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Volume  XVII.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  4,1899.

Number 837

Fancy  Goods
and
Lamps

When you 
Visit this 
Market 
be sure 
to  look 
over our 
Large  Display.

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China  Novelties 

and
Brlc-a-Prac

W  ait  for 
Our Traveling 
Men.
Their sample 
lines are 
full  of
Good Things.

42-44 Lane st. 

Chicago.

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Write for our N ew  Fancy Goods Catalogue No.  96

While  you  are  waiting  to send  in that order for some of the  popular brands of 

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cigars— the kinds your  customers  want,  the  kinds  that  are  advertised— some- 
body may get  in ahead of you and take away your trade, never to go back to you.

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We have all  of  the  leading  brands.  Send  in  an  order  for  some  of  them
R IG H T  AW AY. 

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Phelps,  Brace  &  Co., 

Largest  Cigar  Dealers  ia  the  Middle  West. 

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F.E . BUSHMAN, Maaager. 

D e t r o i t ,  M ic b .

MICA

AXLE

has become known on account of its  good  qualities.  Merchants  handle 
Mica because their customers want the best  axle grease they can get for 
their money.  Mica is the best because  it  is  made  especially  to  reduce 
friction,  and friction  is  the  greatest  destroyer  of  axles  and  axle  boxes. 
It is becoming a  common  saying  that  “Only  one-half  as  much  Mica  is 
required for satisfactory lubrication as of any other axle  grease,” so  that 
Mica  is not only the best  axle  grease  on  the  market  but  the  most  eco­
nomical  as well.  Ask  your  dealer  to  show you  Mica  in  the  new white 
and blue tin  packages.

f If You Would Be a Leader

handle only goods of V A L U E .
If you are satisfied to remain at 
the tail end,  buy cheap unreliable 
goods.

Good  Yeast  Is  Indispensable.

FLEISCH M ANN  &  CO.

U n d e r   T h e ir   YELLOW   LABEL  O f f e r   t h e   BEST!

Grand  Rapids  Agency,  39  Crescent Ave. 
Detroit Agency,  h i   W est Larned  St.

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STAN D A RD   O IL  CO .

3   N O R T H R O P .   R O B E R T S O N   &   C A R R I E R ,   L A N S IN G .  M ICH . 

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H IG H E S T   P R IC E   PA ID   F O R   E M P T Y   C A R B O N   AND  G A 8 0 L IN E   B A R R E L S

ON  T H E   R A G G ED   E D G E   O F   T H E   LAW ?

NORTHROP SPICES

ILLUMINATING  AND 
LUBRICATING OILS

W A TER  W HITE  H EA D LIG H T  O IL  IS  TH E 

STAN D A RD   TH E  W ORLD  O V ER

I   TO  S E E   A  NEW  F A C E   CO M E  IN 
I   P L E A S E S   TH E  G R O C ER

Satisfy everybody.  They are business  builders,  because  they  keep
those who have tried them coming back  for more.  The  grocer  who
has them also  has  fortune with  him.  There’s  nothing  like  having
the goods that draw the people to you. 

It  isn’t  the  new  faces  alone  that  build
But what of the  old  faces? 
up  a  business. 
It’s  keeping  the  old  as  well  as  gaining  the  new.
When  new trade keeps  coming  in,  and  the  old  trade  keeps  drop-
ping off, the  business  doesn’t  increase  very  rapidly.  Keeping  the
goods that satisfy  everybody holds the old and wins the new.

HOURSiBors Blfinded Gotteer

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W e  G u a r a n t e e

Sweet cider,  prepared  to  keep 
sweet,  furnished  October 
to 
March  inclusive.
A  strictly  first-class  article;  no  ® 
trouble from fermentation,burst­
ing of barrels or loss by becom­
ing sour.
G E N E S E E   FR U IT   C O .

Our brand of Vinegar to be an A B S O L U T E L Y   P U R E   A PP LE - 
JUICE  V IN E G A R .  To any person who will analyze it and find 
any deleterious acids or anything that is  not  produced  from  the 
apple, we will forfeit

No, the law does not trouble us; 
neither will  it  trouble  you,  Mr. 
Grocer,  if you buy Silver  Brand 
Cider  Vinegar.  There  are  no 
better goods  made  than  these.

We also guarantee it to be  of  not  less  than  40  grains strength. 
W e  will prosecute any person  found using our packages for cider 
or vinegar without first removing all traces of our brands therefrom.

Robinson  Cider  and  Vinegar  Co.,  Benton Hnrbor, Mich.

J.  ROBINSON,  rtanager.

T h is  is th e guaran tee  w e  g iv e  w ith  every barrel o f our  vin egar.  D o  you  k n o w   o f a n y  other 
m an ufacturer w h o  has sufficient confidence in  h is output to stand back  o f  h is  product  w ith   a  
sim ilar guarantee? 

R O B I N S O N   C I D E R   A N D   V I N E G A R   C O .

L A N S IN G .  M ICH .

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retailer— Q U A L IT Y   and  P R O F IT .  Grocers  who  use 
them  say  that  with  our  brands  it’ s  once  bought— always 
used.  And  we  can  sell  them  to  pay  you  a  handsome 
profit. 
It  will  pay  you  to  get  our  samples  and  prices—  
that  is,  if  you  are  in  the  business  to  make  money.
Some  exceptional  bargains  in  Teas  just  now.  Write  or 
ask  salesman  when  he  calls.
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Volume  XVII

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your  collections.

Everything

It may save you a  thousand  dol­

lars, or a lawsuit, or a customer.

W e  make  City  Package  Re­
ceipts  to  order;  also  keep  plain 
ones  in stock.  Send for samples.

BARLOW  B R O S,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

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A L W A Y S   O N E   P R IC E

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city  o f  R O C H E S T E R ,  N .  Y . are  K O l.B   &
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K e rse y  O vercoats, guaranteed ,  at  $5*
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Wlddlcomb Bld’g, Oread Rapids, Midi. 
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B ooks arranged w ith  trade classification o f names. 
C ollection s m ade everyw h ere.  W rite for particulars 

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Save Tim e.

IMPORTANT FEATURES.
Page.
Dry Goods.
Color Crazes.
Around the State.
Grand Rapids Gossip.
Woman’s World.
Editorial.
Story of an Ad.
Window Trimming.
Crockery and Glassware Quotations. 
Shoes and Leather.
Store Lighting.
Observations by a Gotham Egg Man. 
Summer Storage.
Gotham Gossip.
Commercial Travelers.
Drugs and Chemicals.
Drug Price Current.
Grocery Price Current.
Groce) y Price Current.
Getting the People.
Hardware Price Current.
The Produce Market.
Business Wants.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

The  matter engaging  attention  to  the 
ershadowing  of  all  others  "during  the 
eek  has  been  the  reception  accorded 
Admiral  Dewey  and  his subordinates, 
hat  a  nation  should  pause  for  severa 
_ays  to  give  such  a  greeting  to 
its 
heroes  does  not  argue  well  for the  even 
course  of  business,  for  the  general  dis 
action  of  attention  can  not  fail  to  be 

in 

increased  dulness,  and 

reflected 
creased  disturbance  in  the  present  case 
hen  financial  stringency  in money  cen 
ters  is  a  factor.  The  course  of  the  stock 
arket  during  the  week  showed  but  lit 
tie  change  beyond 
increasing  dulness 
nd  what  change  was  made  was  in  the 
rong  direction.  The  fact  that  banks 
ad  for  a  long  time  been loaning beyond 
their 
limits  on  account  of  the  tremen 
dous  absorption  of  funds  by  business 
expansion  and  unusual  expenditures 
11  directions  and  that  they  found  them 
selves  under  the  necessity  of  coming 
back  to  a  proper basis  is a sufficient rea 
son  for  the  stringency  which  has  con 
trolled  the  situation  for some time.  That 
this  stringency  is  a  natural  outcome  of 
the  unusually  prosperous  conditions  r 
•moves  it  from  the  causes  which  shou 
occasion  uneasiness.

As  a  matter  of  fact  there  is  no  change 
n  the  general  activity  prevailing  in  all 
ines  throughout  the country  except  such 
interruption  as 
is  occasioned  by  the 
turning  of  the  attention  of  the  Nation 
the  New  York  celebrations.  Pressu 
of  demand  is  constantly  the  ruling  fac 
tor,  many 
lines  being  oversold.  The 
general  question  in  receiving  orders  for 
almost  any  line  of  production  is,  When, 
must  you  have  it?  As  a  consequence 
this  condition  there 
is  a  tremendous 
rush  to  increase  facilities,  which  in  turn 
.perates  to  increase  the  general pressure 
of  demaed. 
is  an  interesting  ques­
tion  as  to  how  long  this  condition  will 
continue  and  how  it  will  end.

It 

Iron  manufacture  reports  undimin- 
ished  pressure  of  demand,  with  conse­
quent  higher quotations  in  any  changes 
made.  Many  contracts  are  still 
in 
process  of  filling  at  prices  little  more 
than  one-half  those  now  ruling,  and  of 
course  others  varying  from  this  basis  up 
to the  present  quotations.

The  month  of  September  closed  with 
a  sufficient  decline  in  wheat  and  other 
cereals  to  assure  continued  activity  in

its  opening. 

port  movement,  although  prices  for 
the  month  closed  at  a  slight  advance 
Export  movement 
jout  equals  that  of  the  same  month last 
ar,  while  for  the  first  three  months  of 
the  crop  year  the  outgo  considerably  ex 
eds  that  of  the  corresponding  months 
ast  year,  which  was  so  heavy  as  U 

create  a  new  record.

The  greatest  relative  activity  outside 
iron  is  found  in  the  textile  situation, 
rices  of  both  wool  and  cotton  have  ail 
need  sharply  and  the  mills are putting 
1  prices  on  most  products. 
I his  has 
imulated  trade  until  mills  are  very 
largely  sold  ahead. 
I he  boot  and  shoe 
—janufacture  closed  September  with nine 
months’  shipments  for the  first  time  ex 
ceeding  3,500,000  cases, 
those  of  the 
month  being  30,000  cases  larger  than 
ast  year  and  24,000  more  than  in  the 
ame  month  of  any  other  year,  anc 
ithout  change  for  the  week  in  prices, 
hich  average  only  about  half  of  1  per 

cent,  higher  for  the  month.

The Grain Market.

Wheat  the  past  week  has  shown  re­
markable  strength.  Even  the  large  vis 
ble 
increase  of  2,415,000 bushels  had 
no  effect  on  the  upturn  in  prices.  T 
ae  sure,  the  war  cloud  in  the  Transvaa 
added  strength,  but  the  natural  position 
-namely,  the  short  crop 
in  all  wheat 
producing  sections—had  the  effect  of 
keeping  the  market  where  it  was,  about 
c  per  bu.  over 
last  week  for  cash  as 
well  as  futures.  Spring  wheat  receipts 
while  large,  are  not  up  to  last  year’s  by 
any  means,  while  winter  wheat  receipts 
re  hardly  up  to  one-half  of  what  they 
were,  and  our  exports  since  July  have 
been  nearly  9,000,000  bushels  more  than 
during  the  corresponding  time  last year. 
However,  the  future  will  show  how  the 
shortage  will  affect  prices.  We  are  still 
f  the  opinion  that  prices  for  all  cereals 
are  at  the  bottom.

Sentiment 

in  com  seems  to  lean  to 
wards  lower  prices.  The  fine  weather 
also helped  the  weakness. 
I  think  it  is 
only  temporary.

Oats  are  strong  and  prices  are  u 

and  will  stay  there.

Rye  seems  to  be  the  strongest  of  « 

and  prices  will  remain  up  while  the  de­
mand  keeps  up  where  it  is  at  present.

Receipts  here  during  the week  were 53 
cars  of  wheat,  4  cars  of  com,  7  cars  of 
oats  and  4  cars  of  rye.  During  the 
month  of  September  they  were  188  cars 
of  wheat,  37  cars  of  com,  35  cars  of 
oats  and  20  cars  of  rye.

Millers  are  paying  67c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

That  the  Japanese  consider 

salted 
whale  meat  a  delicacy  would  appear  by 
the  quantities  purchased.  The  whales 
are  caught  off  the  coast  of  Corea,  the 
flesh  and  blubber  cut  up,  salted and  sent 
to  Japan  for  sale  as  food.  Over  2,000, 
000  pounds  of  the  whale  meat  was 
im 
ported  into  Nagasaki  alone  last  year

The  poor  boy  always  has  the  consola­
tion  of  knowing  that  the  rich  boy  can 
not  buy  brains  with  money.

The  dog  with  the  handsomest  collar 
doesn’t  always  put  up the strongest fight.

The Hardware Market.

Number  837

The  conditions  of  trade  existing  at 
the  present  time  in  the  hardware market 
all 
indicate  that  everybody  is  busy,  as 
the  demand  for  seasonable  goods  is  far 
beyond  the  ability  of  the  jobber  to  sup­
ply,  as  his  difficulty  is  in  getting  many 
xxls  which  at  this  time  of  the  year  are 
especially  in  great  demand.  Advances 
are  taking  place  on  all  lines  and  there 
in  the  hardware 
business  that  remains the  same  in  price 
from  week  to  week.

hardly  one  thing 

from  mill, 

Wire  and  Wire  Nails-  -No  further  ad­
vance  has  taken  place  on  wire  and  wire 
nails  during  the  past  week  and  prices at 
the  present  time  are  held  firm,  governed 
by  the  following  market  prices:  Wire 
nails  from  stock,  S3.20; 
from  mill,
S3.05 ;  painted  barbed  wire,  from  stock, 
33.70; 
$3-5°I  galvanized 
barbed  from  stock,  S3.85;  from  mill,
S3.65. 
It  was  thought  there  would  be 
an  advance  on  Oct.  1,  but  at  the  time 
this  market  report  was  written  no  such 
idvance  had  been  made,  although  it  is 
liable  to  take  place  before  another  issue 
f  this  paper.  T he  question  of  high 
prices  is  something  that  all  are  giving a 
great  deal  of  thought,  and  when  the  re­
action  from  the  extreme  prices  now  rul­
ing  will  set  in  is  something  we  are  all 
trying  to  solve.  While  there  is  a  wide 
diversity  of  opinion  as  to  the  date  of 
it  may 
the  decline  or  break,  whichever 
be, 
that 
business  for  the  remainder  of  the  year 
large  volume  at  fully  sus­
will  be  of 
tained,  if  not 
further  advanced  prices.
Carriage  and  Machine  Bolts— An  ad­
vance  on  this 
line  of  goods  has  been 
made  and  the  present  discount  is  50  per 
cent,  from  list.

is  general  confidence 

there 

Tacks—The  tack  market  continues  to 
be  characterized  by  strong  tone  and 
prices  continue  to  advance.  Sept.  19 
the  manufacturers  issued  a  new discount 
sheet,  making  an  advance  of  about  20 
ier  cent,  on  the  entire  line.

Horse  Shoes— There  has  been  an  ad­

vance  of  15c  per  keg  on  all  makes.

Miscellaneous— Tire  and  stove  bolts 
have  been  advanced  10  per cent.  The 
rope  market  continues  firm  and  during 
the 
last  week  an  advance  of  J^c  per 
pound  was  made  on  Manila  rope,  no 
change  being  made  on  sisal.  A  new 
.ist  has  been  made  on  extra  finished 
hollow  ware,  the  discount  remaining  the 
same,  but  the  net  being  an  advance  of 
about  10  per  cent.  Zinc  and  brass  oil­
ers  have  been  advanced  about  25  per 
cent.  Manufacturers  of  wood  pumps,  at 
a  recent  meeting,  owing  to  the  scarcity 
and  high  price  of  material  used  in  their 
..janufacture,  advanced  the  price  20  per 
cent.  Jobbers  are  now  selling  at  50  per 
cent,  discount  from  list.  Screws  of  all 
kinds  have  been  advanced,  the  first  dis­
count  on  flat  head  iron  now  being  80 per 
cent.  On  common  hand  saws  an  ad­
vance  of  50c  a  dozen  has  been  made. 
Harness  snaps  of  all  kinds  have  been 
advanced  10  per  cent.,  the  discount  now 
moted  on  German  snaps  being  40  and 
10  per  cent. 
Lightning  hay  knives 
have  been  advanced  $1  per  dozen,  job­
bers  quoting  at  the  present  time  $6.50. 
Socket 
chisels  and  drawing 
knives  are  10  per cent,  higher  than  for­
merly  quoted.

firmer 

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

mourning  his  lot  and  saying  unpleasant 
things  regarding  the  variable  character 
of  the  cloaking  trade.  Others,  how- 
ever;  have;  ijiore  ppnfidpnca and  believe 
the  plaid  hack  ha’s corrie  ^-.i  stay.  There 
is  an  apparent  awakening  of  interest 
in 
high  colored,  kersey ’cloakings,  such  as 
.Blues, ."military:  bLoes,rtans,  cas­
fair  business 

tors,  etc.,  and  some  very 
has  been  done  thereon.

Hosiery— All  staple  hosiery 

is  firm 
without  material  change  in prices.  Do­
mestic  hosiery  this  season  has  shown  a 
considerable  increase  from  the  business 
of  last  year  for  fancy  goods.  The  man­
ufacturers  are  turning  out  better  styles, 
and  o f’  better  finish  each  season.  Full 
fashion  hosiery  continues  to  be  well sold 
up,  and  in  an  exceptionally  fine  condi­
tion.  Seamless goods  are  in  a  little  less 
satisfactory  condition,  and  there  seems 
to  be  a  strong  tendency  on  the  part  of 
the  manufacturers  to  sell  at  little  or  no 
profit.

Carpets— The  manufacturers  of 

all 
kinds  of  carpets  continue  busy  and  re­
port  that,  notwithstanding  the  previous 
advance  on  duplicate  business,  orders 
continue  to  come  in  freely,  as  the  aver­
age  buyer  realizes  that  this  increase 
in
rice  is  but  the  beginning  of  even high­
er  prices  on  all  lines  of  carpets.  The 
demand  for  goods  has  been  unprece­
dented  for  several  years  and  has delayed 
many  of  the  manufacturers  in  getting 
out  their  lines  of  samples  by  Oct.  1  for 
the 
inspection  of  the  large  jobbers  who 
go  East  at  that  time  to  look  over  the 
new  goods  and  make  selections  prepar­
atory  to  the  travelers  starting  out  on  the 
road.  Some  will  not  be  ready  with  the 
new  samples  before  October  15.  The 
demand  has  not  been  confined  to  any 
line  of  carpets.  All  lines  seem  to 
one 
have  shared  in  the 
increased  business. 
Even  body  Brussels,  which,  owing  to 
their  price  being  above  other  attractive
nes,  were  depressed,  have  received  so 
much  attention  that  makers  of  this 
line 
ire-  beginning  to  feel  encouraged  over 
the  future  outlook.  The  buyer  who  se­
lects  five  frame  body  Brussels carpet  ob- 
ains  a  fabric  that  for  wearing  qualities 
s  unsurpassed,  and  it  certainly  shows  a 
very  healthy  condition  of  trade  when 
for  the  best  floor 
buyers  begin  to  call 
coverings  again,  as 
in  former  yeais. 
The  average  buyer  realizes  that  it  will 
not  pay  in  the  present  active  condition 
of  business  to  delay  his  orders,  as  he  is 
not 
likely  to  get  his  goods  in  time  for 
his  customers.  As  a  result  the  question 
of  deliveries  is  a  very  important  one  at 
this  time,  and  there 
is  no  need  of  the 
manufacturers  troubling  their  minds  re­
garding  any  cancellations.  Some  are 
nclined  to  refuse  a  portion  of 
the 
orders  offered  rather  than  run  the  risk 
of  not  delivering  goods  in  time.

Smyrna  Rugs— Continue  active  and 
the  manufacturers  have  enough  orders 
booked  to  keep  them  fully  employed  for 
some  time.  Rugs  will  not  hurt  the 
lie  of 
ingrains  so  much  as  the  better 
class  of  carpets.

Knott 
Jobbers  of  Millinery, 
& Co.,
20*22  North  Division  St., 

Corl,

Grand Rapids, M ich.

The Dry Goods Market.
Dry Qoods

Staple  Cottons— Brown  bottons  «  are, 
perhaps,  better  situated  than  any  other 
one 
line.  Wherever  anything  can  .be 
found  for  sale,  buyers  paÿ.'less  at'teijtioti 
to  the  price  than  to  securing  the  good 
The  demand 
for  heavy  brown  cottons 
for this  country  has  averaged  well,  but 
for  export  has  been 
light.  Bleached 
cottons  remain  without  change  in  the 
demand,  although  the  prices  show  de 
cided  hardening  tendencies.  All  coarse 
colored  cottons,  cotton  flannels,  blan­
kets,  etc.,  are  in  good  demand,  but  a s 2 
rule  short  in  supply.

show  a  good  business 

Prints  and  Ginghams— Low  grade 
prints  are  showing  better 
conditions 
than  the  higher  lines.  Indigo  blues hav 
been  moved  in  larger quantities  during 
the  week,  on  account  of  a  slight  con­
cession  in  price.  Other  staples  show  a 
business  averaging  about  the  same  as 
for  about  two  or  three  weeks  previous, 
Percales 
for 
spring,  and  manufacturing  trades  have 
taken  hold  in  a  good  way.  The  market 
is  exceptionally  firm,  and advances  have 
been  demanded  in  many  cases  up  to  5 
per  cent.  Woven  shirtings  and 
fine 
ginghams  have  also  secured  a  good 
spring  business,  and  the  market  is  in 
an  excellent  condition.  There  are  very 
few  staple  ginghams  to  be  found  and 
the  market  is  very  firm.

Dress  Goods— The  brisk  demand  for 
fall  goods  has  tended to delay  operations 
in  the  spring  dress  goods market,  al­
though  buyers  are  not  at  all backward in 
giving  spring  styles  proper  considera­
tion  when  placed  before  their  inspec­
tion.  The  true  facts  of  the  case  are 
that  the  orders  have  been  coming  in 
in 
such  volume  for  fall  goods,  such  as 
fancy  backs,  broadcloths,  lady’s  cloths, 
Venetians,  homespuns,  camels’ 
hair 
plaids,  crêpons,  piece  dye  worsteds, 
etc.,  that  sellers  have not  given  as  much 
attention  to  the  spring  season  as  they 
would  have  done  otherwise.  Prices  all 
through  the  market  are  exceedingly  firm 
and  here  and  there  slight  advances  are 
being  steadily  made.  The  close  of  the 
fall  season  will  find  the  market  cleaner 
of  desirable  fabrics  than  for  years.  The 
spring  dress  goods  season  promises  to 
be  a  brisk  one.  On  some 
lines  that 
have  been  opened,  prices  are  5@io  per 
cent,  higher,  while  on  others,  advances 
are  practically  nil ;  on some  of  the  finer 
lines,  the  percentage  of  advance  will 
probably  be  larger than the figures above 
mentioned.  At  present 
looks  as 
though  the  spring  season  was  not  to rep­
resent  much  of  a  departure  from  the  fall 
season 
in  the  character  of  the  fabrics 
upon  which  the  stamp  of  popularity  is 
affixed.  The  crepon  used  as  a  skirting 
material,  worn 
in  connection  with  the 
natty  shirt  waist,  promises  to  hold  a 
prominent  place 
in  the  preferences  of 
the  fair  sex.  The  rough,  hairy  faced 
goods,  homespuns,  piece  dye  worsteds, 
etc.,  will  be  found  to  be  good  business 
getters. In cloakings, thefancy backs stand 
head  and  shoulders  over other  fabrics  in 
point  of  interest  and  orders  at  the  pres­
ent  time. 
In  fact,  cloak  makers  are 
more  enthusiastic  over  plaid  back  ma­
terials  than  over  anything  else  fora long 
time.  How 
last?  is  a 
question  which  is being frequently asked 
by  manufacturers,  and  knowing  as  they 
do  the  quick  change  liable  to  take  place 
in  the  cloaking  market, 
in 
doubt.  Some  characterize  it  as  a fleeting 
fancy  which 
likely  at  any  time  to 
drop  out  of  sight  and  leave  somebody

long  will  this 

they  are 

i

is 

it 

Putnam's  Cloth  Chart

Will  measure piece goods  and  ribbons  much  more  quickly  than  any 
other measuring machine  in the market and leave the  pieces  in  the  or­
iginal  roll  as they come from  the factory. 
It  is  five  times  as  rapid  as 
hand  measurement, twice  as  rapid  as  winding  machines,  50  per  cent, 
mo’re  rapid than  any other chart and  three times  as  durable  as  the  best 
of  its competitors.  Satisfaction guaranteed  or  money  refunded.  Write 
the manufacturers or any of  the  jobbers  for  booklet,  "A ll  About  It.”

No exaggeration.  Get one and  try it.

Price $4.00 each.

Sold In the West by the Following Jobbers

CH ICAGO — Jno.  V.  Farwell Co.  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.  Marshall 

Field  &  Co 

Sherer Bros 

Lederer  Bros.  &  Co.

ST.  LOUIS— Hargadine-McKittrick  Dry Goods Co.
ST  JOSEPH— Hundley-Frazer Dry Goods Có.
K A N SA S  C IT Y — Burnham,  Hanna,  Munger  &  Co.  Swofford  Bros. 

Dry Goods Co.

O M AH A— M  E  Smith  &  Co.
ST.  PA U L— Lindeke,  Warner  &  Schurmeier. 
M IN N E APO LIS— Wyman  Partridge  &  Co.
D E T R O IT — Strong,  Lee  &  Co.  Burnham, Stoepel  &  Co.
1O L E D O —Davis  Bros.  Shaw  &  Sassaman  Co.  L.  S.  Baumgard­

Finch,  VanSlyck,  Young & Co.

Powers  Dry  Goods  Co.

ner  &  Co.

CIN CIN N A TI— The Jno  H.  Hibben  Dry Goods Co. 
IN D IAN APO LIS— D.  P.  Erwin  &  Co.
Sent  b y exp ress  c h ’g e s   prepaid 
on receipt o f price  by  th e mrr.

A.  E.  PUTNAM,  M fr.,  Milan,  Mich.

W hat  you  want  for  fall  business 
is  a  good,  clean 
line  of  Floor  Oil 
Cloth.  W e  have  them  in  bright, 
tasty  patterns.  The  yard  goods  are 
1-2  3-A  and  4  quality  and  in  widths 
4-4,  6-4  and  8-4,  from  16c  a  yard  up.
The  Rugs  we  have  in  2-3-A  and 
4  quality,  and  4-4,  5-5,  6-6,  8  8 
squares  as cheap  as  20c for 4-4  Rugs.

P.  STEKETEE  &  SONS,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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o n ly.  P ric e ,  $4.50 per dozen.

It  is so m ade as to preven t b rea kin g o f the steels  over  th e  hips.  W ith  - 
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spryer  if  he’s  ben  broke  to  it  as  a  colt.
It  ain’t  a  bad  idee,  in  the  hossbiz’nis 
let  the  other 

anyway,  to  be  w illin’  to 
feller  make  a  dollar  once  ’n  a  while.

Boys,  whenever  you  git  holt  of  a  ten- 
dollar  note  you  want  to  git  it  into  ye  or 
onto  ye  jest’s  quik  ’s  .you  kin.  We  re 
here  to-day,  an’  gone  to-morrer,  an’ 
the’  ain’t  no  pocket  in  a  shroud.

1T   any  rate, 's  1  look  back,  it ain  t  the 
money  ’t  I’ve  spent  fer  the  good  times 
’t  1  regret;  it’s  the  good 
’t  I’ve  had 
times 
’t  1  might  as  well  ’ve  had,  an’ 
didn’t.
Such 

is  Lord  Kitchener’s  reputation 
as  a  woman  hater  that  the  Queen herself 
felt  called  upon  to  ask  him,  during a  re­
cent  audience,  if  what  she  had  heard  of 
him  was  true 
for 
any  woman.  He  replied  that 
it  was 
true  with  one  exception.  The  Queen 
asked  him  to  tell  the  name  of  the  ex­
ception,  and  the gallant  warrior  replied, 
“ Your  majesty.  ’ 
The  Queen  was 
amused,  but  she  was  also  pleased.____

that  he  did  not  care 

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their  extension  o f 
credit is not abused ?

don’t  affect  th e  am ount  o f  th eir  b ills?  T h e y   can 

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T h a t all th e  m on*y  good s  sell  for  g ets  into your 
till ?  Y o u  can  know   th is If you w ill.  How do your 
customers know  that m istaken credits and ch arges 
know   th is,  if you  W il l ,  how do your clerk * 
know  th at  suspicion  can  not  w ro n g fu lly  be  h e ll 
know , If you wi’l.
How 
con  your 
creditors  know 
They  can  know  if 
you will. How con 
your competitors 
know  that  you  are 
I  and  to sla y ?   They can  kn ow  if you will.  How 
can the world at large know  that  you  are  p ros­
perous  and  p ro gressive?  T h e y   can  know  If you 
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possible.  C auses  suspicion  of  clerk s  to  disperse. 
Forces  com petitors  to  recogn ize  your  business 
judgm en t. 
Lead s  to  grea ter  confidence  in  your 
creditors,  and satisfies  the  w orld  at large,  on  whose 
opinion  your  success  depends,  th at  you  are  p ros­
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chant. 
“ The  spring  trade  would  be 
supplied  before  I  could  get  my  goods 
here,  and  I  would  have  a 
lot  of  dead 
stuff  on  my  hands.  No,  I  must  keep  on 
guessing.”  

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“ But  if  you  guess  wrong?”
‘ All  a  lottery,  my  boy,”   replied  the 
“ Anyway,  I’ ll  probably  get 
merchant. 
a 
little  of  the  right  sort.  What  will  it 
be  next  year?”   he  continued.  “ Green 
or  blue?”

“ R ed,”   said  the  insurance  agent.
The  merchant  turned  to  me  with  an 

enquiring  look  on  his  face.

“ You’ll  have  to  excuse  m e,”   I  said. 
‘ I’ m  not  in  the  dry  goods  trade,  and  I 
begin  to  see  that  the  business  has  its 
eculiarities,  just 
like  the  newspaper 
busi ness.

“ Y es,”   was  the  reply,  “ there  are 
some  puzzling  features  connected  with 
the  dry  goods  trade.”

As  he  spoke,  he  laid  a  piece  of  rib­
in  the  strong  light  of  the  window 

bon 
and  turned  to the  insurance  agent.

‘ What  color 
Blue  or  green?”
“ Green,  of  course.  Any  one  not  a 

is  that?”   he  asked. 

fool  could  answer that  question.”

“ Well,  it’s  blue.”
“ So 

is  that 

ice  wagon  out  there  a 
beautiful  violet,”   said  the 
insurance 
agent,  “ and  on  my  way  down  town  this 
morning  I  beheld  a  green  horse  with  a 
red  ta il.”

The  merchant  laughed.
“ You’ re  partially  color  blind,”   he 

said.

insurance  agent  took  a  pair  of 

The 
reen  goggles  from  his  pocket.
“ I  presume  these  are  blue,  too,”   he 

said.

“ Match  them  with  the  ribbon.”
He  did  so,  and  discovered  that  the 
merchant  was  right.  The  tint  under 
discussion  was  blue.

“ The  first  thing  I  know,”   said the in­
surance  agent,  sadly,  “ I’ll be  mistaking 
a  saloon  sign  for that  of  a  national  bank 
and  making  my  deposit  in  the  wrong 
place.  How  do  you  think  I’d  do  for  a 
railway  engineer?  The  company  could 
blame  my  color-blind  eyes 
for  all  the 
wrecks  that  happened,  and  if  I  chanced 
to  be  killed  on  account  of  mistaking  a 
red  light  for  a  white  one  I’d  be  deeply 
mourned. ”

“ Com e,”   said  the  merchant,  “ give 
color 

me  a  guess  on  next  season’s 
craze.”

‘ R ed,”   said  the  insurance  agent. 
“ I’ll  go  you  a  new  suit  on  it,”   sug 

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COLOR CRAZES.
Problems Which Coufront the Dry Goods 
Merchant.
Written for the Tradesman.

I  sauntered  into  the  private  room  of  a 
dry  goods  merchant  the  other  day  and 
found  him  studying  colors.

Laid  out  on  his  desk  and  over the 
length  of  a  long  table  which  occupied 
the  center  of  the  apartment  were  rib 
bons,  pieces  of  woolen  goods,  pieces  of 
cotton  goods,  pieces  of  silk  goods—all 
arranged  in  regular order  with  regard  to 
color.

Not  only  the  seven  colors,  but  all  the 
hues  and  tints  possible  to  be  produced 
by  their  combination  were  there— violet 
and  blue,  indigo  and  green,  yellow  and 
orange,  and  red. 
It  seemed  to  me  that 
1  had  never before  seen  half  the  shades 
and  tints.

The  merchant  looked  up  with  a  smile 

as  I  entered.
“ You  are 

just 

in  tim e,’.’  he  said. 
“ Come  in  and  tell  me  something  about 
next  year.’ ’

“ The  present  year  keeps  me  guess­
in g,”   I  said.  “ What  do  you  want  to 
know  about  next  year,  anyway?  Have 
you  any  idea  that  I  am  the  seventh  son 
of  a  seventh  son?”

‘ ‘ I  want  to  know something about next 
year’s  colors,”   replied  the  merchant. 
“ If  I  only  knew  what  colors  and  tints 
would  be  the  rage  next  spring,  I  could 
sell  out  my  stock  before  my  competitors 
got  started.”

“ W ell,”   said  the 

insurance  agent, 
who  had  followed  me  into  the  room,  ‘ ‘ 1 
am  quite  a  guesser  myself  and  1  predict 
that  sixteen  to  one  will— ”

“ No  politics,”   shouted  the  merchant. 
“ Colors— next  year’s  colors— have  the 
floor. ’ ’

“ That’s  easy,”   said  the 

insurance 
agent. 
“  Black  will  be  worn  at  funer­
als ;  and  white  will  also  be  popular—  
at  weddings.  Ask  me  something  hard.’ 

“ Go on, ”   said  the  merchant.
“ 1  give 

it  up,”   said  the  insurance 
agent. 
is  the  only  color  I  know 
anything  about;  fire  red;  and  it  s  ex­
pensive,  too. ’ ’

‘ * Red 

“ Com e,”   said  the  merchant,  “ I  want 
to  order  my  goods  soon  and  I  want  to 
buy  a  whole  storeful  of  the  colors  that 
will  be  most 
in  demand  next  spring. 
Now,  how  am  I  going  to  do  it?”

“ W hy,”   said  the 

insurance  agent, 
“ you  merchants  decide  the  point  of 
in  colors.  You  Select  your 
popularity 
own  goods,  don’t  you?  Well,  then,  the 
people  have  to  buy  what  you  have  in 
stock,  don’t  they?  You  run  out  of  the 
colors  that  make  a  hit  and  order  more, 
while  the  unpopular  shades  go  to  the 
bargain  counter.  And  there  you  are.

“ I  think,”   said  the  merchant,  “ that 
insurance  man  in  my  busi­
I  need  an 
like  to  be  my 
ness.  How  would  you 
business  manager? 
You  seem  to  know 
about  as  much  regarding  dry  goods  as  a 
cow  knows  about  single  entry. 
If I  car 
ried  on  my  business  according  to  the 
ideas  just  expressed,  you’d  soon  see  me 
around  town  looking  for  a  cord  of  wood 
to  split. ”

“ Who  does  decide  this  color question, 
then?”   demanded  the  insurance  agent.
“ That’s  what  I’d  like  to  know,”   was 
the  reply. 
“  Colors  and  shades  which 
won’t  be  looked  at  one  season  are all the 
rage  the  next,  and 
just  how  the  craze 
gets  started  is  more  than  any  fellow  can 
find  out,  as  Dundreary  used  to  say.

“ I’ ll  tell  you  what  to  do,”   said  the 
insurance  agent,  “ you  wait  until  you 
know  what  people  want,  then buy.  Eh? 
why  didn’t  you  think  of  that  before?”  

“ You’ re  a  genius,”   laughed  the  mer­

gested  the  merchant.

* ‘ But  you  ought  to  go  four  for  one, ’ 

said  the  insurance  agent.

“ We’ re  not  playing  faro,”   said  the 
for 
I  guess  green  and  blue 

merchant,  “ we’ re  guessing  colors 
next  year. 
tints. ”

And  I  left the  room  without  making 
a  prediction,  but  I  mean  to  make  a 
note  of  it  and  see  who  gets the  new suit.

Gems From David Harum.

Alfred  B.  Tozer.

A  reasonable  amount  of  fleas  is  good 
for  a  dog—they  keep  him  f ’m  broodin’ 
on  bein’  a  dog.

My  experience 

is  that  most  men’s 
hearts  are  located  ruther closter to  their 
britchis  pockets  than  they  are  to  their 
breast  pockets.

In  a  horse  trade,  * ‘ Do  unto  the  other 
like  to  do  unto 

feller  the  way  he’d 
you— an’  do  it  fust.’ ’

There’s  as  much  human  nature 

in 
in  others,  if  not 

some  folks  as  th’  is 
more.

It’s  curious,  but 

it  don’t  seem  as  if 
the’  was  ever yit  a  man  so  mean  but  he 
c ’d  find  some  woman  was  fool  enough 
to  marry  him. 

Ev’ry  hoss  c ’n  do a  thing  better  ’n’

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Around  the State
Movements of Merchants.

Flushing— Geo.  E.  Herriman,  produce 

dealer,  has  removed  to  Lansing.

Bay  City— I.aCroix  &  Carey  succeed 
C.  L.  Carey  &  Co.  in  the drug business.
Chapin—Geo.  W.  Clarke  has  sold  his 
stock  of  general  merchandise  to  C.  M. 
Lyons.

Charlotte— P.  A.  Hultz  has  sold  his 
meat  market  to  Andrews  Bros.,  of Eaton 
Rapids.

Barryton  -M .  C.  Preysz,  of  Big  Rap­
ids,  has  purchased  the  drug  stock  of  Ir­
win  Bros.

Big  Rapids— Harris  Wilenski  will  re­
move  his  dry  goods,  clothing  and  shoe 
stock  to  St.  Charles.

Twining— R.  J.  Entrekin 

succeeds 
in  the  hardware  and 

Entrekin  &  Fox 
implement  business.

Lake  Linden— The  new  co-operation 
store  has  received  its  grocery  stock  and 
engaged  in  business.

Port  Huron—W.  A.  Beach,  of  Bay 
leased  a  store  building  and 

City,  has 
put  in  a  stock  of  groceries.

Newaygo— Wesley  W.  Pearson, 

the 
Fremont  clothier,  has  opened  a  branch 
clothing  store  at  this  place.

East  Jordan—Walsh  &  Williams, 
grocers  and  meat  dealers,  have  dis­
solved,  P.  Walsh  succeeding.

E lsie—Craven  &  Eddy  have  disposed 
of  their  stock  of  millinery  to  Mrs.  Ar- 
dell  Finch  and  Miss  Nora  Chase.

Hartford—Clarence  D.  Olds  continues 
the  grocery  business  fotmerly  conducted 
under  the  style  of  Smeed  &  Olds.

Litchfield—Jud  Shepard  has  opened  a 
grocery  store 
in  the  room  formerly  oc­
cupied  by  the  grocery  stock  of  J.  Nor- 
cutt.

Seney— John  I.  Bellaire  has purchased 
the  general  merchandise  stock  of  Morse 
&  Schneider  and  will  continue  business 
at  the  same  location.

Sherwood—C.  G.  Powers, who  has  con­
ducted  clothing  stores  at  Coldwater, 
Quincy  and  Adrian,  has  opened  a cloth­
ing  store  at  this  place.

Lisbon— J.  R.  Harrison  &  Co.  have 
sold  their  general  stock  to Stinson Bros., 
of  Hadley,  who  will  continue  th  ■  busi­
ness  at  the  same  location.

Escanaba— Chas.  Ehnerd  has 

leased 
the  meat  market  of  Q.  R.  Hessel  and 
will  remove  his  fixtures  from  his  pres­
ent  market  to  the  new  location.

Lowell—A.  D.  Oliver  has  recently 
moved  his 
jewelry  stock  into  the  store 
building  known  as  the  White  Front, 
which  has  been  remodeled  for  his  use.
Ann  Arbor— L.  C.  Goodrich,  Adolph 
Walker  and  Whalen  Murphy  have 
opened  a  clothing  and  shoe  store  under 
the  style  of  Goodrich,  Walker  &  Mur- 
phy.

Port  Huron— The  Bromley  drug  stock 
has  passed 
into  the  hands  of  Wilson 
Bros.,  who  held  a  second  mortgage  on 
the  stock  and  purchased  the  first  mort­
gage.

Reading—John  Stanfield,  who  has 
been  conducting  D.  McNaughton’s 
branch  boot  and  shoe  store  at  this  place 
for  several  months,  has  purchased  the 
stock.

Springport— Charles  M.  Powers,  for­
merly  engaged  in  trade  at  Charlotte,  but 
more  recently  at  Brookfield,  has  en­
gaged  in  the  general  merchandise  busi­
ness  at  this  place.

Decatur— Frank  Potts,  proprietor  of 
the  Star grocery,  has  sold  out  to  I.  B. 
Bagley  and  M.  P.  Cady,  who  will  con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  firm  name 
of  Bagley  &  Cady.

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Walton— Hon.  D.  C.  Leach  harvested 
330  bushels  of  cranberries  from  his 
marsh,  about  a  quarter  of  what  his  crop 
would  have  amounted  to  if  the  frost  had 
held  off  a  few  weeks  longer.

Saginaw— P.  P.  Heller,  for  the  past 
seventeen  years  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  at  this  place,  is  succeeded  by 
his  brother,  A.  A.  Heller,  of  South 
Bend, 
Ind.,  and  his  son,  Adolph  G. 
Heller.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— Thos.  J.  Graham, 
of  Rosedale,  has  purchased  the  grocery 
stock  and  fixtures  of  the  Stevens  Gro­
cery  Co.,  and  embarked  in  the  grocery 
and  provision  business  at  the  corner  of 
Ashmun  and  Spruce  streets.

Mt.  Pleasant— F.  G.  Thiers has  stored 
the  fixtures  and  drug  stock  recently  pur­
chased  at  St.  Johns  in  the  basement  of 
his  store  building.  He  intended  putting 
up  the  stock 
in  Elsie,  but  was  unable 
to  make  the  necessary  arrangements.

in 

lot 

Reading— F.  D.  Culver  has purchased 
Z.  G.  Culver’s  business 
the 
burned  district  and  will  at  once  begin 
the  erection  of  a  two-story  brick  block 
which  he  will  occupy  wth  a  new  stock 
of  furniture.  He  expects  to  have  the 
building  enclosed  before  cold  weather 
sets  in.

Wexford— D.  W.  Connine,  the  veteran 
general  dealer,  has  taken  his  son,  E d­
win  F.,  into  partnership,  the  firm  name 
being  D.  W.  Connine  &  Son.  A   line 
of  dry  goods,  clothing  and  boots  and 
shoes  has  been  added  to  the  stock  and 
the  store  building  has  been  materially 
enlarged.

Port  Huron—At  the 

last  meeting  of 
the  Merchants  and  Manufacturers’  A s­
sociation,  it  was  voted  to  ask  the  Com­
mon Council  to  pass  an  ordinance  pro­
hibiting  peddlers  from  canvassing  from 
house  to  house  without  a  license.  Mer­
chants  who  solicit  orders  will  expect  to 
pay  the  license  fee.

Trent— Chas.  North, 

junior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Carrington  &  North,  gen­
eral  merchants  at  this  place,  has  been 
compelled  to  leave  the  country  by  rea­
son  of  strongly-marked  symptoms  of 
tuberculosis  and  has  disposed  of  his  in­
terest  in  the  stock  and  store  building  to 
his  partner,  who  will  continue  the  busi­
ness  under the  style  of  Geo.  Carrington.

Manufacturing Matters.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— Jos.  McLachlan has 
opened  a  feed  store 
in  the  Greenley 
block,  next  door  south  of  the  grocery 
store  of  A.  H.  Eddy.

Standish— The  Michigan  Manufactur­
ing  &  Mercantile  Co.  will  shortly  add 
to  the  manufacture  of  staves  and  head­
ing  a  factory 
for  the  manufacture  of 
chamber  furniture.

Detroit— The  E.  W.  Leech  Hardwood 
Lumber  Co.  has  filed  notice  with  the 
County  Clerk  that  it  has  disposed  of  its 
property  at  private  sale  and  abandoned 
its  franchises  and  business.

Detroit— The  Thornburg  Coupler  A t­
tachment  Co.  has  filed  amended  articles 
of  incorporation,  increasing  the  capital 
stock 
from  $25,000  to  $100,000.  The 
stockholders  are  Thomas  H.  Simpson, 
of  Detroit;  William  N.  Thornburg,' Chi­
cago,  and  William  Thornburg,  Cleve­
land.

Detroit— The  Detroit  Glass  Co.  has 
been  incorporated  to  manufacture  bot­
tles  and  all  kinds  of  glassware.  The 
capital 
is  $20,000,  of  which  $6,000  is 
paid  in.  The  shareholders  are :  David 
H.  Burrell  and  Edward  J.  Burrell,  L it­
tle  Falls,  N.  Y .,  250  shares  each;  W il­
liam  J.  Moffatt,  Tilbury,  Ont.,  500 
shares;  Newell  F.  Fairchild and  Robert 
B.  Burrell,  Wyandotte,  500 shares.

Bay  City— Chas.  F.  Kerry,  of  the 
Kerry  Manufacturing  Co.,  has  com­
pleted  arrangements  for  the  establish­
ment  of  a  new  industry  at  this  place. 
He  has  leased  the  plant  of  the  Hard­
wood  Manufacturing  Co.  for a  term  of 
five  years  and  equipped  it  with  modern 
machinery  for the  manufacture  of  maple 
flooring  and  other  hardwood  specialties.
Onaway—A   company  composed  of  W.
C.  Sterling  &  Bro.,  of  Monroe,  Merritt 
Chandler  and  J.  R.  Snody,  of this place, 
has  been  organized,  to  be  known  as  the 
Chandler  Shingle  &  Tie  Manufacturing 
Co.  The  necessary  buildings  will  be 
erected  at  once  on  the  site  of  the  Ster­
ling  mill,  lately  destroyed  by  fire.  The 
new  plant  will  have  a  daily  capacity  of 
50,000  shingles  and  1,000  ties.

Detroit—Articles  of 

incorporation  of 
the  American  Brewing  Co.  have  been 
filed  with  the  County  Clerk.  The capital 
is  $100,000,  of  which  $35,000  is 
stock 
paid 
in.  The  stockholders  are :  James
D.  Burns,  Charles  Fey  and  N.  B. 
Sharpe, 
shares  each ;  F.  W. 
Marschner,  100  shares ;  John  E.  Mo­
loney,  3,250  shares.  This 
is  the  con­
cern  that  will 
fight  the  trust  recently 
organized.

fifty 

Petoskey— Forman  &  Curtis,manufac­
turers  of  maple  flooring,  have  merged 
their business  into  a  stock  company  un­
der  the  style  of  the  Thomas  Forman 
Co.,  Limited.  Thomas  Forman  will 
be  President  and  General  Manager  of 
the  new  company,  Morgan  Curtis  will 
be  Treasurer  and  B.  H.  Cook  will  act 
as  Secretary. 
In  addition  to  the  offic­
ers,  the  stockholders  will  be  C.  F.  Han- 
key,  A.  M.  Daggett,  of  this  place,  L. 
L.  Forman,  of  Ithaca,  and  E.  S.  Rice, 
of  Logansport,  Ind.

The Boys Behind the Counter.

Jackson— Nicholas  Schweinfurth,  for 
twenty  years 
in  charge  of  the  men’s 
furnishing  goods  department  at  L.  H. 
Field’s  dry  goods  store,  has  resigned  to 
assume  charge  of  the  men’s  furnishing 
goods  stock  at  Cook,  Smith  &  Feldher’s 
dry  goods  establishment.

Kalamazoo— Howard  Fisher  has  taken 
a  position  with  Davis  &  Ferguson,  gro­
cers  at  318  North  Rose  street.

Petoskey— F.  M.  Short, 

for  several 
years  with  A lick  Rosenthal,  and  for  the 
last  two  years  with  M.  I.  Fryman,  has 
gone  to  the  Soo  to  manage  the  shoe  de­
partment  of  the  D.  K.  Moses  Co.

Charlotte— Fred  H.  Loveland  has  re­
turned  to  Charlotte  from  Greenville  and 
entered  the  employ  of  R.  C.  Jones  & 
Co.  Twenty-four  years  ago  Mr.  L ove­
land,  while  still  a  boy,  began  his  dry 
goods  career  with  R.  C.  > Jones,  in  a 
store  standing  on  the  site  of  the  present 
one.  He  remained  with  Mr.  Jones  un­
til  the  business  was  sold  to  Reynolds 
Bros,  and  continued  working  for  them 
at  the  old  stand  until  he  went  into  busi­
ness  with  Geo.  Barney  about  six  years 
ago.  About  seven  months  ago,  he  was 
offered  a  position  in  Greenville,  which 
he  filled  until  last  week.

Dowagiac— I.  C. 

Scattergood  has 
taken  a  clerkship  with  the  White  Front 
dry  goods  store.

Kalamazoo— J.  H.  Scherer,  cashier  of 
the  Standard  Wheel  Works,  has  severed 
his  connection  with  that  concern, 
in 
whose  employ  he  has  been  for the  past 
eight  years,  and  gone  to  Jackson,  where 
he  has  taken  a  position  with  the  Imper­
ial  Wheel  Co.

Ionia— Frank  Williams,  for some  time 
a  clerk 
in  Gundrum’s  drug  store,  has 
gone  to  Ann  Arbor  to  take  a  University 
course  in  pharmacy.

Ovid— F.  J.  Storrer  has  a  new  hard­

in  the  person  of  C.  E. 
ware  clerk 
Brewster, 
in  the 
formerly  employed 
hardware  store  of  J.  T.  Thompson,  at 
Owosso.

Charlotte----- Claude  Pope 

succeeds
Ralph  Walker  as  clerk  in  the  grocery 
store  of  F.  H.  McGrath.

Quincy—Chas.  Skinner,  Nettie  Cold- 
well  and  Mabel  Globensky  are  clerking 
in  Van  Dorsten’s  new  dry  goods  store.
Grass  Lake— Frank  J.  Wheaton,  who 
has  been  head  pharmacist  at  D.  W. 
Clark’s  drug  store  for  the  past  four 
years,  has  arranged  to  enter  the  service 
of  a  druggist  at  Wayne.

Bellaire—George  Albee,  of  Chicago, 
has  taken  a  position 
in  P.  Medalie's 
dry  goods  and  clothing  store,  and  will 
be 
its  manager  on  the  retirement  of  W. 
A.  Gerrison,  who  retires  to  engage 
in 
general  trade  at  Cross  Village.

Charlotte— Harry  Camp 

is  clerking 

for  G.  V.  Collins  &  Son.

Albion—Marvin  J.  Rowley,  formerly 
engaged 
in  the  dry  goods  business  at 
Homer,  is  manager  of  the new dry goods 
store  of  V.  S.  Wolcott  here.

Holland— Theodore  Van  der  Veen,  of 
Grand  Rapids,  has  taken  a  position  in 
J.  A.  Van  der  Veen’s  hardware  store.

Marshall—Thomas  Sinnig  has 

ac­
cepted  a  position  as  clerk  in  Mr.  Esch’s 
new  grocery.

Sault  Ste.  M arie—Albert  Van  Wyck 
has  taken  a  position  with  the  Soo  Hard­
ware  Co.

Saginaw— C.  A.  Butterfield, clerk  at  J. 
W. 
Ippel’s  dry  goods  house,  has  just 
concluded  sixteen  years’  work  in  prac­
tically  the  same 
locality.  He  entered 
the  employ  of  J.  Bauman  sixteen  years 
ago,  and  remained  for  a  time  with 
Porteous,  Mitchell  &  Co.  when  they 
succeeded  Mr.  Bauman,  and  engaged 
with  Mr.  Ippel  when  that  gentleman 
opened  business.  He  has  not  been  out 
of  employment  a  single  day,  and  has 
not  lost  one  day’s  time  from  sickness 
during  this  period.

Hillsdale— Fred  Fitzpatrick 

is  now 

clerking  in  K line’s  dry  goods  store.

Charlotte— Lee  Mellinger has  taken  a 
position  in  the  hardware  store  of Chapin 
&  Rue.

Elk  Rapids— Archie  L.  Crinn,  for­
merly 
in  charge  of  the  J.  H.  Steinberg 
clothing  department,  at  St.  Ignace,  has 
taken  the  management  of  the  N.  Hirsh- 
berh  Co.  department  store.

Manchester— Ed.  S.  Nisle,  formerly 
with  Robinson  &  Koebbe,  is  now  as­
sociated  with  the  May  Shoe  &  Clothing 
Co.,  at  Denver,  Colo.  Bert  M.  Teeter, 
formerly  with  J.  Wurthner,  has  a  posi­
tion  with  a 
in 
Spokane,  Wash.  Henry  Jackman,  for­
merly  with  Arthur Jaeger,  can  be  found 
with  a  wholesale  grocer  house  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  after  Oct.  15.

Counterfeit American Brands.

large  clothing  house 

Prof.  Stiles,  the  scientific  attache  of 
the  United  States  Embassy  here,  recent­
ly  discovered  evidence  that several large 
Antwerp  firms  did  an  immense  business 
in  inferior or diseased  pork  and  beef, 
which  was  put 
in  American  packages 
illegally  obtained,  thus  giving  them  an 
American  brand.  The  Professor  is  now 
traveling  in  Switzerland,  Germany  and 
Denmark  in  order  to  complete  the  chain 
of  evidence  needed  for the  purpose  of 
prosecuting  these  firms.

Men  claim  that  they  indulge  in  the 
bowl  to  drown  their sorrows.  They  only 
add 
to  their  troubles  by  becoming 
drunk.  A   man  hurt  by  wearing  tight 
shoes  does  not  help  matters  by  getting 
tight  himself.

A   man  in  a  hole  wants.to  pull  others 

in after him.

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5

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

Geo.  W.  Hart  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Hart  Siding.  The  stock  was 
furnished  by 
the  Ball-Bamhart-Put­
man  C o . _____________

The  John  Girard  Co.  has  opened  a 
The  Ball- 
furnished  the

grocery  store  at  Alma. 
Barnhart-Putman  Co. 
stock. 

______________ _

A.  Gardiner  &  Co.  have  embarked  in 
the  grocery  business  at  Mill  Grove. 
The  Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company 
fur­
nished  the  stock.

A.  J.  Gardner,  whose  grocery  stock 
at  Arcadia  was  recently  destroyed  by 
fire,  has  re-engaged 
in  business  there. 
The  Musselman  Grocer  Co.  furnished
the  stock.  _____________

A   Grand  Haven  gentleman  has  en­
in  the  grocery  business  at  933 
gaged 
avenue  under  the  style  of 
Wealthy 
Baker’s  Grocery.  The  Ball-Bamhart- 
Putman  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

Albert  Supp  has  engaged 

in  general 
trade  at  Vickeryville.  P.  Steketee  & 
Sons  furnished  the  dry  goods,  Rindge, 
Kalmbach,  Logie  &  Co.  supplied  the 
shoes  and 
the  Ball-Bamhart-Putman 
Co.  captured  the  grocery  order.

The 

local  exchange  of  the  Michigan 
(Bell)  Telephone  Co.  lost a considerable 
number  of  telephone  connections  Oct.  1, 
including  the  Berkey  &  Gay  Furniture 
the  Bell 
Co.,  which  has  thrown  out 
phone  on  the  ground  that  the  service 
is 
so  poor that  the  connection  is of  no  pos­
sible  benefit  to  the  corporation.

A.  H.  Welles,  Manager of  the  M ichi­
gan  Manufacturing  &  Mercantile  Co., 
at  Standish,  was in  the  city  several  days 
last  week  looking  over  the  furniture  in­
dustries  here  for  the  purpose  of  seeking 
information  and  pointers 
in  regard  to 
the  manufacture  of  a  line  of  chamber 
furniture  which  the  company will shortly 
engage  in  in  conjunction  with  the  man­
ufacture  of  staves  and  heading.

The Grocery Market.

Canned,  Goods— In 

Sugars —The  raw  sugar  market is dull, 
with  almost  no  business  being  done. 
Quotations  are  still  on  the  basis  of 
5  5-16C  for 96  deg.  test  centrifugals,  but 
practically  no  sales  were  made,  as  there 
was  nothing  offered.  The  tendency  of 
the  market 
is  toward  some  further  re­
duction,  although  no  very  great  change 
is  expected.  The  demand 
for  refined 
continues  about  the  same  at  unchanged 
prices.  The  total  stock  of  sugar  in  the 
United  States 
is  188,702  tons,  against 
193,738  tons  at  the  same  time  last  year.
looking  over the 
canned  goods  situation  for  this  season  it 
will  be  seen  that  the  packers  have  had 
to  contend  with  short  crops  of  canning 
articles  and  high  prices  for  cans.  Next 
to  the  shortage  of  canning  products  the 
worst  feature  of  the  business  has  been 
the  ripening  of  the  entire  crop  at  one 
time,  as  has  been  the  case  with  some 
crops,  and  the  consequent  impossibil ity 
of  caring  for  receipts  in  time  to save the 
raw  material 
Prominent 
packers  say  that  the  result  of  these  diffi­
culties  has  been  to  create  an  unfavor­
able  condition,  and  will 
eventually 
Seldom  have 
cause  higher  prices. 
prices,  as  a  rule,  been  higher than  they 
are  now  at  this  season  and  the  tendency 
is  upward,  with  some  uncertainty  ex­
pressed  as  to  the  outlook for  future  busi­
It 
ness. 
is  certain  that  trade  will  in­
crease 
later,  but  what  will  result  in  the 
way  of  prices  remains  to be determined.

from 

loss. 

the  season. 

for  the  tomato  pack 
The  prospects 
point  to  about  an  average  output.  Con­
servative  estimates  indicate  that  it  may 
not  be  up  to  last  year’s,  although  the 
acreage  has  been  variously  estimated 
up  to  25  per  cent,  larger.  The  cause  of 
the  reduction  in  expected  output  is  as­
signed  to  unfavorable  weather  condi­
tions  throughout 
Prices 
tend  upward  and  present  indications are 
that  the  close  of  the  packing  season, 
with  its  shortage  accurately determined, 
will 
lead  to  a  considerable  increase  in 
prices.  From  Baltimore  comes  the  re­
port  that  Western  buyers  are  still  tak­
ing  all  the  tomatoes  they  can  get  in  that 
market,  but  the  advance  in  price  of  5c 
per  dozen  on  cans  has  had  considerable 
influence  in  hardening  the  market,  and 
the  prospect  of  higher  prices  is  daily 
more  encouraging  to  holders. 
There 
is  a  scarcity  of  cans  also,  and  it  is  now 
said  that  quite  as  many  tomatoes  will 
rot  on  the  vines  as  will  be  put  up  this 
year. 
If  the  West  continues  buying, 
the  outlook  favors  higher  prices  within 
a  short  time.  More  tomatoes  will  be 
packed 
in  Maine  this  season  than  ever 
before.  The  Northern  fruit  is  firmer  in 
texture  and  makes  a  more  satisfactory 
pack  than  the  Southern 
fruit,  which 
grows  faster  and  has  less  time to acquire 
solidity.  Com  is  stiffer  and  some  pack­
ers  have  advanced  their  prices  2j^c  per 
dozen.  New  York  is  still  canning,  but 
the  probable  output 
is  so  much  below 
what  was  expected  that  so  far  the  cnq 
is  not  much  of  a  factor  in  the  situation 
The  output  in  Maine  will  be  below  the 
average,  but  the  quality  will  be  much 
better  than  usual  and  some  packers 
claim  that  it  will  all  grade  fancy.  Peas 
are  quiet  and  prices  are  unchanged. 
The  demand 
is  fair.  The  demand  for 
string  beans  is  quite  an  important 
ture.  Some  Western  packers  are  short 
on  their  contracts  for  this  article,  also 
and  have  been  buying 
in  the  East 
cover  them,  consequently  creating 
stronger  market.  The  price  is  gradual 
ly  but  surely  advancing  and  we  think 
that  string  beans  at  present  prices  are 
good  purchase.  The  shortage  in  cans 
in  California 
is  reported  as  ended  and 
such  goods  as  are  still  to  be  packed  will 
feel 
influence  than  those 
which  have  been  packed  before.  Apri 
cots  are  about  the  only  California  prod 
uct 
canned  thus  far  which  had  not 
been  affected  by  the  stringency.  The 
peach  situation 
is  unchanged.  Stocks 
are  light  and prices  high  and  demand  ii 
restricted  somewhat  by  the  high  prices 
Gallon  apples  are  firm,  with  a  good  de 
mand.  The  demand  for  salmon  is  very 
good,  with  no  change  in  prices,  but w 
a  firm  market  prevailing. 
Sardine 
have  advanced  30c  per  case  on  some 
grades. 
is  stated  that  the  previous 
low  prices  have  been  below  the  cost  0 
production  and  that  there  is  a  possibil 
ity  of  a  consolidation  of  the  two  oppos 
ing  interests,  as  the  fight  between  them 
has  developed  such  low  prices  and  the 
fresh  fish  have  been  so  high  this  season 
in  the  business.
that  there  is  no  money 
in­
terest 
in  the  dried  fruit  market  is  the 
fact  that  the  California  Raisin  Growers’ 
Association  has  named  prices  on  new 
crop  raisins.  The  trade  has  been  ex­
pecting  them  for  some  time  and  has  de­
layed  purchasing  until  the  prices  for 
this  year  were  known.  These  prices  are 
from  i%@ 2%c  higher than  the  opening 
last  year  and  are  decidedly 
prices  of 
higher  than  the  trade  expected 
they 
would  be.  About  a  month  ago,  it  is 
claimed,  the  crop  condition  changed  for 
the  worse  and,  these  unfavorable  con

Dried  Fruits— The  chief  point  of 

less  of  the 

fei 

It 

larger 

raisins,  while  at  this  time 

ditions  continuing,  high  prices  were 
necessary.  The  crop  will  be  a  short 
one— only  about  2,500  cars,  as  against 
^500  last  year—but  the  quality  will  be 
very  good.  As  the  market  is  now  bare 
last  year 
over  1,000  cars  were  on  hand  undistrib­
uted,  it  is  clear  that  there  will  be  a  ma­
terial  shortage.  No  change  in  the  situa­
tion  is  expected  during  the  season  and 
prices  will  be  no 
lower.  The  high 
prices,  however,  do  not  seem  to  prevent 
business  and  a  number  of  cars  have 
been  sold  the  past  week.  As  a  matter 
fact,  consumers  must  have  raisins 
and  no  matter  what  the  price  is,  sales 
are  bound  to  be  large  for  the  next  few 
weeks.  There 
is  an  excellent  demand 
for  seeded  raisins,  the  consumption  of 
which  has  increased  wonderfully  within 
last  year  or  so.  Prunes  are  about 
the 
in  the  dried  fruit  line 
the  only  thing 
than  was 
that  will  turn  out 
originally  estimated.  The  activity 
is 
somewhat  hampered  by  the  continued 
reports  that  the  California  crop  will  be 
100,000,000  pounds,  or  23,000,000 pounds 
arger  than  last  year.  The  shortage  in 
Oregon  will  have  very  little  effect,  ex 
pt  possibly  on  the  supply  of  large 
sizes,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  new 
orchards  w'hich  have  come  into  bearing 
in  California  will  more  than  make  uj 
In  previous  years  there 
the  deficiency. 
ave  been 
large  sales  for  future  deliv 
ery,  but  not  nearly  so  much  this  yeat 
and  the  market  is  inclined  to  be  quite 
dull.  Apricots proved to  be  a  larger  crop 
than  last  year,  but  compared  with  some 
previous  years  the  yield  is  small  and 
prices  are  relatively  high.  Exporters 
are  the  only  ones  who  are  showing  any 
interest.  Trade  promises  to  be  active 
later,  but  at  present  it 
is  very  dull. 
Reaches  are  slightly  firmer  and  held  a 
fraction  higher  on  the  Coast.  Currants 
continue  in  good  demand  at  previously 
quoted  prices.  The  new  crop  figs  are 
moving  into  consumption  rapidly  at  full 
prices.  There 
is  a  good  demand  from 
all  sections  and  trade  promises  well. 
Prices  are  firm  at  present  quotations, 
and  there 
is  a  slight  tendency  to  in­
crease.  Dates  are  moving  steadily  at 
about  previous  prices.  There  will  be 
no  new  crop  here  for  nearly  four  weeks 
and  present  demand  will  nearly  clear 
out  what  there  is  in  hand  before  the  ar­
rival  of  the  first  shipments.

Rice  The  rice  crop  this  year  is  the 
largest  ever  known  and the yield exceeds 
the  record-breaking  year of  1892  by  20 
per  cent.  There  was  an  unusual  amount 
of  the  old  crop  carried  over  and  grocers 
may  be  expected  to  work  off  this  stock 
before  taking  hold  of  the  new  rice.  So 
far  prices  have  been  fairly  good,  but 
when  the  bulk  of  the  crop  comes  in  the 
market  prices  will  undoubtedly  go 
lower.

Molasses  and  Syrups  -There  is  a  con­
tinued  improving  demand  for  molasses. 
As  the  fall  demand  is  beginning  to 
in­
jobbers  are  purchasing  more 
crease, 
freely. 
It 
is  estimated  that  this  year’s 
molasses  crop  will  average  about  65  per 
cent,  of  a  normal  crop,  consequently 
there 
is  no  fear that  the  market  will  be 
glutted  at  any  time  during  the  year. 
Corn  syrup  is  in  a  very  strong  position, 
with  an  excellent  demand,  and  refiners 
are  badly  oversold.  The  sugar  syrup 
market  is  very  strong  and  will  probably 
advance  shortly.

Tea— The  demand  for  tea  is  steadily 
the  season  approaches. 
is  firm  with  no  quotable 

increasing  as 
The  market 
change  in  prices.

Fish— Light  supplies  of  herring  and 
mackerel  continue  to  restrict  the  con­

suming  demand,  although  considering 
the  high  prices,  stocks  are  moved  about 
as  fast  as  received.  The  active  demand 
for  salt  codfish  still  prevails.

The 

lemon 

Rolled  Oats  The  rolled  oats  market 
is  very  firm  and  prices  have  made  a 
sudden  advance  of  50c  Per bbl.  and  20c 
per  case,  with  millers  heavily  oversold.
Green  Fruits— Dealers  say  that  the 
foreign  fruit 
industry  has  been  more 
disappointing  this  season  than  usual.
5rices  have  been  unsatisfactory  all  the 
season,  with  only  occasional  spurts, 
,vhen  dealings  have  been  fairly  good, 
rhere  has  been  almost  no  activity  of 
importance  in  any  variety  and  trade,  as 
a  whole,  has  been  generally  dull  and 
discouraging. 
trade  has 
been weak and  dull  all  the  season.  For­
tunes  have  been 
lost  and  but  few  im­
porters  have  made  any  money.  There 
was  a  short  time  during  July  when  fair­
ly  reasonable  prices  were  paid,  but  in 
the  main  the  range  has  been  low.  Cool 
weather  is  partially  responsible,  lessen­
ing  the  demand,  and  there  has  been 
There 
further  complaint  of  quality. 
has  been  no  change  in  prices  since 
last 
week.  Receipts  are  small  and  quality 
unusually  poor.  Bananas  are  steady  in 
price  and  movement 
is  a  trifle  more 
active.  Cargoes  are  smaller  and  fewer, 
but  the  quality  of  recent  arrivals  is  bet- 
I ter.  The  close  of  the  fall  apple  and 
j grape  season  causes  an  enlarged  de­
mand  for bananas  also.

Nuts— The  market  for  nuts  shows con- 
iderable  activity  and  prices  on  some 
■ arieties  tend  upward.  The  supply  of 
different  varieties  varies,  but 
as  a 
whole,  foreign  nuts  are  short  and  do­
mestic  sorts  will  give  about  an  average 
yield.  Spot  supplies  of  Grenobles  are 
about  exhausted  and  the  crop  is  short, 
but  the  quality 
is  rather  better  than 
usual.  The  crop  of  about  all  French 
varieties 
is  said  to  be  fair,  and  the 
quality  good  enough  to  satisfy  most  of 
the  trade.  The  market  for  Sicily  filberts 
is  excited  and  higher.  The new crop  is 
estimated  at  51,000  bags,  against  82,900 
bags  last  year.  Tarragona  almonds  are 
in  fair  demand  and  prices  tend  up­
ward.  The  new  crop,  as  near  as  can 
be  determined,  is  a  failure. 
Ivicas 'are 
reported  short,  and  opening  prices  like­
ly  to be  high.  Foreign  walnuts  will  not 
be  up  to  the  average 
in  quantity,  al­
though  the  quality  is  said  to  be fair.  An 
exception 
in  Marbots,  which 
are  reported  in  good  supply.  Almonds 
are  firm.  The  California  crop  is  in  the 
hands  of  a  combine,  and  while  there  are 
some  goods  outside,  the  control  of  the 
market  is  in  the  hands  of  the  combine. 
Foreign  goods  will  hardly  be  in  as  good 
supply  as  was  expected,  and  prices  rule 
high.  Pecans  are  scarce  and  firm  at 
present  high  range.  Peanuts  are  weak 
and  the  tendency  of  prices 
is  down­

ward.Highnit Price Paiil in Fifteen Year».

is  made 

The  highest  price  paid  for  live  cattle 
on  the  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  market 
in 
fifteen  years  was  paid  on  Wednesday 
last.  This  was  for  two  cars  of  steers 
averaging  1,456  pounds.  The  price  paid 
In  June,  1882,  $7.40  was 
was  $6.50. 
load  of  fancy  exporters, 
paid  for  one 
which 
is  the  highest  ever  paid  on  the 
Kansas  City  market.  When  it  is  consid­
ered  that  good  beef  cattle  bring  better 
prices  than  at  any  time  since  1884,  the 
high  price  of  dressed  beef  is  explained.

The  men  who  were  behind  the guns  at 
Manila  were  in  front  at  the  New  York 
parade. 

______

For  G illies’  N.  Y. 

tea,  all  kinds, 

grades  and  priees,  phone  Visner,  800.

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

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The Woman Who Always Told the Truth.
Woman’s World

“ Y es,”   said  pretty  little  Mrs.  Blank, 
settling  her  frills  and  thoughtfully  drop­
ping  another  lump  of  sugar  in  her tea, 
“ yes,  I’ve  known  Mary  Harris  all  her 
life  and  she  always  has  been  queer. 
In 
what  way  was  she  peculiar?  Oh,  I  don’t 
know  exactly.  She  was  one  of  those  un­
comfortable  people  who are always doing 
things  you  weren’t  looking  for  them  to 
do  and  saying  things  you  weren’t  ex­
pecting  to  hear  and  that  nobody  was 
for.  Why,  she  didn’t  have 
prepared 
any  more  hesitation 
in  coming  right 
plump  out  with  the  naked  truth than you 
and  1  have  in  telling  a  tarradiddle.  In­
decent,  I  call  it.  Nobody  has  any  right 
to  introduce  the  truth  into  society  until 
it 
is  properly  dressed  up  so  as  to  be 
presentable.  You  know  how  sometimes 
a  person  will  say  to  us  ‘ I’m  afraid  I’m 
putting  you  to  some  trouble,’  or  ‘ I  hope 
I’m  not 
in  the 
least.’  Very likely  it’s  putting  us  to  all 
sorts  of bother  and  we  are  wishing  them 
at  the  bottom  of  the  sea  with  all  our 
hearts,  but  we  smile  seraphically  and 
say,  ‘ Oh,  not  at  all.  So  glad  to see you. ’ 
She  would 
But  Mary  Brown  didn’t. 
say,  ‘ Certainly,  it  is  very 
inconvenient 
just  now,  but  I’m  willing  to  sacrifice 
myself  for  your  pleasure, ’  and  then  they 
would  go  off  and  hate  her  all  the  rest 
of  their  lives  for telling  them  the  truth. 
But 
it  was  one  of  her  queer ways  to 
do  it.

inconveniencing  you 

lay 

“ She  was  always  odd,  even  as  a  girl. 
When  she  went  to  school  her  father 
wanted  her  to  study  accomplishments 
like  the  other  girls,  but  Mary  wouldn’t 
do  it.  She  said  she  didn’t  have  any 
ear  for  music  and  wasn’t  going  to  tor­
ture  herself  and  other  people  and  waste 
money  trying  to  learn  to  play  the  piano 
when  the  town  was  full  of  hand  organs 
that  could  grind  out  better  music,  with 
more  expression  in  it,  than  nine-tenths 
of  the  amateur  performers.  She declared 
her  talents 
in  the  direction  of  the 
cooking  stove  and  she  meant  to  study 
that  until 
it  would  not  only  be  an  ac 
complishment,  but  a  profession  in  case 
she  ever  had  to  support  herself. 
‘ You 
see,  Mrs.  Blank,’  she  said  to  me,  ‘ it 
sure  to  be  an  accomplishment  that  will 
stay  by  me. 
I  may  not  marry  a  man 
with  a  soul  for  music  or an  eye  for  art. 
but  he’s  certain  to  have  a  stomach  to 
which  I  can  appeal.’  Did  you  ever hea 
of  anything  so  queer  as  a  girl  picking 
out  cooking  for  a  career?  Why,  all  the 
other  girls 
I  have  ever  known  who 
wanted  to  make  a  living  were  expecting 
to  play  Juliet  or  be  prima  donnas  or 
write  poetry  or  illustrate  books.  There 
wasn’t  a  single  solitary  one  of  them who 
ever  dreamed  of  doing  any  ordinary 
commonplace  thing  for  which  there  was 
a  good  steady  demand.

“ Being  so  peculiar  we  thought  that 
Mary  would  never  marry,  but  she  did 
More  than  that,  she  had  several  good 
offers  and  she  was  queer about  them 
too.  She  actually  broke  off  her  engage 
ment  with  that  handsome young Thomp 
son  because  she  saw  him  kick  a  little 
dog.  She  said  any  man  who  would  be 
that  brutal  to  a  helpless  animal  would 
abuse  and  bully  his  wife  once  she  was 
in  his  power.  Nobody  could  see  any 
thing  especial  in  Tom  Brown,  who  was 
a  poor  young  fellow  on  a  salary,  and  w 
thought  she  was  silly  enough  to  pass  by 
Jack  Bullion  for  him,  but  of  course  no 
body  could  know  then  that  Tom  Brow 
was  going  to  develop  into  a  financier 
and  old  Bullion  was  going  to  smash  and

leave  Jack  without  a  penny  or  knowing 
how  to  do  anything. 
The  wedding 
as  the  funniest  affair.  Mary  took  the 
money  her 
father  gave  her  for  her 
trousseau  and  furnished  up  a  little  cot- 
age  with  it,  and  then  one  morning  she 
iut  on  her  hat  and  she  and Tom stepped 
around  to  the  church  and  were  married. 
inch  of  white  satin  or  veil  or 
Not  an 
edding  breakfast  or  ushers  or  brides­
maids  or  anything.  Of  course  people 
alked,  but  Mary  didn’t  care.  She  said 
he  didn’t  see  that  a  poor  clerk’s  wife 
had  any  pressing  need  of  white  satin 
gowns,  while  she  did  have  for chairs 
nd  tables.  People  have  always  given 
Tom  Brown  all  the  credit  for  getting 
long  so  well,  but  there  have  been times 
irhen  I’ve  had  my  misgivings  and  won­
dered 
if  Mary  wasn’t  at  the  bottom  of 
t.  She was  queer enough  for  anything.
“ Then  she  had  the  queerest  views 
ibout  things.  She  used  to  let  her  hus- 
md  smoke  all  over  the  house  and  clut­
ter  up  things  with  his  fads,  and  as  far 
as  I  could  see  she  never objected  to  his 
going  to  his  club  or  tried  to  interfere 
with  anything  he  had  been  in  the  way 
of  enjoying  before  they  were  married. 
She  said  she  didn’t  believe  a  man  mar­
ried  to  acquire  a  boss,  but a  companion. 
Did  you  ever hear  of  a  woman  having 
such  a  peculiar  idea?  People  used  to 
wonder  how 
it  was  that  she  never  had 
any  trouble  about  servants,  while  all  the 
rest  of  us  spent  half  our  lives  on  a  still 
hunt  for  a  decent  cook  and  a  housemaid 
who  would  sweep  under  the  bed.  One 
lay  a  woman  asked  her  what  was  the 
secret  of  her  success  and  why  there were 
o  many 
incompetent  servants  now. 
Because  of  the incompetent mistresses, ’ 
said  Mary.  ‘ Put  a  man  in  a  business  he 
doesn’t  understand  in  any  one  of  its  de­
tails.  Give  him  ignorant and lazy clerks, 
and 
let  him  divide  his  time  between 
bargain  sales  of  marked  down  neckties 
the  morning  and  a  two hours’  wait  at 
the  tailor's,  go  to  a  pink  tea  and  a  club 
meeting 
in  the  afternoon,  with  a  few 
calls  sandwiched  in  between,  and  a dash 
now  and  then 
into  his  store  to  change 
his  clothes  and  scold  a  clerk  for  not  do­
ing  something  right,  and  what  would 
happen?  He  would  go  into  bankruptcy 
inside  of  six  months.  Yet  that’s  the 
principle  on  which  the  majority  of 
women  keep  house.  We  are  not 
much  smarter than  men  as  we  think  we 
are  and  we’ll  never  make  a  success  of 
housekeeping  until  we  realize 
it  is  a 
business  that  requires  to  be  understood, 
just  as  much  as  banking  or  merchan 
dising.  The  trifling  mistress  is  the  rea 
son  of  the  trifling  maid  the  country 
over.’  Did  you  ever  hear anything  so 
absurd  as  thinking  a  woman  needed  to 
know  how  to  do  things  in  order to  keep 
house?

just 

“ She  was  just  impossible  in clubs and 
societies.  We  would  never have  one  of 
those 
lovely  soulful  meetings,  where 
somebody  reads  a  paper  about  vague 
aspirations  and  yearnings  after the 
like  that,  that  Mary 
finite  and  things 
wouldn’t  get  up  and  ask, 
in  effect 
where  were  we  at?  And  nobody  ever 
knew.  She  was 
like  a  dash  of 
cold  water,  and  when  she  sat  down 
everybody  shivered  and  felt  uncomfort­
able.  She  never  went  in  for movements 
and  I  never  saw  her name on a  subscrip­
tion 
life.  Actually,  when 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Saintly  went  to  her  about 
contributing  to  the  fund  for buying  fans 
for  the  Eskimos  she  refused  and  told 
him  she  didn’t  know  whether the  Lord 
was  going  to  hold  her  responsible  for 
the  heathen  or  not,  but  she  knew  he  was 
looking  to  her  to  feed  and  clothe  the

in  my 

list 

The Woman Who Wrote.

A   w om an  there w a s and she w ro te for th e press 

you  or  I  m ight  do),

Sh e told  how   to cu t and fit a dress,
A n d   how  to stew   m any a  sa\ ory m ess,
B ut  she nevt-r had done  it  hers**lf.  t  g u e ss 

(W h ich  none o f her readers knew ).

O h ,  th e hour w e spent,  and  the flour w e spent,

A n d   the su g ar  w e w asted  like sand,

A t  th e  nest o f a  w om an  w h o  nev- r had cooked 
(A n d   now   w e  know   that she  never couid cook), 

A n d   did  not  understand.

A  w om an  there w a s, and  sh e  w rote rig h t fair 

(A s   vou  or I  m igh t  do).

H ow  out o f a barrel to m ake a  chair,
T o  be covered  w ith   ch in tz and  stuffed w ith   hair,
*Tw ould adorn any  parlor, and  g iv e   it an air!

(And  w e th o u g h t the  tale w a s true).

O h .  the  days w e  w orked,  and  the w a y s w e  w orked, 

T o  ham m er, and sa w ,  and  tack.

In  m aking a ch air in  w h ich  no one  w ould  sit,
A   ch air in  w h ich   no one could  p ossibly sit 

W ith out a  crick  in h is back.

A  w om an  th ere w a s and  sh e  had her fun 

(B etter than  you  and  1);

Sh e w ro te recipes,  and she never tried  one,
Sh e w ro te ab ou t ch ildren— o f course sh e had none-- 
She told  us to do w h at sh e never  had done 

(And n ever intended  to try).

A n d  it isn ’t to toil, and  it Isn’t to  spoil,

T h at brim s th e cup o f d isgrace—

It’s to  follo w   a wom an  w h o  didn’t k n ow  beans 
(A w om an w h o  n ever had  cooked an y  beans),

Saving Her From Fxertion.

B u t w rote,  and  w a s  paid to fill  space.

“ You  asked me to  bring  you  some  pin 
money  this  morning, ”   said  the  young 
husband.

“ Y es,”   she  replied  with  an  air  of 

expectancy.

“ W ell,”   said  he,  “ I  thought  I  might 
as  well  save  you  a  trip  down  town,  so 
I  bought  you  a  paper  of  pins  instead.”

It 

thing 

poor  widow  and  orphans  that  lived  at 
her back  gate.  Scandalous,  wasn’t 
it? 
but  she  had  all  sorts  of  queer notions 
ike  that.
“ One  summer  1  was  at  Frankfort with 
is  a  quiet  place,  not  a  bit 
her. 
swell,  you  know,  but  comfortable  and 
cheap,  where  everybody 
feels  called 
pon  to  explain  why  they  are  there,  in­
stead  of  being  at  Mackinac  Island  or 
Charlevoix.  One  woman  had  been  or­
dered  perfect  rest  after  the  gayety  of 
last  season,  another  had  come  for the 
sake  of  the  children,  another  found  that 
peculiar  air  just  the 
for  her 
nerves,  and  didn’t  know  but  what  she 
would  go  on  to  Petoskey  a  little  later 
on.  You  know  how  women  fib  to  one 
another  about  such  things.  Well,  they 
ill  had  their  say,  and  when  they  fin- 
shed,  Mary  remarked,  as  simply  as  if 
she  didn’t  know  she  was  throwing  a 
bomb  into  the  camp:  ‘ Well,  I  came  be­
cause  it  was  cheap,  and  the  best  I  could 
afford.’  You  could  have  heard  a  pin 
drop,  and 
it  took  quite  a  while  to  get 
the  conversation  going  naturally  again. 
Oh,  but  she  was  queer  for  certain.  She 
never  even  pretended  to  know  every­
body  who  was  ri.ch  and  fashionable,  and 
when  women  would  ask  her  about  the 
Bondclippers  or  the  Croesuses, 
she 
would  just  say  right  out  that  she  didn’t 
know  them ; 
that they were  fashionable 
and  rich  and  she  wasn’t  either.  Women 
used  to  look  at  her  like  she  was  a  freak 
just  escaped  from  the  side  show.

saying  such 

bully.  Fancy 

“ The  time  came  when  Tom  Brown 
made  a 
lot  of  money  and  fashionable 
society  would  gladly  have  welcomed  her 
to  its  fold.  And  perhaps  her  queemess 
came  out  strongest  in  her not  accepting 
its  gilt-edged  invitations.  She  said Mrs. 
Soandso  was  vulgar  and  Mrs.  Some- 
bod yelse  stupid  and  Mrs.  Someotherone 
things 
about  people  with  bank  accounts  and 
carriages  and  opera  boxes! 
It  was  like 
flying 
in  the  face  of  Providence  and 
seemed  actually  sacrilegious  when  one 
thought  of  how  other  people  kow-towed 
to  them  to  get  invited  to  their  parties 
and  balls.  Her  old  friends  were  good 
enough  for  her and  she  never even made 
an  effort  to  float  herself  into  society  on 
champagne  or  break  down  the  barriers 
by  bombarding  them  with  receptions 
and  dinners.  Queer,  though,  wasn’t  it, 
the  woman  who  could  and  didn’t?

too. 

“ And  now  she 

is  dead.  That  was 
strange, 
Seemed  sudden  at  the 
last,  but  we were told  that  two  years  ago 
she  went  to  a  great  specialist  and  he 
told  her  she  had  an  incurable  malady. 
She  never told  her husband  or her  chil­
dren,  or any  one.  Said  there  would  be 
time  enough  for  heavy  hearts  and  grief 
when  she  was  gone ;  so  she went smiling 
and  gay,  loving  and  careful  and  tender 
about  her  daily  task  as  usual,  until  al­
most  the  very  end,  bearing  her  heavy 
secret  alone.  Well,  we  called  her  queer, 
but  perhaps  truth  and  good  sense  and 
loyalty  and 
lack  of  pretense  are  not 
common  virtues  and  we  should  be  bet­
ter  if  more  of  us  were  like  queer  Mary 
Brown,”   and  Mrs.  Blank  sighed  and 
poured  herself  out  another  cup  of  tea.
Dorothy  Dix.

Those of you who have been 
doing  business  with  us  for 
years have probably  noticed 
that  we  fill  your  orders  a 
great  deal  more  promptly 
than we used to.  Those who 
are  new 
are 
pleased  to  find  that  we  are 
so prompt.

customers 

less  business 

This is not because we are 
doing 
than 
formerly-  we are doing more 
and  more  every  year— but 
because we realize that when 
people  order  goods 
they 
want  them  and  want  them 
quickly.

Therefore we  are  making 
a special effort to give every 
order, small or  large,  imme­
diate  attention  and  prompt 
shipment.

Valley  City 

Let us have yours.

Milling  Co.,
Sole  Manufacturers of  “ LILY  WHITE,” 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

“ The  floor the  best cooks  use.”

RED  STAR  BRAND  CIDER  VINEGAR
is not excelled by any vinegar on the market.  A  trial will convince.
A  GUARANTEE  BOND  goes to every purchaser, warranting  its  purity 
and protecting him in  its sale.  Let us quote you prices.

THE  LEROUX  CIDER  AND  VINEGAR  CO.,  Toledo,  Ohio. j

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Each,  $2.00

Special Cot 500.
Special Cot 501.
Special Cot 502.
Special Cot 503.

Astrakhan skins, length 
10 
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full  64-inch 
storm 
sweep,  6-inch 
lined  with 
collar, 
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length  10 
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sweep,  5lA-\nch 
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Each,  $2.25

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Each,  $3.25

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CHASING RAINBOWS.

let-up  came— but  not  the 

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

Devoted  to  the  Be*t  Interests  of Business Men

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E.  A.  STO W E, Editor.

W EDNESDAY,  -  •  OCTOBER  4.  1899.

This  Paper  has  a  Larger  Paid  Circu­
lation  than  that  of  any  other  paper  of 
its  class  in  the  United  States. 
Its  value 
as  an  Advertising  Medium  is  therefore 

apparent.THE GOSPEL OF LET-UP.

Six  years  ago,  when  the  business  of 
the  country  collapsed  and  the  strongest 
men  and  the  strongest  firms  tottered and 
fell,  the  tension  brought  to  bear  upon 
the  business  world  was  so  great  that 
it  was  feared  that  madness  would  be­
come  the  inevitable  end  of  some  of  the 
best  business  brains  of  the  country. 
The  tide  has  turned.  Prosperity  has 
again  taken  up  her abode  in  our borders 
and  again  the  warning  goes  forth  that 
the  business  men  of  the  day  are  on  a 
race  to  the  madhouse.

The  warning  is  a  natural  one.  Times 
have  been  so  disastrous  and  so  much 
money  has  been  lost  that  years  and  the 
mightiest  efforts  will  be  necessary  to get 
back  to the  old  condition  of  things. 
In­
deed,  there  is  doubt  if  there  is  any  get­
ting  back;  and  so,  with  every  energy 
bent  to  the  almost  hopeless  task,  men 
are  working  to  the  utmost  every  fiber 
that  is  in  them— brain  and  brawn  alik-e 
— to  get  money  enough  to  pay  their 
expenses  at  the  asylum  for the  break­
down  that  is  sure  to  come.

It  is  easy  to  say  to  these  men,  “ Stop. 
You  are  racing  with  Death.  Already 
without  knowing 
it  you  are  under  its 
farreaching  shadow;”   but  it  is  not  easy 
It  is  the  weak 
to  make  them  believe  it. 
who  succumb.  They  have 
little  appe­
tite.  Things  do  not  taste  as  they  did  in 
the  old  barefooted  days  of  boyhood. 
They  work  far  into  the  night  and  sleep 
does  not  come  now  as  it  did  when  the 
rain  pattered 
its  slumber-song  on  the 
weather-stained  shingles  of the old farm­
house.  O  for  one  good  sleep  like  th at! 
No,  they  are  not  as  vigorous  as  they 
were  before  this  awful  strain  began. 
But  pretty  soon  there  will  come  a  time 
to  let  up  and  then  they  will  take  the 
well-earned  rest.

That 

is  what  a  well-knowrn  business 
man  said 
in  substance  the  other  day, 
and  thought  he  was  telling  the  truth. 
He  hadn’t  had  a  holiday 
for  seven 
years. 
It  was  coming,  however.  He 
had  accumulated  almost  the  amount  he 
had  decided  should  be  his  “ p ile.”  
Just  a 
longer  to  secure  the  little 
more  and  then  the  Golden  Age  for  him 
would  begin.  The man  to-day  is  a  gib­
bering 
idiot,  and  the  money  he  hoped 
to  enjoy  in  the  afternoon  of  life  is  used 
insane
to  square  his  accounts  at  the 

little 

asylum.  The 
kind  he  had  been  looking  forward  to.

Some  time  ago  a  thriving  merchant 
who  “ guessed  he  knew  what  he  could 
stand”   was  bragging  that  not  an  hour of 
his  life  was  wasted.  He  was  up  the  first 
one  in  the  morning.  He  always  break­
fasted  alone  and  was  the  first  one  at 
the  store.  He  got  through  a  day’s  work 
when  most  men  began  theirs  and  was 
ready  to  begin  another.  He  worked 
while  he  ate  at  the  restaurant  and  hur­
ried  back  to  double  up  on  the  work  of 
the  morning  before  he  should  hurry 
home  to  dinner.  The  end  came  when 
he  least  expected  it.  He  doesn’t  hurry 
any  more  now.  His  memory  left  him, 
his  mind  began  to  wander;  and  those 
who  look  to-day  upon  the  mental  and 
physical  wreck  he  made  of  himself 
are  ready  to  believe  that 
if  he  had 
wasted  now'  and  then  an  hour—a  let-up 
however brief— during  the  business  day, 
he  would  not  illustrate,  as  he 
illus­
trating,  the  folly  of  his  theories  and  of 
his  life.

is 

While  men  of  every  calling  are  fur­
nishing  examples  of  incessant  rush,  it 
has  been  found  that  tradesmen  are  not 
the  least  in  number  of  these  violators  of 
Nature’s  laws.  Bent  upon  realizing  the 
one  idea  of  gain-getting,  their days  and 
nights  are  given  up  to  stratagems  and 
schemes  and  they  are  wholly  unmind­
ful,  in  the  eagerness  of  pursuit,  that  a 
rested  brain 
is  the  only  worthy  work­
man 
in  the  plans  which  are  worth  the 
carrying  out.  They  rise  early  and  toil 
late,  they  run  from  one  task  to  another, 
they  breakfast  with  the  eyes  riveted  up­
on  the  propped-up  newspaper,  they  dis­
pose  of  their  luncheon  with  gulps  with­
out  mastication,  they  work  until  the  last 
minute  and  then  race  with  Time  to 
catch  the  car,  they  dine  in  silence,  con­
cocting  schemes  to  circumvent  some 
late  at  night  go j 
keen-witted  rival,  and 
to  bed  to 
lie  awake  until  “ tired  Na­
ture’s  sweet  restorer,  balmy 
sleep,”  
in  disgust  at  the  task  she  is  not 
turns 
to  perform  and  reluctantly 
allowed 
stands  aside 
let-up,  sure  and 
swift  to  come,  a  let-up  which  too  often 
means  insanity  and  death.
feature 
in  the  whole 
A   despairing 
pitiful  business 
is  the  certainty  that 
each  man  feels  that  in  some  unaccount­
able  way  he  is  to  be  an  exception to  the 
general  rule.  Other  men  did  not  un­
derstand  how  far they  could  go,  but  he 
does.  His powers  of  endurance  are  dis­
tinctly  defined.  He  knows  to  a  dot  and 
a  day  when  he  has  gone  far  enough,  and 
that  limit  once  reached— it 
is  criminal 
to  do  less— his  fortune  will  be  made  and 
It  is  the  old,  old  story; 
his  rest  begin. 
and  they  that 
follow  him 
“ that 
bourne  from  which  no  traveler  returns”  
follow  another  victim   who  refused  to 
have  any 
let-up  except  that  final  one 
which  sooner  or  later  comes  to  us  all.

for  the 

to 

Hero  worship  in  this  country  reached 
highwater  mark  last  week.  But  then  it 
is  such  spectacles  as  those  seen  in  New 
York  that  inspire  a  country’s  defenders 
to  attempt  noble  deeds.  The  assurance 
of  appreciation  is  a  wonderful  incentive 
to  action  in  any  direction.

By  glancing  at  a  mirror,  Admiral 
Dewey  may  get  a  better  idea  of  his  ap­
pearance  than  he  can  find  by  looking  at 
the  pictures  that  have  been  made  of 
him.

Chicago  had  a  national  conference  to 
find  out  what  a  trust  is.  They  found 
out  what  it  isn’t  and  adjourned.

No  man  can  vindicate  himself  by 

throwing  mud  at  another.

A  

large  amount  of  valuable  space  is 
being  wasted  by  some  trade  journals 
nowadays  over  a  foolish  attempt  to  in­
augurate  a  national  association  of  retail 
grocers,  which  is  about  as  necessary  to 
the  success  and  happiness  of the average 
grocer  as  a 
fur  cap  is  to  a  Hottentot. 
Chasing  rainbows  may  be  a  delightful 
occupation  for  the  individual  who  has 
nothing  better  on  hand,  but  the  man 
who 
is  endowed  with  good  common 
sense  can  afford  to  leave  such  work  to 
the  idle  and  the  unsophisticated.

it 

The  organization  most  needed  by  re­
in  general,  and  retail 
tail  merchants 
grocers 
in  particular,  is  purely  local, 
through  which  the  retailer  may  regulate 
matters  of  closing,  credits,  dead-beats, 
prices  on  staples  which  are  subject  to 
cutting,  paying  prices  for  farm  produce 
and  abuses  which  have  fastened  them­
selves  on  the  trade  and  which  will  con­
tinue  a  part  of  it  until  they  are  termi­
nated  by  concerted  action.  There  is  no 
in  a  state  association, 
particular  harm 
providing 
is  well  fortified  and  cor­
dially  supported  by  local  associations, 
which  are  naturally  the  bone  and  sinew 
of  the 
larger  and  more  pretentious  or­
ganization. 
The  Michigan  Business 
Men’s  Association  accomplished  a num­
ber of  remarkable  reforms  for the  retail 
dealers  of  Michigan  and  flourished 
like 
long  as  it  repre­
a  green  bay  tree  as 
sented  one  hundred 
local  associations, 
but  as  the  local  associations 
languished 
by  the  wayside  the  work  of  the  State 
association  decreased  and,  with  the  dis­
appearance  of  the 
local  organizations, 
the  State  association  soon  ceased  to 
exist.  All  efforts  to  establish  state  or­
ganizations  on  any  other  basis  have 
thus  far  proved  abortive and short-lived.
in  favor  of  a  national 
association  emanates  from  a  few  well- 
meaning  but 
thoroughly  unpractical 
individuals  who  have  little  in  common 
with  the  retail  grocers.  Such  an  organ­
ization  could  be  of  no  possible  benefit 
to  the  retailer,  but  would  naturally  en­
able  a  few  gentlemen  who  gained  prom­
inence  in  the  movement  to  live  well  for 
a  time  at  the  expense  of  the  deluded 
retailers  who 
imagine  they  are  doing 
their  duty  and  furthering  their  material 
interests  by  supporting  such  an  under­
fight 
taking. 
windmills  in  Spain  than 
is  to  per­
form  more  humble  duties  at  home,  but 
the  man  who  devotes  his  time  and  his 
talents  to  the  development  of  local  in­
terests  and  home  enterprises  makes 
more  money  and  does  more  good  in  the 
world  than  the  fellow  who 
is  always 
looking  for  something  to  do  in  the  next 
county  or the  next  state  or  the  countries 
across  the  seas.

is  always  easier  to 

The  agitation 

It 

it 

Some  months  ago  a  so-called  “ inter­
national  conference”   of  retail  grocers 
was  held  in  London,  the  American  rep­
resentative  being  Robert  M.  Floyd,  an 
erstwhile resident  of  Boston and a  genial 
gentleman  who 
is  chiefly  remarkable 
in  the  fact  that  he  has  a  broad  and 
expansive  smile,a  beautiful  and  accom­
plished—and, 
incidentally,  rich— wife, 
a  dress  suit  and  an 
impromptu  speech 
which 
is  always  on  tap,  to  be  turned 
on  at  the  slightest  provocation.  Mr. 
Floyd  undoubtedly  did  all  in  his  power 
to  give  the  sturdy  Englishmen  who  at­
tended  the  meeting  a  favorable  impres­
sion  of  American  men  and  methods, 
but  if  any  inquisitive  Briton  had  asked 
him  to  describe  any  detail  connected 
with  the  grocery  business  as  conducted 
in  this  country,  he  would  have  discov­
ered  that  what  Mr.  Floyd  does not  know 
about  the  grocery  business  would  fill  a

large  book ;  that  he  never weighed  out 
a  dollar’s  worth  of  sugar  or  pumped  up 
a  gallon  of  kerosene  o il;  that  his  rela­
tions  to  the  retail  grocery  business  are 
so  superficial  that  the 
little  he  knows 
about  it  has  been  gained  wholly  by  ob­
servation  from  the 
front  side  of  the 
counter. 
It  is  possible  that  the  raising 
of  the  fund  of  $1,500  to  send  Mr.  Floyd 
or  some  other  anxious  aspirant  for the 
honor  to  another  conference  at  Paris 
next  year  will  result  to  the  profit  and 
glory  of  the  American  grocery  trade, 
but  the  Tradesman  does  not  believe 
it. 
It  concedes  the  right  of  any  man  to 
leads 
go  anywhere  his 
him  and  to  attend  conventions 
in  Paris 
or  Calcutta  or any  other  distant  point, 
but  when 
it  comes  to  collecting  the 
funds  to  defray  the  expenses  of  such  a 
trip 
in  driblets  from  the  retail  grocers 
of  the  country,  on  the  plea  that  they  are 
indirect  benefit 
to derive  any  direct  or 
therefrom, 
im­
pelled  to  call  a  halt.

the  Tradesman 

inclination 

feels 

The  meat  of  the  matter  is  that  some 
of  the  trade  papers  are  too  much  prone 
to  discussing  blue  sky  and  moonshine, 
instead  of  confining  their  observations 
and  discussions  to  the  practical,  every­
day  topics  which  confront  the  retail 
trade.  The  Tradesman  concedes  that  it 
is  easier to  write  an 
imaginary  article 
about  the  thingness  of  the  which  or  the 
possible  outcome  of  some  convention 
to  be  held  months  hence  a  thousand 
miles  away  than  it  is  to  drag  out  a  seri­
ous  problem  which  confronts  the  trade 
and  look  it  squarely  in  the  face,  but  the 
results  to  all  concerned  are  so  much 
greater  where  the  latter  course  is  pur­
sued  that  no  trade 
journal  can  afford 
to  devote  time  and  space  to 
immaterial 
matters  when  subjects  of  paramount  im­
portance  to  the  trade  demand  discus­
sion  and  solution.

Twenty-seven  years  ago  Booker  T. 
Washington  left  Charlestown,  W.  Va.,  a 
penniless  colored  boy,  and  walked  to 
Hampton to try to get an  education.  Last 
Thursday  he  returned  to  Charlestown 
as  the  guest  of  the  city,  was  received by 
the  mayor and  officials,  and  was greeted 
at  the  opera  house  by  2,000  enthusiastic 
admirers.

The  man  who  can  control  his  appetite 
is  stronger  than  he  who  plays  with  50- 
pound  dumbbells.  He  must  know  how 
to  quit  eating  at  a  feast  while  he  is  yet 
hungry,  and  must  be  able  to  make  his 
stomach  wait  until  it  is  time  for  him 
to  eat.

Toronto  claims  to  be  the  Leipsic  of 
Canada.  Nearly  $20,000,000  is  said  to 
be  invested  in  that  city  and  neighbor­
hood 
in  papermaking,  printing  and 
bookbinding  trades.

German  merchants  have  a  right  to 
complain  of  Yankee  outrages.  Am eri­
can  butter,  in  their  market,  is  selling 
for  5  cents  per  pound  higher  than  the 
domestic  article.

Ours 

is  a  billion-dollar  country  all 
right. 
Its  grain  crop  this  year  is  worth 
that  much  money.  It  is  the  farmer,  and 
not  the  speculator,  who  is  king.

Two  men  on  opposite  sides  seem  to 
be  managing  affairs  with  South  Africa, 
and  it  is  a  toss up between chin whiskers 
and  the  single  eyeglass.

A   man  is  innocent  until he  is  proven 
guilty.  Otherwise  there  would  be  more 
criminals  out  of  jail  than  in  it.

Kansas 

is  full  of  com ;  but  harvest 
hands,  and  not  com  doctors  are  wanted.

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Record of Usefulness, as Told by Itself.

I 

don’t  know  whether  I  have  been 

much  account  in  the  world  or  not.  A l­
though  1  have  made  quite  a  stir,  and  I 
am  the  oldest  of  my  type,  the  man 
across  the  street  from  where  I  was  con­
ceived  uses 
language  that  sometimes 
makes  me  think  1  have  caused  more 
trouble  than  I  have  benefit.  Of  course 
there  is  another  side  to  the  controversy, 
too.  Now  the  man  who  has  had  the 
most  to  do  with  my  existence  has  come 
along  occasionally  and 
looked  at  me, 
and  has  said 
in  so  many  words  that  I 
was  a  good  fellow,  although  he  has  not 
always  used  that  exact 
language.  The 
only  time  that  I  ever  really  saw  him  put 
out  about  me  was  when  the  bill  came  in 
for  my 
life ;  then  he  rather  stormed 
around  the  office  and  said  something 
about  the  newspapers  taking  everything 
he  earned  that  I  did  not  exactly  under­
stand,  inasmuch  as  I  had  worked  early 
and  late  for  him.  I  then  thought  of  that 
old  saw :  “ The  laborer  is  worthy  of  his 
it  at 
hire,”   and  would  have  thrown 
him,  but  1  was  just  then  reposing 
in  a 
pleasant  place 
in  his  office,  and  upon 
more  mature  consideration  I  decided 
that  I  had  earned a  well-needed  rest, and 
I  wouldn’t  disturb  him  or  anyone  else 
until  I  felt  good  and  ready.  As  I  look 
over  my  life  now  I  really  believe  it  has 
been  a  useful  one  in  the  sphere  allotted 
to  me,  and  I  rather  feel  as  if  1  ought  to 
take  a 
little  dignified  rest  in  my  old 
age  and  enjoy  any  pleasures  that  may 
come  to  me.

useful,  I  would  in  his  case  just  to  show 
him  I  knew  how  to  appreciate  a  good 
master.

I  was  given  a  new  dress,  and was once 
more  upon  the  world. 
I  came  out  with 
a  lot  of  my  fellows  in  a  neat  appearing 
publication  which  I  understood  was  a 
weekly  trade  newspaper,  and  one  that 
had  existed  for  some  time  in  that  com­
munity.  The  tone  of  the  paper,  it  ap­
peared  to  me,  was  good.  Everything 
around  me  looked  neat  and  clean  and  1 
felt  assured  that  I  was  in  the  best  of 
company;  in  fact,  I  began  to  be  rather 
swelled  to  think \  had  landed  in  such  a 
nice  easy  berth.  One  side  of  me  there 
was  an  advertisement  that  seemed  to me 
much  similar  to  myself,  and  up  above 
me  there  was  an  advertisement  that  was 
just  twice  my  size.  We  three  occupied 
the  page  together,  and  there  was  no 
crowding  or  backbiting  between  us  as 
there 
is  sometimes  when  an  effort  is 
made  to  crowd  an  advertisement  into 
too  small  a  place. 
I  had  plenty  of  room 
for  all  my  requirements,  and  judging 
from  my  appearance  I  believed  that  I 
would  amount  to  something.  Every­
thing  I  said  was  straightforward  and  to 
the  point. 
I  wasn’t  exactly  humorous, 
but  I  didn’t  have,  any  stale  jokes  or 
saws  put 
into  my  mouth,  and  I  said 
things  directly  to  the  point  and  in  such 
a  concise,  energetic  way  that  I  really 
felt  as  if  1  was  business-like  and  up  to 
date.  My  language  was  always pertinent 
to  my  calling,  but  never  impertinent.

Like  the  rest  of  humanity,  1  was  born 
under  rather trying  conditions.  The first 
1  knew  of  myself  there  was  a  gentleman 
in  the  office  talking  about  me  to  my  fu­
ture'  owner. 
I  rather  resented  his  in­
delicate  way  of  putting  things.  He  told 
this  gentleman 
just  how  much  I  would 
cost  him  and  he  thought  he  told  him 
how  much  good  I  would  do  in the world, 
but,  although  I  am  not  egotistical,  he 
rather  underestimated  my  actual  worth, 
and  he  didn’t  say  anywhere  near  as 
many  kind  things  of  me  as  I  thought  he 
might.  He  spoke  of  me  rather  as  the 
slave  than  as  the  intelligent senator rep­
resenting  brains  and  future  prosperity, 
and  his  encomiums  were  entirely  of  the 
dollar  and 
sometimes 
plausible  and  effective,  but  not  always 
doing  me  full  justice.

cent  variety, 

regarding  my 

The  gentleman  with  whom  he  was 
talking  was  not  as  choice  in  his  dis­
superior 
crimination 
value,  and  although  I  was  then 
in  a 
somewhat  different  state  than  I  am  at 
present,  I  felt  like  taking  a  hand  in  the 
argument  and  telling  just  what  1  could 
do,  to  convince  those  poor  mortals  they 
did  not  know  what  they  were  talking 
about.  The  upshot  of  the  conversation, 
which 
lasted  several  hours,  was  that  a 
price  was  fixed  upon  me  and I was hired 
out  to  the  man  that  owned  the  office.  1 
have  had  some  bad  masters  in  my  time.
I  have  been  in  the  possession  of  those 
who  did  not  know  how  to  use  me,  but  I 
felt  from  this  man’s  demeanor  he  would 
show  more  appreciation  than  anyone 
that  I  had  ever  rubbed  up  against.  He 
seemed  to  be  a  broad,  progressive  busi­
from  his  con­
ness  man,  and,  judging 
If  there  is 
versation,  he  was  honest. 
like,  it  is  honesty  and 
any  one  thing  I 
progressiveness, 
for  so  many  people 
have  tried  to  use  me  for  dishonest  pur­
poses,  but  of  course  they  have  not  suc­
ceeded.  Then  I  have  been  reviled  and 
have  .been  again  an  outcast  upon  the 
world.  Well,  when  this  business  man 
bought  me  I  congratulated  myself  and 
decided  that  if  I  had  never before  been

Well,  the  first  day  I  was  out  I  passed 
before  so  many  people  that  I  grew  dizzy 
and  wished  that  my  existence  was  near­
er  its  close.  And  they  didn’t  seem  to 
pay  any  attention  to  me  that  first  day. 
Opposite  on  the  other  page  was  a. lot  of 
fine  type  which  I  could  not  read  it  was 
so  small,  and  everyone  I  saw  seemed  to 
take  such  an  interest  in  that  small  type. 
They  would  read  it  five  or  ten  minutes 
and  would  then  glance  at  me  and  with­
out  paying  any  more  attention  would 
read  on  the  next  page  where  there  was 
some  more  of  this  fine  type. 
I  became 
highly  indignant  at  the  lack of  attention 
1  was  securing,  knowing  full  well  that  I 
had  many  qualifications  which  ought 
to  command  this  at  least.  But  my  time 
was  coming,  although  I  little  dreamed 
of  it.  The  second  day  when  I  was  feel­
ing  just  a  trifle  despondent  a  man  came 
along  whom  I  had  never  seen  before, 
and  ran  rapidly  through  the  pages of the 
newspapers. 
“ Let’s  see,  seems  to  me  I 
remember  of  seeing  something in  here 
that  I  wanted  to  know  about, ’ ’  he  kept 
saying  as  he  read  the  pages.  When  he 
came  to  my  page  he  skipped  it  and 
went  on  to  the  next  and  my  heart  went 
down 
in  myj  feet,  but  pretty  soon  he 
came  back  again  and  when  his  eye 
lighted  on  me  I  knew  he  admired  me, 
for  he  wore  an  expression  of  pleasure, 
and  as  he  took  in  all  of  my well-defined 
lines,  he  murmured  to  himself: 
“ Here 
it  is,  I  will  have  to  write  to  those  peo­
I  know  he  did,  too,  for  a  few 
ple.”  
days 
later  he  mentioned  my  owner to 
one  of  the  clerks  and  said  the  goods  he 
bought  of  him  were 
just  what  he 
wanted,  and  he  was  going  to give  him  a 
great  deal  of  his  trade  after  that.

I 

You  may  know 

felt  pretty  well 
pleased  at  this  and  that  I  was  congrat­
ulating  myself  that  I  had  at  least earned 
my  way  for  my  owner  if  I  had  not  paid 
him  a  profit,  when  another  man  I  had 
never  seen  before  picked  me  up  and 
said  that  he  had  heard  about  me  and 
wanted  to  see  what  I  had  to  say.  This 
was  an  oldish  man,  and  when  he 
found 
me  he  spent  15  or  20  minutes  reading 
I  suppose  in
me  over  very  carefully. 

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

&

the  next  three  or  four  weeks  several 
hundred  people  read  me,  and 
it  was 
really  amusing  to hear  what  they  had  to 
say.  Some  of  them  said  that  my  boss 
knew  his  business  all  right  enough  and 
that  he  was  a  good  advertiser,  and  they 
guessed  they  would  have  to  try  him 
sometime.  Others  said  they  would  like 
to  see  what  the  goods  1  advertised 
like,  and  that  they  would  have 
looked 
to  go 
in  and  see  my  owner  when  they 
were  in  his  vicinity  next  time.  One  or 
two  snarled  and  said  they  would  not 
believe  him  under  any  circumstances, 
and  they  did  not  see  how  he  could  ad­
vertise  goods  so  cheap. 
I  noticed,  how­
ever,  that  they  soon  had  some  of  his 
lines  on  their  shelves,  and  that  they  did 
a  big  business  in  them.  The most amus­
ing  thing  occurred  when  my  owner’s 
competitor  across  the  street  got  hold  of 
me.  He  said  a  whole  lot  of  funny things 
that  I  did  not  understand; 
that  my 
owner  was  going  to  drive  everyone  to 
the  poorhouse  by  making  such 
low 
prices,  and  a  lot  of  stuff of  that sort.  He 
fumed  and  threatened  all  day,  and  I 
noticed  that  night  he  had  a  lot  of  goods 
out  on  the  sidewalk  advertised  lower 
than  they  were  in  the  statements  1  gave 
out,  but  that  didn’t  seem  to  have  any 
effect  in  selling  them,  inasmuch  as  only 
a  few  people  passed  that  way,  and  they 
were  not  the  kind  that  bought  his  line 
of  goods. 
I  had  it  in  mind  to give  him 
some  good  advice,  but  after more mature 
consideration,  1  decided  that  he _ was 
old  enough  to  act  for  himself,  and  if  he 
did  not  know  what  was  for  his  own good 
I  would  not  waste  time  telling  him.
For  two  weeks  1  was  the  center of 
great  activity  and 
interest,  and  during 
that  whole  time  my  new  owner  wore _ a 
continual  smile  of  pleasure  and  satis­
faction.  Then  in  some  way  1  got  piled | 
in  a  bundle  of  old  papers  and  I  decided  I 
I  had  more  than  earned  a  well-needed 
rest  and  1  went  to  sleep.

little 

in  and 

jail  where  hundreds 

I  must  have  slept  at  least  two  or  three 
years,  and  you  know  how  such  a  long 
sleep  acts  upon  the  system  of  an  adver­
It  makes  you  old  and  yellow 
tisement. 
looking,  and  I  began  to 
feel  when  I 
woke  up  that  my  period  of  usefulness 
was  at  an  end.  But  not  so. 
I  was  taken 
up  with  a  bundle  of  old  papers  and 
transported  for  a  good  many  miles 
in 
the  dark  and  these  were  put  down  in  an 
entirely  new  location.  1 had been  placed 
in  a  big 
looked 
me  over  and  commented  upon  me  and 
no  one  seemed  to  care  much  about  me. 
Finally,  however,  a  pompous 
in­
dividual  whom  1  took 
for  an  official 
came 
looked  me  all  over and 
then  he  said  something  to  a  young  lady 
with  a  pen  which  I  understood  was  an 
order  for  some  of  the  goods  I  repre­
sented,  if  the  firm  would  fill  them  at  the 
in  their advertisement  of 
price  named 
two  years  before. 
laughed  to  think 
how  much 
importance  this  really  gave 
me. 
I  was  worn  and  decrepit,  but  yet 
my  usefulness  still  lived,  for  I  heard  the 
reply  when  it  came  back  from  my owner 
in  which  he  said  that  although  prices 
had  advanced  considerably  since  I  was 
first  placed  before  the  public,  he  would 
fill  the  order at  the  amounts  named  by 
me.  This  was  my  crowning  glory,  and 
feeling  that  I  had  been  of  great  use  to 
the  world,  I  was  ready  to  depart  this 
life,  as  all  mortals  should,  in  a  calm 
and  easy  manner. 
I  was  destroyed  by 
a  12-year-old  urchin,  who  tore  me  into 
fragments  on  the  floor  of  the  office  and 
for  the  tail  of  his  kite.  A l­
used  me 
though  not  useful 
for  the  purpose  for 
which  I  had  been  bom,  I  was  still  use­
ful  in  a  way,  and  as  I  passed  out  of  this 
life  I  was  soaring  miles  above  human 
mortals.

I 

It  is  true  that  no  epitaph  was  written 
for  me,  but  1  believe  my  epitaph  exists 
still  in  the  mind  of  the  mortal  whom  1 
fact  that  he 
benefited,  in  spite  of  the 
kicked  a  little  when  he  paid 
for  me. 
And  when  memory  of  one  lives  in  the 
minds  of  man,  what  better  epitaph  can 
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WINDOW TRIMMING.

Four Specimen Window« By a Muskegon 
Artist.
Written for the Tradesman.

Merchants 

in  every  line  of  business 
are  fast  learning  that  the  main  part  of 
the  store,  especially  the  show  window, 
is  seen  by  thousands  of  people  who 
would  never  enter the  store  unless  they 
were  attracted  by  some  article  shown 
there.  Then  they  will  come  in  and  buy 
that  article  and  at  the  same  time  inves­
tigate  the  remainder  of  the  stock  and, 
perhaps,  buy  something  else.  The  main 
question  is.  How  shall  I  show  my  stock 
and  how  shall  1  go  at  it  to  trim  my win­
dows?  A 
little  study  by  the  merchant 
or  his  clerks  wifi  soon  result  in  a  good 
display  in  his  line. 
1  will  endeavor  to 
describe  a  few  window  trims  which  I 
have  made  with  different  classes  of 
goods:

In  the  first  window  I  show  a  display 
illustration  No.  i).

of  stationery  (see 

MICHIGAN  TRA D ESM AN

is  best)  and  pu.T  it, 
tissue  (American 
pinning 
it  down  with  pins  around  the 
edge  of  the  circle  and  the  upper  edge  of 
the  background.  Then  take  a  thin strip 
and  cover  it  with  green  tissue  and  put 
on  white  puffing,  as  shown  in  the  cut. 
Then make  your  sign  on white cardboard 
and  put  on  green  puffing.  After this  is 
completed,  take  some  boxes  and  form  a 
sort  of  steps  and  cover  them  with  white 
paper.  Then  take  your  green paper and 
puff  the  steps 
into  squares  and  put  in 
your  stock  and  you  will  find  that  you 
have  a  fair-looking  window  which  can 
be  used  for  the  goods  that  are  in  or 
anything  else. 
I  have  used  a  mirror  for 
the  center  of  the circle,  but  the  window 
will  look  best  without  one.

In  the  next  display  I  show  a  pyramid 
of  toilet  paper,  which  makes  a  very 
effective  display,  standing  high  in  the 
window.  The  people  would  stop  and 
gaze  at  it  and  look  over  the  prices,  and 
if  they  were  short  of  it  at  home  they 
would  come  in  and  buy.  Hundreds  of 
people  will  come  in  and  ask  for an  arti­
cle  they  saw  in  the  window  weeks  be­
fore.  They  were 
impressed  and  never

put  puffing  on  your arch,  as  shown  in 
the  cut.  When  your  arch  is  completed 
do  not  put 
it  in  your  window  at  once, 
but  first  put  in  your background,  having 
the  two  sides  that  are  puffed  in  royal 
blue  and  the  center  white. 
If  you  have 
no  picture,  put  a  nice  neat  sign  in  the

in 

window 
its  place,  then  puff  the  top 
and  the  sides  where  the  different  colors 
meet,  using  blue  on  the  white  and  white 
on  the  blue.  This  done,  cover  your 
boxes  which  are  fixed  as  steps  with  blue 
paper.  This  done,  put  your  arch  in 
place ;  then  take  some  boards  and'make 
a  tray  and  put 
it  on  the  center of  the 
arch  on  the  first  step,  and  fill  in  with 
white,  green,  red  and  mottled  castile 
illustration.  After 
soap,  as  shown 
in 
this  is  done  put 
in  the  remainder  of 
your soaps,  and  do  not  forget  the  price 
cards.

To  trim  this  window  as  I  have  it,  put 
in  your  background  and  Cover  the  back 
with  deep  red  paper.  Then  take  some 
stationery  and  mount 
it  on  cards,  as 
shown 
in  the  picture.  After  you  have 
your  background  done,  take  some  old 
boxes— you  can  tell  by  the  photograph 
about  how  toi  build  them  in  a  sort  of 
pyramid  shape.  After  you  have  this 
done,  take  your  different 
lines  of  box 
stationery  and  put  them  in  as  shown 
in 
the  cut. 
is  always  best  when  you 
have  special  displays  to  have your goods 
is  like  an  advertisement 
marked,  as 
without  your  name  to  it 
if  you  do  not 
have  a  price  card  displayed.

It 

it 

The  second  window  shows  a  display 
of  vases  and 
is  a 
very  neat,  simple  and  attractive  display

jardinieres.  This 

it. 

This  window 

forgot 
is  trimmed 
with  a  bright  red  background.  Take 
some  boxes  and  make  steps  and  on  the 
top  step  put  a  small  barrel  or  keg  and 
a  round  barrel  cover,  as  the  top  of  the 
first  pile  of  toilet  paper.  Then  fill  in 
your  window  with  your goods,  as  shown 
in  the  illustration,  and  you  will  have  a 
very  good  toilet  paper display.

Before  telling  how  to  trim  your  next 
window,  there  are  a 
few  things  to  re­
member :  Do  not  try  to  put  your  entire 
stock  of  all  kinds  of  goods  in  your  win­
dow.  Take  one  line  of  goods,  whatever 
it 
in,  and,  above  all 
things,  don’t  overcrowd  your  display,  as 
that  is  one  of  the  very  worst  faults  be­
ginners  have.  They  seem  to  want  to 
show  everything  at  once,  instead  of per­
mitting  everything  to  have  its  turn.

is,  and  put 

it 

The  last  window— the  soap  window — 
looks  hard  to  trim,  with  its  large  arch. 
Looking  at 
it  you  will  say,  “ I  can  not 
trim  a  window  like  that.”   Well,  just 
make  up  your  mind  you  will  and  get  a 
saw  and  a 
few  nails  and  some  boxes. 
Then  break  up  the  boxes  for the  boards 
that  are  in  them.  When  you  have  the 
boards,  lay  them  on  the  floor  and  with a 
piece  of  string  with  a  pencil  on  the 
end  start 
in  the  middle  of  your  board, 
leaving  a  few inches’  space  from the top, 
describe  a  circle,  then  with  your saw 
cut  off the  part  you  do  not  wish.  This 
done  you  can  put  legs  on  your arch  a 
convenient  size  for  your window.  Then 
cover  your arch  with  white  tissue paper. 
Then  take  some  royal  blue  tissue  and

to  the  eye  and  only  costs  a 
few  cents 
to  trim.  To  make  this  display,  first 
cover  the  background  of  your  window 
with  a  dark  green  tissue  paper,  then 
cut  out  a  half  circle  of  white  tissue  and 
paste  this  over  the  green,  as  shown  in 
the  illustration.  Then  take  some  white

the 

All  of 

above  windows  were 
trimmed  by  me  for  Fred  Brundage,  the 
Muskegon druggist.  If  there  is  anything 
the  reader does  not  understand in regard 
to  trimming  and  he  w ill  drop  me  a 
line,  enclosing  stamp  and  mentioning 
the  Tradesman,  I  will  answer  promptly.

There Was An Exception.

Fred  A.  Castenholz.

On  the  sleeper  on  a  Texas  railroad 
train  recently  a  traveling  man  noticed 
an  old  white-bearded  gentleman  trying 
to  get  on  a 
linen  duster.  The  young 
and  spry  traveler  rushed  to  his  assist­
ance,  and  in  helping  him  with  his  gar­
ment  he  noticed  a  good  sized  bottle  of 
whisky  protruding  from  one  of  the 
in­
side  pockets  of  his  coat.  Being  of  a 
waggish  nature  he  appropriated  the bot­
tle,  got  the  coat  on  the  stranger  and 
then  pulling  out  the  flask  sa id :
“ Will  you  take  a  drink,  sir?”
The  old  man  did  not  recognize  the 
bottle,  and  drawing  himself  up,  re­
marked  rather  severely : 
* ‘ No,  sir,  I
never drink!”

“ It  won’t  hurt you, ”   insisted the w a g ; 

“ it’s  the  best.”

“  Young  man, ”   said  the  old  gentle­
man,  in  a  tone  intended  for the  whole 
car,  “ if  you  insist  on  drinking  whisky 
you  will  be  a  ruined  man  at  40. 
It  is 
the  curse  of  the 
land.  When  I  was  a 
boy  my  mother died,  and  the  last  thing 
that  sainted  mother  did  was  to  call  me 
to  her  dying  bedside  and  say : 
‘ John, 
swear to  me  that  you  will  never touch  a 
drop  of  liquor. ’  ’ ’

Here  the  old  man  clapped his  hand  to 
his  side  pocket  and  found 
it  empty, 
and  recognizing  the  bottle  in  the  hands 
of  the  traveler,  he  continued :

“   ‘ Except,  my  dear boy,  an occasional 
snifter  while  traveling,’  ”   and  reaching 
for  the  flask  he  pressed  it  to  his  lips 
amid  a  howl  of  laughter which  shook 
the  car.

Good Customers.

Horse  Dealer— Yes,  sir;  we  sells  most 
of  our  horses  through  the  matrimonial 
advertisements!

Friend— How  is  that?
Horse  Dealer—Why,  when  we  sees  a 
feller advertising  for  a  wife  we  knows 
he’s  a  good  thing  to  stick  on  a  horse!

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1 to 6 gal., per gal....................................... 
48
8 gal. each....................................................... 
10 gal. each....................................................... 
12 gal. each....................................................... 
105
15 gal. meat-tubs, each............................... 
20 gal. meat-tubs, each.............................. 
j 40
2 00
25 gal. meat-tubs, each.............................. 
30 gal. meat-tubs, each.............................. 
2 40
Churns
2 
to 6 gal., per gal..................... .......... 
5
84
Churn Dashers, per doz............................ 
Milkpans
40
Vi gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz............... 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each...................... 
Fine Glazed Milkpans
K gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz................ 
554
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each...................... 
Stew pan«
54 gal. fireproof, ball, per doz................ 
85
1 gal. fireproof, ball, per doz................ 
1  10
dugs
54 gal., per doz............................................... 
H gal. per doz................................................. 
6
1 to 5 gal., per gal......................................... 
Tomato Jugs
50
*4 gal., per doz............................................... 
614
1 gal., each..................................................... 
Corks for 54 gal., per doz........................... 
39
Corks for 1 gal., per doz........................... 
Preserve Jars and Covers
Vi gal., stone cover, per doz.................... 
75
1  00
1 gal., stone cover, per doz.................. 
Sealing Wax
5 lbs. in package, per lb............................ 
FRUIT JARS
4 00
Dints........................................................................... 
Quarts................................................... 
 
 
6 00
Half Gallons........................................................... 
 
2 00
Covers.................................................................. 
Rubbers............................................................. 
25
LAMP BURNERS
No. 0 Sun........................................................... 
38
No. 1 Sun........................................................... 
60
No. 2 Sim........................................................... 
1 
No. 3 Sun.................................................................. 
Tubular............................................................... 
60
Security, No.  1............................................... 
80
Security, No.  2............................................... 
so
Nutmeg............................................................... 
LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds
Per box of 6 doz.
1 
No. 0 Sun.................................................................. 
1 
No. 1 Sun.................................................................. 
No. 2 Sun................................................................. 
2 
Common
No. 0 Sun................................................................. 
1 
1 60
No. 1 Sun.....................•.................................... 
2 45
No. 2 Sun................................................................. 
First Quality
2  10
No. 0 Sim, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
2 15
No. 1 Sim, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
3 15
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
XXX Flint
2 55
No. 0 Sim, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
2 75
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lah. 
3 75
No. 3 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
CHIMNEYS—Pearl Top
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled.......... 
3 70
No. 2 Sim, wrapped and labeled.......... 
4 70
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and labeled___ 
4 88
No. 2 Sun. “Small Bulb,” for Globe
80
Lamps................................. 
 
 
La Bastie
90
No.'l Sun, plain bulb, per doz................ 
No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per doz..-................. 
1 
No. 1 Crimp, per doz......................................... 
1 
No. 2 Crimp, per doz......................................... 
1 
Rochester
No. 1 Lime (65c doz)......................................... 
3 50
4 00
No. 2 Lime (70c doz)......................................... 
No. 2 Flint (80c doz)— ................................. 
4 70
Electric
No. 2 Lime (70c doz)......................................... 
4 00
4 40
No. 2 Flint (80c doz)......................................... 
OIL CANS
1 gal. tin cans with spout, per doz___ 
1 40
1 75
1 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 
3 25
2 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 
3 75
3 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 
4 85
5 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 
gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz..  4 85
3 
5 gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz.. 
5 35
5 gal. Tilting cans.......................................... 
7 25
5 gal. galv. Iron Nacefas.......................... 
9  00
Pump Cans
5 gal. Rapid steady stream...................... 
8 60
5 gal. Eureka, non-overflow.................... 
xo 50
3 gal. Home Rule........................................... 
10 50
5 gal. Home Rule........................................... 
12 00
5 gal. Pirate King......................................... 
9 50
LANTERNS
No. 0 Tubular, side lift............................ 
4 50
No. IB Tubular........................................... 
7 00
No. 13 Tubular, dash................................... 
6 75
No. 1 Tubular, glass fountain............... 
7 00
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp........................ 
14 00
No. 3 Street lamp, each................... 
3 75
LANTERN GLOBES 
No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10c. 
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 15c. 
1  78
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 
No. 0 Tub,, bull’s eye, cases l aoz. each 
1  25

45
45

00

28
42

12
50

35

15
60

4 25

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Q U A L I T Y  OF  T H E  GOODS.

BACKED  BY  THE, 

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Annoying Express Charges Incurred by 
Correspondence Shoe and Leather Gazette.

Jobber**.

It  frequently  otcurred  to  me,  since  I 
am 
in  business  where  we  are  selling 
men’s  wear  from  head  to  feet,  that  the 
shoe  department  is  the  only  department 
where  a  question  of  freight  and  express 
ever  comes  up. 
It  is  a  small  item  and 
it  is  a custom of  every line to pay  freight 
and  expressage. 
I can’t understand why 
the  shoe  men  they  can  not  do 
with 
If  the  manufacturers  have 
the  same. 
been  so  nearsighted  as  to 
lose  sight  of 
this,  they  should  be  reminded,  as  the 
inconvenience  of  petty  cash  slip  and 
question  of  freight  and  express  is  quite 
a  nuisance  to  a  business  house,  and they 
could  easily  add  to  the  profit  sufficient 
to  justify  them  paying  the  express.  No 
buyer  for  a  difference  of  15c  on  a  24- 
pair  case  of  shoes  would  ever  walk 
away  and  not  buy,  considering  that  he 
knows  that  the  price 
is  15  cents  ad­
vance.  Now  take  the  case  as  if  he  did 
not  know  the  advance.  How many  buy­
ers  are  so  well  posted  as  to  be  able  to 
figure  a  difference  of  15  cents  in  24 
pairs  of  shoes? 
job­
bers  who  have  size  orders  of  less  than 
justified  in 
twelve  pairs  are  perfectly 
sending  shoes  collect,  but  more 
than 
twelve  pairs  they  should  pay  it;  it  will 
often  make  a  retailer  send  for  sizes 
which  he  would  not  order,  for  he  know 
that  he  has  got  to  pay  the  express.

Every  business,  in  order  to  do  busi­

think 

that 

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ness,  must  figure  on  expense,  and 
the  end  you  will  not  make  any  less,  and 
count  among  the  accommodating  peo­
ple.  Show  me  another  branch  of  busi 
ness  where  a  wholesaler  or 
jobbing 
house  has  no  trucks  or  delivery  of  their 
own. 
I  ordered  two  cases  of  shoes  on  a 
Friday  morning  to  be  delivered  three 
hundred  yards  from  the  jobber,  and  had 
to  wait  until  the  following  Tuesday 
for 
the  pleasure  of  the  express  man,  and 
then  pay  30  cents.  These  two  cases 
were  a  part  of  a  $400  order,  and  as  the 
jobber  almost  cried  when  I  asked  him 
to  pay  the  expressage,  I  simply  let  it  gr 
through. 
If  he  had  agreed  to  pay  ex­
pressage  on  the  entire  order,  the  whole 
expense  would  have  been  $2.40.  Now 
fair-minded  man  tell  me  why 
can  any 
a 
jobber  can  not  pay  $2.40  expense 
when  a  buyer  comes  to  his  place  of 
business  without  being  drummed  and 
buys,  say  only  a $200  bill?  These  little 
things  often  cause  a  buyer to  get  out 
the  city  to  buy,  and take  business  away 
from  them. 
I  am  not  kicking  at  any 
one  in  particular,  but  merely  at  the  cus 
tom.

Don’t» Applicable to the Shoe Business

Don’t  dry  your  shoes  on  the  radiator
Don’t  put  your  feet  on  the  heater  on 

Don’t  use  vaseline  or  any  oily  sub 
stance  on  your  patent  leather  shoes ;  i 
cuts  off  the  polish.

Don’t  use  lemon  on  your  Russia  calf 

trains.

shoes.

Don’t  keep  your  patent  leather  shoes 

in  a  cold  place.

Don’t  fail  to  let  us  know if  your  shoes 

are  not  satisfactory.

Don’t  buy  your  shoes  too  short.  **
Don’t  wear  your  shoes  laced too loose 
ly;  if you  do,  they  will  get  out of  shape

The Golden Rule in Trade.

The  golden  rule  of  business  is  alway 
“ Mind  your  own  business.’ ’  Live  u| 
to  that,  and  you  w’ill  do  good  to  yoursel 
and  those  you  deal  with,  both  in  buy 
ing  and  selling.
Don’t  worry 

if  an  opponent  spends 
his  time  in  watching  you  in  order  to  try 
to  checkmate  your  best  moves.  He  can 
not  do  it  if  you  are wide awake,  because 
at  best  he 
is  but  an  imitator,  and  an 
imitator  rarely  equals  the  original  and 
never  excels  it. 
If he  can  not  excel  he 
may  as  well  give  up.

Don’t  give  him  the  satisfaction  of 
allowing  him  to  see  that  you  resent such 
' methods  by  meeting  his  prices  nor  cut­
ting  below  them,  unless  you  are  pre­
pared  to  give  him  such  a  crack  as 
will  scare  him 
into  silence  or  set  him 
howling  like  a  whipped  cur.

A   merchant  Twho  spends  his  time  in 
/atching  his  neighbors  can  not  have 
much  business  of  his  own  to  attend  to, 
and  should  be  easily  vanquished.

Getting Ready for the Fray.

W h en   the b aseb all ‘ Canon’ s w an in g 

A m i  the  heroes o f the bat 
A r e   prep aring lo r th eir ex it,

W h ile   the rooters sadly  chat,

It is then  the foo tb all  kickers.

W h o  from  public v iew   liad slid ,
R eappear and  start th eir d rillin g 

F or  th e battles on  the  ‘ ’ grid.*

C ro p s o f hair th ey’re cu lti • ating 
^o that cranium s  w on  t hr» ak ;

C'oinhs and  brushes are discarded,
A n d   the bam er n ets the shake.

Padded  suits are resurrected

A n d   the  p la\in g sh o e - and  hose,

A n d   th**re‘s try in g  

o f e a r-gu aid s 

A n d   the u g ly  rubber nose.

E v e ry  tow n and cross-road s v illa g e  

G ets excit* d  o’er th e gam e,

E a ch   is form ing  an  eleven 

W ith   the  hone o f w in n in g fam e.
T h e re   is se.ircn in g for «  Id  players 

W h o  are up to all  th e tricks,
A n d  a  g ra b   for  h usky  fe llo w s 

W h o  are handy  in a  m ix.

T h e y  are  p racticin g th e  passes,
H us'  es.  tackles and ih e punts,

A n d  a ll oth er evolutions 

T h at are know n  m^football stunts.
T ea m s are w o rki  g  on  n ew  sign als 

T h e y  alone ran  understand,

A n d   th e y ’re confident o t w in n in g 

O n  the system s th ey  h ave planned.

Y e s ;   the football  season 's  com ing,

A s is  plain ly now  revealed,
And another cla ss c f  heroes 

>oon  w ill  pose upon th e field.

H o sp itals are g e ttin g  ready 

F o r the ca lls o 'e r  telephones,
A n d   the su rgeon s are  preparing 

T o   bind  up the  broken  bones.

same  as  an  infant. 

nurtured  and  watched  while 

Advertising  should  be  governed  the 
It  should  be  tender- 
it  is 
growing.  Neither  an  advertisement  nor 
m  infant  is  profitable  in  the  beginning. 
About  the  only  satisfaction  or  comfort 
you  can  get 
in  the  early  stage  is  the 
anticipation  of  what  it  will  be  when  it 
is  fully  grown.  Advertising  and  an  in­
fant  can  easily  get  into  baa  ways  and 
bad  company  unless  carefully  watched.

Don’t  tell  a  four-inch  story  in  a  two- 

inch  space.

Some one has said  that  although  a 
woman  may  forget  the  low  price 
that she paid, she will never  forget 
the store  at  which  she  bought  un­
satisfactory shoes.

Tappan  Shoes

are never unsatisfactory* They wear 
well, look well and  feel  well.  Han­
dled  by  all  progressive  dealers. 
These goods should find  a  place in 
your store.  W rite for price list.
The  Tappan  Shoe  M fg.  Co.,

Celdwater,  Michigan.

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HOES that give satisfaction. 
HOES that bring trade. 
H OES that make money.

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

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gan 
demands 
shoes— and  we  have 
it. 
Not  an  undesirable  line  in 
our fall offerings— not a style 

but  what  you  can  sell  easily

Our  travelers  will  be  in  to  see  you  soon. 

If 
you  defer  ordering until  they  come,  we’ll  get  your 
fall  order.

GEO.  H.  REEDER  &  CO.,

19  SOUTH  IONIA  STREET, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Store  Lighting

About Piping For Acetylene Gas Lighting

for 

illuminant  that 

The  person  who  all  his  li-fe  has  been 
accustomed  to  the  use  of  only  portable 
lights,  kerosene 
instance,  may  at 
first  be  somewhat  strangely  impressed 
by  an 
is  delivered  in 
pipes.  He  quickly  gets  over this,  and
presently 
is  almost  sure  to become  en­
thusiastic  over stationary lighting equip- 
ments,  that  in  use  need  not  be  touched,
light  from  which  is  “ on  tap”  
and  the 
at  all  desired  points.  However, 
the 
fact  that  the  piping  subject  is  some- 
what  new  to  thousands  of  prospective
acetylene  users 
leads  the  writer  to 
think  that  some  additional  notes  on  the
subject  might  be  acceptable 
in  your 
columns.

Leakage 

There  is  no  mystery  about 

job  of  fitting. 
it 

installing 
pipes  for  acetylene ;  simple  principles 
everywhere  in  vogue  in  the  case  of com­
mon  gas  apply  equally  well  here. 
If 
there 
is  one  point  to  be  specially  in­
sisted  upon  it  is  that  of  making  a  good 
tight 
is  far 
indicates  careless 
from  necessary; 
work. 
that 
where  ordinary  gas  might  escape  from 
injurious  to 
bad  unions  to  an  extent 
health  without  being  noticeable, 
this 
could  not  occur  in  the  case  of acetylene, 
for  the  reason  that  its  pungent  odor  is 
its  own  detector against  leakage;  it  tells 
instantly  of  any 
leaking  gas— a  great 
advantage.

this  may  be  said, 

But 

As  regards  size  of  pipes  it is generally 
known,  I  suppose,  that  for a  given  light 
but  a  fraction  as  much  acetylene  is  re 
quired  as  of  common  gas.  This  indi 
cates  that  the  pipes  may  be  smalle 
than  for  the  latter. 
In  practice,  how 
ever,  it  is  the  custom  to  introduce  only 
about  one  size  smaller  of  pipes 
for 
acetylene,  in  any  given  case,  than  for 
the  other.  There  is  no  disadvantage  in 
the  larger  pipes,  while  the  difference  in 
cost  is  very  slight.  Pipes  with  rough 
interior  finish  are  found  to  reduce  the 
delivery  over  such  as  are  smooth.

it  ever  happen  that  a  pipe  be­
it  may  be  temporarily 

Should 
comes  broken 
closed  with  a  bandage  of.  stout  cloth 
factory  will  answer— well  coated  with 
white  and  red 
lead,  until  a  new  pipe 
can  be  laid. 

Experimenting With  Acetylene  Head­
From the Heading, l’a., Telegram. 

light».

A.  A.  Leightner.

•

for 

light 

lene  and 

The  intense  brilliant  light  from acety­
its  powerful  penetrating  rays 
elling darkness have  attracted the 
attention  of  railroad  officials  as  to  its 
asibility 
locomotive  headlights, 
he  P.  &  R.  company  is  in  the  van- 
uard  of  these  experiments  and  freight 
ngine  No.  16,  northbound,  passed  up 
last  night  with  one  of  these 
the  road 
It  attracted  general  atten- 
headlights. 
The  highly  polished  radiator  in 
„hich  the 
is  set  shot  the  rays  of 
the  acetylene  into  the  darkness  for  hun­
in  advance  of  the  en­
dreds  of  yards 
gine. 
lighting  qualities  were  not 
issimilar  to those of a miniature search- 
.ght  and  as  compared  to  the  ordinary 
jcomotive 
illuminator,  the  latter  paled 
nto  sickly  insignificance  when  it  shed 
,ts  rays  beside  it. 
If  the  light  meets  all 
requirements  the  company  will  use  it 

Acetylene For Motor Power.
'rom the New York Independent.

all  their  engines.

Its 

is 

in  use 

We  have  already  explained,  and  need 
not  repeat,  the  characteristics  of  calcic 
..rbide,  and  have  pointed  out  the  sim­
ile  conditions  of  safety  with  it.  The 
laterial  is  too  valuable  to  be  kept  out 
[  service  by  any  alarm  cry.  For  one 
=>.gn,  there  were  three  or  four  makes  of 
gas  lamf s  for  bicycles  on  the  market  in 
898;  there  are  now  probably  ten  times 
at  number,  and  their  proportion 
in 
amps 
largely  increased  al­
ready.  The  market  price  of  carbide 
has  declined,  and  the 
lessened  cost  of 
production  will  lower that  still  further, 
"fhile  not  yet  sanguine  that  acetylene 
important  as  a  source  of 
power,  the  motor  is  still  the  most  seri­
ous  part  of  the  automobile,  and  for  that 
aurpose  there  are  possibilities  in  this 
gas.  So  the  world  must  add  acetylene 
to  the  list  of  servitors.

A Leader Among Leader», 

rom the Grand Haven Press.

ill  become 

Gas  pipes  may  be  made  to  last  longe 
layers 
by  being  coated  with  one  or  two 
of  hot  tar or good  oxide  paint.  Where 
pipes  are  carried  across  exposed  places 
as  in  the  open  air,  they  should  be  cov 
ered  with  felt  or  other  non-conducting 
substance. 
In  the  case  of  large  pipes 
composition  of  burgundy  pitch,  rosin 
oil  and  coal  tar,  heated  to  about  142 
deg.  Fahrenheit,  is  used  as  a  coat  both 
inside  and  out,  by  leaving  the  pipes  i 
the  hot  composition  and  afterwards  a 
lowing  them  to  drain  by  tilting  up  one 
end.

In  case  gas  pipes  are  laid  from  one 
building  to  another  under  ground,  clay 
forms  an  excellent  soil  in  which  to  la 
them.  This 
is  much  better  than  to  lay 
them  in  clinkers  or  ashes,  material  that 
seems  to  suggest 
itself  first  to  most
minds. 
latter  the  pipes  suffer
from  exterior  decay  as  they  will  not  do
in  clay.  Under all  circumstances  hori­
zontal  gas  pipes  should  have  a  slight 
fall,  to  be  not  less  than  an  inch  in  fifty 
feet,  and  a  little  more  than  this  is  bet
ter.

In  the 

If  a 

leak 

is  suspected  in  a  pipe, 

location  may  be  determined  by  the 
smell.  As  above 
intimated  it  is  much 
to  the  advantage  of  acetylene  that  it 
strongly  odorous,  as 
it  at  once  gives 
warning  of  the  slightest  leak.  Never
use  a  light  in  detecting  any  kind  of  gas 
leakage.  Do your searching  in the  day- 
time,  carefully 
the 
pipes. 
If  the  pipes  are  buried  in  soil 
thrust  an  iron  bar down  near the  joints

following  along 

of 

the  country, 

That  leader among  the  trade  publica- 
ion 
the  Michigan 
Tradesman,  has  recently  issued  a  splen­
did  64  page  anniversary  number,  which 
is  a  credit  to  the  lively  institution  from 
which  it  issues.

Most  special  editions  of  newspapers 
are  begun  months  before  the  date  upon 
which  they  are  issued,  but  the  Trades­
man’s  big  paper  is  the  product  of  six 
days  of  labor.  This 
is  a  severe  test  of 
any  printing  office,  but  the  modern  ma­
chinery  and  capable  employes  of  this 
company  are  equal  to  almost  anything.
The  wholesale  trade  of  Grand  Rapids 
will,  perhaps,  never  realize  what  this 
great  paper  has  done  for  it.  That  the 
Valley  City  is  a  strong  competitor  with 
Chicago  and  Milwaukee  in  this  field  is 
largely  due  to  the  prominence which  the 
Tradesman  has  given  its  dealers.

The Light in a Bottle.

An  old  farmer  who  had  been  to  New 
York  was  describing  to  his  friends  the 
splendor  of  the  hotel  he  stayed  at. _ 

“ Everything  was  perfect,“   said  he, 
“ with  the  exception  of  one  thing—they 
kept  the  light  burning  all  night 
in  my 
bedroom—a  thing  1  ain’t  used  to.”  

it  out?”  

“ W ell,”   said  one  of  them, 

“ why 
it 
didn’t  you  blow 
out!”   said  the 
farmer,  “ how  could  1? 
The  blamed  thing  was  inside  a  bottle.”

A Safe Light.
From the Ei Paso, Texas, Herald.

“ Blow 

There  have  been  hundreds  of  people 
killed  by  the  explosion  of  lamps  as  well 
as  by  being  suffocated  in  their bed­
rooms  filling  with  escaping  coal  gas, 
either  from  a  coal  stove  or  from  a  burn­
er tip.  Where  acetylene  gas  in  a  given 
period  has  destroyed  one  victim ,  gaso­
line,  coal  oil  and  coal  gas  have  de­
stroyed  hundreds.

Here  It  Isl

The  Holmes  Generator

Just  w h a t you  h ave  been  lookin g  tor.  T h e   latest, 
the  best,  the safest,  the m ost durable and  most  s a v ­
in g o i carbide on  the  m arket. 
It  has  the  im p rove­
m ents 
lon g  so u gh t  tor  by  all  generator  m anu­
facturers.  N o   m ore w asted  g a s,  no  over  heating, 
no sm oke,  no coals on  burners.  O n ly  one-tenth  as 
m uch  g a s  escapes  w hen  ch a rg in g   as  in  ^former 
m achines and  you  cannot  b‘ow  It  up. 
It  s  safe, 
It  is sold  under a guarantee.  V ou  put 
it’ s sim ple. 
the carbide  in  and  the  m achine does  the  rest. 
It  is 
p erfectly autom atic.  A   perfect and  steady  lig h t at 
a ll  tim es 
N o   flickerin g  or  g o in g   out  w hen 
ch arged .  D o not  buy  a  G enerator  until  you  have 
seen  this.  Y o u   w ant  a  good  one  and  w e  have 
It. 
for  business.  F ully  approved  by 
Roard  o f  U nderw riters.  C a ta lo g u e  and  prices 
ch eerfu lly  sent on  application.  Experienced a c e ty ­
lene ga s  agen ts  w anted, 
i  United  territory for sale. 
A ls o  dealers  in  C arbide,  F ixtu res,  F ittin gs,  Pipe.

It’ s  made 

Holmes-Bailey  Acetylene  Gas  Co.

Mantón, Mlcibgan.

. 

The  King  of  Light

If you  need  light, when  you  need  light,  you  need 
light that  will  light you  up

The  Sunlight 

Cheaply,  Brilliantly,  Quickly

Gasoline  Lamp

p i g  

¡s  cheaper  than  kerosene.  More  brilliant 
than  electricity.

The  Insurance Underwriters say that  it  is  jjj 
perfectly  safe by  writing  policies  on  it with-  U 
out  one  cent  of  extra  premiums.  Money  JU 
talks. 
Stores,  Churches,  Residences,  |tj 

Lodges,  Halls,  Hotels,  Offices 
and  Shops  cannot  afford  to  be 
without it-

You will  be  sorry  if  you  fix

your winter lighting before writing to us.

Owing to  excessive  orders we  have  been  unable  to  keep  in  stock; 
but we have lately  increased our  facilities  so as to enable  us to fill  all  future 
orders promptly.  Moneymaking terms to local agents.

Michigan  Light Co.,

23  Pearl  Street,

The Best of Reasons why  you  should  be TJjL

prejudiced  in  faver  of 

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HIL

1.  T h e  g en e ratin g ca p acity  is larg er than  any  other  G e n ­
erator  on  th e  m arket,  ho  d in g  i  lb. carhide to %  foot burner.
а.  O u r  carbide  container  is  a  com partm ent  pan,  w ith 
pockets  h old in g from   i  to  \  lbs.  each,  the  w ater  a ctin g  on 
nut one a t a  tim e,  thus  no h eating  or  w astin g   of  g as.

^   T h e re  are  no  valve s to  be  opened  or  closed  by  forks, 

ratchets or  levers. 

It is extrem ely  sim ple and  is sure.

4.  O u r (i-asoineter  has  no labor  to perform ,  th us insuring 

at a ll tim es the sam e even  pressure.

5.  All  pipes are self  draining to the  condens­

ing chamber.

I t saves.

б.  O u r  G asom eters  for  sam e  rat  d  cap acity 
are th e la rg est  on  the  m arket,  and  w ill  hold  a 
large su pply. 

7.  The  Bruce  Generator,  when  left  to  do  its 
own work, will not  blow off  or waste  the  gas.

8. Not least, but greatest  Our Purifier takes 
out all moisture and impurities from the gas, 
making It impossible for pipes to clog up or the 
burners to choke up and smoke.

BRUCE GENERATOR (0., its. I83-I8T W.SU SI.. SI. POHl. 1

Grand  Rapids,  Mich,  gj
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A  «E» 1C A N  CARBIDE CO., 
Agents for Mich. 
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Oysters

Will  be  a  specialty  with  me  for  a  few  months  and  I  will  care 

for  all  orders  in  a  careful  manner.

The  Best  Stock  and  Lowest  Prices.

Handsome  Signs with  all  first  orders.

Bananas  all  the  time.

F.  T.  LAWRENCE

5  N.  Ionia St. 

Qrand  Rapids

1 4
Observation, by a Gotham £gg Man.
Fruits and  Produce.

My  attention  was  called  to  a  lot  of  re­
frigerator  eggs  the  other  day  which 
should  have  been  seen  by  every  packer 
for  storage— not  that  he  might  emulate, 
but  that  he  might  see  the  importance  of 
avoiding  a  serious  defect  which  is  alj 
too  common.  The  quality  of  these  eggs 
was  fine  and  the  loss  in  all  respects  ex­
cept  breakage  was very light—only about 
4  doz.  on  ten  cases  taken  out.  But  the 
breakage  was  serious— no 
less  than  30 
doz.  on  the  10  cases— and  all  for  lack  of 
a  firm  packing.  The  cork  shavings  on 
top  and  bottom  of  the  cases  could  have 
been  held  in  one  hand ;  the  covers  con­
sequently  failed  to  hold  the  contents  of 
the  cases  firmly  in  place  and  the  result 
was  a  breakage,  mostly  in  the  top  and 
bottom 
less  than  10  per 
layers,  of  no 
cent.  Of  course,  this 
is  not  con 
loss 
fined  to  the  number  of  eggs  broken 
everybody  knows  the  effect  of  broken 
eggs  upon  the  quality  of  the  others  with 
which  they  are  mixed  when  the  goods 
are  held 
in  store.  Thi 
packer  occasioned  a  loss  of  fully 6o@75c 
case  by  a  parsimony  which  saved
per
be
him  only  a  cent 
his
sides 
injuring  th: 
brand  materially.

or  two  per  case, 
reputation  of

for  months 

What  is  the  use  of  paying 

freight  on 
rotten  eggs?  The  question  is  prompted 
by  the 
fact  that  hundreds  of  cases  are 
received  here  every  week— mixed 
with  the  others  of  course— involving just 
so  much 
loss  of  freight  and  packages, 
less  the  labor of  taking  them  out  before 
shipment.  Of  course,  when  shippers 
send  to  market  all  the  eggs  they  collect 
without  assortment  a  certain  proportion 
of  rots  is  to  be  expected ;  the  only  way 
to  save  the  freight  on  worthless  eggs 
to  determine  their  quality  when  pack­
ing  and  some  prefer to  ship  goods 
just 
as  they  run.  But  1  have  seen  a  good 
many  lots  of  assorted  goods  lately  arriv­
ing 
in  the  seconds  of  which  are  a  large 
proportion  of  rotten  and  worthless  e g g s; 
fact  that  these  eggs  were 
and  as  the 
shipped 
in  two  grades  shows  that  they 
were  assorted  it  seemed  strange  that rot­
ten  eggs  should  have  been  allowed  to 
go  into  the  cases  at  all.  Some  of  these 
seconds  have  contained  as  many  as  7  to 
10  doz.  rotten  eggs  to  the  case—-a  waste 
of  expense  which  certainlly  ought  to  be 
avoided.  There  are  various  ways  of 
grading  eggs,  some  shippers  making  an 
assortment  merely  by  casual  examina­
tion,  others  before  the  candle;  one  is 
about  as  much  trouble  as  the  other  and 
eveh  where  a  shipper  prefers  not  to 
make  so  close  a  grading  as  to  furnish 
“ extras”   it  should  at  least  be  sufficient 
to  eliminate  the  rotten  eggs  even  from 
the  second  grade.  The  rots  not  only 
bring  nothing  themselves  but  their pres­
ence 
in  any  quantity  depreciates  the 
value  of  the  eggs  with  which  they  are 
mixed.  I  have  also noticed  some  lots  of 
ungraded  eggs  arriving  from  the  South­
west  recently  in  which  there  was  a  loss 
of  7@io  doz.  to  the  case  in  actually  rot­
ten  e g g s;  of  course  it  would  not  be  pos­
sible  to  grade  such  stock  before  ship­
ment  with  any  reasonable expectation  of 
producing  a  high  grade  of candled eggs, 
but  when  stock  runs  as  poor  as  this  a 
rapid  candling— sufficient  to  throw  out 
the  rots— would  certainly  be  profitable 
by  reason  of  the  saving  in  freight  and 
packages  alone ;  and  the  passable  eggs 
would  certainly  bring  as  much  or  more

by  themselves  as 
hipped  together.-  
riew. 

'Law Probably a Head Letter.

the  whole  quantity 
-N.  Y.  Produce  Re-

it  to  be 

B o sto n   C o rre s p o n d e n ce  N .  Y .  P ro d u c e   R e v ie w .
What  effect  has  the  rise  in the prices 
of  creamery  butter  on  what 
is  called 
process  or  renovated  butter?”   we  asked 
if  the  salesman  who  controls  the  bulk 
in  this  market. 
if  the  process  article 
‘ It  has,  of  course,  increased 
its  sale, 
ind  now  I  have  orders  for  all  I  can  get 
“ How  about  the 
here,”   he  answered. 
iw  requiring 
labeled  ‘ reno- 
ated?’  ”  
“ Oh,  I  pay  no  attention  to 
that,  because  the  butter  I  sell  is the pure 
trticle,  and  I  defy  any  man  to  tell  what 
process  it  goes  through,”   he  confidently 
answered.  Dealers  who  handle 
this 
process  butter  sell  it  for  good,  pure  but­
ter,  and  they  hear  no  complaint  about 
it.  They  don’t  see  why 
it  should  be 
branded,  as  nobody  can  say  it  is  any­
thing  else  than  what  it  purports  to  be— 
a  second  grade  of  real  butter. 
If  it 
is  made  over  from  common  dairy  and 
inferior  butter  that  should  not  cause  it 
to  be  classed  with  oleomargarine  or  any 
other  substitute,”   they  say,  “ and  it  cer­
tainly 
is  better  than  an  ordinary  ladle 
and  as  good  as  any  imitation  butter.”

To Distinguish  the Genuine From 

the 

Bogus.

The  Illinois  Dairy  Union  has  under 
consideration  a  plan  to  distribute  a  reg 
istered  label  to  manufacturers  of  butter 
in  order  to  defeat  the  aims  of  makers  of 
butterine  and  oleomargarine.  No  par­
ticular  brand  of  butter  will  be  adver­
tised  and  each  creameryman  or  butter 
dealer  will  be  charged  about  25  cents 
per  1,000  for  the  labels,  which  will  be 
familiar  to  the  public  by  adver­
made 
tisements. 
is  adopted  the 
labels  will  be  furnished  free  to all retail­
ers  who  will  put  one  on  each  pound  of 
butter  sold. 
It  is  intended  that the  ab­
sence  of  a  label  may  be  considered  evi­
dence  that  the  article  is  spurious.  The 
label  is  to  be  a  guarantee  that the  butter 
is  pure.

Agree Not to Sell Deer Meat.

If  the  plan 

in  the  movement ; 

Bangor,  Me.,  marketmen  are  pre­
paring  to  continue  the  war  which  they 
have 
inaugurated  against  certain  game 
laws  with  all  the  strength  which  they 
can  rally,  and  they  are  now  making  ar­
rangements  for  enlisting  dealers in other 
Maine  cities 
the 
cause  of  the  difficulty,  as  is  known,  is 
those  sections  of  the  State  fish  and 
game  laws  which  restrict  the  meat  deal­
ers  to  such  an  extent  that 
it  is  now 
practically  impossible,  according  to  the 
leaders  of  the  movement,  to  handle  ven­
ison  without  financial  loss.  As  a  result 
of  various 
informal  meetings  a  resolu­
tion  was  made  and  signed  by  some forty 
marketmen  to  the  effect  that  they  will 
refrain  from  selling  any  wild  game  pro­
tected  by  the  game  laws  of  the  State.

Honey, Scarce and Firm.

Sh e w en t to tow n   w ith   e g g s  and  butter
A n d  s  t the  buyer’s  heart abutter,

In  dainty  hat and  sk irt;

S h e kn o w s the th ough ts  he dare not  utter
'1 he  w h ile he  b in s  her eirys and  butter,

Th»*  little farm er flirt.

A n d   w h i  e   he f  nm oles  w ith  th e e g g s
T h e  si»ly  fello w   trem bling  begs 

T o  know  if  she  w ill sell.

B esid es  her  hutier  and  her  e g g s ,

A   little ki**s as w ell.

Sm ilin g the  maid  w alked a w a y  w ith  her money.
S ay ii g ,  *• Y o u ’ ve  bought  butter and  e g g s —

I  don’t se ll hon ey.”

The  old  English  mercantile  houses re­
tain  the  names  not  unfrequently  of  the 
founders  of  the  firm, who  may  have  been 
dead  a  hundred  years.  The 
following 
is  amusing:  A   solicitor  of  subscriptions 
calling  at  the  store  enquired,  “ Is  Smith 
“ No,  sir,”   said  the  gentleman 
in?”  
who  received  him. 
“ Will  he  be  in  be 
“ I  don’t  think  he  w ill.’ 
fore  long?”  
“ How  long  has  he  been  out?”  
“ About 
a  hundred  years.”

Maple 

leaves  in  the  country  turn  red 
when  summer  girls  are  taking  leave  of 
summer  young  men,  and  saying  things 
that  only  the  sighing  winds  should hear.

POTTLITZER  BROS.  FRUIT  CO.,

COM M ISSION  M ER CH A N TS

IN  F R U IT S   O F  A LL D ES C R IP T IO N

Also  PO TATO ES,  C A BB A G E ,  ONIONS  A N D   A P P LE S 

In Carload  Lots.

O u r m otto:  Q u ick sales and  prom pt rem ittance.

L A F A Y E T T E ,  IND. 

F T .  W AYN E,  IND.

Butter and Eggs==Do you have any to Ship?

For the past five years we have shipped  Butter to  the  resort  towns 
of  Northern  Michigan, and  Eggs to the  New  England  States.
In addition  to those markets we  have a growing  local  demand  for 

extra goods at extra  prices.  We  want to arrange with  a  few  more 

customers for regular shipments  of  fine,  fresh  stock  at  a  stated 
price on track 
It will  cost  you only a cent to tell  us what you  aie 
shipping, and get prices and  references.

STROUP  &  CARMER,  38  South  Division  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
Clover, Timothy, Alsyke,  Beans, 
Peas,  Popcorn,  Buckwheat

If you wish to buy or sell correspond with  us.

A L F R E D J

b r o w n   SEED  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

GROW ERS.  MERCHANTS.

IMPORTERS.

M AKE  A  N O TE O F  IT.  W E  HAN DLE

POTATOES  APPLES  CABBAGE  OPUS

C A B B A G E   NOW W A N TED .  Q U O T E  U S.
MILLER & TEASDALE CO.

S T . LO U IS, MO.

R E C E IV E R S   AND  D IS T R IB U T O R S . 

... WE BUY
BUTTER AND
B. Truesdell & Co., 

C A R L O T S   O R  L E S S .  W R IT E  FO R   P R IC E S   F.  O.  B.

New York

A r e  you  lo ok in g fo r a  good  m arket to  place your

Apples,  Peaches,  Pears and  Plums

34 and 36 Market Street and 435*437*439 Winder Street.

R.  HIRT, Jr.,  Detroit, Mich.

If so sh ip  to

^   W e   h a ve ev ery fa cility  for h an dlin g yo u r fru its to best  ad va n ta ge.  C o ld   Storage  and  F ree z- 

in g   R o o m s   in  connection.  S ev e n ty   five carload ca p acity.  Corresponden ce solicited.

SUMMER STORAGE.

Advisability  of Storing  Old or Heated 

E g*« »

loss 

loss 

We  have  put  away  eggs in cold storage 
during  the  summer  months  on  several 
different  occasions,  and  one  summer  we 
put  eggs 
in  storage  all  summer.  Our 
experience  is  that  eggs  which  are  old, 
stale  or  heated,  even  if  they  are  good, 
useful  stock  for  current  consumption, 
will  not  keep  nearly  as  well  as  eggs 
which  are  produced  and  put 
in  cold 
storage  during  the  cool  weather  of 
spring.  The 
in  bad  or  worthless 
eggs  when  they  are  removed  from  cold 
storage  is  much  greater,  and  the  quality 
of  those  which  are  salable  does not aver­
age  nearly  as  good  as  the  early  stored 
stock.  Where  the 
in  early  stock 
from  two  to  four  eggs  per  case 
runs 
(practically  nothing)  the 
loss  on  the 
warm  weather  stock  will  run  as  high  as 
three  dozen  per  case,  and  will  probably 
average  a  dozen  and  one-half  or  two 
dozen  to  the  case.  Then,  too,  the  sal­
able  eggs  are  usually  more  or  less  evap­
orated  before  being  put 
into  storage, 
have  a  watery,  thin  albumen,  and  the 
yellow  often  has  a  disagreeable  taste, 
resulting  from  the  exposure to heat.  The 
size  of  warm-weather  eggs 
is  usually 
inferior  to  those  produced  earlier  in  the 
season.  For  above,  and  perhaps  other 
reasons  not  stated,  it  has  generally  been 
conceded  by  the  best  egg  handlers  that 
eggs  should  be  put 
into  cold  storage 
during  April  and  May,  and  during  the 
balance  of  th*e  year  current 
receipts 
should  be  sold  on  the  open  market  for 
what  they  will  bring.  In  a  geneial  way, 
then,  it 
is  much  better  to  put  away 
eggs  during  the  spring  months  when 
they  are  of  full  size,  flavor  and  strength, 
but  there  can  be  no  rule  laid  down  for 
the  handling  of  eggs,  and  with  slightly 
improving  conditions  as  to  handling  the 
stock  by  producers  and  country  ship­
pers 
is  becoming  quite  common  to 
put  eggs 
in  cold  storage  during  the 
summer,  even  during  the  hot  weather  of
July  and  August.

it 

long,  and 

It  is  at  times  advisable  and  profitable 
to  store  eggs  during  warm  weather  be­
cause  the  stock  does  not  have  to  be  car­
ried  as 
it  can  frequently  be 
put  away  then  for  less  money  than  can 
•be  done  earlier  in  the  season.  Further, 
it  sometimes  saves  a  positive  loss  at 
certain  stages  of  the  market  to  be  able 
to  store  eggs  for  a  few  weeks  during  the 
extreme  heated  term.  As  before  stated, 
it  is  usually  better  to  store  eggs  during 
the  egg  season  (April  and  May),  but 
if 
the  eggs  are  carefully selected,  it  is  safe 
to  put  away  eggs  from  current  receipts 
during  hot  weather. 
Such  selections 
will  not  constitute  at  times  more  than 
one-third,  and  will  scarcely  ever  exceed 
two-thirds  of  the  total  receipts  during 
the  warm  months  of  June,  July,  August 
and  September,  probably  not  averaging 
more  than  half  and  half  during  the 
months  mentioned.  The  seconds  from 
this  method  of  sorting  can  be  sold  for 
nearly  as  much  as  the  straight  receipts, 
especially  if  the  eggs  are  not  graded  so 
that  all  the  good  eggs  are  taken  out  of 
the  seconds. 
It  is  better  to  leave  a  few 
of  the  good  eggs  in  the  seconds  than  to 
make  the  mistake  of  having  nothing  but 
the  very  poorest  constitute  this  grade. 
The  seconds  will  be  improved  and  will 
sell  enough  better to  make  it  pay,  and 
the  selected  grade  will  be  kept  well  up, 
which  is  important.

Shippers  of  eggs 

in  the  country  are 
becoming  better  posted  as  to  the,  neces­
sity  of  rapid  handling  of  eggs  in  order 
to have  them  bring  the  best  returns. 
In 
fact,  they  are  beginning  to  appreciate

the  extremely  perishable  nature  of  eggs 
more  than  ever before.  The  direct  re­
sult  of  this  is  that  the  farmer who brings 
in  rotten  eggs  which  he 
found  in  a 
stolen  nest  in  the  haymow,  or  which  he 
had 
laid  away  in  the  cellar  on  a  specu­
lation,  is  obliged  to  take  them  home 
again.  This  sets  Mr.  Farmer to  think­
ing  that  eggs  are  not  always  eggs,  and 
that  in  order to  get  pay  for  every  egg he 
produces  he  must  put  them  on  the  mar­
ket  as  fresh  as  possible.  The  net  result 
of  this  sort  of  education  is  an  improved 
grade  of  eggs  comprising  the  current 
receipts  during  the  summer  months.

Some  years  ago  it  was  quite  the  fash­
ion  for  egg  men  to  store  September 
it  was  much  more  dangerous 
eggs,  but 
than  to  store 
in  July  and  August,  be­
cause  of  the  salted,  limed  and  packed 
eggs  of  various  kinds  which  were  held 
back  by  the 
farmers  and  placed  upon 
the  market  on  a  slight  advance  or  as 
they  might  need  funds.  With  our 
im­
mense  cold  storage  facilities  and  their 
ever  increasing  capacity,  it  is  folly 
for 
the  producer  to  speculate  by  putting 
away  his 
few  dozen  of  eggs  for a  high 
fall  or  winter  market.  We  do  get  this 
is  not  a  safe  thing 
occasionally,  but 
to  bank  on. 
invariably 
bring  a  good  price  during  the  heavy 
producing  season,  and  the  advance  dur­
fall  or  winter  does  not  average 
ing  the 
two  or  three  cents— not 
more 
enough  to  pay 
for  his 
trouble  and  the  material  used  in  pack­
ing  the  eggs,  to  say  nothing  of  the  loss 
of  quality  which  must  eventually  fall  on 
the  one  who  puts  eggs  away  by  any  of 
the  primitive  methods  of  our  fathers.

the  producer 

Eggs  now 

than 

it 

Temperature 

low  a  temperature  as 

is  of  even  greater  im­
portance  to  the  successful  refrigeration 
of  warin-weather  eggs  than  those  which 
are  stored  during  cool  weather.  The 
warm-weather  eggs  have  already  started 
to  deteriorate,  and  this  tendency  must 
be  checked  and  held  there.  To  this 
end  as 
is  safe 
should  be  employed— 29  to  30  deg.  Fah 
renheit  is  about  the  lowest  safe  temper 
ature,  and  this  may  prove  dangerous 
i 
using  direct  expansion  with  pipes in the 
rooms.  Brine  circulation,  with  a  forced 
circulation  of  air,  is  the  best  method 
The 
from  summer-stored  eggs 
held  at  a  temperature  of  34  to  38  deg. 
Fahrenheit  will  be  very  much  greater 
than  if  held  at  29  to  30  deg.  Fahrenheit, 
for  the  reason  that  the  eggs  have  begun 
to  go  down,  and  the  lower  temperature 
they  are  held  at  the  less  they  will  de­
teriorate.

loss  off 

later 

The  above  talk  about  storing  warm 
weather  eggs 
is  especially  to  the  point 
this  season,  as  we  have  seen  more  eggs 
go 
into  cold  storage  during  June,  July 
and  August  this  year  than  ever before, 
and  our  pessimistic  friends  find  therein 
statistics  for  grave  prognostications  of 
calamity 
in  the  season.  Every 
man  can  do  his  own  guessing,  but  that 
we  are  just  fairly  launched  on  an  era  of 
prosperity  no  one  can  doubt.  Prices 
of  food  products  are  high  and  advanc­
ing.  Meat,  which  competes  with  eggs 
more  directly 
than  does  any  other 
staple,  is  very  high.  This is  a  prosper­
ous  year,  but,  just  the  same,  I  advise 
all  holders  to  take  their  profit  of  any­
thing  above  fifty  cents  per case  before 
December  1  so  that  the  other  fellow  can 
make  his  profit  afterwards.

Old Days No Attraction For Him. 

Madison Cooper.

“ Don’t  you  often  long  for the  return 

of  the  good  old  days?’ ’

“ Good  old  days!  Not  much. 

I  used 
to  clerk 
in  a  grocery  store  and  had 
seventeen  pairs  of  solid  board  shutters 
to  put  up  every  night.

MICHIGAN  TRA D ESM AN

15

BEANS

If you  can offer  Beans in small  lots or car lots send  us sample and  price. 

Always  in  the  market.

MOSELEY  BROS.

2 6 - 2 8 - 3 0 - 3 2   O TTA W A   S T .,  G R A N D   R A P ID S  
Seeds,  Beans,  Potatoes,  Onions,  Apples._____

To  Suit Your Taste

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Stop  fermentation  in  cider
at 
just  the  stage  where  it
best tickles  > our palate and  keep  it constantly  uniform  for  any  length  of 
time.  Contains no  Salicylic  Acid.  Affords  dealers  good  profit  selling  at 
2c  cents

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

 

J. L. CONGDON & CO., Pentwater, Mich.

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Apples and  Onions. 

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This book teaches farmers to make better butter.  Every pound 
of butter that is better made  because  of  its  teaching,  benefits  the 
grocer  who  buys  it  or  takes it in  trade.  The book  is not  an  adver­
tisement,  but  a  practical  treatise,  written  by  a  high authority  on 
butter  making. 
It  is  stoutly  bound  in  oiled  linen  and  is mailed 
free  to  any  farmer  who  sends  us  one  of  the coupons  which are 
packed in every bag of

Diamond  Crystal

Butter Salt

Sell the salt that's all salt and  give  your  customers  the  means 
by  which they can learn to make gilt-edge  butter  and  furnish  them 
with  the finest and m ost profitable salt to put in  it.

DIAM OND C R Y S T A L SA LT  CO   ,  S t  C lair,  Mich.

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Oranges  from  Jamaica  were  sold  during 
the  week,  but  the  quantity  was  not 
large.  Owing  to  the  scarcity of  oranges 
of  all  kinds,  the  offering  brought  very 
satisfactory  rates.

The  butter  market  remains  about  un­
changed,  but  there  is  certainly  no  weak­
ness  on  the  better grades,  and,  if  any­
thing,  the  quotations  are  slightly  above 
those  of  a  week  ago, 
fancy  Western 
creamery  bringing  23c  readily.  Low 
grades  are  dull.

Exporters  have  done  a  little  business 
in  cheese,  but,  as  a  rule,  the  market 
was  rather quiet.  Quotations  are  firmly 
adhered  to.

A   very  firm  egg  market  prevails  and, 
as  supplies  are  rather 
light,  it  would 
seem  to  be  a  sellers'  market,  although 
not  until  next  week  can  we  tell  how 
matters  will  terminate.  Reports  of  an 
“ egg  famine’ ’  ieached  here  Wednesday 
from  Chicago,  but 
likely  to 
spread.

is  not 

it 

An  Arkansas  printer,  making  up  the 
forms 
in  a  hurry  the  other  day,  got  a 
marriage  notice  and  a  grocers’  adver­
tisement  mixed  up  so  that  it  read  as fol­
lows :  “ John  Brown  and  Ida  Grey  were 
united 
in  the  holy  sauerkraut  by  the 
quart  or  barrel.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  well- 
known  young  codfish  at  10  cents  per 
pound,  while  the  bride,  Miss  Grey,  has 
some  nice  p ig’s  feet  which  will  be  sold 
cheaper than at  any other store in town. ”

Wat

16

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News From the Metropolis—Index to the 
Market.
Special Correspondence.

New  York,  Sept.  30=—With  two  whole 
holidays  the  market  generally  has  been 
upset,  but  with  the  crowds  of  buyers 
that  have  been  here  it  can  not  be  said 
that  nothing  has  been  done.  Jobbers 
simply  humped  night  and  day  to  meet 
the  demands  and  altogether  the  amount 
of  money  which  has  poured  into  New 
York  must  be  very  great  in  the  whole­
sale  grocery  line.

There  has  been  a  pretty  firm  coffee 
market  all  the  w eek;  in  fact,  so  strong 
has  the  tendency  been  that  prices  even 
show  a  slight  advance.  Orders  from  the 
country  trade  have  come  to  hand  in 
quite  a  satisfactory  manner  and  alto­
gether  the  outlook  for  the  immediate 
is  encouraging.  Rio  No.  7  is 
present 
quotable at 5 
The amount in store  and 
afloat  aggregates  1,262,288  bags,  against 
957,271  bags  at  the  same  time  last  year. 
For  mild  coffees  the  market  has  been  at 
least  steady  and  the  better  sorts  of  West 
India  coffee  sold  quite 
freely,  although 
no  advance  has  been made,  Good Cucuta 
remaining  at  8c.  East  India  coffee  has 
remained  quiet,  although  prices  are 
quite  firmly  held.

Most  of  the  transactions 

in  refined 
sugar  have been  of  an  everyday  charac­
ter  and,  upon  the  whole,  the  week  gen­
erally  has  ruled  rather  quiet.  The  trust 
made  a  few  sales,  it  was  reported,  guar­
anteeing  prices  to  Jan.  1,  but  this  was 
not  generally  the  case.  Quotations  have 
been  practically  unchanged.

While  the  volume  of  tea  trade  has  not 
been  so  large  as  to  excite comment there 
has  been  a  fair  business,  especially  for 
the  better  sorts,  and  quotations  are  very 
successfully  maintained.  Buyers  have 
been  doing  a  good  deal  of  “ shopping 
around,’ ’  but  begin  to  realize  that  real 
bargains  in  teas  are  only  to  be  had  by 
paying  the  present  rates  without  mur­
muring. 
Advices  received  yesterday 
(Friday)  from  abroad  indicate  harden­
ing  markets  all  around.

Offerings  of  rice  are  not 

large  and 
fairly  good  rates  have  been  obtained  all 
the  week,  although  orders  have  not  been 
abundant.  Out-of-town  buyers  have 
taken  some,  but  there 
is  room  for  im­
provement.  Choice  to  head,  5^@6|^c.
The  spice  market  has  shown  as  little 
animation  as  any  in  the  list.  Jobbers 
have  been  doing  a  little  something  and 
the  most  encouraging  feature  of all  is 
the  fact  that  quotations  show  no  weak­
ness  and  pepper  continues  especially 
firm.  Singapore,  n}£ @ ii% c.

Molasses  is  firm.  While  the  volume 
of  business  has  not  been  very  large,  the 
undertone 
is  strong  and  dealers  con­
fidently  anticipate  a  very  good  trade 
later  in  the  season.  Centrifugal molasses 
of  desirable  grade  sells  from  2o@28c; 
open  kettle,  32@38c,  and  possibly  a 
cent  or  two  more 
stock. 
Syrups  are  firm.  Sellers  are  not  seem­
ingly  anxious  to  part  with  goods  on 
present  terms  and  rates  are  firmly main­
tained.  Prime  to  choice  sugar  syrup, 

fancy 

for 

l8@22C.

In  canned  goods 

light  stocks  have 
been  the  main  cry  and  before  another 
year  rolls  around  canned  goods  of  some 
kinds  at  least  are  going  to  be  one  of  the 
best  things  for the  grocery  trade.  Cans 
have  advanced 
in  price  until  packing 
has  become  almost  prohibitory  in  some 
things.  Of  tomatoes  a  glut  is  reported 
from  some 
sections  and  raw  stock  is 
selling  for 
a  nickel  a  basket.  After a 
while  even 
tomatoes  will  be  “ much  in 
evidence. ’ ’ 
Salmon  are  very  hard  to 
find  among
_  brokers  in  the  kind  sought 
for  in  Columbia  R iver  fish.

California  raisin  prices,  as  made  by 
Californians,  are,  to  put  it  mildly,  sur­
prising.  The  advance  seems  to  figure 
out  from  60  to  100  per  cent,  over the 
prices  of  last  year.  The  result  has  been 
that  the  cable  companies  have  been  do­
ing  a  good  business  sending messages to 
Malaga,  etc.,  enquiring  about  the  situ­
ation  there.  Old  crop  raisins,  of  course, 
have  been  pretty  closely  gathered 
in 
few  hands  and  the  price  has  already 
been  advanced.

Lemons  meet  with  very  littlfe  call. 
Prices  are  practically  without  change.

Highest Market Prices  Paid.  Regular Shipments Solicited.

98 South  Division Street, 

Grand  Rapids, M ich.

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son,

Manufacturers  of

Asphalt  Paints,  Tarred  Felt,  Roofing  Pitch.  2  and  3 
ply and Torpedo Gravel  Ready  Roofing.  Galvanized 
Iron  Cornice.  Sky  Lights.  Sheet  Metal  Workers 
and Contracting  Roofers.

Qrand  Rapids,  Mich.

O ffice, 81  Cam  pau  st.
F a c to ry ,  1st av .  and  M .  C .  K y .

E S T A B L IS H E D   1868

Detroit,  Mich. 

F o o l  1st St.

il)t  Mnikb  States  of America,

To

H K N R T   B . O C H ,   your  o l e T h . « i ,   attorneys,  a g e r .j 
s a l e s m e n .   and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  os 
holding  through  or  under  you,

It  has  been  represented  to  ns  in  our  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District  of

New  Jersey,  in  the  Third  Circuit,  on  the  part  of  the  ENOCH  MORGAN’S  SONS  COMPANY,  Complainant,  thafi 
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,

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

Hon), ikljcrefore, 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 
under  the  pains  and  penalties_whjeh_m^_Jall_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  words 
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  at 

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

that  which  is  not  Complainant’s  said  manufacture,  and  from  in  any  way  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO*  in  any 

false  or  misleading  manner.mtm&s f   The  honorable Melville  W. Fuller,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 

United  Stages  of  America,  at  the  City  of  Trenton,  in  said  District  of  New 
Jersey,  this  16th  day  of  December,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand, 
eight  hundred  aad  ninety-two.

[signed]

[seal] 

ROW LAND  CO X .

Comtlt&ntMts  StStUtr

&   D .  O L IP H A N T ,

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Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip

Commercial Travelers
President,  C h a s . L.  S t e v e n s , Ypsilanti; Sec­
retary, J.C.  S a u n d e r s , Lansing; Treasurer, 
O. C. Goutb, Saginaw.
Michigan  Commercial  Tiarelers’  Association 
President, James E. Day, Detroit; Secretary 
and Treasurer, C. W. Allen, Detroit.
United  Commercial  Travelers  of Michigan 
Grand Counselor,  J n o .  A .  M u r r a y , Detroit; 
Grand Secretary, G. S.  V a l m o r e , Detroit; 
Grand Treasurer, W. S.  M e s t , Jackson.
Senior Counselor, D.  E.  K e y e s ;  Secretary- 
Treasurer, L. F. Baker.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Mutual  Accident  Association 
President, J.  B o y d   P a n t l i n d , Grand Rapids; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  G e o . F.  O w e n , 
Grand Rapids.

Grand  Rapids  Council  No.  131

Gripsack Brigade.

formerly  on 

Will  S.  Canfield, 

the 
for  the  Worden  Grocer  Co.,  will 
road 
shortly  take  up  his  residence 
in  Beld- 
ing,  in  order  to  give  his  personal  atten­
tion  to  the  grocery  business  of  Vincent 
&  Co.,  in  which  he  is  a  partner.

Negaunee  Iron  Herald;  T.  H.  Har­
ris,  who  has  been  in  business  here  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Harris  &  Mat­
thews,  expects  to  go  on  the  road  as  soon 
as  the  affairs  of  the  old  partnership  are 

wound  up.  Mr.  Harris  has  had  ex 

perience 
before.  He  will  handle  produce  lines

in  the  commercial  business 

Wm.  Warren,  whose  diamond  flashes 
' welcome  to  the  traveling  men  at  the 
Lake  View  House,  at  St.  Joseph,  has 
developed  into  a  somnambulist  to  such 
an  extent  that  his  guests  are  compelled 
to  take  their  shoes  to  bed  with  them 
lock  them  up  in  their trunks  to  prevent 
their being  assembled  in  the 
landlord’ 
room. 
is  not  thought  that  this  hal 
lucination  will  last  long.

It 

It 

is 

ous  than  ever.  The  corporations  that 
have  made  the  experiment of dispensing 
with  this  necessary  auxiliary  of  trade 
soon  discover  the  mistake  and  hasten  to 
install  the  usual  number  and  move  to 
regain 
lost  ground  that  has  been  cap­
tured  by  the  enemy.  Any  commercial 
traveler  who  can  sell  goods  and does  not 
desire  to  pose  as  a  moving  ornament  for 
in  demand  and  ever  will 
the  house 
be. 
is  useless  to  waste  any  talk  or 
sentiment  over  this  plain  proposition. 
Business  is  not,  and  never  was,  carried 
on  for  the  benefit  of  the  knight  of  the 
rip  or  to  philanthropically  furnish  him 
job  to  keep  him  employed,  any  more 
than  people  conveniently  cultivate  sick­
ness  for  the  purpose  of  extending  the 
fees  of  doctors.  The citizens  do  not  en- 
age  in 
litigation  that  the  lawyers  may 
rax  fat  at  their  expense.  All  these 
men  are  simply  needed  to  fill  a  place 
that  society  demands.  Hence 
in  the 
field  of  commerce  no  firm  was  ever so 
generous  as  to  suggest  the  calling  of 
selling  goods  on  the  road  for the express 
puipose  of  supplying  a  class  with  some 
thing  to  do.  But  the  occupation  has 
grown  out  of  the  intense  desire  of  the 
American  people  to  become  the  greatest 
traders  of  the  world,  and  if  this  coul  ’ 
be  accomplished 
in  any  other  possible 
way  without  the  services  of  the  man  of 
samples,  it  would  have  prevailed  from 
the  beginning.  For  every  one  of  the 
craft  relegated  to  the  rear  by  any  cir 
cumstances  beyond  his  control  the  way 
opens  up  for  a  hundred  others,  not  only 
to  push  the  sale  of  multiplied  products 
in  this  country,  but  around  the  globe. 
The  dawning  of  a  new  era  that  sees  the 
coming  demand 
for  our  staples  in  al 
climes is  bright  and  radiant  with  prom 
,se. 
faint 
hearted  ones  to  take  courage  and  press 
on  to  victorv.

I  adjure  the 

Therefore, 

Apropos  of  the  Sunday  school  story 
related  in  the  Tradesman  last  week,  E 
E.  Wooley  recently  regaled  his  friend 
at  Hartford  with  the  particulars  attend 
ing  a  recent  wager on  a  horse  race— ; 
wager,  by  the  way,  which  proved  to  be 
it  was  based  on  the 
disastrous,  because 
wrong  horse. 
is  not  to  be  inferred 
from  this  circumstance  that  Mr.  Wooley 
is  equally  at  home  on  a  race  course  or 
in  a  Sunday  school,  but  that  he  is  s< 
versatile  that  he  can  accommodate  him 
self  to  either extreme.

It 

Kalamazoo  traveling  men  may  not  be 
able  to  play  ball  worth  a  cent,  but  they 
have  a  pull  on  politicians  and  states 
men  which  enables  them  to  secure  the 
presence  of  President  M cKinley 
Kalamazoo  on  Traveling  Men’s  day  of 
the  Street  Fair.  The  event  occurs  on 
Tuesday,  Oct.  17,  and  that  there  will be 
a  large  crowd  in  the  Celery  City  on  the 
occasion  does  not  admit  of  debate.  Of 
course,  the  Kalamazoo  boys  will  do  al 
they  can  to  care  for  the crowds who visi 
the  city  at  that  time,  and  it  is  under 
stood  that  the  hotels  have  ordered 
large  supply  of  hooks  on  which  to  hang 
the guests  who  can  not be accommodated 
with  beds  and  cots.  Of  course, 
the 
Kalamazoo  traveling  men,  being  large 
hearted,  will  open  their  homes 
and 
hearts  and  larders  and  best  bedrooms  to 
the  visiting  traveling  men,  so  that 
will  not  be  necessary  for a  single  visit 
ing  salesman  to  apply  for  a  hook  at  one 
of  the  hotels.

R.  N.  Hull  in  Ohio  Merchant:  When 
a  merchant reads  the  doleful  tales  in  the 
public  press  of  the  great  number  of 
tourists  that  have  been  withdrawn  from 
the  road  through  the  machinations  of 
so-called  trusts,  he  smiles 
in  derision 
and  simply  says  he  “ doesn’t  believe 
They  are  thicker or  more  numer
it.

It 

New Orleans Times-Democrat:  “ The 
qualities  that  go  to  make  a  successful 
salesman are very hard to enumerate in so 
many  words, ’ ’  said an old-time merchant 
of  New  Orleans. 
“ It  is  easy  enough 
to  say  that  he  must  have  good  address 
intelligence, 
industry  and  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  article  he  is  handling 
but  those  are  attributes  we 
take  fo 
granted.  They  are  necessary,  of course 
but a  man  may  possess  them all and sti 
not  be  able  to  sell  goods,  and  when  we 
shift  about  for  a  term  by  which  to  de 
scribe  the  real  secret  we  have  to  fa 
back  on  the old  phrase,  personal  magne 
is  the  indefinable  something 
tism. 
that 
immediately  wins  confidence  and 
makes  any  statement  a  statement of fact 
I  know  a  very  remarkable  salesman  who 
undoubtedly  owes  his  success  to  the  way 
he  says 
‘ Yes,  sir.’  For  example,  he 
will  be  describing  the  merits  of  som 
article  to  a  prospective  customer.  ‘ Thi 
is  the  very  best  thing  of 
its  kind  pro 
duced 
in  the  world,’  he  will  say,  and 
then  add,  ‘ Yes,  sir!  Yes,  sir!’  Each 
time  he  says, 
sidelong  nod  of  his  head  and  it  is  like 
driving  home  a  nail  with  a  sledge  ham 
mer. 
If  he  told  me  that  2  and  2  made 
7  and  clinched 
Yes,  sir!’  I  greatly  fear  I  would  believe 
him.  But  he  happens  to  be 
strictly 
honest,  and  unquestionably  a  man  must 
have  confidence  in  a  statement  himself 
before  he  can  inspire  strong  confidence 
in  others.  I  remember,  years  ago,  when 
I  was  clerking  in  a  furnishing  store,  our 
star  salesman  became  dissatisfied  with 
certain  make  of  shirt  we  were  using  as 
a 
‘ We  will  have  to  use  some 
other -  brand,’  he  said  to the  proprietor, 
‘ these  shirts  aren’t  good  enough.’  The 
‘ I  will  give
boss  pulled  out  his  watch. 

‘ Yes,  sir,’  he  gives 

it  with  his  ‘ Yes,  si 

leader. 

you  until  3  o’clock  this  afternoon, ’  he 
id,  ‘ to  think  that  Blank  &  C o.’sshirts 
re  the  best  on  earth.’  The  salesman 
as  a  sensible  chap  and  saw  the  point, 
think  so  now,’  he  replied,  and  after 
that  there  was  no  trouble. 
I  ought  to 
add  that  when  I  speak  of  good  salesmen 
mean  salesmen  of  honest  wares.  A 
foist 
orthless  merchandise  on  confiding  cus­
tomers  is  not  a  salesman.  He  is  a  con­
fidence  man.

Rule» fur the Guhlance of Retail Buyers. 

fellow  who  uses  his  talents  to 

When  a  traveling salesman approaches 
ou,  do  not  under  any  circumstances 
x>k  pleasant.  Give  him  the 
stony 
glare.  This  makes  him  glad  he  was 
bom.

Ignore  his  outstretched  hand  and  em­
phasize  it  by  placing  both  of  yours  be: 
ind  your  back.  When  he  tells  you  his 
ame  and  that  of  the  house  he  repre­
sents  pretend  not  to  hear  and  after  he 
as  repeated 
it,  smile  somewhat  con­
temptuously.  This  gives  you  an  air  of 

reat  importance.
Should  he  observe  that  it  is  a  fine  day 
nd  call  your  attention  to  it,  maintain 
ibsolute  silence.  These  little  pleasan­
tries  should  be  discouraged. 
They 
consume  valuable  time.

If  you  are  not  busy,  pretend  to  be  so. 
Anyhow,  turn  abruptly  from  him  and 
go  to  some  other  part  of  the  store,  being 
careful  never  to  excuse  yourself  or  state 
how  soon  you  will  probably  return.

Do  not  ask  him  to  be  seated  until  you 
return.  He  has  been  sitting  in  the  cars 
ill  the  morning,  perhaps,  and  can  stand 
just  as  well  as  not.  Besides,  it  may 
idea  you  are  truckling  to 
give  him  an 
him. 
If  he  is  still  there when  you  come 
back,  pretend  at  first  that  you  thought  it 
was  some  one  else.

Then  appear  surprised  that  he  is  still 
waiting.  When  he  begins  to  state  his 
business,  encourage  him  with  more  con­
temptuous  smiles.  Make  them  espe­
cially  contemptuous  when  he  dwells  up­
on  a  certain  article  that  he  seems  to 
think  is  a  world-beater.  Of  course,  he’s 
lying,  and  you  want  to  let  him  see  that 
you  know  it.  Should  he  have  a  sam­
ple,  model  or  cut  of  something absolute­
ly  new,  don’t  display  your  ignorance  by 
expressing  surprise  or  offering  any  re­
marks.  Pretend  that 
it’s  an  old  idea, 
or  one  of  your own,  if  you  choose.  By 
this  time  he  will  think  you  are  one of 
the  weighty  men  of  the  times.

Do  not  ask  any  questions  or  agree 
with  anything  he  says.  There  is  noth­
ing  so 
impressive  as  absolute  silence, 
the  silence  that  holds  its  very  breath. 
Let  him  do  the  talking  and  leam  that  it 
is  bad  form  to  ask  one’s  opinion  about 
this  or  that.

to 

When  he  is  through  talking  and  asks 
for  an  order,  it 
is  permissible  to  say, 
“ N o,”   but  the  better  way  is  to  merely 
in  the  negative,  never 
shake  the  head 
forgetting 
smile 
contemptuously 
again.  Then  turn  away  abruptly  as  be­
fore.

If  he  should  presume  to  follow  and 
attempt  to  persuade  you,  turn  half  way 
around  and,  with  a  cold  stare  that  will 
freeze  him,  say: 

“ Didn’t  I  say  ‘ no?

After  he  has  departed,  write  direct  to 
the  house  and  order  some  of  the  goods 
he  tried  to  sell  you.

By  living  up  faithfully  to  these  rules 
the  dealer  will  command  the  admira­
tion  and  respect  of  the  entire  traveling 
fraternity._________ ____

There  are  people  who  become  im­

pudent  if  you  are  kind  to  them.

Some  people  manage  to  talk  a  great 

deal  and  say  very  little,

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

Morning: Market Nearing: the End of the 

17

Season.

the 

Notwithstanding 

unseasonable 
cold  weather of  the  past  week, the  morn­
ing  market  attendance  has  kept  up  to 
in  unusual  extent,  considering  the  late­
ness  of  the  fall.  When  the  farmer has 
anything  ready 
for  market  and  has  a 
good  prospect  of  sale,  considerations  of 
weather  have  little  influence  with  him. 
During  the  week  the 
island  has  not 
been  an  ideal  place  of  resort  in the early 
morning.  Located  on  the  lowest  land 
in  the  city,  there  seems  to  be  a  pe­
culiarly  penetrating  quality  to  the  cold 
and,  while 
looks  a  little  more  cosy 
since  the-vista  to  the  south  is  cut  off  by 
the  picturesque  monuments  to  munici­
pal 
the 
proximity  of  the  river  and 
its  sour 
lagoon  gives  strong  rheumatic  and  neu­
ralgic  suggestions  to the  loiterer.

folly  under  erection  there, 

it 

The  fruit  market  for  the  past  few 
days  has  been  very  largely  monopolized 
by  apples.  While  it  is  yet  early  for  the 
winter  crop,  the  demand  for  something 
to  take  the  place  of  the  shortage  in 
other  fruits  brings  sale  for  every  qual­
ity.  Late  plums  held  on  well,  being 
matured  slowly  and  preserved  by  the 
unusual  cold,  but  these  finally  disap­
last  week.  Pears  are  still  in 
peared 
considerable  quantity  and  ready  sale 
is 
for  all  offeiings.  While  peaches 
found 
little 
re  not  generally  quoted  and  cut 
load 
figure 
is  occasionally  a 
brought 
frequently  this 
fruit  is  represented  by  a  few  small  bas­
kets,  carefully  packed  and  covered  with 
netting  and  handled  as  carefully  as  pos­
sible.  Grapes  are  still  in  considerable 
abundance,  but  the  season  is  considered 
about  over  on  account  of  the  severe 
frost,  and  the  fruit  now  offered  is  very 
perishable.

there 
in,  but  more 

In  vegetables  the  potato  occupies 
about  the  same  place  as  the  apple 
among  fruits.  Offerings  are  fully  as 
plentiful  as 
is  desirable  for  producers 
or  dealers,  prices  tending  closely  to  a 
basis  which 
for 
handling.  Other  vegetables  are  in  sea­
sonable  plenty  and  most  prices  are 
fairly  well  sustained.

is  not  profitable 

It 

is  to  be  noted  that  there  is  less  of 
standing  on  the  market  since  the  cold 
weather,'both  buyers  and  sellers  hasten­
ing  to  get  their  work  over,  and  at  an 
earlier  hour  than  usual  the  streets  in  the 
produce  house  districts  are  crowded. 
This  indicates  a  magnitude  of  business 
greater than  would  be  inferred  from  the 
number  on  the  market  at  any  one  time.

in 

Although  as  a  general  rule  quiet  and 
moderate  of  tongue,  Admiral  Dewey  can 
on  occasion  show  intimate  acquaintance 
with  the  sultry  language  often  heard  on 
board  ship.  Then,  again,  he  has  been 
known  to  restrain  himself  under  great 
provocation.  While  cruising 
the 
Mediterranean  some  fourteen  years  ago 
on  the  Pensacola,  of  which  he  was  then 
captain,  a white squall  struck  the  vessel. 
in 
Some  sailors  bungled  their  work 
such  a  way  as  nearly  to  cause  the 
loss 
of  a  spar.  They  expected  to hear some­
thing  sulphurous  when  they  reached  the 
deck,  but  Captain  Dewey  only  said  to 
his  next  in  command ;  “ W ill you  kindly 
tell  me  what  was  the  matter  just  now 
with  the  agricultural  population  on  the 
main  topsail  yard?”   Needless  to  say 
the  sailors  would  have  much  preferred 
the  most  vigorous  cussing  to  being  thus 
delicately  classed  as  farmers.________
r e m o d e l e d   h o t e l   B U T -E R
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Michigan State Board of Pharmacy
Drug’s—Chem  ica I *
Term expires
A. C. Schumacher, Ann Arbor -  Dec. 31,1899 
- 
Dec. 31,1900
Geo. Gundrum, Ionia 
- 
Dec. 31, 1901 
L. E. Reynold«, St. Joseph 
Dec. 31,190-2 
Henry Heim, Saginaw 
Dec. 31,1903
Wirt P. Doty, Detroit - 
President, Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
Secretary, A. C. Schumacher, Ann Arbor. 
Treasurer, Henry Heim, Saginaw.
Examination Sessions
Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8.
State Pharmaceutical Association 
President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Chas. F. Mann, Detroit. 
Treasurer—J. S. Bennett, Lansing.
How to Treat Children in the Drug Store.

for 

A   sentiment  voiced  by  many  writers, 
and  on  which  are  expended considerable 
ink  and  energy, 
is,  “ Be  good  to  the 
k id s.’ ’  Show  them  civility  and  grant 
them  favors,  and  they will  reciprocate  to 
their  full  value  and  over,  say  the  advo­
cates  of  this  doctrine.  One  author  has 
said  that  every  one  who  enters  the  store 
should  be  treated with deference—* ‘ from 
the  ragged  newsboy  who  asks 
drink  of  water with  ice  in  it  to  the  most 
dignified  lady  customer  you  have.’ ’  He 
says,  further,  what echoes  the  utterances 
of  many,  that  to  thus  show  respect  to 
the  youngster will  directly  or  indirectly 
bring  you  new  patronage.
Now,  theoretically  and 

in  a  measure 
this  is  right,  but  will  it  fully  work  well 
in  practice?  Does  the  mechanism  of 
this  tenet,  “ Be  good  to the kids, ”  taken 
broadly  as  it  is,  run  smoothly,  without 
friction  or  binding?  Can  one  cater to 
the  whims  of  all  the  children,  always 
and  everywhere?  The  palpable  detri­
ment  to  trade  effected  in  a  number of 
instances  by  an  overobservance  of  this 
rule  prompts  the  penning  of  this 
letter, 
We  concede  it  a  most  expedient  exam­
ple  to  follow  as  far as  it  goes,  but some 
times— often— it  leads  us  not  far.  There 
may  be  gentle,  ideal  newsboys  and 
lo 
calities  they  frequent,  and 
if  there  be 
drug  stores  in  the  midst  of  these regions 
it  might,  possibly,  pay  their  proprietors 
to  furnish  them  gratuitous  drinks  with 
ice  and  to  show  them  every  courtesy 
but  what  of  the  purveyors  of  papers  as 
we  know  them?  The  ragged  newsboy 
of  the  city  street  is  not  the  one  of  which 
the  poets  sing.  Customarily  he  doesn 
ply  his  vocation 
and 
alone,  but prefers  to  mingle  with  “ birds 
of  a  feather.”   And  usually  he  is  not  a 
very  tranquil  youth.  Now,  what  of  the 
pharmacist  mid-situated  in  his  haunts? 
Will  it  pay  him  to  offer  inducements  to 
one  who  might,  from  the  druggist’ 
standpoint,  be  termed  an  agent  of 
speculating  scheme?  And  can  he  hope 
successfully  to  win  the  good-will  of  the 
newsboys  and  other  boys  and  preserve 
decorum  in  the  store?  While  he  is draw 
ing  cooling  draughts  for  noisy  news 
boys,  what  of  the  "dignified 
lady  cus 
tomer?”   Or  is  she  supposed  not  to  be 
present  on  this  occasion?

independently 

We  remarked  that  this  type  of the 
coming  man  reveled 
in  the  society  of 
his colleagues,  and  now  we  wish  to  sug 
gest  the  possibilities  arising  from  an 
act  of  benevolence  bestowed upon  a  uni 
of  this  class.  Did  the  reader  ever,  in 
biting  weather,  have  his  door  opened by 
a  couple  of  youngsters  who,  apprised  of 
his  generous  donations  to  another,  had 
come  to  beg  a  quota  of  the  gifts,  but 
through  tim idity  stood  in  the  open door, 
in  a  chilling  blast,  while  they 
letting 
called  out, 
some 
can d y;  you  gave  Sally  Bums  som e! 
Hardly  had  the  echo  of  your  slightly 
nettled  voice  died  away  before  the  act 
would  be  repeated  by  a  second  and

“ Mister,  give  me 

third  contingent  of  the  “ crowd,”   who 
hoped  for  better  success.  Or  in  torrid 
weather,  when  busily  engaged,  have  you 
ever  been  assailed  by  a  half-dozen 
romping,  heated  children  all  begging 
you  to  “ Please  give  me  a  drink?”  
If 
ou  have  been  so  approached  and  the 
occurrences  repeated  often,  you 
are 
aware  of  one  effect  of  being  good  to  the 
ids.  Many  are  the  men  who  have  rel­
egated  this  maxim  to  the  myths  after  a 
number of  like  experiences.

juvenile  society 

Possibly  we  have  too  much  in  mind 
the  ways  of  the  city  boys,  and  maybe 
those  of  the  smaller  towns  differ  in  a 
generic  way,  but  judging  from  what  we 
have  seen  and  heard,  “ boys  will  be 
boys.”   The  plan  of  showing  kindness 
to 
in  general,  taken 
literally  and  without  some  amendments, 
seems  but  a  virtual  game  of  “ hazard 
n  fact,  from  personal  tests  and  observa­
tions  we  should  say  that 
it  might  be 
vastly  bettered  by  subjoining  the  word 
it  pays 
in  some  localities  it  pays,  but  like 

and 
to  every  rule  there  are  exceptions.

for  sometimes 

sometimes,”  

Let 

When  the  pharmacist  has  almanacs 
and  picture  cards  to  give  away  let  him 
remember  that  the  hearts  of  the 
little 
ones  who,  because  of  sickness,  must 
stay  at  home,  would  be  gladdened  by 
these  simple  offerings.  Send  a  few  of 
those  numerous  pictorial  advertisements 
with  the  next  prescription. 
the 
pharmacist  treat  the  youngsters  well 
and  often,  but  adequate  to  his  surround 
ngs.  And  let  him  remember  that  while 
the  boy  in  the  unit  may  be  unobtrusive 
and  meek,  he 
is  often  wild  and  unre 
strained  when  among  a  number of  com 
panions,  and  then 
is  when  he  forgets 
what  little  he  may  know  of  the  essentia 
dignity  and , decorum  of  a  pharmacy 
Let  the  pharmacist  watch  the  actions  o 
the  patrons  present  when  he  is  being 
‘ good  to  the  k id s;”   if  he  keeps  open 
his  observing  eye  for a  time  perhaps  he 
will  say  that  things  are  not  always  what 
they  seem.  The writer  referred to  above 
and  those  of  his  opinion,  would  doubt 
less modify  the  rule  they  herald did they 
appeal  more  to  the  individual  as we now 
do,  and 
less  to  the  mass.— Joseph  F 
Hostelley  in  Bulletin  of  Pharmacy.

The Drug- Market.

Opium— Is  easier,  but  not  quotably 
changed.  The  primary  markets  are  firm 
and  it  is  not  believed  that  lower  prices 
will  rule  for  some  time.

Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Codeine— Is  firm  and  higher  prices 

are  looked  for  a  little  later  in  the  sea

Quinine— On  account  of  the 

lower 
prices  for bark  at  the  last  sale,  quinine 
has  declined  twice  within  the  last week 
Present  prices  will  probably  rule  for 
some  time.

Boracic  A cid— Is  in  small  supply  and 
the  demand  is  active.  Prices  have  been 
advanced.

Cantharides— Are 

in  a  firm  position 

and  higher  prices  are  looked  for.

Chloral  Hydrate-----On  account  of
large demand,  has  been  advanced  5c  per 
pound.

Cocaine— Stocks  are  very  small  and 
price  continues  very  firm.  Another  ad 
vance  would  not  surprise  anyone.

Ergot— Continues  to  advance,  on  ac 
count  of  the  small  crop.  Higher  prices 
are  looked  for.

Glycerine— On  account  of  the  bette 
demand  at  this  season  of  the  year  and 
the  continued  high  price  of  the  crude 
glycerine  has  been  marked  up  ic  per 
pound.

Balsam  F ir— Stocks  are  much  reduced

and  has  been  advanced  15c  per gallon 
or  about  2c  per  pound.

Sassafras  Bark— Is  scarce  and  higher. 
Oil  Sassafras— Is  tending  higher,  on 
account  of  scarcity. 
It  has  been  ad­
vanced  4c  in  the  past  ten  days  and  an­
other  advance  of  4@5C  is  looked  for.

Arnica  Flowers— Are  scarce,  both here 
in  the  primary  market,  and  have 

and 
been  again  advanced.

Ipecac  Root— On  account  of  better 

stocks,  is  weak  and  tending  lower.

large  amounts 

Golden  Seal  Root— Has  been  ad­
vanced,  although 
are 
coming  into  market.  Nearly  all  is  be- 
ng  taken  by  manufacturers.  Higher 
rices  are  looked  for.
Seneca  Root— The  comer 

is  well 
maintained  and  prices  have  advanced 
5c  per  pound  in   the  last  thirty  days. 
Linseed  Oil— Has  declined,  although 
the  condition  in  the  seed  market  is  such 
that  there  seems  to  be  no  reason  for  re- 
iucing  the  price  of  oil.  Some  of  the 
for  the 
lower  quotations  sent  out  are 
the  market 

Rather Pay the Druggist Than the Doctor.

urpose  of  demoralizing 
more  than  for  making  sales.

Mr.  Hufkins  went  home one night  last 

week  with  a  big  book  under his  arm.

“ There,  I  reckon  there’ ll  be  an  end 
in  this  fam ily  after 
of  doctors’  bills 
this,”   he  said. 
“ When  the  Hufkinses 
get  sick  after this  we’ ll  do  the  only  sen­
sible  thing—diagnose  the  disease  our­
selves,  take  some  simple  remedy,  and 
save  one  hundred  dollars  a  year  in  use­
less  doctors’  b ills.”

After  dinner  Mr.  Hufkins  spent  two 
hours 
in  reading  about  rheumatism, 
gout,  consumption,  whooping 
cough, 
and  insanity.  The next  morning  he  got 
up  with  a  crick  in  his  back.

"L o u is,”   he  said  briskly  to  his  oldest 
boy,  “ go  over to  the  drug  store  and  get 
me  half  a  pound  of  citrate  of  sal-soda 
and  twelve  four-grain  tablets  of  . phean- 
igamia. ”

Louis  came  back  in  half  an  hour  with 
bottle  of  citrate  of  magnesia  and  a 
dozen  phenacetin  pills,  and  said  the 
druggist  thought  they  would  fill  the bill.
“ That’s  what  I  said;  that’s  what  I 
sent  you  for,”   remarked  Mr.  Hufkins 
oftily  as  he  swallowed  six  of  the  tab­
lets,  and  took  a  teaspoonful  of  the  mag 
nesia.  By  night  Mr.  Hufkins  said  the 
symptoms  had  changed  and  he  recog 
nized  himself  a  victim  of  gout.

No,thank  you,Mary;  no  pie  for  me 
this  evening ;  no  more  sweet  stuffs,  nc 
more  wine,  no  more  cigars.  This  gout 
settling  around  my  heart,  and  even 
with  the'Strictest  precautions  I  may  be 
a  dead  man  in  twenty-four hours.”

He  put  on  a  flaxseed  poultice  and  sat 
in  bed  and  read  some  more  in  hi 

up 
doctor book.

“ Hum-m—queer,  queer,”   he  mused 

after  reading  about  three  hours, 
thought  this  was  the  most  extraordinary 
case  of  gout  I ever  heard  of.  By  jingo ’ 
I  see  now ;  it’s  lung  trouble  in  the  fifth 
stage. ’ ’

He  waked  the  servant  girl  up  and sent 
her  post  haste  for  a  bottle  of  cod 
liver 
oil.  When  the  girl  came  back  she 
walked  on  tiptoe,  ran 
into  a  looking 
glass  and  forgot  to wind  the  clock.  Mr, 
informed  her,  as  he  gulped 
Hufkins 
down  the  cod 
liver  oil,  that  she  had 
paresis 
in  an  advanced  stage,  and  that 
he  would  prescribe  some  simple  remedy 
in  the  morning. 
In  two  days  Mr.  Huf 
kins  was  not  able  to  go  down  to  his 
office.  On  the  third  day,  sitting  up  i 
an  easy-chair,  he  perused  the  doctor
book  from  10  o’clock  in the  morning un 
til  11  o’clock  at  night.  Befoie  the  week 
was  over  both  the  Hufkins  children  had 
stopped  going  to  school  to  take  treat 
ment  for  whooping  cough,  scarlet  fever, 
measles,  and  mumps.

Mrs.  Hufkins 

living  in  hope  that 
list  of  diseases  in  the  doctor  book 

the 
will  soon  be  exhausted.

is 

11  yc 

Ann  Arbor,  Oct.  2- 

Adopt Drastic Measures to Punish a De-
of t

attention  to  a  case  of  violation  of  the 
pharmacy 
law  and  if  you  see  fit  to  use 
it  in  your  columns  you  can  do  so.  We 
have  had  a  druggist  by  the  name  of 
Frank  Lisenski  arrested  in  Detroit.  He 
has  a  certificate  exposed  in  his  place  of 
business  held  by  a  certain  M.  D.  of  that 
place.  The  claim 
is  that  Lisenski  is 
dispensing  drugs  in  a  general  way  and 
has  no  registered  man  in  charge.  The 
M.  D.  claims  to  have  charge  of  the 
store,  but 
is  very  seldom  there  and 
sometimes  he  is  not  there  for  days  at  a 
time.  The  M.  D.  has  been  requested  to 
remove  his  certificate,  as  it  is  mislead- 
ng  the  public,  but  he  insists  on  having 
it  where  it  is.  As  this  practice  of  ex­
posing  certificates  when  not  in  charge 
if  the  place  has  given  the  Board consid­
erable  trouble,  we  think  it  about  time  to 
see  that  we  make  a  test  case  of  the  mat­
ter by  revoking  a  certificate  when found 
exposed 
in  a  place  of  business  for the 
purpose  of  deceiving  and misleading the 
ublic.  Lisenski’s  trial  will,  no  doubt, 
come  off  about  Oct.  11  and  I  will  ac­
quaint  you  with  the  result.  In  the mean­
time,  you  can  refer  to  the  matter  in 
such  a  way  as  to  inform  the  public  that 
we  are  after  certificates  which  are  ex­
posed  as  shams.  We  have 
it  from  the 
best  legal  authority  that  we  have  power 
to  remove  a  certificate  if  so  exposed  as 
to  mislead  the  public,  although  the  mat­
ter  is  not  mentioned  in  our  law  where 
a  person  shall  keep  his  certificate  when 
he 
is  not  employed  in  the  profession. 
This  M.  D.  that  I  refer to  attends to  his 
practice  at  the  same  time  he  claims  to 
have  charge  of  the  Lisenski  store. 
It 
will,  no  doubt,  make  an 
interesting 
case.

is 

Another  matter that  will  be  of  interest 
in 
to  most  of  the  druggists  and  clerks 
the  State 
just  what  schools  of  phar­
macy  are  recognized  by  the  Board.  We 
are  constantly  being  asked  what  college 
school  training  is  required  in  order 
to  obtain  credit  for practical experience, 
and  it  occurs  to  me  that  the  publication 
of  the  enclosed  ruling  adopted  by  the 
Board  would  be  of  interest  along  these 
lin es:

The  time  spent  in a recognized college 
of  pharmacy  shall  be  counted  the  same 
as  time  spent  in  a  retail  drug  store,  but 
not  more  than  two  years  of  such  college 
work  shall  be  counted  as  actual  experi­
ence  for  a  registered  pharmacist,  nor 
more  than  one  year  for a  registered  as­
sistant  pharmacist;  provided,  that  the 
registered  pharmacist  must  have  had  at 
least  two  full  college  years’  study,  and 
the  registered  assistant  pharmacist  at 
least  one  full  college  year’s  study,  to  be 
entitled  to  such  credit  for actual  experi­
ence.  The  college  year  shall  consist  of 
not  less  than  ten  hours’  class  work  and 
fifteen  hours’  laboratory  work  a  week, 
and  of  nine  calendar months.

A   graduate  of  a  recognized  college  of 
medicine,  who  has  practiced  medicine 
three  years,  writing  prescriptions,  or 
putting  up  his  own  medicines,  or  both, 
shall  be  considered  qualified  to  take  the 
examination  for  registered  pharmacist; 
and  one  who  has  practiced  medicine  as 
before  mentioned  two  years  shall  be 
considered  qualified  to  take  the  exami­
nation  for  registered  assistant  pharma­
cist. 

A.  C.  Schumacher,

Sec’ y  State  Board  of  Pharmacy.

A  prevalent  sickness 

in  Paris  is  at­
tributed  by  the  doctors  to  the  presence 
in  bakers’  bread  of  salts  of  lead  de­
posited  on  the  walls  of  ovens  by  the  old 
wood  which 
is  frequently  used  as  fuel 
in  Paris— paving  blocks,  railway  sleep­
ers  and  beams  from  old  houses.  The 
Council  of  Hygiene  explains  that  such 
wood 
is  usually  impregnated  with  sul­
phate  of  copper or creosote  and  is likely 
to  give  off  poisonous  volatile  salts  and 
stringent  regulations  have  been  passed.

L.  PERRIGO  CO., Mfg.  Chemists,

ALLEGAN,  MICH.

P e rrig o ’ s H ead ach e P o w d ers,  P e rrig o ’s  M and rake B itters, P e rrig o ’s 
D ysp e p sia   T a b lets  and  P errigo ’s  Q uinine  C a th a rtic  T a b lets  are 
g a in in g  n ew  frien d s e v ery 'd a y. 
I f  y o u  h a ven ’t alrea d y  a   go o d   su p ­
p ly  on,  w rite u s for prices.

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS  AND  DRUGGISTS’  SUNDRIES

W HOLESALE  PRICE  CURRi  NT.

@ 50
® 50
® 50

19
MICHIGAN  TRA D ESM AN
Linseed, pure raw...  42
20® 221
®3 00 Seidlitz Mixture........
Menthol........................
Linseed, boiled ........ 
44
% is 1
Morphia, S., P.& W.2 20®2 45 ISinapis..........................
Neatsfoot, winter str  54
30 S
Sinapis. opt................
Morphia, S..N.Y. Q.
& C. Co...................... 2 10® 2  35 Snuff, Maccaboy, De
4lj
Voes..........................
@ 40
Moschus Canton___
Paints  BBL.  LB.
41 I
65® 80 Snuff.Scotch, De \ o’s
Myristica, No. 1........
9@ 11 1
® 10 Soda, Boras.................
Niix Vomica...po. 15
Red Venetian............
9(Tr
11 1
30 Soda, Boras, po........
Os Sepia........................
©8®4@3
Ochre, yellow Mars. 
26Íif-
*38j
Soda et Potass Tart.
Pepsin Suae. H. & P.
Ochre, yellow Ber... 
2j
1 y'tCt'ù
©1 00 Soda. Carl).................
1) Co..........................
2V4@3
commercial.
5
3(ih
Soda. Bi-Carb............
Iflcis Liq. N.N.Ví gal.
Iflitty, strictly pure. 2V4 25U©3
4 J
®2 00 Soda, Ash....................
doz..............................
Vermilion,  Prime
2 1
®1 00 Soda, Sulphas............
l’icls Liq., quarts....
13® 15
1  American................
è 2 60 i
® 85 Spts. Cologne..............
iflcis Liq., pints........
70® 75
Vermilion. English..
50@ 55 1
© 50 S|»ts. Ether Co..........
Ifll Hydrarg. ..po. so
Green, Paris.............. 13>4®17V4
2 00
® 18 Spts. Myrcia Dom...
Piper Nigra., .po. 22
13® 16
Green, Peninsular...
® 30 Spts. \ ini Rect. bbl.
Ifliier Alba___po. 35
Lead, red...................... 5?4@ 6V4
® 7 Spts. \ ini Rect. 'ibid
iflix Burgun................
I Lead, white................ 5Î4® 6V470 
(§1
10© 12 Spts. Vlnl Rect. lOgal
Phunbi Acet................
Whiting, white Span 
Iflilvis Ipecac et Opii 1  30at,1 50 Spts. \ ini liect. 5 gal
®  90
Whiting, gilders’ —
00@/1 20 !
Strychniif. Crystal...
Pyrethriim, boxes H.
White, Paris. Amer.
4 *
@ 75 Sulphur. Sum............ 2-*.i C(H
& P. D. Co., doz...
Whiting, Paris, Eng.
26® 30 Sulphur, Roll.............. 2 VtGh 3Vt j
Pyre thrum, pv..........
@  1  00© 1 40 
cliff..............................
10 j
8@ 10 Tamarinds..................
Quassia*........................
00© 1 15
Universal Prepared.
30 1
2S($
30® 35 Terebenth Venice...
Quinta, S. 1*. & W...
62 1
5*K3
24® 34 Theobromie.................
Quiuia. S. German..
Varnishes
24® :*4 Vanilla.......................... 9 G0@16 00 1
Quinia, N. V................
7@ 8
Rubia Tlnctorum— 12® 14 Zinci Sulph.................
No. 1 Turp Coach..
18® 20
Saccharum Lactis pv
Oils
1 60® 1 70
Extra Turp................
Salacin.......................... 3 50®3 60
2 75® 3 00 
Coach Body...............
Hli L. UAL. j
40® 50
Sanguis Draconis...
No. l Turp runt—
70 j
70
12® 14 Whale, winter............
Sapo, W........................
1 55® 1 60
Extra Turk Damar.
60
50
10® 12 Lard, extra..................
Sapo M..........................
Jap. Dryer,No.iTurp  70® 75
40
35
® 15 Lard, No. 1..................
Sapo G..........................

1  10®  1  20

1  00®  1  10 

tidf:

12 

6®
12@
12@

6@$  8 
10 
® 

24©28©
11©13©14©16©

Advanced- 
Declined—
Acidum
Aceticum ....................$
70®  75
Benzoicura, German.
Boracic...........................
26®  37
Carbolicum..................
48®  50
Citricum........................
3® 
5
Hydrochlor................
Nitrocum......................
12®  14®  15
Oxalicum......................
8®  
10 
Phosphorium, dll...
40®  50
Salicylicum.................
15Ü® 
5
Sulphuricum..............
90® 1 00 
Tannicum.....................
38®  40
Tartartcum................
Ammonia
4®
Aqua, 16 deg................
Aqua, 20 deg................
Carbonas......................
Chloridum....................
Aniline
Black............................... 2 00© 2 25
Broun................................  m  
Red.....................................  45® 50
Yellow............................ 2 50® 3 00
BaccaB
Cubebse..............po,l5  12© 
14
Junlperus...................... 
6© 
8
Xauthoxylum............ 
20©  25
Balsam urn
Copaiba............................ 
50||
© 2 40 
Peru ......................
40©  45
Terabin, Canada
Tolutan.............................  40©
Cortex
Abies, Canadian........
Cassia*............................
Cinchona Flava........
Euonymus atropurp.
Myrica Cerlfera, po.
Prunus Virgin!..........
Quillaia, gr’d..............
Sassafras ........po. 18
Ulmus.po. 15, grd 
Extractum 
Glycyrrhiza Glabra.
Glycyrrhlza, po........
Hsematox, 15 lb. box
Hsematox, is..............
Hacmatox, Vis............
Ha'matox, 14s............
Ferru
Carbonate Precip...
Citrate and Quiuia..
Citrate Soluble..........
Ferrocyanidum Sol..
Solut. Chloride..........
Sulphate, com’l........
Sulphate, com’l, by
bbl, per cwt............
Sulphate, pure..........
Flora
14©
Arnica...........................
Anthemis......................
22©30©
Matricaria....................
Folia
Barosma........................
Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
18©25©
nevelly......................
Cassia, Acutifol, Alx. 
Salvia officinalis, 14s
and V4s.......................
UvaUrsi.......................
Gummi 
Acacia, 1st picked... 
Acacia, 2d picked... 
Acacia, 3d picked... 
Acacia, sifted sorts.
45©  65
Acacia, po.....................
12©  14
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20 
Aloe, Cape—po. 15. 
©  30
Aloe, SocotrL.po.40
55®  60
Ammoniac....................
28®  30
Assafoetida.. ..po. 30
505)  55©  13©  14©  16 
Benzoiuum..................
Catechu, is..................
Catechu, Vis................
Catechu. Vis................
50®  52®  40
Camphor®..................
Eupnorbium... po. 35
65®  70®  30
Gamboge................po
Guaiacum.........po. 25
Kino..............po. $2.00
@  60 
Mastic ..........................
®  40
Myrrh............ . po. 45
Opii___po. 4.50©4.80 3 40@ 3 51
25®40®50® 35
Shellac
Shellac, bleached—
80
Tragacanth..................
Herba 
Absinthium..oz. pkg 
Eupatorium. .oz. pkg
Lobelia..........oz. pkg
Majorum___oz. pkg
Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 
Mentha Vir..oz. pkg
Rue...................oz. pkg
Tanacetum V oz. pkg 
Thymus, V.. .oz. pkg 
Kagneda
Calcined, Pat.............. 
55®
18®18®18®
1
Carbonate,-Pat.......... 
Carbonate, K. & M..
Carbonate, Jennings 
Oleum
Absinthium................. 6 50® 6 75
Amygdalae, Dulc—  30@  50
Amygdalae, Amarae. 8 00® 8 25
Anisl............................... 1 85® 2 00
Auranti Cortex.......... 2 40® 2 50
Bergami!....................... 2 80@ 2 90
Cajiputi......................... 
80®  85
Caryophylli..................  70®  80
Cedar............................. 
35®  45
Chenopadii.................. 
® 2 75
Cinnamoni!................. 1 40® 1 50
Citronella..................... 

16

@ 2 00 

@  1  00 

12©
8©

35® 

© 

20

12 

40

10®  

15®

60 
Ö0 75 

60 
BO 
5o

©  1 00 

20©
22®
10©

35® 40 Scillie Co......................
Conium Mac..............
15® 25 Tolutan..........................
Copaiba.......................
90® 00 Prunus virg................
Cubebie........................
00© 10
Tinctures
Exechthitos..............
1 00© 1 10 
Erigeron......................
Aconitum Napellis R 
1 65© 1 75 
Gault heria................
Aconitum Napellis F
@  75
Geranium, ounce...
Aloes..............................
50®  60
Gossippii, Sem. gal.
Aloes and Myrrh....
1 25© 1 35 
Hedeoma....................
Arnica...........................
1 50® 2 00 
Junipera.....................
Assafictida..................
90® 2 00 
La vend ula ................
Atrope Belladonna..
1 35®. 1 45 
I.i moil is.......................
Auranti Cortex..........
1 25® 2 00 
Mentha Piper..........
Benzoin........................
1 50© 1 60
Menttia Verid..........
Benzoin Co..................
1 00® 1 15 
Morrhuse, gal...........
Barosma........................
4 IKK" 4 50
Myrcia........................
Cantharides................
75© 3 00 
Olive.............................
Capsicum......................
Picis Liquida............
Cardamon....................
®  35
Picis Liquida, gal..
Cardamon Co..............
96® 1 65 
Ricina...........................
Castor............................
Kosmarini...................
Catechu........................
6 50® 8 50 
Hosse, ounce..............
Cinchona......................
40«  45
Sueclni........................
Cinchona Co................
90« 1 00
Sabina........................
» «»
Columba......................
2 506/ 7 00
Santal...........................
Cubebae..........................
45 0  50©  65
Sassafras....................
Cassia Acutifol..........
Sinapis, ess., ounce
Cassia Acutifol Co...
Tiglii.............................. 1 50® 1 60
Digitalis........................
Thyme............................ 
40®
Ergot...............................
1 60 
Thyme, opt.
Ferri Chloridum —
15«  20
Theobromas..............
Gentian........................
Potassium
Gentian Co..................
Guiaca............................
15®
Bi-Carb...........................
(¡iliaca amnion..........
Bichromate................
Hyoscyamus................
Bromide......................
Iodine..........................
Carb ..............................
Iodine, colorless....
12®16®
Chlorate... po. 17 " 19 
Kino ..............................
Cyanide........................  35®
Lobelia..........................
40®28®
Iodide.. 
Myrrh............................
l’otassa. Bitart, pure 
Nux Vomica................
Potassa. Bitart, com. 
Opii.............................
Potass Nitras. opt...
Opii, comphorated..
Potass Nitras............
Opii. deodorized........
®23®
Prussiate......................
Quassia.........................
Sulphate po................
Rhatany........................
Radix
Rhei................................
Sanguinaria..............
Aconitura......................
Serpentaria................
Althse.............................
Stramonium................
Anchusa......................
Tolutan........................
Arum po......................
20® 40
Valerian ......................
Calamus..
12® 15
Veratrum Veride...
.po. 15 
Gentiana. 
16® 18@ 70
Zingiber........................
.pv. 15 
Glychrrhiza.
Hydrastis Canaden. 
Miscellaneoi 
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
.Ether, Spts. Nit. 3 F 
12® 15
Hellebore, Alba, po.
.Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F
15® 20
Inula, po......................
Alumen........................
25©4 35
Ipecac, po.................... K
Alumen, gro’d..po. 7
35® 40
Iris plox.. .po. 35®38
Annatto..........................
25® 30® 35
Jalapa, pr....................
Antimoni, po..........• ■
Maranta, Vis..............
Antimoni ec Potass T
22®75®1 Of@1 25
Podophyllum, po...
Antipyrin....................
Bhei.................................
Antifebrin ..................
Khei, cut......................
Argén ti Nitras, oz...
75© 1 3c 
Ithei, pv........................
Arsenicum..................
35®.  3K 
Spigelia........................
Balm Gilead Buds..
Sanguinaria.. .po. 15
Bismuth S. N..............
40©  4:
Serpentaria................
Calcium Chlor., is...
50®  5.’@  41
Senega ..........................
Calcium Chlor., Vis..
Smilax, officinalis II. 
Calcium Chlor., 'is.. 
Smllax, M.
Cantharides, Rus .no 
10®  12
Scillie................po. 35
Capsici Fructus, af..
Svmplocarpus, t ceti-
Capsici Fructus, po.
(0  25
dus, po......................
Capsici Fructus B, po 
(3l  25
Valeriana.Eng. po. 30 
Caryophyllus.. po. 15
15tf|  20
Valeriana, German.
Carmine, No. 40........
12®  16
Zingiber a....................
Cera Alba....................
25®  27
Cera Flava..................
Semen
Coccus...........................
Cassia Fructus..........
Anisiim............po. 15
@  12
Centraría.......................
13®.  15
Apium (gravelèons).
Cetaceum......................
4® 
6
Bird, is..........................
Chloroform......... ■• ■
10(3}/  12
Carni..................po. 18
Chloroform, squibbs 
Cardamon.................... 1 25® 1 75
Chloral Hyd Crst. ..
8®  10
Coriandrum.................
Chondrus...............
5® 
6
Cannabis Sativa........
Cinchonidine.P. & W 
75® 1 00
Cydonium....................
Cinchonldiue, Germ.
10®  12
Chenopodium............
Cocaine........................
Dipterix Odorate___ 1 40® 1 50
Corks, list.dis.pr.ct.
®  10
Fcèfficulum..................
Creosotum....................
7# 
9
Foenugreek, po..........
Creta................bbl. 75
Uni.................................
Creta, prep..................
4® 4'4
Uni, grd........bbl. 3'i
Creta, precip..............
35®  40
lobelia..........................
Creta. Rubra..............
Pharlaris Canarian.. 4Y*<& 
5
Crocus ...........................
Rapa.............................. 4(4® 
5
Cudbear........................
WfK,  10
Sinapis Alba..............
Cupri Sulph................
11®  12
Sinapis Nigra............
Dextrine.......................
Spiritus
Ether Sulph................
Frumenti, W. 1). Co.2 00® 2 50
Emery, all numbers.
Frumenti, D. F. R.. 2 00© 2 25
Emery, po.................• ■
Frumenti...................... 1 25® 1 50
Ergota............po. 70
Juniperis Co. O. T... 1 05® 2 00
Flake White..............
Juniperis Co.............. 1 75® 3 50
Galla...............................
Saacharum N. E — 1 90© 2 10
Gambler......................
Sot. Vini Galli............ 1 7r® 6 50
Gelatin, Cooper........
Vini Oporto................ 1 2J ® 2 00
Gelatin. French........
Vini Alba...................... 1 25.". 2 00
Glassware, flint, box
Less than box........
Sponges 
Glue, brown................
Florida sheeps’ wool
Glue, white................
carriage...................... 2 50® 2 75
Glycerina—...............
Nassau sheeps’ wool
Grana Paradisi..........
carriage...................... 2 50® 2 75
Humulus...................... 
Velvet extra sheeps’
Hydrarg Chlor Mite 
@ 1 50@ 1 25
wool, carriage........
Hydrarg Chlor Cor.. 
Extra yellow sheeps’
Hydrarg Ox Rub’m. 
wool, carriage........
Hydrarg Ammoniati 
Grass sheepsr wool,
HydrargUnguentum
carriage.....................
Hydrargyrum............
@  75© 1 40
Hard, for slate use.
Icnthyobolla. Am...
Yellow  Reef,  for
Indigo...........................
slate use....................
Iodine, Resubi..........
Syrups
Iodoform......................
Lupulin..........................
Acacia...........................
Lycopodium................
Auranti Cortex..........
Macis...........
Zingiber........................
Liquor Arsen et Hy­
Ipecac.............................
drarg Iod...........
LiquorPotass Arslnit 
Rhei Arom..................
Magnesia, Sulph....
Smilax Officinalis...
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl 
Senega ...........................
Mannia, S. F..............

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1 00 50 50 60 50 50 50 50 50 50 35 50 
60 50 
75 50 
80 50 50 75 Ö0 
1 5o 50 50 50 
Bo 50 «0 
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34® 38
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3® 4
40® 50
4® 5
40® 50
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@ 20® 48
10® 12
38® 40
1 40® 150® 9@ 10® 12@ 75@ 15@ 15@ 15
12® 14® 3 00
50® 55
40® 42@ 40@ 35® 10® 45
50® 53© 1 10
1 65® 90
20(3}.
25
38® 48
38® 48
5 80®, 6 0070® 35
9® 11@ 8
15® 18® 248
7® 10
75@ 90® 8® 6
50® 60
12® 15® 23
8® 9
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35®  60
75 & 10
70
11® 13
15® 28
16® 24® 25
25® 55® 90@ 80© 1 00© 1 15
25®
45® 55@ 75
65® 75
76® 00
60® 3 70@ 3 75@ 50
45® 60
65® 76@ 25
10® 12
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Druggists’  &   eáfr <£
Sundry
Department

We Call

Special  Attention 

to the

Following Lines

R U B B E R   G O O D S  have  advanced  and  will  be  still  higher 

about Sept  15th.

P IP E S .  We have a full  line  ranging from  75e 

$12  00 per doz.

Pen and  pencil at attractive  prices.

A T O M IZ ER S .  An elegant  assortment  of  fancy  perfume  up 

to $18  00  per  dozen.

P E R F U M E S

facturers.

All the leading odors from  the  leading  manu-

P O C K E T   BO O KS.

New fall styles at attractive prices

We have a full  stock  of

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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CANNED GOODS
AXLE GREASE
Apples
doz. gross
6  00 3 lb. Standards..........
....55
Aurora....................
7 00 Gallons, standards..
.. ..60
Castor Oil..............
4 00
....50
Diamond................
Beans
9 00 9 00 9 00 Baked .............................
Frazer’s............................75
75®175@,
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 
Red Kidney.................
Mica, tin boxes............75
String.............................
. ..55
6  00
Paragon ..................
Blackberries
BAKING POWDER 
Standards......................
Absolute
Cherries
*lb. cansdoz..........................  45
Standards........................
* lb. cans doz...........................  85
1 
lb. cans doz...........................X 50
Corn
Fair..................................
Acme
Good...............................
14 lb. cans 3 doz.......................  45
Fancy.............................
* lb. cans 3 doz.......................  75
lb. cans 1 doz.......................1  00
1 
Bulk.................................................  10
Standard.
Arctic
1 85 3 10
Star, 14 lb......................
6 oz. Eng. Tumblers................  85
Star, 1 lb.......................
2 251 75
Picnic Tails..................
Mustard, lib..............
2 801 75
Mustard, 2 lb..............
Soused, 1 lb..................
2 801 75
Soused, 2 lb................
Tomato, 1 lb................
2 80
Tomato, 2 lb................
14@16
Stems...............................
20@25
Buttons...........................
Cove, 1 lb. 
Cove, 2 lb.
1 25 
Pie........
1 65@1 90
Yellow
70
Standard „..................... 
80
Fancy.............................. 
1 00
Marrowfat................... 
Early June.................. 
1  00
160
Early June Sifted.. 
Grated...........................  1 25@2 75
..............  1 35@2 25
Sliced.
Pumpkin
Fair.................................
Good...............................
Fancy .............................
Raspbe rries
Standard........................
Salmon
1 35 95
Red Alaska............
Pink Alaska................
Sardines
Domestic, Ms..............
3@3*
Domestic, Mustard.
French...........................
Strawberries
Standard .......................
Fancy.............................
Succotash
Fair.... 
90 
Good.. 
Fancy.
Fair... 
80 90 1 15
Good.. 
Fancy.
Columbia, pints..................
Columbia, * pints..............
.1 25
CHEESE
Acme...............................
Amboy..........................
@12* @121/4 
Butternut.....................
Carson City..................
Elsie...............................
@12 @13 
Emblem........................
Gem.................................
@12‘/s @13 
Gold Medal..................
Ideal.............................
Jersey............................
@12* @13 
Riverside......................
Brick..............................
Edam.............................
@12 @70 @17 @13 
Leiden..........................
Limburger....................
Pineapple....................  50
Sap Sago......................
@75 @17
CHICORY
Bulk................................................. 
Red.................................................. 
CHOCOLATE 
Walter Baker & Co.’s.
German Sweet.............................  23
Premium.........................................  35
Breakfast Cocoa...........................  40

6 oz. cans, 4 doz. case..............  80
oz. cans, 4 doz. case................1 '¿0
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case............2 00
2* lb. cans. 1 doz. case............4 75
5 
lb. cans, l doz. case...........9 00
El Purity
* lb. cans per doz.................  75
* lb. cans per doz................. 1  20
1 
lb. cans per doz..................2 00
Home
>4 lb. cans, 4 doz. case..........  35
* lb. cans. 4 doz. case..........  55
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case..........  90
>4 lb. cans, 4 doz. case.. 
yt lb. cans, 4 doz. case.. 
JA XO N
lb. cans, 2 doz. case.. 
1 
Jersey Cream
1 lb. cans, per doz............
9 oz. cans, per doz............
6 oz. cans, per doz............
Our Leader
54 lb. cans..........................
* lb. cans...........................
1 
lb. cans..........................
Peerless
l lb. cans..............................
Queen Flake
3 oz., 6 doz. case................
.2 70 
.3 20 
6 oz., 4 doz. case.................
.4 80 
9 oz., 4 doz. case................
.4 00 
1 lb., 2 doz. case................
.9 00
5 lb., l doz. case................
BATH BRICK
American......................................  70
English...........................................  80
BLUING
Si-iliS
Small 3 doz...................................  40
Large, 2 doz................................  75
BROOMS
No. 1 Carpet............................... 2 30
No. 2 Carpet...............................2 15
No. 3 Carpet............................... 1 85
No. 4 Carpet............................... 1 45
Parlor Gem................................2  50
Common Whisk........................  95
Fancy Whisk............................. 1  00
Warehouse................................. 2 70
CANDLES
Electric Light, 8s..................... 914
Electric Light, 10s...................10
Paraffine, os............................... 9*
Paraffine, 12s..............................10 "
Wicking........................................20

C O B S 0 H D

6*@6M
8@22

Pineapple

1 00 
1  20

.2  00 

@12 

@12 

@12* 

5
7

CIGARS

Columbian Cigar Co’s brand.
Columbian................................ 35 00
Columbian Special.............. 05 00
H. & P. Drug Co.’s brands.
Fortune Teller...................... 35 00
Our Manager.......................... 35 00
Quintette................................... 35 00
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

S. C. W....................................... 35 00
Phelps, Brace & Co.’s Brands.
Vincente I’ortuondo ,.35@ 70 00
Ruhe Bros. Co................25@ 70 00
Hilson Co.....................35@110 00
T. J. Dunn & Co............35@ 70 00
McCoy & Co....................35® 70 00
The Collins Cigar Co.. 10@ 35 00
Brown Bros....................15@ 70 00
Banner Cigar Co..........30@ 70 00
Bernard Stahl Co..........35@ 90 00
Banner Cigar Co..........10@ 35 00
Seidenberg & Co..........55@125 00
G.P. Sprague Cigar Co.l0@ 35 00
Fulton Cigar Co..........10@ 35 00
A. B. Ballard & Co... .35fc 175 00 
E. M. Schwarz & Co. . 35ii 110 00
San Telmo........................35@ 70 00
Havana Cigar Co..........18@ 35 00
CLOTHES LINES
Cotton, 40 ft. per doz................1 00
Cotton, 50 ft. per doz................1 20
Cotton, 00 ft. per doz................1 40
Cotton, 70 ft. per doz................1 00
Cotton. 80 ft. per doz...............1 80
Jute, 00 ft. per doz..................  80
Jute, 72 ft. per doz................  95
COFFEE 
■ 
Roasted 
Rio
Fair................................................. 
9
Good...............................................  10
Prime.............................................  12
Golden...........................................  13
Peaberry.....................................  14
Santos
Fair.................................................  14
Good...............................................  15
Prime.............................................  10
Peaberry...................... 
 
 
18
Maracaibo
Prime.............................................  15
Milled.............................................  17
Java
Interior..........................................  26
Private Growth........................  30
Mandehling.................................  35
Mocha
Imitation.......................................  22
Arabian..........................................  28
Package
Below are given New York 
prices on package coffees, to 
which the wholesale dealer adds 
the local freight from New York 
to your shipping point, giving 
you credit on the invoice for the 
amount of freight buyer pays 
from the market in which he 
purchases to his shipping point, 
including weight  of package, 
also Me a pound.  In 60 lb. cases 
the list is 10c per 100 lbs. above 
the price in full cases.
Arbuckle............................................10 50
Jersey..................................................10 50
McLaughlin’s XXXX 
McLaughlin's XXXX.sold to 
retailers only.  Mail all orders 
direct to W. I'. McLaughlin & 
Co., Chicago.Extract
Valley City * gross................  75
Felix * gross......................................1 15
Hummel’s foil * gross..........  85
Hummel’s tin * gross..........1  43
CONDENSED MILK
4 doz in case.
Gail Borden Eagle.........................0 75
Crown....................................................0 25
Daisy..................................................... 5 75
Champion...........................................4 50
Magnolia.......................... 
4  -¿5
Challenge........................................... 3 35
Dime..................................................... 3 36
COCOA
James Epps & Co.’s
Boxes, 7 lbs..................................  40
Cases, 10 boxes...........................  38
COCOA SHELLS
20 lb. bags............................. 
2*
Less quantity...................... 
Pound packages................ 

3
4

Grits

COUPON BOOKS 
Tradesman Grade 
50 books, any denom...  1 50 
100 books, any denom...  2 50 
500 books, any denom... 11 50
1.000 books, any denom... 20 00
Economic Grade 
50 books, any denom...  1 50 
100 books, any denom...  2 50 
500 books, any denom... 11 50
1.000 books, any denom... 20 00
Superior Grade 
50 books, any denom...  1 50 
100 books, any denom...  2 50 
500books,any denom... 11 50
1.000 books, any denom...  20 00
Universal 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
Credit Checks 
500, any one denom..........  2 00
1.000, any one denom..........  3 00
2.000, any one denom..........  5 00
Steel punch............................ 
75
Coupon Pass Books 
Can be made to represent any 
denomination from $10 down.
20 books..............................  1 00
50 books...............................  2 00
100 books..............................  3  00
250 books...............................  6 25
500 books..............................  10  00
1.000 books............................... 17 50
CREAM TARTAR
5 and 10 lb. wooden boxes.........30
Bulk in sacks...................................29
DRIED FRUITS—Domestic 
Apples
Sundried.................................@4*
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.7@ 7* 
California Fruits
Apricots...........................  @15
Blackberries..................
Nectarines......................
Peaches............................ 10  @11
Pears..................................
7*
Pitted Cherries.............. 
Prunnelles......................
Raspberries...................
California Prunes
100-120 25 lb. boxes..........  @ 3*
90-100 25 lb. boxes..........  @4*
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes..........  @5
70 - 80 25 lb. boxes..........  @ 5M
60 - 70 25 lb. boxes..........  @6*
50 - 00 25 lb. boxes..........  @7*
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes..........  @ 9*
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes..........
* cent less in 50 lb. cases 
Raisins
London Layers 2 Crown.
London Layers 3 Crown.
Cluster 4 Crown................
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
7*
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
8
L. M., Seeded, choice ...
L. M., Seeded, fancy___
DRIED FRUITS—Foreign 
Citron
Leghorn..............................................11
Corsican............................................12
Currants
Patras, bbls................................. 6*
Cleaned, bulk............................ 7
Cleaned, packages.................. 7*
Peel
Citron American 19 lb. bx... 13 
Lemon American 10 lb. bx.. 10* 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 10* 
Raisins
Sultana 1 Crown........................
Sultana 2 Crown.......................
Sultana 3 Crown........................
Sultana 4 Crown........................
Sultana 5 Crown........................
Sultana 0 Crown........................
Sultana package......................
FARINACEOUS GOODS 
Dried Lima.................................. 5*
Medium Hand Picked 1 20@1 25
Brown Holland..........................
Cream of Cereal........................  90
Grain-O, small..................................1 35
Graln-O, large...................................2 25
Grape Nuts.........................................1 35
Postum Cereal, small.............1 35
Postum Cereal, large............2 25
241 lb. packages..............................1 25
Bulk, per 100 lbs...............................3 00

Beans
Cereals
Farina

Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand.

24 2 lb. packages.......................1 80
100 ft. kegs......................................... 2 70
200 ft. barrels...................................5 10
Hominy
Barrels.................................................2 50
Flake, 50 lb. drums.........................1 00
Maeearoni and Vermicelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box................  00
Imported, 25 lb. box.......................2 50
Pearl Barley
Common...............................................1 75
Chester..........................................2  25
Empire................................................. 2 50
Peas
Green, Wisconsin, bu.............1 10
Green, Scotch, bu............................1 20
Split, bn................................................2 50
Rolled Oats
Rolled A vena, bbl...........................4 75
Monarch, bbl.....................................4 40
Monarch, * bbl...............................2 38
Monarch. 90 lb. sacks.............2  10
Quaker, cases...................................3 20
Huron, cases..................................... 2 00
Sago
German......................................... 
4
East India..■>.............................. 3*
Salus Breakfast Food
38 two pound packages____3 60
18 two pound packages___ 1 85
F. A. McKenzie, Quincy, Mich. 
Tapioca
Flake..............................................5
Pearl............................................... 4*
Pearl, 241 lb. packages........ 6M
Wheat
Cracked, bulk............................. 3*
24 2 ft. packages.............................2 50
FLAVORING EXTRACTS

Sage.. 
Hops .
INDIGO
Madras, 5 lb. boxes.....................55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes..........50
JELLY
15 lb. pails.....................................  35
30 lb. palls.....................................  62
LICORICE
Pure................................................  30
Calabria.........................................  25
Sicily...............................................  14
Root.................................................  10
LYE
Condensed, 2 doz.............................1 20
Condensed, 4 doz.............................2 25
MATCHES
Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No. 9 sulphur....................................1 65
Anchor Parlor..................................1 50
No. 2 Home........................................1 30
Export Parlor...................................4 00
Wolverine............................................1 50
MOLASSES 
New Orleans
Black........................................... 
11
Fair............................................. 
14
Good............................................ 
20
Fancy......................................... 
24
Open Kettle.............................25@35
Half-barrels 2c extra 
MUSTARD
Horse Radish, 1 doz.......................1 75
Horse Radish, 2 doz......................3 50
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz...............1 75
PICKLES
Medium
Barrels, 1,200 count.......................5 75
Half bbls, 600 count.......................3 38
Small
Barrels, 2,400 count................6 75
Half bbls, 1,200 count.............3 88
Clay, No. 216....................
.1 70 
.  65 
Clay, T. D., full count. 
.  85
Cob, No. 3.........................
48 cans in case.
.4 00 
Babbitt’s.................
.3 00
Penna Salt Co.’s..
RICE 
Domestic
Carolina head........................
.6*.53M
Carolina No. 1......................
Carolina No. 2......................
Broken ......................................
Imported.
Japan, No. 1.......................5!
Japan, No.  2.......................4|
4@5@5*
Java, fancy head...............5
1). C.  Vanilla  D. C.'Lemon
Java, No. 1...................................5 _
2 oz..........1 20 
20Z......  75
Table.........................................  @
3 OZ.............1 50 
3 OZ..............1 00
SALERATUS 
4 OZ.............2 00 
4oz..............1 40
6 OZ............3 00 
6 OZ.............2 00
Packed 60 lbs. in box. 
No. 8....4  00 
No. 8..  .2 40
Church’s Arm and Hammer. 3 15
No. 10....6 00 
N0.IO....4OO
Deland’s...............................................3 00
No. 2  T.125  No. 2 T... 80
Dwight’s Cow...................................3 15
No. 3  T..2 00  No. 3 T.. 125
Emblem...............................................3 50
No. 4  T . 2 40  No. 4 T .150
L. P........................................................3 00
Sodio......................................................3 16
Northrop Brand
Wyandotte, 100 Ms.........................3 00
Lem.  Van. 
2 oz. Taper Panel 
  75 
1  20
SAL SODA
2 0Z. Oval.......................  75 
1  20
Granulated, bbls.....................  80
2 00
3 oz. Taper Panel.... 1 35 
Granulated, 100 lb. cases 
  85
4 oz. Taper Panel___1 60 
2 25
Lump, bbls...................................  75
Perrigo’sVan.  Lem. 
Lump, 145 lb. kegs....................  80
SALT
doz. 
doz.
XXX, 2 OZ. obert___1 25 
Diamond Crystal 
75
XXX, 4 oz. taper___2 25 
1 25
Table, cases, 213 lb. boxes.. 1 50 
XX, 2 oz. obert..........1 00
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb. bags.2 75 
No. 2,2 oz. obert___  75
Table, barrels, 40 7 lb. bags.2 40 
XXX D D ptchr, 6 oz 
2 25
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2 25 
XXX 1) l)ptchr,4oz 
175
Butter, barrels, 20 I41b.bags,2 50
2 25
K. P. pitcher, 6 oz... 
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs................  25
FLY PAPER
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs................  55
Perrigo’s Lightning, gro.. 
.2 50
Common Grades
Petrolatum, per doz................  75
100 3 lb. sacks..............................l 95
GUNPOWDER 
60 5 lb. sacks..............................1 80
Rifle—Dupont’s
2810 lb. sacks............................1 65
Kegs......................................................4 00
Warsaw
Half Kegs...........................................2 25
56 lb. dairy in drill bags........  30
Quarter Kegs........ .................1 25
28 lb. dairy in drill bags........  15
1 lb. cans.......................................  30
* lb. cans.....................................  18
Ashton
Choke Bore—Dupont’s
56 lb. dairy in linen sabks...  60 
Kegs.......................................................4 25
Higgins
Half Kegs...........................................2 40
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks...  60 
Quarter Kegs....................................1 35
1 lb. cans.......................................  34
Solar Rock
Eagle Duck—Dupont’s
56 lb. sacks...................................  21
Kegs.....................................................8 00
Common
Half Kegs...........................................4 26
Granulated Fine.......................  70
Quarter Kegs...................................2 25
Medium Fine...............................  80
1 lb. cans.......................................  46

Jennings’

PIPES

.9 00 
.8   00 

.10 

Barreled  Pork

2 1

@10* 

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©11 

© 8‘,

Candies

Corn

S U G A R  

Diamond

Common Corn

Common Gloss

Kingsfbrd’s  Corn

Kingsford’s Sliver Gloss

SALT FISH 
Cod
Georges cured................  @5
.Georges genuine..........  © 54
Georges selected..........  @6
Strips or bricks............ 6  @ 9
Herring
Holland white hoops, bbl.  9 25 
Holland white hoopsi/jbbl. 5 25 
Holland white hoop, keg.. 
70 
Holland white hoop mchs. 
85
Norwegian...............................
Round 100 lbs..........................  3 lo
40 l-lb. packages....................  6
Round 40 lbs.................... 
 
14®
20 l-lb. packages....................  64
Scaled.......................... 
 
13
«145 00 5 00 
40 l-lb. packages..................
Mackerel
6 lb. boxes.............................
Mess 100 lbs............................. 15 oo
Mess 40 lbs.............................  « 30
64 10c packages.....................
Mess 10 lbs.............................  1 05
128 5c packages.....................
Mess  8 lbs............................. 
l 35
5 00
30 10c and 64 5c packages. 
No. 1100 lbs............................. 13 25
No. 1 40 lbs.............................  5 60
20 l-lb. packages................
No. 1 10 lbs.............................  1 48
40l-lb. packages................
No. l  8 lbs.............................  1 20
No. 2 100 lbs............................. 11 50
l-lb. packages......................
NO. 2 40 lbs.............................  4 90
3-lb. packages.......................
No. 2 10 lbs.............................  1 30
6-lb. packages.......................
No. 2  8 lbs.............................  1 07
40 and 50-lb. boxes..............
Barrels.....................................
Tront
SYRUPS
No. 1 100 lbs.............................
No. 1 40 lbs..
Barrels......................................
No. 1 10 lbs.
Half bbls.
No. 1  8 lbs.
...2 90
1 doz. 1 galloucans..........
... 1 70
fhitefish
1 doz. *4 gallon cans........
... 1 70
No. 1 No. 2 Fam 2 doz. 14 gallon cans........
2 25
Pure Cane
.. 7 00 6 50
...  16
.. 3 10 2 90
120 Fair.........................................
38 Good.......................................
...  20
80
85
10 lbs.. 
...  25
33 Choice ...................................
66
71
8 lbs..
SEEDS
Below are given New York 
Anise 
..........................
prices on sugars, to which the 
Canary, Smyrna........
wholesale dealer adds the local 
Caraway......................
freight from New York to your 
.60 
Cardamon, Malabar.
shipping point, giving you credit 
Celery..............................
on the invoice for the amount 
Hemp, Russian..........
of freight buyer pays from the 
Mixed Bird................................... 41
market in which he purchases 
Mustard, white.............................5
to his shipping point, including 
Poppy...............................................13
20 pounds tor the weight of the 
Rape..........................f ...
barrel.
.  41415
Cuttle Bone.........................
Domino......................................  5 44
SNUFF
Cut l,oaf....................................  5 56
Crushed......................................  5 69
Scotch, in bladders........
Powdered.................................  5 25
Maccaboy, in jars......
XXXX Powdered................  5 31
French Rappee, in jars
Cubes...............................-..........  5 31
SOAP
Standard Granulated........  5 19
Standard Fine Granulated  5 19 
Above Granulated in 5
lb. bags..........................  5 25
Above Granulated in 2
MS. 8. KIRK ! CO.'S BRMD8
Single box............................................2 85
lb. bags..........................  5 25
5 box lots, delivered...............2 80
Extra Fine Granulated....  5 31 
JA XO N
10 box lots, delivered...............2 75
Extra Coarse Granulated.  5 31
Mould A.....................................  5*
Diamond Confec. A............  5 li
Confec. Standard A............  4 »
American Family, wrp’d—2 66
No. 1...........................................  4 6!
Dome...............................................2 75
NO. 2..........................................  4 6!
Cabinet...........................................2 20
No. 3..........................................  4 6!
Savon.....................................•’ — 2 50
NO. 4..........................................  4 hi
White Russian..................................2 35
No. 5..........................................  4 5
White Cloud, laundry..............6 25
No. 6...........................................  4 5
White Cloud, toilet........................3 50
No. 7...........................................  4 4
No. 8...........................................  4 3
Dusky Diamond. 50 6 oz.........2 10
NO. 9..........................................  4 3
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz..........3 00
No. 10...........................................  4 1
Blue India, 100 % lb.......................3 00
No. 11...........................................  4 0
Kirkoline.............................................3 50
No. 12..........................................  4 0
Eos..........................................................2 50
No. 13..........................................  4 0
No. 14....................................... 
3 «
Scouring
No. 15...........................................  35
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz............2 40
No. 16..........................................  3 i
PERRINS’ 
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz.......................2 40
SODA
Boxes.............................................. 5V4
Kegs, English.............................
SPICES
Whole Sifted
Allspice......................................  M
SAUCEThe Original and 
Cassia, China in mats........ 
IS
Genuine 
Cassia. Batavia, in bund... 
21
W orceslershire.
Cassia, Saigon, in rolls.... 
3.
Cloves, Amboyna.................. 
8
Lea & Perrin’s, large..........  3 75
Cloves, Zanzibar...................... 
li
Lea & Perrin’s, small........  2 50
Mace, Batavia............................. 
5i
Halford, large........................  3 75
Nutmegs, fancy......................... 
6<
Halford, small........................  2 25
Nutmegs, No. 1.......................... 
5(
Salad Dressing, large........  4 55
Nutmegs, No. 2.......................... 
4i
Salad Dressing, small........  2 76
1!
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
VINEGAR
Pepper, Singagore, white. 
li
Malt White Wine, 40 grain.. 714 
15
Pepper, shot............................. 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain. 11
Pure Ground in Bulk
Pure Cider. Red Star.............12
Pure Cider, Robinson...........12
Allspice.......................................
Pure Cider. Silver...................1314
Cassia, Batavia.......................
Cassia, Saigon..........................
WASHING POWDER
Cloves, Zanzibar......................
Kirk’s Eos................................  2  00
Ginger, African....................
Wisdom.....................................  3 75
Ginger, Cochin........................
Roseine......................................  3 25
Ginger, Jamaica....................
Nine o’clock...........................  3 50
Mace, Batavia........................
Babbitt’s 1876..........................  2 50
Mustard......................................
Gold Dust.................................  4 25
Nutmegs...................................
Johnson’s................................  3 50
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Swift’s ......................................  2 33
Pepper, Singapore, white.
Rub-No-More..........................  3 50
Pepper, Cayenne..................
Pearline, 100 6s......................  3 30
Sage.............................................
Pearline, 36 is........................  2 85
Snow Boy.................................  2 35
STOVE POLISH
Liberty.................... 
.............  3 80
WICKING
No. 0, per gross........................20
No. 1, per gross........................25
No. 2, per gross........................35
No. 3, per gross........................55
WOODENWARE
Baskets
Bushels........................................l ®
Bushels, wide band..............l  10
Market........................................„ *}
Willow Clothes, large..........6 50
Willow Clothes, medium... 5 75 
Willow Clothes, small..........6 25

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

T A B L E   S A U C E S
L E A   &

Provisions

©50©50@60@65@75@90@30@75©50©55

Made Cream
Fancy—In Bulk

Wood Bowls
YEAST CAKE

Stick Candybbls. pails
d...................... 
7  © 714
dll.H.......... 
7 © 714
d Twist........ 
714© 8
f........................ 
© 814
cases
32 lb.............. 
© 614
I.H.................. 
©814
Cream............ 
©10
Mixed Candy

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N
■ Butter Plates 
No. 1 Oval. 250 in crate—
No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate—
No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate....
Wheat
No. 5 Oval, 250 in crate. .. 
Wheat.........................................
Clothes Pins
Winter Wheat Flour 
Boxes, gross boxes..............
Mop Sticks
Local Brands
Trojan spring........................
Patents......................................  4
.9 00 
Eclipse patent spring........
Second Patent........................  *
No 1 common.........................
Straight......................................  <
.9 00 
No. 2 patent brush holder 
Clear.................................. 
 
j
.1 25
12 11>. cotton mop heads...
Graham.....................................  *
Pails
Buckwheat..............................
hoop Standard..l 35
2- 
Kye............................... 
 
 
!
 
3- hoop Standard..........................l 50
Subject to  usual  cash 
wire, Cable........l 35
2- 
count.Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
3- wire, Cable................................l 60
Cedar, all red. brass bound.1 25
ditional.
Paper, Eureka..........................2 25
and 
Ball-Kamhart-Putman’s I
Fibre..............................................2 26
...  3 no
Daisy !*s..................................
Tubs
...  3 60 
Daisy V4S...................................
.6 no
20-inch, Standard, No. 1 
...  3 60 
Daisy  14s...................................
.5 oo 
18-inch. Standard. No. 2 
Brand 
Worden Grocer Co.
.4 no 
10-inch. Standard. No. 3 
...  3 60 
.3 25
20-inch, Dowell, No. 1..
Quaker ! »s.......................
...  3 60 
18-inch, Dowell, No. 2..
Quaker 54s......................
...  3 60
16-inch, Dowell, No. 3..
Quaker */»s......................
No. 1 Fibre.........................
Spring Wheat Flour 
No. 2 Fibre.........................
Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand
No. 3 Fibre.........................
Plllsbury’s Best 4 s............
Wash Boards 
Pillsbury’s Best 14s............
............2 50
Bronze Globe..
Pillsbury’s Best Hs............
Dewey......................................... l 75
Pillsbury’s Best 4s paper. 
Double Acme...............................2 75
Plllsbury’s Best I4S paper.
Single Acme.................................2 25
Double Peerless.........................3 00
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Single Peerless...........................2 75
Northern Queen.......................2 25
Double Duplex...........................3 00
Good Luck...................................2 76
Universal.............................................2 25
11 in. Butter................................  75
13 in. Butter...................................1 00
15 in. Butter...................................1 «0
17 in. Butter..................................2 00
19 in. Butter..................................2 50
Yeast Foam. 114 doz..............  50
Yeast Foam, 3 doz..........................1 OO
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.........................1 00
Magic Yeast 5c. 3 doz.............1 00
Sunlight Yeast, 3 doz.....................1 00
Warner’s Safe, 3 doz...............1 00
Swift & Company quote as 
follows:
@10 00
Mess...........................
Back........................... 10 50©
@10 75
Clear back..............
©10 50
Short cut................
@14 00
Pig...........................
@ 9 50
Bean........................
@1100
Family..................
Dry SaltMeats
6*4
Bellies....................
5*4
Briskets................
Extra shorts........
Smoked Meats
Hams, 12 lb. average. 
Hams, 14 lb. average. 
@  11 @ 114 
Hams, 161b. average. 
©  11 © 10*4 
Hams. 201b. average.
© 1514 
Ham dried beef........
©  7 © 714 
Shoulders (N. Y. cut)
Bacon, clear.................
California hams........
©  814 
Boneless hams..........
© 15
Cooked ham................
Lards—In Tierces
Compound....................
Kettle..............................
55 lb. Tubs.. advance 
80 lb. Tubs.. advance 
50 lb. Tins... advance 
20 lb. Pails, .advance 
10 lb. Pails..advance 
5lb. Pails..advance 
3 lb. Pails.. advance 
Sausages
Bologna........................
Liver ..............................
Frankfort....................
Pork..............................
Blood...............................
Tongue..........................
Headcheese.................
Beef
Extra Mess................
Boneless........................
Rump............................
Pigs’ Feet
Kits. 15 lbs..................
14 bbls., 40 lbs............
14 bbls., 80 lbs............
Tripe
Kits, 15 lbs..................
*4 bbls., 40 lbs............
14 bbls., 80 lbs............
Casings
Pork...............................
Beef rounds................
Beef middles............
Sheep..............................
Butterine
Rolls, dairy..................
Solid, dairy..................
Rolls, creamery........
Solid, creamery........
Canned Meats 
Corned beef, 2 lb — 
Corned beef, 14 lb...
Roast beef, 2 lb..........
Potted ham, lis........
Potted ham, 14s........
Deviled ham, !4s — 
Deviled ham, !4s.... 
Potted tongue, 14s.. 
Potted tongue, 14s..

Fresh Meats
Beef
Carcass.......................... 
7 © 8%
! Forequarters............ 
6 ©  6*4  st<
1 Hindquarters............ 
8*4@l0*j  St:
1 Loins "No. 3..................  12 @14 
St<
1 Ribs................................ 
9 @14 
Cu
©8
Rounds.......................... 
6 @6*4 
Ju
Chucks.......................... 
4 @5 
Kx
Plates............................ 
Bo
Pork
©6
Dressed........................ 
Loins..............................  7HÔ10 
Gi
©7 
Co
Shoulders.................... 
@6*4  St
Leaf Lard.................... 
CoKc
Mutton
7 @3 
Carcass.......................... 
Ri
Spring Lambs............ 
8 @10
Veal
Cl
F;' 
Carcass..........................  8*4©9 
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The  National  Biscuit
quotes as follows:
Cr
Butter
I Seymour XXX......................
54  Ha
1 Seymour XXX, 3 lb. carton
£ 
@11 @ 9 © 9 
: Family XXX..........................
54  {:«
54
I SailcdXXX..............................
|| New York XXX....................
£l/*  E<
Wolverine.................................
@ 12*4 @1214 © 5 
« .  c
7%  <;
Boston........................................
Soda
M
6*4  *
1 Soda XXX...............................
erials......................
Soda XXX, 3 lb. carton.
. Cream Bonbons
I
8 
I Soda, City.................................
35 lb. pails................
1 Long Island Wafers............ 1» 
v
‘niasses Chews, 15
L. 1. Wafers, 1 lb. carton.. 12 
©11@13 
lb. pails......................
| Zephyrette............................... 10 
lly Date Squares, 
Oyster
..  14
eu Marshmellows..
i
j
6
1 Saltillo Wafer........................
Fancy—In 5 11». Box«
_
7 
Saltiue Wafer, 1 lb. carton
8 
1
I Farina Oyster........................
64  \
Extra Farina Oyster..........
Sweet Good»—Boxes
Drops.
(
10*4
1 Animals....................................
15 
!
| Bent’s Water........................
10
Cocoanut Taffy......................
10 
1
Coffee Cake, Java................
10
ice Drops.........
Coffee Cake, Iced................
l5‘/¿
Licorice Drop: 
1 Cracknells...............................
ages, plain ...
| Cubans....................................... U4
8
I Frosted Cream......................
Ginger Gems..........................
3
74
Ginger Snaps, XXX............
8
oral lam Crackers................
10
Molasses B< 
25  Graham Wafers....................
Duluth Imperial 4s... 
9
Hand MadeCreams.  80
15  Grandma Cakes....................
Duluth Imperial Us.. 
8
imperials..................................
>5 
Duluth Imperial 14s..
@65©60
12 V*
and Wint..................
Jumbles, Honey....................
i 
u  Marshmallow......................... 15
String Rock.................
35  Marshmallow Creams........ 16
Burnt Almonds........1 25
Gold Medal 14s......................  4
©@55
16
Wintergreen Berries 
25  Marshmallow Walnuts....
Gold Medal 14s......................  4
15  Mich. Frosted Honey — 12 V4
Caramels 
Gold Medal !4s......................  4
35  Molasses (lakes.................... 8
Parisian Hs.............................  4
No. 1 wrapped, 3 lb. 
26  Newton....................................... 12
Parisian 14s.............................  4
boxes..........................
8
15  Nic Nacs...................................
Parisian 14s.............................  4
Orange Gems........................
Olney & .Judson’s Brand
8 Vi
Penny Assorted Cakes...
7 Vi
35  pretzels, hand made..........
jeresota 14s.............................  4
7
25  Sears' Lunch.........................
Ceresota >*s.............................  4
Orange»
15  sugar Cake.............................
Ceresota 14s.............................  4
Fancy Mexicans — @6 00
Sugar Squares.....................
Worden Grocer Co.’s Bran
14
©5 50
Jamaicas......................
™  Vanilla Wafers.....................
Laurel 14s.................................  4
^  Sultanas...................................
Lemon»
Laurel  14s.................................  4
@5 00
15  --------
Strictly choice 360s.
Laurel  14s.................................  4
è 5 00
Strictly choice 300s..
(a 5 50
Fancy 300s....................
(0)5 50
Ex. Fancy 300s..........
90
Bolted.................................
Fresh Fish
Bananas
Granulated.................................  2 10
Per lb. 
00@1 25
Medium bunches___
Feed and Millstufl’s 
©  10
White fish..............
50@1 75
Large bunches..........
St. Car Feed, screened — 16 00
Trout...................................  @
Foreign Dried Fruits
Black Bass................. •• 8©
No. 1 Corn and Oats.......... 15 50
Unbolted Corn Meal.......... 14 50
Halibut..............................  ©
Figs
Ciscoes or Herring 
@
Winter Wheat Bran............ 14 00
@13
Californias, Fancy..
Winter Wheat Middlings. 15 00 
Bluettsh.............................  @
Choice, 10 lb. boxes. @12
Live Lobster..................  @
Screenings................................ 14 00
Extra Choice, 10 lb.
Boiled Lobster..............  @
@16
boxes, new................
Corn
Cod.......................................  ©
(® 22
Fancy. 12 lb. boxes..
New corn, car lots..............  361/
Haddock...........................  @
Imperial Mikados, 18
No. 1 Pickerel.................  ©
Less than car lots.................  371
lb. boxes....................
Pike.....................................  ©
Pulled. 6 lb. boxes...
Oats
Perch..................................  ©
<§> 7
Naturals, in bags....
Car lots......................................  26
Smoked White..............  @
Car lots,.clipped....................  30
Dates
Red Snapper..................  ©
@10
Less than car lots................  32
m
F’ards In 10 lb. boxes
Col River Salmon........  ©
Fards in 60 lb. cases. @ 6
Mackerel..........................  @
Hay
Persians, P. H. V... @ ®
Oysters in Cans.
No. 1 Timothy car lots. 
lb. cases, new........ @ 6
F. H. Counts..............
No. 1 Timothy ton lots.
© 5
Sairs, 60 lb. cases....
12  00
35
F. J. D. Selects.......... 
30
Selects........................... 
26
F. J. D. Standards.. 
22
Anchors......................... 
Standards..................... 
@16
Almonds, Tarragona
@14
gal.
Bulk. 
Almonds, Ivtca........
The Cappon & Bertsch Leather 
Almonds. California,
F. H. Counts............................. 2 00
Co., 100 Canal Street, quotes as
@15
soft shelled..............
Extra Selects........................... J 75
follows:
@ 7
Brazils, new................
Hides
Selects.......................................... *
@10
Filberts.........................
Anchor Standards............... l 25
Green No. 1................
Walnuts, Grenobles.
@134
Standards...................................1 15
© 8 @ 7 
Green No. 2.................
@11
Walnuts. Calif No. 1. 
Shell Goods.
Walnuts, soft shelled
Bulls................................
@ 6 © 9*4 @ 8!4 @ 9 © 7*4 
@11
Cured No. 1................
California................
Clams, per 100..
1 25© 1 50
@11
Cured No. 2................
Table Nuts, fancy...
Oysters, per 100
Calfskins.green No. 1 
@10
Table Nuts, choice..
Calfskins.green No. 2 
@ 74
Pecans, Med..............
Calfskins.cured No. 1 
@ 9
Pecans, Kx. Large.
(@ 84
Calfskins,cured No. 2
@12
Pecans, Jumbos........
Hickory Nuts per bu.
60
Ohio, new................
50© 1 00© 3*4 © 2*4@16 
Eocene ..............................
©3 50
Pelts, each.
Cocoanuts, full sacks
Perfection.........................
Chestnuts, per bu...
@
XXX W.W. Mich. Hdlt
Peanuts
©11 @10*4 @ 9*4 
No. 1..........
W. W. Michigan..........
© 7
Fancy, H. P., Suns.. 
No. 2..........
Diamond White............
Fancy. H. P., Flags
1)., 8. Gas.........................
© 7
Roasted....................
Deo. Naphtha. 
@ 6
Washed, fine..............
Choice, H. P., Extras 
29 @34
Cylinder...
Washed, medium...
Choice. H. P„ Extras
Ëtigine...............................11
9 @12 
@ 6
Unwashed, fine.........
Roasted.....................
Black, winter..................  © ®
14 @16
Unwashed, medium.

Fish  and Oysters

10 25 
12 50
12  001 352 50

Hides and  Pelts

Oils
Barrels

@12 
@11 

@11% 
@11% 

Felts

Wool

20

1  00 

@10 

@20 

514

©  6ÍÍ 

Fruits

8

10 00 

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22
Getting  the  People

Two  Examples  of  Really  Good  Adver­

tising.

I  have  come  across  a  good  grocery 

advertisement  this  time.  Here  it  is:

20  cents

will buy one pound  of the  best  J 
Mocha  and  Java  Coffee  ever  < 
offered  for the  money.  Beau-  € 
tiful  color,  excellent flavor and  a 
good strength.  One trial  will  « 
convince you  and  if  you  are  € 
not  satisfied  your  money will  J 
be cheerfully  refunded. 
€
1
Pure  Spices a specialty. 

Will  Botsford  &  Co., 

|
19  West  Eighth  Street,  Holland.  >

This  is  a  good  advertisement  because 
it  tells  its  story  plainly  and without  ver­
bal  frills;  because it  says  just  enough  to 
it  closes  with  a 
convince,  and  because 
money-back  offer.  This 
the 
strongest  addition  that  can  be  made  to 
any  advertisement. 
It  is  the  cheapest 
offer  a  merchant  ever  made  and  yet  it 
does  a  wonderful  lot  of  good. 
It • shows 
that  the  merchant  has  confidence  in  the 
goods  lie  sells. 
inspires  a  corres- 
ponding  confidence  in  the  reader.  And

last 

is 

It 

MICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N

JS'1

the  money 

its  purchase, 

its  community. 

offer'carefully  and  exactly.  If he  returns 
the  money  grudgingly,  his  offer  will 
only  hurt  him, 
instead  of  help  him. 
If  he  gives  the  money  back  cheerfully, 
he  may  be  imposed  upon  occasionally, 
but  the  goodwill  he  derives  from  the 
offer  will  more  than  make  up  for  his 
1 have  two  stores  in  mind  while 
losses. 
In  one,  if  an  article  pur­
writing  this. 
chased  is  returned,  even  if  an 
interval 
of  two  weeks  or  a  month  has  elapsed 
since 
is  re­
funded  without  a  question,  all  the  for­
mality  required  being  the  production 
of  the  original  sales  slip,  or,  in  its  ab­
sence,  a  statement  as  to  the  date  of  the 
sale.  This  store  has  the  biggest  trade 
in 
The  other  store 
makes  the  same  offer,  but  when  an  ar­
ticle  is  returned,  the  purchaser  must  go 
through  a 
lot  of  tiresome  red-tapeism 
and  usually  receives  most  disagreeable 
treatment. 
I  have  known  ladies  to  wait 
in  this  store  for  an  hour  or  more  until 
the  complicated  processes  attending  the 
return  of  their  money  were  completed. 
A   store 
like  this  w ill  never  grow,  be­
cause  it  lives  up  to  its  promises  in  such 
a  perfunctory  way  as  to  show  the  pub­
lic  that  its  only  object  is  to  sell  goods 
and  the  element  of  satisfaction  is  en­
tirely  foreign  to 
its  purposes;  conse­
quently,  its  customers,  after one  or  two 
such  experiences,  go  elsewhere.
•  It 
is  only  an  example  of  the  truth  of 
the  saying  that  advertising  will  only 
bring  customers  to  the  store— after  that

Bright

Beautiful
Days

and  cold  even in gs  m ean  o n ly one  th in g ,  a  fur 
collar  or a new   cape.  N o t a  day passes  but yon 
need them .  N o  trouble to  sh ow   them   in  our 
n ew ly fitted  C lo ak   P arlors.  T h e   grea test  a s ­
sortm ent to  ch oose from   to  suit  all  ideas.  A  
good  collarette for  $2.50 to the finest  at  $45.00.

Underwear

Sale

A n   enorm ous  n ew  lin e ju st  placed  on  sale,  in 
autum n  and  w in ter  w e ig h ts.  W ool,  m erino 
and  fleeced  lined,  in  plain  and  ribbed  texture. 
T h e s e  start at th - rem arkably  low   price o f 20c. 
Can  please th ose w h o  w an t  better,  u p  to $2.50. 
U nion  su its m ake cold  w eath er seem  like  sum ­
m er.  B egin  at  50c.

Blanket—y

Blank—ets

Suitings

That Suit

Y e s ,  b lankets are  w h at  w e   are  ta lk in g  about. 
G reat  b ig   nice  w arm   w ool  blan kets.  T h e  
“ w o o ly ”   kind that keep out th e cold.  C om e  in 
g re y ,  w h ite,  scarlet and  plaids.  $*»75  the  pair 
up  to $10.00.  G ot som e cotton blan kets a t  50c. 
T h e y  are good  for th e m oney.

T h o se  double faced su itin g s  are  a ll  th e  rag e 
“ H om espun”  G re y, ju st  the th in g  fo r sk irtin gs. 
N e w   patterns 
in  coverts,  Venetians,  plaids. 
(H ave a go o d   plaid  a t  15c.)  Som ethin g  n ew  
in b lack crepons and  in  g o lf   plaids.  A l l   the 
popular  and  n ovel  fab rics.  M o st  attractive 
black good s show n.

Dollars
Doing
Double Duty
Deposited  With  Us
esp ecially if  you w an t  a   hat.  T h e   “ w orn  all 
sum m er”   hat  w o n ’ t do  now .  B u y   a  so ft  fe lt 
“ L o n g le y ”   fo r $1.50.  W a n t a  dandy  stiff  hat? 
B u y  th e  “ L o n g le y ”   at $3.00.  T h e  grea test stock 
sh ow n .

Fall

Suits  *

$8.50

T h a t’s  q u ick ly w ritten ,  b rie f and  to  th e  point, 
but it’s on ly  part  o f  the  story.  T o   learn  the 
balance  you   m ust  see  th e  su its.  W e’re  not 
looking  fo r m edals,  but  If  superior  w oikm an - 
ship, lin in g s  and fits  cou n t  for  a n y th in g w e ’ll 
take  first prize.

HANNAH &  LAY MERCANTILE CO

* 

* 

*

while  there  are  but  few  people  who 
would  return  a  pound  of  20  cent  coffee 
and  ask  for  their  money,  there  is  no 
doubt  that  the  offer of  their  money  back 
influences  many  people  to  try  the  coffee 
who  otherwise  would  not  be  induced  to 
make  the  purchase.

The  merchant  who  offers  money  back 
on  unsatisfactory  purchases,  everything 
else  being  equal,  will  get  the  bulk  of 
the  trade,  provided  he 
lives  up  to  his

it  is  the  store’s business  to  please  them 
and  make  permanent  buyers  of  them.

Another  of  the  Hannah  &  Lay  Mer­
is  repro­
cantile  C o.’s  advertisements 
duced  this  week,  not  only  as  an  exam­
ple  of  good  advertising,  but  as  proof  of 
the  fact  that  good  display  depends  upon 
simplicity  of 
few 
styles  of  type.  There  is  not  a  country 
paper  in  the  State  which  could  not  du-

arrangement  and 

If in need of

Air  Tight 
Car  Stoves, 

Heaters,

Stove  Pipe

or  other  fall  goods, 
we would  be  pleased 
to hear from you and 
can  make  you  right 
prices.

Wm.  Brummeler  &  Sons,

I

260  South  Ionia  Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Tight  1 

Air 

Stoves  i
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FOSTER, 
STEVENS, 
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&  CO., 
ORAND  RAPIDS.  3

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First
Prize

Our  harnesses  were  the  best  at  the  State 
Fair— many  told  us  the  exhibit  was  the 
best  part  of  the  whole  Fair.  Anyway,  we 
did  an  enormous  business. 
It  shows  what 
others  think  of  our  own  make  of  harnesses 
— you  can  know  all  about  them  by  sending 
for  our  descriptive  catalogue.

Harness

Brown  &  Sehler,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

The  Grand  Rapids  Paper  Box  Co.

Manufacture

Solid Boxes for Shoes, Gloves,  Shirts and Caps,  Pigeon  Hole  Files  for 
Desks, plain and fancy  Candy  Boxes,  and  Shelf  Boxes  of  every  de­
scription.  We  also  make  Folding  Boxes  for  Patent  Medicine,  Cigar 
Clippings,  Powders, etc., etc.  Gold and  Silver Leaf work  and  Special 
Die Cutting done  to suit  Write for prices.  Work guaranteed.

GRAND  RAPIDS  PAPER BOX  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

plicate  the  type  style  of  this  advertise­
ment,  yet  the  majority 
look  as  if  the 
compositor  had  tried  to  see  how  many 
kinds  of  type  he  could  crowd  into  each 
advertisement.

Look  closely  at  the  headings  in  this 
advertisement.  With  but  two  exceptions 
they  tell  exactly  what  the  matter 
is 
about. 
It  is  these  points,  together  with 
the  general  brightness  and  businesslike 
tone  of  the  reading-matter,  that  make 
the  advertising  of  this  house  so readable 
and  place 
it  upon  a  plane  far  higher 
than  the  general  average  of  local  Mich­
igan  advertising.

is  no  good  reason  why  every 
There 
retailer 
in  Michigan  should  not  do  just 
as  good  advertising  as  the  Hannah  & 
Lay  Mercantile  Co.  The  fact  remains, 
however,  that  they  don’t,  as  a  rule.

*  *  *

I  have  not  received  any  samples  for 
review  for  several  weeks. 
If  this  de­
partment  is  to  be  of  direct  benefit  to  my 
readers  and  to  each  reader  in  particu­
lar,  it  must  be  through  criticism  and 
suggestions  regarding  the 
improvement 
of their advertising.  My  criticisms  may 
prove  harsh  sometimes,  but  I  believe 
they  will  always  be  just. 
I  am  not  here 
to  pat  anyone  on  the  back,  unless  they 
deserve 
it,  and  while  I  might  make 
more  friends  by  giving  a  favorable  crit­
icism  in  every  instance,  1  would  not  be 
helping  anyone  in  particular  to  do  bet­
ter  advertising.  I  have  no  axes  to  grind 
1  do  not  run  down  a 
in  this  column. 
man’s  advertising  ability 
in  order to 
make  him  think  that  he  needs  my  serv 
ices.  There  are  ten  hours  in  my  work­
ing  day  and  they  are  fully  occupied. 
So,  if  you  send  in  matter  for  criticism, 
you  can  be  sure  of  getting  an  absolutely 
fair  and  unbiased  opinion  of  its  merits, 
and  the  best  suggestions  which  my  ex­
perience  can  offer  for  its  improvement.

W.  S.  Hamburger.

The  Fool  Who  Believes  in  Proverbial 

Wisdom.

sending 

long  after 

enterprises, 

I’ve  had  a  lot  of  trouble,  said  the 
learns  by  experience, 
the 
man  who 
that  I  attribute  to  nothing 
other  day, 
else  on  earth  than  trying  to  guide  my 
life  by  the  proverbial  foolishness  that  is 
handed  down  from  one  generation to  an­
other.  1  started  out  with  a liberal equip­
ment  of  these  mendacious  old chestnuts, 
and  long  after  I was  old  enough  to  know 
better  whenever  I  was  in  doubt,  I  fell 
back  upon  them  as  an  infallible  guide 
to  conduct,  and they  always  gave  me  the 
wrong  tip.  There  was, 
for  instance 
the  old  proverb,  “  If  at  first  you  don’ 
succeed,  try,  try  again .”   The  immorta 
wisdom  of  that  kept  me  hanging  onto 
hopeless 
good 
money  after  bad,  and  playing  a  losing 
game 
it  had  really  gone  by 
the  board,  and  it  took  me  twenty  years 
to find  out  that  it  is  just  as  important  to 
know  when  to 
let  go  as  it  is  when  to 
hold  on.  Then  there  was  that  other 
one  about 
‘ ‘ Nothing  venture,  nothing 
have,”   with  which  I  stultified  myself 
whenever  I  played  the  races  or  bought 
futures  on  a  panicky  market.  That  nug 
get  of  wisdom  has  cost  me,  first  and 
last,  more  good,  hard  dollars  than  1  like 
to  remember,  and 
learning  the  fallacy 
of  that  as  a  sure  guide  to  wealth  is 
about  as  expensive  a  course  of  study  as 
a  man  wants  to  pursue. 
I  stayed  for 
years  in  a  little  village  where  the  op­
portunities  of  doing  business  were  cir­
cumscribed  by  local  demand  simply  be­
cause  “ A  
gathers  no 
moss,”   and  I  might  have  been  there 
yet,  afraid  to  break  away,  if  I  hadn’t 
gathered  courage  from  a  kind  of  cross-

rolling  stone 

went 

cut  saw  that  says,  ‘ ‘ A  setting  hen  gains 
no  feathers.”  
I  tried  to  live  up  to  ‘ ‘ A 
soft  answer turns  away  wrath,”   until  I 
got  the  reputation  of  not  having  any 
more  backbone  than  a 
jellyfish,  and 
verybody  who  came  along  took  me  for 
soft  thing  and  tried  to  sell  me  gold 
bricks. 
I  brought  on  nervous  prostra- 
ion  trying  to  emulate  the  little  busy 
bee  and  improve  each  shining  hour un­
ii  1  broke  down  from  overwork. 
‘ ‘ The 
:arly  bird  catches  the  worm”   sent  me 
nto  all  sorts  of  wild-cat  mining  com­
panies,  and  patent  right  schemes,  where 
in  on  the  ground  floor and  had 
the  whole  structure  collapse  on  me,  as 
a  general  thing.  Now  I  let  other  people 
do  the  experimenting,  and  I 
find  out 
that  the  worms  that  come  out  later  in 
the  day  are 
just  as  fat,  and  a  deal 
healthier  for  the  digestion.  * ‘ Never put 
off  until  to-morrow  what  you  can  do  to­
like  a  hot-headed  fool,  1 
day,”   and 
took  offense  where  none  was 
intended, 
umped  at  conclusions,  was  in  too  big 
a  hurry  to  wait  for  explanations,  and 
threw  up  situations  and  broke  up  part­
nerships  that  1  spent  years  trying  to 
patch  up  again.-   Even  in  my  courtship 
was  guided  by  the  same  infallible  or­
acle,  “ Faint  heart never won  fair lady, ”  
and  so  I  sailed  in  with  an  assured  air 
that  said  as  plainly  as  words,  “ Oh,  I 
know  I’m  a  good  thing,  and  you’ ll  drop 
on  my  neck  as  soon  as  1  give  the  word. 
Just  wait  until  I’m  ready  to  throw  the 
handkerchief  to  you.”   Well,  she  was  a 
girl  of  spirit,  and  she  gave  me 
the 
worst  throw-down  of  my  life,  although  I 
heard  afterwards  that  she  said  she  real­
ly  liked  me,  and  would  have  had  me,  if 
I  hadn’t  seemed  so  cock  sure  that  she 
was willing.  Oh,  proverbial  wisdom  is  a 
great  guide.  It  is  about  as  “ plain as thè 
nose  on  his  face,”   which  no  man  can 
by  any  possibility  see,  and  “ there’s  no 
tool  like  an  old  fool, ’ ’  except  the  young 
fool  who  believes  in  it.

An  advertisement  in  a  Western  paper 
reads:  “ Wanted— Small  boy  to  deliver 
oysters  that  can  ride  a  bicycle.”

I New  Prices

on BiGude 
Sundries

D ealers  o f  M ich igan   are  requested  to  drop 
us a  card asking: fo r  our  J u ly  is t  discount 
sh eet  on  B icy c le   Sundries,  Supplies,  etc. 
R ig h t  G oods,  L o w   P rices  and  Prom pt 
Shipm ents  w ill continue  to  be  our  m otto. 
D ealers  w h o  are not n ext  to  us  on  w h eels 
and sundries are invited  to correspond.

ADAMS  &  HART,

12  W.  Bridge  St., 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Will Increase Your Business.

Wholesale  Bicycles and  Sundries.

Aluminum Money

Cheap and Effective.

Send for sam ples and  prices.

C.  H.  HANSON,

44  S.  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111.

«

H

«

A u g u rs  and  B its
Snell’s ................................................
Jennings’ genuine............................
Jennings’ imitation..........................

A xes

First Quality, S.  B. Bronze.............
-,'irst Quality,  I). B.  Bronze............
'irst Quality, S.  B. S.  Steel............
?lrst Quality,  I).  B. Steel...............

B arro w s

Railroad.............................................
larUcn..............................................

B o lts

Stove ..................................................
arriage, new  list............................
’low  ..................................................

Well, plain........................................

B u ek ets

B u tts,  Cast

ast Loose Pin, figured..................
Wrought N arrow............................

80

20

Caps

Chain

C artrid ges

70&I0
70
60&10

6-16 in. 
14 In. 
734c.  ...  634c.  ...

tim F ire ...........................................
Central F ir e .....................................

% in.
am.. 
BB... 
9V.
BBB.
Cast Steel, per lb.
Ely’s 1-10, ner m.............................................
Hick’s C. F.. per m.......................................
1. D., per in.....................................................
Musket, per m.................................................
Chisels
Socket Firmer...............................................
Socket Framing.............................................
Socket Corner.................................................
Socket Slicks...................................................
Elbows
['em. 4 piece, 6 In., per doz.....................net
Corrugated, per doz.....................................
Adjustable.......................................................dis
Expansive Bits
Clark’s small, $18; large, $26..................
Ives’ 1, $18; 2, $24; 3, $30..........................
Files—New List
New American............................................... 
Nicholson’s....................................................... 
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................. 
Galvanized Iron 
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27,
14 
15 
13 
List  12 
16.
Discount, 65
Gas Pipe
Black or Galvanized.....................................
Gauges
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..................
Glass
Single Strength, by box...........................dis 
80&10
Double Strength, by box.........................dis 
80&10
By the Light.......................................dis 
Hammers
33W
Maydole & Co.’s, new list........................dis 
40&10
Yerkes & Plumb’s.......................................dis 
70
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................30c list 
Hinges
Gate, Clark’s 1,2,3.....................................dis
Hollow Ware
Pots.........................................................’........... 
60&10
W&10
Kettles............................................................... 
50&10
Spiders................................................................ 
Horse Nails
40&10
Au Sable..........................................................dis 
Putnam.............................................................dis
House Furnishing Goods 
70
Stamped Tinware, new list....................... 
japanned Tinware.
Iron
3  c rates 
Bar Iron......................................................
U%c rates
Light Band.................................................
Knobs—New List
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings....
Lanterns
4 50 
Regular 0 Tubular, Doz........................
6 50
Warren, Galvanized Fount..............
Levels
70
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s................dis 
Mattocks
Adze Eye...........................................$17 00..dis 
«0
Metals—Zinc
600 pound casks.............................................. 
*
Per pound......................................................... 
Miscellaneous
Bird Cages ....................................................... 
40
Pumps, Cistern.............................................. 
”0
Screws, New List......................................... 
„80
Casters, Bed and Plate..............................  50&10&10
Dampers, American.................................... 
80
Molasses Gates
Stebbins’ Pattern.......................................... 
60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring....................... 
30
Pans
Fry, Acme......................................................-  GO&10&10
70&510 20 9 20
Common, polished....................................^
Patent Planished Iron 
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 
“B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
Broken packages ytc per pound extra.
Planes
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................
Sciota Bench...................................................
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.....................
Bench, first quality.......................................

9%

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

25&10606 60 
10  0014 00 
30 00
$3 60
70&10
70&10
40&10
H in. 
. 534 c. 
. 634

23

Nalls

Shot

Shel Is—Loaded

Shovels  and  Spades

First Grade,  Doz......................................... 
Second  Grade,  Doz..................................... 

Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.
3 10
Steel nails, base............................................. 
Wire nails, base............................................ 
3 20
20 to 60 advance............................................. 
Base
10 to 16 advance............................................. 
05
8 advance........................................................ 
10
6 advance........................................................ 
‘JO
4 advance........................................................ 
30
3 advance........................................................ 
45
70
2 advance........................................................ 
'Ine 3 advance............................................... 
50
asing 10 advance......................................... 
16
Asing 8 advance........................................... 
25
asing 6 advance........................................... 
35
'inish 10 advance......................................... 
35
’’inlsh 8 advance........................................... 
35
’'inish 6 advance........................................... 
46
Barrel  \ advance......................................... 
86
Rivets
ron and Tinned.......................................... 
50
topper Rivets and Burs.......................... 
45
Hoofing Plates
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.......................... 
6 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean.......................... 
7 80
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.......................... 
13 00
4x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 
6 50
6 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 
11 00
20x28IX,Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 
13 00
Ropes
Sisal,  Yt inch and larger............................ 
12
Manilla............................................................... 
1454
Sand Paper
50
1st acct. 19, ’86.............................................dis 
Sash Weights
Solid Eyes, per ton...................................... 
20 oo
Sheet Ironcom. smooth.
com. 
$3 00 3 00 
Nos. 10 to 14.............................................$3 20
Nos. 15 to 17............................................. 3 20
3 20 
Nos. 18 to 21............................................. 3 30
3 30 
Nos. 22 to 24 ............................................. 3 40
3 40 
NOS. 25 to 26 ............................................. 3 60
3 50
NO. 27........................................................... 3 60
All Sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches 
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.
Loaded with Black Powder....................dis 
40
Loaded with Nltro Powder....................dis  40&10
1 46
Drop..................................................................... 
1 70
B B and Buck................................................. 
................................................................... 
20
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
In the market Indicated by private brands vary 
according to composition.
Steel and Iron................................................ 
66
$ 8 50
10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................... 
14X20 IC, Charcoal......................................... 
8 59
20x14 IX, Charcoal...........................■............ 
9 75
Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.
7 007 008 50 8 50
10x14 IC, Charcoal.........................................
14x20 IC, Charcoal.........................................
10x14 IX, Charcoal.........................................
14x20 IX, Charcoal.........................................
Each additional X on this grade, $1.50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1 
■ per pound..
14x56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, j 
75&1050
Steel, Game....................................................
Oneida Community, Newhouse s......
Oneida Community, Hawley  Si Nor­
70&10
ton's.................................................................
Mouse, choker, per doz............................
Mouse, delusion, per doz..........................
60 60 
Annealed Market.........................................
50&10 
Coppered Market..........................................
60&10 40 
Tinned Market...............................................
Coppered Spring Steel...............................
3 86 
Barbed Fence, Galvanized......................
3 70
Barbed Fence, Painted..............................
Bright................................................................
Screw Eyes.......................................................
Hooks..................................................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes................................
30
Baxter’s Adjustable, Nickeled..............
30&10
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, Wrought..70&10
MUSKEGON
VIA
AND RETURN
Every  Sunday
G.  R. & I.

Bright Market...............................................

Boiler  Size  Tin  Plate 

Tin—Allaway  Grade

Tin—Melyn  Grade

Wire  Goods

Wrenches

Squares

8
8  10

Solder

Traps

Wire

Train leave« Union 
»tatinn at 9.15 »•  m. 
Bridge Street 9.2a a. m. 
Returning leaves 
Muskegon 5.30 p. m.

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G r a n d   R a p id s  R e ta il  G r o c e r y   C le r k s ’  A s ­

so cia tio n .

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Retail  Grocery  Clerks’  Associa­
tion,  held  at  the  office  of  the  Michigan 
Tradesman  on  Monday  evening,  Oct.  2, 
President  Beardslee  presided.

insight 

The  first  thing  on  the  programme  was 
an  address  by  Wm.  Judson,  of theOlney 
&  Judson  Grocer  Co.,  which  was  lis­
tened  to  with  much 
interest  by  those 
present.  He  began  by  giving  the  boys 
an 
into  the  salient  features  of 
his  own  life.  Born  on  a  farm,  he  early 
learned  that  the  man  who  could  make 
the  straightest 
furrow  and  plant  the 
straightest  row  of  com  was  always  in 
demand.  When  19  years  of  age  he  came 
to  this  city  and  went  to  work  in  a 
lum­
ber  yard  as  teamster  at  Si  per  day  and 
board.  Here  his  ambition  was  to  do 
the  most  work  in  the  best  possible  man­
ner  of  any  man 
in  the  employ  of  the 
yard,  and  he  succeeded  so  well  in  this 
determination  that  he  was  soon  made 
foreman  of  the  gang  at  a  substantial  in­
crease  of  salary.  His  next  occupation 
was  at  Fife  Lake,  where  he  had  charge 
of  a  mill  yard.  Here  his  ambition  was 
to  see  that  the  lumber  was  sorted  and 
piled  and  cross  piled  to  the  best  pos­
sible  advantage.  He  commended  the 
objects  of  the  clerks’  organization  be­
the  organization 
cause  he  believed 
would  result 
in  a  betterment  of  clerks 
as  a  class  and  the  members  of  the  Asso­
ciation  in  particular.  Every  retail  clerk 
has  it  in  him  to  be  a  retail  grocer,  and, 
when  he  arrives  at  that  point,  his  am­
bition  should  be  to  ultimately  get 
into 
the  wholesale  grocery  business.  The 
talk  so  frequently 
in  to  the 
large  corporations  are 
effect  that  the 
crowding  young  men  down  and 
that 
is  no  opportunity  for  young  men 
there 
at  this  time 
is  all  rot.  Ability  is  the 
scarcest  article  on  the  market  to-day, 
and  there  never  was  a  time  when  the 
opportunities  for  advancement  were  so 
great  as  they  are  now.  The  man  who  is 
reported  to  have  played  to  good  luck 
has  simply  been 
thrifty 
and  careful,  while  the  man  who  is  re­
ported  to  have  met  hard  luck  has  been 
careless,  extravagant  and  reckless. 
It 
should  be  the  ambition  of  every  clerk to 
tie  up  a  package  as  neatly  as  possible 
and  keep  his  department 
in  the  best 
possible  condition;  to  answer the  tele­
phone  so  as  to  draw  customers  to  him, 
and  when  a  carriage  drives  up  to  the 
door  the  clerk  should  step  out  and  as­
certain  the  needs  of  the  customer,  with­
out  compelling  him  to  alight  from  the 
carriage.  At  the  conclusion  of  his  ad­
dress,  which  was  entirely  informal,  Mr. 
Judson  stated  that  he  was  well  pleased 
to 
learn  of  the  growth  of  the  organiza­
tion  and  asked  the  privilege  of  address- 
ing  the  Association  again  when  the 
membership 
list  has  reached  an  even 
hundred.

industrious, 

indulged 

Mr.  Judson  was  given  a  standing  vote 
of  thanks;  and  Messrs.  Musselman  and 
Ball  sent  congratulations  and  their  re­
grets  at  their  inability  to  attend  the 
meeting.

Election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing 

year  resulted  as  follows:

President— George  Mclnnis.
First  Vice-President— L.  F.  Buss.
Second Vice-President-Joseph Terrill.
Third  Vice-President— Ernest  Bratt. 
Fourth  Vice-President— Verne  Camp­
F

bell. 
^ F ifth   Vice-President— Peter  Oole.

Secretary— Harry  Stowitts.
Treasurer— Thomas  Van  Constant.
The  report  of  the  Membership  Com­
the  Association  to  be 
mittee  showed 
steadily  growing, 
twenty-five  having 
signed  as  charter  members.  Later  in 
the  meeting  it  was  decided  to  leave  the 
charter open  two  weeks  longer  in  order 
that  those  who  had  signified  their  in­
tention  of  joining  might  be  able  to 
avail  themselves  of  the  privilege,  al­
though  unable  to  be  present  at  the 
meeting.

The  Secretary  reported  the  receipt  of 
several 
letters  from  various  firms  rela­
tive  to  badges  or  emblems  of  different 
kinds  for the  Association  and  it  was  de­
cided  to  appoint  a  committee  to  exam­
ine  into  the 'merits  of  the  different  de­
vices  submitted.  Most  of  those  present 
favored  the  adoption  of a  pair  of  scales

President  Mclnnis, 
as  this  emblem. 
who  had  meanwhile  taken  the  chair at 
the 
former  President 
Beardslee’s  term,  appointed  L.  F.  Buss 
as  the  chairman  of  this  committee.

expiration 

Standing  committees  for the  ensuing 

of 

year  were  appointed  as  follows :

Executive— Messrs.  Beardslee,  Bratt, 

Oole,  Van  Dervem  and  Buss.

Employment— Messrs.  Campbell, Den­

nison  and  Bruggink.

Membership— Messrs.  Sinclair,  Hol­

land,  Whiting,  Terrill  and  Top.

Adjournment  was  preceded  by  a  vote 
of  thanks  to  the  Tradesman  Company 
for  its  kindness  in  printing  the constitu­
tion  and  by-laws  free  of  charge  to  the 
Association.

G r a n d   R a p id s  R e ta il G ro cers’  A sso cia tio n .
At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Retail  Grocers’ Association held 
at  the  office  of  the  Michigan  Tradesman 
on  Tuesday  evening,  Oct.  3,  President 
Dyk  presided.

interest  shown 

The  first  thing 

in  order  was  the  in­
augural  address  of  President  Dyk,  who 
referred  at  some  length  to  the  events  of 
the  past  year,  as  related  to  the  work  of 
the  Association.  He  spoke  of  the  ban­
quet  and  picnic  and  of  the  beneficial re­
sults  which  naturally  ensued.  He spoke 
of  the  seal  of  disapproval  which  the  As­
sociation  set  on  a  repetition  of  the  car­
nival  and  commended  the  work  of  the 
Secretary,  Treasurer and  standing  com­
mittees.  He  deplored  the  fact  that  there 
was  not  more 
in  the 
work  of  the  Association,  but  denied  that 
numbers  indicate  strength,  as  shown  by 
the  results  which  have  been secured dur­
ing  the  past  year  with  a  membership  of 
about  100  and  an  average  attendance  of 
less  than  twenty. 
it 
should  be  the  endeavor  of the  grocer  to 
encourage  a  healthy  rivalry  in  the  sale 
of  the  best  goods  and  educate  the  con­
sumer 
in  asking  for  high  grade  goods 
only.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  address, 
Mr.  Dyk  was  greeted  with  applause.

Letters  were  read  from  Robert  M. 
Floyd  and  others,  calling  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  Association  had  been 

assessed  Sio  to  meet  the  expenses  of  a 

In  his  opinion, 

delegate  to  the  international  conference 
of  retail  grocers  to  be  held  at  Paris  next 
year._  Mr.  Lehman  laughingly  asserted 
that  if  the  Association  would  send  him 
as  a  delegate  he  would  cheerfully  pay 
the  §10  out  of  his  own  pocket  and,  after 
an 
informal  discussion,  it  was  evident 
that  the  assessment  did  not  meet  the 
approval  of  a  single  member of  the  As­
sociation.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Lehman, 
communications  referring  to  the 
the 
matter  were  all 
laid  on  the  table  in­
definitely.

length,  when 

The  oil  situation  was  discussed  at 
considerable 
it  was  de­
cided  to  refer  the  matter to  the  Com­
mittee  on  Trade  Interests,  with  instruc­
tions  to  carry  out  the  wishes  of  the  A s­
sociation.

President  Dyk  then  announced 

the 
standing  committees for the ensuing year 
as  follows :

Trade  Interests— B.  S.  Harris,  L.  J. 

Witters,  H.  C.  Wendorff.

Executive-----Adrian  Brink,  F.  L.
Merrill,  E.  C.  Connelley,  Charles  Sach, 
J.  F.  Gaskill.

A  committee  from  the  Retail  Clerks’ 
Association  called  upon  the  grocers  and 
stated  that  they  had  been  commissioned 
to  act  in  conjunction  with  the  Grocers’ 
Association 
for 
both  organizations.  A   committee  was 
appointed  by  the  President  to  confer 
with  them  and  take  suitable  action.

in  securing  quarters 

Some  members  of  the  lately  dissolved 
co-operative  colony  at  Ruskin,  Tenn., 
have  just  founded  a  new  commonwealth 
at  Duke,  Ga.  A   hundred  and  twenty 
persons  have 
joined  the  new  colony, 
which  will  be  conducted  on similar lines 
to  the  Tennessee  experiment,  all  prop­
erty  being  held  in  common  and  mem­
bers  receiving  pay  for  their  labor  in 
goods.

It  is  a  wise  man who  never  puts  a  gift 

cigar  in  his  mouth.

MICHIGAN  TRA D ESM AN

T h e   P ro d u ce   M a r k e t.

Apples—Winter  fruit  is  meeting  with 
ready  sale  on  the  basis  of $2.25  per  bbl. 
for choice,  S2.50  for  fancy  and  $2.75  for 
extra  fancy.

Beets—$1  per  3  bu.  bbl.
Butter— Factory  creamery  is  in  strong 
is  coming  in  a 
demand  at  22c.  Dairy 
little  more  freely,  commanding  20c  for 
extra  fancy,  18c  for  fancy  and  16c  for 
choice.

Cabbage— 35©40c  per  doz.
Carrots—$1  per  3  bu.  bbl.
Cauliflower—$i @ i.25  per  doz.
Celery— I2@i5c  per  doz.  bunches.
Crab  Apples— Choice  stock 

is  firm 

and  active  at  $i.50@i. 75  per bu.

Cranberries— Cape  Cod  stock  is  meet­
ing  with  ready  sale  on  the  basis  of $6 
@6.25  per bbl.

Dressed  Poultry— Spring  chickens  are 
in  good  demand  at  io@i2c.  Fowls  are 
in  fair  demand  at  10c.  Ducks  com­
mand 
ioc  for  spring  and  8c  for  old. 
Geese  will  not  be  wanted  until  the 
weather  is  cooler.  Turkeys  are  in  good 
demand  at 
i2j£c  for  spring  or  ioc  for 
old.

Eggs— Dealers  are  paying  I5@i6c  for 
fresh  stock,  case  count,  holding  candled 
at  17c  and  cold  storage  at  16c.  The  pro- 
oortion  of  bad  eggs  is  large,  owing  to 
farmers  holding  summer  eggs  for  the 
usual  fall  advance.

Game— Mallard  ducks  are  in  fair  de­
mand  and  ample  supply  at  §4.50  per 
doz.  Teal  ducks  are  higher,  readily 
commanding  $2.5o@2.75  per  doz.  Com­
mon  ducks  fetch  $i.75@2.  The deadlock 
between  the  county  and  State authorities 
on  the  subject  of  snipe  continues,  the 
Prosecuting  Attorney  insisting  that  it  is 
legal  to  kill  snipe  at  this  time,  while 
the  Game  Warden  asserts  that  the  sea­
son 
is  still  closed,  in  consequence  of 
which  dealers  are  at  sea  on  the  question 
of  handling  the  article  and  keep  on  the 
safe  side  by  having  nothing  to  do  with 
Both  dealers  and  sportsmen 
snipe. 
unite 
vacillating 
policy  of  the  present  Warden,  who  ap­
pears  to  have  secured  the  appointment 
solely  on  the  basis  of  political  expedi­
ency,  without  regard  for  his  fitness  for 
the  position.

in  condemning  the 

Grapes— Wordens  and  Concords  are 
practically  out  of  market.  Niagaras  are 
still  coming 
freely,  but  have  ad­
vanced  to  i2c  for 4  lb.  baskets  and  16c 
for  8  lb.  baskets.

Honey—White  clover  is  held  at  15c. 

in 

Dark  amber  commands  12^130.

Live  Poultry— Squabs  are 

in  active 
demand  at  $1.20  per  doz.  Pigeons  are 
in  strong  demand  at  5o@6oc  per  doz.

Onions— The  crop  of  home  grown  is 
large  and  the  quality  good.  Stock  is 
beginning  to  move  freely  on  the  basis 
of  4o@45c  per bu.

Parsnips—$1.50  per  3  bu.  bbl.
Peaches— Smocks  command  §2@3  per 

bu.  according  to  quality.

Pears— Keefers  are  coming  in  freely 
and  find  ready  sale  at  $1.60  per  bu.  or 
$4.50  per bbl.

Potatoes— Receipts  are  small,  dealers 
paying  25@3oc  and  holding  at  30@3Sc.

Quinces—$i.75@2  per bu.
Squash— Home  grown  command  2c 

per  lb.

Sweet  Potatoes— Jerseys  are  in  good 
demand  at  $2.75  per  bbl.  Virginias 
are  active  on  the  basis  of $1.75  per  bbl.

Turnips—$1  per bbl.
Tomatoes— Ripe  stock  fetches  65c  per 
bu.  Green  is  billed  out  at  50c  per  bu.

The  real  philanthropist  is  the  person 
who  attends  to  his  own  business,  and  al­
lows  other  people  to  attend  to  theirs.

The  automobile  can  be  managed  with 
It  will  be  a  great  thing  for 

one  hand. 
buggy  riding  on  moonlight  nights.

¡¡^A  crank  is  often  a  man  who  refuses  to
loan  money  to  a  deadbeat  who  has  no 
expectation  of  paying  back.

It  takes  years  to  tell  the  whole  truth; 
but  a  slanderer  can  quit  lying  in  a  sec­
ond’s  time.

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86

88

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ta k e n  

Mich. 
$ 1

A d v e rtise m e n ts  w ill  b e  inserted   u n d er 
th is   h ead   fo r  tw o   cents  a   w ord   th e   first 
in se rtio n   a n d   one  cen t  a   w ord   fo r   each 
su b seq u en t  in se rtio n .  N o   a d vertise m en ts 
less  th a n   25  cen ts.  A d v a n c e 
p a ym en ts.BUSINESS CHANCES.
1AOK SALE—40-ACRE EAKM, IMPROVED. 
L  Would exchange for small stock of goods, 
groceries preferred.  Address Box E, Ashley, 
CASH BUYS NEW SUBURBAN
grocery in best city 
in Southern 
Michigan of 20,000 population; nice store; chance 
for hustler.  Object, other business.  Address 
“ Sam,” care Michigan Tradesman. 
89
F-or sale—one price, cash clothing
stock, established ten years on best corner 
in a thriving town of 2,500 population in Eastern 
Michigan.  Store has made good money every 
year.  Best of reasons for selling.  Address 
“ Quick,” care Michigan Tradesman. 
87
Drug  store  will  be  sold  very
cheap.  City of 3,000.  Address No.  86, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
A SPLENDID ‘ OPPORTUNITY  TO  BUY 
out a paying meat market, doing one-half 
the business in town of 4,000 inhabitants; only 
two competitors; tools rent with building. 
Ill 
health the cause for wishing to retire.  For 
further information write A. R. Hensler, Battle 
Creek. 
ipOR  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS  SHINGLE 
CJ
mill complete.  Capacity, 40,000 per day. 
Just closed, having finished the cut in that sec­
tion.  Address Lock Box 738, Belding, Mich. 80 
CHOICE  FARM FOR SALE OR TRADE. 
Address Box 33, Epsilon, Mich. 
lAOR SALE—A  RARE  OPPORTUNITY—A 
J 1 flourishing business, clean stock of shoes 
and furnishing goods; established cash trade; 
best store and location in city; located among 
the best iron mines in the country; good trade 
and good times the year around; terms the most 
liberal that could be offered (must be cash). 
Want to retire from business.  Address P. O. 
Box 204, Negaunee, Mich. 
Ij^OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK OF GENERAL 
merchandise 
in Central  Michigan town. 
Must be sold at once.  Big bargain for some one. 
Failing health reason for selling.  Address No. 
79, care Michigan Tradesman. 
F'OR RENT—FINE WASHINGTON AVENUE 
store, three doors from center of business. 
New plate glass front:  Best location in city for 
boots and slioes.  J. W. Bailey, Real Estate, In­
surance and Loans, Lansing, Mich. 
78
TO RENT—ONE OR TWO*BRICK STORES 
with deep cellars, 22x75 feet, on Main street, 
in Opera House block, Mendon, Mich.  Write to 
Levi Cole. 
tTOOD OPENING FOR DRY GOODS OH 
J department store at Centerville, Mich. Ad 
dress Box 135. 
A DRUG STOCK FOR SALE VERY CHEAP 
on account of the death of the prn»ri»tnr 
proprietor. 
For particulars write to Mrs. Anna 
1a Tomlin,
Bear Lake. Mich.
\V ANTED—YOUR ORDER FOR A RUBBER 
*»  stamp.  Best stamps on earth at prices 
that are right 
*  Will J. Weller, Muskegon, 
Mich.
958
L"OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GENERAL 
I  Stock of Merchandise—60 acre farm, part 
clear, architect house and barn; well watered. 
I also have two 40 acre farms and one 80 acre 
farm to exchange.  Address No. 12, care Michi­
gan/Tradesman._______________________ 
rpHE SHAFTING, HANGERS AND  PUL- 
A leys formerly used to drive the Presses of 
the Tradesman are for sale at a nominal price. 
Power users making additions or changes will 
do well to investigate.  Tradesman Company. 
Grand Rapids, Michigan.________________ 
983
L'OR SALE—NEW GENERAL STOCK.  A 
• 
splendid farming country.  No trades.  Ad- 
dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman.  680
odern otty residence and large
lot, with barn, for sale cheap on easy terms 
or will exchange for tract of hardwood timber. 
Big bargain for some one.  Possession given any 
time.  Investigation solicited.  E. A. Stowe.  24 
Kellogg street. Grand Rapids. 
NY ONE WISHING TO ENGAGE IN THE 
----grain and produce and other Jines of busi­
ness can learn of good locations by communi­
cating with H. H. Howe, Land and Industrial 
Agent C. & W. M. and D., G. R. & W. Railways. 
Grand Rapids, Mich._______________ 
9x9
SITUATION WANTED BY EXPERIENCED 
lady clerk, bazaar preferred.  References 
furnished.  A. M. Enos, Albion, Mich. 
\X7ANTED—BY MIDDLE AGED MAN OF 
* * 
long experience in the drug business, po­
sition as manager or dispenser.  Good refer­
ences.  Will be at liberty about Oct. 15.  Address 
Druggist, care Michigan Tradesman._______ 82
ITANTED—POSITION AS TRAVELER FOR 
»  pharmaceutical house, perfumery or sun­
dries.  Have had 12 years’^ experience.  Ac­
quainted with drug trade of Michigan.  Address 
Traveler, care Michigan Tradesman. 
83
v   bead clerk in general store.  Have had 
valuable experience as manager and buyer for 
ten years.  Annual sales, $50,000.  Address No 
77, care Michigan Tradesman. 
TXTANTED—POSITION AS CLERK.  NINE 
* v  years’ experience in dry goods and general 
trade.  Address No. 43, care Michigan Trades- 
man. 

M I S C E L L A N E O U S .

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43

55

77

12

91

54

Heat  travels  faster  than  cold.  A ny­

body  can  catch  cold.

Some  men  are  like  dice—easily  rat­

tled,  but  hard  to  shake.

TXT ANTED—POSITION  B Y   DRUGGIST,  14 
»;.\_,year£ l experience.  Address  No.  40,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

40

Travelers*  Time  Tables.

MERCANTILE  ASSOCIATIONS

CHICAGO

Chicago.

L v . G. Rapids. 7:10am 12:00m  4:35pm  *2:15am
Ar. Chicago, 
1:30pm 5:00pm 10:45pm  *7:25ara 
Lv. Chicago,  7:15am 12:00m  5:00pm *11:50pm
Ar. G. Rapids, 1:25pm 5:05pm 10:55pm *6:20am
Lv. G. Rapids, 7:30am  1:45pm  4:30pm 
Ar.TravCity, 12:40pin  5:35pm  9:40pm 
Ar. Oharlev’x, 3:10pm  7:34pm 12:00m 
Ar. Petoskey, 3:40pm  8:15pm 12:30am 
Traini arrive from north at 2:00am, 4:20pm, 
and 10:45pm.
Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars on 
night trains to and from Chicago.
•Every day.  Others week days only.

Traverse City, Charlevoix and fetoskey. 

Michigan Business  Sen’« Association 

President, C. L. W h i t n e y , Traverse  City:  Sec­

retary, E. A. St o w e, Grand  Rapids.
Michigan Retail Grocers’  Association 

President,  J.  W islf.r ,  Mancelona;  Secretary, 

E. A. St o w e, Grand Rapids

Detroit Retail Grocers’  Association 

President,  J o se p h  K n ig h t ;  Secretary,  E. 

Ma r k s ;  Treasurer, C.  H. F r i n k .

Grand Rapids  Retail Grorors'  Association 

President,  F r a n k  J.  Dy k ;  Secretary,  Ho m e r 

K l a p ;  Treasurer, J. Ge o r g e L e h m a n .

Saginaw  Mercantile Association 

President.  P.  F.  T r e a n o r ;  Vice-President. 
J oh n  McBr a t n ie ;  Secretary, W. H.  L e w is.

Jackson Retail Grocers’  Association 

President, J.  F r a n k   H e l m e r ;  Secretary,  W.

DETROIT,Qraod Rapids ft Western

June a6.1899.

H. P o r t e r ;  Treasurer, L.  P e l t o n .
Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association 

T h e  new  wafer  is  just  right 
(just  crisp  enough,  just 
sweet  enough,  just  gin- 
>  gery  enough)  and  the 
sealed,  air  tight  package 
keeps it just right until eaten. 
cakes  and 
in  the  usual  way, 
get moist and soggy in damp weather 
and  hard  and  tough  in  dry  weather.

Ordinary  ginger 

cookies,  sold 

Uneeda

H y m a n . 

_____

flvft 

Detroit.

Mnskeson Retail Grocers’  Association 

October i,  1899.

Pu t n e y .

Ow0'80 Business  lien’s Association 

Alpena Business Men’s Association 

Perry  Business Men’s  Association 

He d d le. 

______

Ho e k s. 

______

Tale Business  died s  Association 

Bay Cities Retail Grocers’  Association 

Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association 

Saginaw,  Alma  and  Greenville.

Ge o.  De Ha v e n , General Pass. Agent.

President, W.  H.  J o h n so n ;  Secretary,  C h a s.

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

Pa r t r id g e . 

______

President,  M.  L.  De Ba t s ;  Secretary,  S.  W.

W a t e r s . 

______

President,  H.  W.  W a l l a c e ;  Secretary,  T.  E. 

President, Ch a s.  Ro u n d s;  Secretary,  F r a n k  

DON 

Grand  Haien Retail Merchants’  Association 

President,  F.  D.  V os;  Secretary,  J.  W.  V e r - 

Grand  Rapids Retail Meat Dealers  Association 

President,  L.  M.  W il s o n ;  Secretary,  Ph il ip  

President,  A l b e r t   Tow  l ;  Secretary,  D.  A.

Bo e l k in s ;.T reasurer,  J.  W.  Ca s k a d o n .

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

A.  Pe r c y ; Treasurer, C l a r k  A.  Pu t t.

President,  A.  D.  W h i p p l e ;  Secretary,  G.  T. 

Ca m p b e l l ;  Treasurer,  W.  E. Co l l in s.

President,  A.  C.  Cl a r k :  Secretary,  E.  F.

Cl e v e l a n d ;  Treasurer,  WM. C. K o e h n .

I J  I V  AI x II  Detroit and Milwaukee Di v

Hi l b k r ;  Treasurer,  S. J. Hu f f o r o .
St.  Johns Busine>8 Men’s Assoria’ ion 

President,  T hos  T.  Ba t e s :  Secretary,  M.  B.

Traverse City  Business Men’s Association 
Ho l l y ; Treasurer,  C.  A.  Ham m o n d.

GRAND Rspids  ft  ¡o d ia »   Railway

keeps fresh  and  deliciously crisp  and 
tender. 
Its  high  quality  is  assured 
by  the  fact  that  it  comes  from  the^l 
ovens  which  bake  U n eed a  Biscuit»

Made by NATIONAL BISCUIT COM PANT, 
wblcb owns  the  registered  trade  mark  U n M d A

buy Plated Silverware. 
Clocks or Holiday Goods, 
until you have consulted our 189d 
Fall Catalogue.

Lv. Grand Rapids... 7:00am  12:05pm  5:25pm
Ar. Detroit....................11:40am 
4:05pm 10:05pm
Lv. Detroit.................... 8:40am 
1:10pm  G :10pm
Ar. Grand Rapids___ 1:30pm 
5:10pm  10:55pm
Lv. G.R.7:00am 5:10pm*Ar. G. R. 11:45am 9:40pm 
Parlor Cars on all trains to and from Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Trains run week days only.
/ i n i   A i n   Trank  Railway  System 
(In effect June 19,1899.)
Going East.
Saginaw, Detroit & N. Y..........t 6:40am t 9:55pm
Detroit and East...........................tl0:16am t 5:07pm
Saginaw, Detroit & East..........t 3:27pm tl2:50pm
Buffalo, N. Y.. Toronto, Mon­
treal & Boston, Ltd Ex..» 7:20pm »10:16am 
Going West.
Gd. Haven and Int. Pts............* 8:30am »10:00pm
Gd. Haven Express......................*l0:2iam * 7:15pm
Gd. Haven and Int. Pts............tl2:53pm t 3:19pm
Gd. Haven and Milwaukee— i 5:12pm tl0:llam 
Gd. Haven and Milwaukee.. ..tl0:00pm t 6:40am
Gd. Haven and Chicago............* 7:30pm » 8:05am
Eastbound 6:45am train has Wagner parlor 
car to Detroit, eastbound 3:20pm train has parlor 
car to Detroit.
»Daily.  tExcept Sunday.
C. A. J u s t in , City Pass. Ticket Agent,
97 Monroe St., Morton House.
From
Going 
Northern Division. 
North  North
Trav. City, Petoskey,Mack,  t 7:45am  + 5:10pm 
Traverse City & Petoskey..  t 2:25pm  tl0:15pm 
Cadillac Accommodation...  t 5:25pm  tl0:55am 
Petoskey & Mackinaw City  til :00pm  t 6:20am 
7:45am and 2:25pm trains, parlor cars; 11:00pm 
train, sleeping car.
Going 
Southern Division 
From
Kalamazoo,Ft. WayneCin.  t 7:10am  t 9:45pm 
Kalamazoo and Ft. Wayne.  + 2:00pm  t 2:00pm 
Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin.  * 7:00pm  »6:45am 
Kalamazoo and Vicksburg.  *11:30pm  * 9:10am 
7:10am train has parlor car to Cincinnati, 
coach to Chicago; 2:00pm train has parlor car to 
Fort Wayne; 7:00pm train has sleeper to Cincin­
nati; 11:30pm train, sleeping car and coach to 
Chicago,
Chicago Trains.
Lv.Grand Rapids...t7 10am 
t2 00pm *11 30pm
Î VL Platform  Delivery  Wagon j*. |
Ar. Chicago................ 2 30pm  8 45pm 
6 25am
Lv. Chicago......................................+3  02pm 
*11 32pm
Ar. Grand Rapids......................... 9 45pm 
6 45am
Train leaving Grand Rapids 7:10am has coach; 
ll:30pm train has coach and sleeping car; trains 
♦
leaving Chicago 3:02pm has coach; 11:32pm has 
♦
sleeping car for Grand Rapids.
Muskegon Trains. •
*
Lv. Grand Rapids 
t7 35am  tl 35pm  t6 40pm
*t
Ar. Muskegon.............. 9 00am  2 45pm  7 05pm
Sunday train leaves Grand Rapids 9:15am; 
arrives Muskegon at 10:40am.  Returning leaves 
Muskegon 5:30pm ; arrives Grand Rapids, 6:50pm.
♦
♦
Lv. Muskegon..........+8  10am  tl2 15pm  t4 00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids... 9 30am 
1 25pm  5 20pm 
t
tExcept Sunday.  »Daily.
♦
Gen’l Pass’r and Ticket Agent.
*
Ticket Agent Union Station.
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MANISTEE ft  Northeastern  Ry. 
B e st route to Manistee.
*
♦
Via C. & W. M. Railway.
♦
Lv. Grand Rapids............................. 7 00am 
.............
Ar. Manistee......................................12 05pm 
.............
♦t
Lv. Manistee...................................... 8 30am - 4 10pm
Ar. Grand Rapids..........................  1 00pm  9 55pm
♦

AND BTEAIM8HIP LINES 
F. A P.  M. R. R.
TO ALL POINTS IN MICHIGAN

The  Regent  M fg .  Co.

THE  BELKNAP  WAGON  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Not  how  cheap  but  how  good.  Write  for  catalogue  and  prices.

H.  F .  M O E LL E R ,  a . a.  p .  a .

WRITE  FOR  IT  NOW.

Jackson  and  Market. 

C.  L.  LOCKWOOD, 
W.  C.  BLAKE,

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T he  m ost  com p lete  Rook  out.

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Distinguished  Everywhere 

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Delicacy  of  Flavor, 

Superior  Quality 

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Nutritive  Properties. 

Specially  Grateful  and 

Comforting  to  the 

Nervous  and  Dyspeptic.

Sold  in  Half-Pound  Tins  Only. 

Prepared  by

JA M E S   E P P S   &  CO .,  Ltd., 

Homoeopathic  Chemists,  London, 

England.

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MONEY IN IT

It pays  any  dealer  to  have  the  reputation  of 
It  pays  any  dealer  to  keep 

keeping pure goods. 
the  Seymour Cracker.

There’s  a  large  and  growing  section  of  the 
public  who will  have the  best,  and with  whom the 
matter of a cent or so a pound makes no impression. 
It’s not “ How cheap” with them;  it’s “How good.” 
For this  class  of  people  the  Seymour  Cracker  is 
made.  Discriminating  housewives  recognize  its 
superior  Flavor,  Purity,  Deliciousness,  and  will 
have it.

If you,  Mr.  Dealer,  want the trade of  particu­
lar people,  keep  the  Seymour  Cracker.  Made by

NATIONAL  B ISCU IT  CO M PA N Y,

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

The  Money  Weight  System  Is  Sky  High  in  Public  Favor

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Remember our scales are sold  on easy monthly payments.

The  Computing  Scale  Co.,  Dayton,  Ohio

