Volume XVII.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, JUNE  27,  1900

Number  875

» Decorated  English  Porcelain! 
I

100*Piece  D inner  Sets 

M an u factu red   b y  a  reliab le  E n g lish  
O liv e   G reen   and  L ig h t

These  Dinner  Sets  satisfy  the 
demand  for  something  s e r ­
v i c e a b l e   as  well  as 
s h o w y  
and  c h e a p .

A  Leader 
A Seller
A Profit-Earner

Packed  to  suit  the  wants  of 
the  merchant.

Oiler No.  i

18— ioo-piece  Dinner  Sets,  3  assorted

Crate and  cartage...................................... 

colors, at $5.50  each...........................$  99  00
2  50
................  $101.50

Total  . . . .......................  

P o tter.  A   han dsom e  b ord er  d esig n   p rin ted   und er  th e  g la ze   in  F low n   B lu e, 
B lu e ,  on  a  new   sh ap e.  P riced  at  less  than  cost  o f  importation  to-day.

Unquestionably  a  Bargain

“ Goods  well  bought  are  half 
sold.”
You  can  demonstrate 
this 
truth  by  mailing  us  your  or­
der  or  giving  it  to  our  trav­
eler.
Lose  no 
in  accepting 
this  offer,  as  our  stock  is  lim ­
ited.

time 

Oiler No. 2

8— 100-piece  Dinner Sets,  3  assorted  col­

ors, at $6.00 each ................................. $48  00
Crate and cartage........................................  2  50
T otal...................................................   $50.50

Oiler No.  3

1— 100-piece  Dinner  Set,  either  color,
at......................... .............................,...$
Barrel.............................................................

Total....................................................  $6.85

We  Sell  to

Dealers  Only^Eti

42-44  Lake  Street, 

Chicago.

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|||  ciated  (a  glance  at  our  order  books  will  readily  prove  this). 

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Royal  Tiger  10c 
Tigerettes  5c 

Phelps,  Brace  &  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

fg|  These  are  the  brands  we  have  made  so  popular and  that  have  caught  the  public  taste  and  fancy  to  such  a  remark-  II 
III  able  degree.  All  good  dealers  handle  ’em. 

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I I   L a r g e s t  C ig a r  D e a le rs  in  th e  M id d le  W est. 

F .  E .  B U S H M A N ,  M anager.  | |

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t  The New Arrival

puts  new  life  and  vigor  in  the  whole 
establishment,  for  it  is  the  beginning  of 
a  New  Era  in  business; 
it  means .the 
the  old  and  unsafe 
abandonment  of 
method  of  weighing  goods  over  danger­
ous  scales  (old  pound  and  ounce  scales) 
and  the  adoption  of  the  Money  Weight 
System  to  take  their  place.  Don’t  you 
think  it  about  time  to  be  considering 
this  change  for  your  store?  Our scales 
are  sold  on  easy  monthly  payments.
The

Computing  Scale  Co.

JU U U L O JLO -JU LO JLO JL^JU LR JLO JLO JU U lJU L^JU U liU U lJ U L O J

Dayton,  Ohio

1.  B eca u se   it  is  b etter  and  m ore 
d esirab le  than  any  of  th e   old- 
p rocess  p ow ders.

2 . 

-  B ecau se   th e  B itte r  or  B a k in g  

P o w d er  taste  is  absen t  in  food 
p rep ared   w ith  it.

3.  Because  you r  customers w ill  a p ­
its  p u rity   and  w h o le ­

p reciate 
som eness.

4  B eca u se  it p a ys you  a good profit.
5.  B eca u se   th e  reta il  sellin g   p rice 

is  uniform .

6.  B ecau se   the  m an ufactu rers  are 
ad ve rtisin g   its  m erits e x ten siv e ly  
to  con su m ers  and  you  are  en ­
titled   to  a  sh are  of  th e  re ta ile r’ s 
trad e  and  profit.

From a hygienic point of view  the  value  of  Egg 
Baking  Powder  cannot  be  over-estimated,  be­
cause it is prepared from phosphates, the health- 
sustaining principles of wheat,  and  the  leaven­
ing element of  eggs,  which  increase  the  nutri­
tive value of food while  rendering  it  more  easy 
of digestion.
A ll in q u iries from  M ichigan, O hio  and I n ­
diana, including requests for free  sam ples, 
etc., should be addressed to

D.  H.  Naylor,  Jr.,

Manager,

186 Seneca St., Cleveland, Ohio

Offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, 
Indianapolis and Detroit.

Home Office,  New York City.

USE%B CELEBRATED

Sweet Loma

Tuet  t o b a c c o .

NEW  SCOTTEN  TOBACCO  CO.  (Against  the  Trust.)

SECOND

SUMMER  SESSION

B e g in s  J u ly  2nd.

F a ll  T erm   b eg in s  S ep t.  3d. 

Send  for  catalo gu e.

W.  N.  Ferris,

Principal and  Proprietor.

n r T r r r i r r r i n n n r r r ^ ^

£ “Sunlight”

t  

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

IWalsh=De  Roo Milling Co.,

Holland,  Mich.

JUUL

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Volume  XVII.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, JUNE  27,1900.

Number  875

The sensation of the coffee trade is

A. I. C. High Grade Coffees
They  succeed  because  the  quality  is  right,  and 
the plan of selling up to date. 
If there is  not  an 
agency in your town, write the

A. I. C. COFFEE  CO.,

21-23 River St., Chicago.

Prompt, Conservative, Safe. 

•T.W.Champun, Pres.  W. F r e d  McBain, Sec.

i
T he  M ercantile  Agency

Established 1841.

R .  G .  DU N   &   CO.

Widdicomb  Bld’g,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Books arranged  w ith   trade classification  o f  nam es. 
C ollection s m ade every w h e re.  W rite  fo r particulars.

L.  P.  W ITZLE BE N ,  M anager.

® 
®
®  A sk   for  rep ort  before  op en in g  •
0   new   accou n t  and  send  us  th e  $
•   old  ones  for  collection .
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State  Bank  of Michigan and Michigan  ® 
5
0   Tradesman, Grand Kapids. 
•   Collector and  Commercial  Lawyer and  0
2
9   Preston National Bank, Detroit. 
9 
0

R eferences : 

r *4   Fall and winter line complete and  still  a  4 
nice line spring and summer suits. 
♦
KOLB & SON, Wholesale  Clothing  Man-  X 
ufacturers,  Rochester, N. ¥ .  Only  stict-  2  
ly all wool Kersey $5.50 Overcoat  in  mar-  f  
ket.  See  Kolb’s  original  and  improved  T  
cut frock coat, no other house has it. 
#  
Meet  our  Michigan  representative, Wil­
liam  Connor,  at  Sweet’s  Hotel, Grand 
Rapids, July  7 to  14  inclusive.  Custom­
ers’ expenses allowed.  Or write Box 34«, 
Marshall, Mich.,  and  he  will  call  upon 
you.  If  you  don’t  see  what  you  want 

X  no harm done.
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"Take a Receipt fo ri 
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Everything 

It may save you a  thousand  dol-  fu 
nj 

lars, or a lawsuit,  or a customer. 

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

BARLOW  BROS.,

ni  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN, 
in 
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Tradesman Coupons

IM PORTANT  FEATURES.

I’age
2. G etting  th e  People.
3. Respon»il>ilitie»  o f th e  C redit Man.
4. A round  th e  State.
5. G rand  Rapid»  Gossip.
6. T he  Butt'alo  M arket.
7. Odd»  and  Ends.
8. E d ito rial.
9. E d ito rial.
10. C lothing.
1 1 . Dry  Good».
12. He  Got  a  H air.
13. T errib le  E ate  of th e  Broncdio filistei
C rockery  and  G lassw are  Ouoial ious
14. Woman*»  W orld.
16. Shoe»  and  L eather.
16. H ardw are.
17. H ard w are  P rice  C urrent.
20. Eggs.
22. U tiea  D airy  B oard  of Trade.
23. T he  New  Y ork  M arket.
24. The  M eat  M arket.
25. C om m ercial  T ravelers.
26. Drujçs  And  Chem ical».
27. D rug  P rice  C urrent.
28. G rocery  P rice  C urrent.
29. G rocery  P rice  C urrent.
30. Po»tottiee  anil  U nited  State»  M ail.
32. A w akening  a  G iant.

RACE  FOR  NAVAL  SUPREMACY.
Brassey’s  “ Naval  Annual  for  iqoo’ ’ 
has  recently  appeared,  and,  as  is  usual 
when  it  appears  each  year,  the  discus­
sion  of  the  relative  strength  of  the  vari­
ous  fleets  has  commenced.  While  Bras­
sey’s  Annual 
is  probably  not  the  most 
important  naval  work  issued  periodical­
ly,  it 
is  decidedly  the  best  known,  as 
well  as  the  most  useful  alike  to  profes­
sional  men  and 
the  general  public. 
Brassey’s  Annual  long  since  achieved  a 
reputation 
fairness  and 
impartiality,  and  although  essentially  a 
British  publication,  a  fact  to  be  re­
membered  in  appreciating  the  full value 
of  its  articles,  its  general  accuracy  is  so 
well  established  as  to  render  it  accept­
able  authority  on  all  matters  of  relative 
naval  strength.

for  accuracy, 

improve 

The  articles  in  Brassey’s  point  to  the 
fact  that  all  the  naval  powers  are  mak­
ing  serious  efforts  to 
their 
fleets,  and 
it  demonstrates  that  their 
efforts  are  meeting  with  solid  and  sub­
stantial  success.  The  naval  programmes 
of  Russia,  France  and  Germany  are 
pointed  to  as  indications  of  the  general 
tendency  to 
increase  the  fleets,  while 
the  rapid  strides  being  made  by  the 
United  States  and  Japan  are  also  noted. 
It 
is  claimed  that  the  standard  aimed 
at  by  the  continental  powers  of  Europe 
to 
in  their  new  ship  construction 
make  each  of  their  ships  an 
improve­
ment  on  British  ships  of  the  same  type, 
the  idea  being  that  within  a  reasonable 
time  every  ship 
in  these  continental 
fleets  will  be  the  superior  of  British 
ships  of  the  same  size  and  general 
build.  Naturally  Brassey  believes  that 
Great  Britain  will  be  able,  as  she  has 
been  in  the  past,  to  thwart  this  ambi­
tion  of  her  rivals  by  continuing  to  build 
ships  more  rapidly  than  anyone  else, 
thus  putting  into  her  vessels  of  a  given 
date 
later  improvements  and  keeping 
her  new  construction  thoroughly  up  to 
date.

is 

to  keep  the  fleet  equal  to  the  combined 
strength  of  any  two  other  powers.  This 
opinion  as  to  the  present  supremacy  of 
Great  Britain  appears  to  be  very  gen­
erally  held  by  both  American  and  Ger­
man  naval  officers.  While,  however, 
the  British  navy  may  still  claim  to 
dominate  the  sea,  there  are  not  wanting 
signs  that  this  supremacy  is  to  be  dis­
puted  at  no  very  distant  date,  unless  the 
British  taxpayers  are  willing  to  submit 
to  still  more  serious  drains  upon  their 
pockets  than 
they  have  had  yet  to 
suffer. 
The  constant  effort  to  keep 
ahead  of  all  possible  hostile  combina­
tions  against  her  sea  power 
is  certain 
to  put  England  to  a serious strain sooner 
later,  and  that  view  of  the  matter  is 
or 
beginning 
to  give  British  naval  men 
and  economists  serious  concern.

There  never  was  a 

time  probably 
when  sea  power  was  held  in  higher  re­
gard  than  now.  The  experiences  both 
of  Japan  in  her  war  with  China  and  the 
United  States  in  the  conflict  with  Spain 
made  the  advantage  resulting  from  the 
control  of  the  sea  apparent. 
It  was  un­
doubtedly  the  experience  gained  during 
those  two  wars  that  started 
the 
great  powers  to  building  larger  fleets, 
realizing  that  in  combats  of  the  future 
that  power  which  secures  control  of  the 
sea  will  render  victory  certain.

all 

The  rich  man— without  genius—who 
thinks  himself  able  to  make  his mark  in 
the  world  will 
find  that  he  has  made 
nothing  but  common  dollar  marks.

If  a  man  had  his 

life  to  live  over 
again,  the  chances  are  that  he  would  be 
more  selfish,  save  more  money,  and  be 
moaner  than  he  is  now.

When  heroes  are  wanted  to 

lead  men 
in  times  of  danger,  the  dudes  who  sim­
ply  lead  the  german in times  of  dancing 
are  not  in  it.

The  greatest  part  of  self-conceit 

is 
horn  of  ignorance.  Often  a  young  man 
hinks  he  is  great  when  he  is  not.

A  speaker  is  in  a  fix  when  he  sets  out 
to  make  a  few  pointed  remarks  and  no 
one  sees  the  point.

Few  men  are  so  constituted  that 

im­
pressive  airs  and  haughty demeanor wiil 
draw  them  trade.

Every  man 

is  in  spirit  a  monopolist 
it  comes  to  the  possession  of  a 

when 
wife.

Many  a  man  has  been  snowed  under 

by  the  drift  of  public  opinion.

The  difficulties  of  cooking  would  be 

less  if  people  knew  how  to  eat.

The  college  graduate 
loaded  with  good  advice.

goes  home 

There  will  be  a  John  Bull  in  the 

China  war  shop  soon.

As  to  comparative  strength,  Brassey 
claims  that  Great  Britain  is  still  equal 
to  the  combined  strength  of  the  two 
most  powerful  of  her  rivals.  It  has  long 
been  the  aim  of  the  British  Admirality

The  man  who  listens  gets  the  best  jof 

the  man  who  talks.

A   man  with  a  past  should  jump  in 

and  get  a  future.

GEN ERA L  TR A D E  REV IEW .

influences 

Increasing 

intensity  of  political  a c­
tivity  and  the  approach  of  the  midsum­
mer  time  of  reckoning  and  repairs  seem 
to  be  the  dominant 
in  the 
business  of  this  country.  To  be  sure, 
there  is  enough  of  bear  encouragement 
in  the  Chinese  situation  to  account  for 
much  of  the  dulness  and  adverse  price 
movement,but  the  real  causes  of  the  un­
favorable  conditions  are 
found 
nearer  home.  During  last  week  the Wall 
Street  market  was  duller  than  ever, 
but  this  week  opens  with  increased  ac­
tivity,  although  price  changes  are  not 
encouraging.

to  be 

Indications  in the  industrial  world  are 
generally  encouraging  outside  of  the 
usual  midsummer  dulness  aud  the  inter­
ruptions  of  political  distractions.  Many 
building  enterprises  in  the  great  cities 
which  had  been  waiting  for  a  more  rea­
sonable  price  scale 
for  materials  are 
satisfied  with  the  changes  which  have 
been  made  and  are  ready  to  proceed  as 
I soon  as  wage  scales  arc  adjusted.  There 
is  much  to  suggest  that  the  slaughter  of 
stock  values  may  be  found  before 
long 
. to  have  gone  a  little  too  far. 
If  there 
are  railroad  stocks  of  the  par  value  of 
$6,ooo,ooo,ooo  and  industrial  stocks  of 
the  par  value  of  $3,ooo,ooo,ooo  depend­
ing  on  New  York  quotations,  it  may  be 
doubted whether the  railroads  are  actual­
ly  worth  $450,000,000  less  or  the  manu­
facturing  concerns  $323,000,000 less  than 
they  were  two  months  ago.  The  latter 
are  about  to  have  a  vacation  season, 
which  may  end  in  far  more  satisfactory 
settlements  about * wages  than  seemed 
possible  a  few  weeks  ago.  With  such 
settlements  these  corporations  would  be 
ready  to  make  still  further  reductions  in 
prices,  which  may  call  out  a  great  body 
of  new  contracts  and  orders  that  have 
been  deferred  for  months  because  prices 
were  unsatisfactory. 
Fair  adjustment 
of  prices between  materials  and  finished 
products  will  he 
far  more  easy 
when  the  business  is  largely  controlled 
by  a  few  strong  corporations  than  it  has 
been  found  in  other  years. 
iron 
industry,  with  scarcely  any  kind  of  pig 
iron  bringing  $20  or  more,  but enormous 
orders  for  finished  products  depending 
upon  a  somewhat  lower  range  of cost  for 
material,  the  chance  of  a  heavy  busi­
ness  after  the  summer  vacation  is not by 
any  means  a  dubious  one.

In  the 

found 

To  a  greater degree  than  usual  trade 
activity  seems  to  favor  certain  sections 
of  the  country.  Thus,  while  bank  clear­
ings 
in  the  Eastern  cities  are  less  than 
the  unprecedented  volume  of  last  year, 
in  the  West  and  South  even 
those 
records  are  being  broken. 
Then,  in 
crop  conditions,  while  the  Northwest  is 
suffering  from  a  sufficient  drouth  to give 
wheat  prices  a  considerable  boom,  Kan­
sas  and  adjacent  sections  of  the  South­
west  are  enjoying  a  harvest  exceeding 
any  in  past  history of  the  region.  With 
an  acreage  exceeding  any before planted 
and  with  com  and  other  crops 
in  great 
abundance  and  good  prices  assured,  the 
outlook  for  the  Kansas 
is  not 
one  to  be  despised.  Not  that  conditions 
in  the  Northwest  are  at  all  desperate, 
although  the  outlook  in  the  spring wheat 
regions  is  decidedly  unfavorable.

farmer 

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Petting the  People

Some  Good  Advertising:  and  Some  N ot  So 

Good.

Last  week  I  reproduced  an  advertise­
ment  of  the  Hamilton  Clothing  Co.  and 
criticised 
it  rather  severely,  saying  at 
the-same  time  that the  general  r  n  of  its 
advertising  was  good.  This  week  I  re­
produce  one  of  its  advertisements  which 
is  as  far  ahead  of  the  general  average of 
its  advertising  as 
last  week's  was  be­
hind  it. 
It  is  well  displayed,  uses  lib­
eral  space,  describes  the  advertised  ar­
ticles  with  sufficient  thoroughness  to 
leave  an 
impression  upon  the  mind  of 
the  reader,  and  is  in  almost  every  re­
spect  a  decidedly  attractive  advertise­
ment.  Barring  the  slight  uncertainty 
on  the  part  of  the  compositor  as  to  the 
correct  use  of  capitals  in  the  headings  I 
see  no  point 
in  which  it  could  be  im­
proved.

*  *  *

There  are 

Why  advertisers  will  waste 

their 
money  by  filling  their advertising  space 
with  glittering  generalities is  a  problem 
which  1  have  long  ago  given  up  trying 
to  solve. 
four  excellent 
specimens  of  this  form  of  extravagance 
reproduced  this  week.  Mr.  Colvin  says 
that  he  can  hardly  supply  the  demand 
for  his  baked  goods,  but  I  will  gamble 
to  the  extent  of  a  bag  of  peanuts  that 
the  demand  was  not  produced  through 
his  advertising,  if  this  specimen  is  a 
fair  example  of  it. 
If  what  Mr.  Colvin 
says  is  true,  he  had  better  stop  adver­
tising  and  enlarge  his bakery.  Certain­
ly  he  must  have  something  better  to  say 
about  his  pies  and  cakes  than  he  says 
in  this  advertisement.

*  *  *

Chas.  P.  Lillie  takes  up  about  twelve 
inches  to  say  nothing  that  has  any  par­
ticular 
interest  to  the  average  reader. 
His  paragraphs  on  clothing,  dress  goods 
and  china  ware  could  have  been  used 
for  boots  and  shoes,  hay,  furniture  or 
anything  else  i-maginable.  The  old  say­
ing,  “ Jack  of  all  trades  and  master  of 
none,"  applies  with  equal  force  to  ad­
vertising,  and  you  can  rely  upon  it  that 
any  advertisement  that will work equally 
well  in  its  application  to  any 
line  of 
goods  is  not  a  very  effective  advertise­
ment.  The  very  essence  of  advertising 
is  individuality. 
Its  news  value  is  the 
strongest  attraction  an  advertisement 
offers  to  its  readers. 
If  Mr.  Lillie  had 
advertised  a  gio  suit  at  $g  he  would 
have  done  more  to  convince  his  readers 
of  the  advantage  of  purchasing  from 
him. 
If  he  had  advertised  and  given 
the  price  of  some  timely  lines  of  dress 
goods  he  would  have  induced  more  of 
those  “ first  purchases”   which,  he  says, 
“ mean  continued  patronage.”  
If  he 
had  advertised  some  specially  attractive 
lines  of  china  ware  at  reduced  prices  he 
would  have  made  a  more  forcible  prom­
ise  of  a  saving  on  every  purchase  than 
he  does  in  his  mere  unsupported  asser­
tion  to  that  effect.

*  *  *

It 

The  same  thing  is  true  of  the  adver­
tisement  of  J.  A.  Skinner. 
is  very 
good  so  far  as  it  goes,  but  it  leaves  out 
information. 
some  vitally 
Every 
should  answer 
these  three  questions:  “ What  is  it?”  
“ What  is  it  good  for?”   and “ What does 
it  cost?”   Mr.  Skinner’s  advertisement 
totally  neglects  to  answer  the  third.

advertisement 

important 

*  *  *

Spencer  &  Lloyd  have  put  their  sign 
in  the  newspapers,  but  as  I  have  said 
before,  a  newspaper  is  not  the  place  for 
a  sign. 
It  is  well  enough  to  put  a  sign 
above  your  door,  but  a  newspaper is  the

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

place  for news,  and this applies  not  only 
to  the  reading  columns  but  to  the  ad­
vertising  columns  as  well.

*  *  *

The  plan  of  judging  the  fitness  of  the 
reading  matter  of  an  advertisement  by 
the  newspaper  standard  is  a  good  one. 
For  instance,  the  advertisement  of  Slat­
er’s  House  Furnishing  Store  represents 
the  stage  of  newspaper  etiquette  which 
used  to  prevail  when  it  was  considered 
a  mark  of  enitorial  courtesy  to  call  the 
other  newspaper  “ a  filthy  sheet”   and 
to  refer  to 
its  editor  as  “ a  perfidious 
reptile.”   Newspaper  standards,  how 
ever,  have  changed,  and  advertising 
standards  have  changed  with 
them. 
Why  Mr.  Slater  should  advertise  his 
“ would-be  competitors,”   as  he  calls 
them,  is  a  question  which  nobody  but 
he  can  answer.  I  confess  that  I  have  al 
ways  understood  the  purposes  of  adver 
tising  to  be  an 
increase  of  one’s  own 
business.  From  what  I  can  gather  i 
seems  that  Mr.  Slater  is  having  some 
strong  competition  with  another concern 
on  the  line  of  iron  beds.  Competition 
is  a  good  thing,  but  disparaging  refer 
ences  to  competition  are 
in  poor  taste 
and  exceedingly  bad  business  policy. 
It  would  seem  to  me  that  if  Mr.  Slater 
advertised iron  beds  at  §3 that  should  be 
a  sufficient  answer  to  his  competitors 
without  the  need  of  any  further  argu 
ment  on  his  part,  and  certainly  “ Iron 
Beds,  $3,”   would  make  a  much  more 
attractive  heading  than  “ My  Would-Be 
Competitors. ”

♦   *  *

Begin
at the  Bottom

And tee  mat  tqq  are  well 
supplied  with  comfortable 
hose— We are showing io m  
excellent  «aloes  in tan, black and colors, 
at  10c.  16c, SQp, 86c.

Our Fifteen Cent 
Grade

Surpasses anything we have seen at 
the  price—Tan  colored  with  fancy  ailka- 
Une heel and toe

Our Twenty-live cent 
Grade

Includes  some  handsome  silk  lisle 
goods in polka dot. stripe and mixed fancy 
colons.  Fine hosiery is  one  of the special 
features of  our  furnishing goods  depart­
ment

Hamilton Clothing Co.

instructions 

Parker  Brothers  have  produced a  good 
shoe  advertisement  from  whatever  point 
you  look  at  it.  The display is attractive, 
the 
liberal  use  of  white  space  gives  the 
reading  matter  prominence  and 
the 
wording is  all  that  can  be  desired.  Con­
trast  with  this  the  advertisement  of  the 
Star  Shoe  Co.,  and  let  us  apply  the 
newspaper  test  to  it.  Suppose  on  the 
editorial  page  the  editor  were  to  leave 
a  blank  space  with 
to 
“ Watch  this  space;  we  are  going  to  say 
something  bright 
to-morrow.”   The 
people  would  naturally  wonder  why  he 
didn’t  say  something  bright  to-day.  A 
“ Watch  this  space”   advertisement  i: 
on  the  same  principle  as  the  advertise 
ment  which  reads,  “ We  are  too  busy  to 
write  advertisements,”   and  the  other 
which  says,  “ This  space  is  reserved  for 
James  Jones  &  Sons.”   All  three  are  ex­
cellent  ways  of  burning  money,  but 
from  an  advertising  standpoint  they  are 
anything  but  successful.  And  the  adver­
tiser  who  thinks  they  are  very  bright 
find  out  their  value  to  his  entire 
will 
satisfaction 
long 
enough.

if  he  keeps  at 

it 

*  *  *

Bedford,  the  optician,  is  doing  some 
excellent  advertising  in  the  Ionia papers 
and  those  of  other  towns  near  Grand 
Rapids.  He  is  using  testimonials  from 
wearers  of  his  glasses,  which  is  an  ex­
cellent  plan  for  an  optician.  Most  peo­
ple  patronize  an  optician  on the strength 
of  what  he  has  done  for their  friends. 
In  small  towns  where  everybody  knows 
nearly  everyone  else,  this  testimonial 
advertising 
is  especially  valuable.  A 
specimen  of  Mr.  Bedford’ <  advertising 
is  reproduced  herewith  and  gives  a  fair 
idea  of  the  general  excellence  of  his 
work. 
In display  and  wording  it  leaves 
but  little  to  be  desired.

W.  S.  Hamburger.

Was  a  Tem perate  Man.

‘ Was  the  deceased a  drinking  man?”  

asked  the  attorney.

“ Well,  sor,  no,”   replied  Pat;  “ he 
war  not,  barrin  a  pint  er  two  ave  beer 
at  the  meals  an’  a  nip  o’  the  owld  stuff 
bechune  times  for his  stomach’s  sake.”

COLVIN’S
Main  Street

■ B A K E R Y *

Can  hardly  supply  the  dem and 

1st  their

BAKED GOODS.

Experienced  Baltins 

Clean Bakins

Honest  Weights

THAT’S  ALL.  TRY  US.
A .  J .  C O L V I N .

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THREE STORE THOUGHTS
CLOTHING-

'-tit  thrifty 

Thoughts  fo* 
is  •   dollar  earned 
sate  in  buying  your  Spring  SwH  here 
Jaci  as  good  to  you 

a  doiifoi  saved 
The  ojouey  job  cam 
is 
any  other  money-

DRESS  GOODS-

Dealing  here  means  more  «ban  sow  prices 
11.  also  means  satisfaction,  prom pi  alien 
non  and  the  best  goods  Your  first  pur 
chase  means  your  continued  pairooage

CHIN A WARE—

We  don i  ask  you  to  buy  unless  you  find 
our  price*  lower  and  vain«»  belter 
than 
elsewhere 
promise ¡yoo  e  euving  on
every  purcbtM

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CHAS.  P. LILLIE,

THE  CORNER  STORE 

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Neckwear.  Belts. 
Skirts  and  Wrappers, 
Umbrellas  and 
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Combs.

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tor  points  that  ought  escape  the notice of e a d t a m , o at 
whleh have everything  to  do  «life  the  life  and  aarrioe  «1 
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My  Would-Be

Competitors

Are geiting jealous, and  I  air.  gett.rio  che 
bwtness  Well, 1 do  feel  sorry  (or  them 
out  good  goods  and  low  prices  do  the 
business  and  we get all  we can do without 
meddling  with other  people's  business 
I 
am the only one io  Traverse  City that  has 
advertised an  »ron  bed  ior  less than  $4.25 
until now—They have  taken  a  little drop 
in toe market. 
I received a shipment Sat­
urday and  aril) place on sale Monday morn- 
;o 
different styles,  right  along  up  to  a  fine 
large, heavy  half  brass  bed for $25.74— 
percent off bring* it $10.3?

good nil! size iron bed  for $3.00. 

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Man*  Satin  Calf Shorn. aU  aolld. good 
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»180  bay.  a  ladlaa’  fin.  kid  ahoa  in 
either black or tan.
If lt’a  Mieses’ ahoaa yon  want, wo have 
aoma exceptionally good valoaa.
The  Celebrated  Hoeeier  School  Shoo 
cell tor $1.80,

PARKER BROS.

McNamara Block

FRON T STREET

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M an.

One  of  the  most  delicate  and  respon­
in  a  wholesale  house  is 
sible  positions 
that  of  the  credit  man,  whose  duty  it  is 
to  determine  how  large  a  bill  the  coun­
try  merchant  shall  be  allowed  to  run 
lagging  creditors  are 
and  to  see  that 
tactfully  brought  to  time. 
If  the  credit 
is  too  stringent  in  his  rulings  he 
man 
drives  away  good  customers. 
is 
too 
lax  he  lays  his  firm  open  to  heavy 
losses.  He  sta'  ds  between  the  selling 
department  and  the  proprietary interests 
of  the  establishment,  and  an  error  in 
either  direction  makes  trouble  for  him. 
It  is  not  strange  that  a  good  credit  man 
can  command  one  of  the highest salaries 
paid  in  the  mercantile  world.

If  he 

is  profoundly  convinced  that 

If  any  one  can  speak  with  authority 
on  the  proper  way  to  become  a  success­
ful  credit  man  it  is  Harlow  N.  Higin- 
botham,  of  Chicago. 
In  the latest num­
ber  of  the  Saturday  Evening  Post,  of 
Philadelphia,  he states  the  qualifications 
needed  by  the  young  man  on  entering 
this  line  of  work.  At  the  outset  he  says 
he 
the 
credit  man  who  has  not  lived  on  a  farm 
or  in  a  country  village  must  always  be 
at  a  distinct  disadvantage.  The  pros­
perity  of  the  nation 
rests  primarily 
upon  its  agriculture,and  the  vast  major­
ity  of  country  merchants  depend  upon 
farming  communities for their chief  cus­
tom.  Thus  the  credit  man’s  task  is 
partly  that  of  forecasting  the  financial 
condition  of  the  country  merchant  by 
watching  the  signs  of  prosperity  among 
the  farmers  of  the  locality.

Mr.  Higinbotham 

illustrates  his 
point  by  telling  a  story  of  a  case  in 
which  he  was  led  by  this  sixth  sense  of 
prophecy  to  limit  a  certain  merchant’s 
credit  to  $1,000.  An  Eastern  house 
gave  the  same  man  a 
line  of  $50,000, 
which  was  out  of  ail  proportion  to  the 
trading  capacity  of  the  merchant’s  com­
munity.  A   little  later  the  merchant  sold 
his  goods  at  less  than  cost  and  escaped 
to  Canada  with  the  proceeds. 
In  an­
other  case  he  says  he  refused  all  credit 
to  a  merchant  who  seemed  to  have  a 
capital  of  $75,000,  simply  because  his 
intuition  told  him  the  man  was  not  to 
be  trusted.  This  man  got  credit  else­
where,  but 
in  a  short  time  he  had  also 
joined  the  Canadian  colony.  Mr.  H ig­
inbotham  advises  the  young  credit  man. 
to  trust  his  intuition  rather than  his  rea­
son  in  such  cases  of  doubt.

the 

In  this  writer’s  estimation  the  best 
course  of  training  for  a  credit  man  is 
that  of  the  farm,  then  the  country  store 
or  bank, 
then  the  city  establishment, 
where  he  should  perferably  be  cashier, 
and  then  the  position  of  assistant  credit 
man.  Before 
last  stage  can  be 
it  is  necessary  to  have  a  thor­
reached 
ough  knowledge  of  commercial 
law, 
which  can  be  best  obtained  by  having  a 
lawyer  as  an  intimate  friend.  Then  he 
learn  to  write  tactful  letters,  for 
must 
without  this  art  he  is  lost. 
“ The  art  of 
saying  ‘ no’  in  a  manner  so gracious that 
the  person  who  receives  the  denial  does 
not  feel  aggrieved,  and 
inclined 
cheerfully  to  grant 
justice,  is  no­
where  so  constantly  in  demand  as  at  the 
credit  desk. ’ ’

its 

is 

A  gift  for  judging  men,  of  course,  is 
the  basis  of the  credit  man’s equipment, 
and  unless  he  is  born  with  an  aptitude 
in  this  direction  no  amount  of  training 
can  make  him  successful.  Mr.  Higin- 
hotham  advises  employers  to  throw  the 
young  credit  man  on  his  own  resources 
as  early  as  possible,  and  thus  let  him 
develop  stamina.  The  article  as  a  whole 
.js  full  of  valuable  suggestions  for  per­

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

sons  in  all  lines  of  mercantile  work  and 
is  brimful  of  the  results  of  the  writer’ s 
ripe  experience.

Sm all  C hange.

It  is  a  good  thing  to  be  bom  well. 

It 
is  a  better  thing  to  behave  well  after 
you  are  bom.

All  men  can  not  wear  shoulder straps. 
If  they  did,  shoulder  straps  would  be 
called  galluses  and  sold  at  25  cents  per 
pair.

Don’t  keep  a  prospective  customer 
waiting.  One  slight  of  this  kind,  even 
although  unintentional,  will  do  a  deal 
of  harm.

That  “ one  more  dollar’ ’  for  which  so 
many  men  are  striving  is  the  cause  of 
the  sudden  extinguishing  of  many  a 
brilliant  career.

Many  a  man  who  has  behaved  most 
gloriously  in  the  person  of  his  ancestors 
has  flunked  in  his  own  immediate  per­
sonal  conduct.

Do  not  boast  that  you  arose  from  un­
commonly 
low  ancestry.  Boasting  is  a 
remnant  of  bad  manner  inherited  from 
low  ancestry.

So  far  as  this  man's  neighbors  were 
concerned  an  ounce  of  immediate  plain 
good  conduct  was  worth  a  pound  of  em­
broidered  pedigree.

If  you  are  descended  from  the  com­
mon  people  be  content.  Many  uncom­
in  ancestral  days  were  un­
mon  people 
commonly  bad. 
Records  may  show 
that  they  ended  suspended  from  a  limb 
of  their  family  tree.— Deacon  in  Furni­
ture  Journal.

W o rth   R em em bering.

Goods  ordered 

in  a  hurry  and  made 
in  a  hurry  are  often  hurried  back  to  the 
maker.

Credits  and  collections  are  one  and 
inseparable.  United,  they  stand;  d i­
vided,  they  fall.

In  buying  merchandise 

it  is  well  to 
purchase  such  goods  as  won’t  require  to 
be  put  on  ice  to  keep  until  another  sea­
son.

Intelligenece  is  always  at  a  premium 
in  business.  Brains  come  high,  but 
merchants  and  manufacturers  must 
have  ’em.

Business  cares  and  troubles,  of  which 
everyone  has  his  share,  must  be  taken 
in  a  philosophical  way.  Nervous  men 
wear themselves  out  by  worry.

Insistence  and  persistence  are  prac­
tically  synonymous  terms.  Yet  the busi­
ness  man  who 
insists  upon  persisting 
has  a  double  and  twisted-cinch  on  pros­
perity.

individual  who  w£,ouldn’t 

For  appearance  sake  a  man  will  often 
inclinations.  Many 
sacrifice  his  own 
an 
take  a 
pleasure  trip  on Sunday  doesn’t  hesitate 
to  lie  about  his  goods  on  all  other  days 
of  the  week.

Countermanding  goods  which  have 
been  squarely  ordered  and  fairly  made 
is  a  trick  of  which  no  upright  merchant 
should  be  guilty.  Put  yourself  in  the 
jobber’s  place  and  think  from his  stand­
point  before  you  countermand.

Science  o f A dvertising.

The  science  of  advertising  seems  des­
tined  to  become  one  of  the  most  impor­
tant  factors  in  the  literary  and  business 
field.  A   few years  ago  the  average  busi­
ness  man  was  content  with  the  printing 
of  an  ordinary  card  in  the  columns  of 
his  weekly  paper,  announcing  that  he 
was 
in  the  dry  goods,  grocery  or  some 
other  trade.  He  did  not  understand  the 
advisability  of  telling  the  people  that 
they  would  be  much  better off  by  trad­
ing  with  him  and  clinching  his  argu­
ments  by  certain  facts,  either  in  regard 
to  prices  or  the  quality  of  the  goods. 
Now,  however,  the  most  successful  man 
in  business 
is  the  one  who  constantly 
brings  to  the  minds  of  newspaper  read­
ers  that  he  is  in  business,  and  that  he 
has  certain  attractions  for  people  who 
trade  with  him.

TO SATISFY  PUBLIC CLAMOR

For a harmless substitute for the fruit,  we have  prepared and  placed  on  the 
market a full  line,  which  we sell  under the  following  coin  names,  which  are 
fully  protected by trade mark:

1

Arctic Concentrated Pineamyl, a harmless substitute for Pineapple Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Strawamvl, a harmless substitute for Strawberry  Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Raspamyl, a harmless substitute for Raspberry  Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Banamyl, a harmless substitute for Banana Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Peacamyl, a harmless substitute for Peach Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Apriamyl, a harmless substitute for Apricot Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Cneramyl, a harmless substitute for Cherry  Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Paramyl, a harmless substitute for Pear Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Quinamyl, a harmless substitute for Quince Fruit 
Arctic Concentrated Curamyl, a harmless substitute for Currant Fruit.

These goods are put  up  in  two sizes and  sold as  follows:

1 oz. flat,  75 cents net 

a oz. flat,  $1.20 net 

W e guarantee the above line to be pure and  to be  labeled  to conform to the 
Pure  Food  Laws of  Michigan.  Ask  our  traveling  salesman  to  include  a 
line of these goods in  your next order.  They  will  please your customers  so 
much that  you wiH be compelled  to duplicate the  order soon.
Prepared  only by the
JENNINGS  FLAVORING  EXTRACT  CO., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
u

Manufacturers of all kinds of interior flnlsh, counters, show cases,  grills,  fret-work,  mantels,  stair 
work, desks, office fixtures, church work,  sash  and  doors.  Write  for  prices  and  estimates  to  the 

M cGRAFT  LUM BER  UO.,  M uskegon,  M ichigan

One-third  of it is  spent at your desk— if you’re 
an  office  man.  W hy  not  take  that  one-third 
as  comfortably  as  you  can?  First  in  impor­
tance  is  your  desk;  have  you  one  with  con­
venient  appliances— have  you  a  good  one? 
If not you want  one— one  built for wear, style, 
convenience  and  business.  Dozens  of  differ­
ent patterns  illustrated  in  catalogue  No.  6— 
write  for it.

Sam ple Fur nitu r eCo
Retailers  of  S a m p le   Furniture
LVON  PEARL ft OTTAWA  STS.
G r a n d Ra p id s  M ich.

We issue  ten  catalogues  of  H OUSEH OLD  F U R N IT U R E — one  or 
all to be had for the asking.

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Around the State

M ovem ents  o f M erchants.

Caro— Mallory  Bros,  have  sold  their 

meat  market  to  VV.  H.  Memer.

Imlay  City— John  Snelling  succeeds 
Sneiling  &  Dodge  in  the  meat business.
Detroit— The  L.  C.  &  E.  C.  Steers 
Bicycle  Co.  has  dissolved  partnership.
Pontiac—Craig  Bros,  have  purchased 
the  grocery  stock  of  Mrs.  Walter  Find­
ley.

Royal  Oak— Edward  Newton  has  pur­
chased  the  meat  market  of  Herman 
Bartels.

Marshall—Morris  Manning  succeeds 
in  the  grocery 

McNames  &  Manning 
business.

St.  Louis— R.  Fraker  has  embarked 
in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery business at 
this  place.

Byron  Center— C.  W.  Long  succeeds 
William  Green  in  the  general  merchan­
dise  business.

Coldwater— Fred  L.  Drury  has  opened 
a  grocery  store  and  meat  market  at  5 
Chicago  street.

Belding— Chas.  Eddy  &  Co.,  dealers 
in  cigars  and  confectionery,  have  sold 
out  to  Edwin  Sutphin.

Conklin— Jas.  H.  Benton  has  sold  [his 
hardware  and  general  merchandise stock 
to  Harvey  Bros.,  of  Alpine.

Shepherd— R.  M.  Harry  will  occupy 
the  new  McKenna  building  about  July  1 
with  a  new  stock  of  furniture.

Three  Rivers— J.  C. 

Glasgow,  dealer 
tions,  has  removed  to  Bristol,  Ind.

(Mrs.  D.  A .) 
in  groceries  and  no­

Cassopolis— Philip  D.  Smith  succeeds 
Irving  V.  Sherman  in  the  jewelry,  mus­
ical  instrument  and  bicycle  business.

Cedar  Springs— Burleson  Bros.,  of 
Indianapolis,  have  purchased  the  gro­
cery  stock  of  B.  (Mrs.  Geo.)  Hancock.
Sunfield— O.  W.  Canouts,  formerly  at 
Palo,  has  engaged  in  the  furniture  and 
undertaking  business 
in  the  Deatsman 
block.

Charlotte— A.  D.  Baughman  has  be­
come  the  owner  of  the  two  stores  con­
stituting  the  Bailey  block  on  Lawrence 
avenue.

Constantine— Wm.  H.  Barnard  has 
sold  his  grocery  stock  to  Wm.  Underner 
and  will  retire  from  trade,  on  account of 
ill  health.

Caro— The  grocery store  of  E.  G.  Wil- 
sey  has  been  closed  to  satisfy  a  mort­
gage  given  to  secure  the  payment  of 
borrowed  money.

Williamston— W.  G.  Nithson,  furni­
ture  dealer,  has  purchased  the  Hotel 
Potter  building  and  will  occupy  it  with 
his  furniture  stock.

Constantine— Sevinson  Bros, 

is'  the 
name  of  the  new  firm  which  continues 
the  hardware  business 
formerly  con­
ducted  by  Sevinson  &  Snow.

Holland— P.  Slooter  &  Son,  who  have 
conducted  a  shoe  store  for  some  time, 
will  retire  from  that  business  and  have 
sold  their  stock  to  Lokker  &  Rutgers.

Imlay  C ity—Porter  B.  Dodge  has  re­
tired  from  the  meat  firm  of  Snelling  & 
Dodge.  The  business  will  be  continued 
by  the  remaining  partner,  John  Snell­
ing.

Jackson— V.  F.  Young  has  sold  his 
grocery  stock  at  921  East  Main  street  to 
W.  C.  Manning  and  will  engage  in  the 
general  merchandise  business  at  Fitch­
burg.

Hart— Harry  Waller  has  purchased the 
grocery  stock  of  V.  C.  Wolcott,  who has 
removed  to  South  Haven  for  the  pur­
pose  of  engaging  in  the grocery business 
at  that  place.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Laurium— Wm.  H.  Roberts,  formerly 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  here  with 
John  C.  Vivian,  under  the  style  of  Rob­
erts  &  Vivian,  will  shortly  open  a 
new  drug  store  here.

Benton  Harbor— The  jewelry  firm  of 
Teetzel  &  Hamilton  has  been dissolved. 
Chas.  W.  Teetzel  retains  the  store  at 
this  place,  and  Mr.  Hamilton  will  con­
tinue  the St.  Joseph  branch.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— S.  F.  and  E.  D. 
Bernier  have  purchased 
the  grocery 
stock  of  J.  Gardner  &  Co.,  on  East 
Spruce street,and will  continue  the  busi­
ness  under  the  style  of  Bernier  Bros.

Ironwood— The  wholesale 

fruit  and 
vegetable  firm  of  Wm.  Larson  &  Co. 
has  sold  out  to  S.  E.  Olson  &  Co.  The 
transfer 
includes  the  branches  at  this 
place  and  at  Rhinelander.  S.  E.  Olson 
has  been  manager  of  the  local  branch 
for  many  years.

Petoskey— The  Petoskey  Grocery  Co. 
has  filed  articles  of  association,  with  an 
authorized  capital  stock  of  $40,000.  The 
incorporators  are  J.  Koblegard,  of  Wes­
ton,  W.  Va.  ;  J.  L.  Ruhl,  J.  Koblegard, 
P.  H.  Koblegard,  all  of  Clarksburg,  W. 
Va.,  and  G.  A.  Danser,  of  Petoskey.

Traverse  City-----Em il  Hanslovsky,
formerly  one  of  the  members  of  the 
Queen  City  Mercantile  Co.,  will  soon 
open  a  grocery  store  on  the  corner  of 
Washington  and  Rose  streets. 
The 
building  is  being  erected  by  Cleveland 
&  Heuss  and  will  be  24x50  feet 
in  d i­
mensions.

C lio—This 

village  pays  the 

local 
band  $15  a  month  during  the  summer 
months,  in  return  for  which  the  band 
gives  weekly  open  air  concerts.  Thus 
the  people  get  practically  free  music, 
for  the  attraction  draws  enough  trade  to 
the  village  to  more  than  make  up  the 
extra  necessary  tax  to  pay  the  band.

Bellaire— The  Antrim  Hardware  Co. 
has  purchased  the  harness stock of  Chas. 
Knolles  and  will  make  this  branch  of 
their  business  one  of  their  principal  de­
partments.  A  site  adjacent  to  their  store 
has  been  purchased,  on  which  they  will 
erect  a  storehouse  and  i mplement  sales 
room,  with  the  expectation  of  adding  to 
it 
in  the  near  future.  The  company, 
besides  having  their  two  store  buildings 
filled  with  stock,  has  been  obliged  to 
rent  the  basement  of  the  Kearney  town 
hall.

M anufacturing  M atters.

Detroit— The  Star  Corundum  Wheel 
its  capital  stock 

increased 

Co.  has 
$10,000.

Eau  Claire— The  Michigan-Alabama 
fruit  package  factory  began  operations 
Monday.  This 
is  the  only  concern  of 
its  kind  outside  the  trust.

Detroit— Brown  Bros.,  cigar  manufac­
turers,  have  voluntarily  given  their 900 
employes  a  10  percent,  raise in  pay  and 
are  anxious  to  employ  200  more  hands.
Pontiac— H.  L.  Jacobs,  J.  H.  Patter­
son,  F.  G.  Jacobs,  H.  L.  Harger  and 
A.  Parker  have  organized  the  LTnion 
Buggy  Co.  for the  purpose  of  engaging 
in  the  manufacture  of  vehicles.  The 
capital  stock  is  $20,000.

Spalding— The  Ross  Bros.  Co.  has 
been  organized  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$150,000  to  engage  in  the  manufacture 
of  lumber.  The  members  of  the  new 
concern  are  G.  F.  Ross,  of  Manistigan, 
and  D.  Ross  and  J.  Cann,  of  this  place.
Mendon— The  Morgan  Glove  Co.  has 
been  incorprated  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$5,000  to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of 
gloves,  mittens,  etc.  The  members  of 
the  new  concern  are  J.  A.  Baird,  O.  R. 
Baird,  A.  A.  Edmonds  and  H.  C. 
Sausser.

incorporation. 

Detroit— The  Wayne  Stove  Co.  has 
filed  articles  of 
The 
capital  stock  is  $5,000,  of  which  $1,000 
is  paid  in.  The  shareholders  are :  W.
I.  Owen,  trustee,  497  shares;  Benjamin 
Briscoe,  Frank  W.  Prentice  and  Robert 
Lan,  Jr.,  1  share  each.

Watervliet— The  Fruit  Belt  Canning 
Co.  is  the  style  of  a  new  enterprise  re­
cently  established  at  this  place  by  R. 
H.  Sherwood,  G.  B.  H untoon,  P.  O. 
Bowe,  of  this  place,  and  W.  M.  Bald­
win,  of  Lawrence.  The capital  stock  is 
$7,150.

Hillsdale-----The 

Loomis-Hamilton
Glove  &  Mitten  Co.  has  been  organized 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $5,000  to  engage 
in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  gloves 
and  mittens.  The 
incorporators  a re :
G.  F.  Loomis,  H.  H.  Hamilton,  of  De­
troit,  and  F.  H.  Woodworth  and  M.  E. 
Allhousen,  of  this  place.

Saginaw— The  work  of  placing  the 
machinery  in  the  plant  of  the  Michigan 
Wheelbarrow  &  Truck  Co.  has  been 
completed  and  the  plant  will  commence 
operations  to-morrow  morning.  About 
thirty-five  hands  will  be  employed  at 
first  and  this  number  will  be  increased 
as  the  business of the company demands.
Port  Huron—The  Port  Huron  Manu­
facturing  Co.,  which proposes to  develop 
the  southern  portion  of  the  city  for 
manufacturing  purposes  and  also 
locate 
a  desirable  residence  section,  has  been 
incorporated,  and  its  articles  of  associa­
tion  filed  with  the  county  clerk.  The 
capital  stock 
is  $50,000,  divided  into
5,000  shares.  Most  of  the  shareholders 
are  either  stockholders  or  employes  of 
the  Port  Huron  Engine  &  Thrasher 
Works,  and  the  association's  first  ven­
ture  will  be  in  establishing  and  opera­
ting  a  plant  to  be  an  annex  to  the 
thrasher  company's  business.

H ides,  P elts,  T allow   and  W ool.

The  hide  market  remains  quiet  and 
depressed,  with  ample  stocks  on  hand 
for  all  demands.  The  price  of 
leather 
does  not 
stimulate  the  purchase  of 
hides.
.  The  low  value  of  pelts  does  not  move 
them  freely,  yet  the  few  would  cut  no 
figure  at  best.

Tallow  is  in  fair  supply  and  weak 

in 
price,although  there  is  a  slight  advance 
over  last  week.

Wool  is  weak  and  can  be  quoted lower 
for  want  of  sales.  Eastern  buyers,  on 
account  of  their  not  being  able  to  pur­
chase  at  their  price,  solicit  and  secure 
consignments.  The  cost  of  State  wools 
is  too  high  for  the  present  market  at 
seaboard.  While  the  clip  is  generally 
marketed,  there 
is  still  a  consdierable 
quantity  in  growers’  hands.

Wm.  T.  Hess.

The  Boys  B ehind  the  Counter.

Scottville— C.  T.  Cadwell  has  a  new 
in  the  person  of  Wm.  A. 

drug  clerk 
Hagen,  of  Muskegon.

Pentwater— C.  L.  Moody,  who  has 
been  at  the  head  of  the  Sands  &  Max­
well  grocery  department  for  years  past, 
has  tendered  his  resignation,  to  take 
effect  July  1.  Mr.  Moody  has  not  de­
cided  yet  just  where  he  will  locate.

Nashville— Bert  Peck,  formerly  with 
Sanford-J.  Truman  of  this  place,  has  se­
cured  a  position  with  Geo.  J.  Barney  & 
Son,  Charlotte.

Owosso—Edward  Fuller  is  clerking  at 

E.  M.  Johnson’s  grocery  store.

Ionia— W.  E.  Polhemus,  of  Belding, 
has  taken  a  position  as  salesman  in  the 
hardware  store  of  H.  B.  Webber  &  Co.

It 

is  a  wise  saw  that  keeps  its  own 

teeth  sharp.

The  Grain  M arket.

In 

the 

The  wheat  market  has  been  excited 
and  prices  have  advanced  daily  since 
last  review.  The  advance  for  July 
our 
wheat 
in  Chicago  has  been  about  10c 
and  for  cash  in  Detroit  also  10c  per 
bushel,  all  owing  to  the  crop  failure  in 
the  Northwest— North  and  South  Dakota 
and  Minnesota— as  no  rains  have  fallen, 
and  now  rain  would  come  too  late  to 
help  the  crop.  The  dry  hot  winds  and 
scorching  sun  seem 
to  be  destroying 
what 
is  still  left  of  the  spring  wheat 
crop,  while  in  the  winter~wheat£section, 
where  harvest  has  begun,  wet  weather 
is  doing  more  or  less 
has  set  in  and 
It  looks  now  as  if 
damage  to that  crop. 
the  wheat  crop 
in 
the  United  States 
would  be  very  short. 
three 
northwestern  states  it  will  probably  be 
less than  75,000,000  bushels,  where  225,- 
000,000  bushels  at  one 
time  was  ex­
pected.  The  winter  wheat  is  still  fig­
ured  at  about  330,000,000  bushels,  but 
we  think  this  is  overestimated,  as Mich­
igan,  Ohio  and  Indiana  will  not  have 
over  40,000,000  bushels ;  New York State 
claims  a  small  crop ;  Pennsylvania like­
wise ;  Illinois  has  had  too  much  rain, 
also  Texas.  Oklahoma  will  probably 
have  20,000,000  bushels.  The  claim  for 
Kansas 
is  90,000,000  bushels,  but  70,- 
000,000  would  be  nearer  correct.  Our 
visible 
is  getting  down,  being  only
45,524,000  bushels.  The  amount  of  old 
wheat  on  hand  is  rather  small, compared 
with  what 
it  was  a  year  ago,  and  any 
one  can  figure  how  much  we  will  have 
to  spare  for  export.  The  United  States 
will  need  400,000,000  bushels  for  seed 
and  bread.  Foreign countries  are  most­
ly  short  as  well  as  ourselves,  especially 
France,  where  the  shortage  amounts  to
80,000,000  bushels.  Germany 
is  short 
on  rye  and  wheat  will  have  to  help  out. 
Six  weeks  ago  no  one  could  be  made  to 
believe  the  present  general  disaster  to 
the  wheat  crop.

Corn  has  advanced  slowly,  only  about 
2c  per  bushel  since 
last  week,  but  it 
would  not  be  surprising  to  see  it  50c 
per  bushel.

Oats  also  made  a  small  advance,  but, 
owing  to  the  present  good outlook, prices 
can  not  be  expected  to  go  much  above 
present  level.

Rye  made  a  3c  advance,  the  market

being  64c  for  choice.

Flour  has  advanced  about  $1  per  bar­
rel— not  nearly  as  much  as  wheat.  Mill 
feed 
is  also  very  steady  and  will  ad­
vance,  owing  to  the  higher  price  of 
com.

Receipts  were  as  follows:  45  cars  of 

wheat,  10 cars  of  com,  7  cars  of  oats.

Millers  are  paying  80c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

E v ery th in g   to   D raw   T rade.

Durand,  June  21—A  mass  meeting  of 
the  merchants  of  this  city  last  evening 
perfected  an  organization.  The  same 
was  not  named,  but  the  purpose  is  well 
understood.  Entertainments  on  Satur­
day  afternoons  and  evenings  will  be 
given  every  week  during  the  summer. 
They  will  consist  mostly  of  vaudeville 
entertainments  and  band  concerts.  The 
officers  elected  w ere:

President— L.  L.  Conn.
Vice-President— D.  B.  Holmes.
Secretary— Harry  L.  Izor.
Treasurer— R.  J.  Chick.

Silver R ivaled.

It 

is  stated  by  several  well-known 
men  in  the  trade  that  gold-plated  ware 
will  take  a  good  deal  of  the  silver  nov­
elty  trade  away.  For  instance,  gold- 
plated 
in­
numerable  designs,  are  now  being  put 
on  the  market  so  cheaply  that  they  will 
compete  seriously  with  the  silver-plated 
ware.  Jeweled  mirrors  and  photo  frames 
.
are  also  in  the  race  for  popular  favor. 

candelabras 

clocks, 

in 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

5

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

The  G rocery  M arket.

Sugars— Quotations  for  96  deg.  cen­
trifugals  are  now  4  i i -i6c,  showing  an 
advance  of 
i -i6c  over  last  week.  The 
demand 
is  very  active  and  still  higher 
prices  are  expected  soon.  The  refined 
market  is  also  very  firm  and  prices  have 
advanced  10  points  on  all  grades.  This 
is  due  to  the  strength  of  the  raw  sugar 
market  and  to  the  large  increase  in  de­
mand  which  always  comes  at  this  time 
of  the  year  and  the  fact  that  the  refiners 
are 
from  one  to  three  weeks  behind  in 
deliveries.  The  demand  is  very  active 
at  the. advance  and  everything  points  to 
a  continued  firm  market,  with  the  pos­
sibility  of  still  further  advances.

in 

That 

Canned  Goods— Little change  is  noted 
in  the  canned  goods  market  and  there 
seems  to  be  no  great  amount  of business 
under  way.  Peas  are  still 
in  a  very 
strong  position  and 
in  good  demand, 
but  there  are  very  few  lots  of  the  new 
Baltimore  pack  being  offered.  The  sit­
uation  seems  to  be  as  unsettled  and  un­
certain  as  ever.  Reports 
from  New 
York  State  tell  of  continued  hot  weather 
and  probable  shortage  of  crops.  From 
Wisconsin  and  Indiana,  however,  come 
conflicting  reports,  some  that  the  crops 
will  suffer  severely,  others  that the  dam­
age  will  not  be  very  serious,  but  it  is 
generally  believed  that  the  bulk  of  the 
peas  for  this  year’s  consumption  will 
come 
from  Wisconsin.  Spot  tomatoes 
are  still  very  strong  and  heavy  sales  are 
being  made  right  along.  Corn and beans 
are  practically  unchanged,with  very  lit­
tle  demand  at  present. 
long- 
expected  event 
the  canned  goods 
trade— the  naming  of  prices  on  Colum­
bia  River  salmon  by  the  combine— has 
happened  at  last  and  has  caused  con­
siderable  surprise  and  dissatisfaction. 
High  prices  had  been  expected,  as  a 
matter  of  course,  but 
trade  was 
hardly  prepared 
for  what  they  got,  as 
prices  are  45c  per  dozen  higher than 
last  year  on  some  grades.  The  reason 
given  by  the  Association  for  the  high 
range  was  the 
light  run  of  fish  on  the 
R iver  and  the  consequent  short  pack. 
It  is  generally  accepted  that  the  Asso­
ciation’s 
in  making  prices 
known  was  caused  chiefly  by  its  desire 
to  have  the  outsiders  clean  up,  thus 
leaving  the  combine  in  control  of  the 
situation. 
It  is  very  likely  that  sales  of 
Alaska  salmon  will  be  much  larger  this 
year  than  usual,  as  it  will  undoubtedly 
take  the  place  of  the  Columbia  River 
article  to  a  great  extent  on  account  of 
the  difference  in  price.  The  prices  on 
new  California 
fruits  aie  almost  as 
much  a  thorn  in  the  flesh  of  the  trade 
as  the  salmon  prices  and  up-to-date 
buyers  have  held  off  and  very  few  sales 
have  been  made.  The  trade  seems  de­
termined  not  to  buy  at  the  prices named 
and  as  all  reports  continue  to  teil  of 
great  fruit  crops  this  season,  this  posi­
tion  seems  to  be  a  very  strong  one.  The 
demand 
for  sardines  is  very  good,  but 
prices  show  no  change  as  yet.  There  is 
practically  nothing  new  regarding  the 
new  pack.

long  delay 

the 

fruit 

Dried  Fruits— The  strongest  article  in 
line  is  currants,  which 
the  dried 
during  the 
have  advanced  another 
last  few  days,  how­
past  week.  The 
ever, the  market  is  inclined  to  be  slight­
ly  weaker  and  it  is  hard  to tell just  what 
will  happen  from  day  to  day.  The 
growing  crop  in  Greece  is  being  badly 
damaged  by  worms  and  they claim there 
will  not  be  over  half  a  crop. 
If  this 
damage  is  as  extensive  as  appearances

is 

is  not  anything 

indicate  now,prices  will  remain  as  high 
as  they  are  now  if  they  do  not  go  high­
er. 
It  is  hoped,  however,  that  the  dam­
age  will  not  be  as  great  as  anticipated. 
The  recent  sharp  advance  in  the  cur­
rant  market  has  drawn  attention  to  the 
statistical  position  of  raisins.  While  it 
is  true  that  currants  and  raisins  do  not 
long  as  both  rule  at  moder­
conflict,  so 
ate  figures,  yet  there 
little  room  to 
doubt  that  an  unusually  high  market  on 
currants  will 
lead  to  an  increased  de­
mand  for  raisins.  Raisins  are  in  ex­
tremely  light  supply  for  this  time  of  the 
year  and  there 
like 
enough  to  meet  the  ordinary  require­
ments  of  the  coming  months.  There 
will  be  a  large  crop  of  raisins  in  Cali­
fornia  this  season  in spite of  some  losses 
by  frost.  Apparently  the  crop  will  be 
above  the  average,  but  not  so  large  as 
has  been  produced  in  past  years.  The 
California  Prune  Association  is  an  ac­
complished  fact.  This  means  that  when 
prices  are  made  they  will  be  main­
tained  and  that  opening  prices  will  be 
the  lowest  prices.  The  guarantee  as  to 
quality  will  be  gilt  edge.  The  news 
that  the  combine  had  at 
last  been 
brought  to  pass  strengthened  the  prune 
market 
immediately  and  higher  prices 
on  spot  goods  are  expected.  Prospects 
for a  good  crop  of  apricots  are finer than 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  it  is  esti­
mated  that  there  will  be  fully  900  cars. 
Some  drying  is  being  done  now,  and  it 
is  stated  that  the  quality  is  very  good, 
the  fruit  being  bright,  of  fair  size,  and 
remarkably  free  from 
Prices 
named  are  considered  high  and  only  a 
fair  business 
is  done.  There  is  going 
to  be  a  big  demand  for  early  apricots 
from  all  over  the  country,  on  account  of 
there  being  practically  none 
left  on 
hand,  but  after  the  early  requirements 
are  supplied,  lower  prices  may  then  be 
expected.  Peaches  are  very  dull  and 
there  is  practically  no  business  done 
in 
this  line.  The  prospects  are  for  a  large 
apple  crop  all  over  the  United  States. 
This,  however,  does  not  affect  prices  of 
spot  stocks,as  they  are  too  small  to  have 
much  influence  on  the market.  The  crop 
of  Smyrna  figs  is  large  and 
low  prices 
will  be  likely  to  rule  the  entire  season. 
Prices  on  California  figs  will  have  to  be 
very 
low  to  enable  sales  to  be  made 
against  the  low  prices  of  Smymas.

slabs. 

Rice— The  demand  for  rice  is  rather 
light.  Some  dealers  attribute  the  hold­
ing  off  to  buyers  anticipating  new  crop 
arrivals  in  the  near  future,  and probably 
lower  prices,  but  under  present  condi­
tions  the  crop  will  probably  be  late  and 
prices  will  rule  firm  on  a  higher  basis. 
Holders,  however,  are  patient  and  con­
fident,  as  the  total  stock  of  rice  in  the 
North  and  South  is  barely  one-third  the 
amount  ordinarily  consumed during  July 
and  August,  while  nearly  four  months 
must  elapse  before  the  new  supply  of 
rice  will  arrive 
liberal  quantities. 
Prices  meanwhile  are  firmly  held.

in 

Tea— A   firm  undertone  dominates  the 
tea  market  and  prices  for  all  grades  are 
tending  upward.  Holders  of  spot  sup­
plies  have  renewed  confidence 
in  the 
future  market,  due  to  the  fact  that  only 
light  supplies  are  held  in  the  country. 
low  a  general 
As  present  prices  are 
for  the  entire list. 
advance  is  expected 
Reports  from  Colombo 
indicate  ship­
ments  of  Ceylon  tea  from  Jan.  1  to  May 
23  to  America  as  2,053,598  pounds, 
against  1,041,513  pounds  during 
the 
same  period  last  year.

Molasses— The  molasses  market  re­
mains  quiet  and  unchanged.  Supplies 
are  small  and  holders  in  general  have 
ceased  to  place  grocery  grades  of  New

Orleans  molasses  on  the  market,  pre­
ferring  to  hold  off  until  August,  when 
favorable  weather  conditions  will  create 
a  general  renewal  of  orders.

in 

activity, 

Nuts— There  is  considerable  activity 
in  most  all  lines  of  nuts.  The  market 
is  higher  than  it  has 
on  shelled  nuts 
Peanuts  are 
been 
some 
time. 
due 
showing  considerable 
largely  to  the  hot  weather.  Stocks 
in 
Virginia  are  of  good  size  and  the  farm­
ers  are  said  to  be  holding  large  quan­
tities.  Advices  from  Messina  state  that 
the  new  crop  of  filberts  will  be  abun­
dant.  It  is  calculated  that  a  third  larger 
last  year  will  be  produced. 
crop  than 
The  market  abroad  on  filberts  is  at 
fig­
ures  which  importers  consider  too  high. 
Stocks,  however,  are 
light  and  dealers 
may  be  compelled  to  buy  even  at  the 
high  prices  asked.  The  California  al­
mond  crop  is  now  figured  to  run  about 
300  cars  for  the  season,  against  about 
230  cars  last  summer.  The  heavy  yield 
this  year 
is  due  to  a  favorable  season 
and  the  coming  in  of  many  new  trees, 
taking  the  place  of  those  spoiled  by  age 
or 
insects.  Prices  will  be  regulated 
largely  by  the  cost  of  importation  of 
foreign  nuts.  There  is  a  good  demand 
for  Brazils,  pecans  and  all  varieties  at 
about  the  same  range  of  prices.

Rolled  Oats— Owing to  the  strength  of 
the  grain  markets,  rolled  oats  have  ad­
vanced  ioc  per  barrel  and  5c  per  case. 
The  demand 
is  very  good  at  the  ad­
vance,  with 
to  three 
weeks  oversold.

the  millers  two 

C.  Gilpin  and  J.  Bingham  have  en­
gaged 
in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery 
business  near  Royalton  under  the  style 
of  Gilpin  &  Bingham.  The  dry  goods 
were  furnished  by Voigt,  Herpolsheimer 
&  Co.  and  the  groceries  were  purchased 
of  Kidd,  Dater  &  Price  Co.

George  E.  Rowe  has  opened  a  store 
at  707  South  Division  street,  carrying  a 
stock  of  crockery  and  glassware  and 
general  bazaar  goods.

IM PORTANT  NOTICE.

C ripple C reek  Stock  to  A dvance  J u ly   lut.
Notice  is  hereby  given  that  after  Sat­
urday,  July  1,  the  price  of  our  Cripple 
Creek  Gold  stock  will  be  advanced  to 
17  cents  per  share.

This  advance 

Subscriptions  before  that  date  will  be 
received  at  15  cents  per  Share  until  the 
limited number of shares remaining are taken.
is  made  because  the 
acreage  value  of  our  property  has  been 
greatly  enhanced  by  several  rich  strikes 
near  it  since  we  obtained  control  there­
of,  and  because  of  the  small  amount  re­
maining  to  be  sold  to  raise  the  neces­
sary  money  to  acquire  and  operate  the 
property.

To  accommodate  the  many 

intending 
subscribers  we  have  arranged  to  keep 
the  offices,  19  and  21  Fountain  street, 
ground  floor 
(Auditorium  building), 
open  evenings  this  week.  Prospectus, 
expert’s  report,  etc.,  on  application. 
Phones :  Citizens  2008,  Bell  250.

Cyrus.  F.  Perkins,  Trustee.

T he  P roduce  M arket.

Asparagus—35c per doz.  bunches.  The 

crop  is  nearly  all  marketed.

Bananas— Are  selling  better  than  the 
average.  The  demand  for  everything 
that  arrives  is  much  stronger  than  was 
anticipated  and  it  is  possible that prices 
may  advance  before  the  week  is  out. 
The  quality  of  recent  arrivals  is  good, 
which  helps  sales,  and  buyers  are  pre­
paring 
for  the  Fourth  of  July  trade, 
which  is  heavy  in  bananas,  and  prom­
ises  to  be  better  this  year  than  it  was 
last.  Total  receipts  this  week  were  less 
than  70,000  bunches,  compared  with
105,000  bunches  for  the  corresponding 
week  of  1899. 
It  is  expected  that  next 
week’s  receipts  will  be  larger  than  this 
week’s  have  been.

Butter— Factory  creamery  is  stronger 
is  for  dairy 
and  higher,  but  the  call 
grades,  which  are 
in  ample  supply. 
Fancy  creamery  commands  19c,  while 
choice  readily  fetches  i8c.  Fancy  dairy 
commands  15c  and  choice  fetches  14c, 
while  packing  stock  has  sustained  a  de­
cline  to  I2@I2 J^c.

Beets— 20c  per  doz.  bunches.
Cabbage— Caro  stock  commands  90c 
perorate.  Mississippi  stock  fetches  §2 
per  crate.  Home  grown  is  coming  in 
freely,  finding  ready  sale  at  501^600  per 
doz.

Carrots— 15c  per  doz.  bunches.
Cauliflower—$1.25  per doz.  heads.
Celery— 20c  per  bunch.  Receipts  are 

increasing  in  size  daily.

Cherries— Sour,  $1.50^2  per  bu.  ; 
sweet,  $2.25^2.75  per  bu.  The  quality 
is  fine,  but  the  crop  is  short  and  will  be 
practically  all  marketed  by  July  4.

Cocoanuts—$3  per  sack  of  100.
Cucumbers— 35c  per  doz. 

for  home 

grown.

Currants —$ 1  per  16  qt.  crate  for  red. 
The  crop  is  large  and  the  price is  likely 
to  go  lower  in  the  course  of  a  few  days.
Eggs— Local dealers  pay  careful  ship­
pers  ioc  on  track,  case  count,  but prefer 
to  receive  goods  on  consignment  and 
io# @ ioj4c. 
are  netting  consignors 
Candled  stock  fetches  about  n ^ c .  The 
loss  off averages  about  a  dozen to  a case.
Gooseberries— 75 @850  per  16 qt.  crate.
Green  Peas— Marrowfats,  $1  per  bu.
Green  Stuff- -Lettuce, 
5o@6oc  per 
bu.  for  outdoor  stock.  Onions,  ioc  per 
doz.  for  evergreen  and  12c  for  silver 
skin.  Parsley,  30c  per  doz.  Pieplant, 
5o@6oc  for  50  lb.  box.  Radishes,  ioc 
per  doz.  for  long,  8c  for  round  and  12c 
■ per  doz.  for China  Rose.  Spinach,  35c 
per  bu.

prices, 

Hay— Carlot 

track  Grand 
Rapids,  are:  No.  1, 
timothy,  $12.50; 
No.  2,  $11.50;  clover  mixed,  $11.50; 
rye  straw,  $7.50 ;  wheat  and  oat  straw, 
$5.50@6  per ton.

Honey— Fancy  white  commands  14® 
15c.  Amber  is  in  demand  at  ioc,  while 
dark  is  held  at  9c.

Lemons— The lemon  market  star ds  up 
remarkably  well,  considering  the  large 
supply  coming 
forward  and  the  cool 
weather  that  we  have  been  having  up  to 
within  the 
last  few  days.  Last  week 
over 90,000 boxes  of  lemons  arrived 
in 
New  York  City  and  were  all  sold  at  full 
prices.  That  there  will  be  a  heavy  re­
tail  trade  around  the  Fourth  is  a  fore­
gone  conclusion  and  the  bulk  of  the 
goods  purchased  last  week  will  be  used 
then.  There  has  been  no  change 
in 
prices  during  the  week,  but  if  the  pres­
ent  warm  weather  continues  for  a  few 
days,  prices  will  undoubtedly  advance.
Pineapples— Floridas  fetch  $2 per doz.
Plants— Cabbage,  75c  per  box  of  200.
Potatoes— 65c  for new  and  40c  for old.
is  strong,  par­
Poultry— The  market 
ticularly  on  broilers  and  young  stock. 
For  live  poultry  local  dealers  pay  as fol­
lows :  Broilers  weighing  1%  to  2  lbs. 
command  18(^190  per  lb.  Squabs,  $1.75 
@2  per  doz.  Pigeons,  50c.  Chickens, 
j(chj}4 c.  Fowls,  6@7c.  Ducks,  8c  for 
old  and  Ii@ i2c  for  spring.  Turkeys, 
ioc  for  hens  and  9c  for  gobblers.  For 
dressed  poultry :  Chickens  command 
ioc.  Fowls  fetch  9c.  Ducks  are  taken 
at  9@ioc.  Turkeys  are  in  fair  demand 
at  lie   for  No.  2  and  12c  for  No.  1.

Squash—$1.25  per  40  lb.  box.
Strawberries— This  week  practically 
closes  the  most  profitable  season  Mich­
igan  growers  have  ever  experienced. 
Prices  range  from  $i @ i.20  per  16  qt. 
crate.  The  quality continues  fine  to  the 
last.

Tomatoes— Mississippi 

mands  $1.25  for 4  basket  crate.

stock 

com­

Turnips— 75c  per  bu.
Watermelons— 20@2$c  for  best  Geor­
gia  stock.  Receipts are heavy and a live­
ly  market  is  likely  from  now  on.

Wax  Beans— $1  per  bu.  for  Illinois 

and  $1.75  for  home  grown.

A  woman  who  wears  a  stuffed  bird  on 
her  hat  is  liable  to  a  fine  of  from  $25  to 
$50  by  a 
law  recently  passed  by  the 
Legislature  of  Arkansas.

For  G illies'  N.  Y. 

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

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The  Buffalo Market

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

H andled.

is 

in 

Beans— A  little  better  business  is  re­
ported  and  fancy  nea  and  medium  are 
thoroughly  cleaned  up, with really choice 
marrows 
light  supply.  Pea  beans 
are  quick  sale  at  $2.25^2.35  for  good  to 
fancy  and  medium  $2.15^2.30;  mar­
row,  $2.15^2.25;  white  kidney  scarce, 
but  there 
little  call  at  $2.25 @2.30; 
yellow  eye  and  red  quiet  at  $2^2.25  per 
bushel.

improvement 
first  and  good 

Butter— Market  closed  up  strong 

last 
in  de­
week,  with  some 
to 
mand,  especially 
choice  grades.  Buyers  are  looking  for 
a  little  cheaper goods,  say  around 
i8@ 
19c,  as  quality  at  those  figures  seems  to 
answer  all  purposes.  Extras  were  some­
what  slow  and  holders  urging  business 
even  when  a  shading  had  to  be  made. 
We  hear  some  complaint  of  hot  weather 
goods,  but  as  a  rule  receivers  are  able 
to  work  off  anything  in  that  line  at good 
prices.  Dairy  is  coming  in  quite 
free­
ly  and  not  of as  good  quality  as  recently 
reported. 
Creamery  Western  extras, 
20c;  State  and  Pennsylvania,  iq^@20c ; 
firsts,  i8 ^ @ iqc;  fair  to  good,  16^170; 
dairy  extra  State,  i8}£c;  Western,  18c; 
good  to  choice,  17(rt.\7
  common,  15 
(rt 16c.  Outlook  is  considered  strong.

Cheese— Receipts  of strictly full cream 
grass  cheese  are  light  and  there  is  some 
speculative  enquiry,  with  holders  in­
clined  to  ask  above  10c  on  the  finest. 
Fodder  cheese  and  part  grass  is  moving 
out 
fairly  well  and  the  feeling  on  the 
remaining  lots  of  good  stock  is  slightly 
firmer,  while  common  to  poor  continues 
neglected.

Eggs—Strictly 

is  satisfactory 

fresh  State  or  Western 
are  saleable  at  13c,  and  regular  fresh 
candled  I2^c,  and  12c  at  mark.  The 
for  the  finest 
demand 
fresh,  but  quiet 
for  other  offerings. 
Good  to  choice,  n@ i2c.  Duck eggs  all 
too  poor to  bring  above  I3@i4c  per  doz.
Dressed  Poultry—Offerings  were  lib­
eral  at  the  close  of  last  week  and  some 
lots  of  fowl-  arrived  too  late  to  go  into 
the  early  rush  and  had  to  be  sold  at  less 
than  the  market.  Condition  was  not  up 
to  the  average  at  this  season  of  the  year 
and  we  would  again  advise  shippers  to 
use  more 
ice.  Fowls,  fancy,  sold  at 
lie   and  occasionally  n ^ c ;   fair to good,
;  springers,  i6@i8c,  outside 
price  for  exceptionally  fancy.  Turkeys 
neglected.  No  young  ducks  offered  and 
old  too  poor  to quote.

;

Live  Poultry—Active demand  for  fowl 
and  everything  sold  on  arrival  at  10c 
and  a  few  at  a  fraction  more,  while  a 
few  coops  containing  a  sprinkling of  old 
roosters  went  at  gjic.  Broilers,  when 
fancy,  sold  at  20c  and  ordinary  at  18c, 
and  several  mixed 
lots,  mostly  runty 
stock,  went  at  16c  per  lb.  No  ducks  in 
market  and  no  call for  turkeys.

Strawberries— Market  has  been  strong 
light  re­
for  some  days  past  owing  to 
ceipts  and  sufficient  trade  to  clean  up 
all  arrivals  early.  Selected  large  sold 
at  I3@ 14c; 
fancy,  n @ i2 c;  good  to 
choice,  9@ioc.

Raspberries— Several  lots  of  Southern 
black  arrived 
in  good  condition  and 
sold  at  io@ I2c  per  quart.  This  week’s 
business  will,  no  doubt,  be  on  a  lower 
basis  as  receipts  are  expected  to  be 
more 
liberal.  Red  brought  g@ iic  per 
pint.

Gooseberries— So  far  all  receipts  were 
small  and  green  and  it  took  low  prices 
to  get  rid  of  them,  the  bulk  selling  at  4 
@5C  per  quart.  Medium  and 
large 
would  sell  at  7@8c,  and  something  ex­
tra  at  ioc  per  quart.

Currants— Small  red  sold  at  6@8c  per 

quart,  outside  price  for  ripe.

Cherries— Active demand  and  receipts 
comparatively 
light.  Fancy  8  lb.  bas­
kets  sold  quick  at  40@45c;  good  to 
choice,  35@4oc ; common,  25@30c ;  large 
fancy  would  bring  6o@70c.

Plums— Georgia  are 

selling  a t  S i.50 
fair  to  good,  $ i @ i . 25.

in  market  and 
for  fancy  per  carrier; 

Peaches— Several  cars  arrived,  but 
only  a  few  carriers  were  in  really  good 
shape  and  these  sold  at  $1.50^1.75.
Pineapples— Offerings  are  limited  to 
case  fruit  and  demand  has  dropped  off

materially.  Fancy  large  fruit,  $3«75@4; 
medium,  $3.25@3.50;  small, 
2.75@3 
per  case.

Oranges— Navels  are  about  out  of 
market,  a  few  seedlings  and  medium 
sweets  selling  at  $3@3-5o.

Lemons— Liberal  receipts;  good  de­
mand.  Large  cases,  $6@7;  Messina, 
per  box,  $3.5o@4-5o.

Melons— Muskmelons 

far  have 
been  disappointing  in  quality  and  low 
prices  were accepted.  Fancy  quoted  at 
$2.5o@2.75;  No.  1,  $2^2.25  per  crate. 
Watermelons  in  fair  supply  and 
lower. 
Large  sold  at  35@40C;  medium,  $25 
@30  per  100.

Cocoanuts—Active  at  $2.75@3  per 

so 

100.

Potatoes— Market filled  with  fancy  old 
potatoes  and  at  low  prices  and  the  same 
may  be  said  of  common  to  good  new, 
whiTe  choice  to  fancy  are  in  only  fair 
supply  and  steady.  Any  bid  on  old  po­
tatoes  is  accepted  and  some  of  the  finest 
we  have  had  this  year  went  at  25c. 
New 
in 
sacks,  55@6oc;  fair  to  good,  40@45c; 
Ohio,  40@5oc;  Southern,  in  bbls.,  $1.75 
@ 2. 25.

fancy  Triumph,  per  bushel 

Onions— Market  easier on  increasing 
receipts  from  Southern  points  and  only 
a  fair  demand.  Fancy  sold  at  $2.50 
per  bbl.  ;  per  bag  of  7a  lbs.,  $i. i §@ 
1.25;  Bermuda  dull  at  $¡@1.25  per 
crate;  garlic,  6@7c  per  lb.

Asparagus— Receipts  continue  fairly 
liberal,  mostly  thin,  small,  poor  stuff. 
Buyers  are  willing  to  pay  $1.75^2  per 
doz.  bunches  for  fancy,  while  small 
drags  at  low  and  irregular  prices.
String  Beans— Offerings  were 

light 
and  with  a  good  demand  prices  were 
higher.  Wax,  per bushel  hamper  or  box, 
sold  at  $i.25@ i.5o;  green,  $¡@1.25.

Cabbage— Heavy  receipts;  lower  and 
demand  only 
fair  for  present  quality. 
Fancy  green  stock  only  wanted  at  $1.50 
@1.75 
large  crates;  ordinary  re­
ceipts,  $i@ i.25;  small  at  75c@$i.

Tomatoes— With  a  heavy  supply  of 
Mississippi  flats at 75c@$i,  Florida  car­
riers  took  a  tumble  down  to $1^1.75, 
outside  for  best  stock.
Cauliflower— Fancy 

large  heads  sold 
at  $1.50;  small  and  medium,  $1 @ 1.25 
pet  doz.  Good  demand.

Cucumbers— Light-receipts;  good  de­
mand  and  market  firmer, 
fan cy  sold 
at  6o@7oc;  good  to  choice,  4o@50c  per 
doz.  Southern  barrels,  fancy,  $3@3.5o.
Beets— Active  and  firm.  Best  sold  at 

for 

Turnips— Russian  sold  at  $2.25@2<75 

20^250.

per  bbl.

Celery— Quite  a  good  sized  bunch 
came  in  from  Kalamazoo,  and  although 
the  stock  was  small  buyers  wanted 
celery  of  some  kind  and  took  the  best 
lots  quick  at  25c;  others  went  at  20c.

Squash— Marrow,  $3  per  crate.
Honey— New  honey  is  being  enquired 
I5@ i6c 

for;  none  offered.  Old  dull  at 
for  fan cy;  No.  2  neglected.

Dried  Fruits— Apples 

in  better  de­
mand  and  stronger.  Evaporated 
fancy 
in  boxes,  7@7}4c;  fair  to  good,  5@ 
6>£c;  barrels,  $}£<8i6c  per  lb.

Straw— No  receipts  and  what  little 

is 
offered  here  is  held  too  high.  Oat  and 
wheat  would  bring  $8.5o@o  on  track 
Buffalo.

Hay— Market  firm.  Prime 

timothy, 

$16;  No.  1,  $15  per  ton.

W atch  th e   O th er  Fellow .

Every  man  who  advertises should read 
other  advertisements.  He  should  train 
himself  in  this  line.  He  should  be  fa­
miliar  with  the  tone  of  every  advertiset 
in  the  town  where  he  lives,  and  with  as 
many  outsiders  as  he  has 
time  and 
chance  to  study.  The  most  successful 
men  in  any  line  of  work  are  those  who 
know  best  their own  special  ropes.

A  serious,  attentive  demeanor  while 
you  are  waiting  on  customers will insure 
you  their  respect.

GAS  AND  GASOLINE 

MANTLES

Shades,  Burners, Chimneys,  Mica Goods, 
etc.,  at  lowest  prices.  Write  for  price 
sheet.

Glover’s  W holesale  Merchandise  Co.

8 and 9 Tower Block, 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

D.  Boosing

General

Commission Merchant

SP E C IA LT IE S

Butter  Eggs

Poultry  Beans

EGGS  W ANTED

I am paying spot cash for eggs in car lots 
or less.  I also want dairy butter, packed 
in 30 and  40  and  60  pound  tubs,  selling 
from  14c  to  I7c,  according  to  quality. 
Dressed poultry in good demand,  selling 
from lie to 12c.  Any further information 
you  wish  write  or  wire  me  and  I will 
answer promptly.

Correspondence solicited. 

References:  Bank of Buffalo  and  Dun's  ® 

and Bradstreet’s Agencies.

154  Michigan  Street,

Buffalo, New  York.

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MACKEY  &  WILLIAMS.

Dealers in

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

From now forward ship dairy butter packed in tubs,  30,  40  and  60  lb.  weight.  Dressed 
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ODDS  AND  ENDS.

H ow   to  U tilize  Them   in  a   G rocery  Store.
Odds  and  ends  are  bound  to  accum­
ulate  in  the  average  grocery stock.  Most 
retail  grocers  throw  away  or  give  away 
their  odds  and  ends, 
thereby  giving 
away  their  profits  without  realizing  the 
real  loss  that  the  total  amount  of  such 
stock  will  show. 
I  shall  endeavor  to 
enumerate  a  few  of  my  own  methods  of 
utilizing  odds  and  ends  of  an  average 
retail  grocery  store.  Race  ginger  when 
kept  in  stock  gets  old  and  in  some cases 
loses  a 
large  per  cent,  of  its  strength. 
Ginger  that  gets  in  this  condition  can 
be  pulverized 
in  your  coffee  mill  and 
used  in  making  a  cheap  ginger  ale,  or 
may  be  sold  at  your  city bottling  works. 
Salt  found  at  the  bottom  of  all  mackerel 
and  salt  fish  barrels  should  be  drained 
of  the  brine  and  dried  and  sold  for 
ice 
cream  salt,  which  will  bring  you  i lA 
cents  per  pound.  All  old,  rancid  salt 
that  has  been  used  on  bacon  and  dry 
salt  meats  until  too  old  can  be  saved 
and  sold  ;  s  ice  cream  salt  to  cheap  res­
taurants  at  about  seven  pounds  for  5 
cents.  All  specked  apples,  pears  and 
other  fruits  should  be  cleared  of  their 
rotten  spots  and  worked 
into  mince 
meat.  This  class  of  goods you  can  make 
lost 
yourself,  using  spices  that  have 
their  strength  to  a  certain  degree,  or 
if 
you  have  not  the  time  to  make  mince 
meat  you  can  sell  damaged  fruit  to  your 
butcher  or  some  firm  that  grinds  mince­
meat.  Excelsior  around  goods  should 
be  saved  until  you  get  enough  to  sell 
to  upholsterers and mattress factories.  Of 
course  excelsior  is  very  cheap,  and  this 
saving  won’t  amount  to  much,  but  it 
is 
the 
little  things  that  count.  All  eggs 
that  come  to  your  store from  the  country 
packed  in  cotton seed should be  removed 
at  once  to  a  box  or  basket  and  the  cot­
ton  seed  saved  and dumped  into  a  large 
box. 
It  will  surprise  you  how  much 
cotton  seed  you  can  save  in  this  way  in 
six  months.  All  paper— old  newspa­
pers,  etc.,  that  accumulate  around  your 
home  and  store—should  be  used  in  your 
store  for  wrapping  up  meat,  mackerel, 
etc.  A  sheet  of  paper  is  a  very  small 
matter,  but  it  will  serve  to  cut  down  the 
grocer’s  paper  bill  no  small  fraction. 
Save  all  reply  postals and returned ready 
addressed  postals,  as  they 
represent 
cash.  Save  all  empty  sacks,  barrels, 
boxes,  etc.,  and  if  overstocked  on  vin­
egar  barrels  saw  them  in  two  and  con­
vert  them 
into  tubs,  as  they  will  bring 
a  better  price  as  tubs  and  sell  faster. 
lead  that  comes  around  bulk 
Save  all 
tea,  as 
it 
is  worth  at  present  3X  cents 
per  pound.  Save  all  cracker  dust  and 
crumbled  pieces,  as  you  can  convert 
such  scraps  into  cracker  dust  by  pulver­

*• 

I 

>

■  j|  T

izing  on  your  coffee  mill  and  selling  to 
restaurants  for  frying  oysters.  Save  all 
rancid  scraps  of  dry  salt  meat  and 
bacon,  as  some  butchers  use  this 
in 
working 
into  sausage,  and  while  they 
will  not  pay  you  full  market  price  for 
these  scraps  still  it  will  help  you  “ fill 
up  the  gaps’ ’  in  your  business.  Pack­
age  goods  that  are  about  to  grow  stale 
you  can  break  open  and  dump  on  the 
bulk  goods,  and  in  some  cases  get 
just 
as  much  for them— in  some  cases  more 
and  in  other  cases  you  will  lose  or  per­
haps  just  come  out  even.  All  rice,  peas, 
corn,  oats,  that  get  stale  can  be  ground 
and  used  for  chicken  food  or  stock food. 
All  vegetables  and  produce  that  shrivel 
and  are  partially  decayed  you  can  sell 
to  your  dairyman  or  barter  for  butter, 
as  this  would  save  you  a  great  deal  that 
the  city  garbage  carts  would  get  gratis. 
1  have  showed  the  principle  of  econ­
omy,  and  of  course  every  grocer  must 
vary  his  methods  to  suit  his  peculiar 
trade,  stock  and 
locality.  Too  much 
care  can  not  be  given  to  these  little 
leaks,  and  there  are  thousands  of  other 
little  wastes  around  a  store  that  are  too 
numerous  to  think  of  only  in  actual 
practice  and  daily  experience. 
“ Little 
drops  of  water,  little  grains  of  sand, 
make  the  mighty  ocean  and  the  beaute­
ous 
land.” — H.  Eugene  Fant  in  Mer­
chants’  Journal.

Cleansing:  o f M ortars.

A  very  effective  means  of  cleansing 
mortars  is  the  following:  A   small  quan­
tity  of  potassium  bichromate 
in  fine 
powder  is  cautiously  mixed  with  suffi­
cient  sulphuric  acid  to  make  a  thin 
mass  and  this  mixture  applied  to  the 
surface  of  the  mortar.  After  a  contact 
of  twelve 
is 
washed  off  with  water.  Soap  is  usually 
unnecessary.

to  twenty-four  hours 

it 

The  odor  of  iodoform,  musk,  creosote, 
etc.,  may  be  removed  by  first  washing 
with  warm  water,  then,  after  thoroughly 
drying,  pouring  alcohol  over  the  mortar 
If  all  odor  has  not  dis­
and  igniting. 
appeared,  the  treatment  with  alcohol 
is 
repeated.  Rubbing  with  powdered  er­
got 
iodoform;  am­
monia  water  is  effective  in  the  case  of 
valerian;  and  rubbing  with  powdered 
mustard  and 
for  all 
odors.  To  remove  odorous  substances 
from  the  hands 
it  is  recommended  to 
wash  them  with  a  moderately  strong  so­
lution  of  salicylic  acid.

is  said  to  remove 

little  water 

a 

A  Chang:«  B u t  No  R elief.

“ There  has  been  quite  a  change  in 

old  Backbite,  hasn’t  there?”

“ How  so?”
“ He  has  taken  to  riding  a  wheel.”
“ I  can’t  see  that  there’s  any  change. 
He’ ll  still  continues  to  run  down  his 
neighbors. ”

I t  WurkH  B oth  W ay..
cancellation  of  merchandise 
The 
bought 
in  advance  has  always  been  a 
bone  of  contention  between  wholesaler 
and  retailer  and  in  all  probability  the 
abuse  will  exist  in  one  form  or  another 
until  business  contracts  are  more  bind­
ing  upon  both  buyer  and  seller  than 
is 
the  case  at  the  present  time.  In  connec­
tion  with  this  nuisance  there  are several 
phases  that 
in  all  probability  are  not 
fully  considered  by  the  person  who  has 
goods  to  sell,  who  is  ready  to  blame  the 
buyer  for  a  cancellation  simply  because 
the  bill 
in  whole  or  part  was  rejected, 
often  without  properly  investigating  the 
transaction 
in  all  of  its  phases  and  as­
pects.  It  appears  that  not  a  few  of  these 
cancellations  one  hears  of  from  time  to 
time  may  be  traced  to  the  efforts  of  a 
rival  salesman.  One,  for 
instance,  by 
whom  the  bill  has  been  missed  in  the 
first  place  and  who  thinks  he  may  play 
even  in  the  deal  by creating  dissatisfac­
tion 
in  the  mind  of  the  merchant,  to 
such  an  extent  in  fact  a  cancellation  of 
the  bill  is  effected.

It  sometimes  occurs  that  a  salesman 
who has  been making a  certain  territory, 
for  some  reason  best  known  to  himself, 
fails  to  cover 
it  at  the  time  expected. 
Doubtless  somewhat  chagrined  by  his 
failure  to  secure  an  order,  he  decided at 
least  to  make  trouble  for the  man  who 
did  get 
it,  and  uses  every  means  to 
make  the  merchant  dissatisfied  with  his 
purchase.  The  better  class  of  salesmen 
steer  clear  of  such  methods,  if  for  no 
other  reason  than  their  own  protection, 
but  the  practice 
is  being  carried  on, 
and  to  it  may  be  attributed  part  of  the 
cancellations  that  harrow  the  wholesaler 
in  his  operations.  The  salesman  on  the 
road  who  is  desperate  for  business,  and 
has  not  much  thought  for  subsequent 
trips,  may  feel  that  such  a  course  may 
be  pursued  with  impunity.  The  “ Re­
porter”   does  not  believe  it. 
In  the  first 
place  it  tends  to  destroy  the  sacredness 
of  a  business  contract,  and  cast  suspi­
cion  upon  salesmen  as  a  class,  in  which 
case  the  individual  who  goes  about  in­
ducing  canceilations 
injured  with 
the  rest.  Every  salesman  is  of  course 
justified 
in  getting  all  the  orders  pos­
sible,  providing  honorable  means  are

is 

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the  standard  of  their  occupation  and 
work  harm  to  straightforward  business 
dealings. 
It  is  well  to  remember  that  it 
is  a  poor  rule  that  does  not  work  both 
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ST A T E   OF  M ICHIGAN /  ss.

County  of  Kent 

)

John  DeBoer,  being  duly  sworn,  de­

poses  and  says  as  follows:

I 

am  pressman 

in  the  office  of  the 

Tradesman  Company  and have charge of 
the  presses  and  folding  machine  in  that 
establishment. 
I  printed  and  folded
7,000  copies of the issue of  June  13,1900, 
and  saw  the  edition  mailed  in  the  usual 
manner.  And 
further  deponent  saith 
not. 

John  DeBoer.

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

notary  public 
this  sixteenth  day  of  June,  1900.

Henry  B.  Fairchild, 

Notary  Public  in  and  for  Kent  County, 

Mich.

T H E   BOSTON  E X P E R IM E N T .

It  was 

When  the  experiment  of  municipal 
administration  of 
industries  was  un­
dertaken  by  the  city  of  Boston,  two 
years  ago,  it  was  thought  that  the  dem­
onstration  would  be  under  the  most  fa­
vorable conditions possible  in  this  coun­
try.  While  Boston  might  have  to  dis­
pute  with  Philadelphia 
in  matters  of 
municipal  conservatism,  it  is  generally 
conceded  that  in  intelligence  and  culti­
vation  the  former  takes  the  lead  among 
the  larger  cities.  So  when  an  admin­
istration  of  its  affairs  headed  by  so  sig­
nificant  a  name  as  Josiah  Quincy,  the 
newly-elected  mayor,  proposed  the  un­
dertaking,  the  favoring  factors  seemed 
as  many  and  as  prominent  as  possible.
The  first  work  undertaken  was  that  of 
doing  the  city  printing. 
loudly 
heralded  that  in  this  department  was  to 
be  effected  a  great  saving  and  the  se­
curing  of  a  higher  grade  of  production 
than  had  been  furnished  by the  old  con­
plant  was 
tractors. 
equipped,  but,  unfortunately, 
the  ad­
ministration  was  better  informed  as  to 
the  theories  of  public  service  than  as  to 
the  details  of  buying  the  various  kinds 
of  machinery  and  other  material  em­
ployed  in  such  undertakings.  The  op­
portunity  was  a  great  one  for  the  ven ­
dors  of  these  goods,  for  the  spirit  of 
liberality  which  proposed  to  do  away 
with  the  competitive  principle  in  the 
public  service could  not be  too  severe  in 
enforcing 
low  prices,  even  had  there 
been  the  knowledge  and  skill  in  buying 
which  are  considered  so  essential 
in 
private  undertakings.  Then,  of  course, 
there  must  be  the  same 
liberality  in 
dealing  with  workmen,  so  the  unions 
were  called  in  to  complete  the  work.

expensive 

An 

The  spirit  of  philanthropic  reform 
could  not  stop  with  a  single  branch  of 
the  public  service.  So  far as opportunity 
permitted,  the  prosecution  of  all  public 
works  was  undertaken  by  the  new  ad­
is  probable  that  the
ministration. 

It 

that  a 

expectation, 

executive  was  actuated  by  a  real  desire,- 
theoretical 
and 
from  his  efforts. 
utopia  would  result 
Practically,  however, 
it  was  demon­
strated  that  the  move  only  served  to 
give  opportunity  to  the  worse  elements 
in  public  affairs.

the 

Before 

expiration  of  Mayor 
Quincy’s  term  of  office  it  had  become 
so  apparent  that  the  millennium  was 
yet  far  away  that  a  change  was  deter­
mined. 
It  became  the  first  duty  of  his 
successor  to  make  a  reckoning  as  to  the 
results  of  the  experiment.  Among  the 
most  prominent  he  finds  the  city  bur­
dened  by  a  costly  and  inefficient  print­
ing  plant  which  is  furnishing  a  poorer 
grade  of  work  at  greatly  enhanced  cost, 
as  compared  with  that  furnished  by  pri­
vate  competition. 
In  all  the  other  city 
departments  he  also  finds  an  army  of 
hangers-on 
inefficient  workmen, 
which  has  reduced  the  public  service  to 
a  deplorable  condition. 
It  thus  be­
comes  his  thankless  task  to  restore  the 
old  methods  as  rapidly  as  possible,  but 
is  no  power  that  can  do  this 
there 
without  tremendous 
loss  and  damage 
to  the  city.

and 

The  experiment  of  Boston  may  be  a 
valuable  lesson to other American  cities. 
To  varying  extents  similar  experiments 
— and,  unfortunately,  with  similar  re­
sults— are  being  undertaken.  Business 
men  of  experience  and  conservatism  try 
to  oppose  such  movements,  but  are 
powerless 
in  the  hands  of  the  con­
trolling  elements  in  all  our  city  govern­
ments. 
Prominent  examples  of  the 
powerlessness  of  such  opposition,  and 
of  the  waste  and  inefficiency  attending 
the  work,  are  afforded  by  the  projects 
being  continually  urged  and  undertaken 
by  our  own  city.

The  time  may  come  when  the  public 
prosecution  of  municipal  works 
is  pos­
sible,  but  before  it  comes  there  must  be 
a  development  of  our  conditions  as  to 
premanence  of  population,,conservatism 
in  public  and  civic  matters,  which  can 
only  be  the  result  of  many  years  of  ed­
ucational  growth.

There  seem  to  be  a  distinction  and  a 
difference  between  ready-made  clothing 
and  read-to-wear  garments.  The  gar­
ments  are  for  women.

The  importance  of society is  not  much 
to  be  considered  when  it  thinks  more  of 
a  crease  in  a  man's  trousers  than  of  the 
quality  of  his  brain.

It  is  time  to  talk  about  summer  vaca­
tions.  Those  who  are  not  to  have  one 
can  the  sooner  close  the  question  and  be 
comfortable.

It  does  not  follow  that  a  man  has 
failed  in  his  business  because  he carries 
his  diamond  shirt  stud 
in  his  pocket- 
book. 

______________

Old-fashioned 

lawyers  used  to  write 
briefs  and  carry  green  bags.  The  up-to- 
date 
lawyer  has  someone  to  hold  the 
bag. 

______________

A  man  may  be  so  zealous  in  a  good 
cause  as  to  become  a  narrow-minded 
nuisance  in  any  cause.

If  worrying  would  do  any  good,  it 
should  be  encouraged.  As  it  is,  it  only 
wears  out  the  worrier.

It  requires  no  capital— beyond  a  good 
supply  of  nerve— for  anyone  to  become 
a  deadbeat.

All  things  come  to  those  who  wait, 

they  wait  in  the  right  place.

F O R   T H IS  T H E R E   A R E   SCHOOLS.
In  these  June  days,  when  innumerable 
schools,  public  and  private,  from  those 
that  teach  A-B-C  pupils  up  to  the  high­
est  grade  universities,  are  closing  their 
sessions,  and  the  colleges  are  turning 
out  their  thousands  of  graduates,  the 
“ What  is 
question  may  well  be  asked: 
it  all 
for?”   The  answer 
is  simple. 
infinitude  of  atoms  of 
Man,  like  the 
which  he 
is  composed,  is  put  on  this 
earth  for  use.  He  must  play  a  part  and 
it  must  be  a  useful  part  if  he  does  his 
duty. 
If  we  are  to  accept  the  assump­
tion  that  men,  when  they  first  found 
themselves  upon  this  planet,  were  un­
tutored  savages,  and  that  all  the  grand 
development  which  exists  to-day  is  the 
result  of  human  exertion, 
intellectual 
and  physical, 
it  shows  what  vast  and 
immeasurable  capabilities  for  useful­
ness  are  in  human  beings.

The  first  man  was  set  to  till  and  keep 
a  garden.  Man’s  lot  is to  dig,  to  build, 
to  explore,  to  discover,  and,  while  he 
is  converting  the  rugged  wilderness  of 
a  globe  upon  which  his  lot  is  cast  into 
a  physical  paradise,  he 
is  required  to 
improve  his  moral  and  spiritual  nature 
in  accordance  with  the  physical  and 
intellectual  growth.

If  this  earth  were  already  a  physical 
paradise ;  if  there  were  no more cities  to 
be  built  and  no  more  great  works  to  be 
constructed  for  the  promotion  of  human 
health,  convenience,  comfort  and  hap­
piness;  if  our  earth  were  fully explored, 
and  all  the  mysteries  of  the  heavens 
were  made  known,  and  all  the  secrets  of 
nature  revealed,  and  if  the  entire  hu­
man  race  had  been  brought  up  to  that 
state  of  progress  and  honesty  and  virtue 
that  make  up  the  highest  standard  of 
human  character,  then  it  might  be  time 
to  close  all  the  schools  forever,  since 
nothing  would  remain  to  be  learned  and 
no  further  progress  would  be  possible.

No  such  goal  of  excellence  in  knowl­
edge  and  morality  has  been  reached. 
There  are  still  tremendous  depths  to  be 
explored,  vast  gulfs  to  be  bridged  over 
and  myriads  of  mysteries  in  the  physi­
cal  and 
intellectual  universe  still  un­
disclosed,  while  in  the  moral  and  spir­
itual  spheres  of  existence  man  must 
still  submit  to  his  exclusion  from  the 
highest  arcanum.  It,  then,  becomes  him 
to  continue  to  teach  and  be  taught. 
Since  man  is  enjoined  in  all  his  work, 
physical,  intellectual,  moral  and  spirit­
ual,  to  go  on  unto  perfection,  which  is 
the  summit  or  goal  of  all  progress,  it 
follows  that  schools  must  play  a  most 
important  part 
in  this  great  movement 
onward  and  upward.

First,  it  is  necessary  to  prepare  each 
successive  generation  for  the  work  that 
is  before  them.  They  can  scarcely  be 
expected  to  cherish  liberty,  work  right­
eousness  and  promote progress until they 
are  fairly  instructed  in  what  they  are  to 
d o ;  and,  next,  those  who  are  to  explore 
and  discover  and 
in  the  onward 
march  must  know  what  has  already been 
done  by  their  predecessors,  so  that  they 
will  not  blindly grope through labyrinths 
which  have  been  threaded  and  explored 
by  others.

lead 

Too  often  have  men  with  large  capac­
ity  for  physical and mental investigation 
wasted  their  energies  in  exploring  the 
rubbish  of  science  and  philosophy  al­
ready  cast  off  by  others. 
It  thus  be­
comes  of  the  greatest importance that  all 
the  knowledge  which  has  been  attained 
shall  be  put  on  recoid  and  supplied  to 
those  who  want  to  explore  the  hidden 
things  of  matter,  mind  and  spirit.  Let 
each  student  be  taught  what  has  been 
done  by  those  who  have  gone  before

' 

him,  so  that  he  will  waste  neither  time 
nor  talents  in  useless  researches.

While 

it  is  possible  to  educate  some 
of  man’s  capabilities,  leaving  the  others 
for,  that  is  the 
dormant  and  uncared 
worst  sort  of  education. 
It  makes  men 
lopsided  in  mind  and  character  as  well 
as  in  body.  Many  will  remember  the 
request  of  the  galley  slave in  the  famous 
story  of  “ Ben  Hur,”   that  he  be  not  re­
quired  to  row  always  on  the  same  side 
of  the  ship,  because  such  work  would 
make  him 
It  would  develop 
the  muscles  of  one  side  of  the  body  at 
the  expense  of  the  other.  Even although 
he  was  a  galley  slave,  he  wanted  his 
body  to  be  built  up  symmetrically.

lopsided. 

society 

The  first  and  chiefest  purpose  of  edu­
cation 
is  to  teach  the  essentials  of 
knowledge,  so  that  we  may  realize  that 
we  are  something  more  than  mere  ani­
mate  creatures,  but  are  members  of  a 
great  body  of  civilized 
to 
which  we  must  contribute  our  share  of 
service ;  that  we  are  freemen  and  c iti­
zens  clothed  with  a  responsibility  and 
duties  for  which,  in  order  to  perform 
properly,we must  have  due  preparation ; 
that  we  are  charged  with  a  share  in  the 
making  and  administration  of  the  laws, 
and  are, 
least,  our 
brothers’  keepers.

in  that  sense  at 

It  is  a  perilous  thing  to 

intrust  the 
densest  mental  ignorance  and  the  lowest 
moral  depravity  with  the  making  and 
administering  of  the  laws,  and,  there­
fore,  the  citizen  should  be  morally,  as 
well  as 
intellectually,  prepared  for  his 
duties.  Thus  it  is  that  the  responsibil­
ities  of  citizenship  should  not  be  thrust 
upon  those  who  are  unfitted,  and  it  is 
for  the  proper  preparation  of  citizens 
that  the  schools,  public  and  private,  are 
maintained.

in 

Some  uncomfortable  statistics  have 
been  published  recently  showing  that 
lightning  had  more  victims 
the 
United  States  in  1899  than  in  any  pre­
vious  year  since  a  record  of  such  fatal­
ities  has  been  kept.  The  yearly  average 
is  from  100  to  150  deaths  from  this 
cause,  or  about  one  to  every  seven  or 
eight  hundred  thousand  of  the  popula­
tion.  The  chances  against  death  by 
lightning  are  consequently  enormous; 
but  still  people are  prone  to be  timorous 
and  seek  featherbeds  during  thunder 
storms.  The  most  widespread  faith 
in 
lightning  rods  exists,  but  without  much 
foundation,  as 
is  reasonably  certain 
that  the  ordinary  rod  is  without  value. 
It  is,  of  course,  impossible to  prove  that 
lightning  rods  have  ever  been  of  use, 
since  no  one  knows  what  would  have 
happened  to  the  premises  now  adorned 
with  them  if  they  had  been  absent.  At 
least,  they  seem  to  do  no  harm. 
It  is 
curious  that 
lightning,  which  was  cer­
tainly  the  first  electrical  phenomenon 
ever  observed  by  mankind,  is  still  one 
of  the  least understood.  Nothing definite 
its  origin,  nor  can  any 
is  known  of 
positive 
its  behavior  be  laid 
down  with  certainty.

laws  for 

it 

the  other  day 

Four  hundred  elk  tusks  were  sold  in 
Spokane,  Wash., 
for 
$1,000.  The  demands  of  the  members 
of  the  Order  of  Elks  and  the  growing 
scarcity  has  increased  the  value  of  the 
tusks.  Fourteen  years  ago  a  Montana 
man  paid  but  $80  for  an  Indian  head­
dress  that  contained  800  elk 
teeth. 
Last  year  a  similar  head  dress  contain­
ing  but  280  tusks  sold  for  $200.

The  boy  who  thinks  he  has  too  many 
fingers,  or  hands,  or  thumbs,  may  be 
able  to  shoot  some  of  them  off  with  his 
fireworks  on  the  Fourth  of  July.

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9

AM ERICA  FO R   AMERICANS.

it.  The 

The  words  are  deceptive.  They  look 
w ell;  “ they  become  the mouth as w e l l ’ 
but  their  need  “ is  un-American,”   if 
look  and  sound  and  sense  are  to  agree. 
Exclusive  is  not  an  American  word  ex­
cept  by  adoption  and  its  idea  is  wholly 
at  variance  with  American  thought  and 
life.  Our  history  from  the  Mayflower 
refutes 
first  lonesome  furrow 
which  the  keel  of  that  famous  vessel 
plowed  in  the  Atlantic,  had  it  left  its 
sign,  would  have  foretold  what  has  al­
ready 
taken  place,  that  America  is  the 
land  of  freedom  for  the  oppressed  of 
everywhere  and  that  here  all that  is  best 
life  would  be  realized  by 
in  civilized 
those 
from 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
earth  who  by  headcraft  and  handicraft 
have  made  it  not  only the leading nation 
but  the  open  door  for  all  climes  and 
lands  and  peoples.

it 

intended 

It  has  remained  what  that  first  ship­
to  be. 
load  of  Europeans 
There  has  been  an  occasional  flurry  of 
political  amazement  when  international 
law  has 
insisted  that  peoples  but  not 
governments  are  welcomed  here;  that 
throne  and  scepter  and  crown  must  re­
main  where  they  have  been  born  and 
lived  and  are  dying;  that  valley  and 
hillside  and  snow  coveted  mountain  top 
if  they  have  borne  the  shadow  of  these 
symbols  of  human  power,  bear  them  no 
longer, and  that  from  Greenland  to  Cape 
Horn 
is  the  Republican  continent 
with  hospitable  doors  and  welcoming 
hands  that  greets  the  suffering  immi­
grant.

it 

With  this 

in  this  Western  World. 

for  a  basis  there  is  the 
thought,  occasionally  expressed  in  trade 
circles,  that  the  Monroe  doctrine  should 
be  made  to  cover  the  commercial  as 
well  as  the  political  world;  that  as Eng­
land  has  been  forced  to  loosen her clutch 
upon  the  gold  mines  of  Venezuela,  so 
she  and  the  rest  of  Europe  should  be 
compelled  to  give  up  their  trading  in­
terests  in  America.  The  Old  World  is 
dying.  Let  it  die.  The  New  World  is 
taking  its  place.  Let  it  receive  every 
encouragement  and  let  the  time  be  has­
tened  when  republic  shall  join  right 
hand  with  republic  and  so  hasten  on 
the  millennium  of  “ life,  liberty  and  the 
pursuit  of  happiness”   as  these  can  only 
be  realized 
If 
this  Golden  Age  is  ever  to  be,  now  is 
the  time  to  bring  it  about,  and  trade 
is 
the  agent  to  do  it.  Brazil has discharged 
her  emperor;  the  last  boatload  of  Span­
ish  courtiers  has  been  sent  back  to 
Spain  and  there  is  nothing  now  to  pre­
vent  the  inauguration  of  those  commer­
cial  relations  which  alone  are  necessary 
for  this  much  desired 
The 
whole  Republican  continent,  North  and 
South,  is  ripe  for  it.  Take  the  Argen­
tine  Republic  as  an 
instance.  Since 
that  republic’s  existence  England  has 
had  the  most  of  her trade.  She  sought 
it  early  and  she  found  it.  She  studied 
its  needs  and  wants  and  supplied  them. 
She  built  ships  for the  transportation  of 
goods  and  carried  them.  She  crowded 
every  nook  and  corner  of  that  country 
with  her  handiwork  until  there  was, 
seemingly,  no  chance  for  another  na­
tion’s  entering  wedge.  Germany  saw 
and  envied.  She  sent  agents  to  that 
Southern  republic.  They  carried  sam­
ples  and  left  them.  Her  best  goods  fol­
lowed  and  the  Argentines  are  buying 
them 
instead  of  the  goods  from  Eng­
land.  Now,  if  the  newborn  theory  is 
nourished  America  must  put  a  stop  to 
this.  Let  “ America 
for  Americans”  
be  the  trade  motto  of  the  United  States 
and  carry  out  the  principle  that  the 
its  relations  with
motto  embodies,  in 

result. 

the  Southern  republics.  That  will  give 
new  life  to  trade  on  this  side  of  the  A t­
lantic.  That  will  show  the  Old  World 
soonest  and  best  that  her  commercial 
reign  is  over.  That will place the United 
States  at  the  head  of  the  line  so  far 
in 
advance  of  her  immediate  follower  that 
that  one  and  the  others  will  dispair  of 
recovering  the  lost  ground  and  acknowl­
edge  that  the  last  shall  be  first.

it 

It  is  more  than  probable  that 

According  to  the  old  law  of  selfish­
ness,  that  is  the  consummation  devoutly 
to  be  w ished;  but  the  old  has  passed 
away,  and  so  wholly  un-American  is  it, 
in  theory  and 
in  practice,  that  it  will 
gain  little  hearing  and  no  following  on 
the  continent  of  republics.  It  is,  doubt­
less,  true  that  the  Argentine  Republic 
is  not  only  ready  but  eager  to  exchange 
frequent  commercial  courtesies  with  the 
United  States  and 
is  also  true  that 
these  have  been  exchanged.  The  people 
there 
like  American  goods  and  they 
have  already  said  that  trade  with  us  is 
preferable  to  that  with  European  coun­
tries. 
in 
due  time  this  will  be  established,  but 
not  on  the  principle  of  “ America  for 
Americans.  ‘  There  will  be  no  closing 
of  doors  or  of  ports  on  that  hide-bound 
policy  of  the  Middle  Ages. 
If  England 
can  secure  the  trade  of  South  America 
by  the  superior  quality  of  her  manufac­
tures,  it  is  well. 
If  Germany  by a more 
skillful  manipulation  of  trade  and  by  a 
better 
line  of  goods  can  surpass  E ng­
land,  England  has  only  herself  to  thank 
for  it;  and  now,  if  both  those  countries, 
with  the  prestige  of time and experience 
to  aid  them,  find  that  American  goods 
are  displacing 
the  South 
American  markets,  it  will  not  be  on 
for  Americans”   prin­
the  “ America 
ciple,  but  on  the  broader, 
truer  and 
more  generally  admitted  principle  that 
It  may  take  some 
“ the  best  w ins.”  
time  to  bring  this  about,  but  it 
is  sure 
to  come.  Without  doubt  the  goods  that 
South  America  wants  most  are  those 
which  the  United  States  can  best  make. 
Indirectly  they  are  reading  the Southern 
markets. 
In  time  they  will  not  go  first 
to  Europe  in  European  ships and thence 
to  South  America  as  they  do  to-day; 
but  when  a  line  of  American steamships 
is  established  between  North  and  South 
America  and  the  goods  can  be  carried 
on  such  a 
line,  the  trade  of  England 
and  Germany  now  existing  with  the  Ar­
gentine  Republic  will  become  too  in­
significant  to  be  recorded.  For  years 
that  government  has  offered  to  grant  a 
subsidy to a  steamship  line  and  it  is  not 
unreasonable  to  suppose  that  this  Gov­
ernment  would  grant  a  subsidy  of  an 
equal  amount.  Let  this  be  done  and  the 
trade  interests  of  this  hemisphere  would 
take  good  care  of  themselves  and 
it 
would  not  be  done  on  the  un-American 
idea  of  “ America  for Am ericans."

theirs 

in 

People  complain  of  having  to  swallow 
bitter  pills  without  understanding  med­
ical  science  enough  to  know that  if  pills 
were  not  nasty  they  would  not  be  con­
sidered  as  useful  medicine.

The  worst  thing  about  tired  people  is 
that  they  want  to  be  waited  on  and  are 
not  willing for other  tired  people to rest.

Good  eyes  give  a  good  appetite. 

If  a 
looks  good,  tongue  and  palate 

thing 
may  be  persuaded  that  it  tastes  good.

A   proposal  always  seems  sudden  to  a 
girl,  although  she  may  have  been  ex­
pecting  it  for  a  number  of  seasons.

A   Paris  girl  killed  herself  on  a  bed  of 

roses.  Her  life  had  not .been  one.

WOODS  AND  BUFFALOES.

These  two  natural  products  of  the 
United  States  seem  fated  to  destruction. 
The  knock-down and drag-out  idea is the 
only  one  entertained  in  regard  to  them. 
Walk  up  and  help  yourself,  take  your 
pick  and  don’t  bother  about  anything 
else,  is  the  policy  that  so  far  has  been 
followed  until  our  forests  have  gone 
and  the buffaloes are gone, too.  Had both 
been  plagues  no  surer  way  of  getting 
rid  of  them  could  have  been  hit  upon. 
The  woods  of  Maine,  the  timber  lands 
of  Michigan,  the  pine  regions  every­
where,  have  shuddered  at  the  approach 
of  the  woodman's  ax  and  fallen  before 
it— it  has  been  a  clean  sweep  every­
where.  Through  carelessness  and 
in­
difference  what  the  ax  left  fire  finished ; 
and  so  thorough  has  been  the  destruc­
tion  that  the  climate  has  been  affected 
and  is  offering  its  protest.

the  only 

the  woods, 

the  million. 

The  fate  of  the  woods  has  come  upon 
the  plains,  the  buffalo  being  here  the 
victim.  The  criminal  destruction  of  the 
is  inconceivable. 
King  of  the  Prairie 
Like 
thought 
seemed  to  be  to  get  rid  of  them.  They 
were  everywhere,  and  everywhere  they 
were  slaughtered.  Numbering  millions, 
they  were  killed  by 
In 
three  years,  it  has  been  stated  on  good 
authority,  4,373,000  were  wantonly  de­
in  the  Southwest  alone.  The 
stroyed 
Government  was  as 
indifferent  as  the 
cowboy  and  the  result  is  that  hardlv  an 
animal  remains.  Stirred  to  its  duty  it 
placed  400 of  them  in  Yellowstone  Park ; 
but  nothing  has  come  of  it.  The  Flat- 
head  Indians  have  been  more  successful 
and  have  preserved  a  small  herd;  but, 
with  only  now  and  then  a  dissenting 
voice,  the  idea  seems  to  prevail  that the 
Indian  and  his  game  may  as  well  pass 
away  together;  that  we  can  well  get 
along  without  either.  Neither  has  been 
understood  by  the  white  man  and  any 
attempt  at  cultivating  the  buffalo  will 
be  a  failure.

In  opposition  to  this  comes  the  cheer­
ing  statement  that  this  is not true.  The 
buffalo, 
like  common  diseases,  if  con­
ditions  are  looked  out  for,  will  not  only 
look  out  for  himself  but  will  thrive.  Let 
his  original  environment  be  restored 
and 
in  time  the  plains  will  be  again 
covered  by  them.  To  this  should  be 
added  the 
inducement  of  the  Govern­
ment  to  make  the  raising  of  the  buffalo 
a  private  enterprise.  There  is  doubt­
less  “ money 
for  the  man  who 
has  the  gift  of  the  cattle  raiser  in  him, 
and  with  the  United  States  as  a  backer 
the  plains  will  regain  their  old  “ pride 
and  glory.”

it”  

in 

The  destruction  of  the  forests  and  the 
buffalo  has  led  to  a  good  deal  of  fault­
finding  with  the  Government;  but  the 
trouble  does  not  lie  there.  There  is  too 
much  of  the 
idea  prevailing  that  the 
duty  of  American  citizenship  lies  only 
in  the  election.  We  lie  and  cheat  and 
circumvent  our  political  enemies 
in 
every  possible  way  to  elect  our  man and 
then  expect  the  elect  will  do  the  rest. 
The  woods  are  destroyed ;  let  Congress 
take  care  of  them.  The  streams  are  de­
pleted ;  Government  must  restock  them. 
The  buffalo 
it 
must  be  looked  after  by  those  in  author­
ity. 
lumberman 
goes  out  with  his  gang to  the  woods,  the 
fisherman  starts  out  with  his  tackle  to 
whip  the  streams,and  with  dog  and  gun 
the  hunter,  with  pride  in  his  heart,  at 
to  announce  that  he 
dusk  comes 
guesses  he’s  killed 
the  last  buffalo  in 
the  state.

is  becoming  extinct; 

In  the  meantime  the 

in 

With  a  little  less  dependence upon  the 
Government  and  a  great  deal  more  up­

on  the  exercise  of  personal  self-control, 
these  and  many  other  questions  will  be 
satisfactorily  settled.  The  wanton  de­
struction  of  anything  should  be  stopped 
and  public  opinion,  the  hardest  condi­
tion  to  face,  should  oftener  frown  upon 
these  vandals  who  are  determined to  en­
tertain  thems'elves  at  public  expense  no 
matter  what  it  costs.

A  cotton milling company,  to be owned 
and  controlled  entirely  by  North  Caro­
lina  farmers,  has  been  organized.  The 
new  mill  is  located  at  China  Grove,  and 
will  be  known  as  the  Linn  Mills.  The 
capital  stock has been  subscribed  by  the 
farmers  who  live  in  the  neighborhood,to 
the  amount  of  $50,000.  As  soon  as  the 
mills  are 
in  successful  operation  it  is 
the  purpose  of  the  corporation  to  ir 
crease  the  capital  stock  to  $200,000.

A  new  use  for  the  phonograph  has 
been  found  in  New  South  Wales,  where 
a  candidate  who  found  it  impossible  to 
visit  all  parts  of  the  sparsely-settled 
region  he  wished  to  represent 
in  the 
legislature  dictated  his  speech  into  an 
instrument  and  sent  a  number  of  copies 
about 
for  his  constituents  to  hear,  a 
large  picture  of  himself  helping  the 
voters  to  know  whom  they  were  voting 
for.

Speaking  generally,  all  meat intended 
for  export  undergoes  five  separate  in­
spections,  four  of  them  being  under  d i­
rect  Government  supervision,  and  all 
intended  for  home  consumption 
meat 
undergoes  at 
inspections. 
The 
inspecting  begins  at  the  time  of 
the  sale  of  the  swine  or cattle.

three 

least 

it 

A  French  physician  has  discovered 
that 
is  healthy  to  yawn ;  he  goes 
further  and  advises  artificial  yawning 
in  cases  of  sore  throat,  buzzing  of  the 
ear,  catarrh  and  similar  troubles.  The 
process 
is  said  to  be  as  efficacious  in 
its  way  as  gargling,  with  which  opera­
tion  it  should  be  combined.

The 

increase 

in  bicycle  manufacture 
for  the  current  year  will  be  about  10  per 
cent,  over 
last  year.  There  are  some 
fifty  manufacturers  in  the  United  States 
and  the  total  output  for  1899  could hard­
ly  have  been  less  than  1,000,000  wheels, 
making  the  total  number  in  the  country 
about  6,000,000.

The  American  employes  of  the  De 
Laval  Separator  Company’s  works  at 
Poughkeepsie  struck 
in  a  body  when 
the  Swedish  flag  was  hoisted  to  the  top 
of  the  flagpole  on  the  factory,  and  they 
stayed  out  until  the  banner  was  lowered 
and  the  stars  and  stripes  run  up  in  its 
place. 

______________

Bank  deposits  in  Montana  have  more 
than  doubled 
in  six  years,  while  in 
Wyoming  they  have  trebled.  The  peo­
ple  of  Montana,numbering  only 260,000, 
have  $8,760,823  in  bank,  and  each  bank 
account  has  an  average  of  $712  to  its 
credit. 

______________ .

A  German  authority  has  recently  an­
nounced  the  discovery  of a  tree  in  the 
forest  of  Central  India  whose  leaves  are 
of  a  highly  sensitive  nature,  and  so  full 
of  electricity  that  whoever  touches  one 
of  them  receives  an  electric  shock.

The  man  who  goes  on  an  excursion 
when  collectors  are  waiting  for him  to 
pay  bills  is  building  up a business repu­
tation  that  may  some  day  do  him  so 
much  good  that  he  can  not  run 
into 
debt.

Speculators  in  produce  quite  often  go 
down  while  waiting  for  prices  to  go  up.

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Clothing

Gossip  A bout  Straw  Hats  and  Summer

Suits.

the 

large 

in  dress;  witness 

There  are  two  hats  that  will  be  worn 
this  summer  almost  entirely  to  the  ex­
clusion  of  all  others.  They  are  that 
semi-annual  favorite,  the  straw  hat,  and 
the  new  favorite,  the  pearl  or  mouse 
colored  alpine,  with 
and 
straight  brim. 
It  is  remarkable  what  a 
liking  people  have  taken  to  them,  as 
they  are  of  militarv  appearance,  and 
there  is  tendency  towards  “ imperial­
ism”  
square 
shoulders  on  the  sack  suits,  as  well  as 
their snug  fit,  the  Raglan  overcoat,  etc. 
At  the  present  writing,  I  observe  that 
they  are  worn  much  more  extensively 
than  is  the  straw  hat.  In  fact,  this  very 
popularity  may  come  to  the  rescue  of 
the  straw  hat,  as  the  above-mentioned 
alpine 
is  being  worn  by  such  a  large 
and  varied  class  of  people  that  it  may 
for  that  very  reason 
in  the 
minds  of  the  best  dressers,  who  will  fall 
back  upon  the  straw.

taboo  it 

the 

*  *  *

While  the  straw hat  may  be  purchased 
at  very  low  prices,  it  will  not  stand  the 
wear  caused  by  time  and  weather  that 
the  flat-brimmed  alpine  will,  unless  it 
is  of  very  good  quality.  There  is  not 
much  change  in  the  style  of  this  sea 
son’s  straw  hat.  The  crown  is  a  little 
lower  and  the  brim  slightly  narrower, 
but  the  change  is  so  slight  that  it  is  al­
most  imperceptible.  Rough  straws  are 
the  most  fashionable.  One  sees  very 
few  straw  hats  worn  with  fancy  twisted 
ribbon  bands,  and  the  best  shops,  true 
to  their  usual  custom  of  catering  to  the 
best  tastes,  as  a  rule  do  not  show  them 
in  their  windows,  excepting  in  some 
cases,  where  they  are  displayed  loose, 
that 
is,  not  on  the  hat,  but  hung  by 
the  side  of  it.  Black  ribbons,  the  va­
rious  shades  of  blue,  and small  and  neat 
polka  dots  of  red,  white  or  blue  seem  to 
have  the  run.

*  *  *

Some  stores ask from  $4  to  $7  for  thei 
hats,  but  a  straw  hat  that  will give  good 
satisfaction  and  that  will  look  well  can 
be  obtained  for $2.  A  number  of  nov 
elties  are  on  exhibition,  it  goes  without 
saying.

Thi

there 

remained  there. 

According  to  some  authorities,  the 
after  effects  of  a  straw  hat  caught  in  a 
shower  can  be  cured  by  placing  heavy 
books  on  the  crown  and  brim  and  put 
ting  the  hat  out  in  the  sun.  To  remove 
is  nothing  better  than 
stains, 
lemon. 
For  several  years  the  hatter 
has  been  trying  to  introduce  the  alpine 
straw  hat,  but  with  little  success.  They 
were  to  be  seen  in  the  windows  of  the 
retailer— and 
year their  efforts  are  meeting  with  bet 
ter  success,  as I  notice  quite  a  few  plain 
band  alpine  straws  being  worn,  but 
mostly  by  men  of  middle  ot  mature 
years.  They  do  not  take  well  with  the 
younger  generation.  Panama  hats 
alpine  and  sombrero  shapes  are  arriv 
ing  from  Southern  points  in  large  num 
bers.  They  are  expensive,  costing  from 
$10  to  $20.  One  of  the  latest  is  an  al 
pine  of  split  bamboo,  darker  in  color 
and  lighter  in  weight  than  the  Panama 
Knox 
imported  them  from  Manila,  and 
they  are  interesting,  being  our  future 
first  contribution  towards  our 
citizens’ 
fads  and  follies. 
If  some  of  their  attire 
for  warm  weather  were  also  adopted 
our  citizens  would  keep  much  cooler 
during  the  summer.

* 

♦   *

The  new  golf  hat  has  a  flat-topped.

the 

large, 

lated,  and 

round-cornered  crown  of  brown  grass 
nen,  with  a  curling  brim  of  brown, 
red  or  blue  felt.  The  crown  is  well  ven- 
twisted  brim 
affords  good  shade,  so  that  it  is  one  of 
the  coolest  and  most  comfortable  hats 
worn,  and  has  the  additional  advantage 
of 
looking  well  on  almost  any  shaped 
head.  Of  course,  that  all-year  necessity, 
the  derby,  is  still  worn  by  a  large  num­
ber  of  men.  The  crown  is  slightly  lower 
nd  the  brim  a  little  more  curled  and 
not as broad  as  last summer’s.  No  well- 
dressed  man  wears  the brown derby,  and 
number  of  stores  sacrifice  them  for  $2.

*  #  #

me. 

line  of 

imperceptible 

In  looking  over  a  July  trade  paper  of 
898,  I  find  the  statement  that  flannel 
suits  have  gone  entirely  out  of  style, 
very  likely  not  to  return  again  for  some 
But  the  present  proves  what 
very  poor  prophets  men  are.  This  year 
was  predicted  that  flannel  suits  would 
regain  a  great  deal  of  their  old-time  fa- 
or,  but  I  do  not  believe  that  the  most 
sanguine  prophet  who  said  that  they 
would  again  come  in  had  any  idea 
what  a  sudden  and  violent  popularity 
they  would  again  attain. 
I  do  not  be- 
eve  that  it  is  an  exaggeration  to  state 
that,out  of  every  three or four averagely- 
dressed  men 
that  one  meets  on  any 
warm,  pleasant  day,  one  has  a  flannel 
first  the  patterns  were 
suit  on.  At 
somewhat 
limited,  either  a  gray  or 
blue,  with  a  white  stripe,  but  now  they 
are  much  more  varied,  and  many 
retty  effects  that  do  not  limit  them­
selves  to  the  stereotype  styles  are  seen. 
Many  of  the  most  stylish  have  a  thin, 
(most 
green 
running  through,  while  I  noticed  one 
made  of  a  light  green  with  white stripe, 
that  was  nobby,  although  slightly  loud 
The  most  stylish  suit  is  one  of  very 
rough  gray  flannel,  either  plain,  or  with 
faint  stripe.  No  vest  is  worn,  and 
the  best  shirt  is  either  a  negligee  or 
jacket 
a 
is  cut  either 
rather 
fits  the  back  tightly, 
with  military  shoulders,  very  much  on 
the  order  of  the  sack  coat.  The 
latte 
s  worn  a  great  deal,  and  has  already 
been  described 
issue 
Gray 
is  also  the  prevailing  color  in 
these  goods.  One  of  the  chief  advan 
tages,  and  a  very  important  one,  is  that 
gray  harmonizes  with  almost  any  of 
those  rainbow  effects  that  men  affect  in 
fheir  hose  and  shirts  and  ties.  In  about 
a  week  or  so,  when  the  summer  season 
is  in  full  blast,  the  dinner  jacket  comes 
nto  prominence. 
It  takes  the  place  to 
a  large  degree  of  the  full  dress  coat  that 
is  worn  during  the  winter,  excepting  at 
a  wedding,  or  at the  most  formal  affairs. 
At  a  hop  in  any  summer  hotel  the  din 
ner  jacket  is  in  perfect  taste,  and' even 
such  an  informal  dress  as  a  blue  serge 
with  white  duck  or  white  flannel  trous 
ers,  is  permissible  at  a  summer  affair

flannel.  The 
loose,  or 

in  a  previous 

Literary  Difficulties.

* ‘ She  has been talking  about  writing 

novel  for  years,”   said  one  woman.

“  Yes, ”   answered  the  other. 

‘ 4 But 
don’t  think  she’ ll  ever  get  it completed 
She  has 
the  plan  of  those 
followed 
authors  who  study 
their  personal  ac 
quaintances  for  types  of  character.”  

“ Isn’t  the  method  a  good  one?”
“ Not 

in  her  case.  When  her  hus 
band  refuses  her  anything  she  wants  to 
put  him  in  as  the  villain,  and  when  he 
does  as  she  wishes  she  wants  to  make 
him  the  hero. 
It  keeps  her  continually 
rewriting  the  first  chapter.”

B y   a  Large  M ajority.

A   Chicago  paper  refers  to  “ feminine 
butter.”   If  there  is  really  sex  in  butter, 
the  large  majority  of  us  will  prefer  the 
weaker  sex.

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R   Record  Breaker

Is  th e  b lack   C la y   W o rste d   h e a vy   w e ig h t  su it  w h ich   w e  are 

offering  at

50

7

.

W rite   for  sam p le  to  co n vin ce  yo u rself  th at  n oth in g  has  been  o f­

fered   to  you   lik e   it  for  su ch  m oney.

Would you like 
to see our complete 
line?
If so, drop us a 
postal.

tor  Men,  Boys 

and  Children.

B u f f a lo ,  N.  Y .

When Mr. Customer Says

“ I  want another suit and  overcoat  the  same 
make as you sold  me  last  year,"  you  know 
what  it  means;  you  know  that  that  is  the 
line you want to carry.  And  that  is just the 
kind of a line we’re putting  on  the  market. 
“ H.  Bros.’ Correct Clothes” are built for  the 
trade that  purchase  good  clothes,  that  are 
looking for style, for  appearance, for  fit, for 
wearing qualities.  Every suit and  overcoat 
we turn out  is watched from  the sponging of 
the cloth till  it’s packed  ready for shipment. 
Each and  every thread  of  the  material,  of 
the trimmings, each  and  every  part  of  the 
manufacture is guaranteed by  us.  When we 
say we are  turning  out  “ better  quality  for 
less money” we mean just  exactly  what  we 
say,  and you will find  a  pound  of  truth  in 
every ounce of trial  you  give  us.  There’s 
no  fancy  expense  account  in  our  ledger; 
90 per cent, of  that  account  goes  into  the 
manufacture of our  clothes,  and  the  other 
10 per cent, we  spend  telling  you  about  it.
$3*75 to  $16 is the range of prices on our 
Men’s Overcoats for Fall;  $3.75 to   $14  for 
Men’s Suits for  Fall.  W e also have  an  ex­
cellent line of Boys’ and  Children’s  Suits  at 
popular prices.

We should be glad to send you  samples  If
only  to prove the modesty  of  our  claims, or 
a representative will call any  time  you  say.

fje&vemicbßroslffi

Dress Coats 
of Duck

W e   m ake  th e  D u c k   C o a ts  w ith 
“ all  th e  little   fix in g s .”   T h e y  
are  th e  h ig h e st  g rad e  g o od s  in 
th e  co u n try.  T h e y   co st  you  
th e  sam e  as 
in ferio r  goods. 
A sk   for  sam p les  prepaid.

Michigan Clothing Co.,

Ionia,  Mich.

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of  the  sexes  to  freedom  from  insult  or 
abuse.  Neither  is  there  any  essential 
difference  as  to  outrage  between  the  ex­
treme  brutality  of  the  strikers 
in  St. 
Louis  and  Dayton  and  simply  raising 
the  cry  of  “ scab,”   which  is  still  heard 
by  the  cigarmakers  in  New  York  facto­
ries  from  which  the  union  cigarmakers 
went  out  on  strike.

No  man  earning  his  living  peacefully 
and  legitimately  should  be  attacked  or 
aspersed  or 
incommoded  by  word  or 
deed,  and  if  necessary  the  entire  power 
"  the  Government  should be  exerted  for 
5  protection.

W anted  th e   P ro d u ct o f One  H en.

The  Bride  (at  the  grocery)— Yes,  Mr. 
I’m  very  particular  about 

Sorghum, 
ggs.
Mr.  Sorghum— Quite  right,  mum.
The  Bride— You  see  we  get  one  cow’s 
milk  regularly  every  morning,  and  I 
wanted  to  make  an  arrangement  with 
you  so  that  we  could  get  the  eggs  of  one 
hen.

We carry a complete stock  of

Untrimmed

Straw
Hats

For  Ladles,  Misses  and  Children, from 
$2.00  per  dozen  upwards.  We  are  also 
showing a large  assortment  of  Ready-to- 
Wear Hats for  Ladies,  ranging  In  prices 
from $9.00 to $36.00 per  dozen.  Write  for 
samples and prices.

Corl, Knott & Co.

Jobbers of  Millinery 
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Manufacturer  and  Jobber of

Bunting and  Muslin Flags, 
Flag  Poles  and  Holders, 
Large  Umbrellas,  Awn­
ings,  Tents,  Seat  Shades.

11  Pearl  Street,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Peerless  Dress  Shields

Protect the corset, as well  as  dress  and 
sleeves, from  perspiration.  Superior  to 
any ordinary dress shield.  Save  all  the 
trouble of tacking  or  sewing  a  pair  of 
shields  in  each dress.  Just the  thing  for 
summer wear.  An agent wanted in every 
town.  Write for catalogue and  prices  to 

Madame C.  F.  Salisbury,

Battle  Creek,  Mich.

Dry Goods

T b e  D ry  Goods  M arket.

Staple  Cottons— Prices  are  rather  un­
settled,  and  a  buyer  with  an  order  for 
in 
any  quantity  has  things  practically 
his  own  hands  of  the  outside 
lines. 
Standard  goods  are  still  firm.  Ducks 
and  brown 
osnaburgs  are  without 
change.  Bleached  cottons  are  quiet. 
Brown  sheetings  are  dull.  Buyers gener­
ally  look  for  a  lower  level  of  prices  all 
line  for  regular  lines,  both 
along  the 
standard  and  unticketed. 
is 
every  reason  to  show  that  business  will 
be  excellent  when  a  standard  is  decided 
upon,  but  until  that  time  only  enough 
yards  will  be  bought  to  cover immediate 
and  known  needs.

There 

Prints— The  step  which  has  been 
waited  for  so  long  has  been  taken  at 
last,  and  fall  prints  may  be  said  to  be 
formally  open.  The  initiative  step  was 
taken  by  Lawrence  &  Co.,  when  they 
named  5c  as  the 
long  price  for  their 
Pacific  Parthians  and  Cocheco  Ama­
ranths,  which  are  full  standard  fancies. 
As  we  have  previously  stated,  a  consid­
erable  amount  of  business  was  trans­
acted  previous  to  the  naming  of a  price, 
but  much  of  it  was  on  the  “ at  value”  
basis,  although  a  part  of  it  is  said  to  be 
on  a  contract  price. 
If  the  contract 
price  was  anything  like the prices which 
were  talked  of  earlier,  there  is  likely  to 
be  some  crawling  on  the  part  of  buyers 
who  will  seriously  object  to  paying  6  or 
even  5%c  for  what  is  now  quoted  at  5c. 
This  price 
is  lower  than  the  trade  in 
general  expected,  and  there  is  a  little 
quiet  kicking  among  other  agents  who 
had  almost  made  up  their  minds  to  say 
5^c.  Lawrence  &  Co.  had,  however, 
made  a  series  of  tests  in  the  market, 
and  come  to  the  conclusion  that  5c  was 
as  high  as  the  market  would  stand. 
The  printers  decided  that  it  was  neces- 
“ sary  to  make  this  price  in  order  to  dc 
business. 
.  If  the  preliminary  orders 
taken  by  a  number  of  houses  are  to  be 
taken  as  indicative  of  the  future,  the 
business  promises  to  be  large for the  fall 
season,  yet  there 
is  many  a  slip,  etc. 
as  the  market  has  found  out  to  its  sor 
row 
in  past  seasons.  At  the  price  set, 
there  have  already  been  some  fair  sales 
but  it  seems  as  though  buyers  were 
little  uncertain  about  the  situation,  and 
did  not  want  to take  any  decided  steps 
yet.  They  feel  that  as  long  as  the  open 
ing  prices  are  low,  it  may  mean  that 
agents  have  lost  all  confidence  in  the 
market,  and  that  they  may  be  able  to  dc 
better  by  waiting  a  little  while.  They 
must  not  be  too  sanguine  on  this  point 
however, 
for  when  buying  has  pro 
gressed  about  so  far,  prices  are  prom 
ised  to  show  advances.  Be  this 
may,  the  market  can  now  be  considered 
low,  and  the  buyer  will  run  very  little 
risk  in  making  purchases.  There  are 
however,  plenty  of  signs  of  life  to  be 
found,  and  reports  are  given  of  orders 
placed  for  fair  quantities,  one  agent 
showing  a  record  of  one  order  for  60 
cases,and  a  number  of  orders  for  10  and 
15  cases.  The  majority  of  printed  goods 
are  now  shown  with  open  quotations, 
and  practically  all  are  doing  business 
Fine  wide  specialties  are  doing  fairly 
well  in  reorders,  although  there  is  noth 
ing  new  to  report,  and  there  is  a  moder 
ate  business  for  next spring progressing
in  good 
shape  all  along  the  line.  Ready  sup 
plies are  limited  in  fancies and  staples 
and  the  demand  is  sufficient to  prevent 
any  accumulation.

Ginghams—Ginghams  are 

Dress  Goods—The  developments

is  respect.  The  jobber  reports 

connection  with  the  dress  goods  market 
have  brought  to  light  nothing  radically 
new.  Manufacturers  and  agents  are 
turning  their attention to  the spring  sea­
son,  and  preparations  of  styles,  etc.,  are 
under  way.  The  volume  of  business  do­
ng  is  small,  it  being  too  early  for  sup- 
ementary  orders of  consequence.  The 
mills  are  very  busy  in  the  endeavor  to 
up  to  delivery  agreements,  but  in 
many  instances  have  their  hands  full  in 
little 
change  in  his  business.  He  has  found 
the  retailer  averse  to  buying  largely  of 
all  goods  so  far,  but  this  does  not  nec­
essarily  promise  trouble.  The  retailer
not  credited  with  having  carried  over 
large  amount  of  fall  stuffs,  but  he  has 
been 
influenced  to  go  slowly  at  first  in 
buying  fall  goods,  until  he  turns  a  con- 
derable  portion  of  his  various  lines  of 
spring  and  summer  goods,  not  alone 
woolens  and  worsteds,  but  wash  fabrics, 
etc.,  into  cash.  The  only  department 
of  the  goods  market  which  remains  to 
be  mentioned  is  the  fancy  goods  end, 
which  shows  no  more  life  than  a  month 
ago.

greatly  overbought.  That 

Underwear— It  is  still  rather  early  for 
the  manufacturers  to  receive  reorders 
for  heavyweight  underwear 
from  the 
Eastern  jobbers,  but  quite  a  few  dupli­
cate  orders  are  being  received  from  the 
mora  westerly  buyers.  The  prices,  as 
far  as  we  could  ascertain,  show  a  slight 
advance 
in  most  lines.  Cancellations 
unusually  light.  Why  this  is  so,  it 
difficult  to  ascertain.  According  to 
the  most  authentic  reports,  the  jobbers 
have 
the 
Western  jobbers  do  not  believe  fhat  this 
is  the  case  seems  to  be  proven  by  the 
steady  amount  of  duplicates  being  re 
ceived  by  the  manufacturers.  This  em 
braces  many lines,  the  manufacturers re 
ceiving  the  most  frequent  demand  for 
fleeced  underwear,  wool  and  merino, 
The  primary  market  is  rather  bare  of 
fleeced  goods,  as  there  was  such  an  un 
usually  large  demand  for  them.  In  fact 
some  of  the  mills  are  unable  to  receive 
any  duplicate  orders  in  this  line.

Carpets— The  carpet  trade  in  general 
s  a  little  slow  at  the  present  time.  The 
ngrain  carpet  manufacturers  report 
ders  at  the  full  prices  for  standard  extra 
super 
ingrains  coining  in  very  slowly 
as  the  relatively  low  prices  for  tapestry 
carpets  have  caused  the  buyers  to  place 
more  orders  for  the  latter.  Large  New 
York  mills,  making  both  grades,  report 
the  tapestry  in  the 
In  order  to 
overcome  the  difference  in  price  there 
has  been  finer  worsted  substituted  to  1 
larger  extent  this  season  than  usual 
Many  of  the  carpet  mills  have  a  large 
number  of  looms  standing 
idle,  and 
those  who  are  the  most  active  have 
shaded  prices.

lead. 

Smyrna  Rugs— There  is  the  same  dis 
position  to  crowd  the  manufacturer  of 
Smyrna  rugs  for  lower  prices,  which  he 
has  to  decline.  Consequently,  there  i 
a  lull  in  the  sale  of  those  goods.  There 
is  every  confidence  that  the  market  wi 
be  firm  and  sales  large  in  due  course  of 
time.
The  G allantry  and  N obility  of  Union 

From the New  York  Sun.

Workmen.

In  Dayton,  Ohio,  the  other  day  the 
union  cigarmakers  on  strike,  imitating 
the  St.  Louis  street  car  men,  assaulted 
the  women  who  took 
places 
clubbed  them,  pulled  their  hair  and 
some 
they  stripped  of  their  clothes 
This  is  an  indecency  at  which  all  must 
feel  a  sense  of  horror,  even  the  shallow 
sentimentalists  who  shut  their  eyes  to 
deeds  of  this kind  when  organized  labor 
commits  them  upon  men.

their 

But  there  is  no  difference  in the rights

0 Two  Bargains in 
$  

Umbrellas  and  Parasols.

One lot of men’s 30 inch fast black  with  natural 
stick handles at $4.75 p er dozen.

One lot of Ladles’ 26 Inch fast black  serge,  steel 
rod with silver mounted  Handles  at  $4.75  per 
dozen.

If your stock is low sort up now.  Our line is one 
of the best we have ever shown.

V O IG T .  H E R P O L S H E IM E R   &  C O ..
W H O L E S A L E   D R Y   G O O D S .
G R A N D   R A P I D S .  M IC H .

JUST  ARRIVED

We  have  just  received  a  new  lot  of 
Gents’  Balbriggan  Underwear,  prices 
$2.25  a  dozen  and  up.
Also  have  a  complete  line  of  Ladies’
Gauze  Underwear  at  all  prices.
P.  Steketee &  Sons,

Wholesale  Dry Goods, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

H E   GOT  A   H A L F .

A nd  the C lothing M erchant Now  Wonders 

W hy.
Written  for the Tradesman.

The  man  was  young,  certainly  not 
over  thirty,  but  he  had  the  look  of  one 
who  had  seen  a  good  deal  of  life  and 
not  always  the  pleasantest  side  of  it. 
His  attire  was  shabby  and  cheap,  but 
his  bri$k  manner  carried  off  the  faded 
garments  well.  The  clothing  dealer, 
thinking  only  of  a  sale,  advanced  to 
meet  him  as  he  stepped  into  the  store. 

“ What  can  I  show  you?”   he  asked. 
“ Show  me  a  way 
money, ’ ’  was  the  reply.

to  earn 

some 

“ Oh,  you  want  a  situation?”
“ Yes,  sir.”
‘ ‘ There  are  no  vacancies  here.' ’
“ Are  there  likely  to  be?”
“ N o.”
The  shabby  man  started  for  the  door 

or  other?  Well,  this  getting  run  in  is 
the  sole  spot  where  I  touch  humanity, 
but  as  I  get  neither  my  name,  address 
nor  occupation  credited  to  me  at  the 
station  house,  1  have  made  up  my  mind 
that  it  is  not  the  man  this  company 
in­
sured  that  is  under  arrest.  So,  you  see, 
I’ m  dead  as  a  door-knob.”

“ If  you  want  the  price  of  a  square 
a 

meal,”   began  the  merchant,  “ or 
night’s  lodging— ”

“ I’d  rather  you  wouldn't  talk  that 
w ay,”   saH  the  shabby  man.  “ The  first 
thing  I  know  you’ll  bring  me  back  to 
life  again,  and  then  I  can’t  collect  the 
money  due  on  my  life  insurance  policy. 
I’d  rather be  dead  and  have  the  money. 
S till,”   he  added  with  a  sigh,  “ I  pre­
sume  that 
if  I  had  a  thousand  dollars 
I’d  find  people  taking  human interest  in 
me  again,  and  then  I  might  come  back 
life  as  the  old  John  Doe.  Do  you 
to 
think  the  company  could  arrest  me 
if  I 
did 
for  obtaining  money  under  false 
pretenses?  What  would  you advise under 
the  circumstances?”

“ You  appear  to  be  a  bright  sort  of  a 
“ When  did 

chap,”   said  the  merchant. 
you  have, a  square  meal?”

‘ 4 About  a  week  ago. ’ ’
“ Well,  I  don't  want  any  dead  men 
funeral 
walking  the  streets,  beating  the 
directors  out  of  an  honest  profit,  and 
if 
you  think  you  can  be  restored  to  life  by 
means  of  half  a  dollar  1  believe  I’ ll 
in­
vest. ’ ’

“ That  might  d o,”   said  the  shabby 
man,  “ and  then  I  could  write  to  the  in­
surance  company  when  the  half  dollar 
was  gone. ”

“ I’d  like  to  see  the  answer  you’ll  get 
from  the  company,”   said  the  merchant, 
with  a  laugh.

“ I  don’t  see  how  they  can  get  around 
it,”   said  the  shabby  man,  with  both 
eyes  fixed  on  the  silver  in  the  mer­
chant’s  hand. 
let  us  suppose 
me  to  be  a  barn.”

“ Now, 

The  merchant  began  to 

look  wild 

again.

“ If  I’m  a  barn  and  burn  down  the in­
surance 
is  paid.  The  company  can’t 
point  to  a  few  charred  and  broken  tim ­
bers  and  say  ‘ you  don’t  come  it over us! 
There’s  your  barn!’  No,  sir,  they  pay 
the  coin  or  build  a  new  bam.  Now, 
look  at  the  matter  in  a  reasonable  light. 
Because  there  still  exists  a  piece  of  the 
wreck  this  company  insured  as  a  com­
plete  structure,  yet  no  longer  filling  the 
original purpose  for  which it was created 
insured,  does  that  let  them  out  on 
and 
the  payment? 
I’m 
a  bam  burned  down  and  it’s  just  the 
remains  of  the 
frame  that’s  talking  to 
you.  Look  at  it  in  another  light— ”

I  should  say  not. 

But  the  merchant  threw  the  shabby 
man  the  promised  half  dollar  and  he 
made  for  the  door.  The  next  time  he 
saw  him  he  was  trying  to make a police­
man  who  had  him  in  tow  believe that he 
ought  to  be  taken  to  the  morgue  instead 
of  the station house.  Alfred  B.  Tozer.

Advertising  will  not  work  miracles. 
It  will  not  make  a  badly  managed  busi­
ness  pay.  It  is  not  a  substitute  for  care­
ful  buying,  cash  discounts,  wise  ar­
rangements  or  effective  organization. 
You  must  have  the  right  article,  pur­
chased  or  manufactured  to  the  best  ad­
vantage,  handled 
the  best  way, 
offered  at  the  right  price,  or  advertising 
will  prove  a  useless  expense.  Organize 
your  business  so  as  to  secure  for  the 
public  the  best  that 
is  going  for  the 
money ;  buy 
in  the  best  market ;  get 
your  cash  discounts  and  all  other advan­
tages  and— advertise.

in 

Never  decry  your  opposition. 

It  is 
tangible  evidence  that  you  feel sore over 
his  power  to  secure  trade  from  you.

Grapd Rapids 
B&rH ai?d 
Lumber 
Conjpaijy

Hemlock  Bark, 
Lumber,  Shingles, 
Railroad Ties, 
Posts, Wood.

We  pay  Highest  Market 
Prices in Spot cash and mea­
sure bark when loaded.  Cor­
respondence solicited.

419-421  M ichigan 
Trust Building, 
Grand Rapids.
W . A . P b « Ip s, P resid e n t,
C . A- P h elp s, Sec»y f r  T r ,» s .

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  TH E 

STA N D A R D   TH E  W O RLD  O VER

H IO H E S T   P R IC E   P A ID   F O R   E M P T Y   C A R B O N   A N D   G A S O L IN E   B A R R E L S

S TA N D A R D   OIL  CO.

H E M L O C K   BARK

4 .

H ig h e st  C ash  

p rices  p a id   and 

bark  m easured 

p ro m p tly  b y  e x ­

perienced   men. 

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MICHIGAN BARK & LUMBER CO. *  Grand Rapids, M ich.

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and  then  turned  back.

“ I  see  a  vacant  desk  here,”   he  said. 
“ May  I  sit  down  and  write  a  letter?”  

“ Certainly. ”
The  man  sat  down,  picked  up  a  pen, 
dipped  it  into  the  ink  well  and  held 
it' 
above  a  sheet  of  letter  paper  for  fully 
five  minutes  without  making  a  mark. 
The  merchant  watched  him  curiously.

“ S ay,”   said  the  stranger,  presently 
seeing  that  the  merchant  was  not  busy, 
“ I  have  always  sold  clothing  and  now 
little  about  the  correct  forms  of  corres­
pondence. 
If  you  wanted  to  write  a  letr 
ter  to  the  President  of  a  life  insurance 
company  how  would  you  begin  it?”  

“ Why  put  the  name  of  the  man 

first, 
his  office  next,  the  number  of  street  and 
city  to  follow,”   replied  the  merchant.

“ 1  want  to  get  it  just  right,”   said the 
shabby  man,  “ because  this  letter  is  an 
important  one.  There !  I  guess  that  is 
all  right.  Now  I’ ll  begin. 
I  want  to 
tell  him  that  I  am  dead  and  would  like 
to  collect  the  thousand  dollars  payable 
at  death.  How  shall  I  say  it?”

The  merchant  gave  a  quick  start  and 
threw  one  hand  toward  a  pocket  in  the 
basement  of  his  trousers.  The  man was 
certainly  mad.

“ Want  to  tell  him  you’re  dead?”   he 
ejaculated.  “ Why,  he’ ll  dump  the  letter 
in  the  waste  basket.”

insured  a 

“ Oh,  I  don’t  know  about  that,”   said 
the  shabby  man. 
“ A  man  doesn’t  have 
to  abandon  all  signs  of  animal  muscular 
action 
in  order  to  be  dead,  does  he? 
No,  sir. 
I’m  walking  around  simply  as 
a  form  of  life,  but  I’m  dead  individual­
ly.  Yes,  sir.  The  John  Doe  this  com­
pany 
is  no 
more.  That  man  had 
friends  and  a 
place  in the  world  of  men.  This  person 
you  see  has  neither.  Muscular  action 
continues,  just  as  it  continues  in  a  hen 
after  the  head  is  chopped  off.  That’s 
all  flop  and  bump,  directed  by  no  intel­
ligence.  Do  you  think  that  would  be  a 
good  argument  to  use  with  him?”

few  years  ago 

The  merchant  sat  down  and  lighted  a 
cigar.  The  man  at  the  desk  was  still 
smiling.

“ When  a  man 

“ It  might  answer,”  said  the  dealer. 
“ And  here’s  another  thing,”   said  the 
shabby  man. 
is  alive, 
he  is  recognized  as  a  being  with  wants. 
Eh?  Did  you  ever  hear  a  person  ask  a 
dead  man  what  he  would  have  for  sup­
per  or  where  he  meant  to  pass  the 
night?  No,  sir.  Well,  I’ m  dead.  I’ m 
supposed  to  exist  on  thin  air  and  sleep 
somewhere 
lie 
down  in  an  alley,  the  hurry-up  wagon 
comes  bowling  along  and  gathers me in. 
And  I  think  sometimes  that  the  police 
make  a  lot  of  noise  running  in  a  ghost. 
Did  you  ever  see  a live  man  that  wasn’t 
in  touch  with  humanity  at  some  point

clouds. 

If  1 

the 

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

13

Crockery  and  Glassware

A KRON  STONKWARK. 

B atters

Hi 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........................  

C hurns

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

M ilkpans

J4 gal. flat or rd. hot., per doz............. 
1 gal. flat or rd. hot.,each.................. 
F in e Glazed M ilkpans
Zt gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz............. 
1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each.................. 

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

Stew pans

Ju g s

to
6
44
66
66
1  os
1  40
2 00
2 40

5*4
84

40
6

60
5*4

86
1  10

55
45

bV4

54 gal., per  doz............................................. 
yi gal. per  doz............................................... 
1 to 5 gal., per  gal................................. 

T om ato  Ju g a

54 gal., per  doz............................................. 
1  gal., each........................................... 
Corks for 54 gal., per doz............................  
Corks for  1  gal., per doz............................  

654

P reserve  J a r s   and  Covers

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

Sealing  W ax

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

FR U IT  JA R S

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

LAM P  BURNERS

No, 0 Sun................................................ 
No. 1 Sim....................................................... 
No. 2 Sun....................................................... 
No. 3 Sun................................................ 
Tubular.......................................................... 
Security, No.  1............................................. 
Security, No.  2............................................. 
Nutmeg.......................................................... 
LA M P  CHIMNEYS—Seconds

No. 0 Sim................................................ 
No. I Sun................................................ 
No. 2 Sun................................................ 

Per box of 6  doz.
j  45
154
2  25

55
20
30

75

2

25

45
65
45
60
80
so

Common

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

F irst  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

Lamps.................................................. 

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 (66c  doz)............................ 
No. 2 Lime (70c  doz)............................ 
No. 2 Flint (80c  doz)— .....................  

E lectric

No. 2 Lime (70c  doz)............................ 
No. 2 Flint (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.. 
6 gal. galv. iron  with  spout, per doz.. 
3 
5 gal. galv. iron  with faucet, per doz.. 
5 gal. Tilting cans.................................. 
5  gal. galv. iron  Nacefas.....................  

1  40
1  75
3  00
3  75
4  85
with faucet, per doz.. 
5  50
7  25
0 00

gal. galv. iron 

1  no

5 50
5 76
8  25
2 75

35

1  00

1  50
1  60
2  46

2  10
2  15
3  15

2  76
3  75
3  05

3  70
4  70
4  88

00
1  15
1  35
1  60

3 60
4 00
4 70

4 00
4 40

T errib le  F ate  o f th e   C ham pion  B roncho 

B uster.
Written for the  Tradesman.

“ Oh,  Jim,  ye  ain’t  a goin’  to ride thet 

hoss,  are  ye?”

“ Yes,  Mollie,  why  not?  Ye  know 
I'm  not  afeard  o’  nothin’,  an’  ye  sure 
wouldn’t  want  me  to  say  I  was  afeard 
of  a  hoss,  would  ye?”

“ No,  Jim,  of  course  l  know  ye  ain ’t 
afeard;  but  I  am.  I’m always  afeard  for 
ye  when  I  know  thar’s  danger.  Please, 
Jim,  don’t  ride  him.  Jest  to  please 
me,  Jim,  take  one  o’  the  others.  Thar’s 
a  dozen  on  ’em  in  the  little  hoss pasture 
an’  it  won’t  take  no  time  to  catch  one 
o ’  them  up. ’ ’

“ Come,  come,  Mollie,  you’re  a  bor­
rowin’  trouble 
for  no  sort  o’  use.  Ye 
know  thar  never was  a  branch  thet could 
git  the  best  o’  me  when  once  I’ m  in  the 
saddle.  H ain’t  I  won 
first  prize  on 
Frontier Day  fer  the  last five years?  You 
jest  run 
in  ’n’  tend  to  baby  ’n'  don’t 
bother  yer  foolish  little  head  ’bout  me. 
I’ ll  be  back  jest  es  soon’s  I  inspect  the 
fences  of  the  north  pasture,”   and  the 
big  handsome  fellow  kissed  the  anxious 
little  wife  and  with  easy  grace  swung 
himself 
into  the  saddle  and  was  off 
like  the  wind.

is  a 

To  a  good  rider  a  bad horse  is a  prize. 
To  conquer  him 
triumph.  Jim 
Dale  had  been  reared  in  the  saddle,  as 
it  were. 
As  a  boy  he  had  broken 
bronchos  on  his  father’s  ranch  in  Texas 
and 
later  as  a  youth  had  ridden  the 
roundup  in  both Colorado and Wyoming. 
He  was  known 
in  all  three  of  these 
States  as  a  champion  “ broncho  buster”  
and  rider  of  bad  horses.  The  thought 
of  fear  never  entered  his  head  so  far  as 
horses  were  concerned.  At  the  annual 
Frontier  Day  sports  he  always  rode  the 
worst  horse  the  State  could  produce  and 
always  won  the  prize.  He was  the  envy 
of  every  cowpuncher 
in  the  country. 
He  had  finally  tired  of  the  rough  life  of 
the  cowcamp  and  roundup  and,  falling 
in 
love  with  the  daughter  of  a  well-to- 
do  ranchman,  had  married  and  settled 
down  on  a  fine  ranch  which  his  father- 
in-law  gave  him.  He  prospered  as  a 
ranch  owner  and  cattleman  and  soon 
came  to be  regarded  as  one  of  the  most 
substantial  men 
in  the  county.  He 
loved  his  wife  and  the  little  one  dearly, 
but  like  most  men  of  his  class  could  not 
understand  M ollie's  fear  of  a  fractious 
horse.  He  was  “ master  of  the  situa­
tion”   when 
it  came  to  a  horse,  why 
should  she  be  afraid?  It  was  always  the 
same  old  story: 
“ Please,  Jim,  for  my 
sake  don’t  ride  those  spoiled  horses  no 
more.”   He  had  never  given  much 
thought  to  the  anxious  hours  which  his 
wife  endured  while  she  waited 
and 
prayed 
for  his  safe  return.  To-day  as 
he  turned  at  the  gate  to  throw  a  kiss 
and  wave  his  hand  in  final  farewell  his 
heart  smote  him.

’n’ 

“ I  wonder 

if  the  dear  little  girl  is 
fret  every 
always  a  goin’  to  worry 
time  I  ride  this  hoss! 
I’ve  ridden  him 
many  a  time,  an’  though  he  does  act 
ugly  sometimes  when  he  gits  warmed 
up,  he  hain’t  never  got  the  best  o’  me 
yet.  Pshaw!  if  l  was  to  give  in  to  Mol­
lie  over  this  hoss  ridin’  she’d  make  a 
I  sure  don’t 
regular  coward  out  of  me. 
like  to  see  that  deathly  look  o' 
fear  on 
her  face,  though;  it  sort  o’  haunts  me. 
The 
I  wish  she  didn’t 
mind 
it  so.”   Thinking  thus  the  rider 
soon  disappeared  from  view.

little  goose! 

“ Whoa,  ye  d— n  brute!  What’s  got 

into  ye?”

A  spoiled  broncho  generally  wait 

its 
chance  to  catch  its  rider  unaware.  The

one  which  Jim  Dale  rode  was  no  ex­
ception.  The  gate  at  which  he  had 
turned  to  wave  farewell  to  his  wife 
opened 
into  the  big  home  meadow. 
Here  each  year  upward  of  a  thousand 
tons  of  hay  was  cut  and  stacked.  Sur­
rounding  each  group  of  stacks  was  a 
stout  barbed  wire  fence  for  protection 
from  the  cattle  that  every 
fall  were 
turned 
in  to  graze  in  the  rich  meadow. 
Although  the  hay  had  all been consumed 
the  fences  still  stood.  Jim  Dale’s  wan­
dering  thoughts  were  brought  suddenly 
to  an  end  and  his  exclamation,  “ Whoa, 
ye  d— n  brute!  What’s  got  into  ye?”  
had  just  a  note  of  fear  in  it.  His  horse 
had  taken  the  chance  for  which  it  had 
waited 
long  and  patiently,  namely,  the 
rider  off  his  guard  and  a  barbed  wire 
fence  near  by.  Infuriated  because  with 
pitching  and  plunging  and 
all 
its 
rearing 
it  could  not  unseat  the  accom­
plished  rider on  its  back,  it  dashed with 
furious  speed  straight  into  the  wires  of 
the  fence.  There  was  a  tearing  and  a 
rending  and  horse  and  rider went  down 
in  a  tangled  heap  of  wire  and  brute  and 
human  agony.  There  was  no  escape. 
Every 
struggle  the  maddened  brute 
made  to  rise served  to  inflict  new torture 
upon  itself  and  the  hapless  rider.  The 
like  knives  as  it  cut  and 
wire  seemed 
tore  and  gouged. 
It  was  awful  to  think 
about,  worse  to  look  upon.  The  strug­
gle,  although  fierce  and  furious,  was  a 
brief  one.  By  the  time  a  couple  of  men 
who  were  irrigating  an  adjacent  part  of 
the  meadow  arrived,  both  Jim  Dale  and 
his 
locoed  horse  were  beyond  the  need 
of  help.

from 

Three  days 

later  a  double 

funeral 
wound  slowly  away 
the  Dale 
ranch.  Jim  Dale  and  his  loving  little 
wife were  laid  to  rest  in  the same grave. 
What  she  had  always  feared  had  come 
to  pass  and  the  shock  was  more  than 
her  frail  life  could  stand.  MacAllan.

O rigin  o f th e   W ord  “T ru st.”

in 

The 

federal 

resulted 

instead  of 

The  word  “ trust"  was  not  applied  to 
capitalistic  combination and  monopolies 
until  the  Standard  Oil  Trust  was formed 
on  January  2,  1892.  By  the  agreement 
a  majority  of  the  certificates  of  stock 
were  placed 
in  the  hands  of  trustees, 
who  took  full  charge  of  all  the  oil  refin­
ing  corporations,  partnerships  and  in­
dividual  properties  which  went  into  the 
trust. 
violent  agitation  which 
sprang  up  against  trusts  in  1888  and 
investigating  com­
1889 
mittees,  state  and 
anti-trust 
laws,  and  in  slight  changes  in  the forms 
and  names  of  these-and  other  combina­
tions.  Since  then  our greatest combina­
tions  are  monopoly  corporations,  called 
companies 
trusts,  and  are 
managed  by directors instead of trustees. 
These  companies  own  the  plants and are 
therefore  much  more  solid  and  perma­
nent  than  were  the  original  “ trusts,”  
which  only  a  majority  of  stock  certifi­
cates  of  certain  concerns  held.  The 
present  form 
is  also  more  difficult  to 
reach  by 
law.  Since  1887  the  word 
“ trust”   has,  by  popular  usage,  if  not 
by  popular  consent,  become  generic  and 
now  covers  any  agreement,  pool,  com­
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naturally 
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word  by  which  consumers  can  designate 
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Woman’s World

Letter  W riting  a  Lost  Art.

Every  now  and  then  somebody  raises 
a  despairing  wail  that  the  art  of  letter 
writing  is  a  lost  art  in  these  degenerate 
days.  The  higher  education  for neither 
boys  nor  girls  seems  to  include the art of 
composition,  and  the  dear,  delicious 
letters  of  our  forefathers  and  mothers, 
in  chirography,  graceful  and 
elegant 
flowing 
in  diction,  are  as  completely  a 
matter  of  the  past  as  powder 
and 
patches,  and  knee  breeches.  From  hav­
ing  been  an  accomplishment  practiced 
for  pleasure,  letter  writing  has  become 
a  drudgery  to  which  most  of  us  are  only 
driven  by  the  prick  of  conscience  and 
the  lash  of  duty.

in  the  newspapers 

Many  things  conspire  to  this  end. 
The  rush  of  modern  life  for  one  thing. 
For  another  the  certainty  that  every 
subject,  except  the  most  intimate  per­
sonal  details,  will  have  been  threshed 
over 
long  before  a 
letter  can  reach  its  destination.  Above 
all,  perhaps,  the  very  ordinary,  com­
monplace  reason  that  we  are  out  of  the 
habit  of  writing 
letters,  and  have  for­
gotten  how,  if  we  ever  knew.  This  is 
particularly  true  of  men,  who,  having 
once  accustomed  themselves  to  the 
lux­
ury  of  a  stenographer  and  a  typewriter, 
find 
it  an  almost  unendurable  bore  to 
follow  St.  Paul’s  example  and  write  a 
letter  with  their own  hands.  The  absent 
wife  who  gets  a  long  letter  in  his  own 
handwriting  from  her  husband  in  these 
days,  instead  of  a  few  dictated  excuses 
for  not  writing,  may  well  feel  that  it  is 
a  triumph  of  affection  over 
inclination 
that  is  worth  treasuring.

However  much  one  may  deplore  the 
falling  off  in  literary  merit  and  the gen­
eral  decadence 
in  letter  writing,  there 
is  at 
least  one  bit  of  silver  lining  to 
the  cloud:  The  disinclination  to  put 
pen  to  paper  saves  us  from  the  letters 
that  we  should  regret  if  we  had  written 
them.  Probably  there 
is  no  one  who 
has  not  been  tempted  in  some  gust  of 
temper,  or  the  first  hot  moments  of 
offense,  to  sit  right  down  and  write  an 
angry  letter.  Sometimes  we  do  it,  and 
the  bitter  and  cruel words stand  an ever­
lasting  witness  against  us.  The  angry 
words  that  are  spoken  in  a  measure  pass 
in  one  ear  and  out  at  the  other,  as.  the 
homely  old  phrase  has  it,  but  the  writ­
ten  words  are  engraved  on our memories 
and  we  never  forget  them.  There  is 
something  quick  and  unpremeditated 
about  a  quarrel  that  carries  its  own  plea 
for  forgiveness  with 
it,  but  anything 
that  is  written  has  a  suggestion  of  cold, 
cruel  deliberateness  that  we  can  never 
get  over.
If  this 

is  true  of  anger,  it  is  no  less 
true  of  sentiment,  and  if  one  could 
im­
press  one  bit  of  wisdom  more  than  an­
other  upon  a  young  girl,  it  would  be  the 
folly  of  writing 
letters  to  young  men. 
The  little  coquettish speech that  sounds 
so  innocent  and  so  harmless  when  it 
is 
spoken  takes  on  so  pregnant  a  meaning 
when  it  is  written.  The  slangy,  familiar 
small  talk  that  youth  and  high  spirits 
carry  off  with  an  effect  of  brilliancy 
becomes  so  appallingly  vulgar  when 
it 
is  put  down  on  paper.  When  the  letter 
goes  beyond  these,  and  becomes  one  of 
the  haif  or  wholly  sentimental  epistles 
that  girls  write  so  unthoughtedly,  it  is a 
thing  to  make  angels  weep.  For  the 
melancholy  admission  must  be  made 
that  pot  one  man  in  a  thousand  has  any 
sense  of  delicacy  about  a  girl’s 
letter. 
If  he’s  vain  he  shows  them  to  brag  of 
If  he’s  a  dastard  he  ex­
bis  conquests. 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

If 
hibits  them  to  compromise  the  girl. 
he’s  merely  careless  he  leaves  them 
ly­
ing  around  for  anybody  to  read  who 
cares  to,  and  between  the  three  there’s 
small  choice  so  far  as  the  girl 
is  con­
cerned.  A  cynic  once  said  that  one 
should  treat  all 
friends  as  those  who 
might  some  day  be  one’s  enemies.  A 
girl  should  write  all 
letters  to  young 
men  as  if  they  were  to  be  read  aloud 
from  the  housetops.  As  it  is  doubtless 
impossible  to  convince  any  girl  of  the 
expediency  of  this  point  of  view,  per­
haps  the  next  best  thing  to  do  is  to 
still  more  discourage  the  writing  of 
letters,  and  permit  the  art  to  fall  into  a 
further  state  of  what  Mr.  Cleveland 
would  call  innocuous  desuetude.

Dorothy  Dix.

Gaining:  Courage  to  Abolish  a  Silly  Cus­

tom.

One  of  the  most  significant  proofs  of 
the 
increase  of  dignity  and  common 
sense  among  women 
is  the  fact  that 
they  are  rapidly  abolishing  the  kissing 
habit.  Time  was,  and  not  so  long  ago, 
either,  when 
two  women  on  meeting 
were  expected  to  fall  on  each  other’s 
neck  as  a  matter  of  course and exchange 
a  kiss  without  regard  to time or  place  or 
any  condition  of  sentiment,  and  when  a 
baby  was  handed  around  for  visitors, 
male  and  female  alike,  to  kiss,  as  if 
it 
were  a  bundle  of  sweetmeats  of  which 
everybody  was  expected 
to  partake. 
Not  to  have  done  so  was  to  call  down 
the  severest  censure  on  your  head,  and 
his  ability  to  kiss  innumerable  babies 
was  reckoned  as  one  of  the  most  impor­
tant  electioneering  qualities  of  a  politi­
cian.

Thanks  to  the  war  the  doctors  have  so 
vigorously  and  so  wisely  made  on  pro­
miscuous  kissing,  the  little  innocents  at 
least  have  been  partially  rescued  from 
the  contamination  of  tuberculous  and 
catarrhal  and  beer  and  tobacco  laden 
kisses.  Rational  people  take  other  ways 
now  of  showing  their affection  and  ad­
miration  for  a  child  than  running  the 
it  with  disease. 
risk  of 
The  gushing  female  who 
insists  on 
smothering  “ the  little  darling’s  rosebud 
mouth’ ’  with  kisses  gets  a  freezing  and 
suspicious  glare  from  the  sensible  and 
up-to-date  mother,  who  has  the  whole 
germ  theory  at  her  finger  ends,and  lives 
with  the  fear  of  the  deadly  microbe  be­
fore  her eyes.

inoculating 

As  far  as  women  themselves  are  con­
cerned  there  probably 
in  a 
million  who  hasn’t  always  shrunk  in 
disgust  from  the 
familiarity  of  a  kiss 
from  any  one  but  her  very  nearest  and 
dearest.

isn’t  one 

The  trouble  has  been  that  she  didn’t 
want  to  give  offense  or  wound  anyone’s 
feelings,  and  so  there  has  seemed  noth­
ing  for  it  but  to  follow  the  Bible  doc­
trine  of  submission,  and  when  smitten 
on  one  cheek  by  the  kiss  of  custom  to 
turn  the  other,  however  disagreeable 
it 
might  be.  How  universal  this  feeling 
was 
is  witnessed  by  the  alacrity  with 
which  they  have  followed  the  lead  of 
the  bold  pioneers  who  lead  the  reform 
movement  against  kissing.  The  woman 
who  would  greet  another  woman  in  the 
street  or  other  public  place  with  a  kiss 
now  would  probably  make  an  enemy 
for  life,  and  assuredly  brand  herself  as 
hopelessly  provincial  and  behind  the 
times.

No  other  custom  ever  had  so  little  to 
it  or  was  such  a  hollow 
recommend 
mockery.  A   kiss,  in 
its  very  nature, 
should  be  one  of  the  most  sacred  things 
in  life— a  sacrament  of 
love— yet,  what 
woman  has  not  had  to  submit  to  the  in­
dignity  of  thousands  of  perfunctory

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kisses  or  felt  her  cheek  bum  with  the 
touch  of  lips  that  she  knew,  Judas  like, 
It  is  a  desecration 
had  betrayed  her? 
is  justified  only  by  the 
of  a  rite  that 
tenderest  sentiment  and 
the  deepest 
emotion.  Lacking  this  it  is  a  vulgarity 
that  makes  one  agree  with  Beau  Brum- 
that  “ a  simple 
mel's  famous  dictum 
glance  of  the  eye 
is  all  that  is  neces­
sary”   as  a  greeting  between  acquaint­
ances.

Among  the  holiest  memories  of  our 
lives  is  the  remembrance  of  a few kisses 
— the  good-night  kiss our mother pressed 
lips  when  as  a  child  she 
upon  our 
tucked  us  in  our  little  bed  and 
listened 
to  our  “ Now  I  lay  m e;”   the  first  kiss 
of  love  when  the  heart  trembled  on  the 
lips  and 
for  us  a  new  heaven  and  a 
new  earth  were  born;  the  last,  long  kiss 
we  pressed  on  cheeks  that  were  growing 
cold  in  death  and  that  we  tried  in  vain 
to  thrill  with  our  own  warm,  throbbing 
life,  or,  sweetest  of  all,  the  dewy  kiss 
innocent  child’s  lips.  These 
of  some 
are  treasures  laid  away  in  the 
lavender 
of  loving  thoughts  in  the  heart’s  inmost 
recess,  and  it  is  well  that  we  are  gain­
ing  the  courage  to  abolish  the  sacrilege 
of  the  kiss  that  means  nothing  but  a 
silly  custom. 

Cora  Stowell.

The  Truest  Test  o f  Friendship.

Every  now  and  then  we  hear  it  said 
of  some  woman,  by  way  of  compliment, 
that  she 
is  entertaining,  meaning  that 
she 
is  a  fluent  and  interesting  talker. 
To  the  young  and  to  undiscriminating 
people  this  seems  an  enviable  reputa­
tion,  and  one  they  long  to  acquire,  but 
those  of  us  of  wider  experience  know 
that  nothing 
else  comes  nearer  to 
damning  with 
faint  praise,  and  that 
chief  among  the  bores  of  life  are  the 
people  who  try  to entertain  us by talking 
to  us.

Undoubtedly  the  ability  to  talk  well, 
upon  occasion,  is  a  great  accomplish­
ment,  but  the  trouble  with  the  woman 
who  has  once  achieved  a  reputation 
along  this  line,  and  who  feels  that  she 
living  up  to  her  blue 
must  be  forever 
china,  is  that  she 
is  never  willing  to 
be  silent.  We  have  all  met  her,  and 
reversing  the  process  of  the 
famous 
general,  we  were  hers  while  she  rattled 
on  from  subject  to  subject,  dragging  us, 
whether  willing  or  not,  like  captives 
bound  to  her  victorious  chariot  wheels, 
and  it  is  an  experience  few care  to  re­
peat.

the  theater.  Apparently  she  feels  that 
the  play  does  not  offer  her  companion 
sufficient  diversion,  and  she  supple­
ments 
it  hy  an  unceasing  flow  of  talk. 
She  discusses  the  play  and  the  cast  and 
tells  him  what 
it  is  all  about  and  who 
have  filled  the  roles  in  different  times 
past,  and  some  gossip  about  the  prin­
cipal  actors,  which  is  generally  more  or 
less  apocryphal. 
She  discusses  the 
gowns  before  and  behind  the  footlights, 
touches  upon  music, 
literature,  golf. 
Tells  him  who  is  who,  and  where  they 
are  sitting,  and  bores  him  by  trying  to 
make  him  locate  the  tall  woman  in  the 
panne  velvet  waist,  who  is  sitting  three 
places  behind  the  married  woman 
in 
the  blue  theater  bonnet.  There’s  never 
a  single  minute  between  the  acts  when 
he  could  gather  his  wits  together  to  en­
joy  what  he  has  heard.  She  gives  him 
no  time  to  think,  to  appreciate,  to  re­
member.

Somehow  the  woman  who  possesses 
the  ability  to  talk  well  seems  to  labor 
under  the 
impression  that  she  has  a 
heaven-sent  mission  to  sustain  the  con­
versational  burden  of  the  day.  She  for­
gets  that  most  of  us  would  rather  talk 
about  ourselves  and  our  commonplace 
affairs  than  to 
listen  to  the  most  bril­
liant  monologue.  She  also  forgets  that 
there  are  times  when  silence  is  better 
than  any  speech.  The  truest 
test  of 
friendship  and  intimate  companionship 
is  not  those  whom  we  like  to  hear  talk, 
but  those  with  whom  we  may  sit  in  si­
lence  in  a  communion  of  soul  too  deep 
for  words  to  fathom. 

Dorothy  Dix.

It  will,  in  fact,  take 

The  Pan-African  Congress,  to  be  held 
in  London  in  July,  will  assemble  dele­
gates  not only  from  all  the  civilized  dis­
tricts  of  Africa,  but from both Americas, 
the  West  Indies  and  perhaps  a  repre­
sentative  or  two  from  the  sparse  and 
scattered  negro  population  of  Austral­
asia. 
in  negro 
representation  all  around  the  globe,  and 
give  the  black  man  a  new  notion  of  his 
importance  and  of  his  social  and  indus­
trial  progress  wherever  his  surrounding 
circumstances  are  favorable. 
In  recent 
periods 
treated  him 
pretty  well  except  the  Boers  and  the 
white  inhabitants  of  some  of  our  South­
ern  States,  the  oppressive  powers  of  the 
former  now  undergoing  a process of lim ­
itation  to  end  in  their  extinction  alto­
gether.

everybody  has 

Nine  times  out  of  ten  it  is  safer  to 
give  credit  to  the  poorly  clad  person 
than  to  the  over-dressed  swell.

F A L S E   M ODESTY.

W hy  Some  Grocers  A re Asham ed o f Their 

Husiness.

I 

have  never been  able  to  understand 

the  disgust  and  antipathy  which  many 
grocers  have  for their  own  trade.  They 
seem  to  feel  that  the  grocery  business  is 
on  a  lower  social  plane  than  the  hard­
ware  or  the  clothing  business  and  that 
the  grocer  is  not  a  man  to  be  given 
much  consideration—socially,  at  least.

Most,  or  at 

least  many,  grocers  are 
too  sensible  to  hold  any  such  fallacy  as 
this.  They  realize  that  any  mercantile 
business  is  as  honorable  as  any  profes­
sional  occupation  more  honorable 
in 
many  cases—and  that  the  grocery  busi­
ness  is  as  high  in  the  scale  as  any.  But 
there  are,  nevertheless,  some  who  seem 
actually  to  feel  ashamed  of  being  gro­
cers.

The  other  day  1  asked  this  question 
in 

of  a  grocer  who  has  a  good  business 
a  small  town  of,  say,  5,000:

“ Are  you  going  to  put  your  boy  in 
your  store  to  take  up  the  business after 
you?”

“ I  am  not!”   he  replied,  with  a 

vehemence  that  surprised  me.

It 

“ Why?”   I  persisted. 

“ You  have  a 
good  business  here.  You  have  made 
money  out  of  it. 
is  an  honorable 
business.  What  better  could  you  do  for 
your  son  than  to  turn  it  over  to  him?”
“ I  want  my  son  to  be  something  bet­
ter  than  a  grocer,”   he  said. 
‘ ‘ If  I  had 
my  way  to  go  over,  1  wouldn’t  go  in  the 
business,  either.”

“ But  I  don’t  understand  your  objec­
tion  to  the  business,”   1  said,  “ in  the 
face  of  the  fact  that  you  have  made  a 
success  of  it. ”

in  the  back 

“ W ell,”   said  the  grocer,  “ I 

like  to 
feel  that  I  am  as  good  a  man  as  any. 
I 
don’t  like  to  take  a  back  seat  for  any­
body. 
It  has  always  been  my  policy  to 
do  anything  at  all  in  my  store  and  my 
business.  I  often  go  out  for  orders.  Do 
I  go  to  the  front  door  like  a  gentleman? 
No,  I  sneak 
like  an  ash 
man  and  I  transact  all  my  business  at 
the  kitchen  door,  very  often  with  the 
servant!  Very  often  I’ ve  taken  a  bas­
ket  over  my  arm  and  gone  out  to deliver 
goods.  Do  1 
like  a  gentleman 
when  I  walk  along  the  street  with  an 
apron  on  and  a  basket  over  my  arm? 
No,  I  look  exactly  like  the  man  1  em­
ploy  and  whom  1  pay  $6  a  week! 
I’m 
fair  amount  of  money— maybe
worth  a 

look 

enough  to  live  on  the  rest  of  my  life— 
but  I  don’t  look  it,  because  I’m  in  the 
grocery  business!”

I  had  never  heard  a  man  talk  as 
strongly  as  this  against  his  own  busi­
ness,  and  it  suprrised  me.  Finally  I 
said :

“ But  you’ re  under  no  more  disad­
vantages  in  the  grocery  business  than 
you’ re  under  in  other  retail  lines.”

you 

“ Indeed 

are!”   he  retorted. 
“ Take  any  other  at  all—take  a  dry 
goods  man.  When  he  delivers  goods, 
does  he  go  to  the  back  door?  No,  he 
rings  the  bell  and  hands 
in  the 
front.  Take  the  clothing  man— when  he 
delivers  goods,  does  he  deliver 
’em  to 
the  servant  at  the  kitchen  door?  No, 
he  is  allowed  to  ring  the  front  door,  too. 
if  I  were  to  hand  in  a  basket 
And  yet 
of  groceries  at  the 
front  door  I’d  have 
the  door  shut  in  my  face!

’em 

“ I  want  my boy  to  learn  something  so 
that  he  can  stand  with  the  best  of 
them !”   he  went  on,  after  a  moment. 
“ I  don’t  want  him  to  stand  behind  a 
counter  and  wear  an  apron!  He  can 
learn  anything  he  likes  except  the  gro­
cery  business,  but  he  can’t  learn  that 
with  my  consent.”

It’s  not  a  pleasant  thing  to  heara man 
like  this  about  his  own  busi­
talking 
ness. 
It  is  like  striking  the  father  who 
has  raised  you  and  put  money  in  your 
pocket.  But 
it’s  not  only  unpleasant— 
it’s  intensely  foolish.  Still,  I  know  that 
a  whole 
feel  the  same 
way,  even 
if  they’ re  not  so  free  to  ex­
press  themselves.

lot  of  grocers 

I  have  never  been  in  the grocery busi­
ness  except  for  about  two  years  in  early 
youth,  but  it’s  entirely  inconceivable  to 
me  how  any  grocer,  especially  one  who 
has succeeded,can feel this way about his 
Is  there  anything  ignominious 
trade. 
about  selling  groceries? 
Is  there  any­
thing  disgraceful  about  it?  So  long  as  a 
business  is  honest,there  isn't  the  slight­
est  reason 
in  the  world  why  a  man 
should  feel  ashamed  of  it.  To  be  sure, 
some  businesses  arc  honest  enough,  but 
scarcely  to  be  bragged  about.  If  I  were 
a  professional  cesspool  cleaner,  for  in- 
tance,  I  shouldn’t exactly  have  engraved 
business  cards.

There 

is  no  greater  truth  on  the 
records  of  this  world’s 
facts  than  that 
gentlemanliness  and  honor  are  neither  a 
matter  of  clothes  nor  vocation.— Stroller 
in  Grocery  World.

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Generally,  inasmuch  as  no  one  can  be 
equally  brilliant  on  all  topics,  she  has 
some  specialty,  and  no  matter what  sub­
ject  the  conversation  started  out  with 
she  switches 
it  around  to  her  hobby. 
Perhaps  she  has  traveled.  Resign  your­
self  then  on  every  occasion  to  descrip­
tions  of  strange  countries. 
It  does  not 
matter  if  you  care  for  nothing  more  for­
eign  than  your own  back  yard,  Mrs.  B. 
has  gained  a  reputation  for  talking  so 
entertainingly  about  her  travels,  and 
you  have  got  to  listen  whether  you 
like 
or  not.  Or,  perhaps,  it  is  music  or  art. 
The  most  absorbing  topic  on  earth 
for 
you  may  be  a  cure  for  the  baby’s  colic. 
Mrs.  A .,  who  has  a  reputation  to  sus­
tain  for  being  entertaining,  sweeps  you 
aside  and  descants  on  the  literary  criti­
cism  of  the  Middle  Ages.  Or,  in  some 
evil  hour,  she  may  have  gotten  the  idea 
that  she  is  a  happy  story  teller.  A la s! 
she  stops  you  on  the  crowded  street 
crossing  to  tell  you  an  antecdote  whose 
point  you 
lose  trying  to  dodge  your 
fellow  pedestrians  and  keep  the  tail  of 
your  gown  out  of  the  mud.

One  of  the  places  where  the  so-called 
entertaining  woman  is  conspicuous  is  at

hey  all  say w 

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

:
Who  urges you  to  keep  Sapolio? 

:
Is it not  the —S  
public?  The  manufacturers,  by constant and judi-  —m  
cious advertising, bring customers to your stores w hose 
very presence creates  a demand for other articles. 

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Shoes and  Leather

How  to  R uild  Up  a  Shoe  Business.
“ How  to  build  up  a  big  shoe  busi­
ness”   is  one  way  of  asking  me  how  to 
build  up  Wanamaker’s  shoe  store,  or 
one  equally  as  large.  For  ten  years  I 
have  studied  with  diligence  at  Wana­
maker’s  this  very  question,  and 
the 
measure  of  my  success  as  a  result  of  my 
study  is  a  gratifying  increase.  Wana­
maker’s  shoe  store,  under  my  supervi­
sion,  has  not  been  of  mushroom  growth. 
It  was  already  established  when  I  took 
in  1889  upon  a  pretty  firm  basis, 
hold 
although 
it  was  not  doing  the  business 
then  that  was  popularly  attributed  to  it. 
For  years  prior  to  coming  to  Wana­
maker’s  I  had  given  the  question  of 
building  up  a  big  business  some  hard 
its  solution  I  recog­
study,  because 
nized 
I  recog­
nized,  for  example,  that  if  my  business 
showed  one  year  that  I  had  made  no  in­
crease  over  the  previous  year,  then  I 
had  made  no  progress. 
I  knew  I  had 
either  to  progress  slowly  or  else  retro­
grade.  And  knowing  these  things  it  is 
not  surprising  that  my  department  for 
the  past  ten years  has steadily increased, 
showing  from  $40,000,  the  lowest  in­
crease  in  any  one  year,  to  the  magnifi­
increase  of  $250,000  in  one  year. 
cent 
And  not  a  single  year  has  there  been  of 
stepping  backward.

immense  possibilities. 

in 

that  as 

There  are  many  young  men  in  busi­
ness  to-day  who  don’t  understand  the 
principle  that  “ holding  their own”   is 
not  progressiveness; 
long  as 
people  come  to  their  store,  whether to I 
buy  or  just  to  look  around,  it  is  not 
sufficient  to  carry  them  ultimately to  the 
top  of  the  ladder. 
In  other  words,  they 
fail  to  comprehend  that  this  is  not  an 
era  of  miracles. 
If  people  don’t  buy, 
then  something  is  the  matter.  Either 
your  shoes  are  not  right  or  your  prices 
are  too  high.  And  in  either  case  the  re­
sult 
It  finally  gives  your 
clerks  ample  time  to  stare  about  and 
philosophize  on  the  weather.

is  the  same. 

These  conditions  I  foresaw  long  be­
fore  I  came  to  Wanamaker’s  ten  years 
I  have  zealously  guarded 
ago,  and 
against  them  all  the  time. 
Invariably 
I  have  studied  the  taste  of  the  people  in 
my  community,  seen  to  it,  first,  that 
they  were  satisfied  with  the  service  my 
shoes  gave  to  them  and,  second,  that 
comfort  was  a  particular  feature  of  the 
shoes;  third,  that  the 
looks  were  pre­
possessing ;  fourth,  that  prices  fitted  the 
people’s  purses.  These  were  the  four 
essentials  that  constituted  my  “ push," 
and  I  made  it  my  task  to  diligently 
strive  to  attain  them.  For  it  must  be 
remembered  that  “ push”   in  the  young 
man 
is  the  price  he  pays  for the  priv­
ilege  of  retiring  from  a  big  business 
with  a  competency  when  he  desires.

is  retrogression. 

On  the  other  hand  there  are  many 
young  men 
in  business  to-day  who  do 
appreciate  the  principle  that  standing 
still 
I  dare  say  that 
the  retail  shoe  trade  is  as  full  of  them 
as  the  fabled  garden  was  of  dragons’ 
teeth.  And  understanding  this  prin­
ciple,they  are  training  now  for the  time 
when  they  can  make  the  great effort  and 
surpass  what  has  already  been  accom­
plished.  Selling  shoes  at  retail  is  now 
so  far  ahead  of  the  work  of  a  few  years 
ago  that 
is  manifest  that  retailers 
were  not  then  satisfied  with  their efforts. 
Nor  are  they  satisfied  to-day.

it 

Apart  from  comfort,  looks  and  service 
in  a  shoe,  there 
is  another  important 
point  to  consider  in  aiming  for  a  big 
is  the  matter  of
shoe  store,  and  that 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

invariably  pays. 

buying  judiciously.  The  ability  to  ac­
curately  determine  what  the  people  in 
your  community  want  and  to  meet  it  at 
is  the  way  to  make  a 
the  proper  time 
big  retail  business. 
I  am  speaking  to 
the  young  man. 
It  often  snatches  suc­
cess  from  conditions  that  give  but  little 
promise  of  it  at  the  start. 
In  no  busi­
ness 
is  tactful  buying  more  necessary 
than  in  the  retail  shoe  trade,  and a  close 
and  unceasing  study  of the wants of your 
customers 
these 
days  of  numerous  styles  it  is  difficult  to 
gauge  the  wants  of  our  community  with 
absolute  accuracy,  but 
loss  oc­
casioned  by  injudicious  buying  can  be 
reduced  to  a  minimum.  Nice  judg­
ment 
is  necessary,  of  course,  and  at 
times  the  keenest  of  discrimination. 
To  buy  neither  too  little  nor  too  much, 
but  to  be  able  to  strike  a happy medium 
certainty— that’s  the 
with  reasonable 
rub. 
in 
the  building  up  of  a  big  retail  shoe 
business.

It  is  one  of  the  first  essentials 

the 

In 

By  proper  attention  you  can  tell  when 
a  shoe  does  not  take,  and  that  is  the 
time  to  sell  it.  Price  will  always  make 
it  go,  and  the  first  loss  is  always  the 
last.  The  foundation  of  merchandising 
is  that  the  cost  of  an  article  has  nothing 
to  do  with  the  price  at  which  you  can 
or  should  sell  it.  Unless  you  can  make 
this  your  principle,  get.  And  not  a  sin­
gle  year  has  there  been  any  stepping 
philosophy.

Experience  has  taught  me  that  it  is 
better  to  have  all  reduction  sales  sepa­
rated 
from  the  regular  business,  as 
many folks  prefer  the  exclusiveness  thus 
obtained.  The  markets  offer at  all  times 
good  merchandise  at  prices  much  below 
the  cost  of  making,  so  that  you  can  help 
yourself  by  helping  someone  else  to 
make  a 
judicious  loss,  thus  reducing 
your  loss  on  your  own cuts.  Mark Twain 
says,  “ To  be  successful  you  must  be 
honest,”   and  points  with  pride  to  the 
fact 
that  “ all  Jews  are  successful." 
And  to  be  successful  you  must  keep 
faith  with  the  public,  else  the  public 
will  not  be  your  public.  There  can  be 
no 
lanes,  but  a  straightforward 
way,  and  then  always  w ork!  work  and 
more  work !  The  opportunities  are  just 
as  great  for  the  shoeman  of  ability  to 
build  up  a  big  business  to-day  as  they 
were  when  the  present  big  men 
in  the 
trade  began. 
Manager  John  Wanamaker’s  Shoe  De­

Andrew  C.  McGowin, 

side 

partments.

A n   A utom atic  Shoeblack.

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foot 

inserted 

An  English  contemporary  describes  a 
new  automatic  shoeblack  which  has  just 
made 
its  appearance.  At  the  base  of 
the  machine  are  three  openings, 
in 
which  each 
in  turn, 
after  placing  the  necessary  coin  in  the 
slot. 
In  the  first  opening  the  mud  or 
dirt 
is  rubbed  off,  in  the  second  the 
boots are  blacked,  and  in  the  third  they 
are  polished.  The  complete process  oc­
cupies  a  minute  and  a  half.  The  appa­
ratus  is  worked  electrically,  the  brushes 
being  fixed  upon  an  axle  which  is  put 
in  movement  by  a  small  electric  motor, 
which 
is  started  when  the  coin  is  in­
serted.  One  of  these  machines  placed 
in  a  convenient  position  in  the  doorway 
of  the  retail  shoe  shop  would  make  an 
excellent  advertisement.

Some  Compensation. 

“ Twenty-five  dollars 

for  that  hat, 
Maria?  That’s  a  frightful  price  for  such 
a  little  thing. 

It’s  nearly  all  profit.”  

“ The  milliner  I  bought  it  from  may 
have  made  a  little  something  on 
it,  but 
I  took  up  the  time  of  three  other  m illi­
ners  for  half  a  day  while  I  was 
looking 
around  town  for  it.  There’s  some  sat­
isfaction  in  that. ”

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ready  to  untie 
it,  and  then  having  it 
pull  out  easily,  has  gained  many  cus­
tomers  for  me.  Always  be  awake  to 
catch  new  ideas  and  thus  be  strictly  up 
to  date.  —E.  C.  Cromwell  in  Boot  and 
Shoe  Recorder.

W anted  an  Even  Temperature.

“ I  want  to  get  one  o’  them  things,”  
said  the  old  lady,  pointing  to  an  assort­
ment  of  thermometers.

“ Yes,  ma’am ,”   replied  the  dealer; 

“ how  high  do  you  care  to  go?”

“ Why,  not  too  high  and  not  too 

low. 
I  want  one  that’ ll  keep  my  house  just 
right  this  summer.”

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The  Shoe  Clerk  M ast  Be  Strictly  U p-to- 

date.

The  life  of  a  shoe clerk,  from  the  time 
of  beginning  to  dust  boxes  until  he  can 
sell  shoes  as  well  as  the  next  one,  is  not 
one  of  exclusive  sunshine.

Even  now  that  I  have  been  selling 
shoes  a  number of  years,  I  am,  on  some 
days,  inclined  to  think  I  had  best  let 
some  stock  boy  take  my  position  as  a 
shoe  salesman.  But  these  are  the  ex­
ceptionally  hard  days  and  probably 
come 
line  of  business,  so  1 
cheer  up  and  next  day  am  glad  I  am 
in  the  shoe  business.

in  every 

Our  beginning 

is  at  first  a  case  of 
dusting  boxes,  learning  where  certain 
priced  shoes  are  and  the  styles,  so  that 
we  can  put  our  hands  on  them  when 
wanted.  After  doing  this  we  should  be 
able,  by  having  watched  the  manner  in 
which  the  other  clerks  approach  and 
seat  prospective  customers, 
to  take  a 
hand  at  selling  shoes.  The  first  and 
best  point  after  getting  the  customer 
seated 
is  to  get  his  or  her  shoe  off  the 
foot.  This  is  not  always  an  easy  matter, 
as  you  who  are  selling  shoes  for  a  living 
will  back  me in. 
I will  deal  with  wom­
en  in  this  paper,  as  women’s  shoes  are 
my  specialty.

“ I 

just  want  to  see  your  styles,”   is 
the  remark  we  hear  every  day  from 
some  lady  we  have  seated. 
I  go  to  the 
stock,  get  two  or  three  shoes  of  different 
styles  and  hold  them  up 
in  the  best 
manner  possible  and  then  stoop  over 
and  with  hardly  any  resistance  on  her 
part  take  off  her  shoe.  Now  if  I  had 
argued  that  I  must  have  her  shoe  in  or­
der  to  get  the  size,  or  some  other  rea­
son,  the  chances  are  that  I  would  have 
provoked  her  and  she  would  not  have 
long  enough  to  see  the  assort­
stayed 
ment  of  shoes  that  I  could  show  her. 
1 
have  seen  clerks  begin  this  way  and 
many 
is  the  lady  I  have  seen  walk  out 
in  a  huff.
“ Now 

is  this  shoe  stylish,  and  are 
those  toes  being  worn?’ ’  is  asked,  and 
our  conscience  is  so  hardened  and  elas­
tic  after  a  short  time  in  the  shoe  busi­
ness  that  we  can  reply  “ yes”   even  if 
the  shoe  referred  to  is  an  extreme  bull 
dog  or  extreme  razor  toe.  Of  course  all 
styles  are  worn  to-day  even  if  all  are 
not  the  latest.  Pardon  me  if  I  give  an 
instance,  which  will  perhaps  be  recog­
nized  by  some  of  the  profession  who 
read  this  article.

It  was  as  the  narrow  toes  were  fast 
going  out  of  style  and  the  p.  m. ’s  were 
on  them  good  and  plenty..  “ Now  are 
is  stylish?”   was 
you  sure  this  shoe 
asked  of  one  of  the  boys. 
“ Stylish, 
why,  of  course 
it  is  stylish,  in  fact,  I 
it 
may  say 
is  one  of  the  premature 
styles.”  
If  you  could  see  the  position 
of  the  clerk  trying  to  sell  the  shoe  and 
incidentally  make  a  25-cent  p.  m.,  you 
would  surely  laugh.

Old  goods  must  be  sold  and  as  to 
whether  there 
is  a  better  way  to  make 
them  move  fast  than  to  p.  m.  them  is  a 
much  discussed  question.  According to 
the 
ideas  of  first-class  clerks,  a  p.  m. 
will  sell  them as  nothing  else  could,  but 
I  think  if  we  are  paid  to  sell  shoes  we 
should  take  enough  interest  in  the  busi­
ness  to  keep  crowding  old  stock,  and  it 
is  a  fact  the  more  old  stock  we  sell  the 
more  our  salary  will  be  advanced,  pro­
viding,  of  course,  we  are  equally  good 
in  other  respects. 
is  not  always  a 
high  book,  although  we  should  always 
aim  for  that  which  counts  most.  This 
one  point  of  getting  rid  of  back  num­
bers  and  odd  sizes  to  good  advantage, 
both  to  the  customer  and  the  proprietor 
of  the  store,  can  not  be  forced  too  hard

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into  the  clerk’s  mind. 
all 
things,  please  the  customer  and  if  the 
shoes  are  bargains  let  her  know  it  and 
the  chances  are  that  she  will come again 
for  more  of  them  and  thus  help  to  keep 
down  old  stock.

There  is  probably  no  business  better 
adapted  to  the  study  of  human  nature, 
and 
it  is  surprising  to  me  how  many 
women  appear anxious  to  give  almost  a 
history  of  their  iives,  their  sorrows  and 
their  joys  to  an  almost total stranger like 
myself.  By  making  myself  interested 
in  these  people  they  are  soon  no 
longer 
strangers,  but  count  me  as  their  friend 
and  next  time  they  come  to  the  store 
they  ask  for  me  to  wait  upon  them.

The  time  has  come  that  a  shoe  clerk 
may  think  he  amounts  to  something 
when  customers  call  for  him  and even  if 
they  have  to  wait  for  some  time  prefer 
to  do  so  rather  than  have  another  clerk 
wait  upon  them.  Enough  of  these  cus­
tomers  and  the  proprietor  will  soon 
know  that  the  clerk  is  a  valuable  one, 
and  that  the  business  demands  that  this 
clerk  shall  continue  with  this  store.

A   successful  shoe  clerk  must  have 
considerable 
jolly  to  him  and  sense 
enough  to  know  when  and  when  not  to 
use  it.  Probably  no  person  wants a cross 
or  surly  clerk  to  wait  upon  them,  and 
yet  they  themselves  often  come  into  the 
store  feeling  that  way. 
It  is  the  clerk 
who  can  handle  these  people  in  a  man­
ner  which  will  put  them  on  “ pleasant 
street”   in  short  order  who  will be  likely 
to  get  their  trade.  I  try  to  treat  custom­
ers 
in  such  a  way  that  when  they  want 
shoes  they  will  at  once  think  of  me  and 
when  they  hear  their  friends  say  they 
are  going  to  buy  shoes  tell  them  of  the 
one  man  who  will  fit  their  feet  better 
than  any  one  else.

In  regard  to  stock,  of  course  each 
clerk  has  a  certain  amount  to  care  for 
and  keep  in  order.  I  find  that  by  run­
ning  widths  from 
left  to  right  and 
small  sizes  at  bottom  with  larger  toward 
top,  I  can  get  the  size  I  want  at  a 
glance.  Having  the  stock  dusted  about 
once  a  week  on  dullest  day  of  the  week 
keeps  it  clean  and  in  good  condition.

In  closing  I  would  say  that  we  must 
never  think  we  know  it  all,  for  we  can 
learn  something  every  day.  The  clerk 
is  not  living  who  can  sell  every  custom­
er  who  calls  for  shoes,  but  we  can  per­
haps  get  nearer  to  that  point  by  study. 
I  have  illustrated  that  “ the  truth  should 
not  be  spoken  at  all  times, ”   that  is, 
don't  bring  up  a  point  when  selling 
shoes  which  will  hurt  the  sale  and  yet 
is  something  about  which  the  customer 
does  not  care  at  all  until 
it  is  men­
tioned.  Be  sure 
in  fitting  shoes  that 
the  ball  of  the  foot  rests  in  the  right 
part  of  the  shoe,  that  is,  pay  more  at­
tention  to  that  part,  and  see  to  it  that 
the  shoe 
long  enough.  We  see  the 
effect  of  short  . fitting  shoes  every  day 
in  the  enlarged 
joints  and  tender  feet 
which  we  are  obliged  to  fit.  Don’t  fit 
shoes  so  tightly  that  when  a  lady  asks 
if  you  are  sure  they  fit,  you  have  to  re­
ply,  “ Yes,  madam,  take  this  shoe  and 
you  will  have  a  fit. ”   She  might  catch 
on  and  not  take  the  sho es.

is 

Above  all  things  be  honest  and  don’t 
guarantee  shoes  too  strongly,  as  some 
feet  perspire  enough  to  rot  the  best  of 
leather  in  a  short 
time.  Be  quick 
enough  that  if  necessary  you  can  han­
dle  three  or 
four  customers  at  once. 
This  quickness  can  only  be  gained  by 
thorough  knowledge  of  your  stock,  and 
getting  the  idea  of  the  kind  of  shoe  de­
sired  at  once.  The  very  simple  thing 
of  showing  a 
lady  how  to  tie  a  knot 
which  won’t  come  untied  until  she  is

17

Itn  One  Recommendation. 

“ Steggins  doesn’t  care  to  hunt,  does 

he?”

“ N o.”
“ Nor  fish?”
‘ 1 No. ”
“ Nor  knock  about  in  the  woods,  nor 
sleep  in  a  blanket,  nor  eat  salt  pork  and 
corn  bread?”

’ * No. ’ ’ 

.

•  “ Then  why 
is  he  so  anxious  to  get 
away  and  rough  it  up  in  these  beastly 
Canadian  wilds?"

“ Because  he  can’t  take  his  wife 

along. ”

Vulcap  Pubbef  Boots

Have  you  ever  sold  the  " Vulcan ’’  rubber  boots  with 
vulcanized  leather  inner  soles,  manufactured  by  Woon­
socket  Rubber  Co.?  They  do  not  sweat  or  draw  the 
feet.  They are lighter, easier to  the  feet,  more  durable, 
do  not  crack,  will  wear  longer  than  any  rubber  boots 
made.  A  new outer sole  is easily  fastened  to the leather 
inner sole after the first  is worn out.  For  firemen  it  is a 
safeguard against nails entering  the bottom  of the feet at 
fires— is more quickly  put on and  holds  its  shape  better. 
Mark  the prediction:  The  rubber  boot  of  the  future  is 
the “ Vulcan."  No argument about  this  whatever.

Men’s Vulcan dull finish short boot

made  in  “ wool,”  “ fusion" and  “ rubber"  linings,  widths 
F and  W.  Order a case and give them a trial.

A.  H.  KRUM  &   CO.

Western  Agents

161-163  Jefferson Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich.

Boots 
Shoes

and

Rubbers

Our fall  line of samples  is very  complete.  Do  not  place  your  orders  until 
you see them. 
If our traveling  men  have  not  already  called  on  you,  drop 
us a postal  and  they will do so.

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Three  essential  qualities 
that  make  our 

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MAKERS  OF  SHOES 
12,14 & 16 Pearl St.

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

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Hardware

Ju n k   Busineos  P ecu liarly  Sensitive  to 

Financial  Changes.

I 

“ You  wouldn’t  think  it,”   said  a  vet­
eran  junkman,  “ but  my  trade  is  really 
the  best  barometer  of  business.  You 
see,  it  is  this  way:  When  new  things, 
especially  new  materials,  are  low priced 
and  of  sluggish  sale,  nobody  is  going  to 
the  trouble  and  expense  of  working over 
old. 
found  that  out  first  after  the 
panic  of  '73.  I  had  been  making  money 
right  along  ever  since 
I  started  ten 
years  before,  and  had  about  pretty  well 
anything  that  came  to  hand,  from  a 
worm-eaten  calfskin  to  a  rusty  village 
It  was  a  sort  of  nomadic  busi­
cannon. 
ness. 
I  went  to  biggish  towns  lying 
along  the  railroads,  stayed  in  them  one 
month  or  six,  and  bought  whatever any­
body  would  sell  me,  at  the  rate  of  50 
cents  a  cartload.  Then I  hired  a  shed 
somewhere,  sorted  my stuff,  and shipped 
it.  My  chance  of  profit  lay  in  knowing 
just  where  to  send  each  sort  of  it.
“ Why, 
in  the  matter  of  scrap 
iron 
alone  I  had  fourteen  different  markets.
called 
furnace  closest  at 
them— went  to  the 
hand, 
saving  freight,  since 
they  were  not  merely  heavy,  but  bulky. 
Sheet  and  wrought  iron  went  to the roof­
ers,  or  rather  the  galvanizers;  chains, 
big  and 
to  the  makers  of  iron 
rods,  and  iron  filings  and  turnings  to 
the  smelters  of  gold  and  silver.  The 
smelters, 
indeed,  are  bound  to  have 
them  for  some  part  of  their  chemical re­
duction.  Just  what  I  don’t  know. 
I  do 
know  that  they  would  pay 
for  clean, 
bright  turnings  and  filings  something 
more  than  $20  a  ton.  Now  and  then  1 
struck  a  factory  town  that  had  for  years 
been  dumping  such 
filings  among  its 
waste.  Then  I  usually  also  struck  a 
bargain—say  $5  for  the  whole 
lot— dug 
it  out,  cleaned,  and  sold it,  if  not  at  full 
rates,  high  enough  to  make  me  feel  like 
I  was  working  a  gold  mine.

Castings— pot  metal,  as  we 

thereby 

little, 

in  the  ordinary  sense. 

“ It  was  something  the  same  way  with 
old  brass,  old  copper,  zinc,  and  lead. 
Zinc,  though,  was  a  rarity.  Maybe  you 
don’t  know 
it,  but  zinc  hardly  ever 
wears  out 
It 
volatizes—that  is  to  say,  evaporates— in 
many  sorts  of  use,  so  when  it  is  done 
there  is  nothing  left  of  it.  But  the  other 
metals  stood  me  in  from  1  to  10 cents  a 
pound,  and  their  average  cost  to  me 
was  less  than  a  quarter  of  a  cent.  Rags 
were  nearly  as  profitable,  for  wood  pulp 
was  then  in  its  infancy,  so  they  were 
still  the  most  considerable 
source  of 
white  paper  stock.  Woolen  rags,  new 
or  partly  worn,  1  sold  to  the  shoddy 
mills,  which  ground  them  up,  mixed 
them  with  a 
little  new  wool,  and  spun 
them  again.  Old  carpets  went  to  the 
felters,  old  books  and  papers  to  the 
makers  of  paper  board.  Hides  and 
bones— I  dodged  them  unless  the  dodg­
ing  was  likely  to  spoil  a  trade— I  sent 
to  a  man  in  the  city,  who  paid  freight 
on  them  and  paid  me  whatever  he chose 
for  the  lot. 
I  dare  say  he  made  a  big 
profit,  but  I  could  well  afford  to  let  him 
have  it.
’73  I  had  about  300 
tons  of  stuff  here  and 
there,  and  was 
confident  of  doubling  my  profits  next 
year.  Pretty  soon  1  discovered  how 
much  1  had  reckoned  without  my  host. 
F i rst, my  old  i ron  lay  dead  on  my hands 
— I  could  neither  sell,  nor  give  away 
anything  but  the  filings,  and  they  went 
down 
to  a  quarter  of  the  old  price. 
Brass,  which  had  been  steady  at  7  to  10 
cents  a  pound,  wouldn’t  fetch  %  cent; 
copper  declined  to  1%  cent;  and  lead 
went  so  low  it  would  not  pay  cartage, 
much 
If  I  had  been  wise 
I  would  have  made  bonfires  of  whatever 
would  bum,  and  left  the  other  stuff 
ly­
ing,  but  I  had  the  faith of inexperience. 
For  two years I paid rent  and  wages,  try­
ing  to  work  off  that  stock.  Then  I  saw 
I  had  to  make  an  end  of  it  or  it  would 
soon  make  an  end  of  me  and  my  bank 
account.  Well,  when  the  books  were 
balanced  they  showed  a loss  of $20,000— 
partly  on  stock,  but  more  through  the 
expense  of  trying  to  carry  it  over  into 
better times.

“ In  the  fall  of 

less  freight. 

“ A   short  boom—what  I  call  a  pros­
perity  flurry— hardly  affects  the  trade.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Buckeye  Paints,  Colors and  Varnishes

are  unsurpassed  for  beauty  and  durability.  Do  not 
place your orders until  our  Mr.  Carlyle calls.

Buckeye Paint &  Varnish Co.,

Toledo,  Ohio.

INSECT  SPRAYERS

longer.  Take 

Things  have  got  to  go  up  and  stay  up, 
and  seem  as  though  they  meant  to  stay 
still 
iron,  for  example. 
The  trade  in  it  has  been  brisk  now  for 
two  years,  but  it  is  only  within  the 
last 
six  months  that  it  has  been  worth  while 
to  deal 
largely  in  scrap  iron,  although 
scrap  iron  is  a  sort  of  staple. 
In  cities 
copper and  lead,  especially 
lead  pipe, 
are 
in  a  degree  exceptions  to  the  rule. 
Plumbing,  you  understand,  accounts  for 
the  demand  for  lead  pipe,  and  the  won­
derful  development  of  electricity  keeps 
copper  of  any  sort  way  up,  even  with­
out  taking  account  of  the  Copper  Trust. 
On  the  whole,  though,  you  may  accept 
it  as  a 
fact— it  takes  very  good  times 
for  a  man  to  make  more  than  a  meager 
living  in  handling  the  waste  products of 
living,  known  technically  as  jun k.”

K nock-O ut  For  the  B icycle  Trust. 

From the Milwaukee  Sentinel.

The  wood  rim  for  bicycles  has  at  last 
gone  into  the  category  of  untaxed  arti­
cles,  as  the  test  case 
instituted  by  the 
Indiana  Novelty  Manufacturing  Com­
pany  (a  member  of  the  “ Bicycle Trust’ ’ 
familiarly  known  as  the  “ A.  B.  C .” ) 
against  the  Crocker  Chair  Company,  of 
final  outcome  has 
Sheboygan,  whose 
interest  by  all  the 
been  awaited  with 
wood  rim  makers 
in  the  country,  has 
been  finally  disposed  of  adversely  to  the 
claims  of  the  trust.

joint”  

well-known 

Five  years  ago  the  suit  was  brought 
against  the  Sheboygan  Company,  un­
der  two  patents,  one  being  the  Harring­
ton  patent  of  1893,  which  claimed  to 
monopolize  all  and  any  wood  rims  for 
bicycles,  and  the  other  being  the  Mar­
ble  patent  of  1895,  purporting  to  cover 
“ finger-joint’ ’ -  or 
the 
“ tongue  and  groove 
in  such 
rims.  Harold  G.  Underwood,  of  this 
city,  was  retained  for  the  defense  and 
went  to  New  England,  where  after  ten 
weeks  of  laborious  search  he  unearthed 
the  original  wood 
rim  bicycle  made 
before  1887  and  in  daily  use  since  and 
still 
in  good  working  order.  He  also 
found  the  inventor,  John  C.  Garfood,  of 
Lynn,  and  altogether  got  on  the  track 
and  discovered  some  twenty-five  wheels 
with  wood  rims  made  by  him  and which 
were 
found  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  Boston 
and  other  places.  He  also  found  a  com­
plete  anticipation of  the  Marble  joint  in 
Central  Falls.,  R.  I. 
In  view  of  these 
facts  Judge  Seaman  dismissed  the  bill 
in  November, 
trust  ap­
pealed  and  engaged  Offield,  Towle  & 
Linthieum  and  Munday,  Evarts  &  A d­
cock,  leading  firms  of  Chicago,  and  the 
appeal  was  argued 
last  month  before 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  A p­
peals, 
the  full  bench,  Judges  Woods, 
jenkins  and  Grosscup,  sitting  at  the 
hearing. 
A   similar  suit  has  been 
brought  against  the  Smith  Manufactur­
ing  Company  of  this  city,  whose  coun­
sel,  E.  H.  Bottom,  made  joint  argu­
ment  with  Mr.  Underwood,  Judge  Sea­
man  dismissing  that  bill  also.  The 
trust  only  appealed  in  the  Crocker  case, 
but  a  stipulation  was  made  that  this 
should  be  a  test  case,  and the  other  case 
stand  or  fall  with  it.  After  five  years 
of  threats  and  harassing  suits  manufac­
turers  are  now  at  liberty  to  make  and 
sell  wood  rims  for  bicycles  free  of  any 
royalties  or  interference.

1898. 

The 

Not  For  Publication.

Ex-Judge  W.  H.  Moore,  of  Chicago, 
organizer  of  half  a  dozen  gigantic  steel 
and  iron  combinations,  has  made  it  an 
inflexible  rule  never  to  allow  his  utter­
ances  to  be  printed. 
It was  recently  re­
ported  that  he  was  going  to  Europe,and 
a  reporter  visited  him  to  verify  the 
rumor.  But  the  Chicagoan  was  as  ob­
durate  as  ever.

“ You won’t say  whether  you are going 

away,  Judge?”   was  asked.

“ I  never  talk  for  publication,”   was 

the  suave  answer.

“ Can’t  you  tell  us  anything  about  the 

condition  of  the  iron  business?”

“ I  do  not  talk  for  publication.”
The  reporter  had  pursued  his  victim 
into  the  elevator,  which  was  slowly  de­
scending.  Renouncing  any  ambition 
for  the  coveted  interview,  he  sa id :

“ A   fine  day,  Judge.”
“ Not  for  publication,”   was  the  in ­

stinctive  reply.

W e  are  the  manufacturers  and  make a  full  line.

WM.  BRUMMELER  &   SONS,

M A N U FR S .  O F   TIN W A R E   A N D   S H E E T   M E TA L  G O O D S .

249  to  263  South  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Alexander  Tubular 

Furnaces

Before buying a  new  furnace  investi­
gate  fully  the  Alexander’s  points  of 
excellence:
1.  They have a larger  radiating  sur­
face than any other furnace.
2.  For economy of  fuel  they  are  un­
surpassed.
W e make a  specialty  of  heating  and 
ventilating stores, residences, churches 
and schools.  Write for catalogue and 
prices.
W e  are  also  manufacturers  of  the 
Cline Automatic Acetylene  Gas  Light  Ma­
chine,  which  is  the  safest  and  most 
economical acetylene gas  machine on 
the market.
Alexander Furnace & Mfg. Co.

Lansing,  Michigan

Ice Cream Freezers

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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The D epartm ent Store Educational System. 
Written for the Tradesman.

The  other  day  it  was  announced  by  a 
Chicago  paper  that  a  department  store 
in  that  city  had  added  to  its  list  an  ed­
ucational  department  for  the  schooling 
of  the  young  people 
in  its  employ. 
Within  the  fortnight  a  famous  store 
in 
Philadelphia  has  been  having  a  Com­
mencement  of  the  Commercial  Institute 
it,  made  up  of  its  em­
connected  with 
ployes.  The  report  states  that 
seat, 
nook  and  comer  were  filled  by  a  re­
joicing  audience  which  overflowed  into 
aisles  and  entrances;  that  the  program 
was  made  up  of  musical  and  literary 
features;  that  diplomas  were  presented; 
that  the  course  covers  business,  Eng­
lish,  stenography,  stringed 
instruments 
and other  music;  that the employes com­
pleting  the  course  of  study  receive  not 
only  the  diploma  but  facilities  equal  in 
institu­
many  respects  to  first-class  pay 
tions,  and  that  the  cost  of  the 
institute 
is  about  $10,000  a  year.  A  Western 
paper  just  at  hand  states  that “ an  enter­
prising  department  store”  
in  Denver 
has  opened  a  similar  school.

For  a  good  many  years  there  have 
been  many  attempts  made  to  cover  the 
ground  which  this  commercial  under­
taking  has  entered  upon,  but  they  have 
not  been  a  success.  The  manual  train­
ing  school  has  promised  much,  and 
what  it  has  accomplished  is  commend­
able ;  but 
it  has  not  been  able  so  far 
to  touch  the  popular  heart. 
In  spite  of 
declarations  to  the  contrary,  the  middle 
ground  which 
it  has  taken  between  the 
high  school  and  the  workshop  has  not 
removed  the  antagonism  of  the  friends 
of  the  high  school  and  has  done  little  to 
win  the  favor of  the  enemies  of  depart­
ment  public  education.  The  manual 
diploma  is  a  good  thing,  but  there  is  a 
“ but”   hitched  to  it,  and  its  holder,  in 
the  majority  of  cases,  deep  down  in  his 
heart  wishes  he  had  graduated  from  the 
regular  high  school  course. 
It  is  to  the 
high  school  what  a  short  course  is  to  the 
college,  not  the 
just 
“ the  thing”  
in  the  popular  mind,  and 
so  on  the  whole  not  satisfactory.  Some­
thing  has  been 
left  out,  and  on  that 
something  the  whole  thing  depends.

full  course,  not 

It  is  getting  to  be pretty well acknowl­
edged  that  something  more  is  needed  in 
training  than  a  few  isolated  ideas.  The 
multiplication  table  is  good  so  far  as 
it 
life,  to  be  worth  living,  calls 
goes,  but 
for  more. 
If  eating  and  clothes  and 
shelter  were  all,  we  might  get  along 
without  that  “ more,”   but  when  this 
trinity  of  existence  has  been  secured 
the  higher  needs  are  heard.  Citizen­
ship  has  claims  that  can  not  be ignored. 
It  calls  for  wide-gauged  manhood  and 
womanhood. 
It  wants  the  best  in  the 
mental  world,  as  it  has  secured  the  best 
in  the  physical.  Amusement  has  come 
to  be  a  necessity;  and  it  must  be  a  re­
fined  amusement.  Toil  keeps  humanity 
busy  from  eight  until  four. 
It  is  the 
hand  period  of  the  day ;  but  what  shall 
be  done  in  the  remaining  third  not  de­
voted  to  sleep?  This  is  what  is  telling 
the  story,  and  here  is  where  the  short­
its  weakness.  The 
cut  policy  shows 
is  not  to  be 
manual  training  school 
It  has  come  to  stay, 
frowned  upon. 
and 
for  i t ;  but  it 
does  not  furnish  the  requirements  of 
this  fateful  third  of  human  life.  Work, 
sleep— the 
individual  must  decide  the 
third,  and  that  third  settles  the question 
for the  here  and  the  hereafter.

let  us  be  thankful 

The 

education  of  the  department 
store 
is  proving  to  be  the  blessing  in­
tended  and  hoped  for. 
It  reaches  the 
class  that  has  settled  one question:  Am

1  to  earn  my  own  living  by  the  work  of 
my  hands?  Then,  with  the  hands  busy, 
it.  aims  to  make  them  efficient  and  at 
the  same  time  prepares  the  worker  for 
the  “ fateful”   third  period  of  living  by 
training  the  mind  to  provide  for  itself 
rational  and  wholesome  enjoyment. 
It 
takes  boys  and  girls  at  a  tender  age 
and  feeds  them,  shelters  them,  clothes 
them.  That  the  public  school  does  not 
do.  The  store  school  takes  an 
interest 
in  them  which  extends  to  the  whole 
round  of  life— a  feature  not  existing  ex­
tensively  in  the  public  school  now,  if  it 
ever  existed  there. 
It  early  establishes 
between  employer and employe  a  mutual 
regard  which  amounts  in  time  to 
little 
less  than  kinship;  and  it  has  in  it  more 
of  the  possible 
labor 
problems  of  the  day  than  any  other 
existing  agency. 
is  a  beginning  in 
the  right  direction  with  a  most  promis­
ing  idea,  and  it  does  not  require  an  un­
bridled 
imagination  to  fancy  that  the 
public  school  may  find  here  a  hint  to  be 
made  available  in  carrying  out  its  work 
into  desir­
of  transforming  the  masses 
able  citizens. 
If  the  department  store 
should  accomplish  this  it  will  be  writ­
ten  down  as  one  of  the  glories  of  the 
century. 

Richard  Malcolm  Strong.

in  solving 

the 

It 

Different  Trunks  W ere  Wanted.

From the Chicago Daily News.

Tht  tall  floorwalker  found  him  wan­
dering  around  the  big  store  as  though 
bewildered.

“ Have  you  been  waited  on,  sir?”  
“ No. 
trunks. ’ ’

1  would 

like 

to  see  some 

“ Trunks?  Yes,  sir!  Simmons,  take 
this  gentleman  up  on  the  elevator  and 
show  him  our  new  display  of  trunks.”  
Simmons,  a  smart  clerk  with  a  chip 
diamond  and  a  ten-story  collar,  piloted 
the  customer  to  the  trunk  department.

“ Here  they  are,  sir,”   began  Sim ­
in  a  rapid-fire  tone  of  voice. 
mons 
"Everything 
in  trunks  that  a  person 
could  possibly  wish.  We  carry exclusive 
styles  and  sell  more 
than  any  other 
house  in  the  city. ”

“ I  am  afraid  you  do  not  understand 

m e."

“ Oh,  yes,  I  do.  How’s  this  trunk 

over  here?”
“ Really,  sir,  I— ”
“ Oh, 

I  see;  you  wish  something 
larger.  Going  down  to  the  sea,  eh? 
Well,  I  wish  I  had  the  time  to  go.  But 
what  do  you  think  of  this  size?”

‘ ‘ I  do  not— *’
“ Still  wish  something 

larger?  Well, 
I  guess  you  are  right;  a  man  can  not  be 
too  careful  with  his  stiff  hats,  etc.  Ever 
hear  that  juke  about  a  man  buying a 4x6 
trunk  to  carry  his  toothbrush 
in?  But 
how  is  this  trunk?”

“ If  you  will  only— ”
“ Let  you  do  your own  selecting?  Of 
course  I  w ill! 
I  have  been  presump­
tuous  in  even  suggesting.  But  what  do 
you  think  of  this white enamelled trunk? 
Isn’t  it  a  beauty?”

“  I  do  not— ’ ’
“ Too  fancy,  eh?  Well,  I  guess  you 
Something  durable  would 
is  something 

are  right. 
suit  you  better.  Here 
that  wili  defy  a  railroad  collision.”

“ If  you  will  only  listen— ”
“ I  guess  you  don’t  wish  this  old- 

style,  round  top?”

“ 1  don’t  wish  any— ”
“ Then 
like 
satchels?”

you’d 

to 

see  some 

“ No,  sir;  I  don’t  wish any satchels. ”  
“ Well,  sir,  I  always  try  to  be  courte­

is  a 

ous,  but  there  is  a  limit  to  patience.”  

“ There 

limit  to  mine. 

I  have 
been  trying  to  tell  you  that  I  wished  to 
see  some  bathing  trunks  for  the  last 
twenty  minutes.”

“ Bathing  trunks?  Well,  to  think that 
I  have  been  standing  here  all  this  time 
for nothing.”   And  then  the  smart  clerk 
turned  on  his  heel  and  left  the  customer 
to  find  the  bathing  trunks in the  “ men’s 
fumishin’  depart.”

Be  always  as  good  as your word.  Your 
reputation  for  memory  and  conscien­
tiousness  depends  upon  it.

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

&o
00
50
*0

Hardware  Price  Current

A ugurs  and  Bits

Snell’s ..................................................... 
Jennings  genuine.................................  
Jennings' Imitation...............................  

Axes

First Quality, S. B. Bronze.................. 
First Quality, D. B. Bronze................  
First Quality, 8. B. 8.  Steel................  
First Quality,  D. B. Steel.................... 

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

B arrow s

B olts
Stove....................................................... 
.............................. 
Carriage, new  It«*' 
Plow ............ 
 
B uckets

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

 

B utts,  Cast

Cast Loose Pin, figured....................... 
Wrought Marrow................................. 

C artridges

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

60
26
60

7  00
11  80
7  76
13 00

18 00
30 00

60
60
60

$4  00

66
60

40&10
20

C hain

54 In. 
Com................  8  c. 
BB.................   9 
BBB...............  954 

6-16 in.  %  in. 

¡4 In.
... 6  c. ...  6  c.
... 6X 
... 754 

...  654
...754

... 7  0. 
... 7X 
... 814 

Crow bars

Cast Steel, per lb................................... 

Caps

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

C hisels

Socket F irm er...................................... 
Socket Framing....................................  
Socket Comer........................................ 
Socket Slicks.........................................  

Elbow s

Com. 4 piece, 6 in., per doz.................net 
Corrugated, per doz.............................. 
Adjustable............................................dls 

E xpansive  B its

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

F iles—New  I.ist

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

G alvanised  Iro n

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

13 

14 

Discount, 66 10

16 
G anges

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

Glass

Single  Strength, by box......................dis 
Double Strength, by box.................... dls 
By the Light................................dis 

H am m ers

Maydole & Co.’s, new list................... dls 
Yerkes & Plumb’s ................................dls 
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................30c list 

H inges

Gate, Clark’s 1,2,3.............................. dls 

H ollow   W are

Pots..............................................•......... 
K ettles...................................................  
Spiders.................................................... 

H orse  N ails

Au S able...............................................dls 
Putnam..................................................dls 
H ouse  F u rn ish in g  Goods
Stamped Tinware, new list..................  
Japanned Tinware................................. 

Iro n

6

66
66
46
76

66
66
66
65

66
t  26
40&10

30&10
26

70&10
70
60&10

28
17

60&10

80&20
85&10
8O&10

3354
40&10
70

60&10

50&10
60&10
50&10

40&10
6

70
20&10

Bar Iron................................................ 2 76  c rates
Light Band............................................   354c rates

K nobs—New  L ist

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

86
1  00

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

6 26
6 00

L an tern s

Levels

M attocks

70

60

754
8

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

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

M etals—Zinc

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

M iscellaneous

40
Bird Cages............................................. 
70
Pumps, Cistern...................................... 
Screws, New L ist.................................  
80
Casters, Bed and Plate........................   60&10&10
Dampers, American.............................  
60

M olasses  G ates

Stebblns’ Pattern.................................. 
Enterprise, self-measuring.................. 

60&10
30

P ans

Fry, Acme..............................................   60&10&10
Common,  polished...............................  
70&5
Patent  Planished  Iron 

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 76 
“B” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 26 to 27  9 76

Broken packages 54c per pound extra.

Planes

Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.
z x u  v u iiv v i  */» r  i  U u o U f  UU   U w kll  kjID O l  <11111  IT lit? .

Nails

Steel nails, base....................................  
Wire nails, base.................................... 
20 to 60 advance..................................... 
10 to 16 advance..................................... 
8 advance.............................................. 
6 advance.............................................. 
4 advance.............................................. 
3 advance.............................................. 
2 advance.............................................. 
Fine 3  advance......................................
Casing 10 advance................................. 
Casing 8 advance................................... 
Casing 6 advance..................................  
Finish 10 advance................................. 
Finish 8 advance..................................  
Finish 6 advance..................................  
Barrel  % advance.................  
 
Rivets

Iron  and  Tinned........................ 
Copper Rivets  and  Burs..........  
Roofing  Plates

14x201C, Charcoal,  Dean.....................  
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Dean..................... 
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.....................  
14x20 1(5, Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 
14x20IX,Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 
20x28 IC. Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 
20x28IX,Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 

Ropes

Sisal. 54 inch and larger............ 
Manilla........................................ 
Sand  P ap er

50
46

1054
is

2 60
2 60
Rase
5
10
20
30
46
70
15
26
35
26
35
45
86

6  60
7  60
13 00
6 60
6 60
1100
13 00

.60

26 00

List  acct.  19, '86...................................... dis 

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

Sash  W eights

Sheet  Iro n

com. smooth,  com.

$3 00
3 00
3 20
3 30
3 40
3 60
All Sheets  No.  18 and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

Nos. 10 to 14  ...................................$3  20 
Nos. 16 to 17.....................................  3  20 
Nos. 18 to 21.....................................  3  30 
NOS. 22 to 24 ....................................   3  40 
NOS. 25 to 26 ....................................   3  80 
No. 27................................................  3 60 
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.

Shells—Loaded

Loaded with Black  Powder.................. dls 
40
Loaded with  Nitro  Powder..................dis  40&10

Shot

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

Shovels  and  Spades

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

|  50
l  75

8  60
8  10

Solder

54® 54......................................................  
20
th e  prices of the many other qualities of solder 
In the market indicated by  private  brands  vary 
according to composition.

Squares

Steel and Iron........................................ 

T in—M elyn  G rade

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

Each additional X on this grade, $1.26.

T in—A llaw ay  Grail#»

10x14 IC, Charcoal................................. 
14x20 IC, Charcoal................................. 
10x14 IX, Charcoal................................. 
14x20 |X , Charcoal................................. 

Each additional X on this grade, $1.60

Boiler  Size  Tin  Plate 

14x86 IX. for No. 8 Boilers. > 
14x66 IX, for N0.9 Boilers, J P*r l’olln" -  

_ 

,

Traps

Steel,  Game........................................... 
Oneida Community,  Nnwhouse’s...... 
Oneida  Community,  llawicy  81  Nor­
ton’s ..................................................... 
Mouse,  choker, per  doz.......................  
Mouse, delusion, per  doz.....................  

W ire

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

W ire  Goods

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

66

$ 8  so
8  60
9 76

7  00
7  00
8  60
8  60

10

76
40&10
65ttl6
15
I  25

60
60
60&10
50&10
40
3  20
2  90

76
76
75
76

30
30

Wrenches

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

Aluminum Money

Will Increase Your Business.

Cheap and Bffectlve.

Send for samples and  prices.
C .  H.  H A N SO N ,

44  S.  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  III.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

20

Eggs

in 

Observation))  by  a  Gotham   Kick  Man.
The  egg  committee  of  the  New  York 
Mercantile  Exchange 
recently  made 
some  changes 
the  egg  trade  rules 
with  a  view  to  covering  case  count  sales 
of  eggs  during  the  loss  offseason.  Pre­
viously  the  rules  were  not  specific  as.  to 
the 
loss  permissible  on  stock 
sold  on  these  terms.  These  limits  as  to 
loss  have  now  been  fixed  as  follows:

limits  of 

Fresh  gathered 

firsts  when  sold  at 
mark  during  the  loss off  season  may lose 
only  I Yi  dozen  to  the  case  to  pass  at 
mark :  but  they  are  a  good  delivery 
if 
the  loss  does  not  exceed  that  more  than 
50  per  cent.,  provided  the  excess  of 
such  loss  above  1 
dozen  to  the  case  is 
allowed  for.

Fresh  gathered  seconds,  when  sold  at 
mark  during  the 
loss  off  season  may 
lose  4  dozen  to  the  case  to pass  at  mark ; 
if  they  lose  more,up  to  5  dozen,they  are 
a  good  delivery  upon  allowance  of  the 
excess  above  4  dozen.

Held  firsts sold  at  mark  at  all  seasons 
if 
the  excess 

may  not  lose  more  than  3  dozen  and 
the 
must  be  allowed.

loss  exceeds  2  dozen 

Held  seconds  sold  at  mark  must  not 
lose  more  than  4  dozen  to  the  case  to  be 
a  good  delivery.

By 

limiting  the 

loss  permissible  in 
fresh  gathered  firsts  sold  at  mark  at  this 
season  to  1%  dozen,  it  is  evident  that 
comparatively 
little  business  can  be 
done  under  the  rule  in  this  class  of 
goods  during  the  heated  term.  Only  the 
very  finest  grades  of current  packed eggs 
— such  as  are  selected  carefully  when 
packing— are  found  to  lose  as  little  as 
1%  dozen,  while  as  a  matter  of  fact  a 
good  many  receivers  are  able  to  make 
private  sales  at  mark  of  stock  which 
loses  2@3  dozen  to  the  case,  the  prices, 
of  course,  being  fixed  in  relation  to  the 
in 
amount  of  loss  shown.  The  change 
in 
the  rule  will  therefore  have  no  effect 
covering  and  regulating  business 
in 
average  prime  qualities  on  the  basis 
which  is  growing  up  rapidly  in  the  egg 
trade.

♦  *  *

An  egg  receiver  who  is  somewhat  op­
posed  to  the  mark  system  of  selling  av­
erage  prime  grades  of  eggs,  and  who 
claims  that 
it  is  impossible  to  sell  at 
mark  at  this  season  and get full  value for 
the  goods,  gave  me  an 
instance  last 
week  which  seemed  to  bear  out  his  con­
tention.  He  stated  that  a  certain  ship­
per  had  been  sending  his  goods  to  other 
houses  where  they  were  sold " a t m ark," 
but  had  been  somewhat 
dissatisfied 
with  the  prices  obtained  and  had  con­
cluded  to  send  some  of  the  goods to  my 
informant  and  let  him  try  them  on  the 
loss  off  basis.  When  the  first  shipment 
had  been  disposed  of  the  owner  of  the 
goods  figured  out  that  he  had  received 
just  about  %c  per  dozen  more  from  the 
loss  off  sales  than  he  had  been  getting 
for  his  previous 
at 
mark.  In  my  arguments  in  favor  of case 
count  sales  for  eggs  1  have always main­
tained  that  there  is  a  certain  grade  of 
eggs  which  will  frequently  r  alize  more 
money  when  sold  loss  off than  when  sold 
at  mark.  When  fine  eggs  are  compara­
tively  scarce  and  good  dealers  will  take 
out  stock  which  shows  considerable  and 
an 
irregular  amount  of  loss,  provided 
the  good  eggs  contained  in 
it  are  of 
really  fine  qaulity,  it  is  possible  to  get  a 
full  value  for  the  fine  eggs  by  placing 
the  stock  with  reliable  dealers  who  will 
take  such  only  on  the 
loss  off  b asis; 
while  if  at  mark  sales  were  insisted  up­

shipments  sold 

on 
the  stock  might  have  to  go  to  a 
cheaper  class  of  trade  where  the  best 
part  would  have  to  sell  in  Competition 
with  less  desirable  goods  and  where  the 
mark  sale  would 
induce  the  buyer  to 
keep  his  offer  low  enough  to  cover  a 
possible  loss  which  might  be  more  than 
the  fact. 
It  is  for  this  very  reason  that 
the universal  adoption  of  the  mark  sys­
tem  would  soon  induce  a  closer  grading 
of  eggs  by  shippers;  for  such  grading— 
in  order  to  produce  stock  of  uniformly 
fine  quality  and  showing  slight and  uni­
form 
loss— would  become  necessary  in 
order  to  realize  full  value  for  the  goods. 
When  stock  is  exceptionally  fine—care­
fully  selected  and  showing  very  light 
and  uniform  loss— more  money  can  be 
realized  on  mark  sales  than  on 
loss  off 
loss  off  buyers  would 
sales; 
if  sold 
claim  all  the 
loss  there  was,  while  the 
competition  to  secure  eggs  of  very  ex­
ceptional  quality  sometimes 
induces 
buyers  to  overlook  a  trifling  loss  and 
take  them  at  full  value  case  count. 
It 
is  therefore  probable  that  if  mark  sales 
should  become  the  rule  for  all  eggs, 
prices  would  vary  very  widely  accord­
ing  to  the  various  qualities  of  stock 
shown;  middle  grades  would  go  for  less 
than  they  would  really  be  worth  on  se­
lection  and  to  get  full  value for the stock 
close  candling  would  be  necessary ;  in 
that  event  also  exceptional  qualities  of 
eggs  would  be  surer  to  bring  prices  pro­
portionate  to  quality.  And  as  a  result 
of  most  important  advantage  the  grad­
ing  of  eggs  at  country  stations  would 
save  freight  and  expenses  on  thousands 
of  cases  of  worthless  eggs  which are now 
shipped  to  market  uselessly.  A  little 
estimating  on  this  head  shows  figures 
which  may  be  surprising  and  which  are 
certainly  worth  considering. 
It  is  safe 
to  calculate  that  on  the  total  receipts  of 
eggs  at  New  York  during  June,  July 
and  August  the  content  of  worthless  or 
half  price  eggs  would  average  a  total 
loss  of  3  dozen  to  the  case.  With  an 
average  receipt  during  these  months  of
725.000  cases  this  would  mean 
that
2.175.000  dozen  eggs  were  sent  here  for 
which  shippers  get  nothing;  it  means 
that  during  this  period  about  72,500 
cases of  eggs— more  than  180  carloads— 
are  packed  and  shipped  in  these  three 
months,  with  the  attendant  expense  of 
cases, 
freight  and  cartage 
(amounting  to  over S5o,ooo),  for  which 
nobody  gets any  benefit  and the presence 
of  which,  mixed  up  in  the* better  eggs, 
leads  to  endless  trouble  and  vexation.  I 
have  heard  of  some  people  who  were 
never  happy  unless  they were miserable; 
but  this  is  a  pretty  high  price  to  pay for 
the  pleasure  of  worrying  and  fretting 
over  the  miserable  quality  of  eggs  re­
ceived  during  the  summer  season. 
I 
can  see  nothing  to  put  the  egg  trade  in 
line  of  eliminating  this 
loss  except 
some  method  of  selling  which  would 
make  it  unprofitable  to  ship  bad,  poor 
and  good  eggs  together  and  place  a 
premium  on  fancy  selected  stock ;  and 
universal  case  count  selling  in  the  dis­
tributing  markets  would  do  this.

fillers, 

*  *  *

An  egg  man  came  into  our  office  the 
other  day  with  a  wooden  box  full  of 
eggs  which  he  had  received  from  an  out 
of  town  customer  who  had  taken  them 
from  a  case  of  stock  furnished  by  the 
New  York  house  on  an  order.  The  stock 
was  of  a  usually  satisfactory  brand  and 
supposed  to  be  all  right,  but  the  cus­
tomer  sent  these  back  by  express,  sev­
eral  dozen  of  them,  saying,  " H e ’d  be 
dashed  if  he’d  pay  for them.”  
I  never 
saw  smaller  hens’  e g g s;  certainly  never 
so  many  little  ones  together. 
In  longest 
from  about  % 
diameter  they  ranged 
inch  to  an 
inch ;  many  of  the  smallest 
had  no  yolk.  What  could  have  induced 
an  egg  man  to  put  them  in  is  hard  to 
say ;  possibly 
it  was  considered  a  joke, 
but  it  is  not  safe  to  play  a  joke  on one’s 
own  business'  reputation.— N,  Y,  Prod­
uce  Review.

W E   P A Y   C A S H

F.  O.  B.  your  station  for  EGGS  and  all 
grades of  BU TTE R . 
It  will  pay  you  to 
write  or wire us before you  sell.

HARRIS  ÓL  FRUTCHEY,  D e t r o i t ,  M i c h .
I 
j
S B u tter, E ggs, P ou ltry, G am e, Dressed M eats, E tc.  \

Geo.  N.  Huff & Co., 

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN 

1  

£

COOLERS  AND  COLD  STORAGE  ATTACHED. 

Consignments  Solicited. 

74 East Congress St., Detroit, Mich. 

y  
j  

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^

WE  B U Y   FO R  CASH

Eggs and  Butter

IN  A N Y   Q U A N T IT Y . 

Hermann  C.  Naumann  &  Co.,

353 Russell St., 0pp. Eastern  Vegetable Market, Detroit, Mi  h.  Phones 1793.

For  Spot  Cash
R.  Hirt, Jr.,

and  top  market  prices  ship your  BU TTE R   AND  EGGS  to

Wholesale  Dealer in  Butter,  Eggs and  Produce.

34 and  36  Market  St.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Cold  Storage, 435-437*439  Winder  St.

References:  Dun or Bradstreet, City Savings Bank.

H IG H   P R IC E S

All other markets are easier, but we  are  getting 
good prices.  We want BOO crates  of  Eggs  every 
week to supply our trade, at lie  delivered.  The 
place to ship is where they  need  the  goods  and 
can sell on arrival and send returns.

B U T T E R   S C A R C E

Is in demand at good prices.  All  choice stock is 
selling on arrival at 15@lGc.
Don't fail to make us at  least  a  trial  shipment, 
as we can save  you money.

PHELPS,  BRACE  &  CO.,  Detroit 
E.  A.  BRIDGE,  Manager  Produce  Department

ADE  MARK

W alker Egg & Produce Co.,

54-56 Woodbridge Street, W.  24 Market Street.  484 18th Street,  Detroit, Mich.

150 King Street,  161-163 King Street, Chatham, Ontario.

Commission Merchants and

Wholesale  Butter and  Eggs.

W e are in  the market for

200,000 lbs. Dairy Butter,  100,000 doz.  Eggs.
Write us for prices.  We pay CASH   on arrival.  We handle in  our  Detroit 
stores a full  line of Country  Produce,  Fruits,  Cheese,  Beans, Peas, etc.  W e 
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Shippers.

There  can  be  no  possible  question 
that  the  odorless  fillers  have 
less  ob­
jectionable  odor  than  the  strawboard 
fillers.  There 
is  also  no  question  that 
the  odorless  fillers  are  a  long  w ay 
from 
being  absolutely  odorless  as  a  matter  of 
fact.  That  the  odorless  fillers  will  turn 
out  better  eggs  from  cold  storage  under 
some  conditions,  the  writer  is  well  sat­
isfied,  but  that  under  all  conditions  re­
sults  will  be  materially  better,  he  does 
not  believe.  Some  years  ago  the  writer 
conducted  a  test  of  two  different  brands 
of  odorless  fillers,  in  comparison  with 
common  strawboard.  All  were 
taken 
from  the  cases  as  received  from  the  fac­
tory,  without  drying  or  airing. 
It  was 
the  opinion  of  three  competent  judges 
that  eggs  from  the  odorless  fillers  were 
an  improvement  on  those  in  the  straw- 
board  fillers;  also  that  no  appreciable 
difference  existed  between  eggs  from 
the  two  different  kinds  of  odorless  fill­
ers.

radically 

impossibility 

improved  results. 

It  seems  to  me  that  egg  men  do  not 
discriminate-closely  enough between  the 
various  grades  of  cooler  eggs,  and  it 
is 
quite  probable  that  this  may  be one rea­
son  why  the  odorless  fillers  have  not 
come  into  more  general  use. 
In  trying 
a  new  article  people  are  too  apt  to  ex­
It 
pect 
would  be  an 
that  eggs 
from  odorless  fillers  should  be  as  good 
as  perfectly  fresh  eggs,  yet  in  testing 
the  odorless  fillers  many  have  expected 
this  very  thing,  as  an  improvement  on 
the  strawboard  fillers.  They  would  not, 
of  course,  admit  that  they expected this, 
but  in  fact  they  really  do. 
is  de­
sired  to  test  fillers,  it  should  be  done  on 
the 
judgment  of  well  posted  egg  men, 
and  not  on  the  say  so  of  retailers.  The 
retailer  as  representing  the  consumer, 
is,  of  course, 
judge  of 
quality,  but  he  Is  not  ordinarily  com­
petent  to  discriminate  closely. 
If  one 
filler  turns  out  eggs  even  slightly  supe­
rior  to  another,  it is  worth  the  few  cents 
per  case  which  it  costs.  This  may  not 
be  apparent  at  first,  but  will  make 
it­
self  felt 
long  run.  Especially 
will  it  be  noticeable  to  those  who  cater 
to  the  best  class  of  trade.

the  ultimate 

in  the 

If  it 

If  ordinary  strawboard  and  the  odor­
less  fillers  cost  exactly  the  same,  then 
your  remarks  that  by  the  natural  laws 
of  trade  one  or  the  other  would  sink into 
oblivion  would  apply,but  with  the  odor­
less  costing  even  so  little  as  two  cents  a 
case  more,  this 
law  does  not  apply. 
There  will  always be  those  who  will  buy 
the  cheapest,  unless  they  can  see  their 
two  or  three  cents  per  case,-  extra,  paid 
for  odorless  fillers  back  again  inside  of 
a  week.  Those  who  talk  the  strongest 
against  the  odorless  fillers  for  cold,  stor­
age  purposes  have  never  tried  them 
systematically.  Again  many  base  their 
opinion  on  the  trial  of  a  cheap,  odor­
less  filler,  made  to  compete  with  the 
best  of  this  kind,  and  perhaps  purpose­
ly  made  poor  to  hurt  the  sale  of  the  best 
odorless  fillers.  All  those  who  are  mak­
ing  the  odorless  fillers  are  not  making 
them  to  sell,  but  simply  to  have  odor­
less  fillers  to  run  down  the  better  prod­
uct  with. 
I  am  positive  that  there  is  a 
wide  difference  in  the  quality  of  odor­
less  fillers.

You  state  that  it  is  your  opinion  that 
it  is  not  so  much  a  question  of  odorless 
or  strawboard  fillers,  as  the  condition  of 
the  storage 
the  filler  when  It  enters 
room,  and  you  suggest  that  the 
filler 
should  be  removed 
from  the  case  and 
aired  before  being  used  in  cold  storage. 
impracticable
This 

is  an  extremely 

thing  to  do,  especially  during  the  busy 
spring  season  when  eggs  mostly  go  into 
storage,  and  further,  this  will  not  take 
strawboard  odor  away  altogether,  as  you 
for  almost  an 
admit,  unless  continued 
impossible 
straw- 
board  tea  from  them  and  see  how  they 
will  taste,  as  compared  with  the  best 
odorless  treated 
likewise.  The  straw- 
board  odor  will  remain  as  long  as  the 
strawboard  itself.

time.  Make  some 

You  state  that  fillers  used  a  second  or 
third  time  are  better than  if  used  for  the 
first  time.  This  overlooks  the  influence 
of  a  growth  of  mold  on  the  flavor  of  a 
cold  storage  egg.  Probably  a  filler  was 
never  placed  in  cold  storage  for  four  or 
more  months  which  did  not  have  a 
growth  of  thin,  peculiar  substance  of 
greater  or  less  extent.  Drying  will  not 
kill  it.  The  germs  of  roots  are  there, 
to  grow  again  when  placed  in  an  atmos­
phere  sufficiently  moist.

third 

than  a 

the  second  or 

The  writer  has  had  an  idea  for  some 
time  that  what  was  wanted  was  a  steril­
ized  filler.  This  can  be  accomplished 
by  heating  to  200  degrees  Fahrenheit 
and  cooling  quickly.  Strawboard  fillers 
used 
year,  and 
sterilized  each  time,  would  be  better  to 
use 
filler,  because  all 
fungoid  growth  would  be killed,  and  the 
natural  strawboard  odor  would  have 
disappeared  to  a  great  extent.  This 
is 
wholly  theory,  so  far  as  sterilizing  is 
concerned,  but  the 
life  Of  a  fungus 
growth,  as  outlined,  has  been 
fully 
proven  by  an  exhaustive  experiment 
too  tedious  to  describe  here.

fresh 

Fillers  have  been  submitted  to  the 
fumes  of  sulphur  for  the  purpose  of  de­
stroying  the  germs  of 
fungus,  and  I 
have  the  evidence  of  one  man  that  old 
fillers  are  better,  when  treated 
thus, 
than  new  ones.  This  man  also  claims 
that  the  sulphur  has  a  preservative  ac­
tion  on  the  eggs.

The  filler  question 

is  a  vital  one  to 
it  should  be  settled 
egg  handlers  and 
least  for  the  benefit  of 
scientifically,  at 
the  trade. 
1  do  not  wish  it  understood 
that  I  favor  the  odorless  filler  absolute­
ly,  espcially  some  of  the  trash  odorless 
fillers.— Madison  Cooper 
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and  presented  a  number  of  points  of 
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settled 
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Bryan  Produce  Co.  had  sold 
to  the 
Armour  Packing  Company  seventy-nine 
cases  of eggs,through an  agent  in  charge 
of 
the  Armour  Packing  Company’s 
branch  house  at  El  Dorado,  Kan.,  and 
that  the  eggs  were  shipped  by the  Bryan 
Pioduce  Co. 
to  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  to 
the  Armour  Packing  Company;  that 
after  arriving  at  Kansas  City,  the  A r­
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for  about  half  the 
uce  Co.  a  draft 
amount  agreed  upon  between 
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at  El  Dorado  and  the  Bryan  Produce 
Co.,  the  latter  contending  that  they  had 
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which  their  eggs  would  be  candled,  and 
afterwards 
the  Bryan  Produce  Co. 
brought  suit  against  the  Armour  Pack­
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their  claim,  $238.85.  When  the  case 
was  submitted  to  the  jury,  they  returned 
with  a  verdict  for  the  full amount  of  the 
Bryan  Produce  C o.’s  claim.

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U T IC A   D A IR Y   B O A R D   O F  T R A D E . 

Largest  Offerings  o f  Cheese  o f the Season.
Utica,  June  18— The  record  of  the 
cheese  situation  for the  week  is  one  of 
constant  improvement.  With  an  export 
trade  since  May  I  of  three  times  what 
it  was  a  year  ago,  the  buyers  for  Euro­
pean  markets  are  still  calling  for  more. 
Small  size  cheese  are  gaining  rapidly 
under  an  active  home  trade  demand, 
and  considerable  of  this  stock  of  fine 
uality  has  been  taken  by  exporters 
uringthe  week  at  9 cents.  The  receipts 
at  Montreal  are  falling  below  last  year, 
and  prices  there  rule  much  higher  than 
on  this  side.  At  the  country  markets 
in  Canada  on  Thursday  ioJ6@io^ c  was 
paid,  with  an  active  competition  among 
buyers  for  all  the  cheese  offered.  These 
prices  are  about  2j£c  above  those  of  th£ 
corresponding  week  a  year  ago. 
In 
Western  New  York  there  is  an  active 
demand  at 
increased  prices,  and  there 
is  little  doubt  of  that  result  here  to-day.
It  seems  to  be  generally  conceded  that 
the  season  has  passed  the  bottom,  and 
any  change 
in  the  future  must  be  an 
advance.  There  may  be  days  when 
a  temporary  surplus  in  New  York  will 
enable  buyers  to  pick  up  some  cheese 
at  a  reduced  figure,  but  it  will  not  last 
long.  The  producers  have  it  in  their 
hands  to  get  a  fair  price  to  the  end  of 
the  season,  and  if  they  work  together 
with  no  effort  to  overdo  the  business, 
the  result  will  be  highly  satisfactory  to 
all.

There  was  a  good  attendance  of  sales­
men  and  buyers  at 
the  Utica  Dairy 
Board  of  Trade  to-day,  and  it  is  hardlv 
necessary  to  say  all  were  well  pleased 
with  the  situation  in cheese.  Producers 
of  course  rejoice 
in  the  prospect  of  a 
profitable  season,  and  the  buyers  on  this 
board  are  happiest  when  the  outlook 
warrants  them  in  paying  remunerative 
prices.  The Press  has  at  times  referred 
to  the 
inconsistency  of  some  of  their 
large  stories,  but  exaggeration 
is  no 
crime  and  it  is  only  good  business  abil­
ity  to  make  the  best  showing  possible 
for  their  side  of  the  deal. 
It  is  fair to 
say  that  the  buyers  on  the  Utica  Board 
are  the  equal  of  any  bunch  of  the  kind 
in  the  country,  and they  are  regarded  by 
the  trade  as  square  and  honorable  busi­
ness  men.  The  board  was  called  to  or­
der  at  4  p.  m.,  with  Vice-President 
Wood  in  the  chair.  He  stated  the  ob­
ject  of  the  meeting  to  consider  a  propo­
sition  to  change  the  hour  of  closing 
from  5:25  to  an  earlier  time.  After 
some  discussion  and  comparison  with 
the  time  of  departure  of  trains,  it  was 
moved  that  the  time  of  closing  be  5 115. 
The  motion  was  carried,  to  take  effect 
at  once.

Salesmen  who  came  in  from  Rome  on 
the  afternoon  train  report  a  fine  rain  at 
that  place, with  dust flying at Oriskany,  a 
few  miles  this  side!  The 
late  rains 
appear  to  have  been  local  showers,  and 
some  sections  are  still  suffering  severely 
from  the  drouth.  At  Higginsville  there 
has  been  no  rain  of  any  account  in  two 
months.  Mr.  Parmalee,  who  represents 
the 
factory  there,  tells  of  farmers  who 
made  holes  with  a  stick  in  the  hills  of 
corn  and  carried  water  to fill them.  This 
was  the 
last  resort  to  give  the  crop  a 
start.
It  was  evident  that  there  would  be  an 
improvement  in  the  price  of  cheese  to­
day,  but  just  what the  advance  would  be 
it  was  not  so  easy  to  decide.  The 
large  offering  is  the  surprise  of  the  day, 
being 
far  ahead  of  any  former day  of 
the  season  and  a  great  gain over the  cor­
responding  week  a  year  ago.  This  may 
be  explained  by 
that 
more  factories  were  represented  on  the 
board  to-day  than  a  year  ago,  and  good 
prices  always  have the  effect to bring out 
the  cheese.  The  result  shows  a  hand­
some  gain  in  both  large  and  small sizes. 
Last  week,  qftc  was  the  ruling  on  large 
is  q%c.  There  was 
cheese;  to-day 
very 
little  small  cheese  sold  at  qc  last 
week,  which  was  top p rice;  to-day there 
is  none  below  that  figure.  Should  the 
sales  in  all  markets  this  week  show  a 
corresponding  gain,  it  might  produce  a 
surplus  and  a  reaction  in  price.  That, 
however,  is  hardly  probable  and  buyers 
appear  to  have  orders  for  all  they  can 
get.  At 
least  they  were  willing  to  take

statement 

the 

it 

all  offered 
improved 
prices,  and  give  no  sign  of  being  over­
stocked.

to-day  at 

the 

A bout  Sm all  Size  Cheese.
From the New  York Produce  Review.

In  the 

the  cheese  market 

light  of  the  past  month’s  ex­
it 
perience  with 
seems  most  unfortunate  that  so 
large  a 
proportion  of  the  product  of  the  New 
York  State  factories  should  have  been 
small  sizes. 
It  has  cost  farmers  thou­
sands  of dollars,and yet it  is  one  of  those 
questions  which  has  never  been  very 
satisfactorily  solved.

.The  trouble  probably  dates  back  two 
or  three  years,  when  dealers  here  and 
elsewhere  got  the 
idea  that  the  export 
cheese  trade  was  practically  lost  to  the 
States.  Canada  had  made  a  bid  for  it 
and  won,  and  the  only  thing  left  for  the 
manufacturers 
in  this  country  was  to 
cater  to  the  home  trade,  making  the 
small  sizes  which  had  become  so  popu­
lar  in  the  home  markets.  For  two  years 
the  tendency  has  been  to  make  fewer  of 
the  large  sizes,and  many  of the  factories 
began  this  year's  business  with the same 
plan 
in  view.  Quite  early  in  the  sea­
son,  however,  some  dealers  here  advised 
the 
that  were  properly 
equipped  to  make  all  the  fodder  cheese 
large  sizes,  knowing  that  home 
jobbers 
would  prefer  the  old  stock,  and  that  ex­
porters  would  be  glad  to  get  the  early 
new  product. 
In  some  cases  this  sug­
gestion  was  followed,  and  the  advantage 
of  such  a  course  has  been  so  apparent 
since  that  the  factories  are  still  making 
large  cheese.  But  in  many  other  cases 
small  sizes  were  made 
from  the  start, 
and  the  uncertainty  as  to  whether  ex­
in  the  market 
porters  would  continue 
has  kept  factorymen 
from  changing 
their  styles.

factories 

We  are  aware  of  the  difficulties  in  the 
way  of  changing  the  make  of  a  factory, 
but  we  are  strongly  of  the  opinion  that 
there  should  be the  proper  equipment  in 
every  plant  to  make  the  change  when­
ever  and  as  often  as  it  seems  desirable. 
It  costs  to  make  and  box  small  cheese 
about  %c  more  than  the  large  sizes,  but 
frequently  the  difference  in selling value 
in  our  distributing  markets 
is  J^c  a 
pound.  Calculating  that  it  takes  two  to 
three  weeks  from  the  time  that 
the 
cheese  are  made  until  they  reach  the 
market,  there 
is  not  very  much  risk  in 
making  a  change  in  the  style  on  the  ad­
vice  of  the  dealers  here.  A  stock  of 
hoops  for  making  either  large  or  small 
sizes  should  be 
in  every  factory;  and 
while  the  cheese  are  curing  whatever 
boxes  are  needful  can 

ordered.

We  believe  that  there  is much  encour­
in  the  outlook  for  the  cheese 
agement 
industry  of  this  country,  but 
it  is  in­
cumbent  on  our  makers  to move  forward 
with  the  spirit  of  the  times,  and  by  the 
employment  of  every 
intelligent  means 
get  out of  the product the largest  returns.

Carefulness  Required.

The  change  from  packing  and  ship­
ping  eggs  in  barrels  and  old  boxes  to 
that  of  the  almost  universally  adopted 
thirty-dozen  cases 
is  a  great  improve­
ment.  Too  many  shippers  are  quite 
in  the  employment  of  help, 
careless 
which 
in  most  cases  are  boys  who  may 
mean  well  enough  but  lack  the  experi­
ence  in  packing,  often  neglecting  to  put 
the  required  excelsior  or  cut  straw  on 
the  bottom  of  the  case,  or  who  pack  the 
eggs  in  broken,  torn,  or  imperfect  fill­
ers,  which  causes  breakage  in  transit. 
Or  they  fasten  the 
lids  down  without 
first  placing  the  excelsior,  long,  clean 
straw  or  other  packing  on  top  of  the 
eggs,  so  that  the  entire  top  layers  will 
not  break  should  the  case  be  turned 
down  or given  a  severe  jolt.

Strictly  fresh  eggs,  properly  packed 
in  good  cases,  should  never  have  a 
loss  off  except  when  they  are 
heavy 
shipped 
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♦   > The New York Market

Trend  o f 

tbe  Grocery  and  Produce 

Special Correspondence.

Trades.

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4  «

feeling 

New  York,  June 23— There  is  a  sort  of 
“ want—to—get—away”  
among 
business  men  and  already  some  have 
gone  to  stay  until  after  the  Fourth, leav­
ing  their  business  in the hands  of  subor­
dinates.  After  the  rush  of  the  past  six 
months  they  naturally  feel  as  if they had 
earned  quite  a  vacation  and  act  accord­
ingly.  Meantime,  the  rush  keeps  up  in 
good  shape,  all  things  considered,  and 
the  aforesaid  subordinates  have  their 
hands  full.

large  as  previously  existed, 

Coffee  steadily  gained  strength  after 
for  three  days  was  very 
Monday  and 
firm 
indeed.  After  that  there  was  an 
easier  feeling  and,  with  larger  arrivals 
at  primary  points  and  a  demand  hardly 
as 
there 
came  something  of  a  reaction  and  quo­
tations  were slightly  lower.  At  the  end 
of  the  week  the  feeling  is  still  slightly 
off,  with  Rio  No.  7  worth,  in an  invoice 
way,  8fjj@8>£c. 
In  store  and  afloat  the 
amount  aggregates  725,256  bags,  against 
1,190,978  bags  at  the  same  time  last 
year. 
It  may  not  be  uninteresting  to 
note  that  the  crop  movement  at  Rio  and 
Santos  combined,  from  July  1,  last  year, 
to  June  20, 
1900,  aggregates  8,778,000 
bags,  against  8,625,000  bags  the  year 
before, 
10,351,000— the  bumper 
and 
crop  the  year  before  that.  Very  little 
business  is  being  done  in  mild  coffees 
beyond  the  everyday  transactions  and 
Good  Cucuta  is  held at io@ioj£c.  While 
the  demand  is  light  holders  seem  firm 
,in   their  views  and  not 
to 
make  concessions.

inclined 

The  sugar  refiners  are  still  oversold 
from seven  to  ten days.  The  demand  is 
slackening  a  trifle,  but  prices  are  very 
firm  and  seem  likely  to  remain  so.  Just 
as  sure  as  a  certain  point  is  reached 
then  we  read  that  imports  of  foreign  re­
fined  appear.  Arbuckles  will  begin  on 
the  25th  to  sell  all  sugars  at  the  long  in­
stead  of  the  short  price.

While  no  changes  have  been 

in  quo­
is  a  feeling  that  the  dis­
tations,  there 
turbances 
in  China  are  bound  to  have 
an  effect  on  teas,  and  buyers  are  pay­
ing  full  prices,  knowing  that  they  will 
probably  gain  nothing  by 
shopping 
around  and 
losing  their  time.  While 
no  large  transactions  have  taken  place  a 
good  many  small  orders  have  come  to 
hand  and 
indications  are  not  wanting 
that  the  volume  of  business  will  steadily 
enlarge. 

It  is  a  good  time  to  buy.

There  is  a  firm  undertone,  but the  rice 
market  generally  is  quiet,  with  holders 
insisting  on  full  rates  and  buyers  in­
clined  to  hold  back.  There  has  been  no 
change 
in  prices  of  either  domestic  or 
foreign,  the  sale  of  the  latter  being  lim ­
ited  to  small  lots.

Grocery 

Nothing  has  been  done  in  an  invoice 
way  and  the  spice  market  is  as  dull  as 
it  could  well  be,  even  for  the  dull  sea­
son.  Sellers  are  not  inclined,  however, 
to  make  business  active  by  cutting 
prices  and  prefer  to  wait  developments 
later 
Prices  are  un­
changed.

in  the  season. 

least  wastage.  There 

grades  of  New  Orleans 
molasses  are  selling  infrequently  and  in 
small  lots,  each  buyer  seemingly  taking 
only  enough  to  tide  over  the  season 
with  the 
is  no 
accumulation  and  prices  are  practically 
without  change. 
Foreign  grades  are 
dull,  with  Puerto  Rico  worth  34@40c. 
Exporters  have  done  a  little  business 
in  syrups,  but,  aside  from  this,  the 
market  remains  quiet  and  prices  are 
unchanged.  Prime  to  fancy  sugar,  21 
@28c.

jobbers  to  confirm 

There  is  some  hesitancy  on  the  part 
of 
the  orders  for 
canned  goods  they  had  placed  with  Cal­
ifornia  Growers’  Association,  owing  to 
the  apparently  unexpected  high  prices 
which  have  been  made,  aggregating 
about  15c  per  doz.  The  buyers  claim 
that  this  advance 
is  unwarranted,  and 
the  sellers  maintain  as  stoutly  that  it 
certainly 
is,  as  everything  that  enters 
into  the  canning  business  is  higher than 
last  year.  Just  what  turn  affairs  will 
take 
is  uncertain,  but  it  is  quite  likely 
that,  in  view  of  the  liberal  pack  likely

in  the  East,  buyers  will  hold  off  as  long 
as  possible  before  granting  the  increase 
asked  for.  Business  generally 
is  not 
especially  active  and  there  is  little  if 
any  change  in  quotations  in  any  line. 
The  pea  pack  continues  to  be  reported 
very  light  in Maryland  and  New  Jersey; 
but  there  will  probably  be  enough  from 
somewhere  to  meet  all 
requirements. 
Tomatoes  have  gained  strength  and  the 
market  is  in  pretty  good  shape.

Lemons  are  hardly  as  strongly  held 
as  last  week,  although 
it  is  likely  the 
market  will  recover  next  week.  There 
has  been  a  decline  at  auction  of  about 
25c  per  box.  Oranges  are  steady  and 
without  change.  Bananas  are 
firmly 
fetching  $ 1.35 
held,  with  Aspinwalls 
per  bunch  for  firsts.

In  dried fruits,  as  might  be  expected, 
there 
is  absolutely  nothing  doing  be­
yond  supplying  the  wants  of  the  day  or 
week  or  possibly  month,  and  even  the 
interest  that  for  a  time  seemed  shown 
in  currants  seems 
to  have  vanished. 
There  is  a  little  speculation  going on  in 
California  3-crown 
loose  muscatel  rai­
sins  and  those  interested  may  come  out 
ahead ;  but  there  is  quite  a  risk  in  this 
sort  of  business  just  now.

A  good  deal  of  butter  is  being  placed 
in  cold  storage.  There  is  lack  of  ani­
mation  and  the  whole  market 
is  de­
pressed,  although  there  is  no  appreci­
able  decline.  Best  Western  creamery  is 
worth 
from  this  the  decline 
Imi­
is  rather  sudden  to  16c  for thirds. 
tation 
I5@i7/4c; 
factory, 
I5@ i6c.

i<j^ c  and 
creamery, 

The  demand  for  cheese  is  rather  light 
recent  advance  has  been 
and 
the 
checked. 
There 
in  the 
cheese  market  that  it  is  hard  to  go  be­
yond  except  for  very  good  reasons  and 
these  do  not  seem  to  exist  just now.  For 
fancy  colored  New  York  State,  the  quo­
tation  of  g%c  seems  to  be  about right.

is  a  point 

Eggs  are  steady.  Best  Western  fetch 
from  I4@i5c,  but  there  is  a  scarcity  of 
stock  which  will  come  up  to the require­
ments  of  discriminating  trade.

Beans  are 

in  light  demand,  with  no 
perceptible  change  in  quotations.  Pea 
beans  are  rather  stronger,  as  arrivals 
have  been  light.
Im provem ent  in  Q u ality  and  Consnmp- 
From the Elgin  Dairy  Report.

tion  o f  Cheese.

The  very  substantial  business  that  has 
been  done 
in  cheese  during  the  past 
year,  and  the  good  prices  obtained  for 
a  good  article,  here  and  across  the 
water,  have  attracted  the  attention  of  a 
good  many  farmers  and  business  men 
to  the 
fact  that  cheese  is  an  important 
factor  in  the  dairy  industry.

That  a  much  larger  amount  of  cheese 
would  be  consumed  by  the  American 
people 
is  believed  by  many  who  have 
given  the  matter  any  thought,  providing 
they  could  always  be  assured  of  getting 
an  article  that  was  right,  when  they  de­
sired  to  do  so.

The  amount  of  poor  cheese  in  this 
country,  proportioned 
to  the  amount 
made,  is  said  to  be  much  less  for  the 
past  three  or  four  years  than  previous. 
Filled  cheese,  of  course,  has  been  prac­
tically  eliminated  from  the  market,  and 
skim  cheese  trade  has  been reduced  to  a 
very  small  amount.  The  demand  for  the 
poorer  grades  of  cheese  has  been  so 
light  and  uncertain,  and  the  prices  so 
low,  that  makers  feei  it  is  an  unprofit­
able  undertaking,  and  have  therefore 
turned  back  to  the  full  cream  cheese 
product.

Traveling  over  the  country  generally 
it  is  found  that  the  cheese  served  at  the 
tables  of  the  hotels  grades  much  better 
than  it  did  five  or  six  years  ago,and  the 
result  is,  there  is  a  larger  demand  and 
not  much  increased  supply.  Prices  have 
held  up  better  in  comparison  than  they 
have  for  butter.

is  to  be  hoped  that  this  state  of 
affairs  in  the  cheese  industry  will  con­
tinue,  for  two  reasons:  First,  that 
it 
will  give  an  impetus  to  the  dairy indus­
try  along  that  line.  Second.it  will  re­
lieve  the  butter  trade  from  that  amount 
of  product,  that  would  have  gone 
into 
the  manufacture  of  butter.  The  two 
things  will  help  each  other  secure  good 
prices  for  their  product,  and  give  the 
consumers 
in  particular  a  good  article 
it.
that  is  right  if  they  wish  to  secure 

It 

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Process
Salted
Peanuts

D irty  Ej£gH  Due  to  D irty  People,

From the Commercial Inquirer.

There 

is  no  item  in  country  produce 
that  shows  the  vileness  of  man's  touch 
like  an  egg.  Dirty  eggs  are  the  result 
of  being  handled  by  dirty  people— care­
less  people— in  whose  eyes  dirt  never 
looks  dirty.

Nine-tenths  of  the  dirty  eggs  become 
so  before  leaving  the  producer’s  hands 
or  his  barnyard.

The  housewife  who  would  allow  be­
daubed  eggs  to  be  taken  to  market  has 
no  claim  to  be  graded  “ half  civilized ," 
and  her  “ man”   who  would  do  such  a 
thing  needs  thorough  fumigation.

throughout 

For  several  years  past  the  State  has 
paid  a  corps  of  instructors  to  go  from 
the  State, 
town  to  town 
holding 
institutes,  where  the 
best  of  everything  in  the  line  of  dairy­
ing,  stock  raising  and  hen  culture  has 
been  given  out,  but  with  all  this  in­
struction  the  hair  has  not  been 
left  out 
of  the  butter  and  the  barnyard  smear  is 
not  omitted  from  the  eggs.

farmers’ 

The  gospel  of  neatness  may  have been 
preached  in  all  Minnesota,  but  there  are 
tons  and  tons  of  unconverted  farmers 
and  farmers’  wives  still  unreached  and 
who  are  yet  in  their  dirty  habits.

The  reputation  of  a  store,  like  that  of 
a  man,  is  no  mean  part  of 
its  capital. 
Honesty  is  an asset of appreciable value. 
Any  one  can  afford  to  he  honest  at  the 
loss  of  a  good  deal  of  present  gain,  if 
for  no  higher  motive  than  that  honesty 
will  yield 
larger  profits  in  the  future. 
The  merchant  who,  to  turn  a  few  dol­
lars  quickly  to-day,  permits  the  reputa­
tion  of  his  store  to  be  placed 
in 
jeopardy  by  any  unwise  policy,  is  sim ­
ply  selling  a  fortune  for  the  paltry  sum 
that  he  receives.

Advertising  undoubtedly  takes  away 
the  business  from  those  who  do  not  ad­
vertise  and  gives  it  to  those who do,  and 
those  who  have  succeeded  best,  growing 
day  by  day,  have  been  those  who  have 
been  the  most  persistent  advertisers 
in 
season  and  out  of  season.

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pound boxes, a  measuring  glass  in  each 
box.  A nice package  to  sell  from.  One 
hundred per cent, profit for  the  retailer. 
Ask  your  wholesaler  for  them.  If  he 
does not keep them, send us his  address. 
Will send you samples If you  desire.  No 
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you  can  make  as  much  profit  as  our 
Salted  Peanuts.  Manufactured  by  the

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The Meat Market

Evolution  o f  Food  Products  Brought 

A bout  by  Packers.

From Department of Agriculture Year Book.

There  is  one  prominent  feature  in  the 
agricultural  development  of  the  United 
States  that  has  received  little  public  at­
tention,  and  this  is  the  extraordinary 
multiplication  of  the  varieties  of  foods 
into  which farm  products  have been con­
verted  by  the  slaughter  house,  by  the 
packing  house,  by  the  cannery,  and  by 
the  manufacture  of  health  foods.  The 
effect  of  all  this  upon  the  consumption 
of  numerous  farm  products  has  been 
very  considerable,  and  has,  to  some  ex­
tent,  revolutionized  the  diet  of  the  peo­
ple  of  this  country,  and  presumably  of 
other  parts  of  the  civilized  world,  espe­
cially  of  people 
living  in  cities  and 
towns.  One  does  not  need  to  go  back 
more  than  a  generation  to  find  the  meat 
supply  derived  from  local  farmers  and 
butchers. 
Indeed,  among  the  great 
mass  of  the  people  living  outside  of  the 
cities  and 
large  towns,  the  fresh  meat 
supply  was  a  matter  of  neighborhood 
borrowing ;  a  farmer  slaughtered  an  old 
cow,  perhaps,  and  distributed  some  of 
the  quarters  or  other  portions  of  the 
carcass  among  his  neighbors,  with  the 
expectation  that  they  would  return  an 
equivalent  when  it  came  their  turn  to 
butcher.

beef  were  pickled 

Until  comparatively  recent  years  the 
products  of  the  farm  were  distributed 
throughout  the  year  for  food  consump­
tion 
in  a  crude  and  very  restricted 
sense.  Apples  and  green  corn  were 
dried  in  the  sun;  Indian  com  was  pre­
served  dry 
in  the  crib;  potatoes,  cab­
bages,  and  turnips  were  kept  fresh  in 
the  cellar;  some  beef  was  dried;  pork 
and 
in  brine; 
squashes  and  pumpkins  were  kept  for 
some  time  after  the  harvest  without  rot­
ting,  and  so  on  with  a  few  other  prod­
ucts  of  the  farm  and  garden.  An  im­
mense  change  in  the  relation  of  foods  to 
seasons  has  taken  place  within  recent 
years.  Fresh  beef  and  mutton  and  pork 
and  poultry  preserved  by  refrigeration 
can  now  be  had 
in  all  parts  of  the 
country  from  the  farms  and  ranches  of 
the  Mississippi  Valley,  to  say  nothing 
of  improved  local  meat  supply.  Many 
of  the  principal  garden  products  now 
know  no  season,  owing  to  the  canner 
and  preserver.  By  means  of  canning 
and  preserving,  the  farmer’s market  has 
been  enlarged  both  in  time  and  space 
until  the  market  for  farm  and  garden 
products  now  extends  throughout  the 
entire  year,  not  only  to  remote  parts  of 
this  country,  but  to  a  large  portion  of 
the  world.

If  a 

list  of  the  different  kinds  and 
descriptions  of  foods  were  to  be  pre­
sented,  it  would,  because  of  its  magni­
tude,  overtax  the  patience  of  the reader. 
An  attempt  was  made  several  years  ago 
to  prepare  such  a  list  for  a  publisher, 
and  the  undertaking  bad  to  be  aban­
doned  on  account  of  its  unexpectedly 
large  proportions  and  the  time,  labor, 
and  expense  required.  One  of  the  large 
Western  packing  companies  with  enor­
mous  capital  and  business  has  been  se­
lected  to  illustrate  how  the  extension  of 
the  farmer’s  market  has  been  promoted 
and  elaborated 
in  recent  years.  This 
packing  company  owns  the  cars  that  are 
used  to  distribute 
its  products  and  to 
collect  some  of  them. 
It  has  500  tank 
cars  for transporting  blood,  and tankage 
for  fertilizers  and  various  animal  oils; 
it  has  4,000  cars  for transporting dressed 
beef  and  6,500  cars  for 
transporting 
fruit.  From  the price  lists  of  this  com­
pany,  sent  to 
its  agencies  throughout 
the  United  States,  the  following  facts 
are  extracted:

The  beef  carcass  is  cut  into  many 
different  parts 
in  various  ways,  all  in­
tended  to  meet  the  demands  of  retailers 
and  consumers,  and  the  different  parts 
so  cut,  including  all  the  parts  of  the 
animal  customarily  eaten,  number  53. 
With  regard  to  meat  cuttings,  the  num 
bers  are :  pork  29,  mutton  12,  veal  5 ; 
varieties  of  sausages,  43,  and  of  deli­
catessen  sausage  14— total  varieties  of 
sausage  57.  The  dried  salt  meats  are 
prepared  with  sixteen different cuttings; 
the  bacon  meats  with  16.  There  are

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

hams  of  many  descriptions,  and  dried 
beef,  mess  pork,  mess  beef,  pickled 
beef  tongue,  pork  spare  ribs,  mince­
meat 
in  packages  of  numerous  sizes, 
lard,  compound  lard  and lard oil,  neat’s- 
foot  oil,  and  tallow  oil.

The  canned  meats  include  numerous 
varieties,  among  which  may  be  men­
tioned  corned  beef,  pigs’  feet,  gelatin, 
boar’s  head,  Oxford  sausage,  tongue, 
roast  beef,  boiled  beef,  chipped  beef, 
deviled  ham,  potted  ham  and  tongue, 
minced  ham,  chicken, 
turkey,  chile 
con  carne,  pork  and  beans,  ox  marrow, 
chicken  tamale,  and  sauerkraut  and 
Vienna  sausage,  etc.  There  are  to  be 
the  canned 
mentioned  also  some  of 
soups,  as  oxtail,  mock  turtle, 
tomato, 
consomme, 
beef,  mutton, 
vegetable,  puree  of  green  peas,  and  so 
on.  The  extracts  of  beef  are  liquid  and 
in  tablets  of  various  descriptions.  The 
pickled  tongues,  pork  hocks  and  pigs’ 
feet  are  of  nine  descriptions,  and  there 
are  poultry  of all sorts and fresh eggs and 
canned  eggs,  ducks,  quails,  venison, 
prairie  chicks,  pigeons,  squabs,  and 
even  frogs’  legs.

chicken, 

SpaniHli  Sausage  Seasonings.

No.  1.
lbs.  black  pepper.

3 
2  ozs.  cayenne.
1 
6% ozs.  bay  leaf,

ozs.  thyme.

lbs.  salt.

No.  2.

8  lbs. pepper.
14  ozs. pimento.
3  ozs. garlic.
18  1lbs. salt.

No.

4 lbs. pepper.
7  ozs. nutmeg.
8  ozs. pimento.
2  ozs. garlic.
10  1lbs. salt.

No.
lb. pepper.  >
oz. cinnamon.

ozs..  coriander.

X oz. cayenne.
3
Vt oz. garlic.
2 X lbs..  salt.

I
I

3
6

8
3

No.

lbs..  pepper.
ozs.  ginger.
ozs.  cloves.
ozs.,  coriander.
ozs,.  nutmeg.
lbs..  salt.

No.

lbs.  pepper.
ozs.  ginger.
ozs.  garlic.

5
10
2
6/2  lbs.  salt.

Effect  o f Cold  on  Eggs.

Camille  Dareste  has  made  many  ex­
periments  on  the  effect  of  foreign  cir-' 
cumstances  on  hens’  eggs.  One  of  his 
last  was  the  effect  of  cold.  On  his 
death,  his  assistant,  Ttienne  Rabaud, 
completed the experiment  and  has  given 
the  result.  There  were  thirty  rows  of 
twenty-four  hens’  eggs  each. 
They 
were  new-laid,  and  were  submitted  to 
test  after  remaining  three  days  undis­
turbed.  Eighteen  were  exposed 
to  a 
temperature  of  eighteen  degrees  and 
were  kept  apart  for  purposes  of  compar­
ison.  A   third  of  the  frozen  eggs  were 
put  at  once  into  the  incubator  at  thirty- 
eight  degrees  C.  The  second  third  were 
slowly  thawed  in  the  open  air,  and  then 
left  in  the  incubation  temperature.  The 
remaining  third  lay  three  days,  so  as  to 
let  them  get  over the  effect  of  manipu­
lations,  and  then  were  put  into  the  in­
cubator.  The  results  were :

i.  Hens'  eggs  can  stand  a  tempera­
ture  of  at  least  fifteen  degrees  cofd  and 
live.  2.  The  freezing  works  a  great 
change,  since  the  further  development 
in  most  cases  seems  to  be  only  a  growth 
of  cells  without  clear  differentiation. 
for 
3.  The  damage  done 
is  lasting, 
slow  thawing  does  not  give  back 
its 
normal  development  to  the  germ.  4. 
The 
individuality  of  the  germs  is  ob­
vious  in  this  experiment,  in  that several 
of  the  eggs  subjected  to  freezing  could 
still  produce  an  embryo  with  peculiari­
ties,  but  possibly  normal.

Detroit, Mich. 

Hammond,  Standish  &  Co.,  |
1
i
Pork  Packers  and  Wholesale  Provision  ||gM
Dealers,  Curers of the celebrated brands, 
“Apex” and Excelsior Hams,  Bacon and  j| 
Lard,  Cooked  Boned  Hams,  Sausage  1 
and  warm  weather delicacies of all kinds.  1

O u r  p a ck in g   house  is  under  U .  S.  G overn m en t  in sp ectio n .  f|j

Butter Wanted

I  will  pay spot cash  on  receipt of goods  for 
all  grades of butter, including packing stock.
C.  H.  Libby,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

98 South  Division  Street, 

Pleischmann  & Co.’s

Compressed Yeast

Strongest  Yeast 
Largest  Profit 

Greatest  Satisfaction

to  both  dealer  and  consumer.
Fleischmann  & Co.,

Grand Rapids Agency, 29 Crescent Ave.  Detroit Agency, ill West Lamed  Street.

419  Plum  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.

The  Story  Has  Been  Told

Results have demonstrated  what  we  say  regarding  the  good  qualities  of  our  products: 

NORTHROP  SPICES,  QUEEN  FLAKE  BAKINO  POWDER.

We feel that the case has been sufficiently argued from our standpoint, and  merely desire 
the trade to  look  around  and  see for  themselves  what  a  positive  hit  has  been  made  by 
our goods.  Manufactured and sold only by

Northrop  ::-.i:kut8 0 n  &  Ca r r ier, 

i^mslng,  Mich.

Coupon  Books for Meat Dealers

We manufacture four kinds of coupon  books and  sell them 
all  on the same  basis,  irrespective  of  size,  shape  or  de­
nomination.  Free samples on application.

Tradesman Company, Grand  Rapids, Mich,

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» Commercial Travelers

Michigan  Knights  of th< Grip

President,  E.  J.  Sch reiber,  Bay  City;  Sec­
retary,  A.  W.  Stitt,  Jackson;  Treasurer,
O.  C.  Gould, Saginaw.

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President,  A.  Makvmont,  Detroit;  Secretary 

Michigan Commercial Trarelen’  Association 
and Treasurer, Geo.  W. H il l , Detroit.
United  Commercial Travelers of Michigan 

Grand  Counselor,  J.  E.  Moore,  Jackson; 
Grand  Secretary,  A.  Kendall,  Hillsdale; 
Grand Treasurer, W.  S.  Mkst, Jackson.

Grand Rapids  Council  Do. 131,  U.  C.  T.

Senior  Counselor,  J ohn  G.  Ko lb;  Secretary- 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.
Michigan  Commercial  Trarelen’  Mutual  Accident  Association 
President, J.  B o yd  F a n t l in d ,  Grand  Rapids; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Ow en, 
Grand Rapids.

AS  H E   OU GH T  TO  R E.

Pen  Picture  o f  the  Ideal  Commercial 

Traveler.

As  we  have  seen,  prudence  and  clev­
erness  are  requisites  in  the  solicitation 
of  orders.  The  same  qualities,  more­
over,  find  good  use  when  money  has  to 
be  collected. 
If  this  responsibility  falls 
to  the  share  of  the  commercial  traveler 
he  should  carefully  weigh  all  the  cir 
cumstances 
in  each  case,  neither  doing 
too  much  nor  too 
little,  but  cleverly 
adopting  the  right  measures  to  procure 
the  desired  end.  To  demand  in  unbe­
coming 
immediate  pay­
ment  of  liabilities  would  very  likely  in­
jure  the  house  represented  by  the  col­
lector,  just  as  much  as  were  he  to  be 
too  easily  put  off  by  the  wily  excuses 
offered  by  those  who  make  it  a  point  to 
either  ignore  their  obligations  or  to  de­
fer  their  payment  as  long  as  possible.

language  the 

Delinquent  creditors  might  be  classed 
conveniently  into  those  who  wish  to  pay 
but  are  unable  to  do  so,  and  those  who 
can  pay  but  won’t.  A  few  words  about 
the  latter  class.  There  are  numbers  of 
persons,  be it  that  they  hate  to  part  with 
their  money  or  enjoy  the  pleasure  of do 
ing  business  with  other  people’s money, 
who  with  all  kinds  of  excuses  and  pre 
texts  try to  avoid  the  prompt  settlement 
of  their  debts.  Now  they  complain  of 
the  dulness  of  business,  then  again  that 
money 
is  scarce  and  coming  in  very 
slowly,  or  that  not  having  received  no­
tice  of  the  agent’s  early  arrival,  they 
are  therefore  unprepared  to  make  pay 
ments.  Or,  again,  as  the  agent  did  not 
arrive  precisely  on  the  day  mentioned 
on  his  postal  card,  they  took 
for 
granted  that  he  would  not  call  at  all  on 
this  trip  but  had  changed  his  route 
Now  this  reason,  now 
i: 
urged  as  an  excuse  for having  disposed 
of  the  money  that  was  intended  for  the 
agent.

that  one, 

it 

In  view  of  such  excuses  it  is  exceed 
ingly  difficult  for  the  collector  to  take 
the  right  step.  Hasty  actions,  when 
one  is  not  quite  sure  of  the  case,  might 
hurt  the  feelings  of  a  man  of  honor,  so 
that  he  would  at  once  break  off  all  busi 
ness  connections  with  the  man  taking 
such  a  course.  On  the  other hand,  per 
sons  who  by  the  most  trivial  excuses  try 
to  avoid  the  payment  of  their  indebted 
ness  soon  become  well  known  as  “ bad 
pay.”   Their  reputation  in  these  cases 
is  the  sure  guide  to  an  energetic  policy 
If  the  traveler becomes  convinced  that 
payments  are  withheld  not  because 
money  is  scarce  but  from  the  sheer 
in 
disposition  to  pay,  all  consideration  for 
the  feelings  of  the  delinquent  ought  to 
be  thrown  aside.  Firm ly  maintain  your 
rights  as 
the  representative  of  the 
creditor  and,  if  necessary,  threaten  to 
employ  the  means  provided  by  law  for 
the  collection  of  debts.

A  class  dangerous  to  the  interests  of 
the  commercial  traveler and those  whom

he  represents  are  those  merchants  who 
systematically  make  a  point  of  buying 
whatever  they  can,  but  postpone  pay­
ment  until  the  time  of  making  a  bad 
failure  is  close at  hand.  Sooner  or  later 
this  event  will  surely  take  place,  as 
those  men  can  not  carry  on  business 
honestly  for  any  length  of  time.  With 
little  shrewdness  and  observation  the 
commercial  traveler  will,  without*  great 
difficulty,  adopt  the  right  way  to  deal 
with  gentry  of  this  class,  and  also  with 
those  whose  excuses 
for  a  want  of 
promptness  in  payment are really sound.
Appearances  are,  however,  very  de­
ceitful,  and  good  care  should  be  taken 
not  to  hurt  or  destroy  the  reputation  of 
an  honorable  merchant  by  a  hasty  and 
too  urgent  demand  for  the  settlement  of 
bills,  or  by  spreading  prematurely  ad­
verse  reports  concerning  his  business 
standing.  The  rule  with  the  commer­
cial  traveler  should  be  always  to  behave 
as  a  gentleman  towards  all  with  whom 
he  does  business.  When  pressing  for 
payment  he  must  make  it  appear  that 
duty  compels  him  to  adopt  decisive 
measures,  which  he  certainly  would 
avoid  were  it  in  his  power.

All  orders  taken  ought  to  be  entered 
a  memorandum  book,  neatly  and 
without  delay,  and  not 
forgetting  to 
note  down  carefully  any  special  sugges­
tions  made  by  the  buyer.  Young drum­
mers,  not  long  in  the  business,  are  spe­
cially  given  to  committing  great  blun­
ders  by  omissions  in  this  regard,  for  in 
their  delight  at  having  secured  a  good 
order  they  sometimes  fail  to  hear  the 
most 
important  conditions  of.the  sale, 
and  therefore  do  not  note  them.  This 
want  of  thought  is  sometimes  the  cause 
of  serious 
losses  to  their  firms,  which 
could  easily  have  been  avoided  had  the 
men  receiving  the  orders  given business 
necessary  attention  and  not entered their 
orders  carelessly. 
It  ought  never  to  be 
forgotten  that  a  person  who  has  bought 
is  very  anxious  to  have  them 
goods 
sent  with  as 
little  expense  to  him  as 
possible.  The  salesman  should  come  to 
a  clear  understanding  with  him  in  re­
gard  to  the  transportation  of  the  goods 
ordered,  and  should  write  down  all  de­
tails  and  send  them  to  his  firm,  so  that 
no  reproach  can  fall  on  his  head,  if  the 
purchaser  should,  on  account  of  faulty 
transportation,  claim  allowances.

It  is  not  a  pleasant  experience  for  the 
drummer  to  encounter  other  competitors 
in  the  same  place,  but  it  is  not  as  dis­
agreeable  as  it  may  appear  to  some, 
and  can  only  be  of  consequence  if  both 
agents  are  without  connections  in  the 
place. 
In  such  a  case,  it  must  be  ad­
mitted  that  the  one  who  comes  first  will 
make  the  best  sales,  provided  that  the 
first  appearance  of  both  is  equally  fa 
vorable.  Supposing  that  the  house  of 
one  of  the  traveling  salesmen  is  already 
well  known  at  the  place,  and  commands 
a  good  reputation,  the  second  agent, 
should  he  make  his  call  previous  to  the 
other,  would  not  gain  much  by 
it,  per 
haps  nothing,  as  the  other  one,  having 
been 
in  business  connection  with  the 
customer  before,  would  not  fail  to  an 
nounce  his  early  arrival  by means of  ad 
vance  cards,  and  his  coming  would 
therefore  be  expected.  Nevertheless, 
even  under  such  unfavorable conditions, 
the  new  man  ought  not  to  be  discour 
aged.  He  still  has  a  chance,  and  he 
must  make  his  round  and  try  his  best  to 
sell  his  goods.

If  I 

find  another  competitor  in  the 
same  town  it  is  my  habit  to  first  make 
those  calls  which  promise  to  bring  in 
the  best  results.  As  soon  as  I  have 
finished  business  in  these  stores,  I  fol

low  with  calls  at  the  other  ones. 
If  the 
place  in  which  I  find  myself  is  of  very 
little  importance,  viewed  from  the  busi­
ness  standpoint,  having  no  customer 
there  I  let  it  alone  and  continue  my trip 
without  loss  of  time,  thus  getting  ahead 
of  my  competitor.

ETH IC S  O F   T H E   B A B Y .

It 

Babies  have  always  been,  admittedly, 
one  of  the  subjects  of  perennial  interest 
in  the  world,  but  heretofore  it  has  been 
the  way  to  regard  them  from  a  purely 
sentimental  point  of  view,  and  this  has 
made  us  overlook  many  of  the  most  im ­
portant  characteristics  of  this  interest- 
ng  class  of  our  fellow-citizens.  No 
one  is,  of  course,  going  to  say  a  word 
against  babies  at  this  late  day.  We  all 
consider  these  little  uitlanders  as  most 
desirable  additions  to  our  population, 
although they  do  not  speak  the  language 
of  the  country  when  they  arrive  and 
come  with  as  little  baggage  as  a  pauper 
emigrant.  As  an  inspirer  of  poetry  they 
have  not  an  equal,  as  an  ornament  to  a 
household  they  are  a  wellspring  of  joy, 
while  as  constituents 
for  future  poli­
ticians they  are  a  necessity  for  which  no 
substitute  can  be  satisfactorily  offered. 
Still there  are points  about  the  baby  that 
we  have  failed  to  give  their  proper  con­
sideration.  Disassociated  from  the  halo 
that  hangs  about  the  cradle,  one 
fact 
that  stands  out  prominently  is  that  he 
list  of  the  world’s  relentless 
leads  the 
tyrants. 
is  nothing  less  than  absurd 
that,  when  we  want  a  comparison  for 
grinding  despotism,  we  should  still 
speak  of  Nero  and  Caligula  and  those 
old  chappies— whose  offenses  against 
their  fellow  creatures’  liberties  we  have 
to  take  on  report— when  we  have  the 
autocratic  baby  still  with  us.  Did  any­
body  ever  know  a  baby  to  take  pity  on 
its  afflicted  family  and  stop  howling  be­
cause  they  wanted  to  sleep?  Never. 
Haven’t  we  seen  the  compassionless 
infant  make  a  poor  mother  walk  the 
floor  until  she  was  ready  to  faint  with 
fatigue?  Haven’t  we  known  an  aged 
grandparent  forced  to  make  a  Roman 
holiday  for  some  ruthless  little  fiend  by 
getting  down  on  his  stiff,  rheumatic 
knees  and  pretending  he  was  a  bear? 
And  yet  these  poor  martyrs  to  the 
in­
humanity  of  an  infant  hug  their  chains 
and  glory  in  their  oppression.  Another 
almost  weird  characteristic  about a baby 
is  its  Svengali  power  of  hypnotism.  He 
may  be  a 
little  moon-faced  creature, 
with  a  head  as  bald  as  a  billiard  ball, 
pale  eyebrows,  a  rudimentary  nose,  and 
a  mouth 
like  a  catfish,  yet  there  are 
people,otherwise  sane  arid of irreproach 
able  taste,  who  not  only  do  not  consider 
it  an 
insult  to  be  thought  to  look  ex 
actly  like  him,  but  esteem  it  a  compli 
ment.  Still  another  point  that  we  are 
in  the  habit  of  overlooking  is  the  de 
ceitfulness  of  babies.  They  look  guile 
less,  but  they  are  deep.  Take  the  mat 
ter  of  physical  strength,  for  instance 
The  baby  is  entered  in  the  lightweight 
class  and  apparently  is  no  match  for  a 
grown  person,  yet  in  a  single  Sunday 
afternoon,  on 
the  nurse’s  day  out,  : 
fragile  little  creature,  who  is  still  so  un 
steady  on  his  legs  he  falls  at  every turn 
can  reduce  an  able-bodied  man  to  ; 
frazzle,  and  make  him  feel  as  if  he  had 
taken  part 
sprinting 
match.  The  moral  effect  of  a  baby  on 
a  household  can  only  be  compared  to  a 
deluge  that  washes  away  all  the  old 
landmarks  by  which you knew the place 
Formerly  your  friends  may  have  been 
people  of  the  most  exquisite  tact,  the 
greatest  consideration  for  the  rights  of 
others,  the  widest  and  most  catholic  in

in  an  amateur 

terest.  With  the  advent  of  the  first  baby 
all  that  is  changed.  The  world  narrows 
down  to  a  single  topic  of  interest,  and 
one  individual,  and  that  is— baby.  Your 
brightest  witticism  falls  flat  in  compari- 
sion  with 
infantile  volapuk;  the  most 
startling  piece  of  news  does  not  create 
one-millionth  part  of  the  excitement 
that  the  intelligence  that  baby  has  cut 
another  tooth  does;  try  to  tell  a  good 
story,  and 
just  at  the  critical  moment 
you  are  interrupted  by  the  imbecile par­
ent  calling  attention  to  the cunning  way 
baby  is  peeping  through  the  chair  rails. 
)f  course,  this  is  not  the  baby’s  fault— 
t  is  simply  a 
is 
generally  a  jolly good fellow, with  plenty 
of  virtues  of  his  own.  He’s  more  reli­
able  than  an  alarm  clock  to  get  people 
up  in  the  morning.  He  knows  what  he 
wants,  and  howls  for  it  until  he  gets  it, 
while  as  a  scapegoat  for  the 
family— as 
an  excuse 
for  the  things  they  can’t  do 
because  of  the  baby,  and  the  things 
they  do  do  because  of  the  baby— he 
is 
simply  invaluable  and  unapproachable.

fact.  Let  alone,  he 

Ninety  Per  Cent.  Water.

into  business  again. 

One  of  the  recently  disorganized trusts 
has  gone 
The 
original  capital  of  $3,000,000  has  been 
reduced  to  $300,000,  thus  showing  that 
the  water  in  the  capitalization  of the  old 
company  was  equal  to  go  per  cent,  of 
the  total  amount.  While  water 
is  so 
abundant,  it  is  no  wonder  that  enter- 
rises  of  this  kind  are  so  easily  floated, 
or  that  they  become  submerged  because 
of  the  excess.

After  the  day’s  work  was  over  and 
the  boys  had  mailed  the  orders  to  the 
house,”   spoke  a  man  whose  hair  told  of 
many  winters,  “ we  sat  around  the  office 
of  a  little  hotel  to  tell  a  few  stories  and 
pass  the  hours  away.  One  from  among 
us  strayed  away  to  the  parlor and played 
Hot  T im e’  and  a  few  other  airs,  then 
one  by  one  the  boys  gathered  around  to 
seek  some  happiness  in  the  sentiment 
the  songs  might  express.  And  yet  there 
was  but  little  cheer  in  that  gathering  of 
drummers. 
-Some  one  told  of  his  home 
and  how  the  family  would gather around 
and  the  songs  they  would  sing.  Then 
the  other  boys  had  thoughts  of home and 
loved  ones.  Still  the  man  at  the  piano 
continued  to  play,  until  he,  too,  filled 
with  the  sentiment  around  him,  touched 
the  chords  that  told  of ‘ home, ’ and seven 
voices  blended  in  happy  unison the feel­
ing  their  hearts  expressed. 
It  was  John 
Howard  Payne’s  ‘ Home,  Sweet  Home,’ 
and  when  the  song  was  finished  there 
were  eyes  dimmed  by  tears,  and  the 
boys  retired  feeling  tender  and  true  to 
those  who  love  them  best and know them 
so  well.  Probably 
it  was  some  fair­
haired 
and  blue-eyed  darling  who 
made  those  thoughts  so  dear;  probably 
a  memory  of  a  cunning  babe  whose  sun­
shine  dwelt 
in  his  soul,  yet,  as  I 
watched  silently  the  scene  of  sentiment 
and  sadness,  it  seemed  that  my  very 
soul  went  out  to  those  men  who  battle 
life’s  way  ‘ on  the  road, ’  and  I  thought 
of  how  great  an  element  of  success  was 
such  love  and  sentiment  prevailing  in 
the  honest  hearts  of  the 
‘ boys  of the 
grip .’  Success  to  them,  and  may  each 
hour  be  filled  with 
joy  and  gladness 
commensurate  with  the  sadness  and  dis­
appointment  their  hearts  must  suffer.”
is  no  wholesome  and  sensible 
minister  who  does  not  wish  to  have  the 
good  will  of  every  class in  his congrega­
tion,  but  he  especially  covets  the  re­
spect  and  confidence  of  the  young  men. 
This  is  not  because  they  are  wiser  than 
their  elders,  nor  because  they  are  more 
spiritual,  but  because  they  are  uncon­
ventional  and  sincere  to  the  last degree. 
—Ian  Maclaren.

There 

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Drugs—Chem icals

M ichigan  State  Board  o f Pharmacy

Term expires
- 
Dec. 31,1900
- 
Gro.  Gunorum, Ionia 
L.  B.  Keynold»,  St.  Joseph 
-  Dec. 31,1901 
-  Dec. 31,1902
H en ry  H e im , Saginaw 
- 
-  Dec. 31,1903
Wirt  P.  Doty, Detroit - 
- 
A. C. Schum acher,  Ann Arbor  -  Dec. 31,1904 

President,  Geo.  Gundrum,  Ionia.
Secretary, A.  O.  Schumacher,  Ann Arbor. 
Treasurer, Hen ry  Heim, Saginaw.
Exam ination  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.  Ebkrhach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Chas.  F.  Mann, Detroit. 
Treasurer—J.  S.  Bennett,  Lansing.

Exam ining  Questions  New  York  City 

Board o f  Pharm acy.

Pharmacy.

1.  How  many  grammes  will  24  fluid 

ounces  of  glycerin  weigh?

2.  How  does  the  Pharmacopoeia spec­
ify  that  decoctions  shall  be  prepared, 
if  the  strength 
is  not  directed  by  the 
physician?

3.  Name  the  kinds  of  prescription 
incompatibilities,  and  give  an  example 
of  an  unintentional 
incompatibility 
which  can  be  avoided.

4.  What 

is  the  color  of  Liquor  Ferri 
et  Ammonii  Acetatis?  What  is  the  na­
ture  of  the  decomposition  which  occurs 
in  it  upon  standing?

5.  State  what  excipient  you  would 
employ  in  making  a  pill  mass  contain­
ing  bismuth  subnitrate  and  sodium  b i­
carbonate,  and  why?

6.  Name  three  organic  and  three  in­
organic  bodies  which,  when  triturated 
with  potassium  chlorate,  are 
liable  to 
cause  dangerous  explosions.

7.  How  would you distinguish Liquor 
Ferri  Tersulphatis  from  Liquor  Ferri 
Subsulphatis?

8.  Name  two  methods  by  means  of 
which  volatile  oils  are  removed  from 
plant  parts,  giving  an  official  example 
under  each  method.

9.  Name  the  official  exsiccated  salts, 
and  state  how  exsiccation  differs  from 
dessiccation.
10.  How 

is  Syrupus  Senegae  pre­
pared?  What  object  is  sought  to  be  at­
tained  by  the  addition  of  ammonia 
water?

11.  Unguentum  Hydrargyri  Nitratis: 
is  prepared  and  give  its 

State  how  it 
common  name.

12.  Describe  the  process  of  reperco­
lation  and  state  in  the  case  of what class 
of  official  preparations 
the  Pharma­
copoeia  authorizes  its  use.

13.  What  is the object of  evaporating 
Illustrate  by ex­

a  liquid  in  a  vacuum? 
ample.

14.  Why  is  glycerin  sometimes  added 
to  solid  extracts?  State  what  per  cent, 
may  be  added 
in  accordance  with  the 
Pharmacopoeia.

15.  How  many  grammes  of  total 
alkaloids  should  1,000  cubic  centimeters 
of  fluid  extract  of  nux  vomica  yield  up­
on  assay?

Materia  Medica.

1.  What  is  the  largest  class  of  drugs 

of  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia?

2.  Name  one 

important  alkaloid  in 
each  of  the  following : 
(a)  Belladonna ; 
(b)  Jaborandi;  (c)  Hemlock;  (d)  Hen­
bane.

3.  Name  two  official  drugs  that  be­

long  to  the  Natural  Order  Coniferae.

Is  there  any  material  difference 
between  Cannabis  Indica  and  Cannabis 
Sativa? 

If  so,  state  fully.

4. 

From  what  are  the  following  ob­
(a)  Iodine;  (b)  Bromine;  (c) 

tained : 
Salol;  (d)  Naphthalin?

6.  State  constituents,  percentage  of 
total  alkaloids  and  percentage  of  qui­
nine  in  Cinchona.

Is  the  Oil  of  sweet  almonds  a  vol­

atile  or a  fixed’oil?

In  what  respects  do  essential  oils 

7. 

8. 

differ  from  fatty  oils?

9.  What  is  the  official  name  of  Isin­

glass?  From  what  is  it  obtained?

10.  Name  the  ingredients  in  the  fol­
(a)  Basham’s 
(c)

(b)  Brown  Mixture; 

lowing  preparations: 
Mixture; 
Griffith’s  Mixture.

11.  Give the botanical name and  hab­
Ipecac;

following: 

itat  of  the 

(a) 

(b)  Nux  Vom ica;  (c)  D igitalis;  (d) 
Jaborandi.

12.  What  is:  (a)  an  Alkaloid;  (b)  a 

Glucoside?

the 
Asafetida; 
(d)  Aloes?

13.  From  what  part  of  the  plant  are
(a)
(c)  K ino; 

following  drugs  obtained: 

(b)  Lupulin; 

14.  Oleum  Theobromae :  Give  com­
mon  name,  from  what  obtained,  and  its 
principal  use  in  pharmacy.

15.  Give  the  official names of the  fol­
lowing :  Glauber’s  Salt,  Wormwood, 
Saffron,  Com  Silk,  Yellow  Dock,  Witch 
Hazel.

1. 

Toxicology  and  Posology.
In  poisoning  by  what  class  of 
drugs is  Tannin  a  suitable antidote,  and 
how  should  it  be  used?

2.  When  should  the  use  of  the  stom­
ach  pump  be  avoided,  and in  what  class 
of  cases  may  it  be  employed  to  the most 
advantage?

3.  When  should  the  use  of  oil,  as  an 
in­

antidote,  be  avoided,  and  what  are 
dications  for  its  use?

4.  How  would  you  perform  artificial 

respiration?
5.  Why 

is  coffee  administered 

in 

some  kinds  of  poisoning?

6.  What  emergency  treatment  would 
you  employ  for  poisoning  by  Lunar 
Caustic?  -By  Caustic  Potash?  Why?

7.  What  emergency  treatment  should 
for  poisoning  by  Potas­

be  employed 
sium  Cyanide?  By  Salts  of  Lemon?

8.  What  kind  of  poisoning  may  re­
sult  from  eating  bitter  almonds?  Give 
emergency  treatment.

9.  What  symptoms  would  lead  you  to 

suspect  Morphine  poisoning?

10.  What  is  the  largest  dose  of  San­
tonin  that  ordinarily  may  safely  be 
given  to  a  child  2  years  old?  Give 
emergency  treatment  for  overdose.

11.  What 

is  the  dose  of  Acetanilid, 
Ammonium  Bromide,  Cerium,  Oxalate, 
Guaiacol,  Resin  of  Podophyllum?

12.  What  is  the  dose  of  Salicin,  San­
tonin,  Sparteine,  Sulphate,  Sulphonal, 
Thymol?  .

13.  What 

is  the  dose  of  Croton  Oil, 
Potassium  Chlorate,  Potassium  Iodide, 
Oil  of  Peppermint,  Solution  of  Am­
monium  Acetate?

14.  What 

is  the  dose  of  Extract  of 
Hyoscyamus,  Extract  of  Nux  Vomica, 
Infusion*  of  Digitalis.  Spirit  of  Chloro­
form,  Compound  Spirit  of  Ether?

15.  What 

is  the  dose  of  Tincture  of 
Belladonna  Leaves,  Tincture  of  Ipecac 
and  Opium,  Tincture  of  Indian  Can­
nabis,  Wine  of  Colchicum  Root,  Wine 
of  Ipecac?

Chemistry.

1. 

In  what  states  does  matter  exist? 

Give  examples.

2.  State  how  water  may  be  disso­
ciated  and  name  the  products  formed.
3.  Theoretically,  how many  grammes 
of  Sulphur,  Oxygen  and  Hydrogen  can 
be  obtained 
of 
H2SO4?

from  100  grammes 

4.  Name  the  elements  which  consti­
tute  the  Nitrogen  Group,  and  state  what 
compounds  nearly  all  of  them  form  with 
Hydrogen.

term  Isomorphism, 

5-  Define  the 

giving  an  example.

6.  Give  the  chemical  name  for  each 
(b) 
(d) 

of  the  following: 
(a)  Litharge; 
Sal-Ammoniac;  (c)  Potash  Alum ; 
White  Percipitate.

7.  What  is  a  deci-normal  Volumetric 
Solution?  How  is  it  prepared,  and  for 
what  purpose  is  it  employed?

8.  What  is  the  difference  between  a 
Gravimetric  and  a  Volumetric  process 
of  assay?

9.  Give  a  characteristic  test  for  each 
of  the  following: 
(b) 
Chlorides;  (c)  Nitrates;  (d)  Tartrates.
10.  Write  the  chemical  formula  for 

(a)  Acetates; 

the  two  Oxides  of  Arsenic.

11.  Describe  the  element  Hydrogen, 
and  show  by  an  equation  how  it  can 
be  obtained?

12:  What  compound  is  formed  when 
Anilin  and  Glacial  Acetic  Acid  react 
with  one  another?

13.  State  how  primary  Sodium  Sul­

phate  is  prepared,  giving  its  formula.

14.  Write  the  chemical 

formula 
for 
each  of  the 
(a)  Chloric 
A cid ;  (b)  Lead  Acetate;  (c)  Potassium 
Sulphocyanate ;  (d)  Ammonium  Bicar­
bonate.

following: 

Peculiar Prescriptions.

Some  particulars  of  the  prescriptions 
given  by  the 
late  Dr.  Gruby,  who, 
among  other  things,  is  famous  as  hav- 
ng  attended  the  poet  Heine,  have  been 
published.  Dr.  Gruby  was  alive  to  the 
efficacy  of  simple  hygienic  regulations 
as  remedies  for  disease,  but  knowing 
that  the  public  would  not  receive  ordi­
nary  instructions  of  this  nature  with  the 
proper  appreciation,  he  conveyed  them 
in  eccentric  directions.

teeth. 

One  patient  was  given  a 

little  “ aro­
matic  gum  water”   and  told  to  walk 
every  morning  before  sunrise  between 
the  Bastille  and  the  Madeleine,  taking 
care  at  every  68th  step  to  crack  a grape 
kernel  between  his 
Another 
patient  was  instructed  to  mount  his din- 
ng  table  three  times  a  day  and  bend 
his  body  backwards  for  7 ^   minutes  at 
a  time.  One  prescription  was  to  swal­
low  two  raw  eggs  with  exactly  47  grams 
of  salt  every  evening.  An  exceptionally 
nervous  person,  who  suffered  from 
lack 
of  occupation,  was  ordered  to  take  an 
apartment  of  four  rooms  on  the  fifth 
story  of  a  house, 
to  have  the  rooms 
papered 
in  a  different  shade  of  green, 
in  a  different  pattern,  the  patient 
and 
to  act  as  a  sort  of  foreman  paperhanger. 
We  are  told  that  the  cure  in  this  case 
was  almost  perfect.  What  was  the 
decorative  effect  on  the  rooms  we  are 
left  to  imagine.— Revue  Clinique.

The  Preparation  o f Konm ys.

Fill  a  quart  champagne  bottle  to  the 
neck  with  pure  cow’s  m ilk ;  add  two 
tablespoonfuls  of  white  sugar,  first  dis­
solving  ft  in  a  little  water  by  the  aid  of 
heat;  add  also  a  quarter  of  a  two-cent 
cake of  yeast.  Then  securely  fasten  the 
cork  in  the  bottle  and shake  the mixture 
well;  place 
it  in  a  room  having  a  tem­
perature  of  from  70 to  80  deg.  Fahren­
heit  for  six  hours  and  finally  in  an  ice­
box  for  about  twelve  hours. 
It  is  then 
ready  for  use  and  may  be  taken 
in 
quantities  varying with the requirements 
of  the  stomach  and  general  condition 
In  preparing  koumys 
of  the  patient. 
it  is  well  to  make  sure  that  the  milk 
is 
is  sound  and  the 
pure,  that  the  bottle 
yeast 
is  fresh.  The  bottle  should  be 
opened  with  great  care  on  account  of 
the  effervescent  properties  of  the  m ix­
ture,  and  the  latter  should  be  discarded 
and  not  drunk  at  all  if  there  is  any  cur­
dle  or  thickened  masses 
resembling 
cheese,  as  these  indicate  that  the  fer­
mentation  has  been  prolonged  beyond 
the  proper  time. 
It  should  be  prepared 
as  required  for  use.  The  virtue  of 
koumys  resides  in  the  fact  that  it  nour­
ishes,  refreshes  and  stimulates,  with  no 
subsequent  reaction 
its  effects. 
Koumys  contains  some  alcohol,  with 
fat,  casein, 
lactic  acid  and  carbonic 
acid  gas.

from 

Heberden’s  In k.

This  was  the  name  given  by  Dr. 
Neligon  to  a  mixture  of  bitter  tonics 
and  aromatic  stimulants  containing  a 
trace  of  iron,  once  official  in  the  British 
Pharmacopoeia  under  the  title  Mistura 
Ferri  Aromatica.  The  exact  formula  of 
the  preparation  is  as  follows:

Red  cinchona  bark,  powd.,  1  oz.
Calumba  root,  coarse  powd.,  %  oz.
Cloves,  bruised,  ^   oz.
Fine  iron  wire, 
oz.
Compound  tincture  cardam,  3  ozs.
Tincture  orange  peel, 
Peppermint  water,  a  sufficiency.
Macerate  the  cinchona  bark,  calumba 
root,  cloves  and  iron with  12  fluid ounces 
of  peppermint  water  in  a  closed  vessel 
for  three  days,  agitating  occasionally; 
then  filter the 
liquid,  adding  as  much 
peppermint  water  to  the  filter  as  will

oz.

make  the  product  measure  12%  fluid 
ounces;  to  this  add  the  tinctures,  and 
preserve  the  mixture 
in  a  well-stop- 
pered  bottle.

As  stated  above,  Heberden’s ink  is no 
longer  recognized  by  the  British  Phar­
macopoeia. 
It  was  dropped  in  the  edi­
tion  of  1898.  The  mixture  is  given  as 
a  tonic  in  anaemia  and 
in  debilitated 
conditions  of  the  system  in  doses  of  one 
or  two  tablespoonfuls. 
It  is  still  used 
its  absence  from  the 
in  Ireland,  and 
Pharmacopoeia 
is  resented  by 
Irish 
physicians.

The  D ra g   M arket.

Opium—Is  quite  firm,  although  re­
ports  from  primary  markets  indicate  a 
full  crop.

Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine— Is  very  firm.  Outside  hold­
ers  ask  same  price  as manufacturers.  As 
bark  shows  an  advance  at  each  sale, 
higher  prices  are  looked  for.

Oils  Anise  and  Cassia— Both  show  an 
lb.,  and  rhubarb 

advance  of  5c  per 
about  10  per  cent.

Cuttle  Fish  Bone—Is  very  firm  under 
reports  from  Trieste  that  the  supply 
is 
very  limited,  and  that  the  catch  will  be 
a  small  one.

Oil 

Caraway—Has been  advanced  on 

account  of  the  high  price  for  seed.

Goods  affected  by  the  trouble in China 

are  very  firm  and  advancing.

Non-Dangerous  Fireworks.

Prof.  Weiffenbach  has  recently  pat­
ented  a  “ firework  giving  a  non-danger- 
ous  spray  of  blinding  white  light. 
It  is 
produced  by  mixing  together  12  parts 
of  aluminum  filings,  12  parts  of  barium 
nitrate,  12  parts  saltpeter,  2  parts  of 
yellow  dextrin,  2  parts  of  sulphur,  5 
parts  of  gum  arabic,  and  filling  the 
mass,  dry,  into  tubes,  or  the  mass  may 
be  made 
into  a  paste  with  water  and 
spread  on  any  suitable  articles.

.Played  H er  a  Shabby  Trick.

“ That  was  a  mean  trick  Harry played 

Louise. “

“ What  was  it?”
“ Why,  he  disguised  himself as  a  cen 

sus taker and  found  out  her age.”

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Advanced— 
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A cidum

@ 

Aceticum.................$  6@$  8
Benzoicum, German.  70®  75
Boraclc.....................  
i®
Carbolicum..............  
27®  39
Citricum.................... 
45®  48
Hydrochlor.............  
5
3@ 
8®  10
Nitroeum.................. 
Oxalicum.................. 
12® 
14
Phosphorium,  d ll... 
@  15
Sallcyllcum.............  
66®  70
Sulphurlcum............ 
lk ®
Tannlcum................. 
90®  1  00
T artaricum .............  
38®  40
A m m onia
Aqua, 16 deg.............  
Aqua, 20 deg............. 
Carbonas..................  
Chloridum................  
A niline

4® 
6
8
6® 
13@  16
12® 
14

Black.........................2 iSSt ? 25
Brown.......................  
80®  l  00
Bed............................  <6®  60
YeUow.......................  2

12©  14
6©  8 
75©  80

40®  45

iBaccse 
Cubebæ........... po, 16
Juniperus.................
Xanthoxylum..........
B a ls a m i n a
Copaiba....................
Peru  .........................
Terabin,  Canada —
Tolutan.....................
Cortex
Abies, Canadian......
Cassia?.......................
Cinchona  Klava.......
Euonymus atropurp. 
Myilca Cerifera, po.
Prunus Virgini........
Quillaia, gr’d ............
Sassafras........po. 18
Ulmus.. .po.  15, gr’d
Extractum
24©
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhiza,  po......  
28©
Haematox, 15 lb. box  11©
Haematox, is ...........  
13©
Ha*matox,  V4s.......... 
14©
Haematox,  Hs.......... 
*c@
Ferru

Carbonate  Precip... 
Citrate and  Quinta..
Citrate  Soluble........
Ferrocyanidum Sol.,.
Solut. Chloride........
Sulphate,  com’l .......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bDl, per  cwt..........
Sulphate,  pure........
F lo ra

Arnica......
Anthémis.. 
Matricaria.

Folia

22©
30©

© 

25©  30
Barosma...................  
Cassia Acutifol,  Tln-
nevelly.................. 
20©  25
Cassia, Acutifol, Alx.  25©  30
Salvia officinalis,  ks
and V4s.................. 
12©  20
UvaUrsi.................... 
8© 
10
Gummi
©  65
Acacia, 1st picked... 
©  45
Acacia, 2d  picked... 
©  35
Acacia, 3d  picked... 
©  28
Acacia, sifted  sorts. 
45©  65
Acacia, po................. 
14
Aloe, Barb. po.l8@20  12© 
Aloe, Cape__ po. 15. 
12
© 
Aloe,  SocotrL.po. 40 
30
© 
55©  60
Ammoniac................. 
Assafoetida.. ..po. 30  28©  30
Benzoinum............... 
50®  55
13
.- 
Catechu, is 
Catechu, Vis 
Catechu, 54s
Camphor®............... 
68®  72
Euphorbium... po. 35  @ 4 0
Gafbanum................. 
@  1  00
Gamboge.............po  65® 
70
®  30
Guaiacum...... po. 25 
Kino........... po. $0.75 
@  75
Mastic  ...................... 
@  60
Myrrh............ po.  45  @ 4 0
Opii....po.  4.50@4.80  3 30®  3 40
Shellac.....................  
25®  35
Shellac, bleached.... 
40®  45
Tragacanth..............  
50@  80
H erb a

25
20
25
28
23
25
39
22
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, F a t...........  
55®  60
Carbonate, P at........  
18®  20
•Carbonate, K. & M..  18®  20
'arbonate, Jennings  18®  20

O leum

Absinthium.............   6 00® 6  25
Amygdalae,  Dulc—  
35@  60
Amygdalae,  Amarae.  8 oo@ 8 25
A nisi.........................  l  85®  1 90
Aurantl Cortex........   2  25® 2 30
Bergamli..................  2  50® 2 60
Cajlputi.................... 
80®  85
Caryophylll............... 
75®
C edar.......................  
35®  45
Chenopadil............... 
@ 2 75
Clnnamonil.............   1  10®  1 20
Cltronella................. 
36®  40

....... 
50®  60
Conium Mac...
.......  1  15®  1  25
Copaiba..........
90®  1  00
Cubebae .
Exechthitos.............  1  00®  1  10
Erlgeron .
..  1 00®  1  10
Gaultheria...............  2 00®  2  10
Geranium, ounce__ 
@  75
Gossippii, Sem. gal.. 
60®  60
Hedeoma..................  1  70®  1  75
■Junipera..................  1  50® 2  00
Lavendula  ............... 
90@ 2 00
Llmonis....................  1  40®  1  50
Mentha  Piper..........  1  25® 2  00
Mentha Verid..........  1  50®  1  60
Morrhuae, S al..........  l  20®  l  25
M yrcia.....................   4 00® 4  50
75® 3 oo
Olive......................... 
Picis Liquida.......... 
10® 
12
@  35
Picis Liquida,  gal... 
Ricina.......................  l co® l  08
Kosmarinl................. 
®  1  00
Kosae, ounce.............   6  50® 8 60
S ucdni.....................  
40®  45
90®  1  00
Sabina.....................  
Santal.......................  2  75® 7  00
Sassafras.................. 
50®  55
®  65
Sinapis,  ess., ounce. 
Tiglll...............  .......  1  so®  l  60
40@  50
Thyme....................... 
Thyme, opt............... 
@  1  60
Theobrom as...........  
15®  20
P otassium
15®
Bi-Carb...................... 
Bichromate.............  
13@
Brom ide..................  
52®
12®
Carb  ......................... 
Chlorate., .po. 17® 19  16®
35®
Cyanide.................... 
Iodide.......................  2 65®  2
Potassa, Bitart, pure 
28® 30
Potassa, Bitart, com.
@ 15
Potass Nitras, opt...
7® 10
Potass  Nitras..........
6®
8
23® 26
15® 18

20® 25
22® 25
10® 12
@ 25
20® 40
12® 15
16® 18
@ 75
@ 80
12® 15
15® 20
4  25®  4 35
35® 40
25® 30
@ 35
22® 25
75®  1  00
@  1 25
75®  1 35
35® 38
@ 18
40® 45
60® 65
@ 40
@ 25
10® 12
@ 25
© 25
15® 20
12® 16
25@ 27

A nchusa..................
Arum  po..................
Calamus....................
G entiana........po. 15
Glychrrhiza... pv.  16 
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
Hellebore, Alba, po. 
Inula,  po..................

Maranta,  k s ...........
Podophyllum,  p o ...
Rhei..........................
Rhei,  cu t..................

Sanguinaria., .po.  15
Serpentaria.............
Senega .....................
Smilax, officinalis H.
Smilax,  M.................
Scillae............ po.  35
Symplocarpus, Foeti-
dus,  po..................
Valeriana, Eng. po. 30 
Valeriana,  German.
Zingiber a ................
Zingiber j ..................
Semen
Anisum.........po.  15
Bird, is.

@ 12
13® 15
4®
6
11® 12
1  25®  1 75
8® 10
4  @ 5
75®  1  00
10® 12
LPpterìx Odorate.
1  00®  1 10
@ 10
Foeniculum..........
Foenugreek, po...
9
7®
L in i...........................  354®  4V4
Lini, grd.......bbl. 314 
4®  4*4
Lobelia..................... 
35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian..  4  @ 
5
5
R ap a.........................  4>4@ 
Sinapis  Alba............ 
9® 
10
Sinapis  Nigra.......... 
11® 
12
S piritu s

Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00® 2  50 
Frumenti,  D. F. R ..  2 00® 2  25
Frum enti..................  1  25®  l  50
Juniperis Co. O. T ...  1  66@  2 00
Juniperis  Co...........   1  75@ 3 50
Saacnarum  N. E __   l  90® 2  10
Spt. Vini Galli..........  1  75® 6  50
Vini  Oporto.............   l  25® 2  00
Vini Alba..................  l  25®  2 00

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................  2  50®  2  75
Nassau sheeps’ wool
carriage..................  2  50®  2  75
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage....... 
@ 150
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage....... 
@ 125
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage................. 
@ 100
@  75
Hard, for slate use.. 
Yellow  R e e f,  for
slate use................. 
@ 140
Syrups
A cacia...................... 
Aurantl Cortex........ 
Zingiber.................... 
Ipecac.......................  
Ferri Iod..................  
Rhei Arom............... 
Smilax  Officinalis... 
Senega.....................  
Scillae........................  

@ 
so
@  50
@  50
@  60
@  50
©  50
60®  60
@  50
@  50

—g—-4
1
T  *  
^

■ 

*  I  *

4  -

>  «

^  

4

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

@  50
@  50
@ 5 0

60
50
60
60
50
5o
6o
5o
6o
So
5o
75
So
7q
7s
l  Oo
6o
5o
6o
5o
5o
So
5o
5o
5o
3g
5o
6o
5o
6o
5o
7g
7&
5o
5o
5o
5jj
7o
55
l  So
5q
5q
5o
5o
5q
6o
6o
6q
5o
20

 

M iscellaneous 

¿Ether, Spts. Nit. ? F  30®  36
¿Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34®  38
A lum en....................  214® 
3
3®
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
Annatto..................... 
40®  50
4® 
Antimoni, po...........  
5
Antimoniet Potass T  40®  50
@  25
Antipyrin................. 
Antifebrin  ............... 
©
Argenti Nitras, oz... 
@
Arsenicum............... 
10®
Balm  Gilead  Buds.. 
38®  40
Bismuth S. N...........   1  50©  1  60
@ 
Calcium Chlor.,  is... 
9
®  10
Calcium Chlor.,  14s.. 
®  12
Calcium Chlor.,  14s.. 
@  75
Cantharldes, Rus.po 
Capsici Froctus, af.. 
@ 
if
If
Capsici  Fructus, po. 
@ 
Capsici Fructus B, po @ 1 5
Caryophyllus. .po. 15 
12®  14
Carmine, No. 40....... 
@  3 00
50®  55
Cera  Alba................  
40®  42
Cera  Flava............... 
Coccus.....................  
@  40
@ 3 5
Cassia  Fructus........ 
Centraria..................  
@
Cetaceum.................. 
@
Chloroform.............  
55®  60
Chloroform,  squlbbs  @  1  10 
Chloral Hyd Crst....  1  65@  1  90
Chondrus.................  
20®  25
Clnchonidine.P. & W  38@  48
Clnchonidine, Germ.  38®
Cocaine....................  5 30®  5 60
Corks, list, dis. pr. ct .• 
70
Creosotum................  
®  35
@
C reta.............bbl. 75 
Creta, prep............... 
@
Creta, precip...........  
9@
Creta, Rubra............ 
@
Crocus.....................  
15®  18
@  24
Cudbear.................... 
Cupri  Sulph.............   614®
D extrine.................. 
7® 
10
Ether Sulph............. 
75©  90
Emery, all numbers. 
@
@
Emery, po..........—  
E rg o ta......... po. 90  86®
Flake  W hite...........  
12®
Galla......................... 
@  23
G am bler..................  
8®
Gelatin,  Cooper....... 
@  60
Gelatin, French....... 
35®  60
75  &
Glassware,  flint, box 
Less than box......  
70
11®
Glue, brown.............  
Glue,  white.............  
15®
Glycerina.................. 
17®  28
Grana Paradisl........  
@
Humulus.................. 
25®  55
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite  @  95
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor..  @  85
Hydrarg  Ox Rub’m . 
@  1  05
Hydrarg  Ammoniati  @  1  17 
HydrargUnguentum  50®  60
Hydrargyrum .*........ 
Ichthyobolla,  Am... 
65®  70
Indigo....................... 
75®  1  00
Iodine,  Resubi........   3 90®  4  00
@ 4  oo
Iodoform.................. 
@  50
Lupulln.....................  
Lycopodium.............  
70®  75
M a d s .......................  
65®  75
Liquor Arsen et  Hy­
@  25
drarg Iod............... 
LlquorPotassArsinlt 
10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph__  
2® 
3
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl  @  114 
60®  60
Mannla. 8,  F ............ 

@

Menthol....................
Morphia, S., P.& W. 
Morphia, 8., N. Y. Q.
&C. Co..................
Moschus  Canton__
Myrlstica, No. 1.......
Nux Vomica...po. 16
Os Sepia....................
“epsln Kaac, H. & P.
1)  Co.....................
Picis Liq. N.N.14 gal.
d oz.........................
Mels Liq., quarts__
*icis Liq.,  pints.......
’ll Hydrarg. ..po.  80 
Mper  Nigra., .po. 22 
M j>er  Alba.... po. 35
iMlx Kurgun.............
’lumbi Acet.............
’ulvis Ipecac et Opii 
*y rethrum, boxes H.
& P. D. Co., doz...
*y rethrum,  pv........
Quassia?....................
Quinia, 8. P. &  W ... 
Quinta, 8.  German..
Quinia, N. Y.............
Rubla Tine tori m i.... 
Saccharum Lactls pv
Salacln.....................
Sanguis  Draconls...
Sapo, W .................. ;
Sapo M.....................
Sapo  G .....................

@  3 25 
2 05®  2 30
1  95® 2  20 
®  40
65®  80
@ 
10 
30®  35
@  1  00
@ 2 00 
®  1  00 
@  85
®  50

® 
10®  

7
12 
1  30®  1  50
@  76
26®  30
8®  
10 
33®  43
33®  43
33®  43
12®  14
18®  20 
6 00®  6  26 
40®  60
12®  14
10®  
12 
@  15

Seidlitz Mixture......
Sinapis.....................
Sinapis,  opt.............
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
V oes.....................
Snuff,Scotch,De Vo’s
Soda, Boras..............
Soda,  Boras, po......
Soda et Potass Tart.
Soda,  Carb...............
Soda,  Bi-Carl)..........
Soda,  Ash................
Soda, Sulphas..........
Spts. Cologne...........
Spts. Ether  Co........
Spts. Myrcia I)om... 
Spts. Vlni Rect.  bbl. 
Spts. Vlni Rect. ttbbl 
Spts. Vlni Rect. lOgal 
Spts. Vlni Rect. 5 gal 
Strychnia, Crystal.
Sulphur,  Subl__
Sulphur, Roll..
Tam arinds__
Terebenth  Venice
TheobromEe__
Vanilla...........
Zincl Sulph__

Oils

20®  

22 
@  18 
@  30
@  41
@  41
9®  11
9®  11
23®  25
1%@ 
2 
5
3® 
4
3*4® 
@  
2 
® 2 60 
50®  56
@ 2 00

@
@
1  05®  1  25 
4
2V4© 
2k®   3V4 
8® 
10 
28®  30
52®  55
9 00© 16  00

Whale, winter.......... 
Lard, extra............... 
Lard, No. l ............... 

BBL.  CAI..
70
70
50

7o 
60 
46 

Linseed, pure raw... 
66 
Linseed, boiled........ 
67 
Neatsfoot, winter str  54 
Spirits  Turpentine.. 
56 

19
70
60
60
Paints  BBL.  LB.
I k   2  @ 8 
lk   2  @4 
lk   2  @3 
2k  214@3 
2k  2k@3
15
13®70®
14®
13®
6k@
6k®
@

Red  Venetian..........
Ochre, yellow  Mars. 
Ochre, yellow B er... 
Putty,  commercial.. 
Putty, strictly  pure. 
Vermilion,  P r i m e
American.............
Vermilion, English..
Green, P aris...........
Green, Peninsular...
Lead, red..................
Lead,  white.............
Whiting, white Span
Whiting, gilders'__
White, Paris, Amer. 
Whiting, Parts,  Eng.
cliff........................
Universal  Prepared.
Yarn Ishei

®  1  40 
1  00®  1  15

No. 1 Turp  Coach...  1  10®  1  20
Extra Turn...............  1  60®  1  70
Coach  Body............   2 76® 3  00
No. 1 Turp Fura.......  1  00®  1  10
Extra Turk  Damar..  1  56®  1  60 
Jap.Dryer,No.lXurp  70®  7f

W.  B.  Dudley

Representing Us

Will  see  you soon  with  the  best  line  of 
Writing Paper Tablets,  Pencil  Pa­
per Tablets and  Exercise  Books  for 
fail  school  trade  shown in the  State this 
season  Also  a  beautiful  variety  and 
new  styles  of  Dainty  Box  Papers.
All  the newest shapes of Ladies’ W al­
lets,  Finger  Purses,  etc.

Our  customers  state  that  we  have 
the  finest  and  best  arranged  line  of

D R U G G IS T   S U N D R IE S

in  Michigan,  and  he  will  have  the  com­
plete  line  of  these  goods  with  him 
when  he  calls  Wait  for  him.

Hazeltine & Perkins 

Drug  Co.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

28

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT

Guaranteed  correct at time of issue.  Not  connected 

with any jobbing house.

ADVANCED

Sugar
Flour
Candy
Lard

Cheese
W heat Grits
Lemons
Crackers.

DECLINED
Pearl Barley

ALABASTINE

White In drum s.................... 
9
Colors In drums....................  10
White In packages...............  10
Colors In packages...............  11

Less 40 per cent discount. 

A X LE  GREASE
A urora........................56
Castor  Oil...................60
Diamond........ ...........50
F razer's........... ........... 75
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75

doz. gross
6 00
7  00
4 25
9 00
9 00

A cm e

M ica, tin boxes......... 75 
9 00
Paragon...................... 55 
6 00
Arctic 12 oz. orals................   so
2 oz. flat Pure Lemon..........1  20

AMMONIA

BA KIN G   PO W D ER 

H lb. cans 3 doz..................   45
H lb. cans 3 doz..................   75
1 
lb. cans l  doz.................. 1  00
Bulk........................................  10
A rctic
6 oz. Eng. Tumblers.............   90
Egg
X lb. cans, 
4 doz. case.....3  75
2 doz. case.....3  75
4  lb. cans, 
1 lb. cans, 
l doz. case.....3  75
5 lb. cans, 4  doz. case.........3  00
X lb. cans per doz..............   75
4  lb. cans per doz............. 1  20
1 
lb. cans per doz............. 2 00
X lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   35
X lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   55
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case........   90

E l  P a rity

H om e

J A X O N

Queen  Flake

X lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   45
X lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   85
1 
lb. cans. 2 doz. case........ 1  60
3 oz., 6 doz.case.!.................2 70
6 oz., 4 doz. case....................3 20
9 oz., 4 doz. case....................4 80
1 lb., 2 doz. case....................4 00
51b.,  1 doz. case....................9 00

R oyal

10c size__  86
X lb.  cans  l  30 
6 oz. cans.  1  80 
X lb.  cans  2  40 
X lb.  cans 3 60 
1 lb.  cans.  4 65 
2  3 lb. cans. 12 75 
51b. cans.21  00

BA TH   BRICK

American...............................  70
English...................................  so

BLUING

CONQIHSCT)

BROOMS

Small 3 uoz............................   «1
Large, 2 doz...........................  75
Arctic, 4 oz, per gross.........4 00
Arctic, 8 oz, per gross.........6 00
Arctic, pints, per  gross....  9 00 
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 Whisk....................  95
Fancy Whisk....................... 1  25
Warehouse...........................3 76
Electric Light, 8s...................12
Electric Light, 16s..................12X
Paraffine, Cs........................... lix
Paraffine, 12s ..........................12X
Wlcklng................................20

CANDLES

CANNED  GOODS 

A pples
3 lb. Standards........  
Gallons, standards.. 
Standards................. 

B lackberries

80
2  go
75

65@l 86

1 60
25@2 75
35@2 25

Corn

Peas

Gooseberries

1  00 
1  50
85 
1  15

70
80
1  00
1  00

75®1  30 
75®  85 
80

85
1  85 
3  10
2 25
1  75
2  80
1  75
2 80
1  75
2 80
18@20
22®25
95 
1  70

Beans
Baked .......................
Bed  Kidney.............
String.......................
Wax.........................
Blueberries
Standard................... .
Clams.
Little Neck. 1 lb......
Little Neck, 2 lb......
Cherries
Bed  Standards............
White...........................
F air..........  ...............
Good.........................
Fancy.....................
Standard.................
Hom iny 
Standard...................
Lobster
Star, X lb..................
Star, l  lb ..................
Picnic Tails..............
M ackerel
Mustard, lib ............
Mustard, 2 lb............
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 ie ............................
Yellow......................  1 
Pears
Standard..................  
Fancy........................  
M arrowfat............... 
Early June............... 
Early June  Sifted.. 
P in eap p le
G rated......................  1 
Sliced.........................  1 
P u m p k in
F a ir........................... 
Good......................... 
Fancy.......................  
R aspberries
Standard...................  
90
Columbia River........  1  95©2  00
Bed Alaska.
1  35 
Pink Alaska.............
1  00
Shrimps
Standard..................
Sardines
Domestic, Xs...........
Domestic, X s ..........
Domestic,  Mustard.
California, Xs..........
French, Xs...............
French, Xs...............
Standard..................
85
Fancy.......................
1  25
Succotash
Fair............................
90
Good.........................
1  00
Fancy....................
1  20
Tomatoes
Fair.......................
80
Good.........................
90
Fancy.......................
1  15
Gallons......................
2 35
CATSUP
Columbia,  pints............ .......2 00
Columbia, & pints........ .......1  25
CHEESE
Acme.........................
@  S
Amboy.....................
@  9
Carson City..............
©  84
Emblem....................
@  9
Gem..........................
@10
@ 9
Gold Medal............... 
a   8X
Id e a l.......................  
Jersey....................... 
@10
@ 9X
Riverside.................. 
Brick......................... 
@9
Edam ........................ 
@90
Leiden.....................  
@17
Llmburger................  
@10
Pineapple.................  50  @75
Sap  Sago................. 
@16

Strawberries

Salm on

65
75
85

C H O C O L A TE  

Walter Baker & Co.’s.

Runkel Bros.

H. O. Wilbur & Sons.

German  Sweet......................  23
Premium...............................   35
Breakfast Cocoa....................  46
Vienna Sw eet.....................  21
Vanilla...................................  28
Premium...............................   31
Capital Sweet........................  21
Imperial Sweet.....................  22
Nelson’s  Premium...............  25
Sweet Clover, x s ..................  25
Sweet Clover, Xs..................   27
Premium Baking..................  33
Double Vanilla......................  40
Triple Vanilla.......................   50

CH IC O R Y

COCOA

5
Bulk........................................ 
7
B ed......................................... 
30
Webb...................................... 
Cleveland.................................  41
Epps  ....•.................................  42
Van Houten, Xs...................   12
Van Houten, x s ...................   20
Van Houten, Xs...................   38
Van Houten,  is ...................   70
Colonial, x s  ...........................  35
Colonial, Xs............................   33
H uyler.....................................  45
Wilbur, X s..............................  41
Wilbur, X s..............................   42

C IG A R S

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.” .........................   56 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 A Co.’s Brands.
Royal  Tigers. 
.  55@ 80 00
Royal  Tigerettes........ 35
Vincente Portuondo ,.35@ 70 00
Ruhe Bros. Co.............26@ 70 00
Hllson  Co.................... 35@110 00
T. J. Dunn & Co..........35@ 70 00
McCoy & Co.................36®  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
A. B. Ballard & Co.... 357ft 175 00 
E. M. Schwarz & Co... 36® 110 00
San Telmo....................35@ 70 00
Havana Cigar Co........ 18@  35 00
C. Costello & Co..........35@ 70 00
LaGora-Fee Co........... 35®  70 00
8. I. Davis & Co..........35@185 00
Hene& Co................35@ 90 00
Benedict & Co..........7.50@ 70 00
Hemmeter Cigar Co. ..35® 70 00 
G .J. Johnson Cigar Co.35@ 70 00
Maurice S anborn__ 50@175 00
Bock & Co....................65® 300 00
Manuel  Garcia........... 80@375 00
Neuva Mundo..............85©175 00
Henry Clay...................85@550 00
La Carolina.................. 9G@200 00
Standard T. & C. Co.  .35®  70 00
S tar G reen ..................... 35  OO

H. Van Tongeren’s Brand.

'   CO FFEE 
Roasted

A fC *»
Coffees

HIGH GRADE

Special  Combination...........   20
French Breakfast.................  25
Lenox....................................   30
Vienna...................................  35
Private Estate.......................   38
Supreme.................................  40

Less 33X  per  cent.

Rio

Santos

Common................................104
F a ir.......................................11
Choice....................................13
Fancy.................................... 15
Common................................ 11
F a ir.......................................14
Choice....................................15
Fancy................................... 17
Peaberry............................... 13
F a ir.......................................12
Choice................................. ,.i6
Choice....................................16
Fancy.....................................17
Choice....................................i6

G uatem ala

M aracaibo

M exican

Java

African..................................12X
Fancy A frican.....................17
O. G........................................25
P - 6 ........................................29
A rabian--,,,......................... 21

M ocha

PA CK A G E  CO FFEE. 

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
which the wholesale dealer adds 
tbe 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 of 75c per 100 lbs.
Arbuckle.............................. 12 50
Jersey................................... 12  50
M cL aughlin’s XXXX 
McLaughlin’s  XXXX  sold  to 
retailers  only.  Mail  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  & 
Co., Chicago.
Valley City X  gross.............   75
Felix X gross......................... 1  15
Hummers foil X gross........   85
. ..1  43 
Hummel’s tin  X gross  . 
COCOA  SHELLS
20 lb. bags.......................  
2X
Less quantity.................. 
3
Pound packages.............  
4
CLOTHES  LINES

E x tract

Cotton, 40 ft.  per doz............1  00
Cotton, 50 ft.  per doz............ 1  20
Cotton, 60 ft.  per doz............ 1  40
Cotton, 70 ft.  per doz............1  60
Cotton, 80 ft.  per doz............1  80
Jute, 60 ft. per doz...............  80
Jute. 72 ft. per doz.............  
95
CONDENSED  M ILK
4 doz in case.

Gall Borden E agle....................6 75
Crown..........................................6 25
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 
1,000books, any  denom...  20 00 
Above quotations are for either 
Tradesman, Superior, Economic 
or  Universal  grades.  Where
1.000 books areordered at a time 
customer receiv es  s p e c ia lly  
printed  cover  without  extra 
charge.

Coupon  Pass  Books 
denomination from $10 down.

Can be made to represent any 
50  books.........................  1  50
100  books.........................  2  50
500  books..............  
  11  50
1.000  books.........................  20  00

 

C redit  Checks 

500, any one denom.........  2 00
1.000, any one denom........  3 00
2.000, any one denom........  5 00
Steel  punch....................... 
75
CREAM   TARTAR

A pples

C alifornia  F ru its

5 and 10 lb. wooden  boxes.......30
-Bulk in sacks.............................29
D R IE D   FRUITS—D om estic 
Sundried.................................6® ex
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.6X@  7 
Apricots..........................  @15
Blackberries...............
Nectarines..................
Peaches.......................10  @11
Pitted Cherries...........  
Prunnelles..................
Raspberries..............

7X

C alifornia P ru n es

100-120 25 lb. boxes........  @
90-100 25 lb. boxes........   @ 4X
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes........  @ 5
70 - 80 25 lb. boxes........   @  5x
60 - 70 25 lb. boxes........   @ 6
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes........   @ 6X
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes........   @ 7
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes........  
8x
X cent less in 50 lb. cases 

R aisins

C itron

C urrants

l  75 
London Layers 2 Crown, 
2  00
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown............. 
2  25
7X
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
8X
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
8X
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
L. M., Seeded, choice ... 
10
L. M., Seeded, fancy__  
10X
D R IE D   FRUITS*—F o reig n  
Leghorn.....................................11
Corsican....................................12
Patras, cases.........................  6X
Cleaned, b u lk .......................  74
Cleaned,  packages...............  8
Citron American 19 lb. bx... 13 
Lemon American 10 lb. bx..iox 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 10X 
Sultana l Crown...................
Sultana 2 Crown..................
Sultana 3 Crown....................
Sultana 4 Crown....................
Sultana 5 Crown....................
Sultana 6 Crown....................
Sultana package..................

R aisins

P eel

FARINACEOUS  GOODS 
Dried Lima...........................   6X
Medium Hand Picked  2 25@2 35
Brown Holland.....................

B eans

C ereals

Cream of Cereal...................  90
Grain-O, sm all........................... 1 35
Graln-O, large............................ 2 25
Grape Nuts............................1 35
Postum Cereal, sm all...........1  35
Fostum Cereal, large............2 25

Farina

Hom iny

H askell’s W heat Flakes

241 lb. packages........................1 25
Bulk, per 100 Tbs......................... 3 00
36  2 lb. packages....................... 3 00
B arrels....................................... 2 60
Flake. 50 lb. drums.....................1 00
Maccaroni  and Verm icelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box.............  60
Imported. 25 lb. box............2  50
Common...............................
Chester........................................2 30
Empire........................................ 2 90

Pearl  B arley

Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand.

Grits

Peas

d R olled  Oats

24 2 lb. packages....................2 00
100 lb. kegs............................. 3 00
200 lb. barrels.........................5 70
100 lb. bags..............................2 90
Green, Wisconsin, bu............1 30
Green, Scotch, bu.................. 1 35
Split, bu................................. 
3
Rolled Avena, bbl..................3 60
Steel Cut,  bbl.........................4 00
Monarch, bbl........... ............i  35
Monarch, x  bbl......................1 80
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks............1 55
Quaker, cases........................... 20
German.................................  
4
East India............................... 3X
F lak e....................................  4X
Pearl......................................  4X
Pearl,  24 1 lb. packages...... 6X
Cracked, bulk.......................   3X
24 2 lb. packages................... 2 50
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS 
Vanilla D. C. .2 oz 1  10  4 oz 1  80 
Lemon D. C...2 oz  70  4 oz 1  35 
Van. Tonka.  .2 oz  75  4 oz 1  45

DeBoe’s

Tapioca

W heat

Sago

F O O T E   &   J E N K S ’

JAXON

H ighest  Grade  Extracts
Lemon

Vanilla 

1 oz full m  l  20  1 oz full  m.  80
2 oz full m .2  10  2 oz full m  1  25 
No.3fan’y.3  16  No.3fan’y.l  75

Vanilla 

Lemon

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

Jennings’

A rctic

2 oz  full meas. pure Lemon.  75 
2 oz. full ra<*as. pure Vanilla. 1  20 
B ig   V alu e
2 oz. oval Vanilla Tonka 
2 oz. oval Pure Lemon

S tandard

N orthrop  B rand
2 oz. Taper Panel....  75 
2oz. Oval..............  75 
3 oz. Taper Panel__ 1  35 
4 oz. Taper Panel.... 1  60 

Reg. 2 oz.  D. C. Lemon........  75
No. 4 Taper D. C.  Lemon .. .1  52
Reg. 2 oz.  D. C.  Vanilla........1  24
No. 3 Taper D. C. Vanilla.. .2 08 
2 oz. Pure Vanilla Tonka....  70
2 oz. flat Pure Lemon...........   70
Lem.  Van.
1  20
120
2 00
2 25
Van.  Lem.
doz. 
doz.
XXX, 2 oz. obert___ 1 25 
75
XXX, 4 oz. taper___2 25 
1  25
XX, 2 oz. obert........ 1  00
No. 2, 2 oz. o b ert_  75
XXX D D ptchr, 6 oz 
XXX D D ptchr, 4 oz 
K. P. pitcher. 6 oz.. 

P errig o ’s

2 25
1 75
2 25

FLY  P A P E R

JE L L Y

H ER B S

IN D IG O

Perrigo’s Lightning,  gro__ 2  50
Petrolatum, per doz.............   75
Sage..............., ........................
H ops..........................................15
Madras, 5 lb. boxes.................55
S. F„ 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes........ 50
5 lb. pails...........................  190
15 lb. palls..............................  35
30 lb. pails..............................  62
Pure..................................  30
Calabria.................................   25
Sicily......................................   14
Root........................................  10
Condensed, 2 doz...................l 20
Condensed, 4 doz................... 2 25

LICO RICE

LYE

M A TC H E S

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No.  9  sulphur.......................1  65
Anchor P arlo r.....................1  50
No. 2 Home.......................... 1  30
Export Parlor...................... 4  00
Wolverine.............................1  50

M OLASSES 
New  Orleans

11
Black................................... 
14
F a ir..................................... 
Good................................... 
20
Fancy.................................  
24
Open Kettle.....................  25@36

Half-barrels 2c extra 
MUSTARD

P A P E R   BAGS 

Horse Radish, 1 doz............1  75
Horse Radish, 2 doz........... 3  50
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz___ .... 1 75
Union
Square
53
66
88
1  08
1  36
1  58
1  84
2  16
2  58
2 82
3 32
4  48
4  86
5 40

Satchel 
Bottom
H .......... ..........  28
........  34
4 ..........
1..........
........  44
2.......... ..........  54
3.......... ..........  66
4.......... ..........  76
5..........
........  90
6..........
........1  06
8.......... ..........1  28
10.......... ..........1  38
12.......... ..........1  60
14.......... ..........2  24
16.......... ..........2 34
20.......... ..........2 52

PIC K L E S
M edium

Sm all

Barrels, 1,200 count...................5 25
Half bbls, 600 count...................3 13
Barrels, 2,400 cou n t.................. 6 26
Half bbls, 1,200 count...........3 62
Clay, No. 216................................1 70
Clay, T. D., full count..........  65
Cob, No. 3..............................  86

P IP E S

POTASH 

48 cans In case.

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

R IC E

D om estic

Carolina  head......................... 7
Carolina  No. 1 ........................5X
Carolina  No. 2 ........................4
B roken.................................... 3X
Japan,  No.  l ..................5X@6
Japan,  No.  2............... ,.4X@5
Java, fancy head............5  @5X
Java, No. 1......................5  @
Table.................................   @

Im p o rted .

SALERATUS 

Packed 60 lbs. In box. 

Church’s Arm and Hammer. 3  15
Deland’s.................................. 3 00
Dwight’s  Cow........................ 3 16
Emblem.................................. 2 10
L.  P ......................................... 3 00
Sodio.......................................3 16
Wyandotte, 100  Ms................ 3 00
Granulated,  bbls..................   80
Granulated, 100 lb. cases__   85
Lump, bbls........................... 
76
Lump, 145 lb. kegs................   80

SAL  SODA

SALT

D iam ond C rystal 

Com m on  G rades

Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes.. 1  40 
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb. bags.2  85 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2 50 
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2  50 
Butter, barrels,20141b.bags,2 60
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.............   27
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs.............   62
100 31b. sacks..........................2 15
60 51b. sacks..........................2 05
2810 lb. sacks.........................1 95
56 lb. sacks......................... 
40
28 lb. sacks.........................   22
66 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  30
28 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  15
56 lb. dairy in linen sabks...  60 
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  60 
56 lb. sacks.........................  28
Granulated  Fine....................1 60
Medium Fine...........................1 05

Solar  R ock
Common

A shton
H iggins

W arsaw

SOAP

J A X O N

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

10012 oz bars.............................. 3 00

100 big bars (labor saving). .3 60

SEARCH-LIGHT
S I L V E R

Single box............................... 3 00
Five boxes, delivered............2 95

Scouring

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

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S A L T   FISH  

Cod

 
 

H alibut.

H errin g

Georges cured.............   @ 5
Georges  genuine........   @  5*
Georges selected........   @5%
Grand Bank..................   @4*
Strips or  bricks..........  6  @ 9
Pollock.........................   @3*4
14
Strips............................. 
Chunks..........................  
15
Holland white hoops,  bbl.  11  00 
Holland white hoops*bbl.  6 00 
Holland white hoop, keg.. 
75 
Holland white hoop mens. 
85
Norwegian.........................
Round 100 lbs.....................   3 60
Round 40 lbs.......................  1  75
Scaled................................ 
16*
Bloaters...................   ........   1  50
...  17  00
Mess 100 lbs.................
Mess 40 lbs................... ...  7  10
Mess 10 lbs................... ...  1  85
8 lbs................... ...  1  51
Mess
No. 1100 lbs................... ...  15 00
..  6  30
No. 1 40 lbs...................
...  1  65
No. 1 10 lbs.................
No. 1 8 lbs................... ...  1  35
...  9  50
No. 2 100 lbs.................
...  4  10
No. 2 40 lbs.................
No. 2 10 lbs................... ...  1  10
91
No. 2 8 lbs.................
No. 1100 lbs.................
No. 1 40 lbs.................
No. 1 10 lbs.................
No. 1 8 lbs.................

T ro u t

100  lbs__ ....  7  50 7  00
40  lbs.... ....  3  30 3  10
85
.... 
10  lbs...
71
8  lbs.... .... 

No. 1 No. 2 Fam
2 35
1  25
38
33

90
75
SEEDS

Anise.  ...................................  9
Canary, Smyrna....................  4
Caraway  ...............................   8
Cardamon, Malabar..............60
Celery...................................... 10
Hemp, Russian........................4*
Mixed Bird............................   4*
Mustard, white.....................   5
R ap#.....................................   4*
Cuttle Bone.............................16
Scotch, in bladders...............  37
Maccaboy, in jars.................  35
French Rappee, in  jars.......  43
Boxes.....................................   5*
Kegs, English.......................   4%

SNUFF

SODA

SPICES 

W hole Spices

12
Allspice............................... 
Cassia, China in m ats......  
12
25
Cassia, Batavia, in bund... 
Cassia, Saigon, broken__  
38
Cassia, Saigon, in rolls__  
55
Cloves, Amboyna............... 
16
14
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
M ace................................... 
56
55
Nutmegs,  75-80..................  
Nutmegs,  105-10................. 
45
Nutmegs, 115-20.................. 
40
Pepper, Singapore, black.  15*
Pepper,  Slngagore, white. 
23
Pepper, shot.......................   16*
P u re  G round in  B u lk
Allspice............................... 
16
Cassia, Batavia..................  
28
48
Cassia, Saigon.................... 
17
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
15
Ginger, African................. 
Ginger, Cochin..................  
18
Ginger,  Jam aica............... 
25
Mace.................................... 
66
M ustard.............................. 
18
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
18
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
25
Pepper, Cayenne..............  
20
Sage..................................... 
20

STARCH

lb. boxes........... 

 
Com m on C ora

K ingsford’s  Corn
40 l-lb. packages................  
614
20 l-lb. packages...... .........  
63£
6 
lb. packages............  
7%
K ingsford’s Silver Gloss
40 l-lb. packages................  
7
754
 
6 
20 l-lb.  packages............... 
4%
454
40 l-lb.  packages............... 
l-lb. packages.................... 
454
3-lb. packages.................... 
454
5
6-lb. packages.................... 
40 ana 50-lb. boxes.............  
354
Barrels...............................  
354
STOVE  PO LISH

C om m on Gloss

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8UGAR

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds  the  local 
freight from New  York  to  your 
shipping point, giving you credit 
on  the  invoice  for  the  amount 
of freight  buyer  pays  from  the 
market  in  which  he  purchases 
to his  shipping  point,  including 
20 pounds for the  weight  of  the 
barrel.
Domino...............................  6 05
Cut Loaf.............................   6 20
Crushed..............................  6  20
Cubes..................................  5 95
Powdered..........................   5 90
Coarse  Powdered.............  5 90
XXXX  Powdered.............   6 95
Standard  Granulated.......  5  so
Fine Granulated.......  .......  5  80
Coarse  Granulated............  5 95
Extra Fine Granulated....  6  90
Conf.  Granulated..............  6 05
2 lb. cartons Fine  Gran...  5 90
2 lb.  bags Fine  Gran........  5  90
5 lb. cartons Fine  G ran...  5 90
5 lb. bags Fine  G ran........   5 90
Mould A..............................  6 05
Diamond  A.........................  5 80
Confectioner’s  A ...............  560
No.  1, Columbia A...........   5 45
No.  2, Windsor A.............   5 45
No.  3, Ridgewood A ........  5  45
No.  4, Phoenix  A .............  5 40
No.  5, Empire A ...............  535
No.  6...................................  5  30
No.  7...................................  5  25
No.  8...................................  5 20
No.  9...................................  6  15
No. 10...................................  E  10
No. 11...................................  5 05
No. 12..................................  5 00
No. 13...................................  5  00
No. 14................................. 
5 00
No. 15...................................  5 00
No. 16...................................  5 00

SYRUPS

C ora

Barrels...................................19
Half bbls.............................. 21
1 doz. 1 gallon cans..............3  20
1 doz. 54 gallon cans............1  95
2 doz. 54 gallon cans.............   95
F a ir........................................ 
is
Good......................................  20
C hoice...................................  26

P u re   Cane

TA B LE  SAUCES
LEA & 
PERRINS* 
SAUCE

The Original and 
Genuine 
W orcesters hire.
Lea & Perrin’s, large........   3 75
Lea & Perrin’s,  small.......  2  50
Halford, large....................  3  75
Halford, small....................  2  26
Salad Dressing, large......   4  55
Salad Dressing, small......   2 75

TEA
Jap a n

Sundried, medium.............. 27
Sundried, choice..................30
Sundried, fancy....................40
Regular, medium................. 28
Regular, choice................... 30
Regular, fancy.....................40
Basket-fired, medium  .........26
Basket-fired, choice..............36
Basket-fired, fancy...............40
Nibs....................................... 27
Siftings..................................19
Fannings...............................20

G unpow der

Moyune, medium................26
Moyune, choice................... 35
Moyune,  fancy.....................50
Pingsuey,  medium..............25
Pingsuey,  choice................. 30
Pingsuey, fancy...................40

Y oung  H yson

Choice.....................................30
Fancy......................................36

Oolong

Formosa, fancy..............^... 42
Amoy, medium......................25
Amoy, choice.........................32

E n g lish  B reak fast

Medium.................................. 27
Choice.....................................34
Fancy......................................42

In d ia

Ceylon, choice....................... 32
Fancy......................................42

TOBACCO

Scotten Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Chunk plug............... 34
Cadillac fine cut....................57
Sweet Loma fine  cut............38
Malt White Wine, 40 grain..  8 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain.. 11
Pure Cider, Red Star............ 12
Pure Cider, Robinson...........12
Pure Cider,  Silver................. 11

VINEGAR

W ASHING  PO W D ER

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

W IC K IN G

Rub-No-More, 10012 oz......3 50
No. 0, per gross......................20
N o.', per gross......................25
No. 9, per gross......................35
No. 3. per gross......................56

W OODENW ARE

B askets

Tubs

P ails

B u tte r  Plates

Clothes  P ins
Mop  Sticks

Bushels....................................1 15
Bushels, wide  band...............1 25
M arket..................................   30
Willow Clothes, large........... 7 00
Willow Clothes, medium...  6 50
Willow Clothes. small...........6 60
No. 1 Oval, 250 in  crate..........1 80
No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate......... 2 00
No. 3 Oval, 260 in crate......... 2 20
No. 5 Oval, 250 in crate..........2 60
Boxes, gross boxes...............  66
Trojan spring........................ 9 00
Eclipse patent spring...........9 00
No 1 common......................... 8 00
No. 2 patent brush holder.. 9 00
12  lb. cotton mop heads__   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
20-lnch, Standard, No. 1............ 7 00
18-lnch, Standard, No. 2............6 00
16-inch, Standard, No. 3............ 5 00
20-inch, Dowell,  No. 1................3 25
18-inch, Dowell,  No. 2............... 5 25
16-lnch, Dowell,  No. 3................4 25
No. 1 Fibre..................................9 45
No. 2 Fibre................................. 7 95
No. 3 Fibre................................. 7 20
Bronze Globe..............................2 60
D ew ey................................... 1  75
Double Acme..............................2 75
Single Acme................................2 25
Double  Peerless.........................3 20
Single  Peerless...........................2 50
Northern Q ueen....................... 2 60
Double Duplex...........................3 00
Good Luck.............................2  76
Universal.................................... 2 25
11 
in. B utter......................  76
13 in. Butter............................ 1 00
15 in. B utter. „ ....................... 1 75
17 in. Butter............................2 60
19 in. Butter............................3 00
Assorted  13-15-17........................ 1 75
Assorted  16-17-19........................2 50
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

YEAST  CAKE

W ash  Boards

W ood  Bowls

Crackers

814

 

6
6
6
6

Soda

7-/4
614

O yster

The  National  Biscuit  Co. 

quotes as follows:
B u tte r
Seym our............................  
New  York........................... 
Fam ily................................ 
Salted.................................  
Wolverine.............................  
6*
Soda  XXX......................... 
6V4
Soda,  City........................... 
8
Long Island Wafers..........  12
Zephyrette.........................  10
Faust.....................................  
6
Farina.................................  
Extra Farina 
..................... 
Saltine  Oystor...... ............. 
6
Sweet  Goods—Boxes
Animals..............................  10
Assorted  Cake..................  10
Belle Rose.................. 
8
Bent’s  W ater....................  16
Buttercups..........................  12
Cinnamon Bar.................... 
9
Coif ee Cake,  Iced.............   10
Coifee Cake, Java.............   10
Cocoanut Taffy..................   10
Cracknells.........................  16
Creams, Iced.......................  
Cream Crisp.......................   10
Crystal Creams..................  10
Cubans...............................   n‘/i
Currant  Fruit....................  11
Frosted Honey..................  12
9
Frosted Cream..................  
Ginger Gems, lg. or  sm... 
8
Ginger Snaps, NBC.......... 
8
G ladiator...........................  10
Grandma Cakes................. 
9
Graham Crackers.............  
8
Graham Wafers................   12
Grand Rapids  Tea...........   16
Honey Fingers..................  12
Iced Honey  Crumpets—   10
Im perials................... 
8
Jumbles, Honey................   12
Lady Fingers.....................   12
Lemon  w afers..................   16
Marshmallow....................  16
Marshmallow Walnuts —   16
Mary  Ann..........................  
8
Mixed Picnic.....................   1114
Milk Biscuit.......................... 
Molasses  Cake..................  
8
Molasses B ar.....................  
9
Moss Jelly B ar..................  1214
Newton...............................   12
8
Oatmeal Crackers.............  
Oatmeal Wafers................   12
9
Orange Crisp.....................  
Orange  Gem...................... 
8
Penny Cake......................... 
8
714
.Pilot Bread, XXX................ 
714
Pretzels, hand  made........  
Sears’ Lunch........................ 
714
Sugar Cake.........................  
8
Sugar Cream, X X X ........  
8
Sugar Squares..................  
8
Sultanas..............................  12
Tutti  Frutti.......................   16
Vanilla W afers..................   16
8
Vienna Crimp.................... 

714

 

W heat

80

Wheat............................

W in ter  W heat  F lo u r

Local Brands
Patents..........................
..  5 00
Second  Patent............... ...  4  76
Straight.......................... ...  4  50
3Iear.............................. ...  3 76
iraham ......................... ...  4  25
Buckwheat.................... ...  4  50
Rye................................. ...  3 25
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis-
xmnt.
Flour in bbls., 25c per  bbl. ad-
ditional.
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Diamond  * s.................. ...  4  50
Diamond  * s .................. ...  4  50
Diamond  * s .................. . ..  4  50

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand

Quaker * s..................... ...  4  40
Quaker * s ..................... ...  4 40
Quaker * s ..................... ...  4  40

S pring  W heat  F lo u r

Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co. s  Brand
Plll8bury’8  Best * s __ ...  5 40
...  5 30
Pillsbury’s  Best * s . .
...  5 20
Pillsbury’s  Best * s ...
Plllsbury’s Best * s paper.  5 20
Pillsbury’s Best * s paper.  6 20
Ball-Baruhart-Putman’s Brand
...  6 60
Duluth  Imperial  *s...
...  6  40
Duluth  Imperial *s...
...  6 30
Duluth  Imperial *s...
Lemon & Wheeler Co. s Brand
5 30
Wingold  * s .................
5 20
Wlngold  Ms.................
5  in
Wingold  * s .................

Olney & Judson’s Brand

Ceresota * s ................
Ceresota * s ................
Ceresota * s .................

...  5 50
...  5  40
. ..  5  30

Worden Grocer  Co.’s Brand

Laurel  * s ....................
Laurel  * s ....................
Laurel  * s ....................
Laurel * s and  * s paper 

...  5 56
...  5  40
...  5  30
5  30

M eal

Granulated..................

...  220

Feed  and  Millstuflfo

St. Car Feed, screened ...  19  00
...  18  50
No. 1 Corn and  O ats..
...  18  00
Unbolted Corn  Meal..
...  15 00
Winter Wheat Bran...
Winter Wheat  Middlings.  15  50
...  15 00
Screenings..................

Corn, car  lots.............
Less than car lots.......

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

Corn

Oats

H ay

...  44

...  29
...  32

No. 1 Timothy car  lots ....  12 oc
No. l Timothy ton  lots ....  13 00

@ 7
to 6
to  8
to  7
to  9*
to  8
@10
to  8*
50® 1  H

Hides  and  Felts
The Cappon & Bertsch Leather
Co., 100 Canal  Street,  quotes  as
follows:
H ides
Green  No. 1.............
Green  No. 2.............
Cured  No. 1.............
Cured  No. 2.............
Calfskins,green No. 1
Calfskins,green No.2
Calfskins,cured No. 1
Calf skins,cured No. 2
Pelts,  each...............
Lamb.  .........................
Tallow
No. 1.......................
No. 2..........................
W ool
Washed,  fine............
Washed,  medium...
Unwashed,  fine.......
Unwashed, medium.

20@22
22(3/24
14@l5
18@20
Fish  and Oysters

to 3%
to 2X

P elts

F resh   F ish
9
White fish................. .. 
to
to 8
Trout.........................
Black  Bass............... .  9® 10
to 13
Halibut..................... .. 
4
Ciscoes or H erring.. .. 
to
to 11
Blueflsh .................... .. 
to 17
Live  Lobster........... .. 
to 19
Boiled  Lobster........ • • 
to 10
Cod............................ .. 
Haddock.................. ..  w 7
8
No. 1 Pickerel.......... .. 
to
7
to
P ike........................... .. 
Perch........................ ..  e® 5
8
to
Smoked  W hite........ .. 
9
Red  Snapper............ . 
to
to 10
Col River  Salmon... .. 
to 16
Mackerel.................. .. 
40
F. H.  Counts............
F. J. D. Selects........
Selects......................
F. J. D. Standards..
Anchors...........
Standards..............
Favorite....................
Shell Goods.
Clams, per 100.............
Oysters, per 100........ l oo@i  25

O ysters In Cans. 

Candies
Stick  Candy
d .................. 
d H.  H ........  
....... 
'  _   ‘ 

Cut  Loaf.

M ixed Candy

bbls.  palls
7  to 714
7  to 714
714® 8
to 814 
cases 
to 614
toio 
to 7
to 6 
to 6H 
to  714 
to 8 
to  8 
@ 
to
to 814 
to 814 
to 814 
to 9 
to  914

@14to@12*

@ 9to* 

@11 
to 9*
to o* 
ton*
@13
@13
@ 5 
to 8* 

F ancy—In  B ulk 

R oyal.......................
1
Ribbon .....................
Broken.....................
Cut Loaf....................
English Rock...........
Kindergarten..........
French Cream..........
Dandy Pan...............
Hand  Made  Cream
m ixed....................
Nobby.......................
Crystal Cream m ix..
San Bias Goodies....
Lozenges, plain.......
Lozenges, printed...
Choc. Drops.............
Eclipse Chocolates...
Choc.  Monumentais.
Gum Drops..............
Moss  Drops.............
Lemon Sours............
Imperials..................
Ital. Cream Opera... 
11
ital. Cream Bonbons
35 lb. palls.............
@11
Molasses  Chews,  15
lb. pails..................
@13
Pine Apple Ice........
@12*
14
Iced  Marsh mellows......  
Golden Waffles........  
@11
@50
Lemon  Sours......... 
Peppermint Drops.. 
@60
Chocolate  Drops__  
@65
@75
H. M. Choc. Drops.. 
H. M. Choc.  Lt.  and
Dk. No. 12.............  
@90
Gum Drops............... 
@30
Licorice  Drops........ 
@75
@50
A. B. Licorice Drops 
Lozenges,  plain....... 
@55
@55
Lozenges, printed... 
Imperials..................  
@55
@60
Mottoes.................... 
Cream  Bar............... 
@55
Molasses Bar............ 
@56
Hand Made Creams.  80  @90 
Cream Buttons, Pep.
and  Wlnt..............  
@65
String Rock.............  
@60
Burnt  Almonds.......1  20  @
Wintergreen Berries 
@55
C aram els 
No. 1 wrapped,  3  lb.
boxes...................... 
Penny Goods............ 

F ancy—In  S lb. Boxes

@50
56@60

___ Fruits___

O ranges
Fancy  Navels 
.......
Extra Choice............
Late  Valencias...........4  76@5  00
Seedlings..................  
@3  76
Medt. Sweets........... 
@3  75
@
Jam aicas.................. 
Lem ons
@4  50
Strictly choice 360s.. 
@4  so
Strictly choice 300s.. 
@4  75
Fancy 300s................. 
Ex. Fancy  300s........  
n s   25
Extra Fancy 360s.... 
@5  25
B ananas
Medium bunches__   1 75@2  00
Large  bunches........   2 00@2  25

Figs

Foreign  D ried F ru its 
Californlas.  Fancy.. 
@10
Cal. pkg, 10 lb. boxes 
@ 8
Extra  Choice,  10  lb. 
boxes, new Smprua  @12
Fancy, 12 lb. boxes new  @13
Imperial Mikados, 18
lb. boxes................  
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes... 
Naturals, in bags.... 
Fards in 10 lb. boxes 
Fards in 60 lb. cases. 
Persians,  P. H. V ... 
lb.  cases, new....... 
Salrs, 60 lb. cases__ 

to
(¡6
to 5*
to10
to 6
@5
to 6
@ 6

D ates

Nuts

@17
@
@15*
to 7
013
@15
@13
@12*
to n
tolO
@12*
@
@1  75
@3  25
@
5  @

Almonds, Tarragona 
Almonds,  Ivlca....... 
Almonds, California,
soft shelled...........  
Brazils, new.............  
Filberts.................... 
Walnuts, Grenobles. 
Walnut.,, soft shelled 
California No. l ... 
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 ... 
P ean u ts
Fancy, H. P., Suns.. 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
Roasted................. 
Choice, H. P., Extras 
Choice, H. P„ Extras
Roasted................. 
Span. Shelled No. 1-  7* to 7 \

to 6
to
to

F r e s h   M e a ts

B eef
Carcass.....................
Forequarters..........
H indquarters..........
Loins No. 3...............
Ribs..........................
Rounds.....................
Chucks.....................
Plates.......................

P o rk

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

6*@ 8
6  to 6*
8  to  9
10  @14
10  @14
to  8 
5*@ 6
4  to  5

I

@ 6*
to  9
to 7*
to 
@  7&

7 

to 8
to>4

7*@ 9

P r o v i s i o n s

B arreled   P o rk

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

D ry  Salt  M eats

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

Sm oked  M eats

@12  75
@13  50
@13 25
@13 25
@16  50
@10  50
@14  25

8*
8*
7&

Hams, 121b. average.
Hams, l4lb.average.
Hams, 161b. average.
Hams, 20 lb. average.
Ham dried  beef......
Shoulders (N. Y. cut)
Bacon, clear.............
California hams.......
Boneless  hams........
Boiled Hams..........
Picnic Boiled Hams
Berlin  Hams..........
Mince H am s..........

to  11*
@  11
to  10K
to  10*
to  13
to  7*
9  to  10
@  75*
@  u
to  16
to  12*
to  9
to  9*

Lards—In Tierces

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

P igs’  F eet

1 Kits, 15  lbs.......  .....
*  bbls., 40  lbs..........
*  bbls., 80 lbs..........
T ripe
Kits, 15  lbs...............
*  bbls., 40  lbs..........
*  bbls., 80 lbs..........
Casings
P o rk .........................
Beef  rounds.............
Beef  middles...........
Sheep........................
B u tterin e
Rolls, dairy...............
Solid, dairy...............
Rolls,  creamery.......
Solid,  creamery.......

C anned  M eats

Corned beef, 2 lb __
Corned beef, 14 lb...
Roast beef, 2 lb........
Potted ham,  * s .......
Potted bam,  * s .......
Deviled ham,  *s —
Deviled ham,  * s __
Potted tongue,  * s ..
Potted tongue,  * s .

0*
7*
6*
*
%
*
%
1
1

6%
6
7*
7*
6*
9
6

10 75
11  00
10 50

80
1  50
2 75

70
1  25
2  25

20
3
10
60

13*
13
19
18*

2  45
17  50
2  45
45
86
45
85
45
85

Oils
B arrels
@12
Eocene .....................
@10*
Perfection.................
XXX W.W. Mich. Hdlt  @10*
@10
W. W. Michigan.......
@  9*
Diamond  White........
D., S.  Gas.................. .  @H M
Deo. Naphtha............
toll*)
Cylinder...................... .29  @34
Engine....................... .19  @23
@11*
Black, winter.............

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The Little Wonder

30

The  Postofflce  and  United  States  M ail. 

Written for the Tradesman.
In  the  social  and 

industrial  life  of 
the  United  States  the  postoffice  plays  a 
It  is  one  of  the 
most  prominent  part. 
chief  public  organizations  which 
serve 
to  increase  the  activity  of  every  branch 
of  labor,  a most prompt  and ready means 
for  transmission  of 
intelligence,  both 
public  and  private,  and  is  an  effective 
agency 
in  producing  a  sentiment  of 
unity  and  mutual  sympathy,  which  as 
a  result  of  our  common  social  nature 
springs  up  between 
all  who  meet  or 
commune  together  free  from  the  artifi­
cial  isolations  of  convention  or  preju­
dice.

to 

With  the  invention  of  the  art  of  writ­
ing,  as  a  means  of  communicating  with 
each  other,  mankind  felt  the  need  of 
some  method  for  safely  sending  letters 
to  their  destination.  From  the  earliest 
times  among  the  Persians  and  Assy­
rians,  we  find  those  governments  had 
an  organized  system  for  the  dissemina­
tion  of  their  orders 
subordinate 
officers  in  distant  parts  of  their  empires 
by  messengers  who  were  stationed  a 
day’s  journey  from  each  other.  Among 
the  Romans  government dispatches were 
spent  by  horsemen  mounted  on  swift 
steeds;  and  the  extent  of  the  Roman 
Empire  made  the  system  of  the  post  for 
this  purpose  an  important  public  neces­
sity,  and  was  one  of  the  chief  causes 
which 
led  to  the  construction  of  the 
level  and  solid  highways  which  are  to­
day  the  envy  and  admiration  of  other 
governments.  Although  personal 
let­
ters  were  frequently  so  sent,  yet  there 
was  in  the  Roman  Empire  at  that  date 
nothing  like  our  present  postoffice  or 
public  post.
The  first 

introduction  of  this  great 
convenience  belongs  to  modern  times 
and  is  said  to  have  been  organized  by 
Charlemagne,  who 
instituted  a  regular 
post 
in  his  dominions  for  both  letters 
and  small  parcels.  After  his  death  the 
system  was  gradually  abandoned. 
In 
England  during  the  Thirteenth  Century 
a  somewhat  similar  arrangement  was 
made  for  the  same  purpose. 
In  1464 
Louis  X L  stationed  posts  four  miles 
apart  over  certain  routes  in  France  for 
the  transmission  of  government  dis­
patches ;  but  as  yet  nothing  seemed  to 
meet  the  public  need  as  a  postoffice 
system,and even  as  late  as the  Fifteenth 
Century  the  chief  dependence  for  dis­
tribution  of  private  letters  in  England 
was 
the  butchers  and  drovers,  who 
periodically  wandered  through  the coun­
try 
in  search  of  stock  for  the  markets. 
The  first  arrangement  made  in  Europe 
worthy  the  name  of  public  post  was  in­
stituted 
in  1516,  by  Roger,  Count  of 
Thum,  who  established  in  Tyrol  a  post 
by  which  letters  were  transmitted  regu­
larly  between  Germany  and  Italy.  The 
relations  between  these  two  countries 
were  very  intimate  at  this  time  and  the 
profits  of  this  enterprise  were  so  large 
formed  an  important  part  of 
that  they 
the  royal  revenue. 
It  remained  in  the 
hands  of  Count  Roger  until  the  fall  of 
the  German  Empire  and  in  a  measure 
this  private  monopoly of  the  public  post 
was  held  long  afterward  as a  family pos­
session  by  the  descendants  of  its  origi­
nator.  In  1524  the  French  post  first  car­
ried  other  letters  than  those  written  by 
the  king  or  nobility.  In  England  James 
I.  established  the  first  post  which  ran 
regularly  between  London  and  Edin­
burgh, 
capitals  of  England  and 
Scotland.  The  speed  with  which  they 
traveled  may  be  estimated 
from  the 
fact  that  it  required  six  days  to  go  and 
In  1644  the  first  weekly  post
return. 

the 

was  established 
parts  of  England.

from  London  to  all 

In  1784  the  rapidity  of  the  dissemina­
tion  of  mails  was  greatly  increased  by 
swift  mail  coaches,  and  their  average 
rate  of  ten  miles  an  hour was considered 
wonderful.  Before  this  time  the  mails 
had  been  carried  on  horseback,  and  en­
trusted  to  boys,  and  frequent  robberies 
of  mails  were  the  consequence.  To 
avoid 
losses  of  money  people  generally 
cut  bank  bills,  or  “ bills  at  sight,”   in 
two,  sending  the  parts  by  different 
mails. 
the 
operation  of  the  post  was  farmed  out  to 
the  highest  bidder,  but  in  that  year  the 
government  took 
its  management  and 
organized  the  present  system.

In  France  previous  to  1791 

In  the  colonial  history  of  the  United 
States  the  first  post  was  projected  in 
1692,  but  did  not  go  into  operation  un­
til  1710.  The  thinly-settled  condition 
of  the  country  and  the  distance  which 
separated  the  scattered  towns  along  the 
coast  prevented  the  speedy  growth  of 
the  postoffice.  In  1753  Benjamin  Frank­
lin  was  appointed  by  the  English  gov­
ernment  postmaster-general  of  the  col­
onies  and  in  1760  astonished  the  people 
by  proposing  to  run  a  mail  coach 
from 
to  Philadelphia  each  week, 
Boston 
starting  one  from  each  place. 
In  1789 
the  control  of  the  postoffice  was  given 
by  the  Constitution  to  Congress,  who 
thus  have  the  regulation  of  this  im ­
portant  branch  of  the  public  service.

In  1790 there  were  only  seventy-five 
postoffices  in  the  whole  country,  and  up 
to  1816  the  rates  of  postage  were  as  fol­
lows:  For  any  distance  under 
forty 
miles  8  cents;  under  ninety  miles  10 
cents;  under  150  miles  \7.l/2  cents. 
In 
1816  a  considerable  change  was  made, 
placing  the  rate 
for  distances  under 
thirty  miles  at  6%  cents,  under  eighty 
miles  10  cents  and  over  400  miles  25c. 
These  rates  were  quadrupled  upon 
let­
ters  which  weighed  an  ounce.  Under 
thes  rates  of  postage  up  to  1837  the  ex­
penses  of  the  postoffice  were  greater 
than  the  receipts,  leaving a  deficit  every 
year to  be  made  up  from  the  public 
Treasury.  The  rates  of  postage  have 
since  from  time  to  time  been  further  re­
duced  until  the  present  uniform  rates 
are  established  within  our  boundaries 
without  regard  to  distance.

The  value  and 

importance  of the post 
office  as  a  disseminator of  intelligence 
and  its  worth  in  stimulating  the  activ­
ity  of  the  social  and  industrial  life  of 
the  nation  are  fully  recognized  by  the 
public;  but  not  as  fully  by  the  depart­
ment 
itself.  The  tendency  of  official 
personages  to  consider,  in  all  questions 
of  public  administration,  that  they  are 
conferring  a  tremendous  favor  upon  the 
public  by  the  performance  of  the  duties 
of  their  office,  and  that  the  public  has 
no  further  rights  than  they  may  gra­
ciously  grant,  has  been  shown  chiefly 
in  the  decisions  made  by  the  depart­
ment  upon  various  matters  where  the 
wording  of  the  acts  of  Congress  has 
been,  as 
is  too  frequently  the  case,  too 
ambiguous  in  part.  We  refer  to  the  act 
whereby  authors’  manuscript  was  trans­
mitted  through  the  mails  at  the  rates  of 
printed  matter  for  a  considerable  length 
of  time.  This  privilege,  which  was  no 
appreciable 
loss  to  the  postoffice  de­
partment,  was  of  considerable  value  to 
the  writers  of  the  country,  who, 'as  a 
rule,  are  not  over-rich,  and  to  the  gen­
eral  public,  in  so  far  as  it  aided  the  in­
tellectual 
life  of  the  country,  it  was  a 
matter  of  very  considerable  importance. 
This  right,  however,  having  been  ques­
tioned,  the  department  decided  against 
it,  showing  by  the  spirit  of  the  decision

Combined Anvil,  Vise,  Drill and  Pipe Clamp

Two sizes—50 and 75  pounds

State, County and  Township  rights for sale.  Good agents wanted.

This machine is designed  expressly for farmers  and  general  mechanics  and  is  in­

dispensable.  Correspondence  invited.

Geo.  H.  Black mar,

535  Michigan  Trust  Bldg, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

If you  want the agency for, 
or  want  for  private  use,  a 
good  reliable  vehicle  built 
on  a  “how  good”  and  not 
‘‘how cheap”  plan,  write  to 
us  for  our  1900  catalogue 
and price list.  N o trouble to show goods and when you 
are  in  the city shall  be pleased  to  have you  call  on  us. 
ARTHUR WOOD CARRIAGE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.

No.  6—Concord  Wagon

 

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C H I C A G O .

  MANUFACTURERS  OF

E?elouze  scale &  Mfg  C o..

öecues HOUSEHOLD, 
ENGPAVERSB Y  A L L   T H E 

C O U N T E R  
M A R   Kf e   T, 
CANDY.
P   O   S  T  A.  L
s c a l e s  
SPRING  BALANCES  ^  

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

T R A D E S M A N  »C O M P A N Y -
GRAND  RAPIDS. M IC H IG A N .

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

that  the  receipts  of  the  postoffice  were, 
in  its  opinion,  a  more  important  matter 
to  be  considered  than  the  interest  of  the 
public.  The  only  wonder  of  the  writer 
is  that  the  decision  was  not  made  retro­
active  and  the  ambiguous  balance  due 
the  department 
collected!  Although 
in  part,  the  act  in  question 
ambiguous 
plainly 
indicated  that  the  intention  of 
Congress  was  to  give  the  authors  this 
right,  since  its  importance  for  its  effect 
upon  the  activity  of  the  country’s  lit­
erature  was  evidently  the  chief  motive 
for 
its  passage.  The  writer  well  re­
members  that  from  1830  to  ’40  what  was 
known  as  “ through  mails’ ’  were carried 
in  the  State  of  New  York  by  the  four  to 
six  horse  coaches,  which  ran  day  and 
night,  averaging  ten  to  twelve  miles  an 
hour,  with  a  relay  of  horses  every  six 
hours.  These  coaches  also  carried  from 
six  to  ten  passengers.  What  are  now 
known  as  star  route  mails  were  then 
of  light  weight— few  newspapers  being 
carried  at  all— and  generally  carried  on 
horseback;  and  when  nearing  a  post- 
office  the  rider  announced  his coming by 
lustily  blowing  an  ordinary  tin  dinner 
horn. 

Frank  A.  Howig.

Origin  o f  Useless  Buttons.

An  American,  so  the  story  goes,  was 
once  questioning  a  Chinaman  as  to  the 
reason  for  many  of  the  customs  which 
seem  absurd  to  us.  At  length,  after  long 
endurance,  the  Chinaman  replied :

“ And,  now,  my  dear  sir,  I  would  like 
to  ask  you  a  question  which  has  puzzled 
me  greatly.  Will  you  kindly  tell  me 
why  Americans  and  Europeans  wear 
two  useless  buttons  on  the  backs  of  the 
coats?”

answer, 

Unable  to 

the  American 
raised  the  question  at  home. 
Investiga­
tors  set  to  work,  and  what  do  you  think 
they  discovered?  Long  ago,  when  every 
gentleman  wore  a  sword  and  had  to 
hang 
it  from  a  belt,  these  two  buttons 
held  the  belt  to  the  coat.  Years  passed ; 
men,  becoming  more  civilized, 
left 
the  sword  to  soldiers’  use;  the  belt  went 
out  of  fashion— for  men  are  as  particu­
lar  about  fashion  as  women,  but  the  two 
buttons  were  left  to  this  very  day.

Business  Truths.

Let  some  other-fellow  sell  the  goods 
on  which  there  is  no  profit.  Then  watch 
his  finish.

Get  yourself  talked  about.  So  long  as 
you  do  nothing  dishonorable,  you’ll 
make  money  by  it.

Never  mind  how  your  competitors 
talk  about  you.  The  vital  question 
should  b e : 
“  What  do  my  creditors
say?’ ’

Don’t  claim  as  your  own  the  ideas  or 
suggestions  of  business  associates  and 
employes. 
is 
due”  
is  a  mighty  good  motto  for  any 
man.

“ Honor  to  whom  honor 

Two  of  the  principal  causes  of  busi­
ness  failures  are  want  of  capital  and 
lack  of  brains.  The  latter  qualification 
is  the  more  essential.  A  man  of  brains 
can  succeed  without  capital,  but  it  is 
utterly  impossible  for  a  man,  even  with 
unlimited  means  at  his  disposal,  to  suc­
ceed  without  brains.

Fined  F or  Having:  Coloring:  M atter in  His 

Butter.

A  grocer  in  one  of  the  country  towns 
was  induced  to  buy from  a  son of Italy a 
wonderful  goat,  and  because  of  the  na­
tionality  of  the  man  from  whom  he 
bought  the  animal,the  grocer named  the 
goat  “ D ago.”

“ Dago”   had  a  voracious  appetite and 
the  grocer  was  hardly  able  to  satisfy  it. 
One  day  he  found  “ Dago”   dining  on 
a  carton  of  ball  bluing.  This  had  no 
especial  effect  upon  the  goat,  but  upon 
the  following  day  the  pure 
food  officer 
called  and  fined  the  grocer $50  for  hav­
ing  coloring  matter  in  his  “ butter.”

Many  concerns  that  fail  have  a  good 
is  ruined  bv  numerous 

income  which 
unhealthy  leaks.

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E veryday  Lien.

No  trouble  to  show  goods. * *

This  silly 

lie  has  appeared  in  more 
than  40,000,000  advertisements,  and  is  a 
most  ridiculous  statement. 
Anybody 
with  an  ounce  of  brains  knows  better. 
It  is  trouble  and  expense  and  bother  to 
show  goods,  and 
if  no  purchases  were 
expected,  no  goods  would  be  shown. 
We  have  never  known  a  case  where  a 
store  was  opened  simply  to  show  goods. 
Advertisers  should  leave  that  old  stereo­
lie  out  of  their  announcements, 
typed 
and  substitute  some 
in  its 
place,  if  they have  determined  that  they 
must  lie.

fresh 

lie 

“ Money  cheerfully  refunded.”
This 

is  another  infernally  ridiculous 
lie,  more  absurd,  if  possible,  than  the 
first  one  mentioned  above.  Merchants 
may  under  certain  circumstances 
re­
fund  money  and  take  back  goods,  but 
that  they  can  or  do  do  it  cheerfully  is  a 
false  statement.  After  they  have  been 
to  all  the  trouble  to  sell  an  article  and 
deliver  it,  they  expect  that  transaction 
is  closed,  and  to  have  to  go  to  the  still 
further  trouble  of  taking  it  back,  giving 
up  the  money  paid 
for  it,  and  losing 
the  profit  they  have  made,  and  having 
instead  to  stand  an  actual  loss,  to  cater 
to  the  whims  of  some  silly  woman,  or 
crank  of  a  man,  is  not  calculated  to  in­
spire  feelings  of  cheerfulness 
in  any 
If  you  want  to  get 
merchant  on  earth. 
the 
a  reputation 
“ cheerfully”   out,  and 
say, 
“ money  refunded  if  requested.”

for  veracity 

simply 

leave 

Evolution  in  Advertising:.

It 

The  law  of  evolution  is  as  immutable 
in  advertising  as 
in  things  physical. 
Conditions  are  constantly changing,  and 
the  advertiser  not 
in  touch  with  these 
changing  conditions  rapidly  drops  to 
the  rear.

is  not  so  very  long  ago  when  the 
search  was  for  “ schemes” — to-day  the 
scheme  falls  flat,  the  people  have  been 
surfeited.  The  same 
is  true  of  the 
sensational 
form  of  advertising.  Life 
is  becoming  too  practical  for  the  dodger 
and  sensationalist.  People  want  facts. 
is  the  practical  age.  Life  has  too 
It 
many 
immediate  demands  to  waste  the 
time  with  barren 
investigation.  The 
day  of  the  plagiarist  is  ended  in  adver­
tising  as  in  literature.  The  successful 
advertising  of  to-day  is  business,  pure 
and  simple,  and 
it  requires  business 
experience  to  construct  business  adver­
tisements.

The  Commonest  Cause  o f  Broken  W in­

dows.

The  breaking  of  windows  is  due  to 
many  causes,  one  of  the  most  familiar 
of  which,  for  instance,  is  found 
in  the 
accidental  throwing  of  balls  against 
them 
in  play.  But  a  glazier  said  he 
thought  that  perhaps  the  most  common 
cause  of  broken  windows would be found 
in  the  settling  of  houses,  with  the  re­
sult  not  of  smashing  the  glass  out,  as 
would  often  happen  if  something  were 
thrown  against 
it,  but  of  cracking  it. 
This  would,  however,  amount  to  the 
same  thing,  a  broken  window.

Michigan  Fire  and  Marine 

Insurance Co.
Detroit, Michigan.

Organized  1881.

Cash  C apital,  $400,000. 

Net Surplus, $200,000.

Cash Assets,  $800,000.

D.  W h it n e y , Jr., Pres.

D.  M.  F e r r y ,  Vice Pres.

F. H.  W h it n e y , Secretary.
M.  W. O'Brien, Treas.

E. J.  B o o t h ,  Asst.  Sec'y. 

D ir e c t o r s .

D.  Whitney, Jr., D.  M. Ferry, F.J. Hecker, 
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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To  t h k   T r a d e :

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the  year  when  Alabas- 
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school houses, churches, 
and  other  public  build­
ings.  Dealers  can  ef­
fect  large  sales  by  ad­
vising 
the  Alabastine 
Company  of  any  such 
work  to  be  done  in  their 
locality,  and  thereby  se­
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getting  Alabastine  spec­
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For  parties  using Ala­
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suggestions  and  render 
valuable  assistance 
in 
getting  best  results with 
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with  this  beautiful,  dur­
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Write  for  special  di­

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Air  Heating,  Plumbing  or  Sheet 
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is  making such  a stir in  the 
world.

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

Sells  for 50 cents.
Will  outwear  three  ordi­
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more light.

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therefor 

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

A W A K E N IN G   A   G IA N T.

There  is  in  this trouble with China the 
suggestion  of  a  future  that  may  come  to 
disturb  the  peace  of  the  world  and  the 
security  of  Europe  far  more  terrible 
in
its  developments  than  any  that  are  con­
templated  now  from  any  possible  action 
by  the  Chinese.

Suppose  that  without  breaking  the 
huge  empire  into  pieces  small  enough 
to  be  handled  by  new  masters  from 
Europe  and  America,  the  powers  shall 
only  succeed 
in  restoring  order,  but 
large  “ spheres  of  influence"  al­
with 
lotted  to  them 
in  which  they  may  be 
able  to  introduce  the  appliances  of  our 
modern  civilization? 
Contemplate  a 
China,  quickened  by  our  methods  of 
development,  with 
the  enginery  and 
weapons  of  European  power  and  the 
skill  in  the  use  of  them  now  possessed 
in  what  we  call  the  newer  portions  of 
the  world.  Let  the  means  of  communi­
cation  between  the different provinces of 
the  empire  be  multiplied  to  the  extent 
that  we 
in  Europe  or  America, 
while  the  manhood  of  the  people  has 
taken  on  a  new  strength  and  a  new 
pride.

find 

It 

is  not  difficult  to  imagine  a  great 
National  movement  or  uprising  under 
such  conditions  that  would  not  only  tax 
the  energies  of  the  Christian  world  to 
put  down,  but  that  might  prove  power­
ful  enough  to  become  aggressive  beyond 
the  confines  of  the  Chinese  empire  and 
threaten  the  stability  of  all  other  politi­
cal  establishments 
in  Asia  and  on  the 
borders  of  Europe  and  in  the  islands  of 
the  Pacific.

In a  word.it is  possible  to  teach  China 
too  much  and  arouse  her  to  an apprecia­
tion  of  the  giant  strength  of  a  nation  of 
400,000,000  people  armed  with 
those 
weapons  of  modern  times  which  put  all 
men  of  skill  and  determination  on  a 
battlefield  on  an  equal  footing.

The  Chinese  are  not  naturally coward­
ly.  They  have  in  Mongolia  and  Man­
churia  millions  of  people  out  of  whom 
the  best  soldiers  could  be  made.  Many 
of  their  tribes  are  robust  and  fierce  and 
would  only  need  a  little  discipline  and 
experience  to  become  the  most  formid­
able  of  opponents.  There  is  an  appar­
ent  cowardice  and  want  of  spirit  among 
them  now,  because  they  have  been  de­
based  by  their  peculiar  civilization  and 
their  long  want  of  practice  in  war.  Any 
nation  through  centuries  of  misrule  and 
the  disuse  of  the  arts  of  war  can  be  re­
duced  to  a condition  of  effeminacy.  Rut 
the  spark  of  manhood  remains  and  can 
be  cultivated  again  into  life  and  energy 
and  self-assertion.

inspired 

in  Europe 

Students  of  history  will  recall  the  ter­
ror 
in  the  earlier 
centuries  of  the  Christian  era,  when  the 
waves  of  barbarism  from  far  Cathay 
beat  against  and drove back  the  outposts 
The  Asiatics  fought 
of  civilization. 
fiercely  then,  although  as  now 
they 
lacked  those 
improved  weapons  and 
munitions  of  war  which  Europe  had.  It 
will  be 
for  the 
student  of  history  again  to  speculate  on
he  “ yellow  terror”   and  contemplate the
otency  and  danger of  a  new  Asia  with 
modern  weapons  in  its  hand  and  the  ac­
quired  skill  of  the  Europeans  in  their 
use. 

interesting,  therefore, 

______________

D A N G E R   IN   T H E   EAST.

It  has  suddenly  dawned  upon 

the 
Western  powers  that  China  is  a  fighting 
force  to  be  reckoned  with. 
It  is  true 
that  the  ancient  empire  is  not  progres­
sive  like  Japan,  but  it  has  commenced 
to  learn  something  of  the  military  art,
-  and,  with  an  unlimited  supply  of  men, 
this  acquired  knowledge  makes a hither-

to  despised  force  loom  up  as  a  distinct 
menace.

leaders  with 

According  to  the  latest  accounts,  the 
Chinese  attacking  Tien-Tsin  are  not  a 
mere  rabble  led  by  the  Boxers,  but  the 
regular  Chinese  troops  forming  part  of 
the  force  that  European  officers  have 
been  carefully  training  ever  since  the 
close  of  the  war  with  Japan.  The 
les­
sons 
in  the  military  art  learned  from 
foreign  officers  are  now  being  put  in 
practice,  with  rather  disastrous  results.
It  has  always  been  known  that  the 
lacking 
Chinese  were  brave  enough, 
only  capable 
sufficient 
knowledge  of  modern  military  tactics 
to  bring 
into  play  the  forces  at  their 
command.  A   truly  capable  man  could 
with  very 
little  exertion  convert  the 
latent  military  strength  of  China  into  a 
terrible  weapon  which  the  powers  of 
Europe  could  not  afford  to  despise.
The  recent  defense  of  the  Taku 

forts 
was  decidedly  more  spirited  than  thè 
foreign  naval  officers  expected,  and  the 
bombardment  of  Tien-Tsin  is  demon­
strating  that  the  Chinese  have  well 
learned  the 
foreign 
officers,  as  they  are  effectively  killing 
off  the  garrison,  and  will  no  doubt  an­
nihilate  it  if  succor  is  long  delayed.
therefore,  of  training 

the 
Chinese 
to  a  knowledge  of  modem 
military  tactics,  the  European  powers 
forbid  their  regular  officers  and 
should 
subjects  generally 
from  taking  service 
under  the  Chinese  government.  The 
training  of  the  Chinese  to  a  knowledge 
of  military  tactics  merely  makes  them 
more  formidable,  without  modernizing 
them  in  any  other  way,  and,  as  is  now 
being  demonstrated,  is  placing  in  their 
hands  a  formidable  weapon  to  be  used 
against  the  citizens  and  subjects  of  the 
very  powers  which  have 
furnished 
officers  to  train  Chinese  troops  and  sold 
them  vast  amounts  of  military  stores 
and  modern  weapons. 
the 
Chinese  ever  become  fully  aroused  to  a 
knowledge  of  their  real 
it 
would  be  bad  for  Western  civilization.

lessons  of  their 

strength, 

Instead, 

Should 

The  Value  o f a  W ife’s  W ork.

A  wedded  pair  began  life  with  small 
means,  but  by  years  of 
industry  and 
frugality  on  the  part  of  both,  they  ac­
cumulated  a property worth $2,500,  when 
the  husband  died  without  a  will  and 
leaving  no  children.  His  brothers  were 
his 
legal  heirs,  and  tried  to  defraud 
the  widow  of  the  use  of  even  one-third 
of  the  estate,  which  was  all  allowed  by 
law  to  widows.  They  found  a  defect  in 
the  issuance  of  the  marriage 
license, 
instituted  a  suit 
for  the  whole  estate, 
and  claimed  therefore  that  the  widow 
had  not  been  a  legal  wife.  She  entered 
no  defense  and  permitted  them  to  win. 
Then  she  brought  a  suit  against  the  es­
tate  for  the  value  of  her  services,during 
the  years  she  had  lived  as  wife,  for  an 
amount  somewhat 
larger  than  the  es­
tate ;  and  the  court  allowed  her claim.

Im pure  Form alin  Condemned.

The  Board  of  Health  of  Chicago  have 
been  after  the  dealers  who  have  been 
selling  milk  preserved  with  so-called 
formalin.  Several  deaths  have  resulted, 
and 
its  use  for  that  purpose  has  been 
prohibited.  Pure  formalin,  while  not 
recommended 
for  that  purpose,  is  not 
considered  dangerous  in  the very minute 
proportions 
for  preserving 
milk.  The  difficulty  in  this  case  seems 
to  have  been  from  the  improper  and  too 
free  use  of  impure  formaldehyde  solu­
tions,  sold  at  reduced  rates.

required 

Tw o  Point«  o f  View.

He— “ Your  eyes  remind  me  of  a  bot­

tle  of  champagne."

She— “ And  why,  pray?”
He— “ Because  they  sparkle  so.”
She— “ Well,  you  remind  me  of  the 

empty  bottle.”

He—“ How  so?”
She— “ You  don't  pop."

A   Safety  Cork.

This  is  an  invention  with  an  anchor 
attached,  which, 
in  preventing  with­
drawal  to  a  distance  from  the  bottle, 
gives  warning,  as  does  also  the  click 
of  the  anchor  within  the  bottle.  This 
device  should  prevent 
self-poisoning 
by  those  who  take  medicines 
in  the 
dark  and  by  those  who  are  blind,  but  it 
will  scarcely  save  the  deaf,  particularly 
if  they  happen  to  be  dumb  at  the  same 
time.

The  Obsolete  Poultice.

Prof.  Blufal  says:  Discard  the  old 
and  dirty  poultice,  a  remnant  of  somber 
ages.  Absorbent  cotton  gauze,  soaked 
in  hot  water  and  covered  with  protec­
tive,  is  clean,  will  remain  warm  just  as 
long,  is  more  easily  prepared,  and  more 
pleasant  to the  patient.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

Fo b sa le—sm a ll n e w   stock l a d ie s’
furnishings, dry  goods and  notions,  mostly 
staples.  Address Alberta  Ford,  Smyrna,  Ionia 
420
Co.,  Mich. 
Fj'OR SALE—GROCERY  STOCK  AND  F ix ­
tures, inventorying about $800.  Store  enjoy­
ing lucrative patronage in prosperous  portion of 
West  Side;  rent  low.  Address  No.  418,  care 
418
Michigan Tradesman. 
Fo r  sa le—sm a ll  g e n e r a l  stock  in
good farming  country,  six  miles  from  any 
other store;  stock invoices about $800.  Demands 
call for increase of  stock;  good  trade,  well  es­
tablished;  postofllcein  connection,  which  pays 
about $75 per year;  to one wishing to  engage  in 
general trade there is no  better opening.  Amos 
Packer, Broomfield, Mich. 
406
F'OR  CASH—$1.000  STOCK  OF  LADIES’ 
furnishings,  embroideries,  school  supplies, 
toilet  fancy  articles,  toys,  etc.,  for  $400  cash. 
Owner leaving town.  Box 676, Shelby, Mich  412
fpOK SALE—A  GOOD  RETAIL SHOE BUSI- 
ness;  good  reasons  for  selling;  no  trade. 
Address  B., care Carrier 7, Bay City, Mich. 410
Fo r  sa l e—r .  b .  s h a n k   &  co.’s  Busi­
ness.  Three first-class  grocery  stores,  cen­
trally located In  the  city  of  Lansing;  one main 
store:  capital  invested,  $18,000;  sales,  $120,000; 
two  branch  stores,  capital  each,  $2,000;  sales 
each,  $25,000;  all  doing  a  strictly  cash  busi­
ness;  will sell all together  or  separately.  Must 
be sold on account of the  peath of R.  B  Shank.
408
lAOR SALE—STORE BUILDING,  THE BEST 
A 
in  town,  centrally  located.  Now  occupied 
with large  general  stock.  Will  sell  stock  and 
store building together or separately or trade for 
lumber yard.  Address  No.  407,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
407
FpOR SALE—STOCK OF  CLOTHING,  MEN’S 
1  furnishing goods, hats, caps,  etc.,  invoicing 
about  $4,500,  at  75  cents  on  dollar,  cash;  no 
trades:  will rent half of  two-story  double  store 
brick  building  (each  store  20x60)  with  living 
rooms above, if desired,  for  $25  per  month,  in­
cluding fixtures, fuel and  electric  light.  Owner 
wishes  to  devote  his  entire  attention  to  shoe 
business.  Address  No.  415,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
L'OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  BOOTS,  SHOES, 
r  rubber goods.gloves,  hosiery  and  groceries; 
a  good  bargain  for  some  one  with  cash; 
no trades.  Write H. W. Clark,  Portland,  Mich.
416
L'OR  SALE—FIRST-CLASS,  UP-TO-DATE 
r   stock of  millinery  and  fixtures;  good  loca­
tion and best of  trade;  poor  health  our  reason 
for selling.  Address  Lock  Box  157,  Fenton, 
Mich. 
Fj'OR  RENT—OLD  DRUG  STAND.  WITH 
'  fixtures.  Address  Mueller  &  Slack  Co., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
413
IT'OR  SALE  CHEAP  FOR  CASH-SODA 
F   fountain In good condition.  Cost $300.  Will 
sell for $100 cash.  Box 676, Shelby, Mich.  411

415

414

397

SHOE STORE  FOR  SALE—SPLENDID  OP- 

portunlty for live shoe man  to purchase  old- 
established  business;  forty  years’  existence; 
good trade, which can easily be  increased;  good 
store;  steam  heat;  reasonable  rent.  Address 
No. 397, care Michigan Tradesman 
USINESS  CHANCE—SHOE  STOCK  FOR 
sale  Invoicing  $2,000;  best  location;  fine 
room;  rent  low;  bargain  if  sold  at  once;  no 
trades.  A. W. Annis, Eaton Rapids, Mich.  394
IF  YOUR  STOCK  OF  MERCHANDISE  IS 
not  moving  we  can  help  you.  We  conduct 
and  advertise  sales  of  merchandise.  We  help 
men  buy  and  sell  desirable  merchandise.  We 
invoice  stocks  of  merchandise.  Address  Busi­
ness Exchange, 1027  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago, 
IlL________________________________ 393
WANTED—AN 18  TO 20  FOOT  NAPHTHA 
04 electric launch (latter preferred).  Must 
be In good  condition  and  at  a  very  low  price. 
When  replying  send  picture  if  possible,  with 
price  delivered  here.  Address  Lock  Box  558, 
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 
F or  sa le—a  d e s ir a b l e  grocery
stock, invoicing $1,000, in good business town 
with population  of  2,000.  Address  N.  P.,  care 
403
Michigan Tradesman. 
Good  d r u g  stock  n e a r   m u sk eg o n
for  sale  or  trade.  Write  quick.  R.  E. 
391
Hardy, 294 Concord Ave., Detroit. 

392

384

invoicing  $4,500. 

Pharmacy,  Muskegon 

Dr u g  sto re  f o r   sa le—t h e   u n io n
(brand  of  Fred 
Brundage;;  doing a fine  cash  business,  gaining 
steadily;  good cigar,  soda  and  transient  trade; 
no other  drug  store  in  vicinity;  no  cut  rates: 
rent  low;  stock  invoices  about  $2,500;  no real 
estate wanted;  reason for selling, main  store re­
quires entire attention.  Fred  Brundage,  Mus­
kegon, Mich. 
387
f 'OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE  FOR  GEN- 
eral  Stock  of  Merchandise—Two  80  acre 
farms;  also double store building.  Good trading 
point.  Address No. 388,  care  Michigan  Trades­
388
man. 
OWING  TO  BUSINESS  CHANGES  A 
thoroughly  competent and  experienced  of­
fice man will be open for  an  engagement  about 
Aug. 1.  Capable of taking full charge  of  an  of­
fice,  conducting  correspondence,  passing  on 
credits  or  conducting  finances.  First  class 
book-keeper.  Could  make change earlier if  de­
sired.  No objection  to  leaving  city.  Best  of 
references and bond if required.  Address G., P. 
O. Box 418, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
363
IT'OR  SALE—AN  UP-TO-DATE HARDWARE 
J.  C.  Comstock, 
’  stock 
Thorntown, Ind. 
IT'OR SALE—BEST ARRANGED  GENERAL 
.  store  in  Northern  Indiana.  Stock  will 
inventory  $3,000.  Can  be  reduced 
to  suit
Surchaser.  Will  sell  or  rent  store  room  and 
welling.  No trades considered.  Call on or  ad- 
dress O. C. Himes, Cedar, Ind.__________ 381
rpO   RENT-THE  BRICK  STORE  AND 
JL  basement in the Wurzburg Block,  118  Front 
St.,  Traverse  City,  Mich.  Positively  the  best 
business location (n the city.  Size  of store,  27x 
100 feet.  Steam  heat  and  artesian  water.  For 
further  particulars  call  on  or  address  Peter 
Wurzburg, Traverse City, Mich._________380
STORE  TO  RENT  IN  CADILLAC;  CEN- 
trally located; formerly used for  drug  store, 
later for grocery store.  Dr. John Leeson.  377
IT'OR  RENT-DOUBLE  STORE,  EITHER 
whole or half of it,  40x65;  plate  glass  front; 
modern  fixtures;  electric  lights;  sewer  connec­
tion;  water;  centrally located, with postofiice  in 
same block.  Address Box 32, Vicksburg, Mich. 336 
OTEL  AND  BARN  TO  EXCHANGE  FOR 
merchandise;  twenty-five rooms  in  hotel; 
resort region;  a money-making investment.  Ad- 
dress No. 318, care Michigan Tradesman.  318
i T'OR SALE—THE HASTINGS DRUG STORE 
at  Sparta.  One  of  the  best  known  drug 
stores  in  Kent  county;  established  twenty-six 
years;  doing a prosperous business;  brick build­
ing;  central  corner  location;  reasonable  rent; 
long lease:  belongs to an  estate;  must  be  sold. 
M. N. Ballard, Administrator,  Sparta, or  M.  H 
Walker,  Houseman  Building,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 
i T'OR  SALE  CHEAP—$33,000  GE NE R AL  
stock of  hardware, farm  implements,  wag­
ons, buggies,  cutters,  harnesses,  in  good  town 
and good farming country.  Reason  for  selling 
other business.  Address No. 320, care  Michigan 
Tradesman.___________________  
tpOR  SALE—GENERAL  STOCK,  LOCATED 
at good  country  trading  point.  Stock  and 
fixtures will inventory about $2,000;  rent  reason­
able;  good place  to  handle  produce.  Will  sell 
stock  complete  or  separate  any  branch  of  it. 
Address No. 292, care Michigan Tradesman.  292 
ARTIES  HAVING  STOCKS  OF  GOODS 
of any kind, farm or city property  or  manu­
facturing plants,  that  they  wish  to  sell  or  ex­
change, write us for our free 24-page catalogue of 
real estate and business chances.  The Derby  & 
Choate Real Estate Co., Lansing, Mich. 
259
I ¡'OR  SALE-FLOUR  AND  FEED  MTT.T.— 
full  roller  process—in  a  splendid  location. 
Great  bargain,  easy  terms.  Address  No.  227,
care Michigan Tradesman.__________ 
Il'OR  SALE  CHEAP — $3,000  GENERAL 
a  stock and  building.  Address  No.  240,  care 
Michigan Tradesman._____________ 

320

322

227

240

M ISCELLAN EO U S.

417

4]9

ANTED—POSITION  BY  A  SCANDINA- 
vian  druggist;  speaks  Swedish  and  Fin­
nish  languages;  state  salary;  Upper  Peninsula 
preferred.  Address K„ care  Michigan  Trades- 
mail. 
ANTED-REGISTERED  PHARMACIST 
at once, to take second place in good store; 
chance for advancement to active  man;  position 
permanent.  Apply to F., Superior  Street  Drug 
Store, Marquette, Mich. 
W  ANTEli^POSIHON  AS  CLERK 
IN 
»»  general, dry  goods  or  shoe  store.  Have 
had thirteen years’ experience  and  can  furnish 
the very best  of  references.  Am  strictly  tem­
perate.  Bert Fairchild, Hastings, Mich. 
409 
ANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED 
twelve  years’  experience. 
pharmacist; 
Address No. 399, care Michigan Tradesman.  399 
ANTED—SITU ATION  IN  STORE OR OF- 
fice by young woman who  has  been  left  a 
widow and  must  obtain  employment.  Has  had 
several years’ experience in retail store.  Best of 
references.  Interview solicited.  Address Moses 
Dark,  care  Vinkemulder  Co.,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 
YA7’ANTED—EXPERIENCED  MEAT  MAR- 
v v  ket man to buy one-half interest in paying 
market.  One of  two  markets  in  town  of  2,500 
population.  Write  for  particulars  to  No.  396, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
WANTED—POSITION  AS  REGISTERED 
pharmacist of eighteen  years’  experience. 
Good  habits  and  good  references.  Address 
389
Henry Jacobs, Constantine, Mich. 
Knights of the Loyal Guard

398

396

A  Reserve Fund  Order

A   fraternal  beneficiary  society  founded 
upon  a  permanent  plan.  Permanency 
not cheapness  its  motto.  Reliable  dep­
uties wanted.  Address

EDWIN 0. WOOD,  Flint, Mich.

Supreme  Commander  in  Chief.

MERCANTILE  ASSOCIATIONS

Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, 0. E. Wa l k e r ,  Bay City;  Vlce-Pres- 
ident,  J.  H.  Ho p k in s ,  YpSIlantl;  Secretary, 
E. A. St o w e, Grand Rapids:  Treasurer, J.  F. 
Ta t m a n , Clare.

President, P r a n k   J. 1>y k ;  Secretary,  Ho m e r 

6ra«d  Rapids  Retail Oroctn’  Asiociation 
Kla p;  Treasurer, J. G e o r g e  L e h m an
Detroit Detail  Grocers’  Protective Association 

President,  Wm.  Bl e s s e d ;  Secretaries,  N.  L.
K o e n ig   and  F.  H.  Co z z e n s;  Treasurer,  C. 
H.  F r i n k . 

.

Kalamazoo  Retail  Grocers’ Association 

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

H y m a n ,

Baj  Cities Retail Grocers’  Association 

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

L it t l e .

Mnskegon  Retail Grocers’  Association 

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

Bo e l k in s ;  Treasurer,  J.  W.  Cask a d on.

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

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

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

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

Saeinair  Retail Merchants’  Association 

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

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

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

Owosso  Business  Men’s Association 

President,  A.  D.  W h i p p l e ;  Secretary,  G.  T. 
Ca m p b e l l ;  Treasurer, W.  E. Co l l in s,
Pt.  durons  Merchants’  and  Manufacturers’  Association 
P e r c iv a l . 

President, Ch a s.  W e l l m a n ;  Secretary,  J.  T. 

______

Alpena  Business Men’s  Association  . 

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

Pa r t r id g e .

Calumet  Business  Men’s Association 

President,  J.  D.  Cu d d ih y ;  Secretary,  W.  H. 

Ho s k in o .

St.  Johns Business  Men’s Association 

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

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

Pern  Business Men’s  Association 

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

He d d le ,

Grand  Haren  Retail  Merchants’  Association 

President,  F.  I).  Vos;  Secretary,  J.  W.  V e r - 

Tale  Business  Men’s Association 

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

Ho e k s.

Pu t n e y .

Grand  Rapids  Retail  Meat  Dealers'  Association 

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

Hi l b e r ;  Treasurer,  8. J. Hu f f o r d .

4   Cheaper than  coffee.

t
S  Better than  coffee.
t  Affords the  retailer larger profit,  ® 

ft
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C r u s h e d   C e r e a l  C o ffe e   C a k e   C o .  |

More  healthful  than  coffee.
Costs the consumer less. 

4  See quotations  in  price current. 

Send  for sample case. 

d

Marshall,  Mich.

A  SUMMER

i

»

I

«

For  the  lighting  of  summer  homes, 
cottages,  pavilions,  lawns,  porches, 
and  in  fact  for  every  place  where  an 
artificial  light  is needed T h e   I m p e r i a l  
G a s   L a m p   fills  all  the  requirements. 
It  makes 
little  heat,  withstands 
draughts  and  wind,  makes  no  smoke, 
gives  no  odor, 
is  absolutely  safe, 
costs  only a  trifle  to  maintain,  burns 
with  a  steady  ioo candle  power  light 
and  can  be  handled  by any one.  One 
gallon  of gasoline  will  burn  60  hours, 
so  it  is  economical. 
It  has  the  ap­
proval  of insurance companies.  Every 
lamp  is  fully  guaranteed.  Write  for 
illustrated  catalogue  and  prices.

The  Imperial Gas Lamp Co.,

1 3 2   &  1 3 4   L a k e  S t r e e t ,
C h ic a g o ,  III.

j faps fo i>  
t -Waqn Weathef

Nothing  is  more  appre­
ciated on  a hot  day  than 
a substantial  fan.  Espe­
cially  is this true of coun­
try  customers  who  come 
to  town  without  provid­
ing  themselves  with  this 
necessary adjunct to com­
fort.  We  have  a  large 
line  of  these  goods 
in
fancy  shapes  and  unique 
designs,  which  we  fur­
nish printed  and handled 
as follows:
100.................... $  3  00
200.....................  5  00
3°o ....................  
  6  75
400.........................   8  50
500.........................  10  00
1000.........................  17  50

W e  can  fill  orders on five hours’  notice,  if necessary,  but  don’t ask  us 
to fill  an  order on  such short notice if you  can  avoid  it.

Tradesman  Company

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

T r a velers*  T im e   T a b le s .
P

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t

e

e

a R Q g
  m
Chicago Trains.

Lv. G. Rapids,  4:00a *7:10a  12:05p *4:30p *11:55'> 
Ar. Chicago,  9:00a  l:30p  5:00p  10:50p * 7:05a 
Lv. Chicago,  7:30p  6:45a  12:00m  4:A0p*ll:50p 
Ar..G. Rapids. 12:30a  l:25p  5:00p  10:40p* 6:20a 
Lv. G .-and Rapids, every day.. 
10:10pm
Ar.  Milwaukee.
6:30am
Lv. Milwaukee......................... ...............  9:30pm
Ar. Grand Rapids, every day..................  6:55am

Milwaukee  Via  Ottawa  Beach.

Traverse C ity and  Fetoskey.

l:56p  5:30p
6:l0p  I0:45p
9:00p
Trains  arrive  from  north at 3:45am, 10:50am, 

Lv. Grand Rapids 
Ar. Traverse City 
Ar. Petoskey 
4:15pm and 11:00pm.

12:40a 7:56a 
4:55a i:i5p 
6:25a 4:10p 

Ludiugton  and  Manistee.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........   7:55am  1:55pm  5:30pm
Ar. Ludingtou...........   12:05pm  5:20pm  9:25pm
Ar. Manistee.................12:28pm  5:50pm  9:55pm

Saginaw  and  B ay  C ity  Trains.

Detroit  and  Toledo  Trains.
5:30pm
Lv. Grand Rapids.  * 7:10am  12:05pm 
Ar. Detroit............  li:40am  4:06pm 
10:05pm
Ar. Toledo............  12:35pm 
............................
Lv. Toledo......i .  ..  7:20am  11:55am 
4:15pm
Lv.  Detroit............  8:40am  1:10pm  * 5:15pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.. 
l:30pm  5:10pm  10:00pm
Lv Grand  Rapids...................... 7:00am 
5:20pm
Ar Saginaw...............................11:50am  10:12pm
Ar.  Bay City............................. 12:20pm  10:46pm
Ar. from Bay City & Saginaw.. II :56am  9:35pm
Parlor cars on  all  Detroit,  Saginaw  and  Bay 
City trains.
Buffet parlor cars  on  afternoon  trains  to  and 
from Chicago.  Pullman sleepers on night trains. 
Parlor car to  Petoskey  on  day  trains;  sleepers 
on night trains.
♦Every day.. Others week days  only.
June 17, 1900. 

H.  F.  MOELLER,
Acting General Passenger Agent, 
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jft  Indiana  Railway
Going  From
North  North

une i8,  1900.

GRAND 

N o r th e r n   D iv is io n . 

Trav. City, Petoskey, Mack.  *  4:05am  * 9:30pm 
Trav. City, Petoskey. Mack,  t 7:45am  t 5:15pm 
Trav. City, Petoskey, Mack,  t 2:00pm  tl2:20pm 
Cadillac Accommodation 
.  t 5:35pm  fio:45am 
Petoskey & Mackinaw City  til :00pm 
t 6:00am 
7:45am and 2:00pm trains, parlor cars; n :00pm 
train, sleeping car.

Southern  Division 

Going  From
South 
South

Kalamazoo, Ft. WayneCin.  t  7:10am  t 9:40pm 
Kalamazoo and  Ft. Wayne,  t  l :50pm  t   1:50pm 
Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin.  * 9:4.ripm  110:15pm 
Kalamazoo and  Vicksburg.  ti2:30pm  * 3:55am
Kalamazoo........................  * 6:00pm  * 7:00am
9:45pm train carries Pullman sleeping cars  for 
Cincinnati.  Indianapolis,  Louisville,  St.  Louis 
and Chicago.  Pullman parlor cars on other trains. 

Chicago Trains.

TO  CH ICAGO .

Lv. Grand  Rapids...............  tl2:30pm  * 9:45pm
Ar. Chicago  .......................  t  5:25pm  * 6:30am
12:30pm train runs solid to Chicago  with  Pull­
man  quffet  parlor  car  attached.  9:45pm  train 
has through coach and  Pullman sleeper.
Lv.  Chicago.......................... t 5  15pm  *11  30pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.................tio  15pm  * 7 00am
5:15pm train runs solid  to Grand  Rapids  with 
Pullman buffet car attached.
II :30pm train has through coach  and  sleeping 
car.

FROM  CH ICAGO

Muskegon  Trains.

tl 53pm 

GOING  W EST. 

.
Lv. Grand Rapids__ t7 35am 
ts 40pm
Ar. Muskegon...........  9 00am  3 10pm  7 00pm
Sunday  train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  9:15am; 
arrives Muskegon at 10:40am.  Returning  leaves 
Muskegon5:30pm; arrivesGrand Rapids,6:50pm.
GOING  EAST.
Lv.  Muskegon...ts  10am  tl2 
15pm  t4 00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.. 
9 30am 
1 30pm  5 20pm
tExcept Sunday.  *Daily.

C.  L.  LOCK WOOD,
W.  C.  BLAKE,

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

Tradesman 

Itemized 1 edgers

SIZE—8 1-2 x 14.
THREE  COLUMNS.

2 Quires,  160 pages..........$2  oo
3 Quires, 240 pages...........   2  50
4 Quires, 320 pages........... 3  00
5 Quires, 400  pages...........   3  50
6 Quires, 480 pages...........   4  00

INVOICE  RECORD  OR  BILL  BOOK

So double  pages,  registers  2,880 
invoices  ............................82  00

Tradesman  Company  J
•

Qrand Rapids, Mich. 

MANISTEE ft  Northeastern  Ry. 

Best route to Manistee.

Via C. & W. M. Railway.

Lv. Grand Rapids.....................  7 30am 
.........
Ar. Manistee.............................12 06pm 
.........
Lv. Manistee...........................  8 40am  3 55pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids...................   2 40pm  10 00pm

50 Cents 
Muskegon 
Sunday 
Q.  R. &  I.

Train  leaves  Union  Station  at 9:15  a.  m 
Returning, leaves  Muskegon,  5:30  p.  m. 
50 cents round  trip.

Two  Summer  Novelties

To  Brighten  Up Your  Stock

Quaint  Old  English

Milk  and  Ale  Pitchers

How About  Fruit Jars?

Prices are on  the jump and an  abundant fruit crop 
promises  an  unusually  brisk  demand.  Be  wise 
and buy now  if you haven't bought yet.  We quote: 

Machine  Made  with  “ Aluminum”   Caps 

Quarts 
$5.65 

Pints 
$5.40 
Machine  Made  with  “  Boyd ”   Caps
Pints 
2  Quarts
$5.50 

Quarts 
$5.75 

2 Quarts

$8.25 gross
Porcelain lined Caps and Kubbers, per gross.................$2.75
Common Kubbers, per pound............................................. 25
Best Kubbers. per pound.....................................................35
Old Style Pint Kubbers........................................................35

$8.15 gross

Victor  Jars

Machine  made with glass covers.  The best and lat­
est patent self sealing jar.  Every one guaranteed. 

Pints 
$7.40 

Quarts 
$7,75 

2 Quarts
$9.75  gross

&  SONS,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Cobalt Blue Stripes heavily stippled 

Spiral  Ju gs 
with Luster 

Tobey  Ju gs

Nicely painted  on  Cobalt  Blue  background.  Dec-

orated with Luster.

They come packed  in  barrel  of  three  dozen:  One-half  dozen  each  36s,  30s  and 
24s Spiral and one-half dozen each 36s, 30s and 24s Tobeys, all three dozen for

AMERICAN  JEWELRY  CO.

Manufacturers and Jobbers

JEW ELR Y  A N D   N O V E LTIE S

Showing complete lines of  Broaches, Buckles,  Beauty  Pins,  Shirt  Waist  Sets, 

Pulley  Buckles, Scarf  Pins, Hat  Pins,  Links,  Collar Buttons; Studs,

Empire  Back,  Pompadour,  Plain and Jeweled Combs,  Hair Ornaments,  etc

4 5   A N D   46  T O W E R   B L O C K , _________________  

W holesale  Only.

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

S12.35

No charge for package.

W ill bring you a good profit.

They are the cutest jugs  ever  imported  and  will  sell  quickly  at  25,  50  and  75c. 

The  Daudt  Glass  &  Crockery  Co.,

236  Summit  and  230,  332,  234,  235  and  236  Water  Street,

Toledo,  Ohio.

“ Princess”  Mirrors

In  presenting  this  new and  attractive line  of mirrors we wish  to state that we 
have  contracted  for the entire  output  of  a  local  mirror  factory  and  are  thereby 
placed  in  a  position  to  name  prices  equally  as  low  as  can  be  named  from  any 
manufacturer direct.

The  frames  are  finished  in  White  Enamel,  Oak,  Walnut,  Mahogany  and 
Moss  Green.  The  corners  are  ornamented  with  very  artistically  embossed  gilt 
finished brackets  The glass.is of the grade commonly called “ American Shocks.” 

We  carry the  following regular  sizes  in  stock:

10  (a ),  $2.00 per dozen 
12  @  2.50  per dozen 
9  x  12  @  3.00  per dozen

10  x  14  @ $4.00  per dozen 
10 x  17  ( a )  5.00  per dozen 
12  x  18  @  6.00 per dozen 

12  x  20 @ $6.75  per dozen

For  the  convenience  of  those  who  wish  to  purchase  only  a  small  quantity 
as  a  trial  we have  put  up  the  following  assortment which  has  proven  a  splen­
did combination:

*4  dozen  each  8  x  10  8 x 1 2   9 x 1 2  

dozen  each 

10  x  17 

12  x  18 

10  x  14
12  x  20

IMPORTERS  KINNEY  &  LEVAN  JOBBERS

Price of  this  assortment,  $11.67  net.

C R O C K E R Y ,  G LASSW AR E,  LA M P S ,  H O U SE  FU R N ISH IN G   GOODS

CLEVELAND*  OHIO

