Volume XV.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  13,  1898.

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world. 
1 hey differ from the Southern  races, such as the  French,  Spanish,  Italian  etc 
in  that they rank condiments  higher than sauces.  True,  thev  manufacture  and  export 
sauces,  but  they  prefer  for  their  own  use  condiments,  and  the  greatest  of  all  condiments is 
eve 
1 " e  averag,‘  EnRIishm»n  delights  in  having  his  mustard  prepared  for  him  fresh
There seems to be a reason for this  Sauces, although appetizing, are made with drugs and 
are more  or  less  disguised  in  their  nature and artificial in  their effects.  Mustard, on  the con- 
trary,  strengthens»  the  natural  tone of the stomach,  increases the flow  of the gastric juice  and 
thereby  promotes the general  bodily  health.  It is probably on account of this power of giving 
life  to  the  system  and  enabling  it to throw off unhealthy  products that  the English  in former 
years  used  mustard  as  a  medium of purifying the blood'in skin diseases and similar ailments.
Lor some time past we have made quite a study of mustard,  its proper preparation and the 
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FROGS’  LEGS.

How  They  Vary  in  Grade  and  Price.
One  of  the  summer  delicacies  of  the 
table 
is  frogs,  and  frogs  are  now  in 
market.  The  frogs  come  with  the  birds 
and  flowers  in  the  spring  and,  although 
not  so  sweetly  melodious,  they  are  bet­
ter  to  eat  than  some  birds.  Who  dis­
covered  the  edibility  of  frogs  and  when 
has  not  been  preserved  in  history,  but 
tradition  tells  us  that  it  was  a  French­
man  who  lived 
long,  long  ago.  How 
the  discovery  was  made  is  not  told  even 
in  legend. 
It  may  have  been  by  acci­
dent  and  possibly 
it  was  a  “ ground 
hog  case,”   but  blessed  be  the  memory 
of  him  who  did  it,  whether he  did  it  by 
accident  or  design  or  was  forced  to  it 
by  dire  necessity.  The  French,  recog­
nizing  a  good  thing,  became  a  nation  of 
frog  eaters,  and  frog  eating  has  become 
with  them  almost  a  national  character­
istic.  The  French,  however,  no  longer 
have  a  monopoly  on  the  fondness for the 
swamp  songsters.  Frogs  grow 
in  this 
country,  and  a  good  sized  appetite  for 
them  has  developed  in  this  land  of  free­
dom,  and  the  appetite 
is  steadily  in­
creasing 
in  size.  The  frog  has  won  a 
warm  place  in  the  heart— which  is  close 
to  the  stomach—of  the  American  peo­
ple  and  nowhere  is  the  warm  spot  any 
warmer  than  right  here  in  Grand  Rap­
ids.  The  coming  of  the  frog  is  now 
hailed  with  joy,  the  table  is  spread 
in 
his  honor and  around  the  table  gather 
devotees  to  do  justice  to  his  memory. 
And  yet,  some  of  those  who  to-day  are 
most  fond  of  the  frog,  a  few  years  ago 
looked  upon  him  with  suspicion  and 
distrust,  and  even  with  a  qualm  of  the 
stomach.  The  frog  has  improved  upon 
acquaintance,  however,  and  whether 
flesh,  fish  or  fowl,  he 
looked  upon 
with  favor  and  his  circle  of  admirers 
and  acquaintances  is  steadily  growing.
is,  perhaps,  needless  to  say  that 
frogs  are  not  served whole,  like lobsters, 
nor  with 
just  their  heads  cut  off,  like 
fish.  Any  one  can  tell  how  frogs  are 
dressed  for  the  table.  The  whole  frog 
business,  except  the  eating  of  them,  is 
mostly  a  boy’s  business,  and  it  is  fitting 
that  to  him  those  who  do  not  know 
should  go  for  information. 
It  may  be 
said,  however,  that  only  the  hind  legs 
are  eaten,  and  for  that  matter  the  hind 
legs  are  about  all  there  is  of  a  frog any­
way.  The 
legs  are  cut  off at  just  the 
right  place,  neatly stripped  of  the  pretty 
green  tights  which  cover  them 
life, 
and  are  then  fried  in  a  batter,  and  they 
are  then  good  enough  for  any  king  to 
eat  and  dainty  enough  for any  fair maid 
to  nibble  at.

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Frogs  for  the  market  are  brought  in 
mostly  by  boys,  but  grown  men  engage 
in  the  hunt,  and  when  they  make  a 
business  of  it,  as  some  of  them  do,  they 
make  good  money.  The  frogs  are  found 
in  the  swamps  and  marshes  and  small 
lakes  and  along  the  streams  and  creeks, 
and  there  are  three  ways  of  catching 
them.  One  way  is  to  creep  up  behind 
the  frog  while  he  is  singing  and  catch­
ing  him  by  band ;  but  this  is  slow,  un­
satisfactory  and  uncertain,  for  there  is 
no  telling  when  he  may  look  around 
and  escape  with  a  jump.  Another  way

is 

is  to  go  for  him  with  a  spear.  To  the 
end  of  a  light  pole  is  attached  a  pair  of 
prongs  or  barbed  tines.  When  the  frog 
is  seen  basking  in  the  sun  the  spear 
is 
cast  before  his  suspicions  are  aroused 
and  he 
impaled  before  he  knows 
what  has  happened  Some  of  the  spear 
frog  hunters  are  so  expert  in  the  cast 
that  they  can  make  a  bull  (frogs)  eye 
every  time  and  never  mar  the  dainty 
legs.  The  third  way  is  to  fish  for  frogs 
with  hook  and  line,  using  a  bit  of  red 
flannel  for  bait.  The  red 
is  a  bait 
which  the  frog  can  not  resist,  and  as  he 
grabs  for 
is  caught  on  the  book 
and  hauled  in.  This  sort  of  fishing  is 
not  without  interest  and excitement,  and 
many  prefer  it  to  the  spear.  Still  an­
other  way  is  to  shoot  the  frogs  with  an 
air  gun,  but  not  many  practice  this 
method.

it  he 

if  given 

When  frogs  are  offered  in  the  market, 
they  are  graded  according  to  size  into 
five  classes.  The  smallest  are  called 
“ grass"  frogs—little  fellows  scarcely 
worth  picking—and  are  worth  about  5 
cents  a  dozen  in  the  market  The  or­
dinary  frogs,  that  is,  frogs  about  a  year 
old,  and  which  would, 
the 
chance,  grow  to  a 
larger  size,  are  held 
at  io  to  15  cents  a  dozen.  The  next 
size  larger,  that  is,  the  legs  of  frogs  that 
have  grown  more,  are  worth  25  cents. 
Then  come  the  “ medium  bulls,”   frogs 
two  yeais  old,  worth  40  to  50  cents  a 
dozen,  the  legs  weighing  six  or  eight 
pairs  to  the  pound.  The  “ full  bulls”  
are  the  big  three  or  four-year-old  frogs 
and  they  are  worth  65  cents  to  $1  a 
dozen.  Three  or  four  pairs  of  legs  will 
make  a  good  pound  and  they  are  as 
dainty  eating  as  the  breast  of  any 
spring  chicken.

Frogs  are  found 

in  all  the  marshes 
and  swamps  around  this  city,  and  the 
frog  hunter  can  go  in  almost  any  direc­
tion  and  find  what  he  is  after.  Many 
are  caught  in  Reed’s  Lake  and  Saddle­
bag  swamp  produces  great  quantities  of 
them.  The  choicest  frogs  brought  to 
this  market,  however,  come  from  Barry 
county,  from  the  lakes  and  ponds  in 
the  vicinity  of  Hastings.  Gunn  Lake, 
with 
its  numerous  bays  and  bayous,  is 
a  great  frog  producer  and  they  grow  to 
large  size.  A  few  miles  south  of  here 
an  enterprising  farmer  with  a  small 
lake  on  his  premises  has  a  regular  frog 
farm  and  he  makes  money  in  raising 
them.  He  has  the  lake  fenced  in,  both 
to  prevent  the  frogs  getting  away  and 
to  guard  against  poachers  upon  his  pre­
serves.  He  feeds  his  “ family”   on  liver 
and  rough  pieces  of  meat  cut  fine And 
they  grow  to  enormous  size.  He  lets  the 
frogs  grow  until  they  are  worth  some­
thing  in  the  market and ships extensive­
ly  to  Chicago,  Cincinnati  and  other 
points. 
frogs 
weigh,  alive,  a  pound  or  more,  and they 
are  more  than  half  legs.
When  men  engage 

in  frog  hunting 
in  pairs  and  are 
they  usually  travel 
rarely  out  more  than  two  days. 
It  is 
nothing  uncommon  for  a  pair  of  hunters 
to  bring  50  or  60  dozen  to  market  in  a 
bunch,  and  there  have  been 
instances 
where double this quantity has been mar­
keted  in  a  single  haul.  The  boys  who 
engage  in  the  business  do  not  accumu­

the  “ farm”  

Some  of 

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late  such  stocks,  but  are  satisfied  with 
a  few  dozen. 
Instead  of  selling  at  the 
market, the  small  boys  often peddle their 
“ game"  from  house  to  house  and  in 
some  instances  enterprising  boys  have 
regular  customers  whom  they  keep  sup­
plied  during  the  season.

Novel  Window  Displays 

port.

in  Williams­

in 

Merchants 

four  rabbits, 

in  Williamsport,  Pa., 
is  one  of  the  most 
which  by  the  way 
beautiful  and  thriving  towns 
the 
Keystone  State,  have  adopted  a  novel 
window  show  to  attract  the  attention  of 
passers-by.  It 
is  nothing  more  nor  less 
than  the  utilization  of  one  of  their  show 
windows  as  a  temporary  habitation  for 
birds,  fowls  cr animals. 
In  one  place  I 
noticed  a  family  of  maltese  cats,includ­
ing  tabby  and  three  playful  kittens. 
In 
a  neighboring  window  I  saw  a  hen  with 
her  brood  of  chicks,  apparently 
as 
happy  as  they  would  have  been  in  the 
farm  yard.  Sawdust  was  provided,  in 
which  the  mother  hen  was  taking  her 
In  the  same  en­
morning  sun  bath. 
closure  were 
two  wee 
white  fellows  and  a  pair  of  old-fash­
ioned  “ Mollie  Cottontails.”   Still  an­
other  enterprising  West  Branch  mer­
chant  put  up  a  free  show  consisting  of 
a  beautiful  fox  terrier  with  a  litter  of 
puppies.  His  competitor  a  few  doors 
away  offered  the  combined  attraction  of 
a  flock  of  bantam  chickens  and  a  big 
Cochin  rooster.  The  back  of  this  win­
dow  was  protected  by  a  wire  netting 
reaching  about  halfway  up  to  the  ceil­
ing.  On  this  screen  was  perched  the 
cock  of  the  bantam  family,  crowing  de­
fiance  to  all  comers.  A  bevy  of  quail, 
a  parrot  and  a  tame crow were the happy 
in  one  of  Fourth  street’s  most 
family 
fashionable  millinery  stores. 
In  every 
case  the  second  show  windows  were 
tastefully  arranged  with  exhibits  of  the 
wares  dealt  in.  Judging from the  crowds 
attracted,this  fad  is  a  drawing  card. 
It 
is  an  easy  transition  from  the  avairy  or 
kennel  to  the  display  of  wares  for  the 
eyes  of  the  average  passer-by,  not  a  few 
of  whom  were  shoppers.  A  candy  store 
which  had  adopted  the  fad  came 
in  for 
the  greatest  share  of  trade,  captured 
from  the sightseers,  many  of  whom  were 
children  with  pennies  to  spend,  and 
in 
cases  where  the  tots  were  accompanied 
by  adults  it  is  natural  to  suppose  that 
the  amount  spent  by  children  was  often 
augmented  by  more  extensive  purchases 
made  by  their  elders. 

N.  T rissel.

Peanut  Oil  to  Displace  Olive  Oil.
In  view  of  the  fact  that  there  is  a  su­
perabundance  of  peanuts  raised  every 
year 
in  Virginia,  North  Carolina  and 
other  parts  of  the  South,  the  suggestion 
is  made  that  peanut  oil  be  used  more 
extensively 
in  pharmacy  and  be  per­
mitted  to  take  the  place  to  a certain  ex­
tent  of  olive  oil.  Prof.  S.  P.  Sad tier 
recently  produced  an  experimental  soda 
soap  from  the  oil  extracted  from  Amer­
ican  peanuts. 
In  reporting  the  fact  he 
remarked  significantly  that  the  bulk  of 
the  Castile  soap  made  in  Marseilles  is 
made  from  African  peanut  oil.
The  average  grade  of  American  pea­
nuts  is  slightly  inferior  to  the East Afri­
can  peanuts  in  oil-producing  value,  but 
experience  has  demonstrated  the  excel­
lent  quality  of  the  American  peanut  oil.

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M

Ii[iliaI

2

D ry   G o o d s
The  Dry  Goods  Market.

Staple  Cottons—Orders  for  bleached 
cottons  are  being  booked  with  consid­
the  prices  are 
erable  regularity,  and 
steady.  The 
limited  stocks  of  wide 
sheetings  keep  the  prices  up  to  the 
mark  in  these  lines  in  the  leading  tick­
ets,  and  business 
is  fair.  Buyers  are 
very  cautious  about  placing  any  future 
orders  just  now  in all lines.  Coarse col­
ored  cottons  merit  no  particular  men­
tion,  and 
flannels,  blankets, 
*  damasks  and  quilts  are  dull,  and  with­

cotton 

out  any  features.

Prints—Shirting  prints  have  been  in 
good  demand,and  some  of  the  best  lines 
are  well  oversold.  The demand  for  cal­
in  a  fair  state,  but  prices  are 
icoes 
is 
somewhat 
irregular.  The  overproduc­
tion  at  Fall  River  still  bangs  over  the 
market,  and  prevents  any  stiffening  of 
prices.  The 
low  price  of  print  cloths 
exerts  a  general  influence  over  the  en­
tire  market.

“ having 

are  now 

Woolen  Goods —Many  woolen  manu­
facturers 
their 
troubles,"  as  a  result  of  making  goods 
to  meet  "price  demand"  exclusively, 
without  taking  into  consideration  other 
conditions.  These  are  the  manufactur­
ers  who  now  realize  that  the  trains  and 
wagons  ' ‘ run both  ways, ’ ' and that goods 
can  be  returned  to  them  by  the  same 
routes  by  which  they  were  originally 
shipped,  and  just  as quickly.  The  hard­
ships  thus  suffered  may  not  prove  en­
tirely  an  unmixed  evil,  as  the  lesson  to 
be 
learned  may  be  of  lasting  value  to 
ail  concerned.  The  war  talk  has  had  a 
decidedly  depressing 
influence  on  the 
entire  woolen  goods  market.  The  opin­
ion  expressed  in  many  quarters  is  that 
a  declaration  of  war  would  be  followed 
by  an  unprecedented  stagnation  in  the 
woolen  goods 
industry,  although  here 
and  there 
is  some  optimist  who  pro­
fesses  that  just  the  reverse  will  be  the 
result  of  a  beginning  of  hostilities  be­
tween  this  country  and  Spain,  although 
be  does  not  make  his  reasons  for  this 
opinion  very  clear  nor convincing.  Not­
withstanding  probable  war  and  other 
disturbing  elements,  prices  on  all  wool­
en  go~ds  offered  remain firm and steady, 
and  wholesale  clothiers  are  marking 
their  fall  goods 
in  accordance  with 
this  season's  woolen  prices,  notably 
Clays  and  kerseys,  which  proves  con­
clusively  that  they  do  not  anticipate 
any  break  in  the  woolen  market  later, 
otherwise  they  would  mark  these  staples 
nearer  to  old  prices,  basing  their  ac­
tion  on  their  belief  in  their  ability  to 
buy  the  woolens 
later  at  their  own 
price.

Lace Curtains—The Nottingham lines, 
both 
in  white  and  ecru  shades,  are  in 
very  fair  demand,  and  sell  wholesale  at 
from  50c  to  $2  per  pair.  There  should 
be  about  six  weeks'  more good business, 
unless  something  turns  up  to  stop  it. 
There  are  no  goods  of  any  amount  in 
Nottingbams  imported.

Tapestry  Carpets—Manufacturers thus 
far  have  had  a  very  fair  season.  Some 
claim  that  they  might  have  done  more 
business. 
It  is  hoped  that  the  improve­
ment  among  the  masses  of  the  people 
next  season  will  have  been  such  as  to 
permit  them  to  purchase  more  freely. 
Jobbers  are  quite  well  supplied  with 
tapestries  and  velvets.  Manufacturers 
are  now  engaged 
in  sampling  on  this 
line.  Next  season  will  find  more  com­
petition.

Rugs—Japan  has  begun  in  Sakai  the 
manufacture  of  rugs,  of which  the  warps

the 

and  »eft  aie  c«y.t jit,  a:...»  t  e  ULsug wool 
yarn, 
latter  being  made  Iron. 
Chinese  wool  yarn  spun  in  Osaka.  Fast j 
dyes  and  beautiful  shades  are now being 
turned  out that  show  a  marked  improve- j 
ment  over  those  of  a  year  ago.  As  yet  j 
is  represented  bv  a  daily 
the  product 
output  of  120  yards, 
from  120  looms,  ! 
opeiated  by  480  weavers.  There  are 
other  rugs  made  from  jute,  the  manu- j 
facture  of  which  gives  employment  to \ 
9,600  hands,  mostly  children  between  7 j 
and  16  years  of  age.
Shirt  Waist  Fabrics  a  Feature  with 

the  City  Trade.

From the Chicago Dry Good.-  Reporter.

City  retailers  have  bad  a  very  large I 
season  in  shirt  waist  stuffs  The sale  of  ! 
cotton  waistings  has  been  unprecedent-  i 
ed.  Fabrics  for  this  purpose  have  been j 
made  a  special  feature  with  manufac-1 
turers  of  fine  cotton  goods,  with  the  re-  i 
suit  that  special  departments  for  shirt j 
waist  stuffs  have  been  opened  in  all  the 
big  dry  goods  stores.  The  number and 
variety  of  patterns  shown  are  almost  a  j 
marvel,  even  to  the  initiated,  and  the j 
rapidity  with  which  the  choice  patterns  ] 
and  colorings  are  sold  out  is  a  testi-  | 
mony  giving  as  strong  proof  as  need  be  j 
required  in  behalf  of  the  popularity  of  j 
the  shirt  waist  for  '98.

The  experience  of  ’97  with  thin  shirt 
waist  fabrics  has  taught  the  trade  that 
more  practical  materials  are  required 
for  such  purposes.  All  of  the  waistings 
this  season  are  in  heavy  woven  cloths, 
as  gingham,  madras,  cheviot  and  Ox­
ford  cloths,  piques,  ducks  and  linen 
shirtings.  The  best  ginghams  are  fine 
and  smooth,  and  in  checks,  stripes  ana 
plaids  of  all  kinds.  Patterns  are  about 
equally  divided  between 
stripes  and 
plaids.  In  plaids  there  are  a  good  many 
Scotch  tffects  and  also  a  number  of  one 
color  plaids,  as  blue,  pink,  red  and 
green,  barred  off  with  white  lines  Tis 
sue  gingham,  or  poplin,  as  it  is  called 
by  the  newer  name,  is  a  novelty  this 
year  in  fine  thin  woven  cotton,  and  will 
be  popular  for  warm  weather,  together 
with  the  many  new  lace  stripe  ging­
hams.  Bordered  Cbambray  ginghams 
are  new,  and  make  up 
into  effective 
shirt  waists.  Tufted  ginghams  are  also 
new,  and  are  shown  in  all  sorts  of  pat­
terns.

The  most  popular  shirt  waist  fabric 
however,  is  madras  cloth.  This  may 
be  obtained  in  a great  variety  of  regular 
shirting  patterns  and  in  fancy  effects  or 
bold  stripes  and  plaids.  The  quietei 
patterns  are,  however,  the  correct thing, 
such  as  narrow  stripes 
in  one  strong 
color  with  white  and  fine  checks.  Chev­
iots 
in  the  coarse  open  weaves  and 
basket  effects  will  be  used  for  shirt 
waists  especially 
for  outing 
wear,  as  golfing  and  cycling.  They  are 
to  be  had 
in  about  the  same  patterns 
and  colorings  as  the madras cloth.  Open 
mesh  white  cheviot  in  fine  lace  weaves 
is  the  swell  fabric  for  pure  white  shirt 
waists.  This  cloth  comes 
in  several 
grades  and  weights.

intended 

Pique 

in  white and  colots  promises 
to  be  a  popular  waist  fabric.  French 
piques 
in  color,  with  printed  Dresden 
figures,  stripes,  dots  and  checks,  are 
shown  in  the  lighter  weight,  especially 
adapted  for  waistings.  Printed  patterns 
on  pique  are given  preference  over  the 
woven  effects,as  the  latter are  too  heavy 
to  make  comfortable  waists.  Solid  color 
piques  barred  off  with  white  to  form 
checks  and  plaids  are  among  the  choice 
novelties.  Plain  white  pique  comes 
in 
for  a  large  share  of  attention,  owing  to 
the  popularity  of  the  pure  white  shirt 
waist.  Linen  waistings in white  grounds 
with  colored  dots  and  stripes  are  cool 
and  crisp  looking,  and  will  hold  starch 
well.  These  lines  are 
in  small,  neat 
effects  without  much  color..  Choice 
shirt waist fabrics command good prices. 
Ginghams  in  fine qualities  cost  from  30 
to 60  cents,  madras  cloths  sell  from  35 
to  50  cents 
in  choice  patterns,  and 
cheviots  are  about  the  same.  Printed 
iinens  cost  60  cents.  Piques 
in  white 
and  colors  range  in  price  from  40  cents 
to $1  a  yard.

Adversity  has  sharp  teeth.

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Dealers don’t  keep our goods;  they  SELL  them.

C a rp e ts

All  grades cut at  wholesale.

You  Carry  Only  Samples

We  carry the stock.  When  you  make  a 
sale,  send  us  the  pattern  number,  size 
of  room  or  quantity  wanted  and  we will 
ship your order the same day as received 
—sewed  if desired.
OVER  3,000  D EA LER S  are  now  han­
dling our carpets  profitably.  Let us start 
you to success.

For One  Dollar

1

1

We will  send  you a book of Carpet  Sam­
ples  containing  about  50  patterns—size 
9x18 
inches.  These  samples  are  cut 
from the roll,  so you can  guarantee every 
carpet as  represented— in style, color and 
quality.  No  picture  scheme  or  Misrep­
resentation.  Every  sample  is  finished, 
numbered and quality specified on ticket, 
so you can  make no  mistake when order­
ing.  We also make  up  books  as  above, 
18x18 in.,  which we will furnish
For  Three  Dollars
This  size  is  very  popular,  as  the  patterns show up beautifully. 
If you 
prefer large samples we will cut them any length desired at the  price  of 
the goods per yard.  We have the  best-selling  goods  on  earth.  Don't 
wait, order samples at once;  it will be to  your  interest  and  we want  you 
to represent  us.

HENRY  NOEE  &   CO .,

SOUTHEAST  CORNER  MARKET  &   MONROE  S T S .,  CHICAGO.

Complete  price list and  telegraph code will be sent with samples.

Parasols |

Among the very latest in this 
line  that  promise  to  be  big 
sellers  are  the  Canopy  Tops, 
in  black,  white  and  colors.
You cannot afford to be with- 
out  them.  Our line of Eng- 
Glorias  and  All  Silks  with  paragon  frames  and  steel 
rods,  in  assortment  of  handles,  range  of  prices and  values 
given,  is by far the best we have ever shown.

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Men’s,  Ladies’  and  Children’s.

Tam  O’Shanter  Caps 

Yacht  Caps 

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3

B e   Gem  Union  suit

is  the  only  combination  suit  in 
the  market  that  has  given  per­
fect satisfaction.  Being double 
breasted,  and  elastic  in  every 
portion,  it  affords  comfort  and 
convenience  to  wearer  that  are 
not obtained  in any other make.
We  are  the  sole  manufacturers 
and  patentees  and are prepared 
to  supply  the  trade with a great 
variety  of qualities  and  sizes.
Special  attention  given to  mail  orders.

file  Knitting Works,  Grana  Bapids.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR  M EN   WHO 

ARE  N O T  LAZY
canvassing with our line of samples,  earning from $50 
want 4,000 more active, reliable men to take the  places

4,000 agents are n 
to $200 per month.  \ 
not yet filled.

Many concerns advertise themselves as “ tailors to  the  trade,”   but  we 
the  o rigin al and on ly  manufacturers on a  la rg e   scale  of  “ready-to-we 
clothing exclusively for consum ers.  We don’t wholesale!  W e don’t 
There is but  one  small  profit  between  the  first  cost  of  our  garments  and  the 
men and  boys who  wear  them.  We  run  our  own  plant  and  the  samples  w e
send out are cut from the cloths we make up in our factory.  We cut suits a thou-
sand at a time.  Hence the low prices we oner.  These goods bear the trade mark,

WHITE  H O R S E   BRAND.

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A  superb outfit and  advertising  matter  furnished  free  to  our  agents.  Do
you not think with all these advantages you could interest your friends and neighbors and secure 
their orders for clothing ?  The workmanship and trimmings are the very best on every garment. 

M en’s Suits # 4  to  # 15. 
We also operate one of the largest Custom  Departments  where garments are a c tu a lly  cut 

B o ys’ Saits # 3  to  #9 .  M en’s Trousers 75 c to  # 4 . 

and made-to-measure by the most skillful  workmen.  The trade mark for this department is 

WHITE  CITY  BRAND.

We furnish  our agents with a fine line of samples  and  all  necessary  blanks  from  this  de­
partment  without charge.  The prices for suits are $12  to  $25.  With  the  two  outfits  you  can 
meet the taste and purse of every man and boy in your community.  We pay our agents  a  lib­
eral commission.  Don't miss this chance.  Write for  particulars  to Dept.  G.  R.

WHITE  CITY  T A IL O RS,  2 2 2 - 2 2 6   ADAMS  STREET,  CHICAGO.

Some  Advice  About  Shopping.

Written  for the Tradesman.

incased. 

is  convenient. 

for  either  sex 

just  then,  seat  yourself  on 

It  is  the  proper  thing  to  make  calls 
among  half  a  dozen  merchants  to  see 
what  goods  they  have  on  hand  and  pre­
vent  time  hanging  heavily  on  the  hands 
of  the  clerks;  no  matter  whether  you 
desire  to  purchase  anything  whatever— 
you  can  at  least  have  a  little  recreation 
and  see  and  be  seen.  When  you  enter 
a  store  do  it  in  a  nonchalant  manner, 
as  much  as  to  say,  “ I'm  not  particular 
whether 
I  purchase  anything,  but 
in  and  look  over 
thought  I  would  call 
your  stock." 
If  you  are  one  of  the 
masculine  gender  and  have  no  particu­
lar  business  there  anyway  (and  it’s  no­
body’s  business 
if  you  don't  have), 
walk  straight  to  the  counter  scales,  if 
there  are  any 
in  sight,  and  bob  them 
up  and  down  sharply  for  a  minute  or 
two  to  find  whether  they  balance  prop­
erly. 
If  the  weights  are  brass,  knock 
one  against  another  to  find  out  whether 
they  are  solid  and  properly  hardened  or 
If  the  clerks  are  all 
simply 
busy 
the 
counter  and  reach  across  the  desk,  if 
possible,  and  examine  the  day-book  or 
an  open  account  that  may  be  in  sight, 
whichever 
If  this  will 
not  attract  the  attention  of  some  one  to 
wait  upon  you  immediately,  theu  pound 
your  boot  heels  against  the  side  of  the 
counter  until  noticed.  You  probably 
know  that  it  is  the  duty  of  some  one  to 
come  from  the  farther  corner  of  the 
store  to  enquire  if  you  want  anything, 
It  is  also  the 
whether  you  do  or  not. 
polite  thing 
to  walk 
around  behind  the  counters  without  in­
vitation  and  stand  so  as  to  fill  up  most 
of  the  aisle  and  remain  in  that  position 
examining  the goods,  perfectly oblivious 
to  all  else;  nevermind  how  many  times 
the  clerks  may  be  obliged  to  crowd  past 
you—they  are  nobody  but  servants  any­
way,  you  know,  and  are  there  to  serve 
the  public. 
If  you  are  out  of  money, 
never  think  of  asking  for  credit  before 
selecting  the  goods.  Cause  people  to 
think  that  under no circumstances would 
you  accept  credit. 
It  is  easy,  after  the 
article 
is  put  up  for  you,  to  carelessly 
remark  that  “ you  have  no  change  with 
you;”   and,  as  you  turn  to  go  out,  say 
it  in, ”   and- that 
that  “ you  will  hand 
“ no  entry  need  be  made  of  it.”  
If, 
then,  the  merchant  should  be  so  forget­
ful  of  politeness  as  to  insinuate  that  he 
is  not  acquainted  with  you,  and  desires 
to  know  your  name,  reply  to  him  rather 
curtly  that  “ you  guess  you  are  good  for 
that  amount,”   and  that 
“ you  could 
readily  buy  the  entire  establishment;”  
then,  suddenly remembering  (?) that you 
have  a  little  money  with  you,  pay  him 
at  once,  disdainfully  remarking  that 
“ there  are  other  places  to  trade  where 
they  are  not  quite  so  particular.”   All 
this  will  doubtless  cause  him to consider 
you  a 
lady  or  gentleman,  as  the  case 
may  be.  Ten  to  one,  he  will  apologize. 
And  here  is  a  capital  idea,  also,  that  I 
came  near 
is, 
should  a  merchant  ask  you  a  dollar  for 
an  article,  offer  him  75  cents  for  it,  and 
at  the  same  time  gratuitously  inform 
him  that  “ you  are  offering 
full 
value.”   Of  course,  he  will  be  thankful 
for  the 
information,  although  he  may 
conclude  to  wait  for  a  rise  in  the  mar­
ket. 
In  the  meantime,  you  can  return 
in  a  few  minutes  and  tell  him  that,  “ as 
you  are  obliged  to  have  it,  you  will  be 
under  the  necessity  of  suffering  the  im­
position !”  
If  you  wish  to  purchase  a 
liquid,  never  bother  to  take  anything 
with  you  to  bold  i t ;  ask  the  merchant 
to  loan  you  something.  If  this  rule were

forgetting,  and 

that 

its 

tar  and 

followed,  Le  uiit l 
1 ot b-  oblige 1  10  fur­
nish  more  than  from  twenty  to forty bot­
tles  and  jugs  daily. 
If  you  visit  a  drug 
store  for  liquid  medicines,  never  take  a 
vial  with  you;  and  should  they  dare 
charge  you  a  few  cents  for  one,  remon­
strate  with  them  at  once  and  say  rather 
tartly  that  “ you  have  dozens  of  them  at 
home  which  they  can  have  if  they  will 
send  for  them. ”  
(You  are  not  obliged 
to  add  that  they  are  old  and  worthless, 
having  contained  horse  medicines  and 
poisons,  pitch, 
turpentine; 
whether  you  have  any  vial or not,  it  will 
show  him  that  you  consider 
it  small 
business  refusing  to  “ throw  in”   a  vial 
and  cork  on  a  ten-cent  trade).  Never 
admit  that  any  man  knows  more  about 
the  goods  he 
is  selling  than  you  do. 
When  a  merchant  tells  you  that  he  is 
selling  an  article  at  cost  because  it  is 
out  of  style,  faded  or damaged,  don’t 
you  believe  a  word  of  it;  tell  him,  with 
a  wise  look,  you  know  all  about  that, 
and  remark  that  “ he  is  making  at  least 
50  per  cent,  profit  at  the  price  named.”  
He  will  doubtless  silently  applaud  your 
wisdom  and  regard  you  as  a  person  of 
superior  judgment. 
In  fact,  treat  every 
merchant  as  if  he  required  watching— 
you  and  I  know  most  of  them  do-  and, 
should  he,  in  the  huriy  of  business, 
make  a  mistake 
in  your  favor,  don’t 
think  of  calling  his  attention  to  it  and 
attempting  to  rectify 
it,  as  he  might 
stigmatize  you  as  “ green.”

By  following  the  above  advice,  shop­
ping  will  become  an  easy  and  pleasant 
pastime,  whatever  old  fogies  may  say  to 
the  contrary. 

F ra nk A.  Howig.

Where  I  Lost  My  Heart.

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

Soft fell the twilight from  the summer sky,
Alone we thought we wandered,  you and  I,

And gray the garden grew;
But Love went, too.

Yet all the while no word of  him we  spake—
We talked of trees and  tlowers and birds;
But still  his mystic music seemed to shake 
Through all our words.

Kach word of yours I counted, even as gold 
And twice and thrice the precious sum I told, 

A  miser gloateth o’er;
And then once more.

Kach look of yours,  the flowers you  gave  to  me, 

|  Aye, as rare jewels ravished from the sea 

These were as jewels then;
For lordly men.

!  Those sweet  tuberoses, with their  meaning, lead 
The “ dangerous pleasures”  neither cared to heed, 

To joy’s ecstatic thrill;

Alluring still.

The flowers have faded, in a book;
Our talk has faded, too, in part;
But still I know that in that twilight walk 
I lost my heart.

The honeysuckle’s scent is in the air;
I turn and see a face to me more fair 

It is the same sweet hour;
Than any flower.

And in that face I strive to read my fate,
And  trembling in the balance, as  I wait,

And in those wondrous eyes;
My future  lies.

Sweet memories of the days gone by 
But ah, they’re broken with a sigh—

Are ling’ring still witn me;
All, all for thee;

And yet those memories,  like a piercing dart 
Sadly, regretfully, thrill the heart 

Sent with intent Divine,
Still wholly thine.

I dream I wander with you, even now;
Their glorious  green  o’er head,  and  wonder  how 

I see the boughs that  blend
Our walk will end.

Do you e’er dream of it as well as I ?
I shall remember it until 1 die;

Do you think of it yet ?
Shall you forget ?

E.  W .  R o w e l l .

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leading  millionaire  railroad  magnate  in 
the  West,  recently  applied  for  work 
in 
Anderson,  Ind.,  factories.  He  has  lost 
bis  $5,000,000,  death  has  claimed  his 
wife  and  daughter,  be  is  penniless  and 
homeless  and  wants  to  get  a  new  start 
in  life.  His  son  has  accepted  a  posi­
tion  as  brakeman  on a railroad.  Mackay 
is  past  50  years of age.

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Around  the  State
Movements  of  Merchants.

Jackson—J.  C.  Norris  will  open  a 

grocery  store  in  a  few  days.

Morrice— Cates  &  Eagon  have opened 

a  meat  market  at  this  place.

Butler—D.  L.  Pierce,  general  dealer, 

has  removed  his  stock  to  Hillsdale.

Alpena— Ash,  Eller  &  Co.  succeed 

Ash  Bros,  in  the  hardware  business.

Grand  Blanc— Sawyer  Bros,  have 

opened  a  meat  market  at  this  place.

Ludington---- Dan  McDonald 

Portland— Derby  & Robinson contiune 
the  grocery  business  of  Moore  &  Derby.
has
opened  a  grocery  store  on  James  street.
Manistee—Johnson  &  Dalquist  have 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  this 
place.

Bendon— H.  H.  Olds  has  sold  his car­
to  Ed. 

implement  stock 

riage  and 
Vaughn.

Robinson— Wm.  Foster  has 

re-en­
gaged  in  the  grocery  and  flour  and  feed 
business.

Traverse  City—A.  H.  Miller  has 
opened  a  grocery  and  notion  store  at 
this  place.

Cedar  Springs— R.  S.  Woodworth 

is 
opening  up  a  stock  of  bazaar  goods  'at 
this  place.

Clifford— Buffum  &  Perry  succeed 
(Mrs.  Jno.  W .)  Buffum  in 

Maud  D. 
general  trade.

Howell—Miner  &  Johnson  continue 
the  grocery  and  boot  and  shoe  business 
of  J.  H.  Miner.

Morenci—A.  T.  Smith,  dealer  in  dry 
goods,  groceries  and  shoes,  has removed 
to  Three  Rivers.

Kalamazoo—Richmond  Bros.,  meat 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  Thos.  Rich­
mond  succeeding.

Twining— R.  J.  Entriken,  of  Breck- 
enridge,  will  shortly  open  a  hardware 
store  at  this  place.

Morenci—G.  W.  Acker  has  removed 
his  stock  of  dry  goods  and  notions  from 
Reading  to  this  place.

Hastings—F.  D.  Baker  and  H.  E. 
Pancoast  have  purchased  the  cigar  fac­
tory  of  Geo.  H.  Millard.

Elmdale—E.  L.  Grant  has  purchased 
the  dry  goods,  grocery  and  boot  and 
shoe  stock  of  Lester  Grant.

Ann  Arbor— Herman Walters, formerly 
with  E.  Duffy,  will  shortly  open  a  gro­
cery  store  on  East  Ann  street.

F en n ville— Everett  Betzer  has  pur­
chased  the  Chas.  A .  Freem an  shoe  stock 
and  will  continue  the  business.

Port  Huron— Frank  W.  Faulkner  has 
opened  a  wholesale  commission  house, 
dealing  in  butter,  eggs  and  fruit.

Hancock—Arthur  Finley  &  Co.  is  the 
name  of  a  new  firm  which  succeeds  J.
S.  Stringer  in  the  grocery  business.

Dowagiac—C.  Redding  &  Co.  suc­
ceed  C.  Bakeman  &  Co.  in  the  flour 
and  feed  and  confectionery  business.
Sturgis—Chas.  Thompson  has 

moved  his  grocery  stock 
where  he  w ill  re-engage  in  business.

re­
to  Detroit, 

Charlotte—Lamb  &  Spencer  have 
leased  the  Shepherd  brick  warehouse 
for  use  as  an  egg  depot  the  present  sea­
son.

Crystal City—F.  C.  Rottgerand  C.  B. 
Fitts  have  formed  a  copartnership  and 
embarked  in  the  grocery  and  meat  busi­
ness.

Ithaca— W.  K.  Ludw ig  has  sold  his 
stock  of  dry  goods,  groceries,  boots  and 
shoes  to  Henry  McCormick,  of  Au 
Sable,  who  will  take  possession  May 
i. 
Mr.  Ludwig  retires  from  trade  on  ac­
count  of  poor  health.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

.  Jackson—Mrs.  Cnase,  Lea ted  on
North  Cooper  street,  has  closed  out  her 
stock  of  groceries  and 
from 
trade.

retired 

Hudson— Harris  Bros,  are  closing  out 
their  stock  of  harnesses  and  horse  fur­
nishings  and  will  remove 
to  Battle 
Creek.

Croswell— D.  &  B.  Stern  are  suc-^ 
ceeded  by  Benj.  Stern  &  Co.  in  the 
dry  goods,  grocery  and  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Petoskey— Geo.  E.  Hensel,  of  Mil 
waukee,  has  assumed  the  management 
of  the  People’s  drug  store,  succeeding 
Ford  Robbins.

Marshall—The  partnership  existing 
between  H.  L.  Day  &  Son,  lumber  and 
coal  dealers,  has  been  dissolved,  H.  L. 
Day  succeeding.

Petoskey—E.  D.  Ellis  has  purchased 
the  meat  market  owned  by  Will  Ken­
nedy  and  will  continue  the  business  at 
the  same  location.

Kalamazoo— M.  E.  and  H.  H.  Ben- 
nink  have  opened  a  grocery  store  at 
619 West  Walnut  street  under  the  style 
of  Bennink  &  Co.

Alpena—The  hardware  firm  of  Ash 
Bros,  has  been  dissolved  and  a  new 
partnership  formed  between  John  Ash 
and  Gustave  Eller.

Morrice— H.  Pierce  &  Co.  have  pur­
chased  the  building  owned  by'the  late 
B.  F.  Grout  and  will  occupy  same  with 
their  grocery  stock.

Quincy— H.  A.  Groves,  of  Fostoria, 
Ohio,  has  purchased  the  grocery  stock 
of Hevendeen  &  Jones  and  will take im­
mediate  possession.

Marshall—Hindenach  &  Mast,  drug­
The  business 
location 

gists,  have  dissolved. 
will  be  continued  at  the  same 
by  A.  L.  Hindenach.

Charlotte—John  Crout  has  sold  his 
bakery  and 
eating  house  to  Miles 
Thorpe,  of  Marshall,  who  has  already 
taken  possession  of  same.

Bad  Axe—E.  H.  Crosby  &  Co.  are 
building  an  addition  to  the  rear  of  their 
store  building,  thus  making  room  for 
an  enlarged  grocery  stock.

Hartford— Mrs.  M.  C.  Conklin  has 
purchased  the  ladies’  furnishing  goods 
and  cloak  and  millinery  stock  of  Paul­
ine  T.  (Mrs.  John)  Heald.

Coldwater— The  partnership  existing 
between  Adams  &  Perry,  grocers,  has 
been  dissolved.  The  business  will  be 
continued  by  Jos.  B.  Perry.

Altona— Martin  B.  Armstrong,  gen­
eral  dealer,  has  put  in  a  line  of  cloth­
ing  in  a  separate  store  building  he  re­
cently  purchased  of  Eli  Lyons.

Ishpeming— Blumenthal &  Rutenberg, 
of  the  Star  clothing  house,  have  closed 
out  their  stock  and  opened  a  depart­
ment  store  at  the  same  location.

Hancock— Andrew  Bram,  who  recent­
ly  purchased  the  N.  Lindbohm  stock  of 
drugs  and  medicines, 
the 
store building  refitted  for his  use.

is  having 

Alma— Chas.  E.  Pettyjohn  has  pur­
chased  the  stock  of  the  Alma Mercantile 
Co.  and  will  continue  the  business  un­
der  the  style  of  Chas.  E.  Pettyjohn  & 
Co.

Ludington— Mr.  Clausen,  of East Lud­
ington  avenue,  has  purchased  the  gro­
cery  stock  of  S.  D.  Moon  and  will  con­
tinue  the  business  at  the  present  loca­
tion.

Holland— Matthew Notier  has  sold  his 
dry  goods  and  grocery  stock  to  John, 
Gerrit  and  Ben  Dumez.  John  and  Ben 
were  with  P.  Steketee  &  Sons  twelve 
years,  and 
later  with  Spring  &  Com­
pany,  Grand  Rapids,  and  Gerrit  has 
for  years  been  with  Rutgers  &  Tien,  at 
Graafschap.

Sii  th  L\i>n  E.  R.  Spei  ct-r  and  T. 
A.  Welch,  of  Bclduig,  have  purchased 
the  J.  E.  Just  general  stock,  Mr.  Welch 
assuming  the  management  of  the  busi­
ness.

Lansing—Chas.  Brodhagen,  who  has 
been  on  the  road  for  a  wholesale  house 
for  the  past  year,  has  opened  a  harness 
shop  two  doors  south  of  the  Hudson 
House.

Hillsdale— H.  D.  Tisdale  has  pur­
chased  the  drug  stock  of  Chas.  S. 
French,  who  has  conducted  the business 
since  the  death  of  his  father,  Dr.  F. 
French.

Bangor—H.  W.  Ganson,  driven  from 
Chicago  by  the  department  stores,  has 
located  here  and  opened  a  dry  goods, 
ladies’  and  men’s  furnishing  goods  and 
millinery  store.

Coloma— F.  W.  Bryant,  formerly pub­
lisher  of  the  Coloma  Courier,  has  pur­
chased  propeity  on  the  main  street  ad­
joining  the  bank  and  opened  the  Cen­
tral  br.kery  and  restaurant.

Manton— J.  Ward  Bailey  has  retired 
from  the  merchandise  business  on  ac­
count  of  ill  health.  The  stock  reverts 
to  C.  B.  Bailey,  who  will  continue  the 
business  at  the  same  location.

Ithaca—J.  L  Sinclair  has  filed  mort­
gages  on  his  stock  of  groceries  to  the 
amount  of  $520—8200  to  the  Ithaca  Sav­
ings  Bank  and  8320  to  Mrs.  J.  L.  Sin­
clair.  E.  H.  Ashley  is  named  as  trus­
tee.

Marquette— F.  B.  Spear,  engaged 

in 
the  forwarding  and  coal  commission 
business  has  taken  his  two  sons,  Frank 
and  Phil,  into  partnership.  The  firm 
name  will  hereafter  be  F.  B.  Spear  & 
Sons.

Morrice— H.  C.  Hodges  has  pur­
chased  the  building  occupied  by  the  F. 
E.  Purdy  grocery  stock  and  will remove 
bis  hardware  stock  there.  Mr.  Purdy 
will  remove  his  stock  to  another 
loca­
tion.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Flint—The  style  of  the  Flint  Panta­
loon  Co  has  been  changed  to  the  Flint 
Pantaloon  &  Woolen  Co.

Bay  City—The  Michigan  Chicory  Co. 
will  incorporate  about  May  1  under  the 
style  of  the  Michigan  State  Chicory  Co.
Smith—D.  Cochrane  has  purchased 
ground  on  which  to  erect a roller process 
flouring  mill  and  has  let  the  contract 
for  the  necessary  machinery.

West  Bay  City— Ross-Bradley  &  Co., 
who  operate  a  planing  mill  here,  man­
ufacturing 
lumber  and  boxes,  have 
changed  their  style  to  Bradley,  Miller 
&  Co.

Owosso—C.  J.  Shaw  has  retired  from 
the  Castree  &  Shaw  Co.,  founders,  and 
formed  a  copartnership  with  A.  Steg- 
gall,  under  the  firm  name  of  Steggall  & 
Shaw.

Negaunee—Erick  Laitilia,  who  has 
been  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of 
carbonated  drinks  at  Ely,  Minn.,  has 
purchased  the  bottling  business  of  Phil 
Hogan  at  this  place.

Belding—C.  R.  Herrick  &  Co.  is  the 
for  the 
name  of  a  new  firm  organized 
manufacture  of  burial  cases and caskets. 
The  company  is  composed  of  Chas.  R. 
Herrick  and  Mort  E.  Peck.

Saginaw  (W.  S .)—Wm.  Rouscb,  E. 
M.  Thai  and  Fred  Fuchs  have  engaged 
in  business  under  the style of the Rousch 
Tanning  Co.  They  will  give  special 
attention  to  Cordovan  tanning.

Allegan—E.  A.  Post  and  F.  A.  Lang- 
don  have  formed  a  copartnership,  un­
der  the  firm  name  of  E.  A.  Post  &  Co., 
for  the  manufacture  of  burial  casket 
handles,  patented  by  Mr.  Post.

Saginaw—The  Wolverine  Cigar  Co. 
has  completed  the  construction  of  a  2ox 
40  foot  addition  to  the  rear  of 
its  fac­
tory  building  and  will  enlarge  its  busi­
ness  and  increase  its  force  of  workmen.
Hillsdale—A.  Worthing  and  H.  O. 
Alger  have  formed  a  copartnership  for 
the  purpose  of  manufacturing 
shoe 
leather.  New  machinery 
is  being  in­
stalled  and  an  addition  being  built  to 
the  plant  of  the  Robe  Manufacturing 
Co.

Republic—Work  on  the  new  log  and 
traffic  railroad  from  Escanaba  to  this 
place  will  be  begun  as  soon  as  the 
ground  becomes  settled.  Twenty-five 
miles  will  be  built  and  operated  this 
year  and  the  remainder  in  the  following 
year.

Detroit—Articles 

incorporating  the 
Tivoli  Brewing  Co.  have  been  filed with 
the  County  Clerk.  The  capital  stock  is
8125,000,  of  which  850,000  has  been 
paid  in.  Following  are  the 
incorpo­
rators:  Bernard  Verstine,  Frantz  Brog- 
niez  and  Louis  W.  Schimmel,  3,333 
shares  each ;  Edmund  Joncas,  1  share.
Holland—B.  Riksen  has  disposed  of 
his  stock 
in  the  Scott-Lugers  Lumber 
Co.  to  G.  J.  Schuurman,  formerly  con­
nected  with  the  corporation  as  a  stock­
holder.  By  the  deal  Mr.  Riksen  be­
comes  the  owner  of  the  store  occupied 
by  J.  B.  Van  Oort,  on  Eighth  street. 
Mr.  Schuurman  will  take  charge  of  the 
lumber yard.

Middleville— Dr.  Nelson  Abbott  has 
purchased  the  drug  stock  of  W.  H. 
Severance  and  will  conduct  both  the 
Severance  business  and  his  own  store 
until  he  finds  a  purchaser  for  either 
stock.  Mr.  Abbott 
is  of  the  opinion 
that  Middleville  is  capable of sustaining 
two  drug  stores  but  that  three  is  one 
too  many,  which  principally  influenced 
him  in  making  the  purchase.

Detroit—F.  A.  Thompson  &  Co.  has 
been  organized  as  a  corporation,  with  a 
paid  in  capital  of  821,200,  to  manufac­
ture  drugs,  chemicals  and  pharmaceu­
tical  preparations. 
The  shareholders 
are  F.  A.  Thompson,  Edwin E.  Conely, 
John  E.  Clark,  Fred  Guenther,  Fred  G. 
Kendrick,  Henry  C.  Raymond  and  Orla
B.  Taylor.  The  officers  are  as  follows : 
Edwin  F.  Conely,  President;  John  E. 
Clark,  Vice-President;  Fred  Guenther, 
Secretary,  and  Frank  A.  Thompson, 
Treasurer  and  Manager.
Why  the  Cash  Carrier  Case  Has  Not 

Been  Tried.

in  the 

infringement 

Pratt  &  D avis,  attorneys  for  Julius 
Steinberg 
suit 
brought  against  him  by the Consolidated 
Store  Service  Co.,  of  Boston,  send  the 
Traverse  City  Eagle  the  following  ex­
planation  for  the  delay  in  bringing  the 
matter  to  trial:

In  the  first  place,  after  the  suit  was 
commenced,  we  obtained  the  consent  of 
Mr.  Nichols,  the  attorney  for  the  C.  S. 
S.  Co.,  to  waive the preliminary in junc­
tion  on  the  ground  that  Mr.  Steinberg 
was  pecuniarily  responsible,  and  if  the
C.  S.  S.  Co.  recovered,  it  could  collect 
a 
judgment  for  the  use  of  the  carrier 
after  as  well  as  before  suit  was  com­
menced.

involved  to  be  decided 

In  the  second  place,  the  trial  of  the 
case  has  been  postponed  to  allow  the 
questions 
in 
other  cases  now  pending  in  the  United 
States  Court  in  the  Eastern  District  of 
Massachusetts, 
determination  of 
which  would  practically  settle  the rights 
involved  in  the  case  against  Mr.  Stein­
berg.  While  there  is  no  express  stipu­
lation  to  that  effect,  we  have  requested 
such  delay,  and  we  understand  the  case 
has  been  allowed  to  remain  in  statu  quo 
for  that  reason.

the 

Gillies’  New  York  teas.  All  kinds, 
grades  and  prices.  Phone  Visner,  800.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Grand  Rapids  Oossip
A.  Visser  has  opened  a  grocery  store 
at  213  Bates  street.  The  Olney  &  Jud- 
son  Grocer  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

Geo.  M¡edema  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  77  Quimby  street.  The  Olney 
&  Judson  Grocer  Co. 
the 
stock.

furnished 

Paine  &  Brown  have  engaged 

in  the 
grocery  business  at  Ballard.  The  Olney 
&  Judson  Grocer  Co. 
furnished  the 
stock.

John  N.  Louckes  has  opened  a  gro­
cery  store  at  Ottawa  Beach  for  the  sum- 
me.  The  Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company 
furnished  the  stock.

Mrs.  H.  Klassen  has  engaged 

in  the 
grocery  business  at  13  Houseman  street. 
The  stock  was  furnished  by  the  Olney 
&  Judson  Grocer  Co.

G. 

A.  Beelby  and  W.  D.  Phippen 

have  embarked  in  the  bicycle  business 
and  general  repair  work  at  22  Fountain 
street  under  the  style  of  Beelby  &  Phip­
pen. 

_____________

Geo.  F.  Sinclair  has  sold  his  interest 
in  the  Heyman  Company  to  David  and 
Benjamin  Wolf  and  retired  from  the 
office  of  Vice-President,  which  he  has 
held  since  the  incorporation  of  the 
in­
stitution.

Nicholas  Popma, 

for  several  years 
clerk  for  C.  Striker, 
the  Grandville 
avenue  grocer,  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  the  corner  of  Godfrey  and Drie- 
borg  avenues.  The  Ball-Barnbart-Put- 
man  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

Boynton  &  Proos,  plumbers  at  282 
Jefferson  avenue,  have  dissolved  part­
nership.  Chas.  W.  Boynton  will  con­
tinue  the  business  at  the  same  location 
and  Martin  Proos  will  re-engage  in  the 
same  business  at  the  corner  of  Fifth 
avenue  and  East  street.

Having  settled  with  many  of  his 
creditors  on  the  basis  of  25  cents  on  the 
dollar,  Paul  V.  Finch 
is  now  offering 
50  per  cent,  to  those  who  still  hold  out. 
He  is  doing  very 
little  business,  com­
pared  to  what  he  was  doing  prior  to 
his  collapse,  and the  general  impression 
is  that  be  is  planning  to  seek  fresh  pas­
tures  where  his  reputation  as  a  bank­
rupt  will  not  operate  against  him  as 
seriously  as  it  appears  to  do  here.

Another 

Walker  &  Fitzgerald  have  taken  pos­
session  of  the Joseph  Tscbauner  bakery 
and  restaurant,  97  and  99  Canal  street, 
by  virtue  of  a  $2,000  mortgage  given  to 
Mrs.  Jos.  Tscbauner,  by  Felix  Young, 
of  Bay  City,  to  whom  she  sold  the  bak­
ery  in  January.  Felix  Young transferred 
the  business  to  Harry  Pollie,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  who,  Mrs.  Tschauner  avers,  is 
depreciating  the  stock  and  business  so 
as  to  leave  her  no  security  for her  mort­
gage. 

_____________
irresponsible  so-called  col­
lection  agency  is  undertaking  to  secure 
a  foothold  in  Grand  Rapids—The  Van 
Alstine,  Cliff  &  Co.  Mercantile Agency, 
alleged  to  have 
its  headquarters  at 
Quincy,  111.  Enquiry  at  Quincy  elicits 
the 
the 
name  of  the  concern  does  not  appear  in 
either  the  city  directory  or telephone di­
rectory,  from  which 
is  fair  to  infer 
that  the  institution  has  not  yet  reached 
preponderant  proportions. 
The  sole 
owner  appears  to  be  Wm.  A.  Van  Al­
stine, who  occupies  desk  room  only  in  a 
small  room  in  the  Stein  building,  where 
he does  business  under  the  name  of  the

information 

interesting 

that 

it 

Quincy  Collection  Agency.  Mr.  Van 
Alstine  originally  resided,  in  Michigan, 
where  he  traveled  for  a  plow  factory. 
He  is  represented  to  the  Tradesman  to 
be  insolvent, having  only  recently'taken 
the  gold  cure  for  dipsomania.
The  Produce  Market.

Apples— Home  grown  cellar  stock—• 
Greenings  and  Baldwins  -commands $2 
per  bbl.

Bananas—The  market  is  high,  having 
advanced  25c  per  bunch.  The  demand 
is  very  active,  and  prices  are  higher  at 
point  of  purchase.

Beans—Jobbers  pay  6o@70c  for  coun­
try  cleaned,  holding  city  picked  at  go@ 
92c 
in  carlots  and  $1  in  small  quanti­
ties.  Few  beans  are  coming  into  mar­
ket  at  this  time.

Butter—Choice  stock  still  holds 
its 
own,  dairy  bringing  I4@i5c  for  choice 
and  I5@i6c  for  fancy.  Creamery  is 
in 
good  demand  at  i9@2oc.

Beets—35c  per  bu.
Carrots—25c  per  bu.
Cucumbers—$1.25  per  doz.  for  South­

ern  grown.

Eggs—The  price  has  held  up  well, 
considering  the  season, 
local  dealers 
continuing  to  pay  8c  on  track.  One 
reason  for  the  firm  position  of  the  local 
market 
is  the  apparent  strife  on  the 
part  of  Ohio  and  Indiana  dealers  to  se­
cure  Michigan  eggs, 
in  some  cases 
offers  as  high  as  9c  on  track  having 
been  made.  The  quality  has  not  im­
proved  quite  as  rapidly  as  was  ex­
pected,  the  proportion  of  dirties  and 
small  eggs  being  still  too  large.

Green  Onions— 10c  per  doz.
Honey— Dark 

ranges 

Light  stock  commands  12c.

from  q@ioc.

Lemons—The  demand 

is  very  good 
for  the  season.  Prices  hold  steady  at 
values  quoted  last  week.

Lettuce—Grand  Rapids  Forcing  is  in 

ample  supply  at  i2j£c.

Onions— Dry  stock  has 

clined  to  50c.

further  de­

is 

Potatoes—The  local  market 

Oranges— Seedlings  have  been  show­
ing  an  easy  feeling  this  week,  but  there 
is  a  general  feeling  that  navels  are  to 
advance,  for  prices  here  are  now  about 
the  same  as  on  the  coast,  and  of  course 
this  state  of  the  market  can  not  exist 
very  long.  The  movement  is  excellent 
under  the  low  prices  prevailing.  The 
quality  of  the  most  of  the  fruit  is  high, 
and  gives  good  satisfaction.
Pineapples—The  market 

fairly 
well  supplied,  dealers  holding  at  $3.25 
@3-75  Per  dozen.
is  about 
5c  lower,  dealers  having  reduced  their 
paying  prices  to  45@5oc  and  their  sell­
ing  price  to  55c.  The  St.  Louis  mar­
ket  appears  to  be  stronger  and  higher, 
judging  by  the  following  report  from 
the  Miller  &  Teasdale  Co.  :  The  mar­
ket  here  on  potatoes  has  improved  some 
this  week.  The  weather  has  been  more 
favorable.  There  has  been  an  advance 
of  from 
i@2c  on  the  better  grades  of 
stock,  such  as  Burbanks  and  Rurals, 
which  are  selling  here  now  at  63@64c. 
Either  of  these,  varieties  have  to  be 
fancy,  bright,  clean  stock  to  bring these 
prices.  There  has  been  4@5c  advance 
in  common stock.  During  the  slump  in 
potatoes,  while  the  weather  was  bad 
and  the  market  was  glutted  with  com­
mon  stock,  the better grades,  especially 
white  varieties,  d id   not  d eclin e  in  sym­
pathy  with  the  lower  grade stock, and we 
have  not  seen  the  advance 
them 
which has  been  experienced  in low grade 
m ixed  potatoes.

Radishes— Louisiana  are 

in  ample 
supply  at  20c.  Cincinnati  are  scarce  at 
25c.
Seeds—Timothy,  prime,  $i.4o@i.45 ; 
Medium 
clover,  $3@3  25;  Mammoth 
clover,  $3@3.40;  Crimson  clover, $2.25 ; 
Red Top,  $i@i. 10;  Alfalfa,  $3.75@4-5°; 
Alsyke,.  $4.5o@4.65;  Orchard  grass, 
$1.60;  Kentucky  bluegrass,  $1.30® 1.50.

in 

Spinach—50c  per  bu.
Strawberries— 20c  per  qt.
Tom atoes— 60c  per  basket.
Vegetable  Oysters—20c  per  doz.

Coloma—The  Star  Steam  Laundry has 
been  removed  here 
from  Buchanan. 
Evan  J.  Bonine  and L.  D.  Brody are the 
proprietors.

BANK  NOTES.

Exceptional  Record  on  Burglaries and 

Defalcations.

Most  of  the  banks 

in  this  city  are 
members  of  the  American  Bankers’  As­
sociation.  The  Association  is  a national 
organization  and 
its  aims  are  to  pro­
in  various  ways  the  interests  of 
mote 
banks  and  bankers. 
It  meets  annually 
and  at  these  annual  conventions  papers 
relating  to  banking  matters  are read and 
discussed,  and  even  more 
important 
than  the  papers  and  discussions,  the 
members,  assembled  from  all  parts  of 
the  country,  get  acquainted  with  one 
another  and  thus  a  spirit  of  fraternity 
and  good  will  is  promoted.  The  Asso­
ciation  has  at  least  one  practical  pur­
pose  in  that  it  has  a  protective  feature 
to  guard  against  the  wiles  of  robbers, 
burglars  and  thieves.  If  an  Association 
bank 
is  raided  by  burglars  or  robbers 
the  very  best  detective  talent  is  put  to 
work  on  the  case  and  neither  pains  nor 
expeuse  is  spared  to  run  down  the  vil­
lain.  In  some  of  the  banks  will  be  seen 
a  small  placard  to  the  effect  that  the 
bank  belongs  to  the  Association,  and 
this 
is  a  protection,  for  pro­
fessional  thieves  know  that  to  tamper 
with  that  institution would be unhealthy.

itself 

in 

*  

*   *

It 

in 

is  worthy  of note  that  none  of  the 
this  city  have  ever  been 
banks 
raided. 
In  other  cities  the  banks  have 
suffered  from  burglars  or  have been held 
up  by  daylight  highwaymen  of  the  Jesse 
James  type,  but  no  incident  of  this  kind 
has  ever  been  recorded  in  connection 
with  the  banks  here.  Against burglarous 
raids  the  banks  now  are  as  thoroughly 
equipped  as  modern  invention  permits, 
with  solid  vaults  and  more  solid  safes, 
time  locks  and  electrical  devices  for 
giving  alarms,  and  various  other  pre­
cautions, 
police 
force.  Before  the  police  force  was  or­
ganized  on 
its  present  basis  the  banks 
used  to  employ  a  watchman  to  make 
the  rounds,  but  this  was  given  up 
long 
ago.

including  an  alert 

* 

*  

*

The  only  loss  any  of the Grand  Rapids 
banks  ever  suffered  from  robbery,  so  far 
as  is  now  recalled,  was from  a  breach  of 
trust  rather  than  a  bold  bad  raid.  The 
Old  National  Bank  once  had  a  janitor 
who  proved  unfaithful. 
If  money  was 
left  outside  the  vault  he  made  way  with 
it.  He  was  watched  and  caught  in  the 
act  and  served  a  term  at  Jackson.  His 
pilferings 
considerable 
amount  but  most  of  it  was  recovered.

reached 

a 

*  *  *

Although  none  of  the  banks  have  ever 
been  visited  by  daylight  robbers,  not 
one  of  them  but  is  prepared  for  such  an 
incident. 
In  the  desk  of  every  bank 
cashier  will  be  found  a  revolver,  and 
many  of  the  paying  and receiving tellers 
are  similarly  armed.  The  weapons  are 
usually  in  a  position  where  they  can  be 
instantly  grasped  should  the  emergency 
arise  and  it  is  probable  that  the  robber 
would  have  an 
interesting  time  of  it 
should  a  hold-up  be  attempted.  Much 
would,  of  course,  depend  upon  who  got 
“ the  drop,”   and  whether 
it  would  be 
the  robber  or  the  man  behind  the  desk 
will  never  be  known  until  a  robbery 
actually  takes  place  or  is  attempted. 
It 
must  be  confessed,  however,  that  while 
the  revolvers  look  wicked,  it 
is  barely 
possible  that  in  actual  use  they might  in 
some  instances  prove  more  dangerous  to 
any  other  person  within  range  than  the 
would-be robber.  Expertness in handling 
a  revolver  has  not  yet  been  made  a 
qualification  for  a  cashier  or  a  teller, 
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to  hit  a  barn  door  at  ten  paces  would 
test  their  skill.

*   *  

*

While  speaking  of  bank robberies  and 
burglaries, 
it  may  be  remarked  that 
there  are  other  ways  of  cleaning  up  the 
surplus.  There  have  been  cases  on 
record  where  bank  cashiers  have  taken 
hasty  trips  to  Canada  or  to  some  other 
foreign  shore  and  where  trusted  clerks 
have  suddenly  turned  up  missing. 
It  is 
to  the  everlasting  credit  of  the  bank 
cashiers  of  Grand  Rapids  that  instances 
of  this  kind  have  not  occurred  here. 
Bank  cashiers  have  erred  in  judgment 
in  making  loans,  but  not  one  of  them 
in  the  history  of  Grand  Rapids  banking 
has  been  a  defaulter.  The  bank  clerks 
have  equally  as  good  a  record —at 
least 
instances  of  shortages  and  embezzle­
ments,  if  they  have  ever  occurred,  have 
never  been  made  public. 
In  this  mod­
ern  day,  however,  the  banks  do  net take 
many  risks  from  the  dishonesty  of  em­
ployes.  The  clerks  are  all  under  bond.

*  

* 

*

Another  pleasant  exemption  to  be 
recorded  in  connection  with  the  Grand 
Rapids  banks  is  that  none  oc  them  have 
gone  to  the  wall. 
In  the  early  history 
of  the  city  wildcat  banks  started  on  a 
capital  of  wind  and  confidence  went 
down;  but  the  present  generation  of 
financial  institutions,  dating  back  about 
forty  years,  have  successfully  stood  up 
against  every  storm. 
In  the  panic  four 
years  ago,  when  the  banks  ali  over  the 
country  were  suspending  payment  or 
taking  advantage  of  the 
law  requiring 
notice  to  be  given  before  deposits could 
be  withdrawn,  the  banks  here  met  all 
demands  with  spot  cash.  Not  one  of 
them  showed  evidence  of  distress,  al­
though,now  that  it  is  long  since  passed, 
some  of  the  bank  cashiers  wi  1  admit 
it 
was  a  period  of  anxiety  and  dread,  with 
constant  apprehension  that  some  wild 
rumor  would  precipitate  a  crash.  The 
banks  weathered  the  storm  and  to-day 
stand  high 
in  commercial  circles  for 
their  stability  and  soundness.

*  

* 

*

In  the  local  elections  last  week,  Cass 
county  voted  $40,000  court  bouse  bonds; 
Muskegon  county  voted  $25,000  high­
way  bonds;  St.  Louis  voted  $20,000 
electric 
light  and  water  power  bonds. 
Owosso  voted  bonds  for  bridge  building 
purposes,  Jackson  for  street  paving  and 
water  extension,  Hillsdale  county  for 
court  house,  and  Manistee 
for  water 
works.

Thomas  L.  Baxter,  Auditor  of  the 
Chicago  Lumbering  Co.,  at  Manistique, 
resigned  his  position  last week and went 
to  Chicago,  where  he  committed  sui­
cide.  He  was  unmarried  and  had  an 
aged  mother,  who 
in  the 
South.

is  traveling 

Dr.  Chas.  S.  Hazeltine,  President  of 
the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  is 
spending  a  fortnight  at  Cedar  Rapids, 
Iowa,  as  the  guest  of  his  son-in-law, 
Geo.  B.  Douglass.  He  is  accompanied 
by  his  family.

Robins  are  all  right;  but  spring  isn’t 
really  here  until  your  neighbor  hangs 
her canary  out  of  doors.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

6

DRUG  STO RE  CLUBS.

Stories  Told  by  a  Choice  Collection 

M.  Quad in American Druggist.

of  Liars.

their  appearance. 

Having  an  hour  or  two  of  spare  time 
in  the  evening,  I  went  to  the  villag 
drug  store  to  be  entertained. 
I  had 
known  the  ways  of  the  village  drug 
store  since  boyhood,  and  had  no  fear 
that  I  would  not  be  weli  received  and 
made  to  feel  at  home.  Only  four  of  the 
regular 
liars  had  assembled  when  I  en­
tered  the  place,  but  six  or  eight  more 
soon  made 
The 
meeting  opened  with 
fifteen  persons 
present,  but  some  of  them  were  only 
callers,  like  myself.  The  counters  on 
both  sides  of  the  store  were  occupied 
by  sitters,  as  well  as  the  three  or  four 
chairs,  and  for  a  time  f  was  ill  at  ease. 
It  seemed  as 
if  I  ought  to  buy  some­
thing,  if  not  more  than  a  stick  of  gum, 
but  one  of  the  regular  liars  assured  me 
that  there  was  no  use  throwing  money 
away.  The  druggist  ought  to  feel  proud 
and  glad  to  have  the  club  meet  there. 
If  he  wasn’t— if  he  gave  the  least  hint 
that  he  wasn’t—then  they  would  take 
their  “ custom”   elsewhere  and  he might 
go  to  grass.

Before  the  regular  proceedings  were 
begun  there  was  an  interchange  of  news 
of  considerable  interest to me.  I  learned 
that  farmer  Johnson's  red  bull  had 
broken  out  of  the  pasture  that  day  and 
torn  down  ten  rods  of  rail  fence;  also 
that  a  carpenter  named  Abbot  had  cut 
his  thumb  with  a  chisel;  also,  that  Mr. 
William  Taylor  had  decided  to  paint 
his  barn  a  sky-blue.  There  was  other 
news,  but  not  of  such  startling  nature. 
Of  the  fifteen  men,  fourteen  chewed 
tobacco  and  the  odd  one  was 
lonesome. 
Of  the  fourteen  only  seven  had  any  of 
the  weed  with  them,  and  those  who 
didn’t  have  proceeded  to  borrow.  When 
all  was  finally  ready,  and  the  woman 
who  had  entered  the  store  for  a  piece  of 
court-plaster  had  got  it  and  gone  out, 
the  first  liar  started  off. 
It  was  an  ad­
venture  of  his  in  the  early  days  of  Cal­
ifornia  and  before  he  got  through  he 
killed  two  men  and  discovered  a  gold 
mine.  Every  man  in  that  crowd  knew 
that  be  was  lying  to  beat  the  band,  but 
they  listened  to  him  with  absorbing  in­
terest  and  applauded  him  when  he  had 
finished.  A  man  who  came  in  for a 
hair-brush  and  heard  the 
last  of  the 
story  became  so  excited  that  he  bor­
rowed  a  match  and  forgot  his  errand.

Liar  No.  2  was  the  proprietor  of  the 
local  sawmill,  but  there  was  no  saw­
dust  on  his  hat.  He  said  he  was  in 
New  York  once  when  a  young man,  and 
being  dead  broke  he  crawled  under  a 
banking  building  to  sleep.  An  hour 
after  midnight  he  was  awakened  by  the 
advent  of  two  men,  who  had  a  big 
augur  with  them  to  bore  a  hole  through 
the  floor.  He  kept  still  while  they 
bored,  but  as  the  gold  coins  came 
rattling  down  he  frightened  the  fellows 
off  and  filled  his  hat  and  pockets  and 
decamped.  There  was  a  general  groan 
of  blank  despair  when  he  said  he  got 
away  with  but  $11,000.  They  thought 
he  ought  to  have  gone  back  with  a 
wheel-barrow  and  two  coffee  sacks  and 
taken  the  last  stiver.*  He  had  lived  to 
regret  that  be  didn’t,  he  said,  but  at 
that  time  his  worldly  experience  was 
not great.

Liar  No.  3  was  a  grocer,  who  had 
in  order  to  come 
closed  up  his  store 
over and  lie. 
I  didn’t  anticipate  much 
from  him,  as  he  had  a  sho-t  neck  and 
stubby  fingers,  but  he  acquitted  him­
self  excellently  well.  Before going  into 
the  grocery  business  he  kept  a  flouring 
mill  in  Indiana,  and  one  day,  when  all 
the  stones  were  running  and  he  was  in­
specting  the  product  from  time  to  time, 
be  suddenly  discovered  that  every  hop­
per  was  turning  out  Paris  green.  That 
was  his  first  idea,  hut  when  be  came  to 
examine  closer  he  found  bits  of  green­
backs. 
In  one  of  the  hoppers,  among 
the  unground  wheat,  he  discovered  ten 
$1,000  bills,  and  these  were  rescued  un­
harmed,  and  shoved  down 
into  his 
breeches  pocket.  Three  or  four  days 
later  he  learned  that  a  bank  had  been 
robbed  of  $300,000,  and  that  the  rob­
bers,  when  arrested,  said  that  they  had 
hidden  the  money  in  a  farmer’s  wheat

bin.  This  was  the  wheat  that  came  to 
his  hoppers,  and  he  had  ground  up 
$280,000  of 
it,  as  well  as  spoiled  two 
barrels  of  flour.  No  one  had  the  im­
politeness  to  ask  him  if  he  returned  the 
$10,000  to  the  bank,  but  when  he  said 
if  he  had  found  the  whole  boodle  he 
should  have  presented  the  town  with  a 
hand  fire  engine,  his  liberality  was  duly 
applauded. 
1  think  even  the  drug  store 
man  heaved  a  sigh  when  he  thought  of 
that  fortune  being  ground  up in  the  way 
it  was.

lately 

I  could  see  that  liar  No.  4  was  looke. 
upon  with  distrust  as  he  began  to  clea 
his  throat.  He  had 
joined  th 
Good  Templars,  and  there  was  a  suspi 
cion  that  he  might  have  pledged  him 
self  to  let  lying  alone  as  well  as whLky 
He  hadn’t,  however,  as  events  proved. 
He  first  announced  that  he  had  never 
told  the  story  before,  fearing  to  be  dis­
believed  and  ridiculed,  and  he hesitated 
now,  although  among  his  best  friends 
He  was  fishing  to  be  pressed,  of  course, 
and  after  the  pressure  he  said  that  he 
was  one  night  awakened  from  a  sound 
sleep  by  some  one  whispering  in  hi 
ear.  He  at  first  thought 
it  was  hi. 
wife,  although  she  generally  dug  him 
with  her  elbow  when  she  wanted  to 
arouse  him,  but  as  he  rose  up  he  saw 
that  she  was  sweetly  sleeping.  He  was 
about  to  fall  back  and  pick  up  his snore 
where  he  bad  dropped  it  when  a  voice 
from  out  of  the  darkness  of  the  family 
bedroom  came  to  his  ears:
there 

“ Richard  White, 

is  trouble 

Get  up  and  follow  m e!”

The  voice  was  that  of  a  woman,  but 
of  no  woman  who  bought  shoes  at  his 
store.  As his  wife  was  of  a  jealous  dis­
position  he  crawled  carefully  out  of  bed 
and  got  into  his  clothes  and  followed  a 
faintly  outlined  form  downstairs  and 
out  of  the  back  door  and  across  the yard 
to  the barn.  Several  times  he  sought  to 
grasp  the  form,  but 
it  always  eluded 
him.  At  the  barn  the  figure  wabbled 
about  for  a  while,  as  if  it  had  had  too 
much  beer,  and then  suddenly  vanished. 
The  liar  didn’t  exactly  know  what  to 
do,  but  concluded  to  enter  the  barn  and 
if  everything  was  safe.  To  his 
see 
amazement  he  found 
the  family  cow 
twisted  up  in  her  rope  and  standing  on 
her  head.  Had  his  coming  been  de­
layed  two  minutes 
longer  there  wouid 
have  been  no  milk  for breakfast.  After 
rescuing  the  cow  be  returned  to his bed, 
but  hardly  got  snuggled  down  when 
the  same  mysterious  voice  came  whis­
pering :

“ Richard  White,  I have saved  the  life 
of  your $25  cow,  and  I  want  you  to  quit 
drinking  and  join  the  Good  Templars. 
Will  you  do  it?”

“ I  w ill!”   answered  Mr.  White,  and 
that’s  the  way  he  came  to  be  a  member 
of  the  order.

If  there  was  any  question  about  the 
spirit  visiting  him  and  speaking  the 
words  it  did,how  should  he  have  known 
If  he  did  not  see  the 
about  the  cow? 
it?  And 
spirit,  how  did  he  follow 
stronger  proof  still—when 
the  spirit 
spoke  to  him  the  last  time  its  voice 
woke  up  Mrs  White,  who  bounded  out 
of  bed  in  jealous  fury  and  hunted  the 
whole  house  over  for  a  woman.  Not  one 
man 
in  all  that  gathering  sneered  or 
ridiculed  or  argued  against  Mr.  White, 
as  he  half  expected.  On  the  contrary’ 
each  one  of  them  announced  his  earnest 
belief 
in  such  things,  and  each  and 
every  one  had  had startling experiences.
It  was  11  o’clock  when  liar  No.  5  be­
gan  his  tale,  which  was  about  a haunted 
bouse,  but  I  didn’t  remain  to  hear  the 
end.  The  druggist,  who  lived  a  mile 
from  his  store,  was  fidgeting  about, 
and  I  felt  to  pity  him. 
I  asked  for a 
dollar  bottle  of  consumption  cure,  feel­
ing  that  he  ought  to  be  requited,  but  he 
kindly  replied  that  I  was  under  no  ob­
ligations  and  he  hoped  to  see  me again.

At  the  Quick  Lunch  Room.

Proprietor— Don’t  you  want  some  of 
in  the 

this  pepsin  gum?  Best  thing 
world  for  indigestion.
tion.

Newcomer— But  I  never  have indiges­

Proprietor—That  makes no difference. 
You  will  have  it  in  a  few  days. 
'Tany 
rate,  all  our  customers  have  it,  and  we 
sell  lots  of  this  gum.

term  travelers,  representatives or agents 
The  term  of “ huckster”  or “ peddler” 
would  be  as  applicable  to  merchants 
and  brokers  as  that  of  ‘  drummer”  is 
to  the  representatives  of  manufacturers 
and  wholesale 
I  think  if  the 
boys  on  the  road  would  take  this  matter 
in  hand  and -  resent  this  epithet  as  an 
insult  wherever  applied  to  them, 
it 
would  go  very  far  towards  correcting 
the  evil. 

G eo.  F.  B u r c h a r d .

jobbers. 

A  Virginia  woman  who  owns  a  little 
land  has  gone  into  the  business  of  rais­
ing  sheep.  She  spent  $25,  paying  $3 
a  head 
for  ewes,  and  then  turned  her 
flock  into  her  pasture  land.  She  raised 
what  she  could  care  for  on  her  land 
selling  the  rest  as  soon  as  they  were of 
marketable  age.  She  gave  only  about 
one  hour  a  day  to  them  and  paid  a  hoy 
50  cents  a week to keep  the sheep’s sheds 
clean  and  the  fodder  cut  up.  She  has 
been 
in  the  business  about  five  years. 
The  first  year  she  came  out  S40 ahead of 
her  experiment.  At  the  end  of  the 
fourth  year  she  had  a  flock  of  sixty 
ewes,  all  she  could  keep  with  her  pas­
turage,  and 
in  wool  and  mutton  she 
found  she  bad  a  clear  yearly  income  of 
$450.

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to  Drop 
“Drummer.”

the  Term 

It  is  now  a  good  time  to  discuss  the 
appropriateness,  or  rather  misappro- 
priateness,  of  the  term 
‘  drummer”   as 
commonly  applied  to  commercial  trav­
elers. 
I  forever  most  seriously  object 
to  being  thrown,  any  longer,  into  the 
same  pot  with  hotel  drummers,  quack 
doctor  drummers,  gambling  hell  drum­
mers,  besides  a 
long  list  of  drummers 
for  callings  entirely  foreign  to  that  of  a 
commercial  traveler.

travelers, 

The  term  “ drummer,”   as  applied  to 
commercial 
is  very  rarely 
used  now  in  the  East,  and  when  it  is  so 
used  is  intended  only  as  an  opprobrious 
epithet,  spoken  in  a  contemptuous  and 
derisive  manner  of  some  cheeky  mis 
representative  of  the  profession.  The 
time  was,  when  the  business  of  selling 
goods  on  the  road  was  in  its  infancy, 
that  almost  any  “ scalawag”   with  suffi­
cient  amount  of  gall  could  obtain  a  po­
sition  on  the  road;  but  now  the  situa­
tion  is  entirely  changed,  and  has  been 
so  for  a  number  of  years.  Such  a  man 
could  not  get  a  position  to  travel  for 
any  first  class  house,  not  even  on  com 
mission.  The  manner  of  doing  busi 
ness  through  the  commercial  traveler 
has  become  a  fixed  part  of  the  machin­
ery  of  the  commercial  world,  and  rep­
resentatives of manufacturers and whole­
sale  merchants  have  a  regular  territory 
allotted  to  them,  and,  as  a  rule,  the 
married  man  very  soon  selects  some 
central  point  in  which  he takes  up  his 
abode,  locates  his  family  where  be  can 
enjoy  their  society,  and  endeavors  to 
acquire  a  heme,  thus  becoming  a  citi­
zen,  and  helps  along  the  business  of  the 
town,  to  the  extent  of  the  wants  of  his 
family,  for  the  necessaries  and  some  of 
the  luxuries  of  life.  The  unmarried 
traveler  is  not  very  slow  in  taking  pat­
tern  from  his  elder  brother  in  the  pro­
fession ;  he  keeps  his  weather  eye  open 
on  his  trip  over  his  territory,  selects 
some  demure  little  damsel,  lays  siege to 
her  heart  and  goes  and  does  likewise. 
So  why  should  the  term  “ drummer”   be 
pplied  to  us,  as 
if  we  were  an  ostra 
ized  class  of  beings,  to  be avoided  and 
shunned  as 
if  coming  in  contact  with 
us  would  breed  a  pestilence?

The  commercial  traveler of  the  pres 
ent  day 
is  the  peer  of  any  representa 
tive  of  the  leading  professions,  not  ex­
cepting  any  of  them.  He  represents  the 
in  the  entire  manu­
capital  employed 
facturing  and  mercantile 
interests  of 
this  country;  he  is  the  accredited  and 
confidential  agent,  and  his  principals 
are  responsible  for  his  contracts,  and 
they,  therefore,  are  careful  to  select 
only  the  shrewdest  business  men  they 
can  find,  who  will  represent  them  with 
credit,  and  when  they  occasionally  find 
that  they  have  made  a  mistake  in  their 
selection,  they  very  quickly  and  quietly 
d'&pense  with  the  services  of  their  un­
worthy  representative,  and  he  drops  out 
of  the  ranks  of  commercial  travelers 
and  seeks  some  other  calling  more  fit­
ting  to  his  calibre.

We.  as  commercial  travelers,  are  rep­
resenting  our  employers,  and  our  cus­
tomers  in  negotiating  with  us  are  talk­
ing  to  the  manufacturers  and  wholesale 
merchants  of  this  country by proxy.  Our 
employers  would  not  be  so  disrespect­
ful  as  to  apply  some  slang  phrase  or 
name  to  these  gentlemen  when 
they 
visit  their  respective  counting rooms  in 
the  leading  cities,  so  why  is  it  that  we 
their  representatives,  should  always  be 
spoken  of  in  contemptuous  terms?  Our 
employers  never  address  or speak  of  us 
as  “ drummers,”   but  always  use  the

A  R E M A R K A B L E   C A SE

Having suffered  with  rheumatism  and  constipa­
tion for over twenty-five years, and my case having 
been  pronounced hopeless last  summer  by the best 
medical skill, when  I was given up to die,  I miracu­
lously had my attention called  to Frye’s Quickstep, 
which saved my life, and  I am  now  a  well  man.  I 
have since recommended this  remedy to my friends 
and so many have ordered it through*me that I keep 
it  on  hand  for  humanity’s  sake.  Price,  $1.00  per 
bottle.  Nearly all  Michigan  people know  me.  My 
home  address  is  5406  Kimbark  Ave.,  Chicago. 
Grand  Rapids people  can  obtain  this  remedy from 
my customer, John Benson,  the clothier.  26 Monroe 
St., upstairs. 

Stephen T. Bowen.

I  will  be  in  Chicago  at  the  clothing 
factory of John G.  Miller &  Co.,  276  and 
278  Franklin  St.,  until  May  1,  to  look 
after m y clothing  customers.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

1

LYON  BROTHERS,
>SPCCIAIS IN MENS\5 UITS at $ 2 .50j 

Successors  to

H.  WOLF  &  CO.

Our  Clothing  Department.

The popular demand for low  priced  clothing  is becoming  uni­
versal and  in submitting to the  inspection of our customers this line 
of Men’s Suits at $2.50 and $3.35  we wish to assure them that these 
garments, notwithstanding the extreme  low prices we  are  quoting 
on them, are manufactured  in a manner that will  enable the  trade 
to sell  them with  the best of satisfaction to their customers.
In  FIT, STYLE and WORKMANSHIP these suits rank  higher than 
any similar offering ever made.  Our ability to undersell  any  job­
bing house in the country on  these goods is due to the fact that our 
contracts are made for immense quantities, and in purchasing them 
from us you have every assurance of buying from headquarters.

DESCRIPTION.

40870  Our  staple  leader  in  spring  and  summer  weight  "]

fancy  mottled cheviots-  Suits  cut  in  a  4-button 
round  sack  style,  strong  lined,  all  inside  seams 
bound,  4  outside  pockets  with  laps.  Pants  and 
vests  to match.............................................................
40871  black  cheviot,  best  selling  suit  ever  produced 
fqp*  the  money.  Cut  in  a  4-button  round  sack 
style, 4 outside pockets  with  laps,  1  inside pocket, 
strong  black  lining,  pin  striped  sleeve  lining,  all 
inside seams are piped.  Pants and vest to match ••

S p e c ia ls  in   Me n

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40872

DESCRIPTION

40872

40873
40874
40875

40876
40877

Extra heavy blue black cotton worsted.  The  leading  suit  in  the  market  for  the  money.  Cut  in  a  ] 
4-button round sack  style.  Strong black  lining,  pin  striped  sleeve  lining,  all  inside  seams  piped, 
‘
4 outside pockets with laps,  i  inside pocket.  Pants and vest to  match..................................................
Same as 40872, in a blue black striped worsted...........................................................................................................
Suit cut in a 4-button  round  sack  style.  Made  of  an  old  gold  Scotch  cheviot.  Lined with  black
farmer’s satin, all outside seams  piped......................... ..............................................................................
Spring and Summer weight  satinet,  4-button  round  sack  style,  in  a  popular  Scotch  medium  brown 
mixture,  a  perfect  fitting  and  good  wearing  suit.  Strong  brown  lining,  pin striped  sleeve lining,  4 
outside  pockets  with  laps,  1  inside  pocket,  fancy  horn  buttons,  strong  worked buttonholes.  Pants
and vest to match..................................   .................. 
........................................................................
Same as 40875, in a popular light Scotch  mixed pattern..............................................................................................
Black  cheviot, 4-button  round  sack  style,  gray  mixed  woven  stripes, the very latest pattern  for  this 
season,  strong  black  lining,  pin  striped  sleeve  lining,  4  outside  pockets  with laps,  1  inside pocket. 
Pants and vest to match..................................................................................................................................

LYON  BROTHERS,  Successors  to  H.  W O L F   &   C O .

D ealers  in  D epartm en t S to re Supplies. 

246=252  E.  M adison  S t.,  Chicago,  111.

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E .   A .   S T O W E ,  E d i t o r . 

WEDNESDAY.  ■  -  •  APRIL  13, 1898.

GREAT  SANITARY  WORK.

liberal 

We  profess  in  this  country  to  be  pre­
eminently  progressive  and 
in 
the  way  of  supplying  needed  public 
improvements  and  in  the  protection  of 
the  public  health,  but  now  and  then  we 
learn  something  from  abroad  that 
is 
calculated  to  take  some  of  the  conceit 
out  of  us.  Mexico—poor  and  contemp­
tuously-regarded  Mexico— is  now  fur­
nishing  an  example  of  enterprise  that 
is  worthy  of  admiration  throughout  the 
United  States.

in  progress 

That  a  country  supposedly  so  back­
ward  and  so  short  of  financial  resources 
should  undertake  the  vast  sanitary 
im­
provements 
in  the  federal 
district  of  Mexico  is,  indeed,  a  cause 
for  wonder.  And,  yet  for  several  years 
past,  slowly  but  continuously,  the  work 
of  cutting  through  great  mountains  and 
changing  the  drainage  system  and  sew­
erage  plans  of  an 
immense  city  has 
been  going  on.  The  cost  has  mounted 
into  millions  and  still  millions  are  to 
be  expended.

The  City  of  Mexico,  7,000  feet  and 
more  above  the  sea,  is  in  a  valley  sur­
rounded  on  all  sides  by  great  peaks. 
The  valley 
is  full  of  lagoons  with  no 
outlets.  For centuries  the  filth  has  ac­
cumulated,  and  only  by  the  altitude, 
supplemented  by  extra  exertions 
in 
keeping  the  streets  clean,  has  the  death 
rate  been  kept  down.  Still 
it  has  been 
abnormally  high—among  the  highest  on 
the  continent. 
It  was  finally  deter­
mined  by  the  Diaz  government  to  cut 
an 
immense  drainage  canal  from  the 
city  to  the  surrounding  mountains,  to 
then  cut  through  or  tunnel  the  latter and 
finally  rearrange  the  entire  drainage 
and  sewerage  of  the  city,  so  as  to  con­
nect  with  this  canal.

It  was  a  project  worthy of the patience 
and  the  skill  of  the  old  Aztecs  and  it 
has  been 
in  progress  now  for  several 
years.  The  message  of  Diaz  sent  to  the 
Mexican  congress  the  other  day  calls 
attention  to  the  continued  satisfactory 
prosecution  of  the  work.  The  tunnel 
and  canal  have  been  virtually  com 
pleted,  and  streets  are  being  extended, 
blocks  of  buildings  removed,  and  great  j 
sewers  pushed  forward  throughout  the 
City  of  Mexico  to  make  the  necessary 
connections  with  the  canal.  “ When  fin­
ished,  this  work,”   says  Diaz,  ‘ ‘ it  is  to 
be  hoped,  will  completely  revolutionize 
the  sanitary  conditions  of  the  city.”
The  main  point  of  interest  for  us 

is 
the  distinct,  enlightened  recognition  by 
the  overshadowing
the  Mexicans  of 

importance  of  protecting 
the  public 
health.  Millions  are  regarded  as  noth­
ing  compare, to  the  necessity of lowering 
the  annual  death  rate  and  adding  to  the 
comfort  of  the  citizens.  There 
is  no 
narrow  weighing  of  human  life  against 
the  dollar  in  this  big  Mexican  under­
taking ;  no  hesitation  because  the  work 
will  be  costly !

Would  there  were 

in  more  of  our 
American  communities  the  same  liberal 
and  intelligent  view  of  sanitary 
impor­
tance,  above  its  commercial  measure­
ment,  that  is  exhibited  by  the  Mexican 
authorities  in  the  ancient  capital  of  the 
Montezumas.

O U T LE T   FOR  SURPLUS  CORN.
Some  time  ago  the  Tradesman  re­
ferred  to  the  experim ents  undertaken by 
scientists  by  which  it  was  proposed  to 
make  the  great  corn  crop  of  the  United 
States  more  valuable,  just  as  the  cotton 
crop  had  been  made  worth  more  to  the 
planter  through  the  new  uses  to  which 
the  seed  had  been  put.  These  experi­
ments,  although  helpful,  will  never  sup­
ply  the  place  of  a  world-wide  demand. 
When  the 
latter  occurs  the  American 
farmer  can  begin  to  count  additional 
dollars  and  dream  of  greater  wealth.

in  this 

It  begins  to  look  now  as  if  this 

long- 
hoped-for  demand  was  in  sight.  A week 
or  two  ago  over  1,000,000  bushels  of 
corn  for  foreign  shipment  was  engaged 
at  St.  Louis  and  nearly  2,000,000  bush­
els  in  Chicago—all  in  one  week.  Last 
year,  the  official  reports  now  tell  us,  the 
in  corn  and  corn 
United  States  sent 
to 
meal  about  200,000,000  bushels 
Europe.  This  was  a  goodly  amount 
in 
itself,  but  the  encouraging  fact  about 
this  shipment  was  the  great  increase 
over  the  preceding  year,  the  gain  being 
65,000,000  bushels!  That  was  a  remark­
able  expansion 
line  of  export 
and  if  maintained  at  anything  like  the 
same  ratio  for  four  or  five  years  would 
consume  our  surplus  of  corn  and  either 
raise  the  price  of  the  grain  consider­
ably  or  stimulate  a  greater  production.
The  use  of  corn  and  meal  by  the 
Europeans  and  Asiatics  would  be  as 
great  a  boon  to  the  Old  World  as  to  the 
United  States.  There 
is  no  healthier 
food  for  man  or  beast  and  it  is  compar­
atively  cheap.  The  underfed  millions 
abroad  could  do  nothing  better  to  add to 
their  physical  and  financial 
comfort 
the  extensive  use  of 
than  to  begin 
American  corn  as  a  food.  For  America, 
introduction  of 
of  course,  the  general 
this  additional  food  product 
into  for­
eign  homes  would  mean  millions  of 
more  money  here  for  our  exports,  and 
the  corresponding 
improvement  and 
prosperity  of  the  agricultural  classes.

As  it  has  been  shown  that  flax  can  be 
cultivated  with  profit  in  Oregon,  tests 
are  to  be  made  of  the capabilities  of  the 
soil  and  climate  of  the  State  in  the  pro­
duction  of  other  fiber  plants.  One  en­
terprising  farmer  is  to  sow  thirty  acres 
to  hemp  this  year,  and  offers  a  quantity 
of  seed  to  other  farmers  who  care  to  try 
the  experiment.  Seeds  of  the  abutilon 
and  ramie  plants  are  also  to  be  distrib­
uted,  and  the  Oregon  Railway  and  Nav­
igation  Company 
is  to  make  a  test  of 
cotton,  which  has  hitherto  not  been 
grown  in  so  high  a  latitude.  Of the fiber 
plants  named,  the  abutilon  is  the  least 
generally  known.  It  is  sometimes  called 
the  American  jute,  has  a  fiber  running 
the  whole 
length  of  its  six  feet  of  an­
nual  growth,  and  is  said  to  be  superior 
in  strength  and  dyeing 
to  Indian 
qualities. 
is  used  for  fine  cordage, 
carpet-filling,  matting,  etc.

jute 
It 

DISM EM BERM ENT  OF  CHINA.
There 

is  now  no  doubt  that  France 
has  made  demands  upon  China  in  the 
shape  of  a  proposition  for  the  lease  of 
a  naval  station  and  other  privileges  of 
a  commercial  character.  With  Russia, 
Great  Britain,  Japan,  Germany  and 
France  occupying  points  along  the 
Chinese  coast,  it  is  evident  that  the dis­
memberment  of  the  Celestial  Empire  is 
no  longer a  dream,  but  a  reality.

The  holding  of  a  few  ports  on  the 
coast  does  not  of  itself  involve  the  lop­
ping  off  of  any  great  slice  of  territory, 
but  the  planting  of  the  flags  of  the 
is 
powers  of  Europe  at  these  points 
practically  a  division  of  the  territory  of 
China  to  be  exploited  hereafter.  Hence­
forth  we  will hear  of  the  Russian  sphere 
in  China,  of  the  British 
of 
sphere  of  influence,  and  so  on.

influence 

The  occupation  of  Port  Arthur  by 
Russia  means  that  the entire eastern end 
of  the  Empire,  including  the  best  por­
tion  of  Manchuria,  will  eventually  be 
absorbed  by  the  Muscovite  power.  Eng­
land’s  seizure  of  Wei-Hai-Wei  means 
that  England  will  gradually  extend  her 
influence  over  Central  China,  while 
France  is  sure  to  expand  her  frontiers 
so  as  to  include  a  large  slice  of  Western 
China.

in 

The  action  of  England 

leasing 
Wei-Hai-Wei  has  created  no  little  sur­
prise,  because  that  place  is  actually  in 
the  possession  of  Japan.  That there  ex­
ists  an  understanding between Japan and 
Great  Britain  appears  certain. 
It  also 
seems  likely  that  Japan  feels  very  keen­
ly  the  leasing  of  Port  Arthur, 
from 
which  she  herself  was  excluded  by 
pressure  from  the  powers  to  Russia. 
The  unrest  of  the  Japanese  because  of 
the  recent  trend  of  events  is  now  the 
most  serious  feature  of  the  Eastern  sit­
uation.  Japan  is  steadily  preparing  for 
a  struggle,  and 
it 
will  not  be  long  now  before  she  is  ready 
to  strike.

is  believed  that 

it 

A  POPULAR  REFORM.

The  mothers  and  fathers  who  are  ex­
ercised  from  time  to  time  as  to  the 
whereabouts  of  their  “ wandering  boy 
to-night”   will  read  with  no  little  de­
gree  of  satisfaction  the  announcement 
that  up  to  the  present  date  more  than 
300  towns  of  the  United  States  have 
adopted  some  kind  of  a  curfew  ordi­
nance-compelling  youngsters  to  keep 
off  the  streets  after  a  comparatively 
early  hour  in  the  evening.

This  fact  will  excite  some  surprise, 
too,  among  those  who  have  sneered  at 
this  kind  of  reform  and  regarded  it  as  a 
proposed  return  to  the  old  ‘ ‘ blue  laws,”
The  simple  truth  is,  it is an admirable 
police  regulation  and  in  keeping  with 
existing  statutes  prohibiting  the  sale  of 
liquors  to  minors  and  denying  to  the 
immature  youth  the  right  to  frequent 
saloons  and  certain  kinds  of  amusement 
places.  The  streets  of  a  large  town,  or 
a  city,  are  the  nurseries  of  vice  and 
crime,  and  to  allow  boys  or girls  of  15 
years  of  age,  or  under,  or  boys  or  girls 
even  of  16 or  17  years,  to  loiter  and  loaf 
in  the  streets  at  night  is  to  invite  their 
corruption  and  destroy  their  chances  for 
usefulness  in  thousands  of  cases.

Of  course  these  curfew  ordinances  do 
not  prevent  the  youth  of  the  commun­
ity  from  going  from  place  to  place  for 
legitimate  purposes,  or  from  accom­
panying  a  proper  guardian  anywhere. 
The  object  is  to  clear the  town  of young 
loafers  and  hoodlums  and  Arabs  after 
nightfall,  both 
for  the  community’s 
benefit  and  that  of  the  youngsters  them­
selves.

It 

is  not  surprising  that  such  a  prac­
tical,  useful  and  promising  reform 
should  be  steadily  recommending  itself 
to  the  good  sense  and  moral  sentiment 
of  hundreds  of  American  communities 
and 
it  would  be  gratifying  to  see  it 
spread  extensively.

The  type  of  architecture  now  gener 
ally  known  as  “ Chicago  construction" 
has  at  last  been  put  to  the  severest  pos­
sible  test  and  has  emerged  from  the 
trial  tiumpbant. 
In  the  earthquake  at 
San  Francisco  a  fortnight  ago  the  de­
struction  was  general  among  buildings 
constructed 
in  accordance  with  the  old 
rules  of  architecture.  Solidity  of  foun­
dations  and  thickness  of  walls  did  not 
avail  as  protection  against  the  seismic 
shocks;  but  the nineteen-story Spreckels 
building,  the  tallest  in  the  city,  was  not 
injured  in  the  least,  although  it  swayed 
like  a  tree  in  a  storm.  Nothing  could 
be  more  conclusive  as  to  the  stability  of 
these  sky-scrapers,  which  are  merely 
interlaced 
skeletons  of  steel  beams 
veneered  with  brick,  stone  or  terra 
cotta.  Nothing  can  disturb  their  equi­
librium. 
The  only  disaster  possible 
would  be  an  actual  yawning  of  the earth 
which 
entire. 
Otherwise  they  are  proof  against  any­
thing  short  of  bombardment  by  high- 
power  guns.

engulf 

should 

them 

One  result  of  the  financial  depression 
— one  of  the  good  things  that often come 
out  of  evil—has  been  the  back-to-tbe- 
land  movement  among  urban  people. 
The  illusions  that  drew  thousands  from 
the  farms  to  the  cities  have  been  shat­
tered  by  the  hard  conditions  entailed  by 
the  panic.  The  vital,  ever-present,  in­
escapable  necessities  of  life  are  bread 
and  butter,  and  these  the  city  can  give 
only  at  second-hand.  Whatever  storms 
may  strew  the  industrial  sea with wreck, 
food,  shelter  and  clothing  are  assured 
to  the  man  on  the  farm,  while  the  idle 
workman  of  the  city  must  walk  the 
streets  in  vain  search  for  work.

A  bill  has  passed  the  New  York  Leg­
islature  creating  a  commission  to  inves­
tigate  the  causes  of  the  decline  of  the 
commerce  of  New  York  City.  Those 
causes  are  not  far  to  seek.  For  more 
than  half  a  century,  through the  agency, 
largely,  of  the  Erie  canal,  Now  York 
had  almost  a  monopoly  of  the  great 
Northwestern  trade.  She  now  has  sev­
eral  energetic  rivals  for  that  trade,  and 
the  canal,  having  become  antiquated, 
has  ceased  to  have  the  preponderating 
influence  which 
long  exercised. 
In  the  natural  course  of  events  Gotham 
has  ceased  to  be the  whole  thing,  and 
that  is  all  there  is  of  it.

it  so 

For  years  past  there  has  been  a  large  . 

membership  in  Congress  opposed  to  the 
rapid  building  of  our navy.  These men 
have  flippantly  replied  to  all  appeals  to 
their  patriotism  and  good  sense  that 
whenever  we  needed  boats  badly‘ ‘ we 
could  buy  all  we  wanted !”   The  impos­
sibility  of  getting  just  now  the  kind  of 
vessels  we  need  is  another  indication  of 
the  fact  that  it  takes  a  long  time  to  cut 
wisdom  teeth.

The  Shawneetown  disaster  again  calls 
attention  to  mankind’s  propensity  to 
build  towns  in  the  most  dangerous  and. 
undesirable  sites  that  can  be 
found. 
The  future  is  rarely  taken  into consider­
ation  in  starting  a  town.

A  nation  that  oppresses  Cuban women 
and  children  will  steal  coal,  and  Uncle 
Sam  should 
look  after  his  depots  of 
steam  coal.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

BANKING  REFORM.

Review  of  the  Present  and  Proposed 

Systems.

Since  the  termination  of  the  rebellion 
there  has  been  no  attempt  made  at  a 
general  revision  of  our  financial  system, 
and  such  legislation  as  we  have  had  has 
been  along  the  line  of  patching  up  and 
strengthening  the  system,  rather  than 
attempting  to  change  it.  The  vast  sum 
into  circulation  by 
of  credits  forced 
the  necessities  of 
the  times 
led  the 
financiers  of  the  world  to  doubt  our 
capability  of  absorbing  them  without 
over-taxing  our  resources.  That  this 
feeling  existed  in  the  minds  of  most  of 
the  people  of  our  country  is  evidenced 
by  the 
fact  that  the  greenbacks  were 
not  brought  to  a  parity  with  gold  until 
almost  fifteen  years  after  the  close  of 
the  war.  One  thing  that  intensified  this 
condition  was  the  possibility  of  poorly 
considered  legislation.  We  are  proud 
to  refer  to  the  history  of  our  legislation 
upon  this  subject,  for  such  a  reference 
shows  that,  while  the  American  people 
may  make  mistakes  of 
judgment  in 
minor  matters,  they  are  always  honest 
in  purpose  and  in  the  long  run  right  in 
principle.  After  the  war  we  undertook 
the  task  of  retiring  our  credit  notes  as 
quickly  as  the  condition  of  things would 
permit. 
In  1875  we  passed  the  law  by 
which  the  Government  promised  to  re­
sume  specie  payments 
in  1879,  and 
greenbacks  rose  to  par  with  gold  before 
the  act  went  into  effect.  This  act  con­
vinced  the  entire  commercial  world  not 
only  of  our  purpose  to  make  our  prom­
ises  good,  but  also  of  our  ability  to  do 
so.  From  that  time  until  1893  the busi­
ness  conditions  of  this  country  were 
fairly  normal  and  nothing  occurred  to 
test  the  weakness  or  strength  of  our  cur­
to  direct  public 
rency 
thought  towards  an  enquiry  or 
investi­
gation  as  to 
its  weakness  or  strength. 
The  panic,  coupled  with  the  agitation 
for  the  free  coinage  of  silver,  put  our 
system  to  the  test  and  the  greenbacks, 
which  we  had  considered 
good 
enough  for  all  practical  purposes  as  a 
credit  money,  proved  to  be  a  source  of 
danger  and  weakness.  The  Govern­
ment  had  undertaken  the  work  of  re­
demption  and  had  promised  to maintain 
the  parity  of  all  forms  of  money  and 
credit  notes.  The  fear  of  a  silver  basis 
led  to  the  gathering  together  of  our 
greenbacks  and  their presentation for re­
in  gold.  The  Government 
demption 
could  do  naught  else  than  keep 
its 
promise  and  redeem  them.  But  under 
the  provisions  of  law  they  were 
imme­
diately  re-issued  and  again  presented 
for  more  gold,  thus  forming  what  Pres­

system,  or 

as 

ident  Cleveland  so  aptly  termed 
'an 
endless  chain  for  depleting  the  reserve 
of  gold  held  by  the  Government  for  re­
demption  purposes.”   This  disclosed 
the  dangerous  nature  of  such  a  system 
of  credit  notes  and  made  peremptory 
issues  of  bonds  for  gold  absolutely  nec­
essary,  with  the  only  alternative  of  a 
resort  to  a  silver  basis.  Thoughtful 
men  began  to  question  the  necessity  or 
desirability  of  the  Government  keeping 
such  notes  outstanding  and  being  com­
pelled  through  them  to  assume  practi­
cally  all  the  work  of  redemption,  while 
the  banks  escaped  all  such  responsibil­
ities.  Such  an  object  lesson  was  well 
calculated  to  make  sensible  men  con­
clude  that  the  Government  should  go 
out  of  the  banking  business,  and to  start 
a  movement  to  m ake  the  banks  assume 
their  rightful  duties  in  the  work  of 
is­
suing  and  redeeming  the  credit  notes 
necessitated  by  the  exchanges  of  the 
country.  This  movement  has  resulted 
in  the  preparation  of  a  .bill  by  the 
House  Banking  and  Currency  Commit­
tee  containing  the  following  provisions:
1.  A  division  of  issue  and  redemp­
tion  is  established  in  the  Treasury,  and 
notes  redeemed 
in  gold  are  not  to  be 
again  paid  out  unless  under  exceptional 
conditions.

2.  The  work  of  redeeming  United 
States  demand  notes  is  placed  upon  the 
national  banks.  When  the  banks deposit 
legal  tender  notes  with 
the  Treasury 
they  are  to  receive national reserve notes 
in  exchange  for  them,  and  the  banks 
are  obliged  to  redeem  these  notes  in 
gold,  excepting  that  the  Government as­
sumes  their  redemption  in  case  of  the 
bank’s  insolvency.

3.  National  bank  notes  will  even­
tually  be  founded  on,  and  a  first  lien 
upon,  the  general  business  assets  of  the 
bank  issuing  them.  This  change  will 
take  five  years,  by  a  gradual  reduction 
of  the  bond  deposit  now  required.

4.  National  banks  can  issue  current 
notes  based on their commercial assets to 
the  aggregate  of  their  deposit  of  United 
States  notes  with  the  Treasury.  The 
Treasury  notes  of  1890  are  to  be  even­
tually  dealt  with  in  the  same  way.

5.  A  national bank  may.issue  credit 
notes  equal  to  60  per  cent,  of  its  capital 
without  tax.  If  it issues over 60 per cent, 
it  pays  a  tax  of  2  per  cent,  on  the  ex­
cess  up  to  80  per  cent.,  and  on all  issues 
over 80  per  cent,  of  its  capital  and  up 
to  100  it  will  pay  a  6  per  cent.  tax. 
This  tax  will  allow an  increase  of credit 
notes 
in  cases  of  emergency  and  force 
their  return  to  the  bank  for  redemption 
when  the  emergency  is  over.

6.  The bank  notes  are  secured  by  a 
note  guarantee  fund,  of  gold,  equal  to  5

if 

per  cent,  of  the  entire  circulation  of  the 
banks,  and 
it  falls  below  this  per­
centage  through  the  redeeming  of  the 
notes  of  failed  banks,  the  solvent  banks 
may  be  called  upon  to  replenish  it  to 
the  extent  of  1  per  cent,  per  annum. 
These  notes  are  also  secured  by  a  first 
lien  upon  all  bonds  and  other  assets  of 
the  banks.

7.  The  national  reserve  notes  will  be 
a  legal  tender  until  received  by  the 
Government  from  failed  and  liquidated 
banks  and  canceled.

redemption  department  of 

8.  Silver  dollars  are  redeemable  in 
gold ;  silver  certificates  are  redeemable 
in  standard  silver  dollars.  The  parity 
of  silver  with  gold  is  secured  by  a  gold 
redemption  fund  deposited  in  the  issue 
and 
the 
Treasury  and  equal  to  5  per  cent,  of  the 
amount  of  silver which has been  coined.
9.  Silver certificates  are  to  be  issued 
only  in  denominations  of  one,  two  and 
five  dollars;  legal  tender  reserve  and 
currency  notes  in  denominations  of  ten 
dollars  and  over.

10.  National  banks  are  to  pay  a  tax 
of  %  of  1  per  cent,  semi-annually  upon 
their  capital,  surplus  and  undivided 
profits,  and  are  to  be  permitted  to  es­
tablish  branch  banks  under  such  regula­
tions  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury 
may  prescribe.

Our  following  articles  will  be  devoted 
to  a  discussion  of  the  merits  of  this 
bill,  and  we  feel  confident 
that  a 
thorough  understanding  of  it  will  secure 
its  endorsement  by  every  fair-minded 
citizen. 

A n d r e w   F y f e .

it. 

In  Iowa  there  is  a  co-operative colony 
which  has  been  in  existence for fifty-one 
years  and 
is  prospering,  its  success  in 
a 
line  where  others  have  failed  being 
ascribed  to  the  modest  wants  of  the 
Dutch  people  who  compose 
It  is 
known  as  the  Amanna  Society  and  is 
located  at  Homestead  and 
vicinity, 
growing  from  a  beginning  with  3,000 
acres  of  unbroken  prairie  to  over  57,000 
acres  of  cultivated 
lands,  on  which,  in 
addition  to  Homestead,  there  are  seven 
little  villages  of  stone  and  brick  dwell­
ings.  The  co-operative  idea  is  strictly 
carried  out,  and  no  one  colonist  is  bet­
ter  supplied  with  worldly  goods  than his 
fellows.  Each,  on  entering,  deposits  all 
he  has 
in  the  common  store,  and  if  he 
cares  to  withdraw,  his  contribution  is 
returned  to  him.  Each  man  is  allowed 
$30  and  each  woman  $20  a  year  for 
clothing,  but  the  money  may  be  spent 
for  other  purposes.  Up  to  a  few  years 
ago,  only  Dutch  was  taught 
the 
schools,  but  now  the  young  people  are 
learning  English. 
There  are  many 
men  and  women  among  the  colonists 
who,  born  and  bred  on  American  soil, 
can  not  speak  the  English  language.

in 

9

TH E  W ORLD’S  GRANARY.

It  has  been  commonly  supposed  that 
the  great  wheat-producing  area  of  the 
United  States is largely east  of  the Miss­
issippi  River;  the  fact 
is  that  what 
may  well  be  termed  the  “ world’s  gran­
ary”   is  west  of  that  dividing  line.

Some  interesting  facts  on  the  subject 
are gathered  and  set  forth 
in  the  New 
York  Railroad  Gazette,  and  the  chief 
It 
facts  therein  stated  are  here  givm . 
appears  that  Northern  Illinois 
in 
its 
earlier  years  produced  wheat  chiefly, 
not  being  able  to  market  any other crop, 
and  down  to  the  war 
it  was  a  large 
producer  of  wheat.  But  not  long  after 
the  war  the  north  third  of  the  State 
virtually  ceased  to  produce  wheat,  and 
for  something 
like  thirty  years  it  has 
for  the  most  part 
its  bread­
stuff.  Yet  the  State,  as  a  whole,  con­
tinued  to  grow  wheat,  and  as  late  as 
1879  or  1880  it  was  credited  with  a  pro­
duction  of  60,000,000  bushels—more 
than  any  State  had  ever  produced  in any 
one  year  down  to  that  time.  Now  it 
seems  that 
last  year  the  whole  State 
failed  to  produce  enough  for  its  own 
bread—only  11,500,000  bushels—while 
the  consumption  of  the  population  of 
1890  is  more  than  17,000,000  yearly.

imported 

Wisconsin,  which  has  until  recently 
been  counted  as  peculiarly  a  wheat 
State,  although  the  cultivated“  area  has 
never  been  very  large,  last  summer pro­
duced  barely  enough  for 
its  own  use. 
Iowa,  which 
is  one  of  the  most  purely 
agricultural  States,  although  not  a  great 
wheat  State, 
last  year  had,  perhaps,
4,000,000  bushels  more  than  it  will  need 
for  bread  and  seed.

It  will  be  observed  that  Ohio  and  In­
diana,  which  are  important  agricultural 
States,  are  not  even  mentioned  among 
the  wheat  producers.  Whence  then, 
comes  the  vast  treasure  of  golden  grain 
that  gives  bread,  not  only to  the  Ameri­
can  people,  but  to  many  others  besides? 
From  Minnesota,  Nebraska and  Kansas, 
which  are  credited  with 
145,000,000 
bushels  in  1897.  The  two  Dakotas  are 
also  large  wheat  growers,  although  last 
year  their  crop  was  lighter  than  usual. 
California,  Oregon  and  Washington  are 
wheat  States,  but  they  do  not  figure 
in 
the  business  east  of  the  Rocky  Moun­
tains.

The  generation  of 

illuminating  gas 
from  wood  has  been  successfully  ac­
complished  by  a  Frenchman. 
The 
method  is  similar  to  that  of  the  manu­
facture  of  coal  gas,  but 
is  said  to  be 
simpler and  cheaper.  The  wood  used 
need  be  only  of  a  low  quality,  and  any 
kind  of  chips  originating  from  the  use 
of  carpenters'  tools,  as  well  as  ordinary 
sawdust,  may be utilized to advantage.

EVERY  MAN  LIKE5

“MR.  THOMAS

The  Best Nickel Cigar in the State.

Ruhe  Bros.  Co.,  M akers. 
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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

1 0
Woman’s World

M inding  Your  Own  Business.

Every  now  and  then  I  am  forcibly 
reminded  of  the  fact  that  the  millen­
nium  will  have  arrived  when we learn to 
mind  our  own  business.

But  it  will  be  an  Eveless  Eden,  with­

out  a  single  woman  in  it.

No  woman  has  yet  arrived,  or  shows 
signs  of  arriving,  at  the  point  of  grace 
where  she  can  behold  another  person 
making  a  pie  without  putting  her  finger 
in  it. 
It  has  always  been  that  way. 
And  it  has  always  been  her  bane.  She 
has  broken  her  heart over  other  people’s 
sorrows.  She  has  lain  awake  nights, 
and  lost  sleep,  over  other  people’s  wor­
ries.  She  has  brought  on  more  nerv­
ous  prostration  trying  to  run  other  peo­
ple’s  affairs,  and  stirred  up  more  heart­
burnings  and 
jealousy  and  bitterness 
and  strife  than  all  other  causes  com­
bined,  just  because  she  would  not  mind 
her  own  business.

It  is  a  distinctly  feminine  mania,  the 
end  whereof  is  trouble  and  tribulation. 
The  average  man  feels  he  has  got  about 
all  he  can  manage  with  his  own  affairs, 
and  trouble  enough  of  his  own,  without 
borrowing  his  neighbor’s.  The  aver­
age  woman  attends  to  her  business  in 
the  intervals  she  isn’t  speculating  about 
why  the  Browns  don’t  send  their  chil­
dren  to  the  public school  when  Brown  is 
only  on  a  salary,  and  the  Smiths,  across 
the  street,  can  afford  new  carpets  this 
season.  And  the  queerest  part  of  it  all 
is  that,  by  some quirk of feminine logic, 
this  unwarranted  meddling  with  other 
people’s  affairs 
is  accounted  a  virtue. 
A  woman’s  definition  of  another  woman 
who  was  a  selfish  creature  would  be  one 
who  attended  strictly  to  her  own  busi­
ness  and  didn’t 
interfere  with  some 
remedy  of  her  own  when  the  children 
next  door  had  the  croup.

It 

This 

fortitude 

sufficient 

inability  to  attend  to  her  cwn 
business,  and  leave  other  people  to  run 
theirs  without  any  assistance  from  her, 
long  way  towards  explaining 
goes  a 
many  of  woman's  failures. 
It  is  one 
reason  why  so  many  women break down. 
They  try  to  carry  the  universe  on  their 
shoulders.  They  could  manage  well 
enough  with  their  own  work  and  bear 
with 
their  own 
troubles,  but  when  they  add  to  that  the 
accumulated  afflictions  of  everybody  in 
the  neighborhood,  they  collapse  under 
the  nervous  strain. 
is  doubtless  a 
pity  that  Mrs.  Jones  should  be  such  a 
poor  manager  and  so  wasteful  and  ex­
travagant ;  it 
is  much  to  be  regretted 
that  young  Blank  doesn’t  go to work and 
support  his widowed  mother;  possibly it 
is  a  crying  shame  that  the  Gray  baby 
should  be  fed on sauerkraut and  beer in­
stead  of  sterilized  m ilk;  but,  after  all, 
we  are  not  responsible  for  these  affairs, 
and  there  isn’t  a  blessed  thing  we  can 
do  about  them.  The  Jones  and 
the 
Blanks  and  the  Grays  of  our  respective 
neighborhoods  don’t  want  our  advice, 
and  wouldn’t  take  it  at  any  price,  and 
we  merely  wear  ourselves  into  frazzles 
with  unavailing  worry  over  something 
that  doesn’t  in  the  least  concern  us.

Of  course,  when  there  is any real need 
for  a  Solomon,  we  all  feel  capable  of 
speaking  right  up,  but  it  is  well  to  oc­
casionally  reflect  that  other  people  are 
almost  as  capable  of  running  their  own 
affairs  as  we  would  be.  This  is  always 
a  surprise  to  us.  There  was  probably 
never  a  marriage  when  everybody  in 
the  community  didn't  feel 
that  they 
could  have  made  a  much more judicious 
they
selection  for  both  parties  than 

made  for  themselves,  yet  uivorce 
is 
comparatively  rare.  Every  one  of  us 
is  dead  sure  that  we  could  bring  up 
everybody  else’s  children  much  better 
than  they  are  doing  it,  yet  the  children 
go  along  turning  out  all  right 
in  spite 
of  our  predictions  to  the  contrary.  We 
'really  afflict  ourselves  about  these  mat­
ters.  We  are  reduced  to  tears  because 
Sally  So-and-So  is  going  to  marry  the 
man  she  wants,  instead  of  the  man  we 
think  would  suit  her,  and  we  aggravate 
our  souls 
in  vain  because  little  Mrs. 
Somebody Else lets her babies play in the 
back  yard  with  the  cat  instead  of  hav­
ing  them  folding  paper  mats  at  the 
kindergarten. 
If  the  sympathy  we  lav­
ish  on  people  who  don't  want  it  and 
don’t  need  it,  and  the  amount  of  wasted 
energy  we  expend  on  other  people’s 
affairs,  could  be  applied  to  some  useful 
purpose 
the 
world.

revolutionize 

it  would 

it 

It  sounds  a  bit  contradictory  to  say 
that  a  woman’s  fondness  for  having  a 
finger  in  every  pie  is  at  the  root  of  the 
servant  girl  trouble,  but 
is  a  fact, 
nevertheless. 
In  trying  to  attend  to  her 
own  business  a  woman  often  overdoes 
it.  She  attends  too  much.  When  a 
man  hires  a  clerk  or  a  book-keeper  he 
permits  him  freedom  to  do  the  work, 
within  certain  lines,  pretty  much  as  he 
pleases,  in  his  own  way. 
If  he  accom­
plishes  satisfactory  results  it  is  all  that 
is  necessary.  No  one  nags  him  con 
tinually  or  aggravates  him  with  petty 
and 
infinitesimal,  hair-splitting  details 
about  the  way  he  does  it.  When  he  is 
in  the  midst  of  making  out  a  bill  or 
adding  up  a  column  of  figures,  the  pro­
prietor  doesn’t  rush  in  with  a  few  sug­
gestions  or 
long 
enough  to  knock  the other  man's  system 
silly.  On  the  contrary,  he  knows 
it 
would  simply  put  the  clerk  out.  But 
that 
is  the  helpful  device  we  use  to 
wards  our  servants.  We  never  let  them 
plan  anything  out  or  do  it  in  their  own 
way  or  have  a  chance  to  use  any  mind 
and 
if  they  happen  to  have 
any.

take  a  hand 

judgment 

just 

It 

There  is  no  reason  a  servant shouldn’t 
be  treated  as  rationally  as  any  other 
employe. 
is  but  right  the  mistress 
should  require  that  certain  work  should 
be  done  by  a  certain  time,  but  after 
that,  why  not  leave  them  free  to  do  it 
in  their  own  way?  Every  one  who  has 
ever  tried  it  knows  that  the  most  aggra 
vating  and  nerve  rasping  thing  in  the 
world  is  to  have  some one stand over you 
while  you  work,  with  a  continual  flow 
of  suggestions. 
“ Put  a  pinch  more 
spice  in ,”   “ Don’t  use  quite  so  much 
sugar,”   “ Roll  the  crust  a  little  thin­
ner. ”  
It  is  enough  to  drive  one  crazy, 
and  there  is  no  wonder  too  many  cooks 
spoil  so  much  good  broth. 
If  the  mis­
tress  would  attend  to  her  business  a  lit­
tle  more  in  the  bouse,  and  let  the  cook 
run  hers  a 
little  more  in  the  kitchen, 
we  shouldn’t  have  to  get  up  so  many 
mornings  and  cook  breakfast  because 
our  servant  has  taken  herself  and  her 
outraged  feeings  to  some  other  woman 
with  other  “ ways.”

One  of  the  saddest  effects  of  our  not 
is  the 
attending  to  our  own  business 
perennial  family  row.  We  speak  of 
it 
as  lack  of  sympathy,  as unfilial conduct, 
we  give  this  and  that  high  flown reason, 
but  the  plain  truth  of  the  matter  is  that 
at  the  bottom  of  nearly  every  one  of  the 
family  quarrels,  that  are  so  pathetic  and 
so  cruel  in  their  estrangements,  is  some 
woman  who  wouldn’t  mind  her  own 
business.  A  man  marries,  and  the 
woman  he  brings 
into  his  family  has 
been  reared  differently,  and  has  differ-

ideas  ahout  Looking  t.r  politics  or 
e..t 
lOe  women  of  his  own 
religion  iroin 
It  might  be  thought  that  the 
family. 
world  is  big  enough  and  wide  enough 
for  them  all 
to  find  occupation  and 
amusement  without  attempting  to  in­
terfere  with  each  other.  But  not  so. 
First  thing  anybody know,shis mother or 
sisters  begin  to  try  to  regulate his wife’s 
table  or  wardrobe  or  manage  her  chil­
dren  for  her.  Or  perhaps  she  starts  out 
on  a  missionary  campaign  to  try  to  ed­
ucate  her  husband’s  people  up  to  her 
blue  china  standard.  Anyway,  trouble 
begins  right  there,  and  peace  packs 
its 
grip  and  departs  on  the  lightning  ex­
press  for  parts  unknown.  Every  living 
woman  has  seen  this  thing  happen  over 
and  over  again.  Just  think  of  giving 
up  a  brother's  love,  of  being  separated 
from  him  by  a  barrier  crueler  than 
death,  of  having  a  son’s  door  opened  to 
you  only  on  sufferance  and  to  know that 
you  are  the  most  unwelcome  guest  that 
ever  crosses  the  threshold ! 
Isn’t  it  a 
pretty  high  price  to  pay  for the doubtful 
privilege of  trying  to  run  another  wom­
an’s  business?  And  isn't  it  strange  that 
women  won’t  be  warned,  and  remember 
that  “ hands  off"  is  the  motto  on  every 
woman’s  door  and  that  one  defies 
it  at 
her  peril?

Of  course,  we  shall  have  no  more  gos­
sip.when  we  learn  to  attend  to  our  own 
business.  We  shall  be  occupied  in pay­
ing  our  own  bills,  instead  of  wondering 
how  other  people  can  pay  theirs. 
If 
Mr.  Clubman  is  out  of nights, we sha’n’t 
spend  the  time  in  pitying  his  poor  wife 
and  speculating  if  her  cooking  or  tem­
per  drove  him  to  drink.  We  shall  mere­
ly  presume  the  clubman  knows  his  own 
business,  and  at any  rate  it  isn’t  any  of 
our  affair.  We  shall  be  able  to  go  and 
come  as  we  please,  without  taking  the 
neighborhood 
into  our  confidence  or 
offering  explanation  or  apology,  for  so 
long  as  we 
infringe  on  nobody  else’s 
rights,  no  one  will  trouble  themselves 
about  our  movements.  And  what  a 
peaceful,  easy,  restful  time  we  shall 
have,  if  only  we  can  learn  to  mind  our 
let  other  people’s 
own  business  and 
Do roth y  D ix .
alone. 

It  has  been  said  that  it  is  better  to in­
vent  a  sauce  rr  a  safety  pin  as  a  means 
to  wealth  than  to  discover  a  gold  mine. 
The  estate  of  the  late  C.  Wheeby  Lea, 
of  Lea  &  Perrins’  sauce  fame,  has  been 
appraised  at  £ t,070,000,  equivalent  to 
?5.35°.000  The  deceased’s late  partner 
left  a  fortune  of  nearly  equal  amount— 
amassed,  like  Mr.  Lea’s,  wholly  from 
the  famous  sauce.  The  recipe  of  this 
preparation  was  given  to  them  when 
they  were  chemists  in  a  modest  way  of 
business  at  Broad  street,  Worcester,  by 
the  late  Lord  Sandys,  who  had  picked 
it  up  casually 
in  his  Indian  travels. 
The  firm  kept  it  by  them  for years with­
out  suspecting  the  wealth  it  embodied. 
Lord  Sandys  called  at  the  shop  when  all 
the  world  was  beginning  to  talk  of  the 
appetizing  sauce  and  humorously  sug­
gested  that  he  would  like  to  share  in the 
proceeds.  The 
late  Mr.  Perrins  re­
plied  complacently  that  Lord  Sandys 
in  the  profits  if  he  would 
might  share 
stand  behind  the  counter  and  assist 
in 
the  sale.

Parisian  women  are  discarding  birds 
for  animals  as  trimmings  for  their  hats. 
Small  chinchillas,  not  unlike  rats 
in 
appearance,  have  become  a  favorite 
form  of  adornment,  and 
it  has  been 
suggested  that  the  new  fad,  if  carried 
as  far  as  the  wearing  of  birds,  may even 
extend  to  guinea  pigs,  kittens  and  pup­
pies.

New  Thoughts  on  an  Old  Subject.
Those  of  us  who  are  in  the  way  of 
reading  the  comic  papers  have regarded 
the  alleged  aversion  of  men  to  mothers- 
in  law  as  merely  a  kind  of  stock-in- 
trade  joke  that  was  a  conveniency  to 
It  seems,  however,  that 
cheap  wits. 
the  feeling 
is  recognized,  as  such,  in 
in  a  recent  case  where  a  man 
law,  as 
sued  his  mother-in-Jaw 
recover 
some  property,  the 
jury  were  closely 
questioned  as  to  whether  they  enter­
tained  a  prejudice,  either  generally  or 
specifically,  against  mothers-in-law  that 
would  prevent  their  rendering  a  just 
verdict.  At  last  twelve  good  men  and 
true,  presumably  bachelors,  were  found 
who  testified  to  having  no  feeling  on 
the  mother-in-law  question,  and 
the 
case  proceeded.

to 

Probably  very  few  men  would  admit 
to  being 
influenced  by  the  stale  and 
silly  gibes  at  mothers-in-law,  but  that 
they  have  great  weight 
is  proven  by 
the  attitude  that  almost  every man  takes 
towards  his  w ife’s  mother.  He  has 
been  warned  by  the  comic  papers  that 
she  will  attempt  to  manage  him  and 
run  his  bouse;  that  she  will  incite  his 
wife  to  acts  of  independence,  and  “ put 
her  up”   to  defying  his  opinion.  So 
he  is  on  his  guard.  He  looks  upon  her 
with  suspicion,  and  is  apt  to  think  that 
the  most  harmless  suggestion  is  unwar­
ranted  interfering.

To  a  certain  degree  this  feeling  may 
be  traced  to  a  not  unnatural  jealousy. 
The  young  husband  is  always  very  self- 
important.  He  expects  to  be  all  in  all 
to  his  wife.  He 
is  determined  to  be 
the  arbiter  of  her  destiny,the  oracle who 
knows  it  all,  the  supreme  court  that lays 
down  the  law. 
Innocent  and  unsophis­
ticated  little  brides  don’t,  as  a  rule,  see 
this  at  first.  They  blunder  out  with 
“ Mother  thinks  you  ought  to  do  so  and 
so,”   or  “ Mother  says  something  else,”  
and  out  of  the  blow 
they  deal  their 
husband’s  vanity  springs  much  of  the 
dislike  to  mothers-in-law.

its  roots 

Men  seldom  understand  a  woman’s 
affection  for  her  own  people.  They  do 
not  realize  how  deep  the  flower  of  love 
strikes 
into  the  home  where 
one  was  born,  and  that  no  matter  how 
tender  the  hand  that  transplants it,  some 
of  the  heart  fibers  must  still  cling  to 
the  old  soil. 
If  a  woman  could  sunder 
the  old  ties  without  regret,  if  she  could 
forget  the  faithful 
love  that  has  cher­
ished  her  and  guarded  her  and  sacri­
ficed  itself  for  her  at  every  step,  what  a 
poor,  disloyal  creature  she  would  b e ! 
How  worthless  any  affection  that  one  so 
shallow-hearted  could  g iv e !  Let  the 
man  who  complains  of  his  wife  wanting 
to  see  her  mother  think  of  that.

As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  man  is  want­
ing  in  the  very  first  element  of  common 
sense  who  chooses  a  woman  for  his wife 
whose  mother  is  distasteful  to  him.  For 
what  the  mother 
is  the  girl  is  almost 
sure  to  be. 
If  the  mother  is  charming, 
tactful,  broad  and  liberal  in  her  views, 
a  good  manager,  rest  assured  that  no 
man  goes  wrong  in  marrying  into  that 
family.  If,  on  the  contrary,  she  is  slov­
enly,  extravagant, 
loud-voiced,  shrew­
ish,  no  matter  how  gentle  and attractive 
a  daughter  may  seem,  with  increasing 
years  and  less  desire  to  please,  she  will 
grow  into  such  a  woman  as  her  mother. 
Choose  the  mother- in-law  first,  and  then 
the  wife  will  be  a  dead  sure  matri­
monial  tip  to  any  man.

Out  of  His  Element.

Patience:  “ What 

cheapest- 
looking  thing  you  ever  saw  about  a  bar­
gain  counter?”

is  the 

Practice:  “ A  husband  waiting  for 

his  wife. ”

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12

Shoes  and  Leather

Minor  Shoe  Notes.

A  Chicago  retailer  displays  an  im 
mense  papier  mache  shoe  for  men’s 
wear  in  his  window  display.

A  man  who  has  a  good  thing  in  foot­
wear  and  doesn't  let  the  people know  it 
is  not  getting  all  the  trade  his  offering 
is  entitled  to.

A  Virginia  retailer  presents  to  cus­

is  said 

tomers  buying  g6  worth  of  goods 
medalion  painting  which 
to 
make  a  very  handsome  house  ornament.
No  matter  how  much  time  or  money 
you  put 
in  on  your  window  display,  if 
perfect  cleanliness  is  not  a  part  of  the 
plan 
it  doesn’t  do  full  justice  to  your 
efforts.

Two  things  tend  to  bust  a  man  in  the 
is  selling  goods 
leather,  the 
is  selling  goods  too  heavy—with 

shoe  business.  One 
too  light,  through 
other 
age.

lack  of 

A  new  wrinkle  in  the  back  stays  for 
men’s  shoes  is  to  have  them  come  down 
over  the  counter and,  instead  of  follow­
ing  a  straight  line  to  the  heel,  curve 
gracefully  toward  the  shank  on  either 
side  of  the  heel.

Wooden  shoes  are  now  used  to  quite 
ice 
an  extent  by  people  working  at 
cream  making,  and  also  used 
ice 
in 
houses,  where  the  floors  are  covered 
with  crushed 
is  constantly 
thawing,  and  their  use  fey  these  pur­
poses  seems  to  be  on  the  increase.

ice  which 

The  one  dollar  oil  grain  creole  is 
again  in  evidence  and  may  be  consid­
ered  a  sign  of  the  times.  This  shoe  has 
been  a  barometer  of  the  leather  market 
for  the  past  two  years  and  when  it  sees 
the  shadow  of  a  five  cent  a  pair  raise 
it  at  once goes  into  retirement.

Among  the  new  things  on  the  market 
is  a  new  stain  or dye  for  coloring  satin 
slippers  any  shade  desired.  This  is  an 
opportunity  for  retailers  to  change  their 
soiled  white 
into  a 
golden  brown,  ruddy  red  or  a  brilliant 
black  at  a  small  expense.

satin  slippers 

The  demand  for  men’s  shoes  in  tan, 
cut  from  kid  stock,  is  getting  pretty 
general  this  season  in  the  West  and  the 
style  is  popular.  The  experience 
last 
year  with  this  light  stock for men’s wear 
appears  to  have  been  in  its  favor,  hence 
It  cer­
the  increased  call  this  season. 
tainly  makes  an 
light  weight 
summer  shoe.

ideal, 

There 

is  a  good  deal  of  speculation 
among  the  trade at  this  time  as  to  the 
new  price  lists  on rubber footwear which 
are  due  to  appear  May  i,  but  as  facts 
are  not  at  hand,  and  as  rubbermen  are 
never  elastic  at  this  season  of  the  year, 
the  trade  will,  as  usual,  have  to  bide  its 
time.

A  very  effective  display  for  a  window 
leath-1 
in  a  shoe  store  is  a  collection  of 
ers 
introduced  among  the  shoes.  The 
various  shades  of  kid  and  Russia  calf 
now  on  the  market  will  help  greatly  to 
make  a  most  striking  display  and  one 
that  is  fully  in  keeping  with  -and  very 
suggestive  of  the  business  you  aim  to 
call  attention  to.

One  of  the  new  wrinkles  in  footwear 
which  has  made  its  appearance  in  New 
York  is  ladies’  Juliets  made  from  plaid 
silk  and  plaid  cloth,  with  wood  heels 
covered  with  the  material  to  match  the 
vamps,  making  some  very 
striking 
effects  in  footwear  for  house  and  even­
ing  wear.

It 

Do  not  assume,  because  we  have  had 
a  run  on  silk  vesting  tops  this  season 
that  the  style  will  continue. 
is  sub­
ject  to  change  as  all  other  styles  of foot­
wear  and  must  be  looked  upon  as  mere­
ly  a  fancy  of  the  hour.  The  old  saying 
that  there  is  nothing  like  leather  holds 
good  in  this  case  and  observers  of  pass­
ing  events  can  not  fail  to  notice  that 
the  return  to  an  all  leather  shoe 
is  fre­
quent  and  sure.
Good  Things Said  by  Up-to-Date Shoe 

Dealers.

We  must  apologize  for  not  giving 
every  customer  careful  attention.  It  has 
been  impossible  during  the  first  of  the 
rush—now  we  are  better  able  to,  with

more  help  and  better  system.” !When 
we  said  that  we  needed  money,  and  that 
to  raise  it  we  would  sacrifice  the  entire 
stock,  we 
little  thought  that  such  a  re 
sponse  would  follow.  Yesterday  people 
waited  on  themselves—with 
the  sole 
idea  of  securing  shoes  at  such  extraor 
dinary  prices.  To-day  everyone  shall 
be  waited  on  unless  the  rush  is  even 
greater  yet.  We  have  amply  provided 
— Stoll’s,  Washington,  D.  C.
Children  and  birds  are  very  much 
alike,  as  both  are  always  singing  and 
always 
in  motion.  Birds  do  not  need 
shoes,  but  children  do,  for  their  feet  are 
their  wings.  Children  must  have  leath 
er,  and  good  strong  leather,  for  they  use 
their  feet  all  the  time  except  when  they 
sleep  and  dream  their  sweet  dreams, 
When  they  dream  we  do  not  want  them 
to  think  of  bad  shoes  that  stick  nails 
into  their heels  or  toes,  nor  bad 
leather 
that  has  broken,  nor bad  soles  that  have 
fallen  off.  So  we  have  only  the  very 
best  shoes  that  can  be  made  for  them 
We  are  praised  and  not  blamed,  and 
not  only  by  the  children,  but  by  their 
parents  and  guardians  also.—Cammey- 
er’s  Shoe  Store,  N.  Y.

Shoemaking  is  going  on  every  day 

it 

is 

for  we  start  makers  on  lots  aggregating 
five  to  twenty  thousand  pairs.  And  so 
is  shoe  planning—often 
three 
months  from  the  time  a  shoe  idea  is 
adopted  before 
it  is  worked  out  into  a 
thoroughly  satisfactory  shoe.  Then  it 
knocks  for  storeroom  and  some  other  lot 
—the  yesterday’s  best—must  go.  That 
is  what 
is  back  of  this  week’s  shoe 
selling—and money  losing.  And some  of 
the  ordered-out  lots  are  not  yet  all  fin­
ished.  Yesterday  fifteen  hundred  pairs 
came  in—spick  and  span  from  the mak­
ers’  benches—$5  shoes  at  S3.  They show 
no  crossed-off  price—never  had  a  mark 
on  them  until  last  night,  but  they  are 
of  our $5  lots.—John Wanamaker,  Phila.

Looking  Through  the  Cases.

“ It 

“ Yes,”   remarked  a  shoe  jobber  who 
was  taking  the  cartons  out  of  the  case 
of  shoes  and  examining  the  contents, 
“ we  intend  to  look  into  every  case  that 
comes  from  the  factory  before  it  is  sent 
out  to  our  customers.  Of  course,  it  is 
not  always  possible  to  look  at every pair 
of  shoes,  but  by 
looking  into  a  dozen 
cartons  we  can  form  a  general  idea  of 
how  the goods  run.

important  to  do  this,  as 
is  very 
little  matters  which  can 
we  often  find 
be  corrected  without  much 
trouble. 
For  instance,  here  is  a  shoe  to  the  up­
per  of  which  a 
little  piece  of  white 
paper  from  the  carton  has  adhered. 
It 
can  be  taken  off  in  a  moment  by  a little 
in­
careful  manipulation  without  at  all 
juring  the  appearance  of 
the  shoe. 
This  morning  I  found  a  shoe  in  the  top 
little  tack  had  been  im­
of  which  a 
bedded. 
I  was  able  to  remove  it  with­
out  the  least  injury  to  the  upper  stock. 
Now 
if  either  of  these  pairs  of  shoes 
had  gone  out  to  the  dealer  without  our 
seeing  them  they  would  probably  have 
been  returned  to  us  as  damaged  and 
we  would  have  had  to  pay  25  to  50 cents 
expressage,  which  would  have  gone  a 
good  way  towards  doing  away  with  our 
profit  on  the  entire  case.  So  you  see  it 
pays  to  put  in  considerable  time  every 
day  examining  the  goods  carefully  be­
fore  they  are  sent  out  to  our  trade. ”

Revival  of  Button  Shoes.

From Boots and Shoes Weekly.

comes 

information 

footwear  are 

The  fall  samples  which  are  being 
made  up 
in  the  factories  furnish  con­
clusive  evidence  that  button  boots  on 
womans’ 
increasing. 
is  no  doubt  on  this  point.  Not 
There 
only  is  this  noticeable  in  the  Lynn  fac­
from 
tories,  but 
Rochester  and  other  centers 
that  a 
greater  provision  is  being  made  in  fall 
samples  for  button  boots.  Manufactur­
ers  are  not  governed  by  the  cost  of  get­
ting  out  goods,  because  there  is  scarce­
ly  any  difference  between  lace  and  but­
ton  boots,  although  what  little  there 
is 
is 
in  favor  of  the  latter.  Button  boots 
have  suffered  for  several  seasons  past, 
but  they  are  now  undeniably  upon  the 
gain. 

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We  are  all  willing  to  admit  the  total 

depravity  of  some  one  else.

OUR  RIVER  SHOE

We carry it in Oil Qrain, 
Bengal or Kangaroo Calf

NONE  BETTER

Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co., 5 and 7 Pearl St.

€l>is is our “Gibraltar”  Cine

»Solid as a Rock«

Our  prices on shoes are lower, with the Quality Better than ever.  Please note the following:

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No. 46. Same Shoe, Plain Globe Toe, Bals, $1.

No. 47. Same Shoe, Plain Globe Toe, Congress, $1.

Send by number for a sample case of each of  above.  You cannot do without them, as they 
are the best shoe in the country for $1.00.  P. S.  We purchased these  goods  before the 
advance, and our trade shall have the benefit as long as they hold  out.

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Any  dimension  to  order.

Made  of  Flat Wire.  The Latest and Best.

Supplied by Foster, Stevens & Co. 
and the mfrs.  Write for prices.

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Golden  Shoes.

May bought golden shoes for her boy,
Golden leather flora  heel to toe,
With silver tassle to tie at the top,
And dainty lining as white as snow.
I bought a  pair of shoes as well,
For the restless feet of a little lad;
Common and coarse and  iron tipped,
The best I could for the sum I had.

“  Golden,”   May said,  “  to match  his curls;”
I never saw her petted boy;
I warrant  he’s but a puny elf,
And  pink and white,  like a china toy.
And who is he that he should  walk,
A ll shod in gold, on  the king’s  highway, 
While little  Fred, with a king’s own  grace, 
Must wear rough brogans every day ?
And why can  May from her little  hand 
Fling baubles at her idol’s feet,
While I can hardly shelter  Fred 
From the cruel stones of the  broken street?
I envy not her silken  robe,
Nor the jewels’ shine, nor the handmaid’s care, 
But, ah! to give what I cannot—
This, this is so hard to  bear.

But down I’ll crush this bitter thought 
And bear no grudge to pretty  May,
Though she is rich and I am poor,
Since we were girls at Clover  Bay;
And ask the Lora to guide the feet,
So painfully and coarsely shod,
Till Iney are fit to walk the street 
That runs hard by the throne of  God.

“ Good bye, friend  Ellen,”   “ Good  bye,  May;” 
A s she looks at the rugged shoes askance ?
But he will never walk,  they  say.”
And I am left in a wondering  mood,

What dims her eyes so bright and blue,
“  I wish my boy coula wear those,  too;
So May, with a little sigh,  has gone,
To think of my  wicked thoughts  alone.

It  needs not that I tell you how 
I clasped my sturdy rogue that night,
And thanked the  God  that  gave  him  strength 
And made him such a merry wight;
Nor envied  May one gift she held,
If with it I must also  choose 
The sight of little crippled feet,
Albeit shod in golden shoes.

Loaded,  as  Usual.

About  ten  years  ago  a  tanner  in Penn­
sylvania  discovered  that  a  preparation 
of  zinc  was  a  valuable  adjunct 
in  tan­
ning. 
It  gave  weight  and  a  fine  texture 
to  leather.  He  tanned  with  it  and  sent 
a  carload  to  a  commission  bouse in New 
York.  A  currier  looked 
it  over  and 
expressed  his  willingness  to  pay  the 
price.  A  couple  of  sides  were  thrown 
off  the  pile.  They  were  marked  thirteen 
pounds. 
"H ere,”   said  the  currier; 
"put  those  sides  on  the  scales;  they 
are  about  a  ten-pound  pattern. ’ ’  The 
weight  was  correct,  as  marked. 
"What 
kind  of  a  d—d  fraud  is  this,"  said  he, 
as  he  cut  open  the  side  and  showed  the 
glint  of  the  zinc  with  which 
it  was 
weighted."  He  didn’t  buy.  The  trans­
action  reminded  one  of  Mark  Twain’s 
story  of  the  "Jumping  Frog, ”   or the 
better  one  about  John  C.  Southwick,  the 
leather  dealer,  who  was  a 
New  York 
practical 
joker.  One  morning  John 
walked  down  Sixth  avenue,  and 
in 
labeled, 
Parker’s  restaurant  saw  a  fish 
"T h e  biggest  shad 
in  New  York.”  
John  went  in  and  enquired  the  weight. 
" I ’ll  bet  you  a  bottle  of  wine,”   said  he 
to  Parker,  " I   can  bring  a  shad  from  the 
market  to-night  that  will  weigh  more.”  
Parker  took 
the  bet.  John  went  to 
Fulton  Market  and  picked  out  the  big­
gest  shad  he  could 
Then  he 
bought  some  fine  shot  and  filled  the  fish 
with 
into 
Parker’s  with  a  couple  of  boon  com­
panions  and  his  fish. 
It  was  weighed. 
John  won  the  bet  and  the  wine  was 
drunk.  A  couple  of  hours 
later  the 
cook  opened  the  shad,  and  about  three 
pounds  of  shot  rattled  out  on  the  floor. 
There  was,  of  course,  some  bad  lan­
guage  used,  but  the  wine  had  been 
finished.  Parker  got  his  revenge  by 
putting  the  fish  and  shot  in  his  window, 
labelled,  "John  C.  Southwick’s  shad! 
Loaded,  as  he  usually  is!"

it.  That  night  he  walked 

find. 

Reminiscences  of  Childhood.

Childhood 

is  a  good  thing. 

is 
something  all  of  us  have  had  more  or 
less  experience  with. 
is  a  pretty 
difficult  matter  to  get  along 
in  the 
world  without  being  a  child  at  some

It 

It 

period  of  our  careers.  Childhood  is  the 
flush  budding  of 
life’s  young  spring. 
It 
is  the  season  of  fairy  dreams  and 
golden  ambitions,  and  cramp  colic,  and 
seed  ticks.  And,  as  we  grow  old,  as 
the  ghostly  shadows  of  the  great  after­
noon  steal  athwart  our  pathway,  we  love 
to  sit  down  and  recount  the  joys  of  the 
vanished  past.  We  love  to  recall  the 
exhilarating  thrill  which 
filled  our 
breast  when  we  stuck  our  thumb  in  our 
mouth  and  looked  in  at  the  dining  room 
door  just  in  time  to  see  the  fat  chicken 
leg  we  longed  for vanish down  the threat 
of  the  local  preacher.  How  cold  and 
desolate  the  world 
looked!  How  we 
longed  to  hear  a  motion  to  adjourn! 
How  we  yearned  to  hand  in  a  long 
let­
ter  of  regrets! 
In  fact,  we  threatened 
to  go  exclusively 
into  the  yearning 
business.  Another  pleasant  memory 
that  comes  back  to  us  mixed  up  with 
rose  mist 
is  that  of  pushing  a  wheel­
barrow  along  the  margin  of  a  stony 
brook  for  the  purpose  of  gathering  up  a 
job  lot  of  stone-bruises.  Then  what 
noble  aspirations  thrilled  our  soul  when 
we  stole  into  the  pantry  and  lassoed  the 
jar  with  a  bowstring,  and  with  a 
fruit 
manly  pull 
it  on  the  floor  with 
such  violence  that  the  cranky  old  bot­
tom  followed  the  example  of  South  Car­
olina  and  seceded  from  the Union !  And 
with  what  rapture  do  we  recall  the  tidal 
wave  of  joy  that  swept  over us  when 
mother  came  softly  in  and  wrapped  us 
in  the  downy  folds  of  the  broom handle!

landed 

Indian  Paints  His  Russet  Shoes. 

From the Washington Post.

One  of  the  Delaware  Indians  who  has 
been 
in  Washington  on  business  con­
nected  with  the  tribe  called  at  the  Cap­
itol  the  other  day  for  a  pow-wow  with 
Representative  Curtis  of  Kansas.  He 
wore  a  spectacular  pair  of  shoes,  which 
a  few  hours  before  were  beautiful  rus­
sets,  purchased  at  a  store  uptown.  Ar­
raying  himself 
in  his  newly-acquired 
shoe  leather,  Poor  Lo  started  out  for  the 
Capitol.  He  decided  that  the  russet 
color  was  not  to  his  liking,  and,  after 
due  enquiry,  perched  himself  on  a boot­
black's  chair,  where  he 
insisted  that 
nothing  but  the blackest polishing would 
do  for  his  sandals.  The  bootblack  pro­
tested,  but  the  Indian  got  his  shine, 
paid  for  it,  and  proceeded  on  his  way. 
Passing  a  drug  store  where  some  paint­
ers  were  at  work,  he  took  a  brush  and 
daubed  the  shoes  with  a  color  to  his 
taste.  Then  with  blankets  and  feathers 
he  proudly  tramped  on  to  make  his 
congressional  call.

Rubber  Shoes  for  Soldiers.

From the Washington Post.

Enterprising  Yankees  from  New Eng­
land  are  already  coming  to  the  front 
with  their  devices  for  use  in  time  of 
war.  One  of  the  most  novel  of  these 
was  brought  to  the  attention  of  a  Rhode 
Island  congressman  last  week  by  one  of 
his  constituents. 
It  is  an  elliptical  rub­
ber  shoe,  intended  for  soldiers  on  the 
march.  The  advantage  claimed  for  the 
shoe,  which  has  been  patented  in  this 
and  other  countries,  is  that  it  is  easier 
on  the  foot,  irritates  the  nerves  less  and 
enables  the  soldier  to walk or run farther 
in  a  day  than  in  any  other  kind  of  foot­
gear.  The  Rhode  Island  congressman 
was  requested  to  urge  the  adoption  of 
this  shoe  for  wear  in  the  army.

Baby  Rubber  Soles.

Shoemakers  are  now  frequently  called 
upon  to  fasten  two  little strips  of  rubber 
across  the  sole  of  babies’  shoes  at  the 
ball  of the  foot.  This  is  done  to  obviate 
the  constant  tendency  to  slip  back  that 
attends  the  babies’ 
initial  efforts  at 
learning  to  walk.  Every  one  who  has 
noticed  a  baby  taking  its  first  erratic 
steps  from  chair  to  chair,  slipping  back 
until  the  little  soles  are  worn  almost  as 
smooth  as  glass,  and  has  felt  his  own 
ankles  ache  with  sympathy  at the strain, 
will  count  this 
general 
adoption.

idea  worth 

Offered 

to  Show  Her  Strawberry 

Mark.

From the Anaconda Standard.

"T h ere,”   she  said,  as  she  finally  got 
the  check  properly  endorsed  and banded 
it  to the paying teller. 
" I ’d like to have 
the  money,  please. ’ ’
and  then  looked  at  her.
she  enquired  apprehensively.

The  young  man  scanned  it  carefully 
" Is   there  anything  wrong  with  it?”  

"N o ;  I  am  sure  it’s  all  right.  Only 
we  have  our  rules  here,  and  before  we 
can 
let  you  have  the  money  you  will 
have  to  be  identified.”

“ But  the  friends  I  am  visiting  took  a 
trip  out  into  the  country with my mother 
this  morning. ”

"Then  you  will  have  to  wait  until  to­

morrow. ”

"B ut  I  need  the  money  to  do  some 

shopping  with  this afternoon.”

" I ’m  very  sorry. ”
" Is   it  absolutely  necessary  to be  iden­

tified?”   she  asked  plaintively.

it. 

‘ ‘ Absolutely. ’ ’
"W ell,  I  suppose  I  can  manage 
Will  the  bank  be  open  for an  hour?”  

" Y e s .”
"Then  I’ll  hurry  home  and  put  on my 
evening  gown. 
It’s  a  great  deal  of 
trouble,  but  it’s  the  only  way,  and  I’m 
glad  I  thought  of  it.”

" I   don’t  quite  understand.”
"Why,  I  have  a  strawberry  mark  on 
my  right  shoulder,  and  everybody  who 
has  read  anything  at  all knows that there 
isn’t  any  better 
identification  than  a 
strawberry  mark*”

Told  in  a  Few  Words.

Customer:  " Is   the  cashier  in?”  
Clerk:  "Y e s;  he’s  in.”
Customer:  "Where  is  he?”
Clerk:  "In   Canada.”
Customer:  "Is   the  proprietor  in?”  
Clerk:  "N o ;  he’s  out.”
Customer:  "H ow   much?”

He  Heine  Perfection 
Display  Futures

We desire to call the attention of mer­
chants to the  utility,  beauty,  durabil­
ity and cheapness  of  the  Acme W in­
dow  Exhibiting  Rack.  It  is  unnec­
essary  to  point  out  the  fact  that  the 
merchant who has a constantly varied 
and  well-dressed  show  window is  as 
well  advertised,  and  much  more 
cheaply  advertized,  than  the  store­
keeper  who  spends  large  sums  for 
newspaper  space  and  does  not  give 
much attention to his  show windows. 
Write  the  ACME  MANUFACTUR­
ING CO.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  for 
illustrated  catalogue,  showing  dis­
play fixtures that would  be  very  use­
ful to you.

tjLlSLSLSLSUUL!

W e   have  . .

A  line  of  Men’ s  and  W o ­
men’ s  Medium  P r i c e d  
that  are  Money 
Shoes 
Winners. 
The  most  of 
them  sold  at  Bill  Price. 
W e  are  still  making  the 
Men’s  H eavy  Shoes 
in 
Oil  Grain  and  Satin;  also 
carry  Snedicor  &  Hatha 
w ay’ s  Shoes  at  Factory 
Price in  Men’s,  B oys’  and 
Youths’ .  Lycom ing  and 
Keystone Rubbers are the 
best.  See  our  Salesmen 
or  send  mail  orders.

When  a  man  divides  all  his  property 
among  his  relatives,  he  should  sit  down 
and  send  for  the  fool  killer.

GEO.  H.  R E E D E R   &   CO .,

19 S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Michigan  Bark  &  Lumber  Co.,

527 and  528 
Widdicomb  Building, 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

C.  U.  C L A R K ,

President. 

W.  D.  W AD E,

Vice-President. 

M.  M.  C l a r k ,

Secy  and Treas.

We  are  now ready  to  make 
contracts  for  bark  for  the 
season of 1898.  Correspond­
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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Fruits  and  Produce.
Detroit’s  Experience  With  Peddlers 

and  Alleged  Farmers.

Written for the T radesman.

The  farmers,  gardeners,  small  fruit 
and  vine  growers  in  that  part  of  Michi­
gan  tributary  to  Detroit  have  been,  for 
some  time  past,  asking  for  an  explana­
tion  of  the  causes  which  are  combining 
to  make  the  prices  for  their  products  so 
low.  Many  of  the  most  important  prod­
ucts  of  the  garden  and  vineyard  have 
not  brought  enough,  during  the 
last 
two  years,  to  return  to  the  grower  the 
money  acutally  expended 
in  growing 
the  crop,  leaving  nothing  to  compensate 
the  husbandman  for  his  labor  and  the 
interest  on  the  necessary 
investment 
in  land  and  tools  with  which  to  proper­
ly  cultivate  it.  The  producer  is  not  the 
only  one  who  has  been  watching  devel­
opments  in  connection  with  the  trade  in 
garden  produce  and  perishable  fruits. 
The  city  dealers  in  these  commodities, 
both  at  retail  and  at  wholesale,  are 
little  apprehension 
watching  with  no 
present  tendencies 
in 
local  trade  cir­
cles.  There  are  those  who  believe  that 
conditions  can  be  greatly  improved  by 
the  rigid  enforcement  of  more  stringent 
trade  regulations,  while  others 
insist 
that  the  trade  in  these  products  of  na­
ture  must  always  be  controlled  by  the 
law  of  supply  and  demand.

inexhaustible  and 

is  only  a 
in  which 

To  the  candid,  disinterested  observer, 
however,  it  seems  as  though  some  local 
regulations  could  be  adopted  and  en­
forced  which  would  prevent,  to  some 
extent,  the  demoralizing  results  which 
often  follow  close 
in  the  wake  of  an 
oversupply  and  the  scarcity  which  is 
sure  to  follow.  There  are  other  natural 
is  prac­
products  the  supply  of  which 
tically 
for  which 
limited  demand,  the 
there 
trade 
is  uniform  and  even, 
simply,  because,  as  a  rule,  no  irrespon­
sible  men  are  allowed  to  handle  them. 
The  dealer  who  controls  a  large  remun­
erative  trade  and  has  the  business  ca­
pacity  to  keep  his  trade  well  in  hand, 
so  that  he  may  make  the  most  of  it  for 
himself  and  the  men  who  ship  to  him, 
if  he  be  a  com m ission  man,  will  pre­
fer to  sacrifice  an  entire  consignment  of 
goods  rather  than  to  ruin  his  business 
and  that  of  others  engaged  in  the  same 
line,  by  pushing  his  stock 
into  an  al­
ready  overloaded  market,  thus 
injuring 
the  trade  for  the  entire  season.  A  case 
in  point  occurred  early 
in  the  season 
of  1897 
in  connection  with  the  berry 
trade  of  Detroit.  On a  certain  Saturday 
all  local  commission  men  received  large 
consignments  of  berries  in  a  very  bad 
condition,  which  they  closed  out  to  the 
peddlers  at  extremely  low  prices.  Be­
fore  noon  of  that  fateful  Saturday  the 
“ nickel  a  quart"  cat-call—which,  by 
the  way,  will  ruin  the berry trade of any 
city— was  ringing  merrily  down 
the 
streets  and  avenues,  sounding  the  knell 
of  the  season's  trade  in  this 
important 
commodity.  There  is  not  a  shadow  of 
doubt  but  that  it  would  have  been  bet­
ter  for all  concerned  if  the  local  com­
mission  dealers  bad  dumped  these  half 
rotten  berries 
the 
market  with  such  a 
large  quantity  of 
stock  for  which  so  little  money  could 
be  obtained.  In  either  case  a  falling  off 
in  receipts  was  sure  to  follow ;  but  the 
confidence  of  shippers  could  have  been 
soon  restored  by  a  careful  handling  of 
succeeding  consignments  had  not  the 
trade  of  the  entire  city  been  seriously 
injured  by  this  sudden  radical  cut  in 
values.  The  die  was  cast,  however,

instead  of  glutting 

and  it  was  absolutely  impossible  to  ob­
tain  a  decent  price  for  that  variety  of 
fruit  during  the  remainder  of  the  sea­
son.  The  peddler  would  not  buy  in  the 
morning  at  fair  prices  and  get  out  and 
sell  his  stock,  as  he  had  been  doing 
hitherto,  but  would  hang  around 
the 
wholesale  houses  until  the  heat  of  mid­
day  had  rendered  the  fruit  less  salable, 
and  then  buy  the  half-rotten  stuff  at  a 
low  price.  Was  it  strange  that  the  peo­
ple  who  bought  fruit  of  these  peddlers 
suddenly  discovered  that  they  did  not 
care  much  for  berries  anyhow?

Is  there  any  other  method  so  certain 
to  diminish  consumption  as  this  plan  of 
selling  to  the  public,  even  at  a  low 
price,  a  worthless  article?  True,  in  the 
case  referred  to  above,  legitimate  deal­
ers  continued  to  do  a  limited  amount  of 
business,  but  their  trade  was  curtailed 
and  they  were  annoyed  while  endeav­
oring  tojdo  the  public  a  favor by selling 
a  first-class  article  at  a  fair  price;  in  a 
word,  the  ever-present  ghost  of  the  cut- 
rate  cat-call  hovered  over  the  trade  and 
rendered 
it  of  little  value  either  to  the 
grower,  the  shipper,  the  local  dealer  or 
the  consumer. 
It  does  not  follow  that 
an  individual  is  a  rank  monopolist,  or 
that  he  is  conspiring  against  the  public 
weal,  when  he  lifts  his  voice  in  favor of 
rules  and  regulations  which  will  help  to 
secure  more  uniformity 
in  price  and 
quality  and  decrease  the  opportunities 
and  temptations  to  defraud  a  gullible 
public.  Two  facts  have  long  since  be­
come  apparent  to  all  experienced  ven­
ders  of  table  supplies,  namely,  the  mat­
ter  of  a  few  cents,  more  or  less,  for  an 
article  which  just  suits  the  taste  is  not 
missed  by  the  buyer,  and  that  no  price 
was  ever 
low  enough  to  make  amends 
for  an  outraged  palate.

It  is  doubtless  more  difficult  to  estab­
lish  and  maintain  a  uniform  scale  of 
prices  for  agricultural  products  than  for 
any  other  line  of  goods  handled  by  the 
trade,  owing  to  the  peculiar  circum­
stances  which  influence  values  at  differ­
ent  seasons  of  the  year.  There  are  short 
seasons  when  those  connected  with  the 
produce  trade  of  the  city  are  largely  at 
the  mercy  of  the  conditions  which  at 
those  particular  times  affect  the  visible 
supply.  M unicipal,  state  and  national
laws  are  extremely  jealous  of  the  rights 
of  the  producer.  And  properly  so.  He 
is  allowed  to  dispose  of  the  fruits  of  his 
labors  without  let  or  hindrance  from  the 
authorities  so  long  as  he  deals  squarely 
with  his  customers.  As  a  result  of  these 
conditions, 
an  oversupply  sometimes 
comes  to  hand  and  business  must,  of 
necessity,  be  done  at  a  very small profit.
At  other  times  just  the  opposite  of  the 
conditions  referred  to  exists  and  prices 
seek  a  high 
level  for  the  time  being. 
City  dealers  are  often  inclined  to  mag­
nify  the loss  in  trade  which  they  sustain 
on  account  of  house-to-house  retailing 
by 
farmers  and  market  gardeners. 
These  men  are  too  busy  to  spend  much 
time  during  the  busy  season  peddling 
from  house  to  house  when  they  can  find 
customers  who  will  buy  at  wholesale. 
Many  farmers  get  better  prices  for  what 
they  bring  in  than  do  the  regular  retail 
low 
dealers,  and  that  which  is  sold  too 
is  so  widely  scattered  as  to  have 
little 
influence.

The  class  of  traders  who  have  worked 
the  greatest  injury  to  the  general  prod­
uce  trade  of  Detroit,  aside from  the  cut­
throat  tactics  of  the 
irresponsible  ped­
dler,  have  been  the  fly-by-night  country 
hucksters  who  pose  as  farmers.  Up  to 
a  few  months  ago,  this  rather  shrewd, 
and  completely  unscrupulous,  class  had 
in
everything  their  own  way,  bringing 

Promptness is the essence of our success.
We will buy your

Butter and  Eggs  for  Cash

Correspond with us.  We do not  claim  to  be  the  oldest  and  largest  commission 

house in the country, but  in  many respects one of the best.

HARRIS &  FRUTCHEY,  Detroit

The  best  are  the  cheapest 
and  these  we  can  always 
supply.

ALFRED  J.  BROWN  SEED  CO.

24  and  26  North  Division  Street,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Will  buy  them  in  any  quantity  on  point  of 

I3 G S   W A N T E D

36  MARKET  S T „  DETROIT.  MICH

shipment  or  delivered.

R .  HIR'D,  J r „

P R O D U C E   C O M M I S S I O N   M E R C H A N T .
<ET  S T „  DETROIT.  MICH,

W M .  S M IT H  —
Manufacturer  of

>  

EGG  CASES,  FARMERS’ 
CASES, EGG CASE FILLERS 
ODORLESS FILLERS 
AND  EXCELSIOR.

Capacity  one  carload  a  day.  Prompt  shipment  on 
short notice.  Will make  any  case  desired.  Write  for 
price list.  We compete with all other manufacturers.

EATON  RAPIDS,  fllCH.

for  cash.  Correspond  with  us.  We 
have the trade on Creamery.

Detroit Commission  &  Manufacturing  Co.,

27 Farmer Street, Detroit, Mich.

BEANS  and  POTATOES

CARLOTS  ONLY.

MILLER  &  TEASDALE  CO.,

S T .  L O U I S , 

M IS S O U R I.

1!  S o m e   \V h o le s a le   G ro c e rs  c la im   th e y   c h a rg e   n o   É 
I
i   c o m m issio n   on  

Butter  and  Eggs

i   You 

Neither do  we  when  you  give  us  an  opportunity 
to   b u y   y o u r  s h ip m e n ts  fo r  c a s h ,  w hich  e n a b le s
^ u y   y ° u r  g ro c e rie s   w h e re   y o u   c a n   g e t 
*  *
I t ’s  m o n e y   th a t

b e st  v a lu e s  fo r  th e   le a s t  m o n e y . 
ta lk s.  W r ite   fo r  p rices.

Hermann  C.  Naumann  &  Co. 

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.  Main Office, 33 Woodbridge St.  Brauch Store, 353 Russell  St., op. Eastern Market,  jf

Detroit,  Mich. 

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WE  ARE  IN  P O S ITIO N   TO  FILL  YOUR  OR­
DERS  FOR  FIELD  S E E D S   BOTH  IN  QUAL­
ITY  AND  PRICE  THAT  SHOULD  WARRANT 
YOU  IN  DEALING  WITH  US.

M o s e l e y   B r o s .

2 6 - 2 8 - 3 0 - 3 2   O TTA W A   S T . 
G R A N D   R A P ID S   M IC H

Jobbers-Seed-Beaos-Potatoes-Produce 

When  You  Begin  to  See  Anything  Green

Think  of Vinkemulder.  When  you  need anything Green  send 
your  order  to  Vinkemulder.  We  have  choice  Dry Onions 
Parsnips,  Bagas,  Carrots, Old and New Cabbage,  White Beans’
Pop  Corn,  Onion  Sets,  New  Lettuce,  Pie  Plant,  Green  Onions’
Spinach,  Radishes,  Vegetable  Oysters,  Oranges,  Lemons an 
Bananas.  Will bill at our lowest mail order prices.

The  Vinkemulder  Company,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

S T R A W B E R R I E S

produce  by  the  carload  and  selling  it  in 
direct  competition  with 
local  dealers 
without  paying  a  cent  of  rent or license. 
One  year  ago  last  January,  an  ordinance 
passed  the  Common  Council  of  Detroit 
which  provided  that  all  wholesalers  not 
having  regular  places  of  business  in  the 
city,  and  who  did  not  themselves  grow 
the  articles  which  they  offered  for  sale, 
should  pay  a 
license  of  $100  for  the 
privilege  of  doing  business  in  the  city. 
There  had  been,  for  some  years,  an  or­
dinance  on  the  city’s  books  which  pro­
vided  that  none  but  farmers  were  to  be 
allowed  the  privileges  of  the  public 
markets;  but,  instead  of  insisting  upon 
the  rigid  enforcement  of  this  ordinance 
as  they  should  have  done,  the  aldermen 
granted  special  privileges  to  certain  of 
their  friends  to  retail  on  the  markets, 
thus  rendering  obsolete  the  ordinance 
and  encouraging  a  vicious  and  demor­
alizing  practice.  Of  late,  however,  the 
practice  of  granting  special  privileges 
has  been 
largely  discontinued  by  the 
aldermen  and 
they  have  themselves 
shown  a  disposition  to  help  along  the 
cause  of  reform 
in  trade  methods.  A 
step  which  indicated  the  change  in  the 
opinions  of  the  members  of  the  Com­
mon  Council  upon  this  important  mat­
ter  was  the  passage  of  a  peddlers  and 
hawkers' 
license  ordinance  requiring 
the  payment  of  a  license  of  $25  and  the 
filing  of  a  S200  bond  as  a  guaranty  for 
the  responsibility  of  the  individual  en­
gaging  in  the  business  of  peddling  as  a 
means  of 
livelihood.  The  importance 
and  necessity  of  protecting  local  trade 
interests  had  evidently  forced  itself  up­
on  the  Council  through  seeiug  the  great 
numbers  of  empty  stores  which  were 
staring  them  in  the  face  in  all  parts  of 
the  city,  and  the  downcast  and  disheart­
ened  feeling  which  seemed  to  pervade 
the  entire  trade 
lines.  As 
stated,  these  measures  were  passed  by 
the  Council,  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
went  into  force  as  city  ordinances.

in  some 

in 

local  pioneers 

It  was  right  at  this  point  that  the 
most  difficult  part  of  the  work  began  for 
the 
trade  reform. 
These  matters  had  been  allowed  to  go at 
such  loose  ends  for  so  long  that 
it  was 
very  difficult  to 
induce  city  officials 
whose  duty  it  was  to  enforce  these  new 
ordinances  to  take  hold  of  the work  with 
any  degree  of  earnestness.  There  were 
a  few  well-known  private  citizens  who 
kept  hafnmering  away  at  the  officials 
until  they  were  induced  to  take  up  the 
work  and  prosecute  it  with  a  consider­
able  degree  of  thoroughness. 
There 
were  certain  difficulties  which presented 
themselves,  however,  which  rendered 
almost  impossible  the  conviction  of  the 
parties  arrested  upon  complaints  made 
under  these  ordinances.
In  connection  with 

the  ordinance 
against  indiscriminate  wholesaling  the 
greatest  obstacle  was  found  to  be  the 
inevitable  claim  made  by  the  offenders 
—that  they  were  farmers.  These  worthy 
gentlemen  would  ship 
in  a  carload  of 
produce  by  rail  and  run  the  car  in  on  a 
side  track  in  some  quiet,  outlying  dis­
trict.  Dressed  in  blue  jeans  and  other 
farmerlike  attire,  with  an  old  wagon 
and  a  team  of  horses  which  had  the  ap­
pearance  of  having 
just  arrived  from 
the  country  districts,  these make-believe 
fanners  succeeded 
in  fooling  some  of 
the  shrewdest  of  the  officials  who  had 
the  courage  to  make  an  attempt  to  en­
force  the  ordinance.  This  condition  of 
things  did  not 
last  long,  however,  for 
the  officials  soon  "got  next  to"  their 
little  game  and  could  recognize  them  as 
soon  as  they  saw  them  and  would  im­
mediately  begin  to  ply  them  with  ques­

tions  as  to  the  legitimacy  of  the  enter­
prise  in  which  they  were  at  present  en­
gaged.  These  fellows  were  evidently 
"up  to  the  times"  in  all  of  the  tricks 
necessary  to  the  successful  prosecution 
of  the  business  of  wholesaling  produce, 
but  there  were  very  few  of  them  who 
were  proof  against  the  everlasting  quiz­
zing  which  they  got  from  the  officers 
after  they  warmed  up  to  the  work. 
In 
the  majority  of  cases  they  would  turn 
over  the  remainder  of  the  carload  un­
sold  to  some  regular  wholesale  dealer 
and  shake  off  the  dust  from  their  feet 
and  depart,  to  return  no  more  forever. 
If,  by  chance,  one  of  these  enterprising 
gentlemen  plucked  up  courage  and 
came  again,  the  second  dose  was  usual­
ly  all  that  was  needed,  for  it  is  useless 
to  say  that  the "loving kindness”  shown 
him  by  the  dealers  to  whom  he  went 
with  the  culled-over  fragment  of  his 
load  was  not  of  the  kind  which,  in  the 
taking,  creates  a  desire  for  more  of  the 
same  nature.

As  to  the  legal  proceedings  taken 

in 
connection  with  the  enforcement  of  the 
wholesale  ordinance,  there  were  none 
worth  mentioning,  and  the  actual  results 
in  the  cases  which  were  brought  were 
anything  but  satisfactory  to  the  friends 
of  the  ordinance,  owing  to  the  difficulty 
in  collecting  evidence.  The  tireless 
work  of  the  officials  in  sizing  up  these 
merchants  of  rural  "m ake-up,"  and 
the  assistance  given  by  the regular deal­
ers  and  the  farmers  who visited the mar­
ket  every  day,  soon  cleared  the  city  of 
this  class  of  traders  and  relieved  the 
legitimate  trade  of  the  embarrassing 
competition  which  resulted  from  their 
peculiar  and  unwarranted  methods.

The  work  of  enforcing  the  peddlers’ 
ordinance,  to  which  reference  was  made 
above,  was  not  nearly  so  successful, 
however,  owing  to  certain  conditions, 
which  will  be  explained 
in  a  future 
communication,  which  will  be  a  short 
history  of  a  year’s experience  with  a $25 
peddlers’  ordinance  in  Detroit. 
I  write 
concerning  this  question,  not  because  I 
expect  the  general  reader  to  have  any 
interest  in  the  local  bearing  which  the 
facts  connected  therewith  may have,  but 
rather  because  I  am  convinced  that  cir­
cum stances  are  much  the  same  in  other 
cities,  and  am  also  of  the  opinion that  a 
knowledge  of  the  experience  which  we 
have  bad  here  in  Detroit  may  help  to 
make  any  effort  made  in  the .same  line 
in  other  cities  more  effective  and 
thorough. 

H .  H.  M a c k .

Negation  in  Rhyme.

A  certain  young  man  who  went  out 
West,  a  few  weeks  ago,  soon  after  his 
arrival  sent  the  following  back  home  to 
his  papa:

“ Some skies are blue 

And some are dark;
Please send me  fifty—
Your son, Mark.”

The  father,  not  wishing  to  be  outdone 
by  his  son,  sent back  the  following  re­
ply :

“ Some skies are blue 

And some are  pink;

I’ll send you fifty—

I don't think.”

W A N TE D

To furnish Western dealers for  their  Eastern 
trade for season of 1898; cold storage in quantit­
ies to suit up to  15,000 cases  of eggs and  30  cars 
butter; moderate rates and  liberal  advances  to 
reliable parties; modeinly equipped  plant;  me­
chanical refrigeration, with an improved system 
of perfectly dry circulation and change of air in 
rooms; intermittent and continuous  circulation, 
also gravity system;  these systems are the  latest 
and best known  in  cold  storage  practices;  our 
eggs are said to be the finest on the Philadelphia 
market this past-season; fine distributing point; 
only 2y2 hours to Pittsburg, and quick transit by 
both Penn  Central and B.  &  O.  to  New  York, 
Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and  Washington;  we 
are authorized  to  purchase  for  our  local  cus 
tomers 5,030 cases finely candled eggs  for  April 
and May deliveries;  also several  cars  creamery 
butter;correspondence solicited.  Address Hyge- 
ia Crystal Ice & Cold Storage Co.,TJniontown, Pa.

All  Green  Vegetables— Tomatoes,  Green  Onions  Radishes,  Cu­

from  the  South  will  soon  be  cheap  and 
within  reach  of  everybody.

cumbers,  Spinach,  etc.
Oranges,  Lemons,  Bananas.
Jobbers, 

Grand  Rapids,  M ich.

BUNTING  &  CO., 

E S T A B L IS H E D   1 8 9 3  

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T.  L.  BRUNDAGE,

WHOLESALE  COMMISSION  MERCHANT

54  and  56  Central  Ave.,  Cleveland,  Ohio.

Only  Exclusive  Butter  and  Egg  House  in  the  City

Want to correspond^ with those who have butter and 

eggs to ship.  Can handle large quantities.

EARLY FRUITS 
AND VEGETABLES

Will  please  your customers and  make  you  money.
Popular prices  prevail.  Ask for quotations.
F.  J.  D E TTE N TH A LE R ,

117-119  M O N R O E   S T R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H .

^ w w w w i f f w m m w w m w w w w i m m m i m r w i s  

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C .   N .   R a p p   &   C o . ,  

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| Commission  Merchants |

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56  West  Market St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

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S I   Eroduce generally,  assuring  prompt  sales  and  immediate  returns.  We

We  solicit  consignments  of  Butter,  Eggs,  Poultry,  Beans  and  2

are a branch of the  Grand  Rapids  house  of  the  same  name,  which  has  2
 
been  established  eleven  years.  We  refer  Michigan  shippers  to  the  —^  
y —  Fourth  National  Bank,  Grand  Rapids  Savings  Bank  and  Michigan  ^ 2  

Tradesman, all of which are  familiar with  our  standing  and  acquainted 
S i   with  our  methods  and  will  cheerfully  answer  any  enquiries which  may 

be made in regard to us.

I N I I N i !   m p   npi[fflllOT 
iltlH Iln li 

r u n  

rltliJUUUL  UlHLlKu 

I M E M   Tradesman Company

Grand  Rapids.

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ment  of  the  settled  ruling  on  this  sub­
ject  is  made  for  the  information  of  all 
concerned:

There  is  no  warrant  of  law for holding 
that  persons  who  sell  oleomargarine  by 
retail  are  not  required  to  pay  special 
tax  as  retail  dealers  therein,  if  they 
show  that  they  sold 
it  as  butter,  sup­
posing 
it  to  be  butter.  Such  a  ruling 
would  establish  a  precedent  that  could 
only  result 
in  great  detriment  to  the 
revenue,  and  would  be  contrary  to  the 
rule  of  construction  of  a  revenue 
law, 
laid  down  by  the  Supreme  Court,  that 
it  must  be  construed  in  favor  of  the rev­
enue  to  prevent  evasions.

In  view  of  the  stringent  provisions  of 
the  law  relating  to  oleomargarine,  it 
is 
incumbent  upon  all  persons  engaging  in 
the  sale  of  butter  to  take  great  pains  to 
assure  themselves  that  the  substance 
they  buy  and  sell  as  butter  is,  in  fact, 
genuine  butter and  not  oleomargarine. 
If  they  neglect  this  duty  and  accept 
the  mere  allegation  of  the  persons  sell­
ing  to  them  that 
is  butter,  and  it 
turns  out,  after  they  have  themselves 
sold 
it,  to  be  oleomargarine,  they  must 
bear  the  consequence  and  pay  the  tax 
which  the 
law  requires  shall  be  paid 
for  such  sales.  But  where 
it  is  clearly 
shown  that  persons  have  sold  oleomar- 
gaiine  under  the  mistaken  impression 
that  it  was  butter,  they  are  entitled  to 
relief  from  criminal  prosecution  on  the 
account  of  having  made  such  sale  with­
out  payment  of  the  special tax,  although 
they  can  not  be  relieved  from  the  tax; 
and  these  facts  may  also  be  regarded  as 
ground  to  support  claims  for  abatement 
of  the  50  per  cent,  penalty  when  assess­
ments  have  been  made  in  such  cases.

it 

The  Father’s  Diagnosis.

Mrs.  Smilax:  “ Henry,  I really believe 
Freddy  is  going  to  be  a  doctor  when  he 
grows  up. 
I  heard  him  tell  Mary  that 
she  must  be  careful  of  her  health,  and 
that  pie  was  considered  hurtful.”

Mr.  Smilax:  “ It  looks  to  me  as 
is  more  likely  to  become  a 
that  he  had  two 

though  he 
lawyer. 
pieces  of  pie  at  supper  last  evening. ”

I  noticed 

Association M atters
Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J.W isler,  Mancelona;  Secretaiy,  E. 
A.  Stow*,  Grand  Rapids;  Treasurer,  J.  P. 
T a t m a n ,  Clare.

Michigan  Hardware  Association

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

Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association

President, Joseph Knight;  Secretary, E. Marks, 

321 Greenwood ave;  Treasurer, C. H. F rink.
Grand  Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association
Kl a p;  Treasurer, J.  G eo.  Lehman.

President,  F rank  J.  Dt k ;  Secretary,  Homer 

Saginaw Mercantile Association

President, P. F.  T keanor;  Vice-President, John 
McBbatnib;  Secretary,  W.  H.  Lew is;  Treas­
urer, L ouie  Schwermer

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association

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

te r;  Treasurer,  L.  Pelton.

Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  F.  B.  Johnson;  Secretary,  A.  M. 

Darling;  Treasurer, L. A. Gilket.

Adrian  Retail Grocers’ Association 

President,  A.  C.  Clark;  Secretary, E.  F.  Cleve 

land;  Treasurer,  Wm.  C. Koehn.

Traverse City Business Men’s Association
Ho llt;  Treasurer, C. A.  Hammond.

President,  Thos.  T.  Ba tes;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Owosso  Business  Men’s  Association

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

bell;  Treasurer, W. E.  Collins.

Alpena Business Men’s Association

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

Partridge.

Grand Rapids RetaH Meat Dealers’ Association
President, L. J. Katz;  Secretary, Philip Hil be r: 

Treasurer. S. J. Hupford.

St. Johns Business  Men’s Association. 

President, T hos  B romley;  Secretary,  F rank A. 

Percy ;  Treasurer, Clark A. Putt.

r ,

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C. M. Drake.

W  R. Brice. 

Established in Philadelphia 1852. 

I W. R. BRICE &  CO .

W H O L E S A L E  
C A S H   B U Y E R S  
O F   E G G S

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

1 6

G O THA M   GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  to 

Special Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  April  9—While  continued 
suspense  over  the  political  situation  has 
checked  trade  in  some  lines,  local  ex­
citement  centers  in  Wall  street.  During 
the  past  week  the  coffee  market  has 
been  active  and  prices advanced  brisk­
ly,  No.  7  Rio  selling  on  Thursday  at 
7c.  This  was  followed  by  a  reaction, 
buyers  holding  back  for  the  political 
situation  to  turn  one  way  or  the  other, 
and  to-day  the  market  closes  dull  with 
No.  7  Rio  held  at 6j^c.  Mild  grades 
have  been  steady,  with  only  a  moderate 
business  transacted.  Jobbers  generally 
have  large  stocks  on  band,  but  show  no 
disposition  to  hurry  sales.  Good  Cu- 
cuta 
is  held  at  9>^"@9^0 ;  Maracaibo, 
fair  to  good,  8j£@9j£c;  Padang  Inte­
rior,  23^@3ic,  as  to  grade and  mark; 
Mocha,  i6j£@igc.

The  market  for  raw  sugar  has  been 
firm,  values  remaining  the  same  as 
quoted 
last  week—3^ic  for  Miscovado 
89  test  and  \Y%c  for  Centrifugals  96 test, 
at  which  prices  a  moderate  volume  of 
business  has  been  transacted.  Refined 
sugar 
is  higher  all  around,  standard 
granulated selling  to-day  for 5%c.
The  interest  in  the  tea  trade  has  been 
centered 
in  the  monthly  auction  sale 
which  occurred  on  Wednesday  of  this 
week,  at  which  higher prices were paid, 
due  to  the  talk  of  a  duty  in  case  of  war. 
The  market  closed  firm,  with  a  better 
out-of-town  business  and  invoice  trad­
ing  light.

The  activity  prevailing in spices early 
this  week  has  fallen  off  some,  but  the 
business  transacted  was  at  full  figures. 
Singapore  pepper 
is  firm  at  8|^@8%c 
and  Zanzibar  cloves  at  8c.  The  jobbing 
trade  has  been  fairly  active.

Out  of-town  business  in  molasses  has 
been  for  actual  wants  only  and  local 
trading  has  also  been  light.  There  has 
been  a  moderate  demand  for  foreign 
grades  at  full  figures.  We  quote  New 
Orleans  centrifugal,  good  to  prime,  15 
@22c;  open  kettle,  27@30C.  Syrups  are 
firm,  with  distributing 
light. 
Prime  to  fancy  sugar  syrups,  I7@22c.
Foreign  grades  of  rice  have  been 
moving  freely,  with  prices  higher  on 
Java.  Other  sorts  are  firm,  with  values 
tending  upward.  Advices from the South 
note  strong  and  advancing  markets.

is  very 

little  doing 

in  dried 
fruits.  Buying 
is  mostly  for  positive 
wants.  California  raisins  are  firm  at 
steady  prices. 
raisins  are 
dull.  Currants  are  quiet  and  easy.  Nuts 
are  firm  for  all  sorts.

Imported 

There 

trade 

Receipts  of  California  oranges  are 
still  large  and  at  the  last  auction  sale 
higher  prices  were  realized.  The  finest 
navels  are  worth  $2@3 ;  ordinary,  $1.90 I 
@2.25.  Jamaica  oranges  sell  slowly, 
but  at  steady  prices.  Repacked  are 
quoted  at  $4.5o@5.5o  per  bbl.  Pine­
apples  are  quiet  and  firm. 
Lemons 
are unchanged  and  in moderate demand.
In  canned  goods  there  has  been a drop 
in  Columbia  River  salmon  of  5@7J^c 
per  dozen. 
Tomatoes  are  easier  for 
spot  goods.  New  Jersey  standard  No.
3  spot  are  offered  at  $1;  for  future  de­
livery,  75c.  Corn 
is  quiet,  with  New 
York  State  spot  held  at  65@7oc;  for 
future  delivery,  6o@7oc  and  upwards 
as  to grade  and  label.

There  has  been  a  steady  enquiry  for 
desirable  grades  of  creamery  butter and 
the  market  has  ruled  firm  under  light 
receipts.  Western firsts,  21 @ 21 J£c; State 
firsts,  20j£@2ic; 
imitation  creamery, 
i6j£@i7^c.  Receipts  Friday 
firsts, 
were  3,142  packages.

The  cheese  market  rules  dull  and 
full  creams, 
weak  except 
which  are 
in  better  request  and  firm. 
Fancy  full  cream,  large,  8c;  small,  8# 
@8>^c.  Receipts,  Friday,  595  boxes.

for  choice 

Receipts  of  eggs  have  been  liberal 
and  the  market  closed  firm,  with  a  good 
demand  for  fine  fresh  stock.  Sales  of 
nearby  fancy  were  made  at  i i @ i i }£c. 
Western  fresh  gathered,  10c.
Use  of  Liquid  Glass 
vation.

in  Egg  Preser­

From the London Grocer.

The  use of  a  water-glass  solution 

in

it 

it 

It 

in  certain 

In  appearance 

is  an  alkaline  silicate,  and 

the  preservation  of  eggs  is  probably  the 
best-known  process  yet  available  for 
keeping  eggs  good,  inasmuch  as  it 
is 
accompanied  by  fewest  disadvantages. 
Water-glass  or  Wasserglas,  as  the  Ger­
it,  is  a  very  curious  sub­
mans  call 
stance,  well  known 
indus­
tries,  but  almost  unknown  to  the  gen­
eral  reader.  A  better  name  for  it  is  sol­
uble  glass. 
It  is  called  a  glass  because 
it 
is 
termed  soluble  because  it  will  dissolve 
in  water,  or  rather  will  mix  with  water 
very  easily. 
looks 
like  a  thick  sugar  syrup  and  might 
easily  be  mistaken  for  it. 
is  made 
by  fusing  silica,  for  example  quartz, 
with  sodium  or  potassium  carbonate, 
adding  a 
little  smill  coal  in  order  to 
aid  the  reaction.  The commonest grades 
are  manufactured  by  fusing  two  parts of 
quartz  sand  with  one  part  of  sodium 
carbonate  and  one-tenth  part  of  small 
coal.  Most  of  the  soluble  glass  or  water- 
glass  which  is  on  the  market  is  used  for 
making  artificial  stone,  but  large  quan­
tities  are  used  for  rendering  wood  fire 
proof,  as  a  detergent,  and  for  protect­
ing  natural  stone  of  good  quality  but 
which  does  not  weather  well.  These 
uses  suggest  the  reason  why  water-glass 
is  so  useful  in  the  preservation  of  eggs, 
for  in  solution  it  enters  the  pores  of  the 
egg  and  probably  combines  with 
the 
carbonate  of  the  egg-shell, 
calcium 
impervious  cement  which 
forming  an 
prevents  the 
ingress  of  air  and 
the 
germs  which  it  may  contain. 
It  ought 
to  be  pointed  out  that  treatment  with 
water-glass,  as  with 
lime  water,  will 
reduce  the  elasticity  of  the  egg-shell,  so 
that  when  the  contents  of  the  egg  swell 
during  boiling,  the  shell  will  crack  un­
less  relief 
is  afforded  by  puncturing 
one  end  with  a  fine  needle  immediately 
before  cooking.

the 

In  order  to  use  water-glass  successful 
ly, 
following  plan  should  be 
adopted:  Take  one  part  by  measure  of 
water-glass  (one  gallon)  and  ten  parts 
by  measure  of  water  that  has  been  well 
boiled  and  cooled  (ten  gallons).  Place 
the  water  and  the  water-glass  in the ves­
in  which  the  eggs  are  to  be  pre­
sel 
ingredients  well 
served,  and  stir  the 
together;  then  put 
in  the  eggs,  or  the 
eggs  may  be  packed  in  the  vessel  first 
of  all,  which  is  perhaps  the  better  plan, 
and  then  the  mixture  of  water  and 
water-glass  poured  over  them  until  the 
is  completely  covered. 
topmost  layer 
The  reason  for  boiling  the  water 
is 
obvious to  anyone  who  knows  that  the 
process  of  boiling  kills  any putrefactive 
germs  which  may  happen  to  be  in  the 
water  at  the  time,  but  great  care  must 
be  taken  that  the  water  is  not  used  hot 
or  even  warm ;  it should  be  cooled  down 
to  the  temperature  of  the  air  before  the 
water-glass 
is  mixed  with  it  and  the 
mixture  poured  over  the  eggs.  On  the 
whole,  it 
is  the  best  plan  to  purchase 
water-glass  of  the  best quality,  and  even 
then  it  is  quite  cheap. 
is  generally 
bought  by  the  cwt.,  and,  although  the 
market  varies,  it  ought  to  be  procurable 
at  about  10s.  or  125.  a  cwt.  The  reason 
why  we  recommend  purchasing  the  best 
is  that  sometimes  common  kinds  of 
water-glass  affect the fingers  in  handling 
and 
is  employed  there  will 
probably  be  trouble  with  the  workmen, 
who  are  quick  to  object  to  anything 
which,  as  they  say,  “ perishes”  
the 
bands.

Eggs  kept  in  this  solution  of  one  part 
water-glass  and  ten  parts  of  boiled 
water  have  been  known  to  keep good for 
at  least  nine  months,  but  it  goes  with­
out  saying  that  the  eggs  must  be  fresh 
when they  are  immersed  in  the  solution.

if  such 

It 

i

Ignorance  No  Excuse  for  Sellers  of 

Oleo.

The  Internal  Revenue  Collector  has 
received  the  following  letter  from  Com­
missioner  of  Internal  Revenue  Scott:

With  reference  to  the  applications 
which  have  been  made  for  the  relief  of 
certain  grocers 
in  your  district  from 
special  tax  and  penalty  which have been 
assessed  against  them  as  retail  dealers 
in  oleomargarine,  on  account  of  their 
having  sold  oleomargarine  which  they 
had  bought  as  butter  and  sold  suppos­
ing  it  to  be  butter,  the  following  state­

I

!

R E F E R E N C E S :

Com  Exchange  National  Bank,  Philadelphia.
Western  National  Bank,  Philadelphia.
W. D.  Hayes, Cashier Hastings  National  Bank,

Hastings,  Mich.

Fourth  National  Bank,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
D.  C.  Oakes,  Coopersville,  Mich.
E.  A.  Stowe,  Michigan  Tradesman.

Our mutual friend,  Editor  Stowe,  says  we  have  had a  change  in 
politics  in  the  shape  of a new mayor, and that we should have a new 
advertisement.  We haven’t time to write  much, but here  is  what  we 
have to say:  We are here buying  Eggs for Cash, and  want all  you  can 
ship  us f.  o.  b.  cars, your station.  We want  all  the  Roll  Butter  you 
can  ship.  Write for prices on  Eggs and  Butter.

W.  R.  BRICE  &  CO.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Our  Philadelphia house is also badly in  want  of  Fancy  Creamery 
Butter on Commission, and  it will  pay you to ship all you possibly can- 
They have the best  market  on  fine  Creamery  in  the  United  States. 
Ship  sure. 

W.  R.  BRICE  &  CO.,

Philadelphia,  Pa.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Commercial Travelers

Michigan Knights of the Grip. 

President, John  a .  Hoffman, Kalamazoo; Secre 
tary, J.  G.  Saunders, Lansing;  Treasurer, Chas 
McN oltt, Jackson.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association 
President,  C.  C.  Snrdbkeb,  Detroit;  Secretary 

and Treasurer, C.  W.  Allen  Detroit.

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan.

Grand  Counselor,  F.  L.  Da y ,  Jackson;  Grand 
Secretary, G. S. V almore, Detroit;  Grand Treas 
urer, G eo. A. Reynolds, Saginaw.
Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mntnal  Acci 
President,  J  Boyd  Pantlind,  Grand  Rapids 
Secretary and Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  Grant 
Rapids.
Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club.
President,  W.  C.  Brown,  Marquette;  Secretary 
and Treasurer. A. F. Wesson, Marquette.

dent Association.

Gripsack  Brigade.

H. 

P.  Wollaver  and  John  Foster,  of 

Owosso,  have  gone  on  the  road  for  the 
Corunna  Shoe  Co.  Mr.  Wollaver  will 
cover  Wisconsin  and  Illinois  and  Mr. 
Foster  will  travel  in  Michigan.

Frank  W.  Parsons,  formerly  general 
salesman  for  the  J.  G.  Butler  Tobacco 
Co.,  of  St,  Louis,  has  taken  up  his  resi­
dence  in  Grand  Rapids  and  undertaken 
the  handling  of  a  line  of  specialties.

Frank  M.  Tyler  has  made  a  new  ar­
rangement  with  the  Howard  Furnace 
Co.,  by  which  he  acquires  exclusive 
control  of  Michigan,  Wisconsin,  Illinois 
and  Northern  Indiana.  His  son,  Edgar 
M.  Tyler,  will  travel  with  him  and  as-j 
sist  him  in  effecting  sales.

than 

were  more 
10,000,000  bushels, 
proved  bear  arguments.  This,  coupled 
with  the  fact  ' that  the  visible  showed 
only  a  small  decrease  of  94,000  bushels 
and  the  Government  crop  report  came 
in  showing  86  per  cent,  of a crop against 
81.4  per  cent,  last  year  and  77  per  cent, 
in  1896,  also  bad  its  effect.  However, 
prices  did  not  decline.  The  visible 
is 
only 7» 5°°.ooo  bushels  less  than last year 
and  29,500,000  bushels 
in 
1896. 
It  looks  now  as  though  present 
prices  would  hold,  but  that  dollar  wheat 
would  not  be  reached  at  initial  points. 
in  Chicago  holds  around 
May  wheat 
Si.06,  but  there 
It  is 
surprising  that  the  visible  does  not  de­
crease  faster.

is  no  trading. 

less  than 

As  stated  in  former  reports,  the  flour 
trade 
is  not  of  a  rushing  nature,  as  is 
usually  the  case  when  prices  are  droop­
ing.  Buyers  seem  reluctant  about  plac­
ing  orders.

is  usual, 

It  is  entirely  different  with  mill  feed, 
as  it  is  very  scarce  and  prices  are  firm. 
Coarse  grains,  as 
remain 
steady,  notwithstanding  the  visible  de­
creased  2,500,000  bushels.  We  might 
mention  that  the  visible 
in  corn  is
40,000,000  bushels,  against  20,000,000 
bushels  at  the  same  time  last  year.

The  receipts  during  the  week  were 
large,  being 64  cars  of  wheat,  13  cars  of 
corn  and  11  cars  of  oats.

Millers  are  paying  90c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  V oigt.

Fred  L.  Frost,  a  traveling  man  well 
known  all  over  the  State,  died  suddenly 
of  pneumonia  Monday  at  the  Palmer 
House.  Chicago.  He  had  been  with 
Morley  Bros.,  of  Saginaw,  for  seven­
teen  years,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
was  in  the  employ  of  Wallace,  Smith  & 
Co.,  wholesale  harness  dealers  of  Mil­
waukee.  Deceased 
in  Grand 
Rapids  for  a  number  of  years,  but  of 
late  made  his  headquarters  at  the  Gris­
wold  House,  Detroit.  Deceased  was  38 
years  of  age,  married,  a  member  of 
Grand  Rapids  Elks,  was  affiliated  with 
the  Saginaw  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip.  He 
will  be  buried 
in  Vermont,  his  natal 
State.

lived 

is  a  queer  combination 
at 
There 
Adrian 
in  the  person  of  H.  F.  Wyatt 
who  runs  a  cut-rate  drug  store  and 
makes  a  bluff  at  running  the  Lawrence 
House.  Neither 
is  very  well  run  and 
neither 
is  very  creditable  to  the  man 
who  figures  as  pioprietor.  What  be 
loses  on  his  drug  sales  he  probably 
makes  up  by  charging  the  traveling 
public  at  the  rate  of $2  per  day  for  ac­
commodations  which  would  be  dear  at 
$1.  To  the  credit  of  the  traveling  men 
it  may  be  stated  that  Wyatt  seldom  has 
the  opportunity  of  entertaining  a  sales­
man  a  second  time,  one  experience  be­
ing  quite  sufficient  to  last  a  lifetime. 
Unless  the  Tradesman  is  misinformed— 
and  the  opinion  herewith  stated  is based 
on  numerous  complaints  of  a  similar 
character—Mr.  Wyatt  would  be  more  at 
home  tending  bar 
in  a  frontier  saloon 
or  conducting  a  bull  fight  in  Cuba  than 
he 
in  attempting  to  manage  a  drug 
store  or  hotel.  He  was  apparently  born 
without  any  of  the  attributes  of  a  gen­
tleman  and  has  not  improved  his oppor­
tunities  since  that  time.

is 

The  Grain  Market.

The  fine  weather  kept  the  wheat  mar­
ket  in  a  drooping  state  during  the  past 
week.  The  large  Northwestern  receipts, 
the  enormous  world’s  shipments,  which

Movements of Lake Superior Travelers
J.  R.  O’Neil  (C.  P.  Collins  &  Co.) 

is  with  us.

J.  B.  Tucker  (Hammell  Cigar  Co.)  is 
now  the  musical  conductor  of  the  Ham­
mell  Cigar  Co. ’s  Concert  Co.  So  savs 
his  advance  postal  cards.  As  a  crayon 
artist,  Mr.  Tucker  is  no  slouch.
again.

John  Dillon  is  in  the Upper Peninsula 

H.  I.  Telling  (Guthman,  Carpenter 
&  Telling)  is  calling  on  Upper  Penin­
sula  friends  and  selling  shoes  on  the 
side. 

Irving  is  a  busy  boy.

T.  C.  Robbins,  erstwhile  manager 
for the  Ferguson  Hardware  Co.  (Soo), 
has  resigned.  Mr.  Van  Lou  succeeds 
Mr.  Robbins.
A.  Boex 

(United  States  Biscuit 
Co.)  circulates  the  Upper  Peninsula 
regularly.

W.  G.  Carah  (Merrian,  Collins  & 

Co.)  did  the  iron  country  last  week.

F.  C.  Comstock  (Roundy,  Peckham 
&  Co.)  mixes  bicycles  with  his  grocery 
business.  His  house  has  the  agency  for 
a  prominent  wheel.

G.  F.  Gengnagel  (National Cash  Reg­
iste  Co.)  is  doing  the  Upper  Peninsula. 
Mrs.  G.  is  with  him.

J.  W.  Gray  (E.  P.  Stacey  &  Son)  can 
snore  louder  than  any  other  man  on  the 
road.  Passengers  on  the  Soo  line  can­
non  ball  train  so  testify.

Excellent  Advice  to  Potato  Growers. 
From the Ludington Appeal.

It  will  be  remembered  that  for  sev­
eral  years  so  many  late-planted  and  un­
ripe  potatoes  were  shipped  from  North­
ern  Michigan  that  the  reputation  of  this 
portion  of  the  State  for  sending  out 
sound  and  good  stock  was  damaged  and 
dealers  could  not  find  market  for  our 
crops.  The  Appeal  is  glad  to  state that 
a  great  many  farmers  learned  a  lesson, 
and  much  earlier  planting  of  the  late 
potatoes  resulted  last  season.  Accord­
ing  to  reports  all  along  the  shore  from 
Ludington  northward, 
the  potatoes 
shipped  outlast  fall  were  first  class,  be­
ing  thoroughly  ripe  and  mostly  clean 
stock.  There  is  no  more  need  for  hav­
ing  scabby  than  green  or  frost-killed 
potatoes  for  the  market,  and  now  that 
Northern  Michigan  has  redeemed  her­
self,  it  is  to  be Loped  that  potato  grow­
ers  will  unite  in  keeping  our  reputation 
unspotted 
If  we  do,  it 
will  mean  five  or  ten  cents  a  bushel 
more  on  the  average  to  the  farmer.

in  the  future. 

Talent  is  unminted  gold.

GONE  BEYOND.

Death  of  Wm.  Boughton,  the  Veteran 

Shoe  Salesman.

Wm.  Boughton,  traveling  representa­
tive for  the  C.  E.  Smith  Shoe  Co.,  died 
at  Butterworth  Hospital  Sunday  and 
was  buried  this  afternoon 
the 
Wealthy  Avenue  Baptist  church.  The 
following  biographical  sketch  of  the de­
ceased  appeared 
the  Michigan 
Tradesman  of  July  24,1895 :

from 

in 

‘ ‘ In  that  district  of  merry  England”  
which 
is  known  as  Windsor,  a  town 
which  takes  its  name  from  the  famous 
castle  which  is  one  of  the  residences  of 
the  Queen,  Wm.  Boughton  was  born  on 
May  13,  1841.  There  are  few  towns 
fairer  to  look  upon  than  Windsor  as 
it 
dots  the  English  meadows  at  the  foot 
of  the  stately  castle;  there  are  none  so 
rich  as  she 
in  historical  incident  and 
royal  story,  and  the boyhood  passed  here 
was  keenly  alive  to  all  that  clustered 
around  the  royal  pile.  What  a  place 
to  study  English  history,  in  the  shadow 
of  the  very  walls  which  the  Conqueror 
erected  for  his  home!  And  what  boy 
in  the  neighborhood  of 
born  and  bred 
Runneymede  would  ever  forget 
the 
Magna  Charta  after  his  feet  had  visited 
that  famous  valley  and  his  eyes  had 
seen 
the  very  table  upon  which  the 
precious  document  was  signed !

Reared  among  such  scenes,  the  boy 
made  the  most  of  the  schools  of  Wind­
sor  until  he  was  14,  when  he  began  his 
business  life  as  clerk  in  a  grocery  store 
in  bis  native  town.  On  reaching  his 
majority,  he  left  England  for  America, 
and  came  to  Detroit.  May  1,  1862.  For 
two  months  he  was  with  his  uncle  on  a 
farm  at  Grosse  Pointe  near  Detroit,  and 
July  5th  of  the  same  year  he  obtained  a 
position  as  clerk  in  the  retail  shoe  store 
of  Stephen  Smith,  of  Detroit,  where, 
with  him  and  with  Stephen  F.  Smith  & 
Co.,  his  successors,  he  remained  for 
fifteen  years—five  years  as  clerk,  three 
years  as  shipping  clerk,  and  seven years 
on  the  road,  the  firm,  in  the  meantime, 
having  gone  into  the  jobbing  and  man­
ufacturing  of  boots  and  shoes.  On  the 
failure  of  this  firm  he  took  a  position 
with  R.  &  J.  Cummings  &  Co.,  a 
wholesale  shoe  house  of  Toledo,  with 
Western  Michigan  as  his  territory,  re­
maining  with  them  for  eight  years.

On  their _ retiring  from  business,  he 
took  a  position  covering  the  same  terri­
tory  with  H.  S.  Robinson  & Burtenshaw, 
of  Detroit.  He  remained  with  this  firm 
and  their  successors,  H.  S.  Robinson  & 
Co.,  eight  years,  closing  his  connection 
with  them  Feb.  1,  1893,  when  he  took  a 
position  with  the  C.  E.  Smith Shoe Co., 
of  Detroit.  His  territory  comprises  the 
northwestern  section  of  the  Lower  Pen­
insula  of  Michigan,  the  Upper  Penin­
sula  and  a  part  of  Wisconsin.

Twenty-five  years  ago  Mr.  Boughton 
took  his  first  degree  in  masonry  in  De­
troit.  He  now  stands  on  the  32c!  round 
of  the  ladder  in  the  Scottish  rite.  He 
is  a  member  of  De  Molai  Comroandery 
Knights  Templar;  of  Saladin  Temple, 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  as  well 
as  an  Elk—organizations,  every  one  of 
them,  whose  shields  are  emblazoned  all 
over  with  ‘ ‘ Good  will  to  men.”

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  much  which 
might  have  been  written  here,  aside 
from  the  business  career  which  has been 
closely  followed,  has  been  proscribed. 
“ Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets”  
and  the  story  which  tells  of  a  thoughtful 
care  for  others  can  never  be  out  of 
place. 
It  is  pleasant to  remember  how­
ever,  that  those  who  read  these  lines 
and  are  interested  in  them,  will  be  sure 
to  see  the  part  which  has  been  omitted 
and  will  be  just  as  sure  to  end  the  nar­
rative  with  “ Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done 
it  to  the  least  of  these,  my  brethren,  ye 
have  done  it  unto  M e!”

17

arriving 
in  Milwaukee  at  6.30  a.  m. 
Connections  made  at  Milwaukee  for  all 
points  West  and  Northwest.  As  ip  for­
mer  years,  this  train  will  have  attached 
an  elegant  Wagner  buffet  parlor  car. 
Rates  via  this  line  are  less  than  going 
all  rail.  Berths  on  steamers  are  free  to 
passengers  holding  first-class 
tickets, 
fo r 
information  apply  at  City  Ticket 
Office,  97  Monroe  street,  Morton  House, 
or  at  depot.

that  produced 

Notwithstanding  the  misleading  influ­
ence  of  certain  trade  marks,  the  specific 
characteristics  of  Portland  cement,  as 
made  abroad,  and 
in 
America  may  be  easily  distinguished. 
In  the  former  case,  the  composiiton 
in 
a  given  brand  does  not  vary  1  per  cent, 
in  any  constituent.  It  is  made  by grind­
ing  a  cement  rock  low  in  magnesia with 
a  given  proportion  of  clay,  the  rock 
going  into  the  mixture  being  carefully 
analyzed  several  times  a  day,  and  the 
proportion  of  clay and gypsum  to  make 
up  the  exact  chemical  proportions  is 
added  to  the  mixture;  this  is  then burnt 
in  a  furnace  of  special  construction, 
giving 
the  fuel  being 
either  pulverized  coal  burned  with  an 
air  blast,  or  vaporized  oil 
likewise 
burned  with  an  air  draught— in  this 
way  burned  to  a  clinker  resembling 
lava,  which 
is  extremely  hard,  and, 
when  reground  to  a  fine powder,  is ready 
for  use.  The  chemical  composition  of 
the  best  Portland  cements  of  American 
manufacture 
is  about  as  follows:  64 
per  cent,  of  lime,  20  of  silica,  7  of 
alumina,  and  2.97  of  magnesia.  An­
other  process  consists  in  the  burning  of 
marl,  or  fresh-water  chalk,  formed  by 
the  decomposition  in  past  ages  of  fresh­
water  shells,  with  a  mixture  of clay,  and 
afterward  regrinding  the  clinker.

intense  heat, 

A  French  scientific  journal  says  the 
consumption  of  tobacco  is  decreasing  in 
that  country,  being  at  the  present  time 
about  two  pounds  a  head  of  the  popu­
lation  annually,  whereas in  Holland  it  is 
seven  pounds,  in  the  United  States  five 
pounds,  in  Belgium  and  Germany  three 
pounds, 
in  Austria-Hungary  two  and 
one-half  pounds  and  in  Canada  two  and 
one-half  pounds.

Set  no  standard  for  others—they  may 
live  nearer  to  the  light  they  have  re­
ceived  than  you  do.

H O TEL  W H ITCO M B

A. VINCENT, Prop.

ST. JOSEPH,  MICH.

THE  WHITNEY  HOUSE

Rates  $1.00  to  $1.25  per  day.  Complete  Sanitary 
Improvements.  Electric  Lights.  Good  Livery 
in connection.  State Line Telephone.

Chas. E. Whitney, Prop.. Plainwell, Mich.

Everything

In  the  Plumbing  Line

E verything

In  the  Heating  Line

Be  it Steam,  Hot Water or Hot Air. 
Mantels,  Grates  and  Tiling.  Galva­
nized Work of Every Description. 

Largest concern  in the  State.

Reopening  of  the  Popular  Grand 

Haven  Route.

in  service  their 

April  11  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway 
System  placed 
fast 
steamboat  train,  leaving  Grand  Rapids 
at  io.p.  m.,  arriving  at Grand Haven  11 
p.  m.,  making  close  connection  with 
Crosby  Transportation  Co.’s  steamers,

W eatherly  &  Pulte

99  Pearl  St.,  Grand Rapids.

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Drugs==Chemicals

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

F.  \Y.  R.  Pe r r y,  Detroit 
A.  C.  Schumacher.  Ann  Arbor 
Geo. Gundrum,  Ionia  - 
L.  E.  Reynolds,  St.  .Joseph 
Henry Heim,  Saginaw  - 

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- 

- 

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

Examination Sessions.
star Island—June 27 and 28.
Marquette—About  Sept.  1.
Lansing—Nov.  1 and 2.

A ll 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.  Mann, Detroit.
Treasurer—J o h n   D .   M u i r ,  Grand Rapids.

What  the  Drug  Trade  Is  Coming  To.
After  the  reporter  had  been  shown 
from  the  basement  to  the  roof  of  an  im­
mense  establishment 
impressed 
him  as  a  second-hand  store  of  an  old 
curiosity  shop,  the surprised  interviewer 
began  his  work.

that 

it  is. 

“ What  is  your  business,  anyhow?’ ’
“ This  is  a  drug  store,  sir.  Oh,  you 
need  not  look  as  though  you  doubted 
me;  that’s  what 
I'm  conscien­
tious,  and  after  I  had  said  I  would  sup­
ply  whatever  the  doctors  prescribed  I 
was  not  the  man  to  take  it  back.  My 
first 
invoice  was  the  usual  outfit  of 
drugs,  hot-water  bags,  friction  towels 
and  numberless  things  of 
that  sort. 
When  the  doctor  around  the  corner  told 
one  of  his  patients  to 
try  Turkish 
baths,  I  fitted  up  those  in  the  basement. 
For  the  taking  of  indoor  exercise,  un­
der  medical  direction,  I  have  the  gym­
nasium,  besides  keeping  everything 
from  dumbbells  to  lifting  machines  on 
sale. 
I  have  horses  to  let,  but  there  is 
not  much  demand  for  them  now.  Doc­
tors  are  prescribing  bicycles,  and  I  have 
to  keep  all  the  leading  makes  to  supply 
the  trade.  That  immense  pile  of  furni­
ture 
is  made  of  invalid  chairs,  beds, 
hammocks  and  things  of  that  kind. 
I 
have  common-sense  shoes,  harmless cor­
sets,  braces  and  scores  of  other mechan­
ical  devices  that  aim  to  bring  about  a 
compliance  with  the 
laws  of  nature. 
Of  course,  I  couldn’t  go  to  the  expense 
of  fitting  up  ocean  voyages  or  summer 
resorts,  but  I  did  the  best  T  could  by 
becoming  agent  for  the  leading  trans­
lines  and  watering  places. 
continental 
The  whole  thing  cost  me  more  than 
it 
comes  to,  ten  to  one ;  but  I’m  conscien­
tious  and  am  going  to  keep  up  with  the 
doctors."  Then  he  answered  the  tele­
phone  and  turned  with  a  smile:

“ Wants  a 

jug  of  North  Carolina 

mountain  air.”

Methods  of  Curing 
Habit.

the  Morphine 

One  of  the  most  prominent  symptoms 
of  the  morphine  habit  is  the  utter  lack 
of  truthfulness  manifested  by  the  pa­
tients  regarding  the  use  of  the  drug.  It 
can  never fee  told  from  their  statements 
whether  they  are  using  it  or  when  they 
have  stopped  using  it.  Consequently  it 
is  necessary  in  all  forms  of  treatment  to 
place  the  patient  under  the  constant 
supervision  of  some  reliable  person, 
and  as  well  to  confine  him  in  most 
in­
stances  to  some  particular  room,  other­
wise  he  will 
in  some  way  obtain  the 
drug.

There  are  three  different ways of with­

drawing  the  drug  from  the  patient:

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

1.  Abruptly.  Confine  the  patient  and 

withhold  the  morphine  or  opium.

2.  Rapid  withdrawal  of  the  drug.
3.  A  very  gradual  withdrawal  of  the 

drug.

We  may  say  that  the  first  method  has 
not  given,  generally,  very  satisfactory 
results,  inasmuch  as  it  frequently  gives 
rise  to  profound  symptoms  of  collapse. 
The  second  method  seems  to  be  the 
most  desirable.  In  some  instances  it has 
proved  very  satisfactory  to  m ake  up  a 
solution  of  the  drug  and  every  time  a 
portion  is  taken  to  fill  up  the bottle with 
an  equal  quantity  of  water. 
In  a  very 
short  time  the  solution  will  become  so 
attenuated  that  practically  none  of  the 
drug  is  taken.

The  slow  method 

is  open  to  the  ob­
jection  that  it  takes too  long  a  time,and 
the  attendants  and  the  patient  generally 
become  discouraged,  and  the  results  are 
not  satisfactory.

One  of  the  most  important indications 
during  the  withdrawal  of  the  drug  is the 
stimulation  of  the  patient  by  easily  di­
gested  food  in  as  large  quantities as can 
be  taken.  This is  one  of  the  most  diffi­
cult  parts  of  the 
treatment,  as  the 
patient 
is  generally  nauseated  and  the 
digestive  powers  are  very  feeble;  diar­
rhoea  is  also  apt  to  supervene.  This lat­
ter  symptom  is  best  combated  and  can 
generally  be  controlled  by  the  use  of 
mild  astringents.  The  restlessness  can 
probably  best  be  controlled  by  the  use 
of  such  hypnotics  as  chloral,  potassium 
bromide,  etc.  Alcohol  should  not,  gen­
erally,  be  employed  for  this  purpose,  as 
it 
is  likely  to  produce  the  habit  of  al­
coholism.  Coca  has  been  administered 
in  some 
instances  with  satisfactory  re­
sults,  but,  on  the  whole,  it  should  not 
be  employed,  inasmuch  as  the  patient 
may  acquire  the  cocaine habit,  which  is 
far  worse  than  the  morphine  habit.

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The  Drug  Market.

Opium—The  market 

is  very  firm  at 

unchanged  prices.

Morphine—Has  at  last  responded  to 
the  advance  of  opium  and  has  been 
marked  up  10c  per  oz.

Quinine—German  and New York have 
declined  4c  per  oz.  The  selling  price 
for German  in  100  oz.  tins  is  20c  per  oz., 
making  price  of  New  York  in  5  oz.  tins 
25c.  P.  &  W.  have  reduced  their  price 
2c  per  oz.,  making  5  oz.  tins  27c.  The 
market  is  very  firm  at  the  decline,  with 
large  speculative  buying,  although  man­
ufacturers will  sell  speculators  but  small 
quantities.

Cocoa  Butter— Has  been  advanced 
abroad  and  our  market  is  much  firmer.
Cod  Liver  Oil—Has  advancd  about  $2 

per  bbl.  of  30 gallons.
Baisams—Copaiba 

is  very  active  at 
advancing  prices.  Tolu is  in  light  stock 
and  very  firm.

Barks—Orange  peel  is  scarce  and  has 
low 
taken  place. 
last 

advanced.  Prickly  ash  stocks  are 
and  an  advance  has 
Crushed  soap, 
week,  is  still  advancing.

for  reasons  given 

Essential  Oils—Anise  has  declined. 
Cajiput  is  easier.  On  account  of  com­
petition,  cassia 
is  unsettled  and  the 
price  has  declined.  Copaiba 
is  firm, 
in  sympathy  with  balsam,and  will prob­
ably  be  higher.

Flowers---- German  chamomile  have

advanced.

virtue.

A  double 

life  can  not  have  a  single 

Cutler’sCarbolate 

of  Iodine

IS  GUARANTEED  TO  CURE 

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

All druggists 81.
Bulfalo, N. Y.

Pocket  lokaler

C ÏÎP 'A ïJ 'S ’

Established 1780«

Walter Baker & Go. kOL-

Gough  I 
Drops]

I  MANUFACTURED  B Y  
I
[ the  C.BLOM,«JrJ 

CANDY CO.,  I
!  holland, - m ich|

For  Sale  by  Leading  Jobbers.

P | U p i   r Q   blackheads, boils, blotches,freck-  } 
1  l l f i r L L O   les, eruptions  caused  byingrow-  j  
ing hair, skin that is soft and wrinkly,  or rough or f 
a swarthy, in fact, all complexion difficulties should  f  
I  be treated with SCHROUDER'S  LOTION, T 
I  a  scientific  preparation  for  keeping  the  skin  r 
*  smooth, firm  and clear—it produces and preserves T 
X a healthy glow to the complexion ; perfectly harm*  t 
X le'S.  At  drug  stores 25c per bottle ;  by mail 35c.  T
|  B. Schrouder,  Pharmacist,  Grand Rapids, Mich.  7
•»» » » » 1

$500  Reward!

Dorchester, Mass.
The Oldest and 

Largest Manufacturers of

FURtHIGH GRADE
COCOAS
CHOCOLATES

AND

on this Continent.

their manufactures.

No  Chemicals  are  used  in 
T rade
Their  Breakfast  Cocoa  is  absolutely  pure, 
delicions, nutritious, and costs less than  one 
cent a cup.
Their Premium  No.  1  Chocolate,  put up  in 
Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best 
plain chocolate in the market for family use.
Their  German  Sweet  Chocolate  U  good  to 
eat and good to drink.  It is palatable, nutri­
tious, and  healthful;  a  great  favorite  with 
children.
Buyers should ask for and be sure that they 
get the genuine goods. The above trade-mark 
is on every package.
W a lte r  B a k er &   Co.  Ltd. 
_____ Dorchester,  Mass.

To any person  who can  find any adulterations  in our  Pure  Flavoring  Extracts.
For over a year our business has grown surprisingly,  with slight  effort of ours, sim­
ply upon the widening appreciation of  the superior quality  of  our  goods.  And  some of 
our older competitors are cowardly trying to misrepresent our goods when they have dis­
placed their own.  Our new and larger laboratory  and  salesrooms  at  16  and  iS  S.  Ionia 
street welcome you April 25th.

D e   b o e ,  KING  &   CO.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

^  C O F F E E ^ ] 3
■
C O M PO U N D .

3
Manufactured^ 
j
Woodbury&Cn  : n
m

R I C H   d r i n k :

ingredients. 

of  choice  coffee  with  palatable  cereals  and  other 
wholesome 
to  all 
“cereal” drinks.  A beautiful  Tea  and  Coffee  Pot 
Stand given  with each 2  pound  package.  Retails 
for  13c  a  package,  affording  retailer  big  profit. 
Pleases  customers.  Order  trial  case and  see how 
quickly it sells.

Far  superior 

W O O D B U R Y   St  O O ..  m f r s ..

C H A R L O T T E .   M I C H .

The  Cheapest  Enameled  Playing  Card

ON  THE  MARKET  IS  THE

N O .  2 0   R O V E R S

Has  a  handsome  assortment  of  set  designs  printed  in  different  colors—Red, 
Blue, Green and Brown;  highly finished, enameled, and is the best  card  in  the 
market for the money.  Each  pack in a handsome enameled tuck  box.  Put  up 
in  one dozen assorted  designs and colors.  A   good  seller.  List  price  $20  per 
gross.  ^  We make a full line from cheapest to highest grades, and can meet your 
wants in every way.  If you are handling plaving cards for profit get  our  sam­
ples and prices before placing your order.  They may  help you.

T H E   A M E R IC A N   P LA Y IN G   C A R D   C O .,

K A L A M A Z O O ,  M ICH.

Before the  war

lay  In  a  supply  ot

5c Cigars.  Sold  by  All  Jobbers.

G.  J.  JOHNSON  CIGAR GO., Mirs.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Morphia, S.P.& W ...  2 25® 2 50 
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
C. Co....................   2 25® 2 50
Moschus Canton__  @  40
Myristlca, No. 1...... 
65®  80
Nux Vomica...po.20  @ 
10
Os  Sepia................. 
15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
D. Co....................
@  1 00
Picis Liq. N.N.!4 gal.
doz........................
@ 2 00 
Picis Liq., quarts__
@  1  00 
Picis Liq., pints......
@  85
Pil Hydrarg... po.  80 
@  50
Pi per Nigra... po.  22 
@  18 
Piper Alba....po.  35
30
Piix  Burgun...........
Plumbl  Acet........... 
„
12
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii  1  10® 1  20
Pyrethrum, boxesH.
@ 1  25
& P. D. Co., doz... 
Pyrethrum,  pv........  25®  30
Quassise..................  
8®  10
27®  32
Quinia, S. P. & W .. 
Quinia, S. German..
30
Quinia, N.Y......   ...
25®
Rubia Tinctorum...
12®
_
SaccharumLactis pv 
18®
Salacin....................  3 00® 3  10
40®  50
Sanguis Draconls... 
12@ 
Sapo,  W................... 
14
Sapo, M.................... 
10®  12
Sapo, G.................... 
© 
15
Siedlitz  Mixture__  20  ©  22

10® 

Sinapis....................  @ 
18
Sinafpis, opt............  
©  30
Snuff, Maecaboy, De
Voes.....................   @  34
Snuff,Scotch,DeVo’s  @ 
34
Soda Boras..............  9  @ 
11
Soda Boras, po........  9  @  u
26®  28
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb.............. 
i^@ 
2
Soda, Bi-Carb.........  
3® 
5
Soda, Ash...............   314® 
4
Soda, Sulphas.........   @ 
2
Spts. Cologne...........  @ 2 60
Spts. Ether Co........ 
50®  55
Spt.  Myrcia Dom...  @  0 00
Spts. Vini Rect. bbl.  @  2 42
Spts. Vini Rect. Kbbl  @ 2  47
Spts. Vini RecUOgal  @ 2 50 
Spts. Vini Rect.  5gal  @ 2 52 
Less 5c gal. cash 10 days. 
Strychnia, Crystal...  1  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  Sub!.........   2^@ 
3
2®  2H
Sulphur,  Roll........ 
Tamarinds.............. 
8® 
10
Terebenth Venice... 
28®  30
40®  42
Theobromae............  
Vanilla....................  9 00@16 On
Zinci  Sulph............  
7® 
8

Oils

__ 
E E L . G A L .
70
Whale, winter.........  
70 
Lard,  extra...............  40 
45
Lard, No. 1.................  35 
40

19

43
45
70
40

Linseed, pure  raw..  40 
Linseed,  Dolled......   42 
Neatsfoot, winter str  65 
Spirits Turpentine..  34 
Paints  bbl. 

lb
Red Venetian.'........ 
lJi 2  ®2
Ochre, yellow Mars.  134  2  @4 
Ochre, yellow  Ber..  154  2  @3 
Putty, commercial..  2*4  2%@3 
Putty, strictly pure.  2%  23£@3 
Vermilion,  P rim e
American.............  
13® 
15
Vermilion, English.  70® 
75
Green, Paris...........  13%@  19
Green,  Peninsular.. 
13® 
16
Lead, Red...............   5H@ 
6
Lead, white............  554® 
6
Whiting, white Span  @  70
Whiting,  gilders’...  @  90
White, Paris Amer..  @ 100
Whiting, Paris  Eng.
cliff......................  @  1  40
Universal Prepared.  1  00®  1  15

Varnishes]^

No. l’Turp Coach...  1  10®  1  20
Extra  Turp............   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

W H O L E SA LE   PRICE  CU RREN T.

Advanced—
Declined—Turpentine.

Acldum

® 

Aceticum.................. $  6@J  3
Benzoicum, German  70®  75
Boracic.................... 
is
Carbolicnm............   29®  41
Citrieum................. 
40®  42
3®  5
Hvdrochlor................ 
Nitrocum...............  
8®  10
13®  14
Oxalicum...............  
Phosphorium,  dll_  @ 
15
Salicylicum............. 
60®  65
Sulphuricum...........  1%@ 
5
Tannicum..............   1 25®  1  40
Tartaricum.............. 
38®  40
Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg........... 
Aqua, 30 deg........... 
Carbon as................. 
Chloridum.............. 
Aniline
Black.......................   2 00® 2 25
Brown.................... 
80®  1  00
R ed......................... 
45®  50
Yellow....................   2 50® 3 00
Baccte.
13@  15
Cubeaee...........po. 18 
Juniperus...............  
6® 
8
Xanthoxylum.........  
25®  30
Balsamum

4® 
6® 
12® 
12® 

6
8
14
14

Copaiba...................   55®  60
Peru.......................
@ 2 40 
Terabin, Canada__
45®  50
Tolutan...................
50®  60
Cortex
Abies,  Canadian__
Cassise  ....................
Cinchona Playa......
Euonymus atropurp 
Myrica Cerifera, po.
Prunus Yirgini........
Quillaia,  gr’d .........
Sassafras........po. 18
Clmus.. .po. 15,  gr’d 
Extractum
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhiza, po...... 
Hsematox, 15 lb box.
Hsematox, Is .
Hsematox, 54s .........  
Hsematox, Qs.........  

24®  25
28®
11®
13®
14®  15
16®  17

Perrn

Carbonate Precip... 
Citrate and Quinia.. 
Citrate Soluble.......  
Ferrocyanidum Sol. 
Solut.  Chloride...... 
Sulphate, com’l ...... 
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per cwt......... 
Sulphate, p u re ......  

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

Flora

Folia

15
2 25
75
40
15
2
50
7

12®  14
18®  25
30®  35

Barosma..................  
23®  28
Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
nevelly................. 
18®  25
Cassia Acutifol,Alx.  25®  30
Salvia officinalis, 14s
and  54s................. 
12®  20
UraUrsi............... 
8®  10
Gumml

Acacia,  1st  picked.. 
®  65
Acacia,  2d  picked..  @  45
Acacia,  3d  picked..  @  35
Acacia, sifted sorts. 
@  28
Acacia, po...............  
60®  80
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20  12®  14
Aloe, Cape__po. 15  @  12
Aloe, SocotrL.po. 40  @  30
Ammoniac.............. 
55®  60
Assafcetida__po. 30 
25®  28
Benzoinum............  
50®  55
Catechu, Is..............  @  13
®  14
Catechu,  54s............ 
®  16
Catechu, 54s............ 
Camphorse  ............  
40®  43
Buphorbium. .po.  35  @ 
10
Galbanum...............   @  1  00
Gamboge  po........... 
65®  70
Gualacum......po. 25 
®  30
Kino...........po. 83.UO  @3 00
M astic....................  @  60
Myrrh............ po.  45 
@ 4 0
Opii  . .po. *4.10®4.30 3 25®  3 35
Shellac.................... 
25©  35
Shellac, bleached...  40®  45
Tragacanth............  
50®  80

Herba

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
20®  25
Carbonate, K. & M.. 
Carbonate, Jennings  35®  36

 

Oleum
Absinthium............   3 25® 
Amygdalae, Dulc__ 
30@  50
Amygdalae, Amarse .  8 00®  8 25
Antsi.............. 
2 10® 
Auranti  Cortex......   2 25®  2 40
Bergamli.................  2 40® 
85®  90
Cajiputi................... 
Caryophylli............  
75®  8J
°edar....................... 
35®  66
Chenopadli..............  @275
Cinnamonii.............  1  60® 
Gitronella.  ............. 
45®  90

3 50

2 20
2 50

1 70

© 65

35®  50
Conium  Mac........... 
Copaiba...................   i  io@  1  20
Cubebae.................... 
i  oo
Exechthitos...........   1  00®  1  10
o  3!u0n,.................  1  00©  1  10
Gaultheria...............  1  50®  1  60
(ieranium,  ounce...  @ 
75
Gossippii, Sem. gal.. 
50©  60
Hedeoma......  ........  l  oo®  l  10
Junípera..................  1  50® 2 00
Lavendula.............. 
90® 2 00
Limonis 
...............   1  30®  l  50
Mentha Piper.........  l  60® 2 20
Mentha Verid...........  l  50®  1  60
Morrhuae,  gal.........   i  io@  l  25
Myrcia,.....................  4 00® 4 50
Olive.. 
75® 3 00
........... 
ioj& 
Picis  Liquida.  ...... 
12
Picis Liquida, gal... 
@ 35
Ricina  ....................  
99® 1  10
Rosmarini...............  
®  1  00
Rosse,  punce...........  6 50© 8 50
guccinl..................   40®  45
Sabina...................  
90®  1  00
ganta] ......................  2 50® 7 00
Sassafras................. 
55®  60
SlnaplB, ess., ounce. 
Tigli!.......................  1  40®  1  50
40®  50
Thyme.................... 
Thyme,  opt............   @  1  60
Theobromas........... 
15®  20
Potassium
Bi-Carb.................... 
15®
13©
Bichromate............  
soea
Bromide.............. 
Carb.......................' 
ia®
Chlorate., po. 17@19c 
16®
Cyanide..................   35®
Iodide......................2 60®
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28®
Potassa, Bitart,  com 
©
Potass Ultras, opt...
8®
Potass Nitras...........
7@
Prussiate............
30®
Sulphate po  ......... !
15®
Radix
Aconitvm...............
Althse................... ”
Anchnsa............. ".
Arum po..................
Calamus.................
Gentiana........po  15
Glychrrhiza.. .pv. 15 
Hydrastis Canaden.
Hydrastis Can., po..
. 
Hellebore,Alba, po.. 
m
18®
Inula, po................. 
15®  20
Ipecac, po...............   2 50® 2 60
I ris plox.... po35©38  35@  40
Jalapa, pr...............   25©
Maranta,  14s......
@22®
Podophyllum, po
ghei  .............................75®  1  00
Rhei, cut__...
@  1  25 
Rhei, pv.........
75@  1  35 
spigeija................ ;;;  ¿g®
38 
Sanguinaria...po. 15  @
19 
Serpentaria.............   30®
35 
Senega....................
40®
45 
Similax,officinalis H
40 
Smilax, M............
25 
®10®
Scillse.............po.35
12
Symplocarpus, Fceti-
dus,  po.................
Valeriana, Eng.po.30 
®15®
Valeriana,  German
Zingiber a...............  
12®
Zingiber j ...............   25®
Semen
Anisum......... po.  15
Apium  (graveleons)
Bird, Is............ ......
Carui............. po. is
Cardamon...............   1  25®  j  75
8@ 
Coriandrum........„ . 
10
Cannabis  Sativa__ 
4®  414
Cydonium...............  
75®  1  00
Chenopodium  ........ 
io@ 
12
Dipterix  Odorate...  2 00® 2 20
Foeniculum
7®
Foenugreek, po.
Idnl..................  ...  31^®
Lini,  grd........bbl. 3 
4®
Lobelia..................... 
35®
Pharlaris  Canarian. 
4®
g aPa ........................  4H@
Sinapis Albu__ 
7®
Sinapis Nigra.........  
11®
Spirltus

20®
22®
10®
@
20®
12®
16®

13®
4®

.

.

Frumenti, W. D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
Frumenti,  D. F. R  .  2 00® 2 25
Frum enti......  
....  1  25®  1  50
Juniperis Co. O. T..  1  65® 2 00
Juniperis Co...........  1  75® 3 50
Saacharum N. E __  1  90@ 2  10
Spt. Vini Galll........  1  75® 6 50
gin  Oporto............   1  25® 2 00
Vini Alba...............   1  25® 2 00

2 75 
2  00
1  25 
1 00
1 00 
75
1  40

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................. 2  5
Nassau sheeps  wool
carriage................
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage___
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool,  carriage__
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............
Hard, for slate use..
Yellow  R eef,  for 
slate  use..............
Syrups
Acacia....................
Auranti Cortes........
Zingiber..................
Ipecac. 
..........
Ferri Iod.................
Rhei Arom..............
Smilax Officinalis...
Senega...................
SClllSB...............................

50®
®

1 00

o

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(j
<j

niscellaneous 

50
50
50
50
50
50
35
50
60
50
60
50
75
75
50
50
50
50
50 
1  50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
60 
60 
50 
50 
20
35

Scillse Co................. 
Tolutan................... 
Prunusvirg............  
Tinctures 
Aconltum N apeilis R 
Aconitum Napellis F
Aloes.......................
Aloes and Myrrh__
Arnica....................
Assafcetida............
Atrope  Belladonna.
Auranti  Cortex......
Benzoin...................
Benzoin Co............
Barosma.................
Cantharides...........
Capsicum..............
Cardamon........... ’..
Cardamon  Co...
Castor.....................
Catechu...................
Cinchona.................
Cinchona Co...........'
Columba.................
Cubeba................... !
Cassia Acutifol......
Cassia Acutifol Co  .
Digitalis.................
Ergot.......................
Ferri Chloridum...!
Gentian...................
Gentian Co............. j
Guiaca....................
Guiaca ammon........
Hyoscyamus.........
Iodine......................
Iodine, colorless!.! ’
Kino.......................
Lobelia.............. ” ”
Myrrh................
Nux Vomica........
Opii.........................
Opii, camphorated..
Opii,  deodorized....
Quassia...................
Khatany...........
Rhei.....................;;;
Sanguinaria____ "
Serpentaria............\
Stromonium..........!
Tolutan................
Valerian................ "
Veratrum Veride 1! 
Zingiber..................
-'Ether, Spts. Nit. 3F  30® 
-¿Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F  **4®
Alumen...................  2Ji@
Alumen, gro’d .. po. 7 
3®
Annatto...................  40®
. 4® 
Antimoni,  p
.
.
Antimoni et PotassT  40®
Antipyrin..............
©9 
Antifebrin........
Argenti Nitras, oz
@ 
Arsenicum........
to®
Balm Gilead  Bud  !!
38®
Bismuth  S. N.........
Calcium Chlor.,  is! 
Calcium Chlor.,  tis 
Calcium Chlor.,  j/s. 
Cantharides,  Rus.po 
Capsici  Fructus, af.
©
Capsici Fructus, po 
Capsici FructusB.po 
©
Caryophyllus..po.  15 
12®
Carmine, No. 40 
@ 3 00 
Cera Alba, S. & F  ! ‘
50®  55
Cera Flava......
40®
42 
Coccus..............
40 
Cassia Fructus..!...
33 
Centraria..............
10 
Cetaceum............
45 
Chloroform.......60®
63 
Chloroform, squibbs  @
1  15 
Chloral H ydCrst...  1  25®
1  50
Chondrus............... 
20®
Cinchonidine,P.&W  25®
35
Cincbonidine, Germ
23®  30
Cocaine.........  
@  3 75 
Corks, list, dls.pr.ct 
70
CTeosotum...
®
Creta.............bbi. 75
Creta, prep..............
Creta, precip.....!!.
Creta, Rubra__
Crocus......................... 18®
Cudbear.............. 
®
5®
Cupri Sulph...!...!! 
Dextrine.................. 
10®
75®
Ether Sulph...... 
Emery, all  numbers
Emery, po__
®30®
Ergota............ po.'io
Flake  White........... 
12®
Galla.
@
Gambier.............. 
8®
Gelatin, Cooper.. . .   @  w
Gelatin, French__ ! 
35®  60
Glassware, flint, box 
70
60
Less  than  box__ 
Glue,  brown........ 
9® 
12
Glue, white............  
13®  25
Glycenna...............   ' 3*4®  20
Grana  Paradlsi  __  @ 
15
25®  55
Humulus................. 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite  @  80 
Hydraag Chlor Cor.  @ 
70
Hydraag Ox Rnb’m.  @  90
Hydraag Ammoniati  @  1 00 
HydraagUnguentum  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.........   @  65
Ichthyobolla, Am... 
65®  75
Indigo...................... 
75®  1  00
Iodine, Resubi........  3 60® 3 70
Iodoform.................  @420
Lupulin...................  @225
Lycopodium........... 
40®  45
Macis
65®  75
Liquor Arse: 
. et hjf-
drarg Iod... 
@  25
LiquorPotassArsinit
10®  
12 
Magnesia, Sulph__
2® 
3
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl
IK 60 
Mannia, S. F ...........
“§
Menthol..................
2 75

1  40®  1  50

9®  11

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G R O C E R Y  P R IC 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.

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

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

Acne.

Absolute.

BAKING  POWDER.
*  ’b cans doz................... 
J4 lt> jans doz................... 

45
85
lb caii tdoz...................1 50
% lb cans 3 doz................. 
45
H lb cans 3 doz.................  75
lb cans 1 doz...............   1 00
1 
10
Bulk.................................... 
6 oz. Eng. Tumblers........... 
85
ii lb cans per doz............. 
75
H lb cans per doz  ...........  1 20
1 
lb cans per doz............ 2  00
35
ii lb cans 4 doz case........ 
£  lb cans 4 doz case........ 
55
lb cans 2 doz case  ......  
90

Arctic.
El Purity.

Home.

Jersey Cream.

% lb cans, 4 doz case......  
45
% lb cans, 4 doz case____ 
85
1 
lb cans, 2 doz case........  1 60
1 lb. cans, per doz.............   2 00
9 oz. cans, per doz.............   1 25
6 oz. cans, per doz.............  
85
M lb cans..........................   45
M lb cans..........................  
75
lb cans..........................   1  50
1 
1 lb. cans  ......................... 
85

Our Leader.

Peerless.

BATH  BRICK.

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

ITT BLUING.

CONDENSED

BRoons.

f e L u i m i
Small, 3 doz.......................  
40
Large, 2 doz.......................  
75
So. 1 Carpet........................  l 90
No. 2 Carpet........................  1 75
No. 3 Carpet.......................   1 50
No. 4 Carpet........................  l 15
Parlor Gem.......................   2 00
Common Whisk.................   70
Fancy Whisk.....................  
80
Warehouse.........................2 25
8s..........................................7
16s..........................................8
Paraffine................................8

CANDLBS.

CANNED  OOODS. 
rianltowoc  Peas.
Lakeside Marrowfat.........  
95
Lakeside E.  J ....................  1  15
Lakeside, Cham, of Eng....  1 20 
Lakeside. Gem, Ex. Sifted.  1  45
Extra Sifted Early Jane__1 75
Columbia, 
pints.............. 2 00
Columbia, % pints............. 1  25

CATSUP.

CHEESE

A c m e ...................  @  1054
Amboy....................   @
Byron......................  @  11%
Elsie.......................   @  12
Emblem...................  @  io%
Gem.........................   @
Gold  Medal............   @  li
Ideal.......................   @  io%
Jersey  ....................   @  11
Lenawee.................   @  li
Riverside.................  @
Springdale..............  ©  11%
Brick.......................  @  12%
Edam.......................  @  75
Leiden....................   @  18
Limburger..............  @  io T
Pineapple................ 43  @  8 5 |
Sap  Sago.................   @  18 □
B ulk............................... 
Red  ...............................  
Walter Baker ft Co.’s.

CHOCOLATE.

Chicory.

German Sweet........................ 23
Premium.................................$4
Breakfast Cocoa......... .  ....... 45

5
7

CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft, per  doz......... 1  00
Cotton, 50 ft, per  doz......... 1  20
Cotton, 60 ft, per  doz......... 1  40
Cotton, 70 ft, per  doz......... 1  60
Cotton, 80 ft, per  doz......... 1  80
Jute, 60 ft,  per  doz............   80
Jute. 72 ft,  per  doz.............   95

COCOA SHBLLS.
201b  bags.......................  
Less quantity................. 
Pound  packages............  
CRBAn  TARTAR.

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

2%
3
4

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

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

Santos.

F a ir .......................................14
Good  ..................................... 15
Prim e..................................... 16
Peaberry  ................................1

Mexican  and  Guatamala.

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

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

Java.

 

Interior.................................. 20
Private  Growth......................22
Mandehllng............................ 24

Mocha.
Im itation............................... 22
Arabian  ................  
24
Roasted. 

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands
Fifth  Avenue.....................28
Jewell’s Arabian Mocha__28
Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 24
Wells’ Perfection  Java......24
Sancaibo.............................22
Breakfast Blend...............   18
Valley City Maracaibo.......18%
Ideal  Blend........................14
Leader  Blend.....................12

Package.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
the  wholesale  dealer 
which 
adds  the  local  freight  from 
New  York  to  your  shipping 
point, giving you credit  on  the 
invoice  for  the  amount  of 
freight  buyer  pays  from  the 
market in  which  he  purchases 
to his shipping point, including 
weight  of  package,  also lttc a 
pound.  Tn  601b.  cases the list 
is  10c  per  100  lbs.  above  the 
price in full cases.
Arbnckle.......................   10 00
Jersey.............................   10 50
ricLaughlin’s  XXXX........  9  50
75
Valley City K gross...... 
Felix K  gross................. 
l  15
Hummel's foil % gross... 
85
1 43
Hummel’s tin %  gross... 
CLOTHES  PINS.
5 gross boxes  . 
 
40
COUGH  DROPS.

Extract.

 

C. B. Brand.

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

CONDENSED MILK.

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

 

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 Chocks.

Superior Grade.

Coupon Pass Books,

denomination from 810 down.

50 books, any denom__  1  50
100 books, any denom__2 50
500 books, any denom__ 11  50
1.000 books, any denom__20 00
50 books, any denom__  1  50
100 books, any denom__  2  50
500 books, any denom__11  50
1.000 books, any denom__20 00
Can be made to represent any 
20 books......................... 
l  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—DOnESTIC 
Snndrled.......................   @ 5
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.  @ 8 
Apricots.....................  8  @6
Blackberries...............
Nectarines.................   @7%
Peaches.......................  6%@ 7%
Pears..........................   8  @  7%
Pitted Cherries...........
Prnnnelles..................
Raspberries................
100-120 25 lb boxes.........  @3%
90-100 25 lb boxes.........   @  4\£
80-90 25 lb boxes.........  @ 4*
70-80 25 lb boxes.........   @5
60 -170 25 lb boxes.........  @5%
50 -60 25 lb boxes.........  @7%
40 - 50 25 lb boxes.........  @8%
30 - 40 25 lb boxes.........  @
% cent less In 50 lb cases 

California Prunes.

California Pro Its.

Apples.

Raisins.

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

1  45 
2  00
3% 
4% 
5% 

POREIGN.
Currants.

Peel.

Grits.

Farina.

Raisins.

Hominy.

Patras bbls.......................@  7%
Vostizzas 50 lb cases......... @ 7%
Cleaned, bulk  ................. @  8%
Cleaned, packages............ @ 8%
Citron American 101b bx  @13 
Lemon American 10 lb bx  @12 
Orange American 10 lb bx  @12 
Ondura 28 lb boxes......8  @  8%
Sultana  1 Crown.........   @
Sultana 2 Crown.........   @
Sultana 3 Crown..........  @  7%
Sultana 4 Crown.........   @
Sultana fi Otowu.........  
a
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 Lima  ..................... 
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,  bu...........................  80
Split,  per lb........................  
2
Roiled Avena,  bbl.........4 00
Monarch,  bbl....................... 3 85
Monarch,  %  bbl...................2 C5
Private brands,  bbl......
Private brands, %bbl......
Quaker, cases.  ................3  20
Huron, cases..........................1 75
German............................ 
3%
East  India.......................... 
3
Cracked, balk.....................  
3 >4
34 21b packages.................... 2 50

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Beans.

Sago.

Peas.

F ish.
Cod.

Halibut.

Herring.

rtackerel.

Georges cured............  @5
Georges genuine........  @5%
Georges selected........  @6
Strips or bricks.........   6  @9
Chunks............................. 
9%
Strips................................   8%
Holland white hoops, bbl.  10 25 
Holland white hoop % bbl  5 50 
Holland white hoop, keg. 
75 
Holland white hoop mchs 
35
Norwegian.......................   1100
Ronnd 100 lbs...................  2 75
Round  40 lbs...................  1  30
Scaled...............................  
13
Mess 100 lbs......................  16 30
Mess  40 lbs......................  6 90
Mees  10 lbs...................  
t  82
Mess 
8 lbs..................  1  48
No. 1100 lbs......................  14 50
No. 1  40 lbs.....................   6 10
No. 1 
10 lbs...................   160
No. 1 
8 lbs....................  130
No. 2 100 lbs......................  9 50
No. 2  40 lbs......................  4 00
10 lbs...................   107
No. 2 
No. 2 
8 lbs...................  
88
Russian kegs.................... 
56
No. HOOlbz......................  5 50
No. 1  40 lbs......................  2 50
No. 1  lOlbi...................... 
70
8 lbs................... 
59
No. 1 
Whltefiib.
No. 1  No. 2  Fam
100 lbs...........  6 75  5 75  2 75
40 lbs  -------  3 00  2 69  1  40
10 lbs........... 
43
8 lbs........... 
34
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

Sardines.

Trent.

73 
61 

83 
69 

Jennings’ .

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

D. C. Lemon
2 oz___   75
3 oz____ 1 00
4 oz........ 1 40
6oz........2 00
No. 8...2  40
00
No.  2 T.  80
No.  3 T.l 25
No.  4 T.l  50

Sonders’ .

Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 
the 

in  the  world 

for 

Best 
money.

Regnlar 
Grade 
Lemon, 

doz
2 oz........  75
4 oz........1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

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

Tanglefoot, per box...........  30
Tanglefoot, c’se of 10 b’x’s 2 55
Tanglefoot, 5 case lots...... 2 50
Tanglefoot,;10 case lots....  2 40

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

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

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

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

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

JELLY.

HBRB8.

INDIOO.

Kegs..........................................8 00
Half Kegs......   ................... 4  25
Quarter Kegs........................... 2 25
1 lb. cans..............................  45
Sage.....................................   15
Hops....................................  16
Madras, 5  lb  boxes............   66
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb boxes__  50
15 lb  palls............................   40
30 lb  pails............................   73
Barrels......................................3 50
Half barrels........................  2 00
Condensed, 2 doz  ...............1 20
Condensed. 4  doz  .............  2 25
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria..............................  25
Sicily....................................  14
Root.....................................   10
Ideal, 3 doz. in case..................2 25

MINCB MBAT.

LICORICE.

KRAUT.

LYE.

llATCHBS.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.

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

nOLASSBS.
New Orleans.

Black................................  
11
F air..................................  
14
go
Good................................. 
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
Clay, No.  216.......................  1 70
Clay, T. D. full count........ 
65
Cob, No. 3..........................  
85

PIPES.

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

PICKLES.
riedlum.

Barrels, 1,200 count............  5 25
Half bbls, 600 count............  3 13
Barrels, 2,400 count...........  6 35
Halfbbis  1,200 count.........  3 75

Small.

RICB.

Domestic.

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

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, 2801b. bulk.2 25 
Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.2 50
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.............  25
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs............  55
100 3 lb sacks.........................1 90
60 5-lb sacks.........................1 75
28 10-lb sacks.......................1 go
Worcester.
50  4 
lb. cartons..............3 25
115  2%lb. sacks................... 4 00
60  5 lb. sacks......................375
2214 lb. sacks...................... 350
3010 lb. sacks...................... 350
28 lb. linen sacks.................  32
56 lb. linen sacks.................   60
Bulk in barrels.................     .2 50
56-lb dairy In drill bags......   30
28-lb dairy In drill bags......   15
56-lb dairy In iinen sacks...  60 
56-lb dairy In linen  sacks  ..  60 
56-lb  sacks..........................   21
Granulated Fine.................   79
Medium  Fine....................  
85

Solar  Rock.

Common.

Warsaw.

Higgins.

Ashton.

SOAP.

JAXON

Single box............................ 2 75
5  box lots, delivered...... 2 70
10 box lots, delivered.........2 65
JUS.  S.  KIRK  S CO.'S BRANDS.
American Family, wrp’d....2 66
Dome.................................... 2 75
Cabinet.................................2 20
Savon....................................2 50
Dusky Diamond, 50 6 oz__2  10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz.... 3 00
Bine India, 100 M lb.............3  00
Kirkoline............................. 3 50
Eos.......................................2 50

Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand.

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. Wrlsley’s Brands. 

Old Country, 801-lb. bars  . .2 75 
Good Cheer, 601-lb. bars....3 75
Uno, 100 3£-lb. bars..............2 50
Doll, 100 10-oz.  bars............ 2 05
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 d oz...... 2 40
Sapollo, hand, 3 doz...........2 40
Boxes  .................................  5%
Kegs, English......................  44i

Scouring.

SODA.

Carolina head....................   6%
Carolina  No. 1  .................  5
Carolina  No. 2...................  4%
Broken...............................   3M
Japan,  No. 1......................  53$
Japan.  No. 2......................  5%
Java, fancy  head..............  6
Java, No. 1.........................  5
Table..................................  5%

Imported.

SALBRATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In  box.

Church’s .................................. 3 80
Deland’s ...................................3 15
Dwight’s ...................................3 30
Taylor’s .................................... 3 00

SAL SODA.

Granulated, bbls................  75
Granulated,  100lb cases..  90
Lump, bbls.........................  75
Lump, 1451b kegs................  85

SBBDS.

A ulse...............................  9
Canary, Smyrna................  3
Caraway..........................  
8
Cardamon,  M alabar......   69
Celery...............................   11
Hemp,  Russian................  3 v
Mixed  Bird...................... 
4%
Mustard,  white..................  5
Poppy  ...............................   10
Rape.................................  4%
Cuttle Bone........................  20

SNUFF.

Scotch, In bladders.............  87
Maccaboy, in Jan ................  85
French Rappee, in Ja n ......   48

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Pure Ground In Balk.

Allspice  ............................   13
Cassia, China in mats..........12
Cassia, Batavia in bnnd__ 25
Cassia, Saigon in rolls........ 82
Cloves, Amboyna................ 14
Cloves, Zanzibar..................12
Mace,  Batavia.....................55
Nutmegs, fancy................  .60
Nutmegs, No.  1...................50
Nutmegs, No.  2................... 45
Pepper, Singapore, black... 11 
Pepper, Singapore, white.. .12
Pepper,  shot........................12
Allspice  ...... 
15
Cassia, Batavia...................30
Cassia,  Saigon.....................40
Cloves, Zanzibar..................14
Ginger,  African..................15
Ginger,  Cochin................... 18
Ginger,  Jamaica..................23
Mace,  Batavia.....................65
Mustard..........................12@18
Nutmegs,...................... 40@50
Pepper, Sing , black............12
Pepper, Sing., white........... 20
Pepper, Cayenne..................20
Sage...................................... 15

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................. 15
Half  bbls.............................17
Fair  ...........................  
  16
Good.................................  20
Choice..............................  25

Parc Can«.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

Candies.
Stick  Candy.

STARCH.

Klngzford’z  Corn.

40 1-lb packages...................  g
20 1 lb packages...................634

Kingsford’s  Silver  diosa.
40 1-lb packages...................  64
6-lb boxes.......................... 7

Diamond.

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

Common 'Corn.

201 lb. packages.................   5
401 lb. packages.................   4%

Common dloaa.

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

STOVE POLISH.

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

SUGAR.

Below  are given  New  York 
prices on sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds the local 
freight from New  York to your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
credit  on  the  invoice  for  the 
amount  of  freight  buyer pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point, 
including  20  pounds  for  the 
weight of the barrel.
Domino................................5 69
Cut  Loaf.............................. 5 69
Crushed................................5 69
Cubes...................................5 44
Powdered  ...........................5  44
XXXX  Powdered.................5 59
Granulated in bbls...............5 19
Granulated in  bags............. 5 19
Fine Granulated.................. 5 19
Extra Fine Granulated.......5 31
Extra Coarse Granulated.. .5 31
Mould  A...............................5 44
Diamond  Confec.  A............5 19
Confee. Standard A..............5 06
No.  1....................................4 81
No  2................................... 4 81
No.  3................................... 4 81
No.  4................................... 4 75
No.  5................................... 4 75
No.  6................................... 4 69
No.  7................................... 4 63
No.  8................................... 4 50
No.  9................................... 4 44
No.  10........ 
4 38
No.  11................................... 4 31
No.  12.................................. 4 31
No.  13....................................4 25
No.  14...... .'........................... 4 13
No.  15............... 
4  13
No.  16....................................4 06

 

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.

S. C.  W.............................33 00
Michigan Cigar Co.’s brand.

Ure Unkle........................35 00

Ure  Unkle
Ruhe Bros Co.’s 

Brands.

Mr. Thomas............................ 35 00
Sir  WilLam............................ 35 00
Club  Fine............................... 35 00
Generals Grant and Lee__35 00
Spanish Hand Made...........35 00
Crown  Pine............................ 35 00

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

VINEGAR.

Malt White Wine, 40 grain__ 6
Malt White Wine,80grain....  9
Pure Cider.............................  9
Pure Cider,  Leroux........... ” 11

Washing Powder.

00 12 oz pkgs

WICK1NG.

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

Fish  and  O ysters

Fresh Fish.

„ 

Per lb
Whitefish...............   @  9
T rout.....................   @  9
Black Bass..............  @  12
Halibut..................   @  12
Ciscoes or Herring.. 
<a  4
Bluefish............7?.. 
@ 10
Live Lobster.........  @ 18
Boiled Lobster........  @  20
Cod.........................  @  10
Haddock.................  @ 
s
No.  1  Pickerel........  @  9
Perch.......................  @  334
Smoked White........  @ 8
Red Snapper...........  @  10
Col  River  Salmon..  @  io
..............  @  25
Mackerel 

Oysters in Cans.

F. H. Counts...........  @  40
F. J. D. Selects........  @  30
Selects 
.................   @  25
r. J. D. Standards..  @  22

Oysters  in Bulk

F. H. Counts...........  @2 00
Extra Selects.........   @1  50
Selects....................  @1 25
Anchor Standards..  @110 
Clams......................  @1 25

Shell Goods.

Oysters, per  100......... 1  ¡g@l 50
one»«  nr

n ° T   ICO 

Hides  and  P elts.

_ 

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

bbls.  pails
64@ 7
64® 7 
@8 
@ 84 
cases
@  64 
@  m  
@

Mixed Candy.

Competition............
Standard............... .
Conserve............
Royal...............77!
Ribbon.......  .......
Broken...............’ ’
Cut Loaf............. 7 .
English Rock........."
Kindergarten.........
French Cream........
Dandy Pan............ .
Valley Cream.........

Fancy—In Bulk.

Lozenges, plain......
Lozenges,  printed..
Choc.  Drops...........  10
Choc.  Monumentals
Gum  Drops............
Moss  Drops............
Sour Drops...... .7.7
Imperials......... [ ” "

@ 6 
@ 7 
@ 7* 
@ 74 
@ 854 
@  84 @ 84 
@ 8 
@ 84 
@  84 
@10 
@12

@  8 4@ 844 
@14 
@11 
@ 6 
@ 8 
@ 844 
@ 844

Fancy—In  5  lb.  Boxes.

@50
@50
@60
@60
@75
@30
@75
@50
@50
@50
@50
@55
@50
@50
80  @1  00 
60  @90 
@90 
@60 
@ 
@60

Lemon Drops.........
Sour  Drops...........
Peppermint Drops.. 
Chocolate Drops....
H. M. Choc. Drops..
Gum  Drops...........
Licorice Drops....” .
A. B. Licorice Drops 
Lozenges,  plain.... 
Lozenges,  printed..
Imperials...............
Mottoes...........
Cream Bar...... . . . .
Molasses Bar  .77'!! 
Hand Made Creams.
Plain  Creams.........
Decorated Creams
String Rock............
Burnt Almonds...... 1  25
Wintergreen Berries
Caramels.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
boxes ...................
No. 1 wrapped, 3  ib.
boxes.................
No. 2 wrapped, 2  ib. 
boxes............

F ru its.
Oranges.
Cal. Seedlings........
Fancy Navels 112...
126 to 216...............
Choice..................

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

Medium bunches... 1  25 
Large bunches........1  75

Foreign Dried  Fruits.

The Cappon & Bertscb Leather 
Co., 100 C'anal  Street, quotes as 
follows:

Hides.

Green No.  1................
Green No. 2................
Cured No. 1................
Cured No. 2................
Calfskins,  green No. 1 
Calfskins, green No. 2 
Calfskins, cured No. 1 
Calfskins, cured No. 2

@ 744 
@ 644 
@ 844 
@ 744 
@ 844 
@  7 
@10 
@ 844

Pelts.

Pelts,  each.................  50@1  oo

Tallow.

No.  1. 
No. 2.

© 2

Wool.

Washed, fine  ............   @20
Washed, medium...........   @25
Unwashed, fine...........13  @15
Unwashed, medium ..18  @20

Oils.

Barrels.

Eocene  ......................  @114
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt  @ 8?
W W Michigan...........  @834
Diamond White.........  @ 73^
D., 8. Gas....................  @ fj
Deo. N aptha..............  @ 7
Cylinder....................25  @34
Engine.......................11  @21
B’ark, winter...........   @ g

Figs.

Choice, 101b boxes.. 
Extra  choice,  14  lb
boxes....................
Fancy, 121b boxes.. 
Imperial Mikados, 18
lb boxes...............
Pulled, 6 lb boxes... 
Naturals,  in  bags...
Dates.
Fards In 10 lb  boxes 
Fards  In  60 lb  cases
Persians, G. M’s......
lb cases, new........
Sairs,  601b cases__

N uts.
Almonds, Tarragona..
Almonds, Ivaca.........
Almonds,  California,
soft shelled........... 
Brazils new...............  
Filberts  ....................
Walnuts, Grenobles ..
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1 
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
Calif.......................
Table Nuts,  fancy__
Table Nuts,  choice...
Pecans, Med...............
Pecans, Ex. Large.7 '
Pecans, Jumbos.......
Hickory  Nuts per bu.,
Cocoanuts,  full  sacks 

Roasted......

Peanuts.
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns.
Fancy,  H.  P„  Flags
Choice, H. P., Extras
Choice, H. P.,  Extras,
Roasted.............

Wheat.

Wheat.................................  90

Winter  Wheat  Flour. 

Local Brands.
P aten ts...................... 
5 59
Second  Patent....   ...........  5 no
Straight.......................... 
4 80
£le»r ..................................  4  40
Buckwheat......  
............   3 50
R ye............................... 7 !' 3 00
Subject  to  usuai  cash dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-Pntman’s Brand
Diamond, 44s............  
4 75
Diamond, 34s......... . . .  . 
4 75
Diamond, 44s..............7 .... 4 :
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Quaker, 44s.................. 
4 75
Quaker, 34s...................  
’ 4 75
Quaker, 44s.................... ''7  4 75

Spring  Wheat Flour.

Clark-Jewell Wells Co.’s Brand.

l i s ? !

¡y tx x x / íi
|Ï s S»bo»s£ :'

Pillsbury’s Best %s...........  5 55
Pillsbury’s Best 44s...........  5 45
Pillsbury’s Best 4 s ...........  5 35
Pillsbury’s Best 44s paper..  5  35 
Pillsbury’s Best 44s paper..  5  35
Ball-Bamhart Putman’s Brand.
Duluth Imperial, 44s...........5  50
Duluth Imperial, 44s...........5  40
Duluth Imperial,  44s.........  5  30
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s  Brand.
Gold Medal 44s.................  5  gn
Gold Medal 44s......... 7 7 7  \ ““
Gold Medal 44s.................".  5 30
Parisian, 44s......................   5  50
Parisian, 34s.........................5 40
Parisian. 4 s.......................  g  30

Olney A Judson’s Brand.

Ceresota, 4 s...................  5  «=
Ceresota, 44s................  
5 55
Ceresota, 4 s..  ....7.77.77  5 45
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Laurel,  4 s.........................  5 60
Laurel, 34s .........................  5  50
Laurel, 4 s .........................   5 Jo

Meal.
Bolted................... 
*  —
Granulated  ...7 .7 7 7 .7 .  2 00

Feed and Mlllstuffs.

St. Car Feed, screened__15 25
No. l Corn and  Oats 
14  m 
Unbolted Com Meal ....!! !i3 75
Winter Wheat  Bran......... 14 00
Winter Wheat Middlings. .15 00 
Screenings............... 7 . 
13 00

New Corn.
Car  lots...................
Less than  car lots!.
Oats.

33436
Car  lots.
304
Carlots, clipped...... .7  
32
Less than  car lots___ 77  35

Hay.

No. 1 Timothy  arlots........  9 00
No. 1 Timothy, ton lots__ 10 00

Fresh  M eats.

Beef.

Carcass......................  634© 74
Forequarters.............54® 634
Hind  quarters...........  8  @ 9
Loins  No.  3................9  @12
S l i t
8 8 ?::::::::::::.:::  « * 5*

Pork.

P assed ......................4 so@4 75
L oins......................... 
a  7
Shoulders................... 
a  5«
Leaf Lard...................54®  *

Provisions.

Swift  &  Company  qnote  as 

follows:

Barreled Pork.

 

b3'
54

Sausages.

Mess  ........
.........   10
Back  ........
.........   11  00
Clear back.
.........   10 50
Shortcut..
.........   10 50
Pig.
 
14 00
_ - 
Bean  ...  ......................... 
g 75
Family  ..........................  1050
Dry Salt Meats.
Bellies............................. 
Briskets  ...................77. 
Extra shorts__7 7 7 7 . 
Smoked  fleats.
Hams, 12 lb  average  ____ 
9
gv
Hams, 14 lb average 
... 
Hams, 161b  average......  
834
7v
Hams, 20 lb  average...... 
Ham dried beef.......  
14
Shoulders  (N. Y. cut) 7 ' 
6
Bacon,  clear........  ...... 7  @8
California hams................ 
g
g4
Boneless hams................ 
Cooked ham...............!!io@l24
Lards.  In Tierces.
Compound............  
4
Kettle.......................7.77 
63i
55 lb Tubs...........advance 
34
80 lb Tubs...........advance  %
ik d11??...........advance  %
i t }{? Sa!is...........advance  %
*
10 jb Pails...........advance 
|   Falls...........advance 
1
3 lb Pails...........advance 
14
Bologna  .
Liver......
Frankfort
P o rk ......
Blood
Tongue.................7 777 
9
Head  cheese
64
Beef.
Extra  Mess...............
.  9 00 
Boneless  ............
■ 12 25 
Rump..............7 7 7
.12 00
„  
Pigs’ Feet.
Kits, 15 lbs.. 
«j
34  bbls, 40lbs....... .77!'  1  so
4   bbls, 80 lbs............... ’  2 80
Kits. 15 lbs...   
7=
34  bbls, 40 lbs.............. 
1  40
4   bbls, 80 lbs..............7  2 75
Casings.
Pork
Beef  rounds......... . 
Beef  middles........ 
Sheep............  
 
60
D  „  
.  Butterlne.
1 g
Rolls, dairy................... 
Solid, dairy................7 7  
9V4
Rolls,  creamery........ 77 ! 
14
Solid,  creamery..............  13%
„  
Corned  beef,  2 l b ......  2 15
Corned beef, 14 lb.........14 75
Roast  beef,  2 lb.........2 15
Potted  ham,  34s 
00 
Potted  ham,  4 s. 
1  00 60 
Deviled ham,  34s 
Deviled ham,  4 s. 
1  00 
Potted  tongue 34s. 
60 
Potted  tongue 4 s.
1 00

Canned  Meats.

.........  

Tripe.

16
4
in

64

Crackers.

Soda.

Oyster.

The  National  Biscuit  Co 

quotes as follows:
Butter.
Seymour XXX...... 
g
Seymour XXX, 3 lb. carton  64
Family XXX......................  g
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton..  64
Salted XXX.......................   q
Salted XXX, 31b carton...  64 
Soda  x x x .........................  7
Soda  XXX, 3 lb  carton 
71;
Soda,  City.................... 
g
Zephyrette............ ........  10
Long Island  Wafers.........   11
L. I.  Wafers, 1 lb carton  ..  12 
Square Oyster, XXX.........   g
Sq. Oys. XXX. 1  lb  carton 
7
Farina Oyster,  XXX.........   6
SWEET  GOODS—Boxes.
Animals
IO4
Bent’s Cold Water__ 
14
Belle Rose............... ; 
"   g
Cocoanut Taffy............. 7!  12
Coffee Cakes...............777 !  10
Frosted Honey..........................! 124
Graham Crackers  ..........7  8
Ginge r Snaps, XXX round.  7 
Ginger Snaps, XXX  city...  7 
Gin. Snps.XXX home made  7 
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..  7
Ginger  Vanilla.................  8
imperials..........................  g
Jumtiles,  Honey...............   124
Molasses Cakes.................  8
Marshmallow  ............. 77  15
Marshmallow  Creams......   16
Pretzels,  hand  m ad e......  84
Pretzelettes, Little German  64
Sugar  Cake......................  8
Sultanas............................  124
Sears’Lunch......................  8
Vanilla  Square..............84
Vanilla  W afers...............   14
Pecan Wafers........................... ! 15%
Mixed Picnic....................   104
Cream Jumbles...............!!  12
Boston Ginger Nuts..........  84
Chimmie Fadden..............  10
Pineapple Glace................   16
Penny Cakes......................  84
Marshmallow  Walnuts....  16 
Belle Isle Picnic...............   11

21

Crockery  and

G lassw are.

g

Butters.

AKRON  STONEWARE. 
4  gal., per doz.................  50
1 to 6 gal., per gal........... 
54
8 gal., per g a l.................  64
10 gal., per gal.................. 
64
12 gal., per gal..................   64
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 
2 to 6 gal., per gal...... .....  
54
Churn Dashers, per doz...  85 
4  gal. flat or rd. hot., doz.  60 
1 gal. flat or rd. hot., each  54 

Miikpans.

Churns.

Fine Glazed Miikpans.

4  gal. flat or rd. hot., doz.  65 
1 gal. flat or rd. hot., each  54 

Stewpans.

4  gal. fireproof, ball, doz.  86 
1 gal. fireproof, ball, doz.l  10 

Jugs.

34 gal., per doz.................   40
4  gal., per doz..................  50a
1 to 5 gal., per gal............   64

Tomato Jugs.

4  gal., per doz.................   70
1 gal., each...................... 
7
Corks for 4  gal., per doz..  20 
Corks for  1 gal., per doz..  30 
Preserve Jars and Covers.
4  gal., stone cover, doz...  75 
1 gal., stone cover, doz. ..1  00

Sealing Wax.

LAMP  BURNERS.

5 lbs. in package, per lb...  2
No. 0 Sun...........................  45
No.  1  Sun..........................  
50
No.  2 Sun......................... 
75
Tubular.............................. 
50
65
Security, No.  1...............77 
Security, No. 2................. 
85
Nutmeg  ............................  
50
Climax...............................  1  50
LAMP  CHIMNEYS—Common.
Per box of 6 doz.
No.  0 Sun..........................   1  75
No.  1  Sun................. 
1  88
No.  2 Sun..................... 7  2 70
First  Quality.
No. 
No. 
No. 

wrapped and  labeled_  2  10
wrapped and  labeled_  2 25
wrapped and  labeled_  3  25

Sun, crimp top,
Sun, crimp top,
Sun, crimp top,

0 
1 
2 

XXX Flint.

 

0 
1 
2 

Electric.

OIL CANS. 

No. 
No. 
No. 

La  Bastie.
 

doz  ................  
doz

Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and  labeled....  2 55 
Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and  labeled. 
$ 75
Sun, crimp top,
wrapped and  labeled....  8 76 
CHIMNEYS—Pearl  Top.
No. 1  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled..............................3 70
No. 2  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled..............................    70
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped  and
labeled...................... 
4  88
No. 2  Sun,  ‘‘Small  Bulb,”
for Globe Lames............. 
80
No. 1 Suu. plain  bulb,  per
No. 2 Sun,  plain  bulb,  per
No. 1 Crimp,per doz..
No. 2 Crimp, per do«.. 
Rochester.

125
1  50 
1  35 
1  60
No. 1, Lime  (65c doz)................
3 50
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)........4 00
No. 2, Flint (80c  doz)........4  70
No. 2, Lime  (70c doz)  ......   4  no
No. 2, Flint  (80c doz)........  4 40
Do*. 
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.............. 8 00
5 gal galv iron Nacefas....  9 00
5 gal Rapid steady stream.  9 00 
5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 50
3 gal Home Rule................10 50
5 gal Home Rule................12 00
5 gal  Pirate  King..............  9 50
No.  0 Tubular...................  4 25
No.  1 B  Tubular..............6 50
No. 13 Tubular Dash......... 6 30
No.  lTub.,glassfount....  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 35'.................... 
40
No. 0 Tubular,  bull’s  eye,
cases 1 doz. each__.....  1  25
No. 0 per gross......... . 
20
No. 1 per gross................... 
25
No. 2 per gross.................   38
No. 3 per gross...................  68
Mammoth.......................... 
n

LAMP  WICKS.

Pump  Cans.

LANTERNS.

@30
@45

@2 25 
@2 50 
@2 75 @

@3 25 
@3 25 
@3 50 
@3 75 
@3 75 
@3 00

@1  50 
@2  00

©  13

@  14
@  15 
@  13 
@ 644
@ 8 
@ 6 
& 5 
@ 6 
@ 444

@13
@11
¡ai3
¡a  «
@10
@13
@10
@  9 
@10 
@ 9 
@ 8 
@10 
@12

Ohio, new...............   @1  go
@4  00

@ 7
@ 7
@ 44

Mutton.
Carcass....................
Spring Lambs.........
Veal.

@ 8 
@  9

Carcass  ..................6)4© 8

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Hardware

Does  Dishonesty  Dominate  the  World 

Ante Lucem  in American Artisan.

of  Business?

Sidney  Arnold,  in  his talks with myth­
ical  travelers  and  business  men, 
is 
bringing  out  features  of  merchandising 
that  are  worthy  of  more  than  a  passing 
notice  by  the  business  world.

impression  that  the 

While  not  up  on  prices  of  all  kinds 
of  goods,  the  very  small  prices  at which 
(to  my  knowledge)  goods  are  daily 
parted  with  for  cash  or  credit  gives  me 
the 
progressive 
dealer  is  onto  his  job  as  a  salesman  but 
large  additions  to  his 
is  making  ne 
bank  account,  if  be  has  one. 
In  the 
sale  of  innumerable  small  things  which 
enter 
into  a  hardware  dealer’s  assort­
ment  I  wonder  how  both  ends  are  met. 
What  the  manufacturer  gets  out  of 
it 
can  only  be  guessed  at,  while  the  labor­
er  who  produces  the  article  can  be  set 
down  as  a  mere  cipher  in  the  transac­
tion.  The  great  bulk  one  can  buy  for  a 
dollar  as  compared  with  the  quantity 
for a  dollar  a  tew  years  ago  is  astonish­
ing  to  the  natives.

in  Minneapolis. 

A  few  days  ago  it  was  my  pleasure  to 
spend  a  day 
In  the 
stores  of  several  regular  hardware  deal­
ers  were  large  lines  of  tin  and  granite 
ware,  marked  in  plain  figures,  and  such 
small  ones  as  to  cause  the  heart to  bleed 
for  the  cause  of  labor  which  produced 
them.  The  same  is  being  done  in  hun­
dreds  and  thousands  ol  places  all  over 
the 
the  number  of 
hands  through  wnich  much  of  the  man­
ufactured  product  passes  from  the  raw 
material  up,  one can  not  see  much  pros­
perity 
in  the  business.  Mr.  Sidney 
Arnold  can  no  doubt  see  the  ruin  being 
wrought,  nor  will 
it  take  him  so  very 
long  to  figure  out  some  of  the  reasons 
for  all  this.

Counting 

land. 

Says  “ Manufax:”   “ The  assumption 
seems  to  be  that  the  retail  trade  should 
be  the  only  outlet  for  the  maker's  prod­
uct,  and  that  he  should ignore large cash 
sales  to  department  stores  in  favor  ot 
small  credit  sales  to  small  dealers. 
Why?  No  reason  appealing  to  the 
in­
terest  of  the  manufacturer  has  ever been 
advanced,  so  tar  as  I  know."

Has  “ Manufax"  been  so  careless 

in 
his  daily  canvass  of  the  current  news  of 
the  day  and  legislative  news  of  his  own 
State  (presumably  Illinois),  as  to  have 
heard  of  no  appeals,  no  reasons  for  the 
suppression  or  cuitailment  of 
these 
monster evils,  alike ruinous  to  trade  and 
morality?

Has  he  been  so  closely  tied  down  to 
the  question  of  paring  here  and  paring 
there,  cutting  corners  here  and there,  re­
placing  his  laborers  with  quick-work­
ing  machinery  which  can  be  operated 
by  boys,  girls  and  young  women,  as  to 
hear  no  cry  go  up  from  the  landlord and 
real  estate  owner  whose  near-by  prop­
erties  are  yearly  growing 
less  valuable 
because  of  the  “ octopus”   which  pre­
vents  successful  renting?  Has  he  been 
so  busily  engaged  as  not  to hear the pro­
tests  of  the  smaller taxpayer  who  must 
pay  up  to  the  limit,  while the  great  bar­
gain  counter  aggregation  go  scot-free 
of  three-quarters  of  their  just  assess­
ments?  Does  “ Manufax”   pretend  it  is 
an 
idle  talk  when  the  legislatures  of 
great  states  turn  their  attention  to  these 
things as  crying  evils?

last  Legislature  of  Minnesota 
took cognizance of these things,  and  here 
are  some  of  the  reasons  advanced  by 
Senator  Theden,  who  gloriously  led  the 
reform  forces  and  cause :

“ The  department  store 

is  an  evil: 
First,  chiefly  because  it  tends  to monop­
olize  trade ;  second,  its  prosperity  nec­
essarily  involves  the  financial  ruin  of 
many  of  our  fellow  citizens ;  third,  the 
resulting  centralization  of  business  and 
methods  enslaves  and 
oppresses  the 
clerks  and  other 
fourth, 
eventually,  if  not  immediately,  compe­
tition  ceases  and  prices  advance  to  the 
consumer;  fifth,  incidentally  all  classes 
are  effected  injuriously.  The  owner of 
improved  real  property  is  deprived  of 
tenants,  and, the  owners  of  vacant  prop­
erty  can  neither  build  nor  sell.  When 
building  ceases  the  working  men  suffer

employes; 

The 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

and  all  classes  are  affected  and  in­
jured. ”

Senator  W.  A.  Sperry,  in  speaking  of 

the  bill,  said:

“ The  clerks  and  other  employes  of 
these  establishments  are,  as  a  rule,  ill- 
In  every  depart­
paid  and  overworked. 
ment  there 
is  a  mania  for  cheapness, 
which  extends  to  the  employe and which 
results  in  the  discharge  of  efficient male 
help  and  the  engagement  of  unskilled 
girls  and  children  to  take  their  places. 
in  many 
Investigation  has  proven  that 
instances  not  over  $4  per  week 
is  paid 
to  many  of  the  female  clerks,  and  with 
the  many  younger  children  the  amount 
is  much  less.  The  employe 
is  a  part 
of  the  machine;  every  effort  is  made  to 
crush  out  her  independence  and  indi­
viduality.  She  becomes  inured  to  ser­
vility;  she  learns  that  it  is  to  her  inter­
est  to  be  agreeable  to  her  superiors  and 
to  pretend  to  like  that  which  is  dis­
tasteful  to  her.  She  is  apt  to  become  a 
is  apt  to  lose  her  self- 
sycophant.  She 
in  constant 
respect,  and 
is  no  doubt 
danger  and  temptation  of 
losing  her 
womanhood.  The  discipline  of  the  reg­
ular  army  is  not  more  severe.  I  am  told 
that  one  girl  in  a  Minneapolis  depart­
ment  store  was  discharged  because  she 
went  out  at  the  front  door. ”

Senator  Ringdah  said :
“ With  the  commercial  demise  of  the 
individual  merchants,  their  former  em­
ployes  are  forced  into  the  ever-increas­
ing  army  of  unemployed,  to  assist  in 
forcing  down  the  wages  of  those  for­
tunate  enough  to  retain  their  positions 
in  the  department  stores 
and  other 
branches  ot  commercial  life.  Hence  it 
is  seen  that  the  very  system  which  en­
ables  the  public  to  buy  cheap,  at  the 
same  time  places  them 
in  a  position 
which  compels  thtm  to  buy  cheap.
“ The  army  of  unemployed  gains  new 
recruits  with 
innovation,  and 
while  these  innovations  may  enable  the 
purchasing  public  to  buy  the  results 
cheaper,  the  competition  of  those  dis­
possessed  by  said  innovations  compels 
the  public  to  work  cheaper.  The 
iron 
law  of  wages  brings  the  average  wage 
down  to  the  level  of  the  demand of those 
who  are  willing  to  work  but  unable  to 
secure  the  opportunity.”

Other  able representatives made strong 
pleadings  for  the  measure  that  should 
regulate  this  crying  evil,  but  the  bill 
went  down  to  temporary  defeat  through 
the  efforts  of  a  strong  and  high-priced 
lobby.

each 

The  senatorial  committee,  in  spite  of 
the  handicap  proceedings  under  which 
they 
labored,  made  an  exhaustive  re­
port,  yet  told  not  half  the  tale. 
I  quote 
from 
it:  “ Your  committee  was  ap­
pointed  for  the  consideration  of  this 
vital,  social  and  business  problem  in 
response  to  popular  demand,  which  has 
grown  almost  universal  during  the  past 
few  years,  that  there  shall  be  some  kind 
of  remedy  sought  for,  and,  when  found, 
applied  to  the  correction  of  an  evil 
which  has  been  demonstrated  by  almost 
universal  experience  to  effect,  in  a  del­
eterious  manner,  the  whole  foundation 
of  our  existing  social  system.  The  re­
port  showed  a  decrease  of  one  hundred 
and  thirty-one  retail  establishments 
in 
St.  Paul 
in  six  years,  yet  in  that  time 
there  was  an  increase  of  eight  thousand 
in  population.  The  number  of  idle  or 
vacant  stores  were  taken 
into  account 
in  the  city  of  Minneapolis,  and  they 
numbered  hundreds,  and  all  believed  to 
be  traceable  to  the  department  store. 
Again,  once  prosperous  stores  were 
found  turned  into  saloons.”

legally  be  claimed 

The  investigation  showed  farther  that 
investigated  did 
the  department  stores 
into  the  public  treasury  any­
not  pay 
the 
limit  of  the  sums 
where  within 
legitimately,  equitably 
which  might, 
and 
them. 
The  rates  of  wages  were  small,  starva­
tion  prices,  and  ran  largely  to  child  la­
bor.  And  “ Manufax”   has  heard  no  ap­
peal,  no  universal  demand,  nought  of 
the  vital  social  and  business  problem, 
nought  of  the  great  fetid  octopus  being 
builded  up  and  maintained  by  those 
who  must  sell  their  product  whether  or 
no.

from 

Has  “ Manufax”   been  playing  the 
ostrich  act,  hiding  bis head  in  the  sand, 
that  he  has  not  heard  these  things?  God

ft 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

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sent to dealers if they drop us 
a card.  Every dealer  should 
have  it.

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Opposite  Union  Depot.

New  Wholesale

Hardware  House

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Call  and  see  us  when  in  the  city.
Write  us  for  prices.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

23

in 

forbid 
it.  Every  manufacturer  has  a 
call  of  duty,  a  call  of  humanity  in  this 
case,  and  he  should  heed  it. 
If  it  were 
but  the  mere  question  of  sales  it  would 
be  idle  talk. 
It  is  a  deeper  root  threat­
ening  more  than  business,  threatening 
morality, 
threatening  our  glorious  re­
public.

I  have  before  me  a  newspaper  clip­
ping,  one  of  a  hundred  or  two  gathered 
from  the  daily  press  of  all  classes  of  re­
ligions,  politics  and  creeds.  This  one 
is  from  a  widely  circulated  reliable 
Minneapolis  daily  it  is  headed  “ Under 
Innocent  Cover.”  
The  police  break 
up  a  place  of  bad  character  conducted 
for  swell  people.  After  details,  it  says 
four  young  girls,  well  dressed  and  quite 
pretty,  were  arrested  charged  as  com­
mon  prostitutes;  at  least  two  of  them 
work 
large  department  stores  and 
have  eked  out  their  small  wages  by  the 
barter  of  their  souls.  What  a  name  is 
that  for  a  great  city  and  her  department 
stores?
That 

is  a  humanitarian  view  of  the 
question  to  make  one’s  blood  boil,  and 
for  one  I  say  if  these  department  stores 
are  the  cause  for  even  a  little  of  this 
then  away  with  them  root  and  branch. 
Sordid,  selfish  greed  should  have  no 
place  with  humanitarian  action.  “ What 
are  you  going  to  do  about  it?”   Con­
tinue the support and upbuilding of these 
great  competitive  institutions  which  are 
crushing  out  labor  and  leading  woman­
hood  to  prostitution?

is  the 

As  Mr.  Davis  said  in the Minneapolis 
convention, 
io  per  cent,  of 
business  (manufacturing  and  jobbing) 
that  is  lending  support  to  that  class  of 
trade  we  want  to  locate  and  find  out, 
and  this  the  legitimate  trader  has  a 
right  to  know.

Let  no  one  for  a  moment  think  I  am 
opposed  to  the  employment  of  .woman, 
to  her  becoming  a  bread-winner  for 
herself  or  the  world. 
I  am  willing  she 
shall  study  medicine  and  become  a 
practitioner,  read 
law  and  become  a 
pettifogger,  but,  in  the  name  of  God 
and  humanity,  let 
it  be  upon  a  wage 
scale  sufficient  for  her  living  and  the 
protection  of  her  honor,  virtue and wom­
anhood.

it 

Consumption  of  Metals.

Information  on 

It  is  interesting  to  note  the  quantities 
in  which  different  metals 
and  manner 
are  consumed. 
this 
subject  given  by  the  Aluminum  World 
show  that  other  metals  besides  iron  and 
steel  which  are  used  in  large  quantities 
are  copper,  lead,  zinc,  tin,  and  next  to 
these  in  importance  is  aluminum.  The 
investigation  as  to  what  is  done  with  a 
large  portion  of  the  common  metals, 
which  are  produced  every  year  at  an 
increasing  rate,  may  be  of  benefit  to 
many  who  delight  in such research.  The 
amount  of  scrap 
in  any  second-hand 
form  of  these  metals,  which 
is  being 
sold,  is  comparatively  small.  For  ex­
ample,  the  bulk  of  lead  which  is  pro­
duced  is  converted  into  white  lead,  red 
lead  and  orange  material  used  in  pig­
ments  of  paints  which  are  spread  over 
great  surfaces 
in  such  thin  coats  that 
their  metallic  properties  can  not  pos­
sibly  be  recovered.  A  great  deal  of

it 

is  manufactured 

into  sheet,  and 
lead 
rather  a 
large  proportion  into  bullets, 
shot  and  other  projectiles.  This  am­
munition  of  course  retains  its  metallic 
form,  but 
is  distributed  over  such  a 
large  area  that  it  also  is  irrevocable  as 
scrap.  A  part  of  the  lead  product  used 
as  sheet  lead  and  pipe  does  come  back 
into  the  market;  yet  the  portion  of  lead 
used 
is  small  in  com­
parison  with  the  other  methods in which 
it  is  employed.

in  these  ways 

Large  quantities  of  zinc are consumed 
in  galvanizing  steel  or 
iron  sheets,  in 
the  manufacture  of  brass,  as  sheet  zinc 
and  as  the  oxide  of  zinc  used  as  a  pig­
ment  in  paint.  Zinc  which  is  used  in 
galvanizing 
is  diffused  as  a  thin  cover­
ing  over  a  large  surface  of  iron ;  thus 
the  metal 
is  wholly  lost  in  the  disinte­
gration  of  the  zinc  sheet.  No  attempt 
is  made  to  recover  it  from  the  galvan­
iron.  One-third  of  zinc  to  two- 
ized 
thirds  of  copper 
in  the 
manufacture  of  brass.  When  used  in 
this  manner  the  zinc  remains  in  a  per­
manent  form,  which  may  be  found  use­
ful  as  scrap  brass,  and,  next to  iron  and 
steel,  is  one  of  the  largest  commodities 
in  the  scrap  metal  market.

is  employed 

The bulk  of  the  world’s  tin  product  is 
used  as  a  covering  for  tin  plates.  Or­
dinary  tin  plates  carry  from  i y2  to  31/2 
per  cent,  of  tin.  Numerous  attempts 
have  been  made  to  regain  this  tin  from 
the  old  scrap  tin,  but  no  appreciable 
amount  has  thus  far  been  returned  to 
the  world  by  this  means.

After 

iron  and  steel,  copper 

is  the 
metal  which  is  used  most  extensively  in 
the  metallic  form ;  only  a  small  propor­
tion  of  the  production  is  utilized  in  the 
salts  of  copper,  blue  vitriol.  The  salt 
of  copper  employed  in  galvanic  batter­
ies 
is  the  principal  salt  of  the  metal 
sold  in  the  market.  The  largest  uses  of 
copper  are  in  the  manufacture  of  brass, 
of  which  it  generally  forms  a  two-thirds 
component  part.  Copper 
is  employed 
in  electrical  conductors  and  in  the  form 
of  sheet  used 
in  roofing,  the  bottoms 
of  cooking  and  other  utensils  and  in 
the  manufacture  of  pipes  to  be  used 
where  a  great  deal  of  pliability  is  re­
quired.  A  greater  amount  of  scrap  cop­
per 
in  the  market  than  that  of 
any  other  metal,  with  the  exception  of 
iron  and  steel;  yet  the  entire  quantity 
of  old  copper  offered  for  sale 
is  slight 
in  proportion  to  the  total  copper  pro­
duction.

is  sold 

The  consumption  of  aluminum  has 
in  a  marked  degree  during 
increased 
the  last  ten  years. 
It  is  believed that  it 
will  ultimately  obtain  a  place  with  a 
tonnage  proportionate  to  the  tonnage 
of  the  other  common metals.  Aluminum 
sheet  is  now  10  per  cent,  cheaper  than 
brass  and  15  per  cent,  cheaper  than cop­
per,  section  for  section.  Steps  are  now 
being  taken  to  produce  aluminum  as  a 
substitute  for  copper  in  electrical  con­
ductors.  This  will,  of  course,  increase 
the  consumption  of  the  former.  Exports 
of  all  the  metals  show  an  increase  in 
1897 over  1896.

A  genius  is  a  man  who,  when  he  ac­
cidentally  says  a  good  thing,  can  make 
his  hearers, believe  it  was  intentional.

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M A N U FA C TU R E R   O F

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S P E C I A L L Y   A D A P T E D   F O R   P A C K IN G   E G G S

Write  or Telephone  for  Prices. 

Telephone  No.  I2S2. 

83 to  97  Sixth  Street,

Grand  Rapids.

Our  Stock  of

Wall  Paper and  Paints

Is  New  and  Fresh  from  the  Factory.

Every Wall  Paper Design  is of  1898 make.

Picture  Frames made to order.

C.  L.  Harvey & Company,

59 Monroe St.,  Grand  Rapids. 

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[We are not connected with any other firm  using our name. \

Buikiino paper, Rooting Material

We are jobbers of these goods, among which are

Rosin Sized Sheathing, W. C. Oiled Sheathing, 
Tarred Pelt,  Roofing Pitch, Coal Tar,
Rosin, Asphalt Paints, Elastic Cement,
Ready Roofing,  Carpet Lining, Mineral W ool.

H.  M.  R E YN O L D S  &   SON,  Grand  Rapids,  flich .

Detroit  Office,  Foot  of  3d  Street.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

To learn  the  real  value of a trade  or class paper 
is to find out how  the  men  in whose interest it is 
published value  it.  Ask the merchants of Mich­
igan what they think of the .  .  .

We  are  willing  to  abide  by  their  decision.

TANOLEFOO1

Sidled sum Flu Paper

ONE  OF  THE  MOST  PROFITABLE  THINGS  YOU  SELL,

Popular aversion to flies is growing, and 
Fly  Destroyers are coming into greater use.
Of all  means for their  destruction
Tanglefoot is the most practical
and the best on account of  its greater
efficacy, cleanliness, endurance and cheapness.
This is why the sale of Tanglefoot increases yearly.

To increase your sales of Tanglefoot 
let  your customers see it in actual  use 
in your store,  in the  Holder;
They will follow your example.
Every customer to whom you sell a box of 
Tanglefoot will  remember it with pleasure 
every day of the summer.

PRICE,  30  C E N T S   A   BO X.— $2.55  A   CASE.

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The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  trade  was  treated  to  a 
in  the  shape  of  a  de­
surprise  Monday 
cline  of  a  sixpence  to  an  eighth  on 
most grades.  The only grades unchanged 
were  cut 
loaf,  dominoes,  crushed  and 
No.  12.  No  reason  was  assigned  for 
this  cut 
It  was  announced 
that  orders  for  hards,  placed  on  Apri 
7,  8  and  g,  and  for  softs,  placed  on 
April  8  and  g,  would  be  booked  at  the 
revised  prices  of  Monday.

in  prices. 

Tea— Under  the  stress  of  the  large 
buying,  the  whole  staple 
line  of  teas 
have  advanced  from  i@2c  per  pound. 
If  the  war  talk  proves  groundless,  there 
will  probably  be  some  reaction  from 
these  advances,  but  possibly  not on  the 
lower  grades.  Some  tea  men  express 
the  belief  that  there  will  be  a  duty  on 
tea  whether  war  comes  or  not,  on  ac­
count  of  the  large  sums  already  spent 
by  the  Government.

Coffee—The  movement  of  coffees  at 
this  point 
is  very  good,  and  the  retail 
demand  seems  to  be  on  the  increase, 
retailers  feeling  that  there  may  be  an 
advance 
in  case  of  war.  Some  whole­
salers  are  also  feeling  in  the  same  way, 
and  some  good  purchases  are  being 
made  in  the  East  on  this  basis.

Canned  Goods—Tomatoes  are  un­
changed,  but  the  market is  rather  weak­
er  than  otherwise.  Future  tomatoes  are 
selling  very  well  when  they  can  be  got­
ten,  but  few  are  offered.  Corn 
is  sell 
ing  fairly  well  for  this  season  at  un­
changed  prices.  Practically  nothing  is 
doing  in  future  corn  as  yet.  Spot  peas 
are 
in  very  small  enquiry  and  prices 
are  unchanged.  Futures  are  not  yet 
offered.  Spot  peaches,  particularly  Cal- 
ifornias,  are  being  held  at  an  advance, 
and  some withdrawn  because  of  the very 
bullish 
frost  reports  from  the  Coast. 
Future  peaches  will  doubtless  open  very 
high.

It 

items  that  are 

Dried  Fruits—There  are  still  plenty 
of  rain-damaged  raisins  on  the  market 
offering  at  low  figures  to  clean  out,  and 
these  hold  the  market  down  to  a  con­
siderable  degree.  There  is  no  doubt  but 
that  the  frost  has  damaged  the  apricot 
crop  very  largely  and  the  general  mar­
ket  shows  a  greater  firmness,  caused  by 
this  loss.  The 
least 
affected  by  the  frost  seem  to  be  pears 
and  prunes.  Peaches  and  apricots  seem 
to  have  suffered  most. 
is  reported 
from  California,  in  the  regions  of  the 
best  deciduous  fruit  orchards,  that  the 
frost  of  March  25  was  the  most  severe 
ever  known,  and  that  this,  added  to  the 
drought  of  the  past  winter,  will  greatly 
shorten  the  crop  of  fruits,  especially the 
items  noted.  The  shipments  of  cured 
apricots  from  the  market  of  San  Jose, 
Cal.,  alone  for  the  season  up  to  March 
ig 
is  reported  to  have  been  g,380,380 
pounds.  A bill  is  to  be  introduced  into 
the  Greek  parliament  asking 
that  no 
currants  be  shipped  from  that  country 
before  September  1.  This 
is  done  to 
insure  that  no 
improperly  cured  cur­
rants  are  shipped.  The  tendency  is  to 
hurry  the  first  fruits  out  before  being 
properly  cured,  and  the  result  is  the  ar­
rivals 
in  English  and  American  mar­
kets  are  not  up  to  grade,  and  the  Greek 
currant trade  is  thereby  badly  damaged.
Fish—John  Pew  &  Son  (Gloucester) 
write  the  Tradesman  as  follows:  Our 
market  is  steady  for  salt  fish  and  there 
is  not  much  change  in  prices  since  our 
last  circular.  The  stock  of 
last  fall’s 
Bank  cod 
is  unusually  small  and  in  a 
few  weeks  will  be exhausted.  Last year 
at  this  time  there  was  a  fair  working 
stock  of 
them  on  hand.  Handline 
light  stock  and
Georges  cod  are 

in 

prices  rule  quite  firm  for  them.  Most  of 
the  Grand  Bank  salt  cbdfish  fleet  have 
sailed.  It  is  a  small  one.  There  is  some 
uneasiness  about  war  with  Spain  as  to 
what  effect  it  will  have  on  our  fisheries, 
especially if  it  is  a  long  one.  Should  a 
Spanish  privateer  vessel  come  along our 
coast,  much  damage  might  be 
indicted 
upon  our  business.  Gloucester  has  not 
a  gun  mounted  for  its  defense.  Thus 
far  in  a  few  weeks  130  men  (first-class) 
have  gone  from  here  to  assist 
in  man­
ning  our  war  vessels.  Out  of  the  130 
men,  not  one  was  found  color  blind; 
also  out  of  95  examined  only  9  were  be­
low  the  standard  physically.

Flour  and  Feed.

The  situation  of  flour,  like  that  of 
wheat,  is  unique,  and  the  flour  buyer  is 
even  more  careful  and  cautious  about 
buying,  now  that  the  bulls  have  an 
in­
ning,  than  when  the  bears  were  unduly 
depressing  values.

Both  wheat  and  flour  have  been  so 
much  higher  on  this  crop  than  for  sev­
eral  years  previous  that  buyers  of  flour 
are  extremely  cautious,  and  the  more  so 
as  we  are  now  approaching  the  time  for 
another  harvest.  Considering  stocks  of 
both  wheat  and  flour  in  all  positions  the 
world  over,  together  with  the  present 
outlook  for  crops  in  this  country  and  in 
Europe,  the  true  situation 
is  one  of 
great  strength. 
In  the  event  of  war  the 
trend  of  prices  would,  doubtless,  very 
soon  be  much  higher.  However,  there 
are  arguments  on  both  sides  and 
just 
how  the  situation  would  be  affected  is 
problematical.  The  statistical  position 
regarding  stocks,  crops  and  the  world's 
needs  is  exceptionally  strong,  and  we 
are  of  the  opinion  that  better prices will 
be  obtained  for  the  new  crop  of  wheat 
than  are  now  generally  anticipated. 
Stocks  of  flour  in  this  country  are 
light 
and  the  demand  may  soon  be  expected 
to 
increase  with  the  general  activity  of 
spring  trade.

Millstuffs  are  still 

in  good  demand, 
but  at  prices  a  shade  lower.  The  de­
mand  for  feed  and  meal  is  slackening 
somewhat  with  the  advent  of  warmer 
weather,  but  prices  remain  unchanged.

W m.  N.  R ow e.

Hides,  Pelts,  Furs,  Tallow  and  Wool.
Hides  remain  firm  at  the  decline, 
with  a  tendency  toward  higher prices  if 
quality  shows 
improvement.  The  de­
mand  is  for  all  that  can  be  offered.

Pelts  are  scarce  and  weaker  in  price, 

as  there  is  no  demand  for  wool.

Furs  remain  firm  and 

in  good  de­
mand  at  lower  prices,  as  created  by 
London  sales.

Tallow  is  in  better  demand  for  soap- 
ers’  use;  also  grease  for  oil  pressing. 
The  price  remains  low,  with  no  hope  of 
mprovement  without  a  war  demand.
Wools  are  neglected,  with  light  sales. 
Prices  hold  firm.  There  seem  to  be no 
weak  spots  and  holders  are  confident  of 
the  future,  although  the  present  trade 
s  not  of  sufficient  magnitude  to  make  a 
quotable  price.  These  facts  are  at­
tributed  to  the  war  scarce,  there  being 
no  other  solution  offered  to  the problem.

W m .  T .  H e s s .

The  hardest  work  a  dude  can  do  is  to 
stand  on  a  corner  near a  church  with 
the  hope  that  some  foolish  young 
lady 
will  allow  him  to  carry  her  prayer  book 
home.

If  Spain  insists  upon  war,  instead  of 
justice,  the  explosive  blow  against  her 
will  be  external,  internal  and  eternal.

Spain  has  something  more  than  bull­

fighting  to  do  now.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Retail  Grocers  and  Commission  Men 

at  Loggerheads.

in  wholesale  quantities, 

Detroit,  April  12— During  the  past 
winter  many  of  the  retail  grocers  of  this 
city  have  suspected  that  some  of  their 
best  customers  were  being  quietly  sup­
plied  with  a  considerable  part  of  their 
daily  household  supplies  by  dealers  who 
were  nominally  doing  a  wholesale  busi­
ness!-  At  the  last  regular  meeting  in 
March  the  Retail  Grocers  and  Butchers’ 
Protective  Association  took  up the ques­
tion  and  a  committee  was  appointed  by 
the  Président  to  investigate  the  charges 
and,  if  they  were  found  to  be  true,  ask 
the  offenders  to  desist.  The  committee 
drafted  an  agreement  which  specified 
that  the  practice  of  selling  household 
supplies  to  private 
individuals  was  to 
be  abandoned  by  all  who  signed  the 
agreement.  Wholesale  dealers  were  to 
be  allowed  the  privilege  of  furnishing 
the  hotels  and 
larger  boarding  houses 
and  the  boats  visiting  Detroit,  with 
supplies 
the 
only  practice  which  was  objected  to  be­
ing  the  selling 
in  small  quantities  to 
individuals.  At  the  last  regular  meet­
ing  of  the  Association,  held  April  6,  a 
report  from  this  committee  showed  that 
the  entire  wholesale  grocery  trade  of the 
city  and  the  gardeners  who  visit  the 
public  markets  had  signed  the  agree­
ment,  but  that  the  commission  men“had 
refused  to  do  so  until  the  retail  dealers 
would  sign  a  similar  agreement  net  to 
receive  goods  direct  from  country  ship­
pers.  This  action  upon  the  part  of  lo­
cal  commission  men  was  made  the  sub­
ject  of  an  animated  discussion  in  which 
nearly  all  of  the  grocers  present  took  an 
active  part.  The  sentiment  of  the  meet­
ing  was  strongly  in  favor  of  pushing the 
matter  to  a 
issue  and  E. 
Marks  was  instructed  to  canvass  the  re­
tail  trade  of  the  city  and  ascertain  what 
the  feeling  was,  in  general,  with  those 
outside  of  the  Association,  as  well  as 
among  the  members  who  were  not  pres­
ent  at  this  meeting.  The  grocers  pres­
ent  were  emphatic  in  their  condemna 
tion  of  the  practice  of  indiscriminate 
retailing  by  wholesale  dealers  and  in­
sisted  that  they  would  not  deal  with 
men  who  persisted 
in  refusing  to  d is­
continue  the  practice.

legitimate 

381

FOR  SALE—LARGE  DESIRABLE  STORE 
on  best  Street.  Address  Mrs.  B.  Brewer, 
671
Owosso, Mieh. 
\ \ T  ANTED — FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR 
TV  retail trade.  Cash paid.  Correspond with 
Caulkett & Co.. Traverse City, Mich. 
\ \ T ANTED—LOCATION FORA SMALL  AND 
Tv  well-assorted  new  stock  hardware.  Ad­
dress No. 564, care Michigan Tradesman.  564
UOR SALE—FIR;?T-CLAS$ GROCERY, MEAT 
X?  market and crockery  stock,  located  in  one 
of the best towns in Michigan:  best  location  in 
the  city.  Good  reasons  for  selling;  a  bargain 
for the right  person.  Will  sell  for  cash  only. 
Address No. 568, care Michigan Tradesman. 568
I?OR  SALE —BUILDING  AND  GENERAL 
stock;  best  farming  section  in  Michigan. 
No trades.  W. H. Pardee, Freeport, Mich.  500
IpOR  SALE—50  FT.  LOT  WITH  STORE 
building and  small  dwelling,  on  principal 
business  street  in  Traverse  City.  Address  F. 
see
Brosch. 
f~ pOR SALE—I  HAVE  FOR  SALE  CHEAP  A 
complete  cigar  factory,  including  tables, 
chairs, moulds, presses, zinc lined  boxes, book­
keeper's writing  desk,  iron  safe  with  burglar 
proof chest, cigar boxes, labels  for  two  brands 
of  cigars  which  have  a  wide  reputation,  and 
everything ready  to  go  on  with  the  business. 
It is the factory formerly  known  as  the  United 
States  Cigar Co.  on Lyon street, Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan.  It must be sold  to  satisfy  creditors 
and will be sold cheap.  The factory consists of 
three large rooms and can  be  rented  for $10 per 
month, 54 Lyon street.  For particulars, addtess 
C. O. Smedley, 15 and  16  New  Houseman  Bldg., 
Grand Rapid-, Michigan. 
I?OR  SALE  (NO  TRADE)—ONE  OF  THE 
finest and test suburban drug  stores  in this 
city.  Sati-factoiy reasons for  desiring  to  sell. 
Address  Druggist,  1169  Wealthy  Aye.,  Grand 
Rapids.  Mich. 
TJ'OR  EX0HAEGE  FOR  GROCERY  OR  MKR- 
A  chandise  stock—Choice  section  land  near 
Jamestown,  North  Dakota.  Dakota  lands  in 
great  demand  for  farming  or  stock  raising. 
Carl Dice,  Monroe. M>eh. 
'T'O   EXCHANGE—FOR  CLOTHING,  DRY 
A  goods or shoes, very nice  well rented Grand 
Rapids property.  Address No.  552, care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
W ANTED—1,000  CASES  FRESH  EGGS, 
daily.  Write  for  prices.  F.  VV.  Brown, 
Ithaca,  Mich. 
r PO   EXCHANGE — FARMS  AND  OTHER 
A  property for dry  goods, clothing and  shoes. 
Address P.  Medalie, Maucelona, Mich. 
YX7 ANTE D—A  PRACTICAL  MILL  MAN, 
VV  with $1,000capital, to  take  a  one-half  or 
full  interest  in  a  stave,  heading  and  planing 
mill.  3,00-J  contract,  with  stock  to fill it.  All 
goes.  Five years’ cut  in  sight  Side  track  to 
mill.  Good reasons for selling.  Address  Stave 
Mill, care Michigan Tradesman. 
516
W ANT  ALL  KINDS  OF  GRAIN  IN  CAR 
lots.  Name price or ask forbids.  Rhodes 
479
Co., Grain Brokers, Granger, Ind. 
I  HAVE  A  PARTY WANTING GROCERY OR 
general  stock.  Must  be  a  bargain.  I  have 
buyers for any line  of merchandise.  W. H. Gil- 
440
bert, 109 Ottawa St.. Grand Rapids. 

563

534

559

552

555

551

He  Was  Engaged.

“ Do  you  cut  the  pie  in  four  pieces 
landlady,  sweetly 

or  five?’ ’  asked  the 
springing  her  star  catch  question.
job.

“ S ix ,”   answered  the  applicant  for  a 

W A N T S   COLUM N.

Advertisem ents  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 
35 cents.  Advance payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

572

575

■VTICE  BUILDING  LOT  ON  OAKDALE  AVE- 
-L“  nue, Grand Rapids, for sale or exchange for 
lumber,  shingles,  brick,  merchandise,  bicycles, 
or whatever you  have  to  trade.  Address  Box 
101, Leslie, Mich. 
Ìl'OR  SALE, EXCHANGE OR RENT—LARGE 
two-story  store  and  residence  building  in 
townof 1,000  population  in  Northern  Indiana; 
stone basement, 130  feet  in  dimensions.  Inves­
tigate.  Address No. 575, care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
IjiOR  RE NT—THREE-STORY  BRICK BUILD- 
ing. whole  or  part,  main  floor  22x110,  ele­
gantly fitted, vestibule front, steel ceiling, fitted 
with cash system and all  modern  fixtures;  best 
location in  town  for  dry  goods  or  department 
store;  one of  Michigan's  best  cities.  For  par­
ticulars  address  H.,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
\X7ANTED — TO  BU V  A  SECOND-HAND 
tv  soda  fountain.  Please  write,  giving full 
description of fountain and price of same.  Otis 
Jones, Druggist, New Buffalo, Mich. 
576
1 ¡^LOURING  MILL FOR SALE CHEAP—FULL 
'  rolling process  flouring  mill  machinery, in 
excellent  condition,  thoroughly  equipped  in 
every  particular;  capacity  240  bbls;  90  horse 
power Corliss engine, representing an  outlay  of 
over $16,010, will be sold for less than one-fourth 
value.  Purchaser can lease building or  remove 
machinery as he prefers.  Address D. B. Ainger, 
Receiver  First  National  Bank,  Benton  Harbor, 
Mich. 
ÌpOR  RENI'—THE  FIRST  AND  SECOND 
floors and basements of the  brick  building 
numbered 12 and 14 Lyon  street,  recently occu­
pied by Hirth, Krause A Co. ;  suitable  for  mer­
cantile  or  manufacturing  purposes.  Also  the 
large hall on the third floor  over 8 and 10  Lyon 
street,  especially arranged  for  fraternal  socie­
ties.  Apply to Wm.  McBain,  Agent  Estate  of 
Jas. W. Converse, 433 Michigan  Trust  Building, 
Grand Rapids. 

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578

577

PATENT  SOLICITORS.

PA TEN T  ATTORNEYS,  20  YEARS'  PRAC- 
A 
tice.  Ideas  developed.  Drawings  a  spec­
ialty.  Reasonable rates.  Dennis Rogers, Grand 
Rapids. 
Î 5REE—OUR  NEW  HANDBOOK  ON  PAT- 
ents.  Cilley  &  All gier,  Patent  Attorneys, 
339
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

VjS7 ANTED — REGISTERED  PHARMACIST, 
VV  one who is single  and  a  good  cornet  and 
violin  player  preferred.  Steady  position  and 
fair wages.  Must be able  to  take  position  May 
1.  Other  musicians  may  apply.  Address  K. 
Gidley, Empire, Mich._________________ 574
SITUATION  WANTED —BY  FIRST-CLASS 
tinner on furnace, general job  and tin work. 
twenty  years’ 
Some  knowledge  of  plumbing; 
experience;  best of references  furnished;  mar­
ried  Wishes steady employment.  Address No. 
563, care Michigan Tradesman. 

563

WANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST;
good references required;  peimanent  po­
sition offered.  Address  J.  H.  Chapman, Mears, 
Mich. 
570
W ANTED —  POSITION 
IN  GENERAL
store by one who  speaks  German  and  has 
bad years of experience and is capableof taking 
charge of a  store.  Address  No.  560,  care  Mich­
igan Tradesman. 
560
W ANTED—POSITION  IN  HARDWARE  OR 
grocery and  dry  goods  store.  Large  ex­
perience  in  store  business.  References  furn­
ished if desired.  Address  No.  565,  care  Michi­
565
gan Tradesman. 
W ANTED—BY  MAN  OF  NINE  YEARS’ 
experience,  position  as  manager  of  gen­
eral  store.  Have  bad  experience  in  all  lines; 
can also do book-keeping of any kind and would 
do same with other work.  Address No. 519, eare 
Michigan Tradesman. 
519
SITUATION WANTED-REGISTERED PHAR 
macist, married, 27 years  of  age,  registered 
8 years, country  and  city  experience.  Best  of 
references  given.  Address  F.  S.  Tuxbury,  Elk 
530
Rapids,  Mich. 

Rare Chance for  Small  Capital.
A plant equipped for planing’, resawing, turning, 
inside finishing,  etc.,  costing originally over $10,- 
000, offered for about  one-third  tnat.  Good condi­
tion.  Now  in  operation.  Just  taken  on  debt by 
present owners  who  have  other  business.  Grow­
ing  city,  8,000  population.  Fine  surrounding 
country.  Good opening for lumber yard.  Certain­
ly  a  snap.  Easy  terms.  Lock Box  7,  Traverse 
City,  Mich.

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CHICAGO

Chicago.

Lv.  G. Rapids...............8:45am  1:25pm *11:30pm
Ar.  Chicago.................. 3:10pm  6:50pm 
6:40am
Lv. Chicago................ 7:20am  5:15pm *11:30pm
Ar.G’dRapids............1:25pm  10:35pm  * 6:20am
Traverse  City,  Charlevoix and  Petoskey.
Lv. G’d  Rapids........................   7:30am  5:30pm
Parlor  and  Sleeping  Cars  on  afternoon  and 
night trains to and from Chicago.

*Rvery  day. 

Others week days only.

DETROIT0rand RapldI & We8ter°-

Detroit.

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

Saginaw, Alma and  Greenville.

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

Gao.  DeHaven,  General Pass. Agent.

f i n   A  \ j n   Trai|k Railway  System

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Detroit and Milwaukee Div

(In effect January 19, 1898.)

WEST

EAST. 

Leave. 
Arrive,
t 6:45am.Sag.,  Detroit, Buffalo & N Y  .+ 9:55pm
tl0:10am........ Detroit  and  East..........+ 5:07pm
t 3:30pm. .Sag.,  Det., N.  Y.  &  Bos ton.. 112:45pm 
*10:45pm.. .Detroit, East and Canada.. .* 6:35am
+11:10am........  Mixed to Durand..........+ 3:15pm
* 7:00am....Gd. Haven  and  Int. P ts....*10:15pm 
tl2:53pm.Gd. Haven  and Intermediate.t 3:22pm
t 5:12pm__Gd. Haven Mil. and Chi__ tl0:05am
+10:00pm........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.
♦Daily.  tExcept Sunday.

E. H. Hushes, A. G. P. & T. A.
Ben.  Fletcher, Trav. Pass. Agt., 
C.  A.  Justin,  City  Pass.  Agent.
No. 23 Monroe St.
GRAND  Rapids  &  Indiana  Railway

Northern  Div.  Leave  Arrive 
Trav.C’y,Petoskey & Mack...+  7:45am +  5:15pm 
Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...+ 2:15pm  t 6:35am
Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack.................. J10:50pm
Cadillac................................... + 5:25pm +11:15am
Train leaving at 7:45 a. m. has  parlor car, and 
train  leaving at 2:15 p.  m.  has  sleeping  car  to 
Mackinaw.
Southern  Div.  Leave  Arrive
Cincinnati............................... + 7:10am  + 8:25pm
Ft. Wayne................................+ 2:10pm  + 2:00pm
Cincinnati............. 
* 7:00pm * 7:25am
7:10 a.m.  train  has parlor  car to  Cincinnati. 
2  10 p.m .  train  has parlor  car  to Fort  Wayne. 
7:00 p. m. train  has  sleeping  car  to Cincinnati. 

Muskegon Trains, 

some west.

LvG’d  Rapids..............+7:35am +1:00pm +5:40pm
Ar Muskegon................  9:00am  2:10pm  7:05pm
LvMuskegon............. +8:10am  tll:45am  +4:00pm
ArG’dRaplds............9:30am  12:55pm  5:20pm
tExcept Sunday.  »Daily.  ^Saturday only.
C.  L.  LOCKWOOD, 

so n s EAST.

Gen’l Passr. and Ticket Agent.

Poor
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handle  cheap  flour.  It 
is  never  reliable.  You 
cannot guaranteed.  You 
dc 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 .  .  .

“Lily W hite” Flour

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 

NOW.

Valley  City  Milling  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich,
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THE  FORGOTTEN  PAST

Which we read about can never  be 
forgotten by the merchant who  be 
comes  familiar  with  our  coupon 
system.  The past to such is always 
a “ nightmare.”  The present  is  an 
era of pleasure and profit

T R A D E S M A N   COM PANY,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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MONEY  IN  IT

It  pays  any  dealer  to  have  the  reputa­

tion  of  keeping  pure  goods.

It  pays  any  dealer  to keep the  Seymour 

Cracker.

There’s  a  large  and  growing  section  of 
the  public  who  will  have  the  best,  and 
with  whom  the  matter  of  a  cent  or  so  a 
pound  makes  no  impression. 
It’ s  not 
H O W   C H E A P   with  them;  it’ s  H O W  
G OOD .

For  this  class  of  people  the  Seymour 

Cracker  is  made.

Discriminating  housewives  recognize 

its  superior

FLAVOR,  PURITY, 
DELICIOUSNESS

and  will  have  it.

If you,  Mr.  Dealer,  want  the  trade  of 
the  Seymour 

particular  people,  keep 
Cracker. 

Made  by

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

National  Biscuit  Company,

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ENGRAVERS B Y   A l l   T H E 

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PORTRAITS,  BUILDINGS, 

MACHINERY, 

STATIONERY  HEADINGS^ 

EVERYTHING.

LEA D IN G   PROCESSES
HALF-TONE 
ZINC-ETCHING 
i WOOD ENGRAVING

TRADESMAN  COMPANY

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

DULUTH, South Shore and Atlantic 

Railway.

W EST  H OUND.

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & L)+ll:10pm  +7:45am
Lv. Mackinaw City..................  7:35am  4:20pm
Ar. St. Ignace..........................  9:00am  5:20pm
Ar. Sault Ste. Marie...............  12:20pm  9:50pm
Ar. Marquette................  
  2:50pm  10:40pm
Ar. Nestoria.............................  5:20pm  12:45am
Ar. Duluth.............................................  
8:30am

 

BA ST  BOUND.

t6:30pm
Lv. Duluth............................................. 
Ar. Nestoria.............................+11:15am  2:45am
1:30pm  4:30am
Ar. Marquette........................ 
Lv. Sault Ste. Marie..............  3:30pm 
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Ar. Mackinaw City............... 
8:40pm  11:00am
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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F.  &  P.  M.  R.  R.

AND  8TEAMSHIP  LINES 

TO  ALL  POINTS  IN  MIOHIQAN

H .  F.  M O E L L E R ,  a .  g .  p .  a .

|  | hey all say ~

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

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public?  The  manufacturers,  by  constant and  judi-  —S  
cious advertising, bring customers to your stores whose  —g  
very  presence  creates  a  demand  for  other  articles.

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SACRIFICE  SALE!

PLANT  OF  THEoe 
LANSING  LUMBER  CO.

OILS

of  its  kind  in  the  State. 

^ ^ H I S   property  is  one  of  the  finest  equipped  plants 
It  is  fitted  with  the 
latest  improved  and  best  kinds  of  woodworking  machinery, 
centrally  located  on  one  of  the  principal  avenues  of  the  city 
and  everything is complete for any first-class business adapted 
to  such  a  plant. 
The  property  must  be  sold  to  settle  an 
estate.  For  further  particulars  address,

NAPHTHA  AND  GASOLINES

Offica and  W orks,  BU TTERW ORTH   A V E ., 

GR AN D   RAPIDS,  MICH.

Bulk;w orks'at  Grand: Rapids,  Muskegon,  Manistee, Cadillac,  Big Rap 
ids,  Grand  Haven,  Traverse  City,  Ludington, Allegan 
Howard  City,  Petoskey,  Reed  City,  Fremont,  Hart, 
Whitehall, Holland and Fennvllle

Horace  Lapham,  or  Chas.  C.  Longstreet,

Highest  Price  Paid  for  Empty  Carbon  and  Gasoline  Barrels.

Lansing,  Michigan.

“There  is  a  tide  in  the  affairs  of  men,
Which,  taken  at  the  flood,  leads  on  to  fortune; 
Omitted,  all  the  voyage  of  their  life 
Is  bound  in  shallows  and  in  m iseries—

W asting,  Losing===Lost

Is the song- of the old pound 
and  ounce  method.

Keeping,  Saving— Saved

Is  the  song  of  the  Money 
Weight  System.

You  can  join  hands  with  the  thousands  who  are  using  the 
M o n e y   w  e ig h t   S y s t e m ,  and  be  successful  in  business  if 
you  only  will. 

Yours  for  success,

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