Volume XVII.

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28,1900.

Number 862

The.  Royal  Worcester  Pattern

Original

Crate Assortment

30 sets Teas, handled, per set.........................$  87V« 
2 doz  Plates, 8 Inch,  per doz........................  164 
l2doz  Plates, 7 Inch,  per doz........................  l  42 
4 doz  Plates, 6 Inch,  per doz.........................l  20 
8 doz  Plates, 6 Inch, per doz.......................... 
98 
1 doz  Plates, 7 Inch, Soup Coupe, per  doz..........  
8 doz  Fruit Saucers, 4 Inch, per  doz............ 
66 
l doz  Oatmeals, per doz.........................................  
6 doz  Individual Butters, per doz................ 
44 
V4 doz  Sugars, per doz.....................................  6 26 
V4 doz Creams, per doz...............................   ■  263 
X doz  Bread Plates, per doz..........................  2 63 
Vi doz  Bowls, 30s, per doz...............................  l  76 
X  doz  Dishes. 8 Inch, der doz.  ......................2 19 
Vi doz  Dishes, 10 Inch, per doz......................   3 94 
Vi doz  Dishes, 12 Inch, per doz.......................   6 66 
X doz  Dishes, 14 inch, per doz.......................   9  19 
1 doz  Bakers, 3 inch, per doz................................ 
Vi doz  Bakers, 7 inch, per doz........................   2 63 
Vi doz  Bakers, 8 inch, per doz.............*.........  3 94 
% doz  Scallops, 7 inch, per  doz.....................   2 63 
Vi doz  Scallops, 8 inch, per  doz......................  3 94 
1 doz Covered Dishes, 8 inch, per doz................. 
Vi doz  Covered Butters, 6 inch, per doz......... 7 88 
Vi doz  Sauce Boats, per doz............................  3 60 
Vi doz  Pickles, per d o z...................................   2 63 
1 doz Oyster Bowls, 30s, per doz........................... 

Less 10 per cent............................ 

Crate and Cartage......................... 

, 

S a v e  io   per c e n t.

$26‘26
3 28
17 04
4 80

1  42

7 84

5 28

1  31

2 64

2 63
132
66
88
66
l 97
3 28
2 30

1  63
l  32
1  97

10  50

l 32
1 97

3 94
l 76
1 32

1 75
$110  82
n  08
$ 99 74
2 60
$102  24

by  buying  in  original  assortments

A  Rich,  Swell  Border  Design

on  A.  J.  W ilkinson’s  high-grade  E n glish   ware.  T h is  dainty  creation  is  the  exact  copy  of  one of 
the  most  popular  patterns  from  the  famous

Royal  Worcester  Potteries

T h e  extrem e  richness  of  the  effect  and  the  artistic  sim plicity  of  the  shapes  and  design  w ill  ap­
peal  at  once  to  lovers  of  high-grade  wares.  T w o  gold  lines  add  brightness  to  the  soft  coloring 
produced  by  contrasting  shades  of  Florentine  green.  L ib eral  gilding  on  the  knobs  and  handles 
and  all  large  pieces.

Royal  Tigers,  10  cents

have that natural, delicate  aroma  and  sweet  taste  so  dear  to  the 
heart of the discriminating smoker, and embody all that is good in ci­
gars.  Workmanship,  material  and quality are all there  and so  de­
lightfully blended as to make a most enjoyable and satisfying smoke.

Tigerettes,  5 cents

are  as  far  ahead  of  the  ordinary  five  cent  cigar  as  Royal 
Tigers  are  ahead  of  other  cigars,  as  day  is  ahead  of  night. 
They  are 
in  a  distinct  class  by  themselves  and  have  well 
earned  their  title  of

A Sm oker’s Smoke

---------------. 

Phelps,  Brace  &  Go.,  Detroit

L argest  C igar  Dealers  in  the  M iddle  W est. 

p .  B .  B U SH M A N ,  M a n a g er 

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STATE  AGENTS  FOR

JOHNSON  BROS/  P. G.  “ NEW  CENTURY” SHAPE

71-75  JEFFERSON  AVE.,  DETROIT,  MICH.

Important  to  Scale  Users

p r n r r T Y T T T r r r r n r r i T Y T "

“Sunlight”

Is  one  of  our  leading  brands  of 
flour,  and is as bright and clean as 
its  name.  Let us send you some.

Walsh-De  Roo  Milling Co.,

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H ollan d ,  M ich. 

The Stimpson scale has until  recently  been  manufactured  by  a  concern  in 
Indiana, under a license contract with  Mr.  Stimpson,  the  inventor  and  patentee  of 
the scale.  The  Indiana  Company  has  lately  surrendered  said  license  contract  to 
Mr.  Stimpson, and we have acquired from him  the exclusive right to make and sell 
such scales under his patents, and  Mr.  Stimpson  is  now associated with  our  Com­
pany.  As manufactured  by  us,  the  scales  also  contain  a  valuable  improvement 
made by  Mr.  Stimpson  in the platform bearings, which entirely  perfects  the  scales 
and makes them far superior to any other scale now on the market.  The  improve­
ment here referred to is a Ball  Bearing  Platform support  which  eliminates  all  fric­
tion from the knife edge bearings, and  also  automatically  adjusts  the  platform  to 
the proper position without the use of check rods.

W.  F. STIMPSON CO.,  Detroit,  Mich.

Do you know  we are selling

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English  Earthenware?

VVe  suppose  notj  but  allow  us  to  convince  you  that  we 
are  by  sending  you  a  sam ple  line  of  two  or  three  pat- 
terns.  E xpress  charges  paid  both  ways  if  they  are  not 
w hat  you  want.  O ur  salesman  win  call  on  you  if  you 
want  to  see  the  com plete  line.

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Improvement

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Directors.

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M. W. O’Brien, Hoyt Post, Christian Mack, 
Allan Sheldon, Simon J.  Murphy,  Wm.  L. 
Smith, A.  H.  Wilkinson, James  Edgar,  H. 
Kirke  White,  H.  P.  Baldwin,  Hugo 
Scherer,  F.  A .  Schulte,  Wm.  V.  Brace,  = 
James  McMillan,  F.  E.  Driggs,  Henry  ® 
Hayden,  Collins  B.  Hubbard,  James  D.  ® 
Standish, Theodore D.  Buhl,  M.  B.  Mills, 
Alex.  Chapoton, Jr.,  Geo.  H.  Barbour,  S.
G.  Gaskey,  Chas.  Stinchfield,  Francis  F. 
Palms,  Wm. C.  Yawkey,  David  C.  Whit­
ney, Dr. J.  B. Book, Eugene Harbeck, Chas.
F.  Peltier, Richard P. Joy,  Chas.  C. Jenks.

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¡IM P O R T A N T   FE A T U R E S .

Page.
2. F ruit»  am i  Produce.
3, G etting  th e  People.
4. A round  th e   State.
5. G rand  Rapid»  Go»»ip. 
T he  P roduce  M arket.
6. G otham   Go»»ip.
7. T he  Buffalo  M arket.
8. E d ito rial.
9. E d ito rial.
IO. The  M eat  M arket.
1 1 . Clerk»’  C orner.
12. D ry  Good».
13. C lothing.
14. Shoe»  and  L eather.
15. W om an’»  W orld. 
C rockery  and  Gla»»wa
17. C om m ercial Traveler».
18. Drug» am i Chem ical».
19. D rug P rice C urrent.
20. G rocery P rice  C urrent.
21. G rocery P rice  C urrent.
22. H ardw are.
23. Men  o f M ark.
24. R oom ing th e   Town. 

Husine»»  W ants.

GEN ERA L  TR A D E  R EV IEW .

line.  The  average  of 

The  harmonizing  of  adverse 

interests 
in  the  Carnegie  company and  the  acqui­
sition  of  the  Third  Avenue  street  rail­
way  property  in  New  York  by  the  Met­
ropolitan  company  are  factors  which 
are  effective  in  raising  stock  values  all 
along  the 
im­
provement  of  transportation  stocks  for 
the  week  was  §2.26  per  share  and  of  in­
dustrials  $1.44.  The  much  talked  of 
Third  Avenue  led  with  a  rise of $35.25 a 
share^  The  money  market  has  become 
much  easier  and  this  with  the  assurance 
from  the  enactment  of  the  currency  bill 
has  some  effect,  but  much  more  is  at­
tributed  to  the  settlements  mentioned.

including  not 

iron  manufacture. 

Nothing  startling  appears 

The  harmonizing  of  the  Carnegie  in­
terests  are  also  of  vast  importance  in 
the  iron  situation,  giving  as  they  do  the 
assurance  of  no  radical  changes  in  com­
petition  or 
in  the  methods  of  manage­
ment.  The  great  scarcity  in  steelmak­
ing  iron  is  now  a  principal  bull element 
in  the 
Prices  of 
anthracite  foundry,  Eastern  and  South­
ern 
forge  and  steel  plates  are  weaker, 
but  Bessemer  pig  is  hard  to  buy  at  the 
prices  quoted  and  higher  are  predicted.
in  grain, 
which  has  fallen  with decreased exports. 
But  the  merchandise  exports  from  New 
York, 
less  than  35,000 
bales  of  cotton,  have  amounted  in  three 
weeks  to  $43,916,895,  or 63.8  per  cent, 
imports 
more  than  last  year,  while  the 
in  three  weeks  have  been  $272,000 
less 
than  last  year.  While  the  figures  point 
to  an  excess  of  exports  over  imports 
considerably  exceeding  $50,000,000  in 
New  York,  it  can  not  be  assumed  that 
the  increase  elsewhere  has been as large. 
Meanwhile  the  money  market  is  undis­
turbed,  and  although  clearings  are  19.8 
per  cent,  smaller  at  New  York  and  7.3 
per  cent,  smaller at  other  chief  cities  in 
March  thus  far  than  last  year,  when  the 
great  corporations  were  being  formed, 
they  are  nevertheless  32.1  per  cent, 
larger  at  New  York,  and  32.2  per  cent, 
larger  at  other  cities  than  in  1898,  when 
transactions  were  considerably  greater 
than  had  ever  been  known  in  March.

The  tendency  of  prices in the boot  and 
shoe  market  is  upward  in  spite  of  the 
decline 
in  the  Chicago  hide  market. 
The  effect  of  the  advance  has  been  a

considerable  curtailment  of  orders  and 
works  are  with  fewer  orders  than  for  a 
long  time.

In  textiles  the  woolen  market  main­
tains  nominally  its  high  quotations,  but 
the  little  movement  there  is  in  the  trade 
is  at  concessions.  Many  grades  of 
woolen  goods  sympathize  with  the  raw 
staple 
in  dulness.  European  demand 
still  holds  the  price  of  cotton  at  a  small 
fraction  below  ten  cents.  Exports  have 
been  520,429  bales  this  month,  against 
276,251  last year,  and  at  such  prices  that 
last  year,  prob­
instead  of  $8,500,000 
ably  $23,500,000 
is  paid  this  month. 
Including  Southern  consumption of  103,- 
000,  there  have  come  into  sight  449,1)25 
bales  this  month,  against  476,719  last 
year;  but  Northern  spinners  have  taken 
only  108,745,  against  138,997  last  year. 
Europe  appears  to  need  about  215,000 
bales  more  than  its  commercial  and mill 
stocks to  run  until  September at the con­
sumption  now  reported,  while  Northern 
mills  apparently  have more than enough, 
with 
in  commercial 
stocks  left  to  meet  Southern  and  foreign 
needs.  But  the  idea  that  foreigners  will 
buy  much  beyond  their  needs,  in  order 
to carry  over  as  much  10  cent  cotton  as 
they  would  carry  of  6  cent  cotton,  has 
yet  to  meet  the  test  of  events.  Goods 
for  delivery  months  hence  are  sold  very 
little  and  at  some  concessions..

1,251,000  bales 

It 

A  second  Pan-American  congress  will 
be  held  next  winter  and  already  there 
are  evidences  that  it  will  be  interesting 
and  valuable. 
It is  worth  something  for 
the  republics  on  this  continent  to  be’ 
well  acquainted  with  each  other.  These 
conferences  bring  them  into closer touch. 
European  influences  anxious  for  trade 
and  commercial  advantage  have  not 
hesitated  to  attempt  to  make  disturb­
ances  and  occasion  differences  between 
the  United  States  and  other  American 
republics  lying  to  the  southward. 
is 
true  that  the  export  trade  of  this  coun­
try  to  the  South  American  republics  has 
fallen  off quite  considerably  in  the 
last 
few  years,  and  indeed  the  same  is  true 
of  our  exports  to  all  South  and  Central 
American  countries.  There  has  been  a 
corresponding 
in  imports  as  well. 
In  1892  the  United  States  imported  from 
these  countries  coffee  to  the  value  of 
$120,000,000,  while  last  year  the  imports 
were  only  $48,000,000.  Sugar  and  mo­
lasses  amounted  to  $87,000,000  in  1894, 
and 
India 
rubber  is  about  the  only  article  showing 
any  substantial  increase  in  imports,  the 
business 
increased 
$8,000,000  in  the  last  ten  years.

last  year  only  $38,000,000. 

that  having 

loss 

in 

A  Boston  man  has  been  making  hun­
dreds  of  dollars  by  selling  “ three  star 
ring  good  luck  boxes,’ ’  the  alleged  pro­
duction  of  Hindoos  with  magical  pow­
ers.  As  usual,  an  unfeeling  postal  in­
spector  has  killed  the  romance  in  the 
story  by  discovering  that 
the  boxes 
were  turned  out  by  a  factory  at  Lynn for 
5  cents  each.

A   young  man  who  does  no  labor to 
speak  of  during  the  year  can  easily  per­
suade  himself  that  he  is  overworked 
in 
the  spring.

Number 862

THE  TROUBLE  IN  ( HINA.

The  fact  that  American  missionaries 
in  China  have  been  maltreated  and  the 
further  fact  that  American  warships  are 
concentrating  on  the  coast  of  China  are 
subjects  of  some  concern  to  public  men 
at  the  national  capital.  The  maltreating 
of  missionaries 
is  no  new 
thing  and  of  itself  need  cause  no  fears 
of  serious  trouble.  Neither 
is  it  any­
thing  unusual  to  send  warships  to  the 
coast  of  China,  as  this  country  has 
maintained  for  many  years  a  squadron 
in  Chinese  waters;  in  fact,  the  “ China 
Station”   is  one  of  the  regular  flag  com­
mands  of  the  service.

in  China 

It  must  be  remembered,  however,  that 
China  of  to-day  is  not  the  China  of  a 
decade  and  more  ago.  The  territory  of 
the  Chinese  empire  is  now  divided  up 
into  what  are  known  as  spheres  of  influ­
ence,  in  each  of  which  some  European 
power  claims  an  exclusive  right to inter­
vene  or  operate.  For  this  reason  some 
of  the  powers  are  disposed  to  view  the 
sending  of  warships  to  Chinese  waters 
as  unwarranted  interference  on  our  part.
In  the  present  case  the  missionaries 
maltreated  resided  in  that  part  of  China 
claimed  by  Germany  as  her  legitimate 
sphere  of  influence.  The  German  gov­
ernment  has  even  offered 
to  protect 
American  missionaries  residing  within 
the  sphere of  influence  in question.  This 
offer  the  Washington  Government  can 
accept  with  all  propriety,  without,  how­
ever,  surrendering  our  undoubted  right 
to  protect  our  citizens  with  our  own 
ships  and  military  force  if  it  should  be 
deemed  proper to  do  so.

This  country 

is  committed  to 

the 
“ open  door”   policy,  and  can  not  for  a 
moment  recognize  the  sphere  of  influ­
ence  claims.  Our  treaty  rights  with. 
China  force  us  to  look  to  the  Chinese 
government  for  redress  where  our  citi­
zens  residing 
in  China  suffer  injury, 
and  no  sphere  of  influence  claims  can 
for  a  moment  be  permitted  to  stand 
in 
the  way  of  our  doing  our  full  duty  by 
Americans,  wherever  they  reside. 
If 
the  Government  deems  it  proper to send 
warships  to  Chinese  waters,  and  even 
to 
land  troops  on  Chinese  soil,  it  has  a 
perfect  right  to  do  so  and  no  foreign 
government  would  have  the  least  right 
to 
long  as  forcible  action 
on  our  part  was  merely  of  a  punitive 
character,  and  was  free  from  all  attempt 
at  territorial  aggrandizement.

interfere  so 

The  excitement  caused  by  sending 
warships  to  China  should  warn  our  peo­
ple  that  the  retention  of  the  Philippines 
will  embroil  us  permanently 
the 
Eastern  question,  and  lead  to  no  end  of 
complications. 
compli­
cations  are  the  natural  penalties  of an 
imperial  policy.

International 

in 

It 

is  said  Delaware  sportsmen  have 
made  contracts  with  a  New York  m illin­
ery  supply house  for  20,000  birds.  This 
useless  and  cruel  slaughter  is  to  feed the 
vanity  of  women  who  are  without  hearts 
and  try  to  borrow  the  plumage  of  dead 
birds  to  make  themselves  beautiful.

A   wit  can  do  more  with  one  idea  than 

a  dull  man  can  do  with  a  dozen.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

this 

ern  shipper 
is  storing  from  two to  five 
times  as  many  eggs  as  he  should.  Can 
he  not  see  that,  with 
increased 
storage  capacity,  every  handler of  eggs 
in  the  East  carries  large  quantities  on 
his  own  account  with  which  to  largely 
supply  his  trade  as  the season arrives for 
using  storage  eggs  (which  is  right  and 
legitimate),  and  that  those  eggs  will 
be  moved  and  furnished  to  consumption 
just  as  soon  as  a  margin  allows  and, 
that  this  storage  business  is  now  con­
ducted  on  the  most  even  and 
legitimate 
percentage  of  profit,  such  as  any  othe% 
business  allows?

of 

things, 

Experience  has  taught  us  this 

lesson 
now  for  a  number  of  years,  and  still  the 
nordinate  greed  of  the  country  shippers 
to  buy  all  the  eggs  they  see  or  can  hear 
of,  and  that,  too,  with  money  furnished 
by  storage  houses  or  commission  mer­
chants  on  an 
i.  O.  U.  attached  to  a 
warehouse  receipt,  forces  this  unnatural 
condition 
unreasonable 
prices  in  the  West  and  ownerships  of  a 
great  many  more  eggs  in  storage  thai 
good  business  policy  will  justify.  Ship 
pers  who  might  with  some  reason  own 
two  or  three  cars  in  storage  talk  of  ten 
or  twenty,  and  shippers  who 
could 
afford  to  carry  rive  or ten  cars  talk  of 
twenty-five  to  fifty,  and  some  who  might 
own  ten  to  twenty-five  cars  must  put 
away  fifty  to  sixty.  Under  such  a  con­
dition  of  affairs,  is  it  any  wonder  that 
unnatural,  forced  prices  are  paid  every­
where  throughout  the  West  during  the 
storage  season?— A.  W.  Johnson  in  Egg 
Reporter.

H is  W ay  Clear.

Briggs— Nothing  remains  but  to  ask 

the  girl.

sent?

G rig g s-D o   you  think  she  will  con 

Briggs— Oh,  yes.  1  am  going  to  tell 
her  that  her  parents  are  dead  against  it

Fruits and  Produce

W hen  W ill  th e   Egg:  S h ip p er  L earn  th e 

Lesson ?

All  along  during  my  fifteen  years’  ex 
perience  in  the  business there  have  been 
egg  speculators— operators  who  bulled 
or  discounted  the  market—and 
thei: 
lie  along  the  shores  of  time 
wrecks 
Every  state 
in  the  Northwest  has  con 
tributed  the  “ defuncts”   to  the  trade 
“ knows  ails”   who  thought  they  could 
control  the  markets,  control  prices,  con 
trol  production,  but  who,  alas!  would  be 
much  better  off  to-day  if  they  had  on 
been  better  able  to  control  themselves.

It  remained  for  the development of the 

ammonia  process  cold  storage  system 
build  the  great  cold  storage  houses 
the  consuming  centers  during  the  pi 
six  to  ten  years.  That  has  furnished  the 
modem  system  of  speculation  in  egg 
During  the  past  few  years  three  out  of 
five  of  the  gatherers  and  shippers  of 
eggs  in  the  West  have  joined  the  spec 
ulators’  class,  many  of  whom  1  know  in 
former  years  had  done  a legitimate,  con 
servative  business,  buying  and  selling 
on  the  market,  making 
fair  earnings 
such  as  a  fair  prosecution  of  this  bus 
ness  allows.  This  modern  system,  to 
my  mind,  has  been  very  hurtful  to  the 
trade.  Weak  human  nature,  in  its  eage 
desire  to  become  rich,  overweeningly 
ambitious 
large 
handler  of  eggs,  has  succumbed  to  the 
seductive  propositions  of  the big  storage 
houses  and  aggressive  commission  mer 
accepted  their  advances,  and 
chants, 
in  beyond  its  depth,  only  to  be 
waded 
in  the  end  overwhelmed 
in  the  ebb 
and  flow  of  the  tide  of  mercantile  trans 
actions—some 
others 
like  a  wreck,  the  big  storage 
stranded 
house  getting 
its  storage  charges  and 
advances  out  of  the  salvage,  and  the 
commission  merchant  his  commissions 
and  advances  and 
interest,  while  the 
poor  shipper  holds  the  bag.

to  be  known  as  a 

forever, 

lost 

W ill  the  shipper  learn  the  lesson  of 
experience?  Can  he  not  see  that,  under 
the  present  system  of  storage,  consid 
ering  the  vast  capacity  of  the  storage 
jjouses  and  the  increased  production  o 
eggs,  in  storing  large  quantities  of  eggs 
he  departs  from  legitimate business ven 
tures,  becomes  a  mere  speculator,  a 
gambler  with  the  cards  stacked  against 
him.

I make  this  one  general  assertion,  that 
the  shipper  who  continues  to  store  large 
quantities  of  eggs,  under  present  con­
ditions,  year  after  year,  stares  ruin  in 
the  face  as  surely  as  the  gambler  who 
bucks  the  wheel  and  keeps  at  it.

There 

is  a  legitimate  storage  for  the 
shipper.  He 
is  buying  and  shipping 
eggs  on  the  market,  paying  a  fair  mar­
ket  price,  venturing  like  an  enterpris­
ing  merchant  within  his  capital  to  de­
velop  and  widen  his  business.  Com­
petition  will  require  his  storing  a  few 
eggs  in  order to  fairly  hold  his  own,  but 
never  more  than  his  capital  will  fairly 
admit  of,  nor more than  he  can  weli  dis­
pose  of  in  the  fall  and early winter with­
in  restricted  outlets;  and  then  he  must 
be willing to accept early small profits,  or 
even  a  loss  in  order  to  get  rid  of  a  sur­
plus.

No  shipper  can  afford  to  own  eggs 

in 
public  cold  storage  after  December  i,  or 
15  at  the  latest,  and  the  wisest  shippers 
sell  their  holdings 
just  as  soon  as  a 
profit  appears,  although  it’s  within  a 
week  after  the  eggs  go  into  storage,  and 
they  never  let  September  go  by  without 
decreasing  their  holdings  largely.

As  an almost  universal  rule  the  West­

Anti-
Trust
Sugars

W e  are  in  a  position  to 
furnish  you  cane  N ew 
York  Sugar  all  grades, 
from  1  to  100  barrels  or 
more  at  prices  that  will 
warrant you buying of us.

Some
Other
Money
Savers

M atches  (anti-trust) 
Coffees  (full  line),  Teas, 
Cereals,  T able  Relishes, 
L am bert’ s  Peanuts,  etc. 
W rite  us  for  prices.  W e can 

interest  you.

M oseley  &  S h e lb y ,

35 Tower Bldg,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

W e  have  our  own  Straw  
Board  M ills,  carry  heavy 
stock.

Prom pt  shipm ents.

W rite  for  prices.

K F Flint Eoa Gase 
l i t   and Finer go.

FLINT, MICH.

W e carry a full  line of  FAR M   and  G A R D E N  
m   S E E D S.  Best grades and  lowest  prices.  Send 
$   us your orders and  you will  get good treatment. 
®   L a r g e s t   S t o c k s ,  B e s t   Q u a l i t y .
j|  ALFRED J.  BROWN SEED CO.

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G R O W ERS,  M E R C H A N T 6   A N D   IM P O R T E R S

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

FIELD  SEED S

Clovm;— Medium,  Mammoth,  Alsyke,  Alfalfa,  Crimson  Clover.  Timothy, 
Red Top,  Blue Grass, Orchard Grass,  Field  Peas. 
If have  Beans, carlots or  less,  Potatoes  carlots,  to  sell write  or  telephone

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MOSELEY  BROS.

2 6 - 2 8 - 3 0 - 3 2   OTTAW A  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS
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 trade at close prices.

The  Vinkemulder  Company,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Poultry,  Eggs  and  Butter—

Highest cash price paid at all times for small or carload lots.  The best 
equipped poultry and egg establishment in the state.  Write for prices.

J.  COURT  &  SO N ,  M arsh all,  M ich.

References:  Dun or Bradstreet, First National Bank, Marshall, City Bank, Allegan.

Both Phones at Allegan.

Branch  house at  Allegan,  Mich.

Four Kinds ot coupon books

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

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RUBBER S T A M P S

You can do business  with.
Write now to

B U S IN E S S   S T A M P   W ORKS.
49 awl 50 Tower Block,  Qrand  Rapids. Mich. 

Catalogue for the asking.
Both Phones 2255.

Y U S E A   M A N TLES.

W e  are  the  distributing 
agents  for  this  part  of  the 
State  for  the  Mantle  that 
is making such  a stir in  the 
world.

It gives  100 candle power, 
is made  of  a  little  coarser 
mesh  and  is  more  durable.

Sells  for 50 cents.
Will  outwear  three  ordi­
nary  mantles  and  gives 
more light.

GRAND  RATIOS  GAS  LIG H T  CO., 
G rand  Rapid»,  M ich.

Established 1780.

Walter Baker & Co.

Dorchester, Mass.
The Oldest and 

Largest Manufacturers of

PURE,HIGH GRADE
COCOAS
CHOCOLATES

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on this Continent.

their manufactures.

No  Chemicals  are  used  in 
Tr.do.Mark. 
Tbeir  Breakfast  Cocos  is  absolutely  pure, 
delicious,  nutritious, and costs  less  than one 
cent a cup.
Their Premium  No.  I  Chocolate, put up in 
Blue Wrapper, and Yellow Labels, is the best 
plain chocolate in the market for family use.
Tbeir  German  Sweet  Chocolate  iu  good  to 
eat and good  to drink.  It is  palatable, nutn 
tious, and  healthful;  a  great  favorite  with 
children.
Buyers should ask for and be sure that  they 
get the genuine goods. The above trade-mark 
Is on every package.
W a lter  B ak er &   Co.  Ltd.
______Dorchester,  Mass.

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Mackintoshes ;

We  will  make  low­
er prices than ever.

Studley  &  Barclay,

Mill  Supplies,

4  Monroe Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  in  Rubber  Goods  and 

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Granite

The best plastering 
material  in  the world. 
Fire  proof,  wind  proof, 
water proof. 
Is not 
injured by  freezing.
No Glue, no acid. 
Ready for immediate 
use by adding  water.

Ofllce and  works:  West Ful­
ton and L. S. & M. S. R. R.

Petting the  People

good  results  you  can  expect.  Remem­
ber,  the  majority  of  your  readers  are

E ncouraging  W ords  F rom   M ason—Some 

S parta A dvertising.

C.  S.  Clark,  of  Mason,  writes  under 

date  of  March  22  as  follows:

I  have  been  much  interested 

in  your 
criticism  of  advertisements  sent  in  by 
advertisers  at  different  times  and  be­
lieve  you  are  doing  good  work  in  show­
ing  your  subscribers  how  to  get  the  best 
value  out  of  money  expended  for  adver­
tising.  As  1  think  that  the  judicious 
use  of  printers’ 
ink  is  the  mainspring 
of  business  success,  1  write  to  commend 
your  efforts  and  also  to  submit  an adver­
tisement  for  criticism.

Mr.  Clark’s  advertisement 

is  repro­
duced  herewith.  I  have  this  criticism to 
make  of  i t :  it  asserts  that  Clark’s  bread

Ask Your Grocer 
For  Clark’s  Bread.
The best bread  in  the  city  for  only  4  cents  a 
loaf.  Don't take any other, but insist  on  having 
the best.  If they are out  of  Clark’s  bread  come 
to the City Bakery and get it.

Remember  we  can  furnish  you  with  Yeast, 
Salt  Kising,  Cream,  Brown,  Graham,  Home­
made, or any kind of bread you want, and  at  the 
reasonable price of

4 Cents a  Loaf.

Why pay 5 cents for  bread  when  'you  can  get 
the best for less  money.  Use  Clark’s  bread  and 
to  other and you are sure to be  pleased.

At the City Bakery you will also  find a full line 

of other baked  goods.

C.  S.  CLARK,  Prop.

is  the  best  without  giving  any  reasons 
for 
its  superiority.  Now,  the  people 
who  read  the  newspapers  are  not used  to 
swallowing  statements  whole— they  want 
to  know  the  why  of  every  assertion  that 
is  made.  What  Mr.  Clark  should  do  is 
to  tell  why  his  bread  is  best.  Let  him 
speak  of  the  care  with  which the  flour  is 
selected,  the  cleanliness  of  every  opera­
tion 
in  the  making  of  the  bread,  the 
skill  of  the  bakers  who  produce  it—then 
he  will  give  his  readers  something  to 
remember— something  that  will  always 
come  to  their  minds  whenever 
they 
think  of  bread.  Mr.  Clark’s  advertise­
ment  is  very  creditable  as  to  its  general 
appearance,  and 
if  he  will  adopt  the 
plan  suggested  above,  he  should  be  able 
to  stimulate  the  sale  of  his  bread  con­
siderably.

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The  Hastings  Drug  Co.,  of  Sparta, 
sends  in  an  advertisement  for  criticism, 
which 
is  one  of  the  most  attractively 
displayed  that  it  has  been  my  pleasure 
to  see.

is 

illusion 

I  have  but  one  fault  to  find  in 

it— the 
expression,  “ Exceedingly  Comfortable 
Prices.”   The  use  of  the  word  comfort­
able 
incorrect  and  there  is  not  the 
shadow  of  an  excuse  for  it.  There  used 
to  be  a  time  when  people  thought  that 
weird  torturings  of  the  English language 
added  to  the  force  of  an  advertisement 
— happily,  that 
is  almost  dis­
pelled.  There  is  no  objection  to  mak­
ing  your  advertisements  masterpieces  of 
literature,  provided  you  don’t  polish  the 
business  out  of  them—but  don’t  use  in­
appropriate  or  absurd  combinations  of 
words 
in  the  hope  of  making  your  ad­
vertisements  original.  Originality is not 
to  be  desired  when  it  comes  at  a  sacri­
fice  of  common  sense.  The ravings  of  a 
lunatic  are  original,  in  the  sense  that no 
sane  person  would  be  likely  to  say  such 
things— but  they  mark  the 
lunatic  still 
more  plainly,  for the  same  reason.  As 
a  general  rule,  the  more  plainly,  the 
more  simply,  the  more  convincingly  you 
talk 
in  your  advertisements,  the  more

H A STIN G S  DRUG  CO.

“ The Brick Store on  the Comer.”

S parta,  M ichigan.

“ Elegance  fits  nowhere  as  well  as  in 

the  home.”

\ T  O expense of  time  or  money  is  too  great  to 
L i  lavish  upon  the  home.  Nothing  has  so 
much influence upon the character  of  young and 
old  as  home  surroundings.  No  other  place 
should be sopleasant or so dear to its inmates as 
the home.  The  entire  character  of  a  house  is 
changed  by  its  arrangements  and  decorations. 
An  immediate  transformation  takes  place  with 
the transformation of its walls.  There is no way 
of making  elegant  and  pleasing  changes  in  the 
home as cheaply  and  conveniently  as  with  wall 
paper.
Harmonious  Creations  of  Wall  Paper  Art
Abound in great  numbers  in  our  splendid  stock 
of Wall Paper.  Rich greens, dainty blues, cheer­
ful yellows, warm  reds,  high  colored  floral  pat­
terns with shaded  borders  and  blended  ceilings 
are  strong  points  of  beauty  in  wall  paper  for 
1900.  Added to the strong points of beauty are

Exceedingly  Comfortable  Prices.

We shall open the season  by a  Special  Sale of 

cheap papers,  beginning at  once.

lc

1.000 rolls kitchen papers, choice of ten pat­
terns  and  colors,  two  band  border,  with 
ceiling to match if desired, per roll............. 
1.000  rolls sitting room, bed room  and  stair
papers,  two  band  borders,  choice  of  ten 
colors and patterns,  usually sell  for  5c  per 
ro ll...................... 
1.000  rolls  parlor,  bed  room  and  sitting
room papers, two band borders, full weight 
and length rolls, large  number  of  patterns 
to select from, quality that usually  sells for 
6!ic per  roll.....................................................  4c
1.000  rolls  of  remnants,  both  papers  and 
borders, one and  two  rolls  of  a  kind,  just 
right for patching and repairing,  worth  up 
as high as 50c per roll,  your  choice,  papers
or borders, per roll.........................................   5c

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common  people,  of  whom  Lincoln  sa id : 
“ The  Lord  must  have  loved  them— be­
cause  he  made  so  many  of  them.”

W.  S.  Hamburger.

W illin g  Testim ony.

“ How  do  you 

like  your  new  type­

writer?”   enquired  the  agent.

“ It’s  grand,”   was  the  immediate  re­
“ 1  wonder  how  I  ever  got  along 

ply. 
without  it.”

“ Well,  would  you  mind  giving  me  a 

little  testimonial  to  that  effect?”  

“ Certainly  not.  Do  it  gladly.”   So 
in­

he  rolled  up  his  sleeves  and 
credibly  short  time  pounded  out  this: 

in  an 

“ After  Using  the  amtomating  Back- 
action  a  type  writ,  er  for thre  emonth 
and  Over,  I  unhessttattingly  pronounce 
it  pronoce  it  to  be  al  even  more than the 
Manufacturs  Claim?  for  it  During  the 
in  possession  e  i  th  ree  month  zi 
time 
id  has  more  than  paid  for  itself 
in  the 
ving  of  it  and  labor.— Johns  $  G ib b .”  

“ There  you  are,  sir.”
“ Thanks,”   said  the  agent,  and  most 

quickly  went  away.

A  man  who  owes  money  has  no  right 
loafing  and  wasting  the  time  of 

to  be 
his  creditors.

P9EP88ED PllKTS

Guaranteed  most  durable 
paints  made. 
Sell  well. 
W ear  well.  One  agent 
wanted 
town. 
W rite to the manufacturers

in  every 

A.  M.  Dean  Co.,

230*232 E. Kalamazoo Ave., 
Kalamazoo,  Mich.

Have  You  Played  Crokinole?

It’s th e game of the year. 
TR IU M PH   Crokinole  Boards 
are best.  Send for our handsome 
catalogue. 

It explains all.

Dillenbaugh-Alton  Mfg  Co.,  Portlsid, Mich

Gypsum  Products  Mfg Co.,

Manufacturers and Dealers in

Mill and Warehouse:  200 South Front Street. 

Calcined Plaster,  Land  Plaster,  Bug Compound, etc. 
Ofllce:  Room 20, Powers’ Opera House Block 

An enterprising agent wanted in every town.  Send for circular with references.

G rand R apids, M ich.

W O R LD 'S   B E S T

5 C .  C IG A R .  ALL  JO B B ER S   A N D

G.J.JOHNSON OIGAROO.

G R A N D   R A P ID S.  MICH.

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Around the State

M ovem ents  o f M erchants.

Alcona— Wm.  Clark  has  purchased the 

general  stock  of  Joseph  Miller.

Detroit— Hester  &  Kramer  have  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  Chas.  Mer- 
reli.

Clare— Pierce  &  McKinnon  succeed 
in  the  grocery  busi­

Henry  W.  Pierce 
ness.

Niles— Hanna  &  Day,  of  Detroit, 
have  opened  millinery  parlors  at  this 
place.

Frankfort— The  drug  stock  of  J.  B. 
Collins  &  Son  was  recently  partially  de­
stroyed  by  fire.

Cheboygan— Henrietta  E. 

(Mrs.  L. 
E .)  Hamilton  has  removed  Jher bazaar 
stock  to  Crystal.

Ann  Arbor— Chas.  Lampos  succeeds 
in  the  bakery  and  confec­

J.  Lampos 
tionery  business.

Flint— Edna  L.  Mason 

is  succeeded 
by  Hewes  &  Cameron  in  the  drug  and 
grocery  business.

Eaton  Rapids— A.  W.  Annis  is  clos­
ing  out  his  boot  and  shoe  stock  and  will 
retire  from  trade.

Detroit— Chas.  G.  Roehm,  dealer  in 
meats  and  vegetables,  has  sold  out  to 
Chas.  J.  Granier.

Eaton  Rapids— Norton  &  Coster  have 
purchased  the  bazaar  stock  of  Mahala, 
Townsend  &  Co.

Springport— The  drug  firm  of  Doak  & 
Orrison  has  been  dissolved,  John  H. 
Doak  succeeding.

Charlotte— F.  A.  Waltersdorf  has  en­
gaged  in  the  harness  and  vehicle  busi­
ness  at  this  place.

Litchfield— Wanless  &  Preston  have 
imple­

sold  their  harness,  buggy  and 
ment  stock  to  J.  B.  Hadley  &  Co.

Fairfield— A.  A.  Goodsell  &  Co.  have 
sold  their  drug,  dry  goods  and  grocery 
stock  to  M.  F.  Billings,  of  Rome  Cen­
ter.

Lake  City— Fred  Bartholomew  has 
concluded the  purchase  of  a bazaar  stock 
at  Cedar  Springs  and  has  removed  to 
that  place.

Three  Rivers— H.  P.  Hilton,  of  De­
troit,  who  recently purchased the harness 
stock  of  C.  J.  Engle,  has  taken  posses­
sion  of  same.

Sherman— Ruthie  Wheeler  has  pur­
chased  the  merchandise  stock  of  his 
father  and  will  continue  the  business  in 
his  own  name.

Cadillac— Jas.  Broderick,  formerly  en­
gaged  with  the  Giant  Clothing  Co.,  of 
Grand  Rapids,  has  opened  a  clothing 
store  at  this  place.

Ithaca— The grocery and  crockery  firm 
of  Ingles  &  Hiffner has  been  dissolved, 
the  former  purchasing  the  latter’s  inter­
est  in  the  business.

Lake  Odessa—Jacob  Lundquist  has 
sold  his  meat  market  to  Gardner  Wight 
and  Harry  Hubbard,  who  will  continue 
the  business  at  the  same  location.

interest  of  Mr.  McKinnon 

Saline— Wm.  Judson  has  purchased 
the 
in  the 
hardware  stock  of  McKinnon  &  Jerry. 
The  firm  name  will  hereafter be  known 
as  Jerry  &  Judson.

St.  Johns— S.  A.  Post,  formerly  en­
gaged  with  the  Crowe-Wesener  Shoe 
Co.,  of  Owosso,  has purchased  the  inter­
est  of  Mr.  Woodruff,  in  the  shoe  firm  of 
Woodruff  &  Trompe.

Croswell— Wm.  Owens  andWm.  Pren­
tiss,  formerly  engaged 
in the  furniture 
and  undertaking  business under the style 
of  Owens  &  Prentiss,  have  dissolved 
partnership,  the  former  continuing  the 
undertaking  business  and  the  latter tak­
ing  the  furniture  stock.

Northville— Mark  S.  Ambler  &  Co. 
succeed  the  Ambler  Mercantile  Co.  in 
the  lumber,  coal  and  ice  business.

Evart— The  Evart  Telephone  Co.  has 
undertaken  an  extension  of  its  toll 
line 
service  from  this  place  to  Marion,  tak­
ing 
in  Avondale,  Beech  Tree  Corners 
and  Gormer  en  route.

Iron  Mountain— The  Iron  Mountain 
Co-operative  Society  will  shortly  open  a 
grocery  store  and  meat  market  in  the 
Spencer block.  John  Hathaway  has been 
engaged  as  manager  of  the  new  com­
pany-
Ashley—Harry  Rose  has  purchased  a 
half  interest  in  the  dry  goods,  boot  and 
shoe  and  grocery  stock  of  B.  Garrett, 
and  will  assume  the  management  of  the 
business.  The  new  firm  will  be  known 
as  Garrett  &  Rose.

M anufacturing:  M atters.

Rose  City— Ray  Beach  succeeds  H.
A.  Beach  &  Son  in  the  saw  and  flour­
ing  mill  business.

Detroit— The  Nonpareil  Shirt  Co., 
manufacturers  of  shirts,  pants  and  over­
alls,  will  discontinue  business  about 
May  i.

Port  Huron— The  Thompson  Wooden- 
ware  Co.  is  fitting  up  the  store  former­
ly  occupied  by  Carleton  &  Cole  and 
will  use  it  in  connection  with 
its  busi­
ness.

Holland— The 

stockholders  of 

Clare— Curtis  Palmer, 

the 
Holland  Sugar  Co.  were  agreeably  sur­
prised  this  week  when  they  received 
notice  that  a  dividend  of  4  per  cent, 
would  be  paid  on  their amount invested.
formerly  en­
gaged 
in  the  mercantile  business  at 
Colonville,  has  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  chair  rod  factory  of  R.  Muscott,  the 
firm  name  being  Muscott  &  Palmer. 
Other  specialties  will  also  be  manufac­
tured.

Jonesville— The  Leroux  Cider  and 
Vinegar  Co.,  of  Toledo,  will  establish  a 
salting  station  at  this  place,  having 
contracted  with  growers  for  300  acres  of 
pickles.  The  company 
is  considering 
the 
idea  of  establishing  a  canning  fac­
tory  here  also.

located 

Three  Rivers— The  Armstrong-Durst 
Machine  Works,  of  Chicago,  have  been 
secured  to  locate  here,  the  contract  be­
ing  closed  this  morning.  The  factory 
will  be 
in  the  first  ward  near 
the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern 
Railway,  on  what  is  known  as  the  old 
city  pound. 
The  company  employs 
about  fifteen  people  and  cost  the  city 
$1,500  and  the  site.  Work  will  be  com­
menced  at  once  on  a  new  building  for 
them.

T he  B ean  M arket.

it 

The  market  is  showing  stronger  feel­
ing  and 
looks  now  as  though  we 
should  see  higher  values  within  a  short 
time.  Stocks  are  being  gradually  re­
duced  to  a  very  low  point,  both  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada.  Canada  now 
has  on  hand  from  130 to  140 cars.  Mich­
igan  has  about  200  cars,  including  the 
twenty  cars  at  Detroit.  California  has 
about  100  cars  and  New  York  has  just 
about  what  will  be  needed  for seed.  The 
demand  has 
increased  for  choice  hand 
picked  pea  beans  somewhat  during  the 
past  week  and  it  is  rumored  in  the  New 
York  market  that  a  Government  order 
has  been 
issued  to  buy  570,000  pounds 
of  beans,  which  will  probably  help  the 
demand  a 
little.  Foreign  beans  con­
tinue  to  arrive,  but  receipts  have  been 
lighter  for  the  past  few  weeks.  Red 
kidney  and  other  fancy  grades  are  quiet 
and  about 5c  lower.  E.  L.  Wellman.

For  G illies’  N.  Y. 

tea,  all  kinds, 
grades  and  prices,  Visner,  both  phones.

T he  Boys  B eh in d   th e   C ounter. 

Lansing—Clyde  M.  Douglas  has  re­
signed  his  position  in  the  grocery  store 
of  S.  B.  Taylor  &  Co.,  and  taken  a  po­
sition  in  Leslie.  He  will  be  succeeded 
by  Basil  Crittenden.  Harold  Brum  has 
also  taken  a  position  with the same firm.
Cadillac— Fred  Woolston,  who  was 
employed  as  pharmacist  in  George  D. 
Van  Vranken’s  drug  store,  has  gone  to 
the  home  of  his  parents  near  Grand 
Rapids.  Mr.  Woolston’s  continued 
ill 
health  made  necessary  the  change.

Owosso—W.  Lee  Crowe,  who  was  at 
one  time  a  member  of  the  firm  of Harts­
horn,  Son  &  Crowe  and  later  of  Crowe 
&  Payne,  has  taken  a  position  with 
Hartshorn  &  Son  as  floor  salesman.

Saginaw— Retail  Clerks’  union,  No. 
65,  recently  held  a  pleasant  social  gath­
ering  at  Gage  hall,  in  honor  of  Fred  M. 
Campbell,  one  of  the  charter  members, 
who  recently  returned  to  this  city  after 
an  absence  of  several  months.  About 
fifty  couples  participated,  the  east  side 
union  and  Bay  City  union  being  repre­
sented.  A  
large  attendance  from  Bay 
City  had  been  expected,  but  an  import­
ant  meeting  there  prevented  the  attend­
ance  of  some  of  the  prominent  mem­
bers.  During  the  early  part  of  the  even­
ing  dancing  was  enjoyed,  and  this  was 
followed  by  a  banquet.  After the  tooth­
some  viands  had  been  discussed  there 
was  a  feast  of  reason.  John  W.  Clark, 
President  of  the  union,  acted  as  toast­
master.

Cadillac— F.  N.  Kathe,  of  Cleveland, 
in 

Ohio,  has  taken  a  position  as  clerk 
Morgan  &  Murray’s  hardware  store.

54,000,000  bushels  in  sight,  but  the  in­
visible  is  certainly  not  near  as  much  as 
it  was  a  year  ago,  so  there  is  no  use  of 
trying  to  depress  the  market  on  that  ac­
count,  as 
it  will  all  be  needed  before 
the  new  crop  becomes  available.  May 
wheat  closed  to-day  about  where  it  did 
a  week  ago.  Winter wheat  held  its  own 
and  is  about  6c  higher for cash as well as 
for  May,  making  May  about  73c.

Com  has  been  very  active  and  ad­
vanced  fully  ij^c  per  bushel.  May  op­
tion  is  38^0  and  all  offerings  are  read­
ily  taken. 
It  really  looks  as  if  the  de­
mand  exceeded  the  supply  at  present  as 
farmers  are  not  ready  sellers  at  present 
prices.

While  the  trade  is  large  in  oats, prices 
have  only  made  a  slight  gain  of  %c  per 
bushel.  They  will  probably  remain  at 
present  prices.

Rye  is  only  steady  at  last  week’s  quo­
tations,  bringing about  60c  in  carlots  for 
choice  rye.

In  beans  the  trade  does  not  seem  to 

be  willing  to  go  over  the  $2  mark.

Flour  has  been  very  steady;  in  fact, 
prices  are  rather  on  the  upgrade.  Local 
and  domestic  demand 
is  good,  while 
foreigners  are  raising  their bids.  _

Millfeed  is  still  wanted  at  $16 per ton.
Com  and  oat  feed  is  fully  $1.50  per 

ton  higher than  last  week.

Receipts  have  been:  71  cars  of wheat; 
20  cars  of  com ;  4  cars  of  oats;  1  car  of 
ry e ;  3  cars  of  flour;  1  car  of  m alt;  4 
cars  of  hay ;  1  car  of  straw.

Millers  are  paying  68c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

Owosso— Otto  Stever  has  taken  a posi­
tion  as  clerk  in  Fred  Carpenter’s  gro­
cery.

Cadillac— Wellington  Snider  has  re­
signed  his  position  with  Johnston  & 
Kaiser,  the  grocers,  and  is  now  engaged 
with  the  Harristown  grocers,  E.  G. 
Snider  &  Co.  Fred  Nye,  of  Flint,  is 
Mr.  Snider’s  successor  at  Johnston  & 
Kaiser’ s.

Evart— Mrs.  H.  A.  Bailey  has  re­
signed  as  book-keeper  for  the  Davis 
Dry  Goods  Co.  and  has  been  succeeded 
by  Miss  Blanche  Doolittle.

Port  Huron— J.  B.  Vail,  who  has been 
associated  with  the  Meisel  dry  goods 
house  for  the  past  thirteen  years,  has 
closed  his  connection  with  the  business. 
He  has  completed  arrangements  for  the 
removal  of  his  family  to  Balfour,  North 
Dakota, where he will  take  up  a  business 
which  promises  a  large  measure  of pros­
perity.  „

Cadillac— Andrew Lindstrom has taken 
in  Robert  Johnson’s  grocery 

a  position 
store.

Owosso— Fred Conkling,  formerly shoe 
clerk  for  Goodspeed  Bros.,  has  entered 
the  employ  of  Hookway  &  Sons.  He 
will  work  in  the  clothing  and  shoe  de­
partment. 
John  Brown  succeeds  him 
at  Goodspeed  Bros.’

Cadillac— George  Webber has resigned 
his  position 
in  A.  H.  Webber’s  drug 
store.  Hereafter he  will  be  engaged  as 
salesman  in  the  Dunham  &  Cassler  fur­
niture  and  undertaking  establishment.

T he  G rain  M arket.

Wheat  during  the  week  held 

its  own 
under  the  most  persistent  bear  reports. 
It  seems  impossible  for  the bear element 
to  find  any  more  reports  to  force  a  de­
cline.  The  great  bugbear  is  that  Argen­
tine  has  60,000,000  or  70,000,000 bushels 
of  wheat.  Yet  how  insignificant  that  is 
when  one  State,  Kansas,  a few  years  ago 
alone  raised  nearly  90,000,000  bushels. 
Still  the  bears  harp  on  Argentine  with 
I only  the  amount  stated.  We  have  about

Y outbful  D iplom acy.

A   South  Division  street  grocer  relates 
that  a  couple  of  days  ago  a  little  girl 
entered  his  emporium  and  tim idly 
lay­
ing  down  a  dime  asked  for ten  cents’ 
worth  of  candy.

“ It’s  for  papa,”   she  said. 

“ I  want 
to  s’ prise  him  when  he  comes  home.”
The  groceryman  proceeded  to  dig  out 
some  of  his  stock,  when  the  little  girl 
interposed.

‘ ‘ Don’t  give  me  that  kind.  Give  me 

caramels. 

I  just  love  caramels.”

‘ ‘ But  I  thought  these  were  for  papa,”  

the  groceryman  remarked.

‘ ‘ 1  know,”   explained  the 

little  girl, 
*‘ but  when  I  give  them to papa he’ll just 
kiss  me  and  say  that  ’cause  I’m  such  a 
generous 
little  girl  he’ ll  give  them  all 
back  to  me.  So  you’d  better  give  me 
caramels. ”

Sales by  M isrepresentation.

As  told  by  the  South  Dakota  Retail 
Dealer,  the  catalogue  houses  are  adver­
tising  a  hay  carrier  sold  under  various 
names  at  prices  below  what  a  first-class 
carrier  can  be  sold  for,  and  are  recom­
mended  by  them  as  the  very  best  on  the 
market,  and  many  people  are  led  to  be­
lieve  that  they  are  getting  a  bargain.  It 
will  be  only  a  short  time  before  they 
will  find  out  that  they  have  bought  a 
carrier  of  old  stvle,  out  of  date,  and 
dear  at  any  price.  When  it  comes  to 
getting  something  good 
it  can  not  be 
bought  from  a  supply  house  as  well  as 
from  the  local  dealers  who  are  backed 
by  the  jobbers  and  manufacturers  in  the 
furnishing  of  good  and  satisfactory 
goods.

C ereal T ru st  A bolishes  C ard  P rices.
The  American  Cereal  Co.  has  granted 
to  the  jobbers  of  Chicago  the  privilege 
its  oats  at  any  price  they 
of  selling 
wish. 
The  price  established  by  the 
manufacturers  at  which  the  jobber  was 
to  sell  to  the  retailer  was  never  ob­
served, and  the  abolition  means  very  lit­
tle.

is  such  an  expert 

For  many  years  the  Princess  of  Wales 
has  suffered  from  constitutional  deaf­
ness,  but 
lip-move­
ment  reader  as  to  have  no  difficulty  in 
carrying  on  conversation  in  an  ordinary 
tone.  Her  mother,  the  queen  of  Den­
mark,  is  similarly  afflicted.

Grand  Rapids  Oossip

Geo.  F.  Owen  has  removed  his  office 
and  showroom  from  40  South  Division 
street  to  130  Monroe  street.

Jacob  Engbrenhof  has  opened  a  gro­
cery  store  at  119  Stocking  street,  pur­
chasing  his  stock  of  the  Olney  & Judson 
Grocer Co.

Joppa  Bros,  have  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Jamestown  Center.  The  stock 
was  furnished  by  the  Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Co.

in  the 
Myers  &  Chase  have  engaged 
grocery  business  at  Watervliet. 
The 
Olney  &  Judson  Grocer  Co.  furnished 
the  stock.  Mr.  Myers  was  formerly  en­
gaged  in  trade  at  Glendale.

O.  H.  Ingerson  has  engaged 

in  the 
general  merchandise  business  at  Hop­
kins.  He  purchased  his  grocery  stock 
of  the  Olney  &  Judson  Grocer  Co.,  his 
hardware  stock  of  the  Clark-Rutka- 
Weaver  Co.  and  his  dry  goods  stock  of 
P.  Steketee  &  Sons.

Frank  N.  Cornell,  for  many  years  en­
gaged 
in  general  trade  at  Sebewa,  has 
opened  a  branch  store  at  West  Sebewa, 
placing  Frank  Mapes,  who  was  in  the 
employ  of  Mr.  Cornell  for  five  years,  in 
charge.  The  stock  was  furnished  by 
Grand  Rapids 
jobbers— the  dry  goods 
from  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer  &  Co.,  the 
shoes  from  Rindge,  Kalmbach,  Logie 
&  Co.  and  the  groceries  from  the  Ball- 
Bamhart-Putman  Co.

T he P ro d u ce  M arket.

Lemons— The  situation  is  chiefly'in- 
teresting  because  the  question  of  prices 
has  been  satisfactorily  adjusted  and  the 
upward  tendency  has  become  marked. 
Buyers  have  taken  hold  with  some  of 
the  old-time  energy  of  late  and  prices 
have  advanced  75c  per  box  on  all grades 
within  the  past  two  weeks.  The  demand 
appears  to  be  principally  for  the  better 
qualities  at  present.

Live  Poultry-----Pigeons, 

5o<ft6oc.
Squabs  still  fetch  $1.75  per  doz.  and  are 
scarce 
g@ ioc. 
Fowls,  8@gc.  Ducks,  9c  for  young. 
Turkeys,  11c  for  hens  and  capons  and 
ioc  for gobblers.  Geese,  gc.

Chickens, 

Maple  Syrup— Selling  at  75@85c  per 

that. 

at 

gal.,  as  to  quantity  and  quality.

Nuts— Ohio  hickory  command  $1.25 
for 
large  and  $1.50  for  small.  Butter­
nuts  and  walnuts  are  in  small  demand 
at  60c  per bu.

Onions— Home  grown  command 

50 

@6oc.  according  to  quality.

Parsnips—$1.40  per  3  bu.  bbl.
Pineapples— Florida fruit  brings  $3.75 

per  doz.

3.50  per  box.

Pears— California  quoted  at  $3.25@ 

Potatoes— The  market  is  without  par­
ticular  change.  Local  buyers  through­
out  the  State  are  paying  26@28c.  Local­
ly  sales  are  made  in  small  quantities  at 
40c  per  bu.

Seeds— Mammoth  clover, 

recleaned, 
$5.25@5-5o;  medium  clover,  good  to 
choice,  $4@5.50;  Alsyke  clover,  $6.75® 
7.50;  Alfalfa  clover,  $6@6.75;  crimson 
clover,  $4@4.6o; 
to 
choice,  $i.20@i.4o;  field  peas,  white, 
85c@$i  ;  red  top,  prime  to  choice,  60c 
\@$i;  red  top,  clean  from  chaff,  $1.501ft;
11.75 ;  orchard  grass,  $1. io@ 1.30;  blue 
grass,  75c@$i. io.

timothy,  prime 

Straw— Carlots  of  baled  quoted  at 
$5.50  per  ton  for  wheat  and  oat  and  $7 
for  rye.  Last  named  very  scarce.

Sweet  Potatoes— Kiln  dried  Jerseys 

command  $4@4.25  per  bbl.

Tallow— Common,  4%c  per  lb.  ;  ma­

Apples— Carefully 

sorted  Baldwins, 
Jonathans  and  Spys  command  $4  per 
bbl.  Fancy  stock  easily  commands  50c 
additional.

Bagas— $1.35  per  3  bu.  bbl.
Bananas— Are  higher,  a  recent  ad­
vance  of  ioc  having  occurred.  Supplies 
now  arriving  are  of  rather better quality 
than  have  come  forward  previously.  As 
yet  shipments  have  been  small  and, 
with 
in  the  weather,  the 
demand  has  increased, which  has  had its 
effect  in  causing'an  advance  in  prices. 
It  is  very likely  that  this  demand  will 
cause  a  still  further advance  shortly.

improvement 

Butter— Receipts  are 

increasing  and 
there  is  an  improved  demand  for  genu­
ine  butter and  less  demand  for the  im i­
tation.  Factory  creamery 
is  slow  sale 
at  24c,  while  dairy  rolls  command  20c 
for  fancy  and  18c  for  choice.
Beets—$1.25  per  3  bu.  bbl.
Cabbage— $ i @ i . io  per doz.  and  very 
scarce  and  hard  to  get.  California,  $4 
@4.50  per  crate.

Carrots—90c  per 3  bu.  bbl.
Celery— California 

stock  commands 
90c @ i . i 5  per  doz.  Home  grown  wili 
not  be 
in  market  again  for  about  four 
weeks.

Cocoanuts—$3.50  per  sack  of  100. 
Cranberries— Jerseys  command  $io@ 

11  per  bbl.

in 

Dressed  Poultry— The  market  contin­
ues  strong,  local  dealers  meeting  with 
much  difficulty 
in  obtaining  supplies 
sufficient  to  meet  their  requirements. 
Chickens  command  i i @ I 2 c.  Fowls  are 
in  active  demand  at  i o@ i i c .  Ducks 
are  eagerly  taken  at  n@ i2c.  Geese  find 
a  market  on  the  basis  of  8@gc.  Turkeys 
are 
in  good  demand  at  11c  for  No.  2 
and  I2j£c  for  No.  1.

the  anticipated  slump 

Eggs— The  warmer  weather  has  re­
sulted 
in 
prices,  dealers  paying  12c  to-day,  but 
predicting  a  ioc  market  before  the  end 
of  the  week.
Green  Stuff— Grand  Rapids  forcing 
lettuce,  i6@ i8c  per  lb.  Onions,  20c  per 
doz.  Parsley,  30c  per  doz.  Pieplant, 
8c  per  lb.  Radishes,  35c  per  doz.

Hay—Market  rules  firm,  No.  1  Tim­
othy,  baled,  quoted  at $11.50  per ton  in 
ca rlo ts;  m ix e d ,  $ io@ i i .

Honey— Dark  is  in  moderate  demand 
at  13c.  Amber  is  in  fair  demand  at  14c. 
White  is  practically  out  of the  market.

chinery  grade,  5^ff5M c.

Tomatoes— Florida 

$3.75  per  crate.

stock  commands 

Turnips— $1  per bbl.
Vedl— Dressed  carcass,  7)^@gc  per 

lb.,  as  to  quality.

H ides,  P elts,  F u rs,  Tallow   an d   W ool.
The  hide  market  shows  more firmness, 
as  was  expected  with  a  slight  advance. 
The  quantity 
is  no  greater,  although 
Chicago  collections  are  larger,  with  no 
sales  of  consequence,  as 
the  asking 
price  is  above  buyers’  views.  The 
in­
dications  are  that  hides  will  go  back  to 
the  old  figure  before  offerings  are  made.
Pelts  are  not  quotably  higher,  with 

few  offered.
Furs  are 

in  good  demand  at  fair 
prices,  awaiting  the  outcome  of  present 
sales  in  London.

Tallow 

is 
higher  values.

in  fair  demand,  with  no 

light  sales  and 

Wools  are  strongly  held  at  the  old 
price,  with 
light  de­
mand.  Supplies  are  getting  low  with 
the  manufacturers,  as  they  are  running 
day  and  night  on  large  orders.  The  new 
clip  is  close  at  hand  and  the  outlook 
is 
good  for  fair  prices.  Wm.  T.  Hess.

S h o rter  H ours  for  M assachusetts  C lerks.
The  Committee  on  Labor of  the Mass 
achusetts  House  of  Representatives gave 
a  hearing  last  week  on  the  bill 
limiting 
the  hours  of  labor  of  grocery  and  pro­
vision  clerks.  This  is  the  b ill:

Section  1.  The  hours  of  labor  of  all 
employes  of  meat  markets,  provision, 
tea  and  grocery  shops  shall  not  exceed 
sixty  hours  per  week,  and  no  agree­
ment  between  employer  and  employe 
for  longer hours  of  labor  shall  be  valid.
Sec.  2.  Any  employer  who  violates 
the  provisions  of  this  act  by  compelling 
or  inducing  an  employe  to  work  more 
than  sixty  hours  per week,  or  by  enter­
ing  into  an  agreement  with  an  employe 
to  work  more  than  the  said  sixty  hours, 
shall  forfeit  a  sum  not  exceeding  $50 
for each offense.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

5

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar— The  raw  sugar  market  is  very 
strong  and  prices  have  advanced 
to 
$4.47,  with  a  good  demand  at  this 
price.  The  visible  supply  of  raw  sugar 
is  2,450,000  tons,  against  2,480,000  tons 
at  the  same  time  in  1899.  On  account 
of  the  advance  in  raws  the  refined  sugar 
market  is  very  strong  and an  advance  in 
price  is  daily  expected.

Later— The market took an  unexpected 
turn  this morning.  On account of the ad­
vance  in  raws,  Havemeyer  expected  to 
advance  prices,  but  when  the  market 
opened  Arbuckle  reduced  his  list  five 
points.  As  a  result,  the  market 
is  de­
moralized  and buyers hardly  know where 
they  are  at.

in 

Canned  Goods— There  are  no  features 
of  moment  in  the  market  for  either  spot 
or  future  goods,  and  trade,  as  a  whole, 
is  disappointing  to  all  alike.  Holders 
who  have  expected  a  brisk  demand  are 
still  waiting  and  there  are  no  indica­
tions  of  any  revival  in  business.  While 
trade,  as  a  whole, 
is  unsatisfactory, 
there 
is  a  feeling  of  hopefulness  which 
serves  to  hold  the  market  firm  and  pre­
vents  dealers  shading  prices  to  secure 
trade.  The 
impression  prevails,  how­
ever,  that  any  important  buying  would 
in  higher  prices  and  that  condi­
result 
tions  would 
improve  materially.  The 
small  but  numerous  orders  keep  the 
market  firm,  because  they  show  beyond 
doubt 
that  distributers  are  carrying 
small  stocks  and  must  buy  liberally  to 
supply  their  trade,  provided  that  trade 
consumes  as  much  canned  goods  this 
spring  as  usual.  Sales  of  futures  are 
no 
larger  than  last  week,  with  the  ex­
ception  of  corn,  which  has  been  selling 
more  freely  the  past  few  d ays;  in  fact, 
the  season  for  the  heavy  sales  of  futures 
has  passed  and  a  good  many  think  that 
in  the  open 
there  will  be  more  sales 
market  than  ever  before. 
It 
is  said 
that  the  situation  has  many  points  of 
benefit 
it,  because  packers  will  not 
put  up  as  much  of  any  variety  as  usual, 
which  will  be  better  for dealers  later. 
Corn  appears  to  be  rather  more  active 
and  prices  on  both  spot  and 
future 
goods  are  held  firm  in  all  packing  sec­
tions.  Unquestionably,  the  prospect  has 
much  of  promise.  Futures  have  sold  so 
freely  the  past  few  days  that  some grow­
ers  have  been  directed  by  packers  to 
plant  com  instead  of  tomatoes.  There 
has  been  freer  selling  among  corn  men 
than  appeared  from  the outside  and  now 
packers  are  beginning  to  report “ entire­
ly  sold  out"  or  “ prefer  not  to  take 
further  orders. ”   There  is  a  rather bet­
ter  feeling  in  tomatoes  but  so  far  there 
has  been  no  change  in  the  future  situa­
tion.  Prices  are  likely  to  advance  with­
in  a  short  time,  but  that  implies  en­
larged  buying,  which  doesn’t  appear  to 
be  so  close  at  hand  as  some  packers 
have  been  sanguine  enough  to  expect. 
There 
is  a  considerable  demand  for 
cheap  grades  of  peas,  but  they  are  hard 
found,  holders  are 
to  get  and,  when 
let  them  go,  believing 
disinclined  to 
that  they  will  bring  better  money 
later. 
String  beans  are  scarce  and  prices  have 
advanced  materially 
in  the  past  few 
days.  Packing  of  pineapple  will  begin 
in  a  short  time  and  the  outlook  favors  a 
large  pack  of  good  quality.  The Maine 
clam  pack  will  be  larger  this  year  than 
ever  before.  The  cost  of  packing  will 
be  considerably  higher  and 
jobbing 
prices  will  advance  accordingly.  The 
salmon  situation  is  very  strong,  but  no 
change 
in  prices  has  occurred.  A c­
cording  to  present  indications  there  will 
be  an  upward  move  before  long,  the  de­
mand  having  already  outrun  the  supply.

It 
is  feared  that  the  Columbia  River 
salmon  output  this  year  will  be  very 
short,  as  most  of  the  futures  have  been 
sold  and  the  supply  is  considerably  less 
than  the  demand.

fact 

from 

This 

there 

feature, 

increasing 

Dried  Fruit— Although  the  market 

is 
is  a 
entirely  without 
steadily 
consumptive  de­
mand,  which  holds  prices  firm  and  pre­
vents  shading  to  secure  business.  Trade 
for  the  most  part  is  on  a  narrow  basis, 
but  the  aggregate, 
taking  a  week  to­
gether,  amounts  to  a  fair  average  and 
indicates  that  most  retail  distributers 
are  carrying  light  stocks  and  are  com­
pelled  to  buy  whenever  consumers  ask 
for  goods. 
indicates  that 
prices  are 
likely  to  advance  whenever 
buying  begins  on  an  important  scale. 
As  has  been  the  case  for  some  time, 
prunes  attract  the  most  attention  and 
sell  most  actively,  going  out 
in  large 
lots  more  frequently  than  for  some  time 
previously.  While  this  has  caused  a 
better  feeling 
in  the  market,  there  has 
been  no  change  of  movement  in  prices, 
but  conditions  are slowly  improving  and 
business  promises  to  be  more  satisfac­
tory  in  the  next  few  weeks.  The  quan­
tity  now  on  hand  is  smaller  than  usua 
at  this  season  and,  aside 
large 
sizes,  supplies  on  the  coast  are  not  ex­
cessive.  Prices  are  somewhat  firmer, 
but  show  no  quotable  change  as  yet. 
The  raisin  market 
is  still  rather  un­
settled  and  will  be  so  until  the  difficul­
ties  between  the  growers  and  the  Asso­
ciation  are  settled.  Stocks  are  moving 
out  slowly  at  unchanged prices.  Peaches 
remain  steady  and,  with  sales 
increas­
ing,  there 
is  promise  of  improvement 
in  prices  on  some  grades.  There  are 
not  many  cheap  grades  obtainable  and 
the  better quality  of  goods  are  more  or 
less  scarce. 
firm  and 
scarce.  There  is  an  excellent  enquiry, 
which  may  lead  to  further  improvement 
in  prices  later. 
It  is  almost  impossible 
to  find  any  large  lots,  as  they  are  well 
cleaned  up.  Dates  are  unchanged,  with 
perhaps  a  slightly  increased  demand  for 
most  grades,  which  causes  prices  to  be 
held  slightly  firmer,  without,  however, 
any  quotable  advance  so  far.  Currants 
remain  practically  the  same,  with  fair 
demand.  Dealers  would  be  glad  to  force 
them  up,  if  possible,  owing  to  the 
fact 
that  present  prices  give  them  almost  no 
profit  on  their  investment.  There  is  no 
change 
in  evaporated  apples.  Prices 
are  practically  the  same  and  demand 
is 
fair.

Apricots  are 

Rice— The  demand  for  rice  is  some­
what  improved.  Prices  are  unchanged 
but  holders  have  full  confidence  in  the 
future  market,  with  prospects  becoming 
more 
advances, 
f  ancy  and  good  grades  are  in  light sup­
ply,  with  offerings  limited.

favorable  as  spring 

Tea— A   better  feeling  prevails  in  tea, 
with  an 
in  the  demand 
and  enquiries  for the better descriptions, 
causing  a  steady  tendency  to  values.

improvement 

the 

Molasses— Because  of 

limited 
offerings,  holders  of  molasses  ask  prices 
too  high  to  admit  of  much  bus ¡ness. 
Buyers  confine  themselves  to  small  pur­
chases  to  meet  immediate  requirements. 
The  market  presents  no  new  develop­
ments,  prices  ruling  strong.

"Th e  cultivation  of  fruit  trees along the 
high  roads  of  France  is  being  extended 
year  by  year.  Following  the  example 
of  the  government,  the  communes 
in 
certain  departments  adopted  the  prac­
tice  as  a  source  of  revenue,  and  now 
it 
has  become  an  important  branch  of  na­
tional  industry.

It  is  a  bad  memory  that retains  things 

that  ought  to  be  forgotten.

6

GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  F ro m   th e   M etropolis—Index  to  th e 

Special Correspondence.

M arket.

New  York,  March 24— The coffee mar­
ket  is  rather  dull.  Buyers  are  hanging 
off  and  only  small  amounts  are changing 
hands.  Advices  from  Europe  are weaker 
in  tone  and  the  general  situation  is  not 
as  encouraging  as  last  week. 
If  the 
Brazil  crop  proves  to  be  2,250,000  bags 
short,  as 
is  estimated,  there  will  be  a 
“ turn  about”   before  many  weeks.  The 
invoice  price  of  Rio  is  nominally  8j^@ 
8%c.  The  amount  in  store  and  afloat 
aggregates  1,251,728 bags,  against  1,315, - 
672  bags  at  the  same  time 
last  year. 
There  has  been 
little  demand  for  the 
mild  grades  and  quotations  have  re­
acted  somewhat,  good  Cucuta  being 
quotable  at 
io^ @ io^ c.  Little  has 
been  done 
in  East  India  sorts  beyond 
the  usual  transactions  and  no  changes 
in  prices  have  taken  place.

found.  The 

A   conference  of  the  “ friends”   of  the 
warring  refiners  has  been  held  this week 
to  see 
if  some  solution  of  the  trouble 
could  not  be 
idea  is  to 
“ combine,”   but  one  of  the  outside  re­
finers  wanted  such  a  figure  for  his  plant 
that  nothing  has  been  accomplished  and 
matters  have  been  put  off  until  a  future 
date. 
In  actual  market  there  has  been 
a  fairly  active  trade  and  refined  sugar 
is  very  firm  at  the  last  quotation,  which 
showed  an  advance  of  five  points  on 
granulated.

considerable 

The  tea  market  continues  fairly  firm 
and  the  sale  at  auction  was  attended 
with 
Prices, 
while  showing  no  material  advance,  are 
well  adhered  to  for  decent  sorts  of  teas, 
and  the  outlook  generally 
is  satisfac­
tory.

interest. 

The  rice  market  is  “ meeting  with  ap­
proval”   by  sellers,  but  there  is  room  for 
improvement.  Buyers  appear  to  be  fair­
ly  well  supplied  for  the  present,  but  the 
position  is  one  of  hopefulness  and 
later 
on  a  good  volume  of  business  is 
looked 
for.  Prices  here  continue  almost  below 
those  of  New  Orleans,  comparatively.

An  average  trade  is  being  done  in 
spices  and  prices,  as  a  rule,  are  well 
sustained.  Pepper  commands  most  in­
terest,  although  cloves  are  strong.

The  molasses  market 

is  decidedly 
dull.  Grocery  grades  of  New  Orleans are 
receiving  scant  attention  and,  although 
offerings  are  light,  there  is  a  lack  of  an­
imation  on  the  part  of  buyers.  Good 
centrifugal,  20@28c.

There 

is  a  better  feeling  for  syrups, 
although  exporters  appear  to  be  doing 
most  of  the  trade. 
Supplies  are  not 
large  and  prices  are  firm.  Prime  sugar 
syrup,  2o@22c;  fancy,  23@27c.

improvement 

The  hoped-for  revival  in  the  canned 
goods  business  has  been  put  off.  There 
is  a  decided  lull  in  the  matter  of  futures 
and  there  is  room  for 
in 
the  spot  trade.  Some enquiry has existed 
for  Maryland 
is 
rather  more  doing 
in  Columbia  River 
salmon,  which  are  firmly  held.  In  other 
lines  there  is  hardly  an  item  of  interest 
to  be  picked  up 
trade 
worth  mentioning.

tomatoes  and  there 

in  the  entire 

There 

is  a  better  feeling 

There  are  no  changes  of 

in  dried 
it  is  said  that  large  trans­
fruits  and 
actions  in  prunes  will  be  recorded  with­
in  a  short  time.  Other  lines  are  steady 
and,  as  a  rule,  prices  are  well  sustained.
importance 
to  speak  of  in  the  green  fruit  market. 
Lemons  are  firmly  held  at  the  recent ad­
vance  and  Sicily  fruit  is  quotable  from 
$2.6o@3.35.  Oranges  are  higher,  Cali­
fornia  selling  at  $2.65@4.5o;  seedlings, 
$2.201^2.40.  Bananas  are  soaring  high­
er and  higher  and  no reduction is looked 
for  for  six  weeks.  Firsts,  per  bunch, 
are  worth  up  as  high  as  $1.75 
for 
Limons  and  $1.55  for  Aspinwalls.

The  demand  and  supply  for  butter 
have  been  about  equal  and  the  market 
is  steady,  with  best  Western  creamery 
held  at  25c;  thirds  to  firsts,  2i@24>£c; 
imitation  creamery.  20@23c; 
Western 
i 8@ 2oc,  and  choice 
Western  factory, 
rolls  the  same. 
It  is  hard  to  -find  very 
fine  goods  at  this  season.

Cheese  is  firm.  There  is  a  better  feel­
ing  all  around  and  the  market is in good 
shape.  Small  size, 
full  cream  State 
cheese  readily  brings  ¡3}4c  and  holders

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

are  seemingly'  rather  indifferent  as  to 
whether  they  part  with  stocks  or  not.

With  more  moderate  weather  the  ar­
rivals  of  eggs  have  become  larger  and 
the  price  has declined. 
It  requires  very 
fancy  stock  to  fetch  more  than  i6 ^ c ; 
Western,  I4}£@i5j£c.

Choice  medium  beans 

are  worth 
$2.12J^@2.15;  pea,  Michigan,  in  bags, 
$2.i2>£;  red  kidney,  $2. io@ 2.15.  The 
market  for  most  all  kinds  of  beans  is  in 
good  condition  and  there  has  been  quite 
an  active  trade  all  the  week.

New  B a tte r  C lassification  in   New  Y ork.
For a  long  time  past  members  of  the 
New  York  Mercantile  Exchange  have 
been  of  the  opinion  that  the  scores  on 
butter  were  too  high  and  encouraged 
manipulation  of  prices  to  the  detriment 
of  receivers. 
The  Butter  Committee 
recently  took  up  the  question  and  made 
the 
following  changes,  which  went  into 
effect  Monday:

Extras.

Shall •  be 

composed  of  the  high­
est  grades  of  butter  made  in  the  season 
when  offered  under  the  different  classi­
fications,  90  per  cent,  of  which  shall  be 
up  to  the 
following  standard,  the  bal­
ance  may  be  grade  firsts:

Flavor— Must  be  fine,  sweet,  clean 
and  fresh  if  of  current  make,  and  fine, 
sweet  and  clean  if  held.

Body— Must  be  good  and  uniform.
Color— A  

light  straw  shade,  even  and 

uniform.

Salt— Mild  salted.
Package— Good,  uniform  and  clean.
Score— Shall  average  91  points,  or 
higher, with  the  exception  of  the  months 
of  June  and  July,  August  and  Septem­
ber,  during  which  time  the average shall 
be  93  points  or  higher.
Firsts.

Shall  be  a  grade 

just  below  extras, 
and  must  be  fine  butter  for  the  season 
when  made,  and  offered  under 
the 
different  classifications  and  up 
to  the 
following  standard:

Flavor— Must  be  good,  sweet,  clean 
and  fresh  if  of  current  make,  and  good, 
sweet  and  clean  if  held.

Body— Good  and  uniform.
Color— Reasonably  uniform.  Neither 

too  high  nor  too  light.

Salt— Neither  coarse  nor  slack  salted.
Package— Good  and  uniform.
Score— Shall  average  85  points,  or 

higher.

Seconds.

Shall  be  a  grade  just  below  firsts  and 
must  be  good  for  the season when offered 
under  the  different  classifications  and 
up  to  the  following  standard :

Flavor— Must  be  reasonably  good  and 

Body— If  creamery,  must  be  sound. 
If  ladles  or  process,  must be  90 per cent, 
solid  boring.

Color— Fairly  uniform.
Salt— May  be  high,  medium  or  slack 

sweet.

salted.

higher.

Package— Good  and  uniform.
Score— Shall  average  80  points,  or 

Thirds.

Shall  be  a  grade  below  seconds.
Flavor— Must  be  reasonably  good  and 

may  be  strong  on  tops  and  sides.

Body— Fair  boring 

if  creamery,  and 
at  least  50  per  cent,  boring  a  full  trier, 
if  ladles  or  process.

Color— May  be  irregular.
Salt— High,  low  or  irregular.
Package— Fairly  uniform.
Score— Shall  average  75  points,  or 

higher.

No  M isunderstanding.

“ You  are  welcome,”   said  the  man 
just  given  up  his  seat  in  the 

who  had 
crowded  street  car.

“ I  didn’t  say  anything,  sir,”   haught­
ily  answered  the  woman  who  had  just 
sat  down.

“ I  know  you  didn’t,  ma’am ,”   he  re­
joined,  beaming  upon  her  with  great 
cordiality.

A   wheelbarrow  may  be  an  excellent 
thing,  but  it  won’t  push  itself. 
It’s  the 
same  with  trade.  Put  the  laborer be­
hind  the  barrow,  the  advertisement  be­
hind  the business,  if you desire progress.

D.  O.  WILEY  &  CO.

DETRO IT,  M ICH.

COMMISSION  M ERCH ANTS

E ST A B L ISH E D   1868.

B U TTE R ,  EGGS,  FR U IT,  PR O D U C E

References, Dun or Bradstreet. 

Consignments  Solicited. 

Please  Mention Tradesman.

W e  want  to  buy  your

Butter  and  Eggs  for  Cash

F O R   S A L E — Second-hand  butter  brocks,  ones 
and  twos. 

3c  per  gal.  f.  o.  b.  Detroit.

H erm an n   C.  N a u m a n n   &  Co.,

353 Russell St., Opp.  Eastern Vegetable Market,  Detroit, Mich.

Fibre  Butter  Packages

Convenient and Sanitary

Lined with parchment paper.  The best class 
of  trade  prefer  them.  Write  for  prices  to 
dealers.

G em   F ibre  P a ck a g e Co

Detroit,  Michigan

Geo.  N.  Huff &  Co., 

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Potatoes,  Onions, Apples,  Cabbage,  Beans,  Honey,  Eggs,  etc. 
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Sample  books  now  ready— will  be  sent  to 
dealers or  paper  hangers  on  receipt  of  re­
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7

The  Buffalo  Market

A ccurate  Index  o f  th e   P rin cip al  Staples 

H andled.

Beans— Market  is  easier  on  marrows, 
offerings  of  choice  being  made  at  §2.25 
@2.30,  while  pea  and  medium  hold 
steady  at  $2@2.20.  Supply 
is  fair  of 
all  kinds,  particularly  common  to  fair 
lots.

Butter— General  complaint  of  dulness 
from  holders  of  extra  creamery  and  25c 
was  top,  while  under  grades  say  from 
20@23c.  Good,  serviceable  butter 
is 
taken  on  arrival.  Rolls  are  particularly 
scarce  and  bringing  20c  and  occasional­
ly  21c.  Low  grades  are  all  cleaned  up 
and  the  outlook  on  that  class  is  favor­
able  for  shipment.

Eggs— Another  unsettled  week  with 
nothing  to  encourage  buyers  to  take 
more  than  would  supply  daily  wants. 
Receipts  were  light  and  all  well  taken 
care  of  almost  before  arrival.  Prices 
ranged  from  I4@i5c  at  the  close  of  the 
week,  with  most  business  at  \\YzC. 
This  week  trade  opened  easy  and  14c 
was  the  going  figure  for  jobbing  lots. 
To-day  the  market  downed  to  13c  and 
later  to  I2@i2j£c,  closing  easy.

Cheese— Old  cheese  has  all  been  dis­
posed  of  and 
the  demand  for  new  is 
light with  a  range  of  I2@i3c  for  good  to 
choice.  Skims  dull  and  weak,  best  not 
quotable  above  10c  and  from  that  down 
to  5c.

Dressed  Poultry— Active  demand 

for 
all  offerings  and  market  strong.  Bulk 
of  receipts  were  fowls,  fancy  of  which 
sold  at  12c  and  fair  to  good  i o>£@i i ^ c. 
Chickens,  fancy,  I2j£@i3c,  fair  to  good 
11 @ 12c,  capons  I3@i4c,  turkevs  scarce, 
the  few  receipts  selling  at  n@ i3c,  lat­
ter  price  for  small  fancy  lots.  Ducks 
would  bring  I4@i5c.

fairly 

Live  Poultry— Receipts 

lib­
eral,  but  only  sufficient  to  meet  the  de­
mand.  Market  slightly  easier,  but  on 
the  whole  closed  firm  to-day.  Turkeys 
i i @ i i J^c .  Chickens,  fancy,  n  (fringe; 
fair  to  good  ipj^@ nc.  Fowls  good  to 
fancy,  i o ^ @ i i c .  Ducks  8oc@$i. 15  per 
pair.  Geese  65@90c  each.

Apples— Higher,  offerings 

light  and 
demand  good  considering  the  advance. 
Fancy  fruit  $3.75@4.5o,  No.  2  $3@3-5°> 
seconds $2.5o@2.75.

Cranberries-----Firm er; 

fair 

trade,

choice  to  fancy  $3@3-25  per  crate.

Bananas-----Higher,  selected  $2.25©

2.50,  No.  1  $i.75@2  per  bunch.

fair 

Potatoes— Liberal offerings have weak­
ened  this  market  far below expectations. 
Demand  has  not  been  above  fair  and 
with  stocks  generally  below  the 
late 
average  there  is  every  prospect  of  a  still 
further  decline.  Quite  a 
lot  of 
frosted  potatoes  have  also  shown  up  the 
past  few  days  and  considerable  anxiety 
is  manifested  to  dispose  of  that  class. 
Really  fancy  sound  stock,  however,  is 
in  light  supply  and  will  no  doubt  hold 
fairly  steady  at  45@46c 
in  carloads, 
while  common,  mixed  fair  to  good  will 
hardly  bring  40@42c.  Store  prices  are 
from  3  to  5c  above  carloads  in  a  small 
way.

Onions— Market 

is  cleaning  up  on 
good  to  choice  and  the  feeling  is  firm  at 
48@5oc  in  round  lots.  No  white  offered; 
would  bring  6o@65c.  Bermuda  dull, 
$2.25@2.50  per  crate.

Celery— Quality  continues  to  be 

less 
attractive  as  the  season advances and the 
best  stock  is  not  quotable  above 55@6oc, 
fair to  good  20@30c  per  doz.

Cabbage— Market 

is  almost  bare  of 
desirable  native  stock  and  demand  ac­
tive.  Solid  hard  heads,  Danish  seed, 
bringing  $2.5o@3  per  bbl.  and  fair  to 
good  $2@2.25.  The  few  crates  of  South­
ern  received  here  were  poor  and  sold  at 
$2@2.25.

Lettuce—Very 

light  supply  the  past 
week  and  with  an  active demand market 
was  stronger.  Fancy  heads  sold  at  75c 
@$1  per  doz;  boxes  of  3  dozen $i@ 1.35 ; 
bundle  30@40c.

and  weak ;  best

Pieplant----- Quiet 

offered  at  5o@fioc.

Radishes— Fair  supply,  good  demand 

at  i6@2oc  per  doz.  bunches.

Parsnips—Strong, 

light  supply  and 
good  enquiry.  Fancy  sold  at  <»@650 
per  bushel.

Squash— Steady,"sound  stock  selling 

at  $3  per  100  lbs. 

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Spinach— Scarce  and  wanted  at  $2(a; 

2.50  per  bbl.

Vegetable  Oysters— Large  selling  at 
45(a 50c, small  25^3300 per dozen bunches.
Popcorn— Quiet,  2(02'4 c  per  lb.
Maple  Sugar— Firm  for  light  at  8^/90, 
new  quoted  at  io(?/;iic  per  lb.  Syrup  50 
(ft:70c  per  gallon.

Honey— Quiet,  no  fancy  white  here ; 

dark  quoted  at  io<?cnc.

Dried  Fruits— Evaporated 

in  good 
supply and light demand.  Fancy 7^C/;8c, 
fair  to  good  6<fc6j^c  per  lb.  Raspberries 
scarce, 13® 14c  bid.

Dressed  Meats— Calves  lower,  good  to 
common  $¿@6.50. 

choice  $7@7.25; 
Hogs  $5.75@6.25.

Buckwheat  Flour— Q uiet;  §2  per  cwt.
Straw— Scarce  and  higher,  active  de­
mand.  Wheat  and  oat  $7.50^7.75,  rye 
$9@io  per ton.

Hay— Stronger;  no  receipts  of  prime 
and  good  enquiry.  Loose  baled  will 
bring  $15.50;  tight  $14.501?/15.00;  No.  1 
13.5°@ i4;  No.  2  $n.5o@ i2  per  ton.

Marketing*  C alifornia  F ru it.

From the Fruitman’s  Guide.

It  is  reported  here  that  a  company 

is 
shortly  to  be  organized  with  $1,000,000 
capital  to  build  and  operate  a  fruit  auc­
tion  house  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  for  the 
sale  of  oranges  and  lemons  during  the 
season.  Several  Eastern  capitalists  are 
said  to  have  been  approached  on  the 
subject  and  that  the  Santa Fe and South­
ern  Pacific 
interests  are  agreeable  to 
the  project  and  are  willing  to  lend  their 
laying  tracks  alongside  such  a 
aid  by 
building.  So  far  as 
is  known  of  the 
plan,  the  company  proposes  to  have  all 
the  fruit  delivered  at  one  point  daily 
from  all  sections,  and  immediately  after 
sale,  in  carloads  lots  only,  send  out  the 
trains  to  the  various  distributing points.

R ed  and  Yellow  B ananas.

From the Fruitman’s  Guide.

Ever  since  the  trouble  with  Spain  red 
bananas  have  ceased  to  be  a  factor  in 
this  country.  For  two  or  three  years  we 
have  received  only  the  yellow  fruit  from 
Jamaica  and  Central  America.  Several 
years  ago  the  tables  were  turned  and the 
red 
fruit  predominated  and  the  yellow 
fruit  was  as  much  of  a  curiosity  as  the 
red  fruit  is  now.  Another  year  it  is  ex­
pected  that 
large  quantities  of  the  red 
fruit  will  come  here  from  Cuba.  The 
plantations  were  destroyed  during  the 
war,  but  are  now  well  under  cultivation 
again.

C ontinuous  H appiness.

Mrs.  H ix— Is  your  daughter  happily 

married?

band  shakes 
she  speaks.

Mrs.  D ix— Indeed,  she  is.  Her  hus­
in  his  boots  every  time 

D.  Boosing

General

Commission  Merchant

SP E C IA LT IE S

Butter  Eggs

Poultry  Beans

Ruling prices on  the  Buffalo  mar­

ket  Monday,  March 26:

Roll Butter......................18  @20  c
Tub Butter...................... 18  @21  c
Fowls,  dressed........... 10%@11  c
Chickens..........................11  @12  c
Geese.............................. 11  @12  c
Ducks  ........................... 12  @13  c
Turkeys...........................10  @13  c

If our market is  satisfactory,  ship.

Correspondence solicited. 

References:  Bank of Buffalo  and  Dun’s 

and Bradstreet’s Agencies.

154  Michigan  Street,

Buffalo,  New  York.

MACKEY  & WILLIAMS.

Dealers in

B U TTER , EGGS,  C H E E S E ,  P O U LTR Y ,  e t c . 

6 2   W.  M A R K E T  &   125  M IC H IG A N   S T S . 

B U FFA LO .  N.  Y.

W e want Dairy Butter both packed and in rolls.  Fancy stock  i 8@ 20C.  Fancy 
Creamery good  demand.  Eggs declining.  Poultry firm, excellent demand

Re fe r e n c e s:  The City National Bank, Buffalo:  Berlin Heights Banking Co., 
Berlin Heights,  Ohio:  National  Shoe  &  Leather  Bank,  New 
York;  Dun & Co. and Bradstreet Agencies.

Members of Produce Exchange. 

Established 1887. 

Long Distance  Phone Seneca 1081.

Highest  Market  Prices  Paid.  Regular Shipments Solicited.

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WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

B U TTER ,  EGGS,  C H E E S E ,  BEANS  AND 

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B U F F A L O .  N.  Y.

W e  want all the above goods  we can get;  we have the trade to take them at 

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References:  Buffalo Cold Storage Co., Merchants Bank, Buffalo. N. Y.

Dun’s or Bradstreet’s.

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FIG H T IN G   AGAINST  FA TE.

While  in  theory  it  may  be  true  that 

life 

There 

man  bom  to  be  hanged  will  never  be 
drowned,  there  is  a  belief  in  the  human 
mind  that  neither  extremity  is  a  neces 
sity. 
is,  therefore,  a  constant 
attempt  on  the  part  of  humanity  to  try 
conclusions  with  destiny and against cir­
cumstance  and  condition 
to  work  out 
one’s  own  salvation  in  the  way  it  seems 
best. 
For  some  unknown  reason  the 
storekeeper’s  boy  makes  up  his  mind 
that 
is  not  worth  living  unless  he 
can  distribute  pills  to  the  community 
and  saw  its  legs  off.  The  boy  of  the 
blacksmith  at  the  comers  informs  the 
family  that  the  pulpit  is  to  be his means 
of  improving  m ankind;  and  the  country 
neighborhood 
itself  sore  when 
“ that  nincome’ ’  of  a  farmboy  begins  to 
study  law. 
In  the  minds  of  those  who 
know  them,  it  is  simply  a  fight  against 
fate  for  these  boys  to  undertake  the 
long,  laborious  task  to  fit  themselves  for 
the  vocations  for  which  they  were  never 
intended.

laughs 

It  is  getting  to  be  the  prevailing  idea 
that  the  specialist  shall  choose  his  call 
ing  only  after  his  general  training  i 
completed.  That  will  give  him  and  the 
older  heads  he  comes  in  contact  with 
a  chance  to  decide  on  sensible  grounds 
what  he 
is  best  fitted  for;  and  the  re 
quirements  of  the  “ learned professions’ 
col
now  are  such  that  the  four  years  at 
lege 
is  the  only  passport  which 
admit  the  specialist  to  his  chosen  call 
ing.  Better  than  that,  the  upper  walks 
of  business  generally,  while  less  exact 
ing,  are 
looking  with  favor  upon  the 
young  man  who  comes  with  a  college 
training  as  a 
foundation,  even  for  a 
clerkship.

it 

This  training  with  the  diploma  that 
stands  for 
is  now  taken  at  its  real 
value,  and  unless  on  account  of  it  the 
possessor  wants  to  begin  several  rounds 
from  the  bottom  of  the  business 
ladder, 
he  is  always  gladly  received.  He  prob­
little  now  about  business.
ably  knows 

He  may  not  be  able  to  add  an  ordinary 
column  of  figures  without  making  mis­
takes.  He  will  show  himself  often  as 
senseless  as  a  little  ch ild ;  but  when  he 
gets  the  hang  of  the  ropes,  he  is  found 
to  be  the  man  looked  for  and,  with  fate 
on  liis  side,  he  makes  a  success  of  it.

An  amusing 

instance  of  the 

fresh 
young  man  in  the  newspaper  office  has 
been  furnished  by  an  exchange.  His 
alm a.m ater  had  sent  him  out  into  the 
world  and  a  newspaper  enrolled  him 
among  its  workers.  Duty  sent  him  to 
the  market  and  the  fruit  dealer  rejoic­
ing  over  a  consignment  of  choice  or­
anges  told  the  young  pencil-driver that 
they  were  the  first  navel  oranges  of  the 
season  and  as  fine  as  they  were  rare. 
Then  was  the  time  when  the  young 
man’s 
learning  came  to  his  aid.  The 
fruit  should  have  a  name  worthy  of  it 
and  when  the  edifor,  with  the  heartless­
ness  of  his  class,  asked  him  what 
in—  
something  or  other  he  meant  by  "  um- 
ilical  oranges”   and,  blue-pencilling 
the  adjective,  gave  to  the  fruit  the  usual 
term,  it  began  to  dawn  upon  the  d i­
ploma  bearer  that  he  had  made  a  fool 
of  himself  and  that  good,  plain  United 
States  is  the  only  language  tolerated 
in 
trade  circles.

One  fact  to  be  stated  in  regard  to  the 
boy  who  makes  his  own  selection  of 
what  he  wants  to  be  is  that  the  apparent 
fight  against  fate  is  only  apparent.  The 
nbom  something  decides  the  matter 
and  this  settles  the  whole  question.  The 
accidents  of  family  and  environment 
which  warp  the  judgment  of  the  neigh­
borhood  have  no  influence  here,  and  so 
t  comes  that  the  world’s  best 
in  states­
manship  and 
in  success,  generally,  is 
due  to  that  transcendent  genius  which 
from  a  world  of  wants  takes  that  which 
s  peculiarly  its  own  and,  with  an  earn­
estness  and  determination  which  never 
falter,  crowns  the  chosen  career  with 
fame  and  fortune.  There  are  certain 
imits  which  can  not  be  disregarded.  A 
peach,  no  matter  whether  the  training 
be  much  or  little,  will  remain  a  peach, 
and  the  potato  a  potato;  but  if  both  are 
the  best  of  their  kind,  the  toil can  never 
be  regarded  too  great  nor  the 
time 
wasted  which,  with  fate  for  or  against 
it,  wins  from  the  unpromising  and com­
mon  the  best  which  the  world  has  seen.

A   New  York  justice  has  recently  de 
cided  that  patent  medicines  are  not 
necessaries  of 
life.  He  ought  to  get  a 
lantern  and  read  the  advertisements that 
are  in  laid-off  street  cars  at  the  railroad 
bams.

When  Excelsior  marched  through  the 
village,  and  saw  housekeepers  pulling 
down  their  window  curtains  all  along 
the 
line,  it  occurred  to  him  that  “ the 
shades  of  night  were  falling  fast.”

The  directors  of  the  Paris  exposition 
have  received  16,000  requests  for  per 
mission  to  erect  refreshment  and  news 
paper  booths  on  the  grounds.

There  will  be  a  big  demand  for  farm 
hands  this  spring.  This  is  annoying  to 
the  tramp  who 
is  asked  to  work  at 
every  place  he  asks  for  pie.

In  New  York  the  new  woman,  having 
the  rights,,  of  man  to  hang  onto  a  strap 
in  a  street  car,  has  come  to  be  a  stand 
ing  joke.  ______________

A   flag  of  truce  in  Kentucky  means 
that  both  sides  will  have  time  to  take 
another  julep  before  hostilities  are  re 
newed.

Righteous indignation never lasts long, 

It  soon  gives  way  to  something easier,

“UNTO  CAESAR.”

It 

is  one  of  the  easiest  things  in  the 
world  to  find  fault. 
It  is  equally  easy 
to  tell  what  ought  to  be  done.  To  find 
fault,  to  show  where  the  trouble  lies,  to 
point  out  the  way  to  remove  it,  and then 
do  it  is  another  matter.  A  certain  class 
of  citizens  has  been  finding  fault  for  a 
good  many  years  with  the  daily  news­
paper. 
It  is  bad  clear  through.  Not  a 
page,  not  a  column,  rarely  a  paragraph, 
appears  in  the  wide  realm  of  the  news­
paper  which  does  not  testify  to  the  fact 
that  the  whole  thing  is  bad,  if  not  abso­
lutely  wicked. 
It 
is  gossipy  to  the  very  verge  of criminal. 
is  to  create  and  foster 
Its  tendency 
In  the  guise  of  a  public  servant 
crime. 
it  panders  to  public  corruption. 
Its 
acknowledged  influence  is  too  often  at 
the  disposal  of  the  highest  bidder. 
In 
a  word,  if 
its  enemies  are  to  be  be­
lieved,  it  is  bad  clear through.

It  caters  to  the  low. 

It  naturally  follows  that  the  church, 
the  acknowledged 
censor  of  public 
morals,  should  stand  foremost  in  check- 
ng  and,  if  possible,  removing  this  pub­
lic  evil.  There  is  hardly  a  pulpit  that 
has  not  thundered  against  it.  The  keen 
eye  of  criticism  searches  every 
item 
in  the  most  retired  and  un­
stranded 
it  up 
pretending  corner  and,  holding 
it  and 
to  censure,  the  critic  denounces 
its  publisher  in  good  set  terms. 
It  has 
not  stopped  there. 
It  has  presumed  to 
read  lesson  after  lesson  to the newspaper 
fraternity  as  to  the  what  and  the  how 
the  contents  of  the  paper  should  be  and 
when  the  management  after  years  of  ex 
perience  is  fain  to believe  that  its  way 
s  better,  the  censor  has  upbraided  it  as 
prostituting  for  gain 
its  own  and  the 
public’s  highest 
ideals  of  purity  and 
worth.  Not satisfied with  that,the  church 
has  gone  one  step  farther  and  has  pre 
sumed  to  show  the  newspaper publishers 
of  the  country  how  to  run  a  newspaper, 
Copies  of  the  model  are  lying  now  on 
the  editorial  table.  They  have  been 
carefully  examined  and  they  are  best 
described  by  a  pleasantry  from 
the 
boarding  house  breakfast  table:  “ May 
venture,  madam,  to  ask  whether  the 
beverage  this  morning  is  tea  or coffee?’ 
‘ Certainly,  sir;  a  little  of  both.”  
It  i: 
neither  one  thing  nor  the  other  and  bev 
erage  and  newspaper  on the  church  plan 
remain  untouched.

own,  which  stand  for  that  holiness  now 
enshrined 
in  his  heart  and  he  enters 
there  alone  and  worships  them.

into  His  confidence  as 

ould  run  it,  it  shocks  him. 

When,  then,  with  this  feeling 

in  his 
heart,  he  hears  that  a  man  has  deter­
mined  to  run  a  newspaper  as  Christ 
It violates 
every  sense  of  propriety  and  fitness  in 
respect  to  what  he  considers  sacred  and 
he  resents 
it  as  he  would  resent  a  slur 
upon  his  mother’s  name.  It  makes  com­
mon  what  from  his  childhood  he  has 
been  taught  to  revere  and  he  denounces 
man  and  newspaper  alike.  What  does 
this  fellow  know  of  the  man  who  spake 
as  never  man  spake?  When  was  he  so 
taken 
to  be 
taught  how  to  run  a  paper  on  the  divine 
plan?  Why  confine 
to  the 
paper?  How  about  sawmills  and  corner 
groceries  and  bargain  counters? 
In  the 
atmosphere  of  the  composing  room  and 
mule  driving,  what  would— .  He 
is,  com- 
can  not,  bad  as  he  knows  he 
In  his 
lete  the  revolting  thought. 
ighteous  wrath  he  falls  into phraseology 
unused  since  he  went  away  from  home 
and,  with  an  earnestness  which  crowds 
his  whole  idea  into  a  single  expression,
he  exclaims:  “ Render  unto  Caesar  the 
things  that  are  Caesar’s .”

idea 

the 

It 

interspersed  with 

The  trouble  with  this  attempt  of  ad­
vanced  journalism  is  that  it  is  mixing 
ncongruous  things. 
is  a  homely 
phrase,but  “ Whistling is  out  of  place  at 
funeral. ’ ’  There  is  a time to pray and 
a  time  to  dance,  but  so  far  in  the  his­
tory  of  prayer  meetings  the  exercises 
the 
have  not  been 
negro  melody  and  the  ’  waltz. 
That 
same  all-seeing  discernment  which  is 
supposed  to 
lie  at  the  bottom  of  the 
hole  matter  should  have  kept  apart 
Caesar’s  affairs  and  heaven’s.  When 
they  are  to  be  intermingled  it  calls  for 
the  divine  to  make  it  a  success.  Only 
once  in  the  history  of  mankind  has  the 
incarnation  taken  place  and  then  the 
divine  had  the  human  so  wholly  under 
subjection  that,  while 
it  was  always 
about  the  Father’s  business,  it  never 
found 
it  necessary  to  drive  a  delivery 
wagon  or  sell  soap  or  edit  a  newspaper.

It 

It 

francs, 

leading 

to  which 

objection  of 

in  the  world. 

The  great  machine,  L ’Assistance 
Publique,  which  dispenses  charity  to 
the  Paris  poor,  is  the  richest  charitable 
It  draws 
establishment 
investments  2,400,000 
from  real  estate 
francs,  and  from  government 
invest­
ments  3,560,000 
is 
added  a  city  subsidy  of  185,000  francs, 
income  of  over  6,000,000 
making  an 
francs. 
is  an  enormous  sum  to  dis­
pense  in  charity,  and  it  would  seem  as 
though  nobody  need  go  hungry in P aris; 
but  the  complaints  are  constant 
that 
worthy  people  are  refused  assistance.  It 
is  said  that  five-ninths  of  the  income 
is 
spent 
in  paying  the  functionaries  who 
handle  this  great  sum.  The  professional 
philanthropist  is  bound  to  live.  He  can 
not  afford  to  do  good  with other people’s 
money  simply  for  his  health.

is  amusing  to  read  the  comments 
which  this  sample  of  newspaper  enter 
prise  has  brought  out.  Among the many 
the  secular 
press,  charged  again  and  again  with  ut 
ter  disregard  of  and  even  disrespect  for 
sacred  things,  is  that  such  journalism 
tends  to  lower  the  divine.  Men  like  to 
talk  of  Religion’s coming down from he 
pedestal  and,  like  her  Master,  going 
about  doing  good.  That  is  theory  and 
as  such 
is  well  enough;  but  when  the, 
theory  becomes  a  commonplace  fact, 
these  theorists  are  the  first  to  deplore  it. 
There 
in  the  make-up  of  American 
character  a  profound  feeling  for  all  that 
Religion  holds  dear.  The  hymn  that 
comes  back  from  the years that are gone, 
hummed  first  to  us  by  the  lips  th  t  bent 
over  our  cradles,  brings  with  it  the  ten- 
derest,  the  purest  and  the  sweetest 
idea 
of  holiness  which  human  hearts can hear 
and  heed.  Manhood  may  be  black  with 
crime,  womanhood  may  be  degraded; 
but  down  through  the  wickedness  and 
the  shame  the  home-blest  melody  finds 
its  way  and  heaven  for  the  time  in  that 
is  restored  again  on 
little  kindgom 
earth.  Sacred  to  the  past, 
the  inno­
cence  of  childhood, 
the  sanctity  of 
___ , ____________ __ ___J___ 
home,  the  old  days  when  life  was  young
and  pure,  are  the  memories,  wholly  his | political  things  to  get  over.

is  said  a  truly  intellectual  woman 
seldom  knows  how  to  cook ;  but  it  does 
not  follow  that  a  woman  without 
intel­
lect  can  cook.

A   New  York  firm  in  the  hands  of  a 
receiver  says:  “ Our  capital  has  become 
inadequate  to  meet  our  maturities.”

is  not  always  indus­
trious.  He  may  uselessly  busy  himself 
about  other  people’s  affairs.

Platforms  appear  to  trouble  many pol-
iticians;  but they  are  the  easiest  of  all

The  busy  man 

is 

It 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

e

Acetylene  Qas  SSJT..“

 U“T " ,“1"’

“

After  10  months  this  statement  is  made 
by one  who has  used  the  Cline Machine, 
which  is  made  only  by  the  Alexander 
Furnace  &  Mfg Co.  of  Lansing,  Mich.

lone. Cal., Feb. 1st, 1900. 

Alexander Furnace &  Mfg Co., Lansing, Mich.

Dear. Sirs:  The  Cline  Acetylene  Gas  Ma­
chine which I bought from you  through  E.  Carl 
Bank  in  March,  1899,  was  received  and  set  in 
operation on the liftli  of  April  and  has  been  in 
nightly use  ever  since,  and  has  never  failed  to 
give  the  nearest  approach  to  daylight  of  any 
machine or  light  yet  brought  to  my  attention. 
It works automatteally  and  to  my  entire  satis­
faction and  1  would  not  exchange  it  after  ten 
months’ use for electricity or any other  artificial 
light.  The machine shows no signs of wear,  it  is 
made from the best of material and  will  last for 
years. 

Yours respectfully,

A.  L.  Adams, M. D.
Write  the  Alexander  Furnace  &  Mfg  Co.,  Looting.  Mich.,  for  full  information.

¡The  Imperial
Gas  Lamp

F u lly  covered  by U. S .  P a te n ts

T h e   Im p erial  G a s  L a m p   is  ack n o w l­
ed ged   to  be  the  m ost  handsom e  fixture 
on  th e  m arket.

T he  Im perial  G as  Lam p  has  fully  es­
tablished  itself  as  the  most  economical.
It  burns  gasolin e.

T h e  Im perial  G as  Lam p  has  proven 
its  light  to  be  the  most  brilliant,  most 
steady  and  most  satisfactory.

T h e  Im perial  G as  Lam p  is  generally 
conceded  to  be  the  best  value,  all things 
considered.  Satisfaction  assured.

W rite  for  catalogue.

T he  Im perial 
G as  L am p Co.,

No.  101. 

P ric e ..........$4.50

132  an d   134  L ake S t .,  |
C hicago,  III.

 

same  thought. 

This  piece  of  Iowa  road  carries  out 
the 
By  no  possible 
chance  could  it  have  been  built  east  of 
In  the  Western  Reserve,  a  bit  of 
Ohio. 
transplanted  New  England, 
it  might 
have  been  expected;  but  not  nearer  the 
Atlantic  than  that.  There 
is  not  an 
Easterner  reading  these  lines  who  will 
not  recall  country  road  after  country 
road,  hilly  and  rocky,  which  was  hilly 
rocky  during  his  boyhood  and 
and 
young  manhood  when  he 
left  the  old 
farm  and  which  was  just  as  hilly  and  as 
rocky  the 
last  time  he  visited  the  old 
homestead.  There  is  a  rock  in  a  certain 
bend  of  a  New  England  road  that  has 
offered  its  sharp  shoulder to  the  tires  of 
ten  generations  and  those  ten  genera­
tions  have  uttered  profanity enough over 
that  rock  to  overbalance  the  prayers  and 
tears  of  as  many  generations  of  divines, 
andr  yet  the 
farmers  of  that  neighbor­
hood  are  risking  their  hope  of  salvation 
to-day,  as  their  forefathers  have  done, 
with  no  more  intention  of  removing that 
accursed  rock  than  their  fathers  had. 
It 
was  reserved  for  the  farmer  of  the  Mid­
dle  West  to  show  this  day  and  genera­
tion  that  no  neighborhood  and  no  na­
tion  can  become  a  civilizer  in  the  high­
est  sense  of  the  term  until  there  are 
highways  for  civilization  to  travel.

if 

The  history  of  this  piece  of macadam­
ized  wisdom  in  Iowa  is  soon  told.  The 
farmers  with  brains  concluded  it  would 
cheapen  the  cost  of  marketing  their 
produce  and  add  to  the  value  of  their 
farms  to  have  good  roads.  They  be-1 
lieved 
communication,  rapid  and 
pleasant, could  be  secured  between  Clin­
ton  and  Elvira  that  both  places  would 
be  benefited.  They  concluded  to  have 
such  a  road  and  that,  therefore,  it  must 
be  a  good  one.  The  county  might  not 
be  able  to  build 
it.  As  owners  of  the 
territory  bordering  the  proposed  high­
way,  they  could  and  they  did  ;  and  the 
result  is  so  satisfactory  that  they  have 
raised  $3,000  to  extend  it.  This  action 
has  stirred  up  the  farmers  of  the  entire 
county  and  it  is  expected, that,  in  time, 
every  road  in  that  county  will  be  mac­
adamized. 
instance  showing 
that  the  good 
is  catching;  but,  better 
than  all,  it  shows  that  the  Middle  West 
is  up  and  doing ;  it  shows  that the farm­
is  worthy  of  his  heritage;  and  it 
er 
shows, 
that  out  of  that  Middle 
West,  where  the  brain  and  the  sinew  of 
this  country  have  made  their  homes, 
over  these  splendid  highways  radiating 
everywhere  will  travel  the  best  of  that 
Western  civilization which is everywhere 
surprising  and  blessing  the  world.

It  is  an 

too, 

T H E   H ID -W ESTE R N   FA R M ER .

While  the  farmers  of  Clinton  county, 
Iowa,  are  not  “ the  embattled  farmers’ ’ 
of  Emerson’s  verse,  they  have  proven 
themselves  worthy  descendants  of  that 
worthy  ancestry  by  a  deed  which  will 
follow,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  in  the  path  of 
“ that  shot  heard  around  the  world,’ ’ 
fired  by  the  New  England  patriot. 
It 
is  said  by  unquestioned  authority  that 
a  road  running  westward 
from  Clinton 
towards  Elvira  has  been  macadamized 
for  four  miles  and  that  t}ie  county  pro­
poses  to  macadamize  two  miles  more 
during  the  coming  summer.

fact 

The 

is  noteworthy  because 

it 
stands  unparalleled.  It  is  important  be­
cause  it  fixes  the  center  of  modern  civ ­
ilization  at  an  unexpected  point  of  the 
Mississippi  valley. 
It  is  significant  be­
cause 
it  places  the  farmer—-the  Mid- 
Western  Farmer— at  the  head  of  the 
world’s  civilizers.  Had  the  same  pro­
gressive  and 
farseeing  spirit  appeared 
farther  eastward  the  auto­
earlier  and 
mobile  trip  which  ended  in  disaster 
in 
the  Mohawk  Valley  would  have,  or 
might  have,  taken  place  in  the  region
west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  a  sup­
position  which  might  have  been  a  ce. 
tainty,  had  that  four  miles  of  macadam­
ized  road  in  Iowa  had  its  counterpart  in 
supercivilized  New  York.

its 

into 

increase. 

Prosperous, 

There  has  been  a  great  deal  of  gen­
uine  astonishment  expressed  of 
late 
years  at  the  surprising  development  of 
the  West,  and  this  has  been  confined  to 
that  narrow—physically  and  mentally  so 
— strip  of  territory 
forming  the  domain 
of  the  original  states  of  the  Union. 
From  so  many  hives  the  swarms  of 
American  youth  have  gone 
the 
Western  country  and  have  made  homes 
there.  The  country  has  grown  up  and 
they  have  grown  up  with  it. 
Indus­
trious,  the  well  tilled  land  has  yielded 
them 
they 
early  surrounded  themselves  with  signs 
and  conveniences  of.  prosperity. 
Intel­
ligent,  they  turned  to  practical  account 
the 
circumstances  which  surrounded 
them.  They  used  the  old  until  they  de­
vised  something  better  and  threw  the 
old  away.  They  began 
in  every  case 
where  the  generation before them  left  off 
and  right  there  lies  the  secret,  if  a  gen­
erally  known  fact  can  be  a  secret,  of  the 
Great  West. 
It  has  been  development 
on  their  part  ever  since  the  West  re­
ceived  them,  and  the  place  which  this 
country  holds  to-day  in  the march  of  na­
tions 
is  due  to  efforts  of  the  Middle 
West,  where  the  Mid-Western  farmer 
has  his  home.

it 

is  because 

Until  recent  years  there  has  never 
been  any  comparison  between  the  two 
sections  of  country  because  in  the  opin­
ion  of  the  East  there  has  been  nothing 
to  compare.  That  same  condition  still 
exists,  but  now 
in  the 
opinion  of  the  West  there  is  nothing  to 
compare.  The  old  life  and  the  old  ways 
and  means  in the East have not changed. 
They  have  been  hopelessly  stationary. 
In  business 
lines  the  Erie  canal  is  the 
standard  of  comparison  for  self-satisfied 
New  York,  and  that  standard  has  been 
the  laughing  stock  of  the  Middle  West 
for  a  great  many  years.  Nobody  can 
tell  how  many  summers  the  New  Eng­
land  farmer  in  whetting  his  scythe  won­
dered  what 
these  mowing  machines 
were  which  he  was  constantly  reading 
about;  and  when  a  home-returning  New 
England  boy  told  of  seeing  a  reaping 
machine  at  work  and  what  it  would  do 
in  a  day,  the  heart  of  his  farmer  father 
was  grieved  to  hear that  boy,  brought 
up 
fear  and  admonition  of  the 
Lord,  unblushingly  lie  like  that 1

in  the 

As  a  fashionably-dressed  woman  was 
leaving  an  electric  car,  the  other  day, 
she 
lurched  with  the  motion  and  the 
conductor  courteously  put  out  his  hand 
to  assist  her.  The  lady  drew  back  as  if 
she  thought  she  would  be  contaminated 
by  the  touch.  “ Don’t  you  touch  me, 
sir,”   she  said.  The  passengers  who 
had  seen  the  act  of  courtesy  so  discour­
teously  refused  plainly  showed  their  in­
dignation.  Seeing  this,  after  the  car 
had  started  on  again,  the  conductor  put 
his  head 
in  the  door  and  explained: 
“ She’s  all  right.  She  told  me,  as  she 
was  getting  out,  that  she  had  just  been 
vaccinated.’ ’ 

______

The  Pennsylvania  Railroad has placed 
an  order  for  105,00«} tons  of  steel  rails, 
for  which  it  is  to  pay  $33  a  ton,  and  de­
liveries  have  begun  on  this  order. 
In 
1864  this  road  paid  $ 153-75  a  ton  in gold 
for  iron  rails  and  in  1863  it  imported  a 
lot  of  steel  rails, 
it  paid 
,$218.53  a  ton.  These  were  the  maximum 
rates  ever  paid  in  this  country  for  rails.

for  which 

For  an 
Old  Tim e 

Modern  Make 
W orth  a  Dim e 

(no  fake) 
C IG A R

The

Advance

L E A D S  

Pure,  sweet 

T obacco  flavor 
O nly  5  cents 
Yum !  Yum!

T en  cent 
Sm okers 

N E V E R   K IC K  

when  they 
can  get  the 
IM P R O V E D

“W. H. B”

The  Bradley 
Cigar Co.,

Qreenville, Mich. 
W ill  furnish 
these  brands.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

St.  Patrick’s  Day  Suggestions.

Green  Moulded  Hams  and  Greens.

Irish  Potatoes.

Green,  478  Green  Street.

And  then  I  woke  up.— Stroller 

Butchers’  Advocate.

W e  want  your

in 

Poultry,  Beans,  Butter,  Eggs

Correspondence  solicited.

I O

The  Meat Market

It 

B argain  Sales  in   B eef Steaks.
is  true  that  “ coming  events  cast 
their  shadows  before,”   and 
it  is  also 
true  that  very  often  the  shadows  first 
take  their  shape  in  jokes.  Let  me  illus­
trate :  Five  or  six  years  ago  1  was  em­
ploye  on  one  of  the  daily  papers,  but 
noted  the  change  in  the  method  of  con­
ducting  retail  markets.

There  was  at  that  time  a  rapidly 
growing  tendency  toward  cheap  meth­
ods,  which  it  is  not  necessary  to  enum­
erate  here. 
I  wrote  a  joke,  which  was 
printed  in  the  World,  and which  had  for 
its  theme  the  trials  of  a  butcher  who 
was  advertising  “ bargain  sales  in  beef 
steaks. “   At  that  time  the  bargain sales 
in  meat  markets  were  not  known,  but 
to-day  they  are  the  regular thing. 
I 
have  often  wondered  why  some  butcher 
has  not  gone 
further  and  announced 
remnant  sales,  such  as  the  dry  goods 
stores  do.  While  walking 
along  a 
last  week  1  saw  a  sign 
Brooklyn  street 
which  converted  me  to  a  belief  in  the 
transmission  of  thought, 
for  there  a 
butcher  had  caught  my  idea,  as  proved 
by  this  sig n :

Not  an  A u th o rity   on  Bob  Veal.

of 

Henry  Rhinehart, 

Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  was arrested  recently  on  a  charge 
of  offering  for  sale  a  calf  too  young  to 
be  used  for  food.  A   Health  Board 
in­
spector  seized  the  animal  from  the  mar­
ket  and  said  that  it  was  not  more  than 
five  days  old  when  killed. 
It  turned 
out 
in  court  that  the  calf  didn’t  belong 
to  the  butcher at  all,  but he  had  slaught­
ered  it  for  another  man,  and  the  other 
man  testified  that  it  was  two months old. 
Mr.  Rhinehart  was  discharged,  and  the 
inspector blushed.

W ill  R aise  T h oroughbred  O possum s.
LaGrange,  Ind.,  March  10— This  city 
is  the  home  of  another  freak  industry. 
This  time  it  is  an  oppossum 
farm,  and 
the  same  efforts  will  be  made  to  achieve 
as  much  success  in  this  new  industry  as 
that  of  the  skunk  farm  operated  here. 
The  opossum  farm  will  be  under the 
superintendency  of  James  Hart,  the  ani­
mals  will  be  thoroughbred,  and  will 
form  the  nucleus  of  the  new  project. 
The 
location  will  be  on  the  banks  of 
Olive  Lake.

.   COMMISSION  MERCHANTS, 

SYRACUSE,  NEW  YORK. 

.

W.  B.  STOPPARD &  CO.,

All  Grades  of  Dairy  Butter

Bought at  a  stated  price  on  track. 
If  you 
have any to offer write to-day for prices  and 
particulars.

Stroup &  Carmer,

Citizens  Phone 2530

38  S.  Division  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

E S T A B L IS H E D   1 8 7 6 .

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121  A N D   123  M IC H IG A N   S T . 

General Produce and  Dairy  Products. 

Wholesale  Fruits, 

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incident  to  the  “ Tw entieth  Century”   upon  wholesome  and 
Efiji  nutritious  food  products  elicits  special  appreciation  for  our 

m atchless  quality  of  B U T T B R I N b .

i   “ P U R I T Y ”   Butterine  is  better  than  butter-. 
It  is  a  revela- 
9  tion,  because  “ W e  H ave  Perfected  the  A rt  of  Butterine 
>1  M aking  in  the  United  S tates.”
9 
a  you’ve  a  want  we  can  satisfy.

If you  desire  a  “ M oney  M aker”   and  “ Trade  W inner”  

T H E   CAPITAL  CITY  DAIRY  CO.,

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Correspondence  solicited.

COLUMBUS,  OHIO

RE M N AN T  SA LE   OF  M EAT 

S hortage  of Sausage  M eat.

at  io  A.  M. To-day.

I  strolled  into  the  shop  and  found  the 
proprietor,  who  in  answer to  my  request 
took  me  to  the  remnant  counter.  There 
I 
found  dishes  of  pork  scraps,  beef 
scraps  and  mutton  scraps  beautifully 
thrown  together  into  a  mass  that 
looked 
like  hash  prepared  for  a  giant.  The 
price  up  to 
io  a.  m.  was  four  cents  a 
pound,  after  that  five  cents  a  pound. 
“ You  would  not  be  offended  at  some 
suggestions,  would  you?”   I  asked.  He 
said  “ N o,”   and  smiled  as  he  held  up 
a  handful  of  the  mass  for my inspection.
I  could  see  that  he  didn’t  understand 
what  I  said,  so  I  repeated  the  question. 
Whereupon  he  pointed  to  some  chopped 
beef  and  wiped  his  nose  on  his  apron.
I  went  to  a  drug  store  and  drank  some 
vichy,  while  I  thought  of  the  remnant 
sale.  Among  other things,  I  asked  my­
self  how  a  man  who  could  not  under­
idea  of  having 
stand  English  got  the 
1  gave 
it  up.  Then  1 
such  a  sign. 
thought  of  the  possibilities  of  such  a 
if  conducted  by  a  bright  man. 
sale 
Wouldn’t 
it  be  a  good  scheme  to  sepa­
rate  the  remnants 
into  three  classes—■' 
beef,  pork  and  mutton?  And  wouldn’t 
it  make  a  hit  if  they  were  all  sewed  to­
gether  end  to  end  and  sold  by  the  yard? 
Imagine  the  sensation  a  sign  like  this 
would  m ake:

R E M N A N T  SALE,

Not  more  than  2  yards  to  each 

customer.
Beef,  4 
cents  a  yard,  was  8.
Pork,  3^  cents  a  yard,  was  7.
Mutton,  3  cents  a  yard,  was  6.

And  think  of  what  “ bargains”   this 
would  enable  the  thrifty  housewife  to 
take  advantage  o f!  She  could  buy  a 
couple  of  yards  of  beef  remnants  for 
eight  cents,  sew  them 
into  a  piece  a 
foot  or  two  square,  and  serve 
it  as  a 
round  steak— although 
it  would  be  a 
square  one.  Before  I  could  get  together 
some  other  thoughts  on  the  subject,  I 
heard  drums,  and  then  remembered  it 
was  “ St.  Patrick’s  Day  in  the  morn­
in g.”   Before  I  could  escape  the  parade 
was  upon  me,  and  I  wondered  how 
many  butchers  took  advantage  of  the 
day  to  advertise  their  wares. 
In  my 
mind  I  put  together  a  sign,  and  these 
words  it  bore:

Milwaukee  sausage  makers  find 

it 
difficult  to  secure  sausage  meat.  One of 
them  writes  u s:  “ We  are  hardly  able 
to  get  sufficient  sausage  meat  for  our 
retail  business  here  and 
in  Chicago. 
Our  stock  of  summer  sausage  is  already 
disposed  of.  We  wanted  to  make  three 
times  as  much,  but  could  not  get  the 
material.  All  we  can  do  is  hold  on  to 
our  old  customers,  endeavoring  to  sat­
isfy  them  as  best  we  can.”

A d u lterated   Sausage  O rdinance.

The  Board  of  Health  of  Gloversville, 
N.  Y .,  has  issued  an  order  prohibiting 
the  sale  of  sausage  containing  anything 
other than  meat  and  the  necessary  sea­
soning.  The  punishment  provided  for 
disobeying  the  order  is  a  fine  of $25  for 
each  pound  sold  or  offered  for  sale.

l>ipping  in   for  Serm ons.

‘ Did  you  notice  the  flour  upon  the 
crown  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Nailer’s  hat  this 
morning?”

“ Yes.  He  must  be  getting  pretty 

close  to  the  bottom  of  the  barrel.”

A   New  York  City  butcher  several 
months  ago  worked  a  scheme  which  at­
tracted  considerable  attention.  He  ad­
vertised  that  all  purchasers  on  a  certain 
day  would  be  given  "  left-handed  mus­
It  was  considered  a  joke, 
tache cups. ”  
but 
just  the  same  the  cups  were  given 
as  promised.  Few  people  know  that 
mustache  cups  are  manufactured  for  use 
by  people  who  use  their  left  hand  in­
stead  of  the  right.  There 
is  a  demand 
for  them  by  one-armed  people  princip­
ally.

Ballon  Basnets  lire  Best

Is  conceded.  Uncle  Sam  knows  it  and 

uses them by the thousand.

W e make all kinds.

Market  Baskets,  Bushel  Baskets,  Bamboo  De­
livery Baskets, Splint Delivery  Baskets,  Clothes 
Baskets,  Potato  Baskets,  Coal  Baskets,  Lunch 
Baskets, Display Baskets, Waste  Baskets,  Meat 
Baskets,  Laundry  Baskets,  Baker  Baskets, 
Truck Baskets.

Send  for catalogue.

BALLOU BASKET WORKS, Beldiag, Mich.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

i l

Flaked

.  .  .  PE A S,  B E A N S  an d   RICE 

.  .

These  goods  are  not  steamed  or  soaked  in  any  manner,  consequently  all  the  original 
nourishing qualities and flavor ot the raw  Teas.  Beans  and  Kice are  retained  The hulls 
are removed, and the naked raw berry is drawn into flakes as  thin as tissue  paper, and  in 
this form can  bk  cooked  in  t h r e e  m inutes.

L auh off  B r o s /  F la k in g   M ills,

35  Chene  S t.,  D etroit,  M ich.

It  pays  any  dealer  to  have  the  rep- 

|  utation  of  keeping  pure  goods.

It  pays  any  dealer  to  keep the  S e y­
m o u r   C r a c k e r .
T here’ s  a  large  and  growing  sec­
tion  of  the  public  who  will  have 
the  best,  and  with  whom  the  m at­
ter  of  a  cent  or  so  a  pound  makes 
no im pression. 
It’s  not how cheap 
with  them;  it’ s  how  good.
For  this  class  of  people  the  S e y ­
m o u r   C r a c k e r   is  made. 
Discrim inating  housewives  recog­
nize  its  superior  flavor,  purity,  de­
liciousness,  and  will  have  it.
If  you,  Mr.  Dealer,  want  the  trade 
of  particular  people,  keep  the  S e y ­
m o u r   C r a c k e r .  Made  by

N ational
B iscuit
C o m p a n y
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

|  T hey  all say sr  — - 

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

:
W h o  urges  you  to  keep  Sapolio? 

:
Is  it  not  the 
public?  T h e   manufacturers,  by  constant and  judi- 
cious advertising, bring customers  to your stores whose 
very  presence  creates  a  demand  for  other  articles. 

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

Z^i

in  demand. 

faithfully  represents 

the  contrary,  the  world  is  getting  moral­
ly  better.  Respectable  houses  want  re­
spectable  men  to  work  for  them,  and 
it 
is  getting  to  be  the  practice  for  firms  to 
want  clerks  whose  private 
lives  will 
bear  inspection.  Take  for  example  the 
traveling  man.  Twenty  years  ago  the 
“ hummer”   was  to  all  intents  and  pur­
poses  the  synonym  for  the  “ drummer’ ’ 
who  went  out  on  the  road.  His  train­
ing— if  he  had  any— was  of  the  mo-t 
questionable  sort.  His  reading  was  the 
sporting  literature  of  the  day.  His  dress 
was  as  flashy  as  his  manners  and  his 
character  was  a  great  deal  dirtier  than 
his  finger  nails.  The  same  man  still 
travels  and 
the 
house  that  employs  him;  but  he  has 
given  way  to  a  better  class.  Times 
have  changed  and  men  have  changed 
Ignorance  and  coarseness 
w'ith  them. 
are  not  now 
Business 
houses  have  found  that  men of  this  class 
misrepresent  them,  if  they  are  the  re­
spectable  houses  they  think  they  are 
and  mean  to  be.  Gradually  the  old 
passed  away  and  the  new  men  know  to 
their  profit  the  inside of the school  house 
and  are  making  better  the  trade  circles 
they  enter  in  their  travels  over  the coun­
try’ 
Much  in  the  same  line  can  be  said  of 
the  clerk.  He  is  in  the  transitory  con­
dition. 
it  is  not  pos­
sible  for the  employer  to  know  much  of 
the  employed  and 
employe, 
morally  or  mentally,  was  not  quite  per­
fection.  The  store,  however,  is  find­
ing  that  the  reputation  of  its  salesmen 
is  making  unsavory  the  reputation  of 
the  store. 
It  is  getting  more  and  more 
profitable  to  be  decent  and  employers 
of  the  best  type  are  depended  on  to  se­
cure  clerks  that  are  at  least  respectable 
to  stand  behind  their counters  and  wait 
upon  their  patronage.  Here  is  the  d i­
line  for  the  commercial  sheep 
viding 
and  goats,  all  the  more  important 
from 
the  fact  that  the  clerk,  if  he  be  the 
trained  person  he  ought  to  be,  with  a 
good  moral  character,  will  do  as  much 
good  out  of  the  store  as  in  it  and  will 
bring  to  the  establishment  the  best  cus­
tomers  in  town  and  keep  them.

large  houses 

the  old 

In 

. 

.

The  problem  presented  by  this  drug 
on  the  market  will  be  solved,  probably, 
along  these  lines.  The  muscle  market 
will  take  what  belongs  to  it  and  the  rest 
will  be  taken  care  of  best  by  the  same 
standards  of  mental  and  moral  fitness. 
It 
is  the  old  trouble  of  trying  to  fit  a 
square  peg  into  a  round  hole  and a strict 
classification  of  pegs  will  help  wonder­
fully  in  getting  them  where they belong ; 
and 
if  the  time  ever  comes  when  that 
part  of  the  clerk  refuse  utterly  fit  for 
nothing 
in  the  clerking  world  shall  be 
forced  into  other  employment  the “ clerk 
drug 
in  the  market”   will  be  classed 
among  the  things  that  were.

Richard  Malcolm  Strong.

Clerks’  Corner.

In co m p eten t C lerks a  D rug'on th e  M arket. 
Written  for the Tradesman.

largest.  Men 

In  trade  a  surplus  brings  down  the 
price.  Wherever  and  whenever  demand 
has  a  great  number  to  chose  from  it does 
not  pay  much  for  its  choice.  The  wheat 
field  and  the  apple  orchard,  the  cotton 
crop  and  the  orange  grove,  secure  the 
least  financial  returns  when  the  yield 
is 
follow  the  same  un­
changing 
law.  Last  fall  and  the  year 
before  the  farmer advertised  in  vain  for 
men.  Money  could  not  hire  them  and 
with  wages  doubled  the  crops  suffered 
for  the  lack  of  harvesters.  Those  same 
years  the  streets  in  town  were  crowded 
with  men  young  and  old  besieging  the 
stores  for  a 
job.  That  condition  of 
things  still  exists  and  there  is  no  em­
ployer  wanting  man  or  boy  who  can  not 
have  his  pick  out  of  hundreds  for  the 
vacancy  he  wants  to  fill,  no matter where 
in  the 
line  the  vacancy  occurs.  The 
fact  is  the  clerk  is  a  drug  in  the  market 
and  as 
long  as  the  surplus  exists  the 
price  paid  for  clerk  service  will  be 
small.

Following  the  natural 

laws  of  selec­
tion,  the  man  who  best  meets  the  em­
ployer’s  wants  gets  the  place.  With  any 
number  to  choose  from  there  need  be  no 
haste.  With  apples 
lying  three  deep 
under  the  bough-propped  tree,  the  man 
who  wants  one  wants  the  best  and  takes 
his  pick  accordingly.  There  is  no  bet­
ter  illustration  of  the  survival  of  the  fit­
test.  The  man  may  be  deceived  in  his 
choice,  but  one  good  bite  settles  the 
question  and  the  bitten  apple,  thrown 
away  with  contempt,  is  soon  replaced 
by  a  better  one.  The  last  suits  and  the 
for  other  pickers  to  cull 
rest  remain 
from  and  what 
is  left,  rotten,  specked 
and  worthless,  is  carted  away  to  the 
cider  mill  or  the  waste  heap.

It 

is  becoming  more  and  more  evi­
dent  that  this  waste  should  be  taken bet­
ter  care  of. 
If  the  clerk  is  a  drug  on 
the  market  ways  and  means  should  be 
devised  for  turning  him  to  more  prac­
tical  account.  The  mass  needs  sifting 
and  one  of  the  best  things  to  be  done  is 
to  make  intelligence  the  standard of that 
work.  That 
is  the  law  in  other  lines. 
The  man  with  muscles  and  no  brains 
has  no  business  doing  even  such  brain­
less  work  as  a  floor  walker’s.  A  boy 
with  the  muscles  of  an  ox  is  better fitted
to  handle  the  spade  than  to  do  up  bun­
dles  and  there  is  a  better  chance  for  a 
manly  life  with  the  spade  than  with  the 
bundle.  Let  muscle  with  no  thought 
behind  it,  then,  be  the  standard  of  the 
first  grand  division  and  out  to  the  farms 
where  muscle  is  needed  the  greater  part 
of  the  unemployed  will  go,  far  better off 
in  the  country 
life  and  air  they  have 
long  been  needing  and  many  times  bet­
ter  off  by and  by  when  homes are started 
and  sustained  where 
is 
not 
in  the  crowd  and  where  influ­
ence  can  be  exerted  upon  the  life  about 
it.

individuality 

lost 

With  this  part,  the  much 

larger  por­
tion  of  humanity,  taken  care  of  and 
happy— because  they  are  doing  the work 
Heaven 
intended  they  should  do—the 
rest  sooner  or  later  will  find  the  places 
they  are  fitted  for.  The  task  will  not  be 
an  easy  one.  Given  an  active  brain,  it 
will  seek  the  most  paying  places  irre­
spective  of  fitness  and  the  employer 
will  still  find  it  difficult  to  get  the  man 
he  wants.  This  will 
lead  to  another 
grand  principle  of  classification,  which 
even  now  guides  many  houses  in  their 
In  spite  of  protests  to
choice  of  clerks. 

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

D ry P ood s

T he  D ry  Goods  M arket.

last  week. 

Staple  Cottons— The 

in 
advance 
‘ ‘ Fruit  of  the  Loom”   week  before 
last 
was  looked  upon  by  many  agents  as  an 
indication  of  quick  advances  on  other 
bleached  goods,  but  this  was  not  real­
It 
ized 
is  expected,  how­
ever,  that  several 
jumps  will  be  made 
during  the  present  week.  On  this  ac­
count  sellers  are,  as  a  rule,  very  re­
served,  and. in  many  cases  refuse  to  do 
anv  business  whatever.  Those  who  ac­
cept  orders  take  them  ‘ ‘ at  value”   only. 
All  low  grade  bleached  goods  are  firm, 
and  show  no  change  of 
importance. 
Flannels,  blankets,  etc.,  show  a  moder­
ate  business,  but  are  without  features  of 
importance,  and  the  same  is  true  with 
brown  sheetings  and  drills.  Coarse  col­
ored  cottons  showed  slightly  more  ac­
tivity 
for  one  or  two  days,  but  it  was 
not  lasting.

Prints  and  Ginghams— There 

is  but 
little  new  to  report  in  regard  to  printed 
cloths;  fancy  goods  have  been  in  fair 
demand,  with  a  tendency  towards  the 
darker  shades. 
In  fact,  this  has  been 
so  marked  for  the  past  week  or  ten  days 
that  stocks  have  been  very  materially 
reduced.  Light  styles  have  not  been 
neglected,  however,  and  business  has 
been  coming  to  hand 
in  fair  propor­
tions.  Staple  prints  show  a  good  busi­
ness,  and  prices  are  firm  in all  lines,  in­
cluding  indigoes,  turkey  reds,  shirtings, 
etc.,  in  stock,  while  orders  “ to  arrive”  
are  held  generally  “ at  value,”   pending 
advances.  Advances  are  hinted  at  for 
this  week,  and  may  become  a  reality 
before  this  article  is  read.  In  fact,  it  is 
said  that  the  preliminary  steps  to  such 
a  course  have  already  been  taken,  such 
as  shortening  discounts,  etc. 
Staple 
ginghams  are  very  scarce,  and  fine  lines 
are  frequently  found  to  be  in  the  same 
condition.  There  are  some 
lines  of 
dress  ginghams  still  available  for  quick 
delivery,  but  buyers  are  taking  care  of 
these,  and  they  will  soon  be  reduced  to 
very  small  proportions.

Linings— As  a  rule  the  linings  market 
can  be  said  to  be  in  a  good  condition. 
The  orders  coming  to  hand,  while  not 
large  themselves,  aggregate  a  very  fair 
quantity;  in  fact,  several  houses  report 
much  more  than  usual.  The  tone 
is 
in  all  staple  lines,  and  most 
very  firm 
of  the  others. 
In  kid-finished  cambrics 
there 
is  no  weakness  shown.  Buyers 
have  endeavored  to  place  contracts  at 
slightly  below  current  prices,  but  with­
out  avail.  Silesias  are  also  held  firm­
ly,  and  where  there  have  been  no  open 
quotations  advanced,many lines  are  held 
“ at  value,”   and  are  expected  to  go  up 
a  point  or  two  very  soon;  other  lines 
show  no  change.

it 

fully  high  enough  to  cover any  advance 
in  the  price  of  yam  and  other  raw  ma­
terials.  While 
is  true  that  the  pres­
ent  spring  goods  did  not  command  the 
prices  that  they  ought  to  have  done,  the 
reason  for  this  was  that  some  mills,hav­
ing  raw  materials  on  hand  that  were 
bought  when  they  were  lower,  were  en­
abled  to  sell  their  goods  at  a  price 
it  did  not  cover  the  ad­
which,  while 
vance 
in  raw  material,  labor,  etc.,  yet 
was  sufficient  to  allow  them  to  transact 
business  on  a  profitable  basis,  not  as 
profitable  as  conditions  warranted,  how­
ever.  The  manufacturers  will  not  be 
able  to  do  this  for the  season  of  1901. 
Yams  are  advancing  steadily,  and  the 
chances  are  that  by  June  they  will  be 
considerably  higher.  But  even 
if  the 
price  of  yarn  should  not  advance  one 
.point,  the  manufacturer  would  be  forced 
to  sell  his  goods  at  a  material  advance, 
as  having  no  more  of  the  cheaper  raw 
material  on  hand  to  fall  back  on,  he 
would  have  to  sell  goods  at  prices  fully 
covering  the  cost  of  raw  material  or  lose 
money.  As  yams  will  certainly  be  high­
er,  it  will  readily  be  seen  that  prices 
must  open  at  a  stiff  advance  over  pres­
ent  ones.  As 
jobbers  no  doubt  appre­
ciate  this  fact,  and  will  be  willing  to 
pay  this  advance,  the  season  of  1901 
ought  to  be  a  prosperous  one.

Hosiery— Importers  are  transacting  a 
very 
large  volume  of  business.  They 
are  selling  goods  at  a  very  reasonable 
figure  when  general  conditions  are taken 
into  consideration.  However,  prices  are 
advancing ;  for example,  a  popular  line 
that  generally  retails  at  25c  has  gone  up 
43c  per  dozen.  Deliveries  are  still  very 
is  a  slight  lessening  in 
slow,  but  there 
the  demand,  and 
is  believed  that 
the  tension  will  be  somewhat 
when 
slackened, 
the  manufacturers  will  be 
able  to  deliver  goods  more  promptly. 
The  slow  delivery  occasions a scarcity of 
spot  goods,  noticeably  lace  hose  and low 
grade  ribbed  goods,  while  the  supply 
of  staple  black  hosiery  from  $i.5o@2.25 
is  also  below  what  it  ought  to  be.

it 

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Dosed  her  best  I  could.  Friday  mom-
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Wife  dull  and  stupid.  No  life  to  her. 
Started 
for  doctor.  Struck  by  happy 
thought.  Turned  back.  Cure complete. ”

“ What  was  it?”
“ Simple  as  pie.  Just  said,  ‘ Too  bad 
you  have  to  be  sick  on  bargain  day,  my 
dear.’  She  bounced  up, 
‘ W hat!’  she 
cried : 
‘ How  stupid  of  one  to  forget. ’ 
In  five  minutes  she  was  up  and  dressed
and  frizzing  her  hair.”

“ Wouldn’t 

it  have  been  cheaper to 

have  fetched  the  doctor?”

“ By  Jove,  1  guess  it  would!”

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That  is very  essential  to a  well  kept  no­
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not  manufacturers  of  these  goods,  but 
modestly  claim  'the  assortment  we  are 
now showing  is equal  to  that  of  many  of 
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them. 
and  get  the  pick  of  the 
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for 

inspection 

Underwear— The  mills  will  have  their 
samples  ready 
for  the 
spring  season  of  1901  early  in  June. 
There  are  some  manufacturers  who  feel 
anxious,  not  as  to  what  the  probable  de­
mand  will  be  (for  that 
is  sure  to  be 
very  great),  but  as  to  what  prices  their 
goods  will  command.  They  assert  that 
the  past  has  proved  that  it  is  very  diffi­
cult  to  sell  underwear  at  prices  covering 
the  advance  they  must  pay  on  the  raw 
material,  even  when  the  demand 
is 
large,  and  they  quote  present  prices  as 
an  example  of  the  underwear  market 
being 
than  the 
yam  market.  Their  fears  are  believed 
to  be  groundless,  however,  as there  is  no 
doubt  that  the  spring  season  for  1901 
will  open  at  an  advance  over  last  sea­
son's  prices,  and  that  the  same  will  be

lower,  comparatively, 

Awnings,
T ents,
F la g s,

Horse  and  Wagon  Covers. 
Seat Shades and Umbrellas. 

Roller Awnings a Specialty. 
Tents to Rent.

Write for samples and  spec­
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Grand  Rapids 
Awning & Tent Co.,

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Grand Rapids, Mich^^

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from  $12  per  dozen  up­
wards.
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Corl, Knott & Co.,

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Clothing

T he  Newest  T hings  in   N eckw ear.

Neckwear  shows  a  radical  and  de­
cided  departure  this  spring  from  the 
styles  which  prevailed  a  year ago.  Then 
everything 
inclined  toward  the  large, 
cumbersome  English  square.  Now  the 
demand  is  for the  smaller  shapes  and  in 
consequence 
the  manufacturer’s  best 
efforts  are  being  directed  toward  the 
small-end  Derby  (four-in-hand)  and  the 
batwing.  Last  season  at  this  time  the 
made-up  puff  was  exceedingly  popular. 
Now 
is  relegated  to  the  rear  and  is 
only shown  when  asked  for.  The  small- 
knot  teck  has  taken  its  place  so  far  as 
made-up  neckwear  goes.

it 

even 

remote 

Tieable  neckwear  is  at  its  height  in 
popularity; 
localities, 
where  several  seasons  ago a tieable piece 
of  neckwear  was  unknown,  now  have 
it 
to  the  exclusion,  almost,  of  the  made-up 
goods.  This  evolution,  as 
it  were,  is 
pleasing  alike  to  the  manufacturer  and 
dealer,  as it advances qualities, styles and 
taste.

“ m ilitary”  

One  of  the  most  difficult  phases  of 
this  subject  is  to  indicate  the prevailing 
colors. 
and 
“ cadet”   blues  held  sway.  This  season 
the  color  schemes  are  so  numerous  and 
so  distinctive  that  it  amounts  to  a  mat­
ter  of  choice  and  taste  ratheMhan  tend­
ency. 
It  can  very  truly  be  said  that 
everything  being  shown  by  the  higher 
class  neckwear makers  is  right.

year 

Last 

Easter 

is  the  first  event  that  brings 
styles  into  prominence,  and  for  it  there 
are  many  handsome  specials 
in  color 
effects.  Particularly  intended  for  Easter 
are  lavenders,  pale  lilac,  pale  blue  and 
French  blues.  These  colors  are  being 
shown 
combinations  with  white, 
large,  pronounced  plaids  with  an  over­
shot  figure  or  in  two-toned  effects— solid 
grounds  and  small  figures  in  white  self- 
filled.  To  immediately  follow  the Easter 
specials  is  the  largest,  handsomest  col­
lection  of  Rumcnundas  and  handker­
chief  neckwear that  either  the  manufac­

in 

turer or  retailer  ever  saw.  The  variety 
of  choice  ideas  seems  to  be  endless.

As  remarked,  the  smaller  shapes  are 
the  preference,  and  this  demand  refers 
as  decidedly  to  Easter  shapes  as 
it 
does  to  those  to 
immediately  follow. 
The  smaller  Imperial  will  be  the  favor­
ite  shape  for  Easter,  when  the  Derby 
will  assume  control  and  lead  up  to  the 
handkerchief  and  squares  for  summer 
negligee.

Following  the  Easter  colorings  are  the 
usual  staple  blues,  purples  and  cherry 
effects.

A  new  tie  texture  is  just  being 

intro­
duced  which  will  certainly  be  a  favorite 
for  midsummer  negligee  wear. 
It  is  a 
silk  and  linen  texture,  with  colors  of  a 
neutral  character. 
The  designs  are 
large  bars  or  squares,  made by the  cross­
ing  of  broad  stripes.  The  colorings  are 
tints  and  very  soft.

W illin g   tn  Lend  a   Hantl.

“ James,”   whispered  the  good  wo­
man,  “ there’s  a  burglar  in  the  parlor. 
He  stumbled  against  the  piano  in  the 
dark. 
keys 
struck. ’ ’

I  heard  several  of 

“ All  right!”   said  James,  “ I’ ll  go 

the 

down. ’ ’

“ Oh!  James,  you’re  not  going  to  do 

anything  rash?”

“ Certainly  not. 

I’m  going  to  help 
him.  You  don’t  suppose  he  can  get 
that  piano  out  of  the  house  without  as­
sistance,  do  you?”

No  Cauxe  for  W orry.

Hewitt— So  you  are  engaged  to  Miss 

Gruet?

Jewett— Yes.
Hewitt— She  looks  so  much 

like  her 
twin  sister  that  1  don't  see  how  you  can 
tell  them  apart.

Jewett— I  don’t  have  to;  I’ m  engaged 

to  both  of  them.

G uarding  A gainst  M istake.

Eddie— I  hear  that  you  gave  your  ma 

a  pair  of  slippers  for  her  birthday.

Freddie— Y es;  and  I  marked  them, 

“ To  be  worn  only  on  the  feet.”

O utlook  for  Overcoats.

The  outlook  for  overcoatings  this  sea- 
son 
is  far  better  than  it  has  been  for 
several  seasons  past.  It  started  off  well, 
and  promises  much. 
It  does  not  take  a 
keen  perception  to  see  why  the  condi­
tions  are  as  they  are :  the  retail clotniers 
have  as  a  whole  had  better  luck  with 
their overcoats  than  for  several  seasons, 
in  other 
not 
parts  of  the  country.  Another  factor 
is 
the 
length  of  the  garments.  The  long 
“ Raglan”   is  almost  sure  to  be  a  prime 
favorite,  and 
if  the  orders  now  placed 
hold,  the  business  will  be  tremendous. 
There 
is  many  a  slip  ’twixt  the  loom 
and  the  retailer,  however,  and 
it  may 
not  turn  out  as  well  as  is  hoped.

in  New  York  City,  but 

faced 

Kerseys  will  be  prime  favorites  as 
usual,  and  also  many  rough 
fab­
rics,  vicunas,  etc.  Oxford  and  other 
grays  promise  to  eclipse  all  previous 
records,  and  there  will  be  a  fair  amount 
of  browns,  olives,  etc. 
If  the  present 
prospects  are  only  realized,  the  agents 
will  place  their  business  on  a  basis

13

more  satisfactory  than 
it  has  been  on 
for  some  years.  The carried-over stocks 
are  practically  disposed  of,  and  prices 
have  been  advanced  to a  fair  standard.

I>i«l  Not  Follow   InfttructlouH.

Indignant  Patron— You  advertise  to 

cure  consumption,  don’t  you?

Dr.  Quack—Yes,  sir. 

I  never  fail 

when  my  instructions  are  followed.

Indignant  Patron— My  son  took  your 

medicine  for  a  year,  and  then  died.

Dr.  Quack— My  instructions  were  not 
I  told  him  to  take  it  for  two 

followed. 
years.

Oil v«s  W ill  11«  Scam*.

The  olive  crop  in  Italy,  France  and 
Spain  is  practically  a  failure,  according 
to  a  report  by  the  American  Consul  at 
Marseilles,  and  will  barely  reach  30  per 
cent,  of  the  average.  An  insect 
is  the 
cause  and  the  people  make  no  effort 
to  counteract  the  pest,  accepting 
its 
depredations  as  a  dispensation  of  Prov­
idence.

Duck  Coats

We  are  offering  a  New  Duck 
Coat  for the year  1900 that  is  first 
class  in  every  particular,  water­
proof,  and  no  mistake  about 
it. 
Dealers will  find  it  to  their  inter­
ests to see our Coat before placing 
orders  for  next  season.

T h e  Ideal  C loth in g C om pany

Grand Rapids,  M ichigan

The  Adler

Top  Coats

A re   absolutely  correct  in  cut,  fabrics  and  general 
style.  T h ey  are  the  most  perfect  garments  ever 
brought  out  in  the  ready  made  clothing line.  W e 
have  the  largest  assortment  we  have  ever  shown 
and  altogether  the  most  interesting  one.  W e  call 
attention  most  particularly  to  our  nobby  Oxford 
M ixed  Cheviot  T op  Coats  at  $7.50,  made  up  in 
elegant  fashion,  perfect  in  every  particular,  A lso 
to  our  Covert  Coat  at  $6.50 to  15.  Let  us  send 
sample  garments  by  prepaid  express  or  a  full 
line  of  sample  swatches.

David  Adler  &   Sons  Clothing  Co.,

M ilw au k ee,  W iscon sin

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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Shoes and  Leather

H ow   th e  R eta ile r  Can  Secure  an  Increase 

in   P rice.

The  fact  that  to-day  there  exists  in all 
grades  of  footwear a  general  advance  of 
prices  is  very  apparent  to  all  buyers  of 
shoes, from  the  manufacturer or jobber to 
the  retailer,  and  even  from  the  retailer 
to  the  wearer.

The  condition  that  governs  this  state 
of  affairs  is  so  strong  that  it  is  simply 
an 
impossibility  for  any  person,  be  it 
manufacturer,  jobber,  retailer  or  con 
sumer  (no  matter  what  the  strength  of 
his  capital  or  his  ability  to  purchase 
quantities), 
in  any 
way.

to  circumvent 

it 

The  leather  market  is  very  firm  and 
it  is  controlled  by  such  a combination of 
conditions  that  it  seems  as  though  noth 
ing  short  of  a  general  upheaval  or  a  na 
tional  panic  could  weaken  it.

So  the  retailer  need  have  no  hopes  o 
a  speedy  change  in  the  existing  situa 
tion,  and  must  needs  think  of  some  plan 
by  which  he  may  still  do  business  and 
come  out  on  the  right  side.

Perhaps  it  would  be  better  while  I  am 
speaking  thus  to  back  up  my  statement 
as  to the  present  strength  of  the 
leather 
market,  and  in  as  few  words  as  possible 
1  will  attempt  to  do  so.  The  advance 
in  the  price  of  leather  comes  from  the 
ground  up,  beginning  even  farther back 
than  the  cost  of  “ stock  on  the  hoof”   on 
the  far-away  ranch.  The  advance  in 
freight  charges  adds  to  their  value  when 
they  reach  their  m arket;  in  turn,  the 
packer  must  obtain  a  better  price for his 
hides,  regulating  it  to  the  condition  of 
the  demand.  As  the  demand  for  these 
hides  has  so  materially 
increased  dur 
ing  the  past  year,  and  the  supply  failed 
to 
in  proportion,  the  result  is 
a  market  for  hides  at  a  larger  profit 
and  the  foreign  demand  brought  to  bea 
against  our  home  buyers  of  hides  has,o 
course,  a 
increase  thei 
value  to  their holders.  The  hides  reach 
the  tanner  to-day  at  about  a  25  per cent 
advance  over  the  market  of  one and one 
half  yeare  ago,  and  upon  enquiring  into 
the  prices  of  other  materials  that go  into 
the  making  of  a  shoe-nails,  thread 
laces,  hooks,  etc.— we  find  the  same 
general  advance  existing.

tendency  to 

increase 

It  is  apparent  that  an  advance  is  nec 
essary  and  the  retailer  must  either  de 
liver  an  inferior  article  at  the  old  price 
or  stick  to  the  old  grade  and  charge  the 
customer  the  actual  advance.

Now  in  my  opinion  the 

last  method 
is  the  only  method  for  a  successful  re 
tailer  to  choose. 
It  is  the  only  way  fpr 
the  retailet  to  face  the  existing  situ 
tion.  He  must  keep  the  same  grade 
footwear  that  he  has  always  kept,  and 
must  prove  to  his  customers  that  there 
is  an  actual  advance  in  the  cost  of  al’ 
footwear  and 
insist  upon  receiving  the 
additional  cost  which  he  is  obliged 
pay.  It  should  be  no hard  matter  to  con 
vince  the  customer  of  the  advance.  Tell 
him  the  reason  for the  advance  in  leath 
er  and  findings.  Tell  him  that  the  ad 
vance  he  is  asked  to  pay  on  the shoes' 
buys 
in  every  way  perfectly  legiti 
mate  and  very  small  compared  to  what 
should  be  really  asked.

is 

You  will  find 

in  most  cases  that  the 
customer  is  fully aware  that every article 
he  buys 
is  to-day  costing  him  more 
money  than  heretofore,  and  he  will  will- 
ingly  pay  a  legitimate  advance  on  the 
pair of  shoes  you  sell  him.  So  don’t 
afraid  to  ask  it.

In  some  cases  it  will  not  be  necessary 
for  the  retailer  to  speak  of the  advance

There  is  on  use  in  a  retailer  advertising 
the  fact  that  there 
is  an  advance  in 
shoes,  for  it  may  cause  the  customer  to 
fear to  come  in.  Time  enough,  I  think, 
talk  advance  after  the customer comes 
in 

into the  store,  without  advertising  it 
the  papers.

There  are  certain  classes  of  footwear 
which  may  advance 
in  price  without 
the  customer  noticing  it.  By  this  class 
mean  the  fancy  portion  of  the  styles 
footwear,  which  are  made  more  for 
looks  than  for  wear.  These  may  be 
cheapened 
in  quality,  and  still  have  a 
fine  appearance.  But  these  are  but  few 
in  number  and  the  average  retailer  has 
nothing  to  do  with  them.

In  closing  I  would  advise  all  retailers 
lines. 
keep  up  the  standard  of  their 
Substitute  nothing  as  “ just  as  good”  
for  any  shoe  you  sold 
last  year.  Do 
not 
lower  the  grades.  Be  honest  with 
your  customers  and  obtain  your  custom­
ers’  confidence,  and  you  will  surely 
in  Boots  and 

win  out.” —;Shoeman 

Shoes  Weekly.

When 

it  comes  to  putting  the  neigh­
bors  “ on”   to  bargains  on  sale,  every 
woman  is  a  missionary.

| Oil It’

but  once  every 

thousand 
^   miles  and  that  is  enough. 
T h e  long  distance  axles  on 
some  of  our  vehicles  are 
absolutely  dust  proof.  T he 
dust  can  not  get  in  nor  can 
the  oil  get  out.  Good  talk­
ing  points  and  they  con­
vince  customers.  Cost  but 
a  little  more  than  the  or­
dinary kind.  Catalogues on 
them,  also  carriages,  har-  ^ 
ness,  im plem ents— you can  P  
have  any  by  writing  for  it

.  B R O W N   &  S E H L E R
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

O ur lin e  o f

W O R LD

B icycles for 1900

p f - i n n n n m n n n ^  

a » a a a a a a 0 

i n r r r r e i r y v r r y ^

Fit and Misfit

Shoes  that  fit  cost  no  more  than  shoes  that 
don’t.  O ur  Fine  V ici  and  H orse  H ide  Shoes 
fit  perfectly. 
In  a  perfect  fit  there  is  comfort, 
in  com fort  there  is happiness.  People  will  al­
ways  come  back  to  the  source  of  their  happi­
ness. 
See  the  point?  O ur  shoes  are  Trade 
Holders.

Herold-Bertsch  Shoe  Co.,

£ 
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Makers of Shoes,
Grand  Rapids, Michigan 

«

ipmlggs me He lest Firsts 
Keystones me lie lest Seconds

W e  are  now  prepared  to  fill  all  orders 
promptly.  The sizes and toes which  manu­
facturers could  not furnish prior  to  Nov.  i, 
are now in  stock.

id. 1. ib b i it end nans, pm.

Little 

|
Czarina |<n>

AD
No. 21, White Quilted Silk Top, Fur Trimmed, Pat. Leather Foxed, l to 4, per doz., $4.80  (Q)
No. 22. Brown Quilted Silk Top, Fur Trimmed, Brown Kid Foxed, 1 to 4, per doz.,  4.80  m
N o . 23, Red Quilted Silk Top, Fur Trimmed, Red Foxed............. ..1 to 4, per doz.,  4.80  (JJ;
No. 24, Black Quilted Silk Top, Fur Trimmed, Pat. Leather Foxed, 1 to 4. per doz.,  4.80  m  

A Quick Seller.  Order now. 

W
HIRTH,  KRAUSE & CO., Grand  Rapids, Mich.  S

Our Styles for Spring

and  summer are  fine. 
If  you  have 
not seen  them you ought to.  They 
will suit your  customers  and  make 
you  money.  We  make  the  best 
River  Shoes  on  earth.  Try  them. 
Agent 
the  Boston  Rubber 
Shoe Co.

for 

Rindge,  Kaimbach,  Logie  & Co.,

10-22 North  Ionia Street,
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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

ARNOLD,  SCHWINN  & CO., 

Makers, Chicago, 111.

Adams & Hart, Michigan Sales Agents, 
Orand Rapids, Midi.

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Crockery and Glassware

A KRON  STONEW ARE. 

B a tte n

4  gal., per  doz...................................... 
1 
to 6 gal., per  gal........................... 
8 gal. each............................................  
10 gal. each............................................  
12 gal. each............................................  
15 gal. meat-tubs, each......................... 
22 gal. meat-tubs, each......................... 
25 gal. meat-tubs, each........................  
30 gal. meat-tubs, each........................  

Churn»

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

M ilkpans

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

¡Stew pan*

Ju g s

4  gal. fireproof, ball, per  doz.................... 
1 gal. fireproof, ball, per  doz............. 

4  gal., per  doz...................................... 
K gal. per  doz........................................ 
1 to 5 gal., per  gal......................................... 

T om ato  Ju g s

4  gal., per  doz...................................... 
1  gal., each........................................... 
Corks for 4  gal., per doz............................  
Corks for  1  gal., per doz............................. 

P reserve  J a n   and  C oven

4  gal., stone cover, per doz.......................  
1 gal., stone cover, per doz............... 

Sealing  W ax

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

FRUIT JARS

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

LAM P  BURNERS

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Woman’s World

S ym pathy  B etw een  Youtti  and  Age.
When  all 

is  said,  the  widest  chasm 
in  the  world  and  the  hardest  to  bridge 
is  that  which  divides  youth  and 
over 
age.  Between  the  two 
is  the  gulf  in 
which  lie  all  the  illimitable 
ignorance 
and  the  unfathomable  experiences  of 
two 
lives,  and  no  matter  how  closely 
akin  an  old  person  and  a  young one may 
be,  they  are,  in  some  sort,  like  travelers 
who  call  to  each  other  in  a  language one 
is  only  beginning  to  learn  and  that  the 
other  has  already  forgotten.

It 

Youth  and  age  have  curiously  little  in 
common. 
is  so  hard  to  remember, 
when  one  is  shivering  in  the  icy  blasts 
of  December,  that  the  air  still  blows 
warm  and  sweet  about  young  May. 
It 
is  so  hard  to  realize,  when  one  has  seen 
one’s  own  meager  harvest  gathered 
in. 
in  hope  with  all 
that  another  is  sowing 
the  possibilities  of 
the 
future  years 
stretching  before  him  radiant with  eter­
nal  promise.  Above  all,  when  one  has 
grown  old  and  blase— when  one  has 
tired  of  the  weary  show,  when  every­
is  as  tedious  as  an  old  told  tale, 
thing 
and 
the  actors  seem  merely  puppets 
whose  mirth  rings  hollow  and  whose 
tears  are  too  false  to  move  us— it  is  so 
hard  to  remember  that  another  is  look­
ing  at  the  play  of  life  with  fresh  eyes 
and  pulses  that  thrill  to  every  varying 
phrase  of  interest,  ready  to  give 
it  the 
tribute  of  tears  and  smiles.

got  married,  and  that  his  w ife’s  father 
made  precisely  the  same  remarks  about 
his  daughter  marrying  him.

Women,  when  they  come  to  recalling 
the 
follies  of  their  own  youth,  have  no 
better  or  more  reliable  memories  than 
men.  Probably  there  isn’t  any  middle- 
aged  woman  who  ever listens  to  the  con­
versation  of  a  bright  young  girl  and  her 
hobbledehoy  beau  without  a  shudder  at 
the  idiocy  of  their  remarks  and  a  throb 
of  gratitude  to  think  that  she  never 
could  have  been  that  silly.  Never,  she 
is  firmly  convinced,  was  she  ever  guilty 
of  utterihg  such  inanities,  never  did  she 
giggle,  never  could  she  have  endured 
the  society  of  such  a  sap-headed  youth. 
is  positive  that 
On  the  contrary,  she 
when  she  was  young  she  and  the 
in­
tellectual young  men  who  visited  her  sat 
up  decorously  and  discussed  art  and  lit­
erature  in  an  edifying  manner. 
“ Soci­
ety,  among  the  young,  lacks  the  dignity 
and  tone  it  had  then,”   she  says  with  a 
melancholy  shake  of  the  head.  She  has 
as  entirely  forgotten  as  if  it  had  never 
existed  how  she  and  her  girl  chum 
lie  awake  half  the  night  ex­
used  to 
changing  confidences  about  that 
too 
perfectly  sweet  young  man  who  parted 
his  hair 
in  the  middle  and  clerked  in 
the  dry  goods  store  and  how  she  used  to 
read  sickly  poetry  and  underscore  the 
dark  and  passionate  passages  and  write 
“ how  true”   opposite  them,  and  was  al­
together  so  silly  arid  sentimental  the 
wonder 
the  fool 
killer.

is  that  she  escaped 

True  and  strange,  but  strangest  of  all 
in  this— that  we  should  so  soon  forget 
the  desires  and  emotions  of  our  own 
youth.  Listen  to  any  middle-aged  man 
descant  on  the  follies  of  the  young  men 
of  to-day.  He  does  not  hesitate  to  de-' 
clare  that  they  are  imbeciles  and  that 
there  has  been  a  general  decadence  of 
the  human  race  since  he  was  a  boy.
“ Look  at  me,  sir,”   he  cries.  “ When 
I  was  a  boy,  did  you  ever see  me  smok­
ing  cigarettes?  Did  you  ever  observe 
me  wearing  a  collar  that  threatened  to 
cut  my  ears  off?  Did  you  ever  know 
me  to  waste  my  time  and  money  run­
ning  around  after  little  fly-up-the-creek 
girls,  instead  of  working  and  saving  so 
as  to  get  a  start  in  life?  No,  sir,  that 
wasn’t  the  kind  of  a  young  fellow  I 
was,’ ’  and  then  he  sketches  a 
fancy 
picture  of  the  boy  he  thinks  he  was— so 
wise,  so  virtuous,  so 
industrious,  so 
obedient  to  parents,  so  solicitous  of  his 
employer’s  welfare  that  it has no parallel 
outside  of  the  covers  of  Sunday  school 
literature.

When  he  contrasts  his  own  sons  with 
the  model  he  was  at  their  age  and  ob­
serves  how  far  short  they  have  fallen  of 
that  shining  example,  he  is  filled  with 
the  deepest  pessimism  and  darkly  won­
ders  what  the  country  is  coming  to when 
the  men  of  his  generation  are  dead.  As 
he 
looks  at  his  daughters  he  sighs  to 
think  that  there  are  no  such  noble,  de­
serving  youths  now  as  he  was  whom 
they  may  hope  to  marry. 
If there  were, 
he  could  ask  nothing  better  for  them, 
but  how  any  girl 
in  her senses  could 
even  think  of  being  rash  enough  to 
in­
trust  herself  to  the  modem  young  man 
passes  his  comprehension.  The  funny 
part of  it  all  is  that  he  is  deadly  earnest 
in  these  opinions.  A   kindly  and  oblit­
erating  hand  has  been  drawn  across  the 
slate  of  memory  and  the  score  wiped 
out  against  him.  He  has  honestly  for­
gotten  that  as  a  boy  he  shirked  work 
whenever  possible  and  cut  school  and 
learned  to  smoke  behind  the  bam  and 
that  as  a  young  man  he  patronized  his 
elders  and  never  saved  a  cent  until  he

led 

that 

young  man  who 

What  does  youth,  on 

What  mother  in  advising  her  daught­
ers  ever  failed  to  hold  up  her own unim­
peachable  youth  for  their  admiration 
and  emulation!  Dear  me,  how  proper 
we  were  then!  How  respectful  to  our 
elders,  how  dutiful  to  our  parents,  how 
willing  to  listen  to  them  and  be  guided 
by  them  when  they  picked  out  for  us 
the  good 
led  the 
instead  of  his  scape­
prayer  meeting 
grace’s  brother  who 
the  german, 
whom  we  had  picked  out  for  ourselves. 
She  never flirted,  oh,  n o !  She  never  sat 
out  dances 
in  dark  comers,  with  im­
pecunious,  but  fascinating  young  men. 
She  always  kept  every body  at  their  dis­
tance,  and  as  for  a  kiss  in  the  dark—  
fie,  the  id ea!— such  a  thing  was  never, 
never  done  when  she was  young.  * ‘ And 
how  did  you  ever  get  married?”   asks 
Miss  Pert,  and  mamma  breaks  off  her 
homily  in  confusion,  because  she  has 
happened  to  remember 
things 
weren’t  so  very  different  then,  after  all.
its  part,  think 
of  age? 
is  every  whit  as  intolerant 
and  as  sure  of  its  view  point  being  the 1 
superior outlook  on  life. 
It  is  a  terrible 
shock  to  our  vanity  to  realize 
it 
is  true,  nevertheless,  that  youth  does 
not  regard  those  of  us  who  are  older  as 
models  to  be 
imitated,  but  merely  as 
object 
lessons  of  what  to  avoid.  What 
mannerisms  we  have  acquired  that  ex­
cite  their  derision,  how  antiquated  our 
most  cherished 
ideas  appear  to  them, 
and  as  for  dress,  they  are  inwardly  con­
vinced  that  although  they  should  live  to 
be  a  million, they  would  never  give  way 
to the  weakness  of  wearing  a  turn-over 
collar  and  a  string  tie  and  broad-soled 
leave  off  their  stays,  just  be­
shoes  or 
cause  it  was  comfortable. 
If  their  con­
versation  appears  to  us  inane  don’t  for 
a  moment  suppose  that  they  regard  us 
as  anything  but  bores.  The  silliest  chit 
of  a  young  girl  thinks  that  she  is be­
stowing  an  inestimable  compliment  on 
the  wisest  man  by  giving  Ijim  half  an 
hour  of  her  valuable  and  entrancing 
giggles,  while  the  youth  of  20  who  de­
votes  ten  minutes  to  conversation  with

it,  but 

It 

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

1 45
l 54
2 25

Per box of 6  doz.

Com m on

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

F l n t   Q uality

No. 0 Sun, crimp top,  wrapped & lab. 
No. 1 Sun, crimp top,  wrapped & lab. 
No. 2 Sun, crimp top,  wrapped & 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 e a rl Top
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled........ 
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled........ 
No. 2 Hinge, wrapped and labeled.... 
No. 2 Sun,  “Small  Bulb,”  for  Globe
Lam ps.........................................  

L a  B astie

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

R ochester

No. 1 Lime (65c  doz)............................ 
No. 2 Lime (70c  doz)............................ 
No. 2 Flint (80c  doz)— .....................  

E lectric

No. 2 Lime (70c  doz)............................ 
No. 2 Fllrit (80c  doz)............................ 

O IL  CANS

1 gal.  tin cans with spout, per doz__  
1 gal. galv. iron  with  spout, per doz.. 
2 gal. galv. Iron  with  spout, per doz.. 
3 gal. galv. Iron  with  spout, per doz.. 
5 gal. galv. Iron  with  spout, per doz.. 
3.gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
5 gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
5 gal. Tilting cans.................................. 
5 gal. galv. Iron  Nacefas.....................  

P u m p   Cans

5 gal. Bapld steady stream ..................  
5 gal. Eureka, non-overflow................  
3 
gal. Home Buie..............................  
5 gal. Home Rule................................... 
5 gal. Pirate King.................................   * 

LANTERNS

No.  0 Tubular, side lift....................... 
No.  IB  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, 15c. 
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 
No. 0 Tub,, bull’s eye, cases 1 aoz. each 

90

1 60
1 60
2 45

2  10
2  is
3  15

2  76
3  75
3  95

3 70
4  70
4  88
80

1 15
1 35
1 60

3  50
4 00
4 70

4 00
4 40

1  40
1  75
3 00
3 75
4 85
4 25
5 60
7 25
9 00

8 60
10  50
9 95
11  28
950

6 25
7 50
7  50
7 50
14 00
3 75

45
46
2  00
126

Ceresota f 

Talk

the 

Our  facilities 

for 
making flour  are  not 
surpassed  by  any 
milling  company  in 
the world.  We  have 
the  wheat,  the  ma­
chinery  and  the  ex­
perience.  Q u a l i t y  
considered,  we  can 
meet anybody’s price, 
but cheapness  is  not 
our specialty.  Millers 
are 
in  business  for 
profit  rather than  for 
pleasure,  and  the 
miller  who  always 
quotes 
lowest 
price  does  so  from 
necessity.  While two’ 
flours of  equal  qual­
ity  may  not  always 
be the  same  price, it 
is certainly  true  that 
the one which  is  a l ­
w a y s   the cheapest is 
n e v e r   the  best.  The 
consumer’s  willing­
ness to pay  is the  su­
preme test.  Reputa­
tion  tells  what  users 
t h i n k .   Competent 
cooks  are  the  best 
judges  and  constant 
use the  best testimo- 
nial.  C eresota  has 
the  best  reputation 
and  commands  the 
best price  because  it 
is uniformly  the  best 
flour.  W e  don’t ask 
you to take our word 
for  it,  but  you  may 
safely rely on the tes­
timony  of  your  cus­
tomers.

Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Company,

i 

Western  Michigan  Distributors, 
Ora ad  Rapids, Mich.

T he  N orthw estern  C onsolidated 
M illing  Com pany,  M inneapolis.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Sometimes,  though,  love  can  build  a 
bridge  across  the  chasm  that  divides 
youth  and  age,  and  sympathy  buttresses 
it  with  understanding,  and  then 
is 
at  its  best  for  both,  for  youth  keeps  the 
heart  of  age  warm  with  its  enthusiasm, 
and  age  teaches  youth  to  walk  without 
stumbling  in  the  tangles  that  are hidden 
among  the  roses  of  springtime.

life 

Dorothy  Dix.

Story  W ith  a   M oral.

A  shy  young  man  who  was  enamored 
of  a  maiden  fair,  entreated  his  papa  to 
put  in  a  good  word  for  him.  The  papa 
being  a  widower  and  a  gay  old  bird, 
was  nothing 
loth.  He  accordingly 
called  upon  the  damsel,  but  being  sus­
ceptible  to  feminine  charms,  he  fell 
in 
love  with  her  himself  and  took  her  to 
St.  Joe  on  a  dollar  excursion,  where  a 
justice  of  the  peace  tied  the  knot.  “ My 
son,”   said  the  sage,  who  happened  to 
know  a  thing  or  two,  to  the  shy  youth, 
“ kick  not  yourseif  so  violently.  You 
have  only  suffered  the  fate  of  all  those 
who  expect anotherto do their hustling. ”  
futility  of 
This  fable  teaches  us  the 
courtship  at  long  range. 
If  you  want 
to  woo  the  consumer’s  trade  get  up  next 
to  him  yourself, 
instead  of  a 
spouse,  you  may  get  only  regrets  and  a 
stepmother.

lest, 

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The  National  Safe 
&  Lock  Co.

an  elderlv  woman,  no  matter  how  dis­
tinguished  and  brilliant  she  may  be, 
does  it  with  the  conscious  air  of  confer­
ring  a  favor  on  her  that  she really didn  t 
have  any  right  to  look  for  at  her time 
of  life.

is 

There 

in  reality  no  criticism  so 
merciless ' and  unsparing,  no  judgment 
It  makes  no 
so  hard  as  that  of  youth. 
excuses. *  Failure  is  failure  to 
it,  with 
no  extenuating  circumstances.  Every 
young  person 
is  so  cock  sure  that  his 
own*  life 
is  going  to  be  a  triumphal 
march,  unmarred  by  mistakes,  that  he 
has  little  pity  for  those  who  have  fallen 
by  the  wayside.  Every  boy  can  tell  you 
to  a  dot  where  his  father  erred 
in  his 
business  calculations.  He  regards  the 
old  gentleman’s  caution  as  cowardice— 
his  sticking  to  the  methods  that  have 
been  tried  and  successful  as  old  fogy- 
ism.  He intends,  when  the  business  gets 
in  his  possession, 
to  make  a  clean 
sweep  of  the  old  employes  and  start rad­
ical  changes  that  he 
is  convinced  will 
make  him  a  millionaire  in  next  to  no 
time,  but  that  to  his  surprise  generally 
land  him  in  the hands  of  a  receiver be­
fore  he  knows  what  has  happened  to 
him.  Then,  by  the  time  he  has  found 
out  that  he  wasn’t really so much smarter 
than  his  father,  after  all,  he  has  grown 
middle-aged  himself  and  shifted  about 
to  the  other  point  of  view.

family. 

Every  girl 

is  equally  sure  she  knows 
so  much  better  than  her  mother  how  to 
keep  house  and  manage  a  household and 
raise  a 
If  the  older  woman 
thinks  the  young  girl,  chattering  non­
sense  and  giggling  over  nothing, 
is 
silly,  the  girl  returns  the  compliment 
interest  by  regarding  the  women 
with 
who  are  wrestling  with 
the  complex 
question  of  how  to  pacify  a  cook  who 
wants  to  go,  and  keep  a  husband  in 
perpetual  good  humor,  as  nothing  but 
rank 
is  dead  sure  that 
the  only  reason  that  the  great  domestic 
problem  hasn’t  been  settled  long  ago 
is 
because  she  has  never  brought  her  g i­
gantic 
“ Just 
w ait,’ ’  she  says,  confidently,  “ until  I 
get  to 
it,  and  I’ ll  show  you  how  that 
matter  ought  to  be  settled. ’ ’  But  she 
doesn’t  do  it,  and  her  daughter  inherits 
the  same  old  question  and  the  same 
opinion  that  she  is  smarter  than  her 
mother.

intellect  to  bear  on  it. 

failures.  She 

There  are  few  things  more  to  be  de­
lack  of  sympathy  be­
plored  than  this 
tween  youth  and  age. 
In  families,  in 
particular,  it  works  grievous wrong,  and 
raises  a  barrier  between  parents  and 
children  that  nothing  can  break  down, 
and  that  causes  untold  suffering  and 
sorrow.  John,  with  all  the  morbid  van­
ity  of  youth,  knows  that  his  father  is 
going  to  sneer  at  his  opinion,  and  de­
ride  his  dress  as  dudish  and  criticise 
his  natural  love  of  gayety,  and  he  takes 
his  confidences  and  his  plans  to  strang­
ers.  Mary,  who  is  perfectly  aware  that 
her  parents  are  only 
listening  to  the 
conversation  of  her  friends  to  ridicule 
it,  takes  precious  good  care  that  they 
shall  hear  just  as  little  of  it  as  possible, 
and  so 
it  often  happens  that  a  girl’s 
mother  has  barely  a  speaking  acquaint­
ance  with  her  future  son-in-law  up  to 
the  very  hour  of  the  wedding.  Because 
older  people  have  no  patience  with 
it, 
youth  believes  that  its  own  life  is differ­
ent  from  every  other  one  the  world  has 
ever known,  and  so  it  does  not  heed  the 
warnings  that  age 
is  shouting  back  to 
it  across  the  chasm,  but  goes  its  own 
way,  and 
learns  by  mistakes  and  tears 
and  failures,  and  by  and  by  it,  too, 
grows  old  and  forgets  that  it  was  ever 
young, and  so  the  endless  chain  goes  on.

The above cut of our celebrated Can n o n 
Br e e c h   Sc r e w  Door Ba n k  Sa f e  rep­
resents  the  acme  of  perfection  in  safe 
building.  The  screw  action  with  which 
the door of this safe is  secured  is  an  ex­
act  duplicate  of  the  Vickers'  Sons  and 
Maxim guns  adopted  by  the  U.  S.  Gov­
ernment.  Recent  bank  robberies  have 
demonstrated the door to be the point  of 
attack and nitroglycerine the  irresistible 
agency of destruction and that  old  meth­
ods of defense can  not  stand  new  modes 
of attack, hence we lay  such  stress  upon 
the  strength  and  close  fit  of  our  door. 
There is no instance on record where one 
of these safes  has  ever  been  opened  by 
an expert or burglars.  Ask our  compet­
itors if they can show a like  record.

Estimates furnished on fire and burglar 
proof  vaults,  deposit  boxes,  etc.  We 
carry a full line qf fire and  burglar proof 
safes in stock.
T H E  NATIONAL SAFE 
& LOCK  CO.,

129 Jefferson Ave.,
D etro it, M ich.

W. M. HULL, Manager.

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A  jar in which  canning can be  tested, and which 
dealers can guarantee to customers against loss by 
breakage through  imperfections in the glass.

Easy  to  seal,  easy  to  open, guaranteed, tested, 

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No  danger  of  fruit  spoiling,  no danger of burn­
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wire to  stretch,  no  loss  by  breakage,  no  special 
rubbers or covers.

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CommercialTravelers

Michigan  Knights  of tho Grip

President,  E.  J .  Sc h r e ib e b ,  Bay  City;  Sec­
retary,  A.  W.  St i t t ,  Jackson;  Treasurer, 
O.  C.  Gould, Saginaw.

President,  A.  Ma b y m o n t ,  Detroit;  Secretary 

Michigan  Commercial  Trawlers’  Association 
and Treasurer, Geo.  W. Hil l , Detroit.
United  Conmereial Trawlers  of Michigan 

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

Grand Rapids  Conncil Ho.  131,  D.  C.  T.

Senior  Counselor,  J oh n  G.  K o l b ;  Secretary- 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.
Michigan Commercial Travelers’  Mutual  Accident  Association 
President, J.  B o y d   Pa n t l in d ,  Grand  Rapids; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  G e o.  F.  Ow e n , 
Grand Rapids.

G ripsack  B rigade.

Coldwater  Republican:  Frank  Col­
lins,  of  the  firm  of  Nichols  &  Collins, 
started  on  the  road  last  week  as  sales­
man  for  the  Burial  Device  Co.

Champion  correspondence  Marquette 
Mining  Journal:  Among 
the  many 
commercial  men  who  travel  through  this 
section  there  are  none  more 
interesting 
or  successful  than  A.  G.  Kent,  a  deaf 
mute,  who is now  on  his  initial  trip.  He 
spent  Tuesday  in  Champion.  He  travels 
in  the  interest  of  the  American  Manu­
facturing  Co.  of  Sheboygan,  Wis.,  and 
handles  a  line  of  chairs.  Mr.  Kent 
is 
an  unusually  attractive  looking  young 
man  and  because  of  his  condition  many 
take  to  him  very  readily.  Although 
the  salesman  never  utters  a  word he usu­
ally  receives  the  attention  of  the  busi­
ness  men  more  readily  than  commercial 
men  who  are  considered  glib  talkers. 
The  average  person  believes  that  the 
first  qualification  of  a  drummer 
is  a 
ready  tongue,  but  many  of  the  dealers 
will  doubtless  look  upon  Mr.  Kent  as  a 
sort  of  a  “ redeemer.”   He  carries  a 
pencil  and  pad  with  which  to  convey 
and  receive 
information.  He  has  a 
unique  business  card  which  explains 
that  he  represents  a  house  that  “ needs 
no  talking!”   Mr.  Kent  became  familiar 
with  the  business  some  years  ago  when 
in  partnership  with  his  father at  Grand 
Rapids.  When  the  panic  came  in  1893 
they  failed,  after  which  the  son  took  to 
the  road.  He met  with  great  success  and 
says  he  found  the  work  comparatively 
easy,  although  troublesome  at  times,  es­
pecially  when  he  tried  to  do  business 
with  a  man  who'can  not  read  or  write 
English.  This  young  fellow  is  a.good 
example  of  what  pluck  and  energy  can 
do  when  directed  by  a  bright  mind.  He 
lost  his  hearing  when  only  three  years 
old  through  an  attack  of  congestion  of 
the  brain.  He  was  educated  at  the  Flint 
school  for the  deaf,  after  which  he  en­
tered  a  business  college.  He  is  known 
throughout  the  Lower  Peninsula,  where 
he  has  traveled  for  some time,  as “ Kent 
the  Silent. ”   Although  he  is  unusually 
clever  in  every  way  and  will  go  in  and 
hustle  with  the best  talkers  his  affliction 
is  a  help  to  him  in  business,  people 
in 
general  being  glad  to  do  business  with 
a  man  who  doesn’t  bore  them  with  an 
excessive  flow  of  conversation.

B ound  To  B uy  a   Coat  B elow   tb e   R e g u la r 

P rice.
Written for the  Tradesman.

Any  one  could  see  that  she  was  a 
humble  woman  and  that  she  was  one  of 
those  class  of  buyers  who  are  not  satis­
fied  unless  they  can  beat  down  the sales­
man. 
It  was  in  a  clothing  store and she 
was  looking  at  some  overcoats.  She ex­
plained  later that  it  was  for  her boy who 
was  a  man  grown,  who  worked  in  the 
factory  and  couldn’t  get  time  to  visit 
the  store.  The  truth 
is  she  probably

thought  she  could  drive  a  better  bargain 
than  her  son.

‘ ‘ Looking  for  an  overcoat?”   the  clerk 

asked  pleasantly.

“ Yaw.  How  mooch  fer  dese?”
The  salesman  informed  her that  all  in 
that  pile  were  ten  dollars.  One  after 
another  was  pulled  from  the  bunch  and 
inspected  critically.  Then  the  woman 
began  to  beat  down. 
“ I  gif  you  nine 
tollar, ”   she  said,  having  selected  one.
Then  came  the  usual  explanation from 
the  salesman  that  everything  in the store 
was  tagged  and  that  there  could  be  no 
change  in  price.  He  had also discovered 
that  the  woman  couldn’t  read,  but  noth­
ing  would  satisfy  her  unless  she  could 
get  the  coat  one  dollar 
less  than  the 
price  and,  after  some  haggling,  she 
walked  toward  the  door.

The  salesman  had 

lots  of  time,  for 
business  was  not  rushing  at the moment. 
He  was  out  of  patience  with  the  woman 
and,  getting  reckless,  made  up  his  mind 
to  flimflam  her 
if  he  could.  As  she 
reached  the  door  he  hailed  her  with : 

“ Here’s  a  coat  I  know  will suit you.”  
She  hesitated  and  then  finally  came 
back.  There  was  the  same  formula  of 
looking  through  the  coats  as  in  the other 
case  and then  she  asked  the price.  They 
were  tagged  at  nine  dollars.

“ Those,  my  dear  woman,  are  eleven 
dollars.  They  are  worth  at 
least  five 
dollars  more  than  the  other coats— better 
lining,  softer  and  more  durable  cloth, 
heavier  and  warmer and  better  made  all 
through. ’ ’

After  a  time  the  woman  selected  one 
“ I  gif  you 

it  up,  said: 

and  holding 
ten  tollar  fer  dot.”

“ I’ m 

The  salesman  shook  his  head;  but  he 
added: 
It’s 
against  the  rules  of  the  store  to  make 
any  reduction. 
1  don’t  think  I  can  do 
it.”

sorry,  madam. 

“ Dot’s  all  I  g if,”   the  woman  said, 

as  she  started  for  the  door.

The  salesman  followed  her  and  had 
his  hand  on  the  door-latch. 
“ If  you’ll 
wait  a  moment  I’ll  speak  to  the proprie­
tor.  Perhaps  he’ll make the  reduction  in 
your  case. ’ ’

the 

The  woman  stepped  back  and  in  a 
moment 
salesman,  having  per­
formed  his  errand,  returned  and  ex­
plained  that  the  proprietor  disliked very 
much  to  do  it,  that  they  were  making 
nothing  on  the  coat  and  a  lot  more  of 
the  same  kind,  but  she  could  have  it  at 
ten  dollars.

“ What had  we  better  do  with the extra 
dollar?”   the  salesman asked as he passed 
the  money  through  the  window  to  his 
employer,  who  was  in  “ the  cash coop. ”  

“ We’ ll  blow  it  in .”   And  they  did.

T he  D rum m er»  and  th e   Trust».

There was a young drummer who drummed. 
With his order book always well thumbed.
But along came the trust.
And gave him a thrust.
And, of course, the young  drummer  succumbed.
A drummer who traveled for leather 
Has lately encountered hard weather;
He’s too sad by half 
To indulge in a laugh.
Though you tickled his ear with a feather.
A drummer with samples of glass.
Through a meadow was anxious to pass.
Old Trust spied him out 
And hoarsely cried out:
“ Young fellow, keep off the grass.”
A drummer whose line was in socks 
Was finding himself in a box;
Though always alert.
He had pawned his last shirt.
And the Octopus gobbled his socks.
P ro m p t  A nsw er.

“ My  friend,”   said  the  long-haired 
passenger to  the  young  man  in  the  seat 
opposite,  “ to  what  end  has  your  life 
work  been  directed?”

“ To  both  ends,”   was  the  reply. 

“ I 
have  the  only  first-class  hat  and  shoe 
store  in  our  village.

SPECULATIVE  BUYING.

D iverging  O pinions  of  D ry  Goods  and 

G rocery  Salesm en.

Grand  Haven,  March  26— I  wish  to 
intrude  on  your  valuable  space  to  a  cer­
in  order to  take  issue  with 
tain  extent 
the  shrewd 
jobber  from  Detroit  who 
deprecates  the  early  buying  of  goods  in 
order  to  avoid  high  prices,  etc.

I  have  nothing  to  say  as  to  how  it 
affects  the  grocery  business,  but  in  the 
dry  goods  line,  for  instance,  there  are 
many  advantages  in  buying  early.

If  you  will  go  among  the  merchants 
throughout  the  State,  you  will  invari­
ably  find  that  the  one  who  makes  a  suc­
cess  of  his  business  purchases  his goods 
early,for  several  reasons:

First.  He  will  get  the  choicest  or 
for  he  has  a  more 

earliest  selection, 
complete  line  to  buy  from.

Second.  Having  had  the  first  selec­
tion  he  naturally  has  a  better  line to dis­
play  for  the  benefit  of  his customers than 
his  neighbor  who  does  not  buy  until  he 
has  call  for  them  or  until  his  trade 
actually  need  them,  when,  of  course, 
the  choicest  patterns  are  sold.  True, 
the  late  merchant  will  probably  get  all 
the  goods  he  wants— for  money  will  al­
ways  buy  merchandise--but  he  does  not 
get  the  assortment  he  should  have 
in 
order  to  compete  with  his  more  pro­
gressive  competitor.

in 

let  their 

judgment 

I  do  not  believe  that  every  man  in 
trade  is  “ hounded  to  death”   by  the  too 
numerous  salesmen  and  thereby becomes 
a  speculator,  as  a  rule.  On  the  con­
trary,  the  average  salesman  has  the  con­
fidence  of  his  trade  and,  when  the  ques­
tion  is  put  squarely  before him,  “ Would 
you  advise  me  to  buy  this  now?”   there 
are  few,  very  few,  salesmen  who  would 
not  give  an  honest  judgment  to the  cus­
tomer  and  advise  him  what  to  do,  and 
very  rarely  is  that  confidence misplaced.
I  mean  by  this  men  who  are  traveling 
over  a  territory  for  some  years.  Some 
men  only  make  one  trip,  load  a  custom­
er to  the  front  door,  knowing  they  will 
never  return,  and 
successor 
patch  up  the  trouble.  These  men  are 
sharp,  and  should  not  be  classed  as 
I  believe  the  merchant  who 
salesmen. 
uses  his  best 
selecting 
goods  early,  puts  them  on  his  counter 
and  gets  a  good  profit  early  in  the  sea­
son  should  not  be  called  a  speculator, 
but  should  be  given  credit  for  using 
good  comomn  sense.  Of  course,  early 
buyers  get  a  reasonable  dating  from  all 
jobbers  and  manufacturers  and  hence 
are  in  better  condition  to  discount  their 
bills  when  the  time  arrives,  for  they 
have  had  the  advantage  of selling  a  part 
of  the  goods 
in  the  meantime,  for  a 
woman  will  buy  a  pretty  dress  pattern 
when  the  styles  first  are  shown— she  can 
not  resist— and  have  it  made  up  two  or 
three  months  later.  As  far  as  too  many 
merchants  being  unable  to  discount  is 
concerned, 
various  reasons 
for  that:  One 
is  that  too  many  mer­
chants  want  to  do  a  large  business  and 
carry  too  much  stock  on  too  small  a 
capital. 
Another—and  the  principal 
one— is  that  the  average  merchant  gives 
too  much  credit  altogether.  He  has  an 
idea  that  if  he  sells  a  certain  amount  of 
goods  he  is  well  satisfied,  but  not  until 
the  credit  man  of  the  firm  calls  on  him 
to  settle  does  he  realize  that  he  has  too 
much  on  the  books.  A  merchant  who 
sells  for  cash  is  able  to  discount.

there  are 

Louis J.  Koster.

Grand  Rapids,  March  26—I  notice 
that  the  retail  dealers  who  do  not  spec­
ulate,  buy  as  they  need  the  goods, 
pav  the  cash  for  them  and  get  the  cash 
discount  are  the  most  successful  ones 
and  are  sure  to  show  a  nice  profit  at_ the 
end  of  each  year,  and  1  attribute  it  to 
several  reasons.  The  main  one  is  that 
the  dealers  who  pay  cash  are  more  care­
ful  in  regard  to  whom they extend credit 
and  are  better  collectors  and  give  more 
time  to  attending  to  collections  than 
they  do  to  extending  credits.

The  commercial  travelers  are 

largely 
responsible  for  the  speculative  buying 
of  dealers,  and  I  realize  that  I  am  as 
bad  as  any  of  them  in  that  way,and  just 
so  long  as  the  dealers  continue  to  buy 
goods  of  every  salesman  who  calls  on 
them  just  so  long  will  the  traveler  urge 
them  to  buy  ahead,  as  he  is  obliged  to 
do  to  protect  himself. 
If  every  dealer

would  decide  on  one  or  two  reliable 
wholesale  houses, 
represented  by  an 
honest,  reliable  traveler,  and  confine  his 
trade  to  them,  he would  find  in  less  than 
is  carrying 
five  months  that  he 
less 
stock,  owes 
less  and 
is  making  more 
money  than  in  the  usual  way  of  buying 
of  everyone.  The  past  year  has  been  a 
favorable  one  for  the  dealer  who  pur­
chases  ahead,  as  all  kinds  of  canned 
goods  are  higher than  the  futures  were 
sold  for.  The  special  free  deals  on  some 
brands  of  soaps  also  enable  some  deal­
ers  to make  a  nice  profit  and  own  their 
soap 
less  than  the  jobber,  and  I  think 
that  the  dealer who  has  the  cash  to  take 
the  discount  with  can  make  extra  profits 
in  careful  purchases  ahead  when  he  has 
a 
low  basis  to  purchase  at;  but  he 
should  be  thoroughly  posted  in  regard to 
the  conditions  of  the  market  himself, 
so  he  can  be  in  a  position  to  call  the 
traveler  who  talks  advance  on  price.

Byron  S.  Davenport.

The  G iddy  Old  Man.

Meg in  Pittsburg  Dispatch.

is  generally  traveling 

The  man  who  wants to get acquainted ! 
Were  you  ever  going  in  any  direction 
that  this  man  was  not  going  that  way 
also?  He 
for 
pleasure,  therefore  his  wife  is  not  along. 
He  is  rarely  the  man  one wants to know, 
or  should  know,  therefore,  selfish  as 
it 
seems,  and  lonely  as  it  may  be,  the  best 
course  for  a  woman 
is  to  observe  the 
behest  of  Elisha  when  he  sent  his  serv­
ant,  Gehagi,  to 
lay  his  staff  upon  the 
face  of  the  dead  Shumanitt  child :

“ If  thou  meet  a  man  salute  him  not; 
and  if  any  man  salutes  thee,  salute  him 
not  again. ”

For  it  does  seem  that  a  man  is  never 
too  old  to  believe  himself  attractive  to 
some  other  man’s  wife  or daughter.  You 
can  pull  every  hair out  of  his  dear  old 
head;  yank  every  tooth  out  of  a  one­
time  sweet  mouth ;  furrow  him  an 
inch 
deep  with  Tim e’s  claw ;  rheumatiz  his 
joints,  raise  Cain  with  him  generally, 
and  yet  he  will  sit  up  and  show  his  red 
necktie  and  think  he’s  a  darling  that 
ought  to  paralyze  every  woman.

B ah!  We  hear  a  great  deal  of  the 
foolishness  and  flightiness  of  the  old 
woman;  but,  my  friends,  she  is  enough 
better behaved  than  the  old man.  Time 
doesn’t  handle  a  man  with  a  thicker 
pair  of  gloves  than  he  puts  on  for  a 
woman,  and  the  sooner  men  realize  that 
is  no 
the  Nineteenth  Century  woman 
older at  the  same  age  than  a  man 
is, 
that  soon  will  he  leave  off  being  ridicu­
lous  and  become  the  dear,  decent  old 
grandpapa  God  intended  him  to  be.

Store  P apers  as  A dvertisers.

A   Kansas  merchant  has  been  making 
experiments  with  a  store paper.  He tells 
of  the  results  in  the following,  published 
in  his  home  paper 
in  the  Sunflower 
State:

I  have  two  stores,  in  small  villages, 
doing  about  the  same  amount  of  busi­
ness,  not  generally  varying  more  than 
$10 a  month. 
I  started  a  special  sale 
counter  in  both  my  stores,  and  found 
that  by  the  special  sale  my business  was 
increased  about  25  per  cent,  in  both 
stores. 
I  then  got  advertising  papers 
for  one  store,  and  put  exactly  the  same 
line  of  goods  in  each  store,  so one  would 
have  the  same  chance  as  the  other,  that 
my  test  of  the  advertising  paper  might 
be  fair.  I  got  1,000  papers  and scattered 
them  pretty  thoroughly  over the country; 
the  result  was  that  at  one  store  without 
papers  I  sold  during 
the  month  of 
August $984  worth  of  goods,  and  from 
the  store  that  the  paper  was  sent  out 
from  I  sold  $1,723  worth.  Both  stores 
had  special  sale  counters  and exactly tbe 
same  goods,  so that  the  difference  in  the 
sales  could  only  be  attributed  to  the  ad­
vertising  paper,  which  proved  to  me 
very  conclusively  that  advertising  pays, 
and  that  the  advertising  paper  is  cer­
tainly  a  good  way  to  advertise,  and  I 
shall  most  assuredly  stick  to  it  until  I 
get  some  better  way  of  advertising,_ if  I 
ever  do.  People  who  got  the  advertising 
paper  would  pass  by  one  of  my  stores 
and  drive  for  miles  to the  other  one  for 
what  they  could  have  gotten  at  the  same 
price 
in  my  store  right  at  their door. 
That  shows  the  effect  of  advertising.

18
Drugs—Chemicals

M ichigan  State  B oard  o f P harm acy

U ko.  Gu n d r u m , Ionia 
L.  E.  Re y n o l d s,  St.  Joseph 
He n r y   He im , Saginaw 
Wir t   P.  Do t y , Detroit - 
A. C. Sc h u m a c h e r, Ann Arbor 

Term expires
Dec. 31,1900 
Dec. 31,1901 
Dec. 31, 1902 
Dec. 31, 1903 
Dec. 31, 1904
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, H e n r y   He im , Saginaw.
E xam in atio n   Sessions 

Star Island—.June 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—Chas.  F.  Mann, Detroit. 
Treasurer—J.  S.  Be n n e t t ,  Lansing.

P rofitable  A rticles  W hich  Can  Be Pushed 

in  th e   Spring.

Why  should  you  be  expected  to  exert 
yourself  more  or  to  put  forth  greater 
efforts  to  get  trade 
in  the  spring-time 
than  at  other  seasons  of  the  year?  For 
the  same  reason  that  we  expect  more  of 
the  young  man  than  of  the  old  and 
feeble  man.  Because  everything  takes  a 
new 
lease  of  life  at  spring-time.  Be­
cause  your  efforts  make  greater  impres­
sions  in  the  spring-time,  when  every­
body  and  everything  are  waking  up  and 
coming  out  of  their  winter  lethargy.  “ I 
must  get  ready  for  the  spring  trade,”   is 
an  old  saw  with  merchants  in  all 
lines 
of  trade.

The  druggist  who  best  prepares  for 
this  inevitable  spring  trade  is  not  only 
going  to  get  more  present  business,  but 
if  he  has  builded  well,  he  will  hold  the 
increase  throughout  the  whole year.  The 
importance  of  being  in  the  field  early 
well  equipped,  can  not  be  too  strongly 
emphasized.  The  spring-time  is  a  good 
season  for  the  druggist  who  has  never 
made  much  of  a  stir  to  get  a  start 
There  are  several  pointers  here  that  are 
capable  of  adaptation  to  every  reta 
drug  business;  and  they  will  earn  for 
their  user  an  extra  penny  and  much 
new  business.

This  is  quite  a  subject  for  that  drug 
gist  to  consider  who  wants  to  get  all  the 
spring  trade  there  is  coming  to  him 
Very  soon,  now,  every  one  will  be  put 
ting  away  winter 
furs  and  woolens 
Every  one  takes  all  the  pains 
in  the 
world  to  prevent 
the  devastation  of 
moths.  Be  in  the  field  early  with  your 
preparation 
for  this  purpose ;  get  them 
started  coming  to  your  store,  and  you 
will  sell  more  than  any  of  your  compet 
itors.

The  most  satisfactory  preparation  to 
meet  the  needs  incident  to  the  putting 
away  of  winter  clothes  is  a  mixture  of 
naphthalene  flake  and  oil  of  cedar  ( 
few  drops  to  the  half-pound).  Put  th 
mixture  up 
in  half-pound  cartons  and 
sell  it  for  ten  cents.  A  good  name  for 
this  preparation  would  be  Campho 
Cedar.  A  novel  and  paying  way  to 
advertise  this  specialty  is  to  distribute 
a  lot  of  flyers  about  4x5 
inches,  saying 
sim ply: 
live  where 
‘ ‘ Moths 
Campho-Cedar  is.”

can’t 

The  success  of  this  depends  on  how 
well  you  do  it.  Flood  the  community 
or  town  with  these  flyers,  paste  them 
on  every  available  dead  wall,  fence  and 
other  conspicuous  place.  Get  the  people 
thoroughly  acquainted  with  this  bit  1 
philosophy,  “ Moths 
lie  whe 
Campho-Cedar  is .”   At  the  time  thi 
distribution  of  flyers  is  made,  make 
window  display  of  Campho-Cedar,  and 
at  the  top  of  the  window  extending  way 
across  use  a  plain  white  poster  bearing 
the  same  words  as  the  small  flyers, 
your  newspaper  advertising  at  this  time 
go  into  the  argument  part  of  Campho 
in  short,
Cedar. ^ E xp lain  

its  merits 

can’t 

crisp  sentences,  using  but  one  or  two 
rguments 
in  each  announcement  and 
putting  the  price  in  every  time.

arch  with  their  accompanying 

Just  now  there  is  an  especially  in­
creased  demand  for  a  healing,  soothing 
dressing  for  the  skin.  The  winds  of 
red, 
rough  hands  and  faces  make  business 
for  the  wide-awake  druggist.  The  sim­
plest  dressing,  if  it  is  thoroughly  anti­
septic,  will  be  found  to  be  the  most  sat- 
sfactory.

per 

cent.). 

To  push 

Here  is  a  formula  which  I  have  found 
good  as  any  to  counteract  the  effects 
March  weather:  Make  a  base  of 
tragacanth  mucilage,  using  equal  parts 
witch-hazel  and  rose  water as  a  sol­
vent 
instead  of  pure  water;  put  up  in 
four  ounce  bottles.  To  each  bottle  add 
one  drachm  of  solution  of  carbolic  acid 
95 
This  preparation 
soothes,  heals,  and  protects  the  roughest 
skin,  and  seems  to present  no  objection- 
ble  features.
A  novel  name 

for  this  prepaiation 
would  be  “ Velvetia  Cream  for  March.”  
last  part  of  this  name  may  sound 
The 
superfluous,  but 
it  assists  very  greatly 
attracting  and  holding  the  attention 
of  the  public. 
“ Velvetia 
Cream  for  March,”   have  printed  a  pla­
card,  and  place  this  in  your  front  door 
where  every  one  who  comes  in  may  see 
as  well  as  those  who  pass  along  the 
street.  Have  this  placard  read : 
‘ ‘ Defy 
March  winds  with  Velvetia  Cream .’ 
Counter  displays  of  these goods will helf 
sell  them.  Package  slips  with  a  good 
local  testimonial  and  the  price  will  also 
assist.  Give  a  one-ounce  sample 
to 
every  member  of  the  local  woman’s  club 
in  your  town  or  community 
in  your 
fashion 
To-day  each  of  the  fifty-three members 
of  the  Blankville  Literary  Club  was 
resented  with  a  sample  of  Druggist 
Blank’s  new  March  Healing  Cream 
This  cream  is  an  elegant  preparation 
delicately  perfumed,  put  up  in  a  hand 
some  package,  and  presents  the  proper 
healing  ingredients  in  a  form  and  man 
ner  so  that  the  severest  March  wind 
will  now  have  no  terrors  for  the  mem 
bers  of  the  Literary Club—even the thin 
nest  skinned  member.”

and  then  advertise 
fact 
newspaper  space  after  this 

clubs 

the 

A   preparation  which  will  effectively 
kill  roaches  and  bedbugs  is  readily  sal 
able 
in  the  spring,  and  more  or  less  so 
at  all  times  in  the  year.  The  thing  to 
look  for here  as  in  other  specialties  put 
out  by  the  druggist  is  to  get  a  product 
that  will  do  absolutely  all  that  can  be 
wanted,  and  that  still  can  be  made  and 
sold  at  a  reasonable  price.  With  a  view 
of  being  of  as  much  assistance  as  pos 
sible  I  give  here  a  formula  that 
actually  the  most  effective  of  anything 
that  has  ever  yet  been  offered,  and  that 
in  addition  has  other qualifications  to 
recommend 
it— cheapness  and  ease  of 
application:

in  green  glass, 

Use  gasoline,  benzine,  or  naphtha  as 
a  base,  color  red  with  a  gasoline  solu 
tion  of  alkanet  root,  and  add  about  one 
drachm  of  flake  naphthalene  to  each 
pint.  Bottle 
twelve 
ounce  bottles  of  the  same  sort  as  house 
hold  ammonia  is  usually  sold  in.  This 
package  will  cost  complete  not  over  six 
or  seven  cents,  and  a  fair  retail  price  is 
25  cents.  Cork  and  label,  and  sell  with 
a  tin  spout  attached  so that  it  may  be 
easily  squirted  into  cracks  and  crevices.
This  preparation  might  well  be  called 
“ Bugolene, ”   and 
it  may  be  advertised 
by  having  slips  printed  with  the  follow­
ing  matter,  wrapping  these  slips 
in 
packages  sent  out  of  the  store  and  dis­
tributing  them  in  other w ays:

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Spring 

is  the  time  when  those  house­
hold  pests—bedbugs  and  roaches— are 
most  numerous.  Don’t  bother  or  exper- 
ment.  but  rid  the  premises  of  them  en- 
rely  in  a'single  vigorous  effort.  Bug­
olene  will  kill  them  at  once  and with the 
least  trouble  to  you.

Manufactured  and  sold  only by  A.  A. 

Blank,  Druggist.
Price  25  cents.
An 

illustration  of  a  water-bug  in  one 
comer  of  the  slip  would  add to its value.
There  are  a  whole  lot  of  other  things 
that  can  be  pushed  to  good  advantage 
the  spring-time— blood  medicines, 
malt  extracts,  spring  tonics,  etc.— Harry 

Graves  in  Bulletin  of  Pharmacy.

Im p ro v ed   W o rcestersh ire  Sauce.

A.  Wangemann  communicates  the  fol­
lowing  formula  to  the Western D ruggist: 

Pimento,  2  drs.
Clove,  1  dr.
Black  pepper,  1  dr.
Ginget,  1  dr.
Curry  powder,  1  oz.
Capsicum,  1  dr.
Mustard,  2  ozs.
Shallots,  bruised,  2  ozs.
Salt,  2  ozs.
Sugar,  brown,  2  ozs.
Tamarinds,  8  ozs.
Sherry,  1  pt.
Wine  vinegar,  2  pts.
Mr.  Wangemann  adds  the  following 
nstructions:  Let  there  be  added 
oz.  I 
of  powdered  asafoetida  and  one  bruised 
liver,  mixing  these  with  the  other  in­
gredients  before  boiling. 
Asafoetida 
nd 
liver  are  added  by  all  makers  of 
this  sauce  for  the  trade,  since  it  is  these 
that  give  the  peculiar  tang.  Worces­
tershire  sauce,  originally  compounded 
by  an  English  physician  for  one  of  his 
gluttonous  aristocratic  patients,  was 
originally 
intended  as  a  vehicle  for  the 
dministration  of  asafoetida.  The  car­
minative  aromatics  employed  success­
fully  mask  the  taste  of  that  gum.  This 
is  an  interesting  instance,  and  probably 
the  first  one,  of  the  modem  tendency 
to  make  nauseous  drugs  palatable.

Sell  V aseline  Only.

A  bright  drummer  for an  oil  house  re­
cently  gave  me  an  eloquent  appeal  to 
sell  his  “ petroleum 
jelly,”   which  he 
claimed  was  “ just  as  good”   as  vase- 
ne,  when  this  latter  article  was  called 
for.  His  strong  point  was  that  we  could 
make  an  extra  quarter cent  on  each  five 
cent  bottle  sold.

any  substitute 

I  refused  to  handle  his  “ just as good”  
for  this  very  well 
known  and  popular  remedy. 
It  would 
be  equally  foolish  to  try  and  sell  a  sub­
stitute 
for  Epsom  salt  or  paregoric. 
for  vaseline  want  it, 
Those  who  call 
and  know  what  they  want. 
If  w»e  had 
customer  whose  business  was  worth 
only  a  quarter  of  a  cent  a  year,  it 
would  not  pay  to  experiment  with  him. 
Honesty  is  the  best  way  to  make friends 
with  the  public,  and  without  that  we 
can  not  succeed.-^Wm.  T.  Markis  in 
Practical  Druggist.

T he  D ru g   M a rk e t

Opium— Is firm  at  the  advance  noted 
last  week.  The  reported  damage  to  the 
growing  crop  was  unimportant.  The 
prices  are  higher  on  account  of  higher 
markets abroad.

Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine— Is 

steadily  declining,  on 

account  of  lower  prices  for  bark.

Carbolic  Acid— Is  quiet  at  unchanged 

prices.

Alcohol— On  account  of  higher  price 
for  com  has  been  advanced  ic  per  gal­
lon.

Borax— The  refiners  have  advanced. 

the  price  %c  per  pound.

Castor  Oil— Has  been  advanced  4c per 

gallon.

Cocaine— Has  declined  25c  per ounce.
Cocoa  Butter— Has  declined 
in  the 

primary  markets  and  is  lower  here.

Cod  Liver  Oil— Has  been advanced on 

account  of  higher  primary  markets.

Gum  Camphor— Is  very  strong  on  ac­
count  of  higher  prices  for  crude,  and  as 
the  season  for  demand  is  nearly at hand, 
higher  prices  are  looked  for.

Use  charity  with  a ll;  be  generous  in 
thought  and  deed;  help  others  along 
life’s  thorny  pathway.

MIG. CHEMISTS, 

ALLEGAN, MICH

Perrigo's Headache Powders,  Per- 
rigo's Mandrake Bitters,  Perrigo's 
Dyspepsia  Tablets  and  Perrigo's 
Quinine Cathartic Tablets are gain­
ing new triends every  day.  If  you 
haven't already a good  supply  on, 
write us for prices.

FIM ING  EXTMCtS RNDIDRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES

An  Excellent line  |
of  Wall  Paper I

Is  shown  by  us  this  season.
No  manufacturer  or  jobber 
can  equal  our  assortment.
We represent 
twenty-six  of 
the  leading  factories  in  the 
United  States.  Send  for  our 
samples.  We  will  send  them 
to  you,  express  prepaid,  for 
your inspection.

Heystek & Canfield Co.,

The  Michigan  Wall  Paper  Jobbers,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

C lothes  B alls.

Fuller’s  earth,  finely  powdered  and 
well  desiccated  by  heat,  made 
into  a 
paste  with  the  juice  of  lemon,  to  this  is 
then  added  some  carbonate  of-potassium 
and  kneaded  together  until  a  stiff  mass 
results.  Then  form  into  balls  and hard­
en  them  in  dry  air.  When  a  spot  is  to 
be  removed,  moisten  it  with  water  and 
mb 
it  thoroughly  over  with  the  ball—  
then  wash  with  pure  water  and  the  spot 
will  be  erased.

C learing  th e   H ouse.

“ The  house 

is  afire!”   cried  the 
“ The  audience  must  be  dis­

tenor. 
missed  as  quickly  as  possible.”

“ All  right,”   replied  the  manager. 
“ Say  nothing  about  the  fire.  Go  out 
and  sing.”

Some  people  have  an  unconquerable 
prejudice  against  anything  made  at 
home  or  bought  at  home.

B E T T E R  TH A N   E V E R .  SOLD B Y  A L L  JO B B E R S 

M AN UFACTU RED  B Y

H  VAN  TO N Q ER EN ,

HOLLAND,  MICH.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

W H O L E SA L E   PRICE  CU R R EN T.

A dvanced— 
D eclined—

Menthol....................
@  3  25 1
Morphia. S.. P.&W . 2  35®  2 60 I
Morphia, S..N.Y. Q.
& C. Co.................. 2  25®  2  50
@ 40
Moschus  Canton__
Myristica, No. 1......
65® 80
Niix Vomica...po. 15
® 10
Os Sepia...................
30® 35
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
1)  Co.....................
  1 00 !
®
j
Picis Liq. N.N.14 gal.
doz........................
@  2 00
Picis Liq., quarts__
@  1 00
Picis Liq.,  pints......
@ 85
Pil Hydrarg. ..po.  80
@ 50 !
Piper  Nigra.. ,po. 22
@ 18
Pijier  Alba.. ..po. 35
@ 30
Pilx  Burgun.............
@ 7
l’lumbi  Äcet.............
10® 12
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 1  30®  1 50
Pyrethrum, boxes H.
& P.  I). Co.,  doz...
@ 75
Pyrethrum,  pv........
25® 30
Quassia;....................
8® 10  i
Quinia, S. P. &  W...
35® 45
33® 43
Quinta, S.  German..
Quinia, N. Y.............
33® 431
Rubia Tinctorum....
12® 14
Saccharum Lactls pv
18® 20
Salacin..................... 6 00®  6  25
Sanguis  Draconls...
40® 50
12® 14
Sapo, W ....................
Sapo M .....................
10® 12
Sapo  G .....................
16

@

Seldlitz Mixture......  
Sinapis.....................
Sinapis,  opt.............
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
V oes......................
Snuff,Scotch, De Vo's
Soda, Boras..............
Soda,  Boras, po......
Soda et Potass T art.
Soda,  Carb...............
Soda,  Bi-Carb..........
Soda,  Ash................
Soda, Sulphas..........
Spts. Cologne...........
Spts. Ether  Co........
spts.  Myrcla Dom...
Spts. Vini  licet,  bbl.
Spts. Vinl Rect. Hbbl 
Spts. Vlnl Rect. lOgal 
Spts. Vinl Rect. 5 gal 
Strychnia, Crystal.
Sulphur,  Subl......
Sulphur, Roll........
Tam arinds...........
Terebenth  Venice.
Theobromsp...........
Vanilla..................
Zinci Sulph............
Oils

20® 22
20®
® 18 !
@ 30
@ 41
® 41
9© 11
9® 11
23® 25
2
114®
3®
5
3V4® 4
2
©
@ 2  60
50® 55
©  2 00
@
®
©
@
1  05® 1  25
4
214®
214® 314
8® 10
28® 30
52® 55
9  00®16 00
8
7®

Whale, winter.......... 
Lard, extra............... 
Lard, No. 1............... 

BBL.
7o
55
35

19

Linseed, pure raw...  61
Linseed,  Dolled.......  
62
Neatsfoot, winter str  54 
Spirits  Turpentine..  61

P a in ts   BBL.  LB.
l
@8 
lit 
@4 
th   2  @3 
254  2%@3 
214  24t@3
13®  15
70®  75
14®  18
13®  16
7
6H@ 
61
70
@  90
@  1  00
a   1 40
@  1  15

Red  Venetian.......... 
Ochre, yellow  Mars, 
Ochre, yellow Ber.. 
Putty,  commercial. 
Putty, strictly  pure. 
Vermiliou,  P r im e
American..........
Vermilion, English
Green,  Paris........
Green, Peuiusular.
Lead,  red...............
Lead,  white..........
Whiting, white Span 
Whiting, gilders’... 
White, Paris, Amer 
Whiting, Paris,  Eng
cliff.......................
Universal  Prepared
V arnish«

No. 1 Turp  Coach...  1  10®  1  20
Extra Turp...............  1  60®  1  70
Coach  Body.............   2 75® 3 oo
No. 1 Turp  Funi......   1  00®  1  10
Extra Turk  Damar..  1  55®  l  60 
Jap.Dryer.No.lTurp  70®  7E

O u r  S tatio n ery 

D ep artm en t

Is  m eeting  with  universal  iavor  and  we  have  so  far  received 
many  flattering  congratulations  from  our  friends  and  custom ­
ers,  who  are  much  pleased  with  the  fact  that  they  will  be 
able  to  purchase  this  class  of  goods  from  us  in  connection 
with  D rugs  and  D ruggists’  Sundries.

##

4&

W e  now have  in  stock and offer for sale—  

Fine  Bulk  Stationery  of  all  weights, qualities  and  sizes,  with 

Envelopes to match. 

▼

M

Box  Paper,  Writing  and  Pencil  Paper  Tablets,  Blank  Books,  M  

Counter  Books,  Memorandums,  Exercise  Books,  Office  Scratch 
Books. 

Faber,  Eagle,  American and  Dixon  Pencils. 
Spencerian,  Esterbrook,  Gillott,  Sheffield  and  Standard 

4 ^
4 k

Steel  Pens. 

ber Erasers,  Rubber Bands,  School  Rules,  Pencil  Boxes. 

Afc
Penholders,  Slates and  Slate  Pencils,  Black  Board  and  Rub-  ^  
qp
4 k
Notes,  Drafts and  Receipts. 
Dennison  Roll  Crepe,  French  and  American  Tissue  Paper,  4 k 
Japanese  Napkins, Gold  and  Silver  Paper,  Ordinary  and  Lace  jjjj 

Shelf  Paper. 

4»

Shipping and  String Tags, Gum  Labels,  etc. 
Specie  Purses, Gents’ Wallets, Ladies’  Wallets, Bill Books, etc.  ^

Afc
ffh

Our  representative,  Mr.  W .  B.  Dudley,  will  call  upon  you  4 P 
(jjj)  soon  and  one  inspection  of  his  line  will  convince  you  that  we  4P 
(jfjjj  are  leaders  in  the  Stationery  L in e  and  that  we  have  the  4 k 
4k
^jj)  goods  and  make  the  prices  that  you  wish  for. 

Hazeltine  &  Perkins 

Drug Company 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

®
®
4&

A cidum
Aceticum  ..................$
Benzoicum, German.
Boraclc.....................
Carbollcum..............
Ci triclini....................
Hydrochlor.............
Nitrocum..................
Oxalicum..........
Phosphorlum,  dll...
Salicyllcum  .............
Sulpnuricum............
T artartcum .............

A m m onia
Aqua, 16 deg.............
Aqua, 20 deg.............
Carbonas..................
Chloridum.................
A niline

8
6@$
70® 75
@ 16
37® 40
48@ 50
5
3®
8® 10
12® 14
@ 15
65® 70
134® 5
90®  1  00
38® 40

4®
6
8
6®
13® 15
12® 14

00||
40@
40@

......  2 00® 2  25
Klack 
8o@ioo
B ro ™ :::::::::::..-. 
Red 
.....................  
45®  60
Yellow.......................  2  50®  3 00
Baccee
Cubebae...........po, 15  12@  14
Juniperus.................. 
6“
5®  80
Xanthoxylum.......... 
70*
B alsam  um
Copaiba.................... 
Terabin,  Canada.... 
Tolutan.....................  
Cortex
Abies, Canadian......
Cassiae.......................
Cinchona  Flava.......
Euonymus atropurp.
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.
Prunus Vlrgini........
QulUaia, g r d ............
Sassafras........po. 18
Ulmus.. .po.  15, gr’d 
E x tractu m
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhlza,  po......  
Hæmatox, 15 lb. box 
Hæmatox, is ...........  
Hæmatox, V4s.......... 
Hæmatox,  }¿s.......... 

24fe
28#
life
13@
14@
16@

F e rru

15 
2  25 
76 
40 
15 
2

Carbonate  Precip... 
Citrate and  Quinia..
Citrate  Soluble........
Ferrocyanidum Sol..
Solut. Chloride........
Sulphate,  com’l.......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per  cwt..........
Sulphate,  pure........
F lo ra
Arnica......................
Anthemis..................
Matricaria................
F o lia
Barosma............... 
38®  40
Cassia Acutifol,  Tin-
nevelly.................. 
20@  ®
Cassia, Acutifol, Alx.  25@  30
Salvia olllcinalls,  14s
and V4s.................. 
12@  ®
UvaUrsl.................... 
8@  10
G um m i
@  66
Acacia, 1st picked... 
§   45
Acacia,2d  picked... 
@  35
Acacia,3d  picked... 
Acacia, sifted  sorts. 
@  28
45®  65
Acacia, po................. 
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20  12®  14
® 
Aloe, C ape.... po. 15. 
12
®  30
Aloe,  Socotri.. po. 40 
Ammoniac................  
55®  60
Assafoetlda— po. 30  28®  30
Benzolnum............... 
50®  55
@  13
Catechu, is ............... 
14
Catechu, 14s............. 
® 
Catechu, 14s.............  
@ 
16
62®  65
Camphorm............... 
Eupnorbium...po. 35  @  40
Galbanum................. 
@ 100
Gamboge............. po  65@ 
70
Guaiacum.......po. 26  @  30
Kino........... po. $1.26  @  1  25
M astic...................... 
@  60
Myrrh.............po.  45  @ 4 0
Opii__ po.  4A0®4.80  3 40®  3 50
25®  35
Shellac.....................  
Shellac, bleached. . .. 
40®  45
Tragacanth.............. 
50®  80
H erb a

25
20
25
28
23
25
39-
25

Absinthium. .oz. pkg 
Eupatorium..oz. pkg 
lo b e lia ........oz. pkg 
M ajorum__ oz. pkg 
Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 
Mentha Vfr..oz. pkg 
Rue............... oz. pkg 
Tanacetum V oz. pkg 
Thymus, V .. .oz. pkg 
M agnesia
Calcined, P at...........  
65®  60
Carbonate, P at........  
18®  20
Carbonate, K. & M..  18®  20
larbonate, Jennings  18®  20

O leum

Absinthium.............   6  50® 6 75
Amygdalae,  Dulc__  
30®  50
Amygdalae,  Amarae.  8 00@ 8 25
A nisi.........................  1  85® 2 00
Auranti Cortex........   2  25® 2 30
Bergamli...................  2  40® 2 60
80®  86
Cajiputi.................... 
80®  86
Caryophylli..............  
C edar.......................  
36®  45
Chenopadii............... 
© 2  76
Cinnamonil  .............   1  25®  i  35
Citronella................. 
36®  40

50®  60
Conium Mac............. 
Copaiba....................  1  15®  l  25
Cubebae.................... 
90®  l  oo
Exechthitos.............  1  00®  1  10
Erigeron..................  1  00®  1  10
Gaultheria...............  2  00@  2  10
Geranium, ounce__ 
@  75
Gossippii, Sem. gal.. 
50® 
60
Hedeoma..................  1  65® 
1 70
Junipera..................  l  50® 
2 oo
Lavendula  ............... 
90® 2 00
Limonis....................  1  35® 
1 45
Mentha  Piper..........  1  25@  2  00
Mentha Verid..........  1  50®  l  60
Morrhuae, &al..........  1  10®  1  15
4 50
M yrcla.....................   4 00® 
75® 3 OO
Olive......................... 
Picis Liquida.......... 
10® 
12
®  35
Picis Liquida,  gal... 
Rlcina.......................  1  10® 
1 08
@  1  00
Rosmarini................. 
Rosae, ounce.............  6  50® 8 50
Succini.....................  
40®  45
Sabina.....................  
90®  l  00
Santal........................  2 75® 
Sassafras.................. 
50®  55
®  65
Sinapis,  ess., ounce. 
Tlglll........................   1  50® 
Thyme....................... 
40®  50
Thyme, opt............... 
@  1  60
Theobrom as...........  
15®  20
Potassium
15® 
18
Bi-Carb.....................  
15
13@ 
Bichromate.............  
52®  57
Bromide  .................. 
12® 
Carb  ......................... 
15
Chlorate... po. 17® 19  16® 
18
Cyanide.................... 
35®  40
Iodide...............................   2 65® 2 76
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com. 
15
10
Potass Nltras, opt... 
8
Potass  Nltras.......... 
Prussiate.................. 
26
Sulphate  po.............  
18

® 
7® 
6® 
23® 
15® 

7 00

1 60

R adix

Aconitum.................. 
20®  25
Althae.......................  22®   25
A ncbusa.................. 
10®  12
Arum  po.................. 
@  25
20®  40
Calamus.................... 
Gentiana........ po. 15 
15
12® 
18
Glychrrhiza.. .pv.  15  16® 
@  75
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
@  80
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
Hellebore, Alba, po. 
12®  15
Inula,  po.................. 
15®  20
Ipecac, po................   4  25®  4 35
Iris  plox.. .po. 35®38  35®  40
Jalapa, p r................  
25®  30
Maranta,  !4s ...........  
®  35
Podophyllum,  p o ... 
22®
Rhei..........................  
75®  l oo
Rhei,  cu t.................. 
@  1 25
Rhei, pv.................... 
75®  1 35
Spigella.................... 
35® 
“
Sanguinaria... po.  15
@  18
Serpentaria.............  
40®
Senega.....................  
60®
Smilax, officinalis H.
Smilax, M.................
@
10®
Scillae...................po. 35
Symplocarpus.Foeti-
dus,  po..................
Valeriana,Eng. po. 30 
Valeriana,  German.
Zingiber a ................
Zingiber ]..................  
Semen

@  25
@15®
12®
25®

Anisum............po.  15  @  12
Apium (graveleons).  13®  15
Bird, Is.....................  
4® 
6
ll@  12
Cariti.................po.  18 
Cardamon.................  l  25®  l  75
Coriandrum.............. 
8®  10
Cannabis Sativa.......  4V£@  5
Cydonium................  
75®  l  oo
Cnenopodium.......... 
10®  12
D'pterlx Odorate__   1  00®  l  10
Foeniculum..............  
10
@ 
7® 
Foenugreek, po........ 
9
L in i..........................   3V4@  4H
4®  4yt
Lini, grd.......bbl. 3% 
Lobelia *................... 
35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian..  4%@ 
5
R ap a.........................  4H® 
5
Sinapis  Alba............ 
9® 
10
Sinapis  Nigra.......... 
11®  12
S piritus

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

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................  2  50®  2  75
Nassau sheeps’ wool
carriage..................  2 50®  2  75
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
1  50
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage.................
Hard, for slate use..
Yellow  R e e f,  for
slate use................
Syrups
Acacia  .....................  
Auranti Cortex........ 
Zingiber...........
Ipecac.
Ferri Iod...............
Rhei Aram............
Smilax  Officinalis.
Senega ..................
SciUæ.....................

@
@
@■
@50®

1  00 
75
1  40

Sclliae  Co...............
Tolutan..................
Prunus  virg............. 
T inctures 
Aconitum Napellis R 
Aconitum Napellis F
Aloes........................
Aloes and Myrrh__
A rnica.....................
Assafoetida...............
Atrope Belladonna..
Auranti Cortex........
Benzoin........ f .........
Benzoin Co...............
Barosma...................
Cantharides.............
Capsicum.................
Cardamon................
Cardamon Co...........
Castor.......................
Catechu....................
Cinchona..................
Cinchona Co.............
Columba..................
Cubebae.....................
Cassia Acutifol........
Cassia Acutifol Co...
Digitalis....................
Ergot.........................
Ferri  Chloridum__
Gentian....................
Gentian Co...............
Guinea.......................
Guinea 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....................
Valerian  ..................
Veratrum  Veride... 
Zingiber....................

@  50
@  50
50
@

50
60
60
50
50
60
50
60
50
50
75
50
75
75 1  00
50
50
60
50
50
50
50
50
50
35
50
60
50
60
50
76 
75 
60 
50 
50 
50 
75 
50
1  50 
50
BÖ
50
50
50
60
60
8(J
50
20

M iscellaneous 

35

A5ther, Spts. Nit. 7 F  30® 
.¿Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34®
Alum en....................  214®
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
3®
Annatto..................... 
40®
Antimoni, po...........  
4®
Antimoni et I'otass T  40®
@
Antipyrin................. 
Antiiebrin  ............... 
@
@
Argenti Nitras, oz... 
Arsenicum............... 
10®
Balm  Gilead  Buds.. 
38®
Bismuth S. N...........   1  50®
Calcium Chlor.,  is ... 
@
Calcium Chlor.,  Hs.. 
@
Calcium Chlor.,  14s..  @
75 
Cantharides, Rus.po  @
15 
Capsid Fructus,a t.. 
@
15 
Capsid  Fructus, po.
15 
Capsid Fructus B, po 
@
12®
14 
Caryophyllus. .po. 15
@ 3 00 
Carmine, No. 40.......
50®  55
Cera  Alba.................
40®
Cera  Flava...............
Coccus.....................
@®
Cassia  Fructus........
Centraria..................
®
Cetaceum..................
Chloroform.............  
55®  60
Chloroform,  squibbs  @  1  10 
Chloral Hyd Crst.  ..  1  65®  1  90
Chondrus.................  
20®  25
Cinchonidine,P. & W  38@  48
Cinchonidine, Germ.  38@  48
Cocaine....................  5 05®  5 26
Corks, list, dis. pr.ct.
Creosotum................
@
C reta.............bbl. 75
@@
Creta, prep.............
9®
Creta, precip...........
Creta, Rubra...........
@
15®
Crocus.....................  
Cudbear
Cupri  Sulph.............   614©
7©
____ ■ _______  
Dextrine .
Ether Sulph............. 
75®
Emery, all numbers
“  
@ 
Emery, po.................
@ 
85® 
E rg o ta........... po. 90
Flake  W hite...........
12® 
Gallo.....................
@ 
8®
G am bler..................
Gelatin.  Cooper......
Gelatin, French....... 
35®
75  &  10
Glassware,  Hint, box 
70
Less than box....... 
Glue, brown.............  
11®  13
Glue,  white.............  
15®  25
Glycerins.................. 
17@  28
Grana Paradisi........ 
@  25
Humulus.................. 
25®  55
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite  @  95
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor..  @  85
@  1  05 
Hydrarg  Ox Rub’m. 
Hydrarg  Ammoniati  @  1  17 
50®  60
HydrargUnguentum 
Hydrargyrum.......... 
@  80
IchthyoDolla,  Am... 
65®  75
Indigo....................... 
75@  1  00
Iodine,  Resubi........  3 90@ 4 00
@ 4 00 
Iodoform.
@  50
Lupulin.....................
Lycopodium.............
M acis.......................
Liquor Arsen et  Hy­
drarg Iod...............
Liquor Potass Arsinlt 
Magnesia,  Sulph —  
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl 
Manilla, a,  F ...........

65®
66®

20

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

T h e  prices  quoted  in  this  list  are  for th e trade on ly,  in  such quantities  as  are u sually purchased  b y retail 
It is im ­
dealers.  T h ey   are prepared just  before g o in g  to press  and  are an  accurate ind ex  of th e local  m arket. 
p ossib le to g iv e quotations  suitable  for all  conditions of purchase,  and th ose b elow  are  given  as 
"
eratre m ices  for average  conditions  of purchase.  C ash buyers  or th ose o f stron g credit u sually b uy closer  than 
th ose  w h o  h ave  poor  credit.  Subscribers  are earnestly requested to point  out an y errors  or om issions,  as it is 
our aim  to  m ake this feature of th e greatest p ossib le u se to  dealers. 
______________ _____________ _____________

P e a rl  B arley

Common...............................
Chester..................................2 50
Empire.................................. 3 00

G rits

Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand.

24 2 lb. packages...................1  80
100 lb. kegs............................ 2 70
200 lb. barrels........................6  10

Peas

Green, Wisconsin, b u ...........1  30
Green, Scotch, bu................. 1  35
3
Split.hu.................................  

R olled  Oats

Rolled Avena, bbl.................3 75
Steel Cut, V4 bbls...................2 05
Monarch, bbl.........................3  60
Monarch, V4 bbl.................... l  95
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks..........l  76
Quaker, cases........................3 20
Huron, cases......................... 2 00
German.................................  
f
East India............................... 3V4
Salus B reak fast Food 
F. A. McKenzie, Quincy, Mich. 
36 two pound packages  —   3 60 
18 two pound packages  ....  1  85 

Sago

Tapioca

Flake................................  J
P earl......................................  6
Pearl,  24 1 lb. packages...... 6%

W heat

Cracked, bulk.......................   354
24 2 Tb. packages..................2 60
FLAVORING EXTRACTS 

DeBoe’s

2 OZ.
Vanilla D. C............1  10
........   70
Lemon D. C 
Vanilla Tonka........  75

4 oz. 
1  80 
1  35 
1  45

FOOTE  & JE N K S ’

JAXON

H ig h est  G rade  E x tracts
Lemon 

Vanilla

1 oz full m . 1  20
2 oz full m .2  10 
No.3fan’y.3  15

Peas

65©1 85

70
80
1  00 
1  00 
1  60
25©2 75
35®2 25

R aspberries

1  85 
3  10
2  25
1  75
2  80
1  75
2 80
1  75
2  80
18©20
22@25
95

L obster
Star, >4 lb ..................
Star, 1  lb ..................
Picnic Tails............•
M ackerel
Mustard, lib ............
Mustard, 2lb............
Soused, 1 lb...............
Soused, 2 lb .............'
Tomato, 1 lb .............
Tomato, 2 lb.............   ,
M ushroom s
Hotels........................
Buttons......................
Oysters
Cove. 1 lb ..................
Cove, 2 lb ..................
Peaches 
P|0 
..................
Yellow  ......................  1 
P ears
Standard..................
Fancy........................
M arrowfat...............
Early June...............
Early June  Sifted..
P ineap p le
G rated......................  1 
Sliced.........................  1 
P u m p k in
F a ir..........................
Good.........................
Fancy ....................
Standard...................
Salm on
Red Alaska..............
Pink Alaska.............
Sardines
@4
Domestic, U s...........
@8
Domestic,  Mustard.
8@22
French......................
85 
Standard..................
1  25
Fancy.......................
Succotash
90 
Fair............................
1  00 
Good.........................
1  20
Fancy.......................
Tom atoes
80
F a ir...........................
90
Good.........................
1  15
Fancy.......................
2 35
Gallons......................
CATSUP
Columbia,  pints................... 2 00
Columbia, V4 pints................1  25
CH EESE 
___
Acme.........................
@14 
Amboy.....................
@15 
Elsie  .........................
@13V£ 
Emblem....................
@14 Yt 
Gem..........................
@1314 
Gold Medal...............
@13 Vi 
Id e a l.......................
@13U 
Jersey.......................
@14 
Riverside..................
@12 
B rick.........................
@90 
Edam ........................
@17 
L eiden.....................
@13 
Limburger................
@75
Pineapple.................  50
Sap  Sago............. . 
'k
Bulk......................................
R ed........................

S traw berries

CHICORY

1  35

CHOCOLATE 

Walter Baker & Co.’s.

CIGARS 
The Bradley Cigar Co.’s  Brands
Advance  ...................  
$35 00
B radley...................................  35 00
Clear Havana  Puffs..........  22 00
W. H.  B.” ............................  55 00
W. B. B.” ..............................  55 00
H. & P. Drug Co.’s brands.
Fortune Teller.......................  35 00
Our Manager..........................   35 00
Quintette.................................  35 00
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

S. C. W................................  35 00
Phelps, Brace & Co.’s Brands.
Royal  Tigers. 
........ 55@ 80 00
Royal  Tigerettes........35
Vincente Portuondo . ,35@ 70 00
Ruhe Bros. Co.............25@ 70 00
Hilson  Co....................35@110 00
T. J. Dunn & Co......... 35@ 70  00
McCoy & Co................35@ 70 00
The Collins Cigar Co..l0@ 35 00
Brown  Bros................15@ 70 00
Bernard Stahl Co....... 35@ 90 00
Banner Cigar  Co........10@  35 00
Seidenberg  & Co........66@125 00
Fulton  Cigar  Co....... 10@ 35 00
. B. Ballard & Co... .35@175 00 
I .  m . Schwarz & Co...35@ll0 00
San Telmo...................35@ 70 00
Havana Cigar Co....... 18@ 35 00
. Costello & Co.........35@ 70 00
,aGora-Fee Co.......... 35@ 70 00
I. Davis & Co..........35@185 00
Hene & Co..................35@ 90 00
Benedict & Co..........7.50@  70 00
Hemmeter Cigar Co...35®  70  00 
. J. Johnson Cigar Co.35@ 70 00 
Maurice Sanborn  —  50@175 00
Bock & Co.................... 6B@300 00
Manuel  Garcia........... 80@375 00
euva Mundo............. 85®175 00
Henry Clay...................85@550 00
La Carolina..................96®200 00
Standard T. & C. Co. ..35®  70 00 

COFFEE 
Roasted

__ HIGH GRADE

Coffees

Special  Combination...........   20
French Breakfast................   25
[.enox....................................   30
Vienna...................................  35
Private Estate.......................   38
Supreme.................................  40
Less 33Vi  per  cent,  delivered. 

Rio

?air.......................................   9
¡ood......................................  10
Prim e....................................   12
Golden...................................  13
Peaberry.............................. 
14

CONDENSED  M IL K

4 doz in case.
Gail Borden Eagle............... 6 75
Crown.....................................6 26
Daisy...................................... 5 75
Champion..............................4 50
Magnolia............................... 4 25
Challenge..............................4 00
Dime.......................................3 35

COUPON  BOOKS 

50 books, any  denom...  1  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2  50 
500 books, any  denom...  11  50
1.000 books, any  denom...  20 oo 
Above quotations are for either
Tradesman, Superior, Economic 
or  Universal  grades.  Where
1.000 books are ordered at a time 
customer receiv es  s p e c ia lly  
printed  cover  without  extra 
charge.

A pples

C redit  Checks 

Coupon  Pass  Books 
denomination from $10 down.

Can be made to represent any 
50  books.........................  1  60
100  books.........................  2  50
500  books.........................  H  50
1.000  books...........................20  00
500, any one denom........   2 00
1.000, any one denom........   3 00
2.000. any one denom........   5 00
Steel  pimch....................... 
75
CREAM  TA RTA R
5 and 10 lb. wooden  boxes.......30
Bulk in sacks............................ 29
D R IE D   FRUITS—D om estic 
Sundried*..........................  @ 6Vi
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.7@  7Vi 
Apricots......................  @15
Blackberries...............
Nectarines.................. 
Peaches.......................10  @11
Pitted Cherries...........  
Prunnelles..................
Raspberries..............
100-120 25 lb. boxes........   @ 4
90-100 25 lb. boxes........  @ 4U
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes........  @ 5
70 - 80 25 lb. boxes........   @ 5V4
60 - 70 25 lb. boxes........   @ 6
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes........   ©  7V4
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes........   @ 8
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes........
U cent less in 50 lb. cases 

C alifornia P ru n es

C alifornia F ru its

7V4

_

R aisins

C itron

C u rran ts

1  75
London Layers 2 Crown. 
2 00
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown............. 
2  25
7V4
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
8V4
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
8%,
L. M., Seeded, choice ... 
10
1054
L. M.. Seeded, fancy .... 
D R IE D   FRU ITS—F o reig n  
Leghorn.....................................J J
Corsican....................................12
Patras, cases.........................  ¡>V4
Cleaned, b u lk .......................   6»
Cleaned,  packages...............  754
Citron American 19 lb, bx... 13 
Lemon American 10 lb. bx.  1054 
Orange American 10 lb. b x .. 1054 
Sultana 1 Crown...................
Sultana 2 Crown..................
Sultana 3 Crown....................
Sultana 4 Crown....................
Sultana 5 Crown....................
Sultana 6 Crown...................
Sultana package..................

R aisins

P eel

AXLE  GREASE 
doz.
A urora......................... 65
Castor  Oil.................... 60
Diamond......................50
Frazer’s ....................... 75
IXL Golden, tin boxes 76

Mica, tin boxes........75
Paragon................ 
-66

BA K IN G   PO W D ER  

A bsolute

A cm e

¡4 lb. cans doz.....................  *
% lb. cans doz...............  • ••  *»
1 
lb. cans doz.....................180
54 lb. cans 3 doz..................   46
% lb. cans 3 doz..................
1 
lb. cans 1  doz.................. 1  ®J{
Bulk.......................................   10
6 oz. Eng. Tumblers.............   85
¡4 lb. cans per doz..............  76
V4 lb. cans per doz............. l  20
l 
lb. cans per doz............. 2 90
u  1b. cans, 4 doz. case........  35
*4 lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  55
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case........   90

E l  P u rity

A rctic

H om e

I S

Peerless

Jerse y   C ream

v  lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  45
14 lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  »5
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case........1  go
1 lb. cans, per doz.................2 00
9 oz. cans, per doz................ 1  28
6 oz. cans, per  doz................   °o
lib .c a n s ..............................   85
3 oz., 6 doz. case....................\  70
6 o z ., 4 doz. case....................•*  zu
9 oz., 4 doz. case....................4 80
1 lb., 2 doz. case....................4 00
5 lb., 1 doz. case....................9 00
American...............................  ™
English..................................   89

BA TH   B R IC K

Q ueen  F lak e

b l u i n g

sC K A R D sf
&Luif4(j

BROOMS

CANDLES

Small 3 doz............................  40
Large, 2 doz..........................   75
Arctic, 4 oz, per gross........   4 00
Arctic, 8 oz, per gross........6 oo
Arctic, pints, per  gross 
9 oo 
No. 1 Carpet..........................3 00
No. 2 Carpet......................... 2 75
No. 3 Carpet......................... 2 50
No. 4 Carpet......................... 2 05
Parlor  Gem...........................2 75
Common W hisk....................  95
Fancy Whisk........................ 1  25
Warehouse............................3 75
Electric Light, 8s ..................12
Electric Light, 16s................ 1ZH
Paraffine, 6s ..........................“ K
Paraffine, 12s ...  .................. 12V4
WlCWCANNED  GOODS 
A pples
3 lb. Standards 
Gallons, standards. 
B aked.......75@i  30
Red  Kidney.............  
String.......................  
W ax.........................- 
B lack b erries
Standards................ 
B lu eb erries
Standard..................... 
Red  Standards............ 
W hite........................... 
Clams.
Little Neck, 1 lb ......
C orn
F air............................
Good.........................
Fancy .......................
H om iny 
Standard. 

75®  85
®
86
75
85
85
1  15
1  10
75
85
95

C herries

„ ®
2 65

*

FLY   P A P E R

Perrlgo’s Lightning,  gro.. ..2 50
Petrolatum, per doz.............  76

H ER B S

IN D IG O

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

Madras, 5 lb. boxes.................65
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.........50

JE L L Y  
V. C. Brand.

15 lb. palls..............................  35
301b. palls..............................  62
Pure apple, per doz.............   85

LICO RICE

P u re.......................................  30
Calabria...................................  25
Sicily........................................   14
Root........................................  1°

LYE

Condensed, 2 doz..................1  20
Condensed, 4 doz.................. 2  25

MATCHES

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No.  9 sulphur.......................1  65
Anchor P arlo r..................... l  60
No. 2 H om e.......................... l  30
Export Parlor.......................4 00
Wolverine............................. 1  60

MOLASSES 
New  O rleans

U
Black................................... 
F a ir..................................... 
14
Good.................................... 
20
Fancy........... .....................   „24
Open Kettle........................25@36

Half-barrels 2c extra 
MUSTARD

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

PIC K L E S 
M edium

Barrels, 1,200 cou n t............6 90
Half bbls, 600 count............3  46

Barrels, 2,400 co u n t...........6  90
Half bbls, 1,200 count........3 95

Sm all

P IP E S

Clay, No. 216. .........................1 70
Clay, T. 1)., full count..........  65
Cob, No. 3..............................  85

POTASH 

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s .............................4  00
Penna Salt Co.’s................. 3  00

Im p o rted .

Japan,  No.  1..................5‘4@6
Japan,  No.  2..................4V4@5
Java, fancy head...........5  @5V4
Java, No. 1.....................6  @
Table.................................  @

SALERATUS 

Packed 60 lbs. in box. 

Church’s Arm and Hammer.3  15
Deland’s...................................3 00
Dwight’s  Cow.........................3 15
Emblem.................................. 2 10
L.  P ......................................... 3 00
Sodio....................................... 3 15
Wyandotte, 100  K s................3 oo
Granulated, bbls..................   80
Granulated, 100 lb. cases....  85
Lump, bbls........................... 
75
Lump, 145 lb. kegs................   80

SAL  SODA

SALT

D iam ond C rystal 

Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes.. 1  40 
Table, barrels, 1003 lb. bags.2  85 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2 50 
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2 50 
Butter, barrels,2014lb.bags.2 60
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.............   27
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs...... . 
62
Com m on  G rades
100 31b. sacks..........................2 15
60 51b. sacks..........................2 05
28101b. sacks.........................1 96
56 lb. sacks......................... 
40
281b. sacks......................... 
22
56 lb. dairy in drill bags.......  30
28 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  15
56 lb. dairy in linen sabks...  60 
66 lb. dairy in linen sacks...  60 
66 lb.  sacks............................   25
2 25 
l  75  Granulated  Fine..................}  00
Medium Fine........................\  96

Solar  R ock
Com m on

A shton
H iggins

W arsaw

R IC E  
D om estic
head...................6V4

Carolina 
1 oz full  m.  80  Carolina 
2 oz full m . 1  25  Carolina 
No.3fan’y .l  75  B roken....................................3X

No. 1 ...5
No. 2 ...4

Vanilla 

Lemon

2 oz panel.. l  20  2 oz panel.  75
3 oz taper.. 2  00  4 oz taper.  1  50

B eans

Santos

M ocha

M aracaibo

Runkel Bros.

H. O. Wilbur & Sons.

F a ir........................................  14
Good......................................  16
Prime
Peaberry................................   18
P rim e....................................   15
Milled....................
J a v a
Interior..................................   26
Private  Growth....................  30
Mandehling...........................  35
Imitation..............................  22
Arabian

German  Sweet.....................   23
Premium...............................   35
Breakfast Cocoa....................  46
Vienna Sw eet.....................  
21
Vanilla...................................  28
Premium...............................   31
Capital Sweet 
Imperial Sweet.....................  22
Nelson’s  Premium...............  25
Sweet Clover, Vis..................  25
FARINACEOUS  GOODS 
Sweet Clover, Vis..................  27
Premium Baking..................  33
Dried Lima...............•....... .  5K
Double Vanilla.....................   40
D.  C. Lemon
Medium Hand Picked 2 15@2 25
Tripie Vanilla.......................  50
75
2 oz.......
Brown Holland.....................
COCOA
3 oz.......
.1  00 
4 OZ......
.1  40 
W ebb........................
Cream of Cereal....................  90
Cleveland... .............
6 OZ......
.2  00 
Grain-O, sm all........................... l 35
.2 40 
Epps.........................
No.  8... 
Graln-O, large............................2 25
Van Houten, Vis......
.4 00 
No. 10... 
Grape Nuts.................................1 35
Van Houten, V4s—
.  80 
No. 2 T 
Posfum Cereal, sm all...........1  35
Van Houten, Vis—
.1  25
No. 3 T 
72
Postum Cereal, large........  2 25
Van Houten,  is —
1  50
No. 4 T
Colonial, Vis  .........................  35
N orthrop  B ran d  
Colonial, V4s..........................   33
241 lb. packages........................1 25
Van. 
Lem.
H uyler...................................  45
Bulk, per 100 Tbs......................... 3 00
2 oz. Taper Panel....  75
1  20 
Wilbur, Vis............................  41
2 oz. Oval..................   75
1  20
Wilbur, u s ............................   42
36  21b. packages...
3 oz. Taper Panel.... 1  35
2  00 
COCOA SHELLS
2 25
4 oz. Taper Panel.... 1  60
H om iny
20 1b. bags.......................  
2 Vi
B arrels........................................2 50
Less quantity..................  
3
Flake. 50 lb. drums.................... 1 00
Lem.
Van.
Pound packages.............  
4
doz.
doz.
CLOTHES  LINES
Rice Flakes, 3 doz pkg case  2  85 
75 
XXX, 2 oz. obert.... 1  25 
Cotton, 40 ft.  per doz........  . 1 00
Flaked Peas, 3 doz pkg case  2 85 
1  25
XXX, 4 oz. taper... .2 25
Cotton, 50 ft. per doz........... 1  20
Flaked Beans,3dozpkgc’se 2  85 
XX, 2 oz. obert........ 1 00
Cotton, 60 ft.  per doz........... 1  40
35 Chene S t, Detroit, Mich. 
No. 2,2 oz. obert
Cotton, 70 ft.  per doz........... 1  60
XXX D Dptchr,6oz
______________ _____ 
Cotton, 80 ft.  per doz...........1  80
M a c c a r o n i   a n d   V e r m i c e l l i
Domestic, 10 lb. box.............  60  XXX D D ptchr, 4 oz
Jute, 60 ft. per doz...............  80
Jute) 72 ft! per doz.............   95  Hummel’s tin V4 gross...... .1 43  Imported, 26 lb. box............ 2 50  K. P. pitcher, 6 oz...

PACKAGE  COFFEE. 
Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
which the wholesale dealer adds 
the local freight from New York 
to buyers shipping point, giving 
buyer credit on the  invoice  for 
the  amount of  freight  he  pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point.
These prices are further  sub­
ject  to  manufacturer’s  regular 
rebate.
Arbuckle...................................12 00
Jersey........................................ 12 00
M cL aughlin’s XXXX 
McLaughlin’s  XXXX  sold  to 
retailers  only.  Mail  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  & 
Co., Chicago.
Valley City V4  gross.............   75
Felix V4 gross.............................. 1 15
Unmmal'C frtl'
Hummers foil V4 gross........   85

D.  C. Vanilla 
2  OZ___
.1  20 
3 OZ_
.1  50 
4 OZ.... 
.2  00 
.3 00 
6 OZ.... 
.4 00 
NO.  8. 
No. 10. 
.6  00 
.1  25
No. 2  T
No. 3  T..2 00 
No. 4  T..2 40

Lauhoff Bros. Flaking Mills, 

H ask ell’s W h eat F lakes 

P errlg o ’s

E x tra ct

C ereals

F a rin a

J e n n i n g s ’

.3 00

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

M op  Sticks

STARCH

SALT  F ISH  

Cod

Georges cured.............   @ 5
Georges  genuine........   @5%
@ 5%
Georges selected......... 
S trips or  bricks...........  6  @ 9
Pollock.........................  @ 3%

H alibut.

Strips.........................................14
....15
Chunks................................

H e rrin g

Holland white hoops,  bbl. 11  00
Holland white hoopsHbbl. 6 00
Holland white hoop, keg..
75
85
Holland white hoop mchs.
Norwegian.........................
Round 100 lbs.....................
3  60
1  75
Round 40 lbs.......................
16%
Scaled...............................
1  50
Bloaters...............................

M ackerel

Mess 100 lbs........................ 17  00
Mess  40 lbs........................ 7  10
1  85
Mess  10 lbs........................
1  61
Mess  8 lbs........................
No. 1100 lbs........................ 15  00
No. 1  40 lbs........................ 6 30
1  65
No. 1  10 lbs........................
1  35
No. 1  8 lbs........................
No. 2 100 lbs........................ 10 50
No. 2  40 lbs........................ 4 50
1  15
No. 2  10 lbs........................
1  00
No. 2  8 lbs........................

T ro u t

No. 1 100 lbs........................
No. 1  40 lbs........................
No. 1  10 lbs........................
No. 1  8 lbs........................

W hite fish

100  lbs............ 
40  lbs...........  
10  lbs...........  
8  lbs...........  

No. 1  No. 2 Fam
2 75
1  40
43
37

7  25
3 20
88
73
SAUERKRAUT

Barrels  .............................. ..5 00
Half barrels....................... ..2  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 ape..................................
Cuttle Bone......................... ..15

..  4%

SNUFF

SOAP

Scotch, in bladders........... ..  37
Maccaboy, in jars............. ..  36
French Rappee, in  ja rs ... ..  43

I  j a X o n

Single box........................... ..3 00
5 box lots, delivered........ ..2 95
10 box lots, delivered........ ..2  90
m.  S  KIRK X CO.’S BRANDS.
American Family, wrp’d ... .3 «0
Dome.................................. ..2  80
..2 40
Cabinet............................
Savon................................... ..2  80
White  Russian.................. ..2  80
White Cloud....................... ..4 00
Dusky Diamond, 60 6 oz... ..2 00
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz... ..2 50
Blue India, 100 54 lb .......... ..3 00
Kirkollne..!....................... ..3 50
Eos...................................... ..2 65

loo 12 oz bars.........................3 oo

Single box...........................2 95
Five boxes, delivered...........2 90

Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz......... 2 40
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz.............. 2 40

Scouring

SODA

Boxes.....................................   5%
Kegs, English....................... 4%

SPICES 

W hole Spices

Alls D ie t..............................  
11
12
Cassia, China in m ats....... 
25
Cassia, Batavia, in bund... 
38
Cassia, Saigon, broken__  
55
Cassia, Saigon, in rolls —  
Cloves, Amboyna............... 
15
13
Cloves, Zanzibar................  
55
M ace................................... 
Nutmegs,  75-80................ 
  55
Nutmegs,  105-10................. 
45
40
Nutmegs, 115-20.................. 
Pepper, Singapore, black.  15% 
Pepper,  Slngagore, white. 
23 
Pepper, shot............. .........  16*4
P u re  G round in  B u lk
Allspice............................... 
Cassia, Batavia.................. 
Cassia, Saigon.................... 
Cloves, Zanzibar................  
Ginger, African................. 
Ginger, Cochin..................  
Ginger,  Jam aica............... 
Mace.................................... 
Mustard.............................. 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
Pepper, Cayenne..............  
Sage....................................  

15
28
48
16
15
18
25
65
18
17 
25
20
15

SUGAR

D iam ond

Com m on Corn

Com m on Gloss

K ingsford’s  Corn
40 l-lb. packages................  
6
20 l-lb. packages................ 
6%
KiugHford’s Silver Gloss
40 l-lb. packages................  
6%
6 lb. boxes......................... 
7V4
64 10c packages..................  5 00
128 5c packages..................  5 00
30 10c and 64 5c packages..  5 00 
20 l-lb.  packages............... 
4%
40 l-lb.  packages............... 
4%
l-lb.  packages................... 
4%
3-lb. packages.................... 
4%
5
6-lb. packages.................... 
40 and 50-lb. boxes.............  
314
Barrels...............................  
3!4
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  tne 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..............................   5 40
Cut  Loaf.............................   5 55
Crushed..............................  5 55
Cubes..................................  5 30
Powdered..........................   5 25
Coarse  Powdered.............  5  25
XXXX Powdered.............   5 40
Standard  Granulated.......  5  15
Fine Granulated......   .......  5  is
Coarse Granulated............  5 30
Extra Fine Granulated....  5 30
Conf.  Granulated.............   5 40
2 lb. cartons Fine  G ran...  5 25
2 lb. bags Fine  Gran........  5  25
5 lb. cartons Fine  G ran...  5 25
5 lb. bags Fine  Gran........   5 25
Mould A..............................  5 40
Diamond  A.........................  5  15
Confectioner’s  A ...............  495
No.  1, Columbia A...........   4 80
No.  2, Windsor A.............  4  80
No.  3, Ridgewood A ........  4  80
No.  4, Phoenix  A .............  4 76
No.  5, Empire A ...............  4 70
No.  6...................................  4 65
No.  7...................................  4 60
No.  8...................................  4 55
No.  9...................................  4 50
No. 10..................................   4 45
NO. 11...................................  4 40
No. 12..................................   4 35
No. 13..................................   4 35
No. 14................................. 
4  35
No. 15..................................   4 35
No. 16...................................  4 35

SYRUPS

Corn

Barrels...................................1714
Half bbls.............................. 1914
l doz. l gallon cans............. 3  15
1 doz. % gallon cans.............l  85
2 doz. X  gallon cans.............l  00
F a ir........................................  16
Good......................................  20
Choice  ...................................  25

P u re   Cane

TA B LE  SAUCES
LEA & 
P E R R IN S’ 
SA U C E

The Original and 
Genuine 
Worcestershire.
Lea & Perrin’s, large........   3 75
Lea & Perrin’s,  small.......  2 50
Halford, large....................  3 75
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

VINEGAR

W IC K IN G

Rub-No-More, 10012 o z .......3 50
No. 0, per gross......................20
No. 1, per gross......................25
No. 2, per gross......................35
No. 3, per gross......................55

W OODENW ARE

B askets

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. l Oval, 250 in crate.........l  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.......... 
65

B u tte r  P lates

C lothes  P ins

Fresh  Meats

W heat

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

68

W in ter  W heat  F lo u r 

Local Rrands

 

Patents...............................  4  10
Second Patent....................  3 60
Straight...................... 
3  40
C lear..................................   3 00
Graham ..............................  3  30
Buckwheat........................   5  00
Rye......................................  3  25
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per  bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Diamond %s.......................  3  60
Diamond %s......................   3  60
Diamond  %s.......................  3  60

Worden Grocer Co.’s  Brand

Quaker %s..........................  3 60
Quaker 14s..........................  3  60
Quaker %s..........................  3  60

S pring  W h eat  F lo u r

Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.’s  Brand
Plllsbury’s  Best %s..........  4  26
Plllsbury’s  Best 14s..........  4  15
Pillsbury’s  Best S4s ..........  4 06
Pillsbury’s Best %s paper.  4 05 
Pillsbury’s Best 14s paper.  4  06
Rall-Barnhart-I’utman’s Brand
Duluth  Imperial Ms.........  4 20
Duluth  Imperial 14s.........   4  to
Duluth  Imperial Vis.........   4  00

Olney & Judson’s Brand

Ceresota %s.......................   4  15
Ceresota 14s .......................   4  05
Ceresota Vis.......................   3  95

Worden Grocer  Co.’s Brand

Laurel  Vis..........................   4  10
Laurel  %s..........................   4  00
Laurel  Vis..........................   3  90

M eal

Bolted.................................  2  00
Granulated........................   2 20

Feed  and  M illstuffs

St. Car Feed, screened__   17  00
No. 1 Corn and  Oats........  16 50
Unbolted Corn  Meal........  16  00
Winter Wheat Bran..........  15 50
Winter Wheat  Middlings.  15 50 
Screenings.....................   16 00

Corn, car  lots....................  42V4
Less than car lots.............

Car  lots...............................  29
Car lots, clipped................   32
Less than car lots.............

No. 1 Timothy car lots__   12  00
No. 1 Timothy ton  lots__   13 00

C om

Oats

H ay

Hides  and  Felts

The Cappon & Bertsch Leather 
Co., 100 Canal  Street,  quotes  as 
follows :

H ides

Green  No. 1............. 
Green  No. 2.............  
Bulls..........................  
Cured  No. 1............. 
Cured  No. 2.............  
Calfskins,green No. 1 
Calf skins,green No. 2 
Calfskins .cured No. 1 
Calfskins,curedNo.2 

P elts

@ 7
@ 6
@ 6
@  8V4
@7%
@  9
©  7 Vi
@10
@  8Vi

Pelts,  each............... 

50@l  25

T a l l o w

No. 1..........................  
No. 2..........................  

@ 4
@ 3

W o o l

Washed, fine...........  
Washed,  medium... 
Unwashed,  fine....... 
Unwashed, medium. 

F u rs

Cat,  wild.................. 
Cat, house................  
Fox, red.................... 
Fox, gray  ................ 
Lynx.........................  
Muskrat,  w inter.... 
Mink.........................  
Raccoon.................... 
Skunk....................... 

22@24
26@28
18@20
20@22

10@  '76
5@  25
50@3 50
10@  76
@5 00
3@  12
20@2 00
10@1  00
15@1  40

Oils
B arrels

Eocene.........................  @l3Vi
Perfection....................  @12
XXX W.W. Mich. Hdlt  @12
W. W. M ichigan........  @11V4
Diamond W hite..........  @11
D., S.  Gas....................  @1254
Deo. Naphtha..............  @1254
Cylinder....................... 29  @34
Engine..........................i9Vi@23V4
Black, winter...............  @1054

B eef
Carcass.....................
Forequarters..........
Hindquarters..........
Loins No. 3...............
Ribs..........................
Rounds.....................
Chucks....................
Plates.......................
P o rk
Dressed....................
Loins.....................
Boston  Butts...........
Shoulders................
Leaf  Lard.................
M utton
Carcass.....................
Spring Lambs..........
Veal
Carcass.....................
Crackers

5V4@ 7 Vi
6  @  6 Vi
7  © 9
9  @14
8  @14
6Vi@ 7
4  @ 5

@ 6%
@  8%
@ 7Vi
at  iv%
@  7%

7  @  8
9  @10

7 Vi® 9

The  National  Biscuit  Co.

quotes as follows:
B u tte r

Soda

Seym our......................... .. 
5V4
New  York......................
5%
Family.............................
5%
Salted............................
5V4
Wolverine.......................
6
Soda  XXX....................
6
Soda,  City......................
8
Long Island  Wafers__ ..  11
Zephyrette....................
10
Faust..............................
7
Farina............................
5 Vi
Extra Farina 
.............
6
Sal tine  W afer...............
5Vi

O yster

. 

Sweet  Goods—Boxes

..  10
..  15
13
. 
9
. 
10
10
..  10
..  15%
8*/i
9
10
•  11 Vt
..  11
12H
9
9
8
..  10
9
8
..  10
• •  12%
..  12 V#
11*4
14
..  15
..  16

Assorted  Cake.............
Bent’s  W ater...............
Buttercups.....................
Cinnamon Bar...............
Coffee Cake,  Iced........
Coffee Cake, Java........
Cocoanut Taffy.............
Cracknells....................
Creams, Iced.................
Cream Crisp..........
Crystal Creams..
Cubans...........................
Currant  Fruit...............
Frosted Honey.............
Frosted Cream.............
Ginger Gems, lg. or  sm
Ginger Snaps, XXX__
G ladiator......................
Grandma Cakes............
Graham Crackers........
Graham  Wafers...........
Honey Fingers.............
Jumbles,  Honey...........
Lady Fingers.................
Lemon  W afers.............
Marshmallow...............
Marshmallow W alnuts.
Mixed  Picnic................
Milk Biscuit..................
Molasses  Cake.............
Molasses B ar.................
Moss Jelly  Bar............. ■ •  12%
Newton..........................
Oatmeal Crackers........
Oatmeal Wafers............
Orange Crisp.................
Orange  Gem.................
PennyCake....................
Pilot Bread, XXX........
Pretzels, hand  m ade...
Sears’  Lunch.................
Sugar Cake....................
Sugar Cream,  XXX__
Sugar Squares.............
Sultanas.........................
Tutti  F ruttl..................
Vanilla Wafers.............
Vienna Crimp...............

1IM»
7%
8
9
..  12
8
..  10
9
8
8
7
7H
8
8
8
. 
12%
..  16%
..  14
8

Fish  an 1  Oysters

Frettti  Finii

Fer lb.
White fish.................... @  9
Trout............................ @  9
Black  Bass..................  8@  n
Halibut........................ @  15
Ciscoes or Herring... @  5
Blueflsh ....................... @  11
Live  Lobster.............. @  30
Boiled  Lobster........... @  30
Cod............................... @  11
Haddock..................... @  9
No. 1 Pickerel............. @  8
P ike............................. ©  7%
Perch........................... @  5
Smoked  W hite........... @  9
Red  Snapper............... @  10
Col River  Salmon...... @  14
Mackerel..................... @  18
38
F. H.  Counts...........
30
F. J. D. Selects....  .
25
Selects .....................
22
F. J. D.  Standards
20
Anchors....................
18
Standards................
16
Favorite....................
gal.
B ulk.
..  2 00
F. H. Coimts........... .. ..
..  1  75
Extra Selects................
....  1  35
Selects..........................
..1  26
Anchor  Standards.......
.  1  10
Shell Goods.
1  00
Clams, per 100.............
Oysters, per 100..........l  oo@i  25

Oyster« in Cans.

21

Candies
Stick  Candy

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

bbls.  pails
7 @ 7%
7 @  7H
71
@  8%
cases
@  6%
@10
@  7

M ixed Candy

Fancy—In   Hulk

Grocers.....................
@ G
Competition.............
@  «•%
Special...............
®  ;
Conserve...................
@  HU
Royal  .......................
Ribbon .....................
@  8l4
Broken.....................
© 7%
Cut Loaf....................
©  8%
English Rock...........
@  8%
Kindergarten..........
@ 8%
French Cream..........
@ 9
Dandy Pan...............
@  8%
Hand  Made  Cream
m ixed....................
@14
Nobby.......................
@  8%
Crystal Cream mix.
@12
San Bias Goodies...
@11
Lozenges, p lain......
@ 9
Lozenges, printed.
@ 9
(’hoc. Drops.............
@11
Eclipse Chocolates...
@13
Choc.  Monumentals.
@13
Gum  Drops...........
@ 5
Moss  D rops....
@ 8%
Lemon Sours...........
@ 9
Imperials................
@ 9%
Ital. Cream  Boubons
36 lb. palls.............
@11
Molasses  Chews,  15
lb. pails........
@18
Jelly  Date  Squares.
@10%
Iced Marshmellows.  . .. . 1 4
Golden  Waffles........
@11
Fancy—111 5 lb.  Hi>xes
Lemon  Sours
@50
Peppermint  Drops.
@60
Chocolate  Drops'__
@65
H. M. Choc.  Drops..
@76
H. M. Choc.  Lt.  and
Dk. No. 12.  ..
@90
Gum  Drops......
@30
Licorice  Drops........
@75
A. B. Licorice Drops
@50
Lozenges,  plain......
@55
Lozenges, printed 
.
@55
Imperials..................
@55
Mottoes....................
@60
Cream  Bar.............
@55
Molasses Bar.......
@55
Hand Made Creams,  hi1  @90
Cream Buttons, Cep.
and  Wint..............
@65
String  Rock.............
@60
Burnt  Almonds.......1  21>  @
Wlntergreen Berries
@55
C aram els
No. 1 wrapped,  3  lb.
boxes....................
Penny Goods............
Fruits
O ranges

@50
55@60

Fancy  Navels 
...  3 257 ¿3  50
Extra Choice...........   3 00ÖX3 25
Seedlings..................  2 60@2 76
Fancy M exicans__
@
Jainalcas..................
@
Lem ons
Strictly choice 360s..
@3 00
Strictly choice 300s..
@3  25
Fancy 300s................
@3  50
Ex. Fancy  300s........
@3  75
Extra Fancy 360s  ...
@3 50
B ananas
Medium bunches__  1 50@1  75
I,arge  bunches........   1  75@2  50

Foreign  D ried F ru its

Figs

@
@
@  5%
@10
@ 6
@ 5%
@  5%
@ 5

Californias,  Fancy..
@10
Cal. pkg. 10 lb. boxes
@ 8
Extra  Choice,  10  lb.
boxes, new Smprna
@13
l*aucy, 12 lb. boxes new @14
Imperial Mikados, 18
Id. boxes................
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes...
Naturals, in bags....
B ates
Fards in 10 lb. boxes
Fards in 60 lb. cases.
Persians,  P. H. V ...
lb.  cases, new.......
Satrs. 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 ...
Peanut»
Fancy, H. P., Suns.. 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted................
Choice, H. P., Extras 
Choice, H. P., Extras
__
Span. Shelled No.  1..

@17
®
@16%
(ài 7
@13
@15
@13
@12%
@11
@10
@12%
®
@1  75 
@
Cm
6  @

Roas*e<i 

6%@ 7

@6%

>

Trojan spring.................. ...9 00
Eclipse patent spring__ . ..9 00
No 1 common................... ...8  00
No. 2 patent brush holder .. 9 00
12 tt>. cotton mop heads.
... 1  25

2-hoop Standard.............
...1  50
3-hoop Standard............... ...1  70
2-wire,  Cable..................
...1  60
3-wire,  Cable..................
. ..1  85
Cedar, all red, brass  bound. 1  25
Paper,  Eureka................ . ..2 25
Fibre................................. . ..2 40

P ails

Tubs

...7 00
...6 00
...5 00
...3 25
...5 25
...4 25
. .  9 45
...7 95
...7  20

. ..2 50
..  1  75
...2 75
...2  25
. ..3 00
...2 50
. ..3 00
..  2  76
...2  26

20-inch, Standard, No. 1.
18-inch, Standard, No. 2.
16-inch. Standard, No. 3.
20-inch, Dowell,  No. 1...
18-inch,  Dowell,  No.2...
16-inch, Dowell,  No. 3...
No. 1 Fibre.....................
No. 2 Fibre.....................
No. 3 Fibre......................
W ash  B oards
Bronze Globe..................
D ewey............................
Double Acme..................
Single Acme...................
Double  Peerless.............
Northern Q ueen...........
Double Duplex...............
Good Luck .....................
Universal........................
W ood  Bowls
11 in. Butter....................
13 in. Butter....................
15 in. Butter....................
17 In. Butter....................
19 in. Butter....................
Assorted 13-15-17............
Assorted 15-17-19...........
YEAST  CAKE
Yeast Foam, 1%  doz__ ...  50
Yeast Foam, 3  doz........
...1  00
Yeast Cre  m, 3 doz........ ....1  00
Magic Yeast 5c, 3  doz...
...1  00
Sunlight Yeast, 3 doz__ ....1  00
Warner’s Safe, 3 doz__ ....1  00

...  76
. ..1  00
... 1  75
...2 50
. ..3 00
...1  75
...2 50

P r o v i s i o n s
B arreled   P o rk

Mess..........................
B ack.......................
Clear back................
Short cut..................
P ig ............................
Fam ily......................

D ry  Salt  M eats

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

@12  00
@13 00
@12  75
@12 2E
@15 50 
@10 00
@12 75

7V4
7
6%

Sm oked  M eats

Hams, 121b. average.
@  llVi
Hams, 14 lb. average.
@  11
Hams, 161b. average.
@  10%
Hams, 201b. average.
@  10VÎ
Ham dried  beef.......
@  13 Vi
Shoulders (N. Y. cut )• @  7 Vi
Bacon, clear.............   8V4@  954
California hams.......
@  7%
Boneless  hams........
@  9 Vi
Boiled Hams..........
@  15V4
Picnic Boiled Hams
©  11
Berlin  Hams..........
@  8 Vi

Lards—In Tierces

Compound................
Kettle........................
Vegetole................
55 lb. Tubs.. advance
80 lb. Tubs.. advance
50 lb. Tins... advance
20 lb. Pails, .advance
10 lb. Pails.. advance
5 lb. Pails.. advance
3 lb. Pails.. advance
Sausages
Bologna....................
L iver.......»...............
Frankfort.................
P o r k ........................
Blood.........................
Tongue.....................
Headcheese..............
B eef
Extra Mess...............
Boneless....................
R um p.......................

P igs’  F eet
Kits, 15  lbs...............
V4 bbls., 40 lbs..........
% bbls., 80 lbs..........
T ripe
Kits, 15  lbs...............
X  bbls., 40 lbs..........
% bbls., 80 lbs..........
Casings
P o rk .........................
Beef rounds.............
Beef  middles...........
Sheep........................
B u tterln e
Rolls, dairy...............
Solid, dairy...............
Rolls, creamery.......
Solid,  creamery.......
Corned beef, 21b—
Corned beef, 14 lb ...
Roast beef, 2 lb........
Potted ham,  V4s.......
Potted ham.  Vis.......
Deviled ham,  Vis —
Deviled ham.  Vis —
Potted tongue,  Vis ■.
Potted tongue,  Vis..

C anned  M eats

6V4
6%
6Vi
Vi
Vi
X
X
%
1
1

5Vi
6
7Vi
7Vi
6Vi
9
6

10 00
11  50
11  50

80
1  50
2 75

70
1  25
2 25

20
3
10
60

13 Vi
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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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Hardware

A dvantages  an d   D isadvantages 

C redit  System.

o f 

th e

location 

in  my  present 

I  have  been  in  the  hardware  and  coal 
business 
for 
twenty-six  years,  so  in  whatever  els6  I 
am  lacking  I  am  not  lacking  in  experi­
ence.  - I  have  been  through  the  times  of 
big  crops,  when  we  expected 
to  trust 
everybody  the  whole  year  or  until  they 
marketed  their  crops,  and  through  the 
period  of  dull  times  when  we  saw  our 
customers  emigrate  to  the  Dakotas  by 
the  hundred,  when  I  wondered  whether 
we  could  not  do  a  cash  business  and  not 
run  the  risk  of  our  debtors  getting  away 
between  two  days.  Then  I  would 
look 
back  and  see  merchants  making  a  fail­
ure  of  conducting  a  strictly  cash  busi­
ness,  and  so  would  fall  back  in  the  old 
rut,  not  daring  to  make  such  a  radical 
move. 
In  July,  1897»  mY  competitors 
came  to  me  and  proposed  going 
into  a 
strictly  cash  business,  all  of  us,  so  that 
one  would  have  no  advantage  over  the 
other,  one  of 
that  they 
were  going  into  it  alone  if we  would  not 
join.  So  we  all  agreed  to  post  up  no­
tices  that  August  i  we  would  do  a strict­
ly  cash  business,  and 
it  seemed  to  be 
contagious,  for  other  stores  posted  the 
same  notices,  and  even  some  blacksmith 
shops;  but  the  end  of  it  all  came. 
It 
died  a  natural  death.  Just  when  or  how 
it  died  no  one  knows.  My  private  opin­
ion 
is  that  it  commenced  to  die  soon 
after  it  was  born,  and  it  died  so  grad­
ually  that 
it  dried  up  and  blew  away 
without  even  a  public  funeral,  and  cer­
tainly  without  any  expression  of  regret. 
Not  one  of  us  who  was  responsible  for 
its  existence  has  ever  mentioned 
its 
name  even  to  each  other  since.  We  do 
not  mean  to  say  that  nobody  can  do  a 
strictly  cash  business,  but  we  do  not  be­
lieve  that  a  man  that  is  ambitious  to 
increase  business,  and  has 
hold  and 
been 
in  his  present  location  for  fifteen 
to  twenty-five  years,  can  do  a  strictly 
cash  business.

them  saying 

into 

loomed 

Now,  why  was  it  given  up?  There
were  difficulties  which  arose  that we had 
not  anticipated,  and  some  that  we  had 
expected 
insurmountable 
difficulties  under  the  pressure  of  anxiety 
for  more  business,  which,  by  the  way, 
is  the  main  stimulus  to  giving  credit 
before  we  know  the  parties  are  worthy 
of  credit.  The  system  seemed  to  be 
going  all  right  for  a  while.  One  of  the 
first  difficulties  I  ran  across  was  a  man 
running  a  farm  on  a  salary.  He  wanted 
to  let  the  bill  run  and  then  pay 
it,  and 
the  bill  would  show  what  he  had  done.
I  told  him  we  would  give  him  a  bill 
each  time  and  he  could  file  them  away, 
and  he  seemed  partly  satisfied,  but  soon 
failed  to  come  around,  so the 
inference 
was  plain  that  he  had  found  some  place 
where  his  bill  could  run  and  so  save 
him  the  trouble  of  caring  for  so  many 
bills.  Then  we  heard  of  one  of  our 
competitors  selling  a  good 
customer 
some  fence  wire.  When  loaded  he  said 
he  would  pay  it  soon.  The  merchant 
replied,  “ But,  you  know  we  are  doing  a 
strictly  cash  business.”  
“ Very  well,”  
the  customer  answered,  “ I  have  not  the 
money  with  me  to-day,  so  we  will  un 
load  it.”   But  in  the  nick  of  time  the 
merchant  pulled  out  his  purse  and  said 
“ Here,  I  will  loan  you  the  money  to 
pay  for  the  w ire.”  
I  had  a  customer 
who  had  traded  with  me  twenty-six 
years.  He  said  it  might  inconvenience 
him  because  he  did  not  always  have  the 
money  with  him,  and  after  a while  he 
got  caught  that  way  and  I  loaned  him

corporations  doing 

$25.  Often  some  good  responsible  farm­
er  would  send 
in  by  a  neighbor  for 
something,  promising  to  pay  next  time 
he  came 
in.  Sometimes— yea,  a  good 
many  times— a  farmer  would  come  in 
and  expect  to  pay  until  he  had  put  his 
in  his  pocket.  And  then  again 
hand 
there 
is  the  account  with  the  county, 
township,  city,  the  different  school  dis­
tricts  in  the  county,  the  road  districts. 
They  all  must  have  bills  come  before 
them  to  be  inspected  before  paid.  Some 
other 
business 
through  their  employes  want  bills  of  ac­
count  before  payment.  So  I  find  myself 
in  the  old  rut  of  doing  business,  using 
my  knowledge  or  passing 
judgment  on 
each  individual  customer.  About  eleven 
years  ago  I  went  to  England  on  a  visit, 
and 
in  talking  with  my  uncle  I  made 
the  remark,  “ Of  course,  your  business 
is  all  done  on  a  cash  basis.”  
“ Oh, 
no,”   he  said, 
“ the  merchants  do  a 
credit  business, 
too,”   and  I  said, 
“ Why,  I  should  think  among  so  many 
dependent  on  wages  they  would  close  a 
great  many  of  their  accounts.”  
“ Oh, 
no,”   was  the  reply,  “ if  any  failed  to 
keep  their  accounts  they  were  brought 
up  before  the  magistrate  and  he  would 
take  evidence  of  what  amount  of  wages 
was  coming 
from  the 
different  members  of  the 
familly  and 
what  it  would  take  for  the  bare  necessi­
ties,  and  then  would  order  a  certain 
amount  of  the  week’s  wages  to  go  to­
wards  paying  the  debt,  and  he  would 
save  a 
little  for  the  indebtedness  if  it 
threw  the  family  down  to  bread  and 
water.  And  so,  you  see,  people  are 
areful  how  they  contract  a  debt.”   This 
is  what  I  call  placing  the  responsibility 
if  going  in  debt  on  the  shoulders  of  the 
one  wanting  to  go  in  debt  to  the  extent 
of  all  his  property  except  six  months 
^ revision  for  his  family,  and  he  will 
think  twice  before  contracting  a  debt 
If  he  knows  that  the  team  he 
mce. 
Irives  is  liable  for  the  debt  he 
is  con 
trading,  he  will  wait  until  he  is  sure 
where  the  money  is  coming  from  to  dis 
charge  the 
indebtedness.  And  such  a 
condition  of  things  would  make  a  more 
industrious  and  economical  class  of 
those  who  at  the  present  time  live  part 
ly  on  beating  other people.

in  each  week 

As  an 

illustration  of  th is:  When 

came  back  from  England  I  was  telling 
the  professor  of  our  high  school  about 
the  wages 
in  England—Stonecutters 
masons  and  carpenters,  $1.25  per  day 
laborers,  75  cents  per  day ;  flour  a  little 
higher  than  here,  meat double  the  price, 
etc.,  and  he  said  my  story  did  not  hang 
together,  it  was  as  much  as 
laborers 
could  do  to  live  in  this  country,  so  how 
could  they  live  in  the  old  country  on 
lower  wages  and  higher  priced  victuals? 
I  told  him  the  difference  was  in  the  in ­
dustrial  habits  and  customs  of  the  two 
peoples. 
In  England  a  child  is  com­
pelled  to  attend  school  until  he  cah  pass 
a  government  examination  in  the  third 
grade— and any  ordinary  child  could  ac­
complish  that  at  12  years  old— and  from 
that  time  both  male  and  female  go 
into 
some  factory.  So  that 
if  there  was  a 
family  of  man  and  wife  and  three  girls 
over  twelve,  there  would  be  four  earn­
ing  bread  for the table, whereas  the  same 
family 
in  this  Western  country  would 
only  have  the  father  earning,the  bread 
for  the  table.  This  difference  in  the 
working  force,  and  counting  meat  as  a 
luxury  only  to  be 
in  once, 
twice  or  three  times per week,  according 
to  the  purse  of  the  family,  very  easily 
explained  the  apparent  contradiction.

indulged 

If  the  American  people  will  place  the 
in  debt  on  the

responsibility  of  going 

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An  example  of  the enthusiasm and  success 

|H  Products  are  received  by  leading  merchants 
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ffijig 
Leon, Iowa, October, 1899.
¡an  The Patterson-Sargent Co.,
MBS 
Gentlemen:—I note my flrst order was given you  October  18,  1898;
| | g   since that time I have Invested $745.66 in  B P S  products.  Have  furnished  thirty-five 
[•M-i  house patterns of your paint.  I consider this  an  extremely  good  showing,  as  I  had 
KijjSj  over four hundred gallons of other paint to  work  off.  I  am  making  this  statement 
hoping that it may benefit you and  possibly  assist  some  other  paint  dealer  who  is 
looking for something that has hitherto been  hard  to  find—an  honest  mixed  paint.
I consider the B P S  products as strictly pure in every way and the  best  line  I  have 
mk?  met with in a matter of twenty years’ experience in selling  paint.  I  hope  you  have 
rajw  unbounded success in placing your goods.  You are certainly deserving of success.
¡Mia 
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T h e  P a tte r so n -S a r g e n t Co.,

L.  VAN WERDEN, Druggist and Apothecary.

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Cleveland 

Chicago 

New York

Write  for prices onMilk Cans

Wm.  Brummeler 

&  Sons

Manufacturers  of  Tinware and  Sheet  Metal 

Goods

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

249 to 263  South  Ionia Street 

This  is  the  Only  Machine
Which  Wifl  Actually  Chop

In  a  satisfactory  manner, all 
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and  all  kinds  of  Fruit  and 
Vegetables, as coarse  or  fine 
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Easily  Adjusted.

Self  Sharpening.

The  Best  Meat-Cutter  Made.

FOR  SALE  BY

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This  electrotype  loaned  to  any  dealer  who  handles 

these choppers.

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one  who  wants  to  contract  a  debt,  who 
should  know  whether  he  will  be  able  to 
pay  it  when  due,  it  will  be  a  blessing 
to  the  community— a  shifting  of  respon­
sibility  from the  merchant  to  the  debtor, 
and  a  blessing  to  the  debtor  class,  for, 
in  the  first  place,  the  community  as  a 
whole  would  be more 
industrious,  eco­
nomical  and  provident  people,  the  mei- 
chant  could  do  business  with 
loss, 
and  the  dead  beat,  or  the  “ man  that 
the  world  owes  a 
livin g,”   would  be 
compelled  to  earn  the  lesson of industry, 
economy  and  providence.

less 

T.  J.  Lomas.

Cheboygan  Business  Men  A lert.
Cheboygan,  March  26— At  the 

last 
the  Cheboygan  Business 
meeting  of 
Men’s 
Improvement  Association  the 
Committee  on  Public  Market  recom­
mended  the  purchase  of  a  site  on  the 
lower  end  of  Main  street  opposite  the 
docks  for $2,400.  Geo.  Annand,  of  the 
Cheboygan  Manufacturing  Co.,  pre­
sented  plans  for  a  market  home,  esti­
mated  to  cost  $1,500. 
The  general 
opinion,  as  expressed  at  the  meeting, 
was  that  the  cost  of  the  market  at  those 
prices  was  too  rich  a  luxury  for  the  city 
to  afford  and  no  definite  action  was 
taken  on  the  report. 
In  the  first  place 
the 
is  not  central 
enough. 
In  the  second  place  too  high  a 
value  was  placed  on  the  property  rec­
ommended.

location  suggested 

Geo.  E.  Frost  and  James  F.  Moloney 
were  appointed  to  go  to  Detroit  and  in­
terview  the  officials  of  the  Michigan 
Central  and  try  and  arrange  for satisfac­
tory  rates  for  shipping  potatoes  from 
this  station  to  Eastern  points.  N.  B. 
Keeney  &  Co.  announced  their  w illing­
ness  to  build  a  warehouse  here  and  Sup­
ply  our  farmers  with  a  choice  variety  of 
seed  potatoes  and  contract  for  all  that 
can  be  raised,  provided  they  can  secure 
satisfactory  rates  for  shipping  them  to 
different  points  from  the  railroad  com­
pany.  Think  they  should  have  equally 
as  favorable  rates  from  here  to  Eastern 
points  as  they  receive  from  Traverse 
City,  over  the  Chicago  &  West  M ichi­
gan  road.

letter  from  Promoter  Roberts  was 
read  in  which  he  stated  that  the  organi­
zation  of  the  company  to  build  the  Che­
boygan  and  Petoskey  railroad  would  be 
completed  on  or  about  April  5,  by which 
time  he  expected  to  make  a  report  that 
would  be  highly  gratifying  to  the  citi­
zens  of  Cheboygan.

A 

R eceived  A ll  H is  Change.

“ I  never  felt  so cheap in all  my  life ,”  
said  Short,  “ as  I  did  one  day  in  a  de­
I  bought  a  book  for gg 
partment  store. 
cents  and  while  I  was  waiting  for  it  a 
young  woman,  whose  good  opinion  I 
value,  came  up  and  we  began  to  talk. 
The  book was  wrapped  up and handed to 
me  by  the  girl  at  the  counter,  and  after 
a  short  while  the  young  woman  asked : 
“   ‘ Are  you  waiting  for  your  change?’ 
“ I  replied  that  1  was,  but  in  fact  1 
hadn't  been  thinking  of  it. 
I  wanted to 
talk  to  her  and  made  that  an  excuse  for 
staying.  After  the  usual 
long  delay, 
it  had  passed  entirely  out  of  my 
when 
mind,  the  girl  at 
counter 
stepped  up  and  said :

the  book 

‘ Here’s  your change,  sir.’

* 
“ And  she  held  a  bright  new  cent  in 
her open  hand  so  that  the  other  girl  saw 
it. 
felt  a  chill  at  once  and  just  be­
cause  it  appeared  to  the  young  woman 
that  I  had  been  waiting  all that  time  for 
a  cent. 
I  got  a  reputation  for  close- 
fistedness  that  is  still  sticking to me. ”

1 

New  Illin o is  B ak in g  P ow der R egulations.
The  Illinois  State  Food  Commission 
has  decided  that  all baking powders sold 
in  the  State  must  be  labeled  in  a  con­
spicuous  way  and  place,  with  a  name 
signifying  the  class  or  variety  to  which 
they  belong,  based  on  the  name  of  the 
acid  ingredient.  Thus, 
for  exam ple: 
“ An  alum  phosphate  baking  powder,”  
“ A   phosphate  baking  powder,”   “ A  
cream  of  tartar  baking  powder.”   This 
does  not  require  the  manufacturer  to 
publish  the  ingredients  that  enter 
into 
the  composition  of  his  powders.

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MEN  O F  M ARK .

W.  D.  B allou,  P ro p rie to r  B allou  B asket 

Co. 

-

W.  D.  Ballou  was  born  at  Becket, 
Berkshire  county,  Mass.,  in  October, 
1865.  His  father,  M.  E.  Ballou,  was  of 
French Huguenot  descent,took  an  active 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  community 
and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Mas­
sachusetts  Legislature.  His  original 
American  ancestor  was  a  preacher  who 
settled 
in  Rhode  Island.  His  mother 
was  of  French  ancestry.  Mr.  Ballou  was 
one  of  five  children,  three  boys  and  two 
girls.  When  he  had  reached  a  proper 
school  age,  he  was  placed  in  a  private 
school,  where  he  remained  until  he  was 
fifteen,  when  he  entered  the  high  school 
at  Pittsfield,  Mass.  After 
leaving  the 
high  school,  he  attended  the  Wesleyan 
Academy  at  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  lor  two 
years.

Mr.  Ballou’s  first  business  experience

large-sized  book, 

was  obtained  at  the  age  of  17,  when  the 
financial  possibilities  of  being  a  book 
agent  induced  him  to  leave  school  and 
he  began  the  battle  for  success.  His 
experiences  for  one  month  in  this  line 
would  fill  a 
if  re­
counted,  but  it  is  sufficient  to  say  that 
he  earned  $104  during  that  time,  to  say 
nothing  of  the  many  other  pleasant  (?) 
recollections.  He  next 
learned  type­
writing  and  shorthand  and  secured  a 
position  with 
the  Thompson-Houston 
Electric  Co.,  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  remain­
ing 
in  the  employ  of  that  corporation 
one  year.  He  then  engaged  in  the  life 
insurance  business  in  Rhode  Island  and 
Connecticut  for  two  years.  Then, 
in 
partnership  with  his  father,  he  became 
a  basketmaker  at  Becket  under  the  firm 
name  of  M.  E.  Ballou  &  Son,  and  for 
four  years  manufactured  baskets,  largely 
for  the  textile  and  paper  mills  of  New 
England.  About 
this  time  Belding 
Bros,  heard  of  him  and  induced  him  to 
go  to  Belding  and  begin  the  manufac­
ture  of  baskets.  Here  he  established  the 
business,  employing  about  twenty  men 
at  first,  and  the  force  has  been  steadily 
increased  until  he  now  employs  sixty 
to  eighty  men.  He  makes  all  kinds 
and  sizes  of  baskets  and  sends  them  all 
over  this  country  and  to  some  extent 
abroad.

While  he  was  attending  the  Academy 
at  Wilbraham,  he  met  and  afterwards 
married  Miss  Carmie  V.  Landon, 
daughter  of  a  Methodist  preacher  and 
niece  of  Judge  Landon,  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  New  York.  Their  home  circle 
is  made  complete  by  four  young  basket- 
makers,  one  boy  and  three  girls.

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ballou  are  mem­
bers  of  the  Baptist  church  of  Belding, 
and  are  actively  engaged 
in  church

work,  Mr.  Ballou  being  one  of  the  trus­
tees  of  the  society.  He  is  also  Presi­
dent  of  the  Board  of  Education  and 
prominent  in  developing  the 
industries 
and  material  interests  of  the  town  of  his 
adoption.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellow  fraternitv.

it 

is  the  original  and 
LABASTINE 
only durable  wall  coating,  entirely 
from  all  kalsomines. 
different 
Heady for use in  white  or  fourteen 
beautiful 
tints  by  adding  cold 
water.
ADIES  naturally  prefer  A LA- 
for  walls  and  ceil­
BASTIN’E 
ings.  because 
is  pure,  clean, 
durable, 
l’ut  up  in  dry  powdered 
form, in  five-pound  packages, with 
full  directions.
LL  kalsomines  are  cheap,  tem­
porary  preparations  made  from 
whiting,  chalks,  clays,  etc.,  and 
stuck  on  the  walls  with  decaying 
animal  glue.  ALABASTINE 
is 
not a  kalsomine.
EWAKE  of 
the  dealer  who 
says  he  can  sell  you  the  “same 
thing” as ALABASTINE or “some­
thing just as  good.”  He  is  either 
not  posted  or  is  trying  to  deceive 
you.
ND 
IN  OFFEBINf}  something 
he  has  bought  cheap  and  tries 
to  sell  on  ALABASTINE’S  de­
mands,  he  may  not  realize  the 
damage you will suffer  by  a  kalso­
mine on your walls.
ENSIBLE  dealers  will  not  buy  a 
lawsuit.  Dealers  risk  one  by  sell­
ing  and  consumers  by  using  in­
fringement.  Alabastine  Co.  own 
right to  make  wall  coating  to  mix 
with cold water.
HE  INTERIOR  WALLS  of  every 
church and school should  be coated 
only with  pure,  durable  ALABAS­
TINE. 
It safeguards health.  Hun­
dreds of tons  used  yearly  for  this 
work.
N  BUYING  ALABASTINE,  cus­
tomers 
getting 
cheap  kalsomines  under  differ­
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Insist  on  having  our 
goods in packages  and  properly la­
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UISANCE  of  wall  paper  is  ob­
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It  can 
be  used  on  plastered  walls,  wood 
ceilings, brick  or  canvas.  A  child 
can brush it on.  It does  not rub or 
scale off.
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Imitations.  Ask  paint  dealer  or 
druggist  for 
tint  card.  Write 
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Cornice
Work

Gravel, Tin, Steel, and  Slate  Roof­
ing and  Roofing  Materials at  mar­
ket  prices.  Write  for  estimates.

121  S.  Front S t, Opposite  Pearl. 
Grand  Rapids, Midi.

Bell and Citizens Phones 261.

| 

Pulley  Belts  and  Buckles

W e  have  ’em  in  all  styles,  all  colors  and  at  all  prices  from 
p!  $2  per  dozen  up.  T h ey  are  going  to  be  the  Season’ s  greatest 

sellers.  Put  some  in  your  show  case.

If  one  of  our  representatives  does  not  soon  call  on  you, 

M   W e  also  carry  everything  in  Sash  Buckles,  Jeweled  and 
!g  Plain  Com bs,  M en’ s  and  L ad ies’  Belts,  Brooches,  Pocket 
M   B ooks,  W aist  Sets,  Beauty  Pins,  etc.,  etc.
M  
IS  write  us  for  a  small  line  of  these  goods.  L eave  it  to  us.
I  
M  
J   New York Office 3  Thomas  St. 

J.  A.  SE L L IN G   &  CO.,

Popular  Priced Jewelry  and  Novelties,

125 Jeffersoa  Ave.,  Detroit, Mich’

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Jap an ese  P a te n t  M edicine Law.

Japan  has  now  a  patent  medicine law. 
The  seller  of  a  patent  medicine  is  re­
quired  to  send  in  a  detailed  account  of 
the  use,  dose,  and  contents  of  each  pat­
ent  medicine  he  sells,  for  which  he pays 
20  yen  and  an  additional  2 Yen  yearly 
for  each  single  one..  The  medicines 
The 
may  not  contain  any  poisons. 
permission  may  be  withdrawn 
if  the 
maker  should  alter  the  composition,  or 
if  it  is  proved  that  the  contents  are 
in­
jurious  to  health.  Altering  the  compo­
sition  is  punished  with  confiscation  and 
20  to  50  yen  fine,  forging  the  permis­
sion  50  to  100  yen,  and  secretly  adding 
poisons  means  a  fine  of  100  to  500  yen. 
The  informer  gets  half  the  fine.

U psetting  A rith m etical  T radition.

284

F o r   s a l e —s t o c k   o f   a n  
in c o r p o r -
ated  company  In  a  well-established  bean, 
seed and  produce  business  In  one  of  the  best
bean-growing centers  in  Michigan.  Stock  will 
be  sold  for  the  purpose  of  enlarging  the  busi­
ness.  Address No.  284,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
,'OK  SALE—DRUG  STOCK  ABOUT  $3,000, 
within 50 miles of  Grand  Rapids.  Will  sell 
H  rent building.  Enquire  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug Co., Grand Rapids. 
1 DRUGGIST,  MIDDLE  AGED,  LARGE  EX- 
.  J   perience,  good  references,  would  like  the 
management or position of  dispenser  in  a  drug 
store with the privilege of buying if  satisfactory. 
No objection  to  small  town. Address  276,  care
Michigan Tradesman.__________________ 276

OTEL- FOR  SALE  OR  RENT.  STEAM 
.   heat,  electric  light,  hardwood  floors. 
In 
good  condition  and  a  good  opening.  Address 
No. 272, care Michigan Tradesman._______ 272
u^OR SALE—PENTWATER DRIVING PARK 
. .   and four well-bred  mares  in  fold  and  eight 
Shetland  ponies.  F.  O.  Gardner,  Pentwater, 
---- ■- 

270

278

24

BOOMING  T H E   TOWN.

The M erchant an Easy M ark for  Schem ers. 
Written for the Tradesman.

“ Another  opportunity  to  contribute 
fifty  dollars  to  help  boom  the  town,’ ’ 
said  a  dry  goods  merchant  to  me,  the 
other  day,  as a  breezy-looking  chap  with 
red  side-whiskers  and  a  glossy  silk  hat, 
set  far  back  on  his  head,  whisked  out 
of  the  store.

“ Wants  to  secure  some  manufactur­

ing  plant,  I  presume?”   I  asked.

“ Not  this  tim e,”   replied  the  mer­
chant. 
“ Last  year  that  fellow  who  just 
went  out  wanted  the  business  men  of 
the  town  to  put  up  fifty  or  a  hundred 
each  to  get  a  washing  machine  factory 
to  move  here ;  now  he  wants  us  to  put 
up  about  as  much  more  to  induce a skirt 
factory  to  remain  here.  He  is  a  profes­
sional  town  boomer,  that  chap,  and  he 
appears  to  be  making  money  at 
it, 
judging  from  appearances.”

“ 1  presume  he  gives  liberally  him­

self?”   I  suggested.

“ Oh,  he’ s  usually  down  for  a  hun­
dred  or  so,”   was  the  reply,  “ but  that’s 
but  a  small  part  of  the  commission  he 
gets  out  of  the  factories.  He  gets  no 
more  of  my  money.

“ Going  out  of  the.  town-booming 

business,  eh?”   1  suggested.

is  an  easy  mark 

“ By  no  means,”   said  the  merchant, 
“ but  I’m  getting  my  eyes  opened  to  a 
few  points  in  business  life. 
I  have  ar­
rived  at  the  conclusion  that  the  average 
business  man 
for 
schemers  and  I’m  going  to  back  away. 
Talk  about  booming  the  town!  They 
brought  their  old  washing  machine  fac­
tory  here 
last  year.  To  hear the  pro­
moters  talk,  one  would  think  that  the 
plant  would  soon  occupy  about  half  the 
vacant  property  in  the  city  and  that  the 
workmen  to  be  employed 
in  it  would 
erect  neat  little  cottages  on  the  remain 
ing  half.  Yes,  we  were  to  grow  a  mile 
and  a  half  out  each  way,  and  the  big 
in  the  State  would  soon  be 
gest  city 
looking 
like  a  dirty  two-spot  in  a  new 
deck  beside  us.  Excuse  my  knowledge 
of  cards, ’ ’  he  added,  with  a  wink, 
acquired  it  last  winter  playing  progres 
sive  euchre.”

“ W ell,”   I  observed,  “ I  don’t  see  as 
the  city  has  spread  itself  to  any  great 
extent. 
I  don’t  notice  any  ten-story 
buildings  going  up.”

“ Spread 

itself!”   echoed  the  mer 
chant.  “ You  ought to  go  down  and  look 
over the  washing  machine  factory  that 
we  paid  $5,000  to  set  up  business  here 
Go  down  there  at  noon  and  see  the 
workingmen  swarm  out  of  the  shops  at 
the  dinner  hour.  Yes,  swarm  out  of  the 
shops!  You’ll  see  three  young  men  who 
receive 
about  four  dollars  each  per 
week.  They  are  the  fellows  who  were 
to  buy  lots  and  build  homes.  Why,  the 
couldn’t  support  families  on  the  pay 
they  receive 
if  beef  steak  was  selling 
for  a  cent  a  pound  and  flour  for  a  dol 
lar  a  barrel.  They  have  all  they  can  do 
to  save  up  enough  money  for  a  game  of 
pool  Saturday  night.”

“ The  concern  may  grow,”   I ventured 
it  will  grow,”   was  the 
“ Oh,  yes, 
scornful  reply.  . “ W aituntil  you  see  the 
m an  who  is  the  honored  president,  chief 
stockholder, manager, superintendent and 
foreman,  all  rolled  into  one.  He  sleeps 
in  the 
loft  of  the  factory  and  boards 
himself.  Evenings  he  lolls  on  the  rai' 
ing 
in  front  of  his  place  of  business 
and  pulls  away  at  a  dirty  corncob  pipe 
H e’s  in  debt  for the  power  he  uses,  the 
lumber  he  has  worked  up  and 
the 
crackers  and  cheese  he  devours  in  his 
loft.  And  to  think  that  such  an  igno 
ramus  and  that  smooth  promoter  who

just  went  out  of  the  store  split  fifty 
dollars  of  my  money  between  them!”

The  merchant  made  a  few  figures  on 
a  piece  of  paper  and  threw  it  into  the 
waste  basket.

to 

thousand  dollars 
schemes  in  three  years,”   he  said, 

“ I’ve  given  in  the  neighborhood  of  a 
town-booming 
and 
hasn’t  done  me  one  cent’s  worth  of 
good.  Now,  take  the  case  of  this  skirt 
factory  they  want  to  keep  here. 
It  em- 
. loys  about  half  a  dozen  young girls and 
pays  from  thirty  to  forty  dollars  a  week 
n  salaries.  Why,  if  ail  the  money  the 
o  rls  earn  could  be  divided  up  among 
the  merchants  of  the  city  each  merchant 
wouldn’t  get  enough  in  five  years  to  pay 
back  the  coin  he  is  now  asked  to  con­
tribute  to  keep  the 
little  cheap-john 
concern  here. ’ ’

“ I  presume  you  explained  the  exact 
condition  of  affairs  to  the  promoter?”   1 
said.

“ No,  sir,”   was  the  reply. 
“ I  told 
m  to  go  to the  real  estate  owners  and 
ask  for  the  money  needed.  We’ve  got 
lot  of  land  sharks  here  who  sit  around 
grocery  stores  and  smoke  cheap  tobacco 
and  spit  on  the  floor  and  talk  and  talk 
and  talk. 
If  a  man  comes  here  to  in­
vest  money,  they  double  the  price  of 
their cow-pastures and  then  wonder  why 
the  city  doesn’t  grow  faster.  They  kick 
on  all  paving,  sewer  and  water  works 
mprovements  and  keep  their tenements 
looking 
they 
don’t  give  a  cent.  Their  sons  engage 
in  business  and  invest  their  money  in 
other  towns,  and  come  back  here  now 
and  then  to  tell  us  how  slow  we  are. 
I 
guess  every  city  has  the  same  sort of  old 
residents.”

like  horse  bams. 

But 

“ I  know  of  several  that  have,”   I 

said.

“ Once  in  a  while  they  wake  up 

long 
enough  to  study  out  some  town improve­
ment  scheme  and  get  some  shark  to  go 
among  the  merchants  and  ask  for  con­
tributions.  The  merchant  is  the  whole 
thing  when  the  town  wants  money.  Yes 
the  whole  thing.  We  got  up  anassocia 
tion  here  a  few  years  ago  that  promised 
well.  Among the  projects  proposed  was 
a  suburban 
line  of  electric  cars  which 
would  have  brought  a good  deal  of  trade 
here.  Every  merchant  gave 
liberally 
The  thing  looked  so  promising  that  en 
quiries  for  stores  and  other  places  of 
business  began  to  be  made.  Then  what 
did  these  very  enterprising  and  respect 
able  old  residents  do  but  double  our 
rents  and  put  the  price  of  their  avail 
able  business 
lots  up  so  high  that  no 
one  would  buy  and  build.  We  simply 
gave  up  our  money  to have our  expenses 
increased.  Nice  thing,  eh?”

The  merchant  lighted  a  cigar and  be 
gan  a  restless  touring  of  the  store  from 
front  to  back.

“ Yes,  sir,”   he  went  on,  “ the  modem 
merchant  is  a  sucker.  He  can  be  talked 
into  any  fool  scheme.  H e’s  an  easy 
mark 
take. ’ ’

for  confidence  men  and  no  mi 

“ And  still  he  must  continue  to give,

I  said.

“ Yes,  he  can’t  get  out  of  it,”   replied 
the  merchant,  “ although  it’s  blackmail 
in  half  the  cases. 
I  give  a  lot  of  fancy 
goods  to  a  church  fair,  so  the  people 
who  belong  to  the  church  will  trade with 
me,  and  my  competitors  give  more 
fancy  goods,  so  the  church  people  wi  " 
trade  with  them. 
I  give  prizes  for 
cookie  contests  and  my  rivals  go  me 
I  guess  I’ll  blow  the  bunch, 
one  better. 
as  the  boys  say  in  Chicago. 
I’m  dead 
tired  of  being  worked  for  a  sucker.  I’n 
not  feeling  very  well  to-day,  myself, 
either.  Let’s  go  out  apd  get  a  fresh 
cigar.”  

Alfred  B.  Tozer.

Jack— How  did  you  come  out  on  that 

bulldog  pup  you  bought?

D ick— Lost  over  a  hundred  per  cent, 

on  the  transaction.

Jack— Oh,  1  guess  not.  A   hundred 

per  cent,  is  all  you  can possibly lose.
D ick— Think  so,  do  you?  Well, 

I 
paid  $10  for  the  pup  and  then  1  had  to 
ive  a  boy  a  dollar  to  take  him  out  and 
If  that  isn’t  a  hundred  and 
like  to  know 

Jrown him. 
ten  per  cent, 
what  you  call  it.

loss, 

I’d 

Took  th e   Same.

Lawyer— You  say  you  were 
in  the 
aloon  at  the  time  of  the  assault referred 
to  in  the  complaint?

Witness— I  was,  sir.
Lawyer— Did  you  take  cognizance  of 

the  bar-keeper  at  the  time?

Witness— I  don’t  know  what  he  called 
t,  but  I  took  what  the  rest  did.

In   One  Lesson.

He— Your  sister  said  she 

couldn’t 

dance.

She— Well,  can  she?
“ Yes,  1  made  her.  We  hadn’t  been 
on  the  floor  a  minute  when  I  stepped 
on  her  foot.  You 
just  ought  to  have 
seen  her.  ”

An  English  paper  tells  this  story :  A 
Liverpool  firm,  delighted  that  one  of  its 
employes  was  going  to  fight  the  Boers, 
volunteered  to  pay  to  the  man’s  wife 
half  the  usual  wages  during  her  hus­
band's  absence.  At  the  end  of  the 
month  the  woman  appeared  and  the 
moiety  was  at  once  given  to 
her. 
“ What?”   she  said,  "  £ \ V ' 
“ Y e s,”   re 
plied  the  senior  partner,  “ that  is  exact 
ly  h a lf;  sorry  you  are  not  satisfied. ’ 
“ It 
isn’t  that  I’m  not  satisfied;  why. 
for  years  he  has  told  me  he  only  got  ¿5 
a  month  altogether,  and—and— if «the 
Boers  don’t  kill  him  1  w ill.”

One  of  the  latest  German 

inventions 
is  beer 
lozenges.  These  are  made  of 
the  powder  obtained  by  evaporating 
lager  beer,  and  contain  all  the  ingre­
dients  of  this  popular  beverage.  The 
only  needful  thing  to  turn  them  into 
sparkling  ale 
in 
water  to  which  some  carbonic-acid  gas 
has  been  added.

is  to  dissolve  them 

A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  in serted   u n d e r 
th is  h ead   fo r  tw o  cents  a   w ord  th e   first 
in se rtio n . and  one  cent  a   w ord  for  each 
subsequent  insertion.  No  ad vertisem ents 
tak en   fo r  less  th a n   25  cents.  A dvance 
paym ents.____________

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

283

r p o   EXCHANGE—FOR  GENERAL  MER 
A   chandise in  a  lively  town  of  2,000  to  5,000 
well renting  block  in  city,  or  Al  40-acre  farm 
two  and  one-half  miles  from  city.  Box  378 
Grand Rapids 
r?O R  RENT—DOUBLE STORE, 40x65, PLATE 
A?  glass front, modern  fixtures,  electric  lights, 
sewer connection, water, centrally  located,  with 
postoflice in same block.  Address Box 32, Vicks­
burg, Mich 

IPOR  SALE—WELL-ASSORTED  STOCK  OF 

*  groceries, dry goods, boots  and  shoes, cloth 
ing, nats, caps, crockery,  etc.,  in  good  locality. 
Owner  wishes  to 
retire  on  account  of  poor 
health.  Address B.  M.,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
TX )R  SALE,  CHEAP —ONE  FOURTEEN 
A;  foot and one eighteen foot  oak top  counter ; 
one ten foot show case; one Crandall typewriter. 
D.  Christie, Muskegon, Mich. 

__ _________________________285

279

286

260

Gilbert. 67 Pearl St., Grand Rapids._______ 265
TO  RENT—SPACE  IN  OUR DEPARTMENT 
store suitable for millinery, ladies’ underwear 
or druggists’ sundries or shoes.  Splendid chance 
for some  one.  May’s  Department  Store,  47-53 
266
Canal St., Grand Rapids. 

WANTED—HARDWARE  STOCK,  ABOUT 
$2,000, in  good  town  or  location  for  new 
stock.  Address No. 280,  care  Michigan  Trades­
m a n . ^ ______________________________280
■ TTENTION!  FOR  SALE—FINEST  COR- 

ner grocery and  market  in  Chicago.  Good 
pportunity  for  the  right  man.  Big  business, 
address A. Rueter, Garfleld and Seminary Ave., 
Chicago, HI. 
D A RTIES HAVING STOCKS OF GOODS  OF 
any kind, farm or city property or  manufac­
turing plants, that they wish to sell or exchange, 
write us for our free 24-page catalogue of  real es­
tate and business chances.  The Derby & Choate
Real Estate Co., Lansing, Mich.__________ 259
rv R Y  GOODS STORE TO LET, CARO, MICH- 
1J   igan, from  April  1;  best  stand  in  Tuscola 
county;  growing town;  rich country;  large  beet 
sugar factory.  Enquire of Burnham &  Co., Lan­
sing, Mich. 
SIDE LINE SALESMAN WANTED ON COM- 

mission to carry a line of suspenders. -  Spiral 
Manufacturing Co., Kalamazoo,  Mich. 
tPOR  SALE—COUNTRY  STORE  IN  SOUTH 
JT  Central Michigan  on  railroad;  stock  about 
$3,000;  a fine paying business  the  year  around; 
very small expense;  will pay  40  per  cent,  clear 
profit every year;  owner going into  larger  busi­
ness;  easy terms;  a snap for  the  right  person. 
Address No. 256, care Michigan Tradesman.  256 
rpOR SALE—WELL-ESTABLISHED  IMPLE- 
I   ment business in live town of 2,500  in  South­
ern Michigan. Clean stock, which Invoices $1,000. 
Small competition.  Payment must be part cash. 
Address Lock Box 295, Otsego, Mich. 
L'OR  SALE—FLOUR  AND  FEED  MILL— 
A*  full  roller  process—in  a  splendid  location. 
Great  bargain,  easy  terms.  Address  No.  227, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
IpO R   RENT  OR  SALE—HOTEL,  WITH 
r   barn in connection;  doing good  business  all 
the year;  resort region.  Address  No.  135,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

24»

258

227

257

135

240

245

Michigan Tradesman. 

1  hardware;  good location in  one  of  the  best 
towns  in  Michigan.  Address  Lock  Box  2395, 
Battle Creek, Mich. 

i>OR  SALE-FIRST  CLASS  STOCK  OF 
F^O R   SALE  OR  RENT—STORE  BUILDING 
with dwelling  attached.  Good  opening  for 
a general store.  Also large  warehouse  suitable 
for hay and feed  business.  For  particulars  ap­
ply to J. C. Benbow, Harrietta, Mich._____ 237
IpOR  SALE,  CHEAP — $3,000  GENERAL 
»TORE  ROOM  FOR  RENT.  PLATE GLASS 

1  stock and  building.  Address  No.  240,  care 

front; furnace  heat;  counters  and  shelving 
all in and up to date in style  and  finish;  22  feet 
wide and 90 feet long; centrally located in a good 
town for trade.  For terms address Box 37, Car- 
son City, Mich. 
LPOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  TX 
r   good  town  of  5,000  inhabitants.  Stock  in 
ventories  about  $2,000.  Cash  sales  $17,000  foi 
1899.  A  bargain  to  the  right  party.  Address 
H. M. L., care Michigan Tradesman._____ 200
SPOT  CASH  PAID  FOR  STOCK  OF  DRY 
goods,  groceries or  boots  and  shoes.  Must 
be cheap.  Address A. D., care Michigan Trades­
man. 
LT'OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GENERAL 
P   Stock  of  Merchandlse-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. 
Th e   s h a f t in g ,  h a n g e r s   a n d   p u l -
leys formerly used  to  drive  the  Presses  of 
the Tradesman are for sale  at a   nominal  price. 
Power users making  additions  or  changes  will 
do  well  to  investigate.  Tradesman  Company, 
Grand Rapids, Michigan.________________ 983

238

130

12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Ph a r m a c is t - s it u a t io n   w a n t e d   b y  
one capable and best of references.  Address 
287
No. 287, care Michigan Tradesman. 
ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED 
druggist.  Address No. 274, care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
27*
Re g is t e r e d   p h a r m a c is t  w is h e s   p o ­
sition where there will be an  opportunity  to 
purchase  one-half  Interest  or  stock  later  on. 
Address Pharmacist,  care Michigan Tradesman.

« LL  ROUND  Al  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 
cist wishes  position;  fifteen  years’  experi­
ence; can do buying  and  managing,  if  desired. 
Address No. 282, care Michigan Tradesman.  282

Travelers’ Time  Tables.
Pere M arquette

Railroad

Chicago.

Lv. 6 . Hapids, 7:10am  12:00m  4:30pm  *11:50pm
AT. Chicago.  1:30pm  5:00pm 10:50pm  *7:05am 
Lv. Chicago,  7:15am  12:00m  5:00pm  *11:50pm
At. 6 . Rapids, 1:25pm  5:06pm 10:55pm  *6:20am 
T raverse City, C harlevoix and*l*etoskey. 

4:00pra
9:10pm
11:25pm
11:55pm

Trains  arrive  from  nortb  at  2:40pm,  and 

Lv. 6 . Rapids, 7:30am 
Ar.TravClty, 12:40pm 
At. Charlev’x,  3:15pm 
At. Petoskey,  3:45pm 
and 10:00pm.
Lv. Grand Rapids____7:ioam  12:05pm  5:30pm
4:05pm  10:05pm
Ar. Detroit..................11:50am 
Lv. Detroit................... 8:40am 
1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids____l :30pm 
5:10pm  10:45pm

D etroit.

Saginaw ,  A lm a and  G reenville.

 

 

Lv Grand Rapids............................7:00am  5:20pm
Ar Saginaw....................................11:55am 10:15pm
Lv Saginaw..... 
7:00am  4:50pm
Ar Grand Rapids.......................... 11:55am  9:50pm
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Parlor  cars  on  afternoon trains 
to and from Chicago.  Pullman sleepers on night 
trains.  Parlor  car  to  Traverse  City  on  morn­
ing train.

♦Every day.  Others week days  only.

Geo. DeH av en, General Pass. Agent.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

January 1,1900.

H D  A NIT!  ^ap,di * ladtana Railway
l U v A i i U  

December 17,  1899.

N o rth ern   D ivision. 

Going 
From.
North  North

Trav. City, Petoskey, Mack,  t  7:45am  t  5:15pm 
t  2:10pm  +I0:i5pm 
Trav.City, Petoskey, Mack, 
Cadillac Accommodation...  t  5:25pm  ti0:46am 
Petoskey & Mackinaw City  til :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. WayneCin.  t  7:ioam 
t  9:46pm 
Kalamazoo and Ft. wayne.  t   2:00pm 
t  2:00pm 
Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin.  » 7:00pm  * 6:46am 
Kalamazoo and  Vicksburg.  *11:30pm  * 9:10am 
7:10am  train  has  parlor  car  to  Cincinnati, 
coach to Chicago;  2:00pm train has parlor car to 
Fort Wayne;  7:00pm train has sleeper to Cincin­
nati;  11:30pm  train,  sleeping  car  and  coach  to 
Chicago.

Chicago  T rains.

TO  CH ICAGO.

FROM   CHICAGO

Lv.Grand  Rapids...t7  10am  +2 00pm  *11  30pm
Ar. Chicago.............  2  30pm 
8 45pm 
7 00am
Lv.  Chicago.......  .....................t3 02pm 
Ar. Grand Rapids.....................  9 45pm 
Train leaving Grand Rapids 7:10am has coach; 
ll:30pm train nas coach  and  sleeping car;  train 
leaving Chicago 3:02pm has  coach;  11:32pm  has 
sleeping car for Grand Rapids.

*11 32pm
6 45am

M uskegon  T rains.

GOING  W EST.

Lv. Grand Rapids__+7 35am 
t l   35pm  +5 40pm
Ar. Muskegon...........  9 00am 
2  60pm  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  tl2  15pm  t4 00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids...  9 30am 
1  30pm  5 20pm
tExcept Sunday.  *Dally.

GOING  E A ST.

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

Gen’l Pass’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 30am
Ar. Manistee.............................. .12  05pm
Lv. Manistee..............................   8  40am
Ar. Grand  Rapids................................  2 40pm

3 55pm 
10 oopm

Tradesman 

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THREE  COLUMNS.

2 Quires,  160 pages........... $a 00
3 Quires,  240 pages...........   2  jo
4 Quires, 320 pages........... 3 00
j  Quires, 400 pages...........   3  jo
5 Quires, 480 pages........ . .  4  00

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MERCANTILE  ASSOCIATIONS

Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association

President, C. E. Wa l k er,  Bay City;  Vice-Pres­
ident,  J.  H.  H o pk in s,  Ypsilanti;  Secretary, 
E. A. Stow e, Grand Rapids;  Treasurer,  J.  F.
Tatman, d a re .  _______

Grand  Rapidi Retail Gracin'  Associatioo 

President, F ran k  J .D y k ;  Secretary,  Homer 

Kl a p;  Treasurer, J. George  Lehm an

Detroit Retail  Gracin’  Association 
Ma r k s;  Treasurer, C  H.  F r in k .

President,  J oseph  Kn ig h t ;  Secretary,  E. 

Kalamazoo  Retail Grocer»’ Association 

President, W.  H.  J ohnson;  Secretary,  Chas. 

H yman. 

_______

Baj Cities  Retail Grocon’  Associatioo 

President,  C.  E.  W a l k e r ;  Secretary,  E.  C 

L i t t l e . 

______

Muskegon  Retail Gracen’  Association 

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

Bo elk in8;  Treasurer,  J.  W.  Caskadon.

President,  J.  F rank  He l m e r;  Secretary,  W 

Jackson  Retail Gracin’  Association 
H. Po r t e r;  Treasurer, L.  Pelton.
Adrian  Retail Gracen’  Association 

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

Clev ela n d; Treasurer,  w m . C. Koehn

Saginaw  Retail Merchants’  Association 

President, M. W. Ta n n e r ;  Secretary,E. H. Mc­

P h e r so n;  Treasurer, B. A. H o r r.
Tratene Citj  Business  Men’s Association 
H olly;  Treasurer,  C. A.  Hammond.

President, Thos  T.  Ba t es;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Owosso  Business Men’s Association 

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

Ca m pb el l;  Treasurer, W.  E. Collins.
Ft.  Horans Merchants’  and Manafactnren’  Association 
P e rciv a l. 

President, Chas.  We llm a n;  Secretary,  J.  T. 

_______

Alpena Business Men’s  Association 

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

Pa r trid g e. 

_______

St.  Johns Business Men’s  Association 

President, Thos. Brom ley;  Secretary, F rank 

A.  Pe rcy; Treasurer, Clark A. Putt.

Perry  Business Men’s  Association 

President,  H.  W.  Wallace;  Secretary, T.  E.

Hed d le. 

_______

Grand  Baron Retail Merchants’  Association 

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

Hobks. 

_______

Tale Basiness Men’s  Association 

President,  Chas.  Bounds;  Secretary,  Fran k 

Putney. 

_______

MICA

AXLE

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

ILLUMINATING  AND 
LUBRICATING  OILS

W ATER  W HITE  H EA D LIG H T  OIL  IS  THE 

S TA N D A R D   TH E  W O RLD  O VER

H I S H I S T   m m o l  P A IO   P O R   E M P T Y   O A R B O N   A N D   O A R O L IN R   B A R R IL O

S TA N D A R D   OIL  CO.

FURNITURE BY MAIL
Magazine  Prices  Outdone

FURNITURE BY MAIL
Magazine  Prices  Outdone

Grand Rapids Retail Meat Dealers’  Association 

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

Hil b e r ;  Treasurer,  S. J. Hu ffo rd.

DON’T BUY AN AWNING until you  get 

our prices.

FREIGHT 
P R É «   . 
PAID.

jH eres
Satis=
[ûdîorj

in  having our chair in 
your home.
After  you’ve  used  it 
for several years—rgiven 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.

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 roH top desk 
ever  offered  for  the  price  or  even  25 
per cent more.

Write for oar complete Office FaraHire 

Catalogue.

S a m p l e Fu r n i t u r e Co.
Retaiiet'5  o f   S a m p l e   F u r n it u r e  
L Y O N   P E A R L 8  O T T A W A   S T S .
G r a n d   R a p i d s   M i c h .
Ho u s e
HOLD

BEFORE  BUYING  FURNC 
TURE  OF ANY KIND WRITE 
US FOR ONE OR AIL OF OUR 
F U R S
“B IG   CATALOGUES OF
NITURE
1  HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
WE PREPAY FREIGHT

CHAS.  A.  COYE,

11 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids,  Mich. 

Send for prices.

For Sale Cheap

Besidence property at 24  Kellogg 
street, near comer  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 Baildiog, 
Grand Rapids.

Arm  Chair ar 

Rocker Na IN I.

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

Sent  to  you 
freight  prepaid 
on approval  for

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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 ple Fu r n itu r e Co

Retailers  o f   S a m p ie   Furn itu re 
L Y O N   P E A R L   a  O T T A W A   S T S .
G r a n d   R a p i d s   M i c h .
MOUSE
HOLD
fU R s
NITURE
WE PREPAY FREIGHT

BEFORE  BUYING  FURNI: 
TURE  OF ANY HIND WRITE 
US FOR ONE ORAILOFOUR 
“B IG   ^C A TA LO G U ESO F 
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

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INVOICE RECORD  OR  BILL  BOOK

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

Tradesman  Company

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Isn’t it a ttorions Tting

H

That  a  man  will  cling  so 
tenaciously to a bad  habit? 
These  men  are  inspecting 
the Money Weight System. 
Have  you  looked  into  it? 
When  are  you  going  to 
throw away  that bad habit 
—that old pound and ounce 
scale and invest in the prof­
it saving system—the Mon­

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ey Weight System.  Sit  right  down and write us W H E N .

THE  COMPUTING  SCALE  CO.,  Dayton,  Ohio

¡ U S K i^ ii

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS

Shell Goods

New Stock 
New  Styles 
Better Than  Ever

Your  notion  stock  is  not  up-to-date  unless  you  carry  a  line of 
Shell Goods.  They are the most popular goods  on the  market; 
your customers want them, and there is money in them,  too.  We 
can supply you with anything you need in this line as our assort­
ment  is the largest and best ever shown  in the market,  fully  up- 
to-date and comprising all the  latest  novelties.  Our  prices  are 
right.  W e quote:
Side Combs from....................... $o. 19 up to  $4.50 per dozen pairs.
4.50 per dozen.
Pompadour Combs  from..................40 up  to 
2.00 per dozen.
Empire Combs from..........................75  up to 
2.00 per dozen.
Neck  Combs  from..................       .75  up to 
2.00 per dozen.
Back  Combs  from............................. 75  up to 
Braid  Pins  from..............................30 up  to 
2.00 per dozen.
4.50 per gross.
Hair  Pins from................................... 40 up to 

For detailed description and prices 
see  our  Catalogues  Nos.  152,  153.
If you do not have  our  Catalogues 
drop  us a card  and  we  will  cheer­
fully send them to  you.  They  are 
very  valuable  and  full  of  interest 
to  merchants.
H .  LEO NA RD  &  SO N S,  G rand  R ap id s,  M ich.

Sealed 
Sticky

Catches the Germ  as well  as the  Fly. 

Sanitary.  Used the world over.  Good profit to sellers. 

Order from Jobbers.

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.  W rite for prices.  Work guaranteed.

GRAND  RAPIDS  PAPER  BOX  CO., Grand  Rapids,  Mich

H E M L O C K   BARK 

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V* 

H ighest Cash 
prices  paid  and 
bark  measured 

prom ptly  by  ex­

perienced  men.
Call  on  or  write 
us.

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MICHIGAN BARK & LUMBER CO., G rand R apids, M ich.

