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Volume  XVI.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  7,1898.

Number 794

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A  DESK  FOR  YOUR  OFFICE

We don’t claim  to s*-ll  “ direct  from  the  factory” 

but  do claim that we can sell you at

Less than the  Manufacturer’s Cost

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and can substantiate our claim.  We  sell  you  sam­
ples at about  the  cost  of  material  and  guarantee 
our goods to be better made and better finished than 
the stock that goes to the furniture  dealers.

Our  No.  6i  Antique  Oak  Sample  Desk  has  a 
combination  lock  and  center  drawer.  Raised 
panels  all  around,  heavy  pilasters,  round  corners 
and made of  thoroughly  kiln  dried  oak.  Writing 
bed made of 3-ply built-up stock.  Desk is castered 
with ball-bearing casters  and  has  a strictly  dust- 
proof curtain.  Our special  price to  readers  of  the 
Tradesman  $ 2 0 -   Write for  our  illustrated  cat­
alogue and mention tuis paper when you  do so.

S A M P L E   F U R N I T U R E   C O .

JOBBERS  OP  SAMPLE  FURNITURE.

PEARL  AND  OTTAWA  ST5. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

A GOOD  S E LLE R

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The  Economy  Farmer’s 
Boiler  and  Feed  Cooker

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prices. 

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Wm.  Brummeler  & Sons  [n

260 S  Ionia Street, 

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan. 

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The  Kettle  is  of  smooth,  heavy cast- 
iron.  The furnace or jacket is of heavy, 
cold  rolled steel, and very durable.  We 
guarantee this  Feed  Cooker  never  to 
buckle  or  warp  from  the  heat. 
It is 
designed  to set on the ground, or stone 
foundation,  and  is  especially  adapted 
for cooking  feed, trying  out lard,  mak­
ing soap,  scalding  hogs  and  poultry, 
and all work  of  this  nature.  Made  in 
four sizes—40,  60,  70 and  100 gallon.

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ADAMS  &  HART,  Jobbers,  Grand  Rapids.
Calendar  Season  Is  Now  Here

Improve the  opportunity  to  present  your  customers  with  a  souvenir  which 
will  cause  them  to  think  of  you  every  day  during  1S99.  Samples  and
quotations fri-e for "the asking.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

PURITY AND  STRENGTH!

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% iJ EAST

As placed on the market  in  tin  foil  and  under 
our yellow label and  signature is

ABSOLUTELY  PURE

Of greater  strength  than  any  other  yeast,  and 
convenient for handling.  Neatly  wrapped  In 
tin foil.  Give  our  silverware  premium  list  to 
your patrons and  increase your trade.  Particu­
lar attention paid  to  shipping  trade.  Address,

FLEISCHMANN  &  CO.

Detroit  Agency,  118 Bates St.
Grand  Rapids Agency, 26 Fountain  St.

When  Sick  Use

“ MR.  THOMAS”

The  Most  Popular Nickel Cigar on  Earth

40/Ml

Ruhe  Bros.  Co.,  Makers. 
Factory  956,1st  Dist.  Pa.

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F.  E.  Bushman,  Representative,

Kalamazoo,  Mich.

Mail  Orders  Solicited.

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WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN 

Kalamazoo.  Mich. 

W ILLO W   AN D  W O O D EN   W A R E , 

W R A P P IN G   P A P E R ,  S T A T IO N E R Y , 

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Prints,  Spades,  Can openers,  Having Cards,  Cheese Safes, Lamp Chimneys,  o< 
Clothes  Lines  and  Pins,  Corn  Poppers,  Curry  Combs,  Fiber  Ware  and 
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B R U S H E S   O F   A L L   K IN D S, 
P A P E R   B A G S ,  P A IL S ,  T U B S  

F L O U R   S A C K S ,  O Y S T E R   P A IL S , 

SN O W   S H O V E L S , 

Mail Orders Promptly Attended to and Satisfaction Guaranteed.

SHOW  CASES  OF  ALL  STYLES

Until  Nov. 

i  we  will  furnish  these  highly  finished  show  cases  with  inlaid  wood 

corners at the  following low prices f o b  Bryan:

3 feet  ..  .  $4.50 
4 feet........ 6.25 

Sieet.........$7.25 
^ feet........   8.15 

7 feet.........$9.25 
8 feet.........  10.50 

9 feet...........$12.25
10 feet..........   1325

Cases are  15  inches high,  well  finished, all  double thick glass,  mirror lined panel 
doors in  rear.  Guaranteed  satisfactory in every  respect.  Cases  17  inches  high  10 
cents extra  per foot  Write us tor circulars and catalogue of our Combination Cases

NUTS

and

RAISINS

ALMONDS

BRAZILS

FILBERTS

PECANS

WALNUTS
MIXED

FANCY CLUSTERS 
LONDON  LAYER S 

IM PORTED  SULTANAS 

ONDARA  LAYERS 

LOOSE  MUSCATELS 

SEED ED  IN  PACKAGES

AND  ALL  GRADES  OF  FANCY  CANDIES

Our line of above goods is in and  we are offering at very 

low  figures.

MUSSELMAN  GROCER  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

FOR  CHRISTMAS

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in  LIME  and 
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you  are  not  doing  as well  as  j’ou  might  for 
yourself  and  your  customers.  No  other 
Lime  is  as  satisfactory  to  dealer  or  user.

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Bayshore,  flieh.

THE  BRYAN  SHOW  CASE  WORKS,  Bryan, Ohio.

This Showcase only $4 00 per foot.

With  Beveled  Edge  Plate Glass top $5.00 per foot.

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We are manufacturing an article that will 
suggest  itself  to  you  as  most  desirable 
for Its salable quality.  It is the

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Puller Patented Eccentric Spring Lever  Mop  Stick

It is adapted  to  your  trade;  in  Neatness 
and Convenience it has no equal;  the price 
is reasonable;  it is being extensively  ad­
vertised ;  it has proven a phenomenal sue 
cess wherever Introduced.

E.  F.  ROWE,  Ludington, Michigan.

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Candy,  Cough  Drops,  Tobacco  Clippings,  Condition  Powders,  Etc.  Bottle 
and Box Labels and Cigar Box Labels^our specialties.  Ask  or write us for  prices

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GRAND   R APID S  P A P E R   BOX  C O .

PHONE 850. 

81,83 AN, 85 CAMPAU ST..  GRAND RAPID8. Ml Oh.

should  commend  them  to  the  up-to-date  grocer. 
They  never  become  stale,  for  even  the  very  old­
est  of  them,  by  a  little  warming  up,  become  as 
crisp  as  at  first.  This  isn’t  possible  in  ordinary 
crackers,  and  it’s  by  using  none  but  the choicest 
selected  ingredients,  and  being  mixed  and baked 
in  the  improved  way, 
the  SEYM OUR 
Cracker  retains  its  hold  upon  the  buyers  of  pure 
Always  FRESH,  WHOLESOME, 
food  products. 
NUTRITIVE.  Has absorbing qualities far in excess 
of all  other crackers. 
Is  asked  for  most*by  par­
ticular  people,  and hence brings the most accept­
able  class of customers  to  whoever  sells  it.

that 

Can  you  afford  to  be  without  it?

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Volume XVI.

GRAND RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 7,1898.

PREFERRED  BANKERS 

LIFE  ASSURANCE  COMPANY

O F  DETROIT.  MICHIGAN.

Commenced  Business September  i,  1893.

Insurance in  force...................................$1,746,000.00
Net Increase during  1S97......................  
104,000.00
32.73S.49
Net Assets.............................................. 
Losses Adjusted and  Unpaid...............  
None
Other  Liabilities.................................... 
None
Total  Death  Losses  Paid to Date..............................  40,061.00
Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben­
eficiaries...............................................  
Death  Losses Paid During  1S97............  
Death Ratefor 1897................................  
Cost per  1,000 at age 30 during  1897. ■ - • 
F R A N K  E. ROBSON,  P res.

Si i.oo
17,000.00
6.31
S.25

TR U M A N   B. GOODSPEED, Sec’y.

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NOW  R E A D Y

Herringbones  and  every  style  pattern  in 
market"  Largest  line  of  Clay  and  Fancy 
Worsted  Spring  Overcoats  and Suits, $3.50 
up, all manufactured by

KOLB  &  SON

WHOLESALE  CLOTHIERS 

Rochester, N. Y.

Write our traveler,  Wm.  Connor,  Box  346, 
Marshall,  Mich  , to  call,  or  meet  him  at 
Sweet’s  Hotel,  Grand  Rapids,  Dec.  19-20. 
Winter Overcoats and Ulsters still on hand.

FIGURE  NOW  on  improving your office 
system for next  year.  Write  for  sample 
leaf ofourTiriE BOOK and PAY ROLL.

BARLOW  BROS.,  Grand  Rapids.

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Prompt, Conservative, Safe.

 

T he  M ercantile  A gency

Established  1841.

R. G.  DUN & CO.

Widdlcomb Bld’g, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Books arranged with trade classification of names. 
Collections made everywhere. Write for particulars. 

L. P. WITZLEBEN  manager.

G#AM)fiAP/ÛS, MfOf.

THE  FORGOTTEN  PAST 

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Which we read about can never  be  5  
forgotten by the merchant who  be  Z 
comes  familiar  with  our  coupon  Z 
system.  The past to such is always  Z 
a “nightmare.”  The present is  an  Z  
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era of pleasure and profit 
TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  •  
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GRAND  RAPIDS. 

COMMERCIAL  HOLD-UPS.

is  causing  universal 

The  frequency  of  the hold-up,  the  last 
criminal  development  of  modern  civili­
zation, 
alarm. 
Scarcely  a  morning  paper  reaches  the 
breakfast  table  without  the 
startling 
headlines  proclaiming  another  instance 
of  robber  villainy.  At  first  it  was  con­
fined  to  lonesome  neighborhoods  in  the 
early  hours  of  the  morning.  Growing 
bolder,*it  crept  nearer  the searchlights of 
the  city  and  carried  on  the  nefarious 
business 
in  the  dark  alleys  and  the 
early-deserted  quarters  of  the town.  En­
couraged  by 
its  success,  and  safe  be­
hind 
its  masks  and  revolvers,  it  has 
finally  attacked  the  clerk  on  duty  at  the 
bank,  the  keeper  of  the  restaurant  and 
the  druggist  under  the  electric  light  at 
the  crowd-pressed  corner.  The  citizen 
is  powerless,  the  police 
is  powerless, 
the  law  is  powerless,  and  all  three  are 
standing  helpless,  with  hands  up,  for 
the  robber  to  rifle  them  of  any  valu­
ables  they  may  possess.  This condition 
of  things  has  gone  on  until  the  citizens 
have  been  compelled to take the law into 
their  own  hands;  and  the  outlook  is  fa­
vorable  for something  better.

The  commercial  hold-ups,  as  mem­
bers  of  a  community,  are  following  the 
same  lawless  course.  Worse  than  the 
operator  considered,  they  are  as  deter­
mined  upon  robbery  as  their  brother 
they, 
professionals,  and  bolder  than 
for  they  carry  on  their  business 
in  the 
glare  of  noonday  and  in  the  presence  of 
friends.  They  live  in  fine  houses.  They 
are  clad  in  the  costliest  raiment.  Their 
tables  groan  with  the  choicest delicacies 
in  season  and  out  of  season.  They 
give  the  grandest  parties.  They  secure 
the  highest-priced  seats  at  the  opera. 
They  kneel  in  purple  and  fine  linen  on 
Sunday  in  the  most  fashionable  pews  of 
the  most fashionable churches;  and  they 
go  to  sleep  at  night  under  silken  can­
opies  upon  beds  of  down.  They  borrow 
of  their  neighbors  and  forget  to  pay; 
but  the  trader 
is  their  richest  prize. 
His  bands  are  constantly  up  at  their 
command. 
little  difference 
what  business  he  follows,  so  that  he  is 
a  trader;  up  go  his  hands  and  home 
they  carry  his  possessions,  unless,  in­
deed,  they  order  him  to  deliver  the 
plunder at  the  earliest opportunity.  It is 
the  grocer,  however,  whom they  oftenest 
waylay;  and  they  give  him  little  rest. 
Morning,  noon  and  night  is  he  assailed 
and  the  grass  never  grows  in  the  path 
between  the  mansion  and  the  store.

It  makes 

If  these  hold-ups  confined  their  oper­
ations  to  a  single  section  of  country 
there  might  be  some  chance  of  getting 
them  under  control;  but  they  are  every­
where.  The  Pacific  Sea 
is  ruffled  by 
the  outraged  grocer.  His  brother  on 
the  Western  plains  appeals  in  vain  to 
the  law  for  protection.  The Mississippi 
Valley  is  resounding with the  protests  of 
the  grocers  within  her  borders,  and  in 
faraway  New  England  patience  under 
such  suffering  has ceased  to  be  a  virtue. 
There  the  grocers  have  aroused  them­
selves.  They  have  succeeded  in  secur 
ing  the  passage  of  an  act  enabling them 
to  bring  the  commercial  hold-up  into 
court  and  compel  him  to  prove  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  judge  that  he  can

not  pay  his  debt. 
In  the  Land  of  the 
Hoosier  the  retail  grocers  have  resolved 
to  put  down  their  bands;  not  only  that, 
but  to  keep  them  down.  They  have  se­
cured  the  services  of  one  of  the  best 
lawyers 
in  the  State  to  frame  a  bill 
which  they  will  bring  before  the  Legis­
lature with  a  demand  for  its  enactment. 
And  there  are  others.

It 

is  to  be  hoped  that  the  career  of 
the  commercial  hold-up  is  over.  Too 
long.has  he  been  allowed  to  run  at  large 
and  prey  upon  the  human  life  around 
him.  The  end  must  come  some  day, 
the  sooner  the  better. 
If  Massachusetts 
has  been  able  to  drive  the  robber  from 
the  old  Bay  State  there  are  fair  pros­
pects  that  Indiana  will  meet  with  the 
same  success,  and  with  these  two  in 
stances  to  encourage  them,  it  is  fair  to 
infer  that  the  grocers,  as  a  body,  will 
rise 
in  their  might  and  free  the  whole 
country  from  the greatest  evil  which  has 
so  far  cursed  the  trading  world.

EDUCATION  IN  THE  NATION.
How  many  people 

in  this  country 
have  any  well-defined  idea  of  the  num­
ber  of  pupils  in  this  big  Nation who  are 
annually  receiving 
in  the 
elementary  public  and  private  schools, 
or  of  the  average  amount  of  schooling 
individual  per  year?  And  yet 
for  the 
these  are  matters  of  great  public 
inter­
est.

instruction 

The  recently  published  report  of  the 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Educa­
tion,  the  salient  points  of  which  are  in­
corporated 
in  the  report  of  the  Secre­
tary  of  the  Interior,  shows  that  during 
the  last scholastic year,  the  total  number 
in  attendance  upon  such  schools  as  just 
mentioned,  elementary  public  and  pri­
vate,  was  15,452,426,  or  a 
little  more 
than  one  fifth  the  entire  population  of 
the  country.  This  number  represented 
increase  over  the  preceding  year  of 
an 
about 
total  average 
amount  of  instruction  or  schooling  per 
individual,  for  the  whole  of  the  United 
States,  is  found  to  be  about  200 days  in 
the  year,  or nearly  seven  months.  This 
instruction,  it  is  estimated,  is  enjoyed 
on  an  average  for  five  years  per  indi­
vidual.

250,000. 

The 

The  fact  at 

least  demonstrates  that 
the  American  people  are  not  allowing 
their  young  to  grow  up  in  illiteracy. 
To  give  15.000,000  pupils  over  six 
months’  elementary  schooling  a  year  for 
a  period  of  five  years  is  a  fact that  is  as 
encouraging  as 
is  creditable  to  the 
Big  Republic.  This  of  course  is  in  ad­
dition  to  the  hundreds  of  thousands  in 
the  colleges  and  universities  and  tech­
nical  schools  who  are  acquiring 
the 
higher  education,  which can  now  be  had 
in  America  as  easily  as 
in  the  older 
countries  of  the  world.

it 

The  one  great  defect 

in  our  public 
school  systems  is  the  too  ambitious  cur­
riculum  which 
is  adopted  in  the  great 
majority  of  the  city schools.  A  mass  of 
useless  instruction  and  variety  of  fancy 
studies  are  introduced  that  unnecessa­
rily  lengthen  the  school  course  and  pre­
vent  hundreds  of  thousands  of  poor 
children  from  completing  the  work.

Number  794

The  Grain  Market.

It  seems  as 

Another  dull  week  in  the  wheat  mar­
ket.  Exports  were  the  largest  for  the 
week  on  record.  Stocks  on  the continent 
are  not  piling  up.  Receipts  at  primary 
points  are 
large.  The  visible  made 
a  gain  of  only  780,000 bushels,  but  still 
prices  were  drooping  and  were  seeking 
a  lower  level.  With  the  present  abun­
dance  of  money  it  is  unaccountable that 
wheat  remains  at  the  low  point.  The 
writer  has  seen  wheat  with  present  con­
least  30c  higher;  yes,  near 
ditions  at 
the  dollar  mark. 
if  wheat 
had  no  friends.  Still  the  foreign  de­
mand  keeps  up,  and 
it  will  while  we 
are  trying  to  see  how  cheap  we will give 
it  to  them,  and  any  weakness  here  is 
reflected 
in  the  Liverpool  market  at 
once.  Could  our  exporters  be  brought 
to  a  realizing  sense  to  ask  better  prices, 
we  think  with  present  conditions  our 
wheat  should  net  us  25  to  50c  more  than 
we  are  getting.  However,  speculation 
is  lacking  and  ere  long  these  heavy  ex­
ports  will  make  themselves  felt,  prob­
ably  when  the  most  of  the  grain  has 
moved,  and  then  we  will  see the mistake 
we  made  in  forcing  the  market  down.

Corn,  as  was  expected,  holds  up,  es­
pecially  as  stocks  of  good  merchantable 
corn  are  decreasing  very  fast  and  the 
new  crop,  as  stated  before,  is  very  de­
ficient.

Oats  are  very  strong,  with  no  signs  of 
weakening.  They  are  being  taken  as 
fast  as  offered.

in  a  strong  position, 

Rye,  also,  is 
with  prices  firm.

it 

Stocks  of  flour  are  not  opressive  and 
were  it  not  that  we  are  approacding  the 
holidays  the  demand  would  be  very 
much  more.  As 
is,  the  mills  here 
keep  going  at  full  capacity.

Mill  feed  is  exceptionally  strong,  as 
the  demand  keeps  right  up.  Prices  are 
advanced  to  $14  for  bran  and  $15  for 
middlings.

Receipts  during  the  month  of Novem­
ber  were:  Wheat  218  cars,  corn  91  cars, 
oats  56  cars.

During  the  week  receipts  of  wheat 
were  70  cars,  corn  42  cars,  oats  10  cars.
Millers  are  paying  62c  for  wheat  here 

to-day. 

C.  G.  A.  V oigt.

Hides,  Pelts,  Furs  and  Wool.

Hides  are  closely  sold  up  and  are  in 
good  demand  and  firm  in  price.  The 
quality  will  not  be  so  good  from  this 
time on  until  spring,  but  prices  will  re­
main  fully as  high.  The  country take-off 
diminishes  and  no  supply  can  be looked 
for  from  that  source.

Pelts  are  few,  with  g ood  demand  at  a 

decreased  price.

Furs  do  not accumulate,although  buy­
ers  do;  in  fact,  there  are  as  many  buy­
ers  as  pieces  of  fur.  Quotations  do  not 
it  being  a  question  of,  How 
count; 
much  will  you  pay  before  you  leave 
it? 
The  uncertain  value  is  caused  by  the 
wants  of  holiday  trade,  which  will  soon 
close.
from 
prices  of  a  month  ago,  and  small  lots 
change  bands.  Some  large  manufac­
turers  have  stocked  up— largely on terri­
tory—while  many  others  are 
looking 
around,  but  they  find  no  weak  spots  and 
little  offering  at  the  low  price.

Wool  has  declined  about 

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

Hosiery—Orders  have  been 

Staple  Cottons—Bleached  cottons have 
quieted  down  to  a  considerable  extent, 
as  might  be  expected  after  the  amount 
of  business  transacted  for the  past  ten 
days.  Stocks  of  the  leading  makes  are 
in  excellent  shape.  Heavy  brown  sheet­
ings  and  drills  are quiet and easy.  Wide 
sheetings  are  quite  irregular and  con­
is  done  on  the quiet. 
siderable  cutting 
Cotton 
flannels, 
blankets,  etc.,  are 
steady  in  priceand show moderate sales. 
The  demand  for  denims  has  again  as­
sumed  a  normal 
tone,  with  prices 
steady.  Ticks,  plaids,  stripes,  checks 
and  cheviots are  in  quiet  demand.
in 

fair 
volume  and  prices  maintained  well. 
Fancy  hosiery,  however,  has  been  very 
disappointing,  and 
the  demand  for 
this  class  of  goods  is  much  below  what 
was  expected.  This  has  not  been  the 
case  of  fancy  hosiery  as  a  whole,  how 
ever.  The  trouble  seems  to  have  been 
that  the  cheaper  grades  have  been  piled 
onto the  market 
in  such  quantities  as 
to  ruin  the  trade  and  bring  prices  to a 
losing  basis.  The  better  grades,  how­
ever,  and  imported  goods  of  high  qual­
ity  have  sold  well,  and  the  demand  for 
this  class  of  hosiery  will  be  in  evidence 
during  the  coming  season.  As  regards 
fancy  hosiery  as  a  whole,  there  is  no 
question  but  what  it  is  on the wane,  and 
the  cheaper  grades  will  either  be  forced 
off  the  market  or  else  sold  at  a  loss. 
Knowledge  of  what  will  sell 
is  re­
quired,  otherwise  the  dealer  will  find 
himself  loaded  up  with  a  stock  which 
be  must  sell  below  cost  in  order  to  get 
rid  of.

Underwear— Ribbed  has  the  bulk  of 
the  business,  the  medium  grades  sell­
ing  best,  and  some of  the  cheap  coarse 
grades  doing  well.  The  union  or  com­
bination  suit  is  having  a  wide sale  this 
season  and 
its  popularity  is  constantly 
increasing.  There 
is  no  question  but 
what  the  field  for  development  is  large 
and  will  be  well  taken  care  of  during 
the  coming  season.  The  advantages  of 
this  underwear over  the  two-piece goods 
are  patent  to  nearly  every  one,  permit­
ting,  as  it  does,  a  better fit  to the  other 
garments,  fitting  snugly  all  around.  Al­
though  they  have  been  very  common 
among  women  for  several  years,  they 
are  only 
into  use  with 
men,  but  from  present  indications  they 
will  be  a  great  factor  in  the  underwear 
business  in  the  future.

just  coming 

indications  are,  however, 

Cloakings—The season is about closed, 
without  developing  any  abnormal  de­
mands  for  anything  special;  it  has  just 
been  a  hand-to-mouth  season, and  it  has 
been  as  thoroughly  unsatisfactory  to  the 
manufacturers  of  the  fabrics  and  gar­
imagined. 
ments  as  can  possibly  be 
The 
that 
there  will  be  a  fair  business  done  for 
the  spring  season  in 
light-weight  suit 
ings,  which  will  be  used  largely  by  the 
cloaking  manufacturers for ladies’  suits.
Carpets— The  demand  for  better  car­
pets, 
including  Wiltons,  Axminsters, 
velvets and^tapestries.bas also improved. 
The  retailers  are  showing  more  disposi­
tion  to  place  orders  this  season,  as  old 
stocks  are 
largely  depleted,  and  with 
increased  trade  they  are  obliged to carry 
larger  lines.  This  season  is  looked  up­
on  as  indicating  a  turn  in  the  trade  to­
ward  a  more  healthy business,  as a much 
in  general  indus­
larger 
is  noticeable  all  over 
trial  conditions 
the  country.  With  this 
increased  de­
mand  for carpets  the  manufacturers  are

improvement 

M ICH IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

looking  forward  to  more  stability  in 
prices,  and  while  they  do  not  antici­
pate  much  change  in  prices  before  Jan 
uary  I,  it  is  then  expected  that  the  de­
mand  will  warrant  an  advance.  Ingrain 
carpets  have  been  affected  the  most by 
the  previous  quiet  condition  of  busi­
ness,  and  the  competition  from  cheat 
tapestries  and  velvets.  As  a  result  some 
manufacturers  have  endeavored  to  ob­
tain  business  this  season  by  a  furtbei 
concession  of  2j^c  to the regular trade on 
the  road.

Christmas  Buying  Begun.

Up  to-date  merchants  are  already  dis­
playing  all  sorts  of  pretty  Christmas 
gifts  and  not  a  few  persons  of  both 
sexes  may  be  seen  laboriously  exploring 
stores  in  search  of  suitable articles,  says 
an  exchange.  Women  generally  begin 
the  task  about  this  time  and  seldom 
have the  job  completed  more  than  forty- 
eight  hours  before  Christmas day.  Men 
defer the  disagreeable  job  until  the  last 
possible  minute.  Then  they  make  a 
desperate  dash  into  some  store,  only  to 
find  that  all  the  best  things  are  sold.  As 
a  result,  the  male  shopper’s  search  is 
not  productive  of  satisfaction  either  to 
himself  or  the  persons  he  desires  to  re­
member. 
In  all  probability  a  man  does 
not  exist  who  did  not  last  year  make  a 
solemn  vow  to  himself  to  buy  all  his 
gifts  this  year  long  before  the  holiday 
rush  came  on,  but  it  is  doubtful  if  even 
one  finds  himself  able  to  keep  bis  vow. 
Something  in  the  very  air,  perhaps  it’s 
the  real  Christmas  spirit,  makes  one 
want  to  bustle  around  at Christmas  time 
and  then  the  best  intentioned  people  al­
ways  find  that  they’ve  forgotten  some­
body  at  the  last  minute.

Wary  storekeepers  are  taking  advan 
tage  of  woman’s  foresight and  are  show­
ing  tempting  novelties  in  jewelry,  bric- 
a-brac,  silver,  glass  and  the  like,  as 
well  as  more  practical  articles,  and  the 
gift business  will  soon  be  in  full  swing. 
The  word  “ business"  is used advisedly, 
is  what  it  has  become,  and  a 
for  that 
burdensome  one at  that. 
‘ * Why,  I  ac­
tually  look  forward  to  Christmas  with 
dread  instead  of  joy,’ ’  said  one  woman 
to  another  who  was  trying  to  decide 
whether a  friend  would  think  she’d  re­
paid  her  for  a  cut  glass  punch bowl  sent 
if  she  gave  her a  $30 
last  Christmas 
lamp  this  year. 
“ The  time  was  when 
friends  exchanged  simple  little  tokens 
and  thought  much  of  them,  but  now 
people  who  really  love  each  other  seem 
to  enter  into  a  sort  of  competition to  see 
who  can  give  the  handsomest  gifts.  My 
idea  of  a  gift  is  to  convey  to  a  person 
some 
inexpensive  thing  that  properly 
belongs  to  bis  or  her  character and  is 
associated  with  him  or  her  in  thought. 
Then no obi  gat ion  is entailed ;  and more 
tender  thought  is  required  in  selecting 
one’s  gifts  than  money.  People  never 
really  like  us  at  heart  for  putting  them 
under  obligations  to  us,  and  from  this 
feeling  arises  the  habit  of  paying  back 
one's  gifts,as  it  is  vulgarly  expressed.*’

It  Was  His  Fault.

He— Why  did  you  fail  to  recognize 

me  on  the  street  to  day?
She— I  didn’t  see  you.
He—That’s  strange  I  saw  you  twice.
She—Ob,  that  probably  accounts  for 
I  never  notice  a  man  in  that  con­

it. 
dition.

Tor iIk holiday Crade

We have an elegant line of perfumes, put up 2 and 3 doz. on artistic dis­
play cards,  which can be profitably  retailed < t 5 and  10 cents  per  bottle.

Sampson’s Guns, filled with perfume, to retail at 5 cents.
Half oz.  triple  extract, a showcase free  with  each  2  doz.,  to  retail  at 
10 cents.  A beautiful and  artistic medallion, brass mountings, with each 
doz. half oz. triple extract, to retail  at  10  cents.  Better  goods  to  sell  at 
15, 20,  25 and 50 cents per bottle.

Dolls to retail from  1  to 75  cents.

Children’s  fancy  handkerchiefs 

to sell from 2 cents up. 

Ladies’ 

fancy  handkerchiefs 

to sell from 5  cents  up. 

Ladies’ Japanese  Silk  handker­
chiefs to sell from  10 cents up. 
Men's fancy and plain handker­
chiefs to sell from  5  cents  up. 
Men’s  imitation  Japanese  Silk 
(initial)  handkerchiefs  to  sell 
at  12)4  and  15 cents.

Men’s silk handkerchiefs to sell 

at 25 and 50 cents.

A complete line of Mufflers, Ties, Gloves,  etc., and  many other  useful 

Christmas gifts too numerous to mention.

JEW ELRY, all the newest styles at all prices.

HIT, HERPOLSHEIHIEBI CD.

f r e e  is  a word  to  conjure  with. 

Its  ef­
fect is  magical  on  the  young  and  old  of  all 
nationalities.  W ith  the  one  exception— the 
shout  of  FIRE— it  causes  the  greatest  rush. 
A  few  years  ago,  in  one  of our  cities,  a  cloth 
ing firm  announced  that  at  a certain hour and 
day trousers  would  be  given  away.  So  great 
was  the crush  that  backs  were  broken,  plate 
glass  fronts  demolished  and  the  garments 
torn  in hundreds  of  pieces.

W e  do  not  propose to give away trousers, 
but  will come  very  nearly to  it— as  near  as  is 
consistent with  good  quality,  good  looks  and 
good  workmanship.  Our  spring line is strong 
and  all we  ask  is  that you  do  not  place  your 
order until you  see it.  Our guarantee,  “ Your 
d  money  back  if  not  satisfactory,”   goes  with 
every  pair.  Phone  us  your  wants  for  the 
holiday  trade.  Bell  or  Citizens  393.  All 
orders  filled  same  day.

John  Arhuckle,  the  millionaire  coffee 
king  who 
is  fighting  the  sugar  trust, 
will  not  remain  in  a  place  in  which  the 
temperature  is  a  degree  higher or  lower 
than  his  theory  thinks  hygienic.  Every 
room  in  his  house  and  place  of  business 
is  furnished  with  a  thermometer,  which 
he  inspects  hourly.

Voigt,  Herpolsheimer &  Co

Wholesale  Dry Goods 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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BUYING  A  HAT.

How  Woman’s  Vanity  and  Hurt  Pride 

Sometimes  Figure.

From the New York Sun.

“   ‘ It  is  exquisite!’  she  exclaimed. 
Isn't  it  beau- 

“ Some  of  these  shop  girls  are  diplo­
mats  when  it  comes  to  making  a  sale,”  
said  the  woman  with  the  new  bat. 
“ The  other  day  I  stopped  in  front  of  a 
show  window  and  saw  a  bat  which 
seemed  to  me  to  have  been  trimmed  es­
pecially  to  suit  my  face. 
It  was  a  dark 
blue  felt  with  a  large  and  solemn owl  on 
the  side.  The  cream  color  of  that  owl 
was  extremely  fetching,  and  its  vacant 
look,  I  thought,  would  offset  the  bril­
liancy  of  my  own  expression. 
I  went 
in  and  tried  it  on.  The  girl  gazed  at 
me  a  moment,  stepped  admiringly  back 
a  foot  or  so  and  threw  up  her  hands 
in 
ecstasy.
‘ Now,  look  at  the  back! 
ti-ful!’
“ She  gave  me  a  little  handglass  and 
It  was  beautiful 
I  looked  at  the  back. 
indeed. 
I  took  out  my  purse,  paid  foi 
it,  and  said  to  her:  * Send  ray  old  hat 
home  and  I  will  wear  this.’  We  are 
not  all  of  us  blessed  with  premonitions. 
How  could  I  tell  what  trouble  the  send­
ing  of  that  old  bat  home  was  to  entail?
“ I  gave  a  pleased glance in themirroi 
1  also  glanced  de­
as  I  passed  out. 
lightedly 
into  the  mirrors  along  the 
street.  Where there were  no  mirrors  th 
big  plate-glass  windows  served  almost 
as  well.  As  I  went  up  in  the  elevatoi 
to  the  office  of  the  man  whose  opinion 
counts  with  me  above  the  opinion  of  all 
others,  I  snatched  glimpses  of  mysell 
in  the  elevator  mirror,to  the  amusement 
of  the  elevator  boy.

in. 

“ I  opened  the  door  of  the  man’s 
I  stood 
office  and  glided  swiftly 
before  him  smiling,  awaiting  his  ex­
clamations  of  delight  at  the  sight  of  my 
beautiful  new  hat. 
Imagine  my  uttei 
consternation  then  when  he  stared at  the 
hat  open-mouthed  and  frowned.

immediately. 

in  the  world  did  you  get 

“   ‘ Where 
it?’  he  asked.
“ I  told  him,  adding,  ‘ Don’t  you  like 
it?  My  goodness!  don’t  you  like  it?’ 
1 
He  did  not  answer 
turned  slowly  around  like a  wax  figure 
in  a  show  window  that  he  might  have 
the  best  possible  view  of  the  back  of 
the  hat,  ravishingly  embellished  with 
the  long  yellow  wing  of  the  owl.  Final­
ly  he  spoke.
is  different  from  anything  I 
ever  saw  you  wear,’  said  he  with  delib­
eration, 
It  makes 
you— look  older!’
I 
reached  wildly  for  my  pocketbook  and 
gloves,  which  I  had 
laid  down  on  his 
desk.  ‘ Let  me  go  back  and  change  it!’ 
I  exclaimed. 
‘ Right  now,  this  min- 
ute!’

“   ‘ Older!’  I  gasped. 

‘ entirely  different. 

“   ‘ Why  not  wait  until  to-morrow? 

‘ Older!’ 

“   ‘ It 

“   ‘ Older,  did  you-say? 

said  he.
I’ll  change  it 
to-day  if  I  have  to  break  into  that  store 
to  get  another  hat!’  As  I  descended  I 
no  longer  looked  into  the  elevator  mir­
ror.  As  I  passed  along  the  streets  noth­
ing  could  have  temptedtme  to^glance 
sidewise  into  mirrors  or  plateglass  win­

dows  for  a  glimpse  of  that  hat.  What 
I  most  wished  was  to  get  it off  my head.
I  never  wanted  to  see  it  again.  Older! 
And  that  girl  bad  told  me  it  was  'beau- 
ti-ful!’ 

I  rushed  back  into  the  store.

I  had 

“   ‘ Here!’  I  cried. 

‘ Take  this  hat;  I 
don’t  want  it.  Show  me  another.’  She 
removed  the  hat  with  a  surprised  air 
and  we  went  upstairs  to  look  at  a  larger 
selection.  There  was  not  one  I  really 
liked;  in  fact,  I  was  afraid  to  select 
in  my 
another  one. 
own 
could  I  tell 
whether  or  not  he  would  like  it?  And 
bow  could  I  wear  a  hat  he  did  not  like? 
When  the  girl  had  patiently  tried  on 
about  three  dozen  hats I looked pathetic­
ally  up  at  her.
“   ‘ Can’t  you  return  the  money  for  the 
other  hat,’  I  begged,  ‘ and  let  me  come 
another  day?’

judgment.  How 

lost  faith 

I 

“   ‘ We  never  return  money,’  said  she.
And  that’s  not  half  a  bad  plan,  too, 
when  you  come  to  think  of  it.  The man­
ager  of  the  upstairs  millinery  came 
along  about  that  time. 
I  stopped  him 
and  explained  the  state  of  my  case.  He 
took  pity  on  me.

“   ‘ Come  to  the  desk,’  said  he,  ‘ and 
we  will  see  about  it. ’  He  succeeded  in 
getting  back  my  money,  handing 
it  to 
me  in  crisp  new  bills.

“   ‘ Now  my hat,’  said  I ;  ‘ my  old bat.’
“ The  clerk  who  had  me  in  charge 
stepped  up  to  the  desk. 
‘ Has  her  old 
nat  been  sent  home?’  she  asked  of  the 
g  rl  behind  the  wires.  This  girl  placed 
ner  hand  on  a  hatbox  near by and looked 
back 
interrogatively  at  the  questioner, 
who  nodded  and  frowned. 
inadvert­
ently  intercepted  several  glances  of  tel­
egraphic  communication,  the  meaning 
of  which  I  failed  to  catch  upon  the  spur 
of  the  moment,  but  which  came  to  me 
with  full  force  later  on.

“   ‘ The  hat  is  gone,’  said  the  girl  be­
hind  the  wires.  Miles  from  home  and 
□o  hat! 

I  turned  pale.

“   ‘ Can’t  I  get  a  hat  to  wear home 
and  return  it  to-morrow?’  I  asked.  The 
girl  elevated  her  eyebrows.

“   ‘ We  never  loan  hats,’  said  she.
“   ‘ Let me  have  some  little  old  hat  of 
yours,’  I  entreated,  ‘and  I  will  bring  it 
back  to-morrow. 
I  promise  you.’  The 
girl  looked  incredulous.  She  remained 
inflexible.

“   ‘ I  have  only  one  hat  myself,’  said 
she,  ‘ and  if  I  let  you  have  that I’ll  have 
to  go  home  bareheaded. ’

“ That  clinched  the  matter.  There 
it  but  to  try  on 
was  nothing  else  for 
more  hats. 
I  sat  meekly  down  before  a 
giant  mirror and  tried  on  one  after  an­
other.  None  suited  me,  but  at  last  I 
found  one  that  looked  fairly  well,  paid 
for  it  and  went once  more to the office of 
the  man.

“   'How  do  you  like 

defiantly.
look  like  yourself.’

“   ‘ Much  better,’  he  said. 

‘ Now  you 

“   ‘ I  am  glad  of  that,’  said  I. 

‘ I 
was  half  afraid  to  buy 
it,  but  I  had  to 
because  my  old  hat  had  been  sent 
home.’  That  is,  I  thought  it  had;  but 
in  order  to  force a  sale  those  two  girls 
had  arranged  the  matter  between  them 
in  that 
interchange  of  looks  and  my 
old  hat  didn’t  get  home  for  a  week.”

Trying  to  Please  Everybody.

Undoubtedly  some  styles  of  goods 
meet  with  greater  favor  than  others;  it 
inevitable  as  that  some  people's 
is  as 
temperaments  are  more 
lovable  than 
others.  The  greater  or  less  accumula­
is  unavoidable  in 
tion  of  such  goods 
the  best  regulated  establishment. 
It  is 
brought  about  generally  by  a  primarily 
laudable  desire  on  the  part  of  the  mer­
chant  to  keep  goods  in  stock  which  will 
please  everybody  and  the  result  is  that 
this  over-zealousness  results  in  the  ac­
quisition  of  stock  which  is  not  salable. 
As  a  rule  this  occurs  in  the  selection  of 
extreme  designs  in  novelties  which  the 
merchant  has  been  persuaded  into  buy­
In  any  sense  extremes  should  be 
ing. 
avoided,  but  particularly 
in  the  pur­
chasing  of  goods  for  which  no  visible 
demand  has  been  created. 
It  may  be 
observed  here 
that  an  enterprising 
merchant  can  create  the  demand  by 
proper  advertising.  This  is  true  of  cer­
tain  kinds  of  merchandise  which  are 
obviously  desirable  and  attractive 
in 
every  way,  but  these  are  not  often  found 
reposing 
is  a  risky 
business  to  attempt  to  put  on  the  mar­
ket  entirely  new  goods  of  which  the 
people  know  absolutely  nothing.  Pre­
caution  and  care  should  be  exercised 
in  doing  this  or  the  venture will  fall  flat

in  obscurity. 

It 

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and  the  goods  will  develop  into  “ stick­
ers.”   The  latter  condition  is  most  de­
plorable  and  necessitates  such  a  sac­
rifice  of  time  and  money 
in  selling 
them  that  they  result  in  a  dead  loss  to 
the  merchant.

If  the  sun  had  nothing  else  to  do  but 
shine  on  the  righteous,  it  wouldn’t  have 
to  rise  so  early  in  the  morning.

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*

I.  W.  LAMB,  original  inventor 
of the Lamb  Knitting Machine, 
President and Superintendent.

The  Lamb Glove &  Mitten Go.,

of  PERRY,  MICH.,

controls  a  large  number  of  the  latest 
and  best 
inventions  of  Mr.  Lamb.  It 
is  making  a  very  desirable  line  of 

KNIT  HAND  WEAR

The  trade  is  assured  that  its  interests 
will be promoted by handling these goods.

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HARNESS 
FOR  THE 
WHOLSALE 
TRADE

Jobbers in

SADDLERY,
HARDWARE,
ROBES,
BLANKETS,
HORSE
COLLARS,
WHIPS, ETC.

Orders  by  mail  given  prompt 

attention.

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J.  A.  M U RPH Y,  General  Manager.

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Law  and  Collections.

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Our Coffees and  Teas

Must excel in  Flavor and  Strength  and  be 
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Around  the S tate
Movements  of  Merchants.

Bellevue— E.  J.  Holland has  opened  a 

harness  shop  at  this  place.

Luman— Roy  B.  Bliss  has  sold  his 

general  stock  to  E.  F.  Gray.

Adrian—Wm.  H.  Gafney  has  re-en­

gaged  in  the  grocery  business.

Flint—Colton  &  Smith  have 

em 

barked  in  the  grocery  business.

Forestville—Daniel  W.  Snody,  has  re­

moved  his  drug  stock  to  Onaway.

Kalamazoo—Glass  &  Co.  succeed 

Glass  &  Son  in  the  drug  business.

Bellaire— A.  B.  Large  has  embarked 

in  the  jewelry  business  at  this  place.

Norway---- Wm.  Parolani 

Watervliet— Post Bros,  have purchased 
the  general  stock  of  Mrs.  Ida  J. Wigent.
succeeds
Bertolas  &  Co.  in  the  grocery  business.
Cold water— H.  N.  Ferguson  succeeds 
Judson  A.  Ferguson  in  the  drug  busi­
ness.

Detroit— Walter  H.  Roesser  has  pur­
chased  the  drug  stock  of  W.  H.  McAl­
lister.

Casnovia—Geo.  Thomas,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  has  opened  a  bazaar  store  at 
this  place.

Thompsonville— Menold  Bros.,  of Me- 
in  a  stock  of  drugs  at 

sick,  have  put 
this  place.

Oscoda—J.  Van  Buskirk,  proprietor 
of  the  Shore  meat  market,  has  retired 
from  trade.

Alpena—Geo.  W.  Stovel has purchased 
the  Hayes  &  Brown  grocery  stock  and 
meat  market.

Bay  City— Robert  Russell  has  en­
in  the  produce  business  on  Gar­

gaged 
field  avenue.

Owosso— N.  Goodyear  will  shortly  put 
in  a  line  of  groceries in connection  with 
his  meat  market.

Detroit— I.  S.  Scringer  &  Co.,  whole­
sale  produce  and  fruit  dealers,  have  re­
tired  from  trade.

Port  Huron— Hastings  &  Young is  the 
firm  name  of  a  new  commission  house 
established  at  this  place.

Detroit—The  Glasgow  Woolen  Mills 
Co.,  engaged  in  the  merchant  tailoring 
business,  has  removed  to  Chicago.

Stanton—J..  S.  Holcomb, 

flour  and 
feed  dealer,  wiil  enlarge  his  business 
by  the  addition  of  a  line  of  groceries.

Marine  City—W.  J.  and  S.  L.  Boyce, 
Jr.,  succeed  their  father,  the 
late  Sam­
uel  L.  Boyce,  in  the  hardware  business.
Holly— Durgle  &  Adams  have  pur­
chased  the  hardware,  paint,  oil  and  im­
plement  stock  of  N.  C.  Van  Riper  & 
Co.

Mason—Oscar  Hoyt,  who  was  former­
ly  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  at 
Lansing,  has  opened  a  grocery  store  at 
this  place.

Charlotte—S.  B.  Rathbun  has  sold  a 
half  interest 
in  his  grocery  stock,  re­
cently  purchased  of  Chas.  Gibbons,  to 
W.  B.  Harmon.

Shelby—F.  W.  Van  Wickle  succeeds 
Van  Wickle  &  Lewis  in  the  drug  busi­
ness.  Mr.  Lewis  will  continue  the 
produce  business.

Fremont— Jacob  Weiss,  of  New  Lon­
don,  Wis.,  will  engage  in  the  clothing, 
dry  goods  and  men’s  furnishing  goods 
business  here  Jan.  15.

Woodland  Center— O.  Z.  Ide,  Al.  and 
Herbert  Wells  have  opened  a  grocery 
and  bazaar  store  here,  the  firm  name 
being  Ide  &  Wells  Bros.

Eaton  Rapids—Harry  Putterille  has 
opened  a  branch  bazaar  store  at  this 
place.  Mr.  Townsend 
is  a  partner  in 
the  business,  which  will  be  conducted 
under  the  style  of  J.  Townsend  &  Co.

Newaygo—S.  J.  Harden,  baker,  has 
formed  a  copartnership  with  bis  brother 
under  the  style  of  Harden  Bros.,  the 
change  taking  place  Jan.  1.

Jackson—Jas.  E.  Bartlett  has  pur­
chased  a 
lot,  44x132  feet,  on  which  he 
will  erect  a  brick  block,  in  which  be 
will  conduct  his  flour  and  feed business.
Sault  Ste.  Marie— Mrs.  E.  Wheatley 
stock  of 
has  purchased 
Henry  Robotbam  and  removed 
it  to 
her  store  building  at  903  Ashmund 
street.

the  grocery 

Sault  Ste.  Marie—James  A.  Douglas 
in  the 
has  purchased  a  ‘ half 
grocery  stock  of  A.  H.  Eddy  and  after 
Jan.  1  the  firm  name  'will  be  Eddy  & 
Douglas.

interest 

Otsego—C.  E.  Drew,  who  has  been  in 
the  furniture  business  here  for  years, 
has  closed  out  bis  stock  and  will  devote 
all  his  attention 
to  the  undertaking 
business.

Big  Rapids— H.  A.  Granger  &  Co., 
flour  and  feed  dealers,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  Chas.  F.  Stearns  retiring. 
Mr.  Granger  will  continue  the  business 
in  his  own  name.

Otsego—C.  E  Pipp  has  rented  the 
brick  store  in  the  Union  block  just  va­
cated  by  C.  E.  Drew,  and  about  Jan­
uary  1  will  occupy  the  building  with 
bis  hardware  stock.

Escanaba—Charles  Grunert  has  pur­
chased  Q.  R.  Hessell’s  No.  3  meat 
market.  Mr.  Grunert  was  a  member  of 
Company  L  and  endured  the  hardships 
of  the  Santiago  campaign.

Jackson—Gallup  &  Lewis,  furniture 
dealers  at  this  place,  have  established  a 
branch  store  at  Manchester. 
Ernest 
Kummer,  who  has  been  with  the  firm 
ten  years,  will  take  charge  of  the  new 
store.

Battle  Creek— W.  H.  Eldred  is  put­
in  an  elevator  and  making  other 
ting 
in  the  Arnold  block,  re­
improvements 
cently  purchased  by  him.  He  will  re­
move  his  wholesale  harness  business  to 
that  location  Jan.  1.

Ontonagon—Clarence  H.  Emmons, 
who  has  resided 
in  Marquette  for the 
past  year,  has returned to  this  place  and 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  John  F. 
Driess,  to  which  he  will  add  a  line  of 
hardware  and  tinware.

in 

Benton  Harbor—C.  J.  Brown, 

for 
many  years  engaged 
the  grocery 
business  at  this  place,  has  sold  out  to 
H.  Skelly  and  W.  E.  Glew,  of  Rhine­
lander,  Wis.,  who  will  continue  the 
business  under  the  style  of  H.  Skelly  & 
Co.

Edmore— F.  W.  Pierce  has  purchased 
of  Edson,  Moore  &  Co.  (Detroit)  the 
buildings  known  as  the  D.  O.  Long 
property,  the  corner  store  of  wh ich  be 
will  occupy  after  April  1  with  a  line  of 
dry  goods,  boots and  shoes  and  cloth 
ing.

Hancock— Edward  Gallagher,  who has 
been  connected  with  Mr.  Sackrider 
in 
the  Board  of  Trade,  has  withdrawn  his 
name  from  that  establishment  and  will 
embark 
in  the  grocery  business  in  the 
near  future  in  connection  with  James 
Byers.

Bay  City— Max  Grossman,  the  cloth­
ing  merchant,  has  made  an  assignment 
to  Brakie  J.  Orr.  There  are  fifty  six 
creditors  whose  claims  run  from  $18  to 
$2,200, 
the  total  being  about  $12,000. 
Grossman’s  relatives  are  the  heaviest 
creditors  and  some  of  the  merchandise 
creditors,  are  disposed  to  question  the 
validity  of  their  claims.  The  affair 
will  probably  end  in  a  petition  to  have 
Grossman  declared  a  bankrupt  and  the 
assignment  to  Orr  set  aside.

Ann  Arbor—John  Burg,  the  shoe  deal­
er,  will  retire  from  business.  He  has 
occupied  his present  quarters for twenty- 
four  years.  Next  spring  he  will  erect 
three  residences,  which,  with  the  man­
agement  of  his  farms,  will  occupy  his 
time.  With  the  exception  of four  weeks, 
several  years  ago,  when  he  was  nursing 
a  broken  leg,  Mr.  Burg  has  been  in  bis 
store  almost  daily.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Olivet—A.  H.  Covey  has  purchased 
flouring  mills  of  Mr. 

the  Oliver 
Neesmitb.

Manistee— Max  Baumann  has  pur­
chased  the  F.  C.  Hall  cigar  factory  and 
will  continue  the  business  at  85  Maple 
street.

Detroit—The  R.  M.  Leggett  Bottle  & 
Glass  Co. 
is  succeeded  by  the  Can- 
adian-American  Glass  Co.,  Limited,  of 
Ontario.

Eaton  Rapids—A.  D.  Randolph,  who 
conducts  cigar  factories  at  Homer  and 
Bronson,  has  opened  a  cigar  factory  at 
this  place.

Lake  City—Anton  Iverson  and  Chas 
L.  Goll  have purchased  the  Barrett  saw­
mill  property  and  will  operate  it  in 
its 
present  location.

Ludington  Appeal—Geo.  W.  Weatb- 
erwax  has  renewed  his engagement  with 
the  Chicago  White  Lead  and  Oil  Co. 
for  his  fourth  year  of  service.  He  has 
now  gone  East and  will  return  to  Lud­
ington  December  22.

East  Jordan—The  Barker  Lumbering 
C o 's   new  mill  is  nearing  completion. 
It  is  expected  to  commence sawing  soon 
after  Jan.  1.  The  mill  will  run  night 
and  day,  turning  out  about eight million 
feet  of 
is  only  a  small 
part  of  the  total  that  will  be  shipped 
from  East  Jordan  in  1899.

lumber,  which 

Holland— L.  Van  Putten  has  become 
sole  proprietor  of  the  Michigan  Toy 
and  Novelty  Works,  having  purchased 
the  premises  and  shop  on  Eighth  street 
lately  known  as  the  Crescent  Planing 
M  11,  of  Tiemen  Slagh.  The  factory  is 
running  every  day,  and  employment 
is 
given  to  thirteen  bands.  The  product 
which 
includes  novelty  goods  of  every 
description  made  by  automatic  machine 
turning,  is  in  good  demand and  is being 
shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  country.

East  Jordan— The  locomotive  for  the 
East  Jordan  Lumber  Co. ’s  new  railroad 
arrived  by  steam  barge  Pine  Lake  last 
week  and  two  boat  loads  of  rails  also 
came  later  in  the  week.  The heavy  fall 
of  snow  has  delayed  work  to  some  ex­
tent,  but  the  track  is now  laid  for  a  dis­
tance  of  about  three miles and,  with  the 
aid  of  locomotive  and  cars,  work  will 
be  pushed  faster.  The  lumbering  cars 
are  being  built  here,  the  wheels  and 
other  iron  parts  having been shipped in.

Campaign  Against  Express  Com­

panies.

From the New York Commercial.

The  Merchants’  Association  of  New 
York  has  begun  an  active  campaign  for 
the  purpose  of  placing  the  express  com­
panies,  which  are  now  entirely 
irre­
sponsible  to  any  authority  whatsoever, 
under  the  authority  and  control  of  the 
State  Railway  Commission.  To  assist 
in  this  work,  it  has  secured  the  services 
of  W.  W.  Chandler,  who  comes  to  it 
direct 
the  Adams  Express  Co. 
Any  members  of  the  Association  having 
grievances  against  the  express  com­
panies,  or 
in  regard  to  freight  matters, 
are  invited  to  communicate with the  As­
sociation,  and  the  matter  will  receive 
prompt  attention.

from 

Truth  is  eternal;  but Time  changes  it 
from  day  to  day  so  that  it’s  own  mother 
wouldn’t  recognize  it.

The  Boys  Behind  the  Counter. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie—John  A.  Gowan 
has  resumed  his  duties  with  the  Fergu­
son  Hardware  Co.,  Limited.

Dexter— Fred  Lemon  has  taken  a  po­
sition  in  the  hat  department  of L.  Higer 
&  Sons,  Grand  Rapids.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— Fred  Jamison  has 
resumed  his  duties  in  W.  F.  Ferguson 
&  Co. 's dry  goods  department.

Jackson— Henry  Howard,  o f  Man­
chester,  has  taken  a  position with  Farn- 
ham,  the  clothier.

Marshall—Jas.  McDonald has resigned 
his  position  with  the  Casper  Hardware 
Co.  to  accept  a  position  with  the  Deer- 
ing  Harvester  Co.

Charlotte—A.  C.  Losey, formerly clerk 
in  Merritt's  drug  store  has gone to  E lk­
hart,  Ind.,  where  he  will  commence  his 
duties  as  traveling  salesman  for an  ad­
vertising  house.

Fremont— Lynn  Geasler 

is  now  em­

ployed  in  Dr.  Lever’s  drug  store.

Sturgis— S.  M.  McCallum,  of  Valpa­
raiso,  Ind.,  has  taken  the  position  for­
merly  occupied  by  Ed.  Huff 
in  the 
clothing  department  of F.  L.  Burdick  & 
Co.

Port  Huron— Roy  Fuller,  of  R ich­
mond,  has  secured  a  position  in  Gould- 
ing  &  Co. ’s  store  as assistant  jeweler.  *
Otsego—Charles  A.  Sams,  of  Petos- 
key,  will  take  charge  of  C.  A.  Barnes’ 
drug  store,  and 
is  now  familiarizing 
himself  with  the  stock.

Muskegon— John  Naalkes  has  taken  a 
in  Rosenthal’s 

position  as  salesman 
clothing  store.

for  St.  Louis, 

Greenville-----Max  Lichtenauer,  for­
merly  in  Jacobson’s  dry  goods  store  and 
recently  with  the  Ranney  Refrigerator 
Co.,  has  left 
to  take 
charge  of  a  dry goods  store in that place.
Coldwater—Harry  Miles,  who  has 
been  identified  with  the  Miles  Supply 
Store  for  some  time  past,  will  remove 
to  Jackson  Jan.  1  and  take  the  position 
of  assistant  manager  of 
the  Jackson 
Grocery  Co.

Carleton— Dennis  F.  Strong  who  has 
worked  with  his  brother,  Charles M.,  in 
the  cheese  factory  during  the  summer, 
has  accepted  a  position  as  sale-man  in 
the  dry  goods  department of  Edwards  & 
Adam’s  store.

Bayshore—J.  C.  F.  Dillon, 

formerly 
connected  with  the  general  store  of  the 
Antrim  Iron  Co.,  at  Mancelona,  has 
taken  the  position  of  manager  of the Pe- 
toskey  Lime  Co. ’s  general  store  here.

Kalamazoo  Telegraph :  There  never 
was  a  better  known  fellow  in Kalamazoo 
than  Leonard  A.  Burdick.  For  three 
years  he  was  a  clerk  in  Colman’s  drug 
store  and  made  use  of  his  opportunities 
to  increase  a  wide  circle  of  friends  and 
acquaintances  made  in  school  days  and 
after.  His 
jolly  ways  and  boundless 
good  nature  made  him  popular  with  all 
who  came  in  contact  with  him.  Before 
the  confinement  of  business  took  up  all 
his  time  be  was  known  as  a very  speedy 
pitcher  and  one  who  had  all  kinds  of 
tricks  up  his  sleeve.  Len  spent  about 
three  months  in  Van  Allen’s  drug  store, 
at  Ionia,  last  summer and  went  the  first 
of  October  to  Detroit,  where  he  has  a 
fine  position  in  the  manufacturing  de­
partment  of  Parke,  Davis  &  Co. ’s  es­
tablishment.

It 

is  a  severe  strain  on  the  angelic 
qualities  of  a  woman  when  she  has  to 
use  her  wings  to  dust  the  furniture.

It may be  more  blessed  to give  than  to 
receive,  but  we  are  always  willing to let 
the  other  fellow  have  the  blessings.

Visner  is  home  with  a  lot  of  Gillies’ 

New York  tea  bargains.  Phone,  800.

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Associa- 

tion.

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Association, 
held  at  the  office  of 
the  Michigan 
Tradesman  on  Tuesday  evening,  Dec. 
6,  President  Dyk  presided.

The  Committee  on  Banquet  presented 
a  report,  recommending  tnat  the  annual 
spread  be  given  at  Sweet’s  Hotel  on  the 
evening  of  Jan.  23.  The  report  was 
adopted  and  the  Committee  continued.
The  Chairman  then  announced  that 
the  subject  presented  by  Mr.  Wendorff 
at  the  previous  meeting— the  purchase 
and  sale  of  potatoes  by  weight  instead 
of  measure—was  open  for  discussion, 
whereupon  the  Secretary  presented  the 
following  letter  from  Dr.  Joel  C.  Park­
er,  the  veteran  dentist:

Grand  Rapids,  Dec.  5—Seeing  an 
in  the  paper that  it  is  contem­
article 
plated  at  the  next  meeting  of  your  As­
sociation  to  consider  the 
justice  of 
“ buying  pctatoes  by  weight,’ ’  it  occurs 
to  me  to  suggest  that you  take  in a much 
larger  field  of  operations,  and  not  only 
buy,  but  sell,  all  sorts  of  vegetables  by 
weight,  also  all  kinds of fruits.  A  good 
beginning  has  been  made  with  lettuce 
among  the  vegetables  and  grapes  and 
tomatoes  among  the  fruits,  and  custom­
ers  find  it  such  a  convenient  and  equit­
able  method  of  doing  business  that  it 
seems  as  though  it  must  at  once  com­
mend  itself  to  you,  as  it  certainly  does 
to  consumers.  One  commodity  certain­
ly  ought  to  be  bought  and  sold  by 
weight;  and that is  eggs,  for,  as  a friend 
remarked,  “ a  dozen  eggs  may  mean  a 
handful  or  a  hatful,  all  at  the  same 
price.”   Of  course,  not  being  a  dealer,
I  have  no  means  of  knowing  the  diffi­
culties  in  the  way  of  carrying  out  these 
ideas,  but  I  trust  they  are  not  insur­
mountable  and  that  the  members  of 
your  Association  can  find  the  way  to 
overcome them,  if  they  really  exist.

H.  C.  Wendorff  then  presented  the 
following  resolution,  which  was  placed 
on  the  second  reading:

Whereas—We  consider  it  more  equit­
able  to  grower,  dealer  and  consumer 
that  potatoes  be  sold  by  weight  than  by 
measure;  therefore
the  Grand  Rapids 
Resolved— That 
Retail  Grocers’  Association  places itself 
on  record  as  unqualifiedly  in  favor  of 
the  purchase  and  sale  of  potatoes  by 
weight  and  hereby  pledges  itself to  use 
its 
influence  to  bring  about  such  a 
change  in  handling  the  staple.

B.  S.  Harris  stated  that  he  purchased 
a 
load  of  potatoes that  day  purporting 
to  be  54  bushels.  He  took  them  in  by 
weight,  resulting  in  the  disclosure  that 
the 
load  contained  53  bushels and  40 
pounds,  only  20  pounds  less  than  was 
claimed  by  the  grower.

J.  Geo.  Lehman  stated  that  the  short- 
bushel  baskets are  to  blame  for all  the 
trouble;  that  people  who  manufacture 
short  baskets  ought  to  be  prosecuted. 
The  grower  sells  bis  potatoes  to  the 
commission  merchant  by  weight  and 
there  is  no  reason  why  he  should  not  do 
the  same  with  the  retail  dealer.  Too 
many  grocers,  however,  have  dinkey 
little  scales  which  will  not  weigh  over 
ten  bushels  at  a  time,  making  it  some­
what 
inconvenient  to  take  in  a  load  of 
potaotes.  If  the  grocer  sends  the  farmer 
to  the  hay  scales,  maybe  he  comes  back 
and  maybe  not.
Mr.  Wendorff  stated  that  be  has  seen 
single  bushels  of  potatoes  run  eight 
pounds  short  to  the  bushel,  especially 
where  the  stock  was  large,  as 
is  fre­
quently  the case.  He  took  in  a load  the 
other  day  by  measure at  25 'A  bushels, 
but  which  actually  weighed  only  23X 
bushels.
Mr.  Lehman  stated  that  be  recently 
purchased  several  bags  of  English  wai- 
nuts  in  Chicago,  on  which  the  tare  was 
three  or  four  pounds  to the  bag,  but  he 
could  not  get the jobber to stand the  loss, 
inasmuch  as  the  jobber  insisted  that  he 
has  sold  the  goods  in  exactly  the  same 
condition  and  on  the  same  terms  as  he 
purchased  them.

Mr.  Dyk  said  that  even  when  the 
grocer  buys  by  weight  and  sells  by 
weight,  he  suffers a  loss by  the  shrink­

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5

age  which  necessarilv  ensues  in  holding 
potatoes,  even  for  a  few  days.

Mr.  Lehman  asserted  that  the  grocer 
loses  more  from  down  weight  than  from 
over  measure,  inasmuch  as  he  always 
gives all  he  ought  and  even  more.

M.  H.  Barber  stated  that  be  found 

it 
impossible  to  get  four  pecks  out  of  a 
bushel,  no  matter  how  he  bought  the 
potatoes.

Homer  Klap  moved  that  the  matter 
be  made  the  special  subject  of  discus 
sion  at  the  next  meeting,  which  was 
adopted.
The  meeting  then  took  from  the  table 
last 
the  resolution  presented  at  the 
relative  to  closing  all  dav 
meeting 
Christmas,  Fourth  of  July  and  Grocers’ 
Picnic  Day  and  at  noon  on  the other 
legal  holidays  of  the  year.  The  matter 
was  discussed  at  some  length,  some  fa­
voring  and  some  opposing  the  adoption 
of  the  resolution,  when 
it  was  tinally 
made  the  special  order  of  business  for 
the next  meeting.

The  flour  situation  came  in  for  a  full 
and  free  discussion,  at  the  conclusion 
of  which  the  Committee  on Trade  Inter 
ests  was  instructed  to  “ get  a  hump  on" 
itself.
meeting  adjourned.

There  being  no  further  business  the 

The  Produce  Market.

Apples—The  market  is  without  par­
ticular  change,  receipts  being  small 
and  transactions  confined  almost  wholly 
to  carlot  shipments  from  storage.  Deal 
ers  hold  No.  1  fruit  at  $2.75(^3.25  and 
No.  2  at $2.2<;@2.5o.

Bananas—Supplies  are  more  liberal 
and  considerable  fancy  stock  is  coming 
from  Southern  points.  Quotations  re­
main  unchanged.

Beets—25c  per  bu.
Butter—Dairy 

is  about  the  same, 
grades  commanding  I7@ i8c. 
choice 
Factory  creamery  is  in  ample  supply  at 
2I@ 22C .

Cabbage—$3  per  100  heads  for  home 

grown.

Carrots—20c  per  bu.
Cauliflower—$1  per  doz.
Celery—I5@i8c  per  doz.  bunches 

for 

White  Plume.
Cranberries—Cape  Cods,  $7.50  per 
bbl.  ;  Wisconsin  Bell  and  Cherry,  $7; 
Jerseys,  $6.
stock.

Cucumbers—75c@$i 

for  hot  house 

Eggs— Strictly fresh  fetch  i 8@ 2oc  and 
are  bard  to  get  at  that.  Cold  storage 
and  pickled  are  in  plentiful  supply  at 
i 6@ I7C .

Honey— 10c  for  amber  and  12c  for 

white  clover  stock.

Lemons—Quotations  range  25c 

lower 
per  box  than 
last  week,  with  the  de­
mand  considerably  impaired  by  reason 
of  cold  weather.

Lettuce— I4@i5c  per  lb.
Nuts— Hickory,  $i.5o@2  50,  accord­
ing  to  size.  Walnuts  and  butternuts,  60c 
per  bu.

Onions—Spanish  are  in  only  fair  de­
mand  at  $1.25  per  crate.  Dealers  pay 
25c  for  White  and  Red  Globe  stock  and 
2o@22c  for  yellow  Danvers  and  Red 
Weatberfields.

Oranges— New  stock  California  or­
anges  are 
in  the  market  and  present  a 
fine  appearance.  The  first  arrivals  were 
confined  to  one  firm,  but  later  in  the 
week  were  augmented  by  other receipts. 
The  demand  for  new  stock  was  fairly 
good  at  prices  ranging  from  $4@4  50. 
Most  of  the  receipts  were from  Northern 
California,  with  more  southerly  stock 
due  to  arrive  next  week.

Parsley—25@30C  per  doz.
Parsnips—50c  per  bu.
Pop  Corn— i^@ 2c  per  lb.  The  crop 
was  not  large  and  the  supply  is  un­
doubtedly  limited.

Potatoes— No  more  favorable  than  a 
Some  dealers  have  been 
week  ago. 
storing  stock,  but  many  handlers 
insist 
that  potatoes  will  be  lower  in  the  spring 
than  they  are  now. 
is  very  evident 
that  the  railroads  will  be  compelled  to 
reduce  the  classification  from  sixth  to 
fifth  class  or  thousands  of  bushels 
in 
Northern  Michigan  will  rot  in  the  pits.

Squash—75c@$i  per  100  lbs.
Sweet  Potatoes—Virginias  are  steady 
Illinois  Jerseys  are 

at  $1.50  per  bbl. 
in  good  demand  at $2.

It 

BANK  NOTES.

Comparative  Statements  of  the  Local 

National  Banks.

The  December  statements  of  the  Na­
in­
tional  banks  are  of  more  than  usual 
terest.  They 
indicate  that  the  banks 
are  well  over  the  divide,  that  they  are 
back  to  the  old  tide  of  prosperity  which 
■ they  enjoyed 
in  1892.  The  loans  and 
discounts  aggregate  $6,423,959.11.  This 
is  less  than  the  May  report  by  $175,000, 
but 
is  an  improvement  over  the  re­
port  of  December  15,  1897,  of  $880,000. 
The 
loans  and  discounts  on  Dec.  9, 
1892,  were  $6,107,432.63  and  the  follow­
ing  May  they  reached  $6,456,031.66— 
and  then  came  the  flood,  with  a  drop 
of  $1,600,000  in  the  loans  and  discounts 
in  six  months.

it 

He  *  *

The  Government  bonds  held  by  the 
National  banks  aggregate  $481,663  36, 
which 
is  the  high  water  mark  in  the 
holdings  of  these  securities.  The  banks 
have  added  $125,000  since  July  14,  pre­
sumably  the  new  war  bonds.  The  Old 
National  has  taken  on  $61,000 and  the 
Fourth  National  $63.000.
*  *  *

The  Old  National,  on  the  strength  of 
the  new  bonds,  has  increased 
its  “ cir­
culation”   to  $90,000,  as  compared  with 
$45,000,  and  of  this  amount  the  report 
shows  $87,660  issued.  This  is  the  first 
increase 
in  any  of  the 
banks  for  ten  years  or  more.

in  circulation 

#  *  *

In  stocks,  bonds  and  other  securities 
the  Nationals  have $391,929.71  invested, 
which  is  substantially  the  same  as  one 
year  ago.  In  December,  1892,  they  held 
but  $37,484.80  in  this  class of securities, 
but  during  the  collapse  there  was  a 
increase.  The  real  estate  and 
steady 
furniture 
items  aggregate  $292,118.57, 
as  compared  with  $200,543  in  Decem­
ber,  1892,  and  $204,092  a  year  ago.

He  He  He
The  amount  carried 

in  reserve  and 
correspondent  banks 
is  $1,420,946.39, 
which  is  about $700,000  less  than  a  year 
ago  and  about  the  same  as 
in  Decem­
ber, 1892.  The  cash  on  hand  and  cash 
items  amount  to  $728,329 63,  which  is 
about  $90,000  more  than  a  year  ago  and 
about $25,000  less  than 
in  December, 
1892.
#  #  #

The  surplus  and  undivided  profits  ac­
counts  aggregate  $573,184.28,  or  $9 000 
less  than  a  year  ago  and  $63.000  less 
than 
in  December,  1892.  The  reports 
indicate  that  the  “ writing  off”   process 
has  been  suspended  in  at  least  three  of 
the  National  banks  and  that  the  other 
two  are  pretty  nearly  through  this  un­
pleasant  proceeding.

*   He  *

The  commercial  deposits  are  $1,934,- 
183.86,  about  $80,000  more  than  a  year 
ago  and  $30,000 more than  in December, 
1892.  The  commercial  deposits  reached 
high  water  mark 
in  September,  1892, 
aggregating  $2,363,155,  and  one  year 
later  they  were  nearly  $1,000,000  less.

*  *  *

The  banks  are  carrying  $3, 357.741-23 
on  certificates,  the  highest  point  they 
have  ever  reached,  exceeding  the  cer­
tificates  of  a  year  ago  by  $150,000 and 
those of  December,  1892,  by  $400,000.

*  *  *

The  bank  balances  carried  here  ag­
gregate $1,416,711.34,  and  this  also  is  a 
record  breaker,  exceeding  the  balances 
of  a  year  ago  by  $200,000 

*  *  *

The  total  deposits  amount  to  $6,759,- 
486.57,  which  is  also  a  high  watermark. 
This 
is  $420,000 better  than  atyear  ago

and  $736,000  better  than  the  old  high 
water  mark  of  Sept.  30,  1892.

He  He  He

The  State  banks  were  “ called”   for 
the  same  date  as  the  Nationals,  but  did 
not  receive  their  notices  until  Tuesday. 
The  story  they  will  tell  will  be reviewed 
next  week,  and  in  a  future  issue  will  be 
related  the 
interesting  story  the  bank 
statements  reveal  of  the  panic,  when  in 
nine  months  the  total  deposits  dropped 
nearly  $2,000,000— and  yet  did  not 
phase  the  banks.

The  Grocery  Market.

is  very 

Sugars—Sales  of 96 deg.  test  centrifu­
gals  made  at  4  7-160  show  a  decline  of 
1-16  c.  The  market,  however,  is  very 
strong,  as  there 
little  stock 
available.  Refined  is  quiet,  with  very 
little  business  doing.  Although  the 
refiners  did  not  reduce  their  list  prices 
as  expected,  they  have  been  selling  at 
i - i6c  and  %c  shade  on  the  entire  line. 
These  concessions  are  now  claimed  to 
be  withdrawn,  but  brokers  intimate that 
they  are  still  obtainable.

Molasses  and  Syrups—There  has  been 
only  a  moderate  demand  for  New  Or­
leans  goods,  as  prices  seem  to  be  above 
buyers’  views. 
The  selections,  also, 
are  very  poor  and  desirable  grades  of 
centrifugals  are  rather  scarce.  There is 
a  good  demand  for  corn  syrups,  with  no 
indication  of  any  lower  prices;  on  the 
contrary,  it  is  intimated  that  there  may 
be  an  advance.  Sugar syrups  are strong 
and,  being  so  much  above  the  parity  of 
corn  goods,  are  having  but  a  limited 
sale.

Canned  Goods—Gallon  apples  con­
tinue  strong  and  but  few  are  offered  by 
packers  and  higher  prices  would  prob­
ably  have  to  be  paid  to  obtain  desir­
able  brands.  Tomatoes  and  corn  are 
held  very  firm  and  the  weaker  holders 
are  getting  sold  out  of  stock.  String 
beans  are  very  strong  and  it  is  claimed 
that speculators have bought large blocks 
and  are  after  more.

Dried  Fruits—Owing  to  the  near  ap­
proach  of  further  arrivals  of  currants, 
holders  of  spot  stocks  have  reduced 
prices  X c  Cleaners  have  followed  with 
a  like  cut  and  prices  are  now  on  the 
basis  of  two  weeks  ago.  Raisins  are 
selling  well  at  unchanged  prices.  The 
heavy  demand  for  the  Pacific  grade  is 
rapidly  cleaning  up  the  market  and 
some  packers  are  about  sold  out.

Cereals— Some  millers  have  advanced 
prices  on  rolled  oats  and,  if  the  grain 
market  continues  strong,  a  general  ad­
vance  will  probably  be  made.  At  this 
season  of  the  year  millers  are  usually 
seeking  business,  but  at present  there  is 
hardly  a  mill  but  what  is  oversold  from 
ten  days  to  two  weeks.

Rice—There 

is  no  change  to  note  in 
prices.  Millers  claim 
to  be  running 
light,  as  they  are  unable  to  obtain  sup­
plies.

That  we  were  correct 

Nuts—Last  week  we  advised  the  pur­
chase  of  peanuts,  as  an  advance  was 
probable. 
is 
proven  by  the  advance  of  X c  tele­
graphed  from  Norfolk  to-day.  There 
is  no  change  in  other grades,  but,  as  is 
usual  at  this  season  of  the  year,  there 
is  a  heavy  demand  for  all  kinds  and  we 
look  for  no  decline  until  after  the  holi­
days.

Beans—Arrivals  at  the pickers,  are in­
creasing  and,  under  pressure  to  sell, 
the  market  for  hand-picked  stock  has 
declined  about  5c.

John  Butcher has  sold  bis  meat  mar­
ket at 337 East Bridge street  to Emanuel 
Saubengayer,  formerly  engaged 
in  the 
meat  business  in  Ann  Arbor.

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W o m a n ’s  W o rld

Lack of Genuine Good Manners Among 

Girls.

“ You  may  believe  me  or  not,”  said  a 
the  other  day,  whose 
society  woman, 
painful  privilege 
it  was  to  chaperone 
several  girls  through  the  summer  cam­
paign  just  ended,  “ but,  in  my  opinion, 
there  is  nothing  else  in  the  whole length 
and  breadth  of  the  land  that  so  cries 
aloud  for  reforming  as  our  girls’  man­
ners. ’ *

in  amazement. 

“ Why,  what  do  you  mean?”   I  ex­
claimed 
“ Haven't  we 
schools  of  manners?  Don’t  we  spend 
good  money  to  teach  our  girls  Delsarte 
attitudes  and  impoverish  ourselves  try­
ing to  instruct  them  in— ’ ’

"W e  do^”   she  agreed,  “ and that’s the 
pity  of  it.  A  knowledge  of  how  to  write 
crossways of  the  paper  and  when  to  use 
freak  forks  and  spoons  is  so  very  far 
from  being  all  of  good  manners!  A 
girl  may  have  the  very  best  veneer  of 
outside  manners  that  the most expensive 
school  can  give  her  and  yet  be  really  as 
hopelessly  ill-mannered  as  the  greatest 
boor  that  ever  lived.  Of  course,  she 
may  make  a  good  appearance  in  soci­
ety.  Veneer always  is  showy.  And 
it 
always  peels  off  in  spots.

“ The  trouble  is  that  really good  man­
ners— the  good  manners  that  are genu­
ine  through  and  through  and  that  will 
stand  the  wear  and  tear  of  everyday 
life—have  got  to  spring  from  innate 
kindness  of  heart  and  consideration  of 
others,  and  we  have  petted  and  flattered 
and  spoiled  our  girls  until  they  have 
come  to  believe  that  the  whole  universe 
is  run  for  their  individual  benefit  and 
that  the  rest  of  the  world  merely  exists 
to  give  teas  and  dinners  and  balls  for 
them  and  chaperone  them  to  the  opera
“ Of  course,  I  know  that  it  is  the  cus­
tom  to  speak  of  a  young  girl  as  being 
only  a  kind  of  unfledged  angel,  but  as 
a  matter  of  fact, 
for  unadulterated, 
unapproachable  selfishness,  she  hasn’t 
a  rival  on  earth.  She  takes  everything 
we  can  possibly  do  for  her as  nothing 
more  than  her  right  and walks  rough­
shod  over  everybody  else’s  privileges 
without  so  much  as  realizing  that  any­
one  but  herself  could have  a  right  to  the 
good  things  of  life.  Understand,  please, 
that  I  am  not  saying  one  word  against 
the  way  so  many  girls  treat  their  moth­
ers. 
I  consider  that  simply retribution. 
If  a  woman  raises  a  girl  to  think  of  no 
one  but  herself  and  her  own  pleasures 
and  to  lack  consideration  for  everybody 
else,  she  deserves  all  the  ill-treatment 
and  suffering  she  gets. 
I  have  no  sym­
pathy  to  waste  on  the  mother  who has 
to  perform  on  the  cooking  stove  in  the 
kitchen  while  the  daughter  performs on 
the  piano 
in  the  parlor.  She  has  in­
flicted  the  selfish  creature  on  the  world 
and  ought  to  have  to  pay  for  it.  But 
occasionally  it  is  pretty  hard  on  the  rest 
of  us.

“ But 

leaving  alone  the  question  of 
selfishness,  there  are  plenty  of  ways  in 
which  the  modern girl  needs  to  improve 
her  manners,  and  that  don't  seem  to  be 
taught 
in  the  finishing  schools.  Take 
the  matter  of  graciousness—that  charm 
of  charms  in  a  woman.  How  many 
young  girls  do  you  know  who  try  to  cul­
tivate  it?  They  seem  to  think  that  any 
old  way 
is  good  enough.  They  don’t 
realize  that  there 
is  a  right  way and  a 
wrong  way  of  doing  the  simplest  things 
—a  way  that  can  make  even an intended 
kindness  seem  a  deadly  insult  and  that 
can  throw  about  a  refusal  or  denial  an 
ineffable  charm  that  makes  it  a  delight

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

to  be  remembered.  Brusqueness  is  the 
order  of  the  day.  If  they  give  a  present 
it  is  with  the  air  of  tossing  a  bone  to  a 
If  they  extend  a  courtesy,  half 
dog. 
the  time 
it  is  with  about  as  much  cor­
diality  as  one  shows  to  a  bill  collector. 
I  have  had  girls  accept  invitations  to 
my  functions 
in  a  way  that  made  me 
simply  ache  to  withdraw  and  say,  ’ No, 
you  don’t  come.  Not  on  your 
life.  I 
wouldn’t  have  you  at  any  price. ’  More 
than  likely  they  don’t  mean  it that  way, 
but  society  hasn't  any  time  to go around 
investigating  people’s  secret  meanings. 
We  have  to  take  things  as  they  are  on 
the  surface,  and  certainly  we  have 
a  right  to  expect  that  the  ones  for whom 
we  put  ourselves out should respond with 
some  degree  of  cordiality. 
If  I  had  a 
girl  to  bring  up  I  would  teach  her  that 
one-half  a  woman’s  duty 
is  a  sweet 
graciousness  of  manner  and  the  other 
half  is  to  look  pleasant  and  be  pleas­
ant.

In 

“ Then,  think  of  the  execrable  lack 
of  tact  displayed  by  the  average  girl.
I  am  not  demanding  impossibilities. 
I 
know  that  tact,  like  the  ability  to  trim 
your  own  bonnet  and  write  poetry,  is  a 
God-given  attribute. 
its  finest  de­
velopment  it  is  nothing  short  of  genius, 
but  there  are  modified  degrees  of  it  we 
may all  attain  to and  there  is  no  earthly 
excuse  for  the  way  so  many  girls  go 
for 
blundering  along  without  regard 
other  people’s  pasts  or  futures. 
It  is 
not  alone  that  they  recklessly  venture 
in  on  the  ground  of  family  scandals and 
misfortunes  where  angels  would  not 
dare  to  tread.  They  say  horrible  little 
things.  What  am  I  to  think  of  a  girl, 
except  that  she 
ill-mannered,  who 
comes  to  see  me  and  blurts  out  that  her 
mother  has  been  trying  to  make  her  do 
it  for  a  month?  Or  of  another  who  tells 
me  that  somebody  else  has  a  pug  nose 
like  mine  or  is  beginning  to  show  her 
age  like  me? 
Is  there  any  apology  that 
will  take  the  sting  out  of  a  speech  like 
that  or  could  anything  but  rank  dis­
regard 
it? 
Thoughtless?  Of  course,  but  no  one 
should  be  turned  loose  on  society  until 
they  are  sufficiently  civilized  to  learn to 
think.  There  ought to  be  asylums  where 
the  people  who  talk  without  thinking 
could  be  safely  incarcerated.

feelings 

for  my 

inspire 

is 

“ Another  point 

in  good  manners 
which 
is  entirely  ignored  by  most  girls 
is  punctuality.  Such  a  thing  as  there 
being  any  rudeness in keeping you  wait­
ing  or  any  sacredness  in  an  engagement 
never  seems  to  enter  their  beads. 
If 
you  invite  a  girl  to  stay  at  your  bouse, 
you  know  beforehand  it  is  going  to  be 
at  the  utter  havoc  of  all  your  domestic 
machinery.  She  will  come  down  to 
breakfast  at stray  times.  She  will choose 
lunchtime  to  go  off  on  a  stroll  and  will 
spend  an  hour  curling  her  hair  at  din­
nertime  while  the  soup  cools  on  the 
table  and  your  husband  says  things. 
She  doesn’t  consider  it  any part  of  good 
manners  to  put  you  to  as 
little  trouble 
as  possible  and  many  a  girl  misses  on 
this account  an  invitation  she  sighs  for. 
We all  know  girls  whom  we  would 
like 
to  ask  for  their  own  sakes,  or  their 
mothers'  sakes,  to  come  and  stay  at  our 
houses,  but  we  don’t simply  because  the 
trouble  of  keeping  the  servants 
in  a 
good  humor and  having  the  rest  of  the 
family  put  out  by  having  to  wait  for 
meals is worth  more  than  the  pleasure of 
their  society.

“ It  has  always  seemed  to  me  that  no 
other  rudeness  approaches  the  rudeness 
of  not listening  to what  is  said to one.  It 
is  the  very  first  principle  in  good  man­
ners, ¡yet.howj.seldom^are  we  honored

with  the attention  of the girl to  whom we 
are  talking.  She is looking  this  way  and 
that,  scanning  the  room  for  new  faces. 
We  make  what  we  considered  a  clever 
comment  on  the  passing  show  and 
look 
to  her  for  a  quick,  responsive  smile. 
Instead,  she  asks: 
‘ What  was  it  you 
said?’  We  tell her a  little  story  that has 
in 
it  a  touch  of  tenderness  and  tears 
and  we  turn  to  her  for  a  word  of  appre­
ciation.  The  minute  we  stop speaking, 
she 
‘ Would  you  wear  pink 
chiffon  or  white  tulle?’  and  then  we 
realize  with  a  dull  cold  thud  that  she 
hasn’t  even  heard  a  word  we said.  More 
than  that,  she  hasn’t  even  thought  it 
worth  a  pretense  of  appearing  to  be  in­
terested.  And  yet—and  yet—there 
is 
no  other  quality  so  fascinating,  no  ac­
complishment  that  will  pay  such  enor­
mous  dividends  on  the  labor and  time 
invested,  as  merely  being  a  good  lis­
tener.

says: 

“ Not  all  the  girls  are  bad  mannered. 
Thank  goodness,  no.  Now  and  then  we 
meet  one  who  doesn’t  loll  around  and 
look  bored  to  death  when  with  women 
and  spring  into  instant  life  and  anima­
tion  the  moment  a  man  dawns  on  the 
scene.  She  remembers  that  chaperons 
are  not  simply  wall  fixtures 
like  the 
gas  brackets,  but  that  they  are  heroic­
ally  enduring  martyrdom  for  her  sake, 
and  so  she  comes  up  and  brings  some 
of  her  pleasant  men  friends  and  makes 
herself  agreeable.  She  doesn’t consider 
that  when  you  invite her to  your parties, 
you  do  it  merely  to  give  her  a  pictur 
esque  background  for  flirtations,  but 
that  she  has  some  duty  in  the  premises 
to  make  herself  pleasant  to  you  and 
your other guests.  She  doesn’t  consider 
it  necessary  to  keep  her  appreciation 
down  to  the  freezing  point,but  is  cheer­
ful  and  bright  and  not  afraid  to  enthuse 
over  a  thing  she  likes.  She  is  the  kind 
of  girl  that  is  always  and  invariably  a 
success,  because  every  woman  who  en­
tertains  is  dying  together.  Other  girls 
look  on  and  wonder.  They  can't  see 
what 
is  that  makes  us  like  her and 
make such  a  fuss over  her,  and  we  can’t 
explain  to  them  that  it  is  so  simple  a 
thing  as  genuine  good  manners.”

it 

D o r o t h y   D i x .

Dwight’s
Cleaned
Currants

If you want nice, fresh, new  §  
stock,  buy  Dwight’s. 
If 
you want cheap trash, don’t 
look  for  it  in  our  pack­
ages.  All  Grand  Rapids 
jobbers sell them.

Wolverine Spice Co.,

Grand Rapids.

r *BUCKWHEAT

That is PURE  is  the  kind 
we  offer you at  prices that 
are reasonable.

We  sell  buckwheat  that 
has the good old-fashioned 
buckwheat  taste.  We  do 
not  adulterate  it  in  any 
way, shape or manner.  We 
believe  that  when  people 
ask  for  buckwheat  they 
want buckwheat,  and  it  is 
for the class of people who 
know what they  want  that 
we make this buckwheat.

We  believe  that  it  will 
please  any  lover  of  the 
genuine article.

We  would  like  to  have 
your order  and  shall  take 
pleasure  in  quoting  you a 
close price on any quantity.

9

VALLEY  CITY 
MILLING  CO.

GRAND RAPIDS. 
9

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Sole manufacturers of  “ LILY  WHITE 

The flour the  best cooks  use  ” J t
Walter Baker & Co; US:

Established 1780.

Dorchester, Mass.
The Oldest and 

Largest Manufacturers of

PURE,HIGH GRADE
COCOAS
CHOCOLATES

AND

on this Continent.

their manufactures.

No  Chemicals  are  used  In 
Trade-Mark, 
Their  Breakfast  Cocoa  is  absolutely  pure, 
delicions, nutritions, and costs less than one 
cent a cup.
Their Premium  No.  1  Chocolate, pnt up in 
Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best 
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Their  German  Sweet  Chocolate  Li  good  to 
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SHORTER  HOURS.

Drug  Clerks  Organize 
Disband.

M.  Quad in American Druggist.

Union  and

a 

It  seemed 

lines  above  mentioned. 

Being  neither  a  drug  clerk nor a drug­
gist.  it  was  no  business  of  mine,  except 
in  a  general  way. 
I  thought  the  drug 
clerks  ought  to  have  shorter  hours,  and 
for  that  matter  the  druggists  as  well, 
but  I  didn’t  agree  with  some  of  the 
boys  as  to  how  the  change  should  be 
brought  about. 
to  me  the 
whole  matter  lay  between  the  druggists 
and  the  clerks,  just  as an  editor’s  six­
teen  or  twenty  hours  per  day  lie  be­
tween  him  and  his  chief.  Indeed,  when 
the  boys  were  kind  enough  to  invite 
me  to  one  of their  preliminary  meetings 
and  ask  my  advice,  I  gave  it  to  them 
on  the 
In  the 
cause  of  humanity  I  wanted  to  see  their 
hours  reduced ;  as  a  patron  of  the  drug 
stores  to  the  extent  of  $6  per  week  the 
year  ’round  I  did  not  want  to  see  any 
druggist  upset  by  a  radical  change. 
I 
am  not  an  orator,  but  I  have  a  smooth, 
soft  way  of  putting  things,  and  I  am 
satisfied  that  I  should  have  carried  my 
point  but  for  Timothy  O’ Hooley.  There 
was  a  movement  on  foot  to  bring  the 
druggists  and  drug  clerks  together  for 
a  friendly  canvass  of  the question,  when 
Timothy  appeared  with 
flaming 
sword  in  his band.  He was  a  little  runt 
of  a  man,  with  only  a  handful  of  red 
hair on his bead and an  uncertain  wabble 
in  his  knees,  but  he  was great  on  the 
gab.  He  could  roll  out  130  words  of 
English  per  minute,  and  at  least  100  of 
them  were  in  italics  or  small  caps.  He 
didn’t  mind  grammar  or  facts  or  fig 
ures, but  was  heavy  on “ tyrant’s  heel,’ 
“ liberty  or  death,”   “ the  lifeblood  of 
the  poor,”   and  so  forth.  Timothy  was 
invited  to  follow  me  in  speechmaking 
and  inside  of  three  minutes  he  bad used 
me  up  and  thrown  my  mangled  body 
over  the  fence  among  the  thistles.  Un 
til  he  burst  upon  the  meeting  like  a 
blazing  sun  out  of  a  midnight  sky  no 
drug  clerk  had  any  suspicion  of  the 
real  state  of  affairs.  After  Timothy 
had  rolled  out  five  hundred  words  every 
clerk  realized  that  the  tyrant  capital 
had  him  by  the  neck  and  was  slowly 
but surely  strangling  him  to  death.  The 
sawed-off  orator  didn’t  believe  m  com 
promises  or  understandings.  He  wanted 
the  drug  clerks  to  rise  as  one  man  and 
tell  the  druggists  to  go to thunder  or  re 
duce the  hours  to  eight  per  day.  If  they 
reduced,  it  was  all  right;  it  they  didn’ 
reduce,  then  every  drug  store  should  be 
closed  up  as  tight  as  a  drum
I  own  right  up  that  Timothy  got  the 
best  of  me.  He  got  the  crowd  in  the 
hollow  of  his  hand  and organized  it  into 
a  union.  Nobody  bad  thought of  a union 
beyond  the  drug  business,  but  Timothy 
knew  a  thing  or  two.  He  made  it  plai 
that  if  they  stood  alone  they  must  fall 
but 
if  they  had  the  help  of  tens  of 
thousands  they  must  win.  The  result 
was  that  the  Drug  Clerks’  Union  was 
regularly  organized  and  numbered,  and 
given  over  to  the care  of  the regular dis 
trict  officers.  When  all  this had occurred 
the  clerks  went  back  to  their  duties 
with  smiling  faces.  They  felt  the  power 
behind  them  and  were  sure  of  winning 
their  point. 
It  was  expected  that  the 
“ bosses"  would  be given  an  ultimatum 
right  away,  but  things  dragged.  There 
were  other  matters  to  be  gotten  out  of 
the  way  first.  One  morning  every  clerk 
got  a  notice  of  a  strike  and  a  parade. 
An  attempt  bad  been  made  to  cut  down 
the  wages  of  the  bill-posters and a strike 
had  been  ordered  As  a further evidence 
of  sympathy  there  would  be  a  parade. 
The  Drug  Clerks’  Union  would  take  its 
place  in  line  between the  Longshoremen 
and  the  Slaughter  House  Patriots,  and 
they  were  expected to yell for liberty and 
equality  whenever  they  passed  a  street 
car  stable or  a pop-corn  factory.  Three 
days 
later  a  hundred  drug  stores  were 
left  clerkless,  and  something 
like  one 
hundred  and  fifty  drug  clerks  took  their 
places  in  line.  A  few  of  the  first-comers 
seemed  to  think  that  the  dawn  of  free­
dom  was  at  hand,  but  a  long  time  be­
fore  the  procession  started  they  had 
changed  their  minds.  There  ought  to 
be  brotherly  love  between  unions,  but 
there  didn’t  seem  to  be  in  this  case.

leading  the  way  for 

The  drug  clerks  soon  began  to  murmur 
because  of  being  placed  in  rear  of  the 
Longshoremen,  and  the  Slaughter  House 
Patroits  felt  hurt  to  see  " a   gang  of 
squirts" 
them. 
There  were  interchanges  of  good fellow­
ship.  That  is,  the  Longshoremen  and 
the  Slaughter  House  Patriots began  yell- 
"ng  “ pills,”   “ squills,"   “ porous  plas­
ters"  and  other  things  at  the  Drug 
Clerks.  Now  and  then  a  stray  man  from 
the  Brewers’  Union  came  along  and
wanted  to  know  wliat 
in -----a  lot  of
squirts  were  doing  in  that  parade,  and 
now  and  then  a  member  of  the  Barbers’ 
Cobblers’  Union  paused  to  observe
that  he’d  b e ----   if  things  hadn’t  got  to
pretty  pass  when  the  labor  movement 
had  to  take 
in  a  troop  of  manikins. 
During  the  parade  the  small  boy  bad  a 
cheer  for  the  Tripe  Makers’  Union  or 
the  Peanut  Sellers’  Federation,  but when 
it  came  to  the  Drug  Clerks’  Union, 
there  were  hundreds  of  exclamations  of 
‘ Hully  Gee,  but  look  at  the  pill-boxes 
on  legs!”   As  an  evidence  of  sympathy 
n  favor  of  the  down-trodden  bill-post 
ers  who  had  struck  for  thicker  paste 
and  seven  hours  a  day  the  parade  was 
success,  but  as  a  parade  covering 
eight  miles  of  cobblestone  pavements 
and  intimidating  the  bosses,  it  was  no 
good.  The  bosses  didn’t  scare.  Even 
when  all  the  peanut  and  pop-corn  ven­
ders  were  ordered  to  lay  off  for  a  week, 
and  not  a  pound  of  tripe  could  be  had 
for  money  nor  a  man  found  to  beat  a 
carpet,  would  the  bosses  give  in. 
In 
company  with  all  other  unions,  even 
down  to  the  Rag  Pickers’  Protective 
Association,  the  Drug  Clerks’  Union 
were  ordered  “ out.’ ’ 
I  don’t  think  the 
druggists  had  anything  to  do  with  what 
followed.  So  far  as  I  can 
learn  they 
camped  out 
in  their  respective  stores 
and  did  their  best  to  wait  upon  fifteen 
or twenty  customers  at  once,  and  they 
neither  coerced  nor threatened.  They 
just bided,  and  they  didn't  have  to  bide 
long.  It  was  only  a  matter of hours when 
a  stampede  occurred,  and  the  union  was 
run  over  and  trampled  into  the earth be 
yond  resurrecting.  Orators  from  the 
Mattress  Makers’  Union,  orators  from 
the  Carpet  Beaters’  Federation, 
the 
Window  Cleaners’  Union  and  the  Street 
Sweepers’  Combination  called  on  the 
officers  of  the  Drug  Clerks’  Union  and 
orated  and  gestured  and  talked  of  the 
benefits  of  strikes  and  unions,  but  they 
made  no  headway.  They  even  offered  to 
give  the  drug  clerks  preference  over 
the  Sausage  Makers’  Union  in  the  next 
parade,  and to forgive their  good  clothes 
and  their 
intelligent  looks,  but  it  was 
too  late.  Timothy  O’ Hooley  got  twelve 
of  them  together  in  a  barber  shop,  and 
increased  his  flow  of 
language  to  150 
words  per  minute,  some  of  them  three 
inches  long,  but  he  failed  to  arouse  the 
slightest  enthusiasm.  The  boys  wanted 
something,  and  wanted 
it  mighty  bad 
but  they  objected  to  the  trades  union 
way  of  getting  it.

The  Yeast  Man’s  Thoughts  Rise  Into 

a  Dream.

Ludwig  Winternitz,  formerly  of  this 
city,  but  now  auditor  of  Fleiscbmann  & 
Co  ,  is  emphatically  a  man  of  action; 
but  he  recently  suffered  a  slight  indis­
position  at  Denver  which 
laid  more 
time  on  his  hands  than  he  really  knew 
what  to  do  with ;  so,  to occupy  his  mind 
during  his  enforced  idleness,  he  took  to 
dreaming.

‘‘Sober Thought pursued the theme
Till  Fancy colored it and formed a dream,”

with  the  following  result,  in  bis  own 
words:

‘ We  were  at  a  Thanksgiving  after­
noon  concert.  Two  of  the  local  cele­
brated  bands  gave  the  entertainment  for 
the  benefit  of  the  little  poor  folks.  One 
was  the  First  Regiment  band  and  the 
other  the  Newsboys’. 
I  was  the  guest 
of  the  Manager  and  had  a  seat  of 
honor 
in  bis  box.  Suddenly  we  were 
interrupted  by  one  of  the  First  Regi­
ment  musicians,  who  led  one  of  the 
members  of  the  Newsboys'  band,  and 
carried  in  bis  hand  the  broken  piece  of 
a  bow,  and  complained  that  the  little 
lad  bad  stolen  his  violin. 
‘ Broke  the 
bow,  as  you  see,  and  pawned  the  in-

said, 

trument  across  the  street  with  Uncle 
Ike!’  The  Manager 
‘ Call  a 
policeman  and  he  shall  take  care  of  the 
case.’  The  musician  asked  to  wait a 
moment;  he  would  consult  with  bis 
officer,  the  leader,  and  let  him  decide 
what  to  do.  So  we  took  bold  of  the  lit­
tle  mischief’s  arm  and  awaited 
the 
Director’s  arrival.
“ In  the  meantime  the  First Regiment 
musician  reported  the  facts  of  the  case 
to  his  superior  officer.  He  was  an  old 
soldier,  knew  very  little about  sympathy 
and  got  a  policeman,  as  the  Newsboys' 
band  is  a  civic  organization.

in  vain. 

“ They  proceeded  toward  our  box, 
where  the  bov  crouched  under  the  rail- 
ng.  The  musician  tried  to  get  the  boy 
pardoned  before  they  reached  us.  But 
‘ Let  the  law  take 
t  was  all 
care  of  the 
little  rascal,’  the  leader 
harshly  proclaimed. ’

“ It  was  one  of  the  most  heart-break­
ing  scenes  I  ever  witnessed,  when  the 
First  Regiment  leader recognized  in  the 
I  ttle  wretch  bis  own  son!  He  pointed 
to 
said,  with 
trembling  voice,  ‘ Officer,  do  your  duty; 
and  I  shall  try  to  console  the  poor 
mother. ’

the  policeman 

and 

Egotism  makes  a  man  believe  the 
world  thinks  as  much  of  him  as  he 
thinks  of  himself.

How  to  Do  It.

" I   get  nothing  but  roasts,”   he  said 
bitterly.  “ I wish I could  make  some  one 
say  something  nice  about  me  some­
tim e.”

"You  can.”
“ How?”
“ D ie.”

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THE  FRUITS  OF  UNIONISM.
For  several  years  the  annual  report 
of  the  Grand  Rapids  Board  of  Educa­
tion  has  been  printed  at  a  cost  of  about 
go  cents  a  page,  last  year’s  report  hav­
ing  been  let  on  a  bid  of  8o  cents a page.
A  year  ago  a  resolution  was  adopted 
by  the  Board,  directing  that  the  print­
ing  done  for  the  public  schools  and 
library  be  confined  to  union  offices  ex­
clusively.  The  resolution  was  fathered 
by  J.  A.  S.  Verdier,  the  well-known 
banker,  who  defends  bis  action  on  the 
ground  that  he  was  basely  deceived  by 
the  Secretary  of  the  Typographical 
Union,  who  assured  him  that  all  the 
printing  offices  of  the  city  were  domi­
nated  by  the  union.  The  Secretary,  on 
the  other  hand,  emphatically denies Mr. 
Verdier’s  statement,  asserting  that  the 
banker's  action 
line  with  his 
previous  record  of subserviency to trades 
unionism 
in  furtherance  of  his  avowed 
ambition  to  be  elected  Mayor  of the city 
in  the  near  future.

in 

is 

in 

A  few  days  ago  the  Board  of  Educa­
tion  solicited  bids  for  the  printing  of 
the  annual  report,  the  Secretary  taking 
pains  that  none  but  union  offices  be  ac­
corded  the  privilege  of  bidding.  The 
monopoly  created  by  the  resolution  of 
Trustee  Verdier  naturally  resulted  in  a 
combination  of  ten  of  the  union  print­
ing  offices  of  the  city,  all  of  which 
handed 
identical  bids—$1.24  per 
page—an  advance  of  55  per  cent,  over 
the  price  paid  a  union  office  for the 
same  job  a  year  ago!  The  Tradesman 
is  in  possession  of 
information 
on  the  subject,  the  substance  of  which 
is  that  ten of the union offices entered in­
to  an  agreement  to  plunder  the  city  by 
making  uniform  bids,  the  office  receiv­
ing  the  award  to  “ divvy”   with the other 
parties  to  the  scheme.  This  disclosure 
is  confirmed  by  the  public  utterances  of 
E.  P.  Mills,  the  high  priest  of  trades 
unionism  in  the  city,  who  writes  as  fol­
lows  in  the  Grand  Rapids  Democrat:

inside 

It  seems  the  job  offices have combined 
and  put  up  the  price  of  printing  the  an­
nual  proceedings  of  the  Board  of  Edu 
cation.  This  ought  to  have  been  done 
long  ago,  for 
it  is  hardly  conceivable 
that  there  could  be  any  profit  in  the 
price 
those  proceedings  have  been 
printed  for  in  the  past.  And  the  Board 
can’t  consistently  object.  They  have 
endorsed  a  resolution  to  patronize  ex­
clusively  union offices,  which  Prof.  Tay­
lor,  the  great  champion  of  labor,  says 
truly  are  labor  trusts.  This  is  the  good 
fruit  already  borne  by  Prof.  Taylor’s 
address 
in  the  city  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Trades  and  Labor  Council.  He

advocated  trusts  and  syndicates,  the log­
ical  sequence  of  co-operation,  as  one  of 
the  solutions  of  the  industrial  situation. 
Of  course,  the  price  ought  to  be  made 
high  enough  so  that  the  offices  that  bid 
and  don’t  get  the  job  can  get  a  little 
rake-off  sufficient  to  pay  them  for  their 
trouble. 
It  is  a  little  unreasonable  that 
the  Board  should  be  so  prudish  in  this 
matter  while  no  exception  is  taken  to 
paying  the  Secretary  his  salary  while 
some  one  else  does  his  work  during  bis 
absence.  But  the  job  office  trust  must 
be  careful  and  not  put  the  price  be­
yond  what  the  traffic  will  bear.  There 
is  a  danger  point  in  trusts  as  well  as  in 
whisky-selling  and  other  evils,  and  this 
should  be  carefully  guarded  against  by 
the  job  offices.  We  are  pleased  to  hear 
in  this  connection  that  Mike  Powers, 
of  the  firm  of  Tyson  &  Powers, 
job 
printers,  trustee  from  the  Eighth,  has 
shown  himself  sufficiently  conscientious 
in  the  matter  in  temporarily  withdraw­
ing  from  the  firm  pending  the  disposi­
tion  of  the  printing  of  the  proceedings, 
thereby  relieving  bis  colleagues  of  any 
embarrassment  they  might be under. 
It 
is 
little  self-sacrificing  acts  like  this 
that  only  confirm  the  optimistic  phi­
losophy  that  there  is  more  honesty  and 
integrity  in  the  human  breast  than there 
is  of  the  other  kind. 
It  is  plainly  to  be 
seen  that  Mr.  Powers  was  well  brought 
up;  that  his  mental  diet  was  of  the 
golden-rule and  the  Washington  batchet- 
story  kind.  Whom better can we  look  to 
for  examples  for  the  rising  generation 
than  our  public  servants,  especially 
those  who  serve  us  without  pay?

As  a  long-time  member  of  the  typo­
graphical  and  musician’s  unions  and  as 
editor  of  the  Workman  for  many  years, 
the  utterances  of  Mr.  Mills  may  safely 
be  taken  as  authoritative,  because  be 
writes  from  an  intimate  knowledge  of 
this  particular  circumstance  and  from 
an  extended  experience  with  union men 
and  union  methods.

When,  therefore,  he  asserts  that  the 
monopoly  created  by  Mr.  Verdier’s  res­
olution  enabled  the  employing  printers 
to  band  together  and  secure  a  price  for 
the 
job  which  would  give  them  all  a 
"little  rake-off,”   he  realized  that  the 
employers  bad  adopted  the  same  prin­
ciple  which  union  workmen  pursue  in 
forcing  their  wages  so  far  above  their 
actual  requirements  that  they  are  able 
to  support  a  system  of  drones  in  the 
shape  of  district  organizers  and walking 
delegates.

It  is  a  matter  of  common  knowledge 
that  union  men  generally  regard  munic­
ipalities 
in  the  same  light  as  they  re­
gard  employers  of  labor—as  something 
to  be  plundered  as  long  as  there  is  any­
thing  left  to  plunder—and  the  circum­
stance  above  described  serves  a  useful 
purpose 
in  disclosing  the  natural  out­
come  of  union  methods,  when  carried 
to  their  legitimate  conclusion.

The  Tradesman  commends  a  careful 
persual  of 
the  article  on  "Shorter 
Hours”   on  the  seventh  page  of  this 
week’s  issue.  The  treatment  of  the  sub­
ject  is  timely  and  the  manner  in  which 
it  is  presented  by  the  gifted  writer  en­
ables  the  country  reader  to  form  a  con­
clusion  as  to  the  problems  which  some­
times  confront  his  city  cousins.

The  report  that  German 

toys  and 
colored  goods  are  poisonous  may  be  ac­
cepted  by  the  kaiser  as  a  notification 
that  the  United  States  can  retaliate  be­
cause  of  bis  discrimination  against 
American  food  products.

A  charity  ball  is  a  gathering  of  fash­
ionable  dancers  who  wear  diamonds  for 
the  benefit  of  the  poor.

It  is  better  to  be  sure  than  sorry;  but 
if  you  are  too blamed  sure,  you  are  sure 
to  be  sorry  that  you  are  sure.

GENERAL  TRADE  SITUATION.
The  only  exceptions  to  uniformly  fa­
vorable  business  conditions  in  all  prin­
cipal  industries  and  speculative  values 
are  those  affected  by  unseasonably  se­
vere  storms  cutting  off  communication 
with  the  speculative  centers.  The  ad­
vance 
in  stock  values  noted  last  week 
continued  until  Monday  of  this  week, 
when  the  bears  undertook  an  inning, 
claiming  that  a  reaction  was  due.  The 
coincidence  in  the  storms  cutting off the 
country  trading  seconded  their attempts 
and  the  result  was  a  slight  reaction 
in 
a  majority  of  the  list.  That  this  was 
not  owing  to  weakness  in  the  situation 
is 
sufficiently  demonstrated  by  the 
prompt  and  positive  recovery  of  yesy 
terday.

The  summing  up  of  reports  of the 
business  of  November  maintains  the fa­
vorable  showing 
in  volume,  exceeding 
any  former  corresponding  period  in  all 
prominent  lines,  with  the  single  excep­
tion  of  boots  and  shoes,  which  are  less 
than  the  phenomenal  output  for  Novem­
ber  of  last  year.  And  not  only 
is  the 
aggregate  of  business  greater  than  for 
the  corresponding  period,  but  it  breaks 
the  record  for  any  month  of  any  pre­
ceding  year. 
In  estimating  the  signifi­
cance  of  this  statement  the  lower  basis 
of  values  must  be  taken 
into  consider­
ation.  And  the  fact  of  lower  values  is 
what  has  gained  access  to  the  world’s 
markets  and  so  has  made  the  increase 
possible. 
They  also  give  assurance 
against  the  wonderful  activity  assuming 
unhealthy  boom  conditions.

The  sensation 

in  the  steel  market  is 
the  reported  placing  of  orders  for  from 
500,000 to  700,000 tons  of  rails,  equai  to 
a  quarter  of  the  annual  production  of 
the  country.  This  gives  the  greatest 
assurance  of  steadiness  in  the  steel mar­
ket,  as  rails  are  the  most  liable  to  vari­
ation.  Demand  for structural forms,  for 
car  and  ship-building  and  plates  and 
bars, 
continues  without  diminution. 
Prices  are  being  better  maintained, 
largely 
through  combinations,  which 
seem  to  be  learning  that  more  can  be 
effected  by  the  proper  regulation  of 
prices  than  by  efforts  at  undue 
infla­
tion.

The  textile industries continue to show 
improvement  all  along  the 
line,  al­
though  price  changes  are  small.  Sales 
of  wool  for  November  exceed  those  for 
the  unusually  heavy  month  of  last  year 
by  nearly  5,000,000  pounds.  There  is 
in  manufactured 
some 
goods,  although  much  machinery 
is 
still 
export  movement 
exceeds  that  of  last  year  and  prices  of 
the  staple and  its  products  are  showing 
a  tendency  in  the  right  direction.

idle.  Cotton 

improvement 

The  grain  market  assumed  a  steadier 
movement  and  there was a slow strength­
in  prices  until  the  effects  of  the 
ening 
storm  caused  a  reaction,  as 
in  other 
speculative  markets,  on  Monday.  This 
has  been  followed  by  recovery.  Changes 
in  the  price  level  are  very  slight.  Ex­
port  movement  continues  very  heavy, 
curiously  following  almost  exactly  the 
unprecedented  movement of  last  year.

While  the  storm  has  naturally  tended 
to  check 
jobbing  movement,  the  effect 
is  only  temporary  and  better  winter 
weather  will  favor  preparation  for  the 
heaviest  holiday  trade  ever known.

OBLIGATIONS  OF  THE  WAR.
A  good  deal  of  interest attaches  to  the 
disposition  to  be  made  of  the  Philip­
pines  after  the  ratification  of  the  treaty 
by  the  Senate,  for  it  is  difficult  to  see 
bow  that  body  can  refuse  to  approve  the 
treaty  when  to  reject  it  would  cause  ex-

treme  embarrassment  to  this  country 
and  immense  confusion  generally.

The  ratification  of  the  treaty  does  not 
commit  Congress 
to  any  particular 
course  as  to the  islands.  The  treaty,  so 
far  as  any  of  the  Spanish  dominions 
are  concerned,  simply  means  that Spain 
has  relinquisheed  all  control  over  Cuba, 
Porto  Rico  and  the  Philippine  Islands. 
The  United  States  accepts  the  surren­
der and  holds  theternb ry,  as  it «ere,  in 
trust.  The  Government is under a pledge 
to  band  Cuba over  to  the  Cubans.  It  can 
in  the  same  way  turn  over  the  other 
territory  to  their  respective 
inhabitants 
to  do  according  to their respective wills.
Such  seems  to  be  the  idea  of  Senators 
Hoar,  of  Massachusetts,  Caffery,  of 
Louisiana,  and  others.  They  bold  that, 
after  those  several  peoples  shall  have 
been  presented  with their independence, 
they  may  use  the  great  boon  in  any 
manner  that  may  please  them,  and  par­
ticularly  in  getting  up  civil  wars.  Bar­
barian  peoples  are 
incapable  of  self- 
government,  and  spend  their  time  in 
internecine  con­
carrying  on  chronic 
flicts  until  some  strong-handed 
and 
stronger-willed  man  gets  control  and 
sets  up  a  despotic  domination.

The  United  States  engaged  in  a  most 
costly  war  to  free  those  peoples,  and, 
having  accomplished  that  object,  there 
interest  to  be  taken  in 
is  no  further 
them  or  their  fate.  Such 
is  the  line  of 
reasoning  pursued  by  those  persons 
who were stung  to  the quick  at  the  spec­
tacle  of  unfortunate  peoples  crushed  un­
der  Spanish  tyranny.  Now  that  they 
are  freed  from  Spanish  control,  it  might 
naturally  be  supposed  that  those  who 
were  so  eager  to  free  those  peoples 
would  still  feel 
interest  enough  to  de­
sire  to  see  them  in  a  condition  of  pros­
perity  and  peace  under  free government 
and  institutions.

jaguar,  nobody 

But  the  contrary  is  the  fact.  Having 
secured  the  independence  of  the  Span­
ish 
islands,  their  peoples  are  no  longer 
objects  of  interest,  and  now  that  they 
have  been  rescued  from  the  claws  of 
the  Spanish 
cares 
whether  or  not  they  may  fall  into  the 
clutches  of  a  German  wolf,  Russian 
bear  or  British  lion.  Humanity  has  no 
claims  beyond  wbat  were  created  by 
Spanish  oppression. 
Internecine  war 
or  foreign  conquest  under,  perhaps,  the 
most  atrocious  circumstances  possible 
is  not 
to  be  considered.  Humanity 
has  exhausted  itself  and  cares  nothing 
for  what  may  come  afterwards.

Should  the  Senate 

in  the  premises—and 

ignore  all  moral 
obligation 
it  is 
known  that  moral  obligation  weighs 
lightly  on  the  consciences  of  men  who 
legislate  for  political  purposes  chiefly—  
the  ratification  of  the  treaty,  as has been 
said,  commits  the  country  to  no  par­
ticular  policy. 
It  will  then  devolve  up­
on  Congress  to  say  wbat  must  be  done 
with  the  countries  surrendered  to  the 
United  States,  and  Congress  has 
full 
p ;wer  to  turn  them  all  adrift  to  shift 
lor  themselves.  Politics  will  control all 
action 
in  this  case,  and  humanity and 
moral  obligation  will  have  nothing  to 
do  with  the  closing  of  a  war  which  al­
leged  humanity  and  moral  obligation 
caused  and  created.

The  reason  most  people  give  advice 
so  freely  is  because  they  are anxious  ot 
get  rid  of  it.

The  man  who  never  forgets  anything 
never  forgets  to  boast  of  it  to  every  one 
he  meets.

A  man  who  wants  to  make a  speech 

and  has nothing  to  say  is  in  a  bad  fix.

M ICH IG AN   T R A D ES M A N

9

THE  COMING  CRISIS.

The advent  of  the United  States as the 
possessor  of  large  commercial  interests 
in  the  continents  and  islands  of  the  Pa­
cific  Ocean  creates  a  new  era  in  the  in­
tercourse  of  nations. 
It  demands  that 
the  Great  Republic  shall  assert  itself 
in  proportion  to 
in  that 
it  shall  make  such 
commerce  and  that 
provision  as  may  be  necessary  for  the 
protection  of  those 
interests,  even  to 
the  extent  of  foreign  alliance.

interests 

its 

It  should  be  remembered  that  when 
Washington  penned  to  the  American 
people  his  celebrated  farewell  address, 
in  which  be  warned  them  against  the 
dangers  to  be  apprehended  from  per­
manent  alliances  with  any  portion  of 
the  foreign  world,  the  Great  Republic 
did  not  own  an  acre  of  territory  west  of 
the  Mississippi  River,  and  did  not  pos­
sess  a  foot  of  coast  line  on  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.

Since  Washignton’s  day  the  States  of 
the  Union  have  increased  from  thirteen 
to  forty-five.  The  Government  has  ac­
quired  Louisiana  and  Alaska  by  pur­
chase ;  it  has  absorbed  a  large  part  of 
Mexico  by  right  of  conquest;  it  has 
annexed  Hawaii,  and  now  it  is  in  a  po­
sition  to  decide  the  destinies  of  Cuba, 
Porto  Rico  and  the  Philippines.

Its  population  has increased  from  four 
to  seventy  millions  and 
its  wealth  in 
still  greater  proportions.  Meanwhile 
the  immense  improvement  in  communi­
cation  has  brought  the  country 
into 
close  contact  with  all  portions  of  the 
habitable  globe;  and  the  United  States 
stands  in  the  very  first  rank  among  civ­
ilized  nations,  in  touch  and  active  com­
petition  with  every  one  of  them.

To-day 

it  possesses 

two  thousand 
miles  of  coast  line  upon  the  Pacific 
Ocean  and  has  control  of  territories 
in 
its  waters  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
miles  in  extent. 
It  has  a  thousand 
miles  and  more  of  front  upon  the  Gulf 
of  Mexico.  Under  these  vastly  altered 
conditions 
indisputable  that  the 
foreign  policy  of  seclusion  and  non­
interference  with  affairs 
in  the  Old 
World  can  not  be  safely  maintained.

is 

it 

The  present 

is  pre-eminently  an  age 
of  commerce,  and  the  seventy  millions 
and  more  of  the  American  people,  with 
their  vast  and  natural  resources  and 
in  power  and 
their  labor  multiplied 
effectiveness  many  times  by  the 
in­
genious  machinery  at  their command, 
have  attained  a  productive 
capacity 
which 
is  far  beyond  their  ability  to 
utilize.  They  must  find  new  markets  for 
their  products  or  many  thousands  of 
their  people  will  be  driven  to 
idleness 
because  the  markets  at  their  command 
are  overstocked  with  the  fruits  of  their 
labor.

The  tariff  barrier  erected  by  the 
United  States  against  the  products  of 
foreign countries  has set them  to  a  great 
extent  against  American  products,  and 
they  only  buy  from  this  country  what 
they  can  get  nowhere  else.  The  defeat 
of  Spain  by  the  United  States  in  the 
recent  war  has  arrayed  the  whole  of 
Europe,  with  the  single  exception  of 
England,  against  the  United  States 
But  for this  single  exception  in  favor of 
the  United  States,  there 
is  much  rea­
son  to  believe  that  Germany,  at  least, 
would  have 
favor  of 
Spain,  and  in  all  probability  there 
would  have  been  a  strong  coalition  to 
prevent  what  they  have  styled  the  “ de­
spoilment  of  Spain."

interfered 

in 

Fortunately,  the  refusal 

of  Great 
Britain  to  enter  such  a  combination, 
and  her 
strong  manifestations  of 
friendship  towards  the  United  States,

made  the  possibility  of  an  alliance  be­
tween  the  two  English-speaking  nations 
too  formidable  to  be  lightly  called  into 
being,  as  it  would  have  been  by  a 
European  coalition  in  behalf  of  Spain, 
and  so  it  is  that  the  American Republic 
has  been  permitted  to  carry  to  a  tri­
umphant  conclusion  its controversy  with 
the  Spanish  nation.

But  hereafter,  knowing  that  there 

is 
a  strong  and  deep-seated 
jealousy  and 
prejudice  in  continental  Europe  against 
the  United  States,  the  American  people 
will  find  it  necessary  not  to depend sole­
ly  upon  the  good  will  of  England  for 
aid  in  time  of need;  but,  like  England, 
to make due and ample provision for their 
own  defense and  for  the  vindication  of 
their  policy.

The  jealousy  and  prejudice  that  have 
been  aroused  against  the  American peo­
ple by  their war with Spain are not mere­
ly confined  to  kings  and  cabinets. 
It  is 
not  alone  the  politicians  of  Europe  who 
dread  and  fear  the  Western colossus,  but 
sentiments  of  dislike  towards  the  Amer­
icans  also  pervade  the  people  of  the 
cities  who  most  come  in  contact  with 
Americans.  As  for  the  press  of  con­
tinental Europe,  it  is almost  without  ex­
in  its  tone  towards  the 
ception  hostile 
United  States  and 
its  people.  For­
eigners  are  even  now,  by  their  bitter 
expressions,  trying  to 
intimidate  the 
United  States  Senate  from  ratifying  the 
treaty,  so  far  as  it  requires  the  surren­
der  by  Spain  of  her  Asiatic possessions. 
If  they  could  accomplish  such  a  result, 
and  secure  a  backdown  to  that  extent 
by  the  United  States,  European  states­
men  would  feel  that  they  had  gained  a 
great  victory,  and  they  would  see  to 
it 
that  the  United  States,  as  a  commercial 
nation,  would  be  driven  from  the  Pa­
cific  Ocean  except  so  far as  it  might 
have  access  to  the  countries  under  the 
control  of  Great  Britain.  This  is  not  a 
pleasing  prospect,  but  it  is  one  that  the 
Senate  of  the  United  States  will 
invite 
it  should  withdraw  all  claims  to  the 
if 
Asiatic  islands  won  from  Spain.

The  Methodists  have  a  very 

large 
contract  on  band.  At  their  meeting  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  a  suggestion  was 
made  which  the  audience  received  first 
with  wonder  and  then  with  applause. 
If  they  were  startled  by  the  magnitude 
of  the  project  they  were  also  proud  of 
their ability  to  carry  it  out.  It  was  pro­
posed  to raise,  between  now  and  the  be­
ginning  of  the  Twentieth  Century,  the 
sum  of  $20,000,000  as  a  “ thank  offer­
ing.”   They  expect  to  have  the  money 
in  the  bank  by  Jan.  i,  iqoi,  and  the 
chances  are  that they will succeed.  This 
enormous  amount  of  money  will  be 
safely  invested  and  the  interest  applied 
to  educational  institutions  already  con­
nected  with  the  denomination  and  to 
building  others.

Kansas  City  grain  merchants  have 
made  many  complaints  of  late  about 
shortages  in  the  shipments  of  wheat  to 
that  city,  and  a  committee  of  the  Kan­
sas  City  Grain  Dealers’ Association  was 
appointed  to  investigate  the  matter. 
It 
has  been  found  that  26y2  per  cent,  of 
the  cars  in  use  for  the  shipment  of 
cereals  are  unfit  for  that  purpose,  some 
of  them  having  leaks  through  which 
many  bushels  of  grain  are  lost  between 
the 
initial  points  of shipment  and  the 
Kansas  City  elevators.  Many  cars  had 
also  been  bored  into by  thieves 
in  the 
freight  yards  and  tapped.

December  is  called  the  money-spend­
ing  month.  Many  people  wish  there 
were  more  money-getting  months.

The  genius 

The  German  tradesman, 

GERMANY’S  DRASTIC  METHOD.
looked  at 
from  the  American  standpoint,  does  not 
find  too  much  to  comfort  him.  The 
“ Thou  shalt  not"  of  the 
law  has  too 
much  to  do  with  the  daily  transactions 
of  business  to  please  the  up-to-date 
American  trader. 
that 
brings  forward  a  scheme  to  attract  and 
deceive  the  customer  encounters,  over 
there, 
the  greatest  discouragement. 
There,  as  here,  the  happiest  talent  is 
employed  to  make  the  windows  of  the 
warehouse  attractive.  They  are  often 
marvels  of  beauty.  Pleasing 
in  color 
and  arrangement, they  urge  the  beholder 
to  come  in  and  make  himself  the  pos 
sessor  of  the  finest  goods  at  the  small­
est  price  to  be  found 
in  the  known 
world,  and  the  price  is  affixed  to  prove 
the  truth  of  the  statement;  but  the 
is  compelled  by  law  to  fur­
tradesman 
nish  goods 
in  any  quantity  to  the  cus­
tomer  at  the  price  named  in  the  win­
dow.  The  failure  to  do  this  is  sure  to 
bring  the  shop-keeper 
into  difficulty 
with  the  authorities.

label  was 

In  that  country,  as 

in  this,  the  “ all 
one  price”  
found  a  good 
drawing  card.  Shoppers  on  this  side 
have  long  since  learned  that  the  allur­
ing  sign  is  capable  of  various  interpre­
tations.  The  German  dealer,  a  match 
for  his  brother  trader in  stratagems  and 
spoils  the  world  over,  was ready to  teach 
the  guileless  customer  the  same  lesson 
in  a  practical  way.  He  made  the  at­
tempt,  but  after  a  few 
instances  was 
shocked  to  find  that  his  little  game  was 
an  infringement  of  the  law,  the  penalty 
of  which  was  sufficient  to  convince  him 
that  any  attempt  to  charge  more  than 
the  price  marked  in  the  window  would 
result  disastrously.

impression  of  the  building 

When  the  standard  of  American  trade 
was  not  as  high  as  it  is  now  unscrupu­
lous  firms  did  not  hesitate  to  give  a 
false 
in 
which  they  were housed.  Like  Falstaff's 
army,  it 
increased  rapidly  in  the  tell­
ing.  Many  an  establishment  would  not 
be  recognized  by 
its  owner  in  the  il­
lustration  picturing  it  if  another  name 
were  written  beneath. 
The  humble 
one-story  flat  on  an  unpretending  alley 
expanded 
into  a  three-story  falsehood 
upon  a  wide  well-paved  avenue.  The 
dingy,  illy-contrived  interior  rose  from 
its  gloomy  ugliness 
into  scenes  of 
beauty  and  splendor;  and  these  were 
sent  out 
into  the  world  to  deceive  by 
their  shameless  story. 
The  German 
trader,  forgetful  of  the  fact,  or  indiffer­
ent  to 
is  the  best 
policy,"  followed  the  same  course;  but 
found  to  his  cost  that  the  government 
had  something  to  say  about bis methods. 
He  was  forced  to  listen  and,  listening, 
learned  that  a  firm  printing  on  business 
paper  views  of  its  factory  or  showrooms 
must  print  factory  and  showrooms  ex­
actly  as they are.  The  shop on  the  alley 
must  be  that,  and  nothing  more;  and 
the  interior  must  be  faithfully  pictured, 
if  pictured  at  all,  or  the  German  gov­
ernment  will  know  the  reason  why.

it,  that  “ Honesty 

“ At  cost!”   The  public  have  learned 
to  look  unmoved  at  the  lying  words. 
Time  was  that  the  heart  thrilled  as  the 
eye  of  the  shopper  fell  upon them.  That 
time 
is  now  no  more  and  the  flashing 
eyes  of  an  abused  and  outraged  public 
bear  unmistakable testimony to the  years 
of  cheating  and 
limitless  dishonesty 
which  have  brought  about the deplorable 
state.  This  country  is  a  great  Republic 
and  we  are  republicans.  Shall  not  we 
follow  the  footsteps  of  the  Fatherland 
and  enact  that  he  who  advertises  goods 
“ at  cost"  shall  charge  customers  the

actual  price he paid  for  the  goods  or  pay 
the  penalty?

For  the  last  three  weeks  an  auction 
has  been  going  on  at  a  certain  store. 
The  firm  failed  and  the  stock  has  been 
selling  in  this  way.  The  establishment 
was  not  a  large  one  and  a  week  of  or­
dinary  sales  would  have  exhausted  the 
merchandise;  yet 
for  three  weeks  a 
rushing  business  has  been  going  on, 
and  to  all  appearances  the  goods  on 
in  no  degree  diminished  by 
hand  are 
the  three  weeks’  sale. 
In  Germany  the 
matter  would  be  looked  into.

The  difference  between  the  older  na­
tion  and  the  new  lies  not  in  the  stricter 
honesty of  the  people  in  the  one  country 
than 
in  the  other,  but  in  the  fact  that 
Germany,  becoming  tired  of  the “ tricks 
of  trade, ’ ’  determined  to  put  a  stop  to 
them.  The  thing  shall  be,  not  seem. 
The  trader  shall  do what he  says he will. 
The goods  shall  go  at  the marked  price. 
If  he  claims  that they  are  all  wool  and 
yard  wide  they  shall  be  just  that  or  he 
must  suffer  the  consequences; 
in  a 
word,  the  German  trade shall rest  on  the 
truth  or  there  is  trouble,  a  condition  of 
things  to  which  it  would  be  well for  this 
country  to  attain.  As  it  is,  if  some  of 
laws  of  Germany  should  be 
the  trade 
adopted  here,  we  should  have, 
for  a 
time  at  least,  a  country  full  of  law­
breaking  tradesmen  asking  for  the  re­
peal  of  the  statutes  which  made  crimi­
nal  what  to-day  is  looked  upon  by  the 
traders  as  not  only  legitimate  but  in 
every  way  commendable.

NEW  PENSION  LIST.

These  soldiers  will 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  an­
nounces  that  a  separate  division  has 
been  organized  for  the  adjudication  of 
claims  growing  out  of  the  war  with 
Spain. 
receive 
their  pensions  under  the  general  laws 
for  disabilities  of  a  permanent  charac­
ter  contracted  while  in the service.  Less 
than  too  claims  had  been  filed  up  to 
the  close  of  the fiscal  year  and  none  had 
been  adjudicated.

The  pension  business,  as 

it  was 
started,  will  have  to  be  kept  up  on  the 
same  lines.  No  politician  would  dare 
to  make  any  exception  against  the  dis­
abled  soldiers  of  the  wars  that  may  be 
hereafter  made  by  the  United  States. 
The  Civil  War  added  from  first  to 
last 
a  million  and  a  half  names  to  the  pen­
sion rolls  and,  although  many  have  been 
erased  by  death,  others  are  being  con­
stantly  added,  so  that  the  existing  rolls 
still  contain  about  one  million  names. 
The  Spanish  war,  by  the  rule  which 
governed  in  the  creating  of  pensioners 
from  the  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War,  will 
probably  furnish  in  time  pretty  nearly 
50,000  pensioners,  most  of  them  claim­
ing  disability  from  the  fever-plagued 
camps  in  which  they  were  assembled  in 
their  own  country,  without  ever  having 
gone  beyond  its  limits  or  encountered 
an  enemy.

Apropos  of  the  agitation  of  the  sub­
ject  of  cheaper  postage  between  this 
country  and  Great  Britain,  it  is  pointed 
out  that  the  cost  of  a  first-class  ocean 
passage  between 
country  and 
Europe averages about $100.  The  charge 
for  conveying  the  same  weight  of  letters 
as the  passenger  weighs  is  $187.

this 

A  fire  engine  in  New  York  has  been 
fitted  with  pneumatic  tires.  The  exper­
iment  proved  a  success  the  other  day, 
for  on  running  to  a  fire  the  same  speed 
was  maintained,  while 
former 
dreadful  nois'*  was  absent.

the 

Two 

two  handkerchiefs 
makes  up  enough  to  start  a flirtation  on.

fools  and 

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

Fruits  and  Produce.
Probability  of  Large  Crop  of  Cali­

fornia  Oranges.

Los  Angeles,  Dec.  i . — If  there  are  no 
killing  frosts  this  winter  Southern  Cal­
ifornia  will  have  almost as  big  a  crop 
of  oranges  this  year  as  it  produced 
last 
winter,  notwithstanding  the  unprece­
dented  drought  of  the  year  that  is  now 
closing.  Last  year,  ending  with  Octo­
ber,  the  Southern  counties  marketed  a 
little  more  than  15,100  carloads  of citrus 
fruits,  of  which  1,166  carloads  were 
lemons,  while  1,000  carloads,  ruined  by 
the  frost,  were  not  marketed.  This  year 
the  total  crop  of  both fruits will be about 
16,300 carloads,  of  which  3,000  carloads 
will  be  lemons,  leaving  13,300  carloads 
of  oranges,  or  only  600  carloads  less 
than  the  phenomenal  crop  of 
last  year. 
This  estimate  is  based  on  the  report  of 
a  competent  and  careful  observer  who 
made  the  tour  of  the  entire orange grow 
ing  region  in  order  to  find  out  the  exact 
condition  of  the  citrus  crop.  It  is  larger 
by  about  4,000  carloads  than  the  esti­
mates  made  by  the  packing  establish­
ments,  who  may  possibly  wish  to  make 
the  crop  appear  small.

the  fruit 

In  the  Pomona  section the orange crop 
will  be  20  per  cent,  greater  than  last 
year.  The  trees  are  so  heavily  loaded 
that  every  one  is  surrounded  by  a  circle 
of  props  bracing  up  the  limbs.  The 
quality  of 
throughout  the 
Southern  citrus  belt  is  above -  the  aver­
It  is  smooth,  firm  and  solid,  with 
age. 
but  little  defective. 
is  from  two 
weeks  to  a  month  later  in  coloring  than 
it  was  last  year,  although  shipments 
have  begun  earlier  than  ever  before. 
Only  a  few  scattering  carloads  have 
gone  East  as  yet,  but  regular  shipments 
will  begin  next  week.

It 

The  packers  of  the  Redlands  region 
have  fixed  the  f.  o.  b.  prices for oranges 
for  the  opening  of  the  season  at  $2 60 
for  navels,  and  $1.60  for 
per  box 
seedlings.  This  is  a 
little  below  the 
opening  prices  of  last  season.

The  curing  of 

lemons  by  the  new 
steam  process  has  been  begun  in several 
localities  and 
lemon  shipments  will 
soon  follow.  Most  of  the  growers  and 
packers  have  not  much  confidence  in 
the  steam  process,  as  they  fear  it  will 
lessen  materially  the  keeping  qualities 
of  the  fruit.  There  are.  in  Southern 
California  1,000,000  lemon  trees  of  five 
years'  growth. 
just 
coming 
into  bearing,  and  another  year 
will  probably  see  a  tremendous  jump  in 
the lemon  production  of  this  region.

These  are  now 

Fruit  Under  False  Labels.

From the Tacoma Ledger.

In  the  market  reports  of  the  leading 
commercial  paper of  the  country will be 
found  daily  quotations  of  California 
prunes,  but  of  no  others.  The sizes  run 
from  30s  to  40s,  the  largest  and  finest 
Italian  prunes  grown,  down 
through 
the  different  sizes  to  90s  to  100s,  the 
smallest,  but  all  quoted  as  “ California 
prunes.' ’
This  is  a  rank  injustice  to  the  State 
of  Washington,  and  one  that  demands  a 
remedy.  In  Clarke  county,  Washington, 
alone,  this  year,  150 carloads  of  prunes 
were  grown  and  prepared  for  market, 
but  hardly  a  box  of  them  went  to  the 
consumer  under  a  label  showing  them 
to  be  Washington  products.

large  proportion  of  this  immense 
crop,  valued  to  the  producers  at  nearly 
$200.000,  were  sold  to  buyers  from  Cali­
fornia,  who  shipped  them  to  San  Fran­
cisco,  put  on  a  California  label,  and 
sold  them,  repacking  a  portion  of  the 
fruit  to  “ grade  up"  their  small-sized 
prunes,  the  same  method  that  is  pur­
sued  with  Washington  wheat  when  Cal­
ifornia  has any  wheat  to  mix  it  with.

A 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  Califor­
nia  prunes  30s  to  40s  are  quoted  in  the 
Eastern  markets,  it  is  a  fact  that  not  a 
prune  of  that  size  or  value—nor any­
where  near  it— is  raised  in  California, 
but  they  come  from  Washington.
large  portion  of  the  Washington 
A 
crop 
is  also  purchased  by  Portland 
dealers,  labeled  “ Oregon  prunes"  and 
shipped  to  Eastern  and  European  mar­
kets,  Washington  not  being  known  as  a 
fruit growing  State.

Here 

is  a  chance  for  practical  work 
for  the  benefit  of  our  State,  as  well  as 
the  fruit  growers. 
If  the  Eastern  mer­
chandise  brokers and wholesalers  can  be 
induced  to  purchase  Washington  prunes 
at  first  hands  from  the  growers,  as  the 
hop  buyers  do,  to  be  shipped  under  a 
Washington  label,  as  they  should  be,  it 
would  be  one  of  the  best  advertisements 
this  State  could  have.  The  quality  of 
the  Washington  product  is  superior to 
that  of  any  other  state,  and  would  soon 
make  the  fame  of  this  State as  a  fruit 
country.
in  Clarke  county  this  year 
received  4K   cents  a  pound  for  their 
prunes,  which  were  sold  by  San  Fran 
cisco  dealers for 7^   cents and are quoted 
in  New  York  at  I2@i4 cents  per  pound.
is  a  fine  field  for  some  of  the 
railway  companies  to  do  effective  work 
advertising  the  advantages  of  Washing­
ton  as  a  fruit  growing  State,  and  at  the 
same  time 
improving  their  own  busi­
ness  by  carrying  this  freight  to  the  East 
in  preference  to  having  most  of  it  sent 
to  San  Francisco.

Growers 

Here 

Why  France  Has  Excluded  American 

Fruit.

The  decree  of  the French government, 
prohibiting  the  importation  of  Ameri­
can  fruit,  was  not  wholly  unexpected, 
albeit  the  opposition 
in  France gave 
some  reason  to  hope  that  the  decree 
would  not  be  promulgated ;  or,  if it was, 
at  least  in  a  modified  form.

less  than 

The  figures  given 

Injury  to  American  exporters  will  be 
much 
it  was  when  Geimany 
closed  her  ports.  Fruit exports to France 
have  been  small,  and  last  year  the  ag­
gregate  value  of  all  varieties  was  about 
$254.000,  the 
largest  amount  ever  sent 
For  the  past  five  years,  values 
there 
have  been:  1893,  $60,700;  1894,  $37,- 
060;  1895,  $41.606;  1896,  $109,610;  1897, 
$253,515. 
include 
va  uts  of  green and dried iruits together, 
but  no canned  fruits.  Direct  exports  of 
apples  to  France  for  the  past  five  years 
have  run  about  as  follows,  in  barrels: 
1893,  52;  1894,  23;  1895,  11;  1896,  323; 
1897,  216.  Values  for  the  same  years 
have  been: 
1893,  $290;  1894,  $168; 
1895,  $59;  1896,  $1,513;  1897,  $1.030 
Figures  for  this  year  will  be  much 
larger,  because  French  fruit  crops  have 
been  short.

France,  generally,  is  a  fruit exporting 
country,  but  this  year  there  appeared  to 
be  an  opportunity  for 
importers  and 
prominent  firms  made  preparations  to 
take  advantage  of  the  opening.  The 
stated  intention  was  to  confine  the  busi­
ness  chiefly  to  dried,  pressed  and  pre­
served  fruits,  but  green  fruits  were to be 
included 
favored. 
French  fruit  growers  then  took  alarm 
at  the  possibility  of  American  compe­
tition,  and  brought  pressure  to  bear  on 
the  government  to  exclude  all,  or  a 
larger  proportion,  of  American 
fruit 
products.  Whether  the  decree  provides 
for  inspection  and  the  passing  of  con­
signments  found  to  be  free  from  it  is 
not  stated,  but  it  was  hinted  a  few  days 
ago  that  exclusion  would  be  absolute.

circumstances 

if 

Cranberry  Culture 

the  Upper 

in 
Peninsula.

From the Negaunee Iron Herald.

Much  surprise 

is  being  expressed  in 
certain  quarters  of  the  State  at  the  re­
ported  success  of  a  cranberry  farm 
in 
Chippewa  county.  The  possibilities  of 
this  culture,  so  far  as  climatic  condi­
tions  are  concerned,  was  demonstrated 
here  in  Negaunee  several  years  ago  by 
the  late  Henry  N.  McComber.  He 
planted  nearly  an  acre  near  the  shore  of 
Teal  Lake  east  of 
the  water  works 
plants,  attended  them  fairly  for  the  first 
two or  three  years  or  until  he  harvested 
a  prolific  yield,  and  then  neglected  the 
patch  entirely. 
In  spite  of  this  want  of 
care,  the  berries  grew  and  matured  for 
several  years  thereafter  and  until  the 
bushes  were  finally  choked  out.  The 
result,  however,  conclusively  demon­
strated  that  the  fruit  can  be successfully 
produced  in  the  section.

When  you  undertake  to  fight the  devil 
with  fire,  don’t  forget  to  take  into  con­
sideration  the  amount of ammunition  he 
has  on  hand.

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and  these  we  can  always 
supply.

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ABOUT  THE APPLE.

Most Extensively Used of All the Fruits. 
From the New  York  Sun.

When  the  people  living  along  the  At­
lantic  coast  from  Maine  to  Virginia 
awoke  one  morning  last  April  to  see  a 
full  inch  of snow on the ground,  few real­
ized  how  much  damage  had  been  done 
by  the  storm.  All  through  the  farming 
districts  the  fruit  trees  were  either  in 
full  bloom  or  the  bud  well  advanced,  so 
that  the  snow  lay  like  a  cold,  wet  blan­
ket  on  the  buds  and  killed  nearly  all  of 
them,  thus  destroying  or  blighting  the 
fruit  crop.  When  the  peaches  in  Dela­
ware  and  Maryland  were  reported killed 
by  this  frost,  it  was  still  hoped  that  the 
apple  trees,  which  bloom  much  later, 
would  be  all  right,  but,  as  the  season 
advanced,  it  was  found  the  buds  had 
been  injured  and  the  year’s  crop  would 
be 
inferior  and  in  many  places  a  com 
plete  failure.

It 

the  fruit 

The apple  is  the  most  used  of  all  the 
fruits  grown. 
is  world  renowned 
and  has  figured  in  history  and  the  lives 
of most  nations  since the earliest  record. 
Poets  and  philosophers  have  told  of 
it  and  mythology  has  endowed  it  with 
wonderful  virtues.  The  golden  fruit  of 
Hesperus was  an  apple;  also  the  famous 
Tree of  Knowledge  bore  apples.  It  was 
an  apple  which  Eve ate  and  offered  to 
Adam,  and 
in  the  garden 
guarded  by  the  dragon  which  Hercules 
finally  overpowered  was  apples.  A p­
ples  were  fabled 
in  all  the  myths and 
were  believed  to  have  many  wonderful 
powers,  such  as  conferring 
immortal­
ity,  and  were  reserved  by  the  gods  as  a 
special  food  for  those  who  felt  them­
selves growing  old.  As  a  relic  of  this 
old  reverence  for apples,  the  farmers  of 
Devonshire,  in  England,  still  keep  up 
the  custom  of  “ saluting  the  apples”  
in 
the  spring  to 
insure  a  full  crop.  This 
ceremony  consists  of  the  farmers  going 
out  under  the  tree  and  pouring  part of  a 
wassail  bowl  of  cider  on  the  roots of  the 
tree,  hanging  a  bit  of  the  toast  (which 
is  in  the  bowl)  on  the  branches,  while 
the  farmer  and  his  men  dance  slowly 
around  the  tree,  singing  the  following:
Here's to thee, old apple tree.

Whence  thou  may'st  bud,  and  whence  thou 
And whence thou may'st bear apples enow,

may'st blow.

Hats full, caps full,
Bushels and sacks full!

Huzza!

The  apple  is  a  native  of  all  temper 
ate  climates,  and  although  most  of  the 
kinds  cultivated  to-day  in  this  country 
are  from  seed  brought  from  some  part 
of  Europe,  the  trees  have  so  adapted 
themselves  to  our  soil  as  oftentimes  to 
bear  better  in  this  country  than  in  their 
original  home. 
It  is a  very  hardy  and 
somewhat  slow-bearing  tree,  but  very 
long  lived.  In many  cases  trees  will live 
and  bear  for  a  century,  and  when  well 
cared  for  even  longer.  Naturally,  the 
appletree  bears  well  only  every  other 
year.  This,  however,  is  remedied  by 
helps  given  to  the  fruit  by  the  farmer, 
so  that  the  tree  is  able,  by  means  of  ex­
tra  fertilizing  and  careful  pruning,  to 
overcome the debility  caused  by  putting 
so  much  strength  in  the  crop,  and,  un­
less  climatic  changes 
interfere,  each 
year 
in  good 
orchards.

is  a  full-bearing  one 

Young  trees  are  raised  from  seed, 
the  pulp  of  the  cider  mills  being  sent 
to  the  nurseries  for  this  purpose.  The 
seedlings  grow  unhindered  for  a  year, 
when  they  are  sorted  and  transplanted 
in  the  nursery.  After  this  they  are 
grafted  and  left  to grow  for  at  least  an­
other  year  before  being  put  out  in  the 
orchard  Then  they  are  set  out  in  rows 
about  forty  feet  apart,  where  they  will 
continue  to  grow  slowly  and  bear good 
crops  until  old  age  or  some  blight  de­
stroys  them.  The  custom  of  planting 
appletrees  in  rows  originated  with  the 
ancient  Romans,  and  has  been  followed 
by  all  farmers  since  that  time.  Almost 
any  kind  of  soil  will  suffice  for  the  ap-
file,  but it  thrives  best  in  a strong,  sandy 

oam  and  in  a  moderate  climate.

The  growing  of  apples  for  market  is 
the  most  thoroughly  carried  on  of  all 
fruit  raising  industries.  The  main  part 
of  the  crop  for  the  New  York  market 
comes  from  New  York  State  and  New 
England.  There  are  many  fine apples 
shipped  from  Ohio,  Missouri  and  that

M ICH IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

11

part of  the  country,  while  this  year,  ow­
ing  to  the  partial  failure  of  the  crop  in 
all  these  places,  fine  apples  have  come 
to  our  markets  from  Oregon,  as  well  as 
Michigan  and  Kansas.

later 

in  the 

The apple  is  popular  on account of  its 
variety  of  uses  and  its  adaptability  for 
use as  a  food,  both  raw  and  cooked,  and 
the  kinds  most  in  demand  are those  that 
can be  eaten  in  either  of  these ways.  A 
few  apples  ripen  early  in  the  summer 
and in  the  early  fall  months,  but the  ma­
jority  of  the  crop  reaches  maturity  dur­
ing  the  months  of  October  and  Novem­
ber,  and  even 
season. 
These  winter  apples  are  picked  when 
full  grown  and colored,  being  allowed  to 
stay  on  the  trees  as  long  as  the  frosts 
will  permit  without  doing 
injury  to 
them,  when  they  are  packed  and  sent 
to  market.  Many  are  reserved  for  dry­
ing,  this  part  of the  apple  consumption 
being 
larger  than  would  appear  from 
the  small  quantities  used  in  our  mar­
kets.  The  dried  apple 
is  shipped  all 
over the  world,  and  when  cooked  makes 
a  very  palatable  dish,  especially 
in 
those  climates  where  the  fresh fruit  will 
not  keep.  Many  crops  in  whole  regions 
are  used  by  the  driers,  and  large  plants 
are  established  to  carry  on this industry. 
South  America  and  other Southern coun­
tries  are  the  chief  market  for  apples 
thus  prepared,  although  a  large  part  of 
each  year’s  crop 
in  our 
own  Southern  States.  Then  the  cider 
mills  absorb  a  part  of  the  crop,  usually 
the  smaller,  uneven-shaped  fruit  being 
sent  there,  with the sour  varieties,  which 
of  late years  do  not  find  as  ready  a  mar­
ket  among  the  fruit  sold  for  eating  pur­
poses.

is  consumed 

There  are  almost  as  many  kinds  of 
apples  as  there  are  orchards,  so  numer­
ous  have  the  new  graftings  become. 
All,  however,  are  descendants  of  two  or 
three  families,  as  the  Greenings,  the 
Pippins  and  the  Spitzenbergs,  which 
were  brought  to  this  country  from  Ger­
many,  Holland  or  England  by  the  early 
settlers.  Many  of  these  varieties  of  ap­
ples  take  their  names  from  the  places 
where  they  were  first  grown,as  the  New 
town  Pippin,  which  originated 
in  the 
town  of  that  name  on  Long  Island; 
Hubbardston  Nonesuch,  from  Hubbards- 
town,  Mass.  ;  the  little  red  apple  known 
generally  as  the  snow is really the Fame- 
use,  which  came  from  a  town  in  old 
England,  whence  the  seed  was  first 
brought  to  Canada. 
The  Jonathan, 
which  within  the  last  few  years  has  be­
come  a  very  well-known  and  much- 
sought-after  apple,  was  named  after  the 
man  on  whose  farm  it  was  first  grown, 
near  Rochester,  N.  Y .,  and  the  same  is 
true  of  the  Ben  Davis,  which  attains 
popularity  in  Ohio.  Besides  these  there 
are the  old  standards—the  Baldwin,  of 
the  red  apples;  the  Greening,  of  the 
green-colored 
fruit,  and  the  Spitzen- 
berg,  another  red  apple—which  are 
grown 
in  great  quantities  along  the 
Hudson  River  and  throughout  the States 
of  New  York  and  New  Jersey.

In  a  year  when  the  crop  is  large  or  of 
fair  size  there  will  be  thousands  of  bar­
rels  of  each  of  these  three  kinds  sent 
into  the  New  York  markets  each  week. 
They  are  shipped  in  carload  lots  some­
times,  many  cars  coming  to  one  firm 
alone,  and  they  are  placed  by  the  rail­
road  company  on  tracks  or  floats  by  the 
docks  along  the  North  River  front  re­
served  for  this  branch  of  the  fruit  busi­
ness.  Here  they  are  sold  in  smaller 
quantities  to  the  jobbers  and  the  men 
who  again  ship  them  away,  and  finally 
find  their  way  to  the  table  of  the  con­
large  part  of  each  year’s 
sumer.  A 
apple  crop  finds 
its  way  to  England 
and  the  Continent  during  the  winter, 
many  houses  on  the  other  side  keeping 
tbeir  buyers  here  the  entire  season. 
This  part of  the business  within  the  last 
few  years  has  assumed 
large  propor­
tions,  but  dealers  differ in their opinions 
as  to  whether  much,  if  any,  money  has 
been made in the  transporting  of  the  ap­
ple.  The  fruit  has  to  be  most  care­
fully  packed  to  stand  the  long 
journey, 
and  unless  the  crop  on  the  other  side 
has  failed,  there 
is  likelihood  of  the 
demand  being  fully  met  by  the  home 
supply,  so  that  the  ex pot ting  of  any­
thing  but  the  finest  stock  is  considered 
risky.

This  year  throughout 

the  Atlantic 
States  the  apple  crop  is  a  partial  fail­
ure,  many  regions  having  few  apples, 
and  those  of  a  most  inferior  quality,  so 
that  the  price  for  good  fruit  is  very 
high,  while  the  poorer  kinds  sell  low, 
owing  to  their  quality.  Good  apples 
are in demand and  range  from  $3  to  $5  a 
barrel,  and 
in  some  cases,  where  the 
is  extra  fine,  even  higher.  By  a 
fruit 
system  of  cold  storage  both  here and  in 
the  country  apples  can  be  kept  much 
longer  than 
in  former  days,  and  with 
the  exception  of  a  few  short  weeks  in 
the  late  spring  they  can  be  had  all  the 
year  around,  so  that  they  are  no  longer 
a  winter  fruit  strictly.

Canadian  Holiday  Excursion.

On  Dec.  16,  17  and  18  the  Michigan 
Central  will  sell  excursion  tickets  to 
nearly  all  points  in  Canada  at  one  fare 
for  the  round  trip.  Good  to  return, 
leaving  destination  not  later  than  Jan­
uary  7,  1899. 

W.  C.  Bla k e,

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Who Loses Other Trade?

The man who sells fishy oysters 
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dally  active,  although 
large  sizes  are 
not  in  very  plentiful  supply,  California, 
40  50s,  in  25  pound  boxes,  being held  at 
9j£@ioj£c.  Apricots  are 
in  good  de­
mand  and  are  moving  in  true  “ holiday 
style.”   Domestic  dried  fruits  are prac­
tically  unchanged.

Lemons  are  quiet  No  sale  took  place 
during tbe  week  and  the market presents 
a  waiting  appearance. 
Oranges  are 
firmly  held  and  both  Florida  and  Cali­
fornia  fruit  is  meeting  with  a  demand 
that  keeps 
the  market  pretty  well 
cleaned  up.  Holders  are,  of  course, 
waiting  the  full  tide  of  holiday  trade 
before  making  any  effort  to  dispose  of 
stocks  and  the  prospects  are  good  for 
high  rates.

Quietude  characterizes  tbe butter mar­
ket  this  week  and  prices  have  declined 
somewhat.  Butter  that  is  really  desir­
able  can  be  obtained  for  22c  and,  in 
is  almost  tbe  top  for  fancy 
fact,  this 
Western  creamery,  although 
ic  more 
might  be  obtained 
in  some  cases. 
Western  creamery  firsts,  2o@22c ;  sec­
onds,  17^6190;  thirds,  I5@i6c;  Western 
June  extras,  20@2ic;  Western  imitation 
I7@ i7}ic;  firsts,  14% 
creamery  finest, 
@ i5^ c;  seconds,  i3@ i3Kc;  finest  imi­
tation  creamery,  I7@ i7J£c ;  firsts,  14y2 
@15fée ;  Western  factory,  I2@i5c,  lat­
ter  for  finest.  Fancy  fresh  rolls,I 5 @ i6c .
Tbe  cheese  market  maintains  a  fair 
degree  of  strength  and  full  cream  is 
worth,  for  large  size,  9|^@ioc;  small 
size,  full  cream,  io@io>£c.

Arrivals  of  eggs  are  light  and  fancy 
near-by  stock  is  quotable  as  high as 32c. 
Western  fresh  gathered,  25@26c.  De­
sirable  refrigerator stock  is  worth 
iq@ 
2ic.  While  prices  are  high,  the  de­
mand,  of  course,  must  have  a  limit, 
and  it  would  seem  as  though  holders  at 
present  prices  should  unload  at  the 
earliest  moment.

Apples  are  strong  and  the  price  is 
well  maintained.  Fancy  greenings  are 
worth $4@5 ;  Baldwins,  $4@4.50.  Cran­
berries  are  rapidly  diminishing  in  sup­
ply,  with  fancy  Cape  Cod  held  from 
$7  5o@8. 50.

The  Apple  Shortage  at  Gotham. 

From the New  York  Commercial.

Total  receipts  of  apples  at  this  port 
for the  first  eleven  months  of  1898  ag­
gregated  669,478  barrels,  against  1,004,- 
892  for the  corresponding period of  1897, 
a  falling  off of  335,414 barrels,  or  nearly 
33  per  cent.  Receipts  from  day  to  day 
now  average  slightly 
less  than  for  the 
same  day  last  year,  but  prices  are  con­
siderably  better.

Shipments  to  foreign  countries  are 
in  their 
decreasing.  Holders  are  firm 
views,  and  refuse  to  sell  below 
full 
prices.  It  is  said  that  Canadian  growers 
and  shippers  have  fully  250,000  barrels 
in  store  awaiting  an  advance. 
The 
in  store  in  this  country  is  un­
quantity 
known,  but 
is  supposed  to  be  large. 
Buyers  are  reported  to  have been  doing 
considerable  missionary  work  in  warn­
ing  holders  that  prices  may  decline  and 
that  they  will  thereby  lose  the  best  op­
portunity  of  recent  years  to  dispose  of 
their  apples.  In  answer  to  this,  growers 
point  to  the  27,000,000  barrels  total 
yield  this year,  and  compare  it  with  last 
year’s  49,000,000  and  the  70,000,000  of 
1896,  and  assert  that  loss  will  be  impos­
sible  under  the  circumstances.

Some  Western  shippers are  packing in 
boxes, 
insuring  a  market  at 
high  figures.  Tbe  same  plan  is  being 
adopted  by  Eastern 
Best 
grade  apples  sell  at  $6  per  barrel, 
wholesale,  which  equals  $7.25^8  at  re­
tail  for  No.  1.  Lower  grades  are  even 
too  high  for  brisk  movement.

shippers. 

thereby 

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“ They  say  Triggsby 

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smoothest  talkers  in  the  business.”

“ Well,  they’re  right. 

If  Triggsby 
wanted  to.  I’ll  bet  he  could  go  to  the 
general  office  of  the  gas  company  and 
induce  them  to  put  in  electric  light.”

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ounce  of  adulteration  found  in  a  package  of  our 
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GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis—Index  to 

Special Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  Dec.  3— Notwithstanding 
the  almost  complete  blockade  of  the 
streets  by  snow  and  excavations  in  the 
grocery  district,  some  of  the 
larger 
houses  have  been  compelled  during  the 
week  to  work  far  into  the  night  to  fill 
the  rush  of  orders.  Much  of  this  rush, 
is  owing  to  the  holiday 
of  course, 
trade,  but  the  volume  of 
legitimate 
trade  is  very  large  and everybody  seems 
to  think  that  1899  will  usher  in  the  big­
gest  year  for  business  ever  known.  Of 
all  staples 
in  tbe  grocery  line,  coffee 
seems  to  attract  the  least  attention,  and 
yet  matters  might  be  worse.  Quite  a 
number  of  orders  came  to  jobbers  from 
out-of-town  dealers,  but  a  slight  ad­
vance  in  quotations  checked  free  move­
ment,  and  quantities  taken  were  only 
sufficient  to  tide  over  present  wants. 
While  buyers  offered  6?6c,  they  found 
holders  unwilling  to  part  with  same 
for  less  than  6}4c,  and this  fraction  kept 
them  firmly  apart.  Little  speculation 
has  taken  place.  Stock  here  and  afloat 
aggregates 
against 
1,043,649  bags  at  the  same  time  last 
year.  For  mild  coffees  there  has  been 
a  fair  demand  and  the  market  can  be 
called  firm,  but  no  change of importance 
in  quotations  has  taken  place.  Good 
Cucuta  is  steady  at  8^c.

1,096,608  bags, 

large 

Teas  are  dull  and  both  sides  seem  to 
be  waiting  for  the  regular  monthly  sale, 
which  comes  off  Wednesday  next,  when 
lot  of  Oolongs— 10,000  pack­
a 
ages—will  be  offered. 
In  November, 
at  this  port,  5,860.658  pounds  of  tea 
were  passed,  and  212,488  pounds  re­
jected.  Of  the  latter,  87,400  pounds 
were  Pingsueys.  Of  receipts about  four- 
fifths  were  Formosa  Oolongs,  Congous 
and  Japans,  Indias  and  Ceylons  coming 
in  fifth,  with  221,168  pounds

Changes  in  quotations  of  refined sugar 
have  been  made  with 
lightning  quick­
ness,  and  “ cuts  and  slashes"  have  been 
made  until  the  would-be  buyer 
lost. 
Perhaps  it 
is  this  uncertainty  which 
has  led  to  rather  a  quiet  market  and 
few  orders.  The  Trust,  on  Thursday, 
made  a  rate  of  1-16 over  list  price  for 
granulated 
in  5-pound  cotton  bags,  or 
5  31.  Then  Arbuckles  quoted  package 
granulated  at  $%c.  And  so 
it goes. 
Many  of  the  sott  grades  are  being 
shaded  from  the  list  prices— in  some 
cases,  it  is  said,  y%c.  Raw  sugars  are 
steady  and  unchanged.

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Domestic  grades  of  rice  are  steady 
and  desirable  sorts  move  quickly  and 
bring  full  rates.  The  supply  of  such  is 
not  at  all  excessive  and  for  grades  not 
first-class  the  demand  is  light  and  pur­
chases  are  made  sufficient  only  to  meet 
current  wants.  Foreign  rice  is  in  good 
request  and  holders  are  very  firm  in 
their  views.  Prime  to  choice  Southern 
head,  5H@6%c ;  Japan,  5^c.

Holders  of  pepper  are  very  firm  in 
their  views  and  will  make  no  conces­
from  9l^c  for  black  Singapore. 
sion 
is  not  large and  the 
The  supply  here 
amount 
in  sight 
is  far  less  than  last 
year.  For  the  rest  of  the  list  the  market 
lacks  animation,  and  no  changes  have 
taken  place.

Prices  are  quite 

Tbe  molasses  market  is  in  about  the 
usual  condition,  as  to  quantity  of  busi­
ness  done. 
firmly 
maintained,  however.  Good  to  prime 
centrifugals,  old  crop, 
i 6@ 2oc ;  open 
kettle,  new  crop,  30@35c.  Syrups  are 
well  held  and  buyers  do  not  baggie  over 
rates.

In  canned  goods,  New Jersey  tomatoes 
are  again 
in  rather  light  supply  and 
sales  have  been  made  at  85c.  Business 
from  first  hands  generally  is  hardly  up 
to  expectation  and  yet matters  might  be 
worse.  Jobbers  are  doing  a  good  trade 
and  are  meeting  with  no  trouble  in  se­
curing  orders.  Salmon  are  rather quiet. 
No.  1  tall  tins,  $1.40  up;  fiats,  $1.55 
up.  Corn 
is  firm  and  a  lot  of  Maine 
sold  at  8o@90C.

Dried  fruits  are  active,  although  sales 
generally  are  of  an  everyday  character, 
as  to  size;  but  the  frequency  of  orders 
makes  a  very  respectable  total.  Seeded 
raisins  have  been  in  good  demand  and 
are  firmly  held.  Prunes  are  not  espe-

Another Reason Against Expansion.
“ I  hope,”   said  the  cigar  dealer,  “ we 

don’t  annex  Manila  and  Cuba.”

“ Indeed?”   quoth  the  customer.
“ Yes.  If  we  do,  where  in  thunder are 

our  imported  cigars  to  come  from?”

Try MILLAR’S PEARLED  PEPPER, Granulated.

E.  B.  Millar  &  Co.,  taporte" CHICAGO,  ILL.

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The  Proper  Weight  of  the  Cheese.
Orr,  Jackson  &  Co.,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  recently  wrote  the  New  York 
Commercial  as  follows:

it 

if 

Please  advise  through  your  valuable 
paper 
is  customary  and  legally 
binding  on  purchasers  of  cheese  for  fu­
ture  delivery  to take the cheese at weight 
when  made,  or  is  the  purchaser  entitled 
to  have  the  cheese  reweighed,  nothing 
being  said  on  this  subject  when  con­
tract  was  made?

To  this  enquiry  the  Commercial  re­

plied  as  follows:

it 

If  the  cheese  is  bought direct from  the 
manufacturer 
is  the  custom  in  the 
cheese  trade  for  the  purchaser  to  have 
the  cheese  weighed  when  received,  take 
the  city  weighmaster's  certificate  of  the 
weight  and  pay  for  that weight.  As  the 
custom  is  a  general  one,  the  law  would 
probably  embody  the  custom  as  a  part 
of  the  law. 
It  is  not  customary,  how­
ever,  in  the  trade  to  buy  cheese  for  fu­
ture  delivery  from  the  manufacturer,  so 
this  would  not  apply  to  the  facts  you 
present.  The  cheese  is  always  bought, 
we  understand,  from  the  manufacturer 
for  delivery  when  cured.  The  weight 
when  received  by  the  buyer  would, 
therefore,  not  be  materially  different 
from  the  weight  when  shipped.  The 
practical  result  is that the buyer  pays for 
the  weight  of  the  cheese  when  cured, 
and  the  weight  when  cured  would  prob­
ably  be  always  taken  as  the  basis  of 
payment  when  cheese 
is  bought  from 
the  manufacturer for  future delivery.  By 
the  general  rule  of  law  the  title  to goods 
passes  when 
is  completed. 
When  the  sale  is  completed  is  a  matter 
of  fact  to  be  decided  in  each  individual 
case.  The  title  to  cheese actually bought 
would  be 
in  the  purchaser,  even  al­
though  the  cheese  were  not  to  be  de­
livered  until  some  future  time.  The 
purchaser  would  be  legally  obliged  to 
pay, 
therefore,  for  the  weight  of  the 
cheese  at  the  time  it  was  bought.  This 
is  also  the  custom  of  the  trade  when 
cheese 
If, 
however,  the  purchaser  found  by  re­
weighing,  on  receipt  of  the  cheese,  that 
the  difference  between  his  figures  and 
those  of  the  seller  was  too  great  for  nat­
ural  shrinkage,  that  would  be  a  fact  to 
be  considered  in  determining  whether 
the  figures  of  the  seller  were  correct. 
The  way  to avoid  any  difficulty  of  this 
sort  and  the  safest  and  wisest  way 
in 
all  cases  is  to  have  the  seller send  a city 
weighmaster’s  certificate  of  the  weight 
of  the  cheese  at  the  time  of  shipment. 
Such  a  certificate  can  be obtained  in  all 
large  cities.

is  bought  from  a  jobber. 

the  sale 

Why  the  Serenade  Met  No  Response.
A  young  man  from  Detroit  who  re­
in  the 
cently  went  to  a  country  village 
interior  of  the  State  to  learn  the  general 
merchandise  business  tells  the  following 
story  on  himself:

“ I  dote en music.  Out there were some 
good  players  and  we  organized  a  string 
band. 
I  can’t  perform  on  anything 
more  difficult  than  a 
jew's-harp,  but  I 
was  promoter,  organizer,  conductor  and 
all  that,  so  they  named  the  band  after 
me.  We  never  played  for  money,  but 
went  to  the  houses  of  friends,  where  we 
always  had  pleasant  entertainment,  or 
took  turns  at  serenading.  We  were  out 
on  the  latter  errand  one  night  when  I 
took  the  band  to  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  pretentious  homes  in  the  town 
It 
was  brilliantly 
lighted  up,  and  we 
played  our  catchiest selections,  but there 
was  no  response.  We  went  away  mad, 
but  finally  gave  the  family  the  benefit 
of  the  doubt,  and  went  back 
later,  but 
with  no  better  result.  Next  morning  I 
was  busy  at  the  store,  when  the  village 
physician,  an  old  school  gentleman, 
came  in  smiling,  lifted  his hat and said, 
‘ Good  morning,  doc,’  and 
intimated 
that  I  might  send  in  a  bill  if  I  wanted 
to. 
I  was  dumbfounded,  for  a  nodding 
acquaintance  was  all  I  had  with  the 
idea  of  bis  being  so
doctor  and  the 

deferential  was 
incomprehensible  to 
me.  There  appeared  to  be  a  rush  of 
customers  that  morning,  and  they  all 
wore  a  peculiar  smile  that  I  could  not 
interpret.  At  last  I  got  hold  of  the  lit­
tle  daily  published there.  -  It  told  of  the 
serenade  at  the  big  house,  concluding 
with  the  thanks  of  the  doctor  and  the 
family,  and  the  assurance  that  ’ mother 
and  son  were  both  doing  well. ’  The 
band  never  met  again,  and  they  named 
the  boy  Dewey. ’ ’

Sizes  of California  Oranges.

The  California Fruit Grower publishes 
the  regulations  as  to  sizes  and  variety of 
oranges  for  shipment  as  a  standard  car 
as  follows:

Navel  Oranges— A  standard  car  of 
navel  oranges  to  consist  of  sizes  96s  to 
200s  inclusive;  not  over  15  percent.  96s 
and  112s.  Any  excess  of  15  per  cent. 
96s  and  112s  to  be  considered  off  sizes 
and  invoiced  at  a  reduction  of  50  cents 
per  box.  Sizes  64s,  80s  and  250s  to  be 
considered  off  sizes  and 
invoiced  at  a 
reduction  of  50  cents  per  box  from  the 
price  for  regular  sizes.  Sizes  216s  to 
be  considered off sizes  and  invoiced  at  a 
reduction  of  25  cents  per  box.

Seedlings,  Mediterranean  Sweets,  etc. 
—The  standard  car  of  other  varieties 
(except  Valencias  and  paper  rind  St. 
Michaels),  to  consist  of  sizes  126s  to 
250s, 
inclusive;  not  to  exceed  15  per 
cent.  126s,  and  not  over  15  per  cent. 
250s.  Any  excess  of  15  per  cent.  126s 
and  15  per  cent.  250s  to be  considered 
off  sizes,  and  invoiced  at  a  reduction  of 
25  cents  per  box.  Sizes  of  seedling  or­
anges  larger  and  smaller  than  126s  to 
250s, 
inclusive,  to  be  considered  off 
sizes  and  invoiced  at  a  reduction  of  25 
cents  per  box.

is  understood  each  car of  oranges 
may  contain  a  reasonable quantity  of  off 
sizes  at  the  reductions  named  above.

It 

No  More  Holidays  Wanted.

From Boots and Shoes  Weekly.

A  proposition  has  gone  out  to  the 
country  from  a  high  source  that  we 
ought  to  have  another  holiday  to  cele­
brate  our  victory  over  Spain.

For  heaven's  sake,  are  the  holidays 
never  to  cease?  Haven’t  we  enough  of 
them  already?

Has  anybody  ever  attempted  to  cal­
culate  the  number  of  millions  of  dollars 
it  costs  this  country  for  its  holidays 
every  year?

A  few  holidays are  all  right.  Every­
body  is  satisfied  with  the  old-fashioned 
holidays,  but  don't  give  us any  more. 
Our  affair  with  Spain  was  too  small  a 
matter  to  justify  the 
infliction  of  an­
other  holiday  on  the  country.  We  can 
celebrate  our  victory  over  Spain without 
wasting  a  day  every  year  for all  time 
to  come  over  the  matter.

Even  estimating  that  there  are  not 
over  20,000,000  actual  workers  in  this 
country,  and  only  figuring  the  loss  of 
each  holiday  at  $2  for  each  worker,  we 
have $40,000,000 as  the  result  of  the  loss 
in  wages  alone,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
loss  to  the  business  community for every 
holiday  in  the  year,  and  there  are  eight 
of  them  already.  This  makes  a  total 
loss  of  $320,000,000  a  year  for  our  holi­
days  on  wages  account  alone.  Are  not 
these  figures  startling,and  does Congress 
want  to add  to  the  burden?
Pineapple  Cheese  on  a  Large  Scale.
From the Otsego, N. Y., Farmer.

We  bad  the  pleasure last week of visit­
ing 
in  Norwich  at  the  home of  O.  A. 
Weatherly,  who 
is  running  a  pineapple 
cheese  factory. 
It 
is  certainly  a  great 
sight  to  see  about  15,000  cheeses  weigh­
ing  two  pounds  each,  besides  numerous 
large  American  cheeses.  Mr.  Weather­
ly  has  numeours  orders  for  cheese which 
he  can  not  fill— one  man  alone  takes 
1,050 boxes,  and  he  wanted  more. 
It  is 
a  great amount  of  work  to  have them ex­
actly  alike,  but  Mr.  Weatherly  has  the 
art  to  perfection  and  they  are  as  near 
alike 
looks  as  two  peas, 
for  which  the  buyers  give  them  plenty 
of  praise.

in  form  and 

When  a  man  begins  to  raise  the devil, 

be  always  lowers himself.

The  Oldest  Inhabitant.
The Oldest Inhabitant—there he sets 
And growls and sputters and fumes and frets 
His coat is a faded  Butternut,
And  his scraggy whiskers ain’t been cut 
Dunno what we’ll do fer a fust-class guy 
When  the  Oldest  Inhabitant comes ter die.

'Longside the stove at the store,
Ana talks of the years before.
And his hat comes down to his ears,
For up’ards of thirty years.

From Adam and  Noah down,
Of every house in town.
And her aunt’s tmrd cousin’s son 
And  what all his children done.

The Oldest Inhabitant knows your folks, 
And tells the history, while he smokes,
Jest who was your ^randpop's uncle's wife, 
And how he come ter depart this life 
W e’ll have to guess at it by and by,
When  the  Oldest  Inhabitant comes ter die.

The Oldest Inhabitant, he can beat 
A t yarnin', the universe.
Can’t be no cold ner yet no heat 
But he’s seen five times worse.
He’s seen it rain till the tallest trees 
With water was a’most hid,
On a hot teakettle lid.

And seen it cold till the steam would freeze 
Dunno where we’ll go fer a fust-class lie 
When  the  Oldest Inhabitant comes ter die.

The Oldest Inhabitant’s ninety-three 
And goin’ on ninety-four,
’ N the older he gits, it seems ter me,
He jest talks ali the more.
It kinder tires yer year by  year,
And b’gosh!  I pity the Jews 
That had ter set in their tents and hear 
Methuselah air his views.
I bet they didn’t none of ’em cry
When their  Oldest  Inhabitant come ter die.

Joe  L incoln.

She  Had  Her  Revenge.

“ I  used  to  be  engaged  to  a  young 

woman  artist."
‘ ‘ Is that so?”
"Y es,  sir;  and 

last  year  she  visited 
my  wife  and  painted  a  pond  lily  and 
cat-tail  panel  for  every  room 
in  the 
bouse."

Coined  By  the  Collector.

"C om e,"  said  the  impatient  collect­
or,  "Vesuvius  without  any  further de­
lay !”

"What  do  you  mean?"  asked  the 

trembling  delinquent.

"Cough  u p !”

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Ship Ui Your

BUTTER,  EGGS, POULTRY, 
VEAL, GAME, FUR, HIDES, 
BEANS,  POTATOES,
OREEN AND  DRIED  FRUIT

Or anything you may have.  We have a No.  i  lo­
cation and a large trade and are  fully  prepared  to 
place all shipments  promptly  at  full  market  price 
and make  prompt returns.  If you  have  any  ap­
ples do not dispose  of  them  before  corresponding 
with us.  The crop  is  very  short  this  season  and 
there  will  be  no  low  prices.  Please  let  us  hear 
from you on whatever you may have to ship or sell.
COYNE BROS., Commission Merchants

161 South Water St., Chicago.

RE FE R EN CES:

Wm.  M.  Hoyt Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers, Chicago. 
W . J. Quan & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Chicago. 
“ Chicago Produce,”  Chicago.
Rradstreet's and Dun's Agencies.
Hibernian Banking Association, Chicago. 
Ban kers:  Merchants’  National Bank, Chicago.

Manufacturers of

and Jobbers of

Pearl Brand Oysters

In Cans or Bulk.

Consignments of Poultry and Game 

Solicited.

43 E. Bridge St.

Grand  Rapids.

Elgin  System of Creameries

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

A  Model  Creamery  of the  Elgin  8ystem.

R.  E.  STURGIS  &  CO.,

Contractors  and  Builders of the

Jgin  System  of  Butter  and  Cheese  Factories,  also  Canning Factories, and 

Manufacturers and Dealers in  Creamery and Dairy Supplies.

Address all correspondence to R.  E.  STURGIS & Co., Allegan, Mich.

Ship your  BUTTER AND  EGGS to

R .   H I R T ,   J r ..  D E T R O I T ,  M I C H .

34 AND 33 MARKET STREET.
435-437-439 WINDER STREET.

:old Storage and Freezing House in connection.  Capacity 75 carloads. 

Correspondence  solicited.

M l  FOR PROOUGt i

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Tradesman Company 

Grand Rapids.

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Shoes and  Leather

Some  Problems  Which  Confront  the 

Shoe  Dealer.

The  two  parties  to  the  little  contract 
in  the  shoe  store  are  usually  in  touch 
with  each  other  from  the  very  nature  of 
the  transaction,  and  it  only  remains  to 
get  a  third  party  to  the  conference—the 
shoe— in  touch,  but  not  too  closely,  in 
order  to  bring  the  compact  to  a  success 
ful  termination.

The  old  adage,  * * It  takes two to  make 
a  bargain,"  applies  here,  as  elsewhere, 
although  it  will  be  observed  by  the  vet­
eran  dealer,  of  long  and  varied  experi­
ence,  that  the  seller  wields  the  greater 
power 
in  the  deal  with  the  average, 
tractable  buyer.

For,  although  the  latter  holds  the  bal­
in  a  pecuniary  sense, 
ance  of  power 
the  former 
is  better  trained  and  dis­
ciplined  for  the  conflict  and  better  pre­
pared  to  meet exigencies that may arise, 
for  most  of  which  he  has  in  mind  well- 
established  precedents.

Besides, the  dealer  is at home amongst 
the 
intricacies  of  the  trade  and  has 
his  lesson  by  heart,  while  the  customer, 
except  in  a  general  sort  of  way,  does 
not  know  shoes  intimately.

Superficially  be  has  learned  to  know 
pretty nearly  what be  wants,  but  the  oc­
cult  mysteries  of  mechanical  processes 
in  the  construction  of  modern  shoes, the 
quality  and  texture of  material,  the  con­
cealed  deceptions  that  are  possible  in 
soles  and  heels,  and  the  innocent  dis­
simulation  of  trimmings  and  ornamen­
tations,  and  other  minor  but  important 
matters  in the  construction  of  the shoe— 
of  these  things  the  buyer  knows  but  lit­
tle,  and  discovers  less,  by  a  cursory  ex­
amination  of  the things  he  contemplates 
purchasing.

Without  getting  very  far  outside  the 
pale  of  reason’s boundaries,  it  mav  be 
said  that  the  average  customer  regards 
the  handsome  modern  shoe  presented 
for  bis  inspection  as  a  wonderfully 
in­
genious  combination  of  leather of differ­
ent  thicknesses  and  finish,  pieced  and 
joined  after  some pretty  design,  and  in 
tended  for  any  foot  that  will  fit  it  prop­
erly.

And,  fortunately  for  the  dealer,  such 
feet  are  coming  along  frequently  upon 
which  he  can  place  the  shoes  that  are 
waiting  for them.

In  this  respect,  too,  the  retailer  has 
an  advantage  over  the  patron,  for  the 
latter  is always  seeking the  shoes,  while 
the  former  waits  for  him,  always  pre­
pared.

It  has been  said that "H e   also  serves 

who  only  stands  and  w aits."

The  retailer  waits,  but not  hopefully, 
unless  he  has  announced  to shoe  wearers 
publicly  that  he  has  just  what  they 
want.

"N o   great  sculptor,"  says  an  art 
writer,  "from the beginning  of art to the 
end  of  it,  has  ever  carved,  or  ever  will 
carve,  a  deceptive  drapery."

True,  and  this  is  why  the  nude  in  art 
is  so  much  more  admirable,  even  to  the 
connoisseur  who  is  not  an  artisan  him­
self,  than  the  ludicrous  attempt  to  put 
trousers  on  an  Apollo  or  skirts  on  a 
Venus.

But  the nude  in  nature  is  not  only  un­

desirable,  but  unnecessary.

The  creative  genius  of  the  high-art 
shoemaker  of  our  day  does  not  stoop  to 
deception  in fashioning coverings for the 
feet;  he  has  no  inanimate  work  of art to 
imitate.

Imitation  in  the  fine  arts  or 

in  shoe­
making  is  work  only  for  the  apprentice

M ICH IG A N   T R A D E S M A N -

or  the  producer  of  cheap,  worthless 
shoes.

It  is  done  in  order  to  give his wares  a 
semblance  of  lines  and  curves  and  su­
perficial  details  that  belong  to  high  art.
"B u t  for  whom  were  these  things 
made?"  demands  the  indignant  custom 
shoemaker,  in  whose  mind  there  is  nat­
urally  a  prejudice  against  ready-made 
shoes  for  a  promiscuous  multitude.

Why,  they  are  made for the great army 
of  progressive  shoe-wearers  who  are 
weary  of  the  tape-line,  the  diagram  and 
size-stick ;  who  are 
impatient  of  delay 
in  getting  into  new  shoes  and  intolerant 
of  disappointing  misfits at the  termina­
tion  of  their  delay.

They  are  for  people  who  will  find  ac­
commodation 
in  them;  not  a  difficult 
matter  either  in  our times,  when lengths 
and  widths  and  girths  are  fractionally 
graded  to  meet  the  needs  of  every  nor­
mal  foot  on  earth.

It  is here,  too,  that  the  seller  is  well 
equipped  to  overcome  the  scruples  of 
some  wary  buyer.

If  time  presses  and  patience  weakens 
a 
little  and  the  foot  and  shoe  do  not 
quite  harmonize,  the  dealer  will  some­
times  resort  to  heroic  measures  and 
mildly  protest  that  the  fault  is  not  in 
the  shoe,  that  the  foot 
just  a  trifle 
peculiar,  but  that  after  a  short  compan­
ionship  the  foot  and  the  shoe  will  get 
on  together;  a  little  stretching  or a little 
shrinking,  as  the  case  may  be.

is 

But  this  is  a  measure  of  quite  ques­
is  not  resorted 

tionable  propriety,  and 
to  by  most  dealers.

There  is  no  doubt  that  much  bitter­
ness  has been engendered between patron 
and  dealer  by  false  and  oily  represen­
tations  on  the  part  of  unscrupulous  re­
tailers,  with  whom  prompt  sales  and 
immediate  profit  are  paramount  to  a 
stable  trade.

A  deft  smoothing  of  wrinkles  by  a 
practiced hand at  a point  where  the  shoe 
is too  full  and  other  little  devices  may 
make  a  sale  and  lose  a  customer,  and 
this,  too,  when  the  shoe  to  match  that 
foot  is  on  the  shelf,  but  involves  trouble 
to  produce.

Of  course,  the  conscientious  dealer 
has  many  drawbacks  to his  advantage 
in  the  power  to  sell  goods  with which he 
is  familiar.

It  is  a  growing  habit  on  the  part  of 
buyers  to  expect  a  good  deal  for a  small 
outlay  of  money.

This  desire  has  been  fostered  and 
strengthened  by  the  frantic  efforts  of 
rivals  in  the  trade to secure their patron­
age by  holding  out  alluring  and  some­
times  deceptive  baits  to  them.

In  no  article  of  dress,  perhaps,  is 
there  less  of  true  economy  displayed  by 
some  people  than 
in  the  purchase  of 
footwear.  Often  money  is  thrown  away 
in  order to  secure a  semblance  of  gen­
tility  in  outward  show  of  finery,  such  as 
gloss,  fancy  toe  caps  and  ornate  stitch­
ing.

In  less  than  a  month,  probably,  such 
cheap  things  fall  apart,  the  upper  is 
separated  from  the  sole  or  bags  at  the 
ankle  and 
instep,  and  the  retailer  is 
blamed  for  the  foolish  choice  of the cus­
tomer.

ance  that  durability  must  be  sacrificed 
to  show and real worth to ornamentation.
A  none  too  desirable  customer  is  the 
man  who  wants  tentatively  to  go  into 
ready-made  shoes,  but  whose  prejudices 
are  strongly  against  them.

Some  people  will  not  buy  ready­
made  footwear  because  they  do  not  be­
lieve  they  ever  fit  the  feet  as  well  as 
those  made  to  order.

With  feet  that  are  peculiar  in  their 
formation  and  proportions  this  is  prob­
ably  true,  but  ninety-nine  persons 
in 
a  hundred  now  buy  their  shoes  from  the 
shelves  of  the  dealers,  and  are  fairly 
fitted,  too.

For  the  average  normal  foot  there  is 
little  excuse  for  paying  custom  prices 
for  shoes  no  better  than  can  be  bought 
ready-made.

Many  persons  do  not  believe  that  the

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A line of  Men’s  and  Wo-
men’s  Medium  Priced
Shoes  that  are  Money
Winners.  The  most  of 
them  sold  at  Bill  Price. 
We  are  still  making  the 
Men’s  Heavy  Shoes  in 
Oil Grain  and Satin;  also 
carry  Snedicor &  Hatha 
way’s  Shoes  at  Factory 
Price in Men’s,  Boys’ and 
Youths’.  Lycoming  and 
Keystone Rubbers are the 
best.  See  our  Salesmen 
or send mail orders.

GEO.  H.  REEDER  &   CO.,

19 S. Ionia St, Qrand Rapids. Mich.

Rindge, Kalmbach,  Logie  &  Co.,

12,14 and  16 Pearl Street,

Qrand  Rapids,  Michigan.

Manufacturers aid Jobbers of

Boots and Shoes

Agents Boston  Rubber Shoe  Company.

A full line of Felt  Boots  and Lumbermen’s  Socks.

We have an elegant line of spring samples to show you. 

Be sure and see  them  before placing your order. 

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Probably  the  strongest objection urged 
against  ready-made  shoes  to-day  is  the 
fact  that  there  are  so  many  shoddy 
foot-coverings  offered  for sale.

A  fairly  serviceable  shoe  at  a  moder­
ate  price  can  be  obtained  by  persons 
whose  means  are  slender,  if  they  would 
be  satisfied  with  a  little  plainness,  but 
this  class  of  buyers  usually  demand 
something  so  nearly  approaching  the 
higher-priced  shoe  in  outward  appear­

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BIO  LINE  OF  LUMBERMEN’S  SOCKS.

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ready-made  are  of  as  good  material  or 
workmanship  as  custom  shoes.

This 

idea  has  gained  strength,  per­
haps,  through  their having  at  some  time 
purchased  a  cheap  article  that  did  not 
wear  well.

There  are  other  persons  who  fancy 
that  shoes  made  expressly  for  their  feet 
invest  them  with  a  certain  feeling  of 
self-respect  and  importance  which  can 
not  be  had  in  coverings  that  were  made 
for  nobody  in  particular.

like 

But  if  we  find  the  shoe  in  stock  that 
fits  our  foot  perfectly  we  may  assume 
that 
it  was  made  for  our  foot,  or  for  a 
foot  just 
it,  and  the  fact  that  we 
did  not  expressly  order  its  construction 
for  our  individual  use  is  of  as little con­
sequence  as  is  the  fact  that  we  did  not 
order the  making  of  the  savory  dish  of 
which  we  partake.

It  tastes 

just  as  good,  and  the  shoe 

suits  our taste,  too.

The  model  buyer  is  the  delight  of 

the  shoe  dealer.

By  his  occasional  visits  to  the  store 
be  salves  the  wounds  inflicted  by  many 
predecessors.

The  model  buyer  is  almost  always  a 
man,  and  he  proves  the  assertion  that  it 
is  not  the  ignorant  buyer  who  is  soonest 
served  in  a  shoe  store.

There  is  much  less  trouble  had  with 
the  man  who  knows  what  he  wants  and 
the  price  be  intends  to  pay  for  it,  than 
with  the  uncertain  patron.

He  comes 

in  and  says,  for  instance: 
“ 1  want  a  pair  of  calf  congress,  round 
toes,  No.  8  and  D  width.”

He  draws  them  on 

like  a  veteran 
congress  wearer,  over  a  smooth,  snug- 
fitting  sock,stands  upon  them a moment, 
and  the  whole  thing  is  over  in about  ten 
minutes,  and  he  carries  away  his  new 
shoes.

More  especially  is  this  quick  method 
of  sale  effected  in  special  lines  of  some 
well-known  makers,  as 
it  eliminates 
from  the  deal  questions  about  quality 
and  reliability.

The  more  ignorant  and  uncertain man 
is  slower  and  more  cautious;  bis  lack 
of  knowledge  of  shoes,  except  in  a  gen­
eral  way, tends  to  make  him suspicious; 
his  mind  has  not  been  fixed  upon  any 
particular  make  or  style  of footwear;  be 
knows  but 
little  about  the  nicety  of  a 
fit,  or  the  requirements  of  the  feet,  and 
often  wants  weight  for  his  money; 
hence,  much  time 
is  consumed  in  try­
ing  to  help  him  come  to  a  decision.

Next  to  the  welcome  ally,  the  man 
who  knows  what  he  wants,  is the modern 
shoe  itself,  which  the  retailer  finds  ever 
attractive,  reliable  and  ready  to  do 
its 
part  toward  making  buyer  and  seller 
happy.

In  providing  ready-made  shoes  for 
the  masses,  the  best  that  can  be  done 
in  the  matter of  adaptation  is  to  furnish 
ideal  models  of  lasts  as  nearly  as  pos­
sible  the  form  and  proportions  of  a  per­
fect  human  foot.

If  such  should  be  taken 

from  the 
Venus  of  a  Greek  master  for  women, 
and  from  an  Apollo for men,  they  would 
show  pretty  accurately  what  an  ideal 
foot 
is,  and  what  our  medley  of  feet 
ought  to  be.

But,  as  our  streets  are  not  swarming 
with  Venuses  and  Apollos,  the  right 
feet  would  seldom  come along  to  fit  the 
shoes.

The  man  with  the  flattened-out,  bun- 
ion-covered  foot  would  not  take  kindly 
to  an  ideal  Apollo  shoe;  nor  would  the 
woman  with  stunted  toes  and  warped 
balls  fill gracefully  the  ideal Venus shoe.
Now,  the  veteran  dealer  knows  all 
about  these  promiscuous  feet,  and  be

blesses 
shoes  to  meet  them.

the 

inventor  of  promiscuous 

He  knows  that  there  is  method  in  the 
madness  of  varying  shapes  in  modern 
shoes,  and  it 
is  this  fact  that  makes 
peace  between  him  and  the  peculiar­
footed  buyer.— E.  A.  Boyden 
in  Boots 
and  Shoes  Weekly.

Buying  and  Overbuying.

it 

It  has  been  truly  said  that  ours  is  a 
nation  of  great  producers  and  great con­
sumers.  We  make  no  mistake  when  we 
declare  that 
is  a  nation  of  gigantic 
enterprise.  Manufacturing  merchandise 
of  every  description  and  in  great  abun­
dance  as  we  do,  no one  need  suffer be­
cause  of  lack  of  supply.  As  buyers,  we 
can  get  more  than  we  need,  with 
little 
additional  thrown  in  gratuitously.  Big 
houses and  little  houses,  in  competition 
with  each  other  for  trade, fling  out  al­
inducements  to  the 
most 
retail  merchant 
in  matters  of  price, 
style,  quality and  finish,and  even  tempt 
him  with  extra  datings  and  discounts. 
Occasionally  rebates  are  offered.  Able 
and  persistent  salesmen  are  sent  out, 
whose  persuasive  powers  are  so  great 
that  the  retail  merchant  must  possess 
unusual  strength  of  mind  to  avoid  fall­
ing  a  victim  to  their allurements.

innumerable 

It 

indicates 

The  picture  is  not  in  the  least  over­
drawn. 
the  conditions 
with  which  every  buyer  must  contend, 
whether  he  purchase  for  a  wholesale 
house,  for  a  department  store,  or  for  a 
store  of  any  other  description.  The 
conditions  apply  with  equal  force  to 
country  merchants  and 
to  city  mer­
chants.

Everything  is  made  extremely  pleas­
ant  for  the  buyer.  Accordingly,  it  is 
extremely  easy  to  overbuy.

The  successful  buyer  is  one  who  is 
conversant  with  his  business  and  who  is 
likewise  a  man  of  resolute  character. 
He  is  oue  who  keeps  close  tab  on  his 
stock  and  who  can  tell  you  in  a  moment 
just  what  amount  of  stock  he  has  on 
hand  of  every  grade.  He  is  one  who 
studies  his  trade  and  the  requirements 
of  his  customers.  As  a  result,  he knows 
what  novelties  he  can  sell  and  to  what 
extent.  He 
in  position  to 
regulate  his  purchase  and  thereby  keep 
bis  stock 
in  proper condition.  He  is 
always  wide  awake  and  well  informed 
on  what  is  being  offered  in  the  market. 
Does he  read?  Yes.  He  carefully  scans 
good  trade journals that are issued touch­
ing  the  line  of  goods  that  he  buys,  and 
thereby  he  attains  new  ideas  and  very 
frequently  secures  most  valuable 
infor­
mation. 
In  a  word,  be  is  a  thoroughly- 
posted  man. 

F.  C.  B r u n h o u s e .

is  always 

A  Novel  Lock.

lugs 

lying 

A  key  has  been  made  by  aid  of  which 
any  door,  window  or  transom  can  be 
fastened  securely. 
It  consists  of  two 
levers  pivoted  on  each  other.  Formed 
at  right  angles  to  the  shanks  of  the 
levers  are  tapered 
in  the 
plane  of the  levers.  In  order to  lock  any 
door  by  means “of  this  key  it  is  neces­
sary  merely  to  arrange  the  levers  per­
pendicularly  to  each  other.  The  shank 
of  one  lever  having  been  inserted  be­
tween  the  door  and  the  jamb  with  the 
lugs  extending 
in  a  vertical  direction, 
the  other  lever  is given  a  quarter  turn 
in  order  to  force  the  lugs  horizontally 
into  the  door.  Thus  applied,  the  key 
will  lock  any  door as  effectually  as  any 
lock.  Keys  of  this  pattern  will  be 
found  of  use  to  those  who are  frequently 
compelled  to  occupy 
sleeping  rooms 
the  doors,  transoms  and  windows  of 
which  can  not  be  securely  locked.  The 
key  is  but  two  and  one quarter  inches 
long,  weighs  less  than  one  ounce  and 
can  be  carried  on  the  key  ring  or  in  the 
pocketbook.

Begip the 
f l e w   y e a r
Fight

Shake off the

Dragging*  C hains

o f C re d it

by abandoning the time-cursed credit system, 
with its losses and  annoyance,  and  substitut­
ing therefor the

Coupon  Book  System

which  enables  the  merchant  to  place  his 
credit transactions  on  a  cash  basis.  Among 
the manifest advantages of  the  coupon  book 
plan are the following:

No  Forgotten Charge.
No Poor  Accounts.
No Book-keeping.
No  Disputing of Accounts.
No Overrunning of Accounts.
No  Loss of Time.
No Chance for Misunderstanding.

We are glad at any time to send a full  line of 
sample books to any  one  applying  for  them.

Tradesman  Company,

Grand  Rapids.

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

IDEAL  GENERATOR.

Some  Features  Which  Should  Not  Be 

Overlooked.

An  ideal  generator  should  possess the 

following  qualifications:

Automatic  operation.
Absolute  safety.
Cool  generation.
Uniform  gas  pressure.
Residuum  easily  removable.
Rechargeable  while  burning.
Automatic  relief  pipes.
Good  material.
First-class  construction.
Entire  cessation  of  generation  with 

cessation  of  consumption.

Automatic  retention  of  gas  when  gen­

erator  is  open.

Sealed  condensation  drains.
Limited  air  admission  when  recharg-

i n ­

visible  indication  of  carbide  supply.
The 
features  should  be 
in  all  automatic 

following 

strictly  prohibited 
acetylene  gas  apparatus:

Automatic  valves  of  any  character.
Pet  cocks  or  openings  direct  to  gas 

supply.

Mercury  seals.
Working  pressure  exceeding  5  to 6 

inches  of  water.

when  recharging.

Admission  of  large  percentage  of  air 

The  reasons  why  a generator  should 
be  automatic  are  so  obvious  as  to  re­
quire  no  elaboration.  A  generator  that 
would  require  constant  attention  to keep 
it  operating  would  be  more  bother  than 
it  is  worth,  and  there  would  be  no  per­
manent  demand  for  it.  Acetylene  gen 
erators  are  operated  by  the  gas  gener­
ated,  and  to  accomplish  this  without  se­
rious  defects  is  the  ambition  of  every 
generator  inventor.

insisted  upon  by  the 

Absolute  safety  is  a  requirement  not 
only 
insurance 
authorities,  but  demanded  by  every 
purchaser  of  generating 
apparatus. 
injury  possible 
There 
is  little  if  any 
from  acetylene  gas,  as 
it 
is  not  ex­
plosive  except  when  mixed  with  air. 
Approximately it  begins  to  be  explosive 
when  mixed  with  1.25  of  its own volume 
of a ir;  the  explosiveness  increases  un­
til 
is  reached  at  12  vol­
umes  of  air  to  1  of  gas,  and  ceases 
when  20  volumes  of air are  mixed  with 
1  of  gas. 
It  would,  therefore,  require 
50 cubic  feet  of  acetylene  gas,  all  atone 
time,  in  a  room  10  feet  square  and  10 
feet  high,  to  produce  a  mixture  in  the 
slightest  degree  explosive—a  condition 
almost 
impossible  to  occur  except  by 
result  of  predetermination.

its  maximum 

itself. 

The  danger  is  not  from  the  escape  of 
gas  into  rooms,  but  from  mixture  of  air 
in  the  generator 
and  gas 
In 
properly 
constructed  generators  this 
mixture  never  occurs  except  in  genera­
ting  the  initial charge of gas,  which dis­
places  the  air  which  is in the apparatus. 
There  is  no  danger at  this  time  if  the 
mixture  is  burned  only  through  the  reg­
ular  acetylene  burners,  as  the  flame will 
not  propagate  from  the  most  explosive 
mixture  through  an  opening  of  less than 
1-50  inch  in diameter.  However,  if  the 
burner tip  is  removed  when  the  mixture 
is  present  and  a  spark  applied,  it  is 
probable  that  the  flame  would propagate 
indefinitely  with  great  rapidity.

The  writer  personally  knows  of  one 
case  where  the  tips  were  removed  and 
the  flame  flashed  through  nearly  100 
feet  of 
j£-inch  pipe and  exploded  the 
gas  holder of  the  generator  with  great 
force.  However, 
the  generating 
itself  no  explosion  occurred, 
chamber 
although 
it  was  ruptured  by  the  gas 
holder  explosion,  because  the  air mix­
ture  had  then  been  replaced  by  pure 
acetylene.

in 

The  prevalent 

idea  that  acetylene  is

dangerous  is  due  largely  to  the  insinu­
ations  of  those  who  fear  its  competition 
with  established  illuminants and  to  ig­
norance  of  the  facts.  There  have been 
serious  explosions,  but  they 
several 
were almost  exclusively  from 
liquefied 
acetylene  and  during  the  first  exploita­
It  requires  a  pressure 
tion  of  the  gas. 
of  about 600  pounds  to  the  square 
inch 
to  liquefy  acetylene  gas. 
It  was  at  first 
intended  to  supply  acetylene  for  illumi­
nating  purposes 
in  strong  steel  tubes 
just as  liquid  carbonic  acid  gas  is  now 
furnished  for  soda  fountains.  Through 
ignorance  and 
several 
fatal  explosions  occurred  and 
it  was 
then  learned  that  acetylene,  when  under 
a  pressure  exceeding  30  pounds  to  the 
square 
inch,  becomes  explosive  when 
in  contact  with  a  spark;  therefore  the 
liquefied  process  has  practically  been 
abandoned.

carelessness 

Although  acetylene 

is  not  explosive 
when  generated  under  automatic  sys­
is 
tems,  the 
impression  remains  and 
fostered  by  interested  persons  that  it 
is 
extremely  dangerous.  An  acetylene gen­
erator  which  provides  against  the  ac­
cidental  ignition  of  the  gas and air mix­
ture,  excess  of  heat  and  undue compres­
sion  of gas  is  much  safer to  use than the 
kerosene  lamp.

As  has  been  previously  stated,  cool 
generation  of  the  gas  is  absolutely  in­
dispensable.  This  feature  can  not  be 
too  deeply 
impressed  upon  the  reader, 
for  it  is  the  very  foundation  of  success­
ful  gas  generation.

That  these  assertions may not  be taken 
as  merely  personal  opinion,  a  few  of 
the  many  statements  of  noted  scientists 
are  selected  and  here  presented :

impurities  present 

R.  P.  Pictet,  Geneva,  Switzerland: 
Many  of  the 
in 
acetylene  made  from  calcium  carbide 
are  due  to  the  rise  in  temperature  pro­
duced  by  the  violent  reaction  which 
takes  place  when  the  carbide  comes 
in 
contact  with  water,  some  of  the  acety­
lene  being partially decomposed.  *  *  * 
The  limits  of  minus  45  degrees  C.  and 
plus  60 degrees  C.  must not be exceeded.
Henry  Harrison  Suplee:  Whatever 
modified  details  be  adopted  to  secure 
these  ends,  it  must  be admitted  as  a  re­
sult  of  all  these  experiments  that the 
adding  of  small  quantities  of  water  to 
comparatively  large  masses of carbide is 
not  only  unadvisable but  positively  un­
safe. 
It  is also  found  that the  hydrated 
lime  which  is  formed  as  a  result  of  the 
decomposition  of  the  carbide  will  ab­
sorb  water  when  warm,  which  it  again 
gives  out  on  cooling,  so  that  while  the 
generation  of  gas  may  have  apparently 
ceased  with  the  stoppage  of  the  water 
supply,  it  will  recommence  when  the 
cooling  lime  gives  up  a  portion  of  its 
moisture  to  the  as  yet  undecomposed 
carbide.  One  pound  of  carbide  evolves 
about  900  British  thermal  units  while 
generating about  5#  cubic  feet of acety­
lene,  so  that  it  would  raise  the tempera­
ture  of 6  pounds  of  water  from  62  de­
grees  Fahrenheit  to  the  boiling  point

Prof.  Vivian  B.  Lewes:  In  the  gen­
eration  of  acetylene  from  calcic  car­
bide,  far  too  little  attention 
is  being 
paid  to  the  high  temperature  evolved 
when  any  considerable quantity  of  it 
is 
brought 
into  contact  with  water,  and 
the  effect  which  this  has  upon  the  gas. 
*  *  *  The  result  of  this  is  that  after 
gas  has  once  been  made  no  automatic 
arrangement  will  stop  the  slow  genera­
tion  of  the gas  from  the  carbide until all 
in  the  apparatus  is  decomposed.  When 
the  gas  is  being  continuously  used  this 
does  not  matter  much,  as  the  slowing 
down  of  the evolution  of  the gas  is  suffi­
cient  to allow  the  consumption  to  catch 
up  the  make,  but  when  the  gas is turned 
off,  if  any  quantity  of  carbide  be  un­
decomposed 
the  automatic  generator 
with  its  small  bolder  becomes  an  active 
danger,  as  it will  either  "blow ”  or gen­
erate dangerously high pressures.  In any 
form  of generator  where the  quantity  of 
carbide  is  large  the  heat  generated  dur­

ing  the  action  of  the  water  on  the  ma­
terial 
is  quite  sufficient  to  polymerize 
some of  the acetylene  into  tar-like prod­
ucts  which  will  sometimes cause trouble 
and  stoppages 
in  the  pipes,  while  in 
any  case  the  high  temperature  Causes 
a 
large  amount  of  steam  to  go  forward 
with  the  gas,  and  unless  special  pre­
cautions are  adopted  to  prevent  it,  such 
large  holder, 
as  using  a  sufficiently 
some  of  this 
is  carried  forward  to  the 
service  pipes.

M.  Henri  Moissan : 

If a  small  quan­
tity  of  water  comes  in  contact  with  a 
large quantity  of  carbide,  the  tempera­
ture  rises,  the  acetylene  polymerizes, 
and  one  obtains  a  gas  rich 
in  benzine 
and  the  polymers,  which  lower  the  can­
dle  power  and  cause  it  to  vary  with 
each 
instant.  Thus  one  really  lights 
with  benzine  vapor.  Such  faulty  exp er­
iments  explain  how  different  observers 
obtain  such  widely  differing  results.

Many  other  authorities  might  be 
quoted,  but  these  should  certainly  be 
sufficient  to  convince  the  unprejudiced

that  the  position  for  cool  generation 
is 
well  taken.  The  result  of  heated genera­
tion 
is  to  reduce  the  luminosity  of  the 
gas,  and  to  increase  the  impurities  and 
toxicity  (poisonous  qualities),  forming 
compounds  which  fill  the  service  pipes 
and  clog  the  burners,  and  in  extreme 
cases  to  invite  explosion.  Through im­
proper  generation  the  writer  knows  of 
one  case  where  even  the  pillars  were 
closed  by  the  deposits  formed.  He  was 
reliably  informed  of  another  case  where 
the  pipes  were  solidly  closed  with  such 
deposits. 

Augustine  Davis.

Two  and  Two  Put  Together.

"In   London  they  call  a  store  a  shop, 

don’t  they?"

" Y e s .”
"A nd  an  elevator  is  a  lift,  isn't  it?"
" Y e s .”
"Then  I  suppose  they  call  an elevator 

boy  in  a  store  a  shoplifter?”

ACETYLENE GAS

WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO GET IT

It is  the  finest  and  best-known  illumi- 
nant  in  the  world  to-day,  and to get it 
buy the celebrated

BUFFINGTON 
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it  will  say.  We  carry  a large supply 
of CALCIUM  CARBIDE  in  stock  and  can 
fill all orders promptly.  Write us if you 
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will furnish you estimates.

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THE  OWEN

flCETYLEHE  BBS  BEHEBBTflB

Gentlemen: 

Coral, Mich.,  Aug.  18,  1898.
In  reply  to  yours  of 
the  15th, would say that  the  gas  ma­
chine is running  all  right  now.  We 
would cheerfully recommend it to any 
one  for  a  bright,  clear  light.  We 
think  it better than electric light.

Yours truly,

Geo.  F. Owen  &  Co.

J.  S.  NEW ELL  &  CO.
Grand Rapids 
Michigaa.

M ICH IG AN   T R A D ES M A N

Commercial T ravelers

Michigan Knights of the Grip. 

President, J ohn A. Hoffman, Kalamazoo; Secre­
tary, J.  C.  Saunders, Lansing;  Treasurer, C has. 
McNoi.ty, Jackson.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association.
President,  C.  C.  Snrdbker,  Detroit;  Secretary 

and Treasurer, C. W. A llen  Detroit.

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan.

Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans. Ann Arbor; Grand 
Secretary, G  S. V almore, Detroit;  Grand Treas­
urer, W. S. West, Jackson.
Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual  Acci­
President,  J.  Boyd  Pantlind,  Grand  Rapids; 
Secretary and Treasurer, Geo.  F.  Owen,  Grand 
Rapids.
Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. 
President, F. G. T ruscott, Marquette; Secretary 
and Treasurer. A. F.  Wixson,  Marquette.

dent Association^

Gripsack  Brigade.

M.  F.  Rider,  of  Perry,  has  gone  on 
the  road  for  the  Michigan  Commode 
and  Cabinet  Co.,  of  Portland.

W.  J.  Hancock,  of  Saugatuck,  has 
engaged  to  travel  in  Southern  Michigan 
for  the  Durand  8l  Casper  Co.,  of  Chi­
cago.

Selden  White,  formerly  Upper  Penin­
sula representative for Henry W.  King & 
Co.,  now  represents  B.  Kuppenheimer 
&  Co.  (Chicago)  in  the  same  territory.
Cold water  Sun:  Frank  Shugars  has 
accepted  a  position  as  traveling  sales 
man  for  the  bicycle  firm,  the  Butler 
Record  Co.,  of  Butler,  Ind.,  where  he 
has  gone  for  bis  samples  for  next  sea­
son.

Roll.  P.  Bigelow,  of  Owosso,  having 
been  unanimously  endorsed  for  the  po­
sition  of  Treasurer  of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip  by  Post  O,  has 
entered  the  list  with  banners  flying  and 
bands  playing.

Quincy  Herald :  F.  J.  Werner  has 
given  up  his  position  with  the  Cham­
pion  Machine  Co.  and  has  taken  a  po­
sition  as  traveling  salesman  for  Morley 
Bros  ,  of  Saginaw,  dealers  in  wholesale 
hardware  and  harness  goods.

Kalamazoo  Gazette:  Fred  C.  Mc­
Curdy, representing Jenness &  McCurdy, 
the  wholesale  crockery  store  of  Detroit, 
mounted  a  dray  yesterday  to  go  to  the 
depot.  The  horses  started  suddenly  and 
Mr.  McCurdy  lost  his  balance  and  fell 
to  the  pavement.  He  was  carried 
into 
the  Kalamazoo  House,  where  Dr.  Young 
attended  him.  He  was  badly  bruised 
about  bis head.

The 

Muskegon  News: 

residence 
situated  at  158  South  Terrace  street  and 
occupied  by  W.  E.  Hoyt  and  family  has 
been  sold  to  C.  M.  Philabaum  by  the 
Muskegon  Valley  Building  and  Loan 
Association.  The  structure  was  built 
by  Fred  Vanderwerp  shortly  after  the 
last  big  fire,  and  contains  ten  rooms. 
Mr.  Philabaum  contemplates  making 
extensive 
improvements  in  the  spring. 
He  will  have  the  bouse  repainted  and 
will  have  the  unfinished  parts  com­
pleted,  expending  several  hundred  dol­
lars  in  the  betterments.  As  soon  as  it  is 
vacated  be  will  move  bis  family  into 
their  new  home.

At  the  meeting  of  Post  E  (Grand 
Rapids)  held  at  Sweet’s  Hotel  last  Sat­
urday  evening,  the  report  of  the  Secre­
tary  was  accepted  and  adopted.  The 
Northern  mileage  book  was  discussed 
from  all  possible  standpoints,  receiving 
the  cordial  endorsement  of  all  present. 
Several 
registered 
against  the  book  sold  by  the  Heald  sys­
tem,  because  the  straight  edge  is  made 
of  celluloid,  instead  of  metal,  which 
renders 
impossible  for  the 
conductor  to  tear  the  mileage  off  ac­
curately. 
Instances  were*cited  where

complaints  were 

it  almost 

the  holders  of  Heald  books  lost  from 
five  to  thirteen  miles  by  reason  of  this 
defect 
in  the  book,  which  is  rendered 
all  the  more  annoying  by  the 
light 
weight  paper  used  in  the  Heald  book. 
The  election  of  officers  was  postponed 
one  week,  at  which  time 
it  is  hoped 
there  will  be  a  large  attendance  of  trav­
eling  men.

Port  Huron  Tim es:  Geo.  F.  Law­
rence,  a  traveling salesman  for a  whole­
sale  jewelry  house,  was  in  the  city  on 
Friday  and  sold a  bill  of  goods  to  R.  S.
&  J.  D.  Patterson.  He  carries  with 
him  two  empty  six-pound  shells,  which 
were  fired 
in  Santiago  harbor  on  the 
morning  of  July  3  from  the  turret  of  the 
battleship  Indiana  at  the  torpedo  de­
stroyer  Furor,  as  she  made  the  famous 
rush  to  get  out  from  that  harbor.  The 
shot  from  one  of  the  shells  struck  the 
Furor  exactly 
in  the  center  of  her 
broadside  at  a  distance  of  oae  and 
three-quarter  miles.  The  shells  were 
used  only  for determining  the  range,  in 
order  that  the  heavier  shot  might  after­
wards  follow  from  the  same  guns.  The 
shells  were given  Mr.  Lawrence  by  the 
gunner  on  board  the  Indiana,  who  fired 
them.  They make a  very  pretty  souvenir 
of  the  Santiago  battle,  which  will  be 
handed  down  as  one  of  the  famous 
events  in  naval  warfare  history.

Niles  Star:  H  J.  Link,  a  traveling 
man  from  Toledo,  Ohio,  who  comes  to 
Niles  to  sell  goods  some  four  times  a 
year,  arrived  here  on  a  Michigan  Cen­
tral  way  freight  from  the  West  at  about 
8:30  o’clock  last  evening.  The  caboose 
stopped  some  distance  west  of  the  via­
duct,  in  a  dark  place,  for  not  even  the 
electric  light  that  is  supposed  to  shed 
its rays  from  the  top  of  the  viaduct  was 
burning.  Mr.  Link  had  gone  but  a 
short  distance  towards  the  depot  when 
suddenly  he  was  confronted  by  a  robber 
who,  in  a  brusk  manner,  said:  “ Give 
me  a  chew  of  tobacco. ”   The  answer 
came,  “ I don’t use it. ”   ‘ Well, ”  said the 
thug,  “ give  me  something” — (uttering 
a  vile  oath),  and  at  the  same  time 
grabbed  for  Mr.  Link's  gold  watch  and 
chain,  but  missed  it.  At  this  juncture 
Mr.  Link  drew  a  revolver  from  his 
overcoat  pocket  and  told  the  intruder  to 
stand  back  or  he  would  shoot.  The 
fellow  did  as  told,  but  remarked  in  the 
touchest  manner  possible,  “ I’ll  get  you 
yet,  d—  you. ’ ’

it  was 

Ishpeming 

correspondence: 

Two 
more  of  the  old-time  traveling  men  who 
used  to  come  to  the  Upper  Peninsula  in 
the  early  days  have  passed  away.  These 
are  Fred  Barrett  and  Mr.  Jacobi.  All 
the  old-time  merchants  and  traveling 
men  knew  Barrett.  He  used  to  come 
here  as  far  back  as  twenty  three  years 
ago.  About  six  years  ago  he  took  a 
Western  territory,  and 
in  the 
West,  somewhere 
in  Wyoming,  that  he 
died.  He  traveled  through  this  section 
in  the 
interest  of  Hart  Bros.,  of  Chi­
cago,  the  clothing  concern  which  Will 
Engle  is  now  representing.  Mr.  Jacobi 
died  at  borne  in  Chicago about  ten  days 
ago.  No  particulars  of  his  taking-off 
have  been  received  by  bis  friends  up 
here,  save  that  be  died  rather  suddenly. 
He  was  up  this  way  a  short  time ago 
and  was  feeling  quite  well  for  a  man  of 
his age, which  was about sixty-five years. 
He traveled  for  Scrass,  Hanberg  &  Co., 
a  well-known  cigar  house of  Chicago. 
The  old  man  had  been  coming  up  here 
a  long  time  and  was  quite  well  known. 
J.  H.  Wadsworth  is  now  about  the  old­
est  commercial  man  coming  to  this  sec­
tion.  He  is  still  holding  bis  own  and  is 
good  for  many  years  yet.  He  was  a 
traveling  chum  of  Barrett,  Telling,  Mc­

in  Big  Rapids  waiting  for 

Intyre  and  several  of  the  other old  trav­
elers  who  died  within  the  past 
few 
years.  “ Wad”   still  enjoys  life  as  much 
as  any  of  his  younger  traveling  friends.
Everybody  knows George Owen, every­
body  knows  that  he  is  fond  of  playing 
jokes  on  his  fellow-men  and fellow-trav­
elers 
in  particular,  and  many  of  bis 
victims  will  be  delighted  to  learn  that 
for  once  George  has  fallen  into a  trap 
himself.  A  few  days  ago  a  number of 
traveling  men  were  assembled  at the de­
pot 
the 
southbound  train. 
It  is  rather  tiresome 
to  wait  for  a  train  which  is  an  hour  be­
hind  time,  especially  on  a  cold  night, 
and  you  must  pass  away  time  in  some 
way  or  other.  Now,  there  was  a  mean 
man 
in  the  crowd,  a  fellow  who  takes 
advantage  of  the  weaknesses  of  his 
friends.  This man owned  a  cigar  and  a 
rubber  hairpin,  and  thinking  the  two 
would  make  a  good  combination,  he 
stuck  the  pin 
into  the  interior  of  the 
Havana,  making  quite  a  neat  job  of  it, 
and  then  placed 
it  conspicuously  into 
his  northeast  vest  pocket.  Well,  all  of 
George’s  friends  are  aware  of  the  fact 
that  be  can  not  see  a  cigar  sticking  ou| 
of  another  man's  pocket  without  ap 
propriating  it  to  his  own use,  whether or 
not  be  receives  the  permission  of  the 
owner.  He  did  not  make  an  exception 
this  time,  and  forthwith  started  to  take 
a  smoke  all  to  himself. 
It  wasn’t  long 
when  a  peculiar  odor became  percep­
tible;  even  George  noticed  it.  “ Boys,”  
he  said,  “ I  believe  one  of  you  must 
have  burned  your overcoat  or  your  shoes 
on  this  hot  stove. 
I  smell  something 
burning.”   The  boys  smiled  to  them­
selves,  examined  their  clothes,  but noth­
ing  could  be  found.  George  smoked  on 
merrily—he  is  a  judge  of  a  good  smoke 
—but  somehow  he  could  not  get  the 
idea  out  of  his  head  of something burn­
last  the  crowd  could  not  hold 
ing.  At 
back  their  merriment  any 
longer—and 
George  quit  smoking  for  the  evening.
Lansing  to  Be  Weil  Represented  at 

Saginaw.

Lansing,  Dec.  5—The  Ladies’  Aux­
iliary  to  Post  A,  M.  K.  of  G.,  enter­
tained  the  members  of  the  Post  very 
pleasantly  at  the  home  of  C.  W.  Wyn- 
koop  Saturday  night.
After  an  elaborate  course  supper  had 
been  served,  the  gentlemen  adjourned 
to  hold  their  regular  business  meeting, 
at  which  time  the  following  officers 
were  installed:

President—J.  A.  Weston.
Vice-President—L.  A.  Joselyn.
Secretary— H.  L.  Robson.
Treasurer—Chas.  Gilkey.
The  committees  appointed  at  the pre­
vious  meeting  to  make arrangements for 
the  State  meeting  at  Saginaw  reported 
everything  going  forward  nicely.

The  Hustling  Committee  reported  a 
great  deal  of  enthusiasm being shown  by 
the  members,  with  a  good  number  ex­
pecting  to  attend.
The  Music  Committee  reported  in  fa­
vor of  taking  a  band  and  steps  are  be­
ing  taken  in  that  direction.
A  special  car  will  be  secured  and  the 
Lansing  boys  and  their  wives  expect  to 
fill  it  to  overflowing.

H.  L.  R obson,  Sec’y.

It 

is  easy  for  a  youth  to  paddle  his 
own  canoe  when  his  parents  buy  the 
canoe  and  paddle  for  him.

House  cleaning  may  bring  about 
cleanliness,  but it  doesn’t  superinduce  a 
feeling  o^godliness.

A  miss 

is  as good  as  a  mile—and  if 
she  happens  to  be  about  sweet  16,  she  is 
a  great  deal  better.

Some  men  are  about  as  much^  benefit 
to  a  community  as a  last  year’s  alma­
nac.

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Final  Arrangements  for  the  Saginaw 

Convention.

Saginaw,  Dec.  4— Post  F,  M.  K.  of 
G.,  held  a  regular  meeting  at  K.  of  P. 
hall 
last  evening,  at  which  final  ar­
rangements  were  completed  by the  vari­
ous  committes presenting  their  reports.
The  Banquet  Committee  reported 
having  made  a  contract  with  the  Wom­
an’s  Hospital  to  furnish  the  banquet, 
that  society  agreeing  to  present  the 
finest  menu  and  guarantee  the best  serv­
ice.  This  society 
is  composed  of  the 
best  ladies  of  the  city,  who  will  them­
selves  attend  to  the  service,  which  is  a 
sufficient  guarantee  of  its  success.

The  Entertainment  Committee  sub­
mitted  a  program  of  the  entertainment, 
consisting  of  ten  miscellaneous  num­
bers, 
including  speeches,  music,  sing­
ing,  etc.,  and  ending  with  a  cake  walk. 
This  Committee  has  spared  no  pains  to 
select  the  best  talent,  each  participant 
being  an  artist  in  bis  line,  and  will  be 
sure  to  furnish  a  strictly  up-to-date  and 
high-grade  entertainment.

The  Michigan  Central  and  Flint  & 
Pere  Marquette  quote  a  single  fare  for 
the  round  trip  to  the  convention  from 
any  point 
in  the  State  and  will  place 
tickets  on  sale  Dec  27,  good  to  return 
from  Dec.  27  to  29,  inclusive.

The  Printing  Committee  reported  the 
invitations  printed,  together  with  the 
program  for the  day,  which  will  be  sent 
to  Lansing  for  mailing  this  week.

The  Badge  Committee  has  chosen  a 
unique  design,  which will  be  a  neat  and 
tasty  souvenir.

A  communication  from  Post  A  (Lans­
ing)  was  received,  in  which  it  enquired 
what  arrangements  could  be  made  for 
the  entertainment  of 
its  band,  and  a 
committee  was  appointed  to  make  ar­
rangements  for  same.

O.  C.  Gould, Sec’y.

Canadian  Holiday  Excursion.

On  Dec.  16,  17  and  18  the  Michigan 
Central  will  sell  excursion  tickets  to 
nearly  all  points  in  Canada  at  one  fare 
for  the  round  trip.  Good  to  return, 
leaving  destination  not  later  than  Jan­
uary  7,  1899. 

W.  C.  Bla k e,

[City  Ticket  Agent.

People  who  want  everything  shut  up 
on  Sunday  should  start  the  performance 
by  shutting  up  themselves.

Charity  often  consists  of  a  generous 
impulse  to  give  away  something  we 
have  no  further  use  for.

Faith,  Hope  and  Charity are  the  three 
graces—but  the  dis-graces  are  too  nu­
merous  to  mention.

Some  people  are  better  when  they 

are  sick  than  at  any  other time.

H o te l  C o lu n jb izt

Finest Furnished House in 
TRAVERSE  CITY.  MICH.

Just  Opened  and  Ready  tor  Business. 
Located  on  corner  of  Front  and  Park hts., 
one-half block from G. R. & I.  R.  R-  depot.
This house is newly  furnished  throughout.
A ll the sleeping rooms  have  iron  and  brass 
beds,  steam  heat,  electric  lights,  call  bells 
and  good  ventilation.  No  inside  rooms.
Hot and cold water in all parts of the house. 
Rates $1.50 per day.  Free bus to and from 
all boats and trains.
A   First-class  Lunch  Room  in  connection.

W.  H.  FLETCHER,  Prop.

FORMERLY  OF  COLUMBIAN  RESTAURANT.

$ 2   PER  DAY. 

T H E   C H A R L E S T O N

FREE  BUS.

Only first-class house in  MASON,  Mic h .  Every­
thing new.  Every room heated.  Large and well- 
lighted sample rooms.  Send your mail care  of  the 
Charleston, where the boys stop.  CH ARI.ES  A . 
CA LD W E L L, formerly of Donnelly  House,  Prop.
REMODELED  H O T E L   B U T L E R  
Rates, $1. 

I.  M. BROWN, PROP.

Washington Ave. and Kalamazoo St.,  LA N SIN G .

HOTEL WHITCOMB

ST. JOSEPH,  MICH.

▲ . VINCENT, Prop.

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L. K. Rbthomm, St.  Joseph 
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President, Gao.  Gukdrum,  Ionia.
Secretary, A. C. Schumachkr, Ann Arbor. 
Treasurer, Hbkrt  Heim, Saginaw.
Ezamlnatlen  Sessions.

Detroit—Jan. 10 and 11.
Grand Rapids—March 7 and 8.
Star Maud—June 3b and 27.
Houghton—Aug  29 and 30.
Landing—Nov. 7 and 8.

STATE PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.
President—J. J. Soübwihb. Escanaba. 
Secretary, Chas.  P. Mars, Detroit.
Treasurer  John D.  Muir,  Grand  Rapids.

Some  Elements 

in  Pharmaceutical 

T eaching.

After 

eclectic 

The  teaching  in  medical,  pharmaceu­
tical,  dental, 
and  natural 
science  faculties  has  been  very  largely 
didactic,  and, 
from  unavoidable  con­
ditions,  will  be  for  a  long  time to come.
considerable  experience  and 
much  reflection,  the  writer  has  formu­
lated  certain  principles  which  he  en­
deavors  to  keep  before  himself  in  phar­
maceutical  teaching.  The  beads  under 
which  I  place  my sections  are  Simplic­
ity,  Illustration,  Repetition,  Question­
ing.

By  simplicity  I  mean  more  than  sim­
plification,  or  clearing  up  of  difficult 
points.  This 
is  a  necessary  duty  of  a 
teacher,  and  a  difficult  one  also,  as  it 
requires  not  only  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  the  subject,  but  also  mental  aptitude 
for  taking  the  learner’s  place. 
I  have 
the 
idea  that  our  teaching  should  be 
from  the  bottom,  that  is,  we  must  go to 
the  elementary  facts.  A  teacher’s  ambi­
tion  to  shine  as  a  very  learned man,  and 
the  fame  of  the  school  as  a  fountain  of 
profound  science,  are  conditions  to  be 
placed  second  to  the  needs  of  the  raw 
students  who  come  before  us.  In  all  our 
pharmaceutical  schools  we  are  safe  in 
assuming  that  a  portion  of the  class  will 
be  persons  of  untrained  minds,  indi­
viduals  whose  capacity 
for  grasping 
scientific  truths  and  principles  is  very 
In  graded  schools  of  three  or 
small. 
four  sessions, 
the  work  is  of  course 
progressive,  and  the final classes are nec­
essarily  quite  advanced  as  compared 
with  the  first.  Nevertheless,  the  prin 
ciple  here  enunciated  still  holds:  Let 
the  teaching  be  elementary,  relatively 
to  the  nominal  grade,  whatever  that 
may  be.

In  physics  and  chemistry  copious 

My  plea  is  for a  large  amount  of  at 
tention  to  the  elementary  facts  of  the 
various  branches  of  knowledge  which 
go  to  make  up  a  pharmaceutical  course.
il 
lustration  and  experimentation  are man 
ifestly  quite  necessary.  The  reading  of 
a  page  referring  to  the  facts  of  a  pbys 
ical  principle  or  chemical  reaction  is 
generally  considered  by  the  average 
student  as  particularly  dry.  Sufficient 
apparatus  and materials must be  on hand 
to  make  the  teaching  through  the  eye as 
well  as  the  ear.

In  materia  medica  it  is  desirable  that 
the  drug  which 
is  being  described 
should  be held  up  before  the  class,  and 
when  possible  a  small  sample  furnished 
to  each  member,  sc  that  as  the  descrip 
tion  goes  on,  the  student  may  see  for 
himself  the  points  indicated.

Constant  use  should  be  made  of  the 
blackboard,  and  in  the  histological  de 
scription  of  organic  drugs the projection 
lantern  is  very  useful.

I  consider  that  the  first  five  or ten

The  Storage  of the  Label  Stock.

Correspondence American Druggist.

in  a  loss  amounting 

During  the  past  year  I  have  done  re­
lief  work  in  different  parts  of  the  coun­
try,  and  in  every  place  I  have  been  im­
pressed  by  the  losses  that  occur  through 
the  careless  storing  of  gummed  labels.
In  every  place  l  have  found  the  sur­
plus  stock  of 
labels  piled  in  one box, 
each  kind  being  confined  in  a  bundle 
by  an  elastic  band  or  strongly  tied  with 
twine.  This  constant  strain  upon  the 
package soon solidifies it into a mass  and 
results 
in  many 
cases  to  50  per  cent,  of  the  stock  or­
dered.  One  thousand  labels  can  be  pur­
chased  for  just  twice  what  two  hundred 
and  fifty  labels  cost  and  the  druggist 
who  practices  economy 
in  buying 
should  see  that  his  clerks  use  such  care 
n  storing  stock  as  to  prevent  deteriora­
tion  in  its  value.
The  following  plan  of  storing  the  sur­
plus  labels,  as  now 
in  my 
store,  has  many  advantages  that  more 
than  repay  the  slight  labor  involved 
in 
carrying  it  into  effect:

followed 

In  the  first  place  I  decided  that  the 
trings,  bands,  etc.,  must  be  removed 
from  the  package,  and  this  led  me  at 
once  to  the  main  point  of  my  plan, 
e.,  each  kind  must  be  kept  in  a  box 
by  itself.  On  examining  my  stock  of 
empty  pasteboard  boxes  I  found  about 
four  dozen  that  had  contained  single 
packages  of  face  powder.  These  boxes 
measured  3 
inches  by  3  inches by  2% 
nches,  and  I  found  them  admirably 
adapted  to  my  purpose,  each  box  hold- 
ng  the  surplus  that  remained  from  one 
thousand 
labels  after  filling  my  label 
case.  After  pasting  a  label  similar to 
the  contents  upon  the blank  side  of  the 
box,  I  procured  some  small  brass  ring 
staples,  and  after  passing  one  through 
the  side  of  each  box,  clinched 
it  upon 
the  inside,  thus  furnishing  a  service 
able  pull  for  same.  Lastly  I  made  i 
pigeonholed  rack  to  accommodate  the 
boxes  and  arranged  them  therein 
alphabetical  order.  The  actual  outlay 
involved  was  twenty  cents  for  the  ring 
staples.  This  plan  of  storing  labels  re 
quires  but 
little  more  room  than  those 
in  general  use,  and  by  it  labels  are  al 
wavs  kept  in  good  shape  and  the  alpha 
betical arrangement  permits  any  label to 
be  found  at  a  glance.

The  Bitter  Principle  of  Cascara  Sa 

grada.

In  a  paper on  this  subject  read  at  the 
recent  meeting  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.,  Prof 
A.  R.  L.  Dobme  reported  the  results  of 
bis  recent 
investigations:  The  flu  ‘ 
extract  of  the  drug  was  evaporated  until 
all  of  the  alcohol  was removed,  resulting 
in  the  precipitation  of  a  resin.  The 
clear  filtrate  was  treated  with  calcined 
magnesia,  and  produced  a  dark  brown 
precipitate.  This  was  treated, when dry 
with  alcohol,  whereupon 
it  became 
reddish  and  dissolved,  with  the  excep 
tion  of  a  waxlike  residue.  Thealcoholi 
solution  was  evaporated  and  the  residue 
treated  with  dilute 
sulphuric  acid 
whereupon  the  greater  part  remained 
undissolved,  and  the  acid  liquid  result 
ing  yielded 
light-brown 
colored  resin. 
It  is  believed  that  the 
residue  left  when  the  magnesium  salt 
is  treated  with  sulphuric  acid  is the bi 
ter  principle,  as  it  has  an extremely bit 
ter  taste  of  marked  and  increasing  in­
tensity.  This  is  an  acid  resin,  and  has 
been  saponified.  He  also  obtained  two 
other substances,  neither  of  which  have, 
however,  as  yet  been  obtained  in  a  pure 
form  The  work  will  be  continued,  and 
the  nature  of  the  four  substances  de­
scribed  ascertained.

to  ether  a 

The  Longest  Pole  Knocks  the  Per­

From the  Paint, Oil and  D ru;  Review.

simmon.

minutes  of  the  hour  may  be  profitably 
spent  in  a  recapitulation  of  the  facts  of 
the  matter  gone  over  at  the  previous 
lecture.  This  not only  in  the  interest  of 
those  who  were  absent,  and  we  have  to 
count  on  some  unavoidable  absences 
every  time,  but  also  as  a  reiteration  for 
the  benefit  of  the  class  in  general. 
In 
the  course  of  the  lecture,  also,  any  state­
ment  which  is  felt  to  be  somewhat 
in­
volved  should  be  repeated  without  wait­
ing  for  a  request  from  a  member  of  the 
class.  The bright  and  receptive  minds 
in  the  benches  must 
submit  to  the 
slower  progress  of  the  instruction  in  the 
interest  of  the  other  kind,  who,  gener­
in  the  majority,  should  have  the 
ally 
first  thought  of  the  altrustic 
instructor.
Until  we  have  the  X-rays  by  which 
we  can  discover the intellectual contents 
of  the  brain  cells  of  our students,  we 
must  continue  to  ask  questions  to  find 
out  what  they  know. 
In  the  large  and 
well-equipped  schools  an  officer is tolled 
off  to  do  the  questioning  on  the  matter 
the  lectures,  at  stated  intervals  dur-
of
ng  the  course,  the  professor  desiring 
to  escape  so  humble  a  duty.  There  is, 
however,  a  distinct  advantage  to  the 
teacher himself in doing the "quizzing, ”  
the 
the 
learner’s  conception  and  understanding 
of  the  principles  enunciated  by  the 
teacher.  The  teacher  thus  subjects  him­
self  to  a  test,  from  the  results  of  which 
he  may 
improve  his  pedagogical 
methods.

answers  given 

indicating 

As  to  the  amount  of  time  to  be  given 
to  this  exercise  opinions  vary.  Some 
have  adopted  the  plan  of  devoting  some 
time  immediately after the lecture.  This 
is  not  often  p’rescribed.  My 
method 
own  preference 
is  to  give  from  four to 
eight  lectures,  and 
then  devote  the 
whole hour  to  examination  by  question 
ing  on  what  has  been  gone  over.

it 

Judicious  questions require  thought  in 
preparation.  There  is  an art in question 
ng,  and 
is  not  so  easy  as  some  who 
have  not  had  experience 
in  the  work 
might  think. 
It  is  seldom  desirable  to 
give  questions  which  can  be answered 
by  "y e s”   or  " n o ."   Our  effort  should 
be  to  put  questions  which  require  some 
reflective  and  constructive  work 
in  the 
mind  of the student  to  frame  an  answer. 
For  example,  the  question,  "H as  gen 
tian  a  bitter  taste?" 
is  an  enquiry 
which 
is  without  pedagogical  benefit. 
The  form,  What  are  the  principal  facts 
n  pharmacognosy — pharmacy — thera 
peutics  of  gentian?  would be preferable 
large  class  it  is  a 
pedagogical  principle  to  give  the  ques 
tion  first,  and  select  a  student  to  be  the 
answerer, 
idea  being  to  get  the 
whole  class 
in  an  expectant  mood,  as 
any  one  is  liable  to  be  called  upon.

In  the  case  of  a 

the 

Physics  and  chemistry  give  opportu 
nity  for  calculations,  and  these  are 
to  be  given  as  exercises  quite  frequent 
ly,  training 
in  accuracy  being  of  spe 
cial  benefit  to  pharmaceutical  students.

T.  D.  R eed,  M.  D.

Poisoning  from  Boiled  Linseed  Oil.
A  man  recently  gave  a  horse  a  pint  of 
intending  to  physic  the 
linseed  oil, 
horse,  as 
it  was  troubled  with  worms. 
Immediately  after  the  oil  had  been 
given,  the  horse  began  vomiting  and 
continued  to  do  so  occasionally  during 
the  following  twelve hours,  until it  died.
In  the  so-called  boiling  of  linseed  oil, 
materials  are  added  to  increase  the  dry­
ing  of  the  oil  which  are  distinctly 
poisonous.  Several  of  the  oxides  of 
lead  have  been  and  probably  still  are 
used  for  the  purpose 
indicated;  and 
compounds  of  cobalt,  manganese,  etc., 
have  been  recommended  for  the  same 
use.  On  account of  this the  boiled  oil 
is  manifestly  unfit  for  internal  use.

In  thus  taking  the 

proceeds  to  throw  bouquets  at  himself 
in  the  following  choice  bit  of  rhetoric: 
initiative  in  the 
matter  of  the  request  of  the  Retailers’ 
Association,  it  adds  to  our  pleasure  to 
believe  that  we  were  in  some  measure 
nstrumental  in  furthering  the 
interests 
and  desires  of  that  Association  in  its 
recent  gathering  at  St.  Louis."  With 
11  due  deference  to  the 
learned  doc­
tor’s  deductions,  we  desire  to  say  that 
adds  greatly  to  our  pleasure  to  wit­
ness  the  vigor  and  vim  with  which  the 
aforesaid  Association  bandies  the  pole 
that  will  eventually  bring  every  one  of 
trose  proprietary  persimmons  to 
the 
earth. 

____
_____ 
The  Drug  Market.

Opium— Is  steady  at  prices  quoted.
Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine— Is  active  for  this  season  of 
the  year and  prices  are well maintained.
Citric  Acid— The  manufacturers  have 

reduced  their  price  ic  per  pound.

Balm  Gilead  Buds—On  account  of 
ight  stock  and  good  demand,  price  has 
been  advanced.

Salol— Has  declined  10c  per  pound. 
Vanilla  Beans—Are  very  firm  at  the 
late  advance.  There is  a  large  shortage 
n  the  crop  and  it  is  believed  stock  on 
hand  will  not  last  until  new  crop  comes 
to  band.

Oil  Orange— Has  declined,  on  ac­
count  of  the  arrival  of  supplies  of  new 
crop.

Seeds—Anise 

is  higher  abroad  and 
has  been  advanced 
this  market. 
Dutch  caraway  has  been  advanced  for 
the same  reason.

in 

Linseed  Oil— Is  dull  and  lower.

Rounding  Up  the  Retailers- 

President  John  J.  Sourwine  and  Sec­
retary  Chas.  F.  Mann,  of  the  Michigan 
State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  have 
sent  to  the  retail  druggists  of  Michigan 
a  carefully  prepared  letter  in  which  co­
operation  for bringing  the  druggists  of 
Michigan  into  the  National  Association 
of  Retail  Druggists  is  strongly  urged. 
The  letter  calls  attention  to  the  good 
work  already  accomplished  by the newly 
formed  National  body,  and  points  out 
that  its  future  is  likely  to  be  productive 
of 
immeasurable  good  to  all  retailers, 
but  that  the advantages to be derived are 
to  be  secured  only  through  the  building 
up  and  strengthening  of  local  and  State 
organizations.

Love  Without  Hope.

The  young  doctor and  his  friend,  the 
drug  clerk,  were  sitting  at  the  club 
window  when  a  richly-dressed 
lady 
passed  by.

"There  goes  the  only  woman  I  ever 

loved,”   remarked  the  ycung  M.  D 

"T hat  so?”  queried  the  other.  "Then 

"C an ’t afford  to,”   replied  the  doctor. 

why  don’t  you  marry  her?”
"She  is  my  best  patient.”
A L W A Y S   A   W IN N ER !

%

%

I,

I

•A

The  National  Retail  Druggists’  Asso­
ciation  pole  has  knocked  down  an 
other  persimmon,  and  this  time ‘one  of 
the  largest  on  the  proprietary tree.  Dr. 
R.  V.  Pierce’s  World  Dispensary  'is 
" i t , ”   and  Hood  and  the  rest  might  just 
line  up  with  the  St.  Louis 
as  well 
42-4-8  resolution  first  as 
last.  After 
stating  that  he had  determined  to  com­
ply  with  the  request  of  the  retailers, 
Dr.  Pierce,  in  his  circular to  the  trade,

$88.00  per M.

H. VAN T0NGEREN, Holland, Mich.

M ICH IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

SALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Morphia,S.P.&W...  2 40® 2 65 
Morphia;  8.N.Y.Q.4
C. Co....................  2 30® 2 56
Mosohus Canton.... 
®  40
Myristlca, No. 1......  
66®  80
Nux Vomica...po.20 
®  10
Os  Sepia................. 
15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P.
D .Co.................... 
® 100
Picis Llq. N.N.34 gal.
doz........................  @ 2 00
Picis Llq., quarts__ 
®  1  00
®  85
Picis Llq., pints...... 
Pll Hydrarg...po.  80 
®  50
®  18
Piper Nigra... po.  22 
®  30
Piper Alba....po.  35 
Pllx  Burgun...........  @ 
7
Plumb!  Acet........... 
10®  12
Pulvls Ipecac et Opil  1  10®  1 20 
Pyre thrum, boxesH.
4 P . D. Co., doz...  @125
Pyre thrum, pv........  25®  30
8®  10
Quassite................... 
Quinia, S. P. A W .. 
31®  36
Quinia, 8.German..  22®  32
Qtünia, N.Y............   29®  34
Rubia Tinctorum... 
12®  14
SaccharumLactls pv  18®  20
Saladn....................  3 00® 3 10
Sanguis Draconi8...  40®  50
Sapo,  W................... 
12®  14
Sapo, M.................... 
10©  12
Sapo, G.................... 
O  15
Siedllts  Mixture....  20  ®  22

Slnapis....................  @  18
Slnapis, opt............  
©  30
Snuff, Maocaboy, De
Voes.....................  
©  34
Snuff,Scotch,DeVo’8 
®  34
Soda Boras..............  9  ©  11
Soda Boras, po........  9  ©  11
26®  28
Soda et Potass Tart. 
Soda,  Carb.............. 
2
IK© 
5
Soda, Bi-Carb.........  
3® 
Soda, Ash...............   8)4® 
4
Soda, Sulphas.........   @ 
2
Spts. Cologne........... 
® 2 60
Spts. Ether Co........ 
50®  55
Spt.  Myrda Dom... 
® 0 00
Spts. Vml Rect. bbl. 
© 2 54 
Spts. VinlRect-Kbbl  @2 59 
Spts. VlniRect.lOgal  @ 2 62 
Spts. Vint Rect.  5gal  @ 2 64 
Less 5c gal. cash 10 days. 
Strychnia, Crystal...  1  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  Subl.........   234®  4
Sulphur,  RoU........  2K®3K
Tamarinds.............. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice...  28®  30
Theobromae............  
46®  48
Vanilla...................  9 00@16 00
Zlnd  Sulph............  
7® 
8

Oils

Whale, winter.........   70 
Lard,  extra.............  50 
40 
Lard, No. 1.............. 

BBL.  SAL.
70
60
45

19

Linseed,pure  raw.. 
35 
Linseed,  Dolled......   36 
Neatsfoot, winter str  65 
Spirits Turpentine.. 
42 

38
39
70
50

Paints  BBL.  LB
Red Venetian.........   134  2  06
Ochre, yellow Mars.  134  2  ©4 
Ochre, yellow  Ber..  134  2  @3 
Putty, commercial..  234  2K@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2)4  234@3 
Vermilion,  P rim e
American.............  
13®  15
70®  75
Vermilion, English. 
Green, Paris...........  18V4@  22
Green,  Peninsular.. 
13® 
It
Lead, Red...............   534®  634
Lead, white............  534®  634
Whiting, white Span  @  70
Whiting,  gilders’... 
90
White, Paris Amer..  @  1  00 
Whiting, Paris  Eng.
cliff......................  @  1  40
Universal Prepared.  1  00®  1  15

® 

Varnishes

No. 1 Turp Coach...  1  10®  1  2«
Extra  Turp............  1  60®  1  70
Coach Body............   2 75® 3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn__  1  00®  1  10
Extra Turk Damar..  1  55®  1  60 
Jap. Dryer,No. lTurp  70®  76

® 75

30®  1 50

00® 4 50

Coninm Mac........... 
35®  50
Copaiba...................  1  15®  1  25
Cubebe......................  90® 
Exechthitos...........  1 00® 1  10
Erigeron.................  1 00®  1  10
Gaultheria..............  1 50®  1  60
Geranium,  ounce... 
Goesippli,Sem. gal.. 
50®  60
Hedeoma.................  1  on®  1  io
Junípera..................  1  50® 2 00
Lavendula.............. 
90® 2 00
Llmonis...................  1 
Mentha Piper.........   1  60® 2 20
Mentha Verid.........   1  50®  1  60
Morrhue,  gal.........   1  10®  1  25
Myrcla,....................  4 
Olive....................... 
75® 3 00
10®  12
Picis  Liquida.  ......  
Plots Liquida, gal...  @  35
Riclna.................... 
96® 1 05
Rosmarini...............  
®  1  00
Rose,  ounce...........  6 50® 8 50
Succinl...................  40®  45
Sabina................... 
90®  1  00
Santal......................  2 
Sassafras.................  55®  60
Slnapis, ess., ounce.  @  65
Tiglii.......................  1  70®  1  80
40®  50
Thyme.................... 
Thyme,  opt............  
®  1  60
Theobromas........... 
15®  20
Potassium
Bl-Carb.................... 
15®  18
13®  15
Bichromate............ 
Bromide..................   60®  55
12® 
Carb.......................  
is
Chlorate..po. 17®19c  16®  18
Cyanide................... 
35®  40
Iodide......................  2 40® 2 50
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28®  30
j5 
® 
Potassa, Bitart,  com 
Potass Nitras, opt... 
10®  12
Potass Nitras........... 
il
10® 
Prussiate................. 
20®  25
Sulphate p o ........... 
15®  18

50® 7 00

Radix

Aconltvm...............  
20®  25
A lthe...................... 
ip®  25
10®  12
Anchusa................. 
Arum po..................   @  25
Calamus................. 
20®  40
Gentians......... po  15 
12®  15
16® 
Glychrrhiza...pv. 15 
18 
Hydrastis Canaden .  @  60
®  65 
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
Hellebore, Alba, po.. 
18®  20
Inula, po................. 
15®  20
Ipecac, po................  2 80® 3 0«
Iris plox— po35@38  35®  40
Jalapa, pr...............  
25®  30
Maranta,  34s........... 
®  35
Podophyllum, po__  22®  25
R b ei.......................  75®  1  00
Rhel, cut................. 
® 125
Rbel.pv...................  75®  1  35
Spigelia...................   35®  38
Sanguinaria... po. 15 
®  19
Serpentaria............   30®  35
Senega....................  40®  45
Slmilax,officinalis H 
®  40
Smilax, M...............  
®  25
Scille..............po.35 
10®  12
Symplocarpu8, Fosti -
dus,  po.................  @  25
®  25
Valeriana, Eng.po. 30 
15®  20
Valeriana,  German. 
Zingiber a ...............  
12®  16
Zingiber]...............  
25®  27
Semen

Auisum.......... po.  15  @  12
13®  15
Apium  (graveleons) 
Bird, Is.................... 
4®  0
Carni...............po. 18 
10®  12
Cardamon...............   1  25®  1  75
Corlandrum............ 
8® 
10
Cannabis  Sativa....  4K@  5
Cvdonium...............   75®  1  00
Cnenopodium........ 
10®  12
Dipterix  Odorate...  1 40®  1  50
Foenlcnlum............  
® 
10
Foenugreek, po........ 
7® 
9
L ini.........................  3K®  4M
4®  4)4
Lini,  grd....bbl. 3¡4 
Lobelia..................   35®  40
Pharlaris  Canarian. 
4®  4K
Rapa.......................  4)4® 
5
Sinapis Albu........... 
9® 
10
Slnapis Nigra.........  
11® 
12
Splrltua 

Frumenti, W.  D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
Frumenti,  D. F. R..  2 00® 2 25
Frum enti...............   1 25®  1  50
Juniperls Co. O. T ..  1  65® 2 00
Junlperis Co...........  1  75® 3 50
Saacharum N. E ....  1  90® 2  10
Spt. Vini Galli........  1  75® 6 50
Vini Oporto............   1  25® 2 00
Vini Alba...............   1  25® 2 00

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................  2 50® 2 75
Nassau sheeps  wool
carriage................  2 00® 2 25
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage...... 
®  1 25
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool,  carriage__ 
®  1 00
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage...............   @  1 00
®  75
Hard, for slate use.. 
Yellow  R e ef,  for 
slate  use.............. 
®  1 40
Syrups
Acacia....................  @  50
®  50
Aurantl Cortes........ 
Zingiber..................   @  50
Ipecac. 
.......... 
®  60
Ferri Iod...... ..........   @  50
Rhel Arom..............  @  50
Smilax Officinalis... 
50®  60
Senega....................  
®  50
n   60
Scilla...... ............... 

1 00

®
®
®

niscellaneons 

Scilla Co................. 
Tolutan................... 
Prunus virg............  
Tinctures 
Aoonltnm Napellis R 
Aconitum Napellis F
Aloes.......................
Aloes and Myrrh__
Arnica....................
Assafcetlda............
Atrope  Belladonna.
Aurantl  Cortex......
Benzoin...................
Benzoin Co..............
Barosma.................
Cantharides...........
Capsicum..............
Cardamon...............
Cardamon  Co.........
Castor......................
Catechu...................
Cinchona.................
Cinchona Co.  ........
Columba  ...............
Cu beba....................
Cassia  Acutlfol......
Cassia Auutifol Co  .
Digitalis  ........ 
.
Ergot............
Ferrl Chloride m
Gentian...................
Gentian Co..............
Guiaca... 
...........
Guiaca ammon........
Hyo8cyamus...........
Iodine......................
Iodine, colorless....
Kino........................
Lobelia...................
Myrrh......................
Nux Vomica...........
Opil.........................
Opii, camphorated.
Opil,  deodorized....
Quassia...................
Rhatany..................
Rhel.........................
Sanguinaria...........
Serpentaria............
Stromonlum...........
Tolutan...................
Valerian.................
Veratrum Verlde...
Zingiber..................
Æther, Spts. Nit. 3 F  30® 
Æther, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34®
Alumen...................  2)
Alumen, gro’d .. po. 7
Annatto..................
Antimoni,  po.........
Antimoni etPotassT
Antipyrin..............
Antifebrin..............
Argent! Nitras, oz ..
Arsenicum..............
Balm Gilead  Bud  ..
Bismuth  S. N......... 1
Calcium Chlor.,  Is..
Calcium Chlor., 34s.
Calcium Chlor.,  34s. 
Cantharides, Rus.po 
Capsid  Fructus, af.
Capsici Fructus, po.
Capsid FructusB.po 
Caryophyllus..po.  15
Carmine, No. 40......
Cera Alba...............
Cera Flava..............
Coccus....................
Cassia Fructus........
Centrarla.................
Cetaceum................
Chloroform.............
Chloroform, squibbs
Chloral Hyd Cret 
  1
Chondrus................
_ 
Cinchonidine,P.A W 
Clnchonldine, Germ  22®
Cocaine..................   3 55® 3
Corks, list, dis.pr.ot.
®
Creosotum............ 
®
Crete.............bbl. 75 
Crete, prep.............. 
®
9®
Crete, preelp........... 
Crete, Rubra........... 
©
18®
Crocus.................... 
Cudbear.................  @
Cupri Sulph............  
5®
Dextrine.................. 
10®
75®
Ether Sulph............  
Emery, all  numbers 
®
®
Emery, po......  ....... 
Ergote..........po. 40  30®
Flake  White........... 
12®
Galla....................... 
©
Gambler.  ................ 
8®
Gelatin, Cooper......  
®
Gelatin, French......  
35®
75 & 
Glassware, flint, box 
Less than  box....
Glue,  brown...........
St
Glue, white............  
t
Glycerlna................ 
14®
Grana  Paradisi  __
Humulus.................
Hydraag Chlor  Mite 
Hydraag Chlor Cor. 
Hydraag Ox Rub’m. 
Hydraag Ammoniatl 
HydraagUnguentum
Hydrargyrum.........
IcnthyoDolla, Am...
Indigo......................
Iodine, Resubi........3 1
Iodoform.................
Lupulin...................
Lycopodium...........
Mads 
Liquor Arsen et Hy
drarg Iod.............
LlqnorPotassAminlt 
Magnesia, Sulph.... 
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl
Mannia, S. F ...........
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MoothoK  %  .

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18
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15
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75
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Freezable

Goods

Now  is the Tim e to  Stock

♦   t

Mineral  Waters,
Liquid  Foods,
Malt  Extracts,
Butter  Colors,
Toilet  Waters,
Hair  Preparations, 
Inks, Etc.

♦  

t

Hazeltine  &  Perkins 

Drug  Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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CONDENSED  MILK.

4 doz in case.
Gail Borden  Eagle...........  6 75
Crown................................6 25
DalBy..................................8 75
Champion  .......................... 4 So
Magnolia 
425
Challenge.............. - ........... 3 35
Dime 
................................3 85
Tradesman Grade.

COUPON  BOOKS.

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

Superior Grade.

Economic 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  anv denom....20 00
50 books, any denom....  1 50 
100 books, any denom....  2 50 
500 books, any denom.... 11 50
1.000 books, any denom— 20 00 
Can be made to represent any 
20 books  .......................   1 00
50 books...............................  2 00
100 books................................8 00
250 books.................................C 25
500 books............................... 10 00
1000 books........ 

denomination from 110 down.

Coupon Pass Books,

Applee.

Credit Checks.

Universal Grade.

California Fruits.

...17 50
50 books, any denom....  150 
100 books, any denom—   2 50 
500 books, any denom— 11  50
1.000 books, any denom— 20 00
500, any one denom'n...... 8 00
1000, any one denom’n ...... 5 00
2000, any one denom’n ...... 8 00
Steel punch..................... •_76
DRIBD FRUITS—DOrtBSTIC 
Snndried......................  ©*
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.  ©9 
Apricots.....................   @
Blackberries...............
Nectarines.................  ©
Peaches.......................9  ©10
Q
P pu.tr 
Fitted Cherries...........
Pmnnelles..................
Raspberries................
100-120 25 lb boxes.........   © 4
90-100 25 lb boxes.........   ©  6
80 - 90 25 lb boxes.........   ©
70 - 80 25 lb boxes.........   ®  6J4
60 - 70 25 lb boxes.........   © 6*
50 - 60 25 lb boxes.........   ©  *
40-5025 lb boxes.........  ©10
30 - 40 25 lb boxes........  ©
14 cent less in 50 lb cases 

California Pranas.

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

Rel **«».

1  50
London Layers2C’Own. 
1  0
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown............ 
2  00
5
Loose Muscatexs 2 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown  6
Loose Muscatels 4Crown 
7
L. M.. Seeded, choice......   8
L. M , Seeded, fancy........  954

Hominy.

Peas.

Beans.

Pearl Barley.

Barrels  ...........................2 50
Flake, 501b.  drums........ 1  00
Dried Lima  ..................... 
3k
Medium Hand Picked—   1  10 
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic,  10 lb.  box......  60
Imported.  25 lb. box........2 50
Common...........................  2 25
Chester......... .................   2 50
Em pire............................  3 00
Green, Wisconsin, bu......1 00
Green, Scotch, bu............1  10
Split,bn................... 
...  2 50
Rolled  Oats.
Rolled Avena,  bbl........4 °5
Monarch,  bbl.................. 3 75
Monarch,  ^   bbl..............2 00
Monarch, 90 lb sacks....... 1  80
Quaker, cases.................. 3 20
Huron, cases....................1  75
German...........................   4
East  India.......................   3)4
Flake..............................  
3)4
3Jo
Pearl................................ 
Anchor, 40 1 lb. pkges.... 
5
Cracked  bulk...................  3)4
24 2 lb packages...............2 50

Tapioca.

Wheat.

Sago-

Salt  Pish.

Cod.

Georges cared............  @4
Georges  genuine........  © 5
Georges selected........  @5)4
Strips or bricks......... 6  © 9

Herring.

rtackeral.

Holland white hoops, bbl.  8 00 
Holland white hoop )4bbl  4 50
Holland,  )4  bbl................  2 60
Holland white hoop, keg. 
65 
Holland white hoop mcbs 
75
Norwegian.......................   _ _
Round 100 lbs...................  2 75
Ronnd  40 lbs...................  1  30
scaled...............................  
14
Mess 100 lbs......................  15 00
Mess  40 lbs......................  6 30
Mess  10 lbs......................  1  ®
Mess  8 lbs......................  1  35
No. 1100 lbs......................  13 25
No. 1  40 lbs......................  5 60
No. 1 
10 lbs.................... 
l g
No. 1 
8 lbs.....................  120
| No. 2 100 lbs......................  9 25
I No.2  40lbs......................  4 0»
No. 2  10 lbs......................  1  18
No. 2 
89
TronL
No. 11001b*. 
......   5®
No. 1  40 lbs.........  
........  2 40
No. 1  10 lbs....................  
68
No. 1 
8 lbs..................... 
67
Whltefish
No. 1  No. 2  Fam
2 75
100 lbs...........   6 75 
1 40
40 lbs...........  3 00 
10 lbs........... 
43
83 
37
8 lbs...........  
89 
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

8 lbs..................... 

INDIGO.

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

GUNPOWDER. 
Dupont’s.
Rifle
.....................

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

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

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

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................8 00
Half Kegs............................. 4 25
Quarter Kegs........................2 25
1 lb. c a n s ............................  45

JBLLY.

15 lb  palls............................   ®
30 lb  palls............................   65

LYE.

Condensed, 2 dos  .............. |  §f
Condensed. 4 dot................ “ ®

LICORICE.

Pure.....................................
Calabria..............................  ®
Sicily....................................  “
Root.....................................   10

MINCE MEAT.

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

nATCHBS.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No. 9 sulphur...................... J 65
Anchor Parlor.....................J tu
No. 2  Home......................... J JJJ
Export  Parlor.....................4 uu

noL ASSES.
New Orleans.

Black...............................  
JJ
F air..................................   M
Good................................. 
fO
Fancy  ..............................„ _ f*
Open Kettle...................... 25036

Half-barrels 2c extra.
MUSTARD.

SNUFF.

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

SEEDS.

A nise...............................   9
3)4
Canary, Smyrna................ 
Caraway..........................  
8
Cardamon,  M alabar......   60
Celery.................................  11
Hemp.  Russian.............. 
4
Mixed  Bird......................  4)4
5
Mustard,  white......... —  
Poppy  ..............................  10
Rape................................. 
4)4
Cuttle Bone........................  20

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

Table, cases. 24 8-lb  boxes.. 1 50 
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb bags.2 75 
Table, barrels,  40 7 lb bags.2 40 
Bntter, barrels, 2S01b. bnlk.2 25 
Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.3 50
BntteT, sacks, 28 lbs.............  25
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs............   55

Common Grades.

100 3-lb sacks........................1  95
60 5-lb sacks.............................1 80
2810-lb sacks........................... 1 65

Worcester.

lb.  cartons................... 8 25
50  4 
115  2)41b. sacks........................4 00
lb. sacks.......................3 75
60  5 
2214 
lb. sacks.......................3 50
3010 
lb. sacks....................... 3 50
28 lb. linen sacks.................  32
56 lb. linen sacks...... ..........  60
Bulk In barrels.................... 2 5

Warsaw.

56-lb dairy In drill bags......   80
28-lb dairy In drill bags......   15

Ashton.

56-lb dairy in linen sacks...  60 

Higgins.

56-lb dairy In linen sacks...  60 

Solar Rock.

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

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

Granulated Fine.................   70
Medium  Fine......................  70

PIPES.

Clay, No. 216...........................  1 70
Clay, T. D. full count........  of
Cob, No. 8..........................   ®

POTASH.

48 cans In case. 

Babbitt’s.................................. 4 00
PennaSalt  Co.’s......................8 00

^

PICK LBS. 
rtedtum.

Barrels, 1,200 count...............   3 75
Half bbls, 600 count...........  2 38

AXLE  QREASE.

doz.  gross
Aurora........................ 55  6 00
Castor Oil................... «0  7 00
Diamond.....................50  4 00
Frazer’s ......................75  9 00
IXL Golden. tin boxes 75  9 00
nice, tin boxes...........75  9 0u
Paragon.....................55  6 00

Acme.

Absolute.

lb can  doz........ 

BAKING  POWDER.
> ’b cans doz................... 
)4 Id Jans doz................... 

45
85
....  150
w lb cans 8 doz.................  46
H lb cans 3 do*................. 
75
!  lb cans 1 doz.................   1  00
10
Balk.................................... 
6 os. Eng. Tumblers........... 
85
M lb cans per doz.............  75
H lb cans per dos  ...........   1  20
1 
lb cans per dos.............8  00
u  lb cans 4 doz case........
M lb cans 4 dos case........  %
lb cans 2 doz c a se ......  
90

Arctic.
El Purity.

Homo.

Our Loader.

Jersey Cream

lb cans, 4 doz case......  
45
85
lb cans. 4 doz case........ 
lb cans. 2 doz case........  1 60
1 lb. cans, per doz.............   2 00
9 oz. cans, per dos.............  1  25
6 oz. cans, per doz............. 
85
W lb cans..........................   4r
A lb cans.......................... 
7!
t 
lb cans..........................  1 5
1 lb. cans  ...  ..................  
85
5 oz., 6 doz. case................   2 70
6 oz., 4 doz. case 
............ 3 20
9 os., 4 doz. case.................  4  80
1 lb., 2 doz. case.................. 4  00
5 lb., 1 doz. case.................  9  Ot
American................................T
English.....................................4

Peerless.
Queen Flake

BATH  BRICK.

BLUING.

C Q N D IM D

CANNBD GOODS

B l u i m G
Small. 3 doz.......................  
40
Large, 2 doz.......................  
75
BROOflS.
So. 1 Carpet.......................   1  9(
No. 2 Carpet........... 
........   1  75
No. 3 Carpet.......................   1  50
No. 4 Carpet.......................   1  15
Parlor Gem.......................   2 00
Common Whisk.................   70
Fancy Whisk...................... 
80
Warehouse.........................2 25
Tomatoes..................   89®  97
Corn  ..........................   80@1  00
Hominy......................  80
Beaus, Limas..............  70®1 30
Beans, Wax................  75
Beans, string..............  70
Beans,  Baked............   75@1 00
Beans, Red  Kidney...  50
Succotash...................  95® 1  20
Peas............................  50®  8a
Peas,  French.............. 2 25
Pumpkin  ...................  75
Mushroom.................  15®
Peaches, P ie ..............  90
Peaches,  Fancy.......... 1  40
Apples,  3-lb...............   95
Apples,  gallons......... 2 25
Cherries  ....................  90
Pears..........................  70
Pineapple, grated......2 4O
Pineapple, sliced....... 2 25
Pineapple,  Farren__1  70
Strawberries ...............1  10
Blackberries..............  80
Raspberries...............   85
Oysters, l-)b................  85
Oysters, 2-lb..........»...1  45
Salmon, Warren’s __1  4' ®1  CO
Salmon.  Alaska......... 1  25
Salmon, Klondike......  90
Lob-ters, 1-lb. Star----3 CO
Lobsters, 2-lb. Star__3 40
Mac  erel.l lb Mus’ard  10 
Mackerel, 1-lb. Soused. 1  75 
Mackerel,1-lb Tomato 1  75
Shrimps  .....................2 00
Sardines, >4« domestic  3>4© 
Sardines, mstrd, dom.5%®  714 
Sardines.  French....... 8  ® 22

22

CANDLES.

8s.
19s  .........................................8
a-«ffine................................8
kicking.............................. 20
olumbia, 
..........   2 on
olumbia  H pints  ............1  25

CATSUP.
pints 

©

©

CHEESE
Acme......................
Amboy....................
Emblem..................
i.em 
.....................
Gold Medal.............
Ideal.......................
Jersey  ....................
Lenawee.................
Riverside.................
Brick.......................
Edam.......................
Leiden.....................
@
Limburger..............  ®
Pineapple................ 50  ®
Sap  Sago.................  @
Balk 
■ted 

Chicory.
...........

1054
12
11II

im
,014
1U4
12
70
17
13
75
17
6
7

CLOTHES LINES.

Walter Baker 4k Co.’s

.............................
CHOCOLATE.
..28
erman Sweet...............
Premium.................................35
Break fact Cocoa...................46
Jotton, 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
late, 60 ft,  per  doz.............  80
Jute. 72 ft.  per  rtns..............  96
COCOA SHELLS.
201b  bags.......................  
214
Less quantity................. 
3
Pound packages............  
4
CRBAfl  TARTAR.
and 10 lb. wooden boxes......30
Bulk in sacks...............  
29

 

COFFEE

Green.
Rio.

Java.

Mocha.

Santos.

.a ir ........................................ 9
Good....................................... JJ
Prime......................................J±
Golden  ...................................if
Peaberry  ......................-.......*3
Fair  ....................................... }2
Good  ...................................18
Prime..................................... J*
Peaberry  ...............................
Mexican and Guatemala.
Fair  ....................................... £.
Good  ......................................J®
Fancy 
.................................. ...
Maracaibo.
Prime...................................... "
Milled..................................... »
interior...................................19
Private  Growth...................... ft
Mandehllng............................
Im itation................................20
Arabian  ................................. 22
Roasted.
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands
Fifth  Avenne......  
...........29
Jewell’s Arabian Mocha— 29 
Wells’ Mocha and Java.....24
Weils’ Perfection Java......24
sancaibo.............................21
Breakfast Blend...............   18
7 alley City Maracaibo.......18)4
(deal  Blend........................J4
Leader  Blend.....................18
Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
which 
the  wholesale  dealer 
adds  the  local  freight  from 
New  York  to  your  shipping 
point, giving you credit  on  the 
invoice  for  the  amount  of
freight  buyer  pays  from  the 
market in  which  he  purchases 
to his shipping point, including 
weight  or  package,  also Xc  a 
pound.  In  601b.  cases the list 
Is  10c  per  100  lbs.  above  the 
price in full cases.
Arbuckle.......................   10 50
Jersey.............................   10 50
fleLaaghlln’s  XXXX......
McLaughlin’s XXXX  sold  to 
retailers only.  Mail  all  orders 
direct to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  A 
Co., Chicago.
Valley City H gross......  
Felix K gross.................  
Hummel’s foil V4 gross... 
Hommel’itin  %  gross... 
CLOTHBS  PINS.
6 gross boxes—  

Package.

75
1  16
86
1  48 
40

Extract.

 

POREIUN.
Citron.

Peel.

Raisins.

Currants.

Leghorn..........................©12
Corsican..........................@13
Patras bbls...................... @ FX
Vostizzas 50 lb cases.......@6
Cleaned, bulk  ................. © 7
Cleaned, packages..........@7)4
Citron American 10 lb bx  ©13 
Lemon American 10 lb bx ©12 
Orange American 10 lb bx ©12 
Ondnra 28 lb boxes......  ©
Sultana  1 Crown.........   ©
Sultana 2 Crown  ........  ©
Sultana  3 Crown..........  ©
Sultana 4 Crown.........   ©
<4nltan* R Grown  ........  ©
Sultana 6 C row n........  ©
Sul tana package.........  ©
FARINACEOUS  OOODS.
24 1 lb.  packages.............1  60
Bulk, per 100 lbs.............3 50
Walsb-T»®**«« Go ’s Brand.

Parlna.

Grits.

24 2 lb. pacaagco.................... 1 80
100 lb. kegs............................ * 70
2001b. barrels........................ 5 10

Small.

Barrels, 2,400 count.........    4 7b
Half bbls  1,200 count........  2 88

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina head....................   6)4
Carolina  No. 1  .................   5
Carolina  No. 2...................  4
Broken...............................   3X

Imported.

Japan,  No. 1..............  5)4® 6
Japan,  No. 2..............4*-.@  5
Java, fancy head........5  ®  5)4
Java, No. 1.................  6  @
Table............................  @

SALBRATU5.

Packed 60 lbs. In  box.

Church’s ............................. 8 80
Deland’s ............................. 8  15
Dwight’s ............................. 3 30
Taylor’s ...............................8 00

SAL SODA.

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

SAUERKRAUT.

Barrels..............................  3 25
V4-Barrels.................. ..  ..  I 75

Jennings*.

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

D. C. Lemon
2os.-----   75
3 oz.........1 00
4 oz.........1  40
6 oz.........2 00
No. 8.. -2 40
No. 10.. .4 00
No.  2 T.  80 
No.  8 T.l  25 
No.  4 T.l 60
Pure Brand.
Van, 
Lem.
2 oz. Taper Panel..  75
1  20 
1 *0 
2 oz. Oval..............  75
3 oz. Taper Panel.. 1  35
2  00 
2 25
4 oz. Taper Panel.. 1 60

Senders’.

in  the  world  for 

Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 
the 

Best 
money.
Sage.....................................   J®
Hops....................................  16

HBRBS.

SOAP.

J A X O N
Single box............................ 2  0
5 box lots, delivered.......... 2 46
10 box lots, delivered..........2 40
<!AS.  8.  KIRKS CO.’S BRANDS.
American Family, wrp’d....2 66
Dome.................................... 2 75
Cabinet.................................2 20
Savon................................. 2 50
White Russian.....................2 35
White Cloud,  laundry____6  25
White Cloud,  toilet.............3 50
Dusky Diamond. 50 6 oz__ 2  10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz__ 3 00
Bine India, 100 £  lb.............3  00
Klrkollne............................. 8 50
Eos.......................................2 50
SGHULfE  SOAP GO/S  BRANDS
Cljdesd&le,  100 cakes, 75 lbs 
. . .   - 2  75
He-Tax, 100 cakes, 621-2 lbs----- 2  00
Family,  75 cakes,  75 lbs............2  50
German Mottled, (0 cakes, 60 lbs. .  I  75 
Cocoa Castile, 18 lbs., cut 1-4 & 1-2..1  80 

Chipped Soap for kaadriei. 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Old Country, 801-lb. bars  . .2 75
Good Cheer, 601-lb. bars__3 75
Uno, 100 J£-lb. bars..............2 50
Doll, 10010-oz.  bars.............9 05

Scouring.

Sapollo, kitchen, 3 d o s...... 2 40
Sapollo, band, 3 d o s...........2 40

SODA.

Boxes  .................................5)4
Kegs, English......................4 if

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Pare Orouad In Balk.

Allspice  .............................13
Cassia, China in mats.........12
Cassia, Batavia In band__25
Cassia, Saigon In rolls.......32
Cloves, Amboyna...............14
Cloves, Zanzibar................ 12
Mace,  Batavia................... 55
Nutmegs, fancy..................00
Nntmegs, No.  1..................50
Nutmegs, No.  2.........   ...... 45
Pepper, Singapore, black... 11 
Pepper, Singapore, white... 12
Pepper,  shot...................... 12
Allspice 
 
C&ssia, Batavia...................30
Cassia,  Saigon  ................... 40
Cloves, Zanzibar..................14
Ginger,  African................. 15
Ginger,  Cochin...................18
Oinger,  Jamaica.................23
Mace,  Batavia................... 65
Mustard........................ 12@18
Nutmegs,..................... 40@a0
Pepper, Sing , black............13
Pepper, Sing., white........... 20
Pepper, Cayenne................. 20
Sage...........................  

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

SYRUPS
Corn.
Barrels................................  17
Half  bbls.............. 
......... 1#
yt doz. 1 gallon cans.........1  50
1  doz. K gallon cans.......1  75
2  doz. M gallon c a n s..... 1  75
Pair  ..................................   10
Good................................   20
Choice.............................   25

f t  re Cane.

STARCH.

Kingsford's  Cera.

40 1-lb packages...................0
2) 1 lb packages...................014

Kingsford’s Silver  doss.

401-lb packages...................0)4
0-lb boxes.......................... 7

Diamond.

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

Common  Corn.
..  5
201 lb. packages.............
40 1 lb. packages............... • •  4*

Common Gloss.

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

STOVE POLISH.

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

SUOAR.

Below  are given  New  York 
prices on sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds the local 
freight from New York to your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
credit  on  the  invoice  for  the 
amount  of  freight  buyer pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point, 
including  20  pounds  for  the 
weight of the barrel.
Domino....................................5 50
Cut  Loaf..............................5 7
Crushed........ .......................5 75
Powdered  ...........................5 3s
x x x x   Powdered.................... 5 50
Cubes.......................................5 38
Granulated in bbls...................5 25
Granulated in  bags.............5 25
Pine Granulated......................5 25
Extra Pine Granulated.......5 38
Extra Coarse Granulated.. .5 38
Mould  A...................................5 50
Diamond Confec.  A........... 5 25
Confec. Standard A................. 5 13
No.  1....................................... 4 88
No  2....................................... 4 88
No.  8....................................... 4 88
No.  4.......................................4 81
No.  5....................................... 4 75
No.  0....................................... 4 69
No.  7.......................................4 63
No.  8....................................... 4 50
No.  9....................................... 4 50
No.  10....................................... 4 44
No.  11....................................... 4 38
No.  12.......................................4 31
No.  13.......................................4 ’1
NO.  14......................................4 25
No.  15 
No.  10....................................... 4 26

................................4 25

TOBACCOS.

Cigars.

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. 
New  Brick........................ 33 00

H. A P. Drug Co.’s brand. 

Quintette..........................35 00

G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

15

C. W...............................35 oo

Ruhe Bros.Co.’s Brands.

Double Eag'es. 6 sizes. 155*» 70 00
Gen. Maceo. 5 sizes__  55@7U 00
15
Mr. Thomas...............  
35  00
Cuban Hand  Made.... 
35 00
Crown  Five...............  
35 00
Sir  William................ 
35 00
35 00
Club Five................... 
35 00
Gens. Grant and Lee.. 
35 00
Little Peggy.............. 
¡Signal  Five...............  
35 l>0
Knights of Pythias 
 
35 00
Key West Perfects, 2 sz 55@60 00

TABLE  5 AUCB5 .

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

VINEGAR.

Malt White Wine, 40 grain....  7 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain.. ..10
Pure Cider, Red Star.............12
Pure Cider, Robinson............11

WICKING.

No. 0, per gross......................  20
No. 1, per gross......................  25
No. 2, per gross......................  35
No. 3, per gross..................   55

Crackers.

The  National  Biscuit  Co. 

quotes as follows:
Batter.

Seymour X X X ...................
Seymour XXX, 3 lb.  carton  6
Family XXX  ....................   5%
Salted XXX  ......................  6
New  York XXX...... ..........  6
Wolverine.........................  6
Boston................................  7yj

5oda.

Soda  XXX  .......................   0
Soda XXX, 3 lb carton__  6%
Soda,  City...........  ...........   8
Long Island  Wafers.........   11
L. I. Wafers, 1 lb carton  ..  12 
Zephyrette...........................10
Saltine Wafer....................  514
SaltineWafer, 1 lb  carton.  64
Farina Oy-ter....................   5/,
Extra Farina Oyster.........   6
SWEET  GOODS—Boxes.

Oyster.

Animals............................  104
Bent’s Water......................  15
Cocoanut Taffy.................  10
Coffee Cake, Java.............   tu
Coffee Cake,  Iced................10
nracknells.........................  154
Cubans  .............................   114
Frosted  Cream...................  8
Ginger Gem s....................   8
Ginger Snaps, XXX...........  74
Graham Crackers  ............   8
Graham W afers...............  10
Grand Ma Cakes.................  9
Imperials..........................   8
Jumnles,  Honey................  114
Marshmallow  ...................  15
Marshmallow  Creams......   16
Marshmallow  Walnuts...  16
Mich.  Frosted Honey__   124
Molasses  Cakes.................  8
Newton..............................  12
Nic Nacs............................  8
Orange Gems.....................  8
Penny Assorted Cakes......  84
Pretzels,  hand m ad e......   8
Sears’Lunch......................  7
Sugar  Cake.......................   8
Sugar  Squares.................   9
Vanilla  Wafers................  14
Sultanas............................  124

Oils.
Barrel«.

Eocene  ......................  @114
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt  @  94
WW Michigan...........  @9
Diamond White.........  @ 8
D., S. Gas....................   @ 9
Deo. N aptha..............  @7
Cylinder....................25  @34
Engine.......................11  @21
Black, winter............   @8

Candies.
¿tick Candy.

bbls. pails
Standard.................  64@ 7
Standard H.  H........ 
64@ 7
Standard Twist......  6  @ 8
@  8
Cut Loaf................. 
@ 64
Jumbo, 32 lb  ..........  
Extra H. H.............. 
@ 84
Boston  Cream........ 
@¡0

Mixed Candy.

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

@ 6
@ 64
@ 7
@ 74
@ 74
@  9
@ 84
@ 8
@  8
@  84
@ 9
@10
@13

Fancy—In Balk.

Lozenges, plain......  
@ 84
Lozenges,  printed..  @84
Choc.  Drops........... 
@’04
Choc.  Monumentals  @¡2
@ g
Gum  Drops............  
Moss  Drops............  
@8
Sour Drops.............. 
@ 9
Imperials................ 
@9

Fancy—In 5  lb.  Boxes.

Lemon Drops.........  
@50
Sour  Drops............  
@50
@60
Peppermint Drops.. 
Chocolate Drops__ 
@60
H. M. Choc. Drops.. 
@75
Gum  Drops............  
@30
Licorice Drops........ 
@75
@50
A. B. Licorice Drops 
@50
Lozenges,  plain__ 
@50
Lozenges,  printed.. 
Imperials...............  
@50
Mottoes...................
Cream Bar.............. 
@go
Molasses B a r.........  
@50
Hand Made Creams.  80  @  90
Plain  Creams.........   60  @90
Decorated Creams.. 
@90
String Rock............  
@eo
Burnt Almonds...... 125  @
Wintergreen Berries  @60

Caramel«.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
boxes................... 
No. 1 wrapped, 3  lb.
boxes................... 
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lb. 
boxes  ................

@35
@50

Fruits.
Oranges.
Louisianas.............. 
Mexicans  F lo rid a
st\ le  box...  ........ 
Fancy Navels.........  
Lemons.
@3 75
Strictly choice 360s.. 
Strictly choice 300s..  @4 uo
Fancy 360s  ............ 
@4  25
Ex.Fancy  300s........ 
@4  50
Ex. Fancy 360s........ 
@1 25
Bananas.

@4  00
@125
@4 25

Medium  bunches... 1  00  @1  25
Large bunches........1  5u  @1  75

Foreign Dried Fruits. 

Figs.

Californias  Fancy.. 
Choice, 10 lb Doxes.. 
Extra  choice,  10  lb
boxes new............  
Fancy, 12lb  boxes.. 
Imperial Mikados, 18
Id boxes...............  
Pulled, 6 lb boxes... 
Naturals,  In  bags... 
Dates.

@16
@15
@18
@22
@
@
@ 7

Fards in 10 lb  boxes  @ 9
Fards In  60 lb  cases  @ 6
Persians, G. M’s......  
@ 54
@ 6
lb cases, new........ 
Salrs,  601b cases.... 
@ 5
Nuts.

Almonds, Tarragona..  @16
Almonds, Ivaca.........   @14
Almonds,  California,
soft shelled............   @15
Brazils new................  @84
Filberts  ....................  @11
Walnuts, Naples........  @13
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1.  @12
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
Calif.......................  @'2
Table Nuts,  fancy__  @11
Table Nuts,  choice...  @10
Pecans, Med.......... . 
@74
Pecans, Ex. Large__   @10
Pecans, Jumbos........   @12
Hickory  Nuts per bu.,
Ohio, new...............   @1  60
Cocoanuts.  full  sacks  @4  0
Chestnuts per bu.......   @4 00

Peanuts.

Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns.  @ 7
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted........ .........   @7
Choice, H. P., Extras.  @ 44
Choice, H. P.,  Extras,
Routed  .................  
54

Wheat.

62

Wheat................................ 
Winter  Wheat  Flour. 

Local Brands.

Patents............................. 4 25
Second  Patent..................   3 75
Straight............................  3 50
Clear.................................. 3 25
Graham  ............................3 30
Buckwheat.................. .  4 «0
Rye 
.................................  3 00
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour In bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Diamond, %a...................... 3  75
Diamond, Ms...................... 3  7>
Diamond, 4 s ...................... 3  7b
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Quaker, 4 s ........................  3 45
Quaker, Ms........................  3 45
Quaker, 4 s........................   3 45
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand.
Pillsbury’s  Best 4 s ...........  4 2"
Pillsbury’s  Best Mb...........  4  10
PUlsbury’s Best 4 s ...........  4 00
Pillsbury’s Best 4s paper.  4  10 
Pillsbury’s Best MB paper..  4 00 
B all-Barnhart-Putman's Brand.

Spring  Wheat  Flour. 

Meal.

Olney A Judson’s Brand

Dulutu  Imperial. 4 s.........4  20
Dulutb Imperial, Mb.........4  20
Duluth Imperial, 4 s.........  4  10
Lemon A Wheeler Co.’s  Brand.
Gold Medal 4 b..................  4  25
Gold Medal Ms....................4  15
Gold Medal 4 s .....................4 65
Parisian, 4 s ......................   4  2
Parisian, Mb.........................4  ,5
Parisian. 4 s.......................  4  05
Ceresota, 4 s ......................  4  25
Ceresota, Mb......................   4  15
Ceresota  4 b......................  4  05
Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Laurel, 4 s .........................  4  25
Laurel, Ms .........................  4
Laurel, 4 s ...........................4  15
Bolted...............................  1 90
Granulated.......................  2  10
St. Car Feed, screeued  ... .15 00
No. 1 Corn and  Oats........ .14 50
Uubolted Corn Meal  ...... .14 00
Winter Wheat  Bran...  . .13 no
Winter Wheat Middlings. .14 00
Screenings......  .............. .13 00
Old corn, car lots...........
.  37
New coru, car lots.............. 34
Less than  car  lots.............   36
Car  lots............................... 31
Carlot8, clipped..................  33
Lessthan  car lots.............. 35
No. 1 Timothy carlots......  8 50
No. 1 Timothy, ton lots 
10 00
Fish and  Oysters

Feed and  Mlllstuffs

Corn.

Oats.

Hay.

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

Fresh Fish.
Whiteflsh................
T rout.....................
Black Bass..............  8
Halibut...................
Ciscoes or Herring..
Bluefish...................
Live Lobster.........
Boiled Lobster........
Cod 
Haddock.................
No.  1  Pickerel........
Pike.........................
Perch..................
Smoked White........
Red Snapper...........
Col  River Salmon..
Mackerel 
..............
F. H. Counts...........
F. J   D. Selects.......
Selects...................
F. J. D  Standards.  .
Anchors.................
Standards...............
Favorites................
Balk.
Counts.........................
X  Selects.....................
selects.......................
< uchor Standards.......
Standards....................
Clams...........................
Shell Goods.
Oysters, per  100......... 1
Clams,  per 100.........

Oysters in Cans,

Per lb.

@
@  18 
@  4
@  10 
@  17 
@  18 
@  10

@  10 
@  12 
@  18
@  35 
@  27 
@  2i 
20
@  18 
@  16 
@  14 
gal. 
....  1  75 
...  1  60 
....  1  20 
....  1  10 
....  1 tu 
....  1  25
25@1  50 
@  75

M ICH IG A N   T R A D ES M A N
Grains and Feedstuffs

P r o v i s i o n s .

Sausage«.

Swift  A  Company  quote  as

Barreled Pork.

follows:
Mess  ........................
9  50
Back  ......................10 5n@
Clear back..............10 25@>0 5'
Shortcut.........................
10  «
Pig..................................
13 50
Bean  .............................
9  75
........................
Family 
10 50
Dry Salt  Meats.
Bellies............................
6
Briskets  .........................
Extra shorts..................
5*
Smoked  neats.
Hams, 12 lb  average  __
Hams, 14 lb average 
..
8M
Hams, 16 lb  average......
75i
Hams, 20 lb  average......
7)4
Ham dried beef  ............
11
Shoulders  (N. Y. cut).  .
5*
Bacon,  clear........  ......
California hams............
Ö
Boneless hams...............
9
Cooked  ham.................10@1 ¿yt
Lards.  In Tierces.
Compound....................
3%
Kettle.............................
55 lb Tubs......... advance
%
30 lb Tubs......... advance
M
50 lb T ins......... advance
%
20 lb Pails......... advance
%
10 lb Pails......... advance
%
5 lb Palls......... advance
1
3 lb Palls......... advance
l*
Bologna.......................
5H
Liver...............................
6)4
Frankfort.......................
7m
P o rk ..........................
0)4
Blood  .....................
6
Tongue  .........................
9
Head  cheese...................
6)4
Extra  Mess..............
10 25
Boneless  ....................... 13 <0
Rump............................. 13 75
Kits, 15 lbs......................
70
M  bbls, 40 lbs................. 1  35
y%  bbls, 80 lbs................. 2 50
Kits, 15 lbs......................
70
M  bbls, 40 lbs.................
)4  bbls, 80 lbs................. 2 25
Pork...............................
20
Beef  rounds..................
3
Beef  middles.................
10
Sheep.............................
00
Rolls,  dairy..................
9M
Solid, dairy  ..................
9
Rolls,  creamery...........
14
Solid,  creamery............
13)4
Canned  Meats.
Corned beef,  2 lb  ........ 2 95
Corned  beef, 14  lb......... 15 00
Roast  beef,  2  lb......... 2  15
Potted  ham,  Ms.........
50
Potted  ham, 
)f8.........
90
Deviled ham,  Ms.........
50
Deviled ham.  Ms.........
90
Potted  tongue Ms.........
50
Potted  tongue Ms  ........
90
Fresh  Meats.

Pig«’ Feet.

Butterine.

Casings.

Tripe.

Beef.

Beef.

Veal.

Pork.

Mutton

Carcass......................6M@ 8
Fore quarters............ 5 @  6)4
Hind  quarters...........
Loins  No.  3............... 9 @12
Ribs............................  7 @12
Rounds......................  7 @  7)4
Chucks.................  ..  6 @  6
Plates  .......................  4 @
Dressed......................  4 @
L oins......................... @ 6V4
Shoulders................... @  5)4
Leaf Lard...................  5M@
Carcass..................... 6 @  7
Spring Lambs............ 7)4@ 0)4
Carcass 
.  7 @  7)4
Hides  and  Pelts.
The Cappon A Bertscb Leather 
Co., 100 Canal  Street, quotes  as 
follows :
Green No.  1................ @  8
Green No. 2................ @ 7
Cured No. 1................ @ Hi
Cured No. 2................ @
Calfskins,  green No. 1 @U
Calfskins,  green No. 2 @  8)4
Calfskins, cured No. 1 @11
Calfskins, cured No. 2 @  9)4
Pelts,  each................. 50@1  00
No. 1...........................
@ 3
No. 2........................... @ 2
Washed, fine  ............ @18
Washed, medium....... @23
Unwashed, fine..........11  @13
Unwashed, medium ..16  @19
Cat, W ild.................  20@  50
Cat, H ouse..............  5@  20
Deer Skins, per lb....  124
Ft 11 Muskrat............  3@  11
................   1  <a  1  2-~
Mink 
Racoon.......................  10@  75
Skunk.........................  15@ 

Tallow.

Furs.

Hides.

Wool.

Pelts.

21

Crockery  and

Glassware.

AKRON  STONBWARB. 

Batters.

4  gal., per dos.................  40
1 to 6 gal., per gal.................  5
8 gal., each......................  40
10 gal., each.....................   50
12 gal.,  each.....................   60
15 gal. meat-tubs, each__1  10

Churns.

Fruit Jars.

Jags.

Common

Milkpans.

Stewpans.

No. 
No. 
No. 

3  10 
2  15
3  15

Tomato Jugs.

Pint....................................  4  50
Quart.................................   4 75
4   gal  ...................................  6  50
Rubbers............................. 
25
4  gal. flat or rd.  bot., doz.  45 
1 gal. fiat or rd. bot., each  5 
Fine Glazed Milkpans.
4  gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.
60
1 gal. flat or rd. bot, each 
5)4
4  gel- fireproof, ball, dos.
85
1 gal. fireproof, bail, dos.l  10 
M gal., per doz..................  40
4  gal., per doz..................  42
1 to 5 gal., per gal............   54
4  gal., per dos.................  42
1 gal., each......................  54
Corks for 4  gal., per dos..  20 
Corks for  1 gal., per dos..  30 
Preserve Jars and Covers.
4  gal., stone cover, doz...  75 
1 gal., stone cover, doz...l  00
5 lbs. in package, per lb...  2
No.  0 8un..........................  
33
No.  1  Sun..........................  
31
No. 2  Sun..........................   46
No. 8 Sun...........................  1  00
Tubular.............................  
50
Security, No. 1...................  60
Security, No. 2...................  80
Nutmeg  ............................   50
LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds.
Per box ol 6 aoz.
No.  0 Sun..........................  1  32
No.  1  Sun..........................   1  48
No.  2  San.......................... 2  13
No. 0 Sun...........................   1 50
No. 1 Sun...........................   1  60
No. 2 San...... ....................2 45
No. 
No. 
No. 

top,
wrapped and  labeled__
top.
wrapped and  labeled__
top,
wrapped and  labeled 

LAMP  BURNERS.

Sealing Wax.

First  Qaaltty.
0 Sun,  crimp 
1 Sun,  crimp 
2 Son,  crimp 
XXX Flint.
0 Sun,  crimp 
1 Sun,  crimp 
2 Sun,  crimp 

2 56 
2 75
8 76

top,
wrapped and  labeled__
top,
wrapped and  labeled 
top,
wrapped and  labeled__
CHIMNEYS—Pearl  Top.
No. 1  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled............................3  70
No. 2  Sun,  wrapped  and
labeled............................4  70
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped  and
labeled......... ..................  4 88
No. 2  Snn,  “Small  Bulb,’’
for Globe Lamas............. 
80
No. 1 Sun. plain  bulb,  per
doz  ................................   9
No. 2 Snn,  plain  bnlb,  per
doz  ................................   1 15
No. 1 Crimp, per  dos........  1 35
No. 2 Crimp, per  dos........1  60
No. 1, Lime  (66c  dos)...... 3  50
No. 2, Lime  (70c  dos).......  4 00
No. 2, Flint (80c  dos)......   4 70
No. 2, Lime  (70c  dos)  .....4  00
No. 2, Flint  (80c  dos).......  4 40
Dos. 
1 gal tin cans with  spont..  1  25
1 gal galv Iron with  spout.  1  48
2 gal galv iron with spout.  2 48
3 gal galv iron with spont.  3 32 
5 gal galv iron with  spout.  4 28 
3 gal galv iron with faucet  4  17 
5 gal galv Iron with  faucet 4  67
5 gal Tilting cans..............  7 25
5 gal galv Iron Nacefas,...  9 00
5 gal Rapid steady stream.  7  80 
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.  OTubular side lift....  4  00
No.  1 B  Tubular..............6 26
No. 13TubularDasb. 
....  6  50 
No.  1 Tub.,glassfonnt....  7 00 
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 14  OC
No.  3 Street  Lamp...........  8 75
LANTERN  GLOBES.
No.  OTubular,  cases 1 doz.
each, box 10 cents........... 
No.  OTubular,  cases2 dos.
each, box 15  cents.........  
No. 0 Tubular,  bbls 5 dos.
each, bbl 35.................... 
No. 0 Tubular,  bull’s  eye, 
oases 1 dos. each...... — 

46
45
8
115

Pump  Cons.

LANTERNS.

OIL CANE. 

La  Bostic.

Rochester.

Blectrlc.

1  00

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H a rd w a re

Push  Cook  Stoves  and  Ranges  to  the 

Front.

From Stoves  and  Hardware  Reporter.

If  there  is  any  time  in  the  year  when 
stoves—and  we (mean  cooks  and  ranges 
particularly— should  be  in  demand  it  is 
before  the  holidays.  How,  let  us  ask, 
can  the  savory  turkey  be  done  to  a 
proper  turn  if  the  stove  is  out  of  condi­
tion  to  perform 
its  proper  function  in 
that  most  important  rite?  Why  spoil  a 
Christmas  or  New  Years’  dinner  for  the 
sake  of  economizing  a  few  paltry  dol­
lars?  There 
is  no  economy  in  such  a 
proceeding,  for  what  is  saved  in  money 
is  doubly  and  trebly  lost  in  vital  energy 
and  temper  on  the  part  of  the  mistress 
of  the  house,  to say  nothing of the heart­
rending  disappointment  experienced  by 
the  expectant  head  of  the  household 
when,  with  carving  knife  and 
fork 
poised  in  the  air  ready  to  carve  a  beau­
tifully  roasted  turkey,  he  is  confronted 
with  a  pale,  underdone,  unappetizing 
fowl,  the  product  of  a  poor oven  in  a 
wornout  range.  The  hardware  dealer 
has  a  splendid  opportunity  now  To  wax 
eloquent 
in  both  advertisements  ano 
conversations  with  customers,  setting 
forth  in  glowing  terms  the  advantages 
of  a  good  cook  stove  or  range.  It  is  one 
of  the  batteries  which  ought  to  be 
brought into  action  at  every  possible op­
portunity,  and  by  thus  attacking  cus 
tomers’  strongly  fortified  pocket  books 
make  a  breach 
in  the  center  through 
which  the  smaller  rapid  fire  guns  em­
bodied 
in  holiday  goods  may  force  an 
entrance  and  carry  the  patronage  by 
assault,  so  to  speak.  The  holiday  sea­
son 
is  the  period  when  the  purchasing 
tide  is  at the  full  summit  of  its  powers. 
It  should  be  taken  at  the  flood  by  all 
merchants  who  are  intensely  ambitious 
and desirous  to increase  their  profits and 
double  the  usual  trade.  Some  arrange­
ments  ought  to  be  made  for decorating 
the  store 
in  keeping  with  the  season.
Careful  attention  especially  should  be 
expended  upon  the  window  displays, 
for  this 
is  one  of  the  most  effective 
modes  of  advertising.  Some  originality 
of  thought  in  the  execution  of  these  is 
always  desirable,  especially  where 
it 
makes  the  displays  very  attractive  and 
worth  the  time,  effort  and  money  ex­
pended  in  securing  them.

*0  stores  that  carry  more general lines  of 
larger  or  smaller  scale,  as 
goods  on  a 
the  case  may  be. 
It  is  one  of  the  in­
stances  where  there  is  safety  in  num­
bers—that  is  to  say,  in  being  one  of  the 
number  of  the  competing  forces  and 
also  in  having  a  number  of  lines  of 
goods  in  the  store.  There  are  so  many 
advantages  connected  with  this  method 
of  store-keeping  that  even 
the  most 
purblind  and  obstinate  individuals  are 
beginning  to  see  them,  and  are  ulti­
mately  forming  the  intention  of  bene­
fiting  by  them.  By  gradually  acquir­
lines  the  merchant  always 
ing  many 
has  a  quantity  of  stock  which 
is  con­
stantly 
in  demand.  Whereas  with  the 
special  line  stores  or  those  carrying  but 
few 
lines  there  may  be  periods  when 
none  of  them  are  in  much  request.
Nowadays  of  course  the  hardware 
dealer  is  more  prepared  to  cater to sum­
mer trade  by  keeping  the  stoves  which 
m  y  be  used  at that  period.  Neverthe­
less,  this  is  not  enough.  A  good  gaso­
line  or  gas  stove  lasts  many  years  and 
there  is  no chance  of  getting  any  more 
business  in  that  particular  line  from  a 
customer  who  has  bought  one;  while  if 
there  were  other  goods  in  stock  which 
were  popular  and  seasonable,  the  same 
customer  would  come  back  again  and 
again  to  make  other  purchases  of  goods 
used  in  that  period.  Such,  for  example, 
as  linoleums,  window  shades,  awnings, 
rustic  seats,  etc.  For  winter of  course 
these  goods  would  not  receive  so  much 
attention,  although linoleum always finds 
a  ready  sale.  Leather  goods  might be 
added  to  increase  the  trade.  Particular­
ly  before  the  holidays,  a big  run  may  be 
had  on  them.  When  dividing  a  store 
into  departments  in  a  systematic  man­
ner,  the  clerks should be trained  accord­
ingly  and  the 
interior  of  the  store  al 
ttred  to  correspond  with  the  changes.

Life’s  Mystic  Song.

Torment and bliss and Heaven and Hell,
This is the sum of life’s brief speU— 

Sunshine and rain,
And care and pain,

And hopes and fears,
And smiles and tears—

And truth and error, right and wrong,
W e weave into life’s mystic song.

And then the throbbing pulses cease,
And wearied spirits find release—

A vanished face,
A vacant place,

An unknown spot,

A man forgot—

This is humanity’s brief story 
O f life, and all that is of glory.

What  a  nice  place  to 

live  in  thi 
world  would  be 
if  women  were  all  as 
good  as  they  look,  and  men  were  as 
good  as  they  seem.

l i i N i r N i u f

Competition  That  Pays.

competition  makes  money 

There  is  but  one  form  of  competition 
that 
is  really  remunerative  and that  is 
the  competition  of  novelty  and  variety 
in  goods. 
In  contradistinction  to  the 
rivalry  which  produces  a  reduction  in 
prices,  the  former  is  both  laudable  and 
legitimate. 
It  may  be  freely  indulged 
in  by  all  merchants  with  a  view  of  rais­
ing  the  standard  of  the  store  to the  most 
exalted  position  attainable. 
In  this 
way  the  most  popular  and  salable  goods 
only  are  kept 
in  stock,  and  displayed 
in  the  most  attractive  manner  possible. 
Such 
for 
those  able  to  succeed 
in  it,  for  it  is 
the  kind  which  calls  forth  all  the  latent 
ability  of  the  merchant  in  originating, 
executing  and  developing  the  best 
methods  by  means  of  which  business 
may  be  made  to  thrive  and  prosper. 
It 
certainly  requires  more  study  and  men­
tal  effort  of  every  kind  to  succeed  in 
this  way  than  the  other  more  common 
and  objectionable  one  of  underselling. 
Any  one,  even  a  child,  could  mark 
down  figures  and  advertise  cut  prices 
with  a  great  flourish  in  the  newspapers; 
whereas 
it  requires  real  talent  to  com­
in  the  quality,  workmanship  and 
pete 
design  which  goods  may  possess. 
It 
necessitates  personal  trips  to  the  mar­
ket,  a  receptivity  of  mind 
in  adopting 
the  new 
ideas  which  are  gleaned  from 
observing  the  methods  of  others  and  a 
constant  desire  to 
improve  upon  the 
In  short,  keep  the  different  lines 
past. 
of  goods  vying  with  each  other 
in 
wholesome  rivalry  for  the  most  praise 
and  popularity.

Increase  of General  Stores.

From the Stoves and Hardware Reporter.

There 

is  little  donbt  that  the  special j 

line  stores  are  gradually  developing

SAVES  THE  WASH. 
SAVES  THE  WASHER

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

WILLIAM  REID

Importer and Jobber of

POLISHED  PLATE 
WINDOW 
ORNAMENTAL

PAINT

OIL.  WHITE  LEAD. 

VARNISHES 
BRUSHES

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

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W e have  the  largest  and  most  complete stock of Glass and Paint Goods 
in  Western  Michigan.  Estimates  furnished.  All orders filled promptly. 
Distributing  agents  for  Michigan  of  Harrison  Bros.  & Co.’s Oil Colors, 
Dry Colors,  Mixed  Paints,  Etc.

B a s »   — -—mt—» ————  —  — 

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Oatman’s  Handy  Hoops

For  Tubs, 

Pails  or 

Barrels
Put up in neat display box, 

and rivets included.

No. to order by.

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4

Inches wide.

Inches long.

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39
£
So
So

Patent applied for.

Box of 50.

$1.75
3.30
4.00

Box of 25.

$3.00
4.00

These hoops are flared,  with one end punched all ready  to  get  the  size  and  rivet  together 
bv placing the tub bottom side up, and putting the  hoop  around with  the  punched end lapped 
on the outside, so that you can mark for the two holes to be  punched.
These hoops do away with the annoyance of pulling a bundle  of  hoop  iron  apart  to  get  a 

few cents’  worth of hooping.  For sale Dy

i  FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.,  0RAND  RAPIDS-

Glark-Rutka-Jewell Go.

3 8   AND  4 0   s .   IONIA  ST .
OPPOSITE  UNION  DEPOT

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

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FULL  LINE  OF

K R A U T   AN D   SLA W   C U T T E R S  
M E A T   C H O P P E R S  
BA RN   D O O R  H A N G ER S  
B A R   IRON
S H E L F   AN D  H EA V Y   H A RD W A R E 
CO M M O N   W IR E  AND 
C E M E N T -C O A T E D   N A ILS :

Strictly  wholesale.  Orders 

filled  promptly  at  bottom 

ruling  prices.  Mail  orders  solicited.

M ICH IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

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CHRISTMAS  SHOPPING.

Difficulties

Suiting  the  Lords 
Creation.
Written for the T radishah.

of

The  hurrying  days  of  Christmas  shop­
ping  are  at  band  and  the  despairing 
statement,  “ It  is  so  hard  to  get  any­
thing  for  a  m an!"  will  fall  upon  the 
ears  of  the  dealer  in  holiday  goods  with 
increasing  frequency.  How  to  meet 
the  case  successfully  when  the  perplex­
ities  of  the  customer  formulate  them­
selves  into  this  oft-repeated  expression 
is  a 
The  skillful 
handling  of  the  vexing  matter  marks 
the  true  salesman.

timely  problem. 

it 

It 

is  unwise  to  try  to  controvert  the 
It 
statement,  for  it  is  absolutely  true. 
is  hard  to  get  anything  for  a  man. 
It 
sometimes  seems  to  be  very  hard  for  a 
man  to get  anything  for himself.  It  may 
be  some common  article  of  wearing  ap 
parel  of  which he  stands in  actual  need 
but  there  is  difficulty  when  he  attempts 
to  supply  himself.  He  wants  a  partic 
ular  kind.  He  must  have  just  what  he 
has  made  up  bis  mind  to  have  if  he 
has  to  walk  from  San  Francisco  to  New 
York  City  to  get  it. 
If  it  is  shoes  he 
wishes  and  be  has  determined  upon 
congress,  then  congress  they  must  be 
and 
is  a  waste  of  persuasive  elo 
quence  lo  extol  the  merits  of  balmorals. 
The  case  is  just  reversed,  not  changed 
in  nature,  if  he  has  his  mind  made  up 
for  laced  shoes.  Perhaps  he  finds  just 
the  kind  of  thing  he 
is  looking  for. 
Then  the  matter  of  size  comes  in. 
Is 
there  anything  that  a  man  wears,  from 
the  bat  that  crowns  his noble brow to  the 
shoes  that  protect  the  soles of  his  feet 
that  does  not  come  in  sizes,  of  which 
he  must  have  his  particular  number and 
no  other?  Lovely  woman  is  not  so.  Who 
ever  heard  of  her  rejecting  a  becoming 
bonnet  just  because  the  crown  lacked 
a  quarter  of  an  inch  of  having  the  nec 
essary  diameter?  Bless  her  heart,  she 
doesn't  know  what  the  size  of  her  bead 
is  anyway!

Another  thing  that  makes  it  hard  to 
get  anything  for  a  man  is  that  he  has 
really  no  use  for  the  knickknacks,  or 
namental  articles,  fancy  china  and brie 
a  brae  that  constitute  the  mass  of  holi 
day  wares.  True,  there  are  occasional 
men  wha  have  a  great  liking  for  prettv 
things  and  for  such  it  is  easy  enough 
to  obtain  a  suitable  g ift;  but  are  not 
these  freaks  rather  than  normal  speci 
mens  of  what  Nature  intends  for  a man 
Perhaps  they  are  included  in  what  some 
writer  generally  refers  to  as  “ women 
of  both  sexes. ’ ’

Then  the  average  man  seems  to 

lack 
woefully in the  grace  of  receiving.  Give 
a  woman  a  white  elephant  or  a  bucking 
broncho  and  she  will  assure  you it is the 
one  thing 
in  the  world  she  most  pas 
sionately  desired.  Give  her  the  most 
airy  and  useless  trifle  imaginable,  any 
old  thing  bought  at  a  bankrupt sale, and 
she 
is—or  pretends  to  be—tickled  to 
death  with  it.  But  who  ever  knew 
man  to  make  use  of  an  inconvenient 
article  or  try  to  appear  pleased  with 
something  he  didn’t  like,  simply  be 
cause  it  was  a  present?  Some  men  are 
worse  than  others.  And  still  women 
continue,  year  after  year,  to  stint  them 
selves  for  pin-money 
in  order  to  buy 
these  same  husbands  presents  that  wi 
do
be  critically  received.  Why  they 
this  is  too  occult  a  problem  for  the  or 
dinary  human  mind.

Turning  to  history,  either  sacred  or 
profane,  we  find  that  the  giving  and 
receiving  of  gifts  played  an 
important 
part  with  the  Ancients.  Hiram

Tyre  sent  timber  and  carpenters  and 
erected  a  bouse  for  King  D avid;  and 
when  the  Queen  of  Sheba came  to  prove 
Solomon  with  hard  questions  she  gave 
m  precious  stones  and  of  spices  a 
great  store  and  an  hundred  and  twenty 
talents  of  gold. 
It  was  the  common 
practice,  if  a  king  sent  an  embassy  to 
another  king,  to  send  a  right  royal  gift 
as  well.  Did  some  subject  people  wish 
to  obtain  the  release  of  captives  or 
some  coveted  concession,  they  would 
seek  to  appease  their  ruler  with  the 
most  costly  presents  their  means  would 
allow  them  to  procure. 
is  not  to be 
supposed  that  these  gifts  were  received 
otherwise  than  with  royal  graciousness 
nor  that  they  were  without  due  and  tell­
ing  effect.

It 

Then  have  men  changed,  or  have  the 
presents  it is customary to give changed? 
Perhaps  both. 
These  same  ancient 
men,  fierce  and  warlike  though  they 
could  be  on  occasion,  did  not  hesitate 
to  break  down  and  weep  and  make  all 
manner of  theatrical  display  of  feeling. 
Being  more  childlike  than  their  stoical 
descendants,  perhaps  they  had  some­
thing  of  a  child’s  delight  in  a  gift.

Then  do  you  notice  that  the  presents 
of  which  the  historians  make  record 
were  generally  of  considerable  value? 
It  was a  large amount  of  gold  or  silver, 
precious  stones  or  costly  apparel. 
Isn’t 
this  the  reason  that  men  were  pleased 
with  them?  When 
it  comes  to  luxuries 
a  man  is  never  backward  about  coming 
forward  with  appreciation. 
If  a  thing 
doesn’t  count 
into  money  he  doesn't 
want  it  at  all.  The  fact  that  he  is  being 
remembered,  that  a  thing  is  given  him 
as  a  keepsake  or  because  we  love  him, 
doesn’t  seem  to  cut  any  figure.

cents 

There  are 

innumerable  things  that 
would  please  a  man—a  sailing  yacht,  a 
blooded  trotting  horse,  a  fur  overcoat, 
a  gold  watch,  a  bird  dog,  for 
instance. 
But  it  is  manifest  absurdity  to  mention 
these  to  the  woman  who  has  just  seven 
dollars  and  sixtv-nine 
in  her 
pocketbook  and  must  make  that amount 
cover  the  purchase  of  presents  for  all 
her  immediate  family,  fifteen  relatives 
and  friends  galore.  Now,  as  she  is  not 
ikely  to get  anything  that  will  find  fa­
vor  in  the  man's  sight  anyway,  why  not 
irop  all  idea  of  pleasing  him?  It  won't 
make  an 
iota  of  difference  to  him 
whether  she  gets  a  shaving  case  or  a 
framed  pastel,  he will  never  use  the  one 
nor admire  the  other.  The  result  to  be 
aimed  at 
is  the  mental  satisfaction  of 
the  lady  who  is  making  the  purchase, 
that  is  all.  This  simplifies  matters.  Of 
course,  it 
is  not  necessary  for  the  wise 
salesman  to  say  anything  about  this  to 
aer,  when  she  comes  to  the  store  to 
make  her  selection.  Let  her  continue 
to  think  she 
is  making  every  effort  to 
get  just  what  will  delight  him most,  and 
as  you  see an  article  seems  to  strike  her 
fancy  focus  your  energies  on  selling 
her  that.  Do  not  let  her  mind  wander 
off  upon  the  tastes  and  whims  of the 
man  who  is  to be  the recipient.  Perhaps 
she 
literary  turn  and  wants 
Dante’s  Divina  Comedia  or  Rawlin- 
son's  Seven  Monarchies  in  her  collec­
tion  of  books.  The  man  may  not  know 
any  difference  between  Paradise  Lost 
and  Pilgrim’s  Progress  except  a  slight 
difference  as  to  sound  in  the  titles; 
but  see  to 
it  that  thou  do  not  suggest 
any  inappropriateness  in  her  selection. 
It  will  satisfy  his  soul  just  as  well  as 
that  smoking  set  she  was  looking  at  a 
little  while  ago  and  will  suit  her  a  good 
deal  better.

is  of  a 

In  some  cases  the  delay  in  coming  to 
is  so great as  to  render  the

a  decision 

NAILS

Advance over base, on  both  Steel  and  Wire.
Steel nails, base............................... 
........  156
« ire nails, base...........................................  160
' to 60 advance...........................................   Base
10 to 16 advance.......................................... 
06
advance...................................................  
10
6 advance...................................................  
20
30
advance................................................... 
advance...................................   ............. 
45
70
2 advance................................................... 
50
Fine 3 advance........................................... 
15
Casing 10 advance.......................................  
Casing  8 advance.......................................  
25
Casing  6 advance.......................................  
35
Finish 10 advance...................................... 
25
Finish  8 advance........................................ 
35
Finish  6 advance........................................ 
45
Barrel % advance..........................................  85
Ohio Tool Co.’s,  fancy................................   @60
Sciota Bench................................................ 
60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy........................   @50
Bench, first quality......................................   @50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood............  
60
Fry, Acme........  .................................... 60*10*10
Common, polished..................... .. 
70* 5
Iron and Tinned........................................ 
60
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 
60
A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27  9 20 
Broken packages He per pound  extra. 

PATENT PLANISHBD IRON 

PLANES

RIVETS

PANS

HAMMBRS

Maydole & Co.’s, new  list......................dis  3Sj*
25
Kip’s  ......................................................dis 
Yerkes * Plumb’s................................... dis 10*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.................. 80c llpi. 
70
Nle-OV■n'«v•• O-IM O««♦ ataal  tlonil 90-> Masse*'»

HOUSE  PURNISHINO  OOODS

HINGES

WIRB  OOODS

HOLLOW  WARE

Stamped Tin Ware........................ new list 75*10
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 20*10
Granite Iron Ware........................ new list 40*10
Pots..............  .............................................. 60*1
Kettles 
........................................................60*10
Spiders  ........................................................60*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2,8................................dis 60*10
State.........................................per doz. net  2 50
80
Bright........................................................... 
80
Screw Eyes................................................... 
Hook’s..........................................................  
80
80
Gate Hooks and Eyes  ................................  
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s................dis 
70
Sisal. V4 Inch and  larger.............................   9tf
Manilla..........................................-.............   11
Steel and Iron...............................................70*10
Try and Bevels...........................................  
60
M itre....................   
50
com. smooth,  com.

LEVELS
ROPES

SHBBT IRON

SQUARES

 

 

WIRB

TRAPS

SAND  PAPER
SASH WEIGHTS

K 40
2 40
2 46
2 55
2 65
2 75
All sheets  No. 18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

Nos. 10 to 14................................... »2 70 
Nos. 15 to 17...................................  2 70 
Nos. 18 to 21...................................  2 80 
Nos. 22 to 24...................................  3 00 
Nos. 25 to 26...................................  3 10 
No.  27 ......................................   3 20 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
List  acct. 18, ’86......................................dis 
50
Solid Eyes........................................per ton 20 00
Steel, Game............................................. 
75*10
50
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .........  
Oneida Community, Hawley *  Norton’s 70*10
Mouse, choker........................... per doz 
15
Mouse, delusion........................per doz 
1  26
Bright Market......................................   ... 
75
Annealed  Market....................................  
75
Coppered  Market..................................... 70*10
Tinned Market...........................................   62V4
Coppered Spring  Steel............................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.............................   3 05
Barbed  Fence,  painted....................................  1 75
Au Sable.................................................dis 40A1C
Putnam..................................*............. dis 
5
Northwestern......................................... dis 10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled................ 
30
50
Coe’s Genuine.......................................... 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought.......... 
80
Coe’s Patent, malleable........................... 
MISCELLANEOUS
50
Bird  Cages...................................... 
Pumps, Cistern......................................  
85
Screws, New List............................. 
Casters, Bed and  Plate....................50*10*10
50
Dampers, American........................ 
600 pound casks....................................... 
7*
Per pound....................................................    7lf
Vi@H............................................... 
12V4
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
in the market indicated by  private  brands  vary
according to composition.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................» 5 75
14x201C, Charcoal.......................................  5  75
20x14 EX, Charcoal......................................   7 00

TIN—Melyn tirade

MBTALS—Zinc

HORSB NAILS

WRENCHES

Each additional X on this grade, »1.25.

SOLDBR

80

80

 

TIN—Allaway Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................   1  50
14x20 IC, Charcoal......................................   *  50
10x14 IX, Charcoal.......................................  5  50
14x20 IX, Charcoal.......................................  5  50

Each additional X on this grade, »1.50. 

ROOPINO  PLATES

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................   4  50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, D ean............................  5  50
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............................  9 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   4  00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   5  00
20x281C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   8 00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade............   10 00
a
14x66 IX, for  No.  8  Boilers, I 
14x56 ix! for  No  9  Boilers, f 1** P°una  -- 
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BOILER  SIZB TIN  PLATE 

customer  unprofitable  even  if you should 
eventually  make  a  sale.  Better  polite 
and  suavely  get  her  off  your  hands  and 
wait  upon  four  or  five  others  who  know 
exactly  what  they  want  but  who  are 
likely  to  leave  without  making  their 
purchases 
if  some  one  does  not  give 
them  attention  soon.  Time  is  money, 
and 
is  more  money  now  than  at  any 
other  time  in  the  year.

it 

It  is  recorded of  the  famous  Cyrus  the 
Younger,  who  was  wont  to  give presents 
and  do  all  manner  of 
favors  to  his 
friends  and  followers,  that  when  be  had 
captured  some  particularly sweet-tasting 
wine  be  would  drink  a  part  of  the bottle 
himself  and  send  the  remainder  to  a 
friend;  or,  having  eaten  a  portion  of  a 
goose,  he  would  send  what  was  left, 
saying  that  he  bad  himself  enjoyed 
these  things  and  wished  his  friends  to 
share  in  the  same  pleasure.  This  same 
Cyrus  was  well  loved,  greatly  admired 
and  a  wonderful  manager  of  men.  Can 
not  a  hint  be  gained  from  the  old  story? 
Could  it  not be  suggested  to  the  custom- 
mer  whom  you  are  unable  to  bring  to  a 
decision  in  a  reasonable  length  of  time 
that,  after  all,  the  one thing  that  is  sure 
to  please  a  man 
is  something  to  eat? 
Then  name  some  reliable  dealer  who  at 
this  merry  season  always  gives  heed  to 
Pope’s  statement  that

“ Viands of various kiuds allure the taste,”

and  has  lain 
in  a  plentiful  supply  of 
toothsome  edibles  calculated  to  tickle  a 
man’s  palate  and  make  glad  the  sto- 
machical  portion  of  bis  anatomy.

Qu il l o .

Hardware  Price  Current.

AUOURS AND BIT5

Snell’s........................................................... 
70
Jennings’, genuine..........................................35* lu
Jennings’, imitation................................   ..00*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................   5 00
First Quality, D. B. Bronze.............................   9 50
First Quality, S. B. S. Steel..........................   5 50
First Quality i D. B. Steel................................   10 50
Railroad.............................................112 00  14 00
Qarden...:...........................................   net  30 00

BARROWS

AXES

BOLTS

70

CAPS

BLOCKS

BUCKETS

CROW  BARS

BUTTS. CAST

Stove......................................................  
60*10
Carriage new list....................................  70 to 75
Plow........................................................ 
SO
Well, plain...................................................• 3 25
Cast Loose  Pin, figured.............................. 70*10
Wrought Narrow.........................................70*10
Ordinary Tackle.....................................
Cast Steel............................................per lb
Ely’s 1-10............................................ per m 
Hick’s C. F ......................................... per m 
G. D....................................................perm 
Musket............................................... perm 
Rim Fire...................................................... 50*
Central  Fire................................................ 35*
Socket Firmer....................................  
 
Socket Framing........................................... 
Socket Corner............................................... 
Socket Slicks...............................................  
Morse’s Bit Stocks....................................... 
Taper and Straight Shank...........................50*
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................. 50*

CARTRIDGES

CHISELS

80
80
80
80
60

DRILLS

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ELBOWS

EXPANSIVE BITS

Com. 4 piece, 6 in............................doz. net 
50
Corrugated..............................................  
1  25
Adjustable.............................................. dis 40*10
Clark’s small, 518;  large, 126........................30*10
Ives’, 1, »18; 2, »24; 3. »30  ............................ 
25
New American............................................. 70*10
Nicholson’s................................................... 
70
Heller’s Horse Rasps....................................6C&10
28
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26;  27.........  
List  12 
16.........  
17

GALVANIZED  IRON

FILES—New  List

13 

14 

Discount, 75 to 75-10

15 
GAUGES

Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s...................... 60*10
70
Door, mineral, Jap. trimmings.................... 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
80

KNOBS—New List

MATTOCKS

MILLS

Adze Eye.....................................»16 00, dis 60*10
Hunt Eye.................................... »15 00, dis 60*10
Hunt’s....................................... »18 50, dis 20*10
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.................................... 
40
Coffee, P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.. 
40
Coffee, Landers. Ferry *  Clark’s............
Coffee, Enterprise...................................
Stebbln’s Pattern.......................................... 60410
Stebbin’s Genuine....  .................................60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring.................

MOLASSES  OATES

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

in  favor  of  disbandment. 

Reorganizing  Along  New  Lines.
Owosso,  Dec.  6— At  the  last  meeting 
of  the  Business  Men's  Association,  a 
movement  was 
inaugurated  to  change 
the  scope  of  the  organization.  The  new 
idea  has  been  agitated  for  some  time 
past  by  several  members  who  have  felt 
that  the 
influence  of  the  organization 
was  on  the  wane  and  that  the  benefits 
derived  from the Association were rather 
meagre,  compared  to  its  usefulness  dur­
ing  the  past.  James Osburn  is  the  prime 
mover  in  the  change  about  to  take place 
and  was  present  last  evening  and  made 
a  speech 
It 
was  brought  out  by  him  that there  was  a 
feeling  existing  among  the  laborers  of 
the  city  that the  Association  was  for  the 
purpose  of  blacklisting  dead-beats  and 
as  an  information  bureau.  The  farmers 
also  have  regarded  the  Business  Men’s 
Association  as  a  combine  to  scheme 
against  them.  He  further  stated  that  it 
was  not  necessary  to  refute  these  er­
roneous  opinions.  The  Business  Men’s 
Association  has  done  all 
its  power 
to  promote  the  interests  of  Owosso.  It 
has  not  schemed  against  the  laboring 
man  nor  the  farmer  and  no  blacklist 
exists.  The  doors  and  books  of  the  As­
sociation  have  always  been  open  to  the 
inspection  of  any  who  desired  to  inves­
tigate.  No  star  chamber  proceedings 
have  ever  occurred,  yet prejudice exists, 
to  the  detriment  of  the  usefulness  of  the 
organization,  and 
therefore  he  was 
thoroughly  convinced  that  it  was  to  the 
interest  of  Owosso  that  the  Business 
Men’s  Association  give  way  to  an  or­
ganization  which  would  admit  any  per­
son-laborers,  mechanics,  professional, 
or  business  men—who  had  the  interests 
of  the  city  at  heart.  Mr.  Osburn  then 
moved  that  a  committee  be appointed to 
change  the  name  and  draft  plans  for  a 
new  association,  in  which  any  citizen 
could  hold  a  membership  should  he  so 
desire.  The  motion  was  seconded  by 
most  of  those  present.  The  committee 
on  revision  which  will  also  attend to the 
other  work  of  remodeling  the  Associa­
tion,  appointed  consists  of  James  Os­
burn,  Eugene  Soutbwortb,  A.  D.  Whip­
ple,  Harry  Noble,  Harry  Titcomb,  Oito 
Sprague  and  Geo.  T.  Campbell.

in 

An  Oriental  Legend  Relating  to  the 

Origin  of  Eve.
According  to  an  Oriental 

legend,  the 
Almighty  created  woman  not  with  a  rib 
of  Adam,  but  with  the  tail of  a  cur.

According  to  this  story,  which  in  a 
slightly different form  is current through­
out  Asia  and  the  greater  part  of  Africa, 
Allah,  while  sewing  up  the  side  of 
Adam,  after  removing  the  rib  which 
was  to  serve  as  the  basis  for  the  con­
struction  of  Eve,  laid  it  down  by  His 
side  on  the  grass.  A  hungry  yellow  dog 
happened  along  and,  catching  sight  of 
the  rib,  seized 
it  and  bolted.  Allah 
started 
in  hot  pursuit  and  would  have 
recovered  the  bone  had  not the  tail  of 
the  dog  given  away  and  remained in  his 
hand  just  as  He  managed  to  clutch  hold 
of  it.  Thanks  to  the  fresh  headway 
which  the  cur  thus  obtained,  it  was  able 
to  escape  and  to  swallow  the  rib  before 
being  once  more  caught.  Unwilling  to 
deprive  Adam  of  another  bone,  Allah 
resolved  to  use  the  dog’s  tail  in  lieu  of 
the  rib  for the  construction  of E v e ;  and 
it  is  alleged  that  it  is  precisely  because 
is  so  much  of  the  caudal  append­
there 
age  of  the  dog 
in  the  composition  of 
woman  that  it  is  just as  impossible  for 
her  to  remain  quiet  for  any  length  of 
time  as  it  is  to  keep  a  dog’s  tail  from 
wagging.
Lower  Classification  Necessary 

to 

Move  Michigan  Potatoes.
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Dec.  6—It 

is  our 
opinion  that  our  market  is  going  to take 
a  great  manv  potatoes  from  your  State 
this  year.  You  have  an  abundant  crop, 
and  from  the  best  reports  that  we  get 
from  reliable  sources,  there  is  not  over 
one-third  of  the  entire  crop of your State 
moved  yet.  This  makes  two-thirds  of 
the  crop  to  be  moved  between  now  and 
June  i,  and  we  anticipate  that  you  will 
soon  have  a  market  here  for a  liberal 
portion  of  what  is  left.  We  are  receiv­
ing  Michigan  potatoes  freely  now  and 
they  are  working  out  Minnesota  and 
Wisconsin.

If  something  could  be  done  with 
your  freight  rates,  it  would  enable  the 
farmers  to  get  more  than  they  would 
otherwise. 
Two  years  ago,  the  rail­
roads  made  a  sixth  class  rate  for  po­
tatoes,  which  put  them 
into  East  St. 
Louis  at  14c  a  hundred  from  Grand 
Rapids  points,  and  proportionately 
lower  rates  than  now  existed from points 
in  the  tiers  of  counties  further north.  In 
some  of  these  northern  counties,  it 
is 
almost  impossible  to  bring  any  potatoes 
by  rail  to  East  St.  Louis  unless  they 
make  considerable  concessions 
in  the 
price.  The  rates  are  from  5  to 8c  per 
hundred  more 
in  these  northern  coun­
ties,  which  almost  prohibits  them  from 
selling.  Grand  Rapids  takes  an  18c 
rate  now,  when  two  years ago  it  took  a 
14c  rate.

We  think  this  matter  should  be  agi­
tated  with  the  railroads  when  you  have 
a  considerable  crop  to  be  moved  under 
unfavorable conditions.  Can  not you  see 
the  railroads  and  write  an  article  for 
publication,  with  this as  a  skeleton?

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

Flour and  Feed.

For the  past  few  days  there  has  been 
but  little  activity  to  the  flour  market, 
everybody  appearing to  be waiting with­
out  knowing  just  why.  At  this  season  of 
the  year  the  trade  is  usually  of  a  holi - 
day  character,  merchants  buying 
for 
active  needs  only,  which  accounts,  in  a 
measure,  for the  lethargy  of  the  market. 
Beyond  this  there  seems  to  be  a  bearish 
feeling,  and  the  fear  of  lower  prices  is 
hardly 
justifiable  with  the actual  con­
dition  of  stocks.  Since  July  1  the  con­
sumption  of  the new crop in this  country 
has  been  enormous,  which, 
taken  to­
gether  with  the 
large  actual  export  of 
wheat  and  flour,  amounting  to  about 
100,000,000  bushels,  has  kept  stocks 
from  accumulating  anywhere  to  any  ex­
tent ;  and  the  fact  is,  Europe,  as  well as 
ourselves,  is  living  on  a  hand-to-mouth 
policy. 
In  the  country  among  farmers, 
as  well  as  at  grain  centers,  wheat  is 
now  in  strong  hands.  The  farmers  who 
are  obliged  to  sell  every  year  soon  after 
harvest  have  sold,  and  their offerings 
have all  been  readily  absorbed  without 
preceptibly  increasing  stocks. 
Indica­
tions  now  point  very  strongly  to  a  rise 
in  values  within  a  short  time  for  both 
wheat  and  flour,  which  seem  to  be  the 
cheapest  things  on  the  list.

The  city  mills  are  running  steadily 
and  have  some  good  orders  booked  for 
December  shipment.  Millstuffs  are  in 
good  demand  and  prices  $1  per  ton 
higher  than  last  week.  Feed  and  meal 
are  moving  freely  and  prices  are  well 
sustained. 

W u.  N.  Rowe.

Canadian  Excursion  via  Grand  Trunk 

Railway.

The  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System 
will  on  Dec.  16,  17  and  18  sell  tickets 
to  nearly  all  points  in  Canada,  includ­
ing  points  on  the  main  line,  Intercolo­
nial  Railway  between  Montreal  and  St. 
Johns,  New Brunswick,  at single fare for 
the  round  trip.  They  will  Be  valid  to 
return  up  to  and  including  Jan.  7,  1899. 
For  particulars  call  at  Grand Trunk city 
ticket  office,  97  Monroe  street,  Morton 
House,  or at  depot. 

C.  A.  Justin, 
City  Pass.  Agt.

M.  C.  Goossen,  who  recently  made 
the  nastiest  failure  Grand  Rapids  has 
witnessed  for  many  a  day,  is  removing 
the  remnants  of  his  grocery  stock  from 
the  McMullen 
building,  on  South 
Division  street,  to  one  of the little stores 
in  the  Herpolsheimer  wooden  row,  on 
East  Fulton  street.

Alva  Riblet,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Lake  Odessa,  has 
re-engaged  in  the  same  business  at  the 
same  place.  The  Worden  Grocer  Co. 
furnished  the  stock.

W A N T S   C O L U M N .

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

For sa l e—d rug st o r e, no. 1 lo ca tion
in Grand  Rapids;  present owner  not  a  reg­
istered pharmacist.  Address Drugs,  care  M i ch- 
781
igan Tradesman. 
W ANTED—LOCAI ION  FOR  A  PRIVATE 
bank by gent eman of  ample  means,  good 
character and excellent bus'ntss  qualifications. 
Location  must  be  a  good  business  point  sur­
rounded  by  prosperous  farming  community. 
Address No  780, caie Michigan Tradesman.  780
V ACANT  CITY  LOTS  AND  8U  ACRES  OF 
good  farming  land,  al'  free  and  clear. to 
exchange for hardware or general merchandise. 
Address No  778, care  Michigan Tradesmen.  778 
A  CHANCE OF A LIFETIME FORSALE FOR 
A   Cash Only—A department store; stock about 
$i2,0OU; sales last year, $42.000; this year will run 
about $50.000, all cash, no c-edit business is done; 
very little competition.  Last year cleared $5.000 
over all expen.es.  Must go  west on account of 
health of fa>nily or money could not buy it  Ad 
dress No  777, care Michigan Tradesman.  777
IjVJR >ALE—OLD AND WELL-ESTABLISHED 
'  bakery business in a  city  of  16,000  popula­
tion.  For particulars  write  to Wm. Malmborg,
215 Cleveland Ave.. Ishp  mine-,  Mich.____ 776
\A T ANTED—GOOD  LOCATION  FOR F1KST- 
TT  class  dry  goods  or  dry  goods  and  shoe 
store, in town of 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.  Will 
also buy stock If for  sale.  Address  A. Z.,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
775
Best  lo ca tion  in   Mic h ig a n  fo r  a
cold  storage  and  general  produce  dealer. 
Write to the  Secretary  of the  Otsego  Improve 
631
ment Association. Otsego. Mich. 
TO  EXCHANGE—FOR  CLOTHING,  DRY
goods or shoes, very nice  well rented Grand 
Rapids property.  Address No.  552, care  Michl- 
552
g- n Tradesman. 
BO  EXCHANGE—FARM  FOR  CITY  PKOP- 
etty;  80 acres, part  improved.  Adapted  to 
general farming and peach raising.  J. H. McKee 
& Son, Houseman Bio. k. Grand Rapids.  770
O W.  EL LARS,  SALESMAN  AND  AUC- 
111.  If you  wish  to close  out,  address  him  for 
terms and particulars._________________ 763
Fo r  sa le  or  e x c h a n g e—h o t  soda
apparatus,  silver,  mammoth,  up-to-date. 
Tufts’  pattern,  $225,  $5  per  month,  6  per  cent. 
Interest.  Also Soda Fountain, modern, eighteen 
syrups, two sodas,  four mineral  tubes,  magnifi­
cent  cherry  top.  Tufts’  pattern,  $1,100.  $10  per 
month,  6  per cent.  Also  Fixtures,  drug  and 
jewelry:  three8 ft.,  one  12-ft.  wall  cases,  plate 
glass;  24 ft. diug shelving, half glass;  four 8-ft. 
spent  salesman  ca-es,  beveled  plate,  grand; 
$1,000, $10 per  month.  *  per cent.  Address  7< 6, 
care Michigan  Trade  man 
766
WANTED — SHOES,  CLOTHING,  DRY 
goods.  Address R. B., Box 351, Montague, 
699
Mich. 

•  tioneer, now closing out stock at I vesdale, 

Ha v e  sm a ll g e n e r a l  stock,  also  a
stock of musical  goods,  sewing  machines, 
bicycles, notions, etc., with wagons and teams— 
an established business.  Stock inventories from 
$2,000 to $3.500,  as  may  be  desired.  Will  take 
free  and  clear  farm  in  good  location  of  equal 
value.  Address Lock Box 531, Howell, Mich.
739
I:>OR  SALE—NEW  GENERAL  STOCK.  A 
:  splendid farming country.  No trades.  Ad­
680
dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman 
MERCHANTS—1K> YOU  WlsH CASH  qUICK 
for your stock of merchandise,  or any  part 

of it?  Address John A. Wade, Cadillac, Mich.
628
X ^N TS~W A N TED   FOR  OUR  “DEWEY'’ 
A   slot machine, just out;  retail for $1.00each; 
double the trade for caudy and cigar  stores;  no 
gamt ling device;  agents  can  mate  b g money. 
Address Jonas N. Bell & Co., Monufactuiers  Hi
So.  Clinton St., Chicago.________________772
rw >  EXCHANGE — F ARMS  AND  OTHER 
A  property for dry  goods, clothing  and  shoes. 
Address P.  Medaiie,  Mancelona. Mich.  *  553

__  

COUNTRY  PRODUCE

ter and eggs. 

WE PAY SPOT CASH ON TRACK FOR BUT- 
It  will  pay yon  to get  our 
prices and  particulars.  Stroup &  Carmer,  Per- 
rinton, Mich. 
771
WANTED—BUTTER,  EGGS  AND  POUL- 
try;  any  quantities.  Write  me.  Orrin  J. 
Stone. Kalamazoo.  Mich._______________ 706
W ANTED — FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR 
retail trade.  Cash paid.  Correspond with 
381
Caulkett & Co.. Trave-se City, Mich. 
W ANTED—1.000  CASES  FRESH  EGGS, 
daily.  Write  for  prices.  F.  W.  Brown, 
Ithaca,  Mich.________________________ 556

FIREPROOF  SA FE S

GEO. M. SMITH,  NEW  AND  SECONDHAND 
safes,  wood  and  brick  building mover, 157 
Ottawa street. Grand Rapids.___________ 613

MISCELLANEOUS.

SPECIALTY  SALESMAN NOW  ON  THE
r. ad wi'hes to make a change for other good 
sell!, g specialty.  Address  No  779,  care  Mich- 
Igwn Tradesman._____________________ 779
WANTED—’1 RAVELING  SALESMAN 
IN 
hardware or  other  lines  to  baudle  hard­
ware  specialty  as  a  side  line.  Sells  at  sight. 
References  required.  St»te  territory  covert d. 
774
Add-ess F. W. t  lark, Manistee. Mi' h. 
ANTED—A  PORTION  AS  TR \VELING 
sal  sman  by  energetic  man of  long  busi­
ness experince.  Address No. 764, care Michigan 
Tradesman 
WANTED—A YOUNG  MAN  OF  GOOD  AD- 
dress  to  represent  unique  insurance  in 
State.  Good money for right man.  Address at 
once, Knights of America, Kalamazoo, Mich.
742

7ti4

Lawrence  &  Matheson

Packers of

P .   fir  B .  
O Y j S * ® R j S
Foreign  Fruits, 

Jobbers of

Nuts,  Dates, etc.

For  Christmas  we  shall  have  a 
car  of  fancy  Navel  Oranges— 
“ Liberty  B ell”  brand—and  we 
are  assured  that the fruit will be 
finely  colored  and  first  class. 
W e  guarantee  our  prices  and 
solicit  your  orders.

127  Louis  Street, 

Qrand  Rapids.

Travelers’  Time  Tables.

/ » U I  f*   A  H r t  and West Michigan R’y
sept. >5,1898.
tnlCAuU 

Chicago.

Lv.  G. Rapids............   7 30am  12:00am *11  45pm
(r.  Chicago............... 2:10psa  9:15pm  7 2  an
».Chicago..  11:45am  6 50am  4:15pm *ll-50prt 
4,r. G’d Rapids 5:00pm  1:25pm  10:30pm  * 6:20in 
Traverse  City,  Charlevoix and  Petoskey.
Lv. G’d  Rapids.............7:30am  8:05am  5:39pm
Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars  on 
night trains to and from Chicago

•Every  day. 

Others week days only.

rv p T n n iT  
l i e   1  K U 1   1  9 

R*pMt & Western.
Sept. 25. 1898.

Detroit.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........7:00am  1:35pm  5:35pu
Ar. Detroit................... 11:40am  5:45pm 10:05pn
Lv. Detroit....................8:00am  1:10pm  8:10pn
Ar.  Grand  Rapids.......12:55pm  5:20pm 10:55pm
Lv. G R 7:0 )am 5:10pm  Ar.GRll:45am  9:30pir 
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Trains run week days only.

Saginaw, Alma and  Oraenville.

Gko.  DbHavbh,  General Pass. Agent.

c n   4  at rv  Trank Railway System
v j  K . 

v l i   Detroit and Milwaukee Div.

(In effect Kov.  13,  1898)

EAST. 

Arrive,
Leave. 
t 6:45am  Sag.,  Detroit, Buffalo ANY  ,t 9:55pm
tl0:10am......... Detroit  and  East..........t 5:27pm
t  3 2 mm__Saginaw, Detroit & East— tl2:45pm
* 7:20pm__ Buffalo, N  Y. & Boston....*10:15am
*10:10am....Gd. Haven  and  InL Pts....* 7:’5->m 
tl2:n3pm.Gd.  Haven  and Intermediate.t 3:12pm 
t  5 30pm...Gd. Haven and Milwaukee.  5:27pm 
Eastward—No. 16 has Wagner parlor car.  No. 
22  parlor  car.  Westward—n o.  11  parlor  car. 
No. 17 Wagner pa’ i  r car.

WEST

*Daily.  tExcepi ' 'inday. 

,,  .  _   .
E.  U.  t i M » .  A  •:. P  AT. A.
Us  . F t.bt» ubr. Trav. Pass. Agt.
C.  A.  Justin,  City  Pass.  Agent.

97 Monroe St.  Morton House.

/ r n   4  \ m   RkpMt  *  'V a n a   Rai  way
uRAIN D 

nov. i3, 1898.

Northern Div.  Leave  Arrive 
Trav  C’y,Petoskey & Mack...t 7:45am 1  5:15pm
Trav! City A Pet*»«key............t  2:lUpm tl0:45pm
Cadillac a' coromodation........+ 5:25pm tlO 55am
Petoskey* Mackinaw Ciiy— t l 1:00pm  t 6:35pm 
7:45am and 2:10pm  trains  have  parlor  cars; 
11:0  pm train has sleeping car.
\rriv»
Cincinnati 
Ft. Wayne 
.T 2®**1*1  5'.^"’
<!lnc'ni-ati............... _............ 
For Vicksburg and Chicago..*11:3.)pm  9:1  am
1 -10  am  iralu  haw  parior  car  10  Glnclnn» 
and  parlor  car  »0  Chicago;  2:10pm  train  has 
parlor  car  to  Ft. Wayne;  7:<0pm  train  has 
sleeping cars  to Cincinnati;  11:30pm  tram  has 
coach and sleeping car to  Cnicago.

............................t  2:10pm  t   1:55

Southern  Div.  Leave 

......................* J 

1  ?

Chicago Trains.

TO CHICAGO.

FR O M   C H IC A G O .

2 0  pm  9  10pm 

2  inpm  *11 30pm
Lv. Grand Rapids... 7 10am 
Ar. Chicago...... . 
6 2oam
Lv. Chicago............................   3 02pm  *11 32pm
Ar  Grand Rapids...................  9 45pm 
6 30am
Trai" leaving Grand Rapids 7:10am has parlor 
car-  li :30pm, coach and sleeping car.
Train leaving Chicago 3:02pm has  parlor car; 
11:32pm, sleeping car.

Muskegon Trains.

GO IMG WB8T.

Lv G’d  Rapids............ t7:35am tl:00pm ti:40pm
Ar Mnskegnn..............  9:00am  2:10nm  7:05r,m
Sunday  train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  9:15am; 
arrives Muskegon 10:35am.
Lv Muskegon. 
ArG’d Rapids  .. 
rives Grand Rapids 6:50pm

48:10am  tll:45am  t4  Oopn
9:30am  12:55pm  a ilm -
Snnday  train  leaves  Muskegon  5:30pm;  ar­

ttu lN U   b a s t .

tE xcepi Suuaay. 

. 

L.  LOCKWOOD,
W. C. BLAKE, 

Gen’l Passr. and Ticket Agent
Ticket Agent Union Station

DULUTH, South Shore apd Atlantic 

Railway.

wbst  BO tm .

Lv. Grand Rapids (G. R. & I.)tll:lOpm 
Lv. Mackinaw City.................   7:^am
Ar. St  ignace.........................  ,S:S am
Ar. Sault Ste. Marie..............   12:90pm
Ar. Marquette.........................  2:50pm
Ar. Nestoria............................   5:20pm
Ar. Duluth............................................

t7:45am
4:20pm 
5:20pm 
9:50pm 
10:40pm 
12:45am 
8:30am

BAST  BOUND.
Lv. Duluth.............................. 
• 
Ar. Nestoria.........................til:15am 
At.  Marquette.......................  
Lv. Sault Ste. Marie..............   3:30pm 
Ar  Mackinaw City.  ............. 

tfl :30p™
2:45am
l :30pni  4:30am
••••••
8:40pm  11:00am
G.  W.  H ibbard, Gen. Pass. Agt. Marquette. 
K. C. Ovlatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids

/VI A W KTFF  4  Northeastern Ry.
i t l / a l l l O I   L/L*  Best route to Manistee.

Via C. &  W. M.  Railway.

Lv Grand Rapids.............................7:00am ...........
Ar  Manistee.................................. 12:05pm ...........
Lv  Manistee.................................   8:30am 4:10pm
Ar Grand  Rapids  .......................   1 .oopm  0:55pm

T R A V EL

F. &  P.  M. R. R.

AND  S T E A M S H IP   L IN E 8  

T O   A L L   P O IN T 8   IN  M IC H IG A N

H.  F.  M O ELLER ,  a .  g .  p .  a .
»•«•**a*a*x*x§ !

I  Fall  W eddings^ 

1

MR
Are now on tap.  We make  ® 
a specialty of wedding invita-  @ 
tions,  both  printed  and  en-  g* 
graved on copper, and cheer-  ® 
fully  submii  samples  and 
quote prices  on  application.
TRADESMAN  COMPANY

grand rapids.

Everything in  the  Plumbing  Line 
Everything  in  the  Heating  Line

Be  it Steam,  Hot Water  or Hot Air.  Mantels, Grates and 
Tiling.  Galvanized  Work  of  Every  Description.  Largest 
Concern  in the State.

WEATHERLY  &  PULTE, 99   Pearl  S t., Grand  Rapids

W M M M M fM tm W M M W W

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1 WHEN YOU SEE A MAN
DO THIS

you  know  that  he  wants  one 

of  the

BEST 5  CENT CIGARS 

EVER  MADE

Sold  by  all  wholesale  dealers 

G.  J.  JOHNSON  CIGAR  CO.,  Grand  Rapids.

and  the

multni
of t l )tIXnttci»  States of America,

To

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

tttytreas, It  has  been  represented  to  us  in  our  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District  of

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

ENOCH  MORGAN'S  SONS  COMPANY,

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

l l o r a ,   © j e r e f o r e , we  do  strictly  command  and  perpetually  enjoin  you,  the  said  HENRY
KOCH,  your  clerks,  attorneys,  agents,  salesmen  and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  or  holding  through  or  under  you. 
i  ider  the  pains  and  penalties  which  may  fall  upon  you  and  each  of  you  in  case  of  disobedience,  that  you  dc 
absolutely  desist  and  refrain  from  in  any  manner  unlawfully  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO,”  or  any  word  or  word» 
substantially  similar  thereto  in  sound  or  appearance,  in  connection  with  the  manufacture  or  sale  of  any  scouring 
soap  not  made  or  produced  by  or  for  the  Complainant,  and  from  directly,  or  indirectly,

By  word  of  mouth  or  otherwise,  selling  or  delivering  as 

“ SAPOLIO,”  or  when  “ SAPOLIO”  is  asked  for,

that  which  is  not  Complainant’s  said  manufacture,  and  from  n  any  way  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO”  in  any 
lalse  or  misleading  manner.

The  honorable  Melville  W.  F uller,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  Stages  of  America,  at  the  City  of  Trenton, 
in  said  District  of  New 
in  the  year  .of  our  Lord,  one  thousand 
Jersey,  this  i6th  day  of  December, 
eight  hundred  and  ninety-two.

[SIGNED] 

£   D  OLIPHANT,

C ier*

lSKALl 

ROWLAND  COX,

Complainants  Solicitor

Heavy, Heavy Hangs Over

Wasted  Energy,  Wasted Stock.  Wasted  Capital.

All  for W ant of System.

Modern  invention  and  ingenuity  have  made 
it possible  for any person  in the  Grocery  or  Meat 
retailing business to  know exactly, to the  smallest 
fraction of a dollar,  what they must  charge  a  cus­
tomer on  every sale to  reap a  fair,  honest  profit.

This  is  accomplished  solely  by  the  adoption 

of that wonderful  invention,  the

Money  Weight  System

This system  is  found  only  in  our  Computing 
Scales.  No  merchant  should  hesitate  to  better 
his  condition  when  the  remedy  for  that  dreaded 
disease,  A L L -L O ST -B Y -E R R O R ,  commonly 
known  as  Dead  Loss,  can  be  had  for  the  asking. 
W e will  fill  the  prescription  for  you.  Drop  us  a 
line  and  let us  diagnose your case.

The Computing Scale  Co.

Dayton,  Ohio.

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The  Regent  Manufacturing  Co.

174  Wabash  Avenue,

Chicago,

Otter as  a  special

Holiday  Inducement:

_ 

The Champion assortment,  consisting  of  40 
pieces of “ Regent” Quadruple-plated Silver­
ware,  our  regular  $1.25  goods,  for  550.00, 
terms  2%  10  days-or  30  days,  net,  f.  o.  b.
Chicago, including this $10.00  Graphophone as  onr  premium  to  yon.  Our Silver­
ware  is  the  recognized  brand  for premium purposes — it  is honestly made, 
showy, attractive, newest  designs  and 
brings  yon  trade.  The  present  is  a 
particularly favorable time to inaugu­
rate the  premium  plan,  everybody  is 
spending money and there is no 
reason  why  yon  should  not  get 
it  instead  of  your  competitor.
The  Graphophone  which  we 
present to you with 
the  Champion  as­
sortment, absolute­
ly  free,  will  draw 
the crowds  to  your 
the  hand­
store, 
some 
silverware, 
which you  are  giv­
ing away will make 
them buy , and  this 
happy combination 
is  bound  to  bring 
profitable business.
W RITE  FOR  SPECIAL  CIRCULAR  AND  FULL  PARTICULARS. 
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