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Eighteenth Year

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY  I,  1901.

Number 919

Make  the  Trust  “Whack  Up”

The  Trust  has  had  a  “ sp asm ”  of  generosity  and 
allowed  the  Jobbers  handling  its  product  to  rebate 
*  5  per  cent,  on  February  and  March  deliveries,  b lit 
did  you  get  a  rebate  of  18  per  cent,  on  your  Jan= 
uary  purchase? 
If  not,  why  not?  Ask  them.
They  have  probably  forgotten  it.  W e   rebated  to 
our  customers  18  and  5  per cent,  on J a n u a ry ,
5  per  cent,  on  February  and  5  per  cent,  on  March.
M O R A L :  .  Buy  your  rubbers  where  they  treat 
you  right.

The Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co

207  and   209  M onroe  S t.,  C hicago,  III.

C I G A R S

that smoke,  that bring comfort, that  bring 
trade,  that give  satisfaction,  that  surpass 
all  others,  that  make you  money.

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Royal Tiger 10  Tigerettes 5

Made in  12  Styles and  Sizes.

Made  in 8 Styles and  Sizes.

PHELPS,  BRACE  &  e©.,  Detroit,  Michigan

The  Largest Cigar Dealers in the  Middle West. 

Carolina  Brights Cigarettes “Not  Made by a Trust.”

F.  E.  BUSHMAN,  Manager Cigar  Department.

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Incandescent Gas Light and Gasoline Lamp Supplies 

of all  kinds.

Authorized  Michigan  Supply  Depot for the genuine goods.

Write for illustrated catalogue and wholesale prices to

A.  T.  KNOWLSON, 

Detroit.  Michigan

233-235  Griswold  Street.

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On Street Car Feed,  No.  i  Feed,  Meal,  Com,  Oats,  Gluten  Feed, 
Cotton  Seed  Meal;  any quantity, large or small.  Prompt shipment.

Walsh-DeRoo  Milling  Co.,  Holland,  Mich.

EGG 
Baking 
Powder1

Does It Really Contain  Eggs?

Every day  you  heir this  question  and  know it  is 
a natural one.  Tell  your  customers  to  make  this 
little test  after  dinner  to-night. 
It  will  please  the 
children: 
“ Put  one  teaspoonful  of  Egg  Baking 
Powder  in  a  glass  and  add  five  teaspoonfuls  of 
water.  Do the same in another glass with your old- 
style  baking  powder.  Marvel at  the difference.”

They  will  never  ask  the  question  again, 
but will  tell  their  friends,  “ It  is  like  the 
beaten  whites of  eggs.”   We  state,  it does 
contain eggs.

'iHome  Office, 80 West  street,  New  York.

Western Office,
Branch Offices:

523 Williamson Bl’dg, Cleveland.
Indianapolis 
Cincinnati 
Grand Rapids 

Detroit’
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Uneeda
Quartet

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B iscuit  C om pany.

Uneeda  Graham   W afer

A  MODERN  WONDER

Approved  by the  National  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters;  can  therefore 
be  used  in  any  insured  building  without  additional  cost  for  insurance.

The finest  artificial  light  in  the  world.  Hang  or  stand them anywliere. 
One  lamp  lights  ordinary  store;  twoample  for room  25x100  feet.  No 
smoke,  no  odor;  very  simple  to  operate.  Burns  ordinary  gasoline. 
Absolutely non-explosive.  Eight hundred  candle-power light  at  a  cost 
of  5  cents  for  10 hours.

Brass Manufacturing  &  Supply  Co.

Ask  for  Catalogue. 

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Volume XVIII.

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY  1,1901.

Number 919

T he  M ercantile  A gency

Established 1841.

R.  G.  DUN  &   CO.

Widdicomb  Bld’g,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Books arranged with trade classification  of  names. 
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Nearly  all  kinds,  for  all  seasons,  for 
Men, Boys and Children.  Meet
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A  Reserve Fund  Order

A  fraternal  beneficiary  society  founded 
upon  a  permanent  plan.  Permanency 
not cheapness  its  motto.  Reliable  dep­
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they are gone you will pay four times our 
present price if  you  get  one.  Write  for 
sample leaf and  particulars.

BARLOW  BROS.

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan

ASSOCIATE  OFFICES  IN  ALL  PRINCIPAL 

CITIES

References :  State Bank of Michigan and Mich­
igan Tradesman, Grand Rapids.
Collector  and  Commercial  Lawyer  and 
Preston National Bank, Detroit.

Tradesman Coupons

IMPORTANT  FEA TU RES.

Getting:  the  People. 
Men  of Mark.

Page.
2.
3.
4. Around  the  State.
5. Grand  Rapids  Gossip.
6. Kosher  Meat.
8. Editorial.
9. Editorial.
IO. Dry  Goods.
11. Clothing.
18. Shoes  and  Rubbers.
15. Window  Dressing.
16. The  Meat  Market.
17. Poultry.
18. B u tter  and  Eggs.
19. The  New  York  M arket.
20. Woman’s  World.
22. Hardware.
23. Proved  His  Point.
24. Village  Improvement.
25. Commercial  Travelers.
26. Drugs  and  Chemicals.
27. Drug P rice  Current.
28. Grocery  P rice  Current.
29. Grocery  P rice  Current.
30. Grocery  P rice  Current.
31. Cozzens  a  Hoo-Doo. 
Hardware  Quotations.
32. Rebate  of Taxes  on  Tobacco.

WOMAN  AND  TH E  BROOM.

From  time  immemorial  the  broom has 
been  sacred  to  woman. 
It  is  at  once 
with  her  the  emblem  of  the  domestic 
virtues  and  the 
insignia  of  warfare. 
When  we  think  of  her  as  a  ministering 
angel  we  picture  the  well-swept  hearth, 
and  when,  lapsing  from  the  ways  of 
peace,  she  goes  upon  the  warpath,  it  is 
still  the  faithful  ally  and  friend  with 
which  she  routs  her  foes. 
It  is  her  way 
of  turning  the  plowshare  into  the sword, 
and 
in  general  terms  perhaps  we  can 
not  describe  the  strenuous  woman,  who 
is  equal  to  any  emergency,  better than 
by  saying  that  she  is  the  woman  who  is 
handy  with  either  end  of  a  broom.

In  a  way, women have  also  had  a  kind 
of  broomstick  measure  of  virtue. 
It  is 
related  that  once,  in  one  of  his  great 
revivals,  Mr.  Spurgeon  asked  a  house­
maid  what  reason  she  had  to  think  she 
had  become  a  Christian,  to  which  she 
replied,  “ Please,  sir,  I  sweeps  under 
the  beds  now," and he  accepted  it  as  an 
unequivocal  sign  of  grace.  Women, 
too,  in  a  much  higher station  of  life ap­
ply  pretty  much  the  same  test,  and 
when  you  see  one  whose  house  is  spick 
and  span  and  clean  from  garret  to  cel­
lar  you  may  be  very  sure  that  she  has  a 
self-righteous  consciousness  that  she  is 
doing  her  full  duty  by  her  family  and 
society.

It  will,  therefore,  seem  almost 

like 
heresy  to  the  sex  to  learn  that  science 
has  condemned  the  broom  as  the  fruit­
ful  propagator  of  disease.  Mr.  Elmer 
Firth,  of  Columbia  University,  has  just 
made  this  important  discovery,  and  he 
has  been  made  a  doctor of*philosophy 
for  proving  it.  So  far  from  conserving 
the  welfare  of  her  family  by  keeping 
her  house  well  swept, 
it  seems  that 
every  time  the  careful  housewife  uses 
the  broom  she bestirs  up  millions  of mi­
crobes  to  devour  them.

Mr.  Firth  followed  the  death-dealing 
broom  all  over  New  York,  into  private 
houses,  churches,  theaters,  street  cars, 
and  everywhere  he  found  the  rule  holds 
good.  He  asserts  that  bacteria  stay 
suspended  in  the  air only  a  short  time. 
Then  they  fall  to  the  ground  and  would

stay  there,  doing  comparatively 
little 
harm,  if  women  didn’t  continually  stir 
up  the  germs  with  a  broom.  Some  of 
his  experiments  are  very 
interesting 
and  alarming.

In  an  ordinary  room,  previous  to 
sweeping,  he  found  6oo  germs  to  the 
cubic  meter  of  air.  After  sweeping 
there  were  i8,ooo. 
In  a  church  during 
the  process  of  dusting  he  found  18,000 
bacteria  to  the  meter.  Twelve  hours 
after  the  dust  had  settled  he  found  hut 
5,800.  On  a  single  fiber  1 y2 
inches 
long,  taken  from  the  matting  in  a  rail­
way  train,  he  counted  nearly  2,000,000 
It  will  thus  be  seen  how  dan­
germs. 
gerous  it 
is  to  stir  up  the  animals,  and 
that  a  woman  who  uses  a  broom  does  so 
at  her  peril.

Housemaids,  who  alone  of all  woman­
kind  have  a  deadly  antipathy  to  the 
broom,  will  eagerly  embrace  this  new 
germ  theory,  but  it  is  likely  to  get  but 
a  scant 
following  from  the  rest  of  the 
sex.  Deep  down  in  the  feminine  heart 
the  belief  that  cleanliness 
is  next  to 
godliness 
is  firmly  implanted,  and  de­
spite  scientific  warnings  women  will 
still  be  found  making  war  on  dirt  with 
their  old  weapon—the  broom.

GEN ERAL  TRA D E  R EV IEW .

Instead  of  a  reaction,  which  many 
have  been  asserting  must  soon  occur, 
the  week  shows  constantly  increasing 
intensity  in  the  leading  industries.  The 
breaking  of  all  records  in  the  volume  of 
stock  trading  one  day  last  week  is  this 
week,  Monday,  exceeded  by  the  enor­
mous  amount  of  400,000  shares, 
the 
whole  number  traded  in  being  2,760,000 
shares.  While  there 
is  more  relative 
conservatism 
in  the  advance  of  prices, 
as  compared  with  the  quantity  of  busi­
ness,  many  advances  are  being  made 
and many  high  records  are  broken.

Some apprehension has been expressed 
that  the  tremendous  demand  for  money 
which  must  attend  such  activity,  added 
to  the  requirements  of  the  British  loan 
of  $50,000,000,  would  affect  the  market, 
but  all  this  and,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that 
considerable  gold  is  going  out,  appears 
to  have  hardly  perceptible  effect.

The  white  birch  forests  of  Maine  are 
threatened  with  obliteration  by  the  or­
dinary  little  spool,  on  which  thread  is 
wound.  White  birch 
is  the  only  wood 
much  used  for  making  them,  and  so 
great  is  the  consumption  that  the  trees 
have  a  hard  time  to  supply the  demand. 
The  spool  mills  now  use  35,000,000  or
40.000.  000  feet  of  birch  timber  every
year, 
turning  out  800,000,000  spools. 
Somebody  has  figured  out  that  enough 
thread  could  be  wound  on  these  spools 
to  reach  around  the  earth  at  the  equator 
3,600  times.  Besides 
immense 
quantity  of  timber  used  here,  15,000,000 
or  20,000,000  feet  of 
it  is  shipped  to 
Scotland  every  year  in  the  form  of spool 
bars. 

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Upward  of  $8,000,000  worth  of  ban­
anas  from  the  West  Indian  and  Central 
American  plantations  are  eaten 
in  the 
United  States  every  year.  The  island 
of  Jamaica  alone  sends  to  this  country
4.000.  000 bunches  annually.

T R A D E   W IT H   C H IN A .

There  seems  to  be  a  determination  on 
the  part  of most  of the  powers  interested 
to  improve  the  present  opportunity 
in 
China  to  effect  more  satisfactory  trade 
relations  and  to  acquire  greater  trading 
rights  than  are  now 
The 
United  States,  Great  Britain  and  Japan 
have  expressed  willingness  to  forego  all 
pecuniary  indemnity  if  sufficiently 
in­
creased  trading  rights  are  granted  by 
the  Chinese  government.

enjoyed. 

it 

This  hunger  for  more  extensive  trade 
in  China  brings  up  the  problem of  trade 
possibilities 
in  that  vast  empire.  AH 
of  the  powers  already  enjoy  extensive 
trading  rights,  but 
is  one  thing  to 
have  rights  secured  by  treaty  and  an­
other to  enjoy  those  rights.  As  a  matter 
of  fact, 
in  one  way  or  another  the 
Chinese  are  able  to  set  aside  trading 
rights so  effectually  that,  aside  from  the 
coast 
line  and  the  markets  reached  by 
river  steamers  from  the  treaty  ports, 
little  or  no  foreign  goods  penetrate  into 
the  interior  of  China.

Foreign  goods  can  be  laid  down  at 
the  treaty  ports  at  reasonable  cost  after 
paying  the 
import  duty,  but  when  the 
package  of  foreign  merchandise  essays 
to  penetrate 
into  the  interior,  then  the 
trouble  begins.  Every provincial  official 
levies  a  “ lickin’ ’  tax  as  the  package 
passes  through  his 
jurisdiction,  until 
very  shortly  the  accumulated charges  on 
the  package  make  its  further  progress 
unprofitable.

By  this  process  of 

loading  foreign 
goods  with  taxes  foreign  trade  is  almost 
completely  excluded  from  the  interior 
of  China.  Theoretically,  we  have  the 
right  to  trade  anywhere  in  China,  but 
practically  this  privilege  extends  but 
little  beyond  the  coast  line.  There 
is, 
of  course,  very  little  present demand  for 
foreign  goods  in  the  far  interior  of 
China,  as  the  people  have  not  yet  been 
educated  to  foreign  requirements.  Bet­
ter  systems  of  transportation,  however, 
and  the  overcoming  of  the  intolerable 
local  taxes  would  soon bring  the Chinese 
properly  to  appreciate  foreign  goods.

The  main  concession  which  the  for­
eign  powers  should  demand  in  China  is 
the  right  to  open  up  railroads  and  re­
place  the  junks  and  small  boats  on  the 
navigable  rivers  with  steam  craft.  This 
would  cut  down  the  cost  of  transporta­
tion,  and  destroy  eventually  the  damag­
ing  “ lickin’ ’  duties,  which  are  merely 
a  species  of  extortion  exercised  by  the 
local  officials  for their own  aggrandize­
ment.

Whatever  the  indemnity  which  China 
will  be  made  to  pay  may  prove  to  be, 
some  difficulty 
is  sure  to  be  experi­
enced  in  collecting  it,  as  China’s  rev­
enues  from  customs  are  already  hardly 
sufficient  for  her old  debts.  China  now 
owes  about  $350,000,000,  and  the  in­
likely  to 
demnity  to  foreign  powers  is 
add  that  much  more  to  the  debt. 
If 
China  is  to  pay  the  interest  on  this 
in­
creased  debt  and  provide  a  proper sink­
ing  fund,  her  commerce  upon  which 
duties  may  be  collected  will  have  to  be 
greatly  increased. 
In  their  own  pro­
therefore,  the  foreign  powers 
tection, 
will  be  compelled  to  coerce  China 
into 
allowing  greater  freedom  of  trade  with 
the  outside  world.

Petting the  People

Thoroughness  in  A ll  That  Concerns  Cus­

tomers.

I  have  taken  occasion  to urge co-oper­
ation  with  the  various  means  of  adver­
tising  employed  by  having  everything 
to  which  attention 
is  called  in  shape 
for  prompt  service—having  the  goods 
to  sell. 
I  wish  now  to  urge  more  thor­
oughness  in  selling  them.

In  the  old  days  the  common  term  for 
the  merchant was the storekeeper.  It was 
the  custom  then  to  arrange  the  stock  of 
goods  on  some  general  plan—a  place 
for  everything  and  everything  in  its 
place;  leaving  well  enough  alone  until 
the  exigencies  of  dust,  moths  or  rust 
compelled  a  general  overhauling.  There 
was  the  advantage  in  this  that  it  was 
easy  to  keep  the  location  learned  by 
never  changing  the  arrangement,  but 
the  plan  had  its  disadvantages.

The  merchant  to-day  finds  it  desir­
able  to  keep  in  touch  with  his  stock  by 
giving 
it  constant  attention.  Not  that 
he  must  be  forever  pulling  down  for the 
sake  of  changing,  with  no  particular 
aim,  but  there  is  a  constant  investiga­
tion  of  conditions  in  every  part,  a  con­
stant  attention  to  detect  the  slightest de­
terioration  from  any  cause.

In  the  old  “ storekeeping”   days  it 
was  common  for  the  customer to  come 
in  and  find  all  hands 
lounging  idly, 
waiting  for  something  to  turn  up.  To 
go  into  such  a  store  nowadays—there 
are  such  stores— gives  the  live customer 
a  chill  of  depression.

No  merchant  to-day  can  afford  to 
have  his  store  a  lounging  place  for  em 
plcyes.  Every  one  should  have  duties 
assigned  sufficiently  extensive  to  keep 
him  busy during business hours,  whether 
the  store  is  full  of  customers  or  not. 
It 
will  not  do  to  have  apparent  duties to 
which  the  clerk  hastens  on  the  appear­
ance  of  a  customer,  but  he  must  have 
genuine  work, work necessary to the  wel­
fare  of  the  business.  Anything  less  than 
genuine  work 
is  a  transparent  sham  to 
the  observing  customer.

When  a  would-be  purchaser  comes 
into  a  store  he  wants  attention.  He 
wants  just  enough  attention  and  not 
too  much.  He  doesn’t  want  all  the 
clerks  aided  by  the  proprietor  and 
lounger  or  two  to 
possibly  an  outside 
superintend 
The 
judicious  proprietor knows  when  a  little 
attention  on  his  own  part  may  be  de­
sirable,  but  the  proper  place  for others 
is  about  their  proper business.

the  negotiations. 

The  modern  methods  of  displaying 
and  arranging  goods  are constantly vari­
able  but  a  systematic plan  is  a  means  of 
keeping  busy  when  there  is  nothing 
else.  Then  there  should  be  the  constant 
taking  stock  to  know  what  you  have  to 
sell  and  to  prompt  replenishment.  But 
I  do  not  need  to  recount  the  duties  of 
clerks—they  know  them  better  than  I 
do,  but  I  can  not  refrain  from  urging 
constant,  live  attention  to their  duties, 
for  the  habit  of  slackening  is  easily  ac­
quired.

Affectation  of  work  for the  sake  of  an 
appearance  of  business  is  a  transparent 
sham. 
It  will  not  attract  customers. 
What  is necessary is work that is sincere, 
that  amounts  to  something.  No  mer­
chant  or  manager  can  afford  to  have 
any  about  him  who  are  not  able  to  find 
some  effective  work  for all  times  and 
that  without  overhauling  goods  and  pro­
ducing  disorder  so  as  to give  the  store 
a  constant  appearance  of  cleaning  day.

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P.  Hayes  gives  an  example  of  care­
in  writing  which  the  printer

less  work 

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

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Attractions
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SUITS «  SKIRTS

•   •   FOR  NEXT  W EEK  •   •

The very latest creations  The new Walking 
Skirts are full flaring,  eight rows  of  stitching 
around  bottom. 
They  are  CERTAINLY 
NOBBY.  Come and see them.

$ 3 .0 0  

t o   $ 5 .0 0

Come  in and look  over  the  new  Pink  and 

Blue  Chambrey Petticoats

They  are  made  very  FULL  k n i f e  
for  Spring  and  Summer  weat 
p l e a t e d   and  trimmed  with five  rows of  Valenciennes Lace around  the 
ruffles.  They  are  certainly  »erv  pretty

OUR  MUSLIN  U NDERW EAR  OPENING

It certainly is the  finest  line  ever  shown  in 
has  been a great success. 
this city.  Our stock of  new goods is complete and  up to date in  all  de­
partments.  Call and look them over.  It's a pleasure to show goods.

P. HA YES.

Southworth-Houatom  B took,

M a r m h a N ,  M i o h .

There’s  No.—  
Disappointments  Here!

Come  to  this  store  expecting  more  for  your 
money  than you  get  anywhere  else. 
Come  to 
this store  expecting the  very  best

CLOTHING  QUALITIES

Come expecting  the  most  liberal  quantities  to 
make  your selections from.  We  sell  everything 
Men  and  Boys wear  except  Shoes and  Shoddy.

«WHESTEly

Isn 't it  tim e  th at  you 
W ere  Looking fo r  a ___

H O L flE S   B R O S .
Cheapest Place
^Building Material

ON  EARTH  TO  BUT

S P R I N G   H A T ?

W e   L a v e   t h e m   in   A l l   S t y l e ,   n n d   P r ic e s ,  a n d   1 

■would  b e   p le a s e d   t o   s e e   y o u .  C a ll  a n d   b e  

c o n v in c e d   t h a t   w e   h a v e   t h e   F in e s t 

C in e   la   t h e   C i ty .

v o tm a   for  B o a n m a a .
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We keep  a fine stock of the bent  feed  on hand at all 
limes.  Remember us when  yoa  bave to bay  We 
bay all kinds of grain. 

TRY  OUR  FLOUR. 

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We  also  make  a specialty of  House 
building,  and  can  make  yon b  lower 
price  for  a house  complete  than  any 
firm in America.  Plans drawn free for 
any one  purchasing  a bill  of 
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of us.

WALTER  BROS.,

Hopkins  Station, Mich,

GUSKfHAN’S  3H0P

FIXES  THINGS

ANY  KIND  OF 
STEF LADDER MADE. 
ALL IRON TOOLS 
SHARPENED 
CABINET WORK 
DONE

South State Street

GUSHHflN’S

could  hardly  overcome.  There 
is  ma­
terial  here  for a  good advertisement,but 
it  needs  pruning  and  the  display  should 
be  considerably  modified.  The  writer 
makes  the  mistake—a  common  one,  by 
the  way— of  mixing  his tenses too much. 
In  advertising  now  is the accepted time. 
Don’t  say  next  week.  Conditions  may 
make 
it  necesaary  to  say  the  coming 
week,  but  as  far  as  possible  make  it 
now.  Don’t  say  next.  Then  “ has  been 
a  success;”   people  are  not  interested  in 
has  been  success— “ is  a  success”   is  the 
word.  Advertising  to  influence  the  fu­
ture  must  deal  with  the  present.  The 
descriptions  of  articles  are  good,  but 
the  price  feature  should  be more specific 
and  complete.  Cut  out  “ nobby” — it 
does  not  sell  goods.  For an  advertise­
ment  dealing  with  special  attractions 
the  closing  is  too general  and  scattered 
and  repeats  too  much.  The  printer’s 
display  is  too  heavy,  crowds  the  space 
and  the  tpye  is  too  much  mixed  in 
styles.  Had  this  been  set  in a DeVinne 
or  else  some  similar  letter of  reason­
able  size,  giving  more  white  space  in­
side  the  border and  setting  out  the  cut 
in  an  evenly  defined  place,  the  result 
would  have  been  much  more  striking.
Holmes  Bros,  write  a  good  advertise­
ment,  which is greatly  aided  by  the  cut.
I  should  have  put  something  else  in 
place  of the  wave  rales  in  the  first  line, 
left  out  the  exclamation  in  the  second 
and  brought  the  last  line  to  the  left  so 
as  to  define  a  square  space  for the  illus­
tration.  This  irregularity,  although  a 
slight  one,  gives  an  unbalanced  look  to 
the whole advertisement.  Correct gram­
mar  should  be  preserved  in  making  the 
verb  agree  with 
in  the  first 
sentence.

its  noun 

M.  M.  Stone  writes  a  good  advertise­
ment,  but  it  would  be 
improved  by 
leaving  out  some  unnecessary  wording. 
Complimentary  addresses  are  more  val­
uable  in  white  space  inside  the  border. 
The  printer’s  work 
is  good,  but  his 
space  is  somewhat  crowded.

Phelps  &  Baker write  a  good  adver­
tisement  and  the  printer  does  his  work 
well,  except  that  the  last  lines  should 
have  be 
in  plainer  letter  to  harmonize 
with  the  rest.

Walter  Bros,  are  a 

little  inclined  to 
an  appearance  at  least  of overstatement. 
It  may  he  true  that  their  place  is  the 
cheapest  on  earth  and  that  they  are  the 
cheapest  architects  in  America,  hut  the 
assertion  is  too sweeping  to have  force. 
The  advertiser  must  avoid  an  appear­
ance  of  evil.

Cushman’s  Shop  has  a  well-written 
is  too  much 
letters 

advertisement,  but  there 
sameness 
used.

in  the  sizes  of  the 

The  A rt Linen  Sh irt  W aist.

it, 

Art  linen 

is  the  very  latest  thing  in 
Its quality,  first  of 
wash  shirt 'waists. 
all,  recommends 
the  texture,  soft 
and  fine,  yet  with  plenty  of  body  to  it, 
being  admirable 
for  the  tailor-made 
waist.  But  it  is  the  color to  be  found 
in  the  art  linen  fabric  that  most endears 
it  to the  shirt waist  wearer.  Such faded, 
faraway,old rose  shades  as  it  displays! 
Such 
lovely  Wedgewood  blues!  Such 
beautiful  primrose  buffs!  Such  warm, 
Pompeiian  dark  reds!  They  make  the 
hues  of  the  madras,  cheviots  and  linens 
that  are  not  “ art”   seem  crude  indeed. 
Some 
literal  minds  may  at  first  shrink 
from  using  for  clothing  the  same  ma­
terial  they  would  use 
for  table  and 
bureau  covers,  but  anybody  with  an  eye 
for color  will  fall  right  in  line  and  have 
her  new  wash  shirt  waists  made  of art 
linen.—New  York  Evening  Sun.

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MEN  OF  M ARK.

D.  O.  W iley,  W holesale  Commission  M er­

chant,  Detroit.

The  old  Green  Mountain  State  is  fa­
mous  for  its  varied  and  beautiful  scen­
ery,  comprising  hills,  cliffs  and  moun­
tains,  valleys,  rivers,  lakes  and  plains ; 
for  its  extensive  marble  quarries  from 
which  more  than  two-thirds  of  all  the 
marble  quarried  in  the  United  States  is 
taken,  and  for 
its  agricultural  and 
dairying  interests  and  enormous produc­
tion  of  maple  sugar.  Not  alone  in  these 
respects  is  Vermont  entitled  to  fore­
most  rank 
in  the  sisterhood  of  states, 
but  the  scroll  of  her  history  reveals 
several  facts  and  many  names  of  her 
most  noble  sons  whose  valiant  deeds  in 
times  of  war  and  successful  business 
ventures  in  times  of  peace  have  added 
greater glory  to  her  fame.

Vermont  was  the  first  State  admitted 
into  the  Union  after the  adoption  of  the 
Federal  Constitution.  She  always  con­
tributed  her  share,  and  more,  to  assist

in  our  wars  for  freedom.  The names  of 
Ethan  Allen  and  General  Stark  are  on 
the  roll  of  honor of the  American  Rev­
olution ;  and  Vermont  also  claims,  with 
just  pride,  the name  of  Admiral  Dewey, 
whose  recent  brilliant  achievements  are 
still  fresh  in  the  minds  of  all. 
In  the 
Civil  War, Vermont furnished  more  than 
her  share  of  men  and  her  loss  in  hos­
pitals  and  on  battle  fields  was  greater 
than  that  of  any  other  Northern  State.

Among  those  who  have achieved noted 
success  in  business  may  be  mentioned 
the  name  of  D.  O.  Wiley.  He  was  born 
on  a  farm  near  Westminster,  in  South­
eastern  Vermont.  While  attending  the 
academy  from  which  he  was  graduated 
later,  he  began  his  business  career  by 
working  nights  and  mornings  in  a  gen­
eral  store.  After  graduation,  he  con­
tinued  to  work  in  the  store  for  one  year 
longer,  when  he 
followed  Horace 
Greeley’s  advice  and  went  West 
to 
Minneapolis,  where  he  was  employed 
for  a  time  by  a  flour  and  feed  firm.  He 
then  took  a  boat  to  Hannibal,  Mo.,  and 
worked  at  surveying for  three  months. 
After  this  experience,  he  returned  to 
his  native  state  and  taught  school  one 
winter.  The  next  spring, 
1867,  Mr. 
Wiley  came  to  Detroit  and  engaged  in 
the  commission  business  at  13 Michigan 
Grand  avenue,  now  known  as  Cadillac 
square,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wiley, 
Hooper  &  Co.  After  three  years,  he 
sold  out  and  entered  the  employ  of  Ira 
Slade,  then 
located  under  the  Russell 
House,  with  whom  he  remained  two 
years.  Again,  for one  year  he  engaged 
in  the  same  business  for  himself  at  29 
West  Woodbridge  street,  at  the  expira­

tion  of  which  time  he  took  in  as partner 
Geo.  L.  Lee  and  for  ten  years  the  busi­
ness  was  conducted  under the  firm name 
of  D.  O.  Wiley  &  Co.  This  partner­
ship  was  then  dissolved  and  Mr.  John 
Wiley,  who  had  been 
in  their employ 
for  ten  years,  became  the  company, 
and  has  contributed  his  share  to the suc­
cess  and  high  standing  of  this  house, 
which  still  does  business  under the  firm 
name  of  D.  O.  Wiley  &  Co.

Mr.  Wiley’s  reputation  as  a  commis­
sion  merchant  of  the  highest  standing 
and  responsibility  is  not  only  local  but 
national.  He 
is  a  member  of  t6e  Na­
tional  Association  of  Commission  Mer­
chants,  of  which  he  has  been  a  director 
for some  time.  Last  year he  was  elected 
Vice-President  and  at  present is  a mem­
ber of  two of the  most 
important  com­
mittees  of  that  organization.  He  is  a 
member of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the  National  Apple  Shippers’  Associa­
tion.  He  has  been  President  of  the  De­
troit  Produce  Exchange  and  is  now  a 
director  of that  organization.  Last year 
he  was  a  director  of  the  Detroit  Board 
of  Trade. 
In  all  of  these  associations, 
Mr.  Wiley  is  an  energetic  and  conscien­
tious  worker and  the  prominence  and 
honors  bestowed  upon  him  are  excellent 
evidences  of  the  esteem  in  which  he 
is 
held.
Mr. 

and  Mrs.  Wiley  have  two 
daughters,  both  graduates  of  Pope  & 
Cutcheon’s  private  school,  of  Detroit, 
and  both  are  musicians  and  teachers, 
one  of  the  piano  and  the  other of  the 
mandolin.  They  are  all  regular  attend­
ants  at  the  First  Congregational  church 
and  are  prominently  indentified with  its 
work.

Mr.  Wiley 

is  a  quiet,  modest,  unas­
suming  gentleman  who  believes 
in 
deeds  not  words.  He  attends  strictly  to 
business  and  in  all  his dealings  has won 
an  enviable  reputation  for fair treatment 
and  absolute  integrity.

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T h e  A l a b a s t in e   Com­
pa n y,  in  addition  to  their 
world-renowned  wall  coat- 
ing,  A L A B A S T I N E
through  their  Plaster  Sales
Department,  now  manufac­
ture and  sell at lowest prices 
in paper or wood,  in  carlots 
or less,  the  following  prod- 

K   M   ucts:

Plasticon

N.  P.  Brand of Stucco

The 
long  established wall 
plaster  formerly  manufac-
tured and  marketed  by  the 
American  Mortar Company 
(Sold with or without  sand.)

The  brand  specified  after 
competitive  tests  and  used 
by the Commissioners for all
the  World’s Fair statuary.

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•Land  PlasterM  Finely ground and  of  supe­

The  effective  Potato  Bug 
Exterminator.

Bug  Finish

rior quality.

Alabastine  Company,
Plaster Sales Department

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Petoskey  Lime 
Sheboygan  Lime 

Akron and  Louisville Cement 

Atlas  Portland Cement 

Michigan  Portland  Cement 

Sewer Pipe 
Fire Brick 
Flue  Lining

Granite Wall Plaster, Plasticon, 

Hard Wall  Plaster 
Gypsum Wall Plaster
Stucco,  Hair, etc.
Write  for  Prices.

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the Best?

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and

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Two of our specialties.

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Exclusive  Agents 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

W hy is  B.  B.  B.  Coffee like  Aguinaldo?  Give it up? 
That’s just what  he has done.
Olney  & Judson  Grocer  Co.,  Grand  Rapids,

For lowest prices address

Roasters.

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Around the State

Movements  o f M erchants.

Holland—Geo.  Plummer  has  retired 

from  the  O.  R.  J.  Cigar  Co.

Croswell—Niles  &  Moore  succeed 

Niles  Bros,  in  general  trade.

East  Jordan—E.  A.  H.  Cole  has  re­

engaged  in  the  bazaar  business.

New  Baltimore— John  M.  Haight, 
tinner,  has sold  out  to  Otto  B.  Hoffman.
Potterville—M.  L.  Thompson  has  pur­
chased  the  meat  market of L.  B.  Shance.
Union  City—C.  F.  Horton  has  pur­
chased  the  meat  market  of  Arthur  Pros- 
eus.

Pontiac—Chas.  Murray  has  purchased 
the  Oakland  meat  market  of  Fin  Law- 
son.

Pentwater—S.  P.  Compton,  of  Mears, 
contemplates  opening  a  grocery  store 
here.

North  Morenci— H.  (Mrs.  N .)  Justice 
has  sold  her  grocery  stock  to  W.  W. 
Poats.

Filion—Walter  Rapson  has  purchased 
stock  of  Humphrey  & 

the  general 
Toner.

Port  Huron—Cady  &  Doe have opened 
a  grocery  and  feed  store  in  the  Black 
building.

Battle  Creek—Wm.  G.  Murphy  has 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  Samuel 
C.  Moore.

Corunna— Floyd 

Miss  Grace  Burnett 
business.

Burnett 
succeeds 
in  the  dry  goods 

St.  Clair—John  H.  Williams,  dealer 
in  groceries  and  meat,  has  sold  out  to 
Fred  Busha.

South  Boardman—J.  Anspach  has  re­
moved  his  dry  goods  and  clothing  stock 
to  Kingsley.

Ludington—John H.  Scheibel  has  sold 
his  grocery  stock  and  meat  market  to 
Landen  Bros.

Flint— Hewes  &  Hopkins 

succeed 
Hewes  &  Cameron  in  the  drug  and  gro­
cery  business.

Alto— Blake  Vanderlip  and  M.  H. 
in  the  meat 

Vanderlip  have  engaged 
business  here.

Ishpeming—J.  J.  Lefler  has  purchased 
the  merchandise  stock  of A.  (Mrs.  Ed­
ward)  Cronin.

Burr  Oak—Fred  W.  Cornell,  dealer 
in  cigars  and  tobaccos,  has  sold  out  to 
J.  L.  Crandall.

Dimondale—E.  A.  Devore  has  sold 
his  hardware  stock  at  this  place  and  re­
moved  to  Perry.

Ypsilanti— Dunlap  &  George continue 
the  grocery  business  formerly  owned  by 
George  B.  Dunlap.

Kalamazoo— H.  D.  Baker  has 

re­
moved  his  grocery  stock  from  Vicks­
burg  to  this  place.

Centerville—C.  E.  Fousel  succeeds 
Cummings  &  Co.  in  the  furniture  and 
undertaking  business.

Clarkston— Geo.  F.  Coon  has  pur­
implement 

chased  the  hardware  and 
stock  of Alfred  R.  Carran.

Central  Lake— The  Walter T.  Swasey 
Co.,  Limited,  has  purchased  the  hard­
ware  stock  of Carl  Strobel.

Napoleon— Butler  &  Hastings succeed 
Geo.  W.  Butler &  Co.  in  the  hardware, 
grocery  and  shoe  business.

Owosso— J.  W.  Upham's  shoe  store 
has  been  closed  by  virtue  of a  chattel 
mortgage  held  by  John  Lytle.

Midland—The  firm  of  Smith  &  Hub­
bard  has  been  formed  to  continue  the 
drug  business  of  Smith  &  Smith.

Marshall—Geo.  Shaw  has  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  at  the  old  stand 
of  White  &  Tierney,  having  purchased 
the  stock  of  that  firm.

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Marquette—John  Carlson  has  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business,  having  pur­
chased  the  stock  of  John  T.  Jones.

Traverse  City— F.  L.  Kilterhouse  & 
Co.  have  put  in  a  stock  of groceries  and 
confectionery  at  521  South  Union  street.
Flint—Cook  &  Shepner  is  the  style 
of  the  new  firm  organized  to  succeed 
Menzo  F.  Cook  in  the  jewelry  business.
Houghton-----John  Carlson  has  re­
engaged 
in  the  grocery  business.  He 
has  purchased  the  stock  of  J.  T.  Jones.
Cheboygan—Glover & Co.  is  the  name 
of  the  new  firm  which  continues  the 
dry  goods  business  of  Hal.  W.  Glover.
Elton—Chas.  L.  Hall  has  purchased 
the  interest  of  his  partner  in  the  hard­
ware  and  grocery  firm  of  Taylor  & 
Hall.

Conway—J.  W.  VanEvery  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  E.  J.  Phil­
lips, 
instead  of  VanEvery  Bros.,  as 
previously  stated.

South  Haven—Schroder  &  Co.  have 
removed  their  stock  of  general  mer­
chandise  from  Galesburg  to  this  place. 
They  will  also  handle  lumber,  lime  and 
salt.

Crystal—W.  A.  Grimm  has  purchased 
the 
interest  of  J.  M.  Fitzpatrick  in  the 
cheese  factory  of  Fitzpatrick  &  Case. 
The  new  firm  will  be  known  as  Grimm 
&  Case.

Escanaba—Emanuel  Olson  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  Mrs.  P.  Walch  in 
the  hardware  firm  of  E.  Olson  &  Co. 
and  will  hereafter conduct  the  business 
in  his  own  name.

Wayland— Burpee  &  Quinlan,  lumber 
dealers,  have  dissolved  partnership,  by 
mutual  consent,  F.  D.  Quinlan  retiring. 
J.  M.  Burpee  will  continue  the  business 
in  bis  own  name.

Lansing—C.  O.  Deeg  has  resigned 
his  position  in  the  boot  and  shoe  store 
of  H.  A.  Woodworth  and  purchased  a 
one-half  interest 
in  the  coal  and  wood 
business  of  C.  E.  Stabler.
Homer—O.  E.  Blair, 

formerly  en­
gaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  Gray­
ling,  has  purchased  the  grocery  stock  of 
Hoffman  &  Son  and  will  continue  the 
business  at  the  same  location.

Eaton  Rapids—Frank  L.  Kingan  has 
sold  his  grocery  stock  and  bakery  to 
O.  N.  Stone,  of  Lansing,  who  will  close 
out  the  stock  as  rapidly  as  possible. 
Mr.  Kingan  will  remove  to  Montana.

Montague—M.  S.  C.  Whitbeck,  who 
has  been  associated  with F.  E.  Lewellyn 
in  the  produce  business,  has  organized 
a  new  firm,  of  which  he  is  the  head,and 
engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business.

Owosso— R.  J.  Titus,  of  Clarkston, 
has  purchased  the  retail  meat business 
of  J.  H.  Copas  &  Sons,  on  North  Wash­
ington  street.  Copas  &  Sons  will  de­
vote  their  attention  to their  wholesale 
business. 

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South  Lake  Linden— Henry  Ratz  has 
entered  into  partnership  with  V.  Klein, 
grocer  and  meat  dealer  at  this  place. 
Mr.  Ratz  will  conduct  the  meat  market, 
while  Mr.  Klein  will  have  charge  of  the 
grocery  department.

Maple  Rapids— Stanley  &  Young, 
general  dealers,  have  purchased  the 
merchandise  stock  of  H.  F.  Boughey, 
at  Cedar,  and  will  make  it  the  shipping 
point  for  both  stores.  J.  A.  Pennington 
and  Geo.  Clement  will  be  in  charge  of 
the  Cedar  store.

Newaygo—J.  H.  Edwards  & Son,  who 
have  been  engaged 
in  the  hardware 
business  here  since  1869,  have sold  their 
stock  to  Alfred  Tyler,  of South  Haven. 
Mr.  Edwards  will  devote  his  time  to 
farming  and  his  son,  Daniel,  will  en­
gage  in  school  work.

Detroit—William  H.  Elliott, 

the 
Woodward  avenue  dry  goods  merchant, 
is  very  seriously  ill  at  his  residence, 
507  Cass  avenue.  He  is  suffering  from 
a  general  collapse  brought  on  by  over­
work.  His  attending  physician  holds 
no  hopes  of  his  recovery.

Detroit—Gus  W.  Zanger,  formerly  of 
Marshall,  has  purchased  the  fur stòck 
and  business  of  A.  W.  Reckmeyer  & 
Co.,  with  whom  he  has  been  connected 
as  an  employe  for nearly  ten  years.  He 
will  continue  the  business  at  32,  34  and 
36 Miami  avenue  and  cater to  both  the 
wholesale  and  retail  trade.

Wayland— E.  S.  Fitch,  who  has  been 
engaged 
in  the  hardware  business  in 
this  village  since  1866,  has  sold  his 
stock  to  Wm.  B.  Hooker,  who  will  add 
same  to  his  stock  and  remove  to  the 
Fitch  store  building.  Mr.  Fitch  retires 
from  the  hardware  business  to  engage 
in  the  manufacture  of  the  Fitch Aquatic 
cream  separator.

Battle  Creek— Finlay  &  Templeton 
have  opened  a  grocery  store 
in  the 
Werstein  block,  formerly  occupied  by 
Sterling  &  Co.  Mr.  Finlay  has  been 
engaged 
in  the  grocery  store  of  Allan 
Raymond  and  his  successor,  Wm.  H. 
Hamilton,  for  nearly  sixteen  years.  Mr. 
Templeton 
is  a  former  resident  of  In­
diana,  although  his  early  childhood  was 
spent  here.

Dighton—The  general  stock  of  the 
late  Geo.  A.  Ball  has  been  purchased 
by  V.  S.  Rolfe  and  Wm.  Damouth,  who 
will  continue  the  business  under  the 
style  of  Rolfe  &  Damouth.  The  stock 
will  be  moved  to  Rolfe  Station,  on  the 
Manistee  &  Grand  Rapids  Railroad, 
Mr.  Damouth  having  secured  the  re­
moval  of the  postoffice  to  that  point  and 
the  appointment  of  himself  as  postmas­
ter.  The  postoffice  will  hereafter  be 
known  as  Rolfe.

Muskegon—The  New  York  Racket 
store  has  been  closed  by  virtue  of  an in­
junction  issued  at  the 
instance  of  one 
member of  the  firm,  Joseph  N.  Stock- 
well,  of  Flint.  He  alleges  in  his  bill 
of  complaint  that  his  partner,  Chas.  H. 
Rood,  has  violated  the  articles  of  part­
nership  and  says  that  it  is  his  belief 
that  the  latter  is  conspiring  with  his 
wife  and  Frank  E.  Leonard,  to  whom 
he  has  given  chattel  mortgages  on  the 
stock  unknown  to  him,  to defraud  him. 
issued  amount  to 
The  mortgages  so 
$1,929.63.  The 
capital  stock  of  the 
partnership 
is  $1,000,  all  of  which 
money  Stockwell  says  he  put  in  the 
business.

Manufacturings M atters.

Chesani ng—J.  B.  Hoffman  has  sold 
his  cheese  factory  property  to  C.  E. 
Stuart.

Detroit—John  H.  Harrington  contin­
ues  the  cigar manufacturing  business  of 
J.  H.  Harrington  &  Co. 
in  his  own 
name.

Port  Huron— Fred  A.  Boyce  has  pur­
chased  an 
interest  in  the  cigar  factory 
on  Water  street  and  the  business  will 
hereafter  be  conducted  under  the  style 
of J.  W.  Benedict  &  Co.

Port  Huron— Robert  Brisley,  who  has 
conducted  the  business  of  manufactur­
ing  mattresses  in  different  cities  of 
Michigan  during  the  past  nine  years, 
has  returned  to this  place,where  he  will 
permanently  locate  a  factory.

Jackson—The  Jackson  Hat  Co.  has 
been  reorganized  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000.  The  Brooks-Eslow  block  has 
been  leased  and  the  factory  will  be 
lo­
cated  at  this  place.  The  officers  of  the 
company  are  A.  L.  Felter,  President;
G.  W.  Legg,  Vice-President  and  Man­
ager,  and  C.  R.  Loucks,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer.

The  Boys  Behind  the  Counter.

Port  Huron—Chas.  Baxter  has  left  the 
A.  H.  Fish  grocery  and  secured  a  posi­
tion  with  Theo.  Hammen.  Edward  For­
rester,  who  has been with the  same  store 
for eight  years,  has  left  his  position  and 
will  probably  go to  Detroit.

Benton  Harbor— Lew  Filleher  has 
resigned  bis  position  at  Morrow  & 
Stone’s  grocery  and 
is  succeeded  by 
Clyde  Morrow.

Hillsdale—T.  C.  Pulver  is  the  new 

clerk  at  Beckhardt  Grocery  Co.’s.

Eaton  Rapids—Chris.  Barnes  has  se­
cured  an  excellent  position  in  the  cloth­
ing  department  of  the  Enders  &  Young 
Co.,  of  Benton  Harbor.  Mr.  Barnes  is 
an  experienced  man 
in  the  clothing 
business,  having  been  with  M.  L.  Clark 
here  for about  twenty  years.

Cheboygan—Alex  Gaines,  one  of Che­
boygan’s  most  popular  grocery  clerks, 
has  taken  a  position  in  N.  Howard’s 
grocery.

Alpena—The  retail  clerks  have  de­
cided  upon  May  7  as  the  date  for their 
annual  ball.

Caro— H.  R.  Howell,  who  is  well 
known  to  the  people  of this  vicinity  as 
the  deputy  register of  deeds  under  W. 
H.  Cook,  and  who  went  to  Saginaw  to 
take  a  position  in  Morley  Bros.’  whole­
sale  hardware  store  January  1  last,  has 
been  transferred  by  that firm to the posi­
tion  of  assistant  manager  of  their  hard­
ware  store  at  Evart.

Evart— David  Rorison,  who  has  been 
assistant  manager  of  the  E.  F.  Birdsall 
Co.  hardware  business  for the  past  three 
years,  has  taken  a  position  as  manager 
of  Potter  Bros. ’  hardware  establishment 
at  Alpena.

Kalkaska—C.  M.  Beecher  has 

re­
signed  his  position  at  Rykert’s  cash 
grocery.  He  has  been  succeeded  by  D. 
N.  MacDonald.

St.  Joseph—Clarence  McGraw  has  re­
signed  his  position  at  Scherer’s  grocery 
and  taken  a  position 
in  Bird's  drug 
store.

Calumet—John  T.  Rowe  has  resigned 
his  position  with  the  Star  Clothing 
house  and  will  take  a  position  with  J. 
P.  Petermann 
in  the  store  lately  pur­
chased  at  the  Kearsarge.  Mr.  Rowe 
will  have  charge  of  the  dry  goods  and 
men’s  furnishing  departments.

Freeport—Len  Wolcott  succeeds  Wm. 
in  I.  E.  Moor’s 

D.  Quigley  as  clerk 
grocery  store.

Owosso—Will  Lovett,  who  has  been 
in  the  employ  of  Lyon  &  Pond  as  clerk 
since  the  opening  of  their  dry  goods 
store  here  six  years  ago,  has  been 
obliged,  because  of 
continued  poor 
health,  to give  up  his  position,  and  in  a 
few  days  will  go  South  for  his  health. 
He  is  undecided  where  he  will 
locate, 
and  may  go  on  to  Central  America.

For Gillies’  N. Y. tea,all kinds,grades 

and  prices,  call  Visner,  both  phones.

M.  O.  BAKER  &  CO.

COM M ISSION   M E R C H A N T S,  T O LE D O ,  OHIO 

W A N T E D —Poultry,  Butter  and  Eggs

Correspond with us before selling,  fief:—First National Bank, Toledo, Commercial Agencies.

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Grand  Rapids  Gossip

The  Produce  M arket.

of 

Apples— Ben  Davis  command  $3.50.
Asparagus—$1.25  per  doz.
Bananas— Prices  range  from 
1.75  per  bunch,  according  to  size.

Beans—Receipts 

foreign  were 
heavier  last  week  than  for a month past. 
The  market  is  dull  and  quotations  are 
tending  downward.
Beets—$1  per  bbl.
Butter—Creamery  has  declined  to  18 
@ iqc,  based  on  the  decline  of  Elgin  to 
i8j^c.  Receipts  of  dairy 
continue 
heavy.  Fancy  commands  15c,  choice 
ranges  from  I2@I4C  and  packing  stock 
moves  readily  on  the  basis  of 
io@ i i c . 
The  Legislature  of  Illinois  has  passed 
the  renovated  butter bill.  This  is  sim­
ilar  to  the  law  in  New  York  State,  and 
if  signed  by  the  Governor  will  take 
effect  July  1.  No  efforts  were  made  by 
the  process  men  to  stop  the  bill,  they 
claiming 
it  would  be  cheaper  to  defeat 
it  after  it  was  a  law.  As  soon  as  it  is 
in  effect  a  test  case  will  be  made.

Cabbage— Southern  commands  $2.25 
@4  per  crate,  according  to  size.  Home 
grown  stock  is  entirely  out  of  market.
is 

Celery—California  white  plume 

steady  at  75 @850  per doz.  bunches.

Cucumbers—$1.25  per  doz.  for home 

grown  hothouse  stock.

coolers  throughout 

Eggs— Eggs  are  considerably  weaker 
since  April,  the  storage  month,  is  over. 
Great  quantities  of eggs  have  gone  into 
the 
the  country. 
While  the  receipts  in  Chicago  and  New 
York  have  not  been  materially  greater, 
since  the  first  of  January  up  to the  pres­
ent  time,  the  coolers  all  through  the 
East  and  West  have  more  eggs  than 
they  ever  had  at  this  season  of  the  year. 
Local  dealers  are  trying  to  obtain  12c 
in  the  face  of  a  falling  market,  but  ex­
pect  a  slump  to  a  lower  level  before  the 
end  of  the  week.  There  is  a  great  deal 
of  dissatisfaction  over  the  persistency 
with  which  Armour  and  Swift  have 
gone 
into  the  country  and  bought  eggs 
from  original  hands.  Heavy  packers 
throughout  the  Northwest  have  been 
compelled  to  compete  with  these  big 
establishments  ana  they  declare  it  has 
been  the  cause  of  the  high  price  of 
eggs.

Green  Onions— io@i2c  per  doz.
Honey—Choice  white  is  in  large  sup­
ply  at  I4@i5c.  Amber goes  at  I3@I4C 
and  dark  buckwheat  is  slow  sale  at  10
@I2C.
Lemons— Are  strong  and  the  tendency 
on  good  Sicily  fruit  is  upward.  There 
has  been  some  increase  in  prices during 
the  past  week,  and,  according  to  pres­
ent  outlook,  there  will  be  a  still  further 
increase  before  very  long.  Buying  has 
been  light  and  there  will  be 
increased 
consumption  as  soon  as 
it  becomes 
warm  enough.-  Local  dealers  meet  with 
no  difficulty  in  obtaining  $3  for  choice 
Messinas and $3.25 for fancy.  Californias 
are  steady  at $3.65.
demand,  commanding  12c  for  leaf.

Lettuce—Hothouse  stock 

is  in  good 

Maple  Sugar— io@ioj£c  for  genuine 

and  9c  for  imitation.

Maple  Syrup—$1  per  gal.  for  fancy.
Onions—Bermudas  command  $3  per 
crate.  Egyptians  fetch  $3.50  in  112  lb. 
sacks.
iterranean 
Seedlings  command  $2.25@3.

Oranges—California  navels  and  Med­
fetch  $2.5o@3.25. 

sweets 

Parsley—40c  per doz.
Pamsips—$1  per  bbl.
Pieplant—4c  per  lb.
Potatoes—The  market  is  stronger  and 
higher.  Outside  buying  points  are pay­
ing  27@3oc.
Poultry— Receipts  are  not  sufficient 
• for  local  requirements,  in  consequence 
of  which  local  dealers  are  compelled  to 
draw  on  Chicago  for  supplies.  Local 
dealers  pay  as  follows 
for  dressed: 
turkeys,  n @ i2c;  old,  8 @ q c; 
Spring 
spring  chickens,  n @ i2c;  fowls, 
io@ 
11c;  spring  ducks,  n ^ @ i2 c—old  not 
wanted  at any  price;  spring  geese,  g@ 
ioc—old  not  wanted.  For  live  poultry 
local dealers  pay  as  follows:  Chickens, 
o@ioc;  medium  and  small  hens,  8@9c; 
large  hens,  7@8c;  young  turkeys,  o@ 
io c;  old  turkeys,  8@9C;  young  ducks, 
9>é@io^c;  pigeons,  so@6oc  per  doz.;

squabs,  $i@ i.2;  per  doz.;  broilers,  18 
@2|c  per  lb.

Radishes— 20c  per  doz.  bunches  for 

hothouse  stock.

grass, 

Seeds-----Blue 

$i.25@i.5o ;
orchard  grass,  $i.40@i.6o ;  red  top,  75c 
@$1.50; timothy, $2.10;  medium  clover, 
$6.25@6.7$;  mammoth,  $6.5o@7;  al- 
syke,  $7.5o@8.

Spinach—40@5oc  per  bu.
Strawberries—$2  per case  of  24  pints 
for  Mississippi  stock ;  $3.75  per  case  of 
24  quarts.

Sweet  Potatoes— Kiln  dried  Jerseys 

have  advanced  to $3.25  per  bbl.

Tomatoes—$2  per 4  basket  crate.
Turnips—$1  per  bbl.
Vegetable  Oysters— 20c  per  doz.

The  Grain  M arket.

Wheat  during  the  past  week  has  had 
a  strong  upward  movement.  Last  Sat­
urday  May  wheat  went  to  74 # c — fully 
4c  above 
low  point.  Bad  crop  reports 
from  Germany,  rust  in  Texas,  Hessian 
fly  in  Kansas  and  large  sales  for  export 
caused  the  advance.  The  visible  also 
made  a  decrease  of  1,500,000  bushels. 
During  the  day  some  large  lines  were 
closed  out, which had  a  depressing  effect 
and  caused  prices  to  recede  fully  2c 
from  the  high  mark,  leaving  the  price 
where  it  was  a  week  ago.  To-day  our 
visible 
is  48,300,000  bushels,  and  not 
much  to  come  forward.  About  two- 
thirds  of  this  amount  is  held  in  Minne­
apolis,  Duluth  and  Chicago.  As  Min­
neapolis  will  need  all  the  wheat  they 
have  to  grind,  the  buyers  of  wheat  will 
have  to  go  to  Chicago  and  Duluth, 
which  will  not  last  long.  Winter wheat 
was  not  so  much  affected  by the decline, 
owing  to  its  scarcity.  While  the  pres­
ent  price  will  probably  hold  for a  few 
days,  traders  are  watching  the  coming 
crop,  which  has  many  vicissitudes  to 
go  through  before  it  is  harvested.  So 
far,  the  market  is  in  a  waiting  mood.

Corn  is  king,  at  least  for the  present. 
The  visible  was  reduced  about  2,000,- 
000  bushels  to-day,  the  market  being 
oversold,  which  made  the  short  sellers 
scramble to buy,but they found  not  much 
for  sale  and  any  offers  were  quickly 
taken  up  for  May  around  48^0.

Oats  likewise  were  very  strong;  in 
last 

fact,  about  ic  a  bushel  higher than 
week.

Rye  was  sluggish  and  there  is  not 
much  doing;  in  fact,  the  rye  season  is 
It  looks  like  lower  prices.
about  over. 
Flour  prices  looked  up  and  fair  sales 
have  been  made  at  enhanced  prices. 
Mill  feed  has  remained  very  steady. 
The  demand 
is  still  urgent.  The  city 
mills  are  sold  ahead.

Receipts for  grain  have  not  been  very 
large  this  week,  being: 
34  cars  of
wheat,  7  cars  of  com,  6 cars  of  oats,  5 
cars  of  flour,  1  car of  bran,  13  cars  of 
potatoes.

Mills  are  paying  72c  for  No.  1  white 

and  No.  2  red. 

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

It  is  very  generally  conceded  by  all 
who  have  given  the  matter  careful  con­
sideration  that  the  garnishment bill  now 
before  the  Senate  is  not  so  favorable  to 
the  merchant  as  the  present  one-sided 
law,  on  account  of the machinery  it  will 
introduce 
in  the  case  of  every  attempt 
to take  advantage  of the measure.  Those 
who  have  studied  the  situation  are  a 
unit  in  declaring  that  the  best  course  to 
pursue 
is  to  permit  the  present  draft  to 
die  in  the  Senate  and,  profiting  by  past 
experience—which 
involves  the  elimi­
nation  of  champions  of  the  Cozzens 
stripe—concentrate  all  the 
forces  at 
command  two  years  hence  in  securing 
the  enactment  of  a  law  which  shall  be 
fair  to  all  concerned  and  afford  the 
merchant  that  measure  of  protection  to 
which  he  is  justly  entitled.

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugars— The  raw  sugar  market 

is 
rather quiet. 
Importers are  asking  4j^c 
for 96  deg.  test  centrifugals,  but  refiners 
are  not  willing  to  pay  over  4  3-16C. 
Holders  remain  confident  of 
better 
prices a little later and  offerings  are  very 
light,  consequently  sales  are  few. 
It  is 
believed  that  refiners,  in  order  to obtain 
any  large  lots,  will  have  to  meet  sellers’ 
views  as  to  price.  The  visible  supply 
of  raw  sugar  is  2,600,000  tons,  against
2,110,000  tons  a  year ago.  The  refined 
sugar  market  is  unchanged  and  the  de­
mand 
is  moderate.  With  the  usual 
heavy  spring  demand  prices  will  prob­
ably  harden,  and  an  advance  of  10 
points  may  be  established.

Later—Wire  advices  from  the  East 
say that  refiners  have  taken  everything 
in  sight  at 
and  that  an  advance  in 
refined  will  probably  follow.

in  price.  Corn 

Canned  Goods— There 

is  nothing  of 
particular  interest  in  the  canned  goods 
line.  The  orders,  while  plentiful,  are 
for small  lots.  The  indications  are  fa­
vorable  for  an  active  spring  trade,  as 
the  reports  from  all  sections  of 
the 
country  are  to  the  effect  that  the  con­
sumption  of  canned  goods  continues 
very 
large.  The  Indiana  packers  have 
named  no  prices  on  future  tomatoes  and 
they  are  being  offered  very  sparingly 
by  a  few  outside  packers  at  prices rang­
ing  a  trifle  under those  of last year.  The 
demand  for  spot  tomatoes  is  fair,  with 
no  change 
is  quiet. 
There  is  a  moderate  demand  for  good 
grades  at  previous  prices.  Orders  are 
small  and  this  article  does  not  show 
much  activity.  Spot  peas  are  in  fair 
request  at  unchanged  prices. 
There 
is  still  a  great  scarcity  of  the  better 
grades,  but  the  cheaper  grades  are 
in 
fair  supply.  Any  remarks  now  concern­
ing  the  coming  pea  crop  would be based 
entirely  on  guess  work  and  that  is  not 
very  satisfactory.  The  only  thing  that 
can  be  said  with  accuracy  is  that  the 
early  crop  is  progressing  satisfactorily 
and,  unless  something  unforeseen  oc­
curs,  we  will  have  a  good  crop.  Some 
packers  have  not  named  any  prices  on 
future  goods  yet  and  will  not  until  they 
are  satisfied  as  to  what  the  cost  of  the 
raw  material  will  be.  Conditions  do 
not  seem  to  favor  an  average  pack  of 
peas  in  Wisconsin  this  season  and, 
judging  from  late  reports  from  the  larg­
er  producing  sections,  what  has  been 
previously  said  about  a  reduced  acreage 
on  account  of  the  fear  of  the  pea  louse 
is  well  supported.  The  unfavorable 
winds  have  prevented  the  pineapple 
boats  from  making  much  progress  and 
it  is  the  general  opinion  that  the  pack­
ing  season  will  be  a  week,  if  not  two 
weeks,  later than  was  anticipated.  The 
pineapples  are  said  to  be of much larger 
size  this  year  than  they  were  last  and 
more  will,  of  course,  be  produced,  while 
they  will  probably  be  cheaper.  A  few 
Baltimore  packers  have  named  prices 
on  the  new  pack,  but  the  larger  packers 
are  not  expected  to  do  so  until  they  be­
gin  packing  and  know  what  the  cost  to 
them  will  be.  There  is  some  demand 
for 
in 
chunks.  There  has  been  a  fair  demand 
for  spot  peaches,  but  not  nearly  up  to 
expectations  of  the  holders  and there are 
all  kinds of  prices  for all  kinds  of  qual­
ities.  The  salmon  market  is  dull,  but 
holds  up  very  well  for this  season  of  the 
year.  Stocks  are  not  heavy,  and,  with 
the  best  salmon  consuming  months 
ahead,  some  good 
look  for  a 
scarcity  of  supplies  before  the  new pack 
comes  to  hand.

Singapore  pineapple 

judges 

future 

Dried  Fruits—Dried 

fruits,  as  a

whole,  are  quiet. 
Prunes  show  no 
change,  there  being  virtually  no  buying 
from  the  coast  and  the  local  demand 
being  entirely  on  the  hand-to-mouth  or­
der.  There  is  still  a  great  scarcity  of 
two  or three  sizes,  40-50S  and  60-70s  be­
ing  the  ones  in  most  request.  Reports 
from  the  coast  state  that  the  crop  of 
prunes 
in  California  this  year  will  not 
be  more  than  40 to  50  per  cent,  of  the 
1900 crop  and  that  the  crop  will  run  to 
large  sizes.  Raisins  are  selling 
in  a 
small  way  at  unchanged prices and there 
is  some  little  demand  for  seeded.  The 
confirmations  of  damage  done  by  frost 
in  the  northern  part  of  California,  par­
large  peach  districts, 
ticularly  in  the 
have  awakened  considerable  interest 
in 
this  article,  which  is  selling  much  bet­
ter  and  at  more  satisfactory  prices. 
There 
is  also  considerable  speculative 
buying  on  apricots,  as it  is quite  certain 
that  new  goods  will  not  be obtainable  at 
anything 
low  figures  that  are 
named  for  spot  goods.  Trade  in  cur­
rants,  while  still  small,  shows  some 
slight  improvement.  Prices  are  firmly 
held.  Markets  throughout  the  country 
are  carrying  light  supplies  and  holders 
are  confident  present  supplies  will  he 
worked  off  without  difficulty  before  the 
arrival  of  the  new  crop.  Dates  are  a 
trifle  lower.  There  is  some  anxiety  to 
sell  Hallowi,  owing  to  their  non-carry­
ing  qualities.  Figs  are  in  fair demand 
and  prices  are  unchanged.

like  the 

in  rice 

Rice—Trade 

is  rather  slow, 
but  holders  are  very  firm,  and,  with 
light  supplies  throughout  the  country, 
a  better  trade 
is  expected,  in  which 
case  prices  will  advance.  Spot  stocks 
of  most  grades  are  moderate,  but  the 
scarcity  of  fancy  head  rice  is  becoming 
more  evident  every  day. 
From  the 
South  reports 
in  reference  to the  new 
rice  crop  are  that  preparations  are  be­
ing  interfered  with  or  suspended 
in 
many  sections  because  of  the wet weath­
er.  Where  planting  has  been  completed 
low  temperatures  have  checked  germi­
nation  or  growth  of  grain.

Tea—A  slightly 

improved  demand 
was  noted  for teas  during  the  past  few 
days,  and  a  better  feeling  prevailed 
among  buyers,  with  aggregate 
sales 
showing  a  slight  increase  over  those  of 
the  week  previous.  Prices  are  firmly 
held  and,  importers  being  sanguine that 
prices  have  touched  rock  bottom,  there 
is  no  disposition  to  shade  the  same.

Molasses  and  Syrups— The  molasses 
market  is  very  firm  and  dealers,  as  a 
rule,  ask  an  advance  of  2@3C  per gallon 
for  mixed  molasses,  influenced  by  the 
rising  market  for  glucose  during  the 
past  week.  The  statistical  position  re­
mains  strong  and  prices  have an upward 
tendency.  The  demand  for corn  syrup 
is  rather quiet  just  now.  Dealers  have 
sufficient  supplies  for  the  present  and 
are not  making  any  heavy purchases.  In 
sympathy  with  the  advance  in  the  glu­
cose  market,  corn  syrup  has  also  ad­
vanced  yic  per  gallon  and  ic  per  case.
is 
quiet,  but  is  about  the  same  as  usual  at 
this  time  of  the  year.  Stocks  of almonds 
are  light—much 
lighter  than  usual  at 
this season—and high prices are realized.
reports  regarding 
damage  to  the  new  crop,  but  this  is 
something  that  nobody  knows  anything 
certain  about  as  yet.  Stocks  of  filberts 
are 
large  and  they  are  moving  rather 
slowly.  The  new  crop  so  far as  can  be 
ascertained  now 
is  progressing  well. 
Peanuts  are  in  good  demand  at previous 
prices.

in  nuts  at  present 

There  are  many 

Nuts—Trade 

Rolled  Oats—Are 

in  fair  demand  at 

unchanged  prices.

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KO SH ER  MEAT.

Stringent  Regulations Observed by Ortho 

From the New  York  Sun.

dox  Jew s.

according 

In  one  of the  big  slaughter  houses  in 
this  city  a  certain  proportion  of  cattle 
i,600  to  1.900  head,  are  slaugh 
from 
tered  each  week 
to  the 
Shechitah  or  Israelitish  law.  Here  can 
be  seen  the  butcher who  is  not  only  a 
strong  man,  but  also  a  scholar versed  in 
ancient 
lore,  the  Jewish  inspector  who 
looks  like  a  professor,  gravely  medita 
tive,  and  the  rabbi,  skull-capped  and 
spectacled,giving approval  to the  blades 
with  which  the  work  is  done.

" I t   pays  us to  keep  always  a  supply 
of  kosher  meat, ’ ’  said  the  manager of 
the  business. 
"T he  demand  for  the 
genuine  kosher  is  steady,  and since  only 
the  heaviest, finest  steers  are  used  for  it 
the  Gentile  butchers  are  always  ready to 
take  the  wastes  and  cuts  off  our  bands. 
And  some  of  the  choicest  fifteen-pound 
roasts  sold  anywhere 
in  the  city  are 
from  Shechitah-killed  bullocks.

“ You,  see  out  of  the  1,900  cattle 
butchered  for  kosher only  about  70  per 
cent,  will  prove  available.  Not  that 
there 
is  anything  the  matter  with  the 
meat  itself,  but  some  of  the  fine  rules 
relating  to  the  ceremony  of  killing  may 
not  have  been  complied  with. 
If  the 
knife  trembled 
in  the  hand  of  the 
shochet  butcher  when  be  performed  his 
office  the  seal  of  kosher  meat  can  not 
lawfully  be  affixed  to  that  carcass. 
If 
it  proves  after  a  steer  is  lawfully  killed 
that  there  is  some  flaw  in  its  lung tissue 
or*  some  slight  injury  in  the  lining  of 
its  stomach—no  matter  how  long  healed 
—that  steer  would  be  unavailable  as 
kosher. 
It  would  be  called  terepha, 
meaning  most  excellent,  sound  meat, 
but  not  fit  for  an  orthodox  believer’s 
consumption.

"T he  forequarters  only  of  the  steers 
killed  for  kosher are  used  by  Hebrews. 
The  fifth  rib  is  the  dividing  line  be­
tween  the  sanctioned  and  the  unsanc­
tioned.  The  porterhouse  steaks,  tender­
loin  and  all  the  hindquarter  parts,  so 
much  prized  by  the  Gentiles  are  not 
wanted  by  the  Jews.

“ We  get  a  cent  a  pound  more  for  the 
forequarters—generally  considered  an 
inferior  portion— if  killed  according  to 
the  Shechitah,  than  we  would  get  if the 
animal  was  slaughtered  in  the  ordinary 
w ay;  so  it  is  just  as  cheap  to  us  to 
adopt that  method.  Come  up  to  our  re­
frigerated  compartments,"  be  added, 
"and  I  will  show  you  the  different  as­
sortments. ’ ’

Admitted  to  the  great  refrigerator 
floor,the  visitor  is  amazed  that  anything 
so  commonplace  as  dressed  beef  can  be 
made  into  so  pleasing  a  picture.  The 
compartment  is  so  cold,  being  at  36 de­
grees,  that  wraps  are  needed  to  enable 
one  to stand  the  change  of  temperature. 
But  the  rows  of  regularly  hung  sides  of 
beef  stretching  off  in  symmetrical  even­
ness  down  the  long  enclosure  with  bare­
ly  walking  room  between  them  are  a 
sight  to  see.  There  are  hundreds  of 
great  halves  of  animals  suspended  neck 
downward,  each 
its  own  hook, 
hanging  with  such  orderly  precision 
that  hardly  a  deviation of outline shows.
"T h is  is  kosher,”   says the  manager, 
stopping  before 
" A  
beauty,  isn’t  it?  The  fat  clear,  white 
and  firm  like  marble,  and  the  lean  an 
even,  wholesome  pink.  See,  this  is the 
tag,"  indicating  a  label  fastened  to the 
forequarter  by  a  wire.

specimen. 

from 

a 

"T h is  label  has  set  down  in  Hebrew 
the  date  of  the  killing  and  the  fact  that 
the  Shechitah  in  the  case  of  this  partic­
ular animal  was  legally  followed.  The 
signature 
is  that  of the  chief assistant 
of  the  rabbi,  who  is  authority  for  the 
Jewish  law  in  this  respect  for  the  whole 
United  States.  Up  to thirteen  or  four­
teen  years  ago  there  was  no  official  in 
charge  of  the  matter.  Each  slaughter 
house  that  catered  at  all  to Jewish  trade 
employed  its  private  shochet  or  Jewish 
butcher,  but  there  was  no  one  in  author­
ity  over  him,  no  supervision  of  his  ac­
tions.  The  customers  had  no  guarantee 
that  the  meat  they  purchased  as  koshet. 
was  genuine.

“ The  increase  of  Hebrew  population 
in  New  York  prompted  the  importation

of  an  official  trained  in  the  supervising 
of  such  matters  in  Russia,  and  the  con­
sumers  of  kosher  meat  have  since  felt 
safe 
in  relying  on  the  official  seals  he 
instituted.  There  are  even  now  numer­
ous  butcher  shops  about  town,  with 
mystical 
letters  put  up  in  their  win­
dows  signifying  that  kosher  meat  is  in 
stock,  which  are  not  always 
to  be 
trusted.  These  shops  have  customers 
because  the  customers  are  ignorant  that 
the  lawful  ceremonies  have  been  omit 
ted.  But  those  Hebrews  alert  enough 
and  able  to  pay  for a  guarantee  in  this, 
which  they  hold  a  most 
important  do­
mestic  matter,  will  not  be  put  off  with 
any  sharp  practice.

It 

"Apart  from  all  prejudice,  the  fore 
quarter of  an  animal  known as the chuck 
meat  really  contains  the most nutritious 
life-sustaining  elements. 
is  meat 
that  requires Tong,skillful  cooking  to  be 
at  its  best;  but  when  properly  prepared 
it  is  immeasurably  finer,  more  nutritive 
than  the  cuts  and  joints  usually  thought 
so  much  of  and  selling  for  a  higher 
price.

" I   think  it  will  be  conceded that  por­
tions  which  can  be  cooked  in  a  hurry, 
like  steaks,  etc.,  are  not  so  toothsome 
or  life-giving  as  those  that  take  a  long 
time  ana  much  skill  to  make  ready,  but 
that  is  a  matter  of  taste.  Another  thing, 
if  kosher  meat  has  been  killed  more 
than  seventy-two  hours  it  is  unsalable 
as  kosher  and  has  to  go at  the  usua 
price  to  people  who  don't  care  whether 
the  steer  was  killed  by  one  method  or 
another.

"T hey  are  killing  by  the  Shechitah 
this  morning,”   he  added.  " I   will  show 
you  our shochet.  He  has  been  with  us 
ten  years  and  is  a  learned  man  as  well 
as  a  man  of  big  stature.  He  must  not 
only  be  strong,  but  also  must  not  know 
the  meaning  of  nerves  so 
that  his 
hands  may  not  tremble  in  performing 
his  office  and  cause  suffering."

The  big,  rough-walled inclosure  where 
the  slaughtering  goes  forward  is  an  im­
pressive  place.  From  the  stairway  go­
ing  down  to 
it,  which  stairway  looks 
out  on  the  East  River,  can  be  seen  the 
cattle  yard  full  of big  steers  just  taken 
in  from  the  flat  boats  at  the  pier.  No­
body  sees  the  killing,  which  goes  on 
behind  the  heavy  barred  partition  in 
one  corner,  a  comer  which  opens  by  a 
chute  onto  the  cattle  yards  and  into 
which  the  brutes  are  forced  one  by  one. 
But  there 
is  continually  the  sound  of 
scrambling  hoofs  behind  that  wall  and 
the  tussle  that  must  inevitably  ensue 
when  any  powerful  creature  gives  up 
its  life.

"T he  rabbi  there  on  the  bench  is  a 
great  scholar.  See  him  examine  the 
knife," the  manager  whispers.

The  rabbi 

looks  like  a  scholar.  He 
is  lean  and  pale  and  wears  a  student’s 
cap  pushed  back  off  his  forehead.  He

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7

He 

runs  his finger  critically  over the gleam­
ing  blade  of the  shochet’s  knife. 
It  is 
satisfactory.  He  gives  it  into the hands 
of the  shochet,  who  retires  within  the 
boarded  inclosure, where  his  skillful and 
religious  act  is  to  be  performed.

There  is  renewed  scrambling  and  tus- 
seling  behind  those  boards.  Another 
bullock  dies.  The shochet  again  brings 
the  blade  to  the  rabbi  for  inspection. 
But  this  time  it  must  be  sharpened,  so 
another  knife  is  selected.

Meanwhile  an  archaic-looking,  long- 
bearded  Jew  of  powerful  frame,  but  of 
delicate  touch  and  seemingly  much  per­
ception,  stands  at  a  long  table  examin­
ing  the  condition  of  the  newly  slaught­
ered  animals  outspread  before  him.  He 
has  come  upon  some  symptom  in  a  car­
cass  that  requires  investigation.

leads  his  long  fingers  again  and 
again  over  the  membrane  of  a suspected 
lung  and  finally  dislodges  it.  Then  be 
examines  the  under  part  by  pouring 
warm  water on  it  to  discover  if  an aper­
ture  has  been  made  in  the  lung  by  the 
separation  of  the  tissue  from  it.  The 
water  leaks  through.  The  animal  has 
at  some  time  had  inflammation  of  the 
lungs.  It  had recovered  from  the malady 
and  was  seemingly  in  splendid  condi­
tion  when  killed,  but  it  can  only  be 
terepha,  not  kosher. 
Israelites  may not 
partake  of  its  succulence.

“ The  skillful  operation  of  Shechitah 
depends  on  two  things,”   says the  man­
ager,  ‘ * the fitness  of  the  shochet and  the 
fitness  of  the  knife.  The  shochet  must 
be  careful,  active  and  brisk.  He  must 
not  only  be  a  believer  in  the  Mosaic 
law,  but  he  must  be  expert  in  examin­
ing  the  inner structure  of  an  animal.

“ If  he  breaks  the  Sabbath  he  is  no 
longer a  shochet,  but  bis  name  is  nabal, 
a  miscreant.  An  animal,  no  matter 
how  wholesome  and  fat,  if  killed  by 
such  a  man,  is  called  nebelaha,  or  dead 
of  itself.  The  shochet  must  have  a  good 
knife,  of the  required  length,  sharpness 
and  smoothness,without  the  least  inden­
tation, 
in  order  to  cut  the  animal’s 
throat  without  stopping  and  without 
pressing  down  the  knife  in  the  least.  In 
this  way  the  two  bodies  of  the  animal, 
the  exterior  body  containing  the  brain 
and  the  interior  body  containing  the 
heart,  are  separated  from  one  another 
in  the  speediest and  best  manner.

“ There  are  five  rules  relating  to  the 
immediate  fact  of  the  killing  and  the 
violation  of  any  one  of  them  would  con­
demn  that  particular animal  as  unavail­
able  for kosher. 
In  the  ancient  Hebrew 
writings  the  most  painful  and  the  most 
painless  kinds  of  death  are  described. 
In  the  most  painful  the  spirit  is  said  to 
depart  from  the  body  with  the  same 
difficulty  that  wool  is taken out of thorns 
or  burs. 
In  the  easiest  dissolution 
body  and  spirit  part  with  the  same  ease 
that  a  hair  is  drawn  out  from  milk.

inflicted  on 

* ‘ The Shechitah is  supposed to precip­
itate  a  much  easier  death  than  that 
caused  by  blows 
the 
animal’s  bead.  The  flesh  of  a  beef 
killed  by  the  Jewish  method  looks  more 
uninviting  than  that  butchered  in  the 
usual  way  simply  because  the  beast  has 
bled  freely.  Occasionally  coagulated 
blood  is  found  on  the  ribs  of  an  animal 
killed  by  blows  on  the  bead,or blood ad­
heres  to  the  inside  of the  spine  and  the 
clots  can  not  be  removed  by  washing. 
For this  reason  some  of  the choice retail 
butchers  who  have  no  interest  in  the 
religious  functions  of 
the  Shechitah 
like  to  get.bold  of  beef  so  killed.

“ The  flesh  of  an  animal  killed  by 
blows 
is  heavier  than  the  flesh  of  one 
killed  by  Shechitah,  because  the  blood 
has  been  absorbed  by  the  members. 
The blood  is the  life  and  spirit  and 
is 
forbidden  to  the  orthodox  Hebrew,  who 
believes  that  if  a  man  eats  blood  he 
partakes of  its  properties  and  qualities 
and  transmits  those  qualities to bis chil­
dren  after  him.  ‘ Only be  sure  that  thou 
eat  not  the  blood,  for the  blood  is  the 
life,'  is a  mandate  set down  in  Deuter­
onomy.
“ What  is the  trouble  with  that beef?”  
he  asked,seeing  the  examiner shake  his 
head  doubtfully  over  a  portion  of  lacy- 
looking  membrane  which  he  held  and 
then  consult  with  the  shochet.

“ A  nail  had  penetrated  the  lining  of 
No,

the  stomach,”   came  the  answer. 

found 

it  had  not  injured  the  health  of  the 
creature.  The  wound  was  healed  long 
ago,  but the  meat  is  not  kosher..  How 
does  a  steer  get  hold  of  a  nail?  Oh, 
frequently,  nails  and  other  foreign  sub­
in  the  stomach. 
stances  are 
in  the  range 
Of  course  not  so  much 
cattle,  but  the 
larger  portion  of  the 
kosher  meat  must  come  from  cattle  that 
are  stall  fed.  The  Western  buyers  take 
them  thin  and  in  poor fix  for butchering 
from  the  range  and  then  fatten  them 
in 
bams. ”
. As  much  care  is  exercised  in  the  kill­
ing  of  poultry  for  the  use  of Hebrew 
families  as 
in  the  killing  of  beef. 
Hundreds  of  dealers  in  the  uptown  dis­
tricts  where  prosperous  Hebrews  live 
and  others  on  the  East  Side  downtown 
geese, 
keep 
ducks, 
for  their 
trade.

only  Shechitah-killed 
fowls,  and  turkeys 

Some  of  these  have  slaughtering  es­
tablishments  of  their  own,  keeping  a 
shochet  regularly  employed  and  also a 
rabbi  or  examiner authorized  to  attach 
the  seal  guaranteeing  that  the  killing  of 
the  poultry  was  lawful.  The  more  gen­
eral  usage 
is  for  the  individual  dealer 
to  buy  a  coop  of  live  birds  and  lodge 
them  at  the  public  slaughter house to  be 
killed  at  a  cent  a  head  after  the  pre­
scribed  manner  and  according  as  be 
needs them.

slip 

At  the  Gouverneur 

slaughter 
house  tier upon  tier of  padlocked  cages 
on  the  different  floors  are  leased  out  to 
the  small  poultry  dealers  for this  pur­
pose,  much  as  boxes  in  the  postoffice 
or  boxes  in  the  deposit  vaults  are rented 
to customers.  At  this  place  15,000 head 
of  fattened  stock  a  day  are  put  to  the 
Shechitah;  eighteen  sichets  at  $15  a 
week  are  on  the  staff  of  employes.

The  chicken  or  goose  to  be  executed 
is  swung  by  the  legs  from  a  hook  over­
hanging  a  trough.  The gullet  and wind­
pipe  are  severed  by  a  special  blade  ex­
actly  as 
in  the  case  of  steers.  The 
knives  are kept steeped up  to the handles 
in  a  solution  of  lime  to  prevent  their 
rusting.  Even  after  the  Shechitah  has 
been  lawfully  performed 
if  the  bird 
proves  to  have  an  enlargement  of the 
leg  or  wing,  it  is 
crop  or  an  injured 
condemned  for orthodox  eating. 
is 
then  terepha,  good  for outsiders’  con­
sumption, but  under the  ban  for its orig­
If killed  properly  and  no 
inal  purpose. 
fault  found  the  victim 
is  taken  to  an 
ingeniously  contrived  machine  where 
the  Hebrew  seal  of  approval 
is  in  a 
twinkling  affixed  to  the  legs.

During  the  winter season  from  6,000 
to  7,000 geese are  sealed  and guaranteed 
thus  in  a  single  week.

It 

Stages  Through W hich Stale Bread Passes. 
From tne New York Tribune.

A  Long  Island  man  who  was  showing 
a  friend  a  couple  of  hunting  dogs  at  bis 
place  the  other  day 
looked  up  as  he 
heard  the  sound  of  approaching  wheels. 
“ Here’s the  bread  man,”   he  remarked, 
and  as  his  friend  gazed  in  surprise  at 
the  open  cart  laden  with  bulging  sacks, 
thinking 
it  the  strangest  baker’s  outfit 
he  bad  yet  seen,  the  owner of  the  dogs 
bought  a  barrel  of  the  merchant’s  stuff.
“ It’s  for the  dogs,  you  know,”  he  ex­
plained  as  the  wagon  drove  off.  “ Brok­
en  up  and  mixed  with  other things  it 
makes  good  food  for them.  That  man 
does  very well  with  his  stale  bread busi­
ness.  He  buys  the  bread  at  a  low  price 
in  the  city  when  it  is  too  old  to  sell  to 
customers  there.  But  it  hasn’t  reached 
the  dog  food  stage,  then,  by  any  means. 
He  first  retails  it  as  long  as  he  can  to 
the  Italians  who  work  on  the  roads  and 
do  all  the  hard  labor  hereabouts. 
I  be­
lieve  they  wash 
it  down  with  beer of 
about 
same  state  of  freshness. 
Well,  when  the  bread  gets  so  stale  that 
even  the  Italians  can’t  eat 
it,  it  is 
ready  to  be  peddled  around  among  the 
villages  in  the  neighborhood. 
The 
fanners  buy  it  to  feed  their pigs  and 
chickens,  and  a  good  many  people  use 
it,  as  I  do  ,for their dogs,  so there  is  no 
loss  or  waste  to cut  down  the  dealer’s 
profit. ’ ’

the 

The Indian smoking his pipe of peace 

But the Irishman smoking his piece of pipe 

Is slowly passing away,
Has certainly come to stay.

The  Short Skirt.

Fashion  may  have 

its  whims,  but 
when  the  iron-clad  law  begins  to  inter­
fere  fashion  has  to  submit.  The  edict 
went  forth  some  time  ago  that  short 
skirts  were  to  be  sacrificed  at  the  shrine 
of  grace,  and  the  trailing  long  skirt  to 
return.
But 

in  Germany  this  edict  has  been 
met  by  a  counter  edict  from  Kaiser 
Wilhelm, 
forbidding  women  to  wear 
trained  skirts  on  the  street.  The  inter­
ests  of  health  is the  excuse  His Majesty 
gives  for 
in  such  serious 
matters  as  feminine  dress.  Why  should 
the  short  skirt  go  out,  anyway? 
If  a 
vote  were  taken,  every  nine  women  out 
of  ten  would  say:  * ‘ Hang  onto  the 
short  skirt.”

interfering 

Are  women  to  have  no  voice  in  their 
own  affairs?  Short  skirts  are  a  boon 
and  a  blessing,  and  the  women  who 
sneer  at  them  are  the  women  who  never 
wore  them,  and  are  thus  unable  to  ap­
preciate  their advantages.  However,  it 
is  likely  that  it  will  take  two  or three 
edicts  to  do  away  with  the walking skirt 
now  that  women  have  grown  attached 
to  it. 

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Trying  to  Shake  Off Trading  Stamps.
Retailers  of  Lima,  Ohio,  have become 
so  thoroughly  disgusted  with  trading- 
stamp  experiences  that  a  paper  has 
been  circulated  among  them  and  has 
been  signed  by  103  of  them.  The  paper 
mentioned  reads  as  follows :

the  undersigned  merchants  of 
Lima,  O.,  hereby  agree  that  from  and 
after the  expiration  of  the  contracts  we

We, 

have  with  the  Lima  Trading  Stamp 
Co.  we  will  discontinue  the  giving  of 
stamps  with  purchases,  and  also  agree 
not  to  enter 
advertising 
schemes,such  as  lottery  or  gift  schemes, 
or games  of  chance  of  any  kind,  and  we 
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programmes  of  any  kind.

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County  of  Kent 

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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 
and 
folded  7,000  copies  of  the 
issue  of 
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saw  the  edition 
mailed 
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TW EN TIETH   CENTURY  VANDALISM.
The  learned  men  of  modern  times,  in 
every  country,  have  never ceased  to  de­
plore  the  destruction  of  books, 
the 
records  of  the  literature,  history,  science 
and  other gathered  knowledge  of  earlier 
times,  in  burning  and  pillage  by  sav­
age  conquerors  of  the  gerat  cities  of  the 
ancient  world.

The  so-called  prehistoric  ages  are 
prehistoric,  not  because  there  were  no 
records  of  them,  but  because  those  rec­
ords  have  been 
lost  in  barbarous  war­
fare.  The  remains  of  cities  dug  out  of 
ruins  show  that  the  people  who  built 
and  dwelt 
in  them  possessed  high  de­
grees  of  civilization  and  bad  developed 
commerce  and  industries  and  cherished 
learning,  a  knowledge  of  which  to-day 
would  be  of  the  greatest  interest  aud 
importance  to  reveal  mysteries  and  un­
fold  facts  which  are  now  utterly  lost  to 
us.

The  Romans,  who 

conquered  and 
plundered  every  nation,carried  not  only 
the  stolen  treasure,  but  all  the  wealth 
of  books,  pictures  and  sculpture  to  their 
great  capital.  There  were  gathered 
in 
libraries  and  galleries  all  the  world’s 
treasures  of  art  and  letters.  But  three 
times  was  the  Eternal  City captured and 
pillaged  and  twice  burned  by  the  cap- 
tors. 
It  was taken  and  burned  by  the 
Gauls  in  387  B.  C.  ;  it  was  captured  by 
the  Goths 
in  410  A.  D.,  and  by  the 
Vandals,  who,  in  455  A.  D.,  made  a 
finish  of  what  had  been  left  by  Alaric 
and  his  Gothic  hordes.

The  stores  of  the  world’s  history,  sci­
ence  and  literature  that  perished  under 
those  frightful  conditions  are  beyond 
computation,  and  when  it  is  considered 
that  all  books  and  records  were  in  man­
uscript,  written  by  hand,  arid  that, 
therefore,  the only copies extant  of  many 
books  were  thus  irretrievably  destroyed, 
some  idea  of  the  loss  to after  ages  can 
be  realized.

After the  last  sacking  of  Rome,  there 
still  remained  the Alexandrian  Library, 
in Egypt.  The successors  of  Alexander 
the Great had  gathered  in the city named 
for  him  records  of  all  the  learning  of 
the  East,  and,  indeed,  of  the  civilized 
world.  Many  copies  bf  the  various 
books  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  had  been 
destroyed  in  the  ravaging  of  the  Roman 
Empire  and  capital,  but  there  were 
doubtless  not  a  few  stored  up 
in  Alex­
andria,  whose 
library  was  the  foremost 
in  the  world.

That  city  was  stormed  by  the  hordes 
of  Mohammed 
in  640 A.  D.  When  it 
was  reported  to  Amron,  the  victorious 
commander,  that  there  was  in  the  city  a 
great  building  filled  with  books,  he 
is 
said  to  have  given  the  order to burn 
them,  since,  if  there  were  any  valuable 
Information  there,  it  was  already  em­
bodied  in  the  Koran,  and  whatever  was 
not  in  their sacred  book  must  be  bad 
and  should,  therefore,  be  destroyed.

The  European  soldiers  now  in  China, 
it  appears,  have  enacted  in  this  Twen­
tieth  Century  of  enlightenment  the  out­
rages  and  crimes  against  civilization 
of  which  the  barbarians  of  antiquity 
alone  were  capable. 
In  the  midst  of 
their outrages  upon  women  and murders 
they  have 
perpetrated  on  children, 
burned  all  the  great 
in  the 
Chinese  capital.  Dr.  Herbert  A.  Giles, 
professor of  Chinese  in  the  University 
of  Cambridge,  England,  says :

libraries 

interested 

If  the  siege  of  the  Pekin  Legations 
had  no other  claim  to  be  remembered, 
it  would  always  be  associated  in  the 
minds  of  those 
in  Chinese 
studies  with  one  of  the  most  appalling 
literary  catastrophes  the  world  has  ever 
seen.  The  utter  destruction  by  fire  of 
the  entire  book  quarter,  containing  not 
only  vast  stores  of  modern  books  with 
their  wooden  blocks  (stereotype  plates), 
from  which  fresh  issues  are  printed,  but 
also  large  numbers  of  rare  old  editions 
long  since  out  of  print  and  almost  un­
procurable,  would  alone  form  a  very 
sufficient  disaster.  Even  this,  however, 
is  a  small  matter  compared  with  the 
burning  of  the  Han-lin  College  and  all 
its  priceless  contents.

It  appears  that  the  origin  of  the  Han- 
lin  College  is  lost  in  the  mists  of  an­
tiquity.  With  the  first  rude  efforts  in 
the  domain  of  Chinese  historiography 
this  department  of state  may  be  said  to 
have  come  into  existence. 
Its  modern 
name  dates  only  from  the  Eighth  Cen­
tury  A.  D.,  sometime  between  713  and 
738.  For  more  than  four centuries  and 
a  half  the  college  has  been  always  upon 
the  same  spot, 
its  members,  chosen 
from  the  most  brilliant  among  China’s 
rising graduates,  occupied,  among  other 
duties, 
in  compiling  the  “ Veritable 
Record”   of  each  sovereign’s  reign, 
which  may  become  public  property 
only  after  the  final  extinction  of the 
dynasty.

Without  doubt  the  losses  in  history 
and  other  records  resulting  from  the 
destruction  of  the  Chinese  libraries  are 
not  only  most  serious,  but  also  irrepar­
able.  The  fact  remains  that  so-called 
civilized  warfare  is  not  largely  different 
from  that  waged  by  barbarians  and  sav­
ages. 
It  all  means,  simply,  kill,  burn 
and  destroy.

The  amount  of  news  print  paper man­
ufactured 
in  the  United  States  is  esti­
mated  at  upwards  of  2,000 tons a  day, 
which  makes  the  daily  newspaper cir­
culation  about  30,000,000 copies.  The 
people  of  the  United  States  are  the 
greatest  reading  people 
in  the  world. 
The  circulation  of  30,000,000 newspaper 
copies  every  day  in  the  year  is  an  av­
erage  of two  copies  for every  family 
in 
the  United  States.

NO  EVIDEN CE  O F  SOCIAL  DECAY.
A  lady  writer  in  the  Nineteenth  Cen­
tury,  in  an  article  entitled  “ The  Mod­
esty  of  English  Women,”   sees  in  the 
manners  of  the  present  time  decided 
evidences  of  the  decay  of  social  purity 
and  morals.

As  the  charge  is  a  very  serious  one, 
because  any  decline  in  the  standard  of 
female  virtue  means  corresponding  un­
dermining  of  the  entire  social  fabric, 
it  is  worth  most  careful  consideration. 
But  since  any  deterioration  in  female 
purity  can  not  exist  in  England  with­
out  affecting  society  in  all  the  English- 
speaking  countries,  it  follows  that  the 
people  of  the  United  States  have a great 
interest  in  the  determination  of  the 
question.  Women  are  the  salt  that  pre­
serves  the  purity  and  honor of  human 
society,  and  if the  salt  have  lost  its  sa­
vor then  society  is  in  a  bad  way.
The  writer  referred  to  finds 

three 
evidences  of  the  decay  of  modesty  in 
English  women:  One  of  these  is  the 
theater. 
“ What,”   she  asks,  "are  the 
sort  of  plays  that  please  the  modern 
women?”   If the  stage  is to hold the  mir­
ror  up  to  nature,  it  must  deal  with  the 
crimes  and  vices  of  mankind  as  with 
their  noble  and  virtuous  acts;  but  vice 
must  be  made  hideous  and  abhorrent 
and 
it  must  be  punished  in  the  end  to 
meet  the  demands  of  poetic  justice  and 
the  unities  of  art;  but  too  often  vice  is 
glossed  over by  “ humorous”   situations 
or  tricked  out  in  a  false  sentimentality; 
men,  and  especially  women,  are  contin­
ually  represented  as  condoning 
immor­
ality  under  the  assumption  that  pas­
sion,  and  not  honor,  reason  and  duty, 
ought  to  be  the  ruling 
impulse;  in­
decency  is  purposely  saved  from  its  na­
tive  sordidness  and  ugliness by  the  con­
summate  art  of  an  actor or an  actress, 
by  splendid  dresses,  sparkling  music 
and  superb  mounting  in  general.

The  writer then  cites,  as  an  example, 
a  certain  play  as  it  was  recently  pro­
duced  in  London,  in  one  scene  of  which 
a  woman  undressed  herself  to  a  very 
considerable  extent  in  full  view  of  the 
house,  and  pretended  to  undress  herself 
more  completely  than  she  actually  did, 
while  thousands  of  refined-looking  and 
well-dressed  women  calmly  and  com­
fortably  watched  this  performance  in 
the  company  of their brothers and sweet­
hearts  and  others.  But  all  this  is  noth­
ing  more  than  has  occurred  in  the  lead­
ing  theaters  of  the  United  States. 
If 
the  best  people,  and  particularly  the 
women,  had  once  for  all  frowned  on 
such  exhibitions  they  would  at  once 
have  been  withdrawn  from  the  stage, 
since  managers  have  only  a  desire  to 
please  their  patrons  and  thereby  fill 
their own  pockets;  but  the  questionable 
plays  were  those  in  the  highest  favor, 
and 
it  is  on  record  that  “ Sapho”   was 
one  of  the  most  successful  presentations 
placed  upon  the  boards  in  Grand  Rap­
ids.

Another  point  in  the  decline  of  mod­
esty 
is  mentioned  in  the  avidity  with 
which  the  sensational  accounts  of  mari­
tal  infelicities  are  scanned and the read­
iness  with  which  men  and women marry 
those  of the-opposite  sex  who come  out 
of  divorce  trials  smirched  and  tainted 
with  scandals.  But  a  third  point  in  the 
decline  of  modesty  is  thus  stated :

It 

is 

impossible  to  be  blind  to the 
fact  that  the  molestation  of  women,  and 
particular  of  young  girls,in  the streets, 
is  too often  due  to their own  immodest 
and  provocative  behavior. 
It  is  true, 
no doubt,that  some  part  at  least  of their 
reckless  levity  is  due  to the  fact  that  to 
natures  of  an  adventurous  and  daring 
temperament the  element j) f _  danger  is

fatally  alluring.  But  altogether  there 
is  a  most  unhealthy  sentiment  on  this 
subject  among  girls,  even  among  girls 
whose  behavior  and  bearing  are  not  of 
a  sort  to  provoke  insulting  notice.  Such 
episodes  are  not  looked  upon  with  the 
disgust  and  repugnance  which 
they 
ought  to  inspire.

The  writer  in  question  attributes  the 
change  of  manners  which  she  deplores 
to the  scarcity  of  men  in  England.  The 
military  and  civil  services  in  the  nu­
merous  colonies  have  carried  off  great 
numbers  of  men,  while  emigration  and 
England’s  far-reaching  commerce  have 
absorbed  as  many  more,  so  that  there  is 
a  great  dearth  of  young  men 
in  the 
United  Kingdom.  From  a  variety  of 
causes,  women  are  in  an  enormous  ma­
jority  in  that  country,  a  majority  which 
has  been  constantly  on  the  increase  for 
many  years  past.  What  wonder,  then, 
if  the  old  bad  idea  of  the  mental  and 
social  inferiority  of  woman  should  have 
into  a  new  and  not  less  mis­
merged 
chievous  estimate  of  her  superfluity 
in 
the  social  machine?

in  domestic  service, 

It  must  be  admitted  that  this  change 
in  female  manners  has  been  very 
marked  since  the  days  of our grand­
mothers.  The 
larger  scope  given  to 
women  in  the  business  of  the  world 
largely  accounts  for  this.  When  our 
grandmothers  ruled  society  there  was 
for  women 
no  employment  possible 
save 
in  dress­
making  and  in  teaching.  To-day  there 
is  not  a  trade  or  profession  that 
is  not 
open  to  the  fair  sex.  This  fact  must 
make  a  vast  difference  in  manners;  but 
manners  and  morals  do  not  necessarily 
mean  the  same  thing.  The  real  ques­
tion  is as  to social  purity. 
Is  there  any 
in  female  virtue  apparent 
real  decline 
in  the  past  quarter  of  a  century?

in  rank, 

In  Europe, 

the  standard  of  social 
morality 
is  in  the  tone  and  manners  of 
royal  courts.  At  the  present  time  they 
are  above  reproach. 
In  England,  the 
late  venerable  Queen  kept  a  jealous  eye 
upon  the  behavior  of  all  around  her, 
and  she  sternly  and  most  uncompromis­
ingly  excluded  all  women,  no  matter 
how  high 
if  they  had  been 
mixed  up  in  any  scandals.  In the  courts 
of  Russia,  Germany  and  Italy  a  great 
degree  of  strictness  as  to  manners  and 
morals  is  enforced,  and  in  the  republi­
can  court  of  France  like  conditions  ob­
tain.  Those  are  the  great  nations  which 
have  the  greatest  influence,  socially  and 
politically,  in  the  Old  World,  and  their 
social 
influence  is  thrown  in  behalf  of 
morals.

One  has  only  to  look back  a century to 
see  the  most  rotten  social  corruption  in 
all  the  courts  of  Europe  and  a  corres­
ponding  license  in  the  literature and the 
drama.  Certain it  is  that  conditions  to­
day  are  vastly  improved.  It may  be  that 
the  moral  pendulum  is  swinging  back 
to  the  low  standard  of the  Eighteenth 
Century,  but  the  movement  is  slow. 
There  is  always  a  reaction  from  one  ex­
treme  to  another,  but  it  must  be  remem­
bered  that  in  the  straight-laced  times  of 
fifty  years  ago there  were  moral  lapses 
and  social  scandals,  just  as  there  are 
to-day,  and  there  always  will  be  as  long 
as  human  nature  remains  as  it  is.

After a  survey  of  the  entire  situation, 
the  Tradesman  is  convinced  that,  des­
pite  the  great  changes  in  the  conditions 
created  by  the  exigencies  of  modern 
life,  the  mothers  are  as  devoted  to  the 
care  of their children;  that the daughters 
are  as  lovely  and  pure,  and  that  the 
wives  are  as  honest  and  true  as  ever 
they  were  in  the  days  of the  strictest 
social  regulations. 
If  this  were  not  so, 
tnie 
love  would  no  longer  have  the 
highest  place  in  human  sentiment  and 
marriage  would  be  universally  voted  a 
bad  bargain,  if not  worse.

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TH E  DESTRUCTIVENESS  O F  W AR.
War  is  the  most  costly  business  in 
which  men  can  engage. 
It  means 
destruction—the  destruction  not  only  of 
human life,  but  of  property,  and that  on 
an 
At  successive 
periods,  all  the  civilization  acquired  by 
the  human  race  and  all  the  great  works 
constructed  by  human  labor  are  extin­
guished  and  given  over  to  destruction 
in  war.

enormous 

scale. 

We  know 

little  concerning  the  most 
powerful  nations of antiquity,  save  from 
the  ruins  of  their  cities,  of  their  great 
public  works  and  their temples  of  wor­
ship.  Only  fragmentary  relics  of  those 
great  monuments  of  dead  nations  re­
main  to  give  some  dim 
idea  of  the 
grandeur  of  the  civilization  that  has 
wholly  perished  from  the  earth.

Some  faint  notion  of  the  power and 
progress  of  the  ancient  Egyptians  can 
be  obtained  from  the  pyramids,  the 
Sphinx  and  the  ruins  of  temples.  Those 
structures,  built  to  resist  the  tooth  of 
time  and  the  force  of the  earthquake, 
are  all  that  remain  of  a  people  who 
dominated  the  globe  in  their  day.  The 
site  of  Babylon,  one  of  the  world’s 
greatest  capitals,  is  covered  by  ruins  so 
utterly  decayed  that  it  was  only  when 
some  remarkable  fragments  were  dug 
out  that  it  was  possible  to  realize  that 
such  a  city  ever  existed.  So  of  all  the 
most  powerful  peoples  of  antiquity  and 
their works.

it  is  impossible  to  compute  the  hu­
man  lives  and  the  works  and wealth that 
were  the  product  of  human 
labor  that 
have  been  destroyed  in  the  wars  which 
periodically  devastated  the  face  of  the 
earth  and  blotted  out  entire  nations  and 
their  works. 
If  all  the  cities,  all  the 
interoceanic  canals,  all  the  other  great 
public  works  which  have  once  repre­
sented  the  dwellers  upon  earth  had  been 
preserved,  as  they  would  have  been  if 
there  had  been  no  great  destructive 
wars,  the  accumulated  wealth  of  the  na­
tions would  be so great  that  no  imagina­
tion,  no  matter  how  fertile  and  vivid, 
could  picture  it.

Astronomers  tell  us  that  there  are 
canals  upon  the  planet  Mars  from  200 
to  500  miles  in  width  and  thousands  of 
miles  in  length,  and  there  is  every 
in­
dication  that  they  were  constructed  by 
the  inhabitants  of  the  planet.  The  tel­
escope  has  revealed  that  Mars  is  greatly 
deficient  in  water,  not  more  than  one- 
fourth  to  one-third  of  its  surface  being 
covered  by  the  sea,  while  on  our  earth 
only  one-fourth  is  land,  and  the  balance 
is  water.

The  idea  has  been  suggested  that,  on 
account  of  the  scarcity  of  water,  the  in­
habitants  of  Mars  have  excavated  the 
vast  system  of 
immense  canals  that 
checker  the  surface  of  their  planet  in 
order  to  make  its  immense  land  areas 
cultivable  and  habitable.  Of  course, 
such  titanic  works  would  only  be  pos­
sible  if  they  had  been  in  course  of  con­
struction by  many successive generations 
operating  through  thousands  of  years, 
each  set  of  workers  taking  care  to  pre­
serve  what  was  done  by  their  predeces-. 
sors  and  to  add  to  it.

Such  a  state  of  affairs  would  prove  in 
the  most  convincing  manner that  the in­
habitants  of  Mars  are remarkably peace­
able  and  never  engage  in  destructive 
wars.  Mars  got  its  warlike  reputation 
from its  red  color, which  seems  to  be  the 
hue  of  its  land,  ¿he  water  being  green 
or  otherwise  dark,  while  the  snow  at  its 
poles  is  white.  The  red  planet,  so far 
from  being  a  world  full  of  warriors, 
seems to  be  distinguished  by  the  peace­
ful  and 
industrious  character of  its  in­

habitants,  who  are  the  constructors  of 
public  works  so  grand  that  the people  of 
our globe,  working  with  all  the  appli­
ances of modern  machinery  and  science, 
would  require  enormous  lapses  of  time 
and  complete 
immunity  from  war  as 
the  conditions  necessary  to  construct 
them.

To give  some  idea  of  the  cost  of  war­
fare  in  our own  time,  a  few  figures  may 
not  be  out  of  place.  A  writer  in  the 
Chicago  Tribune,  speaking  of  the  re­
cent  war  between  the  States  of  the 
American  Union,  characterizes  it  as  the 
costliest  of  which  any  reliable  informa­
tion  is  attainable.  He  estimates  that 
the  war  of  1861-65  cost 
Northern 
States  a  total  of $6,200,000,000,  while 
the  South  spent  more  than  $2,000,000,- 
000  in  addition.  And  this  does  not  con­
sider the  enormous  expense  of  the  pen­
sions  which  have  been  paid  for  the  last 
thirty-five  years.

The  estimate  appears  to  be  far  short 
of  the  reality,  for  it  does  not  include the 
loss 
in  the  labor  of  half  a  million  men 
who  were  killed  in  battle  or  died  from 
wounds  and  disease.  The  services  of 
each  would  have  averaged  not  less  than 
$600  yearly  for  a  period  of  thirty  years, 
which  would  be  the 
immense  sum  of 
nine  thousand  million  dollars,  doubling 
the  estimate  made.

Writers  on  the  subject  claim  that 
every  war  of  any  consequence  directly 
affects  practically  all  peoples  on  earth, 
no  matter how  far  distant  they  may  be 
from  the  scene  of  the  conflict.  Thus, 
during  the  Civil  War,  for  instance,  the 
cotton  mills  of  England  were  cut  off 
from  their supply  of  raw  material,  and, 
as  a  result,  there was  a “ cotton  famine”  
in  Lancashire,  which  took  on  the  pro­
portions  of  a  national  calamity.  As  a 
direct  result  of  the  Civil  War,  it  has 
been  estimated  that  100,000  workmen 
in  England,  Germany  and  France  were, 
kept  out  of  work  continuously  for  more 
than  three  years,  with  much  misery  and 
starvation  as  the  result.

The  brief  statement  of  a  single  war 
which  lasted  four  years  can  give  but  a 
faint  idea  of  the  terrible  destructiveness 
of  war  in  every  age,  and  it  brings  to 
mind  the  well-known  expression  of 
General  Sherman  on  the  subject,  that 
“ War  ¡shell.”   And  still the  destruction 
goes  on,  since  the  nations  of  the  earth 
have  not  yet  reached  the  idea  that  the 
peacemakers  are  blessed.

its  dark  color  and 

As  this  is  the  maple  sugar  season,  at 
least  in  the  city markets,  the  suggestion 
is  offered  that  maple  sugar  does  not 
taste  as  it  used  to ;  that  it  has  not  the 
same  flavor.  The  general 
idea  seems 
to  be  one  of  criticism  rather than  com­
mendation,  and  it  is  reckoned  a  change 
rather than  an  improvement.  The  real 
reason  for  the  difference  is  that  the  old- 
time  maple  sugar  was  made  out  in  the 
open,  getting 
its 
from  the  smoke,  4be 
peculiar  flavor 
cinders,  the 
leaves  and  the  bark  and 
various  other  kinds  of  dirt  which  fell 
into the  boiling  sap.  Now  the  work 
is 
carried  on  much  more  scientifically  and 
great  care  taken  to  prevent  impurities, 
and  the  result  seems  unsatisfactory  to 
those  old-timers  who  recollect  how  it 
used  to  taste  forty  years  ago.  They 
seem  to  forget  that  the  trouble  may  be 
quite  as  much  with  their  taster  as  with 
the  taste.  To  a  man  past  middle  age 
everything  tasted  better  forty  years  ago 
than 
it  does  to-day,  maple  sugar  in­
cluded.

The  wife  that  fumes  and  frets  only 
hastens  the  time  she  may  have  a  suc­
cessor.

WOMEN  AND  BUSINESS.

It 

Women  might  as  well  be  frank  with 
themselves  on  one  point—they  can  not 
make  the  success  in  business  that  their 
husbands, 
fathers  and  brothers  do. 
There  is  only  one  Hetty  Green,  and  she 
can  hardly  he  ranked  with  the  Car- 
negies,  Rockefellers  and  Morgans  of  the 
great  world  of  affairs. 
is  all  very 
well  to  allude  to  the  superior  physical 
strength  that  enables  men  to  undertake 
tasks  which  women  are  constitutionally 
incapable  of  fulfilling;  but  the  truth 
seems  to  be  that  women  are  not  fitted 
for  success  along  the  same  lines  that 
men  are,  and 
it  is  a  waste  of  time  for 
them  to  aspire  in  that  direction.  There 
is  a  constantly  growing  agitation  which 
aims  to  impress  women  with  the neces­
sity  of  being  independent  and  self-sup­
porting.  Of  course,  there 
is,  unfor­
tunately,  always  a 
large  number  of 
women  who  have  to  earn  their  bread, 
but  they  should  be  pitied,  rather than 
held  up  for the  admiration  and  imita­
tion  of  the  remainder  of  the  sex.  An 
impression  seems  to  be  abroad that girls 
should  not  remain  under  the  protection 
of the  family  roof  any  longer than  their 
brothers,  that  they  are  under the mascu­
line  necessity  of  getting  out  and  seek­
ing  their  fortunes  in  the  great  world  at 
about  the  same  age.

liking. 

One  feminine  characteristic  which 
stands  in  the  way of women’s  success  in 
business  is  her  inability  to  judge things 
in  an  impartial  and  impersonal  sort  of 
way.  This  is  one  of  the  things  that  a 
man 
learns  at  the  very  outset  of  his 
career.  But  the  average  working  wom­
an  considers  every  man  she meets  in the 
course  of  the  office  routine  from  the 
point  of  his  possible  like  or  dislike  for 
in  an 
herself.  Does  her  employer, 
absent-minded  moment,  stroll 
into  the 
room  with  his  hat  on,  she  considers that 
it  is  a  deep-laid  plot to  affront  her deli­
cate  sense  of  the  proprieties. 
If,  in the 
course  of  a  sultry  noon,  he  should  feel 
compelled  to 
lay  aside  his  coat  and 
make  himself  cool  and  comfortable,  it 
is  because  he  has  taken  a  sudden  dis­
taste  to  her  presence  and  desires  to 
make  known  the  change  in  his  senti­
ments.  Moreover,  the  little  courtesies 
which  men  pay  to  women—yes,  even  to 
business  women—are  too often construed 
as  evidences  of  personal 
It 
seems  almost  beyond  the  range  of  wom­
en’s  intellect  to  conceive  of  a  state  of 
things  in  which  her  business  associates 
are  absolutely  neutral  with  regard  to her 
personality;  neither 
like  nor  dislike 
her,  but  regard  her  simply  as  one  of the 
necessary  features  of  the  establishment.
There  is,  also,  another  point  which is 
worth  while  mentioning  in  this  connec­
tion :  Woman  has  her  distinct  field,  as 
has  often  been  said,  and  that  field  is 
the  home.  But  did 
it  ever occur  to  a 
woman  how  much  training  she  requires 
before  she  is  competent  to  administer a 
household? 
If  she  devotes  herself  d ili­
gently  to  the  acquisition  of  what  she 
ought  to  know  in  order  to  manage  even 
a  very  simple  home,  she  has  little  time 
left  to  engage  in  the  occupations  which 
ought  to  be  left  to  men.  Think  of  the 
large  number of  young  girls  who  know 
how  to  do  stenography, 
typewriting, 
keep  books  and  preside  at  the  cash  reg­
ister!  Then  think  how  few  there  are 
who  have  any  knowledge  of  the  simple 
art  of  “ first  aid  to  the  injured”   (some­
thing  that  is  indispensable 
the 
home);  how  few  know  anything  of  the 
chemistry  of  foods  or 
the  nutritive 
values  of  the  different  cuts  of  beef  or 
how  to  repair  a  man's  wardrobe or drive 
a  nail  or—to come  down  to  something

in 

which  implies  a  still  greater  deficiency 
—to keep  an  account  book  of  the  daily 
domestic  expenditures?  When  women 
know  these  things,  it  is  time  enough  for 
them, unless  driven  by  stern  necessity,to 
think  of  going  into business.

TH E  LAWS  OF  TRA DE.

Every  period  of  wild  financial  specu­
lation  and  extravagant  expenditure  is 
followed  by  a  corresponding  commer­
cial  and 
industrial  depression  and 
financial  stagnation.  These  vicissitudes 
of  business  depend  on 
laws  of  trade 
and  public  and  private  economy,  which 
operate  invariably  in  the  same  way  un­
der  like  circumstances.  Financial  and 
industrial  revulsions  are  not  confined  to 
the  nations  which  use  the  same  meth­
ods  of  commercial  and  financial  ex­
ploitation  and  development  such  as  the 
Europeans  and  Americans,  but  they  op­
erate 
like  manner  in  every  country 
where  commerce  and  money  are  used.

in 

industrial  depression 

As  an  example,  the  financial  condi­
tions 
in  Japan  may  be  cited.  Consul 
General  Bellows  for  the  United  States 
at  Yokohama  reports  upon  a  commer­
cial  and 
from 
which  business  in  Japan  is  suffering.  It 
appears  that  the  large  indemnity  fund 
secured  from  China  at  the  close  of  the 
successful  Japanese  war  with  the  great 
empire 
led  to  the  exploiting  of  many 
public  and  private  undertakings  which 
caused  money  to  be  unusually  plentiful 
among  the  roolie  or  laboring  classes. 
This  induced  extravagant  methods  of 
living,  and  is  assigned  as  a  potent  fac­
tor  in  the 
increase  of  imports. 
The  amount  of  indemnity  paid  by 
China  proved  insufficient  for  the  enter­
prises  projected,  and  many  millions 
were  diverted  from  the  customary  chan­
nels  of  trade  to  carry  forward  these  un­
dertakings.

large 

There  has  been  a  large  increase  in 
imports  from  foreign  countries  to  keep 
up  extravagant  styles  of  living,  and cor­
responding  decline  in  exports,  and  the 
result  was  that  in  the  past  year  50,000,- 
000  yen  ($24,900,000)  passed  out  of  the 
country  to  settle  Japan’s  balance  of 
trade.  This  large  outflow  of  specie  led 
the  Bank  of  Japan  to  raise  its  rate  of 
interest,  produced  a  glut  of  merchan­
dise  in  the  hands  of  the  importers,  and 
caused  a  pronounced  depreciation  of 
stocks,  bonds  and  securities.

The  scarcity  of  money for commercial 
and  industrial  purposes  is  all  the  more 
keenly  felt  because  of  the  steady  rise  in 
price  of  all  living  expenses,  which  have 
increased  during  the  last  few  years  over 
75  per  cent.

Foreign  capital  declines  to  enter  the 
Japanese  market,  although  tempted  by 
flattering  rates  of  interest.  The  govern­
ment’s  recent  effort  to  float  a  foreign 
loan  has  not  proven  a  success,  while 
school  and  municipal  bonds,  based 
upon  safe  security,  are  rendered  unde­
sirable  to  foreigners  because  of  the  pe­
culiar  regulations  and  conditions  at­
tending  their  issue.

All  commerce  and  finance  are  subject 
in  Asia 
to  laws  that  operate  as  surely 
as  in  Europe  and  America. 
Every 
spasm  of  undue  financial  speculation 
and  expansion  is  sure  to  be  followed 
by  a  reaction  as  great  as  was  the excite­
ment  at  the  period  of  the  highest  puls­
ation  in  the  money  market.

A  recent  trial  at  Fort  Myer,  Va.,  was 
to  test  the  relative  merits  of  khaki  col­
ored  and  the  blue  flannel  shirts  for 
soldiers.  While  no  decision  was 
reached,  it  was  found  that  the  khaki 
shirt 
is  well  adapted  for  field  service 
similar  to  that  in  the  Philippines.

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Dry Poods

Staples.

W eekly  M arket  Review  o f  the  Principal 

Staple  Cottons— In 

looking  over  the 
market  for staple  cottons,  it  is  evident 
that,  take  it  altogether,  there  have  been 
more  yards  of  goods  bought  this  week 
than  for  several  weeks  previous,  al­
though  a  portion  of  this  business  has 
been  gained  at  the  expense  of  price; 
some  of  it,  however,  has  been  taken  at 
a  very  slight  advance.  Four-yard  sheet­
ings,  for  instance,  have seen  more  busi­
ness  in'56x6o  makes,  because  the  price 
was  made  four  cents.  Brown  sheetings 
and  drills,  on  the  other  hand,  show  no 
special  change  as  a  rule,  but  in  one  or 
two  cases  an  eighth  of  a  cent  advance 
has  been  made.  Ducks  in  both  heavy 
light  weights  show  no  change. 
and 
Bleached  cottons  are  selling  in 
limited 
quantities,  but  only  for  immediate  or 
near-by  requirements.  Cotton  flannels, 
blankets,  etc.,  are  without  change. 
Denims  show  a  moderate  business,  but 
other  coarse  colored  cottons  are  quiet 
and  rather  easy.

in  regard 

Prints  and  Ginghams— There  is  very 
to 
little  change  to  report 
printed  fabrics  of  any  kind.  A  moder­
ate  number of  orders  have  been  placed, 
but 
it  is  difficult  to  interest  buyers  in 
anything  beyond  goods  for  immediate 
in  either  staples  or  fancies. 
delivery 
Prices  are 
irregular  for  narrow  prints. 
Stocks  of  fancy  calicoes  have  been  re­
duced  to  almost  nothing,  and  in  several 
lines  of  staples  the  market  at  first hands 
is  well  situated.  Napped  fabrics  are 
quiet,  and  ginghams  show  no  change.

Dress  Goods—The  dress  goods market 
is  not the  scene  of  much  life  just  now, 
and  it  becomes  more  strongly  apparent 
that  the  majority  of  buyers  have  prac­
tically  completed  their  initial 
selec­
tions.  The  piece  dye  mills  are  general­
ly  very  well  situated  as  to orders,  and 
it 
is  on  plain  goods  that  the  greater 
part  of  the  business  that  is  coming  in 
is  placed.  The  season  has  presented 
some  difficult  problems  for  the  fancy 
goods manufacturers, whose machinery is 
not  adapted  to  the  production  of  plains 
and  staples.  Their  opportunities  have 
been  few. 
fabric 
which  holds  out  promise  of  business 
they  appear to  have  generally  decided 
upon  the  waist  fabric,  and  the  fact  that 
they  have  all  hit  upon  the  same  fabric 
promises  to  be  unfortunate.  There  are 
many  mills  who are  reported  to  have  se­
cured  good  orders  on  waistings,  and 
some  good  orders  are  still  coming  in, 
and 
instances  repeat  orders 
have  been  reported.  There  is  no  doubt, 
however,  that  there are  too  many  fabrics 
available  at  widely  dififering  prices  for 
the  good  of  the  market.

looking  for  a 

in  some 

In 

Underwear—The  hope  of  the  market 
lies  in  the  duplicate  season.  .The  buy­
ing  was  so  very  light  during  the  initial 
season,  that  with  any  kind  of  business 
at  all,  all  present  stocks  would  be 
cleared  off  and.  the  buyers  forced  into 
the  market  for  duplicates.  Will  they 
initial  prices?  Probably 
get  them  at 
not.  At  least  those  who  come 
late 
probably  will  not.  The  first  in  the  field 
will  get  the  benefit  of present  prices  un­
doubtedly,  and  then, 
look  out.  The 
agents  are  taking  a  bright  view  of  the 
situation,  and  say  that the  duplicate sea­
son  will  begin  early;  in  fact,  two  or 
three  have  stated  to  the  writer  that  they 
have  already  booked  some  duplicate  or­
ders.  Whether they  really  are duplicates 
or  simply  some  additional 
initial  or­
ders  is  uncertain.  Fleece  goods  show 
little 
life.  The  total  amount  ordered

in 

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

this  year,  as  compared  with  last,  is  ex­
ceedingly  small. 
It  has  been  a  great 
disappointment  to  the  manufacturers, 
although  they  were  warned  many  times, 
not  only  by  trade  journals,  but  by  their 
customers  as  well,  that  there  were  many 
chances  that  they  would  not  be  in  spe­
cially  good  demand  this season.  A num­
ber of  the  mills  heeded  these  warnings, 
and  a  curtailment  of  production  fol­
lowed.  This  can  not  help  being  of 
some  benefit  to  the  market,  but  even 
then,  without  demand, 
it  must  mean 
that many goods will go  begging  for cus­
tomers.  On  the  other  hand,  there  are 
optimists  who  say  that  the  duplicate 
season  will 
increase  the  fleeced  goods 
business  very  largely,  and  that  there  is 
every  chance  of  the  buyers  going  short 
of goods  and  having  to  hunt  for  stock  to 
replenish.  Ribbed  goods  for  fall  are 
in  a  better  condition,  and  prices  have 
strengthened  materially.  There  seems 
to  be  every  reason  to  expect  a  good 
business  in  these  goods this season.  The 
duplicate  spring  goods  business  shows 
balbriggans  to  be  in by  far the best  con­
dition  of  any.  The  mills  are  quite gen­
erally  sold  ahead,  they  report,  but  here 
and  there  there  is  a  moderate  stock  to 
be  found. 
It  is  the  larger  mills  that are 
in  best  condition,  while  the  smaller 
mills  occasionally  report  that  they  are 
not  as  well  sold  as  they  would  like  to 
be.

Hosiery—There 

is  a  brighter  aspect 
to  the  hosiery  market  this  week,  for 
more  orders  have  been  received,  and  it 
has  helped  to  revive  the  spirits  of  the 
agents.  Jobbers  are  doing  a  very  good 
business,  and  on  certain lines  have  been 
obliged  to  replenish.  The  orders  have 
not  been  largfe  individually,  they report, 
but  have  been  fairly  numerous  so  that 
the  total  is  reasonable.

Carpets— Body  Brussels  are  begin­
ning  to  show  a  decided  improvement 
from  buyers  who  want  a  first-class  car­
pet  that  will  outlast  some  of  the  other 
grades,  which,  although  offered  at  a 
lower  price,  are  more  expensive  in  the 
end.

Smyrna  Rugs—Sales  are 

increasing 
with  the  advance  of  the  season.  Some 
large  houses  have  b:en  laying  in  a  sup­
ply  at  present  prices  for  fall  business. 
Wool  Smyrnas  are 
in  most  demand, 
mainly  in  bright  colors.  Some  jobbers 
report  that  they  have  sold  ahead  in  the 
larger  sizes,which  are  to-day  more  diffi­
cult  to  obtain.  The  outlook  is  favor­
able.  Increasing competition  is  reported 
each  succeeding  season  on  Smyrnas,  as 
manufacturers  on 
ingrains  in  some  in­
stances  have  taken  them  up,  while  other 
lines  were  slow.

M aking  a   Man.
Hurry the baby as fast as you can,
Hurry him, worry him, make him a  man:
Off with his baby clothes, get him in pants.
Feed him on brain-food and make  him  advance, 
Hustle him, soon as he’s able to walk,
Into a grammar school;  cram him with talk.
Fill his poor head full of figures and facts,
Keep on a-jammlng them until it cracks;
Once boys grew up at a rational  rate.
Now we develop a man while you wait.
Rush him through college, compel him to grab 
Of every known subject a dip and a dab.
Get him In business and after the cash.
All by the time he can grow a mustache;
Let him forget he was ever a boy.
Make gold his god and its jingle his joy.
Keep him a-hustling and clear out or breath, 
Until he wins—nervous prostration and death.

Would  Keep  H er  Busy.

lover,  “ you  may 

“ After  I  am  dead,”   sighed  the  re­
jected 
look  into  my 
heart  and  see your image graven there. “  
“ Tut,  tut,”   said  the  frivolous  female 
who  had  just  given  him  the  sister  talk, 
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Here 

Avoiding  Senseless  and  Dem oralizing 

Methods  o f Competition.
is  an 

ingenious  and  amusing 
advertising  scheme  that  is  being  re­
vived  by  some  clothing  dealers  in  the 
West:  A  clothier  advertises  that  on  a 
specified  day  he  will  throw  from  the 
roof  of  his  store  into  the  street  below  a 
number  of  suits  and  overcoats,  which 
may  be  picked  up  by  anyone  who 
wishes  them.  Of 
course  every  man 
and  boy  in  the  country  around  immedi­
ately  determines  that  here  is  his  own 
particular  private  donation  party,  and 
when  the  time  for  the  distribution  ar­
rives  the  street  is  filled  by  a  seething, 
struggling  mob.  As  soon  as  a  garment 
falls  within  reach  of  the  crowd  it  is 
seized  by  every  person  within  arm’s 
length  as  his  own  personal  property. 
There 
is  a  yell  and  a  rip  and  one  leg 
of  the  trousets  or  one  arm  of  the  coat 
becomes  one 
gentleman’s  property, 
while  the  other  leg  or the  skirts  of  the 
garment  are  divided  up  among  half  a 
dozen  others.  After the  distribution  is 
over,  liniment  applied  to  barked  shins 
and  black eyes,  and  an  invenotry  taken, 
the  fortunate  possessors  of  the  garments 
find  that  they  have  ruined  their own 
clothing  to  become  the  possessors  of  a 
varied  assortment  of  trousers’  legs,  coat 
tails  and  garment  linings that are chiefly 
valuable  as  souvenirs  of  an  occasion 
in 
their  lives  when  they  made  fools  of 
themselves to  advertise  another  man’s 
business.

inhabitants. 

Such  an  advertising  scheme  puts  gin­
It  develops 
ger  into the  life  of  a  town. 
in 
unsuspected  “ scrapping”   powers 
the 
It  stirs  them  up  and 
causes  them  to  display  a  degree  of  agil­
ity  and  energy  that  is  well-nigh  mirac­
ulous.  Varied  collections  of  scraps 
is 
a  poor  reward  for  so  much  industry.

Yet  the  very  merchant  who  laughs  in 
his  sleeve  at  the  folly  of  his  townsmen 
is  often  perpetrating  exactly  the  same 
folly  on  a  broader  scale.  He  is  fighting 
with  other  merchants  of  his  town  in  a 
foolish  and  senseless  competition  for 
business  that,  when  secured,  will  be  of 
no  more  advantage  to  him  than  the 
scraps  of  garments  in  the  hands  of  the 
fellows  in  the street.  Between  his  meth­
ods  and  the  methods  of  his  rivals,  the 
business  of  his  town is  being  reduced  to 
such  a  demoralized  condition  that  it 
will  be  valueless  even  to  the  survivor 
who  escapes  bankruptcy.

sensible,  provided  the  prize 

Competition  for  a  prize  is  laudable 
and 
is 
worth  striving  for and  that  it  is  not  be­
ing  destroyed  in  the  effort  to  secure 
it, 
but  when  competition  assumes  such  a 
character that  the  victor  is  no  more  for­
tunate  than  the  vanquished,  it  is  time 
that  a  halt  were  called  and  that  compe­
tition is put on a sensible basis.  Nothing 
contributes  more  to  demoralizing  meth­
ods  of  doing  business  than  the  desire  to 
make  money  rapidly.  Men  become  so 
absorbed  in  present  gains  that  they  fail 
to  take  thought  for  the  future,  and  in 
their efforts  to  make  all  they  can  for the 
time  being  they  fail  to  lay  the  founda­
tions  for a  profitable  business  for  time 
to  come.  Nay,  more,  they  make  profit­
able  and  legitimae  business 
impossible 
for  themselves  and  other  people. 
In 
their desperate  efforts  to  make  present 
gains  they  offer  inducements  that  com­
promise  them  sooner or  later and  oblige 
them  either  to  do  business  at  a  loss  or 
to  resort  to  methods  of  deception  that 
lower the  tone  of their  business  and  de­
stroy  that  confidence  that  is absolutely

necessary  to  the  man  who hopes  for a 
continued  and  permanent  success.

“ Competition  is  the 

life  of  trade,”  
but  only  up  to  a  certain  point,  and  that 
point 
is  reached  and  is  deary  distin­
guishable  when  goods  are  either  sold  at 
a  loss  or a  profit  is  made  by 
imposing 
upon  the  confidence  or  ignorance  of 
people.  If  a  man  finds  that  he  is  doing 
business  at  a  loss  or  that  he  is  being 
forced  into  tricks  that  are  unscrupulous 
it  is  time  for him  to  pull  up  short  and 
consider the  situation.

When  houses  that  should  be  doing  a 
high-class  business  are  seen  pushing 
and  loudly  advertising  cheap  clothing, 
when  extravagant  inducements  are  held 
out  to  purchasers,  and  an  effort  is  made 
to  swell  the  volume  of  business  done,  at 
no  matter what  cost to the  general  tone 
of  the  trade,  a  business  policy  has  been 
adopted  that  sooner  or  later  will  react 
upon  its  originators,  as  well  as  upon 
everyone  who  is  in  the  same  line  of 
trade.

ever  be 

There  is  only  one  way  in which sense­
less  and  demoralizing  methods  of  com­
petition  can 
successfully 
avoided,  and  that  is  by  doing  every­
thing  to-day  with  reference  to  its  effect 
on  the  business  of  to-morrow  and  next 
year.  A  readiness  to  wait  for  results, 
combined with  a  willingness  to  give  the 
best  possjble  value  at  a  living  profit, 
and  to  avoid  anything  that  comes  in 
conflict  with  these  principles  will insure 
a  success  that  can  never  be  hoped  for 
by  the  man  who  pays  attention  to  noth­
ing  but  the  profit  of  the  present  mo­
ment.— Apparel  Gazette.

W hy  Men  F ail.

They 

Few  men  come  up  to  their  highest 
measure  of  success.  Some  fail  through 
timidity  or  lack  of  nerve.  They  are  un­
willing  to  take  risks  incident  to  life, 
and  fail  through  fear  in  venturing  on 
ordinary  duties. 
lack  pluck. 
Others  fail  through  imprudence,  lack  of 
discretion,  care  or  sound 
judgment. 
They  overestimate  the  future  and  build 
aircastles,  and  venture  beyond 
their 
depth,  and  fail  and  fall.  Others,  again, 
fail  through 
lack  of  application  and 
preseverance.  They  begin  with  good 
resolves,  but  soon  get  tired  of  that,  and 
want  a  change,  thinking  they  can  do 
much  better  at  something  else.  Thus 
they  fritter  life  away  and  succeed  at 
nothing.

Others  waste  time  and  money  and fail 
through  ruinous habits;  tobacco,  whisky 
and  beer  spoil  them  for  business,  drive 
their  best  customers  from  them  and 
scatter  their prospects  of  success.  Some 
fail  for  want  of  brains,  education,  and 
fitness  for  their  calling;  they 
lack  a 
knowledge  of  human  nature  and  the 
motives  that  actuate  men.  They  have 
not  qualified  themselves  for their  occu­
pation  by  practical  education. 
Still 
others  are  unsuccessful  because  circum­
stances  are  against  them ;  through  no 
fault  of  theirs,  death  or  the  failure  of 
others  causes  losses  and expenses  which 
no  effort  on  their  part  can  make  up  or 
repair.— Great  Thoughts.

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Richland,  Mo.,  April  22— Twenty- 
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professional  men  of  this  town  have 
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their appearance  May  1  in  that  article 
of apparel.  They  will  give  a  parade  in 
the  afternoon  and  an  entertainment  in 
the  evening.  The  originators  of  the 
movement  desired  to become shirt-waist 
men,  but  fearful  of  the  guying  which 
might  attach,  enlisted  a  sufficient  num­
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Shoes  and  Rubbers

How  to  Make  Money  on  Findings.

What  is  to  be  done  when  a  person 
comes  into  the  store  saying:  “ I  would 
like  a  pair  of 
laces,  please?”   Is  the 
dealer  going  back  where  he  keeps  his 
findings,  get  a  cheap 
lace,  hand  it  to 
the  customer,  receive  a  “ thank  you”  
and  in  a  few  days  have  the  same  thing 
happen  again  simply  because  he  gave 
him  a  lace  which  was  too  poor  to  give 
any  service?  Before  that  pair  of  shoes 
have  been  worn  out  the  dealer  has given 
away  four  or  five  pairs  of  laces.  The 
dealer thinks,  because  he pays only  two- 
thirds  of  a  cent  a  pair  for  these  laces, 
that  he  gets  them  cheap,  but  he  does 
not.  A  fine  double-thread  lace  costing 
you  i#   cents  would  have  worn  as 
long 
as  the  three  or  four  pairs  given  the  cus­
tomer  of  the  cheap,  50  cents  a  gross 
lace. 
It  does  not  pay  to  buy  the  cheap­
est  lace  to  either  give  away  or  sell.

The  lace  which  has  flooded  the  mar­
ket  for the  past  year  is  a  coarse-glaced 
cotton 
lace,  made  of  a  loosely-twisted, 
single  cotton  thread.  This  lace,  costing 
50 cents  a  gross,  is  thought  by  the  shoe 
men  to  be  a  cheap  lace. 
It  is  cheap  in 
one  way,  but  for  10  or  15  cents  more 
may  be  bought  the  lace  woven  from  two 
tightly-twisted  threads 
laid  side  by 
side.  This 
lace  will  outwear  two  or 
three  pairs  of  the  other  patent  tubulars 
and 
is  certainly  the  cheapest  in  the 
end  for  everybody.

To  return  to  the  customer  who  has 
asked  for  a  pair of  laces: 
Instead  of 
showing  only  one  lace,  show  this  cus­
tomer  two  lace%,  saying,  “ This 
lace 
(showing  a  ‘ give  away’  lace)  we  can 
give  you,  but  this  (showing  a  good 
grade  5c  spiral-tag  tubular)  we  would 
offer  you  for  5  cents;-the  5  cent  lace 
will  give  you  much  better service,  will 
you  not  try  it?”   The  average customer 
will  buy  the  5  cent  lace  rather  than  ac­
cept  the  “ giveaway  lace”   gratis.

If  you  try  this  plan  for one  month, 
and  have  a  special  account  kept  of  the 
shoe  lace  money,  we  can  see  the  look 
of  surprise  on  your  face  at  the  end  of 
the  month  when  you  see  how  large  will 
be  the  amount;  but  this  is  only  the  first 
increasing  the  profits  on  the 
step 
laces. 
Insist  that  each  clerk  tries  to 
sell rather than  give  away  laces.  To  do 
this  divide  one-quarter  of  the  profits 
among  the  clerks  for  a  few  months;  it 
will  form  a  habit 
in  them  which  they 
will  never  forget.

in 

Always  see  that  each  pair of  shoes 
lace 
sold  contains  laces  long  enough  to 
them  and  leave  a  good  bow. 
If a  cus­
tomer has  a  high  instep  or  large  ankle, 
always  give  an  extra  pair  of  laces  with 
the  sale,  5-4  long 
if  for  a  man’s  shoe 
and  6-4  or  even  7-4  for a  woman’s  shoe. 
If the  new  shoes  contain  a  good  pair  of 
laces and  those  laces  are  long  enough  to 
lace  the  shoe,  do  not  give  another  pair.
If  some  of  the  systematic  shoe  men 
knew  how  some  other  shoe  men  kept 
their  laces  they  would  smile.  There  are 
shoe  dealers  to-day  doing  quite  a  flour­
ishing  business  who  keep  their  laces all 
in  one  or two  large  drawers,  all  grades, 
all 
lengths  and  colors,  jumbled  up  to­
gether.  A  salesman  wants  a  pair of  4-4 
tan 
laces ;  he  hauls the  contents  of  the 
drawer  over  until  two  laces  of  the  same 
color  appear;  then  he  measures  them 
and  finds  one  4-4  and  the  other  5-4.  He 
puts  the  5-4  back  in  the  drawer and  be­
gins  the  search  again.  After  wasting 
from  three  to  five  minutes’  valuable 
time,  he  finds  his  laces.  The  reader 
may  think  I  am  stretching  the  truth,

I  have  witnessed  this 
but  I  am  not. 
many  times.  But  the  proprietor of  a 
store  run  in  this  manner  does  not  take 
his  cash  discounts,  for  negligence  in 
the  care  of  findings  usually means negli­
gence  in  other  things.

Two grades  of  laces  must  be  carried : 
One  line  complete  in  all  lengths,  to  sell 
for  3c,  two  pairs  for  5c,  and  one  very 
complete line  to  sell  for  5c,  six  pairs  for 
25c.  Let  us  see  how  many  kinds  of 
5c  laces  should  be  carried 
in  stock  to 
supply  the  needs  of  an  average  sized 
store:

lace 

An  oxford 

in  black,  tan  and 
chocolate  comes  first.  This  should  be 
carried  in  two  lengths, 27 and  30  inches. 
It  must  be  a  good  width  or  a  wide 
im­
itation  silk.  This  lace  may  be  bought 
for  less  than  two  cents  a  pair. 
It  must 
be  a  wide  lace,  so  that  it  may  be  sold 
for  men’s  as  well  as  women’s  oxfords. 
Always  sell  a  man  a  30-inch  lace,  as  a 
3-4  lace  is  rather  short.

Next 

come 

laces; 

the  4-4 

these 
should  be  spiral  tagged,  done  up 
in 
single  pairs,  and  should  cost  from  $1.50 
to $1.80  per-gross  list.  This  price  must 
be  paid  to  get  five  cents’  worth  of  wear 
in  a  lace.  A  success  can  never  be  made 
of  selling  findings  unless  the  dealer  is 
satisfied  with  from  75  to  100  per  cent, 
profit.  A  one  dollar  per  gross  lace  will 
not  give  five  cents’  worth  of  wear.  A 
stock  of  4-4 
laces  must  be  carried  in 
black,  chocolate,  tan  and  a  few  light 
tans.

Next  come  the  5-4  tubulars.  These 
laces  must  have  a  place  with  the  rest; 
only  a  small  stock  is  required,  as  they 
are  only  needed  when  a  person  has  a 
high  instep  or  a  large  ankle.

lace 

The  6-4 

is  the  hardest  of  all  to 
arrange  for.  Some  women  like  a  heavy 
lace  while  others  won’t  have  it;  some 
wish  the  laces  spiral-tagged while others 
wish  black  tin  tags;  this  necessitates 
carrying  a  No.  12  medium-weight  lace, 
which  will  usually  suit  everyone.  This 
lace 
is  halfway  between  the  width  of  a 
woman’s  and  a  man's  lace,  and  should 
be  carried  in  black,  chocolate  and  tan.
The  manufacturers  using  so  many  6-4 
mohair  (or  ribbon)  laces  calls  for  a  flat 
lace,  so  this  must  be  added  to  the  stock 
of  women’s  laces.

The  next 

lengths  required  are  the 
8-4  lace for the  10-inch  boot  and  the 10-4 
lace  for the  knee  boot.  These  last  two 
laces  must  be  bought  in  bulk.  Have 
them  nicely  tied 
in  single  pairs  in  a 
box  by  themselves.  Black  and  dark tan 
are the only assortment necessary in these 
lengths.

The  most important part  of  all  regard­
ing  the  5c  laces  is :  How  they  may  be 
shown  so  they  will  sell  themselves. 
It 
will  be  necessary  to  have  a  case  just 
inside  the  door  for. showing  findings. 
Have  the  laces  nicely  arranged  in  this 
case  so  they  will  attract  the  eye of every 
one  entering  or  leaving  the  store.

We  must  not  forget  the  10,  15  and  25 
cent  silk,  oxford  laces.  When  custom­
ers  ask  for  a  pair  of  silk  laces  show 
them  the  three  grades.  Always  sell  the 
extra  wide  15c  silk  lace  to  a woman and 
the  25c  heavy  silk  lace  to  a  man  if  pos­
sible. 
If  they  once  use  the  good  heavy 
silk  lace  they  will  never  buy  a  thin  10c 
lace  again.

Don’t  advise  a  leather  lace;  they  soil 

the  hands  and  are  not  always  perfect.

The  laces  should  be  tied  in  pairs  and 
the  boxes  filled  from  stock  every  morn­
ing.  This  keeps  the 
laces  nice  and 
clean  and  never mixed up.  With  a  boy's 
cheap  shoe  give  a  pair of  the  two-cent 
cord 
laces,  when  necessary;  with  a 
men’s  or  women’s  medium  shoe  give  a 
three-cent  tubular  if the  lace  in  the shoe 
is  not  a  good  one.— Shoe  Retailer.

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sold.  Some  houses  will  sell  a  common 
machine  sewed  shoe  as  a  hand  sewed 
one  and  will  also  advertise  it  to  that 
effect 
just  to  draw  the  crowd.  Right 
and  truth  walk  hand  in  hand;  although 
their  tread  may  be  slow  and  heavy  they 
will  reach  the  goal  sooner  or  later,  and 
when  once  reached  they  can  not  be 
swerved  from  their  destination.

The  people  may  bite  the  first  time, 
but  they  become  wiser  as  the  comfort, 
wear  and  looks  are  tested  and  come  to 
the  final  conclusion  that  they  can  not 
get  something  for  nothing.— Milton  G. 
Jelenko  in  Boot  and  Shoe  Recorder.

Let T heir  Creditors  Guess.

Briggs— It’s  past  understanding  how 

some  people  live.

Griggs— Especially  those  persons  who 
tell  you  there  is  no  money  in  their busi­
ness,  but  who  keep  on  working  at  it 
with  all  their  might  just  the  same  as 
if 
it  were  paying  them  100 per  cent,  profit.

13

I t   Really  Seems

As  if  men  positively  dislike  to  hand 

back  a  borrowed  lead  pencil!

As 

if  women  will  never  learn  how 

gracefully  to alight  from  a  street  car!

As  if  men  took  a  fiendish  pleasure  in 

elbowing  their  way  through  a  crowd!

As  if  women  regard  it  as  an  intellect­

ual  display  to  say  ugly  things !

As  if  men  with  a  fad  think  their  mis­

sion  in  life  is  to  annoy  their friends!

As  if  women  expect  every  man to take 

an  interest  in  their  personal  affairs !

As  if  men  who  spread themselves over 
a  street  car  would  never  learn  what  a 
nuisance  they  are!

if  public  speakers  would  never 
discover  how  easy  it  is  to  wear  out  an 
audience!

As 

His  Specialty.

Tourist— Has  your  city  any  dealer  in 

relics?

Citizen— Yes,  we  have  one  merchant 

who  doesn’t  advertise.

How  to  Conduct  a  Shoe  Departm ent.
One  thing  equal to any  other as  to  the 
success  of  a  shoe  department  is  the  lo­
cation. 
In  a  good  many  stores  the  shoe 
department  is  considered  of  second  im­
portance  and 
is  shoved  off  to  an  ob­
scure  corner or  on  a  second  floor.  One 
thing  which  should  be  borne  in  mind 
is  that  there 
is  just  as  much  money 
made 
in  the  shoe  department,  if  you 
have  the  trade,  as  in  any  other.

The  first  thing  to  do  is  to  get  the  con­
fidence  of  the  people,  and  then  you  will 
have  their  trade.  Nobody  will  have 
confidence  unless,  they  try  your goods, 
if  pleased  and  suited,  they 
and  then, 
will 
in  all  probability  come  again  and 
also  recommend  their  friends.  Where 
the  rub  comes 
in  is  for  them  to  make 
their  first  purchase.

There  are  a  few  people  you  can  count 
on  to  make  a  purchase,  the  dissatisfied 
ones,  those  that  change  from  place  to 
place;  and  even 
if  you  were  to  give 
them  a  good  article  they  are  apt  to  not 
call  again;  consequently  you  can  not 
rely  on  them.  The  customers  you  want 
are  the  ones  that  stick  to  you.

They,  for  instance,  are  dealing  with 
M.  —  for  years,  and  are  well  satisfied, 
and,  of  course,  it  is  hard  to  get  them  to 
change.  So  the  only  thing  to  do  is  to 
throw  baits  to  them;  to  have  a  special 
sale  once  in  a  while,  fill  a  window  full 
of  a  certain  shoe  which  must  be  a  big 
bargain.  At  other  times  have  a  con­
tinual  display  of  shoes  and  change  it 
constantly  so  the  people  will  see  you 
have  a  big  assortment  of  shoes  and  may 
notice  something  they  want  or  for  what 
they  have  been  looking.  Have the  shoe 
department 
in  a  conspicuous  place 
with  a  display  of  nice  shoes  and  vary 
with  specials.

Where  the  department  store  has  an 
advantage  over  the  ordinary  shoe  store 
is  this:  in  the  former  establishment, 
having  everything  which  a  person  de­
sires,  there  certainly  should  be  a  con­
tinual  flow of people seeking one thing or 
another,  or some  may  be  simply  specta­
tors.  The  shoe  department  being 
in 
their  line  of  travel  they  are  bound  to 
it.  They  may  not  purchase  the 
pass 
first  or second  time,  or  even  the  third, 
but  they  probably  will  bear  you 
in 
mind.  They  may  just  ask  the  price  of 
an  article,  and  if  they  receive  a  cour­
teous  reply  they  will  be  tempted  to 
make  a  trial  purchase  or  make  one  at 
their next  visit.

Have  your  stock  nice  and  clean  and 
in  case  there  are  any  old  or dirty  boxes 
on  the  shelves  take  them  out  and  put 
new  ones  in  their  places.  Uo  not  give 
the 
impression  that  your  stock  is  a 
mixed  one  or a  junk  shop.
By  having  your  stock 

in  first-class 
order,and  by  being  polite  and  obliging, 
and  having  the  right  goods  at  the  right 
price  you  will  make  a  good  impression. 
The  trade  will  say  or think :  “ There is 
an  up-to-date  concern  who  seem  to  do 
a  good  business  and  would  appreciate 
my  patronage. 
I  think  I  shall  give 
them  a  trial.”   As  there  is  one  there 
are  many  others  who  will think the same 
and  then,  if  they  are  suited,  you  will 
gradually  notice  an  increase  in  business 
which  can  be  increased  to  enormous 
or  unlimited  proportions,  provided  you 
keep  abreast  of  the  times.  Another  im­
portant  thing  should  not  be  overlooked : 
After trying  hard  to  suit  a  customer  and 
they  should  not  make  a  purchase, do  not 
become  angry  or  say  they  did  not  wish 
to  buy,  for even  if  that  were  their  in­
tention,  which 
is  not  probable,  they 
would  think  a  great  deal  more  of  you  if 
they  were  told  that  you  were  sorry  that

you  could  not  suit  them,  but  hoped  to 
be  able  the  next  time.

Never  speak  aloud  while  there  are 
customers  around,  or  pass 
remarks 
about  the  peculiarities  of  a  customer 
left,  for  the  people  will 
who  has  just 
think  you  do the  same  of  them. 
If  you 
have  any  communications  to  make  on 
that  score  wait  until  there 
is  no  one 
around  and  then  you  can  talk  to  your 
heart’s  content.

Another  point  should  not  be  over­
looked : 
In  case  you  have  not  the  size 
that fits  the  foot,  don’t,  above all  things, 
give  them  a  shoe  that  is  too  short  and 
say  that  it  will  stretch,nor  give  one  that 
is  too  large  so that  you  have  to  slip  in 
an 
insole  on  the  sly  and  stuff  the  toes 
with  cotton  so  that  when  they  walk  they 
walk  twice  and  have  the  heel 
jumping 
up  and  down,  which  feels  like a  suction 
pump.  It  is  far better  to  lose  a  sale  un­
der  such  conditions  and  have  the  peo­
ple  come  again  than  to  make  it  and 
have  them  dissatisfied,  for  not  only  will 
they  not  come  again,  but  will  run  you 
down  to  other  people,  and  you  know 
bad  news  travels  very  fast.

Every'  locality  is  different,  therefore 
is  to  study  your 
the  first  thing  to  do 
trade  and  buy  accordingly,  also  notice 
what  sizes  and  widths  sell  the  most 
rapidly  and  order  very  strongly  on them 
if  indications  make  you  believe  that 
the  shoe 
is  a  go.  Staple  goods,  with 
medium  sizes  and  medium  and  wide 
widths,  are  sure  sellers.  Order  small 
sizes  and  narrow  widths  with  care,  also 
apply  the  same  rule  to  new  or  fancy  ar­
ticles,  which  may  take  for a  while  and 
suddenly  cease  and  so  instead  of having 
your  money and  investing in  other goods 
your  profit  and  investment  are  standing 
on  the  shelves  in  battle  array  ready  to 
charge  when  a  signal  is  given,  which 
may  not  be  a  physical  defeat, but  it  cer­
tainly  will  be  a  pecuniary  loss.  Above 
all  things  remember  that  the  first  loss 
is  the  best.

When  you  notice  that  a  line  of  goods 
is  not  moving  rapidly  as  it  should,  it 
is  advisable  to  put  a  P.  M.  on  it,  that 
is,  to  the  person  who  sells  any  of  that 
certain 
lot  should  be  allowed  io or  15 
cents  or  more  according  to  its  undesir­
ableness.  By  making  this  allowance 
the  salespeople  will  constantly bear it  in 
mind  and  dispose  of  a  great  quantity.
After a  certain  length  of  time  put  the 
remainder  on  a  conspicuous  stand  or 
table , with  a  large  sign  marked,  say,  at 
half  the  former  profit,  and  if  there  be  a 
remainder  mark 
it  at  cost.  Thus  you 
will  be  making  a  profit  and,  besides, 
getting  rid  of  objectionable  stock.  I  do 
not  think  that  with  half  prudent  buying 
you  should  reduce  an  article  below 
cost,  and  very  rarely  at  cost.  There 
is 
a  great  misrepresentation  by  unscrupu­
lous  dealers 
in  the  shoe  business,  and 
the  opportunities  for  deception  are  as 
great,  if  not  more  so,  than  in  any  other 
line.

When  a  new  style,  of  the  finer  grade, 
comes  out  and  seems  to  make  a  hit  it  is 
immediately  duplicated 
in  a  cheaper 
quality,  and  seeing  them  neatly  dis­
played 
in  a  window  a  person  is  apt  to 
be  deceived  as  to  their  merits.  For 
instance,  A  may  have  a  French  patent 
leather oxford  made  with extension edge 
on  the  mannish  last,  with  welted  sole, 
marked  $2  or  $2.50.  B  may  have  the 
same  style,  made  of  oil  cloth  or  some 
other  imitation  of  patent  leather dis­
played  with  a 
large  sign  marked  98 
cents. 
is  where  the  deception 
comes  in.

This 

Another  way  a  person  is  deceived  is 
the  misrepresentation  of an  article  when

ji  Hirth, Krause & Co.
E We  carry in  stock  a  very  complete  and  large 

line  of  Misses  and  Childrens,  Boys,  Youths 
and  Little  Gents’  Shoes.  Over  200  samples 
to  select  from.  Also  complete  line  Womens,
Misses  and  Children’s  Slippers.  Write  for 
salesman  to call.

£   16  and  18  S.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids
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Give  the  Boy  a  Chance

to  wear  shoes  of  style  and 
finish.  He  will  appreciate  it, 
and  if  you  sell  him  a  pair  of 
the  Edwards-Stanwood  Shoe 
Co.’s  shoes  he will  be proud  of

Boys’  V ici  B al—Crown  toe  and  tip,

stylish last and guaranteed. 

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IF  YOU  WAIT

Bradley &  Metcalf a salesman will send 
With shoes that will wear to the very end. 
If you don’t think they are the best,
Buy a few cases and  give them a test;
For the only way to get and hold  trade 
Is to handle the shoes that by us are made.

BRADLEY  &  METCALF  CO.* 

Milwaukee,  Wis.

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Shoe  Store  Advertising  W hich  W ill  Not 

Draw  Trade.

In  the  shoe 

About  the  best  newspaper advertising 
in  this  country,  and  hence  in  the  world, 
is  done  in  Chicago  and  about  the  worst 
in  New  York. 
It  is  impossible  to  say 
why  this  is  so,  unless  it  is  that  space 
rates 
in  New  York  papers  are  so  stiff 
that  the  shock  of  being  separated  from 
so  much  money  all  at  once  leaves  the 
merchant  in  such  a  state  of  stupefaction 
that  he  can’t think  of  anything  to  say.
line,  Cammeyer  is  the 
biggest  thing  in  New  York,  and  he  cuts 
the  widest  swath  of  any  of  the  exclusive 
dealers  in  the  newspapers.  He  takes  a 
section  about  the  size  of  the  “ home 
plate’ ’  in  the  Sunday  papers,  and  he, 
or  his  hired  hand,tries  with  great  stren- 
uosity  to  fill  it  with  something dazzling.
It  would  seem  that  a  store  that  sells  a 
million  and  a  half  annually  would  pro­
duce  something 
its  adverising  at 
least  passable,  but  about  all  Cammeyer 
does  is  to  set  a  horrible  example.

in 

In  the  particular 

“ advertisement”  
in  question  the  only  good,  strong  thing 
is  the  name  “ Cammeyer”   at  the  top. 
This  is  strong,  because  it  is  distinctive 
and  a  trade  mark.  But  then  just  think 
of  using  up  one  hundred  agate  lines, 
worth  at  least  fifty  dollars,  with  such 
meaningless  balderdash  as  this:

Language  is  one  thing  and  our  boots 
and  shoes  for  Spring  and  Summer is an­
other.  We  can  not  adequately  describe 
these  wonderfully  beautiful  goods—we 
can  not  put  our  shoes  into  language,  no 
matter  how  strong  or  beautiful  the 
language  may  be,  for language  still  fails 
to  picture  to the  mind  the  combination 
of  strength  and  exceeding  grace  of our 
boots  and  shoes.  They  are  boots  and 
shoes  and  can  not  be  transposed  into 
mere  words—they  must  be 
seen,
handled,  examined  and  worn  to  be  ap­

M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N
work  has  a  great  field, 
is 
mighty  little  competition.— Shoe  and 
Leather Gazette.

preciated ;  and  not  only  so, but  the  mar­
velously  low  prices  at  which  we  sell  our 
wonderful  goods 
is  not  the  least  thing 
that  will  astonish  the  purchaser.

for  there 

Now,  not  being  able  to  adequately 
describe  these  shoe  wonders  through  the 
medium  of  written 
language  or  by 
thought  transference  or  any  other com­
mon  or  occult  method  of  communica­
tion,  Mr.  Cammeyer  proceeds  to  do  a 
few  pictorial  stunts  in  black  and  white, 
and  if  his  shoes  look  anything  like  the 
cuts  they  are  “ wonders”   and  no  mis­
take.  These  cuts 
look  as  if they  had 
been  carved  out  with  Carrie  Nation’s 
hatchet  after  it  had  dessicated  the  cast 
iron  fixtures  of  a  Kansas  saloon.

It  is  of  course  impossible  to  get  any­
thing  out  of a  half  tone  cut  on  ordinary 
newspaper,  but  there  are  outline  cuts 
for  this  purpose  which  give  a  fairly 
good  idea  of  the  shape  and  pattern  of  a 
shoe  and  these,  with  the  aid  of  a  little 
simple  description,  convey  an  intelli­
gent  notion  of  what  the  shoes really  are.
We  have  no  objection  to  Mr.  Cam­
meyer  using  all  the  space  he  wants  for 
nonsense  of  this  sort,  because  he  has 
plenty  of  money  to  spare,  but  we  trust 
our  friends  in  the  country,  who  are 
sometimes  prone  to  follow  blindly  the 
advertising  methods  of  great  city  con­
temporaries,  will  see  the  folly  of  this 
sort  of  work  and  cut  it  out.

If  it 

instance  as 

We  do  not  object  to  “ talk”   in  an  ad­
vertisement. 
is  done  well  it  at­
tracts,  but  the  mere  multiplication  of 
words  to  say,  for 
in  this 
case,  that  you  are  unable  to  say  what 
you  are  trying  to  say  is  an  atrocious 
waste  of space  and  money.  The  retail 
shoe  dealer,  by  the  way,  who  will  care­
fully  study  to  produce  descriptive  ad­
vertisements 
illustrated  with  good  out­
line  cuts  and  will  stay  right  down to  the

Bargain  Days  and  How  Conducted.
The  first  consideration 

is  when  to 
have  a  bargain  sale.  Suppose  an  estab­
lishment  is  doing  a  fairly  good business 
in  a  regular  way, with  regular  space  ad­
vertisements.  etc.  Well,  then,  there 
is 
always  one  day  in  the  week  when  there 
is  less  business  done  than  on  other  days 
of  the  week.  This  day  varies  according 
to  locality.  But  we  will  suppose  this 
dull  day 
is  Friday.  Then  that's the 
day  for  your  bargain  sale.  You  have 
enough  regular  business  on  other  days 
to  keep  your  help  going.  That  point 
being  settled  we  must  now  select  your 
bargain  or  bargains.  Take  one  depart­
ment  at  a  time.  Let  your  managers  or 
buyers  know 
in  advance  they  are  to 
have  a  certain  Friday.  Give  them  time 
to  prepare  for  it.  And  when  a  buyer 
knows  he 
is  to  have  a  certain  day  for 
bargain  sales  he  can  often  pick  up  a 
line  of  goods  for  the  occasion  or  else 
save  a  line  already  in  stock.

Next,  the  advertising. 

If  you  don’t 
want  to  disturb  your  regular  advertise­
ment  take  extra  space  for  Thursday 
night  and  Friday  morning,  with  a  good 
display,  not  too  much  matter,  however, 
for  one  or  two  special  items are  better 
than  a  whole  catalogue.  This  done,  let 
your  manager  go  through  his  entire 
stock.  First,  let  him  get  ready  the  ad­
vertised 
lines.  And,  mind  you,  they 
must  be  “ special  values. ”   Then  take 
odd  goods,  remnants,  etc.,  and  have 
them  arranged  conspicuously,  with good 
plain  price  tickets  on  them  in  such  a 
manner that  they  will  sell  themselves.
For  example,  we  will  suppose  it  is 
the  day  set  apart  for the  cloak  depart­

ment.  You  have  advertised  a  line  of 
figured  silk  dress  skirts  at  cost,  say 
$4.75.  Bargain  day  price,  $5.19. 
There’s  your  foundation!  Then  prob­
ably  you  have  five  or  six  dozen  wrap­
pers that  have  been  slow  sellers. 
If  so 
put  them  on  a  table  with  a  big  ticket, 
say  59c  or 79c,  as  the  case  may  be.  You 
have  also  turned  out  a  lot  of  odd  sizes 
in  shirt  waists.  Put  them  on  another 
In  fact,  you  can  pick 
table  at  a  price. 
out  slow  sellers 
in  every  line  in  chil­
dren’s jackets,  ladies’  suits,  etc.  Have 
them  all  unearthed  and  attractively  dis­
played  and  ticketed  cheap.

Have  none  but  polite  and  attentive 
sales  people. 
If  you  find  any  of  them 
that  are  not  so,  or that  are  careless,  or 
inattentive  to  customers 
let  them  go. 
There  are  always  others.  Next,  let  your 
sign  painter  make  several  large  signs, 
calling  attention  to  the  fact  that  this 
is 
your bargain  day  in  the  cloak  depart- 
ent.  Have  the  signs  placed  in  conspic­
uous  places  in  every  department  of  the 
store.  And  then  you  are  ready  for  the 
fray!

Keep  this  up  systematically  for  a  few 
weeks,  or  months,  always  meantime 
taking  care  to keep  faith  with  the  pub­
lic.  And  then  you  will  have  trans­
formed  your  dull  Friday  into the busiest 
day  of the  week. 

Harry  Beckton.

A.  Question  o f Diet.

He ate pork chops and sausages, 
His soups were full of onions and 

And candled sweet potatoes,
Of garlic and tomatoes.

He ate salt mackerel and cheese, 
And after having finished these, 

And pastries and bananas;
He smoked a few Havanas.

And yet he oft, in mournful tones, 
Was heard to ask this question:
“ Why is it that I just can’t find 
A cure for indigestion?”

the  New  Century  Method

It  was  all  right  twenty  years  ago  to  buy  shoes  from  jobbers.  W e 
are  manufacturers  of  shoes  and  sell  only  our  own  product.  The 
advantages in  this  method  are— no  middlemen,  no  jobber’s  profit
and WE STAND  BACK OF  EVERY SHOE WE SELL.

This picture shows railroad facilities  for  shipping  direct 

from  Factory to Customer.

Combined Capacity  10,000  Pairs Daily.

in  market  take  the  opportunity  to  investigate  these  claims.
It  will  help 

While 
Write us to  put  your  name  on  our  “Helpful  Hints”  list. 
your business.
By concentrating your purchases you  can  sort  up  often.  W e  have  the 
goods manufactured  ready for prompt shipment.

C.  M.  HENDERSON  &  CO.,  Market  and  Quincy  Streets,  Chicago

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15

Window  Dressing

Seasonable  Goods  W hich  Should  Receive 

Particu lar  Attention.

What  lines  of  goods  should  now  re­
ceive  particular  attention  from 
your 
window  trimmer?  Golf  goods,  cloth­
ing  and  haberdashery  for  bicycling, 
spring  shirtings,  gloves,  umbrellas  for 
rainy  days  and  a  little  later  lightweight 
underwear.  Of  course,  you  won’t  forget 
to  make  a  good  display  of  neckwear,for 
it  gives 
life  and  beauty  to  your  win­
dows.  Spring  suits  will  be  given  a 
prominent  place  because  they,  with 
lightweight  overcoats,  are  the  backbone 
of  the  clothing  business  of  the  season, 
and  you  will  give  a  delicate  spring 
tone  to  your  windows,  not  a  heavy  dark 
color  effect  suitable  for  the  days  when 
snow  is  on  the  ground.

Now 

is  the  time  for  the  dealer  to 
bring  to  the  foreground  all  kinds  of 
goods  for  sporting  purposes.  Golfing, 
bicycling,  tennis  (for  it  seems  to  be 
coming  again  into  popularity)  and  all 
other  kinds  of  outdoor  sports  should 
receive  a  full  and  adequate  treatment 
at  the  dealer’s  hands.  People  are  ac­
customed  to  seeing  trims  of  goods  for 
street  and  dress  wear.  Therefore  the 
dealer  should  make  especial  efforts  to 
push  his  sporting goods  to  the front.  He 
may  not  have  a  large  stock  of  them,  but 
when  they  are  well  displayed  he  adver­
tises  the  fact  that  he  is  prepared  to  take 
care  of  more  than  one  kind  of  business, 
that  his  stock  is  varied  in  its'character, 
and  that  he  is  able  to  supply  the  needs 
of  all  classes  of  trade.
*  

*  

*

Suits  for  golfing  can  be  introduced 
into  mixed  trims  and  should  be  given  a 
prominent  position 
in  the  window. 
When  it  is  not  thought  best  to  put  the 
suits  themselves  into the  windows  it  is 
well  to  introduce  a  golf  stick  or  two  as 
an  accessory,  just  by  way  of  a  hint  that 
golf  clothing  now  needs  refurbishing. 
A  window  display  of  golf  haberdashery 
can  have,  interspersed  among  the  units 
of  display,  stands  of  golf  sticks  and  the 
leather bags  and  golf  balls  used 
in  the 
game.  Another  plan  is  to  use  the  golf 
sticks  themselves  as  bars for the  display 
of  golf  goods.  The  background  of  the 
window  is  covered  with  green  and  red 
cloth  puffed  and  is  divided  diagonally, 
one-half being  covered  with  green cloth, 
the  other  with  red  cloth.  Hooks  with 
long  arms  are  then  screwed 
into  the 
background  and  on  them  as  racks  the 
golf  sticks  are  hung,  widely  spaced. 
From  these  bars  golf  shirts  are  hung  by 
the  shoulder, 
interspersed  with  golf 
caps  and  stocks.  At  either  side  of  the

window  stands  of  different  heights  are 
arranged  behind  each  other;  rising  to 
the  back,  and  on  the  top  of  each  stand 
different  colored  golf  caps  are  placed. 
The  center of  the  window  floor  is  occu­
pied  by  a  pyramid  or  cone  made  up  of 
the  gloves,  stocks,caps and other articles 
used  by  golfers. 
If  there  is  a  golf  club 
in  the  place  trim  the  window  as  far as 
possible  in  the  colors  of  the  club and  on 
the  price  cards  used  for  the  articles  in 
the  window  sketch  neatly  the  device  of 
the  club.  A  plain  white  price  card 
bearing  the  price 
in  black  letters  and 
the  neatly  executed  device  of  the  golf 
club  in  colors  in  one  corner would  be  in 
excellent  taste.  A  trophy  formed  of 
golf  sticks  arranged  prettily  makes  a 
very  effective  decoration  for  the  back 
of  the  window.  The  device  of  a  golf 
club  painted  on  silk  and  draped  among 
the  goods  in  the  window  will  attract  the 
attention  of  the  class  of  people  whom 
the  merchant  wishes  to  reach.

*  

*  

*

introduced 

Now  that  artificial  vines  and  flowers 
have  become  so  cheap  and  easily  avail­
able,  they  are 
into  many 
spring  trims  where  floral  effect  is  de­
sired.  A  simple  and  pretty  effect  can 
be  obtained  by  the  use  of  them 
in  the 
following  manner:  On  the  floor  and 
ceiling  of  the  window  corresponding 
intersecting  half circles  are  marked  and 
at  regular  intervals  on  these  half  cir­
cles  screw  hooks  are  driven  in.  From 
the  top  to  the  bottom  of  the  window, 
lengths  of  stout  wire  are  made  taut  and 
straight  by  means  of  these hooks.  Vines 
are  then  twined  about  the  wires,  or  ar- 
iticial  morning  glory  vines,  with  the 
flowers, 
lilies,  bunches  of  violets  or 
roses,  are  twined  about  and  attached  to 
them.  The  floor and  back  of  the  win­
dow  is  draped 
in  white  cloth  laid  in 
loose  puffing  on  the  floor,  and  puffed  on 
the  background.  The  wires  are  parallel 
to  each  other and  from  six  inches  to  a 
foot  and  a  half  apart.  The  curved back­
ground  formed  by  them  occupies  the 
middle  of  the  window,  or  is  set  back 
three-quarters  of  its  depth.  Behind,  as 
well  as 
in  front  of  these  wires  so  ar­
ranged,  the  goods  displayed  are  ar­
ranged  on  floor stands  well  spaced.  One 
or  more  doves  can  be  suspended  from 
the  ceiling,  so that  they  appear  to  be 
darting  in  and  out  among  the  vines. 
Care  should  be  taken  to  leave  sufficient 
space  between  the  vines  to  permit  of 
the  goods  behind  them  being  seen. 
In­
stead  of  arranging  the  wires  in  a  semi­
circular  figure  they  can  be  arranged 
in 
one  or  more  straight  rows,  according  to 
the  depth  of  the  window,  or only  a  few 
wires  need  be  stretched  at  different 
points  in the window.  The  white  back­
ground 
is  advisable,  as  it  throws  out 
the  colors  of  the  flowers  and  gives  a 
brilliant  background  for the  display  of 
spring  and  summer  goods.  A  few  pots 
of  natural  flowers  in  blossom  arranged 
about  the  floor  of  the  window  will  give 
a  touch  of  natural  beauty  to the  trim.— 
Apparel  Gazette.

A Trade  Maker

Fanny  Davenport

5c  Cigar

Trade  Supplied  By:

B. J.  Reynolds,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan. 
Phipps,  Penoyer  &   Co.,  Saginaw,  Michigan. 
Moreland  Bros.  &   Crane,  Adrian,  Michigan.

THE  PUTNHM  GANDY  GO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

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Combination Show Cases

Are our specialty.  We have been manufacturing them for 
ten years.  Our  cases  are  made  by  skilled  workmen  in a 
factory  which  is  fully  equipped  with  modern  machinery 
and as we are making our cases  in large  quantities we  are 
able to offer

At  Reasonable  Prices

a line of goods the design,  finish and construction of which 
cannot  be  excelled.  Our  catalogue  shows  a  very  com­
plete line and  we  have  cases  suitable  for  the  display  of 
any line of goods.  Write us for  catalogue  and  discounts.

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The Meat M arket

The  Outlook  F or  Supplies  o f Hogs.
It  is  well  understood  among  the  pork 
packing 
interest  that  it  is  not  possible 
to  foretell  with  reliability  the  relative 
number  of  hogs  that  will  be  marketed 
duiing  a  period  of  months  to  come, 
and  that  calculations made  in  the spring 
as  to  probable  supplies  for the  period 
up  to  November  i  must  necessarily  be 
liable  to  prove  more  or  less  at  variance 
with  ultimate  records.  Observers  in  the 
same  locality,  with  seemingly  equal  fa­
cilities  for  information  and  of  careful 
judgment,  are  often  at  important  vari­
ance 
in  their  estimates  concerning  the 
outlook  for supplies  of  hogs  in  the  same 
region.  The  statistician  who  collates 
replies  to  enquiries  can  not  always 
judge  as  to  the  merit  of  such  returns— 
he  can  only  take  in  all  the  evidence  he 
receives,  and  reach  conclusions  accord­
ingly,  more  or 
influenced  by 
previous  experiences  and  observations 
in  such  work  and  comparisons  of  what 
such  returns  have  pointed  to  with  the 
records  following.

less 

in 

Referring  to  the  information  obtained 
recently  from  live  stock  merchants  and 
prominent  packing  concerns 
the 
larger  markets,  it  appears  that  the  pre­
vailing  expectation  at  Chicago  is  that 
there  will  be  little  or  no  decline  in mar­
ketable  supplies  for  the  season,  and 
that  the  number  from  the  first  of  April 
to  end  of June  will  be  about  the  same  as 
last  year.  At  Kansas  City  the  informa­
tion  suggests  as  many  and  probably 
some  increase  at  the  end  of  June,  and 
5  to  io  per  cent,  increase  for  the season. 
At  South  Omaha  the  prevailing  expec­
tation 
is  about  io  per  cent,  below  last 
year  for  the  early  part  and  entire  por­
tion  of  the  season.  At  St.  Louis  there 
is  considerable  variation  in  views,  the 
average  indicating  a  probable  moderate 
decrease  up  to  end  of  June  and  for  the 
season.  At  St.  Joseph  a  moderate  de­
crease  early  and  about  the  same  as 
last 
year  for  the  season 
is  indicated.  At 
Sioux  City  the  supply  is  expected  to  be 
enlarged 
io  to  15  per  cent.  At  Mil­
waukee  about  the  same  number as  last 
year are looked  for,  with recognition of a 
possible  moderate  increase  for  the  sea­
son.  Taking  all  these  returns  into  con­
sideration,  with  a 
large  number  from 
other  points  throughout  the  Western  hog 
supply  regions,  the  result  points  to  a 
summer  season  supply  about  the  same 
as 
last  year,  probably  falling  a  little 
behind  for the  period  ending with  June, 
and  correspondingly 
later. 
Under 
remunerative 
prices there has been  continued  stimulus 
to  maintenance or increase in production 
of  hogs,  in  the  West,  during  the  past 
year.  While  corn  has  been  realizing 
good  prices  for  shipment  it  has  afforded 
much  better  returns  from  feeding  oper­
ations,  in conjunction with  utilization  of 
other  feeding  material.  The  past  win­
ter has  been mild,  and  losses  of  animals 
have  been  smaller than  usual.  Condi­
tions  attending  young  pigs  as  a  rule 
have  not  been  unfavorable  this  spring. 
These  influences  will  count  in  favor  of 
maintenance  of  future  supplies,  if  no 
unusual  adverse  conditions  arise.

inducements  of 

increased 

In  some  of  the  recent  correspondence 
it  has  been  noted  that  an  enlarged num­
ber of sows were kept over from last year, 
for  breeding  purposes,  and  it  is  thought 
that  with  continuance  of  attractive 
prices  for hogs  such  stock  after the  pigs 
are  raised  will  be  fattened for  market, 
which  will  have  a  tendency  to  keep  up 
the  marketings,  as  the  season  advances,

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

is  more  or  less 
beyond  June.  There 
prevalence  of  a  belief  that  prices  of 
hogs  will  be  lower  in  the  later months of 
the  season  and  opening  of  the  winter 
season,  and  this  will  likely  serve  to  in­
duce  a  steady  preparation  of  all  stock 
for  marketing  that  can  be  brought  into 
condition  prior to  the  expected  decline 
in  prices.

As  a  matter  of  fact  there  are  no  sea­
sons  now 
in  the  marketing  of  hogs,  so 
far  as  demand  from  packers  is  con­
cerned,  for  curing  operations are  an  all- 
the-year  business—enlarging or decreas­
ing  in  compliance  with  supplies  of hogs 
and  demand  of  product.  For  the  five 
years  ending  March  1,  1886,  the  sum­
mer  packing  operations  represented  an 
average  of  41  per  cent,  of  the  total;  for 
the  next  five  years,  50  per cent.  ;  the 
following  five  years,  55  per  cent.  ;  the 
past  five  years,  59^  per  cent.  ;  the  past 
year,  60y2  per  cent.,  of  the  year’s  total.
The  Department  of  Agriculture  has 
heretofore  been  accustomed  to  estimate 
the  relative  number  of  swine  in  January 
of  each  year,  but  this  year and  last  no 
such  estimate  has  been  submitted. 
In 
past  years  the  January  estimates  have 
not  served  .as  a  guide  concerning  the 
relative  marketings  during  the  follow­
ing  summer  season.  This  is  illustrated 
in  the  following  compilation  by  the 
Price  Current,  showing  the  official  esti­
mates  for twelve  packing  states,  the  re­
corded  number  of  hogs  packed  during 
the  summer  season,  and  the  percent­
age  of  the  January  total  represented  by 
the  packing  figures:

Dept.  Agr.  Packing  Per ct.

i8go............ 33,926,000 
1891 
...33.353t000 
1892 
...35,059,000 
1893 
...29,232,000 
...27,576,000 
1894 
1895 
...25,636,000 
1896 
...23,278,000 
1897..*__ 21,148,000 
1898 
1899 

9,540,000  28
6,696,000  20
7,757,000  22
6,720,000  23
8,812,000  32
8,195,000  32
9,980,000  43
11,760,000  55
...20,813,000  13,931,000  67
... 19,963,000 
15,525,000  68

Each  year  since  1892,  according  to 
official  estimates,  has  shown  a  reduction 
in  number  of  hogs,  while  packing  oper­
ations  have  in  most  instances  enlarged. 
In  1892  the  summer  packing  record  in 
the  West  represented  a  number  equal  to 
22  per  cent,  of  the  January  supply  of 
hogs  as  officially  reported; 
in  1898, 
with a  decline  of over 40  percent,  in  the 
indicated 'supply,  the  summer  packing 
was  nearly  80  per cent,  greater  than 
in 
1892—-representing  67  per  cent,  of the 
January  number.  In  1899  the  two  quan­
tities  were  more  nearly  consistent  than 
previously,  in  the  comparison.— Price 
Current.
T railing  Skirts  and the Begging Industry. 
From tbe Philadelphia Record.

“ Strange  as  it  may  seem,  tbe  trailing 
skirts  that  women  are  now wearing  have 
almost  ruined  our  business, ”   confided 
an 
intelligent  street  beggar  yesterday. 
“ That  sounds  queer,  doesn’t  it?  One 
not  acquainted  with  our  business  might 
fail  to  see  the  connection  between  pro­
fessional  begging  and  women’s  skirts. 
And  yet  what  I  say  is  true.  The  greater 
part  of  our  revenue  ordinarily  comes 
from  women,  but  since  they've  taken  to 
these  long  skirts  for  street wear  they  are 
forced  to  hold  them  up,  and  that  keeps 
one  hand  constantly  occupied. 
It  takes 
two  hands  to open  a  purse,  and  I  have 
often  seen  women  stop  as  though  about 
to  give  something,  but this would neces­
sitate 
letting  go  of  the  skirt,  and  they 
have  passed  on  again.  Y e s;  we  have  to 
study  all  these  things.  The  trailing 
skirt  has  already  driven  a  lot  of  us  out 
of the  business. ”

Worry  has  driven  more  people  to  in­
sanity  or  suicide  than  work  ever  did. 
labor3  is  more  healthful  than 
Physical 
too  much  brain Vork,

MICA

AXLE
GREASE

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.

IL L U M IN A T IN G   AND  
LU B R IC A TIN G   O ILS

PER FE CTIO N   OIL  IS  THE  ST A N D A R D  

THE  W ORLD  O V E R

H IS H B 8 T   PR IC E  PAID  F O R   EM PTY  CA RBO N   A £D   G A SO LIN E  B A R R E L S

ST A N D A R D   OIL  C O .

Grand  Rapids Bark and Limber Go.

Dealers  in

H E M LO C K  BARK. LU M B E R . 

S H IN G L E S .  R A ILR O A D   T IE S . 

P O S T S .  W OOD

W AN TED — 50,000  cords  of  Hemlock  Bark.  Will  pay  highest  market 

price.  Bark measured and paid for at loading  point 

W AN TED —75,000 Ties on  Pere Marquette Railroad.  Write  for prices.
419-421  MICH.  TRUST  BUILDING.  GRAND  RAPIDS

W.  A.  Phelps,  Pres.  D.  C.  Oakes,  Vice-Pres.  C.  A.  Phelps, Sec’y and Treas.

20000 Cords Hemlock  Bark Wanted

We pay cash.  Write  us  for 
quotations.

Michigan 
Bark  & 
Lumber Co.

Manton, Mich.

C.  U.  CLA R K ,

President.

W .  D.  W AD E,

Vice-President. 

F.  N.  CLA R K ,

Sec’y  & Treas,

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

17

Poultry

Peculiarities  Pertaining  to  the  Handling 

o f Poultry.

“ These  people  that  have  been  trying 
to  have  a 
law  passed  to  compel  ship­
pers  to  draw  their  poultry  before  mar­
keting it  claim  that  the  flavor  is affected 
in  poultry  which  is  held  any 
length  of 
time  with  the  entrails  in ,”   said  a  re­
ceiver  recently. 
“ I  have  been  on  the 
New  York  market  a  great  many  years 
and  my  experience  has  been  just  the 
opposite. 
I  remember  a  lot  of  poultry 
we  had  on  hand  some  time  ago  which 
had  been  held  in  cold  storage  for  four 
yeais.  We  had  enquiries  from  Europe 
and  shipped 
it  over  together  with  a 
quantity  of  stock  held  in  freezer only  a 
short  time  and  we  were  agreeably  sur­
prised  when  our  returns  came  back  to 
find  that  the  older  stock  brought  the 
more  money. 
I  took  a  couple  of  the 
fowls  home  to  try  them  as  I  was  curi­
ous  to  see  how  they  had  vaiied  during 
the  four  years  and  1  can  assure  you  the 
flavor  and  quality  as  far  as  I  could  de­
tect  had  not  deteriorated  a  bit.”

*  *  *

“ I  see  another  shipper  who  has  been 
handling  his  own  stock  here  on the mar­
ket  has  given  it  up  and  is  dividing  his 
poultry  among  the  commission  men 
again,”   remarked  another receive.r  “ A 
great  many  shippers  have  tried  this  of 
late  years  and  always  with  the  same  re­
sult.  The  commission  for handling  is 
so  small  that  a  man  is  foolish  to  go  to 
the  expense  of  store  rent,  clerks  and 
other  items,  including  bad debts,  for the 
sake  of  saving  the  commission  charged. 
It  seems  strange  that  they  all  have  to 
learn  by  experience  instead  of  profiting 
by  the . experience  of  others,  but  they 
soon  get  tired  and  come  back  to us com­
mission  men, which is  some  consolation. 
Speaking  of  the  commission  for  han­
dling  poultry,  did  you  ever  notice  how 
some  shippers  hate  to  pay  the  commis­
sion?  The  rate  for handling  is  certainly 
low  enough,  but  some  shippers  are al- 
ways  looking  for some  house  to  handle 
their  goods  at  a  cut  rate.  Every  once 
in  a  while  the  shipper  loses  an  entire 
shipment  or  two  by  the  failure  of  the 
concern  and  invariably  he  is  worse  off 
financially  than  if  he  had  paid full com­
mission  and  sent  his  poultry  to a  reli­
able  house.  Even  where  these  firms 
keep  on  doing  business  they  find  some 
way  of  making  up  for  any  cut  in  the 
commission  and  the  shippers  who  stick 
to  the  reliable  houses  are  better off  in 
the  end,  although 
it  is  not  always  easy 
to convince  them  of  this  until  they  have 
been  bitten.”

♦   *  *

A  writer  in  Poultry  Herald  states  that 
squabs  weighing  from  9  to  12  pounds 
per  dozen  are  the  most  profitable  squabs 
to  raise  as  they  fetch  on  the  market 
$2.40 to $3.25. per  dozen.  Now  I  don’t 
know  what  market  he  refers  to,  but here 
in  New  York  squabs  weighing  in  aver­
age  lots 9 to  12  pounds  to the  dozen  are 
a  rare  thing  and  would  bring  as  high 
as  $3.75 
The  average 
weight  of  most  of  the  good  squabs  seen 
on  this  market 
is  7@8  pounds  to  the 
dozen  and  these  sell  at  present  writing 
in  range  of $2.25  to $2.75  or $3.  I talked 
with  a  large  squab  dealer the  other  day 
and  he  said  he  very  seldom  had  in  any 
quantity  of  squabs  that  would  weigh  as 
much  as  9@io  pounds  to  the  dozen.

if  not  more. 

“ Frequently  we  receive  a 

lot  of 
squabs,”   said be,  “ in which  we can find 
some  weighing  as  much  as g@ 10 pounds 
to the  dozen,  but  we  do  not  like  to  pick 
these  heavier  squabs out  of  a  lot,  as  it

injures  the  sale  of  the 
lighter  ones. 
This  morning  I  picked  out  three  dozen 
squabs  from  a  lot  we  had  in  for  a  buyer 
who  wanted  them  large ;  these  weighed 
27  pounds,  and  he  paid  me  $3.75  per 
dozen  for them. 
It  is  very  seldom  that 
we  get  any  number  of  squabs  that  will 
weigh  as  much  as  9@io  pounds,  and  we' 
get  some  of  the  finest  lots  of  squabs that 
come  to  this  market.  Yes,  I  think  it 
would  pay  squab  raisers  to  breed  for 
weight,  especially  for  fall  and  winter 
markets,  as 
is  then  that  demand  is 
best.  During  the  summer  many  of  those 
who  pay  high  prices  for  heavy  squabs 
are  out  of  the  city  and  the  demand 
from  boarding  houses  and  hotels  is  for 
the  cheaper  birds.”

it 

*  *  *

is 

A  writer  in  The  Poultry  Herald  states 
that  there 
little  danger  of  Belgian 
hares  becoming  a  drug  on  the  market, 
because 
it  requires  too  much  work  to 
raise  them.  While  the  outlay  in  money 
to  raise  a  pound  of  hare 
is  very  small, 
yet  the  work,  he  says,  is  considerable 
and  consequently  be  thinks  the  market 
will  never  be  more  than  scantily  sup­
plied  with  hare  meat.

*  *  *

“ Some  of  the  boys,  noticing the activ­
ity  of  Swift  and  Armour  in  the  poultry 
field,  seem  to  fear  that  the  business  is 
rapidly  passing  into  the  hands  of  these 
big  packers,”   said  a  dealer  last  week, 
“ but  it  will  be  a  long  time,  I  think, 
before they  will  dominate  the  market,  if 
they  ever  do.  When  one  stops  to  con­
sider  how  scattered  the  poultry  raisers 
are,  and  the  magnitude  of  the  business, 
he  certainly  ought  to  realize  that  the 
percentage  of  this  business  transacted 
by  these  two  big  concerns  is very small. 
We  will,  I  think,  continue  to  enjoy  our 
quota  of  shipments.” — N.  Y.  Produce 
Review.

Sending  Letters  by  Express.
Wm.  E. Curtis in Chicago Record-Herald.

to 

as 

reserves 

The  Government 

a 
monopoly  the  right  to  carry  the  mails. 
For  the  convenience  of  the  public  let­
ters  may  be  transmitted  by  express 
upon  the  payment  of  the regular express 
charges  provided  they  are  enclosed 
in 
Government  stamped  envelopes. 
It  is 
law  for an  express 
a  violation  of  the 
company  or  individual 
transport 
mail  upon  which  the  postage  has  not 
in  that  way.  An  adhesive 
been  paid 
postage  stamp  will  not  do. 
Imprinted 
postage  stamps  can  not  be  cut  from  one 
envelope 
and  used  upon  another. 
Should  a  Government  stamped  envelope 
be  defaced  any  postmaster  may  redeem 
it  if  it  bears  no  mark  of  having  been 
previously  Used.

Express  companies  are  no‘  authorized 
to  cancel  imprinted  stamped  envelopes 
which  they  are  permitted  to deliver,  but 
it  is  expected  that the  receiver will  in 
opening  the  envelope  render  it  unfit  for 
further  use. 
It  is  apparent  that  whole­
sale  frauds  could  be  practiced  were  it 
permissible  to  cut 
imprinted  stamps 
from  envelopes  used  in forwarding  mail 
through  express  companies  and  use 
them 
in  paying  postage  upon  mails 
transported  by  the  Government.

Home-Seekers’  Excursions.

On  the  first  and  third  Tuesdays  of 
each  month  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  Railway  will  sell  round  trip 
excursion  tickets  from  Chicago,  Mil­
waukee  and  other  points  on  its  line to 
a  great  many  points  in  South  Dakota, 
North  Dakota  and  other  Western  and 
Northwestern  States  at  about  one  rate. 
Take  a  trip  West  and  see  the  wonder­
ful  crops  and  what  an  amount  of good 
land  can  be  purchased  for  a 
little 
money.  Further  information  as to  rates, 
routes,  prices  of  farm  lands,  etc.,  may 
be  obtained  by  addressing  Robt.  C. 
Jones,  Michigan  Pass’r  Agent,  Detroit, 
Mich.

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Grand  Rapids 

Cold  Storage  Co.,

Grand  Itapids,  Michigan.

Citizens Phone  a6oo.

We  do  a  general  storage,  and  solicit 

your patronage.

Season  Rate  on Eggs to Jan.  1,  1901:
400 case lots, per doz...........................l^c
600 case lots, per doz...........................lHc
1000 case lots  and  over,  special  rate  on

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Thos  D. Bradfield, Sec. 

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S h ip   y o u r

BUTTER,  EGGS  and 

POULTRY

to us and we promise fair  treatment  and prompt 
returns.  Write for Weekly quotations.  Will buy 
outright, or sell on your  account  (In  which  case 
goods are yours until sold ).  Write us.
Bush & Waite,

Commission  Merchants,

353  Russell Street, 

Detroit,  Mich. 

References:  Home Savings Bank 
and  Commercial Agencies.

J.  W.  Keys
General Produce and Commission 

Merchant,

Detroit,  Mich.

I  want  your  consignments  of

Butter,  Eggs, 

Poultry.

Correspondence silicited.  Please inves- 
vestigate.  Send for weekly  quotations.

References:  City Savings Bank,

Commercial Agencies.

You ought to sell

LILY  WHITE

“The flour the best cooks use”

VALLEY  CITY  MILLING  CO..

G R A N D   R A P ID 8 .  M IC H .

L.  J.  SMITH  &  CO.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Egg Cases and Fillers, Cold Storage Cases, Shipping  Cases, 

Hinge Locking Fillers,  Excelsior Nails, etc.

We keep a large stock on hand and manufacture all  kinds  of  cases  known 
to the trade.  We would be pleased to quote you prices on our Special Bass­
wood Veneer cases.  They are tough, bright  and  sweet.  We  manufacture 
our own timber, taken from the stump, and can please you.

L.  J.  SMITH  &  CO.,  Eaton Rapids, Mich.

V I N E G A R

Use our goods and avoid prosecution by Food  Inspectors.

LAW   PR O O F.
C I D E R

The Standard of Excellence for 24 years.  For prices see price current.

Chicago. 

Kansas  C ity. 

St.  Paul. 

So.  Haven,  Mich.

O u r V in e g a r to  be  a n  A B S O L U T E L Y  P U R E  A P P L E  J U I C E  V IN ­
E G A R .  T o  an yo n e  w h o   w ill  an a ly z e   it  an d   find a n y  deleterious 
ad d s, o r a n y th in g  th a t is n ot produced from  th e   apple* w e  w ill forfeit

We  also  guarantee  it  to  be  of  full  strength  as  required  by  law.  Y e   will 
prosecute  any  person  found  using  our  packages  for  cider  or  vinegar  without  fint 
removing  all  traces of  our  brands therefrom.

d . ROBINSON, Manager, 

BWltOH  H a l*b o r,M Ìch Ìg a tk

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Butter  and  Eggs

Observations  by  a Gotham  Egg  Man.
In  my  visits  to  the  egg  stores  during 
the  past  week  I  have  seen  many  a  load 
of  eggs  backing  up  to the  curbstone  to 
unload—not  from  the  railroad docks,  but 
from  the  stores  of  dissatisfied  customers 
who  were  sending  the  goods  back  be­
cause  of  their  very  unsatisfactory  qual­
ity.  Many  a  mark  of  eggs  that  has 
previously  been giving  satisfaction  to  a 
good  class  of  trade,  upon  being  again 
turned  to  regular  channel  of  outlet,  has 
come  back  as  unsuitable.  The  market 
is  getting  filled  up  with  these  medium 
or  ordinary  grades  of  Western  eggs  and 
there  is  a  lot  of  stock  here  and  arriving 
that  will  make  a  loss  on  current  country 
cost 
if  sales  are  to  be  insisted  upon. 
The  goods  are  known  by  several  sug­
gestive  names— “ rubber, ”   “ tar”   and 
others  more  expressive  and  less  elegant.

*  

*   4c

It  is  early  to  find  so  much  defective 
stock  among  our  egg receipts,  especially 
in  a  season  when  the  weather  has  kept 
so  cool  as  it  has  this  spring.  We  hear 
various  interesting  explanations  of  the 
matter.  Stock  from  far  Southern  points 
— particularly  from  Arkansas  and  Okla­
homa— is  weak  in  the  whites,  owing  to 
age  and  warm  weather,  and  we  are  get­
ting  a  good  deal  of  stock  from  that  sec­
tion  as  the  storage  buyers  don’t  flock 
quite  so  far  down.  One  receiver  sug­
gested  as  a  reason  for the preponderance 
of  small  eggs  in  the  stock  from Souther­
ly  sections  that  farmers  are  now  setting 
their  hens  and  picking  out  all  the  big, 
fine  eggs  for  hatching  purposes.  From 
more  Northerly  points  the  “ hens”   who 
are  getting  the  big eggs  to  sit  on  during 
the  summer are  probably  the  cold  stor­
age  men,  for  many  a  shipment  from 
Northern  points  looks  as  if  the  chickens 
had  all  turned  to  Bantams.  And  dirty 
eggs!—there  seem  to  be  no  end  to them. 
When  packed  separately  they 
find  a 
place,  but  the  worst  is  that  more  come 
mixed 
in  the  “ regular  packings”   than 
are  packed  alone.

*  *  *

“ first 

class”  

Ij  has  been  an  exceptionally  bad 
market  for  under  grade  regular  pack­
ings  and  I  am  much  inclined  to  think 
they  are  going  to make a  heap of  trouble 
with  the  storage  situation  before  we  get 
through  with  them.  The  trade  here 
is 
divided  between 
and 
“ cheap”   customers;  the  former  want 
first-class  stock,  showing  good  size  and 
reasonable  cleanness;  the 
latter go  for 
cheapness  first  and  quality  next  and  for 
their  purposes  dirties  and  checks  an­
swer  well  enough. 
In  between  these 
grades there  is  a  very  dull  trade  and the 
liberal  receipts  of  off  grade  regular 
packings  have  a  very  hard  row  to  hoe. 
Thousands  of  cases  of  just  fair  eggs— 
rather small  in  the  average  size,  rather 
dirty,  and  not  salable  to a  good  class  of 
trade  at  the  current  price  of  Western 
firsts—have  been  seeking  for customers 
at  any  moderate  concession,  with  very 
little  success  in  finding  an  outlet.  The 
worst  of  it  is  that  these  goods  cost high; 
their  first  cost  is  affected  by  the  ram­
pant  speculative  buying 
in  the  West 
and  to  force  them  to  sale  now  means  a 
loss—perhaps quite  a  serious  one. 
It  is 
my  opinion  that  the  first  loss  on  them

will  be  the 
lightest,  but  I  have  little 
idea  that  shippers  will  accept  it  as  a 
rule.  Doubtless  they  will  hang  about 
for  a  while,  perhaps  be  sold two or three 
times  for  good  eggs  and  returned  as 
often,  and  then  be  ordered  into  store. 
This  is  the  way  it  worked  two years  ago 
and  very  probably  the  same  results  will 
again  follow  the same  causes.  We  must 
expect  trouble  with  poor quality  eggs 
from  now  on  and  there  is  every  prob­
ability  that  the  storage  houses  will  be 
filled  with  them  during  the  next  three 
months.  Of  course  these  under  grade 
eggs  could  be  sold  freely  at  a  price;  at 
12 or  I2^c  they  would  go  like  hot  cakes 
now,  and  later,  during  the  hot  weather, 
we  could  probably  sell  almost  unlimited 
amounts  of  pretty  poor goods  at  about 
io@ i i c .  But  there  is  little  prospect  of 
getting  much  stock 
in  the  country  to 
sell  at  these  prices.  We  suppose  col­
lectors  will  go  on  paying  whatever  any­
body  will  pay 
in  order to  “ hold  their 
trade”   (pretty  expensive  thing  to  hold 
sometimes)  and  order  the  stock  to  store 
unless  it  can  be  sold  for enough to break 
even  at  least.— N.  Y.  Produce  Review.

Not  Volunteering  Inform ation.

“ Uncle,”   said 

the  dusty  pilgrim, 

“ how  far  is  it  to  Sagetown?”

’Bout  a  mile  and  a  half,”   replied 

the  farmer.

“ Can  I  ride  with  you?”
“ Sartin.  Climb  in .”
At  the  end  of  three-quarters  of  an 
hour the  dusty  pilgrim  began  to  be  un­
easy.

“ Uncle,”   he  asked,  “ how  far are  we 

from  Sagetown  now?”

“ ’ Bout  four  mile  and  a  half.”
“ Great  grief!  Why  didn’t  you  tell 
me  we  were  going  away  from  Sage­
town?”

“ Why  didn’t  you  tell  me  you  wanted 

to go  thar?”

A  man  was  being  tried  recently  in 
New  South  Wales  for stealing  a  watch. 
The  evidence  was  conflicting  and  the 
jury  made  up  their  minds  to  retire,  but 
before  they  left  the  hall  the  judge  re­
marked  that  if  there  were  any  points  on 
which  they  required 
information  he 
would  be  pleased  to assist them.  Eleven 
of  the  jurymen  had  left  the  box,  but  the 
last  was  standing,  with  his  eyes  fixed 
downward,  as 
in  thought. 
“ Well,  sir,”   said  the  judge,  “ is  there 
any  question  you  would  like  to  sak  me 
before  you  retire?”   “ I  would  like  to 
know,  my  lord,”   came  the  reply,  “ if 
you  could  tell  us  whether the  prisoner 
stole  the  watch. ’ ’

if  absorbed 

An  Old  5 aying

“ You can  lead a horse  to water, 

but  you can’t make him drink.”

We  may  be  able  to  lead  you  to 

ship us

Butter and  Eggs

once, but  we  can’t  make  you  reg­
ular shippers if we do  not  do what 
is  right. 
For  40  years  we  have 
been in business  in  this  city,  and 
our  ever-increasing 
is  a 
pretty good  indication  of  the  way 
we handle our shippers.

trade 

PROM PT  PAYM ENT. 

PETER   SMITH  &   SONS

DETROIT,  MICH.

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

Ballou  Basiets 

lire  Best

GAS  READING  LAMPS

Is  conceded.  Uncle  Sam  knows  it  and 

uses them by the thousand.

W e make all kinds.

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

Send for catalogue.

BALLOU BASKET WORKS, BeUillf,Mlcb.

No  wick,  no  oil,  no  trouble—always 
ready.  A  Gas  Reading  Lamp  is  the 
most satisfactory kind to use.

A complete lamp including tubing and 
genuine  Welsbach  Mantles  and  Wels- 
bach lamps as low as $3.

Suitable for offices and  stores  as  well.
GRAND  R A PID S GAS  LIG H T  CO., 

Pearl  and  Ottawa Sts.

W ANTED

ONE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOZEN  EGGS

April gathered  Will buy delivered  Detroit,  or  handle  shippers’  accounts.  For  farther 

particulars write or wire

GEO.  N.  HUFF  6, CO..

5 5   C A D IL L A C   8 Q U A R E ,  D E T R O IT ,  M IC H .

Highest  Market  Prices  Paid.  Regular Shipments Solicited.

98  South  Division  Street, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

EGOS  WANTED

We pay highest cash market price f.  o.  b.  your station.  Write or wire us for prices. 

Butter consignments solicited.

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas and Early Vegetables always on hand.
RETTING  &  EVANS,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Reference— Peoples Savings Bank. 

Mention Michigan Tradesman.

F I E L D   S E E D S
F I E L D   P E A S

All kinds Clover and Grass Seeds.

W e buy and sell  Eggs,  Beans, Clover Seed,  Potatoes, Apples.

M O S E L E Y   BROS.

28,28,30,32  Ottawa Street__________________________________________Grand  Bapldg,  MIchlgai.

Jobbers  of  Fruits,  Seeds,  Beans  and  Potatoes

SELL  POTATOES

S a i n t   L o u i s   wants  nice  stock  now,  prices  are  good. 
Ship at once.
Have you any  B E A N S?  W e can  sell what you  have. 

MILLER  &  TEASDALE  CO.,  Saint  Louis,  Mo.

W e solicit  your shipm ents 

of  Fresh  E g gs  and  D airy 

Butter.

Reference,  Home Savings Bank, Detroit?

THE  LEADING  PRODUCE  HOUSE  ON 

MARKET.

W e  m ake  a   specialty  of 
poultry and dressed calves. 
W rite for our w eekly price 
list.

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

19

The New York Market

Special  Features  of the Grocery and Prod­

Special Correspondence.

uce  Trades.

New  York,  April  27—The  coffee  mar­
ket  has  a  good  turn.  Cables  have  re­
ported  that  the  growing  crops  promise 
to  be  750,000  bags 
less  according  to 
somebody,and this  sent  the  French  mar­
ket  up  a  franc  and  this,  in  turn,affected 
the  market  here,  so that  No.  7  Rio,  in 
an  invoice  way,  gained  %c  and  closes 
firm  at  6j^c.  But  it  won’t  do  to  scram­
ble  for  coffee  even  if the  supply  falls 
short  all  this  amount.  There  is  certain­
ly  enough  to  go  around,  and  he  who 
monkeys  to  any  great  extent  in  trying 
to  corner  the  market  is  not  wise. 
In 
store  and  afloat  the  amount  aggregates 
1,241,091  bags,  against 984,992  bags  at 
the  same  time 
last  year.  The  actual 
volume  of  business  is  rather  larger  than 
last  week  and  orders  have  come  from 
many  points,  taking,  in  the  aggregate, 
a  fair  amount.  West  India  sorts  showed 
some  sympathy  with  the  better  feeling 
in  Brazil  and  Good  Cucuta  advanced  a 
fraction  of  a  cent.

The  sugar  market  has  shown  a  fair 
degree  of  activity  and  the better weather 
we  are  finally  experiencing  will  tend  to 
give  a  still  better tone  to the  situation. 
Refiners  are  firmly  holding  to  the  seven 
days’  contract  and,  altogether,  the  sugar 
market  favors  sellers.

A  good  many  little  orders  for  teas  are 
coming 
in  and  greens  are,  perhaps,  a 
trifle  higher.  Blacks  are  steady  and, 
altogether,  the  market  shows  some 
im­
provement  over  last  week.  There 
is 
room  for  improvement,  however,  to  a 
still  greater degree  without  taxing  ship­
ping  clerks  to  any  great  extent.

While  a  fair  number of  small  orders 
for  rice  have  been  received  from nearby 
points  the  weather  has  been  ‘ ‘ agin’ ”  
much  activity  in  rice  and  the  whole 
amount  of  business  done  is  nothing  to 
brag  of.  Prices  are  quite  firmly  sus­
tained  and,  as  stocks  are  not  large,  it 
is 
likely  we  shall  soon  see  a  mending 
market  in  this  staple.  Prime  to  choice, 
5@5^c.
Cloves  are  firm  and  prices  show  some 
slight  advance.  Pepper and  ginger  are 
unchanged,  but  the  market  is  firm  and, 
altogether,  the  tone  shows  improvement 
over  last  week.

Offerings  of  molasses  are  light.  The 
demand 
is  good  and  prices  are  firm. 
The  feeling  all  around  is  a  very  con­
fident  one  for  this  season  of  the  year. 
Blackstrap  is  firm,  but  with  little  call. 
Good  to  prime  centrifugal, 
i7@3oc; 
open  kettle,  32342c;  fancy  Ponce,  32© 
36c.

Syrups  are  rather  quiet,  neither  ex­
porters  nor  home  traders  showing  any 
interest.  Quotations are without  change.
While  the  canned  goods  market  is 
quiet,  it  is  strong.  Quotations  are  well 
sustained  and,  altogether,  the  feeling  is 
more  cheerful. 
It  seems  that  through 
some  source  packers  are  obtaining  cans 
cheaper than  those  offered  by  the  trust 
and  this  will,  perhaps,  have  some  effect 
on  quotations  of  the  goods.  The  trust 
price  for  No.  3  is  $24.50  per  thousand. 
New  factories  are  being  started  and 
there  is  promise  of  a  merry  war.  The 
$24.50  rate  is  an  advance  of  $1.50  since 
the  trust  began  work.  Further advances 
are  outlined  until  July,  when  $27  will 
be  the  figure.  Tomatoes  are  worth  75c 
for  spot  New Jersey goods, and  8o@82^c 
for  futures.  Peas  are  in  good  request 
at  90c.  Sifted  Early Junes of well-known 
brands,  $i.io @ i.i5.

Lemons  and  oranges  are  now  taking  a 
new  lease  on  life  after a  time of lifeless­
ness  and  orders  have  come  in  in a fairly 
satisfactory  manner.  Quotations  have 
been  well  sustained  for  the  past  few 
days  and,  with  warmer  weather,  the 
“ spring  rush"  will  soon  be  here.  Ban-

anas  are  in  better  request,  although  not 
quotably  higher than  last  week.

Dried fruits  are  rather quiet  and a tour 
through  the  entire  market  fails  to  show 
any  interest  in  the  situation.  A  rumor 
prevailed 
that  a  sale  of  20,000,000 
pounds  of  prunes  had  been  made  by 
the  Association,  at  2c,  but  it  is  now  de­
nied,  although  many  still  think  it  true.
Best  Western  creamery  butter  is  not 
quotable  at  over  20c,  although  it  is  well 
sustained  at  this  and,  with  arrivals 
moderate,  the  chances  are  that  it  will 
not 
this. 
Firsts  can  be  found  in  good  supply  at 
ig@ig}^c;  seconds,  I7^@ i8^c;  imita­
tion  creamery,  i5@i7Kc,  as  to quality, 
with 
choice, 
I3@ i3#c.

immediately  be 

trade  quiet; 

less  than 

Receipts  of  eggs  are  liberal  and  with 
a  demand  of  only  limited character quo­
tations  are  reduced  to  14c  with  here  and 
there  a 
lot  bringing  a  balf-cent  more 
and  some  very  good  stock  selling  at  a 
half-cent  less.

Some  old  desirable 

full 
cream,  has  been  sold  at  12c,  but  this  is 
top  rate  and  i i @i i ^ c is nearer the right 
mark.  Considerable  new  cheese  is  com­
ing  in  and  the  quality  is  generally  fair, 
although  not  quotable  at  over 8j£c.

The  bean  market  is  strong  and  choice 
marrows  are  worth  $2.45@2.50,  choice 
medium  $2.o5@2.oy%,  choice  pea  $2.10 
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prices  of  these  peculiarly  Canadian  del­
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sugar  season  in  the  Eastern  townships, 
the  principal  field  for  the  product  in 
Canada,  is  now  at  an  end  and  the result 
is  disappointing  to  the  farmers,  as  the 
crop  has  been  very  poor  as  compared 
with  previous  years. 
In  fact  the  ma­
ple  tree  in  many  parts  of  the  country 
seems  to  be  losing  its  vitality. 
In  old 
times  two to  three  pounds  of sugar could 
be  made  from  one  tree,  but  that  time  is 
evidently  past,  as  this  year  the  trees 
would  not  average  more  than  a  pound 
for each  tree.  In  some  parts  the  quality 
of  the  sugar  is  not  up  to  the  standard, 
the  result  of  the 
injury  caused  to  the 
maple  trees  by  worms  feeding  on  their 
foliage  for  several  years  in  succession. 
The  failure  of  the  maple  sugar crop  is 
a  serious  matter  for  the  Canadian  farm­
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The  maple  tree  from  which  sugar  is 
made  finds 
its  natural  habitat  over  a 
wide  area  on  the  American  continent, 
but  nowhere  does  it  seem  so  perfectly 
at  home  as  on  the  hills  of  the  Eastern 
townships. 
Its  magnificent  foliage  in 
midsummer  and  its  blaze  of  color  in 
autumn  have  led  to  the  naming  of  that 
portion  of  the  Province  of  Quebec  the 
‘ Highlands  of  Canada.”   While  the 
larger  portion  of  the  product  of  the 
maple  tree  is  used  for  home  consump­
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up,  especially  to  Great  Britain.  Some 
of  it  also  goes  into  the  United  States. 
The  sugar  season  is  generally  regarded 
as  one  of  festivity  in  the  country  and 
large  parties  of  amateurs  are  daily 
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production  of  the  article.

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“ Well,  I  gave  her  a 

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marked 
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put  them  on  the  woman's  grave,  instead 
of  bringing  them  here  to  cheer the  poor 
husband.' ’

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Woman’s World

W eeping  Weapon Abandoned by tb e Mod­

ern  W oman.

To  me  one  of  the  most interesting and 
significant  phases  of  the  evolution  of 
woman  is  that  she  is  ceasing  to  weep.  I 
don’t  know  how  science  explains  it,  but 
it  is  a  self-evident  fact,  that  every  ob­
serving  person  must  have  noted,  that  as 
women  have  developed  backbone  their 
tear ducts  have  dried  up.

Time  was,  and  not  so  long  ago,  when 
the  very  name  of  the  feminine  sex  was 
synonymous  with  crying. 
It  was  wom­
an’s  hereditary  destiny  to weep,  just  as 
it  was  man’s  to  work,  and  she  did  what 
was  expected  of  her  by  sitting  down 
and  howling  whenever  she  came  up 
against  any  of  the  hard  propositions  of 
life.

More 

than  that,  it  was  considered 
proper  and  elegant  and  womanly.  All 
the  heroines  in  old-fashioned  novels  be­
dew  every  page  with  their tears,  and 
the  real  women  of  the  period  seem  to 
have  been  no  better,  but  to  have  existed 
in  a  kind  of  sodden  condition.  Their 
tears  were  always  on  tap  and  they  were 
ready  to  turn  the  waterworks  on  when­
ever  anything  was  to  be  gained  by  do­
ing  it.

in  private. 

The  modern  woman  has  changed  all 
that.  You  hardly ever see  a woman  weep 
now.  There  are— God  help  us—just  as 
many  things  to  wring  a  woman’s  heart 
to-day and  just  as  many  causes  for tears 
as  there  ever  were,  but  if she  weeps, 
she  weeps 
It  is  almost  as 
unusual  and  startling  to  see  a  woman 
now give  away  publicly  to  emotion  as it 
is  to  see  a  man  do  so,  and  I  can  think 
of  no  other one  thing  that  so  emphatic­
ally  marks  the  progress  of  my  sex. 
It 
measures  all  the  distance  between  hys­
teria  and  reason.  It  marks  the  immeas­
urable difference between the spoilt child 
crying 
impotently  for  forbidden  sweets 
and  the  strong  adult  who  takes  what 
life  gives  with  unfaltering  bravery  and 
cheerfulness.
likely  that  women  always 
It  seems 
overvalued 
the  effectiveness  of  tears 
anyway.  Tears  were  supposed  to  al­
ways  be  an  unanswerable  argument,  so 
far  as  men  were  concerned.  Unfor­
tunately, few  women  can  weep  effective­
ly. 
In  poetry  a  pearly  drop  that  makes 
a  blue  eye  look  like a  violet  drowned  in 
dew  gathers  slowly and rolls gently  down 
the  alabaster  cheek  and  the  man  goes 
down  before 
In  everyday  life  the 
woman  who  weeps gets red-eyed  and  her 
nose  swells  and  she  looks  purple  and 
apoplectic  and  the  man  gets  up  and 
slams  the  door  behind  him  and  goes 
downtown  until  the  water-spout  is  over.
In  these  prosaic and common  sense  days 
weeping  has  played  out  as  a  fascination 
and  tears  are  a  fizzle.  No  man  wants 
to  be  salted  down  in  brine  as  if  he  were 
a  dried  herring.

it. 

Tears  were  always a coward’s weapon.
It  was  playing  upon  the  best  and  ten- 
in  other  people  for  your  own 
derest 
selfish  ends. 
I  heard  a  woman  say  not 
long  ago  that  she  always  got  her  way  in 
the  family  by  crying. 
“ When  I  want  a 
thing,”   she  said,  “ I  just  go  to  bed  and 
have  hysterics  until  I  get  it.”   One  un­
derstands,  of  course,  how  a  man  gives 
in  to  that  kind  of  a  woman—his  very 
manhood  makes  him  powerless  to deal 
with  her  as  she  deserves,  but  what  a 
withering  and  blighting  contempt  he 
must  have  for her.  How  he  must  de­
spise  the 
little  soul  that  trades  on  his 
pity,  his  chivalry,  his  very  reverence 
for womanhood.

In  an  humble  rank  of  society  I  have,

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

seen  that  kind  of  a  woman  permanently 
and 
instantaneously  cured  by  a  sound 
thrashing  and  when  I  bave  observed 
other hysterical  and  unreasonable  wom­
en 
in  a  more  exalted  station  of  life,  it 
has  occurred  to  me  that  perhaps  we  are 
unduly  prejudiced  against  wife-beating 
and  that  there  may  be  times  and  oc­
casions  when 
it  makes  for  peace  and 
righteousness.

The  trouble  with  women’s  tears  in 
the  past  has  been  that  they  wept  too 
much,  and 
in  the  wrong  way.  A  tear 
as  a  tear  is  as  ineffective  as  any  other 
drop  of  salt  water,  yet  people  make  the 
mistake  of  reverencing  it  as  if  weeping 
over  a  thing  was  going  to  perform  some 
kind  of  a  miracle.  You  might  weep 
over a  starving  family  until  you shed  an 
ocean  of  tears,yet  it wouldn’t  keep them 
from  perishing  of  hunger. 
It  is  only 
when  you  begin  to  sob with your pocket- 
book  that  you  do  any  good. 
It  isn’t 
the  people  who  come  to  weep  with  us 
when  we  are  unfortunate  and  poor  and 
downcast  who  help  us. 
It  is  those  who 
have 
learned  to  sympathize  with  their 
bank  book  and  personal  interest  and  as­
sistance.  Nothing  else  on  earth  is  so 
plentiful  and cheap and  useless  as  tears,

but  until  they  are  backed  up  with  good 
deeds  and  money  nobody  has  a  right  to 
attempt  to  sustain  a  reputation  for char­
ity  on  them.  Plenty  of  people  do. 
I 
have  seen  women  sit  up  in  a  fashion­
able  church  and  sniffle  into  a  point  lace 
handkerchief  all  through  a  charity  ser­
mon  and  then  drop  a  plugged  nickel 
into  the  contribution  plate.

Then  there’s  poverty. 

If all  the  tears 
women  have  shed  over  being  poor  had 
been  brought  to  account  it  would  make 
a  water  power  that  would  turn  the 
wheels  of  the  machinery  of  the  world. 
And 
it’s  all  been  wasted.  Tears  toll 
back  no  vanished dollars.  Nobody  ever 
heard  of  a  woman  lamenting  herself 
into  a  fortune,  yet  they  go  on  making 
themselves  perfect  Niobes  over  their 
spilt milk.  I  had  a  friend  once  who  lost 
her  money  and  who  thereafter  did  noth­
“ What  shall  I  do?”   she 
ing  but  weep. 
demanded. 
“ If  you 
would  put  in  as  much  time  and  energy 
mopping  a  floor as  you  do  in  mopping 
your eyes,  you  could  make  a  fortune  as 
a  charwoman,”   I  answered,  brutally. 
She  never  forgave  me.  People  never do 
when  you  tell  them  the  truth,  but  it  is  a 
fact,  nevertheless,  that  the  only  tears

“ I  shall  starve.”  

that  can  conjure  back  prosperity  are  tbe 
tears  we  weep  with  our  hands  at  some 
good,  honest  labor.

Sometimes  I  amuse  myself  by  specu­
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be  if  mothers  wept  less  over their  way­
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Sentimentalists  have 

woman  speaks  o!  her  children  when 
they  turn  out  badly  as  a  mysterious 
dispensation  of  Providence. 
It’s  a 
sneaky  way  of  trying  to  get  out  of  her 
responsibility.  She  has  been  too  weak 
or  too  selfish  or too  lazy  to  raise  them 
right.  Then  the  day  comes  when  she 
discovers  that  the  girl  is  meeting  fast 
young  men  on  the  sly  or  the  boy  comes 
home  staggering  drunk. 
It  is  one  of 
the  tragedies  of 
life  when  the  young 
lives that are dearer than  her own and the 
young  souls  that  she  would  give  her 
own  to  save  hang  trembling  in  the  bal­
ance  and  the  mother can  meet  the  situ­
ation  with  nothing  but  impotent  tears.
embalmed  a 
mother's  tears  in  song  and  story  and 
made  them  sacred,  but  I  tell  you  the 
tears  a  mother  sheds  over  an  ill-raised 
son  or  daughter  are  shameful.  There 
should  be  no  cause  for them  and  there 
would  be  no  cause  for them  once  in  a 
million  times  if  she  bad  done  her  duty. 
Wbne  I  hear of  a  heart-broken  mother 
trying  to  float  her  son  out  of  the  peni­
tentiary  on  a  stream  of  tears,  I  don’t 
pity  her  half  so  much  as  I  pity  him  for 
having  his 
life  wrecked  by  an  injudi­
cious  mother. 
the 
mother  ought  to  be  indicted  as  an  ac­
complice  before  the  crime.  Weep  with 
strict  authority,  mothers,  sob  with  a 
switch  while  your  children  are  little, 
and  when  they  are  grown  you  will  not 
have  to  shed  salt  and  bitter  tears  over 
sons  and  daughters  who  have  brought 
shame  upon  you.

In  strict  justice, 

It  has  also  always appeared  to me  that 
women  have  wasted  quite  an  unneces­
sary  amount  of  tears  on  their  husbands. 
For  a  thousand  generations  wives  have 
clung  to  the  theory  that  a  man  could  be 
wept  into  all  the  virtues  of  the  Beati­
tudes.  When  a  woman  bad  a  drunken 
husband  she  opened  the  door  for him 
in  the  early  hours  of  the  morning  and 
bedewed Trim  with  her  tears.  When  she 
had  a  brutal  one  she  wept  when  he 
mistreated  her,  but  she  forgave  him and 
let  him  go  on  doing  it.  Men don’t  weep 
any  over  women. 
They  make  their 
wives  behave  themselves  or  else  they 
haul  them  up  before  the  divorce  court, 
and  that’s  why  the  percentage  of  good 
conduct  is  so  largely  in  favor  of the  fair 
sex.

Any  way you look  at  it,  it  is  a  hopeful 
sign  women  have  abandoned  doing  the 
baby  act. 
It  was  always  weak  and  use­
less.  We  owe  it  to  the  world  to  give  it 
smiles  and  sunshine,  not  showers,  and 
we  best  do  our  part  in  it  when  we  meet 
the  misfortunes  of  life  with  that  brave 
attitude  that  nothing  can  daunt.

Dorothy  Dix.

Ultim ate  Outcome  o f the  Fam ily  Ja r .
We  never  so  plainly  indicate  that  we 
are  but  children  of  a  larger growth  as 
when  we  indulge  in  those  pettish  half­
way family quarrels that  we  euphonious­
ly  describe  as  “ spats.”   Prompted  by 
nervousness,  or  ill-temper,  or irritation 
born  of  the  moment,  they  bloom  into 
just  such  a  condition  of  affairs as makes 
one  child  say  to  another,  “ I  hate  you! 
I’m  never  going  to  speak  to  you  again. 
I’m  going  to take  my  doll  rags  and  go 
home. ’ ’

in  an  hour 

The  child  returns 

all 
smiles, and,  oblivious  of the  unpleasant­
ness,  takes  up  the  thread  of  the 
inti­
macy  again.  With  a  grown  person  there 
is  no  such  thing  as  forgiving  and  for­
getting.  We  may  cease  to  be  angry  and 
to  cherish  animosity—we  may  keep  up 
all  the  outward  forms  of  friendship— 
but  the  beautiful  thing  itself  lies  dead

upon  the  altar  and  never  again  can  the 
spirit  of  life  be  breathed  into  it.

Nor  is  this  less  true  in  the  more  inti­
mate  relations  of  life. 
In  a  moment  of 
anger a  parent  reminds  a  child  of  a  de­
fect  or  an  affliction,  or  the  child  turns 
on  the  parent  with  some reproach  that is 
like  a  knife  thrust  in  the  heart.  The 
moment  passes;  the 
little  squall  of 
anger  is  over,  and  the  family  relation­
ship goes  on  as  before,  but  between  the 
parent  and  child  has  opened  up a chasm 
that  nothing  on  earth  will  ever  bridge 
again.

With  husbands  and  wives  it  is  the  lit­
tle  spat  that  undermines  all  domestic 
happiness,  just  as  the  constant  jarring 
of  a  piece  of  machinery  out  of  gear can 
shake  the  strongest  building  until it top­
ples  into  ruins. 
It  begins  in  a  childish 
exhibition  of  unreasonableness,  and  one 
or the other says nasty,  little mean things 
which  haven’t the dignity of a real griev­
ance,  but  which  smart  and  sting,  never­
theless.  A  woman  will  flash  out:  “ I 
wish  I  had  never  married  you !”   The 
husband  will  retort:  “ You  can’t  pos­
sibly  regret  it  as  I  do!”   Neither  means 
it,  and  after  a  bit  they  kiss  and  make 
up,  and  think,  as  diplomats  say,  the 
matter 
spat 
amounts  to nothing,  anyway.

is  closed,  and 

that  a 

live 

in  anger, 

Fatal  mistake!  The  cruel  words,  al­
though  spoken 
in  the 
memory.  Love  has  been  wounded  and, 
although  the  hurt  may  heal,  it  leaves  a 
scar.  Day  by  day  these  wounds  multi­
ply  and  the  time  surely  comes  when  it 
can  bear no  more;  it  has  been  slowly 
tortured  to  death.

There  is  nothing  more  pathetic in  life 
than  that  we  should  all  go  ceaselessly 
love,  as  the  one  great 
searching  for 
treasure.  Yet  when 
it  is  given  us  we 
recklessly  throw  it  away.  For  less  than 
the  mess  of  pottage— for  the  poor  priv­
ilege  of  exhibiting  a  fish  wife’s  tongue 
and  temper—we  barter that which  would 
have  made  all  our days  sweet  and beau­
tiful. 

Cora  Stowell.

Checkers  on  the  Farm .
The checker hoard is all worn out 
The checkers have become begrimed, 
But still the game goes straightway on, 
While Cynthy pens up Reuben’s men, 

From use each winter night;
Which once were shining bright;
Altho’ the squares are blurs,
Or Reuben captures hers.

Sometimes the old iSan takes a hand 
And then the farm hands circle round 
They would not say a single word 
So breathless they observe him drive 

To show his practiced skill,
While every one Is still;
That would distract his play;
Young Reuben’s men to bay.

Ah, what would winter evenings be 
Without the checker board,
With double corners, jumps and moves 
And fun which they afford;
Our dissipation oft consists 
In too much checkers here,
Which makes the gossips tell about 
Our checkered life’s career.

Don’t  be  a  grumbler.  Some  people 
contrive  to  get  hold  of  the  prickly  side 
of  everything, 
to  run  against  all  the 
sharp  corners  and  find  out  all  the  dis­
agreeable  things.  Half  the  strength 
spent  in  growling  would  often  set things 
straight.  You  may  as  well  make  up 
your  mind,  to  begin  with,  that  no  one 
ever  found  the  world  quite  as  he  would 
ike 
it,  but  you  are  to  take  your  share 
of  the  troubles  and  bear  them  sturdily. 
You  will  be  very  sure  to  have  burdens 
laid  upon  you  that  belong  to  other  peo­
ple  unless  you  are  a  shirk  yourself;  but 
don’t  grumble. 
If  the  work  needs  do­
ng,  and  you  can  do  it,  never  mind 
about  the  other  person  who  ought  to 
have  done  it  and  didn’t.  Those  workers 
who  fill  up  the  gaps,  smooth  away  the 
rough  spots  and  finish  up  the  job  that 
others  leave  undone—they  are  the  true 
peacemakers  and  worth  a  whole  regi­
ment  of growlers.

Michigan  Gas  Machine  and 

Mixing  Regulator

V 

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MANUFACTURED  ONLY  BY

Michigan  Brick  &  Tile  Machine  Co.

MORENCI,  MICH.

If you want the  best  and  cheapest  light  on  earth  write 
for descriptive  circulars.  This  machine  is specially de­
sirable for store lighting.

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Cabinet

In pounds,  halves  and 

quarters.

JAPAN 

B.  F. JAPAN 

YOUNG  HYSON 
GUNPOWDER 

ENG.  B REAK FAST 

CEYLON 
OOLONG 
BLEND

$1  per lb.

Retailed at  50c,  75c,  and 

The best business  propo­
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grocer.  Absolutely  the 
choicest teas grown.

Write for particulars.

The J. M. BOIIR CO.,

Toledo, Ohio.

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Hardware

Cardinal  Principles  o f  Business  W hich 

B ring   Success.

it 

It  is  estimated  that  95  per  cent,  of 
those  engaged  in  commercial  vocations 
fail  in  their  pursuit.  This  does  not  im­
ply  that  all  such  become  bankrupt,  or 
make  assignments  with  a  lack  of  assets 
to  pay  their  liabilities.  An 
individual 
or  firm  may  have  been  in  business  for 
forty  years,  but  if  he  has  made  no 
progress,  if 
is  the  same  old  corner 
store,  dirty,  unkempt,  and  uninviting, 
his  business 
life  has  been  a  failure, 
and,  if  he  is  not  already,  he  soon  will 
be  relegated  to the  past.  This  is  a  pro­
gressive  age,  and  the  man  in  any 
line 
of  business  who  does  not  keep  fully 
abreast  of  the  times  can  never  catch  the 
spirit  after a  Rip  Van  Winkle  sleep.  It 
is  much  easier to  keep  up  than  to  catch 
up.  The  country  is  full  of  live,  active 
energetic  men,  who  are  pushing  on 
in 
the  world,  and  who  will  soon  crowd  out 
those  who  still  pursue  the  methods  of 
the  past.

The  successful  mechanic  uses the gray 
matter  in  his  brain  more,  and  his  mus­
cle 
less  each  year,  that  he  may  meet 
competition.  The  publisher  is  a  back 
number  unless  he  has  typesetting  ma­
chines.  And  so  all  around  us,  and  in 
our  midst,  are  evidences  that  the  world 
moves,  and  the  people  therein  are  vy­
ing  one  with  another  for  supremacy.

The  retail  hardware  dealer  belongs  to 
the  genus  homo,  is  both  human  and  hu­
mane,  has  red  corpuscles  in  his  blood, 
and  some  gray  matter  in  his  brain. 
You  may  see  some  evidences  of  his 
energy  in  his  soiled  clothes  and  hands, 
and,  occasionally,  a  dark  spot  on  bis 
face,  but  he  is  here  in  full  force  to-day, 
and  can  be  seen,  so  that  a  further  de­
scription 
is  un­
doubtedly  influenced  and  governed  by 
the  same  conditions  which  prevail  in 
other  industrial  lines.

is  unnecessary.  He 

The  qualifications  necessary  for  the 
conducting  of  a  successful  retail  hard­
ware  business  are  many  and  varied, 
and  call  for  the  best  efforts  of  every 
individual  who  makes  a  success  of  it.

Location  and  the  necessary  capital 
are  no  small  factors  to  be  considered, 
but  do  not  constitute  by  any  means  all 
of  the  essentials  needed,  in  fact,  they 
may  be  classed  among  the  minor  con­
siderations  when  compared  with  the 
other qualities  that  go  to  make  up  suc­
cess.

Among  the  first  requisites  to  success 
is  absolute  honesty  with  the  customer,, 
first,  last  and  all  the  time,  even  at  the 
expense  of 
losing  a  go od  sale.  Your 
reputation  for  honest  and  fair dealing 
will  grow  in  the  community,  and,  as  a 
result,  you  will  get  the  trade  of  many 
a  newcomer  in  your  locality.  Strangers 
in  a  community  ask  their  neighbors 
where 
is  the  best  place  to trade,  and 
will  they  not  always  point  out  the  most 
reputable  house,  knowing  that 
their 
own  reputation  for  truth  and  veracity 
will  not  suffer  thereby?

Again,  you  should  always  have  your 
goods  priced  as  low  as  your  competit­
ors’.  This  will 
inspire  confidence  in 
time,  and  customers  will  learn that  they 
do  not  have  to  watch  the  markets  so 
closely  for  protection.  It  is  not  so  much 
the  size  of  the  margins on  sales,  but  the 
volume  of  your  business  that  will  con­
tribute  the  largest  per cent,  on  your  in­
vestment.  People  buy  in  a  hurry  these 
days,  and  do  not  like  to  learn-they  have 
paid  too  much  for  goods  later  on.

Do  not  hesitate  to  follow  the  market

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

if  goods  decline,  as  the  news­
down 
papers  spread  the  report  rapidly,  and 
your  competitor  may  do  so  first. 
It  is 
hard  to  submit  gracefully,  but  I  have 
never  found  occasion  to  regret  so doing. 
It  will  enable  you  to  advance  prices 
when  goods  go  up,  as  the  public  realize 
you  do  not  control  the markets,  and your 
competitor  will  surely  do  likewise  when 
he  is  convinced  of  your  doing  so.

A  cheerful  manner toward  the  public 
on  the  street  as  well  as  behind the coun­
ter  will  do  much  toward  helping  you 
along,  as every one  likes  a  cheerful  per­
son  and  dislikes  a  grumbler.  Personal 
attention  to  the  details  in  filling  an  or­
der  counts  not  a  little.  See  that  locks 
and  butts  are  fitted  with  screws.  Have 
your  goods  well  wrapped,  make  deliver­
ies  promptly,  set  the  stove  up  properly, 
and  do  not  have  to  be  asked  to  correct 
mistakes  of  careless  employes.  Spare 
no  expense 
If 
complaint  is  made,  investigate  at  once, 
and  rectify  the  same,  even  if  you  sub­
mit  to  some 
injustice  with  unreason­
able  people.  You  have  gained  a  point 
in  having  the  crankiest  man 
in  the 
community  say  that  you  do  his  work  to 
his  satisfaction.  This  will  constitute 
one  of  the  best  advertisements  you  can 
have.

in  giving  satisfaction. 

This  careful  attention  to  details  is 
absolutely  necessary  to  permanent  suc­
cess.  For  example,  observe  the  care, 
or so-called  “ red  tape,"  of  the  large 
institutions  of  the  country,  sparing  no 
trouble  nor  expense  with  the  most  mi­
nute  detail.

Do  not  despise  the  little  things,  such 
as  small  sales,  customers  with 
little 
money,  children  with  their  penny  pur­
chases,  bargain  hunters  and  pricers. 
They  all  add  their quota  to  your  busi­
ness,  and  represent  as  strong  an  influ­
ence  for  or  against  your  place  as  the 
wealthiest  man  in  the  community,  per­
haps  more,  with  their  lack  of  other mul­
titudinous  duties  that  harass  the  lives 
of  men  of  means.

In  looking  after  detail,  care  should 
be  taken  not  to  overlook  the  main  lines 
and  definite  objects  one  has  in  view. 
It  is  well  to  place  the  detail  work  in 
the  hands  of  a  subordinate  where  pos­
sible,  thus  giving  more  time  and oppor­
tunity to  broaden  out  in every direction. 
Business, 
like  mankind,  must  either 
grow  or  retrograde.

It 

There  is  no  limit  to  the  side  lines  of 
hardware  a  dealer  may  handle. 
is 
much  like  the  famous  poker  game  Bill 
“ No  limit  but 
Nye  speaks  of  with 
the  ceiling.”   Each  and  every 
line 
should  add  a  profit  or  be  cast  aside  and 
that  same  energy  spent  on  something 
else. 
It  is  well  directed  energy  and 
enthusiasm  that  makes  thing  go,  and, 
having  them,  no  one  can  surpass  you.

Employ  good  help  and  pay  them  lib­
erally.  They  will  reciprocate.  An em­
ploye  who  is  paid  what  he  earns  is  not 
watching  the  clock,  but  is  watching  the 
interests  of  the  house.  They  will  ex­
plore  new  fields,  and,  under  your  direc­
tion,  may  make  revelations  that  will  be 
of  value  to  you.  Advise  with  them  and 
help  them.  Do  not  make  the  mistake 
of  trying  to  hold  them  back  from  learn­
ing.  You  can  use  their energy  to  your 
own  and  their  profit.  Push  these  young 
men  out.  Give  one  of  them  charge  of 
the  advertising,  another the  stoves  an­
other  paints,  and  so  on. 
If  your  busi­
ness  is  small,  combine  one  or  more  of 
these,  and  hold  him  personally  respon­
sible  for  the  success  of  this  or  that 
branch.  With  an  occasional  word  of 
commendation  from  you,  he  is  sure  to 
make  it  win.  Expand  your business  in 
every 
legitimate  way  possible.  Your 
patrons  like  to  trade  with  an  energetic; 
and  progressive  man.

W.  A.  McIntyre.

~ When the 

Busy Season 
Conies

And the customer  to whom 
you have sold  paint  for  his 
house  finds  that  you  have 
not  quite  enough  to  finish 
the  job  it  will  be  a  nice 
thing to be able  to  say  “go 
right  along,  I  will  have  it 
for  you  in  a  day  or  two;” 
and  you  can  say  it  if  you 
carry  our  line,  for  we  are 
quick shippers.  Better write 
to us about it;  we  save  you 
time and money.

Callaghan  &   Richardson,

Manufacturers’ Agents, 
Reed City, Mich.

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Superior to electricity or gas, cheaper than kero­
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They darkness Into daylight turn,
And air Instead of money burn.

No smoke,  no  odor,  no  noise,  absolutely  safe. 
They are portable, hang or stand them anywhere.
We  also  mrnufacture  Table  Lam ps,  W all 
Lamps,  Pendants,  Chandeliers,  Street 
Lamps, etc.  The best and only really  success­
ful Incandescent Vapor Gas Lamps made.  They 
sell at sight'  Good  agents  wanted.  Write  for 
catalogue and prices.

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81  L.  Fifth Ave. 

Chicago,  111.

Your stock  is  not  complete  without  you 

have the

Star Cream  Separators

Best  advertisement  you  can  use.  Each 
one sold  makes you  a friend.  Great  labor 
saver.  Complete  separation  of  cream 
from  milk.  Write to-day  for  prices  and 
territory.

Lawrence  Manufacturing  Co.

• 

TOLEDO,  OHIO

Patented 

August 16,1899

Sporting  Goods,  Ammunition,  Stoves, 
Window  Glass,  Bar  Iron,  Shelf  Hard­
ware,  etc.,  etc.

Foster, Stevens & Co.,

3 L   33»  35»  37»  39  Louis S t. 

10 &  u   Monroe S t.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Secure the agency of the

“ Quick  Meal”  Gasoline  Blue  Flame  Oil 

Stoves  and  Steel  Ranges

They have no competitors.  Write at once to 

« hcumcaL

OmCKMBAW.

D. E. VANDERVEEN,  State Agent,

525 M ichigan Trust Building, Grand Rapids, M ich. 

Citizens Phone 1350.

Tradesman Company 

Grand Rapids*

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PROVED  H IS  POINT.

Ten  Cents  for Tobacco  and  F ifty  Cents for 

Written for the Tradesman.

Dentistry.

‘ ‘ Anything  you’d  like  to  buy  to-day, 
Uncle?”   asked  the  new  clerk,  as  Mr. 
Johnson  slouched  through  the  store  to­
ward  the  fire.

“ Hay?”
‘ ‘ I  say,  is  there anything you’d  like to 

get?”

“ Waal,  an’  sposin’ 

of  it?”

the’ 

is,  what 

“ Why,  if  there  is  I  want  to  sell  it  to 
you.  You  see,  I’m  the  new  man  here 
and,  of  course,  I  want  to  sell  all  the 
goods  I  can.”

“ Do,  hay?  Funny,  too.  Say!  where’d 

ye  git  that  air  necktie?”

“ I  bought  it  here.”
“ Hain’t  paid  fer  it,  I  reckon?”
The  young  man  blushed,  but managed 

to  say  that  he  had.

“ Ye  paid  fer  it,  did  ye?  Didn’t  pay 
much  I  reckon,  hay?  No,  I  ’lowed  ye 
didn’t. 
That  air  necktie  o’  yourn 
’minds  me  o’  my  little  gal’s  red  caliker 
apron.  Every  time  she  goes  outen  the 
house,  either  the  bull  or the  turkey  gob 
bier  takes  a 
run  at  her.  That  there 
necktie  yo’  got  on  ’s  enough  to  give  a 
feller the  jimjams.  Yo’ hain’t  got  no 
more  on  ’em,  hay?  No,  I  thought  not. 
The*  couldn't  be  only  one  like  that  air 
anyhow.  The  feller  what  made  that 
necktie  ought  to  make  one  more  and 
then  quit. 
Say,  you  hain't  got  no 
chewin’  tobacker,  hay?  Oh,  ye  have 
Got  any  fine  cut? 
I  do’  want  no  poor 
stuff.  The  last  fine  cut  I  got  down  here 
jess  about  et  the  mouth  often  me,  the’ 
was  so  much  copperas  an’  stuff  into 
it.
I  want  some  fine  cut  that’s  good  fer 
suthin’  an’  I  don't  care  how  much  it 
costs.  Eighty  cents  a  pound!  D ’you 
pretend  to  ask  eighty  cents  fer that  air 
fine  cut?  A  feller'd  nachelly  s’pose  that 
when  a  chap  had  jest  got  a  new  job  an’ 
wanted  to  sell  a  lot  o’  goods  by  the  first 
o’  the  year  so’t  he  c’d  git  a  bigger 
sal’ry,  that  he’d  he  kinder  obligin’,  an’ 
’d  sell  stuff  fer  somewhere  nigh  what 
it’s  wuth,  an’  not  charge  an  old  man 
like  me  three  prices.  Say,  boy,  I’m 
honest,  I  be. 
I  work  fer  my  livin'. 
Every  cent  o’  money  what  1  git  to 
spend  I  worked 
like  a  cuss  fer,  an’ 
what little the’  is  left  I  calc'late to  hang 
onto,  too,  an’  not  let  some  duffer  with 
a  red  necktie  Aim  flam  me  outen  it  the 
first  time  1  happen  to  come  into  his 
neck  o’  timber.  That  air tobacker  tastes 
pretty  good,  but  what  I  want  is  suthin' 
fer 20  cents  a  pound  like  what  we  yous- 
ter  git. 
I  want  the  reg’lar  terbacker, 
without  any  licorice  or  meilasses  or  any 
them  fancy  fixens  what  hurts  the quality 
an’  makes  the  terbacker  cost  more. 
It 
don't  seem  to  be  the  terbacker  they 
charge  fer  anyhow,  it’s  the  stuff  what 
it’s  doctored  up  with.  Terbacker  don’t 
cost  only  six  cents  a  pound,  nohow,  an’ 
how  yous  fellers  kin  have  the  nerve  to 
p’tend  to  charge  eighty  cents  a  pound 
fer  it’s  more’n  I  un’erstand. ”

“ Yes,  but  you  see  the  revenue 

is 
what  makes  the  price  high  on  tobacco. 
The  Govern— ”

‘ ‘ Oh,  ye  can’t  tell  me  nutbin’  about 
that.  I  take  the  papers  an’  keep posted. 
The’  hain’t  no  revener on  tobacker  no 
more’n  the’  is  on  red  neckties.  That air 
was  a  bluff.  A 
lot  o’  merchants  jess 
got  together  an’  said  the’  wus  a  revener 
an’  us  fellers  has  had  to  pay 
it..  I  was 
talkin’  that  air  over  in  the  Grange 
meetin’  t’other night,  an’  I  guess  we’ll 
declare  a  revener on  pitaters  an’  wheat 
to kinder keep  even.  That’s  what  we

call  ‘ retaliation’  in the Grange.  Where’s 
yer  twenty  cent  fine  cut?”

‘ We  haven’t  any  at  that  price. 

It 
costs  us  a  good  deal  more  than  that  to 
buy  it  at  wholesale.  You  see,  tobaccos 
have  all  raised  and  the 
last  we  or­
dered— ”

“ Yas,  I  know  all  about 

it  acostin’ 
more,  the  last  plug  I  bought  cost  me 
sixty  cents,  an’ 
fer 
chewin’  nuther. ”

it  wa’n’t  much 

“ You  didn’t  get 

it  here  though,”  

ventured  the  new  man.

“ Didn’t  git 

it  here?  DIDN’T   GIT 
IT  HERE?  How  in  Sam  Hill  d’  you 
know  I  didn’t  git  it  here  I’d  like  fer to 
know. ”

“ Why,  you  see,  we  haven't  any  plug 

tobacco  that  we  sell  at  that  price.”

“ Well,  Mr.  Red Necktie,  that’s  where 
you’re  off. 
I  did  git  it  right  here  an’  I 
bought  it  f ’m  you,  and  ef  you’ve  be’n 
achargin'  me  more’n  what  the  boss  al­
lows,  blamed 
if  I  don’t  have  ye  cash­
iered.  Ye  wanter  git  at  it  an’  explain 
yer conduc’. ”

“ I  suppose  you  mean  you  got  sixty 
Is  that 

cents  worth  of  tobacco  of  me. 
it?”

“ No,  that  ain’t  it.  You heard  what  I 
I 
lies  ef  I  be  old.  Now 

said,  an’  what  I  said  I  mean 
don’t  tell  no 
whacher gotter  to  say,  Mr.  Man?”

't. 

“ Was  it  the  plug  you  bought  day  be­

fore  yesterday  morning?”

‘ ‘ Wouldn’t  wonder  a  mite  ef  that  air 

wus  the  exactly  minute.”

“ Yes,  but  I  only  charged  you  ten 
I  remember  it  per­

cents  for  that. 
fectly.”

“ That  air  mem’ry  o’  your’n 

’s  a 
peeler.  Ef  I  was  you  I’d  put  it  on 
ice 
till  some  show  come  along  an’  then  I’d 
sell  it  to  ’em  fer  a  freak.  Mebbe  ef  you 
was  to  put  it  into  a  glass  case  now,  an’ 
git  a  good  feller  to  holler  fer  ye,  ye 
might  git  two  shillin’  admission  fer 
farmers  to  take  a  peek  at 
it.  What  I 
said  was  that  that  air  plug  cost me sixty 
cents,  an’  I  c ’n  prove  what  I  said.”

“ I  know  better,”   snapped  the  new 
man,  losing  his  patience  at  last. 
“ You 
can  prove  anything  you  like,  but  that 
plug  tobacco  cost  you  exactly  ten  cents 
and  no  more. 
I  can  tell  the  truth,  too, 
even  if  I  ain't  a  hundred  years  old.”

“ That’s  the  way  to talk,  young  feller.
I 
like  to  hear  a  man  with  a  prize 
mem’ry  stick  up  fer  it,”   said  Mr. 
Johnathan  with  a  grin.  “  I do  'no but  ye 
could  git  more’n  two  shillin'  fer  a  look 
at  yer thinker. 
1  paid  you  ten  cents fer 
that  air  plug  all  right,  but  the  blamed 
thing  was  so  dry  an’  hard  I  broke  this 
ere  tooth  abitin’  of 
it  off,  an’  it  cos’ 
em  half  a  dollar  to  git  the  roots  dug 
out J”

Then  followed  a  wild  storm  of  ap­
plause  from  the  loafers,  which  subsided 
not  until  the  new  man  with  the  red  tie 
had  set  out  a  box  of  very  dark  colored 
and  extremely  vile  smelling  cigars.

George  Crandall  Lee.

The  Children  at  the  Gate.

And its fortunes come too late;
Of the children at the gate.

And faintly the sad stars shine:
.Look tenderly into mine.

I say that the world is bitter-sweet,
But twilight falls, with the pattering feet 
And I know, whatever my toil may be,
Their arms, in the evening, will necklace me!
I  say that the world has stormy skies,
But night brings stars when the children’s eyes 
And I know, whatever my toll may be.
Those eyes are welcoming lights to me!
And the world is green, and the world is  wide. 
If after the stress of the storm and tide 
And I know, whatever my grief may be, 
Voices of children sing rest to me!

But never the world is ill,
The children love us still!

As  we  grow  older,  we  learn to  pity 

where  once  we  blamed.

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James  McMillan,  F.  E.  Drlggs,  Henry 
Hayden,  Collins  B.  Hubbard,  James  D. 
Standish, Theodore D.  Buhl,  M.  B.  Mills, 
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M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N

Village  Improvement

How  Civic  Beauty  May  Becom e  Conta­

gious.

It 

is  in  the  extreme  east  and  west 
parts  of  the  United  States  that  the  town 
and  village 
improvement  idea  most 
flourishes.  On  the  Atlantic  coast  these 
societies  are  numbered  by the hundreds, 
from  Bar  Harbor,  Me.,  to  somewhere 
near the  southern  boundary  of  Georgia. 
In  the  series  of  articles  written  on  this 
subject 
last  year,  I  described  the  effort 
the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  was 
making  to organize  a  village 
improve­
ment  society  in  every  town  and  village 
along  its  road.  This  is  the  only  case  of 
which  I  know  where  a  corporation  is 
far-sighted  enough  to  see  the  material 
advantage  certain  to  accrue  to  a  com­
pany  which  offers  its  passengers  the 
pleasurable  view  of  a  cultivated  lawn 
and  flower  garden  a  thousand  miles 
long.

California  has  some  dozens  of  these 
societies,  all  in  active  working  order.  I 
have  not  heard  of  any  north  of  Califor­
nia,  but  no  doubt  they  exist.  Petaluma, 
in  Sonoma  county,  has  an  exceedingly 
active  organization,  composed of  ladies, 
which  has  transformed  the  town  parks 
and  squares  from  the  untidy  affairs— 
with  which,  alas!  we  are  all  of  us  too 
familiar—into  places  of  beauty  and 
pride.

Petaluma  is  a  town  of  four  thousand 
inhabitants,  two  hours  from  San  Fran­
cisco  by  rail.  The  progressive  charac­
ter of  the  people  is  attested  by  the  large 
variety  of  manufactures,  and  their  reli­
gious sentiments  and culture  by  the  fact 
of  their  having  ten  churches,  a  public 
library  of  ten  thousand  volumes,  and  an 
exceedingly  fine  school  system.  In  1896

the  two  plazas  and  the  streets  of  Peta­
luma  were  in  the  usual  unkempt  condi­
tion  of  the  ordinary  town.  The  towns 
people  were  ashamed  of  the  condition 
of  the  plaza,  but,  in  our happy-go-lucky 
American  way,  what  was  everybody’s 
business  was  nobody's  business,  until 
after  much  private  discussion  a  public 
meeting  was  called  at  the office  of  Miss 
Rena  Shattuck,  editor of  the  Petalum- 
niam,  who  was  the  promoter  of  the 
plans  for  improving  the  plazas and other 
parts  of  the  town.

The  call  was  responded  to  by  the 
ladies  of  Petaluma,  who  formed  an  or­
ganization  called  the  Ladies’  Improve­
ment  Club.  Officers  were  elected  and 
committees  appointed  to  raise  funds. 
Mrs.  Reed  says:

Our  roll-call  numbered  fifty-two,  and 
at  our  first  entertainment  we  cleared 
over  $181,  and  from  that  time  on  we 
have  made  money  and  expended  it. 
I 
think  we  have  spent  about  $3,000  on 
both  plazas.  The  one  known  as  the 
Hill  Plaza  was  nothing  but  a  lot  of  clay 
with  a  few  neglected  trees  upon  it. 
1 
can  not  tell you  what  a  terrible  looking 
place 
in  the  heart  of  the 
town.  No  one  thought  we  could  do  any­
thing  with  it,  but  we  have;  and  to-day, 
although  most  of  the  palms  and  trees 
are  young,  the  grass  is  green,  the  walks 
graveled  and  there  are  iron  seats  where 
one  can  rest  and  enjoy  a  beautiful  view 
of  the  broad  Sonoma  Valley.

it  was,  right 

The  other  plaza,  known  as  Walnut 
Park,  is  beautiful,  too,  and  on  a  warm 
day  one  is  grateful  for the  shade  of  its 
many  walnut  trees.  There you  will  find 
plenty  of  iron  seats,  all  donated  by  two 
good  citizens.  These  seats  are  occupied 
most  of  the  time,  as  it  is  a  favorite 
place  for  children.

The  city  trustees  of  Petaluma  have 
treated  us  with  due  respect,  and  have 
always  done  all  they  could  to  aid  us 
in 
our  good  work.  They  now  give  us  an 
allowance  of  $50 dollars  a  month  for  la­

bor and  other  necessities ;  for  they  bad 
promised  that  when  the  plazas  were 
in 
good  condition  they  would  take  charge 
of  them. 
Instead  of  that  they  give  us 
the  allowance  and  let  us  manage  them. 
Of course,  it  is  not  very  much,  but  we 
make  it  do.  The  board  of  trustees  al­
lows  us  to  hold  our  meetings  in  the  city 
hall,  where  we  have  a  pleasant  room 
with  lights  and  fires  furnished  us.

We  have  made  other  improvements, 
such  as  asking  the  electric  light  com­
pany  to  paint  all  its  poles  white,  and  to 
see  that  all  poles  were  good,  straight 
ones.  We  have  had  the  water  company 
paint  the  hydrants  at  the  street  corners 
red,  adding  a  little  to  their  appearance. 
We  caused  a  street  to  be  opened  that 
others  had  tried  to  have  opened  for  the 
It  is 
last  twenty  years  without  success. 
by  these 
strangers 
judge  a  community,  and  if  people  only 
realized  that  by  beautifying  their  prop­
erty  they  are  increasing  its  value,  what 
lovely  homes  we  would  have.

little  things  that 

It  does  not  make  a  bit  of difference 
whether  your  bouse  is  a  modern  one  or 
just  a  little,  old-fashioned  one,  if  there 
are  a  pretty  lawn,  a  few  trees  and  some 
flowers,  all  well  kept.

Women  of  Petaluma,  I  salute  you! 

I 
might  paraphrase  and  say,  "Out  of 
sweetness 
came  forth  strength,’ ’  for 
from  the  nobler side  of  civic  pride came 
forth  the  organized  strength  which  con­
quered  the  especial  lions  in  your  way, 
and  won  you  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  your  city  officers.  To  raise the  stand­
ard  of  municipal  taste  and  tidiness  is 
not  an  easy  matter,  but  it  is  well  worth 
trying  for.  Organization,  perseverance, 
and  common  sense 
the 
money  on  one  object  until  finished  are 
what  are  needed  in these  societies.  For, 
behold,  while  you  are  setting  in  order 
the  most  needed  reforms,  the  spark  of 
your  enthusiasm 
is  burning  in  the  re­
motest  corners  of  your  town,  and  when 
you  have  finished  your  especial  work

in  spending 

and  are  looking  for  other work,  you  will 
often  find  but  little  left  to  do.

The  work  of  the  Petaluma  Club  has 
resulted  in  at  least  twelve  clubs  heing 
formed  in  towns  in  California  and  A ri­
zona.  Physicians  tell  us  that  health  is 
contagious.  The  Ladies’  Improvement 
Club  of  Petaluma  has  proved  that  civic 
beauty  also  may  be  contagious.  May 
they  continue  to  spread  the epidemic!
Jessie  M.  Good.

Steady  and  Stick  Do  the  T rick.
A rush is good in its place, lad,
But not at the start, 1 say,
For life’s a very long race, lad,
And never was won that way.
It’s the stay that tells;  the stay, boy,
And the heart that never says die;
A spurt may do, with the goal in view,
Bat steady’s the word, say I.
Steady’s the word that wins, lad,
Grit and sturdy grain;
It’s sticking to it will carry you  through it, 
Roll up your sleeves again!

-Oh!  Snap is a very good cur, lad,
To frighten the tramps, I  trow.
But Holdfast sticks like a burr, lad—
Brave Holdfast never lets go.
And Clever’s a pretty nag, boy.
But stumbles and shies, they say:
So Steady I count the safer mount 
To carry you all the way.
The iron bar will smile, lad,
At straining muscle and thew,
But the patient teeth of the file, lad,
I warrant will gnaw it through.
A snap may come at the end, boy,
And a bout of might and main,
But Steady and Stick must do the trick, 
Roll up your sleeves again!

Beflections  o f a Bachelor.

A  woman  can  always  find  some  flaw 

in  a  man’s  story—unless  it  isn’t  true.

For  the  first  three  weeks  after  it  gets 
bom  a  baby  looks  'most  as  red  and  un­
comfortable  as  its  father.

It  takes  a  smart  woman  to  make  a 
man  out  of  a  fool,  but  any  fool  woman 
can  make  a  fool  out  of  a  man.

No  girl  over  16  can  be  expected  to  be 
idea  of  kissing  that 

satisfied  with  the 
she  gets  out  of  Sunday  school  books.

A  girl’s  way  of  flattering  a  new  man 
is  to  insinuate  that  she  has  heard  the 
other  women  talking  a  lot  about  him.

IW W W M U VA VU VW VU W UVW W W W VVW I

Grocers  Will  Please  Commit  to  Memory

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PRINCIPAL  COFFEE  ROASTERS
BOSTON  MASS  U  S  A

The  most  reliable  Coffees— those  best developed— the  most  excellent  Coffees— are  roasted  and  packed  by  Dwinell-Wright  Co., 
Boston— with  Western offices  in  Chicago.  This  firm,  one  of the  oldest  in  the  United  States,  does  not  confine  one’s  selection 
to  a few brands— as  do  many of its  contemporaries— but offers  a  choice  from  Over  Forty  Different  Coffees—from  which  the 
grocer can  pick  those  best  adapted  to  his  peculiar needs;  quite  an  advantage,  isn’t  it?  Dwinell-Wright  Co.,  it  must  be remem­
bered,  has done  more to  promote  the  sale  of  good coffees  than  any other firm  in  the  world,  and  its  business  reputation  and  the 
completeness of its  modern  facilities far exceed  those of its  competitors.  Certainly a  plausible  reason  why  it  can  serve  the 
trade  at competitive figures and with  dependable coffees.  Your next duty obviously  will  be  to  buy  Dwinell-Wright  Co.’s  Coffees.

The  following houses are  exclusive  agents  for  Dwinell-Wright  Co.’s  Boston  Roasted  in  the  State  of  Michigan:

OLNEY  &  JUDSON  GRO.  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  nich. 
C.  ELLIOTT  &  CO.,  Detroit,  nich. 
B.  DESENBERG  &  CO.,  Kalamazoo,  nich. 

SYriONS  BROS.  &  CO.,  Saginaw,  flich.
JACKSON  GROCER  CO.,  Jackson,  nich.
nEISEL  &  GOESCHEL,  Bay  City, nich.

Commercial Travelers

Ikhigu Kiirhti tf the Aria

President,  Gko. F. Ow en,  Grand  Rapids;  Sec­
retary,  A.  W.  St it t,  Jackson;  Treasurer, 
John W. Sc h bam , Detroit.

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

Miehigu  Commercial  Traielers’  Association 
and Treasurer, Guo.  W. Hil l , Detroit.
DmM  Commercial  Traielers  of Michigan 

Grand  Counselor,  M.  J .  Moore, 

Jackson; 
Grand  Secretary,  A.  K e n d all,  Hillsdale; 
Grand Treasurer, W.  S.  Me st, Jackson.

firud EUpidi Council No. 131, D. C. T.

Senior  Counselor,  W   R.  Co m p t o n ;  Secretary- 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.

Michigan  Commercial  Tranhn’  Mutual  Accident  Association 
President, J.  Boyd  Pa n tlin d,  Grand  Rapids; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Gko.  F.  Ow bn, 
Grand Rapids.____________________________

Sadden  Dentil  o f  Samuel  B .  Taylor,  of 

Lansing;,

you?”

From the Lansing Republican, April 24.

The  many  friends  of  Samuel  B.  Tay­
lor  will  be  shocked  to  learn  of  his  sud­
den  death  last  evening,  at  his  home 
in 
the  Holmes  terrace,  306  Capitol  ave. 
north.  The  immediate  cause  was  heart 
failure.

Mr.  Taylor  had  been  in  ill  health  all 
winter,  but would  not  listen  to  the  solic­
itation  of  his  friends  that  be give up  bis 
duties  for  a  time  and  rest.  He  had 
worked  the  past  winter  unceasingly,  on 
the  road* night  and  day  for C.  W.  Inslee 
&  Co.,  wholesale  grocers,  of  Detroit. 
Where  trains  were  not  convenient  he 
would  drive  across  the  country,  paying 
no  attention  to  snow  or  wind,often  trav­
eling 
in  this  manner  100  miles  a  week. 
His  desire  to  attend  to  business  per­
meated  the  delirium  of  the  two  days 
prior  to  his  death,  and 
last  evening 
about 9 :30  he  insisted  upon  leaving  his 
bed  to telephone  for a  carriage  to  take 
him  to  the  station.  He  turned  from the 
telephone,  staggered,  and  would  have 
fallen  to  the  floor  had  not  his  nurse 
caught  him  and  laid  him  back  upon  his 
bed.  He 
looked  up  smilingly  at  the 
nurse,  saying:

"You  bad  your  hands  full,  didn’t 

Then  his  head  dropped*  back  upon 

the  pillow  and  he  was  dead.

Samuel  B.  Taylor was  bom 

in  Can­
andaigua,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1854.  Here 
his  boyhood  was  spent,  and  after "being 
graduated  from  the  Canandaigua  acad­
emy,  a  famous  old  Eastern  school,  he 
came  to  Lansing,  with  John  Sidway,  in 
1873.  Mr.  Sidway  opened  a  grocery 
store  on  the  southeast  corner of  Wash­
ington  avenue  and  Allegan  street.  Mr. 
Taylor  was  his  chief  clerk.  This  store 
was  afterwards  moved  to  107  Washing­
ton  avenue south,  where J.  W.  Edmonds’ 
Sons  are  now  located.  In  1883  Mr.  Tay­
lor  established  a  grocery  store  in  the 
north  half  of  the  building  occupied  by 
the  Mapes  Clothing  Co.  The  Arm  was 
Porter  &  Taylor.  Last  fall  he  sold  a 
grocery  which  he  owned  at  513  Ionia 
street  west.

For fifteen  years  Mr.  Taylor had  been 
engaged  upon  the  road  selling  grocer­
ies,  and  no  traveling  man  in  the  State 
was  better  known  nor  more  generally 
loved  and  respected.  The  last  twelve 
years  he  had  been  with  the  firm  of  C. 
W.  Inslee  &  Co.,  of  Detroit.  Although 
far  from  well  he  insisted  on  making  his 
usual  trip 
last  week  and  did  not  give 
up  until  Sunday.  He  returned  with  a 
severe  attack  of  tonsilitis  and  a  high 
fever,.and  the  heart  was  unable  to  bear 
the  strain  of  so  much  exertion  under 
such  conditions.

Mr.  Taylor  became  a  member  of  the 
Grand  River  Boat  Club  at  the  time  of 
its  organization  in  1882,  and  was  close­
ly  identified  with  everything  that  made 
for the  prosperity  of  the  club.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip  at  the  Hudson 
House  twelve  years  ago,  his  member­
ship  being  No.  2.

March  4,  1885,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Dora  Cooper,  of  Lansing,  who, 
with  an  8-year-old  daughter,  Norma, 
survives  him.  His  mother  is  living  at 
the  old  home 
in  Canandaigua,  ana  is 
expected  here  to-morrow.  Mrs.  Taylor, 
his  widow,  is  not  in good  health,  and is

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completely  prostrated  by  her sudden  be­
reavement.

Consigned  to the  Tomb.
From the Lansing Republican, April 26.

The  friends  of  Samuel  B.  Taylor 
gathered  this  morning  at  his  late  home, 
304  Capitol  avenue  north,  to  pay  their 
last  tribute  of  respect  and  affection. 
The  casket  containing  the  dead  was 
completely  hidden,  except  about  the 
placid  face,  with  blossoms  symbolic  of 
life.  A  comer fire-place  formed  a  ver­
dant  screen  of  foliage  and 
feathery 
white  flowers,  while  over  the  casket 
twined  and  fell  a  complete  cover  of 
roses,  carnations,  tulips,  lilies,  jonquils 
and  smilax.
Flowers  were  sent  by  the  Grand River 
Boat  Club,  ladies  of  the  Church  of  Our 
Father,  and  the  Knights  of the  Grip, 
and  by  many  individual  friends.
The  music  was  appropriately  chosen, 
and  sung  by  a  quartet,  consisting  of 
Miss  Bailey,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Stone 
and  Howard  Truxell.  Rev.  Bard,  of 
the  Universalist  church,  spoke  from  the 
words,  "T ake  no  thought  of  the  mor­
row, ”   and  unfolded  the  necessity  and 
beauty  of  a  belief  in  a  reunion  beyond 
the  valley  of  the  shadow  to those  liv­
ing  in  a  world  of  tragic  uncertainties.

Gripsack  Brigade.

S.  J.  Thompson,  formerly  on  the  road 
for the  Worden  Grocer Co.,  has accepted 
a  similar  position  with  the  Freeman 
Mercantile  Co.  He  will  cover  the  towns 
along  the  Northern  divisions  of  the  G. 
R.  &  I.  and  Pere  Marquette.

No  virtue 

is  more  calculated  to  ad­
vance  the  condition  of  a  young  man  on 
the  road  than  that  of  punctuality.  Let 
your  customer  understand  that  you  are 
always  prompt  to  keep  your dates  and 
promises  and  you  will  always  have  the 
advantage  of  your  trade  over  the  unre­
liable  opponent.

Kalamazoo  Gazette:  Fred  M.  Cald­
well,  who  has  recently  been  employed 
on  the  reportorial  staff  of  the  Detroit 
Tribune  and  in  the  business  office of the 
Detroit  Journal,  has  secured  a  position 
as  traveling  representative  of  the  J.  B. 
Ford  Co.,  of  Wyandotte.  His  territory 
includes  practically  all  the  large  cities 
of  the  United  States.

Kalamazoo  Gazette:  John  Van  Brook, 
of  the  carpet  department  of  Olin,  White 
&  Olin’s  store,  has  severed  his  connec­
tion  with  that  firm  to  take  a  position  as 
traveling  salesman  for the  French  Gar­
ment  Co.,  of  this  city.  His territory 
will  comprise  the  State  of  Illinois,  with 
headquarters  in  Chicago..  He  expects 
to  be  gone  away  from  home  on  his  first 
trip,  which  will  commence  about May 1, 
four or five  months.

Portland  Observer:  Miss Clara  Albro 
was  married  at  10  o’clock  Thursday 
morning  to Wm.  G.  Hawkins,  of Grand 
Rapids,  by  Rev.  W.  E.  Stevens,  of  the 
Congregational  church,  and  the  couple 
took  the  noon  train  for  Grand  Rapids, 
they  will  keep  house.  Mr. 
where 
Hawkins 
is  a  traveler  for the  Worden 
Grocery  Co.,  and  has  been  making 
Portland  for  several  years.  He  first  met 
Miss  Albro  at  Dehn’s,  where  she  held 
the  position  of  cashier.  He 
is  well 
known  among  the  traveling  fraternity 
and  among  the  grocers  of  this  part  of 
Michigan.  Miss  Albro  is  the  daughter 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  O.  O.  Albro,  and  has 
always  been  a  general  favorite  among 
her associates.

Mrs.  D.  A.  Warren,  millinery  and 
notions,  Evart:  Enclosed  please  find 
draft  for $1  in  renewal  of  my  subscrip­
tion  to the  Michigan  Tradesman.  When 
I  say  that  the  magazine  has  been  a  help 
to  me,  it  nowhere  near  tells  the  story. 
Your  paper gets  at  the  true 
inwardness 
of  things,  which  is  very  gratifying,  and 
the  article  in  last  week’s  issue  on  " S e ­
curing  Discounts’ ’ 
is  worth  far  more 
than  the  price  of  subscription.

GOM E  B E Y O N D .

Death  o f D.  E .  McVean,  the  W ell-Know n

Salesman.

Monday  morning  the  Musselman  Gro­
cer  Co.  issued  the  following  sorrowful 
announcement  to  the  customers  of  their 
Southern  Michigan  salesman:

It  is  with  sincere  sorrow  that  we  an­
nounce  the  death  of  David  E.  McVean, 
which  took  place  Sunday  evening,  at 
8:30  o’clock,  the 
immediate  cause  of 
his  death  being  abscesses  of  the  liver, 
which  were  supposed  to  have  caused 
blood  poisoning.

Mr.  McVean had  been  connected  with 
this  house  for  the  past  seven  years,  and 
had  many  friends  among  the  trade  who 
will  deplore  his  untimely  demise.

The  funeral  will  be  held  from  the 
family  residence,  187  South  East  street, 
Wednesday  afternoon,  at  2 130 o’clock, 
under  the  auspices  of the Masonic order.

Musselman  Grocer Co.

Mr.  McVean’s  unexpected  death  was 
a  great  shock  to  his  family  and  friends, 
as  he  had  of  late  been  in  better than  his 
usual  health. 
For  many  years  Mr. 
McVean  was  a  great  sufferer  from  fre­
quent  attacks  of  rheumatism,  but  since 
last  fall,  after  a  severe  struggle  with the 
jaundice, 
in  which  he  almost  suc­
cumbed,  bis  general  health  had  greatly 
improved  and  the  rheumatism  had  en­
tirely  disappeared.  Mr.  McVean’s  ter­
ritory  was  Southern  Michigan  and 
Northern  Indiana.  He  had  attended 
faithfully  to  business,  as  usual,  only 
laying  off  a  day  about  two  weeks  ago  in 
Indiana.  He  finished  his  route  as  fully 
as  possible,  but  came  home  a  week  ago 
Tuesday  far  from  well.  He  took  a  car­
riage  at  the  depot  and,  on  arriving  at 
his  residence,  was obliged  to  be  assisted 
in.  He 
immediately  retired  to  what 
proved  to  be  his  deathbed.  His illness, 
which  was  abscesses  of  the liver, was not 
looked  upon  seriously  by  either  himself 
or  others  until  Sunday  morning,  but  at 
8:30,  the  same  evening,  Mr.  McVean 
crossed  the  Dark  River.  The  second 
son,  Will,  who  lives  at  Big  Rapids, 
was  telegraphed  for at  7 130,  but  too  late 
to  reach  here  before  his  father’s  death. 
He  arrived  to  comfort  his  mother on 
Monday  morning. 
funeral  was 
held  this  afternoon.  Mr.  McVean  fa­
vored  the  Episcopal  belief  and 
the 
Rev.  Charles  Donohue,  of  St.  Paul’s 
Memorial  Church,  officiated  at  the  serv­
ices.  which  were  under the  auspices  of 
Doric  Lodge  and  the  local  members  of 
the  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip.  He 
was  buried 
in  Fulton  street  cemetery, 
by  the  side  of  his  only  daughter,  Lucy, 
who  died  four years  ago.
*  *  *

The 

David  Ellery  McVean  was  born  at 
Scottsville,  Monroe  county,  New  York, 
September  16,  1842,  making  him  59
years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
In  1846  his  parents  moved  to  Michi­
gan,  settling 
in  Kent  county.  His 
father was  a  surveyor of  this  county  for 
a  number  of  years  and  was  one  of  the 
pioneers.  The  son 
learned  civil  en­
gineering  and  took  up  his  father’s  busi­
ness  as  a  pursuit.  He  was  married  on 
November  15,  1866,  to  Eunice  Parker,of 
Lowell,  Michigan,  and  in  1872  came  to 
Kalkaska,with  a  view  of  locating  there, 
being  promised  the  office  of  county  sur­
veyor upon  becoming  a  resident  of  that 
county.  The  following  spring  he  moved 
there,  and  was  county  surveyor  until 
1882.  Soon  after  his  change  of  resi­
dence  he  purchased  a  building  begun 
for  a  hotel,  which  was  afterwards  the 
Manning  House,  and  finished  it.  He 
kept  the  hotel  a  few  months  and  then 
sold 
it.  About  1878  Mr.  McVean  be­
gan  to deal  in  pine  lands  and  other  real 
in
estate,  and  for  some  time  continued 

that  business,  selling  within  a  few years 
upwards  of  $700,000  worth of pine lands. 
In  the  summer of  1879  he  went  into  the 
grocery  business  on  the  comer  after­
wards  occupied  by  the  bank.  The  fol­
lowing  spring  he  was  burned  out  and 
later  bought  the  grocery  stock  of  R .  S. 
Abbott.  During  the  year  1880,  in  com­
pany  with  A.  C.  Beebe,  who  for a  short 
time  was  partner  in  the  business,  he 
built  one-fourth  of  the 
large  brick 
block  in  which  his  store  was  afterwards 
situated. 
In  1882  be  bought  out  Mr. 
Beebe  and  carried  on  the  business 
alone,  doing  a  large  wholesale  and  re­
tail  business  and  being  regarded  as  one 
of  the  successful  men  of  that  portion  of 
the  State.

For  the  past  fifteen  years  Mr.  Mc­
Vean  has  resided  in  Grand  Rapids,  be­
ing  a  traveling  salesman  all  of  that 
time.  For  two  years  he  was  with  the 
then  firm  of  Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.,  being 
later  identified  with  Arthur  Meigs  & 
Co.  Then  Hawkins  &  Perry  claimed 
his  allegiance,  and  for  the  past  seven 
years  he  carried  the  grips  of  the  Mus­
selman  Grocer  Co.,  covering,  as  men­
tioned,  Southern  Michigan  and  North­
ern  Indiana.

Mr.  McVean  was  of  Scotch  ancestry 
and  inherited  many  of  the sterling qual­
ities  of  that  sturdy  race.  He  was  a  man 
of  few  words,  quiet  and  unostentatious 
in  his  bearing,  wholesouled,  a  gentle­
man 
in  every  meaning  of  the  word. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  responded  to 
the  call  of  his  country,  being  in  service 
over  three  years—from  the  summer of 
1862  until  December,  1865.  He  went 
into  service  with  Company  B,  Sixth 
Michigan  Cavalry,  and  at  close  of  the 
war  was  sent  to  the  Western  Frontier, 
where  he  remained  untii  mustered  out 
in  December.  He  ranked  as  Quarter­
master  Sergeant.  Mr.  McVean  was  a 
great 
the 
j founder  of  Kalkaska  Lodge,  No.  332, 
of  which  he  was  First  Master.  His 
name  was  enrolled  on  the  membership 
list  of  the  Lakeside  Club,  of  this  city, 
and  the  Knights  of  the  Grip  saw  him 
one  of  their  charter members.  His  face 
was  a  familiar  one  at  the  social  gather­
ings  of  the  latter  organization,  and  he 
will 
long  be  missed  among  his  brother 
knights.

lover  of  Masonry,  being 

Besides  the  son  already  referred  to, 
Mr.  McVean 
leaves  a  widow  and  an 
older  son,  Dan,  the  latter  residing  in 
this  city.  Both  of  the  sons  are  married, 
and  both  are  railroad  men.  The Trades­
man  and  a  host  of  friends  extend  sym­
pathy  to  the  family  in  their great  be­
reavement.

An  open mind,  an open hand,  an  open 
heart  will find  everywhere an  open  door.
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Secretary, Hk n r y  He im , !Saginaw.
Treasurer, W.  P.  Do ty,  Detroit.

Exam ination  Sessions.

Star Island, June 17 and 18.
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Lansing, Nov. 6 and 6.

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President—Ch as.  F.  Ma n n, Detroit. 
Secretary—J.  W.  Se e l e y ,  Detroit 
Treasurer—W.  K.  Sch m id t, Grand Rapids.

Store.

Expenses  o f  Conducting  a  R etail  Drug 

Many 

large  businesses  have  been 
built  up  from  very  small  capital,  but 
what  was  lacking 
in  money  has  been 
made  up  for by  energy  and  enthusiasm. 
Enthusiasm will  succeed  with  little  cap­
ital,  but  ample  capital  will  not  bring 
success  without  energy  and  enthusiasm, 
and  it  may  be  stated  as  a  truth  that  no 
man  can  attain  any  great  success 
in  a 
business  that  he  does  not  like  or that  he 
can  not  feel  enthusiasm  in  pushing.

Expenses  are  what  eat  up  the  profits 
of  a  business,  and  the  good  business 
man  ever  keeps  a  watchful  eye  on  the 
expense  account,  but  with  this  differ­
ence  between  him  and  the  penny-wise 
business  man:  he  will  spend  money 
with  a  lavish  hand—with  both  hands—■ 
if  he  can  see  a  reasonable  chance of get­
ting  back  a  dollar  and  a  half  or  two 
dollars  for  every  dollar that  he  puts out, 
whereas  the  penny-wise  man  will  keep 
his  expenses  cut  down  to  a  point  where 
it  cripples  the  enterprise  of  his  estab­
lishment  and  chokes  its  expansion  and 
growth.

Caution 

is  a  good  trait  in  a  business 
man 
if  it  leads  to  nothing  more  than  a 
properly  conservative  business  policy. 
If  carried  too  far  it  becomes  cowardice, 
the  fear  of  making  a  venture  for  fear  of 
loss. 
It  is  this  excess of  caution  that 
keeps  many  otherwise  able  business 
men  from  rising,  keeps  their  noses  to 
the  grindstone  all  their  lives,  and  offers 
to  the  bold  and  enterprising  men  the 
opportunity  of  building  up  a  business 
at  the  expense  of the more cautious mer­
chant  Your  really  great  merchant  is 
always  a  bold  man,  ready  to  adopt  a 
new  method,  plan,  scheme,  or  way  of 
doing  things 
if  it  seems *in  his  judg­
ment  to  promise  success  with  a  fair  de­
gree  of  certainty.

In  modem  retail  establishments  it  is 
considered  that  expenses  should - not  as1 
a  rule  exceed  20  per  cent,  of  the  gross 
amount  of  business  done,  and  should 
be  divided  in  about this  proportion:

Rent,  3  to  5  per cent.
General  expense,  clerk  hire, 

light, 
heat  and  sundry  expense,  10 to  15  per 
cent.

Advertising,  2  to  3  per  cent.

That  is,  in  a  business  of twenty  thous­
and  dollars  per annum,  the  item  of  rent 
would  be  six  hundred  to  one  thousand 
dollars,  general  expense  two  or  three 
thousand  dollars,  advertising  four  to 
six  hundred  dollars. 
In  a  smaller  busi­
ness  the  ratio  of  expense  will  usually 
exceed  these  figures,  for  as  a  rule  the 
smaller  the  business  is  the  greater ex­
penses  will  be 
in  proportion  to  the 
amount of  business  done,  and  the  larger 
the  business  the 
less  the  ratio of  ex­
pense.

As  a  business  is  built  up  and  in­
creased,  expense  does  not  increase  in  as 
great  a  ratio,  for  many  of  the  items  of 
limit,  be
expense  may,  up  to  a  certain 

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

regarded  as  fixed  charges.  Thus,  rent, 
light,  and  heat  remain  the  same  until 
the 
increased  business  demands  more 
room,  or  the  growth  of  the  locality 
in­
makes  property  more  valuable  and 
creases  the  rent.  Expense  for help 
in­
creases,  but  never  in  as  great  a  ratio 
as  the  business  increases.  A store  doing 
a  business of  fifty  dollars  a  day, with the 
aid  of  two  clerks,may  increase  its  busi­
ness  to  sixty  dollars  a  day  without  tak­
If  the  average  gross 
ing  on  more  help. 
profit  of  the  business  be  33 
per  cent., 
this  increase  of  ten  dollars  in  the  daily 
business  means  an  increased  net  profit 
of  three  dollars  and  thirty-three  cents 
per  day,  as  the  operating  expenses  have 
not  been  increased.  Such  an  increase 
often  just  makes  the  difference between 
a  money-making  business  and  a  busi­
ness  that  the  proprietor  is  barely  mak­
ing  a  living  at.

It  is  the  endeavor  of  every  good  busi­
ness  man  to  work  his  plant  or establish­
ment  at  its  highest  state  of  efficiency  to 
do  all  the  business  that  his  capital  and 
stock  and  help  is  capable  of  handling. 
If  his  capital,  stock,  and  help 
is  suffi­
cient  to do  a  business  of sixty  dollars  a 
day  and  he  is only  doing  a  business  of 
forty  or  fifty  dollars  a  day,  he  ought  to 
look 
into  matters  and  study  up  ways 
and  means  for securing  the  full  amount 
of  trade  that  his  establishment  is  cap­
able  of  handling  without  increased  ex­
pense.  If  the  expenditure  of one  or  two 
dollars a  day  for  advertising  will  bring 
the  trade,  it  is  a  good 
investment  and 
he  should  not  hesitate  to try  it.

The  amount  of  business  that  he  can 
hope  to  command  is  only limited  by  bis 
energy  and  ability  and  the  limitations 
of  his  business  field.  The  one question 
that  should  be  ever  foremost 
in  the 
merchant’s  thought  should  be :  “ Am  I 
doing  all  the  business  that  it  is  possible 
for  me  to do;  have  I  all  the  trade  that 
is  to  be  gotten  in  my  business  field?”  

W.  A.  Dawson.

The  Preservation  o f Stock.

The  care  of  a  druggist’s  stock  is  of 
much  greater  importance  than  is  gener­
ally  supposed,although  it  is  very  doubt­
ful 
if  the  druggist,  who  is  really  the 
most  interested  person,  at  all  times  ap­
preciates  how  readily  portions  of  his 
stock  can  depreciate  so  as  to be practic­
ally  worthless. 
It is  never gratifying  to 
the  druggist  to  find  spicy  drugs  being 
devoured by insects;  portions of fragrant 
roots  worm-eaten  and  practically  value­
less  for  selling  purposes;  vessels  con­
taining  alcoholic  and  ethereal  products 
rapidly  becoming  empty  through  the 
use  of bad corks;  essential oils resinified 
by  being  exposed  to  light  and  heat  in 
bottles  containing  more  air than  liquid; 
and  other  equally  vexatious  losses  sus­
tained  through 
inattention  rather than 
It  is  impossible  to  make 
ignorance. 
agreeably 
flavored 
products  with 
oxygenized  and  resinified  oils,  yet  they 
are  doubtless  used  quite  frequently  in 
many  states  to  avoid  a  loss  sustained by 
pouring  them  out  as  a  waste  product, 
which  after  all  would  in  all  probability 
be  the  cheaper  method  in  the  end.

There 

is  not  much  excuse  for a  loss 
of  this  character  when  the ordinary text­
book  declares  that  “ volatile  oils  may 
be  preserved  without  change  in  small, 
well-stoppered,  amber-colored  bottles, 
entirely  filled  with  the  oil and  excluded 
from  the  light.”   Losses  from  other 
sources  mentioned  may  be  avoided  by 
examining  stock  occasionally  and  see­
ing  that  it  is  kept  dry,  clean,  and  prop­
erly  packed.  The  amount  of  labor  in­
volved  in  attending  to  perishable  stock 
will  be  well  paid  for,  not  only  in  the 
preservation  of  it,  but in the  satisfaction 
derived  from  the  knowledge  that  it is  in 
a  condition  to  use  so  as to  produce  the 
highest  quality  of  pharmaceutical which 
can  be  attained.  Care in  keeping  means 
quality  in  making,  pleasure  in  selling, 
and  satisfaction  in  using.

The  D rag  M arket.

Insecticides  As  a  Side  Line.

Many  druggists  are  on  the  search  for 
paying  side  lines.  To  such  of  them  as 
do  business  in  the  country  the  words  of 
S.  R.  Crabtree  before  the  Maine  Phar­
maceutical  Association  may not be with­
out  value, 
“ In  agricultural  districts 
there  is  a  large  and  increasing  demand 
for  insecticides  of various  kinds,  rang­
ing  from  Paris  green  to  Bordeaux  mix­
ture,"   remarked  Mr.  Crabtree.  “ There 
are  standard  formulas  for the  more com­
mon  sprays  and  mixtures,  and  a  few 
carefully  conducted  experiments  will 
enable  one  to evolve  others,  then  by  do­
ing  a  little  missionary  work  among  the 
farmers,  explaining  to  them  the  merits 
of  each  kind  for  particular  insects,  a 
profitable  trade  may  be  worked  up. 
This  class  of  goods  can be handled more 
intelligently  by  the  druggist  than  by 
general  dealers,  but 
if  the  druggist  is 
not  willing  to  anticipate  the  wants  of 
the  farmer  in  this  direction,  and  at­
tempts  to  overcharge  for  what  prepara­
tions  he  does  keep,  he  can  not  justly 
complain  if  the  trade  is  gradually  ab­
sorbed  by  other  lines  of  business  con­
ducted  by  men  of  better  judgment  and 
business  discretion.”

He  Keeps  Drugs.

Charles  Bernstein,  96  Hester  street, 
New  York, wants  people  to know  that  be 
“ keeps  drugs,”   and  informs  them  by 
displaying  an  assortment of  crude  drugs 
in  his  window.  The  exhibits  are  ar­
ranged  in  boxes  with  slips attached tell­
ing  what  each  box  contains  and  what 
the  contents  may  be  used  for.

Opium—Is  a  trifle  easier  under  lack 
of  demand.  Light  rains  are  reported 
in  the  growing  district  and  prices  are 
easier  in  primary  markets.
Morphine— Is  unchanged.
Quinine— Is  dull  and  unchanged  in 

price.

Alcohol—On  account  of 

increase  in 
cost  of  corn,  prices  have  been  advanced 
2c  per  gallon.

Cocaine— Is  in  good  demand  and  the 
market  is  very  strong  and  tending  up­
ward,  on  account  of  the  increased  cost 
of  crude  material.

Nitrate  Silver— Has  been  advanced, 
on  account  of  higher  prices  for  bullion.
Citric  Acid—Manufacturers  have  re­

duced  price  2c  per  lb.

Gum  Asafoetida-----Has  advanced.
Import  cost 

Prime  gum  is  very  scarce. 
to-day  is  about  40c.

Linseed  Oil— Has  again  advanced 

and  is  tending  higher.

A  Novel  Method  o f M aking Suppositories. 
Van L  Witt in Bulletin of  Pharmacy.

I  wish  to  tell  you  and  your  readers 
how  I  make  suppositories. 
I  employ  a 
method  which  I  think  better than  the 
use  of  the  old-fashioned  mold.  The 
trouble  with  the  metal  mold  is  after you 
have  filled  it and  allowed  the  supposi­
tories to cool,  there  is  much  trouble  in 
getting  the  suppositories  out  in  good 
shape.  They are  apt to stick to the  mold 
and  break. 
I  have  therefore  found  it 
convenient to  make  small  paper  covers 
of  the  size  I  wish  to  make  the  supposi­
tories,  and  these  I  oil  and  stand  up  in 
a  board  with  holes  made  in  it  to receive 
them.  Then  I  melt  the  cocoa  butter, 
add  the  medicinal 
constituents,  stir 
well,  and  pour  into  the  paper  molds. 
When  cold  I  remove  the  papers and"

have  nice  smooth 
It 
strikes  me  that  if  some  manufacturer 
would  make  these  paper  molds  cheaply 
there  would  be  a  good  demand for them.

suppositories. 

Preferred  Men  to  Alligators.

An  old  tourist  was  taking  a  live  alli­
gator  home  from  Florida.  He  had  one 
about  three  feet 
long  in  a  box.  This 
was  much  too  large  for the  road, accord­
ing  to  the  ideas  of  the  negro  porter  in 
the  car,and  he  kept  his  eye  on  it  all  the 
time.  He  begged  the  man  to  put  it  in 
the  baggage  car,  but  he  would  not.  The 
lady  passengers  were  all  in  the  lower 
berths,  and  the 
'gator  was  shoved  un­
der  one  of  them.  It  was  about  midnight 
and  all  was  serene,  when  the  porter 
looked 
in  and  saw  the  alligator  creep­
ing  along  the  floor.  He raised  the  y ell: 
“ Alligator’s  out,  alligator’s  out!”   and 
broke  into  the  smoking  room  and  shut 
the  door.  Everybody  was  awakened 
and  much  confusion  reigned.  When  the 
conductor appeared  upon  the  scene  the 
women  were  screaming  and  scampering 
everywhere.  One  of  them  was  climbing 
into  an  upper  berth.

“ Hold  on  there,  madam,”   he  said, 

“ there’s  a  man  in  that  berth.”

“ I  don’t  care,”   she  exclaimed,  “ I’d 
rather be  in  a  berth  with  two  men  than 
one  alligator.”

Drug  Clerk  Wanted

All round man for  Wholesale  and  Laboratory 
work, and Retail when necessary.  Fair pay and 
steady place to good man.  Must be  sober  and a 
worker.  Give  full  particulars  and  send  photo.

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Stock  Need 
Brightening  Up?

Running short on any grades? 
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paid.  Large assortment on hand 
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quick.  Prices  lower  than  ever. 
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WHOLESALE  DRUG  PRICE  CURRENT

Advanced—Linseed Oil, Alcohol. 
Declined—

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

Acidum

Aceticum..... „.........$  6@$  8
Benzolcum, German.  70®  75
Boracic...................... 
@   17
30®  42
GarboUcum............... 
Citrtcum....................  
47®  50
3® 
Hydrochlor............... 
5
Nltrocum.................. 
8®  10
18® 
Ozalicum................... 
14
®   16
Pbosphorlum,  dll... 
Sallcylicum.............. 
52®  56
Sulphurlcum............  1K@ 
5
Tannlcum.................  l  10®  l 20
Tartartcum.............. 
38®  40
Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg.............  
Aqua, 20 deg.............  
Carbonas................... 
Chloridum................. 
A niline

4® 
6
8
0® 
13®  15
12®  
14

Black.........................   2 00® 2 25
Brown........................•  80® 1  00
Bed............................  
45®  50
Yellow.......................   2  50®  3 00
Baccse

6 0  

35© 
660 
45© 

60
f   l  ®
60
60

Cubebae...........po,25  220  24
Junlperus.................. 
8
Xantnoxylum..........  1  260  1 30
Balsam  am
Copaiba..................... 
Peru  ............* ..........  
Terabln,  Canada—  
Tolutan...................... 
Cortex
Abies, Canadian....... 
Casslse........................ 
Cinchona  Flava.......
Buonymus atropurp. 
Myrica Cerifera, po. 
Prunus  Virgin!.................. 
Quillala, grtt............ 
Sassafras........po. 20 
Ulmus.. .po. 15, gr’d 
Kxtractum
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhlza,  po....... 
Haematox, 16 lb. box 
Haematox, is ............ 
Haematox, tts..........  
Haematox, Ks..........  

24©  26
28© 
30
110 
12
14
130 
14© 
15
16© 
17

18
J2
30
20
12
12
is
16

F e rr o

Carbonate  Preclp... 
Citrate and  Qulnla.. 
Citrate Soluble...... 
Ferrocyanldum Sol.. 
Solut. Chloride......... 
Sulphate,  com’l....... 
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per  cwt..........  
Sulphate,  pure........  

F lo ra

15
2  25
76
40
15
2
80
7

Arnica....................... 
18
J5© 
Anthemls..................  22© 
25
30©  35
Matricaria................. 

Folia

_
12© 
8© 

Barosma............. 
38©  40
Cassia Acutlfol,  Tin-
nevelly................... 
20©  26
Cassia, Acutlfol, Alx.  25©  30
Salvia officinalis,  14s 
20
and 14s................... 
Ova Ursi....................  
10
Gom m i
Acacia, 1st picked... 
Acacia, 2d  picked... 
Acacia,3d  picked... 
Acacia, sifted  sorts. 
Acacia, po.................  
Aloe, Barb. po.l8©20 
Aloe, Cape.... po. 16. 
Aloe,  Socotri  .po. 40 
Ammoniac................- 
Assafaetida__ po. 45 
Benzolnum...............  
Catechu, is ...............  
Catechu, 14s.............. 
Catechu, )4 s........... 
Campnorae...............  
Euphorbium... po. 35 
Gafbanum................. 
Gamboge..............P°
Guaiacum.......po. 25
Kino............po. *0.75
Mastic  ......................
Myrrh............ po. 45
Opil  ...po.  6.00®5.20 3 65®  3 70
Shellac  ..................... 
25®  35
Shellac, bleached—  
40®  45
Tragacanth............... 
60®  90
H erbs

©  66
© 
45
©  35
©  28
45©  65
12© 
14
12
© 
© 
30
86©  60
50
45© 
55
60© 
13
© 
14
© 
0  
16
69®  73
®   40
~   '  “
65®
i
®

Absinthium..oz. pkg 
Eupatorium..oz.pkg 
Lobelia........ oz. pkg 
Maiorum ... .oz. pkg 
Mentha Pip.  oz. pkg 
Mentha Vfr. .oz. pkg 
Bue...............oz. pkg 
Tanacetum V oz. pkg 
thymus, V .. .oz. pkg 
Magnesia
Calcined, F at............ 
Carbonate, Pat........  
Carbonate, K. & M.. 
’arbonate, Jennings 

Oleum

25
20
26
28
23
26
39
22
26

55®  60
18®  20
18®  20
18®  20

Absinthium..............  6 50® 7  00
Amygdalae,  Dulc.... 
38®  65
Amygdalae,  Amarae.  8 00® 8  25
Anlsf.........................   1  85® 2  00
Aurantl Cortex.........  2 20® 2  25
Bergamll........ *.........   2 
Cajlputl.....................  80®   85
Caryophylll...............'   75®  80
Cedar........................ 
65®  90
© 2   76
Chenopadll........ 
Clnnamonll  . . . . . . . . .   1  30® 1  40
Cltronella.................  
35®  40

70@  2 90

00® 4 60

60®  60

is®  l 26
40®  1 50
10®   1 20
85®  1 90
®   75
50®  60
40®  l 50
50® 2 00
40®  1 SO

Conium Mac.............  
Copaiba.....................  1 
Cubebae.....................   1 
Exechthitos.............   1  oo@  l  10
Erigeron...................  1 
Gaultheria...............  1 
Geranium, ounce.... 
Gosslppii, Sem. gal.. 
Hedeoma..................   1 
Junipera...................  1 
Lavendula............... 
90® 2  00
Llmonis....................   1 
Mentha Piper..........  1  40®  2 00
Mentha Verld..........  1  60®  1  60
Morrhuae, ¡gal..........   1  10®  1  20
Myrcta......................  4 
76® 3 00
Ouve.........................  
PicisLiqulda............ 
10®  
12
®   36
PiclsLiquids,  gal... 
Bldna.......................   1 
00®   1 08
Bosmarlnl................. 
©   1  00
Bosae, ounce..............  6 00®  6 60
Sucdnl...................... 
40®  45
Sabina......................  90®   1  00
75® 7 00
Santal........................  2 
Sassafras................... 
63
©   65
Sinapis,  ess., ounce. 
Tiglfl.........................   1 
60® 1 60
40®  50
Thyme........................ 
Thyme, opt............... 
©   1  60
Theobromas............ 
16®  
20
Potassium
Bi-Carb...................... 
16®  
18
13®  15
Bichromate.............. 
52®  57
Bromide................... 
C arb.........................  
12® 
15
Chlorate... po. 17® 19 
16®  
18
Cyanide....................   34®   38
Iodide.......................   2 
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com. 
15 
Potass Nitras, opt... 
10
Potass  Nitras..........  
8
Prussiate...................  23®   26
Sulphate  po.............. 
18

60® 2 65
®  
7® 
6® 
16® 

48® 

12®  

Radix
Aconltum..............  
  20®  26
30®  33
Althae........................ 
10®   12
Anchusa................... 
Arum  po................... 
@   25
Calamus.................... 
20®   40
Gentiana........ po. 15 
12®  
15
18
16®  
Glychrrhlza.. ,pv.  15 
©   75 
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
@  80
Hellebore, Alba, po. 
15
Inula,  po...................  us®  20
Ipecac, po.................3 60®  3  75
Iris  plox...po. 35@38  36®  40
Jalapa, pr................. 
25®   30
©   35
Maranta,  "¿s............ 
Podophyllum,  po...  22®   25
Bhel...........................  
75® l  00
Bhei,  cut.
_   1  25
Bhei, pv....................  
75® 1  35
Spigella....................  
36®  38
Sanguinaria., .po.  15 
18
Serpentaria.............. 
40®  45
Senega......................  60®   65
®   40
Smilax, officinalis H. 
Smilax, M................. 
®   25
10®  12
Scillse............. po.  35 
Symplocarpus, Foetl-
®   26
dus,  po................... 
Valeriana,Eng. po. 30 
®   26
Valeriana,  German. 
16®  20
Zingiber a ................. 
16
14®  
26®  27
Zingiber ]................... 
Semen

®  

Anisum.......... po.  15 ® 12
Apium (graveleons). 
13® 15
Bird,Is......................
4®
6
Carul............... po.  18
12® 13
Cardamon................. 1  25®  1  75
Cortandrum..............
8® 10
4*4® i
Cannabis Satlva.......
Cydonium.................
75®  1  00
Cnenopodium..........
12
10®
Diptenx Odorate__
10
Foeniculum...............
@ 10
Foenugreek, po........
7®
9
L lni...........................
4®
5
Llni, grd.......bbl. 4
5
4H@
Lobelia.....................
35®
40
Pharlaris Canarian.. 4H@
5
Bap a.........................
5
4H®
Sinapis  Alba............
9® 10
Sinapis  Nigra..........
11® 12
Spiritus

1  00®  1

Frumentl, W. D. Co.  2 00®  2 60 
Frumentl,  D. F. B ..  2  00® 2 25
Frumentl................  1  26®  1  50
Juniperis Co. O. T ...  1  66® 2 00
Junlperis  Co............  1  76® 3 50
Saacnarum  N .E ....  l  90®  2  10
Spt. Vlni Galll..........  1  76® 6  60
Vlni  Oporto..............  l  25®  2 00
Vinl Alba..................   l  26® 2 00

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage................   2  60® 2  75
Nassau sheeps’ wool
carriage..................  2  60® 2 75
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
®   l  60 
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
®   1  25
Grass  sheepsr  wool,
®  1  00 
carriage.................
Hard, for slate use..
@   75
Yellow  B e e f,  for
slate use.................
1  40
Syrups
Acacia......................
Aurantl Cortex.........
Zingiber....................
Ipecac........................
Ferri Iod...................
Bhei Arom...............
Smilax  Officinalis...
8enega....................
Scillse.........................

Scillse  Co.
Tolutan.
Prunus  virg.

Tinctures 
Aconltum Napellis B 
Aconltum Napellis F
Aloes .........................
Aloes and Myrrh__
Arnica 
Assafaetida.
Atrope Belladonna.
Aurantl Cortex.
Benzoin.
Benzoin Co.
Barosma.
Cantharldes.
Capsicum.
Cardamon.
Cardamon Co.
Castor.
Catechu],
Cinchona.
Cinchona Co.
Columba 
Cubebae.
Cassia Acutlfol......... 
Cassia Acutlfol Co... 
Digitalis.................... 
Ergot......................:. 
Ferri  Chloridum__  
Gentian....................  
Gentian Co...............  
Gulaca....................... 
Gulaca ammon........  
Hyoscyamus.............  
Iodine  ...................... 
Iodine, colorless....... 
K ino.........................  
Lobelia.....................  
Myrrh........................ 
Nux Vomica.............  
Opil............................  
Opii, comphorated.. 
Opil, deodorized....... 
Quassia..................... 
Bhatany....................  
Bhei........................... 
Sanguinaria......... 
Serpentaria.............. 
Stramonium.............. 
Tolutan....................  
Valerian................... 
Veratrum  Veride... 
Zingiber....................  

5Ó
So
5o
60
3s
5o
60
So
60
5o
75
75
So
5o
5o
5o
75
5o
i  60
So
5¡j
So
So
5o
60
60
6q
So
20

Miscellaneous 

.Ether, Spts. Nit. ? F   30®  35
.Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F   34®  38
Alumen....................   2K@ 
3
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
4
3® 
Annatto.....................  
so
40® 
5
4® 
Antimoni, po............ 
Antimoni et Potass T  40®  50
Antlpyrin................. 
@  
25
Antlfebrln............... 
@   20
®   51
Argenti Nitras, oz... 
Arsenicum............. 
10®  12
Balm  Gilead  Buds.. 
38®  40
Bismuth S. N............  1  90® 2  00
Calcium Chlor.,  is.
9 
Calcium Chlor.,  !4s..
10 
Calcium Chlor.,  Ks.. 
12 
Cantharldes, Bus.do 
80 
Capsid Fructus, af..
i5 
®
15 
Capsid  Fructus, po.
Capsid Fructus B, po 
15
Caryophyllus. .po. 15
12®  14
®  3 00 
Carmine, No. 40.......
Cera  Alba............ .
50®  55
Cera  Flava...............  
40®
Coccus  ............
@
Cassia Fructus
Centraria.........
®
Cetaceum................... 
Chloroform.............. 
55®
Chloroform,  squlbbs 
@   1 
Chloral Hyd Crst....  1  40®  1
Chondrus.................. 
20©
Clnchonldine.P. & W  38® 
Clnchonidine, Germ. 
38®
Cocaine....................  6 65®  5
Corks, list, dis. pr. ct.
Creosotum................. 
®
Creta............. bbl. 75 
®
Creta, prep..............  
@
9®
Creta, preclp............ 
Creta, Bubra............ 
®
Crocus...................... 
25®
Cudbear....................  
®
Cupri  Sulph..............  6H®
Dextrine.................. 
7®
75®
Ether Sulph.............. 
Emery, all numbers. 
©
Emery, po.................  
©
Ergota.......... po. 90  85®
Flake  White............ 
12®
@
Galla.......................... 
Gambler................... 
8®
@
Gelatin,  Cooper....... 
Gelatin, French....... 
36®
Glassware,  flint, box 
75  &
Less than box.......
11©
Glue, brown.............. 
15®
Glue,  white.............. 
Glycerina...................  17ft®
Grana Paradis!........  
@
Humulus................... 
25®
®   l
Hydrarg Chlor  Mite 
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor.. 
©
Hydrarg Ox Bub’m. 
®  1
Hydrarg  Ammonlati 
HydrargUnguentum
50®
Hydrargyrum.......... 
_
Ichthyobolla,  Am... 
65® 70
Indigo........................ 
76® 1  00
Iodine,  Besubi........   3 40®  3 60
Iodoform...................  3 85®  4 00
Lupulin...................... 
1a   60
Lycopodium..............
M ads........................
Liquor Arsen et  Hy­
drarg Iod...............
LlquorPotassArslnlt 
Magnesia,  Sulph.... 
Magneila, Sulph, bbl 
Maanla> 8* F ........ 

66®
®
10®
2®
®
too

'X

T 

i  -r

* 

I  *

S   \  S

Menthol....................
®  5  00 Seidlltz Mixture.......
20® 22
Morphia, S.. P. & W. 2  35® 2  60 Sinapis......................
© 18
Morphia, S.,N. Y. Q.
Sinapis,  opt..............
® 30
& C.  Co................... 2  25®  2  60 Snuff, Maccaboy, De
Mo'schus  Canton__
® 40
V oes......................
® 41
Myristlca, No. l .......
65® 80 Snuff,Scotch.De Vo’s
® 41
Nux Vomica...po. 16
® 10 Soda, Boras..............
11
9®
Os Sepia....................
35® 37 Soda,  Boras, po.......
11
9®
Pepsin Saac, H. & P.
Soda et Potass Tart.
23® 25
D  Co......................
@   1  00 Soda,  Carb...............
2
1ft®
Picls Liq. N.N.V4 gal.
Soda,  Bi-Carb..........
3®
5
doz.........................
@   2 00 Soda,  Ash.................
4
314®
Picls Liq., quarts__
@   1  00 Soda, Sulphas..........
2
®
Picls Liq.,  pints.......
@ 85 Spts. Cologne...........
@ 2  60
Pil Hydrarg.. .po.  80
® 50 Spts. Ether  Co........
50® 55
Piper  Nigra...po.22
® 18 Spts.  Myrda Dom...
@ 2  00
Piper  Alba__ po. 35
® 30 Spts. Vihi Beet.  bbl.
@
Plfx Burgun.............
7 Spts. Vlni Beet. Kbbl
©
@
Plumbl Acet.............
10® 12 Spts. Vlni Beet. lOgal
®
Pul vis Ipecac et Opii 1  30®  1 50 Spts. Vini Beet. 5 gal
@
Pyrethrum, boxes H.
Strychnia, Crystal...
80® 1  05
& P. D. Co., doz...
@ 76 Sulphur,  Subl..........
2H@
4
Pyrethrum,  pv........
25® 30 Sulphur, Boll............ 2K@ 3K
Quassiae....................
8® 10 Tamarinds...............
8® 10
Quinia, S. P. &  W...
36® 46 Terebenth  Venice...
28® 30
Qulnla, S.  German..
44 Theobromae..............
60® 65
34®
Quinia, N. Y .............
34® 44 Vanilla...................... 9  00®16 00 !
Bubia Tlnctorum__
12® 14 Zinci Sulph..............
8
Saccharum Lactls pv
18® 20
Oils
Saladn...................... 4  50®  4 76
Sanguis  Draconls...
40® 60
Sapo, W....................
12® 14 Whale, winter..........
Sapo M......................
10® 12 Lard, extra...............
Sapo  G......................
® 16 Lard, No. l ...............

BBL.  GAL.
70
70
50

70
60
45

27

65
Linseed, pure raw... 
63
64
Linseed,  Dolled........
67
54
60
Neatsfoot, winter str
45
39
Spirits  Turpentine..
Paints
B B L .
L B .
Bed  Venetian..........
IK  2 ®8
Ochre, yellow  Mars.
IK  2 ®4
Ochre, yellow Ber...
IK  2 ®3
Putty,  commercial.. 2K  2H@3
Putty, strictly  pure. 
2H  2K@3
Vermilion,  P rim e
American.............
13® 15
70® 75
Vermilion, English..
14® 18
Green,  Paris............
13® 16
Green, Peninsular...
6V4® 7
Lead,red..................
Lead,  white.............
6H® 7
® 90
Whiting, white Span
® 95
Whiting, gilders’__
@   1  25
White, Paris, Amer. 
Whiting, Paris, Eng.
d ill...'.......... .......... 
®   1  40
Universal Prepared.  1  10®  1  20

Varnishes

No. 1 Turp  Coach...  1  10®   l  20
Extra Turp...............  1 60® 1  70
Coach  Body.............2  75® 3 00
No. 1 Turp Fum.......1  00®  1  10
Extra Turk Damar..  1  65®  l  60 
Jap.Dryer.No.lTurp  70®  76

(Cigars

W e are  agents  for the 

celebrated

Brunswick Brands

- 

-  $55
Wolverine 
-  65
Victorias 
35
Juniors 
-  35
Cranes Cadets  - 
Rainbow 
35
Hawthorn,  25  in  tin  35

- 

- 

W e also  have

Our  Manager,  Quintette

And  a  complete  line  of  G.  J.  Johnson 

Cigar Co.’s brands  including 

the  celebrated

S.  C.  W.,  Exemplar,  etc.

Hazeltine & Perkins 

Drug (So.
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT

These quotations are  carefully  corrected  weekly,  within  six  hours  of  mailing, 
and are intended to be correct at time of going to  press.  Prices,  however,  are  lia­
ble to change at any  time,  and  country  merchants  will  have  their  orders  filled  at 
market prices at date of purchase.

DECLINED
P a c k a g e  Coffee
Cheese

ALABA STIN E

White In drums....................  
9
Colors in drums....................   10
White In packages...............   10
Colors In packages...............   11

Less 40 per cent discount. 

AMMONIA

Per Doz. 
.............   78
..1  10

Arctic 12oz. ovals..
Arctic pints, round.

A X L E   G REA SE 
doz.
Aurora 
.....................56
Castor  Oil................ ...60
Diamond................. ...50
Frazer’s ................... ...75
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75

gross 
6 00
7 00
4 25
9 00
9 00

Mica, tin boxes......... 75 
Paragon.......................56 

9 00
6 00

B A K IN G   P O W D E R  

A cm e

14 lb. cans 3 doz...................  45
14 lb. cans 3 doz...................  75
1 
lb. cans 1  doz...................1  00
Bulk.........................................  10
3 oz. Eng. Tumblers..............  86

A rctic
Egg

i i  lb. cans,  4 doz. case.......3 75
14 lb. cans,  2 doz. case........3  75
1 lb. cans,  1 doz. case........3 75
5 lb. cans, 14 doz. case........ 8 00

Q ueen  F la k e

14 lb. cans, 4 doz. case.........  45
14 lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   85
i 
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
l lb., 2 doz. case.................... 4 00
5 lb.,  1 doz. case................... 9 00

B A T H   B R IC K

American................................  70
English....................................  80

B L U IN G

Co n d e n s e d

& L u i m *

Small 3 doz.............................  40
Large, 2 doz........................  
  75
Arctic, 4 oz, per gross........ 4  00
Arctic, 8 oz, per gross.........5 00
Arctic, pints, per  gross__ 9 00

BROOMS

No. 1 Carpet.................................2 50
No. 2 Carpet...............................2  16
No. 3 Carpet.................................1 85
No. 4 Carpet.................................1 60
Parlor  Gem.................. 
2  40
Common Whisk....................   85
Fancy Whisk...............................1 10
Warehouse.................................. 3 25

BRUSH ES 

Scrub

Shoe

Solid Back,  8 In....................  45
Solid Back, ll In ...................  95
Pointed Ends.........................  85
No. 8..............................................1 00
No. 7.............................................. 1 30
No. 4.............................................. 1 70
No. 3..............................................1 90
No. 3........................................   75
No. 2..............................................1 10
No. 1..............................................1 75

Stove

BU TTER   COLOR

CANDLES

W., R. & Co.’s, 15c size__   1  25
W., R. & Co.’s, 25c size__   2 00
Electric Light, 8s...................12
Electric Light, 16s.................12*4
Paraffine, 6s...........................10M
Paraffine, 12s......................... ll
Wloklng 
..............,..29

CANNED  GOODS 

B e a n s

Corn

22©25

Mushrooms

B lackberries

Clam  Bouillon

Apples
70 
3 lb. Standards.........
2  00
Gallons, standards..
75
Standards.................
Baked........................  1  00© 1  30
75©  85
Red  Kidney.............. 
String........................  
80
85
Wax............................ 
Blueberries
Standard..................... 
85
Brook  Trout
l  90
2 lb. cans, Spiced...............  
Clams.
Little Neck, 1 lb......  
l  00
Little Neck. 2 lb....... 
1  50
Burnham’s, 14 pint............  1  92
Burnham’s, pints...............   3 60
Burnham’s, quarts............  7 20
Cherries
Red  Standards............
85 
1  15
White............................
65
Fair............................
80
Good..........................
95
Fancy........................
French  Peas
Sur Extra Fine..............
22
19
Extra  Fine.....................
15
Fine..................................
11
Moyen.............................
Gooseberries
90
Standard..................
Hominy
86
Standard.«................
Lobster
1  85 
Star, H lb..................
3  40
Star, 1  lb...................
2  35
Picnic Tails...............
M ackerel
Mustard, lib ............
1  75
2  80
Mustard, 21b............
Soused, l  lb...............
1  75
Soused. 2 lb..............
2 80
1  75
Tomato, 1 lb..............
2  80
Tomato, 2 lb..............
Hotels.........................
Buttons......................
Oysters
Cove, l ib .................
Cove, 21b................... 
Cove, 1 lb  Oval........  
Peaches
P ie .............................
Yellow......................   1  66©1  85
Pears
70
Standard...................
Fancy.........................
80
Marrowfat...............
1  00 
Early June...............
1  00 
Early June  Sifted..
1  60
Pineapple
Grated......................  
25©2 75
l 
Sliced..........................  1 
35©2 55
Pum pkin
F a ir...........................
Good..........................
Fancy........................
Raspberries
Standard....................
Russian  Cavier
14 lb. cans.............................   3 75
M lb, cans.............................   7 00
l lb. can..............................  1200
Salmon 
@1 85
Columbia River, tails 
Columbia River, flats 
©1 95
Red Alaska...............  1 
20@l 40
Pink Alaska.............   1  00@t  10
Shrim ps
Standard...................
1  60
Sardines
5
Domestic, 14s............
Domestic, X s ..........
8
7
Domestic,  Mustard.
U©14
California, 14s..........
17@24
California Ms............
7©14
French, Ms...............
18@28
French, Ms...............
85
Standard...................
1  25
Fancy........................
Succotash
90 
Fair............................
Good..........................
1  00 
Fancy........................
1  20
Tomatoes
85 
F a ir.........»................
90 
Good..........................
Fancy........................
1  00
2 40
Gallons..... ..................

Straw berries

166
95

Peas

85

ADVANCED
N iagra  S ta rch
M uzzy  S ta rch
C orn  Syrup
Lem on s

Index to  Markets

By Columns

Col.

A

B  

.

Akron  Stoneware...................  15
l
Alabastine............................... 
Ammonia.................................   1
Axle Crease............................. 
l

C

Baking Powder........................ 
l
i
Bath  Brick............................... 
l
Bluing....................................... 
Brooms.....................................   1
Brushes.................................... 
l
Butter Color.............................  2
Candies.....................................  M
Candles.....................................   2
Canned Goods.........................  2
Catsup.......................................  3
Carbon Oils.............................  3
Cheese.......................................  3
Chewing Gum.........................   3
Chicory.....................................   3
Chocolate..................................  3
Clothes Lines...........................   3
Cocoa........................................  3
Cocoa Shells............................   3
- Coffee.......................................  3
Condensed Milk......................   4
Coupon Books.........................   4
Crackers..................................   4
Cream Tartar.........................   5
Dried  Fruits...........................   5

D
F

G

Farinaceous  Goods...............   5
Fish and Oysters....................  13
Flavoring Extracts.................  5
Fly  Paper................: ...............  6
Fresh Meats............................   6
Fruits................................ •••■  14

P

H

M

N
O

I
J
L

Grains and Flour...................  6
Herbs.......................................   6
Hides and Pelts......................  13
Indigo.......................................   6
Je lly .........................................  6
Lamp Burners.........................  15
Lamp Chimneys......................  15
Lanterns...................................  15
Lantern  Globes......................   15
Licorice....................................  7
Lye............................................   7
Matches......................................  7
Meat Extracts...........................  7
Molasses.....................................  7
Mustard......................................  7
Nuts...........................................   14
Oil Cans.....................................  15
Olives.........................................  7
Oyster Palls...............................  7
Paper Bags................................   7
Paris  Green...............................  7
Pickles........................................   7
Pipes..........................................   7
Potash........................................   7
Provisions..................................   7
R ice............................................  8
Saleratus....................................  8
Sal Soda......................................  8
Salt..............................................  8
Salt  Fish....................................  8
Sauerkraut...............................  9
Seeds.........................................  9
Shoe Blacking.........................   9
Snuff.........................................  9
Soap..........................................   9
Soda...........................................  9
Spices................ 
9
Starch.......................................  10
Stove Polish.............................   10
Sugar..........................................  10
Syrups......................................   9
Table  Sauce..............................  12
T e a ..........................................  11
Tobacco.....................................  11
Twine........................................  12
Vinegar.....................................  12
Washing Powder.....................   12
Wicking.....................................  13
Woodenware............................  13
Wrapping Paper......................  13

V
w

R
S

T

 

 

Yeast Cake................................  13

Y

CA TSU P

Columbia,  pints....................2 00
Columbia, M pints................ l  25

C A R BO N   O IL S  

B a r re ls

C H E E S E

@10M

©10M
U@11U
@12
a
©
@10
a n
@11
©IOM
14@15
©90
@17
13@14
50@75
19@20

Eocene.........................   @11
Perfection....................  @10
Diamond White..........  
@  9
D. S. Gasoline............. 
@11
Deodorized Naphtha.. 
@10
Cylinder........................29  @34
Engine...........................19  @22
Black, winter.
Acme.....................
Amboy.................
Elsie......................
Emblem...............
Gem......................
Gold Medal..........
Ideal.....................
Jersey...................
Riverside..............
Brick....................
Edam....................
Leiden.................
Llmburger............
Pineapple............
Sap  Sago............
CHEW ING  GUM 
55 
American Flag Spruce....
60 
Beeman’s Pepsin...............
55 
Black Jack .........................
60 
Largest Gum  Made..........
55 
Sen Sen  ,.............................
1  00 
Sen Sen Breath Perfume..
55 
Sugar  Loaf.........................
55
Yucatan..............................
5
Bulk.....................................
7
Red......................................
4
Eagle....................................
Franck’s ................................   6M
Schener’s ...............................   6

CHICORY

CHOCOLATE 

Ambrosia

Walter Baker & Co.’s.

Ambrosia Sweet......................   21
Household Sweet.....................  19
Ambrosia Premium................  32
Yankee  Premium...................  31
German  Sweet......................  23
Premium................................   31
Breakfast Cocoa....................   46
Vienna Sweet...................... 
21
Vanilla....................................  28
Premium................................   31

Runkel Bros.

CLOTHES  LIN ES

Cotton, 40 ft.  per doz............1  00
Cotton, 50 ft.  per doz............l  20
Cotton, 60 ft.  per doz........... l  40
Cotton, 70 ft.  per doz............1  60
Cotton, 80 ft.  per doz........... l  80
Jute, 60 ft. per doz...............   80
Jute. 72 ft. per doz.............. 
96

COCOA

 

 

Ambrosia, M lb. tin cans__   42
Ambrosia, J4 lb. tin cans__   44
Cleveland................................  41
Colonial, ms  .........................   36
Colonial, Ms...........................   33
Epps......................... 
42
Huyler....................................  45
Van Houten, Ms....................  12
VanHouten, Ms....................  20
Van Houten, Ms....................  38
VanHouten,  is ....................  70
Webb...................................  
30
Wilbur, Ms.............................  41
Wilbur. Ms.............................   42
COCOA  SH ELLS
201b. bags............................  
Less quantity................... 
Pound packages.............. 

3
4

2M

C O FFEE
Roasted

J^H K H G R A K
Coffees

Special Combination............15
French Breakfast.................17M
Lenox, Mocha & Jav a..........21
Old Gov’t Java and Mocha.,24 
Private Estate, Java & Moc 26 
Supreme, Java and Mocha .27 
Dwinell-Wright  Co.’s Brands.
White House,  60-ls...............29
White House,  30-2s...............28
.. 21M
Excelsior M. & J„  60-ls.. 
Excelsior M. & J., 30-2S........20M
Royal Java.............................26 M
Royal Java & Mocha............26M
Arabian  Mocha....................28M
Aden Moch............................ 22M
Mocha & Java Blend............23
Fancy Maricalbo..................18M
Javo Blend............................ 17M
Golden Santos....................... 1
Ja-Mo-Ka..............................15M
Excelsior Blend.....................14M
No. 65 Blend...........................14
Common..............................10M
F a ir........................................ll
Choice.....................................13
Fancy......................................15
Common.................................11
F a ir........................................14
Choice.....................................15
Fancy.....................................17
Peaberry................................ 13
F a ir........................................ 12
Choice.....................................16
Choice.............................. ....18
Fancy..................................... 17

M aracaibo

M exican

Santos

Rio

Guatemala

Choice......................................16

Ja v a

African....................................12M
Fancy African.......................17
O. G..........................................25
P. G..........................................29
Arabian................................... 21

Mocha
Package 

New York Basis.

Arbuokle...............................11 m
Dllworth............................... 11M
Jersey.................................... 11M
Lion........................................11M
M cLaughlin’s X X X X  
McLaughlin’s  XXXX  sold  to 
retailers  only.  Mail  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  & 
Co., Chicago.
Valley City M  gross..............  75
Felix M gross...................,...1   15
Hummers foil M gross.........  86
Hummel’s tin M gross.........1  43

E xtract

Substitutes

Crushed Cereal Coffee Cake

12 packages, M case..............1  75
24 packages,  l c a s e ............3 50

CONDENSED  M IL K  

4 doz In case.

Gall Borden Eagle................6  40
Crown.................................... 6  25
Daisy....................................... 6 75
Champion.............................. 4  50
Magnolia................................4  25
Challenge...............................3  76
Dime....................................... 3  35
Leader....................................3  80
COUPON  BOOKS 
50 books, any  denom... 
l  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2 50 
500 books, any  denom...  ll  60
1.000 books, any  denom...  20 oo 
Above quotations are for either
Tradesman, Superior, Economic 
or  Universal  grades.  Where
1.000 books are ordered at a time 
customer receives  sp e cia 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
500, any one denom.........  2 00
1.000, any one denom........   8 00
2.000, any one denom........   5 00
Steel  punch........................ 
75
The National Biscuit Co. quotes 

Credit Checks 

CRACKERS

as follows:

B u tter

Soda

6
Seymour..........................
6
New York......................
6
Family...........................
6
Salted..............................
Wolverine...................... • • 
6M
Soda  X X X ..................... • • 
6M
8
Soda, City......................
Long Island Wafers__ ..  13
..  13
Zephyrette......................
F au st.................................. 
Farina.................................  
Extra Farina...................... 
Sal tine Oyster....................  
Sweet  Goods—Boxes

7M
6
6M
6

Oyster

Animals...............................  10
Assorted  Cake...................  10
Belle Rose...........................  
8
Bent’s Water.................... 
  16
Cinnamon Bar....................  
9
Coffee Cake,  Iced.............   10
Coffee Cake. Java.............   10
Cocoanut Macaroons........   18
Cocoanut Taffy...................  10
Cracknells...........................   16
Creams, Iced...................... 
8
Cream Crisp........................  10M
Cubans................................   UM
Currant  Fruit....................   12
Frosted Honey...................  12
9
Frosted Cream................... 
Ginger Gems, l’rge or sin'll  8 
6
Ginger  Snaps, N. B. C—  
Gladiator.............................  10M
Grandma Cakes................. 
9
Graham Crackers.............. 
8
Graham  Wafers.................  12
Grand Rapids  Tea............  T6
Honey Fingers...................  12
Iced Honey Crumpets.......  10
Imperials............................  
8
Jumbles, Honey.................  12
Lady Fingers......................  12
Lemon Snaps......................  12
Lemon Wafers...................  16
Marshmallow.....................   16
Marshmallow Creams. —   16 
Marshmallow Walnuts.  ..  16
Mary Ann...........................  
8
Mixed Picnic......................  UM
Milk Biscuit........................ 
7M
Molasses  Cake................... 
8
Molasses Bar.....................  
9
Moss Jelly Bar...................  12M
Newton................................   12
Oatmeal Crackers.............. 
8
Oatmeal Wafers.................  12
Orange Crisp...................... 
9
Orange Gem........................  9
Penny Cake........................ 
8
Pilot Bread, X X X ............ 
7M
Pretzelettes, hand made.. 
8
Pretzels, hand  made........ 
8
Scotch Cookies...................  9
Sears’ Lunch...................... 
7M
8
Sugar Cake.........................  
Sugar Cream, x x x ..........  
8

Sugar Squares....................   8
Sultanas...............................  13
Tutti Frutti.........................  16
Vanilla Wafers...................  16
Vienna Crimp....................  
s
CREAM  TA RTA R
5 and 10 lb. wooden  boxes.......30
Bulk in sacks.............................29

Apples

D R IE D   FR U IT S 
Sundrled...........................
Evaporated, 501b. boxes.  ©6M 
California  Fru its
Apricots..........................  8@io
Blackberries...............
Nectarines...................
Peaches........................8  @11
Pears
Pitted Cheriies.’.]!.""! 
Prunnelles...................
Raspberries................

7%

California  Prunes

100-120 25 lb. boxes.........  ©  3M
90-100 25 ib. boxes.........  ©  4
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes.........  ©  4M
70-8025lb.boxes.........  ©   5M
60-7025lb. boxes.........  ©   5K
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes........   @  654
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes.........  @734
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes......... 
8M

H cent less in 50 lb. cases 

Citron

Leghorn......................................n
Corsican.....................................12

Currants

Peel

Raisins 

California, 1 lb.  package___iom
Imported, 1 lb package.........10X
Imported, bulk...................... iom
Citron American 19 lb. bx... 13 
Lemon American 10 lb. bx.. iom 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 10M 
London Layers 2 Crown.
1  "5
London Layers 3 Crown. 
Cluster 4 Crown.............
6M
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
6
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
7
L. M., Seeded, 1  lb......... 
8
L. M., Seeded. %  lb__   7  ©
Sultanas, b u lk ......................
Sultanas, package...............

1  90

Beans

Cereals

FARINACEOUS  GOODS 
Dried Lima............................   7
Medium Hand Picked 
Brown Holland......................
Cream of Cereal....................   90
Graln-O, small............................1 35
Graln-O, large.............................2 26
Grape Nuts.................................. 1 35
Postum Cereal, small...........1  35
Postum Cereal, large........   2 25
241 lb. packages........................ 1 60
Bulk, per 100 Tbs..........................3 00
Flake, 60 lb. sack................   80
Pearl,  200 lb. bbl...................2  40
Pearl, 100 lb. sack................1   17
M accaroni  and V erm icelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box.............   60
Imported. 25 lb. box..............2  to
Common......................................2 40
Chester......................................... 2 90
Empire......................................... 3 40

P earl  B arley

Hominy

F arin a

G rits

Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand.

Peas

Rolled  Oats

24 2 lb. packages.............. ...2   00
100 lb. kegs........................ ...3  00
..6 70
200 fi>. barrels...................
100 lb. bags........................ ...2  90
Green, Wisconsin, bu__ ...1  30
Green, Scotch, bu............ ...1  40
Spilt,  lb............................. ... 
3
Rolled Avena, bbl............ ...4  00
Steel Cut, 100 lb. sacks... .  2  10
Monarch, bbl.................... ...3 70
Monarch, M bbl............... ...2  00
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks__ ...1  80
Quaker, cases.. .*............. ...3  20
East India......................... ...  23Í
German, sacks................. . ..  3K
German, broken package..  4
Flake,  110 lb. sacks......... ■  454
Pearl, 130 lb. sacks.......... ...  3%
Pearl, 241 lb.  packages.
Cracked, bulk................... ...  3M
24 2 lb. packages...................2 60
F L A V O R IN G   E X T R A C T S

Tapioca

W heat

Sago

...  6

F O O T E   A  JE N K S ’

JAXON

Vanilla 

Lemon

1 oz full m . 1  20  1 oz full  m.  80 
2ozfullm.2oio  2 oz full m  l  25 
No.Sfan’y.3  15  No.Sfan’y .l  75

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

29

6

7

8

W hite fish

SEED S

100  lbs............ 
6
40 lbs............ 
10 lbs............ 
8  lbs............ 

No. 1  No. 2  Fam
3 00
7  00 
3  10  1  60
85 
45
39
71 
9
Anise.........................................9
6
Canary, Smyrna...................... 4
Caraway.................................. 8
Cardamon, Malabar............ 60
Celery..................................... 12
Hemp, Russian........................4M
Mixed Bird...............................4M
Mustard,white................ 
  9
Poppy.....................................10
Rape.......................................  4M
Cuttle Bone............................15
Handy Box, large.............   2 50
Handy Box, small...............   1 25
21
Blxby’s Royal Polish........  
85
Miller’s Crown  Polish....... 
85
60
Scotch, In bladders...............   37
Maccaboy, In jars.................   35
French Rappee, In  jars.......  43
B. T. Babbit brand—

SHOE  BLACKIN G

Babbit’s Best....................  4 00

SNUFF

SOAP

Beaver Soap Co. brands

¿¡dndel

50 cakes, large size............. 3 25
100 cakes, large size..............6 50
50 cakes, small size.............1  95
100 cakes, small size.............3 85
Bell & Bogart brands—
Coal  Oil Johnny..........  .  3 90
Peekln...............................   4 00
Detroit Soap Co. brands—
Queen Anne......................  3  15
Big Bargain...............l  75
Umpire...............................  2  15
German Family................  2  45
Dfngman............................  3  86
Santa  Claus.......................  3  26
Brown................................ 2 40
Fairy..................................   4 00
Naptha...............................  4 00
Oak Leaf............................  3  25
Oak Leaf, blge..................4 00

Dingman Soap Co. brand—
N. K. Fairbanks brands—

Pels brand—
Gowans & Sons brands—

Lautz Bros, brands—

Single box............................. 3 00
5 box lots, delivered...........2 95
10 box lots, delivered...........2 90
Johnson Soap Co. brands—
Silver King........................   3 60
Calumet Family................  2  70
Scotch Family...................  2  50
Cuba....................................2  40
60 cakes.......................  1  95
Ricker’s Magnetic...........  3 90
Big Acme...........................   4  00
Acme 5c..............................  3  25
Marseilles..........................   4 00
Master................................3  70
Lenox.................................   3 00
Ivory, 6oz..........................   4 00
Ivory, 10 oz........................   6 75
¡961
Star..................................... 3 00
Good Cheer.......................   3  80
Old Country.......................  3 20
Sapollo, kitchen, 3 doz........2 40
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz............. 2 40

Schultz & Co. brand— 
A. B. Wrisley brands—

Proctor & Gamble brands—

Scouring

SODA

Boxes........................................ 5M
Kegs, English..........................4M

B eef

Tripe

1
5M
7M
7M
6M

10  75
11  50
li  50
150
3  50
70
125
2  25

3 lb. Palls.. advance 
Sausages
Bologna..................... 
Liver.................................  
Frankfort.................  
P ork .......................... 
Blood.........................  
Tongue.............................. 
Headcheese....................... 
Extra Mess...............  
Boneless....................  
Bump........................ 
Pigs’  Feet
M bbls., 40 lbs..........  
M bbls., 80 lbs..........  
Kits, 15  lbs................ 
M bbls., 40 lbs..........  
M bbls., 80 lbs..........  
Casings
P ork ..................................  
Beef rounds.............. 
Beef  middles............ 
Sheep.................................. 
Bu tterlne
Solid, dairy...............   11  @13
Rolls, dairy...............   11M@13M
uy,
Rolls, creamery....... 
Solid, creamery....... 
14
Corned beef, 2 lb__  
2  76
17 60
Corned beef, 14 lb ... 
2  76
Roast beef, 2 lb......... 
Potted ham,  Ms....... 
50
Potted ham,  Ms....... 
90
Deviled ham,  M s.... 
60
Deviled ham, Ms__  
90
Potted tongue,  Ms.. 
60
Potted tongue,  Ms.. 
90
R IC E 
Domestic

Canned  Meats

3
10

Im ported.

Carolina head......................... 7
Carolina  No. l ........................6M
Carolina  No. 2 ........................ 4K
Broken..................................... 4M
Japan,  No.  l ...................5M@6
Japan,  No.  2...................4M@5
Java, fancy head............5  @5M
Java, No. l ......................5  @
Table..................................  @
Packed 60 lbs. In box. 

SALERATUS 

Church’s Arm and Hammer. 3  15
Deland’s....................................... 3 00
Dwight’s  Cow............................. 3 15
Emblem....................................... 2 10
L.  P .............................................. 3 00
Sodio...................................... ....3  00
Wyandotte, 100 Ms.....................3 00
Granulated,  bbls.....................  80
Granulated, 100 lb. cases....  90
Lump, bbls.............................. 
75
Lump, 146 lb. kegs...................  80

SAL  SODA

SALT

Buckeye

Common  Grades

Diamond Crystal 

100  31b. bags............................. 3 00
50  6 lb. bags............................. 3 00
2214 lb. bags............................. 2 75
In 5 bbl. lots  5  per  cent,  dis­
count and one case 24 3 lb. boxes 
free.
Table, cases, 24 3 lb. boxes.. 1  40 
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb. bags.3 00 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2 75 
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2 66 
Butter, barrels,20141b.bags.2  85
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.............   27
Butter, sacks, 66 lbs..............  67
100 3 lb. sacks...............................2 26
60 61b. sacks...............................2 15
28101b. sacks.............................2 06
40
561b. sacks.......................... 
281b. sacks..........................  22
66 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  30
28 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  16
661b. dairy In linen sacks...  60 
66 lb. dairy In linen sacks...  60 
56 lb.  sacks.............................  30
Granulated  Fine...................  95
Medium Fine...............................1 00

Ashton
• Higgins
Solar  Rock
Common

SALT  FISH  

Cod

@  6 
Georges cured.............
Georges  genuine.........
@  6M 
Georges selected.........
@  7 
@ 6 
Grand Bank.................
Strips or  bricks..........   6
@  9 
Pollock..........................
@  8M
Strips............: ............................10
Chunks..........................  
12

H alibut.

 

LICO RICE

Pure........................................  30
Calabria..................................  23
Sicily.......................................  14
Root........................................   10
Condensed, 2 doz................. l  20
Condensed, 4 doz..................2 25

L Y E

MATCHES

No. 200 Lookout, 144  bx.......1  25
No. 500 Select Society, 144...4  00 
No. 200 Williams Perfect, 144.1  35
No.  2 Lily, 144 boxes..........1  15
No. 100 Park, 432 boxes........2  85
No.  80 Poetiy, 720 boxes... .4 00 
Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No.  9  sulphur........................ 1  65
Anchor ra rlo r.......................l  50
No. 2 Home............................1  3C
Export Parlor........................4 00
Wolverine...............................1  50
Armour & Co.’s, 4 oz..
Liebig’s, 2  oz...............
MOLASSES 
New  Orleans

MEAT  EXTRACTS 

75

Fancy Open Kettle...........  
Choice.................................  
F a ir.....................................  
Good....................................  

Half-barrels 2c extra 
MUSTARD

40
35
26
22

OLIVES

Horse Radish, l doz.............l  75
Horse Radish, 2 doz.............3 50
Bayle’s Celery, l doz............l  75
Bulk, 1 gal. kegs.................  1  25
Bulk, 3 gal. kegs.................  1  10
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs.................  1  00
Manzamlla. 7 oz................. 
80
Queen, pints........................  2  35
Queen, 19  o z ......................  4  90
Queen, 28  oz.......................   7  00
Stuffed, 5 oz........................ 
90
Stuffed, 8  oz........................  1  45
Stuffed, 10 oz......................  2  30
Victor, pints..........................10 00
Victor, quarts....................... 15 00
Victor, 2 quarts....................20 00
Continental  Paper Bag  Co.
Glory  Mayflower 
Satchel  & Pacific 
Bottom 
Square

Ask your Jobber for them.

OYSTER  PA ILS

P A P E R   BAGS

50
60
80
1  00
1  25
1  45
1  70
2  00
2  40
2  60
3  15
4  15
4  60
5 00
5 50

M.......... ..........  28
M.......... ..........   34
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
25..........
Sugar
Red......
Gray.
Bulk.................................. ....14
Packages, M lb., each... ....18
Packages, M lb., each  .. ....17
Packages,  lib.,each — ...16

P A R IS  GREEN

........  

4M
4M

P IC K L E S
Medium

Sm all

Barrels, 1,200 count............4   60
Half bbls, 600 count............2  75
Barrels, 2,400 count....... ....6  50
Half bbls, 1,200 count__ ...3 30
Clay, No. 216.................... ....1  70
Clay, T. D., full count__ ...  66
Cob, No. 3......................... ...  85

P IP E S

POTASH

48 cans In case.

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

PROVISIONS.
Barreled  Pork

Dry  Salt  Meats

Smoked  Meats 

@16 50
@16 50 
@16 50 
@16 00 
@19 00 
@12 25 
@16 00 
@11  50

Mess...........................
B ack .........................
Clear back............... .
Short out...................
FI*.......................
Bean...........................
Family Mess.............
Rump Butts Beef....
Bellies........................
Briskets..................
9M 
Extra shorts.............
8M
@ DM 
Hams, 12 lb. average.
Hams, 14 lb. average.
@   11 
Hams, 16 lb. average.
@   10M 
@   104 
Hams, 20 lb. average.
Ham dried beef.......
@  12M 
Shoulders (N.Y. cut)
@   7M
Bacon, dear..............  10M@  UM
California hams
@   8M 
@  11 
Boneless  hams.......
Boiled Hams...........
@   16
Picnic Boiled Hams
i
Berlin  Hams..........  
Mince Hams..........  
i
Lards—In Tierces
Compound.................
Kettle.........................
Vegetole.................
60 lb. Tubs.. advance 
80 lb. Tubs..advance 
60 lb. Tins... advance 
20 lb. Palls, .advance 
10 lb. Palls., advance 
51b. Palls., advance

Vanilla 

Lemon

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

Jennings’

A rctic

2 oz. full meas. pure Lemon.  75 
2 oz. full meas. pure Vanilla. 1  20 
2 oz. oval Vanilla Tonka....  75 
2 oz. oval Pure Lemon........   75

B ig  Value

FlAVOR I ng'exTRAC^

Reg. 2 oz. D. G. 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. Vanilla Tonka...............  70
2 oz. flat Pure Lemon............  70
Tanglefoot, per doz...............  35
Tanglefoot, per  case............3  20

I X T   P A P E R

Standard

FR E SH   MEATS 

B eef

P ork

Carcass...................... 
6M@  8
6  &  6M
Forequarters..........  
Hindquarters.......... 
7M@  0
Loins No. 3...............   10  @14
Ribs...........................  10  @13
7M@  8
Rounds...................... 
ChUCKS...................... 
5M@ 6
Plates........................ 
4  @ 5
Dressed....................  
@ 7
@10
Loins......................... 
@  8M
Boston  Butts............ 
Shoulders.................  
@ 8
@ 8
Leaf  Lard................ 
Mutton
8M@  9
Carcass.....................  
Lambs........................ 
9M@io
Carcass.....................  
8  @ 9
GRAINS  AND  FLOUR 
W heat

Veal

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

71

W inter  W heat  Flou r 

Local Brands

Olney & Judson’s Brand

Spring W heat  Flou r 

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand

Patents...............................   4 25
Second Patent....................   3 76
Straight...............................   3 56
Clear...................................   3 15
Graham...............................  3 26
Buckwheat.........................   4 40
Bye.......................................  3 25
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per  bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Bamhart-Putman’s Brand
Diamond Ms........................  3 75
Diamond Ms......................   3 76
Diamond Ms.......................   3 75
Quaker Ms...........................  8 80
Quaker Ms...........................  3 80
Quaker Ms..........................   3 80
Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.’s  Brand
Plllgbury’s  Best Ms..........   4 50
Plllsbury’s  Best Ms..........   4  40
Plllsbury’s  Best Ms..........   4  30
Plllsbury’s Best Ms'paper.  4 30 
Plllsbury’s Best Ms paper. 
4  30
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand
Duluth  Imperial Ms..........  4  40
Duluth  Imperial Ms..........  4  30
Duluth  Imperial Ms..........  4  20
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand
Wlngold  Ms...................... 
4 40
Wlngold  m s...................... 
4 30
Wlngold  Ms...................... 
4 20
Ceresota Ms........................  4 60
Ceresota Ms........................  4 50
Ceresota Ms........................  4 40
Laurel  Ms...........................   4  40
Laurel  Ms...........................   * 30
Laurel  Ms...........................   4  20
Laurel Ms and Ms paper..  4  20 
Bolted..................................  2 00
Granulated.........................   2 10
Car  lots...............................   31
Car lots, clipped.................  32M
Less than car lots..............
St. Car Feed, screened....  18 00
No. 1 Corn and  Oats.........17  60
Unbolted Corn  Meal.........  17 00
Winter Wheat Bran..........  17 00
Winter Wheat  Middlings.  17 50
Screenings..........................   16 00
Corn, car  lots....................   45M
No. l Timothy car  lots....  11  60 
No. l Timothy ton  lots....  12 60 
Sage.............................................15
Hops...........................................15
Laurel Leaves............................15
Senna Leaves............................ 25
Madras, 5 lb. boxes................. 55
S. F., 2,8 and 5 lb. boxes..__ 50
5 lb. palls.per doz............ 
l  85
151b. palls...............................  35
80 lb. palls...............................  62

Worden Grocer  Co.’s Brand

Feed  and  Mlllstulfb 

Corn
Hay

INDIGO

H E R B S

JE L L Y

Meal

Oats

IQ

11

Pure  Cane

F a ir........................................   16
Good.......................................  20
Choice...................................   26

STARCH

K in g sfo rd ’s  Corn
40 l-lb. packages................. 
20 l-lb. packages................  
6 lb. packages................. 
K in g sfo rd ’s Silv er Gloss
7
7M

40 l-lb. packages................. 
6 lb. boxes.........................  

6M
6M
7M

No.  8...................................   4 70
No.  9...................................   4 66
No. 10...................................   4 60
No. 11...................................   4  66
No. 12...................................   4  60
No. 13...................................  4 60
NO. 14...................................   4  46
NO. 15...................................  4  45
No. 16.......  
4  46

 

 

T E A '
Jap an

Sundrled, medium................28
Sundrled, choice................... 30
Sundrled, fancy.....................40
Regular, medium...................28
Regular, choice.....................30
Regular, fancy......................40
Basket-fired, medium...........28
Basket-fired, choice..............35
Basket-fired, fancy............... 40
Nibs.........................................27
Siftings............................. 19@21
Fannings..........................20@22

Gunpowder

i%
4%
6H
3M
3M

Moyune, medium..................26
Moyune, choice.....................35
Moyune, fancy...................... 50
Plngsuey,  medium................25
Plngsuey,  choice...................30
Plngsuey, fancy.....................40

Com m on Gloss

l-lb'. packages.................... 
3-lb. packages....................  
6-lb. packages....................  
40 ana 60-lb. boxes.............  
Barrels................................ 

I

CHAS. POPE GLUCOSE CO.

CHICAGO.

Best Gloss Starch, 50 lb.......  3
Best Gloss Starch, 40 lb.......
Best Gloss Starch,  6 lb.......
Best Gloss Starch,  3 lb.......
Best Gloss Starch,  l ib .......
W o rk s :  'V en ice, 111.
G eneva, 111.

Best Corn Starch..................
Neutral Pearl Starch in bbl. 
Neutral Powdered Starch In bbl. 
Best Confect’rs in bbl.,thin boll. 
Best Laundry in  bbl.,  thin  boil. 
Chas. P o p e G lucose Co.,
C hicago, 111.

Com m on Corn

20i-lb.  packages..J..........  
40 l-lb.  packages............... 
STOVE  POLISH

4%
4M

Young  Hyson

Choice..................................... 30
Fancy......................................36

Oolong

Formosa, fancy......................42
Amoy, medium......................25
Amoy, choice......................... 32

English BreakCast

Medium...................................27
Choice......................................34
Fancy...................................... 42

Ind ia

Ceylon, choice........................32
Fancy...................................... 42

TOBACCO

Cigars

A. Bomers’ brand. 

Plalndealer...............................35 00
Columbian Cigar Co.’s brands.
Little Columbian...................... 36 00
Columbian............................. ...35 00
Columbian Extra.......................56 00
Columbian Special....................65 00
Columbian  Invincible........ 90 00
Fortune Teller.......................   35 00
Our Manager...........................  36 00
Quintette.................................   36 00
G. J . Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brands.

8. C. W..................................  35 00
Cigar Clippings, per lb....... 
26
Lubetsky Bros.’ Brands.
B. L ......................................$36  00
Gold Star.............................   36 00
Phelps, Brace 6t Co.’s Brands.
Royal  tigers...............55@  80 00
Royal  Tlgerettes................  36 00
Book Filled Tlgerettes —   36  00
Female  Tlgerettes............  35 00
Night Hawk, concha........   35 00
Night Hawk,  navel..........  35 00
Vincente Portuondo ..36@ 70  00

SPICES 

W hole Spices

Allspice...............................  
Cassia, China In mats....... 
Cassia, Batavia, In bund... 
Cassia, Saigon, broken__  
Cassia, Saigon, in rolls.... 
Cloves, Amboyna...............  
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
Mace.................................... 
Nutmegs,  75-80...................... 
Nutmegs,  105-10..................... 
Nutmegs, 116-20.....................  
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper,  Singapore, white. 
Pepper, shot........................ 
Pure Ground In B u lk
Allspice...............................  
Cassia, Batavia......................  
Cassia, Saigon....................  
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
Ginger, African................. 
Ginger, Cochin................... 
Ginger,  Jamaica................... 
Mace........................................ 
Mustard............................... 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
Pepper, Cayenne..................  
Sage..........   ............................ 

SYRUPS

Corn

Barrels.......'.......................20
Half bbls................................22
1 doz. l gallon cans............... 3  10
1 doz. M gallon cans..............1  80
2 doz. M gallon cans................  90

12
12
28
38
55
17
14
66

50
40
36

18
28
20
16
48
17
15
18

18
20
28

28

25
66

20
20

SUGAR

No. 4,3 doz In case, gross . .  4 50 
No. 6,3 doz In case, gross  .  7  20 
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...............................   595
Gut Loaf..............................  6 95
Crushed..............................   5 95
Cubes...................................  5 70
Powdered...........................  6 65
Coarse  Powdered..............  5 55
XXXX  Powdered..............  6 60
Standard  Granulated.......  5 46
Fine Granulated.................  5 45
Coarse Granulated............  6 56
Extra Fine Granulated.,.. 
Conf.  Granulated..............   5 70
2 lb.  bags Fine  Gran........   5 60
5 lb. bags Fine  Gran........   5 < 0
Mould A ..............................   5 80
Diamond  A.........................  5 46
Confectioner’s  A...............   5 26
No.  1, Columbia A...........  5  10
No.  2, Windsor A............   6 05
No.  3, Ridgewood A.........  5 06
No.  4, Phoenix  A............   5 00
No.  5, Empire A..............  4 96
No.  6..................................   4 90
NO.  7..................................   4 80

5 55

Trout

H erring

No. 1100 lbs........................   6 75
No. 1  40 lbs........................   2  60
No. 1  10lbs. ......................  
78
No. 1  8 lbs........................  
61
Holland white hoops, bbl.  ll  26 
Holland white hoopsMbbl.  6 00 
Holland white hoop, Keg.. 
82
Holland white hoop mens. 
87
Norwegian.........................
Round 100 lbs......................  3  00
Round 40 lbs......................     l  50
Scaled................................  
19
Bloaters...............................   1  60
8M Mess 100 lbs.........   . ..........   12 26
9 Mess 40 lbs............. ..........   5 20
Mess 10 lbs............. ..........   1 38
8 lbs............. ..........   1 13
6M Mess
9 No. 1 100 lbs............. ..........  10 60
6% No. 1 40 lbs............. ..........   4 50
% No. 1 10 lbs............. ..........   1 20
.........  1 00
M No. 1 8 lbs.............
M No. 2 L00 lbs............. ..........   8 25
M No. 2 40 lbs............. ..........   3 60
% No. 2 10 lbs.............
98
1 NO. 2
8 lbs.............
81

M ackerel

30

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

13

14

Plug

Fin e  Cut

H. Van Tongeren’s Brand.

12
Buhe Bros. Co..........
.25© 70 00
HI Ison  Co.................
.36©110 0C
T. J . Dunn & Co.......
.36©  70 OC
McCoy & Co..............
.35©  70 01
The Collins Cigar Co .10©  35 OC
Brown  Bros..............
.15© 70 OC
Bernard Stahl Co....
.35© 90 00
Banner Cigar  Co....... .10© 35 OC
Seidenberg  & Co__ .55©125 3C
Fulton  Cigar  Co....... .10© 35 OC
A. B. Ballard & Co.. • 36@175 OC
E. M. Schwarz & Co.
. 35® 110 OC
San Telmo................... .35© 70 OC
Havana Cigar Co....... .18© 35 OC
C. Costello & Co......... ■ 35© 70  OC
LaGora-Fee Co.......... .35® 70 00
S. I. Davis & Co......... .3S@185 00
Hene & Co.................. .35© 90 OC
Benedict & Co..........7.50©  70 00
Hemmeter Cigar Co.
.35© 70 OC
G. J . Johnson Cigar Co.35© 70 00
Maurice Sanborn  ... 50@175 OC
Bock A Co................... 65©300 OC
Manuel  Garcia.......... -80@375 OC
Neu va Muudo............ .85® 175 OC
Henry Clay................. . 85©550 OC
La Carolina................ .96®200 OC
Standard T. & C. Co.
.35® 70 00
Star Green............... ....3 5   OO
Uncle Daniel.............. ..........58
Ojibwa........................ .......... 38
Forest  Giant.............. ..........38
Sweet Spray.............. ..........35
Cadillac......................
..........57
Sweet  Loma............... ..........38
Golden Top................ .......... 27
Hiawatha.................... .......... 58
Telegram.................... .......... 28
Pay C ar...................... ..........33
Prairie Bose............... ..........50
Protection................... ..........38
Sweet Burley.............. .......... 40
Sweet Loma................ .......... 38
Tiger........................... ..........39
Flat  Iron.................... ..........36
Creme de Menthe__ .......... 60
Stronghold.................. .......... 40
Solo.............................. ..........35
Sweet Chunk.......... . .......... 37
Forge........................... ..........33
Bed Cross.................... .......... 24
Palo............................. .......... 36
Kylo............................. .......... 36
Hiawatha.................... ..........41
Battle A xe................. .........37
American Eagle.........
Standard Navy.......... ..........38
Spear Head, 16 oz__ .........43
Spear Head,  8 oz__
.......... 45
Nobby Twist..............
........ 49
Jolly T ar..................... ..........39
Old Honesty............... ..........45
Toddy.......................... .......... 34
J . T ..............................
.........38
Piper Heldsick.......... .......... 64
Boot Jack.................... ..........81
Jelly Cake................... ..........36
Plumb  Boh.................
.......32
Sm oking
Hand Pressed............ ..........46
Double  Cross............ ..........37
Sweet Core.................
.........40
Flat Car...................... ..........37
Great Navy.................
........ 37
Warpath.................... .......... 27
Bamboo,  8oz............
........ 29
Bamboo, 16 oz............ ..........27
I X L ,  61b.................
.........28
I X L , 30 lb.................
........ 32
Honey Dew................
.........37
Gold  Bloek.................
........ 37
Flagman....................
.........40
Chips...........................
........ 36
Kiln Dried.................
.........23
Duke’s Mixture.........
........ 40
Duke’s Cameo............
.........40
Honey Dip Twist.......
.........39
Myrtle Navy..............
........ 40
Yum Yum, 1J4 oz.......
........ 39
Yum Yum, 1 lb. palls.
........ 37
Cream..........................
........ 37
Corn Cake, 2 *o z ....... ..........25
Corn Cake, lib ..........
.........23
Plow Boy, l *  oz.........
........ 37
Plow Boy, 3 *  oz.........
........ 35
Peerless, 3 *  oz..........
........ 34
Peerless, 1% oz..........
........ 36
Indicator, 2 *  oz........
........ 28
Indicator, 1 lb. palls .
.........31
Col. Choice, 2 *  oz...... ........ 21
Col. Choice. 8 oz.........
........21
T A B L E   SA U CES
LEA &
PERRINS’
SAUCE

TW IN E

The Original and
Genuine
Worcestershire.
Lea & Perrin’s, large...........3 76
Lea & Perrin’s,  small.......  2 60
Halford, large....................   3 75
Halford, small....................  2 26
Salad Pressing, large.......  4 66
Salad Dressing, small.......  2 76
Cotton, 3 ply...........................20
Cotton, 4 ply...........................20
Jute, 2 ply............................... 12
Hemp, 6 ply............................12
Flax, medium........................ 20
Wool, 1 lb. balls....................   8
Malt White Wine, 40 grain..  8 
Malt White Wine, 80 grain..ll 
Pure Cider, B. & B. brand.  .11
Pure Cider, Red Star...........12
Pure Cider, Bobinson..........11
Pure Cider.  Silver................11
W A S H IN G   P O W D E R
Gold Dust, regular...............4 60
Gold Dust, 5 c .....................4 00

V IN E G A R

W ICKIN G

Pearllne................................ 2  90
Scourlne................................. 3 60
No. 0, per gross..................... 20
No. 1, per gross..................... 26
No. 7, per gross.................... 36
No. 8. per gross.................... 66

W OODENW ABE

Baskets

Tubs

Egg Crates

Mop  Sticks

Toothpicks

Clothes  Pins

B u tter Plattes

Bushels.................................. 1  10
Bushels, wide  band............. 1  20
Market...................................   so
Splint, large........... .............. 4 00
Splint, medium....................3 76
Splint, small......................... 3  60
Willow Clothes, large..........7 00
Willow Clothes, medium...  6 26
Willow Clothes, small..........6 60
No. 1 Oval, 260 in  crate.........  46
No. 2 Oval, 260 in crate.........  60
No. 3 Oval, 260 In crate.........  66
No. 6 Oval, 260 In crate.........  66
Humpty Dumpty................2 26
No. 1, complete.....................  30
No. 2, complete....................   26
Round head, 5 gross box__   46
Round head, cartons............  62
Trojan spring........................  86
Eclipse patent spring......... 
86
No 1 common.........................  76
No. 2 patent brush holder..  80
12 ft. cotton mop heads.......l  26
Pails
hoop Standard.1  40
2- 
3- hoop Standard....................1 60
2- 
wlre,  Cable......1 60
3- wire,  Cable......................... 1 70
Cedar, all red, brass  bound. 1  26
Paper,  Eureka......................2 26
Fibre......................................2 40
Hardwood.............................2 76
Softwood...............................2  76
Banquet................................. 1  40
Ideal.......... ; .........................1  40
20-inch, Standard, No. l .......6 00
18-lnch, Standard, No. 2.......6 00
16-lnch, Standard, No. 3.......4 00
20-lnch, Cable,  No. 1............ 7  00
18-lnch, Cable,  No. 2.............6 00
16-lnch, Cable,  No. 3............ 6 00
No. 1 Fibre............................ 9 45
No. 2 Fibre............................ 7 35
No. 3 Fibre............... ............ 7 20
Bronze Globe.........................2 60
Dewey................. ................1  76
Double Acme.........................2 76
Single Acme......................   2  26
Double Peerless................. 
0
Single Peerless..................... .2  60
Northern Queen..................2  60
Double Duplex......................3 00
Good Luck.............................2 75
Universal............................... 2 26
U In. Butter...........................   76
13 In. Butter...........................1  00
15 In. Butter...........................1  75
17 In. Butter.................1........ 2  60
19 In. Butter...........................3 00
Assorted 13-16-17...................1  76
Assorted 16-17-19  .................2 60
W RAPPIN G  P A P E R
1%
Common 8traw................... 
3K
Fiber Manila, white..........  
Fiber Manila, colored.......  4¡4
No.  1  Manila.....................  
4
Cream  Manila.................... 
3
2%
Butcher’s Manila............... 
Wax  Butter, short  count.  13
Wax Butter, full count__   20
Wax Butter,  rolls..............  15
Magic, 3 doz.......................... 1 00
Sunlight, 3 doz....................... 1 00
Sunlight, 1 *   doz...................  50
Yeast Cream, 3 doz...............l  00
Yeast Foam, 3  doz............... l  00
Yeast Foam. l>4  doz............  60
Per lb.

YEAST  CAKE

W ash  Boards

FR E SH   FISH

Wood  Bowls 

White fish..........
Trout.............................  ©
Black Bass....................11©
Halibut.........................  ©
Ciscoes or Herring....  ©
Bluefish........................  ©
Live  Lobster...............   ©
Boiled  Lobster............  ©
Cod................................   ©
Haddock............  .......   ©
No. l Pickerel..............  ©
Pike...............................  ©
Perch............................   ©
Smoked White............  ©
Red  Snapper...............   ©
Col River  Salmon.......  ©
Mackerel......................  ©

H ID ES  AND  PELTS 

The Cappon & Bertsch Leather 
Co., 100 Canal  Street,  quotes  as 
follows:
Hides
© 6 © 6 
Green  No. 1..............
Green  No. 2..............
©  614 
Cured  No. l ..............
©  714 
Cured  No. 2.........
Calf skins,green No. 1 
©  9 
Calfskins,green No. 2 
©   7 * 
Calfskins,cured No. 1 
©10 
Calf skins,cured No. 2 
© 8*
Pelts
Pelts,  each...............
50© 1  10
Lamb.........................
Tallow
No. 1...........................
No. 2.................
W ool
Washed, One............
Washed,  medium...
Unwashed,  fine.......
Unwashed, medium.

18@20
22©24
12©14

©4M 
©  3 M

C A N D IE S 
S tick   Candy

M ixed Candy

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

Grocers......................
Competition..............
Special.......................
Conserve...................
R oyal........................
Bibbon......................
Broken......................
Cut Loaf.....................
English Bock...........
Kindergarten..........
Bon Ton  Cream.......
French Cream..........
Dandy Pan...............
Hand  Made  Cream
mixed.....................
Crystal Cream mix..

San Bias Goodies....
Lozenges, plain____
Lozenges, printed...
Choc. Drops..............
Eclipse Chocolates... 
Choc. Monumentals. 
Victoria Chocolate..
Gum Drops...............
Moss  Drops..............
Lemon Sours............
Imperials...................
Ital. Cream Opera.,.
Ital. Cream Bonbons
201b. palls..............
Molasses  Chews,  16
lb. pails...................
Pine Apple Ice.........
Maroons....................
Golden Waffles........

Fancy—In  B a lk  

bbls. palls
©  7 * 
©  7 *  © 8 
©  9 
© 7% 
cases 
@10* 
©10 © 8
© 6 
©  7 

@ 7 *© m© 8K 
©  9 @8* 
©  9 
©  9 
©  9 
©  9 
©10 
©10
©16*
©13

© 12 ©»* ©10 

©11* 
©13* 
©14 
©16 
© 6 
©  9 * ©10 ©10 

©12
©12
©14
§12*
©12

Fancy—In  5 lb. Boxes

Lemon  Sours..........  
©66
Peppermint Drops.. 
©60
©86
Chocolate  Drops.... 
©86
H. M. Choc. Drops.. 
H. M. Choc.  Lt. and
Dk. No. 12.............. 
©1  00
©so
Gum Drops........ ..... 
Licorice  Drops......... 
©75
Lozenges,  plain....... 
©56
©60
Lozenges, printed... 
©60
Imperials..................  
Mottoes..................... 
©60
Cream  Bar.............. 
©55
Molasses Bar............ 
©66
Hand Made Creams.  80  ©90 
Cream Buttons, Pep.
and  Wini...............  
©66
String Bock.............. 
©66
Wlntergreen Berries 
©eo
Caramels 
No. 1 wrapped,  8  lb.
boxes......................  
Pennv Goods............ 
FR U ITS 
Oranges
Florida Bussett........ 
Florida  Bright......... 
Fancy Navels..........   2  76@3 60
Extra Choice............  2  60©3 00
Late Valencias......... 
©
Seedlings................... 
©2  50
Medt. Sweets............  3 0033  26
Jamaicas..................  
©
Bodi........................ 
©
Lemons

©60
66©60

©
©

Messina, 300s.............  3 26©3 50
Messina, 360s..............  3 00 "6 3  60
California 360s............  3 25©3 so
California 300s ............  3 -z5©3 60

Bananas
Medium bunches__  
Large  bunches.........

l  50@1  75

Foreign Dried Fru its 

Figs

@
©
@ 9 * 
@12

Califomias,  Fancy.. 
Cal. pkg, 10 lb. boxes 
Extra  Choice,  10  lb.
boxes,.....................
Fancy, 12 lb. boxes..
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes...
Naturals, In bags....
Dates
Fards in 10 lb. boxes 
Fards In 80 lb. cases.
6*
Hallow!......................
lb.  cases, new.......
Bairs, 60 lb. cases....  4 *   ©   6 
NUTS
Almonds, Tarragona 
©17
Almonds,  Ivloa....... 
§
Mmonas, California,
soft smelled............
Brazils,......................
...................
Kliberts 
Walnuts.  Grenobles.
Walnut*., soft shelled 
California No. 1...
Table Nuts,  fancy...
Table  Nuts,  choice..
Pecaia,  Med............
Pecans, Ex. Large...
Pecans, Jumbos.......
Hickory Nuts per bu.
Ohio,  new..............
Cocoanuts, full sacks 
Chestnuts, per bu...
Peanuts 
Fancy, H. P.,  Suns..  6 *©
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Sims
Choice, H.P., Extras 
Choice, H. P., Extras
a
Span.ShlldNo  1 n*w  7  © 8

Boasted....... 

Boasted......  

6 *©  

©

7

15

AKRON  STONEW ARE 

B atters

*  gal., per  doz.......................................
2 to 6 gal., per  gal................................
8 gal. each..............................................
10 gal. each..............................................
12 gal. each................................ ............
16 gal. meat-tubs, each.........................
20 gal. meat-tubs, each..........................
25 gal. meat-tubs, each.........................
30 gal. meat-tubs, each.........................

Churns

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

M ilkpans

*  ga.  hat or rd. hot, per doz.............
l gal. nat or rd. hot,, each..................
Fin e  Glazed  M ilkpans
*  gal. flat or rd. hot-, per doz.............
l gal. flat or rd. hot., each...................

Stewpans

*  gal. fireproof, ball, per doz..............
l gaL fireproof, ball, per doz..............

Ju g s

*  gal. per doz.........................................
X gal. per doz........................%..............
1 to 5 gal., per gal..................................

Sealing  W ax

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

LAM P  BU RN ERS

No. 0 Sim.................................................
No. 1 Sun.................................................
No. 2 Sun.................................................
No. 3 Sun.................................................
Tubular....................................................
Nutmeg................................................ ..

48 6 
52 
65 
84 
1  20 
1  60 
2 25 
2 70

6*84

48
6

60
6

85 
1  10

60
46
7 *

2

36 
46 66 
1  10 
46 
60

L A M P   C H IM N EY S—Seconds

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

1  56
1 78
2 48

Per box of 6 doz.

F irst  Quality

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

X X X   F lin t

No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped &  lab. 
No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrapped s  lab........  

P earl  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  Bastie

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

Rochester

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 gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
5 gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.. 
5 gal. Tilting cans................................... 
5  gal. galv. iron  Naeefas...................... 

Pum p  Cans

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

LANTERNS

No.  0 Tubular, side lift........................ 
No.  I B  Tubular.................................... 
No. 15 Tubular, dash............................. 
No.  1 Tubular, glass fountain............. 
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp....................  
No.  3 Street lamp, each......................  
LANTERN  GLOBES 
No. 0 Tub., cases ldoz. each, box, 10c 
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 16c 
No. 0 Tub., bbls 6 doz. each, per bbl.. 
No. 0 Tub., Bull’s eye, cases l doz. each 

2  00
2  16
3  15

2 75
3 76
4 00

4  00 n
5 00
6  10
80

1  00
1  25
1  36
1  60

3 60
4 00
4 70

4 00
4  70

1  40
1  68
2 78
3 75
4 86
4  26
4 96
7  26
9 00

8 60
10  60
9 96
11  28
9 60

4  86
7  40
7  60
7  60
13 60
3 60

46
46
2 00
1  28

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COZZENS  A   HOO-DOO.

W h y   H e  Shou ld  B e   B an ish ed   F ro m   L an - 

sing.

A   member  of  the  Senate  Judiciary 
.Committee  recently  made  the  following 
statement  to  a  reporter of  the  Trades­
man  relating  to  the  garnishment  bill 
now  before  the  Legislature :

“ If  Cozzens  had  stayed  away  from 
Lansing,  a  satisfactory  law  would  have 
been  enacted  weeks  ago.  As  a  matter 
of  fact,  Cozzens  appears  to  have  the  un­
fortunate  faculty  of  queering  everything 
he  touches.  Representative Nevins  had 
enough  votes  pledged  in  the  House  to 
strike  out  the  $8  arbitrary  exemption, 
but  Cozzens  back-capped  him  by  plac­
ing  a  circular letter on  the  desk of every 
Representative,  asserting  that  the  bill 
was  satisfactory to  him  in  its  amended 
form.  By  thus  ignoring  the  man  who 
had  introduced  the  bill  and  stayed  by  it 
like  a  father,  Cozzens  not  only  showed 
poor  judgment  and  violated  every  rule 
of  legislative  procedure,  but  he  demon­
strated  to  the  satisfaction  of  everyone 
that  the  enactment  of  a garnishment  bill 
was  a  matter of  personal  - vanity  with 
him  and  that  when  it  came  to  a  critical 
point  he  was  willing  to  sacrifice  the  in­
terests  of  the  merchants  he  pretends  to 
represent  for the  sake  of  gratifying  his 
ambition  to figure  as  a  successful  lobby­
ist. 
In  other words,  it  was  a  matter  of 
no  concern  to  him  whether the  measure 
engineered  through  the  Legislature  was 
better or  worse  than  the  present  law,  so 
long  as  he  could  claim  the  credit  of 
securing  its  enactment.

“ Unfortunately,  Cozzens  was  so 

in­
discreet  and  shortsighted  as  to  remark 
that, if  be  could  get  the  measure through 
the  House,  he  would  then  have  plain 
sailing,  because  he  ‘ owned  the  Senate.’ 
This  boast  was  repeated  by  him  so  fre­
quently  that 
it  soon  became  public 
property,  in  consequence  of  which  the 
Senators  were  compelled  to  resent  the 
imputation  by 
informing  Cozzens  that 
no  exemption  legislation  would  be  con­
sidered  by  the  Senate  if  he  persisted  in 
remaining 
in  Lansing,  because  his 
presence  there  would  be  an  effectual 
menace  to  the  measure.  We  were  com­
pelled  to take  this  stand  by  reasons  of 
the  unpleasant  personality  of the  man 
and  his  unfortunate  faculty  of  hoo-doo- 
ing  everything  which  he  undertook  to 
manage  or  direct.

“ So  far as  the  proposed  amendment 
to  the  bill,  granting  an  exemption  to 
unmarried  men,  is  concerned,  I  think 
we  can  eliminate  that  from  the  measure 
—unless  Cozzens 
insists  on  hanging 
around  the  Legislature,  in  which  event 
he  must  take  the  responsibility  for  what 
happens.

“ Of  course,  the  proposed 

law  is  no 
improvement  over  the  old  law  except 
from  the  standpoint  of  collection  law­
yers,  justices  and  constables,  who  will 
profit  by  the  legal  turns  and  twists char­
acteristic  of the  measure.

“ If  1  am  in  the  Legislature  next  ses­
sion,  and  the  merchants  will  send  Coz­
zens  out  of  the  State,  I  will  undertake 
to  secure  the  enactment  of a  garnish­
ment  law  which  will  be  such  an  im­
provement  over  the  present  one-sided 
statute  and  the  Cozzens  jumble  that they 
will  never  cease  to  be  grateful  to the 
Legislature  for the  relief  thus  afforded 
them—and  it  will  not  cost  them  a  cent, 
either. ’ ’

T a k in g   a   B e s t  o r  P la y in g   th e   G am e  to  

th e   E n d .

“ I  have  always  felt,”   said  Mr.  Car­
negie  in  his  open  letter to the  citizens 
pf  Pittsburg,  “ that  old  age  should  be

spent,  not  as  the  Scotch  say,  in  'mak­
ing  mickle  mair, ’  but  in  making  good 
use  of  what  has  been  acquired,  and  I 
hope  my  friends  of  Pittsburg  will  ap­
prove  of  my  action 
in  retiring  while 
still  in  full  health  and  vigor,  and  I  can 
reasonably  expect  many  years  of  useful­
ness  in  fields  which  have  other  than 
personal  aims.”

These  words  of  Mr.  Carnegie  con­
trast  strikingly  with  what  Roswell  P. 
Flower  said  to  a  friend  shortly  before 
his  death:  “ I  don’t  need  to  keep  at 
work  any  longer,”  he remarked,” I  have 
all  the  money  that  I  want  and  much 
more. 
I  don’t  care  about  making  any 
more  money  simply  for the  sake  of  be­
ing  a  richer  man.  There  is  no  reason 
why  I  should  not  retire,  except  that  I 
should  not  enjoy  life  if I were  not  in  the 
thick  of  it. 
I  could  not  get any  satis­
faction  out  of existence  without  playing 
the  game  to  the  end.”   No  doubt  Mr. 
Flower  expressed  the  prevailing Ameri­
can  sentiment.

There  is  no  leisure  class  in  this  coun­
try,  as there  is  in  England.  Most  Amer­
icans  want  to  “ die  in  the  harness.”   As 
Mr.  Flower  says,  they  would  not  be 
comfortable  if they  were  not  at  work.

So  long  as  this  feeling  exists  it  is  a 
fact  to  be  reckoned  with  whether  it  be 
In  many 
altogether  approved  or  not. 
ways  the  community  benefits  from 
it. 
The  great  captains  of  industry  are  do­
ing 
immense  service  to  the  country  in 
their  business. 
If  Mr.  Carnegie  had 
retired  twenty  years  ago  steel  would  not 
have  the  part  in  modern  life  which  it 
takes  to-day.  The  majority  of able  men 
in  active  business  are  valuable  contrib­
utors  to  the  material  welfare  of  the 
country.  But  the  State  heeds  the  serv­
ice  of  men  of  ability  in  other than busi­
ness  relations.  A  man  who  retires  at 
Mr.  Carnegie’s  age  not  only  has time 
for travel,  reading  and  reflection—the 
“ making  of  the  soul,”   Mr.  Carnegie 
calls  it—but  he  can  devote  himself to 
public  affairs.  A  class  of  able  and 
public-spirited  men  of  leisure  would  be 
invaluable  to  a  community.  The  late 
Senator  Morrill,  of  Vermont,  furnished 
a  striking 
illustration  of  this  type  of 
citizen.  At  the  age  of 38  he  decided he 
had  made  enough  money,  and  that  he 
could  retire  from  business  and  devote 
himself  to  gaining  the  education  and 
culture  for  which  he  had  not  had leisure 
in  his  youth.  Six  years  later  he  was 
elected  to  Congress  and  began  the 
long 
and  uninterrupted  service  of  forty-four 
years  which  ended  only  at  his  death.

It  would  not  be  necessary  for  the 
elderly  man  of  leisure  to  go  into  party 
politics  in  order to  be  of  service  to  bis 
town  or state,  if  such  a  course  were  dis­
tasteful  to  him.  He  might  be  a  force 
in  his  community  for  public  improve­
ments  and  for  promoting  the  public 
welfare  in  many  ways  as  a  private  citi­
zen.  He  could  serve  with  credit,  as 
Charles  Dudley  Warner  did,  on  park 
boards,  or be  could  make  his  influence 
felt  in  municipal 
leagues.  There  is 
abundance  of  opportunity  for a  progres­
sive  man  to  make  bis  declining  years 
count  for the  good  of  his  community 
while  he  is  enjoying  a  well-earned  rest 
from  the  strain  of business.

T h e  Iro n ic a l  B eg g ar.

“ I’m  hungry,  sir,”   said  the  beggar. 
“ Won’t  you  give  me  enough  to  get  a 
meal?”

“ Here,  my  good  m an,"  said  Mr. 

Pompus,  “ here’s  a  penny  for  you.”  

“ Oh!  thank  you,  sir.  By  the  way, 
have  you  got  a  pepsin  tablet  about  you? 
I  always  get  dyspepsia  when  I  overeat 
myself. ’ ’

A m m u nition

Gaps

G. D., full count, per m........................
Hicks’ Waterproof, per m..................]
Musket, per m.....................................
Ely’s Waterproof, per m......................
„   > 
No. 22 short, per m................................
No. 22 long, per m................................
No. 32 short, per m...............................
No. 32 long, per m.................................

Cartridges

No. 2 U. M. C., boxes 280,  per m.........
No. 2 Winchester, boxes 260, per  m ...

Primers

Gun Wads

Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U.  M. C ...
Black edge, Nos. 9 and 10, per m........
Black edge, No. 7, per m......................

Loaded  Shells 

New Rival—For'Shotguns

Drs. of 
Powder

No.
120
129
128
126
135
154
200
208
236
265
264

oz. of 
Shot
1H
1H
1H
1H
1H
1H
1
1
1H
1H
1H
Discount 40 per cent.

4
4
4
4
*X
4H
3
3
354
3H
3H
Paper Shells—Not Loaded 
No. 10, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100.. 
No. 12, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100..

Size
Shot
10
9
8
6
5
4
10
8
6
5
4

Gauge
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12

Gunpowder

Kegs, 26 lbs., per  keg...........................
H kegs, 12*4 lbs., per  H  keg...............
X kegs, 6X lbs., per *4  keg.................

In sacks containing 25 lbs.
Drop, all sizes smaller than  B ............
Snell’s ......................................................
Jennings  genuine........................
Jennings’ Imitation.............................. .

Augurs  and  B its

Shot

Axes

Barrow s

First Quality, S. B. Bronze...................
First Quality, D. B. Bronze.................
First Quality, S. B. S.  Steel.................
First Quality,  D. B. Steel....................
Railroad........................................
Garden............................................... . "net
Bolts
Stove...........................................
Carriage, new  U«t 
........................ .***
Plow ................................................
WeU, plain..............................................

Buckets 

B atts,  Cast

Cast Loose Pin, figured......................
Wrought Narrow................................ I

Per 
100 
$2 90 
2 90 
2 90 
2  90
2  96
3 00 
2 60 
2 60 
2  66 
2 70 
2  70

4 00 
2  25 
1  26

60
26
50

6 60 
10  00 
7 00
11  50

12  00 
29 00

60 
$4  00

6-16 in.

Com.
B B ...
BBB.

Hin.
Hin.
7  C.  . ..  6  c.  .. .  6  C.  . ..  4*0.
854 
...  6
8Î4 
. ..  6H
Cast Steel, per lb.

%  In.
.. -  6 *  
.. •  6 * 

. ..  7H 
. ..  7 *  

C hisels

Socket Firmer  .. 
Socket Framing. 
Socket Comer... 
Socket Slicks__

Elbows

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

Expansive  B its
Clark’s small, $18;  large, $26.........
Ives’ 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30......................
Files—New  List
New American.....................................
Nicholson’s...........................................*
Heller’s Horse Rasps.......................
Galvanized  Iron 

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

16 

14 

13 

Discount,  66

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

Gauges

Glass

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

Hammers

Maydole & Co.’s, new list..;.................dls
Yerkes ft Plumb’s .................................. dls
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................30c list
Gate, Clark’s 1, 2,3 .............................. dls
Pots.........................................................
Kettles...................................................
Spiders....................................................

Hollow  W are

Hinges

Horse  Nails

Au Sable............................................... dls
House  Furnishing Goods
Stamped Tinware, new list...................
Japanned Tinware.................................
Bar Iron................................................ 2 25
Light Band................................ ......... . .  3

Iron

Knobs—New  List

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings............
Door, porcelain; jap. trimmings..........
Regular 0 Tubular, Doz.........................
Warren, Galvanized  Fount...............

Lanterns

66 
1  26 
40&10

40
26
70&10
70
70

28
17

60&10

86ft
85&
80&20

33*
40&10
70

SO&IO
SOftlO
50&10

70
20&10
crates 
c rates

■ 00

31

70

Adze Eye................................... $17 00..dls  70—10

M attocks

M etals—Zinc

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

7*
g

M iscellaneous

Bird Cages.............................................  
40
Pumps, Cistern......................................  
75&10
86
Screws, New L ist.................................. 
Casters, Bed and Plate.........................  60&10&10
Dampers, American.............................. 
60

M olasses  G ates

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

60&10
30

2  so
3 00
4 95
5 80

1  20 
1  20

P an s

Fry, Acme...............................................  eoftio&io
Common,  polished................................ 
70&6
P a te n t  P lan ish ed   Iro n

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

Broken packages He per pound extra.

P lan es

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...........................  
Sclota Bench..........................................  
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy.................  
Bench, first qualify................................ 

60
60
so
so

Advance over base, on both Steel and  Wire.

N ails

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

2 66
2  66
Base
6
10
20
30
46
70
60
15
28
35
26
36
46
86

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

R iv ets

R oofin g  P la tes

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean......................
14x20 IX , Charcoal, Dean......................
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean......................
14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway  Grade... 
14x20IX, Charcoal, Allaway  Grade... 
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway  Grade... 
20x28IX, Charcoal, Allaway  Grade...

Sisal, H Inch and larger........................
Manila.................... ...............................

R opes

List acct.  19, ’86..................................... dls

Sand  P a p er

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

Sash  W eig h ts

60
46

6 60 
7 60 
13 00 
6 50 
6  60 
11  00 
18  00

8H
12

60

26 00

Sh eet  Iro n

com. smooth,  com.
$3  20
3 20
8  30
3  40
3  60
3  60
All Sheets No.  18 and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

Nos. 10 to 14  ...................................  
Nos. 16 to 17.....................................  
Nos. 18 to 21.....................................  
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................   3 60 
N08. 26 to 26 .....................................   3 70 
No. 27............. ...................................  3 80 
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.

Shovels  and  Spades
First Grade,  Doz.................................
Second Grade, Doz..............................

8  00 
7  60

Sold er

H@H.......................................................  
20
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
In the market indicated by private  brands  vary 
according to composition.

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

Squ ares

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   G rade

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

Each additional X on this grade, $1.50

B o ile r   Size  T in   P la te

14x66 IX , for No. 8 Boilers, 
14x66 IX , for No. 9 Boilers, per pound..
T rap s
Steel,  Game............................................
Oneida Community,  Newhouse’s.........
Oneida  Community ,  Hawley  ft  Nor­
ton’s......................................................
Mouse,  choker  per doz........................
Mouse, delusion, pe»* doz......................
W ire
Bright Market.......................
Annealed  Market.................
Coppered Market..................
Tinned  Market......................
Coppered Spring Steel.........
Barbed Fence, Galvanized.. 
Barbed Fence, Painted........
W ire   Goods
Bright............................................
Screw Eyes...................................
Hooks...........................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes.................

W ren ch es
Baxter’s Adjustable, Nickeled...........  
Coe’s Genuine. 
................................  
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, |Wrought..70ftl0

70

$8 6 0
8  60
9  76

7  00
7  00
8  60
8  60

10

76
40&10
66 
16 
1  26
60
60
eoftio
50&10 
40 
3 26 
2 96
80
80
80
80

so
3$

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

R e b a te o f T axes on T obacco H eld on J u ly   1
Arrangements are being made  by  Rev­
enue  Collector  Lemon  for the  rebate  of 
taxes  on  tobacco,  snuS  and  cigars  held 
by  manufacturers  on  July  i  under  the 
act  of  March  2,  1901.  The  Commis­
sioner of  Internal  Revenue  recently  sent 
out  to  deputy  collectors  copies  of  a  de­
cision  which  gives  the  requirements  in 
regard  to  the  rebates.

An  act  passed  on  March  2,  1901,  im­
poses  new  rates  of  taxes  on  cigars  and 
cigarettes  and  provides  for  discount  on 
sales  of  stamps  for the  payment  of  tax 
on  tobacco  and  snuff  and  for  rebates  on 
tobacco,  snuff  and  cigars  held  by  manu­
facturers  and  dealers  on  July  1.  Manu­
facturers  of  cigars  and  tobacco  will  be 
required  on  July  1  to  furnish  the collect­
ors  with  an 
inventory  of  all  tobacco 
material,  manufactured  tobacco,  snuff 
and  cigars,  stamped  and  unstamped, 
and  the  value  of  all  unattached  stamps 
held  by  them  on  that  date. 
These  in­
ventories  must  be  taken  in  the  presence 
two  disinterested  persons.  The 
of 
stock  must  be 
inventoried  without  an 
adjournment  and  the  witnesses  shall 
count  all  packages.  Goods  in transit  on 
July  1  shall  not  be  inventoried  either  by 
the  consignor  or  the 
consignee,  but 
when  such  goods are received by the con­
signee  he  may  make  a  separate  claim 
for the  rebate.

The  statute  provides  that  no  claim 
shall  be  allowed  for  a  less  amount  than 
$10.  Manufacturers  and dealers making 
claims  for  a  rebate  will  be  required  to 
have  on  July  1  at  least  416%  pounds  of 
smoking  and  manufactured  tobacco  or 
snuff,  or  16,667  cigars  weighing  more 
than  three  pounds  per 
thousand,  or 
21,740  cigars  weighing  not  more  than 
three  pounds  per thosuand,  in  original 
and  unbroken  factory packages, properly 
stamped,  before  they  will  be  entitled  to 
a  rebate  under section  4,  act  of  March 
2,  1901.  A  claim  may  embrace  a  less 
quantity  of  tax  paid,  tobacco  or snuff 
than  above  mentioned,  provided 
the 
claimant  has  cigars  on  hand  subject  to 
rebate,  when  the  total  rebate  on  all 
inventoried  would  amount  to $10 
goods 
or  more. 
is  shown  that  the  in­
ventory  was  not  commenced  or  if  com­
menced  was  not  completed  on  July  1, 
this  will  be  regarded  as  a  sufficient  rea­
If  it  is 
son  for  rejecting  the  claim. 
found  that  for  some  reason  the  claim 
is 
invalid  or  fraudulent,  it  should  be  re­
ported  to  the  commissioner  for  rejec­
tion.  Collectors  of  internal  revenue  will 
make  special 
investigation  relative  to 
the  merits  of doubtful  claims  and  report 
to  the  commissioner  for  final  decision.
Taxes  will  be  imposed  on  cigars  and 
cigarettes  on  and  after July  1,  accord­
ing  to  their  several  classifications,  as 
follows :  On  cigars  weighing  more  than 
three  pounds  per  thousand,  $3;  on 
cigars  weighing  not  more  than  three 
pounds  per  thousand, 
18  cents  per 
pound;  on  cigarettes  weighing  not more 
than  three  pounds  per  thousand,  and  of 
a  wholesale  value  or  price  of  not  more 
than  $2  per  thousand,  18  cents  per 
pound ;  cigarettes  weighing  more  than 
three  pounds  per  thousand,  and  of  a 
wholesale  value  or  price  of  $2 per  thou­
sand,  36 cents  per pound ;  all such cigars 
and  cigarettes  weighing  not  more  than 
three  pounds  per  thousand  shall  for  the 
purposes  of  taxation  be  considered  as 
weighing  three  pounds.  A  new  series 
of  internal  revenue  stamps  will  be  is­
sued  for the  above  rates.  These  stamps 
will  not  be  sold  prior to  July  1.

If 

it 

Q u an tity   P rice s  to   Consum ers.

Quantity  prices  to  consumers  are 
sometimes  a  means  of holding  trade.  In 
the  country  many  retailers  sell  soap  by 
the  box,  canned  goods  by  the  dozen  or 
case,  dried  fruits  by  the  dollar’s  worth, 
coffee  by  the  dollar’s  worth,  etc.  This 
is  practically  wholesaling  on  a  small 
scale  and  to  hold  this  trade  it  is  neces­
sary  for  the  retailer  to  sell  his  goods 
on  a  small  margin  of  profit.  He  finds, 
however, that this  trade  is  nearly  always 
if  the  gross  profits  are 
profitable,  even 
smaller  in  proportion  than  on  small 
lot 
sales.  The  necessity  of  handling  the 
goods  so  frequently  is  reduced arid busi­
ness  can  be  done  more  cheaply  on  sales 
in  lot  than  on  small  piece  sales.

This  same  principle  will  apply  to the

retailer  in  the  city,  although  it  must  be 
adapted  to  new  conditions.  Articles 
which  ordinarily  are  sold  at  20 cents 
can  sometimes  be  sold  three  for fifty 
cents.  Ten  cent  goods  can  frequently  be 
sold  three  for  a  quarter.  Eight  cent 
goods  at  two  for fifteen  cents  and  so  on 
throughout  the 
list.  Wherever  profits 
will  permit,  strive  for  the  larger sales 
and  offer quantities  at  lower figures pro­
portionately  than  you  do  the  single 
item.  The  cost  of  delivering  will  be 
reduced,  your  sales  will  be  increased, 
the  money 
in  stock  will  turn 
over  more  frequently  and  the  few  cents 
concession  to the  customer  in  securing 
the 
larger  purchase  will  hold  that  cus­
tomer's  trade  many  times.

invested 

L ak eview   B u sin ess  M en  in   L in e .

Lakeview  business  men  to the number 
of  about  twenty-five  met last  Wednesday 
evening  and  organized  the  Lakeview 
Business  Men's  Association,  with  the 
following  officers:

President— James  A.  Carlton.
Vice-President—Wm.  Rae.
Secretary—Carey  Vining.
Treasurer—Eli  Lyons.
Owing  to  the  peculiar  conditions  ex­
isting  at  Lakeview, 
there  are  excep­
tional  reasons  why  such  an  organiza­
tion  should  be  created  and  maintained, 
to  the  end  that  certain  existing  abuses 
may  be  abolished  and  several  needed 
reforms  may  be  introduced. 
is  ex­
pected  that  every  business  man  in  the 
piace  will  give  the  organization the ben­
efit  of  his  support  and  encouragement.

It 

A n  U n fo rtu n ate  Statem en t.

An  Oxford  professor  was  giving  his 
lecture  on  “ Scotland  and  the 

pupils  a 
Scots. ’ ’

“ These  hardy  men,”   he  said,  “ think 
nothing  about  swimming  across  the  Tay 
three  times  every  morning  before break­
fast. ’ ’

Suddenly  a 

loud  burst  of 

laughter 
came  from  the  center of  the  hall,  and 
the  professor,  amazed  at  the  idea  of  any 
one  daring  to  interrupt  him  in  the  mid­
dle  of  his 
lecture,  asked  the  offender 
what  he  meant  by  such  conduct.

“ I  was 

just  thinking,  sir,’ ’  replied 
that  individual,  “ that  the  poor  Scotch 
chaps  would  find  themselves  on 
the 
wrong  side  for their  clothes  when  they 
landed!’ ’

M.  P.  Lenhard, 

formerly  shipping 
clerk  for  Geo.  H.  Reeder  &  Co.,  has 
taken  the  position  of  shipping  clerk  for 
the  Freeman  Mercantile  Co.

A d vertisem en ts  w ill  b e  in serted   un d er 
th is  h ead  fo r  tw o  cen ts  a   w ord  th e   first 
in sertio n   and  one  ce n t  a  w ord  fo r  each  
su b sequ en t  in sertio n .  Mo  ad v ertisem en ts 
ta k en   fo r 
less  th a n   2 5   cen ts.  A dvance 
paym en ts.___________________________________

B U SIN E SS  CH AN CES.

835

834

Fo r   s a l e —s t o r e   a n d   d w e l l in g

combined and smaU stock of  dry goods, gro­
ceries and shoes.  Two miles northeast of  Roch­
ester.  Address  E.  C.  Albertson,  Rochester, 
Mich. 

Dr u g   s t o c k   f o r   s a l e   in   h u s t l in g  

village: a bargain for  somebody;  good  rea­
sons for selling.  Address Lock  Box  35,  Lowell, 
Mich. 
A  FIRST-CLASS  MARKET  FOR  RENT  IN 
A   a fine location; fully equipped with all kinds 
of tools, to rent or for  sale:  for  terms  write  to 
Mrs. Ella Coney, 325 State St., Ionia, Mich. 
833
1  one  of  the  best  towns in  Michigan.  Gqod 
reasons for selling.  Address No. 826, care Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
826
village or stock merchandise.  401  Bates  St., 
Grand Rapids. 
825
Fo r   s a l e — s m a l t ,  so d a   f o u n t a in ,
also  steam  peanut  roaster,  cheap.  Joseph 
822
Hoare, Elk Rapids, Mich. 
O YOU WANT  A CLEAN STOCK OF GEN- 
eral  merchandise,  doing  the  largest  busi­
ness in town? 
I  have  manufacturing  business 
that takes my attention.  Will  turn  you  a  good 
trade  from  my  factory.  L.  J .   Tripp,  Meslck, 
Wexford Co., Mich. 

IjiOR  SALE—UP-TO-DATE DRUG STORE IN 
$300 LOT, BALANCE  CASH,  FOR  HOME  IN 
■  GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  A  PHYSICIAN 

and  surgeon  wanted  at  once.  Enquire  of 
C  J . Anderson, Manistee, Mich. 
819
and news agency in  hustling  Michigan  city 
of  4,500  inhabitants;  price  right;  terms easy.
Address 836, care Michigan Tradesman. 

Fo r   s a l e —a  f i r s t  c l a s s  b o o k   s t o r e

836

821

832

132 East Front St., Traverse City, Mich. 

new.  Can be bought at a  bargain.  Address 

Fo r   s a l e —a   so d a   f o u n t a in   a l m o st

$2,500  STOCK OF CROCKERY,  GLASSWARE, 
IpOR  SALE—AS  I  AM  INTERESTED  IN  A 

tin  and  graniteware,  hardware,  notions  and 
groceries;  good reasons  for  seUing.  A  bargain 
will be given.  Address P.  O.  B.  15,  Tecumseh, 
-Mich. 
831
'  desire to devote my entire attention to  man­
ufacturing, I will sell my thriving  retail  general 
stock of  dry  goods,  groceries,  crockery,  drugs 
and bazaar goods;  stock clean and high grade; a 
strictly cash store;  I  sell  in  groceries  alone  as 

much as any two stores in the  county;  the  busi­
ness is on a substantial basis;  rents are  low;  lo­
cation is the best.  and  no  decided  competition; 
stock invoices about  $10,000:  can  give  desirable 
and easy terms to good  parties;  stock  arranged 
in  departments;  located at the  county  seat  and 
in  the  Fruit  Belt  of  Southwestern  Michigan. 
Address No. 830, care Michigan  Tradesman.  830 
W 7H Y  PAY  ALL  YOUR  MONEY  OUT  FOR 
V V  rent of building and high wages  when  you 
can get a 2-story  building  with  capacity  for  100 
men  and  fitted  with  power,  steam  heat  and 
electric lights, for a  small  price,  at  Reed  City, 
Mich.?  For sale—Forty  acres  garden  land  near 
Port Huron and the beaches;  8 lots opposite tun­
nel station, and three houses,  corner  Sixth  and 
Pine Sts., Port Huron.  Address  E.  King,  Reed 
City, Mich. 
828
FOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—AN  EXCEL- 
lent flour mill and elevator, located  in city of
25,000  population, situated  on  asphalt  street, six 
Slocks from business  district.  Capacity of  mill, 
80  barrels  daily;  excellent  wheat  country  sur­
rounding; mill running night and  day.  Will sell 
cheap  or  exchange  for  stock  of  merchandise. 
Owner leaving for the South and must dispose of 
all business interests here immediately.  Address 
P. O. Box 86, Marion, Ind. 

F’OR  SALE—WHOLE  OR  PART  INTEREST 

plumbing stock, invoicing about $3,500, in a  good 
factory  town  in  Southern  Michigan.  Address 
No. 824, care Michigan Tradesman. 
824
OR  SALE—STOCK  MILLINERY  AND 
fixtures, well selected  and  up-to-date:  best 
city in  Southern  Michigan;  low  rent;  splendid 
opportunity for good milliner.  Address No. 837, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

in  a  general  hardware,  tinsmlthing  and 

STOCK  OF  CROCKERY  AND  GROCERIES 
for sale:  about  $1,800;  thriving  town.  Ad­
dress Mrs. Thos. Johnston, Caro, Mich. 
816
FOR  S ALE—THE~ONLY EXCLUSIVE SHOE 
stock in  a  hustling  manufacturing  town  of
3,000 
inhabitants;  best  reasons  for  selling;  a 
profitable business.  Address D.,  care  Michigan 
817
Tradesman. 

IjMJR  SALE-STOCK  OF  GENERAL  MER- 
I  WILL  SELL  HALF  INTEREST  IN  MY 

1  chandise  and  fixtures,  invoicing  $3,000  to 
$3,500;  cash  discount;  best  farming  district  in 
Northern  Indiana;  good  reasons  for  selling. 
Address No. 810, care Michigan Tradesman.  810
furniture  business.  The  goods  are  ail  new 
and up-to-date;  located in  a  town  of  7,000;  has 
been a furniture store for thirty  years;  only  two 
furniture stores in  the  town.  Address  all  cor­

respondence to No.  813,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 

813

837

827

Fo r  s a l e —a   g e n e r a l   s t o r e ,  f in e

clean stock of groceries, flour, feed  and  dry 
goods, boots and shoes,  clothing  and  hardware, 
in  a  new  lumbering  town.  An  exceptionally 
good opportunity for a man  to step right  into an 
established business, showing a good  profit.  For 
information  address  No.  799,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
O  RIGHT  PARTY,  WITH  $3,000  CASH,  A 
profitable investment here in land and  man- 
ufachiring  enterprise;  salaried  situation  and 
dividends guaranteed.  Address  G.  W.  Sharp, 
Thompsonville, Mich 

798

799

furnishing  goods 

and 
town 4,000 population.  Reason for  selling, other 

Fo r   s a l e - c l e a n   s t o c k   c l o t h in g  
in  manufacturing 
business.  Terms easy.  Address G., Carrier No. 
1, Three Rivers, Mich. 

806

792

809

and straw and  will  make  prices  satisfac­
tory.  Write  Michigan  Produce  Co.,  Lansing, 
Mich. 

WE HAVE A LARGE QUANTITY  OF  HAY 
W A N T E D—CORRESPONDENCE  WITH 

grocers, hotel men  and  others  concerning 
refrigerators.  We have a  quantity  of  Dr.  Per­
kins’ celebrated sanitary  boxes,  in  grocers’ and 
family sizes, which we are  selling  at  two-thirds 
their actual value.  These boxes  are  guaranteed 
perfect in construction  and  operation.  Address 
J . W. Hallett & Son, Carson  City, Mich. 

1  location in  a  hustling  business  town.  Ad­
dress Mrs. A. M. Colwell, Lake Odessa, Mich.  791 
OR  SALE-BRICK  HOTEL  BUILDING, 
three stories, forty rooms, steam  heat,  elec­
tric  lights,  bar  and  livery;  rates,  $2  per  day: 
town  of  2,000  population.  Address Mrs.  Fred
Kohl, Quincy, Mich. 
785
D(RUG 8TOCK AND FIXTURES FOR SALEj 
good business in city  Of  5,000.  Address  W.
776
H.  Thorp, Dowaglac, Mich. 

17IOR  RENT—A GOOD BRICK STORE;  FINE 
IJ’OR  SALE—A  GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
IJK)R  SALE OR RENT-TWO-STORY FRAME 

'  groceries,  crockery,  glassware,  lamps  and 
china,  inventorying  about  $3,300.  Will  accept 
$3,000 cash if taken soon;  location, the  best  and 
central in a hustling business town of 1,500 popu­
lation, fifty miles from Grand  Rapids;  this  is  a 

'  store building, with living rooms attached, in 
the village of Harrietta;  possession  given May 1. 
For  particulars  address  J   C.  Benbow,  Yuma, 
Mich. 

bargain for some one;  best of reasons for selling. 
Address B, care Michigan Tradesman. 

Th e   r o m e y n   p a r s o n s  co.  p a y s   c a sh
IF GOING  OUT  OF  BUSINESS  OR  IF   YOU 
PARTIES HAVING STOCKS OF  GOODS OF 

have a bankrupt stock of clothing,  dry goods, 
or  shoes,  communicate  with  The  New  York 
Store, Traverse City, Mich. 

any kind,  farm  or  city  property  or  manu­
facturing  plants  that  they  wish  to  sell  or  ex­
change  correspond  with  the  Derby  &  Choate 
Real Estate Co., Flint,  Mich. 

for  stocks  of  merchandise,  Grand  Ledge, 

WANTED — MERCHANTS  TO  CORRE- 

I7»OR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK 

spond with us who wish to sell  their entire 
stocks  for  spot  cash.  Enterprise  Purchasing 
Co., 153 Market St., Chicago, Hi 
INVOICING 
1  $2,000, in good corner store in the  best  town 
in Western Michigan.  The  best  of  reasons  for 
selling.  Address No. 583, care Michigan Trades­
man._______ 
583
WO N TED -G O O D   SPECIALTY  SALES- 
man for the only dustless floor brush made; 
exclusive territory;  large  commission.  See  our 
advertisement elsewhere in this paper.  Address 
Wiens  Brush  Co.,  299  Fourth  St.,  Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

M ISC EL LA N EO U S

Mich. 

735

728

685

770

777

709

829

823

salesman for dry  goods  and  clothing.  No 
apprentices need apply.  Address  No.  823,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

WANTED — AN  A1  HUSTLING  HEBREW 
WANTED-A  CLERKSHIP.  HAVE  HAD 
three years’ experience.  Can furnish best 
of references.  Clerkship in general store is  pre­
ferred.  W.  H. McRae, Perrinton, Mich. 
820
WANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED 
pharmacist  of  twelve  years’  experience; 
married and have good habits;  am  working now 
but desire a change.  Address F.  S.  T.,  301  Jef­
815
ferson St., Grand Rapids. 
e x p e r i-
enced  and  attentive  to  business,  desires 
work.  Middle aged;  references;  fair salary;  no 
dives apply.  Address Salol, care  Green’s  Drug 
Store, Alpena, Mich. 

Re g is t e r e d  

■GENTS  ON  SALARY  OR  COMMISSION: 

The greatest  agents’  seller  ever  produced; 
every user of pen and ink buys it on sight;  200 to 
500 per cent, profit;  one agent’s  sales  amounted 
to $620 in  six  days;  another  $32  in  two  hours. 
Monroe Mfg. Co., X 54, La Crosse, Wis. 

p h a r m a c is t , 

793

795

1 
fl  Will  Sell  at 
i Public  Auction  !

on  Monday,  May  13,  my stock  of 

D ry  G oods,  B oots,  S hoes, 

C rockery,  G lassware, 

T inware,  N otions  and  G roceries 

$
<5>

jj 

to  the  highest  bidder.
G. C. ADAHS, 

$
Harbor Springs,  Mich.  ®

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MERCANTILE  ASSOCIATIONS Travelers’ Time  Tables.

P ERE  M ARQUETTE
Railroad and Steamship Lines.

Fast trains  are  operated  from  Grand  Rapids 
to Chicago,  Detroit,  Toledo,  Saginaw, Bay  City, 
Petoskey, Ludington. Manistee, Muskegon, Trav­
erse City,  Alma,  Lansing, Beldlng, Benton  Har­
bor, St Joseph, and intermediate points,  making 
close connections at Chicago with trains  for  the 
south  and  west,  at  Detroit  and  Toledo  with 
trains east and southbound.  Try  the  “Mid-Day 
Flyers,” leaving Grand  Rapids  12:06  noon, each 
week  day,  arriving  at  Detroit  4:05  p.  m.  and 
Chicago 5:00 p. m.

H.  F.  Mo eller,  G.  P.  A.,

W. E. WOLFENDEN, D. P. A.

/ i n  A NÏÏ  ^apW*  4  lodlana Railway 
U I\ A ll II 

March  io.  1901.

Going North.

Going South.

ex Su  ex Su  ex Su  ex Su
LvGd Rapids............  7 45a  210p  I0 45p  5 20p
Ar.  Cadillac...............1120a 
5 40p  2 10a  9 oop
.......
Ar.  Traverse City—   130p  7 50p  416a 
Ar. Petoskey.............   2 50p  9l5p  5 36a 
 
Ar. Mackinaw City...  4 I5p  I035p  6 66a 
...,.
Trains arrive from the north at 6:00 a  m,  11:30 
a m, 5:15 p m and 10:15 p m.

ex Su  ex Su  Daily  ex Su  Daily 
Lv. G’d Rapids.  7 10a  1 50p  6 50p  12 30pll30p 
Ar. Kalamazoo.  8 50a  3 22p  8 35p 
1 45p  1 00a
Ar. Ft.  Wayne..12 lOp  6 50p  11 4Sp  To Cnlcago
Ar. Cincinnati.  6 25p 
.......  7 16a 
....................
Trains arrive from the  south  at  6:46 am  and 
9:10am daily, 2:00pm, 9:46pm and 10:16pm except 
Sunday.

MU3KE00N 

| J 3 g   S g

  £ 3  

Lv. Grand Rapids....  7  36am  2 05pm  5 40pm
Ar. Muskegon............  9 00am  3 20pm  7 00pm
Sunday train  leave  Grand  Rapids  at  9:15am. 
Trains  arrive  from  Muskegon  at  9:30am, 
1:30pm and 5:20pm  except  Sunday  and  6:60pm 
Sunday only.

C H IC A G O   T R A IN S  

G.  R.  &  I  and  Michigan  Central.
TO  CHICAGO

Lv. G’d Rapids (Union depot)  12 30pm  11 30pm 
Ar. Chicago  (12th St. Station)  5 26pm 
6 56am 
12:30pm train runs solid to Chicago  with  Pull­
man buffet parlor car  attached.
ll:30pm train has through coach  and  Pullman 
sleeping car.

FROM  CHICAGO 

Sunday  Daily
Lv. Chicago (12th St.  Station)  5  15pm  11  30pm 
Ar. G'd Rapids (Union depot)  10  16pm 
6  56am 
5:15pm train runs solid to  Grand  Rapids  with 
Pullman buffet parlor car attached.
11:30pm train  has through coach and  sleeping 
car.
Take G.  R. &  I. to Chicago

50 cents to Muskegon 

and  Return  Every Sunday

“SAVE  TIME  AND  STAMPS”

1 
P e l o u z e   P o s t a l  S c a l e s

t h e   HANDSOMEST a n d  BEST  made

THEY TELL AT A  GLANCE THE COST OF POSTAGE IN 
CENTS, AND ALSO GIVE THE EXACT WEIGHT IN '/20ZS

NAT10NAL.-4LB5.S3.00. UNION.*2 /z LBS.S 2.50. 

“ THEY SOON  PAT FOR THEMSELVES IN STAMPS  SAVED

P e l o u z e   S c a l e  & M f? .  Co .,

Michigan  Retail  Grocers’ Associatioa 

President, C. E. Wa l k e r ,  Bay City;  Vice-Pres­
ident,  J .  H.  Ho p k in s,  Ypsilanti;  Secretary, 
E. A. Sto w e, Grand Rapids;  Treasurer,  J .  F. 
Ta tm an, Clare.  _______

Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’  Association 

President, Fr a n k  J. Dy k  ;  Secretary,  Homer 

K l a p ;  Treasurer, J. Georoe Lehman

Detroit  Retail  Grocers'  Protective  Association 

President,  E.  Ma r k s;  Secretaries,  N.  L.
Koenig  and  F.  H.  Cozzens;  Treasurer,  C. 
H.  Fr in k .

kaianaioo  Retail  Grocers'  Associatioa 

President,  E.  L.  Ha r r is;  Secretary,  Chas. 

Hym an. 

_____

Baj  Cities  Retail Grocers’  Association 

President,  C.  E.  Wa l k e r ;  Secretary,  E.  C 

Lit t l e. 

_____

Muskegon  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President,  H.  B.  Sm ith ;  Secretary,  D.  A. 

Bo e l k in s;  Treasurer,  J.  W.  Caskad on.

Jackson  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
H. Po r t e r;  Treasurer, L.  Pelton.

President,  J.  Fr a n k  He l m e r;  Secretary,  W 

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 oehn

Saginaw  Retail Merchants’  Association 

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

Ph erson;  Treasurer, R. A. Horr.

Trarerte  City  Business  Men’s  Association 

President,  thos  T.  Ba t e s:  Secretary,  at.  B. 

Ho l l y;  Treasurer,  C.  A.  Hammond.

Owosso  Business  Men’s Association 

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

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

Pt.  Borons  Merchants’  and  Mannfactnrers’  Association 
Pe r c iv a l.

President, Ch a s.  W e l lm a n;  Secretary,  J .  T. 

Alpena  Business  Men’s  Association 

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

Pa r tr id g e.

Calnmet  Business  Men’s  Association 

President,  J .  D.  Cu d d ih y;  Secretary  W.  H. 

Hosking. 

_______

S t  Johns Business  Men’s  Association 

President, Thos. Br o m l e y;  Secretary,  Fr a n k 

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

Pony  Business  Men’s  Association 

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

H m nr.it.

Grand  Baron  Retail  Merchants’  Association 

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

Ho e k s. 

_____

Tale  Business  Men’s  Association 

President,  Ch as.  Rounds;  Secretary,  Fran k 

Pu tn e y.

Grand  Rapids  Retail  Meat  Dealers’  Association 

President,  John  G.  Eb l e ;  Secretary,  L.  J. 
K a t z;  Treasurer,  S. J . Hu fford.

The  Magic 
Hose  Mender

Are you going 

to the

Pan-American
Exposition?

Michigan  Central

is the short and direct route.

‘For particulars see M. C. Agents or 

write  to

O. W. Ruggles, Q. P .& T . A., Chicago 

J . S .  Hall.  D. P. A..

Detroit

Roast Your Own Coffee

and  make  more  profit  than  those 
who  buy  it  roasted.  That’s  one 
reason  why you  should  own  a

Perfection 

Coffee  Roaster

Will you  let  us  tell you  some  more 
good  reasons?  A  postal  card  will 
bring  them.
Milwaukee Gas  Stove 

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Milwaukee,  Wis.

The  latest,  best  and  only  perfect 
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each  Magic  Hose  Mender  we  fur­
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bands  all  securely  packed  in  one 
box 
for 
descriptive  circulars  or  write your 
jobbers.

Sells  at  sight.  Send 

The  Magic  Hose  Mender Co.,

20  Canal  Street, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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Which are only a very few of the many hundred articles in our stock on which  Merchants  can save 
money by buying from us.  Send for our Catalogue.  It does the work  of  twenty  high  priced sales­
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Bushel  Baskets 

Extra  Strong

Per  dozen....................$0.85

Two  Hoop

Common  Wood  Pails 
Per  dozen....................$ 1.20
Saginaw  D oable  Globe 

Washboard

Per  dozen....................$2.25

W ire  End

Wood  B u tter  Dishes 

250 in a crate

1 lb., per crate............... $0.42
21b., per  crate..................... 47
3 lb., per  crate..................... 57
51b., per  crate..................... 66

B e lie f Iron   W ringer 
High  grade,  rubber rolls 
Warranted,  each..........$1.58

Mrs.  P ott’s  Sad  Irons 

Full  Nickel  Plated 

Per set (in case  lots).......$0.62

High  grade,  nickel plated 

Avon  A larm   Clock
Warranted one year 

Each.................................... $0.54

Diamond  Reflector 
K itchen  Side  Lamp 

With  No.  2  Sun  Burner  and 
Per dozen, complete........ $1.80

Chimney

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H ill'fililím  l V DADfD
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CATCHES  THE  GERM  AS  WELL  AS  THE  FLY. 

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

Order from Jobbers.

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— Wholesale—

Portland  Cement,  Lime,  Land  Plaster,  Stucco,  Fire  Brick,

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COLUMBIAN  CIGAR  COMPANY,  Benton  Harbor  Mich.

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Daudt

WHOLESALE

TOLEDO.  OHIO

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Crockery,  Glass,  Lamps,  House 

Importers and Jobbers of 

Furnishing  Goods
CLEVELAN D,  OHIO

No  Long Story Here.

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Steel  Tanks,  Wood  Tanks,

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