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Michigan  Package  Co.,

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FREE!  SILVERWARE!  FREE!

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, will 
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.

FLEISCHM ANN  &  CO.

W H Y   N O T   T R Y   T H E M   N O W ?

S o   C I G A R S

S O L D   B Y   A L L   J O B B E R S .

ö.  J  JOHNSON  CIGAR  CO.,  Mfrs.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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f - f  e a t i n g

This class of work, involving  Special  attention  in  venti­
lation and circulation, is a distinctive feature in the heat­
ing  business.  We  have  attained  special  distinction  in 
such construction.  We invite enquiry from school boards.

W E A T H E R L Y   <Sc  i J UJ L ^ T E ^

G R A N D   R A P I D S .  M I C H .

Elgin  System of Creameries

It w ill  pay you to investigate  our  plans  and  visit  our  factories,  if  you  are  con­
templating  building a Creamery  or  Cheese  Factory.  A ll  supplies  furnistied  at 
lowest prices.  Correspondence solicited.

A  M O D EL  C R E A M E R Y  OF T H E   TR U E  S Y S TE M

True  Dairy Supply  Company,

303 to 309  Lock Street, 

Syracuse,  New York.

Contractors  and  Builders  of  Butter  and  Cheese  Factories,  Manufacturers 
and  Dealers in Supplies.  Or  write

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

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shortage of fruit in our State

of  Canned  Goods.

Owing to the

mu$$elman Grocer  Company

Grand Rapids,  IflicE

Don’t let your stock get low.

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those Nunley,  Hines & Co.’s

■  Yellow  Peaches.

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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

TAe  inician  i t a l e   jlpcy

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

Four  Kinds  of Coupon  Books

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

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

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j Economy

It  is  poor  economy  to
handle  cheap  flour.  It
is  never  reliable.  You
cannot guarantee it.  You
dr not know  whether  it
will  make good bread  or
not. 
If  it  should  not
make  good  bread— and
poor  flour  never  does—
your  customer  will  be
displeased and avoid you
afterwards. 
You  can
guarantee .  .  .

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We authorize  you to  do
so.  It makes good bread
every  time.  One  sack
sold  to-day  will  bring
customers for two sacks
later  on.  Order  some

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

NOW.

M E R C H A N T S

who  have  lost  money  trying  to 
carry a stock  of clothing  should 
read  this.

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This celebrated brand of

fieady-to-Wear 

Men’s  and  Boys'  Clothing

is sold in  every state and territory by our 
agents who furnish  the desired sizes from 
ourgreat warehouses.
We w:>nt more good agents in towns and 
cities where  we  are not  now represented.
Men’s suits.  8*4.00  to  815.00;  Boys’  suits 
S3.00 to 810.00.  Men’s pants 75c to 84.00.
Complete  outfit  free.  Write  for  par­
ticulars.

WHITE  CITY  TAILORS,

213 to 217  Adams Street, Chicago.

Who  makes  .  .  .

Liquid  Bluing 
that  will not settle?

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WOLVERINE 
SPICE  CO.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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i)0  By abandoning the  pass book and  other  out-of-date  methods of  keeping  fijjjjl 
W  track of the credit transactions  of  a  retail  store  and  adopting  in their  fern 
^   stead the modern method of handling credit accounts, the  "

COUPON  BOOK SYSTEM 

m  By means  of  which  the  credit  transactions  of  a  retail  business  can  be  ms 
¡S5  placed  on  a cash basis and annoyance and  loss supplanted  by peace and  (Ml 
profit.  We make four different  kinds of Coupon  Books,  all of which are  iiw 
|j§  sold  on  the  same  basis,  irrespective  of  grade  or  denomination.  We  awl 
M-i  cheerfully send  samples of any or all  of our books  on  application,  confi-  k«h 
m  dent that our prices are lower than those of any  other  house  in  our line, 
fig  quality of work and  accuracy of workmanship  considered.
TRADESM AN  COMPANY, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS. 

Those  who are  familiar with  Lakeside  Peas 
fully appreciate  them  and  know  their  value. 
We have made  the canning  of  peas  a  scien­
tific  study and  feel  amply  repaid  by  the  re­
sults  obtained.  They  are  for  sale  by  all 
grocers.  Ask for them.

THE  HBLEBT  LflNDRETH  60.,  MOWOG,  WiS.

Worden Grocer Co., Wholesale  Agents.

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THE“ EUREKA”

THE"PINGREE’

The “EUREKA”  for  1858.  With  Improved  Tube and 
•‘Stud”  Lock.  As the tube is largest at the bottom, perfectly 
round  all  the way  down,  and  free  from  obstructing bolt  or 
rivet heads,  it cannot clog, and as the  “Stud”  Lock  relieves 
all tension on the front jaw,  it cannot pick  up  the seed.

The “E U R E K A ”  is 20 per  cent, faster  in  light  or  mel­

low soil  than any Stick  Handle  Planter made.

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The  “ PINGREE,”  with  “Stud”  lock.  The  handiest, 
best  finished  and  most  durable  Stick  Handle  Planter  on 
the  market.

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EUREKA"

PATENT

SE E D   AND  FRUIT 

SACK

For Sale by Jobbers.  Liberal  Discount to Dealers.

The  “E U R E K A ”  and  the  “ PIN G REE”  are  the only 
Hand  Potato  Planters with  Self-Locking jaws  or  adjustable 
depth gauge.  As  the  jaws  lock  automatically  the  instant 
the  Planter is raised free from  the ground,  the potato cannot 
drop through, nor can  it force the jaws apart so as to  permit 
the earth to enter between them and  thus  crowd  the seed to 
the surface as the beak enters the ground.

Every tool  warranted to work  perfectly.

GREENVILLE PLANTER CO., Sole Mire., Greenville, Mich.

Volume  XV,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  9,  1898,

Number  751

EBCIflL  CREDIT  GO.,  LID.

Comme i cial  Reports.  Prompt  and 
vigorous attention to collections.

L.  J.  STEVENSON,  Manager,

R.  J.  CLELAND,  Attorney, 

411-412*413 Widdicomb Building,

Grand Kapids, Mich.

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Prompt,  Conservative, Safe. 

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me Preferred Bankers 
Life psseraqee Co.

Incorporated  by100M IC H IG A N

B A N K E R S

Maintains a Guarantee  Fund.
W rite for details.

Home Office,  Moffat Bldg.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

F R A N K   E .  R O B S O N ,  P k es.
T R U M A N   B.  G O O D S P E E D ,  S ec’y.

If You  Hire Help— .

You should  use our

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Perfect  Time  Book 

— and  Pay  Roll.

Made to hold  from 27 to  60  names 

and sell for 75 cents  to  $2. 

Send  for sample leaf.

BARLOW  BROS.,

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^ ^ L D E S T ,  most  reliable wholesale cloth­
ing manufacturers in Rochester, N.  Y .,a r e

KOLB &  SON

Our Spring Line ready— W inter Line still 
complete.  Best $5*5°  ^fl wool Kersey O ver­
coat,  and  best $5.50 Ulster in  market.  See 
balance  of  our  F all  Line,  and  our  entire 
Spring  Line.  W rite  our  M ichigan A gent, 
W i l l i a m   C o n n o r ,  Box  346,  Marshall, 
M ich,  to call on you.

Mr.  Connor  w ill  be  at  H otel  Cadillac, 
Detroit,  Room  340,  W ednedsay,  Thursday 
and  Friday,  February  16,  17 and  iS.

I   T a n e y   C a l e n d a r s

The  Tradesman  Company  has 
a large line of Fancy Calendars 
for  1898, to which  it invites the 
inspection of  the  trade.  The 
Company  is  also  equipped  to 
prepare  and  execute  anything 
in the line of specially designed 
calendars,  either  engraved  or 
printed.

♦

Arlington  Chemical Co.,
J.  H.  T allin ad g e,.............
McKesson  it  Robbins,  .. 
Charles  W right  it  C o .,.. 
Grand  Rapids  Democrat,
Evening Press,  ...............
M ichigan  F ruit Grower,
Germania,...................■  ...
W.  S.  R yn es,.....................
E.  K ilstro m ,....................
Edison  L igh t  C o .,...........

45*4529*35
43*50
31*5°
83.40

About  three  months  before  he failed— 
Oct.  13,  1897—Finch  stated  to  the  rep­
resentative  of  one  of  the  mercantile 
agencies  that  the  “ Co. ”  of  his  firm  was
nominal;  that  his  stock  would  inventory 
$12,000  or  $14,000,and  that his merchan­
dise 
indebtedness  would  not  exceed 
$5,000. 
In  the  face  of  this  statement, 
Finch  then  secured  merchandise  cred­
itors  to  the  amount  of  $16,964,  besides  a 
preferred  claim 
for  $2,400 and  a  prior 
chattel  mortgage  for  $2,000.  The  se­
cured  claims  thus  amount  to $21,364, 
and  it  is  believed  in  some  quarters  that 
even  this  sum  does  not  represent  the 
total  amount  of  his  liabilities.

The  stock  inventories  $12,720.  It  will 
be  sold  at  public  auction  on  Feb.  16. 
In  case  the  trustee  realizes  50  cents  on 
the  dollar,  the  merchandise  creditors, 
it 
is  thought,  will  receive  about  15 
cents  on  the  dollar.

The  failure 

is  simply  one  more  re­
minder  that  merchants  who  conduct 
business  on  the  cut-throat plan eventual­
ly  come  to  grief,  or  cause  grief  on  the 
part  of  their  creditors,  as  is  the  case  in 
the  present  instance.  No  regret  will  be 
felt  for  the  creditors  of  Finch,  how­
ever,  because  every  house  which  sold 
him a dollar’s worth of  goods  did  it  with 
a  realizing  sense  that 
it  was  thereby 
putting  an  additional  weapon  into  the 
hands  of  an  irresponsible  individual  to 
injure  the  legitimate  drug  trade  of  the 
city.

Personal  Peculiarities  of  Some  Men.
Some  one  has  said  that  next  to  the 
possession  of  a  million  dollars 
is  a 
heart  which  never  grows  old.  I  am  dis­
posed  to  place  the  young  heart  first  and 
the  million  dollars  afterward;  but  I 
have  a  friend  who  would  never  differ 
with  me  on  that  point,  because  he  is  so 
fortunate  as  to  possess  both. 
1  refer  to 
Mr.  A.  M.  Woolson,  whose  career  as  the 
Manager of  the  Woolson  Spice  Co.  was 
meteoric,  except 
that  meteors  come 
down  and  Mr.  Woolson  went  to  the 
financial  zenith  with a suddenness which 
surprised  us  all.  Beginning 
life  as  a 
retail  grocer,  he  distinguished  himself 
chiefly  by  his  knowledge  of 
coffee, 
which  he  roasted,  ground  and  manipu­
lated  in  his  own  establishment  until  he 
came  to  be  known  as  a  coffee  expert. 
After  several  men  had  undertaken—but 
without  success— the  management  of the 
coffee  plant  created  by  the  Toledo  gro­
cery  jobbers,  Mr.  Woolson’s  services 
in  a  short  time  the 
were  secured,  and 
business  began 
it 
reached  proportions  which demonstrated 
that  Arbuckle  was  no  longer  the  King 
of  Coffee,  inasmuch  as  the  kingly  sym­
bol  rested  on  the  placid  brow  of  the 
genial  gentleman  who  was  no  more  as­
suming  as  a  millionaire  than  he  had 
been  as  a  corner  grocer.  A  fortunate 
combination  of  circumstances  took  Mr. 
Woolson  out  of  the  coffee  trade  a  year 
ago and  he  is spending  the remainder of '

to  expand  until 

67.20

his  days  in  the  quiet  contentment which 
he  learned  to  cultivate  as  a  boy  and 
which  has  clung  to  him  all  through life, 
even  during  the  anxious days  and  weary 
nights  when  he  was  creating  something 
out  of  nothing—building  up  a  great 
manufacturing  plant  which  was  to  be 
the  wonder  and  admiration  of  the  busi­
ness  world.  Now  that  he  has  the  time 
to  indulge  his  inclinations,  he  finds  one 
of  his  greatest  enjoyments  in  exchang­
ing  letters  with  the  little  folk  of  his  ac­
quaintance,  one  of  whom  happens  to  re­
side  in  this  city. 
I  have  been  favored 
with  the  perusal  of  some  of  the  corres­
pondence  on  both  sides,  and,  much  as 
I  like  money,  I  am  frank  to  admit  that 
I  would  rather  possess  a  heart  of  gold 
like  that  of  my  friend  Woolson than own 
the  biggest  coffee  plant  in  the  world. 
“ Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets,’ ’ 
and  the  man  who  finds  delight 
in  cor­
responding  with  a  9-year-old  lad—re­
counting  the  scenes  of  his  boyhood,  the 
names  of  his  dogs  and  the  characteris­
tics  of  his  playmates,  in  the  simple 
language  and  quaint  expressions  of 
childhood— is  richer,  in  my  estimation, 
than  the  Vanderbilt  who  lives  in  a  pal­
ace  or  the  king  who  trembles  on  a 
throne.

*  

*  

*

It  has  been  demonstrated  beyond  con­
tradiction  that  Will.  S.  Jones,  of  the 
Minneapolis  Commercial  Bulletin,  pos­
sesses  other  accomplishments  than  that 
of  an  adroit  and  successful  advertising 
solicitor.  He  came  to  Michigan  last 
week  for  the  express  purpose  of  making 
a  record  in  an  entirely  new  line of busi­
ness,  and  while  awaiting  the  arrival  of 
a  snowbound  train  at  Lakeview,  the  lat­
ter  part  of  the  week,  he  accepted  the 
offer  of  the  Detroit,  Grand  Rapids  & 
Western  Railway  to  shovel  snow 
in 
front  of  the  stalled  train  for  the  paltry 
compensation  of  15  cents  an  hour.  Be­
fore  be  appeared  on  the  field  the  pas­
sengers  had  calmly  settled themselves in 
their  seats  and  decided  to  make  a  night 
of  it.  Mr.  Jones,  hewever,  went  at  the 
work  with  so  much  vigor  and 
inspired 
his  associates  of  the  snow  shovel  with 
such  esprit  de  corps  that  the obstruction 
was  removed  after  Mr.  Jones  and  his 
co-workers  had  each  earned  43  cents  of 
the  coin  of  the  realm.  For  the  re­
mainder  of  the  trip  Mr.  Jones  was  the 
hero  of  the  hour,  receiving  the  plaudits 
of  the  passengers  for  coming  to  their 
rescue  at  a  critical  time  and  assisting 
them  to  reach  their  destinations  without 
serious  delay.  Marked  copies  of  this 
paper  will  be  sent  to  the  general  mana­
ger  of  each  road  over  which  Mr.  Jones 
travels,  so  that  they  may  feel  perfectly 
safe  that  any  train  on  which  he  is  trav­
eling  will  have  the  benefit  of  expert 
assistance 
its  being 
stalled  by  snow.

in  the  event  of 

No  one  could  live  very  long  on  saw­
dust,  although 
it  is  fine  board,  and  yet 
enough  shavings  enable  barbers  to  exist 
nicely.

The  kicker  teaches  us  at  least  one 
thing:  he  makes  us  appreciate  people 
who  are good  natured.

The  skeleton 

in  the  closet  seldom 

possesses a  funny  bone.

FRIENDS  OF  C U TTE R S.

List  of  Jobbers  and  Manufacturers 

Who  Sold  Finch.

In  order  that  the  drug  trade  may  note 
the  houses  which  cater  to  price  cutters, 
the  Tradesman  publishes  herewith a full 
list  of  the  merchandise  creditors of Paul 
V.  Finch  &  Co.,  of  this  city,  who  re­
cently  went  into  liquidation,  owing  the 
following  amounts  for goods  purchased :
Humiston,  Keeling  A*  C o .,...........................$r,426.00
John  D.  Park A:  Sons  C o .,..............................  1,700.54
Koht.  Stevenson  A  C o...................................... 
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Foster.  Milburn  .t- Co___  
L .  Newbury er &  Bro., 
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•Edgewood  Distilling  Co.,  ...............
Lehn  A*  F in k ,...................
Searle it  Hereth  C o...........
Bur rough  Bros.  M fg  C o .,.................
Columbia  Rubber  C o .....

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A .  H.  Platts  &  C o .................
U.  S.  Bottlers SunniV  C o....................

Horlick  Food  Co..............
Putnam  Candv C o.....................
F.  R.  Arnold &  C o............  
Jas.  1.  Kirk  *  C o..................
Cam ben .V  Cowman,
Upjohn  Pill X-  Granule  C o .,... 
National  Distilling C o .,...........
George  Borgfeldt A  C o ..,........
A.  M.  Foster it  C o........

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Grand  Rapids  Paper  Box Co.,  ........
Illinois Glass  C o .,................................
Scofield,  Shurmer A  Teagle,.
W hilall,  Tatain  A  C o .,.............
Joseph  Fleming A' Son,......................
Pictorial  Printing  Co.,
A.  Ilabernacht A  C o..................

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M.  C.  Barrett .t  C o.............
Chicago Specialty  Box  Co................
J.  A .  R ig b y ....... 
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Ullman,  Einstein  &  C o . , ...................
VVeld  A  Rudelsheimer,  ..........
Mihalovitch,  Fletcher it  Co.,
Lachman  & Jacobi,...............
W est  M ichigan  Printing  C o .,__
Standard O il C o .,.....................
H arvey A-  Ilevstek  C o .,....
Parke,  D avis &  C o .,.....................
Rilling,  Clapp  ,t  C o........
Gold  Medal  Distillimr  Co........
Victor K oltz.............. 
...... 
Musselman  Grocer Co.,  ...
Acme  Grease A  Oil  Co..
Paris  Medicine  Co..  .................................  
Dodds  Medicine  Co.......
Vina  V in e y ard ,..........................
Crown  Perfumery  C o .,.................
A.  1.  Hilbert  .t-  C o............
Emerson  Drug  Co.............
A .  Shire,.................  . ..
Louden  A   H ill,.........................................
Arguimbau  A*  Ram ee,................................
M.  H. Treusch  »V  Bro...........................   ..
W.  R.  W arner A'  C o.,..................................
F.  Letellier &   Co..............................................  
Nathan,  Kirchenner &  Co.,  ............................ 
W hite Tar C o.....................................................  
'T'oledo Linseed  Oil C o.,................................... 
M yers Manufacturing
St.  Louis  Sponge  C o .,.................
Berden  A  C o .,..................................
C.  W .  W hite &  C o .,.......................
Thompson  Phosphaté  C o .,.........
Williams  Manufacturing  Co.,  . ..
W .  II.  Horn  Ar  B r o .,.....................
H ugo Cahn  A  C o .,..........................
Gerhard,  Mennen  Chemical Co., 
Pierce A;  Stevens.........................
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M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

Woman’s World
What  Women  Can  Do for Their Home 

Town.

What 

lovely  woman  wills  to  do,  she 
does.  As  an  originator,  she 
is  valu­
able;  as  an  auxiliary,  she  is  indispen­
sable,  and  when  she  gets  together  and 
determines  to  do  something,  she  means 
business  and  will  put  it  through.

It 

While  we  are  all  studying  sanitation, 
and  are  very  properly  concerned  about 
cleaning  up  the  city,  it  would  be a good 
idea  for  every  woman  to  keep  a  watch­
ful  eye  on  her  own  premises,  and  sweep 
off  her  own  pavement.  There  is  an  old 
story  of  a  German  town  that  was  so  ex­
quisitely  clean  it  was  the  wonder  of  the 
whole  neighboring  country.  Anxious 
committees  were  sent  to  interview  its 
mayor  and  street  commissioners  and 
board  of  health  to  ascertain  what  sys­
tem  of  street  cleaning  they  found  so 
peculiarly  successful.  The  delegations 
returned  home  humbled  and  crestfallen, 
with  nothing  more  wonderful  to  relate 
than  the  fact  that  every  woman  swept 
before  her  own  house. 
is  folly  and 
worse  than  folly  and  we  are  merely  a 
society  of  organized  Mrs.  Jellybys  if  we 
belong  to  an  organization  to  advance 
the  city’s  interests  and let our own pave­
ments  be  unswept  and  our  garbage 
boxes  in  the  back  yard  accumulate  filth 
and  breed  disease.  There 
is  a  woman 
in  every  house  on  every  street  in  Grand 
Rapids. 
If  she  made  it  her  business  to 
keep  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  her  own 
house  clean  we  should.have  a  swept  and 
garnished  city;  but  she  doesn't  do  it. 
Here  and  there  is  a  loyal  and  patriotic 
woman  who  keeps  her  pavement  clean, 
and  it  shines  like  an  oasis  in  the  desert 
of  dirty  streets  where  we  trail  our  skirts 
through  the  accumulated  dust  and  to­
bacco  spittle  and  cigar stubs and banana 
peelings,  until  a  merciful  Providence 
sends  a  storm  along  and  washes 
it  off 
for  us.  Our  own  doorstep 
is  the  best 
place 
in  the  world  from  which  to  be­
gin  a  reform,  and  every  woman  should 
organize  a  street  cleaning 
company, 
limited,  on  her  own  account,  who  really 
has  the  good  of  the  city  at  heart  A 
good  broom,  as  a  sanitary  and  reform 
argument,  is  worth  twenty  good  reso­
lutions  any  day  of  the  week.

Another  thing  we  women  can  afford to 
do  is  to  quit  complaining  about  our city 
and  drop  our  apologetic  air  when  we 
speak  of 
local  affairs.  We  anticipate 
every  criticism  that  could  possibly  be 
made,  and  discount  it  in  advance.  Any 
stranger  here  can  confidently  count  on 
having  every  drawback  and  disadvan­
tage 
carefully 
conscientiously 
and 
pointed  out  to  him. 
If,  after  that,  he 
has  the  nerve  to  invest  his  money  here, 
or  come  here  to 
live,  we  are  heartily 
glad  of  it,  but  he  can  never  say  we  en­
couraged  him  to  do  it,  or  held  out  in­
ducements.

this 

In  a  way, 

is  rank  hypocrisy. 
Most  of  us  think  there  is  no  other  place 
in  the  world  where  life  is  so  well  worth 
living  as  right  here,  but  when  we speak 
of 
it  we  dissemble  our  feelings.  We 
say,  "Oh,  yes,  I  like  to  live  here,"  in 
a  tone  of  voice  which  implies  that  any 
old  thing 
is  good  enough  for  us.  We 
are  continually  apologizing  for  every 
defect,  real  and 
imaginary.  Now,  as 
women  are  supposed  to  do  a  major  part 
of  the  talking  in  the  world,  this  matter 
of  disparaging  one’s  city is  of  moment, 
important  that  we  take  the 
and 
right  attitude  towards 
it.  Let’s  turn 
over  a  new  leaf  and  take  a  hint  from 
the  boastful  Chicagoese,  who have  made

is 

it 

their  city  by  sheer  bragging  on  it.  Did 
you  ever  hear  a  Chicago  man  or  woman 
admit  there  was  a  single  drawback  to 
the  bliss  of  living  in  that  city?  Never. 
They  never  complain  of  anything,  and 
would  freeze  stark  and  stiff  in  a  bliz 
zard  protesting  that 
it  was  just  fine 
bracing  weather

And,  while  we  are  talking  about talk­
ing,  let's  talk 
less  about  the  good  old 
days  when  Grand  Rapids  was  a  small 
town  and  more  about  the  better  times 
we  have  right  now.  The  dear  old  days 
are  a  sacred  tradition,  but  I  think  they 
must  have  been  pretty  inconvenient  and 
uncomfortable  without  any 
electric 
lights,  or  trolley  cars,  or  daily  mail  de­
liveries,  or  messenger  boy  system,  or 
vestibuled  sleeping  cars,or  the  thousand 
and  one  luxuries  then  unknown  that 
are  now  necessities.  Let’s  get  a  move 
on  us  and  come  up  to  the  present,  and 
enjoy  the  bright,  beautiful  to-day  that 
has  all  the  modern  conveniences  and 
comfoits  in  it.

fact, 

there 

Of  course,  the  best  way tc  help  on  a 
boom  is  to  patronize  home  merchants. 
That’s  too  plain  to  need  saying.  The 
sending-off-for-samples  habit  will  par­
alyze  the  trade  of  any  town  on  earth. 
It  is  idle  for  a  woman  to  pretend  to  be 
loyal  to  her  town 
if  she  goes  to  New 
York,  or  Boston,  or  Chicago  to  buy  her 
gowns  and  her  carpets and her furniture. 
Patriotism  begins  at  home,  and  spends 
its  money  there.  Good times  must  start 
for  us  with  our  own  merchants  having  a 
good  trade.  We  are  not  going  to  import 
it  along  with 
imported  gowns,  where 
the  profits  all  went  to  foreign  shop men, 
and  we  shall  best  help  to  build  up  our 
city  when  we  help  men  to  prosper  here. 
Now,  as  a  matter  of 
is 
no  earthly  excuse  for  women  not  doing 
their  shopping  here.  We  have  goods 
suited  to  our  climate,  and  we  have 
in  their 
dressmakers  who  are  artists 
craft,  and  whose  work 
is  every  bit  as 
good  as  the  best  "creations"  sent  over 
here from  Paris  and  London.  Of course, 
the  individual  woman amongst us thinks 
that  it  is  a  small  matter  where  she  buys 
her  new  frocks 
it  is,  but  whrn 
hundreds  of  women  send  off  for  their 
fine  clothes  and  expensive  jewelry  it 
is 
a  different  and  a  serious  affair.  There 
are  women  here  who.  when  they  go  to 
the  seashore  in  the  summer,  buy  all  the 
things  they  shall  need  for  the  winter, 
just  to  have  a  New  York  trademark  on 
their  ch thes;  there  are  bouses  where 
the  furniture 
is  all  bought  elsewhere, 
entertainments  where  even  the  flowers 
are  ordered  from  away.  Now,  aren’t 
these  women  traitors  and  disloyal  to 
their own city?  These are the women who 
need  missionary  work  and  who  need  to 
be  taught  that  any  civic  pride  that 
means  anything  means  the  support  of 
home  merchants.  If  women  are  looking 
for  a  motto,  they  can  find  nothing  bet­
ter  to 
inscribe  on  their  banners  than,
" Patronize  home  industries."

So 

And,  speaking  of  home 

industries, 
mightn’t  we  show  a  little  more  interest 
in  home  talent?  We  have  among  us 
musicians  who  give  their  lovely  voices 
year  after  year  for  the  benefit  of  this 
charity  and  that,  elocutionists  who  can 
always  be  counted  on  to  contribute their 
efforts,  women 
and  men  who  have 
studied  Shakespeare  and  Browning  and 
Ibsen,  and  all  the  subjects  that  we  go to 
hear  other  people 
lecture  on,  but  we 
never  invite  these  prophets  within  the 
gates  to  earn  an  honest  penny  by  giv­
ing  a  paid  entertainment  for  their  own 
benefit. 
If  they  did,  not  a  corporal's 
guard  would  buy  tickets  and  be  out  on 
the  nigot  of  the  entertainments.  But

let  any  one  else  come,  with  any  sort  of 
a  self-written  guarantee  of  accomplish­
ments,  and  we  fall  over  each  other  in 
our  desire  to 
them.  Now, 
hospitality 
is  good,  but  justice  is  bet­
ter,  and  sometimes  it  begins  at  home, 
too.

lionize 

In  all  good  truth,  no  movement  can 
have  a  better guarantee  for  success  than 
the  support  of  enthusiastic  women. 
And,  on  the  other  band,  I  doubt 
if 
women  can  have  a  better  object  than 
the  welfare  of  the  city  in  which  they 
live. 

D o r o th y  D ix .

Business  Is  Business.

An  interesting  insight  into  the  ways 
of  the  ultra  new  woman  was  furnished 
by  the  testimony  in  a  London  court  of 
Mrs.  Beauclerk,  a  stock  broker.  Mrs. 
Beauclerk  testified  that  she  employed 
her  husband  in  her  office,  but  that  she 
dismissed  him  from  her  employ  last 
August,  because  ol  certain  derelictions 
of  duty.  Whenever  she  went  out  she 
used  to  lock  the  door  of  her  private 
office. 
"D o   you  mean  to  say,’ ’ asked 
the  Solicitor-General,  "that  if  you  saw 
the  man  you  had  sworn  to  honor  and 
obey  writing  in  your  private  room  you 
would  be  so  hard-hearted  as  to  say: 
‘ Out  you  go?’  ”   " I   should,  certainly," 
was  the  answer. 
" I f   a  wife  has  a  per­
fectly  no-account  husband  to  support, 
she  should  have  the  right  to  put  him 
out. ”

A Job of Printing.

“ M ay I  print a  kiss on  your cheek?”   I asked. 

She nodded  her sweet  permission.

So w e went to press, and  I rather guess 

1  printed a large edition.

In  the  Edinburg  School  of  Medicine 
for  Women  every  student  sent  to  the 
University  during  the  year  1896-97  has 
passed  a  record  probably unprecedented 
in  the  annals  of  any  other school.  Five 
women  received  caps  at  the  graduation 
ceremony,  and  were  enthusiastically 
greeted  by  their  fellow-students  and  the 
audience.

3

Woman  in  the  Kitchen.

A  certain  Pennsylvania  woman,  who 
is  described  by  her  friends  as  " a   lady 
in  the kitchen,"  declares  that  she  would 
rather  be  the  cook 
in  a  fashionable 
house  than  the  mistress  of 
it.  This 
queen  of  the kitchen  has  met  with many 
reverses,  but 
instead  of  growing  old 
and  morose  she  has  grown philosophical 
and 
is  making  the  best  of  life,  which 
she  finds  isn’t  half  bad.  She  manages 
to  take 
in  the  opera  from  the  balcony 
or  from  the  gallery,  sees  a  good  play 
now  and  then,  reads  books  which  are 
beyond  the  comprehension  of  her  mis­
tress,  feeds  on  the  fat  of  the  land,  and 
all  without  the  worry  of  being  a  fine 
lady.

it—at 

"A s  for  being  a  saleswoman  in a store 
or  a  typewriter  or  a  clerk,  I  wouldn’t 
least,  I  would  rather  be 
like 
where  I  am, " s h e   says. 
"M y  weekly 
income  may  not  be  as  latge  as  some  of 
these,  but  then  I  am  well  fed  and  com­
fortably  sheltered  without 
cost  and 
without  price.  Nor  do  I  have  to  rise 
earlier  than  the 
‘ lady  clerk’ or  sit  up 
later,  and  my  room  is  more  comfortable 
than  hers,  and  I  am  quite  sure  my work 
is  not  half  as  tiresome  nor  as  disagree­
able.  Besides,  when  I  have  squared 
accounts  at  the  end  of  the  month, I  have 
more  money  in  my  pocket  than she,  and 
I  don’t  have  to  spend  any  of  it for laun­
dry  bills  nor  for  frills  and  finery  to wear 
every  day.

"A s  I  don't  have  to  wear  my  best 
clothes  when  at  work,  I  can  afford  two 
judiciously 
Sunday  costumes,  and  by 
mixing  these  up  I  can  appear  in  a  dif­
ferent  feather  every  Sunday  for  a  month 
or  more.  Then  why  should  I  not  prefer 
to  be  a  queen  of  the  kitchen  rather  than 
a  queen  of  the  office  or  even  of  the  par­
lor?”

Don’t  Want  Them.

The  "bargain  sale,"  so  dear  to  the 
American  woman,  has  been  introduced 
into  Germany,  with  results  so disastrous 
to  conservative  German  business  meth­
ods  that  the  government  has  been  ap­
pealed  to  to  cure  the  evil.

T H E   A R C A D E   INKSTAND

Is better and cheaper  than any  other inkstand on the 
market,  not  excepting  those  for  which  you  will  pay 
from  $i.oo  to  $2.00,  for  the  following  reasons:  You 
can t  spill  the  ink  from  it.  There  is  absolutely  no 
evaporation from  it. 
It  is  the  only  perfect  automatic 
inkstand for red  ink.

S E E   W H A T  IS   S A ID   O F  IT

“ It  is used throughout the city hall and  is  the  most  satisfactory 
ikstand  I  have ever seen.”  
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

F R A N K   D.  W A R R E N ,

C ity Clerk.

“ W e have it in  most of our offices and have never  seen  its  equal 

either in convenience or economy.”  

H E N R Y  D.  P R O C T O R , 

County Treasurer Kent County.

Sent to any address postpaid for 40 cents.

W I L L   M .  H I N E , 

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H . 

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wide  Awake Dealers

in  Michigan  are going  to  push  the 
sale of World  Bicycles for  1898.

LOOK 
RUN

ARE  BUILT 

STAY

and last  but  not  least  the  PRICE 
is  RIGHT.  Good  dealers  who 
want to  get  next  to  a  good  thing 
should  write  for  World  catalogue 
and  particulars.  Drop  a  card  for 
our ’98 catalogue of bicycle sundries.

AD AM S  &  H AR T.  Grand  Rapids.

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Selling agents  for  World  Bicycles 
in  Michigan.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Kalamazoo— M.  C.  Henry  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  Chas.  S. 
Sbarron  and  will  continue  the  business 
| at  the  same  location.

4 s

Around  the State
Movements  of  Merchants.

St.  Johns—Wm.  Bond  has  embarked 

in  the  meat  business  here.

Eau  Claire—Wm.  A.  Baker,  drug­

gist,  has  removed  to  Coloma.

Traverse  City—C.  Gore  has  opened  a 

meat  market  on  East  Eighth  street.

Muskegon— Henry  Tromp  succeeds 
in  the  grocery  busi­

Tromp  &  Roach 
ness.

Menominee— A.  J.  McLean  has  sold 
his  wholesale  cedar  business  to  J.  O. 
Smith.

Saranac—Mrs.  L.  A.  Hunter  has  sold 
stock  to  Mrs.  Lessie 

her  millinery 
Stuart.

Clio—C.  H.  Mann  succeeds  M.  E. 
in  the  hardware 

(Mrs.  C.  H .)  Mann 
business.

Plainwell— Heath  &  Smith,  merchant 
tailors,  have  dissolved,  F.  E.  Heath 
succeeding.

Ann  Arbor—A.  W.  Cochran  has 
opened  a  tisb  and  oyster  market  on 
North  Main  street.

Grayling— Isaac  Rosenthal  succeeds 
Jos.  Rosenthal  in  the  dry  goods,  cloth­
ing  and  shoe  business.

Detroit—The  Reed-Bentley-Burbank 
Co.  succeeds  Reed,  Bentley  &  Co.  in 
the  wall  paper  business.

Pinckney—Reason  &  Sheehan  suc­
in  the  hardware 

ceed  G.  W.  Reason 
and  implement  business.

Detroit— Floyd  E.  Bowen  &  Co.  suc­
ceed  Boweu  &  Goodby  in  the  merchan­
dise  brokerage  business.

Grand  Ledge— W.  J.  Hoffer  &  Co. 
succeed  Hoffer  &  Hoover as  proprietors 
of  the  Monitor  flouriDg  mills.

Holland—John  Van  Zanten  has  pur 
tea  store  of  his 

chased  the  Holland 
brother,  William  Van  Zanten.

Port  Huron—The  Boynton  &  Son  Co. 
succeeds  Boynton  &  Son  in  the  whole 
sale  and  retail  notion  business.

Croswell—Sherk  Bros.,  general  deal­
ers,  have  merged  their  business  into  a 
corporation  under  the  same  style.

Traverse  City— H.  D.  Baker,  of
Vicksburg,  has  purchased  an  interest in 
the  drug  business  of  P.  W.  Kane.

Saranac— R.  E.  Arthur  &  Co.  have 
purchased  the  shoe  stock  of  Ed.  F. 
Payne  and  consolidated 
it  with  their 
own.

Baldwin—Thos.  Heffeman  has  sold 
his  store  building  to  Chas.  Bates,  who 
has  contracted  to  purchase  the  stock 
later.

Buchanan— Elson  it  Co.  will  embark 
in  the  millinery  business  April  i,  in 
connection  with  their  photographing 
business.

Middleville—The  firm  of  M.  S.  Keel­
er  &  Co.,  general  dealers,  has  been  dis­
solved.  The business  will  be  continued 
by  M.  S.  Keeler.

Hudson—Wenzel  &  Hasbrouck  have 
sold  their  lumber  and  coal  business  to 
John  U.  Harkness,  who  will  take  pos­
session  March  I.

Harbor  Springs— D.  E.  Hawkins  has 
leased  the  city  bakery  of  Mrs.  Long 
and  will  conduct  a  lunch  counter in con­
nection  therewith.

Kalamazoo—The  O.  K.  Buckbout 
Chemical  Co.  succeeds  the  Buckbout 
Chemical  Co.,  of  which  O.  K.  Buck­
bout  was  proprietor.

Benton  Harbor-  A.  S.  Miles,  who 
has  been  salesman  in  the  shoe  depart­
ment  of  W.  L.  Hogue’s  clothing  store, 
has  purchased  the  Hogue  shoe  stock  of 
S.  M.  White  and  will  continue  the busi­
ness  for  the  present  at  the  same  loca­
tion.

Decatur— Henry  Byers  has  taken  Earl 
Miller as  a  partner  in  his  musical 
in­
strument  establishment,  the  firm  name 
being  Byers  &  Miller.

St.  Johns—The  dry  goods  firm  of 
Davies,  Adams  &  Co.  has  been  dis­
solved  by  mutual  consent.  A.  C.  Adams 
will  continue  the  business.

St.  Joseph— Morrow  &  Stone  have 
opened  a  grocery  store 
in  connection 
with  the  Martin  Palace  of  Trade,  plac­
ing  Frank  Carlisle  in  charge.

Grattan—The  Grattan  Mercantile  Co., 
composed  of  Ernest  L.  Lessiter  and 
Geo.  Whitten,  has  been dissolved.  Mr. 
Lessiter  will  continue  the  business.
“  Williamsburg—James  Ennest,  former­
ly  of  the  firm  of  Stanley  &  Ennest,  gen­
eral dealers at  Maple City,has purchased 
the  general  stock  of  Frank  H.  Vinton.
Owosso—Chas.  Connor,  wholesale
and  retail  oyster  dealer,  has  taken  a 
partner  in  the  person  of  C.  B.  Radford. 
The  style  of  the  firm  will  be  known  as 
Connor  &  Co.

Portage  Lake—The  firm  of  Nast  & 
Karger,  meat  dealers,  has  been  dis­
solved.  The  business  will  hereafter  be 
conducted  by  S.  Karger  and  his  sons, 
Lessin  and  Sam.

Ionia—The 

copartnership 

existing 
between  O.  J.  Bretz  and  Chas.  H.  Brad­
ley,  furniture  dealers  and  undertakers, 
has  been  dissolved,  Mr.  Bradley  con­
tinuing  the  business.

Morenci— Harry  Spencer  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  his  partner,  Her­
bert  Hodge,  in  the  drug  and  grocery 
firm  of  Spencer  &  Hodge and  will  con­
tinue  the  business alone.

Onekama—Wm.  Hatch  has  sold  his 
restaurant  to  Frank  Somerville, who will 
establish  a  candy  factory  in  the  build­
ing.  Mr.  Hatch  will  continue 
the 
wholesale  and  retail  ice  cream business.
Alma— V.  S.  Hollenback  has  pur­
chased the  interest  of J.  T.  Peters  in the 
furniture  and  undertaking  business  of 
Peters  &  Dean  and  the  new  copartner­
ship  will  be  known  as  Dean  &  Hollen­
back.

Benton  Harbor— The  Berrien  County 
National  Bank  of  Benton  Harbor  has 
been  organized,  with  $50,000  capital, 
and  will  acquire  the  vault,  safe  and 
fixtures  of  the  defunct  First  National 
Bank.

Harbor  Springs— The  dry  goods  firm 
of  Welling  &  Stein  has  been  dissolved, 
Mr.  Stein  having  purchased  the interest 
of  his  partner.  Mr.  Welling  will  re­
move  to  Big  Rapids,,  where  he  will 
engage  in  business.

Petoskey—Max  Spangenberg,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  the  meat  business  here 
for  twenty-five  years,  has  closed  his 
market and  will  either  devote  his  atten­
tion  to  his  Lake  Park  resort  or  embark 
in  other  business.  Mr.  Spangenberg 
came  to  Philadelphia  from  Germany 
about  thirty  years  ago,  where  he  mar­
ried  and  soon  went 
into  business  for 
himself.  He  remained  in  Philadelphia 
several  years  before coming to  Petoskey.
informs  the 
Tradesman  that  the  report  that  the 
patrons  of  the  Co-operative  Association 
store  originally  invested  $600  in  the  en­
terprise 
incorrect,  inasmuch  as  the 
original  investment  was only about $100. 
No  more  money  was  put  into  the  busi­
ness,  yet  two  and  a  half  years  later  Mr. 
Spafford  was  able  to  show  that the goods 
on  hand  bad  an  inventory  value  of near­
ly  $1,300  and  brought  $600  over  and 
above  the  indebtedness.

Chester—A.  L.  Spafford 

is 

Belding— W.  F.  Bricker  and  E.  R. 
Spencer  have  traded  real  estate  in  this 
city  for  the  general  stock  of  Holmes  & 
Dancer,  of  Stockbridge,  and  have  re­
moved  the  stock  to  Belding  and  opened 
it  up  in  the  Bricker  double  store.

Port  Huron—The  Michaels  Clothing 
Co.  has  filed  articles  of  association  with 
the  County  Clerk.  The  capital  stock 
is  $5,000,  held  as  follows:  Rosa  Mich­
aels,  Corry,  Pa.,  310  shares;  C.  Weil, 
Port  Huron,  180  shares;  M.  Michaels, 
Port  Huron.  10  shares.

North  Lansing—A.  L.  Harlow,  who 
recently  removed  to  this  place  from 
Charlotte  and  embarked 
in  business 
under  the  style  of  the  Banner  Grocery 
Co  ,  has  purchased  the  grocery  stock  of 
John  Rork  and  removed  it  to  his  new 
store  in  the  Rouse  building.

Owosso—Crowe  Bros,  have  merged 
their  shoe  business 
into  a  stock  com­
pany  under  the  style  of  the  Crowe  Wes- 
ener  Co.  The  new  corporation  has  a 
capital  stock  of  $10,000.  all  paid  in. 
August  C.  Wtsener,  who  joins  the  new 
enterprise,  has  been  head  clerk  for  Os- 
burn  &  Sons  for  several  years.

Lansing—G.  E.  Cimmerer,  grocer  at 
108  Franklin  street,  has  been  giving 
trading  stamps,  but  in an announcement 
just  issued  he  says:  “ I  have  been  giv­
ing  trading  stamps  for the past year,  but 
my  year  having  expired  Feb.  1,  1898, 
and  with  the  experience  1  have had with 
them,  I  have  decided  that 
is  better 
for  my  customers  to get  their  groceries 
at  less  price  than  it  is  to get the stamps. 
Having  so  decided,  I  will  give  no  more 
stamps. ”

it 

M anufacturing  Matters.

Holland— Peter  Stegenga  has  started 

a  broom  factory  here.

Marshville— M.  O.  Walker  succeeds 
Frank  Ching  in  the  flouring  mill  busi­
ness.

Mt.  Pleasant —Houck  &  Wells  have 
leased  the  grain  elevator  of  Carr  & 
Granger  for  a  period  of  five  years.

in 

St.  Johns— Hugh  W.  Morris  has  pur­
chased  a  building  of  the  St.  Johns  Land 
Co.  and  will  shortly  embark 
the 
manufacture  of  medium  priced  chairs.
Stanton—J.  W.  Willett  &  Co.  have 
moved  their  saw  and  shingle  mill  back 
here  from  Ionia  county and consolidated 
it  with  their  planing  mill  in  this  city.
is  now 
manufacturing  both  egg crates and fillers 
at  bis  factory 
in  this  city,  being  the 
only  manufacturer  in  the  country  who 
combines  both 
lines  of  business  under 
one  roof.

Eaton  Rapids—Wm.  Smith 

Millbrook—The  Wm.  Lane  Cedar  Co. 
land 
has  purchased  180  acres  of  timber 
near  this  place,  which 
is  expected  to 
yield  8,000,000  shingles,  500,000  feet 
hemlock  lumber,  100,000  feet  biack  ash 
lumber  and  1,000  cords  of  beech  and 
maple  wood.

The 

capital 

Detroit—The  San  Telmo  Cigar  Man­
ufacturing  Co  has  filed  articles  of  in­
corporation. 
is 
$to,ooo,  all  paid  in.  The  incorporators 
are  as  follows:  Oscar  Rosenberger,  400 
shares;  Oscar  Rosenberger,  trustee,  389; 
Oscar  Rosenberger,  trustee,  200;  James 
E.  Marentette,  10;  Charles  W.  Stubbs,
1  share.

stock 

Jackson—A  company  known  as  the 
Jackson  Sleigh  Co.  has  been  organized 
at  this  place  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000,  all  paid  in.  Harry  G.  White, 
of  Mancelona,  has  350  shares;  Edmund 
H.  Carpenter,  Jackson,  270;  Albert  C. 
Teer,  Jackson,  100  and  E.  M.  White, 
280  shares.  The  company  proposes  to 
manufacture  vehicles  of  all  kinds  for 
wholesale  and  retail  trade.

It 

Covington—This  place  will  soon  be 
upon  the  map. 
is  situated  65  miles 
west  of  Marquette,  on  the  D.,  S.  S.  & 
A.  Railway,  in  the  heart  of  a large tract 
of  hardwood.  Already  there  are  a  few 
settlers  close  by  on  homesteads,  who 
spend  most  oi  their  spare  time  cutting 
cordwood  for Chapin &  Manness,  whose 
headquarters  are  at  Trout  Creek at pres­
ent.  Several  houses  will  be  built  here 
the  coming  season.

St.  Johns— The  St.  Johns  Spring  Co. 
has  been  re-organized,  local  business 
men  having  taken  stock  in  the  corpora­
tion  to  the  extent  of  several  thousand 
dollars.  Thomas  Bromley,  Jr.,  has  been 
elected  President  of  the  company,  J.  T. 
Millman  will  act  as  Vice-President  and 
M.  D.  Hubbard  will  serve  as  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  The buildings occupied 
hy  the  corporation  will  be  moved  to  a 
location  adjoining  the  railroad,  which 
will  effect  a  saving  in  the  drayage  bill 
of  several  hundred  dollars  per  year.

Kenton—This 

is  a  model  little  lum­
bering  town  and  is  the  headquarters  of 
the  Sparrow-Kroll  Co.,  which  operates 
one  of  the  best  mills 
in  the  Upper 
Peninsula.  The  town  is  located  in  the 
heart  of the  best  standing  pine along the 
D .,  S.  S.  &  A.  Railway  and,  unless 
the  pine  tributary  is  devastated  by  for­
est  fires,  it  will  be  a  thriving  place  for 
several  years  to  come.  The  Sparrow- 
Kroll  Co.  has  a  contract  to  put  in  the 
timber  of  the  Kirby-Carpenter  Co.,  be­
sides  that  for  its  own  consumption here. 
The  K.  C.  Co. ’s  logs  are  taken  over the 
railroad  owned  by  the  S.-K.  Co.  to  the 
St.  Paul  Railway,  eight  miles  north, 
whence  they  are  taken  to  Menominee  to 
be  sawed.

Kalamazoo—Suit has been commenced 
by  summons  in  the Circuit Court against 
M.  Henry  Lane  for  $25,000  by  Luke 
Cooney,  |r.  The  case  grows  out  of  the 
alleged  action  of  Mr.  Lane in endeavor­
ing  to  sell  the  cash  register  patents 
which  are  owned  by  a  company  com­
posed  ol  Messrs.  Luke  Cooney,  Jr.,  M. 
H.  Lane,  H.  P.  Kauffer,  H.  B.  Peck, 
F.  B.  Lay  and  Lawrence  Cooney.  The 
patents  were  obtained  by  Luke  Cooney 
and  the  company  was  organized  to  de­
velop  and  sell  the  same,  the  promoter 
being  W.  C.  Johnson.  The  foundation 
for  the  suit  rests  in  the  alleged  action 
of  Mr.  Lane  with  Mr.  Johnson  in  a deal 
which  was  on  in  New  York.  In  support 
of  the  claim  of  a  conspiracy  and  at­
tempted  fraud  there  are  about  a  score 
of  Mr.  Lane’s  letters which were written 
to  Johnson.

Dundee's  Linen  Trade.

The  average  importation  of  jute 

into 
Dundee  for  the  past  four  years  has  not 
been  far  short  of  240,000  tons  a  year, 
while  the  imports  of  flax  and  tow  aver­
age  22,000  tons.  The  exports  of  linen 
last  year  amounted  to  18,200,000 
yarn 
pounds;  of 
164,500,000 
yards;  of 
jute  yarns  almost  50,000,000 
pounds,  and  of 
jute  cloths  237,000,000 
yards.  The  feature  of  the  trade  was 
increase  ot  30  per  cent,  in  the  ex­
an 
ports  of 
jute  yarns  as  compared  with 
1896.

cloth, 

linen 

Howard  Morley,  general  dealer  at 
Cedar  Springs,  has  added  a  line  of  gro­
ceries. 
The  Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co. 
furnished  the  stock.

John  Jagt  has  opened  a  grocery  store 
on  East  Bridge  street  near  the  corner  of 
North  Union  street.

The  trade-bringing  accomplice  of  the 
jobber  and  manufacturer  is the commer­
cial  traveler.

G illie’s  New  York  teas.  All  kinds, 
grades  and  prices.  Phone  Visner,  1589.

MICHIGAN 

IRADESMAN

ts

Grand  Rapids  Oossip

The  Grocery  Market.

Tea— There  has  been  no  change  in 
prices  during  the  week,  although  some 
grades  are  rather  firmer  than  during  the 
week  before. 
cold 
weather have interfered  with  the trade to 
some 
temporarily. 
There  ought  to  be  a  general  re-opening 
of  trade  all  over  the  country  in  a  few 
weeks.

extent,  but  only 

The  storm  and 

Coffee— Some  New  York  estimators 
put  the  Santos  crop  of  this  year  at 
6,000,000  bags,  and  that  of  the  coming 
season  at  from  5,500,000  to  6,500,000 
bags. 
It  seems  to  be  a  probability  that 
the  coming  crop  of  Brazils  will  be  fully 
as 
large  as  that  of  the  year  just  past. 
Wm.  Scott  &  Sons  have  compiled  fig­
ures  showing  the  receipts  and  distribu­
in  this  country  during 
tion  of  coffees 
the  year  1897.  They  show  an 
increase 
in  distribution  of  Brazil  coffees  of 
59,195  tons,  or  989,317  bags,  and  a  de­
crease  in  distribution  of  mild  coffees  of 
2,139  tons,  or  96,988  packages.  The 
sales  of  Brazils  were  4,334,837  bags,  or 
254,990  tons.  The  total  sales  of  coffees 
in  this  country  during  the  ysar  were 
329,534  tons.

Canned  Goods— Holders  of  tomatoes 
appear  to  have  faith  in  the  prospects 
for  higher  prices,  but  are  obliged  to 
shade  if  they  want  to  sell  goods.  Corn 
is  slightly  stronger  than  tomatoes,  and 
the  price  is  well  maintained.  All  sales 
are  made  at  full  figures,  but  the  de­
mand  is  only  moderate.  There  is  noth­
ing  doing 
in  peas,  which  rule  at  un­
changed  prices. 
few  California 
peaches  are  selling,  but  the  demand  for 
Eastern  goods  is  dull.

A 

Dried Fruits— The consuming demand 
of  seedless  raisins has increased,because 
of  the 
increased  cost  of  currants,  and 
this  has started  considerable  speculation 
in  this  line  of 
fruit.  While  strictly 
sound  raisins  are  held  very  firm  on  the 
Coast,  there 
is  a  good  supply  of  rain- 
damaged  fruit  that  can  be  had  at  low 
rates,  and  much  at-the  buyer’s  own 
terms.  A  good  many  of  these  goods 
are  being  sent  East  on  consignment,  to 
be  sold  at  enough  to  cover  cost  with  a 
little  over  for  the  growers.  The  prune 
market  is  reported  to  be  very  healthy on 
the  Coast.  The demand  from  European 
sources  has  absorbed  so  large  a  portion 
of 
last  year’s  crop  that  no  surplus  is 
found  there.  The  demand  for the  Klon­
dike  is  also  taking  a considerable stock, 
while  the  general  consumptive  demand 
is  good.

Crackers—The  past  week  has  wit­
nessed  the  consummation  of  the  biscuit 
deal,  through  the  organization  of  the 
National  Biscuit  Company,  and the pur­
chase  of  the  assets  of  the  New  York, 
American  and  United States companies, 
togethei  with  recently  acquired  proper­
ties,  for  about  $18,650,000.  The  money 
was  paid  over by  the  Illinois  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank  of  Chicago  from  the  sub­
scriptions  received  from  old  stockhold­
ers  and  underwriters  for  the  new  pre­
ferred  stock,  which  amounts  to $23,000, - 
000.  The  company  starts 
in  business 
in  a  strong  position  financially,  as  well 
as  with  reference  to  the  biscuit  trade. 
It 
is  now  operating  about  140  plants, 
which  have 90  per  cent,  of  the  business 
east  of  the  Sierra  Nevadas,  and  the 
in  its  treasury  over 
corporation  has 
$1,500,000 
in  pre­
ferred  stock  and  $5,000,000  in  quick  as­
sets  of  the  old companies, including  ma­
terials and accounts and bills receivable.
is  about  all

in  cash,  $2,000,000 

Rice— No.  1 

Japan 

cleaned  up  on  the  market,  and  prices 
are  high.  All  rice,  foreign  and  domes­
tic,  has  held  to  a  very  strong  position, 
quite  beyond  expectations.

Syrup  and  Molasses— There  is  a  bet­
ter  movement 
in  sugar  syrup,  the  low 
grades  of  which  are  not  to  be  had. 
Prices are  unchanged.  Molasses  is  very 
strong,  and  with  a  small  demand. 
If 
any  demand  develops  there  should  be 
a  material  advance.

Cheese—The  cheese  situation  is  not 
It  is 
so  strong  as  the  trade  expected. 
bard  to  account  for  this  fact,  as  stocks 
are  very  small  for  the  demand.  Buyers 
are  not  taking  hold  of  cheese very freely 
at  present.  The  consumption  of  cheese 
must  be  quite  light,  or  else  there  would 
be  more  activity.

Fish— There  is  no  quotable  change  in 
the  market,  but  all  New  England  fish 
are firm.  There has  been  a  considerable 
loss  of  shipping,  and  men,  in  the  late 
storms,  the  cod  and  haddock  fisheries 
suffering  to  a  considerable  extent.

The  Produce  Market.

Apples— Prices  are  unchanged.  Ozark 
Jonathans  fetch  $4.50  per  bbl.,  Etrus 
command  $4  and  Ben Davis bring $3.75. 
Michigan  Spys  are  held  at  $3.50,  but 
the  Southern  fruit  is  preferred,  on  ac­
count  of  its  superior quality and appear­
ance.

Bananas—The  movement 

is  very 
steady,  and  the  stock  is  of  good quality 
The  total  trade  in  this  fruit  this  wintei 
is  rather  above  the  average  trade  of this 
season.

Beets—25c  per  bu.
Butter—Factory  creamery  is  moving 
fairly  steady  on  the  basis  of  I7@ i8c. 
In  dairy  grades  the  market 
is  well 
cleaned  up  on  extras,  but  on  the  lower 
grades  the  movement  is  slow.  There  is 
a  steady  call  for  fancy  lots  of  roll  and 
print  at  the  present  prices,  and  arriv­
als  are  well  cleaned  up.  Prices  range 
from  io@I4C,  according  to  quality.

Cabbage—The  market  is  stronger  and 
higher,  choice  stock  having  advanced 
to  $3  per  100.

Carrots—30c  per  bu.
Celery—Without  change,  choice  stock 

readily  commanding  20c  per  bunch.

Cranberries—Stocks  are  so  nearly  ex­
hausted  that  the  staple  is  practically out 
of  market.

Eggs—Arrivals  are  coming 

in  very 
freely  and  stiictly  fresh  have  declined 
to  I4@i5c,  with 
still 
lower  prices  in  the  near  future.

indications  of 

Honey— 11c  for  white  comb  and  8@ 

ioc  for  dark.

Lemons—The  market  is  steady,  with 
a 
feeling  on  California 
little  firmer 
stock.  The  movement  is  light,  but  not 
lighter  than  is  normal  at  this  season  of 
the  year.  The  stocks  of  Messinas  are 
very  light.  California  fruit  is  the  bulk 
of  the  offerings,  and  is  of fine quality.

Lettuce—Grand  Rapids  Forcing  has 

declined  to  12c  per  lb.

Onions—The  market 

is  unchanged, 
both  yellow  and  red  varieties  being held 
at  75c.  Spanish  are  practically  out  of 
market

Oranges— Up  to  the  present  time  the 
receipts,  although  well  colored,  were  in 
a  measure 
immature  and  not  as  sweet 
as  the  fruit  is  at  its  ripest.  From  this 
time  on  the  receipts  will  be  of  sweeter 
and  more  mature  stock.  The  shipments 
to  this  market  bad  for  a  time  slacked 
up  to give  time  to  clean  up  the  stock  of 
the  first  pickings.  Mexicans  are  show­
ing  an  easier  feeling,  quoting at 25c less 
last  week.  The  total 
per  box  than 
movement  of  oranges  is  good,  and  the 
trade  promises  to  be  very 
large  this 
season.

Potatoes—The  market 

fairly 
good  shape,  considering  the  manner 
in  which 
local  buyers  have  held  the 
price  up  at  the  principal  buying  points 
throughout  the  State.  The  demand  is 
good  and,  now  that  the  weather  has 
moderated  again,  stock  will  begin  to 
move  with  the  old-time  activity.

Sweet  Potatoes—Illinois  Jerseys  com­

in 

is 

mand  $3.75  per  bbl.  - 

.

Underhanded  Methods  of 
Telephone  Cohorts.

the  Bell 

Word  comes  from  Holland 

that  a 
brother  of  F.  A.  Forbes,  President  of 
the  Michigan  (Bell)  Telephone  Co., 
spent  two  days  at  that  place  last  week, 
endeavoring  to  induce  subscribers  of 
the  Ottawa  Telephone  Co.  to  discon­
tinue  the  independent  telephone  service 
and  put  in  Bell 
in­
ducement  was  a  three-year  contract,  the 
first  year  free  and  the  two  remaining 
years  at  $12  a  year.

instruments.  His 

The  Tradesman  is  not  surprised  that 
the  Bell  Co.  should  make  such  an  offer, 
for  the  selfish  object  of  the  proposition 
is  too  apparent,  and 
it  is  not  strange 
that  Mr.  Forbes  left  Holland  disap­
pointed  in  his  mission.

is 

The 

in  service 

independent 

increasing  rapidly. 

companies  have 
more  actual  telephones 
in 
Michigan  than  the  Bell  Co.,  and  the 
number 
State 
lines  are  flourishing  and  better  service 
is  being  given  on  the  new  lines than the 
Bell  gave  formerly.  The  success  of  the 
movement  against  the  Bell  Co.  is  as­
sured  and  already  reasonable  rates  have 
been  established 
in  many  parts  of  the 
State. 
If  the  Bell  Co.  should  drive 
out  the  new  enterprises,  old  rates  would 
be  established 
immediately.  Here  in 
Grand  Rapids  the  Bell  Co.  makes  out 
its  residence  rental  bills  as formerly—at 
the  old  $36  rate—and  marks  them  paid 
and  delivers  to  the  subscriber.  This 
shows  that  if  the  Bell  Co.  ever  gets  on 
its  feet  again,  it  will  charge  $36  for  the 
same  service  now  given  by  the  inde­
pendent  company  for  $20  per  year. 
It 
can  do  this  because  it  is operating with­
out  a  franchise,  while  the  Citizens  Co. 
cannot  raise  its  rates  above  the  present 
basis  on  account  of  its  being  restricted 
by  franchise.  The  only  safety  to  the 
public  is  to  encourage  independent  ex­
changes  wherever  possible,because  it  is 
the  avowed  intention  of  the  Bell  Co.  to 
make  the  people  pay  dearly for their ex­
perience  in  case  it  ever  gets  the  upper 
hand  again,  which  all  friends  of  justice 
and  fair  play  devoutly  hope  may  never 
be  the  case.

Flour  and  Feed.

Duiing  the  past  fortnight  flour  has 
been  dragging  along  behind  a  specula­
tive  wheat  market. 
In  the  meantime, 
flour  stocks  are  being  gradually  reduced 
to  a  point  where  traders  will  find  it 
necessary  to  purchase  for  actual  needs. 
If  we  are  to  have  a  sort  of  sky-rocket 
market  for  the  next  few  weeks,  as  pre­
dicted  by  conservative  traders,  it  be­
hooves  buyers  of  both  wheat  and  flour 
to  be  very  careful  in  regard  to  their  be­
ing  interested  very  much  on  either  side 
of  the  market.  On  the  other  hand,  the 
writer  cannot  but  believe  that,  with 
wheat  not  above  $1  per  bushel,  flour 
purchased  for  the  actual  requirements 
of  business  for  the  next  three  or  four 
months  will  prove  to  be  good  property.
The  city  mills  are  running  steadily 
and  booking  their  usual  share  of  busi­
ness.

Millstuffs  are 

in  good  demand  and 
bran  is  very  firm  at  $1  per  ton  advance 
in  price.  Feed  and  meal  are  also  in 
good  demand,  ranging  50  cents  per  ton 
higher. 

W m.  N.  R owe.

Hides  have  advanced  another 

Hides,  Pelts,  Furs,  Tallow  and  Wool.
and 
are  few  in  number.  Tanners  begin  to 
object  to  the  price  asked  and  prefer  to 
say,  ‘  Let  my  neighbor  have  them  if  he 
wishes  them. ”   Someone  must  work  in 
less  if  the  supply  is  to  go around.

Pelts  are  equally  scarce  and  have

reached  the  limit  at  which  price  pull­
ers  will  handle  them.  A  new  demand 
opens  up  in  the  Klondike  region  for  a 
certain  class  of  skins—those  too  short 
in  wool  for  profit  to  the  puller  and  too 
long  for  mitten  stock—which  are  used 
for  clothing  and  sleeping  bags.

Furs  hold  their  own 

in  value,  with 
lighter  competition,  the  speculative  de­
mand  having  ceased,  for  the  present  at 
least.

Tallow  is  weaker  for  soap  stock,  with 
ample  supply.  White  edible  is  in  good 
demand  at  fair  prices.  Soap  stocks  are 
of  so  many  kinds  that  tallow  has  no 
bright  future.  There  is  no  improvement 
in 
lard  to  enhance  values  on  a  dull 
trade  of  soaps.

Wools  are  firm  at  old  prices,  with  no 
snap  to  the  trade  and  with 
light  sales. 
Considerable  has  left  the  State  in  the 
past  two  weeks,  holders  having  weak­
ened,  although  the  bulk  is held here,  too 
close  to  seaboard  prices to move readily. 
Eastern  buyers  are  in  the  State  to  take 
advantage  of  any  weak  spots,  as  the 
product  is  wanted  East  to  replenish  de­
pleted  stocks. 
It  will  all  be  in  demand 
later,  as  the  foreign  supply  is  limited 
and  inferior  in  quality.

W m.  T.  H e s s.

The  Grain  Market.

The  wheat  market  has  been  remark­
ably  quiet  during  the  past  week.  The 
receipts  in  general  were  large,  but  the 
exports  showed  a  falling  off  and,  owing 
to  the  small  decrease 
in  the  visible, 
prices  sagged.  The greatest  decline  was 
on  cash  wheat,  but 
futures  declined 
about 
ic  per  bushel.  The  decrease  in 
the  visible  was  580,000  bushels,  against 
1,705,000  bushels  for  the  corresponding 
week  last  year.  As  has  been  stated  be­
fore,  speculation  is  dead,  so  far  as  the 
May  deal  is  concerned,  as  one  man  has 
a  cornei  on  that  part  of  the  market.

Argentine  did  not  export  as  much 
wheat  as  she  did  the  previous  week  and 
it  looks  now  as  though  there  would  be  a 
falling  off 
in  her  exports  this  week. 
India  has  also  been  exporting  only  a 
small  amount  of  wheat,  when  large  ex­
ports  from  that  country  were  looked for. 
Notwithstanding  the  market  has  a  very 
bearish  tone  at  present,  we  are  positive 
that  prices  will  advance  in  the  near  fu­
ture,  as  the  present  large  receipts  can­
not  keep  up.

Corn  was  easy  and  featureless,  as  no 
one  was  interested  in  it.  The same  can 
be  said  of  oats.  Mill  feed 
is  very 
strong  and  scarce  and  we  note  an  ad­
vance  of  $1  per  ton  on  bran.

The  receipts  of  wheat  were  61  cars, 
corn  n   cars,  and  a  lonely  1  car  of  oats.

Millers  are  paying  88c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  V o ig t.
Echoes  of the  Wayland  Failure.
Peter  Doran,  attorney  for  A.  B.  Bos­
nian,  of  Holland,  has  served  notice  on 
the  Peninsular  Trust  Co.  not  to  pay  the 
alleged  claims  of  Brown  &  Adams,  B. 
Van  Anrooy  and  Chas.  E.  Sherwin 
against  the  bankrupt  estate  of  the  Way- 
land  Manufacturing  &  Mercantile  Co. 
and  asserts  that  he  will  contest  their 
payment  to  the  extent  of  carrying  the 
matter  to  the  Supreme  Court.  The  ac­
tion  of  Brown  &  Adams 
in  presenting 
an  alleged  claim  of  $320  for  legal  serv­
ices 
is  not  unusual,  ip  view  of  the  cus­
tom  of  attorneys  in  such  cases,  but  the 
nerve  of  Van  Anrooy  and  Sherwin,  in 
attempting  to  mulct  the  estate  to  the 
tune  of  $640,  after  beating  their  credit­
ors  to  the  amount  of  several  thousand 
dollars,  certainly  places  these  alleged 
gentlemen  in  a  very unpleasant light be­
fore  the  business  community.

e

G O TH A M   GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  to 

Special  Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  Feb.  5— The  edge  of  the 
big  Boston  storm  which  this  city  re­
ceived  caused  some  delay  in  local  trad­
ing,  but  the  mills  were  soon  grinding 
and  the  drays  running,  and  to-day  busi­
ness  moves  in  its  normal  channels.  The 
month  opens  well  among  jobbers  and 
all  seem  well  satisfied  with  the  volume 
of  business  doing,  although  professing 
their  ability  to  take  care of a  “ little 
more. ’ ’

from  Germany 

The  fruit  trade  is greatly agitated over 
reports 
prohibiting 
American  fruit.  Matters  seem  some­
what  mixed  and  it  is  hard  to  ascertain 
just  how  far  the  prohibition  extends. 
There  is  great  cry  of  “ retaliation,”   but 
it  is  hoped  the  matter  will  be  amicably 
adjusted.

The  coffee  market  has  been 

firm  all 
the  week.  Orders,  while  not 
large, 
have  been  numerous  and  have  come  by 
mail  and  wire  from  nearly  all  parts  of 
the  country.  Rio  No.  7  is  quotable  at 
6f£c.  Very  little  has  been  done  in  a 
speculative  way,  but  contracts  have 
been  made  on  a  slightly  higher  basis 
than  a  week  ago.  There  are  in  store 
here  and  afloat,  1,096,541  bags,  against 
688,285  bags  at  the  same  time  last  year. 
In  mild  coffees  there  has  been  an  aver 
age  amount  of  trading  at  unchanged 
quotations.  The  Java  crop 
is  said  to 
be  likely  to  be  very  much  smaller  than 
last  year,  the  reduction  being  almost  75 
per  cent.  Prime  to  fancy  Padang  coffee 
is  worth  to-day  22>¿@300.

Reports  from  Cuba  say  that  the  out 
put  of  sugar  in  that  island  will probably 
not  exceed  300,000  tons,  instead  of  400, 
000  tons,  which 
it  was  thought  a  short 
time  ago  would  be  the  yield.  Notwith­
standing  this,  the  market  for  raw sugars 
has  been  very  dull  and  refiners  seem  to 
be  unwilling  to  do  any  business 
in  ad 
vance  of  current  wants.  Refined  have 
improved.  Orders  have  come  in  freely 
and  the  opinion  is  that  stocks  generally 
must  be  pretty  low.  Prices  advanced 
%c  to-day.

Some  little  improvement  has  been ob­
in  teas,  but,  as  a  rule,  transac­
served 
tions  have  been  limited.  Buyers  seem 
to  think  sellers’  rates  too  high  ai.d  are 
not  willing  to  invest  in  more  than  suffi­
cient  for  present  business 
Auction 
sales  have  been  rather  lightly  attended.
While  orders  have  not  been  large  nor 
very  frequent,  the  tone  of  the  rice  trade 
is  firm  and  prices  are  well  maintained. 
Southern  markets  are  reported  as  firm 
and  the  arrivals  extremely 
light.  New 
Japan  is  meeting  with  considerable  en­
quiry  on  a  basis  of  about 5Jjjc in carload 
lots.  Prime  to  choice  Southern,
5%c\
Spices  are  firm  and  some  very  good 
sales  are  reported.  Quotations  are  not 
apparently  higher,  but  an  advance  is 
likely  at  any  time,  although 
it  is  not 
probable  it  will  be  large.

The  molasses  market  shows  some ani­
mation,  but  actual  transactions  have  not 
been  numerous,  nor  have  the  amounts 
been  large.  Dealers  profess  much  con­
fidence  in  the  outlook.  Quotations  are 
firm  and  concessions  are  almost  un­
known.

The  demand  for  syrups  is  better  and 
dealeis  are  hopeful.  Supplies  with  re­
finers  are  said  to  be  light  and  prices are 
firm.

Sales  of  canned  goods  futures  have 
been  the  most  interesting  topic  for  dis­
cussion  during  the  week. 
Tomatoes 
are  about  10c  higher  than  last  year  and 
the  sales  of  corn  which  have  been  re­
ported  are  generally  above  last  season’s 
rates.  Present  business 
is  very  good 
and  brokers  are  all  doing  a  good  trade. 
Reports 
indicate  the  starting  up  of 
many  new  factories  this  year,  but  they 
will  live  only  as  they  turn  out  meritori­
ous  goods.

Dried  fruits  are  firm.  There  is  a good 
enquiry  for  raisins,  and  prunes  are  es­
pecially  firm.  Holders  on  the  Coast 
will  not  part  with  their  stock  except  at 
full rates,  Santa Clara prunes  being  held 
at  3c  f.  <1.  b.  coast.

The  very  cold  weather  prevented  the 
shipment  of  green  fruits  until  Friday

almost 

trade  was 

and 
completely 
stopped.  Prices  show  about  the  same 
range  as  last  week.  California  oranges 
are  quotable  at  from  $2. io@2.50.

There  is  little  doing  in beans.  Choice 
marrows  are  worth  from  $1,301^1.31;. 
Choice  pea,  $1.10.

Western  dispatches  indicating  greater 
firmness  there  have  had  a  like  influence 
on  the  butter  market.  The  cold  weath­
er,  too,  had  something  to  do  with  the 
hardening  tendency.  Prices,  however, 
have  not  appreciated  more  than  a  small 
fraction  and  more  than  20c  has  been 
in  a  very 
obtained  only 
few  cases. 
Twenty  cents 
is  the  general  figure  for 
fancy  Western  creamery.  For  firsts  of 
really  fine  quality  19c  has  become  the 
established  rate,  but  the  stock  must  be 
very  nice  to  fetch  this.  Some  medium 
grades  of  creamery  which  have  been 
held  here  for  some  time  are  moving  out 
at  i6 @ i8c.  The  arrivals  of  butter  have 
been  very  light  and  on  Thursday  were 
hut  1,735  packages.  Exports have  been 
small  and  the  quality  of  butter  going 
abroad  has  been  inferior.

Practically  nothing  is  being  done  by 
cheese  exporters.  The home  trade  shows 
some  improvement  and  the general  sit­
uation  is  somewhat  better.  Still  there 
improvement.  Small  size 
is  room  for 
full  cream  N.  Y.  State  cheese 
is  quot­
able  at  9@9#c  for  September  make. 
Large  size,  8 @ 8 ^c.

Arrivals  of  eggs  are  somewhat  larger 
and  the  market  is  hardly  as  firm  as  last 
week.  Western  eggs  are  worth  from 
i8@igc.  The  cold  weather  has  pre­
vented  a  large  business,  but dealers  yes­
terday  were  more 
in  public  view  and 
transactions  were  larger.  Daily  receipts 
are  now  about  5,000  cases.

How  He  Laid  the  Foundation  of  His 

Immense  Fortune.

The  death  of  Charles  Fleischmann, 
whose  name  has  become  world-wide  by 
reason  of  the  celebrated  Fleischmann 
yeast,  which  occurred  suddenly  at  his  • 
home  in  Cincinnati  on  December  n ,re ­
moved  from 
life  one  of  the  greatest 
philanthropists and capitalists  the  world 
has  ever  seen. 
In  his  life  the  boy  of 
to-day  can  find  a  bright  example,  and 
the  business  man  a  paragon  of  honesty 
and 
integrity.  His  death  was  a  great 
public  calamity  to  Cincinnati,  the  home 
of  his  adoption,  and  to  the  country 
in 
general.

His  name  has  become  a  household 
word  throughout  the  length  and  breadth 
of  the  land,  and  to  all  to  whom  he  had 
become  personally  known,  either  among 
the  army  of  his  employes,  in  business 
life  or charitable  institutions,  his  death 
was  received  as  a  great 
loss,  and  as 
sincerely  mourned.

Mr.  Fleischmann  was  born 

in  Hun­
gary,  near  Budapest,  November  3,  1834. 
He  was  the  oldest  of  five  sons  and  the 
second  child.  His  brothers  were Colonel 
Louis  Fleischmann,  of  New  York, 
Henry,  now  in  Europe  with  a  stable  of 
trotting  horses  from  the  Fleischmann 
stables,  Gustav,  a  resident  of  Buffalo, 
and  Maximilian,  deceased.

The  deceased  came  to  America  in 
1866,  and  went  to  Cincinnati  in  1868. 
On  his  birthday  in  1869.  be was  married 
to  Miss  Henrietta  Robertson,  of  New 
York  City,  who  survives  him. 
The 
other  members  of  the  family  are  Julius 
and  Max  Fleischmann  and  Mrs.  C.  R. 
Holmes.  Four  children  survive.

Mr.  Fleiscbmann’s  first  experience  in 
the  business  world  was  gained  while 
living  with  a  Hungarian  nobleman.  He 
had  left  home  at  the  early  age  of  13, 
and  some  six  years  were  spent  under 
the  care  of  the  distinguished  Hunga­
rian,  who  had  evidently  taken  a  notion 
to  the  young  man,  and  with  the  eye  of 
the  seer  saw  the  bright  future  in  store 
for  him.  It  was  in  this  capacity that the 
boy  learned  the  distiller’s  trade,  as  it 
was  taught  then  only  in  Hungary,  and 
at  the  same  time  gained  a  knowledge 
of  the  manufacture  of  yeast.  He  trav­
eled  much,  too,  with  the  nobleman,  and 
indeed 
it  was  in  the  early  years  of  his 
life  that  he acquired  the  habit  of  exer­
cising  more  and  more  the  wonderful 
perceptive  faculties  with  which  he  was 
endowed,  and  which 
in  after  years 
proved  so  useful  to  him.

The  age  of  19  found  him  engaged 

in

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

a  general  mercantile  house. 
It  was 
some  years  later  that  his  mind  began 
turning  to  the  great  new  country, 
just 
how  all  those 
intervening  years  were 
filled  up  does  not  appear,  but  the  year 
1866  saw  him  landed  in  New  York",  in 
company  with  his  brother  Maximilian. 
The  brothers  were  not  long  without  em­
ployment.  The  need  of  better  facilities 
for  distilling  liquors  in  this  country had 
been  felt  for  some  years,  and  when  it 
became  known  in  New  York  that  these 
two  brothers  were  distillers  from  Hun­
gary,  they  were  at  once  given  employ­
ment.

One  of  their  first  acts  was  to  get  a 
patent  upon  a  process  for  distillation, 
by  which  it  was  claimed  a  much 
larger 
yield  would  be  obtained  from  the  same 
amount  of  grain.  After  two  years  in 
the  metropolis, 
the  brothers  Fleisch­
mann  went  to  Cincinnati,  and  the  pros­
perous  career  of  the  deceased  capitalist 
dates  from  that  period. 
It  has  always 
been  a  source  of  special  pride  that  the 
history  of  Mr.  Fleischmann’s  unusual 
business  successes  should  be  interwoven 
with  the  history  of  the  city  of  his  adop­
tion,  and  for  which  he  always  held  the 
warmest  feelings  of  love.  And  this  all 
dates  back  little  more  than  a  quarter  of 
a  century.

In  1879  Mr.  James  W.  Gaff  visited 
Europe  on  a  pleasure  trip.  During  his 
travels  he  made  a  tour  of  Hungary,  and 
visited  several  distilleries.  There  he 
saw  for  the  first  time  the  utilization  of a 
product  of  the  distilleries  in  the  form 
of  yeast.  Further  than  that,  he  sampled 
the 
therefrom. 
When  he  came  home  he  at  once  went  to 
Charles  Fleischmann  and  told  him  of 
the  yeast.

famous  breads  made 

“ Why,  I  know  all  about  that  yeast,”  
said  Mr.  Fleischmann;  “ I  have  made 
it,  and  can  make  it  again.”

“ Then  why 

in  the  world  didn’t  you 
tell  me  before?”   was  Mr.  Gaff’s  sur­
prised  reply.

Mr.  Fleischmann  explained  that  he 
had  not  deemed  its  utilization  practical 
in  this  country,  but  Mr.  Gaff  was  en­
thusiastic,  and  a  partnership  was  at

A 

once  formed,  and  the  foundation  was 
laid  for  the  immense 
then  and  there 
fortune  reaped  by  the  two  partners. 
It 
was  then  decided  to  try  the"  venture 
in 
New  York. 
large  distillery  was 
leased.  The  Centennial  Exposition  in 
Philadelphia  proved  the  turning  point 
in  the  tide of Mr.  Fleischmann’s affairs. 
The  firm  decided,  as  a  last  resort,  to 
make  a  grand  display at that exposition. 
Thousands  of  dollars  were  expended 
in 
fitting  up  an  exhibit  that  will  be  re­
membered  to-day  by  every  one  who 
visited  Philadelphia  in  1876.

The  idea  was  merely  to  adverti'se  the 
yeast.  Ovens  were  built  and  the  actual 
workings  of  the  yeast  were  shown,  even 
down  to  the  baking  and  serving  of  the 
bread.  But  a  restaurant  was  added,  and 
besides  enjoying  the  advantages  of  the 
immense  advertisement  received, 
the 
firm  cleared  many  thousands  of  dollars 
from  the  sales  during  the  exposition. 
From  that  time  on  the  success  of  the 
firm  was  established,  and  the  business 
was  in  a  condition  to  allow Mr.  Fleisch­
mann  to  exercise  the  splendid executive 
ability  that  brought  all  his  successes  of 
after  years.

Niggah  Knows  Wot’s Good  to  Eat.

YVritten  fo r  th e  T r a d esm an.

Dat  dah chicken’s m ighty gran’
Roostin' up  dah,  fat an’  tine;

I’ll sure git  it,  ef I  can—

Gwine to make dat chicken mine.

F at an’ slick as any eel,

Jess de size foh pickin’ ;
I reach  up, an’  den I feel 

De neck ob missus’ chicken.

Jess a minit  I is  gone,

Chicken she gone,  too!

’ Way down vondah  troo de cawn 

Bet yoh life I flew.

Put de pot on,  M ary Jane,
Fetch  de skillet  nigh ah;

W hite folks’ loss is niggahs’ g ain ;

F ix  to fan de fiah.

Biled or fried,  it’s  ha’d  to  heat—

N o time now foh  kickin’.

N iggah  knows  w ot’s good to eat—

D at’s w h y he eats  chicken!

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tried,  always  used.  Sold 
on  the  same  basis  as  best 
patent brands manufactured 
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M r.  Hinckley’s  Valentine  and  What 

Written for the Tradesman.

Came  of  It.

“ Mr.  Marshall,  will  you  step  into  my 

office?”

It  was  Mr.  Hinckley's  voice 

that 
spoke,  on  the  morning  of  the  thirteenth 
of  February.  Such  a  request 
is  the 
most  common  thing  in  the  world,  yet  so 
unusual  was  the  matter  upon  which  I 
was  consulted  on  this  particular  morn­
ing  that  I  recall  it  all  vividly

Mr.  Hinckley, 

in  whose  employ  I 
have  been  for  a  number  of  years,  is  a 
man  of  about  thirty-five  summers,  very 
dignified,  very  silent  and  very  reserved 
—a  very  successful  business  man. 
I 
have  always  respected  and  admired  Mr. 
Hinckley,  and  I  have  reason  to  suppose 
he  values  my  services  as  an  assistant; 
but  there  has  never  been  the  slightest 
intimacy  or  friendship between  us.  He 
called  me  in,  on  this  particular  morn­
ing,  not  to  unburden  his  heart  of  its 
secrets,  but  simply  because  be  thought 
that,  concerning  the  matter 
in  hand, 
my  judgment  might  be  better  than  his 
own.  He  was-a  man  who  had  been  very 
much  absorbed 
in  bis  business  ever 
since  I  had  known  him.  He  never  went 
into  society.  He  knew  almost  nothing 
of  women  and  their  ways  and  was rather 
shy  in  their  presence.

This  morning  bis  manner  was  a  little 
constrained,  but  he  maintained  his  dig­
nity  as  usual.  He  was  the  employer,  I 
the  employed,  knowing  well  my  place.
“ I  want  to  consult  you  about  a  little 
matter,  Mr.  Marshall. 
I  have  her*  a 
little  poem  which  I  intend  to  send  to­
morrow  to  a—a  friend.”

He  then  showed  me  a  little  manu­
script  which,  judging  from 
its  soiled 
condition  and  the  frequent  erasures, 
must  have  been  a  matter of no  small 
labor  with  him.

“ I  wish  you  to  copy  this  in  your  best 
hand ;”   and  he  took  from  his  desk some 
elegant  note-paper,  upon  which  I  was 
to  write.  “ I  also want  something to  start 
it  with,”   he  continued;  “ didn’t  the 
old  poets  invoke  the  aid  of  the  muses— 
or—or  something  of  that  kind?”   he 
asked  in  a  vague  sort  of  voice.

I  answered  that  I  was  sure  they  did. 
I  then  read  his  production  over  care­
fully  and,  after  a  moment's  thought, 
suggested  this  couplet:

Come to my aid, ye muses nine,
And help me w rite this  valentine.

Mr.  Hinckley  thought  this  would  an 
swer nicely.  He  then  asked  me  very 
gravely  what  I  thought  of  the  poem.

Having  been  trained  in  my  youth  to 
strict  truthfulness 
in  all  my  conversa­
tion,  I  always  try  to  keep  as  near  as 
possible  to  the  line  of  verbal  veracity; 
and,  if  I  am  sometimes  compelled  to 
it  slightly,  I  feel  more 
deviate  from 
comfortable 
if  the  deflection  consists 
in  the  gestures  and  intonations 
more 
employed  than  in  the  actual  words.  So 
I  responded  promptly,  and  with  no  per­
ceptible trace  of  insincerity,  that  I  con­
sidered 
it  a  very  remarkable  produc­
tion. 
I  further added  that  I  had  never 
seen  anything  like  it,and  that  I  thought 
it  could  not  fail  to  please.

Since  that 

interview,  I  have  always 
plumed  myself  greatly,  not  upon  the 
counsel  I  gave  him,  but  upon  the  fact 
that  I  restrained  myself  from  giving  a 
lot  of  advice  he  did  not  ask  for. 
I  felt 
perfectly  at  home  on  the  subject.  While 
by  no  means  a  handsome  man,  it  has 
always  been  said  of  me  that  I  have  a 
winning  way  with  women. 
If  I  had 
Mr.  Hinckley’s  bank  account  and  other 
resources  to  draw  upon,  I  should  feel  no 
in  attempting  to  win 
great  hesitancy 
almost  any  girl’s affections. 
It  was  on

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

r

my  lips  to  tell  him  that,  if  the  case 
were  mine,  I  shouldn't  send  that  valen­
tine.  Why  not  take  the 
lady  to  the 
opera  or  theater,  get  permission  to  call 
upon  her,  send her  music  and  books  and 
flowers,  and  thus  proceed 
in  a  more 
conventional  manner  generally?  But  I 
refrained  from  any  such suggestions and 
instead  proceeded  dutifully  to  copy  the 
poem.

When  Mr.  Hinckley  told  me  that  the 
missive  was  to  be  addressed  to  Miss 
Eloise  Norton,  giving  the  street  and 
number,  I  felt  a  great  lightening  of  re­
sponsibility. 
If,  in  time  of  war,  you 
were  advising  a  military  officer  con­
cerning  the  best  way  to  take  a  fort,  you 
would  not  weigh  your  words  so  care­
fully  if  you  were  morally certain that the 
fort  would  surrender  the  moment  he 
fired  the  first  gun.  Miss  Norton  had 
been  typewriting 
in  Mr.  Hinckley’s 
office  for  a  few  weeks,  but  on  this  par­
ticular  day  she  was  absent  for  some rea­
son.  She  was  not  a  beauty,  yet’ shewas 
pretty  enough,  and nice  enough  in  every 
infatuated 
way,  although  just  what  bad 
Mr.  Hinckley  I  could  not  see. 
I calcu­
lated  that  be  had  sense  enough  to  know 
that  it  might  be  many  a  long  day before 
another  suitor  such  as  Mr.  Hinckley 
offered  himself,  and  I  predicted,  in  my 
private  consciousness,  that  his  conquest 
would  be  an  easy  one.

The  poem,  complete,  read  as  follows:

Come to my aid, ye muses nine
And help me write this valentine.

a  lady’s  heart.

It is a Problem ;  dark and deep 

T h e mysteries that involve,

And  from my grasp the fates still keep 

The clue by which to solve it.

From learning’s w ell I do not  drink,

N or care I  to be  able;

But still,  I seek this  *' m issing link ”

In happiness’ cable.

It is a Safe,  upon  whose store 

I  place the nighest valuation;
T his single fact do I  deplore—

I do not know the  combination.

An  Antiquated  System.

inroads 

It  is  a  peculiar anomaly  that,  while  in 
this  country  we  have  a  decimal  system 
of  coinage,  we  still  cling  to  an  old  and 
cumbrous  system  of  measurement  and 
inclined  to  laugh  at 
weight.  We  are 
England’s  persistency 
in  adhering  to 
the  old  methods,  and  smile  at  the  time 
wasted  by  British  school  children  in 
learning  that  forty  pence  is  “ three-and- 
four  pence”   and  fifty  pence  is  “ four- 
and-tuppence,"  but  we can hardly afford 
to  do  this  when  we  ourselves  are  so  im­
bued  with  British  conservatism  as to ad­
here  to  the  system  of  weights  and  meas­
ures  which  has  come  down  to  us  from 
Colonial  times.

It  would  be  difficult  to  adduce  any 
reason  for  retaining  our  present  diffi­
cult  and  unsatisfactory  system,  while  on 
many  accounts  the  use  of  the  metric 
system  would  be  a  great  advantage. 
It 
is  asserted  that  one  reason why Germany 
has  made  such  successful 
into 
England’s  trade  with  South  America  is 
that  the  merchants  of  our  neighboring 
republics  greatly  prefer goods  which  are 
put  up  according  to  the  measurements 
with  which  they  are  familiar.  There  is 
little  doubt  that  our  trade  with  the 
southern  continent  would  be 
increased 
if  we  used  the  system  of  weights  and 
measures  which 
is  now  employed  by 
the  greater  part  of  the  civilized  world. 
The  difficulties  now  encountered  are  so 
well  known  that 
is  unnecessary  to 
dwell  on  the  trouble  which  results  from 
buying  goods  put  up 
in  unfamiliar 
measurements.

The  scientific  world  has  long  found 
it  necessary  to  adopt  the  easily  under­
stood  and  symmetrical  system 
intro­
duced  by  France,  and  it  is  only  a  ques­
tion  of  time  when  the  system  will  be­
in  England 
come  universal.  Already 
strong  efforts  are  being  made  to 
induce 
the  government  to  abandon  the  anti­
quated  methods  now  in  use.  The  pres­
ent  is,  therefore,  a  favorable  time  for 
Congress  to  take  up  this  matter and 
bring  the  United  States  into  line  with 
other countries.  Those  who  are  inter­
ested  in  the  question  will  do  well  to  ex­

it 

press  their  opinion  on 
it  only 
needs  agitation  for  beneficial  results  to 
be  reached  at  an  early  date.

it,  as 

Banana  Food  for  Invalids.

After  a  long  experience  with  typhoid 
patients.  Dr  Ussery,  of  St.  Louis, 
maintains  that  the  best  food  for  them  is 
the  banana.  He  explains  by  stating 
that 
in  this  disease  the  lining  mem­
brane  of  the  small  intestines  becomes 
intensely  inflamed  and  engorged,  even­
tually  beginning  to  slough  away 
in 
leaving  well-defined  ulcers,  at 
spots, 
which  places  the 
intestinal  walls  be­
come  dangerously  thin. 
If  a  solid  food 
is  taken  into  the  stomach,  it  is  likely  to 
produce  perforation  of  the  intestines, 
dire  results  naturally  following.  This 
being  the  case,  solid  foods,  or  those 
containing  a  large  amount  of 
innutri- 
tious  substances,  are  to  be  avoided  as 
dangerous.  The  banana,  although 
it 
may  be  classed  as  a  solid  food,  contain­
ing  as  it  does  some 95  per  cent,  nutri­
tion,  does  not  possess  sufficient  waste  to 
irritate  the  sore  spots;  nearly  the  whole 
amount  taken 
into  the  stomach  is  ab­
sorbed,  giving  the  patient more strength 
than  can  be  obtained  from  other  food.

This  One  Was an  Exception.

From the Croswell Democrat.

It 

As  a  rule  traveling  men  are  a  jolly, 
lot,  but  there  are  excep­
open-hearted 
tions  to  the  rule. 
isn’t  many  moons 
since  a  specimen  was  in  this  city  who 
was  just  the  opposite.  He  represented 
a  wall  paper  establishment  and  was 
compelled  to  carry  a 
large  trunk  for 
his  samples.  He  borrowed  a  wheelbar­
row  from  the  station  agent  and  saved 
15c  by  doing  his  own  draying.  He 
engaged  a  room  and  breakfast  at  one 
hotel  and  when  he  found  they  were  go­
ing  to  tax  him  the  exorbitant  rate of 75c 
he  objected  and  struck  nut  to  find  a 
cheaper  hostelry.  He  couldn’ t  do 
it 
and 
in  desperation  paid  50c  for  a  bed 
and  bought  10c worth of beefsteak, which 
he  cooked  over  a 
lamp  for  breakfast 
and  thus  saved  another  15c

It is a Star that dazzles bright 
In azure firmament above me.

Dear star,  pray leave your airy  height— 

Come down to earth and stay and love me.
Mr.  Hinckley  placed  at  the  close  his 

own  characteristic  signature.

“ Could  you  suggest  anything  to  send 

with  the  poem?”   he  asked.

I  replied  that  I  thought  nothing  else 
would  be  so  appropriate  as  some  beau­
tiful  flowers  to  accompany  the  effusion, 
and  at  his  request  I  went  to  the  florist's 
and  ordered  them. 
It  cost  him  a  pretty 
penny,  but  he  was  delighted  with  my 
selection,  and 
the  offering  was  dis­
patched  to  Miss  Norton’s  home  on  the 
morning  of  St.  Valentine’s  Day  by  a 
trusty  messenger.

I  am  unable  to describe what emotions 
swelled  the  lady’s  heart upon the receipt 
of  this  token  of  Mr.  Hinckley’s  love, 
or  what  passed  between  them  the  next 
time  they  met,  f< r  I  never  was  told. 
I 
am  painfully  limited  to  giving  the  few 
plain  facts  in  my  possession.  But  she 
resigned  her  position  in  his  office  and 
soon  after  began  to  reign  gracefully  and 
graciously  in  his  elegant  home.

And  a  very  competent  and  business­
like  spinster  now  wields  the  keys  of  the 
typewriter  in  Miss  Norton’s  stead.

Quillo.

Longest  Run  on  Record.

’ I  can’t  afford, " s a id   the  man  of 
moderate  means,  “ to  go  to  many  places 
of  amusement,  but  I  am  admitted  tree 
to  the  play  with  the  longest  run  on  re­
cord,  ‘ The  Struggle  of  L ife.’  ”

Not  Always  to  His  Credit 

She—It’s  always  to  a  man’s  credit 

when  be  is  able  to  stop  drinking.
He—Not  always.  Sometimes 

it’s  to 

his  lack  of  credit.

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MICHIGAN 

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chance  of  any  retaliatory  legislation. 
The  present  Administration 
is  not  an 
aggressive  one,  but  timid  and  time­
serving,  with  no  apparent  foreign  pol­
icy.  After  some  bluster  it  is  probable 
enough  that  Washington  will  quietly ac­
cept  the  action  of  Germany  as  an  ac­
complished  fact  and  take  no  further 
steps  in  the  matter.
TH E  RAPID  DECAY  OF  A  RACE.
That  great  historical  lesson  which has 
in  vari­
been  learned  from  experience 
ous  paits  of  the  world,  that  an 
inferior 
race,  mentally  and  morally,  cannot 
successfully  exist  alongside  a  superi 
race,  is  receiving  annually  new  exem 
plification  in  the  decay  of  our  aborig 
nal  tribes,  even  when  the  Government 
has  undertaken  the  maintenance  and 
education  of  the  latter.

The  recent  debate  on  the  Indian  ap 
propriation  bill  in  the  House  of  Repre 
sentatives  disclosed  two  facts  worthy 
uote—first,  that  the  Indians  continue 
rapidly  to  die  out,  and,  secondly,  that 
the  Government  appropriations  on  In 
dian  account  continue  to  increase,  i__ 
spite  of  the  lessening  number  of  the 
nation  s  wards.  Just  as  our  pension 
payments 
increase  as  the  real  veterans 
die  out,  so  the  Indian  appropriations 
multiply  as  the  real  Indians  become 
fewer.

GENERAL  TRADE  S ITU A TIO N .
The  record  for  the  past  week  is a con­
tinuation  of  the  general  condition  of in­
creasing  volume  of  business,  with 
slowly  advancing  prices,  the  most  not­
able  exception  being  that  wheat  fell 
off  in  both  movement  and value.  Spec­
ulative  efforts  were  made  to  bear  stocks 
in  Wall  Street,  but  the  average  for  the 
week  scored  a  material  advance,  attrib­
uted  to  outside  or  non-professional  buy­
ing.  Local  distribution  was 
interfered 
with  somewhat  by  the  storms  of  last 
week,  but  the  demand  for  seasonable 
goods  was  also  a  consequence.

Perhaps  the  most  steady  and  healthy 
advance 
is  found  in  the  iron  and  steel 
manufactures,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  the  raw  materials  and  cruder  forms 
are  held  down  in  price  by  the  enormous 
production,  increasing  demand  is keep 
ing  up  and  advancing  the  prices  on 
products,  and  mills  in  the  West  are  re 
fusing  orders  for  delivery  before  mid 
summer.  There  is  a  good  deal  of  dis 
cuss ion  as  to  combination  on  ores,  bil 
lets  and the various manufactured forms 
but  as  yet  with  little  result,  the  opera 
tors  seeming  to  hesitate  about 
interfer 
ing  with  the  conditions  which  are  so 
rapidly 
increasing  business,  although 
with  moderate  returns.

on  the  stationery  and  the  real  policy  of 
sending  out  men  to  sell  goods  on  tbe 
quiet  to  the  demoralizers  of  trade.  No 
druggist  who  possesses a particle of sell- 
respect  or  pride  in  his  calling  will  con­
tinue  to  buy  goods  of  a  house  which 
is 
as  two-faced  and  treacherous  as  this 
disclosure  proves  Robert  Stevenson  & 
Co.  to  be. 

..

The  people  of  San  Jose,  Cal.,  vigor­
ously protest  against  the  notoriety  thrust 
upon  that  town  in  connection  with  tbe 
fruit  tree  pest,  which  led  the  Prussian 
government  to  prohibit  the 
impotation 
of  American  fruit.  They  claim  that 
tbe  scale,  or  shield  louse,  was  imported 
into  California  from  Tasmania  over 
twenty  years  ago,  and  that  it  originally 
came  from  Europe.  The  name  was 
foisted  on  San  Jose  because  the  first 
efforts  to  eradicate  the  pest  were  made 
there.  The  so-called  San  Jose 
scale 
has  now  been  practically  stamped  out 
of  existence  in  this  country.

With  pure  California  wine  selling  at 
six  cents  a  gallon  in  bulk,  tbe  United 
States  can  get  along  very  well  without 
that  million  odd  dollars'  worth  of Rhine 
wine,  much  of 
it  adulterated,  which 
has  annually  been  imported  from  Ger­
many.  An  embargo  on  the  stuff  would 
be  a  good  way  to  begin  letaliation  in 
case  our  fruits  are  excluded  from  Prus-

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WEDNESDAY,----- FEBRUARY  9,  1898.

GERM ANY’S AGGRESSIVE PO LICY

The action of the  German  government 
in  the  matter  of  the  prohibition  of  the 
importation  into  Germany  of  American 
fruit  has  served  to  fully  arouse  the 
authorities  at  Washington  to  the  im 
portance  of  seriously  considering  tb_ 
hostile  attitude  Germany  has  assumed 
towards  us  for  some  time  past.  Ever 
since  Congress passed  the  Dingley  tari_ 
bill,  with 
its  countervailing  duty  on 
beet  sugar,  Germany  has  threatened  to 
retaliate  for  what  she  claimed  to  be  ; 
discrimination  against  German  sugar 
but  which  is,  in  reality,  no  discrimina 
tion  whatever. 
It  was  at  one  time  be 
lieved  that  a  reciprocity  treaty  between 
the  two  countries  would  restore  good 
feeling,  but  Germany,  not 
long  ago, 
totally  abandoned  the  reciprocity  idea 
as  a  preliminary,  as  it  now  appears,  to 
the  adoption  of  a  retaliatory  policy 

The  prohibition  of  American  fresh 
fruit  is  not  the  first  nor  most 
important 
blow  aimed  at  American  trade  by  Ger 
many.  The  consular  reports  for  some 
time  past  have  teemed  with  cases  of 
more  or 
less  flagrant  discrimination 
against  American  products.  The  pro 
hibition  maintained  for  so  long  against 
American  pork  and  hog  products is well 
known.  More  recently  American  cattle 
and  fresh  meat  have  been excluded from 
German  markets.  Still  more  recently 
American  dried  fruits  came  under  the 
ban,  owing,  it  was  alleged,  to  the  fact 
that  they  were  dried  on  zinc  screens, 
and  as  a  result  were  objected  to  on  san- 
itary  grounds.  Following  the  recent 
prohibition  of 
fruit  comes  the 
threat  to  exclude  American  horses  be­
cause  of  the  supposed  danger  of  im­
porting 
influenza  among  German  live 
stock. 
It  is  also  stated  that  the  present 
Reichstag  will  consider  the  advisability 
of  excluding  American  wines,  so  as  to 
prevent  the  active  competition  v/ith 
German  wines  which  is  now  being  ex­
perienced.

fresh 

Did  Germany  act 

in  an  honest  and 
straightforward  way,  and 
impose  a  re­
taliatory  tariff  on  American  goods,  the 
matter  would  appear 
less  serious,  but 
to  exclude  our  products  on  trumped-up 
grounds, 
sanitary 
grounds,  only  serves  to  emphasize  the 
ill  feeling  entertained  towards  us  by 
the  German  government.

particularly 

and 

Although  the  Government at Washing 
ton  appears  to  be  fully  alive  to  the  sig­
nificance  of  the  recent  acts  of  the  Ger­
is  really  little
man  government,  there 

This  curiosity  in  the  financial  aspect 
of  the  case  can  be  left  for  explanation 
to  the  Government  financiers;  it  is  the 
other  side  of  the  matter  simply to which 
it  is  here  desired  to  call  attention.

In  1890 

It  was  found  that  in  1870  there  were 
about  300,000  Indians  left  in  the  coun 
try.  Since  that  time  these  savages  havi 
been  rendered  less  savage  in  many  re 
spects,  have  been  under  Government 
control,  been  cared  for and  an  attempt 
at  education  of  their  young  has  been 
made. 
it  was  announced  that 
the  total  of  this  class  of  population  had 
shrunk  to  249,000—a  loss  of one-sixth  i 
twenty  years. 
is  now  estimated  by 
competent  authority  that  the  number re 
maining  will  barely  reach  230,000.  As 
this  rate  of  decay  seems  to  be  steady 
and  regular,  it  would,  unless checked  in 
some  way,  wipe  out  the  Indian  in  the 
next  century.

It 

This  decay  and  disappearance  of  an 
nferior  race 
in  the  presence  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon  or  other  branches  of  the 
Caucasian  race  has  been  steadily going 
on  in  South  Africa,  in Asia,  in Australia 
and  in  the  islands  of  the  Pacific,  as well 
as  on  the  North  American  continent.  It 
means  much  yet  in  the  way  of  history 
and  the  progress  of  society  and  has  a 
'irect  bearing  on  the  relation  and  fu­
ture  of  the  two  races  now  represented  in 
the  Southern  States.  The  remarkable 
fact  is  that  the  more we  civilize  inferior 
for 
races, 
they  seem  to  appropriate  our 
vices 
much  quicker  than  our  virtues.

the  faster  they  disappear, 

Plymouth, 

in  England, 

is  going  to 
spend  about  $3> 250,000  in  improving  its 
harbor  so  that  large  ocean  steamers  can 
be  accommodated,  both  as  to  a  port  of 
departure and  a  port  of  call.  As  is  the 
case  with  Southampton,  some  of  the 
German  transatlantic  and  other  lines 
make  use  of  Plymouth  as  a  point  where 
ew  York  passengeis  can  land  in  Eng­

land,  or  sail  for  the  United  States.

Japan  is  about  to  adopt  the  American 
ublic  school  system.  Japan  will  pos­
hly  be  practical  enough  to 
lop  off 
about  half  the  ridiculous  curriculum 
and  educate  its  boys  and  girls  in  less 
tne,  and  with  more  reference  to  fitness 

for  earning  a  living,  than  we  do.

The  woolen  works  are  pushed  with 
orders  and  are  enjoying  a  greater  meas 
ure  of  prosperity  than  they  have  known 
for  years.  Sales  of  wool  at  the  three 
chief  markets  have  been  only  6,361,400 
pounds  for  the  week,  against  13,563,700 
for  the  corresponding  week last year,  but 
tbe  buying  is  mostly  for  mills,  and  rep 
resents  more  nearly  tbe  actual consump 
tion.  While  the  cotton mills are at pres­
ent  waiting  to  clear  off  accumulated 
stocks,  there 
is  a  better  demand  for 
goods  springing  up  and  a  much  clearer 
prospect  for  the  future.

While  there  is  no  apparent  explana- 
ion  for  the  decline  in  wheat,  as  all  or­
indications  are  of  a  bullish 
dinary 
tendency,  it 
is  probable  that  the  cause 
may  be  looked  for  in  the  fact  that  the 
advance  was 
largely  speculative,  that 
the  level  was  too  high  for general values 
and  so  could  not  be  long  maintained. 
There  was  a  decided  falling  off 
in  ex­
port  movement  in  both  wheat  and  corn 
for  the  week.  The  decline  in  both  price 
nd movement seems to  have  turned  this 
week,  with  a  decidedly  stronger  tend­
ency  at  the  last.

As  an 

index  of  the  volume  of  the 
financial  transactions  of  the country,  the 
bank  clearing  reports  show  the phenom­
enal  aggregate  for  the  week  of  $1,470,- 
000,000.  The  totals 
for  the  month  of 
anuary  are  reported  by  Bradstreets  as 
larger  than  for  any  previous  monthly 
total  ever  reported.  Taking  into  con- 
deration  the  comparatively  low  level 
of  values  still  maintained,  the  fact  be­
comes  evident  that  the  volume  of  mer­
chandise  exchange  for  the  country  must 
greatly  exceed that of any former  period. 
Failures  for  the  week  are  about  the 
average  for  the  season—295.

A  HOUSE  TO   BE  AVOIDED. 
Robert  Stevenson  &  Co.,  the  Chicago 
wholesale  druggists,  adorn  their  price 
sts  with  emphatic  statements  to  the 
effect  that  they  sell  no  goods  to  cutters. 
Yet  the  schedule  of  Paul  V.  Finch,  the 
bankrupt  cut-rate  Grand  Rapids  drug­
gist,  discloses  the  fact  that  Robert 
Stevenson  &  Co.  are  creditors  of  tbe 
-fated  establishment  to  the  extent  of
$944-57*  All  of  which  goes  to  show  that
there  is  a  vast  difference  between  pre­
tense  and  practice—between,  tbe  pre­
tended  abhorrence  of  cut-throat methods

A  Baltimore  man  cured  himself  of 
sending  a  bullet 
nervous  trouble  by 
crashing  through  bis  brain.  He 
is 
alive,  and  will  recover,  the  action  of 
the  bullet  having  caused  a  change  in 
his  nervous  system  that  will rid him  for­
ever  of  nervousness. 
is  doubtful, 
however,  whether  this  new  method  of 
cure  will  ever  become  popular.

It 

The  Ohio  law  providing  for  the  col­
lection  of  $5,000  from  a  county  by 
friends  of  a  person  lynched  therein  has 
been  declared  unconstitutional  by Judge 
Duston  of  the  common  pleas  court  at 
Urbana,  who  holds  that 
is  an  en­
croachment  of  the  legislative  upon  the 
judicial  branch  of  the  government..

it 

Oregon  has  an  inventor  who  evident­
ly  comes  from  genuine  Yankee  stock. 
He  has 
invented  certain  musical  in­
struments  of  aluminum.  The  strings 
are  detachable,  so that  the  mandolin  can 
be  used  for a  stewpan,  the guitar  for  a 
ham  broiler  or  fish  frier,  and  the  banjo 
for  the  browning  of  flapjacks.

Within  the  past  few  days  thousands of 
gallons  of  spirits  have  been  shipped 
from  Peoria,  111.,  to  Japan  to  be  used 
n  the  manufacture  of  smokeless  gun­
powder.  The  spirits  play  an  important 
part  in  the  process,  and  Peoria  bouses 
have found  an  excellent  market  for their 
goods’.

From  all  over  the  Union  come reports 
of  the  great  advance  made  by  inde­
pendent local  companies.  They  are  not 
only  crowding  out  the  Bell  people  by 
giving 
rates  and  superior 
service,  but  they  are  absolute masters of 
the  situation  in  manv  localities.

cheaper 

importations 

ff  Germany  keeps  on  prohibiting 
the 
business  and 
United  States,  she  will  keep  everything 
out  but  American  travelers  who  go there 
to  spend  good  American  money  among 
a  people  who  do  not  love  them.

from 

Perfumed  butter 

is  something  new. 
There  is  danger  that  the  purchaser  may 
get  on  the  wrong  scent,  and  call  it  bad.

PROBLEM  OF  TH E  W EATHER.
If  our  meteorologists  only  knew  the 
manner  in  which  the  causes  or  forces 
which  produce  the  weather  of our planet 
operate,  they  would  have  the  key  to 
many  mysteries.

Weather  is  commonly  supposed  to  be 
produced  by  the  heat  of  the  sun  acting 
upon  the  atmosphere,  while  the  atmos­
phere 
in  turn  acts  upon  the  land  and 
the  sea,  but  it  is  possible  only  to gener­
alize  upon  these  subjects.  Nothing  is 
known  of  the  manner  in  which,  out  of 
the  sun’s  heat  and  its  influence  upon 
the  air  and  water,  the  inflnite  varieties 
of  weather  are  produced.

Oftentimes  nothing  is  so capricious as 
the  weather.  There  are  rapid  succes­
sions  of  mild  temperatures,  cold  waves, 
dry  and  wet.  One  day  the  wind 
is 
from  the  east;  next  day  it  blows  from 
the  north ;  and  another  time  there  will 
be  weeks  and  even  months  of  diought, 
while  at  another  excessive  falls  of  rain 
and  snow  characterize  particular  sea­
sons,  and  the  destructive  cyclones  from 
the  sea  and  tornadoes  from  the  land 
seem  to  have  their  times  and  seasons 
to'work  their terrible  will.

Science  has  been  able  to  study  the 
conditions  at  the  surface  of  the  earth 
in  limited  areas,  and  by  means  of  the 
telegraph  it  can  forecast  the  movement 
of  a  particular  wave  of  weather  which 
has  made  its  appearance  at  some  point 
within  the  territory  under  observation, 
very  much  as 
it  is  possible  to  predict 
the  movement  of  a  railway  train  which 
has  started  for  a  particular  destina­
tion.  But  as  to  the  causes  which  have 
produced  any  sort  of  weather  before 
it 
comes  within  the  radius  of  observation, 
nothing  whatever  is  known.

The  ocean  cyclones  are  only  recog­
nized  after  they  have traversed unknown 
regions  of  the  sea  and  made  their  ap­
pearance 
in  the  Caribbean  and  West 
Indian  archipelagoes.  Do  they  cross 
the  equator  from  the  South,  or  are  they 
born  in  the  Northern  Hemisphere where 
they  wreak  their  fury  on  sea  and  land? 
Is  there  any  direct  connection  between 
the  weather  north  of  the  equator  and 
that  south  of  it?  And  what  are  the  rela­
tions  of  the  weather  at  the  surface  of 
the  earth  and  that  far  up  above  the  tops 
of  the  highest  mountains? 
It  is  always 
cold  on  the  tops  of  high  mountains,  and 
many  of  them,  even  in  the  tropics,  are 
covered  with  perpetual snow.  Far above 
their  summits  reign  cold  and  darkness, 
for,  powerful  as  are  the  rays  of  the  sun, 
they  are  unable  either  to 
illuminate  or 
to  warm  up  the  attenuated  atmosphere 
of  the  upper  regions.

Thus  it  is  that,  while  all  weather 

is 
believed  to  result  from  the  action  of  the 
sun  upon  the  atmosphere,  very  little 
is 
known  of  the  manner  of  its  operation, 
and  the 
interesting  question  whether 
the  weather  north  of  the  equator has any 
systematic  relation  with 
that  of  the 
Southern  Hemisphere  comes  up  at  the 
mention  of  the  news  from  Australia  to 
the  effect  that  extraordinary  tempera­
tures  are  prevailing 
in  many  parts  of 
that  continent.

it 

It  is  midsummer  south  of  the  equator 
when 
is  midwinter  north  of  it,  and 
just  at  this  time  in  Australia  the  ther­
mometer  during  the  heat  of  the  day  av­
erages  about  124  in  the  shade,  and  in  a 
long list  of towns  the  lowest  figure found 
was  no. 
In  the  sun  it  is  160,  so  it  is 
impossible  to  work  at  midday.  The 
heat  has  caused  numerous  fires  from 
spontaneous  combustion,  and  the  houses 
are  so  baked  during  the  day  that  in  the 
worst  sections  the  residents  are  sleep­
ing  in  gardens  and  on  roofs.  The dam­

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

age  from  fire  is  very  great.  News comes 
from  all  parts  of  Australia  of  the  de­
struction  by flames.

It  is  not  reported  how  the  Australian 
weather  comports  with  that  of  South 
America,  Asia  and  North  A frica;  but 
there  may  be  some  connection.  The 
problem  of  the  weather  is  a  vast  one, 
and 
it  will  be  of  enormous  practical 
value  to  solve 
If  all  seasons  of 
drought,  of  flood,  of  extreme  cold,  and 
of  storms,  could  be  foreknown,  the  ben­
efits  to  the  human  race  would  be  in­
c a l c u l a b l e . ^ _______

it 

THE  REVOLT  IN  INDIA.

Although  the  campaign  in  Northern 
India  has  been  nominally  suspended for 
the  winter,  the  British  forces  continue 
to  meet  with  disasters.  A  portion  of  the 
force  operating  against  the  Afridis  was 
corralled  recently  in  a  difficult  pass 
in 
the  mountains  and  severely  cut  up,  los­
ing  many  in  killed  and  wounded.

So  unsuccessful  has  been  the  cam­
paign  that  the  British  government  has 
seen  fit  to  remove  Sir  William  Lockhart 
from  the  command  of  the  forces  along 
the  Indian  frontier,  and  replace  him  by 
another  officer. 
It  is  now  admitted  that 
a  spring  campaign  will  be  necessary, 
and  that  considerable  re-enforcements 
will  have  to  be  sent 
from 
Europe,  it  being  evidently  deemed  un­
safe  to  deplete  the  garrisons  in  other 
portions  of  India  or  to  call  upon  the 
imperial  service  troops  maintained  by 
the  native  princes  of  India.

forward 

The  situation 

in  India  has  greatly 
hampered  Great  Britain 
in  handling 
the  campaign  in  Egypt,and  the  conduct 
of  negotiations  in  the  Far  East.  There 
is  a  grave  suspicion  that  Russia  is  se­
cretly  encouraging  the  rebellious  tribes­
men,  as  the  protraction  of  the  trouble 
in  Northern  India  aids  the  plans  of  that 
power  in  the  Far  East.

leadership 

When  such  an  experienced,  far-see­
ing  and  sagacious  statesman  as  Cbaun- 
cey  M.  Depew  scents  danger  it 
is  safe 
to  say  that  danger  is  in  sight.  The  un­
usual  compliment  was  recently paid him 
of  an  unanimous  election  to  the  presi­
dency  of  the  Republican  Club  of  New 
York  City. 
In  accepting  the  office  he 
made  a  speech  of  great  significance. 
He  said :  “ The  two  curses  of  power  are 
flattery  and  isolation,  because  they  pre­
vent  access  to  the  great  official,  or  lead­
er,  and  make  his  mind  inhospitable  to 
advice  and  suggestions  other  than  he 
leaders  who  think 
desires.”   Political 
the  province  of 
is  to  boss 
will  find  food  for  reflection  in  Mr.  De­
pew’s  remark,  and  every  one  will  con­
cur 
in  his  additional  statement  that 
“ more  and  more  every  day  the business 
man  of  America 
is  coming  to  under­
stand  that  his  highest  business  is  the 
business  of  politics.”   Mr.  Depew  said 
that  “ blow  after  blow  from  the  Presi­
dent,  or  from  Congress,  has  taught  us 
that  from  Washington  can  come  any 
night  the  paralysis  of  trade  and  the 
stoppage  of  industries,  or  from  Wash­
ington  can  come  the 
legislation  which 
will  energize  and  promote  the  business 
interests  of  the  country.”   Other  na­
tions  make  commercial  issues  supreme. 
In  this  country  political  issues  predom­
inate.  Other  nations  build  navies  and 
equip  armies  to  open  new  ports  of 
trade.  We  legislate  for  patronage  in­
stead  of  patriotism.  President  Depew 
struck  the  keynote,  and  it  was  a  time­
ly  note  of  alarm  to  the  American  peo­
ple.

The  man  who  talks  too  much  about 
his  intentions  rarely  accomplishes  what 
he  intends  doing.

TH E  PROMISE OF LARGE PROFITS.
One  of  the  most  remarkable  lapses  of 
class  morality  is  that  which  in  the  past 
few  years  seems  to  have  become  devel­
oped 
to  an  unusual  degree  among 
trusted  fiscal  agents,  such  as  bank  pres­
idents 
of 
states,  cities  and  private  corporations 
and  other  persons  who  have  custody  of 
large  amounts  of  trust  funds.

treasurers 

cashiers, 

and 

The  Chemical  Bank  of  New  York  has 
long  been  known  as  one  of  the  strongest 
financial 
institutions  on  the  continent, 
but  the  cashier  fell  in  with  a  Napoleon 
of  finance,  or,  more  properly,  a  Napo­
leon  of  confidence  men,  and  this  Na­
poleon  did  him  out  of  the  money.  The 
man,  whose  name 
is  Grables,  appears 
to  possess  extraordinary  genius  for  se­
curing  popular 
his 
schemes.  Apparently,  with  no  capital 
of  his  own,  he  talked  so  attractively 
about  the  grand  opportunities  for  mak­
ing  money  he  was  able  to  offer;  and  the 
confidence  he  inspired  enabled  him  to 
get  millions  of  money  from  those  whom 
he  was  able  to  charm,  and  one  of  these 
was  Cashier  Quinlan,  of  the  Chemical 
Bank.

confidence 

in 

irrigating 

This  wonderful  schemer  has organized 
enter­
mining  enterprises, 
town-building  enterprises  and 
prises, 
all  sorts  of  enterprises 
in  the  Black 
Hills  and  other  Western  regions.  He 
appears  to  have  exerted  great 
influence 
on  religious  bodies,  and  in  that  way  he 
was  able  to  secure  a  large  part  of  the 
confidence  that  caused  people  to  put 
their  money  in  his  hands.

The  successful  confidence  man  or 
woman  seems  to  have  the  power  to 
hypnotize  his  or  her  victims,  and  they 
hand  out  their  money  without  a  mur­
mur.  This  is  really  the  only  explana­
tion  of  the  success  in  which  such opera­
tors  carry  out  their  schemes.  Of  course, 
they  always  promise 
large  profits  to 
their  victims,and  it  is  astonishing  what 
vast  numbers  of  otherwise  sensible  peo­
ple  can  be  made  to  believe  that  they 
have  only  to  put  their  money  in  the 
hands  of  the  operator  and  he  will  return 
it  multiplied  in  some  magical  way.

How  often 

is  it  the  case  that  a  slick 
rascal  can  go  among  plain,  solid  busi­
ness men, to whom  he  is  a  total  stranger, 
and  induce  them  to  risk  their  money  in 
his  wild  schemes,  while  other  men 
whom  they  have  long  known,  and  whose 
honesty  and  correct  business  methods 
they  have  tested,  will  have  the  greatest 
difficulty 
for 
their  commercial  and  industrial  enter­
prises.  There 
is  not  a  day  when  ras­
cally  jobs  are  not  imposed  on  the  peo­
ple  by confidence operators ;  but whether 
it  be  the  swindling  of  a  simpleton  from 
the  rural  districts,  ora  vast  scheme  per­
petrated  upon  bankers  and  merchants 
by  a  Napoleonic  operator,  the  principle 
of  the  thing  is  always  the  same.

in  securing  recognition 

THE  PANAMA  CANAL  SCHEM E.
More  cr 

less  interest  attaches  to  the 
Panama  ship  canal  scheme.  The  fail­
ure  of  the  company  that  undertook  its 
construction  was  caused  chiefly  by  bad 
management,  supplemented  by  the  col­
ossal  corruption  and  jobbery  connected 
with  the  work.  This  corruption  per­
vaded  the  French  National  government 
at  the  time,  and  the  terrible  scandals 
that  were  exposed  were  only  a  part  of 
the  enormous  rascality  that  involved the 
falling  to pieces  of  a grand undertaking.
United  States  Consul  General  Gudger 
at  Panama  has  made  an  interesting  re­
port  on  the  operations  now 
in  progress 
for  the  construction  of  the  work.  The 
line  of  the  canal  is  54  miles.  Work  was

begun  by  the  old  company  in  1882.  At 
times,  and  most  of  the  time  until  the 
discontinuance  of  the  work 
in  1889, 
there  were  employed  no  less  than  10,000 
laborers.  The  very  best  and  latest  ma­
chinery  was  used.  This  consisted,  in 
part,  of  dredges,  drills,  engines,  pumps, 
etc.  Some  of  this  machinery  was  well 
adapted  to  the  work 
in  band,  but  a 
larger  portion  of  it  has  never been used, 
its  utility  is  not  known. 
and  therefore 
All  along  the  canal 
line  one  can  see 
vast  sheds  full  of  new  and  costly  ma­
chinery,  while  in  the  river  and  ditches 
are  large  quantities  of  it.

A  new  company  was  organized 

in 
1894.  Since  then  there  have  been  em­
ployed  an  average  of  about  3,000  labor­
ers.  The  new 
incorporators,  as  were 
the  old,  are  mostly  Frenchmen. 
It  is 
believed  that,  if  work  continues  at  all 
after  this  year,  such  a  force  will  be 
placed  on  the  work  that  it  can  be  fin­
ished  in  from  seven  to  ten  years.

A  committee  from  Paris  is  to  report 
on  the  canal,  and  if  a  favorable  show­
ing  be  made  it  is  hoped  to  float  bonds 
to  get  new subscriptions  for  pushing  the 
work.  Everything  depends  on  the  abil­
ity  of  the  promoters  to  regain  the  confi­
dence  that  was  so  shamefully  violated 
by  the  old  company.

The  canal  is  practically  finished  from 
Colon  to  Bujeo,  fourteen  miles.  This, 
however,  is  the  least  expensive  part  of 
the  canal.  The  great  trouble  is  in  pass­
ing  through  the  Culebra  ridge.  At  first 
it  was  thought  there  would  be  no  need 
tor  locks,  but  this  idea  has  been  aban­
doned.  The  width  of  the  canal  will  be 
160 feet  at  the  top  and  72  feet  at the bot­
tom,  except  through  the  ridge,  where  it 
will  be  78  feet  at  the  top  and  29  feet  at 
the  bottom.

Poor  as  seems  the  prospect  for  the 
early  construction  of  the  Panama  canal, 
it  seems  no  worse  than  is  that  of  the 
Nicaragua  undertaking.

A  dispatch  from  Muncie  tells  bow 
twenty-six  young  women  of  the  best  so­
ciety  of  Muncie  have  decided  that  they 
would  pay  for  the  frescoing  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  church  by  shining  shoes in 
the  downtown  stores  for  four  Saturdays, 
beginning  on  Saturday  next. 
Their 
scheme  has  already  caused  a  commo­
tion,  especially  among  the parents of the 
young  women,  who  think  that  they  are 
overstepping  the  bounds  of  reason  in 
their  enthusiasm.  At 
the  same  time, 
others  think  if  the  ladies  must  shine  in 
society,  they  might  as  well  shine  for  the 
benefit  of  the  church.

in­
The  bonds  of  all  fire  and  marine 
surance  companies  doing  business 
in 
California  and  nut  incorporated  under 
the  laws  of  that  State  have  been  de­
clared 
invalid  by  Insurance  Commis­
sioner  Clunie,  of  California.  This  may 
disturb  seriously  the  business  of  some 
eighty-two  insurance  companies  which 
have  been  operating  for  years  in  Cali­
fornia,  since 
is  contended  that  they 
have  no  right  to  transact  business  in 
that  State  without  the  approval  of  the 
insurance  commissioner.

it 

When  a  weary  Willie  approaches  a 
prosperous  looking  farmhouse  for  a  bite 
of  something  to  stay  his  stomach,  he 
does  not  expect  the  dog  to  be  turned 
loose  on  him.  This 
is  not  the  sort  of 
bite he  wants.

A  New  York  fidelity  company  has 
compiled  statistics  of  the  embezzle­
ments  of  public  and  private  funds  dur­
ing  last  year  in  this  country.  The  sum 
aggregated  $11,154,530.

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IO

CLEARING  CHECKS.

How  the  Work  Is Accomplished  by the 

Banks.

It  is  a  new  definition  of  a  banker  that 
Secretary  of  the  Treasurer  Gage  gives, 
“ One  who  transfers  capital.”   As  was 
shown  by  the  Tradesman  last  week,  a 
large  proportion  of  the  business  of  the 
country  is  done,  not  with  currency  and 
coin,  but  with  checks,  drafts  and  other 
evidences  of  credit.  Business  has  be­
largely  a  transfer  of  credit  or 
come 
capital,  and 
is  the  business  of  the 
modern  banker  to  do  the  transferring.

it 

is  a  mystery 

To  draw  a  check  is  one  of  the  sim­
plest  operations  in  the  business  world, 
only  equalled,  perhaps,  by  the operation 
of  depositing  a  lot  of  checks  received 
to  one  s  credit  at  the  bank.  Assuming 
that  the  check  is  good—and  it  is  a  rare 
exception  when  it  is  otherwise-it  pavs 
a  debt,  but  exactly  how  the  debt  paying 
is  acccomplished 
to  a 
large  majority of those who draw  checks, 
and  possibly  many  of  them  have  never 
even  thought  how  it  is  done.  Checks 
may  be  sent  to  New  York,  San  Fran­
cisco  or  New  Orleans  and  in  the  course 
of  time  they  will  come  back,  bearing 
the  endorsement  of  the  payee  and  per­
haps  all  covered  over  with  the  stamps of 
various  banks 
in  different  parts  of  the 
country,  and  finally  the  punched  stamp 
of  the  bank  upon  which  it  is  drawn,  the 
latter  to  the  effect  that  the  check  after 
all  its  wanderings  has  at  last  been  paid 
and  charged  to  the  account  of  the  draw­
er.  Every  endorsement  and  stamp  on 
the  back  of  the  check,  whether  made 
individual  or  bank  represents  a 
by  an 
transfer  of  capital  or  credit,  and  in 
its 
travels  a  single  check  may  represent 
debts  paid  to  many  times  its  face.

If  a  check 

is  presented  at  the  ban k 
it  is  drawn,  the  money  is 
upon  which 
paid  over  and  th°  amount  called  for 
is 
charged  to  the  account  of  the  drawer. 
This 
is  the  simplest  farm  of  payment 
by  check  and  with  a minimum of detail. 
is  a  process  easily  understood  and 
It 
the  process 
is  supposed  to  be  followed 
in  every 
instance;  but  if  the  payee  is 
in  New  York,  Kalamazoo  or  some  other 
city  it  is  obviously  impossible  for  him 
to  present  the  check  personally  at  the 
bank  upon  which  it  is  drawn,  or  even 
to  forward  the  check  for  collection.  He 
might  do  the 
latter,  but  it would  entail 
an 
immense  amount  of  time  and  ex­
pense  and  the  business  would  be  by 
just  so  much  hampered  and  hindred. 
The  payee  simply  deposits  the  check  in 
his  home bank,  has  the  amount  credited 
to  his  account,  and  the  bank  does  the 
rest.  The  check  may  go  through  half  a 
dozen  or  more  banks  and  ripple  the  fi­
nancial  waters  all  the  way  from  the  At­
lantic  to  the  Pacific  before  it 
is  finally 
laid  to  rest  in  the  bank  upon  which  it  is 
last  act  may  be  and 
drawn,  and  the 
often 
local 
clearing  house.  The  travels  of  a  check 
before 
its  final  payment  may  be  illus­
trated.  A  Grand Rapids  man  may have 
a  creditor  in  New  Orleans,  and  he  for­
wards  his  check  to  satisfy  the  indebted­
ness.  The  payee  endorses  his  name  on 
the  back  of  the  slip  of  paper  and  de­
posits  it  to  his  credit  in  the  bank  where 
he  does  business.  The  New  Orleans 
bank  may not  have a correspondent bank 
in  this  city,  but  having  one 
in  New 
York,  the  check 
is  stamped  and  for­
warded  as  a  credit  to  the  bank  in  New 
York.  The  New  York  bank  may  be  in 
the  same  fix  as  the  New  Orleans 
insti­
tution,  but  having  a  correspondent  in 
Chicago,  stamps  the  check  and 
for­
wards  it  to  Chicago  and  receives  credit

is  a  passage  through  the 

for  the  amount.  The  Chicago  bank 
may  send  it  to  a  Detroit  correspondent 
and  the  Detroit  bank,  having  a  corres­
pondent  bank 
in  this  city  charges  the 
amount  to  the  account  of  that  bank  or 
takes  credit  and  forwards  it  for  collec­
tion,  and  unless  the  correspondent  hap­
pens  to  be  the  bank  upon  which  the 
check  is  drawn,  the  paper  goes  through 
the  clearing  house  before 
its  travels 
finally  cease.  This  illustration  may  be 
extreme,  but  it  is  not  at all improbable; 
in  fact,  the  stamps  and  endorsements 
that  appear  on  the  backs  of  old  checks 
often  indicate  many  transfers  and 
long 
traveling.  In  the  illustration,  the  check 
in  its  travels  has  changed  the  aspect  of 
the  accounts  everywhere  it  has  touched 
The  New  Orleans  creditor  was  the  first 
to  get  the  benefit  from  its  travels,  re 
ceiving  either  cash 
in  hand  from  the 
bank  in  which  he  deposited  it or having 
his  account  credited  with  the  amount 
The  New  Orleans  bank  received  credi 
from  the  New  York  bank  to  which  th 
check  was  forwarded.  The  New  York 
bank  received  credit  from  Chicago,  the 
Chicago  bank  received  credit  from  De 
troit,  the  Detroit  bank  received  cred 
from  Grand  Rapids,  and  the  Grand 
Rapids  bank  received  credit  from  tb 
bank  upon  which  it  was  drawn,  through 
the  clearing  house.  The  foreign  check 
deposited  in  a  Grand  Rapids  bank  goes 
through  the  same  process,  only  that  i 
is  reversed.  In  every instance  the  payee 
is  the  first  to-  be  benefited  and  the 
drawer  is  the  last  to  be  touched.  The 
in  this  city  have  their  corres 
banks 
pondents 
in  all  the  large  cities  of  the 
country  and  the  banks  in  other  cities 
are  similarly  situated,  and  this  makes 
the  multitudinous  transfers  easy  and 
without  friction.  Were  this  not  so,  the 
business  of  the  country  would  come  to  a 
standstill.  Without  the  banks  business 
could  not  be  done,  at  least  not  without 
vast  expense  and  delay,  and  it  is  the 
banks  that  do  the  transferring  of  credits 
representing  the  business  transactions 
of  the land.

The  operations  of  the  clearing  bouse 
are  understood  by  comparatively  few 
not  directly  connected  with  the  banks. 
The  clearing  house  is  not  a  branch  of 
the  banking  business,  but  merely  an 
expediter  of  business.  Before  the  local 
clearing house was established each bank 
the  other  banks 
had  to  send  to  all 
it  held  checks  to  have 
against  which 
them  cashed. 
If  the  Old  National,  for 
in  the  course  of  a 
instance,  received 
day’s  business  checks  drawn  on 
the 
Grand  Rapids,  National City and Fourth 
National,  a  messenger  had  to  be  sent 
out  to  ^collect  the  money  these  checks 
represented  and  the  other  banks  had  to 
do  the  same  thing  with  their  holdings. 
This  process  was  slow,  vexatious  and 
not  entirely  without  danger  because  the 
amounts  involved  would  often  run  up  to 
a  high  figure.  By  means  of  the  clear­
ing  house  all  this 
is  avoided.  The 
banks  meet  by  their  respective  repre­
sentatives,  check  up  accounts  and  make 
a  settlement  among  themselves,  and  the 
differences  or  balances  are  paid  either 
in  cash  or  in  New  York  or  Chicago  ex­
change.  Promptly  at  noon  each  day  a 
little  procession  of  bank  clerks  file 
into  the  director’s  room  of  the  Old 
National  Bank  and,  without  removing 
their  hats  or observing other formalities, 
arrange  themselves  around the directors’ 
table,  with  S.  V.  McLeod,  manager  of 
the  clearing  house,  at  the  head.  Each 
clerk  represents  one  of  the  city  banks 
and  brings  with  him  the  checks  taken 
in  by  his  bank  against  the  other  banks 
in  the  city,  properly  sorted,  of  course,

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WISDOM

Doesn’t consist in  sitting  still  and  looking  solemn 
—far from  it.  Our conception of wisdom,  from  an 
up-to-date  standpoint,  is  to  stir  around  lively  and 
hustle for business.  We can  push

with  a good  grace  because  we  know  that  it  is  a 
sterling article.  We are  satisfied  to look  our  cus­
tomers in  the face  next  month  or  next year. 
It is 
simply  impossible  to  make  a  better  flour  than 
Pillsbury s  Best—in  fact, 
if  there’s  another  flour 
as  good,  we  don’t  know  where  it  is.  Pillsbury’s 
Flour  represents  the  experience  of  forty  years  in 
nulling,  and  if  experience  counts  for  anything in 
this world—and we  rather  think  it does—the  man­
ufacturer ought to  have things down  pretty fine  by 
this time.

Breaking the Record

The  papers have  not yet ceased discussing the 
record-breaking  Kaiser  Wilhelm.  Why  she did  it 
is lost  sight  of  in  contemplation  of  what  she  did.
There  is  a  reason  why  this  boat  won,  and  why 
others have  not won.  The secret was  in her build.
Make  anything  right,  and  it’s  bound  to  beat,  no 
matter  whether  it  is  boats,  or  flour,  or  lard,  or 
canned  goods or cigars.  Our

Old Fashioned Lard 
Emblem Brand canned Goods 
New Brick cigars

are made right,  and  this accounts  for the enormous 
business  we are having  in all these lines to-day.

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M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

that  used  to  caress  the  nostrils  in  the 
good  old  days  when  I  knew  the  place, 
there  was a  baser  odor  of  kerosene  and 
codfish—th2  typical  smell  of  a  new-old 
store.

The  old 

loafers  were  gone,  too,  and 
the  entire  inside  of  the  place  had  been 
changed. 
There  were  new  counters, 
and  the  hams  and  lumps  of  dried  beef 
that  used  to  hang  overhead  had  been 
relegated  to  the  back  room. 
It  was  a 
It  represented  to  me  almost 
new  store. 
a  sacrilege.

I  talked  with  the  proprietor,  who,  by 
the  way,  was  the  son  of  the  old  fellow 
who  kept  the  place  when  I  was  a  boy. 
In  the  course  of  conversation  I  asked 
him  how  the  farmers  of  the  county  were 
doing  with  their  crops  nowadays.  Ten 
or  twenty  years  ago  the  farmers  used  to 
trade  all  tbeir  produce  for  supplies  at 
this  store. 
It  used  to  be  a  regulai  cus­
tom  in  all  rural  districts.

“ We  don’t  take  farmers’  stuff  any 
more,”   said  the  storekeeper.  “ Stopped 
that  long  ago.  They  send  their  stuff  to 
the  city  now,  and  pay  cash  for  their 
supplies. ”

Alas  and  alack !  Another  time-hon­
ored  custom  dead  and  buried!  Gra­
cious,  they  won’t  allow  us  to  wear  trou­
sers  some  of  these  days,  because  they’re 
too  old-fashioned.

Give  us  back  the  old  times,  I  say. 
What  do  we  want  with  cash  registers 
and  cash  carriers  and  bicycle  carriages 
for  delivering  goods?  The  wheelbar­
row’s  the  safest  thing  ever  invented  for 
delivering.  What  better  do  we  want? 
What  better  can  we  get?

You  can  talk  about  the  good  times 
and  the  march  of  civilization  and  all 
that,  but  I’ll  tell  you  one  thing:  The 
retail  storekeeper  doesn’t  make  more 
than  half  the  profit  to-day  that  be  did 
twenty  years  ago  when the old-fashioned 
store  thrived—when 
it  was  the  forum 
where  questions  of  National  importance 
were  settled  night  after  night.  The 
good  new  modern  times  are  all  right, 
but  give  us  back  the  nice  fat  profit  that 
we  used  to  make  when  the  times  were 
old.

II

Association M atters
Michigan  Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J. W is l e h ,  Mancelona;  Secretary,  E. 
A.  St o w s,  Grand  Rapids;  Treasurer,  J .  P . 
T atm an, Clare.

Michigan  Hardware  Association 

President,  C iia s.  F.  Bo ck,  Battle  Creek:  Vice 
President.  II.  W.  W e b b e r .  West  Bav  City; 
Treasurer,  He n r i- C.  Min n ie ,  Eaton  Rapids.

Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association

President, J o seph K n ig h t ;  Secretary, E.  Ma r k s, 

221 Greenwood ave:  Treasurer. C.  II  F r in k .
Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’ Association 
K l a f ;  Treasurer,.!.  G eo.  L ehm an.

President.  F ran k  J.  Dy k :  Secretary,  H omer 

Saginaw Mercantile  Association 

President, P.  F.  T r e a s o r :  Vice-President. J ohn 
McB r a t n ie ;  Secretary,  W .  II.  L e w is ;  Treas­
urer.  L o u ie  S chw erm ku

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association

President, G eo.  E.  Le w is ; Secretary,  W.  H. P o r­

t e r ;  Treasurer, J .  L.  P etkrm ann

Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  F.  B.  J o h n so n;  Secretary,  A .  M 

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

Adrian  Retail Grocers’ Association

President,  A.  C. C lark ;  Secretary,  E.  F .  Cl e v e ­

l a n d ;  Treasurer,  War.  C.  Ko eh n.

Traverse City Business Men’s Association 
H olly ;  Treasurer, C. A. H ammond.

President,  T hos.  T.  B a t e s;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Owosso  Business  Men's  Association

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

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

Alpena Business Men’s Association

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

P a r t r id g e.

Grand  Rapids Retail Meat Dealers' Association 
President, L. J.  K a t z;  Secretary. Ph il ip  Hil b e k ; 

Treasurer. S. J .  H u pp o b d .

St. Johns Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, T hos  B r o m l e y:  Secretary,  F r a n kA. 

P e r c t ;  Treasurer, Cl a r k   A.  P u tt.

and  with  a  slip  of  paper  on  each  bunch 
showing  the  amount,  and  he  hands  to 
the  manager  a  slip  showing  the  total 
amount.  The  bunches  of  checks  are 
distributed  each  to  its  respective  bank 
representative  and  they  figure  up  their 
own  totals  from  the  outer  slips and hand 
the  tesults  to  the  manager, who tabulates 
them.  The  checks  one  bank  sends  in 
against  the  others  are  credits,  and  the 
checks  held  against 
it  and  handed  in 
by  the  other  banks  are  debits,  and  the 
balance 
is  to  be  paid  in  settlement  of 
the  account,  either  by  the  bank  when 
the  debits  are  in  excess  or  by  the  clear­
ing  house  when  the  credits  are  in  ex­
cess.

in 

On  one  day  last  week  the  Old  Nation­
al  Bank  held  checks  drawn  on  the  other 
city  banks  to  the  amount  of  $40,280.12, 
while  the  other  banks  held  its  checks  to 
the  amount  of  $32,879.86,  leaving  a  bal 
ance  of  $7,400.26 
its  favor,  to  be 
paid  by  the  clearing  house.  On  the 
same  day 
the  National  City  held 
$7»792-54 
in  checks  against  the  other 
banks,  and  the  other  banks  held 
its 
checks  for  $19,743.26.  leaving  an  ad­
verse  balance  of  $11,950.72.  which 
it 
had  to  pay  into  the  clearing  house.  The 
day  following  the  condition  might  be 
just  the  reverse.  On  the  day  in  ques­
tion  the  total  of  all  the  checks presented 
was  $235,195.79,  and 
it  required  $72,- 
937.20  to  pay  the  balances.  The  clear- 
ings  are  made  at  noon  each  day,  the 
session  lasting  about  five  minutes,  and 
the  balances  are  paid  at  2130  o’clock 
each afternoon, when  those banks against 
whom  the  balances  run  for  that  particu­
lar  day  hand  in  their  cash  or  exchange 
and  the  banks  with  the  credits  in  their 
favor  receive  what  is  due  them.  New 
York  or  Chicago  exchange  is  usually 
used  in  making  these  settlements  and  it 
is  rarely  that  coin  or  currency  enters in­
to  the  transactions  at  all.  The  credits 
and  debits,  both  in  the  clearings  and  in 
the  balances,  always  balance  and  the 
clearing  house  itself  has  neither  capital 
nor  credits  of  its  own. 
It  is  merely  a 
vehicle  for  expediting  business  and  is 
not  in  itself  a  business  institution.

The  members  of  the  clearing  house 
are  the  five  national  banks,  the  four 
savings  banks  and  the  postoffice,  the 
latter  becoming  a  member  a  few  weeks 
ago. 
The  Michigan  Trust  Company 
clears  through  the  Old  National  bank, 
and  the  Peninsular  Trust  Company 
through 
the  Grand  Rapids  National. 
The  checks  that  go  through  the  clearing 
bouse  are  those  drawn  on  the  city  banks 
only.  They  are  deposited  in  the  gen­
eral  course  of  local  business,  or  come in 
from  outside  correspondents,  as  the  case 
may  be. 
If  a  business  man  who  de­
posits  at  the  Fourth  National  receives  a 
Kent  Savings  check,  instead  of  going  to 
the  Kent  for  the  money,  although  it  is 
just  across  the  street,  he  hands  it  in 
with  his  other  deposits  at  the  Fourth, 
and  the  check  reaches  its  destination 
through  the  clearing  house.

The  bank  clerk,  returning  from  the 
clearing  house  session,  brings back  the 
checks  upon  his  bank  delivered  by  the 
clerks  from  the  other  banks,  and  they 
are  handed  to  clerks  who  charge  the 
items  up  against  the  accounts  of  the 
check  drawers  on 
the  books  of  the 
banks.  The  checks  are  then  given  a 
final  punch  which  perforates  the  word 
“ Paid”   through  them,  and  the  bits  of 
paper,  having  served  their  purpose,  are 
laid  away,  to  be  delivered  to  the  de­
positor  when  he  brings  in  bis bank book 
to  be  balanced.  The  old  checks  are  as 
good  as  any  receipt  that  a  bill  has  been 
paid  and  are  often  kept  for  years  to  be

used  for that  very  purpose.  In  the  bank 
various  ways are  resorted  to  to  preserve 
In  some 
the  checks  until  called  for. 
is  used,  in 
banks  the  card  catalogue 
others  envelopes  and 
still  others 
drawers,  but  this  is  merely  a  matter  of 
detail,  the  result  being 
in 
any  case.

the  same 

in 

It  may  be  added  that  all  this  shifting 
of  credits 
is  largely  a  matter  of  book­
keeping.  The  banks  here  carry  bal­
ances  in  New  York,  Chicago  and  other 
cities,  and  these  balances  rise  and  fall 
with  the  ebb  and  flow  of business.  The 
Eastern 
checks  and  drafts  that  are 
cashed  or  deposited  here  are  forwarded 
for  collection  and  increase  the  balance, 
and  the  checks  and  drafts  that  are  sent 
from  this  city  and  return  by  way of New 
York  reduce 
it.  The  shifting  of  the 
credits 
is  an  expense  to  the  banks  for 
book-keeping,  clerk  hire,  postage  and 
expressage,  but  in  this  city  the  compe­
tition  in  banking  is  so  keen  that  rarely 
is  a  charge  made  for  cashing  a  check 
for  even  those  who  are  not  customers  of 
the  bank  where  it  is  presented.  When 
a  draft  on  New  York,  Chicago  or  some 
other  point  is  purchased  at  the  bank,  a 
small  charge 
is  made  for  it,  but  with 
most  business  bouses  the  check  is  used 
for  making  remittances  and  the  only 
benefit  the  bank  realizes  is  in  the  use 
of  the  money  the  depositor  carries  as  a 
balance.
The Passing of the Old  Country  Store 
Stroller In Grocery World.

We  are  come  upon  times  when  the 
old  things  which  ought  to  be  revered 
by  reason  of  their  very  antiquity  are 
hustled  out  of  the  way by  new  and  mod­
ern  ideas  that  crash  like  a  discord  upon 
an  ear  accustomed  to  the  quiet,  restful 
monotone  of  the  older  things.

It  was 

Don’t  hold  me  altogether  responsible 
for this. 
inspired  by  a  picture 
sent  out  as  a  New  Year's  gift  by  a  Bos­
ton  coffee  bouse. 
It  is  called  “ An  Old 
Fashioned  New  England  Grocery, ”  and 
represents  the  old-time  general  store, 
with  a  delightful  quartette  of  old loafers 
seated  comfortably  around  the  big  egg 
stove.
It 

is  the  disappearance  of  these  old- 
fashioned  general  country  stores  that 
has 
led  me  to muse upon the decadence 
of  the  antique.  You  may  go  in  any  part 
of  the  country  that  you  wish  to,  and  you 
won’t  be  able  to  find  one  of  these  real 
old-time  establishments.  True, 
there 
are  general  stores—lots  of  them—but 
the  real  old  sort,  the  sort  of  places  that 
provided  seats  for  their  loafers,  that 
were  the  Mecca  in  the  evenings  for  the 
floating  population  of the whole country­
side  or  village— where  are  they  gone? 
Verily,  they  have  disappeared,  and  in 
their  place  has  come  a  modernity which 
fails  to  satisfy.  Now  that  the  old  coun­
try  store 
is  gone,  what,  indeed,  shall 
remain?

Not  long  ago  I  visited  a  little  country 
village  where  a  part  of  my  boyhood  was 
passed. 
It  is  a  delightful  little  place, 
if  you  are  not  particular,  and  one  of  its 
features  was  one  of  these  old  country 
stores  This  store  sold  everything. 
It 
was  a  regular  Wanamaker’s.  At  the 
back  was  one  of  those  old  fashioned egg 
stoves,  seated  in  a  big  zinc  lined  tray 
in  which  was 
sawdust. 
Around  this  stove  used  to  sit  in  the 
evenings  a  familiar  group  of  “ store 
loafers. ’ ’  They  were  all  old  men,  gabby 
old  gossips,  and  every  old  dote  of  ’em 
used  to  set  great  store  by  the  talks  they 
had  in  the  evenings.  Those  old  loafers 
knew  the  pedigree  and  the  genealogy 
of  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the 
village.  They  knew  that  Sam  Mulli­
gan’s  mother  married  a  Cobb,  and  that 
Tommy  Welch's  grandfather  used  to 
have  fits  every  Thursday.

sprinkled 

Well,  I  went  there  the  other  day,  and 
as  I  knew  all  of  the  old  fellows  well,  I 
stopped 
in  the  store  to  shake  their 
hands  My !  What  a  change!  The  old 
place  hadn’t  changed  much  on  the  out­
side,  except  by  a  coat  of  paint,  but  the 
inside  was  completely transformed.  The 
old  egg  stove  with  its  sawdust  tray  had 
In  place  of  the  rare,  ripe 
disappeared. 
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Fruits  and  Produce.
the  Consumption  of  Cheese
How 

May  Be  Increased.

Cheesemaking,  as  one  of  the  indus­
tries  of  the  United  States,  is  an  espe­
important  one 
cially 
in  several  of  the 
states. 
In  the  early  part  of  the  present 
century,  cheese  was  the  principal  pro­
duction  on  the  dairy  farms  in  the  East­
Exports  of 
ern  and  Middle  States. 
cheese  began  over  ioo  years  ago  and 
in 
the  year  1800  had  reached  nearly  1,000,- 
000  pounds.

The  make  and  exportation  of 

the 
United  States  steadily  increased  until 
about  fifteen  years  ago,  tbe  total  make 
of  the  country  being  reported  by  the 
Census  Department  as 
follows,  ex­
pressed  in  pounds:

1849.......................................105.535,893
1859. ......................................103.663.927
1869.......................................162,927.382
1879.......................................243,157,850
1889.......................................  256,761 883

Previous  to  i860  nearly  all  the  cheese 
was  manufactured  on  farms,  but  about 
that  time,  the  improved  and  economical 
system  of  making  in  factories  first  had 
its  start.  The  advantages  of  the  factory 
system  were  so  plain  to  be  seen,  that  in 
ten  years,  or  1870,  nearly  three-quarters 
of  the  production  of  cheese  of  the whol 
country  was  made 
iu  factories.  Fully 
90  per  cent,  of  the  cheese  manufactured 
in  this  country 
in  the  eight 
states  of  New  York,  Wisconsin,  Ohio 
Illinois,  Vermont,  Iowa,  Pennsylvania 
and  Michigan,  the  production  running 
in  the  order  named,  New  York  alone 
producing  over  one-half  and  with  Wis­
consin  two-thirds  of  the  product  of  the 
entire  country.

is  made 

Our  own  State,  while  naturally  one  of 
the  best  for  dairying,  does  not  show  up 
with  much  of  an  output  to  its  credit, 
producing  only  about  150,000  boxes,  or 
6,000,000  pounds 
in  weight,  or  a  trifle 
over  2  per  cent,  of  the  total  product  foi 
the  United  States.

is 

The  rate  of  consumption  of  cheese 
for  the  United  States averages  about  3^ 
pounds  per  capita  for  the  entire popula­
in  some  parts,  where  the 
tion,  while 
quality 
is  of  the  best  and  the  supply 
abundant,  this 
increased  to  8  to  10 
pounds.  The  value  of  cheese  as  a  food 
does  not  receive  the  recognition  it  de­
It  has  been  said 
serves  in  this  country. 
that  Americans 
taste 
cheese,  while 
Europeans  eat  it.  Looking  up  the  con­
sumption  of  cheese  per  capita  of  the 
several  countries,  this  seems  to  be  the 
fact.  Several  reasons  can  be  found  for 
the  low  rate  in  this  country,  compared 
with  the  European,  one  being  that  the 
food  value  of  cheese  and  its 
large  nu­
tritive  qualities  have  not  been  known 
by  many  of  our  people. 
Information 
concerning  tbe  relative  value  of  the  va­
rious  articles  of  food  has  not  been  gen­
eral.  This  subject  has  received  more 
attention  in  the  last  few  years,  and  as 
the  facts  are  rapidly  being  shown  up, 
this  will 
lead  to  a  recognition  of  the 
food  value  of  cheese  and  its  cheapness, 
compared  with  other  foods,and so large­
ly  increase  its  use.

Factorymen  and  dealers  should  unite 
in  efforts  to  please  the  consumer  and  so 
increase  the  amount  of  cheese  used. 
There 
is  no  reason  why  our  people 
should  not  use  more  cheese  than  is  con­
sumed  to-day.  This  would  be  of  great 
benefit,  as  an 
increase  now  of  25  per 
cent,  would  take  an  amount  larger  than 
our  entire  exports  and,  unless  the  make 
was  increased,  would  place  us  in  a  con­
dition  where  every  pound  of  our  make 
could  be  sold  and  consumed  in  our  own 
country.  Another  reason,  which  has  not

been  mentioned,  might  be given  as  to 
the  small  amount  of  cheese  per  capita 
used  here,  when  compared  with  Great 
Britain,  and  that  is,  the  price  at  which 
it 
is  sold  at  an 
advance  of  15  to  20  percent.,  while 
here,  as  a  rule,  40  to  50  per  cent,  ad­
vance  on  cost  is  asked.

is  retailed.  There 

it 

The  general  grocer  here  will  general­
ly  declare  that  there  is  very  little  profit 
in  cheese  and,  in  proof,  shows  no  spe­
cial  inclination  to  increase  the  sale  of 
it. 
If  the  dealer  could  always  be  sure 
of  obtaining  a  strictly  first-class  article 
of  uniform  quality,  it  would,  no  doubt, 
largely  increase  his  trade,  but  many  of 
the  large  dealers  from  whrm  he  buys 
place  price  before  quality  and  buy  here 
and  there,  or  wherever  they  can  get  the 
lowest  prices  quoted.  The  result 
is, 
the  retail  grocer  does  not  receive cheese 
of  uniform  quality  and  will  complain  of 
tbe  small  amount  of  his  cheese  sales.

All  whose 

interests  center  in  cheese 
production  should  work  for  superiority 
of  quality  and  economy  in  production. 
Factory  managers  and  cheesemakers 
need  always  to  remember  that  in  honest 
markets  the  best  goods  are  the  easiest 
sold  and  far  the  most  profitable.  Both 
must  be  constantly  on  the  watch  for  im­
provements  and  economies.  Buy  the 
in  everything  and  handle  nothing 
best 
that 
is  not  first  class,  because 
it  is 
cheap.  This  applies  to  everything  used 
in  tbe  manufacture  of  cheese,  salt,  ren­
net,  coloring,  etc.

The  wants  of  the  different  markets, 
especially  our  own,  and  the  fancies  of 
buyers  must  be  studied  and  satisfied. 
largest 
The  British  market,  yet  -our 
customer,  continues  to  want  a 
large 
cheese,  rich,  well  cured  and  very  firm 
in  texture,  while  our  own  markets  pre­
fer  a  smaller  cheese,  40  to  45  pounds  in 
weight,  comparatively  new,  mild  and 
rich,  and  of  medium  texture  and  color. 
The  highest  standard  of  quality  pos­
sible  must  be  set  for  our  cheese  and  the 
utmost  endeavors  of  all  makers  should 
be  to  attain  it.

At  present  Canada 

is  our  principal 
competitor  in  the  British  market.  One 
writer  has  said,  on  Canadian  competi­
tion,  "There  is  no  doubt  that  she  will 
continue  to  increase  her  make  as 
long 
as  she  can  find  a  market  for her goods. ”
If 
it  were  not  for  our  duty  on  foreign 
cheese,  her  product  would  surely  be 
found  with  us,  for  the  reason  that  the 
dairymen  of  Canada  live  more  econom- 
cally  than  our dairymen  and  can  afford 
to  produce  cheaper  goods.  Our  duty  on 
cheese  protects  against  her  importations 
and  the  Canadians  must,  therefore,  find 
their  markets  in  Great  Britian  or  else­
where. 
In order  to  successfully  do  this, 
they  know  their  product  must  be  up­
held  with  every  restriction  that  will 
guarantee  its  quality,  hence  their 
laws 
are  framed  with  express  reference  to 
this.  This  legal  requirement gives con­
in  their  cheese  abroad  and 
fidence 
causes  it  to  be  sought  after 
in  prefer­
ence  to  stock  from  this  country,  of 
which  so  much  has  been  adulterated 
that 
is  all  looked  upon  with  suspi- 
ion.  One  state  has  one  law  on  tbe  sub­
ject  and  another  state  has  another  law, 
while  still  another  has  no  law  at  all. 
It 
s  self-evident, we  must  have  a  National 
law  which  will  affect  the  whole  cheese 
product  alike,  to  place  us  on  the  same 
footing  as  our  Canadian  neighbors. 
With  such  a 
law,  it  will  be  the  fault 
only  of  our  dairymen  and  cheesemakers 
f  their  product  does  not  meet  with  as 
ready  sale  as  their  neighbors’.

it 

It 

is  true  that  Canada  has  built  up 
this  industry  by  large  grants  of  money

W  E   will  send  our  Machine  on  10 days’  trial 
to interested parties,  as  we  know  that  it 
will  give  satisfaction.  A  card  will  bring  Cir­
culars,  Prices and  a  Machine  if you  wish.

M ILLER  BROS.,

Mnfrs of  Foot and  Power 
Bean  Picking  Machinery.

R O C H E ST E R ,  MICH.

F * .  H I R T ,   J r .

Produce  Commission  Merchant

Market  Street,  Detroit.  <&>

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From Arkansas, furnished by the barrel  or carlot.

Oranges,  Cape  Cod  Cranberries,  Honey,  Lemons,
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Spanish Onions.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

13

Effect  of  Dingiey  Tariff  on 
Lemons  and  Oranges.

From the Commercial America.

Italian 

The  Dingiey  tariff  has  had  an  in­
jurious  effect  upon  the  growers  t f Sicily 
oranges  and 
lemons.  Dispatches  just 
received  announce  that  a  crisis has been 
reached 
in  Southern  Italy  and  Sicily, 
prices  for  fruit  being  so  low  in  many 
places  that 
it  does  not  pay  to  pick  the 
fruit. 
It  is  always  the darkest  hour  just 
before  dawn,  however,  and  relief  for 
the  Italian  orange  and  lemon  growers  is 
in  sight  from  twc  sources.  Negotiations 
have  begun  between  the  Russian  and 
Italian  governments  for  mutual  conces­
sions,  the  representatives  of  the  Rus­
sian  government  saying to Italy :  “ You 
scratch  my  back  by  reducing  your  duty 
on  petroleum  20  per  cent,  and  I’ll 
scratch  yours  by  knocking  20  per  cent, 
off  my  duty  on  oranges  and  lemons. ’ ’ 
In  addition  to  this,  when  Jack  Frost  re­
lunched  on  a  majority  of  the 
cently 
California  lemons  he  bit  a  hole 
in  the 
cloud  which  darkened  Sicily 
lemons 
and  let  through  a  ray  of  sunshiny  hope. 
The  American  people  cannot  do  with­
out  lemonade,  and  if  the California  crop 
is  as  greatly  damaged  as  current reports 
indicate,  where  else  can  they  get  their 
lemons  except  from  Sicily?  A  leading 
importer  sized  up  the  lemon  situation 
by  asking  that  pertinent  query.

The  Dingiey  law  caused  a  consider­
in  the  orange  and  lemon 
able  change 
markets. 
In  the  first  place,  bankers 
refused  to  advance  money  to  growers 
for  their  fruit  by  reason  of  the  uncer­
tainly  of  the  outcome  of  the  sale.  The 
new  tariff  act  advanced  the  duty  on 
lemons  from  23  cents  per  box  to  about 
84  cents,  and  on  oranges  from  23  cents 
to  about  75  cents.  Under  the  Wilson 
law  the  duty  was  levied  according  to 
the  cubic  contents  of  the  packages, 
while  under  the  Dingiey  law  the duty  is 
collected  according  to  the weight.  Lem­
ons,  being  closer  packed  than  oranges, 
weigh  more;  hence  the  difference 
in 
the  duty. 
In  order  to  show  the  effect  of 
the  present  law  it  is  only  necessary  to 
compare  receipts  of  oranges  and  lemons 
this  year  and  last. 
In  December,  1896, 
47,000  cases  and  44,000  boxes  were  re­
ceived  at  this  port,  while  last  month’s 
receipts  were  only  8,400  cases  and  10,- 
000  boxes.  Lemons  make  a  little  better 
showing,  but  the  falling  off  in  arrivals 
has  been  very  large,  figures  for  the  1896 
period  being  120,800  boxes,  against 
72,200  in  December  of  1897.  Receipts 
of 
lemons  for  the  present  month  have 
been  about 47,000  boxes,  against  125,000 
last  January.

The  Kentucky  House  has passed a bill 
requiring  railroads  to  transport  bicycles 
as  baggage.

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and  by  creating  a  department  whose 
special  business 
is  to  see  that  every 
cheesemaker 
in  the  Dominion  is  well 
instructed  before  he  begins  his  work 
and  that  he  receives  additional  instruc­
tions  each  year,  to  enable  him  to  keep 
up  with  all  improvements  in  the  busi­
ness.

In  our  country,  the* states 

in  which 
cheese  are  made  have  so  many  ways  of 
using  their  money  that  only  in  a  very 
few 
is  any  appropriated  for  that  pur­
pose  and  then  as  a  rule  only  a  very 
small  amount.  As  a  consequence,  the 
majority  of  our  cheesemakers  aie  apt  to 
in  their  old  and  often  careless 
go  on 
way,  with  no  one  to 
instruct  them  or 
even  suggest  a  better  method.  We  may 
say  we  have  one  exception.  Combina­
tions  as  a  rule  are  said  to  be  detrimen­
tal—but  here  this  one  that  is  not—com­
binations  of  cheese  factories  or  where  a 
number  of  factories  are  brought  under 
the  control  of  one  man,  the  proprietor 
or  superintendent.  He 
says  to  his 
makers,  I  want  all  of  our  cheese  to  be 
made  uniform  in  quality  and  in order to 
have  them  so,  they  must  all  be  made by 
the  same  rule  and  on  the  same  plan. 
By  this  means  the  combination  avoids 
the idea upon which many of the separate 
factories  go  to  pieces.  That is  the  idea 
of  some  makers,  that  they  know  as 
much  as  anyone  else  on  the  subject  of 
cheesemaking-and  are  unwilling  to  try 
to  learn,  even  when  they  have  a chance. 
Canada  is  one  large  combination  under 
the  management  of  its  thoroughly  capa­
ble  Dairy  Commissioner.

The  first  requisite  for  making  a  first- 
class  cheese  is  clean,  pure  and  whole­
some  milk.  This 
is  the  foundation  of 
the  cheese  industry  and  unless  the  pa­
trons  themselves  see  to  this  and  en­
deavor  to  deliver  to  the  factory  such 
milk,  the  efforts  of  the  cheesemaker 
will  be  more  or  less ineffectual.  Clean­
liness  should  be  a  cardinal  point  all 
along  the  line,  and  while  it  should  be 
the  important  thing  around  the  factory, 
it  must  go  back  of  that  and  apply to  the 
external  conditions  of  the  cow,  her  sur­
roundings  and  the  care  taken 
in  milk­
ing.

The  average  farmer 

is  apt  to  think 
that  the  cheesemaker  who 
insists  upon 
clean,  untainted  milk  is  too  particular, 
but  the  maker  knows  that  its  value  to 
the  factory,  as  well  as  his  own  reputa­
tion  as  a  maker,  depends  on  the  care  it 
has  received  previous  to  its  delivery. 
On 
the 
price  paid  tor 
Every  dairyman 
should  know  and  be  impressed  with  the 
fact  that  the  care  the  milk  receives  the 
first  few  hours  after milking  has  a  great 
influence  on 
its  quality  and  the  cheese 
made  from  it.

its  condition  should  depend 

it. 

It 

is  clearly  to  the  interest  of  each 
patron  that  the  milk  he  delivers  shall 
be  the  best  and  purest  possible.  Any 
one  who  increases  his  monthly  dividend 
by  adulterating  his  milk  in  aay  manner 
is  stealing  that  amount  from  his  neigh­
bor,  to  whom 
it  belongs,  but  anyone 
who  delivers  badly  tainted  milk  to  a 
cheese  factory  does  even  worse—his 
milk  may  spoil  an  entire  vat  or 
largely 
decrease  the  yield,  and  this  decreases 
the  returns  to  every  patron.  Cheese- 
makers  should  absolutely  refuse  to  ac­
cept  milk  unfit  for  use.
1  believe  that  the 

losses  caused  by 
taints  or  changes  are  enormous  and  fat 
losses  caused  by  skimming 
more  than 
or  watering. 
Pure  milk  should  not 
merely  mean  a  normal  chemical  com­
position,  but  also  freedom  from  all  un­
necessary  contaminations.  A good  sup­
ply  of  pure  water  is  of the greatest value

to  a  dairyman  and  careful  attention 
should  be  given  to  it.  Surface  water 
is  particularly  undesirable,  as  it 
is  al­
ways  rich  in  bacterial  life.

The  exposure  of  milk  to  the  air,  for 
the  purpose  of  the  removing  of  taint  or 
animal  odor,  or  aeration,  is  a  very  im­
portant  and  useful  operation. 
It  is  of 
use  chiefly  in  removing  odors  absorbed 
from  the  air or  from  food  eaten  by  the 
cow ;  both  of  these  are  strongest  when 
the  milk 
is  first  drawn,  while  those 
caused  by  bacteria  are  least  noticeable 
when  the  milk 
fresh  but  increase 
when  held.  Milk  can  be  made  unfit  for 
use  by  being  placed  in  a  tightly  closed 
can  immediately  after  milking,  without 
aeration  or  cooling.  All  taints  should 
be  out  of  the  milk  before  the  lid  is 
placed  on  the  can.  Much  taint  can  be 
prevented  by  cleanliness.  Aeration 
is 
a  means  of  only 
in  part  overcoming 
these  neglects.

is 

It  is  often  stated  that  milk  does  not 
require  so  much  care  when  it  is  to  go 
to  a  cheese  factory  as  when  sold  at  re­
tail.  This is  true  only  so  far  as  cooling 
is  concerned  and 
is  very  misleading. 
When  the  milk  is  delivered  promptly  at 
the  factory  it  may  be  cooled  sufficiently 
by  stirring,  or  aeration,  but  if  it  must 
be  carried  a  distance,  cooling  must  be 
attended  to.  Milk  from  dairies  where 
cooling 
is  frequently 
In  such  cases  cooling  is 
found  tainted. 
the  preventive  needed  and  the 
labor 
necessary  will  be  well  repaid  by  the 
better  product.

is  not  practiced 

Every 

influence  possible  should  be 
exerted  to  induce  our  patrons  to  weed 
their  herds  and  keep  the  best  cows  pos­
sible.  The  average  quality  of  cows  kept 
for  all  dairy  purposes  should  be brought 
up  to  a  profitable  standard.  For  the 
present 
it  would  be  reasonable  to  re­
quire  an  average  of  5,000  pounds  of 
milk ;  this  would  be  a  reasonable  stand­
ard  for  the  dairy  cow  at  the  present 
time.

I  believe  there  is  a  great  chance  for 
the  growth  of  the  cheese  industry,  es­
pecially  in  our own  State. 
It  is  one  of 
the  least  among  the  different  branches 
of  dairying  in  this  country,  both  in  vol­
ume  and  value  of  product,  yet  it  is  of 
much  importance  to  the  entire  industry. 
It  furnishes  the  most  convenient  and 
best  way  of  disposing  of  all  surplus 
milk,  consequently  all  are  interested  in 
helping  to  stimulate  the  cheese  trade. 
Our  utmost  effort should  be  made  to  im­
prove  the  offerings  in  our  own  market, 
so as  to  increase  home  consumption and 
at  the  same  time  be  in  a  position,  when 
our  home  markets  are  dull,  to  make  a 
first-class  cheese  suitable  for  the  for­
eign  market.  We  will  then  be  in  a  po­
sition  to  take  advantage  of  both,  and, 
with  proper  laws  to  protect  the  cheese 
industry  against  fraud  and  with  an 
im­
provement  in  the  quality  of  our  goods, 
there 
is  no  reason  why  the  cheese  in­
dustry  of  our  State  and  country  should 
not  remain  prosperous.

Farmington,  Mich.

F r e d   M .  W a r n e r . 

My W ife.

M y  w ife cannot cook,  though  she studies a book 

O f recipes  day after day.

But  what  do I care ?  She is charming and  fair, 

And as sweet as the blossoms of May.

She tries all  her might,  but  her bread isn’t light, 

For she never can get it  to rise;

But then you should see, as she breakfasts with me, 

The light that  illumines her  eyes.

N o skill can she boast in  preparing a roast,

And in  pies  her successes are few ;

And  ill she fares  when soup she prepares,

F or she’s sure to get into a stew.

But no fault do I find, for she’s loving and  kind, 

A nd when bachelorship I  forsook,

*Twas to wed a sw eet w ife, a companion for life— 

It wasn’t to marry a cook.

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M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

Shoes  and  Leather
Practicality  in  Boot  and  Shoe  Adver­

tising.
Written for the T radesman.

I  believe  that  more  practical  argu­
ments  may  be  advanced  in  advertising 
a  line  of  footwear  than  are  possible 
in 
almost  any  other  branch  of  merchandi­
sing.  The  elements  of  comfort,  durabil­
ity,  style  and  economy  enter  so  largely 
into  the  customer’s  thoughts  when  the 
purchase  of  a  new  pair  of  shoes  is  con­
templated  that  they  furnish  an  almost 
limitless  field  for  persuasion  in  the  talk 
of  the  advertisement.

The  advertising  of  a  general 

line  of 
footwear,  to  be  of  the  greatest  value, 
should  be  classified  under three separate 
and  distinct  heads,  and  neither  should 
be  allowed  to  conflict  with  either,  viz., 
men’s,  women’s  and  children’s.  When 
advertising  a  specialty  in  men’s  foot­
wear,  devote  your  entire  advertisement 
to  that  specialty,  as  the  points  to  be 
brought  out  and  dwelt  upon  concerning 
in  a  man's  shoe  are  of 
good  features 
no  special  value 
in  advertising  either 
women’s  or  children’s  shoes;  and  the 
same 
is  well  to 
mention,  very  quietly,  in  each  adver­
tisement,  that  all  classes  of  footwear  are 
kept  in  stock;  but  put  it  in  small  type 
and  in  a  corner,  out  of  the  way.

is  true  reversed. 

It 

form 

in  which  there 

Now,  let  us  take  up  these three heads, 
in  their  order,  keeping 
in  mind  the 
golden  fact  that  there  are  appropriate 
goods to  sell at appropriate  seasons,  and 
also  that  boot  and  shoe  advertisements, 
to  be  of  the  greatest  benefit,  should  as 
nearly  as  possible  approach  the  conver­
sational  and  argumentative 
in 
which  the  salesman  would  appeal  to 
the  customer  personally.  As  an 
illus­
tration,  let  me  say  that  I  have a  man’s 
shoe 
is  only  a  small 
profit  at  S3,  but  which  I  know  to  be 
good  value  at  $4,  and  which  I  have  de­
termined  to  use  as  bait  for  the  sale  of 
other  goods  at  greater  profit.  Before 
writing  my  advertisement  of  this  par­
ticular  shoe,  I  will  take  the  shoe  and 
study 
its  points,  putting  myself  in  the 
place  of  the  man  who  expects  to  put  his 
hard-earned  money  down 
in  exchange 
for  it  and  who  expects  to  test  its  value 
by  wearing  it.  Having  thus  impressed 
the  good  points  of  this  shoe  upon  my 
mind,  I  have  reached  the  conclusion 
that 
is  valuable  especially  for the
wear  of  men  who  are  upon  their  feet 
most  of  the  time  in  their  waking  hours, 
and  who  need  a  shoe  that  is  perfectly 
easy,  net  too  light,  is  neat,  and,  as  men 
who  are  compelled  to  stand  up  all  day 
are  not  usually  wealthy  men,  their  foot­
wear  must  be  lasting  in  quality.

it 

Right here,  I  would  say  that  there 

is 
nothing  more  valuable,  as  an  auxiliary 
to  newspaper  advertising  and  w indow  
display,  than  to  have  your  printer get 
out  some  neat  circular  letters,  in  this 
argumentative  and  conversational  style, 
and  mail  them  direct  to  a  number of the 
class  desired  to  reach.

Now,  why 

is  this  shoe  easy  on  the 
foot? 
In  a  few  words,  because  it  has  a 
medium  heavy  sole,  is  flexible,  is  lasted 
to  the  natural  shape  of  the  foot,  and 
therefore  perfectly  supports  the  heel, 
the  arch  of  the  instep  and  the  ball  of 
the  foot,  leaving  the  toes  in  their  nat­
ural  position,  each  part  of  the  shoe  be­
ing  in  exact  proportion. 
It  is  neat,  be­
cause  of  the  shape  of  the  toe,  its  tasty 
ornamentation  and  general  good  work­
manship.  Durable,  because  made  of 
the  best 
throughout  and  by

stock 

thoroughly  efficient  and  painstaking 
mechanics.

With  these 

write  an  advertisement  something 
this:

facts  as  a  basis,  I  will 
like 

A  Day  on  Your  Feet

proves  the  value  of  those  old 
easy  shoes  you  burned  up  the 
other  day,  for  all  they  looked  so 
disreputable.  L e t  me  tell  you 
about those

“ Always=Easy”  Shoes

w hich  I  am  selling'  for  only  a 
H alf  Dozen  F ifty   Cent  Pieces. 
Medium  weight, 
flexible  sole, 
made natural  shape  o f  foot, sup­
port  every  part  perfectly  and 
leave  the 
toes  (and  corns)  in 
their  natural  position.  Neat  as 
a  daisy.  W ill  wear  as  w ell  as 
any  $4  shoe  on  the  market,  as 
only the best grades of stock  and 
best  workmen  are  used  in  their 
manufacture. 
I  never had  a  pair 
returned  or  complained  of  be­
cause they tired the feet or  didn’t 
wear  w ell,  and  I  alw ays  try  to 
sell  them  to  men  who  stand  on 
their  feet  most  of  the  time. 
I 
want to show you a pair.

F. J.  Blank.

All Kinds of Footwear, 

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Such  advertising  as  this  is  a  personal 
appeal  that  touches  a  tender  spot—foot 
comfort—and  is  the  keynote  to  success­
ful  selling.

fit  and 

Beauty  of 

An  entirely  different  method  must  be 
employed  in  advertising  women's  foot­
wear.  Although  the 
ladies,  as  a  rule, 
are  not  attracted  so  much  by  comfort 
and  durability  as  the  sterner  sex,  still 
these  practicalities  should  have  their 
proper  place  and  weight  in  the  adver­
tisement. 
finish, 
style,  whether  the  shoe  will  make  the 
foot  appear  smaller  or aristocratically 
long  and  slender,and  all  the little points 
which  go  to  make  up  the  ensemble  of  a 
daintily-dressed  and  stylish  foot  are  the 
fascinations  which  draw the dollars from 
feminine  purses.  And  this 
is  true  of 
all  classes  of  women—factory  girls  and 
saleswomen,  Fortune’s  favorite  young 
misses  and  stately  matrons,  alike.  This 
being  the  case,  it  is  the  part  of  wisdom 
to  fashion  the  talks  to  the  ladies  in such 
manner  as  to  cover,  as  nearly  as  pos­
sible,  these points  with  respect to differ­
ently-shaped  feet;  and,  after  looking 
over  my  stock,  I  will,  for  general  pur­
poses,  write  an  advertisement  like  this:

x

|  He Looks at Your Feet 
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X 
a  
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
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first  thing—w hether  he  is  vour  Z
brother or the other g irl’s brother  X
or  your  husband.  Men  are  all  X
If  your  feet  are  ^
alike  in  this. 
neatly  shod,  he  thinks  you  are  X
elegantly  clad,  even  if  you  are  X
wearing" a dress that’s  made  over  X
from  last  year.  W e  have  shoes  X
that  make  feet  appear  long  and  X
slender—aristocratic.  Shoes that  X
make  large  feet  look  small,  and  X
little feet as dainty as Cinderella's.  X
Shoes that conceal all deformities.  X
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Shoes  that  are  perfect  in  every 
detail  that  goes  to  make  up  a 
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strictly  well-dressed  foot.  Rea-  a | 
sonable  prices. 

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This  advertisement  will  be  under­
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styles  may  be  mentioned,  as also special 
prices  and  regular  prices.  Comfort  and 
wear  should  have  their  proper  place 
in 
the  description  of  any  particular  shoe, 
but 
ladies’  shoes  it  is 
best  to  make  these  subservient  to  the 
points  mentioned  above.

in  advertising 

Shoes  specially  made  for  old 

ladies’ 
wear  and  for  invalids  should  be  given 
space  by  themselves,  and  never  should 
be allowed  to  conflict.

12,  14,  16  Pearl  Street, 

Grand  Rapids, 

Michigan

AgentH  Host on  Rubber Shoe Co.

We  Manufacture

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  l/2  D.  S., all  Solid— a 
good western shoe at popular prices.

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

We still handle the best .rubbers— Lycoming  and  Key­

stone—and  Felt  Boots and  Lumbermen’s Socks.

Geo.  H.  Reeder &  Co.,

19  South  Ionia  Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

G o o d y e a r

G lo v e

R u b b e r s

Unquestionably the best  Boot  made.  Prices”

Order  Now.

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of  the  trial  court  final. 
It  would  save 
the  taxpayers  and litigants money.  Gen­
erally  the  trial  court  would  decide about 
right,  but 
it  did  not  in  a  particular 
case  the  defeated  party  would  be  better 
off  than  if  he  were  permitted  to  appeal.

if 

Then and  Now.

It  is only a  tiny shoe 

A  cunning little bit  of a thing 

T hat she touches  with tender  care,
That a Baby used to wear.

And she gen tly raises it to her lips,

A nd lovin gly holds it there.

It is worn and faded and old,
But it brings up the  happy  past.
She sadly sighs as she thinks of tl 

That  were too sweet  to last.

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In fancy she sees a little child 
A s it gambols over the floor.

A n  elflike creature with golden  hair 
Is cooing a baby song once more. 

And a tear drops down on  the tiny she 
That the beautiful  dream child  wore

“ A h ,  weU,”  she sighs to herself, 

“ ’T is, alas,  the w ill of the fates!
I  used to be able to wear this shoe,
But now I take number eights.”

Prof.  Grunmacb,  head  of  the Röntgen 
laboratory  in  the  Berlin  University,  has 
stated  that,  judging  from  his  own  ob­
servations,  the  various  reports  of  the 
cure  of  tuberculosis  of  the  lungs  by 
means  of  Röntgen  rays  are  extremely 
improbable.  He  adds,  however,  that 
several  cases  of 
lupus  have  improved 
surprisingly  after  their application.

A  man  who  recently  died  in  Paris 
had  kept  a  record  of  the  number  of 
cigars  he  had  smoked  during  his  life- 
‘ ime.  The  number  was  628,713.

A  bill  to  exempt  new  manufactories 
from  taxation  for  ten  years  has  been  in­
troduced  in  the  Tennessee  Legislature.

Japanese  patriots  want  to  erect  an 
ron  Eiffel  tower  to  commemorate  the 
victory  over  China.

The  estimate  of  the  number  of tramps 
n  the  United  States  varies  between 
40,000  and  60,000.

14.

No.  i4 represents  our  Shoe  Dis­
play  Arm  for  side  of  window. 
Makes a very attractive and sightly 
display. 
Is  nickel  plated.  Price, 
$30.00  per  dozen.  Write  for illus­
trated catalogue of display fixtures. 
Manufactured by the

Acme

Manufacturing Co.

Battle Creek,  Mich.

H erold-Bertsch  Shoe  Co.

*IU h o k $ < ik

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▼   ▼  

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A General Line  and a GOOD one  at  that.

Values  that  are  Rock  Bottom.

5  and  7  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Children’s  footwear advertising should 
be  designed  to  appeal  to  the  common 
sense  and  pocketbook  of  the  parents. 
Infants' footwear does  not  need  any  spe­
cial  publicity.  School  shoes  for  chil­
dren  give  the  best  opportunities 
for 
strong  advertising  talks,  and  the  argu 
ments  may  be  made  clinchers.  As 
all  other  lines,  the  stock  should  be 
thoroughly  well  known  by  the  seller, 
that  he  may  talk  about  the  shoes  from 
a  personal  knowledge.  Below  is  a  prac 
tical  school  shoe  advertisement:

A  Healthy  Schoolboy

I  have 

or  girl  exercises  the  feet  thor­
oughly  jumping,  running,  skip­
ping,  sliding—on 
the  w ay  to 
school.  T his exercise
W ears Out  Shoes
The boy can’t help it— it’s natural 
—but  it*s  tough  on  his  father’s 
pocketbook. 
recently 
added a line of
School  Shoes
designed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
those  who  cannot  afford  to  buy 
shoes  every  two  or  three  weeks 
for  that  boisterous  boy 
They 
w ill  stand  all  kinds  o f  hard 
knocks,  keep  out  the  w et when 
to  wade 
he  stops 
through  a 
mudpuddle,  and  at 
the  same 
time look w ell.  T his  is a  special 
invitation  for  you  to  bring  that 
boy  in and  have him fitted.  H e’ll 
like the shoes and so w ill you.
JOHN BLANK, General Shoe Dealer.

Pictures  may  be  used  to  excellent  ad 
vantage  in  shoe  advertising,  especially 
for  children.  Advertising  cuts  do  not 
cost  much  and  fill  a  profitable  place  i 
attracting  the  eye  of  the  reader  to  the 
subject  matter  of  the  advertisement.

In  closing  this  article,  I  will  reprint 
a  boot  and  shoe  advertisement  which 
is  as  good  an  illustration  as  I  can  giv 
of  the  utter and  useless  waste  of  money 
in  such  publicity.  This 
is  taken  from 
a  Grand  Rapids  paper:

|— — —  — — — — — —

Our Boots,
Shoes  and  Rubbers
in  the  citv. 
Cannot  be  beaten 
See 
Fashionable 
our  prices. 
grades  also  down  to  hard  pan 
prices. 
T here’s  no  humbug 
about

Blank’s  Bargain  Shoe  House, 

Blank Street.

If  the  anticipations  of  a  certain  Bos 
ton  company  are realized,  the  first  ques 
tion  the  retail  shoe  clerk  will  soon  ask 
after  learning the prospective customer’ 
wants,  will  be  “ With  or  without  eleva­
tors?"  The  tall  or  fairly  tall  customers 
probably  won’t  be  interrogated  thusly, 
but  the  short,  dumpy 
little  ladies  and 
sawed-off  men  will  be  the  targets for the 
retail  shoe  clerks  to  shoot  their  queries 
at.  Truly,  science  is  a  wonderful  thing, 
but  who  ever  thought  that  a  company 
would  be  organized  for  the  purpose  of 
making  short  people  tall,  but,  neverthe­
less,  such  a  company  has  been  formed 
in  Boston. 
In  the  announcement  which 
the  firm  makes,  they  say:  “ Increase 
your  height  from  one  to  four  inches 
without  detection,  by  using  our  new  in­
visible  elevators.  Can  be  worn  in  any 
shoe,  etc. ’ ’  Perhaps  we mav yet hear of 
some  system  whereby  tall  men  may  be 
made  short.  Strange  things  have  hap­
pened 
in  this  era  of  progress,  and 
stranger  things  may  happen  in  years  to 
come.

The  Tendency  of  the  Age.

The  necessity  of  merchants  leading 
temperate  and  regular  lives  was  strik­
ingly  illustrated  in  Toronto  a  few weeks 
ago  in  the  sudden  death  of  a  prominent 
merchant.  It  was  supposed  that  he  died 
of  heart  disease,  but  a  post-mortem  ex­
amination  revealed  the  fact  that  it  was 
due  to  eating  his  meals  at  irregular 
hours,  and  when  specially  busy  scarcely 
taking  time  to  eat  at  all,  resulting in  an 
ulcerated  stomach  and  disease  of  the 
kidneys.  The  tendency  of  the  business 
age in  this  direction  is specially marked 
among  our  young  men,  thousands  of 
whom  hastily  swallow  a  mid-day 
lunch 
and  rush  back  to  business,  only  to  be 
reminded  in  future  years  that  they  have 
sacrificed  the  best  gift  heaven  bestows, 
that  of  health,  in  a  scramble  for  wealth. 
It  is  a  poor  investment.

Boots  from  the  Klondike.

The  window  display  of  a  retail  shoe 
dealer  recently  attracted  much  atten 
tion. 
It  was  based  on  the  interest  that 
s  still  so  keenly  felt  in  Klondike  mat­
ters.  A  pair  of  heavy  boots,  thickly 
gilded  with  liquid  paint,  were  placed 
in  the  center  of  the  window,  the  floor  of 
which  was  strewn  with  gravel,  many  of 
the  pebbles  being  gilded.  Large-sized 
pieces  of  coal  gilded  to  represent  gold 
nuggets  were  scattered  about,  and  a 
large  card 
in  the  rear  of  the  window 
explained  that  the  boots  had  been  sent 
to  the  store  from  the  Klondike  by  a 
former  employe,  who  had  sent  them  on 
to  illustrate  what  was  meant  by  walking 
on  the  sunny  side  of  Easy  street. 
It 
was  very  simple,  but  attracted  more  at­
tention  than  many  a  more  elaborate dis­
play-

Large  Business  in  Leather.

This  occupied  about  five 

inches  of 
space,  and  was  displayed  fairly  well  by 
the  printer,  but  I  will  venture  the  asser­
tion  that  this  advertisement  not  only 
failed  to  secure  a  particle  of  patronage, 
but  that,  if  any  one,  through  accident— 
not  design—chanced  to  read 
it,  his 
mind  was 
instantly  made  up  to  have 
nothing  to  do  with  a  merchant  who  had 
no  better  sense  than  to  write  such  an 
advertisement. 
“ Our  Boots,  Shoes  and 
Rubbers Cannot  be  Beaten  in the C ity!”  
Humph!  A  humorist  would  ask  if  the 
articles  in  question  must  be  taken  out­
side  of  the  corporation 
in  order  to 
legally  beat  them,  on account of an  ordi­
nance  prohibiting  cruelty  to  shoes.

It 

is  my  opinion  that  an  ordinance 
should  be  drafted  to  protect  the  public 
from  cruelty 
in  compelling  it  to  read 
such  stuff. 

C a s e l l a .

By  a  curious  coincidence  the  number 
of  1 ives lost  at  sea  during  1896 in  British 
merchant  ships 
is  returned  as  exactly 
1897. 
y
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London  imports  on  an  average  10,000 

pineapples  every  week.

There  are  fully  12,000  hides  tanned 
weekly  in  Newark,  N.  J.  About  half  of 
these  become  shoe  tipping  and  vamp 
leather,  the  remainder  carriage,  dash, 
furniture  and  fancy  leather.  More  horse 
'  ides  are  tanned  than  in any other  place 
n  this  country.  Cordovan  vamps  are 
the  product.  Chrome  tanned  sole  for 
cycle  shoes  is  made  and  the  manufac­
ture of  kangaroo  and  kangaroo  kid is  an 
interest.  All  kinds  of  bag 
important 
and  book 
leather  are  produced.  The 
tanners  are  said  to  get  more  money  out 
of  a  hide  than  anywhere  else.  Three, 
and  sometimes  four,  splits  are  made 
and  finished. 
is  estimated  that  $16 
s realized  per  hide,  and  the yearly busi- 
ess  done  amounts  to  §10,000,000.

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Men  are  bringing  suit  daily to recover 
small  sums,  when  they  ought  to  know 
that  they  will  have  to  pay  out  on  the 
average  three  dollars  for  every  one  they 
recover.  An  honest  lawyer  would  tell 
them  so;  but  not  all  the  lawyers  are 
honest.  So  men  sue  and  waste their time 
and  their  money.  They  bang  around 
courts  with  their  witnesses  when  they 
ught  to  be  at  work.  One  of  the  most 
economic  measures 
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be  a  law  cutting  off  the  right  of  appeal 
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Clerks’  Corner

Things^to  Be  Done  and  to  Be  Left 

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

So  much  depends  on  the  personal 
characteristics  and  traits  of  a  salesman 
as  to  whether  he  is  a  valuable  man  for 
his  employer  or  not  that  it  is  well  for 
clerks  to  study  their  own  qualities  from 
all  possible  standpoints—to  "see  them­
selves  as  others  see  them. ”   Looking 
back  over  a 
limited  experience  as  a 
clerk,  and  an  extended  experience  in 
dealing  with  clerks  from  in  front  of  the 
counter,  I  am 
impelled  to  note  here  a 
few  things  a  clerk,  to  assure  himself 
of  a 
following,  and 
thereby  a  good  salary,  should  do  and 
should  not  do. 
1  will  commence  with 
the  "D o   nots.”

large  personal 

Do  not  support  yourself 

languidly 
against  the  shelves  behind  you,  as  if 
you  were  merely  there  as  an  accommo­
dation while  waiting  for  the customer  to 
make  known  his  wants.

Do  not  allow  your  attention  to  wan­
der,  for  an 
instant,  from  the  customer 
and  his  needs.  Your  time  and  his  is 
money.

Do  not  suggest  a  substitute  for  the ar­
ticle  desired,  unless  the  customer  paves 
the  way for  it.  He knows what  he  wants.
Do  not  leave  a  poor  customer  for  a 
It  may  please  the  good  custom­
is  ignorant  and 

better. 
er,  but  not  unless  he 
selfish.

Do  not  flirt  with  any  of  your  pretty 
girl  customers. 
It  distracts  attention 
from  business  and  leads  to  loss  of  cus­
tom.

Do  not  allow  your  countenance,  ac­
tions  or  words  to  betray  vexation,  no 
matter  how  justly  annoyed  you  may  be.
Do  not  gossip  with one customer about 
another,  nor  allow  your  customer  to 
think  that  such  a  breach  of good  faith is 
possible  with  you.

Do  not  make  use  of  a  falsehood- 
implied—to  make  a  sale. 

stated  or 
Such  tactics  never  hold  trade.

Do  not  attempt  to  impress  an  igno­
rant  customer  with  your  superiority  in 
any  direction.  Rather  Pead  him 
to 
think  that  the  knowledge  you  may  be 
able  to 
in  regard  to 
values  and  qualities  was  already  his 
own.

impart  to  him 

Do  not  haggle  with  a  customer—come 
to  your  best  price  at  once  when  you  see 
he  is  determined  to  beat down the price. 
Haggling 
is  apt  to  cause  you  to  lose 
your  dignity  and  temper.

Do  not  offer  advice  unasked—the  cus­
tomer  will  let  you  know  it if he needs it.
Do  not  carry  around  a  glum  coun­

tenance.

Do  not,  above  all  things,  use  tobacco 
or  liquor  in  any  form—either  when  on 
duty  or  when  off  duty;  a  malodorous 
breath  loses  many  good  customers.

Be  alert  and  attentive  when  the  pro­
spective  customer  approaches  the  coun­
ter.

Be  considerate  of  customers’  foibles. 

Trade  is  won  by  this.

Be  neat  and  clean  in  your  personal 
appearance.  Teeth  clean,  linen  clean, 
hair,  clothes  and  shoes  neatly  brushed 
are  the  little  necessities  of  the  toilet 
which  make  friends.

Be 

sober,  self-respectful, 

truthful, 

anxious  to  please.

Be  all  that  you  can  be  to  all  men, 
compatible  with  the  attributes  of  man­
liness.

Be  prompt  to  detect  likes and dislikes 
in  the  faces  of your customers—then  you 
know  what  to  urge.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Be  thoughtful  of  the  small  courtesies 
in  both  action  and  speech,  no 
of  life 
matter  how  boorish  the  customer  may 
be.

Be,  if  anything,  more  careful  and  at­
tentive  to  the  shabbily-dressed  customer 
than  to  the  richly-dressed  one.  Poor 
clothes  often  cover  a  fat  purse.

Be a  careful  student  of  human  nature, 
especially  facial  characteristics.  This 
enables  you  to  gauge  your  customer  at 
a  glance.

Be,  first,  faithful  to  your  employer’s 
interests 

interests,  and,  second,  to  the 
of  your  customers.

Be  as  courteous to  your  fellow  clerks 
as  you  are  to  your  employer  and  cus­
tomers.

Be  careful  to  use  good 

language,  but 
avoid  the  use  of  high-sounding  phrases 
and  long  words.

Be  as  pleasant  and  cordial  upon  the 
departure  of  a  person  who has had  down 
all  the  goods  in  your  department,  with­
out  making  a  selection,  as  you  are  to 
the  customer  who  has  made  a  good  pur­
chase,  and  that  quickly.  The  non-buyer 
may  come  again  and  develop 
into  a 
good  customer,  and your  unfailing  cour­
tesy  will  cause  him  to  seek  you  out.

Careful  study  of  these  "D o n ’ts"  and 
"D o s,”   coupled  with  manliness  at  all 
times,  will  insure  your  success  while  a 
clerk,  and  pave  the  way  for  a  rapid  rise 
to  the  position  of  your  own  employer.
N em o.

Too  Much  of an  Automaton.

A  story 

is  told  of  a  clerk  who  was 
forever  "k ick in g”   for  a  raise  of  a  dol­
lar a  week  in  his  salary.  "L ik e   pulling 
a  tooth  out  of  a  chicken,"  he  would  re­
mark  to  his  fellows  every  Friday  night 
after  opening  his  envelope  gnd  finding 
in 
it  the  same  old  amount  as  of  yore. 
The  "boss"  had  his  reason  for not "d o ­
ing  the  handsome"  by  him,  however, 
and  it  transpired  what  that  reason  was 
when  the  clerk  finally  made  a  personal 
appeal  to  him,  feeling  his  worth  would 
never  be  recognized  otherwise. 
" I   was 
standing  behind  the  stove  this  morn­
in g,"  said  the  "b o ss,"  "when  a  man 
came 
in  and  asked  you  for  » pair of 
shoes,  like  ‘ that  pair’  displayed  in  the 
window.  You  said  to  him,  ‘ What  size, 
‘ Nine,’  and  a  nine 
sir?’  He  replied, 
you  reached  up  and  got  for  him. 
It 
suited  him  to  a  T.  He  told  you  to  wrap 
it  up  and  you  started  to  do  it  when  you 
were  asked  by  the  manager,  who  saw 
the  shoe  was  not  of  the  latest,  whether 
the  customei  had  tried 
it  on  or  not. 
‘ No,’  you  replied,  and  then  the  thought 
came  to  my  mind : 
‘ Would  a  first-rate 
clerk 
in  this  case  make  a  sale  without 
attempting  to  fit  his  customer  first  or 
to  offer  some  suggestion  about  the  style 
not  being  the  latest?’ 
I  concluded  he 
would  not  when  I  saw  that  the manager, 
unlike  himself,understood the advantage 
which  a  thoroughly-pleased 
customer 
gives  to  a  store  and  sought  to  remedy 
your  rather  quick-sale  methods  by  sug­
gesting  we  bad  a  shoe  in  stock  in  the 
same  style  that  would  fit  better  and con­
sequently 
look  better.  Although  the 
man  objected  to  trying  on  any  other 
shoes,  the  manager’s  gentle  persuasion 
gradually  brought  him around  to it,  with 
the  result  that  he  got  a  perfect  fit  in 
less  than  five  minutes.  No,  I  can’t raise 
your  salary  until  you  become  less  of  an 
automaton."

From  Wool  to  Fur  Hats.

The  large  hat  factory  of  John  Hen- 
del's  Sons,  at  Reading,  Pa.,  is  being 
equipped  to  manufacture  fur  instead  of 
wool  hats.  The  overproduction  of  wool 
hats  causes  the  change.

A Little Boy’s  Lament.
I’m going back down to grandpa's;

I  won’t come back no more

T o   hear the remarks about my feet 

A  muddyin'  up  the floor.

T h ey's too much said about my clothes,

T he scoldin's  never done—

I'm  goin'  back down to grandpa’s,
W here a boy kin  hev  some  tun.

I  dug up half his garden 

A -g ittin ' worms fer bait;

H e said  he used to like it 

When I laid abed so  late;

H e said that  pie w as good fer boys,

And  candy made 'em grow.

E f I can't go to grandpa's 

I'll turn  pirate first you know.

H e let me take his shotgun,

A n ’  loaded it for me;

T he cats they  hid  out in  the  barn,

T h e hens  flew  up a  tree.
I  had a circus in  the yard 

W ith tw enty other boys—

I’m going back  down  to  grandpa's,
Wnere they ain't  afra id o f noise.
H e didn’t  make me comb my hair 

But once or tw ice a w eek ;

H e  w asn't watchin' out  fer words 

I  didn’t orter speak;

He told  me stories 'bout the war 

A nd Injuns shot out West.

Oh,  I'm goin'  down to grandpa's,

F or he knows w ot boys  like best.

H e even run a race with  me,
But  had to stop an'  cough;

H e rode my bicycle and  laughed 

Bec'us he tumbled off;

H e knew the early appletrees 

Around  within a mile.

Oh, grandpa was a dandy,

A n '  was  “ in  it" all the  while.

I bet you grandpa's lonesome,

I don't care what you say;

I seen  him  kinder cryin*

W hen you  took  me aw ay.

When  you  talk  to me of heaven 

Where all  the good folks go,

I guess I'll  go to grandpa's,

A n ' w e'll  nave good times,  I  know.

A .  T .  W o k  d e n .

Proposed  Class  Legislation 

in the

Interest  of  Clerks.

From  the Commercial America.

but 

The  clerks  employed 

in  the  drug 
stores  of  the  City  of  New  York are mak­
ing  an  effort  through  the  Legislature  to 
make  the  adoption  of  shorter  hours  of 
labor  compulsory.

Drug  clerks  doubtless  have  a  griev­
ance ;  their  hours  of  labor are  long ;  the 
business 
is  confining ;  their  duties  are 
exacting,  and  a  high  degree  ot  skill 
is 
essential: 
the  question  arises 
whether  relief should be invoked through 
legislative  enactment. 
It  would  seem 
that  an  effort  should  first  be  made  to 
secure  the  assent  of  employers  to  the 
adoption  of  fewer  hours  of  labor.  Many 
employers  would  doubtless  recognize the 
justice  of  such  an  appeal.  One  objec­
it 
tion  to  the  proposed  measure  is  that 
is  to  apply  only  to  drug  clerks 
in  New 
If  it  is  desirable  that  drug 
York  City. 
clerks 
in  this  city  shall  have  shorter 
hours  of  labor,  there  would  appear  to  be 
no  good  reason  why  the  proposed  law 
should not be  made  to apply  to  all  cities 
in  the  State.  Another  objection  to  the 
proposed  measure 
it  is  an  at­
law  the  private 
tempt  to  regulate  by 
business  of  druggists. 
Furthermore, 
such  a  law  would  compel  proprietors  of 
small  drug  stores  either  to  abandon 
business  or  work 
longer  hours  them­
selves.

is  that 

The  drug  trade  section  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  and  Transportation  has  passed 
resolutions  disapproving  of  the  bill; 
the  German  Apothecaries’  Society  of 
New  York  City  has  passed  similar  reso­
lutions,  and  has  a  committee  actively 
engaged  in  opposition  to  the  measure; 
the  Kings  County  Pharmaceutical  So­
ciety  has  passed  similar  resolutions  and 
has  sent,  or 
is  sending,  copies  thereof 
to  every  Assemblyman  and  State  Sena­
tor,  and  finally  a  petition  is  being  cir­
culated  among  New  York  druggists  who 
oppose  it.
Many  among  the  conservative  ele­
ment 
in  the  retail  drug  trade  believe 
that, while  reform  in the matter of shorter 
hours 
is  a  desideratum,  it  should  not 
be  attempted  through  the  passage  of 
special  bills  of  this  nature,  which  are 
calculated  to  work 
injury  to  many  in 
interest.

The  depth  to  which  the  sun’s  rays 
penetrate  water  has  been  recently  deter­
mined  by  the  aid  of  photography. 
It 
has  been  found  that  at  a  depth  of  533 
feet  the  darkness  was  to  all  intents  and 
purposes  the  same  as  that  on  a  clear 
but  moonless  night.  Sensitive  plates 
exposed  at  this  depth  for  a considerable 
length  of  time  gave  no  evidence of light 
action.

Dr.  Berend  announced  at  a  recent 
medical  meeting  in  Berlin  that  the  fall­
ing  out  of  the  hair,  observed  so  often 
after  employment  of  the  X  rays,  is  only 
temporary,  and  that  therefore  the  rays 
are  of  no  value  for  the  removal  of  ab­
normal  growths  of  hair.

The  revenue  of  the  Russian  govern­

ment  last  year  was  $730,000,000.

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Commercial T ray elers

Michigan Knights of the drip. 

President, J ohn  a. H o ffm a n, Kalamazoo; Secre­
tary, J .  C.  Sa u n d e r s,  Lansing;  Treasurer, C h a s. 
McN o lty, Jackson.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association.
President, S.  H.  H a s t ,  Detroit;  Secretary  and 

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

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. 
Grand  Counselor,  F .  L.  D a y,  Jackson;  Grand 
Secretary, G. S. V a lm o r e, Detroit;  Grand Treas 
urer, G eo.  A.  R e y n o l d s,  Saginaw.
Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mntnal  Acci­
President,  J .  B oyd  P a n t m n d ,  Grand  R a p id s; 
Secretary and Treasurer, G eo.  F.  Ow e n ,  Grand 
Rapids.
Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club.
President,  W.  C.  B row n,  Marquette;  Secretary 
and Treasurer, A. F.  W ix so n,  Marquette.

dent Association.

Gripsack  Brigade.

You  can’t  stall  the  drummer  when  he 

is  after  business.
Ed.  F.  Payne, 

formerly  engaged 

in 
the  shoe  business  at  Saranac,  has  en­
gaged  to travel  for  the  Rogers  Shoe Co., 
of  Toledo.

John  H.  Darrow,  formerly  on  the  road 
for  C.  L.  Weaver  &  Co.,  has  engaged 
to  travel  in  this  State  for  the  W.  H.  H. 
Peck  Co.,  jobbers  of  rubber  goods  at 
Cleveland.

It 

is  a  good  policy  for  every  com­
mercial  traveler  to  keep  his  nerve  with 
it 
him,  but 
is  not  required  that  he 
should  turn 
into  gall  and  inflict  it 
it 
upon  other  people.

It  is  the  duty  of  a  commercial  travel­
er  to  secure  for  himself,  in  the  way  of 
salary,  all  that  he 
is  worth  to  the  firm 
that  he  represents,  and  do  his  utmost 
to  make  himself  worth  more.

A  confident  air,  a  readiness  to  reply, 
a  knowledge  of  the  merits  of  the sample 
line  handled,  and  a  belief  in  its  su­
periority  to  everything  else  of  its  kind, 
are  the  means  of  effecting  sales.

It  is  the  Michigan  Travelers  Mutual 
Accident  Association—not  the  Michi­
gan  Commercial  Travelers  Association 
—which  elected  J.  Boyd  Pantlind  Pres­
ident  the  other  day.  The  slip  of  the 
pen  entitles  both  organizations  to  the 
apologies  of  the  Tradesman.

The  traveling  men  who  have  been 
catering  to  Finch  &  Co.,  the  cut-iate 
and  cut-throat  druggists  who  recently 
failed  in  this  city,  are  the  recipients  of 
good  solid  chunks  of  cold  shoulder  at 
the  hands  of  the  legitimate  retail  trade 
these  days.  This  is  about  the  only  way 
the  decent  druggist  has  of  expressing 
his  disapproval  of  the  policy  of  certain 
houses  which  pretend  to  cry  down  the 
disreputable  methods  of  cutters  and 
slashers,  yet  quietly  furnish  them  with 
ammunition  to  assault  the  regular  deal­
ers who  are  undertaking  to conduct their 
stores  along  legitimate  lines.

least  provocation.  He 

Every  man  has  a  hobby  and  Frank 
Hedden’s  (Simmons  Hardware  Co.) 
hobby  is  olive growing.  During  his  re­
cent  visit  to  California,  he purchased an 
in  an  olive  ranch  near  Los 
interest 
Angeles  and  he 
is  now  so  full  of  the 
subject  that  he  fairly  bubbles  over  with 
it  on  the 
is 
thoroughly  familiar  with  all  the  various 
varieties  of  olives  and  conversant  with 
the  different  processes  of  preparing  the 
fruit  for  market.  He 
is  sanguine  that 
the  ripe  olives  of  California  will  even­
tually  supersede  the  green  olives  of 
Italy  and  that,  when  that  time  comes, 
his 
investment 
in  California  will  be 
away  above  par.

W.  D.  Church  (Parke,  Davis  &  Co.) 
has  turned  over  a  new  leaf  again. 
It  is 
no  new  thing  for  him  to  turn  over  a

leaf;  in  fact,  be  has  pursued  this 
new 
policy  so  systematically  for  years  that 
he  has  come  to  be  known  as  “ Willie, 
the  Leaf  Turner.”   This  time  he  has 
sworn  off  on  the  deadly  cigarette,  hav­
ing  satisfied  himself  that  the  persistent 
use  of  the  article  was  affecting  his 
heart,  injuring  his  eyesight and destroy­
ing  his  sense  of  smell,  besides  interfer­
ing  with  his  success  as  a  salesman  in 
many  places  where  cigarettes  are  not 
tolerated  by  buyers.  His  reformation 
is  due  to  his  friend,  Hugh  Wilson— who 
was  something  of  a  cigarette  nuisance 
himself—and  the  penalty  of  a  lapse 
in­
to  the  old  degradation  is  the  forfeiture 
of  two  bright  crisp  $10  bills  which  are 
held  by  Ben.  E.  West  as  stakeholder.

The  commercial  traveler of to-day is a 
representative  business  man 
in  every 
sense  of  the  word  and  is  recognized  as 
such.  His  mind 
is  broadened  by  the 
constant  contact  with  men  engaged  in 
the  production,  jobbing  and  retailing  of 
goods.  He  is  an  economist  of  the prac­
tical  type,  because  he  has  to  handle  the 
problems  connected  with  the  production 
and  consumption  of  goods  in  a practical 
way.  He  learns  to  be  tactful 
in  the 
course  of  his  business  experience,  if  he 
is  not  naturally  so,  and  knows  that  a 
weak  compliance  with  every  view  ad­
vanced  by  the  men  with  whom  he  is 
dealing  is  neither  necessary  nor  serves 
to  increase  their  respect  for  him.  He  is 
possessed  of  a  dignity  which  can  bend 
without  breaking  and  is  as  intent  upon 
preserving  his  self-respect  entire  as  are 
men  in  any  other department of business 
life.

Stephen  T.  Bowen  (John  G.  Miller  & 
Co.)  now  carries  a  side  line 
in  the 
shape  of  a  rheumatic  remedy,  which 
he 
is  selling  at  the  rate  of  a  dozen 
packages  a  day.  It  will  be  remembered 
that  Bowen  was  given  up  to  die  at  the 
Park  Place  (Traverse  City) last summer, 
hut  remembering  that  only  the  good  die 
young,  he  insisted  on  disregarding  the 
summons  from  the  Angel  of  Death, 
pleading  a  prior  engagement 
in  Chi­
cago.  When  he  left  Traverse  City  his 
friends  bade  him  a  tearful  farewell,  be­
lieving  they  would  never  see  him  again 
this  side  of  the  seething— no,  pearly 
gates—but  when  he  put  in  an  appear­
ance  a  few  months 
later,  completely 
emancipated  from  the  thraldom  of  Old 
Rheum,  they  insisted on knowing his  re­
cipe  and  subsequently  trotted  out  sev­
enty  odd  dollars  for  seventy  odd  boxes 
of  the  stuff  which  enabled  him  to  turn 
his  thoughts  from  pearly  gates  to  all- 
wool  clothing.

in 

its 

line 

in  the  country. 

“ Speaking  of  cigarettes,’ ’  remarked 
the  buyer  of  one  of  the  largest  whole­
sale  houses 
in  the  city,  “ reminds  me 
of  a  man  who  called  on  me  to-day  in 
the  interest  of  one  of  the  oldest  and best 
houses 
I 
needed  some goods  in  that  line  and  was 
just  debating  whether  I  would  send  the 
order  to  the  house  in  question  or  to 
its 
principal  competitor.  The  appearance 
of  the  salesman  quickly  settled the ques­
tion.  His  mustache,  clothes  and  breath 
reeked  with  the  fumes  of  the  cigarette 
and  his  fingers  disclosed 
the  yellow 
stains  which  are  a  characteristic  of  the 
cigarette  fiend. 
I  turned  him  down  so 
quickly  that  it  must  have  made his head 
swim  and 
immediately  mailed  the  or­
der  to  the  competing  house. 
I  am  ad­
dicted  to  tobacco  in  the  shape  of  cigars 
and  derive  a  great  deal  of  enjoyment 
from  the  use  of  the  weed,  but  I  have 
no  use  for  a  man  who  is  so  low  in  the 
scale  of  humanity  as  to smoke cigarettes 
and  delight 
in  discriminating  against 
him  every  time  I  get  a  chance. ’ ’

Interesting  Meeting  of  Post  C.

Detroit,  Feb. 

i—At  the  last  meeting 
of  Post  C,  a  communication  was  read 
from  Jno.  B.  Kelly,  expressing  his  re­
gret  at  not  being  able  to  attend  the 
business  meeting  and  suggesting  that 
some  suitable  acknowledgment  be  ten­
dered  Post  K  (Kalamazoo)  for  the  ex­
cellent  entertainment  given  and 
the 
kindness  shown  Post  C  and  all  Knights 
of  the  Grip  and  their  ladies  during 
their  stay  in  the  Celery  City.

John  McLean  moved  that  Post  C  ten­
der  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  members  of 
Post  K  and  to  their  ladies  for  their 
royal  hospitality  and  for  all  courtesies 
extended  by  them  to  us,  on  the  occasion 
of  the  ninth  annual  convention,  and that 
a  copy  of  same  be  sent  to  the  Secretary 
ot  Post  K.  Carried.

W.  H.  Baier,  of  the  Entertainment 
Committee,  was  voted  $5  for  music  for 
the  February  meeting.

R.  W.  Jacklin,  chairman  of  the  Com­
mittee  on  Badges,  presented  a  bill  for 
$12.60  for  badges,  which,  having  been 
approved  by  the  Executive  Board,  was 
ordered  paid.  His  report  showed  that 
only  a  few  badges  had  been used,  owing 
to  the  small  number  attending  the  con­
vention  from  our  Post,  and  that  the 
balance  had  been  turned  over to the Sec­
retary  as  the  property  of  the  Post. 
It 
was  decided  to  present  the  remaining 
badges  to the ladies present as souvenirs. 
Chairman  Walsh  appointed  the  best 
looking  man 
in  the  hall  to  act  as  a 
committee  of  one  to  see  that  every  lady 
was  properly 
labeled.  Of  course,  the 
Major  got the job ;  and  I  am of the opin­
ion  he  liked  it,  judging  by  the  time  he 
took  to  do  the  work.

It  was  moved  by  John  McLean  that  J. 
B.  Howarth  and  H.  G.  Baker be elected 
honorary  members  foi  1898,  and  that 
their  names  be  entered  on  the  Post  roll. 
Carried.  The  Secretary  was  instructed 
to  notify  each  gentleman  of  the  action 
of  the  Post.

It  was  moved  that  a  vote  of  thanks 
from  Post  C  be  extended  to  P.  T.  Walsh 
for  the  scathing  rebuke  administered 
by  him  at  the  annual  convention at  Kal- 
amazoo  to  John  R.  Wood,  for  denying 
certain  statements  made  by  him  (Wood) 
at  the  meetings  of  Post  C  held  in  Oc 
tober  and  November,  1897.

After  adjournment,  the  remainder  of 
the  evening  until  12  o’clock  was  spent 
in  card  playing  and  dancing.  The 
musical  and  literary  program  was  dis­
pensed  with,  as  it  was  rather  late  when 
we  adjourned.

H.  Y.  K e n y o n ,  Sec’y.

Movements of Lake Superior Tra velers
A.  P.  Simpson  has  resigned  his  posi­
tion  with  Manhard  Jopling  Co.,  Ltd., 
Marquette,  and  is  now  with  the  North­
ern  Hardware  Co.,  Duluth.

Alex  Stevenson  ( Buhl,  Sons  &  Co. ) 
took  in  the  Shriners’  meeting  at  Mar­
quette and  brought  the  house  down  with 
bis  story  of  Scotch  hospitality.

Harry  C.  Work  (Woodward  &  Stone) 
was  also  there  and  says,  “ Work  never 
misses  a  good  thing.”

W.  R.  Smith 

(Hibbard,  Spencer, 
Bartlett_  &  Co. )  could  not  resist  the 
temptation  of  being  on  hand,  even  a l­
though  lately  married.

M.  E.  Rounds  (E.  C.  Atkins  &  Co.) 
always  attends—would  be  on  hand  if  he 
were  in  Europe.

Dude  Thatcher,  of  Escanaba,  was 
there.  Had  more  fun  than  any  one  else 
except  our  German  friend,  Duval,  from 
Menominee.

(Cudahy  Packing 
J.  R.  McKeand 
Co. )  would  rather  attend- a  Shrine meet­
ing  than  sell  a  hog.

W.  F.  Mitchell,  the  coon,  was  in  his 

element.

J.  C.  Foster  (M.  R.  Manhard  Co., 
Ltd. )  has  the  reputation  of  being 
just 
a 
little  bit  sporty.  He  went  to  Grand 
Marais  with  four  chickens  and  came 
home  with  two. 
It  looks  suspicious,  to 
say  the  least.

A  Tale  of  Two  Travelers.

ir

an  opportunity  pass  to  boom  each other. 
Both  go  into  a  hardware  store  together, 
and,  after  the  usual  greetings,  the  cut­
lery  man  excuses  himself  to  go  to  the 
hotel,  ostensibly  for a  forgotten  sample. 
The  hardware  traveler  pours  into  the 
ear of  the  hardware  dealer  stories  of  the 
cutlery  man’s  wonderful  sales— “ sweep­
ing  everything  clean,”   “ Never  saw  a 
man  who  could  sell  so  much  cutlery 
in 
all  my 
life,”   etc.  When  the  cutlery 
man  returns,  the  hardware  traveler  goes 
to  the  hotel,  thus  giving  the cutlery man 
a  chance  to  pump  the  hardware  man 
full  of  the  success  of  his  companion— 
"Four  carloads,”   etc.  The  hardware 
man  falls  into  a  fit  and  the  effect is lost.

O uu.

Remember the Wife at  Home.

Howell,  Jan.  29— The  enclosed  was 
taken  from  the  Christian  Herald,  and  it 
seemed  so  applicable  that  I  made  only 
one  change,  using  words,  “ Knight  of 
Grip,”   in  place  of “ Comrade.”   Should 
space  be  vacant,  and  agreeable,  please 
print  it,  crediting  same  to  Herald.

W.  F .  G r i f f i t h .

Knight  of Grip,  have you a  wife?

W rite her every day;

H alf the joy is out her life 
When you are far away.

Write her from the speeding’ car;
Never mind  the thump and jar
Which your loving letters mar—

W rite her every day.

And,  however far you wander,

I am sure ’twould pay,

Could you see her read and  ponder 

Over what you say.

H ave your tablet  in your grip,
Fountain  pen charged to the  tip,
Then  don’t  let  the chances  slip—

W rite her every day.

The  more  a  traveling  salesman  can 
enter  into  the  thoughts  and  feelings  of 
his  customer  the  better  will  be  his 
chance  of  effecting  a  sale.

Smoke the  Famous

Film H m  Cim o

Pure, clean and mild.  Made 
entirely  of  Selected  Long 
Leaf,  5  cents  a  foot,  15 
cents a yard.  Made by

Standard Cigar Co., Cleveland, 0 .

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Michigan  State Agent.

For  Two  Dollars

/¡}\ 
T  

A day,  it’s  the finest
hotel 
in  the  State;
newly furnished, high- 
class  table  and  ex­
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A  good  story  comes  from  the  East  of 
a  hardware  traveler  and  a  cutlery  trav­
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always  travel  together.  They  never  let

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Drugs-=Chemicals

MICHIGAN  STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
Term expires
Dec. 31, 1898
-  Dec. 31, 1899 
Dec. Si, 1900
-  Dec. 31,1901
-  Dec. 31,1902

P. W. R.  P e r r y .  Detroit 
A. C.  S c h u m a c h e r .  Ann  Arbor 
Gbo. Gundrum,  Ionia  - 
L. K. Reynolds, St.  Joseph 
- 
Henry Heim, ¡Saginaw  - 
- 

-------- 

- 

President, P. W. R. Perry, Detroit
Secretary, Geo. Gumdrum,  Ionia.
Treasurer, A. C. Schumacher, Ann Arbor.

Examination  Sessions.

Grand Rapids—March 1 and 2.
Star Island—June 27 and 28.
Marquette—About Sept. 1.
Lansing—Nov.  1 and 2.

All meetings will  begin  at  9  o'clock  a. m. ex­
cept the Star Island meeting,  which  begins  at 8 
o'clock p. m.

MICHIGAN  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 

ASSOCIATION.

President—A. H.  Webber,  Cadillac.
Secretary—Chas.  Ma s s , Detroit.
Treasurer—J o h n D.  M u i r .  Grand Rapids.

The  H orrors  o f  the  Morphine  and 

Cocaine  Habits.

In  defending  his  crusade  against
morphine---- and  cocaine-----containing
proprietaries,  before  the  Ohio  publish­
ers,  Commissioner  Blackburn  instanced 
the  horrors  that  result  from  the  habits 
produced  by  these  insidious  substances.

We  quote  him  in  part:
" I t   is  scarcely  ten  years  ago  that  I 
learned  that  there  was  such  a  thing  as  a 
morphine  or  cocaine  habit. 
I  went 
home  one  evening  and  found  a telegram 
announcing  that  a near relative was dan­
gerously sick  at  a  sanitarium  in  Cincin­
nati,  and  asking  us  to  care  for  him. 
I 
took  the  first  train  to  Cincinnati,  found 
him,  and discovered  that  the  sanitarium 
was  an  institution  devoted  to  the cure of 
the  morphine  habit. 
I  did  not  know 
until  my  arrival 
the  nature  of  his 
trouble.  He  lived  several  days,  and  at 
periods  was  lucid  and  conscious.  He 
told  me  that  he  was  not  afraid  to  die ; 
that  hell  itself  had  no  terrors  for  him ; 
that  he  had 
lived  the  most  damnable 
existence  for  the  last  fifteen  years that it 
was  possible  for  the  imagination  to 
in- 
vent;  of  all  the  torment,  agonv  and 
suffering,  more  than he  had  ever dreamt 
of,  he  had  endured  since  acquiring  the 
morphine  habit.  His  death  came  with 
a  terrible  shock  to  the  members  of  his 
family,  as  none  of  them  ever  suspected 
that  he  was  a  victim  of that  drug.

" I   went  to  Indianapolis  to  close  up 
his  estate  and 
learned  from  the  man 
whom  he  had  left  in  charge  of  his  busi­
ness  that  there  were  dozens  of  morphine 
victims  in  that  community. 
I  came  in 
contact  with  a  number  of  them  while 
there,  and  they  are  the  most  gaunt, 
miserable,  distressed  mortals  that  creep 
the  earth.

"Another  case,  a  gentleman  I  knew 
shortly  before  I  engaged 
ic  the  drug 
business.  He  was  using,  when  I  first 
knew  him,  about  five  grains  of  cocaine 
a  day;  but  he  had  been  an  habitue  for 
some  time,  and  although  he  had  a  very 
large  business,  he  soon  began  to neglect 
it  and  give  himself  up  to  the pernicious 
enjoyment  of  this  accursed  drug.  He 
tried  to  quit  several  times,  and  his 
struggles  were  pitiful  to  observe.  He 
tried  other 
stimulants—whisky  and
cocaine—with  the  result  of  acquiring 
both  the  cocaine  and  morphine  habit. 
At  this  time  he  was  in  the  height  of  his 
popularity,  and  married  one  of  the 
brightest  young  women  of  the  county, 
and  their  prospects  to  the  outside  world 
seemed  biilliant.  About two  years  after­
ward  a  child  was  bom  to  them,  and 
it 
was  the  most  pitiful  looking  object  that 
I ever  saw. 
It only  lived  a  few  months. 
The  father  kept  getting  worse,  and  he, 
too,  died,  but  not  until  he  had  taught 
bis  wife  how  to  use  morphine,  and  had 
ordered 
it  for  her  relief  in  some  ordi­
nary  complaint.  After  his  death  she 
returned  to  her  parents  in a neighboring 
She  wrote  me  repeatedly  for 
town. 
morphine,  claiming 
it  was  to  be  used 
for  “ la  grippe.”  
I  sent  her  one  or  two 
small  quantities,  but  refused  to  supply 
her  further,  as  my 
suspicions  were 
aroused  that  she  was  not  using  it  for  a

legitimate  purpose.  The  last time I  ever 
saw  her  she  stood  in  my  store  wringing 
her  hands  and  begging  me  for  the 
love 
of  God  to  supply  her  with  enough 
morphine  to  save  her  life. 
I  gave  her 
a  small  quantity  and  foibade  her  ever 
to  enter  my  store  again.

"T hat  I  am  not  the  only  one  that  has 
observed  the  terrible  effect  of  these 
drugs  can  be  abundantly  proven  by  a 
trifling  investigation.  Since  publicity 
has  been  given  to  the  prosecutions  be­
gun  by  the  department  of  which  I  am at 
the  head,  numerous  persons  have  come 
to  me  and  to  the  drug  inspector,  Mr. 
Herbst,  and  related 
incidents  of  the 
most  harrowing  character.  Numerous 
cases  can  be  cited  right  here  in  Colum­
bus  where  the  habit  was 
acquired 
through  the  use  of  so-called  patent med­
icines. 
In  my  talks  with  druggists  in 
all  parts  of  the  State  I  learn  that  nearly 
every  drug  store  has  more  or  less  of 
these  helpless,  hopeless  victims.
"Several  months  ago  one  of my chem­
ists  mentioned  the  name  of  a  well- 
known  catarrh  cure,  and  stated  that  in a 
certain  Massachusetts  town  it  began  to 
be  generally  used  among  the  employes 
of  a  large  cotton  mill.  The  label  stated 
that 
In  a  short 
time  the  persons  using  this  preparation 
learned  that 
it  was  the  cocaine  that 
gave  the  temporary  relief  sought  for, 
and  they  began  buying  it  directly  from 
the  drug  stores.  In  a  few  months  nearly 
the  entire  working  population  of  the 
town  was  completely  demoralized  from 
its  use."

it  contained  cocaine. 

He  Used  His  Judgment.

About  twenty  miles  inland  I  stopped 
at  a  general  store  to  rest  and  get  a  bite 
to  eat. 
Besides  keeping  hardware, 
woodenware,  dry  goods,  groceries,  sad­
dlery,  notions,  hoots  and  shoes,  smoked 
and  salt meats,  there was a stock of drugs 
in  the  rear. 
I  got  some  crackers  and 
cheese,  and  while  eating,  there  came  in 
a  colored  man.  He complained  of  pains 
in  the  chest  and  wanted  a  remedy.  The 
merchant  scratched  his  nose  reflective­
ly,  looked  along  the  shelf  and  finally 
took  down  a  bottle,  poured  a  two-ounce 
vial  full  and  corked  it  up,  and  handed 
it  over  with  the  remark :

in  water 

"T ake  five  drops  of  that 

every  four hours.  Fifty  cents.”

The  negro  paid  and  went  away,  and 
in  a  few  minutes  a  woman  came  in  for 
something  for  dyspepsia.  He  took  down 
a  chance  bottle,  poured  some  of  the 
contents 
into  a  vial,  and  charged  her 
sixty  cents.  Then  I  enquiied  if  he  was 
a  doctor.

"W ell,  sorter,”   he  replied.
"A nd  you  know  drugs?"
"Y es,  tolerably  fair.”
"You  put  up  queer  remedies  for those 

two  complaints."

"D id   I?  Do  you  know  drugs?”
" I   have  served  five  years  as  prescrip­

tion  clerk."

"Just  the  man  I ’ve  been  aching  to 
see  for  a  month ! 
I  took  this  stock  on 
a  debt.  The  fellow  agreed  to  write  on 
each  bottle  what  the  contents  were  good 
for,  but  he  missed  over  half  of  ’em. 
I’ve  been  dealing  out  sorter on  my  own 
judgment,  and  I’ve  had  mighty  good 
luck  so  far. ’ ’

"H aven’t  you  killed  any  one?”
"   ’ Bout  a  dozen,  I  reckon,  but  ail but 
one  have  been  niggers,  and  the  one 
white  man  was  no  ‘count  anyhow.  Now 
you  just  put  in  the  afternoon  marking 
up  them  bottles,  and  I’ll  keep  ye  over 
night  and  hand  ye  two  big  dollars  in 
the  morning. ’ ’

Incompatibilities  of  Cold  Cream.
Professor  Merck  called  attention  re­
cently  to  the  fact  that  a  number  of  sub­
stances,  particularly  those  of  a  phenol 
character,  are 
incompatible  with  cold 
cream.  Pyrogallol  and  resorcin  aie  in­
stances.  Decomposed  resorcin  produces 
an  irritating  skin  affection.

Labels  on  Tin.

Labels  may  be  made  to  adhere  per­
fectly  to  tin 
if,  savs  Popular  Science 
News,  the  entire  surface  of  the  latter  be 
wiped  with  a  mere  suspicion  of  hydro­
chloric acid.  All  tin  is dressed  with o il;
I this  the  acid  effectually  removes.

turns  the  carbolic  acid  green,  and  if 
this  happens  all  one  has  to  do  is  to  add 
more  carbolic  acid.

is  prepared 

Rendering  Epsom  Salts  Pleasant.
The  stomach  will  not  reject  Epsom 
salts,  writes  Parcell  in  Prescription,  if 
it 
in  this  way:  "P u t  a 
tablespoonful 
in  a  teacup  and  add  two 
tablespoonfuls  of  boiling 
or 
water;  stir  well,  decant,  and  reject  the 
residuum.  Add  a 
lemon-juice, 
let  the  mixture  cool,  and  give  to  the 
If  in  the  country,  beyond  the 
patient. 
reach  of 
lemons,  vinegar  will  make  a 
fourth-rate  substitute."

three 

little 

T o   R esto re  W eak en ed   A lco h o l.
Alcohol  that  has  been  used  as  a  dry­
ing  agent  in  absorbing  moisture  (as  in 
the  drying  of  photographic  negatives), 
and  has  consequently become weakened, 
can  be  ridden  of  its  superfluous  water 
by  a  vigorous  shaking  with  well-dried 
potassium  carbonate,  which  takes  the 
water  unto 
itself  and  forms  a  solution. 
An  hour  after  shaking  the  alcohol  may 
easily  be  decanted  from  the  heavier  so­
lution  of  the  salt.

A  Natural  Query.

" l a m   getting  up  a  little article  about 
men  of  wealth," explained the  reporter, 
as  he  entered  the  great  merchant’s 
office,  "a s a  sort  of  lesson  for  the young 
men  of  to-day.  Would  you  mind  telling 
me  how  you  got  your  first  real  start 
in 
life?”

"N ot  at  all,  not  at  a ll,"   replied  the 
old  man  pleasantly. 
"D o   you  want  the 
truth,  or  the  regulation  biographical  ro­
mance  that  is  ordinarily  used?  It’s  im­
material  to  me. ”

in  the  world  where 

"There  miles  from  nowhere,  in  a  lit­
tle  backwoods  village  over 
in  North 
Carolina,  the  other  day,  I  found  the  one 
town 
everybody 
loafing 
works  and  no 
is  permitted," 
says  a  writer 
in  the  Louisville  Post. 
"In   this  hamlet  there’s  no  idleness  that 
is  not  voluntary  or  vicious,  and  this 
privilege 
is  not  allowed,  even  to  the 
Wandering  Willie  out  of  a  job.  On  a 
sign  at  the  postoffice  in  Beechland  is 
this  injunction,  from  which  there  is  no 
appeal: 
in  this 
town.  We  work,  and  so  must  everybody 
else  who  expects  to  reside  here  for  any 
length  of  time. 
Idleness  breeds  crime, 
and  as  we  never  had  a  robbery  or a 
murder  here,  we  have  determined 
to 
strike  at  the  root  of  all  evil.  Tramps 
will  be  given  one  hour  in  which  to  de­
part,  and  honest  men  out  of  employ­
ment  will  be  given  work  if  tby  desire 
it. 
If  not,  they  must  git,  and  git  as 
quick  as  their  lazy  legs  will  carry  them 
away  from  our  village.  This  means 
you. ”

loafing  allowed 

‘ No 

Culler’s see  Pocket infiaier

13  G U A R A N T E E D   T O   C U R E  

A ll druggists $1.

W.  H.  SMITH  &  CO.,  Props.,

Buffalo. N. Y.

Care  in  Dispensing  Poisons.

Scarcely  a  week  passes  but  there 

is 
the  record  of  a  fatal  poisoning  case  by 
carbolic  acid,  given  in mistake for some 
other  liquid,  declares  the  Canadian 
Pharmaceutical  Journal. 
In  two  out  of 
three  cases  coming  under  our  notice 
the  acid  was  supplied  in  bottles  never 
intended  for  such  purposes.  One  was  a 
whisky  flask,  and  the  other  a  ginger- 
beer  bottle.  Every  reputable  druggist 
should  refuse  to  put  a  deadly  poison 
in 
such  a  container.  We  hold  that  bis 
responsibility 
in  such  cases  does  not 
end  when  he  simply  attaches  a  "car­
bolic  acid"  poison  label to  such  a pack­
age.

Quite  recently  a  case came  under  the 
notice  of  the  writer  where  the  label 
afforded  but  poor  protection  against  ac­
cident.  The  bottle  bore  the  "carbolic 
acid”   poison  label  of  one  of  our  lead­
ing  druggists;  it  was  only  partially  at­
tached  to  another  underneath—"E ss. 
Lemon.”   A  slight  pull  removed  the 
carbolic 
label.  Now,  look  at  the  op­
portunity  for  a  poisoning  case—a  bottle 
of  carbolic  acid  with  an  essence  of 
lemon  label.  This  was  a  case  of  gross 
carelessness  on  the  part  of  the  one  who 
pasted  a  new  label  over  an  old  one,  and 
had  an  accident  occurred  that  party 
would  have  been  guilty  of criminal  neg­
ligence.

We  hold  it  incumbent  on  the  druggist 
to  use  every  reasonable  precaution  to 
avoid  the  possibility  of  accident.  A 
special  poison  bottle  may  be  too  expen­
in  cases  of  small  sales,  such  as  is 
sive 
usual  with  carbolic  acid,  but  an 
inex­
pensive  poison  guard  has  been  recently 
placed  on  the  market  by  a  Toronto 
druggist,  which seems to be  well adapted 
for  the  purpose  of  a  preventive.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium—The  reports  of  damage  to  the 
growing  crop  have  been  confirmed,  and 
as  the  large  stocks  are  being  reduced  in 
this  country,  prices  are  hardening.  We 
advance  our quotations  ioc  per  pound.
is  firm  and 

Morphine—This  article 

another  advance  is  probable.

Codeine— Is  steady.
Quinine— Firm  at  the  decline,  at  un­

changed  prices.

Borax—Has  advanced 

and  higher 
prices  are  probable.  As  American  re­
finers  have  a  protection  of 5c per pound, 
they  can  advance  to  ioc  and  still  keep 
out  the  foreign.

Cloves—Have  advanced.
Golden  Seal—This  article  is  firm.
Iodine  and  preparations  of  iodine  are 
unsettled,  as  there  is  trouble in the com­
binations  from  new  competition.

Decolorizing  Reddened  Carbolic Acid.
One  of  our  exchanges  gives  a  process 
for  accomplishing  this  which  is  said  to 
be  both  cheap  and  effective:  Prepare 
a saturated solution of stannous chloride. 
As  a  very  small  quantity 
is  needed,  a 
drachm  of 
it  will  go  a  great  ways. 
Liquefy  the  carbolic  acid  with  about 
five  per  cent,  of  water;  add  to  each 
pound  of  acid  about  eight  drops  of  the 
tin  chloride  solution,  and  allow 
it  to 
stand  in  a  warm  place. 
If  heated  in  a 
water-bath,  the  process  will  be  greatly 
hastened.  Should  the  carbolic  acid  not 
become  decolorized after  thirty minutes’ 
standing,  add  another  drop  or  two  of 
the  tin  salt  solution.  Too  much  salt

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K A L A M A Z O O ,  M IC H .

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

19

45
47
70
45

W H O LESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced 
Declined—

4® 
6
6® 
8
12®  14
12®  14

Acidum
m*
Aeeticum.................t
Benzoicum,  German
70®
Boracic....................
30®
Carbollcum............. 
Citricum.................  
40®
a®
Hvdrochlor............. 
8®
Nltrocum................ 
19®
Oxalicum................ 
Phosphorium,  dll... 
®
Salicylicum............. 
00®
Sulphuricum...........  H¿@
Tannlcum..............  1  35®  1
Tartaricum.............. 
38®
Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg...........
Aqua, 20 deg...........
Carbonas.................
Chlorldum..............
Aniline
Black....................... 2 00® 2 25
Brown....................
80©  1  00
R ed.........................
45®  50
Yellow.................... 2 50® 3 00
Baccæ.
Cubeæe...........po. 18
13®  15
Juniperus...............
6® 
8
Xanthoxy 1 um.........
25®  30
Baisamum
Copaiba...................
55®  60
Peru........................
@ 2 40
Terabin, Canada__
45®  50
Tolutan...................
50®  60
Cortex
Abies, Canadian....
Cassi»  ....................
Cincbona Plava......
Euonymus atropnrp
Myrica Cerifera, po.
Pfunns Virgini........
Quill ala.  grid.........
Sassafras........po. 18
Ulmus.. .po.  15,  grid
Extractum
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra.
Glycyrrhiza, po......
Hæmatox, 15 lb box.
Hæmatox, I s ...........
Hæmatox, H s.........
Hæmatox, Qs.........
Ferra
Carbonate Precip...
Citrate and Quinia..
Citrate Soluble.......
Perrocyanidum Sol.
Solut.  'Chloride......
Sulphate, com’l......  
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per cwt.........
Sulphate,  p u re ......  
Flora

24®  25
28®  30
11@ 
12
13®  14
14®  15
16®  17

15
2 25
75
40
15
2
50
7

18
12
18
30
20
12
14
12
15

Arnica.................... 
Anthemis................ 
Matricaria.............. 

13®
18®
30®

33®  38

25®
13®
8®

Polla
Barosma..................
Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
nevelly.................
Cassia Acutifol,Alx.
Salvia officinalis, >£s
and Hs................. 
Ura Ural................... 
Qumml
Acacia,  1st picked.. 
®
66
Acacia,  3d  picked.. 
®
45
Acacia,  3d  picked.. 
®
35
Acacia, sifted sorts. 
®
28
Acacia, po.................. 
60®
80
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20
13®
14
Aloe, Cape__po. L5  @
12
Aloe, Socotri.. po. 40 
®
30
Ammoniac.............. 
56®
60
Assafoetlda__po. 30
25®
28
Bentoinum............  
so®
55
Catechu, Is..............
13
Catechu, Ks............
14 
Catechu, l^s............
16 
Camphor»..............
43 
Kuphorbium.  po.  35
10
Galbanum................ 
1  00 
Gamboge  po........... 
70 
an
Guai&cum......po. 25
Kino...........po. I3.u0
@ 3 00 
Mastic....................
®  60 
Myrrh............ po.  45
~ 
40
Opii...po. »4.10@4.30 3  10®  3 15
Shellac....................  25®  35
Shellac, bleached... 
40®  45
Tragacanth............  
50®  80
Herlm

40®
®
65®

25
20
25
28
23
25
39
22
25

Absinthium..oz. pkg 
Eupatorium .oz. pkg 
Lobelia........oz. pkg 
Majorum__oz. pkg 
Mentha Pip.. oz. pkg 
Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 
Rue...............oz. pkg 
TanacetumV oz. pkg 
Thymus,  V..oz. pkg 
riagnesia.
Calcined, Pat........... 
55®  60
Carbonate, Pat........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. & M.. 
20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings  35®  36

Oleum

Absinthium............   3 25© 3 50
Amygdala, Dulc....  30®  50
Amygdala, A mar* .  8 00® 8 25
Auranti  C ortex.....  I  25® 2 40
.................  2 40® 2 50
Cajiputi..................  85®  90
Caryophylli.............  65®  70
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90® 

20@
15®

..............  2 60® 2 65

20®
22®
10®
@20®
12®
16®

Coni urn  Mac........... 
35®  50
Copaiba...................  1  10®  1  20
kS ; : .................. 
90® 
S 
Bxechthitos...........  l  00®  1  io
Erigeron.................   1  00®  1  10
Gaultheria..............  1  50®  1  60
Geranium,  ounce...  @ 
75
Gossippii, Sem. gal..  50®  60
Hedeoma.................  1  on®  4  10
•Turnpera..................  1  50® 2 00
Lavendula................  
Limonis 
..............   1  20®  1  40
Mentha  Piper.........   1  60® 2 20
Mentha Verld.........   1  50®  I  60
Morrhute,  gal.........   1  00®  110
Myreia.....................  4 00® 4 50
75® 3  00
........... 
Olive 
Picis  Liquida......... 
10® 
12
@  35
Picis Liquida, gal v . 
Ricina  ..................... 
99® 1  10
Rosmarini...............  
@100
Rosa,  ounce...........  6 50® 8 50
Succini...................  40®  45
go® 1  oo
Sabina................... 
Santal......................  2 50® 7 00
Sassafras................. 
55®  go
@  65
Sinapis, ess., ounce. 
Tis»1.......................   1  40®  1  50
40®  50
Thyme. 
Thyme,  opt............   @  1  60
Theobromas........... 
is@  20
Potassium
15a
Bi-Carb.................... 
Bichromate............  
13®
Bromide................... 
so®
Carb.......................  
12®
Chlorate..po. 17@19c  16®
35®
Cyanide................... 
Iodide.. 
Pot&ssa, Bitart, pure 
28®
Potassa, Bitart,  com 
@
Potass Nitras, opt...
Potass Nitras...........
Prussiate.................
Sulphate po  ____ "
Radix
Aconltvm...............
Althse..................,**
Anchusa...........
Arum po................ ”
Calamus........
Gentlana........po.  is
Glychrrhiza.. ,pv. 15 
Hydrastis Canaden 
Hydrastis Can., po..
Hellebore, Alba, po..
15®
Ibnia. PO................. 
15® 
„
Ipecac, po............... 2 50® 2 60
Iris plox--- po35@38 
35®  40
Jalapa, pr...............   35®  30
...... 
Maranta, 
/»  ok
Podophyllum, po,
22®  25
-------- 
.-  - 
...............  75® Î 00
Rhel, cut 
© 1 25 
Rhei,pv.
75®  1  35 
spigeija. 
......... ;;;
38 18 
Sanguinaria... po. 15  @
Serpentaria............   30®
35 
Senega..............
40®
45 
Similax, officinalis H
40 
Smilax, M...............
25 
Scill«............ . po.35
12
Symplocarpus, Pceti-
dus,  po.................
V aleriana.Eng.po .30 
Valeriana,  German. 
Zingiber a............ . 
Zingiber j ................ 
Semen
Anisnm.........do.  15
13® 12 
Apium  (graveleons)
15 
Bird, Is..................
6
Cam!.............po. 18
10®  
12 
Cardamon...............
I  25®  1  75 
Coriandrum.........
8®  
10 
Cannabis  Sativa 
4®  44
75®  Too
Cydonium.............. 
Chenopodium  ...
10®  
12 
Dipterix  Odorate
2 00®  2 20 
■ 
Pcenlculum............
10 9
7®
Poenugreek, po..... 
3®
L ini......................... 
4 
Lini.  grd........bbl. 3 
4®
4H40 
Lobelia..................... 
35®
4®
Pharlaris  Canarian. 
4*
J^Pa ........................  4H@
5 
Sinapis Albu........... 
7®
8
Sinapis Nigra.........  
n@
12
Splritus 
Prumenti, W. D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
Prumenti,  D. F. R ..  2 00® 2 25
Prum enti......  
1  25®  1  vi
Juniperis Co. O. T ..  1  ffi® 2 00
Juniperis Co...........  1  75® 3 50
Saacharum N. E  . 
1  90® 2  in
spt  viniG am .  ;::;
v  S 
............   1  25® 2 00
Vini Alba...............   1  25® 2 00
Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage...............   2 50® 2 75
Nassau sheeps  wool
carriage...............
@ 2 00 
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage......
@  1  25
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool,  carriage__
t  00
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............
1 00 
Hard, for slate use..
75
Yellow  R eef,  for 
slate  use.............. 
®  1  40
Syrups

.
15®
12®
25®

10®

.. 

Acacia....................  @  50
Auranti Cortes........  @  50
Zingiber.................. 
©  50
Ipecac- 
®  60
.........  
Perri Iod.................  @  50
Rhei Arom.............. 
®  go
Smilax Officinalis... 
50®  60
©  50
Senega.................... 
SoUlm................  
A M

1  °o

2 00

niscellaneous

Scill» Co.................
Tolutan...................
Prunus vlrg............
Tinctures 
Aconltum N a pell is B 
Aconitum Napellis P
Aloes.......................
Aloes and Myrrh__
Arnica....................
Assafoetlda............
Atrope  Belladonna.
Anrantl  Cortex......
Benzoin...................
Benzoin Co.............
Barosma.................
Cantharides...........
Capsicum..............
Cardamon.......... .
Cardamon  Co.........
Castor......................
Catechu.................
Cinchona.................
Cinchona Co.........
Columba.................
50 
Cubeba.................
50 
Cassia  Acutifol__ _
50 
Cassia Acutifol Co  .
50 
Digitalis.................
50 
Ergot.......................
50 
Perri Chlorldum__
35 
Gentian..................
50 
Gentian Co............
60 
Guiaca................."
50 
Guiaca ammon....!.
60 
Hy oscyamus...........
50 
Iodine......................
75
Iodine, colorless__
Kino.........................
50 
Lobelia.............
50 
Myrrh......................j
50 
Nnx Vomica........."
50 
Opli.........................
75 
Opii, camphorated.. 
50 
Opli,  deodorized....
1  50 
Quassia...................
50 
Rhatany..............
50 
Rhei....................
50 
Sanguinaria  .
50 
Serpentaria............
50 
Stromonium..........]
60 
Tolutan................. | )
60 
Valerian.................
50 
Veratrum Veride..!
50 
Zingiber..................
20
ASther, Spts. Nit. 3F  30®  35
-‘Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 P  34®  38
Alumen...................  2M@
3®
Alumen, gro’d. .po. 7 
Annatto...................  40®  50
4®
Antimoni,  po.........  
Antimon! etPotassT  40®  50
Antipyrin.............. 
©  1  40
Antifebrin..............  @ 
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., %a.  @ 
10
Calcium Chlor.,  54s.  ® 
12
Cantharides, Rus.po  @ 
75
Capsici  Pructus, af.  ® 
15
Capsici Pructus, po.  @ 1 5
Capsici FructusB.po  @ 
@12®  14
15
Caryophyllus..po.  15 
Carmine, No. 40
@ 3 00 
Cera Alba, S. A F  ' 
__
50®
Cera Plava............  
40®
42 
Coccus....................  @
40 
CassiaPructus..::;.  @
33 
Centraria.............. 
@
10 
Cetaceum............. ” 
@
45 
Chloroform......."  ” 
60®
63
Chloroform, squibbs  @  1 
Chloral HydCrst....  1  50®  1  60
Chondrus................  20®  25
Cinchonidine.P.AW  25®  35 
Cinchonidine, Germ  22®  30
Cocaine..................   3 80® 4  00
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct.
70 
Creosotum.......
35 
Crete.............bbl. 75
2
Crete, prep..............
5 
Crete, precip__
11
Crete, Rubra...
8
@
18®
Crocus.................. : 
20
@
Cudbear.............. 
24
5®
£upri Sulph........ 
6 
Dextrine.................. 
10®
12 90
Ether Sulph........... 
75®
Emery, all  numbers  @
8 
Emery, po....... ........  @
6 
Efgota...........po. 40  30®
35 
12®
Flake  White........ 
15 
Galla........................  @
23 
Gambier..................  
8®
9 
Gelatin, Cooper.. 
@
60 
Gelatin, French....; 
35®
60 
Glassware, flint, box
70 
Less  than  box__
60 
9®
Glue,  brown........... 
12
Glue, white............  
13®
25 
Glycerina..................13%®
20 
Grana  Paradis!  ... 
@
15 
Humulus................. 
25®
55 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite  @ 
80
Hydraag Chlor Cor.  @ 
@  70
1»
Hydraag Ox Rub’m. 
@  90
Hydraag Ammoniati 
@  1  00 
Hyd raagU nguentum
45®  55
Hydrargyrum.........
~ 
65
„ „
IchthyoDolla, Am... 
75
75®  I  00
Indigo...................... 
Iodine, Resubi........  3 60® 3 70
Iodoform.................  @420
Lupulin...................  @225
Lycopodium........... 
40®  45
............  
Macis 
65®  75
Liquor  Arse- et t j -
drarglod.............   @  25
LiquorPotassArsinit 
10® 
12
2® 
Magnesia, Sulph.... 
3
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl  @  1% 
Manuia, S. F ........... 
50®  60
O 2 75
Mentbot,

@

Morphia,S.P.AW...  2  15® 2 40 
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.A
.  C.  Co....................  2 15® 2 40
Moschus Canton__  @  40
65®  80
Myristica, No. 1...... 
Nnx Vomica...po.20  @ 
10
Os  Sepia............ 
is
15® 
Pepsin Saac, H. A P.
D. Co....................
@  1  00
Picis Liq. N.N.Hgal.
doz........................
@ 2 00 
Picis Liq., quarts__
@ 1  00 
Picis Liq., pints......
@  85
Pil Hydrarg... po.  80 
@  50
Piper Nigra... po.  22
@  18 
Piper Alba__po.  35
@  30
Piix  Burgun...........
@ 
7
| Plumbi  Acet...........
12
10®  
Puivis Ipecac et Opii  1  10®  1  20 
Pyrethrum, boxesH.
& P. D. Co., doz...
@  1  25 
Pyrethrum,  pv........
0®  33 
Quassi®..................
10 
Quinia, S. P. A W ..
33®
38 
Quinia, S. German..
38 98 
Quinia, N.Y............
Rubla Tinctorum... 
14 
SaccharumLactis pv
20
Salacin....................  3 00® 3  10
40®  50
Sanguis Draconis... 
12® 
Sapo,  W................... 
14
Sapo, M.................... 
io@ 
12
Sapo, G....................  
© 
15
Siedlitz  Mixture 
  20  @  22

28®33®

Sinapis........................   @ is
Sinapis, opt............   @  30
Snuff, Maccaboy.De
Voes......................  @  34
Snnff, Scotch, DeVo’s 
Soda Boras..............  9  @  11
Soda Boras, po........  9  @  11
26®  28
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb.............. 
i}$@ 
g
Soda, Bi-Carb.........  
a® 
5
Soda, Ash...............   34® 
4
Soda, Sulphas.........   @ 
g
Spts. Cologne...........  @ 2 80
Spts. Ether  Co........ 
50®  55
Spt  MyrciaDom...  @ 9 00
Spts. Vini Rect. bbl.  @ 2 40
Spts. Vini Rect-Hbbl  @2 45
Spts. Vini Rect.l0gal  @ 2 48
Spts. Vini Beet.  5gal  @ 2 50
Less 5c gal.  cash 10 days. 
Strychnia,Crystal...  l  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  Subl.........   2H@ 
3
Sulphur,  Roll........ 
2®  2%
Tamarinds.............. 
8® 
10
Terebenth Venice...  28®  30
Theobrom»............   42®  45
Vanilla....................  9 00@16 On
Zinc!  Sulph............  
8

7® 

Oils

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

B B L .  GAL.
70
45
40

Linseed, pure  raw..  42 
Linseed,  Dolled......   44 
Neatsfoot, winter str  65 
Spirits Turpentine.. 
39 

@ 34

Paints  B B L . 

LB
Red Venetian.........   13£ 2  @8
Ochre, yellow Mars. 
lJi  2  @4 
Ochre, yellow  Ber..  Hi  2  @3 
Putty, commercial..  2 \  2H@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2%  2V@3 
Vermilion,  P rim e
American.............  
15
Vermilion, English.  70®  75
Green, Paris...........  13t4@  19
Green,  Peninsular.. 
13®  16
Lead, Red...............   5H® 
6
Lead, white............  5H@ 
6
Whiting, white Span  @  70 
Whiting,  gilders’. .. 
f@  *) 
White, Paris Amer..  @100 
Whiting, Paris  Eng.
r@  1  40
cliff...................... 
Universal Prepared.  1  00®  1  15

13® 

Varnishes]]

No. lJTurpCoach...  1  10®  1  29
Extra  Tarp............   1  60®  1  70
Coach Body............   2 75® 3 00
No. 1 Turp Fum __  1  00®  1  10
Extra Turk Damar..  1  55®  1  60 
Jap. Dryer, No.lTurp  70®  75

PAINT

BRUSHES

We  shall  display  Sample  Lines 
of a  complete  assortment of Brushes 
January  1,  1898,  consisting  of
Whitewash  Heads, 
Kalsomine,  Wall,

Oval  and  Round 

Paint and  Varnish.

Flat, Square  and 

Chiseled  Varnish,

Sash  Tools,

Painters’  Dusters, 

Artists’  Materials.
and  invite  your  inspection  and  or­
ders.  Quality and Prices  are  right.

HAZELTINE 
& PERKINS 
DRUG CO.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  ®

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M I C H I G A N TRADESMAN

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

The  prices  quoted  in  this  list  are  for the  trade only,  in  such  quantities as  are usually purchased  by retail 
dealers.  They are prepared  just  before  going to  press and  are  an  accurate index  of the  local  market. 
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. 
____________________

AXLB  GREASE.
..... 55
Aurora................
....60
Castor Oil...........
....50
Diamond............
Frazer’s ..  ......... ......75
IZL Golden, tin boxes 75
nica, tin boxes...
...55
Paragon..............

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

Acme.

Absolute.

BAKING  POWDER.
34 lb cans doz........  ........ 
45
85
i4 lb cans doz................... 
lb cans doz..................   1  50
1 
M lb cans 3 doz................. 
45
34 lb cans 3 doz.................... 
75
lb cans 1 doz................   1 00
1 
10
Bulk.................................... 
M lb cans per doz............  
75
34 lb cans per doz  .............  1  20
1 
lb cans per doz...............2  00
lb cans 4 doz case........ 
35
34 lb cans 4 doz case........ 
55
lb cans 2 doz c a se ......  
90

El Purity.

Home.

45
M lb cans, 4 doz case—
85 
.. 
34 lb cans, 4 doz case__
..  1 60
1 
lb cans, 2 doz case__
Jersey Cream.
..  2 00
1 lb. cans, per doz..........
9 oz. cans, per doz..........
85
.. 
6 oz. cans, per doz..........
M lb cans..........................  
45
34 lb can«..........................  
75
lb cans..........................  1  50
t 
1 lb. cans  .........................  %

Our Leader.

Peerless.

BATH  BRICK.

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

CQNS1NSED

BLUING.

I doz. pasteboard Boxes... 
3 

40
doz. wooden boxes.....   1 20

BROOrtS.

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

CANDLES.

8s..........................................7
18s......................................... 8
Paraffine............................... 8

CANNED  OOODS. 
rtanltowoc  Peas.

Lakeside Marrowfat.........   %
Lakeside E.  J ....................  1  15
Lakeside, Cham, of Eng....  1  20 
Lakeside. Gem. Ex. Sifted.  1  45
Extra Sifted Early June__1  75
Columbia, 
pints..............3 00
Colombia, 34 pints............. 1  ¡S

CATSUP.

CHEESE

Acme......................  @  1114
Amboy....................  @
Byron......................  ©  1154
Elsie.......................  ©  1254
Gem........................  @  1254
Gold  Medal............   ©  1154
Herkimer................  @  11
Ideal.......................   ©  1154
Jersey  ....................   @  12
Lenawee.................  @  11
Riverside.................  ©  1254
Springdale..............  @  1154
Sparta....................   ©  11
Brick.......................  @  10
Edam.......................  ©  75
Leiden.....................  ©  18
Limburger..............  ©  10
Pineapple.................43  ©  85
Sap  Sago.................  ©  17
Bulk 
6
Red 
7

...... 
......................... 
CHOCOLATE.

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

Chicory.

Walter Baker & Co.’s.

German Sweet........................23
Premium..............................   84
Breakfast Cocoa......... ...........45

CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft, per  doz...........1 00
Cotton, 50 ft, per  do*...........1 20
Cotton, 80 ft, per  doz  ........ 1  40
Cotton, 70 ft, per  doz...........1 60
Cotton, 80 ft, per  doz...........1  80
Jute, 60 ft.  per  lo s............   80
Jute. 72 ft.  t>er  1o*..............  95

COCOA SHELLS.
201b  bags.......................  
Less quantity................. 
Pound  packages............  
CRBAil  TARTAR.

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

254
3
4

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

Fair  ........................................10
Good........................................12
Prim e.....................................13
Golden  ...................................14
Peaberry  ............................... 15

Santos.

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

Mexican  and  Guatemala.

Fair  ............ 
16 j
Good  ......................................17
Fancy 
...................................18
Maracaibo.

Prim e......... ............................ 20
Milled......................................21

Java.

Mocha.

Interior.................................  20
Private  Growth...................... £2
Mandehllng............................ 24

Roasted.

Im itation................................22
Arabian  ................................. 24
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands
Fifth  Avenue......  
..........28
Jewell’s Arabian Mocha— 28
Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 24
Wells’  Perfection Java..... 24
Rancaihn.............................23
Breakfast  B’end............... 20
Valiev Oitv Maracaibo.......1854
Idea!  Blend........................14
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  pays  from  the 
market  in  which  he  purchases 
to his shipping point, including 
weight  of  package,  also  le  a 
pound.  In  60 lb.  cases the list 
is  10c  per  100  lbs.  above  the 
price In full cases.
Arbuckle.......................   10  00
Jersey..............................  10 00
ncLaughlln’z  XXXX........ 10  00
Valley City 54 gross...... 
75
Felix H gross........  — . 
1  15
Hummel’s foil 54 gross... 
85
1  43 
Hummel’s tin 54  gross... 
CLOTHES PINS.
5 gross boxes 
40
COUGH  DROPS.

 
C. B. Brand.

40 5 cent packages...........  1  00

Extract.

 

CONDENSED MILK.

4  doz in case.
Gail Borden  Eagle...........  6 75
Crown......................................6 25
Daisy........................................5 75
Champion  ...........................4  50
4 25
Magnolia 
Challenge..............  
3 35
Dime 
.................................8  35

.......  

 

 

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
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.

Universal Grade.

Credit Checks.

Superior Grade.

Coupon Pass Books,

denomination from 810 down.

50 books, any denom....  150
100 books, any denom__  2 50
500 bookB, any denom__11  50
1.000 books, any denom__ 20 00
50 books, any denom__  1  50
100 books, any denom__2 50
500 books, any denom.... 11  50
1.000 books, any denom__ 20 00
Can be made to represent any 
20 books...........................  1 00
50 books...........................  2 00
100 books  ..........................  3 00
250 books...........................  C 25
500 books...........................10 00
1000 books...........................17  50
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—DOriESTIC 
Sundried.......................   © 534
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.  ©  834 
Apricots.....................   7*4@8M
Blackberries...............
© 754 
Nectarines.................
Peaches.......................  8
© 854 
Pears...........................  8
© 754
Pitted Cherries...........
Prnnnelles..................
Raspberries................
100-120 25 lb boxes.........  © 334
90-100 25 lb boxes.........   © 4
80 - 90 25 lb boxes.........   © 434
70 - 80 25 lb boxes.........   © 5
60 - 70 25 lb boxes.........   © 534
50 - 60 25 lb boxes.........   © 734
40 - 50 25 lb boxes.........  © 854
30 - 40 25 lb boxes.........   ©
M "ent less in 50 lb cases 

California Pranas.

California  Fruits.

Apples.

Raisins.

London Layers 3 Crown.
London Layers 4 Crown.
Dehesias.......................
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4Crown 

FOREK1N.
Currants.

Peel.

Grits.

Farina.

Raisins.

Hominy.

Patras bbls.......................@ 634
Vostizzas 50 lb cases....... @  7
Cleaned, bulk  ................. © 9
Cleaned, packages.......... © 934
Citron American 10 lb bx  ©13 
Lemon American 10 lb bx  @12 
Orange American 101b bx  @12 
Ondnra 28 lb boxes......8  @ 834
Sultana  1 Crown.........   @
Sultana 2 Crown  ........  @
Sultana 3 Crown.........934© 10
Sultana 4 Crown.........   @
Sultans  5 Crown.........   ©
Sultana 6 Crown.........   @12
Sultana package.........   @14
FARINACEOUS  OOODS.
24 1 lb.  packages............. 1 75
Bulk, per 100 lbs............. 3 50
Walsh-DeRoo  Co.’s........ 2  15
Bulk in 1001b. bags.........3 00
Barrels  ............................ 2 50
Flake, 50 lb.  drums........ 1  00
Dried L im a.............. —  
3
Medium Hand Picked —  1  00 
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic,  10 lb. box........  60
Imported,  25 lb. box.......2 50
Common...........................  1  75
Chester.......................... ..  2 00
Empire  ............................  2 50
Green,  bn.........................  80
Split,  per lb................... 
2
Rolled Avena,  bbl.......3 85
Monarch,  bbl................. 3 75
Monarch,  34  bbl.............2 00
Private brands,  bbl......
Private brands, 34bbl......
Quaker, cases................. 3 20
Huron, cases...................1  75
334
German.................   ........ 
East  India.......................  
3
Cracked, balk................... 
334
24 2 lb packages................2 30 j.

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Beans.

Sago.

Peas.

____ Fish.____

Cod.

Halibut.

nackerel.

Herring.

Georges cured............  ©  5
Georges genuine........  ©  534
Georges selected........  ©  6
Strips or bricks.........   6  © 9
Chunks............................. 
934
Strips................................   834
Holland white hoops, bbl.  10 25 
Holland white hoop 34 bbl  5 50 
Holland white hoop, keg. 
72
Holland white hoop mehs 
80
Norwegian.......................   11  Oil
Round 100 lbs...................  3 25
Round  40 lbs...................  1  60
Scaled...............................  
14
Mess 100 lbs......................  16 30
Mess  40 lbs......................  6 90
Mess  10 lbs......................  1  82
Mess  8 lbs...... ..............   1 48
No. 1 100 lbs......................  14  50
No. 1  40lbs..............   ....  6  10
No. 1  10 lbs......................  160
No. 1  8 lbs......................   130
No. 2 100 lbs............  
  9 50
No. 2  40 lbs......................  4  CO
No. 2  10 lbs......................  107
No. 2  8 lbs...................... 
88
Sardine«.
Russian kegs........... 
56
Trout
No. 11001b*.....................    5  50
No. 1  4L-lba......................  2 50
No. 1  101b«...................... 
70
59
No. 1  81b«......................  
No. 1  No. 2  Fam
100 lbs...........  6 75  5 75  2 75
40 lbs  .........   3 00  2 6j  1  40
10 lbs........... 
43
8 lbs........... 
34
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

Wbltafisb.

83 
69 

73 
61 

 

B E S S

I  Jennings’.

D.C. Vanilla
2  oz... 1  20
3oz........1  50
4 oz.......2 00
6 oz....... 3 00
No.  8  1  00
No. 10.  .6 00 
No.  2 T.l 25 
No.  3 T.2 00 
No  4 T.2  40

D. C. Lemon
2 oz.......  75
3 oz........1  00
4 oz....... 1  40
6 oz....... 2 00
No.  8...2 40 
No. 10...4 00 
No.  2T.  80 
No.  3 T.l 
No.  4 T.l  5o
Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 
the

Souder«’.
in  the  world 

Best 

for 

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon, dot
2  oz....  75
4 oz........ 1  50

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

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

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

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs 
4 00
Half Kegs.............................2 25
Quarter Kegs........................ 1 25
1 lb. cahs..............................  30
34 lb  cans............................   18
Kegs  ....................................4  25
Half Kegs......................  ...2 40
Quarter Kegs........................1 35
1 lb. cans.............................   34
Kegs......................................8 00
Half Kegs............................. 4 25
Quarter Kegs..  .................. 2 25
1 lb. cans.........   .  ..............   45

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Sage.....................................   15
Hops....................................  15

Madras, 5  lb  boxes...........  55
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb boxes—   50

HBRBS.

INDIOO.

JELLY.

KRAUT.

15 lb  palls............................   40
30 lb  pails............................   73
Barrels......................................3 50
Half barrels..............................2 00
Condensed, 2 do«  ..............1  20
Condensed. 4  doz  ..............2 25

LYB.

LICORIC8.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria..............................  25
Sicily....................................  1*
Root......................................  10

MINCE MEAT.

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

HATCHES.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.

No. 9 sulphur...........................1 65
Anchor Parlor..........................1 70
No. 2  Home..................... 
  1 10
Export  Parlor..........................4 00

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

Half-barrels 2c extra. 

MUSTARD.

Horse Radish, 1 doz..................1 75
Horse Radish, 2 doz.................3 50
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz........... 1  75

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216...........................  1 70
Clay, T. D. full count........ 
Cob, No. 3..........................  

65
85

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

Barrels, 1,200 count...........  5 25
Half bbls, 600 count...............   3 13

Barrels, 2,400 count.........   6 35
Half bbls  1,200 count........  3 75

PICKLES.
nedlum.

Smell.

RICB.

Domestic.

Carolina head....................   634
Carolina  No. 1  .................   5
Carolina  No. 2...................  434
Broken...............................   33i
Japan,  No. 1......................  5%
Japan.  No. 2......................  5m
Java, fancy  head..............  6
Java, No. 1.........................  5
Table..................................  634

Imported.

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In  box.

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

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

Worcester.

Common Grades.

Table, cases, 24 3-lb  boxes. .1  50 
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb bags.2 75 
Table, barrels.  40 7 lb bags.2 40 
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2 25 
Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.2 50
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.............  25
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs............  55
100 3 lb sacks........................1  70
60 5-lb sacks........................1  55
28 10-lb sacks......................1  45
50  4 
lb.  cartons...............3 25
115  2341b. sacks................... 4 00
lb. sacks.................. 3 75
60  5 
2214 
lb. sacks..................3 50
30 10 
lb. sacks.................. 3 50
28 !b. 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 
56-lb dairy in linen sacks  ..  60 
56-lb  sacks..........................   21
Granulated Fine.................   79
Medium  Fins......................   85

Ashton.
Higgins.
Solar Rock.
Common.

Warsaw.

SAL SODA.

Granulated, bbls................  75
Granulated,  100 lb cases..  90
Lump, bbls.......................   75
Lump, 1451b kegs................  86

SEEDS.

A nise..................................  9
Canary, Smyrna................ 
3
Caraway........................... 
8
Cardamon,  M alabar......   60
Celery.................................  11
Hemp,  Russian.............. 
334
Mixed  Bird...................... 
43*
Mustard,  white................  5
Poppy  .............................. 
834
Rape................................. 
434
Cuttle Bone........................  20

SNUFF.

Scotch, In bladders.............  87
Maccaboy, In jars................  35
French Rappee, In  jars......   43

SOAP.

JAXON

Single box............................ 2 75
box lots, delivered......2 70
5 
10 box lots, delivered..........2 65
m. $.  KIRK & CO.’S BRANDS.
American Family, wrp’d....3 33 
American Family, unwrp’d.3 27
Dome.................................... 3 33
Cabinet.................................2 20
Savon....................................2 50
Dusky Diamond, 50 6  oz__2  10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8  oz__3 00
Bine India, 100 & lb.............3 00
Kirkoline..............................3 75
Eos.....................................  3  65

Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand.

DESDALE

100 cakes, 75 lbs.

Single box................................ 2 80
5 box lots.................................2 75
10 box lots.................................2 70
25 box lots.................................2 60

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country, 801-lb. bars  ..2 75
Good Cheer, 601-lb. bars__ 3 75
Uno, 100 3S£-lb. bars..............2 50
Doll, 100 10-oz.  bars............ 2 06

Scouring.

Sapolio, kitchen, 3 d oz...... 2 40
Sapollo, hand, 3 doz...........2 40

SODA.

Boxes  .................................  534
Kegs. English....................  4R

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Allspice  ......................... 
10
Cassia, China in mats......   12
Cassia, Batavia in bund...  22
Cassia, Saigon in rolls........82
Cloves, Amboyna..............  10
Cloves, Zanzibar................  10
Mace,  Batavia...................  55
Nntmegs, fancy................... 60
Nutmegs, No.  1................... 50
Nntmegs, No.  2................... 45
Pepper, Singapore, black... 10 
Pepper, Singapore, white... 12 
Pepper,  shot........................12

Pare Ground In Balk.

Allspice  .............................. 12
Cassia, Batavia................... 22
Cassia,  Saigon.....................40
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 18
Cloves, Zanzibar..................13
Ginger,  African..................15
Ginger,  Cochin................... 18
Ginger,  Jamaica..................23
Mace,  Batavia....................70
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .18
Mustard, Trieste..................20
Nutmegs,...................... 40@50
Pepper, Sing , black............12
Pepper, Sing., white............15
Pepper, Cayenne..................20
Sage...................................... 16

STARCH.

VINEOAR.

Malt White Wine...................  7
Pure  Cider.............................   g

Washing Powder.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

Candies.
Stick  Candy.

Wheat.................................  gg

follows:

Wheat.

Winter  Wheat  Flour. 

Local Brands.

Patents..............................   5 50
Second  Patent....................  5 00
Straight............................  4 go
Clear...................................   4 40
Graham  .......................... 4  75
Buckwheat.......................  3 50
E y e..................................  3 00
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Quaker, )4s........................  4 60
Quaker, Ms........................  4 60
Quaker, )4s........................   4 60

Spring  Wheat  Flour. 

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand.

Pillsbury's  Best Ms...........   5 55
Pillsbury’s  Best Ms...........   5 45
Pillsbury’s Best Ms...........   5 35
Pillsbury’s Best Ms paper .  5 35
Pillsbury’s Best ms paper..  5  35
Ball-Bamhart-Putman’s Brand.
Grand Republic, Ms.............5 50
Grand Republic, Ms............. 5 40
Grand Republic, Ms............. 5 3j
Lemon & Wheeler Co.'s  Brand.
Gold Medal Ms...................  5 50
Gold Medal Ms.....................5 40
Gold Medal Ms.....................5 30
Parisian, Ms.......................   5 50
Parisian, Ms......................... 5 40
Parisian. Ms........................  5 30

Olney & Judson’s Brand.

Ceresota, Ms......................   5  50
Ceresota, Ms...................”  5 40
Ceresota, Ms................ ... [  5 30
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Laurel, Ms.........................  5 50
Laurel, Ms.........................  5 40
Laurel, Ms.........................  5 3j
Bolted.............................   1  75
Granulated...................."   2 00

Meal.

Feed and Millstuffs.

St. Car Feed, screened___14 50
No. 1 Corn and  Oats...........13 50
Unbolted Com Meal.......... 13 00
Winter Wheat  Bran...........14 00
Winter Wheat Middlings. .15 00
Screenings.......................... 12 00

New Corn.

Car  lots............................. 3m
Less than  car lots............   33

Oats.

Hay.

Car  lots................. - ..........27
Carlots, clipped.................29
Less than  car lots............   32

No. I Timothy carlots........   9 00
No. X Timothy, ton lots___10 00

Fresh  Meats.

Beef.

Carcass......................  6  @ 7
Fore quarters............ 5  @6
Hind  quarters...........  7  @  9
Loins  No.  3...............   9  @12
gibs.............................g  @12
Rounds......................  6M@  7M
Chucks......................  4  <a 5
Plates  .......................  @3

Pork.

Dressed......................  @  4M
Loins   
...................  @ 7
Shoulders...................  @  5M
Leaf Lard....................5M@

Mutton.

Carcass......................  7  @8
Spring Lambs............ 8  @9

Veal.

Carcass  ....................   8  @9

Oils.
Barrels.

Eocene.....................   @11M
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt  @  8)4
W W Michigan...........  @8
Diamond White.........  @7
D., S. Gas....................  @8
Deo. N aptha..............  @ 7M
Cylinder....................25  @36
Engine 
.................11  @21
B  «ok. winter  ...........  @R

Klngsford’s  Corn.

40 1-lb packages...................  6
20 1 lb packages...................6)4

Kinggford's  Silver  Qlosi.
401-lb packages................... 6M
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.

201 lb. packages..................  414
40 1 lb. packages.................   4M
20 lb. boxes..........................  4
401b. boxes.........................   3%

Common Gloss.

1-lb  packages......................  4M
3-lb  packages......................  4)4
6-lb  packages......................  434
40 and 50 lb boxes................  3
Barrels  ...............................  2314

STOVE POLISH.

No. 4, 3 doz In case, gross..  4  50 
No. 6, 3 doz In case, gross. .1 7 20

SUOAR.

Below  are given  New  York 
prices on sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds the local 
freight from New York to your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
credit  on  the  invoice  for  the 
amount  of  freight  buyer  pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point, 
including  20  pounds  for  the 
weight of the barrel.
Domino...............................5 75
Cut  Loaf............................. 5 7a
Crushed...............................5 7a
Cubes..................................5 44
Powdered  .......................... 5 44
XXXX  Powdered.,............ 5 50
Granulated in bbls..............5 25
Granulated in  bags............5 25
Fine Granulated.................5 25
Extra Fine Granulated...... 5  38
Extra Coarse Granulated.. .5 38
Mould  A............................. 5 50
Diamond  Confec.  A...........5 25
Confec. Standard A............ 5  13
No.  1..................................4 88
No  2..................................4 88
No.  3..................................4  81
No.  4..................................4 75
No.  5..................................4 63
No.  6..................................4  56
No.  7..................................4 50
No.  8..................................4 44
No.  9...... .......................... 4 38
No.  10........  ....................... 4 31
No.  11..................................4  25
No.  12.................  .............  4  19
No.  13..................................4  13
No.  14..................................4  06
No.  15.................................. 4 00
No.  16.................................. 3 94

SYRUPS.

Cora.

Barrels................................16
Half  bbls............................18

Pare Cano.

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

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........................ 33 00

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand.

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

00 12 oz pkgs

WICKINQ.

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

Fish and  Oysters

Fresh Flzh.

Whitefish..............
T rout....................
Black Bass............
Halibut...............
Ciscoes or Herring.
Bluefish...............
Live Lobster........
Boiled Lobster......
Cod.......................
Haddock..............
No.  1  Pickerel......
Pike......................
Smoked White......
Red Snapper.........
Col  River Salmon.
Mackerel 
............

Per lb. 
@  8
@  8
@  12
@  4
@ 
in
@  18
@  20
@  10
@  8
@  8
@  7
@  9
@  12
@  JzM
@  18  ‘

Oysters in Cans.

F. H. Counts.........
F. J. D.Selects.....
Selects...................
F. J. D. Standards.
Anchors................
Standards............
Favorites..............

Oysters  In Bulk

F.  H. Counts.........
Extra Selects........
Selects...................
Anchor Standards.
St  ndards..............
Clams....................

@  27
@  22
@  20
@  18
@  16
@  14

@1  75
@1  25
@1  10
@1 00
@1  25

Oysters, per  100__ ...1  25@1  F0
'0

w s .  *v»f  1O0

'VWfi 

Shell Goods.
.  . 

Hides  and Pelts.

Perkins  &  Hess pay  as  fol-

lows:

Hides.

Green.................... ...7   @8
Part  cured............
@ 8M
Full Cured...... ...... ...  8M@9M
D ry ....................... ...  9  @11
Kips,  greeu........... ...7   @8
Kips,  cured...........
Calfskins,  green... ...  8M@  9M
...  7M@ 9
Calfskins, cured... ...9   @10M
Deaconskins  ........
. .25  @30
Pelts.
Shearlings............
5@  30
Lambs...................
.  40@  1  10
Old  Wool.............. ..  60@  1  25

Fura.

Mink...................... ..  50@  1  40
Coon...................... ..  30®  1  00
Skunk.................... ..  50@  1  00
Muskrats, fall....... ..  F@ 
12
Muskrats, spring... ..  14®  17
Muskrats, winter .. ..  12®  14
Red Fox................ ..1  25@  1  50
Gray Fox............... . 
40®  70
Cross Fox  ............ ..2 5P@ 5 00
Badger.................. ..  20@  60
Cat, W ild..............
.  15®  40
Cat, House............ ..  10@  20
Fisher.................... ..3 50®  7 00
Lynx.....................
. 1  or ® 2 00
Martin, Dark......... ..1  50® 3 00
Martin, Yellow__ ..  75©  1  50
Otter...................... ..5 00® 9 00
W olf.................
..  75®  1  50
Bear...................... ..7 00@15 P0
Beaver................... ..2 00®  6 00
Beaver Castors......
@  8 00
Opossum...............
5®  15
Deerskin, dry, per lb.  15@  25 
Deerskin, gr’n,x>er lb.  10@  15

. 

S. C. W...............................33 00

H. Van Tongeren’s Brand. 

Star Qroon........................ 35  00

Wool.

Washed 
...................14  @23
Unwashed................. 17  @17

niscellaneous.

Tallow.......................   2M@ 3)4
Grease Butter............   1  @ 2
Switches  ......... .........1M@  2
Ginseng......................  @3 00

bbls.  pails
Standard.................  6M@  7
6y2@  7
Standard H.  H........ 
Standard Twist......   6  @  8
@8)4
Cut Loaf................. 
cases
Jumbo, 321b  .......... 
@ 6)4
@ gM
Extra H. H.............. 
Boston  Cream........ 
@

Mixed Candv.

Competition............ 
Standard........... . 
Conserve................. 

@ 6
@ 7
a  7)4
......................  @ 7*
@ gy,
@ gyi
@  g
@ $yt
@ 8)4
@10
@12

Broken  ..................  
Cut Loaf............ 
English Rock.........  
Kindergarten.........  
French  Cream........ 
Dandy Pan.............. 
Valley Cream.........  

Fancy—In Bulk.

Lozenges, plain...... 
@ 8)4
@ 8u
Lozenges,  printed.. 
Choc.  Drops...........  10  @14
Choc.  Monumentals 
@11
Gum  Drops............ 
@  g
Moss  Drops........... 
@  g
Sour Drops.............. 
@ g^
Imperials...............  
@ g*

Fancy—In  5  lb.  Boxes.

Lemon Drops.........  
@50
Sour  Drops............  
@50
@eu
Peppermint Drops.. 
@t)o
Chocolate Drops__ 
H. M. Choc. Drops. 
@75
Gum  Drops............ 
@30
Licorice Drops........ 
@75
A. B. Licorice Drops  @50
Lozenges,  plain__ 
@50
Lozenges,  printed.. 
@50
Imperials.............. 
@50
@jg
Mottoes..................  
Cream  Bar.............. 
@a0
Molasses Bar  .........  
@50
Hand Made Creams.  80  @1  00
Plain  Creams.........   60  @90
Decorated Creams.. 
@90
String Rock............  
@60
Burnt Almonds...... 125  @
Wintergreen Berries  @60

Caramels.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
„boxes...... --........  
No. 1 wrapped, 3  lb.
boxes................... 
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lb. 
boxes  ............

@30
@45

Fruits.

Oranges.
@3 00
Mexicans  150176-200 
Cal. Seedlings........  2 2a@2 go
@2 75
Fancy Navels 112  .. 
126 t o 216................. 
@3 00
Choice.................... 
@
Lemons.
@3 35
Strictly choice 360s.. 
Strictly choice 300s..  @3 25
Fancy 360s  . . .------ 
@3 50
Ex.Fancy  300s........ 
@4 00
Bananas.

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

Foreign Dried  Fruits. 

Figs.

Choice, 101b boxes.. 
Extra  choice,  14  lb
boxes.................... 
Fancy, 12 lb boxes.. 
Imperial Mikados, 18
lb boxes...............  
Pulled, 61b boxes... 
Naturals,  in  bags... 
Dates.

@  10
@
@  14
@  i4
@ 1 2
@ 6)4

Fards in 10 lb  boxes  @ g
Fards  in  60 lb cases  @  6
Persians, G. M’s......  
@ 5)4
@ g
lb cases, new........ 
Sairs,  601b cases__ 
@ 414

Nuts.

Almonds, Tarragona..  @12
Almonds, Ivaca.........   @11
Almonds,  California,
soft shelled............   @13
Brazils new...............   @ 9
Filberts  ....................  @10
Walnuts, Grenobles ..  @12
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1.  @10
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
Calif......................   @9
Table Nuts,  fancy__  @10
Table Nuts,  choice...  @  9
Pecans, Med...............  @8
Pecans, Ex. Large__  @10
Pecans, Jumbos........   @12
Hickory  Nuts per bu.,
Ohio, new...............   @1  60
Cocoanuts,  full  sacks  @4  50

Peanuts.

Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns.  @  6)4
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted...................  @ 6)4
Choice, H. P., Extras.  @ 4
Choice, EL P„  Extras,
R oasted...............  

5)4

6M

Provisions.

Swift  &  Company  quote  as 

Barreled Pork.

Mess  .............................   10 25
Back  ...............................   11 00
Clear  back.......................   10 50
Shortcut..  ......................   10 2d
Pig....................................  14 00
Bean  ................................ 
g 50
Family  ..............................10 00

51/
554
5)4

Dry Salt Meats.
Bellies............................ 
Briskets  .................... ” ] 
Extra  shorts.................’ 
Smoked  neats.

Hams, 12 lb  average...... 
9
gj£
Hams, 14 lb  average 
... 
Hams, 16 lb  average......  
8m
Hams, 20 lb  average......  
7y.
Ham dried beef  ............... 
13
Shoulders  (N.  Y.  cut).  . 
6
Bacon,  clear................. 7  @g
California  hams............  
5m
Boneless hams...............  
8m
Cooked  ham.....................  
jj
Lards.  In Tierces.
Compound...................... 
4
Kettle.............................  
5^
55 lb Tubs...........advance 
v
80 lb Tubs...........advance  %
50 lb T ins...........advance  %
20 lb Pails...........advance 
54
10 lb Pails........... advance  %
5 lb Pails........... advance 
1
31b Pails......... advance 
IM
Bologna...................... 
giver............................6M
rrankfort.............. 
P o rk .......................giz
Blood  ............................ 
Tongue....................” "  
Head  cheese.  .................. 

Sausages.

5
7
g
9

Beef.

Tripe.

Casings.

Pigs’ Feet.

Extra  Mess.....................  9 00
Boneless  ....................  12  25
Rump.......................... .'. 12 50
Kits, 15 lbs........................  
go
M  bbls, 40 lbs..................  1 50
M  bbls, 80 lbs..................  2 80
Kits, 15 lbs........................  
75
M  bbls, 40 lbs..................  1 40
M  bbls, 80 lbs..................  2 75
P ork...................*.......... 
J6
Beef  rounds................... 
4
Beef-middles........... 
10
Sheep.............................  
60
Butterine.
Rolls,  dairy...................... 
10
Solid,  dairy.......................  
gyt
Rolls,  creamery............  
14
Solid,  creamery............  
13M
Corned beef,  2 l b ........2  10
Corned  beef, 14  lb...........14 00
Roast  beef,  2 lb..........  2 i0
Potted  ham,  Ms.........   80
Potted  ham.  Ms..........   1 00
60
Deviled ham,  Ms...... - • 
Deviled ham,  Ms..........   1 00
Potted  tongue Ms.........  
60
Potted  tongue Ms........  1  00

Canned  Meats.

Crackers.

Soda.

Oyster.

The  National  Biscuit  Co. 

quotes as follows:
Butter.
Seymour XXX ...................  6
Seymour XXX, 3 lb.  carton  6M
Family XXX......................  6
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton..  6M
Salted XXX.......................  6
Salted XXX, 3 lb carton...  6M 
Soda  XXX  .......................   7
Soda  XXX, 3 lb carton__  7M
Soda,  City.........................  g
Zephyrette...........................10
Long Island  Wafers.........   11
L. I. Wafers, 1,1b carton  ..  12 
Square Oyster, XXX.........   6
Sq. Oys. XXX, 1  lb carton.  7
Farina Oyster,  XXX.........   6
SWEET  GOODS—Boxes.
Animals............................  iom
Bent's Cold Water............   13%
Belle Rose.........................  g
Cocoanut Taffy.................  9M
Coffee Cakes......................  9
Frosted Honey...................  12M
Graham Crackers  ..............   8
Ginge r Snags, XXX round.  7 
Ginger Snaps, XXX  city...  7 
Gin. Snps,XXX home made  7 
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..  7
Ginger  Vanilla.................  g
Imperials............................   8m
Jumoles,  Honey...............   liM
Molasses  Cakes.................  8
Marshmallow  ....................  15
Marshmallow  Creams......  16
Pretzels,  hand  made  ......  9
Pretzelettes, Little German  7
Sugar  Cake.......................  g
Sultanas............................  12M
Sears’Lunch......................  8
Vanilla  Square..................  8m
Vanilla  Wafers.................  14
Pecan Wafers...................... 15m
Mixed Picnic....................   iom
Cream Jumbles ...................  12
Boston Ginger Nuts...........  8M
Chimmie Fadden....... .. 
10
Pineapple Glace.................   16
Penny Cakes.......................   sm
Marshmallow  Walnuts__  16
Belle Isle Picnic................  11

2 1

Crockery  and

Glassware.

AKRON  STONEWARE. 

Butters.

M gal., per doz.................  50
1 to 6 gal., per gal........... 
by,
8 gal., per g a l................. 
6M
10 gal., per gal.................. 
oM
12 gal., per gal..................   6M
15 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  8 
20 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  8 
25 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  10 
30 gal. meat-tubs, per gal..  10 
5M85
60
5M
M gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.  65 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each  5M 

M gal. flat or rd. hot., doz.
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each 
Fine Qlazed Milkpans.

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

Milkpans.

Churna.

Stewpans.

M gal. fireproof, ball, doz.  86 
1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.l  10 

Jugs.

M gal., per  doz................  40
M gal., per  doz................  50
1 to 5 gal., per gal............   6M

Tomato Jugs.

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

Sealing Wax.

First  Quality.

LAMP  BURNERS.

5 lbs. in package, per lb...  2
No. 0 Sun..........................  
45
No.  1  Sun.......................... 
50
No.  2  Sun......
Tubular.........
50
........ 
Security, No.  1 
65
........ 
Security, No. 2
85
........ 
Nutmeg  ........
50
........ 
Climax
............................  1 50
LAMP  CHIMNEYS—Common.
Per box of 6 doz.
No.  0  Sun.........................  x 75
No.  1  Sun.........................  1 8g
No.  2  Sun.........................2  70
No.  0  Sun,  crimp 
No.  1  Sun,  crimp 
No.  2  Sun,  crimp 
XXX Flint.
No.  0  Sun,  crimp 
top,
^ wrapped and labeled__  2 55
No. 
1  Sun,  crimp 
top,
wrapped and  labeled.  ..  2 75 
No.  2  Sun,  crimp 
top,
wrapped and  labeled....  3 75 
CHIMNEYS—Pearl  Top.
No.  1  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled............................  3 70
No.  2  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled............................4 70
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped  and
labeled............................  4  gg
No. 2  Sun,  “Small  Bulb,”
for Globe Lamns............  
80

wrapped and  labeled__  2 10
wrapped and  labeled__  2 25
wrapped and  labeled__  3 25

top,
top,
top,

La  Bastie.

No. 1 Sun. plain  bulb,  per
...............................  1  25
„doz 
No. 2  Sun,  plain  bulb,  per
doz  ................................   1  50
No. 1 Crimp, per doz.........   l  35
No. 2 Crimp, per doz......... 1  60

Rochester.

Electric.

OIL CANS. 

Pump  Cans.

No. 1, Lime  (65c doz)........3 50
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)____  4 00
No. 2, Flint (80c  doz)........  4  70
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)  ......   4 00
No. 2, Flint  (80c doz).........4 40
Doz.
1 gal tin cans with  spout..  1  25
1 gal galv iron with 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 
3 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 Nacefaa  ...  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
LANTBRNS.
No.  0 Tubular...................4  25
No.  IB  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.
each, box 10 cents........... 
45
No. 0 Tubular,  cases 2 doz.
each, box 15 cents.........  
45
No. 0 Tubular,  bbls 5 doz.
each, bbl 351....................   40
No. 0 Tubular,  bull’s  eye,
cases 1 doz. each............ 1  25
20
25
38
58
78

LAMP  WICKS.
No. 0 per gross.............. 
No. 1 per gross................... 
No. 2 per gross  .................  
No. 3 per gross................... 
... 
Mammoth. 

22

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Hardware

How  One  Hardware  Dealer  Handles 

the  Credit  Business.

The  difficulties  attending  the  credit 
business  are  always  uppermost  in  the 
retailer's  mind.  Like  Banquo's  ghost, 
they  hover  around  us 
in  our  sleeping 
and  waking  hours,  depriving  us  of  a 
large  portion  of  the  enjoyment we might 
otherwise  enjoy  in  case  the  credit  sys­
tem  were  eliminated  from  the  retail 
business.

My  experience  is  wholly  from  a  small 
retailer’s  standpoint,  and  from  a  small 
country  town  that 
is  surrounded  by  a 
good  farming  country.  It  will  not  prove 
true  in  every  locality,  neither  may  it  be 
practicable  in  a  large  business.

To  begin  with,  I  do  not believe  I  can 
do  a  cash  business,  for  in  1868  1  gave 
the  matter  as  thorough  a  trial  as  I  was 
capable  of,  and  found  that  at  the  end  of 
a  few  weeks  I  bad  a  batch  of  tickets 
that  was  in  danger  of  being  blown  away 
or  lost,  so  I  made  up  my  mind  it  was 
best  to  keep  them  bound  in  a  book. 
I 
even  went  so  far as  to  tell  my customers 
who  had  left  their  pocketbooks  at  home 
that  I  would 
lend  them  $5  until  they 
came  in  again,  when  I  was  met  with  the 
reply  that  “ they  were  not  borrowing 
money,”   and  every  effort  that  I  made 
to  show  them  that 
it  was  not  because 
they  were  not  good,  but  because  I  had 
adopted  the  cash  system;  that  I  did  not 
wish  to  keep  any  books,  etc.,  met  with 
just  the  one  response,  “ I  will  go  up  the 
street  and  see  if  your  competitor  is  try­
ing  to 
system, 
too. ”

introduce  some  new 

As  I  said  before,  after  a  few  weeks’ 
trial,  and  after  seeing  how 
little  my 
best  customers  care  for  any  innovation, 
I  decided  to  do  a  credit  business,  and 
trust  whom  I  had  a mind to.  as long  as  I 
had  a  mind  to,  and  dun  any  person  ow­
ing  me  when  I  saw  fit  to  do  so.

I 

incorporated  two  or  three  systems 
into  my  book-keeping,  which  I  have 
found  very  profitable*to  me,  but  which 
made  some  work  and  which  took  some 
resolution  to  carry  out  at  all  times  for 
the  last  twenty-nine  years,  but  which  I 
still  believe  pay  me  well.  First,  upon 
the  1st  of  each  January,  May  and  Sep­
tember,  1  draw  off  an alphabetical list of 
every  penny  due  me,  which  puts  all  of 
my outstanding  accounts  before  my  eye, 
and  after that  list  is  made,  I  go  through 
and  write  w  for  write  and  d  for  dun and 
s  for  sue  opposite  every  one  which  has 
run  over  sixty  days.  I  print  upon  every 
statement,  “ I  do  not  wish  to  collect  in­
terest,  but 
it  will  be  added  to  all  ac­
counts  sixty  days  old."   When the  time 
comes  for  making  my  next  list  (at  the 
end  of  four  months),  I  go  over  that 
previous  list,  and 
if  I  find  an  account 
still  unpaid,  I  turn  to  that  account  and 
add  four  months’  interest,  which,  even 
although  the  account  may  not  be  more 
than  $3,  will  be  10  cents  (the  profit 
sometimes  upon  a  keg  of  nails,  and 
less  lifting).  These are  small  amounts, 
but 
in  the  aggregate  are  not  to  be  de­
spised,  and  another  thing 
in  connec­
tion  with  this  plan  is,  every  small  ac­
count  is  brought  to  notice  and  receives 
attention  when  it  is  needed. 
I  remem­
ber  many  instances  of  loss which,  if  the 
matter  had  been 
looked  after  when 
promised,  would  not  have  proven  a 
loss,  but,  being  small,  were overlooked, 
and  while  all  may  sometimes  lose  large 
amounts,  the  loss  by  little  ones  is  not 
inconsiderable.

We  are  apt  to  pay  more  attention  to 
selling  goods than  to  collecting  accounts

— it 
is  more  to  our  m ind;  but  there  is 
money  in  looking  after  collections,  not 
as  a  byspell,  but  in  a thorough,  method­
ical  way.

I  live  in  a  dairy  section  where  there 
is  little  of  this  "after  harvest”   talk, 
which  I  found  by  experience  generally 
meant  after  New  Year’s,  and  repeat,  I 
have  always  found  that  there  is  seldom 
an  exception  to  the  rule,  that  a  man  can 
pay  for  a  thing  easier  at  the  time  he 
agreed  to  than  at  a  later  day,  and  when 
a  man  wants  credit,  he 
is  generally 
willing  to  set  a  pay  day,  and  if  he  is 
not,  he  can  get  bis  accommodations  at 
my  competitors’.

I  believe  that  a  man  buys  just  a  little 
freer  on  tick  than  for  cash  and 
is  not 
as  particular  about  a  close  price  nor 
quite  as  bard  to  suit,  but  these  advan­
tages  are  all  lost if not thoroughly looked 
after.  My  losses  for  a  series  of  many 
years  will  not  amount  to  1  per  cent,  of 
all  I  charge,  and  when  you take into  ac­
count  that  a  fair  share  of  credits  given 
are  only  for  a  very  short  time (often less 
than  a  week),  it  does  not  seem  very 
large,  but  credit  account  does  make  a 
very  large  amount  of  work,  so  does  sell­
ing  goods,  and  unless  accounts  due  can 
be  looked  after  in  some  thorough,  sys­
tematic  way,  I  would  say  sell  for  cash, 
if  you  don’t  do  one-tenth  the  business.
I  can  very  readily  see  that  a  cash 
business  is  a  source  of  perpetual delight 
to  the  dealer,  and  would  be  the  choice 
of  every  merchant 
if  there  were  only 
one  party  to  the  transaction,  but,  un­
fortunately,  there  are  two,  and  you  are 
only  one  of  them. 
If  every  kindred 
dealer  in  a  town  would  agree  to  a  cash 
business 
it  might  work  until  some  new 
dealer  came  in,  but  I  fear  then  it  would 
be  short  lived,  or at  least,  the  new  man 
would  get  a  foothold,  from  which 
it 
would  be  hard  to  dislodge  him.

lost 

I  have  heard  the  old story  that a farm­
er  wants  pay  for  his  truck  just  as  soon 
as  unloaded,  and  generally  gets 
it, 
which  is  all  true,  and  1  confess  I  have 
sometimes  felt  tried  when  such  a  man 
will  hardly  carry  even  bis  bank  check 
until  morning,  but  logic  and  philosophy 
are 
in  the  matter,  and  while  they 
want  and  generally  get  prompt  pay, 
they  often  want  you  to  wait,  and  if  they 
are  responsible,  I  am  willing  to  do 
it, 
but 
if  they  ask  too  much,  I  will  very 
readily  ask  them  to  pay  for  the  privil­
ege.  If  they object,  their deal  and mine, 
in  the  future,  will  be  on  the  pay-as-you 
go  basis.

Another  thing  I  think  important  is, 
when  a  man  says  he  will  pay  you 
at  such  a  time  after an  urgent  request, 
to  mark  that  time  ahead  on  a  calen­
dar,  and  when  the  day  rolls  around,  if 
he  has  forgotten  it,  let  him  know  that 
you  have  not,  and  by  this  system  a 
large  number  of  these  little  accounts, 
too  small  to  worry  about  but  too  big  to 
lose,  will  be  paid  and  wiped  out  of  the 
way. 
I  keep  still  another  list  of  names 
of  all  parties  whom  I  have  found by  ex­
perience  do  not  do  as  they  agree,  and 
the  next  time  they  ask  for  favors,  they 
are  kindly  reminded  of  the  past  experi­
ence,  or  the  favor  is  refused.

I  am  free  to  confess  that  there  is  one 
side  of  this  credit  business  which  we 
have  never  paid  much  attention  to,  that 
is  worthy  of  some  action  on  our  part,  if 
there 
is  any  prospect  that  we  can  ac­
complish  anything  by  such  action,  and 
that  is,  the  looseness  with  which  many 
jobbers  extend  credit  to  those  who  be­
come  our  competitors,  but  who  were  or 
are  not  entitled  to  any  credit  whatever. 
In  some  cases  even  this  has  been  done 
to  parties  who  have  made  one  or  more

it 

previous  failures  and  not  yet learned the 
lesson  that 
is  not  all  of  business  to 
put  goods  on  the  shelves  and  pass  them 
out  to  Dick,  Tom  and  Harry  without  a 
good,  reasonable  profit.  Such  competi­
is  fostered  ahd  built  up  by jobbers 
tion 
to  sell 
because  they  are  so  anxious 
goods,  and  they  believe  that, 
inasmuch 
as  the  fellow  has  failed  once  or twice he 
will  again,  and  that they  will  be  smart 
enough  to  gel  their  pay  and  let the other 
fellow  whistle. 
is 
hard  to  work  against.

Such  competition 

I  know  of  no  department  of  the  retail 
trade  more  trying,  and  at  the  same time 
more  profitable  to  work thoroughly,  than 
this  very  one  of  collections.  Everlast­
ingly  at  it  is  my  motto.  C.  A.  P e c k .

It  Is  Like  Rubber.

Business  possesses  one  quality 

in 
common  with  rubber—that  is  to  say,  it 
will  expand  or  contract  according  as 
it 
is 
influenced  by  varying  conditions. 
Retailers,  as  a  rule,  will  find  that  hustle 
mixed 
in  the  proper  proportions  with 
printers’  ink  will  win  trade  when every­
thing  else  fails.  Keeping  everlastingly 
at  it  has  a  lot  to  do  with  building  up  a 
business.

To One  I  Love.

Written for the Tradiskan.
I do not ask remembrance in your hours 

Bearing such  g ifts to others, rich  in  powers 

Busy and full,

For use and rule.

Check not  the current o f your life, that breaks 

T o  hearken  where  some  haunting  memory  speaks 

Joyous ana strong,

Like a sad son g;

But,  when the dusk  is creeping and the dew 

W hen the  first  star  is  trembling  through  the  blue, 

Lies on  the  nill,

Remote and  still,

When  from  the lilies steals a breath so faint 

A nd,  hushing into peace day's  long complaint, 

It thrills  like  pain,

N ign t falls again,

Oh,  then one moment  be  the present fled;

Think of past days,

A nd that sweet summer w hich  so strangely  led 

In one our w ays;

W hen I  was yours in  every pulse and  thought,

And  you,  too,  seemed

T o give  back something of the g ift I  brought—

O r so I  dreamed;

And  know  that, as it  then  was with  me,  sweet,

So is it  still;

That a life's love is waiting at your feet 

Whene'er you w ill.

E .  W.  R o w e l l.

Cowardice  is  the  cause  of  more  men’s 
inability.  They  lack  the 

failure  than 
heart  to  face  adverse  circumstances.

I The  Problem 
Can  Be  Solved

. 

Three boys have 90 oranges between them 
divided as follow s:  the first boy  has  10, the 
second 30,  and  the  third  50.  T hey  are  to 
sell  them  at  the  same  price  per orange, 
each  boy  to  realize  the  same  amount  of 
money.  In  what manner do they dispose of 
them to get the desired result?

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Write for  prices,

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Wire  Nails

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AUGURS AND  BITS

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

AXES

First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......................... 
5 00
First Quality, D. B. Bronze.......................  
9 50
First Quality. S. B. S. Steel.......................... 
5 50
First Quality, D. B. Steel.............................  io 50

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS'

Stamped Tin Ware.........................new list 75*10
Japanned Tin Ware.....................................20*10
Granite Iron Ware........................ new list 40*10
„  
HOLLOW  WARB
Pots................................................
K ettles...................................... “
Spiders...............................
HINGES

.60*1
.60*10
.60*10

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3. 
State.......................

..............dis 60*10
per doz. net  2 50

TH E  NEW  ILLU M IN A N T.

Some  of the  Characteristics of  Acety­

lene  Gas.
Written for the Trxdssman.

While 

hrydrocarbon 

the  general  properties  of 
acetylene  have  been  familiar  to students 
of  chemistry  during  the  past  twenty 
years,  it  is  only  recently  that 
its  value 
as  a  light-producer became  known.  At 
is  that  of  a 
that  time,  its  description 
pungent, 
gas  which 
“ burns  with  a  bright  smoky  flame.”   It 
is  only  in  recent  years  that  it  was  dis­
covered  that,  by  properly  confining  the 
gas  and  burning 
it  as  it  escapes  from 
the  most  minute  orifice,  it  burns  with 
far  more  perfect  combustion  than  any 
other  illuminant  in  use,  under  similar 
conditions.

Like  the  modern  aluminum,  the  cal­
is 
cium  carbide  from  which  acetylene 
produced 
is  a  product  made  commer­
cially  possible  by  the  electric  reducing 
furnace.  Thus  it  is  that  only  in  locali­
ties  where almost  unlimited  power  is  at 
command,  such  as  Niagara,  the  Sault, 
etc.,  can  the  material  be  prepared  in 
the  form 
in  which  it  is  shipped  to  all 
parts  of  the  country,  to  be  utilized  in 
the  production  of  the  gas  by  the  sim­
plest  chemical  reaction  with  water.

As  might  be  expected,  the discoverers 
of  the 
illuminating  value  of  the  new 
gas,  and  of  the  methods  of  production, 
were  not  slow  to  secure  all  possible 
patents  on  the  new  processes 
involved. 
These  have  secured  to  a  great  corpora­
tion  the  most  perfect practical monopoly 
of  the  manufacture,  and  yet  it  has  en­
tered  the  field  at  prices  which,  it  is 
claimed,  make  the  gas,  under  suitable 
conditions, 
illuminant 
known.

cheapest 

the 

Since  the  value  of  the  gas  became 
known,  extensive  operations  have  been 
undertaken  to  prepare  it  as  a  portable 
commodity  in  its  liquid  form,  to  which 
it 
is  easily  reduced  by  the  moderate 
pressure  of  600  pounds;  but in this  form 
it  has  been  found  very  dangerous  to 
handle,  as  it  is  highly  explosive.  Re­
cent  examples  of  such  explosions  are 
familiar,  and 
localities  the 
manufacture 
the 
other  hand,  the  carbide  is  practically 
incombustible  and,  when  air and  mois­
ture  are  excluded,  may  be  kept 
indefi­
nitely  or  shipped  safely  to  any  locality. 
The  fact  of  the  attempt  to  handle  the 
liquid  product  having  worked  so  dis­
astrously  has  created a prejudice against 
its  use.  which  is  wholly  undeserved.

in  many 
is 

forbidden.  On 

While  the  method  of  producing  the 
gas  from  the  carbide  by 
its  reaction 
with  water  and  burning  it  without  the 
need  of  any  purification  other  than  the 
condensation  of  the  moisture  by  proper 
cooling  would  seem  the  extreme  of sim­
plicity,  there have  yet  been  found  many 
difficulties  to  overcome  in  devising  ap­
paratus  which  should  be  practical  in 
these  operations,  and  in the confinement 
of  the  gas,  and in  the  maintaining at  all 
times  of  the  slight  pressure  of  a  couple 
of  ounces  while 
in  the  hands  of  un­
skilled  managers.  With  a  lamp  chim­
ney,  a  jar or  pail,  a  cork,  a  gas  burner 
and  a  bit  of  wire  gauze,  a complete gen­
erator  may  be  made  which  will  furnish 
a  strong  light  for  several  hours.  But  in 
the  construction  of  an  apparatus  which 
shall  furnish  sufficient  light  for a  store 
or  dwelling,  and  which  shall  work 
automatically  at  all 
times,  requiring 
less  attention  than  a  coal  stove, 
much 
there  were 
involved  some  problems  of 
considerable  difficulty,  so  that,  while 
the  apparent  simplicity  has  induced  the 
devising  of  considerable  of  such  ap-

paratus,  the  number  which  has  been 
found  practically  successful  is  small.

Among  the  difficulties  which  have 
stood 
in  the  way  of  the  adoption  of 
much  of  the  cruder  apparatus  have been 
the  objections of insurance underwriters. 
The  prejudice  caused  by the unfortunate 
attempts  to  utilize  the  liquid  acetylene 
has  subjected  the  carbide  form  to  their 
scrutiny,  and  so  no  apparatus  has  been 
passed  upon  by  the  committees  which 
could  not  meet  all  apparent  and  many 
imaginary  objections.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  this  gas,  in  the  hands  of  the  most 
moderate 
is  much  safer 
than  coal  gas  or  kerosene.

intelligence, 

A  principal  reason  for  the  safety  of 
the  new 
illuminant,  as  compared  with 
common  gas,  is  the  fact that,  to produce 
a  given  quantity  of 
light,  a  much 
smaller  volume  is burned.  Thus  it  will 
not  take  very 
long  for  coal  gas  to  es­
cape  through  a  burner  in  a  small  room 
in  sufficient  quantity  to  produce  an  ex­
plosive  mixture  with  the  air.  An 
acetylene  burner giving  the  same 
light 
passes  less  than  one-fourth  the quan­
tity;  and  so,  while  enough  of  it  would 
form  an  explosive  compound  with  air, 
the  same  as  other  gas,  it  would  take 
more  than  four  times  as 
long  with  a 
illuminating  power.  Another 
given 
recommendation  is  that  the  gas 
is  non 
poisonous  and  burns  without  the  slight­
est  odor,  although,  when  escaping 
into 
a  room,  it  has  a  sharp,  pungent  smell 
which  quickly  betrays  its  presence.

It 

As  more  perfect  and  practical  ap­
paratus,  with  increased  simplicity  and 
cheapness,  comes  into  use  the  new light 
is  being  rapidly  adopted  in  all  parts  of 
the  country. 
is  especially  suitable 
for  the 
illumination  of  country  stores 
and  those  situated  in  towns  deficient  in 
electric  or  ordinary  gas  illumination. 
The  need  of  some  light  more  brilliant 
and  effective  than  the  uncleanly  and 
unmanageable,  even  if  cheap,  kerosene 
has  long  been  felt,  and  there  is  little 
doubt  that  the  use  of  the  new  gas  will 
increase  rapidly  in  all  localities.

Ch e m ic o .

Wanted  Trading  Stamps.

From the Lapeer Press.

She 

A  young  lady  from  Imlay  City  came 
over  to  Lapeer  to  do  a  little  trading  at 
the  postofnce. 
stepped  to  the 
stamp  window  and,  laying  down  $1, 
asked  for  and  received  some  postal 
cards  and  2-cent  stamps.  Noticing  the 
lady  acting  strangely,  the  postmistress 
asked  her  if  she  had  missed  anything. 
“ Stamps,  please,”   said  the  stranger. 
“ But  I  gave  you  stamps,”   was  the  tart 
reply. 
I’ll 
see  if  I  am  to  be  cheated. ”   She  ex­
claimed  that  she  had  read  in  one  of  the 
county  papers  that  all  places of business 
gave  trading  stamps  with  cash  pur­
chases.  At  other  places  where 
she 
traded  clerks  were  very  courteous  and 
obliging,  and  she  expected  the  same 
from  a  Government  office-holder.  The 
postmaster  explained  as  best  he  could, 
but  the  irate  lady  said  she  would  write 
the  Postmaster-General  at  once.

“ Where’s  the  postmaster? 

Publicity  Is  Prestige.

The  man who  advertises  stands  before 
in  the  full,  legitimate  and 
the  public 
is 
dignified  prominence  of  one  who 
proud  of 
it,  is  doing  a  lot  of  it,  and 
wants  to  do  more  of  it;  and  he  is  the 
kind  of  man  that  everybody  wants  to  do 
business  with,  for  just  so  long  as  the 
moth  will  be  attracted  by  the  candle­
light,  so  long  will  buyers  swarm  around 
the  advertising  light  of  business.

During  the  progress  of  a  revival  in 
a  church  up  country  not  long  ago,  the 
village  milkman  was  a  convert.  He  re­
lated  his  experience  at  one  of  the  meet­
ings,  and,  as  soon  as  be  had  taken  his 
seat  an  enthusiast  started  up  the  hymn: 
“ Shall  We  Gather  at  the  River?”

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

BARROWS

BOLTS

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

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

BUCKBTS

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

BLOCKS
Ordinary Tackle.......................
CROW  BARS 
Cast Steel...................................

CAPS

BUy’s  1-10....................................
Hick’s C. F ...............................
g . d ...........................................;
Musket......................................
CARTRIDGES
Rim  Fire.  ..................................
Central  Fire...............................

...........70*10
......... 70*10

.. per lb

70

4

65
55
35
60

50*  5 
.25* 5

CHISELS

Socket Firmer.............................................  
go
Socket Framing..................................................80
Socket Comer.....................................................go
Socket  Slicks...................................................... 80

DRILLS

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

ELBOWS

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

50
j  35

EXPANSIVE  BITS

Clark's small, »18;  large, $26 ...............  
Ives’, 1, $18; 2, $24; 3, $30.............................  

30&10
25

70*10
70
.ec&io

28
17

60*10

70
80

FILES—New  List

New American....................................
Nicholson’s..............;.......................
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................

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

14 

15 

13 

Discount, 75 to 75-10

GAUGES

Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s............

KNOBS—New List

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

MATTOCKS

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

NAILS

Advance over base, on  both  Steel  and  Wire.

Steel nails, base...........................................   1  55
Wire nails, base.........  
.............................   1 75
20 to 60 advance.......................... '...............   Base
10 to 16 advance.......................................... 
05
8 ad vance.................................................... 
10
6 advance.................................................... 
20
4 advance.............. 
30
3 advance................................................... 
45
2 advance...................................................  
70
Fine 3 advance...........................................  
50
Casing 10 advance.......................................  
15
Casing  8 advance.......................................  
25
Casing  6 advance.......................................  
35
Finish 10 advance..................................... 
25
Finish  8 advance........................................ 
35
Finish  6 advance................................ 
 
45
Barrel  % advance..........................................  85

 

 

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

 

40
40
40
30

MOLASSES  GATES

Stebbin’s Pattern.......................................... 60<Szl0
Stebbin’s Genuine..... .................................. 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring......................... 
30

MILLS

PLANES

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

PANS

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

RIVETS

PATENT  PLANISHED  IRON 

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

Broken packages ftc per pound  extra. 

HAMMERS

Maydole & Co.’s, new  list................................dis 3S*
Kip’s  ...................................................... dis 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s............................................. di® tOdzlO
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.................. 30c list 
70
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c lì* . 40*18

WIRE  GOODS
Bright.......................  ...............
Screw Eyes..............................."
Hook’s.........................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes............
LEVELS

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................dis 

ROPES
Sisal, % inch and  larger......
Manilla................................
SQUARES

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

80
80
80
80

70

6
8

SHEET  IRON

com. smooth

com. 
$2 40 
2 40 
2 45 
2 55 
2 65 
2 75
All sheets  No. 18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

Nos. 10 to 14..................................$2 70
Nos. 15 to 17..................................   2 to
Nos. 18 to 21...............................  .  2 80
Nos. 22 to 24.................................. 3 00
Nos. 25 to 26............................... .  3 yo
No.  27.........................................   320
wide not less than 2-10 extra.

SAND  PAPER 

.dis 

SASH  WEIGHTS

List  acct. 19, ’86.................

50
Solid Eyes........................................per ton 20 00
TRAPS
Steel, Game.........................
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s . 
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s
Mouse, choker........................... per doz
Mouse, delusion........................ per doz

60*10
50
15 
1  25

70*10

. 

WIRE
Bright Market..........................
Annealed  Market.................
Coppered  Market.....................
Tinned Market..........................
Coppered Spring  Steel....................
Barbed  Fence, galvanized......
Barbed  Fence,  painted............
HORSE  NAILS
A11 Sable........................................
Putnam......................................
Northwestern...................................

WRENCHES

Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled........
Coe’s Genuine.....................................
Coe’s Patent  Agricultural, wrought  ... 
Coe’s Patent, malleable....................
Bird  Cages...........................................
Pumps, Cistern.....................................
Screws, New List................................
Casters, Bed and  Plate.......................
Dampers, American.............................

MISCELLANEOUS

.  ..70*10
. 
50 
...  215 
....  185

. 

dis 40*1C 
dis 
5 
dis 10*10

30
80
80

50
80
85
50*10*10
60

600 pound casks.................................
Per pound........................................

METALS—Zinc

....  6*  
....  6«

SOLDER

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

12H
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
in the market indicated by  private  brandB  vary 
according to  composition.

TIN—Melyn Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................$5 75
14x20 IC, Charcoal.....................................   5  75
20x14 IX, Charcoal.......................... ...........   7 00

Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.

TIN—Allaway Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal.......................................  5 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal.......................................  5 00
10x14IX,Charcoal.......................................  goo
14x20 IX, Charcoal......................................   g  00

Each additional X on this grade, $1.50.

ROOFING  PLATES

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................   5  00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, D ean............................  g 00
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean...........................  10 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   4 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............  5  50
20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   9 00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   11  00

BOILER  SIZE  TIN  PLATE 

14x56 IX, for  No.  8  Boilers, I 
14x56 IX, for  No.  9  Boilers, f P®r P °u n d - • • 

. 

„
»

tradesman
Itemized
Ledgers«

Size, 8^x14—3 columns.

2 quires,  160  pages............................................. $3  00
3 quires,  240  pages..................................................  2  50
4 quires, 320  pages...................................................  3  00
5 quires, 400  pages..................................................   3  50
6 quires, 4S0  p ages.................................................. 4  00

INVOICE  RECORD or BILL BOOK.

80 double pages,  registers 3,880 invoices..........$2  00

TRADESnAN  COMPANY,

QRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

24

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  Use  of  Signs  as  Business  Bring- 

ers.

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

They  point  the  way  to  business.
Signboard  advertising 

is  a  great 
medium  for  the  stimulation  of business.
It  is  a  question  in  the  minds  of  many 
whether  the  extensive  advertisers  make 
the 
little  tin  and  iron  signs  which  are 
tacked  around  upon  fences,  telegraph 
poles,  etc.,  pay.  It  depends.  Too  often 
these  signs  are  tacked  up  at  random, 
instead  of 
conspicuous 
places.

in  the  most 

than 

In  cities  there  are  better  systems  of 
Advertising 
advertising 
this. 
through  the  medium  of 
little  tin  and 
iron  signs  is  most  profitable  to  the  ad­
vertiser 
if  these  are  tacked  up  in  the 
rural  districts  and  in  the  smaller  towns, 
where  people  have  more  time  to  read 
such  things. 
These  signs  are  more 
substantial  and  resist  the  weather  better 
than  signs  which  are  painted  upon 
fences,  and  they  have  a  neater  appear­
ance  and  are  more  catchy.

Signboard  advertising,  to  be  efficient, 
should  be  of  few  words  and  to the point, 
with  the  letters  of  a  sufficient  size  to  be 
easily  read  from  a  distance.

In 

Advertising along  the  railroad  has  the 
distinction  of  being  permanent,  and 
good  position  does  not  cost  so  much  as 
the  same  sized  space  in  a  large  town  or 
city. 
this  kind  of  advertising, 
barns,  barn roofs,  sheds and  large  fences 
can  be  utilized  within  the  vicinity  of 
the  railroad.  The  advertising  should  be 
at  least  fifty  feet  from  the  track.  These 
signs  receive  more  attention  and  are 
read  more  than  they  are  given  credit 
for,  because  generally  people  who  are 
traveling 
in  trains  occupy  their  time 
by  looking  out  of  the  window  and there­
fore cannot fail of seeing these signs.  On 
or  near  a  bridge  is  a  very  good  place 
to  tack  advertising  matter,  because  the 
attention 
it  in 
crossing.

is  naturally  drawn  to 

Advertising signs should  not  only  con­
tain  an  announcement,  but  they  should 
present  argument  and  as  much  explana­
tion  as  possible ;  but  the  argument  any­
way.  By  argument,  I  mean  some  direct 
statement  favoring  the  article.  Con­
ventional  signs  reading  similar  to  this, 
“ Jones’  brand  of  suspenders 
is  best,”  
have  advertising  argument  in  them,  be­
cause  the word  “ best”   is  this  soit  of  an 
argument 
it  is  generally 
inadvisable  to  use  the  word  “ best.”  
It 
means  a  great  deal  in  theory,  but  very 
little  in  practice,  for  everyone  has  used 
that  word  until 
is  an  over-roasted 
chestnut  upon  the  grate  of  advertising. 
Make  your  signs  of  but  few  words,  but 
at  the  same  time  make  them  mean  a 
great  deal,  sc  that  “ he  who  runs  may 
read. ”

itself,  but 

in 

it 

Delivery  wagons  present  a  source  of 
outdoor advertising. 
“ Fine  Teas  and 
Coffees”   can  be  used  to  fill  the  vacant 
space  upon  each  side  of a wagon  and,  if 
nicely  lettered,  add  to  its  beauty. 
It  is 
better  to  have  a  fine  painting  upon  a 
wagon  or  something  other  than  conven­
tional  words.  The  words,  ‘ ‘ Brown  Bros. 
Dry  Goods.  Delivery  Wagon  No.  i,  2,
3  or  4,”   as  the  case  may  be,  well 
let­
tered  in  gold  leaf  upon  a  finely  finished 
wagon,  can  do  much  to  impress  people 
with  an  idea  of  the  business.

Some  firms  are  adopting a mechanical 
construction  of  the  body  of their wagons 
to  represent  their  business,  such  as  a 
trunk,  a 
large  cigar,  shoe  or  cake  of 
soap—all  upon  wheels.  If  built  right,  it 
can  be  utilized  to  convey  goods  as  well 
as  advertise  and  represent  the  business.
Store  signs,  that  is,  signs  bearing  the

firm’s  name  and  business,  placed  above 
the  door  and  windows,  or  a  nice  sign 
painted  upon  the  wall  of  the  building, 
are  a  very  good  advertising  medium.

The  old-fashioned 

idea  that  goods 
sell  upon  their  merits  and  that  merit 
is  essential  has  grown  mouldy 
alone 
from  disuse. 
Intrinsic  value  and  ster­
ling  merit  must  exist,  but  upon  them 
does  not  depend  wholly  the  sale.  No 
matter  how  good  a  thing  yctu  may  have, 
its  selling  quality  depends  upon  your 
ability  to  advertise  it  and  make  people 
accept  its  value.

As  cheap  and  as  good  an  advertising 
medium  as  any  is  a  cloth  banner.  This 
should  be  long  enough  to  extend  across 
your  store,  and  as  wide  as  you  wish  to 
have  lettered  surface.  When painted  in 
first-class  shape 
it  will  be  a  good  ad­
vertiser. 
is  very  essential  that  the 
colors  in  which  it  is  painted  be  in  har­
mony,  otherwise  this  method  of  adver­
tising  will  not  be  attractive.  This  very 
point  means  a  great  deal  to  you.

It 

A  business  house  should  have  a  sign. 
That  sign  should  be  modest,  but  large 
enough  to  be  seen  so  that  the  store  may 
be  located,  and  generally  thereupon  the 
business  should  accompany  the  firm's 
name.

Certain  concerns,  like  tea  houses,  re­
tail  furnishing establishments,  and other 
lines  of  business,  pursue  flashy  methods 
of  advertising  and  find  it  beneficial  to 
cover  the  building  with  red,  white  and 
blue  and  other  colored 
signs,  using 
every  available  space  for  advertising 
purposes.

In 

I  do  not  mean 

Poster  advertising 

is  fast  becoming 
popular. 
lithograph 
posters,  but  those  which  are  painted  by 
sign  artists  and  then  posted  up  by  pro­
fessional  posters. 
sign-painting 
shops  the  posters  are  tacked  up,  upon  a 
smooth  surface,  in  sheets,  then  the  ad­
vertisement 
is  painted  thereon.  When 
dry,  they  are  taken  down  and  rolled  up. 
They  are  then  turned  over  to  some  pro­
fessional  poster,  and,  when  put  up,  they 
appear  as  one  entire  sheet.  This  sys­
tem  of  advertising  is  invaluable  to  the 
advertiser,  and  at  the  same  time  is  not 
over  expensive.

Upon  general  principles, 

the  more 
expressive  a  sign  is  the  more  effective 
it  is,  provided  it  is  not  extreme in elab­
orateness  of  design.  This 
is  the  most 
permanent  sign  in  the  end.

Do  not  attempt  over-originality 

in 
signs.  The  majority  of  people  are  not 
familiar  with  signs.  They  have  seen 
only  a  few  designs.  That  which  may 
be  conventional  to  you,  because  you 
study  signs,  may  be  original  to  the  ma­
jority  of  people;  and  the  majority  of 
people  are  the  ones  you  are  after.  Bet­
ter  take  an  old  idea  from  a  good  thing 
than  a  poor  idea  from  a  new  thing.

possible.  A  picture  of  an  umbrella, 
with  the  rain  pouring  upon  it,  held  by 
a 
little  child,  does  not  take  up  much 
room,  and  is  much  more  pleasing  lhan  a 
picture  of  a  grown  person,  and,  with 
a  few  words,  like,  “ Harmless  R ain,”  
“ How  Dry  I  A m !”   or  any  other  terse 
expression,  will  make  an  effective  sign. 
The  old 
idea  of  two  dogs,  each  with 
the  sleeve  of  a  shirt  in  his  mouth,  pull­
ing  with  might  and  main  in  opposite 
directions,  is  a  good  one,  for  it  Shows 
the  strength  of  the  shirt,  and  the  ex­
pression  upon  the  faces  of  the  dogs  can 
be  made  realistic.

Lastly, 

I  would 

impress  on 

your 
minds  that,  although signs  may  be  great 
local  advertisers,  they  can  never take 
the  place  of  periodical  advertising. 
When  used  in  connection  with  such  ad­
vertising,  they  have  a  value  impossible 
for  them  to  have  alone.  The  connection 
between  the  advertisement 
in  the  na­
tional  or  local  newspaper,  and  the  sign 
in  the  store,  locating  the  goods  adver­
tised, 
is  the  connection  of  Positive 
Business  Bringing.

C.  C.  McK ibbin.

Special  Train  to  Carry  a  Bottle  of 

Medicine.
Prom the Kansas City Journal.

All  sorts  of  special  trains  have  been 
run  over  Kansas  railroads,  but  the  odd­
est  one  yet  is  reported  from  Fort  Scott. 
It  ran  over  the  “ Katy”   from  Parsons  to 
Appleton  City,  Mo.,  and  consisted  of 
one  car  and  a  locomotive.  On  one  of 
the  seats  of  the  car,  under  the  watchful 
eye  of  the  brakeman,  rested a  small  bot­
tle,  and  it  was  to  convey  this bottle  that 
the  special  train  was  run.  It  seems  that 
a  doctor  at  Appleton  City  had  broken 
his 
leg  and  lockjaw  followed.  A  cer­
tain  kind  of  medicine was needed which 
could  not  be  procured  nearer than  Par­
sons,  100  miles  away,  and  the  special 
train  was  called  to  go  in  quest  of  it. 
The  run  was  made  at  a  faster  rate  than 
a  mile  a  minute.

Open  the  Way  for  Another.

It  usually  requires  some  effort  to  se­
cure  an  order,  the  simple  remembrance 
of  which  should  act  as  a  sort  of  stimu­
lant  in  urging the dealer to fill  it prompt­
ly  and  correctly,  and  thus  pave  the  way 
to  a  second  order.

P etro leu m   in  J a p an .

Petroleum 

is  proving  to  be  a  profit­
Its  total  pro­
able  product  of  Japan. 
duction  has 
increased  from  5,161,000 
gallons  in  1894  to  15,000,000 gallons  last 
year.

WANTS  COLUMN.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

Upon  general  principles,  use  color  in 
sign-making.  Red  should  predomi­
nate. 
If  you  have  fire  in  the  sign,  why 
not  then  have  plenty  of  fire,  and  just  as 
red  a  fire  as  you  can  get?  Red  is  the 
best  eye-catcher  of  any  color.  By  this,
I  do  not  mean  that  the  sign  should  be 
entirely  redheaded—just  give  it  a  nice 
effect  by  using  plenty  of  color.

Do  not  attempt  to  show  the  picture  of 
in  a  sign  unless  the  picture 
anything 
justice;  and,  even  although 
will  do  it 
it  may  do  it  justice,  do  not  show  it  if  it 
cannot  be  large  enough  to  be  seen.  The 
majority  of  skates  look  alike,  so  there 
is  no  particular  advantage  of  putting  a 
cut  of  a  skate  upon  a  sign.  Better  use 
the  space  for  some  argument  in favor  of 
the  skate  and, 
large 
enough,  have  somebody  skating,  with 
proper  scenery  and  as  little  lettering  as

if  the  sign  be 

478

For sale- stock drugs and fixtures
in a town of 5,000 population with only  four 
drugstores.  Terms  to  suit, with  a  small  paj- 
ment down.  Address W.  W.  Hunt,  under  City 
National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
For  exchange  for  a  hardware
stock—$2,500 worth of stock in  the  Harrison 
International Telephone Co.;  fully paid up  and 
non assessible.  Address No. 498, care  Michigan 
49^
Tradesman. 
I7IOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  GRO- 
ceries and shoes.  Will sell or rent building. 
Reason  for  selling,  poor  health.  Address  L. 
Schrock, Clarksville,  Mich. 
For  sale—building  and  general
Ii'OR SAI.E-A MILLINERY STOCK;  AN EX 
IflOR  SALE—WELL-ESTABLISHED  RETAIL 

stock;  test  farming  section  in  Michigan.
No trades._W  H. Pardee, Freeport,  Mich.  500
1 « f t   ACRES  FARMING  LAND  TO  EX- 
1 U V   change  for  slot k  millinery.  Address 
Lock Box 40, St  Louis, Mich. 

ce.lent opportunity to secure an established 
the  Peach  Belt  Good  reasons  for  selling. 
Billings A  Rogers, Fennvil’e,  Mich 

glove,  mitten  and  whip  manufacturing 
business.  Ail kinds of gloves carried  in  stock. 
Wrill teach purchaser the trade.  Address  Glove 
Factory, Cold water, Mich. 

business in a thriving Michigan town located in 

iOS

502

501

499

4-8

495

495

M eat  market for  rent—connected

with large grocery:  best location in  Grand 
Rapids  for  experienced man with $1,000 capital. 
Write quick  to  No.  504,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man________________________   _____ 5Q4
L'OK  SALE  FOR  CA-H -STO^K  OF  DRY 
-T_  goods, boots  and shoes,  gioceries,  etc.,  in­
voicing $4 000, in good fanning country; doing a 
good paving  business.  Good  reasons  fo,  sell­
ing.  Address F. W. Norte & Co., Kendall, Mich.
490
IjMJR SALE,  CHEAP  FUR  CASH—120  ACRE 
-I'   farm, good  soil,  excel ent  fruit;  buildings 
first-class.  Would take as  part  pay  $2,5 0  stock 
of groceries  or  hardware.  Address  Lock  Box 
627, Buchanan, Mich. 

Ii'OR  SALE—TlfREE  STORE  BUILDINGS 

(all  well  rented),  fine  modern  residence, 
two vacaut lots and 80 acre  farm  near  prosper­
ous city, in exchange for stock  of merchandise. 
Address Thos  Skelton  Cold water,  Mich.  493

Good  o p e n in g   in   t h e   c o p p e r   co un-

try.  On  account  of  family  reasons  I  am 
compelled  to  retire  from the  mercantile  busi­
ness, and I therefore  offer  my general  stock for 
sale at a  bargain.  For  further  particulars  call 
on or add less T. Wills, Jr ,  Agt., 210 5th st., Red 
Jacket,  Mich. 
Ii'OR 
SALE—STORE  BUILDING  AND 
dwelling  combined,  located  at  Levering, 
Emmet  County.  Excellent location for general 
store.  Will sell cheap for cash.  A. M. LeBaron, 
339 Crescent Ave., Grand  Rapids. 
'1* 7'ANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED 
vv  pharmacist  wiih  five years’ experience in 
city  and  country.  References.  Address  No. 
487, care Michigan Tradesman. 
487
Drug  stock  for  sa l e—bu sin ess la st
four  years  about  »7,000  per  year.  No cut 
prices.  Correspondence or inspection solicited. 
Address Lock Box 25, Char.evoix,  Mich. 
484
WANTED—HOME  FOR  TWO  BRIGHT, 
healthy  twin  boys,  5 years old  on Jan. 28, 
whose parents  are  unable  to care for  them be­
cause of misfortune.  Cannot consent  to  separ­
ate them.  Also  home  wanted  for  another ooy 
7  years  old  on  March  8,  who  is  heaithy  and 
good-natured.  Address  promptly,  Noah  Rice, 
320 Ninth s t , West,  Flint,  Mich 
490
W ANTED—BOOKS  TO  KEEP  AND  Ac­
counts to audit out  of ousiness  hours  by 
an expert  book-keeper who  has  full  charge of 
the financial  de; artment  of  one of  the largest 
manufacturing  establishments  in the c  ty.  Ad 
dress No.  491, cue Michigan Tradesman.  491
Bank  w a n t e d —in  a  pro sperou s  v il -
lage situated in the midst of a fine  farming 
country—one of the best  shipping  points on the 
railroad.  The  exp  rt  business  of  the  village 
amounts  to  $75 000  annually.  The  town  has a 
good  stait  and  is  bound ¡to  grow.  Bank with 
cap'lal  • f  at  least  $10,00>  is  desired.  Address 
Bank, caie  Michigan Tradesman. 
492
r p o   EX' HAM ;E—DOL BLE FLAT HOUSE
in Grand  Rhpds  for stock of  dry  goods;
property  v\01th  $ .000.  A Idress Lock Box  157,
GiHiid  Rapids,  M eh.
482
\v ANT ALL KINDS OF  GRAIN IN  CAR
lots. Nairn price or ask for bids. Rhodes
c<>. Grain Brokers, Granger,  Ind
479
■   CM A SCE TO SPECULATE—A COMPLETE 

carriage factory, with all necessary machin- 
eiy,  ca  riage  materials,  complete  vehicles  and 
an established  trade,  for  sale for less than half 
its  value.  Mason  Carriage  Co.,  Mason,  Mich.
________________470_
busiues  .  located  at  253  Jefferson  avenue. 
Present  owner  soon  leaves  city.  Enquire  on 
premises.____________ 

(¡'OR  SALE —OLD-ESTABLISHED  MEAT 

454

Smoke  house  and  all  modern  conveniences. 

440

HAVE  A  PARTY WANTING GROCERY OR 
general  stock.  Must  be  a  bargain.  I  have 
buyers for any line of  merchandise.  W.  H. Gil­
bert,  109 Ottawa St., Grand  Rapids. 
fj'OR  SALE—IN  ONE  OF  THE  BEST  BUsT- 
.F  utss towns in Northern Michigan, my entire 
*tock of groceries;  only grocery  store  in  Petos- 
key doing a strictly cash ousiness.  Good reasons 
for selling.  For  particulars write to J.  Welling 
& Co., Pe'oskev,  Mich.______ 
XX7ANTED—FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR 
retail trade.  Cash paid.  Correspond with 
Caulkett & Co.. Traverse City, Mich.______381

f |iOR  EXCHANGE—TWO  FINE  IMPROVED 

farms  for  stock  of  merchandise;  splendid 

location.  Address No. 73. care Michigan Trades­

441

man. 

73

PATENT  SOLICITORS.

Ij'REE—OUR  NEW  HANDBOOK  ON  PAT- 

ents.  Ciiley  &  A'lgier,  Patent  Attorneys, 

Grapd Rapids.  Mich. 

339

M ISCELLANEOUS.

W ANTED — POSITION  As  TRAVELING 
salesman;  eight  years’  experience;  or  a 
position where  an  Intelligent  man  is  required; 
first-class  references.  Address  No.  497,  care 
497
Michigan Tradesman,___________ 
W ANTED—POSITION  IN  DRY  GOODS, 
shoe  or  general  store;  ten  years  expe­
rience;  best  of  references.  Address  Box  235, 
South  Lyons, Mich. 
505
WANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED 
pharmacist  of  eight  years’  experience, 
college education; capable of managing; best of 
references  furu sned.  Address  No.  506,  care 
Michigan Tradesman.__________________506
W ANTED—THREE  FIRST-CLASS.  EXPE 
rienced  grocery  salesmen  for  Michigan 
territory  Must  be  men  now 
traveling  for 
wholesale grocery houses;  successful  and  hard 
workers.  Address  No.  494,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
BOOK-KEEPER-A YOUNG MAN WITH SEV- 
eral years’ experience would like a situation 
as book-keeper and general hustler.  Best of ref 
erenres furnished.  Address 481,  care  Michigan 
481
Tradesman. 

494

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T ra v e le rs’  T im e   T a b le s.

DULUTH, Sooth Shore and Atlantic 

Railway.

JERSEY  CREAM

Chicago.

CHICAGO ",i
Lv.  G. Rapids...............H:45am  1:25pm *ll:30pi>
Ar.  Chicago..................3:10pm 6:50pm  6:4‘>ai
Lv.Chicago................   7:2Pam  5:15pm *ll:90pr
Ar.G’dRapids............1:25pm  10:3'pm  *  fl^^ar
Traverse  City,  Charlevoix and  Petoskey.
Lv. G’d  Rapids........................   7:30am  5:s0pm
Parlor  and  Sleeping  Cars  on  afternoon  and 
night trains to and from Chicago.

♦Every  day. 

Others week days only.

DETROIT, Grand Rapids ft Western.

Detroit.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........7:00am  1:?5pm  5:35pir
Ar. Detroit.................  11:40am  5:45pm  10:2lpir
Lv. Detroit....................8 00am  1:10pm  6:10pir
Ar.  Grand  Rapids...... 12 55pm  5:20pm  10:55pir

Saginaw, Alma and  Greenville.

Lv  G R 7:10am 4:20pm  Ar. G R 12:20pm  9:30pw 
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Trains run week days only.

Gao.  D e H a v e k .  General Pass. Agent.

GRAND Trank Railway System

Detroit and  Milwaukee Div

(In  effect  October 3,  1897.)

EAST. 

Arrive,
Leave. 
t  6:45am.  Saginaw,  Detroit  and  East..*  9:55pm
tl0:!0am...  Detroit  and  East........t  5:07pm
t  3:3opm..Saginaw,  Detroit and  East..tl2:45pm 
*10:45pm..  Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35am 
* 7:00am__Gd. Haven  and  Int. Pts....*10:15i<m
tl2:53pm.Gd.  Haven  and Intermediate.t  3:22pm
t  5:12pm  Gd. Haven Mil. aud Chi__110:05am
tl0:00pm........Gd. Haven  and Mil.........................
Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner parlor car.  No. 
18  parlor  car.  Westward—No.  11  parlor  car. 
No.  15 Wagner parlor car.
tExcept Sunday.

*Daily. 

WEST

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

CANADIAN

EA ST  BOUND.

Lv. Detroit...... ......................tll;45am *11:35pm
Ar.  Toronto... ......................  8:30pm 8:15am
Ar. Montreal... ......................  7;20am 8:00pm

W EST  BOUND.

Lv. Montreal.........................  8:50am
Lv. Toronto__ ......................  4:00pm
Ar. Detroit___......................10:45pm

9:00pm
7:30am
2:10pm
D.  McNicol , Pass. Traffic Mgr , Montreal.
E. C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.

MINNEAPOLIS,

WEST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand  Rapids (G.  R. & I )..................t7:45am
Lv  Mackinaw City..................................   4:20pm
9:5"pm
A r  G ladstone............................ 
Ar. >t.  Paul...............................................  8:45am
Ar. Minneapolis 
9:30am

 
............................. 
EAST  BOUND.

Lv. Minneapolis.....................................   +6:30pm
Ar. St.  Paul.............................................   7:20pm
Ar. Gladstone............   ........................  .  5:45am
Ar.  Mackinaw City.................................  11:0  am
Ar. Grand  Rapid«.................... 
10:00pm
W  R. Callaway. Gen. Pass. Agt., Minneapolis. 
E. C .  O v i a t t ,  Trav.  Pass.  Agt., Grand  Rapids.

 

GRAND Rapids  ft  Indiana Railway

Dec. 5,  1897*

Northern  Div.  Leave  Arrive 
Trav.C’y,Petoskey & Mack...t 7:45am  t 5:15pm 
l'rav. C y, Petoskey a Mack., .t 2  15pm  t 6 35am
Cadillac  . . . .  
......................t  5:25pm *11:15am
Train leaving at 7:45 a. m  has  parlor car, and 
train  eaving at  2:15  p  m.  has  sleeping  car  to 
Mackinaw.
.Southern  Div.  Leave  Arrlv<
Cincinnati................................t  7:10am  t  8:25pn
Ft. Wayne................................ t  2:10pm t  2-00pi
Cincinnati................................* 7:01pm  * 7:25ai
1:10 a.m.  train  has parlor  car to  Cincln'i»*
2  to p. m.  train  has n«r'or  car  to Fort  Wayne. 
7:00 p. m  train  has  sleeping  car  to Cincinnati. 

Muskegon Trains.

SUING  WEST.

Lv G’d  Rapids............ +7:35am  tl :00pm +5:40P’
Ar Muskegon..............  9:00am  2:10pm  7:06rm
GOING  EAST.
Lv Muskegon..............t8:10am  tll:45am  t4  0)pi
ArG’d Rapids  . 
...  9:30am  12:55pm  5  2)pn

tExcept Sunday.  »Daily

C.  L.  LOCKWOOD, 

Gen'l Passr. and Ticket Agent.

W EST  BOUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & I.)tll :10pm
Lv. Mackinaw City.................   7:35am
Ar. St  Ignace.........................  9:0  am
Ar. Sault Ste. Marie..............   12:20pm
Ar. M arquette.......................   2:50pm
Ar. Nestoria............................  5:20pm
Ar. Duluth.............................................

EAST  BOUND

Lv. Duluth.............
Ar. Nestoria............
Ar.  Marquette.........
Lv.  Sault Ste. Marie 
Ar. Mackinaw Ciiy.

tH :15am 
1:30pm 
3:30pm 
8:40 pm

t7:45am 
4:20pm 
5:20pm 
9:50pm 
10:  0pm 
12:45am 
8:30am

*6:30pm 
2:4'>am 
4:30am

G.  W.  H i b b a r d .  Gen. Pass. Agt. Marquette. 
E. C. Oviatt. Trav. Pass  Agt., Grand Rapids

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4 doz. in case

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TURNEY, M fg r,  DETR0£ ic

For  Sale  by  Leading  Jobbers.

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counties of the celebrated

Buffington

Acetylene  Gas  Machine

The best and cheapest  light  in 
the  world.  Estimates 
fur­
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Endorsed  by  the  Board  of  Un­
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Satisfaction guaranteed.  Write 
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Sprout  &  McGurrin,

184  E. Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

ENGPAVERSBY  A LL  THE 

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Sample  dozen,  with  cards,  to  any  ad­
Special  prices  in 

dress  for  50  cents. 
large quantities.

F.  L.  GEDDES  &  CO.,

KENDALLVILLB,  IND.

“ The Salt 
of the Earth.”

The best  and  purest salt on 
earth — DIAMOND  CRYS­
TAL  SALT.  The salt  that’s 
all salt.  Do you  sell it?
See Price Current.

DIAMOND  CRYSTAL  SALT  CO.,  St.  Clair,  Mich.

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Office and  Works,  BUTTERWORTH AVE., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

Bulk works'at Grand  Rapids,  Muskegon, Manistee, Cadillac,  Big Rap­
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