
wrong.  The only  salvation  of  the  drug­
is  better  business  training  and 
gist 
greater  business  ability ! 
I’ll  back  the 
graduate  of  a  successful  and  thriving 
drug  store  against  any  Ph.  G.  who  is  a 
brilliant  phamacist  but  a  poor  business 
man. 
I  believe  in  education ;  I believe 
in  colleges  of  pharmacy,  especially  in 
those that offer good courses of laboratory 
work ;  I  believe  that  the colleges  impart 
a  maximum  of  useful  and  necessary 
knowledge  in  a  minimum  of  time;  and

just  as  the  dentist  is  more  than  a  me­
chanic,  possessing  a  sound  knowledge 
of  physiology,  pathology,  and  dental 
medicine,  so  must  the  druggist  be  more 
than  a  mere  trader;  be  must  buy,  test, 
and  compound  his  drugs  intelligently. 
But  what  would  become  of  your 
‘  Doc­
tor  of  Dental  Surgery”   if  he  despised 
manual  labor?  And  what  will  become 
of  your  druggist  if  he  despises  trade? 
The  prosperous  druggist  is  essentially 
and  primarily  a  merchant. 
If  a  well- 
educated  merchant  so  much  the  better; 
but  so  much  the worse  if  business  train­
ing  is  neglected  for  education— if  the 
tail  gets  to  wagging  the  dog.

Right  here  let  me  impress  upon  you 
that  college  men  are going  to  cut  more 
and  more  of  a  figure  in  every  branch  of 
trade.  Time  was  when  a  college  man 
turned  as  naturally  to  law  or  medicine
or  theology  or  chemistry  as  a  duck  to 
water.  But  we  have  now  changed  all 
that.  College  graduates  are  flocking 
into  all  branches  of  trade,  and  after 
parting  with  some  of  their  conceit  and 
acquiring  practical 
experience  they 
prove  excellent  business  men,  wiih  a 
vision  for  dollars  as  keen  as  anybody’s.
I  have  no  patience  with  the  narrow idea 
that  a  good  college  man  is  necessarily  a 
poor business  man.

is  most 

inclination 

the  best  courses 

The  most  striking  kind  of  exposition 
is  illustration,  and  I  cannot  better  ex­
press  my  views  as  to  the  pharmacist  of 
the  future  than  by  describing  the course 
which  I  should  have  a  son  of  mine  fol­
low  if  he  showed  an 
to 
make  the  drug  business  his  life-work. 
First,  I  should  insist  on  a  good  general 
education.  The  youth  must  take  a 
course  in  a  good  high school,graduating 
at  the  age  of,  say  18'4. 
I  should  then 
put  him  in  the  hands  of  a  shrewd  and 
successful  druggist  for  not  less  than  two 
years.  There  his 
liking  for  the  busi­
ness  would  be  thoroughly  tested;  he 
would  grow  familiar  with  its  needs;  he 
would  learn  how  goods  are  bought,  ad 
vertised  and  sold;  be  would  acquire 
practical  experience  at  a  time  when  the 
mind 
receptive.  My  youth 
would  then  be  ready  for  a  college  of 
pharmacy—the  best  I  could  find—the 
school  offering 
in 
laboratory  work  and  possessing  the  best 
teachers,  for,  as  David  Starr  Jordan 
puts  it,  “ it  is  the  men  who  teach.”   It 
is  the  teachers  who  make  the  school, 
not  fine  libraries  nor  buildings  nor 
laboratories.  Would  I  have  my  youth 
become  an  expert  bacteriologist,  a  food- 
analyst,  a  master  of  organic  chemistry? 
Not  much—he  should  devote  his  atten­
tion  exclusively  to  the  branches  which 
bear  directly  on  the  drug  business  and 
which  he  would need  subsequently every 
If  he  shows  an  over­
day  of  his  life. 
mastering 
let  him 
specialize  and  renounce  pharmacy;  but 
if  he  wants  to  become  a  druggist  he 
must  give  up  the  notion  of  doing  Lord 
Bacon’s  act  by  making  all  knowledge 
his  province.  When  ready  to  graduate 
my  young  man  would  be  22  or  23  years 
of  age,  and  I  should  cast  about  for  a 
suitable  berth  for  him,  endeavoring  to 
place  him  with  a  thoroughly  keen,  up- 
to-date,  representative  druggist—a  man 
af  character  and  weight  as  well  as  abil­
In  this  position  1  should  leave 
ity. 
him  for  three  or  four  years,  so  that  he 
could  profit  by  other  people’s  blunders, 
make  his  own mistakes,  and  buy  his  ex­
perience  at  somebody  else’s  expense. 
Meanwhile  he  would  be  earning  and 
saving  a  little  money.  He  would  now 
be  ready  for  a  first-class  position,  or  for 
a  possible  partnership,  or  for  a personal 
investment  as  soon  as be  should  com­

love  of 

science, 

mand  the  capital;  and  he  would  be  a 
thorough  master  of  his  craft.

I  am  confident  that  the  pharmacist  or 
druggist  of  the  future  will  pursue  some 
such  course.  He  will  place  a  high 
value  on  book 
learning  and  college 
teaching ;  he will keep himself thorough­
ly  informed  as  to  the  advances  which 
pharmaceutical  science  is  constantly re­
cording;  he  will  be  the  intelligent  aid 
and  guide  of  the  physician  in  every­
thing  relating  to  the  administration  of 
medicine;  but  he  will  be  essentially, 
primarily,  and  principally  a  business 
man,  thoroughly  versed  in  buying,  ad­
vertising  and  selling;  quick 
in  per­
ceiving  what  to  purchase  and  what  to 
make  with  profit;  understanding  hu­
man  nature;  grasping  every  oppor­
tunity.  He  will  fear  no  competition, 
because  the  very  arena  in which he must 
compete  has  been  his  drilling-ground, 
and  no  matter  what  changes  occur  in 
medicine  or  pharmacy  he  will  have 
plenty  of  arrows  left  in  his  quiver.

in  some  of 

And  now  let  me  ask :  Whence  comes 
this  longing  for  the  bauble  of  profes­
sionalism—whence  this  foolish  and  ab­
surd  talk  about  “ mere  storekeepers?”  
Trace  them  both  and  you  will  find  their 
root 
the  pharmaceutical 
schools  where  young  men  are  encour­
aged 
in  the  deplorable  illusion  that  a 
college  course  will  lift  them  above  the 
hard,  strenuous,  but  inevitable  compe­
titions  of  mercantile  life.  Because  the 
actualities  of business are severe and un­
palatable,  some  of  our  teachers  and  not 
a  few  of  our  druggists  shrink  from look­
ing  the  truth  stoutly  in  the  face;  they 
will  not  accept  the  difficult  situation 
just  as  it  is,  and  prepare  for  it  accord­
ingly.  These  unfortunates  are  lulling 
themselves  to  sleep  in  a  fool’s  paradise 
of  professionalism ;  with few  exceptions 
they  will  awake  in  a  purgatory  of  fail­
ure  and  disappointment.  The  problem 
of  the  professional  man  is  comparative­
ly  simple:  he  has  only  to  study  long 
and  hard,  prepare  himself  faithfully, 
and  then  wait  for  employment.  The 
druggist  of  the  future  will  have  to do 
all  this,  and  more;  he  will  acquire 
competence  in  every  branch  of  his  oc­
cupation,  and  then,  besides,  he  will 
everlastingly  hustle  for  business—seek­

ing  the  support  of  the physicians,  cater­
ing  to  family  trade,  absorbing  all  the 
transient  custom  that  can  be  made  to 
come  his  way;  scheming,  pushing,  ad­
vertising,  and  winning 
everybody’s 
confidence  by  ability,  by  education,  and 
by  that  rigid  uprightness  in  dealing 
which  is,  after all,  the biggest winner  in 
the  race  for  success.

S.  H.  Ca r r a g a n.

The  Drug  Market.

Staples  are  all  in  a  very  firm  position 

and  rapidly  advancing.

Opium—This  article  advances  at  the 
rate of  about  2>^c  per  day  and  has  now 
reached  about  the  cost  of  importation.
Morphine— Is  as  yet  unchanged,  but 
there  is  no quesion  but  an  advance  will 
take  place  shortly.

Quinine—Foreign  brands  have  ad­
vanced  within  the  last  thirty  days 6c 
per  oz.,  and  another  advance  of  from 
2  to  3c  is  expected daily.  Quinine barks 
have  advanced  nearly  100  per  cent,  in 
twelve  months.  Quinine 
is  now  selling 
at  about  the  same  price  it  was  a  year 
ago.  The  demand 
is  on  the  increase, 
while  the  supplies  of  good  quinine 
barks  grow  less.  Everything  points  to 
very  much  higher  prices.  New  York 
quinine advanced  2c  on  the  25th.

Olive  O 'l—Advanced  4c  per  gal., 

and  higher  prices  are  probable.

Crushed  Soap  Bark—Very  scarce  and 

advancing.

Norwegian  Cod  Liver  Oil— It  is  be­
lieved  that  the  bottom  has  been  reached 
and  higher  prices  are  looked  for  from 
now  on.

Oil  Cassia—This  article is advancing.

Cultivation  of  the  camphor  tree  in 
Florida  has  passed 
the  experimental 
stage,  and  arrangements  are  to  be  made 
by  the  Agricultural  Department  for  its 
thorough 
is  believed 
that  the  country  will  soon  be  producing 
a  supply  of  camphor  sufficient  for  its 
own  needs.

introduction. 

It 

TH U M   B R O S .  &   S C H M ID T . 

Analytical  and  Consulting  Chemists,

8 4   C A N A L   S T . .
G R A N D   R A P I D S ,  M IC H . 

Special attention  given to W ater,  Bark and 

Urine A  nalysis.

M A S T E R ”
Y U M A ”

The best 5 cent cigars ever made.  Sold by

Represented in Michigan by J. A. GONZALEZ, Grand Rapids.

B E S T   St  R U S S E L L   C O .,  C h io a g o . 

6   Puritano

finest loe Cigar on earth

Couchas 
Bouquetts 
Perfectos 
Cabinets 

1-20 
1-40 
1-20 
1-40 ($]4 in.) $70.00

$55-oo
$58.00
ifio.oo

B.  J.  REYNOLDS.

Grand  Rapids. 

BATEHAN  &   FOX,

Bay  City.

JOHNSON  &  FOSTER,
Detroit.

MILTON  KERNS,

Manufacturer,

No.  52  9th  Street, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Distributers for  Michigan.

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1 9

Morphia,S.P.&W...  1  95® 2 20 
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
C. Co....................  1  85® 2 10
Moschus Canton__  @  40
Myristica, No. 1...... 
65®  80
Nux Vomica...po.20  @  10
Os  Sepia................. 
15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
D. Co....................   @  1  00
Picis Llq. N.N.54 gal.
doz........................  @200
Picis Llq., quarts....  @  1  00
Picis Llq., pints......  @  85
Pll Hydrarg...po.  80  @ 5 0
Piper Nigra...po.  22  @  18
Piper Alba....po.  35  @  30
Piix  Burgun...........  @ 
7
Plumbi  Acet........... 
10®  12
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii  1  10®  1  20 
Py rethrum, boxes H.
& P. D. Co., doz...  @  1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv........ 
30®  33
Quassise..................  
8®  10
32®  37
Quinia, S. P. & W .. 
25®  35
Quinia, S.German.. 
Qqinia, N.Y............  
32®  37
Rubia Tlnctornm... 
12®  14
SaccharnmLaetis pv  18®  20
Salacin....................  3 00® 3  10
Sanguis Draconls... 
40®  50
Sapo,  W................... 
12®  14
Sapo, M.................... 
10®  12
Sapo. G....................  @ 
15
Siedlitz  Mixture 
  20  ©  22

Sinapis....................  @ 
is
Sinapls, opt............   @  30
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
Voes.....................   @  34
Snuff,Scotch,DeVo’s  @  34
Soda Boras..............  7  @ 
9
Soda Boras, po........  7  @ 
9
26®  28
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb..............  1J4® 
2
Soda, Bl-Carb.........  
3® 
5
Soda, Ash...............   3%@ 
4
Soda, Sulphas.........  
® 
2
Spts. Cologne...........  @ 2  60
Spts. Ether  Co........ 
50®  55
Spt  Myrcia Dom...  @ 0 00
Spts. Vini Reet. bbl.  @ 2 46 
Spts. Vini Rect-Hbbl  @2 51
Spts. Vini Rect.lOgal  @2 51
Spts. Vini Rect.  5gal  @ 2 56 
Less 5c gal. cash 10 days. 
Strychnia, Crystal...  1  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  Snbl.........   254® 
3
2©  2%
Sulphur,  Roll........ 
Tamarinds.............. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice... 
28®  30
Theobromae............   42®  45
Vanilla....................  9 00@16 Oo
Zincl  Sulph............  
§

7® 

Oils

BBL.  SAL.
Whale, winter......... 
70
70 
45
Lard,  extra.............  40 
Lard, No. 1.............. 
35 
40

38 
40 
65 
34 

Linseed, pure  raw.. 
Linseed, boiled...... 
Neatsfoot, winter str 
Spirits Turpentine.. 

41
43
70
40
Paints  BBL.  LB
ix   2  m  
IX  2  @4 
ix   2  m
254  2y,@3 
2Hi 2X@3
13®
15 
70®
75 
19
13>4@
13®
16 
6 
5H@
6
70 
@ 
10 
@  1 00
@  1  40 
1  00®  1  15

Red Venetian........
Ochre, yellow Mars 
Ochre, yellow  Ber. 
Putty, commercial. 
Putty, strictly  pure 
Vermilion,  P rim e
American............
Vermilion, English
Green, Paris.........
Green,  Peninsular.
Lead, Red..............
Lead, white...........
Whiting, white Span 
Whiting,  gilders’. 
White, Paris Amer 
Whiting, Paris  Eng
cliff....................
Universal Prepared
s Varnishes

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

tellin e  &  Perkins 

Drug  60.

Sundrv  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  Fam ily 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.

Hazelline & Perkins Drug Co.

Grand Rapids. Mich.

Oj
<§
<§

niscellaneous 

50
50
50
60 
50 
60 
60 
50 
50 
60 
50 
60 
50 
50 
75 
50 
75 
75 
1  00 
50 
50 
60 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
35 
50 
60 
50 
60 
50 
75

Scillse Co................. 
Tolutan................... 
Prunusvirg............  
Tinctures 
Aconltum N apellis R 
Aconitum Napellis P
Aloes.......................
Aloes and Myrrh__
Arnica....................
Assafcetida............
Atrope  Belladonna.
Aurantl  Cortex......
Benzoin..................
Benzoin Co..............
Barosma.................
Cantharides...........
Capsicum..............
Cardamon.............
Cardamon  Co......
Castor......................
Catechu................. .
Cinchona.................
Cinchona Co...........
Columba.................
Cubeba....................
Cassia  Acutifol.
Cassia Acutifol Co  .
Digitalis.................
Ergot.....................
Ferri Chloridum__
Gentian..................
Gentian Co..............
Guiaca.................
Guiaca ammon.......
Hyoscyamus...........
Iodine.....................
Iodine, colorless..!.
Kino........................
Lobelia............. ...'
Myrrh......................
Nux Vomica...........
50
Opii.........................
Opii, camphorated..
50 
Opil,  deodorized....
1  50 
Quassia..................
50 
Rhatany...........
50 
Rhei....................;;;
50 
Sanguinaria...........
50 
Serpentaria'............
50 
Stromonium........
60 
Tolutan..................
60 
Valerian.................
50 
Veratrum Veride..
50 
Zingiber..................
20
-(Ether, Spts. Nit. 3 P  30® 
35
?4@
ASther, Spts. Nit. 4 P 
38
Alnmen...................  2M@
3
Alumen, gro’d .. po. 7 
3®
4 
Annatto...................  40®
50
Antimoni,  po.........  
4®
Antimoni etPotassT
40®  50
Antipyrin..............
@  1  40 
Antirebrin .  ........
@  15
Argenti Nitras, oz "
@  50
Arsenicum..............
10®   12 
Balm Gilead  Bud'!! 
38®  40
Bismuth  S. N.  ...
1  40®  1  50
Calcium Chlor.,  is 
Calcium Chlor., V4s. 
Calcium Chlor.,  }<s. 
Cantharides, Rus.po 
Capsici  Fructus, af 
Capsici Fructus, po.
Capsici FructusB.po 
@
10®
Caryophyllus-.po.  15
Carmine, No. 40__
@ 3 00 
Cera Alba, S. & P ...
50®  55
Cera Flava..............
40®
Coccus....................
@  40
Cassia Fructus......
@  33 
@  10 
Centrarla.................
Cetaceum.............
@  45
Chloiotoim.......""
60®  63
Chloroform, squibbs 
@  1  21
Chloral Hyd Crst
. ___ ___   1  50®  1  60
Chondrus................   20®  25
Cinchonidine,P.&W  20®  25 
ClnchonJdine, Germ  15®  22
Cocaine..................   3 05® 3 25
70 
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct.
Creosotum............. 
@
35 
Creta.............bbl.’rä  @
2
Creta, prep..............  @
5 
Creta, precip........... 
9®
11 
Creta, Rubra.........  
@
8
Crocus.................... 
18®
20
Cudbear.................  @
24
5®
CnpriSulph............  
6 
10@
Dextrine.................. 
12 
Ether Sulph............  
7fwa
90
Emery, all  numbers
8 
@
Emery, po...............
6 
@30®
Ergota............po. 40  WM
35 
Flake  White........... 
12®
15 
Galla........................
23 
Gambier................ ‘
8®
9 
Gelatin, Cooper___
60 
Gelatin, French......
60
Glassware, flint, box
60,  10&10 
Less than  box__
60 
Glue,  brown...........
1225 
Glue, white............
13®
Glycerina...............    14®
20 
Grana  Paradis!  __  
®
15 
Hum ulus................. 
25®
55 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite  @ 
80 
Hydraag Chlor Cor.  @ 
70 
90
Hydraag Ox Rub’m.  @ 
Hydraag Ammonlatl  @ 
1  00 55 
HydraagUnguentum  45®
Hydrargyrum.........   @
65
Ichthyobolla, Am...  65®  75
75®  1  00
Indigo...................... 
Iodine, Resubi........  3 60® 3 70
Iodoform.................  @420
Lupulin.  ................  @2 25
Lycopodium...........  40
45
Macis
65<
iquoT  Arse- et h.j-
drarg Iod.............
LiquorPotassArsinit
Magnesia, Sulph__
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl 
Mannia, S. F ........... 
Menthol

10®
2®
_ 
50®
o  2 40

©

Conlum Mac........... 
35®  50
Copali»»..................   i  io@  x  «o
gobeb»..................  
90®  1  00
Exechthitos...........  1  oo@  1  io
Erigeron.................  1 00@  1  io
Gaulthena..............  i  50@  1  60
Geranium,  ounce...  @ 
75
Gossippii, Sem. gal..  50®  60
Hedeoma..................  1  on©  1  io
Junlpera.................  150@200
Lavendula.............. 
90@200
Limonis 
..............  1  20©  1  40
Mentha  Piper.........  1  60® 2 20
Mentha Ver id......... 2  10® 2 25
Morrhuse,  gal.........   1  00®  1  10
.....................  4 00® 4  50
wlYev r - v - ........... 
7s@ 3 00
Picis  Liquida......... 
io® 
12
Picis Liquida, gal...  @  35
«icina....................  99®  1  04
Rosmarini...............   @  1  00
Rosse,  ounce............  6 50® 8 50
buccini..................   40®  45
>al» n a ..................  
90@  1  00
5anteJ.......................  2 50® 7 00
sassafras................. 
50®  55
dnapis, ess., ounce.  @  65
¡’J.Slfì.......................  1  40@  1  50
rhyme....................  40®  go
rhyme,  opt............   @  1  60
rheobromas........... 
15®  20
Potassium
*}Carb.................... 
is® 
18
Sicnromate............ 
13@ 
15
Jromlde..................   48®  51
12® 
-“ b....................... 
15
3hlorate..po. 17@19c  16®  18
Cyanide..................  
35©  40
odide......................2 60® 2 65
^otassa, Bltart, pure  28® 
’otassa, Bitart,  com  @
’otass Nitras, opt... 
8@ 
10
’otass Nit ras........... 
7@
’russiate.................  2o@  25
Sulphate p o ........... 
15®  18

Radix

io® 

Lconitvm...............  20®  25
Uthae.....................   22®  25
knchusa................. 
12
PO..................   @  25
alam us.................  20@  40
Jentiana.......po.  15 
12@  15
}lychrrhiza...py. 15  16®  18 
lydrastis Canaden.  @  35
lydrastisCan., po..  @  40 
lellebore.Alba, po.. 
15®  20
nula, po................. 
15®  20
pecac, po...............   2 00® 2  10
ris plox.... po35®38  35®  40
alapa, pr...............   25®  30
laranta,  fcs...........  @  35
’odophyllum, po....  22®  25
75®  1  00
....................... 
thel, cut.................  @125
thei.pv..................  
75®  1  35
pigelia...................  35®  38
anguinaria...po. 40  @  35
erpentaria............   30@  35
enega.................... 
35®  40
imllax,officinalis H
@ 40
milax, M...............
@ 25
cillse.............po.35
10® 12
ymplocarpus, Foetl-
dus,  po.................
@ 25
aleriana.Eng.po .30 
© 25
"aleriana,  Gernian.
15® 20
12® 16
25® 27

Semen
.nisum......... po.  15
.plum  (gravefeons)
¡írd, Is............ .......
arui.............po. 18

annabis  Sativa, 
ydonium...........
'ipterix  Odorate...
cenlculum............
oenugreek, po........
in i......... .............
ini,  grd........bbl. 3
harlaris  Canarian.
apa.......................
inapis Albu...........
Spiritus 

12
13® 15
4® 6
10® 12
25®  1  75
8® 10
4® 4«
75®  1  00
10® 12
00® 2 20
G 10
7® 9
3® 4
4® 4*
35© 40
4®
4H® 5
7® 8
11® 12
rumenti, W.  D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
rumenti,  D. F. R..  2 00® 2 25
ram enti...............   1  25@  1  50
iniperls Co. O. T..  1  65@ 2 00
lniperls Co...........  1  75® 3 50
tacharum N. E ....  1  90® 2  10
>t. Vlnl Galli........  1  75® 6 50
ini Oporto............   1  25® 2 00
Ini  Alba...............   1  25® 2 00

Sponges 
torida sheeps’ wool
carriage...............   2 50® 2 75
assau sheeps  wool
carriage................  @  2 00
elvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage......  @  1  25
xtra yellow sheeps’
wool,  carriage.... 
@ 1  00
•ass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............   @  1  00
ard, for slate use.. 
®  75
sllow  R eef,  for
slate  use.............. 
®  1  40
Syrups
Jacia....................  @  50
®  50
uranti Cortes........ 
ngiber..................  @  50
■ecac 
.......... 
®  60
srrilod.................  @  50
iielArom..............  @  50
uilax Officinalis... 
50®  60
mega....................  @  50
Alls....................... 
a   50

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

G R O C E R Y  P R IC E  C U R R E N T .

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

The  P™ces  (5U0^:ec^  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 
those  who  have  poor  credit.  Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is 
our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers.

AXLE  GREASE.
Aurora................. ..... 55
Castor Oil........... ......60
Diamond............ ...... 50
Frazer's.............. ...  .75
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75
nica, tin boxes... ......75
Paragon.............. .  ...55

'  doz. gross
6 00
7 00
4  00
9 00
9 00
9 00
6 00

BAKINO  POWDER.

Absolute.

M lb cans doz...................  45
14 lb cans doz................... 
85
1 
lb cans doz..................  150

Acme.

lb cans 3 doz.................  45
75
lb cans 1 doz.................  1  00
10

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

El Purity.

H lb cans per doz............. 
75
14 lb cans per d o z ...........  1  20
1 
lb cans per doz.............2  00

Home.

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

14 lb cans, 4 doz case......  
45
14 lb cans. 4 doz case...  ..  85
1 
lb cans, 2 doz case........  1 60

Jersey Cream.

1 lb. cans, per doz.............   2 00
9 oz. ca  s, - er doz.............   1  25
6 oz. cans, per doz.............  
85

Our Leader.

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

Peerless.

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

85

BATH  BRICK.

American............................... -to
English.................................... 8C

BLUING.

Co n d en sed

B L u i M Ö

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

BROOns.

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

8s...........
16s  .........
Parafane.

CANNED  GOODS, 
llanitowoc  Peas.

Lakeside Marrowfat.........   1  Of
Lakeside E.  J ....................i s
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..............
Pineapple................ 43
Sap  Sago.................

10*
10^
10*
It
11
11
11
10*
10*
l11*
10*
10
75
18
10
85
18

CHOCOLATE.

Walter Baker A Co.’s.

German Sweet............... 
22
Premium..................................31
Breakfast C o c o a ..................42

CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft, per  doz  ......  1  00
Cotton, 50 ft, per  doz...........1 20
Cotton, 60 ft, per  doz........  1  40
Cotton, 70 ft, per  doz........... 1 60
Cotton, 80 ft, per  doz........  1  80
Jute, 6uft.  per  doz__ 
80
J u t e .  72  f t,  p e r   (lo t..

Chicory.

Sulk
Red

COCOA SHELLS.

201b  bags...........
Less quantity__
Pound  packages.

CRBAfl  TARTAR.

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

COFFEE.

Oreen.
Rio.

F air........  ..............................10
flood...................................... 12
Prim e.....................................13
Golden  .................................. it
Peaberry  ............................... 1

Santos.

Fair  ...................................... 1
Good  ....................... 
15
Prim e......................................16
Peaberry  ................................17

 

 

Mexican  and  Guatamela.

Fair  ......................................  16
Good  ....................................  17
Fancy 
...................................a

fri me . 
Milled.

interior...................  ........ 
.Fn
Private  Growth......................52
Mandehling............................ 24

Mocha.

Im itation...............................“9
Arabian  .  .............................. 24

Roasted.

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands
Fifth  Avenue.................... 29
■Towell’5 Arabian Mocha_28
Well«’ Mneha and Java.__94
Weil«’ Perfection Java..... 94
donpolho 
Breakfast  B’end............... 20
T.iipvOirc Maracaibo  __18*
Tdeal  Blenfl........................13
Leader Blend... ” ” ” ” ” ” 12 

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

Package.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  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  pa vs  from  the 
market  in  which  he purchases 
to his shipping point, including 
weight  of  package.  In  60  1b. 
cases the list is 10c  per  100  lbs. 
above the price In full cases.
Arbnckle.......................  
it  on
Jersey.............................   11  00
’TcLaughtln’a  XXXX........11  00

Extract.

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

75
1  if
85
1  43

CATSUP.

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

CLOTHES PINS. 
..........

6 gross boxes..... 

4 doz in case.

CONDENSED  MILK.
Gail Borden  Eagle...........6
Crown...............................6
Daisy.................................5
Champion  .......................... 4
Magnolia 
........................  .4

COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman Grade.

50 books, any denom__  1  50
100 books, any denom__  2  50
500 books, any denom__11  50
1.000 books, any denom__ 20 00

Economic Grade.

50 books, any denom__  1  50
100 books, any denom__  2 50
500 books, any denom__II  50
1.000 books, any denom__20 00

Grits.

Beans.

Farina.

Hominy.

Pearl Barley.

FA RIN A C EO U S  GOODS.
24 1 lb.  packages............ .1  75
Bulk, ner 10J  lbs............ 3 50
Walah-DeRoo  Co.’s........ 2 40
Bulk In 10J lb. bags........ 3 40
Barrels  .......................... .2 25
Flake, 50 lb.  drums........ 1  00
Dried Lima  ...................
3*
Medium Hand  Picked... 1  10
Macearon! and Vermicelli.
Domestic,  101b. box......
60
Imported.  25 lb. box..  .. 2 50
Common.........................
2 40
Chester..........................
2 5u
Empire  ..........................
2  75
Green,  bu.......................
£0
Split,  per lb....................
2
Rolled  Oats.
Rolled Avena,  bbl....... 4  40
Monarch,  bbl...............
4 00
Monarch.  *   bbl............ 2  15
Private brands,  bbl__ 3 90
Private brands, *bbl__ 2 08
Quaker, cases................. 3 20
German..........................
3*
East  India......................
3
Cracked, bulk.................
S*
24 2 lb packages.............. 2 50

Wheat.  •

Sago.

Peas.

Universal Grade.

50 books, any denom__ ____
100 books, any denom__ 2 50
500 books, any denom__11  50
1.000 books, any denom__20 00

Superior Grade.

50 books, any denom__  1  50
100 books, any denom__ 2 50
500 books, any denom__11  50
1.000 books, any denom__ 20 00

Coupon Pass Books,

denomination from SlOdown.

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

Credit Checks.

Apples.

California Fruits.

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—DOllESTIC 
Sundried.......................   @ 4*
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.  @  6 
Apricots......................   9 @10
Blackberries...............
Nectarines..................   6 @
Peaches.......................  7*@ 9
Pears..............................8 @
Pitted Cherries...........
Prunnelles...................12
Raspberries................
100-120 25 lb boxes.........   @
90-100 25 lb boxes.........   @ 5%
80 - 90 25 lb boxes.........   @
70 - 80 25 lb boxes.........   @ 634
60 - 70 25 lb boxes.........  @ 7
50 - 60 25 lb boxes.........   @
40 - 50 25 lb boxes.........   @
30 - 40 25 lb boxes.........   @
14 cent less In 50 lb cases

California Prunes.

Raisins.

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

1  60 

5*  
7>4

FOREIGN.
Currants.
Patras bbls.................
Vostizzas 50 lb cases..
Cleaned, bulk  ...........
Cleaned, packages__

Peel.

Citron American 10 lb bx 
Lemon American 10 lb bx 
Orange American 101b bx

Raisins.

Ondura 28 lb boxes......8
Sultana  1 Crown.........
Sultana 2 Crown  . 
Sultana 3 Crown... 
Sultana  4 Crown...
Sultana 6„Crown...

R r v o w n

.© 6 
® 6* 
• @ 8 
•@ 8*
@14
@12
@12

© 8* 
©
©
@ 11*
©
©
©

F i s h .
Cod.

Halibut.

Herring.

flackerel.

Georges cured............
© 4*
Georges  genuine.......
©  5*
Georges selected........
©
Strips or  bricks......... 5 ©  7*
Chunks...........................
10
Strips...............................
9
Holland white hoops keg
80
Holland white hoops  bbl
Norwegian......................
j Round 100 lbs.................
Round  40 lbs.................
Scaled..............................
Mess KX) lbs....................
Mess  40 lbs....................
Mess  10 lbs....................
Mess  8 lbs....................
ho. 1 10U IDS....................
No. 1  40 lbs....................
No. 1  10 lbs.....................
No. 1  8 lbs....................
No. 2 100 lbs....................
No. 2  40 lbs....................
No. 2  10 lbs....................
No. 2  8 lbs....................
Russian kegs...................
No. 1 100 (bs....................
No. 1  40 lbs....................
No. 1  10 lbs....................
No. 1  8 lbs....................

16 on
6 70
1  75
141
14  50
6  1 •
1  60
1  30
1 1 75
4 60
1  22
1  CO
55
4  00
1  9
55
47
No. 1  No. 2 Fam
100 lbs...........  6 no  5 00
1  90
40 lbs...........  2 70  2 30
1  06
10 lbs........... 
65
34
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

Sardine*.
Trout

Whitofixh.

75 

Jennings’.

00

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

INDIOO.

HERBS.

JBLLY.

LYE

Souders’.
in  the  world 

Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 
the 

for 

Best 
money.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.  1 doz
2oz........  75
4 oz........1  50

^Flavoring
u J yM j I
5%

DAYTON.O!

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs 
............................4  00
Half Kegs........................... 2  25
Quarter Kegs......................1  25
1 lb. cabs..............................  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  25
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  25 
Quarts, 1 d'z. box, pergr'ss  4  50 
Half gal.  1 d'z. h'x, p'r gr’ss  6 f 0 
Fruit Jar Rubbers, p’rg r’ss  25 
Mas^n Caps only  per gross 2 25 

Glass Co^er Fruit Jars. 
“The Best"’ Fruit Keeper- 

Pints. 1 doz  box, per gross  5 50
Suarts, 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

MINCB MBAT.

1TATCHBS.

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

nOLASSES.
New Orleans.

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

Half-barrels 2c extra.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216......................  1  61
Clay, T. D. full count........  6s
Cob, No. 3..........................  
85

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s............................  4  00
Penna Salt  Co.’s ...............   3 00

Barrels, 1,200 count...........  5 00
Half bbls, 600 count...........  3 CO

Barrels, 2,400 count...........  6 0O
Half bbls,  1,200 count........  3 50

PICKLES.
riedlum.

Small.

RICB.

Domestic.

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

Imported.

Japan,  No. 1......................  5*
Japan.  No. 2......................  5
Java, No. 1.........................  5
Table.................................   5*

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

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

SAL SODA.

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

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

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

Common Grades.

100 3 lb sacks........................2 00
60 5-lb sacks.............................I f>o
28 10-lb sacks........................... 1 65

Worcester.

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

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

56-lb dairy In linen  sacks...  60 

Warsaw.

Ashton.

Higgins.

56-lb dairy In linen  sacks...  60 

Solar Rock.

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

Common.

Granulated  Flue.................   75
Medium  Fine......................  ¿5

SEEDS.

A nise...............................   13
Canary, Smyrna..................  4
Caraway..........................   10
Cardamon,  Malabar  . . . ”  80
Hemp,  Russian................  4
Mixed  Bird......................  4*
Mustard,  white.........   . 
6*
Poppy  ................................   8
Rape...................................  
5
Cuttle Bone...................”  ¡kj

SNUFF.

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

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Allspice  ..............................  g
Cassia, China In mats......... 10
Cassia, Batavia in bund...  20
Cassia, Saigon in rolls........32
Cloves, Amboyna................ 15
Cloves, Zanzibar................   9
Mace,  Batavia.................."go
Nutmegs, fancy................  60
Nutmegs, No.  1..............,. '50
Nutmegs, No.  2........ 
45
Pepper, Singapore, black!”   9 
Pepper, Singapore, white.. .12 
Pepper,  shot........................ 10

Pure Ground in Bulk.

Allspice  .............................. 12
Cassia, Batavia............ . ” .22
Cassia,  Saigon..  ................’35
Cloves, Amboyna............. ” 20
Cloves, Zanzibar............  .  15
Ginger,  African...............!!is
Ginger,  Cochin................... 20
Ginger,  Jamaica................. 22
Mace,  Batavia.....................70
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20
Mustard, Trieste................  25
Nutmegs.........................40@?0
Pepper, Sing , black__ 10@14
Pepper, Sing., w hite.... 15@18
Pepper, Cayenne............17@20
Sage..................................... .

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................. 21
Half  bbls............................ 23

Pure Cane.

.................................  16
Choice............................!  25

SODA.

Boxes.................................. 514
Kegs, English.............”   4£

SOAP.
andry.

Arnr , '   -s Brands.

Armour's  i  amily................2 50
Armour’s  Laundry...........  3 gn
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

Single box............................ 2
5 box lots, delivered..........2
10 box lots, delivered.......  2 65
JUS.  S.  KIRK  8 CO.’S BRANDS
American Family, wrp'd....3 3; 
American Family, unwrp’d.3 2
Dome....................................3 as
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
Eos  ..................................... 3  as
One  box  American  Family 
free with five.
Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand.

100 Cakes, 75lbs.

Single  box............................2 80
5 box lots..........................!.2 75
10 box lots............................$
25 box lots............................ 2 60
-Wolverine Soap Co.’s Brands.

Single b o x ........................
5 box lots, delivered...........2 60
10 box lots, delivered.......... .2 50

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. 

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

Scouring.

Washing Powder.

SUGAR.

Below  are given  New  York 
prices on sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds the local 
ireight 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  7i
Domino.......................”  5 6
Cubes....................” ” ” ” 5  3a
Powdered  ...........
XXXX  Powdered...........  5 50
Mould  A............................... .'5 38
Granulated in bbls.................5 13
Granulated in  bags............ .5  13
Fine Granulated....................5 ij
Extra Fine Granulated.......5 2.1
Extra Coarse Granulated
.5 25 
Diamond Confec.  A__
.5  Ij 
Confec. Standard A__
.5 UU 
No.  1..........................
.4  81 
No  2....................
.4 88 
No.  3............ .."!!!.” !!’]
.4 t8 
No.  4 ..............
.4  88 
No.  5.............. 
........
.4 81
No.  6...... ............ 
'
No.  7....................
...4   69 
No.  8..............
...4   16 
No.  9............................
...4  44 
No.  10..............
...4   38 
No.  11................
...4   3, 
No.  12................. 
‘
..  4  2o 
No.  13......................
...4   19 
No.  14......................
...4  06 
No.  15................
...3   UU 
No.  16......................
...3   94

TABLE  SAUCES.

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

TOBACCOS.

Cigars.

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

Morrison, Plummer & Co.’s b’d.
Governor Yates, 434 in.......58 00
Governor Yates, 4 \  in....... 65 00
Governor Yates, 5J4 in....... 70 00
Monitor...............................30 oo

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. 

Quintette............................35 oo
G. J. JohnsonCigarCo.’sbrand.

H. Van Tongeren’s Brand.

Kingstord’s  Corn.

40 1-lb packages...................  6
201 lb packages...................  634
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss.
401-lb packages...................634
8-lb boxes  .........................7

Diamond.

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

Common  Corn.

2011b  packages..................  414
40 11b  packages.................   434.
20 lb. boxes..........................  4
401b.  boxes..........................  3v
1-lb  packages......................  434
3-lb  packages......................  4%
6-lb  packages......................  4^
40 and 50 lb boxes...............   3
Barrels
7*

Common Gloss.

STOVE POLISH.

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

C IG A R

VINEGAR.

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

WICKING.

No.O, per gross......
No. 1, per gross......
No. 2, per gross......
No. 3, per gross....................  75

Fish  and  Oysters

Fresh Fish.

Per lb. 
Whitefish...........
@  9
T rout......................  @  8
Black Bass..............  @  10
Halibut...................  @  15
Ciscoes or Herring..  @  4
Bluetish..................   @  10
Live  Lobster.........   @  16
Boiled Lobster........  @ 
is
Cod.........................  @  jo
Haddock.................  @  g
No.  1  Pickerel........  @  9
Pike.........................  @  7
Smoked White........  @  8
Red Snapper...........  @  12
Col  River Salmon..  @  js
Mackerel 
..............  @  fg

Oysters in Cans.

F. H. Counts.
Selects .........
Standards__

Shell Goods.

@  35 
@  25 
@  20

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

Ovstere, per  100......... 1 25@1  50
Clams,  per  100.........  
nr

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

Candies.
Stick  Candy.

Standard...........
standard H.  H.. 
Standard Twist. 
Cut Loaf...........
Jumbo, 321b  ....
Extra H. H .......
Boston  Cream..

bbls.  pails 
634@ JV4 
63ä@ 7 34 
6  @  8 
@ t>'/2 
cases 
@ 634 
OH 63a 
@

Mixed Candy.

Competition............
Standard.................
Conserve........
Royal..............
Ribbon................
Broken...............
Cut Loaf............
English Rock.........
Kindergarten.........
French  Cream........
Dandy Pan..............
Valley Cream.........

Fancy -In Bulk.

Lozenges, plain......
Lozenges,  printed..
Choc.  Drops...........
Choc.  Mouumentais
Gum  Drops............
Moss  Drops............
Sour Drops............ .
Imperials..........! *."

@ 734 
@ 8 
OS 8os ai/i
@
OS  S'/J 
OS 
@  9 
@  9 
@1U @13

@  9 
@ 90S14 
@12 
46 6 
OS 8 
@ 9 
OS 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 B a r.........
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  ib.
boxes ..................
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lb. 
boxes  ............

@50
@50
@60
@60
@75
@30
@75
@50
@50
@50
@50
@55
@oU
@50
80  @1  0J
60  @90 
@90 
@60
25  @ 
@60

@30
@45

Fruits.
Oranges. 

Choice Naples.

160s 
200s.........
200 Fancy.

Rodis.

Lemons. 
Strictly choice 360s.. 
Strictly choice 3U0s..
Fancy 360s..............
Ex.Fancy  300s........
Ex. Rodi 360s.........
Bananas. 
Medium bunches... 1 
Large bunches........1

@
@4 50
@5 00

@3 50 
@3 50 
@4  oo 
@4 50 
@6  00

@1  50 
@2 00

Foreign Dried  Fruits. 

F igs,  C hoice  Layers 
10 ib  C aliforn ias... 
@  1
in
Figs,  N aturals 
30 lb. bags,............ 
@6
Dates, Fards in 10 lb
_ boxei ................ 
@8
Dates, Fards in 60 lb
„cases  ..................  
@  g
Dates,Persians,H.M.
B., 60 lb cases, new  @ 53<
Dates,  Bairs  60  lb 
cases  ................... 

@

Nuts.
Almonds, Tarragona..
@ 3 
Almonds, Ivaca.........
@11
Almonds,  California,
soft  shelled............
@15 
Brazils new...............
@ 834 
Filberts  ....................
@10
Wainuts, Grenobles .. 
@13
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1. 
@10
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
Calif.......................   @12
Table Nuts,  fancy__  @13
Table Nuts,  choice...  @12
Pecans, Med...............  @10
Pecans, Ex. Large__  @12
Pecans, Jumbos........   @14
Hickory  Nuts per bu.,
Ohio, new...............
Cocoauuts,  full  sacks

@3 50

Peanuts.

Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns. 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted..................
Choice, H. P., Extras. 
Choice. H. P..  Vti-js

@ 4

Wheat.

Wheat..

Winter  Wheat  Flour 

Local Brands.
Patents.........................
Second  Patent..!.!!!!!.
Straight.................... !!!!"’
Clear...................
Graham  ...........................
Buckwheat........
R ye..................................
count.
ditional.

...  5 50 
...  5 CO 
..  4 80 
...  4 40 
...  4 7o 
...  3 40 
3 75
Subject  to  usuai  cash  dis­
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.

Quaker,  34 s ........................  5  u0
Quaker,  ms............ 
5  in,
Quaker,  *s....... /. ".V” ;;;  5 $
Guard, Fairfield & Co’s Brand.
W hole W heat f-i6s............  5 20

Spring  Wheat  Flour. 

.

ufcst 

Clark-Jewell-WeUs Co.’s Brand.
Pillsbury’s Best 3*s...........  5  70
P  isbury s Best Ms...........  5 oo
Pills bury s nest v,s...........  5 ¿n
PaP-r •  5 DO 
Pnlsuury s Best *3 paper..  5 50
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Grand Republic, 34s...........5 so
Grand Republic, 34s. 
5 71
5  60 
Grand Republic, 34s.
Lemon <& Wheeler Co.’s Brand, 
Gold Medal  34s... 
=  yl
Gold Medal Ms...! 
Gold Medal y2s........!!!!!!!  5 ¿0
Parisian,  3&s.....................  5  gi-
Parisian, 34s.................... 
5  .
Parisian, 34s.......... 
  g  ^
Olney & J nelson’s Brand.
Ceresota, 34s..... 
50.
Ceresota, 34s............. "  
5 S
Ceresota, 34s..  ...........  5 go
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand 
Laurel, 34s.............. 
=  sn
Laurel, 34s...........................£ ¿ 1}
Meal.
.  _
Bolted.............. 
Granulated ..!.”..’!!!” ! 
2

!.......   Z

 

Feed and Millstuffs.

 

St. Car Feed, screened ...  14 50
No. 1 corn and  oats......... 13 50
Unbolted Corn Meal........  13 00
W inter Wheat  Bran___  .11  no
Winter Wheat Middlings..I j 00
Screenings.................. 
.10 00
The  O.  E.  Brown  Mill  Co
quotes as follows:
C&r  lOtS •••. 
gg
Less than  car lots!..!.. !.’!  33 
Car  lots.  ............ 
94
Carlots, clipped...........gg
Less than  car  lots...... ” ”  30

New Corn.

Oats.

Hay.

No. 1 Timothy carlots......   9 00
No. 1 Timoiny, ton lots.... lo 00

Crackers.

4

IheN . Y.  Biscuit  Co.  quotes 

Soda.

Oyster.

as follows:
Butter.
Seymour XXX........ 
Seymour XXX. 3 lb.  carton  434
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton..  434
Salted XXX.......................   4
Salted XXX. 3 lb carton...  434 
Soda  XXX  .................  
a
Soda XXX, 3 ib  carton__ 
.
434
Soda,  City................... 
5
Zephyrette..............!!!!!.!.  9
Long lsiand  Wafers..!!!!!  9 
L. 1. Wafers, 1 lb carton  ..  10 
Square Oyster, XXX.........   434
Sq. Oys. XXX. I  lb  carton.  534 
if arma Oyster.  XXX.........   4
SWEET  GOODS—Boxes.
Animals............................  9
Bent’s Cold Water......  
13
Belle Rose.....................   "   g
Cocoanut Taffy........... ."."!  g
Coffee Cakes................” ”  g
Frosted Honey................... ! 10
Graba m Crackers  ....!.!..  g 
Ginger Snaps, XXX round.'  5 
Ginger Snaps, XXX  city...  5 
Gin. Sops,XXX home made  5
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..  5
Ginger  Vanilla...............  
7
Imperials..........................   g
Jumóles,  Honey...............   10
Molasses  Cakes.................  g
Marshmallow  ...................  12
Marshmallow  Creams!!!!!  13
Pretzels,  hand  m ad e......  6
Pretzelettes, Little German  6
Sugar  Cake.......................   g
Sultanas....................... Ü” jo
Sears’Lunch.................” !. !  g
Vanilla  Square................ 
7
Vanilla  Wafers................  12
Pecan Wafers.... .............”   12
Mixed Picnic...................\! 10
Cream J ambles................!. 1134
Boston Ginger Nuts...........  g
Ohiromie Fadden  ............   9
Pineapple Glace..... ’!.’.’!!  ’ 2
Penny Cakes....................  g
Marshmallow  Walnuts.!!!  13 
Belle Isle Picnic..............   10

2 1

■ Provisions.

Crockery  and

Glassware.

Swift  &  Company  quote  as 

¿14

tH,

@9

Jugs.

Churns.

Butters.

Milkpans.

Stewpans.

Barreled Pork.

50
534
634
634
6348
8
10
10

Fine Glazed Milkpans.

AKRON  STONEWARE 

34 gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.  65 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each  534 

34 gal. flat or rd. hot., doz.  60 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each  534 

2 to 6 gal., per gal............  
534
Churn Dashers, per doz...  85 

34 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.  85 
1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.l  10 
34 gal., per doz................
34 gal.,  per doz  ...............
1 to 5 gal., per gal......... .

follows:
Mess  .............................   9 50
B a ck ............................   n   00
Clear back
11  oO  ^  8al-1 per doz.................
Shortcut..  .........
10 75 
1 to 6 gal., per gal...........
Pig.......................... !!
14 5o 
,8 gal-, per g a l.................
Bean  ............................
9 5o  1° gal-, Per gal..................
Family  ................” !"..” !
9 50  Jf gal., per gal..................
lo gal. meat-tubs, per gal..
Dry Salt Meats.
20 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..
Bellies..........................
25 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..
Briskets  .  ............!!!’.!!
30 gal. meat-tubs,  per gal.. 
Extra shorts..............
Smoked Heats.
Hams, 12 lb  average  __
Hams, 14 lb  average 
...
Hams, 161b  average......
Hams, 20 lb  average......
Ham dried b eef......
Shoulders  (N. Y. cut)!  !
Bacon,  clear................. 8
California  hams............
Boneless hams..............!! 
Cooked  ham................” !  u
Lards.  In Tierces.
Compound...................  
454
Kettle......................
3«
55 lb Tubs......... advance 
80 lb Tubs......... advance 
u
T ins...........advance 
34
2*1 l b Pails...........auvauee 
34
4.
10 lb Palls...........advance 
5 ib Pails...........advance  %
31b Pails...........advance 
1
Sausages.
Bologna................. 
5
Liver............................ \\\ 
gi/
Frankfort............   ........  
7
P ork................ !!!!” ! "  
g%
Tongue...................  '  " 
o
Head  cheese...........
634
Beef.
Extra  Mess......................  9 09
Boneless  ............  
Kump.............................'.’.'.12 00
Kits, 15 lbs...................... 
go
34  bbls, 40 lbs............... .  1  gi,
34  bbls, 80 lbs............ !”  2 80
Kits. 15 lbs...  ................  
75
34  bbls, 40 lbs............  
1  40
34  bbls, 80 lbs............... !  2  75
_ 
P ork............................... 
|a
Beef  rounds__!!!!!!.!. 
4
Beef  middles......... . 
gi
Sheep...................... 
j
Butterlne.

5 lbs. in package, per lb... 
LAMP  BURNERS.
No. 0 Sun.............. 
45
No.  1  Sun...................!.'!.!!  50
No.  2  Sun................. 
75
Tubular.......................  
59
Security, No.  1___ 
 
  «5
Security, No. 2...................'  85
Nutmeg  ................ 
so
Climax...............................  j  50
LAMP  CHIMNEYS—Common. 
,T  „ „ 
Per box of 6 doz.
No.  1  Sun.................... 1  00
No.  2 Sun......................... ;; 2 70
No.  0 Sun, 
No.  1  Sun, 
No.  2 sun, 

34 gal., per doz.................  70
1 gal., each...................... 
7
Corks for 34 gal., per doz..  20 
Corks for  1 gal., per doz..  30 
Preserve Jars and Covers.
34 gal., stone cover, doz...  75 
1 gal., stone cover, doz... 1  00 

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

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

crimp  top,
crimp  top,
crimp  top,

First  Quality.

Tomato Jugs.

Sealing Wax.

Pigs’ Feet.

u
4034
14
13^4

40
50
634

Casings.

Tripe.

l-J  00

2

 

 

 

 

Canned  Meats.
2 10
Corned  beef,  2 lb.... 
Corned  beef, 14  lb......   14  00
Roast  beef,  2 lb......... 2 ^0
go
Potted  ham,  34s.........  
Potted  ham,  34s.
1  00 
Deviled ham,  34s.
60 
Deviled ham,  34s.
1 00 
Potted  tongue 34s.........   w
60
Potted  tongue 34s__ !.!  1  00

Fresh  Meats.

Beef.

Carcass......................  g  @734
Fore quarters...........!  5  @  g
Hind  quarters...........  'i'nftn 9
Loins  No.  3................9
Ribs....................... 
g
bounds......................  gy.@ 734
^ “Cks....:............... 4  @  5
Piates  .......................  @ 3
P assed ......................  @  534
Loins  .................... . 
@8
Shoulders.........
@   63 
Leaf Lard........
534@  8
Mutton.
Carcass..................
6
Spring Lambs........
Carcass 
... Z “ 1’

Pork.

@ 9 
47Ä 8

Hides.

Hides  and  Pelts.
Perkins  <&  Hess  pay  as  fol­

lows:
Green .
Part  cured.. 
Full Cured..
..  834®  9 34 
D iy ............
..  9  @11 
Kips,  green.
@8
Kips,  cured...............   8*@.0
Calfskins,  green........  734@ 9
Calfskins, cured....... 9  @1034
Deaconskins  ............ 25  @30
Shearlings...............  
.............. 
. 
O ld  W ool 
Oils.
Barrels.
Eocene  ...................
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt
W  W Michigan...........
Diamond  Wh.te....... !
D., S. Gas....................
Deo. N aptha..............
Cylinder................ .’.’25
Engine.......................n
B  ’ok. wfyitc.*

5@  30
e u a  
90

Pelts.

XXX Flint.

80

Electric.

La  Baatle.

No.  0 Sun, 
No.  1  Sun, 
No.  2 Sun, 

crimp  top,
wrapped and  labeled  ...  2 55 
crimp  top,
wrapped and  labeled.  ..  2 75 
crimp  top,
wrapped and labeled...  3 75
CHIMNEYS—Pearl  Top.
No.  1  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled............................... 70
No  2  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled............................  4  70
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped  and
labeled....... 
4  gg
No. 2  Sun,  “Small  Bulb,”
for Globe Lamps............  
No. 1 Sun. plain  bulb,  per
doz  ................................   1  25
No. 2 Sun,  plain  bulb,  per
wd0? - ............................  1  50
No.  1 Crimp, per doz.........   1  35
No. 2 Crimp, tier doz
Crimp, per doz......... 1  60
Rochester.
No. 1, Lime  (65c doz)........3 go
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)..  ...  4  06
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  spout.  1  65
2 gal galv iron with  spout.  2 87
3 gal galv iron with spout.  3 50
5 gal galv iron with  spout.  4  75
6 gal galv iron with faucet 4  75 
5 gal galv iron with  faucet 5 25
5 gal Tilting cans............   g 00
5 gal galv iron  Nacefas  ...  9 00
5 gal Rapid steady stream.  9 00 
5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 50
3 gal  Home Rule................10 50
5 gal Home Rule............... 12 00
5 gal  Pirate  King..............  9 50
No.  0 Tubular..................   4  25
No.  1 B  Tubular..............  6 50
No. 13 Tubular Dash......... 6  30
No.  1 Tub., glass fount__  7 00
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 14  0C
No.  3 Street  Lamp  .........  3  75
LANTERN  GLOBES.
No.  0 Tubular,  cases 1 doz.
No.  0 Tubular,  cases2 doz.
No.  0 Tubular,  bbls  5 doz.
No. 0 Tubular,  bull's  eye, 

LANTERNS.

Pump  Cans

OIL  CANS. 

each, box  lOcen s...........  45
each, box  i5 cents.........   45
each, bbl 35....................   40
@1134 
@  834 @ 8
cases 1 doz. each
1  25
@7 
o  No. 0 per gross................... 
20
j® 7V4  No.  1  per gross........... ***** 
25
Im?  S°- i  per 8ross  ..................  38
©21  No. 3 per gross.................... 
58
............. 
70

'Mammoth.  ...... 

LAMP  WICKS.

22

Shoes  and  Leather
Status  of the  Shoe  Trade  at Chicago 
From the Dry Goods Reporter.

The  demand  for  shoes  in  the  Chicago 
market  the  past  week  has  been  fair. 
It 
has  not  come  up  to  the  busy  weeks  of 
the  season,  for  the  reason,  mainly,  that 
only  a  small  part  of  the  road  men  are 
on  the  road  at  the  present  time. 
It  is  a 
little  too  early  yet  to  be  starting  out 
with  spring  samples,  and  fall  retail 
trade 
that 
.  stocks  need  to  be  replenished  with  siz­

is  not  far  enough  along 

ing-up  orders.

Home  trade  has  been  quite  good,  sev­
eral  jobbers  reporting  that  the  week 
is 
one  of  the  best  of  the  season  in  that  re­
spect.  Mail  orders  are  a  source  of  con­
siderable  trade  also,  but  orders  of  very 
large  size  are  not  being,  placed  just 
now,  as  a  rule.

On  all  sides  are  heard  complaints, 
especially  among  jobbers,  of  the  inabil­
ity  to  get  goods  to  fill  the  advance  or­
ders  promptly.  The  advance  business 
was  immense,  and  caught  the  manufac­
turers  a  little  short.  Shipping  depart­
ments  are  busy,but they could be  busier, 
and  would  work  nights,  even, 
if  the 
goods  could  only  be  gotten  to  ship. 
The  recent  spell  of hot  weather  proved 
to  be  a  blessing  in  that  it  gave  manu­
to  get  partially 
facturers  a  chance 
caught  up. 
If  all  of  September  had 
been  cool the demands  upon  them  would 
be  much  greater  than  they  are  now,  and 
jobbers  would  be  in  a  bad  predica­
ment.  The  present  cool  weather  has 
made  retailers  impatient  for  the  goods 
thdy  have  ordred  and  not  received,  and 
has  started  up  the  demand  for  shoes  by 
the  consumers 
in  a  way  that  will  soon 
necessitate  the  replenishing  of  stocks.

There 

is  a  noticeable  revival  in  the 
demand  for boots  this  fall.  They  have 
fallen  almost  entirely 
into  disuse  the 
past  four  or  five  years,  and  the  class 
that  wore  them,  the  farmers,  have  been 
wearing  shoes.  They  evidently  have 
found,  however,  that  the  old  high  boot 
has  many  features  that  the  shoe 
lacks, 
and  they  are  beginning  to  wear  them 
again.  Both  jobbers  and  manufacturers 
report  that  they  have  sold  a  good  many 
of  them  this  fall.

Traveling  salesmen  are  preparing  to 
start  the  advance  business  on  spring 
lines.  They  are  getting  their  samples 
together,  and  some  of  them  will  start 
the  ball  rolling  this  coming week.  They 
will  pay  considerable  attention  also  to 
duplicate  orders  on  fall  and  winter 
shoes  for the  next  two  months.

Activity 

in  the  rubber trade,  similar 
to  the  shoe  trade,  is  largely  confined  to 
the  shipping  departments.  Wholesale 
houses  might  be  selling  more  than  they 
are,  but 
is  important  that  all  orders 
now  on  the  books  be  filled  before  the 
new  terms  go 
i. 
Small  orders  are  discouraged,  and  most 
of  the  new  business,  therefore,  is  in 
dozen  and  case  lots.

into  effect,  October 

it 

Local  retail  trade  has  been  given  an 
impetus  by  the  arrival  of  cool  weather 
and  the  stores  are  crowded.  There  has 
been  too  much  of  a  rush  to  be  main­
tained  for  many  consecutive  weeks,  and 
although  there  is  not  likely  to  any  de­
cided  falling  off  for  some  time  to come, 
yet 
is  thought  that  the  past  week  is 
above  the  average.

it 

Good  Things  Said  by  Up-to-Date 

Shoe  Dealers.

No  matter  what  you  pay  for  shoes 
here,  we  mean  that  your  money  shall 
bring  you  more  shoe  value  than  you 
ever  dreamed  of  before.— P.  T.  Halla­
han,  Phi la.

The  clang  of  the  school  bell  is  heard 
in  the  land.  Little  hearts  are  flutter­
ing,  little  feet  are  pattering.  The  call 
to  duty  is  galdly  welcomed  by  the  chil­
dren.  They  are  buckling  on  their  armor 
and  are  preparing  to  fight  life’s  bat­
tles,  and  all.they  need  now  to  complete 
their  equipment  is  good  understandings 
— in other words,  good  shoes.— Johnson's 
Shoe  Palace,  Altoona,  Pa.

Our  new  fall  shoes  will be hand-sewed 
welt.  We  have  found  by  actual  com­
parison  that,  while  the  “ hand  process”  
and  the  “ Goodyear  process”   are good,

the  hand-sewed  welt  process 
is  better. 
They  cost  more,  but  we  stand  the  extra 
cost  to  introduce  them.—Gimbel  Bros.. 
Phi la.

The  absolute  completeness  of  our 
plans  for  doing  a  shoe  business  gives 
us  a  universal  claim  upon  everybody. 
If  elegant  shoemaking 
is  desired,  we 
it,  minus  only  the  sham  high 
supply 
prices  that  have  so  long  prevailed. 
It 
is  customary  to  ignore  progress  in  shoe­
making  that  reduces  cost,  and  you  are 
often 
high-price 
methods  that  belong  to  a  dead  past.— 
John  Wanamaker,  N.  Y.

imposed  upon  by 

Look  at  this 

line  of  $3  shoes  for 
women.  Touch  the  smooth,  soft  k id ; 
bend  the  tough,  hard  but  springy  sole; 
test  them  as  the  wise  shoe  man  tests 
them,  and  say,  if  you  can,  why they  are 
not  worth  $ 5.-P .  T.  Hallahan,  Phi la.

Kid  for  Men’s  Shoes.

its  appearance 

those  attempted 

Kid  is  being  used  quite  largely 

in 
men’s  shoes  this  season.  The  growth 
in  the  demand  for  kid  for  this  use  has 
been  rapid,  when  the  prejudice  which 
existed  against  it  at  first  is  taken 
into 
consideration. 
It  has  only  been  two  or 
three  years  since  the  chrome-tanned  kid 
shoe  made 
in  colored 
stock  for  summer  wear  in  men’s  goods. 
The  experiment  met  with  considerable 
adverse  comment 
in  and  out  of  the 
It  was  looked  upon  by  many  as 
rade. 
one  of 
innovations 
which  are  not  heard  of  after a  season  or 
two.  A  very  large  percentage  of  men’s 
and  boys'  shoes  for  summer  wear  are 
now  made  of  this  stock,  and  it  is  daily 
growing  more  popular  in  black  stock 
for  fall  and  winter.  A  few  shoe  manu­
facturers  have  gone  so  far as  to  decide 
to  use  kid  exclusively  in  their  men's 
and  boys’  shoes 
for  next  summer. 
Whether  they  have gone  too  far 
in  do­
ing  this  remains  to  he  seen,  although 
it  is  safe  to  predict  that  the  demand  for 
kid  will  grow  steadily.  This  is  true  as 
applied  to  all  classes  of  footwear,  and 
is  simply  the  natural  result  of  the  great 
improvement 
in  the  quality,  of  recent 
years.  The  manufacturers  of  kid  will, 
therefore,  in  a  measure,  reap the  reward 
of  their  superior  product  which  did  not 
come  to  them  through  any 
in 
price.

increase 

Love  Your  Business.

A  man  can  no  more  be  successful 

in 
a  business  he  does  not  like  than  can  a 
man  be  happy  with  a  wife  he  does  not 
love.

Enthusiasm  is  the  power  which 

im­
pels  men  onward  in  any  and  every  avo­
cation.  Without  it  men  are  lethargic. 
They  will  drift.  But to  pull  against the 
tide  they  are  as  unable  as  they  are  un­
willing.

Drifting,  however,  does  not  win  the 
race,  either 
in  business  or  aquatic 
events.  There  must  be  the  long  pull, 
the  strong  pull,  and  the  pull  with  vigor.
Men  in  business  to-day  have  no  easy 
task.  There  is  a  great  deal  to  discour­
age  and  very  little  to  encourage.  There 
are  foes  within  and  foes  without  to  con­
tend  against.

Under  such  conditions  it  is  no  won­
der  so  many  either  fail  altogether or eke 
out  a  mere  existence.

The  antidote  for  despair 

is  enthu­
siasm,  and  the  germ  of  enthusiasm  is 
love  for or  pleasure  in  that  business  or 
avocation  in  which  you  are  embarked.
Therefore,  if  you  would  succeed,  get 

in  love  with  your  business.

Remember,  it  takes  all  qualities  of 
goods  to  meet  the  requirements  of  all 
kinds  of  people.  Your  competitor  may 
not make or handle  as  good  shoes  as  you 
do,  but  he  may  be  pleasing  his  partic­
ular  class  of  customers  just  as  well  as 
you  are  yours.

Colored  shoes  are  now  as  much  a 
standard  product  as  are  black  goods. 
The  only  trouble  is  to  know  just  which 
color  and  shade  will be wanted most  any 
particular  season.  The  indications  now 
are  that  lighter  shades  will  prevail  next 
summer.

Yellow gold,  yellow  fever,  not  yellow 

shoes—not  next  season !

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

W e   M a n u f a c t u r e -

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

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

Qeo.  H.  Reeder &  Co.,

19  South  Ionia  Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

I hen buy  Rindge, Kalm bach &  C o.’s factory line—the line that w ill win 
and  hold the trade for you.  W eh andleeverythingln the line of footwear.
W e are show ing  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.  W e 

can give you  some  bargains.

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

Rindge,  Kalmbach & Co.,

12,14 and  16 Pearl  S t, 
Grand  Ifepida.

We  believe  the  boy— and 
if you  look  over  our  line  of 
Warm  Goods,  you  will  be­
lieve  uh,  too.

Our  general  line  of  Foot­
wear  never  was  stronger  in 
the  history  of  our  business, 
‘‘and these are our busy days.”

HEßOLD-BEHTSGH  SHOE  CO.,

5  &  7  PEARL  STREET.

Johnnie  says

~e\t  Goods'

ARE  warm!

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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.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  Hardware  Market.

General  trade  continues 

in  a  good 
healthy 
condition.  Orders,  both  by 
mail  and  traveling  men,  are  more  fre­
quent  and  of  good  volume.  Dealers 
who  keep  posted  on  the  trend  of  the 
market  can  readily  see  that  prices  must 
inevitably  be  higher  and  that  trade  in 
all classes  of goods  will  be  much  better. 
Our  State  seems  particularly 
favored 
in  having  good  crops  of  all kinds, which 
will  bring  good  prices  and,  as  the  con­
sumption  of  hardware 
in  the  last  few 
years  has  been  moderate,  now  that  the 
consumer  has  money  to  buy  again,  he 
will  find  there  are  many  things  he  is 
obliged  to  have.

Wire  Nails—Tbe  market  continues  to 
in­
be  very  firm  on  wire  nails,  with  all 
dications  pointing  to  still  further  high­
er  prices.  Owing  to  the  late  advances, 
some  dealers  have  restricted  their  buy­
ing ;  but,  in  the  main,  the  trade  is  fai 
beyond  that  which  we  usually  have  at 
this  time  of  the  year.  The  mills  are 
all  full  of  orders  and  it  takes  from  two 
to  four  weeks  to  get  carload  shipments 
filled.

Barbed  Wire— Barbed  wire  has  but 
little  demand 
in  this  section  of  the 
State,  but  the  price  is  fully maintained, 
n  sympathy  with  other  wire  products.
Window  Glass— No  agreement  has  yet 
been  reached  between  the  window  glass 
workers  and  there 
is  no  indication  of 
any  glass  getting  into  the  market  much 
before  the  middle  of  October  or  the 
first  part  of  November,  and  not  even 
then  unless  the  present  difficulties  are 
adjusted  satisfactorily  to  all parties con­
cerned.  Prices  on  window  glass  remain 
very  firm  and  some  sizes  it  is  impos­
sible  to  get  at  any  price.

Miscellaneous—A  slight  advance  has 
been  made 
in  nuts  and  washers.  The 
low  prices  which  have  been  prevailing 
on  chain  have  been  withdrawn  and  the 
prices  advanced  from  $2  to $5  per  ton. 
Carriage  bolts  have  advanced  from  10 
to  15  per  cent,  over the old  prices  ruling 
some  thirty  days  ago.  While  it  is  not 
the  time  of  year  to  sell  spring  hinges,

B 
HAND  SLEIGHS

Great  Variety 

New  Styles  .  .

New  Prices.  .

The  Manufacture  of  Beet  Sugar.

Written for the T r a d e s m a n .

The  manufacture  of  beet  sugar  is  a 
subject  now  attracting  wide interest,  in­
cluding  farmers,  merchants  and  capi­
talists  throughout  the  country. 
I  may, 
therefore,  be  pardoned  for  not  only 
speaking  from  my  own  personal  knowl­
edge,  but  also  quoting  from  a  European 
writer  of  note  who 
issued  a  small 
pamphlet  on  “ The  growth  and  manu­
facture  of  beet  sugar”   nearly  fifty  years 
(Appleton  &  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Pub­
ago. 
lishers.)  Of  course,  improvements 
in 
the  manufacture  have  been  made  since 
that  time,  and  yet  there  is  still room  for 
future  progress.  All  varieties  of  beets 
contain  sugar  in  greater  or  less  quanti­
ties,  but  the  true  sugar  beet  often  con­
tains  as  much  as  a  tenth  part  of  its 
weight—or  more—of  sugar.  The  juice 
01  sap  may  be  obtained  by  expression, 
or  by  dissolving  it  out  of  the  sliced  or 
crushed  root,and  boiling  down  the  solu­
tion,  when  the  raw  sugar  will  be  ob­
tained. 
In  this  state  the  sugar  then 
possesses  a  peculiar  and  unpleasant 
flavor,  but  when  refined  it  is  hardly  dis­
tinguishable  in  any  respect  from  that  of 
the  sugar  cane. 
“ As  early  as  1747 
Margraaf,  in  Berlin,  Germany,  drew at­
tention  to  the  large  quantity  of  sugar 
contained  in  the  beet,  and  recommend­
ed 
its  cultivation  for  the  manufacture 
of  it.  Fifty  years  later  the  attempt  was 
made  in  Silesia,  under  royal  patronage, 
but  as  only  2  or  3  per  cent,  of  the  sugar 
could  be  extracted  the  project  failed 
and  was  abandoned. 
Afterward  the 
continental  system  of  the first Napoleon, 
which  raised  the  price  of  sugar  to  six 
francs  a  pound,  and  the  special  offer  of 
a  prize  of  one  million  francs  for the suc­
cessful  manufacture  of sugar from plants 
of  home  growth,  stimulated  to  new 
trials,  both 
in  Germany  and  France. 
New  methods,  new  skill and machinery, 
and  the  results  of  later  chemical  re­
search  were  all  applied  and,  with  the 
aid  of  high  dhties  on  foreign  sugar,  the 
manufacture  struggled  on  through  a 
period  of  sickly  infancy.  Afterward  a 
more  CDmplete  extraction  of  the  juice 
or  sap  of  the  beet,  a  quicker  and  easier 
method  of  clarifying  and  filtering  it, 
and  the  use  of  steam  boilers  enabled 
the  French  makers  to  extract  4  to  5  per 
cent,  of  refined  sugar  from  100  pounds 
of  beets,  and  thus  to  conduct  the  opera­
tions  with  a  small  profit.  The  aver­
age  composition  of  100  pounds  of  the 
root  of  the  sugar  beet,  as  raised 
in 
Europe,  is as  follows:

Sugar,  io}4
Gluten,  3
Fiber,  5
Water,  81

100

But  this  proportion  of  sugar  varies 
very  much.  Thus  it  isgieater:  (a)  In 
small  than  in  large  beets;  (b) 
in  some 
in  the  white  Schleswick 
varieties,  as 
pear-shaped  beet,  and 
in  a  spindle- 
shaped  white  variety;  (c)  in  dry  cli­
mates,  and  especially  where  the climate 
is  comparatively  dry  after  the  roots 
have  begun  to  swell;  (d)  in  good 
light 
potato  soil;  (e)  in  the  part  under  than 
above  the ground ;  (f)  when  manure  has 
not  been  directly  applied  to  the  crop. ”  
These  facts  show  how  much  practical 
agriculture  has  to  do with  the  success  of 
this  important  industry.  The  difference 
in  climate,  soil,  and  mode  of  culture 
has  revealed  the  fact  that  from  10 to  18 
per  cent,  of  sugar  has  been  produced 
under  favorable conditions  in  different 
localities 
It  may  also  be 
noted,  from  our  table  of  variations 
in 
production  (c  and  d),  that  the northern

in  Europe. 

than 

two-thirds  of  the  Lower  Peninsula  of 
Michigan  has  both  a  soil  and  climate 
peculiarly  adapted  to  the  production  of 
the  sugar  beet.  The  marl 
lime  and 
other alkaline  earths  found  so  common­
ly  in  the  sandy  soil  of  this  region  may 
prove  of  vast  importance  in  raising  this 
vegetable  for  its  sugar,  as  the  first  great 
difficulty  has  been  to  prevent  fermenta­
tion  of  the  juice,  the  production  of  an 
acid,  and  the  simultaneous  waste  of 
sugar  and  the  conversion  of  a  part  of  it 
into  uiicrystallizable  molasses.  During 
the  growth  of  the  beet  in  such  a  soil 
it 
will  naturally  take  up  a  portion  of  a l­
kali  as  the  sugar  maple  does  now  in 
this  district— which  will  prevent  fer­
mentation,  and  therefore 
increase  the 
percentage  of  raw  sugar.  “ As  the  yield 
of  sugar  approached  7  per  cent, 
in 
Europe,  the  makers  found  that  certain 
syrups  remained  behind  which,although 
they  certainly  contained  cane  sugar, 
stubbornly  refused  to  crystallize.  The 
reason  for this was traced to common  salt 
in  the  juice,  which  must  have  been 
taken  up  from  the  earth.  This  salt 
forms a  compound  with  the  sugar  and 
it  from  crystallizing  And  so 
prevents 
powerful 
is  this 
influence  that  1  per 
cent,  of  salt  in  the  sap  will  render 3 per 
cent,  of  the  sugar  uncrystallizable.  To 
overcome  this  difficulty,  new  chemical 
enquiries  were  necessary,  and 
it  was 
ascertained,  first,  that  the  proportion  of 
sugar  was  larger,  and  of  salt  less,  in 
beets  not  weighing  more 
five 
pounds  each.  The  first  practical  step, 
therefore,  was  to  pay  a 
less  price  for 
beets  weighing  more  than  five  pounds; 
second,  as  a  crop  raised  by  means 
of  the  direct  application  of manure  con­
tained  more  salt  and  gave  more  uncrys- 
tallizahle  syrup,  a  higher  price  was 
therefore  offered  for  roots  grown  upon 
land  manured  during  the  previous  win­
ter,  and  a  still  higher  price  when,  after 
the  manuring,  two  crops  of  corn  were 
taken  before  the  beet  crop  was  grown ; 
in 
and,  although  the  crop  was  less 
weight  to  the  farmer, 
increased 
price  he  obtained  made  up  the  differ­
ence.”  
It  is  quite  possible  that  all  ob­
jectionable  salts  found  in  the  manufac­
ture  of  beet  sugar  may  be rendered  inert 
and  harmless  by  the  aid  of  chemistry 
and  without  the  least  detriment  to  the 
quality  or  quantity  of  the products.  The 
method  of  extracting  the  juice  of  the 
sugar  beet 
in  Europe  is  very  simple, 
and  yet  it  will,  no  doubt,  be.  improved 
upon  by  the  ingenious  Yankee. 
“ The 
roots  are  first  washed  with  cold  water, 
then  ground  to  a  pulp  between  saw- 
teethed  rollers,  a  small  stream  of  water 
trickling  over  the  teeth  to  keep  them 
clean.  This  pulp  is  submitted  to  strong 
pressure,  by  which  the  juice is squeezed 
out,  while  the  solid  matter  remains  in 
the  form  of  dry  cake,  which  is  then  of 
value as  a  food  for  animals.  The  juice 
is  treated  with 
lime,  heated,  filtered, 
boiled  down  by  steam  to  the  crystalliz­
ing  point  and  then  cooled  and  drained 
from  the  molasses.  The  molasses  thus 
obtained 
is  colorless  but,  like  the  raw 
beet  sugar,  has  an  unpleasant  taste  and 
should  be  refined  before  being  placed 
upon  the  market.  When  properly  re­
fined,  the best  syrup  is  of  superior  qual­
ity  for  table  use.”

the 

F ra nk  A.  H o w ig.

The  essence  of  slavery  is  in  getting 
something  for  nothing— in  getting  serv­
ice  without  rendering  service 
in  ex­
change.  This  is  true,  whether  the  slav­
ery  be  by  means  of  the  ownership of  the 
bodies  of  men,  the  ownership  of  the 
land  on  which  and  from  which  they 
must  live,  or  of  a  dollar  which  repre­
sents  wealth  instead  of  service.

23

all 
indications  point  to  prices  being 
much  higher  next  year,  as  we  have  ad­
vices  that  the  manufacturers  have  all 
pooled  their  interests  and  that  they  will 
be  from  $2.50  to §3  per  gross  higher  the 
coming  season.  The  manufacturers  on 
steel  goods  have  had  a  meeting  and, 
while  there  has  been  no  change  in  the 
lists,  the  discounts  have  been  changed 
so  it  makes  an  advance  of  from  5  to  7 l/2 
per  cent,  on  the  entire  line.  The  ex­
treme  low  prices  prevailing  on  Mrs. 
Pott  s  sadiron  have  been  withdrawn 
and  advances  from  3@5C  Per  set  have 
been  made  all  around.

Norway 

is  furnishing  a  new  illustra­
tion  of  the  difficulty  of  making  people 
temperate  by  law.  Since the  very  strict 
laws  relating  to  the  sale  of  brandy  came 
into  force  an  enormous  trade  has sprung 
up 
is  called  “ port  wine,”  
which  comes  from  Hamburg,  and  is 
sold  at  12  to  20 cents  a  bottle.

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Custom  made for dealers  to retail at $2 to 
$5-  T hey have  a  record  for  nearly  H alf  a 
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WE  SELL  RUBBERS

We are better fixed to supply your  rubber  demands  than  any 
other jobber.  We “don’t do a thing” but sell  rubbers.  We are the 
only  house  handling nothing but  rubbers,  which  sells the goods of 
the  Boston  Rubber  Shoe  Company  and  the  Bay  State  Rubber 
Company.  We have all kinds and  we have a  plenty.  We can  fill 
at once any order, no matter how varied, no matter how large.

The duck goods of the  Boston Company are becoming  scarce. 
We have plenty, and  can fill orders at the old  price if sent at once.

We want your trade.  We do everything to get it.

W.  A.  McGRAW  &  CO.,  Detroit, Mich.

24

Pleasant  Meeting  of  Post  C.

Detroit,  Sept.  28—Post  C,  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip,  held  its  first  meet- 
ing  after  two  months’  vacation  at  Star 
and  Crescent  Hall,  Sept.  25.

The  Post  was  called to  order by Chair­
man  Howran  at  8  o’clock.  At  the  roll 
call  of officers  the  following  responded • 
Chairman,  M.  Howran;  Vice-Chair­
man,  Eric  \ an  Nostz;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  J.  W.  Schram;  Sergeant-at- 
Arms,  John McLean ;  Alleviator,  VV.  H. 
Baier;  Board  of  Directors,  Jiles  Bur- 
ham,  R.  H.  Hall,  H.  Y.  Kinyon,  John 
McLean,  P.  Walsh.

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were 
read  and  confirmed.  Mr.  McLean  re­
ported  for  the  Executive  Committee 
that  they  had  rented  Star  and  Crescent 
Hall  for  the  remainder  of  this  year, 
which  was  accepted.

The  Secretary  of  the  Entertainment 
Committee  made  a  partial  report  on  the 
excursion  and  picnic,  which  was  also 
accepted.

It  was  moved,  supported  and  carried 
that  the  Entertainment  Committee  be 
granted  $10.75  to  pay  for  music  and 
door-keeper  for  September  and  October 
meetings.

John  R.  Wood  asked  for  some 

infor­
mation  in  regard  to  the  Secretary  being 
instructed  at  the  last  meeting  to  write 
to  the  State  Secretary  protesting  against 
■  any  death  claim  being  paid  except  in 
the  regular  way,  which  brought  out  a 
lively  discussion  from  John  McLean, 
John  Wood  and  others.

It  was  decided  that  a  committee  of 
three  be  appointed  by  the  chairman  to 
draft  resolutions  condemning  the  pres­
ent  interchangeable  mileage  book.

The  Post  then  adjourned  to  enjoy  one 
of  the  most  pleasant  evenings ever spent 
by  Post  C.  Following  was  the  pro 
gramme:

Piano  solo—Sattrala,  Miss  Van  Nostz. 
Vocal  solo—’ ’ Spring  Song,”   Miss  L. 

Baier.

Recitation-”  Pied  Piper, ’ ’Miss Todd. 
Solo—“ All  Coons  Look Alike to Me, 
Duet— ” My  Gal 

is  a  Highborn 

Miss  Walker.

Lady,  Miss  Walker  and  Mr.  Baier.

Speeches  were  then  made  by  the  two 
famous  orators  of  Post  C,  John  McLean 
and  P.  T.  Walsh  (the  long  and the short 
of  it,  the  big  end  of the  Big  Four  and 
the  small  end  of  the  Minority),  Mr. 
McLean  representing  the  Scotch  and 
Mr.  Walsh  the  Irish.  Each  handled 
his  subject  well  and  pleased  the  audi­
ence.  You  would  certainly  think  they 
came  from  the  land  where  they  boil 
potatoes  with  their  jackets  on  and drink 
nothing  but  KiHarney  water,  or  eat  oat­
meal  with  a  wooden  spoon  while  the 
haggis 
imper­
sonating  countries  to  which  neither  be­
longs.

is  cooking,  instead  of 

After  the  concert  all  joined  in  a  so­

cial  dance,  which  everyone  enjoyed.

invitation 

A  cordial 

is  extended  to 
brother  knights  from  other  towns,  when 
visiting 
in  Detroit,  to  pay  us  a  visit. 
Our  meetings  are  held  at  Star  and  Cres­
cent  Hall,  corner of  Cass  and  Spencer 
streets,  the  last  Saturday  of  each  month, 
when  we  always  have  a  good  time  in 
the  way  of a  concert,  social  or  dance.
J.  A.  Schram,  Sec’y

The  Produce  Market.

Apples—Good  fruit 

is  scarce  and 
high.  Snows,  which  run  small  in  size 
and  inferior  in  flavor,  command  $1  per 
bu.  Northern  Spys,  fair  in  quality  and 
appearance,  fetch  S3@3.25  per  bbl.

Butter 

tancy  dairy 

is  very  scarce, 
on  account  of  the  drought,  being  prac­
tically  out  of  market.  Factory  creamery 
is  higher  and  stronger,  separator readily 
commanding  20c.

Cabbage—$3  per  100.
Carrots—25c  per  bu.
Cauliflower—g i.25  per  doz.
Celery— i2@i5c  per  bunch.
Cranberries— Home  grown  stock 
is 
fairly  plenty  at  Si.5o@2  per  bu.  Cape 
Cod  is  in  ample  supply  at  $7  per  bbl.
just  at 
present  and 
local  handlers  are  under­
taking  to  relieve  the  pressure  by  ship­
ping  as  much  stock  as  possible  to  East­
ern  markets.  Much  of  the  receipts  is 
off  in  quality,having  been  held  too  long

Eggs—The  market  is  glutted 

pay 

in  4 

lately.  Dealers 

through  the  unusually  warm  weather 
which  has  prevailed  so  much  of  the 
time 
I2@i3c, 
holding  uncandled  stock  at  13c  and 
fancy  candled  at  14c.
Grapes—Delawares 

lb.  baskets 
and  Niagaras  in  8  lb.  baskets  command 
$1.25  per  doz.  Concords  and  Wordens 
in  8  lb.  baskets  fetch  £1  per  doz.
.Honey— White  clover  commands  nc. 
J .Melons— Osage  stock 
in  fair  de­
mand  at  50c  per  doz.
Onions— Home  grown  command  40c 
per  bu.  Spanish  in 50 lb.  crates fetch $2 
Peaches—$2@2.50  for  Crawfords  and 
$ i . 25@ i . 5o  for  Chilis.  The  crop 
is 
practically  marketed,  present  offerings 
being  small  in  amount  and 
inferior  ?n 
quality.

is 

Pears—$1.25  per  bu.
Plums  Lombards  and  Yellow  Eggs 

to  fifth  class  Friday. 

command  §2@2.25  per bu.
Potatoes—Quotations  are  a  little lower 
in  some  markets,  owing  to  heavy  ar- 
rivals  and  the  enormous  amount of stock 
in  transit  to  take  advantage  of  the  pres­
ent  freight  rate,  which  advances  from 
sixth 
Local 
handlers  pay  40@4Sc  and  are  taking 
in  large  quantities  on  this  basis.  Wis­
consin  and  Minnesota  are  moving  their 
crop  rapidly,  dumping  a  considerable 
portion  of  it  into  Chicago,  which  mar- j 
ket 
is  aiso  receiving  shipments  from 
Utah  and  California.  The  dry  weathe 
has  affected  the  crop  in  this  vicinity 
that  it  has  ceased  growing  and  might., 
well  be  dug  and  marketed  now  as  later

Peppers—Green,  75c  per  bu.
Quinces— 31.25  per  bu.
Squash— ij^c  per  lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—Genuine  Jerseys  con­
tinue  to  be  sold  at  S3.50  per  bbl.,  but 
Baltimores  and Y irginias have advanced 
to $2.

Tomatoes—60c  per  bu.

Suit 

Instituted 

by 

the  Computing 

Scale  Co.  of  Dayton. 

Columbus,  Ohio,  June 14—C.  C.  Shep 
herd,  as  attorney  for  the  Computing 
Scale  Company  of  Dayton,  has  filed  a 
suit  in  the  United  States  Court  against 
Martin  B.  Loos,  of  this  city,  lor  in 
fringemeiit  of  one  of  a  number  of  pat 
ents  owned  by  complainant,  being  an 
improvement  in  calculating attachments 
for  weighing  scales.  The  bill  asks  for 
S5,ooo  damages  and  an  accounting  of 
profits.  Mr.  Shepherd  states  that  this 
is  the  first  of  a  number  of  suits  to  be 
brought  against  users  of 
infringing 
scales  by  his  clients.

in 

The  above  is  the  sequel  to  some sharp 
legal  fighting.  1 he  National  Computing 
Scale  Co.  and  Hoyt  &  Co.,  of  Cleve­
land,  commenced  to  manufacture  and 
sell  an  alleged  computing  scale 
in­
fringement  of  U.  S.  patent  No.  514,471 
owned  by  the  Computing  Scale  Co., 
Dayton,  Ohio,  which  promptly  sued  thé 
Cleveland  parties  for  infringement.

In  order  to  protect  the merchants from 
becoming  liable  for  using  an  infringing 
scale,  the  Dayton  company  commenced 
warning  merchants  to  be  on  their guard 
against  said  Cleveland  or  anv  other 
in­
fringing  scale.  The  Cleveland  parties 
then  asked  for  an  injunction  to  prevent 
the  Dayton  company  from  forewarning 
merchants,  which 
injunction  was  re­
fused.

The  suit  mentioned  in  the  Columbus 
dispatch  results  from  the  refusal  of  a 
Columbus  merchant  to  pay  damages  for 
using  the  alleged  infringing  Cleveland 
scale after  due  warning  from  the  Day- 
ton  company.

Cause  of 

the  Variation 

From the Grocery World.

Barrels.

Sugar

Retail  grocers  often  wonder  why  the 
barrels  of  sugar  which  they  receive vary 
so  greatly 
in  the  weight  of their  con 
tents.  Often  there  will  be  a  difference 
of  25  to  50  pounds  in  the  weight  of 
barrel  of  sugar,  and  this  very  often 
arouses  their  curiosity.  There  are  tw 
main  reasons  for  this  condition:  The 
chief  one  is  that  there  is  a  difference  i 
the  size  of  the  barrels. 
It is  impossible 
to  get  barrel  staves  of  exactly  the  same 
size,  and  the  use  of  staves  of  varyiug 
sizes  produces  barrels  of varying  capac­
ity.  I he  other reason  is  the  fact  that the 
condition  of  the  sugar  when  it is packed 
in  the  barrels  often  varies. 
If  it  is  dry 
or  hot,  a  barrel  of  it  will  show  a  differ­
ence 
in  weight  as  compared  with  the 
same  bulk  of  sugar  cooler  or  damper.

There  has  never  been  any  protest 
against  the  different  sizes  of  barrels 
from  retailers,  but  there  has  been  from 
jobbers.  The  Sugar  Trust  used  to  have 
a  scheme  by  which,  when  the  sugar 
market  was  dull  and  depressed,  without 
jobbers’  orders  were 
much  demand, 
filled  in  barrels  of  the  largest  capacity 
made.  When  the  market  was 
firm, 
however,  with  prospects  of  an  advance, 
the  orders  were  filled  in  barrels  consid­
erably  smaller,  the  difference  being  so 
great 
in  some  cases  as  to  make  a  dis 
crepancy  of  go  pounds.  This  was  done 
on  a  rising  market,  so  that  the  jobber 
would  get  the  smallest  possible  quantity 
of  sugar  at  the  ruling  price,  which,  of 
course,  would compel him  to  buy sooner, 
at  a  prospective  advance.  The  jobbers 
have  protested  repeatedly  against  this 
scheme,  and 
is  said  that  the  Trust 
has  lately  modified  it  somewhat.

it 

Chicago  $5  Excursion  October  14— 

Don’t  Miss  This.

Only  chance  this  year  for  you  to  go 
to  Chicago and  return  for  $5.  Tickets 
good  to  return  until  Oct.  18.  Last  train 
leaves  Chicago  on 
that  date  at  9:30 
p.  m. 

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

Don’t  forget  the $5  Chicago  excursion 
via  C.  &  W.  M.  Railway  October  14. 
Tickets good  5  days.

Successful  men  often  profit  by  what 

they  fail  to  do.

R.  N.  Hull  in  Ohio  Merchant:  The 
interchangeable  mileage  book  is 
new 
being  tried  by  a  few  of  the  craft,  and 
so  far  no  commendations  have  been 
heard.  As 
long  as  the  many  restric­
tions  are  attached  to  it  these  difficulties 
will  prevail.  One  prominent  commer­
cial  traveler  was  this  week  compelled 
to  pay  cash  fate  by  reason of local ticket 
agent  not  having  time  to  exchange  with 
him.  The  commercial  travelers  have 
always  been  willing  to  co-operate  with 
the  railroads  in  all  that  pertains  to  mu­
tual  traffic.  They  also  desire  that  the 
corporations  engaged 
in  transportation 
should  do  a  paying  business;  but  they 
do  not  see  through the  policy that makes 
them  the  scapegoats  of  other  classes 
whom  the  officials  claim  to  be  after. 
One  railroad  magnate  has  stated 
in  an 
open  communication  that  his  road  does 
not  receive  on  an  average  two  cents  a 
mile  per  passenger,and  that  the  passen 
ger  traffic  does  not  pay. 
If  this  is  the 
case  there  is  something  radically  wrong 
behind  the  scenes,  and  the  commercial 
traveler 
is  not  responsible  for  it.  He 
makes  the  freight  business  of  the  road , 
lways  pays  his  fare,  of  two  cents  or 
more;  it  follows  that  somebody  is  being 
favored  or  deadheaded.  Let the  railroad 
companies  restrict  the  passes,  clergy­
men's  tickets,  low  rates  to  theatrical 
troupes,  and  a  few  other  leaks,  and  not 
ile  the  burden  all  on  the  knights  of 
the  grip,  and  they will  have no  difficulty 
n  paying  dividends  on  capital  stock, 
in  this,  should  the  passenger 
ailing 
service  still  show  a 
loss,  it  would  be 
the  fact  of  wisdom  to  carry  the  com­
mercial 
traveling 
let  “ Jones  pay 
freight  solicitors,  and 
the  freight.”

travelers 

free  as 

Bay  City—There  is  more  activity 

in 
the  lumber  business  the  last  week  than 
there  has  been  since  1892.  Prices  are 
looking  up,  the  movement  by  rail  and 
water  is  brisk,  and  everybody  is  feeling 
good  over  the  outlook.  Lumber  freights 
are  active  and  the  rates are  firm.

Don’t  forget  the  $5  Chicago  excursion 
via  C.  &  W.  M.  Railway  October  14. 
Tickets  good  5  days.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Movements  of  Lake  Superior  Travel­

ers.

W.  C.  Monroe  and  his  friend,  D.  A. 
Beatty,  were  at  the  Soo  last  week,  com­
paring  order  books.  So  says  Willis 
Peake.

W.  C.  Brown  and  A.  F.  YV ixson  cele­
brated  their  birthdays  last  week  at  the 
Assawinnamakee  Hotel,  Manistique.
F.  G.  Truscott  (Burnham,  Stoepel  & 
Co.)  is  working  east  of  Marquette  this 
week.

M.  R.  Manbard  takes  the  road  oc­
interest  of  his  Mar­

in  the 

casionally 
quette  hardware  store.

J.  C.  Foster  (M.  R.  Manbard  Co., 
Ltd.,  Newberry)  works  tributary  towns 
pretty  thoroughly  and  cleans  up  a  nice 
business.  Jim  is  a  hustler.

W ANTS  COLUMN.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

40i

404

399

’  401

u  mile. 

F'OR SALE,  c UEAF  FOR CASH—NATIONAL 
cash Register valued  at  $225.  Address  No. 
405
405, cure Michigan Tradesman. 
VVJ ANTED—BUTTER  AND  EGGS.  IF  1 Ol 
want good pric  s and quick  returns  w  ite 
402
Lunn A Strong, Toledo, Ohio. 
U'OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—A  CLEAN 
J  drug stock, invoicing  $2,500,  in  one  of  the 
st cities in Michigan;  nocutting;  on a pat ii g 
basis;  go  d thing for live man.  Address Drugs, 
ca>e Michigan Tradesman. 
U'OR SAL E—GROC ERY ANDNOTION STOCK 
X  and  double  store  building  in  one  of  the 
liveliest towns of Northern Iowa;  doing strictly 
cash  business.  Will  be  sold  separately  if  de­
sired, with or  without  buildings.  Address  W., 
Tenth St.. Mason  City, la. 
\ \ f ANTED—TO EXCHANGE  A  TWO STORY 
brick store building for stock  groceries  or 
furniture;  building  located  in  one  of  the  be*t 
towns  in  Southern  Michigan.  Address  S.  F. 
Caldwell. B.ttletLeek, Mich. 
398
S TOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS  AND  GROCERIES, 
invoicing about $800 or $904, to  exchange for 
a small  farm  in  good  locality.  Address  Lock 
Box 124, Middleton, Mich. 
r |X>  EXCHANGE—I  HAVE  A  TEN  ACRE 
A  pi'Ultry farm,  with  all  new  buildings,  one* 
of  Main  street,  Lake  Odessa, 
Mich., winch  I  would  1 ke  to  exchange  for  a 
sloe* of goods  in  a  good  location.  Enquire  of 
or an  ress A. C. Karr, Lake Odessa. Mich.  400 
U'tlR SALE 
.-MALL  DRUG  STOCK,  INYOIC- 
J 
lug about $i00, in best town for size in Mich- 
!£®n:  doing $60 to $75  per week  business;  rent, 
$100  per  year;  best  location  in  town;  best  of 
reasons for selling.  Address Lock Box £0, Lake 
Odessa, Mich. 
TX) RENT—THE FINEST  STORE  AND  THE 
A  best location for a first class shoe,  clothing, 
>r furniture or carpet store;  size25x100;  lighted 
by  gas  or  electricity;  in  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 
Fames in search of a good  location  should  not 
overlook this chance.  Apply to E. Trump, Bat- 
tie Cieek, Mich. 
397
tpOR  SALE-STOCK  GENERAL  MERCHAN 
a 
iiise and building  in  railroad  town  of  400- 
best farming country in Central  Michigan;  pos­
itively no trades.  Address  No. 396,  care  Michi 
gan  1 radesman. 
FT01/   SALE — GROCERY  AND  BAKERY 
A  stock, also  meat  business  in  connection  if 
wanted, 111  live  ciiy  of  7,000  inhabitants;  best 
location;  business  conducted  on  strictly  cash 
system;  in fact, best of  the  kind  in  Michigan. 
Address No. 39a, care Michigan Tradesman.  395
IF  FARM  SUITS  BIG 
W
J,T.hdn ?1- W'11  be  given.  G.  H. Klrtiand, 1161 
South Division St.. Grand Rapids. 
39>
P O R   SALE-BOOT  AND  SHOE  STOCK  IN 
A  v o icin g  about $1,803.  B est location and on ly 
e x clu siv e  shoe store in tow n o f 2.4u0 inhabitants 
A ddress No. 391, care M ich igan  Tradesm an.  :,9i 
F OR. S\LK-SECONDHAND  SCALES,  RE- 
A   paired  and  w arranted,  a t  ve ry   low   p rices- 
™ Lt? k ^ sf con<i ll?nd scales in trade w hen parties
standard 
capacit>'-  etc-  Address
standard Scale & Fixture Co , St Louis. Mo.  385
W 
FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR
r a n ik e tî^ r ^ T   CashPaid-  Correspond with 
Caulkett & Co., Traverse City, Mich. 
T ?°J: SÀLÊ^IÜDGMENT-FOR *8 08 AGAINST 
T,,«.pI  biL W  tM1®.'  real  estate  »gent  in  the 
Rapid’s  Bl0ck’  Tradesman  Company,  Grand
U  UR  EXCHANGE —A  WELL-ASSORTED 
-D „drag stock that  will  inventory  $1,200  for  a 
t °e* of  groceries.  Address  John  Cooper,  340 
W oodworth avenue. Grand Rapids. Mich!  366 
jX>K  SALE-
^ E -C L E A N   STOCK  GROCERIES 
hesttro, <;rock.er-v;  enjoying  cream  of  trade  In 
best growing city in  Michigan.  Lake  port  ai d 
f S T  ten  £iuit  bel!   Patronage  mostly  cash, 
srnek nt?d rPe,r  mont.h,’  with  terminable  lease, 
hi  red, een  «res wltl inventory *3,500, but  can 
reduced.  Reason  for  selling,  owner  has 
other  business  which  must  be  attended  to
fv“eSr’v veSarStaAbn Sh6d fiv,e ?ef?rs and made money 
Answer quick if  you  expect  to  se-
iga’n Tradesman?  Addr6SS  N°‘ * *   care 
UX>R  EXCHANGE—TWO  FINE  IMPROVED 
ioeaifnT8 
stock  of  merchandise;  splendid 
location.  Address No. 73, care Michigan Trades
W ^ o n EDT,V‘iUÜ  ,CASES  FRESH  EGGS, 
Ithaca  Miych. WntC  fOF  PriCeS‘  F~  W~
_____  PATENT  SOLICITORS^
UIREE—OUR  NEW  HANDBOOK  ON  PaT- 
Grand Rapids,^Mich. Allgier’  Pa* ° t  Attorneys,

T,EDT,Fu RM- 

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381

facsimile
Confederate
Currency

We are  prepared  to  furnish 
excellent  facsimiles of a  $5 
Confederate  Bill,  with  spe­
cial  printing on  the  reverse 
side  to  meet  requirements 
of customers as follows:

1  M .......$3-00
2  M .......2.50  per  M
5  M .......2.00  per  M
10  M .......  1  50  per  M
25  M .......1.25  per  M
50  M.  . ..  1.00  per  M

These bills are  in great  demand at 
county  and  district  fairs  as  souv­
enirs and  are excellent advertising 
mediums for certain classes of deal­
ers.  Samples sent on  application.

Tradesman  Company,

Grand  Rapids.

Travelers*  Time  Tables.

DETROIT,

& Western
1897.

doing to Detroit.

Returning from  Detroit.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........ 7:00am  1:30pm  5:3ipir
Ai. Detroit....................11:40am  5:40pm  10:21pm
Lv. Detroit.................... 8:00am  1:10pm  6:10pm
Ar.  Grand  Rapids.......  1:00pm  5:20pm  10:55pn
Lv. G R 7:10am 4:20pm  Ar. G R 12:20pm  9:30pn 
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Trains run week days only.

Saginaw, Alma and  dreenvllle.

Geo.  DeHaven,  General Pass. Agent.

D   A  W H   Trank  Rnllwny System

”  a V / \ I  1 mJ   Detroit and Milwaukee Div

(In  effect  May 3,  1897.)

WEST

EAST. 

Leave. 
Arrive
t 6:45am..Saginaw,  Detroit  and  East..t 9:55pm
tlO:10am......... Detroit  and  East........ t 5:07pm
+ 3:30pm..Saginaw,  Detroit and  East..tl2:45pm 
*10:45pm.. .Detroit, East and Canada.. .* 6:35am 
* 8:35am —  Gd. Haven  and  Int. Pts__ * 7:10»m
t l 2:53pm .Gd.  H aven  and  In term ed iate.t  3 :22pm 
t   5 :12p m  
t l0 :05am
Gd. H aven  M il. and  C h i 
Gd  H aven  M il.  and Chi  ...»   8:15am
*  7:40pm  
tl0:00pm........Gd. Haven  and Mil..........t  6:40am
Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner parlor car.  No. 
18  parlor  car.  Westward—No.  11  parlor  car! 
No. 15 Wagner parlor car.
tExcept Sunday.

♦Dally. 

E. H. Hushes, A. G. P. &T. A.
Be*. Fletcher, Trav. Pass. Agt., 
J ab. Campbell, City Pass. Agent, 
No. 23 Monroe St

CHICAGO

Going to Chicago.

Muskegon.

Returning from  Chicago.

Lv.  G. Rapids...............8:30am  1:25pm *11.-30pm
Ar.  Chicago.................. 3:10pm 6:58pm  6:40am
_ 
Lv. Chicago.................7:20am  5:15pm * 9:30pm
Ar.G’dRaplds............1:25pm  10:35pm * 6:20am
Lv. G’d Rapids..............8:30am 1:25pm  6:25pm
Ar.  G’d Rapids..............  1:25pm.........   10:10am
Traverse  City,  Charlevoix and  Petoskey.
Lv. G’d  Rapids..........................  7:30am  5:30pm
Ar. Traverse  City  ...................  12:40pm 11:10pm
Ar. Charlevoix.......................   3:15pm.............
Ar.  Petoskey...........................  3:45pm.............
Parlor  cars  leave  Grand  Rapids  1:25  p  m; 
leave  Chicago  5:15  pm.  Sleeping  cars  leave 
Grand Rapids  *11:30 pm;  leave  Chicago  *9:30 
p m.

P A R L O R   AN D   SLEEPERS  OARS.  CHICAGO.

T R A V E R S E   C IT Y   AND  B A T   VIEW .

Parlor  car  leaves  Grand  Rapids  7:30  a  m. 
Geo. DeHaven, General Pass. Agent.

Others week days only.

♦Every  day. 

GRAND  Rapids  &  Indiana  Railway

Northern  Div.  Leave  Arrive 
Trav.C’y,Petoskey & Mack...+  7:45am  t  5:15pm 
rrav. O’y, Petoskey Ji Mack.,  t 2:30pm  t  6 3  am
Cadillac  .  . 
.................... .+ 5:25pm +il :15am
Train leaving at 7:45 a. m  has  parlor car, and 
train  'eaving at  2:30  p  m.  has  sleeping  car  to 
Mackinaw.
Southern  Div.  Leave  A Trivt
Cincinnati 
t 7:10am  + 8:25pm
...........................+  2  00pm t  2-IOpm
Pt. Wayne 
Cincinnati................................♦ 7 Oi pm  * 7:25sur
< :10 a. m.  train  has parlor  car to  Cincinnati 
2 on p. m.  train  has n«r>or  car  to Fort  Wayne. 
<:00p. m  train  has  sleeping  car  to Cincinnati. 

Muskegon 1 rains.

GOING  WBST.

LvG’d  Rapids..............t7:35am tl :00pm  +5:40pir
tr Muskegon..............  9:00am  2:10pm  7:C5pn
Lv Muskegon.........  .  t8:IOam  +ll:45am  t4  Dipn­
oi G’d Rapids...........9:30am  12:55pm  6 2)pro
C.  L.  LOCKWOOD, 

tExcept Sunday.  *Dally

GOING  BAST.

Gen’l Passr. and Ticket Agent.

CANADIAN p*d,ic

EAST  BOUND.

Lt-Detroit.............................+ll;45am  *11:35pm
Ar.  Toronto..........................  8:3 )pm 
8:15am
Ar. Montreal............................  7;20*m  8:00pm
Lv. Montreal...........................  8:5*>am  9:0nPm
Lv. Toronto.............................  4:00pm  7:30am
Ar. Detroit..............................10:45pm 
2:10pm
D. McNicoll, Pass. Traffic Mgr . Montreal.
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.

WEST  BOUND.

Elgin  System of Creameries

It w ill  pa 
tcmplatin 
lowest pr

vou to investigate  our  plans  and  visit  our  factories,  if  you  are  con- 
building a Creamery  or  Cheese  Factory.  A ll  supplies  furnisned  at 
:es.  Correspondence solicited.

A  M O D E L   C R E A M E R Y   O F   T H E   T R U E   S Y S T E M

True  Dairy Supply  Company,

303 to 309  Lock  Street, 

Syracuse,  New  York.

DULUTH, So*,k“

A“'"',c

*  Contractors  and  Builders  of  Butter  and  Cheese  Factories,  Manufacturers 

and  Dealers  in Supplies.  Or  write

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

WEST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & I.)*11:10pm  t7:45am
Lv. Mackinaw City..........  7:3dam 
4:20pm
Ar. St  Ignace..................  9:0iam 
5:20pm
9:5ipm
Ar. Sault Ste. Marie........  12:20pm 
Ar. Marquette  .......................   2:5upm  10:;0pm
Ar. Nestoria.....................  5:20pm 
12:45am
Ar. Duluth............................................. 
8:30am
Lv. Duluth............................................   +6:30pm
Ar. Nestoria..................... tU:15am 
2:4 mm
Ar. Marquette................. 
4:30am
1:30pm 
Lv. Sault Ste. Marie........  3:30pm
Ar. Mackinaw Ci y.......... 
8:40pm 
11:00am
G. W.  H i b b a r d ,  Gen. Pass. Agt., Marquetie. 
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids

EAST  BOUND.

MINNEAPOLIS,

WEST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G.  R. & I )................ t7:45am
Lv.  Mackinaw City..................................   4:20pm
Ar. Gladstone...............................!..!!...  9:5iipm
ili fhuil.............................................   8:45am
Ar. Minneapolis 
......................................9:30am
EAST BOUND.
Lv. Minneapolis.....................................   +6:30pm
A r. St. Paul........... 
7:20pm
Ar. Gladstone...  .....  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 
5:45am
Ar. Mackinaw City............................ !..  li-Ojam
Ar. Grand Rapids...................  ...’..........  10:00pm
W.  R. C a lla w a y, Gen. Pass. Agt , Minneapolis 
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Bicycle  Sundries

Everything up to date.

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

ADAMS  &  HART,

Wholesale Bicycles and Sundries,
Send  for catalogue and  discount sheet.

12  W.  Bridge St., Grand  Rapids.

Mention  where you saw  this ad.

J.  A .  M U R P H Y ,  General  Manager.

F L O W E R S ,  M A Y   &  M O L O N E Y ,  Counsel.

Special  Reports.

Law  and  Collections.

Represented  in every city and county in the United States and Canada.

Main  Office:  Room  1102  Majestic  Building,  Detroit,  Mich.

Personal service given all claims.  Judgments obtained without expense to subscribers.

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“It’s as good as  Sapolio,”  when  they try to sell you 
their  experiments.  Your  own  good  sense  will  tell  ?  
you  that they are only  trying to get you  to aid  their ^
 
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new article. 

Who  urges you  to  keep  Sapolio? 

Is it not  the 
public?  The  manufacturers,  by constant and judi- 
cious advertising, bring customers to your stores whose —3  
very presence creates a demand for other articles. 

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The  Stimpson 
Computing  Scale

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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 SICiHT 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.

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$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 .

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

It  is  the  acme  of  perfection  and 

not excelled  in  beauty and  finish.

W e  have no trolley or tram wav to 

handle.

W e  have  no  cylinder  to  turn  for 

each  price per pound.

W e  do  not  follow ,  but  lead  all 

competitors.

We  do  not  have  a  substitute  to 

meet  competition.

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

A gen ts o f other companies would 
not have to spend  most  all  ot  their 
time  trying  to  convince  the  trade 
that  our  scale  was  no  good  if  the 
Stimpson did  not  possess  the  most 
points of merit.

A ll  w e ask  is  an  opportunity  to  show you the Scale  and  a  chance to convince y 

our  claims  are  facts.  W rite us and give us the opportunity.

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The  Stimpson  Computing  Scale  Co.,

ELKHART,  IND.

Represented  in  Eastern  M ichigan  by 

R.  P.  B IG E L O W ,

Owosso.

Represented  in  W estern  M ichigan by 

C .  L .  S E N S E N E Y , 

Grand  Rapids.  Telephone  No.  266. 

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A  Profit Telling, A  Poods Marking 
And a Money  Weight System

W ith  them  you  can  easily find  your  profits for each  day, 
each  week,  or each  month.

The  Profit  Telling  and Goods  Marking Systems are sent free 
to  all  our  patrons  who  request  them,  provided  the  request 
contain  the  kind  and  number of  our  scale,  about  how  long  it 
has  been  used,  about  what  condition  it  now  is  in,  and  how 
your  customers  like  it.

Our  motto  is: 

“ The  more  profits  we  can  help  make  for 

our  patrons,  the  more  they  will  patronize  us.”

THE  COMPUTING  SCALE  CO.,  Dayton, Ohio.

