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Volume XVII.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  13,1899.

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A S S O R T E D

D e c o r a t i o n s .

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Holiday
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Order a Sam ple Package T o-day.

We sell to

dealers only

42-44  Lake Street, 

Chicago.

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W e  have  had  the oldest and most 
experienced cigar facories in the coun­
try experimenting for months past on 
the production of  a cigar  that  would 
be better than anything yet  produced 
in that line.

Royal Tiger, 10 cents and  Tigerettes, 5 cents

Their  combined  efforts  have  re­

sulted in

The best cigars of the times.  Your customers want them  and 
are bound to have them.  Better order some right? away.

Largest Cigar Dealers in the  Middle West.

PHELPS,  BRACE  &  CO.,  Detroit.

F.  E. BUSHMAN,  Manager.

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Distinguished  Everyw here 

Plenty of specialties will  sell like wildfire for  a  time.  But  they 
won’t last.  People never ask  for them again.  They’re worthless  ( •  
as a basis for substantial merchandising.

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Sold  in  H alf-Pound  Tin s  O nly. 

Prepared  by

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Homoeopathic  Chem ists,  London, 

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Sell  well first, last, and all the time,  There’s  a  crisp, delightful 
daintiness about them that people do not tire of.  The first pound 
sells another and another.  They make trade and keep  it.
That’s the sort of cracker you want  to handle,  Mr.  Grocer.

National  Biscuit Company,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Sears Bakery.

FURNITURE BY MAIL
Magazine  Prices  Outdone

Oar  Desk  No. 261,  illustrated  above,  is 
50 in.  long,  34  in. deep and  50 in. high; 
is  made of selected  oak, any finish  de­
sired.

The  gracefulness  of  the  design, the 
exquisite workmanship, the nice atten­
tion  to  every  little  detail, will  satisfy 
your most critical  idea.

Is  sent  on  approval,  freight prepaid, 
to  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  not 
found  positively the  best  roll top desk 
ever  offered  for  the  price  or  even  25 
per cent  more.

Write for oar complete Office Furniture 

Catalogue.

FURNITURE BY MAIL
Magazine  Prices  Outdone
There’s
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your home.
After  you’ve  used  it 
for several years— given it 
all  kinds  of  wear— that’s 
the time to tell whether or 
not the chair is a good one.
Our  goods  stand  every 
test.  The longer you have 
it  the  better you  like  it.

Ara  Chair or 

Rocker No. IMI.

Genuine hand 
buffed  leather, 
hair  filling,  dia­
mond  or biscuit 
tufting.

Sent  to  you 
freight  prepaid 
on  approval  for

$247-i

Compare the style, the workmanship, 
the  material  and  the  price  with  any 
similar article. 
If  it  is  not cheaper in. 
comparison,  return  at  our expense.

S a m p l e  Fu r n itu r e, Co.
Retailers  of  Sa mpie Furn itu re 
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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.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  13,1899.

Number 847

A M E R IC A N   IM P O R T IN G   C O .,

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C O F F E E S

2 1 - 2 3   R IV E R   S T ..  C H IC A G O .  ILL .

Pay  a  good  profit.  Give  the  best  of 
satisfaction.  Handled  by  the  best 
dealers  in  Michigan.  For  exclusive 
agency, address

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Established 1841.

R. Q.  DUN & CO.

IM PORTANT  FEATURES.

Page.
2.  Dry  Goods.
3.  Justice  Courts  Spectables.

Crockery  and  Glassware  Uuotstions.

4.  Around  the  State.

The  Produce  Market.
5.  Grand  Rapids  Gossip.
6.  Getting  the  People.
7.  Is Epidemic Hallucination the Cause ?
8.  Editorial.
9.  Editorial.
IO.  Woman's World.
12.  Shoes and Leather.
13.  Requirements  of a  Salesman.
14.  The  Meat  Market.
15.  Michigan  Leads  in  Beet  Sugar.
16.  Gotham  Gossip.
17.  Commercial Travelers.
18.  Drugs and Chemicals.
19.  Drug Price Current.
20.  Grocery Price  Current.
21.  Grocery Price  (urrent.
22.  Hardware.
23.  Some  Things  to  Avoid.

Widdicomb Bld’g, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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

Hardware  Price  Current.
24.  Emerging  from  Darkness.

Business  Wants.

L. P. WITZLEBEN.  manager.

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Business, Shorthand, Typewriting Etc.
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For catalogue address 

Grand Rapids. Mich.

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Spring and summer 1900 samples ready, 
and  still  have  for  present  use  Ulsters, 
Overcoats  and  Reefers  in  abundance. 
Don’t  forget  strictly  all  wool  Kersey 
overcoat $5.  KOLB & SON, oldest whole­
sale Clothing Manufacturers. R ochester, 
N.  Y.  Mail  orders  receive  prompt 
attention.  Write  our  Michigan  agent, 
W IL L IA M   CONNOR,  Box  346,  Mar­
shall, Mich., to call on you,  or  meet  him 
at Sweet's hotel, Grand  Rapids, January 
2  to  9  inclusive.  Customers'  expenses 
paid.

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D etro it  office,  817  H am m ond  B id.
5  Associate  offices  and  attorneys  in  every 
K  county in the  United  States and Canada. 
K  Refer  to  State  Bank  of  Michigan  and 
5  Michigan  Tradesman.

For  Sale Cheap

Residence property at 24  Kellogg 
street, near corner  Union  street. 
Will sell on long time  at low  rate 
of interest.  Large lot, with barn. 
House equipped  with  water,  gas 
and all modem improvements.

E.  A.  Stowe,

Blodgett Building, 
Grand  Rapids.

Save  Trouble. 
Save  Money 
Save Tim e.

T H E   HOUR  O F  TR IU M PH .

The  great-hearted  worker  does  not 
think  to  measure  the  stress  and  burden 
of  his  undertaking  by  any  standard  so 
illusive  as  time.  The  busiest  days  are 
the  shortest  and  the  hardest  worker  is 
the  least  likely  to  despair.  It  is  a  grand 
thing  that  a  year’s  work  begins  with the 
spring,  when  everything  else  is  begin­
ning,  when  the  year  has  turned  and  the 
great glass of  Time has  been  filled  again 
with  glittering  grai.ns  of  sand;  when 
reviving  Nature,  having  shaken  off  her 
coverlet  of  snow  and  broken  the  seals 
of  all  her  spell-bound  rivers  and  rivu­
lets,  stirs  with  new  life  and  thrills  all 
her  hidden  seeds  with  the  power  of 
strong  and  subtle  forces,  and  the  birds 
set  about  building,  and,  while  they  are 
building,  sing  a  song  of  perennial hope. 
Then,  perhaps,  the  worker thinks  what 
a wonderful  thing,  indeed, is this strange 
invincible  life  of  Nature.  The  feathered 
songster 
latest  descendant  of  a 
race  older  than  any  human  family,  more 
ancient  than  any  tribe  or  nation  of men, 
and  when  one  thinks 
in  what  a  frail 
form  its  life  has  been  embodied  and  re­
members  how  necessarily  fatal  is  a shat­
tered  ankle,  or  a  broken  wing,  to  any 
one  of  its  representatives,  he  is  amazed 
when  he 
is  reminded  how  many  storms 
and  perils  of  every  sort  it  must have  en­
countered  and  escaped.  And  the  same 
story  has  been  repeated,  substantially, 
in  the  history  of  every 
living  thing, 
and  nowhere is there any  feeling  of  dis­
may,  unless  it  be,  now  and  then,  in  the 
human  consciousness.

is  the 

it 

It 

is 

Meanwhile,  the  old  earth  moves  on  its 
appointed  course,  and  soon  again 
is 
summertime.  The  summer  days  are 
long and  sultry,  but now the  husbandman 
beholds  his  crop  standing  high  in  the 
fields. 
immature  as  yet,  but  its 
beautiful  verdure  shows  that  it  is  sound 
to  the  root  and  growing.  The  day  of 
his  reward  is  approaching  and  he knows 
that  he  can  afford  to  wait,  although  he 
must  exercise  constant  care  to  guard  it 
against 
the 
enemies  that  menace  the  farmer’s  pros­
perity. 
It  may  be  that  he  has  to  live 
somewhat  frugally  still,  but  already  in 
his  mind  he  has  begun  to  estimate 
and 
invest  his  earnings.  Summertime 
its
its  own  peculiar 
has 

invasive  weeds  and  all 

landscape, 

foliage,  its  checkered 

lights 
abundant 
its  glaring  but  brilliant 
and  shades, 
long  delightful  twilights. 
noonday,  its 
Then,  how  refreshing 
is  the  draught 
from  the  wayside  spring  or  the  deep 
cool  well.  Then is  rest  sweet  at  the  long 
day's  end.  And  so  time  passes,  day 
after  day,  and  then  it  is  autumn  again, 
and  once  qiore  the  harvest  has  been 
gathered  and  stored  aw ay;  *' the  end 
crowns  the  work. ”   Perhaps  it 
is  this 
suggestion  of  the  end  that  imparts  a  de­
gree  of  melancholy 
to  the  hour  of 
triumph.  It  may  happen,  but  it  is  not 
often,  that men  achieve  wealth  and  fame 
in  early  manhood.  Usually  the  spring­
time  and  summer  of  life  pass  away  be­
fore  the  seed  sown  in  labor,  and  it  may 
be 
in  hardship,  can  come  to  fruition. 
As  a  rule,  the  reward  is  reaped  before 
the  worker  has  become  infirm  and  in­
capable  of  enjoyment.  The  late  middle 
age  should  be  the  happiest  of  a  man’s 
earthly  life.  Then  the  mind 
is  most 
fully  stored  with  knowledge  and  most 
deeply  imbued  with  the  wisdom  of  ex­
perience.  Judgment 
the 
will  has  become  the  calm  servant  of  a 
great  and  unalterable  purpose  and  the 
charms  and  graces  of  a  varied  culture 
render  him  who  has  become  a  sure 
guide  also  a  delightful  companion.  Men 
of  eager,  restless  ambitions  seldom  die 
satisfied.  Their  career  ends  in  disap­
pointment,  because,  if  there  be  no  other 
reason,  ambition 
itself  a  consuming 
and  unquenchable  thirst.  How  much 
better to  labor  for  victories  in  one’s  self 
and  over  one’s 
in 
strength,  not  seeking  place,  but  pre­
pared  to  take 
it  in  any  good  cause,  not 
in  one’s  own.

is  soundest, 

rejoicing 

self, 

is 

look 

Status  of the  St.  Louis  Potato  Market.
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Dec.  11— Since  writ­
ing  our  last  letter  to  you  our  market  on 
potatoes  has  remained  steady  up  to 
to-day,  when  prices  eased  off  and closed 
weaker.  Dealers  are  paying  their  at­
tention  to  fruits  for  the  holiday  trade 
and  we  do  not 
for  much  potato 
business  until  after  the  first  of  the  year. 
Our  market  to-day  is  as  follows :  Red 
Rose  and  Triumphs,  scarce  and  in  de­
mand,  but  Early  Ohios  are  in  excessive 
offering  and  are  dull  and  weak.  The 
offerings  of  the 
latter  are  more  or  less 
mixed  with  other  varieties.  Receivers 
in  disposing  of  their 
have  difficulty 
low  prices  ruling. 
goods,  even  at  the 
We  quote  Northern 
in  bulk  on  track: 
Burbanks  at  from  43@44c  for  common 
to  fair and  44@45c  for  choice  to  fancy ; 
Rurals  at  40@42c  for  common  to  fair 
and  43@44c  for  choice  to  fancy ;  fancy 
bright  smooth  Michigan  Rurals  at  45^ 
47c;  Peerless  at  38@40c ;  Hebrons,  yj@ 
39c ;  white  mixed  37@40c,  according  to 
quality ;  red  and  white  mixed,  35@38c ; 
Early  Rose,  4o@5oc,  the  latter  for  red 
cut. 

Miller  &  Teasdale  Co.
Should  T u rn   a   D eaf E a r  to   ¡Scheme«.
Port  Huron,  Dec.  12— The Port Huron 
merchants  feel  that  they  have  suffered 
enough  from  the  panic  of  the  trading 
stamp  system  and  should  now  reap  the 
reward  of  their  labors  in  the  shape  of  a 
period  of  good  will. 
It  is  hoped  that 
they  will  turn  a  deaf  ear to  parties  who 
offer any  kind  of  a  stamp  or  card  and 
who  care  nothing  for  the  prosperity  of 
in  general.  The  system  is 
the  trade 
demoralizing 
arrays  merchant 
against  merchant  and  is  denounced  by 
the  Port  Huron  Merchants  and  Manu­
facturers’  Association. 

A.  H.  Nem.

and 

The  G rain  M arket.

The  wheat  situation  becomes  more 
interesting  daily.  While  receipts  in  the 
winter  wheat  belt  are  of  a  very  diminu­
tive  character and  the  spring  wheat  re­
ceipts  are  only 
from  one-third  to  one- 
half  what  they  were  last  year -  although 
the  cry  is,  no  export  demand,  etc.,  (but 
we  find  our  exports  since  July  1,  1899, 
to  the  present  time  have  been97,000,000 
bushels,  against  103,000,000  bushels  dur­
ing  the  corresponding  time  last  year)— 
for  some  unaccountable  manipula­
still 
tion  our  visible 
is  about  29,000,000 
larger  than  last  year.  Prices, 
bushels 
however,  remained 
fairly  steady  and 
there  is  no  change  to  report  as to futures 
or  cash.  As  our  visible  showed  only 
about  500,000  bushels  increase,  against 
2,300,000  bushels  at  the  same  time  last 
year,  we  think  when  the  decrease  sets 
in,  which  will  be  in  the  near  future,  the 
visible  will  melt  away  very  fast,  espe­
cially  as  all  the  mills  will  have  to  go  to 
the  wheat  centers  for  supplies,  as  they 
are  not  holding  much  wheat,  so  we  still 
look  for  better  prices.

Theie 

is  nothing  new  in  either  com, 
oats  or  rye.  They  all  held  their own. 
Neither  changed  even  %c  during  the 
week.

The  flour  trade  has  remained  very 
steady,  both  local  and  domestic.  For­
eigners  begin  to  bid  nearer  values  than 
before.

Mill  feed  is  in  demand  at  full  prices, 
probably  owing  to  quite  a  number  of 
mills  running  only  part  of  the  time  for 
the  want  of  wheat.

Receipts  during  the  week  were  quite 
large,  being  81  cars  of  wheat,  9  cars  of 
corn,  10  cars  of  oats,  1  car  of  rye  and  4 
cars  of  beans.

Millers  are  paying  65c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

H hles,  P elts,  F urs,  Tallow   and  Wool.
The  hide  market  still  holds  at  the 
higher  price  and  is  very  firm.  There is 
no  accumulation  of  stock,  although there 
is  a  good  demand  as  the  stocks  are  col­
lected.  Price,  seemingly,  cuts  no  fig­
ure.

Pelts  are  sold  even higher  than  at  any 
previous  price,  with  no 
lots 
offered.  They  are  fully  up  to  the  pres­
ent  outlook  for  yielding  a  profit  to  the 
puller.

large 

Furs  are  a  little  dormant,  on  account 
of  the  mild  weather  which  is  general 
over  the  states,  causing  slow  sales  of 
manufactured  goods 
in  our  home  mar­
kets.  Lining  skins  are  not  in  much de­
mand.  The  present  supply  is  large and 
new  collections  are  light.

Tallow  is  higher  for  prime  and  edi­
ble,  while  soaper’s  stock  follows  the 
boom.  All  grades  are  in  good  demand 
and  the  market  is  excited.

Wools  are  firm  and  held  at  higher 
values,  while  sales  the  past  week  were 
comparatively  small.  Dealers  were  not 
anxious  sellers,  as  they  wished  to  ship 
out  and  clean  up,  in  order  that  they 
might  see  what  they  had  left  to  offer. 
Buyers  are  not  plentiful  in  the  State,  as 
there  are  not  wools  enough  left  for  sale 
to  bring  them  here.

Wm,  T.  Hess.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

2

Dry Goods

The  Dry  Goods  Market.

Staple  Cottons— Show  perhaps  the 

th 

quieter  situation  more  strongly 
other  lines.  Of  course,  visiting  buyers 
have  been  comparatively  few,  but  the 
market  is  beginning  to show more  acti 
ity,  and  the  effect  of  what  was  practi 
cally  three  holidays 
over. 
Wherever  spot  goods  can  be  found  they 
are  bought  up 
immediately.  Heavy 
brown  sheetings  and  drills are very firm, 
and 
in  several  cases  forward  contracts 
are  accepted  “ at  value  only.’ ’  Fine 
brown  goods,  gray  goods,  and  four-ya 

about 

is 

•  sheetings 

all 

are 

strongly  situated 
against  the  buyers.  Wide  sheetings, 
although  in  only  moderate  demand,  are 
firm,  and  cotton  flannels,  blankets,  etc 
show  no  change  in  the  situation.  Ticks, 
stripes,  checks,  etc.,  show  an  upward 
tendency,  and  are  excellently  situated 
while  other coarse  colored  cottons  are  i 
small  supply,  and  very  strong.

Prints  and  Ginghams— There has been 

is  firm 

a  good  demand  for  printed  calicoes  th 
week,  in  both  staple  lines  and 
fancies 
and  the  market 
in  all  direc 
little  change  has  come  over 
tions.  But 
in  regard  to  prices  for 
the  situation 
spring,  although 
in  lower  grades  there 
have  been  a  few  advances  of  from 
to  5  per  cent.  Some  other  lines  accept 
contracts  at  value  only’ ’  now  for  for 
ward  deliveries.  All  goods  in  stock  are 
held  firmly  at  quoted  prices,  but  these 
stocks  are  very  small.  Advances  have 
been  named  on  some  lines  of ginghams, 
and  notice  has  been  given  to  the  effect 
that  Everett  Classics  will  go  up  to  si 
cents.  Ginghams  are  very  scarce,  and 
nearly  all  makes  are  sold  well  ahead. 
Printed  and  woven  patterned  napped 
goods  are  strong  in  all  reputable  makes.
Dress  Goods— There  are  conditions 
existing  in  the  dress  goods  market  that 
are  entirely  out  of  the  ordinary. 
In 
fact,  the  current  season,  or  rather  the 
past  two  seasons  have  put  aside  many 
of  the  governing  rules  of  the dress goods 
market  that  have  been  lived  up  to  for 
years. 
It  is  certainly  a  new  condition 
when  not  a  few  of  the  mills  are  deliver 
ing  fall  fabrics  up  into  December;  that 
is  what 
is  being  done  now,  however, 
and  buyers  are  glad  to  get  the  goods, 
too.  At  the  same  time,  not  a  few  of  the 
spring 
lines  are  sold  ahead  away  into 
February  and  March,  and  orders  are 
now  being  placed  by  the  jobbing  frater- 
nity,  which  can  not  he  woven  out  be­
fore  March.  This 
is  certainly  a  strong 
indication  for  the  dress  goods  market.
It  indicates  a  demand  more  than  com­
It 
mensurate  with  the  supply. 
indi­
cates  that  the  retailing  and  the 
jobbing 
interests  are  short  of  goods,  both  in  fall 
and  spring  weights.  The  mill  that 
is 
not  well  sold  up  on  spring  goods  is  the 
exception.  Higher  prices  must  be  the 
natural  outcome  of  the  situation,  and 
supplementary  business  must  be  figured 
at  a  good  advance.  Manufacturers  of 
cashmeres,  both  of  the  all  wool  and  cot­
ton  warp  varieties,  are  very  well  sold 
ahead,  and  have  advanced  prices  ma­
terially.  Cheviots,  plaids,  plaid  backs, 
homespuns  and  soft  faced  woolens  in 
general  have  been  the  market 
feature ; 
serges,  Venetians  and  coverts  have  also 
done  well.

Knit  Goods— The  jobbing  trades  have 
had  another  busy  week  and  the  demand 
for  heavyweight  underwear  continues 
very  active.  This  is  particularly  note­
worthy  when  we  consider  the  fact  that 
the  weather  has  been  warm  and  unfa­
vorable  for this  time  of  the  year.  The

It 

retailers  apparently  realize  that the mar 
ket  is  in  very  short  supply and  that  it  is 
for  their best  interest  to  lay  in  as 
large 
a  stock  as  possible,  even  if  their  own 
business  would  not  seem  to  warrant 
it 
at  the  present  time. 
is  hard  to  find 
to-day  desirable  lines  of fine  underwear. 
There  has  been  a  stronger demand  for 
these  goods  than  for  many  seasons  past, 
and  this  accounts  for  the  low  supply. 
The 
importers  of  underwear  say  that 
they  have  had  the  best  season  in the his­
tory  of  their  trade,  beginning  early  and 
continuing  to  a  very  late  date.  They 
have  got  orders  for  spring  all  ready, 
which  includes  many  lines  never  before 
shown 
in  this  market.  They  look  for­
ward  to  an  early  opening  of  the  new fall 
goods,  and  say  that  they  will  probably 
have  their  lines  of  samples  complete  by 
the  middle  of  January.

Hosiery—-There  is  considerable  more 
business  with  the  importers  than  usual 
during  the  first  weeks  in  December,  and 
it  looks  now  as  though  there  were two or 
three  weeks  of  good  business  still  to 
come.  The  stocks  in  the  hands  of  the 
mporters  are  very  small,  and  on  ac­
count  of  the  prices  in  Europe,  the  im­
porters  here  are  making  very  slight 
efforts  only  to  push  their goods.  Fancies 
of  nearly  all  kinds  seem  to  be  in  as 
strong  demand  as  ever.

Carpets--The  demand  for  all  grades 
of  carpet  continues  large,  even  beyond 
the  ability  of  the  average  manufactur 
ers  to  meet,  as  they  prefer  to  accept  or 
ders 
in  smaller  amounts,  rather  than 
cover  themselves  for  the  whole  season 
with  large  initial  orders,  as  they are  not 
last  longer  than 
covered  with  yam  to 
January  except  in  occasional 
instances. 
All  anticipate  further advances  in  goods 
fter  the  dates  named,  and  any  advance 
prior  to  that  time  (outside  of  the  ad 
vance  at  the  opening)  has  been  mainly 
as  an  effort  to  ward  off  the  buyer  until 
the  genera]  market  advances  and  old 
orders  at 
less  prices  are  completed 
and  manufacturers  are  in  a  position  to 
accept  new  orders  at  prices  commen 
surate  with  the  advance  in  raw  material 
and  yam,  and  other  constantly 
increas 
‘ng  expenses  attending  the  general  im 
provement 
in  trade.  As  was  stated  in 
s  report  previously,  the  carpet  manu 
facturers  are  now  beginning  to  feel  the 
effects  of  the  prosperity  attending  othe.
nes  of  textiles.  We  might  say  this  has 
been  one  of  the  last  to  feel  the  improve­
ment,  which  even  now  is  far  from  the 
full  realization  of  its  proportionate  ad 
vance  in  price.  The  reason  for  this has 
been  the  extremely  low  level  of  prices 
hich  this  branch  had  fallen  within 
two  years,  when  the  slaughter 
sales 
forced  down  prices  of goods;  hence they 
have  been  longer  in  recovering.  This 
as  mainly  due  to  the  efforts  of  one 
large  concern  when  there  was  a  dead 
market  to  force  sales . rather than  shut 
down  a  portion  of  their  mill,  and  thus 
curtail  production  as  others  had  done, 
and  obviate  the  necessity  of 
forcing 
prices  to  such  a  low  level  that,  in  some 
"nes,  even  now  at  the  advances  asked, 
the  price  has  barely  reached  the level  of 
values  prevailing  before  the  auction 
sales  of  May  and  June,  1898.  To-day 
the  business  is  represented  more  by  the 
ncrease  in  the  volume  of  business  than 
the  profits  derived,  as  buyers  were 
lower  prices  so  long 
educated  to  pay 
that 
it  has  been  a  very  slow  process  to 
convince  them  that  the  manufacturers 
who  could  sell  before  at 
low 
prices  should need  to  ask  so  much  now.

such 

A  word  to  the  wise  is  not  sufficient 
hen  it  gives  no  fact,  reason  or  infor­
mation.  All  words  are  wasted  on  a  fool.

S P E C I A L   D R I V E

IN ALL S IL K , S A T IN  A N D  Q R O S G R A IN   R IB B O N S , 

P A T T E R N   H O N E S T Y

For $27.50 regular we will  make you  an 

assortment of these goods as follows:

? 
1  Box  No.  7 
1  Box  No.  9  )  -~veraSe  price  38c  per  piece 

In  »11  78  pieces.

5  ) 
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Enabiing y°u t° retail any of the widths at 5c  per  yard.  The  assortment  consists 
of the  following  colors:  Scarlet,  Cardinal,  Garnet,  Light  Blue,  Medium  Blue 
Light Pink, Medium Pink, Bose, Cream, White, and Black.  You can add or  leave 
out any colors you wish if the assortment is not satisfactory.

Send us your orders. 

No. 1 Satin Kibbon, 50 yard spool 
No. 2 Satin Ribbon, 10 yard spool...................20 cents

i £ 1<2>t M ’t)on’ a11 colors, 50 yard spool.  . .37 cents
.50 cents
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CO R L,  K N O T T   &   CO.

20 and 22 N. Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

W e   all  know  that  a  nice  line  of  Christm as  G oods  is  a 
drawing  card  to  any  one’ s  place,  and  such  articles  as  we 
carry  are  not  alone  a  drawing  card,  but  are  sellers  and 
will  give  satisfaction  to  the  purchaser,  and  this  is  what 
the  w ide-aw ake  dealer  is  looking  for.  Call  in  and  give 
us  your  order  and  we  will  see  that  you  get  that  class 
of  goods. 

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Splendid Assortment, 
Prices Very Low.

p .  S T E K E T E E   &  S O N S ,

Grand  R apids,  M ich.

We placed our order for  the  greater  portion 
of  our  line  of  Handkerchiefs  about  eight 
months  ago—before  the . first  advance 
in 
prices—there have been others since  but  we 
spve you the benefit  of  our  early  purchase. 
Our line includes a good assortment  of  I .ace 
Edges,  Scalloped  Edges,  Embroidered  Cor­
ners, Lace Effects,  Printed  Borders,  .Japan- 
ettes. Initials and Silks.  Prices  12  cents  to 
$4.50 per dozen.

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V O IG T,  H ER P0 LSI1EIM ER   &  GO.,

Wholesale  Dry  Goods. 

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Grand  Rapids,  MlGh.

FOR  SALE:

U. S. Playing Card 

Co.’s  Factory,

Cincinnati,  Ohio.

219 feet front by 70 feet deep  on  Eggleston  Ave., 
Sixth and Lock Sts., on Pennsylvania R.R. tracks, 
1th  splendid  Six-story  Brick  and  Stone  Build­
ing.  The largest and most completely  equipped 
Manufacturing  Property  now  offered  in  Cincin­
nati.  For  Plats,  Description  and  Full  Details 
address

Wm.  V.  Ebersole  & Co.,  Agents, 

240  East Fourth  S t, Cincinnati, 0.

No  Loss from  Forgotten Charges

The Egry System for Grocers 

SPECIAL  OFFER

The No.  1  Roll  Up 
Register issues 
1  printed  itemized 
1 
plain  copy  and 
tripli­
complete 
1 

bill.
rolls up.

cate.  each  5  in. 
long.

Price on Mail  Orders 
12 M. Complete Transactions

SPECIAL  PREMIUM  OFFER

2,000 Self Copying Remittance Blanks, and  free 
use of holder two years, to  all  whose  orders  are 
received  during  December  for  above  system. 
Order at once of

L .  A .  E LY ,  A lm a,  M ichigan. 

This insures against disputed accounts.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

3

Justice  Courts  Spectacles For  the  Gods  to 

Written  for the Tradesman.

Weep  Over.

One  day 

last  week  1  walked  into  a 
prosperous  drug  store  in  Southern Mich­
igan  and  found  the  junior  proprietor en­
gaged 
in  the  work  of  sorting  and  de­
stroying  a  mass  of  neatly  made-out  bills 
and  statements.

“ What's  up?”   I  asked,  with  the  free­
dom  of  long  acquaintance.  “ You  must 
be  doing  a  whacking  business 
if  all 
those  accounts  have  been  settled  since 
the  bills  were  made  out.”

“ Settled  nothing,”   exclaimed 

the 
druggist.  “ About  a  thousand  dollars  in 
goods  and  profits  settled  on  the  wrong 
side  of  the 
is  the  way 
they’ re  settled.”

ledger.  That 

“ Bad  debts,  eh?”
“ Bad,  very  bad,  under  present  con­
ditions,”   replied  the  merchant. 
“ A 
majority  of  the  people  represented  in 
these  bills  are  legally  responsible,  but 
I’ve  got  done  trying to enforce payment. 
We  sued  a  man  the  other  day  and  I  got 
quite  enough  of  that  sort  of  thing. ”  

“ Can’t  you  use  a  collection  agency?”  
“ Never  tried.  No  agency  could  col­
I  think 

in  this  town. 

lect  these  bills 
I’m  hoodoed.”

The  merchant  pulled  thoughtfully  at 
his  cigar  for a  moment  and  then  began 
again.

“ I  got  a  little  indignant  about  three 
months  ago  and  sued  a  customer  who 
not  only  wouldn’t  pay,  but  who  fre­
quently  indulged  in  the  pastime of kick­
ing  our  collector  out  of  the  store  and 
down  the  street  for  a  couple  of  rods.  Of 
course,  no  well  regulated  business  house 
ought  to  stand  that  sort  of  thing.  The 
debtor  kicked,  the  collector  was  kicked, 
and  we  were  forced  to  make  a  kick 
against  the  kicker!  See?”

The  painters  and  paper  hangers  who 
were  smoking  bad  cigars  and  worse 
pipes  about  the  stove  emitted  a  succes­
sion  of haws-haws,  not  having  heard  the 
joke  over  and  above  a  thousand  times 
before,  and  the  senior  proprietor  got  up 
and  went  and 
looked  out  of  the  front 
door,  his  hat  on  the  back  of  his  head 
and  a  patient  smile  on  his  face.

“ So  I  sued  the  fellow,”   resumed  the 
druggist,  “ and,  after  about  a  dozen  ad­
journments,  which  were  attended  to  by 
our  attorney,  the  case  came  on  for  trial. 
The  minute  I  got  into  that  justice  court 
I  was ready to abandon  the  suit,  and  I’ m 
not  much  of  a  quitter,  as  you  know. 
The  justice  had  the  rheumatism  or  the 
gout  or  the  kissing  bug  complaint,  im­
ported  from  the  Orient,  I  guess,  and 
had  used  boiled  vinegar  to  relieve  his 
aches  and  pains.  The  windows  were  all 
shut  tight  and  the  place  smelled 
like 
the  cellar  of  an  incompetent  grocer on  a 
foggy  day.  How  that  boiled  vinegar 
did  loom  u p !  And  the  crowd  there  was 
bout  the  stove!  Worse  than  the  audi­
ences  we  have  here!”

The  druggist  got  up  and  opened  a 
back  window  and  walked  up  and  down 
in  the  fresh  air.

like 

’ ' I  can  smell that room now, ”  he  said. 
“ I  never  saw  or  smelled,  rather,  any­
thing 
it  before  or  since.  Judging 
from  the  appearance  of  the  chair  warm­
ers,  soap  had  gone  out  of  existence  and 
bathing  was  a  lost  art.  They  were  liter­
ally  surrounded  by  an  atmosphere  all 
their  own.

“ The 

justice  called  the  case  and  the 
debtor  demanded  a  jury,  or  my  attorney 
did,  or  some  one  d id ;  anyway,  a  rum­
nosed  constable  went  to  work  to  get  up 
a  jury.  He  wrote  down  a  lot  of  names, 
the  names  of  business  men  he  knew  he 
couldn’t  find,  went  out  for  half  an  hour,

and  came  back  and  made  up  a  jury  out 
of  the  rag-tag-and-bob-tail  about  the 
stove.  Oh,  that  was  a  jury  to  make  the 
wings  of  the  goddess  of  liberty  drop  off, 
to  make  the  American  eagle  take  to  the 
woods!  There  were  two  saloon  helpers— 
the  chaps  that  empty  cuspidors  and 
sweep  out— an  expressman  who  owned 
a  rig  with  a  mule  and  a  rope  harness 
worth  ab< ut  five  dollars,  a  man  whose 
wife  takes 
in  washing  to  support  her 
children,  a  bartender  out  of  a  job  and 
an  ex-constable,  partially  intoxicated.

“ That  was  a  jury  for  your  whiskers, 
as  my  attorney  observed,  but  he  said 
there  wouldn’t  be  any  use  in  trying  to 
change 
it.  The  constable  had  quite  a 
tank  on  and  he  would  be  sure  to  go  to 
the  saloons  for  some  one  to  take  the 
place  of  every  man  thrown  off,  and  this 
batch  was  partly  sober,  at  all  events.”
“ Fine  courts  you  have  here,”   I  sug­

gested.

“ Fine 
is  no  name  for  it,”   said  the 
druggist. 
“ And  so  that  bum  jury,  not 
a  member  of  which  had  any  more  no­
tion  of  business  honor  and  equity  than 
has  a  hog  of  the  South  African problem, 
went  on  to  try  that  case,  in  that  dreary, 
stinking  old  room,  with  the  plastering 
crumbling  off  the  filthy  walls,  and  the 
spiders  in  their  webs  on  the  dust-dark­
ened  windows 
infinitely  more 
respectable  and  decidedly  cleaner  than 
the  ragged  human  spiders 
smirking 
about  the  odoriferous  old  justice.

looking 

from  the 

“ But  I  discovered  there  that  the 

jus­
tice  was  high  mogul  in  that  pest  house 
of  a  place.  The  court  room  was  his 
castle  and  no  mistake.  He  held  things 
down  with  an  iron  hand.  He  was  the 
whole  thing, 
tom  copy  of 
Howell’s  statutes  on  the  table  to  the 
question  of  the  adhesiveness  of  paint.
“ You  see,  the  suit  was  brought  to  re­
cover on  a  bill  for  house  paint  and serv­
ice,  which,  by  the  way,  the  defendant 
did  not  deny  having received.  He,  how­
ever,  set  up  the  plea  that  the  paint  was 
not  of  good  quality  and  that  it  actually 
did  harm  to  the  innocent  and  unoffend­
ing  exterior  of  his  house,  to  which  it 
had  been  applied  harshly,  and  with 
much  claimed  profanity  on  the  part  of 
the  painters  and  a  brush.

* ‘ He  had  witnesses  there  to  show  that 
he  ought  to  have  pay  for the  use  of  the 
outside  of  his  house  while  the  paint  oc­
it.  He  had  a  pair  of  hopeless 
cupied 
imbeciles— neighbors, 
I  understand— 
who  swore  that  the  paint  cracked  off  at 
such  a  rate  that  the  noise  kept  them 
awake  at  night.  Oh,  he had  a  choice  lot 
of  perjurers,  I  can  tell  you.
“ He  had  experts  who  didn’t  know  a 
pail  of  paint  from  the  brush  of  a  dog’s 
tail  and  all  our  proof  was  fired  out  on 
some  technical  grounds.  A   man  to  win 
in  that  court  has  got  to  have  a  red  nose 
and  a  breath  like  a  basement  kitchen  in 
fly  time.  And  the  jurors  sat  there  and 
begged  chewing  tobacco  and  rolled  cig­
arettes  from  ten  until  half-past  eleven, 
and  from two  until  three,  and  from  nine 
until  ten,  and  made  a  day  and  a  half  of 
it,  and  I  had  to  foot  the  b ills!”

“ Beat  you,  did  he?”
“ 1  should  say  he  did!  Hands  down! 
I expect he’ll  sue  me  now  for the  rent  of 
the 
land  around  the  house  while  the 
men  were  putting  on  the  paint.  H e’ ll 
win  if  he  does. 
I  won’t  have  any  more 
lawsuits.  When  I  am  sued  I’ m  going 
to  buy  up  the  justice,  and  if  I  c tn t  do 
that  I’ ll  get  some  man  with  a  good 
strong  stomach  to  take  him out and mur­
der  him.  When  I  can't  collect  my  own 
bills, 
I’ ll  burn  them.  No,  sir,  you 
don’t  see  me  mixed  up  with  law  any 
more. ’ ’

1  don’t  know  but  the  merchant  was 
right.  Perhaps  he  exaggerated  his  case, 
putting 
it  a  little  strongly,  but  there  is 
no  doubt  that  some  of  our  justice  courts 
are  spectacles  for  the  gods  to weep over.

Alfred  B.  Tozer.

L A M P   C H IM N E Y S  Seconds

No. 0 Sim................................................ 
No. 1 Sun................................................ 
No. 2 Sun................................................ 

1  28
1  42
2  12

Per box of 6 doz.

Com m on

Crockery  and  Glassware

AKRON  STONEWARE. 

Butten

V4 gal., per  doz...................................... 
1 to 6 gal., per  gal...............................  
8 gal. each............................................  
10 gal. each............................................. 
12 gal. each............................................. 
IS gal. meat-tubs, each......................... 
20 gal. meat-tubs, each......................... 
2S gal. meat-tubs, each......................... 
30 gal. meat-tubs, each........................  

C hurns

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

M ilkpans

% gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz............. 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each.................. 
F in e Glazed M ilkpans
Vt gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz.............  
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each.................. 

40
5
48
60
72
1  os
1  40
2  00
2  40

5
84

40
4K

60
5%

Stew pans

Vi gal. fireproof, ball, per  doz.............  
1 gal. fireproof, bail, per  doz............. 

8S
1  10

Jog»

M gal., per  doz............................................. 
Vt gal. per  doz............................................... 
1 "to 6 gal., per  gal......................................... 

T om ato  Ju g s

No. 0 Sun................................................ 
No. 1 Sun................................................ 
No. 2 Sim................................................ 

F i n t   Q uality

No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapjied & lab. 

XXX  F lin t

No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 3 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
CHIMNEYS—P earl Top
No. 1 Sim, wrapped and labeled........ 
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled........  
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and  labeled.... 
No. 2 Sun,  “Small  Bulb,”  for  Globe
Lamps........................................... 

La  B ustle

No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz............  
No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per doz............. 
No. 1 Crimp, per doz............................ 
No. 2 Crimp, per doz............................ 

No. 1 Lime  (65c 
No. 2 Lime  (70c 
No. 2 Flint  (80c 

40
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No. 2 Lime  (70c 
6
No. 2 Flint  (80c 

R ochester

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O IL  CANS

1  SO
1  60
2  45

2  10
2  15
3  15

2 55
2  75
3 75

3  70
4  70

4 88
80

90
1  15
1  35
1  60

3  50
4 00
4  70

4  00
4  40

1  40
1 75
3 25
3 75
4 85
4 85
5 35
7 25
9 00

8  50
10 50
10 60
12 00
9 60

4  50
7  00
6  75
7  00
14  00
3  75

45
45
1  26

1 78

% gal., per  doz............................................. 
1  gal., each........................................... 
Corks for % gal., per doz............................  
Corks for  1  gal., per doz............................. 

P reserv e  J a r s   and  Covers
‘4 gal., stone cover, per doz................. 
1 gal., stone cover, per doz............... 

Sealing  W ax

5 lbs. In package, per  lb............................... 

FR U IT   JA R S

Pints........................................................ 
Quarts..................................................... 
Half Gallons.......................................... 
Covers....................................................  
Rubbers.................................................. 

LA M P  BURNERS

No. 0 Sun....................................................... 
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No. 2 Sun................................................ 
No. 3 Sun................................................ 
Tubular.......................................................... 
Security, No.  1...................................... 
Security, No.  2............................................. 
Nutmeg..................................................... 

1 gal.  tin cans with spout, per doz__  
SO
1 gal. galv. iron with 
2 gal. galv. iron with 
20
3 gal. galv. Iron with 
30
5 gal. gaiv. iron with 
3 
5 gal. galv. Iron with 
5 gal. Tilting cans.................................. 
5  gal. galv. iron  Nacefas.....................  

spout, per doz.. 
spout, per doz.. 
spout, per doz.. 
spout, per doz.. 
gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
faucet, per doz.. 

P u m p   Cans

6 gal. Rapid steady stream .................. 
2
5 gal. Eureka, non-overflow................  
3 gal. Home Rule..................................  
5 gal. Home Rule..................................  
5 gal. Pirate King................................. 

LANTERNS

No.  0 Tubular, side lift....................... 
No.  1 B Tubular..................................  
No. 13 Tubular, dash............................ 
No.  1 Tubular, glass fountain............  
No. 12 Tubular, side  lamp................... 
No.  3 Street lamp, each...................... 
LANTERN  GLOBES 
No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10c. 
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box. 16c. 
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 
No. 0 Tub,, bull’s eye. cases 1 aoz. each 
so

37
38

45
80

6)4

75
1  00

4  00
4  26
6  00
2  00
25

CO
1  00
60
 

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, 
more 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,  “All  About  It. ” 

No exaggeration.  Get one and  try it.

Price $ 4.00 each.

M H lB E p fiB t iM M r

Sold in the West by the Following Jobbers 

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

Field  &  Co.  Sherer Bros.  Lederer  Bros.  &  Co.

ST.  LOUIS— Hargadine-McKittrick  Dry Goods Co.
ST.  JOSEPH— Hund ley-Frazer Dry Goods Co.
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. 

Finch,  VanSlyck,  Young & Co.

Powers  Dry  Goods  Co.

M IN N E APO LIS— Wyman,  Partridge  &  Co.
D E T R O IT — Strong,  Lee  &  Co.  Burnham,  Stoepel  &  Co. 

Edson, 

T O LE D O — Davis  Bros.  Shaw  &  Sassaman  Co.  L.  S.  Baumgard­

Moore  &  Co.

ner &  Co.

CIN C IN N A TI— The Jno.  H.  Hibben  Dry Goods Co. 
IN D IA N A PO LIS— D.  P.  Erwin  &  Co.

I   Le"Ub/ip?rPrice hb’y^ epmTid  A.  E.  PUTNAM,  Mfr.,  Milan,  Mich.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

4

Around the State

Movements  of  Merchants. 

Fennville— W.  A.  Swartz  has  opened 

a  meat  market.

Ovid— A.  N.  Putman has  embarked  in 

the  furniture  business.

Rockford— R.  B.  Squires  has engaged 

in  the  meat  business  at  this  place.

Lilly—Alfred  E llis  has  purchased  the 

general  stock  of  Mrs.  A.  G.  Runnels.

St.  Charles— Dr.  John  A.  Griffin  has 

sold  his  drug  stock  to  J.  R.  Standard.

Locke— F.  R.  Dakin  has  purchased 
the  general  stock  of  G.  H.  Price  &  Co.
Stanley—Owen  Bros,  are  succeeded 
by  Nelson  Toland  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Charlotte— Emanuel  Levy, 

the 
clothing  firm  of  Greenman  &  Levy,  is 
dead.

of 

Clio—Wm.  Giberson,  general  dealer 
at  this  place,  has  sold  out  to  Weinberg 
Bros.

Marshall— B.  A.  Kelleher  succeeds 
Van  Dusen  &  Co.  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Otsego— The  H.  E.  Earle  drug  stock 
has  been  bid  in  by  the  mortgagee,  F. 
E.  Bushman.

Menominee—John  Peterson  &  Co., 
dealers  in  men’s  furnishing  goods,  have 
sold  out  to  Paul  Ostholm.

Menominee— Bernard  Simansky  has 
sold  his  stock  of  clothing  and  men’s 
furnishing  goods  to  Isaac  Simansky.

Lowell— Dwight  Henry,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  and  C.  W.  Klump  have  pur­
chased  the  meat  market  of  J.  E.  Lee.

Port  Huron— Win.  Canham  expects  to 
move  his  wholesale  business 
into  his 
new  store  on  R iver  street  about  Jan.  i.
Manistee— A.  J.  Kreuger  has  opened 
a  grocery  store  in  the  building  recently 
occupied  by  the  grocery  stock  of  J.  A. 
Johnson,  Jr.

Ann  Arbor— The  flour  and  feed  firm 
of  Heinzmann  &  Laubengayer  has  dis­
solved  partnership,  John  Heinzmann 
succeeding.

Battle  Creek— Robert  Binder  meat 
dealer,  will  shortly  erect  a  six-story 
stone  building  at  the  rear of  his  present 
business  location.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—John J.  Gardner  has 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  Tate 
Bros.,  and  will  continue  the  business  at 
the  same  location.

Slocum’s  Grove— Passage  &  Avery 
in  the  drug  business  at 
in 

have  engaged 
this  placed,  placing  C.  L.  Gold 
charge  of  the  store.

Allegan— L.  L.  Thompson  has sold  an 
interest 
in  his  drug  stock  to  P.  M. 
Grice.  The  new  firm  will  be  known  as 
Thompson  &  Grice.

Wayland— J.  C.  Yeakey  and  D.  A. 
Stockdale  have  formed  a  copartnership 
and  will  engage  in  the  agricultural  and 
vehicle  business  Jan.  x.

Hastings— Burr  Warner,  who  has been 
in  the  grocery  store  of  S.  E. 
in  the 

employed 
Phillips,  has  decided  to  engage 
grocery  business  on  his  own  account.

Bellaire— F.  D.  Flye, 

the  new  pro­
prietor  of  the  Phelps  hardware  stock, 
has  purchased  the  hardware  stock  of  Ira 
A.  Adams  and  will  consolidate 
it  with 
his  own  stock.

Houghton— The  furniture  for the  drue 
store  of  B.  T.  Barry 
is  being  rapidly 
gotten  into  place.  The  new  store  is  ex­
pected  to  be  a  model  of  its  kind,  all  the 
fixtures  being  of  mahogany.

Cassopolis— G.  M.  Kingsbury 

is  ar­
ranging  for  the  disposal  of  his  dry 
goods  stock  in  order that  he  may  devote 
his  entire  attention  to  the  business  of 
the  Cassopolis  Manufacturing  Co.

Coldwater— F.  E.  Merrick,  of  Bluff- 
ton,  Ind.,  has 
leased  the  south  half of 
the  building  recently  vacated  by  the 
American  Cigar  Co.,  and  will  occupy  it 
Jan. 
i  with  a  miscellaneous  stock  of 
goods.

Mt.  Pleasant— Morris  E.  Graves  has 
opened  a  bazaar  stock  in  one  store  of 
the  building  on  North  Main  street  re­
cently  erected  by  I.  A.  Fancher.  Pat­
rick  Leahy  occupies  the  other  part  with 
a  stock  of  groceries.

Buchanan—J.  Hershenow,  who  has 
been  employed  as  cutter 
for  G.  H. 
Parkinson,  has  purchased  the  stock  of 
cloth  and  trimmings  owned  by  the 
late 
Wm.  Trenbeth  and  will  engage  in  the 
merchant  tailoring  business.

Owosso— The  Foster  Furniture  Co. 
has  purchased 
the  hardware  stock  of 
Blackwood  Bros,  and  placed  Morris 
Southard 
hardware 
business  will  be  conducted  apart  from 
the  furniture  business,  being  carried  on 
at  the  present  location  of  the  stock.

in  charge. 

The 

Detroit— Selling  &  May  have  filed  ar­
ticles  of  association  for  the  purpose  of 
conducting  clothing  stores 
in  various 
Michigan  cities.  The  capital  stock  is 
$25,000,  10  per  cent,  of  which  is  paid 
in.  The  incorporators  are  Abraham  and 
Bernard  S.  May  and  Bernard  B.  and 
Joseph  L.  Selling.

Holland—Wm.  G.  Van  Dyke  and 
Luke  Sprietsema  will  open  a  hardware 
store 
in  the  Van  Dyke  block  on  River 
and  Ninth  streets,  as  soon  as  the  pres­
ent  stock  of  groceries  can  be  disposed 
of  by  Mr.  Van  Dyke.  Mr.  Sprietsema 
has  for  some  time been  engaged as  clerk 
in  the  store  of  J.  A.  Van  der  Veen.

L ’Anse— — The  general  mercantile 
business  heretofore  conducted  by  John 
Campbell  has  been  taken  hold  of  by 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Mason  and  others  as  mort­
gagees.  The  store  was  closed  for  a  few 
days  to  allow  of  an 
inventory  of  the 
stock  being  taken,  and  was  opened  on 
Wednesday  under  the  name  of  Mrs.  E.
L.  Mason  &  Co.,  with  Philip  Voetsch 
as  manager.

$100,000  and  the  other  of $80,000.  Both 
enterprises  are  backed  by  Chicago  cap­
ital.  The  new  factories  will  employ 
about  400 men  and  women.

Saginaw— The  Davis  Lumber  Co.  has 
filed  articles  of  incorporation.  The cap­
ital  stock 
is  $25,000,  of  which  Charles 
H.  Davis  subscribes  $12,500;  Arnold 
Boutell,  $6,250,  and  H.  J.  Gilbert  the 
same  amount.

Charlotte— The  Pope  Co.  has  been or­
ganized  with  a  capital  stock  of  $25,000 
to  engage  in  the  manufacture  and  sale 
of  patent  medicines.  The 
incorpora­
tors  are  H.  J.  Jennings,  Van  J.  Tears, 
M.  Pohe  and  A.  B.  Collins,  all  of  this 
place.

Detroit— The  W.  F.  Stimpson  Co.  has 
been  organized  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$100,000 to engage in  the  manufacture  of 
scales  on  patents  owned  by  W.  F. 
Stimpson.  The 
incorporators  are  W. 
F.  Stimpson,  S.  R.  Miller,  G.  H.  Paine 
and  J.  W.  Leggett.

Portland— Frank  Mowers 

is  superin­
the  erection  of  a  creamery 
tending 
building 
at  Tremayne’s  Comers 
in 
Orange.  The  building  is  the  same  size 
as  the  Portland  creamery;  and  where 
the  one  here  cost  $5,900 the  one 
in  Or­
ange  will  cost  but  $3,800.

Paw  Paw— Negotiations  are  now  in 
progress  whereby  a  basket  factory  will 
probably  be  located  at  this place.  There 
is  a  fine  water  power  here  which  could 
be  developed,  besides  which  the  loca­
tion  would  be  of  the  best,  on  account  of 
being  right 
in  the  midst  of  the  peach 
belt.

Ogden  Center— Some  time  ago a prop­
osition  was  submitted  to  the  citizens 
and  farmers  in  the  vicinity  of  this place 
by  Brown  Bros.,  of  Seward,  Ohio,  to 
raise  a  bonus  of $380 to  build  and  oper­
ate  a  cheese  factory.  There  have  been 
several  meetings  held  during  the  sum­
mer  and  fall  and  recently  the  money 
was  raised.  It  is  not  learned  just  where 
the  factory  will  be  situated,  but  the  ma­
terial  will  be  put  on  the  ground  at once, 
and  the 
institution  will  be  in  opera­
tion  by  spring.

Detroit— The  directors  of  the  Wayne 
County  Savings  Bank  will  hold  a  meet- 
ing  January  11  to  vote  on  raising  the 
capital  of  the  bank  from  $150,000 to 
$400,000  and  decide  on  the  manner  in 
which  new  stock  shall  be 
issued.  This 
meeting  will  be  held  in  obeyance  of  the 
law  passed  by  the 
last  session  of  the 
Legislature  that  every  bank  with  de­
posits  exceeding  $5,000,000  must  be 
capitalized  at  not  less  than $400,000.

Detroit— On  December  8 

it  was  de­
cided  by  the  Continental  Tobacco  Co. 
to  change  the  base  of  management  of 
the  sales  department  of  the  Scotten 
branch  from  Detroit  to  New  York.  This 
takes  the  active  management  of that  de­
partment  out  of  the  hands  of  Oren  Scot- 
ten  and  Jno.  A.  Gerow.  Mr.  Scotten 
continues  as  resident  director  and  Mr. 
Gerow  as  cashier of  the  Scotten  branch. 
The  decision  was  heard  with  regret  by 
the  salesmen,  some  of  whom  have  been 
with  the  Scottens  over  a  quarter of a 
century,  and  to  express  their  feelings 
they  drew  up  resolutions  showing  their 
appreciation  of  Messrs.  Scotten 
and 
Gerow.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Bellaire— At  a meeting  of the directors 
of  the  Bellaire  Woodenware  Co.,  W.  G. 
Phelps  was  elected  to  the  offices  of 
Vice-President  and  Superintendent,  va­
cated  by  F.  D.  Flye.

Battle  Creek— Two  more 

important 
manufacturing  enterprises  will 
locate 
in  this  city.  Both  are  companies  for the 
manufacture  of  health  foods  and  cereal 
coffee.  One  concern  has  a  capital  of

The  Boys  Behind  the  Counter.

Ludington— Frank  Loppenthien,  who 
has  been  employed  in  Fred  Paquette’s 
drug  store,  is  now  clerk  in  John  Mag- 
nusen’s  store  in  the  Fourth  ward.  Char­
lie  Hansen,  who  worked  for  Mr.  Mag- 
nusen,  is  now  filling  a  similar  position 
in  a  Manistee  drug  store.

Long  Rapids— H.  Marsden  has  a  new 
clerk  in  his  general  store  in  the  person 
of  Charles  Reed,  of  Coopersville.

West  Bay  City— Beach  W.  Cook,  who 
has  been  clerk  for  Brown '  &  Tupper, 
for  nearly  a  year,  has 
the  druggists, 
taken  a  similar  position 
in  the  drug 
store  of  C.  H.  Wilber  at  St.  Ignace.  He 
will  leave  for there  Dec.  15.

Homer— John  Adams,of Adrian,  a  reg­
istered  pharmacist,  is  clerking  at  Bang- 
ham’s  drug  store.

Port  Huron— Eugene  Carey 

is  now 
employed  at  the  store  of  the  Ballentine 
company.

Saranac— E.  A.  Anderson  has  secured 
a  situation  in  the  jewelry  store  of  R.  E. 
Van  Houten  at  Ionia.

St.  Ignace— Ben.  Alpert,  late  with  J.
in 

H.  Steinberg,  has  taken  a  clerkship 
Winkelman’s  store.

Cheboygan— John  A.  Perry,  who 

is. 
behind  the  counter  in  M.  A.  Randall’s 
hardware  store,  was  married  Thanks­
giving  eve  to  Mrs.  Almira  Provancha.
Elsie— Geo.  Duncan,  who  was  former­
ly 
in  the  employ  of  H.  G.  Pearce  & 
Son,  has  accepted  a  position  in  the  gro­
cery  store  of W.  S.  Lusk.

The Produce m arket.

Apples— Selected  cold  storage  fruit  is 
meeting  with  active  demand  and  ready 
sale  on  the  basis  of $3.5o@3.75  per  bbl. 
for  Spys  and  Baldwins  and  $4  per bbl. 
for  Jonathans  and  Snows.
Beets—$1  per 3  bu.  bbl.
Butter  Factory  creamery 

is  scarce 
and  strong,  local  dealers  being  unable 
to  secure  sufficient  supplies  to  meet 
their  requirements.  The  price  hovers 
around  25c,  because  any  higher figure 
would  tend  to  curtail  consumption.  Re­
ceipts  of  dairy  are  liberal  and  the  price 
is  about  the  same  as  it  was  a  week  ago. 
Extra 
fancy  readily  commands  20c, 
fancy  fetching  18c  and  choice  bringing 
16c.

Cabbage—6o@75c  per  doz.
Carrots—$1  per 3  bu.  bbl.
Celery— 15c  per  doz.  bunches. 
Cranberries— Jerseys  are 

in  fair de­
mand  at  $6.25@6.50  per  bbl.  Wisconsin 
Bell  and  Bugle  command  $7  for stand­
ard  and  $7.50  for  fancy.  The  price  will 
probably  go  higher  before  Christmas.

Dressed  Poultry— Spring  chickens  are 
in  strong  demand  at  9c.  Fowls  are  in 
good  demand  at  8c.  Ducks  command 
ioc  for spring  and  8c  for  old.  Geese 
find  a  market  on  the  basis  of  8@ioc  for 
young.  Old  are  not  wanted  at  any price. 
Turkeys  are 
in  good  demand  at  8c  for 
No.  2  and  ioc  for  No.  1.

Eggs— Dealers  are  unable  to  secure 
over  18c  for  candled  stock,  on  account 
of  cold  storage  supplies  being  pushed 
out  on  the  basis  of 
i6@I7c.  Receipts 
are  not  large  and  the  average  quality  of 
receipts  is  below  par.  An  18c  price  for 
candled  stock  means  about  16c  to  the 
country  shipper.  A   local  house  is  flood­
ing  the  trade  with  cards,  offering  19c  on 
track,  but  the  financial  condition  of  the 
house  is  not  such  as  to ju stify  the  con­
fidence  of  the  trade.  For  further  infor­
mation  on  this  point,  communicate  with 
this  office.

Game— Rabbits  are  in  fair demand  at 
$1.20  per doz.  Squirrels  are 
in  strong 
demand  at  $1.20  per  doz.  Mallard ducks 
are 
in  active  demand  at  $4.5o@5  per 
doz.  Teal  ducks  command  $2.5o@3  per 
doz.  Common  ducks  fetch  $1.50.  Sand 
snipes  bring  $1  per  doz.  and  yellow­
legged  $1.75  per  doz.

Honey— White  clover 

is  scarce  at  15 
@i6c.  Dark  amber  and  mixed  com­
mand  I3@i4c.

Live  Poultry— Squabs,  $1.20 
dozen.  Chickens,  6@7c.  Fowls,
6j£c.  Ducks,  6j£c  for  young  and  oc  for 
old.  Turkeys,  8c  for  young.  Geese,  8c.
Nuts— Ohio  hickory  command  $1.25 

per 

for  large  and  $1.50  for  small.

Onions— Spanish  are  steady  at  $1.60 
per  crate  and  home  grown  are  active 
and  moving  at  35c  for  Red  Weather- 
fields,  Yellow  Danvers 
and  Yellow 
Globes  and  40c  for  Red  Globes.  The 
cold  weather  has  caused  an  improve­
ment 
in  the  demand,  but  movement  is 
slow.

Parsnips—$1.25  for  3  bu.  bbl.
Potatoes— The  market 

is  stronger at 
some  points,  notably  Pittsburg,  to  which 
shipments  are  being  rushed  by  some 
shippers.  Outside  buying  points  are 
taking 
it  can  be 
handled  on  the  basis  of  30c.

in  stock  as  fast  as 

Squash— Hubbard  commands  i}£c  per 

pound.

Sweet  Potatoes— Kiln  dried  Jerseys 
are  in ^ood  demand  at $4@4.25  per  bbl. 

Turnips— $1  per bbl.

Too  Near  the  Truth.

The  coal  merchant  looked  at  himself 

uneasily  in  the  glass :

“ la m   getting  too  stout,”   said  he,  “ I 

must  reduce  my  weight. ’ ’

“ I  think  you  have reduced it too much 
already,”   said  the  man  who  bought 
half  a  ton  from  him  the  day  before.

During  the  next  few  minutes  the  coal 
merchant  was  burning  with indignation, 
and  the  customer  displayed considerable 
warmth.

Holiday  Excursion  Rates  For  Christmas 

and  New  Years.

Tickets  will  be  sold  Dec.  23,  24,  25, 
30  and  31,  1899,  and  Jan.  1,  1900,  to  all 
local  points  and  to  points  on  connecting 
lines  at  one  and  one-third  fare  for  the 
round  trip.  Return  limit  Jan.  2,  igoo.

W.  C.  Blake,  Ticket  Agent.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Grand  Rapids  Oossip

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar— There  is  no  change  in  the  raw 
sugar  market,  96  test  centrifugals  being 
still  4#c.  Refiners  were  not  anxious 
buyers,  although  at  present  prices  some 
business  would  result  if  there  was  any­
thing  offered,  but 
in  the  absence  of 
offerings  very  few  sales  were made.  R e­
garding  the  Louisiana  cane  crop,  it  is 
now  estimated  that  it  is 175,000 tons this 
year,  as  against  224,000 
last  year  and 
310,447  the  year  before.  Refined  sugar 
remains  unchanged  with  fair  demand. 
Most  of  the  sugar  purchased  just  now  is 
coming  from  the  beet  sugar  factories, 
which  are  turning  out  an excellent grade 
of  sugar.  The  total  stock  of  sugar  in 
the United States  is  200,068 tons,  against 
90,731  tons  a  year  ago.

limited  to 

is  almost  nothing 

Canned  Goods— There  is  almost  noth­
ing new  in  the  market  for canned goods. 
Offerings  are 
very  small 
quantities  and  prices  are  advancing. 
There 
left  of  some 
sorts,  and  holders  do  not  care  to  dis­
pose  of  what  they  have  in  hand.  There 
is  strong  probability that  prices  will  ad­
vance  sharply  when  spring  buying  be­
gins  and  even  now  buyers  are  wonder­
ing  where  they  are  going  to  get  stocks 
to  supply  their  customers.  All  dealers 
unite 
in  the  assertion  that  they  were 
never  so  short  of  offerings  as  at  present. 
The  shortage  of  crops  and  the 
increas­
ing  demand  combine  to  create  an  ex­
ceptionally  strong  situation,  and  trade 
is  slow  because  of  this  condition.  From 
all  quarters  come  reports  of  a  better 
feeling 
in  tomatoes,  but  no  quotable 
change  in  price  has  occurred yet.  There 
is  an  impression  that  the  increased buy­
ing  which  begins  early  in  the  year  will 
cause  an  advance  in  prices  and  put  to­
matoes  on  a  better  basis.  Unquestion­
ably,  the  outlook  for tomatoes  is  good, 
because  fruits  are  short  and  consumers 
will  take  tomatoes  as  a  substitute  wher­
ever  they  can  be  made  to  serve.  Corn 
would  sell  freely  at  present  prices  if 
it 
were  obtainable,  but the  supply  is  short. 
Holders  are  firm 
in  their  views  as  to 
prices  and movement  is  slow.  There  are 
no  supplies  of  New  York  State  com  ob­
tainable.  Maine  sorts  are  all  sold  out 
and  there  is  very  little  left  of  Maryland 
brands.  Prices  are 
firm  and  buyers 
have  difficulty  in  securing  even  small 
quantities.  Of  all  the  articles  in  the  list 
of  canned  goods,  peas  are  relatively  the 
It  will  be  remembered 
shortest  pack. 
that  aside  from  a  few 
localities  the 
quantity  put  up  didn’t  average  one-half 
the  usual  amount  and,  as  a  whole,  one- 
third  would  probably  include  the  pack. 
The  greatest  shortage 
is  in  the  poorer 
grades  and  buyers  will  find  when  they 
undertake  to  replenish  stocks  that  they 
must  pay  a  good  round  price  for what 
they  want.  Peas  have  been  steadily 
growing  in  favor among  consumers  un­
til  now  scarcely  any  vegetable  has  as 
many  friends. 
The  consumption  of 
peas  is  not  as  large  as  that  of  tomatoes 
and  com,  but  this  is  largely  due  to  the 
fact  that  they  can  not  be  used  for  a  va­
riety  of  purposes,  while  the  other  two 
can.  Formerly  all  peas  were  packed 
by  hand,  as  the  selected grades are  now, 
but  the  introduction  of  modem  machin­
ery  has  cheapened  production  to such an 
extent  that  the  industry  has grown great­
ly 
in  the  past  few  years.  Knowing 
these  facts,  buyers were early in  the  field 
last  season  purchasing  futures  and  ar­
rangements  for  distribution  on  a  large 
scale  were  made.  Future  sales  far  ex­
ceeded  anything  previously  known,  and

all  those  interested  felt  positive  of  the 
best  year  ever  known.  Numerous  un­
favorable  causes  combined  to  reduce the 
yield,  the result  being  that  nearly  all  or­
ders  had  to  be  scaled  and  in  rare  in ­
stances  only  did  buyers  receive  the  full 
quantity  purchased.  The  outcome  has 
been  constantly  advancing  prices  and 
restrictions  of  business. 
Consumers 
have  demanded  supplies,  but  buyers 
have  been  unable  to  find  them  and  now 
prices  are  higher  than  they  ever  were 
before  at  this  season,  while  trade  is  at 
a  low  ebb  because  practically' nothing 
is  procurable.  Buyers  are  beginning  to 
place  orders  for  future  delivery  already 
and  prices  range 
io@ i5c  per  dozen 
higher.  Beans  are  steady  and  supplies 
are  more  or  less  reduced.  Very  few 
will  be  left  by  spring,  and  the 
indica­
tions  are  that  the  entire  output  will  be 
consumed  before  the  new  crop  is  ready 
for  market.  California  fruits  are  scarce, 
firmly  held  and  prices * tend  upward. 
The  feeling 
in  the  trade  warrants  the 
conclusion  that  trade  will  be  better,  or 
at  least,  that  there  will  be  more  demand 
shortly.  A   better  demand  is  reported 
for  best  quality  canned  pineapples. 
Seldom  have  stocks  been  so 
light. 
There  is  an  advance  of  25@5oc  per  case 
on  practically  everything  in  this 
line. 
The  demand  for  salmon  of  all  grades 
continues  very  good,  with  the  market 
very  firm  and  the  probability  of  an  ad­
vance  in  the  near  future,  as  most  grades 
are  scarce.  Sardiness  show  no  change 
in  price,  but  the  market 
is  firm  with 
very  light  stocks  on  hand.

It 

stock 

improvement,  either 

Tea— No  great  activity  is  expected  in 
tea  until  after  the  holidays.  The  visi­
ble  supply  in  the  United  States  on  Dec. 
1  was  60,000,000  pounds.  Six  months’ 
consumption  to  June  1,  1900— estimated 
at  7,000,000  pounds  per month,  a total  of 
42,00,000  pounds— will 
leave  an  esti­
mated 
June  1,  of  18,000,000 
pounds. 
is  generally  believed  that 
in  view  of  this estimate,  a stronger tend­
ency  in  prices,  with  increased  activity, 
will  set  in  at  the  beginning  of  the  year.
Dried  Fruits— The  business  in  dried 
fruits  during  the  last  week  has  been  ex­
ceedingly  small.  Dealers  do  not  look 
for  much 
in  de­
mand  or  prices,  before  February  or 
March.  Prunes  are  steady,  but  trade  is 
slow  and  movement 
limited  to  small 
If  the  sizes  wanted  were 
quantities. 
obtainable  there  would  be  a  brisk  trade 
for a  time,  but  buyers  can  not  find  what 
they  want  and  refuse  to  stock  up  heav­
ily  with  anything  else.  The  result  is  a 
quiet  condition  of  the  market  and  some 
slight  weakness 
Raisins 
are  quiet,  but  prices  are  firm  and  trade 
is  limited  to  small  consumptive  orders. 
There 
is  a  firmer  feeling  in  California 
loose  Muscatels,  owing  to  the  apprecia­
tion  among  the  trade  that  the  crop  is 
short  and  there  is  some  indication  of  an 
advance  on  4  crowns.  Seeded  raisins 
are  in  good  demand  and  have  advanced 
%c.  Foreign  goods  are  selling  more 
freely  because  of  the  relatively  high 
prices  of  domestic  varieties,  but  there 
is  no  change  in  quotations  on  any  sort. 
Peaches  are  quiet  but  firm  and  trade 
is 
relatively  limited.  The  bulk  of  the  sup­
ply  has  gone 
into  consumption,  but 
there  are  ample  qunatities  obtainable, 
provided  buyers  want  to  pay  the  price. 
Apricots  are  quiet,  but  there  would  be 
a  ready  sale  for  any  supplies  available. 
Enquiry has increased  of  late,  but  it  has 
failed  to  bring  out  any  offerings.  Dates 
are 
in  demand  from  all  quarters  and 
prices  have  advanced  a  fraction.  About 
100,000  boxes  have  come  forward  this 
largest  receipts  of  any  year
year,  the 

in  prices. 

recently.  There  has  never  been  a  better 
market  for dates  than  exists  now.  The 
supply,  according  to  present 
indica­
tions,  will 
fall  short  of  the  demand. 
Currants  are  weaker  and  show  a  decline 
of  %c.  The  situation  in  evaporated  ap­
ples  appears  to be  improving  and,  while 
no  change  in  price  is  noted,  there  is  a 
better  feeling  and  a  substantial  advance 
is  expected.  Cold,  wintry  weather  will 
put  the  market  in  good  shape,  as  that  is 
what 
is  needed  for  good  trade  in  dried 
fruit  of  any  description.

Fish— The  market  on  salt  mackerel 
continues  quiet,  with 
light  arrivals. 
Some  grades  of  salt  codfish  are  easier, 
owing  to 
large  offerings,  some  of  the 
holders  being  anxious  to  clean  up,  as  is 
¡the  case  at  this  season  of  the  year.

Molasses— The  molasses  market 

is 
very  firm  and  prices  seem  to continue  to 
instead  of  declining  as  some 
advance 
buyers  were 
led  to  believe.  Advices 
from  New  Orleans  report  an  advance  of 
2c  per  gallon  on  medium  and  low  grade 
kettles.  Centrifugals  are  also  2c  per 
gallon  higher  for  the  prime  grades. 
Buyers  are  beginning  to  come  in  the 
market  more  freely  and  are  paying 
full 
quoted  prices.

R ice— There  has  been  quite  heavy 
buying  of  domestic  rice  during  the  past 
week  at  about  previous  range  of  prices. 
is  reported  that  the  domestic  Japan 
It 
crop 
is  fairly  large,  but  about  one-half 
of  the  crop  is  inferior  and  a  shortage  is 
expected  on  the  choice  grades.

Green  Fruits— Lemons  are  not  vety 
active 
just  at  present  but  there  is  the 
usual  number  of  small  orders  every  day 
which  keeps  the  market  in  fairly  good 
condition.  Prices  are  a  trifle .firmer on 
300s  and  about  the  same  on  360s.  Ban­
anas  continue  to  show  weakness  because 
of  lack  of  demand,  rather  than  because 
of  increased  supplies.  The  cold  weather 
prevents  safe  shipment  to  any  great 
distance  and  supplies  are accumulating.
Nuts— Trade  in  nuts  continues  about 
the  same  at  previous  prices.  Advices 
frpm  the  Norfolk  peanut  section  confirm 
previous  reports  regarding  the poor  con­
dition  of  a 
large  portion  of  the  crop. 
Late rains  caught  large  quantities  of  the 
drying  peanuts  exposed  to  the  weather, 
and  the  result  has  been  that  a  large  pro­
portion  has  become  mildewed.  This 
will  cause  something  of  a  shortage  in 
the  crop,  but it  is  not  yet  known  to  what 
extent.

Rolled  Oats— The  rolled  oats  market 
is  weak  and  prices  show  a  further  de­
cline of  25c  per barrel  and  10c  per  case.

From the N.  Y. Butchers’ Advocate.

Hit  Hard.

The  trading  stamp  is  again  showing 
If  you  can  get  a 

its  head  in  the  West. 
whack  at  it,  hit  hard.

Geo.  H.  Cobb, 

the  pioneer  grocer 
located  at  825 
south  of  Hall  street, 
South  Division  street,  has  sold  his stock 
to  Henry  Clark,  ex-postmaster  of  South 
Grand  Rapids,  and  will  take  a  much 
needed  rest  before  deciding  upon  his 
future  course.  Mr.  Cobb  has  been  a 
devoted  slave  to  his  store  ever  since  the 
business  was  established  and  richly  de­
serves  a  respite  from  business  cares  and 
responsibilities.

Fred  B.  McKay, 

for  the  past  six 
years  connected  with  the  Commercial 
Credit  Co.  in  the  capacity  of  solicitor 
and  reporting  clerk,  has  purchased  a 
half  interest  in  the  hardware  and imple­
ment  stock  of  Wm.  R.  McMurray,  at 
Lowell.

For  G illies’  N.  Y .  tea,  all  kinds, 

grades  and  prices,  phone  Visner,  800

5

Re-organlzation  of  the  Worden  Grocer 

Co.

The  arrest  of  Wm.  M.  Butts  on  a 
charge  of  embezzling  $38,000  from  the 
Worden  Grocer  Co.,  with  which  corpo­
ration  he  was  identified  in  the  capacity 
of  Secretary,  was  a  genuine  surprise  to 
all  but  the  stockholders  of  the  company 
and  a  few  friends  who  had  been 
in­
formed  of  the  condition  of  things.  Mr. 
Butts  apparently  does  not  realize  the 
situation 
in  which  he  has  placed  him­
self  and  will  probably  receive  his  sen­
tence  before  he  comes  to  a  full  realiza­
tion  of  the  enormity  of his offense.  That 
he  is  a  criminal  and  now  faces  a  charge 
which  is  one  of  the  most  reprehensible 
in  the  criminal  calendar  appears  never 
to  have  entered  his  head.  He  insists 
that  he  has  no  money  and  is  absolutely 
unable  to  account for  fully  $18,000 of  the 
amount  he  has  embezzled.  Nor  are  his 
friends  or  acquaintances  able  to  throw 
any  light  on  the  subject.  He  claims  to 
have  sent  $4,000 or $5,000  to  Cleveland 
to  contribute  to  the  support  of  his  par­
ents  and has  invested  $2,000 or $3,000  in 
local  enterprises.

situation 

in  man 
to  subordinate 

The  stockholders  of the company faced 
the 
fashion  and 
promptly  voted 
their 
holdings  to  the  position  of  common 
stock,  authorizing  the 
issue  of $75,000 
preferred  stock,  which  was  voluntarily 
taken  at  par  by  the  creditors  to  the 
amount  of  $49,000,  the  remainder  being 
placed  among  local  capitalists,  includ­
ing  Chas.  B.  Judd  and  C.  Van  Cleve 
Ganson,  each  of  whom  subscribed  for 
$5,000.  This  arrangement  was  effected 
in  order  that  the  credit  of  the  company 
might  not  be  jeopardized  by  the  report 
of  the  shortage  and  the  embarrassment 
which  would  necessarily  follow  in  case 
the 
impairment  of  the  capital  was  not 
made  good.  At  the  annual  meeting  to­
morrow 
three  new  directors  will  be 
elected— Geo.  B.  Daniels,  C.  Van  Cleve 
Ganson  and  Guy  Rouse—and  after  the 
annual  meeting  the  official  staff  of  the 
company  will  probably  be  as  follows:

President— W.  L.  Freeman.
'Vice-President— A.  J.  Daniels.
Secretary— Guy  Rouse.
Treasurer—W.  F.  Blake.
A.  J.  Daniels  has  assumed  the  duties 
of  credit  man  and  Guy  Rouse  has  taken 
charge  of  the  book-keeping  and  finan­
cial  department.  A   few  changes  have 
also  been  made  in  the  office  and  travel­
ing  forces  and  an  energetic  effort  will 
be  made  by  all  interested  in  the  house 
to  retrieve  the  fearful  losses  sustained 
through  the  dishonesty  of  a  trusted  em­
ploye  and  associate.

Holiday  Excursion*  to  Canada.

Dates  of  sale:  Dec.  14,  15,  16  and 
17.  Return 
limit  January  6,  1900,  in­
clusive.  Rate:  One  fare  for  the  round 
trip.  Phone  606  for  full  particulars.

W.  C.  Blake,  Ticket  Agent.

E.  C.  Dinkel  &  Co.  have  engaged  in 
the grocery  business  at  Delton,  purchas­
ing  their  stock  of  the  Musselman  Gro­
cer  Co.

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Martin  &  Green  have  opened  a  gro­
cery  store  at  Eureka.  The  Musselman 
Grocer  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

Morford  &  Evans  have  opened  a  gro­
cery  store  at  Olivet.  The  Ball-Barnhart- 
Putman  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

The  stitch  in  time  is  all  right;  but  it 
can  not  mend  a  rent  that  has  not  been 
made.
Life 

is  a  grind  to  a  man  who  is  a 
crank  with  a  mind  turning  on  one  sub­
ject.

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Petting the  People

Some  Really  Excellent  Specimens' of  Ad 

vertlnlnjf.

Owen  Raymo,  druggist  at  Wayne, 
sends  me  the  best  collection  of  adver­
tising  matter  that  has  yet  been  sub­
mitted  to  this  department.  It  is  smooth­
ly  worded,  nicely  displayed,  and 
in 
every  way  worthy  of  praise.  One of  the 
newspaper advertisements  is  reproduced 
herewith:

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get something for nothing  any  easier  o 
than you can whistle while  drinking,  0 
but  we  have  bought  our  Christmas 
,  
stock so that you may buy  yours  OF  a  
US at prices that will  not  make  you  3  
much poorer.  We  have  a  large  as-  2  
sortment of useful articles that sell at  oj 
25c,  finer  goods  at  50c,  75c,  $i  and  H 
more.  Photo Albums from 50c to  $4.  2  
A good Album at $1  and  $2,  or  $2.50  a  
buys a fine one.  Albums protect  pic- 
tures best.  Toilet sets for ladies from  2  
$1 to $4:  the young men ought  to  see  oi 
these  goods.  Shaving  cases,  collar  ®J 
and cuff sets at prices from 50b to $2.50.  o( 
Come to our store to see what we can  a  
a
only tell you of here. 

O w e n   R a y m o ,  dk™ «,st.  3
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WAYNE,  MICH. 

A  folder  which  Mr.  Raymo submits  is 

also  worthy  of  special  commendation.

If  Mr.  Raymo’s  drug  advertising  is 
on  a  par  with  the  specimens  shown 
here,  he  should  be  able  to  build  up  a 
splendid  business.  So 
few  druggists 
advertise  -and  so  very  few  advertise 
well— that  the  man  who  does  is bound  to 
make  his  mark.

*  *  *

It 

When  you  advertise  an  article,  be 
sure  that  you  make  a  display  of  it  in 
your  windows.  An  attractive  window 
display,  with  an  attractive window card, 
is  a  great  help  to  an  advertisement,  as 
well  as  a  means  of  inducing  trade on  its 
own  hook. 
is  a  good  plan,  too,  to 
in  a 
have  a  neat  glass-covered  frame 
prominent  part  of  your  window, 
in 
which  to  display  the  current  newspaper 
advertisement.  Have  a  frame  of  some 
dark-colored  wood,  with 
the  words, 
“ Read  T his”   or  “ This  Week’s  Adver­
tisement”   painted  on 
in  big,  bold 
white  letters. 
If  the  advertisement  is
of  an  unvarying  size,  have  a  white  mat 
inside  the  frame  with  an  opening  of 
the  proper  size— otherwise  paste  the  ad­
vertisement  neatly  on  a  piece  of  white 
cardboard.

it 

it.  Make 

If  you  advertise  goods  at  a  special 
price,  be  sure  that  your  salespeople 
know  about 
it  part  of  their 
duty  to  know  what  is  being  advertised. 
Lots  of  sales  are  lost  because  clerks  do 
not  know  of  the  special  prices  on adver­
tised  goods,  and  customers  will go  away 
and  declare  the  advertiser  a  fraud.

Read 

‘ the  other  fellow’s”   advertise­
ment  as  carefully  as  you  do  your  own. 
Find  out  what  he  is  selling,  and  how 
much  he  gets  for  it.  The  business  man 
who  doesn’t  know  what  his  competitors 
are  doing  had  better  retire.

*  *  *

circulars— reproductions 

E.  A.  Bowman,  of  Howell,  submits 
two 
of  his 
newspaper advertisements— one of which 
I  take  pleasrue  in  presenting  herewith. 
They  are  both  well  worded  and  should 
bring  business.  My sole criticism is  that 
they  contain  too  many  display, lines. 
This  is  a  mistake  which  is  often  made

in  the  effort  to  make  several  features 
prominent— and 
it 
makes  nothing  prominent.  By  singling

the  result 

is  that 

¡

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T H E  

“ Surprise  Store”  I

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&  F« i d a y   M o r n i n g   a t   9   O ’c lo c k

and will put same on sale 

S O A P  

L e n o x  S o a p  f o r a c
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5 
5 
r  Quantity  limited  25  bars  to  each 
> 

purchaser

C 
Saturday, December 2, we will open our
(  branch  store  at  Pinckney.  This  in- 
5  creases  our  selling  capacity  and  by  our 
C  ability to use quantities  of  goods we  can 
C  quote lower prices than ever.
) 
; 
*  Up-to-date Bazaar.  Moon Building, next 
, 
> 

“ Match os if yon can.”
E .  A .  B O W M A N

to Postoffice, Howell, Mich.  Pinckney 
Branch  in  charge  of B. Wellman.

1000000000-000000000000000

out  the  most  important  point  of  an  ad 
vertisement  and  displaying 
it  alone 
effectiveness  is  given  to  the  advertise 
ment  from  the  contrast.  When  every 
other  line  is  displayed,  contrast  is  lost, 
and  the  display  becomes 
ineffective 
again.

*  *  *

The  advertisement of  Parker  Bros.,  of 

Traverse  City,  could  be  improved  by

119  Babies!

That’s  a  lot  of  babies,  but  if 
there were  that  many  in  our 
store at once we could  fit them 
all  with  shoes 
If  your  baby 
needs shoes  it  will  pay  you  to 
come and see our line.
........   25c
Babies’ soft sole shoes, button 
Babies'kid Moccasins, assorted coiors  25c 
Babies’ fleece lined Moccasins, assor’d
35c
Babies’ soft sole shoes,  lace,  kid  and
^
A well made all kid  shoe  with  hand

colors  .......................... 
silk vesting top............................ 
turned sole......................................  goe

 

PARKER  BROS.,

Front Street, 

Traverse City.

heading 

and 
is  good,  and 

different 
introduction. 
Typographically,,  it 
it 
quotes  an  attractive  line  of  prices,  but 
the  heading 
is  merely  catchy  and  not 
instructive.  This  form  would  be  prefer­
able,  it  seems  to  me :

Shoes for the Tots

Dainty coverings for their tiny feet, from 
the  first  moccasins  to  the  hard-soled 
shoes for the little one who is  just  begin­
ning to toddle.  All of them rightly shaped 
tpo, so as not to cramp or confine the ten­
der 
priced  most  moder-

e 

(List of prices.)

W.  S.  Hamburger.

Is  Epidemic  Hallucination  the  Cause? 

Written for the  Tradesman.

Is  it  a  mild type of epidemic insanity?
This  pertinent  query  is  suggested  by 
reading  the  newspaper  reports  of  the 
collapse  of  two 
swindling 
combinations  whose  business  was  rob­
bing  the  people  by  fraud  and  misrepre­
sentation,  to  wit,  the  Investors’  Trust  of 
Philadelphia,  the  Franklin  Syndicate  of

infamous 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

For Store  Lighting 
and  Family  Use

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please mention the Tradesman.

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Or any place where good light  is needed. 
There are  several  other  gasoline  lamps 
on  the  market that  burn  sometimes  and 
sometimes they don’t. 
If  you  want  one 
that  is always reliable get the

Brilliant Safety 
Gas  Lamp

too candle  power.  One  quart  gasoline 
bums  18  hours.  Gaslight  15c  a  month. 
Over  10,000  now  in  use.  A  desirable 
Christmas  present.  Every  fixture  makes 
its  own  gas  Anybody  can  operate  it. 
It is  portable and can be hung anywhere. 
One burner equal  to  five  electric  bulbs, 
two  Rochester  lamps  or  the  best  Wels- 
bach  gas  burner.  Absolutely  safe  and 
approved by the  leading  insurance  com­
panies and boards of underwriters.  Write 
for  illustrated  circular  and  particulars 
Do not  let your  neighbors  outshine  you.

Brilliant Gas  Lamp Co.,

46 and  48  Clark  Street,
C hicago,  III.

George Bohner, Agent.
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Green Seal Cigars  I

T hen   give  your  customers  the  old  reliable 

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M ade  in  three  sizes: 

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Green  Seal,  10 cents,  3 for 25 cents 
Green  Seal  Boquet,  10 cents, 3  for 25 cents 
Green  Seal  Regalia,  10 cents straight

T h ese  goods  have  been  on  the  market  for  twenty-five  years  JK  
and  have  never  been  prostituted  in  quality.  A lthough  the  W  
Cuban  war  doubled  the  price  of  H avana  tobacco,  the  quality  ^  
of  the  Green  Seal  was  maintained.  W h y   not  g ive  the  best 
and  draw  trade? 

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If  you  want  to  g ive  your  custom er  the  greatest  value  for  his 
nickel  hand  him  a

Maceo’s Dream Cigar

A   long  filled,  hand  made,  R egalia  size  and  shape  cigar  of  the 
highest  quality  for  a  nickel.
Send  us  an  order  for  either  or  both  brands  and  we  will  guar­
antee  you  satisfaction.

B .  J  R E Y N O L D S ,  G ran d   R apids.

investors,  was 

Brooklyn,  with  'the  certain  prospect  of 
other  kindred  confidence  schemes  fol­
lowing suit  in  the  near  future.  Develop­
ments  already  prove  a  far-reaching  con­
spiracy  to  rob  the  confiding  people  of 
all  conditions,  whose  "weakness 
is  in 
looking  for  something  in return for noth­
ing  at  the  same  time,  in  every  state  in 
the  Union;  and  their  scheme  seems  to 
have  been  successful,  for  a  wail  of  dis­
appointment  and  mortification  arises 
from  all  points  of  the  compass.  Their 
specious  literature has  been  sown broad­
cast  among  the  people  throughout  the 
entire  country,  and  the  illusive  pictures 
drawn  by  their  oily-tongued  local agents 
of  fabulous  returns  of  interest  upon 
in­
vestments  have  carried  weeping  and 
wailing  into  thousands  of  happy  homes. 
The  fact  that  every  inducement  offered, 
and  every  argument  used  to  prove  their 
ability  to  perform  what  they  promised 
their 
in  conflict  with 
every  principle  of  legitimate  business 
should  have  been  sufficient  warning  to 
the  most  confiding  of  their  patrons  to 
avoid  all  businses  relations  with  them. 
That  all  these  self-evident  facts  were 
ignored  by  their  victims  can  be  ac­
counted 
the  theory  of 
monomania  or  mild  insanity.  Unfor­
tunately, 
their  victim s  are  recruited 
from  the  class  of  citizens  least  able  to 
bear  the 
legitimate 
business  of  the  country  must  suffer to  a 
great  extent  is 
inevitable,  because  the 
debtor  classes  are  the  heaviest  losers 
in 
proportion  to  their  means.  Farmers  and 
farmers’  wives,  working  men  and  do­
mestics  of  all  kinds,  small  tradesmen 
and  their  clerks,  some  of  whom  have 
left  their  debts  unpaid  and  some  are 
known  to  have  borrowed  the  money  to 
invest,  have  drawn  their  hard-earned 
savings  deposits  and  for  months  poured 
them  in  a  steady  stream  into  the  capa­
cious  maw  of  these  octopi,  in  pursuit  of 
sudden  wealth,  which,  like  a  will-o’ - 
the-wisp  recedes  as  they  follow,  until  it 
has  landed  its  victims  in  the  slough  of 
disappointment  with  loss  of  the  savings 
of  years  of  toil.  Even  the  teachers  in 
our  public  schools  have  ignored  every 
fundamental  principle  of  finance  and 
trade  and  are  weeping  in  silence  over 
their  losses  and  relearning  the first prin­
ciples  of  legitimate trade they  were  sup­
posed  to  be  teaching  their  pupils.

losses.  That  the 

for  only  upon 

intelligence, 

Upon  what  other  theory  except mental 
aberration  can  we  account  for all  this? 
The  real  extent  of  this  public  calamity 
will  never be  known,  as  thousands of the 
small  investors,  from  feelings  of  pride 
or  mortification,  will  grieve  over  their 
folly  in  silence.  The  disease  seems  to 
be  out  of  the  reach  of remedy,  but might 
perhaps  be  mitigated  by  making  every 
local  agent  of  the  swindlers,  who  are 
usually  men  of 
judging 
from  those  in  Shiawassee  county,  meet 
the  criminal  consequences  of  their  share 
in  the  conspiracy  to  deceive  and  de­
moralize  the  public.  From  a  moral 
point  of  view  the  duped  victims  them­
selves  are  not  altogether  blameless. 
Their  example  and  influence  have  de­
ceived  others  and  urged  them  on,  thus 
spreading  the  poisonous miasm of mono­
mania.  At  present 
it  is  impossible  to 
approximate the  extent  of  these  gigantic 
swindles  in  figures,  but  when  we  reflect 
that 
is  estimated  that  Shiawassee 
county  alone  has  contributed  $60,000  to 
the  robbers’  funds  of  the  Franklin  Syn­
dicate  of  Brooklyn  the  full  extent  of  the 
operations  of  these  gangs  of  swindlers 
can  be  realized.  And  fancy  the  bene­
ficiaries  of  these  nefarious  schemes  con­
templating  from  their  hiding  places  of 
safety  with  fiendish  glee  the  ruin  they 
have  wrought. 

W.  S.  H.  Welton.

it 

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7

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“ Are  vou  one  of  the  heart-hungry 
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the  soulful  young  man.

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“ I  can’t 
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liver and  bacon.”

For  5  cents.  Long  Havana  Killed. 

Without  an  Kqtial.

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ply and  Torpedo Gravel  Ready  Roofing.  Galvanized 
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HEALTH  FOODS

The question  of “ Foods” has become one of the very  first  importance of the 
present day and one in  which every Grocery and  Provision  dealer is deeply 
interested, because he is called  upon  to supply  his  patrons  with  the  very 
best at the most  reasonable prices.  To aid  you  in  this we wish  to call atten­
tion  to some of our products  in  this line.  You  have  dyspeptics  among your 
customers and our  Whole  Wheat  Crackers will  furnish  excellent food  to aid 
in  restoring the  weak  stomach and  preserving the strong one.  They furnish 
work  for the teeth,  flavor for the  palate and  nourishment  for the  entire  sys­
tem.  New  Era  Butter Crackers  (creamery  butter shortened),  a high  grade 
cracker for soups, etc.  Gem Oatmeal Biscuits, a good seller, and Cereola, the 
king of Health Foods.  See price list for prices.  Address all communications to 

BATTLE  CREEK  BAKERY,  Battle Creek, Mich.

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WEDNESDAY,  •  -  DECEMBER  13.1899.

S T A T E   OF  M ICH IGAN /  ss>

County  of  Kent 

)

John  DeBoer,  being  duly  sworn,  de­

poses  and  says  as  follows :

I  am  pressman 

in.  the  office  of  the 
Tradesman  Company  and have charge of 
the  presses  and  folding  machine  in  that 
establishment. 
I  printed  and  folded 
7,000  copies  of  the issue of  Dec.  6,  1899, 
and  saw  the  edition  mailed  in  the  usual 
manner.  And  further  deponent  saith 
not. 

John  DeBoer.

Sworn  and  subscribed  before  me,  a 
in  and  for said  county, 

notary  public 
this  ninth  day  of  December,  1899.

Notary  Public  in  and  for  Kent  County, 

Henry  B.  Fairchild, 

Mich.

GREATER  VIGILANCE NECESSARY.
The  ease  with  which  the  Secretary  of 
the  Worden  Grocer  Co.  was  able  to  em­
bezzle  nearly  $40,000,  which  loss  would 
have  wrecked  the  institution  but  for  the 
heroic  manner  in  which  the  moneyed 
stockholders  of  the  corporation promptly 
came  to  the  rescue  by  furnishing  ample 
capital to  make  up the shortage and other 
losses  resulting  from 
lax  credits  and 
loose  business  methods,  naturally  sug­
gests  that  similar conditions  may  exist 
in  other  business 
institutions  where 
such 
implicit  confidence  is  placed  in  a 
business  associate  that  no  attempt  is 
ever  made  to  check  up  his  work  or  re­
view  his  accounts.

Notwithstanding  the  rigid  examina­
tion  given  both  National  and  State 
banks  at irregular intervals by represent­
atives  of  the  Federal  and State  banking 
departments,  it  is  customary  for  a  com­
mittee  of  directors  to  make  a  careful 
and  detailed  investigation  of  the  affairs 
of  the  bank  at  least  twice  a  year.  Be­
sides,  it  is  customary  to  place  all  em­
ployes  who  handle  any 
considerable 
amount  of  money  under  bonds.

None  of  these  safeguards  are  often 
employed  in  the  case  of  mercantile  and 
manufacturi ng  corporations— excepti ng 
with  large  institutions  like  the  Standard 
Oil  Co.,  which  has  a  checking  system 
which  surpasses  in  exactness  and  sever­
ity  that  of  the  general  Government— yet 
it  not  unfrequently  happens  that  the 
stockholders  of  a  corporation  of  this 
character  are  as  numerous  as  the  stock­
holders  of  a  bank  and  are  naturally  en­
titled  to the  same  measure  of protection. 
While  an  arrangement  of  this  kind  sug­
gests  paternalism  in  its  most  offensive 
form—and  paternalism  has  never been 
and «ever will  be a popular thing  in  this 
country— yet  the  experience  of  the  Wor­
den  Grocer  Co.  naturally  suggests  that 
the  interests of  both  creditors  and  stock­
holders  demand  greater  vigilance  on 
the  part  of  officers,  in  default  of  which

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

in  the 

in  and  verify  the 
the  state  must  step 
work  of  accountants,  at  either  regular or 
irregular  intervals, 
interest  of 
those  whose  holdings  are  so  small  that 
they  have  no  part  in  the  active  manage­
ment  of  the  business  and  are  expected 
to  take  everything  for  granted  until  a 
crisis  confronts  them  and  they are called 
together  for  the  purpose  of  assisting 
in 
contributing  fresh  capital  to  replace  the 
losses  sustained  through  lack  of  proper 
safeguards.

It 

is  not  generally  known  that  hun­
dreds  of  thousands  of  yards  of  cotton 
flannel  are  used  each  year  in  Kansas  in 
the  manufacture  of  gloves  for  corn busk­
ers.  A   pair of  gloves  made  of  this  ma­
terial  lasts  only  a  few  days,  but  the  flan­
nel 
is  the  only  material  that  conforms 
to  the  hands  and  at  the  same  time  gives 
comfort  and  ease  to  the  husker.  Wesley 
Seip,  a  champion  comhusker  in  Repub­
lic  county,  has  been  figuring  on  the 
amount  of  this  material  used  this  sea­
son 
in  that  county.  He  says  enough 
money  was  spent  there  for  huskers’  mit­
tens  to  pay  for a  good  farm.  There  are 
144  quarter  sections  of  land  in  a  town­
ship.  Two  huskers  to  the  quarter  would 
make  288  huskers 
in  a  township,  or  a 
total  in  the  county  of  5,760.  Each  husk­
er  will  use  four  yards  of  cotton  flannel, 
making  a  total  for the  county  of  23,040 
yards.  This,  at  18  cents a yard,  amounts 
to $4,147.20.  There  are  fifty  counties 
in  Kansas  which  this  year  produced  on 
an  average  as  much  com  as  Republic 
county. 
If  all  the  men  and  women  who 
are  now  engaged  in  saving  the  State’s 
phenomenal  com  crop  wear  husking 
gloves  made  of  cotton  flannel  the  sum 
paid  out  for  this fabric  alone  will aggre­
gate  $200,000.

Retail  merchants  must make concerted 
effort  to  defeat  the  parcels  postage 
law 
now  before  Congress  or  the  manufac­
turers,  department  stores  and  catalogue 
houses  of  the  country  will  succeed in se­
its  enactment.  Resolutions  are 
curing 
in  their  way,  but  one 
all  very  well 
strong 
letter  from  a  retail  merchant  to 
his  congressman  will  do  more  good  and 
have  more  effect  in  controverting  legis­
lation  of  this  character  than  a  set of  res­
olutions  as  long  as  a  lead  pencil.  The 
in  European 
parcels  postage  system 
countries  has  nearly  annihilated 
the 
trade  of  the  country  merchant,  and  un­
less  the  retail  merchants  of  the  United 
States  take  prompt  action  in  this  matter 
they  will  find  themselves  in  the  same 
predicament  as  their  European  brothers 
in  trade.

The  Traverse  City  Record  demon­
strated  its  right  to  rank  as  a  metropoli­
tan  daily 
last  Sunday  by  issuing  a  28- 
page  paper,  including  a  dozen  pages  of 
historical  matter,  prepared  by  men  and 
women  who  wrote  from  actual  experi­
ence  and  embellished  by  beautiful  half­
tone  engravings  which  enable  the reader 
to  form  a  vivid  idea  of  early  days  in 
Traverse  City  and  the  Grand  Traverse 
region.  The  edition  reflects  much  credit 
on  both  editors  and  contributors,  while 
the  typographical  appearance  of 
the 
paper  is  superb.

It 

is  easy  enough  to  give  the  poor 
good  advice ;  but  that  never quite  takes 
the  place  of  a  Christmas  turkey.

A   green  Christmas  is  probable.  Much 
long  green  will  be  needed  to 

of  the 
make  Christmas  presents.

It  does  not  follow  that  a  man  in  the 
lying  will  tell  the  truth  when 

habit  of 
talking  in  bis  sleep.

It 

face, 

THE  REIGN  OF  COMMON  SENSE.
One  of  the  most  uncommon  things 

in 
the  world 
is  what  we  call  common 
sense.  Any  day  of  the  week  you  can 
go  out  and  throw  a  brick  and  hit  fifty 
men  of  genius,  where  you  can  strike one 
who  has  real  good  hard  common  sense. 
Yet  it  is  by  long  odds  the  most  precious 
gift  that  can  be  vouchsafed  a  human be­
ing.  To  possess  it  is  to  possess  a sweet 
reasonableness  that  enables  one  to  look 
life  squarely 
instead  of 
in  the 
through  the 
long  or  short  end  of  an 
opera  glass,  as  our  prejudices  happen  to 
present  it  to  us.  The  man  of  common 
sense 
is  never  carried  away  by  ex­
tremes,  but  steers  a  middle  course  be­
tween  the  heights  of  exhilaration  and 
the  slough  of  despond. 
is  the  bal­
last  that  keeps  his  boat  steady,  no  mat­
ter  whether  it  is  fanned  by  the  winds  of 
prosperity  or  blown  about  by  the  tem­
pests  of  adversity. 
In  success  it  merci­
fully  preserves  him  from  making  a  fool 
into  ob­
of  himself  and  getting  kissed 
scurity;  and 
in  misfortune 
it  keeps 
him  from  the  coward’s  device  of  sui­
cide.  He  knows  there 
is  always  a 
change  of 
luck  and  a  new  deal  in  the 
game.  The  man  of  common  sense  is 
never  unduly  puffed  up  with  pride  or 
overconceited.  He  never  forgets  there 
are  others.  He  takes  the  good  things  of 
life  in  reason,  and  neither gets  on  a  jag 
or  joins  the  ranks  of  the fanatics.  Hum­
bugs  do  not  humbug  him  nor  gold  brick 
people  sell  him  their  wares,  because  he 
knows  we  never get  something  for noth­
ing.  Solemn  airs  do  not 
impose  on 
him.  He  never  slops  over  himself  with 
sentimental  gush.  He  never  runs  after 
the  fads  of  the  moment.  Prejudice  does 
judgment.  He  never 
not  warp  his 
poses  for  the  benefit  of  the  world. 
If 
sorrows  come  to  him  he  does  not  pic­
turesquely  bemoan  himself  and  repine 
at  the 
In  the  day  of  pros­
perity  he  goes  slowly  and  discreetly,  for 
he  knows  riches  have  wings  that  are 
chiefly  used  in  flying  away  from  us.  To 
every  difficulty  of 
life  he  brings  com­
mon  sense  and  finds  it  offers  a  solution. 
In  business  affairs 
it  keeps  him  from 
worrying  overmuch. 
It  prevents  him 
from  wasting  tears  and  time  over  the 
spilt  m ilk  that  can  never  be  recalled. 
In  short,  it 
is  the  quality  which  en­
ables  a  man  to  line  up  and  accept  the 
situation,  whatever  it  is,  without  kick­
ing.  In  only  one  thing  in life has  it ever 
been  felt  that  it  was  impossible  to  ap­
ply  common  sense  with  advantage,  and 
that  was  in  affairs  of  the  heart.  No one 
who  ever  fell 
love,  or  out  of  love, 
even  thought  of  such  a  thing  as  using 
any  reason  about  it,  and  the  results have 
often  been  tragedies  that  have  caused 
death  and  tears  and  life-long  sorrow.  It 
is, 
therefore,  extremely  gratifying  to 
learn  a  new  order of  things  is  being  in­
augurated,  and  that  common  sense  is 
being  introduced  into  lovemaking,  with 
the  most  gratifying  results  to  all  con­
cerned.  According  to  a  dispatch  in  a 
Washington  paper a  young  man  of  that 
city,  about  a  year ago,  met  a  beautiful 
and  clever young  woman,  with  whom  he 
fell 
They  became  engaged 
and  when  she  returned  to  her  home  in 
the  West  the  young  man  bombarded  her 
with 
letters  and  on  one  occasion  made 
her a  visit.  After a  time,  however,  the 
young  woman  found  that  she  had  mis­
taken  the  state  of  her  affections  and  she 
bestowed  her  hand  upon  another. 
In­
stead  of  using  reproaches  and  hysterics 
and  tears,  this  up-to-date  young  couple 
dealt  with  the  subject  on  a  purely  prac­
tical  and  common-sense  basis. 
The 
girl  figured  out  that  the  Washington

inevitable. 

love. 

in 

in 

sweetheart’s 
letters  were  worth  $300, 
and  the  time  and  expense  of  his  trip 
to  see  her  $500,  while  she  assessed  the 
damage  to  his  heart,  and  the  wear  and 
tear of  his  affections  at  $200  more.  She 
thereupon  drew  her  check  for  $1,000 
and  sent  it  to  him  and  he  sent  her  a  re­
ceipt 
in  full  to  date,  and,  as  the  diplo­
mats  say,  the incident  was  closed.  What 
an 
improvement  over  a  duel,  even  a 
French  one,  and  over  vulgar su icide! 
Blessed  be  the  reign  of  common  sense!

GENERAL  TRADE  REVIEW.

less 

in  prices 

capitalization. 

The  week  shows  the  most  decided  de­
cline  in  stocks  recorded  since  the  finan­
cial  stringency  in  New  York  banks  set 
in  some  months  ago.  As  the  stringency 
is 
in  evidence  now,  the  cause  foi 
the  stock  depression  must  be  looked  for 
elsewhere.  Naturally  the  first  place  to 
look  is  the  English  situation;  but  while 
the  reverses 
in  Natal  must  materially 
affect  both  the  buying  and  selling  in 
London,  the 
influence,  considering  our 
lessening  dependence  on  that  market, 
is  not  sufficient  to  account  for  any  great 
part  of  the  decline.  -  The  true  explana­
tion 
is  suggested  by  an  analysis  of  the 
changes  in  the  market,  which  show  that 
the  decline 
is  the  result  of 
over anticipation  of  the  future  in  com­
bination  and 
the 
changes  those  stocks  have  suffered  most 
which  have  pushed  their  products  be­
yond  the  warrant  of 
legitimate  trade 
thus  giving  a  stimulus  to 
conditions, 
competition,  which 
is  now  becoming 
manifest  to  an  extent  to  show  the  de­
gree  of  presumption  on  the  part  of  such 
corporations. 
is  possible  that  the 
adverse  decision  of  the  courts  in  the 
pipe  case  may  have  influenced  the  mar­
ket  a  little,  but  the  fact  that  the  pipe 
combine  was  only  a  trust,  and  therefore 
on  an  entirely  different  basis  from  the 
industrials,  prevents  any  real 
regular 
significance 
in  the  decision.  The  de­
cline  in  stocks  comes  with  no  slacken­
ing  in  the  general  volume  of  business. 
On  the  contrary  the  undue  stimulus  in 
competition,  which  is  the  real  cause  of 
the  reaction,  serves  to  swell  the  vast  ag­
gregate.  As  yet  prices  are  generally 
maintained  or  advancing.

In 

It 

Some  conception  of  the  progress  in 
textile 
industries  comes  with  the  an­
nouncement  that  the  American  Woolen 
Company  advances  wages  of  26,000 
hands  10  per  cent.  Probably  this  sets 
the  pace  for  others,  as  the  advance  of 
10  per cent,  in  the  Borden  cotton  mills 
is  now  being  followed  by  employers  of 
150,000  hands  or  more.  The  rise 
in 
woolens  suggests  competition,  for,  even 
although  just  marked  up  in  order to pre­
pare  for the  next  season,  prices  of  wool­
en  goods  have  risen  only  19.2  per  cent, 
from  their  lowest,  but  one  hundred  quo­
tations  of  wool  by  Coates  Brothers,  of 
Philadelphia,  have  risen  37.1  per  cent, 
from  the  lowest  and  average  about  24.7 
cents.  Cotton  goods have advanced 28.70 
per  cent,  and  are  constantly  rising,  al­
though  raw cotton  at  the  highest had  ad­
vanced  only  33.04  per  cent.,  and  is  now 
only  24.01  per  cent,  higher.  The  de­
mand  for  goods 
in  both  branches  is 
strong,  and 
little 
affected  by  speculation  in  the  material.
The  grain  market  maintains  nearly  a 
parity  with  that  for the  same  season last 
year,  the  less  movement  of  wheat  being 
balanced  by  a  greater  one  of  com. 
Prices  have  tended  downward  on  ac­
count  of  favorable  crop  reports  both 
in 
American  and  foreign  fields.

in  cotton  appears 

The  man  who  laughs  last  laughs  best. 
The man  who  laughs  most  should  have 
the  best  teeth.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

9

HONEST MEN WANTED.

Diogenes 

is  out  again  with  his  lan­
tern.  A  dozen  American  cities,  more  or 
less,  are  hunting  high  and 
low  for  a 
mayor.  All  over  the  country  are  cities 
wailing  over  depleted  treasuries.  The 
country  is  tired  and  sick  of  listening  to 
the  political  nonsense  of  party  crimina­
tion  and  recrimination  and,  with  D iog­
enes  at  the  head,  is  out  on  a  general 
hunt  for  that  rarest of  human beings— an 
honest  man.  There is  no  lack  of  candi­
dates.  The  woods  are  full  of them.  So 
are  the  avenues, 
the  byways  and  the 
back  alleys,  and  they  are  alike  in  this, 
that  they  all  want  the  public  office  for 
the  purpose  of  forwarding  some  private 
gain. 
It  was  once  thought  that  the  man 
who  had  been  successful 
in  the  man­
agement  of  his  own  affairs  was  the  only 
one  who  could  safely  control  public con­
cerns ;  but  from  that  wise  way  of  our 
fathers  we  have  drifted  through  indiffer­
ence  and  want  of  public  spirit  and 
in­
competency  has  sneaked  into  municipal 
responsibility  and  depleted  the  public 
treasury.

it 

If  the  condition  of  things  were  less 
appalling,  it  would  beamusing  to  listen 
to  the  outraged  citizens as  they look  into 
the  empty  money  bags  of 
city  and 
county  and  town.  The  English  tongue, 
copious  and  flexible  as 
is,  has  no 
words  strong  enough  to  express  the  gen­
eral  execration.  The  superlative  has 
lost  its  force  and  glaring  eye  demands 
from  glaring  eye  an  explanation.  There 
is  but  one  and  self-accusation  alone 
prevents  its  expression.  These  thieves 
and  robbers  are  men  chosen  by  the 
community 
in  which  they  live— repre­
sentative  men— to  do  the  public  work. 
They  are  a  part  of  the  whole  and  have 
been  doing  what  any  other  set  of  men 
would  do  had 
fate  favored  their  elec­
tion. 
In  the  “ bum”   wards  of  the  city 
nothing  else  can  be  expected,  but  what 
else  can  be  expected  in  the  rest  where 
the  same  element  is  allowed  to  come 
in 
and  have  control?  The  river  can  not 
rise  higher  than  its  source,  the  water  is 
the  same  be  it  clear or  roily  and,  dread­
ful  as  the  statement  is,  the  thieving ele­
ment  is  a  faithful  representative  of  the 
citizens  who  submit  to  such  elections. 
When  the  portending  ruin  comes  the 
in  its  strength, 
victimized  town  rises 
cleanses  the  city  of 
its  impurity  and 
after  a  search  with  the  lantern  places an 
honest  man  in  the  executive  chair  with 
a  satisfied,  “ Now,  then!”   and  starts  in 
on  the  same  old  circuit.

If  there  is  any  one  fact  which  ought 
to  be  admitted  by  this  time,  it  is  that 
the  politician,  as  he  is  now  understood, 
is  the  last  man  to  be  seated  in  the  pub­
lic  chair.  He  strives  for  the  place  and 
gets 
it  for  one  purpose  and  the  empty 
treasury  tells  exactly  what  that  purpose 
was. 
If  he  finds  the  public  cow  gentle, 
he  is  glad  to  relieve  her  of  every  drop 
of  milk  and,  remembering that the  strip­
pings  are  the  richest  part of the milking, 
he  gets  the  very 
last  and  he  does  it 
If  she  proves  restive  and  is  in­
kindly. 
clined 
for  any  reason  to  hold  back  her 
milk,  by  methods  well  known  to  him 
she 
is  forced  to  stand  and  deliver  and 
the  contents  of  the  milk  pail  are  taken 
good  care  of 
in  his  own  private  milk 
house.  The  result  in  either  case  is  the 
same.  Public  office 
is  a  public  trust 
just  so  long  as  p.rivate  interest  can  con­
trol  it,  and  that  is  plenty  long  enough.
The  Tradesman  submits  that  the time 
has  come  for these  professional  milkers 
to  be  discharged  and  a  hired  hand  en­
gaged  who  understands  this  part  of  the 
business.  The  man  should  bring  his 
credentials  with  him  and  the  chief  of

these should  be  from those men who  have 
long  and  well.  Has  he 
known  him 
managed  his  own  affairs  skillfully? 
Is 
he  at  the  head  of  important  interests? 
Is  he  honest to the core?  Does the greater 
part  of  the  best  business  men  endorse 
him?  A   goodly  number  of  similar 
questions  might  be  added;  but  it  is  the 
business  man  from  first  to  last  and  all 
the  time  who  is  to  select  this  all-wool- 
and-yard-wide  candidate 
for  public 
office. 
Into  the  business  quarter  of  the 
town  with  his  lantern  must the old Cynic 
be  directed,  for  there,  if  anywhere,  will 
be 
found  the  man  whom  the  world  is 
suffering  for  to-day.

It  will  be  said—it  has  been  said— that 
men  at  the  head  of  a  prosperous  busi­
ness  can  not  afford  to  fill  these  offices. 
How  would  if do  for  the  public  who  has 
been  robbed  until  nothing  is  left  worth 
stealing  to  pay  these  men  enough  so 
that  they  can  afford  to  fill them? 
It  is  a 
question  settled  many  times  a  day.  The 
man  who  can  manage 
large  interests 
commands  a  large  salary  in  private  cor­
porations. 
Is  the  welfare  of  the  city  of 
less  concern  and  shall  the  man  at  its 
head  be 
less  generously  treated?  As  a 
question  of  dollars  and  cents,  will  it 
cost  the  city  more  to  pay  a  salary  of 
$25,000  to  a  man  who  earns  it  than  it 
will  to  pay  him  with  honor and  have 
him  plunder  $100,000,  a  sum  which 
sinks  into insignificance when  compared 
with  amounts  which  have  been  stolen 
from  the  treasuries  of  the  complaining 
cities?  That  is  the  condition  of 
things 
it  remains  to  be  seen  how 
to-day  and 
long 
it  will  take  them  to  look  matters 
squarely  in  the  face  and  be governed  by 
them.

The  Tradesman  by  no  means  asserts 
that  all  business  men  are honest.  It does 
mean  to  assert  that  the  business  man  in 
every  community  who 
is  well  known 
there  and  is  known  to  be  honest  and has 
won  for  himself  a  competency  by  his 
honesty  and  business  ability  is  the  best 
man  to  take  care  of  the  public  business 
of that  town ;  and  it  asserts,  too,  that that 
community  will  find 
itself  more  pros­
perous  by  paying  its  best  man  a  liberal 
salary  for  such  management  than  by 
practicing  the  methods  too  often  now  in 
vogue.  Finally it  believes  that,  in  nine 
cases  out  of  ten,  when  the  searching 
lantern  has  found  its  man,  that  man,  the 
best  for  the  place,  will  be  in  the  ranks 
of  trade.

A   new  headlight  for  locomotives  will, 
in  the  opinion  of  experts,  prove  of  great 
value  in  certain  districts.  It  is  a  power­
ful  electric  lamp,  with  a  reflector  so  ar­
ranged  that  the  rays  will  be  thrown  ver­
tically 
into  the  air  to  a  considerable, 
height.  The  exact  position  and  direc­
tion  of  a  train  will  thus  be  made  known 
even  in  hilly  districts.

General  Grobler, of Orange Free  State, 
is  rather  versatile  in  the  matter of  his 
peaceful  occupations.  He 
is  a  grain 
grower,  an  ostrich  farmer,  a  stock  raiser 
and  a  diamond  mine  owner.  Although 
only  36  years  old,  he  has  for  some  time 
past  been  an  influential  member  of  the 
volksraad,  representing  Philopolis.

A  recent  police  order  in  Chicago  pro­
hibits  freak  advertising  in  the  streets. 
To  one  man  arrested,  dressed as an Irish 
knight  of  olden  times  and  bearing  a  tin 
shield  with  an  advertisement  upon  it,  a 
police  captain  said:  “ Why,  that  rig 
would  make  an  automobile  balk. 
It 
shall  not  be  permitted.”

A  man  who  is  short  when  borrowing 

can  even  up  by  being  long  in  paying.

THE  INSIDE  TRACK.

in  regard  to  China. 

Far  too much  worry  is  finding  expres­
sion 
If  the  same 
anxious  souls who  are  borrowing  all  this 
trouble  would  remember  that  “ getting 
left”   is  not  a  prominent  feature  of  the 
American  make-up  life  would  be  all  the 
merrier  and  far  more  worth  living  than 
it  is  now. 
It  is  true  that  other  nation­
alities  have  secured  a  strong  foothold 
in  the  markets  of  the  world. 
It  is  also 
true  that  they  have  controlled  these  so 
long  that  they  seem  theirs  by  predesti­
nation  and  any  approach  to  these  same 
markets  by  another 
is  looked  upon  as 
an  invasion  and  resented  accordingly. 
Take  Gteat  Britain  as  an  example. 
It 
is  surprising  how  many  leaves  must  be 
turned  back  to  find  the  trade  beginning 
in  her  commercial  history.  As  a  trades­
man  she  stands  at  the  head  of  such  en­
terprise,  a  position  she  has  enjoyed 
for 
centuries.  Wherever  there  has  been 
found  a  people  and  a  place  for  barter, 
not  far  off  will  be  found  the  British Jack 
with  the  British  cargo.  The  two  are 
omnipresent.  Like  the  Phoenician  of 
the  olden  time,  there  are  no  sands  her 
keels  have  not  grated,  no  skies  her  flag 
has  not  flaunted.  China  has  long  been 
acquainted  with  her  merchandise.  Not 
a  want  has  been  expressed  which  Great 
Britain  has  not  satisfied.  Ever  on  the 
alert,  her  agents  have  kept  tab  with  the 
Chinaman’s  growing  needs  and 
the 
goods  have  come 
in  time  to  supply 
them.  To  all  intents  and  purposes  there 
was  no  possible  chance  for  other  coun­
tries  to  get  even  the  promise  of  trade 
with  the  Celestials,  and  behind  Great 
Britain  crowded  other  countries  quarrel­
ing  and 
fighting  over  the  shadow  of  a 
chance  which  sometimes  fell upon them.
That  has  been  the  condition for  years. 
It  is  so  no  longer.  Without  a  word  of 
complaint  the  United  States has watched 
and  worked  and  waited.  Holding  her 
soul  with  patience,  sure  of  herself  and 
making  the  most  of  that  that  has  come 
to  her,  she  has  not  found  the  China  wall 
unscalable  nor  the  gates 
impassable. 
Whether  the  guns  at  Manila  have  so 
jarred  those  gates  that  they  have  swung 
more  easily  to  the  American 
trader 
may be  a question ;  but  there is no  doubt 
the  traffic  which  has  passed 
about 
through  them 
from  this  country.  For 
the  reason  which  the  Tradesman  has 
often  assigned  to  the  American  product 
inherent  excellence— our  exports 
— its 
are 
increasing  more  rapidly  in  China 
than  those  of  any  other  nation,  the  an­
nual  report  showing  a  gain  of  almost  40 
per  cent.  In  1898  our  trade  was  $339,012 
larger  than  in  the  year  before,  while  the 
Great  Britain  record  was less by $82,814, 
a  sum  more  portentous  in  meaning  than 
for 
important 
So  much 
Great  Britain.  When,  however, 
the 
same  authority  states  that  all  the  im­
ports 
into  China  from  Hong  Kong  and 
Macao,  supposing  them 
from 
Europe,  included  with  the 
imports  of 
Great  Britain  and  the  whole  of  Europe, 
show  a  gain  in  European  products 
im­
ported 
less  than  1  per 
cent,  it  does  make  that  40  per  cent,  of 
gain  from  this  country  a  pleasing  state­
ment 
for  American  eyes,  and  it  does 
strengthen  the  thought  that  American 
trade 
is  getting  the  inside 
track.

into  China  of 

in  amount. 

to  be 

in  China 

The  chief  imports  from  this  country 
into  that  are  cotton  goods,  kerosene  oil, 
flour,  provisions,  railway  material  and 
machines,  manufactures  of 
iron  and 
steel  and  of  wood,  and  manufactured  to­
bacco.  The  trade  in  cotton  goods  shows 
little,  if  any,  change,  but  during  the 
last  three  years  Dutch  sheetings,  unable

to  compete  in  price  and  quality with the 
American  goods,  have  disappeared. 
Japan  sheetings,  on  account  of  inequal­
ity  of  texture,  are doing  the  same  thing. 
Manchester,  the  English  head  center  of 
drills, 
jeans  and  sheetings,  can  not 
compete  with  us  in  price  for  this  class 
of  goods.  Sugar,  refined  and  white, 
from  this  country  and  American  flour 
increasing  demand.  Kerosene 
are 
not  only  holds  its  own,  but 
is  outstrip­
ping  the  Russian  article. 
In  a  word, 
where  American  goods  are  brought  into 
competition  with  goods  from  the  long- 
established  manufacturing  houses  of  all 
parts  of  the  world,  they  invariably  take 
the  lead  in  popular  favor  and,  to  carry 
out  the  figure,  not  only  get  the  inside 
track,  but  are  sure  to  win  the  race.

in 

LACK  OF  THOROUGHNESS.

Director  Merriam,  of 

the  Census 
Bureau,  speaking  of  the  percentage  of 
failures  among  the  applicants  for  places 
under  him,  says:

from 

They  can  not  spell  and  they  can  not 
do  ordinary  arithmetic.  Fifty per  cent, 
fail,  and  they  fail  because  they  can  not 
divide  100,000  by  40.28;  that  is,  they 
can  not  get  a  correct  result. 
It  is  sim­
ply  marvelous,  the  lack  of  education 
in 
these  rudimentary  branches.  Something 
must  be radically wrong  with  our  system 
of  education.  Our  public  schools  teach 
botany  and  psychology  and  sewing  and 
molding ;  but  apparently  they  do  not 
teach  simple  arithmetic  and  spelling.
The  same  complaint  can  be  made 

in 
almost  every  department of business  and 
professional  life.  Men are  too  often  in­
competent 
lack  of  thoroughness. 
They  do  not  understand  what  they  pro­
fess,  and  want  to  begin  at  the  top  in­
stead  of  at  the  bottom.  It is a  fact  which 
reflects  most  seriously  upon  the  schools 
of  the  country,  public  and  private,  that 
so  few  of  the  scholars  turned  out  by 
them  can  write  the  English  language 
correctly  and  quite  as  few  can  handle 
with 
exactness  business  arithmetic. 
There  are  men  who  graduate 
in  the 
classics  who  can  not  write  a  dozen  lines 
of  decent  English,  and  there  are  others 
who  passed  through  the  intricacies  of 
the  higher  mathematics  who  can  not 
work  the  problems  that  occur 
in  the 
transactions  of  daily  business.

correctness, 

Schools  that  will  turn  out  young  men 
who  can  write  their  own  mother  tongue 
with 
and  who  know 
thoroughly  the  details  of  business  arith­
metic,  and  who  are  willing  to 
learn 
some  useful  trade  or  profession  by  be­
ginning  at  the  bottom  and  working their 
way  up  on  their  merits,  can  not  only 
gain  high  reputations  for  thoroughness, 
but  will  prove  that  they  are  doing  most 
beneficent  work  for the  public.  Their 
graduates  would  at  least  be  able  to  meet 
the  demands  of  competence  for appoint­
ment 
in  the  Census  Bureau,  and  they 
would  be  fit  for  any  honest  business.

The  single  working  girls  of  Boston 
are  organizing  against  married  women 
who  work  in  restaurants  and  big  stores 
for  pin  money.  The  girls  think  that 
women  who  have  husbands  to  support 
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Comfort  Which  Comes  From  Cherishing 

Paste  Jewels.

There  were  only  we  three— Elise  and 
myself  and  she  with  the  touch  of  silver 
in  her  hair  and  the  wise,  kind,  far-see­
ing  eyes  whom  we  call  the  woman  of 
the  world.  For  a  while  she  lay  back 
content  and  silent 
low 
chair,  shading  her  eyes  with  a  hand  on 
which  the  jewels  gleamed  and  sparkled, 
and  then,  because  it  was  the  time  when 
the  gentle  ghosts  of  memory  walk,  she 
began  speaking:

in  her 

long, 

“ I  have  been  thinking,”   she  said, 
‘ ‘ of  a  little  incident,  half  pathetic,  half 
humorous,  that  came  under  my  notice 
last  summer  when  1  spent  some  time  in 
a  quiet  little  country  village,  still  un­
discovered  by  the  general  summer  va­
grant.  My  hostess was  a  thin,  wiry  lit­
tle  woman,  with  her  wisp  of  hair  done 
up 
in  a  tight  knob  on  the  top  of  her 
head,  and  with  her  bony  hands  rough­
ened  and  knotted  by  years  of  unremit­
ting  drudgery,  who  eked  out  a  scanty 
living  by  taking  boarders.  She was  one 
of  those  unconscious  heroines  you  find 
so  often  in  backwoods places  who spend 
their 
in  bearing  other  people’s 
burdens  and  doing  other  people’s  work 
and  who  go  to  their  graves  unappreci­
ated  and  unrewarded.

lives 

“ That  was  the  way  with  this  poor 
creature.  Heaven  knows  for  what  rea­
son,  but  she  had  married  a  great,  long, 
gangling,  good-for-nothing  fellow  who 
was  a  widower  with  half  a  dozen  chil­
dren,  and  who  calmly-sat  down  and 
let 
lot.  Her  life 
her  support  the  whole 
was  of  the  hardest. 
I  don’t  suppose 
she  ever  even  so  much  as  thought  of  in­
in  any  pleasure  from 
dulging  herself 
year’s  end  to  year’s  end.  The 
little 
money  above  the  actual  daily  necessi­
ties  went  for  the  girls’  clothes  or  the 
boys’  schooling.  As  for  ‘ Ma, ’  as  even 
her  husband  called  her,  ever  having  so 
much  as  a  hankering  after  a  pretty 
dress  or  a  gay  ribbon  or  any  little  nat­
ural  feminine  desire  for  a  bit  of  finery, 
nobody  ever  dreamed  of  such  a  thing. 
It  was  the  same  with  the  simple  pleas­
ures  that  came  their  way.  The  man  had 
loafing  about  the 
unending 
village  store  and  postoffice. 
‘ M a’  was 
up  early  and  late,  always  hard  at  work. 
The  girls  had  time  to  gossip  with  the 
‘ Ma’s’  busy  hands  were 
neighbors. 
never 
idle 
for  an  instant.  The  others 
trooped  off  to  picnics.  Nobody  ever 
‘ Ma’  to  go.  She  had  to  stay 
expected 
at  home  and  cook  for  the  boarders. 
It 
infinite  pathos— all  the 
was  a 
more  touching  that  nobody  seemed  to 
have  the  slightest  idea  of  how  fine  and 
noble  was  the  spirit  that  could  thus  sac 
rifice 
itself  without  hope  of  reward  in 
love  or  appreciation.

leisure  for 

life  of 

‘ ‘ It  was  one  day  when  the  others  had 

junket  that  ‘ Ma’  and 

gone  off  on  a 
were  sitting  out  on  the  vine-covered 
back  porch  when  she  told  me  a  bit  of  a 
story.  Suddenly  she  leaned  towards  me 
and  whispered,  ‘ What  would  you  say  i 
I  told  you  I  was  wearing  a  diamond 
worth  more  than  a  thousand  dollars?
I  looked  at  her  shabby,  faded  gown,  at 
the  work-knotted  hands,  and  my  face 
must  have  shown  my  surprise,  for  she 
touched  her  breast significantly.  ‘ Here, 
she  said,  laconically,  ‘ in  a  bag  around 
my  neck ;  I  have  it  -where  I  can  always 
touch 
i t ;  it  comforts  me.  When  I  am 
tired  out  I  touch  it  and  it  seems  to  say 
that  1  could  rest  if  I  wanted  to  and  si 
in  a  chair  rocking  myself  all  day 
long, 
like  Mrs.  Winn, 
judge’s  wife 
When  I  look  down  at  this  shabby  old

the 

dress  and  see  how  ugly  and  worn  it  is 
nd  think  that  I  would 
like  something 
new  and  pretty,  I  touch  my  diamond 
nd  it  says  to  me  that  I  could  buy a silk 
frock  and  a  bonnet  with  feathers 
it, 
ike  Mrs.  Samson,-  the  storekeeper’s.  It 
sn’t  what  we  don’t  have,’  she  contin­
ued  shrewdly,  ‘ that  makes  us  so  discon­
tented 
the 
thought  that  we  can’t  have  them ;  and 
that’s  the  way  my  diamond  comforts 
me. ’

and  miserable  as 

in 

is 

it 

“   ‘ Where  did  you  get 

it?’  I  asked 

with  curiosity.

“   ‘ Ma’ 

looked  across  the  blooming 
flower  beds,  across  the  dusty  street  to 
where  the  blue  hills  rose  on  the far hori­
zon,  and  her  keen,  sharp  eyes  grew  dim 
with  memories. 
‘ A long  time  ago,’  she 
‘ when  1  was  first  married  and 
¡aid, 
come  here  to 
live,  and— and— when  1 
wasn’t  used  to  things  like  I  am  now, 
nd— and— they  seemed  harder, 
there 
was  a  poor,  sickly  fellow  come  here  one 
day  and  asked  to  stay  all  night.  He had 
nothing  but  a  little  bundle  of  clothes, 
n d ‘ ‘ they” — ‘ Ma’  referred  to  her  hus­
band by this  euphonious  term— “ they”  
told  me  that  1  better  not take  him,  but  I 
dunno  how  'twas— something  in his  eyes 
that  was  kind  of  lonesome  and  home­
sick  and 
forlorn,  and  I  was  lonesome 
and  homesick,  too,  made  me  open  the 
ioor  and  give  him  the  best  I  had.  That 
night  he  was  taken  sick  and  he lingered 
on  and 
lingered  on  and  I  nursed  him 
all  the  summer  and  way  into  the  fall be­
fore  he  died.  Of  course,  I  didn’t  ex­
pect  no  kind  of  pay,  but  just  before  he 
died  he  called  me  to  him  and  give me  a 
diamond  that  he  said  was  worth  more 
than  a  thousand  dollars.  He  made  me 
first  promise  that  I  wouldn’t  never  tell 
anybody,  not  even  “ they”   and  the  chil­
dren,  and  that  I  wouldn’t  never  part 
with  it  unless  I  had  got  to  the  very  bot­
tom.  And  I’ve  kept  my  word.  Many 
ind  many’s  the  day  1 have been tempted 
to  sell  it.  Times  have  been  hard  with 
us  and  sometimes  I  haven’t  known 
where  to  find  the  money  to  pay  on  the 
mortgage  or  to  buy  things  to  eat,  but 
I’ve  clung  to  my  diamond  and  always, 
just  at  the 
last,  something  happened, 
and  we  got  over  the  hard  place,  and  I 
it.  Nobody  has  ever  seen  it 
still  had 
but  me,  but 
it  you  want  to  I’ll  let  you 
look  at  it. ’

it 

“   ‘ Ma’  arose,  and  went  into  the dark­
ened  parlor.  She  carefully  examined 
the  windows  and  locked  the  door,  to  be 
secure  against  robbers,  and  then,  with 
hands  that  actually  trembled  with  ex­
citement,  she  drew  out  her  treasure. 
I 
in  my  palm  and  knew  not 
took 
whether  to  laugh  or  cry,  for  one  glance 
was  enough  to  show  it  to  be  nothing  but 
a  bit  of  glass,  without  lustre  or  sparkle, 
imita­
the  clumsiest,  cheapest  possible 
tion,  not  worth  a  single,  solitary  sou. 
I 
smothered  the  exclamation  that  rushed 
to  my  lips,  and  ‘ Ma’  took  it  for  an 
in­
articulate  expression  of  wonder  and 
babbled  happily  on  about  it. 
‘ Isn’t  it 
wonderful!’  she  said,  and  1  regained 
presence  of  mind  enough  to  say,  ‘ Won­
derful, 
it  once 
more  in  the  front  of  her gown  and  went 
back  to  her  work.

indeed,’  and  she  hid 

‘ ‘ After  that  we  had  many  conversa­
tions  about  the  diamond,  but  I  could 
never  make  out  from  what  she  told  me 
about  the  man  who  had  given  it  to  . her, 
whether  he  was  deceived  about  it,  too, 
in  his  death,  he  had 
or  whether,  even 
perpetrated  this  grim  jest  upon  the 
ig­
norant  and  unsophisticated  woman  who 
had  befriended  him.  One  thing  at  least 
was  sure,  and  that  was,  as  long  as  she 
[believed  the  stone  genuine,  it  was  just

as  good  to  her  as  if  it  were.  Before  I 
left  her  I  added  my  earnest entreaties  to 
his,  begging her  under  no  circumstances 
to  part  with 
it,  and  the  last  I  saw  of 
her  she  was  standing  in  the  doorway,  a 
shabby,  pathetic  figure,  with  her  hand 
laid  significantly  upon  the  place  where 
her  diamond  was  concealed.”

‘ ‘ But  didn’t  you  tell  her  it  was  no  ac­
' ‘ Did  you 
count?”   demanded  Elise. 
come  away 
leaving  her  still  believing 
that  bauble  of  value?  Why  didn’t  you 
tell  her  the  truth?”

is 

like  a 

loaded  weapon 

“ My  dear  g irl,”   said  the  woman  of 
the  world,  ‘ ‘ the  truth  in  the  mouth  of  a 
fool 
in  the 
hands  of  a  child. 
It  is  always  liable  to 
go  off  and  mortally  wound  somebody. 
No  one  should  be  permitted  to  handle  it 
until  they  arrive  at  years  of  discretion. 
As  for  me,  heaven  defend  me  from 
telling  unpleasant  truths,  except  upon 
compulsion! 
If  I  had  convinced  that 
poor  woman  that  her  diamond  wasnoth-
ing  but  worthless  glass,  I  should  have 
robbed  her  of  an 
illusion  that  makes 
her  rich  and  happy  and  left  her  poor, 
indeed.  For  that  matter  she  does  not 
•stand  alone.  All  of  us  are  cherishing 
paste  jewels—-faiths  and  hopes  and  be­
liefs  that  our  neighbors  know  for  the 
worthless  things  they  are,  but  that  to 
our 
ignorant  eyes  shine  with  all  the 
splendor  of  Golconda.  Should  we  be 
happier  for  being  wiser  and  knowing 
them  base  imitations?

“ I  often  go  to  see  my  friend,  Mrs. 
A .,  for  example,  and  am  charmed  and 
delighted  at  the  spectacle  of  domestic 
bliss  1  am  permitted  to  contemplate. 
Everything 
is  so  exactly  as  it  should 
be.  Mrs.  A.  believes  Mr.  A.  to  be  an 
oracle,  and  never  makes  an  assertion 
without  backing 
it  up  with  ‘ John  says 
so  and  so,’  as  if  that  settled  the  ques­
tion.  She  esteems  him  as  a  wit  and  is 
firmly  convinced  that  he  could  pose  as 
an  understudy  for  Apollo— in  short,  she 
is  happy  cherishing  the  fond  fancy  that 
she  has  become  possessed  of  a  jewel 
that  any  other  woman  would 
snatch 
from  her  if  she  could.  Do you suppose, 
for  an  instant,  that  I  would  be  guilty  of 
the  cruelty  of  telling  her  that  to  me  he 
looks  about  the  cheapest  pinchbeck  or­
nament 
in  the  shop;  that  1  think  his 
opinions  narrow  and  stupid,  his  wit  a 
bore,  and  see  nothing  in  his  looks  but  a 
commonplace,  midlde-aged  man  begin­
ning  to  get  a  little  bald?  Not  1 !  Let 
her  enjoy  her  paste  jewel,  and  heaven 
defend  her  from  ever 
finding  out  it 
isn’t  worth  cherishing.

‘ ‘ It 

is  the  same  way  with  one’s  chil­
isn’t  a  day  in  the  week  1 
dren.  There 
am  not  called  on  to  burn  incense  before 
some  budding  Paderewski  or  listen  to 
some  coming  Booth  or  admire  a  purple 
cow  in  a  pink  pasture  of  some  embryo 
Millais  or  marvel  at  the  bon  mots  of  fu­
ture  wits  and  humorists.  Not  for  worlds 
would  I  disturb  the  simple  and  artless 
faith  of  these  doting  parents  in  their 
paste  jewels.  On  the  contrary,  it  has 
always  seemed  to  me  a  merciful  dispen­
sation  of  Providence  that  fathers  and 
mothers  are  not  connoisseurs  in  gems, 
so  that  the  dulest  and  ugliest  child  that 
is  ever  bom 
liable  to  be 
adored  and  admired  and  mistaken  for  a 
genius  as  any  other.  What  a  blessing 
that  the  Smiths  can’t  see  how  we  writhe 
under  their 
little  Alexander’s  tin-pan 
piano  playing;  that the Robinsons  don’t 
know  that  we  think  their  Susie’s  draw­
ings  the  veriest  daubs  ever  perpetrated 
and  that  the  Browns  can’t  realize  we 
would  go  miles  to  avoid  hearing  the 
parrot-like  recitations  of  their  gifted 
jewels,  madame,  of
Reginald.  Paste 

just  as 

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course,  and  worn  with  an  ostentatious 
pride  that  would  be  ludicrous  if  it  were 
not  also  pathetic.

in  hopes  and 

” 1  think  not. 

‘ ‘ But  do  any  of  us  escape?”   asked  the 
woman  of  the  world,  and  her  voice 
in  the 
dropped  to  almost  a  whisper 
dusk. 
I  know 
that  I 
have  worn  the  jewel  of  a  love  above  my 
found  in  time  to  be  but  a 
heart  that  I 
pretense  and  a  base  imitation. 
I  have 
friendships  that  under  the 
cherished 
test  proved  false  and  valueless. 
I  have 
believed 
faiths  whose 
false  glitter  faded  and  left  nothing  but 
a  worthless  thing  in  my  hand.  Yet  we 
know  that  somewhere  in  the  world  there 
is  love  that is true  and steadfast;  friend­
ships  that  do  not falter;  faiths and  hopes 
to  keep  the  heart  sweet— real  jewels— 
and  perhaps 
fullness  of 
God’s  mercy  that  we  each  believe  that 
we  possess  the  priceless  gem,  and  only 
our  neighbor,  poor  fool,  is  cherishing 
the  paste  jew el.”  

Dorothy  Dix.

in  the 

it 

is 

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From the New  York  Commercial.

the  past 

their  prime, 

losses  during 

The  passing  of  Harper  Brothers  is  re­
ferred  to  by  one  of our  contemporaries 
as  a  business  tragedy.  The  firm’s  tre­
mendous 
few 
years  were  undoubtedly  due  to  unwise 
conservatism.  Younger  and  more  ener­
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tradition  crowded to the front and  jostled 
them  aside.  A   lesson  has  been  taught, 
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invention  of  commerce this  law has been 
over and  over again  proclaimed.  Busi­
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members  thereof,  have  their  vigorous 
young  manhood, 
their 
hearty  middle  age  and  their  decline. 
With  line  or  two exceptions  the  old mag­
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way  to  newer  publications  of  grander 
print  and  more  unwholesome  text.  Bon­
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day,  so  to  speak,  has  become  a  monthly 
publication  and  no  longer  leads  the pro­
cession.  Robert  Bonner  and  the  Harp­
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rich  together. 
In  old  age  all  became 
victims  of  the  same  conservatism  which 
in  contempt  as  young  men 
they  held 
while 
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Shoes  and  Leather

Pertinent  Suggestions for Christmas Show 

Window**,

Window  display  for  Christmas  may 
be  crowded  too  much  for the  eye  to  take 
in  every  shoe  in  the  window at a glance. 
Sim plicity 
in  window  dressing  being 
that  which  makes  some  one  shoe  stand 
out  strongly, 
the  window  should  be 
trimmed  so  that  people  will  know  all 
about  one  simple  shoe  and  not  have  just 
a  suspicion  of  what  it  is  like,  as  they 
surely  will  if  the  window  is  a  jumbling 
mass.

Mark  every  pair  of  shoes  you  have  in 
your  window  this  month 
in  plain 
numerals  and  have  but  one  price.  The 
plan  of  penny  change 
is  a  good  one. 
For  instance,  you  buy  a  pair  of  shoes 
for $2.25  that  should  retail  at  $3,  but  in­
stead  of  marking 
it  $3,  you  mark  it 
$2.98  and  give  the  purchaser the  exact 
change.  This 
is  an  excellent  idea,  for 
to  the  average  purchaser $2.98  sounds 
much  cheaper  than  S3,  and  your  profits 
are  lessened  insignificantly.

You  Are Safe

In  ordering  your  B O O T S ,  S H O E S   A N D  
R U B B E R S   of  us,  as  our  lines  and  prices  are 
right.  W e   m anufacture 
the  best  wearing 
goods  to  be  had  anywhere.  A gents  for  the 
Boston  R ubber  Shoe  Co.

Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co.

10 to 22  N.  Ionia Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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promptly.  The sizes and toes which  manu­
facturers could not furnish prior  to  Nov.  i, 
are now in stock.

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Shoes for

Little  Folks

Grand  Rapids, Michigan.

Hirth,  Krause  &  Co.

D RIVIN G   SH O E S

Made in all styles and of four different  kinds 
of  stock  which  have  a  national  reputation 
and are sold  from  New  Orleans  to  the  Pa­
cific Coast.  They are manufactured by
Snedicor & Hathaway Co

We have added to our  line  of  their  shoes  a 
long felt  need  of  very  fine  goods  made  of 
Colt Skin which is very soft and fine  and  the 
very best to wear.  These are made in  men’s 
on  four  different  style  lasts;  also  In boys’, 
youths’, women’s and misses’.
We want an agent for  this  line  of  goods  in 
every town in  the  State.  Write for samples 
and prices.
Geo.  H.  Reeder  &   Co.,

Grand Rapids, M ich.

The 

It  is  not  difficult  to  point  out  a  great 
common 
fault  among  retailers  at  this 
time  of  the  year  in  the  dressing  of  their 
shoe  windows. 
indiscriminate 
use  of  mirrors 
is  referred  to.  Many 
good  displays  are  now  spoiled  on  ac­
count  of  bad  judgment  in  placing  mir­
rors.  For  what  will  throw  a  display  into 
confusion  more  surely  than  an  injudi­
cious  arrangement  of  mirrors?  Nor 
there  any  rule  which  can  govern  the 
It  depends  on  the  re 
placing  of  these. 
tailer’s 
is  that 
after  his  mirrors  are  placed  in  the  w L  
dow  the  retailer  should  step  outside  and 
see  for  himself  whether or  not  they  w 
spoil  the  display.

judgment.  Certain 

it 

Is  it  “ faking”   to  m ark$3shoes§2.98? 
Hardly.  Department  stores, 
reliable 
ones  at  that,  do  it,  and while  they thrive 
on  a  profit  on  which  the  regular  shoe 
dealer  would  starve,  it  does  not  alter the 
fact.  Take  a  retailer  doing  $10,000 
worth  of  business  a  year.  His  profits 
will  hardly  exceed  10  per cent.,  which 
is  less  than  he  would  receive  as  a  man­
ager  in  a  big  shoe  department.  Take 
the  department  store  next. 
It  gets  at 
the  outset  a  trade  discount  for  cash  of 
from  4  to  7  per cent.  Wanamaker  is 
doing  a  retail  business  of  $11,000,000 
or  $12,000,000  a  year.  See  what  5  per 
cent,  on  that  would  be,  and  yet  5  per 
cent,  would  not  allow  a  regular  shoe 
dealer to  live.

Eighth  and  Chestnut  (Philadelphia 
seems  to  be  a  rendezvous  for 
ingenious 
dressers  of  shoe  windows.  One  of  the 
most  attractive  to  be  seen  there  now  has 
a  background  of  dressed  Russian  calf 
skins,  which  line  the  back  of  the  win 
dow  solidly  from  top  to  bottom.  On  the 
bottom  of  the  window,  alternate  strip 
of  orange  and  white 
cloth 
plaited  and  pinched  into  puffs,  are  con 
spicuous.  Orange  colored  crepe  tissue 
three 
paper 
inches  wide  and  six  feet 
long,  each 
strip  twisted  six  or  eight  times  until 
assumes  the  shape  of  a  corkscrew,  and 
then  it  is  tacked  at  top  and  bottom,  the 
in  a  perpendicular  posi 
strips  being 
tion  and  placed  close 
together  at  the 
sides  of  the  window.

into  strips  about 

cheese 

is  cut 

*  *  *

inches 

is  about  twelve 

On  Market  street,  near  Twelfth street 
may  be  seen  a  display  of  white  and  yel 
low  hoops,  used  as auxiliaries  in  draw 
ing  attention  of  passersBy  to  the  very 
neat  display  of  shoes 
in  the  window. 
The  hoops  are  about  a  dozen  in  number 
and  each 
in 
diameter,  made  of  heavy  wire,  covered 
with  crepe  paper,  half  in  orange,  half 
in  white,  the  paper  being  tied  around 
the  hoops  in  puffs.  The  hoops  are  sus­
pended 
from  the  ceiling  at  various 
heights  by  means  of  white  cords.  A 
shoe  is  fastened  by  the  strap  to  the  top 
of  the  hoop,  thus  allowing  the  shoe  to 
swing  to  the  center.  Each  shoe  has  an 
illustrated  price  card—a  picture  of some 
hero  of  Manila  or  Santiago,  cut  from 
the  newspaper,  on  the 
left,  and  large 
type  printed  matter  in  the  center.

*  *  *

Not  an  unattractive  display  is  that  of 
a retailer  who has  infants’  shoes  around 
the  edge  of  his  window,  mirrors  three 
feet  square  on  the  right  and  left  sides 
of  the  windows,  and  between  them,  at 
the  rear,  a  third  mirror.  3  feet  wide  and 
4 'A  ^et  high.  On  either  side  of  the 
large  mirror  stand  two  pillars,  4^   and 
feet  high,  respectively;  from  the top 
of  each  side  mirror 
light  frame-work 
runs  to  the  top  of  the  large  mirror,  and 
over  this  frame 
is  hung  white  cheese­
cloth  in  heavy  puffs,  trimmed  withsm i- 
lax 
streamers 
trimmed  with  smilax  run  from  the  top

flowers.  White 

and 

inches, 

On  Ridge  avenue,  Philadelphia,  last 
week,  a  good  idea  was  observed  in  a re 
tailer  s  store  where  it  is  presumed  there 
are  many  young  customers. 
It  was  a 
olatform  raised  about  six 
front  of  a  counter  where  goods  were 
wrapped  up  and  where  the  candy  show 
case  was  kept.  Children  with  pennies 
to  invest  in  confectionery  wanted  every 
‘ ¡me  to  look  over  the  whole  stock  before 
making  a  choice,  and  their  mammas 
were  pleased  rather  than  otherwise  at 
the  children’s  curiosity.  The  platform 
scheme  must  be  popular  with  -the 
youngsters 
in  that  neighborhood,  be­
cause  they  are  not  obliged  to  “ rubber 
neck”   when  selecting  what  they want  to 
buy.— Shoe  and  Leather  Facts.

The  Man  Who  Never  Was  a  Boy.
Of all the men the world has seen 
Since Time his rounds began,
There’s one I pity every day—
Earth’s first and foremost man:
Just think of all the fun he missed 
Ky failing to enjoy 
The dear delights of youthtime,
For—he never was a boy.

He never stubbed his naked toe 
Against a root or stone,
He never with a pin-hook fished 
fo r minnows all alone.
He never sought the bumblebee.
Among the daisies coy.
Nor felt its business end.
Because—he never was a boy.

He never hookey played, nor tied 
A bright and  shining  pail,
Down in the alley all alone.
To a trusting poodle’s tail.
And when he home from swimmin'came 
His pleasure to  destroy,
No slipper interfered,
Because—he never was a boy.

He might remember splendid times 
He never acted Romeo 
He never sent a valentine 
His good but maiden aunt,

In Eden's bowers—yet 
To a six-year Juliet.
Intended to annoy 
Because—he never was a boy.

He never cut a kite string, no.
He never spoiled his pantaloons 
He never from the attic stole 
Nor found the “ old man ” waitin’

Nor hid an Easter egg- 
A playin’ mumbley-peg.
A coon hunt to enjoy,
For—he never was a boy.

I Pity him. why should I not'»
He never knew how much he missed—
And always when those dear old days 
1 

I even drop a tear;
He never will, I fear.
My memories employ,
Who—never was a boy.
He that any good would win 
Must have a stock of ready tin.
And this is also good to know;
Yon can’t get bread without the dough.

kim. Earth’s only man 

gome  of the  Requirements  of a Successful 

Salesman.

To  my  mind  there  are  five  require­
ments  which  the  successful  salesman 
must  possess,  as  follows :

1.  Thorough knowledge  of  the  article 

to  be  sold.

2.  Discretion  or  judgment.
3.  Application  and  adaptability.
4.  Fair  treatment 

in  all  things  and 

to  all  people.

5.  Confidence  between  the  house  and 

the  salesman.

Under  these  headings  I  would  discuss 

the  subject  as  follows :

1.  A  thorough  knowledge  of 

the 
article  sold  requires  that  the  salesman 
should  know  what  the  article  should  do 
to  fulfill  its  duties  to  aid  or  benefit man­
kind ;  he  should  be  able  to  tell its origin 
is 
or  of  what  it  is  composed,  or  how 
constructed,  in  a  clear  and 
intelligent 
manner.

it 

2.  Discretion  or 

judgment  enables 
him  to  compare  with  those  of  his  com­
petitors  the  articles  he  has  for  sale,  and 
show  their  superior points of  merit.  He 
should  be  able  to  judge  whether  a  mer­
chant  could  use  his  wares  to  advantage, 
and  also  to  decide  if the merchant whom 
he  hopes  to  sell  would  be  of  an  advan­
tage  or  benefit  to  his  goods ;  for 
it  is  a 
fact  that  men  whom  we  say  are  “ wide 
awake”  or “ hustlers”   will take an article 
of  little  or  no  merit  and  make  a  success 
of 
it,  while  others  without  energy  or 
push  will  make  no  progress  with  an  ar­
ticle  of  decided  merit,  but,  in  many 
cases,  a  failure  of  it.

3.  By  application and  adaptability  is 
meant  that  the  salesman  should  apply 
his  efforts  steadily,  daily  and  hourly. 
In  no  walk  of  life  is  the  man  successful 
who  works  part  of  the  time  and 
loiters 
the  remainder,  or  who  works  one  day 
and  neglects  his  business  the  next.

Then,  also,  he  must  adapt  himself  to 
circumstances  and  conditions.  Some­
times  he  finds  the  merchant  has  given  a 
competitor  an  order,  and, 
therefore, 
needs  nothing 
in  his  line  at  that  time. 
Then  a  salesman  gets  angry  and  tries  to 
make  the  merchant  “ sorry  of  his  bar­
gain”   by  traducing  his  competitor  or 
his  house,  or  by  quoting  him  prices  as 
baits  that  are  below  market  price or 
value,  and  such  as  his  house  would  not 
authorize  or accept;  this  is  bad  practice 
and  bad  policy.  When  such  an  emer­
gency  arises  he  should  make  the  best  of 
the  situation  gracefully  and  hope  for 
better  results  next  time.

4.  Fair  treatment 

in  all  things  and 
to  all  people 
implies  that  a  salesman 
should  fairly  and  honestly  represent  his 
line  and  his  house  at  all  times  and  in 
all  places.  Too  many  men  fail  to  real­
ize,  from  their  appearance  or  actions, 
what  value  or  reliance  the  merchant  or 
public  places 
in  them  or  their  houses. 
If  a  man  is  found  untruthful,  deceitful, 
negligent  or  careless  in  business,  peo­
ple  are  very  apt  to  say,  “ Well,  that 
house  is  not  reliable,  or  they  would  not 
employ  such  a  man.”

the 

A  salesman  should  not  promise  a mer­
chant  an  extra  price,  extra  terms,  or  an 
inducement  of  any  kind,  no  matter  how 
small,  without  intending  to  fulfill  it. 
If 
a  merchant,  friend  or brother traveler  is 
promised 
agreement 
should  be  carried  out  to  the  letter;  or, 
if  any  change 
is  made,  it  should  ex­
ceed,  but  in  no  case  prove  less  than was 
promised.

anything, 

A   salesman  should  be  honest  with 
himself  and  his  house. 
I  remember 
meeting  a  new  man,  a  competitor  of 
mine,  particularly.  He was selling goods 
It
manufactured  in  a  town  in  Iowa. 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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was  his  second  season  out,  and  he  was 
a  successful  salesman,  and  his  house  ex­
ceedingly  prosperous,  because  where  he 
had  sold  the  merchant  an  article  the 
previous  year  he  was  this  year  selling 
him  two,  three,  or  even  ten  of  the  ar­
ticles.  From  this  point  of  view  he  was 
a  success,  but  from  other  points  he  was 
a  failure.  First,  because  he  was  selling 
an  article,  claimed  to  be  equaled  by 
none,  at  a  cut  price.  Second,  when  he 
was  selling  these  merchants  two,  three 
and  ten  times  as  many  goods  as  the 
previous  year,  he  was  only  selling  them 
from  25  to  50  per  cent,  of  the goods they 
needed  of 
like  kinds  to  supply  their 
trade.  Third,  his  factory  made  eight 
different  kinds  of  machines,  and  this 
self-supposed  successful  man  was  only 
selling  two,  or  not  to  exceed  three,  of 
the  kinds  of  goods  manufactured  by  his 
house.  A  man  who 
is  a  success  as  a 
salesman  for  a  house  must  sell  all  of  the 
different  goods  handled  by  that  house, 
and  must  be  able  to  supply  the  mer­
chant  with  all,  or  the  larger  per cent,  of 
them  needed  in  his  trade.

5.  Confidence  between  the  house  and 
salesman.  A   house  should  employ  no 
man  whom  they  can  not  trust,  and 
feel 
that  he 
is  working  for  them  as  well 
when  he  is out  of  sight  (so  to  speak)  as 
if he  was  in  sight  all  of  the time  in their 
office.  Also,  a  traveler  should  never  be 
out  of  sight  of  his  house,  or,  in  other 
words,  the  house  should  know  where  he 
is  each  day.  He  should  communicate 
with  the  house  often  and  freely,  and  if 
to  secure  an  order  it  becomes  necessary 
to  exceed 
instructions  from  the  house, 
they  should  be  told  all  of  the  reasons; 
and  the  house  should  grant  them,  if 
there  is  any  profit  in  the  order,  for  often 
small  orders  taken  under  adverse  cir­
cumstances 
lead  to  good  and  profitable 
trade.

Then  the  salesman  who  looks after  the 
small  order  with  care  and  attention,  as 
well  as  the 
large  one,  is  generally  the 
man  who,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  will 
foot  up  his  sales  in  large  numbers,  and 
will  also  find  a  goodly  per  cent,  of  profit 
in  his  work— both  for himself  and  the 
house.

Along  this  line  of  thought  might  also 
be  placed the  individuality  of the house, 
the  credit  man  and the salesman.  Often­
times  you  will 
find  a  salesman  who 
thinks  that  he,  and  he  alone,  is  respon­
sible  for  big  trade  and  good  results. 
Then  the  credit  man  throws  himself  a 
bouquet,  and  says  it  is  all  his  work  that 
has  made  the  house  a  success.  And 
then  sometimes  the  house  or  manager 
says,  “ We  sell  the  goods,  and  we  can 
send  any  salesman  out  and  get  our usual 
business.”   Success  depends  on  the  con­
fidence  each  one  has  in  the  other,  and 
all  should  work  together  as though mem­
bers  of  one  family  and  put  the  earnings 
in  the  iarge  “ Jack  Pot,”   and  in  the end 
all  are  justly  proud  and can  say,  We  are 
successful,  and  each  tried  to  do  his 
share. 

W.  H.  Fuller.

Aluminum Money

Will Increase Your Business.

Cheap and Effective.

Send for samples and prices.
C .  H .  H A N S O N ,

44  S.  Clark St.,  Chicago,  III.

YOU  NEED  THEM

s HOES that will  fit.

HOES that  will  wear.
H OES that bring  comfort. 
HOES that give satisfaction. 
HOES that bring trade. 
H OES that  make  money.

WE  MAKE  THEM

HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

M AKERS  OF  SHOES, 
QRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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If you are satisfied to remain at 
the tail end, buy cheap unreliable 
goods.

Good  Yeast  Is  Indispensable.

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15  inches high, securely  packed  in wooden  box.  Shipping 
weight 25  pounds.  Price $4.00,  cash  with order.

Order at once.

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IN  CANS  AND  BULK.

F. J.  DETTENTHALER,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

b u t t e r   e g g s   b e a n s

Wanted on commission.  Shipments sold on arrival.  Returns 
sent  promptly.  Full  market values  guaranteed 
If  you  pre­
fer we will  name you price f. o.  b. your station.  Write for quo­
tations.  We  want  your  business.  Refer,  by  permission,  to 
Grand Rapids  National  Bank.

STROUP  &  CARMER,

3 8   S .  D IV IS IO N   S T ., 

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

W A N T E D  

We are always in the market for Fresh 

BUTTER  AND  EGGS 

4   36  Market  Street. 

R.  HIRT,  JR .,  Detroit,  Mich.  |

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ONE  OF  T H E   MANY

Rice  &  Matheson, 

Hastings,  Mich.,  Dec.  8,  1809.
Dentlemen:  We got  your  oysters  again  this  morning  with  the  usual 
promptness and quality as fine as ever. 
I  must say that  in all  my  experience  cov­
ering seventeen years,  I  never saw oysters run as nice  and  good  in  quality  or  so 
uniform  in size as the oysters we have been  getting from  you  this  year.  We  trust 
that we will be able to handle even  larger lots from  now on  than  in  the  past.  No 
doubt,  judging from  the recommendations of the  goods,  we  will  be  able  to  break 
the  record  of our town. 

Stirling,  Crawford  &  Co., per Smith.

Yours respt’y, 

M A T H E S O N .  

© r a n d   r a p i d s .

D E A L E R S   IN   O Y S T E R S .   F R U I T S .   N U T S .   E T C .

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

department  store  bill  hearing  in the City 
Hall  about  a  year  ago,  expecting  that  a 
numerous  delegation  of  butchers  would 
be  present  to  speak— or  have  a  repre­
sentative  to  do  it  for  them— in  favor of 
the  anti  bill. 
I  was  surprised  to  find 
only  half  a  dozen  butchers  there  and 
they  were  all  from  one  association,  the 
west  side  one.  The  other  associations 
did  not  consider  the  matter of  enough 
importance  to  send  a  single  delegate. 
That  hearing  was  a  big  fizzle.  To three 
who  spoke  for  the  department  stores  one 
spoke  against  them.  The  gentleman 
who  had  been 
led  to  believe  that  the 
retail  merchants  of  the  city  were  op­
posed  to  the  big  stores  and  on  that 
ground  had  introduced  the  bill  was  dis­
gusted  at  the  showing  made,  and  for 
aught  1  know,  tore  his  bill  up.  At  any 
rate  nothing  has  been  heard  about  it 
since.  Those  butchers  who  made  §45 
on  turkeys  where  they  expected  $60 
last  week  will  probably  attend  the  next 
anti-department  store  bill  hearing, 
if 
one  is  ever  held.

*  *  *

The  flocking  of  the  dear  public  to  the 
department  stores  for  its  turkey  is  an­
other  big  chunk  of  proof  that  the  people 
like  to  be  humbugged.  Take  as  an  in­
stance  the  big  place  on  Third  avenue 
that  advertised: 
“ Only  one  turkey  to 
a  person.  Our  price  14  cents  per 
pound. ’ ’  People came  from  Jersey  City 
and  the  suburban  towns  to  take  advan­
tage  of  this  “ bargain,”   and  carried 
home  with them  the  burden.  They could 
have  gone  to  their  nearest  butcher  and 
bought  just  as  good  a  bird  for  12  cents 
a  pound  and  had  it  sent  home.

*  *  *

While  on  the  subject  of  Thanksgiving 
and  turkeys  I  wiil  take  advantage of  the 
opportunity  to  say  something  of  adver­
tising  the  same.  The  department stores 
were  not  alone  in  going  after  the  pub­
lic  in  the  newspapers. 
In  one  paper  I 
find  th is:

14

The  Meat Market

How  the  Department  Store»  Cut  Into  the 

Hutcher.

The  butchers  tell  me  that  the  trade  in 
turkeys,  the  Thanksgiving  just  passed, 
was  not  up  to  what  it  has  been  in  pre­
vious  years,  but  offer  no  explanation  to 
account  for  the  falling  off 
in  the  de­
mand.  The  papers  and  business  men 
generally  tell  us  that  the  country  is  ex­
ceedingly  prosperous;  that  everyone  has 
money  now  and 
is  spending  it.  Peo­
ple  who  have  money  to  spend  would  not 
fail  to 
invest  a  portion  of  it  in  a  good 
Thanksgiving  day  meal,  and  turkey  be­
ing  the  principal  article  of  food  on  that 
day,  the  statement  of  the  butchers  and 
the  statement  of  the  big  business  men 
seem  to  be  at  variance.  Either  the 
prosperity  cry  is  a  hoax  or  the  butchers 
are  not  telling  the  truth.  Such  is  the 
conclusion  one  would  naturally  come  to, 
did  he  not  know  differently;  but I  know 
differently. 
I  know  that  the  prosperity 
of  which  we  hear  is  real,  that  the  con­
sumption  of  turkey 
in  New  York  last 
Thursday  was as  great  as,  if  not  greater 
than  it  ever  was,  and  that the  butchers 
did  not  receive  their  usual  share  of  this 
trade.  The  big  department  stores  did 
the  bulk  of  the  business.
*  *  *

to 

to 

the 

each  customer. 

No  other  result  could  have  been  ex­
pected.  Every  day  for a  full  week  be­
fore  Thanksgiving  Day  the  department 
stores  used  pages  of  advertising  space 
in  the  newspapers  to  boom  their  turkey 
orders.  One  store  would  sell  only  one 
turkey 
Another 
offered  an  eight-pound  turkey  free  to 
every  purchaser  of §5  worth of groceries. 
Another  firm  gave  one  to  every  person 
who  bought  an  overcoat.  And the  public 
that  heretofore  went 
regular 
butcher  flocked  to  the  department  and 
clothing  stores. 
In  the  City  of  New 
York  not  less  than  500,000  turkeys  were 
eaten 
last  Thursday  and,  of  this  num­
ber,  stores  other  than  regular  meat  mar­
kets  sold  and  gave  away  125,000.  Had 
the  2,500  retail  butchers  of  New  York 
City  sold  all  of  the  500,000  turkeys,  it 
would  have  meant  an  average  of 200 tur­
keys  for  each,  at  an  average  profit  on 
each  of  30  cents,  or $60  profit on the 200. 
Instead  of  which  their profit amounted 
to  only  $45,  and  that  of  the  department 
stores  to  §50,000  or  more,  because  they 
charged  14c  per  pound  instead  of  12c.

*  *  *

I  don  t  know  that the  above  is  of  very 
great 
interest  to  the  butchers,  many  of 
whom  pooh  at  talk  against  department 
stores  and  declare  they  don’t  do  the  re­
tail  butchers  ten  cents’  worth  of  harm. 
But  I  should  like  to  convince  those  who 
have  that  opinion  that  they  are  far  from 
right.  The  department  stores  took  away 
$15  from  every  butcher 
in  New  York 
City 
last  week.  That  is  a  good  many 
times  more  than  ten  cents.  There  may 
be  some  butchers  who  are  accumulating 
wealth  so  rapidly  that  the  loss  of $15 
does  not  count  for anything ;  but  there 
are  hundreds  who  can  not  afford  to  lose 
that  amount,  and  who  had  counted  on  a 
larger  profit  from  the  Thanksgiving Day 
trade  than  they 
butchers  I  am  now  talking.  They  are 
the  ones  who  must,  some  day,  start  a 
gigantic  movement  against  department 
stores.  The  rich  butchers,  who  don’t 
mind  a  §15  loss,  will  not  awaken  to  the 
department  store  danger  until 
their 
losses  go  into  the  hundreds.  That  day 
will  come,  too,  unless  more  interest  is 
taken  than  is  now  manifest.

realized.  To 

those

*  *  *

I  happened  to  be  present  at  an  anti-

What  a  pleasant  reminder  of  a  day 
when 
joy  and  good  fellowship  abound. 
Visions  of  the  table  loaded  down  with 
tempting  viands  and  the  noble turkey  as 
lord  of  the  feast. ’ ’  To  procure  a  fine, 
juicy  turkey,  come  and  see  us,  as  we 
have  purchased  five  carloads  of 
live 
poultry  from  the  neighborhood  country 
farms  which  we  will  dispose  of  at  a 
very  small  profit.  Come  early  and  take 
your 
turkeys, 
10c; 
geese,  ducks,  chickens,  8c  to  10c.

choice. 

Fancy 

Not  so  bad  for  a  butcher’s  advertise­
ment,  is  it?  But 
imagine  picking  up 
5,000  turkeys  from  “ the  neighboring 
country  farms ¡  ’— Stroller  in  Butchers’ 
Advocate.

A  busy  man’s  time  is  valuable. 

If 
you  take such  a  man’s time without good 
reason  you  are  obtaining  money  under 
false  pretenses.

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Insurance  Co.

Organized  1881.

Detroit,  Michigan.

Cash  Capital,  $400,000. 

Net Surplus,  1200,000.

Cash Assets, $800,000.

D.  W h itn ey, Jk.,  Pres.

D.  M.  Ke r r y ,  Vice Pr-s.

F.  H.  W h itn ey, Secretary.
M.  VV.  O ’Hr ikn, Treas.

E. J.  B ooth, Asst.  Sec’y. 

D ir e cto r s.

Highest Market  Prices  Paid.  Regular Shipments Solicited.

98 South  Division Street, 

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you  are  sure  of  prom pt  sales  at  highest  prices  and 
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Fruits and  Produce.

Why  Michigan  Leads  in  Sugar  Beet  Cul­
From the Sugar  Beet.

ture.

As  has  been  previously  pointed  out, 
the  laboratory  for  the  sugar  elaboration 
of  the  beet  is in  the  leaves ;  the  quantity 
of  sugar  the  beet  contains  is  almost 
in 
direct  ratio  to  the  area  of  the  leaf  de­
velopment.  So  that  the  requisite  trans­
formation  may  occur,  which  is  the  utili­
zation  of  the  carbonic  acid  of  the  air, 
and  its  series  of  subsequent  transforma­
tions,  there  must  be  ample  sunshine. 
Evidently  the further  north  one  goes  the 
longer  the  days ; the reverse  is  true  when 
moving  south.  When  we  consider that 
at  the  center  of  the  sugar  beet  cultiva­
tion  of  Germany  (we  refer  to  Magde­
burg)  the  duration  of  sunshine  is  nearly 
two  hours  greater  than  at  Richmond, 
Va.,  for  example,  do  what  we  may,  of 
the  beets  cultivated 
in  the  vicinity  of 
the  two  cities,  the  German  beet  will 
contain  the  more  sugar  for  the  reason 
that  the 
longer  period  of  light  in  that 
.country  allows  greater  changes  during 
the  physiological  plant  processes.  Years 
ago,  during  the  agitation  for  sugar  beet 
cultivation 
in  Canada,  we  urged  that 
the  subject  receive  serious attention,  for 
the  days  there  are  in 
length  more  like 
those  found  in  Continental  Europe  than 
exist  in  most  parts  of  the  United States.
If  one  examines  the  map  of  this coun­
it  will  be  readily  seen  that  M ichi­
try 
gan, 
its  northern  geographical 
position,  can claim  advantages  for  hours 
of  sunshine  or  daylight  that  few  other 
states  where  the  sugar  beet  is  cultivated 
can  offer.  All 
facts  considered,  when 
building  up  hopes  for the  future  of  the 
industry,  we 
American 
should  always  take 
into  consideration 
the  disadvantages  of  latitude  we  labor 
under  as  compared  with  Europe ;  our 
beets  may,  for  the  time  being,  show 
sugar  percentages  equal 
if  not  greater 
than  those  of  Germany,  F ranee  or 
Austro-Hungary,  but  will  such  condi­
tions  continue?  If one  takes  an  average 
of  the  hours  of  daylight  for  any  area 
they  may  select 
in  the  United  States 
they  can,  for  themselves,  make  a  com­
parison  with  those  of  Northern Germany 
and  Russia  and  realize  what  the  true 
conditions  are.

sugar  beet 

from 

How  a  Country  Bank  Is  Formed.

The  man  who  begins  his  career  carry­
ing  around  drafts  for  a  bank  in  a  big 
city  and  becomes  gray-headed  or  bald- 
headed  at  forty  from  working  ten  or 
twelve  hours  a  day  as  cashier  knows  lit­
tle  about  the  life  of  a  country  banker. 
Nowadays  many  of  the  banks 
in  the 
larger  villages  have  “ put  on  airs”   and 
put  up  buildings  of  brick  and  stone, 
with  plate-glass  windows,  steam  heat, 
and  gorgeously  decorated  railings  and 
counters,  while  the  president  and  cash­
ier  sit 
in  their  leather-seated,  swing- 
back  chairs.  But  the  company  which 
has  such  a  home  constructed  out  of  the 
surplus  may  not  be  half  as  solid  finan­
cially  as  the  little  one-story  affair  across 
the  way,  where  a  part  of  a  store  has 
been  fitted  up  with  an  old-fashioned 
safe  and  cast-iron  railings,  and  where 
one  man  acts  as  cashier and book-keeper 
and  runs  about  town  at  the  noon  hour  to 
collect  drafts.

One  can  find  the  old-fashioned  banks 
in  many  of  the  smaller  towns  yet,  and 
some  of  them  are  a  study  to  the  city 
people  accustomed  to  stand  in  rows  be­
fore  the  teller’s  window  and  to  draw  out 
money  or  have  their  accounts credited at 
the  rate  of  a  thousand  dollars  a  minute. 
A  great  many  of  the  country  banks  are 
formed  in  this  way :  Half  a  dozen  mer­
chants  happen  to  get  together,  perhaps 
down  at  the  village  hotel,  with  a  lawyer 
or so,  possibly  a  doctor  and  occasionally 
some  of  the  factory  people,  if  the  town 
has  any  such  industry.  The  talk  turns 
from  politics,  the  weather and  the  crops 
to  business,  then  some  one  says thè town 
is  big  enough  to  have  a bank ;  that there 
is  no  reason  for going  ten  miles  over  to 
Smithtown  and  giving  all  the  business 
into  that  place,  and  some  one  else  asks 
the  lawyer  to  explain  the  legal  proceed­
ings  necessary  to  get  up  an  account. 
They  figure  on  how  much  stock  Peter

Jones  will  take,  how  much  stock  John 
Smith  will  take,  and  some  one  says  that 
he  believes  Old  Man  Brown,  who  does 
most  of  tne  “ note  shaving,”   can  be  in­
duced  to  put  a  little  money  into the con­
cern  if  he  sees  io  per  cent,  profit  in  it. 
A  committee  goes 
to  see  Brown,  who 
is  generally  the  closest  and  richest  man 
in  town,  while  the  lawyer  draws  up  for­
mation  papers,  with  the  understanding 
that  he  is  to  be  the  bank  attorney. 
In a 
day  or  two  the  bank  is  one  of  the  topics 
of  conversation  around  the stove of every 
store  in  the  town,  and  at  all  the  cross­
roads  for  a  dozen  miles  around.  Old 
Man  Brown  puts  his  name  down  for  a 
dozen  shares  and  everybody  says  it must 
In  this  way  the  bank 
be  a  good  thing. 
is  formed.  Part  of  one  of  the  stores 
is 
rented,  fenced  around  with  an  iron  rail­
ing  with  a  hole for receiving  and  paying 
out  money,  and  business  begins,  usually 
with  one  man. 
It  is  a  rare  thing  if  the 
bank  does  not  earn  a  dividend  of 6  per 
least  during  the  first  year,  but 
cent,  at 
the  shrewd 
tradespeople 
save  this  up  for  a  ” rainy  d a y w h e n  
money  is  scarce  and  a  surplus  fund  may 
come  in  handy  in  case  of  a “ run.”   The 
new  building  may  come  a  little  later, 
but  there  is  no  hurry  about  it  just  yet.

farmers  and 

The  agents  for  burglar-proof  vaults 
and  safes  and  a  hundred  other  contriv­
ances  swarm 
into  the  town  and  leave 
without  getting  an  order,  and  things  go 
on  smoothly  until  after  a  few  years  it  is 
announced  at  the  annual  meeting  that 
the  capital  stock  had  better  be  doubled, 
as  business  has 
increased  so  that  it  is 
necessary.  The  books  often  show  a sur­
plus  as  large  as  the  capital.  And  so  it 
goes  Until  the  little  group  of  merchants 
and  farmers,  the  manufacturer,  and  the 
lawyer,  possibly  the  town  doctor,  find 
their  shares  can  be  sold  at  double  what 
they  paid  for  them.  When  the  cashier 
goes  to  the  city  he  is  surprised  at  the 
deference  with  which  the  president  of 
the  corresponding  bank  addresses  him. 
He  may  not  be  aware  that  this 
institu­
tion,  with  all  its  elegance  and  massive­
ness  as 
far  as  the  offices  and  building 
are  concerned,  has  really  less  money  on 
its  surplus  account  than  his  own  modest 
concern.
Important  IteeiHion  About  Oleo  in  New 

York.

The  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of 
New  York,  Appellate  Division,  Second 
Department,  in  the  case  of  the  People 
vs.  Meyer,  has  just  decided  that  a  seller 
of  oleomargarine 
is  liable  to  the  statu­
tory  penalties  whether  he  knows  that  it 
is  oleomargarine  or  not.  Meyer 
is  a 
Brooklyn  grocer  who  sold  the  butter 
substance  as  butter.  He  escaped  the 
consequence  of  the  law  because 
it  was 
not  shown  that  he  had 
in  any  way 
changed  the  appearance  or  the  body  of 
the  original  substance.  On  this  particu­
lar  point  the  court,  in  handing  down  its 
decision,  sa id :

It  is  settled  that  the  Legislature  can 
not  constitutionally  prohibit  the  sale  of 
oleomargarine, except so  far  as  the  prod­
uce 
is  made  to  simulate  some  other 
substance,  and  thereby  deceive  the  peo­
ple. 
In  order,  therefore,  that  the  ex­
press  prohibition  against  the  manufac­
ture  and  sale  of  oleomargarine  *  *  * 
shall  be  deemed  constitutional  it  is  es­
sential  to  construe  that  prohibition  with 
the  remainder  of  the  section,  as  for­
bidding  only  the  manufacture  and  sale 
of  oleomargarine  when 
it  is  manufac­
tured  in  imitation  or  semblance  of  nat­
ural  butter.

Canned  Shrimp  a  Coming:  Specialty.
Canned  shrimp  is  said  to  be  growing 
in  popular  favor,  partly  because  o f'th e  
great  scarcity  of  lobster,  for  which  they 
have  been  largely  substituted  in  salads, 
thus  bringing  them  to  the  notice  of  peo­
ple  who  had  never  before  used  them. 
The  demand  of  late  has  been  large  and 
has  caused  a  considerable  advance  in 
prices,  while  the  tendency 
is  still  up­
ward.

It  is  no  trouble  at  all  to  sell goods that 
the  public  wants,  but  it  requires  genius 
to  coax  people  to  buy  unsalable  mer­
chandise.

J.  W.  LANSING.

W H O L E S A L E   D E A L E R   IN

BUTTER  AND  EGGS

BUFFALO,  N.  Y.

I want all the roll butter 1 can get.  The market is  firm  at  from  seventeen  to  twenty 

cents, according to quality.  Send me your shipments, for I can sell your goods.

REFERENCES:
Buffalo Cold Storage Co .  Huffallo, N. Y. 
Peoples Bank, Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Ihm or Bradstreet.
Michigan Tradesman.

BEANS

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

Always  in  the  market.

2 6 - 2 8 - 3 0 - 3 2   OTTAW A  ST.,  GRAND  R APIDS 

M O SELEY  BROS.
Seeds,  Beans,  Potatoes,  Onions,  Apples.
Clover, Timothy, Alsyke,  Beans, 
Peas,  Popcorn,  Buckwheat

If you wish to buy or sell correspond  with  us.

ALFRED J.  BROWN  SEED CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

GROW ERS.  MERCHANTS. 

IMPORTERS.

Make  a  Note  of  It.  We  handle

Mexican  Oranges

We are now receiving fruit daily from SONORA. Mexico.  This fruit Is fine  quality and 
strictly sound,  is packed in California boxes, sizes good.  We  quote  $3.25  delivered  in 
car lots.  Write for size lists.  Cars always rolling.
- 
ST.  LOUIS,  MO.

MILLER  &   TEASDALE  CO., 

Receivers and Distributers of Fruits and  I’roduce in car lots.

Beans  and  Potatoes  Wanted

Wire,  ’phone or write us  what you  have  to  offer.  Mail  us  your  orders  for 
Oranges,  Nuts,  Figs,  Dates,  Apples.  Cider, Onions, etc.  The best  of  every­
thing for your Christmas trade at  close  prices.

The  Vinkemulder Company,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

a W o t  H o w   C h e a p

B u t   H o w   G o o d .”

A sk   for  the  *•  V.  C.”  brand  of  pure  A pple  Jelly,  fla 
for  a  fine  relish.  W atch  for  our 
vored  with 
O range  Marmalade.  W e   cater  to  the  fine  trade. 
.

lemon, 

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Valley  City  Syrup Co.

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For  everything  in  the  line  of  F eed   will 
large  during  fall  arid  winter.  W e  will 
prepared  to  fill  all  orders  prom ptly  and  at  right
prices.  W rite  us.

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GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  F rom   th e   M etropolis—Index  to  the 

Special Correspondence.

Market.

New  York,  Dec.  9— The  cargoes  of 
“ plague”   coffee  are  still  a  disturbing 
feature  of  the  market,  but  it  seems  like­
ly  that  in  the  end  the  Health  Board  will 
yield  to  the  many  petitions  and  let  the 
coffee  be 
landed  if  everything  is  done 
“ decently  and  in  order.”   The  idea  of 
all  this  coffee  going  to  some  other  port 
is  not  at  all  pleasant  and,  if  such  a 
precedent 
is  established,  lots  of  other 
coffee  will  likely  betaken  to other ports. 
Meantime,  as  developments  are  awaited 
in  the  matter,  the  market 
is  unsettled ; 
not  perceptibly  stronger— possibly  a  lit­
tle  weaker  than  on  last  Saturday.  For­
eign  advices  have  not  been  of  a  charac­
ter  to  strengthen  this  market  and  the 
immediate  outlook 
for  a  slightly 
lower  range. 
In  store  and  afloat  the 
stock  aggregates  1,225,174  bags,  against 
1,066,027  bags  at  the  same  time  last 
year.  At  the  close  Rio  No.  7  is  about 
steady  at  6%c.  For  mild  sorts  there  is 
a  steady  trade  and  the  general condition 
shows  almost  daily  improvement.  Good 
Cucuta  has  advanced  to g%c,  a  higher 
quotation  than  has  been  made  for  some 
time.  East  India  growths  have  been  in 
about  the  usual  demand  and  quotations 
remain  practically  unchanged.

is 

For  a 

long  time 

there  have  been 
rumors  of  dissension  within  the  Sugar 
Trust,  but nothing  definite  came  to  light 
until  Friday,  when  it  developed  that  F. 
from 
O.  Matthiessen  would  withdraw 
the  Board  of  Directors. 
It  is  said  that 
others  may  follow  suit,  but  the  disturb­
ance  seems  to  be  beyond  control  and 
eveiybodv  waits  to  see  what  the  next 
move  will  be.  Matthiessen  himself 
gives  no  idea  of  what  he  will  do  in  the 
future.  His  resignation  created  great 
astonishment,  as  he  is  credited  with  be­
ing  the  largest  inside  holder  of  common 
stock  and  his  relations  with  the  Have- 
meyer  family  appear to  have  been  very 
friendly.  Rumor  has  it  that  he  will  now 
become  the  head  of  another  huge  sugar 
manufactory,  but,  of  course,  such  re­
ports  can  not  be  confirmed.  Mr.  Mat­
thiessen  has  had  a  wide  experience  in 
sugar  refining  and  probably  knows  more 
about  it  than  any  other  man  save  Have- 
meyer.  Sugar stock  took  a  tumble  from 
152  to  147.

During  the 

latter  part  of  the  week  a 
and 
fairly  firm  tone  has  developed 
quite  a 
fair  volume  of  business  in  re­
fined  has  been  transacted.  A  good  share 
of  the  business  is  still  in  withdrawing 
under  old  contracts,  but new  orders  have 
come  at  quite  a  satisfactory  rate from all 
parts._  List  prices  are  still  maintained.
While  tea  buyers  show  no  anxiety  to 
take  more  than  everyday  supplies,  the 
sellers  show  no  anxiety  to  part  with 
their  holdings  save  at  quotations  which 
they  firmly  believe  will  be  held  from 
now  on, 
there  be  no  ad­
vance.  Invoice  trading  is  dull.

indeed, 

if, 

While  the  rice  market  has  ruled  quiet 
indications  are 
during  the  week,  the 
very  favorable,  it 
is  said,  for  a  very 
good  trade  a  little  later,  as  it  is  thought 
dealers  generally  have  light  supplies  on 
hand.  Foreign  grades  are  generally  in 
light  supply  and  the  market  is  decided­
ly  firm  all  around.  Prime  to  choice  do­
is 
mestic 
worth  4^@5c.  Domestic  Japan 
is  in 
light  supply.
In  spices 

importance  has 
taken  place  during the  week.  The  gen­
eral  condition  rather  favors  sellers  and 
they  seem  disinclined  to  make  any  con­
cession.  Pepper  is  especially  well  held 
and quotations  on Singapore of I2@i2j£c 
are  about  correct.

is  worth  5>^@5^c.  Japan 

little  of 

Stocks  of  desirable  grades  of  molasses 
are  light,  but  the  demand  is  very  mod­
erate  and  the  situation  during  the  week 
has  been  dull  and  featureless.  Good  to 
prime  centrifugals  are  quotable  at  18 
fe25c ;  open  kettle,  40@5oc.  Syrups  are 
meeting  with  rather  better  enquiry  from 
exporters  and  the  home  trade,  too,  is 
showing  greater 
to 
fancy  sugar  syrup  is  quotable at  ig@25c.
The  canned  goods  market is irregular, 
in  second 
with  practically  all  stock 
hands.  Offerings  are 
liberal  one  day 
and  seemingly  very  restricted  the  next. 
Prices  are  firm  and  concessions  are  not

interest. 

Piime 

it  and 

made  except  as  a  “ matter  of  neces 
sity, ’ ’  the  general  tendency  being  to 
higher quotations.  The  most  uncertain 
thing  on  the  list  is  the tomato.  Neither 
buyer  nor  seller  seems  to  care  much 
about 
it  is  hard  to  tell  whether 
the  future  will  see  lower  or  higher rates. 
Just  now  they  are  selling  from  77^ 
to 
80c  for  No.  3  Jersey  packing.  Mary­
land,  70c  here.
b  The  dried  fruit  market  appears  to 
have  gone  to  pieces.  Hardly  a  spark 
of  interest  is  shown  by  buyers  save 
for 
some 
for  nice  stock  for  the 
holidays.  The  one  exception  is  dates. 
For  some  reason  there is  a great demand 
for  them  and  the  market  has  made  sev­
eral  advances  and  stock  of  any  kind 
is 
hard  to  find.

little  call 

Lemons  are  firmer  and  the  bidding  at 
auction  has  been  very  spirited.  Fancy 
oranges  are  selling  at  good  figures,  but 
ordinary 
lacks  animation  and 
quite  a  good  deal  of  rot  shows  in  arriv­
als  of  Floridas.

stock 

The  butter  market  closes  with the sup­
ply  of  fancy  creamery  at  a  very  low 
ebb.  The  demand  is  not  especially  ac­
tive, but  the  undertone  of  the  market  re­
mains  firm  and  the  outlook 
favors  sell­
ers.  For  best  grades  27c  seems  to  be 
readily  obtained;  thirds  to  firsts,  23@ 
26c;  imitation  creamery,  i 8@22c ;  fac­
tory,  Junes,  i 6 @ i8c.

Cheese  is  in  moderate  movement,  but 
the  demand  is  not  one  large  enough  to 
cause  higher  quotations.  Small  fancy 
full  cream  of  September  make  will 
bring  I2^"@i3c,with  large  size  %c  less.
Western  fresh  gathered  eggs  are  worth 
from  23^9240.  The  market  is  active  for 
goods  that  will  stand  the  test  and  there 
is  a  decided  scarcity  of  really  desirable 
stock.

The  widow  of  the  late  Governor A t­
kinson,  of  Georgia,  who,  owing  to  her 
straitened  circumstances,  recently  be­
came  state  agent  for  certain  fire  and  life 
insurance  companies,  is  reported  thus 
far to  have  proven  the  most  capable and 
successful  person  to  hold  that  position.

Not
Nutty

W e have been  unable to  de­
tect any  nutty  flavor  in  our 
buckwheat,  but  we  DO  de­
tect  that  genuine  old-fash­
ioned  buckwheat  taste  we 
were  all  familiar  with  as 
boys.  That  same  delicious, 
indescribable 
flavor  wh ch 
made  us want to eat a dozen 
more  after we  knew we  had 
enough, is  in  our  buckwheat 
this winter.

If  your  customers 

like 
G E N U IN E   PU R E  BU CK ­
W H E A T   FLO U R   without 
any  frills  or  other  things 
mixed  with  it,  you  can  get 
it of us.  We guarantee it

Valley  City 
Milling Co.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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General  Commission  Merchants.

W e have  secured  the  United  States  contract  to  furnish  Government  sup- 
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dealer can afford to be without them.

Hanselman  Candy Co.

Kalamazoo,  Mich.

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could  be  so  acceptable  as  a  m usical  instrument.  W e  
have  all  kinds  and  the  best  in  each  at  the  very  lowest
prices.  W e   keep  an 
extensive  assortment 
of  Pianos,

Paniolas,

Organs,

Sheet Music,

riusic Books,

Viol ns,

ITandolins

Guitars,  Banjos,  2 ; 

Granophones,

Graphophones, 

Symphonion  riusic 
Boxes,  Regina /Tusic 
Boxes,  Cornets,  Clarinets,  Accordeons,  Harmonicas, 
Piano Scarfs,  Piano Stools, etc.
If  you  intend  purchasing  anything  in  the  music  line 
call  on  or  write  to

Julius A. J. Friedrich,

30 and  32  Canal Street, 
Grand  Rapids,  Hich.
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CommercialTravelers

Michigan  Knights of the Grip

President,  Chas.  L .  St e v e n s ,  Ypsilanti;  Sec­
retary,  J. C.  Sa u n d e r s,  Lansing;  Treasurer, 
O.  C.  Go u ld, Saginaw.

President,  J a m e s  E.  Da y ,  Detroit;  Secretary 

Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association 
and Treasurer,  C.  W.  A l l e n , Detroit.
United  Commercial  Tranlen  of Michigan 

Grand  Counselor,  J n o.  A .  Mu r r a y ,  Detroit; 
Grand  Secretary,  G.  S.  V a l h o r e ,  Detroit; 
Grand Treasurer, W.  S.  Me s t, Jackson.

Grand  Rapids  Council  No.  131

Senior  Counselor,  D.  E.  K e y e s ;  Secretary- 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.

Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Mntnal  Accident  Association 
President, J.  Bo yd  Pa n t l in d ,  Grand  Rapids; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  G e o.  F.  Ow e n , 
Grand Rapids.

Gripsack  Brigade,

H.  E.  Stebbins, 

furniture  dealer  at 
Mears,  has  purchased  the  Mears  Hotel 
and  refitted  and  refurnished  the  same.
Dr.  D.  S.  Hatfield  has  signed  for  the 
fourth  year to  represent  Hecht  &  Zum- 
mach,  paint  and  glass  manufacturers  of 
Milwaukee.

formerly  with 

R.  M.  Dively, 

the 
Proctor  &  Gamble  Co.,  succeeds  Peter 
Fox  as  traveling  representative  for  the 
Musselman  Grocer  Co.

Owosso  T im es: 

Fletcher  Connor, 
salesman  for  the  A cm e'  White  Lead 
Works,  of  Detroit,  is  in  the  city  to  re­
main  until  after the  holidays.

W.  D.  Downey,  who  has  covered 
Southwestern Michigan  for  several  years 
for  E.  B.  Millar  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  has 
engaged 
in  the  tea,  coffee  and  spice 
business  at  Benton  Harbor  under  the 
style  of  the  Michigan  Tea  and  Coffee 
Co.

Buchanan  R ecord:  Landlord  J.  M. 
Doty,  of  Hotel  Lee  has  disposed  of  his 
interests  to  Mr.  Geo.  F.  Noble,  of  Bat­
tle  Creek,  who  assumed  charge  of the 
hotel  on  Monday  morning.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Doty,  who  have  made  many 
friends  here  during  their  residence  in 
Buchanan  will  go  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y ., 
where  he  w ili  engage  in  business.
It 

is  the 
consensus  of  opinion  among  shoe  sales­
men  that  the  retailers  of  the  country 
have,  because  of  the  rise 
in  leather, 
bought  more  goods  than  they  want  and 
while  they  are  having  a good trade,  they 
will  be  very  apt  to  pick  flaws  in  goods 
which  would  not  be  essential  if  they 
were  not  overloaded.  There  will  un­
doubtedly  be  many  goods  returned.

Shoe  and  Leather  Facts: 

L ’Anse  Sentinel:  Harry  Work,  the 
popular  salesman  for Woodward &  Stone 
of  Watertown,  W is.,  will  be  a  Benedict 
the  next  time  he  calls  on  his  customers 
here,  so  he  has  quietly  informed  a  few 
of  his  intimate  friends.  The  bride-to- 
be  is  a  young  lady  of  Illinois.  Owing 
to  family  affairs  the  wedding  is  to  be 
very  quiet.  Harry  has  many  friends  in 
this  section,  who  will  wish  him  and  his 
bride  a  happy  and  prosperous  wedded 
life.

Owosso  T im es:  H.  L.  Kendrick,  of 
St.  Johns,  who  had  charge  of  the  Black 
&  Son  stock  of  dry  goods  for  several 
weeks,  has  accepted  a  position  with 
Wilson,  Larrabee  &  Co.,  of  Boston, 
wholesale  dealers  in  dry goods,  and  will 
go  on  the  road 
for  them  in  January. 
His  territory  will  be  in  this  State.  Mr. 
Kendrick  added  to  the  number of  his 
Owosso  friends  while  here  looking  after 
the  Black  stock,  and  all  of  his  friends 
unite 
in  his 
new  position.

in  wishing  him  success 

Detroit  Tribune:  Commercial  travel­
ers  of  Detroit,  at  a  meeting  held  at  the 
Hotel  Cadillac  Saturday  evening,  Dec. 
2,  arranged  preliminaries  for the  organ­

ization  of  a  new  fraternal  benefit  asso­
ciation.  Samuel  Rosenfield  was  chair­
man  and  W.  J.  Booth secretary.  A  com­
mittee  consisting  of  J.  W.  Dean,  W il­
liam  Baier,  John  McLean  and  E.  R. 
Wills,  appointed  to  investigate  the  plan 
of  insurance  to  be  adopted,  reported 
in 
favor  of  what  is  known  as  the  Ben  Hur 
system.  Policies  will  be 
for 
$2,000 and  $i,ooo,  payable to beneficiary 
at  death.  A.  S.  Degolia 
is  the  first 
honorary  member.  The  society  will  be 
known  as  the  Detroit  Traveling  Men’s 
Association  and  will  hold  its  next meet­
ing  Dec.  16.

issued 

The  most  agreeable  personage  to  be 
found  on  the  road  is  an  intelligent  and 
obliging  hotel  clerk.  A  clerk  that  is 
successful 
is  the  one  that  can  answer 
accurately  and  with  full  knowledge  of 
the  correctness  of  the statement,  whether 
leaves  at  9 ¡30 
the  northbound  train 
o’clock  or  at  a 
later  or earlier  hour; 
whether  the  bus  comes  twenty  or  thirty 
minutes  before  train  tim e;  whether  the 
street  car  runs  by  the  depot  and  at  what 
intervals  the  cars  run;  whether a certain 
competitor  has  been  in  town  within  the 
last  ten  d ays;  whether baggage  can  be 
checked  from  the  hotel;  whether  any 
one  has  called  up  over  the  telephone 
or  any  telegrams  have  been  received; 
whether  a  negro  minstrel  performance 
or  an  opera  holds  the  boards  at  the 
theater;  whether  the  mail  is  delivered 
within  two  hours  after  arrival  of  train 
in  the  city,  and  10,000  other  questions 
which  help  to  make  him  agreeable  if  he 
has  such  a  desire. 
It  certainly  ought  to 
be  a  clerk’s  most  earnest  desire  to  be 
able  to  impart  all  information  possible 
to  the  guest,  and  at  the  same  time  be 
sure  of  giving  correct  replies  to  every 
piece  of  information  sought.  Not 
long 
ago  a  prominent  traveling  man  who 
was  stopping  at  a  hotel 
in  Central 
Texas  enquired  whether  there  was  a 
night  train  to  a  certain  town  and  the 
clerk  replied  that  there  was  and  that  it 
left  at  9 :30.  The traveling  man  did  not 
take  the  train,  thinking  he  would  have 
sufficient  time  by  going  at  night.  When 
time  for  departure  of  night  train  came 
it  was  discovered  that  this  train  had 
been  discontinued  for  ten  days.  Now 
the  clerk  was  solely  responsible  for  this 
losing  a  day  and  the  hotel  should 
man 
have  paid  his  expenses  for  the  day 
lost 
at  least—but  instead  the  clerk  claimed 
that  it  was  not  his  business  to  give 
in­
formation  about  trains  and  that the trav­
eling  man  should  have  secured  the  in­
formation  direct  from  the  railroad,  and, 
strange  to  say, 
the  hotel  proprietor 
when  appealed  to  sustained  the  clerk  in 
his  stand.  A   hotel  proprietor or  clerk 
who  deliberately  misinforms  a  traveler 
in  regard  to  the  departure  of  trains 
ought  not  only  to  pay  his  expenses  but 
damages  besides,  as 
is  the  duty  of 
clerks  to  secure  such  information  for the 
| benefit  of  the  guests.

it 

in  Indianapolis 

Make  No  Prices  on  Future  Tomatoes.
At  a  meeting  of  the  Indiana  Packers’ 
Association 
recently, 
the  price  which  the  Western  packers 
should  name  on  futures  was  discussed. 
The  general opinion  was  that  about  87^ 
cents  delivered  was  about  the  proper 
minimum  figure  for next  season’s  three- 
pound  standard  tomatoes,  and  some  of 
the  prominent  packers 
leaned  to  the 
opinion  that  a  minimum  price  should 
be  named  and  offered  a  resolution  set­
ting  forth  that  the  advance  in  the  cost 
of  materials  necessitated  a  price  on  to­
matoes  of  not 
less  than  85  cents  per 
dozen.  The  majority  of  the  packers 
thought 
it  safer,  however,  to  make  no 
future  prices,  and  adopted  a  resolution 
to  that  effect.

days.

Beginning  of the  Twentieth  Century. 

From the New  York  Sun.

The  Sun  has  received  so  many  evi­
dences  of  confused  minds  regarding  the 
beginning  of  the  Twentieth Century that 
it  will  present  a  proof  that  the  Twenti­
eth  Century  begins  after the  year  igoo  is 
ended,  in  the  shape  of  a  little  conversa­
tion :

Question— What  is  a  year?
Answer— Three  hundred and  sixty-five 
What  is  a  century?
One  hundred  years.
When  did  the  year  No.  1  end?
December  31  of  the  year  1.
When  did  the  year  No.  2  begin?
January  1,  of  the  year  2.
When  aid  the  year 99  end?
December  31,  A.  D.  99.
Did  that  complete  a  century?
No.
When  was  the  century  completed?
At  the  close  of  the  year  following  99, 

or  at  the  close  of  the  year  100.

When  did  the  second  century  begin?
January  1  of  the  year  1  of  the  second 
century,  that  is,  January  1,  A.  D.  101.

When  did  the  19th  century  end?
At  the  close  of  the  nineteen hundredth 

year,  or  at  the  close  of  1900.

Q.  When  does  the  20th  centurv  be­

gin?
A. 

It  begins  on  day  No.  1  of  year 
No.  1  of  the  20th  hundred  years—that 
is,  on  Jan.  1,  A.  D.  1901.

We  must  still  see  two  Christmases  be­

fore  the  twentieth  century  dawns.

T h e  M an  M illin er.

The  success  of  Mr.  Worth  and  other 
more  recent  noted  men  dressmakers  and 
milliners  has  stimulated  masculine 
in­
in  the  desires  and  tastes  of  the 
terests 
world  feminine.

In  New  York  City  alone  there  are 
three  men  who  have  deserted  the  ordi­
nary  vocations  of  their  sex  to  make  be­
witching  millinery and  are  doing so well 
that  they  threaten  to  outrival  all  their 
feminine  competitors.  One  of 
these 
men  is  a  house-to-house  milliner— that 
is  he  takes  engagements  to  trim  hats  by 
the  day  in  his  patrons’  homes,  and  his 
start  in  life  was  made  as  a book-keeper. 
Finding  only  poor  pay  and  unhealthy 
confinement  in  this  profession,  and  feel­
ing  an 
talent,  he 
worked  all  day  at  his  books  and  prac­
ticed  alone  in  his  room  every  evening, 
with  the  aid  of  a  dummy  head  and  a 
few  plumes,  scarfs  and  felt  frames,  at 
hatmaking.

innate  decorator’s 

When  he  felt  himself  proficient  in  his 
art  he  solicited  patronage  and  proved 
so  satisfactory  to  the  women  who  gave 
him  a  chance  that  he  now  possesses  as 
large  a  clientele  as  he  can  handle.  His 
charges  are  $4  a  day  and  his  special 
achievement  is  the  clever  renovation  of 
hats. 
In  a  small  satchel  he  carries  his 
sewing  materials  and  in  a  sewing-room 
or  a  quiet  corner  he  snips,  fits,  ties 
bows,  poises  plumes,  refaces,  steams, 
presses  and  generally does  over,  to  the 
complete  satisfaction  of  those  who  em­
ploy  him.

Another  man  milliner,  but  with  larger 
ideals,  opened  a  tiny  shop  near  Sixth 
in  the
avenue,  displayed  his  models 

window,  raised  a  sign  and  signified  his 
readiness  to  take  orders.  Apparently 
there  was  a  back  workroom  to the  shop, 
where  assistants  sat  and  toiled,  but  in 
reality  the  proprietor  of  the  establish­
ment  was  his  own  shopper,  trimmer, 
finisher  and  salesman.  A  little  custom 
drifted  his  way  and, 
finding  his  hats 
modest  in  price  and  of  excellent  qual­
ity,  brought  in  a  larger  patronage,  and 
the  clever  proprietor  has  now  a  large 
corps  of  assistants  and  his  prices  are  as 
high  as  anybody’s.  For  all  that,  the 
women  acknowledge 
in  him  a  true  ex­
ponent  of  the  highest  in his  art,  because 
he.  is  an  almost  infallible  judge  of  the 
becomingness  of  a  hat  and  because  he 
will  put  a  difficult  customer  before  a 
mirror  and  in  a  trice  design  the hat over 
a  dozen  times  right  on  her own  head.

M r.  N ixon  G ra cefu lly  R etires.

Kalamazoo,  Dec.  11— Two  weeks  ago 
to-day  I  called  at  the  Tradesman  office 
and 
informed  you  that,  under  certain 
conditions,  I  might  be  inclined  to  enter 
the  field  as  a  candidate  for  Secretary  of 
the  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  sub­
ject  to  the  approval  of  the  Bay City con­
vention.  Since  that  time,  I have  learned 
that  John  W.  Schram,  of  Detroit,  pro­
poses  to  stand  as  a  candidate  and,  in 
view  of  the  fact  that  Mr.  Schram  has 
had  more  experience  in  the  duties  per­
taining  to  the  work  of  Secretary  than  I 
have,  and  also  considering  that  Detroit 
has  not  been  represented  in  the capacity 
of  Secretary  for  ten  or  twelve  years,  I 
am  disposed  to  smother  my  ambition 
and  take  off  my  hat  to  Mr.  Schram,  be­
cause  I  believe  that  his  election  as  Sec­
for  the  best  interests  of 
retary  will  be 
the  association  and  that,  as  a 
loyal 
member  of  the  organization,  1  can  do  it 
no  more  yeoman  service  than  to  give 
way  to  a  man  who  is  so  well qualified in 
every  way  to  discharge 
the  difficult 
duties  devolving  upon  the  office.

F.  L.  Nixon.

When 

in  Grand  Rapids  stop  at  the 
new  Hotel  Plaza.  First  class.  Rates,  $2.

E A LS .
T A M P S ,
T E N C IL S .
IGN  M A RK ERS

Enameled Letters, Rubber Type, etc.

THORPE  MANUFACTURING  CO. 

50 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 

Please mention Tradesman.

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Drugs—Chem icals

M ichigan  State  B oard  o f P harm acy

- 
- 

Term expires
A. C. Sc h u m a c h e r, Ann Arbor  -  Dec. 31,1899 
-  Dec. 3X, 1800
G eo.  G u n d r u m , Ionia 
-  Dec. 31,1901 
L.  E.  Re y n o l d s,  St.  Joseph 
H e n r y   He im , Saginaw 
-  Dec. 31,1902
Wir t   P.  Do t y, Detroit - 
- 
-  Dec. 31,1903
President,  Ge o.  Gu n d r u m ,  Ionia.
Secretary, A.  C.  Sc h u m a c h e r,  Ann Arbor. 
Treasurer, He n r y   He im , Saginaw.
E xam ination  Sessions 
Detroit—Jan. 9 and 10.
Grand Rapids—Mar. 6 and 7.
Star Island—.Tune 25 and 26.
Sault Ste.  Marie—Aug. 28 and 29. 
Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8.

State  P h arm aceu tical  A ssociation 

President—O.  Eb e r b a c h , Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Ch a s.  F.  Ma n n , Detroit. 
Treasurer—J.  S.  Be n n e t t,  Lansing.

With  the  powerful  competition 

How  To  Build  Up  a  Trade  in  Perfumes.
to 
which  the  pharmacist  is  now  exposed he 
it  necessary  to  take  advantage  of 
finds 
every  opportunity 
for  making  even  a 
small  profit.  Many  lines  that  in  former 
times  we  could  afford  to  neglect  we  are 
now  obliged  to  foster.  There  are  many 
such 
lines,  but  in  this  article  perfumes 
only  will  receive  attention.

Just  why  the  pharmacist  does  not give 
more  of  his  attention  to  his  perfumery 
department  it  is  very  difficult  to  under­
stand. 
It  is  almost  the  only  department 
in  which  the  old  prices  obtain,  and 
which  promise  a  continuance  at  the 
same  favorable  figures.  More  than  this, 
the  perfumery  business 
is  constantly 
growing.  The  demand  for  the  perfum­
er’s  products  to-day  far  exceeds  that  of 
a  few  years  ago.

By  way  of  furnishing  a  reason  for the 
smail  sales  which  generally  obtain  in 
this  department,  it  may  be  stated  that 
it 
is  probably  due  to  one  or  more  of 
three causes :  The  line  may  be  undesir­
able— too  poor,  too  cheap,  too  expen­
sive,  unattractive,  etc.  ;  or  it  may be too 
sm all;  or,  being  satisfactory 
in  these 
particulars,  the  stock  may  be  in  a  posi­
tion  unfavorable  for  display  purposes. 
Any  one  of  these  faults  would  diminish 
the  sales.

One  of  the  first  requirements  in build­
ing  up  a  trade  on  perfumery  is  a  stock 
adapted  to  the  particular  class  of  trade 
for  which 
it  is  intended.  People  who 
are  accustomed  to  have  the  best  of 
everything  will  not  care  to  purchase  an 
inferior  line  of  goods,  nor will poor  peo­
ple  care  to  buy  high-priced,  imported 
perfumes.  Of  course,  the  ideal  method 
is  to  carry  a  line  to  meet  the  demands 
of  each  class—usually  three  in  number. 
But  in  some  cases  it  will  be 
found  de­
sirable  to  try  to  strike  a  medium— thus 
in  some  measure  pleasing  a ll;  and  in 
other  cases 
it  will  be  necessary  to de­
cide  which  class  is  the  most  profitable 
to  cater  to.

The  class  that  wants  the  best  at  any 
price,  together  with  those  who  might  be 
termed  fastidious,  will  call  for  imported 
perfumes.  That  some  French  products 
are  superior to  any  marketed  by  Ameri­
can  houses  no  one  will  deny;  but 
French  perfumes  as  produced  by  some 
just  as  poor  as  the  poorest 
houses  are 
American  product. 
If  the  pharmacist 
intends  to  deal 
in  imported  perfumes 
let  him  be  guided  by  the  motto,  “ The
best  is  none  too  good.’ ’

Many— I  think,  most— will  find  the 
most  profitable  class  of  trade  to  be  what 
may  be  described  as  the  middle  class. 
These  people  want  a  good  article,  and 
they  are  usually  willing  to  pay  a  fair 
price.  The  best  domestic  perfumes  will 
meet  the  needs  here. 
In  domestic  per­
fumes  we  find  the  highest  quality  com­
patible  with  their  extremely  reasonable

price.  The  French  may  make  better 
perfumes  than  we  do  in  America,  but  if 
they  do,  then  their  prices  are  more  than 
proportionately  higher.

in 

For the  poorer  class,  such  as  may  be 
found 
factory  towns  and  cities,  a 
grade  of  perfumes  combining  a  fairly 
good  quality  with  a  reasonably 
low 
price  may  be  easily  obtained.

When  the  quality  or  qualities  have 
been  decided  upon,  a  little  experiment 
must  be  made  to  determine  the  most 
popular  odors.  This 
is  always  some­
what  uncertain,  as 
it 
is  influenced  by 
the  seasons  and  by  certain  fads  or  fash­
ions.  Every  one,  however,  will  find  that 
some  odors  seem  to  retain  the  popular 
favor  for  a  longer  time  than  others. 
In 
this  matter  the  most  that  one  can  do  is 
to  carry  a  stock  that  will'nearly— if  not 
quite— supply  the  demand  for  variety. 
Of  course,  the  larger  the  assortment  the 
better;  but  this  must  of  necessity  be 
limited  both  by  the  space  to  be  given 
and  the  amount  of  money to be invested.
As  bulk  perfumes  offer a  larger  mar­
gin  than  package  goods,  the  pharmacist 
will  always  endeavor  to  sell  more  of  the 
first.  But  for  gifts  and  other  purposes 
a  pretty  package 
is  often  called  for, 
and  to  meet  this  demand  a certain  stock 
of  package  goods  must  be  carried. 
In 
this,  too,  the  French  can  do  better  work 
than  American  manufacturers;  but  re­
cently  many  American  houses  have 
is­
sued  packages  that  are  excelled  but  lit­
tle,  if  any,  by  those  of  their  foreign 
competitors.

Having  now  decided  upon  the  qual­
ity  and  quantity  of  your stock,  the  next 
step 
is  to  effectively  display  it.  Per­
fumes  deserve  a  prominent  position, 
not  alone  for the  large  profits  to  be  ob­
tained  from  their  sale,  but  because  of 
the  attractiveness  of  an 
intelligently 
displayed  line  of  perfumes.

In  choosing  a  position  suitable for  the 
effective  display  of  his  goods,  the  phar­
macist  must  have  a  mind  for  more  than 
mere  appearance.  Perfumes  are  suscep­
tible  to  the  influences  of  light  and  heat, 
and  for  this  reason  care  should  be  taken 
in  the  position  given  them  that  it  be 
favorable  to  the  goods  in  this  respect. 
Bright,  direct  sunlight  causes  the  color 
to  fade  and  changes  or destroys  the  odor 
of  perfumes.  The  change 
in  odor  is 
produced  by  its  effect  upon  the  resinous 
substances  in the perfumes.  Heat  causes 
the  odoriferous  principles  to  volatilize, 
allowing  them  to  escape  if  the  stopper 
be  removed  while  the  perfume  is  yet 
warm.  Extreme  cold,  on  the other hand, 
causes 
in  some  perfumes,  notably  rose 
and  heliotrope,  the  precipitation  of  cer­
tain  of  the  ingredients  rendered  insol­
uble  by  the  cold. 
should 
never  be  exposed  to  the  direct  rays  of 
the  sun,  but  as  to  the  temperature,  no 
concern  need  be  felt  if  that  is  kept  be­
tween  50  and  80  deg.  Fahrenheit.

Perfumes 

Within  the  limits  of  this  article  it 
will  be 
impossible  to  treat  of  window 
displays  of  perfumery,  but  I  may  say 
in  passing, 
if  the  pharmacist  has  a 
closed  window,  from  which  he  can  ex­
clude  dust  and  dirt,  that  a  window 
dressed  with  perfumes  makes an exceed- 
ingly  attractive  display,  and  is  usually 
very  gratifying 
it 
draws.

in  the  trade  that 

For  ease  of  access  and  purposes  of 
display 
it  will  usually  be  found  most 
satisfactory  to  place  the  package  per­
fumes,  toilet  waters,  etc.,  in  a  tall  com­
bination  display  case,  with  the  bulk 
perfumes  immediately  behind  in  a  wall 
show-case. 
In  this  way  the  goods  most 
affected  by  dust  are  protected  from  it, 
and  goods  to  which  access  is  most  often

desired  can  be  reached  with  the  m ini­
mum  amount  of  trouble.  The  fancy 
bottles  of  perfumes  can  be  attractively 
arranged 
in  the  lower compartment  of 
the  show-case,  while  the larger bottles  of 
cologne,  Florida,  and  other  toilet waters 
may  be  displayed 
in  the  upper  part. 
With  care  and  an  effort  at  tasteful  ar­
rangement  the  display  can  be  made  to 
have  a  very  pretty  effect.

When  the  pharmacist  has  a  line  of 
perfumes  suited  to  the  needs  of  his  cus­
tomers,  including  the  odors  for  which 
there 
is  most  demand,  and  with  the 
whole  tastefully  displayed,  he  has  done 
nearly  all  in  his  power  to  make  the  de­
partment  a  success.  Aside  from  this, 
the  sales  may  be  helped by the sampling 
cases  supplied  by  many  manufacturers 
with  their  goods.  Another  method  of 
interesting  customers  is  by  mixing  spe­
cial  odors  for  them.  By  practice  a  con­
siderable  expertness  may  be  acquired 
in  combining  perfumes  to  make  new 
and  delightful  odors.

The  perfumery  department  is  worthy 
the  pharmacist’s  best  efforts.  The  line 
is  clean  and  dainty,  and  it  does  much 
to  elevate  the  tone  of  the  store.  But, 
more  than  all  else  in  their  favor,  per­
fumes  pay  a  large profit.— Geo.  L.  Kelly 
in  American  Druggist.

Need  For  An  Official  Medicine  Dropper.
Mr.  Seward  W.  Williams  thinks  that 
the  uniformity  of  strength  which  we  are 
gradually  gaining  in  galenical  prepara­
tions,  through  the  application  of  stand­
ardization  processes  of  manufacture, 
warrants,  if  indeed  it  does  not  demand, 
some  practical  provision  for  more  ac­
curate  dosage  than  that  secured  when  a 
certain  number  of  “ drops”   of  a  pre­
scription  are  ordered  taken at each dose. 
He  cites  an  article  by  Dr.  Payne,  in 
which 
it  was  declared  that,  “ it  is  easy 
to  obtain  drops  of  water,  under ordinary 
circumstances,  varying 
from  33  to  120 
to  the  fluidrachm. ”   Mr.  Williams  sug­
gests  (Druggists  Circular),  by  way  of 
overcoming  this  source  of  error,  that  an 
official  medicine  dropper  of  definite  in­
ternal  and  external  diameter and  stand­
ard  size  and  shape  at  the  point  of  de­
livery,  if  held  vertically,  could  be  made 
to  overcome  the  present  marked  varia­
tion  in  the  size  of  drops  or  at  least  con­
fine  variation  to  such  narrow  limits as to 
secure  practical  uniformity.  On  being 
asked  for  his  opinion,  Dr.  Payne  ap­
proved  of  the  notion,  and  suggested  that 
the  dropper take  the  form of a graduated 
pipette,  thus  admitting  of  measuring  in 
minims,  drachms,  or  cubic  centimeters, 
and  tenths thereof.  Mr.  Williams  thinks 
that  other  standard  measures  somewhat 
similar  to  those  now  in  use  might  also 
well  be  adopted,which  would  do  away 
with  present  variation  in  doses,  due  to 
lack  of  uniformity 
in  the  size  of  tea­
spoons,  tablespoons,  and  wine-glasses. 
Moreover,  if  these  standard  measuring 
glasses  were  graduated  on  one  side  in 
the  old  system  and  on  the  other 
in 
metric  measures,  they  would  afford  an 
easy  method  of  familiarizing  the  user 
with  metric  equivalents  and  help  to 
popularize the  latter.

Too  Many  Missing Articles.
From the Michigan  School  Moderator.

A  

janitor  in  a  Northern  Michigan 
school  threw  up  his  job  the  other  day. 
When  asked  what  was  the  trouble  he 
answered:  I’m honest  and  I  won’t  stand 
being  slurred. 
If  I  find  a  pencil  or 
handkerchief  about  the  school,  I  hang it 
up.  Every 
little  while  the  teachers  or 
someone  that  is  too  cowardly  to  face  me 
gives  me  a  slur.  Why,  a  little  while 
ago  I  saw  written  on  the  board,  “ Find 
the  common  multiple.”   Well,  I  looked 
from  cellar  to  garret  and  I  would  not 
know  the  thing  if  I  met  it  on  the  street. 
What  made  me  quit  the  job?  Last  night 
m  big  writin’  on  the  blackboard it said, 
“ Find  the  greatest  common  divisor.”  
Well,  I  says  to myself,  both  them darned 
things  are  gone  now,  and  I’ll  be  blamed 
for  sw ipin’  ’em,  so  I’ll  quit.

The  Brag  Market.

Opium— On  account  of higher primary 
is 

markets,  opium  has  advanced  and 
tending  higher.

Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine— Has  been  advanced  by  all 
manufacturers  and 
is  very  firm.  The 
advance  in  German  brands  is  3c  and  in 
Powers  &  Weightman  2c.

Carbolic  Acid— Has  again  advanced 
is  as  yet  unchanged  here, 

abroad,  but 
but  higher  prices  will  rule  later  on.

Cocoa  Butter— Has  again  advanced, 

on  account  of  scarcity.

Lycopodium— Is  active  and  has  again 
advanced.  As 
large  quantities  will  be 
consumed  during  the  coming  presiden­
tial  year,  much  higher  prices  are  looked 
for.

Mercury  and  Mercurial Preparations—  

Have  been  advanced.

Strychnine— Has  been  advanced  by 

the  manufacturers  5c  per ounce.

Rochelle  Salts—Has  declined  ic  per 

pound.

Balsam  Peru— Has  again  declined,  on 

account  of  large  stocks.

Balsam  Tolu— Has  also  declined.
Linseed  Oil— Is  very  firm  at  the  ad­

vance  noted  last  week.

Origin  of a  Term  Now  Frequently  Used.
Henry  Clews  asserts  that  Daniel Drew 
invented  the  significant  term  “ watering 
stock.”   Before  coming  to  the  Street  to 
make  and  lose  thirteen  million  dollars, 
Uncle  Daniel  had  been  a  drover,  and 
fed  his  cattle  an  unusual  amount  of  salt 
in  order  to  create  in  them  an  abnormal 
thirst  that  would  cause  them  to  drink 
great  quantities  of  water,  thus  making 
them  appear  bigger  and 
fatter  when 
taken  to  market. 
“ watering 
After 
stock”  
in  this  way,  it  was  natural  that 
he  would  make  use  of  a  trick  or  two  of 
his  own  in  disposing  of  stock of a differ­
ent  kind  in  Wall  Street.

ALLEGAN, MICH.

A.  C.  Schumacher,  Sec’y.

MiG. CHEMISTS. 

Paid  $13  and  Promised  to  Do  Better.
Ann  Arbor,  Dec.  n — Charles  Mc- 
Carger,  druggist  at  Mulliken,  pleaded 
guilty 
last  week  to  a  charge  of  failing 
to  keep  a  registered  clerk  in  charge  of 
his  store  and  was  fined  $10  and  $3 costs, 
which  he  paid.  This  was  the  second 
offense.  McCarger  promised  to  employ 
a  registered  pharmacist  at  once.

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Menthol.................... 
@
Morphia, S., P.& W.  2 20® 
Morphia, S., N. Y. Q.
& C. Co..................  2  10®
Moschus  Canton__  
®
Myrlstica, No. 1....... 
65®
Nux Vomica.. .po. 15  @
25®
Os Sepia.................... 
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
D  Co.....................  
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Picis Liq. N.N.y, gal.
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d oz......................... 
Picis Liq., quarts__  
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Picis Liq.,  pints....... 
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Pil H ydrarg... po.  80 
®
Piper  Nigra., .po. 22  @
Piper  Alba.... po. 35  @
Piix Burgun.............  
®
Plumb! Acet.............  
10®
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii  1  30® 
Pyrethmm, boxes H .
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& P. D. Co., doz... 
Pyrethrum,  pv........  
25®
8®
Quassiae.................... 
39©
Quinta, S. P. &  W ... 
32®
Quinta, S.  German.. 
Quinta, N. Y.............  
32®
Rubia Tlnctorum__  
12®
Saccharum Lactis pv 
18®
Salacin.....................   3  50®
40®
Sanguis  Draconis... 
Sapo, W.................... 
12®
Sapo M .....................  
10®
Sapo  G .....................  
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3 40 
2  45
2 35 
40 
80

Seldlitz Mixture......  
Sinapis
Sinapis,  opt.............
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
V oes.....................
Snuff,Scotch, De Vo's
I Soda, Boras............
I  Soda,  Boras, po__
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Soda,  Carb.............
Soda,  Bi-Carb........
Soda,  Ash...............
Soda, Sulphas........
Spts. Cologne..........
Spts. Ether  Co.......
Spts.  Myrcla Dom.. 
Spts. Vini Rect.  bbl. 
Spts. Vini Rect. 54bl>l 
Spts. Vini Rect. lOgal 
Spts. Vini Rect. 5 gal 
Strychnia, Crystal, 
Sulphur,  Siibl....
Sulphur, Roll.......
I Tam arinds..........
Terebenth  Venice
TheobromEP.........
Vanilla.................
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Linseed, pure raw... 
51 
Linseed, boiled........ 
62 
Neatsfoot, winter str  54 
Spirits  Turpentine.. 
66 

53
55
60
62

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Ochre, yellow  Mars. 
Ochre, yellow B er... 
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Vermilion,  P r im e  
Vermilion, Engiish
Green,  Paris........
Green, Peninsular. 
Lead, re d .......
Lead,  w hite....
Whiting, white Span
Whiting, gilders’__
White, Paris, Amer. 
Whiting, Paris, Eng.
cliff........................
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Varnishes

No. 1 Turp  Coach
Extra Turp..........
Coach  Body........
No. 1 Turp F um ... 
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Jap.Dryer.No.lTurp

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1  60®  1  70
2  75®  3 00 
1  00®  1  10 
1  66®  1  60
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Conium Mac............
35®  40
Copaiba..................
1  15® 
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90®
Cubebae..................
1  00 
Exechthitos............
1  00®  
1  10 
Erigeron.................
1 00®
1  10
G aultherla.............
2 60 
2  10®
Geranium, ounce... 
75 
@ 
50® 
Gossippii, Sem. gal.
60
1  70® 
Hedeoma................
1  75
1  50® 
Junlpera.................
2  00 
90® 
Lavendula  .............
2  00
1  35® 
Limonis..................
1  45
1  25® 
Mentha  Piper........
2  00 
1  50® 
Mentha Verld........
1  60 
Morrhuae, .gal........
1  25 
1  15® 
4 00® 
M yrcla....................
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75®
Olive.......................
3 00
Picis Liquida..........
10®  
12 
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Kicina.....................
96®  1  05 
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Kosmarini...............
6  50® 8 50 
Kosie, ounce............
40®  45
Succiui....................
Sabina
Santal.......................  2 so® 7  00
Sassafras.................. 
50®  55
®  65
Sinapis,  ess., ounce. 
Tiglii........................   1  50@  1  60
40©  50
Thyme....................... 
Thyme, opt............... 
@  1  60
Theobrom as...........  
15®  20
Potassium

90® 1  00

18 
15

Bl-Carb.....................
15®
Bichromate.............
13®
52®
Brom ide..................
Carb  .........................
12®
Chlorate.. ,po. 17a 19
IG®
35©
Cyanide....................
Iodide....................... 2 40®  :
Potassa, Bitart, pure
28®
Potassa, Bitart, com.
®
Potass Nitras, opt...
7®
Potass  Nitras..........
6®
Prussiate..................
23®
Sulphate  po.............
15®
Radix
Aconitum..................
20®
22®
Althas.......................
A nchusa..................
10®
Arum  po..................
®
20©
Calamus....................
Geutiana........po. 15
12®
16®
Glyehrrhiza... pv.  15
(Tr>,
Hydrastis  Canaden.
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
@
Hellebore, Alba, po.
12®
Inula,  po..................
15®
Ipecac, po................ 4  25®
Iris  plox.. .po. 35©38
35®
Jalapa,  p r................
25®
Marauta,  54s...........
®
22©
Podophyllum,  po...
Rhei..........................
75®
Rhei,  cu t..................
©
Rhei, pv....................
75®
Spigelia....................
35®
Sanguinaria... po.  15
@
Serpentaria.............
40®
Senega .....................
60®
Smilax, officinalis II.
®
Smilax,  M................
®
Scillae.............po.  a5
10®
Symplocarpus, Foeti-
dus,  po..................
@
Valeriana,Eng. po. 30 
®
Valeriana,  German.
15®
Zingiber a ................
12®
Zingiber j ..................
25®
Semen
Anisum..........po.  15
®
13®
Apium (graveleons).
B ird,is.....................
4®
Carui...............po.  18
11©
Cardamon................. 1  25®
Coriandrum..............
8®
Cannabis Sativa.......
5®
Cydonium................
75®
Chenopodium..........
10®
Dipterix Odorate.... 1  40®
Foenicuium  .............
@
Fcenugreek, po........
7®
L in i........................... 354©
Lini, grd...... bbl. 354
4®
Lobelia.....................
35®
Pharlaris Canarian.. 454®
R ap a........................
454©
Sinapis  Alba...........
9®
Sinapis  Nigra..........
11©
S piritus

Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00®
Frumenti,  D. F. R.. 2 00®
Frum enti................. 1  25®
Juniperis Co. O. T ...  1  65®
Juniperis  Co...........   1  75®
Saacharum  N. E __   1  90®
Spt. Vini Galli..........  l  75@
Vini  Oporto.............   1  25®
Vini Alba..................  1  25®

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage.................   2  50®
Nassau sheeps’ wool
carriage..................  2  50®
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage...... 
@
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage...... 
@
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage.......... 
Hard, for slate use.. 
Yellow  R e e f,  for
Syrups
A cacia..............  
Auranti Cortex.......  
Zingiber............. 
Ipecac................ 
F%rri Iod...............
Rhei  Arom............
Smilax  Officinalis.
Senega ..................
Sclllae.....................

slate use.........  

®
©
50@

@

@

@
©
®

®

®

70
15 
20 
4 35 
40 
30 
35

15 
6 
12 
1  75 
10 
514 
1  00 
12 
1  50 
10 
9 
414 
414 
40

2 75 
2 75 
1  50 
1  25
1  00 
75

Scillae  Co.................. 
Tolutan..................... 
Prunus  virg.............  
T inctures
Aconitum Napellis R 
Aconitum Napellis F 
Aloes ......................... 
Aloes and M yrrh__  
A rnica...................... 
Assafcetida............... 
Atrope Belladonna.. 
Auranti Cortex........ 
Benzoin.................... 
Benzoin Co............... 
Barosma.................... 
Cantharldes.............  
Capsicum.................. 
Cardamon................  
Cardamon Co........... 
Castor....................... 
Catechu.................... 
Cinchona.................. 
Cinchona Co,...........  
Columba..................  
Cubebae.....................  
Cassia Acutifol........  
Cassia Acutifol Co... 
Digitalis.................... 
Ergot......................... 
Ferri  Chloridum__  
G entian.................... 
Gentian Co............... 
Guiaca....................... 
Guiaca ammon........ 
Hyoscyamus.. %........  
Iodine.....................  
Iodine, colorless__  
Kino  ......................... 
Lobelia..................... 
M yrrh....................... 
Nux Vomica............. 
Opii............................ 
Opii,  comphorated.. 
Opii, deodorized......  
Q uassia.................... 
Rhatany.................... 
Rhei........................... 
Sanguinaria............ 
Serpentaria.............  
Stramonium.............  
T olutan.................... 
V alerian..................  
Veratrum  Veride... 
Zingiber.................... 

@  50
®  50
®  60

60
50
60
60
50
50
60
50
60
50
50
75
50
75
75
1  Oo
5o
so
60
50
50
5o
5o
5o
5o
35
5o
6o
5o
60
So
7b
75
5o
5o
5o
So
7ß
5o
1  5o
5o
So
5o
So
8o
6o
6o
5o
,5o
2o

M iscellaneous 

ACther, Spts. Nit. 3 F  30®  35
Aither, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34@  38
Alum en....................  214® 
3
Aiumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
4
3® 
Annatto..................... 
40@  50
4® 
Antimoni, po............ 
5
Antimonies Potass T  40®  50
Antinyrin................  
@  25
@  20
Antirebrin  ............... 
@  48
Argenti Nitras, oz... 
Arsenicum............... 
10®  12
Balm Gilead  Buds.. 
38®  40
Bismuth S. N...........   1  40©  1  50
@ 
Calcium Chlor.,  Is... 
9
®  10
Calcium Chlor.,  14s.. 
®  12
Calcium Chlor.,  54s.. 
®  75
Cantharides, Rus.no 
15
@ 
Capsici Fructus.af.. 
@  15
Capsici  Fructus, po. 
® 
Capsici Fructus B, po 
15
Caryophyllus. .po. 15  12® 
14
Carmine, No. 40....... 
@ 3 00
Cera  Alba................  
50®  55
Cera  Flava............... 
40®  42
@  40
Coccus.....................  
Cassia  Fructus........  
@ 3 5
Centraria.................. 
10
@ 
Cetaceum.................. 
®  45
Chloroform  ............. 
50@  53
Chloroform,  squibbs  @  1  10 
Chloral Hyd C rst....  1  65®  1  90
Chondrus.................  
20®  25
Cinchonidlue.P. & W  38®  48
Cinchonidine, Germ.  38®  48
Cocaine....................  6 56®  6  76
70
Corks, list, dis. pr. ct. 
Creosotum................  
©  35
2
® 
C reta............ bbl. 75 
Creta, prep............... 
5
® 
Creta,  precip...........  
9® 
11
Creta, Rubra...........  
@ 
8
18
Crocus.....................  
15@ 
Cudbear........ ..........  
@  24
Cupri  Suiph.............   614® 
8
10
7@ 
D extrine.................. 
Ether Suiph............. 
75®  90
Emery, all numbers. 
® 
8
6
Emery, po................. 
@ 
E rg o ta......... po. 90  86®  90
Flake  W hite...........  
12®  15
@  23
Galla......................... 
G am bier.................. 
8© 
9
@  60
Geiatin,  Cooper....... 
Geiatin, French.__  
35®  60
75 &  10
Glassware,  flint, box 
Less than box......  
70
11®
Glue, brown.............  
Giue,  white.............  
15®  28
Glycerina..................  
16®
Grana Paradisi........  
®
Rumulus..................  
25®
® 
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite 
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor..  @ 
Hydrarg  Ox Rub’m. 
@  1  05 
©   1  17 
Hydrarg  Ammonlati 
HydrargUnguentum  50®  60
Hydrargyrum.......... 
@  80
65® 
IchthyoDolla,  Am... 
75
Indigo....................... 
75®  1  00
Iodine,  Resubi........  3 60® 3  70
@ 3  76
Iodoform.................. 
©  50
Lupulin.....................  
Lycopodium.............  
60®  65
65®  75
M arts.......................  
Liquor Arsen et  Hy-
ararg Iod............... 
@  25
10® 
LlquorPotassArsinlt 
12
2® 
Magnesia,  Suiph__  
8
Magnesia, Suiph, bbl 
®   154 
po
50® 
Mannla, S.  F ............ 

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75
16
32
46
5
10
14
15
50
5
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40

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8
15
14

25
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50
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8
25

60
10
45
45

18
12
18
30
20
12
12
14
15

25
30
12
14
15
17

15
25
75
40
15
2
80
7

16
25
35

40
25
30
20
10

65
45
35
28
65
14
12
30
60
30
55
13
14
16
60
40
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70
30
25
60
40
:  40
35
45
80

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20
28
23
25
39
22
25

60
20
20
20

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50
; 25
: 00
: 50
i 90
85
85
45
75
50
40

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

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

erage prices“for aVerage condition^ ¿ F p ^ c h ^ ^ C ^ sh  C
those  who  have  poor  credit.  Subscribers are earnestly reouestedtn 
our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use7to Sealers. 

S

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r^ r^ ntin^ av' 
d 1 usually buy closer  than
Y eiTOrS ° r omisslons> as lt 1is

a x i e   g r e a s e
A urora..........................55 
Castor  Oil.....................60 
Diamond.......................60 
Frazer’s ........................ 75 
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 

doz.  gross

Mica, tin boxes......... 75 
Paragon.......................55 

9 00
6 00

Cove, 1 lb. 
Cove, 21b.

6 00
7 oo
4 00
9 00
9 00

Hominy 
Standard...................
Lobster
Star, 4 lb.......  ........
Star, 1  lb..................
Picnic Tails..............
Mackerel
Mustard, 1 lb............
Mustard, 21b............
Soused, 1 lb...............
Soused, 2 lb.............
Tomato, 1 lb .............
Tomato, 2 lb.............

Mushrooms

Stems.........................
Buttons.....................
Oysters

P ie ......
Yellow  .

P ears
Standard ..................
Fancy........................

Peas

1  00 
1  00 
1  60

M arrowfat...............
Early .June...............
Early June  Sifted..
P ineapple
Grated .. 
...............  1  25©2  75
Sliced.........................  1  35@2 25
P u m p k in
F a ir........................... 
Good................. 
Fancy.......................  
R aspberries

65
75
35

S traw berries

Standard..................
Salm on
Bed Alaska..............  
Pink Alaska............. 
Sardines
Domestic, k s ...........
Domestic,  Mustard.
French......................
Standard..................
Fancy..................
Succotash
Fair............................
Good.................. ’
Fancy.................
F a ir......................
Good..................
Fancy.......................
Gallons......................
CATSUP

Tom atoes

90
j  35
95

@4
@8
8@22
85 
1  25
90 
1 00 
1  20
80
90

Columbia,  pints__
Columbia, k  pints.....’ ”
CHEESE
Acme.........................
Amboy.......
E lsie................;;;;;;
Emblem..................
Gem..................
}old Medal.......
Ideal
Jersey... 
........ " !
Biverside........" ! " "
B rick....................! "
Edam ..............
e i d e n .............. ...........
Limburger........ *.* "
Pineapple..........50
Sap  Sago.................
_   „  
B ed................. ." ! ! ! ” !!" !; 

CHICORY

. ..2 00
...1  25
©14
@13%
@15
@14
@14k
@134
@14
©13k
@14
@12
@70
@17
@13
@75

£

CHOCOLATE 

Walter Baker & Co.’s. 

German  Sweet.. 
93
Premium........  
..............  S
Breakfast Cocoa...! ! " " . jj- 

CIGARS 

The Bradley Cigar Co.’s  Brands
ooe  aa
A dvance....... 
B radley............ 
Clear Havana  Puffs.
22 00 
“ W  R  i f ” .......................  55 00

..........

Columbian Cigar Co’s brand.

Columbian.................. 
or  aa
Columbian Special___.  . ." 65 00
Detroit Cigar Mfg. Co.’s Brands 
Green  S e jil. . . . . .  
no
Green S e a l B o q u e t 60  oo
Green Seal Begalia..¿5 m
Maceo s  Dream.......  35 
m
D ispatch............ 
¡X ¡5}
No Name...............
Medal de  Reina............. ’.  28 00
„   H. & P. Drug Co.’s brands.
Fortune  Teller...  . 
or  aa
Our Manager..........  ........   ™
Q u i n t e t t e . : . . ^ SS

BAKING  POWDER 

Absolute

A cm e

k  lb. cans doz.....................   45
4  lb. cans doz......................  85
1 
lb. cans doz...................... 150
k  lb. cans 3  doz..................   45
4  lb. cans 3 doz..................   75
1 
lb. cans 1  doz.................. 1  00
Bulk........................................  10
6 oz. Eng. Tumblers.............   85
k  lb. cans per doz..............   75
4  lb. cans per doz..............1  20
1 
lb. cans per doz..............2 00
k  lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  35
4  lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   55
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case........  90

El  Purity

Arctic

Home

O ur L eader

JAXON
.2  00

k  lb. cans, 4 doz. case..
4  lb. cans, 4 doz. case..
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case..
Jersey   C ream
1 lb. cans, per doz..........
9 oz. cans, per doz................ 1  25
6 oz. cans, per doz.................  85
k  lb. cans............................  45
k  lb. cans............................  75
1 
lb. can s............................1  50
1 lb. cans...............................   85
Q ueen  F lak e
3 oz., 6 doz. case.............
...2 70 
6 oz., 4 doz. case.............
...3 20 
9 oz., 4 doz. case.............
...4 80 
1 lb., 2 doz. case.............
...4 00 
61b.,  1 doz. case.............
...9 00
BA TH   B R IC K
American....................... 
70
English........................... . . "   80

P eerless

BLUING

CONDOWD

 

Small 3 doz.......................  
40
Large, 2 doz.......... "   " .  . . .  75
BROOMS
„  
No. 1 Carpet................  
2  75
No. 2 Carpet.......................'."2 fiO
No. 3 Carpet......................   2 25
1  or
No. 4 Carpet........  
Parlor  Gem.........  ............... 9  75
Common W hisk... 
*"*  05
Fancy Whisk................"  
1  20
Warehouse.................... ” ’3  15
CANDLES
Electric Light, 8s ........  
Electric Light, 16s............. 
Paraffine, 6s .........
Paraffine, 12s ........
Wicking................

9
............. 114
..............12
............20

10

CANNED  GOODS 

go
2 65
.  W M 30
iS®  a

.. .  „ 
Apples
3 lb. Standards........  
Gallons, standards.. 

B"“ ‘

M l J  
IS!,,?““ 1.......... 
W ax.............
.  Blackberries
Standards................. 
. 
Blueberries
.. 
S tandard..................... 
Bed  Standards.. 
_  . 
F air.............  
Good........  
F an cy............f*

Corn 
........

Cherries

75
or

or
15
„

G. J . Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

1  85 
3  10
2  25

14@16
20@25

85 
1  55

1  25 
@1  65

70
80

8- C. W................................  35 00
Phelps, Brace & Co.’s Brands. 
5 oya!  I! s ers • 
55@  80 00
Boyal  Tigerettes....... 35
Vincente Portuondo ,.35@  70 00
Buhe 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
Bernard Stahl Co........35@ 90 00
Banner Cigar  Co........io@ 35 00
Seidenberg  & Co........55@125 00
Fulton  Cigar Co........io@ 35 00
A. B. Ballard & Co... ,35@175 00 
E. M. Schwarz & Co... 35@110 00
San Telmo....................35© 70 00
Havana Cigar Co........ 18@ 35 00
C. Costello & Co..........35@  70 00
LaGora-Fee Co..........  35®  70 00
S. I. Davis & Co......... 35©185 00
Hene & Co..................35® 90 00
Benedict & C o ........ 7.50©  70 00
Hemmeter Cigar Co 
.35©  70  OO 
G .J. Johnson Cigar Co.35@ 70 00
Maurice Sanborn  __ 50© 175 00
Bock & Co....................65©300 00
Manuel  Garcia........... 80@375 00
Neuva Mando..............85@175 00
Henry Clay...................85@550 00
La Carolina..................96@200 00
Cotton, 40 ft.  per doz........... 1  00
Cotton, 50 ft.  per doz...........1  20
Cotton, 60 ft.  per doz..........  1  40
Cotton, 70 ft.  per doz..........1  60
Cotton, 80 ft.  per doz...........1  80
Jute, 60 ft. per doz...............  80
Jute, 72 ft. per doz....... 
"  95

CLOTHES  LINES

CO FFEE
R oasted

COUPON  BOOKS
T radesm an  G rade 

S up erio r G rade 

Econom ic  G rade 

50 books, any  denom...  1  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2 50 
500 books, any  denom...  11  50
1.000 books, any  denom. . .  20 00
50 books, any  denom...  1  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2 50 
500books,any  denom...  11  50
1.000 books, any  denom...  20 00
50 books, any  denom...  1  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2 50 
600books, any  denom...  11  50
1.000 books, any  denom...  20 00
50 books, any  denom...  1  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2 50 
500books,any  denom...  11
1.000 books, any  denom...  20
500, any one denom........   2
1.000, any one denom........  3
2.000, any one denom........   5 00
Steel  punch.......................

U niversal  G rade 

C redit  Checks 

A pples

C alifornia  F ru its

CREAM   TARTAR

Coupon  Pass  Books 
denomination from $10 down.

Can be made to represent any 
20  books...........  
1  on
  200
50  books.................. 
100  books................. 
3 00
250  books...................... 
6  25
.................‘  10 00
500  books 
1.000  books................ . . . ”  17 50
5 and 10 lb. wooden  boxes...... 30
Bulk in sacks........
D R IE D   FRUITS—D om estic 
„ 
S u n d r ie d ....................... @ 64
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes. 8@  84 
Apricots 
Blackberries........
Nectarines............
Peaches............... 
Pears..........................
Pitted Cherries.
Prunnelles..................
Baspberries............ "
100-120 25 lb. boxes........   ©  4
90-100 25 lb. boxes........   @ 4%
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes........   © 5
70 - 80 25 lb. boxes........   © 514
60 - 70 25 lb. boxes........   @6
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes........   @ 714
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes........   ©  8
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes .  .
% cent less in 50 lb. cases 

CaU fornia P ru n es

...................  @,5

@11
74

’ 10

^   HIGH GRADE,

Coffees
Special  Combination. 
20
'  25
French B reakfast.... 
Lenox......................... 
"  30
............  35
V ienna.............  
Private Estate..........."..........  38
Supreme............................40
Less 33k  per  cent,  delivered. 
Rio
F a ir.................... 
q
Prim e......................... 
}2
 
Golden....................... ...........
Peaberry........... . . ! . . . . . " ! ’  14

 

 

Santos
Good.......................  
it
P rim e.......................]...........  J?
Peaberry.................................... 18
Maracaibo
-r im e .......................  
1K
Milled.............  
„
 
Interior.......... 
«e
Private  Growth!." !" !!.......  Sn
Mandehling.... 
" "   «
Mocha...........
Imitation..................
............4. . . . . . . .   22
Arabian........... 
............. a............   28
Package

 
J ava............

Arbuckle.......... 
Jersey...................................}}  22
McLaughlin’s XXXX

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Extract

Valley City 4   gross__  
75
Felix 4  gross............... 
" 11 5
Hummers foil 4  gross. "  
«5
Hummel’s tin 4 gross.........1  43

COCOA

James Epps & Co.’s

Boxes, 7 lb s..... 
cases, 16boxes........
90 IK  ^ O CO A  s h e l l s  
20 1b. bags..........  
Less quantity__ ...........  
Pound packages 
............ 

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,

CONDENSED  M ILK 

Gail Borden Eagle 4d °Z *  T 75 
Daisy........................................  25
»

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R aisins

C itron 

1  75
London Layers 2 Crown. 
2 00
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown....... 
2  25
7%
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown  HM
8%
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
L. M., Seeded, choice ... 
10
L. M., Seeded, fancy__  
104
D R IE D   FRUITS—F oreign 
"
Leghorn.........................  
«
Corsican...........................  
j2
C u rran ts
Patras, cases..............
Cleaned, b u lk ............. .........  7 4
Cleaned,  packages...."........  71¿
Citron American 19 lb. bx.  13 
Lemon American 10 lb. bx.. 10% 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 10 4 
Sultana 1 Crown...
Sultana 2 Crown .
Sultana 3 Crown..........
Sultana 4 Crown......
Sultana 5 Crown..
Sultana 6 Crown.................
Sultana package........ ! "  [ "

R aisins 

P eel 

"

B eans

Farina

FARINACEOUS  GOODS 
Dried Lima...........................   g
Medium Hand Picked  i 65©1  75
Brown Holland........
_ 
Cereals
Cream of Cereal.
.......  90
Grain-O, sm all....
.......1  35
Grain-O, large........
.......2  25
Grape Nuts 
-   ¡61
Posfuin Cereal', small 
.'." j  35
Postiun Cereal, large..........  2 25
24 lib . packages.................1  25
Bulk, per 100 lbs......................    00
•>* ? S fkelI,’s Wheat Flakes 
36  2 lb. packages................. 3  qq
_ 
B arrels.............  
ord
Flake, 50 lb. drums.'. ' . ' "  1  00 
Maccaroni  and Vermicelli 
Domestic, 10 lb. box.. 
60
Imported, 25 lb. box........... 2 so
Pearl  Barley
Common..................
C hester.......... 
Empire......................................oo1

.................. 9  m

Hominy

11

n.

¡HERBS

...................................... ...16
H ops......................................... ..

IN D IG O

Madras, 5 lb. boxes.................55
S. F., 2, 3 and 6lb.  boxes......50

JE L L Y

_ 

V. C. Brand.
15 lb. palls.................... 
35
301b. pails..................................62
Pure  jpple, per doz............1  85
P u re...................... 
on
Calabria............... 
25
sicily................................f4
Boot........................................ 
iq

LICO RICE
 

 

LYE

120

Condensed, 2 doz.......... 
Condensed, 4 doz............! 2  25

M ATCHES
Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
1  go
No.  9 sulphur............ 
Anchor P arlo r.......... 
’1  so
..........1  30
No. 2 Hom e..........  
Export Parlor..........  ..........4 00
Wolverine................1  50
MOLASSES 
New  O rleans
Black.............................  
F a ir....................... ;;;........ 
Good......................  
' 
Fancy.............................  
Open K ettle.............. "
Half-barrels 2c extra 
„  
MUSTARD
Horse Radish, 1 doz. . . .  
i  75 
Horse Radish, 2 doz. 
. 
350
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz........ "1  75
PIC K L E S
M edium

£
on
 

 

Sm all

64
Barrels, 1,200 count............6  76
Half bbls, 600 count........ .. .3 38
Barrels, 2,400 co u n t........... 6  76
Half bbls, 1,200 count__ _ _ .3 88
„  
Clay, No. 216................. 
1  70
Clay, T. I)., full count..! 
kr
cob, no. 3......................;;;;;  gs

P IP E S

 

..........4

48 cans in case.

POTASH 
Babbitt’s .................... 
4 go
3 nn
Penna Salt Co.’s..... 
R IC E   ............  00
D om estic
Carolina head.......... 
cu
Carolina  No. 1 .......................5**
Carolina  No. 2 __  
B roken.......................[. . . . . ..3%
Im p o rted .
Japan,  No.  1................. 54@e
Japan,  No.  2.......... 
4v ©5
Java, fancy head..........5  @514
Java, No.  1. 
........5  @
Table..........
@
_  
Church s Arm and Hammer.3  15
Deland’s..................  
o m
Dwight’s  Cow__ ..................3  is
Emblem..........
2  10 
L.  P .................. ;;
3 00 
Sodio.................
3  15
Wyandotte, 100 %'s!!..."!.'!.'3 00 
„  
go
Granulated,  bbls................. 
Granulated, 100 lb. cases 
85
Lump, bbls........................... 
75
Lump, 145 lb. kegs.. .." " " ! .  80 

Packed 60 lbs. in box. 

SALERATUS 

SAL  SODA

SALT

D iam ond C rystal 

,

Com m on  G rades

i aHe’ P*868’ 24 3 lb. boxes.. 1  50 
Table, barrels, 1003 lb. bags.2 75 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2 40 
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2  25 
Butter, barrels,20141b.bags.2  50 
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.. 
25
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs........ . ."  56
100 3 lb. sacks................. 
1  go
60 5 lb. sacks.......... 
1  75
2810 lb. sacks............¿5
„
  W arsaw
Jb- deiry in driff bags.......  30
28 lb. dairy in drill bags.......  15
56 lb. dairy in linen sabks...  60 
56 lb. dairy in lmen sacks...  60 
• 
56 lb. sacks............................   22
Granulated  Fine.. 
or
Medium Fine....... 
............1  Si
_ 
Cod
Georges cured.............
Georges  genuine.
Georges selected...
Strips or  bricks.. 
Pollock......................"
„ 
H alib u t.
Strips.....................  
Chunks............ 

Solar  R ock
C om m on............

@ 5 
@ 64 
@ 6 
@ 9 
@ 34
14
Jr

A shton
H iggins

SALT  F IS H .......

e

 

Grits

Walsh-DeBoo Co.’s Brand.

Peas

R olled  Oats

24 2 lb. packages........................1 80
100 lb. kegs.............................2 70
200 lb. barrels........................5  10
Green, Wisconsin, bu...........1  35
Green, Scotch, bu................. 1  40
Split, bu.................................  3
Boiled Avena, bbl................. 4 50
Steel Cut, 4 bbls...................2 60
Monarch, b b l.......................4 30
Monarch, *4 bbl.................... 2  25
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks...........2 05
Quaker, cases........................3  20
Huron, cases......................... 2 00
German.................................   4
East India............................... 314

Sago

Salus B reak fast Food 

F. A. McKenzie, Quincy, Mich.
36 two pound packages__   3  60
18 two pound packages__   1  85
B attle C reek C rackers. 
Gem Oatmeal Biscuit..  7*4@  8
Lemon Biscuit............  714©  8
New Era B utters..,... 
04
W holew heat...  _______ 
Cereola, 48  l-ib. pkgs. 
4 00
Tapioca
F lak e.............   . . . . .  
5
P earl.....................................'  5
Pearl,  241 lb. packages...... 6%
Cracked, bulk........................   34
24 2 lb. packages........................2 50
FLAVORING EXTRACTS 
„  
2 OZ.
Vanilla D. C............ 1  10
.......
Lemon D. C 
Manilla Tonka......

DeBoe’s

’urii Rio t

... 

D.  C. Vanilla 
oz........1  20 
oz........ 150 
OZ........ 2 00 
oz........3 00 
No.  8....4 00 
No. 10. .  . 6 00 
No. 2  T ..1  25 
No. 3  T. .2 00 
O. 4 T ..2  40 

Jennings1
I).  C. Lemon
2 oz.
.  75 
3 oz........
.1  00 
4 OZ...
.1  40 
6 0Z...
.2  00 
No.  8.
2 40 
No. 10.
4 00 
No. 2 T
80 
No. 3 T
1  25
No. 4 T!
1  50
N orthrop  B rand 
Van. 
1  20 
1  20
2  00 
2 25
Lem.
doz.
76 
1  25

P errig o ’s

_  

Lem.
oz. Taper Panel....  75
oz. Oval..................   75
oz. Taper Panel__ 1  35
oz. Taper Panel.... 1  60 

Van. 
doz.
XXX’ ^o z.o b ert....1  25 
x x x , 4 oz. taper....2  25
XX, 2 oz. obert....... 1  00
No. 2,2 oz. obert...  75
XXX D D ptchr, 6 oz 
2 25
XXX D D ptchr, 4 oz 
1  75
K. P. pitcher, 6 oz...
2 25
Perrigo’s Lightning,  gro.. ..2 50
Petrolatum, per doz.............   75

FLY   P A P E R  

. 

GUNPOW DER 
Rifle—D u p o n t’s

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

4  AO
Half Kegs............. .................9  25
Quarter K egs.............................1 25
1 lb. cans.................
4  lb. cans................ . . . . . . . . 
Choke  B ore—D up o n t’s
Kegs............................ 
Half K egs........ "2 40
Quarter K egs.............................1 35
1  lb. cans...............................   34

is
4  or

E agle  D uck—D upont’s

Hau Kegs.......................  
Quarter K egs....... 
lib . c a n s ..* .......45

4  <>k
2  25

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

STARCH

H e rrin g

M ackerel

Holland white hoops,  bbl.
Holland white hoops%bbl. 6 so
Holland white hoop,  keg..
85
Holland white hoop mens.
95
Norwegian.........................
Round 100 lbs.....................
3 60
Round 40 lbs.......................
1  75
Scaled...............................
15
Mess 100 lbs........................ 15 00
Mess  40 lbs........................ 6 30
Mess  10 lbs........................
1  65
Mess  8 lbs........................
1  35
No. 1100 lbs........................ 13  25
No. 1  40 lbs........................ 5 60
No. 1  10 lbs........................
1  48
No. 1  8 lbs........................
1  20
No. 2 100 lbs........................ 11  50
No. 2  40 lbs........................
4 90
No. 2  10 lbs........................
1  30
No. 2  8 lbs........................
1  07
No. 1100 lbs........................
No. 1  40 lbs........................
No. 1  10 lbs........................
No. 1  8 lbs........................

T ro u t

W hiteflsh

100  lbs............  7  50  6 50
40  lbs...........   3  30  2 90
10  lbs...........  
80
8  lbs...........  
66

No. 1  No. 2 Fam
2 60
1  35
41
36

90 
75 
SEEDS

Anise 
.................................,.  9
Canary, Smyrna.................. .  4
Caraway  ..............................,.  8
Cardamon,  Malabar........... .60
Celery.................................... .10
Hemp. Russian......................  4%
Mixed Bird........................... .  4%
Mustard, white.................... .  5
Poppy.................................... .10
R ap e.................................... -  4%
Cuttle Bone.......................... .15
Scotch, in bladders............. .  37
Maccaboy, in jars............... .  35
French Rappee, in  jars__ .  43

SNUFF

SOAP  .

1 JAXON

Single box............................ .2  85
5 box lots, delivered.......... .2  80
10 box lots, delivered.......... .2 75
lAS.  S.  KIRK  Í  CO.’S BRANDS.
American Family, wrp’d ..
.2 66
Dome..................................
.2 75
.2 20
Cabinet................................
Savon...................................
.2 50
White  Russian..................
.2 35
White Cloud, laundry.......
.6  25
White Cloud, toilet...........
.3 50
Dusky Diamond, 50 6 oz...
.2  10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz...
.3 00
Blue India, 100 % lb..........
.3 00
Kirkoline...........................
.3 50
Eos......................................
.2 50
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz__ .2 40
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz..........
.2  40
Boxes..................................
.  5%
Kegs, English....................
.  4%

Scouring

SODA

SPICES

W hole Sifted

Allspice...............................
Cassia, China in m ats......
Cassia, Batavia, in bund...
Cassia, Saigon, in rolls__
Cloves, Amboyna...............
Cloves, Zanzibar................
Mace, Batavia....................
Nutmegs, fancy.................
Nutmegs, No. i .................
Nutmegs, No. 2..................
Pepper, Singapore, black.
Pepper,  Singapore, white.
Pepper, shot.......................

P u re  G round in  B alk

Cassia, Batavia..................
Cassia, Saigon....................
Cloves, Zanzibar................
Ginger,  African.................
Ginger, Cochin..................
Ginger,  Jam aica...............
Mace,  Batavia...................
Mustard..............................
Nutmegs............................
Pepper, Singapore, black.
Pepper, Singapore, white.
Pepper, Cayenne..............
Sage....................................
STOVE  PO L ISH

10
12
25
32
14
12
55
GO
50
45
14
22
16

30
40
16
15
18
23
65
18
50
16
22
20
15

No. 4,3 doz. In case, gross.  4 60 
No. 6,3 doz. in case, gross.  7  ‘JO

SYRUPS

Corn

Barrels...................................16
Half bbls...............................is
l doz. l gallon cans.............. ‘2  90
1 doz. % gallon cans.............l  80
2 doz. % gallon cans.............l  80
F a ir........................................  16
Good......................................   20
Choice  ...................................  26

P a re   Cane

M ixed

V. C.  Syrup Co.’s Brands.

Valley City........................ 16@17
V- C., fancy  flavored........18@24

D iam ond

6
614
K i ngsford’s Silver Gloss
614
7

K ingsford’s  Corn
40 1-lb. packages................  
20 1-lb. packages................ 
40 l-lb. packages................ 
6 lb. boxes.................. ...... 
6410c packages..................  5 00
128 5c packages..................  5 00
30 10c and 64 5c packages..  5 00 
201-lb.  packages............. . 
40 l-lb.  packages............... 
l-lb.  packages.................... 
3-lb. packages.................... 
6-lb. packages.................... 
40 ana 60-lb. boxes............. 
Barrels...............................  

C om m on Gloss

5
4%
4%
4}*
5
3
3

C om m on Corn

SUGAR

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds  the  local 
freight from New  York  to  your 
shipping point, giving you credit 
on  the  invoice  for  the  amount 
of freight  buyer  pays  from  the 
market  in  which  he  purchases 
to his  shipping  point.  Including 
20 pounds tor the  weight  of  the
barrel.
Domino...............................  6 44
Cut  Loaf.............................   5 56
Crashed..............................  e 56
Cubes..................................  5 31
Powdered...........................  6 25
Coarse  Powdered 
..........  5 25
XXXX  Powdered.............   5 31
Standard  Granulated.......  5 18
Fine Granulated.................  5 18
Coarse  Granulated............  5 31
Extra Fine Granulated.... 
Coni.  Granulated..............   5 44
2 lb. cartons Fine  G ran... 
2 lb. bags Fine  Gran........  5 25
511*. cartons Fine  G ran... 
,6 lb. bags Fine  G rau........   5 25
Mould A ..............................  5 44
Diamond  A.........................  5 18
Confectioner’s  A ...............  494
No.  1, Columbia A...........   4 69
No.  2, Windsor A.............   4 69
No.  3, Ridgewood A ......  4 69
No.  4, Phoenix  A ............   463
No.  5, Empire  A ............   456
No.  6...................................  4 50
No.  7...................................  4 44
No.  8..................................   4 38
No.  9...................................  4 31
No. 10...................................  4  18
No. 11...................................  4 06
No. 12................................  4 00
No. 13...................................  4 00
No. 14................................. 
3 94
No. 15..................................   3 94
No. 16...................................  3 94

6 31
5 25
5 28

TA B LE  SAUCES
L E A   &
P E R R I N S ’
SAUCE

The Original and 
Genuine 
W  orcestersh ire.

VINEGAR

Lea & Perrin’s, large..........  3 75
Lea& Perrin’s,  small........   2  50
Halford, large........................  3 76
Halford, small........................  2 25
Salad Dressing, large........   4  55
Salad Dressing, small........  2 75
Malt White Wine, 40 grain..  7% 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain.. 11
Pure Cider, Red Star............12
Pure Cider, Robinson.......... 12
Pure Cider,  Silver.................11
W ASHING  PO W D ER
Kirk’s Eos..............................   2 00
Wisdom..................................  3 76
Roselne...................................   3 26
Nine  O’clock..........................  3 50
Babbitt’s 1776.........................   3 12
Gold  Dust...............................  4 25
Johnson’s ...............................  3 50
Swift’s  ...............................   2  88
Rub-No-More.........................  3 50
Pearline, 72 8 oz.....................  2 90
Pearline, 36ls........................  2 85
Snow  Boy...............................  2 35
Liberty................  
3  90
No. 0, per gross.....................20
No. 1, per gross.....................25
No. 2, per gross..................... 35
No. 3, per gross.....................55

 
W IC K IN G

 

W OODENW ARE

B askets

B a tte r  P lates

Bushels................................... 1
Bushels, wide  band................ 1 10
M arket..................................   30
Willow Clothes, large.......... 7  00
Willow Clothes, medium...  6  50
Willow Clothes,  small.......... 5 60
No. 1 Oval, 250 in crate.........1  80
No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate.........2 00
No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate.........2 20
No. 5 Oval, 250 In crate.........2 60
Boxes, gross boxes...............  40
Trojan spring..........................9 00
Eclipse patent spring...........9 00
No 1 common........................... 8 00
No. 2 patent brush holder ..9 00 
12 lb. cotton mop heads........l  26

'  Clothes  P in s
Mop  Sticks

P alls
hoop Standard......1 50
2- 
hoop Standard......1 70
3- 
2- wire,  Cable.............................. 1 60
3- 
wire,  Cable...........1 85
Cedar, all red, brass  bound. 1  25
Paper,  Eureka...........................2 25
Fibre........................................... 2 25

T abs

20-inch, Standard, No. 1............7 00
18-inch, Standard, No. 2............6 00
16-inch, Standard. No. 3............5 00
20-inch, Dowell,  No. 1............... 3 25
18-lnch, Dowell,  No. 2............... 6 25
16-Inch, Dowell,  No. 3............... 4 25
No. 1 Fibre................................. 9 00
No. 2 Fibre................................. 7 50
No. 3 Fibre................................. 6 75

W ash  B oards

Bronze Globe..............................2 50
D ewey.................................  1  75
Double Acme..............................2 75
Single Acme................................2 25
Double  Peerless.........................3 00
Single  Peerless...........................2 60
Northern Q ueen....................... 2 50
Double Duplex...........................3 oo
Good Luck.............................2 75
Universal.................................... 2 26

W ood  Bowls

11 in. B utter..........................  75
13 in. Butter................................ 1 00
15 In. Butter................................ 1 60
17 In. Rutter................................2 00
19 in. Butter................................2 50

YEAST  CAKE

Yeast Foam, 1%  doz...........   50
Yeast Foam, 3  doz.....................1 00
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.....................1 00
Magic Yeast 6c, 3  doz...........1  00
Sunlight Yeast, 3 doz............ 1  00
Warner’s Safe, 3 doz............ 1  00

P r o v i s i o n s

B arreled  P o rk

Mess.....................
B ack.......................
Clear back...............
Short cu t................
P ig ............................
Bean....................
Fam ily......................

D ry  Salt  M eats

Bellies..................
Briskets..................
Extra shorts.............

@  9 75
@11  50
@10 75
@10  50
@15 00
@ 9 25 
@11  50

6%
6%
6%

Sm oked  M eats

L ards—In Tierces

5%
6 H 
%
%
%
%
%
1
1H
5%
6
7%
7%
6%
9
6

Hams, 121b. average.
@  10
Hams, 14 lb. average.
@  9%
Hams, 16 lb. average.
@  9
Hams, 20 lb. average.
@  8%
Ham dried  beef......
@  14
Shoulders (N. Y. cut )
@  7
Bacon, clear.............   IVidh  $lA
Cal if orala |hams.......
@  6%
Boneless  hams........
Cooked  ham.............  10 @
Compound................
Kettle........................
55 lb. Tubs.. advance
80 lb. Tubs.. advance
50 lb. Tins... advance
20 lb. Pails, .advance
10 lb. Palls.. advance
5 lb.  Pails.. advance
31b. Pails.. advance
Sausages
Bologna....................
Liver .........................
Frankfort................
Pork  .........................
Blood.........................
Tongue.....................
Headcheese..............
B eef
Extra Mess...............
Boneless....................
R um p.......................
Pigs’  F eet
Kits, 15  lbs...............
% bbls., 40 lbs..........
% bbls., 80 lbs..........
T ripe
Kits, 15  lbs...............
% bbls., 40  lbs..........
% bbls., 80  lbs..........
Casings
F o rk .........................
Beef  rounds.............
Beef  middles...........
Sheep........................
B u tterin e
Rolls, dairy...............
Solid, dairy...............
Rolls, creamery.......
Solid,  creamery.......
Corned beef, 2 lb __
Corned beef, 14 lb ...
Roast beef, 2 lb........
Potted ham,  %s.......
Potted ham,  %s.......
Deviled ham,  %s__
Deviled ham,  %s__
Potted tongue,  %s..
Potted tongue,  %s..
Oils
B arrels

10 00
11  75
11  50
75
1  50
2  70
70
1  25
2 25
20
3
10
60
13%
13
19
18%
2 35
16  00
2  25
50
90
50
90
50
90

Canned  M eats

Eocene.........................  @13
Perfection....................  @12
XXX W.W. Mich. Hdlt  @12
W. W. Michigan........   @11%
Diamond W hite..........  @10%
D., S.  Gas....................  @12%
Deo. Naphtha..............  @12%
Cylinder...................... 29  @34
Engine........................11  @21
Black, winter...............  @9

Fresh  Meats

Beef
Carcass.....................
Forequarters..........
Hindquarters......
Loins No. 3...............
Ribs.......................
Rounds.....................
ChucKs.....................
Plates.......................
P o rk

Dressed....................
Loins........................
Shoulders................
Leaf  Lard.................
M utton
Carcass.....................
Spring Lambs..........
Veal

Carcass.....................
Crackers

6 @ 8%
5lm  o%
7 @  9
10 @14
g @14
7 @  8
6 (it  6*4
4 @ 5

@ 5 
@  7 
@  6 
@  7 %

6 @  7
8 @10

7' *@  8 Vs

The  National  Biscuit  Co. 

quotes as follows:

B u tter

Seym our............................ 
New York........................... 
Family................................ 
Salted..................................  
Wolverine........................... 

5%
5%
5%
5%
6

Soda

Soda  XXX......................... 
6%
Soda,  City......................... 
8
Long Island Wafers..........  11
Zephyrette.........................  10

O yster

7
Faust................................... 
Farina................................. 
6
Extra Farina 
6%
.................. 
Saltine  Wafer........................6
Sweet  Goods—Boxes
Animals..............................  10%
Assorted  Cake..................  10
Belle Rose..........................  
8
Bent’s  W ater....................  15
Buttercups... 
...........   13
Cinnamon Bar.................... 
8
Coffee Cake,  Iced.............   10
Coffee Cake, Java.............   10
Cocoauut Taffy..................  10
Crackuells.........................  15%
Creams, Iced.................... 
8%
Cream Crisp.......................   9
Crystal Creams..................  10
Cubans...............................   11%
Currant  Fruit......................  11
Frosted Honey..................   12%
Frosted Cream..................... 
8
Ginger Gems, lg. or  sm... 
8
Ginger Snaps, XXX.......... 
7%
G ladiator...........................  10
Grandma Cakes................. 
9
Graham Crackers................ 
8
Graham  Wafers..................   10
Honey Fingers..................  12%
Im perials...........................  
8
Jumbles, Honey................   12%
Lady Fingers.....................   11%
Lemon  W afers..................  14
Marshmallow....................  15
Marshmallow Walnuts__   16
Mixed Picnic.....................   11%
Milk Biscuit.......................  
7%
Molasses  Cake..................  
8
Molasses B ar.....................  
9
Moss Jelly  Bar..................  12%
Newton...............................   12
Oatmeal Crackers............. 
8
Oatmeal Wafers................  10
Orange Crisp.....................   9
Orange  Gem.....................  
8
8%
Penny Cake......................... 
Pilot Bread, XXX............. 
7
Pretzels, hand  made........  
7%
Sears’ Lunch.....................  
7%
Sugar Cake......................... 
8
Sugar Cream, XXX.......... 
8
Sugar Squares.................. 
9
Sultanas..............................  12%
Tuttl  Frutti.......................  16%
Vanilla Wafers..................  14
Vienna Crimp.................... 
8
Fish  ani  Oysters

F resh   Fish

Per lb.
White fish.................. @ 0
Trout........................... @ 8%
Black  Bass................. 8@ 11
Halibut....................... @ 15
Ciscoes or H erring... @ 5
Bluelish...................... @ 12
Live  Lobster............... @ 18
Boiled ’Lobster.......... @ 20
Cod............................... @ 10
Haddock..................... @ 9
No. 1 Pickerel............ @ 9
P ike............................. @ 8
Perch.......................... @ 5
Smoked  W hite.......... @ 8
Red  Snapper............. @ 10
Col River  Salmon.... @ 13
Mackerel.................... @ 20
35
F. H.  Counts............
F. J. D. Selects........
27
23
Selects.....................
20
F. J. D.  Standards..
10
Anchors....................
Standards................
17
14
Favorite....................
gal.
B ulk.
F. H. Counts..............
1  75
1  60
Extra Selects.............
1  35
Selects.........................
1  15
Anchor Standards—
Standards..................
110
Shell Goods
Clams, per 100.............
100
Oysters, per 100........ 1  25@1  50

O ysters in Cans.

1 40

2 1

Candies
Stick  Candy

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

M ixed Candy

bbls.  palls
7 @ 7%
7 @ 7%
71m   8
@  8%
cases
@ 8%
@10

Competition.............
Special 
...................
Conserve...................
Royal  .......................
Ribbon .....................
Broken.....................
Cut Loaf....................
English Rock...........
Kindergarten..........
French (’ream..........
Dandy  Pan...............
Hand  Made  Cream
m ixed....................
Nobby....
Crystal Cream m ix..

Fancy—In  B ulk

San Bias Goodies__
Lozenges, plain.......
Lozenges, printed...
Choc.  Drops....
Eclipse Chocolates...
('hoc.  Mouumentals.
Gum  Drops..............
Moss  Drops........
Lemon Sours...........
Imperials..................
Ital. Cream Bonbons
35 lb. palls............j
Molasses  ('hews,  15
lb. palls..................
Jelly  Date  Squares.
Iced Marshmeilows......
Golden Waffles...... .

@  6
@  6%
@  7
@ 8
@  7%
@  8%
@  8
@ 8%
@  8%
@  8%
@  9
@  8%
@14
@  8%
@12

@11
@ 9
@ 9
@11
@13
@12%
@ 5
@  8%
@ 9
@ 9%
@11
@13
@10%
.  14
@11

Fancy—In  5 lb. Boxes

Lemon  Sours.........
@50
Peppermint Drops..
@60
Chocolate  Drops__
@65
H. M. Choc. Drops..
@75
H. M. ('hoc.  Lt.  and
Dk. No. 12.............
@90
Gum  Drops..............
@30
Licorice  Drops......
@76
A. B.  Licorice Drops
@50
lozenges,  plain.......
@55
Lozenges, printed...
@55
Imperials..................
@55
Mottoes...............
@60
Cream  Bar...............
@55
Molasses Bar...........
@56
Hand  Made Creams.  80 @90
Cream Buttons, Pep.
and  Wint..............
@65
String Rock.............
@60
Burnt  Almonds.......1  25 @
Wlntergreen Berries
@66
C aram els
■ No. 1 wrapped,  3  lb.
boxes.....................

@50

Fruits
O ranges
Fancy Mexicans__
Jam aicas..................
Lem ons
Strictly choice 360s..
Strictly choice 300s..
Fancy 300s................
Ex. Fancy  300s........
Extra Fancy 360s__
B ananas

@4 25
@4 00

@4 00
@4 50
<0)6 00
@5  50
@4 5)

Medium bunches__   1  ootol  25
Large  bunches........  1  50@l  75

F oreign  D ried F ru its

Figs

@
@
Cat  5%
@10
(ffi  8
@  6
@ 6
@ 5

Californias,  Fancy..
@13
Cal. pkg. 10 lb. boxes
@12
Extra  Choice,  10  lb.
boxes, new Smprna
@13
Fancy, 12 lb. boxes new @14
Imperial Mikados, 18
lb. boxes................
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes...
Naturals, in bags....
D ates
Fards in 10 lb. boxes
Fards in 60 lb. cases.
Persians,  P. H. V ...
lb.  cases, new.......
Sairs, 60 lb. cases....
Nuts
Almonds, Tarragona
Almonds,  Ivlca.......
Almonds, California,
soft shelled...........
Brazils, new.............
Filberts....................
Walnuts, Grenobles.
Walnuts, soft shelled
California No. 1...
Table Nuts,  fancy... 
Table  Nuts, choice.. 
Pecans,  Med...........  
Pecans, Ex. Large... 
Pecans, Jumbos......  
Hickory Nuts per bu.
Ohio,  new............. 
Cocoanuts, full sacks 
Chestnuts, per  bu ... 
F ean ats
Fancy, H. P., Suns.. 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted................. 
Choice, H .P., Extras 
Choice, H. P., Extras 
Roasted................. 

@17
@
I at
@  7
@12%
@15
@12%
@12%
@11
(at  9
@10
@12
@1  75
@3  50
(a 5  00
5%@ 6
@ 7
@ 5
@ 6

W heat

W heat.................................  

W in ter  W heat  F lo o r 

65

Local Brands

Patents...............................  4  20
Second  Patent....................  3  70
Straight...............................  3 50
C lear..................................   3  00
Graham ..............................  3  so
Buckwheat.........................  6  00
Rye......................................  3  25
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per  bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-I’utman's Brand
Diamond  %s.................. ...  3 60
Diamond %s.................. .:.  3  60
Diamond %s.................. ...  3 60
Quaker %s..................... ...  3 60
Quaker %s..................... ...  3 60
Quaker %s..................... ...  3 60

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand

Spring  W h eat  F lo u r

Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.''s  Brand
Pillsbury’s  Best  %s__ . ..  4  35
Plllsbury’s  Best % s..  ....  4 26
Pillsbury’s  Best %s..........  4  15
Pillsbury’s Best %s paper.  4  15 
Pillsbury’s Best %s paper.  4  15
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand

Olncy & Judson’s Brand

Worden Grocer  Co.’s Brand

Duluth  Imperial  %s.........   4  35
Dulutli  Imperial %s.........   4  25
Duluth  Imperial %s.........   4  15
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand
Gold Medal %s..................  4  30
Gold Medal %s..................  4  20
Gold Medal %s..................  4  10
Parisian  %s.......................   4 30
Parisian  %s.......................  4  20
Parisian  %s.......................  4  10
Ceresota %s.......................   4  25
Ceresota %s.......................   4  15
Ceresota %s.......................   4  05
Laurel  %s..........................   4 30
Laurel  %s...........................  4  20
Laurel  %s..........................   4  10
Bolted.................................  1  90
Granulated.........................  2  10
St. Car Feed, screened__   16 00
No. 1 Corn and  Oats........   15 50
Unbolted Corn  Meal........   14 50
Winter Wheat Bran..........  14  00
Winter Wheat  Middlings.  15 00
Screenings..........................  14 00
New corn, car  lots...........   33
Old Corn, car lots...............  36
Less than car lots.............   37%
Car  lots...............................  27
Car lots, clipped................   28%
Less than car lots.............   30
No. 1 Timothy car  lots__   11  00
No. 1 Timothy ton  lots__   12 50

Feed  and  MillstnlTs

M eal

Corn

Oats

H ay

H ides

Hides  and  Pelts
The Cappon & Bertsch Leather 
Co., 100 Canal  Street,  quotes  as
follows:
Green  No. 1.............  
@8%
Green  No. 2.............  
@7%
@6%
Bulls........................... 
Cured  No. 1.............  
@10
Cured  N o.2.............  
@9
@10
Calfskins,green No. 1 
@8%
Calfskins,greenNo.2 
@11
Calfskins,cured No. 1 
@9%
Calfsklns,curedNo.2 
Pelts,  each..................  
50@i 00
@ 4
No. 1........................... 
No. 2.......................... 
@ 3
Washed,  line...........  
@16
Washed,  medium... 
@20
Unwashed,  line....... 
9  @12
Unwashed, medium.  14  @16 
Cat,  wild...................... 
Cat,  house..................... 
Fox, red.......................  
Fox, g ra y .................... 
Lynx.......................... 
Muskrat,  fall............ 
Mink............................. 
Raccoon.......................  
Skunk........................... 

10® 76
5@ 25
50@2 50
10@ 75
@5  00
3®  9
20@2 00
10@l 00
15® 

F elts
Tallow

W ool

F u rs

22

Hardware

How  to  Attract  Trade  to  a  Store.

Did  it  ever  seem  to  you,  Mr.  Dealer, 
that  other  people  may  not  always  agree 
with  your 
ideas  about  store  manage­
ment?  You  think  that  your  ideas  are  all 
right  simply  because  they  are  your  own 
and  you  may  even  incline  to  the  opin­
ion  that 
if  people  don’t  like  your  way 
of  managing  things  they  can  go  else­
where  with  their  objections  and 
leave 
you  to  yourself  and  possibly  with  your 
loneliness  as  company.  That’s all  right 
in  one  sense. 
independent  and 
shows  that  you  are  a free-born American 
citizen  who  has  the inalienable privilege 
of  doing  things  in  his  own  way  and  not
being  subject  to  what  you  may  be 
pleased  to  call  the  whims  and  fancies 
of  a  lot  of  cranks.

It’s 

*  *  *

All  that  kind  of  spirit  is good enough, 
for  its  kind,  but  right  here  comes  up  a 
very  pointed  question:  Does  it  pay? 
You  may  possibly  be  in  business for  the 
benefit  of  your health  or  your  complex­
ion,  but  I  take  it  for granted  that you’re 
there  for  what’s  in  it,  for  the  profit,  the 
success  and  the  gradual  building  up  of 
your  store  and 
the  establishing  of  a 
name  and  reputation  for  yourself.  This 
being  so,  do  you  think  you  can 
ignore 
the  peculiarities  of  your  neighbors  or 
let  them  know  more  or 
less  directly 
that  you  intend  to  do  things  just  as  you 
please  and  that  you  care  not  a  little  bit 
for  their  opinions  about  the  way  they 
look  at  your  store  and  what  is  there  for 
sale?

*  *  *

it’s  a  very 

You  have  bought  your goods  with  the 
one  idea  of  selling  them.  They  are  not 
merely  on  exhibition,  but on sale.  Their 
arrangement  about  the  store  may  please 
you,  but  does  it  please  those  who  come 
in  to  buy?  You  may  think  that  you 
just  how  to  treat  your  customers 
know 
and  that  no  one  can 
improve  on  your 
methods.  But 
important 
if  your  customers 
matter  to  find  out 
have  the  same 
to 
know  whether  or  not  they  are  pleased 
with  you  and  with  your goods  and  to 
be  assured  that  if  there  is  any  fault  it  is 
not  of  your  making. 
If  you  can  hon­
estly  assure  me  that  you  are  perfect  in 
all  these  respects,  please  send  me  your 
name  and  address  and  I’ll  take  the  first 
train  and  make  a  personal  call  at  your 
store. 
in  an 
hour’s  time  to  keep  me  talking  a  month 
for  the  benefit  of  those  other  dealers 
who  don’t  know  as  much  as  you  do.

ideas  as  yourself, 

learn  enough 

I  might 

*  *  *

The  store  makes  either  a  favorable  or 
unfavorable  impression  on  the  visitor.
If  he  has  seen  better  stores  than  yours, 
be  will  be  very  apt  to  determine  that 
your  goods  are  very  much  like  their  ar­
rangement  and  your  reception  of  him, 
or  rather  indifferent.  He  may  not  even 
stop  to  look  at  the  goods,  but turns  away 
because  he  has  seen  enough  or  too 
much. 
If  he  has  not  seen  better  stores 
and  doesn’t  know  the difference between 
a  poor  and  a  good  one,  then  he’s 
like­
ly  to  be  a  rather  poor  customer  whose 
opinions  and  trade  are  not  worth  any­
thing  as  compared  with  the  other  fel­
low’s.  It  pays  to  care  for the  best  trade, 
although  not  slighting  the  others,  sim­
ply  because  that’s  the  kind  that  has  the 
most  money.

*  *  ♦

But  to  get  back  to  the  impression 
part  of  my  talk.  People 
like  to  be 
pleased  with  their  surroundings.  Even 
a  tramp  has  his  own  ideas  about  the soft 
side  of  a  plank.  First  ideas  generally

govern  and  in  most  cases  they  are  cor­
rect.  They  may  not  be  your  ideas  and 
there  may  be  so  many  kinds  that  you 
can’t  meet  every  one  of  them,  but  you 
can  at  least  make  an  effort  to  harmonize 
them  all  and  by  the  use  of  tact— one  of 
the  rarest  and  yet  most  valuable  accom­
plishments  on  earth— can  make  most 
people  believe  that  you  are  really  trying 
to  please  them  individually.  That  isn’t 
so  much  a  matter of  store  arrangement 
as 
is  of  personal  treatment  of  your 
customers,  yet  I  have  noticed  almost 
invariably 
treatment 
and  good  arrangemeht  go  together  and 
that  where  one 
lacking  the  other 
won’t  be found.  Make  your  store  speak 
for  yourself  and  you  won’t  have  such 
very  hard  work  in  personally  pleasing 
your customers.

courteous 

that 

is 

it 

♦   *  sje

There  are  plenty  of  people  who  will 
not  go 
into  certain  stores  because  the 
proprietors  or  their  clerks  have  not 
treated  them  right  on  some  previous  oc­
casion.  I  know  of  one  case  in  this  town 
where  a  merchant  was  driven  out  of 
business  because  he  played  a  shabby 
and  undeserved  trick  on  a  good  custom­
er.  The  latter  had  numerous  friends  to 
whom  he  told  the  story— and  they stayed 
away  from  the  store  on  his  account. 
Such  tricks  never  pay.  You  wouldn’t 
be  guilty  of  such  a  thing,  I  know,  but 
if  you  were  you  might  find  out  how 
much  injury  a  dealer  can  inflict on him ­
self  through  his  own  indiscretion.

*  *  *

Many  a  merchant has  laid  the  founda­
tion  of  a  good  business  by  being  talked 
about.  Well  pleased  customers  are 
walking  advertisements.  They  talk  of 
a  purchase  and  how  nicely  they  have 
been  treated.  Such  talk  spreads  and 
bears  fruit.  Other  people  go  to  the 
same  store,  are  well  pleased  with  the 
result  and  do  some  more  talking.  The 
news  spreads—it’s  curious,  but  good 
news  does  travel  sometimes—and  the 
merchant  finds  himself  advertised  in  a 
satisfactory  way  without  having  spent  a 
penny.  But  let  him  get  talked  about  in 
the  wrong  way,  let  people tell each other 
that  his  store  is  ill-conditioned,  that  he 
himself 
is  too  well  pleased  with  him­
self  to  care  about  pleasing  others,  and 
he’ll  find  the  boot  on  the  other  foot  and 
pinching  his  corns 
like  the  mischief.
I  believe 
in  treating  everybody  with 
equal  courtesy, .but  I  have  a  special 
fondness  for  old  customers.  They  are 
almost  a  part  of  one’s  stock  in  trade. 
Still,  it  doesn’t,  pay  to  treat  them  too 
much 
like  friends.  Let  the  friendship 
go  to  the  social  side  of  life,  for  fear 
that  familiarity  may 
lead  to  business 
breach  and  that  the  breach  will  widen 
and  take 
in  the  others.  For  people 
will  talk,  and  it’s  vastly  better  and  just 
as  easy  to  have  this  talk  of  the  right 
kind. —Hustler  in  Stoves  and  Hardware 
Reporter.

An  Electric  Horsewhip.

latest 

inventions 

One  of  the 

is  an 
electrical  horsewhip,  which 
is  con­
structed  so  as  to  give  a  slight  electric 
shock  to  the  animal.  As  described  by 
an  •  electrical  exchange, 
the  handle, 
which  is  made  of  celluloid,  contains  a 
small 
induction  coil  and  battery,  the 
circuit  being  closed  by  means  of  a  push 
button.  The extremity of  the  whip  con­
sists  of  two  small copper plates insulated 
from  each  other,  each  of  which  is  pro­
vided  with  a  tiny  point.  The  plates  are 
induction  coil  by 
connected 
means  of  a  couple  of  fine 
insulated 
wires.

the 

to 

Get  away  from  business  occasionally. 
It 
is  cheaper  to  take  a  voluntary  vaca­
tion  than  to  wait  until  the  doctor  orders

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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Air
Tight
Stoves

Write
for
Price
List.

3m

3
m

FOSTER,  m 
I  
STEVENS, 
& CO., 
I
GRAND RAPIDS.  3

__ 

W a u g t  A i? y t8 ? ii? g   Q u ig R l»

This  is  the  place  to  get  it.  Telegraph, telephone or write. 
If we 
have the goods  they  will  go  on  the  first  train;  if  we  have  not, we 
will  get  them  somewhere  and  they  will  go  on  the next one after 
that.  Write for our Carriage, Harness, Sleigh, Robes and Blankets 
Catalogues.

B R O W N   Sr  S S H L E R p   5

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.

O u r  line  of

WORLD

Bicycles for 1900

Rare Chance

T h e  old  established  business 
of  J.  Low enthal  &  C o.,  M o­
bile,  A la.,  consisting  of  a 
stock  of  D ry   G oods,  N o ­
tions,  Crockery  and  G lass­
ware,  with 
lease  of  build­
ing,  is  offered  for  sale  at  a 
low  figure  for  C A S H . 
Intending purchasers address 

LOUIS  LOWENTHAL,  Mobile, Ala.

Is more  complete  and  attractive  than  ever  be­
fore.  We are not in the Trust.  We want good 
agents everywhere.

ARNOLD,  SCHWINN  &  CO., 

M akers, Chicago,  ill.

Adams & Hart, Michigan Sales Agents, 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Everything

It may save you a  thousand  dol-

SG1  lars, or a lawsuit, or a customer.

We  make  City  Package  Re- 
m  ceipts  to  order;  also  keep  plain 
j|j  ones in stock.  Send for samples.
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K.  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN. 
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BARLOW  BROS,

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

23

Hardware  Price  Current

Advance over base, on both Steel and  Wire.

N a l l s

Com. 4 piece, 6 in., per doz................... net 
65
125
Corrugated, per doz.............................. 
Adjustable............................................... dis  40&10

Shells—Loaded

Loaded with Black  Powder................dis 
Loaded with  Nitro  Powder................dis 

Some  T hings  To  Avoid.

A  man  of  the  world  wound  up  some 
good  advice  he  was  giving  a  young  girl 
by  the  final  admonition— Don’t  be  a cat. 
look  offended,”   he  went 
You  needn't 
on,  it 
is  the  besetting  sin  of  your sex. 
Nature seems  to  have  dowered  old moth­
er  Eve  with  some  of  the  feline  instincts 
and  characteristics,  and  every  daughter 
of  her  since,  from  Eden  down  to the 
present  time,  has  come  in  for a  share  of 
the  inheritance.

‘ ‘ Begin  by  avoiding  the  temptation  to 
be  kittenish,.which  appears  to  be  a  un­
iversal  mania  among  women.  Neither 
is  a  bar  to  their 
age  nor  avoirdupois 
little 
yearning  to  act  cute,  and  assume 
babyish  ways  and  attitudes. 
To  do 
this  successfully  requires  the  physique 
of  a  fairy,  big  eyes,  fluffy  hair,  and  an 
innocence  that 
expression  of  artless 
amounts  to  positive  genius. 
In  all  my 
life  I  have  known  only  one  woman  who 
was  effective  in  the  kittenish  role.  All 
the  others 
like  performing  ele­
phants.  Never  attempt  anything,  my 
dear,  where  the  percentage  of  failure  is 
so  enormously  against  you.

looked 

She’s 

friends. 

‘ ‘ Don’t  scratch.  No  other  quality  is 
so  treacherous  and  so  detestable. 
If 
you  must  fight,  fight  in  the  open.  Don’t 
give  little  sly  scratches  when  you  think 
no  one  is  looking.  I  have  heard  a  Wom­
an  say  to  another:  What  a  lovely  brooch 
you  have. 
I  always  think  those  little 
inexpensive  diamonds  almost  as  pretty 
as  the  fine  ones.  Every  day  I  hear  a 
‘ Oh,  yes,  Lulu  Brown  is  one 
girl  say: 
of  my  dearest 
very 
pretty,  but  her  complexion  is  artificial.’ 
There  are  girls  who  qualify  every  com­
pliment  about  another  girl  with  one  of 
those 
scratches. 
Don’t  do 
i t ;  and  never  imagine  for  a 
moment  that  men  don’t  understand  it, 
when  you  do.  They  comprehend  it  per­
fectly,  and  set  you  down  for  a  spiteful 
little  cat  every  time.  Even  when others 
say  rude  and  unkind  things  to  you, 
let  it  pass.  Don’t  scratch  back. 
In the 
code  of  honor  among  men  a  gentleman 
can  only  fight  with  a  gentleman.  Those 
beneath  him  he  ignores.  A   woman who 
insults  you 
is  not  in  your  class.  You 
can  not  fight  her  with  even  a  woman’s 
weapon— the  tongue— without 
lowering 
yourself  to  her  level.

back-handed 

little 

‘ ‘ Don’t  get  your back  up  every  time 
somebody  rubs  the  fur the  wrong  way. 
Life 
isn’t  going  to  be  all  compliments 
and  chocolate  creams  for  you.  Don’t  be 
too  quick  to  take  offense,  or get  angry 
every  time  anybody  crosses  your  plans 
and  desires.  Others  have  an 
equal 
right  to  their opinions  and  preferences. 
It 
is  easy  enough  to  be  amiable  when 
’ every  one  agrees  with  you,  and  admires 
you.  The  test  of  character  is  in  keep­
ing  your  temper  sweet  and  reasonable 
when  people  differ  with  you  and  criti­
cise  you.  You  will  have  many  oppor­
tunities  of  observing  that  the  amiability 
of  your  sex  bears  a  strong  family 
like­
In  both  cases  it 
ness  to  that  of  the  cat. 
is  hung  on  a  hair  trigger,  and  is 
likely 
to  go  off  at  any  moment,  if  there  is  a 
change 
in  the  attitude  of  the  hand  that 
is  stroking  them.  Rub  puss  the  right 
way,  and  she  is  all  that  is  complaisant 
amiability.  Agree  with  madame  in  all 
that  she  thinks  and  does,  and  she  has 
the  temper  of  an  angel.  Reverse  the 
process,  and  both  are  liable  to-put  their 
backs  up  and  spit  fire  at  you.

‘ ‘ Don’t  be  given  to  too much  purring. 
In  human  beings  that  trait 
is  gushing, 
and  it  is  a  pitfall  into  which  many  girls 
stumble.  They  want  to  be 
thought 
cordial,  and  so  they  assure  every  chance 
acquaintance  that  they  are  simply  en­

chanted  to  meet  them  and  that  life  is  a 
howling  wilderness  without  them. 
It  is 
as 
insincere  and  meaningless  as  the 
purr  that  a  cat  gives  under  any  hand, 
and  that  only  comes  from the  throat  and 
never  touches  the  heart  at  all.  Above 
all,  my  child,  don’t purr  over  men.  A c­
cept  and  enjoy  their attentions,  for  that 
is  your  right,  but  don’t  make  the  fatal 
mistake  of  looking  too  pleased  because 
some  man  happened  to  notice  you.  The 
purring  girl  is always held cheap.  Don’t 
scratch ;  don’t  purr,  don’t  be  a  cat.”  
Cora  Stowell.

L ouisiana's  M eanest  M an.

From the New Orleans  Tlmes-Democrat.

*

from 

“ I  think  I  have  discovered  the  cham­
pion  meanest  man  of  New  Orleans, ”  
said  a  lawyer  who  always  has  an  eye  for 
human curiosities. 
“ I  located  him  in  a 
restaurant  the  other  day,  but  must  con­
fess  that  I  would  never  had  done  so  at 
first  glance.  The  truth  is,  he  concealed 
his  accomplishments  under  a  rather 
bland  and  benevolent 
and 
looked 
like  an  ordinary,  good-natured, 
middle-aged  person  in  some  minor  line 
of  business,  with  nothing  especially  to 
distinguish  him 
thousands  of 
others. 

exterior 

leisurely  eating  his 
“ While  he  was 
dinner  and  I  was 
leisurely  ordering 
mine,  a  newsboy  came  in  with  a  bundle 
of  papers.  The  benevolent-looking  gent 
beckoned  him  over,  took  a  paper  and 
began  to  peruse  it.  He  went  about  the 
reading  with  care  and  deliberation  and 
occasionally  he  laid  down  the  sheet  and 
took  a  few  mouthfuls  of  dinner.  Mean­
while  the  newsboy  was  fidgeting  from 
one  leg  to  another  and  shooting  anxious 
glances  at  possible  customers  around the 
room,  but  the  bland  gentleman  read  on 
regardless. 
I  was  watching  the  pair 
out  of  the  tail  of  my  eye  and  kept  track 
of  the  time  by  a  clock  that  hung  over­
head.  Five  minutes  elapsed,  then  ten, 
then  fifteen,  and  the  newsboy,  who  had 
collapsed  wretchedly 
into  a  chair,  be­
gan  to  drum  the  floor  with  his  feet. 
‘ What’s  the  matter  with  you?’  said  the 
bland  man,  looking  up,  ‘ you’re  the  most 
nervous  child  I  ever  saw  in  my  life. 
But 
found  what  I  wanted,’  he 
added,  ‘ and  I’ll  just  cut  it  out;  it won’t 
hurt  your  paper,  for  it’s  down  here  in 
one  corner  where  nobody  will  notice. ’ 
With  that  he  produced  a  penknife,  cut 
out  a  paragraph,  folded  the  paper  and 
handed 
' Here  you  are, ’  he 
said;  ‘ take  it  and  run  along!’

it  back. 

“ The  newsboy  made  a  sort  of  inartic­
ulate  noise,  took  the  sheet  and  shuffled 
out.  He  seemed  to  be  stupefied  by  the 
man’s  transcendental  gall,  and  the  fact 
is,  I  felt  a  little  that  way  myself.  When 
I  last  saw  him  he  was  putting  the  clip­
ping  in  his  pocketbook. 
1  am  willing 
to  back  him  at  even  money  against  any 
other  man  in  Louisiana.”

I’ve 

H ard w are  for  th e   H olidays.

The  hardware  holiday  trade  has  as­
sumed  very  large  proportions  this  year 
and  ample  preparations  have  been made 
by  retailers  to  provide  for  it.  The  va­
riety  of  goods  now  handled  by  hard- 
waremen  is  much  greater  than  has  been 
customary  hitherto. 
In  fact,  the  up-to- 
date  store  would  hardly  be  recognized 
by  the  dealer  of  ten  or  even  five  years 
ago,  so  great  has  been  the  improvement 
in  the  carried 
lines,  and  this  applies 
not  only  to  the  holiday  stock  but  to  the 
regular  run  of  goods.

T he  S p irit  of Change.
the  Kansas 

“ W eil,”   said 

farmer, 
jovially,  “ I  hear  that  you  paid  off  your 
mortgage  yesterday. 
1  tell  you,  you  are 
to be  congratulated.' ’

1  don’t  know,”   replied 

the 
other  Kansas  farmer  with  a  sigh ;  “ the 
old  place’ll  never  seem  like  home  any 
more. ’ ’

‘ ‘ Oh, 

S ettling  a  Score.

‘ ‘ Goodness!  Where  did  the  Joneses 
get  that  big  silver  loving  cup  that  is  in 
their  parlor window?”

“ Why,  it  was  given  to  them  by  the 
neighbors  that  used  their  lawn  mower 
and  telephone  all  summer. ’ ’

A ugurs  and  B its

Snell’s .........................................
Jennings’ genuine........................
Jennings’ imitation.....................

Axe»

First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........
First Quality, 1). B.  lironze........
First Quality, S. B. S.  Steel........
First Quality,  D. B. Steel............

Railroad.......................................
Garden........................................... ...... net

B arrow s

B olts

Stove ..............................................
Carriage, new  list.........................
Plow  ..............................................

B uckets

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

B utts,  Cast
Cast Loose Pin, figured..............
Wrought Narrow.........................

C artridges

Rim F ire .....................
Central F ire ..................................

C hain

14 In. 

5-16 In.

Com...............   8  c.  ...  7  c.  .. .  6  C.  .
B ll.................   9 
BBB...............  9H 

%  In.
.  694
.  7H
Cast Steel, per lb................................... 

...
...  8*4
Crowbars

Ely’s 1-10, per m ....................................  
Hick’s C. F., per m ...............................  
G. D., per m ...........................................  
Musket, per m.......................................  

Socket F irm e r...................................... 
Socket Framing....................................  
Socket Comer........................................ 
Socket Slicks.........................................  

Caps

Chisels

Elbow s

E xpansive  B its

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

Files—New  L ist

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

G alvanized  Iro n

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

14 

13 

Discount, 70

15 
Gas  P ip e

Black or Galvanized.............................. 

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

Gauges

Glass

60
25&10
50&10

6 50
10  00
11  GO

14 00
30 00

60
45
50

$3  75

65
60

40&10
20

H in.
•  6%
• •  7 H

6

65
55
45
75

65
65
65
66

30&10
26

70&10
70
oo&io

28
17

40&10

60&10

Single  Strength, by box.........................dis  80&20
Double Strength, by box....................... dis  80&20

By the Light.................................. dis  80

H am m ers

83H
Maydole & Co.’s, new list......................dis 
Yerkes & Plumb’s ...................................dis  40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................ 30c list 
70

H inges

H ollow   W are

Gate, Clark’s 1, 2,3.................................dis  60&10

Pots..............................................*.........  
K ettles...................................................  
Spiders.................................................... 

50&10
60&10
G0&10

H orse  N ails

Au Sable..................................................dis  40&10
Putnam.....................................................dis 
5

H ouse  F u rn ish in g  Goods
Stamped Tinware, new list.................. 
Japanned Tinware................................. 

70
20&10

Bar  Iron...................................................  3  c rates
Light Band............................................  
'6%c rates

K nobs—New  L ist

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

85
1  00

Iro n

Regular 0 Tubular, Doz...............................  
Warren, Galvanized  Fount.......................  

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

L an tern s

Levels

M attocks

Adze Eye...................................$17 00.. dis 

M etals—Zinc

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

M iseellaneous

70

60

7H
8

40
Bird Cages............................................. 
Pumps, Cistern.....................................  
70
Screws, New L ist................................. 
80
Casters, Bed and Plate........................   go&io&io
Dampers, American.............................  
50

M olasses  G ates

P ans

60&10
Stebbins’ Pattern................................ - 
Enterprise, self-measuring.................. 
30
Fry. Acme................'.............................  60&10&10
Common,  polished................................ 
70&5
P a te n t  P lan ish ed   Iro n  

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
“B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
0  20

Broken packages He per pound extra.

Planes

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy........................... 
Sciota  Bench.........................................  
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy................. 
Bench, first quality.......................r .. 

 

Steel nails, base.................................... 
Wire nails, base.................................... 
20 to GO advance....................................  
10 to 16 advance..................................... 
8 advance.............................................. 
6 ad vance.............................................. 
4 advance.............................................. 
3 advance.............................................. 
‘¿advance........................................ 
Fine 3 advance........................................
Casing 10 advance................................. 
Casing 8 advance................................... 
Casing 6 advance................................... 
Finish 10 advance................................. 
Finish 8 advance..................................  
Finish 6 advance..................................  
Barrel  % advance................................. 

R ivets

Iron  and  Tinned..................................  
Copper Rivets  and  Burs.....................  

Roofing  Plates

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.....................  
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean..................... 
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.....................  
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 
14x20IX,Charcoal, Allaway  (irade... 
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Aliaway  G rade... 
20x28IX, Charcoal, AUaway  G rade... 

Sisal, H Inch and larger....................... 
Manilla................................................... 

Ropes

List acct.  1»,.’8G.................................... dis 

Solid  Eyes, per ton............................... 

Sand  P ap er

Sash  W eights

Sheet  Iro n

com. smooth,  com.
$3 00
3 00
3 20
3 30
3 40
3 00
All Sheets No.  18  and  lighter,  over  30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to 14......................................$3 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ....................................  3  20 
Nos. 18 to 21.....................................   3 30 
Nos. 22 to 24 ....................................   3  40 
Nos. 25 to 26.....................................   3 GO 
No. 27................................................  3 60 
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.

Shot

Drop........................................................ 
B B and  Buck.......................................  

Shovels  and  Spades

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

H@H......................................................  
‘¿0
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
In the market indicated by  private  brands  vary 
according to composition.

Solder

8quares

Steel aud Iron

T in—M elyn  G rade

10x14 IC, Charcoal............  ..................
14x20 IC, Charcoal.................................
20x14 IX, Charcoal.................................

Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.

T in—A llaw ay  G rade
10x14 IC, Charcoal.................................
14x20 IC, Charcoal.................................
10x14 IX, Charcoal.................................
14x20 IX, Charcoal.................................

Each additional X on this grade, $1.50

B oiler  Size  Tin  P late

14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 
14x56 IX, for No.9 Boilers, per pound..
T raps
Steel,  Game...........................................
Oneida Community,  Newhouse’s........
Oneida  Community,  Hawley  &  Nor­
ton’s .....................................................
Mouse,  choker, per doz.......................
.......
Mouse, delusion, per  doz......  

W ire

Bright Market.......................................  
Annealed  M arket................................. 
Coppered  Market.................................. 
Tinned  Market...................................... 
Coppered Spring Steel......................... 
Barbed Fence, Galvanized.................. 
Barbed Fence, Painted........................ 

W ire  Goods

5 25
6 00

Bright.................................................... 
Screw Eyes............................................. 
Hooks...................................................... 
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................... 

W renches

Baxter’s Adjustable, Nickeled........... 
Co*’s Genuine........................................ 
Coe’s  Patent Agricultural.  Wrought..70&10

3  25
3  40
Base
Ofi
10
20
30
45
70
15
25
35
25
35
45
85

50
45

6  50
7  50
13  00
5 50
6  50
11  00
13 00

11H
16

50

22  GO

40
40&10

1  46
1  70

8  60
8  10

66

$ 8 50 
8  50 
» 75

7  00
7  00
8  50
8 GO

10

75
40&10
65&10 
15 
1  25

60
60
50&10
60&10
40
4 05
3 90

75
75
75
75

30
30&lo

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Itt  Emerging  From  Darkness  Into  Eight 
Standish,  Dec.  u — I  write  you  in  re­
gard  to my  new  plan  of  business,  think­
ing  it  might  be  beneficial  to  your  read­
ers. 
I  am  doing  a  strictly  cash  busi­
ness  and  find  it  to  be  more  satisfactory 
than  I  thought 
it  would  be  when  I 
started. 
I  have  done  a  credit  business 
ever  since  1  started,  about  seven  years 
ago,  and  each  year  since  that  time  1 
found  the  credit  business  more  unsatis­
factory. 
I  had  several  times  decided  to 
start  the  cash  system,  but,  being  afraid 
of  the  result  each  time,  backed  down 
until  Nov.  i  of  this  year,  when  1  made 
up  my  mind  that  I  would  either  run  a 
cash  store  or  none;  and  with  a  firm  be­
lief  that  I  could  and  would  master  all 
difficulties  arising  from  the  change,  1 
launched  out, and  I  can  assure  you that 1 
have  not  met  with  as  many  difficulties 
since  I  started  this  system  as  I  did  un­
der  the  old  credit  system;  in  fact,  all 
the  trouble  I  have  had  has  been  in  the 
settlement  of  some  business  transacted 
under  the  old  system.  Nothing  could 
induce  me  to  go  back  and  transact busi­
ness  as  I  formerly  did,  and  1  would  ad­
vise  any  merchant  reading  this  article 
who  finds  the  credit  system  annoying, 
as  most  merchants  do,  to  stop  at  once 
and  take  the  step  that  is  sure  to  bring 
success. 
It  is  like  stepping  from  dark­
ness  into  light  and  I  can  definitely  say 
from  my  own  experience  that  you  will 
find  yourself  relieved  of  a  burden  un­
necessarily  borne. 
I  enclose  a  circular 
such  as  I  sent  to  all  my  customers  and, 
in  fact,  to  every  one  far and  near,  be­
fore  making  the  change  so  all  were 
aware  of 
it  was 
the  change,  before 
adopted. 
In  this  way  I  avoided  having 
to  refuse  credit  in  the  store.  I  have  had 
to  refuse  perhaps  six  or  eight  customers 
since  Nov.  i.  The  next  step  I  took  was 
to  cut  the  price  on  all  articles  through 
the  store  so  as  to  make  just  a  fair living 
profit. 
I  make  a  profit  on  everything  I 
sell,  but  do  not  sell  for  or  below  cost. 
is  to  keep  this  policy 
My 
intention 
right  through. 
If  my  neighbor  mer­
chants  cut  prices  to  cost  or  below,  it 
I  will  not 
makes  no  difference  to  me. 
drop  from  my  standard  price. 
If  they 
get  below  me,  they  are  not  making  any 
profits.  They  will  have  to  sell  so  cheap 
that  they  will  soon  see  that  it  is  only 
folly  to  do  this. 
intention 
to  put  up  any  fight  on  prices  or to  kick 
up  any  irritations  with  other  merchants.
I  intend  to  do  just  as  I  state  in  my  cir­
cular  on  this  point—try  to  buy  and  sell 
so  as  to  meet 
the  appreciation  and 
patronage  of  all.

It  is  not  my 

The  effect  on  my  business  has been an 
increase 
in  trade  and  my  bank  account 
runs  higher  than  it  ever  did  last  month, 
so  I  can  say,  in  conclusion,  that  the 
cash  business  has  proved  itself  to  me  to 
be  the  only  way  whereby  a  merchant 
can  get  on  a  safe  footing  and  stay there.
I  will  write  again  in  the  future  and 
let 
my  fellow  merchants  know  how  1  pro­
gress  as  time  passes.  W.  N.  Honey.
F e ll  in   th e  T rap Set by th e  B ell C om pany. 
From  Elkhart  Daily  Truth.

The  sale  of  the  South  Bend  independ­
ent  telephone  line to  the  Central  Union 
(Bell)  Company  was  a  most  disastrous 
thing  for  that  city  and  telephone  users 
will  soon  realize  the  practical  workings 
of  an  absolute  monopoly.  The  South 
Bend  dailies  have  taken  occasion,  since 
the  transfer,  to  assure  telephone  patrons 
that  the  consolidation  would  mean  more 
satisfactory  service,  but  as yet  they  have 
had  not  a word to say  about  the  probable 
cost  of  that  service.
_ Truth  to-day 
in  a  position  to  en­
is 
lighten  them  on  that  subject  and  de­
sires  also  to  felicitate  the  people of E lk­
hart  upon  their  peculiar good  fortune  in 
that  there  is  no  danger of  a  similar con­
solidation  in  this  city.

Before  the  South  Bend  independent 
system  sold  out to  the  Central  Union  the 
rates  of  both  companies  were  $15  a  year 
for  residence  ’ phones  and  $30  a  year  for 
business  houses.  These  rates  are  con­
siderably 
in  excess  of  those  charged  by 
either of the competing lines in this city, 
but  South  Benders  considered  them 
moderate.
Since  the  consolidation  the  rates  in 
South  Bend  have  been  advanced  to  $30 
for  residences  and  $48  for  stores  and

business  places.  These  figures  have  not 
yet  been  made  public  in  that  city,  but 
Truth  has  received  them  from  a  reliable 
source,  and 
it  will  be  but  a  few  days 
before  the  company  notifies  its  patrons 
of  the  advance  in  rates.

independent 

Twice  within  the  past  three  years  has 
the  Central  Union  Company  made  an 
offer  to  buy  the 
line  in 
this  city,  but  the  management  of  the 
Home  company  would  sell  only  on  con­
dition  that  no  increase  should  ever  be 
made  in  present  rates,  and  to  this  con­
dition  the  Bell  company  would  not 
agree. 
inde­
pendent  company  acted  honorably  with 
its  patrons  and  its  course  is  to  be highly 
commended.

In  this  transaction  the 

Elkhart  people  are  fortunate and  the 
helplessness  of  the  South  Bend  public i 
truly  pitiable.

Manistee  Merchants  at  Variance on  Early 

Closing.

Manistee,  Dec. 

9— The  Business 
Men’s  Association  held  their regular  b i­
monthly  meeting  at  the  Council  Rooms 
Wednesday  night.  There  were  about 
thirty  present,  and  the  topic of the even 
ing  was  the  early  closing  movement  in 
augurated  by  the  clerks.  The  sentiment 
of  the  members present  was  not  in  favor 
of  the  early  closing  movement,  except 
during  January  and  February  and  per­
it 
haps  March.  A   vote  was  taken  and 
was  cairied  by  a  big  majority.  Still 
it 
is  hard  to  determine  the  true  status  of 
the  business  men,  as  many  representa­
tives  of  the  business  firms  were  ab­
sent.  The  prevailing  opinion 
is  that 
the  business  men  generally  are  willing 
to  close  at  6  or  7  o’clock during the win­
ter  months,  except  Saturday  nights,  but 
are  bitterly  opposed  to  the  early  closing 
during  the  remainder of  the  year.  Quite 
a  few  who  have  signed  the  clerks’  list 
claim  that  the  matter  had  been  misrep­
resented  to  them.  That  is,  they  claim 
they  signed  it  with  the  understanding 
that  their  business  places  should  be 
closed  at  6  o’clock  only  during  the  win­
ter months,  whereas  in  reality  it  means 
for  all  time  to  come. 
It  appears  that 
those  who  have  signed  the  list  signed 
it  with  the  proviso to keep closed if their 
neighbors  did.

Geo.  H.  Davis,  J.  E.  M cEvoyand  L. 
Wellman  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  wait  upon  the  business  men  with  a 
view  of  ascertaining  whether they are in 
favor  of  the  early  closing  movement  or 
not,  with  the  exception  of  January  and 
February  and  perhaps  March.

The  closing  matter  was  thoroughly 
discussed,  pro  and  con,  but  no  action 
was  taken  on  account  of the  business 
firms  not  tjeing  better  represented,  only 
to  get  the  sense  of  those  present.

The  resignation  of  Secretary  C.  W. 
Lee  was  accepted  and  J.  S.  Madison 
was  elected  to  fall  the vacancy.  Jacobsen 
&  Hansen  became  members  of  the  asso­
ciation.

Kalamazoo  Shoe  Dealers  Touch  Elbows.
Kalamazoo,  Dec.  9— The  boot  and 
shoe merchants  of  Kalamazoo  met  at  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  YVednesday 
evening  and  completed  an  organization 
to  be  called  the  Kalamazoo  Retail  Boot 
and  Shoe  Dealers’  Social  Association, 
for the  purpose  of  inducing  a  more  fra­
ternal  feeling  among  the  representatives 
of  this  line  of  business.  They  will  hold 
a  banquet  at  the  Burdick 
in  a  few 
weeks.

Another  meeting  will  be  held  next 
Wednesday  night  and  committees  ap­
pointed  on  organization,  by-laws  and 
social  events.  The  officers  elected  are 
as  follows:

President— William  Ware.
Vice-President— J.  F.  Muffley.
Secretary— L.  T.  Bennett.
Treasurer— P.  B.  Appeldoom.
There  has  been  talk  among  some  of 
the  shoe  dealers  of  making  a  uniform 
price  on  rubber  goods,  doing  away  with 
“ free  shine”   stands  in  their  stores  and 
charging  5  cents  for every  pair of  shoe 
strings  that  is  disposed  of,'but the  prop­
osition  has  not  met  with  the  approval 
of  all  the  dealers.

All  the  world 

loves  a  lover;  but  not 

one  of  the  Roberts  kind;

Port  Huron  Merchant»  Chafe  Under  the 

Piano  Scheme.

Port  Huron,  Dec.  11— There  was  a 
large  attendance  at  the  meeting  of  the
1  A      _ ’ _
IvlPrrnonto  onrl  VT 1 n 11 f
Merchants  and  Manufacturers’  Associa 
tion  last  Friday  night.

The  Secretary  reported  that  the  mer 
into  the  “ piano 

chants  who  went 
scheme”   are  anxious  to get  out  of 
if  they  can  do  so  honorably.  The  Sec 
retary  said 
it  was  a   violation  of  the 
rules  of  the  Association  for  members 
enter  into  such  schemes.  He  advised 
all  members  to  withdraw 

E.  C.  Boice,  John  Schwickert,  W.  B. 
Biddlecomb,  Jacob  Jacobi  and  others 
who  had  contracts  with  the  Piano  A d­
vertising  Co.  made  short  speeches.  All 
expressed  regret  at  having  entered 
into 
the  agreement.  John  Schwickert  stated 
that  he  had  purchased  tickets  to  the 
amount  of  $16,  while  Jacob  Jacobi  and 
others  said  that  they  had  paid  $28.

A  short  adjournment  was  taken  to  al 
low  those  having  contracts  to  discuss 
the  matter  together.

On  reassembling  the  statement  was 
made  that  the  “ victim s”   had  arrived  at 
a  conclusion,  but  did  not  want  to  make 
it  public  until  after all  who  signed  the 
agreement  had  been  interviewed.

The  Association  voted  to  keep  all 
stores  open  evenings  during  the  week 
of  December  18.

Speeches  were  made  by  A.  S.  Martin, 
Chas.  Baer,  W.  R.  Austin,  A.  G.  Smith 
and  others.  Referring  to  gift  enter­
prises  Mr.  Martin  said  if  the  gold brick 
men  of  New  York  should  hear of  the 
Port  Huron  Merchants  and  Manufactur 
ers’  Association,  they  would  certainh 
have  a  snap.

Injurious  Effect  of  Warm  Weather  on 

Upper  Peninsular  Trade 

Ishpeming,  Dec. 

11— Our  business 
was  not  only  set  back  a  full  month,  but 
we  sustained 
losses  from  the  slackness 
n  trading  which  we  will  never  make 
up. 
The  fall  weather  was  unprece­
dentedly  warm  and  people  were  able  to 
wear  clothing  meant  for  early  fall  up  to 
the  first  of  this  month  without the slight 
est discomfort.

This  killed  the  November  business. 
While  the  weather  permitted  light cloth­
ing  was  worn,  and  there  were  only a few 
calls  for heavy  fall  and  winter goods 
in 
-  month  which  generally  is  marked  by 
tremendous  rush  of  business.  Dealers 
n  wearing  apparel and footwear suffered 
most  from  the  slow  business,  although 
the  slackness  in  trading  was  so  notice­
able  that  business  generally  was  not  up 
to  the  usual  standard.

is  hard  to estimate  the  amount  of 
loss  which  the  warm  weather  is 
money 
responsible  for. 
It  does  not  follow  that 
all  will  this  month  purchase  articles 
which  would  have  been  bought 
in  No­
vember had  it  been  cold.  Christmas  is 
rapidly  approaching  and  the  necessity 
for  vmusual  expenditures  will  cause  a 
wave  of  economy  which  will  be  more  or 
less  general.  We  clothing  and  footwear 
men  got  a  black  eye  in  November  and 
there  is  no  denying  it.

It 

A   Ready  Answer.

“  I  am  so ambitious, ”   said  the  ego­
tistical  man,  “ that  some  day  you  may 
see  me  bringing  the  earth  home.”

“ If  you  bring  it  on  your  feet,”   cau­
tioned  his  meek  wife,  “ don’t  forget that 
the  door  mat  stands 
in  the  vestibule, 
and  that  the  last  time  these  halls  were 
scrubbed  1  did  it  m yself.”

Advertisements  w ill  be  inserted  under 
this  head  for  two  cents  a  word  the  first 
insertion  and  one  cent  a  word  for  each 
subsequent  insertion.  No  advertisements 
taken  for  less  than  25  cents.  Advance 
payments.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

t^OR  SALE-STOCK  OF  SHOES  AND  F ix ­

tures invoicing $2,000;  good  location in town
of 6,000 inhabitants;  will accept  50  cents  on  the 
dollar if taken quick.  Address 118 South Michi- 
gan Ave., Big Kaplds, Mich.
lfO R   SALE  — ONE  CARLOAD  25  FEET 
A -  cedar  poles,  four  inch  top.  Address  J.  J. 
Robbins, Boyne Falls, Mich. 

149

151

152

164

145

150

FOR  SALE—BAKERY AND LUNCH ROOM;
cheap for cash.  Sickness reason for  selling. 
L.  K. Koehllnger. Durand, Mich. 
Dr u g   st o c k   f o r   s a l e —r e n t   v e r y  
cheap;  good location in city  of  9,000  inhabi­
tants; resort town.  Stock  invoices  $2,000.  Ad- 
dress No. 152, care Michigan Tradesman. 
pOR  SALE—MEAT  MARKET,  WITH  FIX- 
tures,  span  of  horses,  wagons,  sleighs  and 
everything  necessary  for  a  tirst-class  market, 
Good living rooms  in  upper  story;  terms  easy; 
one market in operation;  town  of  1.800  popula­
tion.  Reason for selling,  poor  health.  Address 
Levi S. Smith, Nashville, Mich.. 
L  OK  SALE—ALMOST  NEW  CALIGRAPH 
(No. 3)  Typewriter at one-half price;  terms 
1 
$5 cash with order, balance  of $45  C.  O.  D,; full 
examination  privileges; 
first-class  condition 
guaranteed.  L. A. Ely, Alma, Mich. 
Ij'OR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK  IN  WESTERN 
1  Michigan. 
Invoices  about  $2,000.  Reason 
for  selling,  death  of  proprietor.  Address  No. 
145, care Michigan Tradesman. 
Ij'OR  RENT  JANUARY 1, 1900, ONE OF OUR 
A1  immense block of stores and  basement  at 34 
Canal  street,  next  to  Friedrich  Bros.’  music 
store.  Address all communications to I. C. Levi, 
34-42 Canal St. 
Fo r   s a l e ,  a t   a   s a c r if ic e —s t o c k   o f
Ladies’  furnishing  goods.  Also  store  and 
basement for rent at 34 Canal  street.  I. C. Levi, 
3442 Canal street. 
Ho u s e h o l d   g o o d s  s h i p p e d   t o   c a l i-
fornia and all points West at reduced rates. 
Trans-Continental  Freight  Co.,  38  Market  St., 
Chicago, 111. 
TO  EXCHANGE  FOR  STOCK  OF  GEN- 
eral Merchandise—160 acre farm near Jeddo, 
Mich.,  with  good  barn  and  orchard  and  farm 
house;  120  acres  improved;  living  spring;  first- 
class stock farm ;  titfe perfect;  taxes  paid.  Ad- 
dress Box 145, Upton Works, Mich. 
Ij'OR  SALE  AT  A  DISCOUNT  IF   TAKEN 
.  at  once—A drug and bazaar stock in  a thriv- 
ng village of  1,573  people  (last  census)  at  the 
, unction of two trunk  lines  of  railroad.  Owner 
las other  business;  splendid  opportunity.  Ad- 
dress 439, care Michigan Tradesman. 
Pa p e r   r o l l s  f o r   d e s k   c a s h   r e g is -
ters, price $1.50 per dozen;  all widths.  Send 
sample.  E.  L.  Maybee,  1162  Slater  St.,  Cleve 
land,-Ohio. 
f j'OR  SALE — FIRST-CLASS,  UP-TO-DATE 
meat market; best location in  city  of  20,000; 
exceUent trade.  Poor health reason  for  selling. 
Address 138, care Michigan Tradesman. 
138
3VOR  SALE—FINE  HOTEL  AND  SMALL 
a  
livery barn:  doing  good  business;  terms  to 
suit.  Address  No.  135,  care  Michigan  Trades-

140

146

144

139

143

147

135

goods,  groceries  or  boots  and  shoes.  Must 
be cheap.  Address A. D., care Michigan Trades­

SPOT  CASH  PAID  FOR  STOCK  OF  DRY 
Ex c h a n g e —f o u r  g o o d  h o u s e s , f r e e

m an_________  

J30

107

114

__________ 

and clear, good location, for a  stock  of  dry 
goods or clothing, either in or out of city.  Reed 
&  Osgood,  32  Weston  building,  Grand  Rapids. 
127
F'OR  SALE—GENERAL  STOCK  IN  GOOD 
country trading point.  Terms  to  suit  pur­
chaser.  Will  rent  or  sell  store  building.  Ad- 
116
dress No. litf, care Michigan Tradesman. 
Br y s o n   b r ic k   s t o r e   a t   o v id , m ic h .,
to exchange for  timbered  land or  improved 
farm or  stock  of  goods.  Address  L.  C.  Town­
send, Jackson, Mich. 
SPOT  CASH  DOWN,  WITHOUT  ANY  DE- 
lay,  will  be  paid  for  stocks  of  dry  goods, 
shoes  or  general  merchandise,  at  a  discount. 
Correspondence  positively  held  confidential. 
Large  stocks  preferred.  Address  A.  P.,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
Ij 'OR  SALE  OR  TRADE-A  FIRST-CLASS 
1 
three hundred twenty acre farm in Southern 
Michigan.  Terms  reasonable.  Address  Box 
720, Dowagiac, Mich. 
106
W" ANTED—YOUR ORDER FOR A RUBBER 
stamp.  Best  stamps  on  earth  at  prices 
that  are  right.  Will  J.  Weller,  Muskegon,
Mich.____________________________  
958
j'OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GENERAL 
7  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. 
j'OR  SALE-NEW   GENERAL  STOCK.  A 
splendid farming country.  No  trades.  Ad­
dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman. 
680
A NY  ONE  WISHING TO ENGAGE IN  THE 
grain and produce and  other  lines  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. 
HE  SHAFTING,  HANGERS‘ AND  PUL- 
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. 
ODERN  CITY  RESIDENCE  AND  LARGE 
lot, with bam, 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,  100 
w  Prospect street, Grand Rapids.______  993

9x9

933

12

M ISCE LL A N E O U S.

Uj* A  TO  $6  A  DAY SURE ABOVE EXPENSES 
dP“  and a steady job to good agents selling  our 
gasoline lamp.  Everybody wants them.  Brilliant 
Gas Lamp Co., M48 Clark St., Chicago. 

W ANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED 
pharmacist;  10  years’ experience;  best  of 
references.  Address 332 West 10th St., Traverse 
City, Mich. 
W ANTED-REGISTERED  PHARMACIST: 
State age, experience,  references  and  sal­
ary expected.  Address  No.  156,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
156

166

153

Uneeda

Jinjer  Wayfer

The cracker jar  has been  supplanted  by  the  U flG G d a   J i n j e r  
Wayfer box.  The box that keeps its contents as fresh  as the day 
they came from the oven.  When your appetite craves a  fresh, sweet, 
delicate morsel try a Uneeda Jinjer Wayfer.  Keepthebox 
where you can try them often.  Where  the  children  can get them as 
often as they like.

Uneeda 

Jinjer Wayfer

Is the sweet sister o fU n e e d a   B is c u it.  Ask  yonr  grocer for them.

Made only by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY.

Proprietors of the  registered trade m ark—1“ U n s s d a .”

T r a v e le r s '  T im e   T a b le s .

MERCANTILE  ASSOCIATIONS

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

Michigan  Business  le n ’i  Association 
retary, E. A. Sto w e, Grand  Rapids.

Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President,  J.  W islf.r ,  Mancelonaf"Secretary, 

E. A. Sto w e, Grand  Rapids

Detroit  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
Ma r k s ;  Treasurer, C  H.  Fr i n k .

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

Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’  Association 

President, F r a n k   J. D y k ;  Secretary,  Ho m er 

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

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. Le w is .

President,  J.  F r a n k   He l m e r ;  SecretaryTw.

Jackson  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
H. Po r t e r ;  Treasurer, L.  P e l t o n .2

Adrian  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President,  A.  C.  Cl a r k ;  Secretary,  ~R.  F.

Cl e v e l a n d ; Treasurer,  Wm. C.  K oeh n

Muskegon  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President,  H.  B.  Sm it h ;  Secretary,  Ü.  A.

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

Baj  Cities  Retail Grocers’  Association 

President,  M.  L.  D eBa t s ;  Secretary,  S.  W.

Wa t e r s.

Kalamazoo  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President, W.  H.  J oh nson ;  Secretary,  c h a s .

Hy m a n . 

_____

Traverse  City  Business  Men’s  Association 

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

Ho l l y ;  Treasurer,  C.  A.  Ham m o n d.

0woi8O  Business  Men’s Association 

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.

Alpena  Business  Men’s  Association 

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

Pa r t r id g e . 

______

Grand  Rapids  Retail  Meat  Dealers’  Association 

President,  L.  M.  W il s o n ;  Secretary,  P h i l ip  

CHICAGO

Chicago.

Lv. G. Rapids, 7:10am  12:00m  4:35pm  *11:50am
Ar. Chicago,  1:30pm  5:00pm 10:50pm  *7:05am 
Lv. Chicago,  7:15am  12:00m  5:00pm  *ll:50pm
Ar. 6 . Rapids, 1:25pm  5:05pm 10:55pm  *6:20am 

Traverse City, Charlevoix and retoskey. 

Lv. G. Rapids, 7:30am 
Ar.TravCity, 12:40pm 
Ar. Charlev’x,  3:10pm 
Ar. Petoskey,  3:40pm 
and 10:45pm.
night trains to and from Chicago.

Trains  arrive  from  north  at  2:40pm,  and 
Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars  on 
*Every day.  Others week days  only.

4:00pm
9:10pm
12:25am
12:55am

n P T D H I T   Grand Rapids & Westen.

l y U l l t  

June 36,1899.

Detroit.

Lv. Grand Rapids____7:00am  12:05pm  5:25pm
Ar. Detroit..................11:40am  4:05pm  10:05pm
Lv. Detroit.................   8:40am  1:10pm  6:10pm
Ar. Grand Rapids___  1:30pm  5:10pm  10:55pm

Saginaw,  Alm a  and  Greenville.

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 rim week days only.

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

GRAND T nnk Railway  System

Detroit and Milwaukee Div

(In effect Oct 19, 1899.)

Going East.

Leave 

Arrive
Saginaw, Detroit & N. Y ........ t  6:50am  t  9:55pm
Detroit and E ast......................+10:16am  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 Express................. *i0:2iam  * 7:15pm
Gd. Haven and Int. P ts..........tia:58pm  t  3:19pm
Gd. Haven and Milwaukee... .t 5:12pm  tl0:llam  
East bound 6:50am train has  new  Buffet  parlor 
car to Detroit,  eastbound  3:27pm  train  has  new 
Buffet parlor car to  Detroit.
*Daily.  tExcept Sunday.

C. A. J u s t in , City Pass. Ticket Agent,

97 Monroe St., Morton House.

n n  A  jV jn   ^ap,ds  *   Indiami Railway
v l l \ A l ' I U  

October aa,  1899.

“»  V  k

I  *

N o rth ern   D ivision. 

Going 
From
North  North

Trav. City, Petoskey, Mack,  t  7:45am  + 5:15pm 
Traverse City &  Petoskey..  t   2:10pm 
tl0:i5pm 
Cadillac Accommodation... 
ti0:45am 
t   5:25pm 
Petoskey & Mackinaw  City  tll:00pm 
t   6:20am 
7:45am and 2:10pm trains, parlor cars; 11:00pm 
train, sleeping car.

S outhern  D ivision 

From
Going 
South
South 
Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin. 
t  9:45pm 
t  7:10am 
t   2:00pm 
Kalamazoo and Ft. Wayne,  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;  ll:30pm  train,  sleeping  car  and  coach  to 
Chicago.

Chicago  Trains.

TO  CH ICAGO.

F R O M   C H IC A G O

Lv.Grand  Rapids...t7  10am  t2 00pm  *11  30pm
Ar.  Chicago.............   2  30pm  8 45pm 
7 ooam
Lv.  Chicago.......  .....................+3 02pm 
Ar. Grand Rapids.........................   9 45pm 
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.

*11 32pm
6 45am

Muskegon  Trains.

GOING  W EST.

Lv. Grand Rapids___t7  35am  +1  35pm 
t5 40pm
Ar. Muskegon............   9 00am  2 50pm 
7 00pm
Sunday  train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  9:15am; 
arrives Muskegon at 10:40am.  Returning  leaves 
Muskegon 5:30pm ; arrives Grand Rapids, 6:50pm.
Lv.  Muskegon....t8  10am 
+12  15pm  t4 00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids...  9 30am  1  30pm 
5 20pm
tExcept Sunday.  »Daily.

GOING  E A ST.

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

Gen’l Fass’r and Ticket Agent 
Ticket Agent Union Station.

MANISTEE ft  Northeastern  Ry.

Best route to Manistee.

Via C. & W. M. Railway.

Lv. Grand Rapids................................... 7 ooam
Ar. Manistee................................12  05pm
Lv. Manistee.........................................   8 30am
Ar. Grand  Rapids................................  1 00pm

4  10pm 
9 56pm

V IA

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H o e k s. 

P u t n e y .

He d d le . 

T R A V E L

Tale  Business  Men’s  Association 

Perry  Business  Men’s  Association 

Hi l b e r ;  Treasurer,  S. J. H u f f o r d .
St.  Johns  Business  Men’s  Association 

Grand  Haven  Retail  Merchants’  Association 

A.  Pe r c y ; Treasurer, Cl a r k  A. Pu tt.

President, T ho s. Br o m l e y ;  Secretary,  F r a n k  

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

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

President,  F.  D.  Vos;  Secretary,  J.  W.  Ve r- 

F. & P.  M.  R.  R.

r X hey all say F  —  

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

illustrated  catalogue  and  discounts.

TO  ALL  PO IN TS  IN  M ICHIGAN

AND  ST EA M SH IP  LINKS 

Manufacturers  of  all  styles  of  Show  Cases  and  Store  Fixtures.  Write  us  tor 

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

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W ho  urges  you  to  keep  Sapolio? 

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Is  it  not  the 

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

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No.  2591  F reig h t  T rain —Engine,  tender  and  steel  flat  car, 
l  doz.  In  box.

nicely  painted,  revolving  wheels.  Length  11%  in. 
Per doz........................................................ 

......................................$o  71

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Length 23 in.  Nicely painted.  % doz. in box.  Per doz  ..  ............................................................. ¡i$1  85
% doz. in  box.  Per  doz........ . ” ___"T.7. .r~7.T.7?77~7*."7.~ 7.7! 77. 77777777.. 7°!7S7.U  i   95
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P assenger  T rain —Consists  of  locomotive,  tender  and  three  steel  coaches. 
n?1hî»?ICPo,1®^.?,a88e“ g er T rain —Engine, tender and  three  coaches.  Length

It’s Not  Too  Late to  Order

If  you  need  anything,  and  need  it  quickly,  send us your 
order.  W e will fill it promptly from the largest and best-assorted 
stock we have ever carried at this season.  We planned our buy­
ing so carefully that even at this  late  date  our  unusually  heavy 
trade has not broken  our lines to any noticeable extent.

Our Catalogues,  No.  150  (Holiday  Goods)  and  No.  151 
(Staples), are  crowded  to  the  fullest  extent  of  their  256  pages 
with goods that  y o u   should have in stock.

2756  Southern  o r  P lan tatio n   Cart,  with  mule 
1 driver.  Handsomely  painted  in  bright  appropri- 
Entire length 11 inches.  One-sixth dozen in box.

$1  90

The  cuts  on  this  page  show  only  a  small  number  of 

our leaders in  Iron Toys alone.  The prices are interestingly low.

H.  Leonard & Sons

Importers
Jobbers
Manufacturers

f-ulton and  Commerce Streets 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

No.  2752  Iro n   Steam boat.  Very  nicely 
painted in  attractive  colors with  gilt  ornamenta­
tion.  Length 5?» inches.  % doz. in box  ...............$0

He Dreamed It

This  fellow  is  just  like  that  merchant  who 
tries  to  do  business  with  old  pound  and 
ounce  scales—when  he  wakes  up  he’ll  be 
disappointed.  The  Money Weight  System 
is  not  a  dream.

You  will  find  money  in  your store  if  you 
use  our  System  Scales.  Remember  our 
scales  are  sold  on  easy  monthly  payments.

The  Computing  Scale  Co., <
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Dayton, Ohio. 

